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"text": "Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. The saga quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The first film was followed by two successful sequels, \"The Empire Strikes Back\" (1980) and \"Return of the Jedi\" (1983); these three films constitute the original \"Star Wars\" trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, albeit to mixed reactions from critics and fans. Finally, a sequel trilogy to conclude the nine-episode saga began in 2015 with \"\". The first eight",
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"docid": "11846532",
"text": "Jedi Knights Trading Card Game The Jedi Knights Trading Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game set in the \"Star Wars\" Universe and published by Decipher, Inc. on April 25, 2001. Two expansion packs, titled \"Scum and Villainy\" and \"Masters of the Force\", were produced before the end of 2001. Shortly after their release, Decipher lost the license to utilize material from the \"Star Wars\" franchise and was forced to discontinue the game. \"Jedi Knights\" is centred on the classic trilogy \"(A New Hope\", \"The Empire Strikes Back\", and \"Return of the Jedi\"). Unlike its predecessor, the \"Star Wars",
"title": "Jedi Knights Trading Card Game"
},
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"docid": "18293502",
"text": "digipak CD, digital formats, and streaming services. In January 2015, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that \"Episode VIII\" would be released in 2017, and in March, Lucasfilm announced a release date of May 26, 2017. In January 2016, \"The Last Jedi\" was rescheduled for December 15, 2017 in 3D and IMAX 3D. On January 23, 2017, the film's title was announced as \"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\". Similarly to \"The Empire Strikes Back\", \"Return of the Jedi\" and \"The Force Awakens\", \"Episode VIII\" was included in the film's opening crawl, although not in its official title. \"The Last Jedi\" had",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
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"docid": "613048",
"text": "buck\" fun that can be had in a movie theater. It isn't as fresh as the original \"Star Wars\" nor does it have the thematic richness and narrative complexity of \"The Empire Strikes Back\", but it is a distinct improvement over \"Return of the Jedi\". In fact, after \"Return of the Jedi\", I didn't have a burning desire to return to this galaxy 'far, far away', but, with \"The Phantom Menace\", Lucas has revived my interest. Now, it's with genuine regret that I realize the next segment of the series is three long years away. Andrew Johnston of \"Time Out",
"title": "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace"
},
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"docid": "18293518",
"text": "that is \"The Empire Strikes Back\") by pointing the way ahead to a next generation of skywalkers – and, thrillingly, to a new hope.\" Richard Roeper of the \"Chicago Sun-Times\" gave the film 3.5/4 stars, saying, \"\"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\" ... doesn't pack quite the same emotional punch [as \"The Force Awakens\"] and it lags a bit in the second half, [but] this is still a worthy chapter in the \"Star Wars\" franchise, popping with exciting action sequences, sprinkled with good humor and containing more than a few nifty 'callbacks' to previous characters and iconic moments.\" For \"The Hollywood",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
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"docid": "4272210",
"text": "Kenneth Colley Kenneth Colley (born 7 December 1937) is an English actor. A long-time character actor, he came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in \"Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back\" and \"Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi\". Unlike the other ill-fated officers who appeared alongside him in \"The Empire Strikes Back\", Colley was the only actor to play an Imperial officer in more than one Star Wars film. Colley reprised his role as Piett in the Cartoon Network animated special \"Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out\" in September 2012. Coincidently, Colley",
"title": "Kenneth Colley"
},
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"docid": "19537783",
"text": "Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi is a \"Star Wars\" novel by Kevin Hearne, published in March 2015. Set between the films \"A New Hope\" and \"The Empire Strikes Back\", it features the early adventures of the character Luke Skywalker. \"Heir to the Jedi\" was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined \"Star Wars\" continuity in April 2014. Set between \"A New Hope\" and \"The Empire Strikes Back\", \"Heir to the Jedi\" chronicles the adventures of young Luke Skywalker as he continues his war against the Galactic Empire",
"title": "Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi"
},
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"docid": "19537785",
"text": "franchise in April 2014. \"Heir to the Jedi\" was subsequently announced as one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi is a \"Star Wars\" novel by Kevin Hearne, published in March 2015. Set between the films \"A New Hope\" and \"The Empire Strikes Back\", it features the early adventures of the character Luke Skywalker. \"Heir to the Jedi\" was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined \"Star Wars\" continuity in April 2014. Set between \"A New",
"title": "Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi"
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"docid": "19826000",
"text": "Writing for \"[[Rolling Stone]]\", [[Peter Travers]] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, complimenting the cast but criticizing the lack of creativity, saying, \"somehow Han Solo—the roguish \"Star Wars\" hellion famous for breaking all the rules—finds himself in a feel-good movie that doesn't break any.\" Bernard Boo of \"[[PopMatters]]\" wrote, \"If what you want from a \"Star Wars\" movie is an action-adventure romp, and the last two movies in the franchise (\"The Last Jedi\" and \"Rogue One\") felt a little too dreary and heavy on pathos, \"Solo\" is sure to lift your spirits and give you more thrills than",
"title": "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
},
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"docid": "20636383",
"text": "went on to work as a digital media consultant for a maker of publishing software, before becoming an independent writer in 2009. Fry first wrote for Star Wars in 1999, publishing a column on Vector Prime. He then went on to write the Clone Wars Visual Guide, which was published in 2008, and several other Star Wars books. His latest published work (as of March 2018) was Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Expanded Edition), the novelisation of the 2017 movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Fry's other works include the Jupiter Pirates, a book series about a family of space",
"title": "Jason Fry"
},
{
"docid": "18293516",
"text": "Last Jedi\" has an approval rating of 91% based on 409 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"\"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\" honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists—and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for.\" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating \"universal acclaim\". Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four stars, praising the surprises and risks that it took, writing that \"The movie works equally well as an earnest adventure",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
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"docid": "18293506",
"text": "in October. Several tie-in books were released on the same day of the North American release of the movie, including \"The Last Jedi: Visual Dictionary\", and various children's reading and activity books. Related novelizations included the prequel book \"Cobalt Squadron\", and the \"Canto Bight\", a collection of novellas about the Canto Bight Casino. As with \"The Force Awakens\", there is no official tie-in game for \"The Last Jedi\", in favor of integrating content from the film into other \"Star Wars\" video games, including \"Star Wars Battlefront II\", which introduced various content from the film, during the second week of the",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
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"docid": "20492945",
"text": "and Rose's escape, although this was not included in the official soundtrack release. On March 13, the digital release of \"The Last Jedi\" came with an exclusive \"music only\" version of the film, which features the film's complete score without any dialogue or sound effects to interfere. The complete score contains the music from every single scene of the film, and features over 70 minutes of previously unreleased music. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (soundtrack) Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2017 composed and conducted by John Williams. The album",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "19825996",
"text": "Atlantic]]\", \"[[Entertainment Weekly]]\" and [[CNN]], interpreted the low box office returns as a case of \"\"Star Wars\" fatigue\", since \"Solo\" was the fourth film of the series released in 29 months, and came just five months after \"[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]\". Other analysts attributed the film's underperformance to lackluster marketing, as well as the divided fan reception to \"The Last Jedi\". \"Solo\" dropped 65% in its second weekend to $29.4 million, the worst sophomore frame for any \"Star Wars\" film since the original trilogy. It dropped another 46% in its third weekend to $15.7 million, finishing second",
"title": "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
},
{
"docid": "18293477",
"text": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the \"Star Wars\" sequel trilogy and the eighth installment of the main \"Star Wars\" film franchise, following \"\" (2015). It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film's ensemble cast includes Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
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"docid": "4928949",
"text": "then \"\" released in 1999. In 2002, its sequel \"\" was released and gave players the first chance to experience advanced lightsaber duels, and it also detached itself from the usual idea of movie tie-ins. One year later, the last game in the \"Jedi Knight\" series, \"\" was released. Katarn is a former Imperial stormtrooper who joins the Rebellion and ultimately becomes a Jedi, a plot arc similar to that of Finn in the 2015 film \"The Force Awakens\". Compilaition(s): \"Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit\" (2005), \"Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience\" (2005), and \"Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online",
"title": "Star Wars video games"
},
{
"docid": "20492941",
"text": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi (soundtrack) Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2017 composed and conducted by John Williams. The album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 15, 2017 in digipak CD, Jewel case CD, digital formats, and streaming services. In July 2013, Kathleen Kennedy announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that John Williams would return to score the \"Star Wars\" sequel trilogy. Williams confirmed his assignment for \"The Last Jedi\" at a Tanglewood concert in August 2016, stating he would begin recording the score \"off and on\"",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "11151838",
"text": "as \"Movie Battles II\" which allows players to take part in lightsaber duels that featured in the \"Star Wars\" films. \"Movie Battles\" also lets players choose different classes of character, ranging from Jedi Knight to Wookiee. Another popular modification, \"Evolution of Combat\", allows players to use more movie-realistic saber combat along with other additions such as a movie accurate class system featuring tens of new characters. The \"Jedi Knight\" video games are set in the \"Star Wars\" universe. For the majority of the series, the player controls Kyle Katarn, who begins as a mercenary, eventually learning the ways of The",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Knight"
},
{
"docid": "11840648",
"text": "Young Jedi Collectible Card Game Young Jedi Collectible Card Game was a collectible card game published by Decipher, Inc. and released in May 1999. It was based on the \"Star Wars\" universe. It revolves around the events and characters of the movie \"\". A total of seven expansions were released before the game was discontinued in September 2001. \"Young Jedi\" was awarded \"CCG of the Year\" by magazine \"Gamers Inquest\" in its annual fan poll. Young Jedi was released in 1999, just following the first Star Wars Celebration (held in the Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in",
"title": "Young Jedi Collectible Card Game"
},
{
"docid": "6369319",
"text": "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter is a 2002 action video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. developed and published by LucasArts. Released before \"\" opened in theatres (for the PS2 only; for the Xbox version was released in North America on May 13, three days before Attack of the Clones screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and for Europe released on May 31), it is the sequel to \"\". \"Jedi Starfighter\" takes place just prior to the events of \"Attack of the Clones\" and during the Battle of Geonosis. the game writing",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter"
},
{
"docid": "18293526",
"text": "1, 2018. Colin Trevorrow was expected to direct the film, but on September 5, 2017, Lucasfilm announced that he had stepped down. A week later, Lucasfilm announced that J. J. Abrams would return to direct \"Episode IX\" and co-write it with Chris Terrio. Abrams and Terrio stated that \"Episode IX\" will bring together all three trilogies, with elements from the previous two trilogies. Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
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"docid": "9625912",
"text": "(Jedi) Winner: Michael Dobbin and Peter Kambasis (\"The Carbon Freeze Sequence\") Runner up: Dave Frear (\"Star Wars: The Cantina\") Best Storyline (Jedi) Winner: John Meins (\"The Lucas Paradox\") Runner up: \"unknown by article creator - please update\" Best Use of Characters (Jedi) Winner: Dan Masen (\"Star Wars: The Phantom Medallists\") Runner up: Paul Rowley and John Collier (\"Star Wars : Saturday Night At-At The Movies\") Best Creativity (Padawn) Winner: Ben Crane (\"Star Wars: The Ultimate Mission\") Runner up: \"unknown by article creator - please update\" Best Storyline (Padawan) Winner: Toby Manhire (\"Honey I Shrunk The Star Wars\") Runner up: \"unknown",
"title": "Star Wars Mini Movie Awards"
},
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"docid": "6789231",
"text": "Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi The Last of the Jedi is a series of young adult science fiction novels written by Jude Watson, begun in 2005. The series is set in the fictional \"Star Wars\" Universe, in the time period between the end of \"\" and a few years prior to \"Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope\". This series follows the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi, following the events of \"Revenge of the Sith\" until he finds an ex-Padawan, Ferus Olin. From here to the end the series focuses on a little band of surviving Jedi. A",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi"
},
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"docid": "5459723",
"text": "Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is an action adventure Star Wars video game set during the time frame of \"\". The game was first released for the PlayStation, afterwards for the Dreamcast and the Game Boy Advance (in the last case under the title \"Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles\"). \"Jedi Power Battles\" is a mix of a platform game and a beat 'em up. Emphasis is place both on completing jumping sequences and defeating enemies. Players can choose from one of five prequel-era Jedi and run, jump, slash, and use the",
"title": "Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles"
},
{
"docid": "5015921",
"text": "time of the New Jedi Order. An earlier but unrelated was published by West End Games between 1987 and 1999. Bill Slavicsek was one of the designers of that former game as well. This game from Wizards of the Coast is currently out of print. The current official \"Star Wars\" role-playing game is the game of same title published by Fantasy Flight Games. The Original Star Wars Roleplaying was originally published by West End Games as a d6 product, enjoying many years of play before WEG went bankrupt. The d20 rebooted \"Star Wars Roleplaying Game\" originally came out around the",
"title": "Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)"
},
{
"docid": "18293515",
"text": "million during the week, to reach a total of $34.2 million in its first seven days. A week after its debut, China's movie exhibitors dropped the film's showtimes by 92 percent, from its 34.5% percent share of the territory's total screenings. The film grossed $910,000 in its third weekend, dropping to ninth place at the Chinese box office, overshadowed by new releases including Bollywood film \"Secret Superstar\", Hollywood films \"Ferdinand\" and \"Wonder\", and Chinese film \"A Better Tomorrow 2018\". \"The Last Jedi\" grossed $41million in China, as of January 21, 2018. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, \"Star Wars: The",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "8906908",
"text": "Star Wars Scrapbook Star Wars Scrapbook is a book with pull-out reproductions of \"Star Wars\" merchandise/artifacts, in a similar fashion to the books and Tupac Shakur Legacy. Written by Stephen J. Sansweet, a former reporter for \"The Wall Street Journal\", it contains pictures of \"Star Wars\" merchandise as well as a copy of an invitation to a San Francisco press screening of \"Return of the Jedi\", a reprint of the first newsletter of the Official \"Star Wars\" Fan Club, and a C-3PO cut out mask. Also included were Movie posters, a punch out X-wing glider and backstage passes to the",
"title": "Star Wars Scrapbook"
},
{
"docid": "16102130",
"text": "Comics acquired the Star Wars comic license in 2015. The miniseries concluded with the last issue Force Wars #5 having been released March 19, 2014. A novel released on May 7, 2013 is written by fantasy author Tim Lebbon. The book is titled \"Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void\". Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is an American comic book series set in the \"Star Wars\" universe. The series, published by Dark Horse Comics, is written by John Ostrander, pencilled by Jan Duursema, inked by Dan Parsons, and colored by Wes",
"title": "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "17525777",
"text": "Empire gets what it wants by all means necessary. The New Republic sends two of its Jedi ambassadors, Jedi Master Soran Darr and his Padawan, Raven Darkham. Toward the end of the story, a suggestion was raised of the possibility that Jedi Raven and Princess Arianna's entanglement could lead to an ill consequence similar to what appeared to have happened earlier with Lord Siege, as briefly alluded to by his lament over his earlier involvement with Tashia. Fan films by definition are not considered canonical. \"Star Wars: Threads of Destiny\" was written and produced before the premiere of \"\", and",
"title": "Star Wars: Threads of Destiny"
},
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"docid": "6789233",
"text": "written by Jude Watson. Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi The Last of the Jedi is a series of young adult science fiction novels written by Jude Watson, begun in 2005. The series is set in the fictional \"Star Wars\" Universe, in the time period between the end of \"\" and a few years prior to \"Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope\". This series follows the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi, following the events of \"Revenge of the Sith\" until he finds an ex-Padawan, Ferus Olin. From here to the end the series focuses on a little band",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "5207719",
"text": "Vader and kills him. Before Yoda dies, he tells Leia to pass what she has learned on to others. Leia burns her father's body on a funeral pyre before leaving with Han on the \"Falcon\" to rejoin the Rebels and save the galaxy. Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is a 2004 three-part story arc in the \"Star Wars Infinities series\" of comic books. It is an alternate telling of the 1983 film \"Return of the Jedi\" in which C-3PO breaks during Leia's bounty for Chewbacca, causing there to be no translator between her and Jabba the Hutt. The",
"title": "Star Wars Infinities"
},
{
"docid": "4991016",
"text": "and challenging handheld games\", particularly due to the diverse gameplay offered by the five playable characters. Quick-Draw McGraw gave the Game Gear similar praise in the same magazine, and said the graphics are nearly as good as the SNES version's. \"Super Return of the Jedi\" was awarded Best Movie-to-Game of 1994 by \"Electronic Gaming Monthly\". EGM and \"GamePro\" both named it Best Game Gear Game of 1995. Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a run and gun released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America on June 22, 1994,",
"title": "Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "7720027",
"text": "attacked by an unknown enemy. Stranded without even a lightsaber, he must find out what this new threat wants. Along the way, he meets the beautiful princess Lourdes, and learns a lesson about trusting ancient prophecies. Star Wars 28-31 (March–June 2001). Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Davide Fabbri. Get ready for some electrifying lightsaber battle action! Aurra Sing arrives on Coruscant with a mean streak, killing Jedi within the very shadows of the Temple. The Jedi Council must now decide how to deal with the infamous bounty hunter whose favorite targets are Jedi. Several Jedi Knights volunteer for the",
"title": "Star Wars: Republic"
},
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"docid": "12368328",
"text": "the Jedi in the Jedi Temple. Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66 Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66 is a Star Wars based video game exclusive to mobile phones. It is a sequel to the game \"\", and takes place during the events of \"\". The player controls a three-man squad of Republic Commandos through five levels, each with three sub levels. The objective for each of the four beginning levels is to fight off the droids in the first two sub levels, and in the last sub level of each level, a Jedi is fought. In the last level,",
"title": "Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66"
},
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"docid": "360385",
"text": "has become the dark Kylo Ren. Three series set in the prequel era were introduced for younger audiences: the 18-book \"\" (1999–2002) chronicles the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master Qui-Gon Jinn in the years before \"The Phantom Menace\"; the 11-book \"Jedi Quest\" (2001–2004) follows Obi-Wan and his own apprentice, Anakin Skywalker in between \"The Phantom Menace\" and \"Attack of the Clones\"; and the 10-book \"\" (2005–2008), set almost immediately after \"Revenge of the Sith\", features Obi-Wan and the last few surviving Jedi. \"\" by Joe Schreiber, released in January 2014, was the last \"Star Wars\" novel published before",
"title": "Star Wars"
},
{
"docid": "19333657",
"text": "Wars: The Last Jedi\". Rose Tico is a rebel mechanic who joins up with main character Finn after the sacrifice of her oldest sister, Paige Tico (Veronica Ngo), a gunner trained by Resistance commander Poe Dameron. She was unable to tell her family that she had won the role. When she went to film her scenes at Pinewood Studios in early 2016, she said she was filming a small movie in Canada. With her role in \"The Last Jedi\", Tran became the first Asian-American woman to play a main role in a \"Star Wars\" film. In 2017, she also became",
"title": "Kelly Marie Tran"
},
{
"docid": "18293507",
"text": "game's first \"season\". An update to the MOBA mobile game \"\" added new content from the sequel era, including some characters as they appeared in \"The Last Jedi\". Characters from the film also appeared in the mobile RPG \"\". Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released \"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\" digitally in HD and 4K via digital download and Movies Anywhere on March 13, 2018, with an Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD physical release on March 27. It was the first \"Star Wars\" film to be released on the Ultra HD Blu-ray format. The official novelization is by Jason",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "12859040",
"text": "Carson. In 2017, Marvel released \"Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic—Mace Windu\", a 5-issue series centered around Mace Windu during the early days of the Clone Wars. He leads a small team of Jedi on a mission to the planet Hissrich, to find out what the Separatists are doing there. During the mission, Windu's faith in the Jedi path is tested by his interactions with two new characters: AD-W4, a mercenary droid with a thirst for murdering Jedi; and Prosset Dibs, a blind Jedi Master who becomes disillusioned with the Jedi Order and turns on Windu. Ultimately, Windu ends up",
"title": "Mace Windu"
},
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"docid": "16102129",
"text": "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is an American comic book series set in the \"Star Wars\" universe. The series, published by Dark Horse Comics, is written by John Ostrander, pencilled by Jan Duursema, inked by Dan Parsons, and colored by Wes Dzioba. It is set in the earliest days of the Jedi Order, beginning in 36,453 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin). A preview issue, #0, was released on February 1, 2012, and followed by the first issue on February 15, 2012. Dawn of the Jedi ended after the third arc, since Marvel",
"title": "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "5370546",
"text": "command over certain aspects of the assignment, which gives Obi-Wan added responsibility on his journey toward becoming a Jedi Knight. The books include (in chronological order): Special Editions Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice is a popular series of books in the fictional \"Star Wars\" (Legends) universe, published between 1999 and 2002. Jude Watson is the primary author of the series, although the first book was written by Dave Wolverton. The books follow the adventures of young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, before the events of \"\". The series' main target market was supposed to",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice"
},
{
"docid": "13276214",
"text": "credited for being the first \"Star Wars\" video game to feature lightsaber action. Star Wars: Jedi Arena Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a 2D overhead shooter video game developed and published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600. It is the first \"Star Wars\" video game to feature lightsaber action. The goal of the game, based on one scene in the original \"Star Wars\" film, is to take out the opponent with the Seeker ball while defending oneself from incoming laser blasts using one's lightsaber. Following the impressive-enough sales of their first \"Star Wars\" game of \"\", Parker",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Arena"
},
{
"docid": "13276207",
"text": "Star Wars: Jedi Arena Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a 2D overhead shooter video game developed and published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600. It is the first \"Star Wars\" video game to feature lightsaber action. The goal of the game, based on one scene in the original \"Star Wars\" film, is to take out the opponent with the Seeker ball while defending oneself from incoming laser blasts using one's lightsaber. Following the impressive-enough sales of their first \"Star Wars\" game of \"\", Parker Brothers went on to continue developing \"Star Wars\" titles, one of which is",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Arena"
},
{
"docid": "19222555",
"text": "to bridge the \"Star Wars\" timeline between \"Return of the Jedi\" and \"The Force Awakens\". Journey to Star Wars \"Journey to \"Star Wars\" is a Disney/Lucasfilm publishing initiative that connects the \"Star Wars\" sequel films with previous film installments in the franchise. It currently includes the initiatives \"Journey to \"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" and \"Journey to \"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\"\". All titles under the program are canonical to the \"Star Wars\" universe. A group of \"at least\" 20 novels and comic books related to the 2015 film \"\" was announced in March 2015. The first novels, including \"\"",
"title": "Journey to Star Wars"
},
{
"docid": "19337511",
"text": "novel, titled \"\", to be published in September 2015. The book was the first in a trilogy of new canonical \"Star Wars\" novels published by Del Rey, bridging the gap between \"Return of the Jedi\" and the new \"Star Wars\" movie, \".\" It was followed by \"\" (2016) and \"\" (2017). Wendig's involvement with the books came after asking to write a \"Star Wars\" licensed novel on Twitter on September 4, 2014. He was approached by LucasBooks in New York Comic Con later that year, after seeing his tweet and reading his novel \"Under the Empyrean Sky\". \"Aftermath\" was published",
"title": "Chuck Wendig"
},
{
"docid": "19222554",
"text": "2017. Three novels and a comic book miniseries related to the second sequel film, \"The Last Jedi\", were announced at the \"Star Wars\" Celebration in April 2017. Multiple other publications were announced under Journey to \"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\" at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2017. \"Aftermath\" is set shortly after the 1983 film \"Return of the Jedi\" and deals with the consequences of the deaths of Palpatine and Darth Vader, as well as the power vacuum formed in the Empire's rule over the galaxy and the actions of the Rebellion during the following months. The trilogy begins",
"title": "Journey to Star Wars"
},
{
"docid": "7927441",
"text": "to the Skywalker legacy. Star Wars Legacy 0 Star Wars: Legacy 0 is the pre-release supplement of the \"\" comic series. It was released on 7 June 2006, and instead of a story, serves as an introduction to the series. It cost twenty-five cents. More than a hundred years have passed since the events in \"Return of the Jedi\" and the days of the New Jedi Order. An evil empire has again risen to take control of the Galaxy and destroy the last of the Jedi. The Force is failing the few who remain as they hunt for the last",
"title": "Star Wars Legacy 0"
},
{
"docid": "7927440",
"text": "Star Wars Legacy 0 Star Wars: Legacy 0 is the pre-release supplement of the \"\" comic series. It was released on 7 June 2006, and instead of a story, serves as an introduction to the series. It cost twenty-five cents. More than a hundred years have passed since the events in \"Return of the Jedi\" and the days of the New Jedi Order. An evil empire has again risen to take control of the Galaxy and destroy the last of the Jedi. The Force is failing the few who remain as they hunt for the last hope, the sole heir",
"title": "Star Wars Legacy 0"
},
{
"docid": "5370534",
"text": "Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice is a popular series of books in the fictional \"Star Wars\" (Legends) universe, published between 1999 and 2002. Jude Watson is the primary author of the series, although the first book was written by Dave Wolverton. The books follow the adventures of young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, before the events of \"\". The series' main target market was supposed to be children aged 9 through 12, but due to the books' writing style and \"serial\" plot development, the books have managed to earn a loyal adult audience as",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice"
},
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"docid": "12124571",
"text": "unlock new costumes for the characters, as well as concept art for the game. The game is set in the familiar Star Wars universe and takes places on new planets seen in the \"Star Wars: The Clone Wars\" movie and series such as Cristophsis, as well as the capital planet Coruscant and the home planet of the Nightsisters, Dathomir. The initial level takes place on a republic transport cruiser named the Sedawan, newly designed for the game. The story revolves around the theft from a Republic cargo transport, the cargo being crystals used in the construction of the Jedi Knight's",
"title": "Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance"
},
{
"docid": "17306102",
"text": "\"Angry Birds Star Wars II\", \"\" (as downloadable content only), \"Star Wars: Galactic Defense\", \"\" and \"\". Star Wars Rebels Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. With its story beginning fourteen years after \"\" and five years before \"A New Hope\", \"Rebels\" takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy. Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form. The visual style of \"Rebels\" is inspired by the original \"Star Wars\"",
"title": "Star Wars Rebels"
},
{
"docid": "18293517",
"text": "full of passionate heroes and villains and a meditation on sequels and franchise properties ... [The film] is preoccupied with questions of legacy, legitimacy and succession, and includes multiple debates over whether one should replicate or reject the stories and symbols of the past.\" Writing for \"Rolling Stone\", Peter Travers gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the cast and the direction: \"You're in hyper-skilled hands with Johnson who makes sure you leave the multiplex feeling euphoric. The middle part of the current trilogy, \"The Last Jedi\" ranks with the very best \"Star Wars\" epics (even the pinnacle",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "18293493",
"text": "Kathleen Kennedy said, \"we haven't mapped out every single detail [of the sequel trilogy] yet\", and that Abrams was collaborating with Johnson and that Johnson would in turn work with (then) \"Episode IX\" director Colin Trevorrow to ensure a smooth transition. Abrams is an executive producer along with Jason McGatlin and Tom Karnowski. Lucasfilm announced the film's title, \"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\", on January 23, 2017. During production, Hamill expressed disagreement with the direction his character was taken, finding the character's more disillusioned status to be contradictory to his previous optimism. Hamill later said that he regretted making his",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
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"docid": "20081814",
"text": "single-player story mode, a customizable character class system, and content based on \"The Force Awakens\" and \"The Last Jedi\" movies. It also features vehicles and locations from the original, prequel, and sequel \"Star Wars\" movie trilogies. It also features heroes and villains that can be played based on characters from the \"Star Wars\" movies; the hero roster includes Luke Skywalker (Matthew Mercer), Leia Organa (Misty Lee), Han Solo (John Armstrong), Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), Yoda (Tom Kane), and Rey (Daisy Ridley), while the villain roster includes Darth Vader (Matt Sloan), Emperor Palpatine (Sam Witwer), Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison),",
"title": "Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)"
},
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"docid": "6369324",
"text": "upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 81.96% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version, and 78.35% and 78 out of 100 for the Xbox version. \"Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine\" thought highly of the game, giving it a score of 8 out of 10 and describing it in this way: \"Starfighter returns with a few welcome innovations.\" In Japan, \"Famitsu\" gave the PS2 version a score of 32 out of 40. Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter is a 2002 action video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. developed and",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter"
},
{
"docid": "9625910",
"text": "Star Wars Mini Movie Awards The \"Star Wars\" Mini Movie Awards a.k.a. \"The Artoos\" a.k.a. \"Episode 3 Inches\" was a filmmaking competition held in the UK by Hasbro. The rules stated that filmmakers had to make an animation using \"Star Wars\" action figures of no more than five minutes. There were three awards - Best Creativity, Best Storyline and Best Use of Characters, and two age categories, Padawan (15 years and under) and Jedi (16 years and over). Two finalists were picked for each category by a judging panel consisting of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Cartoon Network, \"Empire\" magazine",
"title": "Star Wars Mini Movie Awards"
},
{
"docid": "3668435",
"text": "Coast. The game uses the Odyssey Engine, which was originally used in \"Knights of the Old Republic\". The plot first started being written before the original \"Knights of the Old Republic\" was released, and development began in October 2003, after BioWare offered Obsidian their \"Star Wars\" license due to being confident in their previous work. \"Knights of the Old Republic II\" starts five years after the events of the first game and follows the story of The Exile, a Jedi Knight who was exiled from the Jedi Order. During this time, the Jedi Order has been almost completely wiped out",
"title": "Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords"
},
{
"docid": "2165851",
"text": "Reed was less impressed, scoring the game 7 out of 10, writing \"The harsh reality is, for all the plentiful additions, there's much work to be done before LucasArts can boast it has created the ultimate \"Star Wars\" FPS. Sure, it's the best one yet, but with some often laughable AI and creaking tech underpinning it, the flaws are there for all to see.\" Kevin Gifford of 1UP.com scored the Xbox version a B-. He lauded the addition of Xbox Live support and the ability to use a lightsaber from the opening, two of biggest criticisms of \"Jedi Outcast\". However,",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
},
{
"docid": "11840656",
"text": "the game text by creating inserts which would be placed with the card it was adjusting. While the SW:CCG product still has an active player base (as of 2014), Young Jedi appears to have been dropped and no longer has any support. Young Jedi Collectible Card Game Young Jedi Collectible Card Game was a collectible card game published by Decipher, Inc. and released in May 1999. It was based on the \"Star Wars\" universe. It revolves around the events and characters of the movie \"\". A total of seven expansions were released before the game was discontinued in September 2001.",
"title": "Young Jedi Collectible Card Game"
},
{
"docid": "7294149",
"text": "1995, a time in which Bantam Spectra was releasing several bestselling \"Star Wars\" novels a year. Although it was not as successful as the \"Jedi Academy trilogy\", \"Darksaber\" peaked at number three on the New York Times Bestseller list. The novel that preceded it, \"Children of the Jedi\" by Barbara Hambly, was also a bestseller. Darksaber Darksaber is a 1995 \"Star Wars\" novel by American writer Kevin J. Anderson. The novel is set immediately after \"Children of the Jedi\" and one year before \"Planet of Twilight\" in the \"Star Wars\" expanded universe timeline. In the Jedi Academy trilogy, Admiral Daala",
"title": "Darksaber"
},
{
"docid": "9339027",
"text": "Amy Allen Amy Allen (born October 24, 1976) is an American actress and film crew member who portrayed the Jedi Master Aayla Secura in \"Star Wars\" films released in 2002 and 2005. She worked behind the scenes on many different movies, including \"A.I. Artificial Intelligence\", before she acted in \"Star Wars\". A production assistant with Industrial Light & Magic at the time \"\" was being filmed, Allen was selected to portray Jedi Knight Aayla Secura, a humanoid of the Twi'lek species with distinctive head tails and blue skin. The character was a last-minute addition to the \"Episode II\" script; she",
"title": "Amy Allen"
},
{
"docid": "7242446",
"text": "MedStar II: Jedi Healer MedStar II: Jedi Healer is a \"Star Wars\" Del Rey book by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry set in the \"Star Wars\" galaxy during the Clone Wars. The book takes place two years after the Battle of Geonosis in \"\", and 21 years before the Battle of Yavin in \"Episode IV: A New Hope\". MedStar II: Jedi Healer is about Jos Vondar, a medical doctor on the planet Drongar. The story takes place 2 years after the Battle of Geonosis. While the Clone Wars wreak havoc throughout the galaxy, the situation on the far world of",
"title": "MedStar II: Jedi Healer"
},
{
"docid": "7242448",
"text": "to this terrible problem. MedStar II: Jedi Healer MedStar II: Jedi Healer is a \"Star Wars\" Del Rey book by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry set in the \"Star Wars\" galaxy during the Clone Wars. The book takes place two years after the Battle of Geonosis in \"\", and 21 years before the Battle of Yavin in \"Episode IV: A New Hope\". MedStar II: Jedi Healer is about Jos Vondar, a medical doctor on the planet Drongar. The story takes place 2 years after the Battle of Geonosis. While the Clone Wars wreak havoc throughout the galaxy, the situation on",
"title": "MedStar II: Jedi Healer"
},
{
"docid": "15346941",
"text": "editors wrote that \"Mysteries of the Sith\" \"was somewhat uneven, but what was good was very, very good\". Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith is an expansion pack for the 1997 first-person shooter \"\". It was developed and published by LucasArts, and released on February 17, . The expansion includes a single-player mode and fifteen multiplayer maps. The multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to play online or over a Local area network. In 2009, it was re-released onto Steam, along with its predecessors and sequels. The single-player story",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith"
},
{
"docid": "591882",
"text": "accomplished \"Star Wars\" game yet.\" He was also extremely impressed with multiplayer, calling it \"a highly addictive, over-the-top experience that all FPS players must see to believe.\" Brian Gee of Game Revolution gave the game an A-. He praised how authentically \"Star Wars\" the game felt, as well as the lightsaber interface, writing \"I've played a ton of \"Star Wars\" games in my time, and I don't think any of them can match the excitement and fun of lightsaber play in \"Jedi Outcast\".\" IGN were also impressed, scoring the game 9 out of 10 and giving it an \"Editor's Choice\"",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast"
},
{
"docid": "18293520",
"text": "Johnson \"proves himself the master of the balancing act, keeping the warring forces of this intergalactic franchise in near-perfect harmony\". The unpredictability of the plot was appreciated by reviewers such as Alex Leadbeater of Screen Rant, who commented specifically that the death of Snoke was \"the best movie twist in years\". Creator of the franchise George Lucas, who wasn't involved with the film's production, described \"The Last Jedi\" as \"beautifully made\" shortly after its release. His reaction to \"\" was generally more negative. Conversely, Richard Brody of \"The New Yorker\" wrote, \"Despite a few stunning decorative touches (most of which",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "2165852",
"text": "he called the graphics \"worryingly out of date by current Xbox standards\", saying that when playing in first-person mode \"the game looks more like a two-year-old PC shooter than a modern \"Star Wars\" game.\" He concluded that \"The Xbox Live games make \"Jedi Academy\" worth at least a rental to online players, but otherwise, this game's worth it to \"Star Wars\" fans only.\" Eurogamer's Kristan Reed was also somewhat unimpressed, scoring the game 6 out of 10 and criticizing the controls; \"In common with the PC version, you still find yourself going into battle and fumbling furiously through cyclical menus",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
},
{
"docid": "17306087",
"text": "Star Wars Rebels Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. With its story beginning fourteen years after \"\" and five years before \"A New Hope\", \"Rebels\" takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy. Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form. The visual style of \"Rebels\" is inspired by the original \"Star Wars\" trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie. The series premiered as a one-hour television film, \"Spark of Rebellion\",",
"title": "Star Wars Rebels"
},
{
"docid": "16458579",
"text": "next steps of the American space program. Other films can have a similar effect, even though they are created for entertainment purposes. Two of the most successful movies of all time, \"Star Wars\" and \"Avatar\", are such examples. They demonstrate what is possible in the future. The films themselves can be influenced by the times. Even though \"Star Wars\" was not created as a propaganda film and was created as a science fiction space opera, there are elements of the Cold War within the movie. At one point during the commentary for \"Return of the Jedi\", George Lucas commented that",
"title": "Space propaganda"
},
{
"docid": "18293514",
"text": "it grossed $76.1million overseas and became the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year in Europe. As of January 21, the largest markets outside of the United States and Canada are the United Kingdom ($109.3million), Germany ($79.8million), France ($63.5million), Japan ($60.8million) and Australia ($43.5million). The film had a $28.7 million opening weekend in China, the lowest for a \"Star Wars\" film in that country since 2005. \"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" opened to $52 million two years prior and \"Rogue One\", which featured Chinese stars Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen, opened to $30 million in 2016. \"The Last Jedi\" added only $7",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "18293499",
"text": "be expected, but that Johnson did some \"trimming and cutting\". Ultimately 125 sets were created on 14 sound stages at Pinewood Studios. According to creature designer Neal Scanlan, \"The Last Jedi\" uses more practical effects than any \"Star Wars\" film, with 180 to 200 creatures created with practical effects, some cut from the final edit. For Yoda's appearance in the film as a Force ghost, the character was created using puppetry, as was done in the original \"Star Wars\" trilogy (as opposed to computer-generated imagery, which was used to create Yoda in most of the prequel trilogy). The film's Canto",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "18293500",
"text": "Bight sequence contains a reference to the 1985 Terry Gilliam film \"Brazil\", in which Finn and Rose are arrested for committing parking violation 27B/6. In July 2013, Kennedy announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that John Williams would return to score the \"Star Wars\" sequel trilogy. Williams confirmed his assignment for \"The Last Jedi\" at a Tanglewood concert in August 2016, stating he would begin recording the score \"off and on\" in December 2016 until March or April 2017. On February 21, 2017, it was confirmed that recording was underway, with both Williams and William Ross conducting the sessions. In",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
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"docid": "8246631",
"text": "to direct \"Date Movie\" (2006) themselves. </small> \"Date Movie\" opened with $12.1 million and earned $48.9 million overall. \"Disaster Movie\" opened with $5.8 million and earned $14.2 million total in the United States. \"Vampires Suck\", which opened on a Wednesday, earned an estimated $19.7 million in its first five days. Friedberg and Seltzer announced their intention to release \"Who the F#@K Took My Daughter?\", a parody of \"Taken\". On February 8, 2017, it was reported they were developing a parody of \"Star Wars\" titled \"Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue\". Filming is set",
"title": "Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer"
},
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"docid": "219953",
"text": "Jedi The Jedi are the main protagonists in the \"Star Wars\" universe. They are depicted as an ancient monastic, academic, meritocratic and paramilitary organization whose origin dates back approximately 25,000 years before the events of the first film released in the franchise. The Jedi Order mostly consists of polymaths: teachers, philosophers, scientists, engineers, physicians, diplomats and warriors. The Jedi value knowledge and wisdom, adhere to slave morality, and serve others through acts of charity, citizenship, and volunteerism; this ideology is a recurring theme in the \"Star Wars\" universe. The Jedi denounce emotions as the root of mortal suffering; they believe",
"title": "Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "8162853",
"text": "ExCel center in London, England. \"Jedi Master VIP Tickets\" sold out immediately. This was the last \"Star Wars\" Celebration that the original trilogy stars Kenny Baker and Carrie Fisher would attend, due to their passing in late mid to late 2016. It was announced on July 17, 2016, during the closing ceremonies at Celebration Europe III, that Celebration Orlando will take place April 13–16, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. The convention celebrated the 40th Anniversary of \"Star Wars: A New Hope\" and the upcoming film, \"\". This was the first \"Star Wars\" Celebration that Harrison Ford attended. He made an appearance",
"title": "Star Wars Celebration"
},
{
"docid": "13751353",
"text": "in \"\". The ING headquarters building (in Amsterdam, Netherlands) has been described as looking like something out of \"Star Wars\" that could \"move forward on its legs\". Conversely, the Trinity College, Dublin, Long Room Library is thought to be the basis for the Jedi Academy Library in \"\". Architecture of Star Wars Architecture in \"Star Wars\" includes the cities, buildings, ships, and other structures of the fictional \"Star Wars\" universe as described and depicted in books, movies, comics, and cartoons. \"Architects Journal\" ranked the top 10, including the Death Star and the Jedi Temple. Comparing the urban and natural environments",
"title": "Architecture of Star Wars"
},
{
"docid": "2165821",
"text": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a first- and third-person shooter action video game set in the \"Star Wars\" universe. It was developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in all other territories worldwide. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X (published by Aspyr) in September 2003 and for Xbox (developed by Vicarious Visions) in November 2003, and received positive reviews. \"Jedi Academy\" is powered by the id Tech 3 game engine, the same engine used by \"Jedi Academy\"s predecessor, \"\". In a",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
},
{
"docid": "591856",
"text": "multiplayer modes. The story-driven single-player campaign is set in the \"Star Wars\" expanded universe two years after the events of \"\". The plot follows Kyle Katarn as he fights against the Dark Jedi Desann and his followers. The game was critically well-received on all platforms, with scores on Metacritic of 89 out of 100 for the PC version, 81 out of 100 for the Xbox version, and 75 out of 100 for the GameCube version. In 2003, a sequel titled \"\" was released for the Xbox, Mac OS and PC. In 2006, the PC version of \"Jedi Outcast\" was re-released",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast"
},
{
"docid": "11151829",
"text": "Star Wars: Jedi Knight Star Wars: Jedi Knight is a first-person shooter and third-person shooter video game series set in the fictional \"Star Wars\" expanded universe. The series focuses primarily on Kyle Katarn, a former Imperial officer who becomes a Jedi and an instructor at the Jedi Academy. The \"Jedi Knight\" series began in 1995 with the release of \"\" for DOS, Macintosh, and PlayStation. This was followed in 1997 by \"\" for Microsoft Windows, in which Katarn learns the ways of a Jedi. In 1998, \"\" was released as an expansion pack for \"Dark Forces II\", this time giving",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Knight"
},
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"docid": "220009",
"text": "the licensed \"Star Wars\" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film \"Star Wars\" were rebranded as \"Star Wars Legends\" and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. The Je'daii Order, precursors to the modern Jedi, studied and used both the light and dark sides of the Force equally. The preview issue of \"Dawn of the Jedi\" states that the Je'daii originated ten thousand years before the saga takes place (approximately 46,453 years BBY). They were more monk than warrior, and their capital was Tython in the Deep Core In novels set after the events of the film",
"title": "Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "5736835",
"text": "Jedi vs. Sith Jedi vs. Sith is a six-part \"Star Wars\" comic book series which was released in a trade paperback graphic novel format. It was created by Ramon F. Bachs, Raul Fernandez and Darko Macan. It was published by Dark Horse Comics (and by Titan Books in Britain). The events depicted are set in the \"Star Wars\" expanded universe about 1000 years before the prequel films. It tells the story of the Battle of Ruusan, which concludes the \"New Sith Wars\" between the Sith and the Jedi. The comic books series depicts the apparent destruction of the Sith order,",
"title": "Jedi vs. Sith"
},
{
"docid": "2165856",
"text": "chance to see if you're truly good with the lightsaber.\" Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a first- and third-person shooter action video game set in the \"Star Wars\" universe. It was developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in all other territories worldwide. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X (published by Aspyr) in September 2003 and for Xbox (developed by Vicarious Visions) in November 2003, and received positive reviews. \"Jedi Academy\" is powered by the id Tech 3 game engine, the",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
},
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"docid": "15759182",
"text": "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original \"Star Wars\" trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, \"Return of the Jedi\". Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries \"The Making of Star Wars\" (1977) and \"\" (1980). The documentary is primarily a look at the making of the film \"Return of the Jedi\",",
"title": "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga"
},
{
"docid": "6369320",
"text": "by veteran Star Wars game developer W. Haden Blackman who had created a new video game development company called Hangar 13 a wholly owned subsidiary of 2K Games. On November 17, 2015 it was re-released for the PlayStation 4 in North America as part of the \"Star Wars Battlefront\" limited edition console bundle. \"Jedi Starfighter\" marks one of the few instances where the character C-3PO is voiced by somebody other than Anthony Daniels, instead being voiced by Ross King. Set before and during the Battle of Geonosis, the story features Jedi Master Adi Gallia and the hot-headed pirate from the",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter"
},
{
"docid": "2165855",
"text": "with the \"Star Wars\" universe and just want pure action. In general, \"Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy\" is highly recommendable.\" GameZone's Nick Valentino scored the game 8.2 out of 10 and was especially impressed with the use of Xbox live; \"the biggest draw--and the one that has me playing this one very often--is the fact that the multiplayer modes can also be played online using the Xbox Live service. That's right, you read it correctly. You can duel against other Xbox gamers out there using any of the seven multiplayer modes and even talk trash using your Xbox Communicator. Here's your",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
},
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"docid": "3070130",
"text": "Speeder bike Speeder bikes (also known as \"jumpspeeders\" or \"hover bikes\") and swoop bikes (or just \"swoops\") are small, fast transports that use repulsorlift engines in the fictional \"Star Wars\" universe. \"Return of the Jedi\" includes a prominent speeder bike chase; speeders and swoops also appear in \"\", \"\", \"\", \"\", the animated \"Star Wars Rebels\" TV series, and the \"Star Wars\" expanded universe's books, comics, and games. Various concept sketches came from producer George Lucas' call for a \"rocket-powered scooter\" in \"Return of the Jedi\". While Industrial Light & Magic's (ILM) Nilo Rodis-Jamero designed a blocky vehicle with a",
"title": "Speeder bike"
},
{
"docid": "591855",
"text": "Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a first and third-person action game in the released in 2002. The Microsoft Windows and OS X versions were developed by Raven Software, and the Xbox and GameCube versions by Vicarious Visions and published by LucasArts with the OS X version was published by Aspyr. Powered by the id Tech 3 game engine, the game primarily revolves around ranged and melee combat, with the player capable of wielding classic \"Star Wars\" weapons such as blasters, lightsabers and Force powers. The game features both single-player and",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast"
},
{
"docid": "1353798",
"text": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It was made later re-released on Steam in September 2009, and again in 2015 on GOG.com. The game is set in the \"Star Wars\" fictional universe and is a sequel to the 1995 game \"\". \"Jedi Knight\" was very well received by critics. The storyline in \"Jedi Knight\" follows Kyle Katarn, who first appeared in \"Dark Forces\". Katarn's father had been murdered by a Dark Jedi over the location of \"The Valley",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II"
},
{
"docid": "18293483",
"text": "Unbeknownst to Luke, Rey and Kylo communicate through the Force, puzzling the two enemies. As Rey and Kylo learn about each other, both have visions of themselves as future partners. R2-D2 persuades Luke to train Rey. After Kylo tells Rey what happened between him and Luke that caused him to choose the dark side, Luke confesses that he momentarily contemplated killing Kylo upon sensing that Supreme Leader Snoke was corrupting him, causing Kylo to destroy Luke's new Jedi Order in retaliation. Convinced that Kylo can be redeemed, Rey leaves Ahch-To without Luke. Luke prepares to burn the Ahch-To Jedi temple",
"title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "12124574",
"text": "in the game. \"\" for the Nintendo Wii and Jedi Alliance was released at the same time to coincide with the airing of the first season of the \"Star Wars: The Clone Wars\" animated series. Prima Games published an official game guide on the same release date, which contains an extensive walkthrough for both Lightsaber Duels and Jedi Alliance. Critics pointed out that it was a very well made action game, from designs to details, music and sound. Cheat Code central said that the story was an \"interesting tale with entertaining dialogue\". PAL GN praised the game for having a",
"title": "Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance"
},
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"docid": "240472",
"text": "and Dangerous\" (in collaboration with Planet Moon Studios) in 2003. As the quantity of Star Wars games increased, many critics felt the quality began to drop; this was especially noted with the titles released since the cinematic release of \"\". In 2000 Simon Jeffery became the Lucasarts President. He was a president of Lucasarts until 2003 and some successful Star Wars games released during his management like Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2, Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Jedi Academy and Star Wars Galaxies. Development of some other successful Star Wars Games",
"title": "LucasArts"
},
{
"docid": "18803963",
"text": "Kanan Jarrus Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) is a character in the \"Star Wars\" franchise, a main character in the animated series \"Star Wars Rebels\". Introduced as the Padawan apprentice of Depa Billaba, he is the leader of the crew of the \"Ghost\" and the Jedi Master of Ezra Bridger. Kanan is also featured in other media such as books and video games. Executive producer Dave Filoni describes the character as a \"cowboy Jedi\". Animation supervisor Keith Kellogg said: \"He is a Jedi but he's not a Jedi in the traditional sense that we've had before on the show. He's",
"title": "Kanan Jarrus"
},
{
"docid": "15759186",
"text": "YouTube channel. From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original \"Star Wars\" trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, \"Return of the Jedi\". Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries \"The Making of Star Wars\" (1977) and \"\" (1980). The documentary is primarily a look at the making of the film \"Return of",
"title": "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga"
},
{
"docid": "3356668",
"text": "to train her. In \"Invincible\" (2008), Jaina duels and kills Jacen. In the \"Fate of the Jedi\" series (2009–12), Jaina is promoted to Jedi Master by Luke Skywalker, and marries Jagged Fel. In 2017, Hasbro released a 6\" Jaina figure as a part of its Black Series line. Jacen Solo is the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, introduced in the 1994 \"Star Wars\" expanded universe novel \"The Last Command\". He is a major character in several \"Star Wars\" novels, particularly as the protagonist of \"The New Jedi Order\" series and later as the antagonist of the \"Legacy of",
"title": "Solo family"
},
{
"docid": "7221271",
"text": "Yoda: Dark Rendezvous Yoda: Dark Rendezvous is a 2004 \"Star Wars\" novel written by Sean Stewart and published by Del Rey. It is set in the \"Star Wars\" expanded universe during the Clone Wars conflict between \"\" and \"\". The Clone Wars have raged across the galaxy for almost two years, when the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, Yoda, receives a message from Separatist leader Count Dooku. In the message, Dooku concedes to Yoda that things have gotten far out of hand; What began as a political play to keep the Senate honest had turned into a bloodbath, and",
"title": "Yoda: Dark Rendezvous"
},
{
"docid": "2613117",
"text": "surviving Jedi knights. Prinze married actress Sarah Michelle Gellar on September 1, 2002, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, in Western Mexico. The couple met several years before, while filming \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\" (1997), started dating in 2000 and were engaged in April 2001. They also co-starred in \"Scooby-Doo\" (2002), \"Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed\" (2004), \"Happily N'Ever After\" (2006), and \"Star Wars Rebels\" (2015–16). Gellar and Prinze have two children together. Freddie Prinze Jr. Freddie James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in films such as \"I Know What You Did",
"title": "Freddie Prinze Jr."
},
{
"docid": "6403526",
"text": "over enemies. The height of the glider is displayed by the location of the shadow of the ship. Furthermore, the player can pick up rocks to drop on enemies when flying over them. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure, also known as Revenge of the Jedi: Game I, is a cancelled 1983 shoot 'em up video game based on the 1983 \"Star Wars\" film \"Return of the Jedi\". The game was developed by Atari Games and was to be published by Parker Brothers on the Atari 2600. Although it was",
"title": "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure"
},
{
"docid": "6403523",
"text": "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure, also known as Revenge of the Jedi: Game I, is a cancelled 1983 shoot 'em up video game based on the 1983 \"Star Wars\" film \"Return of the Jedi\". The game was developed by Atari Games and was to be published by Parker Brothers on the Atari 2600. Although it was completed, the game was never released for sale, as the marketing department of Parker Brothers considered the controls too difficult to master. A prototype cartridge surfaced in 1997. Only one physical copy of",
"title": "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure"
},
{
"docid": "13276208",
"text": "\"Star Wars: Jedi Arena\", programmed by Rex Bradford. Although the game's reception was mixed at the time of release, with sound effects being praised and primarily the abstract combat being criticized, its legacy is largely negative, with several modern critics referring to the game as one of the worst \"Star Wars\" games of all time. In \"Star Wars: Jedi Arena\", two Jedi Knights, one blue and one red, face each other during lightsaber training. Player one is blue; the red Jedi is either a human- or computer-controlled opponent. The player controls his or her lightsaber with the paddle controller, defending",
"title": "Star Wars: Jedi Arena"
},
{
"docid": "1353816",
"text": "crowd in appealing to gamers across all genres. The Force was definitely with LucasArts when they made \"Jedi Knight, Dark Forces II\".\" The magazine nominated \"Jedi Knight\" as the best action game of 1997, but it lost to \"Quake II\". Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It was made later re-released on Steam in September 2009, and again in 2015 on GOG.com. The game is set in the \"Star Wars\" fictional universe and is a sequel to the",
"title": "Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II"
},
{
"docid": "5447363",
"text": "droids, jet pack and flamethrower wielding Mandalorians, as well as Sith. Both teams have access to the two generic classes (soldiers and commanders). The \"Movie Battles mod\" was started by Richard Hart (online alias RenegadeOfPhunk) in 2003, with the goal of mixing the round- and objective based gameplay of \"Counter-Strike\" with the lightsaber and gun mechanics of Star Wars. The first versions of the mod were developed for \"\", the previous game in the \"Jedi Knight\" series. This version already had the key elements of \"Movie Battles\" in it, such as the modified lightsaber combat and the last man standing",
"title": "Movie Battles"
},
{
"docid": "20486969",
"text": "grows that large. Disney holds all the cards, and we have to play by their rules. Smaller cinemas are just left in the dust.\" Roper decided not to screen \"Star Wars: The Last Jedi\" because of Disney's strict conditions of requiring the theater to run the film four weeks straight and play it four times a day (as opposed to other studios, who only require a minimum of two weeks for a film run and play it one time a day). Elkader Cinema in Elkader, Iowa, opted out the movie for the same reason, with owner Lee Akin stating that",
"title": "Proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney"
}
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| who wrote the song drive by the cars |
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"docid": "6937957",
"text": "Drive (The Cars song) \"Drive\" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's \"Heartbeat City\" album released in March 1984 and their biggest international hit. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange with the band. Upon its release, \"Drive\" became The Cars' highest charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at No. 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart; on the Adult Contemporary chart, the song went to No. 1. It reached No. 5 (No. 4 on re-entry in",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "6937963",
"text": "to the latter being cast in \"Made in Heaven\". Drive (The Cars song) \"Drive\" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's \"Heartbeat City\" album released in March 1984 and their biggest international hit. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange with the band. Upon its release, \"Drive\" became The Cars' highest charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at No. 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart; on the Adult Contemporary chart, the song went to No. 1.",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "6937957",
"text": "Drive (The Cars song) \"Drive\" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's \"Heartbeat City\" album released in March 1984 and their biggest international hit. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange with the band. Upon its release, \"Drive\" became The Cars' highest charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at No. 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart; on the Adult Contemporary chart, the song went to No. 1. It reached No. 5 (No. 4 on re-entry in",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "18287516",
"text": "Heartbeat City (song) \"Heartbeat City\" is a song by the American new wave band The Cars. The song, written by Ric Ocasek, appeared on the band's fifth studio album \"Heartbeat City\" as the closing track. \"Heartbeat City\" was one of the four songs performed by The Cars during their performance on Live Aid in 1985, the other songs being \"You Might Think\", \"Drive\", and \"Just What I Needed\". Original pressing of the U.S. LP and cassette version listed the title of \"Heartbeat City\" as \"Jacki\". The song is in the key of A minor, with a verse progression of A",
"title": "Heartbeat City (song)"
},
{
"docid": "10548923",
"text": "Good Times Roll \"Good Times Roll\" is a song by American rock band The Cars. It is the first track from their 1978 debut album \"The Cars\". With its slow, lumbering rhythm, the track became a modest hit when it was released as a single in 1979. It has since appeared on many of The Cars' compilation albums. The track was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Written and sung by Cars lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, it was released as the album's third single. Ocasek wrote the song as a sarcastic commentary on the good times in rock",
"title": "Good Times Roll"
},
{
"docid": "18285564",
"text": "Why Can't I Have You \"Why Can't I Have You\" is a song by the American new wave band The Cars. The song, written by Ric Ocasek, appeared on the band's fifth studio album \"Heartbeat City\". The song is a lush ballad. \"Why Can't I Have You\" was first released on the \"Heartbeat City\" album in 1984. However, in January 1985, the song saw single release in America, Britain and Germany, making it the fifth single from \"Heartbeat City\" (the previous singles being \"You Might Think\", \"Magic\", \"Drive\", and \"Hello Again\"). Although it did not reach the Top 20 on",
"title": "Why Can't I Have You"
},
{
"docid": "18537848",
"text": "Lyrics were written by Charles Bickford, string arrangements were composed by Matt Aulich, except 'Drive', written by Ric Ocasek. Flight Paths Flight Paths is the second album by Australian rock band The Paradise Motel, their first album released after relocating from Melbourne to London. Singles from the album included 'Aeroplanes', 'Derwent River Star' and 'Drive' a cover of The Cars' hit, and the band's most popular song. Their version was featured on the soundtrack to the 2001 Richard Lowenstein film He Died with a Felafel in His Hand. Flight Paths was followed by the album Reworkings featuring remixes of tracks",
"title": "Flight Paths"
},
{
"docid": "6937960",
"text": "model and actress Paulina Porizkova, who would later become Ric Ocasek's wife. The video alternates between shots of Orr sitting in a disused nightclub, facing mannequins posed at the bar as customers and bartender, and scenes that depict the breakdown of a relationship between the characters played by Ocasek and Porizkova. Ultimately left alone, the woman cries and laughs hysterically for a time before visiting the nightclub. She looks sadly in through a dirty window at the stage, where tuxedo-clad mannequins of the band members are posed with their instruments as if playing a show, and turns to walk away",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
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"docid": "10231416",
"text": "on August 27, 2007 in the UK. \"Shut Up and Drive\" is a new wave song that incorporates influences of the 1970s and 1980s musical styles. It samples New Order's 1983 single \"Blue Monday\". The song contains an upbeat opening sequence with a heavy guitar riff. Tom Breihan from Pitchfork Media wrote that the song \"begins with über-processed new wave guitars that sort of sound like the Cars\". According to a digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, \"Shut Up and Drive\" is written in the key of E major and is set in simple time with",
"title": "Shut Up and Drive"
},
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"docid": "16527842",
"text": "the driven cars. A special Drive (Behind the Scenes) video was released explaining the production process. Drive (Cheyenne Jackson song) \"Drive\" is a song by American actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson from his album \"I'm Blue, Skies\". Although Cheyenne Jackson has released theatrical music releases, this is his first non-theatrical single release. \"Drive\" was produced by Thomas \"Tawgs\" Salter and written by Cheyenne and Stephen \"Stevie\" Aiello. A music video was released, also his first ever music video. About the meaning of the song, Cheyenne says: I wanted to write a song about keeping forward momentum in your life, and",
"title": "Drive (Cheyenne Jackson song)"
},
{
"docid": "6937961",
"text": "as the video ends. Hutton later recalled that his directing the video came about because he was living next to Elliot Roberts, the manager of The Cars. They were listening to tracks from the then-unreleased album \"Heartbeat City\" and Hutton told Roberts he was particularly impressed by the track \"Drive.\" At that time, everybody was making videos. It was the height of MTV, and when you made a record, you were also thinking about the video. I talked to Elliott about how much I liked that song \"Drive,\" and I started describing all the different ways I thought they could",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "2684741",
"text": "wrote another book, \"Lyrics and Prose\", a complete collection of lyrics from his solo albums, as well from the Cars' albums. It also contains prose and poetry never set to music, also photographs and artwork done over the years that was previously unpublished. Ocasek has been married three times. He married early in life, but divorced and was married to his second wife, Suzanne Ocasek, in 1971. Ocasek was still married to Suzanne when he met model Paulina Porizkova during filming of the music video for the Cars' song \"Drive\" in 1984. Ocasek and Porizkova were married on August 23,",
"title": "Ric Ocasek"
},
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"docid": "5972834",
"text": "mashup of L'Trimm's \"Cars with the Boom\", Gary Numan's \"Cars\", and the Beatles' \"Drive My Car\". In 2008, music producer J.R. Rotem remade \"Cars with the Boom\" for musical duo Prima J's self-titled album song, \"Boom\". In 2014, \"Cars with the Boom\" was interpolated by Kat Lopez feat. Q-York on \"Walang Masama (Taba)\". In 2018, Real Housewives alum Ericka Jayne released her single, \"Cars\". The song interpolates the chorus of L'Trimm's famous single \"Cars With the Boom\" (1988) L'Trimm L'Trimm was a Miami bass hip-hop duo composed of Lady Tigra and Bunny D, two women from Kendall, Florida (an area",
"title": "L'Trimm"
},
{
"docid": "10231413",
"text": "it contains multiple references to cars and car parts including the '57 Cadillac. \"Shut Up and Drive\" was received with mixed reviews from music critics, who labeled its lyrics as fluffy and goofy. The song peaked at number 15 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart and at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. On the UK Singles Chart, it reached number five, becoming Rihanna's fifth top-five single. \"Shut Up and Drive\" peaked within the top 10 in nine other countries, including in Australia, Canada, Germany and Italy. Its accompanying music video was directed by Anthony",
"title": "Shut Up and Drive"
},
{
"docid": "13686007",
"text": "and white clips of Keys, who is wearing large hoop-earrings with high heels, a black shirt and pants, playing a Yamaha piano that has an image of the Statue of Liberty on it. She is singing her verse of the song in a street at night while cars drive by. Keys' performance is then intercut with aerial views of skyscrapers and clips of the Yankee Stadium, clips of the New York Police, and NYPD cars and logos. Some people, such as ones who are walking around New York or wearing Yankee emblems, have their faces shown or blurred out. Keys",
"title": "Empire State of Mind"
},
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"docid": "12134198",
"text": "Chicago. Despite the fact that lyricist Skip Haynes maintains that the song is not about LSD, the line \"Just slippin' on by on L.S.D. / Friday night, trouble bound\" has been construed as a double entendre of both driving on Lake Shore Drive and tripping on the drug. Other references include the lines \"Pretty blue lights along the way / Helping you right on by,\" which some think refers to the blue lights of the Chicago Police Department squad cars that patrol Lake Shore Drive. Another theory for the meaning of the \"blue lights\" may be the blue lighting of",
"title": "Lake Shore Drive (song)"
},
{
"docid": "10231417",
"text": "a moderately fast groove. Rihanna's vocal range spans from the low note of F to the high note of B and the song follows a chord progression of E–B–C–F–B–C. Lyrically, \"Shut Up and Drive\", as the title suggests, is about Rihanna looking for a driver, who will drive her around in her new car and take control over it. The lyrics also contain multiple references to various cars and car parts, including the '57 Cadillac. \"Shut Up and Drive\" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Bill Lamb from About.com commented that there are better songs on \"Good Girl Gone",
"title": "Shut Up and Drive"
},
{
"docid": "9115258",
"text": "by any means, the cheap AI and unbalanced gameplay ensure that \"Test Drive 5\" remains rental material at best.\" Michael E. Ryan of GameSpot, who rated the PC version 6.2 out of 10, criticized various aspects of the game, writing, \"While the game is a decent arcade racer with great graphics, plenty of cars, and a ton of tracks, it simply falls short of its number one competitor - EA's \"\" - in almost every conceivable way.\" Trent C. Ward of IGN rated the PC version 7.8 out of 10 and wrote that it was, \"Blessed with solid graphics, great",
"title": "Test Drive 5"
},
{
"docid": "1916186",
"text": "Speed of Sound\", \"Kerrang! Vol. 2: The Album\", and \"Monsters of Rock\" and in the video game \"Test Drive 6\" in October 1999. A version known as \"Cars (MPH Mix)\" appeared on \"\" in 2002. From late 1999 to early 2000, the Fear Factory version was used in a commercial for \"Blue\" by credit card company American Express. The song appears in the 2002 video game \"\" on the fictional in-game radio station \"Wave 103\". The track was included on \"The Best of Fear Factory\" in 2006. \"Cars (Numanoid Mix),\" a version containing only Numan's vocals, appeared on the \"Hatefiles\"",
"title": "Cars (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16314487",
"text": "wine. However, their relationship is merely a one-night stand, as Monahan, after waking up in bed next to her, leaves before she wakes up. Back to the present, the band arrives at a classic car meeting. Later he leads the whole fleet of classic cars to the same winery where he met his girlfriend. She is on the balcony giving some guests a tour. She sees a procession of cars that are driving up to the winery. The procession is led by Monahan, who stops his car at the front entrance. He gets out and sings the chorus verse of",
"title": "Drive By (song)"
},
{
"docid": "6176560",
"text": "Métallurgique Métallurgique were cars made by \"Société Anonyme L'Auto Métallurgique\", Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium, between 1898 and 1928. Before making cars, the company had made railway locomotives and rolling stock. The first cars were 2-cylinder models with chain drive. In 1900, the company switched to shaft drive. In 1905 an all-new range was introduced, resembling contemporary Daimlers, both designed by Ernst Lehmann, who come to Métallurgique from there in 1903. These cars, with pressed-steel chassis, live rear axle, shaft drive, high-tension ignition, and the option of dynamo-powered electric lighting, were to establish the company as one of the finest makers of sporting",
"title": "Métallurgique"
},
{
"docid": "6176564",
"text": "des Automobiles Métallurgique has been set up to bring Métallurgique owners together. Métallurgique Métallurgique were cars made by \"Société Anonyme L'Auto Métallurgique\", Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium, between 1898 and 1928. Before making cars, the company had made railway locomotives and rolling stock. The first cars were 2-cylinder models with chain drive. In 1900, the company switched to shaft drive. In 1905 an all-new range was introduced, resembling contemporary Daimlers, both designed by Ernst Lehmann, who come to Métallurgique from there in 1903. These cars, with pressed-steel chassis, live rear axle, shaft drive, high-tension ignition, and the option of dynamo-powered electric lighting, were",
"title": "Métallurgique"
},
{
"docid": "13319789",
"text": "Metal (song) \"Metal\" is a song by Gary Numan from his 1979 album \"The Pleasure Principle\". Lyrically the song is science fiction, inspired by the works of Philip K. Dick and William S. Burroughs, and is about an android who wishes to be human, but never can be. The song was the B-side of \"Cars\" in the USA. A music video was also made for the song. The song has been a regular feature at Numan's live shows since his first tour in 1979, and appears on the majority of his live albums. In 1981 Numan wrote new lyrics to",
"title": "Metal (song)"
},
{
"docid": "9115261",
"text": "up with the slowest computer opponents.\" Craig Harris of IGN rated the PlayStation version 7.5 out of 10 and praised the game's sound effects and music, as well as its multiplayer mode, and called the game's graphics \"a step up from \"Test Drive 4\".\" Harris wrote, \"The graphics engine is very smooth, very crisp, and very fast. My major complaint is, though the physics of the cars on the road are pretty accurate (as far as I can tell, anyway), when these cars take to the air, either by a jump or crash, it's like the tires are filled with",
"title": "Test Drive 5"
},
{
"docid": "1585221",
"text": "\"Cars\", a cover of the Gary Numan song featuring a guest appearance by Numan on the song. The single made the Mainstream Rock Top 40 in 1999 and was also featured in the video game, Test Drive 6. Numan also performed a spoken-word sample on the album's title track. A video was filmed for the song \"Resurrection\". To date, \"Obsolete\" remains the only Fear Factory album to have achieved gold sales in the U.S. In early 2001, Fear Factory was asked to headline SnoCore Rock. The success of \"Obsolete\" and \"Cars\" was a turning point for the band; Roadrunner Records",
"title": "Fear Factory"
},
{
"docid": "18138892",
"text": "before in her musical releases. The title stems from the Italian O.S.C.A. brand of sports cars, as Ukigumo, a big fan of cars, wanted a song titled after one. He was further inspired by the character Oscar François de Jarjayes from the 1970s manga \"Rose of Versailles\", liking the dramatic image linked to the name Oscar. Ukigumo wrote the lyrics about a womanizer. Unlike \"Oiran\" from Sheena's \"Heisei Fūzoku\" or \"Mirror-ball\" from \"Variety\", \"OSCA\" did not change much conceptually since Ukigumo wrote the song. Ukigumo also did not think that the sound would become a single, however it was popular",
"title": "OSCA (song)"
},
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"docid": "20623568",
"text": "Everything\", was written and composed by the duo FLYING GRIND, which is made up of Kengo Otani and Naoki Utsugi. \"Drive Alive\" was used as the theme song for the television show \"Uta Sutaa!!\" (歌スタ!! / \"Star Singer!!\") during the month of March. \"Drive Alive\" was written by Kenji Ijima and Daisuke Kahara, while the music was performed by Y.T.H. Daisuke is known for his work with singer Kokia, whereas he wrote much of the music for her \"Uta ga Chikara\" album. \"Get Dizzy!\" was written and composed by Seiji Motoyama, who has worked with the likes of South Korean",
"title": "Drive Alive"
},
{
"docid": "5256747",
"text": "references the song in his 2010 song \"Big Money\" with the Hook: \"I got big money, I drive big cars, everybody know me, It's like I'm a movie star.\" In his album The B. Coming, Beanie Sigel, in the highly acclaimed song \"Feel it in the Air\", recycles a lyric from Scarface's intro to the song - \"I sit alone in my four cornered room\". Destiny's Child's \"Illusion\" featuring Wyclef and Pras sampled \"Mind Playin' Tricks on Me\" on their eponymous 1998 self-titled debut album. A vocal sample from the song is used in the song \"Big Money, Big Cars\"",
"title": "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
},
{
"docid": "11120653",
"text": "now associated with West Virginia. Songwriters Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who later formed the Starland Vocal Band, wrote much of \"Take Me Home, Country Roads\" in December 1970 while working in Georgetown. Danoff and Nivert showed the song to Denver, who helped them finish writing the song. The song was inspired by a drive along Clopper Road to a family reunion in Gaithersburg. Denver, Danoff, and Nivert first performed the song December 30, 1970, at The Cellar Door in Georgetown. \"Take Me Home, Country Roads\" became Denver's first major hit after he recorded it in 1971. The first segment",
"title": "Maryland Route 117"
},
{
"docid": "6870061",
"text": "Scott appeared as an extra in the video. All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except as noted. US 7\", Cassette and CD single UK \"Collector's Edition\" CD Single DE CD Maxi-Single \"'FR CD Maxi-Single\"\" UK and DE 7\" and Cassette Single Drive (R.E.M. song) \"Drive\" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was the first track on and the lead single from their eighth studio album \"Automatic for the People\" in 1992, and it was the first song lead singer Michael Stipe wrote on a computer. Although not as commercially",
"title": "Drive (R.E.M. song)"
},
{
"docid": "6717596",
"text": "the countryside. During one such drive, he encounters a \"gleaming alloy air car\" that begins to chase him along the roads. A second such vehicle soon joins the pursuit, which continues until the narrator drives across a one-lane bridge that is too narrow for the air cars. The song ends with the narrator returning safely to his uncle's farm. The song was inspired by the futuristic short story \"A Nice Morning Drive\", written by Richard Foster and published in the November 1973 issue of \"Road and Track\" magazine. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly stringent safety regulations",
"title": "Red Barchetta"
},
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"docid": "10891381",
"text": "\"Blackie\", out of retirement at the request of Honda Cars in Japan. Bad Love (Eric Clapton song) \"Bad Love\" is a rock song recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton, who co-wrote it with Foreigner's lead guitarist Mick Jones. The track was released as the third single from Eric Clapton's 1989 studio album \"Journeyman\" on March 10, 1990 for Reprise Records a sublabel of the Warner Music Group company. The rock composition also features rock music drummer Phil Collins, who plays drums and sings harmony background vocals on the recording, which was produced by, then, Clapton's long-time partner Russ",
"title": "Bad Love (Eric Clapton song)"
},
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"docid": "5708983",
"text": "blames her for everything wrong in his life. She then realizes that she herself has done the same to her father. Together, they sing a song from her childhood as they drive away. The film received mixed reviews. It holds a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 109 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, \"A film like this is refreshing and startling in the way it cuts loose from formula and shows us confused lives we recognize ... This movie is closer to the truth: A lot depends on what happens to",
"title": "Riding in Cars with Boys"
},
{
"docid": "6870055",
"text": "Drive (R.E.M. song) \"Drive\" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was the first track on and the lead single from their eighth studio album \"Automatic for the People\" in 1992, and it was the first song lead singer Michael Stipe wrote on a computer. Although not as commercially successful as previous lead singles \"Losing My Religion,\" \"Stand,\" or \"The One I Love\" in the United States, it managed to peak at number 28 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number two on the Album Rock Tracks chart. Internationally,",
"title": "Drive (R.E.M. song)"
},
{
"docid": "7625470",
"text": "\"Hindsight\". Dishwalla lead singer J.R. Richards wrote 'Counting Blue Cars' \"rather quickly\", telling the \"story of a young boy's spiritual journey\". He said the lyrics are about a conversation with the child within himself, but was inspired by an actual chat with a boy. Richards said: Richards received some death threats soon after the single's release from listeners who were angry about God's depiction as a woman in the song. \"Counting Blue Cars\" was highly popular on the radio, peaking at number four on pop airplay and number five on Hot AC airplay in 1996. It became a number-one Modern",
"title": "Counting Blue Cars"
},
{
"docid": "5199054",
"text": "music video shows the funeral of a girl, who, according to Gerard Way, died tragically (possibly in a car crash, with the line in the bridge of the song, \"When both our cars collide.\" Which also has links to the final track on I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love which is follows the story of the Demolition Lovers who are travelling in car “And I would drive on to the end with you” which the story also follows in Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.) The sixth pallbearer and the majority of the mourners are fans who'd",
"title": "Helena (song)"
},
{
"docid": "12716295",
"text": "this point all three cars drive along a two-wheel kicker ramp, which allows the cars to drive on two wheels. All three cars drive in a figure 8 motion around the arena on two wheels before returning to all four at the same moment. The scene ends with the return of the motorcyclist who rides through a wall of fire before being stopped by the police. To re-shoot the first scene the rally car must be returned to outside the jewellery store. Without thinking, Dave sends Marty to do it again. A few moments later, vision from inside the rally",
"title": "Hollywood Stunt Driver"
},
{
"docid": "12596949",
"text": "in the SEAT Cupra Championship which was part of the TOCA tour. As the cars were front wheel drive, older drivers such as Gravett and Sytner said they did struggle to drive as they were used to driving rear wheel drive touring cars. All cars were painted in the same grey colour except for SEAT driver Jason Plato, who drove a blue car. Below is a table which shows all the drivers who took place in the order they were drawn for their grid positions. As all the drivers took their places on the grid and waited for the starting",
"title": "BTCC Masters"
},
{
"docid": "20040822",
"text": "Drive Me Away \"Drive Me Away\" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Jess Moskaluke for her forthcoming third extended play, \"Past the Past\" (2017). Moskaluke co-wrote the song with Zach Abend and the record's producer, Corey Crowder. It was released to Canadian country radio via MDM Recordings Inc. on February 14, 2017 and to digital retailers worldwide the following day. \"Drive Me Away\" reached number three on the Canada Country chart in May 2017, becoming the first single by a solo female Canadian artist to enter the top five at country radio since Terri Clark's \"In My",
"title": "Drive Me Away"
},
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"docid": "622600",
"text": "and mountings, while some top-flight GT cars are purpose-built tube-frame racing chassis underneath a cosmetic body shell. More recently, there has been an increasing push to make GT cars closer to the road cars with the GT3 set of regulations. Many touring car series, such as the BTCC and the now-defunct JTCC distinguish themselves from sports car racing by featuring front-wheel drive, four-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive cars with smaller engines. Most sports car championships only allow rear-wheel drive cars. While touring cars generally have a lower technical level than sports cars, there are some exceptions. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters",
"title": "Touring car racing"
},
{
"docid": "287235",
"text": "received her first recording contract on the basis of the song, stated that Lynch flew to Nashville where she was living, and she sang the song for him once and did not know he was recording her. Lynch wrote a part for her in the film and used the version she sang for him in Nashville. The song tragically serenades the lovers Betty and Rita, who sit spellbound and weeping, moments before their relationship disappears and is replaced by Diane and Camilla's dysfunction. According to one film scholar, the song and the entire theater scene marks the disintegration of Betty's",
"title": "Mulholland Drive (film)"
},
{
"docid": "20040824",
"text": "years, since Terri Clark hit number one with \"In My Next Life\" in 2008. An accompanying music video for the song was filmed in Toronto, Ontario in early 2017. The video premiered on CMT Canada on March 10, 2017. Drive Me Away \"Drive Me Away\" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Jess Moskaluke for her forthcoming third extended play, \"Past the Past\" (2017). Moskaluke co-wrote the song with Zach Abend and the record's producer, Corey Crowder. It was released to Canadian country radio via MDM Recordings Inc. on February 14, 2017 and to digital retailers worldwide the",
"title": "Drive Me Away"
},
{
"docid": "8158960",
"text": "the cars were in serial production, \"Motor Trend\" gave a generally favorable review in March 2008, stating that, it was \"undeniably, unbelievably efficient\" and would be \"profoundly humbling to just about any rumbling Ferrari or Porsche that makes the mistake of pulling up next to a silent, Tesla Roadster at a stoplight\"; however, they detected a \"nasty drive-train buck\" during the test drive of an early Roadster with the older, two-speed transmission. In a July 8, 2007, review of a prototype Roadster, Jay Leno wrote, \"If you like sports cars and you want to be green, this is the only",
"title": "Tesla Roadster (2008)"
},
{
"docid": "10667033",
"text": "bands as Kids in the Kitchen and Hunters and Collectors. The song during the rolling credits is \"Playing With Fire\" by Lisa Edwards. In the near future, the economy has collapsed and massive crime waves sweep the inner cities. The manufacturing industry has shrunk to the point where cars are a commodity and parts are fought over between salvage companies and roving gangs. In an attempt to control the crime-wave, a chain of drive-in theatres are turned into concentration camps for the undesirable and unemployed youth. The dirty, graffiti-laden drive-ins are surrounded by high fences, and the roads leading to",
"title": "Dead End Drive-In"
},
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"docid": "10042908",
"text": "another hit called which topped the Oricon weekly charts for two weeks (1/25/1982 - 2/1/1982). In 1985 Kondō moved from RVC to CBS Sony (now Sony Music Entertainment Japan). On December 31, 1987, his song \"Orokamono\" won the grand prix award at the 29th Japan Record Awards. Kondō learned to drive when he was already famous as a singer. Kondō had always had an interest in cars from an early age and driving on the track engendered his desire to drive race cars. He practiced and was accepted into a racing team when he was 19 in 1984 going on",
"title": "Masahiko Kondō"
},
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"docid": "6060539",
"text": "ÉX-Driver In the distant future people no longer drive cars themselves, instead relying on AI (artificial intelligence) computers to drive their cars for them. But when these AI systems start losing control and running wild somebody has to stop them. éX-Drivers are the people who are able to operate the older mechanical non-AI dependent cars who chase down the AI cars and stop them. A good amount of future and near future technology is featured throughout the series, including automated highway systems and A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) technology. Automated highway systems have been proposed as a solution to the traffic congestion",
"title": "ÉX-Driver"
},
{
"docid": "8602208",
"text": "\"It's this badass car, like a '73 cherry-red convertible Ford Mustang. I couldn't believe it ... I got to tear ass in a hot rod. I worked with a stuntman, but my dad used to drag cars, so I know how to drive all right, so he just let me do what I want. It was crazy, man. I couldn't believe the DreamWorks reps let me do that, 'cause I was doing some crazy shit. It was awesome.\" The Last Song (The All-American Rejects song) \"The Last Song\" is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released as",
"title": "The Last Song (The All-American Rejects song)"
},
{
"docid": "15470418",
"text": "\"Cold Gin\" as the seventh greatest drinking song of all time. Listeners voted \"Cold Gin\" as No. 2 on the \"Love to Know\" list of \"Best Bar Songs\". The song discusses how cold gin affects the male sex drive. Frehley said he wrote the song while he was in the subway. According to Frehley, the riff for the song was inspired by the song \"Fire and Water\" by English rock group Free. Gene Simmons actually wrote the bridge, according to Frehley, though Simmons turned down a writing credit: \"Back then, it was definitely more of a brotherhood. It didn't matter",
"title": "Cold Gin"
},
{
"docid": "13166353",
"text": "parent company was reformed as Pilot Works and Friction Cars, Ltd to produce a smaller car. This one had a Coventry-Simplex single-cylinder engine of only 7 hp, in addition to friction drive. In 1912-1914, yet another engine was employed in their cars—a Chapuis-Dornier 4-cylinder of 10 hp. This car also used friction drive. This appears to be the last car produced. This car was built by the Pilot Motor Car Company of Richmond, Indiana. For its entire lifespan, the firm was headed by George Seidel, who was also head of the local Seidel Buggy Company. Initially, the cars were built",
"title": "Pilot (automobile)"
},
{
"docid": "6244584",
"text": "Kiss to return to the studio to record a follow up to \"Hotter Than Hell\", which had stalled on the charts and failed to meet Casablanca's sales expectations. One of Bogart's instructions to the band was to compose an anthem, something he felt the band needed. The song itself was inspired by the Slade song \"Cum On Feel the Noize\". They wrote the pre-chorus, Stanley wrote the chorus, and Simmons wrote the verses, borrowing parts of a song he had previously written, entitled \"Drive Me Wild\". The song was one of two the group recorded toward the end of the",
"title": "Rock and Roll All Nite"
},
{
"docid": "18137640",
"text": "are located along the coast and mountains where fatigued drivers can take a nap before continuing to drive. Kunhadi offers a wedding-customized taxi service which provides professional taxi service to guests who plan ahead on taking a taxi, as well as professional chauffeurs for other guests who take their cars to the wedding but find themselves unable to drive back home. The service includes placing cars with extra drivers at the exit of the venue for anyone who wishes to use the cabs/drivers. Flugen Driver is certified by Kunhadi after having completed a taxi training revolved around the Lebanese traffic",
"title": "Kunhadi"
},
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"docid": "7344516",
"text": "by name in the lyrics to Drive In Saturday. Jung wrote \"...in spite of its function as a reservoir for human darkness—or perhaps because of this—the shadow is the seat of creativity”. The lyrics to Shadow Man acknowledge this component of the psyche, recognizing its dual capacity, from a Jungian perspective to be “foe” or “friend”. In this framework, the 'girl up ahead who knows' in the lyric could represent the role of the anima. Shadow Man (song) \"Shadow Man\" is a song written by David Bowie and first recorded in 1971, during the \"Ziggy Stardust\" sessions. It was rerecorded",
"title": "Shadow Man (song)"
},
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"docid": "3721270",
"text": "of environmental concern. He responded in a 2011 interview, \"[People] keep talking to me about cars and environment, and I reckon I do about 3,000 miles a year.\" with an additional statement that he \"[doesn't] really drive that much at all any more, because I'm either on tour or doing stuff.\" In 2011, he visited Maranello for an exclusive viewing of the then-new Ferrari 458 Spider. Three of his cars appeared in the video for the song \"Cosmic Girl\" and one of the cars was totalled. In total, he owns over 100 vehicles, including what he calls \"staff cars\", and",
"title": "Jay Kay"
},
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"docid": "3950005",
"text": "by the legendary Andy Warhol, who also appeared onscreen. The single \"It's Not the Night\" reached No. 31 on the rock charts. The song \"Stranger Eyes\" was used in the theatrical trailer of the 1986 film \"Top Gun\", but it never made it into the soundtrack. \"Looking for Love\" was later covered by Austrian singer Falco as \"Munich Girls\" on his 1985 album \"Falco 3\". When the Cars performed at Live Aid, they played three songs from the album (\"You Might Think\", \"Drive\", plus the album's title track) alongside the fan favorite \"Just What I Needed\". The album was produced",
"title": "Heartbeat City"
},
{
"docid": "4500863",
"text": "the title in 2006, and winning the championship in 2007. Front-wheel drive cars such as the Mitsubishi FTO and Toyota Corolla Levin AE101, a rarity in top-level circuit racing, are further examples of unique GT300 machines. They competed in their original configurations until the early 2000s, when FWD cars were being permitted to be converted to rear-wheel drive configuration. The FWD cars were mostly unsuccessful, failing to win any championships. Rear-wheel drive cars dominated the series until 2008, when an all-wheel drive Subaru Impreza developed by Cusco won in Sepang. Hybrid cars first raced in the GT300 class in 2012,",
"title": "Super GT"
},
{
"docid": "12423351",
"text": "101 Cars You Must Drive 101 Cars you Must Drive was a Speed TV program hosted by actor and comedian Alonzo Bodden. The premise of the program is that there will be (at least) 101 cars, and that all 5 cars within a particular episode can be linked to one another in some fashion. The first season consisted of 10 half-hour-long episodes. Bodden drove each of the five described vehicles, with the exceptions of the Chevrolet Nova, 1951 Aerocar, Chrysler K-Car, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet Corvette Mk IV prototype, and the 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air. Although he did not drive one, Bodden",
"title": "101 Cars You Must Drive"
},
{
"docid": "5377611",
"text": "set for the opening title sequence. The set was filmed with a motion control camera, and was inserted with miniature explosives and smoke bombs for special effect. Nine Pound Hammer composed the opening theme song; Maiellaro sought for a song representing the \"carefree\" lifestyle of Mouse who \"does things like drive drunk, film porno and shoot guns.\" Maiellaro, who plays the electric guitar in his free time, also composed the song \"F-Off\", featured in the first episode, which he wrote while working on \"Space Ghost Coast to Coast\". Swedish heavy metal band, Amaranthe performed the credits theme song for the",
"title": "12 oz. Mouse"
},
{
"docid": "16269893",
"text": "male guns and aggro\". Comfort Clinton of PopMatters hailed the video as \"certainly\" echoing the lyrics of the song \"live fast, die young\", with death-defying stunts and cars driving \"more dramatic circles than M.I.A.'s hip gyrations\", described M.I.A.'s concerns about the video as being \"just part of\" the daily grind for a true \"Bad Girl\". Elizabeth Broomhall, writing in \"Arabian Business\", appreciated M.I.A. for \"pushing boundaries\" to get the world to pay attention to women's right to drive in the kingdom, and for being a female artist who \"finally\" did something different. Margaret Wappler of the \"Los Angeles Times\" noted",
"title": "Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)"
},
{
"docid": "12447282",
"text": "Stand by You\". In its second week on the Irish Chart, \"The Promise\" had risen two places to number two only being kept off by The X Factor Finalists who were at number one. Filming for \"The Promise\" music video was on 15 September 2008. The video premièred on AOL's website on 25 September 2008. The music video was filmed by Trudy Bellinger for Merge @ Crossroads Films, and produced by Golden Square. They had just over three days to produce an open air drive-in movie theatre using Flame and studio footage of five cars. Girls Aloud also reportedly auditioned",
"title": "The Promise (Girls Aloud song)"
},
{
"docid": "12423352",
"text": "did ride in a Renault R5. 50 vehicles were reviewed by Bodden. Alonzo Bodden has stated the show has been cancelled by Speed. 101 Cars You Must Drive 101 Cars you Must Drive was a Speed TV program hosted by actor and comedian Alonzo Bodden. The premise of the program is that there will be (at least) 101 cars, and that all 5 cars within a particular episode can be linked to one another in some fashion. The first season consisted of 10 half-hour-long episodes. Bodden drove each of the five described vehicles, with the exceptions of the Chevrolet Nova,",
"title": "101 Cars You Must Drive"
},
{
"docid": "10682808",
"text": "of their 4WD transmission systems compared to their rear-wheel drive contemporaries. Furthermore, virtually every driver who drove the cars hated the way they handled. Of the four 4WD projects, the Lotus team were undoubtedly the most committed. The design of the car was influenced by the all-conquering Lotus 49 and the two 4WD gas turbine cars Lotus had entered in the Indy 500, and as well as its wedge shape the later Lotus 72 would also inherit its inboard front brakes. As with the Matra and McLaren cars, the 63 featured a back-to-front DFV with a bespoke Hewland gearbox and",
"title": "Four-wheel drive in Formula One"
},
{
"docid": "14924562",
"text": "Over Drive (Garnet Crow song) \"Over Drive\" is a song performed by the Japanese band Garnet Crow for the Original Soundtrack to the 2010 anime film \"\". The song was produced by Hirohito Furui and written by Azuki Nana and Yuri Nakamura. It was released on April 14, 2010 as the lead single from the soundtrack album. \"Over Drive\" will also appear as one track on Garnet Crow's eighth studio album, \"Parallel Universe\". \"Over Drive\"'s lyrics were written by Azuki Nana alongside Yuri Nakamura, who created the melody, and produced by Hirohito Furui for the fourteenth Detective Conan movie, .",
"title": "Over Drive (Garnet Crow song)"
},
{
"docid": "1340308",
"text": "Oscar (Will Smith) tries to sing the Bob Marley song \"Three Little Birds\", Marley's character zaps Oscar on the head and says \"That's not the way you sing that song, mon.\" The title song for the film was a cover version of \"Three Little Birds\" performed by Marley and Sean Paul. Further voice acting includes \"Crockadle\" on an episode of \"My Gym Partner's a Monkey\", the Cheshire Cat in a 2010 episode of \"Wonder Pets\", and Reflux the Knaaren in . Marley covered \"Drive\" by The Cars for the Adam Sandler movie \"50 First Dates\" opting to use his live",
"title": "Ziggy Marley"
},
{
"docid": "13932006",
"text": "the US postal service, is not assigned to any existing town. The music played during the interactive dance video session was Lady Gaga's \"Just Dance\". The song played during the Wagon scene is \"O Mere Sona Re\", a Bollywood song written by R.D. Burman and performed by Asha Bhosle, from the 1966 Hindi film soundtrack Teesri Manzil. When Rev. Lovejoy's spiritual adviser sang a song, he mentioned 'Krakatoa, East of Java'. Otto's state of hallucination makes him see, during the drive from Weasel Island back to Springfield, characters from the Disney Pixar animated film \"Cars\". Apu and Manjula's minivan has",
"title": "Moe Letter Blues"
},
{
"docid": "10135240",
"text": "drove three cheap rear wheel drive cars in an ice race in France. \"Waters of Nazareth\" also appears in Travis Rice's critically acclaimed snowboard film \"That's It, That's All\". The song was also in the 2016 film \"War Dogs.\" Lastly, the song is also featured, although fused with \"War\" by Edwin Starr, in DJ Hero 2. Waters of Nazareth \"Waters of Nazareth\" is a song by French electronic music duo Justice. It was released as their debut single and the lead single from their debut studio album, \"†\", on 14 September 2005. It was released as a 12\" and CD",
"title": "Waters of Nazareth"
},
{
"docid": "12021535",
"text": "Drive 5, though severely edited to include scenes of cars racing and driving, complete with added noises of car noises and other small features akin to racing. This one was released by City of Angels Records as a 12\". Other versions were released through Geffen Records as the following Genius (Pitchshifter song) \"Genius\" is a song by British industrial metal band Pitchshifter, released in 1997, from their album \"www.pitchshifter.com\". It is usually considered one of the key songs that helped the band be successful, and is one of their most recognized songs. Musically speaking, \"Genius\" can be considered a departure",
"title": "Genius (Pitchshifter song)"
},
{
"docid": "4160229",
"text": "through your life you travel, yes, as through your life you roam, You won't never see an outlaw drive a family from their home.</poem> This song has been performed by many country and folk musicians and has been recorded many times: Floyd is additionally referred to in other popular music, including The protagonist of Andy Pratt's 1973 song \"Avenging Annie\" sings of her relationship with \"Floyd\", a \"sensitive outlaw\" who is a killer and thief, which leads to her having the phrase \"Avenger from Oklahoma\" added to her name. Pratt said that he wrote his song after listening to Woody",
"title": "Pretty Boy Floyd"
},
{
"docid": "3584110",
"text": "car. In later years he summed up his approach to the Minor; that he wanted to design an economy car that \"the average man would take pleasure in owning, rather than feeling of it as something he'd been sentenced to\" and \"people who drive small cars are the same size as those who drive large cars and they should not be expected to put up with claustrophobic interiors.\" Issigonis wanted the car to be as spacious as possible for its size, and comfortable to drive for inexperienced motorists. Just as he would with the Mini 10 years later, he designed",
"title": "Morris Minor"
},
{
"docid": "17692694",
"text": "same time. But he also hasn't forgotten how to just play simple chords when that's what a song calls for.\" Stelling's second album, \"False Cities\", was released on May 21, 2013 immediately following his first European tour. Rick Moore of \"Music News Nashville\" said of the album, \"...he [Stelling] is among the best of the current crop of troubadours who are eking out a living by playing house concerts and driving to shows in cars held together with paper clips. His fingerpicking ability is a great asset, but he writes and sings with a drive and determination that a lot",
"title": "Christopher Paul Stelling"
},
{
"docid": "6398165",
"text": "was badly damaged and he went up Mullholland Drive and watched the lights from the city at night. Like most of \"New Adventures in Hi-Fi\", this song was recorded while on tour promoting \"Monster\". This song was recorded by Joe O'Herlihy, Scott Litt, and Jo Ravitch during a soundcheck before their November 4, 1995 show in Phoenix, Arizona's Desert Sky Pavilion. In June 2006, the website of the \"Los Angeles Times\" featured an article on Mulholland Drive including excerpts from an essay Stipe wrote about the 55-mile-long highway: During R.E.M.'s performance on \"VH1 Storytellers\", Stipe introduced the song by saying:",
"title": "Electrolite"
},
{
"docid": "5512597",
"text": "those songs that wrote itself; it was done straight off in about 10 minutes.\" Tilbrook incorporated a guitar solo in the song that he wrote when he and Difford met in 1973. \"Jolly Come Home\" and \"Cold Shoulder\" inject mordant humour into themes of domestic dysfunction, with the former song being quietly intense and the latter song being written by Difford during a 65-mile car drive. One critic said of the latter song: \"'Cold Shoulder' does everything right: an opening image of our love-battered and locked-out hero peering through the cat-flap at the missus's feet, a wistful tune counterpointed by",
"title": "Some Fantastic Place"
},
{
"docid": "12699853",
"text": "this element could be anything you feel drives your soul and keeps you in the right path: your parents, a friend, or even something supernatural or a religious element. Lights has stated that \"Drive My Soul\" was actually a song where she had the title first before she even wrote the lyrics. She's said it all started when she was listening to an indie radio station, and heard a song which she thought had the lyrics \"Drive My Soul\" sung in a really beautiful way. After hearing the song, Lights, searched for the lyrics and to her surprise the lyrics",
"title": "Drive My Soul"
},
{
"docid": "11810850",
"text": "the name Ailesbury: \"The History of Savernake Forest\", 1962; \"Setting My Watch by the Sundial\", 1970. This last book, \"Setting My Watch by the Sundial\", was a short memoir that shed a lot of interesting light upon Cedric's personal life, a large part of which was related to the books he wrote. According to this book, in the early 1920s, he was an avid fan of cars, and took every opportunity to drive the latest models. During this period of his life, he was involved in certain sports car publications, reviewing cars and racing events. His first book, \"Youth Goes",
"title": "Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury"
},
{
"docid": "17158335",
"text": "GM X platform (1980) The General Motors second generation, front-wheel drive X-platform was used for compact cars from 1980 to 1985. After front-wheel drive cars had become somewhat mainstream in the North American market, first through foreign imports, and then by American badged but wholly or partially foreign developed cars – for instance the Ford Fiesta and Dodge Omni – GM's 2nd gen X-bodies were the first all-American developed front-wheel drive cars introduced for high-volume, mainstream sales, and initially saw great sales success. They posed an alternative to imported front-wheel drive compacts. Vehicles using the X-body included: The X platform",
"title": "GM X platform (1980)"
},
{
"docid": "15581697",
"text": "elements of rock, Lead's rendition was given a more upbeat pop/hip-hop sound, updating to the current musical trends and style. The song was originally composed by musical composer Suzuki Kisaburo with the lyrics written by Sagara Yoshiaki. However, for Lead's 2006 version, the music was performed by Haya from the group Summer Snow Surprise. Takuya Harada wrote and composed the single's b-side \"Cosmic Drive,\" which was an upbeat blend of jazz and dance music. The song's lyrics were written by Kaji Katsura, who is best known for their works with the Japanese group AAA and South Korean girl group After",
"title": "Virgin Blue (song)"
},
{
"docid": "11484649",
"text": "world where it is okay to be black or fat. Tracy says: \"people who are different, their time is coming\". In the process she cures her mother's agoraphobia, and gets a job as a spokesperson for Mr. Pinky. In the film, the song \"features a Supremes-style trio stepping down from a billboard to rouse the willing kids\". The Column Awards wrote the song had \"the sense of a woman who is recognizing her own power\", and symbolised \"Edna's coming out, so to speak\". The site also suggested the song shows Tracy's \"transformation\". \"Stranded at the Drive-In: The 100 Best Teen",
"title": "Welcome to the 60's"
},
{
"docid": "6937958",
"text": "1985) in the United Kingdom, No. 4 in West Germany, No. 6 in Canada and No. 3 (No. 5 on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland. The song is associated with the July 1985 Live Aid event, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia event; previously, the song was used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which was introduced by English musician David Bowie. Following the concert it was re-released in the UK and peaked at No. 4 in August 1985. Proceeds from the sales of",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "9087625",
"text": "Calder Park Raceway Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the \"Thunderdome\", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise (for right-hand-drive cars) or counter-clockwise (for left-hand-drive cars such as NASCAR). Calder Park Raceway was founded in the farming community of Diggers Rest and began as a dirt track carved into a paddock by a group of motoring enthusiasts who wanted somewhere to race their FJ Holdens. One of those men was Patrick Hawthorn, who at the time owned a petrol",
"title": "Calder Park Raceway"
},
{
"docid": "5435094",
"text": "good. The only problem is with people who don't know I wrote them. I do them and they think, 'God, he's doing that Cyndi Lauper song,'\" Shear said. Before Lauper covered the song, the band The Cars produced an early version of it that was not released. Shear's version was originally a folk rock song, but Lauper instead turned it into a pop ballad for her album, with a heavy emphasis on a synthesizer. According to Lauper, she wanted it to be just like Shear's version, with a bit more of an acoustic sound. However, she changed her mind, saying",
"title": "All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song)"
},
{
"docid": "10616663",
"text": "cars as well. Buzz, angered by Woody for destroying his cars and laughing at him, decides to get even with the woodpecker by rejuvenating Woody’s car (via a Car Rejuvenator) and selling it back to him. Woody realizes that it is his own car and tries to drive it away but, Buzz hooks the car and demands $1,000 for the car. Outraged, Woody puts Buzz through the Car Rejuvenator, which places a car's body on the buzzard, and Woody rides the half-car-half-buzzard off the lot. At the opening of the cartoon, Woody sings the same song he sang at the",
"title": "Hot Rod Huckster"
},
{
"docid": "7405354",
"text": "dance and performing \"Save Me\" and \"Perfect Memory (I'll Remember You)\". The music video for \"Save Me\", directed by Phil Harder, was filmed in Minneapolis, Minnesota and features clips of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota State Fairgrounds and of the bridges along the Mississippi River, including the I-35W Mississippi River bridge which collapsed in August 2007. In the music video, Cinjun Tate is different from everyone else. Everyone around him walks in reverse and cars drive backwards. The band performs inside a giant room with background projections of unrelated images (a lizard for example). In the end, everyone who walked backwards stops.",
"title": "Save Me (Remy Zero song)"
},
{
"docid": "2505158",
"text": "Kadokawa Shoten); and an essay titled , published in March 2006 (, Shueisha). Makiko Esumi Esumi won the 1995 Rookie of the Year Award at both the 19th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies and at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in the 1995 film \"Maborosi\". She was nominated in 2002 for the Best Actress Award at the 26th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies for her role in \"Inochi\". In 2000, she released her single, \"One Way Drive\", featuring guitar work and production by Tomoyasu Hotei, who also co-wrote the song with Esumi. She wrote a children's book",
"title": "Makiko Esumi"
},
{
"docid": "2505151",
"text": "Makiko Esumi Esumi won the 1995 Rookie of the Year Award at both the 19th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies and at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in the 1995 film \"Maborosi\". She was nominated in 2002 for the Best Actress Award at the 26th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies for her role in \"Inochi\". In 2000, she released her single, \"One Way Drive\", featuring guitar work and production by Tomoyasu Hotei, who also co-wrote the song with Esumi. She wrote a children's book in 2005. Esumi is married to Fuji TV director Shin Hirano and is",
"title": "Makiko Esumi"
},
{
"docid": "3630913",
"text": "is sometimes revealed in later scenes. Several locations are used in different segments to show continuity throughout the twelve-year period. Frederic Raphael received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Audrey Hepburn received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress, and Henry Mancini received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. The film's theme song, \"Two for the Road\", was composed by Mancini, who wrote many notable theme songs for films, including \"Moon River\" for \"Breakfast at Tiffany's\". He considered \"Two for the Road\" his favorite of all the songs he wrote. Cars featured in the film,",
"title": "Two for the Road (film)"
},
{
"docid": "17662023",
"text": "Drive (Miley Cyrus song) \"Drive\" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album \"Bangerz\" (2013). It was written and produced by Mike Will Made It and P-Nasty, with additional songwriting provided by Samuel Jean and Cyrus. The song is a dubstep and EDM influenced track, and discusses the difficulties in ending a romantic relationship; it has been widely speculated to have been inspired by Cyrus' former fiancé Liam Hemsworth. \"Drive\" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, who complimented its overall production and Cyrus' vocal delivery. Despite not having been released as a single,",
"title": "Drive (Miley Cyrus song)"
},
{
"docid": "10261688",
"text": "wrote is almost perfect for the film because, on one end, it's beautiful and almost pristine -- and on the other side of things, it's really twisted and it's like you're on a psychotic roller coaster ride in slow motion\". The song, as \"Beautiful Day\" (not \"Learning to Drive\"), appears on Weiland's second solo album, \"\"Happy\" in Galoshes\". The music video for the single was directed by William Friedkin. Scott Weiland wrote the initial song version when he was the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots. The unreleased song came from the \"Nº 4\" sessions (1999). Beautiful Day (Scott Weiland",
"title": "Beautiful Day (Scott Weiland song)"
},
{
"docid": "12818042",
"text": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2001 she produced the album \"Pagbabago\", named in honor of the Pagbabago@Pilipinas group which called for social and political reform in the Philippines. She wrote 8 of its 12 songs, which were performed by various artists. Most of the songs expressed the theme of personal responsibility. In 2005 the restaurant chain Jollibee commissioned her to write a Christmas song for its annual book and toy drive. The song, “Maligaya at MaAga and Pasko”, was recorded by Aga Muhlach, Donna Cruz-Larrazabal, Sarah Geronimo, and Mark Bautista, who donated their services to help the cause. In 2008 she",
"title": "Trina Belamide"
},
{
"docid": "3508610",
"text": "Panther cars were scheduled for cancellation and replacement (in favor of the front-wheel drive D186 platform) on several occasions, as early as 1985. As the 1980s progressed, the full-size cars of the Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac divisions were downsized further; all were replaced by front-wheel drive cars. The Panther's final GM counterparts, the Chevrolet Caprice, Buick Roadmaster and Cadillac Fleetwood were discontinued in 1996. By 1982, Chrysler left the full-size car class completely. In the early 1990s, Chrysler resumed production of FWD full-size cars (the LH platform) and rear-wheel drive (the LX platform) a decade later. However, with the majority",
"title": "Ford Panther platform"
},
{
"docid": "4492166",
"text": "factory-authorised DeLoreans were ever produced. These cars can be divided into two distinct groups: A common misconception surrounding the factory-authorized right-hand-drive DeLoreans is that they were all fitted with different, so-called \"Euro-spec\", tail lights as part of the right-hand-drive conversion program. This is not the case. Due to the nature of these cars as prototypes, they were not officially type-approved for use in the UK. Owners who bought these cars at auction in the early 1980s encountered difficulty in registering them as new vehicles in the UK. At this point a former DeLorean Motor Cars executive offered to modify and",
"title": "DeLorean DMC-12"
},
{
"docid": "16248798",
"text": "Hope Ball\". Marley Purt Drive \"Marley Purt Drive\" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, It was written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and released in March 1969 on the album \"Odessa\". It was released in stereo in the United States in January and its mono version was released in the United Kingdom in March. The remastered version of this song was released on 27 February 2009 on Reprise Records. Originally titled \"Marley Purt Drive (Area Code 213)\", the song is about a married man in poverty with fifteen children who takes a drive out to Pasadena one",
"title": "Marley Purt Drive"
},
{
"docid": "16248794",
"text": "Marley Purt Drive \"Marley Purt Drive\" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, It was written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and released in March 1969 on the album \"Odessa\". It was released in stereo in the United States in January and its mono version was released in the United Kingdom in March. The remastered version of this song was released on 27 February 2009 on Reprise Records. Originally titled \"Marley Purt Drive (Area Code 213)\", the song is about a married man in poverty with fifteen children who takes a drive out to Pasadena one Sunday to",
"title": "Marley Purt Drive"
},
{
"docid": "6937959",
"text": "the re-released song raised nearly £160,000 for the Band Aid Trust: Ocasek presented the charity's trustee Midge Ure with a cheque for the amount while he was in London in November 1986 promoting his solo album \"This Side of Paradise\". In a retrospective review of the single, AllMusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco praised the song for being \"a gorgeous ballad that matches heartfelt songwriting to an alluring electronic soundscape. The music reflects the lyrical tone with a lovely melody that rises and falls in a soothing yet sad fashion.\" The music video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton and features",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "15063469",
"text": "in a tunnel, and it also appeared in his video for the song \"Play Hard\". A billboard for the Twizy also appears in Guetta's video for \"Where Them Girls At\". Several Twizys are featured in his music video of the song \"The Alphabeat\". In it, Guetta himself and the video's main characters drive Twizys. The cars are then charged by electricity generated by the dancing and jumping of the people attending Guetta's gig. Several Twizys are also featured as a futuristic vehicle in a film by Terry Gilliam called: \"The Zero Theorem\". A Twizy appears in a Yung Lean music",
"title": "Renault Twizy"
},
{
"docid": "10231427",
"text": "of the 2012 Disney film \"Wreck-It Ralph\", where it is the song that plays when Ralph is putting Vanellope through driving school in \"Sugar Rush\". The song is also featured in 2008 movies \"Wild Child\", \"College Road Trip\" and \"21\". It was used in 2012 commercials for cars from the Japanese automobile maker \"Mazda\". The song was later used as a \"Lip Sync for your Life\" song on \"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars\". Contestants Tatianna and Alyssa Edwards performed this song for a chance to re-enter the competition; since both performed well, they both got to return. The song was",
"title": "Shut Up and Drive"
},
{
"docid": "19118092",
"text": "/DRIVE, remaining \"a close friend of the /DRIVE brand...\" On 27 October 2014, Harris' YouTube channel, \"Chris Harris on Cars\", was created. Harris partnered with longtime colleague and cameraman / editor Neil Carey and still shoots all \"Chris Harris on Cars\" (commonly abbreviated \"CHOC\") independently. \"Chris Harris on Cars\" has over 350,000 YouTube subscribers and nearly 30,000,000 views. In addition, on 6 November 2014, Harris began writing for \"Jalopnik\", an online automotive blog administrated by Kinja. Harris also has since partnered with /DRIVE through NBCSN and now appears on American television channel NBCSN, reviewing cars and partaking in automotive-related activities",
"title": "Chris Harris (journalist)"
},
{
"docid": "17372261",
"text": "have to decorate their cars around the theme using messages and pictures. Before the 2011 drive, an LWD anthem was launched to celebrate womanhood: Shibani Kashyap is its singer and lyricist. The drive is started by celebrities in both Mumbai and Pune which then culminates in an award ceremony and dinner. In 2013, actors John Abraham and Parchi Desia flagged off about 350 cars from Lower Parel in Mumbai and the rest left from Pune. As the drive ends, the party begins in Lavasa. All participants are given a spa treatment to relax. Decorated cars displaying messages about early detection",
"title": "Lavasa Women's Drive"
},
{
"docid": "4722416",
"text": "car's expense; nonetheless, Lada \"gained a reputation as a maker of solid, unpretentious and reliable cars for motorists who wanted to drive on a budget\". Today the reputation of the brand is relatively low, though it has been quickly improving in recent years. Lada Lada is a brand of cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ, a company owned by the French Groupe Renault. The first cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ, with technical assistance from Fiat, were marketed under the Zhiguli brand, allegedly chosen after it was suggested by the designer, A. M. Cherny. When the cars began to be exported on foreign markets,",
"title": "Lada"
},
{
"docid": "1211856",
"text": "Thunder Road (1958 film) Thunder Road is a black and white 1958 drama–crime film directed by Arthur Ripley and starring Robert Mitchum, who also produced the film and co-wrote the screenplay. With Don Raye, Mitchum co-wrote the theme song, \"The Ballad of Thunder Road.\" The film features Gene Barry and Jacques Aubuchon. The film's plot concerns running moonshine in the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1950s. \"Thunder Road\" became a cult classic and continued to play at drive-in movie theaters in some southeastern states through the 1970s and 1980s. Korean War veteran Lucas Doolin (Robert Mitchum) works",
"title": "Thunder Road (1958 film)"
},
{
"docid": "12102895",
"text": "keep trying. I know I've been turned down enough to feel like I've really lived this song. Frank, Chris and I wrote it in the car on our way back from Frank's family beach house in Garden City, South Carolina. We'd spent a week there writing, and it was really successful. In fact, that's where we wrote 'Who Needs Pictures.' Anyway, we had this nine-and-a-half-hour drive back home. So Frank sat in the back seat with a guitar. I sat in front with a notebook, and Chris drove. By the time we got to Nashville, we had just about every",
"title": "Me Neither"
},
{
"docid": "1463637",
"text": "States. Some critics argued that the song could cause crime and violence. Many defended the song on the basis of the group's right to freedom of speech. In \"The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck\", Ice-T wrote that \"The people who did have a platform were way off backing me on the First Amendment. That's not where all the anger should have been directed. The anger should have been generated back at the police. [...] Because people jumped on the wrong issue they were able to drive this thing totally through Warner Brothers.\" Over the next month, controversy against the",
"title": "Body Count (band)"
},
{
"docid": "2006331",
"text": "sing and no songs are credited to her in this episode, although her song \"Nothing is Good Enough\" plays as her character is hit by a car. On February 7, 2018, she appeared in the fourth episode of as a singer in a bar. Showrunner Ryan Murphy was insistent that Mann be chosen when it came to casting the role but, after initially turning down the Phil Collins song in the script, Mann instead suggested \"Drive\" by The Cars and sent a demo which the producers referred to as \"a little piece of musical genius\". Aimee Mann Aimee Mann (born",
"title": "Aimee Mann"
}
] |
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"docid": "5624364",
"text": "It is revealed that the murderer was indeed acting under the influence of Jacko Argyle. Jacko's carefully planned alibi failed when police could not find Calgary. The killer is revealed to be Kirsten Lindstrom, the Argyles' middle-aged housekeeper. Jacko had persuaded the plain Kirsten that he was in love with her, and persuaded her to murder his adoptive mother under cover of a \"foolproof\" alibi to steal some much needed money. But once Kirsten learned that Jacko was secretly married, she decided not to cover for Jacko, abandoning him to his fate. Philip John Stead concluded his review in the",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "5624371",
"text": "brother of Jacko, who commits suicide after financial ruin. Kirsten is shown being arrested at the end, unlike in the original novel in which her arrest was not explicitly included in the actual text. BBC One broadcast a three-episode series based on \"Ordeal by Innocence\" in 2018. It was filmed in Inverkip, Scotland, and stars Bill Nighy as Leo Argyll (changed from \"Argyle\" in the novel), Crystal Clarke as Tina Argyll, Luke Treadaway as Arthur Calgary, Anna Chancellor as Rachel Argyll, Ella Purnell as Hester Argyll, Eleanor Tomlinson as Mary Argyll, Morven Christie as Kirsten Lindstrom, Matthew Goode as Philip",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "5624364",
"text": "It is revealed that the murderer was indeed acting under the influence of Jacko Argyle. Jacko's carefully planned alibi failed when police could not find Calgary. The killer is revealed to be Kirsten Lindstrom, the Argyles' middle-aged housekeeper. Jacko had persuaded the plain Kirsten that he was in love with her, and persuaded her to murder his adoptive mother under cover of a \"foolproof\" alibi to steal some much needed money. But once Kirsten learned that Jacko was secretly married, she decided not to cover for Jacko, abandoning him to his fate. Philip John Stead concluded his review in the",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "20632546",
"text": "is the same). The main suspect character, Jack, is called Jacko in the book, and he dies in prison from pneumonia instead of being beaten to death. With regard to characters, Kirsten Lindstrom, the family's housekeeper, is a middle-aged Nordic woman in the novel, a detail that plays a key role in the book's solution; in the miniseries, she is depicted as a Scottish woman in her thirties, who is one of Rachel's foundlings. The subplot of her and Leo being the biological parents of Jack was created for the series. Dr Calgary is portrayed as mentally disturbed in this",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "14282833",
"text": "Ordeal by Innocence (film) Ordeal by Innocence is a 1985 mystery film directed by Desmond Davis. It stars Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer and Sarah Miles. It is based on the Agatha Christie novel \"Ordeal by Innocence\". Paleontologist Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that belongs to Jack Argyle. He is told that Jack was executed for the murder of his adoptive mother two years previously. Dr. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent and restarts the investigation, with lethal consequences. Dave Brubeck's musical score for the film was heavily criticised as",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (film)"
},
{
"docid": "14282834",
"text": "totally inappropriate for this style of mystery. A timeout.com review stated \"the film succeeds admirably in catching a feeling of repression and social conformity, and the idea of murder as a means of maintaining respectability rather than for gain or passion\" and \"a genuine '50s black thriller\". Ordeal by Innocence (film) Ordeal by Innocence is a 1985 mystery film directed by Desmond Davis. It stars Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer and Sarah Miles. It is based on the Agatha Christie novel \"Ordeal by Innocence\". Paleontologist Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5624365",
"text": "\"Times Literary Supplement\" of 12 December 1958, with, \"The solution of \"Ordeal By Innocence\" is certainly not below the level of Mrs Christie's customary ingenuity, but the book lacks other qualities which her readers have come to expect. What has become of the blitheness, the invigorating good spirits with which the game of detection is played in so many of her stories? \"Ordeal By Innocence\" slips out of that cheerful arena into something much too like an attempt at psychological fiction. It is too much of a conversation piece and too many people are talking – people in whom it",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "20632545",
"text": "confront Leo with their knowledge of his crime. Later that day, the police search for Leo, who has disappeared. Some time later, the Argyll siblings go see Calgary at the mental hospital, while Kirsten checks on Leo, who is imprisoned in the family's bomb shelter. Just like many other novels and stories by Agatha Christie, \"Ordeal by Innocence\" is set in the West Country of England. This production shifted the location to Scotland and it was filmed in and around Inverkip. The family name in the book is Argyle, whereas it is spelt Argyll in the programme (although the pronunciation",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5624372",
"text": "Durrant, Alice Eve as Gwenda Vaughan, and Anthony Boyle as Jack Argyll. The script was written by Sarah Phelps, who also adapted the Christie miniseries \"And Then There Were None\" and \"The Witness for the Prosecution\" for the BBC. First scheduled to air in 2017, the series was delayed due to sexual allegations against actor Ed Westwick, who was originally cast as Mickey Argyll, which led to Westwick's scenes being reshot with Christian Cooke as Mickey. The series features many differences from the original novel, including the ending, where the killer is revealed to be Leo instead of Kirsten. Additionally,",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "5624370",
"text": "Lisa Stansfield as Mary, and Jane Seymour as Rachel. This version changed considerably from the novel, such as having Jacko (Burn Gorman) executed by hanging, rather than dying in prison of natural causes. Gwenda Vaughan (Juliet Stevenson) takes Philip Durrant's (Richard Armitage) place as the household member who fatefully decides to investigate and comes too close to the truth, and is subsequently murdered by the killer, Kirsten (Alison Steadman). Omitted completely is Kirsten's attempt to silence Tina (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Micky (Bryan Dick) by stabbing Tina. There is also the addition of another adopted child, Bobby (Tom Riley), the twin",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "20632543",
"text": "recaptured after giving Jack a ride. He also says that he saw another on the road that night. Durrant, having antagonized many of the family members, is confronted by the killer, who murders him via a drug overdose. The next morning, Durrant's body is discovered by Leo and Calgary. The Argyll children and Kirsten begin to piece together what happened. Flashbacks show the events leading up to the murder. Jack, in an attempt to goad his mother, had confronted her with the fact that Mickey and Tina had become lovers. She, in turn, reveals to him that Kirsten is his",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5624361",
"text": "Ordeal by Innocence Ordeal by Innocence is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 3 November 1958 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6) and the US edition at $2.95. It is regarded by critics as one of the best of her later works, and was also one of Christie's two favourites of her own novels, the other being \"Crooked House\". Jacko Argyle dies in prison while serving a sentence for",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "20632556",
"text": "every other dark, delicious thing that the writer Sarah Phelps did to the story\". The \"Radio Times\" reported that viewer feedback was positive although some had commented that the programme was confusing due to its forwards and backwards time jumps. Others criticised its soundtrack music and accused the male characters of looking too similar to each other. Ordeal by Innocence (TV series) Ordeal by Innocence is a three-part BBC drama that was first broadcast during April 2018. It is based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name and is the third English-language filmed version to be broadcast. The",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "20632539",
"text": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series) Ordeal by Innocence is a three-part BBC drama that was first broadcast during April 2018. It is based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name and is the third English-language filmed version to be broadcast. The drama stars Morven Christie, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Alice Eve and Eleanor Tomlinson amongst others. The show was originally intended to be broadcast as part of the BBC Christmas programming but was held back due to original cast member Ed Westwick being accused of sexual assault. His scenes were later reshot with Christian Cooke taking his place.",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5624375",
"text": "to 27 September 1958 (Volume 104, Number 2726) with illustrations by \"Fancett\". In the US, the first publication was in the \"Chicago Tribune\" in thirty-six parts from Sunday, 1 February to Saturday, 14 March 1959 under the title of \"The Innocent\". An abridged version of the novel was also published in the 21 February 1959 issue of the \"Star Weekly Complete Novel\", a Toronto newspaper supplement, with a cover illustration by Russell Maebus. Ordeal by Innocence Ordeal by Innocence is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "20632547",
"text": "version, putting his testimony into doubt, whereas in the book his testimony is seen as reliable from the very beginning. Other characters, such as Gwenda Vaughan, Mary Durrant, and Hester Argyll, are portrayed much more negatively than they were in the novel: Gwenda is bossy and smug, Mary is deeply embittered, and Hester is a secret alcoholic. The solution has also been radically altered. In the book, the murderer is Kirsten, who is seduced by Jacko and instructed to kill Rachel. Jacko then intends to use Calgary to establish an alibi for himself, but this backfires when the police are",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5624363",
"text": "he does so, he is determined to protect the innocent by finding the murderer. Calgary visits retired local doctor, Dr MacMaster, to ask him about Jacko. MacMaster notes that he was surprised when Jacko was convicted for killing Rachel, not because murder was outside Jacko's 'moral range', but because he thought Jacko would be too cowardly to kill somebody; that, if he wanted to murder somebody, he would hire an accomplice. While two outsiders attempt to find the murderer, it is insider Philip Durrant whose efforts uncover the truth and force the killer to kill again. Durrant is found murdered.",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "5908711",
"text": "Randall Dale Adams Randall Dale Adams (December 17, 1948 – October 30, 2010) was an American former prison inmate who was wrongfully convicted of the November 28, 1976 murder of Dallas, Texas police officer Robert W. Wood and sentenced to death. His conviction was overturned in 1989. Throughout his legal ordeal, Adams maintained his innocence. He insisted that the man he believed to be Wood's killer, David Ray Harris, had offered him a ride on the day of the shooting after his own car had run out of gasoline. Adams and Harris had spent several hours together but had parted",
"title": "Randall Dale Adams"
},
{
"docid": "1916915",
"text": "Trial by ordeal Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. The test was one of life or death, and the proof of innocence was survival. In some cases, the accused was considered innocent if they escaped injury or if their injuries healed. In medieval Europe, like trial by combat, trial by ordeal was considered a \"judgement of God\" (): a procedure based on the premise that God would help the innocent by performing a",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "5555458",
"text": "works, such as \"Crooked House\" (1949) and \"Ordeal by Innocence\" (1958). In some editions, the novel is headed by an epigraph from \"Macbeth\" that appears repeatedly in the novel itself: \"Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?\", a statement made by Simeon Lee's daughter-in-law, Lydia, after Simeon's corpse is found by his family. In \"The New York Times Book Review\" of 12 February 1939, Isaac Anderson concluded, \"Poirot has solved some puzzling mysteries in his time, but never has his mighty brain functioned more brilliantly than in \"Murder for Christmas\"\". In",
"title": "Hercule Poirot's Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "20545560",
"text": "'Truth alone conquers', originating from the Muṇḍaka Upaniśad. \"Sacca-kiriyās\" may have been used as a device to prove someone's innocence or truthfulness during an ordeal, as has been recorded in ancient Indian epics and classical dramas. This involved entering into a fire, and it was believed the innocent would survive the ordeal by the power of their truthfulness, expressed through a \"sacca-kiriyā\". However, in a Jain story relating a fire-ordeal, the accused survives by admitting her wrongdoing, rather than her innocence. Brown did not think that such ordeals were actual \"sacca-kiriyā\", though, as such passages merely teach \"the widespread belief",
"title": "Sacca-kiriya"
},
{
"docid": "14243259",
"text": "Dijon, whom he had courted, with promises that the Chatelaine is ready to grant him his wishes. The messenger convinces the seneschal to wear the belt under his clothes. Liénor then goes to Conrad's court, where everyone is struck by her beauty, and pretends to be a maiden who was raped by the seneschal and has thus acquired intimate knowledge of his body and his clothing; she reveals he has a belt under his clothes. The belt is discovered under his clothes and a trial by ordeal is proposed. The seneschal's innocence is proven in an ordeal by water: he",
"title": "Guillaume de Dole"
},
{
"docid": "14662443",
"text": "Miranda Richardson, and John Slattery. In 2018, Purnell appeared in the BBC mini-series \"Ordeal By Innocence\", based on the Agatha Christie book of the same name. Purnell played Hester Argyll, the youngest adopted child of the mysterious Argyll family. Purnell is currently starring in the lead role of the Starz show \"Sweetbitter,\" based on Stephanie Danler's internationally best-selling novel of the same name. Purnell plays Tess, a naive 22-year-old who moves to New York City to pursue a new life, and gets caught up in the world of fine dining. After its first season aired in early 2018, \"Sweetbitter\" was",
"title": "Ella Purnell"
},
{
"docid": "1916918",
"text": "was one form of torture. Ordeal of fire typically required that the accused walk a certain distance, usually or a certain number of paces, usually three, over red-hot ploughshares or holding a red-hot iron. Innocence was sometimes established by a complete lack of injury, but it was more common for the wound to be bandaged and re-examined three days later by a priest, who would pronounce that God had intervened to heal it, or that it was merely festering—in which case the suspect would be exiled or put to death. One famous story about the ordeal of ploughshares concerns Edward",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "10578352",
"text": "Ordeal of the bitter water A Sotah ( / סוטה) is a woman suspected of adultery who undergoes the ordeal of bitter water or ordeal of jealousy as described and prescribed in the Priestly Code, in the Book of Numbers, the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible. The term \"Sotah\" itself is not found in the Hebrew Bible but is Mishnaic Hebrew based on the verse \"if she has strayed\" (verb: שטה \"satah\") in Numbers 5:12. The process was a trial by ordeal administered to the wife whose husband suspected her of adultery but who had no witnesses to make",
"title": "Ordeal of the bitter water"
},
{
"docid": "10972292",
"text": "rescued, recounted the ordeal in the 1973 book \"Survive the Savage Sea\", on which the 1991 film of the same name was based. The story was revisited in his son Douglas' book \"The Last Voyage of the Lucette\". Dougal went on to write \"Sea Survival: A Manual\", and continued to sail until his death from cancer in 1991. Dougal Robertson Dougal Robertson (1924–1991) was a Scottish author and sailor who with his family survived being adrift at sea after their schooner was holed by killer whales in 1972. Robertson was born in Edinburgh in 1924, the youngest of eight children.",
"title": "Dougal Robertson"
},
{
"docid": "10578366",
"text": "is that the ordeal results in a prolapsed uterus if she is guilty. Some interpretations of the ordeal describe the bitter potion as an abortifacient, which induces a purposeful abortion or miscarriage if the woman is pregnant with a child which her husband alleges is another man’s. If the fetus aborts as a result of the ordeal, this presumably confirms her guilt of adultery, otherwise her innocence is presumed if the fetus does not abort. The text appears to suggest first that the offering should occur before the ordeal, () and then that it should occur after it. () Due",
"title": "Ordeal of the bitter water"
},
{
"docid": "1916948",
"text": "of the profane and vice-versa\" the ordeal was a \"controlled miracle\" that served as a point of consensus when one of the greatest dangers to the community was feud. From this analysis, Brown argues that the increasing authoritativeness of the state lessened the need and desire for the ordeal as an instrument of consensus, which ultimately led to its disappearance. Trial by ordeal Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. The test was one",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "16753505",
"text": "is a \"perfectly grey character\". The Krishna Key The Krishna Key is a 2012 anthropological thriller by Indian author Ashwin Sanghi and is his third novel. The book follows a history professor who has to prove his innocence against a murder charge. \"The Krishna Key\" centers around Ravi Mohan Saini, the protagonist and a historian who has been accused of the murder of his childhood friend Anil Varshney. In an attempt to clear his name, Saini looks into the past of Indian Mythology's grey areas and uncovers the truth about a serial killer who believes himself to be Kalki, the",
"title": "The Krishna Key"
},
{
"docid": "11358",
"text": "in 2015. As part of that deal, the BBC broadcast \"Partners In Crime\" and \"And Then There Were None\", both in 2015. Subsequent productions have included \"The Witness for the Prosecution\" but plans to televise \"Ordeal by Innocence\" at Christmas 2017 were delayed due to controversy surrounding one of the cast members. The three-part adaptation aired in April 2018. A three-part adaptation of \"The A.B.C. Murders\" starring John Malkovich and Rupert Grint began filming in June 2018 for later broadcast. Christie's first book, \"The Mysterious Affair at Styles\", was published in 1920 and introduced the detective Hercule Poirot, who became",
"title": "Agatha Christie"
},
{
"docid": "20617616",
"text": "of Virginia, and has conducted seminars in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska and Kansas City, Missouri for practicing lawyers. He has achieved the distinguished AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. Berry Law Firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys. In 2014, Berry co-authored the book \"The Twelfth Victim: The Innocence of Caril Fugate in the Starkweather Murder Rampage\" with Ohio lawyer Linda Battisti on Caril Ann Fugate, the teen girlfriend who accompanied spree killer Charles Starkweather during the murders of 1958. The book was recommended by Steven Drizin, attorney for",
"title": "John Stevens Berry"
},
{
"docid": "16753502",
"text": "The Krishna Key The Krishna Key is a 2012 anthropological thriller by Indian author Ashwin Sanghi and is his third novel. The book follows a history professor who has to prove his innocence against a murder charge. \"The Krishna Key\" centers around Ravi Mohan Saini, the protagonist and a historian who has been accused of the murder of his childhood friend Anil Varshney. In an attempt to clear his name, Saini looks into the past of Indian Mythology's grey areas and uncovers the truth about a serial killer who believes himself to be Kalki, the final avatar of Lord Vishnu.",
"title": "The Krishna Key"
},
{
"docid": "1373323",
"text": "of skin indicated guilt. According to 19th-century Malagasy historian Raombana, in the eyes of the greater populace, the \"tangena\" ordeal was believed to represent a sort of celestial justice in which the public placed their unquestioning faith, even to the point of accepting a verdict of guilt in a case of innocence as a just but unknowable divine mystery. Residents of Madagascar could accuse one another of various crimes, including theft, Christianity and especially witchcraft, for which the ordeal of \"tangena\" was routinely obligatory. On average, an estimated 20 to 50 percent of those who underwent the ordeal died. In",
"title": "Ranavalona I"
},
{
"docid": "1916922",
"text": "with Savonarola convicted of heresy and hanged at the Piazza della Signoria in Florence. Ordeal by fire (Persian:ور ) was also used for judiciary purposes in ancient Iran. Persons accused of cheating in contracts or lying might be asked to prove their innocence by ordeal of fire as an ultimate test. Two examples of such an ordeal include the accused having to pass through fire, or having molten metal poured on his chest. There were about 30 of these kinds of fiery tests in all. If the accused died, he was held to have been guilty; if survived, he was",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "3348213",
"text": "letters, essays and books. His four books, \"Cell 2455, Death Row\" (1954), \"Trial by Ordeal\" (1955), \"The Face of Justice\" (1957) and \"The Kid Was a Killer\" (1960), became bestsellers. He sold the rights to \"Cell 2455, Death Row\" to Columbia Pictures, which made a 1955 film of the same name, directed by Fred F. Sears, with William Campbell as Chessman. Chessman's middle name, Whittier, was used as the surname of his alter ego protagonist in the film. The manuscript of his fourth book, \"The Kid Was a Killer\", was seized by San Quentin warden Harley O. Teets in 1954",
"title": "Caryl Chessman"
},
{
"docid": "8622541",
"text": "Shares and the National Association for Choice in Giving. She began her first book while living in Texas. She is co-founder of Women in Crime Ink, described by the \"Wall Street Journal\" as \"a blog worth reading.\" In 2002, Fanning corresponded with serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells, who, in a letter to her, confessed to murdering 10-year-old Joel Kirkpatrick, whose mother had been convicted of killing her son. According to the Innocence Project, Fanning's testimony before a prison review board about the letter and her book \"Through the Window\", which details Sells' crime spree, were said to help prove Harper's",
"title": "Diane Fanning"
},
{
"docid": "18544152",
"text": "lands after he cleared himself of the charge, through the mechanism of a trial by ordeal. It is not clear why the ordeal was required, with the historian David Bates speculating that either the evidence of Pantulf's involvement was not conclusive or that murder victim's family demanded the ordeal because they suspected any evidence pointing to Pantulf's innocence. Pantulf gave Saint-Evroul four altar frontals for the abbey's help after he was cleared of the charges. By 1086 Pantulf held 29 manors in Shropshire, along with other lands in Staffordshire and Warwickshire. When Roger's son Robert de Bellême became Earl of",
"title": "William Pantulf"
},
{
"docid": "1916919",
"text": "the Confessor's mother, Emma of Normandy. According to legend, she was accused of adultery with Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester, but proved her innocence by walking barefoot unharmed over burning ploughshares. During the First Crusade, the mystic Peter Bartholomew allegedly went through the ordeal by fire in 1099 by his own choice to disprove a charge that his claimed discovery of the Holy Lance was fraudulent. He died as a result of his injuries. Trial by ordeal was adopted in the 13th century by the Empire of Nicaea and the Despotate of Epirus; Michael Angold speculates this legal innovation was most",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "1373322",
"text": "native \"tangena\" (\"Cerbera manghas\") shrub and ingested, with the outcome determining innocence or guilt. If nobles or freemen were compelled to undergo the ordeal, the poison was typically administered to the accused only after dog and rooster stand-ins had already died from the poison's effects, while among members of the slave class (\"andevo\"), the ordeal required them to immediately ingest the poison themselves. The accused would be fed the poison along with three pieces of chicken skin: if all three pieces of skin were vomited up then innocence was declared, but death or a failure to regurgitate all three pieces",
"title": "Ranavalona I"
},
{
"docid": "18617591",
"text": "responsible for killing many young women over a span of 20 years strikes again. One of the victims was Guo Zeqing's girlfriend; Guo has been feeling depressed since her death and is determined to avenge her. While investigating the case, Guo meets Wang Yufen, who narrowly escaped from the killer. After the ordeal, Wang experiences visions about her past life as Laura, who was murdered by the killer on the day she was born, and believes she was Laura in her past life. She manages to contact David, Laura's dead fiancé, whose soul is trapped inside a computer system, and",
"title": "The New Adventures of Wisely"
},
{
"docid": "10578370",
"text": "potential injury resulting from the drinking of certain potions, were common in antiquity; in parts of Europe, their judicial use even lasted until the late Middle Ages. Such ordeals were once believed to result in a direct decision by a deity, about the guilt or innocence of the party/parties undertaking the ordeal; typically divine intervention was believed to prevent the innocent being harmed, or to ensure that the guilty were, although in the case of some – witch ducking, for example – the innocent were more likely to come to harm. Ordeal of the bitter water A Sotah ( /",
"title": "Ordeal of the bitter water"
},
{
"docid": "5624373",
"text": "Jack is depicted as having no involvement with Rachel's murder and is the biological son of Leo and Kirsten, resulting in Leo having him beaten to death in prison when he threatens to reveal his true parentage. The series also portrays Calgary as a former mental patient, which causes doubts toward his testimony as Jack's alibi. The novel was also adapted into a stage play by Mary Jane Hansen performed for the first time by the New York State Theatre Institute in Troy, New York. The original run lasted from 4 to 17 February 2007, and included 14 performances. \"Ordeal",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "18009313",
"text": "Seven Blood-Stained Orchids Seven Blood-Stained Orchids () is a 1972 \"giallo\" film directed by Umberto Lenzi, who also co-wrote the screenplay. A serial killer is on the loose, murdering certain women around the city. While travelling on a train on his honeymoon, Mario (Antonio Sabato) sees his wife brutally attacked aboard the train and after the killer gets away, the police accuse Mario of attacking his newlywed wife. Police decides to hide the fact that Giulia (Uschi Glas), Mario's wife is alive in order to protect her from the killer. Mario sets out to prove his innocence by attempting to",
"title": "Seven Blood-Stained Orchids"
},
{
"docid": "4983277",
"text": "Phil Stanford Phil Stanford is an American journalist and author based in Oregon. Stanford is best known for his work on the murder of Oregon Department of Corrections director Michael Francke and his efforts to prove the innocence of Frank Gable, the man who was convicted of the crime. His 1994 \"Oregonian\" series on the “Happy Face Killer” case resulted in two innocent people being released from prison. Stanford's first book, \"Portland Confidential\", is an exposé of the city's post-war past as a vice mecca, operating under the protection of the local police. It was a regional best-seller and received",
"title": "Phil Stanford"
},
{
"docid": "14584930",
"text": "the raid on the FLDS compound in Eldorado, Wall's story couldn't be more timely. Her descriptions of the polygamous sect's rigidity are shocking, but what's most fascinating is the immensely likeable author's struggle to reconcile her longing for happiness with her terror of its consequences.\" Fritz Lanham of the \"Houston Chronicle\" felt that book was too long and that the narrative proceeded at too slow a pace. He was also critical of the reconstructed conversations that appear in the book, describing them as often sounding \"contrived\". The film rights were optioned by Sharp Independent and Killer Films in 2008. Jeffrey",
"title": "Stolen Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "5202475",
"text": "book focuses on a wizard and their first trial against the Lone Power. The first book's subject is a humanoid prince who first appeared in \"Wizard's Holiday\"; the second's is a saurian Species Archivist (a wizard who specializes in relocating endangered species to places where they can thrive) who first appeared in \"A Wizard of Mars.\" Both are part of the \"Interim Errantry: On Ordeal\" series. A third book is \"On Ordeal: Ronan Nolan Jnr.\" The official title of book 12 has yet to be released, but in a 2012 interview with GeekDads, Diane Duane used the working title, \"Wizardry",
"title": "Young Wizards"
},
{
"docid": "11595902",
"text": "as extras. Convicted killer Michael Raine is on death row. He is either guilty of killing his girlfriend or a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit. As the story unfolds Jessica Foster, an assistant to the Governor of Tennessee begins to interview Raine while on death row, claiming that she's writing a book about the inmates. Through various circumstances, Raine puts two and two together and builds a case that he believes can prove his innocence. Ms. Foster is the only one on the 'outside\" who can give Raine a voice, but is",
"title": "A Letter from Death Row (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5622022",
"text": "the Granada TV production of Agatha Christie's novel \"Ordeal by Innocence\" as the character Philip Durrant. Armitage joined the cast of \"Spooks\" as the character Lucas North for series 7, which began on 27 October 2008 in the UK. Armitage notes that the character, who spent eight years in a Russian prison, has a personable exterior, but is psychologically damaged. \"I love films with a combination of action and good characters. That's why Lucas is interesting as I get to play someone with a complex psychology who goes out there and tries to save the world.\" During the filming of",
"title": "Richard Armitage (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "514052",
"text": "sometimes considered an early work by William Shakespeare. The Ordeal of Queen Emma by Fire at Winchester is a legend that seems to have originated in the 13th century. Queen Emma was accused of unchastity with Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester. In order to prove her innocence, she was obliged to undergo the ordeal of walking over nine red-hot ploughshares placed on the pavement of the nave of Winchester Cathedral. Two bishops conducted the barefoot Queen to the line of red-hot ploughshares. She walked over the red-hot ploughshares, but felt neither the naked iron nor the fire. William Blake did an",
"title": "Emma of Normandy"
},
{
"docid": "15973786",
"text": "Tangena Tangena is a tree (\"Cerbera manghas\"), indigenous to Madagascar, that produces highly toxic nuts, which were historically used on the island of Madagascar for trials by ordeal to determine the guilt or innocence of an accused party. The tradition of the tangena ordeal, which has taken various forms over time, dates to at least the 16th century in Imerina, the central highland kingdom that would eventually come to rule the population of nearly the entire island four hundred years later. It has been estimated that the poison may have been responsible for the death of as much as 2%",
"title": "Tangena"
},
{
"docid": "4963485",
"text": "of David Milgaard, Guy Paul Morin, Steven Truscott, seven victims of the disgraced pediatric forensic pathologist Charles Smith, Roméo Phillion, and Thomas Sophonow. It also worked on the case of Anthony Hanemaayer, who had been convicted for a crime actually committed by serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo, whose confession had not been passed on to Hanemaayer. It has been involved in twenty-one of twenty-six exonerations in Canadian history. Applications to Innocence Canada can be made by the convicted person or another interested party and/or through the recommendation of a lawyer. In addition, Innocence Canada has been invited to provide",
"title": "Innocence Canada"
},
{
"docid": "4528338",
"text": "to mortality and human connections, is childlike in her innocence and questions. Xander's anger and Anya's confusion allow them to be mothered somewhat by Willow, who needs to take care of someone. Dawn is deeply in denial, unable to understand that the woman she thought she had known all her life was gone. Tara, who has gone through the ordeal before, represents the acceptance phase, soothing and helping the others to work through what they are experiencing. Buffy toward the end also begins to see acceptance when she tells Dawn that the body in the morgue is not their mother;",
"title": "The Body (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)"
},
{
"docid": "14949783",
"text": "one's hands, or wearing a shirt dipped in hot wax. Whoever managed to survive such an ordeal was considered innocent. Other ordeals were also common, wherein the defendant with hands and feet bound together was thrown into water. Drowning confirmed the defendant's innocence, while staying afloat confirmed the guilty status and the defendant was then put to death. The \"trial by fire\" in this text is not referring to an actual ordeal, but simply a test for Käthchen. She passes this test when she returns safely from the burning Thurneck Castle with the help of an angel. Das Käthchen von",
"title": "Das Käthchen von Heilbronn"
},
{
"docid": "4671837",
"text": "Azzam Azzam Azzam Azzam (, , ; born 1962) is an Israeli Druze who was convicted in Egypt of spying for Israel, and jailed for eight years. He maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal. Azzam is from the town of Maghar, Israel. A mechanic by training, he worked for Tefron, an Israeli textile company. As part of his work for Tefron, he made trips to Egypt to visit local factories which were subcontractors of the company. During one such visit in November 1996, he was arrested in Cairo by Egyptian security services. His arrest was kept secret for several days.",
"title": "Azzam Azzam"
},
{
"docid": "20632550",
"text": "due to the sexual assault allegations against Westwick. Its broadcast over the Eastertide of 2018 has split the series into three episodes across three weeks which has lead to some dubbing it \"ordeal by iPlayer\". After the drama had completed filming, the actor playing the part of Mickey Argyll (Ed Westwick) was accused of sexual assault by two women. In the wake of other sexual assault scandals in 2017, the BBC decided to delay the broadcast pending an investigation into the allegations against Westwick. When two more women came forward to allege impropriety by Westwick, the BBC auditioned a new",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5966714",
"text": "Grissom, who saved Brass's life by having him undergo surgery to remove the bullet. At the end of that episode, Brass is surrounded by his other family: the CSI night shift team, who watched over him through his ordeal. At the end of the seventh season premiere, \"Built To Kill, Part 1\", Brass is seen in a tattoo parlor, having the date of his shooting (May 11, 2006) tattooed just below the bullet scar. In the Season 13 finale \"Skin in the Game\", Ellie is apparently kidnapped by a serial killer re-enacting deaths from \"Dante's Inferno\". CSI Morgan Brody goes",
"title": "Jim Brass"
},
{
"docid": "5624374",
"text": "by Innocence\" was released by HarperCollins as a graphic novel adaptation on 1 July 2008, adapted and illustrated by \"Chandre\" (). This was translated from the edition first published in France by in 2006 under the title of \"Témoin indésirable\". The BBC produced a radio adaptation by Joy Wilkinson, starring Mark Umbers as Arthur Calgary and Jacqueline Defferary as Gwenda. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 over three weeks beginning 17 March 2014. In the UK the novel was first serialised in the weekly magazine \"John Bull\" in two abridged instalments from 20 September (Volume 104, Number 2725)",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "10923069",
"text": "a case to answer, guilt or innocence were established by oath, often in the form of compurgation, or trial by ordeal. During the 11th and 12th centuries, juries were sworn to decide property disputes but it was the Roman Catholic Church's 1215 withdrawal of support for trial by ordeal that necessitated the development of the jury in its modern form. The jury had always been a socially exclusive institution, and historically people had to own land of a particular value in order to qualify. Until 1919, women were automatically disqualified from serving on trial juries, and even after this date",
"title": "Juries in England and Wales"
},
{
"docid": "6152697",
"text": "supporting her innocence in his book \"The Forgotten Killer\". Jack Crawford, a major character in the Thomas Harris novels \"Red Dragon\" and \"The Silence of the Lambs\", was directly based on Douglas. Crawford was played by Dennis Farina in the film \"Manhunter\", by Scott Glenn in the film \"The Silence of the Lambs\", by Harvey Keitel in the 2002 \"Red Dragon\", and by Laurence Fishburne in the 2013 NBC series \"Hannibal\". According to Bryan Fuller, creator of \"Hannibal\", the series' version of Will Graham is based in part on Douglas, namely in the character suffering a severe case of autoimmune",
"title": "John E. Douglas"
},
{
"docid": "19331664",
"text": "the judges who released her a box of chocolates as a token of her appreciation. Murano lives in a geriatric residence in La Boca. She occasionally gives interviews. Argentinian writer Marisa Grinstein included Murano in her book \"Mujeres Asesinas (Killer Women).\" In 2006\",\" an episode of the Canal 13 television series of the same name featured a recreation of Murano's crimes. At the end of the episode, the real Yiya Murano appeared and proclaimed her innocence, citing evidence. The second season of \"Mujeres Asesinas\", the Mexican adaptation of the series, featured an episode based on Murano entitled “Tita Garza, Swindler,”",
"title": "Yiya Murano"
},
{
"docid": "1916932",
"text": "so as to avoid the mockery of Christ. Franconian law prescribed that an accused was to be given dry bread and cheese blessed by a priest. If he choked on the food, he was considered guilty. This was transformed into the ordeal of the Eucharist (trial by sacrament) mentioned by Regino of Prüm ca. 900:AD; the accused was to take the oath of innocence. It was believed that if the oath had been false, the person would die within the same year. Both versions are essentially the opposite of ordeals, as they rely on the guilty parties' self-incrimination, while providing",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "7783450",
"text": "that the killer has been arrested. The man in custody had Goodall's stolen and abandoned vehicle, and LaCrosse had made it clear that he was not the killer. Reconciled, Goodall and Dixon catch the train and ride in a car with Tex, another friend of Goodall's. Tex becomes suspicious when Goodall hands him matches from the Amarillo motel where the two murders happened. Goodall kills Tex, proving to Dixon that Goodall is the killer. LaCrosse lands on top of the moving train. Dixon knocks Goodall down just as LaCrosse enters the railroad car. LaCrosse confronts Dixon, who protests his innocence.",
"title": "Switchback (film)"
},
{
"docid": "20031613",
"text": "is not responsible for the crime, and set out to prove his innocence and find the true killer. The Silence of Murder The Silence of Murder () is a mystery novel for teen readers written by American author Dandi Daley Mackall and published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (now owned by Penguin Random House) on 11 October 2011. The book later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult in 2012. The story centers on the murder of John Johnson, a beloved small-town high school teacher and basketball coach. The only suspect is Jeremy Long, a student",
"title": "The Silence of Murder"
},
{
"docid": "3807384",
"text": "of X-23's ordeal, having received a detailed letter from her mother. The talk is interrupted when Captain America comes to arrest Laura. Despite the mayhem in her past, Matt Murdock accepts X-23's innocence. Captain America wants X-23 to atone for the murders she has committed. He ultimately frees X-23 in order to avoid S.H.I.E.L.D. exploiting her as their own weapon. X-23 surfaces in New York City and is taken in by a pimp named Zebra Daddy. She works as a prostitute who caters to sadomasochistic patrons. X-23 continues to cut herself with her own claws, is mostly mute, and proves",
"title": "X-23"
},
{
"docid": "1916920",
"text": "likely through \"the numerous western mercenaries in Byzantine service both before and after 1204.\" It was used to prove the innocence of the accused in cases of treason and use of magic to affect the health of the emperor. The most famous case where this employed was when Michael Palaiologos was accused of treason: he avoided enduring the red-iron by saying he would only hold it if the Metropolitan Phokas of Philadelphia could take the iron from the altar with his own hands and hand it to him. However, the Byzantines viewed trial of ordeal with disgust and considered it",
"title": "Trial by ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "15973789",
"text": "Andrianjaka's time, the ordeal was already a well-established and respected form of traditional justice, suggesting the practice must have originated no later than the 16th century. In the early 19th century, tangena constituted one of the chief measures by which Queen Ranavalona maintained order within her realm. A poison was extracted from the nut of the native tangena shrub and ingested, with the outcome determining innocence or guilt. If nobles (\"andriana\") or freemen (\"hova\") were compelled to undergo the ordeal, the poison was typically administered to the accused only after dog and rooster stand-ins had already died from the poison's",
"title": "Tangena"
},
{
"docid": "887737",
"text": "seek to avenge Sigurd; he connects this to a possible attempt to discount the continental version of the story, which the poet appears to have known. The use of the name Grimhild for her mother, the cognate name for Kriemhild, and that character's manifest wickedness may also derive from the continental tradition. In \"Guðrúnarkviða III\", Atli's concubine Herkja accuses Gudrun of sleeping with Thiodrek. Gudrun denies the charges and engages in an ordeal of hot water to prove her innocence. To perform the ordeal, she puts her hand into the kettle of boiling water, and because she is innocent, she",
"title": "Gudrun"
},
{
"docid": "10069441",
"text": "Musical's\" record win in 2012. In April 2018, Luke played the part of Dr Arthur Calgary in a BBC One three-part adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel Ordeal by Innocence. In 2013 Treadaway lived in a flat in North London, with his girlfriend Ruta Gedmintas, his twin brother Harry, and a friend who played in a band. Luke Treadaway Luke Antony Newman Treadaway (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor and singer. He has won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in the National Theatre's production of \"The Curious Incident of the Dog",
"title": "Luke Treadaway"
},
{
"docid": "16875603",
"text": "Royal Castle Hotel The Royal Castle Hotel is a hotel in Dartmouth, Devon, England. Guests have included Queen Victoria, Sir Francis Drake, and Mary (who later became Mary II of England). The hotel was used as a location for the 1984 film, \"Ordeal by Innocence\", which was based on the 1958 Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Agatha Christie renamed the hotel the Royal George in 'The Regatta Mystery', a short story that first appeared in The Strand Magazine in 1936 and which currently forms part of the 1991 short story collection Problem at Pollensa Bay. It holds three",
"title": "Royal Castle Hotel"
},
{
"docid": "1876918",
"text": "estates and superstores on the outskirts on Brixham Road. The Torbay Picture House (now closed) is believed to have been Europe's oldest purpose-built cinema and was built in 1907. Seat 2 Row 2 of the circle was the favourite seat of Torquay-born crime novelist Agatha Christie, who lived in neighbouring Galmpton. The cinemas and theatres in her books are all said to be based on the Torbay Picture House. It was also used as a location for the 1984 Donald Sutherland film \"Ordeal by Innocence\" and the 1981 film \"The French Lieutenant's Woman\" (which was filmed mainly at Lyme Regis",
"title": "Paignton"
},
{
"docid": "9778868",
"text": "time for the Ordeal of Kings—his first experience being his Ordeal of Knighthood. Lady Knight Lady Knight is the fourth book in the \"Protector of the Small\" quartet by Tamora Pierce. This book is Kel's first appearance as a Knight of the Realm. War with the neighboring country of Scanra is declared at last, and Kel finds herself in charge of a refugee camp. Her district commander, Lord Wyldon, has chosen not to place her in control of a border post or a portion of the army like the other knights, so she's certain that he wishes to keep her—who,",
"title": "Lady Knight"
},
{
"docid": "9173635",
"text": "cast trapped in the burning hotel, including a location shoot involving a helicopter. During the ordeal, Edward suffers a heart attack, Courtney rescues a lady who later rewards her with large sums of money, and Scott Baldwin is presumed dead. That summer, while the 2004 Summer Olympics were screening on rival channel NBC, the show launched another major storyline that involved a masked serial killer terrorizing the Quartermaine mansion for five episodes. The storyline was seen as an attempt to lure NBC soap opera viewers, especially due to the similarities to the recent serial killer storyline that had taken place",
"title": "History of General Hospital"
},
{
"docid": "20632541",
"text": "dismay. A man named Arthur Calgary arrives and provides an alibi for Jack: he had given him a ride at the time of the murder. Calgary claims to have been working in the Arctic since the murder and only just learned about it. Leo believes him to be a charlatan and Mickey threatens him. Calgary is later approached by Mary's husband Philip Durrant, who has become embittered towards the Argylls after being paralyzed. He suggests that they work together to try and extort money from them. Calgary rejects his offer but promises to clear Jack's name. Flashbacks reveal that Rachel",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "12775701",
"text": "the image, an example of the Streisand effect. Scorpions Additional musicians Production Virgin Killer Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by German rock band Scorpions. It was released in 1976 and was the band's first album to attract attention outside Europe. The title is described as being a reference to time as the killer of innocence. The original cover featured a nude prepubescent girl, which stirred controversy in the UK, US and elsewhere. As a result, the album was re-issued with a different cover in some countries. In December 2008, the image again gave rise to controversy when the",
"title": "Virgin Killer"
},
{
"docid": "12775686",
"text": "Virgin Killer Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by German rock band Scorpions. It was released in 1976 and was the band's first album to attract attention outside Europe. The title is described as being a reference to time as the killer of innocence. The original cover featured a nude prepubescent girl, which stirred controversy in the UK, US and elsewhere. As a result, the album was re-issued with a different cover in some countries. In December 2008, the image again gave rise to controversy when the British Internet Watch Foundation placed certain pages from Wikipedia on its internet",
"title": "Virgin Killer"
},
{
"docid": "20632542",
"text": "was a cruel and unloving mother who alienated all her children, leaving any of them with motive to murder her. As Calgary returns to the Argyll estate, a car tries to run him down but it crashes, killing the driver. The driver was Bellamy Gould, the police detective who investigated Rachel's murder. Calgary meets with Leo and admits that he had lied before about his background. He was a scientist who had worked on the atomic bomb and suffered a mental breakdown because of the guilt. The night of the murder he had escaped from a mental asylum and was",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "16875608",
"text": "leather-bound books in the library, woodwork from a \"Spanish man-o-war in the Galleon Bar\", antique chaises longues, huge carved chairs, and velvet curtains. Royal Castle Hotel The Royal Castle Hotel is a hotel in Dartmouth, Devon, England. Guests have included Queen Victoria, Sir Francis Drake, and Mary (who later became Mary II of England). The hotel was used as a location for the 1984 film, \"Ordeal by Innocence\", which was based on the 1958 Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Agatha Christie renamed the hotel the Royal George in 'The Regatta Mystery', a short story that first appeared in",
"title": "Royal Castle Hotel"
},
{
"docid": "10791887",
"text": "pregnant again. Their child is born with a terminal heart ailment and dies. Jessie and Phil divorce. Jessie marries Dr. John Prentice, who shortly dies and Jessie is a suspect. Phil and Jessie reunite during the ordeal and prove her innocence. They remarry, but when Phil is accused of murdering John's daughter Polly, he leaves Port Charles and is presumed dead in a plane crash. In 1970, Phil is seen alive and using the alias \"Harold Williamson.\" Deciding he is not good enough for Jessie, Phil finds comfort with Diana Maynard. Phil gets in a car accident and sees Jessie",
"title": "Phil Brewer"
},
{
"docid": "12599377",
"text": "next day, Rebecca leaves for work, and she is shot several times by a hitman. She survives the ordeal, but is paralyzed from the chest down, and is told that she will never walk again. Dick tracks her down and hires a female contract killer, who poses as a nurse, and unsuccessfully tries to give Rebecca a lethal injection. Rebecca presses charges, but Dick is out on the streets in no time. Feeling defeated, she primarily focuses on her recovery. She starts working as a nurse for Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, a surgeon, who specializes in the recovery of paralyzed people.",
"title": "Sleeping with the Devil (film)"
},
{
"docid": "12256997",
"text": "king of Imerina were equipped with iron-tipped spears, an innovation credited to Andriamanelo himself, who may have been the first among the Hova to use smithed iron in this way. Andrianjaka imposed an intimidating change to the traditional form of justice, the trial by ordeal: rather than administering \"tangena\" poison to an accused person's rooster to determine their innocence by the creature's survival, the poison would instead be ingested by the accused himself. Andriamanelo was the first in the highlands to transform lowland swamps into irrigated rice paddies through the construction of dikes in the valleys around Alasora. Under Andrianjaka,",
"title": "Merina Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "8736121",
"text": "a legend grew up around the life of Richardis. The legend relates that, despite being a virtuous wife, her husband continued to accuse her of misconduct. This he did for over ten years. In a bid to assure him of her innocence, she finally assented to an ordeal by fire. Though she was barefoot and wearing a shirt covered in wax, the flames nevertheless refused to touch her. Disheartened by her husband's continued mistrust, Richardis left the imperial palace and wandered into the forest. There she was visited by an angel, who ordered her to found a convent in a",
"title": "Richardis"
},
{
"docid": "15586747",
"text": "attempt to solve the secrets behind her murder. During the ordeal, he becomes close to his ex-wife, but she turns down the relationship. He gets in a relationship with a club singer named Gönül and then becomes interested in Esra. The main suspect in Berna's death is flamboyant mob boss and businessman, Ercüment Çözer, who is tracked down successfully by Behzat Ç., but flees abroad using his deep political connections. At the end of the first season, Berna's killer is revealed to be Şule, a girl who has been living with Behzat Ç. for months and whom Behzat Ç. treats",
"title": "Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi"
},
{
"docid": "19183145",
"text": "masters (Rousseau, Hegel, Nietzsche among many others) help Bruckner, who is French (this admirable translation is not, alas, credited), make the case that the modern individual, weakened by responsibilities of freedom too great to bear, finds freedom in weakness itself: the freedom from moral constraint. ... Bruckner should find a ready audience among philosophically inclined readers who bring a skeptical eye to contemporary trends and agree that freedom from responsibility is no freedom at all. The Temptation of Innocence The Temptation of Innocence: Living in the Age of Entitlement () is a 1995 book by the French philosopher Pascal Bruckner.",
"title": "The Temptation of Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "18589257",
"text": "A Mother's Ordeal A Mother's Ordeal: One Woman's Fight Against China's One-child Policy is a book written by Steven W. Mosher, President of Population Research Institute. The book is written in biographical style that takes the reader from the earliest memories of Chi-An, a Chinese female born on the year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949), through to her seeking asylum in the United States due to her pregnancy, which was illegal due to China's one-child policy. With names changed to prevent retribution by the Communist Party of China (CPC), Mosher writes in the first person",
"title": "A Mother's Ordeal"
},
{
"docid": "6221419",
"text": "running into the street. Sam is convinced the Text Message Killer is alive, meanwhile Maxie enlists Spinelli's help with proving Coop's innocence. Logan Hayes begins acting suspiciously, and it is revealed that his ribs are badly bruised right after Sam's fight with the killer. They warn his girlfriend Lulu Spencer, who sneaks into his apartment and finds a ski mask, gloves and a cell phone piggy back device. Logan refutes her claims and says he was planning to frame his rival, Johnny Zacchara. She tries to leave, but Logan grabs her. Lulu, in a desperate attempt to get away, hits",
"title": "Diego Alcazar"
},
{
"docid": "20101026",
"text": "square, Dr.Vasudevan tells Vishal that a few months earlier a Lawyer was killed brutally in a similar fashion of the dead man in the middle of the room. He says he was suspected of that murder as he was the Lawyer who had demanded he change the Postmortem report. Although his innocence was proved, one CBCID Police officer Aadhi (Birla Bose) stills suspected Dr.Vasudevan. Upon getting a certain lead, long after the case got over, Aadhi goes in search of the killer (then deemed Serial killer) sure that it was Dr.Vasudevan. The killer escapes from his clutches, in the process",
"title": "Sadhuram 2"
},
{
"docid": "796979",
"text": "that he had hired), Bill Wegerle had to live under a cloud of suspicion of murdering his wife Vicki Wegerle, although he was neither arrested nor convicted of her death. In March 2004, evidence surfaced connecting her death to the serial killer known as BTK, and in 2005 DNA evidence from the Wegerle murder confirmed that the BTK Killer was Dennis Rader and established Bill Wegerle's innocence. Prolonged polygraph examinations are sometimes used as a tool by which confessions are extracted from a defendant, as in the case of Richard Miller, who was persuaded to confess largely by polygraph results",
"title": "Polygraph"
},
{
"docid": "14734155",
"text": "Killer Company Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed is a 2009 Australian book by journalist Matt Peacock. The book documents how the use of harmful asbestos fibre in building materials produced by James Hardie Industries \"led to the deaths of thousands of workers and customers, who were never informed of the dangers\". Working with asbestos products, such as \"fibro\", resulted in medical abnormalities, such as asbestosis. The book opens with the story of Bernie Banton, former James Hardie employee, who suffered from asbestos-induced fibrosis and later died. According to Peacock, James Hardie Industries circumvented the rules and regulations designed to protect",
"title": "Killer Company"
},
{
"docid": "12148616",
"text": "of disciple, admirer, surrogate, or potential victim. In his book Moss said that he had been interested in a career with the FBI. He thought that gaining the trust of a serial killer, possibly learning more about their stated crimes or unsolved murders, was a way to distinguish himself as a job candidate. Moss forged the strongest relationship with Gacy; their letters led to regular Sunday morning phone calls, during which Gacy reiterated his innocence even as he gave Moss a guided tour of his world. In the book, Moss recounts his correspondence and eventual two meetings with Gacy about",
"title": "The Last Victim"
},
{
"docid": "17102053",
"text": "The Age of Innocence (Hamilton book) The Age of Innocence is a 1995 photography and poetry book by David Hamilton. The book contains images of early-teen girls, often nude, accompanied by lyrical poetry. Images are in a boudoir setting and photographed mainly in colour using a soft-focus filter, with some shots in black-and-white. The book is one of Hamilton's most popular titles. According to the \"Los Angeles Times\", the book's images are \"thought by thousands of critics and consumers to be socially acceptable, even wonderful.\" Likewise \"The New York Times\" stated the book received critical praise. Outside of art critics",
"title": "The Age of Innocence (Hamilton book)"
},
{
"docid": "15973791",
"text": "head of the corpse turned to the south (a mark of dishonor). According to 19th-century Malagasy historian Raombana, in the eyes of the greater populace, the \"tangena\" ordeal was believed to represent a sort of celestial justice in which the public placed their unquestioning faith, even to the point of accepting a verdict of guilt in a case of innocence as a just but unknowable divine mystery. Residents of Madagascar could accuse one another of various crimes, including theft, Christianity and especially witchcraft, for which the ordeal of \"tangena\" was routinely obligatory. On average, an estimated 20 to 50 percent",
"title": "Tangena"
},
{
"docid": "19475891",
"text": "whole neighborhood. The role earned her a Murex D'or nomination as \"Best Upcoming Actress\" in 2015 and opened doors to playing many other various characters, such as Haneen, a troubled drug-addict who attempts to take her own life when faced with the controversies of her society in the pan-Arab series , and tormented Carmen in “Abriaa w Laken”, an Arabic adaptation of the Agatha Christie novels, “Ordeal by Innocence” and “Appointment with death”. She took part in several series in Ramadan, including “Bint el Shahbandar” (2015); an epic, historical, romantic story that takes place in the 1800s, \"Noss Yom\" (2016)",
"title": "Natasha Choufani"
},
{
"docid": "12889558",
"text": "Joyce, hoping to make the scene look like the two have killed each other, however Joyce survives the ordeal. Then Conway announces his intention to see her executed for killing Elmer. Lou's reputation begins to falter: his girlfriend and fiancée Amy (Kate Hudson) suspects him of infidelity, and the county district attorney Howard Hendricks (Simon Baker), who has arrived in town to investigate the murders, suspects that Lou could be the killer. Lou accompanies Sheriff Maples and Conway in taking Joyce to the hospital in Fort Worth; Conway wants her alive so he can interrogate her. Lou waits in a",
"title": "The Killer Inside Me (2010 film)"
},
{
"docid": "1784461",
"text": "neither, one, or both of these as his heir in their respective kingdoms. His inner circle then began to fall apart. First, he accused his wife Richgard of having an affair with his chief minister and archchancellor, Liutward, bishop of Vercelli. She proved her innocence in an ordeal of fire and left him for the monastic life. He then turned against Liutward, who was hated by all, and removed him from office, appointing Liutbert, Archbishop of Mainz, in his place. In that year, his first cousin once removed, Ermengard of Provence, daughter of the Emperor Louis II and wife of",
"title": "Charles the Fat"
},
{
"docid": "10188188",
"text": "conspiracy. She reacted by expelling the foreigners from the island and subjecting all the implicated Merina officers to the \"tangena\" ordeal in which they were forced to swallow a poison to determine their guilt or innocence. Rainilaiarivony and his brother were excepted from this and remained, like her son Radama, in the queen's confidence for the few remaining years of her life. In the summer of 1861, when Rainilaiarivony was 33 years old, Queen Ranavalona's advanced age and acute illness produced speculation about who would succeed her. Ranavalona had repeatedly stated her intention that her progressive and pro-European son, Radama",
"title": "Rainilaiarivony"
},
{
"docid": "338125",
"text": "put to death during this period as a consequence of their refusal to recant their Christian faith. Far more, however, were punished in other ways: many were required to undergo the \"tangena\" ordeal, while others were condemned to hard labor or the confiscation of their land and property, and many of these consequently died. The tangena ordeal was commonly administered to determine the guilt or innocence of an accused person for any crime, including the practice of Christianity, and involved ingestion of the poison contained within the nut of the tangena tree (\"Cerbera odollam\"). Survivors were deemed innocent, while those",
"title": "Persecution of Christians"
},
{
"docid": "11399767",
"text": "dove. Ingeborg Krog was brought in for questioning. She denied the accusations and was subjected to the ordeal of water. When she failed the test, and continued to plead her innocence, she was subjected to torture. She confessed nothing under torture, except for one story which did not satisfy the court: she claimed that she had once eaten a fish she had been offered by a woman who had been executed for sorcery in 1653, and may have consumed some magic at that occasion. Sölve Nilsdotter then said that Ingeborg was just as much a witch as the rest of",
"title": "Vardø witch trials"
},
{
"docid": "20632555",
"text": "was made of Matthew Goode who \"...didn't just steal every scene he was in, he convinced us that the scene belonged to him in the first place\". The third episode also garnered four stars out of five from The Times. Carol Midgley said the ending where Leo Argyll ended up being locked away in the bunker by Kirsten, \"unexpected\". She also said that the plot was \"overboiled\" and did not show whether the \"Argyll children were in on it, or did they think he'd drowned?\". Midgley liked it overall and said that \"apart from those final shark-jumping moments, I relished",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5624369",
"text": "musical score by Dave Brubeck was criticised as inappropriate for its style of mystery. Brubeck had taken over from Pino Donaggio, who had already composed many pieces for the project, but was too busy to work on the project when various film edits needed re-scoring. His original score had swirling strings, lush melodies and tension-filled passages. The novel was adapted for the third season of the ITV television series \"Marple\" featuring Geraldine McEwan as the titular Miss Marple in 2007, although the character was not in the original novel. The episode guest-starred Denis Lawson as Leo, Stephanie Leonidas as Hester,",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "14607051",
"text": "Comedy of Innocence Comedy of Innocence () is a 2000 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz and starring Isabelle Huppert. It is co-scripted by Ruiz and Françoise Dumas. The film is produced by Mact Productions, distributed by Canal+, CNC, TF1, Les Films du Camelia. As Michael Goddard indicates in his book, \"The Cinema of Raul Ruiz: Impossible Cartographies\", the film was loosely adapted from Massimo Bontempelli novella \"Il Figilio del Due Madri\", or \"The Child of Two Mothers\" The music is composed by Jorge Arriagada, a Chilean composer who collaborated with Ruiz on other films such as \"Shattered Image\"",
"title": "Comedy of Innocence"
},
{
"docid": "20632548",
"text": "unable to locate him. Changes in cast The mystery drama was adapted for the screen by Sarah Phelps who was behind the previous two Christie adaptations for the BBC over the Christmas period (\"And Then There Were None\" and \"The Witness for the Prosecution\"). Phelps has admitted to changing some elements of the story, particularly the ending, and when asked about what the purists might think, she responded \"I don’t give a bollocks about people saying it has to be pure. No, it doesn’t. If you want a pure adaptation, go and get someone else to do it.\" However, the",
"title": "Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)"
}
] |
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| what is the statue of liberty holding in her left arm |
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{
"docid": "388699",
"text": "carries a \"tabula ansata\" inscribed in Roman numerals with \"JULY IV MDCCLXXVI\" (July 4, 1776), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet as she walks forward. The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, a national park tourism destination, and is a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad. Bartholdi was inspired by a French law professor and politician, Édouard René de Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised to U.S. independence would properly be a joint project of the French and",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "388716",
"text": "classical contours and applied simplified modeling, reflecting the huge scale of the project and its solemn purpose. Bartholdi wrote of his technique: Bartholdi made alterations in the design as the project evolved. Bartholdi considered having Liberty hold a broken chain, but decided this would be too divisive in the days after the Civil War. The erected statue does stride over a broken chain, half-hidden by her robes and difficult to see from the ground. Bartholdi was initially uncertain of what to place in Liberty's left hand; he settled on a \"tabula ansata\", used to evoke the concept of law. Though",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "5022757",
"text": "during exposure to atmospheric elements. It is this patina that gives the statue her sea-green coloring, due to the oxidation of the copper. It also means that the statue's deterioration by seawater and winds is greatly slowed. The only thing that still poses a threat to the patina is acid rain, which has the power to corrode the surface. The joints holding the statue together have withstood some damage by seawater, and have been periodically replaced or repaired. The greatest damage comes in the form of a weakening to the arm holding up the torch, one of the areas of",
"title": "Statue of Liberty in popular culture"
},
{
"docid": "12650417",
"text": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Strengthen the Arm of Liberty was the Boy Scouts of America's theme for the organization's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. The campaign was inaugurated in February with a dramatic ceremony held at the base of the Statue of Liberty (\"Liberty Enlightening the World\"). Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States. Hundreds of smaller replicas of the Statue of Liberty have been created worldwide. The classical appearance (Roman stola, sandals, facial expression) derives from Libertas, ancient Rome's goddess of freedom from slavery, oppression, and tyranny. Her raised right foot is",
"title": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "12765337",
"text": "in the water. They rowed towards it as the waves carried it to them. At first they mistook it for a bird, but quickly saw that it was what seemed to be a statue of a girl. At last they were able to determine that it was a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the child Jesus on her left arm and a gold cross in her right hand. The statue was fastened to a board with an inscription saying \"Yo Soy la Virgen de la Caridad\" or \"I am the Virgin of Charity.\" Much to their surprise, the statue",
"title": "Our Lady of Charity"
},
{
"docid": "15182890",
"text": "proper left arm is pulled to her chest holding the cross that hangs from her neck. Her proper right arm is outstretched in front of her with her hand open as if reaching out to hold someone's hand. Her proper right foot steps out in front her. The statue stands on top of a limestone base which stands on a granite base and is surrounded by flowers. Teresa Clark moved from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Terre Haute, Indiana, in the spring of 2005 and shortly thereafter she was commissioned to create the statue of the Saint. As a non-religious person",
"title": "Saint Mother Théodore Guérin (Clark)"
},
{
"docid": "12652798",
"text": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) The Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument is a replica of the Statue of Liberty (\"Liberty Enlightening the World\") in Pine Bluff Memorial Gardens, on the south side of 10th Avenue between Georgia and State Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was placed by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) as part of its 1950s era campaign, \"Strengthen the Arm of Liberty.\" The statue is in height, made of copper, and is mounted on concrete base tall. The statue faces north, toward the Pine Bluff Civic Center, and there is a",
"title": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)"
},
{
"docid": "388698",
"text": "Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "12650422",
"text": "\"R\" hallmark is prominently displayed on the reverse. In addition, a commemorative neckerchief slide was made for Boy Scouts and for the Cub Scouts. Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Strengthen the Arm of Liberty was the Boy Scouts of America's theme for the organization's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. The campaign was inaugurated in February with a dramatic ceremony held at the base of the Statue of Liberty (\"Liberty Enlightening the World\"). Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States. Hundreds of smaller replicas of the Statue of Liberty have been created worldwide. The classical",
"title": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "15089865",
"text": "loose on her neck). She holds a caduseus, a classic symbol of commerce, in the crook of her proper right arm. Her proper right foot is extended slightly forward, while her proper left foot is pointed downward behind her body (as if she is in the middle of a step). \"History\" is an approximately 9-foot tall (274.32 cm) statue of a female figure draped in Hellenistic robes, holding a feathered quill in her proper right hand and an open book cradled in the crook of her proper left arm. She wears a floor-length tunic with a wide, slightly pleated neckline",
"title": "Values of Civilization (Doyle)"
},
{
"docid": "8452726",
"text": "Monument of Liberty, Ruse The Monument of Liberty (Bulgarian: Паметник на свободата, \"Pametnik na svobodata\") in Rousse, Bulgaria, was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Italian sculptor Arnoldo Zocchi. As time went by, it gained significance as one of the city's symbols, and now forms a part of her coat of arms. The structure is a pyramidal one. The statue on top represents a female figure, who is holding a sword in her left hand, while pointing with her right hand to the direction from where the national liberators arrived. One of the two bronze lions",
"title": "Monument of Liberty, Ruse"
},
{
"docid": "7292584",
"text": "Beaux-Arts sculptures in New York, including those at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York Public Library, Manhattan Bridge, and USS \"Maine\" National Monument at Columbus Circle. The statue has been variously described as the largest or second-largest statue in Manhattan, depending on whether the larger Statue of Liberty is considered as being in Manhattan. It is similar in style to the Statue of Liberty. According to the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, \"the left arm of the statue fell off and went through a skylight on the 26th floor of the Municipal Building\" (then a",
"title": "Manhattan Municipal Building"
},
{
"docid": "7941771",
"text": "of Haute-Vienne, Limousin. There is another \"original\" Bartholdi replica at Roybon (near Grenoble) There is a small replica on Boulevard des Anglais in Nice. In Minimundus, a miniature park located at the Wörthersee in Carinthia, Austria, is another replica of the Statue of Liberty. In Graz, standing between the Opera House and the NextLiberty Theater, stands a steel structure built out of steel beams, that depict the original size of the statue of liberty, before the plates of the final form were being put into place. Instead of torch of flame, this depiction is holding a sword in extended left",
"title": "Replicas of the Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "12650418",
"text": "on the move. This symbol of Liberty and Freedom is not standing still or at attention in the harbor, it is moving forward, as her left foot tramples broken shackles at her feet, in symbolism of the United States' wish to be free from oppression and tyranny. Between 1949 and 1952, approximately two hundred 100-inch (2.5 m) replicas of the statue, made of stamped copper, were purchased by Boy Scout troops and donated in 39 states in the U.S. and several of its possessions and territories. The project was the brainchild of Kansas City businessman, J.P. Whitaker, who was then",
"title": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "12652799",
"text": "bronze commemorative plaque on the north face of the base. It is one of two BSA-placed statues in the state; the other is in Fayetteville. The statue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) The Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument is a replica of the Statue of Liberty (\"Liberty Enlightening the World\") in Pine Bluff Memorial Gardens, on the south side of 10th Avenue between Georgia and State Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was placed by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) as part of",
"title": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)"
},
{
"docid": "15396543",
"text": "the seventeenth of December in Washington D.C., titled \"French Technical Report on Restoring the Statue of Liberty\". The report, written with the assistance of a regional historical architect from the NPS, was an attempt to identify and address the apparent problems associated with the statue. In the report, the consultants took note of what they saw to be the most serious problem affecting the statue: that two predominant sections, the torch-bearing arm and the rest platform at the head level, had corroded significantly. The report also alluded to the corroded girders toward the top of the pedestal and the bottom",
"title": "Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "388778",
"text": "and opportunity.\" Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty are displayed worldwide. A smaller version of the statue, one-fourth the height of the original, was given by the American community in Paris to that city. It now stands on the Île aux Cygnes, facing west toward her larger sister. A replica tall stood atop the Liberty Warehouse on West 64th Street in Manhattan for many years; it now resides at the Brooklyn Museum. In a patriotic tribute, the Boy Scouts of America, as part of their Strengthen the Arm of Liberty campaign in 1949–1952, donated about two hundred replicas",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "388783",
"text": "it is seen half-buried in sand. It is knocked over in the science-fiction film \"Independence Day\" and in \"Cloverfield\" the head is ripped off. In Jack Finney's time-travel novel \"Time and Again\", the right arm of the statue, on display in the early 1880s in Madison Square Park, plays a crucial role. Robert Holdstock, consulting editor of \"The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction\", wondered in 1979: Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue,",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "5762202",
"text": "of her husband. On the third day was the official inauguration of the monument by Mussolini. The statue depicts Anita Garibaldi, mounted on a rearing horse, holding her baby son close in her left arm while brandishing a pistol in her right hand, as she leads her husband’s army to victory. Garibaldi is the subject of the 1952 historical film \"Red Shirts\" in which she is played by Anna Magnani. Ana Paula Arósio portrayed Anita in the 2013 historical drama film \"Anita e Garibaldi\". Lacking a formal education, Anita Ribeiro Garibaldi left only some dictated notes about her experiences. Decades",
"title": "Anita Garibaldi"
},
{
"docid": "15089875",
"text": "in a mantle, and gathers its folds at waist height in her proper left hand. Her proper right arm is extended towards the ground and positioned close to her body. Her proper right hand holds a long sword, the point of which rests on the base in between her feet. \"Liberty\" wears a Phrygian cap atop her hair, which is tied back at the base of her neck. One thick lock of hair falls down the middle of her back, while another is swept forward onto her proper right shoulder. The statue stands on a large square cement base which",
"title": "Values of Civilization (Doyle)"
},
{
"docid": "20894347",
"text": "Statue of Liberty (Seattle) The Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, is a replica of the Statue of Liberty, installed at Seattle's Alki Beach Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was installed in 1952 by the Boy Scouts of America and underwent a significant restoration in 2007 after repeated vandalism had damaged the sculpture. The sculpture was donated to the city by the Boy Scouts of America in 1952, as part of the Strengthen the Arm of Liberty campaign. It was installed in February 1952 at a site near the landing spot of the Denny Party, who named",
"title": "Statue of Liberty (Seattle)"
},
{
"docid": "2379852",
"text": "settlement with Kaskey. Portlandia (statue) Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of the Portland Building, in downtown Portland, Oregon, at 1120 SW 5th Avenue. It is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States, after the Statue of Liberty. The statue is based on the design of the city seal. It depicts a woman dressed in classical clothes, holding a trident in the left hand and reaching down with the right hand. The statue is above street level and faces a relatively narrow, tree-lined street. An accompanying plaque contains a poem by Portland resident",
"title": "Portlandia (statue)"
},
{
"docid": "2379848",
"text": "Portlandia (statue) Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of the Portland Building, in downtown Portland, Oregon, at 1120 SW 5th Avenue. It is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States, after the Statue of Liberty. The statue is based on the design of the city seal. It depicts a woman dressed in classical clothes, holding a trident in the left hand and reaching down with the right hand. The statue is above street level and faces a relatively narrow, tree-lined street. An accompanying plaque contains a poem by Portland resident Ronald Talney. \"She",
"title": "Portlandia (statue)"
},
{
"docid": "5992414",
"text": "a celebration as Remembrance Day. This statue, in New York City's harbor, occupies the place of our timeline's Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was not built in this timeline because relations between the United States and France are poor due to France's support of the Confederate States. Rather than the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island (still under the name of Bedloe's Island) is taken up by a similar but more grim German-influenced statue known as the Statue of Remembrance holding the \"Sword of Vengeance\". Whenever either Germany gave the statue to the United States or the USA building",
"title": "Institutions in the Southern Victory Series"
},
{
"docid": "11114275",
"text": "the room holding it. The video was released on the \"Look Look\" video compilation. Statue of Liberty (song) \"Statue of Liberty\" is a 1978 single by XTC. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and subsequently banned by the BBC for the lyrics \"In my fantasy I sail beneath your skirt\". XTC performed the song on the BBC2 television show \"The Old Grey Whistle Test\" in 1978. The music video for \"Statue of Liberty\" shows the band performing the song in a black room while cardboard cutouts of the Statue of Liberty holds up the microphones for the band.",
"title": "Statue of Liberty (song)"
},
{
"docid": "19077994",
"text": "Female Figure (Giambologna) Female Figure is a near life-size 16th century marble statue by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna. It measures 114.9 cm (45 1/4 in.) and depicts an unidentified woman who may be Bathsheba, Venus or another mythological person. The work dates from 1571–73, early in the artist's career, and has been held by the J. Paul Getty Museum since 1982. The woman is nude save for a bracelet on her upper left arm and a discarded garment covering her lap. She sits on a column draped with cloths, holding a jar in one hand, drying her left foot with",
"title": "Female Figure (Giambologna)"
},
{
"docid": "4179364",
"text": "Statue of Liberty play The Statue of Liberty is a trick play in American football named after the Statue of Liberty. Although many variations of the play exist, the most common involves the quarterback taking the snap from the center, dropping back, and gripping the ball with two hands as if he were to throw. He then places the ball behind his back with his non-throwing hand, while pump-faking a throw to one side of the field. While his arm is still in motion during the fake throw, he hands the ball off behind his back to a running back",
"title": "Statue of Liberty play"
},
{
"docid": "6707645",
"text": "the statue has often been vandalized during the years by local anarchists and other left-wing radicals. \"Vapaudenpatsas\" (The Statue of Liberty), by the sculptor Viktor Jansson, is another statue commemorating the White conquest of Tampere. It was placed in the Hämeenpuisto Park in 1921. The model of the figure was the far-right priest Elias Simojoki. The statue is holding a sword pointed towards the Tampere Workers' Hall on the other side of the park. The statue is often called \"Rummin-Jussi\", after the nickname of the infamous White executioner Johannes From, responsible of murdering more than 70 Reds. The Swedish Brigade",
"title": "Battle of Tampere"
},
{
"docid": "8069619",
"text": "arm off of the statue. The plot seemed so simple to the group that they decided to branch out and target the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia and the Washington Monument in D.C. On February 15 Duclos left Montreal in her 1961 Rambler and headed for New York City with 30 sticks of dynamite and three blasting caps. It is not known where or how she acquired the explosives, or why the group chose to acquire the materials from Canada rather than the United States. Upon her arrival in New York the next day, Duclos cached the explosives in a vacant",
"title": "Michelle Duclos"
},
{
"docid": "7634129",
"text": "were burned. What records remain show that it originally came from the company Edbrooke & Burnham in Salem, Ohio. The statue's name prior to its christening is unknown, but it has possessed the names \"Miss Freedom, Liberty, and Goddess of Liberty\". The statue wears a Phrygian cap, or pileus, adorned with a star. It wears a robe and holds a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left. The torch is meant to represent the guidance to a higher state and people who lost their lives in order to gain freedom. The light represents truth and enlightenment,",
"title": "Miss Freedom"
},
{
"docid": "2512024",
"text": "recycled from the \"Pink Elephants on Parade\" sequence from \"Dumbo\"). When the hallucinations clear, he finds himself in his bed, and realizes that the whole experience was a nightmare, but he sees the shadow of a figure holding its right hand up in the form of a Nazi salute. He begins to do so himself until he realizes that it is the shadow of a miniature Statue of Liberty, holding her torch high in her right hand. Remembering he is in the United States, he embraces the statue, grateful of his United States citizenship. The short ends with a caricature",
"title": "Der Fuehrer's Face"
},
{
"docid": "6594992",
"text": "her right hand on her leg. To her left is the only male statue on the building; he rests his right arm on a stack of books and holds in his left hand a tablet. To the right of the central figure is a statue who holds a torch in her right hand and rests her left arm also on a stack of books. Directly below this grouping is a carving of the Seal of the State of Indiana, depicting a wooded scene with a hunter and buffalo and encircled with giant oak leaves symbolizing distinction. Above the arches of",
"title": "Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse"
},
{
"docid": "12769215",
"text": "old Greek manner and his left arm holding what resembles a globe, like the virgin he is dressed in a clinging tunic. It has a unique form of shifting the hips to sustain the baby in its left arm, which is characteristic of the type of sculpture to which it belongs. In her right arm the Virgin carries a Pomegranate, placed there in a restoration done in 1937, after the damage suffered during the Spanish Civil War, and which replaced the Lilium she initially held. As an exterior adornment the image ports an aureola with an oval structure, something rare",
"title": "Virgin of Miracles"
},
{
"docid": "987972",
"text": "can be seen overlooking the Mackinac Island harbor. The Mackinac Island Statue of Liberty replica was dedicated in 1950 by the Boy Scouts of America. The statue is one of 200 donated by the BSA in 1950 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Scouting. The program was called Strengthen the Arm of Liberty and the Mackinac statue is the only one located in Michigan. Due to the unique role that Boy Scouts play on Mackinac Island during the summer, the statue is a lasting testament to the island’s scouting heritage. The statue was restored by the Mackinac Island American Legion",
"title": "Scouting in Michigan"
},
{
"docid": "388721",
"text": "the Panama Canal. The copper may have come from multiple sources and some of it is said to have come from a mine in Visnes, Norway, though this has not been conclusively determined after testing samples. According to Cara Sutherland in her book on the statue for the Museum of the City of New York, was needed to build the statue, and the French copper industrialist Eugène Secrétan donated of copper. Although plans for the statue had not been finalized, Bartholdi moved forward with fabrication of the right arm, bearing the torch, and the head. Work began at the Gaget,",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "20894348",
"text": "the first settlement there \"New York Alki\" before moving to modern-day Downtown Seattle. The site was near a location proposed for a \"grand monument\" in the 1911 city plan outlined by Virgil Bogue. The original statue was constructed using stamped copper sheets and was repeatedly damaged by vandals. The entire statue was knocked off its base by vandals in 1975, requiring $350 in repairs funded by the city's parks department. A miniature version of the statue, left inside the larger statue's pedestal base, was re-discovered with a ripped arm that mirrored the acts of an earlier vandal. It was the",
"title": "Statue of Liberty (Seattle)"
},
{
"docid": "18583524",
"text": "upraised right arm survives up to the wrist and once held a spear. Her left arm is entirely missing except for the shoulder and traces of her left hand resting on her waist. The statue is believed, not completely uncontroversially, to have stood atop a preserved doric column which reads: It was found under the Perserschutt on the Akropolis in Athens, near the Kritios boy and the Moscophoros. Angelitos Athena The Angelitos Athena is an ancient marble statue, which was made around 480-470 BC. The figure, the earliest known depiction of the armed Athena, is an example of the severe",
"title": "Angelitos Athena"
},
{
"docid": "7941772",
"text": "arm and a sphere in the right arm representing the world. A small replica in lego is situated in Legoland in Billund. A copy is in the German \"Heidepark Soltau\" theme park, located on a lake with cruising Mississippi steamboats. It weighs 28 metric tons (31 short tons), is made of plastic foam on a steel frame with polyester cladding, and was designed by the Dutch artist Gerla Spee. A green painted replica of the Statue of Liberty can be found near Mulnamina More, County Donegal, Ireland. A replica stands atop the Hotel Victory in Pristina, Kosovo. A 33 ft",
"title": "Replicas of the Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "2940096",
"text": "All include seeds for three plantings and drip tray. The presidents and 2012 candidates are sculpted as heads, atop a base that is thicker than normal for a Chia Head planter. The Statue of Liberty is sculpted as a bust, and depicts the uplifted right arm holding the torch. The bases of each are printed with black lettering. The line began as Chia: Proud to be American in 2009, and was rebranded Chia: Freedom of Choice in 2012. Chia Obama \"Determined\" was the only piece to be carried over, repackaged only as Chia Obama. Shortly after the release of the",
"title": "Chia Pet"
},
{
"docid": "2196841",
"text": "and Lorraine. In this timeline's New York City, there is no Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island, nor does the name get changed to Liberty Island – as relations between the United States and France are poor, due to France's support for the Confederacy, and there is no question of the French donating such a statue to the Americans. Instead, the island is taken up by a similar but more grim German-influenced statue known as the Statue of Remembrance holding the \"Sword of Vengeance\". Whenever either Germany gave the statue to the United States or the USA built it itself",
"title": "How Few Remain"
},
{
"docid": "9751821",
"text": "Apollo Lykeios. The prototype was discovered in 1770, as a marble Roman copy of a bronze original, and came into the Mattei collection. 2.11m high, and of the Augustan era, this type is derived from Phidias's original. It is now on display in the Gallerie delle Statue of the Pio-Clementine Museum in the Vatican. The figure looks down, with her right arm parrying and her left arm by her side with a quiver under it, though both arms, the head, and the left shoulder are all restorations. Another copy of this type is at the Capitoline Museum. 1.94 m high,",
"title": "Amazon statue types"
},
{
"docid": "18017989",
"text": "say in order to have the viewer’s eye look towards what Athena was holding in her right hand. There is a hole in the palm of the right hand and the right thumb indicating that Athena was originally holding an item, but that item's identity it is not certain. Some suggest it might have been an owl or the representation of victory, Nike. It is also thought that Athena may have held in her left hand a spear or a shield. Athena additionally wears a helmet, which also helps to date the statue. This is because Athena wears a Corinthian",
"title": "Piraeus Athena"
},
{
"docid": "7634130",
"text": "while the sword symbolizes the fight of people who seek liberty. Miss Freedom Miss Freedom, originally christened as Goddess of Liberty, is the name of the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs and is over 26 feet tall. She was sculpted with a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left. The torch is a functioning Mercury vapor lamp, casting a blue-green light at night. The torch in her right hand was supposed to be a working light",
"title": "Miss Freedom"
},
{
"docid": "18586189",
"text": "to the \"Rampin Master\" who is named for another head, very similar in style, which was in the Rampin Collection and is now on display in the Louvre. In Brinkmann's opinion, this statue type does not depict mortal girls but goddesses. Her posture does not correspond to the late archaic Kore, \"who steps forward with her left leg, holds her skirt with her left hand and holds fruit in the crook of her right arm.\"\" On the Peplos Kore, there are bore holes in the lowered right arm and the bent left arm which suggest she held a bow and",
"title": "Peplos Kore"
},
{
"docid": "641178",
"text": "the edge of his property – terraced land that had once formed part of a Roman gymnasium – and that he discovered an oblong cavity some 1.2 x 1.5 metres deep in the volcanic tuff. It was in this cavity, which had three wings, that Kendrotas first noticed the upper part of the statue. Notwithstanding these anomalies, the consensus is that the statue was found in two large pieces (the upper torso and the lower draped legs) along with several herms (pillars topped with heads), fragments of the upper left arm and left hand holding an apple, and an inscribed",
"title": "Venus de Milo"
},
{
"docid": "3660803",
"text": "Dominicans to cast bells. The missing parts were remade in the 15th century. The statue evidently depicts a bearded emperor, identifiable from his imperial diadem and his commanding gesture that invokes the act of delivering a speech, with his right arm raised, holding a cross. The Emperor wears a cuirass over his short tunic. His cloak is draped over his left arm in a portrait convention that goes back to Augustus. In his outstretched left hand he now holds an orb. His diademed head wears a Gothic jewel, similar to the one worn by Aelia Eudoxia, mother of Theodosius II.",
"title": "Colossus of Barletta"
},
{
"docid": "17915255",
"text": "wears 24 to 25 bangles on her left arm and 4 bangles on her right arm, and some object was held in her left hand, which is resting on her thigh; both arms are unusually long. One arm completely filled with bangles which is similar to Banjara lady. Her necklace has three big pendants. She has her long hair styled in a big bun that is resting on her shoulder. This statue is a cultural artifact reflecting the aesthetics of a female body as conceptualized during that historical period. In 1973, British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler described the item as his",
"title": "Dancing Girl (sculpture)"
},
{
"docid": "2199716",
"text": "State\". The two Goddesses represent the state motto, \"Liberty and Prosperity\". Liberty is on the left. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap on it, and the word liberty underneath her. The goddess on the right is Ceres, goddess of agriculture. She is holding a cornucopia with prosperity written below her. According to the minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for May 11, 1896, the date on which the Assembly officially approved the flag as the state emblem, the buff color is due indirectly to George Washington, who had ordered on September 14, 1779, that the uniform",
"title": "Flag and coat of arms of New Jersey"
},
{
"docid": "5022758",
"text": "the statue that supports the most weight over a relatively small area. This arm weakness was most recently repaired in the mid-1980s. The torch that the statue holds was also replaced then, because the original torch had been irrevocably damaged by water and snow seeping in through the windows. The old torch now sits in the Statue of Liberty Museum. The stone at Liberty's feet has also needed repair in the past. Fifty years after the statue was first erected, in 1937, it was discovered that water was leaking in to the pedestal that the statue stands upon. A giant",
"title": "Statue of Liberty in popular culture"
},
{
"docid": "15089876",
"text": "holds a black plaque that reads \"LIBERTY\" in gold letters. This statue is a depiction of \"Oratory\" carved out of marble. The tall marble statue sits on a large cement base with a plaque that reads \"ORATORY\". The sculpture is a man in Roman robes. He is holding his right hand out in a declamatory gesture and he is gathering his robes in his left hand. This sculpture group comprises eight statues which represent the fields of human endeavor that shaped civilization, and was commissioned as a set by the Indiana State House Board of Commissions in June 1887. Alexander",
"title": "Values of Civilization (Doyle)"
},
{
"docid": "19613645",
"text": "river. In the temple the main image (idol) is of Akash Yogini flying through the sky, her right leg bent up at the knee behind her, and her left leg is pulled up against her breasts with her left arm. Her right arm is behind her holding a vajra above the sole of her right foot. In the crook of her right arm she holds a khaṭvāṅga staff which rests on her left shoulder. This image is about 18 inches high. Vidhyeshvari Vajra Yogini Temple The Vidhyeshvari Vajra Yogini Temple - also known as the Bijeśvarī Vajrayoginī, Bidjeshwori Bajra Jogini,",
"title": "Vidhyeshvari Vajra Yogini Temple"
},
{
"docid": "15277482",
"text": "foot and 6 inch high full-length sculpture depicts George Washington at the age of 43. \"He wears a hat with flower, cape, boots, jacket, vest and pants. He holds a sword with both hands in front of him.\" There are two bronze figures at the foot of the base that were added at the suggestion of Miss Elizabeth Plankinton. One, a woman, points up to the statue with her proper left arm, while the second figure, a child, gazes upward while holding an open book at his side. The inscription on the lower left side of the sculpture reads \"RH",
"title": "Washington Monument (Milwaukee)"
},
{
"docid": "5332564",
"text": "of the long-lost original: she is cuirassed and helmeted, carries a shield on her left arm and a small statue of Nike (Victory) in her right palm, and stands high, gilt with more than of gold leaf; an equally colossal serpent rears its head between her and her shield. Since the building is complete and its decorations were polychromed (painted in colors) as close to the presumed original as possible, this replica of the original Parthenon in Athens serves as a monument to what is considered the pinnacle of classical architecture. The plaster replicas of the Parthenon Marbles found in",
"title": "Parthenon (Nashville)"
},
{
"docid": "388763",
"text": "and about two percent of the exterior plates needed to be replaced. Although problems with the armature had been recognized as early as 1936, when cast iron replacements for some of the bars had been installed, much of the corrosion had been hidden by layers of paint applied over the years. In May 1982, President Ronald Reagan announced the formation of the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Centennial Commission, led by Chrysler Corporation chair Lee Iacocca, to raise the funds needed to complete the work. Through its fundraising arm, the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., the group raised more than",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "15089861",
"text": "the base. The sculpture is a female form symbolizing agriculture. The figure has classical features, wears her hair in a bun with two looped braids, and is clothed in robes. Her robes are belted at the waist, as well as draped over her proper left arm. In her proper left arm she also holds wheat. Her proper left foot is extended forward, and her proper right foot is pointed behind her body (as if she is in the middle of a step). \"Art\" is an approximately 9-foot tall (274.32 cm) statue of a young female figure wearing a floor-length tunic",
"title": "Values of Civilization (Doyle)"
},
{
"docid": "12650421",
"text": "been taken from its original position in Dankwardt Park, completely renovated, repaired, and polished, and then placed on a pedestal at the riverfront, where it sits today. The following is a list of where the statues were placed or are located in 2016. Benton, Illinois in front of the library A Strengthen the Arm of Liberty brass pin was also available for uniform and civilian wear. The pin is in the shape of the Statue of Liberty superimposed on a fleur de lis. The Robbins Company, which made BSA's Eagle medals for many years, made these pins and the winged",
"title": "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "2289315",
"text": "an admirable procession returning to the castle. The statue of Notre-Dame de la Garde holding in her left arm the naked child and in her right hand, a bouquet of flowers, was carried by eight shoeless penitents veiled like ghosts.\" Georges de Scudéry scorned the fort and preferred to live at , the aristocratic quarter of the time. The stewardship of the fort was entrusted to a mere sergeant, named Nicolas. In the 1650 Caze affair, the governor of Provence, the Count of Alais, opposed the Parliament of Provence in the Fronde and wanted to put down the revolt in",
"title": "Notre-Dame de la Garde"
},
{
"docid": "20607108",
"text": "light and dark blue, the snakes were red, and there were other bits of colour on the hem. These traces of colour can no longer be perceived, except for a painted band on the soles of her shoes. The statue is largely intact, except for the right arm and one fold of her drapery. The left arm has been reconstructed from a number of fragments. The head was only found several months after the body and was more heavily corroded than the rest of the statue. It was made separately and inserted into the main statue. The head was looted",
"title": "Athena with cross-strapped aegis"
},
{
"docid": "19971371",
"text": "Liberty – the torch, a long arm, and part of the head of the colossal statue, silhouetted against a clear summer blue. Five workmen are attached to the statue by ropes, including one who is a caricature of Rockwell himself, and one African-American in a red shirt. The inclusion of a non-white figure working with whites, apparently only noticed in 2011, contravened a \"Saturday Evening Post\" policy of only showing people of ethnicity in subservient roles. The painting came into the possession of Steven Spielberg, who donated it to the permanent art collection of the White House in 1994. It",
"title": "Working on the Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "9298453",
"text": "all who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary\" Liberty Statue (Budapest) The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue ( ) is a monument on the Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary. It was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of what was then referred to as the Soviet liberation of Hungary during World War II, which ended the occupation by Nazi Germany. Its location upon Gellért Hill makes it a prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape. The 14 m tall bronze statue stands",
"title": "Liberty Statue (Budapest)"
},
{
"docid": "9298450",
"text": "Liberty Statue (Budapest) The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue ( ) is a monument on the Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary. It was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of what was then referred to as the Soviet liberation of Hungary during World War II, which ended the occupation by Nazi Germany. Its location upon Gellért Hill makes it a prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape. The 14 m tall bronze statue stands atop a 26 m pedestal and holds a palm leaf. Two smaller statues",
"title": "Liberty Statue (Budapest)"
},
{
"docid": "15865535",
"text": "arm is resting over the shaft of a Parasu and his lower right arm is holding an akhya mala (rosary). While his upper left arm is holding a modaka patra the upper right arm is holding a broken tooth (tusk). The image is crowned by jatamukuta and flanked by flying Vidyadharas. The whole image stands in front of a makara Torana. The mouse mount is there in the pedestal. The eastern niche enshrines a four-armed Kartikeya image standing in tribhanga over a decorated pedestal. He is holding a cock in his upper left arm and spear in his lower left",
"title": "Jaleswar Siva Temple Precinct"
},
{
"docid": "388719",
"text": "of the Franco-American Union as its fundraising arm. With the announcement, the statue was given a name, \"Liberty Enlightening the World\". The French would finance the statue; Americans would be expected to pay for the pedestal. The announcement provoked a generally favorable reaction in France, though many Frenchmen resented the United States for not coming to their aid during the war with Prussia. French monarchists opposed the statue, if for no other reason than it was proposed by the liberal Laboulaye, who had recently been elected a senator for life. Laboulaye arranged events designed to appeal to the rich and",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "17190339",
"text": "perhaps best known for its many statues of Sekhmet, which number in the hundreds. Sekhmet is usually depicted with a lotus flower (symbolising Upper Egypt, the sun, creation, and rebirth) in her right hand, and an ankh (also known as the key of life, which symbolises eternal life) in her left. The statue is made of carved and polished granite and depicts the goddess in a seated position holding only an ankh in her left hand, and stands at a height of about 6 feet (184 cm). The Statue of Sekhmet can be found on Level 3 of the ROM",
"title": "Statue of Sekhmet"
},
{
"docid": "2109490",
"text": "Statue of Freedom The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford (1814–1857) that, since 1863, has crowned the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, a U.S. government publication now states that the statue \"is officially known as the \"Statue of Freedom\"\". The statue depicts a female figure bearing a military helmet and holding a sheathed sword in her right hand and a laurel wreath and shield in her left. The \"Statue of Freedom\" is a colossal bronze",
"title": "Statue of Freedom"
},
{
"docid": "20580768",
"text": "woman with her right arm stretched up high and holding a small depiction of the globe of the Earth on her hand. The statue is supported by a 12-foot high pedestal in two levels. The top level, 10 feet high, is built in marble and is supported by a 4-feet high lower level built in concrete. There is a triangular obelisk that protrudes about 8 inches from the front of the pedestal that, when viewed from certain angles, gives the impression the statue rests on an obelisk. The monument has various plaques commemorating the history behind the monument. There is",
"title": "Monumento a la Mujer"
},
{
"docid": "388700",
"text": "U.S. peoples. Because of the post-war instability in France, work on the statue did not commence until the early 1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the U.S. provide the site and build the pedestal. Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions. The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and by 1885 work on",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "9751822",
"text": "this copy dates to the era of Tiberius and is derived from Polyclitus's or Kresilas's original. It was found in Rome in 1868 in the Gardens of Sallust, and is now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, The figure is resting her left arm on a column and her right hand behind her head, with her face leaning to one side. Her nose, right arm from the deltoid muscle downwards, the left forearm below the elbow, both hands, and the right foot and ankle have all been restored since discovery. This type is known principally from the 2.02 m high",
"title": "Amazon statue types"
},
{
"docid": "15396573",
"text": "the structural support system consisting of a 97-foot (30 m) central pylon, which is the backbone of the statue. The pylon consists of four girders with horizontal and diagonal cross bracing systems, which provide support to the secondary framework and to the armature, and a 40-foot (12 m) long extension that supports the raised arm and torch. It had been a well-documented fact at least since 1932 (when the War Department reinforced the arm-shoulder structure), that the support for the shoulder of the upheld arm had been misaligned. Then, it was discovered that the arch that supports the head of",
"title": "Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "10114046",
"text": "as it was linked to a centennial celebration event. No other Medals of Liberty have been awarded since Liberty Weekend in 1986, although it is always possible more may be awarded when Lady Liberty turns 200. The Medal of Liberty is a circular, bronze medallion, seven inches in diameter, hand finished and patinated by Alex Shagin. On the obverse of the medal is the bust of Frédéric Bartholdi, facing slightly to the right and holding in his right hand his small bronze sculpture of \"Liberty Enlightening the World\", his template for the construction of the Statue of Liberty National Monument",
"title": "Medal of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "19607570",
"text": "exhibition \"Pergamon: Panorama of the Ancient Metropole.\" The statue of white translucent marble is 120 cm high (114 cm excluding the base), and the head is 14.5 m high. It depicts a young woman, with her left leg forward, giving the impression that she is moving forward. Her right hand is raised. It was made from a separate piece of stone and has not survived. Her left hand reaches downwards, lightly gripping her dress. The hand and part of the lower arm are not preserved; nor are the statue base and the feet, which have been replaced by a modern",
"title": "Dancer of Pergamon"
},
{
"docid": "16485597",
"text": "propaganda act. Circa 1920 the French medallist René Baudichon created a counterblast to the Goetz medal. The Baudichon medal is in bronze, diameter and weighs . The obverse shows Liberty as depicted on the Statue of Liberty but holding a raised sword and rising from a stormy sea. Behind her the sun is breaking through clouds and six ships are steaming. Signed \"R Baudichon\". Legend: \"Ultrix America Juris, 1917 U.S.A 1918\" (America avenger of right). The reverse shows a view of the starboard quarter of the Lusitania correctly depicted sinking bow first. In the foreground there is a capsized lifeboat.",
"title": "Sinking of the RMS Lusitania"
},
{
"docid": "388762",
"text": "detail by French and American engineers as part of the planning for its centennial in 1986. In 1982, it was announced that the statue was in need of considerable restoration. Careful study had revealed that the right arm had been improperly attached to the main structure. It was swaying more and more when strong winds blew and there was a significant risk of structural failure. In addition, the head had been installed off center, and one of the rays was wearing a hole in the right arm when the statue moved in the wind. The armature structure was badly corroded,",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "20849558",
"text": "pieces of Ancient Levantine art depict prayer through the raising of both hands to just above the chin, with the figures either standing or kneeling. The symbol of the cross itself, representing Jesus’ crucifixion, is another reference to hand-raising, as Jesus was nailed to the cross with his hands raised. This event has been depicted countless times in art, architecture and jewellery. The Statue of Liberty, which can be found on Liberty Island in New York, is a very well-known sculptural art piece depicting a woman holding a torch with her hand raised in the air. The sculpture was built",
"title": "Raising hands"
},
{
"docid": "7941786",
"text": "and Puerto Rico. The Boy Scouts of the Philippines, on the other hand, received its own replica in the early part of 1950. The statues were donated by the Boy Scouts of America as “an expression of scout brotherhood and goodwill.” Not surprisingly, their 40th anniversary theme was “Strengthen the Arm of Liberty.” Miniature versions of the statue were also given as gifts. In fact, the Philippines became the first independent nation to receive one of the 4,000 eight-inch statues from the Boy Scouts of America. In April 1950, the said statue was officially given by Chief Scout Executive Arthur",
"title": "Replicas of the Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "3356610",
"text": "courage and action and symbolizes her modern warfare capabilities. The Statue of Liberty torch represents the ship's motto and signifies freedom, the principle of which our country was founded. The crest consists of crossed swords behind an arm held trident, all surrounded by laurels. Two Naval Officers' crossed swords honor David Porter, his son, and the ships mission to \"Train, Fight and Win.\" The laurel, arm and trident are adaptations of the US Naval Academy's coat of arms highlighting David Porter's tenure as the Academy Superintendent. The trident is the symbol of sea power which denotes the AEGIS vertical launch",
"title": "USS Porter (DDG-78)"
},
{
"docid": "18646420",
"text": "It was renovated in 2008 and rededicated 29 June the same year. The memorial consists of a statue cast in bronze surmounting a granite plinth, the statue portrays Britannia in a Roman dress holding a trident aloft in her right hand and a statue of a winged man kneeling on one knee in her left hand, symbolising \"victory\". Located on her bodice is the royal emblem of 3 rampant lions, she is also wearing an elaborate plumed helmet with seahorses to either side. It is 22 feet tall including both statue and plinth. Behind is a wall bearing name panels.",
"title": "Morley War Memorial, Scatcherd Park"
},
{
"docid": "15928408",
"text": "there is a woman in \"yonibhiseka\" pose standing over a fire pot with splayed out legs, the figure either urinating or taking the warmth of the fire. Her right arm is in \"abhaya mudra\" and the left arm resting over her left knee. In the \"kanika paga\", the lower jangha bears an amorous couple in which the male figure touches the left breast of the female figure while the right hand touches the chin of the woman. In the southern wall, the left side \"raha\" (\"anuratha paga\") in \"lower jangha\" bears a female figure holding a pot in her left",
"title": "Gangesvara Siva Temple"
},
{
"docid": "19355997",
"text": "What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys? \"What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys?\" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics. Egbert Van Alstyne composed the music. It was published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. of Detroit, Michigan. Artist E.E. Walton designed the sheet music cover. It features Uncle Sam inside a red, white, and blue question mark. He is holding his beard and looking down at liberty bonds. To the left of this image it reads, \"Buy a Liberty Bond!\" on some editions. The",
"title": "What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys?"
},
{
"docid": "11179890",
"text": "state sacrifice to her after 371 BC to commemorate the Common Peace of that year and set up a votive statue in her honour in the Agora of Athens. The statue was executed in bronze by Cephisodotus the Elder, likely the father or uncle of the famous sculptor Praxiteles. It was acclaimed by the Athenians, who depicted it on vases and coins. Although the statue is now lost, it was copied in marble by the Romans; one of the best surviving copies is in the Munich Glyptothek. It depicts the goddess carrying a child with her left arm – Plutus,",
"title": "Eirene (goddess)"
},
{
"docid": "2124307",
"text": "method of holding hands in the first half of the routine. Instead, the man holds the woman with his right arm across the small of the woman's back and she does the same to the man with her left arm. The toe-steps are performed as usual and they pivot and turn, whereupon the man puts his left arm across the small of the woman's back and she uses her right arm. The rest of the routine is as per the popular version. In Madrid, the \"chotis\", \"chotís\" or \"schotís\" is considered the most typical dance of the city since the",
"title": "Schottische"
},
{
"docid": "9751823",
"text": "2nd century AD marble copy (signed by Sosicles), deriving from Polyclitus's or Kresilas's original. It was discovered in 1733, went into the collection of Cardinal Giuseppe Albani, and is now in the Capitoline Museums, Rome (Room 33). The figure has her left arm across her body below her breasts, and her right hand raised and open-palmed, as she looks down towards the wound in her right-hand side. She wears a baldric. The tip of nose, lower lip, left forearm, and hand with drapery have been restored since discovery. It was (before and after Sosicles's time) copied as a complete statue,",
"title": "Amazon statue types"
},
{
"docid": "5345503",
"text": "Statue of Liberty, she was fascinated by the statue, called her family over, and struck a pose in imitation. She later wrote to her brother Rocco, Breen wrote that the radiate crown that the Liberty head bears is not dissimilar to those on certain Roman coins, but is \"more explicitly intended to recall that on the Statue of Liberty\". Anthony de Francisci recalled that he opened the window of the studio and let the wind blow on his wife's hair as he worked. However, he did not feel that the design depicted her exclusively. He noted that \"the nose, the",
"title": "Peace dollar"
},
{
"docid": "18777058",
"text": "the red leather. The Aulus Metellus statue stands in a contrapposto pose with one leg supporting the bulk of the statue's weight. The statue's mouth is open to express that he is speaking with his eyes fixed forward. The hair of the statue is cut short and combed to the left. The statue has its left arm resting at its side with the hand raised and opened slightly, while the statue's right arm is stretched out, bent at the elbow, its palm open and the fingers spread out. On the Aulus Metellus statue there is an inscription written in the",
"title": "The Orator"
},
{
"docid": "20471921",
"text": "that the original incising has faded away over time. The statue depicts a young nude athlete ready to throw a diskos. The statue is almost intact save for the left foot and the entire right arm. Though the right arm is missing, images from vase paintings suggest that the right arm would be relaxed with an open hand. The arm would be slightly bent at the elbow. Still, enough remains that it is not impossible to decipher the action. Standing at only around 9 inches, the statue is rather small. The body is muscular, and there are clear details for",
"title": "Bronze Diskos Thrower Statue"
},
{
"docid": "19095928",
"text": "It was constructed in the centre of Lewes, on a site formerly occupied by an ornate lamppost. It comprises a Portland stone obelisk with bronze statuary. The obelisk stands on a cruciform stone plinth, with steps between the pairs of piers leading up to bronze shields. It is topped by a bronze statue of a winged Victory standing on a globe, facing east towards the fields of Flanders, holding up a laurel wreath. The base features two bronze statues: Liberty seated to the west holding a torch, and Peace seated to the east with a dove on her shoulder. To",
"title": "Lewes War Memorial"
},
{
"docid": "17216667",
"text": "with an image of Buddha in an upright posture, dated to 8th century. In a portion of the image only the right arm is seen while the left hand is holding the border of a vestment. An Ushnisha (a three-dimensional oval form) adorns the top of the head which has a \"close-curled hair\" style, and a very small stupa is also engraved on the left part of the slab. A statue of Avalokiteshvara with two arms found at the site is now exhibited in the Tripura Government Museum. A sculpture of the 8th-9th century found here is that of Goddess",
"title": "Pilak, Tripura"
},
{
"docid": "11035696",
"text": "lion skin knotted across its chest and hanging down the back. The right arm is bent upwards holding a cudgel. The Empress Livia dated mid-1st century AD, purchased for 300 crowns by Matthew Brettingham. Made from Parian marble 2.23 metres in height, the statue is contrapposto, dressed in a floor length chiton girt under the breasts, forming an apoptygma or overfold, with short sleeves. A cloak is pulled to the crown of the head and envelopes the lower body, crossing the left shoulder and drawn across the front of the body and is draped over the left forearm. In the",
"title": "Art collections of Holkham Hall"
},
{
"docid": "7634127",
"text": "Miss Freedom Miss Freedom, originally christened as Goddess of Liberty, is the name of the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs and is over 26 feet tall. She was sculpted with a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left. The torch is a functioning Mercury vapor lamp, casting a blue-green light at night. The torch in her right hand was supposed to be a working light continuously, but it remained dark until it was reconstructed in 1959.",
"title": "Miss Freedom"
},
{
"docid": "883737",
"text": "was decorated with statues of Sirona and Apollo, again confirmed by an inscription \"Deo Apolli/ni et sanc/t(a)e Siron(a)e ...\" (to Apollo and holy Sirona ...). The statue of Sirona shows her carrying a bowl of eggs (Green 1986 p. 162) and holding a long snake coiled around her lower arm (a link to the iconography of the Greek healing goddess Hygeia, daughter of Asklepios). She wears a long gown and has a star-shaped diadem on her head (a link with the meaning of the name Sirona). A bronze statue from Mâlain in the Côte d'Or and dating to around 280",
"title": "Sirona"
},
{
"docid": "15733564",
"text": "foot. Julia and Logan remain outside in an alley. Julia is reunited with her family. The Harts and Logan head back to the car and drive across the frozen New York Harbor to the Statue of Liberty. When the glacier approaches, they hide in the Statue of Liberty as the Air Force nukes the glacier in a final attempt to break it. The glacier breaks apart moments before hitting the Statue of Liberty, covering the area in snow. The Harts are safe and the camera pans out to a half-buried Statue of Liberty. The film garnered a generally negative reaction.",
"title": "2012: Ice Age"
},
{
"docid": "2198745",
"text": "of \"The Oath of the Horatii\" is the brothers' father, facing left. He has both hands raised. His left hand is holding three swords, while his right hand is empty, with fingers stretched but not touching. The brother closest to the viewer is holding his arm almost horizontally. The brother on the left is holding his arm slightly higher, while the third brother holds his hand higher still. While the first brother extends his right arm, the other two are extending their \"left\" arms. The succession of arms raised progressively higher leads to a gesture closely approximating the style used",
"title": "Roman salute"
},
{
"docid": "15089868",
"text": "on her proper left foot. This sculpture, like the other seven, is carved from Italian Carrara marble, and sits upon a cement pedestal. Approximately three feet below the base of the statue is a black plaque, upon which is the word \"HISTORY\" in gold lettering. Doyle’s sculpture \"Justice\" is carved from a single block of Carrara marble and is approximately tall. Her right proper leg is relaxed with the foot set in front. Her proper left leg bears the weight and her left hip is raised slightly. Her left arm rests loosely at her side with a bend in her",
"title": "Values of Civilization (Doyle)"
},
{
"docid": "15779092",
"text": "her left hand cradles a globe with an eagle perched on it. On top of her helmet are clusters of grapes and the state animal, the badger. French sculpted the 15 foot, five inch, more than three-ton statue in 1914 for a cost of $20,325. The statue is 23 1/2 caret gold-gilded bronze. This work, often referred to as Lady Forward\" but actually named \"Wisconsin\", consists of an allegorical figure reminiscent of Athena, dressed in Greek garb, her right arm outstretched to symbolize the state motto, \"Forward\", and wearing a helmet topped by a badger, the Wisconsin state animal. The",
"title": "Wisconsin (statue)"
},
{
"docid": "2657511",
"text": "herself, if she has strong stomach muscles. \"Tango Swoop:\" The flyer leans back (torso horizontal) and moves in a circle and then returns to vertical. \"Shoulder Support (Right):\" When the follow spins to her left, the lead may grip her left shoulder with his right arm. She will stop spinning when his right arm blocks her body. This leads to a natural dip, where she simply leans back while he supports her by holding her shoulder. Note: Never hold her neck. \"Shoulder Support (Left):\" When the follow spins to her left, the lead may grip her left shoulder or upper",
"title": "Dip (dance move)"
},
{
"docid": "20372417",
"text": "other major contemporary works, the statue was not made in response to any commission or for any particular buyer. She developed the piece in her Austin, Texas studio, \"Formosa\" (now the Elisabet Ney Museum), where the plaster model is still on display. Ney completed the statue in 1905, two years before her death; it proved to be her last major work. The sculpture interprets the sleepwalking scene in act 5, scene 1 of Shakespeare's tragedy \"Macbeth\". Lady Macbeth is depicted sleepwalking barefoot in a flowing nightgown, her eyes half closed, with her left arm reaching across her body to clutch",
"title": "Lady Macbeth (sculpture)"
},
{
"docid": "13960007",
"text": "Liberty and which was visible from Lincoln Center. Dubin appealed in the \"New York Times\" for ideas about what to do with the statue. During renovation, Athena added four floors, reclad the building, and created loft-style condominiums ranging from 1600 to . In February 2002, the Liberty statue was moved to the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Residents included Gretchen Carlson, host of the CBS Early Show and her husband Casey Close. In 2003, Athena bought Harlem property on Central Park North. Initial plans called for a 20-floor high-rise doorman-building with 80 units targeted to upper-middle-class families and single professionals with",
"title": "Louis Dubin"
},
{
"docid": "17481475",
"text": "private collector. One 1849 piece, in gilt brass, was later struck for Philadelphia druggist and numismatist Robert Coulton Davis, who had close ties to the Mint. Its location is also unknown. The obverse depicts a head of Liberty in the Greco-Roman style, facing left, with her hair pulled back—according to numismatists Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth, \"attractively\"—in a bun. Some of her hair descends the back of her neck. She wears a coronet, inscribed \"Liberty\", and is surrounded by thirteen stars, representative of the original states, and the year of issue. The reverse features a heraldic eagle, holding a double",
"title": "Liberty Head double eagle"
},
{
"docid": "388752",
"text": "public protest against the proposed exterior painting. The Army Corps of Engineers studied the patina for any ill effects to the statue and concluded that it protected the skin, \"softened the outlines of the Statue and made it beautiful.\" The statue was painted only on the inside. The Corps of Engineers also installed an elevator to take visitors from the base to the top of the pedestal. On July 30, 1916, during World War I, German saboteurs set off a disastrous explosion on the Black Tom peninsula in Jersey City, New Jersey, in what is now part of Liberty State",
"title": "Statue of Liberty"
},
{
"docid": "16524598",
"text": "as carrying the Christ Child in her left arm, while her right arm grasps a man by the wrist as he is about to fall into a gaping Hellmouth. An angel kneels at the foot of the Virgin, offering a basket of burning hearts to Christ, who holds a burning heart in his right hand, while his left hand is stretched in a gesture of accepting the hearts. Much of the history regarding the statue of the Lady of Salvation and the Marian devotion centered on it rely heavily on the written accounts, based on tradition, of the first parish",
"title": "Our Lady of Salvation"
},
{
"docid": "11586220",
"text": "Giuseppe Moretti was unveiled on the corner on North Balph and Teece Avenues. The monument is of the soldier as an artisan, a worker, but also a man of heroic courage, \"who fought only when needed and then fought well and helped bring home a just and honorable victory\". The doughboy is depicted standing with left foot on an anvil, but holding a winged figure representing liberty. The statue is tall and situated on a high granite pedestal, upon which is an inscription: \"Erected by the loyal citizens of Bellevue to their patriotic sons who served in the World War.",
"title": "Andrew Bayne Memorial Library"
}
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"docid": "5616600",
"text": "Christel Khalil Christel Adnana Mina Khalil (born November 30, 1987) is an American actress. Khalil was born in Los Angeles, California, to an African American, Native American and European American mother and a Pakistani father. Khalil has stated she identifies as mixed race. She has three older brothers and a younger half sister, through her father. In January 2017, in the wake of President Donald Trump's signing of Executive Order 13769, Khalil revealed that her father is an immigrant from his native country of Pakistan. Khalil is best known for her portrayal as Lily Winters Ashby on the CBS soap",
"title": "Christel Khalil"
}
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"docid": "10380998",
"text": "\"The Young and the Restless\" and \"The Bold and the Beautiful\", the character was later handed over to Michelle Stafford, who also plays Phyllis. Although this recast was mainly storyline-directed, since Sheila had plastic surgery to look like Phyllis, fans of Sheila have expressed mixed opinions regarding Brown's absence in the role. Unlike other soaps in the 1980s or 1990s, \"The Young and the Restless\" avoided preachy social issues. When they did touch on such issues as abortion or the homeless crisis or AIDS, it was only as a plot device with a few facts and statistics thrown in for",
"title": "The Young and the Restless storylines"
},
{
"docid": "14819020",
"text": "be Ronan's brother) and Marcy Rylan, who plays Abby Newman on \"The Young and the Restless\". A first look photo of Branson on set of the series was released by Soap Opera Network on June 14, 2010. Branson made his debut on June 22. He departed in February 2011, however it was later announced that Branson was to return on August 2, 2011. However, by that December it was confirmed that Branson was again to leave \"The Young and the Restless\", departing on February 7, 2012. In May 2012, it was announced that Branson would be returning as Ronan on",
"title": "Ronan Malloy"
},
{
"docid": "3260525",
"text": "Christian LeBlanc Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) is an American actor, best known for his role as Michael Baldwin on \"The Young and the Restless\". LeBlanc currently plays Michael Baldwin on \"The Young and the Restless\". He first played the role from 1991 to 1993, and then resumed the role in 1997. He has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role eight times, and won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series award in 2005, 2007, and 2009. He previously starred on another soap opera, \"As the World Turns\",",
"title": "Christian LeBlanc"
},
{
"docid": "16215408",
"text": "honestly, with what's going on with Victor. I just greet them as my character meets them.\" Franklin said that she was happy to be working with Eric Braeden, who plays Victor, and Genie Francis, who plays Genevieve Atkinson, another core person in this storyline. Jamie Vernon first appeared on October 23, 2012 as a teenaged high school student whom Ronan Malloy (Jeff Branson) mentors. Jamie was introduced by head writer Josh Griffith to address a cyberbullying storyline. The character was introduced by Griffith for a storyline about cyberbullying with Summer Newman (Hunter King). On the storyline, Griffith said: \"Summer is",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2012)"
},
{
"docid": "13395058",
"text": "Lilly the Witch Lilly the Witch (also known as Lilly in the UK) is an animated television show based on the \"Lilli the Witch\" book series by German author, Knister. The series debuted on TVOKids in Canada on 4 September 2004, and later premiered on KiKA in Germany one month later. \"Lilly the Witch\" focuses on the adventures of the titular character, an average young girl who one day stumbles upon an ancient, magical book and befriends its caretaker, Hector, a chubby dragon who comes to life and initiates her with the power of magic. Together, the two time travel",
"title": "Lilly the Witch"
},
{
"docid": "13395061",
"text": "and a revised theme song omitting any mention of her being a witch. Lilly the Witch Lilly the Witch (also known as Lilly in the UK) is an animated television show based on the \"Lilli the Witch\" book series by German author, Knister. The series debuted on TVOKids in Canada on 4 September 2004, and later premiered on KiKA in Germany one month later. \"Lilly the Witch\" focuses on the adventures of the titular character, an average young girl who one day stumbles upon an ancient, magical book and befriends its caretaker, Hector, a chubby dragon who comes to life",
"title": "Lilly the Witch"
},
{
"docid": "9819245",
"text": "Young and Restless (Australian band) Young and Restless (sometimes abbreviated to Y + R or Y & R) were a band from Canberra, Australia. Young and Restless were formed in 2005, and won the 2006 Triple J Unearthed competition to play at the Homebake Festival 2006. The band formed in early 2005 when Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram (who were old high school buddies) combined with Ross Paxman, Mark Falkland and Nugie Utomo. Early names of the band were '...Wolves' and then 'The I Hate Yous' before settling on the current name. They started playing shows in Canberra before slowly",
"title": "Young and Restless (Australian band)"
},
{
"docid": "9819252",
"text": "and helped us along the way. We'll see you soon. YOUNG AND RESTLESS\" Young and Restless (Australian band) Young and Restless (sometimes abbreviated to Y + R or Y & R) were a band from Canberra, Australia. Young and Restless were formed in 2005, and won the 2006 Triple J Unearthed competition to play at the Homebake Festival 2006. The band formed in early 2005 when Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram (who were old high school buddies) combined with Ross Paxman, Mark Falkland and Nugie Utomo. Early names of the band were '...Wolves' and then 'The I Hate Yous' before",
"title": "Young and Restless (Australian band)"
},
{
"docid": "17985191",
"text": "Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless) Kelly Andrews is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated by actress Cynthia Watros, who debuted in the role on November 15, 2013. In 2014, following her booking a pilot on MTV, the role was immediately recast with Daytime Emmy Award winner Cady McClain, who debuted in the role on April 16, 2014. On May 29, 2015, McClain made her final appearance as Kelly. Originally introduced as a grief support group member in a group attended by Billy Abbott (Billy Miller, David",
"title": "Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "7438216",
"text": "Dot is seen moving into the house of Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), citing irreconcilable differences with Lilly. The decision to axe Lilly was reportedly prompted by actress June Brown, who plays Dot Cotton. Brown had allegedly complained that the comedy double act between Dot and Lilly was not right. A BBC insider told \"The People\" newspaper \"[Dot and Lilly were] supposed to be two pensioners providing comedy scenes but June thought it was rubbish. She even threatened to walk out but now she's staying on with the promise of better storylines\". Actress Barbara Keogh was said to be \"devastated\" by",
"title": "Lilly Mattock"
},
{
"docid": "14708147",
"text": "Greg Foster (The Young and the Restless) Greg Foster is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". A string of different actors played the role from 1973 to 1982, most notably James Houghton and Wings Hauser, who both reprised their roles as Greg in 2003 and 2010. The character of Greg Foster was brought to life by James Houghton in the series premier on March 26, 1973. He played the role Greg Foster until his departure in the fall of 1976. Houghton was replaced by Brian Kerwin, who aired from November 1976 to April",
"title": "Greg Foster (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "8117088",
"text": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless) Paul Williams is a fictional character on the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Paul was introduced to the show on May 23, 1978, and has been portrayed by Doug Davidson ever since. Initially Paul was a \"bad boy\", who had a romance with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), giving her an STD. The relationship ultimately ended, but the two have remained friends since. After a year on the series, Bell gave the character a proper backstory, surname and family. This included his notoriously unstable sister Patty Williams (Stacey Haiduk).",
"title": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "18490308",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2015) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and co-executive producer/head writer Charles Pratt, Jr. Marco Annicelli was a primary antagonist in Victor Newman's plan to bring down his rival, Jack Abbott. He was portrayed by Peter Bergman, who portrayed Jack at the same time. Marco's character",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2015)"
},
{
"docid": "8117127",
"text": "in the Daytime Emmy Award category for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless) Paul Williams is a fictional character on the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Paul was introduced to the show on May 23, 1978, and has been portrayed by Doug Davidson ever since. Initially Paul was a \"bad boy\", who had a romance with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), giving her an STD. The relationship ultimately ended, but the two have remained friends since. After a year on the series, Bell gave the character a proper",
"title": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "16347482",
"text": "Cassie's tragic death. Dr. Timothy \"Tim\" Reid first appeared in March 1996 on \"The Young and the Restless\" as a therapist of Phyllis Summers, who would later blackmail her. The role was portrayed by Aaron Lustig on that soap until November 29, 1997. In 2001, it was announced that Lustig would reprise the role on \"The Bold and the Beautiful\", airing from February 20 to May 11, 2001. In April 2012, it was announced that the character would return to \"The Young and the Restless\" for a brief guest period, his first appearance in 15 years. He aired from May",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1990s)"
},
{
"docid": "8117125",
"text": "Young and the Restless\". This was strange, since his popular, P.I. character Paul Williams had previously and consistently driven story on the soap throughout the late 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s\". The website was pleased with Paul's new storylines, saying that the \"harrowing image\" before Paul shot and killed his son \"will stay with us for a while\". Dave Masko of the website Huliq called \"turning the character of Paul from a mainstay on the series for 30 years, into someone who murders his own son\" one of the stops pulled out by \"The Young and the Restless\" to",
"title": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "9174556",
"text": "daughter, Abby, and sometimes cooking a special family dinner, but sitting down to the table as part of the family instead of a being a servant. When last heard from, Mamie was not able to attend John Abbott's funeral nor Drucilla's memorial service. Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless) Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated in 1980 by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd. Redd departed the series in 1995, and returned from 1999 to 2004. Mamie was the series' first",
"title": "Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "16373081",
"text": "he thought was Emily earlier that day, discovers the real Emily at Crimson Lights, who arrived in town for a psychiatrist conference. Emily discovers that Patty has been impersonating her once again. She later confronts Patty at the police station, though Patty is soon imprisoned in a mental facility. Emily has not been seen since; she presumably returned home to Chicago. The Young and the Restless characters (2000s) A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 2000 and December 2009. Alex Perez first appeared on",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)"
},
{
"docid": "9174549",
"text": "Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless) Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated in 1980 by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd. Redd departed the series in 1995, and returned from 1999 to 2004. Mamie was the series' first regular African American character. Jabot Cosmetics founder, John Abbott, was left alone to raise his three adolescent children when his wife Dina Mergeron left him. The Abbott children were mostly raised by long-time family maid, Mamie Johnson, whom they thought of as their",
"title": "Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "9184097",
"text": "Matt Clark (The Young and the Restless) Matt Clark is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated by Eddie Cibrian in May 1994, who left the show in 1996. After Russell Lawrence briefly playing the character in 2000, Rick Hearst took over the role that year, departing in 2001 after the character was killed off. Hearst returned for several appearances as an apparition. Matt was known as an antagonistic villain who created problems for Nick and Sharon Newman, beginning when they were teens in high school. He raped both",
"title": "Matt Clark (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "14670441",
"text": "Robuck also describes his character James,-ABC Daytime Originally, Robuck was just supposed to be brought as Starr's new love interest, but when the writers noticed the resemblance between himself and co-star David A. Gregory who plays Robert Ford, they made them brothers. Robuck appeared on \"The Young and the Restless\" as a waiter at the Genoa City Athletic Club from 2008 to 2010. He has also appeared on \"\" and the Nickelodeon sitcom, iCarly. According to James, he and his brother were raised in Dayton, Ohio, he was born sometime in 1990. Their father is a criminal who runs a",
"title": "James Ford (One Life to Live)"
},
{
"docid": "9264258",
"text": "our Lives\" for: \"The Young and the Restless\" for: \"The Young and the Restless\" for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) John F. Smith (co-executive producer) John C. Fisher (coordinating producer) Kathryn Foster (producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) John F. Smith (co-executive producer) Kathryn Foster (producer) John C. Fisher (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (supervising producer) Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell",
"title": "Edward J. Scott"
},
{
"docid": "14490439",
"text": "Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book Lilly the Witch – The Dragon and the Magic Book (original title \"Hexe Lilli: Der Drache und das magische Buch\") is a 2009 German children's film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It is a partly animated comic fantasy based on the books by Knister, who co-wrote the screenplay. The old witch Surulunda orders little clumsy dragon Hector to find a successor for her. Bringing along a magical book, Hector flies into the room of the young girl Lilly. She agrees to be the new witch, and has to prove her fitness for",
"title": "Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book"
},
{
"docid": "14490441",
"text": "saving the world from Jerome's control. This also improves Lilly's relationship with Leon. Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book Lilly the Witch – The Dragon and the Magic Book (original title \"Hexe Lilli: Der Drache und das magische Buch\") is a 2009 German children's film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It is a partly animated comic fantasy based on the books by Knister, who co-wrote the screenplay. The old witch Surulunda orders little clumsy dragon Hector to find a successor for her. Bringing along a magical book, Hector flies into the room of the young girl Lilly. She",
"title": "Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book"
},
{
"docid": "8462267",
"text": "Young and the Restless\" from 1983 to 1986, in 1991 and again in 1996, she caused major disruptions in the lives of her three children and ex-husband John Abbott and his wife Jill. She reprised her role as Dina for three episodes on \"The Young and the Restless\" in 2008 when Katharine Chancellor was presumed dead. In May 2017, Adams returned to \"The Young and the Restless\". The following March, Adams' performance garnered her an Emmy Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Right before joining \"The Young and the Restless\", she stepped into the role of the scheming Myrna Clegg, on",
"title": "Marla Adams"
},
{
"docid": "6489975",
"text": "The role of the villain was originally played by Wesley Addy. However Cohen was unhappy with his performance and recast the role with Eric Braeden. Braden's casting came at the suggestion of Cohen's mother who was a fan of \"The Young and the Restless\". The film was released on Blu Ray on March 13th, 2018 by Scream Factory The Ambulance The Ambulance is a 1990 comedy thriller written and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Eric Roberts, Megan Gallagher, James Earl Jones, Janine Turner, Red Buttons, and Eric Braeden as the Doctor. Kevin Hagen plays a cop in what would",
"title": "The Ambulance"
},
{
"docid": "5963724",
"text": "daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". He is 14 years younger than the actress who plays his mother on the show, Michelle Stafford. In 2013 he left from soap for career in primetime television. In 2005 and in 2006, he was nominated an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. In film, Graziadei starred in the films \"Boogeyman 2\" (2007), \"\" (2009), and \"The Outside\" (2009). Graziadei guest-starred in number of television series, including \"NCIS\", \"Criminal Minds\", \"90210\", \"Castle\", \"\", and \"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.\". He had a recurring roles on FX's \"\" as Travis",
"title": "Michael Graziadei"
},
{
"docid": "3260074",
"text": "Sharon Case Sharon Case (born February 9, 1971) is an American actress and former model. At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career. She is best known for her roles on daytime television soap operas, scoring parts in the serials \"General Hospital\" and \"As the World Turns\" during the early stages of her career. In 1994, she stepped into the role of Sharon Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\", which she still plays. Case, who is considered a leading actress in the",
"title": "Sharon Case"
},
{
"docid": "12109081",
"text": "Frank Runyeon Frank Runyeon (born August 23, 1953, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor who played Steve Andropoulos on CBS's \"As the World Turns\" from 1980 to 1987. He has also translated and performed in one-man plays of Scripture. After leaving CBS, Runyeon starred as Michael Donnelly on NBC's soap opera \"Santa Barbara\" from 1988 to 1991. He appeared as Simon Romero on ABC's soap \"General Hospital\" in 1992, and as Ed McClain on \"Another World\" in 1994 and a short appearance as Angel on \"The Young and the Restless\". He has also guest-starred on numerous prime-time television shows, including",
"title": "Frank Runyeon"
},
{
"docid": "1579386",
"text": "The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless (often abbreviated as Y&R) is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin. First broadcast on March 26, 1973, \"The Young and the Restless\" was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week. The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980. In 2006, the series began airing encore episodes weeknights",
"title": "The Young and the Restless"
},
{
"docid": "18444436",
"text": "\"The solid instrumental sound and confident songwriting that they produced on their last recording have somehow disappeared, and even John Hall's synthesizers can't muster any redemption amongst the album's filler. Young & Restless showed signs of the band declining in all aspects, which was later confirmed on Prism's future releases.\" Young and Restless (Prism album) Young and Restless is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock band, Prism. It was originally released in 1980 by the record label Capitol. The album is notably the last album by the band to feature Ron Tabak as the lead vocalist, and it",
"title": "Young and Restless (Prism album)"
},
{
"docid": "12743213",
"text": "his role of Mark Driscott on The CW's \"90210\". Hood debuted on April 27, 2012. Hood was surprised at how fast the process of soap operas where, and also credited Peter Bergman (who plays his on-screen father, Jack) as being very \"gracious\" and kind to him, lending experience. In March 2013, after a year in the role, Hood was let go and replaced with Hartley Sawyer. The soap opera had issued a casting call for a character named \"Connor Boyd\" in January and, due to the character sounding very much like Kyle, Sawyer's casting was kept quiet. Casting directors used",
"title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "9112841",
"text": "going to be featured in Y&R story lines, and we are going to use actual Jabot products on-set with the same packaging as you will see in retail. Plus, viewers will soon see a new Jabot set as well!\" The line had its official debut at the Daytime Emmy Awards of 2011; additionally Tracey E. Bregman who plays Lauren Fenmore hosted a special on the Home Shopping Network. Jabot products are still available online. Jabot Cosmetics Jabot Cosmetics is a fictional cosmetics business on the CBS daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Jabot Cosmetics was founded by John",
"title": "Jabot Cosmetics"
},
{
"docid": "9264260",
"text": "William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" (1973) Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" (1973) Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell",
"title": "Edward J. Scott"
},
{
"docid": "9264259",
"text": "(senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (supervising producer) Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (senor executive producer) David Shaughnessy Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) David Shaughnessy Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) David Shaughnessy Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with:",
"title": "Edward J. Scott"
},
{
"docid": "13127063",
"text": "to her first child, Stephen L. Hightower III. She played the role of Jan in The Notorious B.I.G. biopic, \"Notorious\", opposite newcoming actor Jamal Woolard who plays the title character. Julia has appeared on the soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" as business executive, Sofia Dupre. Her first appearance was July 19, 2010. In September 2012, Mitchell was taken off her contract and bumped to recurring; having made no appearances since then. Julia Pace Mitchell Julia Pace Mitchell (born Julia Annette Mitchell; February 10, 1978) is an American stage, television and film actress. She is best known for her",
"title": "Julia Pace Mitchell"
},
{
"docid": "16347427",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (1990s) A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1990 and December 1999. Lillie Belle Barber first appeared in 1990 as the mother of Olivia and Drucilla Barber. The role was originated by Norma Donaldson, who portrayed the role for four years before being replaced by Robin Braxton briefly in 1994. History<br> Lillie Belle and her husband Walter are the parents of Drucilla and Olivia Barber. Lillie Belle, in particular, tended to favor her older daughter, Olivia, because Drucilla",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1990s)"
},
{
"docid": "20911642",
"text": "Rebeck, actor, singer and songwriter Amanda Green(Tony Award for Best Original Score, Hands on a Hardbody) The Lilly Awards hosts a Broadway Cabaret, a 24 Hour Plays event, and occasionally, 24 Hour Musicals. Lilly Awards The Lilly Awards are an American awards ceremony recognizing extraordinary women in theatre. An annual celebration is held in New York to honor female writers, composers, directors, designers, producers and advocates. Some men have also been awarded the Miss Lilly, a prize in recognition of their advocacy for women in a male-dominated industry. Named after Lillian Hellman, the Lilly Awards were founded in 2010 by",
"title": "Lilly Awards"
},
{
"docid": "8376806",
"text": "of Scott Chandler on ABC's \"All My Children\" to take over the role, but executive producer Ken Corday shot down the rumors, saying there were no plans to recast the role. In February 2011, it was reported that Greg Vaughan, known for his roles as \"General Hospital\"s Lucky Spencer and \"The Young and the Restless\"s Diego Guittierez, had turned down a testing deal with \"Days\". But when in June 2012 \"Soap Opera Digest\" announced that Vaughan would star in the Hallmark movie \"Second Chances\" alongside Alison Sweeney (who plays Eric's twin sister Sami on \"Days)\" rumors abounded that \"Days\" might",
"title": "Eric Brady"
},
{
"docid": "16368768",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (1970s) A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between March 1973 and December 1979. Brad Elliot first appeared on March 26, 1973, and was portrayed by Tom Hallick until 1978. History<br> The very first episode of \"The Young and the Restless\" began with Brad Elliot being mugged, carjacked, and left for dead beside the highway. A semi-truck driver picked him up and dropped him off in Genoa City, Wisconsin. Stuart Brooks, owner of \"The Genoa City Chronicle\" watched Brad eat",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1970s)"
},
{
"docid": "20649103",
"text": "on experiences from Lana's life. Freema Agyeman, who plays Nomi's girlfriend Amanita, has shared that her character was based heavily on Lana's wife, Karin Winslow. Straczynski has stated that (much like Lana's fondness towards the Nomi character) he felt close to Wolfgang Bogdanow, because both him and Wolfgang had a bad relationship with their respective fathers. \"Wolfgang was my true north in the storytelling,\" said Straczynski. Straczynski did not reveal who was the character Lilly Wachowski felt the closest to during the writing process, saying it's up to her to do that. Since then, Lilly has come out as transgender",
"title": "Production of Sense8"
},
{
"docid": "16372853",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s) A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 2000 and December 2009. Alex Perez first appeared on November 29, 2000, later becoming the fiancée of Malcolm Winters and lover of his brother, Neil. The role, portrayed by Alexia Robinson, was created to fill the void left by Victoria Rowell. Prior to her debut, the character was only known as \"Erin\". In 2002, it was announced that Robinson was to exit \"The Young and the Restless\" after the expiration",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)"
},
{
"docid": "3451146",
"text": "the Restless\" after a long absence from the show. In early 2006, she was released from her contract on \"The Young and the Restless\", though her character was still mentioned, from time to time. When her character returned to \"The Young and the Restless\" later that year, however, she was not played by Brown. In 2008, Brown starred in the film Proud American. She also stars in the short film The Necklace, released in 2010. Kimberlin had been asked to return to \"The Young and the Restless\" early in 2010 for a storyline that was subsequently dropped. She took on",
"title": "Kimberlin Brown"
},
{
"docid": "17031337",
"text": "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2014 and 2016. In October 2016, Burton announced his decision to not renew his deal with \"The Young and the Restless\". He made his final appearance on January 27, 2017. In October 2012, Burton departed the role of fan favorite Jason Morgan on ABC Daytime's \"General Hospital\". That November, news broke that \"The Young and the Restless\" put out a casting call for a character named Dylan, who was slated to \"hit the airwaves\" in early 2013. The casting call described him as a \"rugged, dynamic, energetic man in his mid-30s\" who",
"title": "Dylan McAvoy"
},
{
"docid": "16372974",
"text": "Shackelford would briefly vacate the role and it would be temporarily assumed by Kin Shriner, who briefly appeared on \"The Young and the Restless\" as Harrison Bartlett in 2004. He began airing on April 20, 2011, and was last seen in the role on September 16. Shackelford returned to the role on December 6 for a brief appearance, and then returned for additional appearances beginning January 11, 2012. History<br> Jeffrey is the identical twin brother of the late William Bardwell, first appearing in Genoa City at his wake. Gloria Bardwell, William's widow, was confused to as who Jeffrey was, and",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)"
},
{
"docid": "9876913",
"text": "secret life. The setting of the novel is in London, Oxford, Scotland, Europe, and the United States. In December 2012 the BBC aired a two-part TV adaptation based on the novel. It was produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and directed by Edward Hall. \"Restless\", William Boyd, Bloomsbury, 2006, Restless (novel) Restless is an espionage novel written by William Boyd, published in 2006. It won the Costa Prize for fiction. The novel depicts the tale of a young woman who discovers that her mother was recruited as a spy during World War II. The book continually switches between time periods and,",
"title": "Restless (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "19939234",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2017) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Mal Young and co-executive producer/head writer Sally Sussman. In October 2017, Sussman departed as co-executive producer and head writer; Young remained as executive producer and was promoted as head writer. Alex Dettmer, portrayed by Jessica Nicole Webb, was introduced on January 11",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2017)"
},
{
"docid": "19941685",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2016) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2016, by order of first appearance. In the first half of the year, characters were introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps until her replacement in the summer of 2016 by supervising producer Mal Young Young was first credited as executive producer on July 13, 2016. Co-executive producer and head writer Charles Pratt Jr. oversaw",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2016)"
},
{
"docid": "9197220",
"text": "and \"Days of Our Lives\". Maharajh also has supporting roles in Rob Reiner's \"The Bucket List\" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and \"Alvin and the Chipmunks\" with Jason Lee. He also plays Sanjay in \"The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It\". In 2008, he landed a recurring role as Raj, a Talent Agent at the Miller Gold Agency on \"Entourage\". Maharajh also had a recurring character as Ahmid in TeenNick's \"Gigantic\". He most recently appeared in ABC's \"Body of Proof\", \"Grey's Anatomy\", \"See Dad Run\", \"Modern Family\", and \"The Young and the Restless\"",
"title": "Frank Maharajh"
},
{
"docid": "6012906",
"text": "Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green\", which then led to a major supporting role in Gregg Araki's \"Mysterious Skin\", a guest role in an episode of \"Six Feet Under\", and a semi regular role as Noah Newman, the son of Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) on soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" in 2005. His role in \"Mysterious Skin\" (2004) was as the 8-year-old version of the character played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, one of the film's leads. In this film, he plays one of two boys who are groomed into a sexual relationship by a",
"title": "Chase Ellison"
},
{
"docid": "16373063",
"text": "was his niece's nanny. Then, he left town again. In June 2017, Sheila Carter reappears in Los Angeles, revealing herself to Quinn Fuller. Faith Newman is the daughter of Nicholas Newman and Sharon Newman (Joshua Morrow and Sharon Case). Beginning 2011, child actress Alyvia Alyn Lind, the daughter of American actress Barbara Alyn Woods, stepped into the role of Faith. In June 2013, due to schedule conflicts, the role was re-cast with child actress Mckenna Grace. Sharon Case, who plays her on-screen mother, described Grace as \"not nervous at all\", noting her to be \"very confident\" with a \"big personality\".",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)"
},
{
"docid": "19939245",
"text": "his former girls, while he threatened Abby and Scott Grainger. The Young and the Restless characters (2017) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Mal Young and co-executive producer/head writer Sally Sussman. In October 2017, Sussman departed as co-executive producer and head writer; Young remained as executive producer and was promoted as head writer. Alex Dettmer,",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2017)"
},
{
"docid": "8125002",
"text": "Esther Valentine Esther Valentine is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role has been portrayed by actress Kate Linder since April 8, 1982. For over three decades, Esther has been known as the long-serving maid, housekeeper and confidant for businesswoman Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper). Linder was initially hired to play a \"one-day, one-line role\". The actress remained on recurring until 1985, when she was upgraded to a full-time contract. In the beginning, the character remained unnamed. Jeanne Cooper, who plays Katherine, coined the name \"Esther\" when she began calling the",
"title": "Esther Valentine"
},
{
"docid": "10380976",
"text": "Katherine lost her company and partially blamed this on Jill who was sleeping with Tucker. Tucker and Katherine have since started to develop a relationship while Jill and Katherine remain at odds. By the early 1980s, most of the Brooks and Foster families had been recast again and again, and when \"The Young and the Restless\" expanded to an hour in 1980, many lead actors said they could not sustain themselves on an hour show. Show creator William J. Bell told himself he would wait for one more major departure before making big changes. When Jaime Lyn Bauer, who played",
"title": "The Young and the Restless storylines"
},
{
"docid": "14352851",
"text": "detention home for young women first offenders in Brooklyn. Lilly was editor of the \"Women Lawyers' Journal\" from 1915 to 1916. For a brief time Lilly had a joint law practice with Eve P. Radtke who was admitted to bar in 1906. After women gained the right to vote in New York in 1917, she ran at the New York state election, 1918 for the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 7th D.). Along with Ida B. Sammis, Lilly was one of the first two New York assemblywomen, sitting in the 142nd New York State Legislature in 1919. Lily",
"title": "Mary Lilly"
},
{
"docid": "16372956",
"text": "announced by multiple sources in November 2006. He taped his first scenes on November 21, 2006, and was to \"tackle the role of David Chow, a character who is connected to the recently-murdered Carmen Mesta.\" In 2008, it was reported that Irizarry was to exit \"The Young and the Restless\". After the announcement of his departure, news broke that Irizarry was to reprise his \"All My Children\" alter-ego, David Hayward. History<br> David Chow was a savvy political operative who arrived in Genoa City to avenge the murder of his former fiancée, Carmen Mesta. He quickly zeroed in on Drucilla Winters",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)"
},
{
"docid": "1579423",
"text": "the Restless\" on average is the most-watched daytime drama showing. When introduced during the 1972–73 season, the show was at the bottom of the ratings, but rose rapidly: ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. By 1988–89 it had dethroned long-time leader \"General Hospital\" as the top-rated soap, a position it has held ever since. During the week of December 2, 2013, the series celebrated their twenty-fifth year as the number one daytime drama. \"The Young and the Restless\" airs every weeknight on Pop, where it averaged 362,000 viewers from July to September 2013. The Young and the Restless The",
"title": "The Young and the Restless"
},
{
"docid": "5544161",
"text": "of the character played by Thad. Luckinbill married \"Young and the Restless\" co-star Amelia Heinle in March 2007 while their characters were also married on the show. He is stepfather to Amelia's son from a previous marriage. They have two children, a son and a daughter. On March 1, 2017, Luckinbill filed for divorce from Heinle, citing \"irreconcilable differences\". Luckinbill enjoys playing volleyball, surfing, boxing and going to the gym. He occasionally plays for the Hollywood Knights basketball team. He majored in business finance at the University of Oklahoma. In addition to his role as J.T. Hellstrom on \"The Young",
"title": "Thad Luckinbill"
},
{
"docid": "1918764",
"text": "Pennsylvania, Lilly met Professor H. Cuthbert Bazett, a protege of British physiologist J. B. S. Haldane. Bazett introduced Lilly to Haldane's view that scientists should never conduct an experiment or procedure on another person that they have not first conducted on themselves, a view Lilly embraced and attempted to exemplify throughout his career. Bazett took a liking to the young, enthusiastic graduate student, and set Lilly up with his own research laboratory. While working under Bazett, Lilly created his first invention, the electrical capacitance diaphragm manometer, a device for measuring blood pressure. While designing the instrument, he received electrical engineering",
"title": "John C. Lilly"
},
{
"docid": "1579415",
"text": "of \"The Young and the Restless\", a series that emphasized family problems, sexual intrigue, and gossip. In Australia, \"The Young and the Restless\" airs after \"Days of Our Lives\" on Arena. It previously aired on the Nine Network from April 1, 1974 to February 23, 2007, before joining the W line-up on April 2, 2007, to August 17, 2012, On July 20, 2012, it was announced that the show would move to Arena on August 20, 2012, after W rebranded as SoHo. Episodes are approximately one week behind those airing in the US at present. In New Zealand, \"The Young",
"title": "The Young and the Restless"
},
{
"docid": "5544163",
"text": "in Madonna's \"Don't Tell Me\" video as the cowboy who was thrown from his horse at the end of the song. On November 3, 2017, it was announced that Luckinbill would reprise his portrayal of J.T. on \"The Young and the Restless\", beginning December 12, 2017. Thad's run on \"The Young and the Restless\" ended on April 13, 2018 when Nikki Newman hit him on the back of his head with a fireplace poker. In 2013, Thad, with his twin brother Trent, and well-known producer Molly Smith (producer of \"P.S. I Love You\" and \"The Blind Side\") started a production",
"title": "Thad Luckinbill"
},
{
"docid": "7408554",
"text": "Restless Development is part of the Stop AIDS Campaign, with responsibility for coordinating the Student Stop AIDS Campaign. A significant number of Student Stop AIDS campaigners are former Restless Development volunteers. Restless Development Restless Development is a youth-led development agency, known previously as Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW.) It was founded in 1985 by Jim Cogan. Its mission is \"to place young people at the forefront of change and development.\" Restless Development currently works in India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe and has offices in London and New York. Restless Development works to bring young people",
"title": "Restless Development"
},
{
"docid": "10380997",
"text": "Billy Abbott returned, played by Billy Miller. There have been many recasts of the role of Billy Abbott, Phyllis Newman, and Victoria Newman. The role of Colleen Carlton, Brad and Traci's daughter, who had been played by Lyndsy Fonseca for several years was recast in January 2006 with Adrianne Leon. Leon was let go in June 2007 and replaced with former \"Home and Away\" actress Tammin Sursok, who left in October 2009 after her character died. In late 2006, \"The Young and the Restless\" recast the role of popular daytime villainess, Sheila Carter. Originally played by Kimberlin Brown on both",
"title": "The Young and the Restless storylines"
},
{
"docid": "10380962",
"text": "The Young and the Restless storylines The storylines of the soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" have changed over the years since the show debuted in 1973. Originally examining the lives of the wealthy Brooks and the poor Fosters, a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s turned the focus of \"The Young and the Restless\" to the Abbotts and the Newmans, including the corporate rivalry between their two respective companies. However, one basic plot that has run throughout almost all of the program's history is the rivalry between Jill Foster Abbott and Katherine Chancellor. \"The Young",
"title": "The Young and the Restless storylines"
},
{
"docid": "10380986",
"text": "\"Young and the Restless\"'s sister soap, \"The Bold and the Beautiful\". \"The Young and the Restless\" is also one of the few soaps to have successfully integrated a number of African American actors into its cast. In the mid-1980s \"The Young and the Restless\" created a storyline which revolved around Tyrone Jackson (Phil Morris), a young black man, being made up in whiteface to bring down a mafia kingpin, but most of the characters were written out within a few years. In 1989, the program \"Generations\" earned critical acclaim for casting an entire African American family from the show's inception.",
"title": "The Young and the Restless storylines"
},
{
"docid": "7254889",
"text": "Yvonne Zima Yvonne Zima (born January 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Daisy Carter on \"The Young and the Restless\". Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Dennis and Marie. Her surname means \"winter\" in Polish and comes from her maternal grandfather, who was of Polish descent. Zima's breakthrough role was as Caitlin, the daughter of Geena Davis' character, in the film \"The Long Kiss Goodnight\" (1996). She also played Rachel Greene on \"ER\" from 1994–2000. Zima played Daisy on \"The Young and the Restless\" on and off between 2009",
"title": "Yvonne Zima"
},
{
"docid": "5985291",
"text": "Patty Weaver Patty Weaver (born September 23, 1955) is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on \"The Young and the Restless\" on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, and she last appeared in 2013. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Before her role on \"The Young and the Restless\", Weaver played the role of Trish Clayton Banning on \"Days of Our Lives\" from 1976 to 1982. Before launching her acting career, Patty formed the rock 'n roll band called the Loved Ones. She has continued her",
"title": "Patty Weaver"
},
{
"docid": "5985293",
"text": "Jerry Birn from 1994 until his death in 2009. Patty Weaver Patty Weaver (born September 23, 1955) is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on \"The Young and the Restless\" on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, and she last appeared in 2013. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Before her role on \"The Young and the Restless\", Weaver played the role of Trish Clayton Banning on \"Days of Our Lives\" from 1976 to 1982. Before launching her acting career, Patty formed the rock 'n roll",
"title": "Patty Weaver"
},
{
"docid": "13195024",
"text": "Beau Kazer Beau Kazer (May 22, 1951 – December 30, 2014) was a Canadian actor who worked primarily on television. He was best known for his recurring role as Brock Reynolds on the American soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Kazer studied drama at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. After graduation, Kazer landed his first acting job in 1974 on the fledgling CBS daytime drama \"The Young and the Restless\". His character, Brock Reynolds, was the adult son of Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper). Kazer had appeared on \"Y&R\" semi-regularly since the character's introduction to the show. He played",
"title": "Beau Kazer"
},
{
"docid": "16099143",
"text": "Restless City Restless City is a 2011 independent drama film directed by Andrew Dosunmu. It was written by Eugene M. Gussenhoven and stars Sy Alassane, Sky Nicole Grey, Tony Okungbowa and Babs Olusanmonkun. It premiered on January 23, 2011, at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Djibril (Sy Assane), a young African immigrant, tries to make a life for himself in the streets of Harlem in New York. A struggling musician who hopes to one day score a record deal, he survives in the mean time by selling CDs on the street and taking on gigs as a courier with the",
"title": "Restless City"
},
{
"docid": "3271741",
"text": "included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric. As of February 2015, Lang is one of only two actors to be on \"The Bold and the Beautiful\" throughout the series. The other is John McCook, who portrays Eric Forrester. She appeared as Brooke on \"The Young and the Restless\" in 1999, interacting with Eric Braeden (Victor), Peter Bergman (Jack) and Eileen Davidson (Ashley). Lang previously appeared on \"The Young and the Restless\" as Gretchen in 1981, and returned to the soap, for a brief stint, in July 2007. Her work as Brooke has been recognized with seven",
"title": "Katherine Kelly Lang"
},
{
"docid": "10756056",
"text": "Michael Cimino. As an actor, Redeker was twice nominated for the \"Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series\" Daytime Emmy Award for his role on \"The Young and the Restless\", both in 1989 and 1990. He also won a Soapy Award for Best Villain for his role on \"Days of our Lives\" in 1983, along with a Soap Opera Digest Award for \"Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role: Daytime\" for \"The Young and the Restless\". Quinn Redeker Quinn K. Redeker (born May 2, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter, who is well known for his work on soap operas.",
"title": "Quinn Redeker"
},
{
"docid": "9558687",
"text": "Cane Ashby Cane Ashby is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". He is portrayed by Australian actor Daniel Goddard, who originally auditioned for Brad Snyder on \"As the World Turns\" but was recommended for a role on \"The Young and the Restless\" instead. The role was to be portrayed as an American, but Goddard's Australian descent influenced the character's background. Former head writer Lynn Marie Latham introduced him during the episode airing on January 12, 2007 as an Australian bartender in search of his family. Latham created Cane as the son of",
"title": "Cane Ashby"
},
{
"docid": "5645886",
"text": "especially dedicated to Christ Church, the Lilly family's church on Monument Circle in Indianapolis. As a young boy, Lilly sang in the church's choir. Later, he served as a vestryman. Lilly combined his interests in history and the church by writing \"History of the Little Church on the Circle\", published in 1957. Christ Church, as well as the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, were recipients of several substantial gifts from Lilly for the church's upkeep, missionary work, and community service, provided that Christ Church remained on the Circle in downtown Indianapolis. In the 1960s displeasure with the political activism of Peter",
"title": "Eli Lilly (industrialist)"
},
{
"docid": "7408553",
"text": "Leone were launched. In 2010 SPW re-branded and became Restless Development. Restless Development is driven forward by young people and young professionals around the world. More than 1,000 young men and women, with an average age of 21 years, lead the direct delivery of the programmes in communities across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Around 87% of Restless Development's volunteers are national volunteers volunteering in their own countries. Restless Development sends volunteers from the UK abroad to work alongside national volunteers through its flagship International Citizen Service (ICS) programme. ICS is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).",
"title": "Restless Development"
},
{
"docid": "11457331",
"text": "Chris Engen (actor) Chris Engen (born October 25, 1979) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Adam Newman on the daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Born in Apple Valley, California, Engen is also a writer and a musician. He graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in 1997. Engen has guest-starred in various television programs. He was a recurring character in \"Saints & Sinners\", \"\" and \"Felicity\". He began appearing as Adam Newman on \"The Young and the Restless\" on February 12, 2008. Engen abruptly left his role on \"The Young and the Restless\" in mid-May",
"title": "Chris Engen (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "9264261",
"text": "(executive producer) Wes Kenney (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Wes Kenney (executive producer) Tom Langan for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Shared with: Wes Kenney (executive producer) William J. Bell (executive producer) for: \"The Young and the Restless\" for: \"The Young and the Restless\" Edward J. Scott Edward J. Scott (born September 15, 1944) is an American soap opera producer. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Scott earned a B.A from California State University at Northridge with a double major of anthropology and broadcasting journalism. He",
"title": "Edward J. Scott"
},
{
"docid": "19941692",
"text": "is the estranged mother of Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John). Nichols first appeared on September 1. Ravi Shapur, portrayed by Abhi Sinha, is a computer engineer hired by Jabot Cosmetics. Abhi made his debut on December 12, on a recurring basis. The Young and the Restless characters (2016) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2016, by order of first appearance. In the first half of the year, characters",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2016)"
},
{
"docid": "20831299",
"text": "role. Robert Parucha Robert Parucha is a television actor who is most likely remembered for his on going roles as Matt Miller in the daytime soap operas, \"The Young and the Restless\" and as Eddie Reed in \"The Days of Our Lives\". He is also an author. He was born Robert Carl Parucha in Los Angeles County, California on October 2, 1955. He attended UC Santa Barbara where he got a bachelor's degree in Psychology and master's degree in Religious Studies. He is married with three children. In \"The Young and the Restless\", he played the part of Matt, brother",
"title": "Robert Parucha"
},
{
"docid": "20831296",
"text": "Robert Parucha Robert Parucha is a television actor who is most likely remembered for his on going roles as Matt Miller in the daytime soap operas, \"The Young and the Restless\" and as Eddie Reed in \"The Days of Our Lives\". He is also an author. He was born Robert Carl Parucha in Los Angeles County, California on October 2, 1955. He attended UC Santa Barbara where he got a bachelor's degree in Psychology and master's degree in Religious Studies. He is married with three children. In \"The Young and the Restless\", he played the part of Matt, brother of",
"title": "Robert Parucha"
},
{
"docid": "17031363",
"text": "comes to \"The Young and the Restless\", the biggest question on everyone's mind is whether the former mob hit man will show up as a good guy, play another a toughie with a heart or go pure villain.\" Barnert also said it would be \"interesting\" to see whether \"[Burton's] legion of fans from Port Charles will follow him to Genoa City.\" Jill Farren Phelps developed a reputation and \"bad rap\" because she \"uses people\" according to Mark Pinter, an actor and friend of Phelps who had been hired by her to portray Marcus Wheeler on \"The Young and the Restless\".",
"title": "Dylan McAvoy"
},
{
"docid": "15864577",
"text": "Genevieve Atkinson Genevieve Atkinson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Created by former head writer Maria Arena Bell as the mother of Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), the role was portrayed by Genie Francis, who was widely known for her three-decade long portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC soap opera \"General Hospital\". Francis was excited to join \"The Young and the Restless\", expressing disappointment in her former daytime role and saying that her fan base would \"follow whatever she does.\" She made her first appearance during the episode airing on May",
"title": "Genevieve Atkinson"
},
{
"docid": "8117936",
"text": "Lives\" as Kristen DiMera, a character she had portrayed there over 14 years prior. Davidson made a brief return to \"The Young and the Restless\" in March 2013 for the soap's 40th anniversary. After subsequent guest appearances, Davidson returned to \"The Young and the Restless\" on September 3, 2014, as a series regular. In June 2018, Davidson quit the role, and would exit once again. Eileen Davidson originated the role of Ashley Abbott in June 1982, until her first exit on December 2, 1988. The role was immediately recast with Brenda Epperson, who portrayed Ashley for seven years from December",
"title": "Ashley Abbott"
},
{
"docid": "7529532",
"text": "Maggie could have renewed their relationship while back in Paris, but on September 18, 2008, Bianca's return to the series was announced; she would be without Maggie, due to Hendrickson currently being with the cast of \"The Young and the Restless\". Bianca was instead given a new female lover, Reese Williams, portrayed by Tamara Braun. In 2010, Riegel permanently left the role of Bianca and joined Hendrickson on \"The Young and the Restless\". Maggie Stone Maggie Stone is a fictional character from the American daytime drama \"All My Children\". She was portrayed by actress Elizabeth Hendrickson, who also portrayed Maggie's",
"title": "Maggie Stone"
},
{
"docid": "15790973",
"text": "Patricia Cornelius Patricia Cornelius is an Australian playwright and co-founder of Melbourne Workers Theatre. Cornelius has written more than 20 plays, which include \"Slut\" (2008, Platform Youth Theatre), \"The Call\" (2009, Griffin Theatre Company), \"Good\", \"Do Not Go Gentle…\" (2010, fortyfivedownstairs), \"Boy Overboard\" (2004, Australian Theatre for Young People), \"Love\" (2005, Malthouse Theatre), \"Lilly and May\" and \"Hog's Hairs and Leeches\". Cornelius has won numerous awards, including AWGIEs, Green Room Awards and in 2006, the Patrick White Playwrights' Award. Her 2005 play, \"Love\", won the Wal Cherry Prize for New Plays. Her 2010 play \"Do Not Go Gentle...\" received the",
"title": "Patricia Cornelius"
},
{
"docid": "1579414",
"text": "Vision Limited also airs the soap. In Canada, the Global Television Network airs new episodes a day ahead of the US broadcast. Most Global stations use \"The Young and the Restless\" as a late-afternoon lead-in for their local newscasts, but times vary by market. It also airs on NTV in Newfoundland and Labrador which airs the program on a same-day-as-CBS basis. In Jamaica, the show airs on CVMTV. In Trinidad, the show airs weekdays on CBS and has been airing in Trinidad since the 1980s. In 1988, 70 percent of Trinidadians who had access to a television watched daily episodes",
"title": "The Young and the Restless"
},
{
"docid": "10381025",
"text": "J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill). The Young and the Restless storylines The storylines of the soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\" have changed over the years since the show debuted in 1973. Originally examining the lives of the wealthy Brooks and the poor Fosters, a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s turned the focus of \"The Young and the Restless\" to the Abbotts and the Newmans, including the corporate rivalry between their two respective companies. However, one basic plot that has run throughout almost all of the program's history is the rivalry between Jill Foster Abbott and",
"title": "The Young and the Restless storylines"
},
{
"docid": "17556457",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2014) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. Ian Ward, portrayed by Ray Wise, made his first appearance on January 23, 2014, as a former cult leader, believed to be the biological father of Dylan McAvoy (Steve Burton) and",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2014)"
},
{
"docid": "16974062",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2013) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters through October are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writer Josh Griffith; characters after October are introduced by Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. Adriana Stone, portrayed by Jhoanna Flores, made her first appearance on January 7, 2013. The news of",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2013)"
},
{
"docid": "18490315",
"text": "Martin on \"All My Children\", Knight's casting was announced by \"TV Insider\" in September 2015. In June 2016, it was announced that Knight had finished taping for the role. Elise Moxley, portrayed by Jensen Buchanan, was introduced in November 2015. The Young and the Restless characters (2015) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2015)"
},
{
"docid": "10971195",
"text": "other various CBS shows. LaMont has won six Daytime Emmy Awards for his camera work on \"The Young and the Restless\", and one Daytime Emmy Award for camera on \"The Bold and the Beautiful\" and has been nominated an additional three times in the same category. Dean LaMont Dean LaMont is an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning television director and camera operator. His directing credits include \"The Young and the Restless\" and \"General Hospital\". He has received one Emmy for directing (2011) \"The Young and the Restless\" and was nominated for the same series in 2010 and 2013. In 2010 he",
"title": "Dean LaMont"
},
{
"docid": "7263725",
"text": "cast as Jill Foster Abbott on the daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". In 1983, she left \"The Young and the Restless\" to take the role of Tracy Kendall in the primetime soap opera \"Dynasty\", a role she played until 1984. She followed this with the regular role of Daisy Lloyd in another Aaron Spelling series, \"Finder of Lost Loves\", in 1984. In 1986, she made a one-week return to \"The Young and the Restless\" to reprise her role as Jill. She also appeared on the daytime soap opera \"Santa Barbara\" for a few episodes. Adair married television",
"title": "Deborah Adair"
},
{
"docid": "16974093",
"text": "transplanted to Connor. The surgery is a success and Connor's eyesight is saved. In 2018 he leaves town with his mother. The Young and the Restless characters (2013) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters through October are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writer Josh Griffith; characters after October are introduced by Phelps and head writers Shelly",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2013)"
},
{
"docid": "16206314",
"text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2010) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2010, by order of appearance. All characters were introduced to the series by its head writer that year, Maria Arena Bell. Doppelgänger Sarah Smythe first appeared in April. June saw the arrival of Meggie McClaine, Spencer Walsh and twin characters, Charles and Matilda Ashby, born on-screen. Vance Abrams and Sofia Dupre debuted in July, followed by Blake Joseph's stint",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2010)"
},
{
"docid": "8830771",
"text": "Young and Restless (hip hop band) Young and Restless were an African-American hip hop duo from Miami whose members were Leonerist Lamar Johnson and Charles Trahan. They released a pair of albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their two hit singles were a cover of 'Poison Ivy' by The Coasters, and 'B Girls'. This duo received much airplay on the radio and had a video on MTV. The album \"Something to Get You Hyped\" released in 1989, peaked at number 104 on the Billboard Top 200 chart during the summer of 1990. The duo released a second album",
"title": "Young and Restless (hip hop band)"
},
{
"docid": "1579399",
"text": "Television, which has now been replaced by Sony Pictures Television. \"The Young and the Restless\" originally aired as a half-hour series on CBS and was the first soap opera to focus on the visual aspects of production, creating \"a look that broke with the visual conventions of the genre.\" Similar to the radio serials that had preceded them, soap operas at the time primarily focused on dialogue, characters, and story, with details like sets as secondary concerns. \"The Young and the Restless\" stood out by using unique lighting techniques and camera angles, similar to Hollywood-style productions. The style of videotaping",
"title": "The Young and the Restless"
},
{
"docid": "11040859",
"text": "process again. Barbara Bloom (Senior Vice President, Daytime, CBS Entertainment), Julie Hanan Carruthers (Executive Producer, \"All My Children\"), Marla Kanelos (former Script Writer, \"All My Children\", now Associate Head Writer, \"The Young and the Restless\"), and screen-test partners Peter Bergman and Elizabeth Hendrickson were instrumental in helping him get the job at \"The Young and the Restless\". Miller's last appearance as Richie Novak on \"All My Children\" coincided with his first appearance as Billy Abbott on \"The Young and the Restless\" on September 19, 2008. He became the fourth contract actor to fill the role, a role that had been",
"title": "Billy Miller (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "7408551",
"text": "Restless Development Restless Development is a youth-led development agency, known previously as Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW.) It was founded in 1985 by Jim Cogan. Its mission is \"to place young people at the forefront of change and development.\" Restless Development currently works in India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe and has offices in London and New York. Restless Development works to bring young people to the decision-making table across three areas: civic participation, livelihoods and employment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Restless Development was founded as Students Partnership Worldwide in 1985 by Jim",
"title": "Restless Development"
},
{
"docid": "8116032",
"text": "tied to \"The Young and the Restless\".\" However, he ended up staying. The writers picked up on Lester having \"played with Jack's dialogue\" according to his intuitions. In 1989, Lester quit out of anger, as he felt that Jack was being \"squeezed\" out of the storyline, and was upset that Lauralee Bell's character Christine Blair was moved to the forefront of several storylines. The producers immediately began exploring recast options. At the time, Bergman, who had rose to super stardom as Dr. Cliff Warner on \"All My Children\", had recently been fired. Bergman's firing made headlines, and Melody Thomas Scott,",
"title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)"
},
{
"docid": "16372916",
"text": "role was originated by Chene Lawson until January 24, 2006. The character later returned on October 7, 2011 portrayed by Debbi Morgan, who remained until her firing the following year. She made her onscreen exit on October 30, 2012. \"All My Children\" actress Debbi Morgan confirmed via her official website that she would be joining the cast of \"The Young and the Restless\". The actress expressed her excitement about joining the new role, and it was good to play another character other than her \"All My Children\" iconic character, Angie Hubbard for a change. She also denied rumors that she",
"title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)"
}
] |
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| where is the electron transport chain of photosynthesis located |
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"docid": "918760",
"text": "aerobic respiration is molecular oxygen although a variety of acceptors other than oxygen such as sulfate exist in anaerobic respiration. Electron transport chains are used for extracting energy via redox reactions from sunlight in photosynthesis or, such as in the case of the oxidation of sugars, cellular respiration. In eukaryotes, an important electron transport chain is found in the inner mitochondrial membrane where it serves as the site of oxidative phosphorylation through the action of ATP synthase. It is also found in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast in photosynthetic eukaryotes. In bacteria, the electron transport chain is located in",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "918760",
"text": "aerobic respiration is molecular oxygen although a variety of acceptors other than oxygen such as sulfate exist in anaerobic respiration. Electron transport chains are used for extracting energy via redox reactions from sunlight in photosynthesis or, such as in the case of the oxidation of sugars, cellular respiration. In eukaryotes, an important electron transport chain is found in the inner mitochondrial membrane where it serves as the site of oxidative phosphorylation through the action of ATP synthase. It is also found in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast in photosynthetic eukaryotes. In bacteria, the electron transport chain is located in",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "6418633",
"text": "but decomposes in sunlight. It is a polycyclic aromatic ketone, based on 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, with a 3-phytyl substituent. It is found naturally in a wide variety of green plants, particularly in leaves, since it functions as an electron acceptor during photosynthesis, forming part of the electron transport chain of photosystem I. Phylloquinone is an electron acceptor during photosynthesis, forming part of the electron transport chain of Photosystem I. The best-known function of vitamin K in animals is as a cofactor in the formation of coagulation factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX, and X by the liver. It is also required for the",
"title": "Phytomenadione"
},
{
"docid": "4433315",
"text": "Photophosphorylation In the process of photosynthesis, the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP using the energy of sunlight is called photophosphorylation. Only two sources of energy are available to living organisms: sunlight and reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions. All organisms produce ATP, which is the universal energy currency of life. Commonly in photosynthesis this involves photolysis, or photodissociation, of water and a continuous unidirectional flow of electrons from water to PSII . In photophosphorylation, light energy is used to create a high-energy electron donor and a lower-energy electron acceptor. Electrons then move spontaneously from donor to acceptor through an electron transport chain.",
"title": "Photophosphorylation"
},
{
"docid": "918790",
"text": "can synthesize different transmembrane complexes and produce different electron transport chains in their cell membranes. Bacteria select their electron transport chains from a DNA library containing multiple possible dehydrogenases, terminal oxidases and terminal reductases. The situation is often summarized by saying that electron transport chains in bacteria are \"branched\", \"modular\", and \"inducible\". In oxidative phosphorylation, electrons are transferred from a low-energy electron donor (e.g., NADH) to an acceptor (e.g., O) through an electron transport chain. In photophosphorylation, the energy of sunlight is used to \"create\" a high-energy electron donor and an electron acceptor. Electrons are then transferred from the donor",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "3511839",
"text": "oxidative phosphorylation because it uses energy released by the oxidation of NADH and FADH2 to phospolyrize ADP into ATP. The light reactions of photosynthesis generate ATP by the action of chemiosmosis. The photons in sunlight are received by the antenna complex of Photosystem II, which excites electrons to a higher energy level. These electrons travel down an electron transport chain, causing protons to be actively pumped across the thylakoid membrane into the thylakoid lumen. These protons then flow down their electrochemical potential gradient through an enzyme called ATP-synthase, creating ATP by the phosphorylation of ADP to ATP. The electrons from",
"title": "Chemiosmosis"
}
] | [
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"docid": "4011839",
"text": "electron transport chain. These two systems are different in their redox potentials for one-electron oxidation. The E for P700 is approximately 500mV, while the E for P680 is approximately 1,100-1,200 mV. Chlorophyll \"a\" is very important in the energy phase of photosynthesis. Two electrons need to be passed to an electron acceptor for the process of photosynthesis to proceed. Within the reaction centers of both photosystems there are a pair of chlorophyll \"a\" molecules that pass electrons on to the transport chain through redox reactions. Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll \"a\" is a specific form of chlorophyll used in oxygenic photosynthesis. It",
"title": "Chlorophyll a"
},
{
"docid": "4011832",
"text": "Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll \"a\" is a specific form of chlorophyll used in oxygenic photosynthesis. It absorbs most energy from wavelengths of violet-blue and orange-red light. It also reflects green-yellow light, and as such contributes to the observed green color of most plants. This photosynthetic pigment is essential for photosynthesis in eukaryotes, cyanobacteria and prochlorophytes because of its role as primary electron donor in the electron transport chain. Chlorophyll \"a\" also transfers resonance energy in the antenna complex, ending in the reaction center where specific chlorophylls P680 and P700 are located. Chlorophyll \"a\" is essential for most photosynthetic organisms to release",
"title": "Chlorophyll a"
},
{
"docid": "13691832",
"text": "process in chloroplasts begins when an electron of P680 of PSII attains a higher-energy level. This energy is used to reduce a chain of electron acceptors that have subsequently lowered redox-potentials. This chain of electron acceptors is known as an electron transport chain. When this chain reaches PS I, an electron is again excited, creating a high redox-potential. The electron transport chain of photosynthesis is often put in a diagram called the z-scheme, because the redox diagram from P680 to P700 resembles the letter z. The final product of PSII is plastoquinol, a mobile electron carrier in the membrane. Plastoquinol",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "7994074",
"text": "DCMU DCMU (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea) is an algicide and herbicide of the arylurea class that inhibits photosynthesis. It was introduced by Bayer in 1954 under the trade name of Diuron. DCMU is a very specific and sensitive inhibitor of photosynthesis. It blocks the plastoquinone binding site of photosystem II, disallowing the electron flow from where it is generated, in photosystem II, to plastoquinone. This interrupts the photosynthetic electron transport chain in photosynthesis and thus reduces the ability of the plant to turn light energy into chemical energy (ATP and reductant potential). DCMU only blocks electron flow from photosystem II, it has no",
"title": "DCMU"
},
{
"docid": "918791",
"text": "to the acceptor through another electron transport chain. Photosynthetic electron transport chains have many similarities to the oxidative chains discussed above. They use mobile, lipid-soluble carriers (quinones) and mobile, water-soluble carriers (cytochromes, etc.). They also contain a proton pump. It is remarkable that the proton pump in \"all\" photosynthetic chains resembles mitochondrial \"Complex III\". Photosynthetic electron transport chains are discussed in greater detail in the articles Photophosphorylation, Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic reaction center and Light-dependent reaction. Electron transport chains are redox reactions that transfer electrons from an electron donor to an electron acceptor. The transfer of electrons is coupled to the translocation",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "331489",
"text": "surface of the leaf is coated with a water-resistant waxy cuticle that protects the leaf from excessive evaporation of water and decreases the absorption of ultraviolet or blue light to reduce heating. The transparent epidermis layer allows light to pass through to the palisade mesophyll cells where most of the photosynthesis takes place. In the light-dependent reactions, one molecule of the pigment chlorophyll absorbs one photon and loses one electron. This electron is passed to a modified form of chlorophyll called pheophytin, which passes the electron to a quinone molecule, starting the flow of electrons down an electron transport chain",
"title": "Photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "17569653",
"text": "a free-living state in naturally occurring bacterial communities. \"C. chlorochromatii\" conducts anoxygenic photosynthesis which means it does not produce oxygen as a waste product like plants and cyanobacteria, this type of photosynthesis is exclusive to Bacteria. In their electron transport chain reduced forms of sulfur, e.g., HS. These reduced forms of sulfur are used in the electron transport chain cyclic Photosystem 1 as electron donors to reduce NADP+ to NADPH. It grows under strictly anaerobic conditions as a photolithoautotroph. They grow best at a pH of 7.0-7.3 at 25 C in continuous light and absorb light maximally at 748 and",
"title": "Chlorobium chlorochromatii"
},
{
"docid": "2875119",
"text": "several types of light-harvesting energy capture systems. \"Chloroflexus aurantiacus\" has been of interest in the search for origins of the so-called type II photosynthetic reaction center. One idea is that bacteria with respiratory electron transport evolved photosynthesis by coupling a light-harvesting energy capture system to the pre-existing respiratory electron transport chain. Thus, rare organisms like \"Chloroflexus aurantiacus\" that can survive using either respiration or photosynthesis are of interest in on-going attempts to trace the evolution of photosynthesis. Chloroflexus aurantiacus Chloroflexus aurantiacus is a photosynthetic bacterium isolated from hot springs, belonging to the green non-sulfur bacteria. This organism is thermophilic and",
"title": "Chloroflexus aurantiacus"
},
{
"docid": "14053843",
"text": "anoxygenic photosynthesis do not have a region analogous to the oxygen-evolving complex of PSII. The electron transport chain of purple non-sulfur bacteria begins when the reaction centre bacteriochlorophyll pair, P870, becomes excited from the absorption of light. Excited P870 will then donate an electron to bacteriopheophytin, which then passes it on to a series of electron carriers down the electron chain. In the process, it will generate an electro-chemical gradient which can then be used to synthesize ATP by chemiosmosis. P870 has to be regenerated (reduced) to be available again for a photon reaching the reaction-center to start the process",
"title": "Anoxygenic photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "13691823",
"text": "the green color of leaves. The light-dependent reactions begin in photosystem II. When a chlorophyll \"a\" molecule within the reaction center of PSII absorbs a photon, an electron in this molecule attains a higher energy level. Because this state of an electron is very unstable, the electron is transferred from one to another molecule creating a chain of redox reactions, called an electron transport chain (ETC). The electron flow goes from PSII to cytochrome b6f to PSI. In PSI, the electron gets the energy from another photon. The final electron acceptor is NADP. In oxygenic photosynthesis, the first electron donor",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "14053841",
"text": "transport chain, proteins such as halorhodopsin capture light energy with the aid of diterpenes to move ions against the gradient and produce ATP via chemiosmosis in the manner of mitochondria. There are two main types of anaerobic photosynthetic electron transport chains in bacteria. The type I reaction centers found in GSB, Chloracidobacterium, and Heliobacteria and the type II reaction centers found in FAPs and Purple Bacteria Type I Reaction Centers The electron transport chain of green sulfur bacteria — such as is present in model organism \"Chlorobaculum tepidum\" — uses the reaction centre bacteriochlorophyll pair, P840. When light is absorbed",
"title": "Anoxygenic photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "1673593",
"text": "are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. These include light-driven water oxidation and oxygen evolution, the pumping of protons across the thylakoid membranes coupled with the electron transport chain of the photosystems and cytochrome complex, and ATP synthesis by the ATP synthase utilizing the generated proton gradient. The first step in photosynthesis is the light-driven reduction (splitting) of water to provide the electrons for the photosynthetic electron transport chains as well as protons for the establishment of a proton gradient. The water-splitting reaction occurs on the lumenal side of the thylakoid membrane and is driven by the light",
"title": "Thylakoid"
},
{
"docid": "331493",
"text": "electron-acceptor molecule, pheophytin. As the electrons are shuttled through an electron transport chain (the so-called Z-scheme shown in the diagram), it initially functions to generate a chemiosmotic potential by pumping proton cations (H) across the membrane and into the thylakoid space. An ATP synthase enzyme uses that chemiosmotic potential to make ATP during photophosphorylation, whereas NADPH is a product of the terminal redox reaction in the \"Z-scheme\". The electron enters a chlorophyll molecule in Photosystem I. There it is further excited by the light absorbed by that photosystem. The electron is then passed along a chain of electron acceptors to",
"title": "Photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "1673594",
"text": "energy captured by the photosystems. This oxidation of water conveniently produces the waste product O that is vital for cellular respiration. The molecular oxygen formed by the reaction is released into the atmosphere. Two different variations of electron transport are used during photosynthesis: The noncyclic variety involves the participation of both photosystems, while the cyclic electron flow is dependent on only photosystem I. A major function of the thylakoid membrane and its integral photosystems is the establishment of chemiosmotic potential. The carriers in the electron transport chain use some of the electron's energy to actively transport protons from the stroma",
"title": "Thylakoid"
},
{
"docid": "6145865",
"text": "200mV. This drives the flux of protons back into the matrix through ATP synthase which produces ATP by adding an inorganic phosphate to ADP. Thus, generation of a proton electrochemical gradient is crucial for energy production in mitochondria. The total equation for the electron transport chain is: Similar to the electron transport chain, the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis pump protons into the thylakoid lumen of chloroplasts to drive the synthesis of ATP by ATP synthase. The proton gradient can be generated through either noncyclic or cyclic photophosphorylation. Of the proteins that participate in noncyclic photophosphorylation, photosystem II (PSII), plastiquinone, and",
"title": "Electrochemical gradient"
},
{
"docid": "1187005",
"text": "components of respiratory electron transport. While the goal of photosynthesis is to store energy by building carbohydrates from CO, respiration is the reverse of this, with carbohydrates turned back into CO accompanying energy release. Cyanobacteria appear to separate these two processes with their plasma membrane containing only components of the respiratory chain, while the thylakoid membrane hosts an interlinked respiratory and photosynthetic electron transport chain. Cyanobacteria use electrons from succinate dehydrogenase rather than from NADPH for respiration. Many cyanobacteria are able to reduce nitrogen and carbon dioxide under aerobic conditions, a fact that may be responsible for their evolutionary and",
"title": "Cyanobacteria"
},
{
"docid": "8563264",
"text": "Dichlorophenolindophenol 2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP, DCIP or DPIP) is a chemical compound used as a redox dye. When oxidized, DCPIP is blue with a maximal absorption at 600 nm; when reduced, DCPIP is colorless. DCPIP can be used to measure the rate of photosynthesis. It is part of the Hill reagents family. When exposed to light in a photosynthetic system, the dye is decolorised by chemical reduction. DCPIP has a higher affinity for electrons than ferredoxin and the photosynthetic electron transport chain can reduce DCPIP as a substitute for NADP, that is normally the final electron carrier in photosynthesis. As DCPIP is",
"title": "Dichlorophenolindophenol"
},
{
"docid": "3980900",
"text": "the cell membrane. One example of how it does this is by reacting with superoxides to form hydrogen peroxide and plastosemiquinone. The prefix \"plasto-\" means either plastid or chloroplast, alluding to its location within the cell. The role that plastoquinone plays in photosynthesis, more specifically in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, is that of a mobile electron carrier through the membrane of the thylakoid. Plastoquinone is reduced when it accepts two electrons from photosystem II and two hydrogen cations (H) from the stroma of the chloroplast, thereby forming plastoquinol (PQH). It transfers the electrons further down the electron transport chain",
"title": "Plastoquinone"
},
{
"docid": "13691845",
"text": "can also synthesize ATP by oxidative phosphorylation, in the manner of other bacteria. The electron transport chain is where the mobile electron carriers are plastoquinone and cytochrome ', while the proton pumps are NADH dehydrogenase, ' and cytochrome \". Cyanobacteria are the only bacteria that produce oxygen during photosynthesis. Earth's primordial atmosphere was anoxic. Organisms like cyanobacteria produced our present-day oxygen-containing atmosphere. The other two major groups of photosynthetic bacteria, purple bacteria and green sulfur bacteria, contain only a single photosystem and do not produce oxygen. Purple bacteria contain a single photosystem that is structurally related to PS II in",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "2538001",
"text": "supply from the carbon dioxide in the air by the process of photosynthesis. Each of these nutrients is used in a different place for a different essential function. Carbon forms the backbone of most plant biomolecules, including proteins, starches and cellulose. Carbon is fixed through photosynthesis; this converts carbon dioxide from the air into carbohydrates which are used to store and transport energy within the plant. Hydrogen also is necessary for building sugars and building the plant. It is obtained almost entirely from water. Hydrogen ions are imperative for a proton gradient to help drive the electron transport chain in",
"title": "Plant nutrition"
},
{
"docid": "33563",
"text": "reactions of the electron transport chain. Peroxide is also produced from the oxidation of reduced flavoproteins, such as complex I. However, although these enzymes can produce oxidants, the relative importance of the electron transfer chain to other processes that generate peroxide is unclear. In plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, reactive oxygen species are also produced during photosynthesis, particularly under conditions of high light intensity. This effect is partly offset by the involvement of carotenoids in photoinhibition, and in algae and cyanobacteria, by large amount of iodide and selenium, which involves these antioxidants reacting with over-reduced forms of the photosynthetic reaction centres",
"title": "Antioxidant"
},
{
"docid": "13691831",
"text": "is, the electron on the acceptor could move back to neutralize the positive charge on the special pair. Its return to the special pair would waste a valuable high-energy electron and simply convert the absorbed light energy into heat. In the case of PSII, this backflow of electrons can produce reactive oxygen species leading to photoinhibition. Three factors in the structure of the reaction center work together to suppress charge recombination nearly completely. Thus, electron transfer proceeds efficiently from the first electron acceptor to the next, creating an electron transport chain that ends if it has reached NADPH. The photosynthesis",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "1287549",
"text": "the cell potential. The sodium-potassium pump maintains the membrane potential by moving three Na+ ions out of the cell for every two K+ ions moved into the cell. Other sources of energy for Primary active transport are redox energy and photon energy (light). An example of primary active transport using Redox energy is the mitochondrial electron transport chain that uses the reduction energy of NADH to move protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane against their concentration gradient. An example of primary active transport using light energy are the proteins involved in photosynthesis that use the energy of photons to create",
"title": "Active transport"
},
{
"docid": "11447752",
"text": "almost all oxygen produced in tropical forests is consumed by organisms living there. A simplified overall formula for photosynthesis is: Photolytic oxygen evolution during photosynthesis occurs via the light-dependent oxidation of water to molecular oxygen and can be written as the following simplified chemical reaction: 2HO → 4e + 4H + O The reaction occurs in the thylakoid membranes of cyanobacteria, and algal and plant chloroplasts and requires the energy of four photons. The electrons from the oxidized water molecules replace electrons in the P component of photosystem II, which have been removed into an electron transport chain via light-dependent",
"title": "Dioxygen in biological reactions"
},
{
"docid": "918777",
"text": "proton gradient). ATP synthase is also readily reversible. Thus ATP can be used to build a proton gradient, which in turn can be used to make NADH. This process of \"reverse electron transport\" is important in many prokaryotic electron transport chains. In eukaryotes, NADH is the most important electron donor. The associated electron transport chain is NADH → \"Complex I\" → Q → \"Complex III\" → cytochrome \"c\" → \"Complex IV\" → O where \"Complexes I, III\" and\" IV\" are proton pumps, while Q and cytochrome \"c\" are mobile electron carriers. The electron acceptor is molecular oxygen. In prokaryotes (bacteria",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "5535494",
"text": "they use a bacteriochlorophyll-based reaction center, or they use a bacteriorhodopsin. The chlorophyll-based mechanism is similar to that used in photosynthesis, where light excites the molecules in a reaction center and causes a flow of electrons through an electron transport chain (ETS). This flow of electrons through the proteins causes hydrogen ions to be pumped across a membrane. The energy stored in this proton gradient is used to drive ATP synthesis. Unlike in photoautotrophs, the electrons flow only in a cyclic pathway: electrons released from the reaction center flow through the ETS and return to the reaction center. They are",
"title": "Photoheterotroph"
},
{
"docid": "331495",
"text": "the electron is passed down the electron acceptor molecules and returns to photosystem I, from where it was emitted, hence the name \"cyclic reaction\". Linear electron transport through a photosystem will leave the reaction center of that photosystem oxidized. Elevating another electron will first require re-reduction of the reaction center. The excited electrons lost from the reaction center (P700) of photosystem I are replaced by transfer from plastocyanin, whose electrons come from electron transport through photosystem II. Photosystem II, as the first step of the \"Z-scheme\", requires an external source of electrons to reduce its oxidized chlorophyll \"a\" reaction center,",
"title": "Photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "18745927",
"text": "own genes for photosynthesis or carbon fixation. \"V. chlorellavorus\" is however capable of synthesizing its own nucleotides, certain cofactors and vitamins, and 15 different amino acids. Its bacterial genome also includes coding for a complete glycolysis pathway as well as an electron transport chain. \"Vampirovibrio\" or \"Bdellovibrio\" may be used to help control harmful populations of bacteria due to their predatory nature. In an experiment where \"Bdellovibrio\" were added to a shrimp tank to consume populations of bacteria, the target bacterial populations declined by up to 44%. However the \"Bdellovibrio\" population declined as well after consuming most of the available",
"title": "Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus"
},
{
"docid": "6250376",
"text": "Chlorobium Chlorobium (also known as \"Chlorochromatium\") is a genus of green sulfur bacteria. They are photolithotrophic oxidizers of sulfur and most notably utilise a noncyclic electron transport chain to reduce NAD+. Photosynthesis is achieved using a Type 1 Reaction Centre using bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) \"a\". Two photosynthetic antenna complexes aid in light absorption: the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex (\"FMO\", also containing BChl \"a\"), and the chlorosomes which employ mostly BChl \"c\", \"d\", or \"e\". Hydrogen sulfide is used as an electron source and carbon dioxide its carbon source. \"Chlorobium\" species exhibit a dark green color; in a Winogradsky column, the green layer often",
"title": "Chlorobium"
},
{
"docid": "1512663",
"text": "is integrated into thylakoid membrane; the CF-part sticks into stroma, where dark reactions of photosynthesis (also called the light-independent reactions or the Calvin cycle) and ATP synthesis take place. The overall structure and the catalytic mechanism of the chloroplast ATP synthase are almost the same as those of the bacterial enzyme. However, in chloroplasts, the proton motive force is generated not by respiratory electron transport chain but by primary photosynthetic proteins. The ATP synthase isolated from bovine (\"Bos taurus\") heart mitochondria is, in terms of biochemistry and structure, the best-characterized ATP synthase. Beef heart is used as a source for",
"title": "ATP synthase"
},
{
"docid": "4900396",
"text": "the initial heat energy into chemical energy (hydrogen), potentially doubling efficiency to about 50%. Because some of the energy in HTE is supplied in the form of heat, less of the energy must be converted twice (from heat to electricity, and then to chemical form), and so the process is more efficient. A version of water splitting occurs in photosynthesis, but the electrons are shunted, not to protons, but to the electron transport chain in photosystem II. The electrons are used to convert carbon dioxide into sugars. When photosystem I gets photo-excited, electron transfer reactions gets initiated, which results in",
"title": "Water splitting"
},
{
"docid": "5258732",
"text": "Q cycle and is not found in Complex III, it has been proposed that it is used for cyclic photophosphorylation by the following mechanism: Cytochrome b6f complex The cytochrome \"bf\" complex (plastoquinol—plastocyanin reductase; ) is an enzyme found in the thylakoid membrane in chloroplasts of plants, cyanobacteria, and green algae, that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from plastoquinol to plastocyanin. The reaction is analogous to the reaction catalyzed by cytochrome bc (Complex III) of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. During photosynthesis, the cytochrome bf complex is one step along the chain that transfers electrons from Photosystem II to Photosystem I,",
"title": "Cytochrome b6f complex"
},
{
"docid": "5258725",
"text": "Cytochrome b6f complex The cytochrome \"bf\" complex (plastoquinol—plastocyanin reductase; ) is an enzyme found in the thylakoid membrane in chloroplasts of plants, cyanobacteria, and green algae, that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from plastoquinol to plastocyanin. The reaction is analogous to the reaction catalyzed by cytochrome bc (Complex III) of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. During photosynthesis, the cytochrome bf complex is one step along the chain that transfers electrons from Photosystem II to Photosystem I, and at the same time pumps protons into the thylakoid space that contribute to create an electrochemical (energy) gradient which is later used to",
"title": "Cytochrome b6f complex"
},
{
"docid": "19148233",
"text": "of water provides the electrons needed by the antenna system of photosystem II where they are boosted in energy and then sent along the electron transport system (ETS). Those high energy electrons are able to move against a chemical potential gradient. Hence, solar energy is converted to chemical energy by the reduction of NADP to NADPH. Photosynthesis is the process in which light energy is absorbed and converted to chemical energy. This chemical energy is eventually used in the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO) to sugar (CHO) in plants. During the process of photosynthesis, a natural electron acceptor, nicotinamide adenine",
"title": "Hill reaction"
},
{
"docid": "3257118",
"text": "sugar, as triose phosphate (TP), which is glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (GAP) together with dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP): An alternative perspective accounts for NADPH (source of e) and ATP: The formula for inorganic phosphate (P) is HOPO + 2H. Formulas for triose and TP are CHO-CHOH and CHO-CHOPO + 2H Somewhere between 3.5 and 2.3 billion years ago, the ancestors of cyanobacteria evolved oxygenic photosynthesis, enabling the use of the abundant yet relatively oxidized molecule HO as an electron donor to the electron transport chain of light-catalyzed proton-pumping responsible for efficient ATP synthesis. When this evolutionary breakthrough occurred, autotrophy (growth using inorganic carbon",
"title": "Carbon fixation"
},
{
"docid": "13691825",
"text": "the production of NADPH. Cyclic phosphorylation is important to create ATP and maintain NADPH in the right proportion for the light-independent reactions. The net-reaction of all light-dependent reactions in oxygenic photosynthesis is: The two photosystems are protein complexes that absorb photons and are able to use this energy to create an electron transport chain. Photosystem I and II are very similar in structure and function. They use special proteins, called light-harvesting complexes, to absorb the photons with very high effectiveness. If a special pigment molecule in a photosynthetic reaction center absorbs a photon, an electron in this pigment attains the",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "918759",
"text": "Electron transport chain An electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox (both reduction and oxidation occurring simultaneously) reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H ions) across a membrane. This creates an electrochemical proton gradient that drives the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule that stores energy chemically in the form of highly strained bonds. The molecules of the chain include peptides, enzymes (which are proteins or protein complexes), and others. The final acceptor of electrons in the electron transport chain during",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "331527",
"text": "Cycle. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Rudolph A. Marcus was able to discover the function and significance of the electron transport chain. Otto Heinrich Warburg and Dean Burk discovered the I-quantum photosynthesis reaction that splits the CO, activated by the respiration. In 1950, first experimental evidence for the existence of photophosphorylation \"in vivo\" was presented by Otto Kandler using intact \"Chlorella\" cells and interpreting his findings as light-dependent ATP formation. In 1954, Daniel I. Arnon et al. discovered photophosphorylation \"in vitro\" in isolated chloroplasts with the help of P. Louis N.M. Duysens and Jan Amesz discovered that chlorophyll a will absorb one",
"title": "Photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "3980898",
"text": "Plastoquinone Plastoquinone (PQ) is an isoprenoid quinone molecule involved in the electron transport chain in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. The most common form of plastoquinone, known as PQ-A or PQ-9, is a 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone molecule with a side chain of nine isoprenyl units. There are other forms of plastoquinone, such as ones with shorter side chains like PQ-3 (which has 3 isoprenyl side units instead of 9) as well as analogs such as PQ-B, PQ-C, and PQ-D, which differ in their side chains. The benzoquinone and isoprenyl units are both nonpolar, anchoring the molecule within the inner section of a",
"title": "Plastoquinone"
},
{
"docid": "6516567",
"text": "chlorophyll molecule (P680, where P stands for pigment and 680 for its absorption maximum at 680 nm) in the reaction center of photosystem II via resonance energy transfer. P680 can also directly absorb a photon at a suitable wavelength. Photolysis during photosynthesis occurs in a series of light-driven oxidation events. The energized electron (exciton) of P680 is captured by a primary electron acceptor of the photosynthetic electron transfer chain and thus exits photosystem II. In order to repeat the reaction, the electron in the reaction center needs to be replenished. This occurs by oxidation of water in the case of",
"title": "Photodissociation"
},
{
"docid": "918792",
"text": "of protons across a membrane, producing a proton gradient. The proton gradient is used to produce useful work. About 30 work units are produced per electron transport. Electron transport chain An electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox (both reduction and oxidation occurring simultaneously) reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H ions) across a membrane. This creates an electrochemical proton gradient that drives the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule that stores energy chemically in the form of highly strained bonds.",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "918763",
"text": "powers most cellular reactions. A small amount of ATP is available from substrate-level phosphorylation, for example, in glycolysis. In most organisms the majority of ATP is generated in electron transport chains, while only some obtain ATP by fermentation. Most eukaryotic cells have mitochondria, which produce ATP from products of the citric acid cycle, fatty acid oxidation, and amino acid oxidation. At the mitochondrial inner membrane, electrons from NADH and FADH2 pass through the electron transport chain to oxygen, which is reduced to water. The electron transport chain comprises an enzymatic series of electron donors and acceptors. Each electron donor will",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "304638",
"text": "ATP. In eukaryotes, these redox reactions are carried out by a series of protein complexes within the inner membrane of the cell's mitochondria, whereas, in prokaryotes, these proteins are located in the cells' intermembrane space. These linked sets of proteins are called electron transport chains. In eukaryotes, five main protein complexes are involved, whereas in prokaryotes many different enzymes are present, using a variety of electron donors and acceptors. The energy released by electrons flowing through this electron transport chain is used to transport protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane, in a process called \"electron transport\". This generates potential energy",
"title": "Oxidative phosphorylation"
},
{
"docid": "14414579",
"text": "of the constituent half-reactions. At equilibrium the potential for the two half-reactions must be equal to each other and, of course, the number of electrons exchanged must be the same in the two half reactions. Redox equilibria play an important role in the electron transport chain. The various cytochromes in the chain have different standard redox potentials, each one adapted for a specific redox reaction. This allows, for example, atmospheric oxygen to be reduced in photosynthesis. A distinct family of cytochromes, the cytochrome P450 oxidases, are involved in steroidogenesis and detoxification. When a solute forms a saturated solution in a",
"title": "Equilibrium chemistry"
},
{
"docid": "918785",
"text": "structures imbedded in the membrane. The mobile cytochrome electron carrier in mitochondria is cytochrome \"c\". Bacteria use a number of different mobile cytochrome electron carriers. Other cytochromes are found within macromolecules such as \"Complex III\" and \"Complex IV\". They also function as electron carriers, but in a very different, intramolecular, solid-state environment. Electrons may enter an electron transport chain at the level of a mobile cytochrome or quinone carrier. For example, electrons from inorganic electron donors (nitrite, ferrous iron, etc.) enter the electron transport chain at the cytochrome level. When electrons enter at a redox level greater than NADH, the",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "3270606",
"text": "attributed to a combination of factors: Obligate anaerobes metabolise energy by anaerobic respiration or fermentation. In aerobic respiration, the pyruvate generated from glycolysis is converted to acetyl-CoA. This is then broken down via the TCA cycle and electron transport chain. Anaerobic respiration differs from aerobic respiration in that it uses an electron acceptor other than oxygen in the electron transport chain. Examples of alternative electron acceptors include sulfate, nitrate, iron, manganese, mercury, and carbon monoxide. Fermentation differs from anaerobic respiration in that the pyruvate generated from glycolysis is broken down without the involvement of an electron transport chain (i.e. there",
"title": "Obligate anaerobe"
},
{
"docid": "3980905",
"text": "of cells (in vitro). SkQR1 and SkQ1 have also been proposed as a possible way to treat brain issues like Alzheimer's due to their ability to potentially fix damages caused by amyloid beta. Additionally, SkQR1 has been shown as a way to reduce the issues caused by brain trauma through its antioxidant abilities, which help prevent cell death signals by reducing the amounts of reactive oxygen species coming from mitochondria. Plastoquinone Plastoquinone (PQ) is an isoprenoid quinone molecule involved in the electron transport chain in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. The most common form of plastoquinone, known as PQ-A or",
"title": "Plastoquinone"
},
{
"docid": "11435791",
"text": "NDUFA9 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 9 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NDUFA9 gene. The NDUFA9 protein is a subunit of (Complex I of the electron transport chain), which is located in the mitochondrial inner membrane and is the largest of the five complexes of the electron transport chain. Mutations in NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone), also known as Complex I, frequently lead to complex neurodegenerative diseases such as Leigh's syndrome. In the case of NDUFA9, a mutation to the MT-ND3 gene might interrupt their interaction and formation of subcomplexes, compromising Complex I function and",
"title": "NDUFA9"
},
{
"docid": "304641",
"text": "transport chain, from electron donors such as NADH to electron acceptors such as oxygen, is an exergonic process – it releases energy, whereas the synthesis of ATP is an endergonic process, which requires an input of energy. Both the electron transport chain and the ATP synthase are embedded in a membrane, and energy is transferred from electron transport chain to the ATP synthase by movements of protons across this membrane, in a process called \"chemiosmosis\". In practice, this is like a simple electric circuit, with a current of protons being driven from the negative N-side of the membrane to the",
"title": "Oxidative phosphorylation"
},
{
"docid": "13691833",
"text": "transfers the electron from PSII to the proton pump, cytochrome b6f. The ultimate electron donor of PSII is water. Cytochrome b6f proceeds the electron chain to PSI through plastocyanin molecules. PSI is able to continue the electron transfer in two different ways. It can transfer the electrons either to plastoquinol again, creating a cyclic electron flow, or to an enzyme called FNR (Ferredoxin—NADP(+) reductase), creating a non-cyclic electron flow. PSI releases FNR into the stroma, where it reduces to NADPH. Activities of the electron transport chain, especially from cytochrome b6f, lead to pumping of protons from the stroma to the",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "3967149",
"text": "the stroma caused by its phosphorylation. Light-independent reactions The light-independent reactions, or dark reactions, of photosynthesis are chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose. These reactions occur in the stroma, the fluid-filled area of a chloroplast outside the thylakoid membranes. These reactions take the products (ATP and NADPH) of light-dependent reactions and perform further chemical processes on them. These reactions are closely coupled to the thylakoid electron transport chain as reducing power provided by NADPH produced in the photosystem I is actively needed. The process of photorespiration, also known as C2 cycle, is also coupled to",
"title": "Light-independent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "3967137",
"text": "Light-independent reactions The light-independent reactions, or dark reactions, of photosynthesis are chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose. These reactions occur in the stroma, the fluid-filled area of a chloroplast outside the thylakoid membranes. These reactions take the products (ATP and NADPH) of light-dependent reactions and perform further chemical processes on them. These reactions are closely coupled to the thylakoid electron transport chain as reducing power provided by NADPH produced in the photosystem I is actively needed. The process of photorespiration, also known as C2 cycle, is also coupled to the dark reactions, as it results",
"title": "Light-independent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "20643994",
"text": "by this species are ammonia, which is incorporated into glutamate via the enzyme glutamine synthetase and uses less energy compared to nitrate usage, and in certain species, urea. Moreover, metabolic regulation systems of \"Prochlorococcus\" were found to be greatly simplified. Nitrogen-fixing marine cyanobacteria are known to support oxygen production in oceans by fixing inorganic nitrogen using the enzyme nitrogenase. A special subset of these bacteria, UCYN-A, was found to lack the photosystem II complex usually used in photosynthesis and that it lacks a number of major metabolic pathways but is still capable of using the electron transport chain to generate",
"title": "Streamlining theory"
},
{
"docid": "918771",
"text": "to two molecules of cytochrome \"c\", a water-soluble electron carrier located within the intermembrane space. The two other electrons sequentially pass across the protein to the Q site where the quinone part of ubiquinone is reduced to quinol. A proton gradient is formed by one quinol (<chem>2H+2e-</chem>) oxidations at the Q site to form one quinone (<chem>2H+2e-</chem>) at the Q site. (in total four protons are translocated: two protons reduce quinone to quinol and two protons are released from two ubiquinol molecules). When electron transfer is reduced (by a high membrane potential or respiratory inhibitors such as antimycin A), Complex",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "918778",
"text": "and archaea) the situation is more complicated, because there are several different electron donors and several different electron acceptors. The generalized electron transport chain in bacteria is: Note that electrons can enter the chain at three levels: at the level of a dehydrogenase, at the level of the quinone pool, or at the level of a mobile cytochrome electron carrier. These levels correspond to successively more positive redox potentials, or to successively decreased potential differences relative to the terminal electron acceptor. In other words, they correspond to successively smaller Gibbs free energy changes for the overall redox reaction \"Donor →",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "19148240",
"text": "electron acceptor, such as a dye that changes color when it is reduced. These are known as Hill reagents. The Hill reagent was discovered in 1937 by Robin Hill. These dyes permitted the finding of electron transport chains during photosynthesis. dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP), an example of these dyes, is widely used by experimenters. DCPIP is a dark blue solution that becomes lighter as it is reduced. It gives experimenters a simple visual test and observation of the light reaction. In another approach to studying photosynthesis, light-absorbing pigments such as chlorophyll can be extracted from the chloroplasts of plant leaves or other",
"title": "Hill reaction"
},
{
"docid": "4378147",
"text": "aerobic respiration and fermentation. Photosynthesis occurs at reaction centers on the cell membrane, where the photosynthetic pigments (i.e. bacteriochlorophyll, carotenoids) and pigment-binding proteins are invaginated to form vesicle sacs, tubules, or single-paired or stacked lamellar sheets. This is called the intracytoplasmic membrane (ICM) which has increased surface area to maximize light absorption. Purple bacteria use cyclic electron transport driven by a series of redox reactions. Light-harvesting complexes surrounding a reaction centre (RC) harvest photons in the form of resonance energy, exciting chlorophyll pigments P870 or P960 located in the RC. Excited electrons are cycled from P870 to quinones Q and",
"title": "Purple bacteria"
},
{
"docid": "918788",
"text": "and inorganic. If oxygen is available, it is invariably used as the terminal electron acceptor, because it generates the greatest Gibbs free energy change and produces the most energy. In anaerobic environments, different electron acceptors are used, including nitrate, nitrite, ferric iron, sulfate, carbon dioxide, and small organic molecules such as fumarate. Since electron transport chains are redox processes, they can be described as the sum of two redox pairs. For example, the mitochondrial electron transport chain can be described as the sum of the NAD/NADH redox pair and the O/HO redox pair. NADH is the electron donor and O",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "1695253",
"text": "and the Krebs cycle. While the ATP count is glycolysis and the Krebs cycle is two ATP molecules, the electron transport chain contributes, at most, twenty-eight ATP molecules. A contributing factor is due to the energy potentials of NADH and FADH. As they are brought from the initial process, glycolysis, to the electron transport chain, the energy stored in them are now utilized. A second contributing factor is that cristae, the inner membranes of mitochondria, increase the surface area and therefore the amount of proteins in the membrane that assist in the synthesis of ATP. Along the electron transport chain,",
"title": "Carbohydrate catabolism"
},
{
"docid": "1626665",
"text": "molecules of water (HO). By accepting the electrons, oxygen allows the electron transport chain to continue functioning. The electrons from each NADH molecule can form a total of 3 ATP's from ADPs and phosphate groups through the electron transport chain, while each FADH molecule can produce a total of 2 ATPs. As a result, 10 NADH molecules (from glycolysis and the Krebs cycle), along with 2 FADH molecules, can form a total of 34 ATPs during aerobic respiration (from a single electron transport chain). This means that combined with the Krebs Cycle and glycolysis, the efficiency for the electron transport",
"title": "Crista"
},
{
"docid": "918773",
"text": "by Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Peter D. Mitchell, the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation are coupled by a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane. The efflux of protons from the mitochondrial matrix creates an electrochemical gradient (proton gradient). This gradient is used by the FF ATP synthase complex to make ATP via oxidative phosphorylation. ATP synthase is sometimes described as \"Complex V\" of the electron transport chain. The F component of ATP synthase acts as an ion channel that provides for a proton flux back into the mitochondrial matrix. It is composed of a, b and c",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "955398",
"text": "patological processes such as ischemia/reperfusion damage (stroke and cardiac infarction), Parkinson's disease and others. Complex I is the first enzyme of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. There are three energy-transducing enzymes in the electron transport chain - NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I), Coenzyme Q – cytochrome c reductase (complex III), and cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV). Complex I is the largest and most complicated enzyme of the electron transport chain. The reaction catalyzed by complex I is: In this process, the complex translocates four protons across the inner membrane per molecule of oxidized NADH, helping to build the electrochemical potential difference",
"title": "Respiratory complex I"
},
{
"docid": "2538423",
"text": "Anaerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O). Although oxygen is not the final electron acceptor, the process still uses a respiratory electron transport chain. In aerobic organisms undergoing respiration, electrons are shuttled to an electron transport chain, and the final electron acceptor is oxygen. Molecular oxygen is a highly oxidizing agent and, therefore, is an excellent electron acceptor. In anaerobes, other less-oxidizing substances such as sulfate (SO), nitrate (NO), sulphur (S), or fumarate are used. These terminal electron acceptors have smaller reduction potentials than O, meaning that less energy is released per oxidized",
"title": "Anaerobic respiration"
},
{
"docid": "20105673",
"text": "the gene cikA, the clock could not be reset, (resulting in permanent jet lag), but the clock still functioned. CikA contained a protein domain that resembled KaiA, which was also found to be important in resetting the clock. CikA and KaiA bind to quinones, which carry electrons in the electron transport chain of photosynthesis. Quinones are oxidized in the dark and reduced in the light, and the redox state affects KaiA activity. When quinones are oxidized, KaiA separates from KaiC and binds to them, resetting the clock. Therefore, quinones are essential in transmitting light information to KaiC. After moving to",
"title": "Susan Golden"
},
{
"docid": "1695252",
"text": "of electrons, is used to reduce NAD+ and FAD to NADH and FADH, respectively. NADH and FADH contain the stored energy harnessed from the initial glucose molecule and is used in the electron transport chain where the bulk of the ATP is produced. The last process in aerobic respiration is oxidative phosphorylation, also known as the electron transport chain. Here NADH and FADH, which contain the energy in the form of electrons, deliver their electrons to the inner membranes of the mitochondrion to power the production of ATP. Oxidative phosphorylation contributes the majority of the ATP produced, compared to glycolysis",
"title": "Carbohydrate catabolism"
},
{
"docid": "262312",
"text": "of FADH) that are a source of electrons for the \"electron transport chain\", and a molecule of GTP (that is readily converted to an ATP). The redox energy from NADH and FADH is transferred to oxygen (O) in several steps via the electron transport chain. These energy-rich molecules are produced within the matrix via the citric acid cycle but are also produced in the cytoplasm by glycolysis. Reducing equivalents from the cytoplasm can be imported via the malate-aspartate shuttle system of antiporter proteins or feed into the electron transport chain using a glycerol phosphate shuttle. Protein complexes in the inner",
"title": "Mitochondrion"
},
{
"docid": "4928166",
"text": "II. During excitation, an electron is excited to a higher energy level. This electron is subsequently captured by the primary electron acceptor, a pheophytin molecule located within photosystem II near P680. The oxidized P680 (P680) is subsequently reduced by an electron originating from water (via Oxygen evolving complex). Oxidized P680 (P680) is the strongest biological oxidizing agent known. It has an estimated redox potential of ~1.3 V. This makes it possible to oxidize water during oxygenic photosynthesis. P680 P680, or Photosystem II primary donor, (where P stands for pigment) refers to either of the two special chlorophyll dimers (also named",
"title": "P680"
},
{
"docid": "4011703",
"text": "as terminal electron acceptors, while type II photosystems ultimately shuttle electrons to a quinone terminal electron acceptor. Both reaction center types are present in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, and work together to form a unique photosynthetic chain able to extract electrons from water, creating oxygen as a byproduct. A reaction center comprises several (>10 or >11) protein subunits, that provide a scaffold for a series of cofactors. The cofactors can be pigments (like chlorophyll, pheophytin, carotenoids), quinones, or iron-sulfur clusters. For oxygenic photosynthesis, both photosystems I and II are required. Oxygenic photosynthesis can be performed by plants and cyanobacteria; cyanobacteria are",
"title": "Photosystem"
},
{
"docid": "3995660",
"text": "to dinitrogen gas, and the generated electrons are transferred via an electron transport chain to nitrite reducing enzyme in the cytoplasm where nitrite is reduced to hydroxylamine (Figure 3b). Whether the reduction of nitrite and the oxidation of hydrazine occur at different sites of the same enzyme or the reactions are catalyzed by different enzyme systems connected via an electron transport chain remains to be investigated. In microbial nitrogen metabolism, the occurrence of hydrazine as an intermediate is rare. Hydrazine has been proposed as an enzyme-bound intermediate in the nitrogenase reaction. Recently, using detailed molecular analyses and combining complementary methods,",
"title": "Anammox"
},
{
"docid": "14053842",
"text": "by the reaction center, P840 enters an excited state with a large negative reduction potential, and so readily donates the electron to bacteriochlorophyll 663 which passes it on down the electron chain. The electron is transferred through a series of electron carriers and complexes until it is used to reduce NAD. P840 regeneration is accomplished with the oxidation of sulfide ion from hydrogen sulfide (or hydrogen or ferrous iron) by cytochrome c. Type II Reaction Centers Although the type II reaction centers are structurally and sequentially analogous to Photosystem II (PSII) in plant chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, known organisms that exhibit",
"title": "Anoxygenic photosynthesis"
},
{
"docid": "2538430",
"text": "anaerobic respiration. Anaerobic respiration is useful in generating electricity in microbial fuel cells, which employ bacteria that respire solid electron acceptors (such as oxidized iron) to transfer electrons from reduced compounds to an electrode. This process can simultaneously degrade organic carbon waste and generate electricity. Anaerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O). Although oxygen is not the final electron acceptor, the process still uses a respiratory electron transport chain. In aerobic organisms undergoing respiration, electrons are shuttled to an electron transport chain, and the final electron acceptor is oxygen. Molecular oxygen is a",
"title": "Anaerobic respiration"
},
{
"docid": "4338053",
"text": "forward. The production of ATP also serves as a means of regulation by acting as an inhibitor for Isocitrate dehydrogenase, Pyruvate dehydrogenase, the electron transport chain protein complexes, and ATP syntahase. While ADP acts as an activator. The mitochondria contains its own set of DNA used to produce proteins found in the electron transport chain. The mitochondrial DNA only codes for about thirteen proteins that are used in processing mitochondrial transcripts, ribosomal proteins, ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, and protein subunits found in the protein complexes of the electron transport chain. Mitochondrial matrix In the mitochondrion, the matrix is the space",
"title": "Mitochondrial matrix"
},
{
"docid": "16135701",
"text": "In 1968, Leslie Dutton joined the University of Pennsylvania, where he now leads the Dutton lab at the Perelman School of Medicine. He is also Principal Investigator at the Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center. Dr. Dutton attempts to understand elementary processes of oxidation-reduction and related biological events. Natural enzymes called oxidoreductases are involved in biological functions including gene regulation, signalling, long range electron transfer, energy conversion (in photosynthesis and respiration), atom transport, drug detoxification, and enzyme catalysis. Using physical, chemical and computational methods, the Dutton lab studies oxidoreductases and redox proteins to discover mechanisms of electron transfer over large distances through",
"title": "Leslie Dutton"
},
{
"docid": "11147549",
"text": "This enzyme participates in oxidative phosphorylation. Several compounds are known to inhibit this enzyme, including AMP, and 2,4-dinitrophenol. NADH dehydrogenase is involved in the first step of the electron transport chain of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Any change in the electron transport component caused by a mutation might effect the normal electron flow. This might be leading \"an increase of bifurcation and generation of superoxidase radicals and increase oxidative stress in various types of cancer cells.\" In the electron transport chain NADH is mainly used to create a concentration gradient of hydrogen in order to make ATP. Since After NADH is",
"title": "NADH dehydrogenase (quinone)"
},
{
"docid": "918761",
"text": "their cell membrane. In chloroplasts, light drives the conversion of water to oxygen and NADP to NADPH with transfer of H ions across chloroplast membranes. In mitochondria, it is the conversion of oxygen to water, NADH to NAD and succinate to fumarate that are required to generate the proton gradient. Electron transport chains are major sites of premature electron leakage to oxygen, generating superoxide and potentially resulting in increased oxidative stress. The electron transport chain consists of a spatially separated series of redox reactions in which electrons are transferred from a donor molecule to an acceptor molecule. The underlying force",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "918770",
"text": "electron donors (e.g., fatty acids and glycerol 3-phosphate) also direct electrons into Q (via FAD). Complex 2 is a parallel electron transport pathway to complex 1, but unlike complex 1, no protons are transported to the intermembrane space in this pathway. Therefore, the pathway through complex 2 contributes less energy to the overall electron transport chain process. This complex is inhibited by Carboxin. In \"Complex III\" (cytochrome \"bc\" complex or CoQH-cytochrome \"c\" reductase; ), the Q-cycle contributes to the proton gradient by an asymmetric absorption/release of protons. Two electrons are removed from QH at the Q site and sequentially transferred",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "13691847",
"text": "(hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur, sulfite, or organic molecules such as succinate and lactate) to feed electrons into a reverse electron transport chain. Green sulfur bacteria contain a photosystem that is analogous to PS I in chloroplasts: There are two pathways of electron transfer. In \"cyclic electron transfer\", electrons are removed from an excited chlorophyll molecule, passed through an electron transport chain to a proton pump, and then returned to the chlorophyll. The mobile electron carriers are, as usual, a lipid-soluble quinone and a water-soluble cytochrome. The resulting proton gradient is used to make ATP. In \"noncyclic electron transfer\", electrons are",
"title": "Light-dependent reactions"
},
{
"docid": "4338049",
"text": "The oxidation of NADH and FADH produces GTP from succinyl-CoA synthetase. NADH and FADH2 are produced in the matrix or transported in through porin and transport proteins in order to undergo oxidation through oxidative phosphorylation. NADH and FADH2 undergo oxidation in the electron transport chain by transferring a electrons to regenerate NADand FAD. Protons are pulled into the intermembrane space by the energy of the electrons going through the electron transport chain. Four electrons are finally accepted by oxygen in the matrix to complete the electron transport chain. The protons return to the mitochondrial matrix through the protein ATP synthase.The",
"title": "Mitochondrial matrix"
},
{
"docid": "918779",
"text": "Acceptor\". Individual bacteria use multiple electron transport chains, often simultaneously. Bacteria can use a number of different electron donors, a number of different dehydrogenases, a number of different oxidases and reductases, and a number of different electron acceptors. For example, \"E. coli\" (when growing aerobically using glucose as an energy source) uses two different NADH dehydrogenases and two different quinol oxidases, for a total of four different electron transport chains operating simultaneously. A common feature of all electron transport chains is the presence of a proton pump to create a transmembrane proton gradient. Bacterial electron transport chains may contain as",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "15122409",
"text": "supply reducing power for inorganic carbon fixation. Reverse electron flow Reverse electron flow (also known as reverse electron transport) is a mechanism in microbial metabolism. Chemolithotrophs using an electron donor with a higher redox potential than NAD(P)/NAD(P)H, such as nitrite or sulfur compounds, must use energy to reduce NAD(P). This energy is supplied by consuming proton motive force to drive electrons in a reverse direction through an electron transport chain and is thus the reverse process as forward electron transport. In some cases, the energy consumed in reverse electron transport is five times greater than energy gained from the forward",
"title": "Reverse electron flow"
},
{
"docid": "15122408",
"text": "Reverse electron flow Reverse electron flow (also known as reverse electron transport) is a mechanism in microbial metabolism. Chemolithotrophs using an electron donor with a higher redox potential than NAD(P)/NAD(P)H, such as nitrite or sulfur compounds, must use energy to reduce NAD(P). This energy is supplied by consuming proton motive force to drive electrons in a reverse direction through an electron transport chain and is thus the reverse process as forward electron transport. In some cases, the energy consumed in reverse electron transport is five times greater than energy gained from the forward process. Autotrophs can use this process to",
"title": "Reverse electron flow"
},
{
"docid": "7915085",
"text": "Proteobacteria. Most microbes respire (use an electron transport chain), although oxygen is not the only terminal electron acceptor that may be used. As discussed below, the use of terminal electron acceptors other than oxygen has important biogeochemical consequences. Fermentation is a specific type of heterotrophic metabolism that uses organic carbon instead of oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor. This means that these organisms do not use an electron transport chain to oxidize NADH to and therefore must have an alternative method of using this reducing power and maintaining a supply of for the proper functioning of normal metabolic pathways (e.g.",
"title": "Microbial metabolism"
},
{
"docid": "18084605",
"text": "Urbana-Champaign, and then on Photosystem II in 1989 with Michael Wasielewski at Argonne National Laboratory. He is best known for establishing the unique role of bicarbonate in electron and proton transport in Photosystem II. Govindjee has not only provided the first comprehensive theory of thermoluminescence in algae and plants, but has shown how prompt and delayed fluorescence of Chlorophyll a can be used as a signature of various reactions in photosynthesis. He is the founding Series Editor of the \"Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration\" as well as the Editor of \"Historical Corner\" of \"Photosynthesis Research\". He has written extensively on",
"title": "Govindjee"
},
{
"docid": "10776383",
"text": "ETFs can lead to deficiency of passing reducing equivalent of FADH to electron transport chain, causing Glutaric acidemia type 2 Electron-transferring flavoprotein An electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) or electron transfer flavoprotein complex (CETF) is a flavoprotein located on the matrix face of the inner mitochondrial membrane and functions as a specific electron acceptor for primary dehydrogenases, transferring the electrons to terminal respiratory systems such as electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase. They can be functionally classified into constitutive, \"housekeeping\" ETFs, mainly involved in the oxidation of fatty acids (Group I), and ETFs produced by some prokaryotes under specific growth conditions, receiving electrons only from",
"title": "Electron-transferring flavoprotein"
},
{
"docid": "920231",
"text": "inner membrane where is functions as a proton transport-driven ATP synthase. In mitochondria, reducing equivalents provided by electron transfer or photosynthesis power this translocation of protons. For example, the translocation of protons by cytochrome c oxidase is powered by reducing equivalents provided by reduced cytochrome c. ATP itself powers this transport in the plasma membrane proton ATPase and in the ATPase proton pumps of other cellular membranes. The FF ATP synthase of mitochondria, in contrast, usually conduct protons from high to low concentration across the membrane while drawing energy from this flow to synthesize ATP. Protons translocate across the inner",
"title": "Proton pump"
},
{
"docid": "956157",
"text": "unable to accommodate excess electrons supplied by succinate oxidation, it forces electrons to flow backwards along the electron transport chain. RET at mitochondrial respiratory complex 1, the complex normally preceding SDH in the electron transport chain, leads to ROS production and creates a pro-oxidant microenvironment. In addition to its metabolic roles, succinate serves as an intracellular and extracellular signaling molecule. Extra-mitochondrial succinate alters the epigenetic landscape by inhibiting the family of 2-oxogluterate-dependent dioxygenases. Alternative, succinate can be released into the extracellular milieu and the blood stream where it is recognized by target receptors. In general, leakage from the mitochondria requires",
"title": "Succinic acid"
},
{
"docid": "4683827",
"text": "the Cambridge Biochemistry Department. Hill continued to receive most of his recognition for his earlier work on photosynthesis, and beginning in the late 1950s, his work concentrated on the energetics of photosynthesis. In collaboration with Fay Bendall, he made his second great contribution to photosynthesis research with the discovery of the 'Z scheme' of electron transport. Hill retired from the ARC in 1966, although his research at Cambridge continued until his death in 1991. In his later years Hill worked on the issue of the application of the Second Law of Thermodynamics to photosynthesis. He was an expert on natural",
"title": "Robin Hill (biochemist)"
},
{
"docid": "304649",
"text": "removed from NADH and passed to oxygen through a series of enzymes that each release a small amount of the energy. This set of enzymes, consisting of complexes I through IV, is called the electron transport chain and is found in the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. Succinate is also oxidized by the electron transport chain, but feeds into the pathway at a different point. In eukaryotes, the enzymes in this electron transport system use the energy released from the oxidation of NADH to pump protons across the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. This causes protons to build up in",
"title": "Oxidative phosphorylation"
},
{
"docid": "15249344",
"text": "headache, loss of appetite, mouth sores, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, or weakness, the majority have none or few of these. Atovaquone selectively inhibits the malarial cytochrome \"bc\" complex in the parasitic electron transport chain, collapsing the mitochondrial membrane potential. The malarial electron transport chain does not contribute significantly to ATP synthesis; thus, it is believed that parasite death is due to the indirect inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, which requires transport chain function and is essential to pyrimidine biosynthesis. Proguanil, via its metabolite cycloguanil, functions as a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, halting parasitic deoxythymidilate synthesis. The combination of atovaquone and proguanil to",
"title": "Atovaquone/proguanil"
},
{
"docid": "918781",
"text": "Lithotrophs have been found growing in rock formations thousands of meters below the surface of Earth. Because of their volume of distribution, lithotrophs may actually outnumber organotrophs and phototrophs in our biosphere. The use of inorganic electron donors as an energy source is of particular interest in the study of evolution. This type of metabolism must logically have preceded the use of organic molecules as an energy source. Bacteria can use a number of different electron donors. When organic matter is the energy source, the donor may be NADH or succinate, in which case electrons enter the electron transport chain",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "14790943",
"text": "Photosynthetic capacity Photosynthetic capacity (A) is a measure of the maximum rate at which leaves are able to fix carbon during photosynthesis. It is typically measured as the amount of carbon dioxide that is fixed per metre squared per second, for example as μmol m sec. Photosynthetic capacity is limited by carboxylation capacity and electron transport capacity. For example, in high carbon dioxide concentrations or in low light, the plant is not able to regenerate ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate fast enough (also known RUBP, the acceptor molecule in photosynthetic carbon reduction). So in this case, photosynthetic capacity is limited by electron transport of",
"title": "Photosynthetic capacity"
},
{
"docid": "11658034",
"text": "Electrochemical reaction mechanism In chemistry, an electrochemical reaction mechanism is the step by step sequence of elementary steps, involving at least one outer sphere electron transfer, by which an overall chemical change occurs. Elementary steps like proton coupled electron transfer and the movement of electrons between an electrode and substrate are special to electrochemical processes. Electrochemical mechanisms are important to all redox chemistry including corrosion, redox active photochemistry including photosynthesis, other biological systems often involving electron transport chains and other forms of homogeneous and heterogeneous electron transfer. Such reactions are most often studied with standard three electrode techniques such as",
"title": "Electrochemical reaction mechanism"
},
{
"docid": "918786",
"text": "electron transport chain must operate in reverse to produce this necessary, higher-energy molecule. When bacteria grow in aerobic environments, the terminal electron acceptor (O) is reduced to water by an enzyme called an \"oxidase\". When bacteria grow in anaerobic environments, the terminal electron acceptor is reduced by an enzyme called a \"reductase\". In mitochondria the terminal membrane complex (\"Complex IV\") is cytochrome oxidase. Aerobic bacteria use a number of different terminal oxidases. For example, \"E. coli\" does not have a cytochrome oxidase or a \"bc\" complex. Under aerobic conditions, it uses two different terminal quinol oxidases (both proton pumps) to",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
},
{
"docid": "10815031",
"text": "an orbital that is higher in energy than where it previously resided. This is often described as a charge separated electron-hole pair when working with semiconductors. In the absence of a proper electron donor or acceptor it is possible for such molecules to undergo ordinary fluorescence emission. The electron transfer is one form of photoquenching. In many photo-productive systems this charge separation is kinetically isolated by delivery of the electron to a lower energy conductor attached to the p/n junction or into an electron transport chain. In this case some of the energy can be captured to do work. If",
"title": "Photoinduced electron transfer"
},
{
"docid": "918767",
"text": "ions to reduce molecular oxygen to water. Four membrane-bound complexes have been identified in mitochondria. Each is an extremely complex transmembrane structure that is embedded in the inner membrane. Three of them are proton pumps. The structures are electrically connected by lipid-soluble electron carriers and water-soluble electron carriers. The overall electron transport chain: In \"Complex I\" (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, NADH-CoQ reductase, or NADH dehydrogenase; ), two electrons are removed from NADH and ultimately transferred to a lipid-soluble carrier, ubiquinone (UQ). The reduced product, ubiquinol (UQH), freely diffuses within the membrane, and Complex I translocates four protons (H) across the membrane, thus",
"title": "Electron transport chain"
}
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"docid": "2475132",
"text": "Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor and producer, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Colonel William Tavington in \"The Patriot\", criminal Michael Caffee in the Showtime series \"Brotherhood\" and Marshal Georgy Zhukov in \"The Death of Stalin\". In December 2016, he played \"Hap\" Percy in the Netflix supernatural series \"The OA\". He played Captain Gabriel Lorca, the commanding officer of the USS \"Discovery\" in the first season of \"\" and currently provides the voice of The Inquisitor, Sentinel, in \"Star Wars Rebels\", the animated television series. Outside of",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
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"docid": "3604622",
"text": "handsome men portraying them.\" And that's the truth: It's very hard not to look at Alan Rickman [Professor Severus Snape] and Jason Isaacs [Lucius Malfoy] and not get erotic thoughts. I have some fan fiction at Fiction Alley. You want to write stories about the characters that J.K. is not writing, about their love lives that you don't see in the book.' In November 2006, Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy in the \"Potter\" films, said that he had read fan fiction about his character and gets \"a huge kick out of the more far-out stuff.\" Prior to the publication",
"title": "Harry Potter fandom"
},
{
"docid": "2475154",
"text": "travelling to film premières unrecognised on the London Underground, saying \"They just think, who's that <nowiki>t***</nowiki> in black tie? As soon as I get on the red carpet they start screaming and screaming.\" Isaacs has described himself a \"Jewish man who does almost nothing Jewish in his life\". Isaacs' parents eventually emigrated to Israel. Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor and producer, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Colonel William Tavington in \"The Patriot\", criminal Michael Caffee in the Showtime series \"Brotherhood\" and Marshal Georgy Zhukov in \"The",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "10758878",
"text": "in the American communist newspaper \"People's Weekly World\". In an act commemorating the Holocaust, actor Daniel Radcliffe, whose mother is Jewish, donated his first pair of Harry Potter glasses to an art exhibition inspired by a famous World War II photo of a mangled mountain of spectacles of victims of ethnic cleansing. Radcliffe's \"Potter\" co-star Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the films, himself a Jewish Briton, was due to participate in the commemorations on National Holocaust Memorial Day, leading a service at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall. Aviva Chomsky (daughter of famed academic Noam Chomsky) in the \"Providence Journal\" suggests",
"title": "Politics of Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "2475132",
"text": "Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor and producer, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Colonel William Tavington in \"The Patriot\", criminal Michael Caffee in the Showtime series \"Brotherhood\" and Marshal Georgy Zhukov in \"The Death of Stalin\". In December 2016, he played \"Hap\" Percy in the Netflix supernatural series \"The OA\". He played Captain Gabriel Lorca, the commanding officer of the USS \"Discovery\" in the first season of \"\" and currently provides the voice of The Inquisitor, Sentinel, in \"Star Wars Rebels\", the animated television series. Outside of",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "3160369",
"text": "for Hogwarts. Other locations were shot in England, including a Hogwarts Express set in King's Cross railway station Platform 9¾. The famous cloisters of England's Gloucester Cathedral were used as the setting for Hogwarts School. Originally, a scene in which Lucius Malfoy is confronted in Dumbledore's office ended sooner but the final exchange was ad-libbed. Jason Isaacs felt his character would've said something after being humiliated, and Columbus asked him to try. According to Isaacs, he improvised, \"Let us hope Mr. Potter will always be around to save the day.\" Isaacs was impressed by Daniel Radcliffe's maturation as an actor",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)"
},
{
"docid": "248746",
"text": "Playhouse, Neptune, Royal Court and Unity theatres. The Everyman and Playhouse are now both part of one company, and both houses produce their own work as well as receiving touring productions. The Everyman was rebuilt between 2011 and 2014, with the previous building being demolished and a new venue constructed on the same site. Some notable actors from Liverpool include; Rex Harrison (Henry Higgins in \"My Fair Lady\"), Tom Baker (fourth incarnation of the Doctor in \"Doctor Who\") and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the \"Harry Potter\" films). Liverpool has a thriving and varied nightlife, with the majority of the",
"title": "Liverpool"
},
{
"docid": "9017493",
"text": "to be re-cast for the third instalment, \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\". David Heyman and director Alfonso Cuarón chose Michael Gambon to portray the character of Dumbledore, which he did for all succeeding films. Notable recurring cast members include Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Brendan Gleeson as Alastor Moody, Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley, Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew, David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, Mark Williams as",
"title": "Harry Potter (film series)"
}
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{
"docid": "3161083",
"text": "the home of the aristocratic Malfoy family: Lucius, Narcissa, their son Draco Malfoy and later Bellatrix Lestrange (sister of Narcissa). It is mentioned in the fifth book that the manor is located somewhere in Wiltshire, England. The Malfoys were previously served by Dobby the house elf, before Lucius was tricked by Harry into freeing him. In the \"Chamber of Secrets\", Draco reveals that the manor has its own \"chamber of secrets\" under the drawing room, which was used to hide valuable dark artefacts when the Ministry raided the manor. Voldemort used Malfoy Manor as headquarters on at least one occasion",
"title": "Places in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547950",
"text": "few remaining pure-blood wizarding clans in the \"Harry Potter\" series, and among the wealthiest. The anti-Muggle editor Brutus Malfoy is their ancestor. Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater during both wizard wars. He marries Narcissa Black and together they have one son, Draco, who is the first Malfoy family member introduced in the series. The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Draco is also Nymphadora Tonks' first cousin through their mothers. Three of Draco's grandparents are identified:",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "547919",
"text": "Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's \"Harry Potter\" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as a foil to the hero, Harry Potter and is loosely based on bullies Rowling encountered",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "547957",
"text": "Hermione and spends a great deal of time posing and rolling around on the floor. Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's \"Harry Potter\" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "20892750",
"text": "the Innocent\" (1992). Lodolo is also renowned as a voice actor and dubber. He is typically known for dubbing malevolent, selfish, greedy and arrogant characters. He is best known for voicing Lucius Malfoy in the Italian dub of the \"Harry Potter\" film franchise as well as Gopher in the Italian dub of the \"Winnie the Pooh\" franchise. Among the actors he is known for dubbing includes Vincent Cassel, Tim Roth, Andy García, Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina. Massimo Lodolo Massimo Lodolo (born November 12, 1959) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Rome, Lodolo is of Friulian descent",
"title": "Massimo Lodolo"
},
{
"docid": "547953",
"text": "and to threaten others. Lucius is also known to have used bribery and threats. In an interview at the Royal Albert Hall, Rowling noted that boys liked to dress up as Malfoy a lot more than Harry, and that people are \"getting far too fond of Draco\", which she finds \"a little bit worrying\". In the same interview, Stephen Fry noted that just as Harry met Malfoy, he found out that there is also racism in the wizarding world and that many characters in power can be \"as nasty and corrupt as in our world\". Fry also noted that while",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3160388",
"text": "is announced as the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher; his first class goes awry when Draco Malfoy deliberately provokes the hippogriff Buckbeak, who attacks him. Draco exaggerates his injury, and his father Lucius Malfoy later has Buckbeak sentenced to death. The Fat Lady's portrait, which guards the Gryffindor quarters, is found ruined and empty. Terrified and hiding in another painting, she tells Dumbledore that Sirius has entered the castle. During a stormy Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, dementors attack Harry, causing him to fall off his broomstick. At Hogsmeade, Harry is shocked to learn that not only had Sirius been",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1371335",
"text": "from Harry in the Hall of Prophecy. Lucius tries several ways to get the prophecy from Harry without breaking it, but the boy and his friends manage to escape from the Hall. Malfoy finally meets him in the Death Chamber, where Harry is about to give it to Malfoy when the Order of the Phoenix breaks into the Ministry and begins to duel with the Death Eaters. Dumbledore himself arrives at the end of the battle and Malfoy is captured and sent to Azkaban. By the final book, Voldemort has given Malfoy his freedom, though he looks significantly the worse",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "547951",
"text": "Abraxas Malfoy, Cygnus Black, and Druella Rosier. Abraxas died before the series begins and was a friend of Professor Slughorn. Draco is, therefore, the scion of two old magical families. The Malfoy home, Malfoy Manor, is an elegant mansion located in the western English county of Wiltshire. They were served by Dobby the house elf until the end of \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\". The Malfoys are a wealthy gentry family respected in the Wizarding world mainly from Lucius' influence with Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, gained mostly from his monetary donations to the Ministry and St",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "1371330",
"text": "Poll, Bellatrix was voted as the No. 1 villain in the series. Novelist Stephen King notes that Bellatrix being called a \"bitch\" by Molly after she tries to kill Ginny was \"the most shocking \"bitch\" in recent fiction\", and that it shows how adult the books had become. The name of Bellatrix Lestrange comes from that of Dame Beatrice Adele Lestrange, a witch-like detective created by Gladys Mitchell. Lucius Malfoy is a Death Eater and head of a pure-blood wizarding family; he lives with his wife Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) and their son Draco at the Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire.",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "557572",
"text": "born students, as he says, when asked who is the culprit, \"not who, but how?\" A younger Dumbledore appears in Riddle's diary, when Harry sees his memory, and asks Riddle if he knows anything about the attacks on the students. During the last half of the novel, Lucius Malfoy forces the school's other eleven governors to suspend Dumbledore as Headmaster in the wake of attacks by a basilisk in the school when the Chamber of Secrets is opened. Dumbledore is reinstated when the governors discover that Ginny Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets and Lucius is found to",
"title": "Albus Dumbledore"
},
{
"docid": "14333828",
"text": "method of playwriting, ostensibly spoken by an actor in a manner suggesting a close relationship with the playwright. In at least two plays—\"Heauton Timorumenos (The Self-Tormentor)\" and \"Hecyra (The Mother-in-Law)\"—this speaker in the prologue explicitly identifies himself as Turpio. The general scholarly opinion is that it was Turpio who purchased all of Terence's pieces after they were put up for sale, and his acting troupe that was the primary performer of most of Terence's works. Lucius Ambivius Turpio Lucius Ambivius Turpio (often referred to simply as \"Turpio\") was an actor, stage manager, patron, promoter and entrepreneur in ancient Rome around",
"title": "Lucius Ambivius Turpio"
},
{
"docid": "14333827",
"text": "Lucius Ambivius Turpio Lucius Ambivius Turpio (often referred to simply as \"Turpio\") was an actor, stage manager, patron, promoter and entrepreneur in ancient Rome around the time of the playwright Terence, that is, around the 2nd century BC. Formerly working with the playwright Caecilius Statius, and already known as a promoter of contemporary comic writers, Turpio moved on to serve as the producer and lead actor in most if not all of Terence's plays. In some ways, Turpio served as Terence's metatheatrical mouthpiece on stage. In several of his plays Terence began with a prologue to the audience explaining his",
"title": "Lucius Ambivius Turpio"
},
{
"docid": "19304671",
"text": "the Theatre Royal Winchester's production of Peter Pan, for which he received critical acclaim. Hansler has also provided the voice of Lucius Malfoy and other characters in three of the Harry Potter video games; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. Hansler is notable for playing the lead character in a major 2013 advertising campaign for Cadbury, whilst other commercials include those for Dunkin' Donuts, Made.com, Unibet and Foxy Bingo. Jonathan Hansler Jonathan Hansler (born John Hansler Brittan) is an English actor. He",
"title": "Jonathan Hansler"
},
{
"docid": "3535461",
"text": "is presented with an article of clothing by his or her master, that house-elf is subsequently set free; and when Harry (after returning from the Chamber of Secrets) discovers that Dobby's master is Lucius Malfoy, he tricks Malfoy into setting Dobby free, a feat that secures him the house-elf's undying loyalty. He was now willing to save Harry Potter no matter if it would mean risking his life, because after all, \"Harry Potter set Dobby free!\" Dobby returns in \"Goblet of Fire\". Now a free elf, he obtains a paid post at Hogwarts. Dobby also quickly becomes the only house-elf",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3381456",
"text": "Willow tree during a Quidditch match. The \"Firebolt\" remains the fastest broom in the world, having surpassed the previous record holder, the \"Nimbus 2001\" (which Draco Malfoy owns and which his father Lucius Malfoy had given as gifts to the entire Slytherin team as a bribe to have Draco as their Seeker). The price of the \"Firebolt\" is so high it is only available upon request. Floo Powder is a glittering powder used by wizards to travel and communicate using fireplaces. It was invented by Ignatia Wildsmith (1227–1320) and named after the flue, which is the passageway that leads from",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3381342",
"text": "some other fashion \"sense\" that Harry is wearing his cloak: Snape is seen to be suspicious when being followed by Harry, even reaching out to grab at (what appears to be) thin air; in \"Half-Blood Prince\", Draco Malfoy realises Harry is in his train carriage and successfully immobilizes him with a Petrificus Totalus (Body-Bind) curse, as despite wearing his cloak Harry inadvertently moved objects near him; and in \"Chamber of Secrets\", Albus Dumbledore senses Harry and Ron beneath it in Hagrid's cabin while talking to Lucius Malfoy during the event when Cornelius Fudge comes to take Hagrid to Azkaban and",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547931",
"text": "Harry's defence. Draco is drawn into Death-Eaters' activities more directly in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\". Because of Lucius' arrest and fall from Voldemort's favour, Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visit Snape at his home to discuss a dangerous task that Voldemort has assigned Draco. Narcissa, deeply worried that her son will be killed in his attempt to complete it, begs Snape to make an Unbreakable Vow to aid Draco with this task and protect him at all costs, and if Draco fails to complete the mission, he will complete it himself; he agrees. Under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry,",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3381399",
"text": "diary. He cast the spell after murdering his fellow student Myrtle Warren using the Basilisk. The diary is introduced in the thirteenth chapter of \"Chamber of Secrets\" and is destroyed by Harry Potter during the climax of the same book. Before Voldemort's downfall, he entrusted the Horcrux to Lucius Malfoy. While aware of its corrupting magical properties, Malfoy did not know the diary was a Horcrux, Voldemort having informed him of its value as a weapon but believing that he would be in a position to coordinate Malfoy's use of it. In an attempt to discredit Arthur Weasley as well",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "15757917",
"text": "22, 2010, and within two days had gotten over 160,000 views, making the StarKid Productions page the most viewed of the day. \"A Very Potter Sequel\" is followed by \"A Very Potter Senior Year\". Lucius Malfoy and Yaxley meet to discuss Lord Voldemort's defeat at the hands of Harry Potter. Lucius describes that if it were not for Harry Potter, they would be reigning supreme. Lucius then explains his plan to use a Time Turner to go back in time to Harry's first year at Hogwarts to destroy him before he can become a threat for the Death Eaters (\"Not",
"title": "A Very Potter Sequel"
},
{
"docid": "11760444",
"text": "Duchess of Malfi\" (National Theatre Studio), \"Birdland\" (Royal Court Theatre). In 2016, he was cast as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter play, \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\". Alex Price has a younger sister, is married and has a son (2011). Alex Price Alex Price (born 8 May 1985) is a British actor who has appeared in various television programmes including \"Being Human\", \"Merlin\" and \"Doctor Who\". He starred in feature-length films, such as \"A Horse with No Name\", and in a variety of short films. Since 2013, he plays Sid Carter, one of the main characters in the",
"title": "Alex Price"
},
{
"docid": "1369028",
"text": "Harry realises that his vision was falsely planted by Voldemort; however, he finds a glass sphere that bears his and the Dark Lord's names. Death Eaters led by Lucius Malfoy attack in order to capture the sphere, which is a recording of a prophecy concerning Harry and Lord Voldemort. The prophecy is revealed to be the object Voldemort has been trying to obtain for the whole year, because Voldemort believes he missed something when he first heard the prophecy. Lucius explains that only the subjects of the prophecies, in this case, Harry or Voldemort, can safely remove them from the",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
},
{
"docid": "547925",
"text": "Slytherin (barely touching Draco's head), the house that has developed all of the bad wizards, where he becomes an instant favourite of Potions teacher and Slytherin Head of House, Severus Snape, so-called follower of Lord Voldemort. Draco attempts to get Harry expelled by tricking him into participating in a midnight wizard's duel after secretly informing Argus Filch in advance, but the plan fails when Harry evades Filch and safely makes it back to his dormitory. In \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", Draco becomes the new Seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team after his father, Lucius Malfoy, donates new,",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3165400",
"text": "Neville Longbottom fly to the Ministry of Magic on Thestrals in an attempt to save Sirius. The six enter the Department of Mysteries and uncover a bottled prophecy, the object Voldemort was after. However, they are ambushed by Death Eaters including Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix. Lucius reveals that Harry only saw a dream of Sirius being tortured; it was simply a ruse to lure Harry into the Death Eaters' grasp. Harry refuses to give Lucius the prophecy, and a fight between Dumbledore's Army and the Death Eaters ensues. The Death Eaters capture everyone except Harry, threatening to kill them unless",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1371337",
"text": "Lucius has decided his love for his family is more important than his involvement in the war. During the Battle of Hogwarts, he pleads with Voldemort to let him onto the battlefield to locate his son. He and the rest of his family are reunited at the end of the book. Following Voldemort's death, Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco all manage to \"\"weasel their way out\"\" of being sent to Azkaban due to Narcissa's aiding Harry in the Forbidden Forest. According to \"Forbes\" magazine, in 2006, Lucius Malfoy was number 12 on their Forbes Fictional 15 list. In the film series,",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "1975916",
"text": "Philosopher's Stone\" as the Minister for Magic of the United Kingdom. He makes his first appearance in \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" when he arrives at the school to take Hagrid to Azkaban, even though he does not firmly believe that Hagrid is guilty. He also removes Dumbledore as Headmaster when pressured by Lucius Malfoy who insisted that all the school governors had voted on it. However, it is not until \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" that Fudge meets Harry for the first time. Fudge does not press charges against Harry for accidentally inflating Aunt Marge,",
"title": "Ministry of Magic"
},
{
"docid": "5545628",
"text": "burning, which was cited as the reason behind the introduction of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, and wizards going into hiding from the Muggle world. This is further explored in other novels, and is notably covered in some depth in \"The Tales of Beedle the Bard\", where Albus Dumbledore writes notes after each story that often concern Wizard-Muggle relationships. Part of these 'observations' note how The Tales were modified in the face of anti-Muggle sentiments, in order to remove any pro-Muggle messages for wizards who did not want their children exposed to those messages. This included Lucius Malfoy, who",
"title": "Fictional universe of Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "1884064",
"text": "friends outgrew it and became better people, and that Snape also never passed up a chance to curse them when the opportunity presented itself. Later, Lupin participates in the battle at the Department of Mysteries where he duels and overpowers Lucius Malfoy. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", Lupin reveals that it was Fenrir Greyback who bit him when he was a child. Towards the climax of the book, Lupin is one of the defenders of Hogwarts when Death Eaters penetrate the school, and after Dumbledore's death, it is revealed that Nymphadora Tonks has fallen in love with him",
"title": "Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)"
},
{
"docid": "15388252",
"text": "to be Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Voldemort, who had been disguised as lead vocalist Gerard Way, proclaims his intent to kill Ebony and Draco for the former's failure to kill Vampire, but they are saved by Albus Dumbledore, who has just given himself a gothic makeover. The next day, Dumbledore gives a gothic makeover to the Hogwarts Great Hall as well, but Ebony feels that he is a poseur and dislikes him greatly, a sentiment shared by her friends. During this time, Lucius Malfoy and Sirius Black are inexplicably shot by a gun-toting \"black guy\" (likely meant to be",
"title": "My Immortal (fan fiction)"
},
{
"docid": "12326367",
"text": "but are sensitive and demand respect. Harry successfully approaches Buckbeak, who allows him to ride him around the paddock. Draco, in an arrogant attempt to show up his school nemesis, endeavours to approach Buckbeak as well. It becomes obvious that Draco neither listens to nor cares about Hagrid's warnings about the hippogriffs' sensitivity, as he makes contemptuous remarks about Buckbeak. Quickly angered, Buckbeak slashes Draco’s arm with his claws. Pretending to be injured much more severely than he truly is, Draco persuades his father, Lucius Malfoy, to use his political power to sentence Buckbeak to death. Hagrid’s numerous appeals fail,",
"title": "Rubeus Hagrid"
},
{
"docid": "1413949",
"text": "and Ginny is restored. Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lockhart (who had his own memory erased from the damaged wand) return to the main castle and reunite with McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Ginny, whose possession by Voldemort caused all of the petrification and troubles over the course of the year, is given a reprieve by Dumbledore. He reasons that greater wizards have been duped by Voldemort before, and takes great interest in the qualities of the diary, which Harry gives to him. Lucius Malfoy bursts in after this meeting, demanding to know why and how Dumbledore has returned",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
},
{
"docid": "5725195",
"text": "and witches who were descended from Muggles. Harry also learns about the innate ability of his to speak the snake language Parseltongue is rare and often associated with the Dark Arts. When Hermione is attacked and petrified, Harry and Ron finally piece together the puzzles and unlock the Chamber of Secrets, with Harry destroying the diary for good and saving Ginny, and also destroying a part of Voldemort's soul. The end of the book reveals Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father and rival of Ron and Ginny's father, to be the culprit who slipped the book into Ginny's belongings and introduced the",
"title": "Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "18557887",
"text": "(Hagrid); Cassie Atkinson (Professor McGonagall/Moaning Myrtle); Gareth Morinan (Albus Dumbledore/Arthur Weasley); Suzanna Kempner (Taylor Swift/Bellatrix Lestrange/Lucius Malfoy); Jack De'Ath (Dragon/Stagehand); Christian Brighty (Patronus/Stagehand) Blue Print Blue Print was a regular night held in the Lion, Stoke Newington throughout 2014. It focussed on more collaborative work, opposed to the original set based night of its origins. Bowie Fest Bowie Fest was a spoof version of the V&As Bowie Is that Larter and Highton put on in 2012. Computer Boy A play written by Larter about a boy who wanted to be a computer, starring Ali Brice, Beth Vyse and Luke McQueen.",
"title": "Weirdos Comedy Club"
},
{
"docid": "3160360",
"text": "his friends' letters, and destroys a cake in order to prevent his return to school. The Dursleys lock Harry up, but Ron Weasley and his older twin brothers, Fred and George, rescue him in their father's flying car. While purchasing school supplies, Harry and the Weasley family encounter Rubeus Hagrid and Hermione Granger. They attend a book-signing by celebrity wizard Gilderoy Lockhart, who announces that he will be the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. During a small confrontation with Draco Malfoy, Harry meets Malfoy's father, Lucius, who discreetly slips a book into Ginny Weasley's belongings, which only Harry",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)"
},
{
"docid": "2475142",
"text": "friends, who I'd thought were slightly backward, had been so addicted to these children's books. They're like crack.\" In \"The Naked and the Dead\", an article published in the \"San Francisco Chronicle\", on 26 November 2006, Neva Chonin names the character Lucius Malfoy one of the 12 \"Sexiest Men Who Were Never Alive\" and Isaacs one of the 13 \"Sexiest Men Who Are Real and Alive\". Prior to the making of the film, when asked whether or not he would be in \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" (2007), Isaacs replied, \"I hope so – you'll have to",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "15388255",
"text": "James Potter, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, and Lucius Malfoy. He is uncanonically depicted attending Hogwarts at the same time as the Marauders in what is further uncanonically portrayed as the 1980s. The author points out a few anachronisms in these scenes, telling readers to ignore them. There is also an unexplained cameo by a gothic Marty McFly, who gives Ebony a black DeLorean time machine able to transform into an iPod, allowing her to travel forward in time. Eventually, Ebony brings \"Satan\" forward in time, where he morphs into the present-day Voldemort. This leads to a confrontation between the forces",
"title": "My Immortal (fan fiction)"
},
{
"docid": "1884038",
"text": "withdrawn and antagonistic. He hates the House-Elf Kreacher, who for him represents the house he hated. Kreacher meanwhile resents Sirius for his rejection of the Black Family. When Sirius briefly leaves the house to see Harry off to Hogwarts, his Animagus form is recognised by Draco and Lucius Malfoy, resulting in more threats and warnings. Sirius acts as an older brother figure to Harry throughout the book but, according to Rowling, \"what Harry craves is a father\". Sirius encourages Harry to oppose Dolores Umbridge and her reforms, and strongly approves of Harry starting the secret defensive tutorial group for students,",
"title": "Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)"
},
{
"docid": "1413938",
"text": "fitting locks to his bedroom door and bars to the windows. However, Ron Weasley arrives with his twin brothers Fred and George, in their father Arthur’s enchanted Ford Anglia. They rescue Harry, who stays at their family home, the Burrow, for the remainder of his holidays. Harry and the other Weasleys—mother Molly, third eldest son Percy, and daughter Ginny (who has a crush on Harry)—travel to Diagon Alley. They are then reunited with Hermione Granger and introduced to Lucius Malfoy, father of Harry’s school nemesis Draco, and Gilderoy Lockhart, a conceited autobiographer who has been appointed Defence Against the Dark",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
},
{
"docid": "547940",
"text": "spare Draco's soul from being forever tainted by committing murder, Dumbledore pre-arranged his own death with Snape. Voldemort intended Draco to die in the attempt to kill Dumbledore so that Lucius would be punished for his failure to retrieve the prophecy from the Ministry of Magic. Although Draco does not directly take part in Harry's final confrontation with Voldemort, he influences its outcome. After Harry is struck by the \"Avada Kedavra\" curse, Voldemort orders Narcissa to verify that Harry is actually dead. She detects his heartbeat, but she lies to Voldemort, knowing that she will be allowed to search for",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "1371334",
"text": "for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Later in that book, when Voldemort rises again and summons his Death Eaters, Malfoy rejoins him, claiming that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort and help him rise again (though Voldemort knows he is lying). Harry, who witnesses Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, tells Minister Fudge, who refuses to believe him, and the wealthy Malfoy continues to maintain strong ties with the Ministry. During the climax of \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", Malfoy is the leader of the Death Eaters who are sent to retrieve the prophecy",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "13667538",
"text": "that she opened the Chamber of Secrets, and is attacking Muggle-born students while being possessed by Tom Riddle's old school diary. Lucius Malfoy had slipped the diary into Ginny's cauldron in Flourish and Blotts prior to the term. She has little involvement in \"Prisoner of Azkaban\", though she is studying at Hogwarts throughout the book. In \"Goblet of Fire\", her role was larger as she attends the \"Quidditch World Cup\" and the \"Yule Ball\" with Neville Longbottom and can be seen in background appearances. In \"Order of the Phoenix\", Ginny had \"given up on Harry months ago\" (though this is",
"title": "Ginny Weasley"
},
{
"docid": "1975917",
"text": "and advises him to be careful because an escaped convict is at large. When Fudge goes for a social drink at the Three Broomsticks pub, he inadvertently tells an unseen Harry that Sirius was James Potter's best friend and was believed to have betrayed the Potters to Voldemort. Fudge allowed the near-execution of Buckbeak to occur, once again intimidated by Lucius Malfoy. In this book, it is revealed that, before becoming Minister for Magic, he worked in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. His kindly relationship to Harry abruptly changes in \"Goblet of Fire\". When Harry emerges from the",
"title": "Ministry of Magic"
},
{
"docid": "1369030",
"text": "returned. In his office, Dumbledore explains that Snape had understood Harry's cryptic warning, and had subsequently contacted Sirius and confirmed that he was still at Grimmauld Place. After Harry failed to return from the Forbidden Forest, Snape deduced where he had gone and alerted the Order of the Phoenix, enabling them to save Harry and his friends. It is revealed that during the Christmas holidays, Kreacher had interpreted a command of Sirius' as an order to leave the house, and went to Narcissa Malfoy, the wife of Lucius, and told them about Harry and Sirius' close relationship. Voldemort used Kreacher's",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
},
{
"docid": "699826",
"text": "opponents), thus making his own team lose by only 10 points. Magical flying broomsticks are one of the forms of transportation for wizards and witches, as well as being used for playing Quidditch. The two most prominent broomsticks in the books are the Nimbus 2000 and the Firebolt, both of which have been produced as merchandise by Warner Bros. The Nimbus is introduced as one of the best broomsticks in the wizarding world. Harry receives a Nimbus 2000 in \"Philosopher's Stone\" so that he can play for Gryffindor house. Lucius Malfoy buys a full set of the more advanced Nimbus",
"title": "Quidditch"
},
{
"docid": "3535441",
"text": "seems formidable. Along with the ability to Apparate anywhere at any time, Dobby, Winky, Hokey, and Kreacher all demonstrate that they can overpower wizards when necessary: In \"Chamber of Secrets\", Dobby forcefully repels Lucius Malfoy while protecting Harry Potter; whereas in \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\", when the younger Barty Crouch is unmasked and confesses to what happened on the night of the Quiddich World Championship, he says: \"Winky used her own brand of magic to bind me to her\", and in \"Deathly Hallows\", Kreacher is ordered by Harry to capture Mundungus Fletcher and bring him to 12",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "1371286",
"text": "the Dark Mark branded on their left forearm, a sign created by Voldemort to summon him instantly to them or vice-versa. Their typical attire includes black hooded robes and masks. The Death Eaters, as a group, first appeared in the novel \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\", although individual members of the group, such as Lucius Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape, had appeared in earlier books in the series. The Death Eaters first existed 11 years before the events of the books, torturing and murdering Muggles (non-magical folk) as well as anyone who opposed them. They also did",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "697865",
"text": "place from the year 1 to the year 2000.\" At the end of the film, young Lucius takes the baby and walks out of Rome; an image of hope for the future, symbolised by the rising sun in the background. Originally, the film was to end as Taymor's 1994 production had, with the implication that Lucius is going to kill Aaron's baby, but during production of the film, actor Angus Macfadyen, who played Lucius, convinced Taymor that Lucius was an honourable man and wouldn't go back on his word. Lisa S. Starks reads the film as a revisionist horror movie",
"title": "Titus Andronicus"
},
{
"docid": "3161107",
"text": "jab at them with a knobbly walking stick, as the books tended to rip each other apart. The manager says that he had thought he had seen the worst when they bought 200 copies of \"The Invisible Book of Invisibility\", which were promptly misplaced. In \"Chamber of Secrets\", celebrity author Gilderoy Lockhart signs copies of his autobiography, \"Magical Me\", at the shop the day Harry buys his second year school books. The signing drew a huge crowd of fans (mostly middle-aged women). This is also where Lucius Malfoy slips Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny's battered old Transfiguration book, thus causing",
"title": "Places in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "1371288",
"text": "a long line of pure-blooded wizards. Acting on information from James and Lily Potter's Secret-Keeper Peter Pettigrew, Voldemort attempted to complete the prophecy and kill his infant rival. Due to Harry's mother's sacrifice to save her son, Voldemort's deadly curse rebounded off Harry and disembodied Voldemort. With Voldemort vanquished after failing to kill Harry, the Death Eaters largely disbanded. The Ministry rounded many of them up and imprisoned them in the Wizarding prison Azkaban, but some eluded justice by claiming they were bewitched by the Imperius Curse (it is implied that Lucius Malfoy did so) or by turning in other",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "2475143",
"text": "ask David (producer David Heyman). I can't bear the idea that somebody else would get to wear my Paris Hilton wig, but you never know.\" Isaacs also talked to J.K. Rowling on the inclusion of Lucius Malfoy in the then unpublished \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", so that he would have a part in the seventh and final film: \"The character does not appear in the sixth book, \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\"; but ... [Isaacs joked], 'I fell to my knees and begged ... It didn't do any good. I'm sure she doesn't need plot ideas from",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "20531137",
"text": "Lusius malfoyi Lusius malfoyi is a parasitoid wasp found in New Zealand. The species is named for Lucius Malfoy, a character in the fictional Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling, although the genus was described in 1903. The species is the first in its genus described in New Zealand; although the holotype specimen was captured in 1981, it was not described until 2017. The species is geographically widespread in New Zealand but rare. The species is light brown or orange, with brown antennae. Female body length varies from 4.7 mm to 7.8 mm. Its coloration pattern, as well",
"title": "Lusius malfoyi"
},
{
"docid": "547956",
"text": "known as Mailboy (with his father Lucius being parodied as Mailman). In Neil Cicierega's \"Potter Puppet Pals\", Draco stars in the episode \"Draco Puppet\". He is different from all the other characters, simplistically made out of paper and is a smaller puppet, held and voiced by the Harry puppet. Harry created him in order to torture him, and after the puppet \"annoys\" Harry, he does a series of strange things to the paper Draco and eventually burns it on a stove. In \"A Very Potter Musical\" Draco is played by actress Lauren Lopez. He has a very obvious crush on",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3501728",
"text": "reviews, with praise for Yates's direction and the performances, cinematography, musical score, and \"emotionally satisfying\" story. The film was nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and the 63rd British Academy Film Awards for Best Special Visual Effects and Best Production Design. Lord Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the wizarding and Muggle worlds, kidnapping Ollivander from Diagon Alley and destroying the Millennium Bridge. The Malfoy family is disgraced when Lucius is apprehended and sent to Azkaban for his involvement with the Death Eaters. Voldemort instead chooses Draco to carry out a secret mission at Hogwarts. Draco's",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3381492",
"text": "its power, and without which only limited magic is possible. Wands are used as both tools and weapons in the wizarding world. They are thus an important aspect of nearly all magic, and great importance is placed on wand mastery. Wands are generally carried inside the wizard's robes or otherwise somewhere on their person; however, they can also be placed into other objects. For instance, Rubeus Hagrid hid the broken halves of his wand inside his umbrella, and in the film adaptations, Lucius Malfoy hides his wand in his cane. In the magical world, when a wizard is expelled from",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "8224488",
"text": "Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui\" and \"Fanny and Alexander\". He was also the subject of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions. Corduner has provided voices for various video game characters, notably the first, second, third and fifth \"Harry Potter\" video games (namely as, among others, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Fillius Flitwick and Argus Filch). He also voiced Apus, the pet parrot belonging to Queen Cassiopeia, the primary antagonist, for the English version of \"Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White White\" which released in February 2013. In 2015, Corduner voiced Old Hunter Gehrman in \"Bloodborne\". Corduner is also known for solo",
"title": "Allan Corduner"
},
{
"docid": "2475153",
"text": "third episode, \"Context Is for Kings\". In September 2017, Isaacs played Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov in \"The Death of Stalin\", a political satire film directed by Armando Ianucci. Isaacs also played the role of Dan in the 2018 psychological thriller, \"Look Away\", starring Mira Sorvino and India Eisley. Isaacs began living with his partner, BBC documentary filmmaker Emma Hewitt, in 1988, whom he started dating at the Central School. The couple have since married and have two daughters. Despite Isaacs' screen celebrity as Lucius Malfoy, he describes himself as maintaining a \"calm, sedate and suburban\" life and has spoken of",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "3381343",
"text": "Lucius Malfoy hands over to Dumbledore his suspension letter. The Deathly Hallows are three magical objects that are the focus of \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\" – an unbeatable wand, a stone to bring the dead to life, and a cloak of invisibility. When owned by one person, they are said to give mastery over death. The objects are generally remembered only as part of a wizard's fairy tale called \"The Tale of the Three Brothers\", and have become mythological over time, but a small number of wizards including Dumbledore still believe in their existence and seek them. According",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "10758877",
"text": "J. K. Rowling also noted that Mitford's other sister Unity, to whom Jessica was closest in youth, became an arch-fascist and favourite of Adolf Hitler's. Jessica's story may have thus inspired a part of Harry's story: Narcissa Black (analogue to Diana Mosley) married a Death Eater, Lucius Malfoy (Oswald Mosley). Her sister, Bellatrix (Unity Mitford), was herself a Death Eater, and a favourite of Lord Voldemort (Adolf Hitler). Andromeda (Jessica Mitford) married the Muggle-born Ted Tonks against her family's wishes (as Jessica eloped with her cousin Esmond Romilly) and was blasted out of the family-tree tapestry. These parallels were noted",
"title": "Politics of Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547921",
"text": "education. Harry's first impression that the Wizarding community is a \"magical wonderland\" is instantly shattered. Says Rowling, \"[Harry] found out that many people in power in the wizarding world are just as corrupt and nasty as they are in our world.\" Malfoy was originally named \"Draco Spungen\" in the earliest drafts of \"Philosopher's Stone.\" \"Spungen\" also appeared on her pre-canon class list, but it was crossed out and replaced with the surname \"Spinks\", while \"Malfoy\" was later added after the completion of the list. Philip Nel believes that \"Malfoy\" is derived from the French phrase \"mal foi\", meaning \"bad faith\".",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "1884104",
"text": "initially in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. He is obsessed with learning about Muggle customs and inventions and owns a large collection of mostly Muggle used items. His department lacks funding, and his salary is only just able to provide for a vast family, leaving his family finances precarious. Mr. Weasley first appears in \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", when Harry stays with the Weasley family at The Burrow during the summer before the first term of Hogwarts begins. In this book, Lucius Malfoy tries to discredit Arthur when Harry and Ron are seen flying his enchanted",
"title": "Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)"
},
{
"docid": "15757915",
"text": "A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Sequel (often shortened to AVPS) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden. The story is a parody, based on several of the \"Harry Potter\" novels (particularly \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" and \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\") by J. K. Rowling, as well as their film counterparts. \"A Very Potter Sequel\" picks up where \"A Very Potter Musical\" left off with Lord Voldemort destroyed. Lucius Malfoy then decides",
"title": "A Very Potter Sequel"
},
{
"docid": "1371336",
"text": "for wear, having lost Voldemort's favour. Voldemort treats him with great contempt by hijacking his house for Headquarters, and is forcing his son to do dark deeds against his nature, sparking sympathy for the notorious family for the first time in the series. Voldemort borrows Lucius's wand which is accidentally destroyed by Harry Potter. Later in the book, Lucius, along with his wife and sister-in-law, accidentally allow Harry and his friends to escape from Malfoy Manor. Voldemort punishes them severely, eventually putting them under house arrest. Despite his long-standing position as a Death Eater and Voldemort's advocate of pure-blood supremacy,",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "6512404",
"text": "Lucius Vorenus (Rome character) Lucius Vorenus is a semi-fictional character in the British-Italian-American historical drama television series \"Rome\", a show about the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Played by Scottish-American actor Kevin McKidd in the series, Lucius Vorenus is introduced as a main character in the pilot episode, \"The Stolen Eagle\". He is depicted as a staunch, traditional, Roman soldier, who struggles to balance his personal beliefs, his duty to his superiors, and the needs of his family and friends. The basis for this character is the historical Roman soldier of the same",
"title": "Lucius Vorenus (Rome character)"
},
{
"docid": "547944",
"text": "to many female fans, much to Rowling's dismay. \"I'm trying to clearly distinguish between Tom Felton, who is a good looking young boy, and Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man. It’s a romantic, but unhealthy, and unfortunately all too common delusion of girls ... it actually worried me a little bit, to see young girls swearing undying devotion to this really imperfect character ... I mean, I understand the psychology of it, but it is pretty unhealthy.\" Rowling has also noted that Malfoy \"is certainly stylish in the film.\" In the theatre play \"Harry Potter",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3160342",
"text": "Neville and Malfoy are given detention when caught in the corridor by Professor McGonagall. In the film, Harry, Hermione and Ron receive detention after Malfoy catches them in Hagrid's hut after hours (Malfoy however, is given detention for being out of bed after hours). Firenze the centaur, who is described in the book as being palomino with light blonde hair, is shown to be dark in the film. The Quidditch pitch is altered from a traditional stadium to an open field circled by spectator towers. In the trio's final quest for the Philosopher's Stone, Hermione's test, solving a logic problem",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1371294",
"text": "Death Eaters to bolster their ranks with the mass break-out of several imprisoned Death Eaters, including Bellatrix. In \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", Voldemort sent a group of twelve Death Eaters, led by Lucius Malfoy, into the Department of Mysteries, where he expected them to secure a prophecy of vital importance to him: having originally attacked Harry based upon a partial recounting of it, he now wanted to hear the full version to better, or even fully, understand the connection between Harry and himself. The raid on the Department failed, however; Harry and his friends delayed the",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "2475141",
"text": "beyond being typecast as an historical villain, Isaacs chose to play a drag queen in his next project, \"Sweet November\" (2001), a romantic comedy-drama. Isaacs has appeared in many other films, most notably as Lucius Malfoy in the \"Harry Potter\" series of films (2002–2011). Regarding the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, Isaacs has said: \"I went off and read the books after the audition and I read the first four books in one sitting – you know – didn't wash, didn't eat, drove around with them on the steering wheel like a lunatic. I suddenly understood why my",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "547924",
"text": "introductions, but meet again on the Hogwarts Express. After Draco ridicules Ron Weasley's family, Harry rejects his offer of friendship, demonstrated by a handshake, and their mutual antagonism is born. According to Rowling, Malfoy originally makes an effort to be Harry's friend because \"it will be cool to turn up at the school being Harry Potter's friend, because Harry is so famous.\" However, Harry did not want Malfoy as a friend because he \"has been so rude about Rubeus Hagrid and about Ron, who Harry likes so much\". At the first years' Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat places him into",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "14049335",
"text": "Lucius Caesennius Lento Lucius Caesennius Lento (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman playwright and politician who was a supporter of Marc Antony. Of Etruscan descent, and a member of the \"gens Caesennia\", Caesennius Lento was, according to Cicero, an actor who specialised in writing and performing tragedies. Choosing to side with Julius Caesar during the civil wars of the late Republic, Caesennius Lento was appointed a \"Legatus\" under Caesar during Caesar’s campaigns in Hispania in 45 BC. It was Lento who was the officer who killed Gnaeus Pompeius during the Battle of Lauro, some weeks after the Battle of",
"title": "Lucius Caesennius Lento"
},
{
"docid": "9642419",
"text": "by the emperor soon afterwards, forcing Domitia to hand back the sum she had accepted to free him. However Nero later saw Paris as a rival actor to himself, and in AD 67, displeased that Paris had refused to teach him mime, Nero had him put to death. Lucius Domitius Paris Paris was a slave of Domitia Lepida who became wealthy enough to buy his freedom from her, adding her praenomen and cognomen to his own name to make his citizen name Lucius Domitius Paris. In return, she influenced him via Atimetus (another of her freedmen) to use his favour",
"title": "Lucius Domitius Paris"
},
{
"docid": "19772886",
"text": "Anthony Boyle Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an Northern Irish actor best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the English play \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\" (2016), for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In spring of 2018, Boyle made his Broadway debut in the West End transfer of \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\" at the Lyric Theatre, New York City, and was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play at the 72nd Tony Awards. Anthony was born in West Belfast, and attended De La Salle",
"title": "Anthony Boyle"
},
{
"docid": "3276427",
"text": "fighting. And he's after revenge [against Voldemort and Snape].\" This book also focuses on the mysterious activities of Harry's rival Draco Malfoy. Voldemort has coerced a frightened Malfoy into attempting to kill Dumbledore. During a duel in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, Harry uses the Half-Blood Prince's spell, \"Sectumsempra,\" on Malfoy, who suffers near-fatal injuries as a result. Harry is horrified by what he has done and also comes to feel sympathy for Draco, after learning he was forced to do Voldemort's bidding under the threat of his and his parents' deaths. In \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", Harry, Ron, and",
"title": "Harry Potter (character)"
},
{
"docid": "2353716",
"text": "are rarely out of work, and often have long careers that span decades. They are also often highly regarded by fellow actors. Character actor A character actor or character actress is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters. The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. In a literal sense, all actors can be considered character actors since they all play \"characters\", but in the usual sense it is an actor who plays a distinctive and important supporting role. A character actor may play characters who are very different",
"title": "Character actor"
},
{
"docid": "547937",
"text": "During an interview in 2005, Rowling revealed that she enjoyed writing Draco in this book, and that the character \"did a lot of growing up\" as well. The Malfoys remain reluctant followers of Voldemort, who now uses their home as his headquarters; Draco passes out after witnessing Voldemort murder Muggle Studies professor Charity Burbage. Harry experiences occasional and disturbing visions of Draco being forced into performing Voldemort's bidding and feels \"sickened... by the use to which Draco was now being put by Voldemort.\" When Harry, Ron, and Hermione are captured and taken to Malfoy Manor, Draco is asked to identify",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "2353708",
"text": "Character actor A character actor or character actress is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters. The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. In a literal sense, all actors can be considered character actors since they all play \"characters\", but in the usual sense it is an actor who plays a distinctive and important supporting role. A character actor may play characters who are very different from the actor's off-screen real-life personality, while in another sense a character actor may be one who specializes in minor roles. In",
"title": "Character actor"
},
{
"docid": "20594595",
"text": "In 1821, Amelia Greene Legge married actor and playwright, John Augustus Stone. The two had a family of two boys, Christopher Lucius and Henry. The whole family moved to Philadelphia in 1831. In 1834, John was having periods of insanity from the grief of poverty. He took his own life by jumping into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia leaving Mrs. Legge a widow. Mrs. Stone was remarried 1837 to a different actor and playwright, Nathaniel Bannister, with whom she worked for by starring in a selection of plays he wrote. After Nathaniel's death in 1847, Mrs. Stone did not remarry.",
"title": "Amelia Greene Legge"
},
{
"docid": "547934",
"text": "series, portrayed as having considerable initiative, ingenuity, and perseverance. However, unlike Harry, who always relies on his friends' support and help, Draco mostly works alone in the Room of Requirement, refusing to confide in or involve his own circle of friends, whom he treats more as underlings. This, and the realisation of what he is ultimately expected to do, nearly drives him to a nervous breakdown. When Harry walks in on Malfoy crying in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, Draco attempts to cast the Cruciatus Curse. Harry is faster to the draw with an obscure \"Sectumsempra\" spell that he learned from the",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "880386",
"text": "stage appearance in 1921 at age 16 with Henry Baynton's company at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, playing Lucius in \"Julius Caesar\". His break came in 1924 when he joined the company of Shakespearean actor Sir Frank Benson, where he stayed for four years. He also worked in provincial repertory theatre. In 1928 he began a year at the Liverpool Playhouse, starring in plays by Galsworthy, Shaw and Brighouse, among others. In 1929 he played at the Festival Theatre in Cambridge under the direction of Tyrone Guthrie. He appeared in a number of plays, some with Flora Robson, and",
"title": "Robert Donat"
},
{
"docid": "3161119",
"text": "and her assistants will tailor the robes to fit. \"Malkin\" is an archaic term for a crotchety old woman. Harry has two meetings with Draco Malfoy in Madam Malkin's shop. This is where Harry meets the first wizard of his own age, Malfoy, for the first time, in \"Philosopher's Stone\". Harry is rather bewildered by the questions Malfoy asks, because Harry is still unfamiliar with many aspects of the wizarding world. A second meeting occurs just before the beginning of Harry's sixth year, in \"Half-Blood Prince\". This meeting is far more unpleasant, and escalates quickly into a near-duel before Malfoy",
"title": "Places in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547922",
"text": "In an article published in 2002, Nilsen and Nilsen argue that \"Draco\" has connotations with \"draconian\", and that his name starts with \"mal\", a French prefix for \"bad\" or \"evil\". Many of Draco's relatives on his mother's side of the family (the Blacks) are named for stars or constellations (e.g., Sirius Black, Regulus Black, Andromeda Black Tonks, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Cygnus Black, Orion Black). Another constellation is Draco (the Dragon). Draco Malfoy eventually named his son for yet another constellation, Scorpius. Draco Malfoy makes his first appearance in the series when he and Harry meet while being fitted for school",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "11302178",
"text": "very special tour in July 2009. Lucius joined forces with his father, the great Kevin Borich to perform on the \"Borich x Borich Tour\" with Harry Brus on bass. Lucius is a member of the newly formed band The Nerve and runs keysound studios in Sydney. Lucius Borich Lucius Borich (born 1971) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer for the band Cog, and previously the drummer in funk metal band Juice and in The Hanging Tree as well as Floating Me. He currently plays and is working on new rock outfit The Nerve. Lucius has been playing",
"title": "Lucius Borich"
},
{
"docid": "547954",
"text": "\"Malfoy, Goyle and Crabbe are almost irredeemably bad\", Malfoy, unlike his companions, \"is reasonably stylish\". IGN listed Malfoy as their ninth top \"Harry Potter\" character. Wizard-rock band Draco and the Malfoys' lyrics are inspired by the \"Harry Potter\" books but from Draco Malfoy's point of view. As well as Harry and the Potters, the members of Draco and the Malfoys dress themselves as Hogwarts students, in this case in Slytherin-themed costumes. The band is one of about 750 bands of young musicians playing music inspired by the \"Harry Potter\" series. Draco is parodied as Jerko Phoenix in the series \"Wizards",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "18868138",
"text": "Malfoy, the son of Harry's former nemesis Draco Malfoy and Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass). The school is stunned when, in a break with the tradition of Potters being sorted into Gryffindor, Albus is sorted into Slytherin alongside Scorpius. Both boys are bullied by other students over the next few years, Albus due to his perceived failure to live up to his parents, Scorpius due to unproven rumours that he is the son of Lord Voldemort. In addition, Albus and Harry begin to drift apart, owing to Albus's struggles with his father's shadow and Harry's uncertainty on how to deal with",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
},
{
"docid": "19772887",
"text": "College until the age of 17, he attended St Louise's Comprehensive College. In 2013 he then began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA(Hons) in Acting. Anthony Boyle Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an Northern Irish actor best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the English play \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\" (2016), for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In spring of 2018, Boyle made his Broadway debut in the West End transfer of \"Harry",
"title": "Anthony Boyle"
},
{
"docid": "5621152",
"text": "Josh Herdman Joshua Colin M. Herdman (born 26 March 1987) is an English actor and mixed martial artist, best known for playing Gregory Goyle in the \"Harry Potter\" film series. Herdman was born in Hampton, London. The son of actor and former professional rugby league footballer Martin Herdman and Jessica Herdman, the youngest of the four brothers. He was educated at Orleans Park School. Herdman started acting when he was about 7 years old; his father found him an agent. At age 13, he was cast as Gregory Goyle, a sidekick of villain Draco Malfoy, in \"Harry Potter and the",
"title": "Josh Herdman"
},
{
"docid": "4017936",
"text": "lead role must also be differentiated from a starring role, which means that an actor is credited as a part of the main cast, but not that he necessarily plays the main character. Leading actor A leading actor, leading actress, star, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word \"lead\" may also refer to the largest role in the piece and \"leading actor\" may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work. Some actors are typecast as leads, but most",
"title": "Leading actor"
},
{
"docid": "547942",
"text": "a son, Scorpius Malfoy. Draco's hairline has receded, making his face look even more pointed. Though they are not friends, Malfoy has somewhat decreased his animosity toward Harry, and, upon seeing them at King's Cross station, gives a brief and curt nod to Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Tom Felton played Draco Malfoy in all of the \"Harry Potter\" films. Prior to landing the part of Malfoy, Felton auditioned to play Harry and Ron. Having read more of the \"Harry Potter\" books, Felton reflects: \"I have had input into Draco. If they give me a line and I don't think",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "20558370",
"text": "Matthew Shear Matthew Louis Shear (born October 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Tony in Noah Baumbach's Mistress America opposite Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke. He plays Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT's \"The Alienist\", based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr The historical period drama premiered January 22, 2018 and was nominated for Outstanding Limited Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Action-Thriller Television Series at the 44th Saturn Awards . Shear was born in New York City and graduated from St. John's College—Annapolis in 2008.",
"title": "Matthew Shear"
},
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"docid": "3378770",
"text": "\"Chamber of Secrets\" and one a ring destroyed by Dumbledore shortly before the events of \"Half-Blood Prince\". Dumbledore takes Harry along in the attempt to destroy a third horcrux contained in a locket. However, the horcrux had been taken by an unknown wizard, and upon their return Dumbledore is ambushed and disarmed by Draco Malfoy, who cannot bring himself to kill him. Dumbledore is subsequently killed by Snape, who finishes what Malfoy started. Following Albus Dumbledore's death, Voldemort consolidates his support and power, including covert control of the Ministry of Magic, while Harry is about to turn seventeen, losing the",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
},
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"docid": "7566074",
"text": "1—Actor 1 plays Josh's father, about 30–40 years of age, happily married. He loves his son but does not understand Josh's pain. The actor also plays Josh's grandfather, and the public defender in the court scene flashback. Actor 2—Actor 2 plays the judge in the court scene and the prisoner who threatens Josh. Actor 3—Actor 3 plays Josh's mother and the witness in the court scene. Actor 4—Actor 4 plays the prosecutor and the psychotherapist Josh is forced to see. Actor 5—Actor 5 plays the school principal, and old headmaster of Josh's school, slouches slightly and squints frequently, intimidating. the",
"title": "Bang Bang You're Dead (play)"
},
{
"docid": "4181857",
"text": "tragedies with Greek themes. These plays were \"Adrastus\", \"Tecmesa\" and \"Teutras\". Only fragments of the plays survive. According to Cicero, he was an orator known for his wit and humour. Cicero published a dialogue called \"De Oratore\", in which Strabo explains why humour is important in speech. He was an uncle to Lucius Julius Caesar IV, Julia Antonia and a great-uncle to Mark Antony, Gaius Antonius, Lucius Antonius and Lucius Julius Caesar V. Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus (\"C. Iulius L. f. Sex. n. Caesar Strabo Vopiscus\")(ca. 130 BC – 87 BC) was the younger",
"title": "Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus"
},
{
"docid": "8884298",
"text": "Lucius J. Henderson Lucius Junius Henderson (June 8, 1861 – February 18, 1947) was an American silent film director and actor of the early silent period involved in more than 70 film productions. Born in Aledo, Illinois, Henderson was a classically trained musician who later attended Harvard College. He began stage-acting in the early-1880s and later supported both Mesdames Modjeska and Janauschek in repertory. He entered film with the Thanhouser Company in late 1910, functioning as chiefly a director. In the autumn of 1913, Henderson led the Thanhouser company of players to Los Angeles. But while the unit quickly returned",
"title": "Lucius J. Henderson"
},
{
"docid": "8884300",
"text": "Lamb's Club, Henderson was honored with a testimonial dinner in 1942. He died at his home on 335 West 43rd Street in New York City in 1947. Lucius J. Henderson Lucius Junius Henderson (June 8, 1861 – February 18, 1947) was an American silent film director and actor of the early silent period involved in more than 70 film productions. Born in Aledo, Illinois, Henderson was a classically trained musician who later attended Harvard College. He began stage-acting in the early-1880s and later supported both Mesdames Modjeska and Janauschek in repertory. He entered film with the Thanhouser Company in late",
"title": "Lucius J. Henderson"
}
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"docid": "5305157",
"text": "rest retreat to Tommy's Jamaica Estates house, where they celebrate and joke around (The movie \"Gummo\" is playing on the TV), waking Tommy's girlfriend Keisha (Taral Hicks). Sincere soon leaves and is followed in gesture by the others. He returns to his St. Albans home to his girlfriend Tionne (Tionne \"T-Boz\" Watkins) and infant daughter Kenya. Meanwhile, Tommy learns of a new form of heroin which he takes as a lucrative business opportunity. The next day, Tommy meets with Sincere to discuss the venture. His rhetoric is met with resistance from the more intellectually inclined Sincere, who has become enlightened",
"title": "Belly (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5305157",
"text": "rest retreat to Tommy's Jamaica Estates house, where they celebrate and joke around (The movie \"Gummo\" is playing on the TV), waking Tommy's girlfriend Keisha (Taral Hicks). Sincere soon leaves and is followed in gesture by the others. He returns to his St. Albans home to his girlfriend Tionne (Tionne \"T-Boz\" Watkins) and infant daughter Kenya. Meanwhile, Tommy learns of a new form of heroin which he takes as a lucrative business opportunity. The next day, Tommy meets with Sincere to discuss the venture. His rhetoric is met with resistance from the more intellectually inclined Sincere, who has become enlightened",
"title": "Belly (film)"
}
] | [
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"docid": "18750575",
"text": "Gary Louris except where noted Live at The Belly Up Live at the Belly Up is a digital-only live album recorded in January 2015 by The Jayhawks, released on February 10, 2015 as an exclusive download from the Belly Up Live website. The album went into wider digital release in April 2015 including a high-resolution audio version. Live at the Belly Up is a live document of a typical The Jayhawks 2014/2015 live show, recorded professionally by the in-house team at the Belly Up Club in Solana Beach, CA. At 20 songs with a running time of 80 minutes it",
"title": "Live at The Belly Up"
},
{
"docid": "18698528",
"text": "a love triangle forms between the gypsy, the rich man, and the carnival’s strong man, and that leads to heightened drama. The movie takes place in Egypt 1957 where gypsies still roamed and had designated living areas where they could go about their lives. In this particular gypsy living area there is a carnival where Tamr Henna, the main character, works along with the Hassan, the carnivals strong man and her love interest in the beginning of the movie. During the first part of the movie we see Tamr Henna working as a belly dancer and being coveted by all",
"title": "Tamr Henna"
},
{
"docid": "12302250",
"text": "Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club is a 2006 direct-to-video film starring The Game and Shari Headley, directed by Cess Silvera. Despite being a sequel to the 1998 film \"Belly\", it has no connection to the first film. This movie was inspired by a true story, following the life of a thug being released from prison after an 8 year prison sentence. In the beginning of the movie \"G,\" who is played by The Game, leaves prison determined to not be locked up again. It doesn't take long for the streets to pull G in again,",
"title": "Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club"
},
{
"docid": "13124626",
"text": "start over. Sophie goes to Los Angeles to become an actress, staying at a wealthy family friends' guest house. She becomes friends with her hostess's pool guy, Sam, who she thinks is very attractive. Her hostess's housekeeper gets her an extra role in a movie. When at a party Sam took her to, she bumps into famous actor, Trey Benson, and finds out he is starring in the movie she is in. They start to date and, although he treats her without respect, he pretends to be a complete gentleman after Sophie confronts him. He gets her movie and commercial",
"title": "Bass Ackwards and Belly Up"
},
{
"docid": "5031896",
"text": "Australian movie \"Ghosts… of the Civil Dead\", directed by John Hillcoat, was largely influenced by \"In Belly of the Beast\". Hillcoat had corresponded with Abbott after his return to incarceration. One of the movie's co-authors, Nick Cave, was also inspired when writing the song \"Jack's Shadow\". In \"Psycho II\", the character of Mary Samuels (Meg Tilly) can be seen reading \"In the Belly of the Beast\". The book is later glimpsed, abandoned in the dust outside the Bates Motel, in \"Psycho III\". In the Belly of the Beast In the Belly of the Beast is a book written by Jack",
"title": "In the Belly of the Beast"
},
{
"docid": "18078485",
"text": "who conducted lectures about belly buttons, said, \"The belly button has been a sign of beauty in goddesses as different as Astarte, Venus or Aphrodite. We ask which is more beautiful, the perfectly round belly button of Jane Fonda or Raquel Welch's grain of coffee navel? Every star from Madonna to Shakira proudly displays their belly button.\" On the contrary, American columnist Kathleen Parker in an article about Katharine Hepburn once commented, \"Young movie-going girls today don't have access to many in the mold of Katharine Hepburn. Instead by mall observations most are Britney wannabes—hip-hugged, tattooed, pierced and out there.",
"title": "Cultural views on the navel"
},
{
"docid": "10039267",
"text": "Vishk\" after meeting director Ken Ghosh at a Mumbai night club. In 2009, she appeared in the films \"Aagey Se Right\" and \"Radio\". She wrote the screenplay for and appeared in the 2011 movie \"Luv Ka The End\". She also appeared in the movie \"Delhi Belly\". She is part of the film \"Main Aur Mr. Riight\" . During 2015, she was a contributor and occasional panelist on \"The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore\" on Comedy Central in the United States. In 2017, she appeared in the critically acclaimed indie film The Big Sick where she played Kumail Nanjiani's sister-in-law. In",
"title": "Shenaz Treasury"
},
{
"docid": "16964403",
"text": "in \"Delhi Belly\"). The entire star cast of the movie being young and the leading female actors are also new. This will be Ayushmann’s second movie after \"Vicky Donor\". Prior to movies, he has been a VJ with a popular youth channel as well as an RJ in Chandigarh. Kunaal on the other hand was last seen in \"Delhi Belly\". The leading ladies of the movie are Pooja Salvi, Evelyn Sharma and Gaelyn Mandonca. \"Nautanki Saala!\" will be MTV VJ Gaelyn's and a number of television ads old model Pooja’s debut, while it will be Evelyn's fifth Bollywood film to",
"title": "Nautanki Saala!"
},
{
"docid": "14950881",
"text": "Operation Smile, as well as The Clinton Foundation. \"The 3 Choices.\" Hay House, Inc., 2017. \"Tiny and Full Expanded Edition.\" BenBella Books, 2017. \"Tiny and Full.\" BenBella Books, 2015. “Stubborn Fat Gone!:. Carlsbad: Hay House, 2015. \"Happy Hormones, Slim Belly\". Carlsbad: Hay House, 2013. ASIN B00F8KX6CQ \"The 100\". New York: William Morrow: 2013. \"Inches Off! Your Tummy\". New York: Rodale, 2013. ASIN B00AFULGQ2 \"The Aging Cure\". Carlsbad: Hay House: 2013. ASIN B009L5BSCE \"The Belly Fat Cure Diet\". San Diego: Jorge Cruise Media Inc. 2011, ASIN B00658M4IM Fast Track to the Belly Fat Cure. Carlsbad: Hay House, 2010. The Belly Fat",
"title": "Jorge Cruise"
},
{
"docid": "5270909",
"text": "Santa's Little Helper gladly returns to the Simpson family. The episode title is a reference to the movie \"Old Yeller\". Old Yeller-Belly \"Old Yeller Belly\" is the nineteenth episode of the fourteenth season of \"The Simpsons\". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 4, 2003. Bart and his friends in his treehouse try to eavesdrop on Lisa and her friends having a tea party, and the treehouse gets destroyed in the ensuing fight. After they rip up a railroad and then goof off with their spoils, Marge gets the Amish to build a new",
"title": "Old Yeller-Belly"
},
{
"docid": "15397997",
"text": "teens and eventually to Toronto. At age 15, he convinced his friend's mother to give him the keys to the family's closed restaurant space, where after quick renovations, he turned it into a venue for small high school parties with an in-house DJ. After meeting Palestinian-Canadian rapper Ahmad Balshe known as Belly and with encouragement from him, co-founded in 2002 Capital Prophets Records renamed later CP Records. Belly was the first artist signed to Capital Prophets Records. Belly went on to win the Juno award in 2008 for \"Rap Recording of the Year\". As CEO of the label, Sal also",
"title": "Tony Sal"
},
{
"docid": "18750573",
"text": "Live at The Belly Up Live at the Belly Up is a digital-only live album recorded in January 2015 by The Jayhawks, released on February 10, 2015 as an exclusive download from the Belly Up Live website. The album went into wider digital release in April 2015 including a high-resolution audio version. Live at the Belly Up is a live document of a typical The Jayhawks 2014/2015 live show, recorded professionally by the in-house team at the Belly Up Club in Solana Beach, CA. At 20 songs with a running time of 80 minutes it contains almost the entire January",
"title": "Live at The Belly Up"
},
{
"docid": "12187309",
"text": "and slapstick humour.\" Behindwoods gave a score of three and a half stars and said that the film was \"Only for those with a cast iron stomach.\" further citing \"In conclusion, it may be said that Delhi Belly caters to a section of the populace that is cool when shit happens.\" Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the movie with four and a half stars and wrote – \"Eventually, Delhi Belly works big time predominantly for the reason that it's a pioneering motion picture, an incredible film that dares to pierce into an untapped and brand new terrain. The unblemished,",
"title": "Delhi Belly (film)"
},
{
"docid": "9377671",
"text": "responsible. Back in present day, Jaquouille and Ginete rob a supermarket, and drive to Beatrice for work. Jean-Pierre, the dentist who is married to Beatrice, has many patients who Jacquouille scares away, so Beatrice decides to let him watch TV. He believes it is a work of Satan, and destroys it and sets the house on fire. In the meantime, Jacquart is being tortured by the Inquisition by water cure. The inquisition shoves a funnel in his mouth and turns on a water pipe. Jacquart's belly begins rapidly growing to the point where his belly button pops out. He admits",
"title": "The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time"
},
{
"docid": "2624705",
"text": "Phyllis' belly where her belly button is and pulls out her intestines. Mari convinces Junior to let her go, but her escape is halted by Krug. Sadie and Weasel present Phyllis's severed hand as Mari screams in horror. Krug carves his name into her chest, then rapes her. She vomits, quietly says a prayer and walks into a nearby lake to clean herself, but Krug fatally shoots her, leaving her body floating in the lake. Krug, Sadie and Weasel clean up and change out of their bloody clothes. In their new attire, the gang goes to the Collingwoods' home, masquerading",
"title": "The Last House on the Left (1972 film)"
},
{
"docid": "9837839",
"text": "have subscribed to online discussion groups dedicated to this genre, leading artists started traveling across the US and overseas with workshops and tours, DVDs featuring Gothic belly dance performances, and instructional materials have appeared on retail shelves. Gothic belly dance was born in the US urban centers as a blend of Goth and world music, the movement vocabulary of belly dance and other dance forms, and Gothic fashion and aesthetics. Performing at Gothic-themed events and Goth clubs, dancers started to explore Goth music and adopt costuming styles incorporating Victorian, vampire, dark cabaret, silent-movie vamp, industrial, and other visual themes related",
"title": "Gothic belly dance"
},
{
"docid": "9640856",
"text": "actresses Sangeeta (born Parveen Rizvi) and Kaveeta (born Nasreen Rizvi). Khan grew up in London where she completed her Edexcel O level and A level with five As, before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood. She has two younger sisters Kavita and Karishma. She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Verma's former protege Urmila Matondkar's movie \"Rangeela\" at the age of six. Khan studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer. She learnt the dance forms of salsa, belly dancing, kathak, lambada, jazz,",
"title": "Jiah Khan"
},
{
"docid": "2832665",
"text": "They then had a television series from 1985 to 1988, and three feature films: \"The Care Bears Movie\" (1985), \"\" (1986) and \"The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland\" (1987). Each Care Bear comes in a different color and has a specialized insignia on its belly that represents its personality. The movie \"\" named them \"belly badges\". Adding to the Care Bear family are the \"Care Bear Cousins\", which feature a lion, rabbit, penguin, raccoon, monkey, elephant, pig, dog, cat, and other such animals created in the same style as the teddy bears. In 2002, the bears were reintroduced with new",
"title": "Care Bears"
},
{
"docid": "20885546",
"text": "Trujillo’s house bat Trujillo’s house bat (\"Scotophilus trujilloi\") is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya. It was described as a new species in 2014. The holotype had been collected in 1985 in Kwale County, Kenya. The eponym for the species name \"\"trujilloi\"\" is Dr. Robert Trujillo. Trujillo's work on the molecular systematics of \"Scotophilus\" bats \"paved the way\" for the description of this species and three others. Trujillo's house bat has reddish-mahogany fur on its back and grayish-orange fur on its belly. Its forearm length ranges from . Trujillo's house bat is endemic to Kenya, where it is",
"title": "Trujillo’s house bat"
},
{
"docid": "19317483",
"text": "where his house is located. In an unrelated scene, Mina is arrested by several other police officers in a public park. In the house, Black Pepper and a young woman watch a belly dancer perform. They then retire to Black Pepper's bedroom. They are interrupted in an amorous moment by one of Black Pepper's subordinates who tells him the police have arrived. After a fight in the house, Black Pepper flees into the brush and is pursued by the police chief. The chief chases Black Pepper through a small cave and into a neighboring house. Black Pepper is poised to",
"title": "Dangerous Men"
},
{
"docid": "6233711",
"text": "up feuding. When the smash hit \"Hay\" was released, it improved the sales of the band's album \"The Final Tic\". They have collaborated and worked with such artists as Three 6 Mafia, Do or Die, Twista, R. Kelly, 2Pac, Warren G, The Outlawz, George Clinton, Project Pat, Da Brat, Busta Rhymes, and many others. Crucial Conflict has also recorded tracks for movie soundtracks such as \"Def Jam's How to Be a Player\", \"Rhyme & Reason\", \"Belly\", and \"Thicker Than Water\". They also made a brief cameo appearance in the 1998 Hype Williams movie \"Belly\", which starred DMX and Nas. Common's",
"title": "Chicago hip hop"
},
{
"docid": "2551083",
"text": "projects where everything seems to fall naturally into place. It will sound like the kind of movie that, if you are over 17, you don't usually go to see. But it isn't. It's one of those movies where the description can't do justice to the experience.\" The film currently holds a rating of 6.2/10 and 46% rotten on Rotten Tomatoes. It garnered a better reception abroad than domestically. Matthew Turner of ViewLondon states that, \"though there are no real belly laughs or any Farrelly-like set pieces, this is still a better than average comedy, thanks to its witty script and",
"title": "Orange County (film)"
},
{
"docid": "19932992",
"text": "Lycodonomorphus inornatus Lycodonomorphus inornatus, commonly known as the olive house snake, the black house snake, and the olive ground snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. It is a nocturnal snake with terrestrial habits. \"L. inornatus\" commonly reaches a total length (including tail) of , with a recorded maximum of . Individuals may be dark olive to black, or uniformly light brown to olive grey-green, with a uniform or slightly lighter belly, especially the chin, throat and neck. The olive house snake occurs in South Africa and Swaziland, where",
"title": "Lycodonomorphus inornatus"
},
{
"docid": "13862486",
"text": "Deo and Seema Deo. He is younger brother of Ajinkya Deo, who is also a well-known actor in Marathi films. Abhinay Deo Abhinay Deo is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in bollywood, television, and advertising. He made his mainstream directorial debut through \"Game\" and followed it with \"Delhi Belly\", for which he received Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director and also known for directing works such as \"Game\" (2011) and \"Force 2\" (2016). Abhinay Deo is an Indian commercial director turned film director. Abhinay's first movie was \"Game\" (2011). His second, \"Delhi Belly\", was released",
"title": "Abhinay Deo"
},
{
"docid": "6009908",
"text": "Belly landing A belly landing, pancake landing or gear-up landing occurs when an aircraft lands without its landing gear fully extended and uses its underside, or belly, as its primary landing device. Normally the term \"gear-up landing\" refers to incidents in which the pilot forgets to extend the landing gear, while \"belly landing\" refers to incidents where a mechanical malfunction prevents the pilot from extending the landing gear. During a belly landing, there is normally extensive damage to the airplane. Belly landings carry the risk that the aircraft may flip over, disintegrate, or catch fire if it lands too fast",
"title": "Belly landing"
},
{
"docid": "6707762",
"text": "at her ex-boyfriend Tyrone's house. Kirk meets Thelma Clegg, who hires him to shampoo her poodle. She is so impressed that she asks him to call round to her house regularly. Fiz is suspicious and follows Kirk to Thelma’s house where she can see Kirk being entertained by Thelma belly-dancing in her living room. Kirk professes his innocence and says Thelma would not let him out of the house. Kirk loses the kennels, following a lawsuit over the accidental neutering of a pedigree specimen, and within a week proposes to his girlfriend, Fiz. She dumps him immediately, and tells him",
"title": "Kirk Sutherland"
},
{
"docid": "16523174",
"text": "and are wrapped singly in leaves of water plants. Fuding fire belly newt The Fuding fire belly newt (Cynops fudingensis) is a rare species of newt in the family Salamandridae, endemic to China. It is only known from Fuding in northeastern Fujian, from the locality where it was described as a new species in 2010. Although it is genetically similar to the Chinese fire belly newt (\"C. orientalis\"), it is morphologically more similar to the Dayang fire belly newt (\"C. orphicus\"). The range of \"C. fudingensis\" is separate from both other species. A revised taxonomy of Salamandridae places this species",
"title": "Fuding fire belly newt"
},
{
"docid": "16523172",
"text": "Fuding fire belly newt The Fuding fire belly newt (Cynops fudingensis) is a rare species of newt in the family Salamandridae, endemic to China. It is only known from Fuding in northeastern Fujian, from the locality where it was described as a new species in 2010. Although it is genetically similar to the Chinese fire belly newt (\"C. orientalis\"), it is morphologically more similar to the Dayang fire belly newt (\"C. orphicus\"). The range of \"C. fudingensis\" is separate from both other species. A revised taxonomy of Salamandridae places this species (together with all other Chinese species of \"Cynops\") in",
"title": "Fuding fire belly newt"
},
{
"docid": "16488778",
"text": "original more faithfully. In short, Settai is a joyride – but only if you haven’t seen Delhi Belly.\" In Malaysia, the film grossed $280,086 in four weeks. RJ Balaji who reviewed the movie on SoundCloud tweeted he got threatening calls from UTV employee. Settai Settai () is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by R. Kannan. A remake of the 2011 Hindi-language film, \"Delhi Belly\", it stars Arya, Anjali, Santhanam, Premji Amaren and Hansika Motwani. The film, which began filming in Chennai on 7 May 2012, released for April 2013. The film was dubbed in Telugu as \"Crazy\". The",
"title": "Settai"
},
{
"docid": "9837840",
"text": "to Goth subculture. Gothic belly dance is not just a US phenomenon. Its popularity has been growing in the UK and Germany where belly dance artists have been \"dancing darkly\" since the early 1990s. Early Goth dancers did not have a label for what they did, but thanks to the Gothla dance festivals, Gothic belly dance came to be recognised in Europe. Dancers performing Gothic belly dance usually retain their preferred technique — mostly modern cabaret and tribal fusion belly dance — but also bring new emphasis to the dramatic and theatrical features of their dance to match the intensity",
"title": "Gothic belly dance"
},
{
"docid": "13862485",
"text": "Abhinay Deo Abhinay Deo is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in bollywood, television, and advertising. He made his mainstream directorial debut through \"Game\" and followed it with \"Delhi Belly\", for which he received Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director and also known for directing works such as \"Game\" (2011) and \"Force 2\" (2016). Abhinay Deo is an Indian commercial director turned film director. Abhinay's first movie was \"Game\" (2011). His second, \"Delhi Belly\", was released on 1 July 2011. Before directing commercials, he graduated with a degree in architecture. His parents are the actors Ramesh",
"title": "Abhinay Deo"
},
{
"docid": "17606680",
"text": "Serbian patriarchal home, it served to the film crew, with filming the movie \"Zona Zamfirova\", as a recording space. A good part of the movie was filmed in the old house for the reason that in the movie hadzi Zamfir lived there and the shooting had to be done there in a good part of the film. Also, in that house another cilt movie was filmed and its name is \"Ivkova slava\", where almost the entire course of the film takes place in the house and around the house in the courtyard. Hrista Jovanović better known as Čučuk Rista or",
"title": "Old House, Pirot"
},
{
"docid": "5034568",
"text": "Chinese fire belly newt The Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis) is a small () black newt, with bright-orange aposematic coloration on their ventral sides. \"C. orientalis\" is commonly seen in pet stores, where it is frequently confused with the Japanese fire belly newt (\"C. pyrrhogaster\") due to similarities in size and coloration. \"C. orientalis\" typically exhibits smoother skin and a rounder tail than \"C. pyrrhogaster\", and has less obvious parotoid glands. Chinese fire belly newts are mildly poisonous and excrete toxins through their skin. Consisting primarily of tetrodotoxins, newts of the genus \"Cynops\" pose a medically significant threat if",
"title": "Chinese fire belly newt"
},
{
"docid": "2916867",
"text": "the opening song in the 2009 film \"The Hangover\". \"Thirteen\" was covered by Mark Kozelek on his 2013 covers album \"Like Rats\". A remixed version of \"Belly of the Beast\", called \"underBelly of the Beast\", appeared on the soundtrack to \"\" in 2000. A remix of \"Unspeakable\" appeared on the soundtrack to the \"Grub Girl\" pornographic movie. \"Five Finger Crawl\" has appeared on the Nuclear Blast compilation albums \"Death Is Just the Beginning, Vol. 6\" and \"Beauty in Darkness, Vol. 4\", both released in 2000. It was also used for the opening theme of Xtreme Pro Wrestling's TV show, where",
"title": "6:66 Satan's Child"
},
{
"docid": "19006175",
"text": "and many EPs and compilations before breaking up in 1996. She acted in many films directed by the Canadian director Penelope Buitenhuis, including short films such as \"They Shoot Pigs Don't They?\" (1989) and \"LLaw\" (1990). She had the main role in Buitenhuis' first TV movie \"Trouble\" (1993) where she played a musician named Jonnie who is very active in the Kreuzberg's political squat scene and fights with her band Jello Belly for the preservation of the alternative rock center \"Rockhaus\". The film was broadcast on TV on 23 March 1993 and was released on DVD a few years later.",
"title": "Yvonne Ducksworth"
},
{
"docid": "5034569",
"text": "enough toxins are consumed, and toxins may cause numbness or irritation on skin contact. Chinese fire belly newt The Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis) is a small () black newt, with bright-orange aposematic coloration on their ventral sides. \"C. orientalis\" is commonly seen in pet stores, where it is frequently confused with the Japanese fire belly newt (\"C. pyrrhogaster\") due to similarities in size and coloration. \"C. orientalis\" typically exhibits smoother skin and a rounder tail than \"C. pyrrhogaster\", and has less obvious parotoid glands. Chinese fire belly newts are mildly poisonous and excrete toxins through their skin. Consisting",
"title": "Chinese fire belly newt"
},
{
"docid": "17581241",
"text": "to fruition. The movie was covered in the documentary \"In the Belly of the Beast\", which detailed Morris and Twiss's discovery that their financier (whom Twiss had met while working as an exotic dancer) had been embezzling money. A Gun for Jennifer A Gun for Jennifer is a 1997 rape and revenge film directed by Todd Morris and starring Deborah Twiss. It follows a feminist vigilante group who castrate suspected rapists and batterers while a female police officer attempts to stop them. It is shot in a retro grindhouse style and premiered at the Fantasia Festival in July 1997, where",
"title": "A Gun for Jennifer"
},
{
"docid": "4411666",
"text": "Fengxia dies from hypovolemia (blood loss). The point is made that the doctor ate 7 buns, but that by drinking too much water at the same time, each bun expanded to the size of 7 buns: therefore Fengxia's death is a result of the doctor's having the equivalent of 49 buns in his belly. The movie ends six years later, with the family now consisting of Fugui, Jiazhen, their son-in-law Erxi, and grandson Mantou. The family visits the graves of Youqing and Fengxia, where Jiazhen, as per tradition, leaves dumplings for her son. Erxi buys a box full of young",
"title": "To Live (1994 film)"
},
{
"docid": "9483468",
"text": "music, with the exception of street music in Tehran, and marching music at the training camp (notably the Colonel Bogey March). Tersely made, the film is however full of candid humor. The original 35 mm color version of the film was banned by the Government of Iran when the movie released in 2002. The movie was released in a gray tone digital version in the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. The director based some parts of the movie on his own experiences in the Iran–Iraq War, referring to the movie as being made in the \"belly of the army\". Neil",
"title": "Letters in the Wind (film)"
},
{
"docid": "10389800",
"text": "belly dance troupe, with whom she also made several belly dance instructional DVDs. In 2005, Rebecca held a supporting role in the off-Broadway musical, \"Secrets of the Desert\". The show toured several off-Broadway venues, including the Duke Theatre on 42nd street in Times Square, and the DiCapo Opera House. Other notable venues Reyes has performed at Queens Theatre in the Park and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where she performed for The Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr. Reyes appeared in various television programs and music videos, including \"Midnight Spike\" (Spike TV), \"Date Patrol\", \"Faking It\" and \"Más Maíz\", a",
"title": "Reby Sky"
},
{
"docid": "8906598",
"text": "Eisenhower. Rex Harrison's character, Saladin, is misrepresented in the film in an \"ultimately demeaning way\". In addition to the use of brown face paint, the use of disguise and trickery by the Muslim leader is greatly exaggerated in the movie. The leader is feminized throughout the movie as well with his gaudy, light colored robes and gang of belly dancers. Lorraine Stock points out some of the anti-war sentiment in the movie. Three of the main characters, Sir Kenneth, Lady Edith, and Saladin, at some point mention their disapproval of war and discuss how unnecessary it is. Stock suggests this",
"title": "King Richard and the Crusaders"
},
{
"docid": "9226260",
"text": "Fifi Abdou Fifi Abdouu (, ) (born Atiyat Abdul Fattah Ibrahim , ; April 26, 1953) is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress. She has been described as \"synonymous with belly dancing in the years she was performing.\" In her acting career, she is known as the woman-empowering type where, rarely in Egyptian culture and film, she beats up and overpowers men. Now she is considered an icon on social media, where she is one of the most active and most followed celebrities in the Arab world. Through her posts including regular belly dancing videos, she is known to be",
"title": "Fifi Abdou"
},
{
"docid": "5693689",
"text": "version appears on a number of Lead Belly \"best-of\" compilations, such as \"Absolutely the Best\" (2000). Another familiar version was recorded for Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, in New York City. Listed as \"Black Girl\" or \"In the Pines\", this version appears on compilations such as \"Where Did You Sleep Last Night – Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 1\" (1996), and \"The Definitive Lead Belly\" (2008). Lead Belly is often said to be the author of the song, e.g. by Nirvana on their \"MTV Unplugged\" album in 1994. However, Lead Belly didn't write the song, but reinterpreted it, as did",
"title": "In the Pines"
},
{
"docid": "1342004",
"text": "House candy during his eighth and final year in office.\") Reagan made them the first jelly beans in space, sending them on the Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-7 mission in 1983, surprising the astronauts. In 2001 the company renamed itself to Jelly Belly Candy Company. The company's signature product, the Jelly Belly jelly bean, comes in more than 50 varieties, ranging from traditional flavors like orange, lemon, lime, and cherry, to more exotic ones like cinnamon, pomegranate, cappuccino, buttered popcorn, and chili-mango. Jelly Belly Candy Company manufactures numerous specialty Jelly Belly jelly beans with licensed products like Tabasco sauce",
"title": "Jelly Belly"
},
{
"docid": "4562955",
"text": "Riya is trained in Kathak and is still pursuing it under Vijayshree Chaudhury. She is taking kickboxing lessons and has completed Level I of the 5 levels in belly dancing. Riya entered the film industry through small-time modelling assignments, commuting between Mumbai and Kolkata and travelling by public transport during her early career. After breaking into the film industry, she shifted from her mother's house in Ballygunge Circular Road in south Kolkata to Mumbai. There she moved into the family house in Juhu, where she stays with her sister. Riya has suffered a number of untimely incidents. During the filming",
"title": "Riya Sen"
},
{
"docid": "762761",
"text": "action movie icons by virtue of their near-invulnerability; they almost never face any significant physical threat, easily overpowering any opposition and never facing bodily harm or even temporary defeat. A notable exception is 2010's \"Machete\", which features Seagal in a rare villainous role. Seagal's music appears in some of his films (for example, \"Into The Sun\" and \"Ticker\", where he appears as part of a bar band), as does his fluency in other languages (he speaks Japanese in \"Into the Sun\") and religion (Buddhism features prominently in \"The Glimmer Man\" and \"Belly of the Beast\"). His past as an aikido",
"title": "Steven Seagal"
},
{
"docid": "16488776",
"text": "The director has ruined a perfectly good script and has given an absolutely boring version of the exciting and racy Delhi Belly. From beginning to end, the film follows the same pace and all the scenes are so boring and slow, you could actually sleep through the entire movie.\" \"NewsTrackIndia\" gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and issued the verdict, \"Settai misses the soul of the original\". \"in.com\" rated it 2.5 out of 5 and stated \"Settai is watered down version of Delhi Belly and lacks the punch of the original\". Oneindia gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars",
"title": "Settai"
},
{
"docid": "16353386",
"text": "several awards. After turning 30 and becoming a mother, Lavigne became increasingly interested in women's issues. The movie follows the lives of a family of belly dancers living in a small Egyptian neighborhood in Cairo. Reda is the matriarch of the family who passes down her knowledge of the art of belly dancing to each of her children. Her husband died more than a year prior to the making of the documentary, so the viewer sees her in a state of mourning and uncertainty. She represents the authoritative figure, but her seven children often test the boundaries of her power.",
"title": "At Night, They Dance"
},
{
"docid": "12187312",
"text": "welcome\" in his cameo at the end of the film, and that \"a momentary glimpse would have had more impact.\" Kevin Thomas of \"The Los Angeles Times\" said that \"Akshat Verma's script is imaginative and funny, the film's stars are engaging and \"Delhi Belly\" adds up to pleasing escapist fare.\" Peter Bradshaw of \"The Guardian\" also praised the film, saying that \"The sheer daftness and goofiness of this Bollywood comedy-farce makes it likable.\" Other reviewers, however, deplored the scatological basis of most of the humour and the hackneyed scenarios in the movie. Shubhra Gupta of \"The Indian Express\" had this",
"title": "Delhi Belly (film)"
},
{
"docid": "12187311",
"text": "which has lots of satisfying little set-ups and pay-offs\". Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film three and a half out of five stars, saying \"Delhi Belly is a filthy comic thriller that works because it's a smartly paced wild-ride\". He also praised Vijay Raaz's performance, saying that the gangster's role had been \"played wonderfully\". The movie also received high praise from critics outside India. Lisa Tsering of \"The Hollywood Reporter\" called it a \"Sexy, filthy and thoroughly entertaining comedy\" and that it \"marks a welcome shift in contemporary Indian cinema.\" She however pointed out that Aamir Khan \"overstays his",
"title": "Delhi Belly (film)"
},
{
"docid": "8422613",
"text": "summer. Their colouring is a variable shade of brown, mottled with yellow-brown and with darker splotches. The tail is often circled with yellow bands. In deeper water where the tail is anchored to other colourful forms of life, such as sponges and hydroids, they often take on these colours. The big-belly seahorse is a popular aquarium species and dried specimens are sold as traditional medicine in Asia. Stocks come from the wild or are aquarium-reared. They are easy to keep in aquariums and feed on small shrimp and crustaceans. Big-belly seahorse The big-belly seahorse or pot-bellied seahorse, \"Hippocampus abdominalis\", is",
"title": "Big-belly seahorse"
},
{
"docid": "8686454",
"text": "not teaching on the road, she lives in Portland Oregon where she's opened a studio, Datura, and has begun a production company, Little Scarab with her partner, Sol Crawford. Together they've created a belly dance training program called the 8 Elements™ Approach to Belly Dance...\" Rachel Brice Rachel Brice is a contemporary performer in Tribal Fusion Style Belly Dance based in Portland, Oregon. She is the artistic director and choreographer for The Indigo Belly Dance Company and a frequent performer with the Bellydance Superstars. In June 2011 she opened her own dance studio in Portland, OR, called Studio Datura. There",
"title": "Rachel Brice"
},
{
"docid": "3727030",
"text": "Dutch for French toast, \"wentel\" meaning \"to turn over\". Rolpens is a dish made with chopped meat wrapped in a roll and then fried or baked. \"Een pens\" means \"belly\", often used in the phrase beer-belly. There is a diagonal gap through the text containing an illustration showing the step by step process of the creature rolling into a wheel. This creature appears in two more prints completed later the same month, \"House of Stairs\" and \"House of Stairs II\". The translation of the surrounding text is as follows: \"The Pedalternorotandomovens Centroculatus Articulosus (curl-up) came into existence (spontaneous generation), because",
"title": "Curl-up"
},
{
"docid": "20651085",
"text": "Stomach Trouble Stomach Trouble (released in the Netherlands as Een Leege Maag) is a silent short animated starring the comic strip character Krazy Kat; it was made in the United States and first released in 1927. The cartoon starts in a house where Krazy wakes up from his bed. He then heads to the refrigerator to get some breakfast. To his surprise, he finds his refrigerator empty, and notices he desperately needs to fill his belly. Krazy goes outside to look for anything to satisfy his hunger. He spots a pie placed on a window sill of another house but",
"title": "Stomach Trouble"
},
{
"docid": "17908708",
"text": "publication depicted Big Belly Burger as the location where 14-year-old orphan Miguel \"Mikey\" Devante worked when he met the superhero Vulcan and received his powers from him. The fictional restaurant appeared again in the limited series' final issue, after Devante defeated a group of supervillains. Will Payton, the teenage version of the superhero Starman, is depicted as a Big Belly Burger employee in a 1989 story, and the DC Comics alien Nix Uotan is depicted working at Big Belly Burger during his exile on Earth in a 2008 story. The superheroine Skyrocket of the superhero group Power Company also was",
"title": "Big Belly Burger"
},
{
"docid": "17908705",
"text": "Belly Belly good\" (a play on the words \"very very good\"). Some Big Belly Burger locations are depicted in the comics as having a \"playplace\", an area where small children can play on jungle gym equipment and slides. Various stories also establish that Big Belly Burger enjoys widespread brand awareness, and only O'Shaughnessy's (a fictional fast food chain with an Irish theme which also appears in DC Comics) may have more locations and be better known by the public. Big Belly Burger has appeared more often in Superman comics than in any other DC Comics publication. One notable appearance was",
"title": "Big Belly Burger"
},
{
"docid": "1341998",
"text": "Jelly Belly Jelly Belly Candy Company, formerly known as Herman Goelitz Candy Company and Goelitz Confectionery Company, manufactures Jelly Belly jelly beans and other candy. It is based in Fairfield, California, with a second manufacturing facility in North Chicago, Illinois and a distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. In October 2008, the company opened a manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand where it produces confectionery for the international market. Gustav Goelitz came to the United States in 1866 and in 1869 started the confectionery business Gustav Goelitz in Belleville, Illinois. His younger brothers, Albert and George, emigrated to America soon after",
"title": "Jelly Belly"
},
{
"docid": "19608851",
"text": "George Belly Ukeke George Belly ʻŪkēkē (1813–1869) was a famous orator and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Serving in the House of Representatives, he was known for his eccentric speeches. He was born around 1813 in Punaluʻu, Koʻolauloa District, located in the northeastern part of the island of Oʻahu. He lived with a man named Kaleohano Opio until his death; his relation to ʻŪkēkē is not identified in existing sources. Afterwards, he was sent to the American Protestant missionary Rev. John S. Emerson at Waialua and received \"the usual common school education\". He worked as a schoolmaster and was",
"title": "George Belly Ukeke"
},
{
"docid": "19608855",
"text": "Hawaiian mourning, over his body after his death and instead for his friends and neighbors to express their grief through hymns and prayers. George Belly Ukeke George Belly ʻŪkēkē (1813–1869) was a famous orator and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Serving in the House of Representatives, he was known for his eccentric speeches. He was born around 1813 in Punaluʻu, Koʻolauloa District, located in the northeastern part of the island of Oʻahu. He lived with a man named Kaleohano Opio until his death; his relation to ʻŪkēkē is not identified in existing sources. Afterwards, he was sent to the",
"title": "George Belly Ukeke"
},
{
"docid": "4566434",
"text": "\"Ogyeop-sal\" includes the skin part of the pork belly, unlike \"samgyeop-sal\" where the skin is removed. This corresponds with the Chinese word for pork belly, \"wǔ huā ròu\" () or \"five flower meat\", as the Chinese pork belly usually includes the rind. Thick, fatty slices of pork belly, sometimes with the skin left on and sometimes scored on the diagonal, are grilled on a slanted metal griddle or a gridiron at the diners' table, inset with charcoal grills or convex gas burners. Usually, diners grill the meat themselves, flipping and cutting them with tongs and scissors, and eat directly from",
"title": "Samgyeopsal"
},
{
"docid": "3092586",
"text": "either overhead or to the side. For a side belly-to-belly suplex, the attacker usually holds on to the opponent for the duration of the move, but for the overhead belly-to-belly suplex, the attacker usually executes an overhead throw and lets go of the opponent. It can also be performed in a \"snap\" fashion, where the attacker stomps down hard and suplexes the opponent stiffly, resulting in a quicker throw. It is mainly used by physically built wrestlers such as The British Bulldog, Brock Lesnar and Rusev. Also, very skilled wrestlers may use this variation, examples being Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit,",
"title": "Suplex"
},
{
"docid": "4004221",
"text": "the song \"The Power\" in the 1992 movie \"Gladiator\". The band also released their third album in 1992, the Gold record \"Dog Eat Dog\" which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200. Lane left Warrant in March 1993 to pursue a solo career but returned to the band in September 1993, helping the band to secure a new record with Tom Lipsky of CMC International. The band then recorded \"Ultraphobic\" in 1995, \"Belly to Belly\" in 1996, \"Greatest & Latest\" in 1999 and a cover album \"Under the Influence\" in 2001. Due to personal and business disagreements, Lane left",
"title": "Jani Lane"
},
{
"docid": "4630931",
"text": "a pars pro toto for commodities in general and appears in several depictions of the arena in popular entertainment (such as the 1974 movie \"For Pete's Sake\" and the 1991 cartoon \"Ren and Stimpy\"). Inaugurated on August 18, 1961 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), frozen pork belly futures were developed as a risk management device to meet the needs of meat packers who processed pork and had to contend with volatile hog prices, as well as price risks on processed products held in inventory. The futures contracts were useful in guiding inventories and establishing forward pricing. The unit of",
"title": "Pork belly"
},
{
"docid": "12187310",
"text": "racy screenplay coupled with super performances and a chartbusting musical score will make it a winner all the way.\" Mihir Fadnavis of \"Daily News and Analysis\" called the script \"hilarious\" and \"bitingly perceptive\" and gave the film four out of five stars, saying \"I haven't had this much fun at the movies in a long time\". Mathures Paul of \"The Statesman\" gave the film four out of five stars, and wrote, \"It's a fashionable film for fashionable youth.\" Raja Sen of Rediff gave the movie three stars out of a possible five, saying \"Delhi Belly has a tight, pacy plot",
"title": "Delhi Belly (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5067470",
"text": "villain Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow); the show \"Macgyver\", where Jack Dalton is brainwashed and is forced to fire on Macgyver; and \"the Teen Titans series\" episode \"Betrayal\". Francisco Scaramanga's \"Fun House\" in the James Bond film \"The Man with the Golden Gun\" has a House of mirrors. In an episode of the Twilight Zone, \"In Praise of Pip\", a bookie tries to tell his dying son how much he loves him while chasing him inside a house of mirrors; the 1984 movie Conan the Destroyer with Arnold Schwarzenegger contains a house of mirrors fight, and the 1983 Walt Disney movie",
"title": "House of mirrors"
},
{
"docid": "3739379",
"text": "to perform the new track in some of their live shows, where it was well received. In 1998, Ray said, \"I'd written 'You Really Got Me' as tribute to all those great blues people I love: Lead Belly and Big Bill Broonzy.\" Dave cited Gerry Mulligan as an inspiration, saying, \"Ray was a great fan of Gerry Mulligan, who was in [the \"Jazz on a Summer's Day\" movie], and as he sat at the piano at home, he sort of messed around in a vein similar to Mulligan and came up with this figure based on a 12-bar blues\". Dave",
"title": "You Really Got Me"
},
{
"docid": "5094395",
"text": "out of 4 star rating from Charity Navigator. Guidestar rated the organization as a Platinum Participant. The organization annually hosts \"Troopathon,\" an 8-hour live online broadcast that it says it uses to help send packages to American troops. The fundraiser hosts movie stars, TV personalities, elected officials, professional athletes, musicians, talk radio hosts and many other supporters. In a partnership with the Jelly Belly Company, Move America Forward introduced a program where soldiers would receive specially wrapped 2 oz. bags of jelly bellies to use as gift to the native people they were in contact on a daily basis with.",
"title": "Move America Forward"
},
{
"docid": "19684594",
"text": "from a narrative standpoint, but there is no denying that the film is a pure crowd-pleaser. Generating many well-earned belly laughs, it is impossible to leave the film without a huge smile on one’s face.\" Isabella Akinseye praised and as well criticized the movie. She praised the movie for its entertainment, costume, star wattage, Sola Sobowale and collaboration while she criticised the script, pacing and casting. Wilfred Okiche of ynaija has this to say about Kemi Adetiba and her role as director; \"Apart from some red flags, like the overbearing wedding speech by the father of the groom for instance,",
"title": "The Wedding Party (2016 film)"
},
{
"docid": "6850248",
"text": "all that is out there. Many people who build their own fire equipment design and prototype creative new fans that are completely their own. In venues where fire can't be used, some performers use LED fans, or fire fan frames that have LED lights instead of wicks. Fire fan A fire fan is a fan shaped object usually constructed of non-combustible materials such as welded metal and Kevlar wick that is set a light. They are used for fire performance. Fire fans are often used in belly dance, especially in tribal fusion belly dance styles. Belly dancers typically move fire",
"title": "Fire fan"
},
{
"docid": "5105816",
"text": "Haysbert serves as the network's continuity announcer for its on-air promotions. In addition, the channel also presents feature films with a military theme (usually within the hosted movie series \"An Officer and a Movie\", which is hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips), as well as individual episodes of other shows (such as \"Belly of the Beast\", \"Build It Bigger\", \"Extreme Machines\", \"Timewatch\" and \"Unsolved History\"), which incorporate military-related content. These are often shows that were produced for other Discovery Communications-owned channels. American Heroes Channel American Heroes Channel (AHC; formerly Military Channel and originally Discovery Wings Channel) is an American digital cable",
"title": "American Heroes Channel"
},
{
"docid": "244431",
"text": "guitar for him in an interval before the song is played (connecting the song with Lead Belly in a way that is more tangible than the liner notes where Lead Belly appears on other albums). In his notebooks, Cobain listed Lead Belly's \"Last Session Vol. 1\" as one of the 50 albums most influential in the formation of Nirvana's sound. It was included in \"NME's\" \"The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard list\". Influenced by the sinking of the \"Titanic\" in April 1912, Ledbetter wrote the song \"The Titanic\", his first composed on the twelve-string guitar, which later became his",
"title": "Lead Belly"
},
{
"docid": "6688446",
"text": "clans perform a ritual dedicated to the water spirit with a cock as offering, beseeching it to make sure that the water flow would never dry up and that water would not cause belly ache to those who drink it. Thereafter, the cock is slaughtered near the Rong house and its blood is buried in the place of arrival of water. In that very place, the pillar where is attached the village water pipe is beautifully decorated and is strengthened and repaired each year, and some chicken blood is buried there (\"sol rtang dak\"). Before using the water for the",
"title": "Ta Oi people"
},
{
"docid": "10266640",
"text": "floor bedroom where Mary Hopkins slept to the third floor bedroom where Edward Searles slept, which they used go between each other's rooms. The Carriage house which currently stands was not the original. The original burned down a few years after the castle was completed, and was replaced by the current one. Very recently, there was a film crew who filmed a movie in this castle. The movie is called \"Like Lambs\", and has not been released as of April 2016. Another movie, \"Before and After\", was filmed in the castle. This movie included actors Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep.",
"title": "Searles Castle (Massachusetts)"
},
{
"docid": "10605306",
"text": "of which is a 2004 music video called \"Me Against Myself\" by British singer-songwriter Jay Sean. Her next appearance in a music video was for Sonu Nigam and Sapna Mukherjee's track \"Madbhari\", which was released in 2006. In 2007, she appeared in an English-Hindi music video titled \"Belly Dancing\" by reggae DJ Apache Indian. She was also seen in the song 'Oscer' from her movie Kaptaan which also featured singer Badshah and Gippy Grewal In 2016, Kotak made her Punjabi film debut in \"Kaptaan\". Karishma Kotak was also seen in the movie Freaky Ali paired opposite actor, producer Arbaaz Khan",
"title": "Karishma Kotak"
},
{
"docid": "3558619",
"text": "movie of the same title and premise was released in 2004. It proved to be a hit with younger and older viewers, and drew very good reviews relatively unanticipated from intellectual critics. It was also groundbreaking for its impressive special effects accomplished with a small budget and a short filming time, and for being one of the few sci-fi Quebec films, along with \"In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon)\". The second \"Galaxie\" movie, \"Dans une galaxie près de chez vous 2\", was released to theaters on April 18, 2008. A third chapter of \"Galaxie\" is",
"title": "Dans une galaxie près de chez vous"
},
{
"docid": "5067472",
"text": "The Circus, Charlie Chaplin is chased into a mirror maze by a thief and the police. Charlie Chaplin Official Youtube Movie Clip: Charlie Chaplin - The Mirror Maze (The Circus) In John Boorman's 1974 movie \"Zardoz\", character \"Z\" (Sean Connery) battles against \"The Vortex\" in a mirror maze. One of the most famous ending sequences in film history related to a house of mirrors is in \"Enter the Dragon\" starring Bruce Lee. The finale takes place in a house of mirrors, where Lee learns it is best to smash the glass obstacles to solve his problem and defeat the villain.",
"title": "House of mirrors"
},
{
"docid": "497649",
"text": "(\"Ball de Malcasats\") and the children's King \"Caramel\" whose massive belly, long nose and sausage-like hair hint at his insatiable appetites. For the King's funeral, people dress in elaborate mourning costume, many of them cross-dressing men who carry bouquets of phallic vegetables. In the funeral house, the body of the King is surrounded by an honor guard and weeping concubines, crying over the loss of sexual pleasure brought about by his death. The King's body is carried to the \"Plaça de la Vila\" where a satiric eulogy is delivered while the townspeople eat salty grilled sardines with bread and wine,",
"title": "Carnival"
},
{
"docid": "13142260",
"text": "and related \"Shadowhunters\" Exterior shots of the building were used in the Gothic TV Show, Strange Paradise. It is also the filming location of the TV movie \"re-imagining,\" \"\", where scenes that take place at Dr. Frank N. Furter's castle and the movie theatre where the audience participation and Ivy Levan's performance of \"Science Fiction Double Feature\" take place were filmed (a movie theatre marquee was placed at the front entrance of the castle for filming). Casa Loma Casa Loma (Spanish for \"Hill House\") is a Gothic Revival style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now",
"title": "Casa Loma"
},
{
"docid": "4630924",
"text": "Pork belly Pork belly is a boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig. This dish is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. Pork belly is immensely popular in Chinese, Korean and Philippine cuisine. In Chinese cuisine, pork belly () is most often prepared by dicing and slowly braising with skin on, marination, or being cooked in its entirety. Pork belly is used to make red braised pork belly (红烧肉) and \"Dongpo pork\" (东坡肉) in China (sweet and sour pork is made with pork fillet). In Colombian cuisine, pork belly strips are fried and",
"title": "Pork belly"
},
{
"docid": "17326579",
"text": "has its moments, Miguel Arteta's comedy relies too much on gender-shaming and emasculation jokes.\" Kyle Smith of the \"New York Post\" gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying \"Can a series of irritating events make a movie? Yes, but an irritating one: \"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day\".\" John Hartl of \"The Seattle Times\" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying \"The movie is so over-the-top that it makes little narrative sense, but it's often successful in its naked pursuit of belly laughs.\" Katie Rife of",
"title": "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film)"
},
{
"docid": "20956304",
"text": "cast, with filming beginning in Ireland. Filming will also occur in Ethiopia. Sweetness in the Belly Sweetness in the Belly is an upcoming drama film directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, based on the novel of the same name by Camilla Gibb. An orphan in Africa spins escapes as a refugee to England, where upon growing up she works to aid fellow immigrants and refugees in reuniting with their families. The film was announced in January 2017, with Saoirse Ronan initially set to star in the leading role. By October 2018, Ronan has departed the project, with Dakota Fanning cast to",
"title": "Sweetness in the Belly"
},
{
"docid": "20956303",
"text": "Sweetness in the Belly Sweetness in the Belly is an upcoming drama film directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, based on the novel of the same name by Camilla Gibb. An orphan in Africa spins escapes as a refugee to England, where upon growing up she works to aid fellow immigrants and refugees in reuniting with their families. The film was announced in January 2017, with Saoirse Ronan initially set to star in the leading role. By October 2018, Ronan has departed the project, with Dakota Fanning cast to replace her. Wunmi Mosaku, Kunal Nayyar and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II were also",
"title": "Sweetness in the Belly"
},
{
"docid": "17649270",
"text": "happy, he lifts off a tarp to reveal a Chevrolet Impala. He drives along the streets in the Impala with a girl while collecting the raining kush in the backseat. Intercut through the video are scenes of Belly and Snoop along with their entourage and a bunch of women at night in front of the 'I Amsterdam' sign through a rainbow filter that makes the audience feel like their tripping acid. After that, it cuts back to Belly inside the coffee shop where he sees that his plate of kush is empty (implying that everything that happened to Belly was",
"title": "I Drink I Smoke"
},
{
"docid": "14715891",
"text": "in 1856 was largely spent making studies for his painting \"Pilgrims going to Mecca\", now in the Musée d'Orsay. As well as his paintings of Middle Eastern subjects he painted portraits and landscapes of Normandy and the Sologne throughout his career, and in 1867 bought land at Montauban. He died in Paris in 1877. His paintings include: Léon Belly Léon Auguste Adolphe Belly (1827–1877) was a French landscape painter Belly was born at St. Omer, in 1827. He studied under Troyon, and in 1849 visited Barbizon where he came under the influence of Théodore Rousseau. In 1850–1 he travelled to",
"title": "Léon Belly"
},
{
"docid": "14715890",
"text": "Léon Belly Léon Auguste Adolphe Belly (1827–1877) was a French landscape painter Belly was born at St. Omer, in 1827. He studied under Troyon, and in 1849 visited Barbizon where he came under the influence of Théodore Rousseau. In 1850–1 he travelled to Greece, Syria, and the Black Sea. In 1853 he made his debut at the Paris Salon, exhibiting four landscapes of Nablus and Beirut, and of the shores of the Dead Sea, which attracted critical acclaim. In 1855–6 he visited Egypt, travelling up the Nile in the company of another painter, Edouard Imer. A second trip to Egypt",
"title": "Léon Belly"
},
{
"docid": "1196307",
"text": "was filmed in and around Cottage Grove, as were parts of the 1978 movie \"Animal House\". The 25th anniversary of \"Animal House\"'s release was celebrated by the citizens with a toga party on August 30, 2003, on Main Street, which is where the climactic parade sequence from the movie was filmed. Portions of the movie \"Stand By Me\" were filmed along the railroad tracks east of Cottage Grove, which are now the Row River National Recreation Trail, a bicycle and walking trail. \"Ricochet River\", starring Kate Hudson, was filmed in Cottage Grove in 1997. Cottage Grove has two golf courses:",
"title": "Cottage Grove, Oregon"
},
{
"docid": "8344526",
"text": "Fitness\". In 2013, Zinczenko was named the Nutrition and Wellness Editor at ABC News. Later that year, Zinczenko launched Galvanized Media. Galvanized owns and operates Eat This, Not That!, Best Life and Zero Belly. Its imprint Galvanized Books, distributed by Random House, produced \"The 7-Day Flat-Belly Tea Cleanse\" by Kelly Choi, and Simon & Schuster is distributing \"The 14-Day No Sugar Diet\". Galvanized's Branded Content arm is called Galvanized Strategies. Zinczenko returned to \"Men's Health\" in 2018, to become Interim Editorial Director. David Zinczenko David Zinczenko is an American publisher, author, and businessman. Previously, he was the EVP and General",
"title": "David Zinczenko"
},
{
"docid": "12390510",
"text": "in collaboration with iTunes Sessions: Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Gorillaz, The Gaslight Anthem, Lykke Li, Vampire Weekend, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, PJ Harvey, Metric, The Decemberists, Norah Jones, and more. Early life and career Gagel was born in Port Jefferson, NY. He and his family moved to Boston, MA, where at a young age he became interested in music. He attended Mass College of Art to pursue studies in Interrelated Media. Later Gagel became house engineer at Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA where he worked with Superchunk, Belly, Juliana Hatfield, Buffalo Tom, Come, Karate, Sebadoh",
"title": "Wally Gagel"
},
{
"docid": "17978893",
"text": "his place, while sending a belly dancer El Loul knows to seduce Ali, who will go to El Loul’s place. There, they would kidnap him till getting Nevine’s stuff back. Abdullah agreed to join the scheme for the good money Nevine offered, and so did El Loul. Indeed, they sent a belly dancer to Ali Louza’s father restaurant, which was where he first picked up Nevine and where he used to stay. There, Ali has a fight with locals and gains the belly dancer’s admiration, which makes her screw up the whole thing when Ali actually falls for her friend.",
"title": "A Well-Trained Stray"
},
{
"docid": "2824850",
"text": "horror-themed parody, \"A Haunted House\", and its sequel, both starring Marlon Wayans. Where the original film was mainly based on the slasher films of the 1990s, \"Scary Movie 2\" parodies an array of supernatural and haunted house films from various decades, including \"The Haunting\" (1999), \"The Exorcist\" (1973), \"The Amityville Horror\" (1979), \"Poltergeist\" (1982), \"The Legend of Hell House\" (1973), \"House on Haunted Hill\" (both the 1959 and 1999 versions), and \"The Changeling\" (1980). It also spoofs some contemporary films, such as \"Hannibal\" (2001) and \"Hollow Man\" (2000). \"Scary Movie 2\" grossed $141.2 million worldwide from a $45 million budget.",
"title": "Scary Movie 2"
},
{
"docid": "18426708",
"text": "Rachel Whiteread and the work of Richard Wilson, Chinneck started working on large scale designs. Most of Chinneck's installations feature across Greater London. His early works include \"Telling the Truth Through False Teeth\" (2012), where the artist used 1,248 pieces of glass to create 312 identically smashed windows across the derelict facade of a factory in Hackney, \"From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes\" (2013) in Margate where Chinneck created the illusion that the entire facade of house had slid into the garden, and \"Under the Weather but Over the Moon\" (2013), a commercial property",
"title": "Alex Chinneck"
},
{
"docid": "4630933",
"text": "were delisted for trading on July 18, 2011. Pork belly Pork belly is a boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig. This dish is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. Pork belly is immensely popular in Chinese, Korean and Philippine cuisine. In Chinese cuisine, pork belly () is most often prepared by dicing and slowly braising with skin on, marination, or being cooked in its entirety. Pork belly is used to make red braised pork belly (红烧肉) and \"Dongpo pork\" (东坡肉) in China (sweet and sour pork is made with pork fillet). In",
"title": "Pork belly"
},
{
"docid": "12163456",
"text": "for her four seasons as a series regular on the #1 Cable Comedy Series & 6 time NAACP Best Comedy Series Winner, \"Tyler Perry's House of Payne,\" where she plays the character Dana the manicurist in the barber shop. Lawton has recently completed 9 films including her recent leading role in the Up Original Movie \"The Dempsey Sisters\" (in which she is also a co-producer) and Swirl Films & New Image Movie \"Frat Brothers\", which she also co-produced. Lawton immediately went straight to filming and completed her leading role in the Dramedy Movie entitled \"Jump\", where she held her own",
"title": "Denyce Lawton"
},
{
"docid": "5031894",
"text": "ran a play based on the book, named \"In the Belly of the Beast Revisited\". The book has no organizing principle of chronology, nor is it constructed along conventional tale-telling lines. Instead, it has an Introduction by Mailer, a Foreword, and twelve chapters. Each chapter bears a title that labels the chapter's content; the text consists of excerpts on the subject, extracted from Abbott's letters to Mailer. The chapters do not cleave cleanly into discrete matter; there is a lot of overlap in subject matter. Erroll McDonald, a Random House editor, was the organizer. Critic Anatole Broyard, who reviewed the",
"title": "In the Belly of the Beast"
},
{
"docid": "10687147",
"text": "Suiriri flycatcher The suiriri flycatcher (\"Suiriri suiriri\") is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in semi-open habitats in South America. It was formerly split into two species; the Chaco suiriri (\"S. suiriri\") and the Campo suiriri (\"S. affinis\"). \"Suiriri\" originates from Guaraní, where it is a generic name used for several medium-sized tyrant flycatchers. The suiriri flycatcher has traditionally been split into two species, the southern Chaco suiriri (\"S. suiriri\") with a white belly and the northern Campo suiriri (\"S. affinis\") with a yellow belly and a contrastingly pale rump, but they interbreed widely where they come",
"title": "Suiriri flycatcher"
},
{
"docid": "3372903",
"text": "then reveals he has found all the guns she had hidden throughout the house. Asher makes her tea and tells her they could start over and live together as a family, but a disgusted Illeana tells him she does not want to. Enraged, Asher begins beating and choking her and eventually stabs her in her belly with a pair of scissors. Illeana, seemingly unharmed by the stabbing, shocks Asher by quickly stabbing him in the heart with the same scissors. As Asher is on his knees looking at her in disbelief, Illeana removes a prosthetic pregnant belly, and tells him",
"title": "Taking Lives (film)"
},
{
"docid": "20877011",
"text": "Bart slowly becomes popular. Christian movie producers come to the house to present Homer and Bart the opportunity to make a movie about his experience. Homer and Ned Flanders are forced to work together on the movie, including interviewing Emily Deschanel and Gal Gadot. The movie starts recording, and Bart starts getting worried and having nightmares. He ends up in Heaven in a nightmare, where he meets Jesus Christ. The movie, titled \"Bart's Not Dead\", finally premieres, and is a hit. After, Bart finally confesses to Marge and Lisa Simpson. Homer and Ned give the raised money to charity and",
"title": "Bart's Not Dead"
},
{
"docid": "5471337",
"text": "Under Blackpool Lights Under Blackpool Lights is the first official DVD released by The White Stripes. The DVD consists of 26 tracks recorded at The Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in the English seaside resort of Blackpool on January 27 and 28, 2004, and directed by Dick Carruthers. Among these tracks, there are some cover songs such as \"Take a Whiff on Me\" (Lead Belly), \"Outlaw Blues\" (Bob Dylan), \"Jack the Ripper\" (Screaming Lord Sutch), \"Jolene\" (Dolly Parton), \"Death Letter\" (Son House), \"Goin' Back to Memphis\" (Soledad Brothers), and \"De Ballit of de Boll Weevil\" (Lead Belly). Setlists from",
"title": "Under Blackpool Lights"
},
{
"docid": "17970745",
"text": "William and Jane Stafford had three sons: William, Jr., Henry, and John. They then emigrated to Westville, Nova Scotia, in 1871, where they had five additional sons (Richard, Alexander, George, David, and James) and two daughters (Agnes and Margaret). In 1883, the family moved to the area that later became Lethbridge, Alberta, where they had an additional son (Elliott) and two additional daughters (Henrietta, the first white child born in the area, and Annie Laurie). The Staffords constructed a large ranch house on the bottomlands of the Belly River River which became a major community and social center. After an",
"title": "William Stafford (mining engineer)"
}
] |
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| where is the telephone area code 585 located |
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{
"docid": "4081415",
"text": "Area code 585 Area code 585 is the area code for Rochester and eight surrounding counties in western New York. It was created on November 15, 2001 in a split from area code 716. Previously, Rochester had shared 716 with Buffalo. Aside from new area codes created in the New York City metropolitan area and Long Island, 585 was the second new area code in New York since 1954, having been preceded by 845. The border between 716 and 585 roughly matches county lines (without regard to mailing address) which causes confusion where a ZIP code overlaps a municipal boundary.",
"title": "Area code 585"
},
{
"docid": "4081415",
"text": "Area code 585 Area code 585 is the area code for Rochester and eight surrounding counties in western New York. It was created on November 15, 2001 in a split from area code 716. Previously, Rochester had shared 716 with Buffalo. Aside from new area codes created in the New York City metropolitan area and Long Island, 585 was the second new area code in New York since 1954, having been preceded by 845. The border between 716 and 585 roughly matches county lines (without regard to mailing address) which causes confusion where a ZIP code overlaps a municipal boundary.",
"title": "Area code 585"
},
{
"docid": "4081416",
"text": "Therefore, some ZIP codes have phone numbers in two area codes. Among these places: Arcade, Cuba, Akron, and Alden. A significant part of Ontario County uses 315. Part of the town of Farmington is north of the NY Thruway (Interstate 90), and is \"joined\" with Wayne County in the 315 area code. Area code 585 Area code 585 is the area code for Rochester and eight surrounding counties in western New York. It was created on November 15, 2001 in a split from area code 716. Previously, Rochester had shared 716 with Buffalo. Aside from new area codes created in",
"title": "Area code 585"
},
{
"docid": "3185990",
"text": "Area code 716 United States area code 716 is an area code that is used for the western corner of New York, including Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and the surrounding area. The 716 area code was one of the original set of area codes issued in October 1947, and originally included significant portions of Central New York. In 1954, area code 607 was created by splitting 716 and area code 315. In 2001, the new area code of 585 was created for the Rochester area. Until 1993, it was bounded over the Niagara River by area code 416 (now 905) in",
"title": "Area code 716"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "3185991",
"text": "Ontario. The Buffalo 716ers basketball team are named for the telephone area code. Calls to God may be placed to 776-2323, according to the cinema release of \"Bruce Almighty\"; that number was removed from the video release & TV versions as, while it was (and remains) unassigned in Buffalo's area code 716, it was routinely misdialled to other area codes as a nuisance call to actual subscribers. Because of Olean's proximity to the 716/585 line, some Olean exchanges use the 585 area code (particularly those in use for Sprint Corporation cell phones). Area code 716 United States area code 716",
"title": "Area code 716"
},
{
"docid": "7157665",
"text": "followed by the carrier selection code (same as in domestic long-distance calls) and the international telephone number. So, to call the international telephone number \"+cc-aa-nnnn-nnnn\" (where \"cc\" is the country code and \"aa\" the area code), one would dial \"00-xx-cc-aa-nnnn-nnnn\", where \"xx\" is the carrier selection code. Since international telephone numbers can have up to 15 digits, the maximum number of digits to be dialed is 19. For example, to call the number \"555-0123\" in Washington, D.C. (area code \"202\"), United States (country code \"1\"), using TIM as the chosen carrier (selection code \"41\"), one would dial 00 41 1",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Brazil"
},
{
"docid": "10040615",
"text": "because there is no requirement that caller id data represent a valid telephone number. Area code 000 Area code 000 is not a valid number in any country where dialling '0' reaches an operator. Area code 000 is not a valid North American Numbering Plan exchange or area code. It is invalid in the European Union and many other nations where '0' is reserved as a trunk prefix and '00' as an international call prefix. In Australia, 000 is reserved as an emergency telephone number. This code may show up as part of a number on a caller id system",
"title": "Area code 000"
},
{
"docid": "6479763",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Bangladesh The country calling code for Bangladesh is +880. The dial plan type in Bangladesh is closed, and \"0\" is the inteTrunk prefix. When dialling a Bangladesh number from inside Bangladesh, the format is: \"0 – Area/operator code (X) – subscriber number (N)\" When dialling a Bangladesh number from outside Bangladesh, the format is: \"+880 – Area/operator code (X) – subscriber number (N)\" The subscriber number is the number unique to each individual telephone/mobile following the area/operator code. The Area/operator codes in Bangladesh are listed below, with a typical number format, where \"X\" denotes the Area/Operator code",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "7788890",
"text": "is the area code for Swiss telephone numbers. Within Switzerland the trunk code 0 must be dialed before the NDC, while it is not needed from international locations. Telephone numbers are portable between numbering zones (ZN) or between GSM/UTMS mobile operators, and therefore an NDC does not imply that a caller is actually located in a particular zone or is serviced by any particular mobile operator. For landlines it is now merely an indication of the region where the number was originally attributed to a subscriber. The national destination codes are the following. Short dialing codes are assigned for special",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Switzerland"
},
{
"docid": "2581449",
"text": "in area code 716 or area code 585. As of 2013, the westernmost portion of the Southern Tier is located in New York's 23rd congressional district; the easternmost portion is composed mostly of the lower half of New York's 22nd congressional district along with a very small lower portion of New York's 24th congressional district The ZIP code prefixes 147 (Jamestown region), 148 - 149 (Elmira region), and 137 - 139 (Binghamton region) are set aside for the Southern Tier. The Southern Tier is generally hilly without being mountainous (with the exception of the Catskill mountains). This can range from",
"title": "Southern Tier"
},
{
"docid": "5589533",
"text": "was never implemented and the area code is not projected to reach full capacity until the middle of 2023. As a result, 757 is one of the few urbanized area codes where seven-digit dialing is still possible. Area code 757 The North American telephone area code 757 is a NANPA telephone area code covering the southeast corner of Virginia. It was established July 1, 1996, as a split from area code 804. The region within its service area includes the following: Before the implementation of number pooling, 757 was projected to run out of numbers as early as 2002. A",
"title": "Area code 757"
},
{
"docid": "10574622",
"text": "Area code 684 Area code 684 is the number assigned to telephones in American Samoa. The area code system is part of the North American Numbering Plan, NANP. Access to telephones in this area from telephone outside the region need to be aware of the country code, which is \"1\". Business cards and letterhead may list their telephone number as +1 (684) xxx-xxxx, where x is also a number. 1 is not only the long distance access prefix within the United States but is also the country code. As this jurisdiction is part of the North American Numbering Plan, callers",
"title": "Area code 684"
},
{
"docid": "10881555",
"text": "Geographic number A geographic number is a telephone number, from a range of numbers in the United Kingdom National Telephone Numbering Plan, where part of its digit structure contains geographic significance used for routing calls to the physical location of the network termination point of the subscriber to whom the telephone number has been assigned, or where the network termination point does not relate to the geographic area code but where the tariffing remains consistent with that geographic area code. In the Netherlands any telephone number consists of 10 digits and the geographic number is often separated with a minus",
"title": "Geographic number"
},
{
"docid": "3058486",
"text": "California and New York, because of the existence of both overlay area codes (where an area code must be dialed for every call) and non-overlay area codes (where an area code is dialed only for calls outside the subscriber's home area code), \"permissive home area code dialing\" of 1 + the area code within the same area code, even if no area code is required, has been permitted since the mid-2000s (decade). For example, in the 559 area code (a non-overlay area code), calls may be dialed as 7 digits (XXX-XXXX) or 1-559 + 7 digits. The manner in which",
"title": "Telephone numbering plan"
},
{
"docid": "13893611",
"text": "code are considered local, but the recipient can be physically anywhere). In the latter case, it is possible to determine an approximate location of the caller from the area code (e.g. New York or London). In contrast, toll-free numbers could be physically located anywhere in the world. When a toll-free number is dialed, the phone company must determine where the actual physical destination is. This is achieved using the intelligent network capabilities embedded into the network. In the simplest case, the toll-free number is translated into a regular geographic number. This number is then routed by the telephone exchange in",
"title": "Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering Plan"
},
{
"docid": "3912820",
"text": "area code 202 an overlay for the entire region. This meant a Virginia number, such as 703-931-xxxx, could also have been dialed as 202-931-xxxx, while a Maryland number, such as 301-585-xxxx, could also be dialed as 202-585-xxxx. However, this meant that a central office code could only be duplicated in areas a safe distance from the metro area such as southwestern Virginia or the Eastern Shore of Maryland. By 1991 the use of 202 as a \"de facto\" overlay was discontinued due to growing demand for numbers, and callers in the area dialing an out-of-area-code number had to dial the",
"title": "Overlay plan"
},
{
"docid": "8870317",
"text": "22, 1969) married her third husband, Sid Luft, at what was then known as The Law Ranch, now called The Paicines Ranch. Tiburcio Vásquez, a bandido who was active in the area. The ZIP Code is 95043. The community is inside area code 831. The local prefix is 389. Local telephone service is provided by Pinnacles Telephone Co., an independent telephone company. The town of Paicines was originally located 5 miles north of the town of Tres Pinos. The opposite is true today. The railroad was tasked to build a line to Tres Pinos. By 1873 they made it to",
"title": "Paicines, California"
},
{
"docid": "5243318",
"text": "at the time of 310's creation, Pacific Bell (now AT&T Inc.) was the primary telephone company for most of Southern California, whereas this region's primary telephone company was GTE (now Verizon). In fact, when this region was originally split from the 213 area code to become the 310 area code, Pacific Bell, being the primary local telephone company for this area (and had authority to decide what codes stayed in 213 and which ones moved), chose to move all of GTE's area code 213 exchanges into the 310 area code. Area code 562 Area code 562 is a California telephone",
"title": "Area code 562"
},
{
"docid": "4443850",
"text": "Area code 775 Area code 775 is a Nevada telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan. It was split from area code 702 on December 12, 1998, and covers the entire state except for Clark County (Las Vegas) which retained area code 702 after the split. Major cities in this area code include Reno, Carson City and Elko. While it appears to be rural, more than 80 percent of its numbers are located in Reno and Carson City. Prior to the creation of 775, area code 702 had served all of Nevada for 51 years. The state's dramatic",
"title": "Area code 775"
},
{
"docid": "6054180",
"text": "to the 1990s, subscribers in Anguilla dialed just three digits for a local call, and had the only four-digit national number in the 809 area code: 4972. Area code 264 Area code 264 is the telephone area code of Anguilla in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The area code was created in a split of the original numbering plan area with area code 809. Permissive dialing started 31 March 1997 and ended on 30 September 1997. The area code is also represented on the telephone dial by the letter sequence ANG. In Anguilla, a local telephone number is dialed",
"title": "Area code 264"
},
{
"docid": "10040614",
"text": "Area code 000 Area code 000 is not a valid number in any country where dialling '0' reaches an operator. Area code 000 is not a valid North American Numbering Plan exchange or area code. It is invalid in the European Union and many other nations where '0' is reserved as a trunk prefix and '00' as an international call prefix. In Australia, 000 is reserved as an emergency telephone number. This code may show up as part of a number on a caller id system when receiving telemarketer outbound calls or from VoIP services, such as Skype or Vonage,",
"title": "Area code 000"
},
{
"docid": "6054179",
"text": "Area code 264 Area code 264 is the telephone area code of Anguilla in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The area code was created in a split of the original numbering plan area with area code 809. Permissive dialing started 31 March 1997 and ended on 30 September 1997. The area code is also represented on the telephone dial by the letter sequence ANG. In Anguilla, a local telephone number is dialed using the seven digits of the directory number. Calls from other NANP countries, including the United States, require dialing \"1 264\" and the seven digit number. Prior",
"title": "Area code 264"
},
{
"docid": "6704681",
"text": "km.<br> Nearest Airport - Udaipur 135 km.<br> Nearest Railway station - Ratlam 100 km. Partapur is 130 km away from Udaipur. One can get a bus for it from Ratlam from where it is at distance of 100 km. Area code for telephone is 0091-2963 Zip Code - 327024 Partapur, Rajasthan Partapur is a town in Banswara District District, Rajasthan, India Partapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 164 metres (538 feet). partapur is second largest town after Banswara in Banswara district which is a part of wagad area in Rajasthan. wagari is the local dialect",
"title": "Partapur, Rajasthan"
},
{
"docid": "4616678",
"text": "Area code 651 Area code 651 is the telephone numbering plan code for Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the eastern suburbs of the Twin Cities. A dogleg portion also extends to the southeast along the Mississippi River to include cities such as Hastings. The region was the fifth area code created in the state in 1998, when it was carved out of area code 612. The dividing line largely follows the Mississippi River; generally, all of the metropolitan area east of the river transferred to 651. An exception is the eastern half of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities' campus, located",
"title": "Area code 651"
},
{
"docid": "16812939",
"text": "01633 The 01633 telephone area code covers the city of Newport and surrounding areas in the United Kingdom. Before PhONEday the area code was 0633, which was originally dialled as \"0NE3\" where the \"NE\" were formed from the first two letters of NEwport on the telephone dial. In common with all other British area codes the initial '0' is a trunk prefix that is dropped when dialling from abroad. The 14 exchanges listed in the table below form the 01633 code area as of 2012: The Group switching centre (GSC) for the Newport charge group was the Savoy exchange. This",
"title": "01633"
},
{
"docid": "3301993",
"text": "be allocated to switching entities physically located at a distance from the \"exchange\" in which their controlling computer is located. (Thus, the concept of what is a \"telephone exchange\" can become somewhat blurred.) Landlines use an open dialling plan: if the caller's phone shares the same area code as the called phone, the area code \"may\" be omitted. For example, a call from the number (02) 5551 5678, to the number (02) 7010 1111, will be connected if the caller dials only 7010 1111. Similarly, a person who dials 7010 5678 on a land-line or mobile phone in Melbourne (i.e.,",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Australia"
},
{
"docid": "15879701",
"text": "single digit after the 0. Rural areas outside of a town usually had a separate area code, longer than that of the town, but beginning with the same digit. For example, Orange Walk Town was 03, but its suburbs and outlying area was 031; no Orange Walk telephone number would begin with 1. Telephone numbers in Belize The Belize telephone numbering plan is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in Belize. International dialing format: +501 ZNY XXXX, where: Two new User Group/Platform classifications for N were introduced in 2005 in the National Destination Code (NDC) for the implementation of",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Belize"
},
{
"docid": "8228808",
"text": "University of Kentucky, the state's flagship institution of higher learning, located in Lexington. The 859 split left 606 as one of the most thinly populated area codes in the country. It is not currently projected to exhaust until 2046. Area code 606 Area code 606 is a telephone area code serving the easternmost part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Cities and towns in the area code include Ashland, Morehead, Hazard, Middlesboro, Somerset, London, Corbin, Paintsville, Pikeville and Maysville. Most of its service area lies within the Kentucky region known as the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield. It runs along the entire length",
"title": "Area code 606"
},
{
"docid": "3301987",
"text": "the \"Local\" eight digit number – a total of nine digits. Within Australia, to access the \"Number\" of a landline telephone in an \"Area\" other than that in which the caller is located (including a caller using a \"Mobile\" 'phone), firstly it is necessary to dial the Australian \"Trunk Access Code\" of 0 plus the \"Area\" code, followed by the \"Local\" Number. Thus, the \"Full National Number\" (FNN) has ten digits: 0x xxxx xxxx. The Australian \"Trunk Access Code\" (0) and the following digit(s) specify the type of service required. The following is a high level listing of the numbering",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Australia"
},
{
"docid": "3043784",
"text": "30 minutes to Burgas and every 20 minutes to Sunny Beach and Nesebar. Ravda's postal code is 8238, the telephone area code is +(359) 554, where (359) is the country code. the village has a population of 1,745 and the mayor is Lyubomir Damenliev. It lies at , at sea level. Ravda Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Ravda. Ravda Ravda () is a coastal village and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, situated in Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province. Ravda is a small seaside resort on the Black Sea, located 3 km from Nesebar",
"title": "Ravda"
},
{
"docid": "3058484",
"text": "same area code. For example, to call a number in Regina in area code 306 (Regina and the rest of the province of Saskatchewan are also served by the overlay code 639): To call a number in Oakland, California, which has only one area code, the dialing procedure varies: However, in many parts of North America, especially where a new area code overlays an older area code, dialing the area code, or 1 and the area code, is required even for local calls. Dialing from mobile phones is different in the U.S., as the trunk code is not necessary, although",
"title": "Telephone numbering plan"
},
{
"docid": "4640617",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Argentina In Argentina, area codes are two, three, or four digits long (after the initial zero). Local customer numbers are six to eight figures long. The total number of digits is ten, for example, phone number (11) 1234-5678 for Buenos Aires is made up of a 2-digit area code number and an 8-digit subscriber's number, while (383) 123-4567 would be an example of a Catamarca number. Local landline phone numbers in Argentina can have 6, 7 or 8 digits, depending on where they are located: Local numbers usually begin with a 4, although in recent times numbers",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Argentina"
},
{
"docid": "7515456",
"text": "Area code 509 North American area code 509 is the telephone area code for the eastern two-thirds of Washington. The western boundary of 509 roughly follows the Cascades. The 509 area includes Spokane, the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick), Ellensburg, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Wenatchee. The 509 code was created in a split from 206, originally the area code for all of Washington, in a flash-cut on January 1, 1957. This part of Washington is not as densely populated as the west, and the great majority of the state's landlines and cell phones are located west of the Cascades. As",
"title": "Area code 509"
},
{
"docid": "15005182",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Afghanistan Area codes in Afghanistan are two digits long. It is common to write phone numbers as (0xx) yyy-yyyy, where xx is the area code. The 0 prefix is for long-distance dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +93 xx yyyyyyy. Area codes for common cities are: There are six mobile phone companies currently operating in Afghanistan. Mobile phone numbers are written as (0xx yyy-yyyy), where xx is the code. The 0 prefix is for dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +93 xx yyy yyyy. Some of the mobile phone codes are:",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Afghanistan"
},
{
"docid": "15005183",
"text": "AWCC Roshan (TDC) Etisalat Afghanistan MTN Afghanistan Salaam Afghan Telecom (CMDA) Wasl Telephone numbers in Afghanistan Area codes in Afghanistan are two digits long. It is common to write phone numbers as (0xx) yyy-yyyy, where xx is the area code. The 0 prefix is for long-distance dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +93 xx yyyyyyy. Area codes for common cities are: There are six mobile phone companies currently operating in Afghanistan. Mobile phone numbers are written as (0xx yyy-yyyy), where xx is the code. The 0 prefix is for dialing from within the country. International callers should",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Afghanistan"
},
{
"docid": "7260231",
"text": "Area codes 510 and 341 Area code 510 is a California telephone area code serving most of the East Bay. It split off from area code 415 on September 2, 1991. It covers most of Alameda County (including the city of Oakland but excluding Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and Sunol), and western Contra Costa County. Area code 341 has been assigned as an overlay area code for the region covered by 510 and will serve as California's 35th area code; it is available for use in new phone numbers throughout the entire area where 510 is already in use. Area code",
"title": "Area codes 510 and 341"
},
{
"docid": "8204366",
"text": "Area code 406 Area code 406 is the telephone area code covering the entire state of Montana. It has been Montana's area code since area codes were created in 1947. As of 2013, there were 1.7 million lines served by 47 carriers; all but two wireline providers support local number portability (the exceptions are small rural independents Hot Springs Telephone Company and Northern Telephone Cooperative). Sufficient available codes for new exchanges in the 406 area code exist to meet anticipated demand until 2023; number pooling has been implemented in response to increased demand and inefficient use of 406 numbering resources.",
"title": "Area code 406"
},
{
"docid": "11947156",
"text": "can designate the area (old area code) for geographic numbers, or the operator to whom the number resource belongs. There are also \"short numbers\" for emergencies (such as 112), that are written 1C or 1CC; and short numbers for special services, written 10 CC, 11C CCC, or 36 CC. 00 is the international access code. International format is +33 A BB BB BB BB where the leading trunk prefix 0 disappears (it must not be dialed from abroad). This format can be directly used in mobile phones. German telephone numbers have no fixed length for area code and subscriber number",
"title": "National conventions for writing telephone numbers"
},
{
"docid": "3571692",
"text": "Telephone numbers in China Telephone numbers in China are organized according to the Chinese Telephone Code Plan. The numerical formats of landlines and mobile phones are different: landlines have area-codes, whereas mobile phones do not. In major cities, landline-numbers consist of a two-digit area code followed by an eight-digit inner-number. In other places, landline-numbers consist of a three-digit area code followed by a seven- or eight-digit inner-number. The numbers of mobile phones consist of eleven digits. When one landline is used to dial another landline within the same area, it is not necessary to specify the area-code. Between different areas,",
"title": "Telephone numbers in China"
},
{
"docid": "6733021",
"text": "modifications to the way British telephone numbers are written. As a consequence of these changes, many people were left with a misunderstanding of how the system of area codes and local numbers operates. A standard United Kingdom fixed telephone number (i.e. a landline, or geographical number, as opposed to a mobile telephone number or special rate non-geographic fixed line) is divided into three parts, the trunk prefix code (0 in the UK), an STD code (area code) followed by a local number. The STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialling) code indicates the geographical area of the number, and is dialled before the",
"title": "UK telephone code misconceptions"
},
{
"docid": "7157669",
"text": "number portability in Brazilian territory, but the existing rules of the numbering plan were kept. Fixed-line customers can keep their numbers when moving their address and/or when switching telephone companies within the same municipality, and mobile lines customers can keep their numbers provided they stay within the same local area (i.e., the portion of the area code where calls are charged as local). Telephone numbers in Brazil The Brazilian telephone numbering plan uses a two-digit area code plus eight-digit local phone numbers for landlines and nine digits for mobile lines. Public utility services use short phone numbers (usually three digits),",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Brazil"
},
{
"docid": "12011740",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Cuba Telephone numbers in Cuba all have the same format, consisting of the country code (53), followed by an area code. Phone numbers in Cuba have up to eight digits. The first one to two are the area code, the remaining digits are the subscriber number. Calls between different area codes are prefixed with the trunk prefix 0, followed by the area code. The international call prefix is 119. The mobile numbers format is 5xxx xxxx. The Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, operated by the United States Navy, has an unofficial area code of 99, which is only",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Cuba"
},
{
"docid": "7131839",
"text": "areas of the metro area. And it is the only million-plus populated area where 7-digit dialling would still be possible. Area code 602 North American area code 602 is a state of Arizona telephone area code that covers most of the city of Phoenix. It was one of the original area codes established in October 1947 and originally covered the entire state of Arizona until 1995, when area code 520 was established as the state's second area code. Arizona's explosive population growth during the second half of the 20th century would have made a split necessary in any event. However,",
"title": "Area code 602"
},
{
"docid": "8213884",
"text": "Area code 225 225 is the North American telephone area code for part of southern Louisiana, including the entire nine-parish Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. The area code was Louisiana's third area code, and the first new area code in the state in forty-one years. Area code 225 split from area code 504 during 1998/99. On a standard telephone keypad, the numbers 2-2-5 correspond to the letters C-A-J; a nod to the area's Cajun heritage. The area code has become part of the regional identity for the Baton Rouge metropolitan area, to the extent that there is a local news magazine",
"title": "Area code 225"
},
{
"docid": "11947168",
"text": "0AAA. Norwegian telephone numbers are 8 digits long. A number to a fixed line is written in four groups of two separated by spaces, \"AA AA AA AA\". Cellphone numbers are written in three groups, \"AAA AA AAA\". This makes it easy to determine if the B-number is SMS capable. Mobile numbers start with 4 or 9. Telephone numbers in Poland are 9 digits long. For mobile phones, the preferred format is \"AAA-AAA-AAA\". For landline phones, the preferred format is \"AA-BBB-BB-BB\", where \"AA\" is area code. Occasionally, you can encounter numbers formatted as \"(AA) BBB-BB-BB\". Omitting area code is not",
"title": "National conventions for writing telephone numbers"
},
{
"docid": "5811860",
"text": "most sparsely populated in the nation. The bulk of Nebraska's population, as well as most of the state's landlines and cell phones, are located in the east. Under current projections, 308 will remain in its current configuration until at least 2046, and is in no danger of exhaustion. Area code 308 Area code 308 is the telephone numbering plan code for western Nebraska in the North American Numbering Plan. It was created on July 1, 1954, as a split from area code 402. The roughly S-shaped 308/402 line generally runs south to northwest, first along the Platte River easterly and",
"title": "Area code 308"
},
{
"docid": "8213541",
"text": "Area code 316 Area Code 316 is the area code for telephone exchanges in the city of Wichita, Kansas and surrounding communities. The area code formerly covered all of southern Kansas. It is an enclave area code, in that it is completely surrounded by area code 620. Despite a relatively small population, Kansas was scheduled to receive two area codes under the original North American Numbering Plan proposal from the Bell Telephone Company in 1946. Under the original plan, area codes were to be assigned sequentially based on geography; Kansas initially received area codes 617 and 618. In October 1947,",
"title": "Area code 316"
},
{
"docid": "11947147",
"text": "represent any digit in lists of numbers. Twenty-four countries and territories share the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), with a single country code. The formatting convention for phone numbers is NPA-NXX-XXXX, where NPA is the three digit area code and NXX-XXXX is the seven digit subscriber number. The prefix NXX of the subscriber number is a code for the local central office, unique in the numbering plan area. The place holder \"N\" stands for the digits \"2\" to \"9\", as the subscriber number may not begin with the digits 0 and 1. It is a closed telephone numbering plan in",
"title": "National conventions for writing telephone numbers"
},
{
"docid": "11947186",
"text": "categories: Every number, except special service numbers, is an 8-digit number; they are grouped as XXXX YYYY. There are no area codes. The traditional convention for phone numbers is (0AA) NXX-XXXX, where 0AA is the area code and NXX-XXXX is the subscriber number. This number format is very similar to the North American numbering plan, however, the country has a trunk code of 0 instead of 1, so international callers (using +81) do not have to dial the trunk code when calling to Japan. Telephone numbers were nine digits long in Tokyo and Osaka until the late 1990s, when a",
"title": "National conventions for writing telephone numbers"
},
{
"docid": "12923843",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Vatican City Telephone numbers in Vatican City are integrated into the Italian telephone numbering plan: ITU-T has assigned country code +379 to Vatican City, but this is not in use. Vatican telephone numbers are in the form of \"+3906698xxxxx\", \"+39\" being the country code for Italy and \"06\" the area code for Rome (the city surrounding Vatican City). There's no need to dial the country code for calls within Vatican City or between Italy and Vatican City, but the area code must always be dialed, as for any other call within Italy, since Italy is under a",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Vatican City"
},
{
"docid": "10811780",
"text": "is the Operator Code and ABC is the area code) Pre-Selected Operator: 8-tone-10 International number Hot-Choice Operator selection: 8-tone-OC International number where OC is the Operator Code +7 ABC xxx-xx-xx where ABC is the area code The dialing code 495 was introduced on 1 December 2005 to replace 095, in order to make it possible to adopt the ITU convention of 0 and 00 dialing prefixes for local and international dialing respectively. The old '095' dialing code, along with 19 other Russian area codes starting with '0', expired on 31 January 2006. In a press conference on December 2013 Minister",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Russia"
},
{
"docid": "4715996",
"text": "Palma, which have always been in the same area code as Long Beach—currently the 562 area code). This is probably because at the time those splits first occurred, while most cities in Southern California were provided primary local telephone service from what was then Pacific Bell (now AT&T), the cities listed above were served by GTE (now Verizon) which is the primary telephone provider for Long Beach. Today, five cities \"straddle\" the 657/714 and 949 area codes: Costa Mesa, Irvine, Santa Ana, Tustin, and Newport Beach. Area codes 714 and 657 Area code 714 is a California telephone area code",
"title": "Area codes 714 and 657"
},
{
"docid": "13324456",
"text": "then hangs up when the phone is answered with the hope that they will be curious enough to call the number back. When the victim does this, an automatic $19.95 international call fee is charged to their account, as well as $9.00/min thereafter. Similar scams have been linked to Grenada (area code 473), Antigua (area code 268), Jamaica (area code 876) and the British Virgin Islands (area code 284). Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic use area code 809 with 829 and 849 as overlay codes. Telecommunications in the Dominican Republic use the North",
"title": "Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic"
},
{
"docid": "3058480",
"text": "local and long distance telephone calls. This means that to call another number within the same city or area, callers need to dial only a subset of the full telephone number. For example, in the NANP, only the 7-digit number may need to be dialed, but for calls outside the area, the full number including the area code is required. In these situations, the ITU-T Recommendation E.123 suggests to list the area code in parentheses, signifying that in some cases the area code is optional or is not required. Typically the area code is prefixed by a domestic trunk access",
"title": "Telephone numbering plan"
},
{
"docid": "11947148",
"text": "which all subscriber telephone numbers are seven digits, in addition to a three digit area code. Originally, local calls within an area code could be placed by dialing NXX-XXXX, omitting the area code, known as 7-digit dialing. Only calling a destination in a different area code required dialing the destination area code, known as ten-digit dialing, but due to the need for additional telephone numbers in many regions, seven digit dialing is becoming rare in the United States. With the rapid growth of telephony in the late 20th century, many metropolitan areas saw the introduction of additional area codes. With",
"title": "National conventions for writing telephone numbers"
},
{
"docid": "6956546",
"text": "telephone service through Eastlink Communications has also been available in the town of Sackville. The 506 code is expected to \"exhaust\" in 2020. The 428 area code will overlay the 506 on November 21, 2020. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-area-code-new-brunswick-1.4805481 Area code 506 Area code 506 is the telephone area code in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, encompassing the entire province. The code was created in 1955, when New Brunswick and Newfoundland (including Labrador) split from the 902 area code; Newfoundland and Labrador split to its own 709 area code in early 1962. Besides 506 & 709, 807 & 867 are the other",
"title": "Area code 506"
},
{
"docid": "8280224",
"text": "Area code 937 Area code 937 is a telephone area code serving the U.S. state of Ohio in the Great Lakes region of the country and was established September 28, 1996. Area code 937 covers Bellefontaine, Dayton, Fairborn, Hillsboro, Marysville, Preble County, Springfield, Wilmington, Xenia, public parts of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and areas north and east of Cincinnati. It split from area code 513 in 1996. At the time, literature promoting the new area code took advantage of the fact that the numbers \"937\" spell out \"YES\" on a standard telephone keypad. Area code 937 is expected to exhaust",
"title": "Area code 937"
},
{
"docid": "8213885",
"text": "named \"225\" magazine published by Louisiana Business Inc. The area code covers the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana. Area code 225 225 is the North American telephone area code for part of southern Louisiana, including the entire nine-parish Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. The area code was Louisiana's third area code, and the first new area code in the state in forty-one years. Area code 225 split from area code 504 during 1998/99. On a standard telephone keypad, the numbers 2-2-5 correspond to the",
"title": "Area code 225"
},
{
"docid": "3058477",
"text": "subscriber trunk dialling (STD) codes. Depending on local dialing plans, they are often necessary only when dialed from outside the code area or from mobile phones. In North America ten-digit dialing is required in areas with overlay plans. The strict correlation of a telephone to a geographical area has been broken by technical advances, such as local number portability and Voice over IP service. When dialing a telephone number, the area code may be preceded by a trunk prefix (national access code), the international access code and country code. Area codes are often quoted by including the national access code.",
"title": "Telephone numbering plan"
},
{
"docid": "1102258",
"text": "a deputy sheriff who responded to the call after they briefly chased him and ultimately rammed him, in a vehicle he had stolen from one of his victims. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.66%) is water. Wired telephone numbers in this locale follow the pattern (530) 585-xxxx. Rancho Tehama Airport, National Geographic Names Database feature ID 1653862, is located at in the same vicinity as other references to the community. The 2010 United States Census reported that Rancho Tehama Reserve had",
"title": "Rancho Tehama Reserve, California"
},
{
"docid": "7260188",
"text": "October 20, 2011 the California Public Utilities Commission confirmed implementing 669 as an overlay to the existing 408 area code, the first in the San Francisco Bay Area. The new area code became active in November 2012, following a six-month permissive dialing period. AT&T telephone bills shortly before the overlay was to go into effect included the following information for 408 area code customers: Area codes 408 and 669 Area code 408 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 415 as a flash-cut in 1959. Area code 669 is an overlay of 408 that became",
"title": "Area codes 408 and 669"
},
{
"docid": "1696950",
"text": "The country calling code for all countries participating in the NANP is \"1\". In international format, an NANP number should be listed as , where \"301\" is an area code (Maryland). Each three-digit area code has a capacity of 7,919,900 telephone numbers: Various office codes in certain plan areas are deliberately not issued; for example, numbers , where 212 and 718 are both New York City area codes, are typically avoided to prevent confusion between an area code and a similarly numbered local exchange in the same region. 958-xxxx and 959-xxxx are usually test numbers. Using 0 or 1 as",
"title": "North American Numbering Plan"
},
{
"docid": "7458916",
"text": "ANAC use and remain unavailable to the general public. Telephone prefix A telephone prefix is the first set of digits after the country, and area codes of a telephone number; in the North American Numbering Plan countries (country code +# ), it is the first three digits of a seven-digit phone number, 3-3-4 scheme. In other countries both the prefix and the number may have different lengths. It shows which exchange the remaining numbers refer to. A full telephone number is usually made up of country code (required for international calls only), area code (required for calls between telephone areas),",
"title": "Telephone prefix"
},
{
"docid": "7458912",
"text": "Telephone prefix A telephone prefix is the first set of digits after the country, and area codes of a telephone number; in the North American Numbering Plan countries (country code +# ), it is the first three digits of a seven-digit phone number, 3-3-4 scheme. In other countries both the prefix and the number may have different lengths. It shows which exchange the remaining numbers refer to. A full telephone number is usually made up of country code (required for international calls only), area code (required for calls between telephone areas), prefix, and subscriber number. Some places restrict certain prefixes",
"title": "Telephone prefix"
},
{
"docid": "17658384",
"text": "from old 0171-0xx xxxx, 0171-1xx xxxx, 0181-0xx xxxx, and 0181-1xx xxxx \"national dialling only\" numbers. They are mainly used as termination points for non-geographic numbers, and for various alarm and other automated systems where the actual telephone number itself is never called. It is a common misconception that London still has more than one area code (i.e. \"0207\", \"0208\" and even \"0203\", which was the pre-1995 code for Coventry). This is incorrect in the sense that omitting the \"0207\" or \"0208\" (area) code will give a local number that cannot be connected as it is missing the first digit. Therefore,",
"title": "History of telephone numbers in the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "10574624",
"text": "most commonly are 733 or 258 numbers. The 684 area code came into effect 2 October 2004. Before then, American Samoa did not participate in the NANP, but used the same number (684) as its International Telecommunication Union country code. Area code 684 Area code 684 is the number assigned to telephones in American Samoa. The area code system is part of the North American Numbering Plan, NANP. Access to telephones in this area from telephone outside the region need to be aware of the country code, which is \"1\". Business cards and letterhead may list their telephone number as",
"title": "Area code 684"
},
{
"docid": "11256441",
"text": "within the original 01846 area now meant the inclusion of '92' irrespective of whether the number was your exchange or not. However it did omit the need to include the area code when calling other areas of the province. Nowadays, with the expansion of the area, more local numbers have been introduced. Here is a list of first 4/5 digits of the local number and area it covers. Lisburn telephone exchange code The Lisburn telephone exchange code refers to the former 01846 area code, which until the 2000 Big Number Change, served Lisburn, Aghalee, Moira, Hillsborough, Dromore, Maze, Stoneyford and",
"title": "Lisburn telephone exchange code"
},
{
"docid": "10754743",
"text": "have no associated area code): Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates Telephone numbers in the UAE follow a closed telephone numbering plan. The United Arab Emirates is assigned an international dialling code of 971 by ITU-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three digits. Subscriber numbers were 5- or 6- digits, with area code plus subscriber number totalling 7 digits. The overall structure of the UAE's national numbering plan is: Landline Numbers Starts with: Mobile Numbers Starts with: The following numbers are used for emergency services within the UAE These are",
"title": "Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates"
},
{
"docid": "16812942",
"text": "in 1990. Since then all numbers have been 6-digit and the previous prefixes have been reused by other communications providers. 01633 The 01633 telephone area code covers the city of Newport and surrounding areas in the United Kingdom. Before PhONEday the area code was 0633, which was originally dialled as \"0NE3\" where the \"NE\" were formed from the first two letters of NEwport on the telephone dial. In common with all other British area codes the initial '0' is a trunk prefix that is dropped when dialling from abroad. The 14 exchanges listed in the table below form the 01633",
"title": "01633"
},
{
"docid": "1926480",
"text": "region of the Greater Toronto Area. The Greater Toronto Area is served by seven distinct telephone area codes. Before 1993, the GTA used the 416 area code. In a 1993 zone split, Metropolitan Toronto retained the 416 code, while the other municipalities of the Greater Toronto Area were assigned the new area code 905. This division by area code has become part of the local culture to the point where local media refer to something inside Toronto as \"the 416\" and outside of Toronto as \"the 905\". For example, the Raptors 905 basketball team in the NBA G League is",
"title": "Greater Toronto Area"
},
{
"docid": "3301990",
"text": "Service required is a \"Mobile\" number. Mobile numbers are conventionally written 04xx xxx xxx. If a landline or mobile number is written where it may be viewed by an international audience (e.g. in an email signature or on a website) then the number is often written as +61 x xxxx xxxx or +61 4xx xxx xxx respectively. Fixed line telephone numbers in Australia exist within four \"areas\", each specified by a single digit \"area code\". (Within Australia, to access a number in another \"Area\" it is necessary firstly to dial the \"Trunk Access Code\" of 0, followed by the \"Area",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Australia"
},
{
"docid": "10807683",
"text": "code 00 followed by the country code and the number required, for example, to call a number in Johannesburg, South Africa, 00 27 11 xxx xxxx. Until 1996, the international access code was 110. Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe To make a call from one town or city to another within Zimbabwe, a subscriber would dial 0, the trunk code, followed by the area code and the number required. Until 1996, the trunk code was 1. To dial a number in Zimbabwe from another country, the international call prefix depends on the country from where the call is being made, e.g.",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe"
},
{
"docid": "10754780",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Israel Telephone numbers in Israel consist of an area code and a subscriber number. The dial plan type in Israel is closed, and \"0\" is the internal Trunk prefix in Israel. Israel's country calling code is +972. When dialing an Israeli number from inside of Israel, the format is : \"0 - Area/network operator code (A/N) - subscriber number (X)\" When dialing an Israeli number from outside Israel, the format is : \"+972 - Area/network operator code (A/N) - subscriber number (X)\" The Israeli telecommunication infrastructure is including the Palestinian telecommunication system. In 1965, many Israeli phone",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Israel"
},
{
"docid": "7346469",
"text": "334 was created to serve everything from Montgomery southward. It was reduced to its current size in 1998, when the northern and eastern portions were assigned area code 256. Area code 659 is scheduled to provide numbering relief for the 205 number plan area on November 12, 2019. Area code 205 Area code 205 is the North American telephone area code for western and central Alabama, including the cities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. It was one of the original numbering plan areas created in 1947, and covered the entire state of Alabama. By the 1990s, Alabama needed additional telephone numbers.",
"title": "Area code 205"
},
{
"docid": "4940606",
"text": "740 area code would run out of numbers sometime in 2015. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chose to remedy the situation by implementing an overlay with area code 220, effective April 22, 2015. This requires all calls within the numbering plan area to be dialed using the full ten-digit telephone number. Area codes 740 and 220 North American Area code 740 is a telephone area code serving southeastern and central Ohio. (Columbus and rate centers in Franklin County use the 614 area code.) 740 is the area code in the Ohio cities of Athens, Belpre, Chillicothe, Circleville, Coshocton, Delaware,",
"title": "Area codes 740 and 220"
},
{
"docid": "19363042",
"text": "Telephone numbers in the German Democratic Republic Before German reunification, West Germany (including West Berlin) used country code +49 and East Germany used country code +37, each with its separate area codes and telephone networks. On 1 June 1992, all area codes were brought under the +49 code. Berlin's had already been brought under the 030 area code on 15 April. All area codes (except Berlin's) had a 3 inserted into the code (e.g. Erfurt's former 061 area code became 0361). Sometimes, the code would be changed entirely. The +37 code was then freed up to be used by many",
"title": "Telephone numbers in the German Democratic Republic"
},
{
"docid": "5236385",
"text": "Caliente, California Caliente (formerly, Allen's Camp and Agua Caliente) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of . Caliente has a population of 1,019. Telephone numbers in Caliente follow the format (661) 867-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93518. It is located south of a small community named Walker Basin in the same telephone exchange area. Established in the 1870s, Caliente was originally named Allens Camp for a cattle rancher and settler named Gabriel Allen. Later, the name Agua Caliente, coming from hot springs in the area, was proposed and",
"title": "Caliente, California"
},
{
"docid": "6733024",
"text": "what telephone companies now call a National call. The new code of 100 was introduced for calling an operator. The leading 0 is not part of an area code, which is why international callers dialling into the UK must not dial it. The area code plus local number can have varying total and composite digit lengths, for historical and operational reasons, but as a rule they do not exceed 11 digits in combined length. For readability, and to distinguish geographic location, telephone numbers are often spoken, displayed and published with a gap between the area code and local number, or",
"title": "UK telephone code misconceptions"
},
{
"docid": "8949477",
"text": "Trunk Prefix: Country Code: +681 International Call Prefix: 00 Trunk Prefix: Telephone numbers in Oceania Country Code: +61 International Call Prefix: 0011 Trunk Prefix: 0 Telephone numbers in Australia consist of a single-digit area code (prefixed with a '0' when dialing within Australia) and eight-digit local numbers, the first four, five or six of which specify the exchange, and the remaining four, three or two a line at that exchange. (Most exchanges though have several exchange codes.) Within Australia, the area code is only required to call from one area code to another. Australia is divided geographically into a small",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Oceania"
},
{
"docid": "6054368",
"text": "Area code 284 Area code 284 is the local telephone area code of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The 284 area code was created during a split from the original (809) area code which began permissive dialing on 1 October 1997 and ended 30 September 1998. When in the British Virgin Islands, the seven digits should be dialed alone. When calling to the British Virgin Islands from anywhere in the United States or Canada dial 1-284 + seven digit phone number. The 284 area code has been linked to a form of telephone fraud known as the \"one ring scam\".",
"title": "Area code 284"
},
{
"docid": "6054391",
"text": "Area code 473 Area code 473 is the local telephone area code of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The 473 area code, or \"(GRE)\" was created during a split from the original 809 area code which began permissive dialing on 31 October 1997 and ended 31 October 1998. When in Grenada, Carriacou or Petite Martinique the seven digits are used alone. Calls to Grenada from anywhere in the United States or Canada are dialed 1(473) + seven digit phone number. The 473 area code has been linked to a form of telephone fraud known as the \"one ring scam\". The",
"title": "Area code 473"
},
{
"docid": "13324453",
"text": "area code system is because it is estimated a standard 7-digit area code could hold around 7.8 million number combinations, and currently there are around 1.6 million land-based lines and 4.2 million cellular phones. Thus it was decided to attach another area-code to this country, because of the extensive growth and threat of number depletion. In early 2009 a decision was made to add a second overlay code, area code 849. The triple area code system went into effect on February 15, 2010. Telephone fraud scams once revolved around the 809 area code; it was being used since calling international",
"title": "Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic"
},
{
"docid": "7376543",
"text": "previously allocated telephone numbers, as well as number pooling, the exhaustion time frame has been moved beyond 2025. Since New Hampshire has only one area code, callers in the state can reach any other telephone within the 603 area code with 7-digit dialing. Area code 603 Area code 603 is the sole area code for the U.S. state of New Hampshire in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). It was created as one of the original 86 numbering plan areas in October 1947. As of April 2011, the 603 code was nearing exhaustion and a second area code for New",
"title": "Area code 603"
},
{
"docid": "8949467",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Oceania Country Code: +61 International Call Prefix: 0011 Trunk Prefix: 0 Telephone numbers in Australia consist of a single-digit area code (prefixed with a '0' when dialing within Australia) and eight-digit local numbers, the first four, five or six of which specify the exchange, and the remaining four, three or two a line at that exchange. (Most exchanges though have several exchange codes.) Within Australia, the area code is only required to call from one area code to another. Australia is divided geographically into a small number of large area codes, some of which cover more than",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Oceania"
},
{
"docid": "1171019",
"text": "Maybrook, New York Maybrook is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,958 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. It is located mostly in the Town of Montgomery, but a small portion is in the Town of Hamptonburgh. It is also defined by the 427 telephone exchange in the 845 area code and the 12543 ZIP code, as well as its own eponymous fire district. Maybrook is located at (41.486660, -74.214463). According to the United States",
"title": "Maybrook, New York"
},
{
"docid": "821466",
"text": "Telecommunications in Saint Kitts and Nevis This is a list of Communications in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a member of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), whose assigned area code is area code 869. When dialing from a telephone in Saint Kitts and Nevis, telephone users can dial the local seven digit number. When calling a telephone number in the United States, Canada or any other NANP member country from Saint kitts and Nevis, the user would dial 1 + area code + phone number. When calling a telephone number inside Saint Kitts and Nevis",
"title": "Telecommunications in Saint Kitts and Nevis"
},
{
"docid": "4462344",
"text": "+ seven-digit number (cellphones can omit the \"1\") whenever a call is placed from the 310 area code. After July 26, 2006, customers were required to use the new dialing procedure for all calls. Area codes 310 and 424 Area codes 310 and 424 are California telephone area codes that cover the West Los Angeles and South Bay areas of Los Angeles County, including Santa Catalina Island (located south of the mainland portion of Los Angeles County). It also includes a small portion of Ventura County. Area code 310 was created in a split from area code 213 on November",
"title": "Area codes 310 and 424"
},
{
"docid": "1886608",
"text": "The valley was originally called \"Kanakadea\" (or \"Canakadea\", or other spellings) by Native Americans. Local folklore states that \"Kanakadea\" means \"where the earth meets the sky\". Alfred is located in the 607 (telephone) area code, 14802 zip (postal) code, and is in the second poorest county in the state (Allegany). The closest cities are Hornell and Olean. The elevation of Alfred is about but rises to a high point of at the summit of Jericho Hill just south of the village. The hills greatly affect the weather in the region, which results in quick changes as well as different conditions",
"title": "Alfred (village), New York"
},
{
"docid": "10834822",
"text": "for calling telephones in Bjelovar (area code 043) is as follows: Telephone area codes closely corresponds to postal codes in Croatia and are assigned to counties. Both the Zagreb County and the City of Zagreb have the same area code (01). Due to MNP (Mobile Number Portability) prefixes no longer guarantee that number is in the corresponding mobile network. Telephone numbers in Croatia This is an alphabetical list by town of phone dialing codes in Croatia. The country calling code for Croatia is +385. Croatia received a new country code following the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia in 1991. The",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Croatia"
},
{
"docid": "14520952",
"text": "Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea Country Code: +240<br> International Call Prefix: 00<br> Trunk Prefix: To call in Equatorial Guinea, the following format is used: The NSN length is nine digits. The structure of the numbering system of the public switched telephone network is geographic, with number portability, as follows: DN + NDC + SN = NSN = NJ XPQ MCDU DN (Network code) = NJ NDC (Numbering area) = XPQ SN (Subscriber number) = MCDU For landines, 3J XPQ MCDU where J cannot be 0. Numbers beginning 4 are reserved for future fixed services. The structure of the numbering system",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea"
},
{
"docid": "10760492",
"text": "and East Germany used country code +37, each with its separate area codes and telephone networks. In 1992, two years after reunification, the phone networks were merged under country code +49. Geographic numbers in the New States were assigned area codes starting with 03, in some cases followed by the former East German area code (without the initial 0) or a code similar to it. Thus, Leipzig, for example, which had used East German domestic area code 041, was assigned the new area code 0341 in the unified telephone system. On the other hand, some area codes were changed: for",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Germany"
},
{
"docid": "6733020",
"text": "way to call a London landline number from a landline within the London telephone area is to dial the last 8 digits, the trunk prefix \"0\" and area dialling code \"20\", if included, are ignored. Other area codes with similarly widespread misconceptions about the correct area code include Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds, Leicester, Northern Ireland, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton. Owing to the marked increase in demand for telephone numbers to be available for allocation since the 1990s, the United Kingdom's telephone numbering system has been restructured several times on both a national and regional level, resulting in several",
"title": "UK telephone code misconceptions"
},
{
"docid": "7394070",
"text": "Area code 412 Area code 412 is a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania telephone area code which serves Pittsburgh, most of surrounding Allegheny County (except the northern edge of Allegheny County served by Consolidated Communications, formerly the North Pittsburgh Telephone Company) and small portions of Washington and Westmoreland counties. Area code 412 was one of the original area codes established in 1947. It originally covered the entire southwestern corner of the state, from Butler County to the West Virginia border. On February 1, 1998, nearly all of the old 412 territory outside of Allegheny County was split off into area code 724,",
"title": "Area code 412"
},
{
"docid": "1991891",
"text": "to state-certified carriers in the area where the service is provided and is considered a part of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by state regulators. Regulation of this service currently resides in parts 1 and 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subtitle 47 on Telecommunications, and may be researched or ordered through the Government Printing Office (GPO). Basic exchange telephone radio service The basic exchange telephone radio service or BETRS is a fixed radio service where a multiplexed, digital radio link is used as the last segment of the local loop to provide wireless telephone service to",
"title": "Basic exchange telephone radio service"
},
{
"docid": "3058472",
"text": "a unique country code. Within the national numbering plan, a complete destination telephone number is composed of an area code and a subscriber telephone number. The subscriber number is the number assigned to a line connected to customer equipment. It must be dialed in its entirety. The first few digits of the subscriber number typically indicate smaller geographical areas or individual telephone exchanges. In mobile networks they may indicate the network provider. Callers in a given area or country usually do not need to include the particular area prefixes when dialing within the same area. Devices that dial telephone numbers",
"title": "Telephone numbering plan"
},
{
"docid": "10720760",
"text": "the Philippines employs an open dial plan, telephone numbers dialled within a given area code do not require the area code, excluding calls made from mobile phones or pay phones. When dialling other area codes, the domestic long distance access prefix 0 is added, but when dialling from overseas, the domestic prefix is not included. As such, a typical telephone number in Metro Manila and Rizal would look like this: Areas are grouped into seven broad areas determining the first digit of a given area code. These areas and their accompanying area codes are listed below: Mobile phone area codes",
"title": "Telephone numbers in the Philippines"
},
{
"docid": "7463151",
"text": "and the Eastside, was assigned area code 425. Area code 206 Area code 206 is a North American telephone area code in the U.S. state of Washington assigned to the numbering plan area (NPA) that includes the city of Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, the islands of Mercer, Bainbridge, and Vashon, and portions of metropolitan Seattle from Des Moines to Woodway. As of January 2017, this numbering plan area was one of the last urbanized areas in the North American Numbering Plan without a code overlay, meaning telephone calls within Seattle could still be originated by seven-digit dialing. The area",
"title": "Area code 206"
},
{
"docid": "11398799",
"text": "914 Sound Studios 914 Recording Sound Studios, Inc. was a recording studio in Blauvelt, New York during the 1970s. Some of the artists who recorded tracks and albums in the studio were Bruce Springsteen, Dusty Springfield, Ramones, Janis Ian, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Melanie. It was named after telephone area code 914, which served as the area code for Rockland County (where the studio was located) until 2000. 914 Sound Studios was created by Brooklyn, New York-born Brooks Arthur (born Arnold Brodsky), a well-known sound engineer of the era, who lived in Rockland County. 914 Studios was 20 minutes",
"title": "914 Sound Studios"
},
{
"docid": "12011741",
"text": "dialable from within the United States. Dialing 011 53 99 returns a second dial tone, after which the local number at the naval base can be dialed. Telephone numbers in Cuba Telephone numbers in Cuba all have the same format, consisting of the country code (53), followed by an area code. Phone numbers in Cuba have up to eight digits. The first one to two are the area code, the remaining digits are the subscriber number. Calls between different area codes are prefixed with the trunk prefix 0, followed by the area code. The international call prefix is 119. The",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Cuba"
},
{
"docid": "13324401",
"text": "has two area codes, 787 and 939. The new code is used mostly for wireless phones. Because of the overlay, the area code must be dialed for all calls. Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Prior to March 1, 1996, Puerto Rico was one of many Caribbean islands served by area code 809. On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787 (with the mnemonic PUR or PTR). Permissive dialing of 809 ended January 31, 1997. As elsewhere in the NANP region, increasing use",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico"
},
{
"docid": "10744500",
"text": "088 8888 888 (formerly 088 888 888) was linked to three deaths in the early 2000s, leading M-tel to permanently remove the number from service. As in many countries, an area code is often written with the dialling code \"0\" prepended as if it were part of the area code itself. Telephone numbers in Bulgaria Telephone numbers in Bulgaria are under an open dialing plan, similar to those of Germany and Austria. Area codes should only be dialed when necessary. Area codes are prefixed with a trunk code of \"0\" when dialled domestically. For example, to call a number in",
"title": "Telephone numbers in Bulgaria"
}
] |
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{
"docid": "3186432",
"text": "hell. The production company was changed to Vestron Pictures with Emile Ardolino as director and Linda Gottlieb as producer. Filming took place in Lake Lure, North Carolina and Mountain Lake, Virginia, with the the film's score composed by John Morris and dance choreography by Kenny Ortega. \"Dirty Dancing\" premiered at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 1987 and was released on August 21, 1987 in the United States, earning over $214 million worldwide. It was the first film to sell more than a million copies for home video, and its soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generating two multi-platinum",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "3186471",
"text": "and it now offers \"Dirty Dancing Weekends\". Various images and lines from the film have worked their way into popular culture. Johnny Castle's line, \"Nobody puts Baby in a corner\", has been used in song lyrics, as the title of the \"Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner\" episode of the TV series \"Veronica Mars\", and as the title of a Fall Out Boy song. \"Nobody puts Baby in a corner\" was also quoted in \"Supernatural\": when Dean says the line concerning his beloved Impala and his brother Sam retorts that the line is from a Swayze movie; Dean responds: \"Swayze",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "4411120",
"text": "more than a C, stating that \"both the dance numbers and the personal drama are largely listless.\" Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2 or Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights) is a 2004 American dance musical romantic drama film directed by Guy Ferland. The film is a prequel/\"re-imagining\" of the 1987 blockbuster \"Dirty Dancing\", reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.The movie was filmed in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1958, Katey Miller (Romola Garai), her parents (Sela",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"
},
{
"docid": "4411106",
"text": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2 or Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights) is a 2004 American dance musical romantic drama film directed by Guy Ferland. The film is a prequel/\"re-imagining\" of the 1987 blockbuster \"Dirty Dancing\", reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.The movie was filmed in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1958, Katey Miller (Romola Garai), her parents (Sela Ward and John Slattery), and her younger sister Susie (Mika Boorem) arrive in Cuba during the Cuban",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"
},
{
"docid": "3186468",
"text": "on the charts included: Additionally, the resurgence in popularity of the oldies contained in the movie led to a re-release of The Contours' single \"Do You Love Me\". \"Do You Love Me\" was featured in the movie but was omitted from the original soundtrack; it was included on \"More Dirty Dancing\". Upon being re-released, \"Do You Love Me\" became a surprise hit all over again, this time peaking at #11 (it originally hit #3 back in 1962). As for the studio, despite the film's huge monetary success, Vestron followed it up with a series of flops and ran out of",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "14456477",
"text": "to impress her; some of these things include the movie \"Dirty Dancing\", Roquefort cheese and the music of George Michael. Eventually the two develop feelings for each other but the early arrival of Jonathan disrupts Alex's access to Juliette. The night before the wedding, Juliette is restless, and she and Alex sneak out and have a wonderful time, including recreating the 'climactic lift' scene from \"Dirty Dancing\", and early the next morning Juliette confesses her feelings for him. Alex begins his usual script but, realising he cannot be with her after how he has deceived her, abruptly changes it and",
"title": "Heartbreaker (2010 film)"
},
{
"docid": "4460676",
"text": "\"Dirty Dancing\". In 1988, a reissue of \"Do You Love Me\" sent the song back to the Billboard Top 40 charts for eight weeks, peaking at number eleven. The movie and the record spawned a 1988 \"Dirty Dancing Concert Tour\" followed by a new recording contract for Ian Levine's Motorcity Records where the group recorded two albums \"Flashback\" and \"Revenge\" although the latter was not released, though the songs would later be featured on the later compilation, \"The Best of the Contours\". In 1992, Hinson left the group, and it continued as a quartet until 1993 when Nunlee left. Al",
"title": "The Contours"
},
{
"docid": "17079730",
"text": "was used on the soundtrack to the hit movie \"Dirty Dancing\" in 1987, and his earlier albums became collectors' items. He died at the age of 76, from injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car while crossing a street in Manhattan. Lou Perez (musician) Lou Pérez (June 21, 1928 – May 27, 2005) was an American flautist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was one of the most influential and popular \"charanga\" musicians in the 1960s and 1970s, and his music was used in the film \"Dirty Dancing\". He was born in New York City, to parents from",
"title": "Lou Perez (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "3186463",
"text": "Hollywood Walk of Fame, and videos were still selling at the rate of over 40,000 per month. , it was selling a million DVDs per year, with over ten million copies sold . A May 2007 survey by Britain's Sky Movies listed \"Dirty Dancing\" as number one on \"Women's most-watched films\", above the \"Star Wars\" trilogy, \"Grease\", \"The Sound of Music\", and \"Pretty Woman\". The film's popularity has also caused it to be called \"the \"Star Wars\" for girls.\" An April 2008 article in Britain's \"Daily Mail\" listed \"Dirty Dancing\" as number one on a list of \"most romantic movie",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "7040797",
"text": "short only because of poor direction, poor editing and the stigma of the lead having only previously been involved in crap.\" Jeremy C. Fox of \"Pajiba\" said that although the film isn't for everyone \"Dirty Love is in the worst possible taste. It has crossed the Himalayas of bad taste and come out the other side. And for that reason, if no other, I kinda love it.\" He concludes \"The response to Dirty Love says less about the movie than it does the bullying, herd-following nature of most movie critics.\" \"Dirty Love\" \"won\" four Razzie Awards at the 26th Golden",
"title": "Dirty Love (film)"
},
{
"docid": "8065480",
"text": "their album \"Saturday Night at the Movies\". In February 2015, Chester See & Andy Lange uploaded a cover of \"Do You Love Me\" to See's YouTube channel. In 2017 Colt Prattes, Nicole Scherzinger, and J. Quinton Johnson covered the song for ABC's \"Dirty Dancing\" movie remake. In 2018, Ian Gillan and the Javelins recorded a version as the lead single of their self-titled album of rock and roll covers. \"Do You Love Me\" is featured prominently in the 1987 film \"Dirty Dancing\", reviving the record's popularity. Re-issued as a single from the \"More Dirty Dancing\" soundtrack album, \"Do You Love",
"title": "Do You Love Me"
},
{
"docid": "4411119",
"text": "hop.\" A more favorable review came from Philip Martin of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, who rated it B-, because \"aside from the triteness of the dialogue, the mathematical predictability of the script and the muddling of numbskulled politics, DD: HN is a fairly enjoyable experience.\" According to Louis Hobson of Jam! Magazine, who thought the movie was worth 3.5 out of 5 stars, the main redeeming factor was the choreography: \"You may have problems with the obvious, cliched story, but the dancing is incredible.\" That didn't convince everyone; Philip Wuntch of the Dallas Morning News thought the movie was worth no",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"
},
{
"docid": "19390571",
"text": "21 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. On Metacritic, the film was given a score of 39 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating \"generally unfavorable reviews\". Kimberly Roots of TVLine gave \"Dirty Dancing\" a D, stating: \"By adding unnecessary elements and turning \"Dirty Dancing\" into a musical, ABC proves that it wouldn't know what made the original film special if it hit them in the pachanga.\" Mae Abdulbaki of theyoungfolks.com gave \"Dirty Dancing\" a 3 (out of 10), stating \"Remaking one of the most popular and beloved movies in the history of cinema feels almost disrespectful on",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (2017 film)"
},
{
"docid": "3734201",
"text": "best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring Strictly Come Dancing back to Blackpool.\" Eventually, the show did return to the Tower Ballroom, for series 7, where Blackpool-born Craig Kelly was eliminated. The episode was aired live on 7 November 2009. \"Strictly Come Dancing\" returned to Blackpool for the 2010 and 2011 series. Then after series 10 when \"Strictly Come Dancing\" did not go to Blackpool, they announced that they would return for series 11. Key: Some of the dancers form professional partnerships, dancing",
"title": "Strictly Come Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "11379688",
"text": "Skins series 3. Alex Murdoch has featured in an advert for the Peugeot 107 Verve and went on to be a contestant in the 7th X Factor series as part of F.Y.D.. Tobias Mead was featured in the first season of Britains Got Talent on 17 April 2010 and got through to the next round after dancing. Vincent Vianen did the choreography for both seasons of the Dutch version of So You Think You Can Dance. Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life is a dance show created for Living as a tribute",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life"
},
{
"docid": "7118704",
"text": "graphic novels, revealed in an interview that he created the \"Sin City\" story-arc \"That Yellow Bastard\" out of his dislike of \"The Dead Pool\". Miller said: \"When I went to see the last \"Dirty Harry\" movie, \"The Dead Pool\", I was disgusted. I went out and said, this is not a \"Dirty Harry\" movie, this is nothing, this is a pale sequel.\" and I also said, \"that's not the last \"Dirty Harry\" story, I will show you the last \"Dirty Harry\" story.\" Another character in \"That Yellow Bastard\" story is Nancy Callahan, who is a pastiche or caricature of Harry",
"title": "Dirty Harry (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "19390572",
"text": "many levels. Going into the TV movie remake of Dirty Dancing with a clear and open mind, I figured that if at least the dancing was good, then there was something to enjoy. However, the updated version doesn't even meet the lowest of expectations and blows past mediocre to land at downright terrible. The film is slow and dull, the lead actors have absolutely no chemistry, and the musical aspect doesn't add anything to the film.\" Sonia Saraiya of \"Variety\" stated in her negative review: \"An ill-conceived remake of the 1987 film retains none of the passion, skill, or fun",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (2017 film)"
},
{
"docid": "19390567",
"text": "Frances is married and has a daughter. Frances takes a weekly dance lesson; she and Johnny encourage each other to continue dancing. In January 2011, Lionsgate announced that Kenny Ortega, the choreographer of the 1987 film \"Dirty Dancing\", would direct its remake; however, the project was shelved the following year. In December 2015, ABC and Lionsgate Television announced a three-hour remake of the movie which will not be live and would be in the same vein as \"\", a remake of the 1975 film of the same name. The remake was directed by Wayne Blair and the screenplay was written",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (2017 film)"
},
{
"docid": "5325658",
"text": "were all out on the dance floor. In seasons 9 and 10, three tribute performances were done to honor the memory of artists and others. The first was a tribute to recently deceased actor Patrick Swayze, on Sep 23, 2009. \"She's Like the Wind\" from the \"Dirty Dancing\" soundtrack (originally written by Swayze for \"Dirty Dancing\"), \"Unchained Melody\" from his film \"Ghost\", and \"(I've Had) The Time of my Life\" from \"Dirty Dancing\" were performed by select professional dancers of the show. On Oct 20, 2009, a tribute was done for singer and dancer, Michael Jackson. \"I Want You Back\",",
"title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "6676952",
"text": "goddess Vesta and \"Tron\", which means \"instrument\" in Greek. The company held on to its Time-Life Video library, and was also responsible for releases on Video Home System (VHS) videocassette as well as CED Videodisc (CED) of mostly B movies and films from the Cannon Films' library. They also distributed films under The Movie Store banner. The most notable titles Vestron released were \"Dirty Dancing\", \"Monster Squad\", and \"An American Werewolf in London\". In later years, the company began to shift towards mainstream films, including films released through their Vestron Pictures subsidiary, most notably \"Dirty Dancing\". Vestron was the first",
"title": "Vestron Video"
},
{
"docid": "9230723",
"text": "Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film \"Dirty Dancing\". The album became a huge commercial success. It went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. In the United States the album spent 18 weeks at #1 on the \"Billboard\" 200 album sales charts and went multi-platinum. There was a follow-up album entitled \"More Dirty Dancing\" (1988). The album \"Ultimate Dirty Dancing\", released in 2003, contains every song from the motion picture \"Dirty Dancing\" in the order it appears in the film. On October 15,",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "3186458",
"text": "when it was released, people didn't yell at me.\" Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 70% based on reviews from 61 critics and a rating average of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"Like its winsome characters, \"Dirty Dancing\" uses impressive choreography and the power of song to surmount a series of formidable obstacles.\" Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"A–\" on an A+ to F scale.",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "4728585",
"text": "still in circulation on radio. The soundtrack album was number one for 18 weeks (9 weeks from December 5 1987 to 9 January 1988, then 9 weeks from March 12 to May 7 1988) Swayze co-wrote and performed two tracks on the soundtrack to the film \"Road House\" (1989), plus he co-wrote and performed a duet with Larry Gatlin for the film \"Next of Kin\" (1989). The music video in black and white features clips from the movie \"Dirty Dancing.\" The video can be seen on the \"Ultimate Dirty Dancing\" DVD. The song was released commercially on 7\" vinyl in",
"title": "She's Like the Wind"
},
{
"docid": "4411118",
"text": "39 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating \"generally unfavorable reviews\". Robert Denerstein of the Denver Rocky Mountain News gave it a D+, saying: \"Tries to add Cuban flavor to a familiar plot but comes up with nothing more than a bubbling stew of cliches.\" Peter Howell of the Toronto Star thought it to be \"Charmless, clumsy and culturally offensive all at the same time\" and merited it 1 out of 5 stars. Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe awarded it 2 out of 4 stars, saying: \"As you might expect, the movie is as square as a sock",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"
},
{
"docid": "12932835",
"text": "out to be Maria, who is willing to marry Kenneth and abdicate her royal title. Sally's future with Constantine seems assured, too. O'Connor later said the film contained his best dancing. We did some beautiful numbers. The one with the castle all broken down, and around the water, was beautiful music beautifully choreographed. Working with Vera Ellen was such a joy. And there’s one they cut out [when the movie is shown] on television. It had everything: a very fast two-person number, tap dancing. If you see the picture in its entirety, you’ll see it. That was, for me, my",
"title": "Call Me Madam (film)"
},
{
"docid": "12211568",
"text": "which Moreno humorously confesses that the record company would not pay for another video so he did it himself. After the dissolution of Maverick, Moreno went indie and was soon asked by Clive Davis to record a track \"Satellite\" with none other than Carlos Santana for the movie soundtrack Miramax film \"Havana Nights\" (Dirty dancing part 2) produced by Moreno's first producer Lester Mendez (Shakira). Moreno then proceeded to release his second album cleverly titled \"El Segundo\" which started to gather more critical acclaim but was lost at radio in a wave of Reggaeton fad. Soon after he performed his",
"title": "Jorge Moreno"
},
{
"docid": "3186444",
"text": "he did not want to use the \"stand-in\" method that had been used with \"Flashdance\" (1983). For the female lead of Frances \"Baby\" Houseman, Bergstein chose the 26-year-old Jennifer Grey, daughter of the Oscar-winning actor and dancer Joel Grey (\"e.g.\", of the film \"Cabaret\" (1972)), who, like her father, was a trained dancer. They then sought a male lead, initially considering 20-year-old Billy Zane, who had the visual look desired (originally the Johnny character was to be Italian and have a dark exotic look), but initial dancing tests when he was partnered with Grey did not meet expectations. The next",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186470",
"text": "on to choreograph and direct other major pictures such as \"Newsies\" (1992) and starting in 2006, the \"High School Musical\" series. He also became a director of film and television, including several episodes of \"Gilmore Girls\", in which \"Dirty Dancing\" Kelly Bishop had a starring role. Lake Lure celebrated its \"Dirty Dancing\" legacy in the 1980s with the \"Dirty Dancing Revue\" featuring the A-Lure Dancers, soul singer Maurice Williams (whose song \"Stay\" was featured in the film), and Billy Scott and the Party Prophets. Today, Lake Lure hosts the annual Dirty Dancing Festival. Kellerman's Hotel is the Mountain Lake Hotel,",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "206585",
"text": "nomination for his subtle portrayal of the tough guy/man-child Rocky Sullivan in \"Angels with Dirty Faces\". In 1942, Cagney won the Oscar for his energetic portrayal of George M. Cohan in \"Yankee Doodle Dandy\". He was nominated a third time in 1955 for \"Love Me or Leave Me\". Cagney retired from acting and dancing in 1961 to spend time on his farm with his family. He came out of retirement 20 years later for a part in the movie \"Ragtime\" (1981), mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warner Bros. several times over the course",
"title": "James Cagney"
},
{
"docid": "11149994",
"text": "daughter of a resort guest, Baby became the daughter of Max Kellerman (in the film, Baby's last name was Houseman), and was put in charge of Johnny as Kellerman's talent director. Much like the movie, Baby noted that she intended to attend Mount Holyoke in the fall, so it was not clear how the series would continue once the summer ended. As was the case in the film, Baby and Johnny had an adversarial relationship, but eventually came to respect each other. As this was a weekly series, Baby and Johnny did not fall in love immediately, but as the",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "9949684",
"text": "is set in a stylized urban streetscape, with Rosanna shown as a dancer whose bright red dress contrasts with her gray surroundings. The band plays within a chain-link fence enclosure. Cynthia Rhodes is featured as the lead dancer Rosanna, which led to her being cast in \"Staying Alive\" the following year. It also featured Thomas Guzman-Sanchez of the dance group Chain Reaction as one of the male dancers. He did the Boogaloo/Popping body wave leaping over another dancer. Patrick Swayze can be seen as one of the dancers. Swayze and Rhodes later starred together in the 1987 movie, \"Dirty Dancing\".",
"title": "Rosanna (song)"
},
{
"docid": "12760339",
"text": "In its review of \"The Block\", Sputnik Music said: \"to the wafer-thin sexual metaphors of ‘Dirty Dancing’\". Slant Magazine said: \"they show their age by pretending it's still 1987 on \"Dirty Dancing\" (\"Ooh, it's so crazy/She's like Baby/I'm like Swayze\")\". In its review of \"The Block\", \"The A.V. Club\" stated that \"in songs like \"Dirty Dancing\" they… well, they merely sound like a boy band, and pay for the simple incongruity of it all\" Now Magazine comments on the song: \"Throwback references date their fan base, though, with songs like Dirty Dancing (“She’s like Baby, I’m like Swayze”)\". British newspaper",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (song)"
},
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"docid": "17900892",
"text": "the stage musical version of \"Dirty Dancing\" in 2016 and 2017. He currently performs in the US tour for the stage musical of \"The Bodyguard\" In Weeks 1 and 2, special guest judge Bruno Tonioli was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30. Henry Byalikov Henry Byalikov is an Australian reality show personality and dancer. He best known for his appearances on \"Dancing with the Stars\". Byalikov began his dancing career at the age of 9. When he was only 11, he became the Australian Juvenile Graded Latin Champion. He also acquired other",
"title": "Henry Byalikov"
},
{
"docid": "2891152",
"text": "Flops\", critic Nathan Rabin describes \"Dirty Work\" as an example of \"the ironic dumb comedy, the slyly postmodern lowbrow gag-fest that so lustily, nakedly embraces and exposes the machinations and conventions of stupid laffers that it becomes a sort of sublime bit of meta-comedy\". In 2018 when asked about a sequel, MacDonald stated \"It was an R-rated movie, so we made it that way, then they made it [PG-13], so half the movie had to be cut. So it's hard for me to see it objectively. There might be another one coming now, I guess.\" MacDonald did not elaborate further",
"title": "Dirty Work (1998 film)"
},
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"docid": "15008636",
"text": "coincidental relation to \"Dirty Dancing\" actress Jennifer Grey's appearance on \"Dancing with the Stars\": \"... that song reminds me of [Grey] and \"Dirty Dancing\" and that whole time\". The chorus of \"The Time (Dirty Bit)\" interpolates \"(I've Had) The Time of My Life\", originally performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes in the 1987 film \"Dirty Dancing\". In the chorus, the line \"Yes I swear it's the truth\" was changed to \"And I swear this is true\". \"Billboard\" described the song as continuing the group's \"evolution from hip-pop to dance heavyweights as will.i.am and Fergie sing and rap over a",
"title": "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
},
{
"docid": "4956114",
"text": "Bueller's Day Off\" (1986), man at newspaper stand in \"Desperately Seeking Susan\" (1985), Richie in \"Howard the Duck\" (1986), Eddie in Jim Jarmusch's cult film \"Stranger Than Paradise\" (1984), real-life gambler Billy Maharg in \"Eight Men Out\", and the title character in \"Joey Breaker\" (1993). He also appeared in \"Platoon\" (1986), \"Good Morning, Vietnam\" (1987), \"Dirty Dancing\" (1987), \"Tougher Than Leather\" (1988) \"Let It Ride\" (1989), and \"Do the Right Thing\" (1989). He starred in the 1993 movie \"Super Mario Bros\" as Spike, King Koopa's cousin. Edson played the lead role in three films directed by Raphael Nadjari: \"The Shade\"",
"title": "Richard Edson"
},
{
"docid": "15029423",
"text": "2004. Dirty Martini, born to an opera singer/visual artist mother and a band director father, had grown up in New Jersey. She studied dance since she was six. Martini honed her choreography skills when she attended SUNY-Purchase, where she graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance. Martini moved to New York City and started out working in collaborative theater and modern dance groups. She then viewed some old burlesque reels when she was searching for a style that was conducive to performing solo and showcasing her voluptuous figure. Martini started with developing and performing a fan dancing act. In May",
"title": "Dirty Martini (burlesque)"
},
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"docid": "3186464",
"text": "quotes ever\", for Baby's line: \"I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you.\" The film's music has also had considerable impact. The closing song, \"(I've Had) The Time of My Life\", has been listed as the \"third most popular song played at funerals\" in the UK. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Rehearsals for the dancing, and some filming, used music from Bergstein's personal collection of gramophone records. When it came time to select actual music for the",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186480",
"text": "titled \"\", the TV show was filmed at the Mountain Lake resort. In the UK, to mark the 20th anniversary of the film, Channel Five broadcast a special documentary called \"Seriously Dirty Dancing\". It was presented by Dawn Porter, an investigative journalist and a self-confessed \"Dirty Dancing\" addict. The documentary was very successful, being Channel Five's highest rated documentary of 2007. Porter visited the set of the film, met other \"Dirty Dancing\" fanatics, and learned the last dance, which she performed at the end of the documentary in front of family and friends. In August 2011, Lionsgate, who owns the",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "12760342",
"text": "The single debuted at #82 on the European Hot 100. In its second week, it rose to #76. The song remained on chart for four weeks. In Austria, the song debuted at #65 and after having fallen a week later, rose to #71 in its third week on the chart. \"Dirty Dancing\" has gathered 17,577,000 audience impressions and 3,354 total spins in the United States of America to date, without being officially released. \"Dirty Dancing\" reached the #1 position on the CHUM chart in Toronto on February 21, 2009. \"Dirty Dancing\" has been on the CHUM Chart 12 weeks before",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3186478",
"text": "Previews started August 26 and the official opening night was on September 2. \"Dirty Dancing\" has appeared in other forms than the stage version. In 1988, a music tour named \"Dirty Dancing: Live in Concert\", featuring Bill Medley and Eric Carmen, played 90 cities in three months. Also in 1988, the CBS network launched a \"Dirty Dancing\" television series, however with none of the original cast or crew. The series was canceled after only a few episodes. In 2004, a prequel of the film was released, entitled \"\". It tells the story of a sheltered American teenager learning about life",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186431",
"text": "Dirty Dancing Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino. It stars Jennifer Grey as Frances \"Baby\" Houseman, a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) at her family's resort. The film was based on screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's own childhood. She originally wrote a screenplay for the Michael Douglas film \"It's My Turn\", but ultimately ended up conceiving a story for a film which became \"Dirty Dancing\". She finished the script in 1985, but management changes at MGM put the film in development",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186445",
"text": "choice was 34-year-old Patrick Swayze, who had been noticed for his roles in \"Grandview, U.S.A.\" (1984) and \"Red Dawn\" (1984). He was a seasoned dancer, with experience from the Joffrey Ballet. The producers were thrilled with him, but his agent was opposed to the idea. However, Swayze read the script, liked the multi-level character of Johnny, and took the part anyway, and Johnny was changed from being Italian to Irish. Grey was initially not happy about the choice, as she and Swayze had difficulty getting along on \"Red Dawn\", but when they did their dancing screen test, the chemistry between",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "1180643",
"text": "scene of season 3, episode 4 (\"Natural Spring Water\") of the Australian TV comedy drama, \"Please Like Me\", in which characters Josh and Arnold lip-sync and act out the spoken dialogue part of the song like Baby and Johnny do in the film, \"Dirty Dancing\". The song was covered by Kristin Chenoweth in the 2015 animated feature by George Lucas, \"Strange Magic\". In the pivotal scene, the Sugar Plum Fairy creates a love potion while reprising the song. The song is heard in the cafe scene in the movie \"Dogma\" by Kevin Smith. \"Delta Burke\" and \"Meshach Taylor\" lip-synced to",
"title": "Love Is Strange"
},
{
"docid": "3186455",
"text": "it, no matter how many takes Ardolino asked for. Swayze was impatient to finish the scene and found Grey's behavior annoying. However, the producers decided the scene worked as it was and put it into the film, complete with Grey's giggling and Swayze's annoyed expression. It became one of the most famous scenes in the movie, turning out, as choreographer Kenny Ortega put it, \"as one of the most delicate and honest moments in the film.\" The shooting wrapped on October 27, 1986, both on-time and on-budget. No one on the team, however, liked the rough cut that was put",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "13796060",
"text": "their choice to rename the movie \"Falling Star\" (note the one \"r\", which is different from the name of the title character). Goyband Goyband or Falling Star is a 2008 American Independent comedy film directed by Christopher Grimm, starring Adam Pascal. Called a \"gefilte fish out of water tale\", this independent film is described as \"Dirty Dancing\" meets \"My Big Fat Greek Wedding\" with a touch of a hip hop \"Fiddler on the Roof\". Fading from the spotlight of his late 90's mega-fame, boy-band icon Bobby Starr (Adam Pascal) is clinging to days gone by and begging his agent Murray",
"title": "Goyband"
},
{
"docid": "12760343",
"text": "reaching #1. Dirty Dancing (song) \"Dirty Dancing\" is the third overall single from New Kids on the Block's 2008 album, \"The Block\". It was produced by RedOne. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. \"Dirty Dancing\" was only released in Germany on December 19, 2008, as the second single from the album in that market. However, the song has charted in Canada, Austria and on the European Hot 100. It became \"The Block\"'s most successful single in Europe. British tabloid The News Letter described the song as \"more sophisticated than the blaring, synth-heavy pop of their",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (song)"
},
{
"docid": "12760338",
"text": "Dirty Dancing (song) \"Dirty Dancing\" is the third overall single from New Kids on the Block's 2008 album, \"The Block\". It was produced by RedOne. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. \"Dirty Dancing\" was only released in Germany on December 19, 2008, as the second single from the album in that market. However, the song has charted in Canada, Austria and on the European Hot 100. It became \"The Block\"'s most successful single in Europe. British tabloid The News Letter described the song as \"more sophisticated than the blaring, synth-heavy pop of their classic years\".",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (song)"
},
{
"docid": "11379684",
"text": "Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life is a dance show created for Living as a tribute to \"Dirty Dancing\"'s 20th anniversary in 2007. Due to the success of the show, a second series was shown in 2008. Sixteen dancers (twenty in series 2) from all over Britain compete for a dance contract with Los Angeles-based dance agency BLOC. The couples will stay at the Mountain Lake resort in Virginia. Each week they perform a dance in front of guests from the mountain lake resort and the judges. Each week the dancers pick",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life"
},
{
"docid": "11149993",
"text": "Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series) Dirty Dancing was an American Comedy-drama television series that ran for 11 episodes on CBS from October 29, 1988, until January 21, 1989. It was based on the film \"Dirty Dancing\" but had none of the original cast or crew. It starred Patrick Cassidy as Johnny (Patrick Swayze's character in the film) and Melora Hardin as Baby (Jennifer Grey's character in the film). The television series followed the same basic premise of the film, with a few variations. The series was still set at Kellerman's during the summer of 1963, but instead of being the",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "9230724",
"text": "2007, RCA Records released a 20th anniversary edition of the soundtrack, containing remastered versions of the original album's songs (in a different track listing) plus additional tracks, as well as a DVD featuring promotional videos and photo material. Disc one (CD) Disc two (DVD) Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film \"Dirty Dancing\". The album became a huge commercial success. It went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. In the United States the album spent 18 weeks at #1 on the \"Billboard\" 200",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "11149995",
"text": "series progressed, their feelings grew. Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series) Dirty Dancing was an American Comedy-drama television series that ran for 11 episodes on CBS from October 29, 1988, until January 21, 1989. It was based on the film \"Dirty Dancing\" but had none of the original cast or crew. It starred Patrick Cassidy as Johnny (Patrick Swayze's character in the film) and Melora Hardin as Baby (Jennifer Grey's character in the film). The television series followed the same basic premise of the film, with a few variations. The series was still set at Kellerman's during the summer of 1963,",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "19390573",
"text": "of the original.\" \"Dirty Dancing\" averaged a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.6 million viewers, airing from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The remake gave ABC its most-watched Wednesday in nearly seven months, but was also considered to be a disappointment in the ratings and lost the evening to the CBS season finale of Survivor. Dirty Dancing (2017 film) Dirty Dancing is a 2017 American television film directed by Wayne Blair and written by Jessica Sharzer. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name. The film stars Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood,",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (2017 film)"
},
{
"docid": "985339",
"text": "met on the set of her first Philippine movie, \"Basta't Kasama Kita\" (As Long As I'm With You). In 1995, she also did the dance movie \"Hataw Na!\" (Start Dancing!) with fellow Puerto Rican and Filipino O.P.M. artist Gary Valenciano. In 1998, she starred with Action Star/Game show host Cesar Montano in a comedy/action film \"Type Kita Walang Kokontra!\" (You are My Type, Nobody Can Meddle!). Torres also became part of the musical variety show \"ASAP\" when it first aired in 1994 as a host for 5 years and as she came in and out of town in 1997–1998. In",
"title": "Dayanara Torres"
},
{
"docid": "11249167",
"text": "by Dick Clark Productions and directed by Michael Lembeck who previously directed \"Tooth Fairy\" and \"\", The Bling Ring, a Lifetime television movie, aired on September 26, 2011 and stars Austin Butler as Zack Garvey (based on Nick Prugo). It follows a group of young burglars as they target the homes of some of Hollywood's celebrities. Jennifer Grey of \"Dirty Dancing\" plays Iris Garvey, the mother of Butler's character Zack, one of the defendants. The movie also stars Yin Chang, Renee Olstead and Spencer Locke. The movie was released on September 26, 2011. In January 2012, Butler guest-starred on the",
"title": "Austin Butler"
},
{
"docid": "8525927",
"text": "responds to his own question by saying \"play that same song,\" a reference to the fact that the song being played in the film scene lasts a long time. Obi-Wan sings a rendition of \"(I've Had) The Time of My Life\" from the film \"Dirty Dancing\", in case he never sees Luke again. In a fight with a group of TIE fighters, Luke asks the origins behind their name; the following scene then shows that the pilots are from Thailand. Leslie Nielsen's character from the movie \"Airplane!\" wishes Han good luck during their encounter with the TIE fighters. When seeking",
"title": "Blue Harvest"
},
{
"docid": "17745196",
"text": "is the month's last two weekends that are more universally seen as the beginning of the late-summer dump months, when only forgettable films are likely to be released, with occasional exceptions like \"Dirty Dancing\", which went on to make $63 million domestically from its release in late August 1987, and spawn several sequels and a franchise. At the end of August is the annual American celebration of Labor Day, the only holiday weekend during this period. Of all the year's holiday weekends it is reliably the weakest in terms of movie box office, with the top grosser for the weekend",
"title": "Dump months"
},
{
"docid": "13544651",
"text": "Mothers of Invention have a song named \"Who Needs the Peace Corps?\" on their 1968 album \"We're Only in It for the Money\". In popular culture, the Peace Corps has been used as a comedic plot device in such movies as \"Airplane!\", \"Christmas with the Kranks\", \"Shallow Hal\", and \"Volunteers\" or used to set the scene for a historic era, as when Frances \"Baby\" Houseman tells the audience she plans to join the Peace Corps in the introduction to the movie \"Dirty Dancing\". The Peace Corps has also been documented on film and examined more seriously and in more depth.",
"title": "Peace Corps"
},
{
"docid": "9250184",
"text": "understand the reasons why\" in the fifth stanza with Dalbello. His second album \"A-Z\" was released in 1986 and featured the hit singles \"When I Fall (In Love Again)\" and \"Nothing Can Stand In Your Way\". Following this, a Zappacosta song \"Overload\" was added to the \"Dirty Dancing\" soundtrack, one of the biggest selling soundtracks of the 80s. A third album \"Quick!...Don't Ask Any Questions\" was released in 1990, before Zappacosta took time off to hone his vocal and guitar skills. He also pursued acting in various stage performances, as well as a role in the 2005 Canadian movie \"Halo\"",
"title": "Zappacosta"
},
{
"docid": "5055277",
"text": "situation unscathed, celebrates by dancing with Eric as he sings his version of the \"Wild, Wild West\" song. When Cartman takes the picture of Shelly and Skyler kissing, he exclaims \"Ha ha! Charade you are!\" which is the refrain of the Pink Floyd song \"Pigs (Three Different Ones)\". Cartman parodies the Newt character from the film \"Aliens\" several times, with a play on her original line of \"They mostly come at night...mostly\" (referring to the alien). Throughout the episode, playing with his toys, Cartman makes allusions to the movie \"Wild Wild West\". This film came out the same day as",
"title": "Cat Orgy"
},
{
"docid": "17835646",
"text": "years after the original and would feature more dancing and a \"Beat-Beat Revelation\" tournament. He also compared the sequel's plot to that of \"Escape from L.A.\" Trost also teased the possibility of a fourth film to come when he was older, comparing it to \"Rocky Balboa\". In August 2013, Trost said that both he and the film's investors had not received any money from \"The FP\", and \"probably never will\". He further stated that it was challenging \"to figure out a way to get people to fund a sequel to a movie that recouped zero dollars\". Trost started an Indiegogo",
"title": "The FP"
},
{
"docid": "13489478",
"text": "of Confusion\". In the song, Ray Davies sung in a strong British accent, later claiming that he \"tried to retain the Englishness.\" While recording \"Come Dancing,\" Ray was asked to sing in an \"American accent,\" a request he turned down. He said of this, \"Back when the Kinks were recording 'Come Dancing,' which was a big hit in the States, the record company actually asked me to sing it in more of an American accent. I just refused.\" Ray has singled out Mick Avory's drum performance on the song, saying, \"Just keep Mick Avory nervous, and you'll get great performances",
"title": "Come Dancing (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3186434",
"text": "observes Max instructing the waiters, all Ivy League students, to romance the guests' daughters no matter how unattractive. She also sees Max's condescending attitude to the working class entertainment staff including Johnny, the resort's dance instructor. Baby is attracted to Johnny, and dances briefly with him when his cousin Billy takes her to one of the staff's secret dirty dancing parties. Baby discovers Johnny's dance partner, Penny, is pregnant by Robbie, the Houseman's waiter who attends Yale medical school and who flirts with Baby's older sister Lisa. When Robbie refuses to help Penny, Baby borrows money from her father to",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "14495259",
"text": "cause chaos. The film is commonly acknowledged to be superior to the \"Dirty Pair\" anime television series. Mike Crandol of Anime News Network even states that \"Dirty Pair: Project Eden is one of the few glorious exceptions ... it's not just bigger and louder, it actually \"is\" better. Rarely do all the elements come together so nicely, and even all these years later it's hard to think of any other anime that's simply as much fun as this movie\". Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network mentions on her review of the Dirty Pair Features Collection that among the three films",
"title": "Dirty Pair: Project Eden"
},
{
"docid": "9979903",
"text": "1987 movie \"Dirty Dancing\". Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen is the second made-for-TV movie from \"The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy\". The movie first aired on Cartoon Network on July 6, 2007, and was last shown on Cartoon Network on October 8, 2017 for Cartoon Network's 25th anniversary. The film is a sequel to \"Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure\". The events of the film take place during the sixth and final season of \"The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy\". In Ms. Butterbean's class, everybody begins to",
"title": "Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen"
},
{
"docid": "16913132",
"text": "down and started writing, wanting to pay off the 25 year old mortgage on her 64 year old widowed mother's home, wanting to write \"a big juicy, dirty best seller\". She was particularly inspired by the works of Jeffrey Household. She based Jay on Lee Van Cleef, Catherine on Julie Adams and Williard on Carroll O'Connor, and admits she wrote it as a movie, inspired by her movie watching. She sent the book off to agents and it was accepted by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Even before the novel had been published, movie rights, foreign rights and paperback rights were sold.",
"title": "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (film)"
},
{
"docid": "4990275",
"text": "starred as Baby in the short-lived 1988 television series \"Dirty Dancing\" (based on the 1987 film of the same name) and two 1992 episodes of \"Quantum Leap\" (as Abigail in \"Trilogy,\" Parts 2 and 3). She co-starred in the 1990 dance movie \"Lambada\" as Sandy. She appeared in \"Absolute Power\" (1997) as Christy Sullivan and played Ross's dirty-talking love interest in the season 1 \"Friends\" episode \"The One with the Stoned Guy\". She was also originally cast in \"Back to the Future\" as Jennifer Parker, but was re-cast after Eric Stoltz (the original Marty McFly) was let go. Upon Michael",
"title": "Melora Hardin"
},
{
"docid": "17211013",
"text": "has also choreographed for Britney Spears, and for Nickelodeon's \"Dance on Sunset\" (2008). In 2010, he began choreographing for Kylie Minogue and went on to do her \"All The Lovers,\" \"Better Than Today,\" & \"Get Outta My Way\" music videos. He was the Associate Director & Choreographer for her \"Aphrodite: Les Folies\" World Tour (2011). Testa was hired by director Kenny Ortega as an associate choreographer for Michael Jackson's final tour \"This Is It,\" \"Dancing With The Stars\" feat. Corbin Bleu, \"The Rocky Horror Picture Show\" Benefit for The Painted Turtle, and the remake movie \"Dirty Dancing\". In November 2011,",
"title": "Anthony Joseph Testa"
},
{
"docid": "13764427",
"text": "After releasing their debut album “Chain Reaction” through Perris Records, the band decided to develop their music in its native language and started working in their first Spanish album, “Nuevos Tiempos”, with multi-platinum producer David Prater, known for his work with Dream Theater, Firehouse and the \"Dirty Dancing\" movie OST. The band was formed in 2001, when guitarist Carlos Otto and bassist Juan Pablo Lewin started composing tunes deeply influenced in 80's glam rock legends such us Guns n' Roses, Mötley Crüe and Journey. Slowly the band began to make its way in a difficult underground scene in Santiago, ruled",
"title": "Fahrenheit (Chilean band)"
},
{
"docid": "3371315",
"text": "during the disco craze, and remains a supplier. Miniature glitter balls are sold as novelties and used for a number of decorative purposes, including dangling from the rear-view mirror of an automobile or Christmas tree ornaments. Glitter balls may have inspired a homemade version in the sparkleball, the American outsider craft of building decorative light balls out of Christmas lights and plastic cups. The UK television series \"Strictly Come Dancing\" and US counterpart \"Dancing with the Stars\" award competition winners a \"Glitter Ball Trophy\". The 1942 movie \"Casablanca\" featured a disco ball in a flashback sequence. Yes used a variant",
"title": "Disco ball"
},
{
"docid": "10081715",
"text": "Viennese Waltz; the highest score for a Viennese Waltz in \"Strictly Come Dancing\" history. Affectionately known as ‘Strictly,’ it is the British name for \"Dancing with the Stars\", the franchise for which was created and is owned by the BBC. Fortuna competed on \"Dancing with the Stars\" during its 4th season; partnering former Miss USA, Shandi Finnessey. His television success allowed him to dance as a principal dancer in the next two national Dancing with the Stars tours. Brian did double duty on the tour and was chosen to also host the third DWTS tour in front of sold out",
"title": "Brian Fortuna"
},
{
"docid": "1506234",
"text": "in the United States, their most profitable year to date. Bruce Hornsby's \"The Way It Is\" sold more than 3 million albums, and the soundtrack for the film \"Dirty Dancing\", which cost RCA $200,000, sold 15.6 million copies in less than two years. Its follow-up, \"More Dirty Dancing\", composed of song tracks which had been left out of the first album, was produced for $80,000 and went on to sell more than 5.6 million. Successful RCA acts during the 1980s included the Eurythmics, Love and Rockets, Rick Astley and Bucks Fizz. In August 1990 Buziak was replaced by Joe Galante,",
"title": "RCA Records"
},
{
"docid": "3186469",
"text": "money. Vestron's parent company, Vestron Inc., went bankrupt in 1989, and was bought out in January 1991 by LIVE Entertainment for $26 million. The rights to \"Dirty Dancing\" now rest with Lionsgate Entertainment, which purchased Artisan Entertainment in 2003. Orbach, already known as a successful Broadway actor, continued in different genres. He was the voice of the candelabrum \"Lumiere\" in the Disney animated film \"Beauty and the Beast\" (1991), before taking on his best known role, detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV crime drama \"Law & Order\", which he played from 1992 until his death in 2004. Choreographer Ortega went",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "6835038",
"text": "also has their own \"S\" shot, where they draw an S in the sky whilst jumping in the air. When the group sing the song in the TV movie, \"Back to the '50s\", it differs slightly from the music video. In the movie version, some scenes were cut out or shortened. In the music video, it shows some clips from the movie and all of S Club 7 have more single shots including Hannah, Jon and Tina. The music video version also has a different ending, with S Club 7 dancing in front of the camera having fun and dancing",
"title": "S Club Party"
},
{
"docid": "7997369",
"text": "as the finale of \"Dirty Dancing\", but choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison (who also played Vivian in the film) selected \"The Time of My Life\" instead. A music video was produced for this song in October 1987. The video features several couples dancing like in the movie, and it also featured clips from it. In the United States, the single topped the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart in November 1987 for one week and also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary for four weeks. In the United Kingdom the song had two chart outings: in November 1987,",
"title": "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
},
{
"docid": "3734237",
"text": "year. The celebrities and professionals who participated were: Ian Waite performed with Natalie on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity. The \"Strictly Come Dancing 2013\" UK tour began its run on 18 January 2013. The confirmed line-up of celebrities and professionals for the tour is as follows: Kate Thornton returned as host; Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Iveta Lukosiute also performed on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity. Louis Smith and Ola Jordan were the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins. The \"Strictly Come Dancing 2014\" UK",
"title": "Strictly Come Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "9366930",
"text": "Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (also known as Strictly: It Takes Two or simply It Takes Two) is a British television programme, the companion show to the popular BBC One programme \"Strictly Come Dancing\". It is broadcast on weeknights during the run of the main show on BBC Two at 6:30 pm. Claudia Winkleman originally presented the show, however she left at the end of the 2010 series and now presents the main show. Since October 2011, Zoë Ball has presented the show. Before 2010, BBC Two Scotland did not broadcast the show",
"title": "Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two"
},
{
"docid": "11983598",
"text": "musical TV special \"The Passion\", which was released March 20, 2016 on fox. In 2017, Harper played the role of Robbie, a charming waiter at the resort who woos and then cheats on Baby's older sister, Lisa, in the TV movie \"Dirty Dancing\" for ABC. He played the role of Sam Grover in the indie film \"Flock of Four\". He also guest starred in the CBS dramas \"Code Black\" and \"Wisdom of the Crowd\". In 2018, Harper starred as Josh Wheaton in the third film in the franchise \"\". He also starred as Tom Paxton in the PixL original movie",
"title": "Shane Harper"
},
{
"docid": "8216132",
"text": "Kutsher's Camp Anawana Kutsher's Camp Anawana in Monticello, New York, was a summer sleepaway camp overlooking Anawana Lake. Camp Anawana was owned and operated by the Kutsher family in partnership with Jack Landman, Red Karbel, and Jack Siegel from the early 1960s until the summer of 1992. The Kutsher family also owned (until 2005) the Kutsher's Sports Academy. The family owned Kutsher's Hotel and Country Club until bankruptcy was filed in 2013; serving as the inspiration for the movie Dirty Dancing along with Grossinger's even though the movie was filmed in North Carolina. For many years, the directors were Jerry",
"title": "Kutsher's Camp Anawana"
},
{
"docid": "15550281",
"text": "Freedom Series, Emergency Call, Portrait of Courage, Strange Wilderness, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, World's Greatest Magic Show's 1, 2, & 3, Houdini, Hunter's Blood, Dangerous Curves, Iron Triangle Kids Incorporated, First and Ten, Elephant's Diary and The Education of Alison Tate. Played guitar on films: Dirty Dancing, Entrapment, The Hurricane, Wonder Boys and In Too Deep, with composer Kenneth Burgomaster, Hannah Montana, Go Figure, Max Steel, A.N.T Farms songs , Boxcar Children movie \"The Swap\" and in 2018 Boxcar Children movie \"Surprise Island\". Currently in 2018 composing for Mattel's Barbie Vlog. Digimon, The Avenger, X-Men, Alvin & The",
"title": "Johnnie Valentino"
},
{
"docid": "12040977",
"text": "of 2013 recording an album project with Rick Genest AKA Zombie Boy. Zombie Boy who featured on KAV's latest single Dirty Rejects, released 21 May 2013. He went on to tour with Zombie Boy throughout 2012 & 2013. KAV released his single \"Dance In A Panic\" in May 2014. The single was picked for a movie teaser for feature film \"Decoding Annie Parker\" & saw Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) dancing to the track as part of a movie teaser. In May 2014 KAV was joined on stage by Oasis founding member Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs at The Viper Room, Los Angeles.",
"title": "Kav Sandhu"
},
{
"docid": "4411109",
"text": "he offers to walk her home. They stop to listen to a street band and police show up, stopping Javier while Katey runs away. The next day, Katey tries some of the dance moves she saw. Javier sees her and asks her to come see the real dancers Saturday night, but she says she is already going to the country club. Javier gets upset and leaves. Katey wears one of her maid's dresses to the country club party and impresses James. Katey convinces him to take her to the Cuban club where Javier is dancing with the ladies. Javier dances",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"
},
{
"docid": "19826795",
"text": "World Amateur Latin Championships. Katya Jones is also a professional dancer who also appears on the BBC celebrity dancing show \"Strictly Come Dancing\". In 2016 he appeared in series 14 of \"Strictly Come Dancing\". He was not partnered with a celebrity, but participated in group dances and was on standby for any female celebrity whose partner was unable to dance, though this did not happen. Female dancer Chloe Hewitt performed the same role for the male celebrities. Jones also appeared in the \"Children in Need\" 2016 \"Strictly Come Dancing\" special, where he was partnered with Hollie Webb. Jones took part",
"title": "Neil Jones (dancer)"
},
{
"docid": "7453452",
"text": "on his written review of the film, saying: What planet did the makers of this film come from? What assumptions do they have about the purpose and quality of life? I ask because \"She's Out of Control\" is simultaneously so bizarre and so banal that it's a first: the first movie fabricated entirely from sitcom cliches and plastic lifestyles, without reference to any known plane of reality. Chicago film critic Gene Siskel also gave the film zero stars, calling it \"a lame comedy that barely resembles a real movie.\" During his TV review he reported that \"when I saw \"She's",
"title": "She's Out of Control"
},
{
"docid": "3186460",
"text": "was lukewarm, saying, \"If the ending of Eleanor Bergstein's script is too neat and inspirational, the rough energy of the film's song and dance does carry one along, past the whispered doubts of better judgment.\" In a retrospective review, \"Jezebel\"s Irin Carmon called the film \"the greatest movie of all time\" as \"a great, brave movie for women\" with \"some subtle, retrospectively sharp-eyed critiques of class and gender.\" Abortion rights advocates have called the film the \"gold standard\" for cinematic portrayals of abortion, which author Yannis Tzioumakis described as offering a \"compassionate depiction of abortion in which the woman seeking",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "1919007",
"text": "Cop\" (1980). Savalas returned to Alcatraz in \"\" (1980) and starred in a pilot for a TV series \"Hellinger's Law\" (1981). He did \"My Pallikar\" for \"American Playhouse\" (1982), \"Fake-Out\" (1982) with Pia Zadora, \"Cannonball Run II\" (1984), \"The Cartier Affair\" (1984), and an episode of \"The Love Boat.\" Savalas reprised his role of Kojak in a TV movie, \"\" (1985). Savalas was one of many names in \"Alice in Wonderland\" (1985), then did \"Kojak: The Price of Justice\" (1987). He did a \"Dirty Dozen\" sequel, \"\" (1987), playing an entirely new character. Savalas guest-starred in \"The Equalizer\" and \"J.J.",
"title": "Telly Savalas"
},
{
"docid": "3186479",
"text": "through dance, when her family relocates to Havana, Cuba just before the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Swayze was paid $5 million to appear in a cameo role as a dance teacher —considerably more than the $200,000 he earned for the first film. For the 20th anniversary in 2007, the film was re-released in theatres with additional footage, while the original film version was re-released on DVD with deleted scenes, and included writer commentary. At the same time, Codemasters released \"Dirty Dancing: The Video Game\". In the United Kingdom, the anniversary was marked by a reality TV show based on the film;",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "2106065",
"text": "January 28, 2007. Her \"Dirty Girl\" CD and \"Dirty Girl—No Protection\" DVD were released by Warner Bros./Jack Records on January 30, 2007. Lampanelli was also featured in the movie \"Delta Farce\" starring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and D.J. Qualls, which was released early in 2007, and in \"Drillbit Taylor\" starring Owen Wilson. Her style of humor was influenced most by the Dean Martin roasts that televised when she was growing up; she did not start watching other stand-up comedians until she became one herself. Ethnic humor and racial minority insults, slurs, and stereotypes are a predominant part of",
"title": "Lisa Lampanelli"
},
{
"docid": "3186474",
"text": "a \"recreation\" by the two main characters of the \"lift\" scene. In the first episode of the TV series \"New Girl\", the female lead Jess watches the film repeatedly after her break up. Jess continues to repeatedly watch the film after various break-ups throughout the series. Since 2009, there has been a Dirty Dancing Festival in Lake Lure, North Carolina. The film was adapted for the stage in 2004 as a musical, \"Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage\". Produced by Jacobsen Entertainment in Australia for $6.5 million, it was written by Eleanor Bergstein and had the same songs as",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186481",
"text": "film rights, announced their plan to remake the film. It was confirmed that the studio had hired the film's choreographer, Kenny Ortega, to direct. \"We believe that the timing couldn't be better to modernize this story on the big screen, and we are proud to have Kenny Ortega at the helm,\" Joe Drake, president of Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group, explained about the project. A miniseries version of \"Dirty Dancing\" had been scheduled to be shot in Western North Carolina. , the miniseries has been put on hold. In December 2015, ABC ordered a three-hour musical remake of \"Dirty Dancing\", starring",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186439",
"text": "practiced throughout the summer, ending with Baby successfully performing the climactic lift. Jake admits he was wrong about Johnny and he and Baby embrace. The staff and guests all join Baby and Johnny dancing to \"(I've Had) The Time of My Life\". \"Note:\" Actress Jane Brucker wrote the song \"Hula Hana\", which she performed in her role of Lisa in the show rehearsal scene. \"Dirty Dancing\" is based in large part on screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's own childhood: she is the younger daughter of a Jewish doctor from New York, spent summers with her family in the Catskills, participated in \"Dirty",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "3186482",
"text": "Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing, Sarah Hyland, Nicole Scherzinger, Billy Dee Williams & Shane Harper. It aired on May 24, 2017. It received negative reviews from a majority of critics. Dirty Dancing Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino. It stars Jennifer Grey as Frances \"Baby\" Houseman, a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) at her family's resort. The film was based on screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's own childhood. She originally wrote a screenplay for the Michael Douglas film \"It's My",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "4411108",
"text": "works at the hotel to support his family—because she feels awful about what had occurred, but he is not interested. Katey watches a film of her mother and father dancing and wishes she could dance as well as they did. She and her father dance a bit. The next day in class, Katey is asked to read aloud from \"The Odyssey\" - a passage about love and passion. After class, James invites her to a party at the country club the next day and she accepts. While walking home from school, she sees Javier dancing at a street party, and",
"title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"
},
{
"docid": "3734193",
"text": "each Children in Need and Christmas special, he only did so for the Christmas special in 2014 and the Children in Need special in 2015. He sent a video message for the 2015 Christmas special as he was unable to appear due to illness. Forsyth died on 18 August 2017. Producer Richard Hopkins, who had produced the first UK series of \"Big Brother\", unsuccessfully pitched the idea of a modern \"Come Dancing\" to the BBC under the title of Pro-Celebrity Dancing in 2003. Later, entertainment executive Fenia Vardanis also suggested reviving \"Come Dancing\", so Jane Lush, the then head of",
"title": "Strictly Come Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "7641466",
"text": "\"Wipe Out\" has been used on a number of film tracks, including \"Dark Star\" (1974), \"Dirty Dancing\" (1987), \"The Sandlot\" (1993), \"Toy Story 2\" (1999), \"\" (2001), \"The Cat in the Hat\" (2003), and \"Surf's Up\" (2007). In 2014, this track was played in the 29th episode of season 5 of \"Regular Show\" when the surfer dudes making fun of Pops call in reinforcements with the \"ancient call of the surfers\" which just so happened to be this song. In the summer of 1987 a remake of \"Wipe Out\" by The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys collaborating made #12",
"title": "Wipe Out (instrumental)"
},
{
"docid": "3186467",
"text": "an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The film's soundtrack started an oldies music revival, and demand for the album caught RCA Records by surprise. According to Franke Previte, before a single had even been released, there were a million albums on back-order. The \"Dirty Dancing\" album spent 18 weeks at number one on the \"Billboard\" 200 album sales charts and went platinum eleven times, selling more than 32 million copies worldwide. It spawned a follow-up multi-platinum album in February 1988, entitled \"More Dirty Dancing\". Songs from the album which appeared",
"title": "Dirty Dancing"
},
{
"docid": "19390565",
"text": "Dirty Dancing (2017 film) Dirty Dancing is a 2017 American television film directed by Wayne Blair and written by Jessica Sharzer. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name. The film stars Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Hyland, Nicole Scherzinger and Tony Roberts. It aired on May 24, 2017, on ABC. In its original broadcast, the film was seen by 6.61 million viewers with a 1.4 Nielsen rating in the 18-49 age demographic and a 5 share. It received negative reviews from a majority of critics, although Scherzinger's performance received praise. The",
"title": "Dirty Dancing (2017 film)"
},
{
"docid": "5831239",
"text": "Dirty Mind (Prince song) \"Dirty Mind\" is the follow-up single in the U.S., and title track to Prince's third album, released in 1980. The song is built around a keyboard riff created by Doctor Fink, which dominates the song. The demo-like song lacks a chorus, and is a stark departure of the smooth R&B sound of Prince's first two albums. The lyrics concern sexual thoughts, which are fairly representative of the other songs from the album. The single's B-side is the ballad \"When We're Dancing Close and Slow\", from the previous year's \"Prince\". \"Dirty Mind\" reached number sixty-five on the",
"title": "Dirty Mind (Prince song)"
},
{
"docid": "8299638",
"text": "the film a two out of four star rating in their film listings. The film was also broadcast on February 21, 1992, on American TV and Ludington Daily News gave the film a two out of four star rating in their listings. Jay Boyar of Orlando Sentinel gave the film three out of five stars, under the conclusive headline \"\"Cop is Dirty Harry with a human touch.\"\" Janet Maslin, writing for the \"New York Times,\" did not care for the movie, giving an overall mixed review, noting that \"the plot leaves a lot to be desired, especially since it devotes",
"title": "Cop (film)"
},
{
"docid": "13489471",
"text": "Come Dancing (song) \"Come Dancing\" is a 1982 song written by Ray Davies and performed by British rock group the Kinks on their 1983 album \"State of Confusion\". The song was inspired by Ray's memories of his older sister, Rene, who died of a heart attack while dancing at a dance hall. The lyrics, sung from the perspective of an \"East End barrow boy,\" are about the boy's sister going on dates at a local Palais dance hall. When first released as a single in United Kingdom in November 1982, \"Come Dancing\" failed to chart. Although Arista Records founder Clive",
"title": "Come Dancing (song)"
},
{
"docid": "8600075",
"text": "Kiely Williams and Raven-Symoné also have some solo verses and lead the chorus with Bailon. Symoné and Williams also sing some ad-libs When live, Bailon, Bryan and Williams took Symoné's parts. All 3 girls sings the chorus. The Cheetah Girls did not shoot a video for the single because the song was from their new movie The Cheetah Girls 2 and was used to promote the movie. Because of that, the video for the song features clips from the movie and the girls dancing, singing and running through the streets of Barcelona which is also a clip from the movie/musical.",
"title": "Strut (The Cheetah Girls song)"
}
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| who is the first lady of the usa |
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"docid": "135467",
"text": "Bird Johnson pioneered environmental protection and beautification. Pat Nixon encouraged volunteerism and traveled extensively abroad; Betty Ford supported women's rights; Rosalynn Carter aided those with mental disabilities; Nancy Reagan founded the Just Say No drug awareness campaign; Barbara Bush promoted literacy; Hillary Clinton sought to reform the healthcare system in the U.S.; Laura Bush supported women's rights groups, and encouraged childhood literacy. Michelle Obama became identified with supporting military families and tackling childhood obesity; and Melania Trump has stated that she wants to use her position to help children, including prevention of cyberbullying and supporting children whose lives are affected",
"title": "First Lady of the United States"
}
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"docid": "20259200",
"text": "2017–18 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team The 2017–18 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team will represent Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by first-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Rice. The Lady Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 17-14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish",
"title": "2017–18 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "19728195",
"text": "2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team The 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Texas in the first round.",
"title": "2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "20509773",
"text": "season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA Women's Tournament 2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to",
"title": "2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "19789247",
"text": "2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team The 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.",
"title": "2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team"
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{
"docid": "20509772",
"text": "2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTEP. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular",
"title": "2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "19133385",
"text": "Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"| Conference USA Women's Tournament 2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team The 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by twelfth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the",
"title": "2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "18476991",
"text": "C-USA Tournament 2014–15 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team 2014–15 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team The 2014–15 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by first year head coach Tyler Summitt, play their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:#FF0000;\"| Exhibition",
"title": "2014–15 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team"
},
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"docid": "19728196",
"text": "!colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| C-USA Tournament !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"|NCAA Women's Tournament 2014–15 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team The 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the",
"title": "2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "19136160",
"text": "2015–16 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team The 2015–16 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year head coach Tyler Summitt, play their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Rice. On April 7, 2016, Summitt resigned from Louisiana Tech for personal reasons citing \"engaging in a",
"title": "2015–16 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "9460486",
"text": "Butch Otter was elected Governor of Idaho in November 2006, and, upon taking office two months later, Lori Easley Otter became First Lady of Idaho. A former marathon runner, Otter jogs and rides horses. Otter currently resides in Star. Lori Otter Lori Otter (née Easley) (born January 4, 1967) is an American educator, author, and former beauty queen who has served as First Lady of Idaho since 2007. She was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 1991. Otter is married to the present Governor of Idaho, C. L. \"Butch\" Otter. Otter moved to Idaho as a child and graduated from Kimberly",
"title": "Lori Otter"
},
{
"docid": "18476990",
"text": "2014–15 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team The 2014–15 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by first year head coach Tyler Summitt, play their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:#FF0000;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:#FF0000;\"| Regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:#FF0000;\"|",
"title": "2014–15 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "20500035",
"text": "where they lost to Missouri State in the first round. !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style=| WNIT 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, play their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in",
"title": "2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "8845550",
"text": "with a different angle of the band playing at the end. My Kind of Lady \"My Kind of Lady\" was the second single from Supertramp's 1982 album \"…Famous Last Words…\". The song is a mid-tempo love ballad; it peaked at #16 for USA Billboard Adult Contemporary and #31 for USA Billboard pop singles. The lead and backing vocals were all sung by Davies, who harmonizes with himself by switching between his natural voice and a falsetto vocal. The echo-treated and natural sounding voice was sung in Davies' baritone. The falsetto passages were double tracked and mixed with a phaser. Despite",
"title": "My Kind of Lady"
},
{
"docid": "8845547",
"text": "My Kind of Lady \"My Kind of Lady\" was the second single from Supertramp's 1982 album \"…Famous Last Words…\". The song is a mid-tempo love ballad; it peaked at #16 for USA Billboard Adult Contemporary and #31 for USA Billboard pop singles. The lead and backing vocals were all sung by Davies, who harmonizes with himself by switching between his natural voice and a falsetto vocal. The echo-treated and natural sounding voice was sung in Davies' baritone. The falsetto passages were double tracked and mixed with a phaser. Despite being released as a single, the track was not performed live.",
"title": "My Kind of Lady"
},
{
"docid": "19133384",
"text": "2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team The 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by twelfth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UAB. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"|",
"title": "2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team"
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"docid": "6013308",
"text": "interested in playing Lady Heather because of the contrasts embodied within the character: a multidimensional person who hadn't been seen, a dominatrix who was much more evolved — enigmatic and empowered. As noted in \"The Philosophy of TV Noir\", Lady Heather is an \"inspired variant\" on the classic film noir femme fatale, with different aspects of her personality being explored over the course of multiple episodes. Bill Keveney of \"USA Today\" nominates Lady Heather as a favorite of viewers, crediting \"her ability to read the usually opaque Grissom\". Steven Cohan explores in his book on the series, Lady Heather as",
"title": "Lady Heather"
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"docid": "11803946",
"text": "they would not give up. The USA completed the competition with an 8–0 record and won the gold medal. Lisa Leslie, at age 19 was playing in her first Jones cup competition. She was the leading scorer and rebounder on the USA team. Chris Weller is living with her pets, a cat named Jasper and Shih Tzu Buddy in Silver Spring. Chris Weller Chris Weller (born July 12, 1944) is a former University of Maryland, College Park women's basketball coach who led the Lady Terps for 27 seasons from 1975 until 2002. Weller attended the University of Maryland in the",
"title": "Chris Weller"
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"docid": "3714153",
"text": "Lady Vols to new heights in 2008, leading the Orange and White to its first-ever Conference-USA rowing championship. Glenn was also named C-USA Coach of the Year for her efforts in helping Tennessee achieve this historic feat.Under Glenn's tutelage, senior Laura Miller was named the C-USA rower of the year, while three other Lady Vols captured All-Conference honors. At the 2008 NCAA Championships, the three-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) South Region Coach of the Year guided the Orange and White to its first-ever appearance in a grand final, as the second varsity eight took fifth to record UT's best",
"title": "Tennessee Volunteers"
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"docid": "7901829",
"text": "Lady Sia Lady Sia is a platform game with action-adventure elements made by RFX Interactive for the Game Boy Advance. It was published by TDK Mediactive, released in the USA on October 15, 2001, and released in Europe on October 19, 2001. \"Lady Sia\" is one of the few original games produced by RFX Interactive. The game takes place in a fantasy world where the player assumes the role of the She-Ra/Xena-esque warrior princess, Lady Sia. It is her task to defeat the T'soas, a race of creatures created by the evil warlock Onimen who has declared war on the",
"title": "Lady Sia"
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"docid": "18506728",
"text": "the first round before losing to Villanova in the second round. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;\"| Regular season !colspan=12 style=\"background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;\"|Conference USA Tournament !colspan=12 style=\"background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;\"|WNIT 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team 2014–15 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fourth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for",
"title": "2014–15 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team"
},
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"docid": "5097848",
"text": "with Jerry Tuite, Elix Skipper, Kea and Mike Awesome. In July 2010, Funk began working under the name Chi Chi of the Exotico division for MTV2's wrestling TV project Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors, playing a parody of Lady Gaga. He made his debut on the first episode on July 16 along with his best friend Tigresa Caliente. Allan Funk Allan Eric Funk (born July 7, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, who has previously worked in promotions such as World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, often with comedic personas. He competes in Lucha Libre USA as Chi",
"title": "Allan Funk"
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"docid": "20259201",
"text": "in sixth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Southern Miss in the quarterfinals. The Lady Monarchs did not participate in the postseason. Head coach Karen Barefoot resigned on May 3 to take the same position at UNC Wilmington. On May 24, Old Dominion announced the hiring of McCray-Penson, then a South Carolina assistant coach. !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition !colspan=12 style=| Regular season !colspan=12 style=| Conference USA Tournament 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team 2017–18 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team The 2017–18 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team will represent Old Dominion",
"title": "2017–18 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team"
},
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"docid": "11263614",
"text": "prominence for their programs by moving back to Division I-A. The Lady Techsters basketball team's rivals include the Tennessee Lady Vols, LSU Lady Tigers, WKU Lady Toppers, and Fresno State Bulldogs. Notable former student-athletes and coaches at Louisiana Tech include: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters, commonly abbreviated La. Tech and Dawgs, refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University, in Ruston, Louisiana. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2013, Louisiana Tech has been a member of Conference USA (C-USA). As a primary member of Conference USA and an",
"title": "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters"
},
{
"docid": "15097287",
"text": "Lady S Lady S is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Jean Van Hamme, illustrated by Philippe Aymond and published by Dupuis in French and Cinebook in English. Lady S. is an agent working for the secretive non-governmental organisation the Centre for Anti-Terrorism Research and Intelligence Gathering (CATRIG). She is also the aide to her adopted father who is a USA diplomat. Previously she had been a refugee and a thief. CATRIG is an organisation and nobody has clue on that. It has been run by a group of retired intelligence officers of EU. Adopted daughter and principal collaborator of",
"title": "Lady S"
},
{
"docid": "11721709",
"text": "Marquess of Seaforth and his wife, Lady Frances Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 1st Duke of Powis. The widowed Lady Caryll married secondly, Francis Sempill, 2nd Jacobite Lord Sempill. The second Baron was succeeded by his grandson, John Baptist Caryll, who served as the Jacobite Secretary of State to Charles Edward Stuart (\"King Charles III\"), known as the Young Pretender. The Baron of Caryll of Durford (or Dunford) descendants live today in the USA. Since family moved to the USA, they dropped one of \"L\" in their last name and became Caryl. Christian Caryl lives in Washington DC, he is",
"title": "Baron Caryll of Durford"
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"docid": "16720135",
"text": "best runners have probably been Avalon, who won a minor race and finished third in the Great Voltigeur Stakes, and High Ruler, who finished fourth in the Irish 2000 Guineas. Another of her sons, Indigo Magic, has become a successful breeding stallion in South Africa. Lady Carla died in 2012. 1999 Indigo Magic (GB) : Bay colt, foaled 26 January, by Gone West (USA) - placed once from 2 starts in Ireland 2002 2002 Avalon (GB) : Bay colt (gelded), foaled 7 March, by Kingmambo (USA) : won 1 race on the flat and placed twice including 3rd G2 Great",
"title": "Lady Carla"
},
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"docid": "17213101",
"text": "20 times. They were NCAA runners-up in 1992 and made Final Four appearances in 1985 and 1986. The Lady Toppers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) 11 times. They made the semifinals of the tournament in 2006 and 2007 and made the quarterfinals in 2001, 2004 and 2016. Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball The Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Toppers is Greg Collins, who had served",
"title": "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball"
},
{
"docid": "17213100",
"text": "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball The Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Toppers is Greg Collins, who had served as the associate head coach until being named head coach in 2018 following the departure of Michelle Clark-Heard for the vacant head coaching position at Cincinnati. Western Kentucky University's women's basketball team has appeared in 31 national postseason tournaments, all since 1984. The Lady Toppers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament",
"title": "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball"
},
{
"docid": "19728198",
"text": "Louis in the first, second and third rounds before falling to South Dakota in the quarterfinals. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Conference USA Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| WNIT 2015–16 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year",
"title": "2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team"
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"docid": "19789248",
"text": "!colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| Conference USA Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;\"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2016–17 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team The 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to",
"title": "2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "13294261",
"text": "over by the National Trust, she made arrangements for it to be administered by a charitable trust, which is now the Leeds Castle Foundation. Citations Sources Olive, Lady Baillie Olive, Lady Baillie (1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England. On her death the castle was bequeathed to a charitable trust to enable it to be open to the public. Olive Cecilia Paget was born in the USA in 1899, the elder daughter of the Englishman Almeric Paget, who later became the",
"title": "Olive, Lady Baillie"
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"docid": "6553815",
"text": "the Great Maze, and The Middle House. Fifth Part of the Will- A Part of the Will of the Architect in shape of a bat/dragon that is imprisoned in the Eyrie of the Winged Servants of the Night. The Will The release date of this book was 5 February 2007 in the USA, and 8 March 2007 in Australia. The book's first chapter is available on the Keys to the Kingdom Website (out dated link), while GarthNix.co.uk has the Prologue. Lady Friday Lady Friday is the fifth novel by Garth Nix in his 'The Keys to the Kingdom' series. The",
"title": "Lady Friday"
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{
"docid": "5696917",
"text": "Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO (born 9 February 1933, Newport, New Jersey, USA) is a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. On 23 October 1952, she married David Ogilvy, who in 1968 became Earl of Airlie. She has been a Lady of the Bedchamber since 1973. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in 1995. Born in the United States, she is a grand daughter of German-American financier Otto Kahn and a great-grand daughter of Thomas Fortune Ryan. As a Lady of the Bedchamber she",
"title": "Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie"
},
{
"docid": "18489080",
"text": "2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team The 2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by eleventh year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finish the season 25–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas Southern",
"title": "2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team"
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"docid": "10784991",
"text": "Europe versus the USA and England. In the first series, the main character, Corporal \"Bloody Mary\" Malone, a highly trained American commando, is sent to Europe, along with a team and her friend, \"the Major\", to retrieve the Blood Dragon, a parasitic organism developed in a Himalayan research lab which makes its host almost immortal. The Blood Dragon is now in the hands of Mary's former sergeant, Anderton, who steals it to sell for the best price. The second series, \"Bloody Mary: Lady Liberty\" deals with Achilles Seagal, a religious maniac who has generated a bigot cult which counts half",
"title": "Bloody Mary (Helix)"
},
{
"docid": "11263609",
"text": "have made three appearances in the Women's College World Series (1983, 1985, 1986) and ten NCAA Tournament appearances. The team also won the WAC Tournament title in 2008 and C-USA Tournament title in 2017. The team plays their home games at the Lady Techster Softball Complex on the corner of Tech Drive and Alabama Street. Mark Montgomery is the current head coach of the team. The women's tennis team is coached by Amanda Stone, who has led the program since 2016. On October 15, 2008, the Louisiana Tech Tennis Complex was christened with a Lady Techsters sweep of Grambling State",
"title": "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters"
},
{
"docid": "20500034",
"text": "2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, play their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to North Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament",
"title": "2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team"
},
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"docid": "19728197",
"text": "2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Marshall. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Dayton and Tennessee–Martin, Saint",
"title": "2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team"
},
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"docid": "5124009",
"text": "then on, she lived with her father and stepmother, Donna. She also attended Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School, in San Bernardino, California, for one year. Minnillo was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA and went on to win the title Miss Teen USA in 1998, the first Miss Teen USA from South Carolina and also the first from South Carolina to be named the pageant's Miss Congeniality. She was a host on MTV's \"Total Request Live\" (\"TRL\") from 2003 until 2007 and became a New York City correspondent for \"Entertainment Tonight\" in 2005. Minnillo hosted Miss Teen USA",
"title": "Vanessa Lachey"
},
{
"docid": "20504937",
"text": "2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team The 2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers are led by fifth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They won the Conference USA Tournament for the 2nd year in a row and earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Oregon",
"title": "2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team"
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"docid": "20504939",
"text": "Tournament 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2017–18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team 2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team The 2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers are led by fifth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They won the Conference USA Tournament for the 2nd year in a row and earns an",
"title": "2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "13294254",
"text": "Olive, Lady Baillie Olive, Lady Baillie (1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England. On her death the castle was bequeathed to a charitable trust to enable it to be open to the public. Olive Cecilia Paget was born in the USA in 1899, the elder daughter of the Englishman Almeric Paget, who later became the 1st Baron Queenborough, and his American wife Pauline Payne Whitney, the daughter and heiress of William C. Whitney. In 1905 her sister, Dorothy Wyndham Paget was",
"title": "Olive, Lady Baillie"
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"docid": "9791921",
"text": "time of the vote. Coaching staff have no vote. A captain’s term last one semester, but can be reelected an unlimited amount of times. Lady Ruggers The Lady Ruggers are Penn State University's(PSU) Women's Rugby Football Club sports team, established in 1991. They are a Division I college rugby team who play under USA Rugby, American rugby's governing body. Although they are an official PSU team the women's rugby program at PSU is not funded as a varsity sport and therefore can not be officially called the \"Nittany Lions\". They however play other school's varsity teams and get more assistance",
"title": "Lady Ruggers"
},
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"docid": "7723800",
"text": "the Georgia Board of Regents. She is an advocate for the arts and serves on boards including the Atlanta Children's Museum and the nonprofit BIH. Langford held the Miss District of Columbia 2002 and Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 titles and competed at Miss America 2003 and Miss USA 2005. She also won $50,000 on the NBC hit show Fear Factor, a promotional appearance for Miss USA. Langford is married to Kasim Reed and they have one daughter, Maria Kristan Reed. Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Reed (born September 28, 1979) is the former first lady of Atlanta and a",
"title": "Sarah-Elizabeth Langford"
},
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"docid": "6431056",
"text": "so as to go rescue three Joes the USA had written off. Flint's relationship with Lady Jaye hits an important point in issue #67. Scarlett and Snake Eyes come back with the Joes. Flint is angry they had not been let in on things. Lady Jaye punches Flint and lectures him that the other two did what they did because they cared. Flint replies \"Like you do?\" Scarlett then escorts Snake Eyes away from Flint and Lady Jaye hugging. Flint briefly leads the Joe sub-team, the \"Eco-Warriors\". With Ozone and Clean-Sweep, he confronts the Cobra agent Cesspool, who is causing",
"title": "Flint (G.I. Joe)"
},
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"docid": "15707489",
"text": "C-USA Coach of the Year for her efforts in helping the Lady Vols accomplish this historic achievement. Under Glenn's guidance, senior Laura Miller was named the C-USA rower of the year, while three other Lady Vols captured All-Conference honors. Glenn is only the second coach in Lady Vol rowing history, Glenn has a strong track record of producing stellar student-athletes. Five Lady Vols have taken home All-America accolades. Former rower Erin-Monique Shelton garnered second-team honors for the third consecutive year in 2008, joining Chelsea Pemberton as the only Tennessee rowers to earn All-America honors three times in a row. In",
"title": "Tennessee Volunteers women's rowing"
},
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"docid": "19137713",
"text": "season !colspan=12 style=\"background:#0C3567; color:#687073;\"|Conference USA Women's Tournament 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team 2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fifth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. !colspan=12 style=\"background:#0C3567; color:#687073;\"|",
"title": "2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "20504938",
"text": "State in the first round. On March 27, Michelle Clark-Heard has resigned from Western Kentucky to accept the head coaching job at Cincinnati. She finished with a five-year record of 154–48. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's",
"title": "2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team"
},
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"docid": "9239163",
"text": "was retired, making one of only three Lady Bulldogs to receive that honor. Source Johnson was a member of eleven USA basketball teams. She holds several records in international competitions including the USA Olympic record for rebounds (66) in a single competition and the USA Goodwill Games competition record for rebounds (54). While a sophomore at Georgia, Johnson was selected for the team to represent the USA at the 1985 World University Games, held in Kobe, Japan. McClain was the leading scorer in the first three games, including a 38-point output in the first game against the People's Republic of",
"title": "Katrina McClain Johnson"
},
{
"docid": "9791918",
"text": "Lady Ruggers The Lady Ruggers are Penn State University's(PSU) Women's Rugby Football Club sports team, established in 1991. They are a Division I college rugby team who play under USA Rugby, American rugby's governing body. Although they are an official PSU team the women's rugby program at PSU is not funded as a varsity sport and therefore can not be officially called the \"Nittany Lions\". They however play other school's varsity teams and get more assistance from the school as a sports program than Penn State's many club sports. The Alumni Association which supports the team also works with the",
"title": "Lady Ruggers"
},
{
"docid": "15707488",
"text": "it used the nickname \"Lady Volunteers\" (or the short form \"Lady Vols\") until the 2015–16 school year, when the school dropped the \"Lady\" prefix from the nicknames of all women's teams except in basketball. In 2017 the “Lady Vol” name was reinstated. During Lisa Glenn's 19-year stint at UT she has helped guide the 22-year program to seven appearances at the NCAA Championships, including three consecutive full-team selections in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Glenn helped propel the Lady Vols to new heights in the 2010 season, leading the Lady Vols to its first-ever Conference-USA rowing championship. Glenn was also named",
"title": "Tennessee Volunteers women's rowing"
},
{
"docid": "3287498",
"text": "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It is the only facility of its kind dedicated to all levels of women's basketball. Knoxville is known for having a large women's basketball following as well as being the home of the University of Tennessee's Lady Vols basketball team previously coached by women's coach Pat Summitt, who was part of the first class inducted. With the 2017 Induction, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame celebrated its",
"title": "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame"
},
{
"docid": "3287517",
"text": "Claude Hutcherson, Harley Redin, and Lometa Odom. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It is the only facility of its kind dedicated to all levels of women's basketball. Knoxville is known for having a large women's basketball following as well as being the home of the University of Tennessee's Lady Vols basketball team previously coached by women's coach Pat Summitt, who was part of the first class inducted. With the 2017 Induction, the",
"title": "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame"
},
{
"docid": "5696918",
"text": "is a senior Lady-in-Waiting, and attends the Queen on major occasions and overseas tours. In May 2007, she accompanied Queen Elizabeth II on her trip to the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of England's first American settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. On 7 May 2007, she attended a state dinner at the White House, hosted by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush. With her husband, Lady Airlie has six children: Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO (born 9 February 1933, Newport, New Jersey, USA) is a Lady of the Bedchamber to",
"title": "Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie"
},
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"docid": "17004356",
"text": "The Lady in Question (1999 film) The Lady in Question is a 1999 American made-for-television mystery crime-thriller film directed by Joyce Chopra. It represents the last leading role and film for Gene Wilder and his last credit as screenwriter. As in the previous film \"Murder in a Small Town\" Wilder plays the amateur detective Larry \"Cash\" Carter. It was broadcast by A&E on December 12, 1999. After the high ratings A&E received for \"Murder in a Small Town\", the first Cash Carter mystery, \"The Lady in Question\" began filming in Toronto in May 1999. Although A&E and Granada Entertainment USA",
"title": "The Lady in Question (1999 film)"
},
{
"docid": "19137712",
"text": "2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fifth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. !colspan=12 style=\"background:#0C3567; color:#687073;\"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style=\"background:#0C3567; color:#687073;\"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=\"background:#0C3567; color:#687073;\"| Conference USA regular",
"title": "2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "11263597",
"text": "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters, commonly abbreviated La. Tech and Dawgs, refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University, in Ruston, Louisiana. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2013, Louisiana Tech has been a member of Conference USA (C-USA). As a primary member of Conference USA and an affiliate member of the Southland Bowling League, Louisiana Tech sponsors teams in seven men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team has won 21 regular season conference titles, four conference division titles, and three conference",
"title": "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters"
},
{
"docid": "4832561",
"text": "while David Patrick Stearns of \"USA Today\" described him as \"an excellent young actor who successfully projects the world-weariness of a young 20-something who slowly evolves into somebody who just might believe in Christmas.\" Olyphant made his feature film debut in \"The First Wives Club\" (1996) as an eager young director who attempts to cast Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn) – who thinks she will be playing the leading lady – in the role of the elderly mother. Later, he appeared in the pilot of the CBS spy series \"Mr. & Mrs. Smith\". In 1997, Olyphant made a guest appearance as",
"title": "Timothy Olyphant"
},
{
"docid": "4478037",
"text": "Royal College of Physicians, London in May 2009, Honorary Doctor by Staffordshire University, United Kingdom in July 2010, Order of the Rule of Law by the World Jurist Association, Bethesda, Maryland, USA in April 2011, Overseas Bencher by the Inner Temple, United Kingdom in April 2011 and Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) by the Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India in February 2012. Navin Ramgoolam is the son of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam who was the sixth Governor General of Mauritius, as well as the first Chief Minister and Prime Minister of Mauritius. His mother is Lady Sushil Ramgoolam (1922-1984). Navin is married",
"title": "Navin Ramgoolam"
},
{
"docid": "14775349",
"text": "the Big 12 Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the former Southwest Conference and the Southland Conference. He is credited with helping sign, develop and coach more than 20 student athletes who have taken their talents to the professional level, the most recent being Tamara Albalde who was the Southland Conference's Freshman of the Year in 2007–08 and a first-team all-conference selection before signing with a team in her native Spain, in addition to playing for the Spanish National Team in the 2008 Olympics. During Tidwell's tenure at Baylor, the Lady Bears' recruiting classes were twice recognized among the Top",
"title": "Larry Tidwell"
},
{
"docid": "20507011",
"text": "first lady, is from France and an ethnic French woman. Marieme Faye Sall, who has held the position since 2012, is the country's first black first lady, as well as the first fully Senegalese first lady to be born and raised in the country. First Lady of Senegal The First Lady of Senegal (French: \"Première Dame du Sénégal\") is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Senegal. The country's current first lady is Marieme Faye Sall, wife of President Macky Sall, who had held the position since April 2, 2012. There has been no First Gentleman of",
"title": "First Lady of Senegal"
},
{
"docid": "7646262",
"text": "tore an anterior cruciate ligament, and missed the final eleven games of the season. Even with the injury, she was awarded the Conference USA Freshman of the Year honor and was also named to the All-Conference first team. As a leader of the Lady Cougars, Jones helped the team advance to the finals of the 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament, and to its first NCAA tournament berth in twelve years in 2004. She was named the Conference USA Player of the Year three times, and was subsequently named Conference USA women's basketball Player of the Decade. In 2005, Jones had",
"title": "Chandi Jones"
},
{
"docid": "11702781",
"text": "3 NCAA Final Fours. In recent years, the Lady Toppers and Hilltoppers have had a continued record of success; under current head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, the Lady Toppers won the Conference USA title in 2015, advancing to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship tournament in 2014 and 2015, and receiving invitations to the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2013 and 2016. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football is currently a member of Conference USA. Previously, the school was a member of the Gateway Conference through the 2006 football season and then began its 2-year transition into becoming a full Division I",
"title": "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers"
},
{
"docid": "12895111",
"text": "The Pickpocket (International: English title) ... a.k.a. Struggle of Giants (International: English title) ... a.k.a. Lady of the Castle (International: English title) ... a.k.a. The Heart Has Its Reasons (International: English title) ... a.k.a. The Night Train (International: English title) ... a.k.a. Don't Tell Anyone (USA: DVD box title) ... a.k.a. Mat'culch le had (USA: DVD box title) ... a.k.a. My Father Deceived Me (International: English title) ... a.k.a. The Last Lie (USA: DVD title) ... a.k.a. The Flirtation of Girls (USA) ... a.k.a. Lady Afrita (International: English title) ... a.k.a. Holidays in Hell (International: English title) ... a.k.a. A",
"title": "Stephan Rosti"
},
{
"docid": "18322470",
"text": "The current head coach is Keegan Cook, who began as head coach in January 2015. 1980's AIAW team finished 28–12 with Lisa Baughn being named the All-American. 1988 was a significant year for the Husky VB Program. This year the team made its first NCAA tournament, elite eight appearance. Behind the leadership of its first ever AVCA 1st Team All-American Laurie Wetzel (Puyallup, WA), the lady Huskies finished tied for 5th having beaten Stanford tho coming up short against the UCLA Bruins. USA National Team coach Bill Neville (UW: 1991–2000) led the program in its recruiting out of Woodinville, Washington;",
"title": "Washington Huskies women's volleyball"
},
{
"docid": "11702784",
"text": "conference championships: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University (WKU). The men's teams uses the name Hilltoppers; however, the women's teams use the name Lady Toppers. The university's athletic program fields 17 varsity teams in 11 different sports. WKU participates in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes as a member of Conference USA. On March 12, 2010, Ross Bjork, who was the senior associate athletic director for Development and External Relations for the UCLA Bruins, replaced Dr. Wood Selig,",
"title": "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers"
},
{
"docid": "11702778",
"text": "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University (WKU). The men's teams uses the name Hilltoppers; however, the women's teams use the name Lady Toppers. The university's athletic program fields 17 varsity teams in 11 different sports. WKU participates in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes as a member of Conference USA. On March 12, 2010, Ross Bjork, who was the senior associate athletic director for Development and External Relations for the UCLA Bruins, replaced Dr. Wood Selig, as WKU's",
"title": "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers"
},
{
"docid": "18506727",
"text": "2014–15 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fourth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to WKU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Virginia in",
"title": "2014–15 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "11432630",
"text": "career, Lady Victoria has performed all over the USA and Mexico, performing for companies such as AAA, CMLL/EMLL, International Wrestling Revolution Group, Promo Azteca, and Xtreme Pro Wrestling. Moreno debuted as Victoria Starr, after being trained by Billy Anderson and Jesse Hernandez. She began wrestling as Lady Victoria three months into her career. She first performed in Tijuana in late 1993, where she was first introduced to the Lucha Libre style of wrestling. Having found this style closer to home, she began training and performing Lucha Libre at the All Nations Center in Los Angeles and the Boys and Girls",
"title": "Lady Victoria"
},
{
"docid": "2071644",
"text": "Monarchs (all other women's teams) and mostly compete in the NCAA Division I Conference USA (C-USA). Old Dominion University athletic teams have captured 28 team national championships and four individual titles. The school's best-known sports team is the Lady Monarchs basketball team, which has won three national championships in 1979 (AIAW), 1980 (AIAW) and 1985 (NCAA). The Lady Monarchs also made it to the 1997 Women's NCAA Championship Game, losing to Tennessee. ODU athletic teams have won a further 28 national championships including 15 in men's and women's sailing and 9 in women's field hockey. The Lady Monarchs' nine national",
"title": "Old Dominion University"
},
{
"docid": "14010029",
"text": "Dunham House The Dunham House, located just south of Kempton, Indiana, USA, was built circa 1880s. The house was built by William Riley Dunham who served the U.S. Democratic Party for several years and represented Hamilton County and Tipton County in the Indiana General House of Assembly from 1913-1915. The home has made and is continuing to make history in this very small Indiana town, most recently with a visit from President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. The land on which the Dunham House is built was originally a part of the Miami Indian Reserve in Indiana (Treaty",
"title": "Dunham House"
},
{
"docid": "9460484",
"text": "Lori Otter Lori Otter (née Easley) (born January 4, 1967) is an American educator, author, and former beauty queen who has served as First Lady of Idaho since 2007. She was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 1991. Otter is married to the present Governor of Idaho, C. L. \"Butch\" Otter. Otter moved to Idaho as a child and graduated from Kimberly High School. She received a teaching degree from Boise State University and a master's degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Administration from Northwest Nazarene University. Otter taught K-12 physical education, English, and health. She coached girls basketball",
"title": "Lori Otter"
},
{
"docid": "19784333",
"text": "Conference USA regular season !colspan=\"9\" style=\"background:#FF7F00; color:#000080;\"| C-USA Women's Tournament 2016–17 UTEP Miners basketball team 2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team The 2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Miners, led by sixteenth year head coach Keitha Adams, play their home games at Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to",
"title": "2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "12013701",
"text": "in New Jersey who have trouble reading. New Jersey Reads was started with US$325,000 in funding from Verizon. In 2003, the NJLA organized a seminar for approximately 150 librarians, educating them on how to protect readers' privacy in light of the USA PATRIOT Act. \"We are grappling with this – we are a country at war and everyone wants to be patriotic, but they're forgetting the First Amendment,\" said one librarian who attended the convention. The association organizes the One Book New Jersey program, and chooses one book for each age group to promote literacy. In 2003, then-First Lady Dina",
"title": "New Jersey Library Association"
},
{
"docid": "16350231",
"text": "Political Animals (miniseries) Political Animals is a six-episode American comedy-drama miniseries created by Greg Berlanti. The series aired in the United States on USA Network from July 15 through August 19, 2012. Sigourney Weaver portrays Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and Governor of Illinois, as well as the current Secretary of State. Weaver and the show's production team acknowledge that the lead character has some similarities to Hillary Clinton. They say that the premise of the show is \"very much about all families who have been in the White House, the price they've paid for being there and",
"title": "Political Animals (miniseries)"
},
{
"docid": "15517058",
"text": "Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. As a collegiate athlete recruited by Stanford University, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Lady Huskies of the University of Connecticut when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies. Born in Downey, California, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including three straight Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July",
"title": "Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga"
},
{
"docid": "3172232",
"text": "Latino Center honored Monteverde with their \"Legacy Award\". The director of the Department of Citizenship also gave Monteverde the \"American by Choice\" award for \"Bella\"'s positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S. US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush saw the film and invited Monteverde to sit with Laura Bush in her private box during the annual State of the Union speech in 2007. Ali Landry Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1996. She played Rita Lefleur on the UPN",
"title": "Ali Landry"
},
{
"docid": "16728410",
"text": "(USA) – won 1 race and placed 2nd twice from 3 starts in Britain 2000 2007 COLORADO SKI (SAF) : Chesnut colt (gelded), by Western Winter (USA) – minor winner in South Africa Jet Ski Lady Jet Ski Lady (foaled 20 February 1988) was an American-bred, Irish-trained thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning The Oaks in 1991. In a racing career which lasted from June 1990 to October 1991 the filly ran ten times and won four races. After winning twice as a two-year-old, Jet Ski Lady competed against colts with mixed success in early 1991 before winning the Classic",
"title": "Jet Ski Lady"
},
{
"docid": "7901846",
"text": "end, \"Lady Sia\" garnered mostly positive reviews. IGN summarized it with the quote, \"\"Lady Sia\"'s a good one,\" and GameSpot did so with: \"Thanks to its solid control, clever puzzles, and stellar production values, \"Lady Sia\" is easily worth a trip to the local game shop.\" GameSpy concluded that there were better platform games on the market, but that \"Lady Sia\" was still a worthwhile game. Lady Sia Lady Sia is a platform game with action-adventure elements made by RFX Interactive for the Game Boy Advance. It was published by TDK Mediactive, released in the USA on October 15, 2001,",
"title": "Lady Sia"
},
{
"docid": "19662820",
"text": "Johnson was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=| Conference USA Tournament Following the regular season, Justin Johnson was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team based on a poll of league coaches. 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team 2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team The 2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his first season. They played their home games",
"title": "2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "16886363",
"text": "privately known as Bernard Aboagye Owiredu, his royal majesty Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, is the second child of Christian Boamah Djan, twin sister of Nana Afrakomah II (Queen mother of the Akwamu state). His late father was Kingsley Aboagye Owiredu, from Anum a neighboring traditional area in the eastern region. His Royal Majesty Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, has three siblings. Prince Amoako Atta (Florida,USA), Princess Phyllis Aboagye Owiredu (Accra, Ghana) and Prince Samuel Aboagye Owiredu (New York City, USA). His Royal Majesty Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III is married to Lady (Obaapa) Adwoa Kwafo Akoto with six children. Lady (Obaapa) Adwoa",
"title": "Akwamuhene"
},
{
"docid": "7440434",
"text": "two years, and by the age of 20 received a Ph.D. from Princeton. But during the McCarthy era, he could not find work because he was the son of the onetime head of the Communist Party USA. After a series of job rejections in the 1950s, he was championed by Eleanor Roosevelt, the former First Lady who was then chairman of the board of Brandeis University; she overrode the rest of the board who were afraid to hire him, and he gained a position at Brandeis. Felix went on to chair the mathematics department at the University of Chicago, and",
"title": "Bill Browder"
},
{
"docid": "12784579",
"text": "distribute shark fins in Hawaii. Kelly Hu Kelly Hu (born February 13, 1968 ) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993. Hu starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera \"Sunset Beach\" and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series \"Nash Bridges\". She has also starred in numerous films including \"The Scorpion King\" (2002) as Cassandra, \"Cradle 2 the Grave\" (2003) as Sona, \"X2\" as Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (2003), \"The Tournament\" (2009) as Lai Lai Zhen, and \"White",
"title": "Kelly Hu"
},
{
"docid": "12784566",
"text": "Kelly Hu Kelly Hu (born February 13, 1968 ) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993. Hu starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera \"Sunset Beach\" and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series \"Nash Bridges\". She has also starred in numerous films including \"The Scorpion King\" (2002) as Cassandra, \"Cradle 2 the Grave\" (2003) as Sona, \"X2\" as Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (2003), \"The Tournament\" (2009) as Lai Lai Zhen, and \"White Frog\" (2012). Hu has had",
"title": "Kelly Hu"
},
{
"docid": "19136161",
"text": "relationship that has negatively affected the people I love, respect and care about the most.\" He finished at Louisiana Tech with a 2 year record of 30–31. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:white;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:white;\"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:white;\"| Conference USA regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#75B2DD; color:white;\"| Conference USA Women's Tournament 2015–16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team 2015–16 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team The 2015–16 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year head coach Tyler Summitt, play their home",
"title": "2015–16 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "10591328",
"text": "and talent as much as possible. The film was a finalist in the 1985 USA Film Festival in Dallas. Despite a modest theatrical run, Rebel Love enjoyed a cable release on Showtime and was later distributed on video by Vestron. Rose, who started on television in the series Falcon Crest, went on to star in her own 1980s crime drama series, \"Lady Blue\". Knox, who first gained fame as the villainous Dr. Peter White on the series St. Elsewhere, later starred for three years as the lead character on the popular series Tour of Duty, a Vietnam War drama. Rebel",
"title": "Rebel Love"
},
{
"docid": "9480820",
"text": "numbers in the hundreds. The first sisters arrived in 1960, four members of the Order of St. Francis of Oldenburg, Indiana USA. They were Sr. Noreen McLaughlin, Sr. Annata (Kate) Holohan, Sr. Matrine Mayborg and Sr. Claver Ehren. Sr. Martine is the only one of this group who still remains in PNG. She runs the adult literacy program of the Mendi Diocese. Religious sisters from many congregations have served in the diocese, Swiss Sisters of Baldegg, Our Lady of the Missions, Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, Handmaids of the Lord, Marist Sisters, Missionaries of Charity, Daughters of Mary",
"title": "Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi"
},
{
"docid": "16350241",
"text": "Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Burstyn, who won in her category. It was also nominated for a variety of creative arts awards. Political Animals (miniseries) Political Animals is a six-episode American comedy-drama miniseries created by Greg Berlanti. The series aired in the United States on USA Network from July 15 through August 19, 2012. Sigourney Weaver portrays Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and Governor of Illinois, as well as the current Secretary of State. Weaver and the show's production team acknowledge that the lead character has some similarities to Hillary Clinton. They",
"title": "Political Animals (miniseries)"
},
{
"docid": "9302792",
"text": "2015 season. Cliff Godwin, an ECU alumni has replaced him. In Godwin's first season, won the 2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament. In Godwin's second season, he led the Pirates to the Lubbock Super Regional, after sweeping the Charlottesville Regional. In 2017, ECU garnered a #6 pre-season ranking from Baseball America, and is a favorite to make it to the College World Series. The ECU Lady Pirates won the 2010 C-USA Softball regular season and conference tournament titles. The head coach of the Lady Bucs is Courtney Oliver. Pitcher Toni Paisley was drafted 10th overall in the 2011 National Pro",
"title": "East Carolina Pirates"
},
{
"docid": "13672052",
"text": "performance. It sold 200,000 copies. All tracks composed by Yuuitiro Kota, and written by Iziyuuin Shizuka. Ai Giri Giri \"Ai Giri Giri\" (愛・GIRI GIRI, lit. \"Love Giri Giri\") is Pink Lady's 17th single, and their first single not to reach the top 40. The duo broke away from their disco and teen pop music, and they focused more on soft rock music. When the single was released in Japan, Pink Lady was residing in the USA for the shooting of Pink Lady & Jeff, and thus had not the time to properly promote the record. It was performed on only",
"title": "Ai Giri Giri"
},
{
"docid": "13672051",
"text": "Ai Giri Giri \"Ai Giri Giri\" (愛・GIRI GIRI, lit. \"Love Giri Giri\") is Pink Lady's 17th single, and their first single not to reach the top 40. The duo broke away from their disco and teen pop music, and they focused more on soft rock music. When the single was released in Japan, Pink Lady was residing in the USA for the shooting of Pink Lady & Jeff, and thus had not the time to properly promote the record. It was performed on only one Japanese TV show. Unlike their previous records, they had not any synchronized choreography for their",
"title": "Ai Giri Giri"
},
{
"docid": "13100550",
"text": "Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team currently competes in Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Techsters is Brooke Stoehr. Louisiana Tech has won 3 National Championships and has competed in 13 Final Fours, 23 Sweet Sixteens, and 27 NCAA tournaments. The Lady Techsters basketball program boasts 3 Wade Trophy winners, 5 olympic medalists, 8 members of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, 16 All-Americans, and 21 WNBA players. The Lady Techsters have an all-time record of 1043–264 with a .798 winning percentage,",
"title": "Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball"
},
{
"docid": "18489081",
"text": "in the first round, TCU in the second round, Eastern Michigan in the third round before falling to Michigan in the quarterfinals. !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"| Regular season !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"| Conference USA Tournament !colspan=9 style=\"background:#F1C500; color:#000000;\"|WNIT 2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team 2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team The 2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by eleventh year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of",
"title": "2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "1704401",
"text": "34 years earlier. Unlike previous funerals for first ladies, the pallbearers came from members of the armed forces. She was the first former First Lady to die in the 21st century. She is also the third-longest-living First Lady, after Bess Truman, who lived to be 97, and Nancy Reagan, who surpassed her by 40 days. On August 27, 1969, President Richard Nixon dedicated a 300-acre grove of redwood trees as the \"Lady Bird Johnson Grove,\" due to her efforts as First Lady toward preserving national resources for Americans. The grove is located just north of Orick, California, and is part",
"title": "Lady Bird Johnson"
},
{
"docid": "10347002",
"text": "In the years after the pageant, two delegates who competed at Miss Teen USA 2002 went on to win the Miss USA title. The class of 2002 is the first to produce two Miss USA winners. The first was Tara Conner of Kentucky, who placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2002 and won the Miss USA 2006 pageant; she was followed by Rachel Smith of Tennessee (semi-finalist and Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA) who won Miss USA 2007. Both placed fourth runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant. A third contestant, fourth runner-up Kimberly Harlan of Georgia, competed at",
"title": "Miss Teen USA 2002"
},
{
"docid": "1680838",
"text": "field. For example, the term has been applied in the entertainment field to denote the \"First Lady of Television\" (Lucille Ball), the \"First Lady of Song\" (Ella Fitzgerald), the \"First Lady of Country Music\" (Tammy Wynette, although Loretta Lynn was also known by the title), the \"First Lady of \"Star Trek\"\" (actor/producer Majel Barrett), the \"First Lady of American Soul\" (Aretha Franklin), the \"First Lady of the Grand Ole Opry\" (Loretta Lynn), and the \"First Lady of the American Stage\" (Helen Hayes). The term \"first lady\" is also used to denote a woman who occupies the foremost social position within",
"title": "First Lady"
},
{
"docid": "16683364",
"text": "member. Former Mozambican First Lady Graça Machel is the only person to have served as the First Lady of two different republics. She became the First Lady of South Africa on 18 July 1998 upon her marriage to Nelson Mandela. First Lady of Mozambique The First Lady of Mozambique (Portuguese: \"Primeira-Dama de Moçambique\") is the title held by the wife of the President of Mozambique. There have been just three First Ladies since Mozambique's independence in 1975. The country's current First Lady is Isaura Nyusi, wife of President Filipe Nyusi, who has held the position since 2015. The Office of",
"title": "First Lady of Mozambique"
},
{
"docid": "9480647",
"text": "Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs The Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs are composed of 18 teams representing Old Dominion University in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, golf, soccer, sailing, swimming & diving, and tennis. Men's sports include baseball, football, and wrestling. Women's sports include field hockey, lacrosse, and rowing. The Monarchs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and are members of Conference USA (C-USA). For the 2012-13 academic year, under bylaws of its previous conference, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), ODU was ineligible for conference championships in team sports in 2012–13. The",
"title": "Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs"
},
{
"docid": "6225437",
"text": "to reduce the demand of illegal drugs. California Congressman Duncan Hunter and teacher David Dhillon launched \"Camarena Clubs\" in California high schools. In 1986, club members presented a proclamation to Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States, who had initiated nationwide anti-drug programs. The following year, parent-teacher organizations in California, Illinois, and Virginia wore the red ribbons in late October and November. In 1988, the first National Red Ribbon Week was organized by the National Family Partnership (NFP), proclaimed by the U.S. Congress and chaired by Nancy Reagan. Henry Lozano, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA",
"title": "Red Ribbon Week"
},
{
"docid": "3732039",
"text": "for, but never win a Miss USA state title (she also placed as a semi-finalist in 2003 and 2004). The second Miss Teen USA who did not win a Miss USA state title on her first attempt was Ashley Coleman, Miss Teen USA 1999, of Delaware, who competed in the Miss California USA 2006 pageant and finished third runner-up. She is the first Miss Teen USA winner to compete in a different state from that where she won her Miss Teen USA crown. Tami Farrell, Miss Teen USA 2003, competed at Miss California USA 2009 as Miss Malibu USA, but",
"title": "Miss Teen USA"
}
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"docid": "10681808",
"text": "'Another Night' and 'Runaway.' Polishing it up '90s- style gives the group a clear shot at plenty of radio and club play for the summer ahead.\" Come and Get Your Love \"Come and Get Your Love\" is a 1974 hit single by the Native American rock band Redbone. The song was written and produced by band members Pat and Lolly Vegas. One of their most successful singles, the song was originally featured on Redbone's 1973 album, \"Wovoka\"; later the song appeared on many \"greatest hits\" albums released by the band, as well as on numerous compilation albums of the 1970s.",
"title": "Come and Get Your Love"
},
{
"docid": "10681808",
"text": "'Another Night' and 'Runaway.' Polishing it up '90s- style gives the group a clear shot at plenty of radio and club play for the summer ahead.\" Come and Get Your Love \"Come and Get Your Love\" is a 1974 hit single by the Native American rock band Redbone. The song was written and produced by band members Pat and Lolly Vegas. One of their most successful singles, the song was originally featured on Redbone's 1973 album, \"Wovoka\"; later the song appeared on many \"greatest hits\" albums released by the band, as well as on numerous compilation albums of the 1970s.",
"title": "Come and Get Your Love"
},
{
"docid": "10681805",
"text": "Come and Get Your Love \"Come and Get Your Love\" is a 1974 hit single by the Native American rock band Redbone. The song was written and produced by band members Pat and Lolly Vegas. One of their most successful singles, the song was originally featured on Redbone's 1973 album, \"Wovoka\"; later the song appeared on many \"greatest hits\" albums released by the band, as well as on numerous compilation albums of the 1970s. The song peaked at number 5 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart on April 13, 1974. It spent 18 weeks in the Top 40 and landed",
"title": "Come and Get Your Love"
},
{
"docid": "12322345",
"text": "the single version of \"Come and Get Your Love\"; the track boundary on the short \"Chant Wovoka\" vocal was moved; and the last track \"23rd and Mad\" was cut down. Wovoka (album) Wovoka is the fifth album by Native American band Redbone. The track \"We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee\" was dropped from the US/Canadian release (KE 32462) due to its controversial theme. The track appeared on the European release (EPC 65500), and was moderately successful on the continent (see main Redbone entry). The LP version of \"Come and Get Your Love\" starts with a slow rendition of the",
"title": "Wovoka (album)"
},
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"docid": "4274255",
"text": "spot on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2015, \"Come And Get Your Love\" was used as the intro theme to Netflix produced cartoon series \"F is for Family\". In 2015, in France, \"Come And Get Your Love\" was featured in a Bouygues Telecom television commercial showing three successive generations appreciating the song. In 2018, Pat Vegas was awarded with the \"Lifetime Achievement Award\" from the Indigenous Music Awards. Source: Redbone (band) Redbone is a Native American rock group originating in the 1970s with brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas. They reached the Top 5 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart",
"title": "Redbone (band)"
},
{
"docid": "10681806",
"text": "as the fourth-most popular song on the Hot 100 for 1974. The single was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1974, which indicates that it had shipped over a half-million copies in North America. The song is Redbone's highest charting single and one of two Top 40 hits by the band. (An earlier recording, \"The Witch Queen of New Orleans,\" peaked at number 21 in 1972.) \"Come and Get Your Love\" also exists in a longer version, with an introductory slow part, plus a longer repeated coda. However, most radio stations rarely play it on the air. The",
"title": "Come and Get Your Love"
},
{
"docid": "904761",
"text": "!colspan=\"3\"|Mastertone sales \"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)\" was the first single from Cyndi Lauper's \"Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some\" hits collection from 1994, and her first charting single on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 since \"My First Night Without You\" in 1989. This song is a new reggae-tinged arrangement of Lauper's own \"Girls Just Want to Have Fun\" standard, with a musical tip of the hat to Redbone's \"Come and Get Your Love\". The arrangement evolved as she experimented with the song's style over the course of the 1993–94 Hat Full of Stars Tour. The song was a",
"title": "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
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"docid": "11904221",
"text": "2008. Albums: 45 rpm records: \"How Come\" / \"Tremblin'\" (End 1117) \"Tremblin'\"/ \"Memories Are Made of This\" (End 1122) \"Don't Make it Hurt\" / \"Magic of Your Love\" (Hallmark 334) \"Get a Hold of Yourself\" / \"Don't Take Your Love from Me\" (20th Fox 422) \"I Found My Place\" (20th Fox 511) \"Through a Long and Sleepless Night\" / \"Tears\" (20th Fox 567) Byrdie Green Byrdie Green (1936 – April 26, 2008) was a jazz and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. Later she went to New",
"title": "Byrdie Green"
},
{
"docid": "2006324",
"text": "she sang on Rush's song \"Time Stand Still\" on the album \"Hold Your Fire\". The single is credited as \"Rush (featuring Aimee Mann)\". In 1995, she recorded a cover version of Harry Nilsson's \"One\" on the album \"For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson\" and in 1996, \"Baby Blue\" on the Badfinger tribute album \"Come and Get It\". In 1997, Mann recorded a cover of \"Nobody Does It Better\", the theme song of the James Bond film \"The Spy Who Loved Me\", on the album \"\". In 2001, Mann recorded covers of The Beatles' \"Two of Us\" with Michael",
"title": "Aimee Mann"
},
{
"docid": "3524125",
"text": "The Free Your Mind Award, which honours an individual or organisation for aiding in humanitarian efforts and fighting prejudice, was given to Bono for his world peace work. Puff Daddy performed \"My Best Friend\" backed by a full gospel choir, followed by Iggy Pop, who stagedived into the crowd during the track \"Lust for Life\". Whitney Houston sang a medley of \"Get It Back\" and \"My Love Is Your Love\", while Mariah Carey performed \"Heartbreaker\". Marilyn Manson, who wore nothing but a G-string, closed the show with a performance of \"Rock Is Dead\". 2000: The show was hosted by Fugees's",
"title": "MTV Europe Music Award"
},
{
"docid": "13115724",
"text": "problems with a pill addiction. Ross called her without me knowing and asked her to show up to the studio, and I had to sing that part to her. “He pushes your buttons on purpose to get those kind of performances. He wants you to get so fucking mad, the emotions just come pouring out. I get it – but I don’t necessarily want to be a part of it now I’ve been there and done that.” Despite his love and respect for Robinson, Davis adds: “That record sounds forced to me, and it took me to a very dark",
"title": "Korn III: Remember Who You Are"
},
{
"docid": "14303945",
"text": "sang \"I Will Come to You\" by Hanson and also \"Halo\" by Beyoncé. She visited the house a second time with the Top 10 contestants, and sang many songs, including \"Wicked Game\", \"No One\", \"Creep\", and \"Umbrella\". She also made an appearance on \"The Wendy Williams Show\" performing \"Summertime\". Magnus returned to the finale of \"American Idol\" on May 26, 2010 and sang \"How Deep Is Your Love\" with Aaron Kelly, who were both joined by the Bee Gees. She also had group performances with Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera and Janet Jackson. On June 9, 2010, Magnus performed with childhood",
"title": "Siobhan Magnus"
},
{
"docid": "5995312",
"text": "first just love people and gain that trust with people where they know that I really do love them and care about their well-being, so that when they are running into problems, they will hopefully, at some point, come to me and ask me, 'What is your peace all about? What is your comfort all about? Where do you get your love? Where do you get your talents?' And I can turn to them and say without blinking, 'Jesus Christ'. In a 2018 interview with Michael Rosenbaum, Levi called himself \"I'm very spiritual but not particularly religious\" and while avowing",
"title": "Zachary Levi"
},
{
"docid": "9799046",
"text": "Ich Troje's verses and choruses are sung, while Jeglitza performs a rap somewhat reminiscent of his band's earlier hit \"Come And Get Your Love\". Lyrically, Jeglitza begins with a bilingual (Spanish and English) rap in which he tells a girl that \"you're the one for me/Your love made me a believer\" and asks her to \"take my gasolina\". Michał Wiśniewski then sings in Polish, begging his lover to \"let me at least touch your hands\", and tells her \"I'll get to your heart, do you want it?\" At this point, the lyrics switch to English, and feature all the members",
"title": "Follow My Heart"
},
{
"docid": "13186888",
"text": "the songwriters. \"The Ash\" supported Fyre and Guthrie in taking their songs elsewhere. When producer Bert DeCouteaux heard the song demos (on which Fyre played all the instruments and both Fyre and Guthrie sang), he said, \"You two simply must get out of my office \"now\" - - because I want to immediately start writing charts for these songs. Come back tomorrow and don't forget to bring your bass!\" With that request, Fyre's life as a trombonist ended, and his life as a bass player in New York City's music scene began. The following day, Fyre was sitting in the",
"title": "Haras Fyre"
},
{
"docid": "16850155",
"text": "secrets from your online love? Come clean\" and \"Are you a secret Catfish? It's time to come clean\". The project was cancelled, but Schulman has said he would like to make a pan-European version. The film \"Catfish\" was criticized and its authenticity questioned. Executive producer Tom Forman stresses that the TV version won't just tell \"stories of deception. We've also stumbled into some love stories. We found people who are exactly who they say they are. We are putting those on television, too. We find people who are willing to get past an initial deception and really do make a",
"title": "Catfish: The TV Show"
},
{
"docid": "7930909",
"text": "Chilly (band) Chilly was a German Euro disco/rock band at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. Their most famous songs include hits like \"Friday On My Mind\",'Johnny Loves Jenny', 'Come to L.A.', 'Simply a Love Song', 'For Your Love' and 'Get Up And Move'. The Song \"For Your Love\" was originally written by Graham Gouldman (later of 10cc fame) and performed by the Yardbirds in 1965. Chilly's version was produced by the composer and author Bernt Moehrle, who created with this song a new standard in Disco music in the late 70s and early 80s.",
"title": "Chilly (band)"
},
{
"docid": "4756941",
"text": "artists Kevin O'Brien and Steve Markowski to help him with the episode. The three spent months on the episode. Barry White wanted to guest star on the show, so he was written into the plot. He sang \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" specially for the episode, rather than using a recorded version. The song Grampa was supposed to sing in his flashback, showing how he posed as a German cabaret singer in World War II, was \"Lili Marlene\" by Marlene Dietrich. The staff could not get the rights to it because, according to the people who own the",
"title": "Whacking Day"
},
{
"docid": "10240587",
"text": "to the ground, If you will prove loyal and constant to me And forsake you own true Love, I'll be married to thee. I want none of your petticoats and your fine silken shows: I never was so poor as to marry for clothes; But if you will prove loyal and constant to me I'll forsake my own true Love and get married to thee. Come let us be going, kind sir, if you please; Come let us be going from beneath the green trees. For my true Love is coming down yonder I see, Down by the Green Bushes,",
"title": "Green Bushes"
},
{
"docid": "9604306",
"text": "Wondress Hutchinson Wondress Hutchinson, also known as, Wondress, is an American electronic dance music and jazz fusion singer who has worked with old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix (1990 album \"This Should Move Ya\", where she sang lead vocals on the album's Top 10 British Singles hits, \"Got to Have Your Love\", and \"Take Your Time\"). In 1995, Hutchinson sang background vocals for jazz fusion group, Spyro Gyra (1995 album \"Love and Other Obsessions\"). More recently, in 2001 and again in 2003, Hutchinson sang lead and background for Baltimore-based house music artist DJ Spen (\"Solid Ground EP\" (2001)), and",
"title": "Wondress Hutchinson"
},
{
"docid": "9604307",
"text": "gospel music/house music group, Jasper Street Co. (\"Interpretations (The Remix Collection)\" (2003)). Wondress Hutchinson Wondress Hutchinson, also known as, Wondress, is an American electronic dance music and jazz fusion singer who has worked with old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix (1990 album \"This Should Move Ya\", where she sang lead vocals on the album's Top 10 British Singles hits, \"Got to Have Your Love\", and \"Take Your Time\"). In 1995, Hutchinson sang background vocals for jazz fusion group, Spyro Gyra (1995 album \"Love and Other Obsessions\"). More recently, in 2001 and again in 2003, Hutchinson sang lead and background",
"title": "Wondress Hutchinson"
},
{
"docid": "16550127",
"text": "of \"End of Time\" as her silhouette appeared in front of a large screen. The performance contained triple-time drumbeats and background vocals from her background singers. A retro-soulful performance of \"Love on Top\" followed with Beyoncé saying \"Atlantic City, snap your fingers\". As she was performing a New Edition-inspired choreography and sang the song's modulations in an extended vocal showcase the crowd sang along with her. Afterwards, \"Get Me Bodied\" was performed with Bob Fosse-style swing and formations. Beyoncé performed the reggae dancehall song \"Baby Boy\" and during a \"giddy\" version of \"Crazy in Love\" she wore a cropped, spangled",
"title": "Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live"
},
{
"docid": "8964216",
"text": "Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), made several controversial comments during the scuffle, including: “Now, that’s what I’m talking about. You come into our house, you should get your behind kicked. You don’t come into the OB [Orange Bowl] playing that stuff. You’re across the ocean over there. You’re across the city. You can’t come over to our place talking noise like that. You’ll get your butt beat. I was about to go down the elevator to get in that thing...I say, why don't we meet outside in the tunnel after the ball game and get it on some more? You don't",
"title": "FIU–Miami football brawl"
},
{
"docid": "10204808",
"text": "genuinely get worked up and we like to keep it that way until filming is finished. It's a useful tip to let the frustrations come through in your work - it makes good viewing.\" From his relationship with Connie, Sam moved on to a love triangle storyline with Ward Sisters Faye Morton and Chrissie Williams. Kensit said of the relationship in August 2007, as the storyline was ongoing: \"For Faye, Sam is not Mr Right, simply Mr Right Now. But Faye is not as sweet as she looks - there's a streak of toughness there... It's all going to get",
"title": "Sam Strachan"
},
{
"docid": "12025341",
"text": "\"Regent Square\" is the most common tune. In the United Kingdom, however, the hymn came to be sung to the French carol tune \"Iris\" (\"Les anges dans nos campagnes\", the tune used for \"Angels We Have Heard on High\") after this setting was published in the \"Oxford Book of Carols\". Sometimes the \"Gloria in excelsis Deo\" refrain is even sung in place of Montgomery's original lyric: \"Come and worship Christ the new-born King\". Angels, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Come and worship, come and",
"title": "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
},
{
"docid": "19979727",
"text": "don't know what you're talking about till you sell your house and living above a bar trying to see you kids on weekends.\" \"It’s Your Knees\" criticizes males who make fun of the anxiety of other women. \"Ignorecam\" is about a man who gets pleasure from a webcam model's lack of interest in him. \"Love With Emotion\" regards males who are callous to females, Korvette singing, \"You’re vomiting next to me / While I finish my ice cream.\" \"Cold Whip Cream\" is about \"the pressures of being straight,\" a commentary on the fears of men that come with their sexual",
"title": "Why Love Now"
},
{
"docid": "13617511",
"text": "single. And sometimes, when you are in that place, you get girls who wanna be a part of what you're about – but, because you're not really ready for a relationship, those girls can end up being heartbroken. So what I'm basically saying is 'I might just break your heart. But I'm only gonna break your heart if you come through this way right now'.\" Cruz also has called his song \"catchy\" with a \"good melody\" and \"fun topic\", stating that \"both girls and guys can get into this character\". In an interview with \"Entertainment Weekly\", Cruz elaborated and said",
"title": "Break Your Heart"
},
{
"docid": "4103216",
"text": "\"Akher Hawa\" (\"Last Love\"). She worked with the Egyptian composer Mohamed El Mougi, sang and acted in the film \"Saaktob Ismak Ala Arrimal\" (\"I Will Write Your Name in the Sand\"), which included her singing \"Yadamiiti Haddi\" (\"Tears, Fall from My Eyes\"). Other recordings include \"Lilet El Ouns\" (\"Magnificent Get-Together\"), \"Ech Gab Li Gab\" (\"A Cut about the Rest\"), \"Amrak Aagib\" (\"I Don't Get You\"), and \"Menghir Sabab\" (\"For No Reason\"). In 2000, she also released the Egyptian hit song \"Lilah Habeebee\", (\"One Night, My Love\"), the album title track, which went on to win for best video in the",
"title": "Samira Said"
},
{
"docid": "4324819",
"text": "\"We are weeping with Argentina.\" The Mayor of Lima, Peru and former presidential candidate, Susana Villaran, tweeted: \"So ironic. A man who preached about peace and sang for life, dies in such a violent way\" and shared one of his most famous quotes: \"If you love the money at most you'll get to a bank, but if you love life, God will surely come.\" The Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, also mourned his death. \"Many of you must be fans of Facundo Cabral, and throughout Latin America and us here in Colombia. I personally regret this vile murder,\" Santos said",
"title": "Facundo Cabral"
},
{
"docid": "16163050",
"text": "Kaadhal Oviyam Kadhal Oviyam (English: Painting of love) is a 1982 Tamil film directed by P. Bharathiraja. The film went on to receive critical acclaim, and became successful at the box office. Sakthi (Kannan) was an orphan, born in temple and sang devotional hymns for the temple idol. He became blind after an accident. Ponni (Radha) used to hear him singing at the temple and falls in love with him. However, Ponni's mother Vadivukarasai wanted her to get married to Radharavi, her relation who had come from Singapore. Ponni is not willing to marry Radharavi. Ponni performs all of Sakthi's",
"title": "Kaadhal Oviyam"
},
{
"docid": "16923274",
"text": "Sorry?\" 24. \"I'll Be Seeing You\" 25. \"Candy\" 26. \"The Last Time I Saw Paris\" Disc 3 1. \"All The Things You Are\" 2. \"If I Loved You\" 3. \"What Is This Thing Called Love?\" 4. \"Come Rain or Come Shine\" 5. \"With These Hands\" 6. \"Use Your Imagination\" 7. \"Three-Cornered Tune\" 8. \"It Happened In Sun Valley\" 9. \"Don't Get Around Much Anymore\" 10. \"Oh! Look at Me Now\" 11. \"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You\" 12. \"My Heart's In The Highlands\" 13. \"My One And Only Highland Fling\" 14. \"I Didn't Know About You\"",
"title": "Portrait Edition (Jo Stafford album)"
},
{
"docid": "5415857",
"text": "also won praise from the band. \"Kevin is the first guy that I've worked with that just went with it—especially my singing. A lot of this album is just my scratch vocals. It's very loose, and Kevin let it go... He'd say, if we didn't get it in two or three takes, 'We'll come back tomorrow'\", said Chris. Of the album's lyrical bent, Chris said, \"...there is a lot of love on it, and I've never written love songs. I do think having a muse in my life like the woman I'm with now helped... I think there's also a",
"title": "By Your Side (The Black Crowes album)"
},
{
"docid": "8515152",
"text": "Get On With It – Live.\" <poem> You noble Diggers all, stand up now, stand up now, You noble Diggers all, stand up now, The waste land to maintain, seeing Cavaliers by name Your digging do disdain and your persons all defame Stand up now, Diggers all. Your houses they pull down, stand up now, stand up now, Your houses they pull down, stand up now. Your houses they pull down to fright poor men in town, But the gentry must come down and the poor shall wear the crown. Stand up now, Diggers all. With spades and hoes and",
"title": "Diggers' Song"
},
{
"docid": "3579400",
"text": "latest fashions, accompanied by \"You've Come A Long Way, Baby\", which in the commercials was an up-tempo, catchy pop-rock jingle: <poem>You've come a long way, baby To get where you've got to today You've got your own cigarette now, baby You've come a long, long way</poem> Several other, less important, marketing vehicles were employed, such as the Virginia Slims Book of Days (a day timer/calendar book), fashion shows, and an extensive line of products, apparel, and accessories. The \"Find your voice\" ad campaign was criticized for being offensive to those who have lost their voices to throat cancer as a",
"title": "Virginia Slims"
},
{
"docid": "13846146",
"text": "Spokesperson for the Pennington Empowerment Foundation I LOVE YOU, ME! Women's Empowerment Conference. She also sang the theme song and made public service announcements for the elderly for non-profit newspaper, Street Sense. On February 13, 2010, Negre parted from Peaches and Herb after KLUC's fourth Annual Valentine's Love Affair at the Orleans Arena, Las Vegas. At the concert, the duo performed various hits, including “Reunited,” “Shake Your Groove Thing,” and “I Pledge Your Love.\" Post Peaches & Herb, Negre relocated from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles to concentrate on various music projects. She now does studio sessions, movie soundtracks, and",
"title": "Meritxell Negre"
},
{
"docid": "15247165",
"text": "performances for the episode were mostly well received by critics and fans alike. Sandra Gonzalez of \"Entertainment Weekly\" stated that her favorite was \"Silly Love Songs\" by Paul McCartney, performed by the Warblers. In a review of the performance, she wrote, \"This is much more Warbler-esque than 'When I Get You Alone'. I had also been worried we wouldn't get our weekly dose of dorky Warbler dance moves. Plus, major points for the blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment when Blaine sang the love 'won't come at all' line to Santana. It was probably my personal biggest laugh-out-loud moment of the episode.\" She gave",
"title": "Silly Love Songs (Glee)"
},
{
"docid": "5458446",
"text": "for the one I love the best. She picked up the bloody weapon She pierced it through her snow-white breast Farewell Momma Farewell Poppa I'll go with the one I love the best. Wake up, wake up, you drowsy sleeper, Wake up, wake up, for it's almost day Stick your head out at the window And see your true love march away Who is it that has come so early? Who is it that has come so soon? Catie dear, it your true lover That came so early and so soon Catie dear go ask your parents If you may",
"title": "Silver Dagger (song)"
},
{
"docid": "12802980",
"text": "Venus and Mars (2007 film) Venus and Mars (; lit. \"Fight\") is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film. It was directed by Han Ji-seung and stars Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Tae-hee. Despite having little in common, Sang-min and Jin-ah fall in love and get married. Before long they come to realise that they actually can't stand each other, but the resulting split is far from amicable. Things come to a head when Jin-ah refuses to return the pendulum from Sang-min's beloved clock, and their petty squabbles degenerate into life-threatening violence. \"Venus and Mars\" was released in South Korea on",
"title": "Venus and Mars (2007 film)"
},
{
"docid": "4599374",
"text": "first time in public during Cairo's Radio syndicate ceremony because they were looking for new voices to artistically adopt them. She sang \"elGennah Taht Akdamek\" (Paradise Is Under Your Feet) as a dedication to the mothers who were present during the concert. She recalled how her father was not pleased with her performance and that his negative attitude was the major force that propelled her in a battle between her talents and her inner self to come up with better songs. On \"Maa Hobby\" (With Love) talk show in 2005, host Joumana Bou Eid asked Angham how she felt toward",
"title": "Angham"
},
{
"docid": "16779050",
"text": "to protect his wife's secret and tries to convince Mi-kyung to let go of the relationship. However, Mi-kyung does not give up on Sang-woo, and the two often exchange painful looks of regret and sadness. In hopes to get Mi-kyung to give up on their love, Sang-woo pulls an unusual hasty move by proposing to Choi Ho-jung, who has been desperate for Sang-woo's love. Without even dating, Sang-woo promises to be a good husband to her. The marriage shocks Mi-kyung, Sam-jae (thinking Ho-jung cheated her way into this marriage), and the people who knew Sang-woo and Mi-kyung's relationship. Still not",
"title": "Seoyoung, My Daughter"
},
{
"docid": "11343314",
"text": "mi amada, yo te llamo Loisaida Increible una mezcla, la perfecta una gente bien decente de to 'as rasas que estiman que te adoran que no saben explicar lo que le pasa cuando ausente de tus calles peligrosas si te aman A ti, mi hermosa Loisaida O what a town... even with your drug-infested pocket parks, playgrounds where our young bloods hang around waiting, hoping that one day when they too get well and smile again your love is all they need to come around. Loisaida, I love you. Your buildings are burning up that we got to stop. Loisaida,",
"title": "Bimbo Rivas"
},
{
"docid": "20396390",
"text": "Greg Perry (singer) Greg Perry is a singer, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with artists such as Freda Payne. He has written and produced many hits for soul artists in the 1970s. He is also the brother of singer Jeff Perry and he is married to Edna Wright who sang in the group Honey Cone. Perry had four charting singles on the R&B Charts. In 1971, his single \"The Boogie Man\" got to #81 In 1975, \"Come On Down (Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds)\" peaked at #24, and \"I'll Be Comin' Back\" made it to #48.",
"title": "Greg Perry (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "7746538",
"text": "the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song was performed on five of Jackson's tours. \"Throb\" begins with Jackson saying \"come for me\", before promising to \"boom, boom, boom until noon, noon, noon\" with her sexual partner. \"I can feel your body / pressed against my body / Wrap yourself around me / Love to feel you throbbing\", the singer sang amid moans, elements of house music, C&C Music Factory-esque beats and a saxophone loop. Chuck Arnold from \"Philadelphia Daily News\" noted the song's \"surprisingly frank dirty talk\" with the lyric \"I can feel your body/Pressed against my body/When you",
"title": "Throb (song)"
},
{
"docid": "8993475",
"text": "what you've done to make that come about <br> Talk to me about something real, baby / Can you hear me now?\" Talk About Love \"'Talk About Love\" is a song recorded by Christine Anu. It was released in October 2003 as the first and only single from her third studio album, \"45 Degrees\" (2003). The song peaked at number 85 on the ARIA Chart. Lyrically, the song sees Anu confront someone who believes they know about love, without evidence: \"You talk about love / But I can't see any love coming out of your mind <br> You talk about",
"title": "Talk About Love"
},
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"docid": "7316393",
"text": "of Matthew chapter five: \"“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not",
"title": "Religious views on love"
},
{
"docid": "4857586",
"text": "be your gibes now, your gambols, your songs, your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now to mock your own grinning – quite chap-fall'n. Now get you to my lady's chamber, and tell her, let her paint an inch thick, to this favor she must come; make her laugh at that. In an often-quoted speech in a law case of 1625 over the Earldom of Oxford, the Lord Chief Justice Ranulph Crewe listed great noble dynasties of the English Middle Ages, extinct from the Wars of the Roses and other turmoils,",
"title": "Ubi sunt"
},
{
"docid": "14856818",
"text": "your hands in the sky / Come on boy, come and get in / The rhythm music will take you high / What I'm feeling about you / I love you, don't know why / Everybody come and get in / The rhythm music will take you high.\" Upon its release, \"Sun Is Up\" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. An editor from German radio station commended the song as a highlight from \"I Am the Club Rocker\", writing: \"After just the first few seconds, the sun rises. The hit single from Inna simply puts you in",
"title": "Sun Is Up"
},
{
"docid": "12659952",
"text": "Vrinda's house pretending to be the best friend of Vrinda's cousin Teji. Nobody in the family, except for Vrinda and Teji, knows who Yug really is. He wins everyone's hearts and the family decides to get Yug and Vrinda married. That's when Balwant finds out who Yug really is. Yug and Vrinda run away. But they do not marry each other and come back within a day. They tell their families that they could have married if they wanted, and no one would have been able to do anything. They didn't because they truly love each other and want their",
"title": "Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna (2008 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "16181364",
"text": "many meetings. I had been doing it for like five years, and I was excited to have the meeting, but it wasn’t hype. I was going to go in there and be myself, I’m not going to really care. I wore a little bit of makeup and I dressed how I would dress. Went in there, sang for them, did the whole meeting thing and he was like, ‘I love your voice, I love everything but when you come into these meetings you have to sell yourself.’ I was just speechless when he said that, and I have no filter",
"title": "Sailing Soul(s)"
},
{
"docid": "1439617",
"text": "Brown\", in which \"La-La (Means I Love You)\" and \"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)\" underscore the pivotal relationship between the characters played by Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Their songs \"Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)\" and \"Funny Feeling\" were used in the video game \"Grand Theft Auto V\" on the fictional radio station The Lowdown 91.1. Prior to forming the Delfonics, William \"Poogie\" Hart sang in a variety of groups including Little Hart and The Everglows, the Veltones, the Four Guys, and the Four Gents. Members of some of these early groups included",
"title": "The Delfonics"
},
{
"docid": "2741005",
"text": "admirable gentleness of heart: \"„Do you want to know where the means to pay your fees come from for now? Well, mister Eminescu, are we such strangers to each other? Don't you know the love (if you allow me to use this exact word, although it is stronger than other words), the often enthusiastic admiration that I and our entire literary circle feels for you, for your poems, for your whole literary and political work? But it was a real explosion of love that we, all your friends (and only these), contributed to support the few material needs that your",
"title": "Titu Maiorescu"
},
{
"docid": "14717645",
"text": "and that that was produced by Kanye, \"Dreaming of Your Love\". This legitimized him as a featured artist. It was at that time that Williams added “The World Famous” to his name to differentiate himself from the famous drummer with the same name, and because in the vocal sample of the song \"Dreaming of Your Love\" the intro says, “You’re listening to the world famous”. Williams has had songs played on Brazilian airwaves, where he sang some of the vocals in Portuguese, and some musical chart success in France. Williams now resides in Fort Worth, Texas. The World Famous Tony",
"title": "The World Famous Tony Williams"
},
{
"docid": "20536223",
"text": "stuff in a Hefty : \"Go and lie, say you left me to one of your besties/ Acting like you can't get replaced, you feeling like Wesley/ Playing Pokémon, the way these n***as out tryna catch me\". It's everything we've come to love about CupcaKke – empowering, hard-hitting, razor sharp, and real as fuck.\" described \"Paper\". \"The Nation\" asked \"Who hasn’t felt a version of this?... As she raps in the second verse of 'Exit': \"My mind telling me go but my heart telling me stay / 30 seconds I love you, the other 30 I hate / 2 could",
"title": "Exit (Cupcakke song)"
},
{
"docid": "3249568",
"text": "to stay a while on daytime.\" He added, \"I don't crave fame. It's kind of goofy. I didn't want to be a public figure. I wanted to be an actor, not a movie star. But I love rock 'n' roll-there, I'd rather be a rock star. That would be cool.\" He said that \"like all soap actors,\" he sticks with the script the majority of the time, \"but every now and then he goes off the page,\" commenting, \"You get to direct yourself. You come up with a little bit. It's improvisational. Maybe you're doing it just for your castmates,",
"title": "Todd Manning"
},
{
"docid": "8870158",
"text": "Bernd. There, he starts to save the lifework of his half-sister Lisa, and Bruno starts to realize that his charm won't get him anywhere and that sometimes you have to work for your achievements. Also, he starts to fall in love with the young (and married) designer Nora Lindberg (). Because of bad ratings, Sat1 replaced Julia Malik. So Bruno is now fallen in love with Kim who is the younger sister of David Seidel and married to the evil Paolo Amendola . Since January 2007 Bruno Lehmann isn't the main character, who is in love with somebody, anymore. Instead",
"title": "Verliebt in Berlin"
},
{
"docid": "3256454",
"text": "Kendricks co-wrote; \"Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)\" (1964); \"Get Ready\" (1966); \"Please Return Your Love to Me\" (1968); and \"Just My Imagination\" (1971). He was also allowed to sing a few leads in his natural voice such as \"May I Have This Dance\" (1962). He shared lead vocal duty on other records, including \"You're My Everything\" (1967) (shared with David Ruffin), and a long string of Norman Whitfield produced psychedelic soul records where all five Temptations sang lead, such as the Grammy winner \"Cloud Nine\" (1968), \"I Can't Get Next to You\" (1969), and \"Ball of Confusion\" (1970).",
"title": "Eddie Kendricks"
},
{
"docid": "4385802",
"text": "\"Funky Divas\" in 1992. Robinson sang lead vocals on the album's top-charting singles which included \"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)\", \"Giving Him Something He Can Feel\", and \"Free Your Mind\", which remains one of their signature songs. \"Free Your Mind\" won two MTV Video Music Awards, for \"Best R&B Video\" and \"Best Dance Video\". En Vogue released an EP in the fall of 1993, entitled \"Runaway Love\". The extended play featured Robinson's lead vocals on the number-one hit \"Whatta Man\", which featured Salt-n-Pepa. The song also appeared on Salt-N-Pepa's \"Very Necessary\" album. In 1996, En Vogue recorded \"Don't",
"title": "Dawn Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "19387921",
"text": "like your comrades need you,\" sang Christy. \"The death squads can only get through to them if first they can get through to you.\" You had to take sides in 1981, and neither side was comfortable. I voted for the first time in that year's general election, when the candidates in our constituency included Kieran Doherty, then three weeks into his strike. I hated Margaret Thatcher's intransigence on the prisoner issue. But I also hated the way the hunger strikes were being rammed down our throats and used (or so it seemed) to seek a wider endorsement for the \"struggle\".",
"title": "If They Come in the Morning"
},
{
"docid": "15847681",
"text": "said \"this record is very strong because this is a band who can write catchy songs that are good enough for anybody of any genre to enjoy. Taking influences from many different artists makes this a varied album, but a varied album of songs that will get played again and again. I'm sure if you get this your whole family will enjoy it, if you like soft rock, indie, pop, big rock ballads, then this album is well worth thinking about.\" New Release Tuesday's Kevin Davis stated that \"this album for me harnesses the best of what I’ve come to",
"title": "On the Altar of Love"
},
{
"docid": "9929824",
"text": "their hit song \"Come and Get Your Love\" in the 1970s. He also played drums on the theme music for the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch. Danny Spanos was arrested in 1984. He also released \"Looks Like Trouble\" in 1984, which had disappointing sales, and the only single released \"I'd Lie to you for Your Love\" received little airplay, and was later turned into a country hit by The Bellamy Brothers. He had a video for the song \"Excuse Me\" from \"Passion in the Dark\" which made it into the MTV video rotation in early 1983. Danny Spanos Danny",
"title": "Danny Spanos"
},
{
"docid": "1988297",
"text": "at one point the keyboard player for Josie Cotton. Kingdom Come marked the first band where Wolf sang without playing guitar. The frontman later admitted that, for a while, it was a very awkward adjustment. In 1988, the band released its debut LP, \"Kingdom Come\". The band's first single, \"Get It On,\" was a big enough hit on AOR stations (most requested song for 6 weeks), that the band's eponymous debut went gold the day it was shipped (610,000 units sold). Their second single/video for the power ballad \"What Love Can Be\" received much airplay on US radio and MTV.",
"title": "Kingdom Come (band)"
},
{
"docid": "6668486",
"text": "Again\" in demo form), rare remixes of \"Cradle\" and \"Bye Now\", the demo version of \"I Want Your Love\" titled \"All the Right Things\", the original version of \"Whole Again\" featuring Kerry Katona speaking all of the verses in the song (while all the Kittens sing the chorus), and an exclusive remix of \"Right Now\". The original UK edition features a different track listing. Replacing \"Holiday\" and \"Real Life\" are \"Get Real\", \"Turn Me On\" and lead single (fourth overall) \"Follow Me\". Also included are new mixes of \"I Want Your Love\" (subtitled the \"album version\"), \"Cradle\", and \"Whole Again\"",
"title": "Right Now (Atomic Kitten album)"
},
{
"docid": "3523464",
"text": "Patton and Kid Koala. The band recorded its debut album titled \"Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By\" in 2001. Charles co-wrote and sang most of the material on the album. She has also worked with bands like Firewater, turning in performances on \"The Circus\" and \"Mr. Cardiac\" from 1996's \"Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire\", as well as Xian Hawkin's \"Sybarite\", the Foetus record, \"Love\", as well as working with Matt Johnson of The The, and on several of John Zorn's records. Charles recorded in French with the French composer Jean-Louis Murat",
"title": "Jennifer Charles"
},
{
"docid": "3200203",
"text": "Get Your Wife to Hug You a Little Bit More' or 'How to Get Your Husband to Slow Down and Caress Your Hair and Love Doing It,' now those are books that would change people's lives,\" says Klein. Communication is the key to satisfying relationships; things like new positions or removing pornography from a home without your partner's consent is generally not helpful. Klein told the \"Commonwealth Club\" that what most adults want out of sex is a combination of \"pleasure and closeness,\" and he encourages people to pay more attention to these, rather than to performance anxiety or how",
"title": "Marty Klein"
},
{
"docid": "16349372",
"text": "Get Your Man (1927 film) Get Your Man is an American silent motion picture produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, and released in 1927. The film was directed by Dorothy Arzner and stars Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Josef Swickard. The Library of Congress holds an incomplete print of this film, missing two out of six reels. Paramount did not renew this film's copyright in 1955 so the film is now in the Public Domain. A young American girl named Nancy (Clara Bow) falls in love with handsome Robert. He is to marry soon, yet Nancy develops a plan",
"title": "Get Your Man (1927 film)"
},
{
"docid": "1274152",
"text": "Now!, Seeger sang \"I Come and Stand at Every Door\" as it was also the 68th anniversary of bombing of Nagasaki. On September 21, 2013, Pete Seeger performed at Farm Aid at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. Joined by Wille Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews, he sang \"This Land Is Your Land\" and included a verse he said he had written specifically for the Farm Aid concert. Seeger died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on January 27, 2014, at the age of 94. Response and reaction to Seeger's death quickly poured in. President",
"title": "Pete Seeger"
},
{
"docid": "13410316",
"text": "Penny Farthing Records. After \"Sugar Baby Love\" – featuring Da Vinci's striking falsetto (he also sang all of the low vocal plus the two part harmony on the record) but with Alan Williams, who did not play or sing on the record, miming to the whole vocal on \"Top of the Pops\" – became a UK no.1 hit in 1974 (also reaching number 37 on the US pop chart), He also sang the lead vocal on the B-side of the record \"You could Have Told Me\". He issued his first solo single. The song, \"Your Baby Ain't Your Baby Anymore\",",
"title": "Paul Da Vinci"
},
{
"docid": "4258345",
"text": "dead people.\" Air of December \"People change & affect you just like the weather.\" The Wheel \"Your kind's always gonna be a-round.\" Love Like We Do \"We're broke & we're ugly.\" Circle \"That weird lost feeling can get you even when you're hangin' round with friends.\" Beat the Time \"Time Divides.\" She \"She's just about a homegirl.\" Nothing \"There's something about nothing – but it's nothing I wanna talk about.\" Now \"When your heart occupies your head.\" Keep Coming Back \"Some people get right on your mind & just stay there.\" I Do \"I Do is a song for my",
"title": "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars"
},
{
"docid": "10075372",
"text": "waste your ammunition. Do not straggle or go away from the command; it is cowards only that leave their comrades in the face of the enemy; nearly all the men we get killed are stragglers. Keep with me close and obey orders and we will soon have peace. Those who are still in arms are rebels, who ought to die. Do not kill a prisoner after he has surrendered. But I do not ask you to take prisoners. I ask you to make your footsteps severe and terrible. Muscogees! the time has now come when you are to remember the",
"title": "Battle of Middle Boggy Depot"
},
{
"docid": "3119003",
"text": "the Emperor Trajan, who, according to a medieval legend, once stopped his journey to render justice to a poor widow (Canto X). Also associated with humility is an expanded version of the Lord's Prayer: Our Father, You who dwell within the heavens<br> but are not circumscribed by them out of<br> Your greater love for Your first works above,<br> <br> Praised be Your name and Your omnipotence,<br> by every creature, just as it is seemly<br> to offer thanks to Your sweet effluence.<br> <br> Your kingdom's peace come unto us, for if<br> it does not come, then though we summon all<br> our",
"title": "Purgatorio"
},
{
"docid": "7275210",
"text": "Come and Get It (Badfinger song) \"Come and Get It\" is a song composed by Paul McCartney for the 1969 film \"The Magic Christian\". The song was performed by Badfinger, produced by McCartney and issued as a single 5 December 1969 in the UK, and 12 January 1970 in the US, on the Beatles' Apple label. Paul McCartney recorded a solo demo of the song on 24 July 1969, when he arrived early for a Beatles recording session for their \"Abbey Road\" album. He sang the double-tracked lead vocal and played all the instruments: he sang and played piano on",
"title": "Come and Get It (Badfinger song)"
},
{
"docid": "17643070",
"text": "that his relationship with Perry has been a private and \"human\" one. On writing the song, Mayer said: \"Who You Love\" is a sweet melody that tells the story of opening your heart up and allowing yourself to fully love the person in your life—or specifically to \"love who you love, who you love.\" \"It was a really great experience and the song is one of these like old FM '70s and '80s sort of like duets, and I listened back to it; it's, like, really convincing. And I watched it get made and I'm still kind of taken aback.\"",
"title": "Who You Love"
},
{
"docid": "2101706",
"text": "line, \"C'mon pilgrim, you know He loves you\", which the Pixies use in the song \"Levitate Me\". Larry Norman's lyric (\"C'mon pilgrim, you know He loves you. He loves you more, than He loves this cloven earth. Don't make your life bad, and start acting like an idiot\") derives from Stevie Wonder's, \"Sweet Little Girl\" (\"Come on now baby, you know your baby loves you, even more than he loves his clavinet. Don't make me get mad and act like a nigger.\"). \"Come On Pilgrim\" showcased much of Pixies' variety and set up the beginnings of many trends in their",
"title": "Come On Pilgrim"
},
{
"docid": "18377806",
"text": "If You Love Your Children If You Love Your Children is a 2014 Canadian short film - depicting climate change, directed and produced by Sanjay Patel. The film has received many awards and nominations since its release in August 2014. \"If You Love Your Children\" is a story of Raj, an engineer working in the energy industry who wants to write a book about climate change. In his quest to get the book published, he loses everything - his job, his girl and his hope. But Raj finds his commitment to be stronger than his desires and in the end,",
"title": "If You Love Your Children"
},
{
"docid": "18377807",
"text": "he rises above his losses to realize his dream. If You Love Your Children If You Love Your Children is a 2014 Canadian short film - depicting climate change, directed and produced by Sanjay Patel. The film has received many awards and nominations since its release in August 2014. \"If You Love Your Children\" is a story of Raj, an engineer working in the energy industry who wants to write a book about climate change. In his quest to get the book published, he loses everything - his job, his girl and his hope. But Raj finds his commitment to",
"title": "If You Love Your Children"
},
{
"docid": "4957659",
"text": "Because You're So Pretty\" transformed into \"Love Me Now or Love Me Later\", which focused on the concept of \"good and evil\" souls that Gaye felt existed inside human beings, mainly himself. The funk song, \"I Offer You Nothing But Love\", was transformed into \"In Our Lifetime\", which included chants from one of Gaye's musicians (\"come let's all get funky if you dig the right/come let's all get funky if you dig the wrong\"), with the lyrics talking about a possible Armageddon approaching. The mild disco sound of \"Lover's Plea\" again was altered for more gospel influences in the song",
"title": "In Our Lifetime (Marvin Gaye album)"
},
{
"docid": "18852035",
"text": "singing it on French Le Grand Journal. On October 12, Gomez made a performance for \"Today\", which was broadcast live from Rockefeller Center in New York City. She opened the show singing \"Good for You\" in a set amid the audience and rose to the main stage, where she sang \"Same Old Love\" and a medley consisting of \"Me & the Rhythm\" and \"Come & Get It\". Gomez served as the musical guest in the edition of January 23, 2016 of \"Saturday Night Live\", hosted by Ronda Rousey. She performed a medley of \"Good for You\" and \"Same Old Love\",",
"title": "Good for You (song)"
},
{
"docid": "14150800",
"text": "from the latin pop genre, will be played. Comedic value is mostly provided by McGuinness's array of catchphrases such as \"Let the (object) see the (object)\", \"No likey, no lighty!\", \"If you're turned off, turn off\", \"If he's not Mr Right, turn off your light\", \"Get out there, turn one girl off and take one girl out!\", \"Come and get some Paddy love!\", \"The isle of...FERNANDO'S!\". In this round the man comes down the love lift. He meets the girls and then says his name and where he is from. Paddy repeats but afterwards with one of catchphrases. Then the",
"title": "Take Me Out (UK game show)"
},
{
"docid": "11925895",
"text": "2007 \"Children in Need\" segment \"Time Crash\", in which the Fifth Doctor briefly returned to meet the Tenth Doctor, her father called her to inform her: \"Right, now it's your go.\" Discussing Moffett's casting as Jenny, both actors relayed their amusement at the character's first line being \"Hello, Dad,\" with Davison describing his own daughter playing the Doctor's daughter as \"kind of surreal\". He has denied that there was any nepotism involved in the casting process, explaining, \"She got it off her own bat. I would love to get another part in Doctor Who, I'm certainly not going to get",
"title": "Jenny (Doctor Who)"
},
{
"docid": "7032983",
"text": "activities to chase away the boredom. Molly and Dexter also come up with a way of staying dry and having fun as they wait for the storm to pass. Designed by nationally certified aerobics instructor, Cheryl Merrill, this video lets you and your child have fun together while shaping you up with a light aerobic workout. Your child will love exercising to the joyful music of the popular children's video series, Quigley's Village. And by using imaginative movements, like \"building the treehouse\" and \"marching in the band,\" your child will get the exercise he needs, while having fun to wholesome",
"title": "Quigley's Village"
},
{
"docid": "18040062",
"text": "in Saint-Etienne. The following day she sang the song for French television shows \"Le Mag\" and \"Touche pas à mon poste!\". On October 15, she held an acoustic showcase of her album at Hotel Café Royal. \"Your Love\" was performed as the opening track. Credits adapted from via JB Hi-Fi. Your Love (Nicole Scherzinger song) \"Your Love\" is a song recorded by American singer Nicole Scherzinger for her second studio album \"Big Fat Lie\" (2014). It was written by Terius \"The-Dream\" Nash and C. \"Tricky\" Stewart and produced by the duo alongside Godz of Analog, with vocal production provided by",
"title": "Your Love (Nicole Scherzinger song)"
},
{
"docid": "10695625",
"text": "it often refers to a woman who had liberal sexual views, had been married more than once, or was skilled at sex. Although Ma Rainey's version seems to refer to \"See See Rider\" as a man, one theory is that the term refers to a prostitute and in the lyric \"You made me love you, now your man done come,\" \"your man\" refers to the woman's pimp. So, rather than being directed to a male \"easy rider,\" the song is in fact an admonition to a prostitute to give up her evil ways. There are further theories: See See Rider",
"title": "See See Rider"
},
{
"docid": "276876",
"text": "of divine or near-divine admiration as, \"You have graciously come on earth, you have graciously approached your water, your high place of Mexico, you have come down to your mat, your throne, which I have briefly kept for you, I who used to keep it for you,\" and, \"You have graciously arrived, you have known pain, you have known weariness, now come on earth, take your rest, enter into your palace, rest your limbs; may our lords come on earth.\" While some historians such as Warren H. Carroll consider this as evidence that Moctezuma was at least open to the",
"title": "Moctezuma II"
},
{
"docid": "16535008",
"text": "want to tell others about.\" Davis wrote that \"the album could come with one of those 'satisfaction guaranteed' recommendations as the themes appeal to anyone and musically their sound is extremely radio friendly. After repeated listens, the songs get deeper into the recesses of your heart with the challenging messages. I love every song and consider them a band to watch.\" Davies stated that he \"consider[s] Luminate the 'next big thing' based on this excellent album, an early contender for one of my top albums of the year.\" Come Home (Luminate album) Come Home is the first studio album by",
"title": "Come Home (Luminate album)"
},
{
"docid": "16664724",
"text": "that same friend La Havas was also introduced to British singer Paloma Faith; she later sang backing vocals on tour for Faith. La Havas was co-writer and performer in The Paris Parade alongside Christian Pinchbeck (who designed the artwork for \"Lost & Found\" and is also now part of the duo Memphis Industries duo Elephant); their short-lived career would kick off La Havas' career in commercial music. In 2010, Lianne signed to Warner Bros. Records, spending two years developing her songwriting skills before releasing any music publicly. Her first EP \"Lost & Found\" was released on 21 October 2011 on",
"title": "Is Your Love Big Enough?"
},
{
"docid": "13925409",
"text": "spent time as a junior. The \"Birmingham Mail\" reported that on his debut, in a defeat at Rochdale, he had \"a quiet first half but showed some impressive touches in the second period and fitted well into Walsall's 4–3–3 formation.\" His captain, Darren Byfield, \"thought David was superb. Usually when you have players who love to tackle and get in your face, they can't use the ball – but he was playing balls around the corners and off the strikers. You can see already he's not one of those who come from the Premiership thinking 'what am I doing here?'",
"title": "David Davis (footballer)"
},
{
"docid": "7570697",
"text": "My Love)\"; a re-release of \"I'm So Excited\", which became a bigger hit than when originally released in 1982; and \"Neutron Dance.\" Subsequent albums spawned hits such as \"Dare Me,\" \"Freedom\" and \"Goldmine.\" (Pointer sang lead vocals on several of the group's top singles, including \"Happiness,\" \"He's So Shy\", \"Jump (For My Love)\", \"Baby Come And Get It\" and \"Dare Me.\") Eventually, Pointer ventured into a solo career while staying with the Pointer Sisters; she released the \"Baby Sister\" album in 1983 (it scored a modest hit with \"Ready for Some Action\", #28 R&B) and a self-titled effort in 1989",
"title": "June Pointer"
},
{
"docid": "8840907",
"text": "RD (2006) \"Writing, Within Your Reach\" - Jirones de azul (2007) \"Over 40 and Loving it!\" - Ediciones RD (2007) \"A Creative Child is a Happy Child\" - Ediciones Obelisco (2008) \"7 Strategies to Get the Most out of Self-Help Books\" - Ediciones Obelisco (2009) \"Starting over: how to find love when you've lost hope\" - Ediciones Obelisco (2011) \"Success Diaries\" - Ediciones Obelisco (2012) \"REACH: From single mom on welfare to digital entrepreneur\" - Amazon (2016) \"Your Best Age Yet\" - HarperCollins (2017) Lorraine C. Ladish Lorraine Carbonell Ladish is a Spanish-American blogger and writer who now lives in",
"title": "Lorraine C. Ladish"
},
{
"docid": "1285859",
"text": "order to promote themselves. It's a very self-aware album title in that context and a portent, perhaps, of what was to come\". \"Take Off Your Pants and Jacket\" has been called a concept album chronicling adolescence and associated feelings. The band did not consider them explicitly teenage songs: \"The things that happen to you in high school are the same things that happen your entire life,\" said Hoppus. \"You can fall in love at sixty; you can get rejected at eighty.\" The record begins with \"Anthem Part Two\", which touches on disenchantment and blames adults for teenage problems. It serves",
"title": "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket"
},
{
"docid": "16727392",
"text": "the box, don't need no key, I'm unlocked\". Synthesizers and \"stuttering\" drums are featured at the pre-chorus, \"Don't even tell me your name/ All I need to know is whose place/ And let's get walking\". Chris Martins of \"Spin\" commented that the lyrics actually means, \"The economy is in the tank, congress can't agree on anything, war and natural disasters consume us ... so, what else can we do but make love?\" At the second verse, she tells her lover, \"I am a freak, I'm disturbed/ So come on and give me your worst/ We're moving faster than slow/ If",
"title": "Your Body (Christina Aguilera song)"
},
{
"docid": "13736906",
"text": "Balayogi\" was bestowed upon him by Shri Shivabalayogi. Swamiji instructed his Yogi-disciple to begin giving \"darshan\" to devotees, and thus Shivarudra Balayogi came to be affectionately known by devotees who visited as Babaji (revered father). On 16 November 1999, five years after he commenced \"tapas\", Shivarudra Balayogi experienced the dazzling manifestation of the deity Ardhanarishwara—half the body of Lord Shiva and half the body of Goddess Parvati. They said, \"Now that we have come due to your \"tapas\", you do not require your Guru and can go ahead to get many followers.\" This was the final test for any remnant",
"title": "Shivarudra Balayogi"
},
{
"docid": "18146521",
"text": "Automatic Lover (Call for Love) \"Automatic Lover (Call for Love)\" is a hit single by the German Eurodance and Pop music project Real McCoy (also known as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy) from their album \"Another Night\" (1995), which is the U.S. version of the project's second album \"Space Invaders\". The song was first produced in 1994 in Germany by music producers Juergen Wind (J. Wind) and Frank Hassas (Quickmix) under the producer team name Freshline. While the single ultimately failed to match the massive success of \"Another Night,\" \"Run Away\" and \"Come and Get Your Love\" it still",
"title": "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)"
},
{
"docid": "9675817",
"text": "who fight with each other in a marriage hall. They meet after two decades, now Krishna (Prasanna) and Ramya (Laila) during a college cultural meet and again lock horns with each other. Fate brings them together in Chennai after a few years, again fighting with each other. Meanwhile, a series of events forces Krishna's close friend Aravindh (Karthik Kumar) to come to India from the USA to get married. His parents arrange his wedding with Ramya. Ramya, who decides to get married to help her younger sister's love, displays herself as a passive character who accepts whatever the life partner",
"title": "Kanda Naal Mudhal"
},
{
"docid": "18174220",
"text": "song resulted from a 'venting experience' for Caillat, who translated her disappointment about her scrapped album into a message of self-love aimed at women.\" \"Put your makeup on/ Get your nails done/ Curl your hair/ Run the extra mile/ Keep it slim so they like you, do they like you?\" she sings in the beginning. \"You don’t have to try so hard/ You don’t have to give it all away/ You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up/ You don’t have to change a single thing,\" she sings in the chorus. In an interview for Elle,",
"title": "Try (Colbie Caillat song)"
},
{
"docid": "1570198",
"text": "Real McCoy (band) Real McCoy is a German Eurodance and Pop music project that was internationally successful throughout the 1990s with the hit singles \"Another Night\", \"Automatic Lover (Call for Love)\", \"Run Away,\" \"Love & Devotion,\" \"Come and Get Your Love\", \"One More Time\" and the multi-platinum album \"Another Night\". The Real McCoy project (originally known in Europe as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy) was the result of the successful collaboration between music producer Juergen Wind (J. Wind), music producer Frank Hassas (Quickmix), and rapper Olaf Jeglitza (O-Jay) under their music production company Freshline Records. Wind and Hassas wrote",
"title": "Real McCoy (band)"
},
{
"docid": "1570215",
"text": "McCoy with the original studio singer Karin Kasar. As a live duo act, Jeglitza and Kasar perform as Real McCoy at '90s festivals worldwide. Real McCoy (band) Real McCoy is a German Eurodance and Pop music project that was internationally successful throughout the 1990s with the hit singles \"Another Night\", \"Automatic Lover (Call for Love)\", \"Run Away,\" \"Love & Devotion,\" \"Come and Get Your Love\", \"One More Time\" and the multi-platinum album \"Another Night\". The Real McCoy project (originally known in Europe as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy) was the result of the successful collaboration between music producer Juergen",
"title": "Real McCoy (band)"
},
{
"docid": "9725234",
"text": "of \"Love Come Down 95\" and \"You Can Have It All\", Gallagher's debut album \"Woman Can Have It\" was released in the UK and the US in 1996. Produced by Boy George, Amos Pizzey and Evolution, it featured variations of older singles such as \"Heaven Has To Wait\" and \"Change Your Mind\" as well as newer material. In July 1996 \"Heartbreak\" was released by Mrs Wood featuring Eve Gallagher. The track was playlisted by BBC Radio 1. In 2002 Gallagher also co-wrote and sang the dance hit \"Take It or Leave It\" for DJ Antoine. In 2007 she was asked,",
"title": "Eve Gallagher"
},
{
"docid": "10063991",
"text": "it was the 67th best-selling single of the year. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album \"Can't Get Enough\" in 1974, the song topped the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and R&B charts and has since become one of his signature tunes. It was his second US chart-topper, after \"Love's Theme\". It became a gold record. White performed this",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
},
{
"docid": "10063988",
"text": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album \"Can't Get Enough\" in 1974, the song topped the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and R&B charts and has since become one of his signature tunes. It was his second US chart-topper, after \"Love's Theme\". It became a gold record. White performed this song live on \"The Midnight Special\" in 1974, and on \"Soul Train\" on May 24, 1975. In 1993 the song was covered by Taylor Dayne as",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
},
{
"docid": "1813895",
"text": "able to bear. If you would be a wrestler, consider your shoulders, your back, your thighs; for different persons are made for different things. Do you think that you can act as you do and be a philosopher, that you can eat, drink, be angry, be discontented, as you are now? You must watch, you must labor, you must get the better of certain appetites, must quit your acquaintances, be despised by your servant, be laughed at by those you meet; come off worse than others in everything—in offices, in honors, before tribunals. When you have fully considered all these",
"title": "Either/Or"
},
{
"docid": "20862684",
"text": "A live performance video of Josh Baldwin singing the song at Heaven Come Conference 2018 was published on YouTube by Bethel Music in July 2018. Bethel Music then released the radio-adapted version of \"Stand in Your Love\" on August 10, 2018 in digital format. The song impacted Christian radio in the United States on August 17, 2018. The live music video of \"Stand in Your Love\" as sung by Josh Baldwin at the Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie during Heaven Come Conference 2018 was published on Bethel Music's YouTube channel on July 19, 2018. Stand in Your Love \"Stand in",
"title": "Stand in Your Love"
}
] |
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| when was the king james bible translated to english |
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{
"docid": "228959",
"text": "King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed/published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental section containing 14 books of the Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament. It was first printed by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, and was the third translation into English approved by the",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "19580322",
"text": "vernacular languages provided new literary models. The \"Book of Common Prayer\" and the \"Authorized King James Version\" of the Bible have been hugely influential. The King James Bible, one of the biggest translation projects in the history of English up to this time, was started in 1604 and completed in 1611. The earliest surviving examples of Cornish prose are \"Pregothow Treger\" (The Tregear Homilies), a set of 66 sermons translated from English by John Tregear 1555–1557. In 1567 William Salesbury's Welsh translations of the New Testament and Book of Common prayer were published. William Morgan's translation of the whole Bible",
"title": "Literature in the other languages of Britain"
},
{
"docid": "9703676",
"text": "the Bible as not referring to alcohol, arguing that all positive references to \"wine\" in Scripture refer to non-alcoholic beverages and all negative references speak of alcoholic beverages. Advocates of this view, called the \"two-wine\" position, argue that the Greek and Hebrew words rendered \"wine\" in most English versions are generic terms for fruit juices; context determines if the beverage in view is alcoholic or not. The fact is pointed out that even in earlier stages of the English language, such as in 1611 when the King James Version was translated, \"wine\" could refer to non-alcoholic beverages as well as",
"title": "Alcohol in the Bible"
},
{
"docid": "14442739",
"text": "adapted the psalm into the song \"Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts)\", which appeared on their 2016 album \"Psalms II\". For several decades, some theorists have suggested that William Shakespeare placed his mark on the translated text of Psalm 46 that appears in the King James Bible, although many scholars view this as unlikely, stating that the translations were probably agreed upon by a committee of scholars. On the other hand, Shakespeare was in King James' service during the preparation of the King James Bible, and was generally considered to be 46 years old in 1611 when the translation was completed.",
"title": "Psalm 46"
},
{
"docid": "3352747",
"text": "published in 1611 as a complete Bible (Herbert #309) and a New Testament (Herbert #310). Translated by 47 translators using the widest range of source texts, it became known as the \"Authorized Version\" in England and is the most widely used of the Early Modern English Bible translations. Its use has continued in some traditions up to the present. Even though modern scholarship continues to claim problems with some of the translation, it is widely admired for its style and use of language. The edition of the King James Bible found in modern printings is not that of the 1611",
"title": "Early Modern English Bible translations"
},
{
"docid": "6396937",
"text": "from the verb stem \"nuf\", \"to wave,\" and both nouns, and both verbs, are found together in the third occurrence in the Hebrew Bible. Consequently, versions such as the King James Version have in a few verses translated \"heave offering,\" by analogy with \"wave offering\": The term occurs seventy-six times in the masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible; in the Septuagint it was rendered \"afieroma\" (ἀφiαίρoμα), in JPS Tanakh (1917) it is generally translated \"offering\"; while in the King James Version (1611) it is also generally translated \"offering\" but also sometimes \"oblation\" and four times \"heave offering\". The word is",
"title": "Heave offering"
},
{
"docid": "229055",
"text": "Demopoulos, was a director of translating of King James Bible into Russian. In 2010 New Testament of Russian KJV was released in Kiev, Ukraine. In 2017 1st edition of whole Bible was released. Footnotes Citations King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed/published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "393151",
"text": "reflects a broad continuum between the divine and the bestial. In the 1560 Geneva Bible, the word \"sa’ir\" in both of the instances in Isaiah is translated into English as \"satyr\". The 1611 King James Version follows this translation and likewise renders \"sa’ir\" as \"satyr\". Edwards states that the King James Version's translation of this phrase and others like it was intended to reduce the strangeness and unfamiliarity of the creatures described in the original Hebrew text by rendering them as names of familiar entities. Edmund Spenser refers to a group of woodland creatures as Satyrs in his epic poem",
"title": "Satyr"
},
{
"docid": "3352746",
"text": "Bishop Challoner and while it continued to be known as the Douai version, many consider it to be equivalent to a separate translation. In various updates, this version remained the standard Catholic English-language Bible until 1941. The King James Version (KJV), or Authorized Version is an English translation of the Holy Bible, commissioned for the Church of England at the behest of James I of England. First published in 1611, it has had a profound impact not only on most English translations that have followed it, but also on English literature as a whole. The King James Version was first",
"title": "Early Modern English Bible translations"
},
{
"docid": "10044432",
"text": "Apple of my eye The phrase apple of my eye refers to something or someone that one cherishes above all others. The Bible references below (from the King James Version, translated in 1611) contain the English idiom \"apple of my eye.\" However the \"apple\" reference comes from English idiom, not biblical Hebrew. The Hebrew literally says, \"dark part of the eye.\" The Hebrew idiom also refers to the pupil, and has the same meaning, but does not parallel the English use of \"apple.\" The earliest appearance of the term is found in King Alfred's writing in the ninth century AD.",
"title": "Apple of my eye"
},
{
"docid": "228959",
"text": "King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed/published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental section containing 14 books of the Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament. It was first printed by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, and was the third translation into English approved by the",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "4262082",
"text": "Bartholomaeus Anglicus' \"On the Properties of Things\" \"(De Proprietatibus Rerum)\", a medieval forerunner of the encyclopedia. A fellow of Queen's College, Oxford from 1372 to 1376 at the same time as John Wycliff and Nicholas of Hereford, Trevisa may well have been one of the contributors to the Early Version of Wycliffe's Bible. The preface to the King James Version of 1611 singles him out as a translator amongst others at that time: \"\"even in our King Richard the second's days, John Trevisa translated them [the Gospels] into English, and many English Bibles in written hand are yet to be",
"title": "John Trevisa"
},
{
"docid": "228967",
"text": "of this name on both sides of the Atlantic: it is found both in a \"Historical sketch of the English translations of the Bible\" published in Massachusetts in 1815, and in an English publication from 1818, which explicitly states that the 1611 version is \"generally known by the name of King James's Bible\". This name was also found as King James' Bible (without the final \"s\"): for example in a book review from 1811. The \"phrase\" \"King James's Bible\" is used as far back as 1715, although in this case it is not clear whether this is a name or",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "3498324",
"text": "Modern English Bible translations Many attempts have been made to translate the Bible into Late Modern (\"c.\" 1700–1900) and present-day (\"c.\" 1900–) English. The New Revised Standard Version is the version most commonly preferred by biblical scholars. In the United States, 55% of survey respondents who read the Bible reported using the King James Version in 2014, followed by 19% for the New International Version, with other versions used by fewer than 10%. The Wessex Gospels were the first translation of the four Gospels in English without accompanying Latin text. The Authorized King James Version of 1611 was sporadically altered",
"title": "Modern English Bible translations"
},
{
"docid": "2025797",
"text": "(1549) and the \"Authorized King James Version\" of the Bible have been hugely influential. The King James Bible, one of the biggest translation projects in the history of English up to this time, was started in 1604 and completed in 1611. It represents the culmination of a tradition of Bible translation into English from the original languages that began with the work of William Tyndale (previous translations into English had relied on the Vulgate). It became the standard Bible of the Church of England, and some consider it one of the greatest literary works of all time. The metaphysical poets",
"title": "British literature"
},
{
"docid": "228964",
"text": "text. The KJV of 1611 used the 25-letter English alphabet with no letter J, thus it was the King Iames Bible with \"Iesus Chriſt\". It was the \"first revision 1629 Cambridge King James Authorized Bible\" that first used the modern 26 letters and \"Jesus Christ\". The title of the first edition of the translation, in Early Modern English, was \"THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Teſtament, \"AND THE NEW: Newly Tranſlated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Tranſlations diligently compared and reuiſed, by his Maiesties ſpeciall Comandement\"\". The title page carries the words \"Appointed to be read",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "119393",
"text": "James I, thereby creating a personal union. He styled himself King of Great Britain, although this had no basis in English law. Under the auspices of King James VI and I the Authorised King James Version of the Holy Bible was published in 1611. It has not only been ranked with Shakespeare's works as the greatest masterpiece of literature in the English language but also was the standard version of the Bible read by most Protestant Christians for four hundred years until modern revisions were produced in the 20th century. Based on conflicting political, religious and social positions, the English",
"title": "England"
}
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{
"docid": "6518996",
"text": "that this was not a standard metaphor for the soul in Jewish literature of the period. Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:22 is the twenty-second verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. In the King James Version of the English Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see here: The , \"lychnos\", is generally translated as \"lamp\", but in the King James Version, the Geneva Bible and Calvin's Commentary it was translated as \"light\". By",
"title": "Matthew 6:22"
},
{
"docid": "6518992",
"text": "Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:22 is the twenty-second verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. In the King James Version of the English Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see here: The , \"lychnos\", is generally translated as \"lamp\", but in the King James Version, the Geneva Bible and Calvin's Commentary it was translated as \"light\". By lamp, this verse may mean that the eye is a metaphorical window by which light enters",
"title": "Matthew 6:22"
},
{
"docid": "1974014",
"text": "with it when it returned to the ark.\" Medieval illuminated manuscripts, such as the Holkham Bible, showed the dove returning to Noah with a branch. Wycliffe's Bible, which translated the Vulgate into English in the 14th century, uses \"a braunche of olyue tre with greene leeuys\" (\"a branch of olive tree with green leaves\") in Gen. 8:11. In the Middle Ages, some Jewish manuscripts, which were often illustrated by Christians, also showed Noah's dove with an olive branch, for example, the Golden Haggadah (about 1420). English Bibles from the 17th-century King James Bible onwards, which translated the story of Noah",
"title": "Peace symbols"
},
{
"docid": "2911040",
"text": "body of English speaking individuals. The British publisher and author Adam Nicolson, in his 2003 book on the King James Bible, criticized the newer translation for its 'anxiety not to bore or intimidate'. In relation to the issue of gender inclusiveness, the New English Bible was produced before a time when gender-inclusive language was introduced into Bible translations. It rendered pronouns (among other particles) using the traditional literary method followed by many previous translations in which the generic use of \"he\" is translated faithfully from the original manuscripts. However, using this traditional literary method has become recently controversial, among some",
"title": "New English Bible"
},
{
"docid": "2040270",
"text": "1909 or in its place, the revisions of 1862 or 1960). The New King James Version was also translated from the Textus Receptus. A faction of those in the \"King James Only movement\" rejects the whole discipline of textual criticism and holds that the translators of the King James Version English Bible were guided by God and that the KJV thus is to be taken as the authoritative English Bible. One of its most vocal, prominent and thorough proponents was Peter Ruckman, whose followers were generally known as Ruckmanites. He was generally considered to hold the most extreme form of",
"title": "Biblical inerrancy"
},
{
"docid": "18508226",
"text": "Modern English Version The Modern English Version (MEV) is an English translation of the Bible begun in 2005 and completed in 2014. The work was edited by James F. Linzey, and is an update of the King James Version (KJV), re-translated from the Masoretic Text and the \"Textus Receptus.\" The ecumenical Committee on Bible Translation is composed of 47 American and English scholars from the three major branches of Christendom: Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic. In June 2005, Southern Baptist minister, chief editor, and executive director Rev. James F. Linzey assembled and directed the Committee on Bible Translation, which included",
"title": "Modern English Version"
},
{
"docid": "2241850",
"text": "2002. The entire Bible was released the same year and follows the traditional Protestant Biblical canon. \"The Message\" was translated by Peterson from the original languages. It is a highly idiomatic translation, using contemporary slang from the US rather than a more neutral International English, and it falls on the extreme dynamic end of the dynamic and formal equivalence spectrum. Some scholars, like Michael J. Gorman, consider some of Peterson's idiomatic renderings unconventional. New International Version: King James Version: The Message: New International Version: King James Version: The Message: Hebrew Bible: New Testament: Entire Bible: The Message (Bible) The Message:",
"title": "The Message (Bible)"
},
{
"docid": "226717",
"text": "to revive these methods in medical procedures as part of Ayurveda Urine therapy. These procedures have been called \"nonsensical\" by skeptics. The Latin term \"renes\" is related to the English word \"reins\", a synonym for the kidneys in Shakespearean English (e.g. \"Merry Wives of Windsor\" 3.5), which was also the time when the King James Version of the Bible was translated. Kidneys were once popularly regarded as the seat of the conscience and reflection, and a number of verses in the Bible (e.g. Ps. 7:9, Rev. 2:23) state that God searches out and inspects the kidneys, or \"reins\", of humans,",
"title": "Kidney"
},
{
"docid": "1482298",
"text": "and remained in widespread use until after the English Civil War. The Geneva notes were surprisingly included in a few editions of the King James version, even as late as 1715. Like most English translations of the time, the Geneva Bible was translated from scholarly editions of the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Scriptures that comprise the Old Testament. The English rendering was substantially based on the earlier translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale (the Genevan Bible relies significantly upon Tyndale). However, the Geneva Bible was the first English version in which \"all\" of the Old Testament was",
"title": "Geneva Bible"
},
{
"docid": "4923054",
"text": "Biblical inspiration Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology that the authors and editors of the Bible were led or influenced by God with the result that their writings may be designated in some sense the word of God. The word \"inspiration\" comes by way of Vulgate Latin and the King James English translations of the Greek word \"θεοπνευστος\" (\"theopneustos\", literally, \"God-breathed\") found in : When Jerome translated the Greek text of the Bible into the language of the common people of Latium (the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome is located), he translated",
"title": "Biblical inspiration"
},
{
"docid": "3352732",
"text": "AV\" or the \"King James\", was made in 1998. It shows that Tyndale's words account for 84 per cent of the New Testament, and for 75.8 per cent of the Old Testament books that he translated.' The first complete printed translation into English, and the first complete translation into Modern English, was compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535. It was much influenced by Tyndale: Coverdale took Tyndale's New Testament and the published portions of his Old Testament, and translated the remainder of the Old Testament himself from Latin and German versions. Matthew's Bible was produced by John Rodgers,",
"title": "Early Modern English Bible translations"
},
{
"docid": "6961733",
"text": "Contemporary Expressions of Faith\", which dealt with contemporary religious art and artists, in partnership with Christians in the Visual Arts, and \"Let There Be Light: Oil Lamps from the Holy Land\", exploring the uses of clay oil lamps through history, on loan from the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. Later, \"On Eagles' Wings: The King James Bible Turns 400\" explored the tumultuous origins and dramatic impact of a literary masterpiece widely considered one of the most celebrated books in the English-speaking world. The exhibition explored the historic context in which the King James Bible was translated and published, beginning with",
"title": "Museum of Biblical Art (New York City)"
},
{
"docid": "1695133",
"text": "in this sense are authoritative. Distrust of the textual basis of modern translations has contributed to the King-James-Only Movement. The churches of the Protestant Reformation translated the Greek of the Textus Receptus to produce vernacular Bibles, such as the German Luther Bible (1522), the Polish Brest Bible (1563), the Spanish \"Biblia del Oso\" (in English: Bible of the Bear, 1569) which later became the Reina-Valera Bible upon its first revision in 1602, the Czech Melantrich Bible (1549) and Bible of Kralice (1579-1593) and numerous English translations of the Bible. Tyndale's New Testament translation (1526, revised in 1534, 1535 and 1536)",
"title": "Bible translations"
},
{
"docid": "16494911",
"text": "a substantial community of learned religious men from the 13th century onwards. The first Birmingham literary figure of lasting significance was John Rogers, who was born in Deritend in 1500 and educated at the Grammar School of the Guild of St. John, and who compiled, edited and partially translated the 1537 \"Matthew Bible\", the first complete authorised version of the Bible to be printed in the English language. This was the most influential of the early English printed Bibles, providing the basis for the later \"Great Bible\" and \"Authorized King James Version\". Rogers' translation of Philipp Melanchthon's \"Weighing of the",
"title": "Literature of Birmingham"
},
{
"docid": "3351479",
"text": "New International Reader's Version The New International Reader's Version (NIrV) is an English translation of the Christian Bible. Translated by the International Bible Society (now Biblica) following a similar philosophy as the New International Version (NIV), but written in a simpler form of English, the NIrV seeks to make the Bible more accessible for children and people who have difficulty reading English, such as non-native English speakers. The authors describe it as a special edition of the NIV written at a third grade reading level. Here is a comparison of a passage in the King James Version, the New International",
"title": "New International Reader's Version"
},
{
"docid": "228970",
"text": "earlier than 1409 to avoid the legal ban. As the text translated in the various versions of the Wycliffe Bible was the Latin Vulgate, and as it contained no heterodox readings, there was in practice no way by which the ecclesiastical authorities could distinguish the banned version; consequently many Catholic commentators of the 15th and 16th centuries (such as Thomas More) took these manuscript English Bibles to represent an anonymous earlier orthodox translation. In 1525, William Tyndale, an English contemporary of Martin Luther, undertook a translation of the New Testament. Tyndale's translation was the first \"printed\" Bible in English. Over",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "16091778",
"text": "John Rogers, the compiler and editor of the 1537 \"Matthew Bible\", parts of which he also translates. This is the first complete authorised version of the Bible to be printed in the English language and the most influential of the early English printed Bibles, providing the basis for the later \"Great Bible\" and the \"Authorized King James Version\". Rogers' 1548 translation of Philipp Melanchthon's \"Weighing of the Interim\", possibly translated in Deritend, is the first book by a Birmingham man known to have been printed in England. By the early 16th century Birmingham was already a centre of metal working,",
"title": "History of trade and industry in Birmingham"
},
{
"docid": "13386750",
"text": "Albanian Interconfessional Bible Society. In 1993, the Albanian Bible Society finished work on a translation of the complete Old Testament and by 1994 they finished the entire Bible. The Society had been preparing literature with Biblical content since 1974 and originally published its Bible with the name \"Lajmi i Mirë\" (LIM). The work was translated from the Italian text of the \"Textus Receptus\"-based \"Nuova Diodati\" Revision 1991 and checked against the original languages and the English King James Version. By 2002 the Society produced a revision of the New Testament which was \"completely revised and compared in detail with the",
"title": "Bible translations into Albanian"
},
{
"docid": "46609",
"text": "that the Book of Mormon is an ancient record of actual historical events. The Book of Mormon is divided into smaller books, titled after the individuals named as primary authors and, in most versions, divided into chapters and verses. It is written in English very similar to the Early Modern English linguistic style of the King James Version of the Bible, and has since been fully or partially translated into 108 languages. As of 2011, more than 150 million copies of the Book of Mormon had been published. According to Joseph Smith, he was seventeen years of age when an",
"title": "Book of Mormon"
},
{
"docid": "6399028",
"text": "already been published before Martin Luther's version appeared. From medieval time and then again accompanying the Protestant Reformation, there was a marked increase in interest in the scriptures. Notwithstanding the oppositional attitude adopted by the Roman Catholic Church at and after the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the translation and circulation of the Bible were undertaken with greater zeal, and in a more systematic fashion. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) was founded 1698. It published the King James Version of the English Bible, and translated and published editions of the Bible in other British languages such as Welsh and",
"title": "Bible society"
},
{
"docid": "16417993",
"text": "a diglot New Testament was published by the Scottish Bible Society of the 2000 edition of the Gaelic New Testament and the English New King James Version. In 2009 a new Gaelic translation of the New Testament was started by the Scottish Bible Society called \"Eadar-theangachadh Ùr\" The aim is to translated the Bible into modern everyday Scots Gaelic. The translation team comprises translators from the Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland, Methodist Church and Roman Catholic Church. The translation aims to combine faithfulness to the Greek original with vocabulary in normal use, and clarity with dignity. This fresh",
"title": "Bible translations into Scottish Gaelic"
},
{
"docid": "17891192",
"text": "the reformed religion. His mission executed with so much credit to himself, James I caused the coat of arms of the Beekman family to be remodelled, to \"a rose on either side of a running brook\". Rev. Beekman was one of the distinguished scholars who translated the King James Bible from the original manuscripts into English, for James I, and for his services received special honors from the King. His maternal grandfather, theologian Willem Baudartius, was one of Dutch Calvinism's most zealously orthodox protagonists. As his participation in the Synod of Dort suggests, Baudartius enjoyed considerable stature as an intellectual",
"title": "Wilhelmus Beekman"
},
{
"docid": "15992488",
"text": "The New Testament was completed in 1910 and published in 1912. The translation of the New Testament is influenced by the English \"King James Bible\", so it closely follows the \"textus receptus\" rather than the more modern accepted text based on the most ancient Greek manuscripts. Zamenhof translated the entire Masoretic Bible (known to Christians as the Old Testament) into Esperanto, completing the work in March 1915. However, Zamenhof was prevented from sending the completed manuscript to the Bible committee in Great Britain, informing the committee's president, Esperantist Rev. John Cyprian Rust, of the major obstacle which had arisen. Writing",
"title": "Bible translations into Esperanto"
},
{
"docid": "7978328",
"text": "Matthew 28:2 Matthew 28:2 is the second verse of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative. Mary Magdalene and \"the other Mary\" were approaching Jesus' tomb after the crucifixion, when an earthquake occurred and an angel appeared. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 28:2 Scholars accept that this verse is a reworking of",
"title": "Matthew 28:2"
},
{
"docid": "7978321",
"text": "Matthew 28:2 Matthew 28:2 is the second verse of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative. Mary Magdalene and \"the other Mary\" were approaching Jesus' tomb after the crucifixion, when an earthquake occurred and an angel appeared. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 28:2 Scholars accept that this verse is a reworking of",
"title": "Matthew 28:2"
},
{
"docid": "7301366",
"text": "but there is no consensus. Gopher wood Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible for the substance from which Noah's ark was built. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was to build the Ark of \"gofer\" (Hebrew ), more commonly transliterated as \"gopher\" wood, a word not otherwise known in the Bible or in Hebrew. Although some English Bibles attempt a translation, older English translations, including the King James Version (17th century), leave it untranslated. The word is unrelated to the name of the North American animal, the gopher. The Greek Septuagint (3rd–1st centuries BC) translated",
"title": "Gopher wood"
},
{
"docid": "7301363",
"text": "Gopher wood Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible for the substance from which Noah's ark was built. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was to build the Ark of \"gofer\" (Hebrew ), more commonly transliterated as \"gopher\" wood, a word not otherwise known in the Bible or in Hebrew. Although some English Bibles attempt a translation, older English translations, including the King James Version (17th century), leave it untranslated. The word is unrelated to the name of the North American animal, the gopher. The Greek Septuagint (3rd–1st centuries BC) translated it as \"xylon tetragonon\", squared",
"title": "Gopher wood"
},
{
"docid": "4783310",
"text": "of the Knights Templar. They are sufficiently well known to be referred to without explanation as far away as London. Birmingham's first notable literary figure is John Rogers, the compiler and editor of the 1537 \"Matthew Bible\", parts of which he also translates. This is the first complete authorised version of the Bible to be printed in the English language and the most influential of the early English printed Bibles, providing the basis for the later \"Great Bible\" and the \"Authorized King James Version\". Rogers' 1548 translation of Philip Melanchthon's \"Weighing of the Interim\", possibly translated in Deritend, is the",
"title": "Science and invention in Birmingham"
},
{
"docid": "19255800",
"text": "English nonconformist Moses Lowman explains that \"stars, in the language of prophecy, signify angels. \"The key to the bottomless pit\" (, \"hē kleis tou phreatos tēs abyssou\") is translated as \"the key to the shaft of the Abyss\" in the New International Version. New King James Version New King James Version Early Methodist theologian Joseph Benson says that this instruction \"demonstrates that they were not natural but symbolical locusts\". New King James Version The Vulgate adds a Latin equivalent, \"latine habens nomen Exterminans\", which the Wycliffe Bible explains as \"Destroyer\". The latter also describes the angel as \"the angel of",
"title": "Revelation 9"
},
{
"docid": "13431278",
"text": "Reformation Study Bible The Reformation Study Bible is a study Bible published by Ligonier Ministries. The most recent edition (2015) is published in the English Standard Version and the New King James Version. Dr. R. C. Sproul is the general editor and author of the theological notes. The Reformation Study Bible was first begun in 1988 as an attempt to create a modern Geneva Bible with study notes done in the Reformed tradition. The New International Version was to be used. However, when the publishing was taken over by Thomas Nelson, the translation was switched to the New King James",
"title": "Reformation Study Bible"
},
{
"docid": "2511794",
"text": "In the early years of the 14th century, a French copy of the Book of Revelation was anonymously translated into English. In the late 14th century, John Wycliffe produced the first complete English language Bible — often called Wycliffe's Bible. His New Testament was completed in 1380 and the Old Testament a few years later. It is thought that a large portion of the Old Testament was actually translated by Nicholas Hereford. Some 30 copies of this Bible survive, despite the fact that it was banned. From the time of King Richard II until the time of the English Reformation,",
"title": "Middle English Bible translations"
},
{
"docid": "16417898",
"text": "second book of the series, \"The Judas Rose\", the constructors of Láadan use Thursday-night women's prayer services beyond their own households. Part of this task involves translating the King James Version into Láadan. A portion of Psalm 23, verse 5 is translated with cultural shifts: The King James Version reads, here, \"…thou anointest my head with oil…\" Bible translations into fictional languages Bible translations into constructed languages that were created as part of a fictional setting include: Quenya is a fictional language devised by J. R. R. Tolkien. Various parts of the Bible have been translated into Neo-Quenya, an attempt",
"title": "Bible translations into fictional languages"
},
{
"docid": "534666",
"text": "to fall on the wooden stalls, pews and other ecclesiastical fixtures 130 feet below. Despite the falling debris, the staff dragged away as much furniture as possible before withdrawing. Finally the Lantern roof crashed down into the crossing, preventing the fires from spreading further. It was at Westminster Abbey that six companies of eminent churchmen led by Lancelot Andrewes, Dean of Westminster, newly translated the Bible into English, so creating the King James Version in the early 17th century. The Joint Committee responsible for assembling the New English Bible also met twice a year at Westminster Abbey in the 1950s",
"title": "Westminster Abbey"
},
{
"docid": "228962",
"text": "period, the New Testament was translated from Greek, the Old Testament from Hebrew and Aramaic, and the Apocrypha from Greek and Latin. In the \"Book of Common Prayer\" (1662), the text of the \"Authorized Version\" replaced the text of the \"Great Bible\" for Epistle and Gospel readings (but not for the Psalter, which substantially retained Coverdale's \"Great Bible\" version), and as such was authorised by Act of Parliament. By the first half of the 18th century, the \"Authorized Version\" had become effectively unchallenged as the English translation used in Anglican and English Protestant churches, except for the Psalms and some",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "129994",
"text": "in modern scholarly translations. The third edition of 1522 was probably used by Tyndale for the first English New Testament (Worms, 1526) and was the basis for the 1550 Robert Stephanus edition used by the translators of the Geneva Bible and King James Version of the English Bible. Erasmus published a fourth edition in 1527 containing parallel columns of Greek, Latin Vulgate and Erasmus's Latin texts. In this edition Erasmus also supplied the Greek text of the last six verses of Revelation (which he had translated from Latin back into Greek in his first edition) from Cardinal Ximenez's \"Biblia Complutensis\".",
"title": "Erasmus"
},
{
"docid": "61783",
"text": "However, they are considered to be important historical documents which help to inform the understanding of words, grammar and syntax used in the historical period of their conception. Some versions of the Bible include a separate Apocrypha section between the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament, originally written in Koine Greek, contains 27 books which are agreed upon by all churches. Modern scholarship has raised many issues with the Bible. While the Authorized King James Version is held to by many because of its striking English prose, in fact it was translated from the Erasmus Greek Bible",
"title": "Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "6364472",
"text": "donate anonymously. Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:1 is the first verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse begins the discussion of how even good deeds can be done for the wrong reasons. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 6:1 There is some debate over the term translated as \"charitable giving\" in the World English Bible. In the ancient manuscripts there are",
"title": "Matthew 6:1"
},
{
"docid": "6364466",
"text": "Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:1 is the first verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse begins the discussion of how even good deeds can be done for the wrong reasons. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 6:1 There is some debate over the term translated as \"charitable giving\" in the World English Bible. In the ancient manuscripts there are two different",
"title": "Matthew 6:1"
},
{
"docid": "9899318",
"text": "New Testament was published in 1526. Two revised versions were later published in 1534 and 1536, both personally revised by Tyndale himself. After his death in 1536 Tyndale’s works were revised and reprinted numerous times and are reflected in more modern versions of the Bible, including, perhaps most famously, the King James Bible. Tyndale's Pentateuch was published at Antwerp by Merten de Keyser in 1530. His English version of the book of Jonah was published the following year. This was followed by his revised version of the book of Genesis in 1534. Tyndale translated additional Old Testament books including Joshua,",
"title": "Tyndale Bible"
},
{
"docid": "813942",
"text": "of Sorrows\". He was also a Bible commentator. His writings were collected in his lifetime and published from January 1866 as \"The Collected Writings of J. N. Darby\"; there were 32 volumes published – two per year 1866–81 and two more soon after. He translated the Bible with the help of various brethren in different countries into German, French and English. He declined however to contribute to the compilation of the Revised Version of the King James Bible even though the revisers consulted Darby's work. He died 1882 in Sundridge House, Bournemouth and is buried in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Darby",
"title": "John Nelson Darby"
},
{
"docid": "6519156",
"text": "as life. The word translated in this verse as \"eat\" is the same word frequently translated as \"rust\" in . Matthew 6:25 Matthew 6:25 is the twenty-fifth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse shifts the discussion from one of money to one of worry. In Koine Greek it reads: In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 6:25 Jesus has just",
"title": "Matthew 6:25"
},
{
"docid": "15609457",
"text": "Association advertises that it has produced a \"Leader's Bible\" that is \"an update of the King James Bible created by \"military chaplains\": \"The Military Bible Association was founded to provide military men and women with The Leader’s Bible, an update of the King James Version by Military Chaplains. The Military Bible Association realizes the need to reach out to the military, because military personnel are often a forgotten group, who need the love of Christ.\" Although \"military chaplains\" are credited with helping to create the Bible, and the cover of the book includes the words \"translated by military chaplains,\" chaplains",
"title": "Religious symbolism in the United States military"
},
{
"docid": "11001948",
"text": "Gender in Bible translation Gender in Bible translation concerns various issues, such as the gender of God and generic antecedents in reference to people. Many in today’s churches have become conscious of and concerned about sexism. Bruce Metzger states the English language is so biased towards the male gender that it may restrict and obscure meaning from original languages. The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) was one of the first major translations to adopt gender-neutral language. The King James Version translated at least one passage using a technique that many now reject in other translations, \"Blessed are the peacemakers, for",
"title": "Gender in Bible translation"
},
{
"docid": "1482304",
"text": "by the Protestant Reformation leaders. In addition, the Early Modern English glossary was included in the updated version. The advisory board of the restoration project included several Protestant Christian leaders and scholars. This can also be found on BibleGateway.com. To compare the Geneva Bible with the King James, here is in both versions (with spelling modernized). The differences have been italicized (in both extracts): Geneva Bible King James Bible Here are both the Geneva and the King James versions of with spellings as in their originals (not modernized): Geneva Bible King James Bible The two versions are very similar to",
"title": "Geneva Bible"
},
{
"docid": "2503554",
"text": "was readily accessible. Nevertheless, the official instructions to the King James Bible translators omitted the Rheims version from the list of previous English translations that should be consulted, probably deliberately. The degree to which the King James Bible drew on the Rheims version has, therefore, been the subject of considerable debate; with James G Carleton in his book \"The Part of Rheims in the Making of the English Bible\" arguing for a very extensive influence, while Charles C Butterworth proposed that the actual influence was small, relative to those of the Bishops' Bible and the Geneva Bible. Fortunately, much of",
"title": "Douay–Rheims Bible"
},
{
"docid": "7332506",
"text": "the Moabite residents, the heresy of Peor and the Covenant of Peace according to which God recognized the zeal of Phinehas and the permanence of the Aaronic priesthood. It was also the final headquarters of Joshua before he crossed the Jordan. The location is translated as \"Shittim\" in the Geneva Bible, Jerusalem Bible, King James Version, New International Version and New Revised Standard Version. The Complete Jewish Bible and Orthodox Jewish Bible both translate as \"Sheetim\". The Good News Translation has \"Acacia Valley\" and the New King James Version has \"Acacia Grove\". Josephus stated that there was in his time",
"title": "Abila (Peraea)"
},
{
"docid": "3424410",
"text": "an organization asked for a Bible in newer English to be used. As of 2013, however, the Gideons have chosen to start using the English Standard Version (ESV) instead of the NKJV. New King James Version The New King James Version (NKJV) is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1982 by Thomas Nelson. The New Testament was published in 1979, the Psalms in 1980, and the full Bible in 1982. It took seven years to complete. The anglicized edition was originally known as the Revised Authorized Version, but the NKJV title is now used universally. The NKJV",
"title": "New King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "228960",
"text": "English Church authorities: The first had been the \"Great Bible\", commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the \"Bishops' Bible\", commissioned in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1568). In Europe, the first generation of Calvinists had produced the \"Geneva Bible\" of 1560 from the original Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, which was influential in the writing of the Authorized King James Version. In January 1604, King James convened the Hampton Court Conference, where a new English version was conceived in response to the problems of the earlier translations perceived by the Puritans, a",
"title": "King James Version"
},
{
"docid": "311046",
"text": "king in the Book of Exodus story, by contrast to the good king Aziz in surah Yusuf's story). The Arabic combines the original ayin from Egyptian along with the \"-n\" ending from Greek. In English, it was at first spelled \"Pharao\", but the translators of the King James Bible revived \"Pharaoh\" with \"h\" from the Hebrew. Meanwhile in Egypt itself, evolved into Sahidic Coptic \"pərro\" and then \"ərro\" by mistaking \"p-\" as the definite article \"the\" (from ancient Egyptian \"pꜣ\"). Other notable epithets are \"nswt\", translated to \"king\"; \"jty\" for \"monarch or sovereign\"; \"nb\" for \"lord\"; and \"ḥqꜣ\" for \"ruler\".",
"title": "Pharaoh"
},
{
"docid": "12214969",
"text": "today. This is because it, unlike the newer translations, is based on the Textus Receptus, as is, for instance, the English King James Version. Again a new translation was needed in the early 20th century, and a translation committee was set up in 1911. It had its work ready 1933. The full edition of the Bible was published in 1938. This edition is often referred to as the \". It was translated by the Finnish Lutheran Church and intended for Lutheran use. As the method of translation was \"one source language word - one Finnish word\". The 1938 edition consisted",
"title": "Bible translations into Finnish"
},
{
"docid": "9337942",
"text": "has \"fallen out of favor among many fundamentalists due to her unusual associations, shrill tone, and dubious background\". Gail Riplinger Gail Anne Riplinger (born 1947) is an American writer and speaker known for her advocacy of the King James Only movement and denunciation of modern English Bible translations and the Christians who promote them. In 1993, Riplinger wrote a comparison of popular Bible translations to the King James Version, \"New Age Bible Versions\". She also wrote \"The Language of the King James Bible\", \"Which Bible is God's Word\", \"In Awe of Thy Word\", \"The Hidden History of the English Scriptures\",",
"title": "Gail Riplinger"
},
{
"docid": "9337937",
"text": "Gail Riplinger Gail Anne Riplinger (born 1947) is an American writer and speaker known for her advocacy of the King James Only movement and denunciation of modern English Bible translations and the Christians who promote them. In 1993, Riplinger wrote a comparison of popular Bible translations to the King James Version, \"New Age Bible Versions\". She also wrote \"The Language of the King James Bible\", \"Which Bible is God's Word\", \"In Awe of Thy Word\", \"The Hidden History of the English Scriptures\", \"Blind Guides\", and \"Hazardous Materials: Greek and Hebrew Study Dangers\". She has spoken out against the people behind",
"title": "Gail Riplinger"
},
{
"docid": "1482297",
"text": "notes were translated from a new Latin commentary by Franciscus Junius. The annotations which are an important part of the Geneva Bible were Calvinist and Puritan in character, and as such they were disliked by the ruling pro-government Anglicans of the Church of England, as well as King James I, who commissioned the \"Authorized Version\", or King James Bible, in order to replace it. The Geneva Bible had also motivated the earlier production of the Bishops' Bible under Elizabeth I, for the same reason, and the later Rheims-Douai edition by the Catholic community. The Geneva Bible remained popular among Puritans",
"title": "Geneva Bible"
},
{
"docid": "7979362",
"text": "as a dangerous figure who must be bound. Origen's \"Commentary on Matthew\" makes much of this act of binding as a connection to the Hebrew Bible and the story of Samson. Matthew 27:2 Matthew 27:2 is the second verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has just been condemned by the Jewish Sanhedrin, and in this verse is presented to Pontius Pilate. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage",
"title": "Matthew 27:2"
},
{
"docid": "17669504",
"text": "verses. Matthew 27:9-10 Matthew 27:9-10 are the ninth and tenth verses of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. These verses end the final story of Judas Iscariot, with a quotation from scripture showing how the events around his final days were predicted. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 27:9-10 This is the final of many references to the Hebrew Bible",
"title": "Matthew 27:9-10"
},
{
"docid": "17669499",
"text": "Matthew 27:9-10 Matthew 27:9-10 are the ninth and tenth verses of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. These verses end the final story of Judas Iscariot, with a quotation from scripture showing how the events around his final days were predicted. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 27:9-10 This is the final of many references to the Hebrew Bible in",
"title": "Matthew 27:9-10"
},
{
"docid": "14502354",
"text": "Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the Bishops' Bible, commissioned in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1568). In January 1604, King James I convened the Hampton Court Conference, where a new English version was conceived in response to the problems of the earlier translations perceived by the Puritans, who preferred the Geneva Bible. The King James version slowly took over the place of the Geneva Bible had among the Puritans. The KJV of the Bible translation is noted for its \"majesty of style\", and has been described as one of the most important books in English culture",
"title": "History of the Puritans under King James I"
},
{
"docid": "6364934",
"text": "Matthew 6:7 Matthew 6:7 is the seventh verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion on the proper procedure for praying. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see Bible Gateway Matthew 6:7 The term translated as \"vain repetitions\" is \"battalogein\". This word is unknown outside this verse appearing in none of the contemporary literature. It might be linked to the Greek",
"title": "Matthew 6:7"
},
{
"docid": "6364930",
"text": "Matthew 6:7 Matthew 6:7 is the seventh verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion on the proper procedure for praying. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see Bible Gateway Matthew 6:7 The term translated as \"vain repetitions\" is \"battalogein\". This word is unknown outside this verse appearing in none of the contemporary literature. It might be linked to the Greek",
"title": "Matthew 6:7"
},
{
"docid": "7777459",
"text": "1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes in Ephesus. This chapter covers the subject of \"love.\" In the original Greek, the word ἀγάπη \"agape\" is used throughout. This is translated into English as \"charity\" in the King James version; but the word \"love\" is preferred by most other translations, both earlier and more recent. \"New King James Version -\" 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have",
"title": "1 Corinthians 13"
},
{
"docid": "1832345",
"text": "of God\". The phrase \"Deus caritas est\" from —or \"Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν\" (Theos agapē estin) in the original Greek is translated in the King James Version as: \"God is love\", and in the Douay-Rheims bible as: \"God is charity\" (). Thomas Aquinas does not simply equate charity with \"love\", which he holds as a passion, not a virtue. The King James Version uses both the words \"charity\" and \"love\" to translate the idea of \"caritas\"/ἀγάπη (agapē): sometimes it uses one, then sometimes the other, for the same concept. Most other English translations, both before and since, do not; instead, throughout",
"title": "Charity (virtue)"
},
{
"docid": "18388281",
"text": "the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges argues that they were Paul's \"inveterate adversaries in the Church\". New King James Version New King James Version \"Propitiation\" is translated from the Greek word \"hilasterion\", which specifically means the lid of the Ark of the Covenant. The only other occurrence of \"hilasterion\" in the New Testament is in , where the KJV & NASB both translate it as \"mercy seat\". The verb \"logizometha\" is plural: \"we conclude\" in the King James Version and New King James Version, \"as we see it\" in the Jerusalem Bible\", \"we maintain\" in the New American Standard",
"title": "Romans 3"
},
{
"docid": "4575194",
"text": "for two English versions, the King James and World English Bible. See the external links for many more modern translations. The Latin Vulgate of Jerome gives: The Koine Greek Byzantine text or majority text, and the textus receptus both read: Constantin von Tischendorf gives rather for the first king. Westcott-Hort offers the main reading and also a variant for the third king. Nestle-Aland has instead of . The Peshitta text is substantially different, translated it is: Awazea fathered Yoram Yoram fathered Yahoshapat fathered Khizaqea. Matthew 1:9 Matthew 1:9 is the ninth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of",
"title": "Matthew 1:9"
},
{
"docid": "5588530",
"text": "New Cambridge Paragraph Bible The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible with the Apocrypha is a newly edited edition of the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) published by Cambridge University Press in 2005. This 2005 edition was printed as \"The Bible (Penguin Classics)\" in 2006. The editor is David Norton, Reader in English at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Norton is author of \"A History of the Bible as Literature\" (1993) revised and condensed as \"A History of the English Bible as Literature\" (2000). He wrote \"A Textual History of the King James Bible\" as a companion volume to",
"title": "New Cambridge Paragraph Bible"
},
{
"docid": "14058040",
"text": "that is largely reflective of the theological positions of apostle Bruce R. McConkie, who assisted Monson in editing the work and wrote the chapter headings. In 1992, the church's First Presidency announced the King James Version was the church's official English Bible, stating \"[w]hile other Bible versions may be easier to read than the King James Version, in doctrinal matters latter-day revelation supports the King James Version in preference to other English translations.\" In 2010, this statement was written into the church's \"Handbook\", which directs official church policy and programs. In 2009, the LDS Church published a Spanish-language edition of",
"title": "LDS edition of the Bible"
},
{
"docid": "3391540",
"text": "of the New Testament only, was by John Lewis in 1731. However, due to the common use of surviving manuscripts of Wycliffe's Bible as works of an unknown Catholic translator, this version continued to circulate among 16th-century English Catholics, and many of its renderings of the Vulgate into English were adopted by the translators of the Rheims New Testament. Since the Rheims version was itself to be consulted by the translators working for King James a number of readings from Wycliffe's Bible did find their way into the Authorized King James Version of the Bible at second hand. Wycliffe's Bible",
"title": "Wycliffe's Bible"
},
{
"docid": "2503541",
"text": "consequence the Rheims text and notes became easily available without fear of criminal sanctions. Not only did Douay-Rheims influence Catholics, but it also had a substantial influence on the later creation of the King James Bible. The King James Bible distinguished from previous English Protestant versions by a greater tendency to employ Latinate vocabulary, and the translators were able to find many such terms (for example: \"emulation\" Romans 11:14) in the Rheims New Testament. Consequently, a number of the Latinisms of the Douay–Rheims, through their use in the King James Bible, have entered standard literary English. The translators of the",
"title": "Douay–Rheims Bible"
},
{
"docid": "7111386",
"text": "Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:13 is the thirteenth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse begins the concluding summary of the Sermon, a series of warnings about not following the teachings laid out. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: The word here translated as \"gate\" (, \"pylēs\") refers to the large entrance to a city or a temple. In the New Testament era many cities had walls, and entrance was",
"title": "Matthew 7:13"
},
{
"docid": "7111382",
"text": "Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:13 is the thirteenth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse begins the concluding summary of the Sermon, a series of warnings about not following the teachings laid out. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: The word here translated as \"gate\" (, \"pylēs\") refers to the large entrance to a city or a temple. In the New Testament era many cities had walls, and entrance was",
"title": "Matthew 7:13"
},
{
"docid": "7978413",
"text": "Matthew 27:58 Matthew 27:58 is the fifty-eighth verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse describes Joseph of Arimathea meeting with Pontius Pilate to secure the burial of Jesus. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 27:58 These same events are related by -, , and . Mark has some more details, noting that it was \"bold\" of Joseph",
"title": "Matthew 27:58"
},
{
"docid": "1507696",
"text": "'witchcraft' appear in some English versions of the Bible. One verse that is probably responsible for more deaths of suspected witches than any other passage from the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) is Exodus 22:18. In the King James Version, this reads: \"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.\" The precise meaning of the Hebrew word \"kashaph\", here translated as 'witch' and in some other modern versions, 'sorceress', is uncertain. In the Septuagint it was translated as \"pharmakeia\", meaning 'pharmacy', and on this basis, Reginald Scot claimed in the 16th century that 'witch' was an incorrect translation and poisoners were",
"title": "Magic and religion"
},
{
"docid": "6231904",
"text": "Matthew 5:40 Matthew 5:40 is the fortieth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This is the third verse of the antithesis on the commandment: \"Eye for an eye\". In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: The word coat here can also be translated as shirt, and it refers to the basic garment one would wear on one's upper body. The cloak was a more important piece of clothing used both for",
"title": "Matthew 5:40"
},
{
"docid": "7978393",
"text": "Matthew 27:64 Matthew 27:64 is the sixty-fourth verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse occurs after the crucifixion and entombment of Jesus. In it the chief priests and the Pharisees are meeting with Pontius Pilate and they ask for a guard for the tomb. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 27:64 At the time Matthew was being",
"title": "Matthew 27:64"
},
{
"docid": "7978387",
"text": "approximate term that could also mean \"a few days\" so some flexibility was possible. Matthew 27:63 Matthew 27:63 is the sixty-third verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse occurs after the crucifixion and entombment of Jesus. In it the chief priests and the Pharisees are meeting with Pontius Pilate. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 27:63 The",
"title": "Matthew 27:63"
},
{
"docid": "7979331",
"text": "Matthew 27:12 Matthew 27:12 is the twelfth verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This continues Pilate's Court, and the final trial of Jesus. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: This verse is based on with several variations. Matthew mentions \"elders\" along with the chief priests. Mark also specifies that they accused Jesus of \"many things.\" Matthew gives no extra details on what Jesus was accused of. Most",
"title": "Matthew 27:12"
},
{
"docid": "16000467",
"text": "as a basis for the translation. Jacob Jervell published a translation of the four Gospels in the series World Scriptures in 2002, on behalf of The Norwegian book clubs. This edition has been known for the debate that arose around Jervell's use of the word Gehenna instead of Hell. In 2003, Bearing Precious Seed of Milford, Ohio published a Norwegian Bible translated by Morten Gjemlestad directly from the English text of the Authorized (King James) Version. 10,000 copies were printed. The \"Youth translation of the New Testament\" was founded by Eivind Berggrav, who was the bishop of Oslo in 1937,",
"title": "Bible translations in Norway"
},
{
"docid": "8902667",
"text": "the original will find them useful.\" It provides a concise meaning of the original Greek word, often providing Bible verse references as examples. If there are several Greek words that may translate to the same English word, Vine's distinguishes the shadings of meaning and connotation that may be lost in the English translation. For example, there are a number of Greek words that may be translated by the English word love. Vine's also provides the definition of a word (as used in the King James Version) more accurately than an English dictionary, because it expands the Greek use of the",
"title": "Vine's Expository Dictionary"
},
{
"docid": "242880",
"text": "to Satan. Most modern scholarship regards these interpretations as questionable, and translate the term in the relevant Bible passage as \"morning star\" or \"shining one\" rather than as a proper name, \"Lucifer\". As a name for the Devil, the more common meaning in English, \"Lucifer\" is the rendering of the Hebrew word in Isaiah () given in the King James Version of the Bible. The translators of this version took the word from the Latin Vulgate, which translated הֵילֵל by the Latin word \"lucifer\" (uncapitalized), meaning \"the morning star, the planet Venus\", or, as an adjective, \"light-bringing\". As a name",
"title": "Lucifer"
},
{
"docid": "8097121",
"text": "on, or referring to, Psalm 137 include: Phrases from the psalm have been referenced in numerous works, including: Psalm 137 Psalm 137 is the 137th psalm of the Book of Psalms, and as such it is included in the Hebrew Bible. In English it is generally known as \"By the rivers of Babylon\", which is how its first words are translated in the King James Version. It is Psalm 136 in the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate versions of the Bible. Its Latin title is \"Super flumina Babylonis\". The psalm is a Communal",
"title": "Psalm 137"
},
{
"docid": "510205",
"text": "to have him released, organised by Cromwell through Thomas Poyntz at the English House, Tyndale was strangled and burned at the stake in October 1536. Meanwhile Coverdale continued his work alone to produce what became the first complete English Bible in print, namely the Coverdale Bible. Not yet proficient in Hebrew or Greek, he used Latin, English and German sources plus the translations of Tyndale himself. In 1534 Canterbury Convocation petitioned Henry VIII that the whole Bible might be translated into English. Consequently, in 1535, Coverdale dedicated this complete Bible to the King. After much scholarly debate, it is now",
"title": "Myles Coverdale"
},
{
"docid": "8719532",
"text": "Book Concern of Dobbs Ferry, New York. Five years later, in 1913, Dr. Thompson was joined by B.B. Kirkbride, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The two men formed the Kirkbride Bible Company, in order to further improve and distribute Thompson's work. The original Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, as well as several subsequent versions, were based on the King James Bible. Currently, editions based on the King James Version, New King James Version, New International Version (1978 version; now out of print), New American Standard Bible (1977 version) and English Standard Version are available, as well as electronic versions that incorporate other features. ,",
"title": "Thompson Chain-Reference Bible"
},
{
"docid": "770670",
"text": "Akeldama Akeldama, Aceldama, Haceldama or Hakeldama (Aramaic: חקל דמא; field of blood) is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus. Most English-language versions of the Bible transliterate the term as \"Akeldama\" (e.g. American Standard Version (ASV), English Standard Version (ESV), Good News Translation (GNT), Modern English Version (MEV), and New International Version (NIV)) or as \"Akel Dama\" (New King James Version (NKJV) and 1599 Geneva Bible). \"Aceldama\" is used by the King James Version (KJV), Darby Bible and Wycliffe Bible. \"Hakeldama\" is used by the Common English",
"title": "Akeldama"
},
{
"docid": "8097108",
"text": "Psalm 137 Psalm 137 is the 137th psalm of the Book of Psalms, and as such it is included in the Hebrew Bible. In English it is generally known as \"By the rivers of Babylon\", which is how its first words are translated in the King James Version. It is Psalm 136 in the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate versions of the Bible. Its Latin title is \"Super flumina Babylonis\". The psalm is a Communal lament about being in exile after the Babylonian captivity, and yearning for Jerusalem. The psalm is a regular",
"title": "Psalm 137"
},
{
"docid": "228971",
"text": "the next ten years, Tyndale revised his New Testament in the light of rapidly advancing biblical scholarship, and embarked on a translation of the Old Testament. Despite some controversial translation choices, and in spite of Tyndale's execution on charges of heresy for having made the translated bible, the merits of Tyndale's work and prose style made his translation the ultimate basis for all subsequent renditions into Early Modern English. With these translations lightly edited and adapted by Myles Coverdale, in 1539, Tyndale's New Testament and his incomplete work on the Old Testament became the basis for the \"Great Bible.\" This",
"title": "King James Version"
}
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"docid": "8337500",
"text": "Domínguez Domínguez is a name of Spanish origin. It used to mean \"son of Domingo\" (i.e., son of Dominic). The surname is usually written Dominguez in the Philippines and United States. Written as Domínguez in Spanish speaking countries like Spain, Mexico, Argentina, etc... As of 2014, 40.7% of all known bearers of the surname \"Domínguez\" were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:242), 12.8% of Spain (1:288), 8.5% of Argentina (1:396), 7.7% of the United States (1:3,721), 4.3% of Cuba (1:212), 3.2% of Colombia (1:1,186), 3.0% of Peru (1:831), 2.6% of Venezuela (1:904), 2.6% of Honduras (1:265), 2.4% of Paraguay (1:241), 2.0%",
"title": "Domínguez"
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"docid": "18247641",
"text": "Chris Dominguez Christopher Omar Dominguez (born November 22, 1986) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds. Dominguez attended Gulliver Prep in Coral Gables, Florida. He was drafted out of high school by the Texas Rangers in the 17th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend college. Dominguez attended the University of Louisville, where he played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals baseball team of the Big East Conference. In",
"title": "Chris Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "12220616",
"text": "Dominguez, aboard and keep him safe. Their reason is the priceless map tattooed on Dominguez's back, a map leading to the Isle of Swords, where the legendary Treasure of Constantine awaits. The monks know that Bartholomew Thorne is after the great riches and, hence, after Dominguez. On their route to the Isle of Swords, the ship docks temporarily at an island that seems vaguely familiar to Cat. Though both he and Anne were ordered to stay aboard, Anne encourages her friend to come with her and sneak away from the ship for a time. Cat reluctantly agrees to the mutinous",
"title": "Isle of Swords"
},
{
"docid": "13831943",
"text": "Domínguez family The Dominguez family of Baguio City, Benguet and Mt. Province are a wealthy and influential dynasty of business owners, politicians, and philanthropists in the Philippines. They trace their origins to Sixto Pe, a Chinese merchant settled in the Philippines in the mid-18th century. The family patriarch Sixto Pe married Joaquina Gutierrez a native mestiza, half Igorot – half Spanish from the highlands of the Philippine Islands. They changed their last name \"Pe\" to Dominguez adopted from their godparents by marriage due to limitations of right in owning lands during the Spanish occupancy at the turn of century. The",
"title": "Domínguez family"
},
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"docid": "3914191",
"text": "of 1832 in Illinois, where the Mormons had migrated from. To the Mexicans he was known as \"Antonga\", also not a Ute name. The Timpanogos had long established trade relations with the Mexicans. Utah's Black Hawk was the son of Chief Sanpitch; in the \"Dominguez Escalante Journal: Their Expedition Through Colorado Utah Arizona and New Mexico in 1776\", Escalante describes having come in contact with aboriginal peoples who were Snake-Shoshoni who called themselves \"Timpanogostzis\", an Aztecan-Shoshonian word meaning \"People of the Rock water carriers\" (referring to rock salt), whose leader was Turunianchi. Turunianchi had a son named Munch. Munch was",
"title": "Antonga Black Hawk"
},
{
"docid": "11787772",
"text": "Gato Negro was conceived by Richard Dominguez sometime in the mid-to-late '80s and was originally intended to debut in a largely Mexican-American or Latino superhero group called Team Tejas. Dominguez later placed Team Tejas on hold to focus on the development of the El Gato Negro character, as he recalls: The name \"El Gato Negro\" originated from an abandoned settlement by the name of \"\"El Gato\"\", which was located south of Pharr, Texas. Dominguez would later devise the character's secret identity, Francisco Guerrero, to have direct ties to the Mexican Revolution. The character's given name came from Mexican revolutionary Francisco",
"title": "Francisco Guerrero (comics)"
},
{
"docid": "15061633",
"text": "pronounced as Nakou with the \"s\" being silent. Sometimes shortened in the United States from the Greek last name \"Nakopolous\". Originally thought to have come from the Epirus region of Greece but it's hard to pinpoint the origins. Nakos Nakos is another word for the Semantron, a wood and metal gong-like instrument used to call Christian worshipers to prayer in Syria, Jerusalem and other parts of the Ottoman Empire where Muslim authorities did not allow the use of church bells. A masculine name meaning \"sage\" or \"wisdom\". The origin of this name is Arapaho, which is a tribe of Native",
"title": "Nakos"
},
{
"docid": "17854409",
"text": "de la justicia\" (The Angel of Justice). Dominguez represented many families who were victims in the 2012 Miramonte Elementary School abuse scandal. The school had a high enrollment of poor Latino families, some of which were in the country without documents. The teacher at the school plead no contest to numerous sex crimes and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Dominguez represented families of victims who were scared to come forward for fear of deportation. Dominguez requested assurance that families would not be deported after coming forward. She also represented 8 of the victimized families in a civil lawsuit",
"title": "Jessica Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "1018809",
"text": "East Rancho Dominguez, California East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in southern Los Angeles County, California. The population was 15,135 at the 2010 census, up from 9,286 at the 2000 census. East Rancho Dominguez is an accepted city name according to the USPS, and shares the 90221 ZIP Code with Compton. East Rancho Dominguez is an unincorporated enclave surrounded by Compton within five blocks east and west of Atlantic Ave.. Alondra Boulevard is the southern border, and three blocks north of Rosecrans Ave. is roughly the northern border. \"East",
"title": "East Rancho Dominguez, California"
},
{
"docid": "8709844",
"text": "after Noemi Dominguez, a 1991 graduate of La Feria High School who obtained her BA from Rice University and was a teacher in the Houston ISD pursuing a master's degree in education from the University of Houston before her life was cut short by %C3%81ngel Maturino Res%C3%A9ndiz. The school board's decision to name the new elementary school after Dominguez was a tribute to the short life of a local Mexican American woman. The school board's decision was reached because of the board's desire to name the school after a respected Mexican American community member. Indeed, Dominguez Elementary School was the",
"title": "La Feria Independent School District"
},
{
"docid": "3222637",
"text": "American outcry for higher education standards and opportunities. Additionally, from the months of October to November in 1969, demonstrations regarding the Vietnam War were held on the campus. In 1977 the California Postsecondary Education Commission endorsed the college trustees’ desire to change the name of the school from California State College, Dominguez Hills to California State University, Dominguez Hills. CSU Dominguez Hills is a major university for the Southern geographical region of Los Angeles County and Orange County. It offers 46 undergraduate majors, 22 master's degrees, and a number of certificate and credential programs. The campus is accredited by the",
"title": "California State University, Dominguez Hills"
},
{
"docid": "17153955",
"text": "Vashi Domínguez Vashi Nanwani Dominguez (born 1978) is a Spanish entrepreneur. Dominguez was born in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, where he grew up. He was educated at Casa Azul School and the University of La Laguna where he studied law but left in the second year. Dominguez began his career importing technology from China, building up his own chain of shops before selling the whole business for profit in 1999. Dominguez is a supporter of a range of charities and recently supported the Anti-Slavery organisation at the Anti-Slavery International 175th Anniversary Ball. Having spent years as a diamond wholesaler,",
"title": "Vashi Domínguez"
},
{
"docid": "2765201",
"text": "name for Saint John the Baptist) was apparently by Spanish explorer Juan Rivera, who led an expedition to the area in 1765. Rivera's route would later became part of the Old Spanish Trail between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Southern California. About a decade later in 1776, the Dominguez-Escalante expedition passed through the San Juan River country, attempting to find a route from Santa Fe to the presidio in Monterey, California. Dominguez and Escalante crossed the San Juan River near where Navajo Lake is today, and described the area as having good land suitable for settlement and farming, but also",
"title": "San Juan River (Colorado River tributary)"
},
{
"docid": "17854410",
"text": "against the school district. Early in her career, Dominguez attended an immigration workshop in Los Angeles where a broadcast reporter was looking for someone to immigration explain immigration law in Spanish. Dominguez completed the task which led to more television appearances. She was eventually asked to be a presenter for her own weekly segment \"Ángel de la Justicia\" on Univision's ¡Despierta América!, the highest rated morning show among Latinos in the United States. She also has regular appearances in segments on Primer Impacto. Dominguez has provided commentary for The Huffington Post, where she is also a contributor. Jessica Dominguez Jessica",
"title": "Jessica Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "21004706",
"text": "was held in that same city, although he was buried in San Sebastian, Spain. On October 19, a funeral was celebrated in his honor at Cornell University (Dean Burnham Kelly, Professor Colin Rowe and Felix Candela spoke), where he spent the last ten years of his life dedicated to teaching. 16 In 1978, the Department of Architecture of the College of Architecture, Arts and Planning of Cornell University dedicated the annual prize \"The Martin Dominguez Distinguished Teaching Award\" in its name. In March 2015, the Department of Architecture of this university organizes an exhibition dedicated to his life, work and",
"title": "Martín Domínguez Esteban"
},
{
"docid": "13463665",
"text": "California Department of Consumer Affairs, and for the San Francisco Superior Court in the Law and Motion department. Dominguez' wife, Edda, is a business administration executive graduate from Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales. He has two children, a boy and a girl. Dominguez attended California State University, Long Beach, where he earned a bachelor of arts in Latin American and Chinese history in 1984. He graduated in 1987 from University of California Hastings College of Law with a Juris Doctor degree, and was admitted to the California bar the same year. Dominguez is also licensed to practice in the Central and",
"title": "Juan Dominguez (lawyer)"
},
{
"docid": "11763860",
"text": "Jeremiah Dominguez Jeremiah Dominguez is the point guard for the Portland State Vikings men's basketball team. Dominguez, despite a listed height of 5'6\", was named as the Big Sky Conference 2007-2008 Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player following his junior season. The Vikings also qualified for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history. In 2009, Dominguez again led the Vikings to the NCAA tournament where they earned a 13 seed and lost to 4 seed Xavier in the first round. Dominguez scored 13 points in the game. Dominguez spent the first two years of his college",
"title": "Jeremiah Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "20788658",
"text": "and 9 doubles. Dominguez had his best season as a senior in 1986, having career highs in doubles (13), home runs (8), RBIs (38), batting average (.348) and slugging (.613). In 1987, Dominguez became a graduate assistant for Creighton. After two seasons with the Bluejays, Dominguez accepted the head coaching position at Omaha Central High School. Dominguez lead Omaha Central for three seasons, and serving as a Spanish teacher, Dominguez returned to Creighton as an assistant. Dominguez then spent 4 years as an assistant at the University of Iowa, where he instructed infielders, hitting and recruiting. On August 13, 2001,",
"title": "Elvis Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "9336451",
"text": "any cars in the IRL, but later rescinded the decision in another announcement, April 23, stating that an IndyCar Series team would begin competition starting with the 2008 Indianapolis 500, with Mario Dominguez as driver. It was later revealed that team manager Tyler Tadevic had purchased the team from Figge in order to complete the deal to allow the team to continue operations. Dominguez initially qualified for the 2008 Indy 500, but was \"bumped\" from the field by a faster car, driven by former race winner Buddy Lazier and Dominguez crashed in a last-ditch effort to requalify. The team made",
"title": "Pacific Coast Motorsports"
},
{
"docid": "7992860",
"text": "uncompetitive seasons followed and Mario Dominguez was brought into the team in 2002. A fortunate victory came at Surfers Paradise in a water-logged event, as Dominguez started last and failed to pass a single car on track but benefited from pit strategy. The win boosted his confidence and the team recorded a 1-2 result at Miami, Dominguez leading Roberto Moreno, was the highlight of a much-improved 2003 season, finishing fifth in the championship. Ryan Hunter-Reay came into the team in 2004 and led all 250 laps at The Milwaukee Mile from the pole position. Herdez sponsorship faded at the end",
"title": "HVM Racing"
},
{
"docid": "19824891",
"text": "President of California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills, also known as CSUDH, Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills, is a public university located in the city of Carson, California in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County and was founded in 1960. The university is part of the 23-school California State University system. It offers 45 majors for a Bachelor's degrees, 22 different Master's degrees, and 17 types of teaching credentials. The university does not confer doctoral degrees. Since its establishment in 1960, the university has had ten (10) presidents. By name and years",
"title": "President of California State University, Dominguez Hills"
},
{
"docid": "11345140",
"text": "to a halt soon after the release of the third issue. Several years later, the comic attracted the attention of Richard Dominguez, a Dallas illustrator, who found an issue of the comic in a half-price book store. Intrigued, Dominguez contacted Garza through his comic book shop and the two formed a close friendship. At this time Relampago hadn't been in published print since its last issue in December 1977. Judge Garza had wanted to revive the series for some time and Dominguez offered his services as an artist. To prove himself to the Judge, Dominguez created his own comic book",
"title": "Relampago"
},
{
"docid": "8224027",
"text": "Matt Dominguez Matt Pilar Dominguez (born June 27, 1978) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Sam Houston State. Dominguez was also a member of the New York Jets and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won a Grey Cup with the Roughriders in the 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season. Dominguez along with his then teammate Gene Makowsky made a cameo appearance in the Corner Gas episode \"Reader Pride\". Dominguez attended Sam Houston State for college where he was the team's MVP twice and",
"title": "Matt Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "17153958",
"text": "Dominguez was named Director of the Month by Director magazine in November 2012. <br> In 2014, Vashi Dominguez was named as one of the Retail Stars by Professional Jeweller Hot 100. <br> 2014 also saw him as a finalist Digital Entrepreneur of the Year. Director Magazine interviewed Vashi Dominguez about his inspirations where he revealed that the book, \"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\" by Stephen Covey, changed his life. Dominguez states this book is the title that turned him into a leader of people. Vashi Domínguez Vashi Nanwani Dominguez (born 1978) is a Spanish entrepreneur. Dominguez was born",
"title": "Vashi Domínguez"
},
{
"docid": "10166761",
"text": "He only appeared in two league games for the first team, both as substitute. Dominguez signed for Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern in November 2000, for £250,000. He scored in only his second game, a 2–4 loss at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but his performances were also irregular; in his last season he scored one goal in 26 matches, but the club finished just one place above relegation. After a brief spell in Qatar with Al-Ahly Doha, Dominguez moved in 2005 to Brazilian outfit CR Vasco da Gama. Not being able to receive his playing licence from the Portuguese Football Association,",
"title": "José Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "13117982",
"text": "Janna Dominguez Janna Dominguez (born Jamie Ann Quisumbing Angeles on March 11, 1990), is a Filipina actress, host, and comedian who joined \"Pinoy Fear Factor\" as a \"Participante\". Dominguez is a former member of ABS CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents, \"Star Magic\". But later in 2010 she did not renew her contract to do project on ABS-CBN's rival station GMA Network. She supposed to be a launcher actress but later she decide to sign an exclusive contract with GMA Network dealing to be a regular host and performer of \"I Laugh Sabado\" currently airing on the same network's sister",
"title": "Janna Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "13463711",
"text": "and Downtown Los Angeles. Rancho Dominguez was home to California State University, Dominguez Hills. However, when Carson gained cityhood in 1968, it incorporated the Dominguez Hills section of Rancho Dominguez within its city boundaries. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs from the Carson's Sheriff Station patrol West Rancho Dominguez & Rancho Dominguez. East Rancho Dominguez is patrolled by the Compton Sheriff Station. The Dominguez area south of Compton along South Alameda includes the Dominguez Ranch House Museum, the community known as Dominguez, Dominguez Elementary, Dominguez Park, and Rancho Dominguez Preporatory School which opened in 2011 The city of Compton has tried",
"title": "Rancho Dominguez, California"
},
{
"docid": "4295120",
"text": "toured the US again and Europe for the first time with Switchblade Symphony. In 2002, tragedy struck the Last Dance. Dominguez died of pneumonia on August 3, while the band was touring in Europe. The last show that he played with the band was on [July 31] in Leipzig, Germany; the last song that he played with the band was a cover of \"Dead Man's Party\" by Oingo Boingo (coincidentally, it was also the last song the band recorded for \"Whispers in Rage\"). The band played a memorial show for Dominguez 15 days later and replaced him with Tom Coyne,",
"title": "The Last Dance (band)"
},
{
"docid": "13241265",
"text": "through Rancho lands that practice came to a halt. Manuel donated 100 feet, about 77 acres, to the railroad. In 1902, the Pacific Electric Railway was set to cut through Dominguez and Watson land. In the agreement, the Dominguez family requested there be a Dominguez Junction at Alameda Street. This is where Union Pacific freight trains still run to this day. Teams of men, horses, and mules built the railway at a rapid pace. On July 4, 1902 the railway officially opened. The Pacific Electric Railway would pass by the Dominguez Junction every hour, and thereby increased the value of",
"title": "Dominguez Rancho Adobe"
},
{
"docid": "3753793",
"text": "the expedition turned south-southwest. On September 29, they were surprised to come upon a river (the Sevier River) flowing from the south-southeast and turning toward the west at the point they encountered it. Dominguez and Vélez de Escalante noted in their journal that the Native American name for this river suggested it was the same river they had named Buenaventura. They expressed doubts it was the same river because had it been so, it was substantially smaller downstream than it had been upstream-the opposite of the normal pattern. They named this river the Rio San Ysabel. The Native Americans told",
"title": "Buenaventura River (legend)"
},
{
"docid": "3914192",
"text": "the father of Sanpitch, Wakara, Arropeen, Tabby, Ammon, Sowiette, and Grospeen, who occupied a land that is now known as Utah. Dominguez named Mount Timpanogos, Timpanogos River (Provo River), Timpanogos Lake (Utah Lake) and Timpanogos Valley (Utah Valley) in honor of these people, an honor that remains to this day. Government maps that predate Mormon settlement support this fact. Then in 1824, explorer Etienne Provost entered what is now Utah and reported having come in contact with a Snake-Shoshone tribe (Timpanogos) living along the Timpanogos River (Provo River) and Timpanogos Lake. Provo City derives its name from this early explorer.",
"title": "Antonga Black Hawk"
},
{
"docid": "18796658",
"text": "Marco Dominguez Marco Leonel Dominguez-Ramirez (born February 2, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Antigua GFC in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Dominguez began his youth career with Braves d'Ahuntsic where he played for six years before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2013. On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Dominguez would join FC Montreal, a USL affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season. He made his professional debut on May 14 in the clubs first win their history, defeating the Charleston Battery 1–0. At the conclusion of the 2016",
"title": "Marco Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "1018818",
"text": "Representatives, East Rancho Dominguez is in . Originally East Compton Park, East Rancho Dominguez Park was completely renovated in 2004 to become one of the most appealing recreational facilities in the South County Community Services Agency. The five-acre park includes a well equipped gymnasium, ample community building, and the tennis courts where Venus Williams and Serena Williams played as children. The park has year-round recreational programs including youth sports, adult basketball leagues, the “Amp It Up!” summer lunch program, after-school snacks, and summer and after-school day camps. East Rancho Dominguez, California East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton, is",
"title": "East Rancho Dominguez, California"
},
{
"docid": "18853813",
"text": "They made a comeback in July 2015, with the EP \"Love Shake\", which was to be their last release as MINX. In November 2016, they announced that they were to re-debut in 2017 under the new name Dreamcatcher with the addition of two new members. Then using the name Minx, the group held their first live performance at the Oak Valley Summertime Festival on August 9, 2014, where they performed two original songs: \"Action\" and \"Why Did You Come To My Home\". On September 15, Happy Face Entertainment announced their new girl group. Minx released their debut digital single \"Why",
"title": "Dreamcatcher (group)"
},
{
"docid": "13280889",
"text": "Loveland Valley has to offer. Switchback is the name of the run where the children compete (U8, U10, U12 and U14 non scored). Twist is the name of the run where the men and women race (U14, U16, U18, U21 and SR, scored). Although people come from all around the US for the chance at lowering their points, they also come for the fun. Since it is the last race of the year there is a lot of celebration that goes on. People dress up in costumes for the day and will even race in them. Costumes range from grass",
"title": "Loveland Derby"
},
{
"docid": "13463709",
"text": "Rancho Dominguez, California Rancho Dominguez is a former Spanish colonial and Mexican settlement in Alta California, and a present-day unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California. Rancho Dominguez is located between Compton, California, Long Beach, California and Carson, California. The Communities of Unincorporated Rancho Dominguez are: Rancho Dominguez, East Rancho Dominguez, and West Rancho Dominguez. Historically Rancho Dominguez also contained the sites of the cities of Compton, California, Carson, California and a portion of North Long Beach, California. Originally Rancho Dominguez was a small part of the Spanish land grant Rancho San Pedro, from the King of Spain in 1784.",
"title": "Rancho Dominguez, California"
},
{
"docid": "317142",
"text": "known for both using and creating proverbs. Other studies of the use of proverbs in film include work by Kevin McKenna on the Russian film \"Aleksandr Nevsky\", Haase's study of an adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood, Elias Dominguez Barajas on the film \"Viva Zapata!\", and Aboneh Ashagrie on \"The Athlete\" (a movie in Amharic about Abebe Bikila). In the case of \"Forrest Gump\", the screenplay by Eric Roth had more proverbs than the novel by Winston Groom, but for \"The Harder They Come\", the reverse is true, where the novel derived from the movie by Michael Thelwell has many",
"title": "Proverb"
},
{
"docid": "5199461",
"text": "Manuel Dominguez High School Manuel Dominguez High School is a four-year public high school located in Compton, California. It is part of the Compton Unified School District. The school's current principal of instruction is Stephen Franklin, Ed.D., principal of operations is Alma Castro. Dominguez High School is named after Don Manuel Dominguez, a California rancher. Dominguez inherited from his father Jose Cristobal Dominguez over 75,000 acres which was originally granted to his father's uncle Juan Jose Dominguez by the King of Spain in 1784. The land holding covered an area that ran from Redondo Beach into the west, to Compton",
"title": "Manuel Dominguez High School"
},
{
"docid": "8252795",
"text": "Teresita Abundo Teresita Dominguez \"Tisha\" Abundo (born July 12, 1949) is a Philippine educator and athlete who served as Philippine Sports Commissioner from 1998 to 2001. Teresita Dominguez \"Tisha\" Abundo was born to Antonio Dominguez and Leonor Patrick in Manila. Abundo attended the University of the East on a varsity scholarship where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Education, with a major in Physical Education and minor in English. Abundo was the youngest Filipina to become a member of the national volleyball team when, at age 17, she wore the colors of the country in the 1966 Asian Games",
"title": "Teresita Abundo"
},
{
"docid": "4836176",
"text": "Dominguez left government in April 1997 to become general manager for a technology service organization, Tech 2000 in Herndon, Virginia. In September 1999, he began work at the Center for Naval Analyses, where he organized and directed studies of public policy and program issues. In January 2001, he rejoined the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as assistant director for Space, Information Warfare, and Command and Control. From August 2001 until July 2006, Dominguez served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. That service was interrupted by several months when he served as",
"title": "Michael L. Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "8674601",
"text": "enclosed garden is a Well house, The only structure on the site which remains standing today. The name \"Hollinshead hall\" is presumed to come from the Hollinshead family who are said to have built the hall at some point before the 14th century and from the Manor of Hollinshead itself, however sources to verify this are being awaited. To date the earliest record of Hollinshead hall seems to appear in 1311 (where?), Although it is probable the hall did indeed exist before then. One theory (which?) suggests that the name Hollinshead hall does not come from a family name at",
"title": "Hollinshead Hall"
},
{
"docid": "5376009",
"text": "reached Dominguez Rancho, where they camped for the night, within view of an advance detachment of Flores' troops. There was more or less firing during the night, with no other effect than that of keeping Mervine's party on the alert. Setting off at daylight, the Americans advanced just to the north of Dominguez Rancho. Señora Reyes' four-pounder was placed on the narrow trail that the Americans needed to use. Ropes were lashed to the limber to pull the gun into the brush for reloading. The Californio horsemen deployed at a safe distance from the trail on the enemy's flanks. The",
"title": "Battle of Dominguez Rancho"
},
{
"docid": "8716935",
"text": "expanded to over fifty members, the majority of which lived in California, but also included international members such as Oscar Loyo and the ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio group from Mexico. Richard Dominguez Richard Dominguez (born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez September 22, 1960 in Dallas, Texas) is an American comic book artist and freelance storyboard illustrator. Best known for creating the popular series \"El Gato Negro\", Dominguez publishes his comics through his imprint and art studio, Azteca Productions. Dominguez also is well known for influencing other artists and creators in the pursuit of their own self-publishing ventures.> Richard Dominguez was born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez",
"title": "Richard Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "17854406",
"text": "night school while she was a stay-at-home mom. Dominguez completed her undergrad at Pierce College and Pepperdine University graduating in 1996. She went on to attend the University of La Verne College of Law where former Dean of the university, Robert Ackrich, hired her as a law clerk. She graduated with her J.D. in 2000. Dominguez started her career with a focus on family law but quickly moved to concentrating on immigration law. She became a volunteer for the Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Legal Assistance Project (ILAP). She began working for an immigration law firm where she represented",
"title": "Jessica Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "1018625",
"text": "and the unincorporated East Compton on the east, and by the city of Lynwood on the northeast. East Compton, also known as East Rancho Dominguez, is a mostly industrial unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP). The population was 15,135 according to the 2010 Census. East Rancho Dominguez is an accepted city name according to the USPS, and shares the 90221 ZIP Code with Compton. Its sphere of influence is the city of Compton, which has tried to annex East Rancho Dominguez, but business and property owners in the area have opposed the annexation. The 2010 United States Census reported that",
"title": "Compton, California"
},
{
"docid": "11346415",
"text": "Azteca Productions Azteca Productions is an American comic book publisher and imprint founded by comics creator Richard Dominguez in 1993. The company's first publication was \"El Gato Negro #1\" showcasing the debut of the eponymous character, in what is now considered the company's flagship series. Publications went on hiatus during the rise and fall of the speculative market in the late 1990s until Dominguez returned in 2004. Azteca Productions' first publication was \"El Gato Negro #1\" (October, 1993) featuring the first appearance of the character of the same name. The series was critically acclaimed, allowing Dominguez to pursue a four-part",
"title": "Azteca Productions"
},
{
"docid": "16832569",
"text": "Sunday schools and was for a time married. The marriage did not last as his wife (who he never mentioned by name) was unfaithful and Dutton developed problems with alcohol. He quit drinking in 1876 and later took the name Joseph. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1883 and afterward spent 20 months at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani. In 1886 Dutton went to Molokai to aid the dying Father Damien, who was grateful for his assistance. Dutton remembered that he told Father Damien \"My name is Joseph Dutton; I’ve come to help, and I’ve come to stay\"",
"title": "Joseph Dutton"
},
{
"docid": "11199600",
"text": "of mankind, only to return and find it worse. It takes a departure from the dark and depressive lyrical content of their previous albums for a much more science fiction oriented feel. Did Tomorrow Come... Did Tomorrow Come... is the third and last album from Polish gothic metal band Sirrah, though it was their second official release. It was released in 1997. Though the original title is \"Did Tomorrow Come...\", the title of the releases outside of Poland were changed to \"Will Tomorrow Come?\" by Music for Nations, which completely changed its meaning. This album also contains less growling and",
"title": "Did Tomorrow Come..."
},
{
"docid": "19153760",
"text": "Juan Dominguez Palermo Juan Dominguez Palermo (c.1560–1635) was a Sicilian military and politician, who served in Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru. His name carries one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, Palermo. Palermo was born in Sicily, son of Domingo de Giovani and Maria de Vargas, belonging to a distinguished family. He served under the Command of John of Austria, providing services in Malta, Naples and Spain. Established in the Río de la Plata by 1590, he received land grants in Buenos Aires, being the owner of several haciendas in the suburbs of the city. He",
"title": "Juan Dominguez Palermo"
},
{
"docid": "19153761",
"text": "was an active member of the City Council, serving as regidor for several years. He also held the honorary position of Mayordomo of Buenos Aires, a position concerning of the control of the economic activities of the city. His wife was Isabel Gómez de Saravia, daughter of Miguel Gómez de la Puerta and Beatriz Luiz de Figueroa, a Creole family, descendant of and Benito Luiz de Figueroa, an conqueror of Paraguay, born in Porto. Juan Dominguez Palermo Juan Dominguez Palermo (c.1560–1635) was a Sicilian military and politician, who served in Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru. His name carries",
"title": "Juan Dominguez Palermo"
},
{
"docid": "7316937",
"text": "was bought out by Sony, and the ensuing disruption meant that this plan was shelved. After the band's split the three members negotiated a release from their contracts. How Did It Ever Come to This? \"How Did it Ever Come to This?\" was the last single released by the British band Easyworld. It did not appear on their second and final album \"Kill the Last Romantic\", because it had not yet been written. The band's record label Jive decided the band should record a new track as it was felt none of the tracks on the album were suitable for",
"title": "How Did It Ever Come to This?"
},
{
"docid": "7691571",
"text": "and one which would thus have been rapidly named. This name already appears in 1539 in the form and would derive from meaning \"hiding place\", the famous cave in the mountain having been in the past a refuge for brigands. Another hypothesis is that the name would have come from the village of Skule; Skuleskogen thus being \"the forest on the way to Skule\" or \"the forest which belongs to Skule\", Skule being the village allowed to pasture animals in the forest. This last hypothesis does not imply that the mountain did not have a name before the village of",
"title": "Skuleskogen National Park"
},
{
"docid": "5346248",
"text": "Guaco (band) Guaco is a tropical music band from Venezuela that was formed in Maracaibo by Mario Viloria, Alfonso \"Pompo\" Aguado, and Fernando Dominguez in Zulia in 1968. Mario retired after being the main founder because of college studies but during his participation in the group he was the main composer for several years and his home was the main place where Guaco practiced in the beginnings. The name Guaco is attributed to Mario since in the mornings at his home where the band used to play and practice, a bird called Guaco would fly over. Mario later retired to",
"title": "Guaco (band)"
},
{
"docid": "14074495",
"text": "Valdes, had come to Indian in the first half of the 18th century), then the estate was inherited by Maria de Jesus Peon Fajardo and her son José Dominguez Peón. For much of the 19th century and all the 20th century the estate has been linked to the same family, also owners of the palace Montejo in Merida. Jose Dominguez Peon, a shareholder in the railroad Merida-Campeche, got one of the 8 stops on the railway line, which opened in 1898, was at the hacienda owned \"San Jose Chactún\". Henequen production continued until about 60 years ago. Since then the",
"title": "San José Chactún"
},
{
"docid": "13115008",
"text": "Daniel R. Dominguez Daniel R. Dominguez (born June 2 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dominguez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1970. He was in the United States Army Reserve in 1967. He was in private practice in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico from 1970 to 1994. On June 21, 1994, Dominguez was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat",
"title": "Daniel R. Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "16194541",
"text": "second. He began to make his name in 2009 after the Winter Giants competition where, despite finishing last, he won the award for the \"One to Watch\". In 2010, he journeyed to Sun City, South Africa to be a stagehand at the 2010 World's Strongest Man. A year later, he gained his invitation to the World's Strongest Man competition, having come second in the Clash of the Giants contest held in July 2011 in Boroughbridge, England. McIntosh won two of the events in his heat but, hampered by a knee injury, he did not place in the top two of",
"title": "Jack McIntosh (strongman)"
},
{
"docid": "8717093",
"text": "to avenge the death of his best friend. The series also introduced Agustin Guerrero, the original El Gato Negro of the early '50s and late '60s, as a major supporting character. Although the character officially retired from his former vigilante-activities, Agustin did appear in costume at the climax of the first story-arc entitled, \"\"Unknown passing, Unforgettable Return\"\" (\"El Gato Negro\" #1-3). Dominguez had originally intended to introduce El Gato Negro as member of a largely Latino superhero group dubbed \"Team Tejas\", but after placing considerably more emphasis on his character development, Dominguez ultimately decided to abandon the Team Tejas project",
"title": "El Gato Negro"
},
{
"docid": "6220028",
"text": "twice but stayed in his car and did not come in. Police questioned every doctor with the last name Scott in Los Angeles, but none of them had a patient with the last name Spangler or Benner, her married name. Spangler had once been involved with an abusive man she called \"Scotty,\" but her lawyer said she had not seen him since 1945. Griffith Park was searched over the following week by over 200 volunteers and law enforcement. During the search, one volunteer's dog dug up a denim Los Angeles County Jail uniform in a shallow hole, but no other",
"title": "Jean Spangler"
},
{
"docid": "20788659",
"text": "Dominguez was introduced as the head coach for Eastern Kentucky Colonels. On June 24, 2008, Dominguez was named the head coach at Bradley. During the 2015 season, Dominguez guided the Braves back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1968. Elvis Dominguez Elvis Dominguez is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Dominguez is the head coach of the Bradley Braves baseball team. Dominguez grew up in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Dominguez then enrolled at Creighton University, to play college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays baseball team. As a freshman at the Creighton University in 1983, Dominguez had a",
"title": "Elvis Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "11038173",
"text": "the \"protoIsraelites.\" It followed an earlier book, \"What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?\", in which Dever, contrary to the \"minimalists\", asserted that the writers of the Old Testament knew a good deal about the Israelites' past. Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from? Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? is a book by American biblical scholar and archaeologist William G. Dever. Dever has been prominent in the debate between biblical \"maximalists\" and \"minimalists\" over the historicity of the Bible (specifically the Old Testament). This book,",
"title": "Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from?"
},
{
"docid": "11199599",
"text": "Did Tomorrow Come... Did Tomorrow Come... is the third and last album from Polish gothic metal band Sirrah, though it was their second official release. It was released in 1997. Though the original title is \"Did Tomorrow Come...\", the title of the releases outside of Poland were changed to \"Will Tomorrow Come?\" by Music for Nations, which completely changed its meaning. This album also contains less growling and Death metal elements than in their earlier works. The album is a concept album about a time traveller who goes back and forth through time in order to prevent the dystopian future",
"title": "Did Tomorrow Come..."
},
{
"docid": "16509468",
"text": "Revolution collaborated in the planning and execution of the Mexican Independence movement, which resulted in Mexico’s independence from Spain on September 16, 1810. Her name is in the books as one of the most influential female politicians in the history of the country. Carlos de Anda Carlos de Anda Dominguez (March 12, 1908 – August 30, 1995) was an accomplished Mexican sprinter who competed internationally, eventually reaching the 1932 Summer Olympics, and qualifying for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Carlos de Anda Dominguez was born in 1908, during the Mexican Revolution. His family struggled as they were robbed by the government",
"title": "Carlos de Anda"
},
{
"docid": "16509465",
"text": "of the International Federation of Track and Field he was elected to be a judge at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Carlos de Anda Dominguez was elected head of the Mexican delegation during the 1967 Panamerican Games in Winnipeg, Canada, as well as the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Carlos de Anda Dominguez was a member of the Mexican Olympic Committee from 1964 until his death in 1995. He was recognized by the Mexican Federation of Athletics in 1982, when his name was entered into the Hall of Fame of CODEME (Mexican Sports Confederation). This recognition",
"title": "Carlos de Anda"
},
{
"docid": "13115009",
"text": "on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz. Dominguez was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received his commission on September 29, 1994. He assumed senior status on July 31, 2011. Daniel R. Dominguez Daniel R. Dominguez (born June 2 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dominguez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of",
"title": "Daniel R. Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "17845749",
"text": "was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her maiden name is Debra Lynn Lehmann; her brother is the writer Chris Lehmann. She lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Galesburg, Illinois; and Madison, Wisconsin before moving to Iowa, where she graduated from Davenport West High School. She attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated with a Bachelor in Science from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and a Masters in the Humanities from California State University Dominguez Hills. Vanasse's debut novel for young adults, \"A Distant Enemy\", was a Junior Literary Guild selection and is featured in Best Books for Young Teen Readers,",
"title": "Deb Vanasse"
},
{
"docid": "8053546",
"text": "emerged, it first appears in print in the chronicles of the Muromachi period. For many centuries, commoners in Japan did not have family names, and so \"yagō\" would often come about to describe people by their location, occupation, or by a store or business they owned. There are similarities in the origins and evolution of family names in other cultures around the world. \"Yagō\" also came to be used to help differentiate the status of lineages with the same last name, or simply to differentiate between people with the same family name within a village. Houses might come to be",
"title": "Yagō"
},
{
"docid": "19358880",
"text": "2003. Allen Foster is an honorable member of the International Order of St. Hubertus. Known as a close friend of Antonin Scalia, Foster provided the late Supreme Court Justice a private jet to the Cibolo Creek Ranch meeting of the Order, where Scalia was last seen alive. Presidio County, Texas sheriff Danny Dominguez reported that Foster and the other members of the order insisted he had no authority in conducting an investigation of Antonin Scalia's death on February 12, 2016. C. Allen Foster C. Allen Foster is a lawyer based in Washington DC. Allen Foster graduated Summa Cum Laude from",
"title": "C. Allen Foster"
},
{
"docid": "20788657",
"text": "Elvis Dominguez Elvis Dominguez is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Dominguez is the head coach of the Bradley Braves baseball team. Dominguez grew up in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Dominguez then enrolled at Creighton University, to play college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays baseball team. As a freshman at the Creighton University in 1983, Dominguez had a .237 batting average, a .462 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .339 SLG. As a sophomore in 1984, Dominguez batted .304 with a .511 SLG, 4 home runs, and 20 RBIs. In the 1985 season as a junior, Dominguez hit 3 home runs",
"title": "Elvis Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "8716929",
"text": "Richard Dominguez Richard Dominguez (born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez September 22, 1960 in Dallas, Texas) is an American comic book artist and freelance storyboard illustrator. Best known for creating the popular series \"El Gato Negro\", Dominguez publishes his comics through his imprint and art studio, Azteca Productions. Dominguez also is well known for influencing other artists and creators in the pursuit of their own self-publishing ventures.> Richard Dominguez was born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez to Ricardo and Juanita Dominguez in Dallas, Texas on September 22, 1960. The second of seven children, Richard grew up in a section of West Dallas known during",
"title": "Richard Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "19118797",
"text": "meant. If I did, I would consider a change.\" Asked if the strength of the argument was more important than the size of the protest, team owner Larry Dolan agreed that it was, and said that \"you can whip a group of non-thoughtful people to come up and protest anything\". Later, in the same interview, Dolan described the protests in greater detail: \"It frankly bothers me when I see protestors out there, every opening day. Invariably in the last few days, they want to go to the court to say they ought to be able to protest closer to where",
"title": "Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy"
},
{
"docid": "18962435",
"text": "Laureate Elie Wiesel. She also has a memorial stone monument in Rowley, where she lived. She was officially exonerated by name on October 31, 2001 (Halloween), more than three centuries after her trial and execution. Most of the accused witches had been exonerated in the early 18th century, but some families, including Margaret's, did not come forward at that time. In 1957, Ann Pudeator was singled out as being exonerated along with \"certain other persons\", but it took almost another fifty years for the last five victims to be explicitly named. Paul Tirone, a state representative at the time whose",
"title": "Margaret Scott (Salem witch trials)"
},
{
"docid": "6090296",
"text": "to become defensive coordinator of the league's Los Angeles Express, but the financial woes of the team ended his brief tenure in the final weeks of the season. Malavasi would never again be on the sidelines for an NFL team but he did coach the first ever Australian national American Football team in 1987. The Australian Kookaburras did a week-long training camp at Dominguez Hills in California before heading off for a tour of Europe where they played three games. Malavasi was assisted with the team by Johnny Johnson. Malavasi died of a sudden heart attack on December 15, 1987,",
"title": "Ray Malavasi"
},
{
"docid": "10580958",
"text": "2011 the Los Angeles Unified School District dedicated the Jenny Oropeza Global Studies Academy. The Academy is one of four academies at the Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School. In August 2012 the California Legislature approved the naming of the \"Honorable Jenny Oropeza Memorial Overcrossing\" for the section of Pacific Coast Highway in Wilmington that created the bridge that spans the Alameda Corridor. The Alameda Corridor did not have the money to complete this overcrossing and Oropeza worked with Federal, State and local government entities, as well as the railroads and Metropolitan Transportation Authority to find the funds to construct this last",
"title": "Jenny Oropeza"
},
{
"docid": "3222642",
"text": "hear from and dialogue with experts on technology, new media, marketing/branding, acquiring capital, securing investors, global expansion, and strategic management.\" The conference is sponsored by the State Board of Equalization. The campus has an unusually high percentage of female students with one the highest female-to-male ratios of a U.S. university. CSU Dominguez Hills students have conducted research with \"Toros\" presenting their findings in the Annual Student Research Day (SRD). CSUDH also offers the McNair Scholars Program. Established in the name of Ronald E. McNair, the late NASA mission specialist who perished in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, the McNair",
"title": "California State University, Dominguez Hills"
},
{
"docid": "19368240",
"text": "which includes the Huntington Beach Oil Field on the south, the Seal Beach Oil Field, the Long Beach Oil Field, and to the northwest of that the Rosecrans, and Inglewood fields. Dominguez Oil Field The Dominguez Oil Field is a large oil field underneath Dominguez Hills near Carson, California and the California State University, Dominguez Hills. It was a major oil producer from 1923 through 1960. Starting in 2010, oil companies became interested in redeveloping the field using modern extraction technologies. Oil has been known in the Los Angeles basin since prehistoric times. The native inhabitants of the region used",
"title": "Dominguez Oil Field"
},
{
"docid": "13463664",
"text": "Juan Dominguez (lawyer) Dominguez came to the United States from Cuba at the age of 10 with his family, and was raised in Southeast Los Angeles, California. His father built a chain of pharmacies in California's Inland Empire. Prior to entering law school, Dominguez worked as a patient liaison for several years at two trauma center emergency rooms in the Los Angeles area: UCLA Medical Center and Saint Francis Hospital. While he was a law student at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Dominguez worked as a legal intern for both the Office of the Attorney General,",
"title": "Juan Dominguez (lawyer)"
},
{
"docid": "17105623",
"text": "Jeronimo Dominguez Jeronimo Dominguez (b. Jerónimo Domínguez, 1936-May 27, 2008) was a Roman Catholic activist and physician. A radio and television host, he ran for Mayor of New York City in 1981. He also was a practicing internist. Dominguez was born in Pinilla de Toro, Spain and received his medical degree summa cum laude from the University of Salamanca. In 1961, he moved to the United States and established a medical office in Washington Heights, New York City. Shortly after his arrival, Dominguez became involved in the Hispanic Catholic community in New York City. He developed a weekly radio program",
"title": "Jeronimo Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "11896198",
"text": "Federation. Dominguez died on 12 April 2015 from a chronic illness at the age of 65. Patrice Dominguez Patrice Dominguez (12 January 1950 – 12 April 2015) was a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of 36 in 1973. He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979. Dominguez was runner–up at the 1973 French Open mixed doubles event partnering Betty Stöve and again in 1978 partnering Virginia Ruzici. He then became a trainer for several players such as Henri Leconte and Fabrice Santoro. He also worked as an analyst for different",
"title": "Patrice Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "9805471",
"text": "policeman in \"The Taxman\" and a supporting role in \"Shadow of Doubt\", in which he played opposite Melanie Griffith and Tom Berenger as a hip-hop artist who is accused of murder. On August 26, 1998, Dominguez died of respiratory failure at Midway Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 32. Wade Dominguez Wade Dominguez (May 10, 1966 – August 26, 1998) was an American actor, model, singer, and dancer best known for his role as Emilio Ramírez in \"Dangerous Minds\". Dominguez was born in Santa Clara County, California in 1966, and graduated from Live Oak High School, Morgan",
"title": "Wade Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "6953701",
"text": "land where \"as a small boy he used to graze cattle, and shoot game which he sold to the neighboring mining districts to support his widowed mother and infant brother.\" Many years after the oil was depleted, the land near the Dominguez field was re-developed and became the site of the California State University, Dominguez Hills. In 2010, Occidental Petroleum Corporation expressed interest in redeveloping the former Dominguez oil field using modern extraction technologies. An avid conservationist and hunter, Burnham supported the early conservation programs of his friends Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot. He and his associate John Hayes Hammond",
"title": "Frederick Russell Burnham"
},
{
"docid": "5801050",
"text": "name for the band was taken from the line \"It's an easy world\" in their song \"Better Ways to Self Destruct\". From 2001 to 2004, the group released one mini-album, two full-length albums and several singles. After lacklustre sales of their final record, \"Kill the Last Romantic\", Ford privately announced his intention to disband the group. After several short festival performances and radio appearances to promote their final single, \"How Did It Ever Come to This?\", Easyworld announced their split in September 2004. Their last public performance was at the Staffordshire date of 2004s V Festival on 22 August. Almost",
"title": "David Ford (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "20275208",
"text": "Kansas, where she is studying political science and ethics. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women. She has created Community and Scholars Cooperatively, an organization dedicated to inspiring teenagers to take part in community service projects. Dominguez-Heithoff has lobbied with members of the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives to pass a law to assist adults with developmental disabilities in the state of Missouri. Dominguez-Heithoff was crowned Miss Missouri Teen USA 2017 on September 25, 2016, along with Miss Missouri USA 2017 Bayleigh Dayton. She later competed at Miss Teen USA 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona",
"title": "Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff"
},
{
"docid": "11038172",
"text": "Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from? Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? is a book by American biblical scholar and archaeologist William G. Dever. Dever has been prominent in the debate between biblical \"maximalists\" and \"minimalists\" over the historicity of the Bible (specifically the Old Testament). This book, which coincided with Dever's retirement from the University of Arizona, where he served as professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology for many years, was written on a semi-popular level to explain the background and origin of the people Dever describes as",
"title": "Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from?"
},
{
"docid": "7638067",
"text": "assists. Zenit's fans will never forget how Dominguez won them their first championship title in 2007. The Gazprom-sponsored side needed a win at now-defunct Saturn in order to finish top and had to defend a last-minute corner when leading 1–0. As the Zenit Saint Petersburg defence froze, Baffour Gyan's header seemed to be making its way into the net, only for Chori—one of the shortest players on the pitch at 5-foot-7 – to miraculously jump on the line and head it onto the crossbar. On 13 March 2009, Rubin Kazan signed 'Chori' back from Zenit, where he had some problems",
"title": "Alejandro Domínguez (footballer, born 1981)"
},
{
"docid": "19368233",
"text": "Dominguez Oil Field The Dominguez Oil Field is a large oil field underneath Dominguez Hills near Carson, California and the California State University, Dominguez Hills. It was a major oil producer from 1923 through 1960. Starting in 2010, oil companies became interested in redeveloping the field using modern extraction technologies. Oil has been known in the Los Angeles basin since prehistoric times. The native inhabitants of the region used the tar for many purposes, including as a sealant, and the first European settlers found similar uses. In the mid-19th century, oil had become a valuable commodity as an energy source,",
"title": "Dominguez Oil Field"
},
{
"docid": "20275209",
"text": "on July 29, 2017. Dominguez-Heithoff went on to win the competition, beating out first runner-up Vanessa Matheson of Oregon. Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff Sophia Julieta Dominguez-Heithoff (born March 13, 2000) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2017. She is the second entrant from Missouri to win the title after Marissa Whitley won Miss Teen USA 2001. Dominguez-Heithoff was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a military family, with her mother serving in the United States Air Force. On her maternal side she is of German descent, while on her paternal side she is Hispanic.",
"title": "Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff"
},
{
"docid": "16261588",
"text": "Dominguez Hills earned 3 NCAA team championships at the Division II level. Results Below are two national club team championships: CSU Dominguez Hills had 1 Toro win an NCAA individual championship at the Division II level. Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros The Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (also CSU Dominguez Hills Toros, CSUDH Toros, and California State-Dominguez Hills Toros) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Dominguez Hills, located in Carson, California, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Toros compete as members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association for all 9 varsity sports. The men's soccer team",
"title": "Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros"
},
{
"docid": "852796",
"text": "left Guangxi and moved into Upper Tonkin in the Empire of Annam, where his forces engaged in combat against the French. He later became the second and last leader of the short-lived Republic of Formosa (5 June–21 October 1895). Other \"Flag Gangs\" armed with the latest weapons, disintegrated into bandit groups that plundered remnants of the Lan Xang kingdom, and were then engaged in combat against the incompetent forces of King Rama V (r. 1868–1910) until 1890, when the last of the groups eventually disbanded. Their victims did not know where the bandits had come from and, when they plundered",
"title": "Taiping Rebellion"
},
{
"docid": "7638078",
"text": "crucial second leg match for Europa League play offs, he entered in the last minute of the game, and by scoring the first goal in extra time helped his club to escape with a 2–1 home win (3–1 on aggregate) against Portuguese club Arouca. As of mid November 2016, Olympiakos manager Paulo Bento did not include Chori Dominguez in his first team plans. However, the Argentine maestro was always very enthusiastic and professional in training and is ready to see out his contract at Olympiakos as a move in January is not among his options. Dominguez's positive influence in the",
"title": "Alejandro Domínguez (footballer, born 1981)"
},
{
"docid": "2955814",
"text": "- had come to Weber long before the last name did. Weber knew that if the Honor novels worked, she was inevitably going to be compared to C.S.Forester's Horatio Hornblower, therefore he chose Harrington's name so that she had the same initials. He says, \"There are certainly, clearly, similarities between the two. There are also huge differences. And Honor has never been as neurotic as Hornblower was. Hornblower always carried a massive sense of inferiority around with him. Honor never did.\" Weber also feels that in the later books in the series, Honor has more in common with Admiral Horatio",
"title": "Honor Harrington"
},
{
"docid": "15828444",
"text": "Nicarao (cacique) Nicarao was said to be the name of an indigenous chieftain or cacique who presided over a territory in southwestern Nicaragua during the early 16th century. Based on research done by historians in 2002, it was discovered that his real name was Macuilmiquiztli. Christopher Columbus, on his 4th and last voyage in 1502, explored the eastern coast of what is now known as Nicaragua but did not venture to its western coast, nor did he come into contact with any indigenous people. In 1522, the Spanish conquistador Gil González Dávila left Panama with 100 men, beginning the first",
"title": "Nicarao (cacique)"
},
{
"docid": "9645065",
"text": "Name of Mexico The name of Mexico has several hypotheses that entail the origin, history, and use of the name \"Mexico\", which dates back to 14th century Mesoamerica. The Nahuatl word \"Mexico\" means \"place of the Mexica\" but the ethnonym \"Mexicatl\" itself is of unknown etymology. An alternate possibility is that the name may come from the word \"mexixin\", a cress that grew in the swamplands of Lake Texcoco. It was an edible grass that the Aztecs or Mexica survived on as they settled where today lies México City. The country México did not name its capital after itself, as",
"title": "Name of Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "1304664",
"text": "to the Conservatory twice a week for classes. I played every lesson with forty or fifty people sitting and listening. Two pianos were in the classroom and a pianist accompanied us. When Auer was sick, he would ask me to come to his home. Milstein may in fact have been the last of the great Russian violinists to have had personal contact with Auer. Auer did not name Milstein in his memoirs but mentions \"two boys from Odessa ... both of whom disappeared after I left St. Petersburg in June 1917.\" Neither is Milstein's name in the registry of the",
"title": "Nathan Milstein"
},
{
"docid": "18265292",
"text": "Lapponian Shepherd The Lapponian Shepherd (\"Lapinpaimenkoira\") or Cockhill's Finnish Lapphound (\"Kukonharjunkoira\") is an extinct dog breed originating from Finland. Despite its name, it did not come from Lappland, but from the southern parts of the country. The name \"Lapinpaimenkoira\" (\"Lapponian Shepherd\") refers to the fact that the ancestors of this breed came from Lapland. During the 1950s to the 1970s, Kukonharjun Kennel was one of the most remarkable breeders and this is where this breed or variety received its second name \"Kukonharjunkoira\" (literally \"Cockhill's Dog\", but referred by Desmond Morris as the \"Cockhill's Lapphound\"). In the 1930s, Lapponian reindeer-herding dogs",
"title": "Lapponian Shepherd"
},
{
"docid": "18915967",
"text": "Kathryn M. Dominguez Kathryn Mary Elizabeth Dominguez (born November 26, 1960) is a Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Michigan and is a nominee to be a Governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Dominguez was born on November 26, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. She received her Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1982 from Vassar College. She received a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in 1987 from Yale University. Prior to attaining her Ph.D., she served on the research staff of the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office during the summer of 1984 and",
"title": "Kathryn M. Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "16630943",
"text": "and MSNBC from 1996 through 2003. Dominguez later transitioned to sports reporting. She joined ESPN and appeared on multiple programs including \"SportsCenter\", \"Outside the Lines\" and \"Outside the Lines Nightly\". She later joined rival network Fox Sports 1. However, she became unhappy with her situation there and later filed a discrimination suit against the network. The suit was later settled out of court. Colleen Dominguez Colleen Dominguez (born December 22, 1960) is an American journalist originally from Sayre, Pennsylvania. Based in Los Angeles, she has been a national news correspondent on major news and sports television channels. She is a",
"title": "Colleen Dominguez"
},
{
"docid": "16521931",
"text": "Tony Dominguez Jr. Tony Dominguez, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is locally known as Tony \"Red\" Dominguez because of his bright red hair. He was undefeated but unfortunately forced into early retirement due to a severely injured rotator cuff. Tony Dominguez was born to Antonio Dominguez, Sr, and Mary (Garcia) Dominguez. He was raised in a broken home resulting in his defiance and early trouble with the law. The combination of his troublesome domestic life and hostile public life fueled an anger within him which he contributed to his early violence. After countless fights with his peers, Tony",
"title": "Tony Dominguez Jr."
},
{
"docid": "1009156",
"text": "La Reina de Las Virgenes. The grant was abandoned after Ortega's death in 1810, and José Maria Dominguez was given Rancho Las Virgenes as a Mexican land grant in 1834. Maria Antonia Machado de Reyes purchased the rancho from Dominguez in 1845. (The \"Reyes Adobe\" ranch headquarters sits today in central Agoura Hills, where it is part of the Reyes Adobe Museum built around 2004 and owned by the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department.) By 1900, Agoura Hills was being used as a popular stage stop for travelers along the Camino Real because of its natural spring at",
"title": "Agoura Hills, California"
},
{
"docid": "16509461",
"text": "He became a runner shortly thereafter, a sport that became his passion. Carlos de Anda Dominguez participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games competitions in Havana, Cuba, and San Salvador in 1935, where he set a record that lasted 28 years. Carlos de Anda Dominguez also set a Mexican national record of 48.1 seconds in the 400 dash in 1931, a record that remained unbroken for 32 years. He participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics, even though he retired from track and field in order to focus on work and family. As",
"title": "Carlos de Anda"
},
{
"docid": "16424103",
"text": "murder movies; early Christians believed that images of Bughuul served as a gateway for the demon to come from the spiritual realm to the mortal world, and children who come into contact with these images can be possessed. Ellison discovers the unharmed projector and films in his attic, exactly as he did in the new house, along with an envelope of film labeled \"\"Extended Cut Endings\"\". Deputy So & So calls and informs Ellison that every murdered family had previously lived in the house where the last murder took place, and each new murder occurred shortly after the family moved",
"title": "Sinister (film)"
},
{
"docid": "19368238",
"text": "brother.\" Oil led to an increase in jobs in the community and a subsequent post-war population surge. An average of was produced from each of these wells through the 1960s. After much of the oil was depleted, the land near the Dominguez field was re-developed and became the site of the California State University, Dominguez Hills. In 2010, Occidental Petroleum Corporation expressed interest in redeveloping the former Dominguez oil field using modern extraction technologies. Starting in 2011, Occidental operated two test wells and had good results. The company proposed drilling as deep as , from a 6.5 acre site at",
"title": "Dominguez Oil Field"
}
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"docid": "2071592",
"text": "American Bowl game in Mexico City, Elway ruptured his right (throwing arm) biceps tendon. It was treated non-surgically, and he returned to play 19 days later, and the team advanced to Super Bowl XXXII, Elway's fourth, where they faced the Green Bay Packers, the defending champions. Despite Elway completing only 11 of 22 passes, throwing no touchdowns, but one interception, the Broncos defeated the Packers 31–24, winning their first Super Bowl, after three failed attempts for Elway (and four for the team). In the 1998 season, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII,",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "5849472",
"text": "by a team led by one of these quarterbacks: five with the Denver Broncos and Elway, four with the Bills and Kelly, one with the Dolphins and Marino, and one with the Patriots and Eason. They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2–9 record among them, with an 0–9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in XXXII and XXXIII during his final two seasons in 1997 and 1998. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history also came at the hands of quarterbacks",
"title": "1983 NFL Draft"
},
{
"docid": "2071592",
"text": "American Bowl game in Mexico City, Elway ruptured his right (throwing arm) biceps tendon. It was treated non-surgically, and he returned to play 19 days later, and the team advanced to Super Bowl XXXII, Elway's fourth, where they faced the Green Bay Packers, the defending champions. Despite Elway completing only 11 of 22 passes, throwing no touchdowns, but one interception, the Broncos defeated the Packers 31–24, winning their first Super Bowl, after three failed attempts for Elway (and four for the team). In the 1998 season, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII,",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "106544",
"text": "most of the teams that year. The fifth-seeded Jacksonville Jaguars, however, upset the Broncos 30–27 in the divisional round of the playoffs, ending the Broncos' 1996 run. During the 1997 season, Elway and Davis helped guide the Broncos to their first Super Bowl victory, a 31–24 win over the defending champion Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. Though Elway completed only 13 of 22 passes, throwing one interception and no touchdowns (he did, however, have a rushing touchdown), Davis rushed for 157 yards and a Super Bowl–record three touchdowns to earn the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award—this while",
"title": "Denver Broncos"
},
{
"docid": "2071591",
"text": "yards with no touchdown passes and two interceptions. But he didn't try to hide from the media after the game or downplay his dismal performance. And when he was asked if he wanted to go back to the Super Bowl after three losses, he responded that he wanted to go back every year, even if his team kept losing. Still by this point, many doubted that he would ever win a Super Bowl in his career. It took Elway another eight years, but he eventually led his team back to the Super Bowl, following the 1997 season. During the preseason",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "394530",
"text": "his three previous attempts had gone unsuccessfully, Elway led the Broncos to Super Bowl XXXII where they finally broke through and won the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history over the Green Bay Packers. A year later, in what later proved to be the final game of his career, Elway led the Broncos to another victory in the Super Bowl as Denver won Super Bowl XXXIII 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons. Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXIV, Super Bowl XXIV Play Finder SF, Super Bowl XXIV Play Finder Den Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted The following",
"title": "Super Bowl XXIV"
},
{
"docid": "2071590",
"text": "three interceptions. After recording an 8–8 record in 1988, Elway once again led his team to the Super Bowl after the 1989 season, with yet another win over the Browns in the AFC championship game, going on to face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV. However this game ended even worse for the Broncos than their previous Super Bowl losses. San Francisco blew out Denver 55–10, the most lopsided score in Super Bowl history. Although Elway scored the only touchdown for his team on a three-yard run, his performance was abysmal: 10 out of 26 completions for 108",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "20017158",
"text": "recalled that Shanahan insinuated relief that the Broncos were not playing the Vikings when the two met at a reception after the conference championship games. Two weeks later in the Super Bowl, the Falcons played the Broncos, the game pitting coach Dan Reeves against his former team and their star quarterback, John Elway. Reeves had led the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances, all losses, and he was fired as the Broncos' head coach after the 1992 NFL season. Afterward, Elway was quoted as saying, \"These last three years have been hell. I know I would not have been back",
"title": "1998 NFC Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "9862388",
"text": "Following the win against the Jets, Elway took one final lap around the field in what would be his final game at Mile High Stadium. Two weeks later in the Super Bowl, Denver defeated the Falcons, led by former coach Dan Reeves, 34–19 to win Super Bowl XXXIII and defend their title. Elway, playing in his final NFL game, won the Super Bowl MVP award. Since Elway's retirement following the 1998 season, Denver has had only four losing seasons (1999, 2007, 2010 and 2017) and has made the playoffs as a wild card three times (in 2000, 2003 and 2004),",
"title": "History of the Denver Broncos"
},
{
"docid": "6471468",
"text": "Bowl champions on the NFL Network's documentary series \"\". Despite a subpar performance from Quarterback John Elway, the Broncos come from a ten-point deficit to score twenty three unanswered points, thanks in large part to the Jets turning the ball over an astonishing six times. The Denver Broncos become the third team in the last 10 years to repeat as Super Bowl champions, along with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. John Elway was voted Super Bowl MVP. The Broncos won their first 13 games of the season. There was much speculation that they might finish 19–0 and",
"title": "1998 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "394389",
"text": "for the shortest missed field goal in Super Bowl history. The first use of instant replay in a Super Bowl game came with approximately three minutes to play in the half. With Denver deep in its own end of the field, Broncos tight end Clarence Kay caught a pass from Elway for a gain of 25 yards. However, the officials conferred and ruled that Kay did not have control of the ball as he had gone down, thus the pass was ruled incomplete. After the ruling, the officials conferred again as Art McNally, the director of officiating, paged the umpire",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "2748842",
"text": "Breitbard Hall of Fame. On February 7, 2016, Davis and John Elway served as the Broncos' honorary captains at Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California. They also appeared at the pre-game ceremony honoring the past 50 Super Bowl MVPs. On August 4, 2017, Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his eleventh year of eligibility. Davis currently resides in Temecula, California, with his wife Tamiko Nash. He and his wife have three children, sons Jackson and Myles, and daughter Dylan. He wrote an autobiography titled \"TD: Dreams in Motion\" after his first Super Bowl victory.",
"title": "Terrell Davis"
},
{
"docid": "4344249",
"text": "coach. After acquiring quarterback John Elway in a trade, Reeves guided the Broncos to six post-season appearances, five divisional titles, three AFC championships and three Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXIV) during his 12-year tenure. He was the only AFC coach in the decade of the 1980s to lead his team to consecutive Super Bowl berths and his Broncos appeared in the Super Bowl three times during a span of four years. Reeves was fired after the 1992 season and replaced by his protégé and friend Wade Phillips, who was previously the Broncos'",
"title": "Dan Reeves"
},
{
"docid": "106542",
"text": "divisional titles, three AFC championships and three Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXI, XXII and XXIV) during their 12-year span together. The Broncos lost Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants, 39–20; Super Bowl XXII to the Washington Redskins, 42–10; and Super Bowl XXIV to the San Francisco 49ers, 55–10; the latter score remains the most lopsided scoring differential in Super Bowl history. The last year of the Reeves-Elway era were marked by feuding, due to Reeves taking on play-calling duties after ousting Elway's favorite offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan after the 1991 season, as well as Reeves drafting quarterback",
"title": "Denver Broncos"
},
{
"docid": "394895",
"text": "returned for touchdowns. The Broncos entered Super Bowl XXXII after suffering four Super Bowl losses: Super Bowls XII, XXI, XXII, and XXIV from 1978, 1987, 1988, and 1990, respectively. In all of those losses, the Broncos never had the ability to rush well enough or score enough points to be competitive. Denver had been defeated by a large margin in each one, losing all four by a combined scoring margin of 163–50. The previous three Super Bowl losses were under starting quarterback John Elway, whose ad-libbing skills enabled the Broncos to advance to the league's championship game in a span",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXII"
},
{
"docid": "20205348",
"text": "these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl, four were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and three have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The next highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first round is the five taken in the 1999 NFL draft. All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Colts, Dolphins, Bills, Jets and Patriots) selecting a quarterback. In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by",
"title": "Elway to Marino"
},
{
"docid": "3200079",
"text": "a touchdown in back-to-back Super Bowls. With the victory, Tom Brady became just the fourth quarterback to win at least three Super Bowls, along with Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and Troy Aikman. Brady also became the fourth quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in three different Super Bowls. Other quarterbacks to do it were Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and John Elway, with Kurt Warner later accomplishing the feat during Super Bowl XLIII and Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLVIII. The Patriots joined the Dallas Cowboys as the only teams in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a span",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIX"
},
{
"docid": "2071571",
"text": "the Broncos organization for all three of their Super Bowl victories, two as a player and one as an executive. Elway was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in his first year of eligibility and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Elway and his twin sister were born in Port Angeles, Washington, to Janet (née Jordan) and Jack Elway, then the head coach at Port Angeles High School on the Olympic Peninsula. The family of five included sister Lee Ann, a year older than the twins. They moved the following year",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "2461906",
"text": "1, the Cardinals lost Super Bowl XLIII 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, leaving him with a career 1–2 record in Super Bowls. Despite losing, Warner still managed to throw for 377 yards (the fourth-highest total in Super Bowl history). He completed 72.1% of his passes, and had a quarterback rating of 112.3. Warner had now recorded the three highest single-game passing yardage totals in the history of the Super Bowl, and joined Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, John Elway, and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks to throw a touchdown pass in three Super Bowls. Warner had taken his",
"title": "Kurt Warner"
},
{
"docid": "394107",
"text": "Super Bowl victories. With this start, Staubach became the first quarterback to start four Super Bowls. Bradshaw joined Fran Tarkenton, Bob Griese as well as Staubach as the only quarterbacks to start at least three Super Bowls. The only quarterbacks to start more Super Bowls than Staubach and Bradshaw are John Elway and Tom Brady, who guided the Broncos and Patriots to five and seven Super Bowls respectively. 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and Bills quarterback Jim Kelly later matched Staubach and Bradshaw by leading their teams to four Super Bowls. The point spread for the game opened at Pittsburgh -3.5",
"title": "Super Bowl XIII"
},
{
"docid": "340468",
"text": "an emphasis on being mobile enough to escape a heavy pass rush. Historically, high-profile dual-threat quarterbacks in the NFL were uncommon, Steve Young and John Elway being among the notable exceptions, leading their teams to three and five Super Bowl appearances respectively; and Michael Vick, whose rushing ability was a rarity in the early 2000s, although he never led his team to a Super Bowl. In recent years, quarterbacks with dual-threat capabilities have become more popular. Current NFL quarterbacks considered to be dual-threats include Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, and Tyrod Taylor. Some teams employ a strategy which involves the use",
"title": "Quarterback"
},
{
"docid": "394364",
"text": "however, was Giants defensive end George Martin's sack of Elway in the end zone for a safety. This began the Giants run of scoring 26 unanswered points through the third and fourth quarters. The Giants also posted a Super Bowl record 30 points in the second half, and limited the Broncos to only 2 net yards in the third quarter. Simms, who was named the Super Bowl MVP, finished the game with 22 of 25 passes completed for 268 yards and three touchdowns. He also had 25 rushing yards on 3 carries. His 22 out of 25 (88%) completion percentage",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "6283066",
"text": "interceptions, and 1,920 yards while part of three AFC Championship teams. Kubiak replaced Elway at the end of the Broncos' defeats in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXIV. Kubiak began his coaching career at Texas A&M, his alma mater, serving as the running backs coach for two seasons (1992–1993). He worked extensively with All-American running back Greg Hill, who was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft. Kubiak won his first Super Bowl serving as the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 1994, guiding Hall of Fame quarterback Steve",
"title": "Gary Kubiak"
},
{
"docid": "394896",
"text": "of three out of four seasons. Elway also led his team to the 1991 AFC Championship Game, but they lost in a defensive struggle to the Buffalo Bills, 10–7. The team's fortunes changed when Mike Shanahan became head coach of the Broncos in 1995. Shanahan was previously Denver's offensive coordinator during those Super Bowl losses, but was fired in 1991 after a power struggle between him and then-head coach Dan Reeves over the offensive personnel. Shanahan then served as the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers from 1992 to 1994, including the 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX win. Under Shanahan,",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXII"
},
{
"docid": "394405",
"text": "team only missed one regular season game due to the labor dispute, but three games were played mostly with replacement players until the dispute was settled. The Broncos were making their second consecutive (and third overall) Super Bowl appearance, after posting a 10–4–1 regular season record, largely through the strength of their quarterback, John Elway. The Redskins, who were making their fourth Super Bowl appearance, posted an 11–4 regular season record. Washington was led by quarterback Doug Williams, who entered the season as a backup, and was 0-2 as a starter during the regular season. He ended up leading Washington",
"title": "Super Bowl XXII"
},
{
"docid": "394596",
"text": "offense had much success in the 10–7 Bills victory in a game totally dominated by defense. Bennett, who spent almost as much time in the Denver backfield as Elway, had another great game, constantly pressuring Elway, sharing one sack, and tackling Denver rushers behind the line of scrimmage three times. Bills linebacker Carlton Bailey also made a big impact late in the 3rd quarter, intercepting a screen pass from Elway and returning it 11 yards for Buffalo's only touchdown of the game. After backup quarterback Gary Kubiak scored Denver's only touchdown with less than two minutes to go, the Bills",
"title": "Super Bowl XXVI"
},
{
"docid": "2071586",
"text": "as \"The Drive.\" (In a span of 5 minutes and 2 seconds, Elway led his team 98 yards to tie the game with 37 seconds left in regulation. The Broncos went on to win the game in overtime.) Elway and the Broncos started out the Super Bowl against the New York Giants very well, building a 10–7 lead and then driving to the Giants 1-yard line in the second quarter. However, the Broncos lost five yards on their next three plays and came up empty after kicker Rich Karlis missed the field goal attempt. From that point on, the rest",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "6586734",
"text": "John Elway 9-yard run (scramble). 15. – Third down and 1, Cleveland 5-yard line (:39 remaining). Mark Jackson 5-yard pass from Elway for the touchdown. Rich Karlis then adds the extra point to tie the game. They played the Giants in Super Bowl XXI, losing 20–39, the first of Elway's five Super Bowls and the first of his three losses. Despite leading 10–9 at halftime, the Broncos collapsed in the second half as the Giants scored 30 points to Denver's ten. Denver scored 378 points during the year, sixth in the NFL. They gave up 327 points, 15th in the",
"title": "1986 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "394925",
"text": "the Broncos did not lose yardage on any play from scrimmage. Green Bay's Reggie White, Gilbert Brown, LeRoy Butler and others were unable to register a sack against the Broncos' front line. Elway finished the game with 12 out of 22 pass completions, for 123 yards and 1 interception. Elway became the sixth player to score touchdowns in three different Super Bowls, joining Lynn Swann, Franco Harris, Thurman Thomas, Jerry Rice, and Emmitt Smith. He was also the Broncos' second-leading rusher behind Davis with 17 yards and a touchdown on 5 carries. Terrell Davis became the only player to rush",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXII"
},
{
"docid": "394175",
"text": "to the Big Game. Slater was the last Ram to have been a teammate of legendary defensive tackle Merlin Olsen, who anchored the Rams' Fearsome Foursome for 15 seasons (1962-76). Pittsburgh would go 9–7 the following season and miss the playoffs. They would go 8–8 in 1981 before making the playoffs the next three seasons. Many of the links that powered the Steelers to their Super Bowl wins began to retire shortly after Super Bowl XIV, starting with Rocky Bleier in 1980 and Joe Greene in 1981. Ham spent all of 1982 on injured reserve before retiring. Bradshaw sat out",
"title": "Super Bowl XIV"
},
{
"docid": "4314243",
"text": "football at Stanford University in California, and as a senior in 1990 was an All-American. At Stanford, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. McCaffrey was selected by the Giants in the third round (83rd overall) in the 1991 NFL draft. During his thirteen-year career, he won three Super Bowl rings (Super Bowl XXIX, as a 49er; XXXII and XXXIII, as a Bronco) and made a Pro Bowl appearance in 1998. At Denver, he became a reliable target for quarterback John Elway, set a Broncos record for most receptions in a season (with 101 receptions in 2000),",
"title": "Ed McCaffrey"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "2071597",
"text": "Brady for most wins by a starting quarterback. He finished his career with 774 rushing attempts, currently third in league history behind Randall Cunningham (775) and Michael Vick (873). Elway's 3,407 rushing yards ranks sixth all-time among NFL QB's behind Cunningham, Vick, Steve Young, Fran Tarkenton, and Steve McNair. Elway threw for 1,128 yards in his five Super Bowls, fourth most behind Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, and Joe Montana. His 76 Super Bowl pass completions rank fifth, and his 152 attempts were a Super Bowl record before being broken by Tom Brady. He is one of only two players ever",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "2071569",
"text": "against the Cleveland Browns. The moment is known in National Football League lore as \"\"The Drive.\"\" Following that game in Cleveland, Elway and the Broncos lost in Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants. After two more Super Bowl losses, the Broncos entered a period of decline; however, that ended during the 1997 season, as Elway and Denver won their first Super Bowl title by defeating the Green Bay Packers 31–24 in Super Bowl XXXII. The Broncos repeated as champions the following season in Super Bowl XXXIII by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–19. Elway was voted MVP of that",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "2071570",
"text": "Super Bowl, which was the last game of his career, and in doing so Elway set a then-record five Super Bowl starts which was broken in February 2015 when Tom Brady of the New England Patriots started Super Bowl XLIX. As Denver's quarterback, Elway led his teams to six AFC Championship Games and five Super Bowls, winning two. After his retirement as a player, he served as general manager and executive vice president of football operations of the Broncos, which won four division titles, two AFC Championships, and Super Bowl 50 during his tenure. Elway has been a member of",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "394427",
"text": "ever scored in Super Bowl history to that point (the record was later broken by Jerry Rice in Super Bowl XXIX, and again by Devin Hester in Super Bowl XLI). The Broncos quickly forced Washington to punt, and once again Elway displayed his superb scrambling skills. On the second play of Denver's ensuing possession, Elway completed a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Mark Jackson. Then, he caught a 23-yard pass from halfback Steve Sewell, becoming the first quarterback ever to catch a pass in the Super Bowl (Elway had scored a touchdown on that play during opening day the previous",
"title": "Super Bowl XXII"
},
{
"docid": "394947",
"text": "game with 16–2 records after the playoffs. The first was Super Bowl XII, featuring two 14-2 teams: the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos. The only Super Bowl featuring a better matchup record-wise was Super Bowl XIX, when the San Francisco 49ers had a 17–1 record and the Miami Dolphins had a 16–2 record. Much of the pregame hype was centered around John Elway confronting his former coach Reeves. Denver head coach Mike Shanahan was hurt and angered by Reeves' pregame assertion that Shanahan and Elway had conspired to have him fired during his stint at Denver. Media coverage also",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIII"
},
{
"docid": "5849471",
"text": "first round picks for the position. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in the Super Bowl, Elway, Kelly, O'Brien, and Marino were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and Elway, Kelly, and Marino have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and New England Patriots) selecting a quarterback. In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl",
"title": "1983 NFL Draft"
},
{
"docid": "394936",
"text": "that were closed prior to the start of the game). Following the Broncos' victory during Super Bowl XXXII the previous season, many wondered if 15-year veteran quarterback John Elway would retire after finally winning a Super Bowl. But Elway decided to stay with Denver and see if he could lead them to a second consecutive championship. Under the leadership of head coach Mike Shanahan, the Broncos stormed to the top of the AFC with a 14–2 regular record in 1998, winning their first 13 games before suffering their first loss to the New York Giants. The Broncos' offense, under the",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIII"
},
{
"docid": "394375",
"text": "ability to improvise on the fly, in part, helped Denver to make it through the playoffs, narrowly defeating the New England Patriots 22–17, and the Cleveland Browns 23–20, in the AFC Championship Game. The AFC Championship Game against the Browns was particularly significant because Elway displayed why many NFL experts thought Super Bowl XXI would be the first of many Super Bowls for him. In what became known as \"The Drive\", the Broncos started from their own 2-yard line, trailing 20–13, with 5:32 left to play. But in 15 plays, Elway led Denver 98 yards for a game-tying touchdown pass",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "394948",
"text": "focused on whether or not Elway would retire after the season (which he eventually did). Elway became the first quarterback to start five Super Bowls; he previously started Super Bowls XXI, XXII, XXIV, and XXXII. Broncos defensive lineman Mike Lodish was making his record 6th appearance in a Super Bowl. He played with Buffalo in all four of their Super Bowl losses (Super Bowl XXV through XXVIII) and with Denver's first Super Bowl win the year before. On the night before the Super Bowl, Falcons safety Eugene Robinson was arrested for solicitation of prostitution. While driving alone in a rented",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIII"
},
{
"docid": "9862384",
"text": "against the Steelers, the linemen introduced themselves. In 1996, Shanahan's second season, the Broncos went 13–3 and appeared on their way to another Super Bowl appearance. However, they were defeated by the Jacksonville Jaguars in a stunning 30–27 divisional round loss. In 1997, the Broncos went 12–4, securing a wild card spot in the playoffs. Following playoff wins over the Jaguars, Chiefs and Steelers, the Broncos faced the heavily favored Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. Davis led the Broncos to their first Super Bowl victory, 31–24. Although Elway completed only 12 of his 22 passes, throwing one interception and no",
"title": "History of the Denver Broncos"
},
{
"docid": "394363",
"text": "Elway and a defense that led the AFC in fewest yards allowed, the Broncos posted an 11–5 regular season record and two narrow playoff victories. The Giants, led by quarterback Phil Simms, running back Joe Morris, and their \"Big Blue Wrecking Crew\" defense, advanced to their first Super Bowl after posting a 14–2 regular season record and only allowing a combined total of 3 points in their two postseason wins. The game was tight in the first half, with the Broncos holding a 10–9 halftime lead, the narrowest margin in Super Bowl history. The only score in the second quarter,",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "2071588",
"text": "Player Award. He went on to once again lead the Broncos to a victory over the Browns in the AFC title game, earning their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance, this one against the Washington Redskins. The game started out very well for Denver, and they built up a 10–0 lead by the end of the first quarter. At the time, no team had ever overcome a 10–0 deficit in the Super Bowl. But in the second quarter, the Redskins suddenly stormed back with a record 35 points, and ended up winning Super Bowl XXII 42–10. Elway did have a few",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "2071604",
"text": "the divisional playoffs to the Indianapolis Colts, Elway dismissed John Fox, who had won four divisional championships in his four years as Broncos head coach. Elway hired Gary Kubiak, his former backup quarterback and former Broncos offensive coordinator, as the new head coach for the 2015 season. Elway and Kubiak also brought back Wade Phillips, a former Broncos head coach, for his second stint as the team's defensive coordinator. Elway won a third Super Bowl as part of the Broncos franchise, when on February 7, 2016 Denver defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. This gave him his",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "394438",
"text": "the Broncos' leading rusher, with only 38 yards on 5 carries. Elway finished the game with 14 out of 38 pass completions for 257 yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions. He was also Denver's second-leading rusher with 32 yards on 3 carries; this was the only Super Bowl in which Elway played without scoring a rushing touchdown. Jackson was Denver's top receiver with 4 catches for 76 yards. In 2015, on the occasion of Super Bowl 50, \"Slate\" writer Justin Peters watched all the games over a two-month period. He considered Super Bowl XXII to be the best Super Bowl",
"title": "Super Bowl XXII"
},
{
"docid": "394962",
"text": "reached the Broncos 26-yard line on their ensuing drive, but Gordon intercepted another pass and returned this one 50 yards to the Atlanta 48-yard line. On the next play, Elway completed a short pass to running back Terrell Davis, who turned it into a 39-yard gain. Two plays later, Elway finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run, giving the Broncos a 31–6 lead (Elway became the second player in Super Bowl history to score a touchdown in four different Super Bowls; he ran for scores before in Super Bowls XXI, XXIV, and XXXII, joining Thurman Thomas on this list).",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIII"
},
{
"docid": "18084485",
"text": "Manning reached his fourth Super Bowl, with appearances under as many head coaches (Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, John Fox, and Gary Kubiak). He became the first quarterback ever to lead two teams to multiple Super Bowls. He was also the oldest quarterback ever to play in a Super Bowl at age 39. The previous record was held by John Elway, who led the Broncos to victory in Super Bowl XXXIII at age 38 and is currently Denver's Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager. Manning and Newton set the record for the largest age difference between opposing Super",
"title": "Super Bowl 50"
},
{
"docid": "6471467",
"text": "Super Bowl. He finished his Broncos career with 51,475 yards passing and 300 touchdowns. Until Peyton Manning won in Super Bowl 50, Elway stood as the only Broncos quarterback to win a Super Bowl. However, Elway even played a large role in that victory as the general manager and president of football operations for the Broncos. Running back Terrell Davis set a team single season rushing mark. His final total was 2,008 yards, making him only the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards in single season. In 2007, the 1998 Broncos were ranked as the 12th greatest Super",
"title": "1998 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "6471470",
"text": "23–10 after coming back from a 10–0 deficit. Many had expected Denver to play the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl, the team with the number one record that year at 15–1, but the Vikings lost the NFC Championship Game to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. The Broncos defeated the Falcons 34–19 in Super Bowl XXXIII. Elway was the Super Bowl MVP and Davis rushed for over 100 yards. It was Elway's last game, and until the 2013 season, the last time Denver reached the Super Bowl. The Broncos had 3,808 yards passing, sixth in the league. They had 2,468",
"title": "1998 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "4281409",
"text": "Brian Griese Brian David Griese (; born March 18, 1975) is a former American football quarterback and current color commentator for \"ESPN College Football\". He was drafted by the Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan. During his rookie year in 1998, he earned a Super Bowl ring with the Broncos, as John Elway led the Broncos to a victory in Super Bowl XXXIII over the Atlanta Falcons. Elway retired after the Super Bowl and Griese became the starting quarterback for",
"title": "Brian Griese"
},
{
"docid": "12100237",
"text": "1999 Denver Broncos season The 1999 Denver Broncos season was the team' 30th year in the National Football League (NFL). After winning its second consecutive Super Bowl with a win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, the team suffered the retirement of Super Bowl XXXIII MVP quarterback John Elway during the off-season. Elway had spent his entire career with the Denver Broncos, and much of the focus in the weeks leading up to the season centered on the void left by Elway's departure. Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced that third-round 1998 draft pick Brian Griese, son",
"title": "1999 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "106545",
"text": "overcoming a severe migraine headache that caused him blurred vision. The Broncos repeated as Super Bowl champions the following season, defeating the Atlanta Falcons (led by Elway's longtime head coach Dan Reeves) in Super Bowl XXXIII, 34–19. Elway was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards, with an 80-yard touchdown to wide receiver Rod Smith and one interception. John Elway retired following the 1998 season, and Brian Griese started at quarterback for the next four seasons. After a 6–10 record in 1999, the Broncos recovered in 2000, earning a Wild Card playoff berth, but losing",
"title": "Denver Broncos"
},
{
"docid": "2071605",
"text": "first Super Bowl win as Executive VP/GM, to go along with the two he won as the team's quarterback. Elway married Janet Buchan, who attended Stanford University and competed on its swimming team, in 1984. They separated in 2002 and divorced in 2003. They have four children: Jessica, Jordan, Jack, and Juliana. Elway's twin sister, Jana, developed lung cancer and died at the age of 42 in the summer of 2002. John's father, Jack, died of an apparent heart attack a year earlier. Elway proposed marriage to former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Paige Green in Italy in September 2008. Elway and",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "5735503",
"text": "Sunday, John Elway and the Denver Broncos defeated the Browns by an identical score in a game known for The Drive, where Elway drove his team 98 yards to send the game to overtime to win. The Giants would defeat their rival Washington Redskins in the NFC title game, blanking them 17–0 to advance to their first Super Bowl. The season ended with Super Bowl XXI when the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39–20 at the Rose Bowl to win their first league title in 30 years. The following players set all-time records during the season: The 1986",
"title": "1986 NFL season"
},
{
"docid": "376017",
"text": "quarterback Steve Young, Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, and Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders; however, the Cowboys' victory in Super Bowl XXX the next year also gave them five titles overall and they did so with Sanders after he won the Super Bowl the previous year with the 49ers. The NFC's winning streak was continued by the Green Bay Packers who, under Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, won Super Bowl XXXI, their first championship since Super Bowl II in the late 1960s. Super Bowl XXXII saw quarterback John Elway and running back Terrell Davis lead the",
"title": "Super Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "6471473",
"text": "1998 Denver Broncos season The Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League, and the 49th overall. The Broncos entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions and looked to become only the fifth team in league history to win consecutive Super Bowls. Finishing with a record of 12-4 the previous year, the Broncos improved on that mark by two wins and tied the Atlanta Falcons for second best record at 14-2. They won their first thirteen games, the best start since the unbeaten 1972 Dolphins. After sixteen seasons, John Elway retired following the",
"title": "1998 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "6471466",
"text": "1998 Denver Broncos season The Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League, and the 49th overall. The Broncos entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions and looked to become only the fifth team in league history to win consecutive Super Bowls. Finishing with a record of 12-4 the previous year, the Broncos improved on that mark by two wins and tied the Atlanta Falcons for second best record at 14-2. They won their first thirteen games, the best start since the unbeaten 1972 Dolphins. After sixteen seasons, John Elway retired following the",
"title": "1998 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "376054",
"text": "winning road playoff games against the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins wearing red jerseys, New England opted to switch to crimson for the Super Bowl as the designated home team. For the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, Denver general manager John Elway simply stated, \"We've had Super Bowl success in our white uniforms\"; they previously had been in Super Bowls when wearing their orange jerseys. The Broncos' decision is also perceived to be made out of superstition, losing all Super Bowl games with the orange jerseys in terrible fashion. It is unclear why the Patriots chose to wear their",
"title": "Super Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "375992",
"text": "conference champions to determine the NFL's league champion. Currently, the National Football Conference leads the league with 27 wins to 25 wins for the American Football Conference. The Pittsburgh Steelers have the most Super Bowl championship titles, with six. The New England Patriots have the most Super Bowl appearances, with ten. Charles Haley and Tom Brady both have five Super Bowl rings, which is the record for the most rings won by a single player. The day on which the Super Bowl is played, now considered by some as an unofficial American national holiday, is called \"Super Bowl Sunday\". It",
"title": "Super Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "13195407",
"text": "overall pick, following Elway, Plunkett and Bobby Garrett, but the first since Elway was taken by the Colts in 1983. Stanford quarterbacks have started 7 Super Bowls, winning 4, and garnering two Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Awards. In 2005, a \"Sporting News\" writer described Texas Tech as Quarterback U in an article that bestowed several positional \"U\" monikers with the criteria being college performance since 2000. Its author cited head coach Mike Leach's numerous 4,000-yard-plus passers. During the 1980s, the term was also applied to Maryland, which produced several NFL-caliber quarterbacks during the tenures of head coach Bobby Ross",
"title": "Quarterback U"
},
{
"docid": "2071603",
"text": "manager which gave him complete control over the football side of the Broncos operation. Under Elway's management, the team signed free agent quarterback Peyton Manning who had just been released by the Indianapolis Colts. In four seasons from 2012 to 2015, the Broncos won four division titles, two AFC Championships, and reached Super Bowl XLVIII where they were soundly defeated 43-8 by the Seattle Seahawks despite holding the regular season's top offense. Elway responded to the Super Bowl loss by signing defensive end DeMarcus Ware, cornerback Aqib Talib, and safety T. J. Ward for the 2014 season. After losing in",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "14067253",
"text": "pass from tight end Trey Burton, becoming the first player to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl, while also being the third quarterback to catch a pass in a Super Bowl, after John Elway in Super Bowl XXII and Jim Kelly in Super Bowl XXVI. The Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41–33 to win their first Super Bowl. Foles completed 28 of 43 passes for 373 yards, 3 passing touchdowns and 1 interception, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game. On April 20, 2018, Foles and the Eagles agreed on a",
"title": "Nick Foles"
},
{
"docid": "4243469",
"text": "Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. With his fourth quarter touchdown pass to Moss, Brady became just the fourth quarterback with a touchdown pass in four different Super Bowls, joining Roger Staubach, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw. He also became the sixth quarterback to start at least four Super Bowls, joining Montana, Bradshaw, Staubach, Jim Kelly and John Elway. The Giants opening drive consumed 9 minutes and 59 seconds, making it the longest drive in Super Bowl history. The drive was 27 seconds longer than the previous record, which the Giants had set in winning Super Bowl XXV against the Buffalo",
"title": "Super Bowl XLII"
},
{
"docid": "2071585",
"text": "Elway was again relieved in a close game by DeBerg, who led the Broncos to another win. In early October, DeBerg was named the starter by third-year head coach Dan Reeves for the remainder of the season, but a shoulder injury brought Elway back a month later. Although the Broncos were playoff contenders for his early years, Elway went through the normal growing pains of a young NFL quarterback. In the 1986 season, Elway led the Broncos to Super Bowl XXI, after defeating the Cleveland Browns on a famous possession at the end of the fourth quarter that became known",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "5849473",
"text": "from the Class of '83: Elway, a 55–10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in XXIV; Eason, a 46–10 loss to the Chicago Bears in XX; and Kelly, a 52–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in XXVII. Marino would only reach the Super Bowl once in a 38–16 loss to San Francisco in XIX following the end of Marino's second season. Kelly and the Bills would appear in the Super Bowl for a record four consecutive years, from 1990 to 1993, but lost all four. Of the six first round quarterbacks drafted, Hall of Famers Elway and Kelly did not",
"title": "1983 NFL Draft"
},
{
"docid": "394398",
"text": "33–13. But New York recovered his ensuing onside kick attempt and stormed right back for more points. Rouson ran twice for 21 yards, and then Simms ran for a 22-yard gain. On the next play, Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, giving the Giants a 39–13 lead after Allegre missed the extra point. Denver finally scored a touchdown when Elway found Johnson on a 47-yard bomb later on, which was the 100th recorded Super Bowl touchdown. However, by that point, the game had become so far out of reach that it did not do much good. Elway would",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "394376",
"text": "with 39 seconds left. The Broncos then won in overtime after Elway led them 60 yards in 9 plays to set up kicker Rich Karlis' game-winning field goal. Meanwhile, the Giants went on to only allow a combined total of 3 points in their playoff victories over the San Francisco 49ers, 49–3, and the Washington Redskins, 17–0, respectively. Such a dominating performance by the Giants' defense gave the team a lot of confidence going into the Super Bowl matchup versus the Broncos. Much of the pregame hype centered around the confrontation between Elway and Taylor, and whether or not Taylor",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "2071589",
"text": "highlights. His 56-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Nattiel after just 1:57 had elapsed in the game set a record for the fastest touchdown in Super Bowl history, at the time. He also became the first quarterback ever to catch a pass in the Super Bowl, recording a 23-yard reception from halfback Steve Sewell on a halfback option play. With a porous defense unable to stop the Redskins offense, Elway was forced to take more risks on the offensive end. As a result, Elway's performance was rather disappointing: just 14 out of 38 completions for 257 yards and one touchdown, with",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "18084489",
"text": "throughout the game, with a number of players needing to change their cleats during the game and players slipping during plays all throughout the game. As the designated home team in the annual rotation between AFC and NFC teams, the Broncos elected to wear their road white jerseys with matching white pants. Elway stated, \"We've had Super Bowl success in our white uniforms.\" The Broncos last wore matching white jerseys and pants in the Super Bowl in Super Bowl XXXIII, Elway's last game as Denver QB, when they defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34–19. In their only other Super Bowl win",
"title": "Super Bowl 50"
},
{
"docid": "4734738",
"text": "addition to a winning season, and Elway completed his college career having never played in a bowl game. Geiger said that the loss cost Elway the Heisman Trophy. Elway would nevertheless enjoy a tremendously successful NFL career, winning two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos, and was inducted into the Pro Football and College Football Halls of Fame. Years later, Elway came to terms with The Play, stating that \"each year it gets a little funnier.\" The participants in The Play faded into relative obscurity in the years since, with the only memorable participants in the game being Elway and",
"title": "The Play (American football)"
},
{
"docid": "394502",
"text": "Karl Mecklenburg (7.5 sacks and 4 fumble recoveries) and defensive end Simon Fletcher (12 sacks), gave Denver one of the top defensive lines in the AFC. Veteran receiver Vance Johnson had the best season of his career, catching 76 passes for 1,095 yards and 7 touchdowns, while also returning 12 punts for 118 yards. However, quarterback John Elway played inconsistently during the regular season, throwing just as many interceptions as touchdowns (18) and recording only a 73.7 passer rating. Despite his regular season problems, Elway ended up playing his best during the playoffs. First, he led the Broncos on a",
"title": "Super Bowl XXIV"
},
{
"docid": "9014248",
"text": "Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. Prior is also a part of one of the most famous Super Bowl highlights. He was the player who clipped John Elway in Super Bowl XXXII sending him spinning himself into Super Bowl history. Prior attended Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois where he played football under Coach Dave Mattio. His football career started when he played in the Catholic elementary school leagues for St. Kieran Parish in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Prior also starred as the center fielder for the Illinois state championship winning Hale Swanson all-star baseball team. Prior, along with Joe",
"title": "Mike Prior"
},
{
"docid": "10482374",
"text": "was ranked number 25 on the NFL's \"Top 100 Greatest Players\" list. Marino was known for his quick release, and despite the fact that he was not skilled at scrambling, Marino possessed an uncanny awareness in the pocket, often sliding a step or two to avoid the pass rush. Marino is currently fifth, behind Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and John Elway on the list of most wins by a starting quarterback and, with 155, the most of a quarterback not to win a Super Bowl. On Sunday, September 17, 2000, at halftime of the Dolphins-Baltimore Ravens game at",
"title": "Dan Marino"
},
{
"docid": "4245778",
"text": "Force Thunderbirds performed a fly-over. John Legend performed a short concert several hours before the game, while Faith Hill performed \"America the Beautiful\" prior to Hudson's performance of the national anthem. Also, the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 were recognized on field for their actions. The NFL saluted four decades of champions during the coin toss ceremony and the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation. The coin toss featured Roger Craig (Super Bowl XXIII, 1989), John Elway (Super Bowl XXXIII, 1999), and Lynn Swann (Super Bowl XIII, 1979). Craig followed the previous year's participants and fellow San Francisco 49ers Craig Walsh",
"title": "Super Bowl XLIII"
},
{
"docid": "2071594",
"text": "Marino, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady in career passing attempts, passing yards, and completions. He also ranks seventh in career passing touchdowns, with 300. His four total rushing touchdowns in his Super Bowl games are the most ever by a quarterback. As of 2012, Elway and Tom Brady are the only quarterbacks to start in 5 Super Bowls. He is also the second player ever to score a rushing touchdown in four different Super Bowls (running back Thurman Thomas was the first). On September 13, 1999, Elway's number 7 jersey was retired by the Denver Broncos during halftime",
"title": "John Elway"
},
{
"docid": "15096479",
"text": "In winning the Super Bowl, the Giants became the first team to have won Super Bowl games broadcast on all four U.S. national networks (CBS, ABC, Fox, and now NBC), as well as the first team to win Super Bowls in four different decades. The Giants-Patriots game was the 11th time that there was a rematch in a Super Bowl. In doing so, the 2011 Giants became the first team with fewer than 10 wins (9 wins – 7 losses) in the regular season to win a Super Bowl. Furthermore, Super Bowl XLVI marked just the second time in Super",
"title": "2011 New York Giants season"
},
{
"docid": "394692",
"text": "18 interceptions. Kelly was joining an elite class by starting his fourth Super Bowl. The only other quarterbacks to start four were Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, with John Elway, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning later doing so. Kelly is the only one to start four consecutive Super Bowl games. Running back Thurman Thomas led the AFC with 1,315 rushing yards and six touchdowns, while also catching 48 passes for 387 yards. Running back Kenneth Davis rushed for 391 yards and six touchdowns, while also recording 21 receptions for 95 yards. Pro Bowl wide receiver Andre Reed caught",
"title": "Super Bowl XXVIII"
},
{
"docid": "18084486",
"text": "Bowl quarterbacks at 13 years and 48 days (Manning was 39, Newton was 26). In addition, this was the first Super Bowl to feature a quarterback on both teams who was the #1 pick in their draft classes. Manning was the #1 selection of the 1998 NFL Draft, while Newton was picked first in 2011. The matchup also pits the top two picks of the 2011 draft against each other: Newton for Carolina and Von Miller for Denver. With Ron Rivera having been a linebacker with the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX, and Kubiak replacing Elway at the end",
"title": "Super Bowl 50"
},
{
"docid": "2015417",
"text": "comeback win of his career. Including their two playoff victories that year (the Chiefs only had one prior playoff win since 1970 Super Bowl IV), the 1993 Chiefs won 13 games, tying the franchise record for wins in a season. Montana returned healthy to the Chiefs in 1994, starting all but two games. His highlights included a classic duel with John Elway (which Montana won, 31–28) on Monday Night Football, and a memorable game in week 2 when Montana played against his old team, the 49ers and Steve Young. In a much-anticipated match-up, Montana and the Chiefs prevailed and defeated",
"title": "Joe Montana"
},
{
"docid": "3682854",
"text": "1997 regular season [and Super Bowl XXXII in January 1998, which the Broncos won]); as a result, KCNC regained the local television rights to the Broncos (coinciding with the season in which the team won its second straight Super Bowl championship and fan favorite John Elway played his final season with the Broncos before his retirement from the NFL). Ironically, KCNC would later carry the Broncos' win in Super Bowl 50, the last game of quarterback Peyton Manning before he retired. In 2003, KCNC changed its on-air branding to \"CBS 4\" (the logo seen above similar in style to that",
"title": "KCNC-TV"
},
{
"docid": "19118159",
"text": "points. This would also be a record fifth Super Bowl victory for the Brady–Belichick quarterback-head coach combo. For Tom Brady, this would be his fifth. With the Super Bowl win, he broke his tie with hall of fame quarterbacks Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw who both have four wins each. Moreover, head coach Bill Belichick's fifth Super Bowl meant he surpassed Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll (4) for most wins in the Super Bowl by a head coach. Two-time Pro Bowl linebacker and 2008 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Jerod Mayo announced his retirement in February 2016.",
"title": "2016 New England Patriots season"
},
{
"docid": "9869316",
"text": "thousands more swamped the highways during their convoy to team headquarters. In the two-week interval between the NFC Championship game and Super Bowl XXXIII, media attention was focused mostly upon the Falcons' opponent, the Denver Broncos, their retiring quarterback John Elway, and former Denver coach Dan Reeves's relationship with Elway, which was at times contentious during his tenure as Broncos coach. Falcons Pro Bowl CB Ray Buchanan also jokingly guaranteed a win to a reporter, with this statement being blown out of proportion by the overzealous media. Days later, Buchanan attracted further attention when he greeted the media wearing a",
"title": "History of the Atlanta Falcons"
},
{
"docid": "9688805",
"text": "as well as a first-round playoff bye. The Packers suffered a shocking loss to the 0-10 Indianapolis Colts, but didn't lose another game until the Super Bowl. The Packers advanced to their fourth Super Bowl appearance, which was also their second consecutive appearance. Despite being favored by double-digits, they were denied their fourth ring, as well as their second consecutive championship, by John Elway and the Denver Broncos, who defeated them 31-24. To date, the loss is the only Packers' Super Bowl loss in team history. 1997 Green Bay Packers season The 1997 Green Bay Packers season was their 79th",
"title": "1997 Green Bay Packers season"
},
{
"docid": "394933",
"text": "of his career, he completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and also scored a 3-yard rushing touchdown. Elway retired on May 2, 1999 before the following season. The NFL originally awarded Super Bowl XXXIII to Candlestick Park in San Francisco on November 2, 1994, at the owners meetings in Rosemont, Illinois but pulled the game away after it came unclear whether planned renovations to the stadium were going to happen. NFL owners then awarded Super Bowl XXXIII to the Miami area during their October 31, 1996 meeting in New Orleans. Other cities",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIII"
},
{
"docid": "394932",
"text": "14–2 regular season record. The Falcons, under former Denver head coach Dan Reeves, were making their first Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 14–2 regular season record. Aided by quarterback John Elway's 80-yard touchdown pass to receiver Rod Smith, Denver scored 17 consecutive points to build a 17–3 lead in the second quarter from which Atlanta could not recover. At 38 years old, Elway became the oldest player, at the time, to be named Super Bowl MVP (Tom Brady became the oldest in 2017 at the age of 39, coincidentally also against the Atlanta Falcons). In the final game",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIII"
},
{
"docid": "394383",
"text": "Giants were the first team to initiate what has now become a standard post-game celebration, and the Super Bowl telecast enabled a large, national audience to first witness what has become commonplace. Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms became the first athlete to appear in an \"I'm going to Disney World!\" television ad, being recorded shouting the phrase while celebrating the team's victory immediately after the game. On the Broncos' first play after receiving the opening kickoff, quarterback John Elway faked a handoff, then spun around and ran in the opposite direction for a 10-yard gain to the Denver 34-yard",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "3925457",
"text": "was meant towards him. On the day before Super Bowl XXII, Williams had a six-hour root canal surgery performed (under full anesthetic) to repair an abscess under a dental bridge. The pain of this condition caused him to lose sleep for several days. Facing legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, Williams engineered a 42–10 rout, in which the Redskins set an NFL record by scoring five touchdowns in the second quarter. Williams completed 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards, with four touchdown passes, and was named Super Bowl MVP. The Super Bowl was clearly the high point of Williams’",
"title": "Doug Williams (quarterback)"
},
{
"docid": "2737339",
"text": "contractors during renovations, despite Smith's play on the Broncos' Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII-winning teams. The curse the contractors hoped to create did not occur as the Broncos won another Super Bowl two years later, Super Bowl 50. On September 10, 2001, the stadium hosted its first regular season NFL game, in which the Broncos defeated the New York Giants 31–20. In a pre-game ceremony, Broncos legends John Elway, Steve Atwater, Randy Gradishar, Haven Moses, Billy Thompson, Floyd Little, Dennis Smith, and Karl Mecklenburg helped to \"Move the Thunder\" from the old Mile High Stadium to the new home of",
"title": "Broncos Stadium at Mile High"
},
{
"docid": "2200043",
"text": "lead. Brady got the ball back, and threw a 23-yard touchdown to wide receiver Brandon LaFell to give the Patriots their first lead, up 35–31. After a Duron Harmon interception and a Joe Flacco Hail Mary attempt failed, Brady clinched his record ninth AFC Championship Game, fourth straight, and the third championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. After a 45–7 blowout, Brady advanced to play in his sixth Super Bowl, breaking a tie with John Elway for most career Super Bowl appearances by a quarterback. In Super Bowl XLIX, Brady completed 37-of-50 passes for 328 yards, four touchdowns, and two",
"title": "Tom Brady"
},
{
"docid": "394595",
"text": "was limited to just 50 yards. In addition, Buffalo's defense knocked Chiefs quarterback Steve DeBerg out of the game and intercepted backup quarterback Mark Vlasic four times. Buffalo then played against the Denver Broncos, who were coming off a 26–24 win over the Houston Oilers, in which quarterback John Elway led them on an 87-yard drive to set up kicker David Treadwell's game-winning field goal with only 16 seconds left. It was predicted that this AFC Championship Game would be a shootout between the Bills' powerful offense and the superb postseason play of Elway. But neither Elway nor the Bills'",
"title": "Super Bowl XXVI"
},
{
"docid": "394387",
"text": "lead. On Denver's first drive of the second quarter, Elway dropped back to pass from his own 18-yard line on third down. The Giants' pass rush forced him to scramble out of the pocket, but it gave him time to find receiver Vance Johnson, who was wide open, for a 54-yard completion. Elway then moved the Broncos down the field further and after a third down completion to Steve Sewell, the third time Denver converted on the drive (Elway found Mobley for a second first down after the Johnson play), they had the ball on the New York 1-yard line",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "394367",
"text": "but the voting for XXIII and XXIV was postponed. This was the fourth time that Pasadena hosted the game, and the sixth time it was held in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Broncos won the AFC West with an 11–5 regular season record, largely through the play of quarterback John Elway. In just his fourth season in the league, Elway made an impact to the team with his ad-libbing skills. During the regular season, he had thrown for 3,480 yards and 19 touchdowns, while also rushing for 257 yards, the third-leading rusher on the team. Elway did not really",
"title": "Super Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "11792984",
"text": "win the Super Bowl by many. Pro Bowl QB John Elway RB Terrell Davis TE Shannon Sharpe T Gary Zimmerman DE Alfred Williams DT Michael Perry LB Bill Romanowski S Steve Atwater S Tyrone Braxton AP Offensive Player of the Year – Terrell Davis UPI AFL-AFC Offensive MVP – Terrell Davis (1996 was the last year this award was given out) Terrell Davis sets Franchise rushing record For Carries (345) in a season and touchdown's rushing (13) in a season Terrell Davis reaches 1,000yds faster than any Denver Bronco running back in Franchise history 1996 Denver Broncos season The Denver",
"title": "1996 Denver Broncos season"
},
{
"docid": "394153",
"text": "joining his counterpart from Super Bowls X and XIII Roger Staubach. Joe Montana became the third to start four Super Bowls, but all were passed by John Elway and Tom Brady, and also matched by Jim Kelly and Peyton Manning. Super Bowl XIV holds the record for attendance with 103,985 spectators. CBS televised the game in the United States with play-by-play announcer Pat Summerall and color commentator Tom Brookshier. One of the guest analysts for the network's studio pregame show was former Oakland Raiders coach John Madden; he impressed CBS executives so much that he replaced Brookshier as lead game",
"title": "Super Bowl XIV"
},
{
"docid": "16698668",
"text": "and the hiring of Parcells as head coach. The Bills also saw many of their Super Bowl players leave during this time period. By the end of the 1990s, the Bills led the decade with 12 wins to the Patriots' 8 wins. Throughout the decade, the two teams combined to win the AFC East six times, with the Patriots reaching the Super Bowl in 1996 and the Bills reaching the Super Bowl in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993. The decade saw several memorable games between the two. On September 11, 1994, Buffalo led 28–14 at the half and 35–21 at",
"title": "Bills–Patriots rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "4245794",
"text": "The ball got knocked loose and was rolling in his hand before it started forward. He has to have total control.\" It was the first and only Super Bowl in which Warner was involved not to be decided on the final play of the game. Roethlisberger's ensuing kneeldown secured the Steelers' sixth Super Bowl victory, surpassing the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers to set a new NFL record for most Super Bowl wins by a team. In Super Bowl XLIII, Arizona and Pittsburgh combined for the fewest rushing attempts (38) and the fewest rushing yards (91) in Super Bowl",
"title": "Super Bowl XLIII"
},
{
"docid": "394509",
"text": "163 yards and threw 3 interceptions. Although Elway's performance in the AFC Championship Game was widely considered his best ever, many sports writers and fans believed that the Broncos' best effort would not be good enough to beat the 49ers. After all, Denver had barely defeated the Steelers, who only had a 9–7 regular season record, while the 9–6–1 Cleveland Browns had almost overcome a 17-point second half deficit before Denver put them away in the fourth quarter. Furthermore, the Elway-led Broncos had already lost two Super Bowls. On the other hand, the Montana-led 49ers, with their powerful offense, had",
"title": "Super Bowl XXIV"
},
{
"docid": "106536",
"text": "Bowl championships ( (XXXII), (XXXIII), (50)). However, the Broncos share the NFL record for most Super Bowl losses (5) with the New England Patriots. They have eight players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Elway, Floyd Little, Shannon Sharpe, Gary Zimmerman, Willie Brown, Tony Dorsett, Terrell Davis, and Brian Dawkins. The Denver Broncos were founded on August 14, 1959, when Minor League Baseball owner Bob Howsam was awarded an American Football League (AFL) charter franchise. The Broncos won the first-ever AFL game over the Boston Patriots 13–10, on September 9, 1960. On August 5, 1967, they became the",
"title": "Denver Broncos"
},
{
"docid": "19118262",
"text": "touchdown, winning Super Bowl LI for the Patriots, 34–28. With the victory, the Patriots won their fifth Super Bowl, tying them with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers for the second most of all time. The win was also the fifth Super Bowl victory for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, both setting records (Belichick surpassing Chuck Noll for most Super Bowl wins by a head coach, and Brady surpassing Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for most Super Bowl wins by a quarterback). Brady was named Super Bowl MVP for the fourth time, also setting a record. The following are",
"title": "2016 New England Patriots season"
},
{
"docid": "17562986",
"text": "as a head coach). Vance Joseph, Doug Marrone, Sean McVay, Matt Nagy and Dirk Koetter are the only coaches who have never won or lost a Super Bowl having never made it to one. Six of the coaches have won a Super Bowl as head coach with their current teams, John Harbaugh, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, Pete Carroll, Doug Pederson and Mike Tomlin. To group all wins or losses together, double left click on heading. Active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history There are 32 head coaches in the National Football League (NFL) for the 32 respective teams. Twenty-one",
"title": "Active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history"
},
{
"docid": "17562985",
"text": "Active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history There are 32 head coaches in the National Football League (NFL) for the 32 respective teams. Twenty-one of the current head coaches have won at least one Super Bowl as either a head coach, assistant coach, or as a player throughout their career in the NFL while all but 5 have participated in at least one. Bill Belichick has the most Super Bowl wins throughout his career among active head coaches with 7 (5 as a head coach and 2 as a defensive coordinator), as well the most losses with 4 (3",
"title": "Active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history"
}
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| where is leprosy most commonly found in the world |
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{
"docid": "552468",
"text": "of 1898 which institutionalized those affected and segregated them by sex to prevent reproduction. The Act was difficult to enforce but was repealed in 1983 only after MDT therapy had become widely available. In 1983, the National Leprosy Elimination Programme, previously the National Leprosy Control Programme, changed its methods from surveillance to the treatment of people with leprosy. India still accounts for over half of the global disease burden. Between 1995 and 1999, the WHO, with the aid of the Nippon Foundation, supplied all endemic countries with free MDT in blister packs, channeled through ministries of health. This free provision",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "5001839",
"text": "five petals. Its ability to grow in water makes it a popular aquarium plant. It can even grow in slightly brackish conditions. Propagation is often achieved through cuttings. \"Bacopa monnieri\" commonly grows in marshy areas throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is also found in Florida, Hawaii and other southern states of the United States where it can be grown in damp conditions by a pond or bog garden. This plant can be grown hydroponically. \"Bacopa monnieri\" has been used in traditional Ayurveda for epilepsy, asthma, ulcers, tumors, ascites, enlarged spleen, inflammations, leprosy, anemia, gastroenteritis,",
"title": "Bacopa monnieri"
},
{
"docid": "552441",
"text": "Leprosy is curable with multidrug therapy. Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for six months. Treatment for multibacillary leprosy consists of rifampicin, dapsone, and clofazimine for 12 months. A number of other antibiotics may also be used. These treatments are provided free of charge by the World Health Organization. Globally in 2012, the number of chronic cases of leprosy was 189,000, down from some 5.2 million in the 1980s. The number of new cases was 230,000. Most new cases occur in 16 countries, with India accounting for more than half. In the past 20 years,",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "2495431",
"text": "Leper colony A leper colony, leprosarium, or lazar house was historically a place to quarantine people with leprosy (Hansen's disease). The term \"lazaretto\" can refer to quarantine sites, which were at some time also \"colonies\", or places where people affected by leprosy lived or were sent. Leper colonies or houses became widespread in the Middle Ages, particularly in Europe and India, and often run by monastic orders. Historically, leprosy has been greatly feared because it causes visible disfigurement and disability, was incurable, and was commonly believed to be highly contagious. A leper colony administered by a Roman Catholic order was",
"title": "Leper colony"
},
{
"docid": "14391409",
"text": "consider leprosy as grounds for divorce with the Special Marriage Act of 1954 declaring leprosy \"incurable.\" These laws do not reflect the current understanding of leprosy. <br> Leprosy in India Leprosy currently affects approximately a quarter of a million people throughout the world, with majority of these cases being reported from India. India is a signatory of United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). India is currently running one of the largest leprosy eradication program in the world, the National Leprosy Eradication Program (NLEP). Still, 1.2 to 1.3 hundred thousand new cases of leprosy reported every",
"title": "Leprosy in India"
},
{
"docid": "552462",
"text": "disease along the migration, colonisation, and slave trade routes taken from East Africa to India, West Africa to the New World, and from Africa into Europe and vice versa. The oldest skeletal evidence for the disease date from 2000 BCE, as found in human remains from the archaeological sites of Balathal in India and Harappa in Pakistan. Although retrospectively identifying descriptions of leprosy-like symptoms is difficult, what appears to be leprosy was discussed by Hippocrates in 460 BC. In 1846, Francis Adams produced \"The Seven Books of Paulus Aegineta\" which included a commentary on all medical and surgical knowledge and",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14391400",
"text": "Leprosy in India Leprosy currently affects approximately a quarter of a million people throughout the world, with majority of these cases being reported from India. India is a signatory of United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). India is currently running one of the largest leprosy eradication program in the world, the National Leprosy Eradication Program (NLEP). Still, 1.2 to 1.3 hundred thousand new cases of leprosy reported every year, 58.8% of the total amount of new cases reported every year. Leprosy is one of the least infectious diseases as nearly everyone has some measure of",
"title": "Leprosy in India"
},
{
"docid": "552461",
"text": "Using comparative genomics, in 2005, geneticists traced the origins and worldwide distribution of leprosy from East Africa or the Near East along human migration routes. They found four strains of \"M. leprae\" with specific regional locations. Strain 1 occurs predominantly in Asia, the Pacific region, and East Africa; strain 4, in West Africa and the Caribbean; strain 3 in Europe, North Africa, and the Americas; and strain 2 only in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nepal/north India, and New Caledonia. On the basis of this, they offer a map of the dissemination of leprosy in the world. This confirms the spread of the",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14213138",
"text": "elderly persons affected by leprosy and having leprosy-related disabilities, eight community development projects, a molecular biology research laboratory, advocacy and communication, and research and training functions, spread across 10 states of India. this organization has not relation to The Leprosy Mission The Leprosy Mission The Leprosy Mission is an international Christian charity working towards the eradication of the causes and consequences of leprosy. It is active in over 50 countries around the world. The Leprosy Mission is a member of ILEP (International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations) and Global Connections, a network of mission and development agencies. In December 1869, Wellesley",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "20708529",
"text": "National Leprosy Eradication Program National Leprosy Eradication Program is a health scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to eradicate leprosy in India. It was launched in 1983 as a continuation of the National Leprosy Control Program of 1955. The National Leprosy Control Programme (NLCP) was launched in 1955 in order to control the number of leprosy infections. In 1983, the strategies for leprosy control were changed and National Leprosy Eradication Program was launched. In the same year, multidrug therapy was also launched. In 1991, the World Health Assembly resolved to eliminate leprosy at a",
"title": "National Leprosy Eradication Program"
},
{
"docid": "4712444",
"text": "initial commitment to India in 1945 had him working as an architect for the World Leprosy Mission, an international and inter-denominational organisation dedicated to the care of those suffering from leprosy. The organisation wanted a builder-architect-engineer. As new medicines for the treatment of the disease were becoming more prevalent, Baker's responsibilities were focused on converting or replacing asylums once used to house the ostracised sufferers of the disease (called lepers) into treatment hospitals. Moving to India in 1945, Baker began to work on leprosy centre buildings across the country, basing himself out of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. Baker quickly found the",
"title": "Laurie Baker"
},
{
"docid": "14213121",
"text": "The Leprosy Mission The Leprosy Mission is an international Christian charity working towards the eradication of the causes and consequences of leprosy. It is active in over 50 countries around the world. The Leprosy Mission is a member of ILEP (International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations) and Global Connections, a network of mission and development agencies. In December 1869, Wellesley Bailey, a young Irishman who was working as a teacher in the Punjab in India, came across a row of huts inhabited by men and women with serious disabilities and physical deformities. A colleague explained that they were suffering from leprosy.",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "18875428",
"text": "the local government took over the system in 1960, placing it under Claire Vellut. In 1961, he was associated with the World Health Organization and prepared several reports on leprosy for the organization, the notable among them is a series, \" Leprosy problem in India\", a detailed study on the disease covering several states of India. In 1964, when Fr. Obbels and Jacques Vellut started the forum, \"Friends of Father Damien\", Hemerijckx joined forces to found the Damien Foundation, now renamed as \"Action Damien\". He remains as one of the inspirations behind the foundation whose activities soon spread across the",
"title": "Frans Hemerijckx"
},
{
"docid": "8745208",
"text": "Leprosy in China Leprosy was said to be first recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, was officially eliminated at the national level in China by 1982, meaning prevalence is lower than 1 in 100,000. There are 3,510 active cases today. Though leprosy has been brought under control in general, the situation in some areas is worsening, according to China’s Ministry of Health. In the past, leprosy sufferers were ostracized by their communities as the disease was incurable, disfiguring and wrongly thought to be",
"title": "Leprosy in China"
},
{
"docid": "14213136",
"text": "International but is independent. Its programmes serve people living with Neglected Tropical Diseases like leprosy, Buruli ulcer, and Lymphatic Filariasis. Programme countries include India, Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, DR Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Nepal, and Nigeria. Also, effect:hope raises awareness of leprosy and other disease of poverty in Canada and educates Canadians about Neglected Tropical Diseases. effect:hope also has a special program for churches to participate in World Leprosy Day each year. This is TLM's trading arm, sourcing and selling many goods made by leprosy-affected or disability-affected people. The Leprosy Mission was founded in 1874 as ‘The Mission to Lepers’ by",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "14878159",
"text": "Epidemiology of leprosy Worldwide, two to three million people are estimated to be permanently disabled because of leprosy. India has the greatest number of cases, with Brazil second and Indonesia third. In 1999, the world incidence of Hansen's disease was estimated to be 640,000. In 2000, 738,284 cases were identified. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed 91 countries in which Hansen's disease is endemic. India, Myanmar and Nepal contained 70% of cases. India reports over 50% of the world's leprosy cases. In 2002, 763,917 new cases were detected worldwide, and in that year the WHO listed Brazil, Madagascar,",
"title": "Epidemiology of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14878177",
"text": "or 60%) of these new cases were reported in California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Texas. Epidemiology of leprosy Worldwide, two to three million people are estimated to be permanently disabled because of leprosy. India has the greatest number of cases, with Brazil second and Indonesia third. In 1999, the world incidence of Hansen's disease was estimated to be 640,000. In 2000, 738,284 cases were identified. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed 91 countries in which Hansen's disease is endemic. India, Myanmar and Nepal contained 70% of cases. India reports over 50% of the world's leprosy cases. In",
"title": "Epidemiology of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "552476",
"text": "in a Western presence in countries where leprosy was endemic, namely the British presence in India. Isolation treatment methods were observed by Surgeon-Mayor Henry Vandyke Carter of the British Colony in India while visiting Norway, and these methods were applied in India with the financial and logistical assistance of religious missionaries. Colonial and religious influence and associated stigma continued to be a major factor in the treatment and public perception of leprosy in endemic developing countries until the mid-twentieth century. Despite effective treatment and education efforts, leprosy stigma continues to be problematic in developing countries where the disease is common.",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "552442",
"text": "16 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy. About 200 cases are reported per year in the United States. Leprosy has affected humanity for thousands of years. The disease takes its name from the Greek word (\"léprā\"), from (\"lepís\"; \"scale\"), while the term \"Hansen's disease\" is named after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Separating people by placing them in leper colonies still occurs in places such as India, China, and Africa. However, most colonies have closed, since leprosy is not very contagious. Social stigma has been associated with leprosy for much of history, which continues to be a",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14213135",
"text": "and staffed by a combination of paid staff and volunteers. This regional office raises funds for many TLM projects around the world, and raises awareness of leprosy and TLM's work in Scotland. TLMS support seven of TLM International's implementing countries on their work. These countries are Nigeria, South Sudan, Angola, Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Leprosy Mission Scotland seeks to educate, inspire and enable people, their churches, schools, community groups and governmental bodies, to uphold and support people affected by leprosy. effect:hope's office is based in Markham, near Toronto, Ontario. This office operates in partnership with The Leprosy Mission",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "13329157",
"text": "well demarcated, usually pale, skin lesion which has lost its hair, and there may be many of these lesions if the infection is more severe (most commonly found on the cooler parts of the body such as the elbows, knees, fingers, or scrotum, as the bacteria thrive in cooler environments). This early presentation is the same for both tuberculous and lepromatous forms of leprosy as they are a spectrum of the same disease (lepromatous being the more contagious and severe form in patients with impaired Th1 response). Disease progression is extremely slow, and signs of infection may not appear for",
"title": "Lepromatous leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14213128",
"text": "people can lose sensation in their hands and feet leading to injury and disability. The Leprosy Mission provides reconstructive surgery for leprosy-affected people, restoring movement to hands and feet. Dr Paul Brand pioneered tendon transfer surgery which is still used by TLM doctors today. Leprosy is found predominantly in developing countries and areas where poverty is widespread. Because leprosy can cause disability, and because stigma is so often attached to the disease, leprosy can make poor people poorer. Along with essential healthcare, The Leprosy Mission provides training and education for leprosy-affected people. Children whose parents have leprosy, or who have",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "15288224",
"text": "of the Damien-Dutton Society for Leprosy Aid. He served as a President of the International Leprosy Association, and also as President of the Binford-Dammin Society of Infectious Disease Pathologists. In the early 1990s Meyers began to focus more of his work on \"Mycobacterium ulcerans\", the third most common mycobacterial infection of immunocompetent people, following tuberculosis and leprosy. This tiny bacterium produces a toxin that causes deep, rapidly developing ulcers of the skin and destroys the subcutaneous fat. It is primarily seen in children and is often devastating. This illness is most commonly called Buruli ulcer. Surgery is usually required and",
"title": "Wayne M. Meyers"
},
{
"docid": "552477",
"text": "Leprosy is most common amongst impoverished or marginalized populations where social stigma is likely to be compounded by other social inequities. Fears of ostracism, loss of employment, or expulsion from family and society may contribute to a delayed diagnosis and treatment. Folk beliefs, lack of education, and religious connotations of the disease continue to influence social perceptions of those afflicted in many parts of the world. In Brazil, for example, folklore holds that leprosy is transmitted by dogs, it is a disease associated with sexual promiscuity, and is sometimes thought to be punishment for sins or moral transgressions. Socioeconomic factors",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "17297830",
"text": "using rifampicin and dapsone, intended to mitigate bacterial resistance. The first trials of combined treatment were carried out in Malta in the 1970s. Multidrug therapy (MDT) combining all three drugs was first recommended by a WHO Expert Committee in 1981. These three anti-leprosy drugs are still used in the standard MDT regimens. None of them is used alone because of the risk of developing resistance. As this treatment was quite expensive, it was not quickly adopted in most countries where the disease is endemic. In 1985, leprosy was still considered a public health problem in 122 countries. The 44th World",
"title": "History of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "552447",
"text": "spread to a human for hundreds of years. The greatest risk factor for developing leprosy is contact with another case of leprosy. Contacts of people with leprosy are five to eight times more likely to develop leprosy than members of the general population. Leprosy also occurs more commonly among those living in poverty. Other risk factors are poorly understood. However, conditions that reduce immune function, such as malnutrition, other illnesses, or host genetic differences, may increase the risk of developing leprosy. Despite this, infection with HIV does not appear to increase the risk of developing leprosy. Transmission of leprosy occurs",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "18478822",
"text": "throughout West Africa. While in Nigeria, he pioneered the use of anti-leprosy drug, clofazimine. Browne returned to England 1965 and used his vast knowledge and research of leprosy to consult for the World Health Organization, International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Association (ILEP), various Christian Medical associations, Mother Teresa's leprosy hospital in Calcutta, and the International Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Browne contributed over 500 learned articles to scientific journals over his career. He is most recognized for his contributions to the fields of tropical medicine and leprosy. He served as Secretary of the International Leprosy Association from 1966 to 1984, Director of the",
"title": "Stanley George Browne"
},
{
"docid": "12188425",
"text": "only in the treatment of leprosy. Dapsone (Avlosulfon) is the most widely used sulfone for the long-term therapy of leprosy. Although the sulfones are highly effective against most strains of M. leprae, a small number of organisms, especially those found in lepromatous leprosy patients, are less susceptible and can persist for many years, resulting in relapse. Before the introduction of current multidrug regimens, resistance rates were as high as 20% with dapsone monotherapy. Sulfones, such as dapsone and sulfoxone (Diasone), are well absorbed orally and are widely distributed throughout body fluids and tissues. Peak concentrations of dapsone are reached within",
"title": "Leprostatic agent"
},
{
"docid": "10662533",
"text": "Dasypus Dasypus is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae. Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos. They are largely found in South, Central, and North America. \"Dasypus\" are solitary mammals that are primarily nocturnal to avoid temperature extremes and predation. They exist in numerous habitats ranging from brush to grassland areas and are mainly insectivorous. The most common and widespread of the \"Dasypus\" species is the nine-banded armadillo (\"Dasypus novemcintus\"), which is commonly used in the study of leprosy due to its unique ability to contract the disease. \"Dasypus\" are primitive mammals known for their hard",
"title": "Dasypus"
},
{
"docid": "13900420",
"text": "with sexually transmitted diseases and during the nineteenth century was even thought to be a stage of syphilis. The stigma of the disease was renewed among Europeans in the imperial era when they found it was \"hyperepidemic in regions that were being colonized.\" It became associated with poor, developing countries, whose residents were believed by Europeans to be inferior in most ways. Since the late twentieth century, with efforts by the World Health Organization to control the disease through distribution of free medication, many international organizations have been working to end the stigma attached to leprosy. They work to educate",
"title": "Leprosy stigma"
},
{
"docid": "329606",
"text": "tuberculosis. During the 20th century, tuberculosis killed approximately 100 million people. TB is still one of the most important health problems in the developing world. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is caused by a bacillus, \"Mycobacterium leprae\". It is a chronic disease with an incubation period of up to five years. Since 1985, 15 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy. Historically, leprosy has affected people since at least 600 BC. Leprosy outbreaks began to occur in Western Europe around 1000 AD. Numerous \"leprosaria\", or leper hospitals, sprang up in the Middle Ages; Matthew Paris estimated that in",
"title": "Pandemic"
},
{
"docid": "19361598",
"text": "\"Advocate of the Lepers\") was a journalist, a philosopher, a lawyer and a writer who spent most of his life speaking out on behalf of all those with leprosy. He initiated World Leprosy Day. Second, Frans Hemerijcks (the \"Doctor of the Lepers\") was a Belgian doctor, specialized in leprosy, who invented the concept of a \"Clinic under the trees\" (rather than isolate those with leprosy from their loved ones, it was better to treat them within their communities). Third, Father Damien (the \"Apostle of the Lepers\"), is without doubt the first person to have seen the human being alongside the",
"title": "Action Damien"
},
{
"docid": "552446",
"text": "sooty mangabey, and cynomolgus macaque, as well as in armadillos and red squirrels. Red squirrels (\"Sciurus vulgaris\")—a threatened species—in England were found to have leprosy in November 2016. It has been suggested that the trade in red squirrel fur, highly prized in the medieval period and intensively traded, may have been responsible for the leprosy epidemic in medieval Europe. Within Great Britain, widespread leprosy is found early in East Anglia, to which many of the squirrel furs were traded, and the strain is the same as that found in modern red squirrels on Brownsea Island. However, no squirrel cases have",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "13654697",
"text": "and Baluchistan, where a large influx of Afghan refugees has brought many patients suffering from leprosy. Sister Pfau said that if necessary funds and essential facilities are provided, most leprosy patients will eventually be cured. The Centre also helped Hermanegild Marcos Antonio Drago start a leprosy center in a room of his clinic in Mirpur Khas for patients who would otherwise need to travel to Karachi for treatment. This has evolved into the Marie Adelaide Drago government leprosy clinic which treats hundreds of patients each year. In 2003, there are an estimated 20,000 leprosy cases still in Pakistan and 12,000",
"title": "Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre"
},
{
"docid": "17297807",
"text": "an exchange network the spanned the Arabian Sea. After the end of the 17th century, Norway, Iceland, and England were the countries in Western Europe where leprosy was a significant problem. Norway appointed a medical superintendent for leprosy in 1854 and established a national register for people with leprosy in 1856. This was the first national patient register in the world. \"Mycobacterium leprae\", the causative agent of leprosy, was discovered by G. H. Armauer Hansen in Norway in 1873, making it the first bacterium to be identified as causing disease in humans. Hansen observed a number of nonrefractile small rods",
"title": "History of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "9469227",
"text": "social services such as education and health clinics are also taking their toll: with only one health clinic in the Mikea Forest area and low access to water for bathing, rates of diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy and skin disease are disproportionately prevalent. Mikea tend to trace their lineage back to specific villages within one or more of three main lineages, associated respectively with the northern, southern and central parts of the Mikea Forest. Most also have relatives living in Vezo and/or Masikoro villages in the region. Many Mikea families have established \"ziva\" (a \"joking relationship\", commonly found in southern",
"title": "Mikea people"
},
{
"docid": "14840129",
"text": "Whites were a minority and found more acceptance and less, but existing, discrimination between Coloreds than the divide between White and Colored. Alice A. Ball earned her master's degree at the University of Hawaii and taught there as a chemistry instructor. She discovered the Ball Method a symptomatic treatment for leprosy that bears her namesake. One of the most iconic figures was Hawaii born Peter Hose (1881–1925) known as the “Hula Cop” joined the Honolulu Police Department becoming the first police officer of African ancestry in Hawaii, where he served for 18 years. With the onset of World War I",
"title": "Africans in Hawaii"
},
{
"docid": "16191301",
"text": "Leprosy in Louisiana From 1894-1999, the leprosarium underwent several name changes: Louisiana Leper Home (1894), U.S. Marine Hospital No. 66 (1921), Gillis W. Long Hansen's (Leprosy) Disease Center (1986). Due to the various names, the leprosarium was commonly referred to as \"Carville.\" Carville became known as the national leprosarium because all persons diagnosed with leprosy (Hansen's disease) in the U.S. were required, by law, to be quarantined and treated. The leprosarium soon became a center for leprosy research. Due to the social stigmas that surrounded leprosy in Louisiana, upon arriving at Carville, patients were encouraged to take on a new",
"title": "Leprosy in Louisiana"
},
{
"docid": "4440031",
"text": "his original idea was to find a test which distinguishes leprosy patients from non-leprosy persons. During his study, he found that the test results differed depending on the types of leprosy. He reported it at the 3rd International Leprosy Congress in France in 1923 but it received little attention. Mitsuda stored the necessary materials in a regrigator and tried to persuade many doctors who came under him to study them, and finally he found Fumio Hayashi. The Mitsuda Test was at last completed by Fumio Hayashi. Lepromin The lepromin skin test is used to determine what type of leprosy a",
"title": "Lepromin"
},
{
"docid": "9323761",
"text": "completely eradicated, with no new outbreaks. The WHO stopped providing vaccinations and by 1986, vaccination was no longer necessary to anyone in the world except in the event of future outbreak. Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s Disease, is caused by a bacillus, \"Mycobacterium leprae\". It is a chronic disease with an incubation period of up to five years. Symptoms often include irritation or erosion of the skin, and effects on the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and eyes. The most common sign of leprosy are pale reddish spots on the skin that lack sensation. Leprosy probably originated",
"title": "Globalization and disease"
},
{
"docid": "16191303",
"text": "or pseudonym--and case number. Many physicians in Louisiana have devoted their lives to researching leprosy. Additionally, numerous patients of Carville have worked to bring attention to the disease. stable/649295 Leprosy in Louisiana From 1894-1999, the leprosarium underwent several name changes: Louisiana Leper Home (1894), U.S. Marine Hospital No. 66 (1921), Gillis W. Long Hansen's (Leprosy) Disease Center (1986). Due to the various names, the leprosarium was commonly referred to as \"Carville.\" Carville became known as the national leprosarium because all persons diagnosed with leprosy (Hansen's disease) in the U.S. were required, by law, to be quarantined and treated. The leprosarium",
"title": "Leprosy in Louisiana"
},
{
"docid": "9027650",
"text": "Advisor on Leprosy to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Government of Pakistan. Pfau went to distant areas of Pakistan where there were no medical facilities for leprosy patients. She collected donations in Germany and Pakistan and cooperated with hospitals in Rawalpindi and Karachi. In recognition of her service to the country, she was awarded Pakistani citizenship in 1988. Due to her continued efforts, in 1996 the World Health Organization declared Pakistan one of the first countries in Asia to have controlled leprosy. According to the \"Dawn\", the number of leprosy cases nationwide dropped significantly from 19,398 in",
"title": "Ruth Pfau"
},
{
"docid": "11293303",
"text": "febrifugal and anti-inflammatory effects, while in Pakistan it is used to cure swellings of the skin, leprosy and as a laxative. \"Commelina benghalensis\" is a wide-ranging plant, being native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, an area otherwise known as the paleotropics. In China it is commonly associated with wet locations. There it can be found from near sea level up to 2300 metres. It is present from the provinces of Hebei and Shandong in the northeast, west to Sichuan and in all provinces south to Hainan, the southernmost province. It is also found in Taiwan. In Japan the",
"title": "Commelina benghalensis"
},
{
"docid": "1599252",
"text": "by untreated Leprosy is sometimes called as the \"Danielssen's Sign\" in his honor. Daniel Cornelius Danielssen Daniel Cornelius Danielssen (4 July 1815 – 13 July 1894) was a Norwegian physician. He was most noted for his research regarding the causes and treatment of leprosy. Danielssen was from Bergen, Norway. Dating from 1839, he was associated with St. Jørgens Hospital (\"Sankt Jørgens Hospital\") in Bergen. He later worked with Gerhard Armauer Hansen, discovering the bacteria causing leprosy, and made Bergen a world centre of lepra research in the middle of the nineteenth century. With dermatologist Carl Wilhelm Boeck, he was co-author",
"title": "Daniel Cornelius Danielssen"
},
{
"docid": "20412630",
"text": "which was sent to him each day. In his anxiety to overtake Vinjal, he bathed with his clothes on i.e. simply poured the water over himself, clothes and all, and went on to Jetalsar where he found Vinjal Vajo encamped. Vinjal begged him not to approach him as he had the loathsome disease of leprosy. But Mandalika would not be denied and advanced and embraced him and immediately Vinjal's leprosy was cleansed. From this circumstance, the stream where Mandalika met the carrier of water of Ganga has been ever since called the \"Gangajalio\" and Ra Mandalika also is called by",
"title": "Mandalika III"
},
{
"docid": "10850117",
"text": "ALERT (medical facility) ALERT is a medical facility on the edge of Addis Ababa, specializing in Hansen’s disease, also known as “leprosy”. It was originally the All Africa Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Center (hence the acronym), but the official name is now expanded to include tuberculosis: All Africa Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre. ALERT’s activities focus on its hospital, rehabilitation of leprosy patients, training programs for leprosy personnel from around the world, and leprosy control (administration of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health’s regional leprosy control program). From the beginning, ALERT provided leprosy training for medical students from Addis Ababa",
"title": "ALERT (medical facility)"
},
{
"docid": "9864131",
"text": "eye after trauma. \"Mycobacterium fortuitum\" has a worldwide distribution and can be found in natural and processed water, sewage, and dirt. Bacteria classified as Mycobacteria, include the causative agents for tuberculosis and leprosy. Mycobacteria are sometimes referred to as “acid-fast bacteria,” a term referencing their response to a laboratory staining technique. This simply means that when microscopic slides of these bacteria are rinsed with an acidic solution, they retain a red dye. \"Mycobacterium fortuitum\" is one of the many species of nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) that are commonly found in the environment. These are not involved in tuberculosis. This does not",
"title": "Mycobacterium fortuitum"
},
{
"docid": "1942754",
"text": "or some less-industrialized countries. Nitrogen is the most commonly deficient nutrient in many soils around the world and it is the most commonly supplied plant nutrient. Supply of nitrogen through fertilizers has severe environmental concerns. Rhizobia is \"the group of soil bacteria that infect the roots of legumes to form root nodules\". Rhizobia are found in the soil and after infection, produce nodules in the legume where they fix nitrogen gas (N) from the atmosphere turning it into a more readily useful form of nitrogen. From here, the nitrogen is exported from the nodules and used for growth in the",
"title": "Rhizobia"
},
{
"docid": "13116208",
"text": "18; now km 42. The TITSA bus line has the following connections: Abades, Tenerife Abades “on Tenerife” is a small holiday resort located on the south-east coast from Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, on the municipality of Arico, between Poris de Abona and La Jaca. Leprosy once was considered a major disease on the island. A leprosy station was first built in the north of the island, where most of the local population lived. The bodies were thrown in the sea outside Santa Cruz until a crematorium was built. In 1943 a whole leprosy village was built on",
"title": "Abades, Tenerife"
},
{
"docid": "13116202",
"text": "Abades, Tenerife Abades “on Tenerife” is a small holiday resort located on the south-east coast from Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, on the municipality of Arico, between Poris de Abona and La Jaca. Leprosy once was considered a major disease on the island. A leprosy station was first built in the north of the island, where most of the local population lived. The bodies were thrown in the sea outside Santa Cruz until a crematorium was built. In 1943 a whole leprosy village was built on the hill above Abades, including an hospital, a crematorium, many bungalows, an",
"title": "Abades, Tenerife"
},
{
"docid": "14426654",
"text": "Mamoru Uchida He used the name \"Morito Uchida (内田 守人)\" in literature. In 1900, he was born in Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture. He graduated from Kumamoto Medical School in 1924 and entered the Kyushu Sanatorium. In 1934, he became a Ph.D. for his study on murine leprosy. He found a large house where 23% of mice were infected with murine leprosy. He studied leprosy patients around the Honmyoji temple. In three sanatoriums, he taught tanka which consists of five units (often treated as separate lines when Romanized or translated). He helped many tanka poets in compiling their tanka books. After",
"title": "Mamoru Uchida"
},
{
"docid": "13329158",
"text": "years. Family members, and especially children, who have family members with the disease are most at risk. The disease is believed to be spread through respiratory droplets in close quarters like its relative Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and similarly requires extended exposure to an individual in most situations, so outsiders and healthcare workers are normally not infected (except with the most infective individuals such as those in the most progressed lepromatous forms, as those patients have the highest bacterial loads). Lepromatous leprosy Lepromatous leprosy is a form of leprosy characterized by pale macules in the skin. It results from the failure of",
"title": "Lepromatous leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14213124",
"text": "introduced. Over the next 15 years, millions of patients are successfully treated. 1950s – The Mission’s work is extended into Africa. 1954 – World Leprosy Day is founded by Raoul Follereau, a French writer, to make sure that people everywhere know that leprosy still exists and is completely curable. It is usually held each year on the last Sunday in January. 1960s – Leprologists work to discover new drugs that are effective against leprosy as many people are discovered to have Dapsone-resistant leprosy. 1965 – The Mission changes its name from 'The Mission to Lepers' to the Leprosy Mission to",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "2600797",
"text": "are susceptible to leprosy. Armadillos have a much lower body temperature than most mammals, and the bacteria are often found in their lungs, liver, and spleen. This can be used as a diagnostic test for the presence of bacilli in body lesions of suspected leprosy patients. The difficulty in culturing the organism appears to be because it is an obligate intracellular parasite that lacks many necessary genes for independent survival. The complex and unique cell wall that makes members of the genus \"Mycobacterium\" difficult to destroy is apparently also the reason for the extremely slow replication rate. Virulence factors include",
"title": "Mycobacterium leprae"
},
{
"docid": "13886102",
"text": "After the war, some of Hansen's disease patients came from other countries, and he took the new post of the director of Jordan Hospital specializing in leprosy. The number of beds was only 24. After 17 years, it closed and a few patients were transferred to other facilities. Together with Ridley, he established the Ridley-Jopling classification of leprosy, which is the standard of classification, although WHO added a simple classification of multibacillary leprosy and paucibacillary leprosy for practical reasons. He was interested not only in the classification, but also in leprosy reactions, and he finally found the designator of Erythema",
"title": "William Jopling"
},
{
"docid": "17297797",
"text": "use is attested in the Anglo-Norman \"Dialogues of Saint Gregory,\" \"Esmondez i sont li lieprous\" (\"Anglo-Norman Dictionary,\" s.v., \"leprus\"). Throughout history, individuals with leprosy have been known as lepers. In the 21st century, this term is falling into disuse as a result of the diminishing number of leprosy patients. Because of the stigma to patients, some prefer not to use the word \"leprosy,\" preferring Hansen's disease. The term \"leprosy\" is still used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Historians have made persistent claims that symptoms of leprosy are described among skin afflictions",
"title": "History of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "19962540",
"text": "Leprosy Act 1906 The Leprosy Act was an act of the Parliament of Canada regarding the establishment and direction of lazarettos, or leper homes, in Canada to ensure the segregation and treatment of people afflicted with leprosy. The Leprosy Act gave responsibility to the Minister of Agriculture for the management of the lazarettos, apprehension and confinement of the ill, capture of escaped inmates, and punishment of those found to be harbouring or concealing a person afflicted with leprosy. Canada’s first documented case of leprosy was in 1815 in New Brunswick, when Ursula and Joseph Benedict contracted the disease and later",
"title": "Leprosy Act 1906"
},
{
"docid": "10850119",
"text": "Eugene Kellersberger of the American Leprosy Mission, who had had the vision for establishing such a multifaceted center and had been the main promoter of the project. ALERT (medical facility) ALERT is a medical facility on the edge of Addis Ababa, specializing in Hansen’s disease, also known as “leprosy”. It was originally the All Africa Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Center (hence the acronym), but the official name is now expanded to include tuberculosis: All Africa Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre. ALERT’s activities focus on its hospital, rehabilitation of leprosy patients, training programs for leprosy personnel from around the world,",
"title": "ALERT (medical facility)"
},
{
"docid": "18229378",
"text": "director of pathological anatomy at the University of Kiev, where he was subsequently (four years later) promoted to full professor. Minh spent a decade studying leprosy and vitiligo in various parts of Russia. Having explored the foci of leprosy during a special expedition to Persia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, he gave a description of the clinic and epidemiology of leprosy, and proved that leprosy is an infectious disease. He likewise visited the Astrakhan steppes, the Kuban region, and as for as a trip to Egypt and the Levant, where he collected extensive material on the history of leprosy since",
"title": "Gregory Minh"
},
{
"docid": "552452",
"text": "a reliable sign of leprosy. In some cases, acid-fast leprosy bacilli in skin smears are considered diagnostic; however, the diagnosis is clinical. Diagnosis in areas where the disease is uncommon, such as the United States, is often delayed because healthcare providers are unaware of leprosy and its symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment prevent nerve involvement, the hallmark of leprosy, and the disability it causes. Many kinds of leprosy are known, but some symptoms are common to them, including runny nose, dry scalp, eye problems, skin lesions, muscle weakness, reddish skin, smooth, shiny, diffuse thickening of facial skin, ear, and hand,",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "2495432",
"text": "often called a lazar house, after Lazarus, the patron saint of people affected with leprosy. Some colonies were located on mountains or in remote locations in order to ensure quarantine, some on main roads, where donations would be made for their upkeep. Debate exists over the conditions found within historical colonies; while they are currently thought to have been grim and neglected places, there are some indications that life within a leper colony or house was no worse than the life of other, non-quarantined individuals. There is even doubt that the current definition of leprosy can be retrospectively applied to",
"title": "Leper colony"
},
{
"docid": "552443",
"text": "barrier to self-reporting and early treatment. Some consider the word \"leper\" offensive, preferring the phrase \"person affected with leprosy\". It is classified as a neglected tropical disease. World Leprosy Day was started in 1954 to draw awareness to those affected by leprosy. The first noticeable sign of leprosy is often the development of pale or pinkish patches of skin that may be insensitive to temperature or pain. This is sometimes accompanied or preceded by nerve problems including numbness or tenderness in the hands or feet. Secondary infections, in turn, can result in tissue loss, causing fingers and toes to become",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "8789339",
"text": "Spital Tongues Spital Tongues is a historic area of Newcastle upon Tyne, located north west of the city centre. Its unusual name is believed to be derived from \"spital\" – a corruption of the word \"hospital\" that is quite commonly found in British place names (for example Spitalfields) - and \"tongues\", meaning outlying pieces of land. Edward I gave two such tongues of land to the St Mary Magdalene Hospital. The first St Mary Magdalene Hospital was founded in the 12th century to care for victims of leprosy, the disease having been brought into Britain by the returning Crusaders. This",
"title": "Spital Tongues"
},
{
"docid": "8789362",
"text": "city centre with a unique, semi-rural atmosphere. Spital Tongues Spital Tongues is a historic area of Newcastle upon Tyne, located north west of the city centre. Its unusual name is believed to be derived from \"spital\" – a corruption of the word \"hospital\" that is quite commonly found in British place names (for example Spitalfields) - and \"tongues\", meaning outlying pieces of land. Edward I gave two such tongues of land to the St Mary Magdalene Hospital. The first St Mary Magdalene Hospital was founded in the 12th century to care for victims of leprosy, the disease having been brought",
"title": "Spital Tongues"
},
{
"docid": "14878162",
"text": "Parkinson disease, giving rise to current speculation that the two disorders may be linked in some way at the biochemical level. In addition, men are twice as likely to contract leprosy as women. According to The Leprosy Mission Canada, most people—about 95% of the population—are naturally immune. Although annual incidence—the number of new leprosy cases occurring each year—is important as a measure of transmission, it is difficult to measure in leprosy due to its long incubation period, delays in diagnosis after onset of the disease and the lack of laboratory tools to detect leprosy in its very early stages. Instead,",
"title": "Epidemiology of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "19907359",
"text": "(\"B. halleriana\" and \"B. pomiformis\" but about 72 species are now recognised. The name \"Bartramia\" honours the pioneer American botanist John Bartram. Species include: Mosses in the genus \"Bartramia\" are found throughout the world but most often in temperate and mountainous areas, especially those with a humid climate. It is rarely found in arctic, alpine or arid areas and in the tropics it is usually only found at high altitudes. It often grows on shady rocks, on the northern side in the northern hemisphere, commonly near streams and waterfalls where the humidity is high. Bartramia (plant) Bartramia is a genus",
"title": "Bartramia (plant)"
},
{
"docid": "16975241",
"text": "although free of the disease, suffered great physical mutilations caused by leprous sores. With the negative stigma of leprosy and unsightly sores, normal reintegration back into society after successful treatment became an almost impossible task. Authorities segregated part of the island where leprosy-free but badly mutilated patients could earn a living. Health-education, as proposed by the World Health Organization, was aimed to control this stigmatization. Many American veterans fighting in the Spanish–American War ultimately contracted leprosy while serving over seas. Having been under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Health service, the colony was known to have good doctors with the",
"title": "Culion leper colony"
},
{
"docid": "3142254",
"text": "nausea and loss of appetite. Other side effects include liver inflammation and a number of types of skin rashes. While the safety of use during pregnancy is not entirely clear some physicians recommend that it be continued in those with leprosy. It is of the sulfone class. Dapsone was first studied as an antibiotic in 1937. Its use for leprosy began in 1945. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The form, which is taken by mouth, is available as a generic drug and not",
"title": "Dapsone"
},
{
"docid": "552450",
"text": "DNA responsible for this variability is also involved in Parkinson's disease, giving rise to current speculation that the two disorders may be linked in some way at the biochemical level. Some evidence indicates not all people who are infected with \"M. leprae\" develop leprosy, and genetic factors have long been thought to play a role, due to the observation of clustering of leprosy around certain families, and the failure to understand why certain individuals develop lepromatous leprosy while others develop other types of leprosy. How the infection produces the symptoms of the disease is not known. According to the World",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "18023397",
"text": "Cakile edentula Cakile edentula, the American searocket, is a species of the flowering \"Cakile\" plant. This plant is native to North America. \"Cakile edentula\" is most commonly found on the beaches and dunes of North America. More commonly, it is found on the East coast of the United States. American sea-rocket is most likely to be found in areas along the coastline. This plant is not a wetland plant, but can occasionally be found in wetland environments. It is also a non-native, invasive species in other parts of the world, especially Japan and Australia. \"Cakile edentula\" grows on the dunes",
"title": "Cakile edentula"
},
{
"docid": "356619",
"text": "state that the king was said to have contracted and died of leprosy. Jean Le Bel also stated that in 1327 the king was a victim of 'la grosse maladie', which is usually taken to mean leprosy. However, the ignorant use of the term 'leprosy' by fourteenth-century writers meant that almost any major skin disease might be called leprosy. The earliest mention of this illness is to be found in an original letter written by an eye-witness in Ulster at the time the king made a truce with Sir Henry Mandeville on 12 July 1327. The writer of this letter",
"title": "Robert the Bruce"
},
{
"docid": "18478819",
"text": "yaws and typhoid and made major breakthroughs in the treatment of leprosy and Onchocerciasis. Browne, who would later concentrate his studies on leprosy, was the one of the first doctors to use Dapsone in the treatment of leprosy. He made a major epidemiological breakthrough related to Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, when he discovered it was caused by a black fly that bred on crabs. After having the crabs caught and exterminated and the streams cleaned, 98% of the black fly population had disappeared. Despite being based in Yakusu, following Chesterman's network of community health centers, Browne embarked on",
"title": "Stanley George Browne"
},
{
"docid": "10105763",
"text": "certain regions are more common in another, and have rather clear origins in other places where they are more commonly found. G2b has none of these obvious characteristics. Until the Second World War it was most common by far in Eastern Europe, a region where it arrived comparatively recently, but rare in other regions; including its likely area of origin. The distribution of G2b is sparse and dispersed, with almost no G2b haplotypes found in very large intervening regions. This pattern appears to be unique among Y haplogroups. The extreme rarity of G2b in northern Pakistan could indicate that G2b",
"title": "Haplogroup G-M377"
},
{
"docid": "16378302",
"text": "yellow lines or patches on the exterior. The external side of the nest is smooth and does not have any ventilation holes. Instead, there is a single opening at the bottom where wasps can enter and exit and where waste can leave the nest. The Saxon wasp is commonly found in most of Europe and in northern and central Asia. Areas where the species can be commonly found include the United Kingdom (Southern only), the Czech Republic, northern France, and the Netherlands. Within these areas, the nests of \"D. saxonica\" can be found hanging freely in various forest types, the",
"title": "Dolichovespula saxonica"
},
{
"docid": "1606937",
"text": "one that most commonly affects dogs and causes the most severe clinical signs is \"Ehrlichia canis\". This species infects monocytes in the peripheral blood. The brown dog tick, or \"Rhipicephalus sanguineous\", that passes the organism to the dog is prevalent throughout most of the United States, but most cases tend to occur in the Southwest and Gulf Coast regions where there is a high concentration of the tick. \"Ehrlichia\" is found in many parts of the world and was first recognized in Algeria in 1935. During the Vietnam War ehrlichiosis became well known as a dog disease due to the",
"title": "Ehrlichiosis (canine)"
},
{
"docid": "2889373",
"text": "burned. Spirit money is most commonly burned, but may also be offered by being held into the wind or placed into the deceased's coffin at funeral ceremonies. Depending on the type and status of the deity being worshiped, paper with metal foil or with ink seals of various sizes may be burned. Different regions of the world have different preferences for the type of Joss paper that is used. For instance, Hell Bank Notes are commonly found in regions where Cantonese populations dominate but are rarely seen or used in places such as Taiwan or Macau, which use \"gold paper\".",
"title": "Joss paper"
},
{
"docid": "552449",
"text": "whether they reach the skin surface in sufficient numbers is doubtful. The skin and the upper respiratory tract are most likely entry route. While older research dealt with the skin route, recent research has increasingly favored the respiratory route. Experimental transmission of leprosy through aerosols containing \"M. leprae\" in immunosuppressed mice was accomplished, suggesting a similar possibility in humans. Several genes have been associated with a susceptibility to leprosy. Often, the immune system is able to eliminate leprosy during the early infection stage before severe symptoms develop. A defect in cell-mediated immunity may cause susceptibility to leprosy. The region of",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14868883",
"text": "be found in Tokyo University. In 1921, he wrote the \"World history of Syphilis\", which was translated into German. While he was studying in Europe, he attended the first Congress of Leprosy in 1897 in Berlin. In 1912, he reported a review of treatments of leprosy; among various drugs, he recommended chaulmoogra oil based on his experience. He learned the technique of moulage (wax modeling) in Vienna and introduced its practice to Japan. This technique had greatly contributed to medical education, however, the use of color film in recording skin manifestations made moulage obsolete. Keizo Dohi Born in Takefu, Fukui",
"title": "Keizo Dohi"
},
{
"docid": "10013638",
"text": "common the New South Wales far west, where it is restricted to areas that are more reliably watered and sandier. It is most commonly found on red soils with a sandy loam to clay loam texture. Here it can be found growing in association with gum coolibah (\"Eucalyptus intertexta\"), grey box (\"Eucalyptus microcarpa\") and white cypress pine (\"Callitris glaucophylla\"). It can be found less commonly on sandplains composed of deep loamy sands, where it will be found growing with ironwood (\"Acacia excelsa\") and mulga (\"Acacia aneura\"). In the far west of New South Wales it grows in small terminal drainage",
"title": "Eucalyptus populnea"
},
{
"docid": "14878176",
"text": "two-thirds were male. Also out of the 131 cases, 25 (19%) were of individuals who were born in the country. Mexico (18.3%), Micronesia (11.5%), Brazil (9.2%), and the Philippines (7.6%) were the next leading countries where those with the disease were originally born. A total of 20 cases were found to be white, not of Hispanic origin. As of October, 2005, 3,604 patients on the United States registry were currently receiving care. The disease is tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a total of 166 new cases reported in the US in 2005. Most (100",
"title": "Epidemiology of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "20028908",
"text": "2005 she was also the BBC's Europe Business Correspondent in Brussels. She has also occasionally reported for BBC Radio 4 on \"The World Tonight\". On the World Service, she presents \"Business Daily\" and \"World Business Report\". She lives in south-west London. She has two children. Manuela Saragosa Manuela Saragosa (born September 1967) is an Italian radio business journalist, most commonly found on the BBC World Service. Manuela Saragosa was born in Sweden, she then moved to Indonesia, then moved to England. She is widowed. From 1986-89 she attended the LSE, where she studied for a BSc Econ in International Relations,",
"title": "Manuela Saragosa"
},
{
"docid": "13900433",
"text": "be treated and limit the physical damage, as well as control contagion. In the twenty-first century, effective, free treatment of dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine was available through WHO. However, in many parts of the world, lay people still believe the disease to be incurable. The multi-drug therapy provided free to countries where the disease is endemic provides a reliable cure for leprosy. The misconception also stems from the discontinuity between science and government policy. Although the medical community has agreed for decades that Hansen’s disease is only mildly contagious, it still remains on the list of “communicable diseases of public",
"title": "Leprosy stigma"
},
{
"docid": "19962547",
"text": "and that proper isolation and treatment could be carried out. If an inmate of a lazaretto escaped, the Leprosy Act enabled any constable or peace officer to retake and return them. If any person was found to be harbouring or concealing a person afflicted with leprosy with the intention of preventing them from being examined, the Leprosy Act established that they were guilty of a criminal offence and subject to a penalty of a fine between $10 and $100 or to an imprisonment period of one to six months, with or without hard labor, or both. The Leprosy Act also",
"title": "Leprosy Act 1906"
},
{
"docid": "13978137",
"text": "car, and what he does in his car comes to embody his character. Perhaps most of all, Yamanaka's cultural references help to make the characters real and relatable in a world that is consumed and controlled by cultural dictates. Even on Molokai, which the book claims to be culturally behind, characters can find movies and songs to escape into, to create fantasies around, just like the rest of America. Disease and leprosy:Although the book hints at leprosy at several points, Poppy finally lifts the \"veil\" for Ivah and recounts his and her mother's experience with leprosy, and how this led",
"title": "Blu's Hanging"
},
{
"docid": "13978138",
"text": "to her death. Through his retelling of his battle with leprosy and his relationship with his wife, it becomes clear exactly what demons Poppy has faced, and both the physical and invisible scars these battles have left. The very island on which they live, Molokai has a deep relationship with leprosy, as it once functioned as a leper colony where the outcasts of society were sent. In a sense, Ivah's description of Molokai and their neighborhood makes it seem as if Molokai could still very well be a leper colony. Their island is so isolated from the outside world, that",
"title": "Blu's Hanging"
},
{
"docid": "7070368",
"text": "savignyi\" inhabiting sandy beds and back reef where damaged; while \"Diadema setosum\" can also commonly be found among seagrass. The fossil record of \"Diadema\" is extremely poor, consisting only of spines that possibly belong to the genus, some of which go back to the Miocene, 5 to 24 million years ago. According to World Register of Marine Species : Diadema (genus) Diadema is a genus of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae. It is one of the most abundant, widespread, and ecologically important shallow water genera of tropical sea urchins. It is found in all tropical oceans, although is ubiquitous",
"title": "Diadema (genus)"
},
{
"docid": "13695485",
"text": "Mycobacterium lepromatosis Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a bacterium that, along with \"Mycobacterium leprae\", causes leprosy (Hansen's disease). It was only recently discovered, in 2008. Analysis of its 16S rRNA gene confirms that the species is distinct from \"Mycobacterium leprae\". \"M. lepromatosis\" is an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) which causes diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL). DLL is mainly found in Mexico and the Caribbean. DLL is a severe form of leprosy which manifests through nerve invasion and extensive skin ulcerations due to massive AFB burden in internal organs. \"M. lepromatosis\", like \"M. leprae\", has not been cultured in the laboratory because they both lack",
"title": "Mycobacterium lepromatosis"
},
{
"docid": "18266523",
"text": "means hundred. The first two verse of \"Surya Satakam\" are as follows. Due to famous first stanza of verse, Surya Satakam is also commonly known as \"Aadidev Namastubhyam Shloka\":- Surya Satakam Surya Satakam is a 7th-century Sanskrit verses created in praise of Hindu Sun God, Lord Surya by Mayurbhatta. Mayurbhatta was suffering from leprosy. He performed penance at famous Deo Sun Temple located at Deo in present-day Aurangabad district, Bihar. He composed one hundred verses in praise of Lord Surya - the Sun God, and was cured of leprosy. While he was composing the verses, he was troubled by Brahmarakṣasa",
"title": "Surya Satakam"
},
{
"docid": "13695486",
"text": "genes necessary to grow outside their hosts. These genes are believed to have been lost through reductive evolution. Mycobacterium lepromatosis Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a bacterium that, along with \"Mycobacterium leprae\", causes leprosy (Hansen's disease). It was only recently discovered, in 2008. Analysis of its 16S rRNA gene confirms that the species is distinct from \"Mycobacterium leprae\". \"M. lepromatosis\" is an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) which causes diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL). DLL is mainly found in Mexico and the Caribbean. DLL is a severe form of leprosy which manifests through nerve invasion and extensive skin ulcerations due to massive AFB burden in",
"title": "Mycobacterium lepromatosis"
},
{
"docid": "552440",
"text": "occur through a cough or contact with fluid from the nose of an infected person. Leprosy occurs more commonly among those living in poverty. Contrary to popular belief, it is not highly contagious. The two main types of disease are based on the number of bacteria present: paucibacillary and multibacillary. The two types are differentiated by the number of poorly pigmented, numb skin patches present, with paucibacillary having five or fewer and multibacillary having more than five. The diagnosis is confirmed by finding acid-fast bacilli in a biopsy of the skin or by detecting the DNA using polymerase chain reaction.",
"title": "Leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "2572452",
"text": "Multinucleated giant cells with nuclei arranged like a horseshoe (Langhans giant cell) and foreign body giant cells are often present, but are not specific for tuberculosis. A definitive diagnosis of tuberculosis requires identification of the causative organism by microbiologic cultures. In leprosy, granulomas are found in the skin and tend to involve nerves. The appearance of the granulomas differs according to the precise type of leprosy. Some schistosome ova that are laid in intestinal and urinary venules backwash into the liver via the portal vein causing granuloma formation in the liver. Granulomas are seen in most forms of histoplasmosis (acute",
"title": "Granuloma"
},
{
"docid": "14012700",
"text": "who left under difficult circumstances, sending them letters and gifts after their departure. With missionary Arato, he discovered people with leprosy living in caves or other places, first on Iejima Island, and later on Mainland Okinawa, and they gave them clothes, food and spiritual ministry. At one place, village people burned down the houses of people with leprosy. They also discovered about 40 people forced to live in a small island called Jalma Island. Later they landed at Yagaji Island (some sources say Gayachi Island), where they acquired a piece of land, which Keisai eventually used to found the Kunigami",
"title": "Keisai Aoki"
},
{
"docid": "5053583",
"text": "Leprosy (album) Leprosy is the second studio album by American death metal band Death, released on August 12, 1988, by Combat Records. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era. The cover is featured in \"\". It is the first album to feature drummer Bill Andrews and the only one to feature guitarist Rick Rozz. In a death metal special by the German \"Rock Hard\" Magazine, Leprosy was voted the no. 1 of the 25 most",
"title": "Leprosy (album)"
},
{
"docid": "13330241",
"text": "of the mountainous regions where this plant seems to be most commonly found in the wild. Another reason these are good garden plants is their unlikelihood to get pests or diseases. The most commonly found pests, however, tend to be whitefly. Fuchsia triphylla Fuchsia triphylla is one of over 110 species that comprise the genus \"Fuchsia\". Due to its attractiveness and its extensive blooming period which spans from early spring to late autumn, the plant has found a major role as a popular species to breed. This has a resulted in an extensive breed of cultivars allowing it to grow",
"title": "Fuchsia triphylla"
},
{
"docid": "17297821",
"text": "would have had skin complaints that included leprosy. The expansion of asylums in England between 1100 and 1250 was not necessarily in response to a major epidemic of leprosy.(346) Additionally, leprosy did not disappear in Europe after the medieval period as a result of a \"great confinement\" of leprosy-affected people in leprosy asylums. In Portugal, for example, there were 466 cases in 1898. By 1938 there were sufficient numbers to warrant the construction of Rovisco Pais, to treat people affected by the disease. This was not only to treat those returning from the New World, but also for rural dwellers",
"title": "History of leprosy"
},
{
"docid": "14213132",
"text": "to save a small amount of money each week. The money is then placed into a kitty. The kitty can then be used by the group as a whole - to set up a group business or a community project - or members can apply for an individual loan from the group. Advocating for people's human rights is another aspect of The Leprosy Mission's work. When necessary, TLM will lobby governments in countries where there is any remaining anti-leprosy legislation, keeping up the pressure until the laws are repealed. TLM educates people about leprosy, explaining that it's not highly contagious,",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "14997280",
"text": "QT syndrome. No cause of death is found, even after extensive examination in 5% of cases. Medical examiners have taken into account various factors, such as nutrition, toxicology, heart disease, metabolism, and genetics. Although there is no real known definite cause, extensive research showed people 18 years or older were found to have suffered from a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes oddly thickened without any obvious cause. This was the most commonly identified abnormality in sudden death of young adults. In the instances where people experience sudden death, it is most commonly found that they",
"title": "Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome"
},
{
"docid": "13577567",
"text": "Aimo Aimo (commonly known as Saint Aimo, also Aymon or Hamon) was a mystic and monk. Born in an area near Rennes, France, Aimo entered the Benedictine monastery of Savigny, in Savigny, Normandy. There he took care of two monks who had leprosy, and it was believed that Aimo himself had contracted the disease. This led the superiors to designate him a lay brother, and they required Aimo to keep apart from the rest of the community, lest the illness spread. When it was seen that he did not have leprosy, Aimo was ordained a priest. Aimo is mainly remembered",
"title": "Aimo"
},
{
"docid": "11350438",
"text": "own activities. Sasakawa works to advance dialog between people affected by leprosy, government leaders, the media, and other parties in many countries, with a particular focus on places where the disease is endemic. He focuses a special amount of effort on promoting an accurate understanding of the disease: particularly the fact that it is curable and as part of this drive, he has served as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination since May, 2001. In the 1990s, Sasakawa worked to promote the distribution of multidrug therapy (MDT) as a means of controlling leprosy. However, realizing that people affected by leprosy,",
"title": "Yōhei Sasakawa"
},
{
"docid": "14213133",
"text": "that it's not a curse from the gods and that it can be cured. This is an effective way of reducing negative attitudes and encouraging greater acceptance of leprosy-affected people. TLM also encourages leprosy-affected people to speak out for themselves and their rights. This is a regional office, based in Peterborough. It is part of TLM's global network, raising money and providing support to projects in many of the countries where TLM works. In June 2015, The Leprosy Mission England and Wales launched their Feet First campaign. By encouraging members of the British public to take on the Barefoot Challenge",
"title": "The Leprosy Mission"
},
{
"docid": "10975857",
"text": "Fernandez reaction The Fernandez reaction is a reaction that occurs to signal a positive result in the lepromin skin test for leprosy. The reaction occurs in the skin at the site of injection if the body possesses antibodies to the summu antigen, one of the antigens found in Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes leprosy. The reaction occurs via a delayed-type hypersensitivity mechanism. This reaction occurs within 48 hours of injection of lepromin and is seen in only tuberculoid forms of leprosy. In contrast, the Mitsuda reaction( delayed granulomatous lesion) occurs 3-4 weeks after injection of lepromin and is only",
"title": "Fernandez reaction"
}
] |
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| who wrote the song the ballad of lucy jordan |
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"docid": "9502827",
"text": "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" is a song by American poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein. It was originally recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, with the name spelled \"Jordon\". The song describes the disillusionment and mental deterioration of a suburban housewife, who climbs to a rooftop \"when the laughter grew too loud.\" In 1979, the song was also recorded by the English singer Marianne Faithfull. Taken from her 1979 album \"Broken English\", it was released as a single in October 1979 and has become one of her highest charted songs. It is featured",
"title": "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
},
{
"docid": "9502827",
"text": "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" is a song by American poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein. It was originally recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, with the name spelled \"Jordon\". The song describes the disillusionment and mental deterioration of a suburban housewife, who climbs to a rooftop \"when the laughter grew too loud.\" In 1979, the song was also recorded by the English singer Marianne Faithfull. Taken from her 1979 album \"Broken English\", it was released as a single in October 1979 and has become one of her highest charted songs. It is featured",
"title": "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
},
{
"docid": "9502829",
"text": "an ambulance (\"long white car\") to a mental hospital, and that the final lines (\"At the age of thirty-seven she knew she'd found forever / As she rode along through Paris with the warm wind in her hair ...\") are actually in her imagination at the hospital. \"Thelma and Louise\" has a similar fatalistic theme. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" is a song by American poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein. It was originally recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, with the name spelled \"Jordon\". The song describes the disillusionment and mental deterioration of",
"title": "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
},
{
"docid": "1943048",
"text": "like Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse. \"Little Honey\" also includes a cover of AC/DC's \"Long Way to the Top\" and \"Rarity,\" inspired by singer-songwriter Mia Doi Todd. In July 2008, though \"Little Honey\" had yet to be released, \"Paste\" magazine.com listened to an advance copy and rated the duet between Williams and Elvis Costello on the song \"Jailhouse Tears\" as the No. 5 all-time greatest country/rock duets. Williams released a cover of Shel Silverstein's \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" in June 2010 as part of the \"Twistable, Turnable Man\" tribute album. Her 2008 concert appearance at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz,",
"title": "Lucinda Williams"
},
{
"docid": "8932676",
"text": "a slightly different track listing compared to the original; it was only ten tracks long and did not include \"Listen to Love\", \"Love Doesn't Live Here\" and \"Always Breaking My Heart\" but instead had covers of the songs \"Jealous Guy\" by John Lennon and \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" by Shel Silverstein. The album received mixed reviews. Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four stars out of five saying it is a \"mature collection of adult pop, with cool keyboards and subtle arrangements that often make the record sound like background music\". However, he also noted that \"Carlisle has",
"title": "A Woman and a Man"
},
{
"docid": "19590340",
"text": "New York Times\" praised her performance as \"handsome and eloquent\". She released a cover of Shel Silverstein's \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" in 1980 through Polydor Records. The following year, she performed at a Musical Tribute to Jerusalem at Carnegie Hall alongside Shlomo Carlebach and poet Gerald Stern. Due to her increasing religious observance, Navon gave her first all-female concert in 1984 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. She subsequently released her second album, 1988's \"Lead Me to Your Way\", which was marked \"For Women and Girls Only\" and included a personal message to fans. The following year, she",
"title": "Ruthi Navon"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "7385333",
"text": "\"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" was released as a single simultaneously with the LP in October 1979. The title track was issued as a single in January 1980. Faithfull included five tracks from the album on her 1990 live recording \"Blazing Away\": \"Broken English\", \"Guilt\", \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\", \"Working Class Hero\" and \"Why D'Ya Do It\". In 1996, \"Witches' Song\" was covered by Juliana Hatfield for the soundtrack of the film \"The Craft\". An extended remix of the title track (5:46) was released on 12\" vinyl in 1979 and included as a bonus 7\" with the Australian pressing.",
"title": "Broken English (album)"
},
{
"docid": "9502828",
"text": "on the soundtracks to the films \"Montenegro,\" \"Tarnation\" and \"Thelma & Louise\". Faithfull also performed the song during a guest appearance in the episode \"Donkey\" from the fourth season of \"Absolutely Fabulous\", in which God (Faithfull) sings the song in a dream to a miserable, dieting Edina. In 2016, the Faithfull version was used in the finale of \"\". In an interview on ITV's \"The South Bank Show\" aired on 24 June 2007, Faithfull said that her interpretation was that Lucy climbs to the rooftop but gets taken away by \"the man who reached and offered her his hand\" in",
"title": "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
},
{
"docid": "9903891",
"text": "song, IGN's Lucy O'brien wrote that \"Part of Your World\" \"has since become a shower-staple for girls the world over, with particular emphasis given to 'bet they don’t…REPRIMAND their daughters,' universally.\" Awarding the song the same placement, HitFix's Donna Dickens wrote that the ballad \"spoke to everyone from six to ninety-six\" with Ariel becoming \"the stand-in for every child who ever felt like an outsider, every teen navigating the waters of becoming an adult, every parent struggling to remember the urgency of adolescence\" and \"every human who ever burned to do more than exist in a mundane town\". \"ET Canada\"",
"title": "Part of Your World"
},
{
"docid": "19452069",
"text": "to peak inside the top forty in other countries, such as Germany, New Zealand and Sweden. No accompanying music video was filmed for \"Broken English\", although it was used along with the songs \"Witches' Song\" and \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" in a promotional short film for the album directed by Derek Jarman. Faithfull performed the song on \"Saturday Night Live\" in February 1980. During the infamous performance her voice cracked and she seemingly strained to even vocalize at times. The song was featured in the film \"The Outsider\" (1980) and was covered by a number of artists, such as",
"title": "Broken English (song)"
},
{
"docid": "4907600",
"text": "it. Edmond Malone noted a different ballad seemingly ridiculing Lucy's marriage, which was still being sung in Stratford c. 1687–90 when Joshua Barnes heard it and wrote it down. There is no evidence that Shakespeare wrote either ballad. Another story, first recorded by Richard Davies in the late 17th century, is that the young Shakespeare was involved in poaching from Lucy's estate. Davies wrote, \"Shakespeare was much given to all unluckiness in stealing venison and rabbits, particularly from Sir ----- Lucy who oft had him whipped and sometimes imprisoned and at last mad[e] him fly his native country to his",
"title": "Thomas Lucy"
},
{
"docid": "960368",
"text": "disease, \"Don't Give a Dose to the One You Love Most\". He wrote many of the songs performed by Bobby Bare, including \"Rosalie's Good Eats Café\", \"The Mermaid\", \"The Winner\", \"Warm and Free\" and \"Tequila Sheila\". He co-wrote with Baxter Taylor \"Marie Laveau\", for which the songwriters received a 1975 BMI Award. Silverstein's \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\", first recorded by Dr. Hook in 1975, was re-recorded by Marianne Faithfull (1979), Belinda Carlisle (1996), and Bobby Bare (2005) and later featured in the films \"Montenegro\" and \"Thelma & Louise\". \"Queen of the Silver Dollar\" was first recorded by Dr. Hook",
"title": "Shel Silverstein"
},
{
"docid": "17921747",
"text": "song was collected and arranged by Lucy McKim in 1862. In the same year, she sent a letter with some recordings from her trip to St. Helena Island to \"Dwight's Journal of Music\", where it was published in 1863. The American war journalist Charles Carleton Coffin, who heard a performance of the song in Blythewood, South Carolina, in 1863, described \"Roll, Jordan, Roll\" as already having become a favourite song, with many versions to be found. A year later, a version was published in \"Slave Songs of the United States\" (compiled by abolitionists William Francis Allen, Lucy McKim Garrison, and",
"title": "Roll, Jordan, Roll"
},
{
"docid": "13837460",
"text": "Gardner, the ballad \"The Cuckoo Clock\" (1916) chanted by Lucy Gates (soprano), and \"Cuckoo in the clock\" (words by Johnny Mercer and music by Walter Donaldson) recorded by the Glenn Miller orchestra and vocals by Marion Hutton, which became a popular 1939 song in the U. S. To say that the hit was also performed by Johnny Mercer, Bobby Troup, Lena Horne, Sully Mason, Steve Jordan, Mildred Bailey and Martha Tilton. Years later, in 1962, The Beach Boys released their album \"Surfin' Safari\" including the theme \"Cuckoo Clock\". Another example in popular music is Fernando Olvera, the vocalist and leader",
"title": "Cuckoo clock in culture"
},
{
"docid": "15695400",
"text": "Young\", a traditional song which was popularised by The Dubliners; Child ballad \"The Two Sisters\"; and \"Death (Rock Me to Sleep)\", based on a poem said to have been written by Anne Boleyn, set to a tune by Lucy Ward. \"Alice in the Bacon Box\", a song written by Ward in the style of a traditional folk song, tells the story of Derbyshire hermit Alice Grace (1867–1927) from Little Eaton who, on being evicted from her cottage, lived in a box previously used for storing bacon, which had been given to her by the local butcher. The album was critically",
"title": "Lucy Ward (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "19296071",
"text": "within a couple of days, she gave me a song back that she wanted me to do, and we just got it done straight away.\" Malik originally wrote \"Wrong\" as a rap, which he then used to create lyrics for the song. \"Fool for You\" is a pop ballad inspired by The Beatles, particularly John Lennon, citing the songs \"In My Life\" and the Indian-influenced \"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds\". Malik sang \"Lucozade\" in a freestyle manner and recorded the song in one take. Primarily R&B and alternative R&B, the album blends elements from a number of genres, including",
"title": "Mind of Mine"
},
{
"docid": "5986498",
"text": "that helped the band win a Grammy Award. Blair R. Fischer from MTV News described the song as a \"delicate, heartfelt ballad\". IGNs Ed Thompson concluded that \"My Immortal\" was \"one of the first and best songs Evanescence ever wrote\". Jordan Reimer, a writer of \"The Daily Princetonian\" found a \"haunting beauty\" in the song. In 2005 the band was nominated in the category for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 47th Grammy Awards for the song. A less positive review was written for \"The Guardian\" by Tom Reynolds, where he put the song",
"title": "My Immortal"
},
{
"docid": "13390317",
"text": "the similarity of the verse melody to the 1967 song San_Francisco_(Be_Sure_to_Wear_Flowers_in_Your_Hair). The song has received critical acclaim. Chris Fallon writing for AbsolutePunk commented that \"it is arguably the album's highlight, presenting an anti-war ballad that is both monumentally enduring and also sophisticated protest.\" James Montgomery of MTV News described it as \"a cell-phones-in-the-air anthem, starting with more sharply strummed acoustic guitars.\" Colin Moriarty from IGN wrote that the track is \"perhaps the best song on the album as a whole, is a multi-faceted song with a pretty poignant message to boot.\" Jordan Richardson of Blogcritics commented: \"It's the album’s anti-war",
"title": "21 Guns (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3208028",
"text": "wrote the song \"The Ballad of Jill Hennessy\" in honor of the actress. Hennessy was reportedly very pleased and offered to perform with the band on rhythm guitar. Jill Hennessy Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress and musician. She is most known for her roles on the American television series \"Law & Order\", on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and \"Crossing Jordan\", on which she played the lead character, Jordan Cavanaugh, for six seasons. She has also acted in films such as \"RoboCop 3\" and \"Most Wanted\", and the independent films",
"title": "Jill Hennessy"
},
{
"docid": "409894",
"text": "Lucy, Polly) 15b. Arie der Lucy (Aria of Lucy – Lucy) 16. II. Dreigroschenfinale (Second Threepenny Finale – Macheath, Mrs Peachum, Chorus) 17. Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens (Song of the Insufficiency of Human Struggling – Peachum) 17a. Reminiszenz (Reminiscence) 18. Salomonsong (Solomon Song – Jenny) 19. Ruf aus der Gruft (Call from the Grave – Macheath) 20. Grabschrift (Grave Inscription – Macheath) 20a. Gang zum Galgen (Walk to Gallows – Peachum) 21. III. Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) The ambivalent nature of \"The Threepenny Opera\", derived from an 18th-century ballad opera",
"title": "The Threepenny Opera"
},
{
"docid": "8347692",
"text": "The Last Gunfighter Ballad The Last Gunfighter Ballad is the 55th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1977. Highlights include the title track, \"Far Side Banks of Jordan\" and \"That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine\", the latter of which features Cash's brother Tommy Cash. The title track was the album's only single, reaching #38 on the country charts; it tells the tale of an aging gunslinger who finds himself unable to deal with the modern way of life. \"Ballad of Barbara\" is a new recording of a song that had first appeared as the",
"title": "The Last Gunfighter Ballad"
},
{
"docid": "6323662",
"text": "release, Sisqó would return to his role as Dru Hill's lead singer. Jordan says the song is \"about a guy who literally had everything but without the girl his life would be incomplete\". It was originally recorded by LaFace Records artist Sam Salter. Jordan and Crawford offered \"Incomplete\" to Sisqó in 1999, as he was recording his debut solo album. Sisqó wasn't particularly fond of the song, a slow ballad close in style to those he recorded as lead singer of Dru Hill, and had to be coerced into recording the composition. \"Incomplete\" features Sisqó in the role of a",
"title": "Incomplete (Sisqó song)"
},
{
"docid": "15979991",
"text": "ballad \"Lost In Paradise\", where her breathy vocals in the beginning awaken as she passionately apologizes for not sticking with the guy who believed in her.\" \"Digital Spy\"s Lewis Corner said that the song \"continues the trend as a black-eyed rock ballad of towering string sections and lyrics of despair and heartbreak.\" \"Billboard\" magazine's Christa Titus wrote that Lee's voice was \"powerful and flexible as ever\" in \"the deep croons that introduce 'Lost in Paradise'.\" A more mixed review for the song was given by Marc Hirsh of \"The Boston Globe\" who wrote that the slow tempo of the song",
"title": "Lost in Paradise (song)"
},
{
"docid": "19346184",
"text": "The Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone (March Ballad) \"The Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone (March Ballad)\" is a World War I era song released in 1915. Bernard Grossman wrote the lyrics. Harry De Costa composed the music. The song was published by M. Witmark & Sons of New York, New York. Vitagraph actress Mary Maurice is featured on the cover, reading a book and holding a rose. It was written for voice and piano. The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. The song tells the story of a mother of a",
"title": "The Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone (March Ballad)"
},
{
"docid": "960376",
"text": "narration was released in 2015 by director Brian Brose. Other credits include the shorts \"De boom die gaf\" (based on his novel) and \"\". His songs have been used in many TV shows and movies, including \"Almost Famous\" (\"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'\"), \"Thelma & Louise\" (\"The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan\") and \"Coal Miner's Daughter\" (\"One's on the Way\"), as well as the Dustin Hoffman film \"Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?\" (\"Bunky and Lucille\", \"Last Morning\"). Silverstein's \"A Boy Named Sue\" won a 1970 Grammy. He was nominated for an Oscar",
"title": "Shel Silverstein"
},
{
"docid": "4510557",
"text": "album's second single, \"Butterfly\", was one of the ballads Carey wrote with Afanasieff. Carey described the song as the \"favorite ballad she had ever written\", one that was more personal than her previous work as the emotions conveyed through the song allude at just how meaningful the lyrics are to her. Carey solely wrote the lyrics while Afanasieff, who composed the music with Dan Shea, handled the song's instrumentals, and added a few personal R&B touches. Another ballad Carey wrote with Afanasieff was \"My All\", written as a contrast to the album's general hip hop flavor. Carey described the song",
"title": "Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)"
},
{
"docid": "4907599",
"text": "According to tradition the young Shakespeare wrote a lampoon of Lucy at some point in the mid 1580s. This either led to an attempt to prosecute him or to his prudent departure from the area. There are versions of a local ballad mocking Lucy's name and another suggesting his wife was unfaithful. Both were written down by collectors in the late 17th century. The former turns \"Lucy\" into \"lousy\", A parliament member, a justice of peace,<br> At home a poor scarecrow, at London an ass,<br> If lousy is Lucy as some folks miscall it<br> Then Lucy is lousy whatever befall",
"title": "Thomas Lucy"
},
{
"docid": "19153623",
"text": "were with her, he composed this ballad. Page confessed that whenever he wrote a love song, it was about someone who didn't exist. However, he explained that the song was not about his imagination, but about his friend who was very sick at that time. A Shoulder to Cry On (Tommy Page song) \"A Shoulder to Cry On\" is a ballad performed by American singer-songwriter Tommy Page. Released in 1988, the song became one of Page's early hits, peaking at number 29 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. Lyrically, the song is about a man who will be \"a shoulder to",
"title": "A Shoulder to Cry On (Tommy Page song)"
},
{
"docid": "14868189",
"text": "good transition song in leading into the piano ballad 'No Promises' with references made to Philadelphia and the Jersey shore, leading you to feel the passion of the song from both the music and lyrics.\" DJ \"RJ\" from WPHT-FM \"The Note\" described the collection of songs as \"engaging, thoughtful, and very focused; it's an enjoyable listen from a talented singer.\" Sandy Lo of \"WHOA Magazine\" wrote that \"White's music is certainly lyrically based which is a breath of fresh air nowadays with so much machinery and big beats thrown into songs.\" White also responded regarding his much publicized affair with",
"title": "Jordan White (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "19346185",
"text": "soldier who is grieving her son's death. The chorus is as follows: The Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone (March Ballad) \"The Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone (March Ballad)\" is a World War I era song released in 1915. Bernard Grossman wrote the lyrics. Harry De Costa composed the music. The song was published by M. Witmark & Sons of New York, New York. Vitagraph actress Mary Maurice is featured on the cover, reading a book and holding a rose. It was written for voice and piano. The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum",
"title": "The Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone (March Ballad)"
},
{
"docid": "6288968",
"text": "local squire Thomas Lucy, and that he then wrote a scurrilous ballad about Lucy. It is also reported, according to a note added by Samuel Johnson to the 1765 edition of \"Rowe's Life\", that Shakespeare minded the horses for theatre patrons in London. Johnson adds that the story had been told to Alexander Pope by Rowe. In his \"Brief Lives\", written 1669–96, John Aubrey reported that Shakespeare had been a \"schoolmaster in the country\" on the authority of William Beeston, son of Christopher Beeston, who had acted with Shakespeare in \"Every Man in His Humour\" (1598) as a fellow member",
"title": "Life of William Shakespeare"
},
{
"docid": "8543386",
"text": "that he was the first person to perform the song publicly, in 1912 in the Mozart Cafe at 1647 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. Frawley revealed this during a May 3, 1965, appearance on the TV game show \"I've Got a Secret\". In 1958, Frawley performed the song again on the \"Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour\" on the episode \"Lucy Goes to Sun Valley\". Frawley, as Fred Mertz, was asked by Ricky to perform \"an old-fashioned ballad\" for his band's appearance on a TV show. Mertz sang the song in the rehearsal scene for the musical number. The song was recorded by",
"title": "My Melancholy Baby"
},
{
"docid": "8822001",
"text": "staying home to \"rock the cradle\". \"Miss Lucy Long and Her Answer\", a version published in 1843 by the Charles H. Keith company of Boston, Massachusetts, separates the song into four stanzas from the point of view of Lucy's lover and four from Lucy herself. She ultimately shuns \"de gemman Dat wrote dat little song, Who dare to make so public De name ob Lucy Long\" and claims to prefer \"De 'stinguished Jimmy Crow.\" \"Miss Lucy Long\" is a comic banjo tune, and there is little melodic variation between published versions. Nevertheless, the tune is well-suited to embellishment and improvisation.",
"title": "Miss Lucy Long"
},
{
"docid": "4497530",
"text": "used in hymns, like this one by John Newton. William Wordsworth's \"Lucy Poems\" are also in common metre. The first opening theme used on the dubbed version of the Japanese anime \"Pokémon\" also uses common metre. Many of the poems of Emily Dickinson use ballad metre. Another American poem in ballad metre is Ernest Thayer's \"Casey at the Bat\": A modern example of ballad metre is the theme song to \"Gilligan's Island\", infamously making it possible to sing any other ballad to that tune. The first two lines actually contain anapaests in place of iambs. This is an example of",
"title": "Common metre"
},
{
"docid": "6920219",
"text": "positive reviews out of 14. Audience score is 81% positive based on over 3700 ratings. \"The Ballad of Cable Hogue\" had an operating budget of $3,716,946. The film earned $5,000,000 worldwide, with $3,500,000 in box office sales in the United States, and an additional $1,500,000 internationally. Welsh musician John Cale wrote and recorded a song titled \"Cable Hogue\" for his 1975 album \"Helen of Troy.\" Tucson band Calexico wrote a song called \"Ballad Of Cable Hogue\" on their 2000 album Hot Rail, which shares similar lyrical themes to the plot of the film. The Ballad of Cable Hogue The Ballad",
"title": "The Ballad of Cable Hogue"
},
{
"docid": "17235254",
"text": "of Fox News wrote that \"Be Still\" \"is an effective ballad. But the lyrics deteriorate pretty quickly into an accusatory tone that permeates the album.\" Credits adapted from \"My December\" liner notes. Personnel Be Still (Kelly Clarkson song) \"Be Still\" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her third studio album, \"My December \" (2007). Written by Kelly Clarkson and Aben Eubanks, and produced by David Kahne, \"Be Still\" is an acoustic folk blues ballad set moderately slow acoustic and electric guitars. Clarkson wrote the song as an introspective ballad based on her exhaustive experience from touring",
"title": "Be Still (Kelly Clarkson song)"
},
{
"docid": "1877701",
"text": "West End production. Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also made many changes to the music and lyrics, notably adding a ballad for Pearl, ‘Make Up My Heart’, which has been included in every production since, and a reworked version of ‘Engine of Love’, the novelty pop song Lloyd Webber wrote in 1977 for Earl Jordan. On 12 June 1988, \"Starlight Express\" opened at a purpose-built theatre in Bochum, Germany. As of 2018, the production is still running and has been seen by more than 16 million people. The creative team included the choreographer and designer from the West End and Broadway",
"title": "Starlight Express"
},
{
"docid": "17732110",
"text": "Superpower (song) \"Superpower\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, featuring Frank Ocean from her fifth studio album, \"Beyoncé\" (2013). It was written by Beyoncé and Ocean along with Boots (credited under his real name Jordan Asher) and Pharrell Williams who also served as its producer. \"Superpower\" is a slow-tempo R&B and doo-wop ballad which features both singers singing with a low vocal register over a multi-layered track. Lyrically, it talks about the power of love and unity and the empowering effects of a long-lasting relationship. It was well received by music critics who praised the singers' vocals and",
"title": "Superpower (song)"
},
{
"docid": "6447304",
"text": "standard and has been recorded many times and performed by Lucie Arnaz in the \"Here's Lucy\" episode \"Mod, Mod Lucy\" and Miss Piggy in an episode of \"The Muppet Show\". All Alone (Irving Berlin song) \"All Alone\" is a popular waltz ballad composed by Irving Berlin in 1924. It was interpolated into the Broadway show \"The Music Box Revue of 1924\" where it was sung by Grace Moore and Oscar Shaw. Moore sat at one end of the stage under a tightly focused spotlight, singing it into a telephone, while Oscar Shaw sat at the other, doing the same. There",
"title": "All Alone (Irving Berlin song)"
},
{
"docid": "20864532",
"text": "Well Soon\" at Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande co-wrote the song, and Williams produced it. It is a soul ballad that runs for five minutes and twenty-two seconds. The singer's vocals are stacked (layered); Grande intended them to represent \"all the voices in [her] head talking to one another.\" \"Pitchfork\" editor Jillian Mapes called \"Get Well Soon\" a \"career-defining moment\" and praised it as \"the sort of freeform, self-help soul ballad you’d maybe expect to round out a Beyoncé opus\" and wrote: \"Anyone who knows how gracefully Grande handled the horrific events at her",
"title": "Get Well Soon (song)"
},
{
"docid": "4845177",
"text": "commented: The song received positive reviews from most music critics, who went on to praise Jackson's delivery and the strings used on the song. Alex Henderson of AllMusic praised the song, calling it a \"caressing, silky ballad,\" while Jon Pareles of \"The New York Times\" labeled it a \"glistening ballad for adult contemporary outlets. Pareles also noted that it \"recalls the production by Mr. Harris and Mr. Lewis for the Human League's \"Only Human\", and \"caresses the ear with overdubbed voices.\" Wendy Robinson wrote for \"PopMatters\" that the song shows \"a more reflective, dramatic side of Janet Jackson.\" Chris Gerard",
"title": "Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)"
},
{
"docid": "19720239",
"text": "international markets by Annapurna Pictures on March 2, 2018. It received generally negative reviews from film critics. Paul Kersey, a trauma surgeon in Chicago, lives with his wife Lucy and college-bound daughter Jordan. A restaurant valet, Miguel, photographs the home address from their car's navigation software after overhearing that they will be out one particular night. Their plans change when Paul is called to work. Jordan and Lucy return home and are confronted by three masked burglars, who kill Lucy and leave Jordan in a coma. Police Detective Kevin Raines is tasked with the case, but Paul soon becomes frustrated",
"title": "Death Wish (2018 film)"
},
{
"docid": "15978008",
"text": "Swedish female who adds a very light-hearted, happy vibe to the verses. They really know how to keep a song interesting. They are geniuses. The song basically gets turned on its head and all sounds drop out of the song except for one very dirty and gritty synthesizer... when the other instruments join in, the song has a dark and sad feel, and has now turned into a whole \"crying at the disco\" affair. ‘Hurting All The Way’ is like a space-age synth ballad. ‘Lost City’ – this instrumental provokes feelings of accomplishment and happiness. Jordan Meehan of \"EQ Music",
"title": "Voyage (The Sound of Arrows album)"
},
{
"docid": "14732026",
"text": "Reality (Richard Sanderson song) \"Reality\" is a song by French composer Vladimir Cosma, performed by English singer Richard Sanderson. It was released in 1980 as part of the soundtrack to the popular 1980 French film \"La Boum\", which starred French actress Sophie Marceau (who later starred in popular films such as Academy Award-winning \"Braveheart\" and James Bond franchise \"The World Is Not Enough\"). It was also served as the theme song to the 2011 Korean film \"Sunny\". \"Reality\" is a ballad composed and written by Vladimir Cosma (under the name of Jeff Jordan) and produced by Pierre Richard Muller. Between",
"title": "Reality (Richard Sanderson song)"
},
{
"docid": "14703147",
"text": "The Ballad of Rodger Young The Ballad of Rodger Young is an American war song by Frank Loesser, written and first performed during World War II in March 1945. The ballad is an elegy for Army Private Rodger Wilton Young, who died after rushing a Japanese machine-gun nest on 31 July 1943, and is largely based on the citation for Young's posthumous Medal of Honor. Loesser wrote the \"Ballad of Rodger Young\" while enlisted as a private in the Army's Radio Production Unit, a unit staffed with top Hollywood talent and equipped with a dedicated orchestra, whose task it was",
"title": "The Ballad of Rodger Young"
},
{
"docid": "15249565",
"text": "The Ballad of Mona Lisa \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\" (commonly referred to as simply \"Mona Lisa\") is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released February 1, 2011 as the first single from the group's third studio album, \"Vices & Virtues\" (2011). Vocalist Brendon Urie wrote the song to express personal struggles and convictions many years prior to its official production for \"Vices & Virtues\". The song impacted radio on February 15, 2011. The song has received positive critical reviews upon its release. \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\", written by lead singer Brendon Urie, was one",
"title": "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
},
{
"docid": "12667736",
"text": "Lynda Carter covered this song in her 2011 album \"Crazy Little Things\". Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song) \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is a jump blues song recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, the song became a blues standard and one of Jordan's best-known songs. \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is \"Louis Jordan's buoyant invitation to party\": The song was written by Sam Theard, a New Orleans-born blues singer and songwriter, and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore, Jordan's wife, who never wrote a lyric in her life (however, her",
"title": "Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song)"
},
{
"docid": "15384162",
"text": "Sydney Morning Herald\" criticized Aguilera for \"stroll[ing] through a generic ballad of struggle and fulfilment.\" Omar Kholeif of \"PopMatters\" was negative with the song, citing it as \"one of those shallow, vomit-inducing laments barely good enough to pass for a winning song on an American Idol finale [...] [and] no better than a retro Aguilera B-side like 'Too Beautiful for Words' or an A-side like 'I Turn to You'.\" In a similar mode, Greg Kot of \"The Chicago Tribune\" questioned: \"[D]oes the world need another over-emoted power ballad like the Linda Perry-written and produced 'Lift Me Up'?\". For Jordan Richardson",
"title": "Lift Me Up (Christina Aguilera song)"
},
{
"docid": "12667732",
"text": "Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song) \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is a jump blues song recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, the song became a blues standard and one of Jordan's best-known songs. \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is \"Louis Jordan's buoyant invitation to party\": The song was written by Sam Theard, a New Orleans-born blues singer and songwriter, and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore, Jordan's wife, who never wrote a lyric in her life (however, her name was sometimes substituted for Jordan's to get around an inconvenient publishing",
"title": "Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song)"
},
{
"docid": "8822004",
"text": "George Christy's interpretation for the Christy Minstrels became the standard for other troupes to follow. The \"New York Clipper\" ignored Gardner completely and wrote \"George [Christy] was the first to do the wench business; he was the original Lucy Long.\" By 1845, the song had become the standard minstrel show closing number, and it remained so through the antebellum period. Programs regularly ended with the note that \"The concert will conclude with the Boston Favorite Extravaganza of LUCY LONG.\" The name Lucy came to signify a woman who was \"sexy, somewhat grotesque, and of suspect virtue\" in minstrelsy. Similar songs",
"title": "Miss Lucy Long"
},
{
"docid": "7385324",
"text": "Female Rock Vocal Performance. It reached number 57 in the United Kingdom and entered the top five in Germany, France and New Zealand. \"Broken English\" was certified platinum in Germany and France and sold over one million copies worldwide. Two singles were released from the album, with \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" peaking at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was included on NME magazine's list of \"500 Greatest Albums of All Time\" and in the book \"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die\". Faithfull's immediately preceding albums, \"Dreamin' My Dreams\" and \"Faithless\", had been in",
"title": "Broken English (album)"
},
{
"docid": "9551985",
"text": "that even though she adores this world, she is a stranger in it. Completely snapping upon this realization, she kills the young man and returns home. Once back home, Marilyn serves her family a sumptuous gourmet dinner, followed by a light dessert of fruit - which a caption announces is poisoned. The final intertitle states; \"the story was based on real events\". \"Montenegro\" was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. Marianne Faithfull sings \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\" over the opening credit sequence Montenegro (film) Montenegro also known as Montenegro - Or Pigs and",
"title": "Montenegro (film)"
},
{
"docid": "11276947",
"text": "Dangerously in Love 2 \"Dangerously in Love 2\" is a song written and produced by Beyoncé and Errol McCalla, Jr. The ballad was first recorded by Destiny's Child for their third studio album \"Survivor\" (2001), under the title \"Dangerously in Love\". The song later became the title track to Beyoncé's debut album with some minor adjustments instrumentally. \"Dangerously in Love 2\" is an R&B and soul ballad, the lyrics of which detail romantic obsession. \"Dangerously in Love 2\" received generally positive response from music critics, who wrote that the song effectively shows the vocal capabilities of Beyoncé. It won a",
"title": "Dangerously in Love 2"
},
{
"docid": "17597750",
"text": "album's stand out tracks. Nick Catucci of \"Entertainment Weekly\" called the song, \"a monster duet\", \"which might be deeply weird because it is newlyweds singing what seems to be a breakup ballad, or might be completely unremarkable because it sounds like a Nickleback song.\" John Walker of \"MTV Buzzworthy\" wrote the song, \"offers all the emotional guidance you may need in a fragile post-breakup state.\" Joseph Apodoca of \"On the Record Carpet\" wrote that the song \"is reminiscent of many of Lavigne's biggest power ballad hits, including 'Losing Grip,' 'Nobody's Home' and 'Keep Holding On'.\" Elliot Robinson of \"So So",
"title": "Let Me Go (Avril Lavigne song)"
},
{
"docid": "18587385",
"text": "the song \"emotional\" describing \"I Know You\" as \"a mid-tempo piano ballad with a pulsing beat, yearning lyrics and dripping, high vocals\". Hayley Spencer from \"InStyle\" wrote \"[the song] is a haunting piano ballad about convincing your lover to let go of the past and fully commit\". Nolan Feeney of \"Time\" called the song \"moody, though somewhat less depressing\" saying that the song lyrics resemble things Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) probably whispers longingly to Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) when they aren’t exploring their kinky sides. Eliza Thompson from \"Cosmopolitan\" described the song as \"a slow, piano-based ballad about convincing your",
"title": "I Know You (Skylar Grey song)"
},
{
"docid": "10305639",
"text": "and recorded by numerous musicians in different styles, often adding a Bo Diddley beat. Popular renditions include those by Ronnie Hawkins and George Thorogood, with charting singles by the Woolies, Tom Rush, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Juicy Lucy. Guitarists' contributions to the various renditions of the song have been noted by music critics and writers. Beginning with blues guitarist Jody Williams' prominent fills and solo on Bo Diddley's original recording, the guitar work by Robbie Robertson (Hawkins), John Cipollina (Quicksilver), Glenn Ross Campbell (Juicy Lucy), and Thorogood on later adaptations has been also acknowledged. Bo Diddley wrote \"Who Do You",
"title": "Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)"
},
{
"docid": "14719501",
"text": "the ballad revolves around an ex of Perri's, who sings personal lyrics. In a blog by the artist, Perri described that the song came from true experiences, stating \"I wrote the song after I went home to Philadelphia for the holiday last December. I sat in my childhood bedroom and hid from the boy (with the jar of hearts) who wanted to see me. My heart wanted to see him, my head knew better. I couldn't take one more break so I wrote the song instead.\" According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, \"Jar of",
"title": "Jar of Hearts"
},
{
"docid": "13149448",
"text": "Sissy's Song \"Sissy's Song\" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in March 2009 as the fourth single from his album \"Good Time\", and his fifty-sixth single release overall. And to Date his last solo top ten hit. Jackson wrote the song after the sudden death of a housekeeper that worked at his house. \"Sissy's Song\" is an acoustic mid-tempo country ballad, written by Jackson as a tribute to a housekeeper named Leslie \"Sissy\" Fitzgerald, who worked daily at Jackson's house. Jackson wrote the song after Sissy died in a motorcycle",
"title": "Sissy's Song"
},
{
"docid": "19253574",
"text": "of the work week... and this is the song you've been waiting for.\" Furthermore, Lulic wrote, \"While ... the song was not initially written for [Sia], it certainly doesn't take away from [her] ability to handle the powerful ballad and catchy lyrics. Because, honestly, if it was Rihanna, Adele, or even Katy Perry singing this song, it still wouldn't lose its powerful message.\" MTV's Emilee Lindner said it \"encourages those who are feeling weak to put their armor on\". Furthermore, she wrote, \"The song seems like it's taking the message from her previously released track, 'Alive,' and giving it a",
"title": "Unstoppable (Sia song)"
},
{
"docid": "12537921",
"text": "of nature, beauty, separation and loss, and most follow the same basic ballad form. Literary scholar Mark Jones offers a general characterisation of a Lucy poem as \"an untitled lyrical ballad that either mentions Lucy or is always placed with another poem that does, that either explicitly mentions her death or is susceptible of such a reading, and that is spoken by Lucy's lover.\" With the exception of \"A slumber\", all of the poems mention Lucy by name. The decision to include this work is based in part on Wordsworth's decision to place it in close proximity to \"Strange fits\"",
"title": "The Lucy poems"
},
{
"docid": "16051518",
"text": "at number 124. Clarkson has performed the song in the third season finale of \"American Idol\", and has included it in the set lists for her concert tours. Matthew Wilder produced \"Beautiful Disaster\", and wrote it along with Rebekah Jordan. Jordan and Wilder had pitched the song to Clarkson during the recording sessions for her debut album \"Thankful\" (2003). Jordan explained that she had written the track about her strained relationship with her boyfriend who was suffering from substance dependence. During a 2004 performance, Clarkson said that she was disappointed in the song's production. She described it as having \"too",
"title": "Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson song)"
},
{
"docid": "7385327",
"text": "Reynolds. \"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan\", originally performed by Dr Hook, is a melancholy tale of middle class housewife's disillusionment; Faithfull's version became something of an anthem and was used on the soundtracks to the films \"Montenegro\" (1981) and \"Thelma & Louise\" (1991). \"What's the Hurry?\" was described by Faithfull as reflecting the everyday desperation of the habitual drug user. Her cover of John Lennon's \"Working Class Hero\" was recorded as a tribute to her own heroes such as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, David Bowie and Iggy Pop, and Lennon himself. The last track, the six-and-a-half-minute \"Why'd Ya Do",
"title": "Broken English (album)"
},
{
"docid": "15422812",
"text": "John Wesley Harding (song) \"John Wesley Harding\" is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his 1967 album of the same name. Dylan told Jann Wenner in a 1969 \"Rolling Stone\" interview that the song \"started out to be a long ballad. I was gonna write a ballad on ... like maybe one of those old cowboy ... you know, a real long ballad. But in the middle of the second verse, I got tired. I had a tune, and I didn't want to waste the tune; it was a nice little melody, so I just wrote a quick",
"title": "John Wesley Harding (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16053537",
"text": "that the ballad \"works in the most general way to express emotions anyone can relate to\", despite originally being a personal statement by one the film's main characters. J.W. Pepper & Son described the ballad as a \"tender love song\". Film critic Peter Bradshaw, writing for \"The Irish Times\", wrote that he only \"realised that the song is a parable for the parents' fear of abandonment by their children who won't want to play with them when they grow up\" after becoming a father himself. \"When She Loved Me\" has garnered critical acclaim. The \"Los Angeles Times\" film critic Michael",
"title": "When She Loved Me"
},
{
"docid": "14784913",
"text": "in early 2013. In 2008 the Dirty 9s song Corridors was included on the Oxjam CD, the album was made available for free with Hot Press magazine. In 2009 the band were selected by the Tisch School of Arts to have a music video made for their debut single Lucy Opus. The video was directed by PJ Yurcak. In 2010, The Dirty 9s recorded a World cup song supporting Argentina called, \"The Ballad of El Diego\". The song featured an operatic vocal performance by David Scott. The song was released by Indiecator records as part of their World cup album.",
"title": "The Dirty 9s"
},
{
"docid": "9210620",
"text": "wrote it about this guy I was dating, and how we didn't have a song. So I went ahead and wrote us one.\" The song is a narrative and describes a young couple who use the events in their lives in place of a regular song. The banjo-riddled song is placed at the end of the album due to its closing lyrics, a request to \"play it again\". \"Invisible\" is ballad describing loneliness and heartache of going unnoticed. Sean Dooley of About.com writes, the \"piano-driven song [...] perfectly captures the awkward teenage angst we all endure—or have endured—at one time",
"title": "Taylor Swift (album)"
},
{
"docid": "12184579",
"text": "sell one million copies. In 1955, Burgie and William Attaway wrote a version of the lyrics for \"Banana Boat Song\" for the \"Colgate Comedy Hour, \"which was performed by Belafonte, who recorded the song for RCA Victor. This is the recording that is by far the best known to listeners today, as it reached number five on the \"Billboard\" charts in 1957 and later became his signature song. Burgie wrote the music and lyrics for the 1963 Off-Broadway musical \"Ballad for Bimshire\". He also co-wrote the book with Loften Mitchell. The show opened at the Mayfair Theater on October 15",
"title": "Lord Burgess"
},
{
"docid": "9903890",
"text": "first, with author Jordan Appugliesi calling it \"everything Disney fans want and need.\" \"M Magazine\" concurred, highlighting \"You want thing-a-ma-bobs? I've got twenty but who cares? No big deal, I want more\" as the magazine's favorite lyric. \"Variety\" agreed that \"Part of Your World\" is the second \"Best Disney Song of All Time\", crowning it Ashman and Menken's \"most flawlessly constructed [Disney] composition\". \"Billboard\" considers \"Part of Your World\" to be the Disney Renaissance's eighth best song, with contributor Taylor Weatherby crediting it with inspiring an entire generation to use the term \"thingamabob\". Ranking the ballad the eighth greatest Disney",
"title": "Part of Your World"
},
{
"docid": "10869897",
"text": "Everybody (Keith Urban song) \"Everybody\" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in September 2007 as the fourth and final single from his 2006 album \"Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing\". The song peaked at number 5 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008. Urban wrote this song with Richard Marx. \"Everybody\" is a mid-tempo ballad that Urban co-wrote with Richard Marx. In it, the male narrator addresses a female who is escaping her relationship (\"And the only thing that you've ever known is to run\")",
"title": "Everybody (Keith Urban song)"
},
{
"docid": "11593818",
"text": "once again Frank Usher, who also co-wrote one song (\"Openwater\"). Keyboards are handled by Foss Paterson, returning into the line-up for the first time since 1997 (except for a brief one-off stint on the 2000 tour of Bosnia). He also co-wrote the only other non-Vantsis song on the album, the piano ballad \"Miles de Besos\". Further guitar credits go to Chris Johnson (of The Evernauts and Mostly Autumn), who is also the second guitarist on the tour. Another Mostly Autumn connection is former Karnataka drummer Gavin Griffiths, who played with them for most of 2007. Dave Haswell, who had already",
"title": "13th Star"
},
{
"docid": "18283833",
"text": "ballad\", while \"Q News\" called it a \"gentle ballad\" and thought it was one of the great tracks on \"Burnt Letters\". Nathan Pike of Project U wrote that the \"beautiful ballad\" showcases \"the incredible vocals that we've come to love from\" Henderson. \"Take 40 Australia\" described \"Host of Angels\" as a \"beautiful\" and \"stunning ballad\". Renowned for Sound's Marcus Floyd wrote that \"it was nice to hear the piano take the lead\" in the song. For the issue dated 13 October 2014, \"Host of Angels\" debuted at number 55 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Henderson promoted \"Host of Angels\" with",
"title": "Host of Angels"
},
{
"docid": "409889",
"text": "jail. After he sings the \"Ballade vom angenehmen Leben\" (\"Ballad of the Pleasant Life\"), another Villon/Ammer song, another girlfriend, Lucy (Brown's daughter) and Polly show up at the same time, setting the stage for a nasty argument that builds to the \"Eifersuchtsduett\" (\"Jealousy Duet\"). After Polly leaves, Lucy engineers Macheath's escape. When Mr Peachum finds out, he confronts Brown and threatens him, telling him that he will unleash all of his beggars during Queen Victoria's coronation parade, ruining the ceremony and costing Brown his job. Jenny comes to the Peachums' shop to demand her money for the betrayal of Macheath,",
"title": "The Threepenny Opera"
},
{
"docid": "9261421",
"text": "earth who believes in true love.\" Sal Cinquemani from \"Slant Magazine\" named it a \"classic-sounding ballad\", while Chuck Arnold of \"People\" called it \"one of the strongest cuts from the album.\" Picks and Pans reviewers Chuck Arnold and Ralph Novak wrote, while reviewing the \"One Heart\" album: \"Two of the strongest cuts are actually recycled from last year's A New Day Has Come: \"Have You Ever Been in Love\" and a ballad version of \"Sorry for Love.\" The song spent fourteen weeks at number two on the US Adult Contemporary chart, setting a record for most weeks at the second",
"title": "Have You Ever Been in Love (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3437720",
"text": "track, which for Dion represents the birth of her child but \"it can mean different things for anyone who has to find strength again\"; I'm Alive\", \"fun\" and \"fresh\" song from the team that wrote \"That's the Way It Is\"; \"I Surrender\", the album's \"bombastic, heart-pounding\" ballad which has become a popular song choice for contestants on reality television singing competitions like \"American Idol\"; \"Sorry for Love\", a dance number written and produced by the Swedish team, co-written by Kara DioGuardi; \"Have You Ever Been in Love\", a power ballad also written and produced by Bagge and Åström; \"Goodbye's (The",
"title": "A New Day Has Come"
},
{
"docid": "17786092",
"text": "of Giorgio Moroder synths and cocaine-soul guitar solo,\" while comparing the confessional lyrics and the power ballad melody to the works of Fleetwood Mac. Kitty Empire of The Observer also compared the song to the works of David Bowie during the 1970s. Hywel Roberts similarly wrote that the song \"is a piano driven Bond-esque track with Homme sounding really very similar to David Bowie in the opening verse. Stuart Berman of Pitchfork Media stated that the song \"strains too hard in its attempt at an early-70s John Lennon piano ballad.\" In his track-by-track review, Gary Graff of \"Billboard\" wrote: \"This",
"title": "The Vampyre of Time and Memory"
},
{
"docid": "8650600",
"text": "who co-wrote the song about her childhood, was notably emotional when performing the song live, especially on the 2007 CMA Awards, where her performance received a standing ovation. \"I Wonder\" is a piano ballad with steel guitar fills, that describes the personal experiences of Pickler's childhood, in which her mother was absent. In early 2007, after hearing one of Pickler's songs, her mother, Cynthia Morton, wrote her a letter. The letter arrived after \"I Wonder\" was written, and was not the inspiration for the song. A short paragraph from Pickler describing the song's sentimental value to her was included on",
"title": "I Wonder (Kellie Pickler song)"
},
{
"docid": "17732005",
"text": "to \"If I Were a Boy\" and stated that its turning point comes during several lines of the bridge. Philip Sherburne of \"Spin\" magazine wrote \"[w]hile we're getting hyperbolic, 'Jealous' is the most uplifting take on invidiousness\" since the song \"Suspicious Minds\" (1968). Jon Pareles, a \"New York Times\" writer called it an \"accusatory anthem\". Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani described \"Jealous\" as a \"standout\" ballad while \"Rolling Stone\"s Jon Dolan hailed it as a \"monster\" ballad. Nick McCormick of \"The Daily Telegraph\" wrote that despite the song lacked a lift off, \"there is something impressively dramatic about the restraint she",
"title": "Jealous (Beyoncé song)"
},
{
"docid": "16463502",
"text": "reviews. An example of this was the song's opening number, \"I Won't Give Up\". Saskin wrote that \"Rachel sings Jason Mraz, like everything else, beautifully\", while \"Rolling Stone\" Erica Futterman credits her for having made a \"sappy ballad mildly more tolerable\". Strecker gave the performance a \"B+\" grade and called it a \"classic Berry power ballad\"; \"B\" grades were given by Slezak and \"Washington Post\" Jen Chaney, who also noted Rachel's \"vocal power\". \"Because You Loved Me\" performed by Tina as Rachel received the most consistently positive reviews, though both Chaney, who gave the song an and Strecker, who graded",
"title": "Props (Glee)"
},
{
"docid": "20192047",
"text": "jazz-flecked adventuring of Joni Mitchell and her woodwind virtuoso Tom Scott on \"For the Roses\".\" The lead single \"Undercover\" is a country-tinged piano ballad that grows as the song progresses, and ends with climactic, \"chilling vocals.\" Sundfør has stated she was inspired by Dolly Parton when she wrote the song. The eighth track \"No One Believes in Love Anymore\" is a mournful piano ballad that is a \"cynical loss of faith in romance.\" \"The Golden Age\" is the last song Sundfør wrote for the album. It contains a \"bleeping Moog melody\" which \"The Irish Times\" described as \"a gloriously avant",
"title": "Music for People in Trouble"
},
{
"docid": "15153985",
"text": "poem, \"Lucy Gray of Allendale\", provides a somewhat similar example of transforming influence in the literary sphere. There is some confusion here, since one of the ‘Lucy poems’ written by William Wordsworth during his 1799-1800 tour of Germany actually is titled \"Lucy Gray\". It was, by his account, based on the story of a Halifax girl who lost her way in the snow, although a claim has also been made that he may have been remembering Christopher Anstey’s ballad, \"The Farmer’s Daughter\". The story of Anderson’s \"Lucy Gray\" was related to him by a Northumbrian rustic about a village beauty",
"title": "Robert Anderson (poet)"
},
{
"docid": "235752",
"text": "autobiographical. Bush's lyrics have been known to touch on obscure or esoteric subject matter, and \"New Musical Express\" noted that Bush was not afraid to tackle sensitive and taboo subjects in her work. \"The Kick Inside\" is based on a traditional English folk song (\"The Ballad of Lucy Wan\") about an incestuous pregnancy and a resulting suicide. \"Kashka from Baghdad\" is a song about a homosexual male couple; \"Out\" magazine listed two of her albums in their \"Top 100 Greatest Gayest Albums\" list. She has referenced G. I. Gurdjieff in the song \"Them Heavy People\", while \"Cloudbusting\" was inspired by",
"title": "Kate Bush"
},
{
"docid": "8088516",
"text": "the 1970 film \"The Grasshopper\"); and \"Little Green Apples\", which won a Song of the Year Grammy Award for him in 1968 from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. \"Little Green Apples\" was a big hit for O.C. Smith in the USA and covered by Roger Miller in the U.K. The song was a particular favourite of Frank Sinatra. He wrote the song \"Honey\", which was a hit for Bobby Goldsboro in 1968, spending five weeks at the top of the Billboard Pop Singles Chart. Russell wrote the ballad \"Do You Know Who I Am\", which was recorded",
"title": "Bobby Russell"
},
{
"docid": "15127516",
"text": "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) \"Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)\" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1970 triple album \"All Things Must Pass\". Harrison wrote the song as a tribute to Frank Crisp, a nineteenth-century lawyer and the original owner of Friar Park – the Victorian Gothic residence in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, that Harrison purchased in early 1970. Commentators have likened the song to a cinematic journey through the grand house and the grounds of the estate. The recording features backing from musicians such as Pete Drake, Billy Preston, Gary",
"title": "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)"
},
{
"docid": "16256843",
"text": "Come Home Soon \"Come Home Soon\" is a song recorded by American country music group SHeDAISY. It was released in July 2004 as the second single from their album \"Sweet Right Here\". The song was written by SHeDAISY member Kristyn Osborn with John Shanks. Group member Kristyn Osborn wrote the song with John Shanks. The song is a ballad about a woman who expresses the loneliness of her husband, who is a deployed soldier, and pleads him to \"come home soon\". According to Osborn, \"it could be relatable to anyone who is separated from a loved one. But it \"was\"",
"title": "Come Home Soon"
},
{
"docid": "18727951",
"text": "its demo version. \"Shadowmaker\" was the first song to be written. Toppinen explained he wanted the song to sound both as an instrumental and a vocal track. It was co-written by Johnny Andrews, with whom the band wrote song such as \"End of Me\" and \"I'm Not Jesus\". \"Slow Burn\" is a \"ballad that isn't a ballad\" and was composed as a pair of \"Shadowmaker\". \"Reign of Fear\", which was longer in its original version, is influenced by 1980's Thrash metal bands. \"Hole in My Soul\" is a ballad which Toppinen describes as an \"emotional\" track. \"House of Chains\" has",
"title": "Shadowmaker (Apocalyptica album)"
},
{
"docid": "5026948",
"text": "yourself, you've been with me since you were a kid, let's separate for a while,' I probably would've.\" The song was named \"Butterfly\" and became Carey's \"favorite and most heartfelt ballad.\" Its lyrics were very personal, linking to Carey's personal life and relationship with Mottola. Carey wrote \"Butterfly\" for Mottola, hoping he would say its contents to her, and choose to do what was best for her. She described the song as \"the best ballad she had ever written\" and credited it as the epitome of her magnum opus, which was \"Butterfly\". \"Butterfly\" is a personal ballad, which blends pop,",
"title": "Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)"
},
{
"docid": "14916988",
"text": "dance song. Gerard Way has stated that in the intermediate track \"Jet-Star and the Kobra Kid/Traffic Report\", they wanted to create \"two characters that feel like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\". The rock ballad \"S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W\" is, in the words of guitarist Ray Toro, a psychedelic song that \"shows the artistic side of the band\", and that they tried their best to make a song like \"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds\" by The Beatles. The garage rock song \"Vampire Money\", the last track of the album, was created after the group refused to contribute to the soundtrack of the",
"title": "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys"
},
{
"docid": "15395649",
"text": "One Night Stand (Keri Hilson song) \"One Night Stand\" is a song by American recording artist Keri Hilson, taken from her second studio album, \"No Boys Allowed\" (2010). It features American R&B singer Chris Brown who co-wrote the song alongside Kevin McCall and Charlie Bereal, who also produced the track. The R&B and soul ballad was sent to radio as the third single from \"No Boys Allowed\". \"One Night Stand\" received a mixed response from critics, who praised both Hilson and Brown's vocals, but was criticized for being a \"soggy duet\". The song peaked at 19 on the US Hot",
"title": "One Night Stand (Keri Hilson song)"
},
{
"docid": "19245815",
"text": "</poem> Bars Fight Bars Fight is a ballad written by Lucy Terry. The ballad is about an attack upon two white families by Native Americans on August 25, 1746. The attack occurred in an area of Deerfield called \"The Bars\", which was a colonial term for a meadow. The poem was preserved orally until it was published in 1855 in Josiah Gilbert Holland's \"History of Western Massachusetts\". It is considered the oldest known work of literature by an African American and is the only known work by Lucy Terry. The text of the ballad according to a PBS radio program:",
"title": "Bars Fight"
},
{
"docid": "19245814",
"text": "Bars Fight Bars Fight is a ballad written by Lucy Terry. The ballad is about an attack upon two white families by Native Americans on August 25, 1746. The attack occurred in an area of Deerfield called \"The Bars\", which was a colonial term for a meadow. The poem was preserved orally until it was published in 1855 in Josiah Gilbert Holland's \"History of Western Massachusetts\". It is considered the oldest known work of literature by an African American and is the only known work by Lucy Terry. The text of the ballad according to a PBS radio program: <poem>",
"title": "Bars Fight"
},
{
"docid": "12537911",
"text": "ballad, a story is told as boldly and briefly as possible.\" Kenneth and Warren Ober compare the opening lines of \"She dwelt\" to the traditional ballad \"Katharine Jaffray\" and note similarities in rhythm and structure, as well as in theme and imagery: The narrator of the poem is less concerned with the experience of observing Lucy than with his reflections and meditations on his observations. Throughout the poem sadness and ecstasy are intertwined, a fact emphasised by the exclamation marks in the second and third verses. The critic Carl Woodring writes that \"She dwelt\" and the Lucy series can be",
"title": "The Lucy poems"
},
{
"docid": "20552605",
"text": "You Make It Easy \"You Make It Easy\" is a song written by Florida Georgia Line members Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean. The song was released in February 2018 as the first single from Aldean's 2018 album \"Rearview Town\". Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, who comprise the duo Florida Georgia Line, wrote the song with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt. It is the fourth song co-written by the duo that Aldean has recorded, after the singles \"Burnin' It Down\" and \"Lights Come On\", and the",
"title": "You Make It Easy"
},
{
"docid": "10598608",
"text": "I'd Rather Go Blind \"I'd Rather Go Blind\" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan and co-credited to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released in 1968, and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic. Etta James wrote in her autobiography \"Rage To Survive\" that she heard the song outlined by her friend Ellington \"Fugi\" Jordan when she visited him in prison. She then wrote the rest of the song with Jordan, but for tax reasons gave her songwriting credit to her partner at the time, Billy Foster,",
"title": "I'd Rather Go Blind"
},
{
"docid": "10598614",
"text": "tribute album \"Muscle Shoals...Small Town, Big Sound\". I'd Rather Go Blind \"I'd Rather Go Blind\" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan and co-credited to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released in 1968, and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic. Etta James wrote in her autobiography \"Rage To Survive\" that she heard the song outlined by her friend Ellington \"Fugi\" Jordan when she visited him in prison. She then wrote the rest of the song with Jordan, but for tax reasons gave her songwriting credit to",
"title": "I'd Rather Go Blind"
},
{
"docid": "16409921",
"text": "was playing a super-vixen who wanted revenge.\" While reviewing the \"MDNA World Tour\" DVD, Arnold Wayne Jones of the \"Dallas Voice\" wrote that the \"blood-spattering projections during 'Bang Bang,' Madonna reminds us why we’ve followed her machinations for nearly 30 years.\" \"Entertainment Focus\" criticized who complained about the violence on the performance, writing that, \"This is a Madonna show and she's never been anything less than ballsy.\" Jim Farber of \"New York Daily News\" wrote that the song \"could be history’s first disco murder ballad,\" saying that in the performance, \"Madonna blows away an army of intruders with enough relish",
"title": "Gang Bang (song)"
},
{
"docid": "15930481",
"text": "Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic also picked the song as one of the best from the album. Colin McGuire of PopMatters wrote that the song \"is destined for Top 40 Adult Contemporary domination.\" He also wrote that it \"bleeds elevator atmosphere and each listen proves how well it would fit in next to a John Tesh lullaby or a Train ballad. The cord progression is simple and unoffensive, the perfect combination for audiences who love Delilah and can’t get enough of Matchbox Twenty.\" Phil Mongredien of The Observer was negative towards its lyrics, commenting that \"he's not helped by clunking and",
"title": "The World as I See It (song)"
},
{
"docid": "5310026",
"text": "\"The Washington Post\" wrote, \"Sounding like someone who has just emptied her lungs after holding her breath a long time, Houston brings a surprisingly mature, world-weary tone to the song.\" Robert Hilburn, pop music critic of \"Los Angeles Times\", noted Babyface's achievement in the song, saying \"he [Babyface] brings Houston down to earth, trading her normal vocal exuberance for convincing warmth.\" Larry Flick of \"Billboard\" called the song \"a surprisingly understated shuffle-ballad with soul and far more interesting vocal colors than all the shrieking can provide.\" \"Rome News-Tribune\" wrote that \"Exhale' has an easygoing, infectious charm\", and that Houston \"delivers",
"title": "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
},
{
"docid": "12537910",
"text": "with nature. Wordsworth acquired a copy of the antiquarian and churchman Thomas Percy's (1729–1811) collection of British ballads \"Reliques of Ancient English Poetry\" (1765) in Hamburg a few months before he began to compose the series. The influence of the traditional English folk ballad is evident in the metre, rhythm and structure of \"She dwelt\". It follows the variant ballad stanza a4–b3–a4–b3, and in keeping with ballad tradition tells a dramatic story. As Durrant observed, \"To confuse the mode of the 'Lucy' poems with that of the love lyric is to overlook their structure, in which, as in the traditional",
"title": "The Lucy poems"
},
{
"docid": "13237834",
"text": "Upstairs Downtown \"Upstairs Downtown\" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from his 1994 album \"Boomtown\". The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard charts in both the United States and Canada. Keith wrote the song with Carl Goff, Jr. A ballad, \"Upstairs Downtown\" centers on the life of a young woman, who has just aged into adulthood and is moving out on her own for the first time. The song centers on the struggles of the woman, who is trying to earn",
"title": "Upstairs Downtown"
},
{
"docid": "6069737",
"text": "former writing partner Lee Garrett, and Lloyd Chiate as to who actually wrote the song. Chiate claimed in a lawsuit that he and Garrett wrote the song years before its 1984 release; however, a jury ultimately sided with Wonder. !scope=\"row\"| Total available sales: I Just Called to Say I Love You \"I Just Called to Say I Love You\" is a ballad written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder. It remains Wonder's best-selling single to date, having topped a record 19 charts. The song was the lead single from the 1984 soundtrack album \"The Woman in Red\", along with two",
"title": "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
},
{
"docid": "18547610",
"text": "Julian Jordan (composer) Julian Jordan (November 10, 1850 – October 13, 1929) was an American composer, vocal instructor and singer. He worked with Willis Woodward & Co., a publisher in New York City's Tin Pan Alley. In 1887, he wrote his most successful composition, \"The Song That Reached My Heart.\" \"Mr. Jordan tells the following story of how he came to write \"The Song that Reached My Heart.\" \"Mr. Sayres, manager of the minstrel company, chanced to hear at one of the New York theaters a song entitled \"The Song for Me,\" which introduced \"Home! Sweet Home!\" as a finish.",
"title": "Julian Jordan (composer)"
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"docid": "14112409",
"text": "One Day (Matisyahu song) \"One Day\" is a song sung by American reggae singer Matisyahu and written by him and The Smeezingtons, first released in 2008, his first single since Jerusalem (Out of the Darkness Comes Light). The song was also included as a last-minute addition to Matisyahu's album \"Light\". The song expresses a hope for an end to violence and a prayer for a new era of peace and understanding. It appeared on the Modern Rock Chart at number 21 and at number 38 on the US Rock Chart; also in March 2009 it debuted on the \"Billboard\" Hot",
"title": "One Day (Matisyahu song)"
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"docid": "16785116",
"text": "a version of the track inspired by the Wankelmut remix was sung by young Italian singer Violetta Zironi during season 7 of the Italian version of \"The X Factor\". The track was also recorded and included in her debut EP \"Dimmi che non passa\" released in December 2013. One Day / Reckoning Song \"Reckoning Song\" is a song written by Israeli singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan and performed by Asaf Avidan and the Mojos. The original under this title is track number 5 on the band's 2008 album \"The Reckoning\". A remixed version of the song credited as \"One Day / Reckoning",
"title": "One Day / Reckoning Song"
},
{
"docid": "18954282",
"text": "Richards (bass), a highly applauded jazz musician who worked with Erskine Hawkins of Tuxedo Junction, Billy Alfred (piano) musical director for 20 years at the Pines Hotel in South Fallsburg, and Mike Cervone (drums) who toured with Gavin DeGraw. In 2012, Donna Singer released her first album with the Doug Richards Trio, \"Take the Day Off: Escape with Jazz\", which combined both jazz standards as well as original instrumental tracks. The debut album aired on over 150 stations globally. This album included Donna and Roy Singers' first original release, the self-titled track “Take the Day Off”. \"Take the Day Off\"",
"title": "Donna Singer"
},
{
"docid": "8977175",
"text": "Santa Esmeralda Santa Esmeralda is a U.S./French Disco group formed in the 1970s; perhaps best known for their hit disco remakes of the 1960s hits \"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood\" and \"House of the Rising Sun\". The group featured original lead singer Leroy Gómez in 1977/1978 and singer Jimmy Goings from late 1978 until 1983, and once again original lead singer Leroy Gómez from the 1990s to this day. Santa Esmeralda was formed in 1977 by French producers Nicolas Skorsky and Jean Manuel de Scarano, songwriters who had launched their own label with the aim of producing artists who would",
"title": "Santa Esmeralda"
},
{
"docid": "10384051",
"text": "one hits in just one year 2014–2015 including the self penned tracks \"That Country Girl\" from his album \"A Little Bitty Country\" and \"There's Irish in Our Eyes\" from the follow-up album \"It's a Great Day to Be Alive\". The latter also included a new version of \"Cotton Eye Joe\", a Rednex global hit two decades earlier, based on a 200-year-old traditional instrumental song. His original hit single \"The Irish Way\" won \"Best Original Single\" at the Irish Hot Country Awards. Lee Matthews (singer) Lee Mulhern (born 12 June 1988) now known as Lee Matthews is an Northern Irish singer-songwriter.",
"title": "Lee Matthews (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "17179752",
"text": "to include a solo singer. Though siren singing is used, the score is more focused to the rhythm of the guzheng, which could be heard playing predominantly in the background. The song which was sung by soprano singer Adele Masquelier; whom is believed by many that she herself played the role of Princess Pearl, but since ECA2 has never released the names of the original cast members for Magical Sentosa until this day, this is often disputed. The song is remarkably recognized by some due to the fact that the singer, Princess Pearl, was one of several plot characters recycled",
"title": "Songs and Tunes from the Original Soundtrack of Magical Sentosa"
},
{
"docid": "10512895",
"text": "2006 release of \"One Day At A Time: My Faith, My Country\". In 2004, she was inducted into the Minnesota Country and Rock Hall of Fame. Marilyn Sellars Marilyn Sellars (born 1944) is an American country music and gospel singer who had several hits during the mid-1970s on Mega Records, most notably the original version of \"One Day At A Time\" in 1974. Sellars was born in Northfield, Minnesota in 1944. She started singing in church at the age of three singing \"Oh, What A Beautiful Morning\". Sellars began singing at functions and clubs around Minnesota as a teenager and",
"title": "Marilyn Sellars"
},
{
"docid": "4258197",
"text": "Paul Day (musician) Paul Mario Day (born 19 April 1956) is a British singer who was the original lead vocalist of Iron Maiden from 1975 to 1976. Day was the first lead singer for Iron Maiden from 1975 to 1976. On the Iron Maiden The Early Days DVD it was mentioned that Day was sacked because he did not have enough stage charisma. He was replaced by Dennis Wilcock. He later formed a band called More that played at the Donington Monsters of Rock Festival in 1981, and also had onetime Iron Maiden guitarist Paul Todd and Def Leppard drummer",
"title": "Paul Day (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "15666672",
"text": "Somebody\". The disadvantage was that the original hit single was not used but instead a lesser version. In the end, Tamarkin indicates that \"it's Dean Martin who saves the day each time out\". This album peaked #39 on \"The \"Billboard\" 200\" charts in 2007. Forever Cool Forever Cool is a compilation album of duets, featuring singer Dean Martin paired with various artists. It was released in 2007 (12 years after his death) through Capitol Records. Unlike several duet albums (for example, fellow Rat Pack singer Frank Sinatra's 1993 duets album), this posthumous one utilizes the archived voice tracks of Martin",
"title": "Forever Cool"
},
{
"docid": "15601991",
"text": "world who currently suffer from the lack of toilets. They believe that the improvement of toilets is fundamental to the dignity and social development of all human beings. Every Single Day (band) Every Single Day (), is a popular all male band from South Korea formed in 1997. The group debuted with three original members: Moon Sung-nam (singer and bassist), Jung Jae-oo (guitarist), and Gang Moon-chul (drummer). Every Single Day was formed in Busan in 1997 with singer and bassist Moon Sung-nam, guitarist Jung Jae-oo, and drummer Gang Moon-chul. In 1999 the band relocated to Seoul to release their first",
"title": "Every Single Day (band)"
},
{
"docid": "16606023",
"text": "Give Me Just Another Day \"Give Me Just Another Day\" (T54240F) is a song written by Leon Ware and released as a single in 1973 by Motown R&B group The Miracles, issued on that label's Tamla Records subsidiary. It was the first single release from the group's upcoming album, \"Do It Baby\", which was released the following year. The second single release by the group featuring new lead singer Billy Griffin, who had replaced the group's original lead singer Bill \"Smokey\" Robinson, the song was written by Motown staff songwriter Leon Ware, who, up until this point, had written and",
"title": "Give Me Just Another Day"
},
{
"docid": "20668135",
"text": "June 28, 2011. On July 5, 2011, the original version came back as a replacement for the Hot Seat format. The game was played on VTV's 43rd anniversary special broadcast on September 6, 2013 on VTV1. It was hosted by Đức Khuê. Singer Phương Thanh participated in the game, answered all 15 questions correctly and won the prize of \"work as an editor of \"Ai là triệu phú\" for one day\". The show didn't air on March 20, 2018 for the funeral of Phan Văn Khải. Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese game show) Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese: Ai là",
"title": "Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese game show)"
},
{
"docid": "16785114",
"text": "One Day / Reckoning Song \"Reckoning Song\" is a song written by Israeli singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan and performed by Asaf Avidan and the Mojos. The original under this title is track number 5 on the band's 2008 album \"The Reckoning\". A remixed version of the song credited as \"One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)\" produced by German DJ Wankelmut became a huge commercial success in many European charts, including number one positions in Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and Germany. It also charted in Poland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Luxembourg and Romania. The song is released on the",
"title": "One Day / Reckoning Song"
},
{
"docid": "14585022",
"text": "Lloyd Parks (R&B singer) Lloyd Parks is an American R&B/soul singer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an original member of the Grammy-Nominated Philadelphia International Records group Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Lloyd is noted for his high tenor and falsetto vocal leads and harmonies. He is also a founding member of The Epsilons who backed Arthur Conley on his Atco Records hit single \"Sweet Soul Music\". He is also the sole surviving original Blue Note. Parks started his career in music in the mid-1960s performing with various local Philadelphia vocal groups including the Emanons who hit with \"One",
"title": "Lloyd Parks (R&B singer)"
},
{
"docid": "6696802",
"text": "Mike Nolan (singer) Michael Nolan (born 7 December 1954) is a singer who is best known as one of the four original members of the British pop group, Bucks Fizz. He was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, but brought up in the UK, where he still resides. As a member of Bucks Fizz, he won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and achieved 20 UK top 60 singles between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits. He was a member of the group until 1996. Since 2004, he has been a member of the group The Original Bucks Fizz",
"title": "Mike Nolan (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "14892962",
"text": "later, a Chinese singer, An Yu, comes to Tibet to find her lost voice. She meets young Tibetan man Anzha, who helps her get to Lake Namucuo. One day An Yu meets an old woman, Lamu, and discovers she is Ganglamedo. Two most famous Tibetan folk singers Ganglamedo Ganglamedo (, eng. \"Snow Flower\") is a 2006 musical movie from Tibet, \"(original name in Chinese \"冈拉梅朵\"; ganglameiduo)\", directed by Dai Wei, written by Tashi Dawa. \"Ganglamedo\" is a Tibetan-language film. The movie is about one of the most popular Tibetan folk songs, Ganglamedo (\"Snow lotus\"), about two girls and two men.",
"title": "Ganglamedo"
},
{
"docid": "7687133",
"text": "Slim Dunlap Bob \"Slim\" Dunlap (born August 14, 1951) is an American rock musician. He is a Minnesota-based guitarist and singer-songwriter who is best known for replacing The Replacements' original lead guitarist, Bob Stinson in 1987. Dunlap also recorded two solo albums in the mid-1990s. Dunlap was influenced by Hank Williams and Keith Richards, and has been called \"one of the last old-school cool guitar players\". Ralph Heibutzki at AllMusic said that he \"epitomizes the journeyman musician who plays for the fun of it, when his day gig allows\". Slim Dunlap was born in Plainview, Minnesota on August 14, 1951.",
"title": "Slim Dunlap"
},
{
"docid": "18675238",
"text": "Blinddog Smokin' Blinddog Smokin' is an American funk band. Their original funk music also incorporates roots, rock, blues, gospel and soul stylings. Over two decades they have performed internationally, across America, recorded twelve albums, and produced sixty-one original songs. They have also collaborated with Bobby Rush and Dr. John. The original incarnation of Blinddog Smokin' was formed in 1994 by front man, singer, and harmonica player Carl Gustafson and guitarist Jason Coomes in Laramie, WY. Today the band is composed of drummer Chuck Gullens, bassist Roland Bacon who joined in 2000, keyboardist Mo Beeks who joined in 2009, backup singer",
"title": "Blinddog Smokin'"
},
{
"docid": "20983010",
"text": "Tráiler Tráiler is the debut extended play by Spanish singer Aitana. It will be released through Universal Music's Spain subdivision on 30 November 2018. \"Tráiler\" was produced by Aitana, being the first musical project where the singer was involved in that area. The EP was co-produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres, who in 2017 produced the song \"Despacito\" among other producers. It features six original songs, of which one is a collaboration with the Venezuelan-American singer Lele Pons. In February 2018, the singer (then known under her original name, Aitana Ocaña), was proclaimed the second finalist of the Spanish",
"title": "Tráiler"
},
{
"docid": "15839363",
"text": "Castro Hernandez, Born July 7, 1942, is an Entertainment Entrepreneur who manages the careers of Gualberto Castro, Los Hermanos Castro and her brother Benito Castro, and Vicky Castro Hernandez is an Interior Designer who has created the interiors for many well known individuals. Benito is 1st cousin to singer/ actor / songwriter Gualberto Castro who is one of the original members of Los Hermanos Castro along with musician / singer/ songwriter Arturo Castro Jr., also first cousin, Javier Castro, musician and singer, and the late Jorge Castro, singer. Benito is 3rd cousin to Daniela Castro, popular Mexican TV actress. As",
"title": "Benito Castro"
},
{
"docid": "18526402",
"text": "by salsa artist Gilberto Santa Rosa. Mexican singer and composer \"El Dasa\" also shared with the contestants chocolates for Valentine's Day. Lisandra, Cuban apologized to teammates for misunderstandings. There was a tie between the contestants to save one, and was left to the judges. Clarissa Molina who represents Dominican Republic was again saved by Osmel. Sentenced this week were Geisha Montes de Oca and Nadyalee Torres. Original Air Date—22 February 2015 One contestant was eliminated as two new ones were nominated: Catherine Castro, and representing Central America, Nathalia Casco. The only one who was in favor of Nathalia was Geisha,",
"title": "Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015"
},
{
"docid": "6293254",
"text": "veteran Noriyuki Iwadare, who contributed the soundtracks to all previous \"Grandia\" titles. Shortly after the Japanese version was released in August 2005, the \"Grandia III Original Soundtrack\" was released by Two-Five Records, featuring background themes from the game across two discs. \"Grandia III\" also features the theme song \"In the Sky\" performed by Japanese pop/rock singer Miz, which is featured in the game's opening demo, and was released as a single one day before the game in both regular and limited editions by Victor Entertainment. Players who pre-ordered the game in Japan could also received a special promotional album featuring",
"title": "Grandia III"
},
{
"docid": "7365524",
"text": "in Washington, D.C. to compete in the annual choir competition and represent the Northern California area. The choir did come in second place at the competition, but that was one of many surprises coming their way. Upon their return from that trip, the LP found its way into the hands of a KSAN Underground Rock DJ in San Francisco who happened to pick \"Oh Happy Day\" to play on his station; it became an instant hit. The soloists on the album were Elaine Kelly, Margarette Branch, Dorothy Combs Morrison (the original lead singer on \"Oh Happy Day\"), Tramaine Davis (Hawkins),",
"title": "Edwin Hawkins"
},
{
"docid": "3686207",
"text": "marching band horns into its original version which interplay well with Richard Butler's raw vocals. Green Day contributed \"J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)\", a song written by bassist Mike Dirnt about his friend who died in a car accident when he was 19. It peaked at number one on the Modern Rock Billboard charts of 1995. It was later released on their 2001 greatest hits album, \"International Superhits\". Meanwhile, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong co-produced \"Back to You\" by the Riverdales with producer Mass Giorgini, which was featured during the dance sequence at the high prom in the film. The",
"title": "Angus (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16104195",
"text": "Prema (1989 film) Prema (English: \"Love\") is a 1989 Telugu musical romance film, produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Rajeswari Films banner and directed by Suresh Krissna in his Telugu film debut. It stars Venkatesh and Revathi in the lead roles, with original soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a musical blockbuster of the time. It was dubbed into Tamil as \"Anbu Chinnam\". Suresh remade the film in Hindi as \"Love\", with Salman Khan and Revathi. Pruthvi (Venkatesh) is an orphan who tries hard to become a great singer. One day he comes across a beautiful, naughty young girl Maggi",
"title": "Prema (1989 film)"
},
{
"docid": "3393304",
"text": "an ensemble of 300 performers and musicians. Ball and Colm Wilkinson anchored the encore, with four Jean Valjeans singing \"Bring Him Home\": Wilkinson from the original London cast, John Owen-Jones from the 25th Anniversary touring production, Simon Bowman from the current London cast and Alfie Boe, who sang the role in the concert. The original 1985 cast then led the ensemble in a performance of \"One Day More\". After speeches from Cameron Mackintosh, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the performance concluded with pupils from school productions of \"Les Misérables\" entering the arena. The evening concert telecast live to cinemas across",
"title": "Michael Ball (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "15981114",
"text": "re-recording some of Australia's classic rock songs including, Run to Paradise by The Choirboys and Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) by Billy Thorpe. Rouch and Cupples also re-recorded Walk Right In by Dr Hook. Sid O'Neil, lead singer from the Vasco Era recorded vocals for an original track titled \"Backwards As They Come\" which appears in the film. Tinpan Orange duo Emily and Jesse recorded vocals for an original music track titled \"Fallen Dreams\" produced by Thomas E Rouch. Australian musical icon Mike Brady, who wrote football anthems Up There Cazaly and One Day in September, recorded",
"title": "Reverse Runner"
},
{
"docid": "3846832",
"text": "authorized version re-mastered from his original 16mm color film footage. Edith Massey Edith \"Edie\" Massey (May 28, 1918 – October 24, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters. She was one of the Dreamlanders, Waters's stable of regular cast and crew members. Born in New York City, Massey was one of ten children. According to Massey's brother Morris, their parents \"just threw up their hands one day, dropped off those who couldn't fend for themselves at a local orphanage or 'home,' and disappeared\". In",
"title": "Edith Massey"
},
{
"docid": "10512892",
"text": "Marilyn Sellars Marilyn Sellars (born 1944) is an American country music and gospel singer who had several hits during the mid-1970s on Mega Records, most notably the original version of \"One Day At A Time\" in 1974. Sellars was born in Northfield, Minnesota in 1944. She started singing in church at the age of three singing \"Oh, What A Beautiful Morning\". Sellars began singing at functions and clubs around Minnesota as a teenager and after high school graduation singing all kinds of music with country and Gospel music being her favorites. Many of her family and friends enjoyed her singing",
"title": "Marilyn Sellars"
},
{
"docid": "137727",
"text": "his most famous artwork – the Beatles' \"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\" album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires, to mark his 80th birthday. On being chosen, Costello remarked, \"I always dreamed that I might one day stand in the boots of Albert Stubbins [the Liverpool footballer who appeared in the original artwork].\" Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor. He began his career as",
"title": "Elvis Costello"
},
{
"docid": "14445246",
"text": "Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day 夜有所思，日有所夢 Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day is the eleventh studio album by the cantopop singer Prudence Liew, released in December 1994. Most of the album's songs are infused with jazz elements, especially bossa nova, with many of Hong Kong's prominent jazz composers contributing. Because the music strayed from standard cantopop fare, only one single was released from the album. There are eight Cantonese songs and two original English compositions, one of which is a duet with a local jazz musician, Larry Hammond. The album includes two cover versions: \"三十度",
"title": "Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day"
},
{
"docid": "19661941",
"text": "Broken Hearts\" (2013) and \"The Fall\" (2009), which opened to sales of 110,000 and 180,000 units, respectively. The album debuted at number one on the US Jazz Albums chart, making it Jones' second album to reach number one. Credits adapted from AllMusic. Musicians Technical !scope=\"row\"|Worldwide (IFPI) Day Breaks Day Breaks is the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones, released on October 7, 2016, through Blue Note Records. The album features nine original songs and three covers. Jones returned to a piano-driven sound as heard on releases early in her career. It peaked at number two on the",
"title": "Day Breaks"
},
{
"docid": "12865296",
"text": "The Original Wailers The Original Wailers is a reggae group formed by Al Anderson and Junior Marvin in 2008. Both are best known as guitarists for Bob Marley & The Wailers as well as former members of The Wailers Band. In April 2011, Marvin departed the band. Despite the name, the band has never included any of the original members of the Wailers. Four songs from the album are penned by singer & keyboardist, Desi Hyson. Backup-singer Erica Newell, formerly of the Melody Makers sings on the cover of \"Our Day Will Come\". MRG Recordings released The Original Wailers debut",
"title": "The Original Wailers"
},
{
"docid": "12574153",
"text": "composition, “Head to the Heart”, a high paced original jugalbandi between the Acoustic Guitar and the Zitar. Rashid Ali (singer) Rashid Ali is a singer, guitarist, musician and composer, who first became known for the hit song Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Born in Hyderabad, India and brought up in London, his father is a retired businessman and mother is a ghazal singer who trained with Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Rashid's sensibility towards music has been multi-ethnic and diverse, and although he had basic training on the rhythm guitar for one year, he taught himself all",
"title": "Rashid Ali (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "17722081",
"text": "Puppet Strings Puppet Strings is the fifth studio album by American rock band Fuel. Released March 4, 2014, it is their first studio effort since 2003's \"Natural Selection\" to feature original lead singer Brett Scallions and the first Fuel album not to feature original songwriter/guitarist, Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie. Additionally, no one who participated in the recording of Fuel's previous album \"Angels & Devils\" participated in the recording of \"Puppet Strings\". Fuel became inactive after their \"Angels & Devils\" tour in 2007-2008. In 2009 original lead singer, Brett Scallions, re-grouped Fuel under the moniker Re-Fueled which eventually became",
"title": "Puppet Strings"
},
{
"docid": "5160654",
"text": "the touring front, The Company of Snakes called it a day in early 2002, with the band being transformed into M3 Classic Whitesnake, dropping recent original material in favour of a purely Whitesnake set. Ex-Sabbath frontman Tony Martin was their singer initially, before being replaced by Stefan Berggren. The band has released one live album (with Tony Martin on vocals) and one live DVD (with Stefan Berggren and Rainbow/Yngwie Malmsteen/Cornerstone singer Doogie White) featuring songs from the classic Whitesnake era 1978–1982. Murray is also a member of German heavy rock band Empire with whom he has recorded three albums. The",
"title": "Neil Murray (British musician)"
},
{
"docid": "13863560",
"text": "Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released by Verve Records, it is McKay's first cover album, composed of songs previously recorded by American singer and actress Doris Day, except the track \"If I Ever Had a Dream\", which is an original song written by McKay in tribute to Day. The album with the bonus track, \"I Want To Be Happy\", was made available through Barnes & Noble. Additionally, the iTunes edition of the album features a",
"title": "Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day"
},
{
"docid": "13863561",
"text": "different bonus track, \"I'll Never Smile Again\". Standard Track Listing including as Track 14: Standard Track Listing including an album-only Track 14: Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released by Verve Records, it is McKay's first cover album, composed of songs previously recorded by American singer and actress Doris Day, except the track \"If I Ever Had a Dream\", which is an original song written by McKay in tribute to Day. The album with the bonus",
"title": "Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day"
},
{
"docid": "13762464",
"text": "I Dreamed a Dream (album) I Dreamed a Dream is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 23 November 2009 by Syco Music in the United Kingdom, and by Columbia Records in the United States one day later. In the standard edition, 11 out of the 12 songs that appear on the album are cover songs, plus the original composition \"Who I Was Born to Be\". It quickly became the world's biggest selling album of 2009. The album has sold almost 14 million copies worldwide. The album entered the UK album chart at number",
"title": "I Dreamed a Dream (album)"
},
{
"docid": "13762479",
"text": "Production and recording Instruments and vocals I Dreamed a Dream (album) I Dreamed a Dream is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 23 November 2009 by Syco Music in the United Kingdom, and by Columbia Records in the United States one day later. In the standard edition, 11 out of the 12 songs that appear on the album are cover songs, plus the original composition \"Who I Was Born to Be\". It quickly became the world's biggest selling album of 2009. The album has sold almost 14 million copies worldwide. The album entered",
"title": "I Dreamed a Dream (album)"
},
{
"docid": "13152505",
"text": "Biederbecke's music was influenced by Armstrong, others say that Biederbecke was one of the few white musicians of his day who developed original tone and phrasing independent of Armstrong's style. Biederbecke had influence even after his death; Miles Davis often sought out musicians who had played with Biederbecke in order to learn more about his music. Another white Quad Cities musician, Louie Bellson (born \"Luigi Ballasoni\") of nearby Moline, Illinois, the son of a music store owner, played drums for the Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington bands. He married singer Pearl Bailey. Danceland, once located on the second",
"title": "African Americans in Davenport, Iowa"
},
{
"docid": "6696811",
"text": "appearing on stage in a number of Pantomimes. Mike Nolan (singer) Michael Nolan (born 7 December 1954) is a singer who is best known as one of the four original members of the British pop group, Bucks Fizz. He was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, but brought up in the UK, where he still resides. As a member of Bucks Fizz, he won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and achieved 20 UK top 60 singles between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits. He was a member of the group until 1996. Since 2004, he has been a",
"title": "Mike Nolan (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "16765563",
"text": "pair who created R&B singer Misia's 2000 hit ballad \"Everything.\" One other Japanese producer worked on the album, , who produced the original version of \"Get Up.\" For the first time, Ai worked with European songwriters. Danish producer Jonas Jeberg wrote and produced both songs on the album's first single, \"I'll Remember You/Brand New Day,\" while Swedish producers Fredrik \"Fredro\" Ödesjö and Mats Berntoft produced \"Feel So Good.\" Ai also collaborated with three American R&B/hip-hop producers: Ty Fyffe on \"Ima,\" Troy Taylor on \"My Sweet Home\" and Darryl \"Da Rulah\" Farmer on \"Move.\" The album was primarily recorded at Prime",
"title": "Don't Stop Ai"
},
{
"docid": "13938912",
"text": "on the day of its release, with 65,048 copies sold. The album eventually ranked No. 64 on the Oricon Yearly Album Chart with 79,000 copies sold, the highest ranking achieved by the singer so far. To thank fans for their support, YGEX announced that Daesung will hold an encore solo concert in Japan. The concerts were held at Yoyogi National Stadium on January 31 and February 1, 2015 and then at Osaka-jō Hall on February 10 and 11. On the 2nd show at Yoyogi, Linda Yamamoto, who is the original singer of the song \"Donimo Tomaranai\", made a surprise appearance.",
"title": "Daesung"
},
{
"docid": "9923596",
"text": "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder \"Over Somebody Else's Shoulder\" is a hit song written by Al Sherman & Al Lewis in 1934 at the end of the Tin Pan Alley era. It was introduced by singer and bandleader, Ozzie Nelson who enjoyed great success with the song. It was further covered by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with the vocal performed by Elmer Feldkamp. The original release of the song was on February 13, 1934 to coincide with Valentine's Day. It was also covered by Eddie Cantor. Twenty four years later, in 1958 country singer, Sonny James covered the song on",
"title": "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder"
},
{
"docid": "8026233",
"text": "and Cilla Black have definitively rendered the song in its original language. Italian singer Mina performed a version of \"Quelli che hanno un cuore\" to an unprecedented Italian viewing audience of twenty million watching an episode of the \"Canzonissima\" series, orchestrated by Bruno Canfora for an ensemble of 400 musicians on 14 December 1968. Czech singer Marta Kubišová sang the song with Czech lyrics titled as \"Denně čekám\" (I'm Waiting Every Day). Dusty Springfield, who was a devotee of Warwick's records, cut a version of \"Anyone Who Had a Heart\" which may predate Cilla Black's: Springfield cut her version at",
"title": "Anyone Who Had a Heart (song)"
},
{
"docid": "9522000",
"text": "on \"Only Visiting This Planet\". In the later version the controversial second verse from the original (\"Gonorrhea on Valentine's Day / You're still looking for the perfect lay,\" etc.) is conspicuously absent. \"I Am a Servant\" was recorded and popularized as a Christian pop ballad by Christian singer Honeytree. The song \"Song for a Small Circle of Friends\" includes allusions to Randy Stonehill, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, and Paul McCartney. \"This is the running order on the original master tape which was sent to Word U.K.\" Frank Black, a longtime admirer of Norman who",
"title": "In Another Land (album)"
},
{
"docid": "20630389",
"text": "wrote:\"\"One Day\" is a great album created by awesome musicians...\" Pedro Barbosa of Running Wolf's Rant described the album as \"chilled,melodic and relaxing.\" Darren Johnston of GeoGravity wrote “‘One Day’ isn’t a string of songs loosely slapped together onto a record; it is a meticulously-curated and detail-driven thematic story, of which its songs seamlessly segue into each other.” Taken from album liner notes. One Day (Peter Toussaint album) One Day is the debut studio album by Dutch musician and singer-songwriter Peter Toussaint, who has been living in Pretoria since 2003. His first release as a solo artist, it was released",
"title": "One Day (Peter Toussaint album)"
},
{
"docid": "20003176",
"text": "Another Day (Steve Ashley album) Another Day is a solo album of original songs by British singer-songwriter Steve Ashley, featuring him on vocal, guitar, harmonica and whistle. It was released by Market Square Records on 20 January 2017. The album, recorded in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in summer 2016, was produced by Ashley and by Martin Mitchell. Mike Weaver designed the CD sleeve, incorporating a photograph by John Ash. In a five-starred review for \"Folk Wales\" magazine, Mick Tems described it as \"a fabulous, hypnotic album\". Steve Johnson, who gave the album five stars in a review for the \"Morning Star\", said",
"title": "Another Day (Steve Ashley album)"
},
{
"docid": "16744663",
"text": "a bad phase, this she attributes to a nonexistent overweight. Chayene is an evil woman who mistreats all her employees. One day Chayene physically assaults Penha, after she accidentally burned her dress. Penha goes to the police station to report the employer. Rosario is a cook, who dreams of being a singer and is passionate about singer Fabian. She finally gets to go to one of his show, but gets into tremendous trouble. The singer's bodyguards catch her and take her to the police station. Rosario knows Ignacio, a simple man, who looks exactly like Fabian, and therefore hates him.",
"title": "Cheias de Charme"
},
{
"docid": "14268473",
"text": "His number one hit is credited with making the poem famous. Edgel Groves Edgel Groves is a recording artist/singer/songwriter who recorded the Hit single \"Footprints in the Sand\" based on the anonymous poem of the same name. in 1981. The song sold millions of copies and the record was #1 in \"country music\" and was a cross over hit and became #1 in Christian and country gospel. It was also voted the number one requested song of 1981 by American radio DJs. Edgel Groves was the original singer to record \"Footprints in the Sand\" and the only singer to have",
"title": "Edgel Groves"
},
{
"docid": "11985451",
"text": "Two peculiar cases are represented by Peter Cox from Go West, either featuring as solo singer (for the song called \"Broken\") and as member of the Go West duo (for the tune entitled \"All Day All Night\"), and by Kajagoogoo (here present with the previously unreleased \"Tears\"), who feature in a reduced line-up as a trio, but in the meantime have reunited with the other two original members, lead singer Limahl and drummer Jez Strode, and are currently promoting what then became a double A-side single, featuring \"Rocket Boy\" and \"Tears\", within some live festivals in Europe, in the complete",
"title": "This Is Not Retro – This Is the Eighties Up to Date"
},
{
"docid": "20630388",
"text": "One Day (Peter Toussaint album) One Day is the debut studio album by Dutch musician and singer-songwriter Peter Toussaint, who has been living in Pretoria since 2003. His first release as a solo artist, it was released on 11 December 2017. The album is an instrumental album and a concept album, musically going through a full day. As a bonus track, there is the song \"Home\" which follows after Moonlight. Initial reaction for \"One Day\" from music critics has been highly favorable. Lenore Germeshuys of The Flow described the album as \"A very good listen.\" Clive Fisher of Guitar Ninja",
"title": "One Day (Peter Toussaint album)"
},
{
"docid": "10458197",
"text": "many Jamaican recordings, the instrumental track for this song went on to be the foundation for many Jamaican singles to this day, notably Johnny Osbournes 1979 hit We Need Love. In 1975, Claude François, a French singer from the 1960s and 1970s who wrote \"Comme d'habitude\" (the original version of \"My Way\"), recorded a French version of the song, renamed \"Soudain il ne reste qu'une chanson\". US singer Terri Wells had a hit in 1984 with her version, which reached No 17 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1985, a cover by the American new wave group What Is This?,",
"title": "I'll Be Around (The Spinners song)"
},
{
"docid": "12681054",
"text": "No Word from Gurb No Word from Gurb (original in Spanish \"Sin noticias de Gurb\") was written by Spanish writer Eduardo Mendoza and published as a novel in 1990. However, it originally appeared in the Spanish national newspaper El País in regular installments. The story is about an alien who is lost in Barcelona whilst in search of his friend Gurb. Through taking on the appearances of various people, including the famous Spanish singer Marta Sánchez, he explores the city observing human life. The book is in the style of a diary, so the reader is taken day by day",
"title": "No Word from Gurb"
},
{
"docid": "8301529",
"text": "Hindi starring Ayesha Takia. Sahasra (Charmme Kaur) is a chorus singer struggling to make a career in playback singing. One night she attends a wild party at the behest of her friend. The next day, life seems as usual for Sahasra. Only she is oblivious of one small detail: The next day is actually the day after. And she is completely unaware of what happened during that one missing day. She realizes something is amiss only when, a few days later, she is chased by unidentified men who try to eliminate her. The rest of the story is about finding",
"title": "Anukokunda Oka Roju"
},
{
"docid": "12023977",
"text": "original tune. On Record Store Day 2016 (April 16), experimental rock band Xiu Xiu released \"Plays the Music of Twin Peaks\", a tribute to Angelo Badalamenti's original soundtrack, featuring a seven-minute rendition of \"Falling.\" Chrysta Bell (who plays Agent Tammy Preston in \"Twin Peaks\"' revival) released a cover version of the song in 2017. Falling (Julee Cruise song) \"Falling\" is a song by the American dream pop singer Julee Cruise. It is the lead single and second track from her debut studio album, \"Floating into the Night\" (1989). Featuring music composed by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics written by David Lynch,",
"title": "Falling (Julee Cruise song)"
},
{
"docid": "5741689",
"text": "same music as \"La Vie à 25 ans\" but with English lyrics by British singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul. In cinema, she has played the script-girl Liliane in François Truffaut's \"Day for Night\" and in the last Antoine Doinel-adventure \"Love on the Run\" a short-time-affair of Antoine, Christine's friend Liliane. Truffaut who makes her famous with one role in two movies: she is Liliane in \"Day for Night\". The fickish girlfriend of actor Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Léaud) recruited as a script trainee who is pinching for the English stuntman. In 1978, this Liliane becomes the friend of Christine Doinel alias Claude Jade",
"title": "Dani (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "5464804",
"text": "Gagnon, Kelly Mizell, Craig Walker, Michael Esper and Joanne Pankow. Irish singer-songwriter and composer Mark Geary wrote the original score as well as two songs for the film. The music of singer-songwriter Patty Griffin is also featured prominently, and sonaBLAST! Records released the soundtrack. \"Loggerheads\" was filmed on location primarily in Wilmington, North Carolina in May, 2004. Inspired by true events, \"Loggerheads\" tells the story of an adoption \"triad\"—birth mother, child, and adoptive parents—each in three interwoven stories in the days leading up to Mother's Day, and each in one of the three distinctive geographical regions of North Carolina: Appalachian",
"title": "Loggerheads (film)"
},
{
"docid": "6696809",
"text": "2001. He also filed a lawsuit against Van Day for unpaid earnings, and although he won the case, he received no payout as Van Day declared himself bankrupt. In 2004, Nolan along with Baker, G and another later member of Bucks Fizz, Shelley Preston reformed for a one-off series of shows on the 80s revival Here and Now Tour. Following this, Nolan was keen to continue and so along with Baker and Preston, they formed a three-piece version of the group, officially called The Original Bucks Fizz. Nolan continues to perform with original Bucks Fizz members Cheryl Baker and Jay",
"title": "Mike Nolan (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "3491839",
"text": "of college, having at least seven relationships, and a brief stint as the lead singer in a band, David spent the rest of his life as a drifter on the side of the road. One day two men who claimed to represent the estate of his grandfather, the original Sargon, found David and told him that he was his heir. Actually, these men were demons trying to find Sargon's Ruby of Life, but could not do so because of the protection spells he had placed on his house. David was tricked into signing away his grandfather's estate over to the",
"title": "Sargon the Sorcerer"
},
{
"docid": "7654372",
"text": "Appice brought in blues guitarist Jim McCarty from Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and The Buddy Miles Express, and singer Rusty Day (born Russell Edward Davidson) from The Amboy Dukes. This line-up released three albums on Atco Records, \"Cactus\" (1970), \"One Way... or Another\" (1971), and \"Restrictions\" (1971), before intraband troubles led to McCarty quitting at the end of 1971. Day was fired from the group shortly afterwards. The fourth and last original Cactus album, \"'Ot 'n' Sweaty\" (1972), featured original rhythm section Bogert and Appice joined by Werner Fritzschings on guitar, Duane Hitchings on keyboards and Peter French (ex-Leaf Hound",
"title": "Cactus (American band)"
},
{
"docid": "7265955",
"text": "Allan Clarke (singer) Harold Allan Clarke (5 April 1942, Salford, Lancashire, England) is a retired English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Harold Allan Clarke and his childhood friend, Graham Nash, began singing together in Manchester while still at school. They formed The Hollies in December 1962 with Vic Steele (lead guitar) and Eric Haydock (bass guitar). In April 1963, they added Tony Hicks (replacing Steele on lead guitar)",
"title": "Allan Clarke (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "9956536",
"text": "Laura Marano Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She starred in the Disney Channel series \"Austin & Ally\" as Ally Dawson. Marano was one of the five original classmates in \"Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?\". She starred in \"Without a Trace\" for three seasons and also \"Back to You\", in both instances playing the daughter of the main characters. Marano starred in the indie film \"A Sort of Homecoming\". Marano also starred in the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie \"Bad Hair Day\" along with \"Good Luck Charlie\" actress Leigh-Allyn Baker. In",
"title": "Laura Marano"
},
{
"docid": "14329145",
"text": "Korea and talented amateur vocalists. Starting from June 2016, Sunny joined the main cast of the JTBC variety show \"Cheonhajangsa (천하장사)\", a show featuring various traditional markets. Sunny (singer) Lee Soon-gyu (born May 15, 1989), known professionally as Sunny, is an American singer and entertainer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, who went on to be one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Sunny has participated in numerous side projects including original soundtracks,",
"title": "Sunny (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "14329134",
"text": "Sunny (singer) Lee Soon-gyu (born May 15, 1989), known professionally as Sunny, is an American singer and entertainer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, who went on to be one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Sunny has participated in numerous side projects including original soundtracks, television variety shows, musical acting and radio hosting. Sunny was born on May 15, 1989, in Orange County, California. Her family consists of her parents and two",
"title": "Sunny (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "8714978",
"text": "Road\" was not originally intended for inclusion on the \"Rock Salt & Nails\" album; in fact, Young states album producer Tommy LiPuma \"didn't want me to record original songs. He wanted me to be strictly a singer and interpreter of folk songs and country standards.\" However, in Young's words: \"One day we ran out of songs to record [for \"Rock Salt & Nails\"] in the studio... I started playing 'Seven Bridges Road'. LiPuma interjected: 'You \"know\" I don't want to hear original stuff.' But [guitarist] James Burton said: 'Hey, this song sounds good and it is ready, let's put it",
"title": "Seven Bridges Road"
},
{
"docid": "15601985",
"text": "Every Single Day (band) Every Single Day (), is a popular all male band from South Korea formed in 1997. The group debuted with three original members: Moon Sung-nam (singer and bassist), Jung Jae-oo (guitarist), and Gang Moon-chul (drummer). Every Single Day was formed in Busan in 1997 with singer and bassist Moon Sung-nam, guitarist Jung Jae-oo, and drummer Gang Moon-chul. In 1999 the band relocated to Seoul to release their first album entitled \"Broken Street\". In 2000 Gang Moon-chul left the band and was replaced by drummer Choi Seung-won. In 2001 their first EP entitled \"Happy Birthday\" was released.",
"title": "Every Single Day (band)"
},
{
"docid": "1380949",
"text": "Anti-Flag Anti-Flag is an American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The band is well known for politically charged lyrics and activism, focusing on anti-war activism, anti-imperialism, class struggle, human rights, and various sociopolitical sentiments. The line-up includes singer/guitarist Justin Sane and drummer Pat Thetic, who founded the band; later members are guitarist Chris Head, and singer/bassist Chris Barker (#2) who replaced Jamie \"Cock\" Towns, who had replaced original bassist Andy Flag in 1997 following his departure one year prior. Anti-Flag is known also for their advocacy of progressive political action groups such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International.",
"title": "Anti-Flag"
},
{
"docid": "2536522",
"text": "originally consisted of bassist Shawn Barclay, guitarist Greg Tribbett and drummer Matthew McDonough. The band's original lineup finalized when Chad Gray, who was earning $40,000 a year in a factory, quit his day job to become its singer. In 1997 Mudvayne financed its debut EP, \"Kill, I Oughtta\". During the EP's recording Barclay was replaced by Ryan Martinie, former bassist for the progressive-rock band Broken Altar. After self-distributing \"Kill, I Oughtta\", Mudvayne adopted stage names and face paint. In April 1998 local promoter Steve Soderstrom introduced Mudvayne to its original manager, Chuck Toler, who helped obtain a contract with Epic",
"title": "Mudvayne"
},
{
"docid": "6379073",
"text": "which is not the same as the story of the original song. A young singer and his sister/manager travel to Nashville in search of stardom. As they journey from one grimy hotel to another, it becomes increasingly obvious that only one of them has what it takes to become a star. Travis Child (Quaid) is a country singer who had one hit song and then faded from the scene. His ambitious younger sister, Amanda (McNichol), is determined to get them to Nashville where Travis can once again become a star. Her plans are derailed by Travis's lack of ambition and",
"title": "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (film)"
},
{
"docid": "11726834",
"text": "bass singer Pervis Jackson in 2008, Henry Fambrough is now the last remaining original member of the group. Fambrough is still performing with a current day line-up of Spinners. Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer) Robert \"Bobby\" Smith (sometimes spelled Bobbie; April 10, 1936 – March 16, 2013) was an American R&B singer notable as the principal lead singer of the classic Motown/Philly group, The Spinners, (also known as the Detroit Spinners or the Motown Spinners), throughout its history. The group was formed circa 1954 at Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Michigan, just north of the Detroit border. The group",
"title": "Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer)"
},
{
"docid": "17732711",
"text": "shower stall, in his hotel room, by a younger acquaintance who had plans with him to eat lunch together that day. Kim Ji-hoon (singer) Kim Ji-hoon (May 5, 1973 – December 12, 2013) was a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, television presenter, and VJ. He is best known as the lead singer of Two Two and lead singer and leader of 'Duke', which is another Korean pop group. His representative works are 'One and a Half' (일과 이분의 일) and 'Starian' (Lyrics by Duke, Composed by Kim Ji-hoon). He committed suicide in December 12, 2013. On December 12,",
"title": "Kim Ji-hoon (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "9672355",
"text": "original album, live EP and unissued materialcombining the original album, live EP and unissued material Carmaig de Forest Carmaig de Forest is a singer-songwriter, mainly on the ukulele, but also the guitar, originating from Los Angeles, California. Since starting his career as a ukulele singer-songwriter, he has mostly stayed in the creative musical underground of California and Baltimore, at one time touring with the Violent Femmes, who would later play with him on his \"DeathGrooveLoveParty\" album. Perhaps his most recognized achievement was being the warm-up artist for the Ramones in the early 1980s. De Forest's political songwriting style has been",
"title": "Carmaig de Forest"
},
{
"docid": "10068799",
"text": "Cary Brothers is one heck of a songwriter.\" - Trent Moore, SOUND THE SIRENS 8 / \"I dig Cary... There's a lot of singer-songwriters all trying to do the same thing that Cary has attempted but you know, ultimately it just comes down to the songs... Who You Are deserves your ears.\" - Bruce Warren, WXPN 9 / \"Most accurately described as a singer/songwriter in the ilk of Damien Rice and Joshua Radin, but requiring less work to embrace than either, Cary Brothers is required listening for a developing generation of fans of smart, heartfelt, original music, and Who You",
"title": "Who You Are (Cary Brothers album)"
},
{
"docid": "7265966",
"text": "2017 Allan began writing and recording. in 2018, he played harmonica for Carla Olson's band The Textones. Clarke married Jennifer Bowstead on 24th March 1964 in Coventry. They have three children - Timothy (b.1966), Toby (b.1969) and Piper (b.1972). The Hollies' song title \"Jennifer Eccles\" was a combination of the names of Clarke's wife and Graham Nash's then-wife, Rose Eccles. Allan Clarke (singer) Harold Allan Clarke (5 April 1942, Salford, Lancashire, England) is a retired English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999,",
"title": "Allan Clarke (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "4552542",
"text": "their original line-up and has continued to record and play live to the present day, leading AllMusic to describe the band as \"one of the longest-lived groups of the punk era.\" Named after the UK's emergency telephone number, 999 was founded in London by singer and guitarist Nick Cash, and Guy Days. Cash and Days are brothers.The former was a member of the pub rock band Kilburn and the High-Roads, and the latter was a session guitarist who played on some of the band's demo tapes. In late 1976, they placed an advertisement in \"Melody Maker\" for band members and",
"title": "999 (band)"
},
{
"docid": "17337689",
"text": "2008 APRA Silver Scroll Awards The 2008 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Wednesday 10 September 2008 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Jason Kerrison, Bobby Kennedy, Matt Treacy and Clinton Harris for the Opshop song \"One Day\", and the country duo Topp Twins were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The event also paid tribute to singer-songwriter Mahinārangi Tocker who had died earlier in 2008. The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The evening's music",
"title": "2008 APRA Silver Scroll Awards"
},
{
"docid": "6211369",
"text": "Levén and Ian Haugland, all members of the famous rock band Europe. Brazen Abbot Brazen Abbot is a Finnish rock band. Originally a studio project of Bulgarian guitarist, producer and song writer Nikolo Kotzev, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances. One of the defining aspects of Brazen Abbot is the employment of multiple singers; every album features three or four singers, with Göran Edman and Joe Lynn Turner having appeared on most Brazen Abbot albums. Nikolo Kotzev originally intended to use only one singer; original singer Göran Edman could only commit to recording",
"title": "Brazen Abbot"
},
{
"docid": "6211367",
"text": "Brazen Abbot Brazen Abbot is a Finnish rock band. Originally a studio project of Bulgarian guitarist, producer and song writer Nikolo Kotzev, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances. One of the defining aspects of Brazen Abbot is the employment of multiple singers; every album features three or four singers, with Göran Edman and Joe Lynn Turner having appeared on most Brazen Abbot albums. Nikolo Kotzev originally intended to use only one singer; original singer Göran Edman could only commit to recording two songs for the first album due to contractual obligations. Glenn Hughes",
"title": "Brazen Abbot"
},
{
"docid": "4982784",
"text": "The Time (band) The Time, also known as Morris Day and the Time and The Original 7ven, is an American musical group that was formed in Minneapolis in 1981. Their work has been a part of the formation of the Minneapolis sound, featuring a mix of soul music and dance music with funk, rock n roll, and more. Led by singer-songwriter Morris Day, the band members are known for having been close Prince associates, and are arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him, achieving particular popularity with R&B fans with tracks such as \"Jerk Out\" and \"Jungle",
"title": "The Time (band)"
},
{
"docid": "6509878",
"text": "Let Me Down\" on a \"limited edition\" Bloodshot Records vinyl-only 6-pack collection. Dale Watson (singer) Dale Watson (born October 7, 1962 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American country/Texas country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and self-published author based in Austin, Texas. He champions \"Ameripolitan\" as a new genre of original music and has positioned himself as a tattooed, stubbornly independent outsider who is interested in recording authentic country music. As a result, he has become a favorite of critics and alt-country fans. Watson grew up in poverty outside of Pasadena, Texas as one of four boys. Watson's father (after whom he is",
"title": "Dale Watson (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "6509866",
"text": "Dale Watson (singer) Dale Watson (born October 7, 1962 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American country/Texas country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and self-published author based in Austin, Texas. He champions \"Ameripolitan\" as a new genre of original music and has positioned himself as a tattooed, stubbornly independent outsider who is interested in recording authentic country music. As a result, he has become a favorite of critics and alt-country fans. Watson grew up in poverty outside of Pasadena, Texas as one of four boys. Watson's father (after whom he is named) and his brother, Jim, were both musically inclined and guided what",
"title": "Dale Watson (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "10184343",
"text": "for \"Go Gone\" was inspired by Tina Turner and featured an appearance by British presenter and comedian Mark Lamarr, who introduced Estelle at the beginning of the video. The video was featured on the maxi CD single of \"Go Gone\". Go Gone \"Go Gone\" is a song by British singer-songwriter Estelle and was the third and final single from her debut album \"The 18th Day\". \"Go Gone\" was remixed by Lenny Kravitz's band in L.A. for single release. \"The 18th Day\" was subsequently re-released with the single remix replacing the original and previous B-side \"Freedom\" added to the track listing.",
"title": "Go Gone"
},
{
"docid": "17802858",
"text": "Leslie, and Gary (all of whom live in the US), that she was royalty. She passed the task on Day 2. On Day 26, she finished fifth. Edele Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, dancer, and actress, who is best known as the lead singer of pop girl group B*Witched. Her twin sister, Keavy Lynch is also a member whilst her brother Shane is known as a member of boy band Boyzone. The girl group's first four singles, \"C'est la Vie\", \"Rollercoaster\", \"To You I Belong\", and \"Blame It on the Weatherman\", all reached number one in the UK Singles",
"title": "Celebrity Big Brother 14 (UK)"
},
{
"docid": "1427256",
"text": "donation of $500 helped start Lymon's career. One day in 1955, a neighbor gave The Premiers several love letters that had been written to him by his girlfriend, hoping to give the boys inspiration to write their own songs. Merchant and Santiago adapted one of the letters into a song called \"Why Do Fools Fall in Love\". The Premiers, now calling themselves The Teenagers, got their first shot at fame after impressing Richard Barrett, a singer with The Valentines. Barrett, in turn, got the group an audition with record producer George Goldner. On the day of the group's audition, original",
"title": "Frankie Lymon"
},
{
"docid": "19351854",
"text": "special featured only 8 performances of songs from the original setlist of \"A New Day...\". The special also featured backstage footage and a Behind the Scenes featurette at the making of \"A New Day...\". The full show would later be filmed for the DVD and Blu-Ray in 2007 during the show's 5th and final year. Celine in Las Vegas, Opening Night Live Celine in Las Vegas: Opening Night Live is a one-off American television special by the Canadian singer Celine Dion that was broadcast by CBS on 25 March 2003 and was recorded at the 4,000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace",
"title": "Celine in Las Vegas, Opening Night Live"
},
{
"docid": "882125",
"text": "Alfred Deller Alfred George Deller, CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979), was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularising the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century. He is sometimes referred to as the \"godfather of the countertenor\". His style in singing lute song, with extensive use of rubato and extemporised ornamentation, was seen as radical and controversial in his day but is now considered the norm. Deller was an influential figure in the renaissance of early music: an early proponent of original instrument performance and one",
"title": "Alfred Deller"
},
{
"docid": "7082922",
"text": "Dave Hollister David Hollister (born August 17, 1968) is an American R&B singer who found fame during the 1990s as one quarter of the R&B quartet Blackstreet, before going on to a have a successful solo career. Hollister is best known for his 2000 gold–certified album \"Chicago '85... The Movie\" which included hits such as \"\"One Woman Man\"\" and \"\"Take Care of Home\"\". Hollister is the cousin of R&B singers K-Ci and Jojo, Fantasia Barrino, and neo soul singer Calvin Richardson. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hollister was an original member of Teddy Riley's R&B vocal group Blackstreet from 1993 until",
"title": "Dave Hollister"
},
{
"docid": "3032985",
"text": "pieces tell a continuous story of a sexually-enticing young dancer, who rises in German society through her relationships with wealthy men but who later falls into poverty and prostitution. The frank depiction of sexuality and violence in these plays, including lesbianism and an encounter with Jack the Ripper (a role which Wedekind played in the original production), pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable on the stage at the time. Karl Kraus also helped Wedekind stage it in Vienna. \"Der Kammersänger\" (\"The Court-Singer\", 1899) is a one-act character study of a famous opera singer who receives a series of",
"title": "Frank Wedekind"
},
{
"docid": "14009178",
"text": "than 1,200,000 spectators, where she interpreted a duo with the singer Jehro (Master Blaster). Her first major-label album, titled \"Hall of Mirrors\", was released in October 2008, by Mercury / Universal. Grace was awarded a gold disc in 2009 and her single \"Imagine One Day\" became N°1 of singles digital sales in the Folk/Soul category. 1. Lost 2. Open Road 3. Imagine One Day 4. Just Look Away 5. Bang Bang 6. Gambler 7. Working Together 8. To The East 9. Geisha 10. Butterfly 11. Go Your Way 12. Who Will Tell Them 13. New Day 14. All You'll Need",
"title": "Grace (Canadian singer)"
},
{
"docid": "15109750",
"text": "Khin Maung Toe Khin Maung Toe ( ; 2 April 1950 – 15 November 2012) was a Burmese singer songwriter, and was the longtime lead singer of the Medium Wave () band. He was one of the few successful Burmese singer-songwriters who wrote his own original songs. He released 35 albums in his career. He is best known for his 1984 hit \"Maha Hsan Thu\" (). Khin Maung Toe was born in Mawlaik, Sagaing Division (now Sagaing Region) in northwestern Myanmar, third son of Daw Khin Hla and U Khin Maung. His father was a regional government official. Khin Maung",
"title": "Khin Maung Toe"
},
{
"docid": "8814972",
"text": "Bud Cockrell James Ray \"Bud\" Cockrell (March 28, 1950 – March 6, 2010) was an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the original bassist and one of the lead vocalists for the San Francisco-based California rock band Pablo Cruise. Cockrell was in the band at its inception in 1973, but left in 1977 before its most successful album, \"Worlds Away\", to form a duo (Cockrell & Santos) with his wife and former \"It's a Beautiful Day\" bandmate, Pattie Santos. He was replaced by bassist Bruce Day. Cockrell previously had a brief stint with the band It's a Beautiful Day",
"title": "Bud Cockrell"
},
{
"docid": "19773791",
"text": "the girl backing vocalists to Sampson, joining Holly, Leeanne, Ashlee and Gabriella. The other backing vocalists were just amateurs applying for the song. Emily Reed the only one with singing experience in the five was replacing Jessica, an original qualifying amateur girl. Management had decided Jessica could not take part for various considerations, including her age and decided to take in Reed herself. The song finished 19th out of the 24 acts. In 2009, she was featured vocalist on Insight's single \"Heaven Help Me Now\". Emily Reed (singer) Emily Reed is a British singer who took part in \"A Song",
"title": "Emily Reed (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "8537178",
"text": "Elpida (singer) Elpida Karayiannopoulou (, born October 1, 1950), is a Greek singer who was one of the most successful singers in Greece and the Greek diaspora in the 1970s and 1980s. Known professionally as just Elpida, she released 17 original albums in her 25-year recording history, and regularly topped fever charts run by the Greek state broadcaster, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT). Internationally, she was known for being a two-time entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Greece in 1979 with the song \"Sokrati\" which placed 8th and Cyprus in 1986 with \"Tora Zo\" which came 20th (and last). Elpida",
"title": "Elpida (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "11347354",
"text": "One Day at a Time (song) \"One Day at a Time\" is a popular Country and Western-style Christian song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. It has been recorded by over 200 artists and has reached No.1 in several territories. The song was first recorded by American Country singer Marilyn Sellars in 1974. This version became a US top 40 hit and top 20 hit on the Country Charts. Following this, it won the 1975 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards for best song. \"One Day at a Time\" was recorded by Gloria who released it as a single",
"title": "One Day at a Time (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20860859",
"text": "debuted officially as a singer under The Mic-a-holics Inc., that also manages singer-songwriter A.I., who produced her first official single, \"GOLD\" and her debut EP, \"I love to sing\". In 2017, her second EP \"Rush\" was released. In 2018, she debuted under Sony Music Japan and released her debut album \"Rush\". The album is produced by American producers Brian Soko and Damon Sharpe, who also worked with Ariana Grande and Beyoncé. On 28 November 2018, RIRI released her second album \"Neo\". It includes the singles \"Maybe One Day\", \"Honey\" and a Japanese cover of Zedd's song \"Stay\". A collaboration song",
"title": "Riri (Japanese singer)"
},
{
"docid": "19524895",
"text": "Refik Kolić Refik Kolić (Bijelo Polje, 8 November 1965) Is a Bosnian folk music singer who lives and works in Sweden. His famous songs are \"Dođi\", \"Kaja\" and \"Svadba bosanska\". Refik Kolić is one of the few singers who recorded singers. The love for the old original songs flowed into six albums and says he is fighting and will fight to sevdah as many presents and young people, in order to turn the old quality music. Kolić stresses that today everyone to seize and take possession of the old original songs from the region of Sandžak, calling them Montenegrin or",
"title": "Refik Kolić"
},
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"docid": "19524896",
"text": "Serbian folk songs. In support of this says that recently got a book with old Montenegrin songs, issued last year, in which 87 percent of Sandžak old original songs. Refik Kolić Refik Kolić (Bijelo Polje, 8 November 1965) Is a Bosnian folk music singer who lives and works in Sweden. His famous songs are \"Dođi\", \"Kaja\" and \"Svadba bosanska\". Refik Kolić is one of the few singers who recorded singers. The love for the old original songs flowed into six albums and says he is fighting and will fight to sevdah as many presents and young people, in order to",
"title": "Refik Kolić"
},
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"docid": "3464024",
"text": "second single from Farmer's upcoming studio album \"Désobéissance\". On June 15, 2018, LP announced on her Facebook page that she had been working on a new album. A day later, the first track from the record, \"Girls Go Wild\" was released. In September 2018 she recorded two songs for the singer Morrissey for his new album of cover songs. LP (singer) Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter who performs under the stage name LP. She has released four albums and one LP. She has written songs for other artists including Cher, Rihanna, the Backstreet",
"title": "LP (singer)"
},
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"docid": "11045758",
"text": "Field Day (band) Field Day was a Canadian pop-punk band from Calgary formed in 1994. The band's original lineup consisted of guitarist and singer John Hiebert, drummer Jay Kreway (who were both members of Calgary punk band \"Ninth Configuration\") along with bassist Jonas Smith (also known as Joner Baloner). After a number of local cassette and EP releases, the band released their first full-length album \"Friction\" on September 29, 1995, on Long Beach California's Lethal Records label. Two songs from the album scored soundtrack appearances. Hiebert's \"Denial\" appeared on the soundtrack for the movie \"National Lampoon's Senior Trip\", while the",
"title": "Field Day (band)"
}
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"docid": "2158004",
"text": "Jason Voorhees Jason Voorhees () is the main character from the \"Friday the 13th\" series. He first appeared in \"Friday the 13th\" (1980) as the young son of camp cook-turned-killer Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist. The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, comic books, and a crossover film with another iconic horror film character, Freddy Krueger. The character has primarily",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "6185792",
"text": "Form decided they wanted to use pieces from the early films. Fuller said, \"I think there are moments we want to address, like how does the hockey mask happen.\" Shannon and Swift, writers of \"Freddy vs. Jason\", were brought on to pen the script for the new film,<ref name=\"Shan/Swif\"></ref> with Marcus Nispel, director of \"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre\" remake of 2003, hired in November 2007 to direct. When Harry Manfredini began working on the musical score for the 1980 film, the decision was made to play the music only alongside the killer so as not to trick the audience into",
"title": "Friday the 13th (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "6185767",
"text": "The franchise's popularity has generated a fanbase who have created their own \"Friday the 13th\" films, fashioned replica Jason Voorhees costumes, and tattooed their bodies with \"Friday the 13th\" artwork. Jason's hockey mask has become one of the most recognizable images in horror and popular culture. In the original \"Friday the 13th\" (1980), Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) stalks and murders the teenagers preparing Camp Crystal Lake for re‑opening. She is determined to ensure that the camp does not reopen after her son Jason (Ari Lehman) drowned in the lake due to the negligence of two staff members. The last",
"title": "Friday the 13th (franchise)"
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"docid": "2158023",
"text": "13th\". They did not feature Jason explicitly, but revolve around people becoming possessed by Jason when they put on his mask. In 2003 and 2005, Black Flame published novelizations of \"Freddy vs. Jason\" and \"Jason X\" respectively. In 2005 they began publishing a new series of novels; one set was published under the \"Jason X\" title, while the second set utilized the \"Friday the 13th\" title. The \"Jason X\" series consisted of four sequels to the novelization of the film. \"Jason X: The Experiment\" was the first published. In this novel, Jason is being used by the government, who are",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2158063",
"text": "mask. There were two prosthetic face masks created for Richard Brooker to wear underneath the hockey mask. One mask was composed of approximately 11 different appliances and took about six hours to apply to Brooker's face; this mask was used for scenes where the hockey mask was removed. In the scenes where the hockey mask is over the face, a simple head mask was created. This one-piece mask would slip on over Brooker's head, exposing his face but not the rest of his head. Tom Savini agreed to return to make-up duties for \"The Final Chapter\" because he felt he",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2158069",
"text": "the original hockey mask, and was attached by Velcro. The tendrils were made from silicone. All of the pieces were crafted onto one suit, including an entire head piece, which Hodder wore. The make-up effects team added zippers along the side of the suit, which allowed Hodder to enter and exit the suit within 15 minutes. By the time \"Freddy vs. Jason\" entered production there had been ten previous \"Friday the 13th\" films. Make-up effects artist Terezakis wanted to put his own mark on Jason's look—he wanted Jason to be less rotted and decomposed and more defined, so that the",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2158062",
"text": "on Brooker. The film's 3D effects supervisor, Martin Jay Sadoff, was a hockey fan, and had a bag of hockey gear with him on the set. He pulled out a Detroit Red Wings goaltender mask for the test. Miner loved the mask, but it was too small. Using a substance called VacuForm, Doug White enlarged the mask and created a new mold to work with. After White finished the molds, Terry Ballard placed red triangles on the mask to give it a unique appearance. Holes were punched into the mask and the markings were altered, making it different from Sadoff's",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
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"docid": "2158006",
"text": "making their mark on the character's design, including makeup artist Stan Winston. Tom Savini's initial design has been the basis for many of the later incarnations. The trademark hockey goalie mask did not appear until \"Friday the 13th Part III\". Since \"\", filmmakers have given Jason superhuman strength, regenerative powers, and near invulnerability. He has been seen as a sympathetic character, whose motivation for killing has been cited as being driven by the immoral actions of his victims and his own rage over having drowned as a child. Jason Voorhees has been featured in various humor magazines, referenced in feature",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
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{
"docid": "10837022",
"text": "the hunting jacket was removed and placed over the top of the military jacket. Mears called it a \"giant Frankenstein jacket.\" He describes Jason as leaner in this film because the character does not eat much. A leaner Jason was deemed more functional and allowed more emphasis to be placed on the hump on his back. Stoddard was inspired by the third and fourth films when designing Jason's hockey mask. Using an original mold, Stoddard made six new versions of the mask. He said, \"Because I didn't want to take something that already existed. There were things I thought were",
"title": "Friday the 13th (2009 film)"
},
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"docid": "7298098",
"text": "slasher films, most prominently in the parody film \"Scary Movie\" (2000) where a killer dressed as Ghostface commits a series of murders and is later revealed to be several people as in \"Scream\"; this parodic version of Ghostface later appears in the June 1, 2016 \"Erma\" comic strip, named \"Prank Call\", wherein the character is making prank calls whilst quoting \"Scream\", alongside the series' titular character. In the parody film \"Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth\" (2000), a killer wearing a Jason Voorhees-style hockey mask is set on fire, his mask melting to resemble that",
"title": "Ghostface (character)"
},
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"docid": "7652666",
"text": "undergo hours of makeup work to play the role of Jason, as depicted in online photographs. According to the fan-made documentary, \"Friday the 13th Part III: The Memoriam Documentary\", Brooker was at this point in the series the fittest Jason to be played. Notably, he is the first actor to don the now iconic hockey mask as Jason, which would later become the series trademark. He did all his own stunts and wore blue jeans and a sweatshirt for the duration of filming. Brooker also wore white foam padding under his sweatshirt throughout filming to give him a more stocky",
"title": "Richard Brooker"
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"docid": "5644442",
"text": "cast performing multiple takes of scenes in order for the cinematographer to properly capture the 3-D effects. The decision to dress Jason Voorhees in his now-signature hockey mask occurred during a lighting check on set; the film's 3-D effects supervisor Martin Sadoff was a hockey fan, and supplied a Detroit Red Wings goaltender mask to Miner. Miner loved the mask, but during test shots found it was too small. Using a technique called VacuForm, makeup effects director Doug White enlarged the mask and created a new mold to work with. After White finished the molds, art director Terry Ballard placed",
"title": "Friday the 13th Part III"
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"docid": "6185783",
"text": "the addition of a subtitle—as opposed to just a number attached to the end—like \"The Final Chapter\" and \"Jason Takes Manhattan\", or filming the movie in 3-D, as Miner did for \"Friday the 13th Part III\". The third film would also be the birthplace of one of the most recognizable images in popular culture, that of Jason's hockey mask. Producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. eventually decided to kill Jason for good, after he experienced problems finding new films to produce that were more than just horror movies, because his name brought constant association to the \"Friday the 13th\" film series. Jason",
"title": "Friday the 13th (franchise)"
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{
"docid": "2158070",
"text": "audience would see a new Jason, but still recognized the face. Terezakis tried to keep continuity with the previous films, but recognized that had he followed them too literally, then \"Jason would have been reduced to a pile of goo.\" Ronny Yu wanted everything surrounding the hockey mask to act as a frame, making the mask the focal point of each shot. To achieve this, Terezakis created a \"pooled-blood look\" for the character by painting the skin black, based on the idea the blood had pooled in the back of his head because he had been lying on his back",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2158044",
"text": "secured a part on \"Guiding Light\", Daskawisz declined. Now wanting a \"bigger and stronger-looking\" Jason, one that was also \"more athletic and powerful\", Steve Miner hired former British trapeze artist Richard Brooker. After a simple conversation, Miner decided he was the right person for the job. Being new to the country, Brooker believed that \"playing a psychopathic killer\" was the best way into the movie business. Brooker became the first actor to wear Jason's now-signature hockey mask. According to Brooker, \"It felt great with the mask on. It just felt like I really was Jason because I didn't have anything",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2158072",
"text": "a more human side to be seen. Stoddard took inspiration from the third and fourth films when designing Jason's hockey mask. The make-up artist managed to acquire an original set piece, which he studied and later sculpted. Although he had a model of one of the original masks, Stoddard did not want to replicate it in its entirety. As Stoddard explains, \"Because I didn't want to take something that already existed, there were things I thought were great, but there were things I wanted to change a bit. Make it custom, but keep all the fundamental designs. Especially the markings",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "13760614",
"text": "Cinema of Fear Cinema Of Fear was a toy line of action figures, plush dolls, \"screen grab\" dioramas, and limited edition toys based on New Line's horror franchises: \"Friday the 13th\", \"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre\", \"A Nightmare on Elm Street\", and Rob Zombie's \"Halloween II\" remake. Series 1 (Fall 2007) Series 2 (Spring 2008) Series 3 (Fall 2008) Series 4 (Summer 2009) Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Series 2 Jason Voorhees (\"Jason Lives\", Plush) 10 inch tall with removable hockey mask, severed head, machete, ax, spear, cloth outfit, and fourteen points of articulation. Jason Voorhees (Hockey Jersey Edition)",
"title": "Cinema of Fear"
},
{
"docid": "5644426",
"text": "of antagonist Jason Voorhees wearing his signature hockey mask, which has become a trademark of both the character and the franchise, as well as an icon in American cinema and horror films in general. Originally, the story was supposed to focus on Ginny Field, who checked herself into a mental institution after her traumatic battle with Jason Voorhees in the previous film. The film would have been similar to \"Halloween II\" (1981), with Jason tracking down Ginny in the mental hospital, but the concept was abandoned when Amy Steel declined to reprise her role. \"Friday the 13th Part III\" was",
"title": "Friday the 13th Part III"
},
{
"docid": "2158057",
"text": "As Mears explained, portraying Jason is similar to Greek mask work, where the mask and the actor are two separate entities, and, based on the scene, there will be various combinations of mask and actor in the performance. The physical design of Jason Voorhees has gone through changes, some subtle and some radical. For \"Friday the 13th\", the task of coming up with Jason's appearance was the responsibility of Tom Savini, whose design for Jason was inspired by someone Savini knew as a child whose eyes and ears did not line up straight. The original design called for Jason to",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2907445",
"text": "Forristall as a joke, painting on a fake stitch where Cheevers had been struck in the mask by an errant puck on the mask. Cheevers adopted the \"stitch mask\" as his own, and went on to set a NHL record (which still stands) of 32-straight wins during the Bruins' 1971–72 season. This style of mask is no longer used by hockey leagues, yet its fame continues because of its use by horror movie icon Jason Voorhees of the \"Friday the 13th\" film series. Casey Jones of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise also wears a stylized version of the mask,",
"title": "Goaltender mask"
},
{
"docid": "1451706",
"text": "At the time of its release, \"Freddy vs. Jason\" had the largest budget, at $25 million. All of the sequels repeated the premise of the original, so the filmmakers made tweaks to provide freshness. Changes involved an addition to the title—as opposed to a number attached to the end—like \"\" and \"\", or filming the movie in 3-D, as Miner did for \"Friday the 13th Part III\" (1982). One major addition that would affect the entire film series was the addition of Jason's hockey mask in the third film; this mask would become one of the most recognizable images in",
"title": "Friday the 13th (1980 film)"
},
{
"docid": "5947279",
"text": "chance to reprise the role of Jason years later in 2003 when the long-awaited film \"Freddy vs. Jason\" went into production and the producers of that film were searching for a new actor to play Jason; having decided to exclude Hodder after the four movies he had done as the iconic hockey-mask killer with supposed reasons ranging from his height compared to Robert Englund, the actor who portrayed Freddy Krueger in that film, to the producers simply wanting to try something different with Jason. Graham's agent wanted him to audition for the role again but Graham, both being a good",
"title": "C. J. Graham"
},
{
"docid": "12160664",
"text": "in a game at Madison Square Garden, that changed, when Plante was struck in the face. Teams did not dress backup goaltenders; the game was delayed 20 minutes, while doctors frantically stitched up Plante. When Blake asked Plante if he was 'ready to return', Plante refused unless allowed to wear his mask. Livid, Blake agreed only if Plante removed the mask when his face was healed. Wearing the mask, Plante led the Canadiens on an 18-game unbeaten streak, to finally remove the mask at Blake's urging; promptly the team lost their first game. Defeated, Blake relented. Plante's mask became a",
"title": "History of the National Hockey League (1942–1967)"
},
{
"docid": "7385613",
"text": "with his wife in Hilsea, Portsmouth, that he was going to kill him. He was fought off and fled to Hove, where he stabbed 76-year-old Marie Harding while wearing a hockey mask, similar to the character Jason Vorhees. When the mask was taken in for evidence, it had Harding's DNA on it. After killing Harding, he returned to his home in Woking. He concluded that the reason for his failure to kill King was because his knife was too small. Three days later, on 17 September 2004, Gonzalez travelled to Tottenham. At 5:30 am he left 46-year-old Kevin Molloy for",
"title": "Daniel Gonzalez (spree killer)"
},
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"docid": "2158064",
"text": "should be the one to bring Jason full circle in terms of his look from child to man. Savini used his design from the original \"Friday the 13th\", with the same practice of application as before, but molded from Ted White's face. Since Jason is not the actual killer in \"A New Beginning\", it was not necessary to do any major designing for Jason's look. Only a head mask to cover the top and back of the head, like the one Brooker wore while wearing the hockey mask, was needed for the film. Make-up artist Louis Lazzara, who cites \"A",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "9297237",
"text": "revenge for Terkel sitting on the spider when they first met. Terkel flees, and a thrilling race through the woods commences. Just as Justin has Terkel cornered, he is saved in the nick of time by Jason, who finally puts his iron bar to use. During the struggle, the pipe is smashed into Justin's head, presumably killing him. Terkel and Jason go away in the sunset once again friends, only to be scared by the narrator and music teacher Barry who wears a hockey mask and a chainsaw. The camera moves back and shows the audience that Justin is still",
"title": "Terkel in Trouble"
},
{
"docid": "15036449",
"text": "in the contest with Pitbull #2 unmasking one and thus, Meyers was essentially fighting the match two-on-one against the Pitbulls. Jason finally tagged in and bloodied Meyers by repeatedly headbutting him with his hockey mask still on. Pitbull #1 takes out the Young Dragons on the apron followed by a pair of headbutts by Jason to Meyers before the Pitbulls flapjacked Jason onto Meyers for the pinfall victory. After the match, Styles is back at ringside for an interview as Jason sends the new Jason to the back while Meyers destroys the Dragons in the ring. Jason predicts the Pitbulls",
"title": "Double Tables"
},
{
"docid": "5637195",
"text": "it causes Tommy to have an audio flashback to murdering Jason, and he stabs Jason's body with a metal fence post. As he turns his back on Jason, two lightning bolts strike the post and revive Jason, who kills Hawes with a punch through the heart and retrieves the hockey mask Tommy brought with him. Tommy flees to the sheriff's office to warn the police of Jason's return, but he is caught and arrested. His warning that Jason has returned goes unheeded by Sheriff Mike Garris. The sheriff, who is aware of Tommy's institutionalization and thinks he is imagining Jason,",
"title": "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives"
},
{
"docid": "3529050",
"text": "the last episode was to unite the movie and television franchises by having the final item recovered (see \"Premise\" above) be the hockey mask belonging to Jason Voorhees. This remains unfounded and while there was talk about having a hockey mask on one of the sets as an in-joke, there was never any serious intention to mix the film series into the television series. The series, about a group of individuals rooting out evil supernatural occurrences, created a mold which many later series fit into. \"Buffy the Vampire Slayer\", \"Angel (1999 TV series)\", and \"The X-Files\" all have many episodes",
"title": "Friday the 13th: The Series"
},
{
"docid": "5637812",
"text": "Jason haunting him. Tommy (played by John Shepherd) manages to confront the hockey masked murderer, believing him to be another hallucination. But he is real and attacks Tommy, finally forcing him to take his life - only for it to turn out that the killer was a copycat named Roy Burns. But it's too late for Tommy, as the last wall of sanity has fallen with the ghost of Jason fading before his eyes. Keeping the killer's hockey mask, he puts it on and attempts to assume Jason's mantle, but he is apparently stopped and treated before things go too",
"title": "Tommy Jarvis"
},
{
"docid": "13760615",
"text": "with machete and hockey jersey. Jason Voorhees (\"The New Blood\", Plush) 12 inch figure with full articulation and removable fabric jacket and removable hockey mask. This was the first 12\" scale release. Leatherface (\"Texas Chainsaw Massacre\") with chainsaw, bucket of gore, bloody mallet, \"bone\" handle knife, and removable apron. Featured 13 points of articulation and cloth outfit. Jason Voorhees (\"Friday the 13th 2009\") 7\" articulated figure with weapons used in the film. Each of these figures were 2 inch \"mini\" versions. Freddy Krueger - 12 inch scale figure released to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of \"A Nightmare on Elm Street\".",
"title": "Cinema of Fear"
},
{
"docid": "10836999",
"text": "distribute the film internationally and New Line retained U.S. distribution rights. Fuller and Form said they did not want to make \"Friday the 13th Part 11\" or \"12\", but wanted to rework the mythology. They liked elements from the first four filmssuch as plot points and ways particular characters are killedand planned to use these in their remake, which they did with Paramount's approval. Fuller said, \"I think there are moments we want to address, like how does the hockey mask happen. It'll happen differently in our movie than in the third one. Where is Jason from, why do these",
"title": "Friday the 13th (2009 film)"
},
{
"docid": "2158007",
"text": "films, parodied in television series, and was the inspiration for a horror punk band. Several toy lines have been released based on various versions of the character from the \"Friday the 13th\" films. Jason Voorhees's hockey mask is a widely recognized image in popular culture. Jason Voorhees first appears during a nightmare of the main character Alice Hardy (Adrienne King) in the original \"Friday the 13th\" film; he becomes the main antagonist of the series in its sequels. As well as the films, there have been books and comics that have either expanded the universe of Jason, or been based",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "13067814",
"text": "has since produced a separate image of the chainsaw as a comedic, often campy expression of over the top terror. This image is often drawn upon in cartoons, comedy series and comedy films. It has appeared occasionally as part of the post-\"Scream\" wave of self-referential horror, for instance David Arquette's \"The Tripper\". One of the most famous stereotypes of comedic chainsaw portrayal is that of the chainsaw wielding lunatic in a hockey mask (seen for example in the \"Simpsons\" episode \"Cape Feare\"). Ironically, horror cinema’s archetypal hockey mask killer Jason Voorhees has never actually been portrayed wielding a chainsaw in",
"title": "Chainsaws in popular culture"
},
{
"docid": "2158092",
"text": "from his album \"Constrictor\". The song was written to \"signal Jason's big return\" to the cinema, as he had been almost entirely absent in the previous film. Rapper Eminem has referenced Jason in several of his songs. The song \"Criminal\", from the album \"The Marshall Mathers LP\", mentions Jason specifically, while songs \"Amityville\" and \"Off the Wall\"—the latter featured fellow rapper Redman—contain Harry Manfredini's music \"ki, ki, ki ... ma, ma, ma\" from the film series. Eminem sometimes wears a hockey mask during concerts. Other rap artists that have referenced Jason include Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, LL Cool J, and",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "2158010",
"text": "slams a machete through Jason's shoulder. He is left incapacitated as Ginny is taken away in an ambulance. In \"Friday the 13th Part III\" (1982), Jason (Richard Brooker) escapes to a nearby lake resort, Higgins Haven, to rest from his wounds. At the same time, Chris Higgins (Dana Kimmell) returns to family property with some friends. An unmasked and reclusive Jason kills anyone who wanders into the barn where he is hiding. Taking a hockey mask from a victim to hide his face, he leaves the barn to kill the rest of the group. Chris fends off Jason by slamming",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "14332480",
"text": "Box Respirator to protect against chemical attack, and the French-made M2 gas mask in case a mask had to be worn for an extended period of time. The untrained soldiers tended to put on the Small Box Respirator when first confronted with a gas attack and then switch to the M2 when they realized they would have to wear it for a long time. While switching gear, some soldiers inhaled the poison gas and became casualties. In contrast with gas masks made later in the war, the M2 did not have a special filter that fit onto the mask. Instead,",
"title": "M2 gas mask"
},
{
"docid": "12160663",
"text": "youngest player ever selected in an NHL draft. The Entry Draft system did not fully replace the sponsorship system until 1969. Goaltender Clint Benedict was the first to wear facial protection, donning it in 1930 to protect a broken nose. Because its design interfered with his vision, Benedict quickly abandoned the mask. Twenty-nine years later, Jacques Plante made the goalie mask a permanent fixture in hockey. In 1956, Plante began wearing a mask in practice after shots from teammates twice broke cheekbones. Montreal coach Toe Blake refused to allow Plante to wear his mask in games. On November 1, 1959,",
"title": "History of the National Hockey League (1942–1967)"
},
{
"docid": "10837000",
"text": "killings happen, and what is Crystal Lake?\" The producers initially expressed an interest in using Tommy Jarvis, a recurring character who first appeared in \"\", but the idea was scrapped. Though the producers decided that \"Friday the 13th\" would not be an origin story, they said that they wanted to work out a logical origin story for Jason that would provide a sense of history as the film progressed. Form and Fuller explained that the audience gets to see how Jason attains his famous hockey mask, and is given a reason for why he puts it on. Jason would transition",
"title": "Friday the 13th (2009 film)"
},
{
"docid": "13218244",
"text": "heavy losses and Freddy manifests in the clouds to blast the helicopters out of the sky. Elsewhere, Stephanie passes out and finds herself back in the dream world. She arrives at a church and meets Freddy posing as a priest; he informs her that, as member of the Voorhees family, it is her destiny to become a murderer like Jason. Clad in a hockey mask, Stephanie leaves the church to fulfill her birthright and kill Jason. Back at the White House, Maggie and Jason break out in a fight, but are interrupted by Ash, who drives a tank in the",
"title": "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors"
},
{
"docid": "6185769",
"text": "Voorhees. Ginny fights back and slams a machete through Jason's shoulder. Jason is left for dead as Ginny is taken away in an ambulance. During the events of \"Friday the 13th Part III\" (1982), Jason (Richard Brooker) removes the machete from his shoulder and finds his way to Chris Higgins' (Dana Kimmell) local homestead. Chris returns to her property with some friends, and Jason kills anyone who wanders into the barn where he is hiding. Taking a hockey mask from a victim to hide his face, Jason leaves the barn to kill the rest of the group. Chris seemingly kills",
"title": "Friday the 13th (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "16266104",
"text": "Queen's Golden Gaels women's ice hockey The first traces of women's hockey in Canada date back to the 1890s when it is played at the university level. The University of Toronto and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario were two of the first Canadian universities to field women's hockey teams. Elizabeth Graham would play hockey for Queen's University and is credited as being the first goaltender ever to wear a mask for protection. She used the mask in 1927, and the use of the mask was in the Montreal Daily Star. She actually wore a fencing mask and the speculation is",
"title": "Queen's Golden Gaels women's ice hockey"
},
{
"docid": "5595954",
"text": "in the first book of Eric Morse's \"Camp Crystal Lake\" series. In the novel, hunter Joe Travers finds an unmarked gravestone in the forest and digs nearby to find a wet cardboard box containing the still living head, having been reanimated by Jason's cursed mask. Pamela then gives him directions to the location of Jason's buried hockey mask, which he digs up and puts on, thus becoming possessed by Jason in the process. Carly, the novel's heroine, later discovers the head still in its box, still in the grave. During the final showdown with Pamela and the hunter, she destroys",
"title": "Pamela Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "5685344",
"text": "prank on her with a hockey mask and a prop knife. The boat's anchor damages some underwater cables, which shocks Jason's corpse and revives him. He sneaks on board, takes the mask, and kills Jim with a harpoon gun before impaling Suzy, who tries to hide from him, with a barb. The next morning, the \"SS Lazarus\" is ready to set sail for New York City with a graduating senior class from Lakeview High School, chaperoned by biology teacher Dr. Charles McCulloch and English teacher Colleen Van Deusen. Van Deusen brings McCulloch's niece Rennie along for the trip despite her",
"title": "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan"
},
{
"docid": "17350563",
"text": "1, 2014, after the Rangers did not extend a qualifying offer to him. On September 3, 2014, the Florida Everblades announced that they had signed him to a one-year contract. He was traded to the Gwinnett Gladiators on March 12, 2015. Jason Wilson (ice hockey) Jason Wilson (born April 15, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL. Wilson was selected by the New York Rangers in the 5th round (130th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Wilson played three seasons (2008-2011) of major junior hockey in the",
"title": "Jason Wilson (ice hockey)"
},
{
"docid": "2158068",
"text": "he added chains and shackles, and made the hockey mask more angular. Jim Isaac and the rest of his crew wanted to create an entirely new Jason at some point in the film. The idea was for the teens to completely destroy Jason's body, allowing the futuristic technology to bring him back to life. What was referred to as Über-Jason was designed to have chunks of metal growing from his body, bonded by tendrils that grew into the metal, all pushing through a leather suit. The metal was created from VacuForm, the same material used to increase the size of",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "13131093",
"text": "even when Batman and Robin assist, paralyzing Robin in the process. Scarlet manages to cut Flamingo's face open allowing Jason to kill him. Batman arrives to see that Damian is paralyzed from the waist down, but will recover due to his mother's influence and ability to replace Damian's damaged organs with harvested ones and Commissioner Gordon arrives and arrests Jason, who asks why Talia had not put Bruce in the Lazarus Pit. Scarlet's Dollotron mask falls off, and she repents her actions, fleeing Gotham for greener pastures. Oberon Sexton receives a call from a man who tells him that their",
"title": "Batman and Robin (comic book)"
},
{
"docid": "14650007",
"text": "Jason Todd, to which Batman recoils loudly enough to be detected by Black Mask. The two talk for a moment, then Batman traps Black Mask and flees to the point Jason wished to meet him at. Jason has kidnapped the Joker and administers a savage beating, only to be frustrated by the villain's maniacal laughter. When Jason tells the Joker that he sees through the latter's crazy act, the Joker for once falls grimly silent. Then enters Batman. The following fight is brief, and is interrupted by a bomb being dropped on Blüdhaven by the Society, where Dick Grayson now",
"title": "Batman: Under the Hood"
},
{
"docid": "5654215",
"text": "and throws his bed through the window to appear that he has escaped. When Pam rushes in, Tommy appears from behind the door and seemingly attacks her, wearing Roy's hockey mask and wielding a kitchen knife. John Hock appeared as Jason Voorhees in the opening dream sequence because Morga was unavailable when the scene was shot. He also performed the stunt where Roy fell off the barn. \"Friday the 13th: A New Beginning\" was cast under a fake title, \"Repetition\", and many of the actors in the film were not aware it was a \"Friday the 13th\" installment until after",
"title": "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning"
},
{
"docid": "5654213",
"text": "killer enters and murders Jake, Robin, and Violet. Reggie awakens just as Pam returns before they discover the dead bodies in Tommy's room. The killer, revealed to be wearing Jason's hockey mask, bursts into the house and chases them out into the rain after discovering the bodies of Duke, Matt, and George. Pam rushes toward the barn, chased by Jason, but he is struck by a tractor driven by Reggie. They run into the barn and hide as Jason comes to find them. Tommy comes shortly after and believes Jason to be a hallucination until he is attacked. Together, they",
"title": "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning"
},
{
"docid": "1451707",
"text": "popular culture. A reboot to \"Friday the 13th\" was released theatrically in February 2009, with \"Freddy vs. Jason\" writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift hired to script the new film.<ref name=\"Shan/Swif\"></ref> The film focused on Jason Voorhees, along with his trademark hockey mask. The film was produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller through Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, for New Line Cinema. In November 2007, Marcus Nispel, director of the 2003 remake of \"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre\", was hired to direct. The film had its United States release on February 13, 2009. In 1987, seven years after",
"title": "Friday the 13th (1980 film)"
},
{
"docid": "6110787",
"text": "some sticks. \"I'm a hockey player, not a stickboy,\" Jackson told Daly, who replied, \"Why you fresh young busher!\" And it was Busher Jackson from that day on. On January 7, 1930, Clint Benedict became the first goalie in NHL history to don a protective face mask. He did so for five games to protect a broken nose. The next time a mask made its way into the NHL was almost 30 years later when Jacques Plante wore one in a game on November 1, 1959. Eddie Gerard resigned as manager-coach of the Montreal Maroons. He was replaced as manager",
"title": "1929–30 NHL season"
},
{
"docid": "15859874",
"text": "of the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Jason Bast Jason Bast (born June 2, 1989) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player currently under contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). After a junior career with the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League, Bast played in the ECHL with the Victoria Salmon Kings during the 2009–10 ECHL season. He then opted to put his professional career on hold in accepting a scholarship to play with St. Francis Xavier University in the Canadian InterUniversity Sports League before returning to the ECHL with",
"title": "Jason Bast"
},
{
"docid": "15859872",
"text": "Jason Bast Jason Bast (born June 2, 1989) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player currently under contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). After a junior career with the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League, Bast played in the ECHL with the Victoria Salmon Kings during the 2009–10 ECHL season. He then opted to put his professional career on hold in accepting a scholarship to play with St. Francis Xavier University in the Canadian InterUniversity Sports League before returning to the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads. He made 54 appearances for",
"title": "Jason Bast"
},
{
"docid": "9091114",
"text": "6 taping, Rodríguez revealed a new, unmasked wrestling character named Alberto Banderas. When he revealed his face, he was criticized by some Mexicans for revealing, to which he responded that only a few people know why he lost the mask in that way. During WWE's \"WrestleMania Revenge\" tour of Europe in April 2010, he made numerous appearances in untelevised matches for the Raw brand. One night he wrestled as Dos Caras, but he did not wear his mask. He was presented as a villain in a losing effort against Christian. The following month Caras put his mask back on for",
"title": "Alberto Del Rio"
},
{
"docid": "4240557",
"text": "Batman is that Batman never violates the law \"where it counts\". As Gordon leads him away, Todd tauntingly asks Grayson why he hasn't put Wayne's corpse into a Lazarus Pit to bring him back, citing his own resurrection from its bath. Scarlet flees Gotham, her mask finally falling from her face as she exits the city limits. Jason files an appeal to be moved from Arkham Asylum where he's been held for observation for the last several months. Bruce Wayne as Batman visits him there to inform Jason he's in Arkham for his own protection. Jason points out he's passed",
"title": "Jason Todd"
},
{
"docid": "2907439",
"text": "Goaltender mask A goaltender mask, commonly referred to as a goalie mask or a hockey mask, is a mask worn by ice hockey, inline hockey, and field hockey goaltenders to protect the head from injury. Jacques Plante was the first goaltender to create and use a practical mask Plante's mask was a piece of fiberglass that was contoured to his face. This mask later evolved into a helmet/cage combination, and single piece full fiberglass mask. Today, the full fiberglass mask with the birdcage facial protector is the more popular option because it is safer and offers better visibility. The first",
"title": "Goaltender mask"
},
{
"docid": "5644443",
"text": "new red triangles on the mask to give it a unique appearance. Holes were also punched into the mask, and the markings were altered, making it different from Madoff's original template. There were two prosthetic face masks created for Richard Brooker to wear underneath the hockey mask. One mask was composed of approximately 11 different appliances, and took about six hours to apply to Brooker's face; this mask was used for scenes where the hockey mask was removed. In the scenes where the hockey mask is over the face, a simple head mask was created. This one piece mask would",
"title": "Friday the 13th Part III"
},
{
"docid": "9971452",
"text": "Team Championship in 1984 and 1985. He also had a successful singles career with the World Wrestling Council, twice winning that promotion's Television Championship as well as its Caribbean and Tag Team titles between 1987 and 1989. Moffat also had a successful run with Stampede Wrestling, feuding with Owen Hart as Jason the Terrible, with white overalls, a hockey mask, and a chainsaw. However, Bret Hart claims that he was bleeding too much in his matches. Ross Hart agrees, saying that \"it was a bit of a turn off with our audience\", although Ross also stated that Moffatt was a",
"title": "Jason the Terrible"
},
{
"docid": "2158065",
"text": "New Beginning\" as almost a direct sequel to \"The Final Chapter\", did base his head-mask on Tom Savini's design for \"The Final Chapter\". \"Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood\" sought to make Jason more of a \"classic monster along the lines of Frankenstein.\" From the beginning, Buechler tried to tie the previous films together by having Jason's appearance reflect that of the damage he received in the previous installments. Buechler wanted the motor boat damage from \"Jason Lives\", and the axe and machete cuts Jason received in \"Part 3\" and \"Part 4\" to part of the design for",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "9038011",
"text": "Joe Daley Thomas Joseph Daley (born February 20, 1943) is a former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets. Daley was the Sabres' first choice in the 1970 Intra-League Draft. He was also one of the last NHL goalies to play without a mask, although he did wear a mask for Winnipeg in the WHA. Daley's longest stint in major league hockey was with Winnipeg from 1972–79. He won three league championships with the Jets (1976–77 through 1978–79) and was the WHA's second leading goalie during the",
"title": "Joe Daley"
},
{
"docid": "9038012",
"text": "1975–76 season. In 1981–82, he was the coach of the junior hockey Penticton Knights. Currently he operates a successful trading card store in Winnipeg, Manitoba, aptly named Joe Daley's Sports and Framing. Joe Daley Thomas Joseph Daley (born February 20, 1943) is a former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets. Daley was the Sabres' first choice in the 1970 Intra-League Draft. He was also one of the last NHL goalies to play without a mask, although he did wear a mask for Winnipeg in the WHA.",
"title": "Joe Daley"
},
{
"docid": "10131150",
"text": "become a police officer. Saal did return to professional hockey the following season playing 56 games with the Flint Generals in the UHL before finishing the year with the Adirondack Frostbite before fully retiring in 2006. His biggest career accomplishment was winning the 1995 Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, which is given to the top goaltender of the Memorial Cup tournament. In 2018, he was elected into the ECHL Hall of Fame. Jason Saal Jason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of career spent in the East Coast Hockey",
"title": "Jason Saal"
},
{
"docid": "15725889",
"text": "100.3 FM. He has a son, Hendrix. The family lives in Edina, Minnesota. Zucker is Jewish, though not religious. He did not have a bar mitzvah celebration because he never wanted to miss hockey; however, he does celebrate Hanukkah. Jason Zucker Jason Alan Zucker (born January 16, 1992) is an American ice hockey player, playing currently at left wing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. Zucker played in the 2009 World Juniors and 2010 World Juniors for Team USA, coming in 5th place in 2009 and winning a gold medal in 2010. He was also a member",
"title": "Jason Zucker"
},
{
"docid": "16301628",
"text": "2008, Reece began working on the Mexican independent circuit, most notably for the Lucha Libre Femenil (LLF) promotion, where she performed under a mask and the ring name Dark Unicorn. Her first accomplishment in Mexico took place on July 18, when she won the 2008 Copa LLF. The following June, Dark Unicorn successfully defended the title by also winning the 2009 Copa LLF. On December 4, 2009, Dark Unicorn won her first \"Lucha de Apuestas\" Mask vs. Mask match, when she defeated La Novia de Jason in a three-way match, which also included Princesa Sujei. On May 28, 2010, Dark",
"title": "Hailey Hatred"
},
{
"docid": "16935304",
"text": "a smaller version of Stuka and CMLL wrestler Stuka, Jr.. Technically he was the mini of the original Stuka since he did not work for CMLL at the time, but wears a mask identical to Stuka, Jr.'s regular mask. As Stukita he began a storyline feud with fellow \"Mini-Estrella\" Indio Loco, that escalated to the point that their issues had to be settled in a \"Luchas de Apuestas\", or bet match where Stukita put his mask on the line and Indio Loco put his hair on the line. The match took place on March 28, 2010 in Torreon. Stukita won",
"title": "Halcón Suriano Jr."
},
{
"docid": "13248491",
"text": "apprehend a new villain known as Mr. Toad. Following, they take down Professor Pyg and his Dollotron army, however, one is taken in, secretly, by Jason Todd. Dick then battles the Firefly, who has broken free of the control of the Black Mask. Black Mask is saved by Zsasz who is in turn rewarded money to be able to make people kill themselves. Taking advantage of the havoc caused by the Firefly, Hush manages to escape the confines of Wayne Manor and poses as Bruce Wayne, this causes Dick to have the Outsiders put tabs on him. Dick then investigates",
"title": "Publication history of Dick Grayson"
},
{
"docid": "15642611",
"text": "BOK Center, Jason Christie Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL. Christie was named vice president of hockey operations and head coach for the new IceMen on June 6, 2017. He was previously the head coach of the Bloomington PrairieThunder in the Central Hockey League (CHL), the Ontario Reign and the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL. On December 10, 2015, Christie became the winningest head coach in ECHL history when his Tulsa Oilers defeated the Idaho Steelheads 4-2 at home",
"title": "Jason Christie"
},
{
"docid": "15642610",
"text": "Jason Christie Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL. Christie was named vice president of hockey operations and head coach for the new IceMen on June 6, 2017. He was previously the head coach of the Bloomington PrairieThunder in the Central Hockey League (CHL), the Ontario Reign and the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL. On December 10, 2015, Christie became the winningest head coach in ECHL history when his Tulsa Oilers defeated the Idaho Steelheads 4-2 at home in Tulsa's",
"title": "Jason Christie"
},
{
"docid": "19761704",
"text": "to put his mask on the line while Pagano would put up his hair in a \"Luchas de Apuestas\", or \"bet match\". At the time Psycho Clown did not respond to the challenge. At \"Triplemanía\" XXIV Psycho Clown defeated Pagano, forcing Pagano to have all his hair shaved off. During the closing moments of the match Dr. Wagner Jr. came to the ring and after the match was over he challenged Psycho Clown to put his mask on the line at \"Triplemanía\" XXV the following year. El Patrón Alberto defeated El Texano Jr. to win the AAA Mega Championship at",
"title": "Héroes Inmortales X"
},
{
"docid": "3756626",
"text": "study where he instructs them to put on special one-of-a-kind masks, which he says are \"crafted by an old Cajun\". Jason informs his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren that a Mardi Gras custom is to wear masks that are the exact opposite of one's true personality. Thereupon, he says sarcastically that these masks are just that. Jason offers the mask of a sniveling coward to Emily, a miserable miser to Wilfred, a twisted buffoon to Wilfred Jr., and a self-obsessed narcissist to Paula. He dons a skull saying that the opposite of life is death. The family declines to wear the",
"title": "The Masks"
},
{
"docid": "12983366",
"text": "play goals by a defenceman in 2011–12. Garrison did not make the transition from minor to junior hockey until the age of 19. He did not play in the top tier of Junior Hockey in the Western Hockey League, instead he joined the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) where, he played at the Junior A level for two years. Appearing in 52 regular season games in 2003–04, he recorded seven goals and 27 assists as a rookie. A forward in his minor hockey years, Garrison switched to defence in his first junior year. Garrison went on",
"title": "Jason Garrison"
},
{
"docid": "14679739",
"text": "to interfere in Oliver and Hope's relationship. At this party Hope encouraged her mother to dress up like her and Hope went upstairs as Brooke Logan continued to dance with her mask on. Oliver came to the party and saw the necklace and put his mask on assuming it was Hope. He was dressed exactly like Ridge Forrester so Brooke naturally assumed it was him. She ran over and whispered in his ear she's ready, which is what Hope said she'd do once she was ready to finally give her virginity to him. So when Brooke did this he followed",
"title": "Oliver Jones (The Bold and the Beautiful)"
},
{
"docid": "13583135",
"text": "hook and a hockey mask and scares the boys away. He takes the candy that the children left behind as well. Huey, Dewey, and Louie discover Donald's trick and plan to get back at him. They sneak inside the house and put glue on Donald's disguise. When Donald hears someone knocking at the door, he puts his costume back on, hoping to receive more candy. However, Chief O'Hara is there with a wanted poster of a person dressed in Donald's costume asking if he has seen this man since \"three young ducks have gone a-missin'\", unbeknownst to Donald that Chief",
"title": "Donald's Halloween Scare"
},
{
"docid": "2907443",
"text": "parachute. Although Plante faced some laughter, the face-hugging fiberglass goaltender mask soon became the standard; by late 1969, only a few NHL goaltenders went Since the invention of the fiberglass hockey mask, professional goaltenders no longer play without a mask. The last goaltender to play without a mask was Andy Brown, who played his last NHL game in 1974. He would then go to the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association and play without a mask till his retirement in 1977. Sportsmaster, a fictional supervillain from DC Comics, also wears a hockey mask to hide his identity and protect",
"title": "Goaltender mask"
},
{
"docid": "3304485",
"text": "Jason York Jason Andrew York (born May 20, 1970 in Nepean, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and current broadcaster. A defenceman, he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators, and last playing for the Boston Bruins during the 2006–07 season. He is a hockey analyst on Montreal Canadiens' broadcasts on Sportsnet. York was selected in the seventh round (129th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. His first NHL game was played during the 1992–93 NHL season when he",
"title": "Jason York"
},
{
"docid": "14416031",
"text": "Montagu Allan who had donated the Allan Cup for men's amateur ice hockey in 1908. In the 1910s, women's ice hockey is known to have been played in Victoria, British Columbia. Elizabeth Graham would play ice hockey for Queen's University and is credited as being the first goaltender ever to wear a mask for protection. She used the mask in 1927, and the use of the mask was in the \"Montreal Daily Star\". She actually wore a fencing mask and the speculation is that she had used the mask as a means of protecting dental work that was recently performed.",
"title": "Canadian women's ice hockey history"
},
{
"docid": "2158066",
"text": "\"The New Blood\". Since Jason had been submerged under water in the previous entry, the effects team wanted Jason to appear \"rotted\", with bones and ribs showing, and for Jason's features to have a more defined feel to them. Howard Berger was inspired by Carl Fullerton's design in \"The New Blood\", and wanted to incorporate the exposed flesh concept into his model for \"Jason Goes to Hell\". Berger designed Jason's skin to overlap with the mask, to make it appear as if the skin and mask had fused and the mask could no longer be removed. Gregory Nicotero and Berger",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "6262663",
"text": "occasions. Larry Zerner Lawrence J. Zerner (born September 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and actor who is perhaps best known for his role in the 1982 horror film \"Friday the 13th Part III\" as Shelly Finkelstein. His character in the film was most notable as the original owner of the infamous hockey mask which became Jason Voorhees's trademark. He later reprised the role in the 2017 video game . Other film roles include the 1984 movie \"Hadley's Rebellion\". He made a guest appearance on the television series \"Fame\". Zerner was born in Los Angeles, California. He was discovered on",
"title": "Larry Zerner"
},
{
"docid": "6262660",
"text": "Larry Zerner Lawrence J. Zerner (born September 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and actor who is perhaps best known for his role in the 1982 horror film \"Friday the 13th Part III\" as Shelly Finkelstein. His character in the film was most notable as the original owner of the infamous hockey mask which became Jason Voorhees's trademark. He later reprised the role in the 2017 video game . Other film roles include the 1984 movie \"Hadley's Rebellion\". He made a guest appearance on the television series \"Fame\". Zerner was born in Los Angeles, California. He was discovered on a",
"title": "Larry Zerner"
},
{
"docid": "12468381",
"text": "In September 2009 Jason was signed by the Quad City Mallards of the International Hockey League. In the 2010–11 off-season, Jason signed a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. After a solitary season, on August 8, 2011, Goulet moved to the Arizona Sundogs on a one-year contract for the 2011–12 season. Jason Goulet Jason Goulet (born February 25, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Goulet played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Saskatoon Blades and the Prince George Cougars. He also played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for",
"title": "Jason Goulet"
},
{
"docid": "2907453",
"text": "eagle theme, Martin Brodeur's Devils theme, Peter Budaj's Ned Flanders theme, Cam Talbot's Ghostbusters theme or John Gibson's Arcade game theme). In recent years, baseball catchers have begun wearing facemasks similar in style to goaltender masks. Charlie O'Brien was the first to use a hockey-style catcher's mask in a Major League Baseball game in 1996 while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays. Goaltender masks are commonly seen being worn by box lacrosse, ringette, rinkball and field hockey goaltenders at both youth and professional levels. Goaltender mask A goaltender mask, commonly referred to as a goalie mask or a hockey mask,",
"title": "Goaltender mask"
},
{
"docid": "7957662",
"text": "the two. Jason confronts Carly on this and tells her to stay out of his and Liz's relationship. Carly is relieved when the truth comes out in December 2015 that Liz knew who Jason was since the Nurse's Ball because it meant Jason wasn't wrapped around her finger any more. On December 24, 2015 The Corinthos-Davis-Falconeri clan all gathered for the holidays and took a family picture. In January 2016 Carly and Sonny attended Robin and Patrick's second wedding as Robin and Carly actually finally put their differences aside and hugged, as Robin did give her credit for always being",
"title": "Carly Corinthos"
},
{
"docid": "13207236",
"text": "home) then Jason joins up with Andy to help Sam which is why Maryanne came to Bon Temps but as Jason and Andy were trying to help Sam they were also put under the spell the rest of Bon Temps was under. Sam had met Maryanne when he was still a teenager that had broken into her home to steal food or anything he could sell to buy food and clothes as he was young and naïve he did not know that when meeting Maryanne that she was dangerous. Now Maryanne realized that with Sam being a shape shifter he",
"title": "Jason Stackhouse"
},
{
"docid": "5644431",
"text": "the barn, where Jason slashes his throat. Taking his mask to conceal his face, Jason proceeds to murder the rest of the group. Vera retrieves Shelly's wallet from under the dock and is shot in the eye with a speargun. Jason enters the house and bisects a hand-standing Andy with a machete. Debbie finishes her shower and rests on a hammock, where Jason thrusts a knife through her chest from beneath. When the power goes out in the house, Chuck goes downstairs to the basement only for Jason to hurl him into the fuse box, electrocuting him. Chili is then",
"title": "Friday the 13th Part III"
},
{
"docid": "11713962",
"text": "most of his professional career in the minors but did appear in preseason games in 2002 for Detroit in the National Hockey League, and appeared as third string goalie in the Red Wing's 2002 Stanley Cup victory. He is included in the team photograph and was awarded a Stanley Cup ring, but never played a game in the NHL. Jason Elliott Jason Elliott (born 11 October 1975), is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Elliott was drafted 205th overall in the eighth round of 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, from Cornell",
"title": "Jason Elliott"
},
{
"docid": "11936418",
"text": "street hockey game played on the roof of a store, however many of the players in the game wore ice hockey jerseys, including jerseys of the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Soviet Union. Mallrats shows the character Brodie (Jason Lee) playing an ice hockey game on the Sega Genesis game console. \"Chasing Amy\" includes a scene in which Joey Lauren Adams and Ben Affleck attending a high school ice hockey game. \"Dogma\" did not feature ice hockey but included three street hockey playing teenagers as henchmen for a demon. More recent, Smith's film \"Zack and Miri Make a",
"title": "Ice hockey in popular culture"
},
{
"docid": "2704135",
"text": "the fouls and signals, and the dimensions of the playing area, sticks, and goals, as well as team composition and substitution procedure, and additional rules and arrangements for multi-team competitions. At a club or training level, Underwater Hockey is not particularly spectator friendly. Very few pools have underwater viewing ports, and since the action is all below the surface, an observer would usually have to enter the water to see the skill and complexities of the game. Spectators may either put on mask, fins and snorkel and enter the pool for a view of the playing area, or possibly take",
"title": "Underwater hockey"
},
{
"docid": "19667808",
"text": "on fire and then threw Psycho Clown through it to win the match. Two weeks later the two clashed again, this time in a match that also included Pentagón Jr., a match that was once again won by Pagano. After defeating Psycho Clown once more on July 8 and stealing Psycho Clown's wrestling mask, Pagano challenged Psycho Clown to put his mask on the line while Pagano would put up his hair in a \"Luchas de Apuestas\", or \"bet match\". At the time Psycho Clown did not respond to the challenge. On July 16, AAA officially announced the match as",
"title": "Pagano (wrestler)"
},
{
"docid": "2158074",
"text": "a child's voice before being submerged in toxic waste, and in \"Jason Goes To Hell\" where his spirit possesses other individuals. Online magazine Salon's Andrew O'Hehir describes Jason as a \"silent, expressionless...blank slate.\" When discussing Jason psychologically, Sean S. Cunningham said, \"...he doesn't have any personality. He's like a great white shark. You can't really defeat him. All you can hope for is to survive.\" Since \"Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives\", Jason has been a \"virtually indestructible\" being. Tom McLoughlin, the film's director, felt it was silly that Jason had previously been just another guy in a mask,",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "19035294",
"text": "Colton Haynes and Manu Bennet were all promoted to series regulars. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, who originally played Sara Lance in the pilot, did not return and was replaced by Caity Lotz. In the second half of the second season, Oliver replaces his \"paint\" mask with a domino mask, similar to one worn by the character in the comics. The change is addressed on-screen, with Kreisberg saying, \"He doesn't just put on a mask. It's actually a big plot point in an episode, and there really is a story behind, not only the need for the mask but also who provides",
"title": "Arrow (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "19631481",
"text": "Hardcore wrestling match. During the match Pagano lit a wooden table on fire and then threw Psycho Clown through it to win the match. Two weeks later the two clashed again, this time in a match that also included Pentagón Jr., a match that was once again won by Pagano. After defeating Psycho Clown once more on July 8 and stealing Psycho Clown's wrestling mask, Pagano challenged Psycho Clown to put his mask on the line while Pagano would put up his hair in a \"Luchas de Apuestas\", or \"bet match\". At the time Psycho Clown did not respond to",
"title": "Triplemanía XXIV"
},
{
"docid": "15058230",
"text": "Jason Clarke (ice hockey) Jason Clarke (born 28 February 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey and roller hockey player. He played 17 seasons of professional hockey in Canada, the United States, and England. Clarke played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara Falls Thunder. Clarke went on to play professional ice hockey in the ECHL, Colonial Hockey League, Western Professional Hockey League, West Coast Hockey League, Central Hockey League, British Hockey League, Quebec Senior Major Hockey League, and Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. Clarke played RHI professional roller hockey for four seasons (1994–97). He suited",
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"text": "After that, any time he was similarly struck, he had a new stitch-mark drawn on his mask. Cheevers later claimed that the mask spared him from over 150 medical stitches over his career and was the first to be custom decorated in the sport. The mask became one of the most recognized of the era, and the original is now on the wall of his grandson's bedroom. Years later, goalie Steve Shields paid tribute to Cheevers when he played for the Bruins in 2002 and 2003, sporting a modern airbrushed version of the stitch-covered mask. In 2008, \"The Hockey News\"",
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"text": "but their marriage did not survive the isolation. His mother left with Jason when he was a toddler, moved to Washington, and remarried to a former Navy serviceman; the family eventually settled in Poulsbo, across Puget Sound from Seattle. According to Everman's half-sister, with whom he grew up, \"My mother was extremely depressed, an artistic genius who was also a pill-popping alcoholic. Jason and I learned to walk on eggshells and really learned to take care of ourselves.\" After an incident in which he and a friend blew up a toilet with an M-80 firecracker, his grandmother put him in",
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"text": "up with the Philadelphia Bulldogs, Long Island Jawz, and Sacramento River Rats. Jason Clarke (ice hockey) Jason Clarke (born 28 February 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey and roller hockey player. He played 17 seasons of professional hockey in Canada, the United States, and England. Clarke played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara Falls Thunder. Clarke went on to play professional ice hockey in the ECHL, Colonial Hockey League, Western Professional Hockey League, West Coast Hockey League, Central Hockey League, British Hockey League, Quebec Senior Major Hockey League, and Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.",
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"text": "around the back of the head will reduce the risk of dislodging and facilitate clearing. When entering the water while wearing the mask, the diver may need to manually prevent water impact from dislodging or knocking off the mask. Alternatively, a diver can enter the water with the mask off and then put it on or use an entry method which does not result in fast water flow over the mask. Wearing the mask pushed up onto the forehead while out of the water or on the surface increases the risk of the mask falling or being knocked off. To",
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"text": "later stated he did so to protest against the firing of coach Billy Harris.) On THN.com, he was voted to have the 6th scariest goalie mask. In October 2015, ECW Press announced that it would be publishing Gratton's autobiography, \"Grattoony the Loony\", written with author Greg Oliver. Gilles Gratton Gilles Gratton (born July 28, 1952 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a retired ice hockey goaltender. Gratton began his junior hockey career in 1969 with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association; after three years in Oshawa, Gratton was drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by",
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"text": "\"The Town That Dreaded Sundown\" became an influential on some antagonist in many other horror films with the sack mask he wears. The same type of mask was used on Jason Voorhees in \"Friday the 13th Part 2\", and on one of the killers in \"The Strangers\". In 1978, the influential horror film \"Halloween\" introduced the iconic Michael Myers. One of the earliest 1980s horror icon is Jason Voorhees from \"Friday the 13th\" franchise. Jason is featured in all of the films, as the killer or the motivation for the killings. Freddy Krueger from the hugely influential \"A Nightmare on",
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"text": "of her time period who, at the same time, has the guts and resolve to face off against Jason (sans hockey mask, which he didn’t get until the third film) and come out on top.\" Ginny (Friday the 13th) Ginny Field is a fictional character in the \"Friday the 13th\" franchise, portrayed by Amy Steel. Introduced in Steve Miner's sequel \"Friday the 13th Part 2\" in 1981, Ginny is an aspiring child psychologist who is hired as an assistant to Paul Holt at the Packanack Lodge, a site Paul plans to transform into a counselor training center which is located",
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"text": "Dick's face with a lighter coloured mask and his legs which can allow for more dynamic art when he is in motion. In the Amalgam Universe, Dick was combined with the Marvel character Moon Knight and became Moonwing. He was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who selected Jason Todd as his successor when he temporarily left S.H.I.E.L.D. to attend college. As Moonwing, Jason made a careless mistake, which resulted in a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent's death, causing him to be dismissed from S.H.I.E.L.D. Jason became furious and blamed his mentors. He was then caught in an explosion when the villain Hyena detonated a bomb",
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"At the 12th Academy Awards"
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"docid": "6131698",
"text": "Fleming, who in turn was briefly replaced by Sam Wood while Fleming took some time off due to exhaustion. The film received positive reviews upon its release in December 1939, although some reviewers found it overlong. The casting was widely praised, and many reviewers found Leigh especially suited to her role as Scarlett. At the 12th Academy Awards, it received ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from thirteen nominations, including wins for Best Picture, Best Director (Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard), Best Actress (Leigh), and Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, becoming the first African American",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (film)"
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"text": "the film after Vivien Leigh, with Flinn placing it third after Leigh's and Gable's performances. At the 12th Academy Awards, \"Gone with the Wind\" set a record for Academy Award wins and nominations, winning in eight of the competitive categories it was nominated in, from a total of thirteen nominations. It won for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing, and received two further honorary awards for its use of equipment and color (it also became the first color film to win Best Picture). Its record of eight",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (film)"
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"docid": "6131698",
"text": "Fleming, who in turn was briefly replaced by Sam Wood while Fleming took some time off due to exhaustion. The film received positive reviews upon its release in December 1939, although some reviewers found it overlong. The casting was widely praised, and many reviewers found Leigh especially suited to her role as Scarlett. At the 12th Academy Awards, it received ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from thirteen nominations, including wins for Best Picture, Best Director (Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard), Best Actress (Leigh), and Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, becoming the first African American",
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"docid": "721749",
"text": "Vivien Leigh in \"Gone with the Wind\". Max Steiner, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score for both this and \"Gone with the Wind\", lost to Herbert Stothart for \"The Wizard of Oz\". The film itself lost the Academy Award for Best Picture to \"Gone with the Wind\". \"The New York Times\" named \"Dark Victory\" as one of the \"10 Best Films of 1939\", as did \"Film Daily\", and the \"National Board of Review\" picked both Bette Davis and Geraldine Fitzgerald for Best Acting that year. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these",
"title": "Dark Victory"
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"docid": "896479",
"text": "subtle performance effectively presents this character of selfless love and quiet strength in a way that keeps her vital and interesting throughout the film. \"Gone with the Wind\" had its world premiere in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939, and was well received. Frank S. Nugent of \"The Times\" wrote that deHavilland's Melanie \"is a gracious, dignified, tender gem of characterization\", and John C. Flinn, Sr., in \"Variety\" called her \"a standout\". The film won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and deHavilland received her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Within days of completing her work in \"Gone with",
"title": "Olivia de Havilland"
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"text": "a leading role Oscar. \"An American in Paris\" became the second color film to win Best Picture, after 1939's \"Gone with the Wind\". Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 24th Academy Awards The 24th Academy Awards honored the best in film in 1951, as recognized by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best Picture was awarded to \"An American in Paris\", which, like \"A Place in the Sun\", received six Academy Awards. \"A Streetcar Named Desire\" won four Oscars, including three of the acting",
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},
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"docid": "732495",
"text": "one film. Garbo received her nomination for her work in both \"Anna Christie\" and \"Romance\". She lost out to Irving Thalberg's wife, Norma Shearer, who won for \"The Divorcee\". In 1937, Garbo was nominated for \"Camille\", but Luise Rainer won for \"The Good Earth\". Finally, in 1939, Garbo was nominated for \"Ninotchka\", but again came away empty-handed. \"Gone With the Wind\" swept the major awards, including Best Actress, which went to Vivien Leigh. She was awarded an Academy Honorary Award \"for her luminous and unforgettable screen performances\" in 1954. She did not show up at the ceremony, and the statuette",
"title": "Greta Garbo"
},
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"docid": "5650309",
"text": "previously won in the same aforementioned category for \"Gone With the Wind\". Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger (). The following 15 films had multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards. The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Riding on the critical praise from last year's ceremony, the Academy rehired former film producer and former Directors Guild of America president Gilbert Cates to oversee production of the Oscar ceremony for the second straight time. Two months before the awards gala, Cates selected actor and comedian",
"title": "63rd Academy Awards"
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"text": "31st Academy Awards The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time. He cut too much material and the ceremony ended 20 minutes early, leaving Jerry Lewis to attempt to fill in the time. Eventually, NBC cut to a re-run of a sports show. The film \"Gigi\" won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight (set by \"Gone with the Wind\" and tied by \"From Here to Eternity\" and \"On the Waterfront\").",
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},
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"docid": "919099",
"text": "personal victory, they also viewed it as bittersweet. They believed \"Gone With the Wind\" celebrated the slave system and condemned the forces that destroyed it. For them, the unique accolade McDaniel had won suggested that only those who did not protest Hollywood's systemic use of racial stereotypes could find work and success there. The Twelfth Academy Awards took place at the Coconut Grove Restaurant of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was preceded by a banquet in the same room. Louella Parsons, an American gossip columnist, wrote about Oscar night, February 29, 1940: McDaniel received a plaque-style Oscar, approximately",
"title": "Hattie McDaniel"
},
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"docid": "7580328",
"text": "from \"The Wizard of Oz\". As the evening progressed, \"Gone with the Wind\" won the majority of awards, and Bob Hope remarked to David O. Selznick, \"David, you should have brought roller skates\". Making a speech, Selznick paused to extend praise and gratitude to Olivia de Havilland, a \"Best Supporting Actress\" nominee, and made it clear in his speech he knew she had not won. Fay Bainter presented the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, prefacing her presentation of the latter award with the knowing comment, \"It is a tribute to a country where people are free to honor",
"title": "12th Academy Awards"
},
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"docid": "13733618",
"text": "The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind is a 1988 documentary outlining the successes and challenges of the casting, filming, and legacy of the 1939 film \"Gone with the Wind\", from concept to finished product. The documentary focuses on David O. Selznick from the time of the book's publication to the Academy Awards ceremony of 1940. Included are interviews with many of the crew and office personnel involved in making the film. Producer David O. Selznick struggled to control his project, working with three directors along the way--George Cukor,",
"title": "The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind"
},
{
"docid": "7427039",
"text": "base just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack and World War II, illustrating the conflict between an individualistic private (Montgomery Clift) and rigid institutional authority (exemplified by the Army). Its achievement of eight awards matched the then record held by \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939). The record would be tied again the following year by \"On the Waterfront\" (1954). Walt Disney won four awards, which remains the record for the most Oscars won in the same year. William Holden's speech for Best Actor for his role in \"Stalag 17\" was simply \"Thank You\", making it one of the shortest speeches",
"title": "26th Academy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "7580322",
"text": "Wind\". AMPAS presented Academy Awards of Merit in twenty categories. Nominees for each award are listed below; award winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Academy Honorary Awards were presented to: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was presented to David O. Selznick. The Academy Juvenile Award was presented to Judy Garland for \"The Wizard of Oz\". The following twenty-three films received multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards: Prior to the announcement of nominations, \"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington\" and \"Gone with the Wind\" were the two films most widely tipped to receive a significant number",
"title": "12th Academy Awards"
},
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"docid": "15631226",
"text": "Martin Fong Martin Fong (died 2014) was a film producer, director, cinematographer, stylist, actor, celebrity photographer, and was notable as one of the first major American tap dancers of Chinese descent to dance on the Las Vegas strip. Fong was raised by cinematographer James Wong Howe, A.S.C., who worked on over 130 movies, won 2 Academy Awards and received 16 Academy Awards Nominations. Howe was also Fong’s godfather and mentor. Fong used to display Howe’s original camera equipment from the film \"Gone With the Wind\" in the foyer of his Hollywood, California mansion, along with Howe’s projectors and editing equipment",
"title": "Martin Fong"
},
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"docid": "20417170",
"text": "the Wind, Gone With the Wind\" was released in November. As of the first week of January 2018, the single has topped three stations (Ultimate, RTHK, Metro Radio). \"Live in the Moment\" won Most Popular Album at the Fourth Cantonese Song Chart Awards Presentation (第四屆粵語歌曲排行榜頒獎典禮) held at the Qian Yuan Stadium. \"Saying Goodbye to Everyday\" also won Most Popular Song. At the 2017 Ultimate Song Chart Awards, Gin Lee again won the Silver Prize for Best Female Singer, and \"Saying Goodbye to Everyday\" was awarded Top 10 Song. Gin Lee was nominated for fan voted accolade Outstanding Regional Artiste (Malaysia)",
"title": "Gin Lee"
},
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"docid": "4389634",
"text": "the film won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and eclipsed \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939) as the highest-grossing film of all-time. The Sound of Music soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award and is the longest-running \"Billboard Magazine\" Top 10 album in history at 109 weeks. Returning to television, Cartwright played Penny Robinson in the TV series \"Lost in Space\" (1965–68). She made appearances on several TV shows, including \"My Three Sons\", \"Adam-12\", and \"The Love Boat\". She was also cast in the television movies \"Scout's Honor\"",
"title": "Angela Cartwright"
},
{
"docid": "9494978",
"text": "the Craftsman style overlooking the Arroyo Seco from Montecito Heights, and is located at 4115 Berenice Place, Los Angeles. He also designed the Thomas J. Washburn House (1911) which was purchased in 1941 by Hattie McDaniel, the first black actress to win an Academy Award when she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in \"Gone with the Wind\". Moore became associated with Riverside, California when he submitted plans for a new Riverside County courthouse in 1902. Moore did not win the contract, but he did subsequently design a number of homes and other structures in",
"title": "Lester S. Moore"
},
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"docid": "145403",
"text": "and demands, and released the film as planned. It was later nominated for 11 Academy Awards, only winning one (for Best Original Story) partly because of the number of major pictures that were nominated that year was 10, including \"The Wizard of Oz\" and \"Gone with the Wind\". Hollywood columnist Louella Parsons called it a \"smash patriotic hit\" and most critics agreed, seeing that audiences left the theaters with \"an enthusiasm for democracy\" and \"in a glow of patriotism.\" The significance of the film's message was established further in France, shortly after World War II began. When the French public",
"title": "Frank Capra"
},
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"docid": "4361470",
"text": "the second highest-grossing film in history at the time after \"Gone with the Wind\". It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), and Best Cinematography – Color (Surtees). \"Ben-Hur\" also won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Stephen Boyd. Today, \"Ben-Hur\" is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, and in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it the 72nd best American film",
"title": "Ben-Hur (1959 film)"
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"docid": "1382312",
"text": "at the time of the casting, Fleming was working on the film \"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\", which featured a British producer and a cast largely composed of British or British Commonwealth actors. Furthermore, Revere did not know Fleming beyond their professional relationship. Victor Fleming Victor Lonzo Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were \"The Wizard of Oz\" (1939), and \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. Fleming has those same two films listed in the top 10",
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"docid": "13328168",
"text": "referring to it as \"a film that rebukes the past when it might also have feared the future\". , the website Rotten Tomatoes had given the film a 92% approval rating, based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 8/10. Academy Awards \"Inherit the Wind\" was nominated for four Academy Awards. BAFTA Berlin International Film Festival Golden Globes Inherit the Wind (1960 film) Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Stanley Kramer. It stars Spencer Tracy as lawyer Henry",
"title": "Inherit the Wind (1960 film)"
},
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"docid": "8111342",
"text": "23rd Academy Awards The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1950. \"All About Eve\" received 14 Oscar nominations, beating the previous record of 13 set by \"Gone with the Wind\". \"Sunset Boulevard\" became the second film with nominations in every acting category not to win a single one (after \"My Man Godfrey\" in 1936). This would not happen again until \"American Hustle\" was shut out at the 86th Academy Awards. \"All About Eve\" was the second film, after \"Mrs. Miniver\" (1942), to receive five acting nominations. It also became the first to receive multiple",
"title": "23rd Academy Awards"
},
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"docid": "919082",
"text": "Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as \"Mammy\" in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Academy Award won by an African American entertainer. In addition to acting in many films, McDaniel recorded 16 blues sides between 1926-1929 (10 were issued), was a radio performer and television star; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States. She appeared in over 300 films, although she",
"title": "Hattie McDaniel"
},
{
"docid": "9509553",
"text": "credit for his work on the film, as makeup artists were not regularly given such credit until the following decade. The amount of work on \"Gone with the Wind\" has been credited with leading to his death. In 1940, he underwent a tonsillectomy, and following the operation he had a fatal heart attack on 30 March, a few months after the release of the film. Monte had three sons, including Michael Westmore, who won an Academy Award for Makeup for the film \"Mask\" (1985), and nine Emmy Awards. His son Monty Westmore was also nominated for both an Academy Award",
"title": "Monte Westmore"
},
{
"docid": "7580324",
"text": "as Lincoln's Gettysburg speech\", while Sheilah Graham called it the \"best talking picture ever made\". \"Screen Book\" magazine stated that it \"should win every Academy Award\". Frank Capra, the director, and James Stewart, the film's star were considered front runners to win awards. \"Gone with the Wind\" premiered in December 1939 with a Gallup poll taken shortly before its release concluding that 56.5 million people intended to see the film. The New York Film Critics Award was given to \"Wuthering Heights\" after thirteen rounds of balloting had left the voters deadlocked between \"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington\" and \"Gone with",
"title": "12th Academy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "6980348",
"text": "loyal, wife even when Mr. Lockwood visits. The project was initially intended as a vehicle for Merle Oberon, who was under contract with Goldwyn at the time. However, when Laurence Olivier was cast as Heathcliff, Vivien Leigh wanted to play the lead role alongside her then-lover and future husband. Studio executives felt the role could not go to an actress who was largely unknown in America, but they did offer Leigh the part of Isabella Linton. She declined, and Geraldine Fitzgerald was cast. Leigh was cast in \"Gone with the Wind\" that same year, for which she won an Academy",
"title": "Wuthering Heights (1939 film)"
},
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"docid": "7580320",
"text": "12th Academy Awards The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939. The ceremony was held on February 29, 1940, at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Bob Hope (in his first of nineteen turns as host). David O. Selznick's production \"Gone with the Wind\" received the most nominations of the year with thirteen. Other films receiving multiple nominations included: \"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington\"; \"Wuthering Heights\"; \"Goodbye, Mr. Chips\"; \"Stagecoach\"; \"Love Affair\"; \"The Wizard",
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},
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"docid": "15909651",
"text": "You Went Away\" (1944), \"Duel in the Sun\" (1946) and \"Portrait of Jennie\" (1948). Selznick ceased his independent productions in 1948. Beginning with Carol Reed's \"The Third Man\" (1949), he entered into a period of co-producing motion pictures with other filmmakers. In 1954, he made his sole venture into television with the production \"Light's Diamond Jubilee\". Selznick retired from filmmaking after producing an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's \"A Farewell to Arms\" (1957). Selznick's productions were the recipients of numerous Academy Award nominations. Two of his films—\"Gone With the Wind\" and \"Rebecca\"—won Academy Awards for Best Picture. Six other films that",
"title": "David O. Selznick filmography"
},
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"docid": "4950080",
"text": "Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles. The art direction of Lyle Wheeler was often recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Lyle R. Wheeler Lyle Reynolds Wheeler (February 2, 1905 – January 10, 1990) was an American motion picture art director. He received five Academy Awards — for \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), \"Anna and the King of Siam\" (1946), \"The Robe\" (1953), \"The King and I\" (1956) and \"The Diary of Anne Frank\" (1959). Lyle Wheeler studied at the University of Southern California, then worked as a magazine artist and industrial designer. In 1936",
"title": "Lyle R. Wheeler"
},
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"docid": "820572",
"text": "not to tell you what kind of pictures to make. \" [It] was the biggest grosser Metro had up to that time, except for \"Gone With the Wind\".\" The film currently holds a 100% \"Fresh\" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 critical reviews with an average score of 8.7/10. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, and Best Music, Song (Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin for \"The Trolley Song\"). Margaret O'Brien received an Academy Juvenile Award for her work that",
"title": "Meet Me in St. Louis"
},
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"docid": "450217",
"text": "Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh (; born Vivian Mary Hartley, and styled as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 19138 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for her iconic performances as Scarlett O'Hara in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of \"A Streetcar Named Desire\" (1951), a role she had also played on stage in London's West End in 1949. She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of \"Tovarich\" (1963). After completing her drama school education, Leigh",
"title": "Vivien Leigh"
},
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"docid": "7427008",
"text": "27th Academy Awards The 27th Academy Awards honored the best films released in 1954. The Best Picture winner, \"On the Waterfront\", was produced by Sam Spiegel and directed by Elia Kazan. It had twelve nominations and eight wins, matching two other films, \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939) and \"From Here to Eternity\" (1953), though those each had thirteen nominations. \"On the Waterfront\" was the third film to receive five acting nominations, and the first to receive three in the Best Supporting Actor category. A \"rematch\" occurred in the category of Best Actor between Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart following Bogart's",
"title": "27th Academy Awards"
},
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"docid": "957022",
"text": "the first African-American to win a Best Actor award and the second African-American to win any Oscar (the first was Hattie McDaniel who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for \"Gone with the Wind\"). Poitier also won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lilia Skala), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. The film was also nominated in 1965 for the United Nations Award at the BAFTA Awards. Also, the film",
"title": "Lilies of the Field (1963 film)"
},
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"docid": "767333",
"text": "realized that goal by leasing RKO Culver City Studios & back lot, formed Selznick International Pictures, and distributed his films through United Artists. His successes continued with classics such as \"The Garden of Allah\" (1936), \"The Prisoner of Zenda\" (1937), \"A Star Is Born\" (1937), \"Nothing Sacred\" (1937), \"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\" (1938), \"The Young in Heart\" (1938), \"Made for Each Other\" (1939), \"Intermezzo\" (1939) and \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), which remains the highest-grossing film of all time (adjusted for inflation). \"Gone with the Wind\" won eight Oscars and two special awards. Selznick also won the Irving G.",
"title": "David O. Selznick"
},
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"docid": "1790834",
"text": "the lyrics differently. The film earned a total of eight Academy Awards: It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, losing both to \"The Godfather\". \"Cabaret\" holds the record for most Academy Awards won by a film which did not win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Shortly before the Academy Awards, Fosse won two Tonys for directing and choreographing \"Pippin\", his biggest stage hit to date. When, months later, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for choreographing and directing Minnelli's television special \"Liza with a Z\", he became",
"title": "Cabaret (1972 film)"
},
{
"docid": "9236446",
"text": "decision to embrace the unflattering qualities of the character while Crawford remained with her glamour. Best Cinematography Ernest Haller Ernest Jacob Haller (May 31, 1896 – October 21, 1970), sometimes known as Ernie J. Haller, was an American cinematographer. He was most notable for his involvement in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939) and his close professional relationships with prominent actresses of the time, such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Ingrid Bergman. Haller was nominated for the Academy Awards the total of seven times and won for Best Cinematography once. He was killed in a car accident in Marina Del",
"title": "Ernest Haller"
},
{
"docid": "6131754",
"text": "and exit music, \"Gone with the Wind\" lasts for 234 minutes (although some sources put its full length at 238 minutes) while \"Lawrence of Arabia\" comes in slightly shorter at 232 minutes with its additional components. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award—beating out her co-star Olivia de Havilland who was also nominated in the same category—but was racially segregated from her co-stars at the awards ceremony at the Coconut Grove; she and her escort were made to sit at a separate table at the back of the room. Meanwhile, screenwriter Sidney Howard became the first",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (film)"
},
{
"docid": "9236436",
"text": "Ernest Haller Ernest Jacob Haller (May 31, 1896 – October 21, 1970), sometimes known as Ernie J. Haller, was an American cinematographer. He was most notable for his involvement in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939) and his close professional relationships with prominent actresses of the time, such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Ingrid Bergman. Haller was nominated for the Academy Awards the total of seven times and won for Best Cinematography once. He was killed in a car accident in Marina Del Rey, California, on October 21, 1970 at the age of 74. Ernest Haller was born in Los",
"title": "Ernest Haller"
},
{
"docid": "7350151",
"text": "Foote won a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for \"To Kill a Mockingbird\", he was not present at the 1963 ceremony to collect it because he did not believe he was going to win and did not attend. As a result, Foote made sure he was present for the ceremony when he was nominated for \"Tender Mercies\"; he won that Oscar as well, this time for Best Original Screenplay. The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 56th Academy Awards The 56th Academy Awards",
"title": "56th Academy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "919100",
"text": "by , the type awarded to all Best Supporting Actors and Actresses at that time. She and her escort were required to sit at a segregated table for two at the far wall of the room; her white agent, William Meiklejohn, sat at the same table. The hotel had a strict no-blacks policy, but allowed McDaniel in as a favor. \"Gone with the Wind\" won eight Academy Awards. It was later named by the American Film Institute (AFI) as number four among the top 100 American films of all time in the 1998 ranking and number six in the 2007",
"title": "Hattie McDaniel"
},
{
"docid": "8424485",
"text": "year's big winner \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), also produced the Best Picture winner in 1940, \"Rebecca\" – and campaigned heavily for its win. Selznick was the first to produce two consecutive winners of the Best Picture Oscar. Although \"Rebecca\" had eleven nominations, it only won for Best Picture and Best Cinematography (Black and White), marking the last time a film would win Best Picture but not win for either directing, acting, or writing. The film's distributor – United Artists – was the last of the original film studios (the others were Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia, 20th Century-Fox, Warner Bros., RKO Radio,",
"title": "13th Academy Awards"
},
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"docid": "2524919",
"text": "moving to Georgia. Weir and Ford famously missed the Academy Awards ceremony for which they had both been nominated for \"Witness\", which won two Oscars, for Best Screenplay and Best Film Editing. The film contains the last feature film role of Butterfly McQueen, who had a prominent role in \"Gone with the Wind\". She plays a lapsed churchgoer, and in real life was a vocal atheist. The film was initially a critical and commercial disappointment, but has since received much stronger modern reviews. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a positive score of 75% based on a sample",
"title": "The Mosquito Coast"
},
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"docid": "8675714",
"text": "\"Louisiana Purchase\" in 1942, \"For Whom the Bell Tolls\" in 1944, and \"Lady in the Dark\" in 1945. Ray Rennahan Ray Rennahan, A.S.C. (May 1, 1896 – May 19, 1980) was a movie cinematographer. For his work in movies, he became one of the only six cinematographers to have a \"Star\" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The other five are: Haskell Wexler, Conrad L. Hall, J. Peverell Marley, Leon Shamroy and Hal Mohr. He won two Academy Awards for Color Cinematography, for \"Gone with the Wind\" in 1940, and \"Blood and Sand\" in 1942. He was also nominated in",
"title": "Ray Rennahan"
},
{
"docid": "8675713",
"text": "Ray Rennahan Ray Rennahan, A.S.C. (May 1, 1896 – May 19, 1980) was a movie cinematographer. For his work in movies, he became one of the only six cinematographers to have a \"Star\" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The other five are: Haskell Wexler, Conrad L. Hall, J. Peverell Marley, Leon Shamroy and Hal Mohr. He won two Academy Awards for Color Cinematography, for \"Gone with the Wind\" in 1940, and \"Blood and Sand\" in 1942. He was also nominated in that category for \"Drums Along the Mohawk\" in 1940, \"Down Argentine Way\" and \"The Blue Bird\" in 1941,",
"title": "Ray Rennahan"
},
{
"docid": "4950076",
"text": "Lyle R. Wheeler Lyle Reynolds Wheeler (February 2, 1905 – January 10, 1990) was an American motion picture art director. He received five Academy Awards — for \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), \"Anna and the King of Siam\" (1946), \"The Robe\" (1953), \"The King and I\" (1956) and \"The Diary of Anne Frank\" (1959). Lyle Wheeler studied at the University of Southern California, then worked as a magazine artist and industrial designer. In 1936 he was hired by David O. Selznick to work as a set designer for Selznick's motion picture production company. Wheeler proved to be a creative genius",
"title": "Lyle R. Wheeler"
},
{
"docid": "2888749",
"text": "Walshe, and Clara Blandick, Terry (billed as Toto), and Singer's Midgets as the Munchkins. Legendary for its use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score and memorable characters, the film has become an icon of American popular culture. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but lost to \"Gone with the Wind\". It did win in two other categories: Best Original Song for \"Over the Rainbow\" and Best Original Score by Herbert Stothart. While the film was considered a critical success upon release in August 1939, it failed to make a profit for MGM until the 1949 re-release,",
"title": "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17035308",
"text": "700,000 copies. The game was also nominated for \"Excellence in Narrative\" for the Independent Games Festival for 2013. \"Polygon\" named \"Gone Home\" their Game of the Year for 2013. \"Gone Home\" was nominated for several categories at the 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards, including \"Game of the Year\", \"Innovation Award\", \"Best Narrative\", and \"Best Downloadable Game\", while Fullbright won as a studio for \"Best Debut\" for \"Gone Home\". The game won the 2013 British Academy Games Awards for best \"Debut Game\" while nominated for \"Best Story\". Gone Home Gone Home is a first-person exploration and walking simulator video game developed",
"title": "Gone Home"
},
{
"docid": "6683649",
"text": "films topping the American Film Institute's AFI 100 list include Orson Welles's \"Citizen Kane\" (1941), which is frequently cited as the greatest film of all time, \"Casablanca\" (1942), \"The Godfather\" (1972), \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), \"Lawrence of Arabia\" (1962), \"The Wizard of Oz\" (1939), \"The Graduate\" (1967), \"On the Waterfront\" (1954), \"Schindler's List\" (1993), \"Singin' in the Rain\" (1952), \"It's a Wonderful Life\" (1946) and \"Sunset Boulevard\" (1950). The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, have been held annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929, and the Golden Globe Awards have been held",
"title": "United States"
},
{
"docid": "3794425",
"text": "won was anchored by Yoann Gourcuff and Marveaux. Gourcuff has since gone on to win both the UNFP Player of the Year and French Player of the Year awards and establish himself as a French international. Marveaux graduated from the academy after the Gambardella triumph and has gone on to appear in over 100 matches for Rennes. He had his best season to date in the 2009–10 season, appearing in 38 matches and scoring 12 goals. In 2008, the team that won the competition was composed of Brahimi, M'Vila, Souprayen, Yohann Lasimant, Quentin Rouger, Kévin Théophile-Catherine, and Damien Le Tallec.",
"title": "Stade Rennais F.C."
},
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"docid": "901298",
"text": "did not resume the anamorphic 2.39:1 widescreen format until his movie, \"The Interpreter\", in 2005. \"Out of Africa\" received mixed reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 57% \"rotten\" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. \"Out of Africa\" is one of only a handful of films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture but currently have \"rotten\" (below 60%) scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The film won seven Academy Awards and was nominated in a further four categories. The film won three Golden Globe Awards (Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Original Score).",
"title": "Out of Africa (film)"
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"docid": "9945607",
"text": "Point\" produced by Emem Isong and directed by Francis Agu where she shot into superstardom across Nigeria. She has gone on to star in over 70 movies. and is now the co founder of I2radio and hosts two podcast shows, undiluted with stella damasus and when women praise. Stella Damasus Stella Damasus (born April 24, 1978) is a Nigerian actress and singer. She was nominated for \"Best Actress in a Leading Role\" at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. She won the Award for Best Actress at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2007 In 2012 She won the award",
"title": "Stella Damasus"
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{
"docid": "6557415",
"text": "was released in the United Kingdom, and on 10 March 2006 as a limited release in the United States. The film was Sweden's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards. On 27 January 2004, it was announced that it had been selected as one of the five nominees. Jan Guillou was unable to attend the Awards, since he did not receive a ticket. At the Swedish Guldbagge Awards it was nominated in seven categories, of which it won three: Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Production Design. The categories where it did",
"title": "Evil (2003 film)"
},
{
"docid": "14041898",
"text": "Gleeson – \"Into the Storm\" Glenn Close – \"Damages\" Lea Michele – \"Glee\" Drew Barrymore – \"Grey Gardens\" Little Dorrit Breaking Bad Glee John Lithgow – \"Dexter\" Jane Lynch – \"Glee\" Grey Gardens \"' \"True Blood\" North by Northwest Yentl Star Trek Gone with the Wind The Wizard of Oz Winners: Losers: Winners: Losers: 14th Satellite Awards The 14th Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the International Press Academy at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on November 30, 2008. The",
"title": "14th Satellite Awards"
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"docid": "525075",
"text": "initial theatrical run. When box office prices are adjusted for inflation, it remains one of the top 100 grossing films in U.S. history. Among films released before 1950, only \"Gone With the Wind\", \"The Bells of St. Mary's\", \"The Big Parade\" and four Disney titles have done more total business, in part due to later re-releases. (Reliable box office figures for certain early films such as \"The Birth of a Nation\" and Charlie Chaplin's comedies are unavailable.) However, because of the distribution arrangement RKO had with Goldwyn, RKO recorded a loss of $660,000 on the film. 1947 Academy Awards \"The",
"title": "The Best Years of Our Lives"
},
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"docid": "1382306",
"text": "Victor Fleming Victor Lonzo Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were \"The Wizard of Oz\" (1939), and \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. Fleming has those same two films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. Victor Fleming was born at the Banbury Ranch near what is now La Cañada Flintridge, California, the son of Eva (née Hartman) and William Richard Lonzo Fleming. He served in the photographic",
"title": "Victor Fleming"
},
{
"docid": "919125",
"text": "Award for \"Precious\". Hattie McDaniel recorded infrequently as a singer. In addition to the musical numbers over her long career in films, she recorded for Okeh Records, Paramount, and the small Kansas City, Missouri label Merrit. All of her known recordings (some of which were never issued) were recorded in the 1920s. Notes Bibliography Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as \"Mammy\" in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first",
"title": "Hattie McDaniel"
},
{
"docid": "17774013",
"text": "2014 in anime This is a list of the events of 2014 in anime. AnimeJapan had its first edition in March. \"The Tale of Princess Kaguya Best Animated Feature Film\" and \"Best Animation\" by Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Lost Angeles Film Critics Association respectively. Tamako Love Story won the \"Best New Face\" award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. \"The Wind Rises\" won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. \"\" won the Best Theatrical Film Award at the 19th Animation Kobe Awards. \"Attack on Titan\" won the",
"title": "2014 in anime"
},
{
"docid": "4214327",
"text": "Fighting Seabees, Sands of Iwo Jima\", and \"The Shootist\". The 11th is \"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\", though his character was dead at the beginning of the film and his death was not depicted in the film. This film also marks the final appearance by Hedda Hopper as an actress in a significant role. The gossip columnist would, however, make cameo appearances in subsequent films. At the 15th Academy Awards, \"Reap the Wild Wind\" won an Academy Award and was nominated for two more: \"Reap the Wild Wind\" received two awards in \"The Film Daily\"'s Filmdom's Famous Fives poll:",
"title": "Reap the Wild Wind"
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"docid": "829013",
"text": "album had already earned $2 million and had gone platinum. \"The \"Shaft\" theme became so popular that it was heard everywhere, from nightclubs to halftime at football games.\" (Guerrero 1993) Hayes was also nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Dramatic Score and for Best Original Song with the 'Theme from Shaft.'. When he won for Best Original Song, it was the first time an African American composer had won an Academy Award. \"The 45-single release of the record topped the US charts, hit number 4 in the UK and is still popular today, enjoying a new lease of",
"title": "Shaft (1971 film)"
},
{
"docid": "6131699",
"text": "to win an Academy Award). It set records for the total number of wins and nominations at the time. The film has been criticized as historical revisionism glorifying slavery, and it has been credited with triggering changes in the way in which African Americans are depicted cinematically. \"Gone with the Wind\" was immensely popular when first released. It became the highest-earning film made up to that point, and held the record for over a quarter of a century. When adjusted for monetary inflation, it is still the most successful film in box-office history. It was re-released periodically throughout the 20th",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (film)"
},
{
"docid": "723441",
"text": "contribution, and Sidney Howard received the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. In a letter from Selznick to film editor O'Shea [10/19/1939], Selznick discussed how the writing credits should appear, taking into consideration that Sidney Howard died a few months earlier after a farm-tractor accident at his home in Massachusetts: To Mr. O'Shea: Some time ago, it was my intention to have, in addition to the Sidney Howard credit on \"Gone With the Wind\", a list of contributing writers. I would rather now abandon this idea, first because, while it is true that Sidney Howard did only a portion of the",
"title": "Ben Hecht"
},
{
"docid": "17027253",
"text": "series is the first since series 3 to not feature a Christmas special, instead there is an extra regular episode. \"Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up\" has been nominated for 6 British Academy Children's Awards and won three. It won twice for \"Best Presenter\" in 2013 and 2015 and won \"Best Entertainment\" in 2016. Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up (also called Sam & Mark's Big Wind-Up for repeat compilations featuring just the pranks and Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up for Christmas specials) is a British children's entertainment series aired on the CBBC",
"title": "Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up"
},
{
"docid": "19470653",
"text": "yo\" won 1 award. People who did not attend ceremony wing and were nominated in the shortlist in each category: 15th TVyNovelas Awards The 15th TVyNovelas Awards, is an Academy of special awards to the best of soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on May 15, 1997 in the Teatro Alameda, San Ángel, México D.F.. The ceremony was televised in the Mexico by Canal de las estrellas. Raúl Velasco, Marco Antonio Regil, Julissa and Liza Echeverría hosted the show. \"Cañaveral de Pasiones\" won 10 awards including Best Telenovela of the Year, the most for the evening.",
"title": "15th TVyNovelas Awards"
},
{
"docid": "14027180",
"text": "October 10, 2009 from the World Magic Awards as Best TEEN Magician. After receiving the award, he performed his famous floating antique table trick, also bringing up a member from the audience. \"When I had found out that I had won the award, one of my dreams had come true,\" says Tommy. The Tommy wind show closed in October 2017 Tommy Wind Tommy Wind is a magician from Staten Island in New York City. He has performed in many of his own original shows, combining illusion with rock and roll music, in New York City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and",
"title": "Tommy Wind"
},
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"docid": "264297",
"text": "on to win ten Academy Awards, although not for the best original score, which instead went to Herbert Stothart for the musical \"The Wizard of Oz\". The score of \"Gone With The Wind\" is ranked #2 by AFI as the second greatest American film score of all time. \"Now, Voyager\" would be the film score for which Steiner would win his second Academy Award. Kate Daubney attributes the success of this score to Steiner's ability to \"[balance] the scheme of thematic meaning with the sound of the music.\" Steiner used motifs and thematic elements in the music to emphasize the",
"title": "Max Steiner"
},
{
"docid": "3246385",
"text": "\"Gardenia jasminoides\". Hattie McDaniel famously wore gardenias in her hair when she accepted an Academy Award, the first for an African American, for Gone With The Wind. Mo'Nique Hicks later wore gardenias in her hair when she won her Oscar as a tribute to McDaniels. Gardenia Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar and Pacific Islands. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis after Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), a Scottish-born American naturalist. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to",
"title": "Gardenia"
},
{
"docid": "144420",
"text": "the Venice Film Festival. In 2006 Stephen Frears directed \"The Queen\" based on the events surrounding the death of Princess Diana, which won the Best Actress prize at the Venice Film Festival and Academy Awards and the BAFTA for Best Film. In 2006, Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival with his account of the struggle for Irish Independence in \"The Wind That Shakes the Barley\". Joe Wright's adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel \"Atonement\" was nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Film and won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Film. \"Slumdog Millionaire\"",
"title": "Cinema of the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "736995",
"text": "Vittorio De Sica). The most awarded foreign country is Italy, with 14 awards won (including three Special Awards) and 28 nominations, while France is the foreign country with the largest number of nominations (37 for 12 wins, including three Special Awards). Israel is the foreign country with the largest number of nominations (10) without winning an award, while Portugal has the largest number of submissions (34) without a nomination. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929, no foreign language film was honored. During the early post-war era (1947–1955), eight foreign language films received Special or Honorary Awards.",
"title": "Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film"
},
{
"docid": "17467058",
"text": "film editor. As of 2017, they are the only instance of two brothers both winning an Academy Award for Best Editing. Hal Kern won for \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939). Robert J. Kern Robert James Kern (March 29, 1885 – May 30, 1972) was an American film editor with more than sixty feature film credits. He is known for editing \"National Velvet\" (1944), which won him the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. \"National Velvet\" was one of thirteen films that Kern edited with director Clarence Brown. He also made seven films with director W. S. Van Dyke, including three",
"title": "Robert J. Kern"
},
{
"docid": "7934469",
"text": "Award-winners (Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines) to the Academy and dismissing members who have gone AWOL. On May 6, 2003, due to non-compliance with reportorial requirements, the corporate charter of the FAMAS was revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move of the SEC gave FAMAS three years to wind-up its activities. This move also prohibited the staging of an awards night, which is the major activity of the FAMAS. Nevertheless, under the presidency of Art Padua, the FAMAS was able to stage the 52nd and 53rd FAMAS Awards. In 2004, fifteen new members of the FAMAS were",
"title": "FAMAS Award"
},
{
"docid": "3793320",
"text": "area performances and songwriting resulted in a recording contract in 1985 with EMI/Capitol Records. In 1986 the band released their first album, \"The Thin Red Line\"; it was produced by Jim Vallance, with some co-writing by Bryan Adams. This album sold multi-platinum, and two of its songs, \"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)\" and \"Someday\", appeared on \"Billboard\" magazine's top 10. Glass Tiger won three 1986 Juno Awards: Album of the Year for \"The Thin Red Line\", Single of the Year for \"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)\", and Most Promising Group of the Year. The album's producer, Jim Vallance,",
"title": "Glass Tiger"
},
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"docid": "919096",
"text": "prominently in the program. For her performance as the house slave who repeatedly scolds her owner's daughter, Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), and scoffs at Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), McDaniel won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first black American to win an Oscar. She was the first black American to have been nominated. \"I loved Mammy,\" McDaniel said when speaking to the white press about the character. \"I think I understood her because my own grandmother worked on a plantation not unlike Tara.\" Her role in \"Gone with the Wind\" had alarmed some whites in the South;",
"title": "Hattie McDaniel"
},
{
"docid": "4563223",
"text": "years old. She is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Juanita Moore Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actress. She was the fifth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category at a time when only a single African American, Hattie McDaniel in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), had won an Oscar. Her most famous role was as Annie Johnson in the movie \"Imitation of Life\" (1959). Juanita Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Ella (née",
"title": "Juanita Moore"
},
{
"docid": "4563218",
"text": "Juanita Moore Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actress. She was the fifth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category at a time when only a single African American, Hattie McDaniel in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), had won an Oscar. Her most famous role was as Annie Johnson in the movie \"Imitation of Life\" (1959). Juanita Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Ella (née Dunn) and Harrison Moore. She had seven siblings, (six",
"title": "Juanita Moore"
},
{
"docid": "7224582",
"text": "voted Outstanding British Film of 2005. 59th British Academy Film Awards The 59th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 19 February 2006 and honoured the best films of 2005. \"Brokeback Mountain\" won Best Film, Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for \"Capote\" and Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for \"Walk the Line\". \"The Constant Gardener\" had the most nominations with 10, but only received one award; Claire Simpson for Best Editing. \"\", directed by",
"title": "59th British Academy Film Awards"
},
{
"docid": "7224581",
"text": "59th British Academy Film Awards The 59th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 19 February 2006 and honoured the best films of 2005. \"Brokeback Mountain\" won Best Film, Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for \"Capote\" and Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for \"Walk the Line\". \"The Constant Gardener\" had the most nominations with 10, but only received one award; Claire Simpson for Best Editing. \"\", directed by Nick Park and Steve Box, was",
"title": "59th British Academy Film Awards"
},
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"docid": "168649",
"text": "inaccuracies of the novel, historian Richard N. Current points out: No doubt it is indeed unfortunate that \"Gone with the Wind\" perpetuates many myths about Reconstruction, particularly with respect to blacks. Margaret Mitchell did not originate them and a young novelist can scarcely be faulted for not knowing what the majority of mature, professional historians did not know until many years later. In \"Gone with the Wind\", Mitchell explores some complexities in racial issues. Scarlett was asked by a Yankee woman for advice on who to appoint as a nurse for her children; Scarlett suggested a \"darky\", much to the",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "12506886",
"text": "seek better lives. Despite the hardship and prejudice of the Jim Crow era, several black entertainers and literary figures gained broad popularity with white audiences in the early 20th century. They included luminaries such as tap dancers Bill \"Bojangles\" Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers, jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, and the actress Hattie McDaniel (in 1939 she was the first black to receive an Academy Award when she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in \"Gone with the Wind\"). African-American athletes faced much discrimination during the Jim Crow period.",
"title": "Jim Crow laws"
},
{
"docid": "6131750",
"text": "\"accentuate the split personality she portrays\" and thought she was particularly effective in such moments of characterization like the morning after the marital rape scene. Flinn also found Leigh suited to the role physically and felt she was best in the scenes where she displays courage and determination, such as the escape from Atlanta and when Scarlett kills a Yankee deserter. Leigh won in the Best Actress category for her performance at the 1939 New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Of Clark Gable's performance as Rhett Butler, Flinn felt the characterization was \"as close to Miss Mitchell's conception—and the audience's—as",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (film)"
},
{
"docid": "7349157",
"text": "did not screen in Los Angeles until 1972. Chaplin had received honorary Academy Awards in 1929 and 1972. \"Cabaret\", Bob Fosse's adaptation of the Broadway stage musical, set a record for the most Oscars won without winning Best Picture. Best Picture winner \"The Godfather\" received only three Academy Awards. This year was the first time that two African American women received nominations for Best Actress. This was also the first year when all the Oscar winners were brought out on stage at the end of the ceremony. Winners are listed first in boldface. The following 15 films received multiple nominations.",
"title": "45th Academy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "6131753",
"text": "competitive wins stood until \"Gigi\" (1958) won nine, and its overall record of ten was broken by \"Ben-Hur\" (1959) which won eleven. \"Gone with the Wind\" also held the record for most nominations until \"All About Eve\" (1950) secured fourteen. It was the longest American sound film made up to that point, and may still hold the record of the longest Best Picture winner depending on how it is interpreted. The running time for \"Gone with the Wind\" is just under 221 minutes, while \"Lawrence of Arabia\" (1962) runs for just over 222 minutes; however, including the overture, intermission, entr'acte,",
"title": "Gone with the Wind (film)"
},
{
"docid": "10134496",
"text": "61st British Academy Film Awards The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 10 February 2008 and honoured the best films of 2007. \"Atonement\" won Best Film, while Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, won Best Director for \"No Country for Old Men\", which also went on to win Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for \"There Will Be Blood\", Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for \"La Vie en Rose (La Môme)\", and Tilda Swinton won Best Supporting Actress for \"Michael Clayton\".",
"title": "61st British Academy Film Awards"
},
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"docid": "544511",
"text": "\"Certified Fresh\" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 59 reviews with an average rating of 8.5/10; the site's consensus states that \"Director Billy Wilder's customary cynicism is leavened here by tender humor, romance, and genuine pathos.\" \"The Apartment\" received 10 Academy Award nominations, and won 5 Academy Awards. Although Jack Lemmon did not win the Oscar, Kevin Spacey dedicated his Oscar for \"American Beauty\" (1999) to Lemmon's performance. According to the behind-the-scenes feature on the \"American Beauty\" DVD, the film's director, Sam Mendes, had watched \"The Apartment\" (among other classic American films) as inspiration in preparation for shooting his film.",
"title": "The Apartment"
},
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"docid": "12354756",
"text": "was among the final 10 long-listed shorts for the 2009 Academy Awards. Gone Fishing (2008 film) Gone Fishing is a 2008 short film written and directed by Chris Jones, starring Bill Paterson and James Wilson, that premiered at BAFTA on 12 January 2008. \"Gone Fishing\" is the touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught! This thirteen-minute short film was financed by 150 film makers and directed by the author of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook, Chris Jones. The",
"title": "Gone Fishing (2008 film)"
},
{
"docid": "19326667",
"text": "Galvin, played in Melbourne, Sydney, Edinburgh, London and Vancouver in 2003, and has since gone on to be performed in other nations such as Belgium and Pakistan. The BBC Radio 4 radio version of \"Lorilei\" won the Gold Prize for Drama at the Radio Academy Awards in 2007. In 2006 he again resumed working with Kosky, writing \"The Lost Echo\", an eight-hour adaptation of Ovid's \"Metamorphoses\". At the 2007 Helpmann Awards this production won five awards, including Best Play and Best New Australian work. Wright's adaptation of \"The Women of Troy\" was awarded Best Mainstage Production at the 2008 Sydney",
"title": "Tom Wright (Australian playwright)"
},
{
"docid": "8318780",
"text": "film, romance-themed \"A Pinwheel Without Wind\" won her the Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress. Among Zhou's earlier notable works also include television series \"April Rhapsody\", \"Love Story in Shanghai\" and \"The Legend of the Condor Heroes\"; as well as the film \"Baobei in Love\". Zhou impressed critics once again with her performance in Peter Chan's musical film \"Perhaps Love\" (2005). The film represented Hong Kong at the 2006 Academy Awards. Zhou received Best Actress awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, Golden Bauhinia Awards and Golden Horse Awards. She next starred in Feng",
"title": "Zhou Xun"
},
{
"docid": "10134497",
"text": "\"This Is England\", directed by Shane Meadows, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2007. Anthony Hopkins 61st British Academy Film Awards The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 10 February 2008 and honoured the best films of 2007. \"Atonement\" won Best Film, while Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, won Best Director for \"No Country for Old Men\", which also went on to win Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for \"There Will Be Blood\", Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for",
"title": "61st British Academy Film Awards"
},
{
"docid": "9236440",
"text": "\"The Rich Are Always with Us\" (1931)— a film where he first photographed Bette Davis—, \"The Emperor Jones\" (1933), and \"Dangerous\" (1935). In 1938, Haller received his first Academy Awards nomination for Best Cinematography for the film \"Jezebel\". This recognition caught the eyes of David O. Selznick who was impressed with Haller work in \"Jezebel\" enough to borrow him from the Warner Bros. to participate in \"Gone with the Wind\" (1939), which granted Haller his first and only Oscar for Best Cinematography. Only a year after win first win, Haller received his third nomination for \"All This, and Heaven Too\"",
"title": "Ernest Haller"
},
{
"docid": "3117736",
"text": "industry must feel something of a sacred obligation to make the picture.\" The film version of the novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick, did not appear until 1957. Howard's screenplay for \"Gone with the Wind\" echoed \"Paths of Glory\" with an unflinching look at the cost of war. After two Academy Award nominations and the Broadway success of \"Dodsworth,\" Sidney Howard was at the height of his fame in the late 1930s and appeared on the cover of \"Time\" magazine on June 7, 1937. Two years later, he was dead. Howard was the posthumous winner of the 1939 Academy Award for",
"title": "Sidney Howard"
},
{
"docid": "809136",
"text": "De Niro was so anxious that he did not attend the Oscars ceremony. He asked the Academy to sit out the show backstage, but when the Academy refused, De Niro stayed home in New York. Producer Deeley made a deal with fellow producer David Puttnam, whose film \"Midnight Express\" was nominated, that each would take $500 to the ceremony so if one of them won, the winner would give the loser the $500 to \"drown his sorrows in style.\" \"The Deer Hunter\" won five Oscars at the 51st Academy Awards in 1979: In addition, the film was nominated in four",
"title": "The Deer Hunter"
},
{
"docid": "18462828",
"text": "from four chosen films, however was not nominated like its predecessors. In 2014, committee selected \"Dukhtar\", for submission at 87th Academy Awards, which did not get nomination. In 2015 selection \"Moor\" was submitted on September 10, 2015 with the initial deadline of August 25, 2015 given by Academy, it failed to reach the December shortlist and did not get the nomination. On September 22, 2016 committee announced \"Mah e Mir\" as its official submission at 89th Academy Awards, which was previously scheduled to be announced on September 16, 2016. Pakistani Academy Selection Committee The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee (PASC) is",
"title": "Pakistani Academy Selection Committee"
},
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"docid": "3705592",
"text": "Wind\", was the first African-American to win an Academy Award. Her Oscar for her role in \"Gone With the Wind\" was criticized by some since she won it playing the role of a slave. Though she generally avoided politics, she became Chairwoman of the Hollywood Victory Committee's Negro Division. One of the most successful projects of the Hollywood Victory Committee was the organization of the Hollywood Victory Caravan in 1942. During a three-week cross country rail tour, performers such as Laurel and Hardy, Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx, Gary Grant, Desi Arnaz and Bob Hope participated in performances and rallies that",
"title": "Hollywood Victory Committee"
},
{
"docid": "16926156",
"text": "Hayao Miyazaki won the award for \"Writing in an Animated Feature Production\" at 41st Annie Awards. Film's musical composer, Joe Hisaishi was awarded with Japan Academy Prize in the category of Best Music Score. It was also selected as \"Audience Favorite – Animation\" at Mill Valley Film Festival. The Wind Rises \"The Wind Rises\" is a fictionalized biopic of Jiro Horikoshi (1903–1982), designer of the Mitsubishi A5M fighter aircraft and its successor, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, used by the Empire of Japan during World War II. The film is adapted from Miyazaki's manga of the same name, which was in",
"title": "The Wind Rises"
},
{
"docid": "7948109",
"text": "back cover bears the statement, \"Rodriguez receives royalties from the sale of this release.\" \"Searching for Sugar Man\" won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary on February 10, 2013. On January 13, 2013, \"Searching for Sugar Man\" was nominated for and, on February 24, 2013, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. Rodriguez declined to attend the award ceremony as he did not want to overshadow the filmmakers' achievement. Upon accepting his award, Chinn remarked on such generosity, \"That just about says everything about that man and his story that you want to know.\"",
"title": "Sixto Rodriguez"
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"docid": "9058824",
"text": "development. In 1999 BuroHappold engineers Ian Liddell, Paul Westbury, Dawood Pandor and technician Gary Dagger won the Royal Academy of Engineering's MacRobert Award for their design of the Millennium Dome – only the second time in the award's history that it has gone to a construction project. BuroHappold received the accompanying gold medal. In 2007, BuroHappold won the IStructE Supreme Award for the Savill Building in Windsor Great Park. The Aviva Stadium won the 2011 International Project Award at the British Construction Industry Awards. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre won the Project of the Year Award at the 2011 Building Awards.",
"title": "BuroHappold Engineering"
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"docid": "6096361",
"text": "The big-budget film featured some of the biggest names from the Warner Brothers lot at the time, including Virginia Mayo (fresh from \"White Heat\") as the leading lady and Max Steiner (famous for \"Casablanca\" and \"Gone with the Wind\") who was hired to compose the soundtrack. \"The Flame and the Arrow\" was released in the summer of 1950 and became one of the year's top grossers, earning two nominations at the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony in March 1951; one for Best Dramatic or Comedy Score (Max Steiner), another for Best Color Cinematography (Ernest Haller). Hecht's next production for Warner Brothers",
"title": "Harold Hecht"
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{
"docid": "896520",
"text": "Series, Miniseries or Television Film. In 1988, deHavilland appeared in the HTV romantic television drama \"The Woman He Loved\"; it was her final screen performance. In retirement, deHavilland has remained active in the film community. In 1998, she traveled to New York to help promote a special showing of \"Gone with the Wind\". In 2003, she appeared as a presenter at the 75th Academy Awards, earning a six and a half minute standing ovation upon her entrance. In 2004, Turner Classic Movies produced a retrospective piece called \"Melanie Remembers\" in which she was interviewed for the 65th anniversary of the",
"title": "Olivia de Havilland"
},
{
"docid": "17898775",
"text": "See the Paradise\" as the most deliberately targeted for the Oscars. It received mostly good reviews, but did not receive any nominations and failed at the box office. From the first Oscars, there were instances of films whose initial, limited release at the end of a year was meant to qualify it for Academy consideration before a wider release. In 1933, MGM released the Greta Garbo classic \"Queen Christina\" in New York and Los Angeles the week after Christmas, expanding it to more cities once 1934 began. Six years later, it did the same with \"Gone with the Wind\", which",
"title": "Oscar bait"
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"docid": "14269813",
"text": "pre-teen protagonists dealing with mythic worlds, the importance of stories and finishing them, acceptance, family, and communities. Her films combine traditional and digital art but are often hand-drawn and in a visual style inspired by the worlds of her stories. Nora Twomey became the 7th graduate of Ballyfermot College to have been nominated for an Academy award with her work on \"The Breadwinner\" when it was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards. \"The Breadwinner\" earned 10 nominations at the 45th Annie Awards, including Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Twomey. It won",
"title": "Nora Twomey"
},
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"docid": "6074219",
"text": "\"Gaby\" is a 1956 drama film with Leslie Caron and John Kerr. It is the third version of the play \"Waterloo Bridge\", previously made into films in 1931 and 1940. It is the only version of the play made in color. \"Waterloo Bridge\" stars Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, her first film after the success of \"Gone with the Wind\". The film was a success at the box office and nominated for two Academy Awards—Best Music for Herbert Stothart and Best Cinematography. It was also considered a personal favorite by both Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. After Britain's declaration of",
"title": "Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)"
}
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"text": "are now married and practice at the University of Washington Medical Center, where Carol is a transplant coordinator. During the episode, Carol and Doug help a grieving grandmother (Susan Sarandon) donate her grandson's organs. One of the organs, a kidney, is given to \"some doctor\"; unbeknownst to both Doug and Carol it is their former co-worker and friend John Carter. While on the job she met two current employees at Chicago County General Hospital Dr. Neela Rasgotra and Nurse Manager Sam Taggart. \"Entertainment Weekly\" placed Hathaway in its list of the \"30 Great TV Doctors and Nurses\". Her relationship with",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
{
"docid": "6990782",
"text": "then confessing to Doug, he leaves her for awhile. The two eventually reconcile. Carol overcomes her insecurities and is finally able to put those demons to rest and commit fully to Doug. Soon after, the two decide to conceive a child. Carol opens up a free clinic in the ER, backed financially by colleague Dr. John Carter's wealthy grandmother. The clinic is a success, helping many in the community. Doug's constant run-ins with authority begin to jeopardize not only his job, but also his relationship with Carol, who despite her devotion finds it increasingly hard to support his reckless decisions",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
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"docid": "9400279",
"text": "the train pulls out of the station, that she loves him too. In the aftermath of her departure, Mark falls into depression, develops a meaner attitude, and starts sleeping with County General nurse Chuny Marquez, although they soon break up. Towards the end of the season, he is attacked in the ER bathroom, and the thug is never caught. Although some suspicions arise over former patients and families, his beating was no more than a random act of violence. He becomes increasingly paranoid about his personal safety and distances himself from friends and family. Meanwhile, Doug and Carol draw closer,",
"title": "ER (season 3)"
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"docid": "9388808",
"text": "a number of nominations for other awards which are listed in the List of ER awards and nominations. ER (season 1) The first season of the American fictional drama television series \"ER\" aired from 1994–1995 with 25 episodes. The 2-hour pilot episode aired on September 19, 1994 and was followed by 24 other episodes, including the season finale that aired on May 18, 1995. In \"ER\"'s first season, the core cast consisted of Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene, pediatric resident Dr. Doug Ross, second-year resident Dr. Susan Lewis, medical student John Carter, head nurse Carol Hathaway, and second-year surgical resident",
"title": "ER (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "12976109",
"text": "transplant. Peter Benton, Doug Ross and Carol Hathaway, Susan Lewis, Elizabeth Corday, Kerry Weaver and Ray Barnett return in various episodes. The series ends with one final multiple casualty incident that brings multiple patients to the ER, and shows that life goes on at County General. The final season included special appearances by departed regular and recurring cast members for the following episodes: <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> ER (season 15) The fifteenth and final season of the American fictional drama television series \"ER\" premiered on September 25, 2008 and concluded on April 2, 2009, in a two-hour episode preceded by a one-hour retrospective",
"title": "ER (season 15)"
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"docid": "9388799",
"text": "ER (season 1) The first season of the American fictional drama television series \"ER\" aired from 1994–1995 with 25 episodes. The 2-hour pilot episode aired on September 19, 1994 and was followed by 24 other episodes, including the season finale that aired on May 18, 1995. In \"ER\"'s first season, the core cast consisted of Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene, pediatric resident Dr. Doug Ross, second-year resident Dr. Susan Lewis, medical student John Carter, head nurse Carol Hathaway, and second-year surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton. The series premiere \"24 Hours\" sees Dr. Greene considering a move into private practice at",
"title": "ER (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "6990775",
"text": "In Season 5, after a fiasco with Doug Ross, a dying child, and an overdose of medication, Carol is forced to step down from her position with the clinic, and step down from being Nurse Manager. Eight weeks after her suicide attempt, Carol returns to work. Although she later denies it, the staff suspect that her suicide attempt was brought about by her failed romance with Doug Ross, a womanizing pediatrician also working in the ER. Carol keeps Doug at a distance in both professional and private matters, which becomes difficult as Doug continually tries to win her back, on",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
{
"docid": "13265924",
"text": "is inheriting previously belonged to Anna Del Amico, who is working in a pediatric ER in Philadelphia, where she has family and a boyfriend. George Clooney left the show in the Season 5 episode \"The Storm, Part 2,\" when his character, Doug Ross, quit before being fired for his involvement in a patient's death. Clooney made a cameo appearance in the Season 6 episode \"Such Sweet Sorrow\" when his character reunited with Carol Hathaway and appeared in the Season 15 episode \"Old Times\" where his character was the attending physician caring for a terminal organ donor. Gloria Reuben departed early",
"title": "Cast of ER"
},
{
"docid": "13265926",
"text": "end of Season 6, in the episode \"Such Sweet Sorrow,\" when her character, Carol Hathaway, decided on the spur of the moment to go to Seattle, Washington, and reunite with Doug Ross, her true love and the father of her twin daughters. Margulies returned in the Season 15 episode \"Old Times,\" with her character coordinating transplant efforts from a single organ donor. Erik Palladino departed early in Season 8, in the episode \"Never Say Never,\" after his character, Dave Malucci, was fired for inappropriate conduct. Eriq La Salle's character, Peter Benton, departed in the Season 8 episode \"I'll Be Home",
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"docid": "6990788",
"text": "Doug Ross was included in AOL TV's list of the \"Best TV Couples of All Time\" and in the same list by \"TV Guide\". Carol Hathaway Nurse Carol Hathaway Ross is a fictional character on the popular television show \"ER\", portrayed by Julianna Margulies from 1994 to 2000. Julianna Margulies' removal from the main cast opening credits was in the final episode of season 6. Carol Hathaway is a registered nurse and is the nurse manager in the emergency room of Chicago's County General Hospital. She holds a master's degree in nursing and is left-handed. Carol is sensitive towards the",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
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"docid": "2261015",
"text": "New York, France, and England. She obtained a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she appeared in several campus plays. Margulies made her feature film debut in Steven Seagal's film \"Out for Justice\" (1991), playing a prostitute. In 1994, Margulies was cast in the pilot episode of the NBC medical drama \"ER\" as Carol Hathaway, an emergency care nurse who, despondent over her relationship with pediatrician Doug Ross (George Clooney), attempted suicide. Her character was originally intended to die; however, the producers changed the plot and made Carol Hathaway a main cast member. At the same time Margulies had been",
"title": "Julianna Margulies"
},
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"docid": "9388800",
"text": "the request of his wife, Jen. The episode also sees an attempted suicide from staff nurse Carol Hathaway, who had previously been in a long-term relationship with Doug Ross, and the first day for medical student John Carter. Originally, Carol Hathaway died by suicide, but her death in the pilot was never shown or referred to by other characters, leaving her open for a return. Audiences responded so well to her character that producers decided to offer Julianna Margulies a permanent spot in the cast. Over the course of the season, Dr. Greene's marriage begins to disintegrate. At work he",
"title": "ER (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "9400280",
"text": "culminating in a kiss at the end of the season. Doug is said to be attending therapy throughout the season, although this is never shown on-screen. This is possibly due to one of his one night stands dying in the hospital just after they were together, and Doug questioning his actions. Carol considers going to medical school, but eventually decides that she loves her work as a nurse too much to change. Carter, now an intern, continues to lock horns with Benton, especially over Benton's treatment of surgical intern Dennis Gant. This eventually results in Gant dying by suicide by",
"title": "ER (season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "3227487",
"text": "born shortly afterwards. While in medical school, he met future colleague Peter Benton. He then completed his internship and residency in the Emergency Department of County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, from there he was awarded the position of Chief Resident of the Emergency Department. While there, Mark developed close friendships with Dr. Doug Ross, a pediatrician, Dr. Susan Lewis, an ER resident, and nurse manager, Carol Hathaway. Although Mark enjoys working the ER, the many nights on call, and the long hours, in addition to Jen's decision to complete law school, have strained their marriage. In the pilot episode,",
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},
{
"docid": "6990786",
"text": "Boulet mentions Doug and Carol when she returns to the ER after her ex-husband's death and learns of brain lesions due to AIDS progression in her son. Nurse Haleh Adams states that they are living happily in Seattle and that their twin daughters are now in second grade. In the season 15 episode \"The Book of Abby\", long-serving nurse Haleh Adams shows the departing Abby Lockhart a closet wall where all the past doctors and employees have put their locker name tags. Amongst them, the tag \"Hathaway\" can be seen. Carol Hathaway appears again in Season 15. She and Doug",
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"docid": "3713163",
"text": "a young artist who is using cocaine or by urging Dr. Dave Malucci to come forward and admit his possible mistake when using a Bunsen Burner that was thought to have caused an explosion in the ER. Lucy clashed with nurse Carol Hathaway when they both make a plea for the last bed in a rehab clinic. The bed ultimately goes to Hathaway's patient, which creates renewed friction between the pair when the patient does not show up for treatment. Lucy also clashes with Dr. Cleo Finch when Finch undermines Lucy's judgment in regard to a young boy and his",
"title": "Lucy Knight"
},
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"docid": "3421742",
"text": "one-night stand with an epileptic woman who hides her condition and dies in the ER. Ross learns her name only after she dies, after which he stops dating for a while until he gets back together with Carol Hathaway, the head nurse of the ER at County. Warner Bros. Television, the studio which produces \"ER\" for NBC, kept secret from NBC Dr. Ross' cameo in \"Such Sweet Sorrow\", which promoted the episode as Carol Hathaway's goodbye, with no mention of Ross' appearance. The original version of \"Such Sweet Sorrow\" that Warner Bros. sent to NBC ended after the scene where",
"title": "Doug Ross"
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{
"docid": "16102844",
"text": "could expect \"danger\" and \"destruction\" from his character as his time progresses on the show. The BBC describe Derek as \"proper East End\" and \"old school\". Derek first appears when he attends his sister April Branning's (Debbie Arnold) wedding to her Greek fiancé Nikos. Derek and his father Jim Branning (John Bardon) goad Derek's sister Carol Jackson's black boyfriend Alan Jackson (Howard Antony) due to their racist attitudes, and try to start fights with him. He lives with his parents and does his best to split Alan and Carol up. He does not succeed, and Carol and Alan marry the",
"title": "Derek Branning"
},
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"docid": "6990776",
"text": "one such occasion showing up drunk on her doorstep, with flowers. While Carol harbors animosity towards the brash pediatrician, it becomes obvious to the viewer as well as the staff, that there are continuing feelings for him. In an attempt to move on from her fractured relationship, Carol becomes engaged to orthopedic surgeon John \"Tag\" Taglieri (Rick Rossovich). The relationship is tumultuous from the start, since Carol cannot commit fully to Tag, and against his wishes, tries unsuccessfully to adopt a Russian child suffering from AIDS that was abandoned in the ER. Right before they are about to walk down",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
{
"docid": "17216537",
"text": "been known by another title, ‘Carval er Feeyn as Jough’ (‘Carol on Wine and Strong Drink’)). Although subsequently taken up by the Manx abstinence movement, the carval (a form of carol in Manx) clearly states that it is not alcohol which is a sin, but its abuse by those who drink to excess. A melody for this carval, entitled ‘Lewin’s ‘Total’ Hymn’, was collected by the Manx folk music collector, W. H. Gill, on Saturday August 3, 1895, from a John Kissack at Ballacurrey Cottage, Jurby. In c. 1845, Lewin composed ‘Pingyn Yn Ommidan’ (‘The Fool’s Pence’) with Evan Christian",
"title": "John Lewin (Manx author)"
},
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"docid": "6990773",
"text": "Carol Hathaway Nurse Carol Hathaway Ross is a fictional character on the popular television show \"ER\", portrayed by Julianna Margulies from 1994 to 2000. Julianna Margulies' removal from the main cast opening credits was in the final episode of season 6. Carol Hathaway is a registered nurse and is the nurse manager in the emergency room of Chicago's County General Hospital. She holds a master's degree in nursing and is left-handed. Carol is sensitive towards the lack of recognition the ER nurses experience. She is sometimes hostile to the physician assistants, and once told surgeon Peter Benton in Season One,",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
{
"docid": "5010343",
"text": "Carol Flint Carol Flint is an American television producer and writer best known for her work on \"ER\" and \"The West Wing\". Flint started her writing career with television series \"China Beach\" (1988-1991). After that series ended she started working on the television series \"L.A. Law\" in 1986, writing the episodes \"The Nut Before Christmas,\" \"From Here to Paternity\" and \"Love in Bloom\". In 1994 she started working on the long-running NBC drama \"ER\", which she also co-produced. She wrote and executively produced the short-lived series \"Earth 2\" (1994-1995). In 1999 she began work on \"The West Wing\", and wrote",
"title": "Carol Flint"
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"docid": "8708752",
"text": "was Polly's idea, but eventually he does, and as he does the others start acting it out. It is a fairytale about a Prince (Russell) and his Horses (Buzz and Speed), a Princess (Polly) her father (Jake), a Witch (Tasha) and a Wizard (Shane) and a Frog (Carol) at the end of the story they are attacked by a dragon known as \"Sparkleshark\" due to its shiny scales, who is played by Finn, Polly's Grunge brother. The story has a happy ending with all being resolved and the play ends with all the group promising to meet up on a",
"title": "The Storyteller Sequence"
},
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"docid": "6990777",
"text": "the aisle, Tag leaves her at the altar, telling her he cannot commit to someone who cannot reciprocate those feelings. While hurt, the ER staff much like they have in a brazen attempt to save her life, continue to do so at the wedding reception, with food, drinks and music. Carol, in an attempt to become more independent, purchases a run-down row house, which she plans on renovating. She later becomes involved with paramedic Ray \"Shep\" Shepard (Ron Eldard), who moves in with her. Despite a promising start, their relationship is severely strained after Shep goes through a drastic personality",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
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"docid": "6132576",
"text": "to have the marriage annulled, but relents when Carol refuses to marry him if he does. Trixie marries Fanuel. All the \"gold diggers\" (except Fay) end up with wealthy men. Cast notes:<br> Character actors Sterling Holloway and Hobart Cavanaugh appear in small roles, as does choreographer Busby Berkeley, as a backstage call boy who yells \"Everybody on stage for the 'Forgotten Man' number\". Other uncredited cast members include: Robert Agnew, Joan Barclay, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Ann Hovey, Fred Kelsey, Charles Lane, Wallace MacDonald, Wilbur Mack, Dennis O'Keefe, Fred Toones, Dorothy Wellman, Jane Wyman, Lynn Browning and Tammany Young. \"Gold Diggers of",
"title": "Gold Diggers of 1933"
},
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"docid": "1505148",
"text": "Hope\" was expected to crush the new series. Spielberg left the show after one year as a producer, having made one critical decision with lasting effects: the Carol Hathaway character, who died at the end of the original pilot episode script, was retained. Crichton remained executive producer until his death in November 2008, although he was still credited as one throughout that entire final season. Wells, the series' other initial executive producer, served as showrunner for the first three seasons. He was one of the show's most prolific writers and became a regular director in later years. Lydia Woodward was",
"title": "ER (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "16355615",
"text": "does not know of her involvement in Karen's death, Carol makes up a story about how she did not return with Rick because she wanted to find more supplies for the group. Later, after taking the advice of a man who had been bitten on the side of the road, she follows Tyreese and the children as they to travel to a sanctuary named \"Terminus.\" In the episode \"The Grove\", Carol and her group take a break from following the train tracks to Terminus, and find a house in the middle of a pecan grove. Carol is concerned that Mika",
"title": "Carol Peletier"
},
{
"docid": "15623420",
"text": "that Dr. Susan Lewis became a female and Dr. Peter Benton became African-American and roughly twenty minutes of content was removed in order for the episode to be shown in a two-hour slot on television including commercial breaks. The pilot was shot in the disused Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles, California, which had ceased operations in 1990, due to a lack of time and money necessary to construct a set in time for shooting. One of Spielberg's major contributions was that he decided that Carol Hathaway, who died from suicide by drug overdose at the end of the original",
"title": "24 Hours (ER)"
},
{
"docid": "3951719",
"text": "Abby Lockhart Abby Lockhart (married name Kovač) is a fictional medical doctor on the television series \"ER\". She is portrayed by Maura Tierney. Abby's full birth name is Abigail Marjorie Wyczenski. The character of Abby Lockhart first appears in season 6 of \"ER\" in the episode \"Great Expectations\", guest starring as Carol Hathaway's labor and delivery nurse. Three months later, she became a regular character in February 2000 as a third-year medical student beginning her ER rotation. On her first day, she meets Dr. Luka Kovač, her first teacher, with whom she will experience a number of professional and personal",
"title": "Abby Lockhart"
},
{
"docid": "7218022",
"text": "attack. Carol and Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) bond and arrange a date, but it is not a success, and Carol starts a relationship with Bianca's probation officer, Steve Lowe (Michael Simkins). Bianca objects and Masood breaks up the relationship on Carol's behalf. Carol and Masood then arrange another date and eventually their relationship becomes more serious. David returns to Walford penniless, so Carol allows him to stay at her house. David attempts to charm Carol again, and tries to interfere in her romance with Masood. This does not work initially and Carol moves in with Masood, but soon moves out.",
"title": "Carol Jackson"
},
{
"docid": "13265918",
"text": "Nurse Carol Hathaway before becoming part of the regular cast. The first additions to the main cast came in Season 2 with Gloria Reuben signing on as Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet (recurring character in Season 1), and in Season 3 with Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver (recurring character in Season 2). In Season 4, Maria Bello signed on as Dr. Anna Del Amico (recurring character at the end of Season 3) and Alex Kingston joined the cast as Dr. Elizabeth Corday. Season 5 saw the addition of Kellie Martin as medical student Lucy Knight. George Clooney's departure towards the",
"title": "Cast of ER"
},
{
"docid": "14997647",
"text": "Joe Carter (Harry Locke) of his takings as he leaves the local dog track. They attack him brutally, then realize to their disgust that the case containing the cash is chained to Joe's wrist. They bundle him unconscious into the back seat of his car and they drive around trying to figure out a way to release the case. They come up with various possible solutions, but nothing works and they end up at Frank's flat, to the horror of Frank's wife Jean (Carol White), who does not want their criminal activities to be brought to her doorstep. They manage",
"title": "The Man in the Back Seat"
},
{
"docid": "20216569",
"text": "said she does not count it. Her third husband is Guy Juke, to whom she was still married as of 2008. Jo Carol Pierce Jo Carol Pierce (born July 20, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter who has lived in Austin, Texas since 1970. In 1993, Karen Schoemer described Pierce as \"an official local hero in her adopted hometown.\" Pierce was born in Wellington, Texas, on July 20, 1944. She grew up in Lubbock, where she attended high school with Joe Ely and Butch Hancock. She became a songwriter in the 1980s in response to encouragement from Ely",
"title": "Jo Carol Pierce"
},
{
"docid": "13942401",
"text": "together on whatever \"meager\" income Bill can earn dashes their wedding hopes once again. Disgusted by Carol's pampered personality and lifestyle needs, Bill's younger brother Tony tells her she is a \"useless good-for-nothing\". To his brother, Tony denounces her as a \"courtesan\" and predicts, “She’ll end up in the street.” The forgiving and tolerant Bill responds that she is a good person who just does not know it yet. Carol now finds herself reduced to living off wealthy social climbers she visits and borrowing money from them, but soon the prestige formerly associated with her name dissipates. She then becomes",
"title": "Faithless (1932 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17040474",
"text": "party for the kids, Carol falls from the portable stair. Helena, an evil woman who hated her and the orphans, hypnotizes Carol and makes her unable to walk. Carol becomes desperate, but \"Manuel\"'s love releases Carol from her sudden paralysis, and she stands up again. Carol falls for \"Manuel\" and the couple become engaged, but their relationship is torn apart after she discovers his truth, at the day of their wedding. In the end of Season Four, Carol forgives him and friendly allows Maria to live with Felipe. Carol is invited to promote the institution's activities and becomes unsettled between",
"title": "Belén Fraga"
},
{
"docid": "6561409",
"text": "children are coming and that Susan is not considered part of his family. Susan understands this and does not expect a lot, she just wants a father figure. The two are interrupted by Addison's wife, Carol who introduces herself and asks who Susan is. Susan explains to Carol that she is Addison's guardian angel since she was a customer in the store when he collapsed. She gave him CPR and called an ambulance. Carol thanks her for her noble deed. Susan then kisses her father on the cheek and whispers in his ear that she is not giving up. Although",
"title": "That's Good, That's Bad (Desperate Housewives)"
},
{
"docid": "5791869",
"text": "Sarah's sister Carol visits and they discuss Bob Connor, a parent from school. Sarah is attracted to him but does not want anything complicated. Carol reveals she set up an ad for Sarah on an online dating site, perfectmatch.com, using a picture from Sarah's high school graduation. The description declares she is voluptuous and that her dates \"must love dogs\" (Sarah is currently caring for her brother Michael's Newfoundland dog, \"Mother Teresa\", while he goes through his own marital problems). Sarah proceeds to suffer through several disastrous dates with men who cannot stop crying, are criminal, or like girls who",
"title": "Must Love Dogs"
},
{
"docid": "5010344",
"text": "five episodes for the series. More recently she was a writer and co-producer of the series \"The Court\", of which six episodes were produced but only three aired. In 2006 Flint co-produced the television series \"The Unit\" and \"Six Degrees\". Flint recently completed a feature script for Warner Bros., entitled \"How It Was with Dooms\". Since 2009, she has been either consulting producer or co-executive producer for \"Royal Pains\" on USA Network, for which she also has authored several episodes. Carol Flint Carol Flint is an American television producer and writer best known for her work on \"ER\" and \"The",
"title": "Carol Flint"
},
{
"docid": "821588",
"text": "Carol is dealt the ', and Alice the '. Alice's two face-up cards make a poker hand of no pair, Q-9 high, and Carol has Q-J high, so it is Carol's turn to bet. She checks, as does Alice, ending the betting round. Another face up card is dealt: Carol gets the ', and Alice gets the '. Alice now has a pair of queens showing, and Carol still has no pair, so Alice bets first. She bets $5, and Carol calls. The final card is dealt face up: Carol gets the ' and Alice gets the '. Carol still",
"title": "Five-card stud"
},
{
"docid": "11045798",
"text": "primary schools, The birth of Jesus is usually told through readings from the Bible in schools for older children. Christmas carols are sung by the students, who practice for the event during classes in December. Generally in a carol service, 4-5 carols will be sung. It is customary in the UK to end a carol service with O Little Town of Bethlehem or O Come All Ye Faithful. Carol service Most churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland hold carol services in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The service usually consists of hymns about Christmas and readings from the",
"title": "Carol service"
},
{
"docid": "15463927",
"text": "However, Carol Kane does not reprise her role of Carol. Instead, actress Julie Hagerty provides the voice of Carol. When her ninth husband leaves her, a depressed Carol talks to Lois about it over the phone. Later, Carol arrives at the Griffin residence, with Lois to comfort her. Mayor Adam West also stops by, initially to ring doorbells of all the houses in the city. Discovering that they both share a lot of things in common, Carol and Adam go on a date, leading up to their first kiss at a beach. When the couple arrive back to the Griffins'",
"title": "Brothers & Sisters (Family Guy)"
},
{
"docid": "18929366",
"text": "Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker, Jerry Bruckheimer, William Petersen, and Cynthia Chvatal. The episodes were produced by CBS Television Studios, distributed by CBS Television Distribution, and broadcast on CBS. The film's run-time was 88 minutes. Following the end of the series, Ted Danson joined the cast of \"\" in his role as D.B. Russell. This relocation was alluded to in the movie, with Russell announcing his intention to \"head east\". Elisabeth Shue's Julie Finlay was featured prominently in archive footage during the \"Cyber\" episode \"Hack ER\". The episode received 12.22 million viewers and an 18–49 rating of 1.8. Upon",
"title": "Immortality (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)"
},
{
"docid": "13380818",
"text": "drama \"ER\" coming to an end, CBS executives put out a call for a new medical show to fill the void. Carol Barbee was introduced via Curtis Hanson to a pitch by Steve Boman, a former transplant coordinator and Chicago newspaper reporter, for a drama about a transplant hospital. Barbee decided to undertake the project telling it from three points of view of the donor, recipient, and doctor. The location for the show's setting in Pittsburgh was decided based on a determination that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) was the world's leading transplant center with the coincidence that",
"title": "Three Rivers (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "2261020",
"text": "Channel miniseries \"The Lost Room\". In an August 2006 interview with tvguide.com, Margulies said she was close to accepting an offer to return to \"ER\" for a four-episode arc, with Noah Wyle, that filmed in Hawaii during the 2005/06 season. However, she decided against it at the last minute. Margulies was invited to return during \"ER\"'s final season, but the actress initially turned down the offer, saying she felt like she left Carol Hathaway in the perfect place and could not imagine bettering her departure episode. However, Margulies did return to \"ER\" for one episode during its 15th and final",
"title": "Julianna Margulies"
},
{
"docid": "17386098",
"text": "\"The Amazon Games\" is revealed; Carol got the job and is elated. Sam storms off. Jamie berates him and threatens to leave him if he does not grow up and show support for his daughters. During his acceptance speech, Sam is magnanimous in victory, dedicating the award to his daughters. In the ladies room, Carol encounters the executive producer, Katherine Huling, who bluntly tells Carol that she was not the best person for the job, but was chosen for the greater meaning of having a woman in that role. In the final scene, Carol goes back to her work as",
"title": "In a World..."
},
{
"docid": "7837270",
"text": "relationship, constantly trying to provoke Alan into violence. Despite Carol's family's prejudices, Alan and Carol decide to marry, taking April's slot at the church after she is jilted. After the ceremony, Alan is attacked by a drunken Derek, who has come simply to cause trouble. David intervenes and beats up Derek, making Alan and Carol grateful. However, cracks begin to show in their relationship. Money is a concern for Carol and her constant nagging about Alan's inability to provide drives him into the arms of another woman. Alan catches the eye of singer Frankie Pierre (Syan Blake), who does everything",
"title": "Alan Jackson (EastEnders)"
},
{
"docid": "15313815",
"text": "Bailey was studying at Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory at the time, and his appearance on \"Homicide\" led to further collaborations with Tom Fontana, including a recurring guest appearance for Bailey on Fontana's drama series \"Oz\". The episode featured guest appearances by Isaiah Washington, who went on to play Preston Burke on the medical drama series \"Grey's Anatomy\", and Julianna Margulies, who started her long-running lead role as nurse Carol Hathaway on the medical drama series \"ER\" a few months after \"Black and Blue\" aired. She was cast in the part after having worked with Fontana on the unaired pilot of \"Philly",
"title": "Black and Blue (Homicide: Life on the Street)"
},
{
"docid": "3227489",
"text": "the ER, Mark removes a hangnail from an older woman, who wanted him to remove it despite the fact she'd be charged $180. Later during the night, Mark has to urge everyone to get back to work when Carol is rushed into the ER after a shocking suicide attempt. During the first season, Dr. Greene's marriage becomes increasingly shaky. When offered an attending physician's position by David Morgenstern, Mark readily accepts, much to Jen's chagrin. As a newly admitted member of the bar, Jen has been clerking for a judge in Milwaukee, and becomes increasingly tired of commuting and living",
"title": "Mark Greene"
},
{
"docid": "13193820",
"text": "\"The Deep End of the Ocean\" (1999), and Helen in \"Maze\" (2000). On television she portrayed Helen Hathaway, the mother of Carol Hathaway, on \"ER\" between 1996-99. She made guest appearances on \"The Doctors\" (1972), \"The Bob Newhart Show\" (1974), \"Medical Center\" (1974), \"The Rookies\" (1975), \"Harry O\" (1975), \"Jigsaw John\" (1976), \"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman\" (1976), \"The Rockford Files\" (1978), \"Charlie's Angels\" (1979), \"Falcon Crest\" (1984), \"Doogie Howser, M.D.\" (1989), \"Murder, She Wrote\" (1991), \"The Practice\" (1997) and \"\" (2003), and appeared in numerous television movies. Gregorio won a Clarence Derwent Award and garnered Tony and Drama Desk Award",
"title": "Rose Gregorio"
},
{
"docid": "13268244",
"text": "Si and Er Qi prove that if one persists on chasing one's dream then one day, it will come true? Stuck between Ya Si and Er Qi, who will be the one she ends up with in the end? The Magicians of Love Original Soundtrack (CD) (愛情魔髮師 電視原聲帶) was released on February 17, 2006 by Jungiery artistes under Warner Music Taiwan. It contains 13 songs, in which 6 songs are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme is track 1 \"Perfect Lover 完美情人\" by 183 Club, while the closing theme is track 13 \"A Date So Sweet 甜蜜約定\"",
"title": "The Magicians of Love"
},
{
"docid": "14171316",
"text": "scripts to Fontana and Menaul. \"A Many Splendored Thing\" featured the second of two guest appearances by actress Julianna Margulies as Linda. A few months later, Margulies started her long-running lead role as nurse Carol Hathaway on the medical drama series \"ER\". She was cast in the part after having worked with Fontana on the unaired pilot of \"Philly Heat\", an ABC miniseries he worked on about members of the Philadelphia Fire Department. Tom Fontana had offered Margulies a recurring role on \"Homicide\", but she turned it down in favor of \"ER\". \"A Many Splendored Thing\" also featured a guest",
"title": "A Many Splendored Thing (Homicide: Life on the Street)"
},
{
"docid": "13277026",
"text": "days. While at the hospital, his mother meets Moira Langtry, the woman that Roy is currently involved with. They take an instant dislike to each other. Lilly hires a nurse, Carol Roberg, in the hope that Roy will give up Moira for Carol. Roy then leaves the hospital and stays at Lilly's apartment where Carol looks after him. Roy discovers that Carol was the victim of a sexual experiment at Dachau. With this knowledge, but mostly because Roy does not want to associate with a person paid by Lilly, he breaks off his relationship with Carol. Meanwhile, Lilly is at",
"title": "The Grifters (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "6990778",
"text": "change after the death of his work partner. Shep and his partner had decided to enter a burning building to save children who were trapped by the fire. Shep's partner was badly burned and later died in the ICU. Shep becomes abrasive, and despite Carol's attempts to get him professional help, he refuses, so she ends their relationship, refusing to watch someone she cares about self-destruct. Without Shep's extra income she is unable to afford her house. Things get even worse when a labor dispute arises concerning the reassignment of her nurses. As nurse manager for the ER, Carol is",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
{
"docid": "8236703",
"text": "Du er fuld af løgn \"Du er fuld af løgn\" (\"You're full of lies\") was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Danish by Lise Haavik. The song was performed eighteenth on the night, following Sweden's Monica Törnell & Lasse Holm with \"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?\" and preceding Finland's Kari Kuivalainen with \"Never The End\". At the close of voting, it had received 77 points, placing 6th in a field of 20. Haavik was backed up on stage by dancers David Johnson and Mary Johnson. The song is sung from the perspective of",
"title": "Du er fuld af løgn"
},
{
"docid": "20506950",
"text": "Carol Reed in English with a Swedish accent, which allowed them to hire friends and acquaintances for a low cost. Mikael does not like talking about how he visualises Carol's appearance, and expressed dismay at the German versions of the first six games having photos of \"Carol\" on the cover while the Russian versions had drawings of her. Sarah Louise Williams, who voices Carol Reed and plays Stina, is the sister of Eleen. According to Mikael, \"she was a natural choice for Carol's voice acting, as her English is excellent\", having lived in England for ten years. Bjørn Larsen, who",
"title": "Carol Reed Mysteries"
},
{
"docid": "3713157",
"text": "12 takes to correctly pronounce \"renal vein thrombosis.\" During season 5 she was a third-year medical student. Dr. John Carter was quickly assigned as her resident while she completed her emergency room rotation. Knight and Carter varied between respectful and contentious interactions. At the beginning of her rotation at County General, she was popular with the attendings and nurses, who often treated her as another colleague. Lucy does run into trouble with Nurse Carol Hathaway after she asks for help with an IV. Lucy, unable to start an IV asks Carol for help and doesn't own up to Carter that",
"title": "Lucy Knight"
},
{
"docid": "7218019",
"text": "young son. Struck by sadness, Carol plans to commit suicide by overdose, but is interrupted by Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene), one of Billie's friends and a gang member; they comfort each other and end up having sex. Carol disapproves of Connor's criminality and so their relationship ends and reignites several times. On one break, Connor begins dating Bianca's stepdaughter, Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). Connor sleeps with Carol and Whitney simultaneously, until Bianca finds out and attacks Connor with a metal pole. Bianca is imprisoned and Connor's mother Kendra (Sharon D. Clarke) warns Carol to leave Connor alone. In 2011, Carol",
"title": "Carol Jackson"
},
{
"docid": "16355725",
"text": "to formulate a plan to enter the city. In the episode \"Not Tomorrow Yet,\" Glenn makes his first kill along with Heath and Tara and takes an active part in the gun battle with the Saviors. At the end of the episode he is distraught to learn that Maggie and Carol have been kidnapped by another group of Saviors. Maggie and Carol manage to escape and Glenn and Maggie are soon reunited. In \"East,\" Glenn leaves Alexandria with Rosita and Michonne to go after Daryl, who wants to avenge Denise's death by killing Dwight. All four end up captured by",
"title": "Glenn Rhee"
},
{
"docid": "5804546",
"text": "novelist, Mark Kendrick (Nicol), meets his rich neighbours across the lake and is soon seduced by beautiful blonde Carol (Brooke), the wife of Beverly Forrest (James), despite Beverly treating him as a friend. When Beverly is badly injured by a fall on his boat, Carol fails to persuade Mark to throw him overboard, so Carol does it. After first refusing to go along with her plan to call it an accident, Mark agrees when Carol tells him that they will meet up again later and live off her dead husband's money. However, after the coroner rules the death an accident,",
"title": "The House Across the Lake"
},
{
"docid": "7358664",
"text": "a development of the Germanic verb. The infinitive consists of the root and the suffix \"-en\". With verbs whose roots end in \"el\" or \"er\", the \"e\" of the infinitive suffix is dropped. This is a general view of the most important German prefixes. The example is \"legen\" (to lay) There are some verbs which have a permanent prefix at their beginning. These prefixes are never stressed. The most common permanent prefixes found in German are \"ver-\", \"ge-\", \"be-\", \"er-\", \"ent-\" (or \"emp-\"), and \"zer-\". The meaning of the permanent prefixes does not have a real system; the alteration in",
"title": "German verbs"
},
{
"docid": "6613620",
"text": "series, \"Scandal\" as former First Lady Bitsy Cooper. Carol Locatell Carol Locatell (born December 13, 1940) is an American actress. She is known for her role in the 1985 horror film, \"\" as the foul-mouthed mean lady named Ethel. Locatell first movie role was in the 1973 film \"Coffy\". She also appeared in the Burt Reynolds films \"Paternity\", \"Best Friends\" and \"Sharky's Machine\". She also has made guest appearances on many television shows, including \"Bonanza\", \"M*A*S*H\", \"ER\", \"The Practice\", \"7th Heaven\", \"Touched by an Angel\", \"Without a Trace\", and \"Grey's Anatomy\". In 2014 she appeared in the sixth episode of",
"title": "Carol Locatell"
},
{
"docid": "6613619",
"text": "Carol Locatell Carol Locatell (born December 13, 1940) is an American actress. She is known for her role in the 1985 horror film, \"\" as the foul-mouthed mean lady named Ethel. Locatell first movie role was in the 1973 film \"Coffy\". She also appeared in the Burt Reynolds films \"Paternity\", \"Best Friends\" and \"Sharky's Machine\". She also has made guest appearances on many television shows, including \"Bonanza\", \"M*A*S*H\", \"ER\", \"The Practice\", \"7th Heaven\", \"Touched by an Angel\", \"Without a Trace\", and \"Grey's Anatomy\". In 2014 she appeared in the sixth episode of the fourth season of Shonda Rhimes' political drama",
"title": "Carol Locatell"
},
{
"docid": "16071171",
"text": "Together they fight back against the shadows, and help save Jim's life. Jean Rodrigues is eighteen and two weeks away from graduating from her high school. She doesn't want to end up like her mother, a single mom who works way too much. Jean's father died when she was a child. They live in a bad neighborhood, which to her, this is the worst. Jean's best friend Carol, picks her up to go to a party. Jean plans on telling her boyfriend, Lenny, that she is six weeks pregnant. Carol is in love with Darlene, whose boyfriend, Sporty, recently died",
"title": "Remember Me (book series)"
},
{
"docid": "14399987",
"text": "Nan's Christmas Carol Nan's Christmas Carol is a spin-off of \"The Catherine Tate Show\". The one-off special based on Charles Dickens' \"A Christmas Carol\" is about Nan visited by three ghosts on Christmas night in her council flat. Jamie comes to visit Nan in her council flat, only to find she's been sitting in the dark with the heating off to save money. She is visited by some carollers (played by Madness) and an old friend who she does the lottery with. This doesn't please her, but she doesn't buy the lottery and she keeps it in a jar for",
"title": "Nan's Christmas Carol"
},
{
"docid": "15623430",
"text": "doors. The paramedics wheel a guerney through the ER assisted by Greene, who tells the staff to get back to work. The patient is Hathaway who is unconscious from having overdosed on medication. Her roommate does not know what she has taken. Benton gets a patient with a severe stab wound to the abdomen. When Carter sees the wound, he gets nauseous and has to go outside. Greene goes out to talk to him, assuring him that he is only getting sick because he is a doctor that has chosen to keep his feelings, and that Benton got sick too",
"title": "24 Hours (ER)"
},
{
"docid": "10682731",
"text": "with Carol Hathaway. While on probation after performing a risky procedure during the fourth season, Ross breaks protocol again by informing a mother how to alter the medication given to her disabled son. She uses this information to kill her son, leaving Ross under fire. He resigns and moves to Seattle. Original executive producers John Wells and Michael Crichton reprised their roles. Lydia Woodward, Carol Flint, and Christopher Chulack all returned as executive producers. Flint left the crew with the close of the fifth season. Co-executive producer Walon Green returned for the fifth season but left the series mid-season. Fourth",
"title": "ER (season 5)"
},
{
"docid": "4558876",
"text": "production budget of $78 million. A year later, he joined the cast of the long-running NBC medical drama, \"ER\" in the eleventh-season premiere, playing resident Ray Barnett. In May 2007, West left \"ER\" at the end of the thirteenth season after winning a role in \"Supreme Courtships\", but the series was not picked up by the Fox Network. In October 2008, West returned to \"ER\" for three episodes during its fifteenth and final season. During hiatus between seasons of \"ER\", West worked on shooting \"What We Do Is Secret\", an independent film, which premiered at the 2007 Los Angeles Film",
"title": "Shane West"
},
{
"docid": "10651000",
"text": "feels the same. Zainab tells her to leave, which she does. Masood and Zainab have several discussions and arguments, and eventually split, with Zainab taking Kamil and moving back to Pakistan. Masood becomes close to Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) and they arrange a date. It is put on hold when Ayesha returns, but Masood rejects her advances and she leaves. He tries again with Carol, but David Wicks (Michael French) comes back to Walford and Carol takes him in. When David attempts to come between Masood and Carol, Masood invites Carol to live with him, which she does, but returns",
"title": "Masood Ahmed"
},
{
"docid": "7626639",
"text": "a different sound. However, use of this device still ties words together in a sort of rhyme or echo relationship, even in prose passages: <poem>It is important to use all knowledge ethical\"ly\", humane\"ly\", and loving\"ly\". (Carol Pearson, The Hero Within)</poem> \"Well, sir, here's to plain speak\"ing\" and clear understand\"ing\".\" \"The cheap\"er\" the crook, the gaudi\"er\" the patt\"er\".\" In the field of palaeography and textual criticism, homeoteleuton has also come to mean a form of copyist error present in ancient texts. A scribe would be writing out a new copy of a frequently reproduced book, such as the Bible. As the",
"title": "Homeoteleuton"
},
{
"docid": "4404023",
"text": "This chain structure means the ER fluid has become a solid. The electrostatic theory assumes just a two phase system, with dielectric particles forming chains aligned with an electric field in an analogous way to how magnetorheological fluid (MR) fluids work. An ER fluid has been constructed with the solid phase made from a conductor coated in an insulator. This ER fluid clearly cannot work by the water bridge model. However, although demonstrating that some ER fluids work by the electrostatic effect, it does not prove that all ER fluids do so. The advantage of having an ER fluid which",
"title": "Electrorheological fluid"
},
{
"docid": "14833877",
"text": "the chagrin of Poynton. She gives birth to a son then with the outbreak of World War I, Lord Robert goes off to fight on the Western Front while Carol becomes a nurse. Poynton is admitted as a patient to Carol's hospital, and tells her he is still in love with her. Carol tries to make light of his persistence, but after being released Poynton calls her to insist that she come to see him, threatening that if she does not, he will make her the subject of a public scandal. Carol goes to visit Poynton, who pulls a gun",
"title": "The Return of Carol Deane"
},
{
"docid": "11944716",
"text": "ER (season 10) The tenth season of the American fictional drama television series \"ER\" first aired on September 25, 2003 and concluded on May 13, 2004. The tenth season consists of 22 episodes. New characters arrive in the form of medical student Neela Rasgotra, hapless Resident Archie Morris, and Nurse Samantha Taggart filling the void left by Abby who returns to medical school. The aftermath of Kovac and Carter's mission in Africa becomes a key story throughout the season, a Thanksgiving tragedy sees the end of Romano, Lewis copes with unexpected pregnancy, Gallant is deployed to Iraq and Chen and",
"title": "ER (season 10)"
},
{
"docid": "18737854",
"text": "in the toilet. Pat joins Jim next to the table and returns a VHS; it becomes clear that Jim's apparent love for \"Countdown\" is actually a cover for his pornography habit, and Jim tries to steer the conversation away from the topic, worried that Angela will hear. Carol enters and puts on music. Pat sees Carol's sunscreen, and prepares her a drink of \"Adam's ale\". Carol aggressively flirts with Jim, who does not reciprocate. When Pat hands Carol water, she throws it in his face and he leaves. Carol confronts Jim about promises he made to her, and how this",
"title": "Nana's Party"
},
{
"docid": "3995327",
"text": "one hit from the more talented Yankees team. He soon becomes determined to pitch a perfect game. Meanwhile, he reflects on his personal life, and especially on Carol, whom he finally realizes that he loves, even though he has never shown her that he really does. That morning Carol told him she was going to London and was leaving immediately, so the two key passions of his life, Carol and baseball, are about to vanish forever. As the game proceeds, Chapel feels the sharp pain in his arm that comes with age. Nevertheless, he refuses to give up the pitching",
"title": "For Love of the Game"
},
{
"docid": "5151001",
"text": "The Show Must Go On (ER) The Show Must Go On is the 245th episode of the NBC television series, \"ER\". Dr. John Carter is back in the States to wrap up his affairs. He purchases half a dozen pizzas for the ER staff, as well some refreshments. He also treats a patient who has injured her wrist. Ray is dealing with whether he wants to go into his residency as a doctor. Dr. Archie Morris and Dr. Ray Barnett leave for another party. This party is held on several floors in the back of an apartment building on the",
"title": "The Show Must Go On (ER)"
},
{
"docid": "5284350",
"text": "Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER, also known as tying up, azoturia, or Monday morning disease) is a syndrome that damages the muscle tissue in horses. It is usually due to overfeeding a horse carbohydrates and appears to have a genetic link. Beyond a highly probable hereditary factor, there does not seem to be a single cause that triggers ER in horses. Exercise is seen in every case, but exercise is always accompanied by another factor. It is likely that several factors must act together in order to cause an ER attack. Other possible factors include: The more factors",
"title": "Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis"
},
{
"docid": "18890898",
"text": "divided in 3 categories according to weight: up to 70 kg, 70 to 90 kg, and more than 90 kg. Er Enish needs flat, clear ground. The sport is played in a 30 m diameter circle, under the supervision of a mounted referee. Participants wear a costume that leaves them naked to the waist. An Er Enish bout lasts an average of 6 minutes, but the game stops if a horse or wrestler is hurt. In this case, a 2-minute break is allowed to the injured wrestler for a medical examination. If he does not resume wrestling after this time,",
"title": "Er Enish"
},
{
"docid": "15909851",
"text": "Er Conde Jones Er Conde Jones (\"Count Jones\") is a Venezuelan science-fiction-comedy film written, directed and produced by Venezuelan comedian Bejamín Rausseo, who also is the main protagonist, Count Jones. The film has, also, special appearances by Venezuelan actors Luis Chataing and Erika de la Vega. Released on August 26, 2011 in Venezuela, the film became one of the most successful national films in Venezuelan history, with, as of the end of 2011, more than 696.000 spectators. It also became the highest-grossing non-foreign film of the year. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 1, 2011. Also,",
"title": "Er Conde Jones"
},
{
"docid": "5151007",
"text": "episode with Noah Wyle, (who plays Dr. John Carter), as a regular cast member, although he has several guest appearances in later episodes. This is Scott Grimes' final episode as a guest star as he moves on to become a regular cast member in season 12, playing character Archie Morris. The Show Must Go On (ER) The Show Must Go On is the 245th episode of the NBC television series, \"ER\". Dr. John Carter is back in the States to wrap up his affairs. He purchases half a dozen pizzas for the ER staff, as well some refreshments. He also",
"title": "The Show Must Go On (ER)"
},
{
"docid": "821612",
"text": "as does Alice, ending the betting round. Another face up card is dealt: Carol gets the 10♥ and Alice gets the K♣. Alice now has a pair of kings showing, and Carol still has no pair, so Alice bets first. She bets $5, and Carol calls. On the next round, Carol receives the 10♦, making her upcards K-J-10-10. Alice receives the 3♠. Alice's upcards are 9-K-K-3; the pair of kings is still higher than Carol's pair of tens, so she bets $5 and Carol calls. Each player now receives a downcard. It is still Alice's turn to bet because the",
"title": "Seven-card stud"
},
{
"docid": "19673855",
"text": "he tells him he is done as a professional. To ensure Quinn does join him, Le Braque hires some men to plant a car bomb, killing Carol and their unborn child. The incident has really destroyed Quinn mentally to the point where despite help from Willard, Quinn has turned to alcoholism. He thinks Denard was the one who is responsible for killing Carol and in a drunken rage, confronts him and serves a three-month jail sentence for drunken assault. Le Braque bails Quinn out. Deciding with nothing left to lose, Quinn takes up Le Braque's offer and is forced to",
"title": "To the Death (1993 film)"
},
{
"docid": "9301136",
"text": "house, where Carol decided to go after all for the holidays, and comment on their work at transforming Carol Cartman, a twist not seen in any adaptation of \"A Christmas Carol\" up to then, and which would be repeated three years later, at the end of \"Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas\". A Carol Christmas A Carol Christmas is a TV movie starring Tori Spelling, Dinah Manoff, William Shatner and Gary Coleman. It premiered on the Hallmark Channel in 2003. The film is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story of a similar name. Spelling plays Carol Cartman, a conceited",
"title": "A Carol Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "821586",
"text": "is followed by a showdown, if necessary (it usually won't be – most deals of five-card stud end early when a player bets and gets no calls). Assume that a game is being played by four players: Alice, who is dealing; Bob, who is sitting to her left; Carol to his left; David to Carol's left. Alice deals one card face down to each player, followed by one card face up to each player, beginning with Bob and ending with herself. Bob is dealt the ', Carol the ', David the ', and Alice the '. Because they had earlier",
"title": "Five-card stud"
},
{
"docid": "7452615",
"text": "Rachel. During the investigation, Kexin discovers that there may be a plot against Carol by her stepmother, Zeng Bixing and her son Zeng Tianci (Andrew Seow), due to a will left behind by Carol's mother. Musheng also discovers that members of a secret society headed by a triad boss Longtou (Zhu Houren), are also looking for Carol. Just then, someone claims to have spotted Carol. Does this mean that Carol is still alive? Why did she pull a disappearing act? Did she concoct and set up her own disappearance and how did she get herself involved with the secret society?",
"title": "The Undisclosed"
},
{
"docid": "9400333",
"text": "ER (season 4) The fourth season of the American fictional drama television series \"ER\" first aired on September 25, 1997 and concluded on May 14, 1998. The fourth season consists of 22 episodes. Season four opens with the live episode \"Ambush\", performed twice (once for the East coast, once for the West coast). Dr. Morgenstern, head of the ER, has a heart attack, threatening his life. Weaver agrees to temporarily step in until he recovers. Unfortunately, when Morgenstern does come back, he cannot perform surgery like he used to do because he now knows what it is like to be",
"title": "ER (season 4)"
},
{
"docid": "9400340",
"text": "of a pediatrics attending. Anna is still in love with him, and faces a decision about her future in the ER. Original executive producers John Wells and Michael Crichton reprised their roles. Lydia Woodward also returned as an executive producer and writer. Carol Flint became a fourth executive producer. Flint was replaced as co-executive producer by Christopher Chulack. Chulack was previously a regular director and a producer for the third season. Paul Manning left his supervising producer role but remained involved with the series as an executive consultant. Long-time crew members Lance Gentile and Neal Baer were promoted to producers",
"title": "ER (season 4)"
},
{
"docid": "3675991",
"text": "the NBC medical drama \"ER\". He left \"ER\" after the 2003-2004 season. In 2004, he went on to star in the short-lived police drama \"Hawaii\" as former Chicago Police Department Detective John Declan, who transferred to an elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police Department. Atkins continued to make guest appearances in both the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons of \"ER\", with his character returning on leave from duty in Iraq as a U.S. Army physician. His character was killed in Iraq at the end of the 2005-06 season. Atkins also portrayed the recurring character Gary Navarro in the acclaimed series",
"title": "Sharif Atkins"
},
{
"docid": "11755829",
"text": "he has broken up with Carol. After further pressure from Monica, he eventually reveals that he and Carol have broken up and that she is pregnant with his child. Rather than responding to Ross, Judy accuses Monica of not telling them. Later, in Central Perk, everyone has left except for Rachel and Ross. They talk about their upcoming visits with Barry and Carol. While Ross goes to the clinic to see Carol, Rachel goes to Barry. Ross is hesitant to be at the sonogram and asks how ‘this will work’. Susan sarcastically begins to explain how a woman becomes pregnant.",
"title": "The One with the Sonogram at the End"
},
{
"docid": "6990774",
"text": "\"Haleh may not be able to cross clamp an aorta, but she has over 20 years experience in emergency medicine and if you would step off your pedestal maybe you would realize it's the nurses that make this place run and not you.\" In Season 3, Carol intends to go to medical school and become a doctor, but decides against it because she sees that her job as a nurse is worthwhile. In Season 4, Carol obtains funding for an ER clinic by getting money from Dr. John Carter's grandmother, Millicent Carter. Carol's clinic provides care for thousands for free.",
"title": "Carol Hathaway"
},
{
"docid": "11627744",
"text": "a relationship but Dixie later finishes it. Weeks later, they reunite but Dixie doesn't want to tell Jeff. Dixie drops Carol off at a meeting and promises her that she will tell Jeff. While Carol is at the meeting, she falls and hurts her arm and head. She does not tell anyone she has hurt her head though. She gets treated and Zoe Hanna and Tess Bateman pick up on their romance. While being taken up to x-ray, Carol collapses, begins to slur words and vomit. She is revealed to have had a serious brain injury. Dixie tells Jeff about",
"title": "Characters of Casualty"
},
{
"docid": "6749224",
"text": "\"Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died,\" and further reports, \"Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.\" In another Midrash reading \"heart\" and \"mouth\" in to symbolize the beginning and the end of fulfilling a precept, Rabbi Levi said in the name of Hama bar Hanina that if one begins a precept and does not complete it, and another comes and completes it, it is attributed to the one who has completed it. The Midrash illustrated this by citing how Moses began a precept by taking the bones of Joseph with him, as reports, \"And Moses took the",
"title": "Beshalach"
},
{
"docid": "19053170",
"text": "She and a colleague both noticed that the rules set for staff got in the way of effective therapy, so her colleague founded the Open Way Association and Jeffrey joined as a psychotherapist. Later on, Jeffrey opened up a private practice. She also worked closely with a colleague of Carl Jung. Carol Jeffrey published a semiautobiography towards the end of her life called \"That Why Child.\" This book discussed her perception of the causes of child psychopathology. Carol Jeffrey Carol Jeffrey (31 October 1898 – 6 November 1998) was an English psychotherapist, known for working with children and being one",
"title": "Carol Jeffrey"
},
{
"docid": "4799629",
"text": "Bobby grabs the latter's baseball bat and beats him with it. Liz later finds a new job in Boston and moves the family there. Before he leaves, Bobby and Carol say their goodbyes and share a final kiss. At the end of the film, a grown up Bobby (who has travelled back to attend Sully's funeral) meets a young girl named Molly, who turns out to be Carol's daughter. Bobby produces a picture of a young Carol (who died in recent years) and gives it to Molly to keep. The film opened at #3 raking in $9,021,494 in its opening",
"title": "Hearts in Atlantis (film)"
},
{
"docid": "6586863",
"text": "arrested for soliciting to a prostitute who was actually an undercover cop. Susan tells Addison how ashamed she is and goes to pay his bail money. After dropping him off, Addison's wife, Carol sees them together and writes down Susan's license plate. The following morning, Susan goes out to get her newspaper and finds \"WHORE\" written in dark red lettering on her garage door. Susan then calls Addison who comes over and tells her that it was definitely the work of Carol. Susan then runs into Carol at the grocery store and tries to explain her situation but Carol does",
"title": "Coming Home (Desperate Housewives)"
},
{
"docid": "9059041",
"text": "after the end of season 4. She was mentioned again in the fifth season and her disappearance was explained to Lucy Knight by Dr. Carter who received her locker after her departure. She was said to have moved to Philadelphia to work in a pediatric ER and that it was better for her because it was where she was from, where she grew up, where her family was, and that she had a boyfriend there. Anna Del Amico Dr. Anna Del Amico is a fictional medical doctor from the television series \"ER\". She was portrayed by Maria Bello. Del Amico",
"title": "Anna Del Amico"
},
{
"docid": "3231341",
"text": "of his teachers at the hospital was Mark Greene. He visits the Joshua Makalo Carter Center. At the end of the episode, it is shown that Carter is on dialysis because of amyloidosis developing from schistosomiasis which irreparably damaged Carter's remaining kidney. He is back in Chicago to be placed on the US transplant list. Working in the ER once again, he is shown to still be a good doctor with good judgment, but is still catching up with the latest medicines and techniques being used in the US. Eventually, his condition worsens, causing him to collapse while attending to",
"title": "John Carter (ER)"
},
{
"docid": "18572635",
"text": "but soon break up after Li Er finds out that Xu Yi is cheating on her. Li Er heads back to her hometown, where she chances upon Zhang Yang, whom she eventually forgives. She chances upon a note left by Li Bala, who wrote that she wanted Zhang Yang to be happy. Li Er decides to pass on the note to Zhang Yang, telling him that it is Li Bala's last words for him. In the year 2013, everyone has graduated. Li Er is employed into a company co-managed by Zhang Yang and Hei Ren. Zhang Yang, who has gradually",
"title": "The Left Ear"
},
{
"docid": "3951725",
"text": "stay away from her, although she later considers inviting him to her wedding. Abby dates Dr. Kovač, Dr. Carter and Jake, a medical student, but eventually returns to Kovač, with whom she has a son. They later marry. She befriends many colleagues in the ER throughout the series, particularly female co-workers such as Carol Hathaway and Susan Lewis, and later Elizabeth Corday and Kerry Weaver. Her closest friend is Dr. Neela Rasgotra, who graduates medical school with her and lives with her during some of Neela's hard times. As Carter is phased out of the show and Weaver departs midway",
"title": "Abby Lockhart"
},
{
"docid": "8602009",
"text": "Unlike the case of the AR, MGA has no significant affinity for the ER. As such, it does not possess the capacity to directly activate the ER. Furthermore, unlike antiandrogens such as spironolactone and bicalutamide but similarly to cyproterone acetate, there is relatively little risk of indirectly mediated estrogenic side effects (e.g., gynecomastia) with MGA. This is because MGA strongly suppresses both androgen and estrogen levels at the same time. Similarly to the case of the ER, MGA has negligible affinity for the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and hence does not possess mineralocorticoid or antimineralocorticoid activity. MGA has been found to",
"title": "Megestrol acetate"
},
{
"docid": "5816607",
"text": "resolve the matter privately with Carol so that the complaint may be withdrawn from the tenure committee. He says he does not understand how his actions could have offended her so and attempts to convince her that he was only trying to help her without any ulterior motive. Carol decides it's best that she leave, but John stands in front of the door and grabs hold of her. Carol screams for help. John has been denied tenure and suspended, with a possible dismissal, and is packing up his office. He has not been home to see his wife and family,",
"title": "Oleanna (play)"
},
{
"docid": "13584990",
"text": "and that the rest of the Avengers are out. At the time when Magneto plotted to take over an island somewhere near the Bermuda Triangle, Peter Corbeau was with Professor X, Moira MacTaggert, and Carol Danvers where they witness the Blackbird going down over Julienne's Cay. Peter Corbeau later monitors Carol Danvers's sparring with the Starjammers assessing that now she is without her Ms. Marvel powers. He does not that Carol's performance is exemplary, she ends up pinned down by Ch'od, Hepzibah, and Raza Longknife. Peter Corbeau later finishes his review of the morning workout. When Peter and Carol go",
"title": "Peter Corbeau"
}
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"Martin Okoth Ochola"
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"docid": "14204850",
"text": "District, on which he owns about 500 goats. Kale Kayihura General Edward Kalekezi Kayihura Muhwezi, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, military officer, farmer and former policeman. He was the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, from 2005 until 5th March 2018. He was succeeded by Martin Okoth Ochola in an unexpected reshuffle which also saw the Minister for security replaced. Kale Kayihura Muhwezi was born in Kisoro District, Western Uganda, on 26 December 1955. He is the son of Johnson Komuluyange Kalekezi, one",
"title": "Kale Kayihura"
},
{
"docid": "20611197",
"text": "Commander of the Uganda Military Police, after his return from the Russian military course. On the evening of Sunday 4 March 2018, he was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police, to deputize Martin Okoth Ochola. Steven Sabiiti Muzeeyi is married to Esther Sabiiti, and together are the parents of two children. Sabiiti Muzeyi Steven Sabiiti Muzeyi, is a Ugandan military officer and police officer, who serves as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the second-highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, effective 4 March 2018. He replaced Martin Okoth Ochola, who was promoted",
"title": "Sabiiti Muzeyi"
},
{
"docid": "20611193",
"text": "Sabiiti Muzeyi Steven Sabiiti Muzeyi, is a Ugandan military officer and police officer, who serves as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the second-highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, effective 4 March 2018. He replaced Martin Okoth Ochola, who was promoted to Inspector General of Police. Immediately prior to his present assignment, Sabiiti, at the rank of Brigadier, served as the Commander of the Military Police of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He was born in Mbarara District circa 1975. Sabiiti’s father Zekeriah Muzeyi Magyenyi was married to one of Museveni’s",
"title": "Sabiiti Muzeyi"
},
{
"docid": "20609220",
"text": "as the new IGP. Martin Okoth Ochola Martin Okoth Ochola, is a Ugandan police officer, who serves as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, effective 4 March 2018. He replaced General Kale Kayihura. Immediately prior to his present assignment, Ochola served as the Deputy Inspector General of Police, deputizing IGP Kayihura, the man he replaced. He was born on 19 September 1958, in \"Agumiti Village\", Mulanda sub-county, West Budama County, in Tororo District. He attended \"Abweli Primary School\", then \"Rock View Primary School\" and \"Kisoko Boys",
"title": "Martin Okoth Ochola"
},
{
"docid": "20609216",
"text": "Martin Okoth Ochola Martin Okoth Ochola, is a Ugandan police officer, who serves as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, effective 4 March 2018. He replaced General Kale Kayihura. Immediately prior to his present assignment, Ochola served as the Deputy Inspector General of Police, deputizing IGP Kayihura, the man he replaced. He was born on 19 September 1958, in \"Agumiti Village\", Mulanda sub-county, West Budama County, in Tororo District. He attended \"Abweli Primary School\", then \"Rock View Primary School\" and \"Kisoko Boys Primary School\", where he",
"title": "Martin Okoth Ochola"
},
{
"docid": "14204842",
"text": "Kale Kayihura General Edward Kalekezi Kayihura Muhwezi, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, military officer, farmer and former policeman. He was the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, from 2005 until 5th March 2018. He was succeeded by Martin Okoth Ochola in an unexpected reshuffle which also saw the Minister for security replaced. Kale Kayihura Muhwezi was born in Kisoro District, Western Uganda, on 26 December 1955. He is the son of Johnson Komuluyange Kalekezi, one of the Ugandans who fought for the African",
"title": "Kale Kayihura"
},
{
"docid": "14204850",
"text": "District, on which he owns about 500 goats. Kale Kayihura General Edward Kalekezi Kayihura Muhwezi, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, military officer, farmer and former policeman. He was the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, from 2005 until 5th March 2018. He was succeeded by Martin Okoth Ochola in an unexpected reshuffle which also saw the Minister for security replaced. Kale Kayihura Muhwezi was born in Kisoro District, Western Uganda, on 26 December 1955. He is the son of Johnson Komuluyange Kalekezi, one",
"title": "Kale Kayihura"
}
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"docid": "15344915",
"text": "Force. In Sierra Leone the Inspector General of Police is the head of the Sierra Leone Police force. He heads the force (nationally), which is one of the oldest continuously operational police services in Africa. He is assisted by a Deputy Inspector General, and several Assistant Inspectors General. In Sri Lanka, the Inspector General of Police heads the Sri Lanka Police Service. The Inspector General of Police is the highest rank in the Uganda Police Force (UPF). Since 2001, the position has been held by a two-star military general of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF). In Northern Ireland, the",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "11406670",
"text": "(IGP), who is the overall head of the police force. The Inspector General of Police is appointed by the president of Sierra Leone, and the president has the constitutional authority to fire the Inspector General of Police at any time. The current Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police is Richard Moigbe, who was promoted from Deputy Inspector general of Police, a position he held since 2010, to Inspect General of Police on November 30, 2017 by President Ernest Bai Koroma Moigbe succeeded Francis Munu who had been the Inspector general of the Sierra Leone Police since 2010, until he",
"title": "Sierra Leone Police"
},
{
"docid": "10719872",
"text": "Police but was soon changed to that of the \"Inspector General of Police\" accordingly William Robert Campbell became the first Inspector General of Police. Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the Minister of Law and Order, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Law and Order as it is currently. The current Inspector General of Police is Pujith Jayasundara, who succeeded",
"title": "Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)"
},
{
"docid": "8860720",
"text": "effects. Their deaths made many realise that no one was safe, and shortly thereafter several of Amin's ministers defected or fled to exile. In May 2014, as part 100 years of service of Uganda Police Force, the current Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura announced a rectification campaign to make good what was done wrong in the past, and said that the late IGP Erinayo Oryema will be given a reburial with full honours. Erinayo Wilson Oryema Erinayo Wilson Oryema CPM (1 January 1917 – 16 February 1977) was Uganda's first African Inspector General of Police (1964–1971), Minister of Land,",
"title": "Erinayo Wilson Oryema"
},
{
"docid": "10719870",
"text": "Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the Minister of Law and Order, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Law and Order as it is currently. The current Inspector General of Police is Pujith Jayasundara, who succeeded N.K. Illangakoon. The post of Inspector General of Police in Sri Lanka can be traced as far back as 1797 when the office of",
"title": "Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)"
},
{
"docid": "14204913",
"text": "Katumba Wamala Edward Katumba Wamala, more commonly known as Katumba Wamala, is a Ugandan general who has been minister of state for works in the Cabinet of Uganda since 17 January 2017. He previously served as the chief of defense forces of Uganda, the highest military rank in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), from 2013 until 2017. He was the commander of land forces in the UPDF from 2005 to 2013. He also served as the inspector general of police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force (UPF), the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, from 2001 until",
"title": "Katumba Wamala"
},
{
"docid": "20531556",
"text": "on Monday, March 20 for Kaweesi. Andrew Felix Kaweesi Andrew Felix Kaweesi was the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Uganda, and policeman. He was the Spokesperson of Uganda Police Force from August 2016 to 2017 when he was killed.. Kaweesi joined police during the 2001 police intake and he is the first to die among that intake. In 2016, Kaweesi was appointed by the Inspector General of Police (Kale Kayihura) to be the head of the Police's public relations department. Kaweesi was born in Kyazanga, Lwengo district. His parents (Esther and Alfonse Mutabazi) passed on during his childhood and",
"title": "Andrew Felix Kaweesi"
},
{
"docid": "20531551",
"text": "Andrew Felix Kaweesi Andrew Felix Kaweesi was the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Uganda, and policeman. He was the Spokesperson of Uganda Police Force from August 2016 to 2017 when he was killed.. Kaweesi joined police during the 2001 police intake and he is the first to die among that intake. In 2016, Kaweesi was appointed by the Inspector General of Police (Kale Kayihura) to be the head of the Police's public relations department. Kaweesi was born in Kyazanga, Lwengo district. His parents (Esther and Alfonse Mutabazi) passed on during his childhood and this left him and his siblings",
"title": "Andrew Felix Kaweesi"
},
{
"docid": "11406674",
"text": "Inspector General of Police is assisted by the Deputy Inspector General of Police. The current Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police is Dr Richard Moigbe. The Deputy Inspector General of Police is Dr Al Shek Kamara. At the national command level, are six Assistant Inspector Generals of Police (AIG) with responsibility for Personnel, Training and Welfare; Operations; Crime Services; Support Services; Professional Standards; and the Operational Support Division (OSD), (the armed wing of the SLP). Regional commanders known as Regpols who are also AIGs carry regional responsibilities for the Freetwon West Area, Freetown East Area, North East Area, North",
"title": "Sierra Leone Police"
},
{
"docid": "15344914",
"text": "be removed from office by the President only on the grounds of: In Malawi, the Inspector General of Police is the head of the Malawi Police Force. It is an appointed position in the gift of the President of Malawi. In Malaysia, the Inspector-General of Police heads the Royal Malaysia Police. In Nepal, the Inspector General of Police is the highest rank of the Nepal Police and Armed Police Force. Sharbendra nath khanal is current IGP of Nepal police while Shailendra khanal serves as the current IGP of Nepal Armed Police Force An Inspector-General of Police heads the Nigeria Police",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "3707060",
"text": "Inspector general An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is \"inspectors general\". The chief of police of Bangladesh is known as the inspector general of police. He is from the Bangladesh Civil Service police cadre. The current inspector general of police is A K M Shahidul Hoque, and his predecessor was Hassan Mahmud Khondokar. There is another temporary post of inspector general of police, known as \"Pulish Shômônnoyôk\" () or \"police coordinator\", currently held by Bivuti Vooshon Choudhury. Before 1867 the position of Inspector General of Canada existed as",
"title": "Inspector general"
},
{
"docid": "3707071",
"text": "at the federal, state, and local levels. In the Vatican City State, the inspector general is the commanding officer of the state police force, the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City. He is also the chief bodyguard for the pope, and accompanies the pontiff when he visits foreign countries. Inspector general An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is \"inspectors general\". The chief of police of Bangladesh is known as the inspector general of police. He is from the Bangladesh Civil Service police cadre. The current inspector general of",
"title": "Inspector general"
},
{
"docid": "373306",
"text": "professional head of the Sierra Leone Police force, who is appointed by the President of Sierra Leone. Each one of Sierra Leone's 14 districts is headed by a district police commissioner who is the professional head of their respective district. These Police Commissioners report directly to the Inspector General of Police at the Sierra Leone Police headquarters in Freetown. The current Inspector General of Police is Brima Acha Kamara, who was appointed to the position by former president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. By the 1990s economic activity was declining and economic infrastructure had become seriously degraded. Over the next decade much",
"title": "Sierra Leone"
},
{
"docid": "7687837",
"text": "Uganda government accorded him a full state funeral. Luke Kercan Ofungi Luke Kercan Ofungi (29 March 1934 – 4 September 1990) was an inspector general in the Uganda Police Force, a businessman in the travel industry in Uganda, and a member of the Alur community. Ofungi was born in Padolo Village, Okoro County, Nebbi District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Region of Uganda. Between 1951 and 1953, he attended the East African Orthodox School, completing Junior Secondary III (J3). On 10 October 1954, he joined the Uganda Police Force as a recruit police constable. He was assigned to the Police Training",
"title": "Luke Kercan Ofungi"
},
{
"docid": "17108511",
"text": "at the Treasury Office of the Inspector General. Beginning in 2006, Hoecker was Capitol Police Inspector General. He is also the current chairman of the investigations committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). Hoecker is the third Inspector General of the SEC. Allison Lerner, the National Science Foundation inspector general, said \"I believe his skills as an investigator and a CPA will combine to make him an outstanding inspector general at the Securities and Exchange Commission\". He replaced Jon Rymer, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's inspector general, who temporarily served as the SEC's interim inspector",
"title": "Carl Hoecker"
},
{
"docid": "7687831",
"text": "Luke Kercan Ofungi Luke Kercan Ofungi (29 March 1934 – 4 September 1990) was an inspector general in the Uganda Police Force, a businessman in the travel industry in Uganda, and a member of the Alur community. Ofungi was born in Padolo Village, Okoro County, Nebbi District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Region of Uganda. Between 1951 and 1953, he attended the East African Orthodox School, completing Junior Secondary III (J3). On 10 October 1954, he joined the Uganda Police Force as a recruit police constable. He was assigned to the Police Training School at Kibuli, in Kampala. On 1 January",
"title": "Luke Kercan Ofungi"
},
{
"docid": "10997115",
"text": "Sri Lanka Police The Sri Lanka Police (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පොලීසිය \"Shrī Lanka Polīsiya\"; Tamil: இலங்கை காவல் \"Ilaṅkai Kāval\") is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force has a manpower of approximately 77,000, and is responsible for enforcing criminal- and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout Sri Lanka. The professional head of the police is the Inspector General of Police who reports to the Minister of Law and Order as well as the National Police Commission. The current Inspector General of Police is Pujith Jayasundara.",
"title": "Sri Lanka Police"
},
{
"docid": "2595063",
"text": "of Central Reserve Police Force from 3 August 1968 to 15 September 1969 & current Director General is Shri Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar since 27 April 2017. The CRPF is headed by a Director general who is an Indian Police Service officer and is divided into ten administrative sectors, each headed by an Inspector General. Each Sector consists of one or more administrative and/or Operational Ranges, headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police. Now, Group Centres are also headed by DIGs. The Financial Advisor of the CRPF has been an Indian Revenue Service officer",
"title": "Central Reserve Police Force"
},
{
"docid": "7699005",
"text": "Brajesh Narain Singh. Gautam Budh Nagar district comes under Meerut police zone and Meerut police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Meerut zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas Meerut range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG). The Current ADG, Meerut Zone is Prashant Kumar, whereas the current IG, Meerut Range is Ram Kumar. Police Administration of Gautam Budh Nagar is headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who is an IPS officer and is accountable to the District Magistrate",
"title": "Greater Noida"
},
{
"docid": "2459261",
"text": "Dhingra. Meerut district comes under Meerut police zone and Meerut police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Meerut zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas Meerut range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG). The Current ADG, Meerut Zone is Prashant Kumar, whereas the current IG, Meerut Range is Ram Kumar. District Police of Meerut is headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who is an IPS officer and is accountable to the District Magistrate for Law and Order enforcement. He",
"title": "Meerut"
},
{
"docid": "2261682",
"text": "magistrate. The current DM is Gaurav Dayal . Agra district comes under the Agra Police Zone and Agra Police Range, Agra Zone is headed by an additional director general (ADG)-ranked Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, and the Agra Range is headed by a deputy inspector general (DIG)-ranked IPS officer. The current ADG, Agra Zone is Ajay Anand, and DIG, Agra Range is Love Kumar. The district police is headed by a senior superintendent of police (SSP), who is an IPS officer, and is assisted by six superintendents of police or additional superintendents of police for city, east, west, crime, traffic,",
"title": "Agra"
},
{
"docid": "14727009",
"text": "leg at the rugby field suggests that it was a suicide attack carried out by an individual. A third unexploded vest was later found. A Uganda Police Force officer stated the total death toll as 64. A further 71 were hospitalized, 14 of whom were treated for minor injuries and later discharged. Uganda Police Force Inspector General Kale Kayihura stated, \"The information we have indicates the people who have attacked the Ethiopian Village were probably targeting expatriates.\" Initial reports of further blasts in the neighbourhoods of Ntinda and Bwaise were false. Most of the dead were Ugandan. Others included: a",
"title": "July 2010 Kampala attacks"
},
{
"docid": "9942658",
"text": "headed by a sub-divisional magistrate. The current DM of Allahabad is Suhas L. Y. Allahabad district comes under the Allahabad Police Zone and Allahabad Police Range, Allahabad Zone is headed by an additional director general-rank Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, and the Allahabad Range is headed inspector general-rank IPS officer. The current ADG, Allahabad Zone is Satya Narain Sabat, and IG, Allahabad Range is Mohit Aggarwal. The district police is headed by a senior superintendent of police (SSP), who is an IPS officer, and is assisted by eight superintendents of police or additional superintendents of police for city, Ganga Par,",
"title": "Allahabad"
},
{
"docid": "20751844",
"text": "in 1979 (now the Tanzania Military Academy) and served as inspector general of police until 2005. Wamala succeeded General Aronda Nyakairima as chief of the defence force. In August 2012, Major General Fredrick Mugisha, previously in charge of the African Union Mission in Somalia, was appointed the new joint chief of staff. Brigadier Charles Angina, formerly the General Court Martial chairperson, was promoted to major general and appointed chief of staff of the land forces. The organisation of the land forces was reported in 2015 to be as follows: The divisions are: Uganda People's Defence Force Land forces The Uganda",
"title": "Uganda People's Defence Force Land forces"
},
{
"docid": "3707067",
"text": "rank of inspector general. The army's inspector general (\"generalinspektøren for hæren\"—GIH) is the immediate superior of the commanding officer of special forces FSK. In Pakistan, the inspector general of police or provincial police officer is a three-star rank who heads the police force of a province. The inspector general of police (IGP) is a Police Service of Pakistan officer, appointed by the federal government with consent of the provincial chief minister. The rank insignia of an inspector general of police is the national emblem or one pip containing the national emblem above a crossed sword and baton worn on both",
"title": "Inspector general"
},
{
"docid": "12328905",
"text": "Deputy inspector general of police A Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) is a high-ranking official position in Police in India and Bangladesh, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) is a one-star rank in the Indian police, just below Inspector General of Police. It is a selective rank to which Indian Police Service officers who had successfully served as Senior Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police were promoted. There is no limit to the number of DIGs a state can have and most states have several DIGs. DIGs are in pay band",
"title": "Deputy inspector general of police"
},
{
"docid": "3755288",
"text": "District Magistrates (Executive, Finance/Revenue, Land Acquisition and Judicial) and one City Magistrate. The district has divided into three Tehsils named Sadar, Dadri and Jewar each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate who reports to the District Magistrate. The current DM is Brajesh Narain Singh. Gautam Budh Nagar district comes under Meerut police zone and Meerut police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Meerut zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas Meerut range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG). The Current ADG, Meerut",
"title": "Noida"
},
{
"docid": "18957704",
"text": "seat of Government and Capital City is an exception as the Regional Commander is a Major General. Ranks: The Namibian Police Force operate a fleet of 3 helicopters. Helicopters Namibian Police Force The Namibian Police Force was established by the Namibian Constitution and enacted through and act of parliament Act 19 of 1990. The Namibian Police Force replaced the South-West African Police. The force is headed by an Inspector General Who holds the rank of Lieutenant General. The Inspector General is Deputised by two Deputy Inspector Generals who both hold the rank of Major General. The two Deputy Inspector General",
"title": "Namibian Police Force"
},
{
"docid": "16898198",
"text": "City, Protocol, Executive), one Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), one City Magistrate (CM), and four Additional City Magistrates (ACM). The district has three tehsils, each headed by a Sub-Divisional magistrate. The current DM is Yogeshwar Ram Mishra. Varanasi district comes under the Varanasi Police Zone and Varanasi Police Range, Varanasi Zone is headed by an Additional Director General ranked IPS officer, and the Varanasi Range is headed Inspector General ranked IPS officer. The current ADG, Varanasi Zone is Biswajit Mahapatra, and IG, Varanasi Range is Deepak Ratan. The district police is headed by a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), who is",
"title": "Varanasi"
},
{
"docid": "16426708",
"text": "Inspector General of Police can be removed by the president for being icompetant, incapacitated, compromised, or reaching retirement age. The Inspector General oversees the Malawi Police Service (MPS) under Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Security. The Inspector General is assisted by a Deputy and two commissioners who run the administration and operations respectively. Inspector generals: Malawi Police Service The Malawi Police Service is an independent organ of the executive that is mandated by the constitution to protect public safety and the rights of persons in Malawi. The Malawi Police Service is overseen by an Inspector General of Police. The",
"title": "Malawi Police Service"
},
{
"docid": "18957703",
"text": "Namibian Police Force The Namibian Police Force was established by the Namibian Constitution and enacted through and act of parliament Act 19 of 1990. The Namibian Police Force replaced the South-West African Police. The force is headed by an Inspector General Who holds the rank of Lieutenant General. The Inspector General is Deputised by two Deputy Inspector Generals who both hold the rank of Major General. The two Deputy Inspector General are responsible for Administration and Operations. All police operations in Namibia's 14 Regions are headed by a regional commander with the rank of Commissioner. The Khomas region hosting the",
"title": "Namibian Police Force"
},
{
"docid": "19913137",
"text": "refused to reveal his identity to the Uganda government. Tom Voltaire Okwalinga Tom Voltaire Okwalinga also known as TVO is an anonymous Ugandan and famous social media critique of the Uganda's government. He has been leaking a series of the Uganda's government secrets through his Facebook account for which he has over 120,000 followers. In April 2014, he posted a secret tape that implicated the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, Kale Kayihura’s attempt to investigate and curtail Amama Mbabazi’s underneath campaign to oust President Museveni in the 2016 presidential elections. No one knows the true",
"title": "Tom Voltaire Okwalinga"
},
{
"docid": "14692067",
"text": "Kanpur Police Kanpur Police is the district unit of Uttar Pradesh Police responsible for the Kanpur Nagar District. Kanpur district comes under the Kanpur Police Zone and Kanpur Police Range, Kanpur Zone is headed by an Additional Director General ranked IPS officer, and the Kanpur Range is headed Inspector General ranked IPS officer. The current ADG, Kanpur Zone is Avanish Chandra, and IG, Kanpur Range is Alok Singh. The district police is headed by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who is an IPS officer, and is assisted by seven Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (East, West,",
"title": "Kanpur Police"
},
{
"docid": "17904534",
"text": "Wilson Mbadi Lieutenant General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi is a senior military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Defense Forces and Inspector General of the UPDF. He was appointed to that position in January 2017, replacing Lieutenant General Charles Angina, who became Deputy Commander of \"Operation Wealth Creation\". Immediately prior to his current position, from May 2013 until January 2017, he served as the Joint Chief of Staff of the UPDF, where he was replaced by Major General Joseph Musanyufu. He was born on 6 June 1962 in Kasese District.",
"title": "Wilson Mbadi"
},
{
"docid": "8860715",
"text": "Primary School in Northern Uganda. He taught at the primary schools in Gulu and Kitgum between 1936 and 1939, and later became School Master. Erinayo Wilson Oryema then enlisted in the Uganda Police Force in 1939. A year later he was promoted to the rank of Corporal, and the following year to Sub-Inspector. During World War II, he enlisted in the King's African Rifles Regiment and after the war ended, he returned to the Uganda Police Force. He made Inspector of Police in 1951, and was listed in the Queen's birthday honours in 1952, receiving the Colonial Police Medal for",
"title": "Erinayo Wilson Oryema"
},
{
"docid": "15344912",
"text": "Indonesia, an Inspector General of Police (\"Inspektur Jenderal Polisi\" or abbreviated Irjen (Pol)) holds the third highest rank of the Indonesian National Police (equivalent to a major general in the Indonesian National Armed Forces). Usually, police with rank Inspector General of Police became Head of Regional Police with Type-A Classification (Capital City, Strategic and Major/Densely Populated Province), Chief of Division, Special Staff to Head of National Police, or Vice Head of Agency in the Police Headquarters. In Kenya, the top-ranked police officer is the Inspector-General of Police, who has the overall command of the Kenya National Police Service. In the",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "9198791",
"text": "what was then dubbed the \"People's War\". Ensuing armed resistance and criminal activity escalating from the conflict motivated King Gyanendra to consider amassing an independent police force. Subsequently, the Armed Police Force was founded on 24 October 2001. Late Krishna Mohan Shrestha of the Nepal Police (then serving as Additional Inspector General of Police) was its first Chief. The current command and control organization of Nepal's army is outlined along the protocol of the 1990 Constitution and its interim constitution. Its standing Inspector General is the Chief of Armed Police Forces, equivalent in rank to a three star Lieutenant General",
"title": "Armed Police Force (Nepal)"
},
{
"docid": "1714827",
"text": "of the Christopher Commission and it is exempt from civil service and reports directly to the Board of Police Commissioners. The current Inspector General is Mark P. Smith who was formerly the Constitutional Policing Advisor for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The OIG receives copies of every complaint filed against members of the LAPD as well as tracking specific cases along with any resultant litigation. The OIG also conducts audits on select investigations and conducts regular reviews of the disciplinary system in order to ensure fairness and equality. As well as overseeing the LAPD's disciplinary process, the Inspector General",
"title": "Los Angeles Police Department"
},
{
"docid": "7687836",
"text": "focused on the tour and travel company he had set up in the 1970s and with his wife \"Claudia Kinobe\", and continued to run a confectionery and restaurant called \"Confe\" in Kampala. Ofungi served as Inspector General of Police through four regimes and many turbulent years in Uganda. He died on 4 September 1990 at the age of 56, before being resinstated to the post of IGP for the fifth time. Luke Ofungi was buried in his home county on 12 September 1990. In honour of his contributions to the building of the Uganda Police Force and the country. The",
"title": "Luke Kercan Ofungi"
},
{
"docid": "13051560",
"text": "it is mastered in counter terrorism, hostage rescue and any other security matters. The uniform for such officers and commandos is all black with the elite police logo. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government will provide funding for police commandos to receive training along the pattern of the al Zarrar company of the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group. The govt has also set up a training school in Nowshehra for this very sole purpose. The current Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police is: Salahudin Mehsud Below is a list of former inspector generals that served the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. Various additional inspector generals",
"title": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police"
},
{
"docid": "15344910",
"text": "Inspector-general of police An inspector-general of police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most senior officer of the entire national police. An Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the head of policing in a province of Pakistan. The IGP is a three star appointment in Pakistan. In Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Inspector General of Police heads the Bangladesh Police. In Ghana, Inspector General of Police is the title of",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "15849568",
"text": "the rank of Inspector General of Police, followed by Superintendent of Police & other staff. The CSP exercises jurisdiction over the territorial coastal waters of Karnataka from Talapady in Dakshina Kannada District to Sadashivgad in Uttara Kannada District covering about 320 km. In Kerala, the armed police trace their origins to the early stages of the Kerala Police. The armed police units of Kerala are: The \"Inspector General of Police, Armed Police Battalions\", is the controlling authority who is assisted by the \"Deputy Inspector General of Police, Armed Police Battalions\". Each Battalion is under the control of a \"Commandant\" with",
"title": "State Armed Police Forces"
},
{
"docid": "20302517",
"text": "Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, is the minister responsible for the Department of Home and Confidential. The department's administration is headed by a principal secretary, an IAS officer, who is assisted by four secretaries, one of whom is an inspector general-rank Indian Police Service, ten special secretaries, and twelve deputy/under secretaries. The current Principal Secretary (Home) is Arvind Kumar. At the head of department level, apart from Director General of Police, Director General (Prosecution), Director General (CB-CID), Director General (Fire Service), Director General (Technical Services), Director General (Training Services) and Director General/Additional Director General (Special Enquiry) are appointed. The",
"title": "Department of Home and Confidential"
},
{
"docid": "15344913",
"text": "event of a vacancy arising, the procedure for appointment of the Inspector-General is: The IG is charged with the overall administrative management of the police force, exercises independent command over the National Police Service and performs any other functions prescribed by national legislation. Consequently, (s)he reports directly to the President and is also a member of the National Security Council, chaired by the President. Under the IG are two Deputy Inspector-Generals who command the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police Service respectively. The Inspector-General is appointed for a single four-year term, and is not eligible for re-appointment. (S)he may",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "2289260",
"text": "and IG, Kanpur Range is Alok Singh. The district police is headed by a deputy inspector general/senior superintendent of police (DIG/SSP), who is an IPS officer, and is assisted by seven superintendents of police or additional superintendents of police for east, west, south, rural area, crime, traffic and modern control, who are either IPS officers or Provincial Police Service (PPS) officers. Each of the several police circles is headed by a circle officer (CO) in the rank of deputy superintendent of police. The current DIG/SSP is Sonia Singh. The development of infrastructure in the city is overseen by Kanpur Development",
"title": "Kanpur"
},
{
"docid": "12328909",
"text": "for the policing of a Range which constitute a geographical area of two or more Police Divisions commanded by a Superintendent administrating few police districts, in charge of Asst. Superintendents, composed of number of police stations. In terms of section 21(3) of the Police Ordinance 'Inspector General of Police shall be deemed to include a Deputy Inspector General of Police'. Deputy inspector general of police A Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) is a high-ranking official position in Police in India and Bangladesh, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) is a one-star rank in",
"title": "Deputy inspector general of police"
},
{
"docid": "3707066",
"text": "of police for the city, that is they head a police force for a particular city. Inspectors general in Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP) are either Indian Police Service (IPS) officers or directly appointed gazetted officers (DAGOs), who are directly appointed Assistant Commandants (through UPSC entrance test from the year 2005 onwards). The rank insignia of an inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is one star above a crossed sword and baton. The Indian Coast Guard also has the rank of inspector general. The coast guard regions are commanded by officers of the",
"title": "Inspector general"
},
{
"docid": "20614753",
"text": "Judith Nabakooba Nabakooba Nalule Judith is a Ugandan who was born on 28 October 1977. She is the former Police spokesperson of Uganda Police. In 2016 she became the Mityana district Woman MP. Currently she chairs the Uganda parliamentary committee on defense and internal affairs. and current woman MP of Mityana district. She belongs to the NRM party and served as a law enforcer in the Uganda police. Judith Nabakooba went to Ndejje Senior Secondary School where she acquired a Uganda Certificate of Education in 1994 and a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in 1997. She later joined Makerere University",
"title": "Judith Nabakooba"
},
{
"docid": "12328907",
"text": "and then Deputy Inspector General. If he/she performed well and the Home ministry thought, then they can promoted to Additional Inspector General to Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP). The post is equivalent to the Officers hold the rank of Joint Secretary to the Govt. and Colonel in Bangladesh Army. In Kenya, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police is a three-star rank of the Kenya National Police Service. (S)he is immediately below the Inspector-General and immediately above the Senior Assistant Inspector-General. Two officers hold this position and they command the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police Service respectively. In Malaysia,",
"title": "Deputy inspector general of police"
},
{
"docid": "10465185",
"text": "Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department is a semi autonomous directorate of the National police service responsible for investigating complex cases. It is commonly referred to by the initials CID. It is headed by a Director who reports to the Inspector General of Police. Due to the sensitivity of the position, the Director of the CID is appointed by the President of Kenya. The current Director is George Maingi Kinoti who was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 5 January 2018 to replace Ndegwa Muhoro. Before his appointment he was previously the National Police Spokesman based",
"title": "Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department"
},
{
"docid": "20562124",
"text": "from the Jahangirnagar University under Public Administration department. His research topic was \"Combating Terrorism in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects\". Mohammad Javed Patwary Mohammad Javed Patwary is the 40th and current Bangladesh Inspector General of Police. Earlier, he served as Additional Inspector General of Police Special Branch (SB). Patwary was born and grew up in Mandary Village, Sadar upazila, Chandpur district. He completed his SSC and HSC from Baburhat high school and Chandpur Govt. College respectively. He earned his bachelor's and master's in social welfare from the University of Dhaka. He then joined Bangladesh Police as an Assistant Superintendent of Police",
"title": "Mohammad Javed Patwary"
},
{
"docid": "20562123",
"text": "Mohammad Javed Patwary Mohammad Javed Patwary is the 40th and current Bangladesh Inspector General of Police. Earlier, he served as Additional Inspector General of Police Special Branch (SB). Patwary was born and grew up in Mandary Village, Sadar upazila, Chandpur district. He completed his SSC and HSC from Baburhat high school and Chandpur Govt. College respectively. He earned his bachelor's and master's in social welfare from the University of Dhaka. He then joined Bangladesh Police as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1986 and awarded first merit position in the 6th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). He obtained his Ph.D.",
"title": "Mohammad Javed Patwary"
},
{
"docid": "5707715",
"text": "institutions, including the European Parliament. Its members are recruited from within the French National Police, after two years minimum service in the National Police. The Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités includes: The SPHP was established in 1934 under the name of \"Official Travel Service\" (\"Voyages officiels\" (VO) in French) after the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou in Marseilles. It adopted its current name in 1994. The SPHP was headed by Inspector General Jean-Louis Fiamenghi, who assumed the post in November 2007. Inspector General Fiamenghi had been head of Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID), another",
"title": "Service de la protection"
},
{
"docid": "10871561",
"text": "at Soan camp, the training left a lot to be desired. National Police Academy with meager resources available could barely train the ASsP, while very few courses were offered to senior Police managers due to dearth of training facilities and lack of professional trainers. The Academy is headed by a Commandant ,a PSP Officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police or Additional Inspector General of Police and assisted by a Deputy Commandant of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police.The Course Commander, who is an officer of the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police is in charge",
"title": "National Police Academy of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "12328908",
"text": "a Deputy Inspector-General of Police is the second most senior rank in the Royal Malaysia Police, ranking below an Inspector-General of Police and above a Commissioner of Police. Officers in this rank wear the sultan's-crown insignia over four five-pointed stars (in a diamond shape) over crossed baton and kris. In Pakistan, a Deputy Inspector General of Police is a one-star rank of the Police Service of Pakistan. In Sri Lanka, according to the \"Police Ordinance\", the rank of Deputy Inspector General is the second most highest position in the Sri Lanka Police Force. An officer in this rank is responsible",
"title": "Deputy inspector general of police"
},
{
"docid": "15344916",
"text": "chief officer of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary (now replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland) was titled inspector general until 1970, when following a review the post was renamed chief constable. Inspector-general of police An inspector-general of police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most senior officer of the entire national police. An Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the head of policing in a province",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "11409805",
"text": "General of Sierra Leone Police (SLP), The professional head of the Sierra Leone Police forces who is appointed by the president of Sierra Leone. He was appointed to the position by former president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. Kamara is a member of the Limba ethnic group. Kamara also has relation to the town Kamabai situated in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, 15 miles away from the capital of Bombali, Makeni as well as Mabokeni and Binkolo. Brima Acha Kamara The current Inspector General of Police - Mr. Francis Alieu Munu was appointed to his post on Friday 20 August 2010.",
"title": "Brima Acha Kamara"
},
{
"docid": "7687835",
"text": "November 1985, following the overthrow of the Obote II regime, Luke Ofungi was re-appointed Inspector General of Police by Tito Okello. The Okello regime was overthrown in January 1986, and President Yoweri Museveni took over. Ofungi continued to serve as Inspector General. Sometime in 1989, he was sent on forced leave, under investigation, together with his two deputies; \"Kyefulumya\" of the Administration department, and \"Maswere\" of Operations. The Uganda government cleared him of what were proven to be false charges and went on to posthumously appoint him on contract effective November 1, 1989, for 24 months. During his leave he",
"title": "Luke Kercan Ofungi"
},
{
"docid": "17907643",
"text": "as the \"Squadron Commander of the MI-17 Helicopters\", in the Uganda People's Defence Forces. He then became \"Acting Director of the Uganda Air Force\". He was the \"Deputy Commander of Air Force\" at the rank of Brigadier, immediately prior to his promotion to Major General and appointment to his current position as Commander of the UPDF Air Force and Chief Pilot of the Presidential Helicopter. He is married with six children. He is of the Christian faith. Samuel Turyagyenda Major General Samuel Turyagyenda is a Uganda police officer, professional pilot and army officer. He currently serves as the Commander of",
"title": "Samuel Turyagyenda"
},
{
"docid": "793211",
"text": "who is a member of the Cabinet of the President. The current Secretary is Ryan Zinke. The Inspector General position is currently vacant, with Mary Kendall serving as acting Inspector General. Despite its name, the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for police matters and internal security. In the United States, national security and immigration functions are performed by the Department of Homeland Security primarily and the Department of Justice secondarily. The Department of the Interior has often been humorously called \"The Department of Everything",
"title": "United States Department of the Interior"
},
{
"docid": "10533146",
"text": "Karnataka Police The Karnataka State Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Karnataka. The department is headed by the Director General of Police. The district police administration is headed by a Superintendent of Police. A group of districts comprise a range, led by an Inspector General of Police. Police administration in Bengaluru is headed by a commissioner of police with the rank of Additional DGP. Mysuru, Mangaluru and Hubballi-Dharwad city are headed by an Inspector General of Police(IGP) while Belagavi is headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The Director General and Inspector",
"title": "Karnataka Police"
},
{
"docid": "15736621",
"text": "their last titles to date. In the last couple of seasons they have consistently won the Plate title but have failed to progress any further. In 1812 the then Inspector General of Police, Ivor Edward David, acquired of crown land for the Police Department and created the Bambalapitiya Police Park. The sports grounds at Police Park were formally opened on 20 March 1914. The existing pavilion was built in 1928 during the period that Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin was Inspector General of Police. The current grandstand was constructed in 1993 and the two left and right wings of the grandstand",
"title": "Sri Lanka Police Sports Club (rugby)"
},
{
"docid": "13628029",
"text": "of Government. He was part of the group that crafted the 1995 Uganda Constitution. Later, he served as the Inspector General of Government and then as chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission. From 2000 until 2009, he served as the Inspector General of Government (IGG). In 2009, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Uganda. In addition to his duties at the Supreme Court, Jotham Tumwesigye concurrently serves as the head of the \"Judicial Integrity Committee\", which monitors the integrity of judicial officers. He also represents the Uganda judiciary on the \"Judicial Service Commission\", a position he took",
"title": "Jotham Tumwesigye"
},
{
"docid": "15088546",
"text": "2015, the Daily Monitor reported that Henry Tumukunde had been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and then retired from the Army. He effectively skipped the rank of Major General. On 6 June 2016, he was appointed to the Cabinet as the Minister of National Security. He was relieved of his cabinet responsibilities on the evening of Sunday, 4 March 2018, in a presidential tweet, in which his nemesis, General Kale Kayihura, the former Inspector General of Police was also fired. Henry Tumukunde Henry Tumukunde is a retired senior military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). He",
"title": "Henry Tumukunde"
},
{
"docid": "10395693",
"text": "first affiliated to the Police Dept. under the then Inspector General of Police Sir George William Robert Campbell under the Act no.18 of 1844. The supervision and control of all prisons in the Island were vested in Inspector General of Prisons. From its inceptions the office of Inspector General of Prisons was held by the Inspector General of Police until 1905 when they separated. Major Albert De Wilton who till then held both offices was appointed Inspector General of Prisons and he was also appointed to be the Superintendent of the Prisons at Welikada, Mutwal and Hultsdorf. In 1922 the",
"title": "Department of Prisons"
},
{
"docid": "18363277",
"text": "from lower ranks) or an Additional Superintendent of Police (Officers of Indian Police Service). The officer who heads a Sub-Division is known as S.D.P.O. resp. Sub Divisional Police Officer. A Circle comprises several Police Stations. An Inspector of Police who heads a police circle is the Circle Inspector of Police or CI. A Police Station is headed by an Inspector (an upper subordinate rank). A Police Station is the basic unit of policing, responsible for prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of public order, enforcing law in general as well as for performing protection duties and making security arrangements for",
"title": "Telangana State Police"
},
{
"docid": "11262489",
"text": "Uttar Pradesh Police The Uttar Pradesh Police (IAST: ), often abbreviated as UP police, is the law enforcement agency of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh headquartered in Allahabad. The Uttar Pradesh Police is headed by a director general of police (DGP) ranked IPS officer. The current DG of Uttar Pradesh Police is Om Prakash Singh. UP police is the largest police force in the world. It was formed in 1863 as the Office of the inspector general of police, United Provinces under the \"Police Act, 1861\". Uttar police is the governed by Department of Home and Confidential of उत्तर",
"title": "Uttar Pradesh Police"
},
{
"docid": "14204845",
"text": "Economics from where he graduated with the degree of Master of Laws (LLM), in 1982, at age 26. General Kayihura has attended a number of military courses including the following: In 1982, following his graduation from the University of London, he joined the National Resistance Army, a rebel outfit that fought the regime of Milton Obote II and captured power in 1986. He has since grown in military rank and held multiple offices in the army and public service, including the following: He formerly served as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force. He had served",
"title": "Kale Kayihura"
},
{
"docid": "9208405",
"text": "Basilica in 2008 and 2009. Since June 3, 2006, Domenico Giani is the Inspector General of the Corpo della Gendarmeria, the police and security force of Vatican City, and the chief bodyguard of Pope Benedict XVI and of Pope Francis. He heads a unit of 130 military-trained policemen (2015). Domenico Giani Dr. Domenico Giani (born 16 August 1962 in Arezzo, Italy), ex officer of the Guardia di Finanza, is the current Inspector General of the Corpo della Gendarmeria, the police and security force of Vatican City, and the chief bodyguard of Pope Benedict XVI and of Pope Francis since June",
"title": "Domenico Giani"
},
{
"docid": "11262498",
"text": "monitors trends in social media that can have impact on law & order situation and advises concerned district and range police chiefs. Uttar Pradesh Police The Uttar Pradesh Police (IAST: ), often abbreviated as UP police, is the law enforcement agency of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh headquartered in Allahabad. The Uttar Pradesh Police is headed by a director general of police (DGP) ranked IPS officer. The current DG of Uttar Pradesh Police is Om Prakash Singh. UP police is the largest police force in the world. It was formed in 1863 as the Office of the inspector general",
"title": "Uttar Pradesh Police"
},
{
"docid": "15588932",
"text": "Ghana Police Service is Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu. For each of the regional police divisions, there is a Regional Commander who is in charge of all operational and administrative functions under his jurisdiction. In direct operational matters, the Regional Commander furthermore works in tandem with the Regional Operational Commander. For administrative functions, the Regional Commander is assisted by the Deputy Regional Commander and the Regional Crime Officer. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police is assisted by the Director-General of the Police Administration, and supervises the activities of the regional commanders of police. Apart from the National Police Headquarters,",
"title": "Ghana Police Service"
},
{
"docid": "8067455",
"text": "as senior officers and Africans amongst lower ranks. Following Kenya's independence, the British officers were replaced with local Kenyan members. The current structure Regional Police Commander in charge of a region (Formerly provinces). County Police Commander incharge of County Formations. Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) in charge of Sub-Counties (Previously called District). Officer Commanding Station incharge of police posts and/or divisional formations. However it is good to note that the current reforms, restructuring has been done thus some of these positions have been renamed. The current Inspector General is Joseph Kipchirchir Boinett following the introduction of the position to replace",
"title": "Kenya Police"
},
{
"docid": "10533152",
"text": "who has won gold medals at the 1995 World Police Games in Australia (1995) and in 2001 in Indianapolis(2001) and has commanded the Dasara procession since 1977. The Coastal Security Police, established in 1999, is headed by an Inspector General of Police followed by a Superintendent of Police and other staff. The CSP has jurisdiction over Karnataka's coastal waters from Talapady in Dakshina Kannada to Sadashivgad in Uttara Kannada, about . The Forest Cell assists the Karnataka Forest Department with their operations. This wing is headed by the Director General of Police, Training, assisted by an Inspector General of Police",
"title": "Karnataka Police"
},
{
"docid": "19913136",
"text": "Tom Voltaire Okwalinga Tom Voltaire Okwalinga also known as TVO is an anonymous Ugandan and famous social media critique of the Uganda's government. He has been leaking a series of the Uganda's government secrets through his Facebook account for which he has over 120,000 followers. In April 2014, he posted a secret tape that implicated the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, Kale Kayihura’s attempt to investigate and curtail Amama Mbabazi’s underneath campaign to oust President Museveni in the 2016 presidential elections. No one knows the true identity of TVO including his many followers and Facebook",
"title": "Tom Voltaire Okwalinga"
},
{
"docid": "4295664",
"text": "some police forces use other ranks such as detective inspector and district inspector. In Austria a similar scheme was used as in Germany. At some point the police inspector was completely removed from the list of service ranks. The current police service has an inspectors service track with \"Inspektor\" being the entry level – it is followed by \"Revierinspektor\" (precinct inspector), \"Gruppeninspektor\" (group inspector), \"Bezirksinspektor\" (district inspector), \"Abteilungsinspektor\" (section inspector), \"Kontrollinspektor\" (control inspector) and \"Chefinspektor\" (chief inspector). In most Canadian police services the rank of inspector is the first above that of staff sergeant. It is usually immediately below the",
"title": "Inspector"
},
{
"docid": "20071903",
"text": "College, Cambridge. Kingdon worked for the Colonial Service in The Gambia as an Inspector of Schools and Legal Assistant, he was later appointed as a member of the country's Legislative Council. He was Attorney-General(AG) of Uganda, and in 1918, he was appointed as Attorney-General of the Gold Coast. Between 1929 and 1930, two women led revolts against taxation in Calabar and Owerri Provinces claimed the lives of 55 people. In 1930, Kingdon was appointed as head of a commission to investigate the riots. The commission report's noted inadequate police training and undue restriction placed on the police in the investigation",
"title": "Donald Kingdon"
},
{
"docid": "15344911",
"text": "the head of the Ghana Police Service. During the British rule in India, in 1861, the British Government introduced the Indian Councils Act 1861. The act created a new cadre of police, called Superior Police Services, later known as the Indian Imperial Police. The highest rank in the service was the Inspector General. Currently in modern India, an Inspector General (I.G.) of Police is a two-star rank IPS officer. An I.G. holds the second highest rank in the hierarchy, just below the Director General of Police (DGP) and Additional DGP, and just above Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). In",
"title": "Inspector-general of police"
},
{
"docid": "8328524",
"text": "and the coup plotters before the coup was executed; the Inspector General of police at the time MD Yussuf excused this failure as the inability of the Special Branch to police the military. The police simply lacked the legal backing to conduct intelligence operations on the military. At the time, there were rumours making the rounds alleging that a former head of state Gen. Yakubu Gowon had planned the coup form his hideout in exile. Gowon had been ousted in a bloodless coup led by the late Murtala Mohammed while he was in Uganda attending a meeting of the Organization",
"title": "National Security Organization"
},
{
"docid": "18268350",
"text": "Superintendent of Police, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. 50. Shri. Gorakhnath Yadav, Inspector (INS), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand 51. Shri. Gopal Nath Goswami, Inspector General of Police PM, Police Headquarter 12 Subhash Marg Dehradun Uttarakhand. West Bengal 52. Shri. Anuj Sharma, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) WB, Nabanna Howrah, West Bengal. 53. Shri. Siddh Nath Gupta, Inspector General of Police Western Zone WB, Durgapur Burdwan, West Bengal. Puducherry 54. Shri. Praveer Ranjan, Inspector General of Police, Puducherry Border Security Force 55. Shri. Narinder Singh Jamwal, Deputy Inspector General of Police(DIGP), FTR Headquarters BSF Meghalaya, BSF. 56. Shri. Surjeet Singh Dogra,",
"title": "President's Police Medal"
},
{
"docid": "11262490",
"text": "प्रदेश शासन. The present police system was created following the recommendation of the Police Commission headed by H.M. Court in 1860 and was enacted as Police Act of 1861. H.M. Court became the first inspector general of police of the then North West Province and Avadh which comprised the territory of the present state of Uttar Pradesh. Since then many amendments in Police Act of 1861 have happened which has shaped the current institution and structure of police in the state. A director general of police heads the state police. He is assisted by many police officers. State police headquarters",
"title": "Uttar Pradesh Police"
},
{
"docid": "13754917",
"text": "efficient and modern highway police for the new motorway. With the change of the government the plan was shelved. This plan with slight modifications was established later by Mr. Iftikhar Rashid (Inspector General of Police), who not only implemented the plan but also ensured it achieved the bench marks laid down at its inception. The NH&MP is headquartered in Islamabad and led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) along with by seven Deputy Inspector-Generals (DIGs), each in charge of a separate branch. The rank structure is as follows: For policing purposes, the national highways and motorway network is divided into",
"title": "National Highways & Motorway Police"
},
{
"docid": "2289259",
"text": "order in the city. The DM is assisted by a chief development officer; four additional district magistrates for finance/revenue, city, land acquisition, and civil supply; one city magistrat; and seven additional city magistrates. The district has three tehsils viz. Sadar, Bilhaur and Ghatampur, each headed by a sub-divisional magistrate. The current DM is Vijay Vishwas Pant. Kanpur district comes under the Kanpur Police Zone and Kanpur Police Range, Kanpur Zone is headed by an additional director general-ranked Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, and the Kanpur Range is headed inspector general-ranked IPS officer. The current ADG, Kanpur Zone is Avanish Chandra,",
"title": "Kanpur"
},
{
"docid": "12328906",
"text": "4 ( to ) with grade pay . In Bangladesh Police, the post of a Deputy Inspector General of police is an important appointment. It's the third highest post in the force. Generally a DIG commands police range. But some times very important responsibility are given to a DIG by the Inspector General of Police. To be a DIG or upper the DIG people must have to pass the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam. Then he/she appointed as an assistant Police Supper, after that additional Police Supper, then he/she have to prompted to Police Supper, then Additional Deputy Inspector General",
"title": "Deputy inspector general of police"
},
{
"docid": "18268349",
"text": "Prasad, Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) CAR Headquarters, Hyderabad, Telangana. Tripura 43. Shri. Anurag, Inspector-General of Police (Law & Order), Police Headquarters Agartala, Tripura. Uttar Pradesh 44. Shri. Bhagiraht Panditrao Jogdand, IG Karmik, DG Police Headquarters UP Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 45. Shri. Braj Bhushan, Inspector-General of Police Allahabad Zone, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. 46. Shri. Prem Chand Menna, Inspector-General of Police Technical Services, UP Jawahar Bhavan Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 47. Shri. Durga Charan Mishra, Inspector-General of Police Agra Zone, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. 48. Shri. Rajesh K.S. Rathore, Deputy Inspector General of Police Range, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. 49. Shri. Sanjay Chaudhary, Deputy",
"title": "President's Police Medal"
},
{
"docid": "18268353",
"text": "Reserve Police Force. 68. Shri. Piyush Anand, Inspector General of Police, Odisha SEC, Nayapalli, HQ Bhubaneswar, CRPF. 69. Shri. Rajendra Prasad Pandey, Inspector General of Police, Directorate General, CRPF New Delhi, CRPF. 70. Shri. Bhupat Singh Chauhan, Inspector General of Police, Internal Security Academy, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, CRPF. 71. Dr. Hira Lal Raskaran, Inspector General of Police/Medical, CH Bantalab, Jammu, CRPF 72. Dr. Arun Kumar Sinha, Inspector General of Police/Medical, CH Hyderabad, CRPF 73. Shri. Varghese P.G., Second In Command, 236 B, Attached With GC Pune, CRPF Ministry of Home Affairs 74. Shri. Rithwik Rudra, JD, New Delhi, Ministry of",
"title": "President's Police Medal"
},
{
"docid": "676186",
"text": "served as the commander of land forces. Wamala was among the military cadets sent to the Monduli Military Academy in Tanzania in 1979 (now the Tanzania Military Academy) and served as inspector general of police until 2005. Wamala succeeded General Aronda Nyakairima as chief of the defence force. In August 2012, Major General Fredrick Mugisha, previously in charge of the African Union Mission in Somalia, was appointed the new joint chief of staff. Brigadier Charles Angina, formerly the General Court Martial chairperson, was promoted to major general and appointed chief of staff of the land forces. The organisation of the",
"title": "Uganda People's Defence Force"
},
{
"docid": "10043203",
"text": "as nine directors and a Chief Staff Officer. The head of the Gold Coast Constabulary was the Commissioner of Police. Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the most senior Police Officer in Ghana. The IGP is appointed by the President of Ghana acting in consultation with the Council of State. The IGP is the head of the Police service and is responsible for the operational control and the administration of the Police Service. The IGP is a member of the Police Council. The first Ghanaian Police Commissioner, E. R. T.",
"title": "Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service"
},
{
"docid": "17997336",
"text": "He was subsequently appointed as the chairman of the Punjab Police Reform Commission in September 2018. Nasir Durrani Nasir Durrani NABZADA is a retired Pakistani police officer who served in BPS-22 grade. Durrani is highly regarded as an honest police officer in the country and currently serves as Chairman Punjab Police Reform Commission. In September 2013, he was appointed as the Provincial Police Office (Inspector General of Police) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa thus making him top cop of the province, where he served till March 2017. As Inspector General of Police, Durrani oversaw all patrol and speciality units, and managed",
"title": "Nasir Durrani"
},
{
"docid": "10043202",
"text": "Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the most senior Police Officer in Ghana. The IGP is appointed by the President of Ghana acting in consultation with the Council of State. The IGP is the head of the Police service and is responsible for the operational control and the administration of the Police Service. The IGP is a member of the Police Council. The first Ghanaian Police Commissioner, E. R. T. Madjitey was appointed to head the service on October 9, 1958. The IGP is aided by two deputies as well",
"title": "Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service"
},
{
"docid": "17997334",
"text": "Nasir Durrani Nasir Durrani NABZADA is a retired Pakistani police officer who served in BPS-22 grade. Durrani is highly regarded as an honest police officer in the country and currently serves as Chairman Punjab Police Reform Commission. In September 2013, he was appointed as the Provincial Police Office (Inspector General of Police) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa thus making him top cop of the province, where he served till March 2017. As Inspector General of Police, Durrani oversaw all patrol and speciality units, and managed department policy that affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's many diverse communities. He is a Pathan of Punjab, belonging",
"title": "Nasir Durrani"
},
{
"docid": "16991714",
"text": "Secretary Prime Minister’s Secretariat; Inspector General of Police Punjab; Director General, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Islamabad; Inspector General of Police, Government of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir; Deputy Inspector General (Crimes), Government of the Punjab Lahore; Deputy Inspector General, Pakistan Railways Police, Lahore; Deputy Inspector General Police, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (NWFP), Deputy Director and Joint Director Intelligence Bureau, Islamabad. He also served as Counsellor, Embassy of Pakistan, Abu Dhabi. Malik Asif Hayat was the first SSP of Islamabad and created the police force for the Capital City. As Secretary Labour & Manpower, he was leader of Pakistan’s delegation to",
"title": "Malik Asif Hayat"
},
{
"docid": "7467093",
"text": "is headed by a Commissioner of Police. There are Six commissionerates under West Bengal police, at Howrah, Bidhanagar, Barrackpore, Asansol-Durgapur and the Siliguri Police Commissionerate & Chandannagar for Hooghly Urban Area policing. The Howrah,Asansol — Durgapur & the Siliguri Police commissionerates are headed by Commissioner of Police(CP) who are of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police(DIG) while the Bidhanagar, Barrackpore police commissionerates are headed by Commissioner of Police of the rank of Inspector General of Police(IGP). The WBP are divided into a number of units: the Armed Battalions consisting of State Armed Police (SAP), Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR)",
"title": "West Bengal Police"
},
{
"docid": "3707069",
"text": "an investigative or law enforcement function. For many years the Royal Air Force maintained a post of inspector general. The commanding officers of the Royal Irish Constabulary (and later of the Royal Ulster Constabulary until replaced by chief constable) and many Commonwealth police forces also bore the title of inspector general of police and it is still used in India and some other former British territories. The inspector general is also the name given to the chief executive officer of the Insolvency Service. Inspector and variants of it are rank titles of officers in the police of Britain and most",
"title": "Inspector general"
},
{
"docid": "12267293",
"text": "which indicated that child trafficking crimes had increased over the previous year. The Inspector General of Police also announced that 54 children had been kidnapped, abducted, or stolen during the year; seven rescued children were believed to be potential trafficking victims who had not yet reached their destinations. Ugandan law does not prohibit trafficking, though existing Penal Code Act statutes against slavery, forced, and bonded labor, and procurement for prostitution could be used to prosecute trafficking offenses. In July 2012, Uganda's female parliamentarians introduced the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons Bill in Parliament, a comprehensive draft anti-trafficking law, where it",
"title": "Human trafficking in Uganda"
}
] |
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| when was the last time vikings made the playoffs |
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{
"docid": "271620",
"text": "December 29, 2013, defeating the Detroit Lions 14–13 to end the season. Since the team's first season in 1961, the Vikings have had one of the highest winning percentages in the NFL. As of 2017, they have won at least three games in every season except in 1962, and are one of only six NFL teams to win at least 15 games in a regular season. The Vikings have won one NFL Championship, in 1969, before the league's merger with the American Football League (AFL). Since the league merger in 1970, they have qualified for the playoffs 27 times, third-most",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "19121036",
"text": "Peterson returned to action and had six carries for 22 yards against the Colts. This was the last game he'd ever play for the Vikings. With the loss, the Vikings dropped to 7–8 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. The loss also made the Vikings the first team to twice start 5–0 or better, and on both occasions miss the playoffs (they also missed the playoffs in 2003 after starting 6–0). Five Vikings were selected for the 2017 Pro Bowl: defensive end Everson Griffen, defensive tackle Linval Joseph, return specialist Cordarrelle Patterson, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and free safety Harrison",
"title": "2016 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "7241284",
"text": "playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers would miss the playoffs each year thereafter until 2017. This was also the last time that the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs. While the 2005–06 season introduced a shootout to break ties after five minutes of four-on-four overtime, the Stanley Cup playoffs retained their traditional format of unlimited 20-minute periods of five-on-five sudden-death overtime to break ties. The Western Conference made history in the first round when all four series were won by the lower-seeded teams (conversely, all four series in the Eastern Conference were won by the higher-seeded teams). The eighth- and lowest-seeded Oilers proceeded",
"title": "2006 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "11331721",
"text": "to the Texans for Keenum, where he played until signing as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2017. After starter Sam Bradford got injured, Keenum came in and had a career year, setting highs in starts, passing yards, completions and touchdowns. He led the Vikings to a 13-win regular season, followed by a last-second win over the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round of the playoffs; the Vikings lost in the next round to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Keenum once again became a free agent, and signed a two-year deal with the Broncos in",
"title": "Case Keenum"
},
{
"docid": "19820625",
"text": "2017 Minnesota Vikings season The 2017 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 57th in the National Football League, and their fourth under head coach Mike Zimmer. With the team's home stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, scheduled to host Super Bowl LII at the end of the season, the Vikings attempted to make history as the first team to play the Super Bowl on their home field; in recording their best regular season record since 1998, they clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2009 and became the eighth team in the Super Bowl era to qualify for the playoffs in",
"title": "2017 Minnesota Vikings season"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "17736574",
"text": "history. The Bears entered the bye week with a 3–5 record, tied with the Vikings for last in the NFC North, two games behind the Packers, and four behind the Detroit Lions. The last time the Bears had been 3–5, yet made the playoffs was in 1979, and had also performed the feat in 1977, while the last time that Chicago had made the playoffs after having a record of two games below .500 occurred in 2005, when the team was 1–3, but finished the regular season 11–5. On offense, the Bears were tied for seventh in the league in",
"title": "2014 Chicago Bears season"
},
{
"docid": "4582510",
"text": "as Minnesota's offensive coordinator for the next 18 years, from 1968–1985. During that time, the Vikings made the playoffs 12 times, won 11 division titles, and played in four Super Bowls. When Grant retired from coaching for the second time in 1985, Burns was named as the 4th head coach of the Minnesota Vikings on January 7, 1986. He coached Minnesota for six years, from 1986 to 1991. Burns compiled a record of 52–43 and led the Vikings to the playoffs three times. He helped the Vikings win the division title in 1989 and led them to the NFC championship",
"title": "Jerry Burns"
},
{
"docid": "4554809",
"text": "the first two Wild Card playoff games, and Fox televised the rest of the NFC games. The 1997 playoffs were notable for featuring four teams from the NFC Central. At fourth place were the Vikings, who had started the year a promising 8-2 before losing five straight games and barely making the postseason with a 9-7 record. The Vikings had made the playoffs in four of the last five seasons, but had lost each time in the first round. This time, however, they managed to earn a win by scoring 10 points in the final 90 seconds of the game.",
"title": "1997–98 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "12843981",
"text": "on Sunday night would make Minnesota repeat division champions for the first time since 1978, when they won six consecutive NFC Central titles. Also, if the Eagles lost against San Francisco, the Vikings would also clinch a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. Coming off their home win over the Bengals, the Vikings flew to Bank of America Stadium to face the Carolina Panthers in a Week 15 Sunday Night duel. The Vikings clinched the NFC North about an hour before the game thanks in part to Pittsburgh's 37–36 last-second win over the Packers. With a win, the Vikings would",
"title": "2009 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "3899879",
"text": "late in the season) the Vikings finally broke through in the playoffs, defeating the Giants 23–22 in a last minute miracle comeback. The playoff success was fleeting, however, as the team fell to the San Francisco 49ers 38–22 the following week. In 1998 the Vikings drafted Marshall wide receiver Randy Moss with 21st pick in the first round. Suddenly, the Vikings possessed the NFL's most dangerous weapon. They cruised through the regular season, posting a 15–1 record while scoring a then-league record 556 points. Carter, who made the Pro Bowl for the fifth time, caught 78 passes for 1,011 yards",
"title": "Cris Carter"
},
{
"docid": "5155428",
"text": "took eight victories in the last 10 games, won the NFC West and made the playoffs again. Their first-round opponent was the [[1977 Minnesota Vikings season|Vikings]] at home in the rain, but the Rams lost 14–7 in the [[1977–78 NFL playoffs#NFC: Minnesota Vikings 14, Los Angeles Rams 7|Mud Bowl]]. Haden's small hands impaired his ability to grip the wet muddy ball. Haden completed 14 of 32 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown with 3 interceptions while Viking QB Bob Lee was only able to complete 5 of 10 passes for 57 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions. Haden was",
"title": "Pat Haden"
},
{
"docid": "4957890",
"text": "the season. Head coach Dave McGinnis stated that \"Josh is the right decision professionally for our organization,\" and that \"Some quality time is what he needs against good teams ... and it's important to find out what we have there.\" In the final game of the season on December 28 against the Minnesota Vikings, McCown threw a game-winning 28-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Poole as time expired to beat the Vikings by a score of 18–17. The Vikings would have made the playoffs if they had won the game but the Green Bay Packers made the playoffs in",
"title": "Josh McCown"
},
{
"docid": "11404636",
"text": "2008 Minnesota Vikings season The 2008 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 48th in the NFL and their third under head coach Brad Childress. They won their 17th NFC North title with a 10–6 record, the first time since 2000 that they made the playoffs and finished with a winning record, but had to play in the wild card round of the playoffs, where they were paired with Childress's former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, who ended the Vikings' season with a 26–14 win. Second-year running back Adrian Peterson led the league in rushing with 1,760 yards. On February 11, it was",
"title": "2008 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "4702472",
"text": "26 yards. Irvin caught eight passes for 103 yards. Teague had five tackles, two forced fumbles, and an interception return for a touchdown. This was the last time the Cowboys won a playoff game until January 9, 2010, when they beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2009–10 Wild Card playoff 34–14 and last playoff win at Texas Stadium. Meanwhile, the Vikings fell to 0-4 in the playoffs under coach Dennis Green. The Steelers blew a 13-point lead in the first half but scored 29 unanswered points in the second half. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh held the Colts to 146 total yards of",
"title": "1996–97 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "9862170",
"text": "North extinguished when the Bears defeated the Packers earlier in the day, the Vikings were officially eliminated from NFC playoff contention with a 30–23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Vikings won their last game of the 2005 season against the Bears, with a 34–10 victory. However, the Vikings fired head coach Mike Tice immediately following the game. They ended up with a 9–7 record and one win away from the playoffs. Prior to the 2006 season, the Vikings hired Brad Childress as the 7th head coach in Vikings history. The Vikings started their season with two narrow victories.They edged",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "11777444",
"text": "on the last play of the first half. 1987 New Orleans Saints season The 1987 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 21st year in the National Football League (NFL). The strike-shortened year was the Saints' first-ever winning season. The Saints also qualified for the postseason for the first time, riding largely on a nine-game winning streak to close the season. However, they were soundly defeated at home by the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, by a score of 44–10. The Vikings entered the playoffs with an 8–7 record and needed the Dallas Cowboys to",
"title": "1987 New Orleans Saints season"
},
{
"docid": "16181685",
"text": "another casualty of injury. Rudolph was named the game's MVP. 2012 Minnesota Vikings season The 2012 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 52nd in the National Football League, as well as their second full season under head coach Leslie Frazier. They looked to improve upon their 3–13 season the year before, and did so after defeating the Tennessee Titans in Week 5; their win over the Houston Texans in Week 16 made this their first winning season since 2009. The Vikings also made the playoffs for the first time since 2009 with a Week 17 win over the Green Bay Packers",
"title": "2012 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "271637",
"text": "January 6, 1986, following the 1985 season, Bud Grant re-retired, this time permanently, as head coach of the Vikings. At the time of his retirement he was the 6th winningest coach in NFL history with 168 career wins, including playoffs. In 18 seasons, he led the Vikings to a 158–96–5 regular season record. Longtime Vikings assistant coach Jerry Burns was named the fourth head coach in team history on January 7, 1986. He served as the Vikings' offensive coordinator from 1968 to 1985, when the team won 11 division titles and played in four Super Bowls. In his first season,",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "16181677",
"text": "2012 Minnesota Vikings season The 2012 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 52nd in the National Football League, as well as their second full season under head coach Leslie Frazier. They looked to improve upon their 3–13 season the year before, and did so after defeating the Tennessee Titans in Week 5; their win over the Houston Texans in Week 16 made this their first winning season since 2009. The Vikings also made the playoffs for the first time since 2009 with a Week 17 win over the Green Bay Packers to give them a 10–6 regular season record, but were",
"title": "2012 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "4554348",
"text": "the Colts subsequently closed out the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run by Rhodes. This was the last NFL game played on the first-generation AstroTurf. The Vikings, like the Rams, went 8–8 during the regular season. Furthermore, they had stumbled into the post-season losing 7 of their last 10 games, the worst performance in NFL history by a playoff team in a final 10-game span. Two of their losses, by identical 34–31 scores, came in last-second games to the Packers. This time, however, there was no denying the Vikings as they avenged their regular-season sweep, coming out with a stellar",
"title": "2004–05 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "11404677",
"text": "touchdown pass to running back Brian Westbrook, followed by an Akers 45-yard field goal. Try as they might, the Vikings were unable to build any momentum to mount a rally. With the loss, the Vikings' season ended with an overall record of 10–7. 2008 Minnesota Vikings season The 2008 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 48th in the NFL and their third under head coach Brad Childress. They won their 17th NFC North title with a 10–6 record, the first time since 2000 that they made the playoffs and finished with a winning record, but had to play in the wild",
"title": "2008 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9244161",
"text": "the defence gave up only 4.3 points per game in the four games they played. The last four games of the season were not contested, as forfeits by UCD, Cork and the Dublin Dragons (twice) gave the Vikings four default 30–0 wins. In the playoffs, the Vikings defeated the Craigavon Cowboys in the Shamrock Bowl semi-final, and faced the Dublin Rebels at Morton Stadium in Shamrock Bowl XXV on 31 July. Despite leading the game 13–8 at half time through a Marc Ashworth TD run, and a TD catch by Breandán Curtin from Ashworth, the Vikings were defeated by a",
"title": "University of Limerick Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9862146",
"text": "the time of his retirement, he was the sixth-winningest coach in NFL history with 168 career wins, including the playoffs. In 18 seasons, he led the Vikings to a 158–96–5 regular season record. Longtime Vikings assistant coach Jerry Burns was named the fourth head coach in team history on January 7, 1986. He served as the Vikings offensive coordinator from 1968 to 1985, when the team won 11 division titles and played in four Super Bowls. In his first season, the Vikings, led by the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Tommy Kramer, went 9–7, their first winning record in",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9852192",
"text": "2004 Minnesota Vikings season The 2004 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 44th in the National Football League. The Vikings finished the 2004 season going 3–7 over the final 10 weeks, just like they did in 2003; however, they made the playoffs with an overall 8–8 record. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper amassed MVP-level statistics, throwing for 4,717 passing yards (leading the NFL), 39 passing touchdowns (a franchise record) and 5,123 total yards (an NFL record). In the wildcard round of the playoffs, the Vikings defeated their rival Green Bay Packers 31–17 in their first ever playoff meeting, making them the second team",
"title": "2004 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9862163",
"text": "Green Bay win over Denver, led to the Packers winning the NFC North division at 10–6, while the Vikings were 9–7, joining the 1978 Washington Redskins as the only teams to start the season 6–0 and miss the playoffs (a feat since matched by the 2009 Denver Broncos). The following season the Cardinals hired Dennis Green as their head coach. As in the 2003 season, the Vikings finished the season going 3–7 over the final 10 weeks after starting 5–1, the worst performance ever by an NFL playoff team over the last 10 games. Unlike 2003, however, they made the",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "271647",
"text": "Nonetheless, the Vikings made the playoffs for the fifth straight year. After easily beating the Saints in the Divisional game 34–16, they traveled to New York City to face the Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Though they were the road team, the Vikings were favored to win the game (since most considered their 11–2 record with Culpepper more indicative than their 0–3 record when he was out); instead, the Vikings were defeated 41–0, their worst defeat in playoff history. Robert Smith, who ran for 1,521 yards that season, retired at the end of the year after only playing eight",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9822419",
"text": "weeks, but slumped briefly, losing their last three to the Rams, Packers and Colts while Culpepper was hampered by injury. Despite the rough patch, the Vikings would return to the playoffs again for the fifth straight year. After easily beating the Saints in the Divisional game 34–16, they were humiliated 41–0 by the New York Giants in the Conference Championship, and to top that, Robert Smith retired at the end of the year, after only playing eight NFL seasons. It would be 2004 before the Vikings returned to the playoffs. After a contract dispute, Hall of Fame defensive tackle John",
"title": "2000 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "271654",
"text": "lost their final two games to finish the season at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. In Week 13 of the 2008 season against the Bears, Gus Frerotte hooked up with Bernard Berrian and set the record for longest play in franchise history with a 99-yard touchdown pass. In the 2009 season, Adrian Peterson led the NFL with 1760 rushing yards, breaking the franchise record. The Vikings clinched the NFC North championship for the first time after defeating the New York Giants 20–19 in Week 17, when kicker Ryan Longwell made the game-winning field goal. Peterson had 19 carries for 109",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9244156",
"text": "Vikings once again relied upon power running and a tough, fast defence to make the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, but they once again fell to the Dublin Rebels, this time 12–7 at home. The Vikings finished as the number two seed for the third year in a row, and met the physical Carrickfergus Knights at home in the semi-finals, where they welcomed back Davis and Coen, who had helped lead Valencia to victory in the Spanish Bowl. Leading 20–0 at half time, the game was abandoned shortly after the break when a Knights player was seriously",
"title": "University of Limerick Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9741233",
"text": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season The 1998 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 38th in the National Football League. The Vikings became the third team in NFL history to win 15 games during the regular season, which earned them the National Football Conference (NFC) Central division championship and the first overall seed in the NFC playoffs. The team entered the playoffs as the favorite to win Super Bowl XXXIII, but their season ended when they were upset by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1998 NFC Championship Game. The 1998 Vikings team is known for its offense, which featured veteran quarterback Randall Cunningham,",
"title": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9244149",
"text": "been doing. The 2003 and 2004 seasons were devoted to building a base of home-grown Irish players. Despite going winless during both of those seasons, the Vikings recruited the core of the future Shamrock Bowl-winning teams, including Liam Ryan and Kieran Coen. In 2005, the much improved Vikings snapped their three-year, 13-game losing streak with a 26–22 victory over rival Cork Admirals, and narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing with a 3–5 record. Buoyed by their promising 2005 campaign, the Vikings made the playoffs their goal in 2006. With the team becoming more and more popular around Limerick, the Vikings had",
"title": "University of Limerick Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "3528916",
"text": "2011), Steve Grogan (12 for New England in 1976), Johnny Lujack (11 for Chicago in 1950), Tobin Rote (11 for Green Bay in 1956), and Kordell Stewart (11 for Pittsburgh in 1997). Culpepper made a comeback in 2003, leading the Vikings to a 9–7 record, although they missed the playoffs. He passed for 3,479 yards, 25 touchdowns, and only 11 interceptions, and earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl. Culpepper enjoyed his best statistical season as a professional in 2004 and, though they were only 8–8, the Vikings reached the playoffs for the second time under Culpepper. Passing for",
"title": "Daunte Culpepper"
},
{
"docid": "3200082",
"text": "13-3 record, when they beat the Falcons and Vikings in the reverse order that they did in the 2004-05 playoffs. They exacted revenge on New England in Super Bowl LII, edging them 41–33. This is the last time that a team has won back-to-back Super Bowls, with the Patriots losing their second playoff game a year later and then, for the next eight years, every team either losing their first playoff game or missing them altogether. The streak was broken in 2014 when the Seahawks defeated the Panthers and ultimately advanced to the Super Bowl, only to lose to a",
"title": "Super Bowl XXXIX"
},
{
"docid": "9822485",
"text": "2001 Minnesota Vikings season The 2001 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 41st in the National Football League. Despite having a 12th ranked offense, the Vikings finished 5–11 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Before the end of the season, the team fired head coach Dennis Green, who had become a polarizing force among the Viking fan base despite his successful coaching tenure with the team. Mike Tice coached the final game of 2001, a loss to the Ravens. The season began in tragic circumstances when offensive lineman Korey Stringer died of heat stroke in training camp.",
"title": "2001 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9862213",
"text": "running back Eric Dickerson in 1984. The Vikings made the playoffs for the 27th time in franchise history, their first trip since the Brett Favre era, clinching their first Wild Card berth of the decade, but fell to the Green Bay Packers 24–10. In the 2013 season, the Vikings would end up 5–10–1 with no road wins. In week 4, they played host to the Steelers in the International Series game in London, beating them 34–27, and in week 12 they played out a 26–26 tie with the Packers at Lambeau Field. The Vikings had obvious flaws on both offense",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "5950929",
"text": "by week 5 and never gave up their lead. The closest races were in the Central and Coastal where the Vikings and Rams won their divisions by 2½ games, but the Rams had clinched with four games to play and the Vikings with three games to play. As home field in playoffs was rotated and not determined by a teams' record at that time, the division winners had nothing to play for and the last month of the season was uneventful, save for the Rams' quest for a perfect record, which ended in L.A. in a week 12 loss to",
"title": "1969 NFL season"
},
{
"docid": "11793013",
"text": "receptions on Sep 30, 1973 at San Diego. Perhaps one of the best marks of the season for the Bengals was giving the eventual NFC Champion Vikings their most lopsided loss of the season 27-0. 1973 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1973 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's sixth year in professional football and its fourth with the National Football League. The Bengals split their first eight games, then swept their last six to win their second AFC Central Division title. Cincinnati for the second time made the playoffs, losing to the eventual Super Bowl winner (Miami 34–16) for the second",
"title": "1973 Cincinnati Bengals season"
},
{
"docid": "10255947",
"text": "NFC Wildcards with the Seahawks and Minnesota. The Saints were still smarting from a shocking series of laterals ending in a touchdown and missed PAT against Jacksonville the week before. They responded by intercepting Quincy Carter three times and shutting out the Cowboys the remaining two quarters for the 13-7 Saints win. The Cowboys made the playoffs nonetheless on Arizona's last-second win over the Vikings; it was Dallas' first playoff appearance since 1999. nd for the first time since 1996 they faced the Carolina Panthers. It was also the first playoff game for Parcells since the 1998 AFC Championship Game.",
"title": "2003 Dallas Cowboys season"
},
{
"docid": "4723227",
"text": "having made a total of one of his last five attempts, though his 39-yard miss only occurred after his 29-yard field goal was wiped out by a penalty on teammate Rich Milot. In the second half, the Vikings had drives to the Washington 39, 28, and 15-yard lines, but failed to score each time. They ended up punting on the drive to the 39, while the other two both ended with failed fourth down conversion attempts, including Redskins' lineman Tony McGee's sack on quarterback Tommy Kramer on fourth and 7 from the 15 that essentially put the game away in",
"title": "1982–83 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "271667",
"text": "record, tied with the 1984 Vikings for the second worst record in franchise history. During the 2012 NFL Draft, the team selected USC lineman Matt Kalil with the 4th overall pick after a trade with the Cleveland Browns, and Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith in the first round. Both players were instrumental in helping the Vikings reach the playoffs for the 27th time in franchise history, as was fellow draftee, sixth-round selection Blair Walsh. After beating the Packers in the final game of 2012 to reach the playoffs as the NFC's sixth seed, the Vikings lost 24–10 to the Packers",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9862190",
"text": "forced the Jets to forfeit all of their 2009 draft picks to the Packers if they tried to trade him to Minnesota. Following a 2008 season in which the Jets did not reach the playoffs with a 9–7 record, Favre retired a second time. During the spring of 2009, rumors began swirling of Favre signing with the Vikings, something Green Bay had not permitted him to do the previous year and which prompted the trade to the Jets. However, he was already engaged in secret negotiations with the Vikings, which were made public in the summer. On August 17, he",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9975608",
"text": "Bowl era. The Vikings made the postseason for the second consecutive time under coach Jerry Burns. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the Wildcard round, but the following week, the Vikings couldn't flick the switch this time, losing 34-9 to the rejuvenated San Francisco 49ers, who would go on to win their third Super Bowl. This was the last time the Vikings had won a playoff game until 1997. 1988 Minnesota Vikings season The 1988 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 28th year in the National Football League. The team won eleven games, and finished second to the Chicago",
"title": "1988 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "3563551",
"text": "to his demise in Minnesota. Tice's contract with the Minnesota Vikings was allowed to expire after the last game of the 2005 season on January 1, 2006. The Vikings had just defeated the Chicago Bears, but a loss to the Baltimore Ravens eliminated the Vikings from playoff contention and effectively sealed Tice's fate. During his tenure of more than four years as the Vikings head coach, he had a regular season record of 32-33-0, while going 1-1 in the playoffs. Also during his tenure, the Vikings recorded an NFL record for the most consecutive games with over 300 yards of",
"title": "Mike Tice"
},
{
"docid": "4723182",
"text": "Seattle Seahawks won their division with a 7–9 (.438) record (the Seahawks were the first such team to accomplish this in a full-length season; they also were the first sub-.500 team to win a playoff game, as well). However, it is not the only time that teams with non-winning records (≤ .500) have made the playoffs. Since 1978, ten teams with an 8–8 record have made the playoffs: seven wild cards: 1990 Saints, 1991 Jets, 1999 Lions, 1999 Cowboys, 2004 Vikings, 2004 Rams, and the 2006 Giants; as well as three division winners: 1985 Browns, 2008 Chargers, and the 2011",
"title": "1982–83 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "7977089",
"text": "Federation league, joining the Vålerenga Trolls and the Kolbotn Kodiaks. In 1990, 1991 and 1992 the Vikings won three consecutive National Championships under coach Mark Troop. They lost the National Championship game to the Trolls in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, before they reclaimed the National Championship in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002.<br> The Vikings senior team have made it to the championship game in all of its years of existence except in 2003 and 2004, when the team did not make the playoffs. In 2008 they did not make it to the EFL quarter finals, after losing against",
"title": "Oslo Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "11090898",
"text": "Vikings leading 17-12 and needing a win to secure a playoff spot, Poole caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Josh McCown with no time remaining to win the game and eliminate the Vikings from playoff contention. Poole finished the game with five catches for 86 yards - both career highs. Because of the Cardinals' win, the Packers made the playoffs. Poole was awarded a key to the city of Green Bay. Poole re-signed with the Cardinals on May 30, 2004 and began the season on the team's physically-unable-to-perform list. He made the team out of training camp once again",
"title": "Nate Poole"
},
{
"docid": "9587649",
"text": "season in Division III. In the 2012-2013 Football season The team made it to the playoffs for the third time in school history. The following season 2013-2014 the Vikings made it to the playoffs for the fourth time in school history. They were the first football team to win a playoff game for the school. Miami East High School Miami East High School is a public high school in Casstown, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Miami East Local Schools district. Their mascot is a Viking. There is also the Miami East Junior High School and Elementary",
"title": "Miami East High School"
},
{
"docid": "9862158",
"text": "at halftime, but the Rams outscored the Vikings 35–20 in the second half to win 49–37. St. Louis would go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV. In 2000, led by first-year starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper (a 1999 first-round draft pick out of Central Florida), the Vikings had a season in which Robert Smith ran for a team record 1,521 yards with seven touchdowns. The Vikings were 11–2 after Week 14, but slumped briefly, losing their last three to the Rams, Packers and Colts while Culpepper was hampered by injury. They would go on to make the playoffs for the fifth",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "14168355",
"text": "years. The Bulldogs finished the 2012 fall season with a 3-1 record in playoff games, advancing to the Eastern Region Championship game before losing to eventual state champion Plymouth Vikings. DNQ = Did Not Qualify <nowiki>*</nowiki>Overall Record includes both regular season games and playoff games <nowiki>**</nowiki>Conference Record does not include games played against conference rivals during the playoffs Head Coach: David Cobb Asst. Coach: Jeremy Joyner The Bulldogs have never made it to the state championship game in men's basketball, but they have had numerous eastern sectional appearances and one appearance in the eastern regional playoffs. The last and only",
"title": "Princeton High School (North Carolina)"
},
{
"docid": "4922139",
"text": "passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns, with one interception. Aided by the Cardinals' turnovers, the Vikings scored 16 points in less than 7 minutes in the third quarter. On their first possession of the game, St. Louis drove to the Vikings 35-yard line, but lost the ball on a failed 4th and 1 conversion attempt. St. Louis eventually got onto the scoreboard first with quarterback Jim Hart's 13-yard touchdown pass to receiver Earl Thomas, but Minnesota countered when quarterback Fran Tarkenton completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to John Gilliam. The 7-7 tie would last till the end of the",
"title": "1974–75 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "12235527",
"text": "Administration. Undrafted as a rookie, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings where he was a member of the same rookie class as Randy Moss. After being released by the Minnesota Vikings after training camp, Stuckey signed with the New England Patriots, where he made the team as a linebacker and wore jersey number 93. He started in six games, recovered one fumble during the 1998 season, and became the only free-agent rookie to start in the NFL playoffs, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The fumble recovery marked the eleventh time in NFL history that an NFL rookie recovered a fumble in",
"title": "Shawn Stuckey"
},
{
"docid": "5366230",
"text": "up career high numbers in receptions (64), yards (747) and touchdowns (5). In 2008. Wade finished with 58 catches for 645 yards and 5 touchdowns. Also, Wade's team made the playoffs for the first time in his career with Wade as a Captain. Wades first two years he led his team in receptions and punt return yards. Wade was released by the Vikings three days before the Vikings first game of the 2009 season very unexpectedly. This happened just one week after agreeing to rework his contract and take a pay cut from $3 million to $1.5 million for this",
"title": "Bobby Wade"
},
{
"docid": "271632",
"text": "him unconscious. The Vikings played in Super Bowl XI, their third Super Bowl (fourth overall) in four years, against the Oakland Raiders at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 9, 1977. The Vikings, however, lost 32–14. In 1977, the Vikings again won the Central Division with a 9–5 record and advanced to their 4th NFC Championship Game in 5 years, but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl Champion Cowboys, 23–6, at Texas Stadium. By 1978, age was taking its toll on the Vikings, but they still made the playoffs with an 8–7–1 record. There was no more",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9975558",
"text": "1981 Minnesota Vikings season The 1981 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 21st season, the 62nd regular season of the National Football League, and the final season for the team at Metropolitan Stadium. The Vikings finished with a record of seven wins and nine losses, and missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. The Vikings attempted 709 passes in 1981 (44.31 per game) a league record that stood for 30 years until it was broken by the 2012 Detroit Lions. After opening the season with back-to-back losses, the Vikings ran off five straight wins and sat near",
"title": "1981 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "4554692",
"text": "a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ron Rivers on the last play of the game. The Lions, after this game, would not make the playoffs again until the 2011 season. Further, Washington would not host another playoff game until 2012. Running back Robert Smith helped the Vikings beat the Cowboys by rushing for a team playoff record 140 yards while also catching three passes for 58 yards and a touchdown. The Vikings also got a big performance out of quarterback Jeff George, who threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, and receiver Randy Moss, who caught five passes for 127 yards",
"title": "1999–2000 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "7896164",
"text": "Cup Finals. The format was identical to the one introduced for the 1999 playoffs. These playoffs marked the first time the Nashville Predators qualified, being in their sixth season in the NHL. Champions Tampa Bay saw playoff action for the third time. This would be the last time that all eastern Canadian teams would make the playoffs together until 2013. Also, this is the last time that neither the Los Angeles Kings nor Anaheim Ducks made it to the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference regular season and Southeast Division champions with 106 points.",
"title": "2004 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "9852204",
"text": "Mewelde Moore added 138 yards rushing to ice a defensive second half. The Vikings defense had their season best performance, holding the Titans to 243 yards in the victory, which improved their record to 4–1. 2004 Minnesota Vikings season The 2004 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 44th in the National Football League. The Vikings finished the 2004 season going 3–7 over the final 10 weeks, just like they did in 2003; however, they made the playoffs with an overall 8–8 record. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper amassed MVP-level statistics, throwing for 4,717 passing yards (leading the NFL), 39 passing touchdowns (a franchise",
"title": "2004 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "8735756",
"text": "establishment – Metropolitan Stadium, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and U.S. Bank Stadium; attendance records, both home and away, are included on this page. Last updated: As of week 15 of the 2018 NFL season Minnesota Vikings statistics The Minnesota Vikings is an American football franchise based in Minneapolis. The team was established in 1961 and is part of the National Football League's NFC North division. Since then, the team has taken part in the NFL playoffs 29 times, reaching four Super Bowls in 1970, 1974, 1975 and 1977. This list encompasses the major records set by the team, its coaches",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings statistics"
},
{
"docid": "3899877",
"text": "35–18 home loss to the Chicago Bears. Carter teamed up with Moon in 1995 to post his finest statistical season. He caught 122 passes for a career high 1,371 yards and led the NFL with 17 touchdown receptions. Carter received Second-team All Pro honors for his efforts. The Vikings, however, finished 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the first time under Green. Midway through the 1996 season Brad Johnson took over at QB for the Vikings. Carter didn't miss a beat, catching 96 passes for 1,163 yards and 10 touchdowns. The Vikings returned to the playoffs with a 9–7 record,",
"title": "Cris Carter"
},
{
"docid": "16816800",
"text": "last play touchdown in the playoffs on January 14, 2018. Allen is known for his over the top and emotional calls, such as the aforementioned 2009 NFC Championship, the 2003 Vikings vs Cardinals Regular Season Finale, and The 2015 Wildcard Playoff game between the Vikings and the Seahawks.! Paul Allen (sports commentator) Paul Allen is a sports commentator who calls play-by-play for the Minnesota Vikings on KFAN. He is the voice of the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network and Canterbury Park. Allen previously called horse races at different locations throughout the United States until he came to Canterbury Park in Shakopee,",
"title": "Paul Allen (sports commentator)"
},
{
"docid": "4342356",
"text": "started to try Centers in different offensive formations at wide receiver. Centers continued to be a major contributor to the Cardinals, recording 123 receptions and 386 rushing yards over the next two seasons. In his final year with Arizona (1998), the team recorded a 9-7 record and made the playoffs as a wild card. The Cardinals made it all the way to the divisional playoffs before being eliminated in a 41-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Centers finished his Cardinals career as the team's all-time leading pass catcher. Citing durability and salary cap concerns, the Cardinals released Centers on June",
"title": "Larry Centers"
},
{
"docid": "16181683",
"text": "meeting in the playoffs for only the second time ever, Blair Walsh capped the game's opening drive with a field goal to put the Vikings 3–0 up. However, the Packers then scored 24 unanswered points to take a 24–3 lead in the 3rd quarter. The Vikings tried to rally a comeback with a touchdown to make it 24–10, but it was too little, too late as time ran out for Minnesota. Four Minnesota Vikings players were selected for the 2013 Pro Bowl: two on offense (running back partners Adrian Peterson and Jerome Felton), one on defense (DE Jared Allen) and",
"title": "2012 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9975421",
"text": "against Detroit was originally scheduled to be played in Detroit. The game was switched with the November 17 game due to game 4 of the World Series. 1968 Minnesota Vikings season The 1968 season was the Minnesota Vikings' eighth in the National Football League. Under head coach Bud Grant, the Vikings won the NFL Central division title with an 8–6 record, and qualified for the postseason for the first time in franchise history. The Vikings' first trip to the playoffs saw them suffer a 24–14 loss in the Western Conference Championship Game to the eventual NFL champion and Super Bowl",
"title": "1968 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "271649",
"text": "to getting into the playoffs. However, the Arizona Cardinals completed a game-winning touchdown on 4th-and-28 with 0:00 left, knocking the Vikings out of the playoffs. The moment of Arizona's touchdown was actually the first moment the entire season in which the Vikings hadn't led their division. The Vikings became the second team in football history to miss the playoffs after getting off to a 6–0 start, following the 1978 Washington Redskins. In 2004, Daunte Culpepper amassed MVP-like statistics, throwing for 4,717 passing yards (leading the NFL), 39 passing touchdowns (a Viking record), and 5,123 total yards (an NFL record). In",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "5326017",
"text": "the Year Award in 2010, 2014 and 2016, becoming the first three-time winner of the award in NBA history. He currently holds the record for most career four-point plays made with 54 (59 when counting the playoffs). Crawford attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, where his number (23) is retired. At Rainier Beach, Crawford was a standout player who led the Rainier Beach Vikings to victory in the 1998 WIAA State Championship. Rainier Beach High School is also where fellow NBA and NCAA basketball players Doug Christie, Nate Robinson, Terrence Williams, and C.J. Giles attended. After high school, Crawford",
"title": "Jamal Crawford"
},
{
"docid": "11776804",
"text": "lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the next round. This was the only time the Saints made the playoffs under Haslett. For the next four seasons, the Saints fell out of contention. They would not return to the playoffs until 2006. New wide receiver Joe Horn, quickly emerged as a star, catching 94 passes for 1,340 and 9 touchdowns, and he was selected to the Pro Bowl after the season. 2000 New Orleans Saints season The 2000 New Orleans Saints season was the team's thirty-fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The Saints were looking to improve on their 3–13",
"title": "2000 New Orleans Saints season"
},
{
"docid": "9975617",
"text": "1992 Minnesota Vikings season The Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 32nd in the 73rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of 11 wins and five losses. With that record, they returned to the playoffs after a two-year absence. They met the Washington Redskins, their first playoff meeting in six years after the 1987 NFC Championship game, this time in the Wildcard round. The Vikings looked to avenge their loss, but it was too late as the Redskins would go on to stun the NFC Central champions, 24-7. Minnesota's starting quarterbacks were Rich",
"title": "1992 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9862147",
"text": "four years. In his second season, he led the Vikings to the NFC championship game. Following the strike-shortened 1987 season, the 8–7 Vikings, who had finished 8–4 in regular games but 0–3 using replacement players, pulled two upsets in the playoffs by beating the two teams with the best regular season records. They beat the 12–3 New Orleans Saints 44–10 at the Louisiana Superdome in the Wild Card Playoff game. The following week, in the Divisional Playoffs, they beat the 13–2 San Francisco 49ers, 36–24 at Candlestick Park. During that game, Anthony Carter set the all-time record for most receiving",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "19127755",
"text": "straight season that the Giants traveled to Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Giants 49–17 in Week 16 of last season. The loss dropped the Giants to 2–2 and into a tie with the Redskins in last place in the NFC East. Eli Manning has had at least a giveaway in each of the first 4 games as he threw an interception. This was the first time the Giants have returned to Lambeau Field since their victory over the Packers in the Divisional Round of the 2011 Playoffs. This game was featured on Sunday Night Football. The Packers defense dominated the",
"title": "2016 New York Giants season"
},
{
"docid": "271646",
"text": "and an appearance in the NFC Championship game, where they were defeated 41-0 by the New York Giants. The following season, they struggled by posting a 5–11 record in 2001. The team would make the playoffs again in 2004, but would not win a divisional title again until 2008. Since the merger, the 2000s became the decade with the fewest playoff berths for the franchise. In 2000, the Vikings went 11–5. The Vikings were 11–2 after 14 weeks, but slumped briefly, losing their last three to the Rams, Packers and Colts while starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper was hampered by injury.",
"title": "Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "9975420",
"text": "1968 Minnesota Vikings season The 1968 season was the Minnesota Vikings' eighth in the National Football League. Under head coach Bud Grant, the Vikings won the NFL Central division title with an 8–6 record, and qualified for the postseason for the first time in franchise history. The Vikings' first trip to the playoffs saw them suffer a 24–14 loss in the Western Conference Championship Game to the eventual NFL champion and Super Bowl runner-up Baltimore Colts at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. In the Playoff Bowl two weeks later, they again lost to the Dallas Cowboys 17–13. Note: The October 6 game",
"title": "1968 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9431442",
"text": "3–8 campaign. The team recorded a 1–4 home record, worst since 1973. However, enthusiasm was reflected with an increase in attendance and included a wild 73–68 loss to Weber State. Center Brennan Carvalho finished a brilliant career by being named All-American for a second time. On December 8, 2009, Portland State announced Nevada defensive coordinator Nigel Burton as their new head coach. National scoring champion Freeman Williams starred for PSU during the 1970s under coach Ken Edwards. PSU made the NCAA College Division playoffs in 1967, and twice competed in the NAIA playoffs in the 1950s. In the Big Sky",
"title": "Portland State Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "12168506",
"text": "CIT Stadium which has now been made home of the Cork Admirals. Weather conditions were perfect as the sun shined nearly the whole game. This was the second Shamrock Bowl played in a stadium as all other Shamrock Bowls were usually played in ordinary sports grounds. The UL Vikings came into the game with a 7-1 record from the regular season. The Vikings won every game in the IAFL South Division. After two Shamrock Bowl XXI rematches against the Cork Admirals, the Vikings were capable of beating them twice in the 2008 season. During the playoffs the UL Vikings played",
"title": "Shamrock Bowl XXII"
},
{
"docid": "10169251",
"text": "Division I-AA contender. Walsh's tenure at Portland State was the longest of any previous Portland State football head coach. The Vikings made the Division II playoffs in 1993, 1994, and 1995, and the I-AA playoffs in 2000. On February 16, 2007, Walsh left Portland State to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Army under Stan Brock. Army went 3–9 in Walsh's two seasons, 2007 and 2008. Walsh became a head coach again on January 9, 2009, when Cal Poly hired him. Tim Walsh (American football) Timothy Edward Walsh (born December 16, 1954) is a college football coach, currently the",
"title": "Tim Walsh (American football)"
},
{
"docid": "11777442",
"text": "1987 New Orleans Saints season The 1987 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 21st year in the National Football League (NFL). The strike-shortened year was the Saints' first-ever winning season. The Saints also qualified for the postseason for the first time, riding largely on a nine-game winning streak to close the season. However, they were soundly defeated at home by the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, by a score of 44–10. The Vikings entered the playoffs with an 8–7 record and needed the Dallas Cowboys to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals on the final",
"title": "1987 New Orleans Saints season"
},
{
"docid": "9852223",
"text": "Robinson and Travis Taylor to set up Paul Edinger's 48-yard game-winning field goal, giving the Vikings consecutive wins for the first time in 2005. The Vikings were again on the road in Week 11, traveling to Green Bay for a Monday night contest against the 2–7 Packers, as the Vikings attempted to get back to .500 and reignite their hopes of making the playoffs; however, the Vikings fell behind in the first quarter with Brett Favre finding Donald Driver for a 15-yard touchdown. The Vikings leveled the scores late in the second quarter, with Dovonte Edwards returning an interception 51",
"title": "2005 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "4968818",
"text": "yards to the Minnesota 34-yard line. Three plays later, Mark Moseley kicked a 47-yard field goal that cut the Washington deficit to 7-3. Later in the quarter, Minnesota drove 66 yards and scored when Tarkenton threw a 27-yard pass to Sammy White. Safety Ken Houston deflected the ball, but it still bounced to White, who made a diving juggling catch for a touchdown to put the Vikings up 14-3. By the end of the first quarter, the Vikings had gained 143 yards, while holding Washington to 18 yards and no first downs. The situation only got worse for Washington in",
"title": "1976–77 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "5214710",
"text": "yards to the Minnesota 22. The Vikings defense managed to prevent a score when Earsell Mackbee recovered a fumble from running back Tom Matte, but after a punt, Colts quarterback Earl Morrall completed a 39-yard pass to Willie Richardson that gave the team a first down on the Vikings' 36-yard line. On the next play, Richardson made a leaping catch on the 3-yard line for a 33-yard gain. Minnesota managed to stuff two Colts rushing attempts, but on third down, Baltimore got on the board with Morrall's 3-yard touchdown pass to Tom Mitchell. This ended up being the only score",
"title": "1968 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "9862182",
"text": "playoff berth ended when they lost to the Washington Redskins 32–21 on NBC's \"Sunday Night Football.\" The Vikings then dropped their final regular season game against the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field 22–19. However, unlike in 2004, the Vikings had an 8–8 record but did not make the playoffs. Adrian Peterson also won the NFL's Rookie of the Year award. To replace departing free agent quarterbacks Kelly Holcomb and Brooks Bollinger, the Vikings signed veteran Gus Frerotte, a former Vikings backup from 2003 to 2004, and drafted USC quarterback John David Booty. To amp up the passing attack, the Vikings",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "19127874",
"text": "Redskins shut out the Vikings 12-0 in the second half, improving to 5-3-1 on the season. The Redskins avenged their 35–18 loss to the Packers in the wildcard round of last season's playoffs by beating them 42–24. They also were the last team to beat the Packers, as they went on a 6-game winning streak to finish the season. Thanksgiving Day game An attempted rally by the offense did not pay off. The Redskins dropped to 6–4–1 and were swept by the Cowboys for the first time since 2013. Kirk Cousins attempted to drive down the field but was intercepted",
"title": "2016 Washington Redskins season"
},
{
"docid": "9975602",
"text": "1987 Minnesota Vikings season The 1987 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 27th year in the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins and seven losses. The 1987 strike caused the cancellation of the September 27 game at the Kansas City Chiefs. The games played October 4, 11 and 18 were played with replacement players. Despite finishing the season only one game over .500, and losing three of their final four games, Minnesota sneaked into the playoffs with the final Wild Card position. In the playoffs, the Vikings won two huge upsets, beating the 12–3",
"title": "1987 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "12706719",
"text": "Vikings have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs two times. Their overall record is 0–2. The Vikings appeared in the Division II playoffs eight times from 1987 through 1995 with an overall record of 12–8. Notable alumni include: Portland State Vikings football The Portland State Vikings football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Portland State University located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1947. The team plays its home games",
"title": "Portland State Vikings football"
},
{
"docid": "19913846",
"text": "Saints coach Sean Payton lost two timeouts on the drive as a result of failed replay challenges. After forcing the Saints to punt, the Vikings ran the clock under six minutes before having to kick the ball back to New Orleans. Saints lineman George Johnson blocked the punt, enabling his team to take over on the Vikings' 40-yard line. From there, Brees completed four consecutive passes, the last one a 14-yard touchdown completion to running back Alvin Kamara, giving them their first lead of the game at 21–20 with 3:01 left. Undaunted, the Vikings stormed back, mainly on the strength",
"title": "2017–18 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "10294138",
"text": "playing with a deficit. Quarterbacks coach Bill Nelsen correctly predicted that the Buccaneers' performance against the Packers would cause the Vikings to underestimate the Packers, and thus lose their matchup the following week. Nelsen admonished the team not to miss a chance to take charge of the division, and they responded with an uncharacteristic rebound from a 14-point deficit against the Saints. A Week 14 last-minute victory over the Atlanta Falcons, combined with upset losses by the Lions and Vikings the same day, left the Buccaneers needing to win only one of their last two games to make the playoffs.",
"title": "1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season"
},
{
"docid": "4723223",
"text": "score on a 41-yard Luckhurst field goal. Now down 24-23 with six minutes left in regulation, Minnesota put together a 72-yard drive for the game winning score. Brown had runs of 11 and 10 yards along the way, while Kramer completed a 19-yard pass to receiver Terry LeCount. On the last play, Brown scored a 5-yard touchdown run to put his team up 30-24 with 1:44 left in the game. Atlanta still had one last chance to drive for a winning touchdown, but after reaching the Vikings 45, Turner intercepted a pass from Bartkowski, enabling the Vikings to run out",
"title": "1982–83 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "9925408",
"text": "Hull Vikings The Hull Vikings were a speedway team from Hull, England. The team originated as the 'Hull Angels', based at Hedon on the outskirts of Hull between 1947 and mid-1949. When speedway came back to Hull in 1971, the team were known as the Vikings and raced at the Boulevard, a long track. The Boulevard was famous as the long time home of Rugby Football League team Hull FC. During the years of racing at The Boulevard, the Vikings had the dubious distinction of being the very last league speedway team ever to appear at the famous West Ham",
"title": "Hull Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "394058",
"text": "Harris and Charlie Waters. The Cowboys earned their second trip to the Super Bowl in three years by defeating the Chicago Bears, 37–7, and the Minnesota Vikings, 23–6, in the playoffs. Their \"Doomsday Defense\" proved as dominant as ever in those two games, forcing 7 turnovers against Chicago and 4 against the Vikings. Meanwhile, the Broncos earned their first ever trip to the Super Bowl in team history by defeating the two previous league champions: the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34–21, and the Oakland Raiders, 20–17, in the playoffs. This made Morton the first quarterback to start a Super Bowl game for",
"title": "Super Bowl XII"
},
{
"docid": "4922132",
"text": "1974–75 NFL playoffs The National Football League playoffs for the 1974 season began on December 21, 1974. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX, 16–6, on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. This was the last season in which the sites for the playoff games annually alternated by division. In a play that became known as the \"Sea of Hands\", the Raiders' Clarence Davis somehow caught the winning touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the game among \"the sea of hands\" of three Dolphins defenders. The",
"title": "1974–75 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "19121011",
"text": "game at 27. Aaron Rodgers then threw a 60-yard pass to Jordy Nelson to set up a Mason Crosby field goal to win 30–27 and improve to 8–6. The Packers tied the series with the Bears for the first time since 1933. The Packers defeated the reeling Vikings 38–25 to improve to 9–6 as Rodgers became the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards against the Vikings defense. This was the Packers first win over the Vikings since November 2015. With the win, the Packers eliminated the now 7-8 Vikings from the playoffs. The Packers successfully ran the table as",
"title": "2016 Green Bay Packers season"
},
{
"docid": "9975590",
"text": "happened only three times since: by the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals, the 2011 Atlanta Falcons, and the 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars. 1983 Minnesota Vikings season The 1983 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 23rd in the National Football League, and the 17th under head coach Bud Grant. The team finished with an 8–8 record and failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in five seasons. At the end of the season, Grant retired as head coach, although he returned for a final season in 1985. Against the Detroit Lions in Week 14, the Vikings became the 35th team in NFL history",
"title": "1983 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9975589",
"text": "1983 Minnesota Vikings season The 1983 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 23rd in the National Football League, and the 17th under head coach Bud Grant. The team finished with an 8–8 record and failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in five seasons. At the end of the season, Grant retired as head coach, although he returned for a final season in 1985. Against the Detroit Lions in Week 14, the Vikings became the 35th team in NFL history and only the fifth since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger, to score just a safety in a game. This has",
"title": "1983 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "9822487",
"text": "receiving yards, and touchdowns. He retired at the end of the disappointing season, but would briefly return to play for the Miami Dolphins midway through next season. Notes 2001 Minnesota Vikings season The 2001 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 41st in the National Football League. Despite having a 12th ranked offense, the Vikings finished 5–11 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Before the end of the season, the team fired head coach Dennis Green, who had become a polarizing force among the Viking fan base despite his successful coaching tenure with the team. Mike Tice coached",
"title": "2001 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "10221255",
"text": "weeks 13 and 14 (back then home field advantage in the playoffs was rotated and not determined by best record, so the Rams knew they would open the playoffs in Minnesota regardless of their record) and the Rams lost in a Detroit snowstorm to the Lions, 28–0, and then they dropped a 13–7 game to the Colts in the final game. The Rams ventured into a cold weather venue (Bloomington, Minnesota) just as they had in 1967 when they dropped a 28–7 game to the Packers in Milwaukee. This time they faced the 12–2 Vikings who had beaten the Rams",
"title": "1969 Los Angeles Rams season"
},
{
"docid": "7745318",
"text": "the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004–05 NBA season). Their playoff series with the Miami Heat, led by Dwyane Wade, was the last playoff series where the home team won all 7 games until 2008's Boston–Atlanta and Boston–Cleveland playoff series. 2004 was the first time in 14 years that all Texas teams made the playoffs, and the second time (first in 10 years) that all former ABA teams made the playoffs. The Rockets returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1999. They lost to the Lakers in five games of the opening round. This was Steve",
"title": "2004 NBA Playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "12156171",
"text": "playoffs were played by The University of Limerick Vikings were heavily favoured going into the game because Shamrock Bowl XXI was being played on their home ground in UL Sports Grounds, and having Shamrock Bowl experience. Cork got off to a great start when kick returner David Barry took the opening kick-off back deep into Vikings territory. The Admirals threatened to score, but were stopped on the 15-yard line by the Vikings defense. The Admirals defense held the Vikings offence on their very first possession of the game, forcing them to punt the ball. The key play for the Admirals",
"title": "Shamrock Bowl XXI"
},
{
"docid": "4281447",
"text": "Minnesota in the divisional round of the playoffs. Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes during the game, and Brooking argued that since the Vikings had already won by the fourth quarter, the last pass was unnecessary, was unsportsmanlike, and served no purpose other than to run the score up and pad Favre's stats. Brooking also displayed his anger by violently choking Minnesota Vikings' Bernard Berrian with his forearm after a tackle, only to be pulled off by a referee. The same day an article was written in \"The Dallas Morning News\" about Brooking's motivational speeches. The article featured this speech",
"title": "Keith Brooking"
},
{
"docid": "9862143",
"text": "the 1982 opener on September 12, when the Vikings defeated Tampa Bay 17–10. Running back Rickey Young scored the first regular season touchdown in the facility on a three-yard run in the second quarter. A players strike shortened the 1982 regular season to nine games, with the Vikings qualifying for the postseason with a 5–4 record. In the first round of the 16-team playoffs, the Vikings defeated the visiting Atlanta Falcons 30–24, but then lost at the Washington Redskins 21–7 in the second round. The Vikings and St. Louis Cardinals played the first American football game in London's Wembley Stadium",
"title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings"
},
{
"docid": "7745317",
"text": "2005, 2006), before earning their first playoff game and series victories in 2011. This was the last playoff appearance for the New York Knicks until 2011, when they would be swept in the first round. The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz missed the playoffs for the first time since 1982 and 1983, respectively. This was the Denver Nuggets' first playoff appearance since 1995. The New Orleans Hornets made their final postseason appearance as a member of the East. They would not make the playoffs again until 2008, as a member of the West (the result of a realignment with",
"title": "2004 NBA Playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "17736686",
"text": "2013's 5–10–1 record, which saw them go through a quarterback carousel and one of the worst defenses in the league that year, and arguably in Vikings' history. Draft trades Coming off a season in which the Vikings let almost every team score at least 20 points on them (including the preseason), the Vikings showcased a defense that held the Raiders to a single digit score and kept them scoreless until the last 90 seconds of the 4th quarter, when they eventually scored a touchdown. This was the first time the Vikings' defense held any team to a single digit score",
"title": "2014 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "8718849",
"text": "Chris Kluwe fumbled the snap and instead tried to go for a two-point conversion, which failed. The Vikings lead was cut in half later in the quarter, as Redskins kicker John Hall made a 27-yard field goal. In the second quarter, things were starting to look grim for the Vikings, as Redskins running back Clinton Portis and kicker John Hall gave the Redskins a 5-yard touchdown run and another 27-yard field goal to make the score 13–6. The Vikings responded with a last-second 46-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Longwell as time ran out on the first half. In the",
"title": "2006 Minnesota Vikings season"
},
{
"docid": "5616873",
"text": "to be tackled at the 1 yard line. Jenkins had 38 receptions for 466 yards that season. The Vikings would go on to tie the worst season in franchise history, with a 3-13 record. Jenkins returned with the Vikings in 2012. Minnesota was 9-6 in week 17 and had to beat the Green Bay Packers to advance to the playoffs. Jenkins caught a diving touchdown in the 4th quarter that gave the Vikings the lead. The Vikings would go on to win that game 37-34, only to lose to the Packers in the first round of playoffs the following week.",
"title": "Michael Jenkins (wide receiver)"
}
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"docid": "17808995",
"text": "artist to land four number ones on the Country Airplay chart from a debut studio album. On February 1, 2017, Hunt released \"Body Like a Back Road\", the lead single from his upcoming second studio album. In May 2018, Hunt released the single \"Downtown's Dead\", and announced another song titled \"Nothing Lasts Forever\" that will be released as the third single from his upcoming second studio album. Writing for \"Billboard\", Elias Leight observed on Hunt's vocal performance, describing his vocal performance in studio sessions as a \"rough, heartthrob voice [that] shines clearly\", but noted that his live vocals \"[weren't] always",
"title": "Sam Hunt"
}
] | [
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"docid": "18694002",
"text": "Backroad Song \"Backroad Song\" is a song recorded by American country music artist Granger Smith. It was initially released to radio independently on March 24, 2015, but was officially re-released to radio on October 5, 2015 via Wheelhouse Records. It is included on his major label debut album, \"Remington\", released March 4, 2016. The song was written by Smith and Frank Rogers. It garnered positive reviews from music critics who praised Smith's vocal performance and his detail-oriented lyrics with Rogers. \"Backroad Song\" peaked at number one on the \"Billboard\" Country Airplay chart, giving Smith his first number-one country hit. It",
"title": "Backroad Song"
},
{
"docid": "18694005",
"text": "first week. It debuted at number 58 on the Country Airplay chart for the chart week of July 18, 2015. The song reached number 1 on its 32nd week on that chart in February 2016. It also peaked at number 4 on Hot Country Songs, and number 49 on the Hot 100 chart. The song has sold 293,000 copies in the US as of March 2016. The music video was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in January 2016. Backroad Song \"Backroad Song\" is a song recorded by American country music artist Granger Smith. It was initially released to radio",
"title": "Backroad Song"
},
{
"docid": "18694004",
"text": "that \"Thematically...'Backroad Song' isn't high on originality, but it bubbles over with the brightness of a summer day.\" An uncredited review from \"Taste of Country\" similarly praised the lyrics, saying that \"'Backroad Song' is country music you can see and nearly smell. The addition of Rogers is meant to fine-tune Smith’s sound so he can reach a wider audience. He’s already got a nice head start over those looking for the same thing.\" The song first entered the Hot Country Song chart at number 25 on chart dated April 11, 2015 on its initial release, selling 33,000 copies in its",
"title": "Backroad Song"
},
{
"docid": "9403693",
"text": "\"I Care 4 U\" in the United States. It reached the top ten on \"Billboard\"s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Ross Scarano from Complex Praised Aaliyah's Voice on the song saying \"Aaliyah's voice did longing so well. The lightness of her touch when stretching out and fluttering the final syllable of a word like \"over\" in \"Come Over\" is too pretty\". Scarano also felt that certain parts within the song such as the dying-cell-phone bit was amusing. Come Over (Aaliyah song) \"Come Over\" is a song by American recording artist Aaliyah. Written by Johntá Austin and produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, Jazze",
"title": "Come Over (Aaliyah song)"
},
{
"docid": "9726321",
"text": "wasn’t just DMX using dog metaphors to proclaim loyalty for his girl—it was Aaliyah meeting him somewhere in the middle\". He then said \"When she sang “Come Back in One Piece,” she did it like she really understood that all things, even DMX, are more complicated than they seem\". Bianca Gracie from Fuse felt that the song's usage of the groups Parliament song sample balanced out DMX's \"thuggish flow\" with Aaliyah's \"honey-sweet melody\". Come Back in One Piece \"Come Back in One Piece\" is the third official single from the \"Romeo Must Die\" soundtrack. The song was performed by Aaliyah",
"title": "Come Back in One Piece"
},
{
"docid": "9603380",
"text": "as the B-side on the Trio's subsequent EP, \"Live @ Yahoo! Music\", after the track, \"Out of My Mind\", a heavily blues-influenced song written by Mayer which also appears on \"Try!\". The B-side to \"Who Did You Think I Was\" is \"Come When I Call\", which did not appear on the album \"Try!\", but was frequently played throughout the trio live performances, like the song, \"I Don't Need No Doctor\". This audio sample shows the end of the last chorus of the song, through the outro and almost until the end. The main guitar riff is reminiscent of Joe Walsh's",
"title": "Who Did You Think I Was"
},
{
"docid": "6480729",
"text": "taped it on one of those little microcassettes and the song, he was like, \"Keith, you're gonna have to write about Deborah Harry,\" because he was president of the Blondie fan club. I like Blondie but I like the Ramones better, or the Dictators, out of that group of New York bands, when all of those bands came up. Pierce is mentioned in the Gallows song, \"Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)\", from the 2012 self-titled album. The song ends with the lines: Come back, Dee Dee Ramone. Come back, Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Come back, Frankie Venom. Come back, Lux",
"title": "Jeffrey Lee Pierce"
},
{
"docid": "16204452",
"text": "fuck you right now.\" Brown's verse continues with \"Been a long time I've been missing your body/ Turn the lights down/ When I go down it's a private party.\" Brown delivers his vocals in an aggressive and manipulative manner as he sings \"Give it to her in the worst way, can't wait to blow her candles out.\" At the end of the song, Rihanna performs new lyrics which were not included on the original 1 minute and 18 second interlude; \"Remember how you did it/ If you still wanna kiss it/ Then come and get it.\" According to Ben Rayner",
"title": "Birthday Cake (song)"
},
{
"docid": "8559476",
"text": "doctor said come back again next week / I think that you need me / All she did was cry / She wanted to die doctor when can you see me / There's a guy out there / Seems like he's everywhere / It just ain't fair.\" \"Heartless\" and \"Without You\" were the only singles released from \"Magazine\", with \"Heartless\" peaking at number twenty-four on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100. Only five months passed before Heart released their next album, \"Dog and Butterfly\". Heartless (Heart song) \"Heartless\" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart in 1976",
"title": "Heartless (Heart song)"
},
{
"docid": "6536323",
"text": "beginning of the piece, he says, \"I had to, like, open the bruise up, and let some of the bruise blood come out to show them\" (alluding to how Hamm had punctured a bruise on his own body to convince police that he had been beaten while in jail). The police had not previously dealt with Hamm's injuries since he did not appear seriously wounded and they had beaten him themselves. Reich re-recorded the fragment \"come out to show them\" on two channels, which initially play in unison. They quickly slip out of sync to produce a phase shifting effect,",
"title": "Come Out (Reich)"
},
{
"docid": "4717110",
"text": "like, 'Rivers, we can talk about it. Do it anyway, and if you don't like it when it's done, we won't use it. But I think you should try. You did write it and it is a great song.'\" Cuomo said that he felt the song was \"too cheesy\" and did not know if the song represented the sound he was going for with the band's music. Matt Sharp recalls: ...Ric said we'd be stupid to leave it off the album. We'd come into the studio in the morning and find little pieces of paper with doodles on them: WE",
"title": "Buddy Holly (song)"
},
{
"docid": "18775470",
"text": "on the ears\", and \"the lead single is the perfect summer song to jam out to while cruising down your own back roads\". The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 6, and \"Billboard\" 200 at No. 51, selling 8,700 copies for the week. 4×4 (Granger Smith EP) 4x4 is the second extended play by American country music artist Granger Smith. It serves as his official debut EP to mainstream radio. The album's first single, \"Backroad Song\", was released to digital retailers and radio on March 24, 2015. Also included on the album is a song from",
"title": "4×4 (Granger Smith EP)"
},
{
"docid": "4695284",
"text": "of \"The Day You Come\"; The first single from the album was \"The Day You Come\", a politically and socially influenced song. The band did not intend for it to be the first single, and released it only when they could not decide on anything else. Haug said it being \"a pretty inoffensive song musically\" helped Powderfinger make that decision. \"The Day You Come\" spent nine weeks on the ARIA Charts, peaking at #25. The second single was the double a-side, \"Don't Wanna Be Left Out/Good-Day Ray\", released on 9 November 1998. \"Don't Wanna Be Left Out\", a song about",
"title": "Internationalist (album)"
},
{
"docid": "17127130",
"text": "snippet. \"Body Party\" had its official premiere on March 4, 2013 on \"Billboard\".com. While speaking to \"Billboard\" about the song, Ciara said, \"Let's just say that this record came out of a very sincere place. I think when things just organically feel right, naturally good things come from it\". \"Body Party\" was released as a digital download on March 12, 2013, as the 1st single from Ciara's fifth studio album, \"Ciara\". On the week of March 18, 2013, \"Body Party\" was the most added song on urban radio. It impacted rhythmic radio in the United States on April 9, 2013.",
"title": "Body Party"
},
{
"docid": "17545106",
"text": "in France?\" According to Miriam Coleman of \"Rolling Stone\", it \"features mostly spoken lyrics, [and] serves as a testament to the fine things a strong work ethic can bring about\". Idolator contributor Christina Lee thought that the song \"sounds like the lights-out after-party\" to RuPaul's 1993 debut single \"Supermodel (You Better Work)\". will.i.am commented that the song \"is a reflection of Britney moreso than [\"Britney Jean\"]. The album is what the album is, but we felt that song needed to come out to keep the foundation on what Britney represents. But it shouldn't reflect the album—an album is a body",
"title": "Work Bitch"
},
{
"docid": "11709088",
"text": "\"Migrate\" as \"a frivolous, funky, self-referential jam\". \"The New York Sun\" Jayanthi Daniels thought the track sounded like something that R. Kelly would release, and continued to write that Carey \"is no longer looking for a 'Dreamlover' to come and rescue her, as she did in 1993: In 'Migrate,' she's already rescued, and enjoying the after-party\". He also said that the song is \"much stronger\" than \"E=MC²\"s lead single, \"Touch My Body\". Writing for \"The Wichita Eagle\", Mary Moore's review on the song was positive, calling it as \"an irresistible hip-hop groove that works\". \"The Guardian\"s Alex Macpherson labelled the",
"title": "Migrate (song)"
},
{
"docid": "17871891",
"text": "Records imprint Wheelhouse Records, which also assumed promotion of \"Backroad Song\". Wheelhouse released his album \"Remington\", plus its second single, \"If the Boot Fits\". Some of Smith's recordings make use of an alter ego named Earl Dibbles Jr. On 7th December 2018, Granger Released a Single from his soundtrack album called They Were There, A Hero's Documentary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)', which came out on Itunes on the 30th November 2018 The Single called They Were There and the Music Video came out on the same day, which was the 7th December 2018. Smith attended Lake Highlands High School in",
"title": "Granger Smith"
},
{
"docid": "16727387",
"text": "on the Swedish producer, saying \"Max is legendary in the business. He's known about me but we haven't crossed paths... It's taken us a decade in the same business and watching each other from a distance, so for us to now come together and respect each other's work ethic and how we like to be heard and making a marriage out of it, I think \"Your Body\" is the best culmination of that\". Prior to its official release, an uncensored demo version of \"Your Body\" was leaked to the web on August 23, 2012, entitled \"Fuck Your Body\", where she",
"title": "Your Body (Christina Aguilera song)"
},
{
"docid": "7293510",
"text": "come in and I'd play it. When \"Brokeback Mountain\" come out, it just seemed like a good time to kick it out of the closet\". There were plans to release the song on a future album and filming for the video featuring Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe occurred at Dallas' gay cowboy bar, the Round Up Saloon (in Oak Lawn), in February 2006. Nelson's publicist describes the release of the song, which debuted on Howard Stern's satellite radio show: \"Since everyone is talking about the acclaimed film \"Brokeback Mountain\" and its Academy Award nominations, Valentine's Day seemed like the right time",
"title": "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other"
},
{
"docid": "13864160",
"text": "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, giving Usher his tenth number one song on the chart. In June 2009, co-writer and producer of the song, Xavier \"Zaytoven\" Dotson revealed to \"MTV News\" that he worked with Usher on a song. Zaytoven divulged a few details, saying, \"I can't wait for something like that to come out, so people can see I do more than just hip-hop. I can do R&B, pop, gospel ... whatever genre of music that's out. If you listen to [this new Usher song], you can't say, 'Zaytoven did that.'\" According to Zaytoven in another interview with \"MTV News\", the track",
"title": "Papers (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16225578",
"text": "Where I Come From (Montgomery Gentry song) \"Where I Come From\" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the first single from their seventh studio album, \"Rebels on the Run\". The song was written by Rodney Clawson and Dallas Davidson. The song is a mid-tempo rock-influenced song in which the narrators express pride with their Southern heritage. Co-writer Dallas Davidson said that he did not like many of Montgomery Gentry's previous singles, and that \"I feel like this song fits them, and I say that as a fan. I think that they can actually",
"title": "Where I Come From (Montgomery Gentry song)"
},
{
"docid": "15036380",
"text": "did not like it. After encouragement from other band members, he wrote a chorus and it was renamed \"Out of Mind, Out of Sight\". One reviewer described the song as \"A bloated bag of pop clichès in praise of aerobics and feeling horny\". However, Freud said the song is for his wife, Sally, it describes his love and promise to remain faithful – \"Keeping my body tight\". Australian 7\" Vinyl release Mushroom Records International 7\" Vinyl release Geffen Records Australian 12\" Vinyl release Mushroom Records International 12\" Vinyl release Geffen Records Credited to: Models members Additional musicians Production details Art",
"title": "Out of Mind, Out of Sight (song)"
},
{
"docid": "4082736",
"text": "Electric Music for the Mind and Body Electric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's debut album. Released in May 1967 on the Vanguard label, it was one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco. Tracks from the LP, especially \"Section 43\", \"Grace\", and \"Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine\" were played on progressive FM rock stations like KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco, often back-to-back. A version of the song \"Love\" was performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. \"Grace\" is a tribute to Jefferson Airplane's lead singer, Grace Slick. The album",
"title": "Electric Music for the Mind and Body"
},
{
"docid": "5558038",
"text": "Tom Kelly. The idea for the song originated when Steinberg was living at his father's vineyards in the Coachella Valley, and driving a red pickup truck one day. In an interview with the \"Los Angeles Times\", Steinberg explained that the song was not written for Madonna or any female singer but was inspired by his personal experiences. At that time Steinberg had just come out of an emotionally challenging relationship, and he had met someone new. That inspired the lyrics for \"Like a Virgin\" about how he coped with the difficult situation. When he took the song to Kelly, they",
"title": "Like a Virgin (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16785585",
"text": "dem. She just do it. When mi come wid mi suitcase, only me and di suitcase inna di house. So instead of we having a physical war, mi just write di song. So if di song buss, mi can move in back some tings. Probably a my luck.\" The song was highly controversial and made enemies as well as new fans for the embattled Merchant. When Publicist Karla Ashley (from Island Fuse Entertainment) interviewed Merchant’s baby mother, she was not in agreement with Merchant’s recount of events in the song and did not like the fact that their personal relation",
"title": "Merchant (reggae artist)"
},
{
"docid": "17504655",
"text": "Laird produce three tracks each. The album received positive reviews from critics. Steve Leggett of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying that \"It's a solidly professional outing, featuring all three of his singles and other tracks of similar construction, and it's full of energy, good humor, and the kind of backroad good-old-boy wisdom that everybody seems to love these days, even if it feeds more off nostalgia than reality.\" Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Matt Bjorke of \"Roughstock\" called it \"a very good, musically diverse debut album, an album which should find some sort",
"title": "It Goes Like This"
},
{
"docid": "17441040",
"text": "up right there. We did one called \"When Demons Come\". Everything came from getting recognition from \"Something Else\". That's how my life is. I like my life. \"So Much Love\" on \"Something Else\" had me ready for \"When Demons Come\". There's so much love you can get lost in this shit. You don't know when something's going to hit. You have to be ready with angels when demons come. Songs like that just came out of me.\" In September 2013, during an interview with the \"Portland Music Scene Examiner\", Tech N9ne spoke about working on the EP, saying: \"It’s fucking",
"title": "Therapy (Tech N9ne EP)"
},
{
"docid": "6196379",
"text": "people he interjected with “Britain, I’m Your Son”, and further interacted with the audience when he brought a girl up on stage. The song managed to reach number-four in the United Kingdom, but it fell out of the top ten in its second week; however, controversy surrounding the music video kept the album on the charts. Worldwide, the single did not equal the success of Williams' previous single, \"Feel\". To date, \"Come Undone\" has sold 85,000 copies in the UK. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of \"Come Undone\". UK CD<br> UK DVD<br> Come Undone",
"title": "Come Undone (Robbie Williams song)"
},
{
"docid": "8532310",
"text": "Angel (Two Tricky song) Angel was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in English by Two Tricky. Just like last years entry, a version was recorded in Icelandic but was not commercially released. The song is an up-tempo pop song, with the singer calling on the object of his affections to come to him and \"fly me away\". It appears from the lyrics that the pair had previously been together, in a relationship which did not end well. The song was performed second on the night (following the Netherlands' Michelle with Out On My Own and",
"title": "Angel (Two Tricky song)"
},
{
"docid": "14859304",
"text": "single \"Come On In\". Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) \"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)\" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album \"Step On Out\". The song reached number 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album \"American Vagabond\". It is not to be confused",
"title": "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"
},
{
"docid": "15831887",
"text": "Body 2 Body \"Body 2 Body\" is the third official single from rapper Ace Hood from his third album Blood, Sweat & Tears. It features R&B singer Chris Brown and was released July 26, 2011. David Jeffries praised the track: \"Cool pillow-talk tracks like “Body 2 Body” with Chris Brown and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League come off as crowd-pleasing interludes in an otherwise hungry album that takes the DJ Khaled style of Florida rap from penthouse to pavement.\" Hip Hop DX panned the song: \"\"Body 2 Body\" is almost a reprieve with its smoother sound, but with lines like “Was that",
"title": "Body 2 Body"
},
{
"docid": "19423546",
"text": "be the Easter Bunny, and Daffy, covered in yellow paint and a leaf around his body, to look like a duckling, paint rocks to look like Easter eggs. Taz falls in the river and is rescued by them. However, the \"eggs\" turned out to be rocks, and the yellow paint washes off Daffy in the river. Everyone finally realizes that there is no Easter Bunny, but by the next morning, they wake up to find real Easter eggs, delighting Taz, and Sylvester is given a chocolate chicken, which meant the Easter Bunny did come, and it turns out to be",
"title": "Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure"
},
{
"docid": "17052309",
"text": "sampled in Zara Larsson's song \"I Would Like\" and in 2017, the song was sampled in Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez's song \"Sexy Body\". Sasha, a deejay, had released a single entitled \"Kill The Bitch\" while she was in her teens which was commercially unsuccessful. Her debut studio album, \"Come Again\" was also a flop. The remix to \"Dat Sexy Body\", Sasha's first commercially successful single, features the reggaetón singer-songwriter Ivy Queen. As Ivy Queen's fan base continued to grow, she attracted Sasha who invited her to record the song. According to Murray Elias of VP Records: \"Ivy Queen is kind",
"title": "Dat Sexy Body"
},
{
"docid": "10658895",
"text": "troops / Fighting for what? Bitch, be your own man / I'll be flying through the clouds with green like I'm Peter Pan.\"\" After the song was released, Way was highly criticized by military members and their families, especially in regards to the timing relative to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Way apologized, \"When I expressed my frustration with the U.S. Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them.\" He adds, \"So, I write this to give my sincerest apology to all members of the United States military services, as",
"title": "Soulja Boy"
},
{
"docid": "7874561",
"text": "vehicle come from somewhere out there, just to land in the Andes? Was it round and did it have a motor or was it something different?\" imply that a UFO is landing in the Andes mountains. As the song progresses, the lyrics become sillier and seem to mock the beginning of the song. An example of this is \"...or did someone build a place or leave a space for Chester's thing to land (Chester's thing... on Ruth). Did a booger-bear come from somewhere out there...\" The non-serious nature of these lyrics and even the music itself seem to be mocking",
"title": "Inca Roads (song)"
},
{
"docid": "10169567",
"text": "offs, steep slopes, and limited clear zones along roadsides. Given that the majority of back roads were built early in american history, they were often designed with different widths and height restrictions, this makes for unsafe road conditions for modern vehicles and trucks. Backroad A backroad is a secondary type of road, usually found in rural areas. In North Carolina, where they are also referred to as \"blue roads\", the roads are often constructed of gravel, and are one or two-laned roads off larger roads such as parkways. In Vermont, the Natural Resources Conservation Service has established a Better Backroads",
"title": "Backroad"
},
{
"docid": "11852203",
"text": "since its re-release after her elimination, total records sales reaching about 22,000 since its first release. Despite this, the album did not enter official album charts like the \"Billboard\" 200 due to \"Billboard\"'s policy and eligibility requirements for an album to 'chart'. Since then the album has garnered more than 50,000 downloads. The song \"Come to My Rescue\" was the first song White ever played for Tim Simms, and it was with this song that Simms \"knew he'd found something special. It was just like...when the hairs on the back of your neck go up.\" Their goal was to keep",
"title": "Songs from the Attic"
},
{
"docid": "6129126",
"text": "who are horrific monsters. \"Their mother happens to be crazy, and she ends up telling these two kids that 'God has come to me with a higher calling for you — you need to be the new Death,' and she tells them that they have to go out and collect souls for God,\" he explained. \"And so, out of their mind, they're like, 'OK, so when a body dies, how do we get the soul out of it?' They construct this Blood Machine, which basically tears a body to shreds, and they think that releases the soul.\" Sanchez said there",
"title": "The Prize Fighter Inferno"
},
{
"docid": "14859303",
"text": "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) \"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)\" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album \"Step On Out\". The song reached number 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album \"American Vagabond\". It is not to be confused with the band's 1978",
"title": "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"
},
{
"docid": "9353746",
"text": "12\" and CD single versions of \"Do You Like It\", includes the previously unreleased \"Slow Down\"; a song that did not make it onto the album. In an interview, the band's members talk about the title of the album, saying that when you first look at the LP, you read \"Kingdom Come\", then, as you move your eyes downwards, you read \"In your face\". They laugh and say: \"Kingdom come ... in your face, get it?\", making an obscene joke or double entendre of it. In Your Face (Kingdom Come album) In Your Face is the second album by the",
"title": "In Your Face (Kingdom Come album)"
},
{
"docid": "6494063",
"text": "the song, Norwood stated, \"when I first heard that track I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was different. I’m not trying to do what I did before. I’m trying to do something different, but still have the same elements that people know me for. And that’s what 'Afrodisiac' was.\" She further added, that \"“it was great to do a record like that with Timbaland. He was one of my favorite producers, so to work with him was a dream come true [...] you can hear the yearning for love. I never had an aphrodisiac in my life until now.\"",
"title": "Afrodisiac (song)"
},
{
"docid": "1048250",
"text": "Days. The essence and purpose of Pow Wow Days may well be defined by a prescience of what was to come and a desire to preserve and protect what is good and unique at the core of this small-town community with a history of its own going back nearly 200 years. Local residents recognized within their tiny community plenty of reasons to want to visit, experience and even become a part of Tiskilwa. This is what Pow Wow Days is about. Curious outsiders and backroad tourists are encouraged to come to Pow Wow Days and experience the open, warm and",
"title": "Tiskilwa, Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "10169563",
"text": "Backroad A backroad is a secondary type of road, usually found in rural areas. In North Carolina, where they are also referred to as \"blue roads\", the roads are often constructed of gravel, and are one or two-laned roads off larger roads such as parkways. In Vermont, the Natural Resources Conservation Service has established a Better Backroads program to help towns and organizations deal with road-related soil erosion problems through grants. Both paved and unpaved backroads are eligible for these grants, which seek to protect water quality from sediment accumulation caused by road and ditch erosion. Many back-roads in North",
"title": "Backroad"
},
{
"docid": "4501636",
"text": "describe his dissent against the Vietnam War. Talking blues is also popular as a medium for parody, as in \"Like a Lamb to the Slaughter\", Frank Hayes's talking-blues parody of Matty Groves: One high, one holy holiday, on the first day of the year,<br> Little Matty Groves to church did go, some holy words to hear<br> When in come old Lord Arnold's wife, she looked at him and said,<br> \"Come here often? What's your sign?\" And off they went to bed.<br> In the interests of brevity, we'll omit some of the more repetitive parts of the song.<br> Like the part",
"title": "Talking blues"
},
{
"docid": "20864283",
"text": "order for us to function as humans. I'm so nostalgic for the time that I spent working on \"Adventure Time\" and I find it comforting to think that I still exist in that office with Adam [Muto], working on those stories. I would be so happy to come to work and brainstorm with him and sit down and draw on paper and pitch these stories with Post-its tacked up to the wall, just like they did in the 1930s with the stick and the song and the dance, the most traditional way of doing cartoons. When Sugar debuted the song",
"title": "Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16225581",
"text": "September 2017. It would be the duo's final Top 10 hit. The music video was directed by Potsy Ponciroli and premiered in September 2011. Where I Come From (Montgomery Gentry song) \"Where I Come From\" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the first single from their seventh studio album, \"Rebels on the Run\". The song was written by Rodney Clawson and Dallas Davidson. The song is a mid-tempo rock-influenced song in which the narrators express pride with their Southern heritage. Co-writer Dallas Davidson said that he did not like many of Montgomery Gentry's",
"title": "Where I Come From (Montgomery Gentry song)"
},
{
"docid": "18694003",
"text": "also reached numbers 4 and 49 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song has sold 293,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016. It received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 2 on the Country chart and number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Chris Hicky. The song is a \"descriptive picture of a country back road\". Giving it a \"B+\", Bob Paxman of \"Nash Country Weekly\" praised Smith's \"warm, rich voice\" and the detail of the lyrics, also writing",
"title": "Backroad Song"
},
{
"docid": "12762876",
"text": "its own right. The lyrics tell the story of a woman singer who has just completed a successful performance and awaits a handsome man named Mr. Davidson to come backstage to congratulate her. In the words of Townshend, \"it looks like she's all set, not only for stardom but also for true love\". But when Mr. Davidson bends over to kiss her, her body odor turns him off, ruining her chances at both stardom and love. The song ends with the admonishment that \"Her deodorant had let her down / She should have used Odorono\". The song represents the increasing",
"title": "Odorono"
},
{
"docid": "4209955",
"text": "came out in songs like \"Come Out and Play.\"Inspiration for the \"keep 'em separated\" lyric came from Dexter Holland's experience in a laboratory cooling Erlenmeyer flasks full of hot liquids. \"Come Out and Play\" was the first Offspring song for which a music video was created. The music video, directed by Darren Lavett, was shot in May 1994 and debuted on MTV in the summer of that year. The video is almost entirely in black-and-white with sepia tone segments, and features the band performing the song in the garage of a house with tinfoil covering the walls. There is also",
"title": "Come Out and Play (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16248754",
"text": "by Antara Mitra and Akriti Kakkar. Aa Jaane Jaan \"Aa Jaan-E-Jaan\" (English: Come here, my dear) is a song from the 1969 Hindi film \"Intaqam\". It is one of the few cabaret songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar, and was a popular song in India from the 1960s. It was picturised on Helen. Lata Mangeshkar did not like singing cabaret songs and music directors would usually prefer Asha Bhosle for singing them. This song is an exception. The song was tuned and styled in accordance with Lata's style and preference. When asked about the song Lata Mangeshkar laughed and said, \"I",
"title": "Aa Jaane Jaan"
},
{
"docid": "16248752",
"text": "Aa Jaane Jaan \"Aa Jaan-E-Jaan\" (English: Come here, my dear) is a song from the 1969 Hindi film \"Intaqam\". It is one of the few cabaret songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar, and was a popular song in India from the 1960s. It was picturised on Helen. Lata Mangeshkar did not like singing cabaret songs and music directors would usually prefer Asha Bhosle for singing them. This song is an exception. The song was tuned and styled in accordance with Lata's style and preference. When asked about the song Lata Mangeshkar laughed and said, \"I remember telling Laxmikant not to give",
"title": "Aa Jaane Jaan"
},
{
"docid": "16622235",
"text": "rap girl who's out here and doesn't have another rapper behind her, but she's got all this mouth and she's all over the place, So [this collaboration] was cool for me [because I'm like] 'What ya'll gonna say now, when I bust out with that Styles P record?' Ya'll not gon' call me fake and make fun of me for having one song. Yeah, I make lil' dance music and ya'll got jokes, whatever—watch when I come out with the Styles P record.\" Banks released the song \"Neptune\" featuring Shystie online on July 10, 2012. She also released music videos",
"title": "Fantasea (mixtape)"
},
{
"docid": "5729113",
"text": "in some of these 'Hood Rappers'... How you gonna be a G, and you spreading lies, to sell mix tapes! Where ya talent at. Dude ain't have to lie though! Could've kept me out of it.\" Gucci Mane attracted controversy when his song \"Fuck The World\" had a controversial line that was directed to fellow Atlanta rapper Yung Joc, when he rapped \"I got all eyes on me like Pac did, but I ain't tryin' to go broke like Joc did.\" During a radio conversation, Joc reacted to the song by stating \"Gucci is a master at getting his name",
"title": "Gucci Mane"
},
{
"docid": "19098460",
"text": "also used at the end of the Joel Schumacher film 8mm. The song (and/or album) is mentioned in Frank Ocean's 2017 single \"Provider\" following the line \"Stiff smile just like I'm Aphex Twin\". Come to Daddy (song) \"Come to Daddy\" is a song by British electronic music producer Richard D. James, released under his main pseudonym Aphex Twin. It was released as a single through Warp Records on 6 October 1997, coinciding with the lengthier extended play release of the same name. A music video for the song was released, which later became infamous for its content. It did, however,",
"title": "Come to Daddy (song)"
},
{
"docid": "9398838",
"text": "downfall or death in the persona's life, such as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Nico, Moon, Vicious, etc. It's selfish and tiring. I feel that \"rock stars\" start believing their own hype and begin on an egocentric journey that inevitably ends in destruction. He also stated in another interview that \"Godspeed\" was the hardest song of \"Cities\" to record, stating, I think 'Godspeed' was the most difficult [song to record]. Not as much lyrically but it got frustrating because we couldn't figure out the chorus to the song. We may have come up with literally like 15 choruses. Or I did,",
"title": "Godspeed (EP)"
},
{
"docid": "3909483",
"text": "I used my Echoplex in that song.\" \"Dave\": \"It's like all those Westerns where there's some kind of dissonant sound in the background. Like they'll have one harmonica that hits only one note—eeeeeeeeee—and that's when you know the hero is coming to town or something terrible is going to happen. And what happens is Edward will come up with a song or a riff and then immediately I'll hear it and I'll know right away what the scenario is.\" \"Eddie\": \"The solo was just loose, fun, craziness. I play it better every night than I did on the record, but",
"title": "Diver Down"
},
{
"docid": "11355354",
"text": "isn't a show that goes by where people don't come up to us and are like \"'Love of a Lifetime' - we got married to that song!\" The song was written by C.J. Snare; he wrote it while playing solo gigs at a Holiday Inn. When the band brought the demos for their first album to Epic Records, the label felt that the album needed a stronger ballad. Snare said \"I remember raising my hand sheepishly and saying 'Well, I have a song...,' so we played it for them and they absolutely loved it and it did become a big",
"title": "Love of a Lifetime (FireHouse song)"
},
{
"docid": "16076148",
"text": "the right song to come for a while, because we really had to choose the right song for this. And that song came about and we both really liked it and decided that was the one, and that we just had to do it. And it turned out really well.\" In an interview with Leesa Smith from \"Southern Courier\", Walker explained, \"The album is quite pop and dance-y, but there are hints of old skool stuff, like the duet I did with my mum. There are songs about freedom, liberation, unity and music.\" \"Let the Music Play\" was released by",
"title": "Let the Music Play (Stan Walker album)"
},
{
"docid": "18104461",
"text": "far between, and when you did go out, there would be no holding back. If your drunk character – because everyone's got one – could only come out once a year, it would be hugely exaggerated.\" The track, \"Miserable Strangers\", features a reprise of the chorus from \"678\"; a song which previously appeared on the studio album, \"KC Rules OK\" (2005). A full re-recording of \"678\" appears during the course of the film, and is included on the deluxe edition of \"From Scotland from Love\". The song \"Pauper's Dough\" is a reworking of the song, \"Harper's Dough\", which previously appeared",
"title": "From Scotland with Love"
},
{
"docid": "738288",
"text": "the Chinese and Japanese writing systems, there are common type styles based on the regular script for Chinese characters akin to serif and sans serif fonts in the West. In Mainland China, the most popular category of serifed-like typefaces for body text is called Song (宋体, \"Songti\"); in Japan, the most popular serif style is called \"Minchō\" (); and in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is called \"Ming\" (明體, \"Mingti\"). The names of these lettering styles come from the Song and Ming dynasties, when block printing flourished in China. Because the wood grain on printing blocks ran horizontally, it was",
"title": "Serif"
},
{
"docid": "18031593",
"text": "song features \"apocalyptic\" lyrics, and opens with Del Rey singing \"I shared my body and my mind with you / But that's all over now / Did what I had to do / Cause its so far past me now.\" \"Cruel World,\" is of what feels like a sad, reverb-drenched daydream. The song sets the stage for the rest of the album, which simmers with a haunted, yearning feeling but never boils over. Even the most pop-friendly moments here are steeped in patient, jazz-inflected moodiness. Del Rey had an idea for the song without using or mentioning the phase. When",
"title": "Cruel World (song)"
},
{
"docid": "9917689",
"text": "Dum Dum Diddle \"Dum Dum Diddle\" is a song by ABBA, released on their 1976 album \"Arrival\". In 1977 it was released as a single in Argentina on the RCA label. When asked \"how did [ABBA] manage to make such a ridiculous and quite banal song [as Dum Dum Diddle] come alive\", Björn Again founder Rod Leissle said \"I think ABBA had a special quality about them. They could put ridiculous lyrics into a song, and because they were fundamentally great songwriters they could make it work. A line like 'Dum Dum Diddle, to be your fiddle' doesn't really make",
"title": "Dum Dum Diddle"
},
{
"docid": "14436040",
"text": "example of how her songs come to fruition. She explained that the song came about when she was out one night and was visiting a transsexual bar, stating, \"I have a song [...] called 'Take It Off' about when I went to a drag show, and how really turned on I was by these transvestite men taking clothes off. I was like, What does that even make me?\". \"Take It Off\" is an upbeat dominant song that utilizes a \"thumping, electro-infused beat with furious crescendos.\" Dr. Luke's production has been described as a \"bubblegummy electro\" number that uses a nursery",
"title": "Take It Off (Kesha song)"
},
{
"docid": "9016974",
"text": "Julie Andrews was not yet committed for the part of Mary Poppins. She did not like the song that was written for her, believing it did not have enough snap to it. The original song was called \"\"The Eyes of Love\"\". Walt Disney instructed the Sherman Brothers to come up with something more catchy. Robert Sherman, the primary lyricist of the duo, arrived home from work one evening, having worked all day trying to come up with a song idea. As he walked in the door, his wife, Joyce, informed him that the children had gotten their polio vaccine that",
"title": "A Spoonful of Sugar"
},
{
"docid": "20749712",
"text": "will come back, a duet with Aco Lukas. In 2000, he recorded an album that was called, like the year when it was released, and the only hit on it was the song I'll hang on. She did not manage to regain the popularity she once had with the next two albums of Škorić. In 2001, Željko Bebek recorded the song \"Two Storms\", while on the album from 2003, the only song I've ever known is I still love you. After this, Mira makes a two-year break and with the next album, released in 2005, gets a little popularity. The",
"title": "Mira Škorić"
},
{
"docid": "20872335",
"text": "she overcame it. This also included a release date for \"Head Above Water\". She wrote on the letter about the song \"I had accepted death and could feel my body shutting down. I felt like I was drowning. Like I was going under water and I just needed to come up for air. Like I was in a river being pulled in a current. Unable to breathe. Praying to God for Him to help me just keep my head above the water. To help me see through the stormy weather.\" Lavigne shared a 30-second-snippet of the song on September 13,",
"title": "Head Above Water (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20730542",
"text": "you.\" The song has been described by \"NME\" as \"a true album highlight\", and that \"the band come as close to hope as the Manics possibly can when they admit: 'I hate the world more than I hate myself'.\" Furthermore it is said that the single could \"plod along and could be grouped together under the heading filler. Sonically it could be cast-offs from 'Rewind The Film'.\" PopMatters also pointed out that the song is \"one of the most beautifully tender songs of the band's career[...]\" Manic Street Preachers Hold Me Like a Heaven \"Hold Me Like a Heaven\" is",
"title": "Hold Me Like a Heaven"
},
{
"docid": "6310246",
"text": "his dead wife's hair. In a rage, Paul grabs the lock of hair and strangles Marietta. Holding her dead body he exclaims \"Now she is exactly like Marie.\" Then he snaps out of his dream. Astonished that Marietta's body is nowhere to be found, he has barely had time to collect his thoughts when his maid informs him that Marietta has come back to pick up her umbrella which she left in the house when she departed a few minutes ago. With the shock of the traumatic dream still fresh in his mind, Paul is met by his friends Brigitta",
"title": "Die tote Stadt"
},
{
"docid": "17343950",
"text": "the mascot\". This was the reason behind the gorilla on the cover of the album, as Mars explained in an interview with MTV News. In another interview, this time for \"GQ\" magazine, Mars revealed the song's conception, saying that \"it was just painting a picture—some animalistic sex\". When asked about what the meaning is for \"making love like a gorilla\", Mars replied aggressively \"What does that sound like to you? Come on...What is this, 1933? We can't talk about this?\". Regarding the line \"I got a body full of liquor with a cocaine kicker\", Mars said that his inspiration came",
"title": "Gorilla (song)"
},
{
"docid": "10387135",
"text": "in a four-week timeframe. The composers \"felt no pressure to come up with a radio-friendly hit\" and were surprised when Spielberg felt the song had Top 40 hit potential and recruited world-renowned recording artists, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, to record a pop version of it for the film's closing credits. In the main body of the film, the song was performed by Phillip Glasser and Betsy Cathcart in the characters of the anthropomorphic mice Fievel and Tanya Mousekewitz. Produced by Ronstadt's regular producer Peter Asher, the single release of the Ronstadt/Ingram track made its debut at number 31 on",
"title": "Somewhere Out There (James Horner song)"
},
{
"docid": "1687013",
"text": "their wings when flying, like other grebes. Their undertail is white and they have a short, blunt chicken-like bill that is a light grey color, which in summer is encircled by a broad black band (hence the name). In the summer, its throat is black. There is no sexual dimorphism. Juveniles have black and white stripes and look more like winter adults. This grebe does not have webbed feet. Its toes have lobes that come out of the side of each toe. These lobes allow for easy paddling. When flying, the feet appear behind the body due to the feet's",
"title": "Pied-billed grebe"
},
{
"docid": "8722156",
"text": "been certified gold by the RIAA. Producer Salaam Remi discussed the song's conception: \"We actually were working on a song for Spike Lee’s \"Clockers\" movie that actually, that song never came out. So we had a song that we did for Clockers, and then during that session, Wyclef was like, 'Yo, play that beat you did for Fat Joe!' And Lauryn was like, 'Yo, play the Fat Joe beat' and then when I played it, Clef jumped up and spit the first verse to 'Fu-Gee-La.' He had the verse, but it just fell all together and then we worked on",
"title": "Fu-Gee-La"
},
{
"docid": "5544184",
"text": "\"Asylum Tour\". Stanley had the chorus and with Mitchell's assistance, the song was finished. The song did not come out well when played live, so it was only played a couple of times. Stanley recalled when he played the \"Reason to Live\" demo to Simmons, \"I remember calling up Gene and playing it to him down the phone... I played the song to Gene, and obviously the bomb had gone off at the other end. He was speechless.\" Stanley was always okay with having power ballads on Kiss albums, which first started with \"I Still Love You\" on \"Creatures of",
"title": "Crazy Nights"
},
{
"docid": "15155261",
"text": "their fans did not want a continuation of their last tour. They further elaborated, \"I think if we were to go out there, play a concert right now and not play some new music, it would feel like we had our hands tied and I think we would be bored with the show. We didn't want to go back out there and give them 'Only By the Night Tour' Part 2. It's inspiring to us to be able to go out there and play a new song. ... If we were going out there and not playing these songs, I",
"title": "Come Around Sundown World Tour"
},
{
"docid": "19179754",
"text": "on the main stage and did a dance routine with her backing vocalists before walking down the catwalk and finishing the song on the satellite stage. During the performance, Barei fell down; the incorporation of the move was explained by the singer during a press conference: \"We thought about it when recording the music video, like I'm talking about failure and not throwing the towel. You need to go for your dreams and failure can come any time, you don't know when, and this fall on stage is a symbol, that it could happen right there.\" The stage director for",
"title": "Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016"
},
{
"docid": "5359567",
"text": "album. Frusciante appears on \"Cereal Song\" as a guitarist. Additional musicians, songwriters, and producers for the album include Josh Blum, Kevin Fitzgerald, and Marc Hunter. Bob is now a radio host, streaming at www.indie1031.com, as well as a drug counselor in California. The album's title may have come from a lyric in Ani DiFranco's song \"Gratitude\": \"But I don't come and go like a pop song/that you can play incessantly and then forget when it's gone.\" For the 2001 re-release of the album, the track listing was completely changed, the tracks \"It's Alright\" and \"Rhonda Meets the Birdman\" were replaced",
"title": "You Come and Go Like a Pop Song"
},
{
"docid": "15204333",
"text": "came over when Eryxo was ready. This was when it was revealed that Eryxo and her brother, Polyarchus were plotting to kill Learchus in revenge for the deaths of their father, the Cyrenaean noble, and King Arcesilaus. Polyarchus and two other conspirators kept swords ready, waiting and hiding in Eryxo's bedroom. Eryxo had asked Learchus to come to her bedroom, which he did, unattended. As Learchus entered, the young men fell upon him and ran their swords through his body, killing him. Learchus’ body was thrown over the wall. Polyarchus then brought out Battus III and proclaimed him the king",
"title": "Learchus (regicide)"
},
{
"docid": "17101677",
"text": "\"Power Trip\" on Valentine's Day. When asked about the single, Cole explained: \"The most exciting part about that song ['Power Trip'] and the reason why we went with it is that it sounds like nothing that's out. It was between that, and this other record that's like, maybe a bigger record, but 'Power Trip' had that newer sound. Like with 'Power Trip,' absolutely you couldn't point to any song on the radio and be like, 'Oh, this sounds like that'…everything from the beat to the way that I'm flowing, you've never really heard me so \"sleepy\". I really did them",
"title": "Power Trip (song)"
},
{
"docid": "8602202",
"text": "wasn't about her, that made it a little extra special.\" \"The Last Song\" begins with the sound of a radio in mid-tune, followed by a string arrangement that slips into a chugging guitar line with the help of an electronic segue. Ritter doesn't really know how or why he and Wheeler came up with the distinct structure that's unlike anything else on the album. \"it just comes out of nowhere,\" and \"when two songwriters get into the studio, you don't know what the hell is going to come out. It's just one of the many surprises, like stuttering electronic beats,",
"title": "The Last Song (The All-American Rejects song)"
},
{
"docid": "10761990",
"text": "but the \"indignity of the symptoms\" made it more dreadful. Polio \"withered the body\" but did not touch the face, placing it above afflictions like leprosy. Sontag defines metaphors as \"giving the thing a name that belongs to something else\", and notes that they have been used throughout history to discuss the body, illness, and health. When it was discovered that illnesses were caused by pathogens, the associated metaphors took on a military flair, and military metaphors have since come to dominate the way we talk about medical situations. There are \"immunological defenses\" and \"aggressive\" medicine, and the \"efforts to",
"title": "AIDS and Its Metaphors"
},
{
"docid": "19943072",
"text": "raw ode to her own anxieties. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. A writer for \"Billboard\" praised the song, writing, \"with blunt, honest lyricism and razor-sharp songwriting, Michaels' decision to choose minimal production proves to be wise, helping to frame her intriguing vocals expertly in order to give fans a delicious first taste of what is yet to come\". Writing for Idolator, Mike Wass stated \"it can be hard for songwriters to carve out a unique voice when they step out on their own, but it doesn’t look like that will be a problem for Julia\". The",
"title": "Issues (Julia Michaels song)"
},
{
"docid": "13990344",
"text": "charts in April 1970, when it spent an additional 12 weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at #17 in June, and an additional 11 weeks on the Easy Listening chart, peaking at #5. The Sandpipers also included the song on their 1970 album, \"Come Saturday Morning\", as did Minnelli in 1969 on her album \"Come Saturday Morning\". Other recordings include: The song is heard in the episode \"Diggs (The Simpsons)\" as a guest character, Diggs (voiced by Daniel Radcliffe), a falconer, is having fun with Bart and the falcon. Come Saturday Morning (song) \"Come Saturday Morning\" is a popular song",
"title": "Come Saturday Morning (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20192671",
"text": "in the key of G major, the song uses common time and a tempo of 104 beats per minute. According to Maeve McDermott of \"USA Today\", the instrumental includes a focus on string instruments, and \"Entertainment Weekly\"'s Eric King identified the composition as \"backroad [and] fiddle-prone.\" The Ringer's Lindsay Zoladz noted the song is acoustic and downtempo. Music journalist John Norris wrote that the final version had a richer production than the more sparse demo he had heard while visiting Cyrus in April 2017. Cyrus' vocal range, described as raspy by \"Billboard\"'s Zachariah Porter, is between the low note of",
"title": "Inspired (song)"
},
{
"docid": "13644968",
"text": "\"A Fever You Can't Sweat Out\". Eventually, the producers of the film \"Jennifer's Body\" asked the band for a song. Urie and Smith did not get to see a screening of the film beforehand at all, which left them wondering if the song would fit the film. Eventually, the two saw an early screening of it and found the song in a scene when the characters are getting ready for prom, in the background of a montage. The song was first announced by \"Alternative Press\" on July 7, 2009. The song was debuted in a solo acoustic performance of San",
"title": "New Perspective (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16038820",
"text": "what had happened by Gangu. In anger, he killed one of Bhairav's men and left the dead body in front of Chaurasia's mistress, Savitri's house in which he was sleeping. When Durga and Gangu saw the dead body, Gangu awoken the villagers and they demanded Savitri to come out. Scared of defamation, Chaurasia ran out through the back door only to be caught by the villagers and was beaten up by them. Ajay soon arrived at the scene at dragged him to court. Ajay then twist the story as Chaurasia did with his false statement during Durga's trial. Unfortunately, Savitri",
"title": "Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin"
},
{
"docid": "4274949",
"text": "same enthusiasm as he did when we were like 14-15. And he’s still learning new tricks, which is insane because the dude has enough tricks. He’s insane & is always amped to skate. It could honestly be anything. He’d be amped to skate a little curb on the street. That’s why I love skating with him because when I’m skating with him, it feels like I’m that age again. Like I’m 14. Anytime I hang out or skate with him, I have no care in the world except skating. In a 2005 \"Skateboarder\" interview, Song listed Rodney Mullen, Natas Kaupas,",
"title": "Daewon Song"
},
{
"docid": "3845421",
"text": "\"irrationality and sweeping general statements\", describing it as \"on the whole [...] a rather trite, cloyed song.\" In regard to \"Everything Is Broken\", Dylan wrote, \"Danny didn't have to swamp it up too much, it was already swamped up pretty good when it came to him. Critics usually didn't like a song like this coming out of me because it didn't seem to be autobiographical. Maybe not, but the stuff I write does come from an autobiographical place.\" A propulsive, riff-driven number, it was the first single issued from \"Oh Mercy\". \"Ring Them Bells\" is one of the more celebrated",
"title": "Oh Mercy"
},
{
"docid": "9821791",
"text": "had success with Spagna in the late 1980s and early 1990s before he produced \"Saturday Night\" with Whigfield. They did over 20 takes, then they spliced the best bits together. Whigfield has stated that \"The song is like a nursery rhyme, with lyrics about what girls do when they’re getting ready to go out, and about getting hot when they’re out dancing.\" In the beginning no record company were interested in publishing \"Saturday Night\". But after a famous Spanish DJ played the song diligently in his radio show called World Dance Music the interest of the song began to increase.",
"title": "Saturday Night (Whigfield song)"
},
{
"docid": "9096339",
"text": "his girlfriend was! And just the sound of her name would make my flesh crawl. So he was like, 'Well what did you call her?' I said, 'She has no name. She has no importance [...] I always referred to her as the 'sideline ho,' because she was too comfortable with her position.\" While Monica remarked that she \"never would've thought he would come back in the room, like 'that's the title of the song', she went on to \"give him play by play details\", which she had previously documented in a self-written poem and \"that really stood out in",
"title": "Sideline Ho"
},
{
"docid": "20558301",
"text": "towns across the Southeast, and we all come from different places, but when you start talking about it, they all kind of sound like the same place... This song explores that, and talks about how, when you're from a certain place, you may feel that a certain path is set out for you, but if there's a person that you love in your life, no matter what you end up doing or where you end up going, you're kind of doing it for them anyways.\" He also told \"American Songwriter\" that he intended for the song to be \"anthemic\", and",
"title": "Born to Love You (Lanco song)"
},
{
"docid": "15831889",
"text": "which it reached a highest position of number 65. The song also peaked at number six on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts, making it Ace Hood's highest charting entry on both listings. Body 2 Body \"Body 2 Body\" is the third official single from rapper Ace Hood from his third album Blood, Sweat & Tears. It features R&B singer Chris Brown and was released July 26, 2011. David Jeffries praised the track: \"Cool pillow-talk tracks like “Body 2 Body” with Chris Brown and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League come off as crowd-pleasing interludes in an otherwise hungry album",
"title": "Body 2 Body"
},
{
"docid": "19774394",
"text": "fire,\" he explained, \"But for me there's a process that I have to go through with each song. I have to touch an instrument or it won't come out. If I'm not touching the guitar or touching the drum machine or playing the piano, the song just won't come out. I have to be in it, all the way.\" As such, \"Finesse\" underwent twenty different versions, including one in which he sang about \"gold chains and cognac over a silky beat\", and another which sounded \"like a Seventies cop show – like I should be on roller skates\". \"Versace on",
"title": "24K Magic (album)"
},
{
"docid": "19667660",
"text": "fun they don't even realise that they're probably not even having any\". The song also features references to drug addiction. The \"anti-dance\" lyrics are intended to juxtapose the dance-heavy style of the song, which the vocalist added is meant to sound \"like something you'd hear in a club\". Speaking about the brass section and saxophone solo, Sykes explained that he \"wanted this final part of the album to feel like when the lights come on at a club or a bar and you get that slightly shitty song feeling. It's like all good things must come to an end.\" In",
"title": "Oh No (Bring Me the Horizon song)"
},
{
"docid": "19688355",
"text": "and Julia had to leave the studio one day because our screams of excitement after every take she did were distracting the producers.\" In May 2016, in an interview for website \"Breathe Heavy\", he revealed: \"Nobody ever talks about Britney as a writer and she's f**king great, like insane. Her concepts were bold and smart and very left of centre, in a good way. Melodically, she has melodies for days. How come no one mentions that this girl can write the f**k out of a song?. [...] \"We got to work with her a bunch of times. A couple [of",
"title": "Slumber Party (song)"
},
{
"docid": "18070428",
"text": "manages to come across as a pure paragon of maleness, sporting rippling musculature and bristling chest hair all at once. Herein, White comfortably busts out lines like \"As you see I've got biceps to spare!\" and \"I'm especially good at expectorating - ptooey!\" with much gusto. The gaggle of incompetent, second-rate buffoons in the background do a stunning job too, rolling out accompanying refrains like \"No one plots likes Gaston!/Takes cheap shots like Gaston!/Likes to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston!\" to rousing effect. Take it from me - it's ridiculously hard to come out of this one without having the",
"title": "Gaston (song)"
},
{
"docid": "11131668",
"text": "since it came out somewhere in the '60s. I just loved that song. So somewhere around '72 I started lobbying to get the band to do a cover of that. And I didn't get anywhere until '75. Then finally in 1975 we actually did it.\" Doobies member Jeff Baxter said of their recording, \"That song was like a dream come true for us. Every musician I've ever known has at some point wanted to achieve Motown's technically slick soul sound - it's so dynamic. We sat down to try to duplicate it, and to see if our version could emerge",
"title": "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
},
{
"docid": "10231103",
"text": "for their single \"Rain King\". The message of \"Einstein on the Beach\" can be seen as the achievements that come about by accepting failure, although Duritz claimed the song was a facetious creation. In an interview with Songfacts, Duritz did admit the song had some meaning, saying, \"It sort of takes the idea of, what if you're someone who's a brilliant mathematician like Albert Einstein or any of us doing creative work on something that seems so clean and brilliant, and then it turns out to be an atomic bomb. It's your idea, which is so amazing and graceful in",
"title": "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"
},
{
"docid": "2830302",
"text": "and Tessa Niles on background vocals as well as Chuck Leavell on piano. Pianist Chuck Leavell recalled that recording the acoustic version of \"Layla\" felt natural to him and liked that the band was given some space to play during the body of the song and not just during the reprise like it is on the original recording. \"It gave us a chance to interpret the song in our way and it did work out well and it gave it a re-birth I think.\", Leavell said. The acoustic version of \"Layla\" was produced by Russ Titelman. Clapton recorded the acoustic",
"title": "Layla"
},
{
"docid": "16663737",
"text": "reported that her father and her body had not been found. Gopal thinks that Neelu is dead, and is very sad. He then goes and gives the money to the village leader, paying off his mother's debt. He afterwards moves to the city so that they can find a job and so that Gopal can forget about Neela. When they reach the city Gopal finds out that his song was a big hit. Therefore, he had become very popular. The holder of the song contest (Satyanarayana) calls on Gopal to come work for him. Gopal does not want to, but",
"title": "Allari Mogudu"
},
{
"docid": "16573646",
"text": "Come Over (Kenny Chesney song) \"Come Over\" is a song written by Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2012 as the second single from Chesney's 2012 album \"Welcome to the Fishbowl\". The song is set in the key of D-flat major with a main chord pattern of Bm7–Gsus2–D–A. Co-writer Josh Osborne said that when writing the song, he and the co-writers were composing melodies when co-writer Sam Hunt suggested to make it a \"kind of desperate thing, like the guy is pleading with this girl",
"title": "Come Over (Kenny Chesney song)"
}
] |
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| when was the american society of anesthesiologists founded |
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{
"docid": "7113956",
"text": "aware the surgery was over until he awoke. This was the start of a specialty critical to modern medicine, anesthesiology. In 1905, nine physicians (from Long Island, N.Y.) organized the first professional anesthesia society. In 1911, the Society expanded to 23 members and became the New York Society of Anesthetists. Over the next 25 years, involvement in anesthesia-related issues grew and attracted other interested physicians nationwide. In 1936, the Society changed its name to the American Society of Anesthetists. In 1945, the organization moved to become the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In 1960, the ASA established an Executive Office",
"title": "American Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "7113956",
"text": "aware the surgery was over until he awoke. This was the start of a specialty critical to modern medicine, anesthesiology. In 1905, nine physicians (from Long Island, N.Y.) organized the first professional anesthesia society. In 1911, the Society expanded to 23 members and became the New York Society of Anesthetists. Over the next 25 years, involvement in anesthesia-related issues grew and attracted other interested physicians nationwide. In 1936, the Society changed its name to the American Society of Anesthetists. In 1945, the organization moved to become the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In 1960, the ASA established an Executive Office",
"title": "American Society of Anesthesiologists"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "9532283",
"text": "California Society of Anesthesiologists The California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA), Inc., is a component society of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., in the state of California. CSA was founded in 1948 and incorporated in 1953 as a voluntary, non-profit association of physicians specializing in anesthesiology practicing in California. Today, the elected officers and Board of Directors are individuals dedicated to the preservation of the unique specialty of anesthesiology. The CSA works closely with the ASA to protect the interests of all anesthesiologists, on a national, state and local level. The California Society of Anesthesiologists is a physician organization dedicated",
"title": "California Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "9532285",
"text": "the Society's goals, consistent with the policies of the House of Delegates. The Board of Directors meets four times each year. Between meetings of the Board, the CSA Executive Committee meets to discuss specific matters which would ordinarily require special meetings of the Board. California Society of Anesthesiologists The California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA), Inc., is a component society of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., in the state of California. CSA was founded in 1948 and incorporated in 1953 as a voluntary, non-profit association of physicians specializing in anesthesiology practicing in California. Today, the elected officers and Board of",
"title": "California Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "7113959",
"text": "The Society publishes multiple academic resources within the following categories: While all anesthesiologists complete a minimum of eight years of medical training after college, some anesthesiologists have additional training (called a fellowship) in a specific area of anesthesiology. The ABA offers specific certifications in some of these areas. Anesthesiologists are not required to subspecialize, but many do focus on one area of care to further hone their expertise. These specialty areas include, but are not limited to: American Society of Anesthesiologists The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific association of physicians organized to raise the",
"title": "American Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "17307134",
"text": "Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology is a museum and reference collection in Schaumburg, Illinois dedicated to the history of anesthesiology. It was founded in 1933 by Dr Paul Meyer Wood, who was then Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Initially based at a series of temporary locations, it moved to its permanent home in Schaumburg in 2014. Since 1971 it has been a nonprofit educational organization operating as part of the ASA. Paul M. Wood M.D. joined the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 1925 and was made its Secretary-Treasurer in 1929. However in 1932",
"title": "Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "7113955",
"text": "American Society of Anesthesiologists The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific association of physicians organized to raise the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and to improve patient care. As of 2014, the organization included more than 52,000 national and international members and has more than 100 full-time employees. Anesthesiology’s roots date back to the mid-19th century. On March 30, 1842, Crawford Long, M.D. administered the first ether anesthetic for surgery and operated to remove a tumor from a patient’s neck. After the surgery, the patient revealed that he felt nothing and was not",
"title": "American Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "16781066",
"text": "for anesthesiologists in the United States. The other certifying authority is the American Board of Anesthesiology, a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties. From June 26, 1940 until the creation of the AOBA, the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) certified osteopathic anesthesiologists. In 1949, a group of 36 osteopathic anesthesiologists met in Detroit, Michigan to join together and form the American Society of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists (ASOA). The original six members of the ASOA Board of Governors were each certified in anesthesiology by the AOBS. In 1950, Crawford Esterline, DO invited all osteopathic anesthesiologists to join the",
"title": "American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "1853324",
"text": "Anesthesiologists (1966), the Alumni Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1973), and the Ralph M. Waters Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (1973). In 1973 she was also elected Woman of the Year in Science by the \"Ladies Home Journal\". Apgar was equally at home speaking to teens as she was to the movers and shakers of society. She spoke at March of Dimes Youth Conferences about teen pregnancy and congenital disorders at a time when these topics were considered taboo. Throughout her career, Apgar maintained that \"women are liberated from the",
"title": "Virginia Apgar"
},
{
"docid": "12169530",
"text": "North American Spine Society The North American Spine Society (NASS) is a medical society for health care professionals who specialize in spine care. It was founded in 1985 and is the largest such society in America. The organization's goal is the promotion of evidence-based and ethical spine care. NASS does this by policies and actions aimed at promoting education, research and advocacy in health care fields related to the spine. NASS' membership consists of roughly 8,000 health care professionals; such as orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, anesthesiologists, researchers and other related practitioners. NASS publishes two major publications, \"The Spine Journal\" and",
"title": "North American Spine Society"
},
{
"docid": "17508399",
"text": "American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) is a not-for-profit organization that represents nearly 4,500 interventional pain management specialists. It has its headquarters in Paducah, Kentucky. Its current Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer is Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD and its current president is Ramsin Benyamin, MD. President Elect is Peter Staats MD MBA. ASIPP was founded by Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD in 1998. Originally called the Association of Pain Management Anesthesiologists, the name was changed in 1999 to include other medical specialties that practice interventional pain management. ASIPP's Mission Statement is, \"To",
"title": "American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians"
},
{
"docid": "8256334",
"text": "Council on Surgical & Perioperative Safety (CSPS) was founded in August 2007 and is incorporated in the State of Illinois. The CSPS is a unique coalition of seven professional organizations representing the entire spectrum of the surgical team. Its voting member organizations include the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, the American College of Surgeons, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, and the Association of Surgical Technologists. The CSPS and its member organizations have a combined total of more than 250,000 members and",
"title": "Patient safety organization"
},
{
"docid": "12591057",
"text": "or constitutional force, which states: Participation of medical professionals in American executions Participation of medical professionals in American executions is a controversial topic, due to its moral and legal implications. The practice is proscribed by the American Medical Association, as defined in its \"Code of Medical Ethics\". The American Society of Anesthesiologists endorses this position, stating that lethal injections \"can never conform to the science, art and practice of anesthesiology\". In 2010, the American Board of Anesthesiologists, a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, voted to revoke the certification of anesthesiologists who participate in executing a prisoner",
"title": "Participation of medical professionals in American executions"
},
{
"docid": "12591049",
"text": "Participation of medical professionals in American executions Participation of medical professionals in American executions is a controversial topic, due to its moral and legal implications. The practice is proscribed by the American Medical Association, as defined in its \"Code of Medical Ethics\". The American Society of Anesthesiologists endorses this position, stating that lethal injections \"can never conform to the science, art and practice of anesthesiology\". In 2010, the American Board of Anesthesiologists, a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, voted to revoke the certification of anesthesiologists who participate in executing a prisoner by lethal injection. Board secretary",
"title": "Participation of medical professionals in American executions"
},
{
"docid": "20262837",
"text": "DocMD. He has been an active member on several national committees through his involvement in the American Heart Association, International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), and American Society of Anesthesiologists. He has served on the board of directors for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and is currently on the board of directors for the Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care. He currently is an Executive Editor at Anesthesiology and serves as Co-Chair for the ISTH Scientific and Standardization Committee on Perioperative Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Jerrold Levy's original career goal was to become a research scientist. He worked",
"title": "Jerrold Levy"
},
{
"docid": "18320709",
"text": "multiple journals including: 2015: Research Recognition Award Recipient (Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society) 2014: Dr. RA Gordon Research Award (Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society) 2014: Alberta Heritage Clinical Scholar Award (Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research) 2008: John Bradley Young Educator Award (Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society) 2008: Smiths Medical Canada Ltd. Canadian Research Award in Pain Research and Regional Anesthesia (Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society) 2005: Alberta Heritage Clinical Investigator Renewal Award, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research 2004: David S Sheridan Canadian Research Award, Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Dr. Tsui is also the co-inventor of the E-catheter, the first non-kinkable catheter over needle which simplified the continuous",
"title": "Ban Tsui"
},
{
"docid": "9692670",
"text": "required to be board certified in the USA in order to practice anesthesiology. Physicians who have successfully completed training in an ACGME accredited program become board eligible at the time of graduation and may practice anesthesiology until board certification is attained, commonly within one year post graduation. The majority of physician anesthesiologists practicing in the United States are Board Certified. According to an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) press release Anesthesiologists provide or participate in more than 90 percent of the 40 million anesthetics delivered annually. Other specialties within medicine are closely affiliated to anesthesiology. These include intensive care medicine",
"title": "Anesthesia provision in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "19907217",
"text": "appointed the chairman of the University of Miami's anesthesia department, becoming the youngest department chairman in the nation at the age of 33. However, Moya's meteoric rise continued—five years later, he became the University's Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs, and the following year he was appointed the acting dean of the University's school of medicine. In the course of Moya's ten years at the University of Miami, he served as the president of the three most prestigious national anesthesiology associations: the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) from 1974–1975, the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) from 1972–1973, and the Society of",
"title": "Frank Moya"
},
{
"docid": "11087264",
"text": "for an order to Army general hospitals placing operating rooms in charge of anesthesiologists. The practice later became general. Rovenstine was a co-founder of the reorganized American Society of Anesthesiologists and served as its president from 1943 to 1944. In 1957, he received that Society's Distinguished Service Award. He was also the founder of the PostGraduate Assembly (PGA) in Anesthesiology and the American Board of Anesthesiology. He was honored by numerous organizations and governments, notably being decorated at the Verdun by the French government (for his service in the war), and being decorated by the Order of the White Lion",
"title": "Emery Andrew Rovenstine"
},
{
"docid": "8166940",
"text": "that, every year, 6,000 Americans die or suffer brain damage related to these mishaps. In 1983, the British Royal Society of Medicine and the Harvard Medical School jointly sponsored a symposium on anesthesia deaths and injuries, resulting in an agreement to share statistics and to conduct studies. By 1984 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) had established the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF). The APSF marked the first use of the term \"patient safety\" in the name of professional reviewing organization. Although anesthesiologists comprise only about 5% of physicians in the United States, anesthesiology became the leading medical specialty addressing",
"title": "Patient safety"
},
{
"docid": "12351484",
"text": "Zerwas served as President of the Memorial Hermann Health Network Providers from 2007-2009, and Chief Medical Officer of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston from 2003-2009. Zerwas served as the President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in 2013. A member of the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, he served as President of the organization from 1996-1997. He is also a member of the Texas Medical Association. Zerwas is the representative for District 28, which comprises the northwest portion of Fort Bend County. Municipalities (in whole or in part) in the district include Fulshear, Simonton, Weston Lakes, Orchard, Katy,",
"title": "John M. Zerwas"
},
{
"docid": "14934341",
"text": "address them. The ADSA Town Hall Anesthesia Forum was conceived by the ADSA to address the needs and concerns of the dental community regarding the ADA Guidelines approved in 2007. Mark Feldman, President of the American Dental Association, will present the Keynote Address. Representatives from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists, Federal Services, Academy of General Dentistry, Canadian Academy of Dental Anaesthesia, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, Dental Organization of Conscious Sedation and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology are scheduled to attend and address the group. American Dental Society of Anesthesiology won",
"title": "American Dental Society of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "4028799",
"text": "required. The American Society of Anesthesiologists published a \"Statement on the Anesthesia Care Team\" which specifies qualified anesthesia personnel and practitioners as anesthesiologists, anesthesiology fellows, anesthesiology residents,oral and maxillofacial surgery residents, anesthesiologist assistants, and nurse anesthetists. Lasers were first introduced to OMS in the mid-1980s starting with the CO laser. The CO (carbon dioxide) laser remains the gold standard for the soft tissue surgery because of the ease of simultaneous photo-thermal ablation and coagulation (and small blood capillary hemostasis). Oral and maxillofacial surgery is one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association, Royal College of Dentists",
"title": "Oral and maxillofacial surgery"
},
{
"docid": "17307142",
"text": "in the history of anesthesiology. Out of copyright books are being digitized and made available as free E-books. and the museum also has a YouTube channel with a large collection of anesthesiology-related videos, mostly produced by the museum itself, including demonstrations of apparatus from the collection. Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology is a museum and reference collection in Schaumburg, Illinois dedicated to the history of anesthesiology. It was founded in 1933 by Dr Paul Meyer Wood, who was then Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Initially based at a series of temporary locations, it",
"title": "Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "13536293",
"text": "the developing nervous systems of infants and young children. The IARS is affiliated with eight leading medical societies: The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, the International Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology, the Society for Technology in Anesthesia, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. \"Anesthesia & Analgesia\" serves as the official journal for all of these societies. International Anesthesia Research Society The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is an international, professional medical society dedicated to improving clinical care, education and",
"title": "International Anesthesia Research Society"
},
{
"docid": "14934340",
"text": "dental communities of interest along with basic science and clinical experts to review the scientific basic and clinical practice and evidenced-based foundations of enteral sedation in dentistry. Representatives of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology often grapple with issues pertaining to sedation and anesthesia by dentists in this forum. With representatives of the American Dental Association, American Academy of General Dentistry, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology funded and organized a roundtable discussion of sedation/anesthesia issues facing dentistry and how to",
"title": "American Dental Society of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "14934333",
"text": "official journal of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and has been published quarterly since 1954. This peer-reviewed journal also serves as the official umbrella journal for: the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, the Australian Society of Dental Anesthesiology, the Canadian Society of Dental Anesthesia, the European Federation for the Advancement of Anesthesia in Dentistry and the International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies. \"Anesthesia Progress\" is indexed in Excerpta Medica (EMBASE), MEDLINE, and Periodicals Digest in Dentistry. Retrospective articles were prepared for \"Anesthesia Progress\" on the 25th and 35th anniversaries of the society. ADSA also publishes the bi-monthly newsletter \"Pulse\".",
"title": "American Dental Society of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "19907218",
"text": "Academic Anesthesia Chairs (SAAC) from 1969–1970. In 1970, Moya became Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, a position he held for 27 years. Over the course of his career, Moya published over 250 scientific articles, abstracts, and textbooks. In addition to his medical achievements, Moya is an accomplished businessman. In 1984, he founded the first successful medical malpractice insurance company for anesthesiologists, the Anesthesiologists Professional Assurance Company (APAC). Moya also founded the Frank Moya Continuing Education Programs for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists, serving as the company's CEO, Chairman, and President. The Continuing",
"title": "Frank Moya"
},
{
"docid": "20318623",
"text": "The Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP) The Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence is a multidisciplinary society of surgeons, anesthesiologists, obstetricians and public health specialists organized to improve the delivery of surgical care, particularly in low and middle income countries. The body, named the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group at its founding in 2007, was renamed in 2010. It became an international society in 2013 under the umbrella of the International Surgery Society. The Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group was co-founded by Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH and Doruk Ozdigez, MD, MPH, originally convening a small group",
"title": "The Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP)"
},
{
"docid": "11088537",
"text": "believed may have been his major contribution to patient care. He organized the Society of Canadian Anaesthetists in Montreal, which in 1943 would become the Canadian Anaesthetists' Society, and was the Society's first President. He was Vice-President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 1946, elected President of the International Anesthesia Research Society in 1948 and from 1949 to 1952 served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. From 1951 to 1955 he became involved in formation of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists. He was elected President at the first meeting held in the Netherlands in 1955. From",
"title": "Harold Griffith"
},
{
"docid": "11072720",
"text": "Statistical Sciences for Outstanding Cross Disciplinary Research, an NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, an NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Award for Excellence in Research. Brown was named as one of America's leading doctors by Black Enterprise Magazine and was named one of Get Konnected's GK50 Boston’s 50 Most Influential People of Color in Healthcare & Life Sciences Brown has presented several memorial lectures, including: the American Society of Anesthesiology's Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture and John W. Severinghaus Lecture in Translational Science and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences Medallion Lecture. Brown is",
"title": "Emery N. Brown"
},
{
"docid": "19772525",
"text": "be safe and effective for alleviating labor pain. Neuraxial analgesia is associated with improved maternal and neonatal outcomes and has been recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) as a proactive approach for high-risk parturient safety during labor., In contrast, a 2007 study reported that neuraxial labor analgesia was used by <1% of parturients in China. NPLD-GHI was established and designed to educate Chinese women and their health care providers about the safe and effective use of labor analgesia, was developed at the Northwestern",
"title": "No Pain Labor & Delivery – Global Health Initiative"
},
{
"docid": "9734350",
"text": "Elam to write the instructional booklet titled \"Rescue Breathing,\" which was distributed nationally in 1959. The success of the booklet spurred Elam to produce films demonstrating this new life-saving technique. By 1960, rescue breathing had been adopted by the National Academy of Science, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Medical Society of the State of New York and the American Red Cross as the preferred method of resuscitation. Several key discoveries and understandings were required to treat the problem, which would take decades to work out, and even now is not 'solved'. Doctors speak of the natural history of diseases as a",
"title": "History of cardiopulmonary resuscitation"
},
{
"docid": "12280396",
"text": "Jesse Ehrenfeld Jesse Menachem Ehrenfeld (born 1978) is an American physician. Ehrenfeld is Chair-elect of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees and the Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Leadership Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Biomedical Informatics & Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is also a former Speaker of the Massachusetts Medical Society, where he was the youngest officer in the 228-year history of the organization. He is also a former Vice-President of the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists. The inaugural recipient on the NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Award from the NIH Director, Ehrenfeld has been",
"title": "Jesse Ehrenfeld"
},
{
"docid": "14934334",
"text": "ADSA Membership is open to all dental professionals who have an interest in sedation and anesthesia. From its inception, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Dentist Anesthesiologists were encouraged to attain Fellowship status to recognize their high level of training. Since 2001, Diplomates of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Anesthesiology have been allowed to obtain ADSA Fellowship without a second examination process. The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology established the College of Sedation in Dentistry in 2001 for General Dentists to attain either Member (Enteral) or Master (Parenteral) status in the College. Since its creation",
"title": "American Dental Society of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "7610339",
"text": "Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. In 2005, Prager was elected as president of the North American Neuromodulation Society, and served two consecutive, one-year terms as President until 2007. Until 2012, he served as Director at Large of the International Neuromodulation Society. He has served two consecutive 2-year terms as Chair of the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain. He is also the Editor and Chair of the Pain and End-of-Life CME program from the California Society of Anesthesiologists. Prager is one of the few physicians in the US to perform Dorsal Root Ganglion",
"title": "Joshua Prager (doctor)"
},
{
"docid": "11088538",
"text": "1951 to 1956 he served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anaesthesia of McGill University. He published over seventy medical publications over the course of his career. His personal papers conserved at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University, pertain to his introduction of curare into anesthesiology and contain correspondence, case records, and reprints in addition to the minute book of the Montreal Homeopathic Association. Feltrinelli Prize of Academe dei Lincei, Rome, 1954. Hickman Medal of Royal Society of Medicine, London, 1956. Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1959. (Only non-American to receive this",
"title": "Harold Griffith"
},
{
"docid": "19803845",
"text": "John Adriani John Adriani (December 2, 1907 - June 14, 1988) was an American anesthesiologist and director of anesthesiology at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He was president of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and he received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). He was an early supporter of physician involvement in nurse anesthetist training. Adriani was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was the oldest of nine children. His parents were Italian immigrants. After attending high school in Bridgeport, he earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia College and a medical degree from the Columbia",
"title": "John Adriani"
},
{
"docid": "9532284",
"text": "to promoting the highest standards of the profession of anesthesiology, to fostering excellence through continuing medical education, and to serving as an advocate for anesthesiologists and their patients. The CSA is governed by its House of Delegates, which is composed of CSA Delegates, District Directors (designated by geographic distribution) and CSA Officers. The House of Delegates meets each year during the Society's Annual Meeting in May. During the interim between the meetings of the House of Delegates, the CSA Board of Directors exercises authority to manage the business and financial affairs of the Society, and works to implement and complement",
"title": "California Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "15608307",
"text": "2011, delivered the Schmidt lecture at MIT in 2011, the Bonica Lecture for the International Society of the Study of Pain in 2010, was Visiting Professor at Columbia University in 2009 and received the Wall Medal from the Royal College of Anesthetists in the U.K. also in 2009. Woolf was awarded the American Society of Anesthesiologists award for excellence in research in 2004. In 2015 Dr. Woolf was appointed to the Board of Scientific Councilors of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. Clifford J. Woolf Clifford J. Woolf is professor of neurology and neurobiology at Harvard Medical School",
"title": "Clifford J. Woolf"
},
{
"docid": "15463347",
"text": "had become aware of the collegiate nature of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and was determined to create something similar in Australia. In 1934 he successfully established the Australian Society of Anaesthetists, which launched at an anaesthetic congress in Hobart, Tasmania. At that time, its headquarters was at 49 Mathoura Road, Toorak. Before World War II he served as its first secretary. He was a major figure in the attempt to convert anaesthesia in Australia from a trade to an academic discipline. Dr Kaye served in the Middle East during World War II, providing anaesthetic advice to the Infantry Corps.",
"title": "Geoffrey Kaye"
},
{
"docid": "19803850",
"text": "and he had argued that drug companies should only be allowed to label their medicines with generic names. Adriani officially retired in 1974, but he had a continued presence at Charity Hospital even in retirement. He died of diverticulitis in 1988. John Adriani John Adriani (December 2, 1907 - June 14, 1988) was an American anesthesiologist and director of anesthesiology at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He was president of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and he received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). He was an early supporter of physician involvement in nurse",
"title": "John Adriani"
},
{
"docid": "19572586",
"text": "xenon on cerebral white matter damage in Cardiac patients. He has written over 200 scientific articles, contributed several chapters to other medical publications, and has edited three different medical textbooks. He is a member of the SmartTots Scientific Advisory Board, which is \"a multi-year collaborative effort designed to increase the safety of anesthetic and sedative drugs for the millions of children who undergo anesthesia and sedation each year.\" Maze was awarded the Excellence in Research Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 2003. He has also been awarded an Honorary Lifetime Membership in Israel Society of for contributions to",
"title": "Mervyn Maze"
},
{
"docid": "18758694",
"text": "procedures. In 2015, the eight edition was released with more than 3200 pages in two volumes and nine main sections. Major updates include ten new chapters covering robot-administered anesthesia, non-operating room anesthesia, non-opioid analgesics, and anesthetic neurotoxicity. The American Society of Anesthesiologists has recommended \"Miller's Anesthesia\" as an essential textbook for preparations for a career in anesthesiology. Miller's Anesthesia Miller's Anesthesia is an authoritative textbook on anesthesiology. First published in 1981 by Churchill Livingstone, it was originally catered to an American audience due to technical differences in anesthesia procedures among European and American practitioners. The first edition was co-authored by",
"title": "Miller's Anesthesia"
},
{
"docid": "20188887",
"text": "(which later expanded to a national level as the American Society of Anesthesiologists), in which Gwathmey served as the second president. He was a primary force behind the establishment of the first national organization of anesthetists. On June 12, 1912, the American Association of Anesthetists was incorporated and elected James T. Gwathmey as its first president. The innovations that Gwathmey imparted to the practice of anesthesia during the beginning of the 20th century were several. For one, he proposed using combinations of anesthetic agents during the same case. He also was a proponent of tailoring the choice of anesthetic to",
"title": "James Tayloe Gwathmey"
},
{
"docid": "7467219",
"text": "Henry K. Beecher Henry Knowles Beecher (February 4, 1904 – July 25, 1976) was a pioneering American anesthesiologist, medical ethicist, and investigator of the placebo effect at Harvard Medical School. Beecher's influential 1966 article on unethical medical experimentation in the \"New England Journal of Medicine\" — \"Ethics and Clinical Research\" — was instrumental in the implementation of federal rules on human experimentation and informed consent. A 1999 biography—written by Vincent J. Kopp, M.D. of UNC Chapel Hill and published in an American Society of Anesthesiologists newsletter—describes Beecher as an influential figure in the development of medical ethics and research techniques,",
"title": "Henry K. Beecher"
},
{
"docid": "4503457",
"text": "Anesthesiologists (ASA), American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Surgical technologists are individuals with specialized education who function as members of the surgical team in the role of scrub person. With additional education and training, some surgical technologists function in the role of surgical first assistant. Surgical technology programs are inspected by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology—a collaborative effort of the Association of Surgical Technologists and the American College of Surgeons, under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Accredited programs",
"title": "Surgical technologist"
},
{
"docid": "16781065",
"text": "American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology The American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the administration of anesthetic agents and perioperative medicine (anesthesiologists). The board is one 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and was established in 1956. As of December 2017, 704 osteopathic anesthesiologists held active certification with the AOBA. Since its inception, 1,108 physicians have achieved primary certification in anesthesiology. The AOBA is one of two certifying boards",
"title": "American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "16781069",
"text": "Osteopathic Continuous Certification every 10 years. Effective July 1, 2020, allopathic (MD) physicians may apply for certification by the AOBA. American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology The American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the administration of anesthetic agents and perioperative medicine (anesthesiologists). The board is one 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and was established in 1956. As of December 2017, 704 osteopathic anesthesiologists held active certification with the",
"title": "American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "18052634",
"text": "Korean Journal of Anesthesiology The Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (KJA) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering all aspects of anesthesiology. It was established in 1968 and is published by the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists (KSA) of which it is an official journal. The journal is abstracted and indexed by PubMed Central, Scopus, Embase, and Chemical Abstracts Service. It has been indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index by the Clarivate Analytics (Formerly, Thomson Reuters). The editor-in-chief is Young Lan Kwak (Yonsei University). In 1968, The KSA founded the `Daehan-machuigwa-hakhoiji' (the prototype of the KJA written in Korean). They",
"title": "Korean Journal of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "4429268",
"text": "A 1978 study found that 82% of preventable anesthesia mishaps were the result of human error. In a 1954 review of 599,548 surgical procedures at 10 hospitals in the United States between 19481952, 384 deaths were attributed to anesthesia, for an overall mortality rate of 0.064%. In 1984, after a television program highlighting anesthesia mishaps aired in the United States, American anesthesiologist Ellison C. Pierce appointed a committee called the Anesthesia Patient Safety and Risk Management Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. This committee was tasked with determining and reducing the causes of peri-anesthetic morbidity and mortality. An outgrowth",
"title": "Perioperative mortality"
},
{
"docid": "2408782",
"text": "study found that 82% of preventable anaesthesia mishaps were the result of human error. In a 1954 review of 599,548 surgical procedures at 10 hospitals in the United States between 1948 and 1952, 384 deaths were attributed to anaesthesia, for an overall mortality rate of 0.064%. In 1984, after a television programme highlighting anaesthesia mishaps aired in the United States, American anaesthesiologist Ellison C. Pierce appointed the Anesthesia Patient Safety and Risk Management Committee within the American Society of Anesthesiologists. This committee was tasked with determining and reducing the causes of anaesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. An outgrowth of this committee,",
"title": "General anaesthesia"
},
{
"docid": "11191369",
"text": "donated $10,000 towards his last election. He has also received amounts of $5,000 or more from New York Life Insurance, American Society of Anesthesiologists, AFLAC Incorporated, and the American Bankers Association. In total, 58% of his funds were drawn from private sources, and 40% from PAC contributions; none of his own money is used to finance his campaigns. Manzullo served as the chairman on the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific from 2011 to 2013. Manzullo was a member of the Republican National Committee. On January 4, 2013, after his congressional term had ended, Manzullo became the president and",
"title": "Don Manzullo"
},
{
"docid": "2477286",
"text": "of jobs are rounding to about 170,400 according to statistics in 2014. The majority of anesthesiologists in the United States are board-certified, either by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA). D.O. anesthesiologists can be certified by the ABA. The ABA is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties, while the AOBA falls under the American Osteopathic Association. Both Boards are recognized by the major insurance underwriters in the U.S. as well as by all branches of the U.S. Uniformed Services. Board certification by the ABA involves both a written and",
"title": "Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "12663636",
"text": "reserve are also manifested perioperatively. Normal aging results in changes in cardiac, respiratory, and renal physiology, and the response of the elderly patient to surgical stress is often unpredictable. The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of elderly and younger patients also differ; moreover, the elderly patient’s use of multiple medications may alter homeostatic mechanisms. A Syllabus on Geriatric Anesthesiology is available from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Online resources are also available as the Geriatric Anesthesiology Curriculum. Graduate medical education in the United States is regulated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of",
"title": "Geriatric anesthesia"
},
{
"docid": "13531567",
"text": "Jay Nakai. The design team was Troy Bowman and Steven Cattrell. The artistic team was art director Tad Irish, director of visual development Takayoshi Sato, artists Sebastian Penedo, David Jones, Andrew Allen, Heather Cerlan, and Thomas Miller. Software quality assurance was provided by manager Franklin A Crawford IV, Tony Sturtzel and Sean Sayers. The project was unveiled to the general public in a workshop entitled \"3DiTeams – Team Training in a Virtual Interactive Environment\" hosted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California on October 16, 2007. Since that time, it has been the subject of",
"title": "3DiTeams"
},
{
"docid": "17140303",
"text": "in 1947. In 1952, Dr. Potter was elected as an honorary member of the Texas Medical Association, and in 1954 she became the first woman to receive the \"Golden T\" award for 50 years of service to medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch. In 1961, she was chosen as an honorary member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Claudia Potter Claudia Potter (1881–1970) was the first female anesthesiologist in the United States, as well as the first physician in Texas to use gas anesthesia. She graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1904. She then did",
"title": "Claudia Potter"
},
{
"docid": "2477279",
"text": "In Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, anesthesiologists' training is supervised by the respective national societies of anesthesiology as well as the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. In the Nordic countries, anesthesiology is the medical specialty that is engaged in the fields of anesthesia, intensive care medicine, pain control medicine, pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency medicine. Medical school graduates must complete a twelve-month internship, followed by a five-year residency program. SSAI currently hosts six training programs for anesthesiologists in the Nordics. These are Intensive care, Pediatric anesthesiology and intensive care, Advanced pain medicine, Critical care medicine, Critical emergency",
"title": "Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "661893",
"text": "and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C. After leaving office, Dole joined the Washington, D.C. firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, where he was a registered lobbyist on behalf of foreign governments (including Kosovo, Taiwan, and Slovenia); the American Society of Anesthesiologists; Tyco; and the Chocolate Industry Coalition. In 2003, after Verner, Liipfert was acquired by Piper Rudnick, Dole joined the Washington, D.C. law and lobbying firm Alston & Bird LLP, where he continued his lobbying career. While working for Alston & Bird, Dole has been registered as a foreign agent in order to represent the",
"title": "Bob Dole"
},
{
"docid": "7113958",
"text": "is governed by its House of Delegates. The House of Delegates is composed of ASA delegates and directors (designated by geographic distribution), ASA officers, all past presidents, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, the chairs of all sections, the chair of the ASA delegation to the American Medical Association House of Delegates and each member of the Resident Component Governing Council not to exceed five members and a non-voting member of the Medical Student component. The House of Delegates meets each year during the Society's Annual Meeting. Meetings are held annually and are based on scientific progress in the anesthesiology fields.",
"title": "American Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "12280397",
"text": "recognized for his contributions to advancing health equity. A 2008 recipient of the AMA Foundation Leadership Award, Ehrenfeld is a researcher in the field of biomedical informatics. Ehrenfeld's research interests include bioinformatics and the application of information technology to increase quality, reliability and patient safety. Ehrenfeld's work has led to the presentation of over 200 abstracts at national/international meetings and the publication of over 175 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Systems, and is a fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Born in Wilmington, DE, Ehrenfeld",
"title": "Jesse Ehrenfeld"
},
{
"docid": "11778659",
"text": "or Canada. Dentists may then apply for Board Certification through the ADBA which requires ongoing and continual post-graduate education for maintenance. The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists is the only organization that represents dentists with three or more years of anesthesiology training. Dental anesthesiology is a specialty of dentistry recognized by the American Board of Dental Specialties. http://dentalspecialties.org Dental anesthesiology Dental anesthesiology (or dental anaesthesiology) is the specialty of dentistry that deals with the management of pain through the use of advanced local and general anesthesia techniques. A dentist anesthesiologist is a dentist who has successfully completed an accredited postdoctoral",
"title": "Dental anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "14521553",
"text": "eliminating the board. Medical specialty groups spearheaded efforts to repeal IPAB. The American Society of Anesthesiologists and American Association of Neurological Surgeons co-lead a coalition of 26 medical specialties and patient organizations representing more than 350,000 physicians and their patients dedicated to repealing IPAB. The coalition endorsed efforts in the 113th Congress to repeal IPAB. Howard Dean, a consultant for Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm McKenna, Long and Aldridge and former Democratic Governor of Vermont, believed the IPAB would fail to control costs and should be abolished. He opposed the premise of the board, writing in \"The Wall Street Journal\" that",
"title": "Independent Payment Advisory Board"
},
{
"docid": "7113957",
"text": "in Park Ridge, Illinois to meet growing membership and patient-care demands. In 2014, the ASA opened new headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. Membership is open to holders of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degrees who are licensed practitioners and have successfully completed a training program in anesthesiology approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The ASA also maintains an active resident component, medical student component as well as anesthesiologist assistant component. A non-physician providers of anesthesia care (nurse anesthetists, dentist, veterinarians, APRNs) can join as educational members. ASA",
"title": "American Society of Anesthesiologists"
},
{
"docid": "16781067",
"text": "ASOA, the \"foundation for a separate college and certifying board in the future.\" In 1952, the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists (AOCA) received recognition by the American Osteopathic Association as a separate college; the records and assets of the ASOA were transferred to the fledgling college. During the 1955 AOCA meeting in Washington, DC on motion by B.H. Traven, DO, and unanimous vote by the members present, the Board of Governors moved to \"request a separate Board of Certification in Anesthesiology.\" Initial certification is available to osteopathic anesthesiologists who have successfully completed an AOA-approved residency in anesthesiology, two years of",
"title": "American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "17222007",
"text": "for a first person video game called 3DiTeams out of a collaboration between Duke University Medical Center and Virtual Heroes, Inc. and used for medical education and team training. The project was unveiled to the general public in a workshop entitled \"3DiTeams – Team Training in a Virtual Interactive Environment\" hosted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California on October 16, 2007. Their team has continued to develop and test new training and assessment methods for healthcare providers and research personnel. In 2014, Hobbs joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of",
"title": "Gene Hobbs"
},
{
"docid": "12358239",
"text": "pregnancy or obesity) predisposes to regurgitation. Certain drugs such as opiates can cause marked delays in gastric emptying, as can trauma, which can be determined by certain indicators such as normal bowel sounds and patient hunger. The minimum fasting times prior to surgery have long been debated. The first proposition came from British anesthetists stating that patients should be nil by mouth from midnight. However, since then, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), followed by the Association of Anaesthestists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), recommended new fasting guidelines for the minimum fast prior to surgery. This was based upon",
"title": "Preoperative fasting"
},
{
"docid": "11087265",
"text": "in Czechoslovakia (for a humanitarian teaching mission there). Among Rovenstine's notable residents at Bellevue were Stuart Cullen, Emanuel Papper, Virginia Apgar, Perry Volpitto, John Adriani, Louis Orkin, Sam Denson, Richard Ament, Gertie Marx, Martin Helrich, Sara Joffe, and Lewis Wright. The Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture series began in 1962, shortly following Dr. Rovenstine's death. The lecture is delivered by a prominent anesthesiologist each year at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting, and has become the meeting's premier event. Athletics played a significant role in Rovenstine's life. His first encounter with an anesthesiologist was during a high school basketball",
"title": "Emery Andrew Rovenstine"
},
{
"docid": "13371694",
"text": "American Helvetia Philatelic Society The American Helvetia Philatelic Society (AHPS) is a philatelic organization dedicated to being the \"\"source of information and material on the stamps, postal history and philatelic literature of Helvetia\".\" It is an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society and the Union of Swiss Philatelic Societies. The society was founded in 1938 when it was founded by six Swiss and three Americans. It was then called Society for Collectors of Switzerland and was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1975 it took on its current form and was renamed the American Helvetia Philatelic Society. The AHPS is based",
"title": "American Helvetia Philatelic Society"
},
{
"docid": "9584617",
"text": "ASA physical status classification system The ASA physical status classification system is a system for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery. In 1963 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) adopted the five-category physical status classification system; a sixth category was later added. These are: If the surgery is an emergency, the physical status classification is followed by “E” (for emergency) for example “3E”. Class 5 is usually an emergency and is therefore usually \"5E\". The class \"6E\" does not exist and is simply recorded as class \"6\", as all organ retrieval in brain-dead patients is done urgently. The original",
"title": "ASA physical status classification system"
},
{
"docid": "19907219",
"text": "Education Programs provide both home-study continuing education programs that report to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and medical seminars in exotic locales. Frank Moya Frank Moya (20 January 1929) is a retired anesthesiologist, businessman, and educator. He was widely recognized for his research in obstetric anesthesia and newborn physiology, and joined the University of Miami School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology as the youngest department Chairman in the country, at the age of 33. He also founded the Frank Moya Continuing Education Programs for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists, and continues to serve as the company’s Chairman, President, and",
"title": "Frank Moya"
},
{
"docid": "16625226",
"text": "and Drug Administration, the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, and the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists to alert them to the possible unreliability of Fujii’s results, but did not receive any response. No institutional review of Fujii’s research was requested and journals continued to accept new papers submitted by Fujii. The editors of \"Anesthesia & Analgesia\" did not follow up on the fraud allegations against Fujii until about 2010, when its editor and the editors of several other journals began a coordinated investigation into the integrity of Fujii's scientific publications after the editor of the journal \"Anaesthesia\" voiced new concerns.",
"title": "Yoshitaka Fujii"
},
{
"docid": "1301636",
"text": "taken up by the circulatory system, instead of the lungs. If this situation is not immediately identified and corrected, death will ensue from cerebral and cardiac anoxia. Of 4,460 claims in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Closed Claims Project database, 266 (approximately 6%) were for airway injury. Of these 266 cases, 87% of the injuries were temporary, 5% were permanent or disabling, and 8% resulted in death. Difficult intubation, age older than 60 years, and female gender were associated with claims for perforation of the esophagus or pharynx. Early signs of perforation were present in only 51% of perforation",
"title": "Tracheal intubation"
},
{
"docid": "670019",
"text": "use of fail-safe systems that decrease the odds of catastrophic misuse of the machine. Patients under general anesthesia must undergo continuous physiological monitoring to ensure safety. In the US, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has established minimum monitoring guidelines for patients receiving general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or sedation. These include electrocardiography (ECG), heart rate, blood pressure, inspired and expired gases, oxygen saturation of the blood (pulse oximetry), and temperature. In the UK the Association of Anaesthetists (AAGBI) have set minimum monitoring guidelines for general and regional anesthesia. For minor surgery, this generally includes monitoring of heart rate, oxygen saturation,",
"title": "Anesthesia"
},
{
"docid": "4519971",
"text": "of 93% of avoidable anesthesia mishaps according to an ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) closed claim study. Capnography is increasingly being used by EMS personnel to aid in their assessment and treatment of patients in the prehospital environment. These uses include verifying and monitoring the position of an endotracheal tube or a blind insertion airway device. A properly positioned tube in the trachea guards the patient's airway and enables the paramedic to breathe for the patient. A misplaced tube in the esophagus will lead to the patient's death if it goes undetected. A study in the March 2005 \"Annals of",
"title": "Capnography"
},
{
"docid": "3360978",
"text": "(26,530 patients) compared BIS monitoring with end tidal anaesthetic gas (ETAG) monitoring as a guide to management of anaesthesia and they did not demonstrate any difference in terms of intraoperative awareness\". The \"Sociedad de Anestesiología Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor de Madrid\" recommends monitoring of anesthetic depth in accordance with literature-based evidence. BIS, however, is not explicitly endorsed. In fact, they cite an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) statement saying that the decision for cerebral function monitoring should be made on an individual basis. The bispectral index has not been proven to measure the level of consciousness, independently of the",
"title": "Bispectral index"
},
{
"docid": "8986782",
"text": "of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). This position should not be confused with that of an anesthesiologist assistant who actively participates as a licensed anesthesia provider. Anaesthetic technician An anaesthetic technician (British English) or anesthesia technician (US English) is an allied healthcare worker who assists with the administration and monitoring of anaesthesia and has an extensive knowledge of anaesthesia techniques, instruments, supplies, and technology. Anaesthetic technicians are mainly employed by anaesthetic departments or operating theatre suites, but can be found in other areas of clinical practice including emergency departments, intensive care units (ICU) and day surgery clinics. Anaesthetic technicians",
"title": "Anaesthetic technician"
},
{
"docid": "8162",
"text": "only used in combination with other forms of treatment. For example, American Society of Anesthesiologists states it may be considered in the treatment for nonspecific, noninflammatory low back pain only in conjunction with conventional therapy. Acupuncture is the insertion of thin needles into the skin. According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Mayo Clinic), a typical session entails lying still while approximately five to twenty needles are inserted; for the majority of cases, the needles will be left in place for ten to twenty minutes. It can be associated with the application of heat, pressure, or laser",
"title": "Acupuncture"
},
{
"docid": "13233102",
"text": "Hand Hygiene, sterile Foley catheter insertion, maintenance of a closed system, perineal care, daily review of catheter need and earliest removal. Safeek also authored and published an open source safe surgery checklist in Physician Executive Journal based upon his experience as an anesthesiologist overseeing operating rooms in several states. The checklist is a modified version of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist and includes safety checks required by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Joint Commission. It utilizes the mnemonic \"I AM FOR SAFETY\" that documents the sequence of patient safety exercises for caregivers to employ. The \"I",
"title": "Yisrael Mordecai Safeek"
},
{
"docid": "5151181",
"text": "achievements from being publicized until after the isolation ended in 1854. By that time, different techniques for general anesthesia had already been independently developed by American and European scientists and physicians. The Japan Society of Anesthesiologists however has incorporated a representation of the Korean morning glory flower in their logo in honor of Hanaoka's pioneering work. Hanaoka's house has been preserved in his hometown (Naga-cho, Kinokawa, Wakayama). It has various interactive exhibits in both Japanese and English. It is adjacent to a nursing college, and many locally trained doctors and nurses pay homage to Hanaoka and his works. The Japanese",
"title": "Hanaoka Seishū"
},
{
"docid": "11917769",
"text": "communication context, and specifically in the operating room environment. In the research, a survey was administered to anesthesiologists and surgeons at a teaching hospital in the southwestern United States to measure three variables commonly associated with face-negotiation theory: conflict-management style, face concern, and self-construal. The results strongly support the theory, and significant positive correlations were found between independent self-construal and self-face concern for anesthesiologists and surgeons. Specific to this health communication context, the research shows differences between the two groups of operating-room physicians: surgeons are potentially more other-face oriented and that anesthesiologists are potentially more independently oriented. Further, both anesthesiologists",
"title": "Face negotiation theory"
},
{
"docid": "13147683",
"text": "American Physiological Society The American Physiological Society was founded in 1887 with 28 members. Of them, 21 were graduates of medical schools, but only 12 had studied in institutions that had a professor of physiology. Today, it has 10,500 members, most of whom hold doctoral degrees in medicine, physiology or other health professions. Its mission then, as now, is to support research, education, and circulation of information in the physiological sciences. The American Physiological Society was founded at a time when very few physiological laboratories existed in America and there were few investigators. The newly established society was one of",
"title": "American Physiological Society"
},
{
"docid": "17302042",
"text": "scholarly thesis, which when approved is published in the society's annual peer-reviewed journal, Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. A collection of the society's papers are held at the National Library of Medicine. American Ophthalmological Society The American Ophthalmological Society (AOS) is a medical society of ophthalmologists and the second oldest specialty medical society in the United States, after the New York Ophthalmological Society (founded on March 7, 1864). It was founded on June 7, 1864 by 18 physicians, including Henry Noyes, D. B. St. John Roosa, and Edward Delafield (its first president and also one of the founders of",
"title": "American Ophthalmological Society"
},
{
"docid": "9584627",
"text": "surgery. Second, separate classes for emergencies were eliminated in lieu of the \"E\" modifier of the other classes. The sixth class is now used for declared brain-dead organ donors. Saklad gave examples of each class of patient in an attempt to encourage uniformity. Unfortunately, the ASA did not later describe each category with examples of patients and thus actually increased confusion. ASA physical status classification system The ASA physical status classification system is a system for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery. In 1963 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) adopted the five-category physical status classification system; a sixth",
"title": "ASA physical status classification system"
},
{
"docid": "1552271",
"text": "avoid under-sedation (the patient risks experiencing pain or distress) and over-sedation (the patient risks side effects such as suppression of breathing, which might lead to death). Examples of sedation scales include MSAT (Minnesota Sedation Assessment Tool), UMSS (University of Michigan Sedation Scale), the Ramsay Scale (Ramsay, et al. 1974) and the RASS (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale). The American Society of Anesthesiologists defines the continuum of sedation as follows: In the United Kingdom, deep sedation is considered to be a part of the spectrum of general anesthesia, as opposed to conscious sedation. Prior to any oral sedation methods being used on a",
"title": "Sedation"
},
{
"docid": "19772535",
"text": "neonatal outcomes International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2015 Impact of the introduction of neuraxial labor analgesia on mode of delivery at an urban maternity hospital in China American Society of Anesthesiologists Monitors 2015 Obstetric Anesthesia Education Gives Birth to Improved Outcomes in China Anesthesia & Analgesia 2016 No Pain Labor & Delivery: A Global Health Initiative’s Impact on Clinical Outcomes in China. This multidisciplinary, education-oriented organization focuses on improving obstetric anesthesia practice, obstetric practice, and neonatal care in China (a country that makes up 20% of the world's population). Our participants come from major medical institutions across the US,",
"title": "No Pain Labor & Delivery – Global Health Initiative"
},
{
"docid": "670011",
"text": "time which increases to 73% with a physical examination. Lab tests help in diagnosis but only in 3% of cases, underscoring the need for a full history and physical examination prior to anesthetics. Incorrect pre-operative assessments or preparations are the root cause of 11% of all adverse anesthetic events. One part of the risk assessment is based on the patients' health. The American Society of Anesthesiologists has developed a six-tier scale that stratifies the patient's pre-operative physical state. It is called the ASA physical status. The scale assesses risk as the patient's general health relates to an anesthetic. The more",
"title": "Anesthesia"
},
{
"docid": "12794602",
"text": "often to avoid airway intervention, it is important to understand that sedation is a continuum and a patient can easily slip into a deeper state. For this reason, a physician who is performing PSA should be prepared to care for a patient at least one level of sedation greater than that intended. In order to do this, a practitioner must be able to recognize the level of sedation and understand the increasing cardiopulmonary risk that is associated with deeper sedation. The American Society of Anesthesiologists defines the continuum of sedation as follows: There is another type of sedation known as",
"title": "Procedural sedation and analgesia"
},
{
"docid": "12794603",
"text": "dissociative sedation. It causes profound amnesia but allows spontaneous respiration, cardiopulmonary stability, and airway reflexes are still intact. Ketamine is a commonly used drug that can cause this type of sedation. As with any type of anesthesia a patient should have some sort of pre-assessment. The American Society of Anesthesiologists uses a classification system to categorize patients based on risk. Patients should be have a Medical history taken on them including a history of anesthesia as well as a physical exam. These things contribute to the ASA physical status classification system. This system starts at ASA 1 which is a",
"title": "Procedural sedation and analgesia"
},
{
"docid": "15253396",
"text": "Mordecai Safeek authored and published \"I AM FOR SAFETY\" safe surgery checklist in Physician Executive Journal based upon his experience as an anesthesiologist overseeing operating rooms in several states. The checklist is a modified version of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist and includes safety checks required by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Joint Commission. It utilizes the easy-to-remember mnemonic \"I AM FOR SAFETY\" that documents the sequence of patient safety exercises that caregivers should employ. The easy-to-remember \"I AM FOR SAFETY\" checklist incorporated key patient safety exercises that should be performed during distinctly critical and vulnerable",
"title": "WHO Surgical Safety Checklist"
},
{
"docid": "13233103",
"text": "AM FOR SAFETY\" checklist incorporated key patient safety exercises designed to be performed during distinctly critical and vulnerable peri-operative time periods for surgical patients: Sign in: Joint Commission two identifiers, medication allergy and reconciliation, site markings requirements, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) fasting, oxygen, and airway status requirements, transfusion and fluid requirements, and equipment availability before taking the patient into the operative suite. Time out: Medicare Core Measure SCIP 1a, and Joint Commission Universal Protocol before surgical incision. Sign out: Yield of final instrument/supply count and specimen tally before closure of the operative wound. Safeek is credited with several other",
"title": "Yisrael Mordecai Safeek"
},
{
"docid": "10950067",
"text": "against the incumbent Catholic clergy. This was the first of many successful missions that the South American Missionary Society founded on mainland South America. 1 South American Mission Society The South American Mission Society was founded at Brighton in 1844 as the Patagonian Mission. Captain Allen Gardiner, R.N., was the first secretary.The name \"Patagonian Mission\" was retained for twenty years, when the new title was adopted. The name of the organisation was changed after the death of Captain Gardiner, who died of starvation in 1851 on Picton Island in South America, waiting for a supply ship from England. Gardiner thought",
"title": "South American Mission Society"
},
{
"docid": "10985975",
"text": "American Society of Golf Course Architects The American Society of Golf Course Architects (abbreviated as ASGCA) is a professional organization of golf course designers in America. Founded in 1946, its members are actively involved in the design of new courses and the renovation of existing courses in the United States and Canada. One of its founders was noted golf course architect Robert White. The abbreviation is typically referenced at the end of a person's name when documenting or discussing golf course architecture. Founded in 1946, the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) is the oldest professional organization of golf",
"title": "American Society of Golf Course Architects"
},
{
"docid": "16781068",
"text": "practice, and successful completion of written exams, oral exams, and clinical exams. Board certified osteopathic anesthesiologists must participate in Osteopathic Continuous Certification every ten years to avoid expiration of their board certified status. Effective January 1, 2013, all AOA specialty certifying boards implemented a continuous certification process for osteopathic physicians, called “Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC)”, and are required to publish the requirements for OCC in their basic documents.The following components comprise the OCC process: Osteopathic anesthesiologists may also receive Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine, Pain Management, and Pediatric Anesthesiology. The Subspecialty Certification must be maintained through the process of",
"title": "American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "11088539",
"text": "award.) Founder-President, World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists, 1959. Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Medal, 1962. Ralph Waters Award, Illinois Society of Anesthesiology,1970. Officer, Order of Canada, 1974. Honorary LLD, University of Saskatchewan, 1974. Canada Post Commemorative Stamp, 1991. McGill University established the Harold R Griffith Research Chair in Anesthesia in 1992. Harold Griffith Harold Randall Griffith (July 25, 1894 – 1985) was a Canadian anesthesiologist and a leader in the fields of anesthesiology. Griffith was born in Montreal the son of Alexander Randall Griffith, a medical doctor and homeopathic practitioner. His medical studies at McGill University were interrupted by World War",
"title": "Harold Griffith"
},
{
"docid": "4447114",
"text": "only expanded to encompass \"the English language in North America, together with other languages or dialects of other languages influencing it or influenced by it\" (Fundamentals, 1991). The organization was founded as part of an effort to create a comprehensive American dialect dictionary, a near century-long undertaking that culminated in the publication of the \"Dictionary of American Regional English\". In 1889, when Joseph Wright began editing the \"English Dialect Dictionary\", a group of American philologists founded the American Dialect Society with the ultimate purpose of producing a similar work for the United States. Members of the Society began to collect",
"title": "American Dialect Society"
},
{
"docid": "2477263",
"text": "This allows continuity of care when patients are admitted to the ICU after their surgery, and it also means that anesthesiologists can maintain their expertise at invasive procedures and vital function support in the controlled setting of the operating room, while then applying those skills in the more dangerous setting of the critically ill patient. In other countries, intensive care medicine has evolved further to become a separate medical specialty in its own right, or has become a \"supra-specialty\" which may be practiced by doctors from various base specialties such as anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general medicine, surgery or neurology. Anesthesiologists",
"title": "Anesthesiology"
},
{
"docid": "12740851",
"text": "partnerships with: The Transplantation Society, Medecins Sans Frontiers, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Health Volunteers Overseas, Association of Surgeons of East Africa, College of Surgeons of East, Central and South Africa, International Federation of Surgical Colleges, International College of Surgeons, World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, EHT-ESC WHO/UNICEF Statement on Anemia, and the Canadian Network for International Surgery. Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care The Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care was established by the World Health Organization in December 2005.",
"title": "Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care"
},
{
"docid": "1732017",
"text": "American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is the world's second largest organization of physicists. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the prestigious \"Physical Review\" and \"Physical Review Letters\", and organizes more than twenty science meetings each year. APS is a member society of the American Institute of Physics. The American Physical Society was founded on May 20, 1899, when thirty-six physicists gathered at Columbia University for that purpose. They proclaimed the mission of the new Society to be \"to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics\", and in one way or another the APS",
"title": "American Physical Society"
},
{
"docid": "1278292",
"text": "a transducer can be placed inside the body. For this purpose, specialty transducers, including endovaginal, endorectal, and transesophageal transducers are commonly employed. At the extreme of this, very small transducers can be mounted on small diameter catheters and placed into blood vessels to image the walls and disease of those vessels. In anesthesiology, Ultrasound is commonly used by anesthesiologists to guide injecting needles when placing local anaesthetic solutions near nerves. It is also used for gaining vascular access such as central venous cannulation and difficult arterial cannulation. Transcranial Doppler is frequently used by neuro-anesthesiologists for obtaining information about flow-velocity in",
"title": "Medical ultrasound"
},
{
"docid": "8779879",
"text": "ABHMS. Soon after the founding of ABHMS, the Free Will Baptist Home Mission Society was formed in Dover, N.H., on July 31, 1834, with David Marks as the first corresponding secretary. In 1842, Marks moved to Oberlin, Ohio, where he befriended the evangelist Charles G. Finney and was active in the Underground Railroad. The Free Will Society and related Free Baptist Women's Missionary Society of Boston merged with the American Baptist Societies in 1911. When the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) was founded in 1832, it was patterned after the older American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABFMS) (1814) and",
"title": "American Baptist Home Mission Society"
}
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"Southern Ocean",
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"docid": "2364900",
"text": "temperatures. Wind moving over the water also produces a great deal of evaporation, leading to a decrease in temperature, called evaporative cooling related to latent heat. Evaporation removes only water molecules, resulting in an increase in the salinity of the seawater left behind, and thus an increase in the density of the water mass along with the decrease in temperature. In the Norwegian Sea evaporative cooling is predominant, and the sinking water mass, the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), fills the basin and spills southwards through crevasses in the submarine sills that connect Greenland, Iceland and Great Britain which are",
"title": "Thermohaline circulation"
},
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"docid": "17935626",
"text": "thus the ice also affects the absorption of sunlight at the surface. The sea ice cycle is also an important source of dense (saline) \"bottom water\". When sea water freezes it leaves most of its salt content behind. The remaining surface water, made dense by the extra salinity, sinks and produces dense water masses such as North Atlantic Deep Water. This production of dense water is essential in maintaining the thermohaline circulation, and the accurate representation of these processes is important in climate modelling. In the Arctic, a key area where pancake ice forms the dominant ice type over an",
"title": "Arctic ice pack"
},
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"docid": "2364897",
"text": "are located over less dense waters (see convection or deep convection needed for water mass formation). When dense water masses are first formed, they are not stably stratified, so they seek to locate themselves in the correct vertical position according to their density. This motion is called convection, it orders the stratification by gravitation. Driven by the density gradients this sets up the main driving force behind deep ocean currents like the deep western boundary current (DWBC). The thermohaline circulation is mainly driven by the formation of deep water masses in the North Atlantic and the Southern Ocean caused by",
"title": "Thermohaline circulation"
},
{
"docid": "2364910",
"text": "Gulf Stream. It is part of the North Atlantic Gyre. Its presence has led to the development of strong cyclones of all types, both within the atmosphere and within the ocean. The Gulf Stream is also a significant potential source of renewable power generation. All these dense water masses sinking into the ocean basins displace the older deep water masses that were made less dense by ocean mixing. To maintain a balance, water must be rising elsewhere. However, because this thermohaline upwelling is so widespread and diffuse, its speeds are very slow even compared to the movement of the bottom",
"title": "Thermohaline circulation"
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"docid": "303452",
"text": "waters mass of NADW form from overflow of the Greenland-Iceland-Scotland Ridge. They are Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water (ISOW) and Denmark Strait Overflow Water (DSOW). The overflows are a combination of dense Arctic Ocean water (18%), modified Atlantic water (32%), and intermediate water from the Nordic seas (20%), that entrain and mix with other water masses (contributing 30%) as they flow over the Greenland-Iceland-Scotland Ridge. The formation of both of these waters involves the conversion of warm salty northward flowing surface waters to cold dense deep waters behind the Greenland-Iceland-Scotland Ridge. Water flow from the North Atlantic current enters the Arctic Ocean",
"title": "North Atlantic Deep Water"
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"docid": "6358163",
"text": "the length of time since the bottom water has been exposed to the surface; this is called the \"age\" of the water mass. Thermohaline circulation determines the relative ages of the water in these basins. Because organic material, such as fecal pellets from copepods, sink from the surface waters into deeper water, deep water masses tend to accumulate dissolved carbon dioxide as they age. The oldest water masses have the highest concentrations of and therefore the shallowest CCD. The CCD is relatively shallow in high latitudes with the exception of the North Atlantic and regions of Southern Ocean where downwelling",
"title": "Carbonate compensation depth"
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"docid": "9830",
"text": "number of contributions from a wide range of sources: Labrador Sea, Norwegian-Greenland Sea, Mediterranean, and South Atlantic Intermediate Water. The North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) is a complex of four water masses, two that form by deep convection in the open ocean — Classical and Upper Labrador Sea Water — and two that form from the inflow of dense water across the Greenland-Iceland-Scotland sill — Denmark Strait and Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water. Along its path across Earth the composition of the NADW is affected by other water masses, especially Antarctic Bottom Water and Mediterranean Overflow Water. The NADW is fed by",
"title": "Atlantic Ocean"
},
{
"docid": "3684218",
"text": "Polar bears are known to be able to swim as far as 65 kilometres across open waters of a polynya. The presence of polynyas in McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic provides an ice-free area where penguins can feed, thus they are important for the survival of the Cape Royds penguin colony. Antarctic Bottom Water is the dense water with high salinity that exists in the abyssal layer of the Southern Ocean and it plays a major role in the global overturning circulation. Coastal Polynyas (Latent heat polynyas) are a source of AABW as brine rejection during the formation of sea",
"title": "Polynya"
},
{
"docid": "12774265",
"text": "moves perpetually eastward – chasing and joining itself, and at in length – it comprises the world's longest ocean current, transporting of water – 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers. Several processes operate along the coast of Antarctica to produce, in the Southern Ocean, types of water masses not produced elsewhere in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. One of these is the Antarctic Bottom Water, a very cold, highly saline, dense water that forms under sea ice. Associated with the Circumpolar Current is the Antarctic Convergence encircling Antarctica, where cold northward-flowing Antarctic waters meet the relatively",
"title": "Southern Ocean"
},
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"docid": "7188177",
"text": "rudimentary observation techniques, the circulation of the surface ocean can be determined. In the Atlantic basin, surface waters flow from the south towards the north in general, while also creating gyres in the northern and southern Atlantic. In the Pacific Ocean, the gyres still form, but there is comparatively very little large scale meridional (North-South) movement. For deep waters, there are two areas where density causes waters to sink into the deep ocean. These are in the North Atlantic and the Antarctic. The deep water masses formed are North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW). Deep waters",
"title": "Environmental isotopes"
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"docid": "3136446",
"text": "Water mass An oceanographic water mass is identifiable body of water with a common formation history which has physical properties distinct from surrounding water. Properties include temperature, salinity, chemical - isotopic ratios, and other physical quantities. Water masses are generally distinguished not only by their respective tracers (see above) but also by their location in the Worlds' oceans. Water masses are also distinguished by their vertical position, so that there are surface water masses, intermediate water masses and deep water masses. Common water masses in the world ocean are: Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), Circumpolar Deep",
"title": "Water mass"
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"docid": "12383548",
"text": "way towards the core, where it reaches pressures of about 10 GPa, or about 100,000 times that of Earth's atmosphere. Increasing concentrations of methane, ammonia and water are found in the lower regions of the atmosphere. The mantle is equivalent to 10 to 15 Earth masses and is rich in water, ammonia and methane. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. The mantle may consist of a layer of ionic water in",
"title": "Neptune"
},
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"docid": "2364896",
"text": "rather in a T-S-diagram where water masses are distinguished. They position themselves above or below each other according to their density, which depends on both temperature and salinity. Warm seawater expands and is thus less dense than cooler seawater. Saltier water is denser than fresher water because the dissolved salts fill interstices between water molecules, resulting in more mass per unit volume. Lighter water masses float over denser ones (just as a piece of wood or ice will float on water, see buoyancy). This is known as \"stable stratification\" as opposed to unstable stratification (see Brunt-Väisälä frequency) where denser waters",
"title": "Thermohaline circulation"
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"docid": "660118",
"text": "Region In geography, regions are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub-regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in law. Apart from the global continental regions, there are also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions geographically",
"title": "Region"
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"docid": "4189661",
"text": "secreted airway mucins are MUC5AC and MUC5B, while MUC2 is secreted mostly in the intestine but also in the airway. Mature mucins are composed of two distinct regions: Mucin genes encode mucin monomers that are synthesized as rod-shape apomucin cores that are post-translationally modified by exceptionally abundant glycosylation. The dense \"sugar coating\" of mucins gives them considerable water-holding capacity and also makes them resistant to proteolysis, which may be important in maintaining mucosal barriers. Mucins are secreted as massive aggregates of proteins with molecular masses of roughly 1 to 10 million Da. Within these aggregates, monomers are linked to one",
"title": "Mucin"
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"docid": "16878865",
"text": "well as recirculated deep water from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (e.g., Wüst 1935; Callahan 1972; Georgi 1981; Mantyla and Reid 1983; Charles and Fairbanks 1992;You 2000) Because the Circumpolar Deep Water is a mix of other water masses, its TS profile is simply the point where the TS lines of the other water masses converge. TS diagrams refer to temperature and salinity profiles, which are one of the major ways water masses are distinguished from each other. The convergence of the TS lines thus proves the mixing of the other water masses. Circumpolar deep water is between 1 and",
"title": "Circumpolar deep water"
},
{
"docid": "2986303",
"text": "stratified; in the spring and summer time, water at the surface is warmed making it less dense than underlying colder water which provides a stable enough stratification for purple sulfur bacteria growth. If sufficient sulfate is present to support sulfate reduction, the sulfide, produced in the sediments, diffuses upward into the anoxic bottom waters, where purple sulfur bacteria can form dense cell masses, called blooms, usually in association with green phototrophic bacteria. Purple sulfur bacteria can also be found and are a prominent component in intertidal microbial mats. Mats, such as the Sippewissett Microbial Mat, have dynamic environments due to",
"title": "Purple sulfur bacteria"
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"docid": "12367907",
"text": "similar. They occur in regions where large temperature differences occur between sea and land. Moist warm air rises over the land, deposits its water content and circulates back to sea. Further inland, areas receive very little precipitation. The Thar Desert near the India/Pakistan border is of this type. In some parts of the world, deserts are created by a rain shadow effect. Orographic lift occurs as air masses rise to pass over high ground. In the process they cool and lose much of their moisture by precipitation on the windward slope of the mountain range. When they descend on the",
"title": "Desert"
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{
"docid": "7564347",
"text": "Stratification (water) Water stratification is when water masses with different properties - salinity (halocline), oxygenation (chemocline), density (pycnocline), temperature (thermocline) - form layers that act as barriers to water mixing which could lead to anoxia or euxinia. These layers are normally arranged according to density, with the least dense water masses sitting above the more dense layers. Water stratification also creates barriers to nutrient mixing between layers. This can affect the primary production in an area by limiting photosynthetic processes. When nutrients from the benthos cannot travel up into the photic zone, phytoplankton may be limited by nutrient availability. Lower",
"title": "Stratification (water)"
},
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"docid": "2932621",
"text": "have similar bill structure and share a common feeding behaviour of sweeping their half-open bill from side to side inside water as they wade and their evolutionary affinity has been confirmed by sequence based studies. The painted stork is widely distributed over the plains of Asia. They are found south of the Himalayan ranges and are bounded on the west by the Indus River system where they are rare and extend eastwards into Southeast Asia. They are absent from very dry or desert regions, dense forests and the higher hill regions. They are rare in most of Kerala and the",
"title": "Painted stork"
},
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"docid": "15039018",
"text": "Such flows occur almost anywhere where there are entrances to bays and rivers, or between land masses where water currents are concentrated. The main environmental concern with tidal energy is associated with blade strike and entanglement of marine organisms as high speed water increases the risk of organisms being pushed near or through these devices. As with all offshore renewable energies, there is also a concern about how the creation of EMF and acoustic outputs may affect marine organisms. It should be noted that because these devices are in the water, the acoustic output can be greater than those created",
"title": "Tidal stream generator"
},
{
"docid": "15225598",
"text": "Interstellar ice Interstellar ice consists of grains of volatiles in the ice phase that form in the interstellar medium. Ice and dust grains form the primary material out of which the Solar System was formed. Grains of ice are found in the dense regions of molecular clouds, where new stars are formed. Temperatures in these regions can be as low as , allowing molecules that collide with grains to form an icy mantle. Thereafter, atoms undergo thermal motion across the surface, eventually forming bonds with other atoms. This results in the formation of water and methanol. Indeed, the ices are",
"title": "Interstellar ice"
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"docid": "12323904",
"text": "on land, and largely returns to the sea. Even in the Atacama Desert, where little rain ever falls, dense clouds of fog known as the camanchaca blow in from the sea and support plant life. In central Asia and other large land masses, there are endorheic basins which have no outlet to the sea, separated from the ocean by mountains or other natural geologic features that prevent the water draining away. The Caspian Sea is the largest one of these. Its main inflow is from the River Volga, there is no outflow and the evaporation of water makes it saline",
"title": "Sea"
},
{
"docid": "1659677",
"text": "physical properties. They range in size from so-called \"ultra-compact\" (UCHII) regions perhaps only a light-year or less across, to giant H II regions several hundred light-years across. Their size is also known as the Stromgren radius and essentially depends on the intensity of the source of ionising photons and the density of the region. Their densities range from over a million particles per cm³ in the ultra-compact H II regions to only a few particles per cm³ in the largest and most extended regions. This implies total masses between perhaps 100 and 10 solar masses. There are also \"ultra-dense H",
"title": "H II region"
},
{
"docid": "6402",
"text": "rotation temperatures of ~10 K. With this, densities can be determined, and have been calculated to range between 10 and 10 cm in dark clouds. Mapping of NH gives typical clouds sizes of 0.1 pc and masses near 1 solar mass. These cold, dense cores are the sites of future star formation. Ultra-compact HII regions are among the best tracers of high-mass star formation. The dense material surrounding UCHII regions is likely primarily molecular. Since a complete study of massive star formation necessarily involves the cloud from which the star formed, ammonia is an invaluable tool in understanding this surrounding",
"title": "Ammonia"
},
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"docid": "7530496",
"text": "beach ridge from the body of water that created it. Isolated beach ridges may be found along dry lakes in the western United States and inland of the Great Lakes of North America, where they formed at the end of the last ice age when lake levels were much higher due to glacial melting and obstructed outflow caused by glacial ice. Some isolated beach ridges are found in parts of Scandinavia, where glacial melting relieved pressure on land masses and resulted in subsequent crustal lifting or post-glacial rebound. A rise in water level can submerge beach ridges created at an",
"title": "Beach ridge"
},
{
"docid": "5151515",
"text": "most of the creatures who now inhabit Darwin IV are descendants of land-dwelling animals The dense atmosphere is full of clouds and meteorologic activity and the plains sometimes resemble \"weather oceans\". Most of the water is found in the atmosphere, but there are also millions of tons of frozen water in the regions of the poles, and big lakes and rivers where the 'pocket-forests' reside. In the deepest part of the evaporated ocean basins, there is a \"lake\", the Amoebic Sea, composed of tons of microscopic creatures who have evolved to conserve the last of the remaining sea water inside",
"title": "Darwin IV"
},
{
"docid": "4893965",
"text": "responsible for the uptake of approximately 2 Gt C y, and that these estimates are poor for the shelf regions, the continental shelf pump may play an important role in the ocean's carbon cycle. One caveat to this calculation is that the original work was concerned with the hydrography of the East China Sea, where cooling plays the dominant role in the formation of dense shelf water, and that this mechanism may not apply in other regions. However, it has been suggested that other processes may drive the pump under different climatic conditions. For instance, in polar regions, the formation",
"title": "Continental shelf pump"
},
{
"docid": "1851440",
"text": "intermontane regions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Dakotas with some small localities in Ontario, Quebec and southern United States. These pochards then migrate south to winter in warmer climates. These areas include southern United States where breeding does not occur and extends to Mexico and Guatemala. In either season, redheads use wetlands as their main habitat. Small, semi-permanent wetlands in non-forested country where the water is deep enough to provide dense emergent vegetation is considered ideal breeding habitat for redheads. When wintering, redheads switch to large areas of water near the coast that are protected from wave",
"title": "Redhead (bird)"
},
{
"docid": "20129337",
"text": "interacting in the Nordic Sea. These water masses are present due to subduction, deep convective mixing, surface/frontal mixing, and entrainment of water from low and high latitudes. Interaction from multiple water sources can lead to varying conditions. New primary production is higher in this region, usually exceeding regenerated primary production. New production is higher in regions where water interacts with Atlantic Water, which has nutrient-rich waters. When looking at carbon flux from the atmosphere to the ocean, this region is considered one of the highest in the world’s oceans. This region is also known as being one of the few",
"title": "Nordic Seas"
},
{
"docid": "12938055",
"text": "Stagnosols can be fertile soils owing to their moderate degree of leaching. Stagnosols cover 150–200 million ha worldwide. For the greater part in humid to perhumid temperate regions of West and Central Europe, North America, southeast Australia and Argentina. Here Stagnosols are associated with Luvisols as well as silty to clayey Cambisols and Umbrisols. They also occur in humid to perhumid subtropical regions, where they are associated with Acrisols and Planosols. with a light-coloured, coarse-textured, surface horizon that shows signs of periodic water stagnation and abruptly overlies a dense, slowly permeable subsoil with significantly more clay than the surface horizon.",
"title": "Stagnosol"
},
{
"docid": "18554410",
"text": "hand, Haydn included many innovations, such as the slow symphonic introduction at the beginning of the Kyrie, where the setting is built on the low voices of the choir and orchestra. The fugues are very rhythmic and snycopated, the solo passages appear very theatrical. This mass may therefore be considered a link between Haydn's early and late masses. Scoring: Sections: A typical performance lasts ca. 45 minutes. Missa Cellensis Missa cellensis (, where \"Zell\" stands for Mariazell) refers to two masses by Joseph Haydn: Both masses are in C major, and both were written for the Mariazell pilgrimage church in",
"title": "Missa Cellensis"
},
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"docid": "5146980",
"text": "residents and tourists from further afield. The shark and whale watching tourist industries are also represented, and there are several popular surf breaks. The MPA includes controlled zones where extractive activities are allowed under permit, and smaller no-take zones. The MPA is administrated by the Table Mountain National Park, a branch of SANParks. The marine ecology is unusually varied for an area of this size, as a result of the meeting of two major oceanic water masses near Cape Point, and the park extends into two coastal marine bioregions. The ecology of the west or \"Atlantic Seaboard\" side of the",
"title": "Marine protected area"
},
{
"docid": "20731457",
"text": "watching tourist industries are also represented, and there are several popular surf breaks. The MPA includes controlled zones where extractive activities are allowed under permit, and smaller no-take zones. The MPA is administrated by the Table Mountain National Park, a branch of SANParks. The marine ecology is unusually varied for an area of this size, as a result of the meeting of two major oceanic water masses near Cape Point, and the park extends into two coastal marine bioregions. The ecology of the west or \"Atlantic Seaboard\" side of the park is noticeably different in character and biodiversity to that",
"title": "Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area"
},
{
"docid": "16035569",
"text": "July 1926. This is a 4G town.Reliance & Airtel has set up 4G in this area. This area have poor 3G coverage for major Operators like Idea, Vodafone, Airtel & even No 3G for BSNL & Tata Docomo. 2G coverages are really worst for Airtel, Reliance, BSNL & Vodafone in some regions where the most dense clutter stays. BSNL have monopolised all the Wired Landline Connection in this sector, which comes under BSNL-Varappuzha Section. Major Cable TV operators like Asianet, Keralavision, City Cable franchisees are functioning here as Koonammavu branch. Also high speed Broadband Internet are also available with Asianet",
"title": "Koonammavu"
},
{
"docid": "2118500",
"text": "years. It has around a trillion stars, a little more than twice the number in the Milky Way. It has a disk mass on the order of 100 billion solar masses, along with a small central bulge of about 3 billion solar masses. M101 has a high population of H II regions, many of which are very large and bright. H II regions usually accompany the enormous clouds of high density molecular hydrogen gas contracting under their own gravitational force where stars form. H II regions are ionized by large numbers of extremely bright and hot young stars; those in",
"title": "Pinwheel Galaxy"
},
{
"docid": "691460",
"text": "and into south central Washington. Frozen fog (also known as ice fog) is any kind of fog where the droplets have frozen into extremely tiny crystals of ice in midair. Generally this requires temperatures at or below , making it common only in and near the Arctic and Antarctic regions. It is most often seen in urban areas where it is created by the freezing of water vapor present in automobile exhaust and combustion products from heating and power generation. Urban ice fog can become extremely dense and will persist day and night until the temperature rises. Extremely small amounts",
"title": "Fog"
},
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"docid": "1902647",
"text": "Air mass In meteorology, an air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content. Air masses cover many hundreds or thousands of miles, and adapt to the characteristics of the surface below them. They are classified according to latitude and their continental or maritime source regions. Colder air masses are termed polar or arctic, while warmer air masses are deemed tropical. Continental and superior air masses are dry while maritime and monsoon air masses are moist. Weather fronts separate air masses with different density (temperature and/or moisture) characteristics. Once an air mass moves away",
"title": "Air mass"
},
{
"docid": "17356736",
"text": "LCST defines a boundary between which a gel or polymer chain will separate solvent into one or two phases. The spinodial and binodial regions of a polymer-solvent phase diagram represent the energetic favorability of the hydrogel becoming miscible in solution or separating into two phases. Self-healing hydrogels encompass a wide range of applications. With a high biocompatibility, hydrogels are useful for a number of medical applications. Areas where active research is currently being conducted include: Hydrogels are created from crosslinked polymers that are water-insoluble. Polymer hydrogels absorb significant amounts of aqueous solutions, and therefore have a high water content. This",
"title": "Self-healing hydrogels"
},
{
"docid": "1688630",
"text": "the sample ultimately forcing them out of the sediment. It is most effective on samples from temperate and tropical regions. For major studies where large numbers of samples are collected concurrently, samples are normally fixed using 10% formalin solution and the meiofauna extracted at a later date. There are two main extraction methodologies. The first, decantation, works best with coarse sediments. Samples are shaken in an excess of water, the sediment is briefly allowed to settle and the meiofauna filtered off. The second methodology, the flotation technique, works best with finer sediments where the mass of the sediment particles is",
"title": "Meiobenthos"
},
{
"docid": "16909269",
"text": "Temperature–salinity diagram In oceanography, temperature-salinity diagrams, sometimes called T-S diagrams, are used to identify water masses. In a T-S diagram, rather than plotting each water property as a separate \"profile,\" with pressure or depth as the vertical coordinate, potential temperature (on the vertical axis) is plotted versus salinity (on the horizontal axis). As long as it remains isolated from the surface, where heat or fresh water can be gained or lost, and in the absence of mixing with other water masses, a water parcel's potential temperature and salinity are conserved. Deep water masses thus retain their T-S characteristics for long",
"title": "Temperature–salinity diagram"
},
{
"docid": "698377",
"text": "water. Kolks cause extreme local erosion, plucking bedrock and creating pothole-type geographical features called Rock-cut basins. Examples can be seen in the flood regions result from glacial Lake Missoula, which created the channeled scablands in the Columbia Basin region of eastern Washington. Wind erosion is a major geomorphological force, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. It is also a major source of land degradation, evaporation, desertification, harmful airborne dust, and crop damage—especially after being increased far above natural rates by human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and agriculture. Wind erosion is of two primary varieties: \"deflation\", where the wind picks",
"title": "Soil erosion"
},
{
"docid": "582075",
"text": "do not necessarily contain fresh water. The Earth's crust can be divided into two regions: the \"saturated zone\" or \"phreatic zone\" (e.g., aquifers, aquitards, etc.), where all available spaces are filled with water, and the \"unsaturated zone\" (also called the vadose zone), where there are still pockets of air that contain some water, but can be filled with more water. Saturated means the pressure head of the water is greater than atmospheric pressure (it has a gauge pressure > 0). The definition of the water table is the surface where the pressure head is equal to atmospheric pressure (where gauge",
"title": "Aquifer"
},
{
"docid": "266628",
"text": "scenic badlands regions in the state. The Hell Creek Formation in Northeast Montana is a major source of dinosaur fossils. Paleontologist Jack Horner of the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman brought this formation to the world's attention with several major finds. Montana has thousands of named rivers and creeks, of which are known for \"blue-ribbon\" trout fishing. Montana's water resources provide for recreation, hydropower, crop and forage irrigation, mining, and water for human consumption. Montana is one of few geographic areas in the world whose rivers form parts of three major watersheds (i.e. where two continental divides intersect). Its",
"title": "Montana"
},
{
"docid": "10434732",
"text": "found in areas where the difference in water depths and transport in oceans is the major factors controlling the regions richness in a certain species. The areas of higher richness are found in medium to very fine sand and muddy bottoms with the bioclasts being at the shallowest stations. Studies of bioclasts in the fossil record revealed three main \"Cloudina\" morphology types: There are some regions in the world where it is capable to actually see shells (bioclasts) of once living organisms within a geological structure called lenticular bedding. These beds are considerably thin, being only a few centimeters thick",
"title": "Bioclast"
},
{
"docid": "2664311",
"text": "neighboring regions. These Highs change character and weaken once they move further over relatively warmer water bodies. Somewhat weaker but more common are high-pressure areas caused by atmospheric subsidence, that is, areas where large masses of cooler drier air descend from an elevation of 8 to 15 km after the lower temperatures have precipitated out the water vapor. Many of the features of Highs may be understood in context of middle- or meso-scale and relatively enduring dynamics of a planet's atmospheric circulation. For example, massive atmospheric subsidences occur as part of the descending branches of Ferrel cells and Hadley cells.",
"title": "High-pressure area"
},
{
"docid": "13021412",
"text": "2003) was also flown using mountain waves in South America. A rare wave phenomenon is known as Morning Glory, a roll cloud producing strong lift. Pilots near Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria make use of it in springtime. The boundaries where two air masses meet are known as convergence zones. These can occur in sea breezes or in desert regions. In a sea-breeze front, cold air from the sea meets the warmer air from the land and creates a boundary between two masses of air like a shallow cold front. Glider pilots can gain altitude by flying along the intersection as",
"title": "Gliding"
},
{
"docid": "6485958",
"text": "found on the edges of the water body where fire resistant vegetation grows and dense grasses like elephant grass are found. This is the common dining hall of various herbivores. The forests contain deciduous and semi evergreen trees like teak, rosewoods, terminalias, sandalwoods, jacarandas, mangoes, jamun, tamarind, banyans, sacred fig, plumerias, royal poinciana, kino tree, bamboos, and the only South Indian conifer, \"Nageia wallichiana\". The medicinal gloriosa lily grows in the park. The endemic flora includes \"Habenaria periyarensis\" and \"Syzygium periyarensis\". The park is surrounded by agricultural regions, especially plantations of such crops as tea, cardamom, and coffee. There are",
"title": "Periyar National Park"
},
{
"docid": "9776855",
"text": "Where hotspots occur under continental crust, basaltic magma is trapped in the less dense continental crust, which is heated and melts to form rhyolites. These rhyolites can be quite hot and form violent eruptions, despite their low water content. For example, the Yellowstone Caldera was formed by some of the most powerful volcanic explosions in geologic history. Volcanic belt A volcanic belt is a large volcanically active region. Other terms are used for smaller areas of activity, such as volcanic fields. Volcanic belts are found above zones of unusually high temperature (700-1400 °C) where magma is created by partial melting",
"title": "Volcanic belt"
},
{
"docid": "20052316",
"text": "input and precipitation, causing an outflow of surface waters from the basin, while deep water flows into the basin over the sill. This type of circulation allows for anoxic, high nutrient bottom water to develop within the basin. Stratified waters, in combination with slow vertical mixing, are essential to maintaining euxinic conditions. Stratification occurs when two or more water masses with different densities occupy the same basin. While the less dense surface water can exchange gas with the oxygen-rich atmosphere, the denser bottom waters maintain low oxygen content. In the modern oceans, thermohaline circulation and upwelling prevent the oceans from",
"title": "Euxinia"
},
{
"docid": "4507922",
"text": "light at or near the planetary surface increases the temperature gradient and may result in convection (a major process of cloud formation, often associated with precipitation). Meteorological fronts are regions where the horizontal temperature gradient may reach relatively high values, as these are boundaries between air masses with rather distinct properties. Clearly, the temperature gradient may change substantially in time, as a result of diurnal or seasonal heating and cooling for instance. This most likely happens during an inversion. For instance, during the day the temperature at ground level may be cold while it's warmer up in the atmosphere. As",
"title": "Temperature gradient"
},
{
"docid": "13929396",
"text": "and convergence of water masses. The winds over Antarctica are called the polar easterlies where winds blow from the east to the west. This creates a counter-clockwise surface current near the coast of Antarctica, called the Antarctic Coastal Current. Ekman transport causes the water to push towards the left of the surface motion in the Southern Hemisphere. Thus, this westward directed coastal current in Antarctica will push the water towards Antarctica. At the same time there is a strong current north of the Antarctic Coastal Current, called the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) created by the strong westerlies in this region",
"title": "Antarctic Intermediate Water"
},
{
"docid": "3684216",
"text": "of dense water production in both polar regions. The high ice production rates within these polynyas leads to a large amount of brine rejection into the surface waters. This salty water then sinks. It is an open question as to whether the polynyas of the Arctic can produce enough dense water to form a major portion of the dense water required to drive the thermohaline circulation. Some polynyas, such as the North Water Polynya between Canada and Greenland occur seasonally at the same time and place each year. Because animals can adapt their life strategies to this regularity, these types",
"title": "Polynya"
},
{
"docid": "265923",
"text": "recovered, it is possible that the percentage of iron-meteorite falls is lower than 5%. This would be explained by a recovery bias; laypeople are more likely to notice and recover solid masses of metal than most other meteorite types. The abundance of iron meteorites relative to total Antarctic finds is 0.4% Stony-iron meteorites constitute the remaining 1%. They are a mixture of iron-nickel metal and silicate minerals. One type, called pallasites, is thought to have originated in the boundary zone above the core regions where iron meteorites originated. The other major type of stony-iron meteorites is the mesosiderites. Tektites (from",
"title": "Meteorite"
},
{
"docid": "7188178",
"text": "are mixtures of these two waters, and understanding how waters are composed of these two water masses can tell us about how water masses move around in the deep ocean. This can be investigated with environmental isotopes, including C. C is predominantly produced in the upper atmosphere and from nuclear testing, with no major sources or sinks in the ocean. This C from the atmosphere becomes oxidized into CO, allowing it to enter the surface ocean through gas transfer. This is transferred into the deep ocean through NADW and AABW. In NADW, the 𝛿C is approximately -60‰, and in AABW,",
"title": "Environmental isotopes"
},
{
"docid": "12367903",
"text": "this can vary due to evapotranspiration and soil nutrition. Semi deserts can be found in the Tabernas Desert (and some of the Spanish Plateau), The Sahel, The Eurasian Steppe, most of Central Asia, the Western US, most of Northern Mexico, portions of South America (especially in Argentina) and the Australian Outback. They usually feature \"BSh\" (hot steppe) or \"BSk\" (temperate steppe) in the Köppen climate classification. Coastal deserts are mostly found on the western edges of continental land masses in regions where cold currents approach the land or cold water upwellings rise from the ocean depths. The cool winds crossing",
"title": "Desert"
},
{
"docid": "11027926",
"text": "ecological and social impacts on its introduced regions. \"N. peltata\" can rapidly grow and spread to form dense patches of vegetation on the water’s surface that restrict the amount of light penetrating the surface. As a result, native submerged macrophytes are excluded and biodiversity is reduced. Especially if algae are shaded out, entire food webs can be disrupted by dense populations of \"N. peltata\". Dense \"N. peltata\" mats can also reduce the amount of oxygen in water and create stagnant water areas. Fish and other aquatic wildlife can also be forced to relocate once \"N. peltata\" mats form. \"N. peltata\"",
"title": "Nymphoides peltata"
},
{
"docid": "19991884",
"text": "concentrated in the Southwest and Metropolitan regions of the country, where abortion rates are the highest. However, the population in these areas is so dense that there are less health clinics per woman than there are in other areas of the country. Most areas in Guatemala have twelve to thirteen health clinics per one hundred thousand women, but in the Southwest and Metropolitan regions there are only seven facilities per one hundred thousand women. In some regions, the ratio is as low as four clinics per one hundred thousand women. Revisiting the abortion law and access to health clinics and",
"title": "Abortion in Guatemala"
},
{
"docid": "19165098",
"text": "difficult to detect and to predict the timescale of this region's dissipation. Studies made to determine the dissipation timescale in this region provide a wide range of values, predicting timescales from less than 10 up to 100 Myr. \"Outer disc dissipation\" occurs in regions between 50 – 100 AU, where temperatures are much lower and emitted radiation wavelength increases to the millimeter region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Mean dust masses for this region has been reported to be ~ 10 Solar masses. Studies of older debris discs (10 - 10 yr) suggest dust masses as low as 10 Solar masses,",
"title": "Circumstellar disc"
},
{
"docid": "10629307",
"text": "American home. Due to their distinct morphology, the collared forest falcon is able to inhabit a variety of habitats from moister regions such as mangroves, tropical and rain forests to gallery forest and tall second growth. They tend to prefer regions where the undergrowth is relatively dense and where they can move and hunt more easily within it. They range from sea level to 2500 m elevation. Around ten territorial pairs are estimated to occupy a 100 km area. However, these estimates are based on radio telemetry of individuals during the breeding season and therefore they may be different in",
"title": "Collared forest falcon"
},
{
"docid": "10435037",
"text": "About 70% of Ethiopians live in these four regions. The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, where about 20% of the population lives, is very heterogeneous. In the more pastoralist and remote “emerging” regions Somali, Afar, Gambela and Benishangul-Gumuz Regions, where about 10% of the population lives, capacity tends to be lowest. There are strong national water supply and sanitation policies and key agencies have clear roles and strategies. National policies are set by the Ministry of Water and Energy (MWE), formerly the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), for water supply, and by the Ministry of Health for sanitation. In",
"title": "Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia"
},
{
"docid": "4943413",
"text": "during glacial times, when sea level was about 125 meters below present sea level, and rivers flowed to the edge of the continental shelf. However, while many (but not all) canyons are found offshore from major rivers, subaerial river erosion cannot have been active to the water depths as great as 3000 meters where canyons have been mapped, as it is well established (by many lines of evidence) that sea levels did not fall to those depths. The major mechanism of canyon erosion is now thought to be turbidity currents and underwater landslides. Turbidity currents are dense, sediment-laden currents which",
"title": "Submarine canyon"
},
{
"docid": "7165466",
"text": "and saltwater environments. Dense vegetation with vertical structures such as; reeds (\"Phragmites\"), reedmace (\"Typha\") and rushes (\"Juncus\") are frequented in breeding and non-breeding season and Australian reed warblers are often observed perched sideways midway along a reed stem. This species is occasionally observed in shrub lands and riparian woodlands surrounding water bodies where it can be observed foraging. This species forages mainly individually but sometimes in pairs, in dense vegetation on insects and spiders and occasionally molluscs and seeds. The Australian reed warbler forages amongst dense riparian vegetation and in surrounding shrubs and woodlands where it can be seen gleaning",
"title": "Australian reed warbler"
},
{
"docid": "4456136",
"text": "derived from near-infrared extinction and even star counting in a bid to probe these objects further. Bok globules that are irradiated by ultraviolet light from hot nearby stars exhibit stripping of materials to produce a tail. These types are called \"cometary globules\" (CG). Bok globule In astronomy, Bok globules are isolated and relatively small dark nebulae, containing dense cosmic dust and gas from which star formation may take place. Bok globules are found within H II regions, and typically have a mass of about 2 to 50 solar masses contained within a region about a light year or so across",
"title": "Bok globule"
},
{
"docid": "14393795",
"text": "is shared by several government agencies and institutions. Most of these agencies conduct their work with little or no coordination with other agencies, which creates duplication of work and inefficient use of resources. In addition, there is a need for the enactment of watershed management plans aimed at integrating different water uses, controlling deforestation and water quality. Water resources in Guatemala are also stressed by domestic users. Generally, populations are larger in regions where water availability is low due to altitude or rainfall deficit, and the opposite is true in regions where water resources are abundant. Guatemala City is a",
"title": "Water resources management in Guatemala"
},
{
"docid": "5394939",
"text": "water. Breezewood, Pennsylvania represents a physical tourist trap at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 76, where the two major highways are not directly connected; forcing transiting drivers off the interstate and \"into several suddenly urban blocks with traffic lights and a dense bazaar of gas stations, fast food restaurants and motels.\" A few establishments take pride in the term and embody it into their names, such as \"Da Yoopers Tourist Trap\", run by the comedy troupe Da Yoopers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and \"The Tourist Trap\" at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls is a popular",
"title": "Tourist trap"
},
{
"docid": "12323885",
"text": "near Greenland, such water flows southwards between the continental landmasses on either side of the Atlantic. When it reaches the Antarctic, it is joined by further masses of cold, sinking water and flows eastwards. It then splits into two streams that move northwards into the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Here it is gradually warmed, becomes less dense, rises towards the surface and loops back on itself. Some flows back into the Atlantic. It takes a thousand years for this circulation pattern to be completed. Besides gyres, there are temporary surface currents that occur under specific conditions. When waves meet a",
"title": "Sea"
},
{
"docid": "8584780",
"text": "\"Aedes\" and all \"Psorophora\" deposit their eggs in areas that will flood. Eggs are laid and embryological development occurs, but the eggs do not hatch till flooded. After flooding, the eggs will hatch within two to three days. Culicinae larvae are adapted to almost every aquatic environment worldwide, excepting flowing streams and open areas of large water masses. Larvae have three body regions – head, thorax, and abdomen – as well as having compound eyes and antennae on their heads. The same body regions can be found in Culicinae adults, but the form of each region is very different in",
"title": "Culicinae"
},
{
"docid": "6403",
"text": "molecular material. Since this molecular material can be spatially resolved, it is possible to constrain the heating/ionising sources, temperatures, masses, and sizes of the regions. Doppler-shifted velocity components allow for the separation of distinct regions of molecular gas that can trace outflows and hot cores originating from forming stars. Ammonia has been detected in external galaxies, and by simultaneously measuring several lines, it is possible to directly measure the gas temperature in these galaxies. Line ratios imply that gas temperatures are warm (~50 K), originating from dense clouds with sizes of tens of pc. This picture is consistent with the",
"title": "Ammonia"
},
{
"docid": "6382454",
"text": "universal gravitation states that there is a gravitational force between any two masses that is equal in magnitude for each mass, and is aligned to draw the two masses toward each other. The formula is: where formula_2 and formula_3 are the two masses, formula_4 is the gravitational constant, and formula_5 is the distance between the two masses. The formula was derived for planetary motion where the distances between the planets and the Sun made it reasonable to consider the bodies to be point masses. (For a satellite in orbit, the 'distance' refers to the distance from the mass centers rather",
"title": "Gravitational acceleration"
},
{
"docid": "4217944",
"text": "forests onshore, although marbled murrelets may not use the interior of dense stands. Where large trees are absent in the northern parts of marbled murrelet range, marbled murrelets nest in depressions on the ground, in rock cavities on the ground, or on rock outcrops. Marbled murrelets are both ground nesters and tree nesters where forests and treeless areas meet. In northern regions where coniferous forests nest sites are unavailable, marbled murrelets occupy alpine or tundra near the ocean. In Washington and Oregon, marbled murrelets commonly nest in Douglas-fir (\"Pseudotsuga menziesii\") dominated stands. They also select stands dominated by mountain hemlock",
"title": "Marbled murrelet"
},
{
"docid": "12361719",
"text": "loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and silting of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water. Environment—international agreements: Both flora and fauna are those characteristic of the greater part of tropical Africa. As far south as Benguela the coast region is rich in oil palms and mangroves. In the northern part of the province are dense forests. In the South towards the Kunene are regions of dense thorn scrub. Rubber vines and trees are abundant, but in some districts their number has been considerably reduced by the primitive methods adopted by native collectors of rubber. The",
"title": "Geography of Angola"
},
{
"docid": "7316807",
"text": "water (e.g. a barangay encompassing different islands). Puroks are often found in densely populated areas of barangays categorized as urban, but outside of a major metropolis, and in population-dense areas of barangays of rural municipalities. Puroks and sitio boundaries are rarely defined precisely, and may use natural landmarks such as roads, rivers or other natural features to unofficially delineate divisions. They are not a Local Government Unit and their officials are not elected in regular general elections. The selection process for sitio and purok leaders may vary from one barangay to another. There are cases where a barangay council member",
"title": "Administrative divisions of the Philippines"
},
{
"docid": "10141474",
"text": "dense moisture condenses and soaks the plants, rocks, soil, logs, moss etc. The laurel forest is a type of cloud forest that has developed on mountains, where the dense moisture from the sea or ocean, is precipitated by the action of the relief. The terrain forces up wet and warm air masses, which cool and decreases the dew point, causing moisture to condense and fall as rain or fog. This creates a habitat that is cool, saturating air and soil with moisture. The protected areas declared under the Official Gazette of Cape Verde, in February 2003 are: In Santo Antão",
"title": "Wildlife of Cape Verde"
},
{
"docid": "14073709",
"text": "long. The flowers are a few centimeters long and each has three pink petals. They are surrounded by bracts. The stamens and style protrude from the flower. The fruit is a berry 2 to 3 centimeters long. This plant is limited to central Chile, where it occurs in the coastal regions. The species has been seen in inland regions, but not collected there recently. Scattered populations about 15 kilometers inland are known, but these are rare and are considered endangered. The plant mainly grows on steep seaside cliffs, sometimes in dense stands. This plant is sometimes kept in cultivation as",
"title": "Ochagavia litoralis"
},
{
"docid": "14147370",
"text": "water). This approximation breaks down as the solute concentration is increased. For an example, refer to the densities of water–NaCl mixtures (density of water with dissolved NaCl). High solute concentrations are often not physiologically relevant, but are occasionally encountered in pharmacology, where the mass per volume notation is still sometimes encountered. An extreme example is saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI) which attains 100 \"%\" m/v potassium iodide mass concentration (1 gram KI per 1 mL solution) only because the solubility of the dense salt KI is extremely high in water, and the resulting solution is very dense (1.72 times",
"title": "Mass concentration (chemistry)"
},
{
"docid": "3871909",
"text": "of a major controversy in Earth science. Estimates for the number of hotspots postulated to be fed by mantle plumes have ranged from about 20 to several thousands, over the years, with most geologists considering a few tens to exist. Hawaii, Réunion, Yellowstone, Galápagos, and Iceland are some of the most active volcanic regions to which the hypothesis is applied. Most hotspot volcanoes are basaltic (e.g., Hawaii, Tahiti). As a result, they are less explosive than subduction zone volcanoes, in which water is trapped under the overriding plate. Where hotspots occur in continental regions, basaltic magma rises through the continental",
"title": "Hotspot (geology)"
},
{
"docid": "10627530",
"text": "lining. The iris is green. Feet are extensively webbed. Breeding may occur throughout the year but is concentrated to the early parts of the rainy season. Calling and mating take place at night. Males generally call from vegetation in water. The call is a low, harsh trill. Eggs are laid in large, round gelatinous masses in shallow bodies of water, attached to the vegetation. \"Lithobates vibicarius\" is a semi-aquatic frog found in lower montane and lower portions of montane rainforest. They prefer dense woods, but may also be found near water in clearings or pastures. \"Lithobates vibicarius\" was once very",
"title": "Lithobates vibicarius"
},
{
"docid": "17673273",
"text": "since 1927. Honey is sufficiently viscous that the surface perturbations that lead to breakup are almost fully damped from honey threads. This results in the production of long filaments of honey rather than individual droplets. Fluid thread breakup Fluid thread breakup is the process by which a single mass of fluid breaks into several smaller fluid masses. The process is characterized by the elongation of the fluid mass forming thin, thread-like regions between larger nodules of fluid. The thread-like regions continue to thin until they break, forming individual droplets of fluid. Thread breakup occurs where two fluids or a fluid",
"title": "Fluid thread breakup"
},
{
"docid": "12992672",
"text": "in South America. A rare wave phenomenon is known as Morning Glory, a roll cloud producing strong lift. Pilots near Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria make use of it in springtime. Birds have been observed using wave lift to cross mountainous regions. The boundaries where two air masses meet are known as convergence zones. These can occur in sea breezes or in desert regions. A sea-breeze (or onshore breeze) is a wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts. In a sea-breeze front, cold air from the sea meets the warmer air from the land and creates a boundary",
"title": "Lift (soaring)"
},
{
"docid": "7929634",
"text": "lighter colored, and those from regions composed mostly of granite can even be pink in coloration. Most have bright yellow in their groin regions, and faded banding on their legs. Canyon tree frogs are mostly nocturnal and carnivorous. They are typically found in semiarid, rocky habitats near a permanent water source. Breeding occurs during the spring rains, and large, floating egg masses of 100 or more eggs are laid on the water. During periods of low rainfall, the frogs will take refuge in rock crevices. Canyon tree frog The canyon tree frog (\"Hyla arenicolor\") is a species of tree frog",
"title": "Canyon tree frog"
},
{
"docid": "10325956",
"text": "communal piles. Ovipostition at selected sites is initiated when water temperatures reach 8 °C, but the timing of oviposition varies from late February-early March at lowland sites to late May-late June at montane sites in Oregon. They breed in warm shallow water, often deep in areas where grasses, sedges, and rushes are usually present. Adult females reportedly breed every year and probably produce a single egg mass each year. Though egg masses are occasionally laid singly, communal oviposition sites usually comprise the majority of the annual reproductive output. These communal clusters of egg masses are often composed of between 10",
"title": "Oregon spotted frog"
},
{
"docid": "6092291",
"text": "found in shallows, though can be observed near deep water over dense water vegetation. Goliath herons can even be found in small watering holes. They have ranged in elevation from sea level to . They tend to prefer pristine wetlands and generally avoid areas where human disturbances are a regular occurrence. Goliath herons are solitary foragers and are highly territorial towards other Goliaths entering their feeding territories. On occasions, two may be seen together but these are most likely to be a breeding pair or immatures. A diurnal and often rather inactive feeder, this heron often hunts by standing in",
"title": "Goliath heron"
},
{
"docid": "6634002",
"text": "two miles from Lüneberg where the Zulus broke off pursuit. The wagons were looted and all the ammunition and supplies were carried off by the Zulus or destroyed. Booth was rewarded with the Victoria Cross. Harward arrived at Lüneberg and frantically informed Tucker of what had transpired. The Major quickly ordered all his mounted troops to accompany him to the camp, and ordered a further 150-foot soldiers to follow. Tucker and his mounted force spotted 'dense masses' of Zulus leaving the scene of the battle as they approached. At the camp, they discovered one soldier who had made a miraculous",
"title": "Battle of Intombe"
},
{
"docid": "10595246",
"text": "water for quenching hot products and the control of dust. Water concerns are particularly sensitive issue in arid regions, such as the western part of the United States and Israel's Negev Desert, where there are plans to expand the oil shale industry. Depending on technology, above-ground retorting uses between one and five barrels of water per barrel of produced shale oil. \"In situ\" processing, according to one estimate, uses about one-tenth as much water. Water represents the major vector of transfer of oil shale industry pollutants. One environmental issue is to prevent noxious materials leaching from spent shale into the",
"title": "Environmental impact of the oil shale industry"
},
{
"docid": "11474387",
"text": "lack the means to provide it in an accessible manner. Around one fifth of the world's population currently live in regions affected by Physical water scarcity, where there is inadequate water resources to meet a country's or regional demand, including the water needed to fulfill the demand of ecosystems to function effectively. Arid regions frequently suffer from physical water scarcity. It also occurs where water seems abundant but where resources are over-committed, such as when there is over development of hydraulic infrastructure for irrigation. Symptoms of physical water scarcity include environmental degradation and declining groundwater as well as other forms",
"title": "Water scarcity"
},
{
"docid": "5296350",
"text": "is an ellipse, in this case the intersections form two ellipses with major axes IH and KL, where formula_19 By a similar argument, the minor axes are in the same ratio. This is clear if the sphere is viewed from above. Therefore the two ellipses are similar, so their areas are as the squares of their major axes. As the mass of any section of the surface is proportional to the area of that section, for the 2 elliptical areas the ratios of their masses formula_20. Since the force of attraction on P in the direction JM from either of",
"title": "Shell theorem"
},
{
"docid": "10131007",
"text": "the surface, it is indicative that some form of precipitation is extant at the freezing level, a varying point in the atmosphere in which the temperature is 0°C. In mid-latitude regions, convective precipitation is often associated with cold fronts where as it is often found behind the front, occasionally initiating a squall line. Frontal precipitation is the result of frontal systems surrounding extratropical cyclones or lows, which form when warm and tropical air meets cooler air. Frontal precipitation typically falls out of nimbostratus clouds. When masses of air with different densities (moisture and temperature characteristics) meet, the less dense warmer",
"title": "Precipitation types"
},
{
"docid": "2364903",
"text": "NADW. AABW formed in the Weddell Sea will mainly fill the Atlantic and Indian Basins, whereas the AABW formed in the Ross Sea will flow towards the Pacific Ocean. The dense water masses formed by these processes flow downhill at the bottom of the ocean, like a stream within the surrounding less dense fluid, and fill up the basins of the polar seas. Just as river valleys direct streams and rivers on the continents, the bottom topography constrains the deep and bottom water masses. Note that, unlike fresh water, seawater does not have a density maximum at 4 °C but",
"title": "Thermohaline circulation"
},
{
"docid": "10320462",
"text": "design spirals. According to this theory, the spiral arms are created inside density waves that turn around the galaxy at different speeds from the stars in the galaxy's disk. Stars and gas are clumped in these dense regions due to gravitational attraction towards the dense material, though their location in the spiral arm may not be permanent. When they come close to the spiral arm, they are pulled toward the dense material by the force of gravity; and as they travel through the arm, they are slowed from exiting by the same gravitational pull. This causes the gas in particular",
"title": "Grand design spiral galaxy"
},
{
"docid": "20832708",
"text": "to ecoregions. The resulting regions are: Benguela, Agulhas, Natal, and Delagoa ecoregions, which include the coast, continental shelf and shelf edge, and the Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian ecoregions include the upper and lower continental slope and abyssal regions. The regions are divided into benthic depth zones. Along the coastline there are supratidal, above the high-water mark, intertidal between high and low water, shallow photic, or subtidal shoreface, where there is turbulence and enough light for seaweeds to flourish, down to about 10 m, deep photic, where there is less light, down to about 30 m, and sub-photic (lightless) zones,",
"title": "Marine ecoregions of the South African exclusive economic zone"
},
{
"docid": "16908241",
"text": "about 350 kilometrs across, so the ice cap in the past would have been way bigger and held much more water. Measurements with the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars CRISM detected minerals that are formed when a volcano erupts under an ice sheet. Some of the minerals found are clays, sulfates, Iron oxides, and zeolites. This combination is often called palagonite. When volcanoes erupt under an ice sheet large masses of warm water are created. Masses of warm water under Martian ice could provide suitable places for life to exist. Such environments are also good for preserving fossils. Sisyphi",
"title": "Sisyphi Montes"
},
{
"docid": "10130048",
"text": "charge of the following services: This is where the beaches of Tijuana are located (hence the name) and it is also one of the two exits to the south towards Rosarito and Ensenada. The Paseo Ensenada is a popular place for meeting and passing free time, and where major commercial centres and businesses are located. Plaza Coronado, which is located at the beginning of Paseo Ensenada, is the major entertainment centre, where mainly young people gather every day to spend free time. Water sports such as surfing, bodyboarding, and kayaking are available when ocean water quality is good—the water quality",
"title": "Playas de Tijuana"
},
{
"docid": "11245167",
"text": "substantia innominata, and the amygdala nuclei, to higher neocortical regions. There are dense connections between the paralimbic cortex and core limbic structures, in particular the amygdala. The amygdaloid complex comprises both nuclear and cortical layers. These cortical features of the amygdala often extend into the paralimbic areas, blurring the boundaries between limbic and paralimbic regions. Thus, these regions may collectively be termed the ‘paralimbic system’. It is cytoarchitecturally defined: it has three layers, where layer 2,3 and 4 are merged, and is intermediate in form between the allocortex (less than six layers) and the neocortex (six distinct layers). It is",
"title": "Paralimbic cortex"
},
{
"docid": "16934104",
"text": "is very important. In mapping Physical geometry is mapped with computational geometry. There are difficulties which we face in generating the body fitted grids in geometries like IC engine combustion chamber. For example, the Valve mapping in Internal Combustion Engine is done very carefully so that the region of one type is mapped carefully with another type of regions. There are regions where dense mesh is done deliberately to accommodate complex features. But this results in unnecessary grid resolution which leads to local variation of solution domain. In this type of grid the domain is divided into different regions. Each",
"title": "Grid classification"
},
{
"docid": "11923121",
"text": "soil is peat, a water-marsh community exists. Its hydroperiod is longer than the marl prairie, although its plants are less diverse. These regions tend to be on the border between sloughs and sawgrass marshes. Alligators have created an ecological niche in wet prairies; they dig at low spots with their claws and snouts and create ponds free of vegetation that remain submerged throughout the dry season. Alligator holes are integral to the survival of aquatic invertebrates, turtles, fish, small mammals, and birds during extended drought periods. Alligators feed upon animals that visit the hole. Islands of trees featuring dense temperate",
"title": "Geography and ecology of the Everglades"
},
{
"docid": "7564348",
"text": "primary production also leads to lower net productivity in waters. Stratification may be upset by turbulence. This creates mixed layers of water. Forms of turbulence may include wind-sea surface friction, upwelling and downwelling. Marshall et al. (2002) suggest that baroclinic eddies (baroclinity) may be an important factor in maintaining stratification. Stratification (water) Water stratification is when water masses with different properties - salinity (halocline), oxygenation (chemocline), density (pycnocline), temperature (thermocline) - form layers that act as barriers to water mixing which could lead to anoxia or euxinia. These layers are normally arranged according to density, with the least dense water",
"title": "Stratification (water)"
},
{
"docid": "8803303",
"text": "and decrease in the breadth and the space is 239 cubic Rajju. Apart from the apex which is the abode of liberated beings, the universe is divided into three parts. The world is surrounded by three atmospheres: dense-water, dense-wind and thin-wind. It is then surrounded by infinitely large non-world which is absolutely empty. The whole world is said to be filled with living beings. In all the three parts, there is the existence of very small living beings called nigoda. Nigoda are of two types: nitya-nigoda and Itara-nigoda. Nitya-nigoda are those which will reborn as nigoda throughout eternity where as",
"title": "Jain cosmology"
},
{
"docid": "7228345",
"text": "exhibit limited adaptations to fast flow and are most successful in reduced currents. More primitive plants, such as mosses and liverworts attach themselves to solid objects. This typically occurs in colder headwaters where the mostly rocky substrate offers attachment sites. Some plants are free floating at the water’s surface in dense mats like duckweed or water hyacinth. Others are rooted and may be classified as submerged or emergent. Rooted plants usually occur in areas of slackened current where fine-grained soils are found. These rooted plants are flexible, with elongated leaves that offer minimal resistance to current. Living in flowing water",
"title": "River ecosystem"
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"text": "presence of other species which exploit the same food source Diversity and abundance are depth dependent qualities. Generally, shallow coastal waters contain far greater numbers of meroplankton than deep, open ocean waters. Most abundant regions occur at depths between 0 and 200 meters of the water column, where light penetration is highest. Availability of sunlight allows for proliferation of phytoplankton, which serves as one of the major food sources for meroplankton. Deep oceanic waters show significantly lower abundance than shelf regions, due to poor light penetration. Water and benthos pollution from industrial sources has been demonstrated to have varying effects",
"title": "Meroplankton"
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"text": "largely consists of water filled hollows covered with woods on the heights. There are three major water regions. One in the west, where lake Hjälmaren drains into Mälaren. There is a second water region on Södertörn, which is rather small in size and has no larger lakes. Smaller lakes in that region include Bornsjön (), Orlången (), and Magelungen (). The third region is to the south towards Kolmården. Both the city of Stockholm and Stockholm County are divided in the middle between Södermanland (southern part) and Uppland (northern part). The population of Södermanland is 1,320,477 as of 31December 2016.",
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"docid": "13080222",
"text": "restricted free agent. On June 27, 2016, the Kings tendered a qualifying offer to Curry, but on July 3, the team rescinded their qualifying offer, making Curry an unrestricted free agent. On July 15, 2016, Curry signed with the Dallas Mavericks. He made his debut for the Mavericks in their season opener on October 26 against the Indiana Pacers. In 16 minutes off the bench, he recorded seven points, three rebounds, one assist and three steals in a 130–121 overtime loss. On November 8, he scored a then career-high 23 points in a 109–97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.",
"title": "Seth Curry"
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"docid": "8064532",
"text": "his father's storied career at Virginia Tech, Curry wanted to play college basketball for the Hokies, but was only offered a walk-on spot due in part to his slender 160-pound frame. He ultimately chose to attend Davidson College, who had aggressively recruited him from the tenth grade. Before Curry even played in his first game for the Wildcats, head coach Bob McKillop praised him at a Davidson alumni event, \"Wait 'til you see Steph Curry. He is something special.\" In his first collegiate game, against Eastern Michigan, Curry finished with 15 points but committed 13 turnovers. In the next game,",
"title": "Stephen Curry"
},
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"docid": "8305812",
"text": "Atlantic University, replacing Mike Jarvis. In four seasons, the Owls were 39–84 under Curry, who was fired from FAU on March 16, 2018. His son, Deon Curry, played football as a wide receiver for Michigan State University. Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to Dell Curry and 2x NBA MVP Steph Curry. Michael Curry (basketball) Michael Edward Curry (born August 22, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player, and coach. He is the former head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team. Curry played in the NBA from 1993 to 2005. He later served as",
"title": "Michael Curry (basketball)"
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"docid": "8064596",
"text": "basketball and anything Steph Curry.\" Deah's number for his intramural basketball team at North Carolina State University was Curry's No. 30 and he posed for a photo that was similar to one that Curry did for GQ. Curry said that Barakat's family \"did a great job of reaching out to me and making me aware of the details of his life and personality [...] It was really kind of a cool deal to be able to use the platform yesterday to honor Deah and his family [...] I'm going to send them the shoes I wore yesterday. And hopefully they",
"title": "Stephen Curry"
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"docid": "7393144",
"text": "if the head coach wants to add players. Coaches for each team hand select players for their teams. The season begins in June and ends in August. Games are played Monday-Thursday and are all played at 8:00PM at night. NBA players in the Pro-Am have included Steph Curry, Aaron Gordon, Jason Kidd, and Jason Richardson. WNBA players to play in the women’s league have included Devanei Hampton, Christy Hedgpeth, and Jennifer Azzi. Azzi was the head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of San Francisco from 2010-2016. The Pro-Am is an opportunity for professional players to interact",
"title": "Kezar Pavilion"
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"docid": "13874121",
"text": "O'Neal for the game. In 2018, with the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers facing the Steph Curry and Kevin Durant-led Golden State Warriors season being the top-ranked Christmas Day matchup in 2018, the NBA will simulcast that matchup on ESPN and ABC. Several fans, players, coaches, and members of the news media support the tradition of Christmas games. For players and coaches, the standard public statement is that a Christmas game is an honor, as it is not only a chance to play on national television, but also a reward for having a great team and great players. Before the",
"title": "National Basketball Association Christmas games"
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"text": "each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry. In 2012, he was inducted in Iona basketball Hall of Fame. Burtt Jr. was named first team All-MAAC in 2006, second team All-MAAC in 2005 and third team All-MAAC (2004). On March 5, 2009, Burtt signed with Vive Menorca of Spain. On April 28, 2009, he was released by Menorca. In the summer of 2009, he signed with Apollon Limassol of Cyprus. In January 2010, he moved to Ukraine and signed with BC Ferro-ZNTU for the remainder of the season. In August 2010, he signed with",
"title": "Steve Burtt Jr."
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"docid": "6740626",
"text": "her other friends shun her. Distracted by the quarrel, Steph does not notice that she is being stalked by serial killer Toby Mills (Henry Luxemburg). He attacks her, hitting her in the head with a spanner and leaving her to die. Steph is comatose for a week, and is diagnosed with epilepsy when she regains consciousness. Upon learning that Toby is Lisa's brother-in-law, Steph resumes her bullying. Her father eventually catches her physically attacking Lisa, and orders her to leave her alone. The two go on to attend university together, where Steph apologises for her cruelty and they are able",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
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"docid": "5476176",
"text": "Kristian Hargreaves, however it does not last, while there was more bad news for Lisa as her older brother Lee was getting in trouble with the police and started failed exams, while his sister Ellie disappear in Ibiza for almost two years, but came back to Hollyoaks, after she discover her family bad news were. Meanwhile, Steph resumes her relentless bullying of Lisa after discovering that her brother-in-law, serial killer Toby Mills, was responsible for an attack that nearly cost Steph her life and left her with epilepsy, which pushes Lisa closer to the edge once again. However, after Steph",
"title": "Lisa Hunter"
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"docid": "7229546",
"text": "her last scenes aired on 7 June. The actress thanked fans for their support. On-screen, Steph decides to leave Erinsborough for a fresh start in Sydney, where she can be closer to her son. Steph arrives in Ramsay Street with her family. The move helps her get over her failed relationship with Larry \"Woody\" Woodhouse (Andrew Curry), who is in jail for armed robbery. Steph immediately attracts the attentions of Toadfish Rebecchi and Lance Wilkinson (Andrew Bibby), but she falls for Drew Kirk (Dan Paris). Steph becomes good friends with Drew's girlfriend, Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine). Steph and Libby are",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
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"docid": "19121467",
"text": "3-0 First Round series lead over the Indiana Pacers and further fuel what would become a historic 10-game playoff win-streak. The 26-point comeback tied the largest ever in NBA post-season history (along with the 2012 Clippers against the Memphis Grizzlies), with LeBron James scoring 41 points and a triple-double in another career night performance. 25 points - Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs (May 14, 2017) The Golden State Warriors came back from a 25 point deficit, led by Steph Curry's 40 points and Kevin Durant's 34 points. Curry led the team with 7 made threes and 14 made",
"title": "Comeback (sports)"
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"docid": "9589812",
"text": "to Steph, Niall follows them to Scotland, where he kidnaps Tom. After Tom escapes, he alerts Steph and Craig. Steph tells Niall she does not love him in a confrontation on a cliff. Niall, seeing what he has caused, then kills himself. Steph and Tom then visit Steph's father Johnno, and then they return to Hollyoaks the next day. Steph then begins dance classes, which Tom and niece Holly Hutchinson (Lydia Waters) attend. Then they are bullied by Persephone Hart (Elizabeth Hadley). The situation is quickly resolved by Steph and Sarah Barnes (Loui Batley). Steph's stepbrother Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor",
"title": "Tom Cunningham"
},
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"docid": "6740549",
"text": "and locks Tom in another room. Steph then returns and is shocked to be face to face with Niall. They then talk to each other with Niall desperate for her to love him. Steph then goes along with his plans for them to play happy families, despite her brother and Tom being locked away. Niall then goes upstairs to talk to Tom about how he would feel if he and Steph become his parents and then they can move away and be a happy family. Tom, however, chooses to live with Steph and Mandy Richardson. Niall, feeling rejected by Tom,",
"title": "Craig Dean"
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"docid": "7229528",
"text": "your life. Toadie’s been a fantastic support to Steph, there every step of the way.\" Describing the developments in Steph and Toadie's relationship during 2008, Dan Bennet speaking for Network Ten states: \"Steph has already agreed to a long engagement with Toadie, but she's not ready to marry. This relationship will reach a massive fork in the road early in the new year. Toadie will force Steph to decide what she wants from this relationship.\" One of the biggest storylines for Steph saw her being diagnosed with breast cancer. Bonner wanted to play the scenes with honesty and said that",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
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"docid": "7711907",
"text": "Iona in total points scored for the school with 2,534. He also has several other school records including career field goals made and attempted and season field goals made. Burtt also held the single-season scoring record with 732, a record broken in 2006 by his son Steve Burtt Jr.. During his college career he was named three times in the All-MAAC first team (1982–1984) and twice All-MAAC Player of the Year (1983–1984). They are one of just two father-son duos to score 2,000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry. Burtt was",
"title": "Steve Burtt Sr."
},
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"docid": "6740633",
"text": "catches fire, Steph saves Amy Barnes and her children, but chooses to remain inside and die. After Steph's funeral, her family and friends watch video messages she recorded for them prior to her death. On 11 March 2011, Cindy returns and Darren tells her about Steph and plays her the goodbye message. On 26 December, Steph made a one-off appearance as a ghost to Doug Carter (PJ Brennan). Stenson originally auditioned to play a friend of the established character Zara Morgan (Kelly Greenwood). Although unsuccessful, the \"Hollyoaks\" casting team later asked her to apply for the new role of Steph",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "13818899",
"text": "In 2016, Billig Rich began working on a pair of TV commercials. She began as music producer for the Alaska Virgin Airlines merger spot released in early 2017. In March 2017, Muscle Milk released a new television commercial featuring Steph Curry doing The Wiggle to a remake of the song \"Wiggle It\" by 2 In A Room. The commercial, called \"Strong Feels Good,\" was music supervised by Billig Rich. She worked on Broadway in 2016 providing music clearance services for \"Disaster! The Musical\". Furthermore, Billig Rich does all music services and consultation for the For The Record live shows including",
"title": "Janet Billig Rich"
},
{
"docid": "12391243",
"text": "(Carla Bonner) would begin dating. Steph helps Lucas recover from injuries he sustains after a motorbike crash. As they spend more time together, Lucas realises that he loves Steph and he tells her about his feelings. However, he is unaware that Steph has slept with his brother and is pregnant with his child. The couple later split when the truth comes out, but Major told Holy Soap that they could get back together. Of the situation, Major said \"It's definitely what Lucas is hoping for. There will be lots of obstacles along the way but hopefully they might be able",
"title": "Lucas Fitzgerald"
},
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"docid": "16560712",
"text": "His plan met with much good derision, but he was so persistent in having us try his new game that we finally consented more to humor him than with any thought of it becoming a reality. . . When we saw what a great game Cartwright had given us, and as his suggestion for forming a club to play it met with our approval, we set about to organize a club.\" Curry and two other members arranged for the Knickerbockers to play their first game against another team. The game, long cited as the first officially recorded game of baseball,",
"title": "Duncan Curry"
},
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"docid": "14568866",
"text": "off before Oona can talk to him, and Oona finds Steph and Dan arguing. The sisters fight and Oona leaves. The next day, Oona visits Mikey and shows him she had her TiMER removed and says she does not care about the results. Mikey is grateful for the gesture, but insists that the results matter and they say goodbye. The next morning Steph reconciles with Oona. Oona goes for a run at the track later than she usually does, and runs into Dan practicing with his relay team, learning they use the same track, but at different times. They part",
"title": "Timer (film)"
},
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"docid": "8064587",
"text": "winning strategy. Analysts have referred to him as \"the Michael Jordan of the three-point era,\" stating that he did for the three-point shot what Jordan did for the dunk. \"The Guardian\"'s Robert O'Connell cites Curry's February 27, 2013 game against the New York Knicks, in which he made 11 of 13 shots from behind the arc en route for a 54-point performance, as the start of the three-point era. The era has been referred to as \"The Steph Effect\" and \"the NBA's Three-Point Revolution.\" The increase in three-point shooting is partly due to NBA teams incorporating it in their attempts",
"title": "Stephen Curry"
},
{
"docid": "7811696",
"text": "Steph Stokes Mary Stephanie \"Steph\" Stokes (also Turner and Forsythe) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, \"Emmerdale\". She was played by Lorraine Chase for a period of four years between 2002 and 2006. It was announced on 12 September 2013 that Steph would return for a guest appearance, which she did on 30 October 2013. In one storyline Steph accuses her older brother of sexually abusing her. On 9 December 2005, Kris Green from Digital Spy reported that Nick Brimble had been cast as her brother, Terence Turner and that his arrival would lead to a",
"title": "Steph Stokes"
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"docid": "19943516",
"text": "Cup team. Du Toit is the younger brother of Pieter-Steph, also a professional rugby player that represented the n national team since 2013. The two brothers were contracted to the at the same time (in 2014 and 2015) before reuniting at the Stormers from 2017 onwards. Johan du Toit Johannes Willem du Toit (born 8 September 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a flanker or a lock. Du Toit was born in Cape Town, but grew up in the",
"title": "Johan du Toit"
},
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"docid": "14060813",
"text": "Steph that he will leave his name the way it is, but Steph realises that it is none of her business and Ben changes his name. Dan becomes a good stepfather to Ben and he does all the fatherly things with him. Ben and Dan's relationship goes through a rough patch when Dan threatens to hit Ben for misbehaving. Susan agrees to carry Libby and Dan's child and she becomes pregnant. However, she miscarries the baby and Libby has to tell Ben that he would not be a big brother. Libby and Dan decide to separate, leaving Ben without a",
"title": "Ben Kirk"
},
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"docid": "7229549",
"text": "realises that she loves Max and they begin a relationship. After finding a lump in her breast, Steph is told that she has cancer. Steph struggles to cope with the news and ends her relationship with Max. They later reunite and Steph proposes to Max, who accepts. The couple get married in a park. Steph helps her brother, Jack (Jay Bunyan), through his drug problem. Steph sits with her grandfather, Charlie (Cliff Ellen), until he dies. Steph adjusts his pillow, just as Lyn and her brother, Michael (David Paterson), walk in. Michael accuses Steph of murder and she is arrested.",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
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"docid": "8064590",
"text": "15.3 isolations per game. His absence slows the Warriors offense down and leads to less passing and ball movement. With Curry, the Warriors average 1.05 points every shot that comes after an off-ball screen; without Curry, it drops to 0.95 points per game. His absence makes it much easier for defenders to switch on screens. Of Curry's success with or without other elite teammates, Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports stated, \"You can pluck All-Star after All-Star off the court like flower petals, and the Steph-led Warriors will still dominate like a champion. He's that transcendent of a player. [...] The",
"title": "Stephen Curry"
},
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"docid": "8698301",
"text": "new attitude. Steph is determined to be confident and enthusiastic about school. She sits with new people at lunch and organizes a talent auction. Steph does not anticipate Lauren's anger at her sudden rise in popularity, or Jason's confusion and shock at her behaviour. As her popularity grows, Steph is forced to make difficult choices about who and what is truly important to her. A minor plot arch of the impending wedding of Jason's grandmother and Steph's grandfather. Steph's mother is against the wedding and causes familial contention. Steph's mother's sixth pregnancy also plays out as a minor plot line.",
"title": "How to Be Popular"
},
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"docid": "18586968",
"text": "MVP for the second time in his career, after averaging a team-high 16.2 points and 6.5 assists over eight play-off games. On May 31, 2018, Curry was announced by ESSM Le Portel of the French top tier LNB Pro A. Brandyn Curry Brandyn Curry (born February 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A. Curry played five seasons collegiately for Harvard. Curry played collegiately at Harvard. As a sophomore, Curry was a second-team All-Ivy selection for the 2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball season. In September 2012, he was involved",
"title": "Brandyn Curry"
},
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"docid": "20550819",
"text": "their stories. She does what she does best, which is to draw those out.\" We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry is a documentary television series hosted by Ann Curry that airs on PBS. The series premiered on January 23, 2018 and follows individuals who survived tragic events and are reunited with the long-lost people with whom they experienced that important moment. The series is executive produced by Curry, Andra Heritage, and Justine Kershaw. The show marks Curry's first major project since leaving NBC News after 25 years. The first season features people who experienced",
"title": "We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry"
},
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"docid": "7548367",
"text": "between them and there were other characters more suited to Steph. In 2008, viewers saw Toadie trying to adopt an East Timorese orphan, after claiming that he had lived in Indonesia for 12 months. Producers decided to stop the storyline at the last minute and they introduced Callum Jones (Morgan Baker) for Toadie instead. Of the axed storyline, Moloney said \"I thought was just ridiculous. And it was just to spite Steph! I was like, 'What are we doing?'\" To begin with Toadie is more of a brother figure to Callum. Moloney said this was because Toadie \"has no idea",
"title": "Toadfish Rebecchi"
},
{
"docid": "12132344",
"text": "Bohannon were sophomores. All contributed to the teams success. Wisconsin won the Big Ten regular season title outright, won the Big Ten tournament championship, and were only awarded a #3 seed. It apparently was a down year for the Big Ten as only four teams made the NCAA tournament. Wisconsin handled #14 seed Cal State Fullerton 71-56 in the first round. Then had to be on \"upset alert\" for #11 seed cinderella Kansas St, who boosted stud freshman Michael Beasley. However, Wisconsin prevailed 72-55. In the Sweet Sixteen they ran into the true cinderella, #10 seed Davidson with Steph Curry,",
"title": "2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team"
},
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"docid": "14603353",
"text": "Steph Houghton Stephanie Jayne Houghton, (; born 23 April 1988) is an English footballer, who both plays for and captains Manchester City and the England women's national football team. Since her debut in 2007, Houghton has played over 80 times for the England national team. She suffered serious injuries immediately before the 2007 World Cup and Euro 2009, but recovered to play in the 2011 World Cup and Euro 2013. She was made England captain in January 2014. Houghton came to prominence at the 2012 London Olympics, scoring three goals in Great Britain's four games, including winners against New Zealand",
"title": "Steph Houghton"
},
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"docid": "6606679",
"text": "in 2012. He is currently starring alongside R&B Diva Monifah in the urban stage play \"\"Man of the House\"\" in October 2017. He also appears in a few independent films that was previously released and is starring in some upcoming projects as well. Robert Curry made a guest appearance in an Atlanta urban stage play \"Let It Burn\" in 2016. and is currently starring in the 2017 stage play \"\"I Cheated, So What!\"\" alongside American Idol Winner Fantasia Barrino brother Ricco Barrino. Christopher Williams & Jessica Reedy. Mike McCluney is appearing in the upcoming 2018 film \"Conumdrum: Secrets Among Friends\"",
"title": "Day26"
},
{
"docid": "9589811",
"text": "he leaves his estate, £500,000 and MOB'S to Steph and Tom. Steph grows closer to Niall, but ends their romance when she catches him angrily grabbing Tom. Following this, Steph and Tom decide to begin a new start, so they leave Hollyoaks together. Tom and Steph then return back to Hollyoaks, having spent several weeks with Steph's sister. Steph is worried for her and Tom's safety after learning Niall killed Kieron Hobbs (Jake Hendriks) and Tina Reilly (Leah Hackett) and tried to kill several others. Steph takes Tom on holiday to Scotland with her brother Craig Dean (Guy Burnett). Unknown",
"title": "Tom Cunningham"
},
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"docid": "6740552",
"text": "into the fields. Niall then gives chase and screams after Steph; Craig, who has been looking for her, hears Niall shouting and follows them. Niall traps Steph on a cliff edge and she warns him not to come any closer. He then tries to take their lives by throwing himself and Steph over the edge off the cliff. Craig then appears and tells Niall that Steph does not love him and to let her go. Niall then beats Craig in a bloody mess while Steph watches helpless. Craig then tells Niall to look at Steph who is scared by him",
"title": "Craig Dean"
},
{
"docid": "12477607",
"text": "had a minimal relationship with his father. His brother is former NFL linebacker Eric Barton. He currently resides in North Carolina. Aaron Curry (American football) Aaron Curry (born April 6, 1986) is an American college football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League. He is currently an assistant coach with the Charlotte Country Day School football team. Curry was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks fourth overall in the 2009 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest. Curry also played for the Oakland Raiders in 2011 and 2012. Curry attended E. E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, North",
"title": "Aaron Curry (American football)"
},
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"docid": "9995741",
"text": "him recordings of alien sightings. Kris still refuses to believe him. However, Kris's flatmate Jessica Harris (Jennifer Biddall) publishes Elliot's theories in the college newspaper. Elliot develops feelings for Jessica and on numerous occasions tries to persuade her to go out with him. Elliot tries to stand up for Steph when she is taunted by Wayne Tunnicliffe (Joe Marsden) and Sonny Valentine (Devon Anderson). Steph tells Elliot she does not need help. When Wayne throws eggs at Elliot, Steph intervenes and helps him. After this, Elliot and Steph become friends, and Elliot takes her stargazing. Steph begins to assume Elliot",
"title": "Elliot Bevan"
},
{
"docid": "7079363",
"text": "after him but drugs him, leaving him at her mercy, as she plans to sell Alan's business and put him into sheltered accommodation. Alan realises what Steph is doing and manages to tell his neighbours, leading Steph to almost kill them both by driving to a quarry edge but she can't go through with it and what she has been doing is revealed. Shelley disappears and Steph is suspected of murdering her and Alan accepts Shelley is dead, only for her to attend the memorial service. Although horrified that Shelley had let Steph go to prison for suspected murder, he",
"title": "Alan Turner (Emmerdale)"
},
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"docid": "7492823",
"text": "agenda – especially considering she’d never experienced real devotion before. However, Adam got her to trust him and soon she opened up about her traumatic childhood, confessing to him that her brother Terence (Nick Brimble) had sexually abused her. Horrified by the revelations, Adam vowed to support Steph and appealed to her to tell her father Alan (Richard Thorp) what had happened. However, as Steph and Adam were grappling with the fall out of her confession, Alan had got back in touch with Terence. Upon arriving in Emmerdale, Terence was quick to deny Steph's claims – leaving only Adam believing",
"title": "Adam Forsythe"
},
{
"docid": "9637215",
"text": "confess their true feelings to each other and begin a relationship. Steph is diagnosed with cervical cancer and does not tell Gilly, who later finds out from Cheryl. Gilly is angry at Steph for keeping this from him. Steph undergoes a hysterectomy to remove the cancer. However, doctors tell her and Gilly it failed. She is soon told her cancer is terminal. Gilly takes the news bad. The pair split up when Steph feels it is unfair on Gilly, but they get back together and start to plan their wedding. Gilly and Steph eventually get married beside the village river.",
"title": "Gilly Roach"
},
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"docid": "7811713",
"text": "her father. The warden does so and Steph makes her speech, but breaks down halfway through and runs out of the function room. Later, Val and the warden are unable to find her and realize that she has escaped and call the police. While walking through the cemetery, Marlon and Laurel find Steph at her father's graveside. Steph tells them that she misses her father and that she has nobody left. The warden arrives and handcuffs Steph and she expresses how happy she is for Marlon and Laurel and asks Marlon if he will write to her in the future",
"title": "Steph Stokes"
},
{
"docid": "7229559",
"text": "Steph supports him and encourages Lucas to keep the news from Vanessa. Steph tells Toadie that she will never forgive him for botching her defence causing her to lose everything she had. Steph moves in with Karl and Susan. She tries to win Lucas back by causing tension within his relationship. Steph learns that Vanessa was once married and Lucas does not know, so she sends him a message pretending to be Vanessa's ex-husband. Lucas calls off his wedding to Vanessa. Steph stops taking her medication and suffers a psychotic break. She kidnaps Lucas and Vanessa's son, Patrick, believing that",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
{
"docid": "18586967",
"text": "Playoffs MVP. In June 2015, Curry signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven. On July 18, 2016, he signed with the Slovenian team Helios Suns. On June 6, 2017, Curry returned to the Netherlands by signing a one-year contract with the defending DBL champion Donar. On April 23, 2018, Curry was named the DBL Most Valuable Player of the 2017–18 season, after leading Donar to a first place in the DBL regular season. Curry was honored with a place in the All-DBL Team as well. On May 29, 2018, Curry won his second DBL championship with Donar and was named the DBL Play-offs",
"title": "Brandyn Curry"
},
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"docid": "16303407",
"text": "also took part in the mid-year England series, which South Africa won. Du Toit is the grandson of former Springbok prop, Piet \"Spiere\" du Toit and is the older brother of Johan, also a professional rugby player. The two brothers were contracted to the at the same time (in 2014 and 2015) before reuniting at the Stormers from 2017 onwards. Pieter-Steph du Toit Pieter Stephanus du Toit (born 20 August 1992) is a South African rugby union footballer. Du Toit plays as a lock or a flanker for the South Africa national team, the in Super Rugby and in the",
"title": "Pieter-Steph du Toit"
},
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"docid": "7079366",
"text": "attributable to state of mind but Alan feels Steph is telling the truth. Adam leaves when Steph is released from hospital and Terence's body is found. With Adam gone, Steph is charged with her brother's murder and Alan is desperate to get Steph out of prison as he fears she cannot cope. Steph confesses to Alan that she played a part in Shelley's death and is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her brother. Following Steph's imprisonment and Terence's cremation, Alan wants answers and visits Adam in prison. Alan is shocked when Adam's ex-wife Isla (Sarah Griffiths)",
"title": "Alan Turner (Emmerdale)"
},
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"docid": "11258336",
"text": "– built a 38-27 lead by halftime. Shooting 71 percent from the floor early in the second half and with Curry missing 10 of his first 12 shots of the game, Georgetown extended the lead to 46-29 with 17:56 left to play. But then Curry came alive, and the entire character of the game changed. Led by Curry, Davidson went on a 16-2 run that cut Georgetown′s lead to 50-48 with 8:47 left to play. Thanks largely to Curry, for whom the Hoyas suddenly had no answer, the Wildcats went on to take a 60-58 lead – their first lead",
"title": "2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "9744932",
"text": "loss to the Buffalo Sabres, though he stopped 28 of 32 shots. He played 3 games before being sent back to the minors. During the playoffs Curry was up as a spare goalie. Curry did not dressed in the playoffs, but was included on the team picture, and awarded a Stanley Cup ring. Curry did not play enough NHL games in 2008-09 to qualify for engravement on the Stanley Cup. Curry was later recalled on January 11, 2010 to replace Marc-Andre Fleury against the Vancouver Canucks. Fleury who was out with a fractured finger, gave Curry his fourth career start",
"title": "John Curry (ice hockey)"
},
{
"docid": "7079364",
"text": "forgave her and they tried to rebuild their relationship but Shelley couldn't cope with Steph around and Alan couldn't disown his daughter so he begged Steph to go after Shelly and bring her home. On the ferry, Steph and Shelley argue leading Shelley to fall overboard and Steph left her to drown, returning to the village. Steph's relationship with Alan strengthens and he allows her to take over the B&B again. Steph falls in love with local doctor, Adam Forsythe (Richard Shelton). Steph tells Alan she was sexually abused by her older brother, Terence, when she was a child. Incensed,",
"title": "Alan Turner (Emmerdale)"
},
{
"docid": "4388564",
"text": "a free agent. On December 10, 2011, Curry signed a one-year contract with the Miami Heat. On January 19, 2012, a noticeably-slimmer Curry played in the NBA for the first time since 2009, against the Los Angeles Lakers. He had lost nearly 70 pounds since he last played in the NBA, and scored six points in six minutes in his return to the NBA. As a part of the Heat's 2011-2012 championship team, Curry played 83 minutes in 14 games (starting one), and was active for (but did not play in) one game during the playoffs. In October 2012, Curry",
"title": "Eddy Curry"
},
{
"docid": "7068900",
"text": "Creek, in what was then Chouteau County, Montana (now Phillips County). The ranch was near the site of a mine strike made by local miner and lawman Powell \"Pike\" Landusky. Landusky, according to some reports of the day, confronted Curry and attacked him, believing Curry was involved romantically with Landusky's daughter, Elfie. Landusky then filed assault charges against Curry, who was arrested and beaten. Two friends of Curry's, A.S. Lohman and Frank Plunkett, paid a $500 bond for Curry's release. Landusky's daughter, Elfie, later claimed it was Curry's brother, Lonny, with whom she had been involved. However, the confession came",
"title": "Harvey Logan"
},
{
"docid": "6740546",
"text": "Craig and Steph to have a good holiday. Niall, having found the address of the cottage on Steph's laptop, has also arrived in Scotland to seek out Steph to try to make things up to her. He then puts himself up in a barn across from the cottage so that he can spy on Steph and Tom. When Craig goes out for the afternoon Niall approaches the cottage and breaks in putting Steph on edge; after hearing someone else coming, Niall escapes the cottage, injuring himself in the process. Later the same day, Steph and Craig take Tom to play",
"title": "Craig Dean"
},
{
"docid": "7229567",
"text": "explains to him that she has been very ill and did not want him to see her that way. She also gives him some letters she wrote to him, but never posted. Charlie later returns on his own and they spend the day together, until Philippa arrives to take him home, having tracked his phone. Philippa tries to get Steph to sign the consent forms for the adoption, but Steph rips them up. On the first day of mediation, Steph runs out of medication and heatstroke causes a relapse. Charlie tells Steph that he does not want to see her",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
{
"docid": "12391244",
"text": "to get together before she departs.\" One of the obstacles comes after Steph accidentally kills Ringo Brown (Sam Clark). Lucas tries to support Steph, but she pushes him away, as she sees the life she could have had with him and it is too hard for to bear. Lucas does not understand why, but Major said that he still loves her and added \"They're a male and female version of each other.\" Holy Soap said that despite Lucas's flings with other woman, \"no one quite matches up to Steph.\" Major explained that Lucas and Steph are soulmates and when she",
"title": "Lucas Fitzgerald"
},
{
"docid": "430189",
"text": "Festival Theatre and then in London. He withdrew from the production on 27 May, citing ill health. From 26 to 29 April 2012, Tim Curry appeared in Eric Idle's play \"What About Dick?\" at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. He had originally appeared in the play back in 2007 when it was still a work in progress. Curry's career in theatre was honoured on 7 June 2015 at the Actors Fund's 19th annual Tony Awards Viewing Party, where he was awarded an Artistic Achievement Award. After \"The Rocky Horror Picture Show\", Curry began to appear in many films, acting",
"title": "Tim Curry"
},
{
"docid": "13140503",
"text": "most economical bowler, and her seven wickets meant that she trailed only Izzy Westbury among wicket-takers. She continued to play for both England Academy and MCC Young Cricketers, and represented the academy in two Twenty20 matches against Pakistan prior to the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20. She continued as captain in 2010, and in Somerset's opening fixture of the season, against Berkshire, she claimed her fourth List A four-wicket haul. Steph Davies Stephanie Ann Davies (born 21 October 1987) is an international cricketer who has represented the England women's cricket team in four One Day Internationals (ODIs). A right-arm medium-fast",
"title": "Steph Davies"
},
{
"docid": "4388566",
"text": "27, 2013, as he missed the last two playoff games due to gastroenteritis. Curry signed with the Wolf Warriors of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) in 2018, and plays for the team in 2018–19 ABL season. Curry is married and has seven children, one from a previous marriage (Eddy III), and four with his current wife Patrice Curry, who stars on VH1's Basketball Wives LA franchise. Curry's other two children, Ava and Noah, were with former girlfriend Nova Henry, who was murdered in 2009 along with 10-month-old Ava. Several prominent cardiologists cleared Curry to play, but Barry Maron, a world-renowned",
"title": "Eddy Curry"
},
{
"docid": "6740629",
"text": "footballer. After their liaison, Steph discovers that he is actually just the team's mascot. Humiliated, she abandons her pursuit of fame. In a comedy storyline, Steph's great-aunt Reenie leaves her an inheritance, said to be a \"small fortune\", on the condition that Steph performs a charitable act. She fulfils the requirement by saving Leo Valentine (Brian Bovell) from choking, however discovers that Small Fortune is, in fact, a donkey. Steph sends it to live at a donkey sanctuary. Steph becomes a babysitter to Tom, and later begins a relationship with his older brother, Max Cunningham. They get engaged, but have",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "9305852",
"text": "she accepts. However, she soon learns that Paul tried to gaslight Steph. When he later attempts to seduce Lyn in a bid to get valuable shares he bought for her as a wedding present, she realises what he is doing and ridicules him, revealing she gave the shares to Steph. Lyn tries to talk Steph out of going into business with Paul. She later brings Charlie to Erinsborough without Max's permission, not realising she is breaking the law by bringing Steph and Charlie back together. Lyn tries to fix her mistake by keeping Charlie from finding out about Steph, but",
"title": "Lyn Scully"
},
{
"docid": "7229560",
"text": "he is Adam. Lucas manages to talk Steph into handing Patrick back and she is arrested. After receiving treatment, Steph feels guilty about what she has done. She apologises to Lucas, Vanessa and Toadie, before she is formally charged and taken away. Steph returns to Erinsborough to apply for a job at the garage, initially unaware that Lucas has repurchased it. She is interviewed by Tyler Brennan (Travis Burns), who offers her the job after a trial. Steph helps Amy Williams (Zoe Cramond) carry some timber and they bond over lunch. Karl stops by the garage and upon seeing Steph,",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
{
"docid": "6740554",
"text": "28 November, the day after Niall dies, Craig returns to Hollyoaks with Steph and Tom. Steph is worried about what people will say regarding Niall and that she might be blamed by the McQueens for his death. Craig offers Steph the chance to go with him back to Dublin, bringing Tom along. Steph declines the offer and Craig leaves Hollyoaks to return to Dublin with John Paul. In 2010, Steph dies tragically in a fire. Craig did not attend the funeral, along with his siblings and his father. In 2012, John Paul is seen at a bus station in Dublin",
"title": "Craig Dean"
},
{
"docid": "20576311",
"text": "list of what she wants to do in her life. After Steph returns from a Christmas break with her mother, Steph expects to see Jack waiting for her when she returns, however instead he is with Paige. When he eventually sees Steph, he cancels his lunch with her to spend time with Gabe and Paige, but Steph insists she comes along too. She later becomes irritated as Jack's attention is focused on Gabe during the outing. However, Steph talks to her friend Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) about her concerns, feeling the age difference between herself and Jack may be too",
"title": "Jack Callahan (Neighbours)"
},
{
"docid": "19745493",
"text": "The latter came on the heels of winning a share of the SEC title–Alabama's first since Bryant's retirement. In September 1988, Curry refused to fly his Alabama team to play Texas A&M because of fears that Hurricane Gilbert would harm his players. The hurricane never reached Texas A&M at College Station, Texas, and Aggies coach Jackie Sherrill claimed Curry used the threat of weather as an excuse because his quarterback was injured. The game was rescheduled for December 1, when Alabama routed A&M, 30–10. Curry also suspended Alabama quarterback Jeff Dunn for breaking team rules prior to the 1988 Sun",
"title": "History of Alabama Crimson Tide football"
},
{
"docid": "5294469",
"text": "the 1950s. His father was a school teacher, and his mother was a homemaker and later an office secretary. He and his older brother, Daryl Curry, were the first black students to attend Cheverly-Tuxedo Elementary School in 1959. Curry earned his high school diploma from Bladensburg High School in 1968. In 1972, Curry earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Western Maryland College, where he was president of the freshman class. In 1969, Curry was on the junior varsity basketball team. Following graduation, he worked as a teacher and director of the Child Daycare Center of Prince George's",
"title": "Wayne K. Curry"
},
{
"docid": "17553662",
"text": "that she is responsible for the bullying after she posts a picture of Tom online. The Osbornes realise that Peri is not coping and Nancy suspects that Peri could have post-natal depression, especially after she leaves Steph on Angela's doorstep. The rest of the family are determined to make sure Peri gets help but Peri reveals that she doesn't have post-natal depression, she simply is not ready to be a mother. Cameron tells her to make Tom choose: her or Steph, which she does and Tom chooses Steph, leaving Peri heartbroken. Peri moves out while Tom keeps Steph. When Tom",
"title": "Peri Lomax"
},
{
"docid": "5133097",
"text": "Smothers, and Tommy Rich. Fulton wrestled his final match on May 26, 2018 for his WCPBTW promotion. What originally began as a singles match against Nick \"Kid\" Curry, the son of Fred Curry, turned into a tag team match that saw Fulton and Nick Curry team up to defeat Gary Wolfe and Robby Starr. Following the match, Hines took off his wrestling boots and left them in the ring, signifying his retirement as a professional wrestler. Hines became a born-again Christian and also has been preaching the Christian gospel since October 2003. He has two sons, Dillon and Jarron. Hines",
"title": "Bobby Fulton"
},
{
"docid": "5133090",
"text": "likes of Lord Zoltan, Fred Curry, Bull Curry and Dr. Jerry Graham. He worked for the WWWF on the Allentown and Hamburg television tapings where he faced Steve Travis and Fred Curry. He worked for Nick Gulas's Nashville territory, where he paired up with Eric Embry as the \"brother\" tag team of Bobby and Don Fulton. He then moved on to Stu Hart's Calgary territory working with the likes of Bret Hart, The Dynamite Kid, The Cuban Assassin, Bobby Bass, Ross Hart, Bruce Hart, Giant Haystacks and Davey Boy Smith. Then it was on to the short-lived Knoxville territory forming",
"title": "Bobby Fulton"
},
{
"docid": "20012203",
"text": "Kotys endured much criticism for starting a black quarterback, as at the time they were not considered qualified for the position, but he started Curry because he deserved the position. After the team won the national championship in 1967, Kotys stated that \"Craig does all the thinking. I only nod OK.\". A Coral Gables High School guidance counselor advised him to drop science classes, because of the weakness of his math from Carver. Curry then devoted himself to football at the expense of academics, a decision he regretted later in life. He wanted to attend the University of Miami, but",
"title": "Craig Curry (quarterback)"
},
{
"docid": "11244495",
"text": "reveals that the accident has left Dan unable to father children. Steph calls Dan to tell him about the baby and he tells her that he wants to be a part of the baby's life. Steph gives birth to a boy and she decides to give Dan sole custody of the child. Dan asks what his son's name is, but Steph tells him that it is for him to choose. As Steph leaves, Dan tells her that he is calling the baby Adam. For his portrayal of Dan, Tucker was nominated for Sexiest Male at the 2009 Inside Soap Awards.",
"title": "Daniel Fitzgerald (Neighbours)"
},
{
"docid": "1903866",
"text": "six-team divisions with divisional winners meeting in championship playoff game. 1988 – UMass Boston and UMass Dartmouth become conference members. 1988 – Western New England leaves conference following '88 season. 1992 – Plymouth State and UMass Lowell join the Freedom Football Conference; Curry and Nichols join the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference. 1992 – The conference now numbers nine colleges that play a round robin schedule. 1997 – Five new members begin conference play in 1998: Curry, Nichols, MIT, Salve Regina and WNEC. The 14-team conference had two 7-team divisions. 1999 – Bridgewater State (10-0) receives first automatic qualification to NCAA",
"title": "Commonwealth Coast Football"
},
{
"docid": "8235493",
"text": "team bore the moniker \"point-a-minute\" like his old teams at Michigan, scoring 514 points in 510 minutes of play. The team was built around 130 pound junior quarterback Irby \"Rabbit\" Curry. In the line was sophomore tackle Josh Cody, who made Walter Camp's third-team All-America. In 1916, Vanderbilt was upset by rival Tennessee for its only loss, and the team beat Virginia for the first time. Curry was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp. The 1917 season featured Vanderbilt's worst-ever loss, 83–0 to Georgia Tech. McGugin never stopped keeping his men \"up.\" Before the Alabama game the following week, he",
"title": "Dan McGugin"
},
{
"docid": "13080210",
"text": "Seth Curry Seth Adham Curry (born August 23, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one year with the Liberty Flames before transferring to the Duke Blue Devils. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the younger brother of NBA player Stephen Curry. Curry grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, while his father, Dell, played for the Charlotte Hornets. As a child, Curry's father would take him and his older brother, Stephen, to his games where they would often shoot",
"title": "Seth Curry"
},
{
"docid": "9744926",
"text": "during which he achieved a 1.46 GAA and a .920 save percentage, and was named a New England Prep School West First Team All-Star. After high school, Curry received offers to play for numerous Division III colleges, yet enrolled at Boston University as a walk-on third-string goaltender. In his freshman year at BU, Curry played only the final 5:10 against Niagara University, filling in for starter Sean Fields in a 5–1 victory. In the 2004–05 season, Curry became the first-string goalie, posting an 18–11–3 in-conference record, participating in his first NCAA tournament, and winning his first Beanpot final, 3–2, over",
"title": "John Curry (ice hockey)"
},
{
"docid": "18190439",
"text": "B will play at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, while those from Groups C and D play at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The third place game and the final will be held at the Madrid arena. The U.S. avoided another slow start and Curry scored 20 while making six three-pointers in an 86–63 win over Mexico. Curry was 7-of-10 from the field and 6-for-9 from outside. Thompson, Curry's teammate on the Golden State Warriors, added 15 points, and the Americans made 13 three-pointers. Team USA jumped out to an early 13–2 lead",
"title": "2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team"
},
{
"docid": "8064543",
"text": "in what was his final game for the Wildcats. In his final season at Davidson, Curry averaged 28.6 points, 5.6 assists, and 2.5 steals. He was the NCAA scoring leader and was named a consensus first team All-American. Curry opted out of his senior year at Davidson, but he stated that he still planned to earn his degree. On June 25, 2009, Curry was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. He appeared in 80 games (77 starts) during the 2009–10 season, averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.90",
"title": "Stephen Curry"
},
{
"docid": "6740641",
"text": "Max Cunningham (Matt Littler). Although attracted to her, Max initially resisted Steph as he believed her to be a \"ditzy, air-headed blonde\", only interested in \"bad boys.\" When his younger brother Tom (Ellis Hollins) developed a crush on her, the \"kind, sensitive way\" Steph handled it altered his impression. Littler explained, \"Max begins to realise there's more to her than her looks. He begins to think she's actually really nice and they become friends.\" Littler quit the series in 2008, and producers planned his exit around Max's wedding to Steph. He was killed off on their wedding day, as he",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "6740622",
"text": "Steph Cunningham Steph Roach (also Dean and Cunningham) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, \"Hollyoaks\", played by Carley Stenson. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 March 2000. Steph was introduced into the serial by executive producer Jo Hallows. In 2009 Stenson decided to quit, but the then producer Lucy Allan convinced her to stay to play out a dramatic storyline. The announcement of her departure was made public in June 2010. Stenson's fellow cast members have described her as a \"\"Hollyoaks\" legend\" because of her lengthy duration. Steph has been described as",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "9589810",
"text": "a jukebox for Steph later that day, Tom plays on a road. Max notices Niall Rafferty (Barry Sloane) speeding towards Tom, so Max pushes him out of the way. However, he is hit by the car himself, and dies beside Steph, OB and Tom. Tom blames himself but OB convinces him that he did not kill Max, and Clare was wrong. Mandy and OB discuss custody of Tom, with Mandy initially agreeing to take responsibility for her brother. OB however decides he wants to become Tom's guardian, but Tom tells OB that Steph needs him more. In Max's will reading,",
"title": "Tom Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "7811706",
"text": "decided not to raise the alarm to rescue Shelley and threw her suitcase overboard. Life seemed to settle for Steph when she returned from the disastrous ferry journey, keeping quiet about Shelley's death. When new doctor Adam Forsythe (Richard Shelton) arrived to live at the B&B, romance began to blossom. Having fallen in love for the first time, Steph started to open up about her troubled childhood and confessed that her older brother Terence (Nick Brimble) had sexually abused her as a child. She also confessed about her part in Shelley's disappearance but to her surprise, Adam remained calm and",
"title": "Steph Stokes"
},
{
"docid": "5476177",
"text": "unleashes a cruel and vicious physical attack on a tearful Lisa outside the 'Drive 'n' Buy, Steph's father Johnno Dean comes to the rescue. After pulling Steph off her victim, Johnno publicly reprimands Steph for her behaviour and orders her to leave Lisa alone. The two reconcile later on, and Steph apologises to Lisa for her constant bullying. After the death of her brother Dan, Lisa becomes more confident and is determined to enjoy life to the fullest. She begins to go off the rails and has an affair with Dan's friend, Jake Dean, which ends up with him contracting",
"title": "Lisa Hunter"
},
{
"docid": "9589809",
"text": "Max that Simon has images of Tom in his swimming costume on his computer, believing he may be a paedophile. When it is revealed that Simon is not a paedophile, Max and OB fall out. However, Tom makes them make up. Max tells Tom he is going to propose to Steph, which he does by putting the ring in a hot cross bun, which Tom eats. Steph and Max watch as Tom is given an x-ray. When Steph sees the ring, Max asks her to marry him, which she accepts. Steph and Max get married. As Max and OB carry",
"title": "Tom Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "7548378",
"text": "alive. Toadie is shot in the back by Guy Sykes (Fletcher Humphrys) and he almost dies. Steph tells Toadie that she loves him, but she goes back to her husband. Toadie dates Abby Stafford (Louise Crawford), but their relationship ends when he realises that he is still in love with Steph. Toadie and Steph become a couple and they get engaged. However, on their wedding day, Toadie realises that Steph does not love him and he leaves her to go travelling. Toadie becomes Callum Jones's guardian after his grandmother is taken to hospital. Toadie briefly dates Callum's teacher, Kelly. Guy",
"title": "Toadfish Rebecchi"
},
{
"docid": "7229561",
"text": "he tells Tyler that she used to work there. Steph reveals that she is on day release from a psychiatric hospital and that a change in medication means she is unlikely to suffer another psychotic break. She visits Toadie, who is now in a wheelchair, and they agree to support each other. Lucas returns to confront Steph. He agrees to give her a three-month trial at the garage, and asks that she does not contact him or Vanessa directly. Steph tells Toadie that she needs to prove to Max that she is better, so she can see Charlie again. Steph",
"title": "Stephanie Scully"
},
{
"docid": "10525522",
"text": "he sees and opening, takes it and flips her. The blast destroys the space shuttle orbiting the earth. They both end up in the infirmary. It is time for Tamako's match and she fights Akutagawa. Tamako dominates the match with her speed and wrestling ability. She throws Akutagawa from the ring. Akutagawa decides to use all his strength in fighting Tamako and begins to humiliate her in the match. He questions to her, \"What is wrestling?, What does it mean to win? and What does Kiai really mean?\" Tamako can not answer the questions. Tamako is back at the curry",
"title": "Battle Club"
},
{
"docid": "10241437",
"text": "\"Madpod\", Alex Balcerski's \"Ride The Pine\", \"It Could Be Worse...\", \"The Alex Show Podcast\" and \"Cranky Geeks\". After the release of PodShow+ on July 6, 2006 other podcasts's RSS feeds were copied and modified by PodShow, with PodShow copyrights overwriting original feeds. Instead of XML feeds linking to the original, they linked to the internal cache. Adam Curry addressed the issue in the following Saturdays episode of the Daily Source Code in which he stated \"We basically cache that, no different from what iTunes does.\" Curry went on to explain by saying \"What should have happened was that the link",
"title": "Mevio"
},
{
"docid": "8511063",
"text": "she was going to collect her things and to see Alan. Steph was angry and pushed Shelley down the cellar stairs and tied her to a chair and gagged her. Shelley later attempted to escape by pushing a pile of boxes onto Steph and kicking Steph in the ribs. However, Steph had the keys to the door of the cellar and grabbed Shelley by the hair and told her that they were going on a little trip only Shelley would not be coming back. After everyone found out what Steph had been doing to Alan, the police questioned her about",
"title": "Shelley Williams"
},
{
"docid": "6740630",
"text": "an on-off relationship fraught with frequent arguments. Steph's friend Niall falls in love with her and attempts to come between them. She and Max eventually marry, but on their wedding day, Niall accidentally runs Max over, killing him. After a period of intense grief, Steph has sex with Niall. He is revealed to be a villain, holding his family hostage and killing his sister, Tina McQueen (Leah Hackett). A frightened Steph goes to stay with her brother Craig in Scotland. Niall follows her, and takes Steph, Tom and Craig hostage. After a stand-off in which Craig makes Niall acknowledge the",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "19774313",
"text": "theatre with lots of laughs, but it does have a couple of serious messages. The attempt to be ‘normal’ is often an expression of the need to be different and sometimes conformity is a bigger demon than difference.' while Jamie Wright praised 'Director Joh Hartog and his cast – particularly Steph Clapp as Theo [and] Robbie Greenwell as Wallace' for 'an excellent job in bringing Vickery-Howe’s great dialogue to life; it’s fast-paced but never rushed, and all whip out witty comebacks and zingers with perfect comic timing.' In her review, Georgina Tselekidis captures the thematic content of the play: As",
"title": "Out of the Ordinary (play)"
},
{
"docid": "8064534",
"text": "record with his 502nd point against Chattanooga on February 6, 2007. On March 15, 2007, Davidson marched into the NCAA tournament as a 13 seed set to play Maryland; despite Curry's game-high 30 points, Davidson lost 82–70. At the end of his freshman season, Curry was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, SoCon Tournament MVP, and selected to the SoCon All-tournament team, All-freshman team, and first team All-SoCon. He was also honorable mention in Sports Illustrated's All-Mid-Major. After the season ended, he was selected for the USA team to appear at the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championships in which",
"title": "Stephen Curry"
},
{
"docid": "14313577",
"text": "Douchebag (film) Douchebag is a 2010 film directed by Drake Doremus. The film is a black comedy set in Los Angeles, focusing on Thomas Nussbaum (Ben York Jones), his older brother Sam Nussbaum (Andrew Dickler) and Sam's fiancée Steph (Marguerite Moreau). The film is a road movie following the journey of Sam Nussbaum, his fiancée Steph, and Sam's younger brother Tom, an aspiring artist, to Los Angeles for Sam and Steph's wedding. The two brothers had not seen each other for two years prior to the journey and there is bad blood between them. Along the way they try to",
"title": "Douchebag (film)"
},
{
"docid": "19365508",
"text": "older brothers, to be their lodger but Dawn's spiteful father Len counters by banning her from seeing little brother Stanley. Needing the money Steph agrees to host a party for Lisa, the woman she caught Terry with, organized by Lisa's innocent boyfriend Barry, who takes Steph's 5-year-old son Dean out to the cinema - and loses him, though sympathetic policeman Danny helps Steph find him. Nita's husband Kieren meanwhile reluctantly agrees to be the getaway driver in a robbery, which spells disaster for Brian. Episode 3 Steph goes on an overnight date with Johnny but Terry returns, vowing to make",
"title": "Brief Encounters (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "13869167",
"text": "goal tally first.\" Steph Catley Stephanie-Elise \"Steph\" Catley (born 26 January 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Melbourne City FC. She also plays for the Australian women's national team. A talented youngster who played for the South East Cougars in Football Federation Victoria's Victorian Champions League program, Catley made her senior debut at a young age; playing Perth Glory at only fifteen years of age in October 2009. Playing predominantly in the midfield, Catley was a key figure in a young team and scored her maiden goal in her second season as she",
"title": "Steph Catley"
},
{
"docid": "13869162",
"text": "Steph Catley Stephanie-Elise \"Steph\" Catley (born 26 January 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Melbourne City FC. She also plays for the Australian women's national team. A talented youngster who played for the South East Cougars in Football Federation Victoria's Victorian Champions League program, Catley made her senior debut at a young age; playing Perth Glory at only fifteen years of age in October 2009. Playing predominantly in the midfield, Catley was a key figure in a young team and scored her maiden goal in her second season as she scored an equaliser",
"title": "Steph Catley"
},
{
"docid": "4484590",
"text": "March 13, 2009 and played 2 years with them. Up to the 2010 NFL season, after 12 years of play, he is the only player still active in the NFL among those drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. On February 9, 2011, Barton was released by the Browns. Barton was adopted and met his brother, Aaron Curry, a former linebacker in the NFL, and his birth mother, Chris Curry, for the first time October 30, 2010. Eric Barton Eric Barton (born September 29, 1977) is a former American football linebacker who played for twelve seasons in",
"title": "Eric Barton"
},
{
"docid": "7811711",
"text": "her for this, following the last time she was wrongly accused of her murder but in a bid of loyalty to her dad she instead confessed to Terence's murder in a bid to see some sort of justice done. Steph was sentenced to life imprisonment when she confessed that she and Adam murdered her brother, Terence, even though it was only Adam who killed him. Adam would face further investigation about the case, but two days later he hanged himself and subsequently died in his cell. At the end of it all, Alan was proud of Steph and therefore she",
"title": "Steph Stokes"
},
{
"docid": "6740648",
"text": "was diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent a hysterectomy. The plot was said to echo the true story of former \"Big Brother\" contestant Jade Goody, who died of cervical cancer in 2009. It was devised prior to the appointment of Paul Marquess as executive producer. He chose to continue with it, deciding that it would be interesting to give Steph another serious storyline, and have a character that viewers \"know and love going through a really hard time.\" In preparation for the storyline, Stenson studied the illness to give her a time-line of the experiences Steph would undergo. She chose",
"title": "Steph Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "6740358",
"text": "finds she has cervical cancer. Frankie finds out from Steph's brother in law Tom Cunningham. Frankie then discovers that Newt's birth mother Shelley Newton, who returns for a job interview, along with her baby son Jensen Newton. Shelley returns from the interview and announces she's got a job in Scotland. She then asks Newt to come with her and Jensen; he accepts and the reunited family then relocate. Steph has a hysterectomy and struggles with the fact she will never have children of her own despite raising Tom. Steph and Gilly marry when Steph finds out her cancer is terminal.",
"title": "Frankie Osborne"
},
{
"docid": "10621057",
"text": "Steph Jones Steph Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and model. He was signed to Def Jam, through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace but left the label. Jones was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Missouri City, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His mother was a DJ and his father was a drug dealer who was murdered when he was twelve years old. Jones attended Santa Monica College majoring in psychology. He is also the younger brother of comedian DeRay Davis. Jones is known for featuring in the single \"Celebrity Chick\", along with Ludacris, Chingy, and Small World.",
"title": "Steph Jones"
},
{
"docid": "14568863",
"text": "part ways. Oona's stepsister and roommate, Steph, has a TiMER indicating that she will not meet her soulmate for over 15 years. Steph's lifestyle includes one-night stands with men whose timers are about to expire, and she encourages Oona toward similar behavior. Oona gravitates toward Mikey, a young grocery store clerk who encourages her to live in the present. Mikey’s TiMER only has a few months left. Steph meets Dan, a newcomer to Los Angeles, and invites him to her bar intending to introduce him to Oona, who does not show up because she is with Mikey. Steph and Dan",
"title": "Timer (film)"
},
{
"docid": "8284673",
"text": "item. Can you imagine? 'Hi, happy maternity, I am with your ex!'\" O'Brien revealed that Sarah would continue to see Callum following their relationship being exposed, She said: \"I think that's what she is hoping for! In her head she thinks they could play happy families - she's ten steps ahead! She's really torn. I don't think Sarah actually harbours bad feelings towards her brother anymore so it's difficult. She does say to Callum at one point that he's won and her brother has lost, so she does show Callum support. But I think she's trying to be neutral for",
"title": "Sarah Platt"
},
{
"docid": "13636202",
"text": "Big Ten Network announced that Collins would handle play-by-play duties in college football and basketball. He also does play-by-play announcing for Fox College Hoops. On August 27, 2015, Collins was named the new television play-by-play announcer for the Charlotte Hornets, replacing Steve Martin, who will return to his original role as the team's radio play-by-play voice. Collins will be joined by former Hornet Dell Curry and Stephanie Ready, the NBA's first full-time female analyst. Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University (bachelor's degree) and Syracuse University (master's degree). Eric Collins Eric Collins (born 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a",
"title": "Eric Collins"
},
{
"docid": "11777523",
"text": "lead. Curry threw a touchdown pass to Deleon Hollinger with 13 minutes, 14 seconds to play and cut the score to 26–20, but kicker Luis Justiniano's missed extra point. Curry was 17-of-29 passing (181 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and 2 sacks) and ran for 35 of SSU's 71 yards. Curry also threw a 15-yard touchdown to Isaiah Osborne in the first quarter. Hollinger had eight catches for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns. The SSU defense intercepted three passes, the most since the Tigers intercepted three passes against South Carolina State University on Sept. 20, 2003. Sophomore cornerback Jamar Graham",
"title": "2008 Savannah State Tigers football team"
}
] |
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"Greenbrier Valley Airport"
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"docid": "5794594",
"text": "Greenbrier Valley Airport Greenbrier Valley Airport is a public airport three miles (5 km) north of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. It has one runway and is owned by the Greenbrier County Airport Authority. SkyWest Airlines (\"United Express\") has scheduled airline flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program, to Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Washington–Dulles International Airport, which replaced ViaAir service to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in spring of 2018. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,153 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 4,651 in 2009 and 12,293 in 2010. It is in the",
"title": "Greenbrier Valley Airport"
},
{
"docid": "905065",
"text": "School Board Office is located on Chestnut Street in Lewisburg. Following a trend in West Virginia, schools at the secondary level are consolidated, while elementary schools continue to be located within small communities. Greenbrier Valley Airport is a single runway airport 3 miles north of Lewisburg, West Virginia. Scheduled flights to Washington Dulles International Airport are provided by United Express. Amtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides service to White Sulphur Springs and Alderson under the Cardinal route. Greenbrier County, West Virginia Greenbrier County () is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census,",
"title": "Greenbrier County, West Virginia"
}
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{
"docid": "1263356",
"text": "Sulphur Springs Library was rebuilt from the old community house. The Library is being redeveloped as an educational resource and one of the hearts of the town. The building that the library lives in was renamed Katherine Coleman Johnson Building in 2017, after White Sulphur Springs native and NASA scientist Katherine Coleman Johnson. The town is featured as a US Army Center of Operations in the book \"\", by Harry Turtledove White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census. White Sulphur Springs",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "10900450",
"text": "than the main AM station; WSLW WSLW is a broadcast radio station licensed to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, serving White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg in West Virginia. WSLW is owned by Todd P. Robinson. For a while, WSLW was licensed to the town of \"White Sulphur Spring\" in West Virginia, though there is no town by that spelling in West Virginia. The correct spelling of the town's name is White Sulphur Springs. This was finally corrected sometime in 2011. In addition to the main station at 1310 kilohertz, an FM translator is used to provide nighttime coverage, albeit with",
"title": "WSLW"
},
{
"docid": "10900449",
"text": "WSLW WSLW is a broadcast radio station licensed to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, serving White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg in West Virginia. WSLW is owned by Todd P. Robinson. For a while, WSLW was licensed to the town of \"White Sulphur Spring\" in West Virginia, though there is no town by that spelling in West Virginia. The correct spelling of the town's name is White Sulphur Springs. This was finally corrected sometime in 2011. In addition to the main station at 1310 kilohertz, an FM translator is used to provide nighttime coverage, albeit with a much smaller coverage area",
"title": "WSLW"
},
{
"docid": "1263347",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census. White Sulphur Springs grew in the first half of the nineteenth century as the southern \"Queen of the Watering Places\". The springs resort first became the standard summer destination for wealthy Virginia Low Country residents seeking reprieve from heat, humidity, and disease of the \"sickly season\". As its popularity increased and it gained status as a socially exclusive site, the springs attracted elite guests from all areas of the South. The resort, now known",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "15809324",
"text": "County, West Virginia) is another of their joint works. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Mountain Home (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) Mountain Home, also known as Locust Hill and Robert Dickson House, is a historic home located near White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built about 1833, and is a large, two-story brick dwelling with a kitchen ell. It features a two-story, one-bay lunette-adorned pediment with plastered brick Doric order paired columns. It has Late Federal and Roman Revival elements on both the exterior and interior. It was built",
"title": "Mountain Home (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "15809323",
"text": "Mountain Home (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) Mountain Home, also known as Locust Hill and Robert Dickson House, is a historic home located near White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built about 1833, and is a large, two-story brick dwelling with a kitchen ell. It features a two-story, one-bay lunette-adorned pediment with plastered brick Doric order paired columns. It has Late Federal and Roman Revival elements on both the exterior and interior. It was built by \"Greenbrier Valley master builder\" John W. Dunn and includes mantels and other woodwork done by master wood-carver Conrad Burgess. Morlunda (Greenbrier",
"title": "Mountain Home (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "1263349",
"text": "the Cold War, the resort had been the site of a \"bunker\", the Emergency Relocation Center, which was intended to house and protect the U.S. Congress in the event of a nuclear attack. In June 2016, there was a historic severe flood in West Virginia that impacted White Sulphur Springs. The Greenbrier also currently serves as the location for training camp for the Houston Texans. White Sulphur Springs is located at (37.793975, -80.303538). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is also within the",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "1263355",
"text": "the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. Amtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides service to White Sulphur Springs under the \"Cardinal\" route. The Alleghany Subdivision of the main line of the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (now part of CSX) runs through White Sulphur Springs. At one time in its history it was part of the limestone flux cargo route from Hinton, West Virginia to Clifton Forge, Virginia. Its affectionate nickname was \"The Gravel Gertie\" after the Dick Tracy character. In 1987 the White",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "10357762",
"text": "Frank Gillespie James Frank Gillespie (April 18, 1869 – November 26, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Gillespie attended the graded schools and Concord Normal School. He taught in the public schools at White Sulphur Springs, W.Virginia, in 1891 and 1892. Principal of White Sulphur Springs High School in 1891. He studied law at Central College, Danville, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Charleston, West Virginia. He moved to Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, in 1894 and continued the practice of law. He also",
"title": "Frank Gillespie"
},
{
"docid": "9837734",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs station White Sulphur Springs is a railway station in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, served by Amtrak, the national passenger railway. The station is a stop on Amtrak's \"Cardinal\" route. The station was built in 1930 or 1931 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) to serve passengers on the new Pullman rail coaches to the resort hotel. The current brick building replaced a wooden structure that was built in the early 1900s. It is directly across from the entrance to The Greenbrier Hotel grounds. The original cottages that eventually expanded to a resort property known as",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs station"
},
{
"docid": "2009138",
"text": "in Tennessee, and Harpers Ferry in West Virginia. Important theme parks include Dollywood and Ghost Town Village, both on the periphery of the Great Smoky Mountains. The mineral-rich mountain springs of the Appalachians—which for many years were thought to have health-restoring qualities—were drawing visitors to the region as early as the 18th century with the establishment of resorts at Hot Springs, Virginia, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and what is now Hot Springs, North Carolina. Along with the mineral springs, the cool and clear air of the range's high elevations provided an escape for lowland elites, and elaborate hotels—such as",
"title": "Appalachia"
},
{
"docid": "14659544",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility located along the historic Midland Trail in the Allegheny Highlands of southeast West Virginia. It was established in 1900 to produce fish for the American Public. This fish hatchery became part of the National Broodstock Program in 1976. Since then, hatchery personnel have been working to ship millions of disease-free rainbow trout eggs to hatcheries across the country. The Mission of the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery is working with the community and our partners to be good stewards",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery"
},
{
"docid": "14659547",
"text": "experience and an opportunity for children and their families to spend the day fishing for rainbow trout. The Annual Fishing Derby has been an annual event at the hatchery for over 20 years and is co-hosted by the White Sulphur Springs Rotary Club. White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility located along the historic Midland Trail in the Allegheny Highlands of southeast West Virginia. It was established in 1900 to produce fish for the American Public. This fish hatchery became part of the National Broodstock Program in",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery"
},
{
"docid": "11438164",
"text": "Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Red Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, USA. It once boasted the Red Sulphur Springs Hotel. It is located on West Virginia Route 12, close to Indian Creek. Red Sulphur Springs was known as a watering place since 1800. The springs were purchased by Dr. William Burke of Richmond in 1830, who built a hotel to accommodate up to 350 guests. Among the notable guests to the springs were Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roger Taney and Francis Scott Key. The resort was disrupted by the Civil War. Ownership",
"title": "Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "11438165",
"text": "passed to Levi Morton, who had been Vice-President of the United States under Benjamin Harrison. He expanded the hotel, but the resort eventually failed. It was sold during World War I and divided into parcels, and the buildings demolished. Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Red Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, USA. It once boasted the Red Sulphur Springs Hotel. It is located on West Virginia Route 12, close to Indian Creek. Red Sulphur Springs was known as a watering place since 1800. The springs were purchased by Dr. William Burke of Richmond in 1830,",
"title": "Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "4775969",
"text": "Hot Springs and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Warm Springs, Georgia. French Lick specialized in treating obesity and constipation through a combination of bathing and drinking the water and exercising. Hot Springs, Virginia, specialized in digestive ailments and heart diseases, and White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, treated these ailments and skin diseases. Both resorts offered baths where the water would wash continuously over the patients as they lay in a shallow pool. Warm Springs, Georgia, gained a reputation for treating infantile paralysis by a procedure of baths and exercise. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who earlier supported Saratoga,",
"title": "Spa"
},
{
"docid": "15280842",
"text": "fragmentary form in 1860 and published in its entirety in 1895. Kate's Mountain is the type location for Kate’s Mountain Clover, \"Trifolium virginicum\" J.K. Small, 1892, the symbol of the West Virginia Native Plant Society. Kate's Mountain Kate's Mountain, south of White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, was named for Catherine \"Kate\" Carpenter, who in September 1756 took refuge with her child on the mountain's peak during an Indian attack in which her husband Nicholas Carpenter was killed near Fort Dinwiddie (also known as Byrd's Fort and Warwick's Fort) in the vicinity of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.",
"title": "Kate's Mountain"
},
{
"docid": "14131919",
"text": "Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Salt Sulphur Springs, near Union, West Virginia, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures related to the Old Salt Sulphur Springs Resort or \"Old Salt.\" Notable properties include the Old Stone Hotel, Episcopal Chapel, Stone Store Building (1820), Stone Bath House (1820), Stone Spring House (c. 1820), Sweet Sulphur Springs Site (discovered 1802), Salt Sulphur Spring (discovered 1805), and Iodine Spring (1838). It is the area's most significant collection of native limestone buildings.",
"title": "Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District"
},
{
"docid": "4550756",
"text": "line began from Huntington, West Virginia on the western end and Covington on the eastern end, and progressed towards the middle. By July 1869, construction of the line westward had reached White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and with the use of three temporary tracks around two unfinished tunnels and an embankment, the entire line of from Richmond to White Sulphur Springs could be traveled. In August 1871, a locomotive named the \"Greenbrier\" was floated down the Ohio River to aid in the construction of the line from the western side. The final spike ceremony for the long line from Richmond",
"title": "Virginia Central Railroad"
},
{
"docid": "15587246",
"text": "Shortly after the flood, the George Brummitt family moved from Desha County to what became White Sulphur Springs. He bought 40 acres on what is now the site of White Sulphur Springs Camp from the Federal Government with a War of 1812 land bounty and patented an additional 360 acres around the circumference of the spring property. Many others saw the wisdom of settling on higher ground, including Brushrod Lee, who settled about a mile west near several springs and built a plantation known as Lee Springs. Lee was a doctor and with the establishment of his large house and",
"title": "Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Arkansas"
},
{
"docid": "14131920",
"text": "It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Salt Sulphur Springs, near Union, West Virginia, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures related to the Old Salt Sulphur Springs Resort or \"Old Salt.\" Notable properties include the Old Stone Hotel, Episcopal Chapel, Stone Store Building (1820), Stone Bath House (1820), Stone Spring House (c. 1820), Sweet Sulphur Springs Site (discovered 1802), Salt Sulphur Spring (discovered 1805), and Iodine Spring",
"title": "Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District"
},
{
"docid": "15280841",
"text": "Kate's Mountain Kate's Mountain, south of White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, was named for Catherine \"Kate\" Carpenter, who in September 1756 took refuge with her child on the mountain's peak during an Indian attack in which her husband Nicholas Carpenter was killed near Fort Dinwiddie (also known as Byrd's Fort and Warwick's Fort) in the vicinity of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Kate's Mountain is the highest of the peaks in Greenbrier State Forest at 3,280 feet. Kate's Mountain was the inspiration for the 19th Century romantic poem \"The Mystic Circle of Kate's Mountain\", first published in",
"title": "Kate's Mountain"
},
{
"docid": "12430723",
"text": "places like Saratoga Springs, New York, Berkeley Springs and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and French Lick, Indiana, were becoming popular American resorts. In 1832 Hot Springs, Arkansas, was set aside as a Federal reservation to protect 47 hot springs. In 1870 the area was protected by Congress as the Hot Springs Reservation and in 1921 it was made a National Park. Hot Springs National Park is a health resort and spa rather than a scenic area. In 1902 the Federal Government purchased 32 mineral springs near Sulphur, Oklahoma, from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. The Sulphur Springs Reservation was",
"title": "History of the National Park Service"
},
{
"docid": "14467044",
"text": "Singer Sewing Machine heirs and descendants of the Astor family. He also designed country homes on Long Island. Sterner designed the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. He employed the New York architect Rosario Candela, who later designed luxury buildings on Park Avenue. In 1910, Sterner and his sister, who were both single lived together. She was an interior designer who worked on one of Sterner's buildings Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In 1915, he moved to 154 East 63rd Street and then in 1918 to 150 East 62nd Street, renovating his houses and sparking",
"title": "Frederick Sterner"
},
{
"docid": "15587250",
"text": "Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Arkansas Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulphur Springs, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spring Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,101 as of the 2010 census. Until 1819, the area west of Pine Bluff through what is now Jefferson and Grant counties was a mostly unpopulated wilderness. In that year, the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers flooded the Delta area east of Pine Bluff, covering all of southeast Arkansas except for some of the absolute high points. This western area was very hilly, and had mostly small streams which did not flood.",
"title": "Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Arkansas"
},
{
"docid": "15587245",
"text": "Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Arkansas Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulphur Springs, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spring Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,101 as of the 2010 census. Until 1819, the area west of Pine Bluff through what is now Jefferson and Grant counties was a mostly unpopulated wilderness. In that year, the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers flooded the Delta area east of Pine Bluff, covering all of southeast Arkansas except for some of the absolute high points. This western area was very hilly, and had mostly small streams which did not flood.",
"title": "Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Arkansas"
},
{
"docid": "2558259",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs, US 60 lives in the shadow of I-64 and carries a very small amount of traffic. Just east of White Sulphur Springs, US 60 joins I-64 for the last in the state before they enter Virginia at Allegheny Mountain. In Virginia, U.S. Route 60 runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area. Between Lexington in the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond, I-64 uses a lower elevation crossing of the Blue",
"title": "U.S. Route 60"
},
{
"docid": "15209242",
"text": "Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion The Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion is a historic Greek Revival structure in Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. The Pavilion is the only surviving structure from the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort, a 19th-century mineral spa, and was built to shelter the sulphur spring at the resort. The Pavilion consists of twelve columns holding up a square roof, and is primarily built with brick. It was built in 1834 along with the resort and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1992. The Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion is built on a",
"title": "Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion"
},
{
"docid": "4775959",
"text": "cold springs in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia in search of water cures. Among the more frequently visited of these springs were Bath, Yellow, and Bristol Springs in Pennsylvania; and Warm Springs, Hot Springs, and White Sulphur Springs (now in West Virginia) in Virginia. In the last decade of the 1700s, New York spas were beginning to be frequented by intrepid travelers, most notably Ballston Spa. Nearby Saratoga Springs and Kinderhook were yet to be discovered. Colonial doctors gradually began to recommend hot springs for ailments. Dr. Benjamin Rush, American patriot and physician, praised the springs of Bristol, Pennsylvania,",
"title": "Spa"
},
{
"docid": "15209247",
"text": "in a rural landscape, and offers views of the surrounding valley. William Burke described the landscape surrounding the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort as \"a beautiful valley\", though he complained that the designer of the resort had blocked the view with buildings. Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion The Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion is a historic Greek Revival structure in Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. The Pavilion is the only surviving structure from the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort, a 19th-century mineral spa, and was built to shelter the sulphur spring at the resort. The Pavilion consists of twelve columns holding up",
"title": "Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion"
},
{
"docid": "15280977",
"text": "Catherine \"Kate\" Carpenter Catherine \"Kate\" Carpenter, born probably ca. 1730s, died 1784, was a frontier wife and mother for whom Kate's Mountain in Greenbrier County, West Virginia is named. Kate Carpenter was the wife of Nicholas Carpenter, who built a cabin at the site of White Sulphur Springs in about 1750 and was granted 950 acres there in 1755. In 1756 they were enumerated \"In ye lower end of Augusta County\" VA. In September 1756, Indians raided the settlements on the Virginia frontier in what was at the time in Augusta County, Virginia. Legends vary, but generally agree that Nicholas",
"title": "Catherine \"Kate\" Carpenter"
},
{
"docid": "7649524",
"text": "Route 311 (Virginia–West Virginia) Virginia State Route 311 (SR 311) and West Virginia Route 311 (WV 311) are adjoining state highways in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The two state highways together run from U.S. Route 11 in Salem, Virginia north to Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60 near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The two Virginia portions of Route 311 are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation, with the exception of the city-maintained portion within Salem. The West Virginia segments are maintained by the West Virginia Division of Highways. SR 311 is a Virginia Byway",
"title": "Route 311 (Virginia–West Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "7134892",
"text": "Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Sulphur Springs, a city in Hopkins County, Texas, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a \"general aviation\" facility. It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Federal Aviation Administration. Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 489 feet (149 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway",
"title": "Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport"
},
{
"docid": "9837735",
"text": "the Old White Hotel, was purchased by C&O in 1910. The hotel was renovated and reopened in 1913 as the Greenbrier. The hotel became a showcase for the railroad company and it was promoted in C&O's timetables and literature. Tracks behind the station were used for parking business-owned and private cars of the wealthy patrons that came to the hotel. The station building now serves as resort hotel's own Christmas gift shop. The station's peppermint-striped paint job makes it unique among other Amtrak stations. White Sulphur Springs station White Sulphur Springs is a railway station in White Sulphur Springs, West",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs station"
},
{
"docid": "7649531",
"text": "or from northbound Route 311 to eastbound I-64. Route 311 (Virginia–West Virginia) Virginia State Route 311 (SR 311) and West Virginia Route 311 (WV 311) are adjoining state highways in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The two state highways together run from U.S. Route 11 in Salem, Virginia north to Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60 near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The two Virginia portions of Route 311 are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation, with the exception of the city-maintained portion within Salem. The West Virginia segments are maintained by the West Virginia Division",
"title": "Route 311 (Virginia–West Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "5095648",
"text": "was built to power coal trains on the 0.57% eastward climb from White Sulphur Springs, WV to Allegheny, VA. With one at the front and another at the back, 11,500-ton coal trains left Hinton, WV and were at full throttle from White Sulphur Springs (a resort) to the top. C&O's 2-6-6-6s also handled coal trains from West Virginia to Columbus, Ohio. Huddleston says that 23 locomotives were equipped with steam piping for heating passenger trains. Multiple unit operation in the diesel era removed the need to pack the highest horsepower in a single unit. The H-8's 80,000+ pound axle load",
"title": "2-6-6-6"
},
{
"docid": "1263348",
"text": "as The Greenbrier, remains one of the country's most luxurious and exclusive resorts. For many years, Sam Snead was the resort's golf pro. The resort has another significant place in golf history; in 1979, it hosted the first Ryder Cup to feature the current competitive setup of the United States and European sides. Golf in the United States began near White Sulphur Springs when the Montague family founded Oakhurst Links in 1884, making it the oldest organized golf club in the country. In 2010, the Greenbrier hosted the inaugural PGA FedEXCUP.Greenbrier Classic In 1992 the \"Washington Post\" reported that, during",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "16983144",
"text": "Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery The Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery is an American Civil War cemetery in Arkansas. It is located northeast of the village of Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulphur Springs, in Jefferson County. The American Civil War started in April 1861 and White Sulphur Springs became a staging and training area for troops who came into Pine Bluff to be organized into units. In late July 1861, the 9th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized and trained at White Sulphur Springs and remained there for about a month before being shipped out to Tennessee.",
"title": "Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery"
},
{
"docid": "16983149",
"text": "and 25th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted. Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery The Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery is an American Civil War cemetery in Arkansas. It is located northeast of the village of Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulphur Springs, in Jefferson County. The American Civil War started in April 1861 and White Sulphur Springs became a staging and training area for troops who came into Pine Bluff to be organized into units. In late July 1861, the 9th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized and trained at White Sulphur Springs and remained there for about a month before",
"title": "Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery"
},
{
"docid": "7134893",
"text": "designated 1/19 with a concrete surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2009, the airport had 17,910 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% helicopter, and 1% ultralight. Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Sulphur Springs, a city in Hopkins County, Texas,",
"title": "Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport"
},
{
"docid": "2775522",
"text": "clientele, such as The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; hotel built 1858) and The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia; original lodge built 1766). The High Alleghenies are noted for their forests of red spruce, balsam fir, and mountain ash, trees typically found much farther north. Hardwood forests also include yellow birch, sugar and red maple, eastern hemlock, and black cherry. American beech, pine and hickory can also be found. The forests of the entire region are now almost all second- or third-growth forests, the original trees having been removed in the late 19th and (in West Virginia) early 20th centuries.",
"title": "Allegheny Mountains"
},
{
"docid": "454527",
"text": "Eagle Scenic Railroad. West Virginia is crossed by six interstate highways. I-64 enters the state near White Sulphur Springs in the mountainous east, and exits for Kentucky in the west, near Huntington. I-77 enters from Virginia in the south, near Bluefield. It runs north past Parkersburg before it crosses into Ohio. I-64 and I-77 between Charleston and Beckley are merged as toll road known as the West Virginia Turnpike, which continues as I-77 alone from Beckley to Princeton. It was constructed beginning in 1952 as a two lane road, but rebuilt beginning in 1974 to interstate standards. Today almost nothing",
"title": "West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "1229858",
"text": "buses stop at the Pilot truck stop. Amtrak does not directly serve Sulphur Springs. Its \"Texas Eagle\" train stops in Mineola, south of Sulphur Springs, with daily service to San Antonio and Chicago, and thrice-weekly service to Los Angeles. Sulphur Springs is served by the following highways that run through the city: The city is served by a municipal airport. It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Federal Aviation Administration. Railroad service is provided by the Kansas City Southern Railroad, and the shortline Blacklands Railroad is based in Sulphur Springs. The city is served by",
"title": "Sulphur Springs, Texas"
},
{
"docid": "11438187",
"text": "one time was Levi Morton, Vice President under Benjamin Harrison.In 1917 the hotel closed and was dismantled. There is only a small concrete base where the pavilion once stood. Red Sulphur Springs Hotel The Red Sulphur Springs Hotel was an old spring resort in the small community of Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. It held a social event every evening. The last event held at the hotel was a dance. When a person died, to keep the hotel reputation, they secretly took the dead to a cemetery, about two miles away. Many markers in this cemetery have no name on",
"title": "Red Sulphur Springs Hotel"
},
{
"docid": "7649530",
"text": "Ridge to the southeast. At the community of Crows, SR 159 (Dunlap Creek Road) continues northeast through the valley while Route 311 follows Tygers Creek up the mountain to the west. The state highway parallels CSX's Alleghany Subdivision then passes under the railroad tracks at the hamlet of Alleghany. Route 311 follows the west flank of Lewis Mountain to the West Virginia state line, then curves west into Greenbrier County and reaches its northern terminus at a partial interchange with I-64 and US 60 east of White Sulphur Springs. There is no access from westbound I-64 to southbound Route 311",
"title": "Route 311 (Virginia–West Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "5905989",
"text": "in 1961, the company was first located in an abandoned skating rink in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The facility was moved to Pennsauken, New Jersey in 1962, to Princeton, West Virginia in 1963, and then Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1965, and in 1976 it relocated its corporate headquarters to the Pittsburgh suburb Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Finally in 2004 it moved to a new office center in nearby Southpointe, a suburban business park located in Cecil Township, where it is still located. On February 23, 1973, Mylan had its initial public offering (IPO), becoming a publicly traded company on the OTC",
"title": "Mylan"
},
{
"docid": "11943270",
"text": "Robert Bruce King Robert Bruce King (born January 1940) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, King earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1968. King worked as an active duty officer in the United States Air Force from 1961 until 1964. After graduating from law school, King clerked for Judge John A. Field from 1968 to 1969, and then worked in private practice in Charleston,",
"title": "Robert Bruce King"
},
{
"docid": "14416818",
"text": "Whether the perfection of the management arises from perseverance in method, or efficient servants, the result is certainly admirable.\" Sweet Springs in Monroe County had buildings designed by William B. Phillips, who had assisted Thomas Jefferson in the building of the University of Virginia. Frame structures were provided for slaves and livery. It was one of the oldest resorts in West Virginia, the first hotel having been built there in 1792. The hotel was forbidden from selling strong drink to any freedman or slave. Other popular resorts and spas during the era of slavery were Salt Sulphur Springs, Red Sulphur",
"title": "History of slavery in West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "639051",
"text": "He shot under his age (66) in the final round. In 1983, at age 71, he shot a round of 60 (12-under-par) at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. In 1997, at age 85, he shot a round of 78 at the Old White course of The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In 1998, he received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award, the fourth person to be so honored. From 1984 to 2002, he hit the honorary starting tee shot at The Masters. Until 1999, he was joined by Gene Sarazen, and until 2001, by Byron Nelson. Snead",
"title": "Sam Snead"
},
{
"docid": "7736757",
"text": "of James Bradish (1772–1799) and Margaretta Thompson (1770–1846) of New York. The couple had four children that lived to adulthood: In 1859, Biddle went to White Sulphur Springs in what is now West Virginia, for the summer, and died there. He is interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan. In 1818, Biddle acquired of land south of Detroit. He constructed a summer estate on the land, completed in 1835. Biddle named his estate \"Wyandotte\" after the Native American people who had once lived there. Biddle's home stood where the George P. MacNichol House how sits. Biddle and his family retired to",
"title": "John Biddle (Michigan politician)"
},
{
"docid": "15209244",
"text": "of 6 gallons per minute and a temperature of 58 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pavilion is the only resort pavilion in West Virginia and one of few rural structures built in the Greek Revival style. In his 1846 book on mineral springs, William Burke described the Pavilion as \"well-designed but badly executed\" and referred to the fountain inside as \"one of the most beautiful objects imaginable.\" The Pavilion was constructed in 1834, the year the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort opened. George Washington Buster constructed the resort; it was named Blue Sulphur Springs for the iridescent color of the springs. The original",
"title": "Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion"
},
{
"docid": "8984827",
"text": "in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, a position once held by Sam Snead. He also chaired the Ryder Cup when it was held at the Greenbrier in 1979. Other stints in Jamieson's career as a teaching and club pro have included lead instructor at the John Jacobs Golf School, head pro at The Pines Golf Club, head pro at the Pete Dye Golf Club, Director of Golf at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and as operator of the \"Jim Jamieson School of Golf\" at the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia. He also owned two golf",
"title": "Jim Jamieson"
},
{
"docid": "13293814",
"text": "West Virginia Route 3 and West Virginia Route 12 which run concurrent to the south and east of Clayton. The nearest interstate highway to Clayton is Interstate 64, which has exits in Sandstone and Green Sulphur Springs to the northwest of Clayton. The nearest rail line to Clayton is a CSX line which runs through Pence Springs. This line also carries Amtrak's Cardinal service; its nearest stop to Clayton is in Alderson. Clayton, West Virginia Clayton is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The community was first settled in 1813. Clayton once had a post office,",
"title": "Clayton, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "11438186",
"text": "Red Sulphur Springs Hotel The Red Sulphur Springs Hotel was an old spring resort in the small community of Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. It held a social event every evening. The last event held at the hotel was a dance. When a person died, to keep the hotel reputation, they secretly took the dead to a cemetery, about two miles away. Many markers in this cemetery have no name on them. The hotel opened in 1832 and closed in 1917. At one time Martin Van Buren, the president of the United States, came to the hotel. The owner at",
"title": "Red Sulphur Springs Hotel"
},
{
"docid": "1134216",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs, Montana White Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Meagher County, Montana, United States. The population was 939 at the 2010 census. The center of population of Montana is located in White Sulphur Springs. White Sulphur Springs is located at (46.546396, -110.902552). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 939 people, 433 households, and 255 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 563 housing units at an average density of",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, Montana"
},
{
"docid": "905055",
"text": "from Greenbrier county joined the Confederate army. What is claimed to be the oldest golf course in the United States was founded in 1884 just north of White Sulphur Springs by the Montague family. During the decade prior to World War II, several Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps were located along the Greenbrier River. For most of the 20th century, the Meadow River Lumber Company operated the world's largest hardwood sawmill in Rainelle. During World War II The Greenbrier hotel was used as a military hospital. Sections were used as an internment center for Axis diplomats who were stranded in",
"title": "Greenbrier County, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "8970691",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs. The army reached Charleston on July 1. Total losses were 940. For the 2nd West Virginia, the loss was 13 killed (4 near Salem, Virginia), 33 wounded, and 21 missing. On July 5, 1864, Lieutenant Colonel Dove resigned. He never recovered from his foot wound received in 1863 near Lewisburg, and died in 1868. Major Hoffman was in command of the regiment during Dove's absence (and after Powell's promotion to brigade commander), and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel effective July 14, 1864. On July 8, the regiment left Charleston, West Virginia, for Parkersburg—arriving on July 12.",
"title": "2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "1134222",
"text": "BA at the University of Montana and continued his studies at the University of Oregon where he obtained a PhD. He taught at the University of Washington, Queens College in New York City, McMaster University in Burlington, Ontario and Memorial University of Newfoundland. White Sulphur Springs, Montana White Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Meagher County, Montana, United States. The population was 939 at the 2010 census. The center of population of Montana is located in White Sulphur Springs. White Sulphur Springs is located at (46.546396, -110.902552). According to the United States Census Bureau, the",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs, Montana"
},
{
"docid": "11452506",
"text": "other hotels/hostels and boarding homes were built, none of which stand any longer. Across the Greenbrier River was the stock yards and the train station combination, that used to be as busy as nearby Hinton. Train service stopped in 1952. There is a small grass landing strip known as the Hinton-Alderson Airport. Like most of the surrounding territories, the earliest inhabitants were the mound builders, the Indians after the settlement of Jamestown by Captain John Smith, the Europeans who immigrated into what is now Summers County. The first known white person to have settled in what is now Pence Springs",
"title": "Pence Springs, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "8047507",
"text": "on behalf of General Averell's troops on several occasions. He participated in the Battle of Rocky Gap on August 26 to 27, 1863, near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Meigs was made Chief Engineer of the Shenandoah Valley for the Department of West Virginia (a Union military district) on November 3, staying in the position until August 17, 1864. On November 6, he participated in the Battle of Droop Mountain in West Virginia, and the pursuit of Confederate forces after the battle from November 6 to 18. Meigs was detached from Kelley's command on November 23. Meigs continued to participate",
"title": "John Rodgers Meigs"
},
{
"docid": "20562068",
"text": "2018 Crozet, Virginia train crash The Crozet, Virginia train crash was a railway accident that occurred on January 31, 2018. A chartered Amtrak train named Congressional Special Train 923, following the route normally used by the Amtrak \"Cardinal\" and carrying a group of politicians and lawmakers from the Republican Party, collided with a garbage truck at a level crossing at Lanetown Road in Crozet, Virginia, west of Charlottesville, Virginia. The train was chartered by Republican lawmakers for transportation from Washington Union Station to an annual retreat at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Several politicians brought their spouses",
"title": "2018 Crozet, Virginia train crash"
},
{
"docid": "14134937",
"text": "teacher and her father was a lumberman, farmer, and handyman and worked at the Greenbrier Hotel. Johnson showed high mathematical abilities from an early age. Because Greenbrier County did not offer public schooling for African-American students past the eighth grade, the Colemans arranged for their children to attend high school at Institute, West Virginia. This school was on the campus of West Virginia State College (WVSC, now West Virginia State University). Johnson was admitted when she was only 10 years old. The family split their time between Institute during the school year and White Sulphur Springs in the summer. Johnson",
"title": "Katherine Johnson"
},
{
"docid": "19590588",
"text": "Clay, Fayette, Monroe, Pocahontas, Roane, Summers and Webster counties. Five of those counties — Clay, Fayette, Monroe, Roane and Summers — were granted the request. As a precautionary measure, natural gas service was suspended for White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County. In Fayette County, where there were reports of looters, Sheriff Steve Kessler warned would-be thieves that citizens were legally armed and ready to protect what they had left. Law enforcement officials in the county later clarified that such actions were \"not sanctioned by the sheriff's department.\" In unaffected parts of the state including Morgantown and Martinsburg, residents collected items",
"title": "2016 West Virginia flood"
},
{
"docid": "1249705",
"text": "which operated in Monroe County, including Sweet Springs, Red Sulphur Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs, all within a twenty-five mile radius of Union. Little activity during the American Civil War occurred around Union other than troop movements, especially in 1864 when regiments of the U.S. Army under General Crook encamped near the town. Small skirmishes occurred throughout the war in the vicinity of Union and Monroe County. A majority of the citizens of Union supported the Confederacy and opposed the creation of West Virginia which included Monroe County. Union was incorporated in 1868. The town of Union retains much of",
"title": "Union, West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "8970686",
"text": "Greenbrier County on May 18, having escaped pursuing Confederate forces led by General John McCausland and General William \"Mudwall\" Jackson (a cousin of Stonewall Jackson). On June 2, 1864, the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry (plus additional cavalry and infantry regiments) marched from Charleston towards White Sulphur Springs in eastern West Virginia. The men were poorly equipped, and over one third of the cavalry did not have horses. Their immediate destination was Stanton, Virginia. On June 7, they met two groups of infantry, and one division of cavalry, under the commands of Generals David Hunter and George Crook. Fresh supplies were",
"title": "2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "1165482",
"text": "of only three in the state of New York to have a three-tier tax district system, the inside district being what was originally the village of Saratoga Springs, and the outside district being the town of Saratoga Springs minus the village. The other two cities with three-tier tax system are Rome and Oneida. The closest scheduled air service is available at Albany International Airport (ALB). There is also a general aviation facility, Saratoga County Airport (5B2), located west of city limits in the Town of Milton. Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Saratoga Springs, operating its Adirondack",
"title": "Saratoga Springs, New York"
},
{
"docid": "19590587",
"text": "of 400 members of the West Virginia National Guard. Search and rescue teams were deployed across the state to assist stranded residents. Numerous swift water and rooftop rescues were conducted. A volunteer firefighter and other residents of White Sulphur Springs used front-end loaders and other heavy machinery to move through debris-laden floodwaters during the overnight of June 23–24 to save 60 people. On June25, President Barack Obama declared West Virginia a major disaster area, ordering aid to assist victims of the floods in Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas counties. On June 28, Tomblin requested the disaster area be expanded to include",
"title": "2016 West Virginia flood"
},
{
"docid": "20902862",
"text": "York 2018 - Chicago Blues Festival in Chicago, Illinois 2018 - Mountains of Music, Virginia 2017 - Barrier Beach Blues Festival in Long Beach, New York 2017 - Blues in the Gorge in Corbett, Oregon 2017 - Freshwater Folk Festival in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 2016, 2017, 2018 - Augusta Blues and Swing Week in Elkins, West Virginia 2016 - Harvest Time Blues Festival in Monaghan, Ireland 2016 - Sugar Maple Festival in Madison, Wisconsin 2015 - Big Eyed Blues Festival in Brooklyn, New York 2015 - Connecticut Folk Festival in New Haven, Connecticut 2015 - Jacob’s Ladder Festival",
"title": "Valerie Turner"
},
{
"docid": "19915995",
"text": "August 27, 1843 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, White Sulphur Springs. He is buried at Walnut Grove, his county seat. Lewis Summers (Virginian) Lewis Summers (November 7, 1778 – August 27, 1843) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia and Ohio. Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia and was educated in Alexandria. As an adult, Summers lived for several years in Alexandria, Virginia and held the office of Marshall there for several years. On moving to Ohio in 1808, he served in both houses of the Ohio State Legislature over a stay of six years there. In 1814, Summers returned",
"title": "Lewis Summers (Virginian)"
},
{
"docid": "15831749",
"text": "Chicken Strip Saline Valley Warm Springs Airfield, commonly known as the Chicken Strip is a non-towered dirt airstrip not depicted on an FAA Sectional chart. The airstrip provides general aviation fly-in access to the Saline Valley hot springs in Death Valley National Park. The closest airport to the airstrip is Lone Pine Airport at to the southwest and the closest airport with regular airline service is Fresno Yosemite International Airport at to the west. Chicken Strip was built in the 1960s to provide quicker access to the nearby hot springs, sometimes called the warm springs, that are a short walking",
"title": "Chicken Strip"
},
{
"docid": "15063640",
"text": "Botetourt Springs, Virginia Botetourt Springs (originally: Sulphur Spring Tract) is a mineral spring and was a historical settlement on the border of Roanoke County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The spring is located from Fincastle. Botetourt Springs was originally settled in the mid-18th century, growing as a mineral spring resort during the summer, especially after the 1820s. In its time, it was one of the best known mineral springs in Virginia, and one of the chief sulphuric thermal springs in America. Notable visitors included General Andrew Jackson and General Lafayette. Botetourt Springs has two springs, one of sulphur",
"title": "Botetourt Springs, Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "14416819",
"text": "Springs, Shannondale Springs, Berkeley Springs, Blue Sulphur Springs, and Capon Springs. Slaves were used on waterways and overland in the transportation of West Virginia products, livestock, salt, grain, tobacco, lumber and coal. Several times a year fleets of flatboats left Charleston, manned by both slave and free workmen, to markets in Cincinnati and New Orleans. The B&O Railroad hired and bought West Virginia slaves to work in construction gangs and in passenger service. Slaves were sometimes used in the operation of retail stores. In some towns, like Martinsburg, the black population could reach nearly one-third the total residents., while in",
"title": "History of slavery in West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "16158897",
"text": "Greenbrier Presidential Express The Greenbrier Presidential Express is a cancelled luxury passenger train that was planned to operate between Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, and the train station at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The project was initiated in June 2011 but canceled in May 2012 due to numerous issues, among which were capacity constraints on the Buckingham Branch Railroad and Federal approval of the train's engineering. Following his purchase of The Greenbrier resort in his native West Virginia, billionaire coal entrepreneur Jim Justice launched a number of new initiatives aimed at reinvigorating the",
"title": "Greenbrier Presidential Express"
},
{
"docid": "16158901",
"text": "rolling stock scheduled for auction on September 18, 2014. Greenbrier Presidential Express The Greenbrier Presidential Express is a cancelled luxury passenger train that was planned to operate between Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, and the train station at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The project was initiated in June 2011 but canceled in May 2012 due to numerous issues, among which were capacity constraints on the Buckingham Branch Railroad and Federal approval of the train's engineering. Following his purchase of The Greenbrier resort in his native West Virginia, billionaire coal entrepreneur Jim Justice launched",
"title": "Greenbrier Presidential Express"
},
{
"docid": "6175462",
"text": "the presence of DuPont, Germany-based Bayer and Stockmeier Kunststoffe GmbH; a subsidiary of Japan-based Kureha, Ashland Specialty Chemical, Flexsys, and Brazil-based Braskem S.A. West Virginia has 80% community acceptance from the chemical industry nationwide, one of the highest in the nation. The chemicals industry accounts for one-fifth of manufacturing sector jobs and nearly 40% of the manufacturing sector's economic output in West Virginia. The state has one of the nation's highest concentrations of biotech industries aided by the presence of corporations such as Germany-based BASF and Bayer, DuPont, PPG, Dow, Mylan Inc., founded in White Sulphur Springs, and Texas-based Alcon.",
"title": "Economy of West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "3955543",
"text": "the \"Great Connection\" which had been current in Virginia since Colonial times. On July 1, 1867, the C&O was completed nine miles (14 km) from Jackson's River Station to the town of Covington, county seat of Alleghany County. By 1869, it had crossed Alleghany Mountain, using much of the tunneling and roadway work done by the Covington & Ohio before the war, and was running to the great mineral springs resort at White Sulphur Springs, now in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Here, stagecoach connections were made for Charleston and the navigation on the Kanawha River (and thus water transportation on",
"title": "Chesapeake and Ohio Railway"
},
{
"docid": "3882027",
"text": "Federal Prison Camp, Alderson The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson (FPC Alderson) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FPC Alderson is located in two West Virginia counties, near the town of Alderson. A portion of the prison is located in unincorporated Monroe County, while the other portion of the prison, including the dormitories, lies in unincorporated Summers County. Four other area towns, Hinton, Lewisburg, Ronceverte, and White Sulphur Springs, are within commuting distance of FPC Alderson.",
"title": "Federal Prison Camp, Alderson"
},
{
"docid": "13106638",
"text": "Robertson was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 26, 1824, receiving his commission the same day, and serving thereafter until his death. In 1827, Robertson, along with Armand Duplantier, Fulwar Skipwith, Antoine Blanc and Sebastien Hiriart received permission from the Louisiana State Legislature to organize a corporation called the Agricultural Society of Baton Rouge. He became ill and died while recuperating in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia). Robertson had two brothers with political legacies: U.S. Representative John Robertson and Wyndham Robertson, a Governor of Virginia. Robertson Street in New Orleans is named for the former Governor.",
"title": "Thomas B. Robertson"
},
{
"docid": "15859184",
"text": "from nearby Bluefield, West Virginia. It is the largest residential building in Monroe County. For a short time after World War II, the McNeer House became the \"Lotus Club,\" perhaps Monroe County's only nightclub. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. McNeer House McNeer House is a historic home located near Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built in 1919, and is a 2 1/2 story frame dwelling painted white in the Colonial Revival style. It has a rear service area that features a two-story, \"U\"-shaped wing with a one-story rear portico",
"title": "McNeer House"
},
{
"docid": "12141350",
"text": "and northern legislators withdrew their blocking of the renaming of Marshall College, which had been accredited as a \"university\" since 1937 and which is located in southern West Virginia, to Marshall University. This system remains in effect to this day. Such \"clubs\" are required to post a registry number which begins with the letter \"ABCC\" followed by a serial number, over their doors. The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, simply adds a $10 \"alcohol membership fee\" to the bill of all first time patrons. Prior to July 2009, non-intoxicating beer was defined as all malt based beverages that contained",
"title": "Alcohol laws of West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "8740288",
"text": "Lewisburg, Exit 175 for US 60 for White Sulphur Springs, Exit 181 for US 60 (WB only), and for WV 311 (EB only) at Exit 183. It was extended westward to Exit 156 (MP 155.98) at Sam Black Church in 1973. The final segment of Interstate 64 to be completed was between Sam Black Church and the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley. This revised interstate alignment traverses through an entirely rural area with extremely rugged terrain. Opened in 1988, this final portion is long and cost approximately $300 million to construct, making it one of the most expensive segments of",
"title": "Interstate 64 in West Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "14659546",
"text": "baby mussels to improve wild populations. The Freshwater Folk Festival is hosted by the Friends of the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery and falls on the first Saturday of October every year. The first annual festival began October 2 of 2004, is a family-friendly day of music, food, crafts and educational opportunities. The festival's mission is to promote understanding, appreciation, and conservation of freshwater resources; and to celebrate the local natural history and culture of White Sulphur Springs and Greenbrier County. The White Sulphur Springs Annual Fishing Derby falls on every Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. It provides outdoor",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery"
},
{
"docid": "10703553",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway The White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway , now defunct, was an American railroad built and operated between the towns of Ringling and White Sulphur Springs, Montana, a distance of 22.8 miles. The railroad, constructed in 1910, provided White Sulphur Springs with a link to the national railway network via a connection with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (\"the Milwaukee Road\") at Ringling (Formerly Leader, Montana, renamed after John Ringling). The southern four miles of the railroad's route, between Ringling and Dorsey, were leased from the Milwaukee Road. Lew",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway"
},
{
"docid": "20415321",
"text": "1982. White Sulphur Springs (Jena, Louisiana) White Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulphur Springs Historic Site, is a historic site located along LA 8, about southwest of Jena. The site is a small clearing including a spring encased in a gazebo built c.1916 by W.G. Walker. Due to its supposed curative powers, the spring was once surrounded by a health resort with numerous buildings. The gazebo is the only remaining structure, and was restored c.1975. The spring was originally discovered by Joseph P. Ward in 1883. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs (Jena, Louisiana)"
},
{
"docid": "20415320",
"text": "White Sulphur Springs (Jena, Louisiana) White Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulphur Springs Historic Site, is a historic site located along LA 8, about southwest of Jena. The site is a small clearing including a spring encased in a gazebo built c.1916 by W.G. Walker. Due to its supposed curative powers, the spring was once surrounded by a health resort with numerous buildings. The gazebo is the only remaining structure, and was restored c.1975. The spring was originally discovered by Joseph P. Ward in 1883. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17,",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs (Jena, Louisiana)"
},
{
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"text": "Greenbrier Classic The Greenbrier Classic is a golf tournament in West Virginia on the PGA Tour, played on The Old White TPC at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. It made its debut in 2010 and replaced the long-standing Buick Open in Flint, Michigan, on the tour schedule. Opened in 1914, The Old White course joined the TPC network of courses in March 2011. It was extended to in 2013, and reduced by a yard in 2017; the average elevation is approximately above sea level. Played in late July for its first two editions, The Greenbrier Classic moved to early",
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"text": "United States Merchant Marine Academy. He also built a country estate in Warrenton, Virginia, in what is referred to as the Virginia horse country and home to the Warrenton Hunt. In 1934, he purchased and undertook a major restoration of the famous Fauquier White Sulphur Springs Company resort and spa in Warrenton. Sold in 1953, the property was developed as a country club, which it remains today. On the estate he inherited, Walter P. Chrysler Jr. established North Wales Stud for the purpose of breeding Thoroughbred horses. Chrysler, Jr. was part of a syndicate that included friend Alfred G. Vanderbilt",
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"text": "When the public vote on the secession ordinance was held on May 23, 1861, Greenbrier county voted 1,000 to 100 in favor of secession. The Civil War came to the county in mid 1861, and several battles were fought in the area, including Lewisburg in May 1862 and White Sulphur Springs in August 1863. Both battles were Union victories. Greenbrier County became part of the new state of West Virginia, although it never participated in any of the votes held by the Restored Government in Wheeling. Though most West Virginians fought for the Union during the war, approximately 2,000 men",
"title": "Greenbrier County, West Virginia"
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"text": "boundaries include Rowlett Park to the east, Florida Avenue to the west, Busch Blvd. to the north, and the Hillsborough River to the south As of the census of 2010, there were 5,727 people residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 31.1% White, 62.2% Black, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.4% other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.6% of the population. Sulphur Springs (Tampa) Sulphur Springs is a neighborhood and district located within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood",
"title": "Sulphur Springs (Tampa)"
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"text": "box was wrapped with a reproduction of the title page from the story's March 1938 debut. Made up in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, the recipe box is described by McAleer as \"one of the most sought-after items of Stoutiana.\" During a reenactment of one of the meals described in \"Too Many Cooks\" -- the “American Dinner” -- at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on April 21, 2018, partial sets of the recipes were distributed to the diners. The North and West German Broadcasting Association adapted \"Too Many Cooks\" for a black-and-white miniseries that first aired",
"title": "Too Many Cooks (novel)"
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"text": "Sulphur Springs still stands after being restored for the movie \"Heartland\" in 1982. A heavyweight coach and sleeper sit in front of the station along with a Milwaukee Road ballast car and a stock car, marooned far away from the nearest rail system. An ancient WSS&YP combination car sits in a farmer's field nearby. White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway The White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway , now defunct, was an American railroad built and operated between the towns of Ringling and White Sulphur Springs, Montana, a distance of 22.8 miles. The railroad, constructed in 1910, provided",
"title": "White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway"
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"text": "at his wife's Alabama plantation. After returning it to working condition, the family moved to Selma, Alabama, where Hardee worked in the warehousing and insurance businesses. He eventually became president of the Selma and Meridian Railroad. Hardee was the co-author of \"The Irish in America\", published in 1868. He fell ill at his family's summer retreat at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and died in Wytheville, Virginia. He is buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama. William J. Hardee William Joseph Hardee (October 12, 1815 – November 6, 1873) was a career U.S. Army officer, serving during the Second Seminole",
"title": "William J. Hardee"
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"text": "the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. Sulphur Springs High School has the Wildcats as its sports mascot. Sulphur Springs Center Paris Junior College is a post-secondary educational institution located in the city, offering two-year college courses. Texas A&M University–Commerce, a major university of over 12,000 students, has a campus in the city of Commerce, west of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs, Texas Sulphur Springs is a city in Hopkins County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,449. It is the county seat of Hopkins County. Sulphur Springs is located along the western edge of",
"title": "Sulphur Springs, Texas"
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"text": "caves: Lost World Caverns and Organ Cave, Inc. Many important Ice Age fossil discoveries have been found within the watershed here. Greenbrier County hosts the Riders of the Flood Outdoor Amphitheatre in Ronceverte, the State Fair of West Virginia and the Freshwater Folk Festival at the National Fish Hatchery at White Sulphur Springs, and the GRWA tries to keep its presence at both events for outreach. Monroe County is a rich, agriculturally blessed county with fine apple orchards, wineries, trout water, historic springs, farmland, and saltpetre (saltpeter)caves. Since settler times it has been called \"the land of sinks\" for its",
"title": "Greenbrier River Watershed Association"
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"text": "18, 2006. In June, he made his DSCW debut in Supply, North Carolina and, that same month, Kellum and Lord Everett Devore formed a tag team known as The Classics. The following month, while wrestling for the West Virginia-based NWA Mountain State, Kellum defeated The Barbarian in a Hardcore match as well as defeating Buzzsaw in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on September 5, 2006. Kellum defeated Dave Renegade to win his second ACPW Heavyweight Championship on March 10, 2007. On June 9, Kellum made his ASPW debut in Elizabeth City, North Carolina where he began feuding with Derik Flair.",
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"text": "citizens following the war. Most famous among these was his representation of the Lee family in the Arlington estate case. He also was known as an accomplished railroad lawyer, serving as general counsel for the Norfolk & Western and as a board member of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroads. Judge Robertson was a charter member and the first president of the Virginia Bar Association, whose first annual meeting was held at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on August 24 and 25, 1889. In his presidential address, Robertson recommended the merger of law and equity in Virginia civil procedure. His ideas",
"title": "William J. Robertson"
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"text": "he was city engineer for two years with city of Louisville, Kentucky. He became a civil engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and ultimately the head of its Mining and Engineering Department. Isaac Munroe St. John died April 7, 1880 at The Greenbrier at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. He is buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Isaac M. St. John Isaac Munroe St. John (November 19, 1827 – April 7, 1880) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was a lawyer, newspaper editor and civil engineer before the Civil War and a",
"title": "Isaac M. St. John"
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"text": "and six forums. Gillespie also agreed to three additional debates, but Warner declined. Libertarian Robert Sarvis, who submitted a petition with over 1,000 signatures to debate organizers, challenged Warner and Gillespie to include him in the debates. In August, Warner accepted the challenge and requested that Sarvis be invited to the remaining debates; Gillespie did not respond. In the end, Sarvis was not invited to any of the debates and was only invited to one joint appearance. The Virginia Bar Association (VBA) debate occurred at 11 a.m. on July 26 at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. PBS",
"title": "2014 United States Senate election in Virginia"
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"text": "This gave him the money he needed to start playing professionally full-time. In 1944 he became head pro at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and maintained ties to Hot Springs and The Homestead all of his life. Snead served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1944. He was an athletic specialist in Cmdr. Gene Tunney's program in San Diego, and was given a medical discharge for a back injury in September 1944. His nephew, J.C. Snead, was also a successful professional golfer, winning tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the",
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"text": "Saba University School of Medicine Saba University School of Medicine is a medical school located on Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. Saba University confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Saba University School of Medicine was founded in 1992 as an international alternative to U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Since its founding, more than 2500 students have earned their medical degree at Saba. Class sizes are 80-100 students per matriculating class. Students complete the first 20 months (five semesters) of basic science medical education on the campus on Saba and return to",
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"text": "Saba University School of Medicine Saba University School of Medicine is a medical school located on Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. Saba University confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Saba University School of Medicine was founded in 1992 as an international alternative to U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Since its founding, more than 2500 students have earned their medical degree at Saba. Class sizes are 80-100 students per matriculating class. Students complete the first 20 months (five semesters) of basic science medical education on the campus on Saba and return to",
"title": "Saba University School of Medicine"
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"text": "Heart Primary School in St. John's. There is one secondary and vocational school in Saba the Saba Comprehensive School in St. John's. Saba University School of Medicine is a for-profit medical school located in the Saba capital The Bottom. Saba University confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Saba University School of Medicine was founded in 1992 as an international alternative to U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Since its founding, more than 2500 students have earned their medical degree at Saba. Saba University's graduates practice primarily in the United States and Canada. The Saba website features graduates",
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"text": "incoming classes. There is also a bus service to assist students living off-campus with regularly scheduled transportation to and from class. Several student organizations exist at Saba, including the American Medical Student Association, Student Government Association, Wilderness Medicine Society, Women in Medicine Society, Primary Care and Pediatrics Club, Global Health & Preventative Medicine Club, Gay-Straight Student Alliance, African Diaspora Association, Christian Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Southeast Asian Society, Athletics Club, and Journal Club. Saba University School of Medicine Saba University School of Medicine is a medical school located on Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.",
"title": "Saba University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "9700814",
"text": "and Puerto Rico. Saba University has been approved by the following U.S. states which have a separate review process for the purposes of licensing or providing clinical rotations: In July 2013, Saba University School of Medicine was approved by the United States Department of Education for participation in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Qualified citizens and permanent residents of the United States are eligible to receive funding from the Direct Loan programs to help pay for the cost of their education. Saba University School of Medicine is a legally recognized entity of higher education in the Netherlands",
"title": "Saba University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "9700813",
"text": "second half of the academic program, semesters 6 to 10—the final semesters before earning the medical degree and entering a residency program. The clinical program consists of: During the clinical semesters, students go through a series of rotations (or clerkships) in teaching hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, while also absorbing new material through work that is assigned and supervised by the Saba clinical department. Saba University School of Medicine has received the accreditation and approvals that enable Saba graduates, who complete the requisite licensing examinations, to become eligible to practice medicine in all 50 states in the U.S., Canada",
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"docid": "2010363",
"text": "English is the principal language spoken on the island and has been used in its school system since the 19th century. English is the sole medium of instruction in Saba schools. Dutch government policy towards Saba and other SSS islands promoted English medium education. English can therefore be used in communications of and to the government. Saba English, a form of Virgin Islands Creole English, is the local vernacular. Saba is home to the Saba University School of Medicine, which was established by American expatriates in coordination with the government of the Netherlands. The school adds over 400 residents when",
"title": "Saba"
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"docid": "9700812",
"text": "a \"Research: Literature Review and Analysis\" module, designed to further develop the ability to evaluate and assimilate scientific evidence and reinforce the skills for critically appraising and communicating medical knowledge. Students analyze a current and complex medical care question, develop a hypothesis, analyze the literature, and write a paper that is evaluated by a faculty committee. According to the school's website, Saba students have had their papers published in medical journals and have also reported that their research played a role in obtaining a residency appointment. The clinical education at Saba University School of Medicine takes place primarily in the",
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"docid": "9700815",
"text": "and its program of medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). While it is located in the Caribbean, accreditation by the NVAO makes the university the 9th medical school in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Housing options include on-campus dormitories as well as homes and apartments off-campus, many with water views. All unaccompanied, first-semester students are required to live in the dormitories while second- through fifth-semester students live off campus. Students are permitted to acquire private transportation—there is a turnover of vehicles with students leaving the island selling to the new members of the",
"title": "Saba University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "9700811",
"text": "the US and Canada to complete clinical rotations at hospitals affiliated with the school. The first five basic science semesters of Saba's curriculum follow an outline comparable to those of American medical schools. These semesters consist of lab work and course material following a progression beginning with foundational concepts in the basic and clinical sciences and leading to organ-systems-focused courses that relate each foundational discipline to human function and disease. Applications of basic science to clinical medicine are highlighted throughout the five semesters. All classes are taught in English. In the fifth semester of the Saba University curriculum, students complete",
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"docid": "9277953",
"text": "Dutch and other European travelers are making Saba a destination. Agriculture still contributes to the economy, primarily livestock and vegetables, especially potatoes. Saba Lace continues to be sold at shops on the island. The Saba University School of Medicine has grown in importance as it has expanded, contributing about 200 jobs (directly and indirectly) and $4.8 million (US) to the GDP. All the statistics in this section come from the Census Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. Gross Domestic Product by sector, Saba (mln ANG) Businesses per Industry<br> This information is according to the Business Census 1998. Due to the CSB's",
"title": "Economy of Saba"
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"docid": "2010362",
"text": "these Irish to the Caribbean in an effort to quell rebellion after he had forcibly procured their lands for his Scottish noble supporters. Historically, Saba was traded among the many European nations that fought for power in the region. Slaves were also imported to work on Saba. In recent years Saba has become home to a large group of expatriates, and around 250 immigrants who are either students or teachers at the Saba University School of Medicine. Both English and Dutch are spoken on the island and taught in schools, and both languages are official. Despite the island's Dutch affiliation,",
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"docid": "3845417",
"text": "sports field, three churches, a library, various shops and the 200 students of the Saba University School of Medicine. As capital of the island, The Bottom hosts a number of events throughout the year. During the summer the 'Saba Carnival' is held here. It's a parade full of colour accompanied with the music of steel drums and local artists. It is a highly anticipated event on the Saban calendar as most of the island meets together to dance, sing and enjoy the festival. The Saba Carnival usually lasts for a few days in which the island focuses on The Bottom.",
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"text": "between religion, race or sex, admitting patients from cross border Palestinian Authority city of Qalqilyah. Meir Hospital teaching departments are affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, while laboratories are affiliated to Bar Ilan University. Meir Medical Center specializes in the treatment of pulmonary diseases and spinal surgery and is accredited under the JCI. It is the base hospital for the Israeli Olympic team. Meir Hospital Meir Medical Center (, \"Merkaz Refu'i Me'ir\") is a hospital in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is the seventh largest hospital complex in the country. The medical facility in Kfar Saba was",
"title": "Meir Hospital"
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"docid": "9283026",
"text": "include the Anglican Church, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Wesleyan Holiness, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Judaism. Culture of Saba Saba's culture bears the influence of its early settlers, among them the English, Scottish, Africans, and Dutch. Because Saba measures only five square miles and has a treacherous coastline (making invasion difficult), its population has always been small. Today its population numbers about 1500 people, with approximately 250 being expatriates. Many of the non-Sabans teach at or attend the Saba University School of Medicine. Although archaeologists have found evidence of early Amerindian presence, a group of shipwrecked Englishmen in 1632 found the",
"title": "Culture of Saba"
},
{
"docid": "9283022",
"text": "Culture of Saba Saba's culture bears the influence of its early settlers, among them the English, Scottish, Africans, and Dutch. Because Saba measures only five square miles and has a treacherous coastline (making invasion difficult), its population has always been small. Today its population numbers about 1500 people, with approximately 250 being expatriates. Many of the non-Sabans teach at or attend the Saba University School of Medicine. Although archaeologists have found evidence of early Amerindian presence, a group of shipwrecked Englishmen in 1632 found the island uninhabited. During the colonial period, Saba's ownership changed hands many times between the Spanish,",
"title": "Culture of Saba"
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"docid": "18136352",
"text": "(MA 1974, PhD 1977), and Saba University School of Medicine (M.D. 2004). He served as lecturer in anthropology at UCLA in 1977–78, and assistant professor of anthropology and anatomy at NYU in 1978–83. He is the founder of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, serving as director and curator. At Ross University he served as professor of anatomy and director of research development for the School of Medicine. His field work includes director of the Semliki Research Expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Western Rift Research Expedition in Uganda. Sections of the book \"Camping With the",
"title": "Noel T. Boaz"
},
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"docid": "1231478",
"text": "a total area of , all of it land. Cities near Goldthwaite include Brownwood, Hamilton, Comanche, San Saba, and Star. Goldthwaite is served by the Goldthwaite Independent School District. Goldthwaite Elementary School is located at 1501 Campbell. Goldthwaite Middle School is located at 1507 Trent Street. Goldthwaite High School is located at 1509 Hannah Valley Road. New Horizons Ranch School is located off Farm-to-Market Road 574. Four-year college instruction is available in the region through Baptist-affiliated Howard Payne University in Brownwood. Tarleton State University in Stephenville offers public higher education. To the southeast is Texas A&M University in College Station,",
"title": "Goldthwaite, Texas"
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"docid": "15784860",
"text": "Avalon University School of Medicine Avalon University School of Medicine (AUSOM) (previously Xavier University School of Medicine in Bonaire) is a private medical school located in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the Caribbean. AUSOM confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Administrative offices for the university are located in Youngstown, Ohio. AUSOM was founded in 2003 in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles (now known as the Caribbean Netherlands) as the Xavier University School of Medicine. In 2010, the university relocated to Curacao and changed its name to Avalon University School of Medicine to differentiate itself from another university with",
"title": "Avalon University School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "15834936",
"text": "Daud Shah Saba Dr. Daud Shah Saba (born 1964) is a politician in Afghanistan, who is serving as Governor of Herat Province since August 2010 when his predecessor Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani had resigned from the post. Daud Shah Saba was born in 1964 in Herat, Afghanistan. He belongs to the Popalzai Pashtun tribe. After finishing primary school, he attended the Kabul Polytechnic Institute and obtained a MS in Economic Geology in 1986. He taught in the same institute for six years. In 1996, he travelled to India where he obtained a Ph.D. in Earth Science from the University of Mumbai.",
"title": "Daud Shah Saba"
},
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"docid": "19541989",
"text": "Geoffrey Saba Geoffrey Saba (born 1946) is an Australian classical pianist of Lebanese descent, based in London. Saba's grandparents were from Zahlé, Lebanon, and members of his extended family still live there. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, where his parents established a well-known haberdashery store. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School. He was awarded the University of Queensland Music Scholarship for 1963, and chose to take it at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. After graduating, he moved to London in the late 1960s, and has resided there ever since. He has worked with Stefan Askenase and Vlado Perlemuter.",
"title": "Geoffrey Saba"
},
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"docid": "13387110",
"text": "Schools (DORA). The university is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools but was denied accreditation by the CAAM-HP in 2017. Several student organizations exist at Windsor. These include, but are not limited to: https://www.windsor.edu/academics/pre-medical-sciences/Caribbean Pre Medical University | Windsor University School of Medicine Accredited Caribbean Medical School | Windsor University School of Medicine Apply to Caribbean Medical School | Windsor University School of Medicine Windsor University School of Medicine Windsor University School of Medicine is a private medical school located in Cayon, Saint Mary Cayon Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. Windsor confers upon its graduates",
"title": "Windsor University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "12259568",
"text": "in and recognized by the government of Aruba. Aureus is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine. Aureus University School of Medicine Aureus University School of Medicine (previously named All Saints University of Medicine) is a private university located in Oranjestad, Aruba, in the Caribbean. Aureus confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Aureus University School of Medicine was founded in 2004 in Aruba. On January 4, 2011, the school announced it was changing its name from All Saints University of Medicine to coincide with facility enhancements and",
"title": "Aureus University School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "6178996",
"text": "Electric Mexico to open up a new nationwide television channel. TV Azteca and Televisa, upon hearing this, accused him of monopolizing medicine prices in an attempt to discredit him. According to El Financiero, there is no such monopoly. After his death in 2008, his two youngest sons Alberto and Manuel inherited the ownership of the company. Isaac Saba Raffoul Isaac Saba Raffoul (October 17, 1923 – July 27, 2008) was a Mexican businessman of Syrian origin; his father emigrated from Aleppo, Syria to Veracruz, Mexico where he started a rag business which the family built on. Isaac Saba Raffoul was",
"title": "Isaac Saba Raffoul"
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"docid": "15784862",
"text": "of Curacao to offer an MD degree. AUSOM is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine. AUSOM has also submitted a request for accreditation by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions. As of August 7, 2015, Avalon University School of Medicine is NOT accredited by the CAAM-HP. Avalon University School of Medicine Avalon University School of Medicine (AUSOM) (previously Xavier University School of Medicine in Bonaire) is a private medical school located in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the Caribbean. AUSOM confers upon its graduates the Doctor",
"title": "Avalon University School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "12259566",
"text": "Aureus University School of Medicine Aureus University School of Medicine (previously named All Saints University of Medicine) is a private university located in Oranjestad, Aruba, in the Caribbean. Aureus confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Aureus University School of Medicine was founded in 2004 in Aruba. On January 4, 2011, the school announced it was changing its name from All Saints University of Medicine to coincide with facility enhancements and to distinguish itself from universities with the same name. The current campus was completed in 2006 and contains 12 lecture rooms. Aureus offers a 4 year",
"title": "Aureus University School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "13387106",
"text": "Windsor University School of Medicine Windsor University School of Medicine is a private medical school located in Cayon, Saint Mary Cayon Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. Windsor confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The university also has clinical education campuses in Carbondale, Illinois and Houghton Lake, Michigan. Administrative offices are located in Monee, Illinois. Windsor was founded in December 1998 on Grand Turk Island in Turks and Caicos by Dr. Srinivas Gaddam. Instruction began with a class of eight students. In 2000, the university relocated to Bird Rock, a town in the Saint",
"title": "Windsor University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "13928706",
"text": "Fredonia, Mason County, Texas Fredonia is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Texas, United States. The community is located near the county line of Mason and San Saba counties, where State Highway 71 intersects with Ranch to Market Road 386. Although it is unincorporated, Fredonia has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76842. Jack and Caroline Lathum and Chaney and Isabella Couch are the earliest known settlers to arrive near Deer Creek in San Saba County in the 1850s. The original school was named Hayes and Lathum School, but the residents petitioned the county to rename it Deer",
"title": "Fredonia, Mason County, Texas"
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"docid": "9944455",
"text": "campus. At that time the University of Oregon's school was located in northwest Portland, Oregon on the campus of Good Samaritan Hospital. In 1919 the school would re-locate to Marquam Hill in southwest Portland where the school still stands as OHSU. Willamette University College of Medicine Willamette University College of Medicine is a former school of medicine that was part of Willamette University. Founded in 1867 as the first medical school in Oregon, the school relocated between Portland and the main university campus in Salem several times. The school was merged with the University of Oregon's medical school in Portland",
"title": "Willamette University College of Medicine"
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{
"docid": "17179725",
"text": "University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is an academic division of the University of Nevada, Reno and grants the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The School of Medicine was founded on March 25, 1969, as the first medical school in the state of Nevada. More than 1,500 MDs have graduated from the School of Medicine. The pre-clinical campus is located in Reno, but the third and fourth years can be spent in hospitals and clinics throughout Nevada. Residencies associated with the School of Medicine are located in Reno. Students may earn",
"title": "University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine"
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"docid": "11073008",
"text": "Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is a graduate medical school of Vanderbilt University located in Nashville, Tennessee. Located in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the southeastern side of the Vanderbilt University campus, the School of Medicine claims several Nobel laureates in the field of medicine. Through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, VUSM is affiliated with over 60 hospitals and 5,000 clinicians across Tennessee and five neighboring states, managing more than 2 million patient visits each year. It is considered one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States and is the primary",
"title": "Vanderbilt University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "869066",
"text": "occupy the surrounding neighborhoods and nearby Davis Square, where Tufts makes payments in lieu of taxes on some of its tax-exempt (educational) properties. The School of Medicine, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy are located on a campus in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, adjacent to Tufts Medical Center, a 451-bed academic medical institution. All full-time Tufts Medical Center physicians hold clinical faculty appointments at Tufts School of Medicine. The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is located in Grafton, Massachusetts, west of Boston, on a campus. The",
"title": "Tufts University"
},
{
"docid": "11073020",
"text": "track tailored to individuals who already hold a doctoral degree in engineering or applied sciences. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is a graduate medical school of Vanderbilt University located in Nashville, Tennessee. Located in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the southeastern side of the Vanderbilt University campus, the School of Medicine claims several Nobel laureates in the field of medicine. Through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, VUSM is affiliated with over 60 hospitals and 5,000 clinicians across Tennessee and five neighboring states, managing more than 2 million patient visits each year. It is considered",
"title": "Vanderbilt University School of Medicine"
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{
"docid": "11068030",
"text": "Ross University School of Medicine Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is a private international medical school located in Bridgetown, Barbados as of August 2018. Its main campus is now located in Barbados, and separate administrative bases are located in Iselin, New Jersey and Miramar, Florida in the United States. It is owned by Adtalem Global Education Inc., formerly DeVry Education Group, which purchased it in 2003. The medical school was founded in 1978 as The University of Dominica School of Medicine by Robert Ross, an entrepreneur. At the time, it was housed in leased facilities at The Castaways Hotel,",
"title": "Ross University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "14190114",
"text": "the ACCM of Ireland and approved by the Kingdom of Jordan. MD 1-5 tuition is $11,500 per semester. Clinical tuition is $12,480 per semester for student attending the main campus in Aruba. 4. http://www.caam-hp.org/assessedprogrammes.html Xavier University School of Medicine Xavier University School of Medicine is a not-for-profit medical school located in Oranjestad, Aruba. Xavier University School of Medicine (XUSOM) was founded in 2004 and is chartered by the government of Aruba with authorization by the Ministry of Education of Aruba to confer the Doctor of Medicine degree. The school is located in Oranjestad, the capital and largest city in Aruba.",
"title": "Xavier University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "14190110",
"text": "Xavier University School of Medicine Xavier University School of Medicine is a not-for-profit medical school located in Oranjestad, Aruba. Xavier University School of Medicine (XUSOM) was founded in 2004 and is chartered by the government of Aruba with authorization by the Ministry of Education of Aruba to confer the Doctor of Medicine degree. The school is located in Oranjestad, the capital and largest city in Aruba. The campus itself is a facility with over 125,000 square feet of space. The entire facility has central air conditioning and is equipped with wireless technology, state-of –the-art classrooms, and anatomy labs. Additional premedical",
"title": "Xavier University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "16162863",
"text": "Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University The Renaissance School of Medicine (formerly Stony Brook School of Medicine) is the medical school of Stony Brook University. Founded in 1971, it is the top ranked public medical school in New York. In 2018, NIH awards to the School of Medicine faculty and research centers exceeded $42 million. The School of Medicine shares a campus with Stony Brook University Hospital and is located in Stony Brook, NY. Stony Brook University School of Medicine was renamed the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University on November 21, 2018. This was done",
"title": "Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University"
},
{
"docid": "1461168",
"text": "the school are: Today, the academic divisions of UMKC are as follows: The School of Medicine is regionally known for its six-year post-secondary program, wherein a student spends only six years obtaining both a Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine degree. The school is located away from the main campus on Hospital Hill, where it is connected to Truman Medical Center, a large research hospital. The School of Law is one of four law schools in Missouri (St. Louis University School of Law, University of Missouri School of Law, Washington University School of Law are the others). It is",
"title": "University of Missouri–Kansas City"
},
{
"docid": "13219723",
"text": "a unit of the University of Denver between 1888 and 1932. University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine awards following degrees: University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine includes the following departments: University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is currently accredited by ADA. University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the University of Colorado. It is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado Denver in the city of Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is the only dental school in",
"title": "University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13219691",
"text": "University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry located in the United States city of Buffalo. The school is one of only two public dental schools in the state of New York along with the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine. The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is a part of State University of New York. The school was established in 1892. The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine awards following degrees: The School also awards advanced certificates in endodontics,",
"title": "University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "14884313",
"text": "University of Kansas School of Medicine The University of Kansas School of Medicine is a public medical school located on the University of Kansas Medical Center campuses in Kansas City, Kansas, and also Salina, Kansas, and Wichita, Kansas. The Kansas City campus is co-located with the independent University of Kansas Hospital, and they are commonly known collectively as KU Med. Medical instruction in the University of Kansas School of Medicine began in the 1880s with instruction in medical topics in the undergraduate school, influenced principally by chemistry professor Edgar Bailey. Medical degrees were not awarded. The idea was more fully",
"title": "University of Kansas School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "6685307",
"text": "University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of Pitt’s six schools of the health sciences and one of several dental schools in Pennsylvania. It is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The School of Dental Medicine accepted 3.6% of applicants for the class of 2016, a record low for the school's entire history. It is located in Salk Hall on Pitt’s campus. Each year, between 70 and 80",
"title": "University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "10912893",
"text": "University of Missouri School of Medicine The University of Missouri School of Medicine (also called University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine or MU School of Medicine) is located in the southern part of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. It was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. The University of Missouri School of Medicine is medical school of the University of Missouri. Established in 1872, it was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. The school was organized as a two-year school in 1872. Joseph Norwood, M.D., professor of",
"title": "University of Missouri School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "15216631",
"text": "School of Medicine, University of Split The School of Medicine in Split (, ) is a medical school in Split, Croatia. It is part of the University of Split. The School of Medicine in Split is affiliated with the University Hospital Split, its major teaching hospital, as well as several other community sites. The school's mission is to link education, research and clinical care. Faculty of the School hold appointments in basic sciences in the Basic Science Building, located in Križine neighbourhood of Split, Croatia. The faculty also hold appointments in clinical departments located in multiple affiliated hospitals and institutions.",
"title": "School of Medicine, University of Split"
},
{
"docid": "19782618",
"text": "Science (2) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (3)Bachelor of Science in Nursing (4) Bachelor of Pharmacy and (5)Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy. Master of Science University of Zambia School of Medicine The University of Zambia School of Medicine (UZSOM), also known as University of Zambia Medical School is the school of medicine of the University of Zambia. The medical school is the country's second public medical school, the other being the Copperbelt University School of Medicine. The school provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The school's campus is located in the neighborhood of Ridgeway in the",
"title": "University of Zambia School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "6227343",
"text": "located on the main medical center campus. Plastic surgeons Sean McNamara and Christian Troy from the television series \"Nip/Tuck\" are graduates of the University of Miami School of Medicine. Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM) is the graduate medical school of the University of Miami. Founded in 1952, it is the oldest medical school in the state of Florida. The main medical campus is located in the Civic Center, Miami, Florida within the UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex. The medical center includes three University-owned hospitals that make up the",
"title": "Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "17657168",
"text": "teaching hospital for University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Nursing, and Michigan State University School of Nursing. Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) is the medical school for Oakland University (OU). The campus is located north of Detroit in central Oakland County, Michigan and spans the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, but has a Rochester mailing address. OUWB is named for OU which was named for Oakland County and William Beaumont Hospital",
"title": "Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "19782616",
"text": "University of Zambia School of Medicine The University of Zambia School of Medicine (UZSOM), also known as University of Zambia Medical School is the school of medicine of the University of Zambia. The medical school is the country's second public medical school, the other being the Copperbelt University School of Medicine. The school provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The school's campus is located in the neighborhood of Ridgeway in the city of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia and its largest city. It lies in proximity to University Teaching Hospital. This is about , south-east of the city",
"title": "University of Zambia School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "16621526",
"text": "the Marian University School of Nursing, which is located on the southeast region of campus. Marian University opened its College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010, with funding by a $48 million donation from Michael Evans, the CEO of Indianapolis-based AIT Laboratories. The college opened as the second medical school in the state of Indiana. The inaugural class of 162 students began courses in August 2013. Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine The Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private, non-profit medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Indianapolis, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is one of",
"title": "Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13219694",
"text": "of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine awards following degrees: State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine includes the following departments: State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is currently accredited by ADA. Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry located in the United States city of Stony Brook. The school is one of the four dental schools in the state of New York and is one of only two",
"title": "Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "11786888",
"text": "Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), founded in 1982, is a college offering the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. As of 2014, RUSVM began offering Master of Science and PhD degrees in public health, global animal health, conservation medicine, and other research areas supported by the school. The school is located in St. Kitts. Administrative offices are located in Iselin, NJ. RUSVM is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. RUSVM students are almost all citizens or permanent residents of the United States, who are eligible to apply for financial",
"title": "Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "10912900",
"text": "with University of Wisconsin–Madison) and 23rd among schools emphasizing primary care. In 2016, it was reported in \"The Columbia Missourian\" that \"the number of MU School of Medicine students who have reported experiencing gender discrimination is twice as high as the national average.\" University of Missouri School of Medicine The University of Missouri School of Medicine (also called University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine or MU School of Medicine) is located in the southern part of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. It was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. The University of",
"title": "University of Missouri School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "19782260",
"text": "Copperbelt University School of Medicine Copperbelt University School of Medicine (CUSOM), also known as Copperbelt University Medical School is the school of medicine of Copperbelt University in Zambia. The medical school is the country's second public medical school, the other being the University of Zambia School of Medicine. The school provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The school's campus is located in the city of Ndola, in proximity to Ndola Central Hospital and the \"Tropical Diseases Research Centre\". This is about , north-west of the city centre. The coordinates of the medical campus are: 12°58'14.0\"S, 28°38'03.0\"E (Latitude:-12.970556; Longitude:28.634167).",
"title": "Copperbelt University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "20640492",
"text": "of 87 academic and 301 medical students, of whom 230 were undergraduates and 71 were postgraduates. At that time, the areas of postgraduate study included (a) Public Health (b) Internal Medicine (c) Family Medicine and (d) Pediatrics and Adolescent Health. University of Botswana School of Medicine The University of Botswana School of Medicine (UBSOM), also known as the University of Botswana Medical School, is the school of medicine of the University of Botswana, Botswana's oldest and largest public university. The medical school was established in 2009. The school provides medical education at undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The school is located",
"title": "University of Botswana School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "11068040",
"text": "In 2016, the university reported a residency match rate of 86% among first-time eligible applicants. In 2016, the university reported first-time pass rates for the USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, and USMLE Step 2 CS were 93%, 87%, and 94%, respectively. Since opening in 1978, over 13,000 students have graduated from the university. Ross University School of Medicine Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is a private international medical school located in Bridgetown, Barbados as of August 2018. Its main campus is now located in Barbados, and separate administrative bases are located in Iselin, New Jersey and Miramar,",
"title": "Ross University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "15711308",
"text": "Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine (UMUSM), whose official name is Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School (MKPMS), is the school of medicine of Uganda Martyrs University. , the medical school is the newest medical school in Uganda, having been established in 2010. Currently the school provides postgraduate medical education in the disciplines of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Emergency Medicine. The school's campus is located on Nsambya Hill, in southern Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolis, approximately , south of the central business district of the city. The school is housed on the",
"title": "Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13219693",
"text": "Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry located in the United States city of Stony Brook. The school is one of the four dental schools in the state of New York and is one of only two public dental schools in the state of New York along with the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is a part of State University of New York. State University",
"title": "Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "20545737",
"text": "offer. Kabale University School of Medicine The Kabale University School of Medicine (KUSM), also known as the Kabale University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Kabale University, one of Uganda's public universities. The faculty of medicine of Kabale University is housed on the main university campus at Kikungiri Hill, in Kabale Municipality, in the block that formerly housed the Biology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories, until a more suitable location is found. The clinical departments of the medical school are located at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, the teaching hospital of the medical school. The geographical coordinates of the clinical",
"title": "Kabale University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "20545735",
"text": "Kabale University School of Medicine The Kabale University School of Medicine (KUSM), also known as the Kabale University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Kabale University, one of Uganda's public universities. The faculty of medicine of Kabale University is housed on the main university campus at Kikungiri Hill, in Kabale Municipality, in the block that formerly housed the Biology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories, until a more suitable location is found. The clinical departments of the medical school are located at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, the teaching hospital of the medical school. The geographical coordinates of the clinical campus",
"title": "Kabale University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "8891801",
"text": "of Physic in the School of Clinical Medicine. The Regius Professorship of Physic is based at the School of Clinical Medicine. It is currently held by Patrick Maxwell. Other current academics: Former academics: School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge The School of Clinical Medicine is the medical school of the University of Cambridge in England. According to the QS World University Rankings 2016, it ranks as the 3rd best medical school in the world. The school is co-located with Addenbrooke's Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Students from Cambridge University can enter the clinical school on completion of three",
"title": "School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge"
},
{
"docid": "18400455",
"text": "of the UTRGV School of Medicine On July 10, 2014, University of Texas Board of Regents unanimously approved the establishment of a doctor of medicine degree. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine is a public medical school of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley located in Edinburg, Texas. It is in the preliminary stages of being accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The UTRGV School of Medicine was established by the Texas Legislature in May 2013. The medical school enrolled its first class of",
"title": "University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13847252",
"text": "Makerere University School of Medicine The Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM), also known as the Makerere University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. The medical school has been part of Makerere University since 1924. The school provides medical education at diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The school's campus is located on Mulago Hill in north-east Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The campus is approximately , north-east of the central business district. The pre-clinical disciplines of the medical school are integrated with the Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences.",
"title": "Makerere University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "5595195",
"text": "Singleton Hospital Singleton Hospital () is a 550-bed hospital located in Sketty Lane, Swansea, Wales, operated by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. The main building was completed in 1968. The hospital adjoins Singleton Park and the Singleton Park campus of Swansea University where there is a nursing school and a school of medicine. Singleton Hospital hosts one of the teaching centres for Swansea University School of Medicine; the other teaching centre is based at the nearby Morriston Hospital. Departments include: There is also a GP-led Minor Injuries Unit which takes on some of the responsibilities typically dealt with by",
"title": "Singleton Hospital"
},
{
"docid": "8166788",
"text": "University of Alabama School of Medicine The University of Alabama School of Medicine at UAB is a public medical school located in Birmingham, Alabama with branch campuses in Huntsville, Montgomery, and at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences in Tuscaloosa. Residency programs are also located in Selma, Huntsville and Montgomery. The School of Medicine at UAB can trace its roots back to the 1859 founding of the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. By the early 1900s, the work of Abraham Flexner led to the move of the medical school to Tuscaloosa to become closer affiliated",
"title": "University of Alabama School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "5308492",
"text": "Ophthalmology (See Scheie Eye Institute), Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics (See Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Surgery. The Perelman School of Medicine, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Health System, has contained within it many centers and institutes dealing with clinical medicine, clinical research, basic science research, and translational research. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med, is the graduate professional allopathic medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. It is located in the University City",
"title": "Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania"
},
{
"docid": "13219692",
"text": "oral and maxillofacial pathology, periodontics and prosthodontics. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked the UB dental school #10 in nation and #11 in the world in dentistry and oral sciences. State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine includes the following departments: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is currently accredited by American Dental Association. University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry located in the United States city of Buffalo. The school is one of only two public",
"title": "University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13325975",
"text": "University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and has been certified as a National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF) Regional Training Center. Boonshoft School of Medicine The Boonshoft School of Medicine (formerly known as Wright State University School of Medicine) is the medical school at Wright State University. The School is located in Dayton, Ohio, and serves the Miami Valley region of southwestern Ohio. Instead of operating a university-based hospital for clinical training, Wright State is affiliated with six major teaching hospitals in the Greater Dayton area and has formal affiliation agreements with more than 25 other health",
"title": "Boonshoft School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13372250",
"text": "to the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals. Over 6,000 veterinarians have graduated from the school, the only veterinary school in Pennsylvania. The school awards the Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) degree rather than a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). It also offers a VMD-PhD program and a VMD-MBA program. University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, commonly referred to as Penn Vet was founded in 1884. It has two campuses; the main campus is located in Philadelphia, and a second campus is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. At the Philadelphia campus,",
"title": "University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13219722",
"text": "University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the University of Colorado. It is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado Denver in the city of Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is the only dental school in Colorado. The School of Dental Medicine is part of the University of Colorado. This school was established in 1973 by an amendment to the state constitution, and is the only dental school in Colorado. Previously, the Denver School of Dentistry been established in the state, operating as",
"title": "University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "11549319",
"text": "of 2000. American University of Integrative Sciences The American University of Integrative Sciences, School of Medicine (AUIS, formerly the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine), founded in 1999, is a private, medical school with campuses located in Barbados. The University also has an administrative office located in Tucker, Georgia of the United States. AUIS follows a US medical curriculum and confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. AUIS has finalized the addition of a sub-curriculum in NIH evidence-based medicine in Integrative Medicine that offers additional strategies for promoting disease prevention and health. Classes are taught in",
"title": "American University of Integrative Sciences"
},
{
"docid": "11549310",
"text": "American University of Integrative Sciences The American University of Integrative Sciences, School of Medicine (AUIS, formerly the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine), founded in 1999, is a private, medical school with campuses located in Barbados. The University also has an administrative office located in Tucker, Georgia of the United States. AUIS follows a US medical curriculum and confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. AUIS has finalized the addition of a sub-curriculum in NIH evidence-based medicine in Integrative Medicine that offers additional strategies for promoting disease prevention and health. Classes are taught in English. The",
"title": "American University of Integrative Sciences"
},
{
"docid": "16621505",
"text": "Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) is a private, non-profit medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Lillington, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is one of seven schools at Campbell University. CUSOM holds accreditation with American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. Graduates of CUSOM receive a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (D.O.). The inaugural class matriculated in August 2013 and graduated May 20, 2017. The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed the inaugural class in August 2013. The school was",
"title": "Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "13219735",
"text": "head of department of Orthodontics. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine is currently accredited by ADA. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry located at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut, United States. The school is often placed highly in national rankings, and was ranked #1 by the National Board Dental Examiners in 2001 based on the board scores of students. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine includes the following departments: Department of Craniofacial Sciences include the divisions of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry,",
"title": "University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "14884318",
"text": "Research and a Masters in Public Health graduate degree program. The KU-MPH program ranks the sixth best community health graduate degree program in the country by \"U.S. News & World Report\". University of Kansas School of Medicine The University of Kansas School of Medicine is a public medical school located on the University of Kansas Medical Center campuses in Kansas City, Kansas, and also Salina, Kansas, and Wichita, Kansas. The Kansas City campus is co-located with the independent University of Kansas Hospital, and they are commonly known collectively as KU Med. Medical instruction in the University of Kansas School of",
"title": "University of Kansas School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "17535597",
"text": "Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) is a private graduate medical school located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is one of the 17 colleges and schools located in Liberty University. LUCOM is the second osteopathic medical school to open in the U.S. state of Virginia after the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. LUCOM entered its first residency match and graduated its first class of 60 medical students in 2018. In August 2014 Liberty University opened the college of osteopathic medicine, also known as LUCOM. The college is housed in a 144,000-square-foot, $40 million",
"title": "Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "3090294",
"text": "Tulane University School of Medicine The Tulane University School of Medicine is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and is a part of Tulane University. The school is located in the Medical District of the New Orleans Central Business District. The school was founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana and is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States and the 2nd oldest in the deep south. The first classes were held in 1835 at a variety of locations, including Charity Hospital and the Strangers Unitarian Church. In October 1832, Dr. Warren Stone, a young",
"title": "Tulane University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "14277957",
"text": "method of introducing homologous recombination in mice by way of embryonic stem cells. The School of Medicine is divided into the following departments: Anesthesiology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Informatics, Dermatology, Family & Preventive Medicine, Human Genetics, Internal Medicine, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncological Sciences, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Surgery. University of Utah School of Medicine The University of Utah School of Medicine is located on the upper campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was founded in 1905 and is",
"title": "University of Utah School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "2367896",
"text": "learning experience (co-op, research, study abroad, and service). The university partnered with Tufts University School of Medicine to create an early-acceptance BA/MD Program. This program has been since discontinued. Northeastern's campus is just a few blocks from the Longwood Medical and Academic Area where Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine are located along with their associated teaching hospitals. These institutions provide NU pre-med students with significant internship opportunities. Northeastern has semester-long study abroad programs with placements in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. Some participating schools include: University of Cambridge and London School of Economics, England;",
"title": "Northeastern University"
},
{
"docid": "10464536",
"text": "University of New Mexico School of Medicine The University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNM School of Medicine) is a division of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The UNM School of Medicine is home to a variety of degree-granting programs, including the only MD program in the state. The school was established in 1961 by the Regents of the University of New Mexico. The first class was admitted in 1964, and the school graduated its first class in 1968. The school also received full accreditation by the Liaison Committee",
"title": "University of New Mexico School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "10962248",
"text": "Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine The Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine is one of the nine podiatric medical schools in the United States. It is located in Miami Shores, Florida. The school was founded in 1985 as the first podiatric medical college to be part of a university. It is one of several schools of Barry University. Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine has graduated more than 1000 podiatric physicians since its inception in 1985. The \"Center for Community Health and Minority Medicine\", the first of several medical sciences facilities for the Doctor in Podiatry and Physician Assistant",
"title": "Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "15228802",
"text": "Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (TTUHSC SOM) is the medical school of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). TTUHSC SOM was originally chartered in 1969 to train more physicians for the underserved populations of the West Texas region. As of 2011, the School of Medicine has awarded over 4,000 Doctor of Medicine degrees. The school offers the traditional four-year curriculum, as well as an accelerated three-year track, and joint degree programs with Texas Tech University. The School of Medicine (SOM) located in Lubbock, Texas was",
"title": "Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "7279124",
"text": "Saint Louis University School of Medicine Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SLUSOM) is a private, American Medical School within Saint Louis University. Located in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis University School of Medicine was established in 1836 and has the distinction of awarding the first M.D. degree west of the Mississippi River. The school comprises about 700 medical students, 550 faculty members and 550 residents in 48 graduate medical education programs including residencies, subspecialty residencies and fellowships. The School is a pioneer in geriatric medicine, chronic disease prevention, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, neurosciences and vaccine research",
"title": "Saint Louis University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "17179727",
"text": "Previously it was known as the Life and Health Sciences Library and was housed in the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture in 1958. University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is an academic division of the University of Nevada, Reno and grants the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The School of Medicine was founded on March 25, 1969, as the first medical school in the state of Nevada. More than 1,500 MDs have graduated from the School of Medicine. The pre-clinical campus is located in Reno, but the third and fourth",
"title": "University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "20640490",
"text": "University of Botswana School of Medicine The University of Botswana School of Medicine (UBSOM), also known as the University of Botswana Medical School, is the school of medicine of the University of Botswana, Botswana's oldest and largest public university. The medical school was established in 2009. The school provides medical education at undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The school is located on the main campus of the University of Botswana, in the central business district of Gaborone, the largest city and capital of Botswana. The coordinates of the campus of the University of Botswana Medical School are: 24°39'52.0\"S, 25°55'49.0\"E (Latitude:-24.664444; Longitude:25.930278).",
"title": "University of Botswana School of Medicine"
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"docid": "11498942",
"text": "Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Western Reserve School of Medicine (CWRU SOM, CaseMed) is one of the graduate schools of Case Western Reserve University, and is located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The School of Medicine is among the top 25 medical schools in the United States and is the top-ranked medical school of Ohio in research per U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, Case School of Medicine is the largest biomedical research center in Ohio. In 2015, the average MCAT score for the entering class was 36. Prospective students have the option of",
"title": "Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "8160375",
"text": "University of California, Irvine School of Medicine The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine (UC Irvine School of Medicine or UCI School of Medicine) is an LCME accredited medical school, co-located in Orange County's cities of Irvine on the University of California, Irvine campus and Orange at the UC Irvine Medical Center. Of the medical schools evaluated for its 2013 edition (released March 13, 2012), \"U.S News & World Report\" ranked the school 43rd in Research and 61st in Primary Care. The school was founded in 1896 by A.C. Moore and is the oldest continually operating medical school in",
"title": "University of California, Irvine School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "8250567",
"text": "National University of Natural Medicine The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) is a school of naturopathic medicine and Classical Chinese medicine located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1956, it is the oldest naturopathic programs in North America that is accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education. The school has approximately 553 students. NUNM has four colleges/schools: College of Naturopathic Medicine, College of Classical Chinese Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Undergraduate and Part-Time Studies. It offers eight professional graduate degree programs: Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND), Doctor of Science in Oriental Medicine (DSOM), Master",
"title": "National University of Natural Medicine"
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"docid": "16698302",
"text": "made in special cases to design a program based in one of the degree-granting programs located at UofL's Belknap Campus. Upon matriculation, each incoming student is assigned to one of six Advisory Colleges. University of Louisville School of Medicine The University of Louisville School of Medicine at the University of Louisville is a medical school located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Opened as the Louisville Medical Institute in 1837, it is one of the oldest medical schools in North America and the 9th oldest in the United States. University of Louisville researchers achieved the first implantation of the first fully",
"title": "University of Louisville School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "6438371",
"text": "the Catholic Church, located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, near the town of Lugazi. In 1974 she entered Makerere University School of Medicine, where she studied human medicine, graduating with the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1979. She later obtained the degree of Master of Medicine, also from Makerere University Medical School, specializing in General Surgery. In 2009, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (SD), by Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health. Kazibwe began her political career as a member of the youth and women's wings of the",
"title": "Specioza Kazibwe"
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"docid": "2572677",
"text": "Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, US, is a health sciences university. It includes a medical school, Baylor College of Medicine; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the School of Allied Health Sciences; and the National School of Tropical Medicine. The school, located in the middle of the world's largest medical center (Texas Medical Center), is part owner of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, part of the CHI St. Luke's Health system, and has hospital affiliations with: Harris Health System, Texas Children's Hospital, The University of Texas MD",
"title": "Baylor College of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "14113711",
"text": "School of Medicine is imparted at following medical hospitals: Western Sydney University School of Medicine The Western Sydney University School of Medicine is a constituent body of the College of Health and Science at Western Sydney University, Australia. It became the third medical school offering degrees for medical practice in Sydney. In 2007 the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree was offered for the first time. It is hoped that many of the School's graduates will practice in the Western Sydney region, in order to redress the shortage of healthcare professionals in the area. The Medical School is located",
"title": "Western Sydney University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "9764101",
"text": "more federal funding. In May 2013, it was announced that UW Medicine and PeaceHealth were coming together in a \"strategic affiliation.\" The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the merger as PeaceHealth is \"directed by the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives\" and UW Medicine is taxpayer-funded. University of Washington School of Medicine The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) is a public medical school in the northwest United States, located in Seattle and affiliated with the University of Washington. UWSOM is the first public medical school in the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. The school maintains a",
"title": "University of Washington School of Medicine"
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"docid": "3372623",
"text": "Emory University School of Medicine The Emory University School of Medicine is the Graduate Medical School of Emory University and a component of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center. It is located on the university's main campus in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The medical school offers a full-time Doctor of Medicine degree program, Masters programs in Anesthesiology and Genetic Counseling, degrees in Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant training, joint degree programs with other Emory graduate divisions, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education. Emory University School of Medicine traces its origins back to 1915 when the",
"title": "Emory University School of Medicine"
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"docid": "7720420",
"text": "Leeds School of Medicine Leeds School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831, before the Yorkshire College which became the University, and now forms part of the University's Faculty of Medicine and Health. It is located at the southern end of the campus in the Worsley Building, which also houses the Leeds Dental Institute (a Dental Hospital) and the University of Leeds School of Dentistry. The School of Medicine is primarily linked with two major hospitals for clinical teaching: the Leeds General Infirmary and",
"title": "Leeds School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "8160380",
"text": "provides a simulation training center along with clinical laboratories and telemedicine stations. The UC Irvine School of Medicine was the first medical school in the country to adopt a totally tablet-based curriculum. University of California, Irvine School of Medicine The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine (UC Irvine School of Medicine or UCI School of Medicine) is an LCME accredited medical school, co-located in Orange County's cities of Irvine on the University of California, Irvine campus and Orange at the UC Irvine Medical Center. Of the medical schools evaluated for its 2013 edition (released March 13, 2012), \"U.S News",
"title": "University of California, Irvine School of Medicine"
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"docid": "10999465",
"text": "Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine The Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine is a podiatric medical school associated with Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school is located at 8th and Race Streets in downtown Philadelphia. The school was founded in 1963 as the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (PCPM). The school runs the Foot and Ankle Institute, the largest podiatric medical clinic in Philadelphia. TUSPM was opened in September 1963 as the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (PCPM). After Temple’s original medical school closed in 1960, several members of its faculty obtained a charter from the Commonwealth of",
"title": "Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine"
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"docid": "12189668",
"text": "The school comprises 10 Academic departments including Anatomy, Histology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Community Medicine (Community, Environmental & Occupational Medicine), Forensic and Toxicology. All of the 21 clinical departments are located in the University hospitals, including the 6 major Clinical departments (Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Internal medicine, Tropical medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics). Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine or School of Medicine, is a public Egyptian graduate school and one of the faculties of Ain Shams University. Now, it is one of the largest educational medical institutions",
"title": "Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine"
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"docid": "5196116",
"text": "Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Surgery and Urology. ACGME Accredited Sub-Speciality Programs: Cardiovascular Disease, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Endocrinology, Family Practice-Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Neurology, Pulmonology and Rheumatology. University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Medicine is located in the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It's the only medical school",
"title": "University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine"
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"docid": "2537950",
"text": "decades, and among its 2018 faculty members are: Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine is the medical school of Stanford University and is located in Stanford, California. It is the successor to the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific, founded in San Francisco in 1858. The school ceased operations in 1862, but was later in 1870 refounded by Levi Cooper Lane and renamed Cooper Medical College; the medical school was acquired by Stanford in 1908. The medical school moved to the Stanford campus near Palo Alto, California in 1959. The School of Medicine, along",
"title": "Stanford University School of Medicine"
},
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"docid": "2537940",
"text": "Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine is the medical school of Stanford University and is located in Stanford, California. It is the successor to the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific, founded in San Francisco in 1858. The school ceased operations in 1862, but was later in 1870 refounded by Levi Cooper Lane and renamed Cooper Medical College; the medical school was acquired by Stanford in 1908. The medical school moved to the Stanford campus near Palo Alto, California in 1959. The School of Medicine, along with Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's",
"title": "Stanford University School of Medicine"
},
{
"docid": "9476054",
"text": "Georgetown University School of Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools. It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's main campus. The School of Medicine works in association with the 609-bed Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, and nine other affiliated federal and community hospitals in the Washington metropolitan area. Georgetown is the oldest Catholic medical school in the United States. The School is part of the Georgetown University Medical Center, which comprises roughly 80% of the research",
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}
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"text": "2017 World Series The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1. The series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. It was sponsored by the Internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the \"2017 World Series presented by YouTube TV\". The Astros defeated the Dodgers, four games to three, to win their first World Series in franchise history, also becoming the",
"title": "2017 World Series"
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"text": "the National League in winning percentage (.543), but never won a World Series. The Astros, originally the Colt 45's, were founded in 1962. They won their first World Series in 2017 (2017 World Series). Up until 2017, the Astros 2005 season was the most successful season on the field for the Houston franchise. Winning the \"National League Pennant\" to advance to the World Series, Houston hosted the first World Series game ever played in the State of Texas. However, the Astros, who had rallied from a losing record earlier in the season, were swept by the Chicago White Sox in",
"title": "Drayton McLane"
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"docid": "14397472",
"text": "down other options in favour of the promised place in the \"Sportkompanie\". Heimpel subsequently opted out of military service altogether and chose civilian service instead. - May 2018- September 2018 Vice European Champion Grand Prix Series Moscow, Exteter, Marcoussis and Lodz - August 2018 German Champions 7's, Heusenstamm - April 2018 World Series Qualifier 7's, Hong Kong (Finalist) - September 2017 Oktoberfest 7's, Munich - July 2017 German Champions 7's, Heidelberg - June 2017 - July 2017 European Grand Prix Series Moscow, Exteter, Clermont and Lodz) - April 2017 World Series Qualifier 7's, Hong Kong (Finalist) - June 2016 -",
"title": "Fabian Heimpel"
},
{
"docid": "17183931",
"text": "Dan McDonnell Dan McDonnell is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals since the start of the 2007 season. As of the end of the 2017 season, Louisville has a 508–201 record under McDonnell. It has appeared in four College World Series (2007, 2013, 2014, 2017), 7 super regionals, and 10 NCAA Tournaments. It has won two Big East Tournaments and four Big East regular season titles. McDonnell was one game away in 2015 from leading his Louisville Cardinals to three straight College World Series appearances. The College World Series is the",
"title": "Dan McDonnell"
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"docid": "17183933",
"text": "2006. Dan McDonnell Dan McDonnell is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals since the start of the 2007 season. As of the end of the 2017 season, Louisville has a 508–201 record under McDonnell. It has appeared in four College World Series (2007, 2013, 2014, 2017), 7 super regionals, and 10 NCAA Tournaments. It has won two Big East Tournaments and four Big East regular season titles. McDonnell was one game away in 2015 from leading his Louisville Cardinals to three straight College World Series appearances. The College World Series is",
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"text": "of the South Africa rugby team, has stated that when it comes to catching kicks, Test is \"one of the best players in the business.\" Test finished the 2011–12 World Series leading the United States with 21 tries. Test debuted for the Eagles 15's side in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup against Samoa. Test picked up a head injury at the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship, requiring him to leave the match and obtain medical treatment. After sitting out of rugby for several months without playing, Test announced his retirement from the game in early 2018. Test, who is Jewish, played",
"title": "Zack Test"
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"docid": "16688739",
"text": "2017 IIHF World Championship The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was hosted by Paris, France, and Cologne, Germany, from 5 to 21 May 2017. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters from popular French comic book series \"The Adventures of Asterix\". The logo incorporates the silhouette of deceased German national team goaltender Robert Müller, who succumbed to a brain tumor at just 28 years of age. German tennis player Angelique Kerber, 1. FC Köln and German Olympic soccer team goalkeeper Timo Horn and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s Brazilian",
"title": "2017 IIHF World Championship"
},
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"docid": "16732477",
"text": "the year. He was also listed in 2017's ICC World ODI XI for the first time ever. Pakistan's first assignment in 2018 was tour to New Zealand. Babar was an automatic selection in the ODI team. However he could score only 0, 10, 8, 3, 10 across 5 innings, scoring only 31 runs at an average of 6.2 as Pakistan were whitewashed 5–0. But performed well in the T20I series as Pakistan went on to win the series 2–1. Babar was the leading run scorer with 109 runs. He had scores of 41, 50* and 18 in these T20Is. He",
"title": "Babar Azam"
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"docid": "16897516",
"text": "2016, Kim co-starred in KBS2's pan-Asia hit drama \"Descendants of the Sun\", playing an army surgeon. The drama's success brought Kim further recognition outside Korea. In 2017, Kim was cast in her first leading role in KBS2's romance drama, \"Fight for My Way\" alongside Park Seo-joon. The series was a success and solidified Kim's status as leading actress. In 2018, she played her first period role in the third installment of the \"Detective K\" film series, \"\". In 2019, Kim is set to star in the historical fantasy drama \"Asadal Chronicles\". Kim Ji-won (actress) Kim Ji-won (; born October 19,",
"title": "Kim Ji-won (actress)"
},
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"docid": "997534",
"text": "and Averey Tressler developed a mutual attraction, leading to a relationship that they continued for one year after filming ended. The level of sexual experience varies among a given season’s cast members. 's Julie Gentry, ’ Jon Brennan and Aaron Behle, 's Cory Murphy and Rachel Campos, ’s Rebecca Lord, ’ Matt Smith and Julie Stoffer, ' Mallory Snyder, ’s Lacey Buehler, and 's Chet Cannon, for example, all stated they were virgins during their respective seasons. On the other end of the spectrum was 2000 New Orleans’ David Broom and 's Joey Rozmus, who took pride in their promiscuity",
"title": "Real World (TV series)"
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"docid": "19648899",
"text": "2017 FIA World Endurance Championship The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and will end at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and include the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. World championship titles will be awarded to the leading prototype drivers and",
"title": "2017 FIA World Endurance Championship"
},
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"docid": "20414864",
"text": "\"Nirvana in Fire\" and \"Ode to Joy\". It is directed by Zhang Kaizhou of \"Love Me If You Dare\" and \"Ode to Joy 2\". The screenplay of the series is written by Zeng Lu and Wu Tong, who were both co-writers of \"Battle of Changsha\". Pre-production started in April 2017. On May 8, 2017, Zhao Liying was announced to play the leading role of Sheng Minglan. Feng Shaofeng was unveiled as the male lead on June 20, 2017. The rest of the supporting cast was announced in August 2017. Filming began in September 2017 at Hengdian World Studios. The Story",
"title": "The Story of Minglan"
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"docid": "19708026",
"text": "for the segment, the Vauxhall Astra Tech Line, had been sent back to Vauxhall and auctioned off for charity, a brand new car was provided for the segment, the Toyota GT86, leading to the segment being renamed as \"Star in a Reasonably Fast Car\". On 4 February 2017, BBC Two began showcasing trailers for the new series, with the caption \"Top Gear: Coming Soon\". On 24 February, \"Top Gear\"'s official Twitter page confirmed that the twenty-fourth series would premiere on 5 March 2017, broadcasting seven weekly episodes. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Top Gear (series 24) The twenty-fourth series of \"Top Gear\" was",
"title": "Top Gear (series 24)"
},
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"docid": "3920819",
"text": "In August 2017, Diffey served as the lead announcer for \"NASCAR on NBC\"s primary coverage of the renamed Monster Energy Cup Series for two races (Watkins Glen and Michigan), filling in for regular announcer Rick Allen who was working in London with NBC's coverage of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Diffey served as lead announcer for several events of NBCSN's coverage of Red Bull Global Rallycross beginning with the opening event from Fort Lauderdale in the 2015 season. He continued to cover the series for the network until the series folded, doing play-by-play for the final round of the",
"title": "Leigh Diffey"
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"text": "comedy series which aired on ABC1 in the weeks leading up to Christmas 2012. A follow up series \"The Moodys\" aired on ABC1 in early 2014. During 2016 and 2017, Meadows played a leading role in Network 10's Australian drama series, The Wrong Girl. Meadows is also a writer, having written episodes for \"Spirited\", \"SLiDE\", \"Offspring\" and \"The Moodys\". Meadows is set to star in the upcoming Horror drama film \"Scare Campaign\". Ian Meadows Ian Meadows (born 4 February 1983) is an Australian actor and writer. Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the",
"title": "Ian Meadows"
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"docid": "20648090",
"text": "their home tournament, boosted in large part by Perry Baker, who led all scorers with 8 tries. Baker, along with forwards Ben Pinkelman and Danny Barrett all made the tournament Dream Team. Overall the team displayed inconsistent performances, reaching the Cup semifinals three times, but also failing to qualify for the cup quarterfinals three times. Despite the inconsistent play, the U.S. finished sixth overall. The following table shows the leading players for the U.S. after the 2017–18 Sevens Series season. Among all World Series, players, Isles ranked first in tries scored with 49, and Baker ranked fifth with 37. Ben",
"title": "2017–18 United States national rugby sevens team season"
},
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"docid": "19276191",
"text": "distribute ranking points. This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar. These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2017 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series. The players/nations are sorted by: The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles: The following players defended",
"title": "2017 ATP World Tour"
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"docid": "10589126",
"text": "Whicker\", is set for release on 16 October 2017. To date, none of the BBC episodes have been released on DVD with the exception of the \"Journey Of A Lifetime\" series from 2009. In May 2016, Network DVD also began releasing each full ITV series of \"Whicker's World\" in chronological order, beginning with the 1968 series, followed by \"Whicker's New World\" from 1969. This was followed in July 2017 by two more DVD sets, \"Whicker In Europe\" (1970) and \"Whicker's Walkabout: Seven Scenes Down Under\" (1970). Two further sets, comprising the 1971 series and 1972's \"Whicker's Orient\", were released in",
"title": "Whicker's World"
},
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"docid": "5939137",
"text": "Warcraft\" will be \"\", there will be official \"World of Warcraft\" Classic servers, a new hero for \"Overwatch\" named Moira will be added as well as a new map called \"Blizzardworld\", \"\"s first campaign, multiplayer and other modes of the game are now free, and \"Hearthstone\"'s next expansion will be \"Kobolds and Catacombs\" that will be released in December 2017. The esports events at BlizzCon 2017 included the 2017 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals won by Lee \"Rogue\" Byung Ryul, the \"World of Warcraft\" arena championship won by ABC, the \"Hearthstone\" Inn-vitational won by the Grimestreet Grifters, the",
"title": "BlizzCon"
},
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"docid": "1371595",
"text": "their destinies eventually leading them to Earth. Megatron is often voiced by Frank Welker, who originally voiced the G1 character, and while Hugo Weaving was chosen to voice Megatron in the first three live-action films, Welker voiced Megatron once again in supporting media and eventually inherited the role in 2017's \"\". He would later reprise his role as Megatron for the series \"\". The second most consistent voice actor may be David Kaye, who originally voiced the \"Beast Wars\" Predacon leader and an alternate version of the Decepticon leader in the Unicron Trilogy. A number of other voice actors have",
"title": "Megatron"
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"docid": "19298146",
"text": "the historical television series \"The Rebel\". The series was a modest success and led to a rise in popularity for Chae. She then starred in KBS2's youth romance drama \"Strongest Deliveryman\", and MBC's romantic comedy drama \"I'm Not a Robot\". In 2018, Chae was cast in the airport-themed melodrama \"Where Stars Land\". Chae is a Catholic. Chae Soo-bin Chae Soo-bin (born Bae Soo-bin on July 10, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her role in the television series \"Love in the Moonlight\" (2016), and transitioned into leading roles with \"The Rebel\" (2017) , \"Strongest Deliveryman\" (2017)",
"title": "Chae Soo-bin"
},
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"docid": "2367089",
"text": "Jimmy Key James Edward Key (born April 22, 1961) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1992), New York Yankees (1993–1996), and Baltimore Orioles (1997–1998). His best personal years were in 1987, when he posted a 17–8 record with a league-leading 2.76 ERA, and in 1993, when he went 18–6 with a 3.00 ERA and 173 strikeouts. With the Blue Jays, he won the 1992 World Series and with the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series, both over the Atlanta Braves. Key was an outstanding baseball player at S.",
"title": "Jimmy Key"
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"docid": "6410961",
"text": "the convener of the International Ecocity Conference Series (IECS). The IECS has been the longest standing international conference series consisting of biennial Ecocity World Summits (EWS) and has been held in Adelaide, Australia (1992); Yoff, Senegal(1996); Curitiba, Brazil (2000); Shenzhen, China (2002); Bangalore, India (2006); San Francisco, United States (2008); Istanbul, Turkey (2009); Montreal, Canada (2011); Nantes, France (2013); Abu Dhabi, UAE (2015), and Melbourne, Australia (2017). Other leading figures include architect Paul F Downton, who later founded the company Ecopolis Pvt. Ltd., as well as authors Timothy Beatley and Steffen Lehmann, who have written extensively on the subject. An",
"title": "Eco-cities"
},
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"docid": "17477370",
"text": "2: 0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +0.4 m/s Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season) 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–11 August in Moscow, Russia. The first day ended with two Americans leading the competition, Olympic Champion and World Record holder Ashton Eaton and, surprisingly, World Junior Champion Gunnar Nixon who set a 15 cm personal record in the Long Jump, another in the Shot Put and",
"title": "2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon"
},
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"docid": "19933250",
"text": "that Mysterio is the grown-up himself coming from the future world! The film has grossed in China. GG Bond: Guarding GG Bond: Guarding () is a 2017 Chinese computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Lu Jinming and Zhong Yu. The film is part of the \"GG Bond\" film series, following 2015's \"\". It was released in China by Le Vision Pictures on 7 January 2017. The legendary G-Watch has the magical power to protect the world. However, it chooses GG Bond as its master, who is regarded as nobody by everyone. Just at that time, Mysterio shows up, aiming",
"title": "GG Bond: Guarding"
},
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"docid": "13484974",
"text": "million units. By June 2017, Capcom reported over 40 million units sold. As of March 2017, the series is Capcom's third highest-selling series, following \"Street Fighter\" and \"Resident Evil\". In the three days after release, \"Monster Hunter: World\" shipped over five million units (including digital sales), according to Capcom, and bringing the total series' sales to over 45 million by the end of January 2018. By early March 2018, \"World\" had reached a combined retail and digital 7.5 million units shipped, making it Capcom's best-selling game in its history. By mid-August 2018, following \"World\"s release to personal computers, the title",
"title": "Monster Hunter"
},
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"docid": "20091140",
"text": "Foy in the upcoming Wentworth series (2017) Anthony has worked in various Australian independent films including There's a Bluebird in My heart (2015), Oh Brother (2017), 7 Storeys Down (Post Production 2017), Mutt (currently in production 2017), and has been attached to a leading role in the upcoming Australian feature film 4 Nulla early (2018) to be directed by Simon Christidis. Anthony Sharpe Anthony J Sharpe (born in 1974) is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his role playing the character of Cecil Yates (Cec) on ABC1's \"Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.\" He grew up in Melbourne and became",
"title": "Anthony Sharpe"
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"docid": "20847582",
"text": "2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour The 2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour was the second edition of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, the highest level of annual series of track and field indoor meetings. It was designed to create a IAAF Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events, to raise the profile of indoor track and field athletics. Announced with initially four events for 2016, three in Europe and one in the United States, leading to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, the second edition contained 5 meetings, and took place in a year with no",
"title": "2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour"
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{
"docid": "3610617",
"text": "Marvel Cinematic Universe was in \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" (2014), then in a mid-credits cameo at the end of \"\" (2015), and later became the leading antagonist in \"\" (2018), where his performance was critically acclaimed. In April 2017, Brolin was cast as Cable as a part of a four-film contract in the \"\" film series, first appearing in 2018's \"Deadpool 2\". Brolin was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Jane Cameron (Agee), a wildlife activist who was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and actor James Brolin. Brolin was raised on a ranch in Templeton, California, with",
"title": "Josh Brolin"
},
{
"docid": "4172027",
"text": "Series where a team leading 3–0 in the series would fail to complete the sweep by losing game 4 but still win game 5 to win the series. 1910 and 1937 were the others. This was the last World Series until 2017 in which both participating teams won over 100 games during the regular season. The Baltimore Orioles won the American League East division by 15 games over the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds won the National League West division by games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Coming into the World Series, the Orioles had won 14 straight",
"title": "1970 World Series"
},
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"docid": "18094397",
"text": "Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi's Woolly World is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is the seventh main entry in the \"Yoshi\" series of games, the first home console title in the series since 1997's \"Yoshi's Story,\" as well as the spiritual successor to 2010's \"Kirby's Epic Yarn.\" The game was released worldwide throughout 2015. A port for the Nintendo 3DS, known as Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, was released worldwide in early 2017. On a knitted island filled with many Yarn Yoshis of varying patterns, the evil Magikoopa",
"title": "Yoshi's Woolly World"
},
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"docid": "6990481",
"text": "race in the same city. So, series IX started in February 2015 at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon and ended there in February 2016 at the 2016 Tokyo Marathon. Series X started at the 2016 Boston Marathon and finished at the 2017 Boston Marathon. Series XI started at the 2017 London Marathon and finished at the 2018 London Marathon. It began being sponsored by Abbott in 2015. On April 26, 2017 Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, announced a ten-year strategic partnership aimed at the continued growth and development of marathon events worldwide. Beginning with",
"title": "World Marathon Majors"
},
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"docid": "18914419",
"text": "for the premiere. The full trailer for the series was premiered later the same day on BBC One, during the quarter-final half-time of the 2016–17 FA Cup, along with promotional images from the first episode. Leading up to the launch of the series, five teaser trailers aired online. On 31 March 2017 BBC America released the trailer for \"Doctor Who\" and the \"Class\". The same day, an interview with Mackie was shown on BBC News, containing clips from the first episode. Another trailer for the series premiered on 3 April 2017. On 9 April 2017 Capaldi, Mackie, Moffat and Minchin",
"title": "Doctor Who (series 10)"
},
{
"docid": "17161660",
"text": "an annual summer program for classical singers and a concert series dedicated to the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire. Since 2008, Caicedo was included in the Who's Who in America. Published by Marquis Who's Who is the leading biographical reference publisher of the highest achievers and contributors from across the country and around the world. Her inclusion represents a tribute to her discipline and hard work as an advocate of the Latin American and Spanish Music. Since 2010 Patricia is also included in the Who's Who in American Women and Who´s",
"title": "Patricia Caicedo"
},
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"docid": "19953240",
"text": "2017 London Sevens The 2017 London Sevens was the tenth and final event of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held over the weekend of 20–21 May 2017 at Twickenham in London. This was the first tournament in the history of the series with all semifinalists from the Northern Hemisphere, as Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States took out the top four placings. Scotland won the tournament, beating England 12–7 in the final. The USA's Perry Baker was the leading try scorer, notching eight tries over the weekend.",
"title": "2017 London Sevens"
},
{
"docid": "14731784",
"text": "Day International's. In 2009, he was part of Ireland's Under-19 World Cup Qualifier winning squad. Victory in this tournament allowed Ireland Under-19's to take part in the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup. On 15 August 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century, when Ireland played the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy tournament, with 262 runs in six matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship, with 302 runs in four matches. He was later a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World",
"title": "Andrew Balbirnie"
},
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"docid": "20313935",
"text": "2017 Independence Cup The 2017 Independence Cup was a cricket tournament that took place in Lahore, Pakistan. It was contested between a World XI team and Pakistan across three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. Pakistan won the series 2–1. South Africa's Faf du Plessis captained the World XI team, with Sarfraz Ahmed leading Pakistan. Ten of the players in the Pakistan squad had not previously played in an international match at home. The World XI side arrived in Lahore a day before the first fixture under high security. The cup was named in commemoration of Pakistan's 70th year of independence. The",
"title": "2017 Independence Cup"
},
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"docid": "15316570",
"text": "3 Peas in a Pod tells the story of three university friends from Taiwan, Korea and Singapore who go on a road trip that changes their lives forever. The movie was released in Singapore's theatres on 14 November 2013. In 2015, he featured in Korean group Ten Yard's music video for their song \"Promise\". In 2016, he starred in KBS 2's Moorim School (무림학교) as \"Yeob Jung\", along with Lee Hyun Woo and VIXX's Hongbin. In 2017, he became the leading man in a Philippine TV series of GMA Network entitled My Korean Jagiya, alongside Filipina actress Heart Evangelista. The",
"title": "Alexander Lee (entertainer)"
},
{
"docid": "19562128",
"text": "Baseball and Perfect Game. The Horned Frogs started the 2017 season as the unanimous preseason #1 club. For the third straight year, TCU was picked to finish first in the Big 12 Conference. TCU returns its entire coaching staff from the Frogs' 2014, 2015 and 2016 College World Series seasons. After leading the Frogs to their third consecutive College World Series and being named Baseball America's 2016 National Coach of the Year, Jim Schlossnagle, the winningest coach in TCU Horned Frogs baseball history, inked a six-year contract extension worth over $1 million per year, and assistants Shane Mosiello and Kirk",
"title": "2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team"
},
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"docid": "19494026",
"text": "International cricket in 2017 The 2017 international cricket season was from May 2017 to September 2017. 13 Test matches, 52 One-day Internationals (ODIs), 12 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and 31 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) were played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, South Africa leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the Women's rankings. The season started with a two match ODI series between England and Ireland, followed by a tri-nation ODI series in Ireland (also containing New Zealand and Bangladesh), and a three match ODI",
"title": "International cricket in 2017"
},
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"docid": "18516076",
"text": "his role as Lucas Friar. In 2016, Meyer starred as Tommy in the family comedy film \"Gibby\", which tells the story of a monkey who brings happiness to a grief-stricken girl. In 2017, he played the role of Ethan in Go90's web series \"Versus\". In 2018, he has a recurring role as Trip, Taylor's (Meg Donnelly) new boyfriend, in the ABC series \"American Housewife\". Peyton Meyer Peyton Meyer (born November 24, 1998) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Lucas Friar on the Disney Channel television series \"Girl Meets World\", and his earlier recurring role as",
"title": "Peyton Meyer"
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"docid": "20239643",
"text": "her boyfriend who is trapped in the tower opposite. The film premiered as part of Channel 4's Random Acts series and was awarded a Silver Palm from the 2017 Mexico International Film Festival. In 2016 Young co produced the documentary short \"Consumed\" which received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Documentary Short. The film is a cinematic journey through the landscapes, mines, factories, and shipyards of Chinese technology production. The film reveals the hidden world behind everyday objects and re-frames the complex supply chains that fuel Western consumerism. In 2015 Young developed the animated series New City, a series of",
"title": "Liam Young"
},
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"docid": "4181907",
"text": "Mary Kornman Mary Kornman (December 27, 1915 – June 1, 1973) was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the \"Our Gang\" series during the Pathé silent era. Mary Kornman was the daughter of Hal Roach′s still-photo cameraman Eugene Kornman and his wife, Verna, who appeared in several films. After Peggy Cartwright, who appeared in only four or five \"Our Gang\" episodes, Mary became the leading lady of the series, appearing in more than 40 episodes. Kornman was one of the series′ biggest stars during its early years between 1922 and 1926. After outgrowing the Our",
"title": "Mary Kornman"
},
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"docid": "11061554",
"text": "Time\" alongside Chinese actor Zhang Zhehan. In 2017, Park starred in KBS2's historical drama, \"Queen for Seven Days\". In September 2017, It was confirmed that Park will be a fixed cast member in Netflix's variety show \"Busted!\". In December 2017, Park signed with new management agency Namoo Actors. In 2018, Park was cast in her first romantic comedy drama \"What's Wrong with Secretary Kim\" alongside Park Seo-joon. The series was a ratings success, leading to increased popularity for Park. In October, Park held her first fan meeting since her debut 12 years ago titled \"My Day\". Park Min-young Park Min-young",
"title": "Park Min-young"
},
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"docid": "7541935",
"text": "member. A digital single, \"On My Own (Again)\", was released in 2015 by J.A.M. UK. A new Department S full-length album, \"When All Is Said and All Is Done\", produced by Jones, was released by Westworld Recordings on 27 May 2016. In 2017, Alan Galaxy (previously with Lipstick Torpedo, Snide, and the Wigs) replaced Lutes on drums. In 2017, the band released the \"45 Revolutions: Singles 1980 - 2017\" compilation on Westworld. Current Former Department S (band) Department S are a British post-punk/new wave band formed in 1980, who took their name from the 1960s TV series \"Department S\". Department",
"title": "Department S (band)"
},
{
"docid": "12688591",
"text": "Kim Joo-hyuk Kim Joo-hyuk (3 October 1972 – 30 October 2017) was a South Korean actor. He was known for his leading roles in the films \"My Wife Got Married\" (2008), \"The Servant\" (2010), and \"Yourself and Yours\" (2016), his supporting role in \"Confidential Assignment\" (2017), as well as the television series \"Lovers in Prague\" (2005), \"God of War\" (2012), \"Hur Jun, The Original Story\" (2013) and \"Argon\" (2017). He was also an original regular cast member on the third season of the KBS2's reality-variety show \"2 Days & 1 Night\". Kim was the son of the late actor Kim",
"title": "Kim Joo-hyuk"
},
{
"docid": "12274811",
"text": "Daniel Murphy (baseball) Daniel Thomas Murphy (born April 1, 1985) is an American professional baseball second baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs. While primarily a second baseman, he has also played first base, third base, and left field. Murphy was an MLB All-Star in 2014, 2016 and 2017. En route to leading the New York Mets to their fifth World Series appearance in franchise history, he won the National League Championship Series MVP Award in 2015, setting a record for consecutive postseason games",
"title": "Daniel Murphy (baseball)"
},
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"docid": "13652007",
"text": "Leading Business Class\" in 2007, 2009 and 2010. TAP Air Portugal has also consistently achieved high ranks and various awards from specialized air travel publications such as Skytrax and Publituris due to the company's excellence in service and performance. In recent years, TAP Air Portugal has been consecutively elected World’s Leading Airline to Africa and to South America by the World Travel Awards (WTA), considered the \"Oscars\" of the world travel industry. In the December 2017/January 2018 edition of the magazine \"Monocle\"s Travel Top 50, an annual list, selected by the magazine's editors, awarded Portugal's TAP airline the accolade of",
"title": "TAP Air Portugal"
},
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"docid": "7970208",
"text": "a supporting role on FX Networks' series \"The Shield\" as undercover ICE agent Hernan. He also has a small role in 2006's \"Babel\", directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. In 2007, Collins took the lead role in the indie feature \"The Perfect Game\", playing former baseball player Cesar Faz, who coaches a local Mexican youth league team, leading them all the way to the Little League World Series. In 2008, Collins directed two music videos for the country music group Zac Brown Band: \"Chicken Fried\" and \"Whatever It Is\". Collins starred in the comedy \"Sunshine Cleaning\" with Amy Adams, Emily Blunt",
"title": "Clifton Collins Jr."
},
{
"docid": "14236940",
"text": "26 September 2017. It was developed by Paris-based Kylotonn and published by Bigben Interactive. WRC 7 is the official video game of the 2017 World Rally Championship season, featuring cars and rallies from the 2017 season. World Rally Championship (video game series) Three series of video games with the official license of the World Rally Championship (WRC) have been released. The first series were published by Sony Interactive Entertainment who owned the WRC license in the early 2000s. These titles were all made by British developer Evolution Studios between 2001 and 2005. The series consists of five original games released",
"title": "World Rally Championship (video game series)"
},
{
"docid": "20761057",
"text": "referred to as the \"leading jungle station\" in a 1995 article about Jungle music. In 2015 Liondub won the We Love Jungle Award for \"Best Jungle Radio Show\", and was nominated again in 2016 and 2017, while his label Liondub International was nominated for \"Best Jungle Label\" in 2016 and 2017 respectively. From 2015 to 2017, Liondub collaborated with Marcus Visionary to release the \"Jungle To The World\" series featuring a wide variety of Jungle Drum & Bass and Reggae artists from around the world. On volume 2, Liondub and Bluntskull remixed the 1993 classic \"Put It On\", originally released",
"title": "Liondub"
},
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"docid": "19958627",
"text": "2017 Amstel Gold Race The 2017 Amstel Gold Race was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 16 April. It was the 52nd edition of the Amstel Gold Race and the sixteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. It was won for the fourth time by Philippe Gilbert (), defeating 's Michał Kwiatkowski in a two-up sprint finish. Michael Albasini from completed the podium, leading home a small group ten seconds in arrears of the lead duo. Gilbert's win, coupled with a win two weeks prior at the Tour of Flanders, made him the third rider to",
"title": "2017 Amstel Gold Race"
},
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"docid": "18780068",
"text": "increasing the prize pool of a given event to a point, beyond which money would go to funding competitive play in general. The first event to have its prize pool increased was the 2017 WCS Global Finals, which received $200,000, the targeted amount, within the first of three stages of the crowdfunding. Since then, it has been used to crowdfund $150,000 for 2018's IEM Season XII - World Championship 2018 and, most recently, $200,000 for the 2018 WCS Global Finals. StarCraft II World Championship Series The StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) is a \"StarCraft II\" professional tournament series organized",
"title": "StarCraft II World Championship Series"
},
{
"docid": "7210780",
"text": "1's 8.0 is now the 15th lowest rated game all-time (behind, among others, five games from the 2014 Series). Since 2006, four series (2007, 2009, 2016, and 2017) have outdone the 2006 World Series' ratings. Neither team made the playoffs the next season. The Tigers finished with 88 wins, eight behind the division champion Cleveland Indians in the AL Central, while the Cardinals finished with 78 wins, seven behind the division champion Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. The 2007 Cardinals were the last defending World Series champion to finish with a losing record and miss the playoffs the next",
"title": "2006 World Series"
},
{
"docid": "14765727",
"text": "Production for the series began on 25 April 2016 and filmed through to June 2016. Series 6 premiered at 8.30 PM on 29 June 2016. Most of the cast returned, although John Waters, who plays Darcy Proudman, is one exception. Two new cast members, \"\"'s cast-member T. J. Power as lawyer Will Bowen and \"Love My Way\" star Dan Wyllie as Dr Angus Freeman. On 4 November 2016, the series was renewed for a seventh series set to air in 2017. Production for the series began in March 2017 in Melbourne. Series 7 premiered on 28 June 2017. In November",
"title": "Offspring (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "18170191",
"text": "Modern Combat Modern Combat is a series of video games developed and published by Gameloft mainly for iOS and Android. All games from the series play similar to that of the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises and features multiple missions in varied environments with different tasks for players to complete. The main enemies in the game are terrorists, and often, the player is accompanied by other soldiers who fight alongside them. \"\" is the first game in the \"Modern Combat\" series and was followed by 2010's \"\", 2011's \"\", 2012's \"\" 2014's \"\" and 2017’s \"\". The 5 main",
"title": "Modern Combat"
},
{
"docid": "11998937",
"text": "in the second movie about the Inbetweeners, \"The Inbetweeners 2\". Bird has co-created, co-written, and co-starred in a pilot, \"Chickens\", for Channel 4, alongside Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas. It is about three men who remain in England during World War I. It was broadcast as part of Channel 4's \"Comedy Showcase\" season. In 2012, Sky One picked up a six episode season; filming began in late 2012 and the series premiered in summer 2013. In 2015, Bird voiced thetrainline.com TV advertisements. As of 2017, he was starring on the West End in \"The Philanthropist\", alongside Charlotte Ritchie. In 2017",
"title": "Simon Bird"
},
{
"docid": "10170639",
"text": "age published by QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the University of Eastern Finland was ranked #61-70 by QS, and 54th by THE (2017). In 2017, the University of Eastern Finland was ranked among the leading 301-350 universities in the world by Times Higher Education. In QS World University Rankings 2017, the University of Eastern Finland was ranked among the leading 451-460 universities in the world, and in the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the University of Eastern Finland was ranked among the leading 301–400 universities in the",
"title": "University of Eastern Finland"
},
{
"docid": "18031245",
"text": "Nations Cup. Samisoni Viriviri Samisoni Viriviri Nasagavesi (born 25 April 1988) is a Fiji rugby union player. He played for the Fiji sevens team, and in 2014 won the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award after leading the 2013-14 World Rugby Sevens Series in tries scored. He has signed with the French Top 14 club Montpellier.<ref name=\"http://www.planetrugby.com\"></ref> Viriviri started his career playing in the local 7's competition. He chased a dream borne out of the stories of his grandfather and namesake who was part of the legendary 1977 Fiji XV that beat the British and Irish Lions in",
"title": "Samisoni Viriviri"
},
{
"docid": "18031240",
"text": "Samisoni Viriviri Samisoni Viriviri Nasagavesi (born 25 April 1988) is a Fiji rugby union player. He played for the Fiji sevens team, and in 2014 won the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award after leading the 2013-14 World Rugby Sevens Series in tries scored. He has signed with the French Top 14 club Montpellier.<ref name=\"http://www.planetrugby.com\"></ref> Viriviri started his career playing in the local 7's competition. He chased a dream borne out of the stories of his grandfather and namesake who was part of the legendary 1977 Fiji XV that beat the British and Irish Lions in Suva. At",
"title": "Samisoni Viriviri"
},
{
"docid": "20034717",
"text": "invited. Adrian Lewis subsequently pulled out and was replaced by Gerwyn Price, meaning that the eight players invited were the same as had been invited for the previous World Series event, the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. They are seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit: The following Asian players were invited: The Chinese qualifiers were: 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight",
"title": "2017 Shanghai Darts Masters"
},
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"docid": "19766146",
"text": "twice from three runs down in a World Series game. The other were the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15–14 win during Game 4 of the 1993 World Series. This World Series set a new record for most players to hit a home run (14 to date in the World Series). The 2017 World Series also set a record for the number of players who hit at least one home run Game 5 lasted five hours and seventeen minutes, making it the second longest World Series game in history, trailing only the 14 inning contest between the Astros and the",
"title": "2017 Los Angeles Dodgers season"
},
{
"docid": "20246396",
"text": "Hengdian World Studios and Xiangshan Film City between 9 February and 13 July 2017. The theme song of the series, \"Tian Xia Chang'an\" sung by Han Lei, was released on November 9, 2017. Peace in Palace, Peace in Chang'an Peace in Palace, Peace in Chang'an (Chinese: 天下长安) is an upcoming Chinese television series that chronicles the Reign of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. Produced by H&R Century Pictures and Star Union Skykee Entertainment and directed by Lian Yiming, the series stars Zhang Hanyu, Qin Junjie, Li Xuejian, Shu Chang, Han Dong and Helen Yao in the leading roles. It is",
"title": "Peace in Palace, Peace in Chang'an"
},
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"docid": "19821340",
"text": "2017 Indianapolis 500 The 2017 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil for sponsorship reasons) is a Verizon IndyCar Series event that occurred on Sunday May 28, 2017, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The race was the premier event and the sixth race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Despite a threatening weather forecast in the days leading up to the event, the race ran its scheduled distance of 200 laps (500 miles) and was won by Japanese driver Takuma Sato of Andretti Autosport. Sato, who also finished",
"title": "2017 Indianapolis 500"
},
{
"docid": "19933249",
"text": "GG Bond: Guarding GG Bond: Guarding () is a 2017 Chinese computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Lu Jinming and Zhong Yu. The film is part of the \"GG Bond\" film series, following 2015's \"\". It was released in China by Le Vision Pictures on 7 January 2017. The legendary G-Watch has the magical power to protect the world. However, it chooses GG Bond as its master, who is regarded as nobody by everyone. Just at that time, Mysterio shows up, aiming to destroy all G-Watches. GG Bond fights against Mysterio fearlessly with his wit and courage, but finds",
"title": "GG Bond: Guarding"
},
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"docid": "17887602",
"text": "of Legends\" team in the world. The finals were watched by 43 million people, with a peak concurrent viewership of 14.7 million viewers, breaking 2015's finals' viewer records. The 2017 \"League of Legends\" World Championship series started in September 2017, and concluded in November 2017. It was held in 4 different locations throughout China: Wuhan (Play-In and Groups), Guangzhou (Quarterfinals), Shanghai (Semifinals), and Beijing (Finals). It was played on patch 7.18, with the newest champion Ornn being disabled. Patch 7.18 is slightly older than patches 7.19 and 7.20, which are the new standard for online matches during the September -",
"title": "League of Legends World Championship"
},
{
"docid": "11860273",
"text": "played two Tests at the World Cup as a substitute against both Scotland and the All Blacks, scoring a penalty against the latter. He also played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He reached his 100th cap on 11 March 2017 when Romania played against Belgium in Brussels. Vlaicu set a series of records during his career. He is the most capped Romanian player at international level with 104 caps so far. As of September 2017 he is the leading active top point scorer in international rugby, with 837 points (11th in the all-time",
"title": "Florin Vlaicu"
},
{
"docid": "10319787",
"text": "who will eventually crossover on to \"Chicago Fire\". On December 20, 2013, it was announced that both Eastwood and Raymonde had departed the series over creative differences. On September 2016, it was reported that series regular Jon Seda would move to the new spin-off \"Chicago Justice\" as regular. After \"Justice\"'s cancellation, in July 2017 it was disclosed that Seda would move back to \"Chicago P.D.\" as series regular for season 5 In May 2017, it was announced that Sophia Bush would depart the series after four seasons In July 2017, Tracy Spiridakos was promoted to series regular as Det. Hailey",
"title": "Chicago P.D. (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "19160742",
"text": "by Australia. It was their sixth title. The Defence Force World Cup was won by Fiji. Fiji, who was a last minute replacement when Serbia withdrew, currently hold both the rugby league and rugby union Defence Force titles. A women's international defence force series was also held between Australia and New Zealand. Australia won the three match series, 3-0. France won the Wheelchair World Cup, defeating England 38-34 in the final. Australia finished third, Italy fourth, Wales fifth and Spain sixth. 2017 Festival of World Cups The 2017 Festival of World Cups was a series of rugby league World Cups",
"title": "2017 Festival of World Cups"
},
{
"docid": "12151630",
"text": "Asia-Pacific. Global Model S sales passed the 100,000 units in 2015, and the 150,000 mark in November 2016. The 200,000 milestone was achieved by early in the fourth quarter of 2017. In 2016, the \"Electric GT World Series\" was promoted in preparation for a 2017 racing season using the P85+ as a race car on certain traditional tracks. The first season is planned to have 20 cars in 10 teams. In April 2016, Tesla made minor changes in the Model S. The front fascia has a similar design as the Model X, adding adaptive LED headlights. A HEPA cabin air",
"title": "Tesla Model S"
},
{
"docid": "11922637",
"text": "World Tour 500 Series (formerly ATP International Series Gold), and ATP World Tour 250 Series (formerly ATP International Series). For example, Federer won his 14th Grand Slam title at his 40th Grand Slam tournament, while Nadal won his 14th at his 38th Grand Slam tournament. Federer–Nadal rivalry The Federer–Nadal rivalry is between professional tennis players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Their storied rivalry is among the greatest in tennis history. They have played each other 38 times, most recently in the final of the 2017 Shanghai Masters, with Nadal leading 23–15.",
"title": "Federer–Nadal rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "15898371",
"text": "Nazis, also produced. In 2017 Channel Five aired two new documentary series - \"Secrets of the National Trust\" with the anchor host Alan Titchmarsh and \"\" In 2011, the 8:00pm daily weekday documentary slot was given the title \"8 O'Clock Heroes\" with a stripped content of action-packed documentaries focusing on police, emergency services and other \"heroic\" deeds. Series included in the strand include \"Police Interceptors\" and \"Emergency Bikers\". Other series in the strand include \"Supersize Grime\", a fly-on-the-wall documentary series focusing on the world of industrial cleaners from the makers of ITV1's popular \"Grimefighters\" and Sky 1's \"Real Filth Fighters\".",
"title": "Channel 5 (UK) programming"
},
{
"docid": "1461844",
"text": "\"Looker\", written and directed by Michael Crichton. She had a leading role in 1986's \"Echo Park\" as a struggling waitress-actress who takes a job as a stripper who delivers singing telegrams. She starred on \"L.A. Law\" as Los Angeles County deputy district attorney Grace Van Owen, who later became a judge. Dey won a Golden Globe Award as Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series for the role in 1988. She was also nominated in each of the following four years. She was also nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1987,",
"title": "Susan Dey"
},
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"docid": "19981833",
"text": "Chicago Typewriter (TV series) Chicago Typewriter () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah-in, Im Soo-jung and Go Kyung-pyo. It ran from April to June 2017, with episodes every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 (KST) on tvN. The series depicts writers who lived during the 1930's Japanese occupation of Korea, and are reincarnated into the present as a best-selling writer in a slump, a fan, and a ghostwriter. The series is written by Jin Soo-wan who wrote the hit dramas \"Moon Embracing the Sun\" (2012) and \"Kill Me, Heal Me\" (2015). This drama marks Im Soo-jung's small",
"title": "Chicago Typewriter (TV series)"
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"docid": "20481983",
"text": "Guardian\"s Jake Nevins criticized the show when saying, \"It’ll all appear a bit ham-fisted to fans of \"The Bachelor\" and its chintzy elegance; worse, for those who buy into prevailing millennial stereotypes, it’ll be nothing short of unwatchable, a confirmation that we’re as self-involved and phone-obsessed as the world believes us to be.\" RelationShipped RelationShipped is an American reality web television series that premiered on November 9, 2017 on Facebook Watch. The interactive series is produced by BuzzFeed and allows viewers to influence what happens in each episode. Facebook users selected the show's protagonist from multiple single men in the",
"title": "RelationShipped"
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"docid": "20246399",
"text": "a single person to challenge the forces of evil. With his talent in martial arts, he soon becomes the number one fighter in the world. Eventually, with the help of Xiao Xun'er, they defeat the forces of evil. On January 16, 2017, it was announced that Leo Wu will play the leading role of Xiao Yan. The role of Xiao Xun'er, the female lead, was announced to be portrayed by Lin Yun. Principal photography started on January 16, 2017 and took place in various locations including Hengdian World Studios, Xiangshan World Studio, Yunnan, Duyun. The series ended filming in July",
"title": "Battle Through the Heavens"
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"docid": "19822009",
"text": "Paradox (2017 film) Paradox is a 2017 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Wilson Yip, with action direction by Sammo Hung. Written by Jill Leung and Nick Cheuk, the film stars Louis Koo as a police inspector who travels to Bangkok to search for his teenage daughter and is aided by local detectives played by Tony Jaa and Wu Yue. Along the way, he encounters the mastermind of an organ trafficking gang (Chris Collins) who colludes with a local politician (Gordon Lam), leading to a series of hot pursuit. \"Paradox\" is the third installment of the \"SPL\" film series, following",
"title": "Paradox (2017 film)"
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"docid": "20380606",
"text": "(with the exception of Phil Taylor, who declined his invite for the tournament). They are: In addition, four players were invited as international invitations, as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2017 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2017. Another eight places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Barnsley on 9 October 2017. The following players qualify for the tournament: The total prize money increased from £155,000 to £250,000, with the winner's prize being upped from £30,000 to £50,000. 2017 World Series of Darts Finals The 2017",
"title": "2017 World Series of Darts Finals"
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"docid": "20160087",
"text": "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (stylized as Kevin ^ Saves the World) is an American high-concept angelic-themed fantasy comedy-drama television series that was created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters for ABC Studios. The series was greenlit on May 11, 2017, and aired on ABC as a Tuesday night entry during the 2017–18 television season. The series premiered on October 3, 2017. The show was set in Taylor, Texas. On May 11, 2018, ABC canceled the show after one season. Kevin, a down-on-his-luck man who survived a suicide attempt, moves in with",
"title": "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World"
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"docid": "18969754",
"text": "PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Qualifying School. The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player and the runner-up on the SDC Order of Merit 2016 will play in the 2017 World Championship preliminary round. Leading the overall table, Kim Viljanen and Magnus Caris won their places in the 2017 World Championship. The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2017 World Championship Qualifier will be played at Omega Plaza",
"title": "2016 PDC Pro Tour"
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"docid": "19970223",
"text": "earn invites to the tournament. The teams will then play a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. 2017 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament The 2017 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bart Kaufman Field on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana from May 24 through 28. The Iowa Hawkeyes claimed the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event aired on the Big Ten Network. The event was held in Bloomington for one year before returning to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the College World Series. The 2017",
"title": "2017 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament"
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"docid": "17266382",
"text": "Go Kyung-pyo Go Kyung-pyo (; born June 11, 1990) is a South Korean actor and comedian. He gained recognition for his role in the television series \"Reply 1988\" (2015–16) and has since starred in \"Don't Dare to Dream\" (2016) and \"Chicago Typewriter\" (2017). Go starred in his first leading role in KBS2's \"Strongest Deliveryman\" in August 2017. Go made his acting debut in 2010, and became a cast member of live sketch comedy show \"Saturday Night Live Korea\" for its first three seasons. Since then, he has featured in the sitcom \"Standby\" (2012) and dramas \"My Cute Guys\" (2013) and",
"title": "Go Kyung-pyo"
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"docid": "13646579",
"text": "Europe with 100,000 units by June 2018. The European market is led by Norway with 48,235 units registered up until October 2018, including used imports, and the UK with 25,000 by June 2018. Ranking second is the all-electric Tesla Model S with global deliveries of 250,000 units , with the United States as its leading market with about 138,000 units delivered through October 2018. The Tesla Model S was the world's top selling plug-in car for two years in a row, 2015 and 2016. The BAIC EC-Series all-electric city car ranked as the world's top selling plug-in car in 2017",
"title": "Plug-in electric vehicle"
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"docid": "2850221",
"text": "her stock to its leading editors and managers. Storer D. Lunt took over in 1945 after Norton's death, and was succeeded by George Brockway (1957–1976), Donald S. Lamm (1976–1994), W. Drake McFeely (1994–2017), and Julia A. Reidhead (2017–present). Reidhead was vice president and publishing director of Norton's College division and a former editor of the Norton Anthologies. W. W. Norton & Company is an employee-owned publisher in the United States, which publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, college textbooks, cookbooks, art books, and professional books. Norton Anthologies collect canonical works from various literatures; perhaps the best known anthology in the series is",
"title": "W. W. Norton & Company"
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"docid": "20391065",
"text": "Rule the World (TV series) Rule the World (Chinese: 独步天下) is a 2017 Chinese television series based on the novel \"Du Bu Tian Xia\" by Li Xin. It stars Raymond Lam and Tang Yixin alongside Zhang Rui, Jing Gangshan, Li Zhinan and Qu Chuxiao. The series started airing on Tencent Video from 30 November 2017 at 20:00 (CST). Bu Youran, a novelist, finds herself drawn to the story of Dongge who is known as the most beautiful woman among the Jurchen people. She has been hailed as someone who can make or break a nation and becomes the centre of",
"title": "Rule the World (TV series)"
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"docid": "1590537",
"text": "fighting game series and, along with other \"Wind Waker\" characters, in the 2016 \"Legend of Zelda\" pastiche \"Hyrule Warriors Legends\". Conductors of the concert tour \"\" have used custom-made Wind Waker batons. \"The Wind Waker\" also influenced 2017's \"\", which features a similarly stylized art design, but with more realistic proportions. \"Breath of the Wild\" also includes species from \"The Wind Waker\" and other references, leading some fans to speculate that it follows \"The Wind Waker\"s timeline. \"The Wind Waker\" has continued to be acclaimed by critics. It has appeared in various lists of the best video games, including those",
"title": "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker"
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"text": "two legs. \"*\" – At the start of the 2016-17 season, the plate and shield awards were abandoned, with the bowl replaced by the Challenge Trophy. The Eagles won the first ever Challenge Trophy with a 9th-place finish at the 2016 Dubai Sevens. Perry Baker lead in tries and overall points for the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The following table shows the leading players for the U.S. after the 2017–18 Sevens Series season. Among all World Series, players, Isles ranked first in tries scored with 49, and Baker ranked fifth with 37. Ben Pinkelman ranked fourth in tackles with",
"title": "United States national rugby sevens team"
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"docid": "19780845",
"text": "than 225 villages. Information and communications technologies increase program reach outside the immediate geographic coverage area. Narrowcasting collects program feedback and facilitates community dialogue. Live streaming, mobile apps, and podcasts provide program content access to and from anywhere in the world. Alfaz-e-Mewat won the Manthan Award for community broadcasting in 2015. •* •https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/07/full-on-nikki-and-yourstoryteller-series-for-teenage-girls-and-children/ (July 2017) •http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/mewat-s-community-radio-alfaz-e-mewat-gives-a-powerful-voice-to-the-unheard/story-CR3h1sS82HQpB18cVp3o9K.html (September 2017) •http://www.thestatesman.com/features/for-the-people-by-the-people-1502496116.html (September 2017) •https://feminisminindia.com/2017/10/06/anuradha-alfaz-e-mewat/ (October 2017) •http://www.thestatesman.com/books-education/i-we-and-the-bridge-1502528891.html (November 2017) Alfaz-e-Mewat Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 (Rural Voices of Mewat) is a community radio station established in 2012 by S M Sehgal Foundation with seed funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, under",
"title": "Alfaz-e-Mewat"
},
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"docid": "4137639",
"text": "the only player to have won a World Series ring. He was not promoted to the Orioles' roster after the games concluded. Bellinger was the assistant coach of the Chandler, Arizona, Little League All-Stars, who advanced to the 2007 Little League World Series. As of 2017, Bellinger has been working for several years as a firefighter in Gilbert, Arizona. Clay Bellinger has two sons and a daughter: Ashli, Cody, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cole, who was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 2017. Clay pitched to Cody in the 2017 Home Run Derby. Clay Bellinger",
"title": "Clay Bellinger"
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"docid": "19533456",
"text": "since the franchise moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, and the 19th overall. Entering the 2017 World Series, the Dodgers bullpen had thrown 23 consecutive scoreless innings, a postseason record for a bullpen. Additionally, by outscoring the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs by a combined 48–19 margin, the Dodgers entered the World Series with the third-best run differential of any pennant winner since the playoff structure was expanded in 1995. All-Star shortstop Corey Seager, who was out for the entire National League Championship Series with a back injury, was included on the Dodgers' World Series roster. Manager Dave",
"title": "2017 World Series"
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"docid": "19340111",
"text": "for Super League since the conception of the World Club Series, after the NRL won the last two series. 2017 World Club Series The 2017 World Club Series (also known as the 2017 Dacia World Club Series) was the third staging of the World Club Series and featured two Super League teams and two National Rugby League (NRL) teams. The series included the World Club Challenge, a one-off match between the champions of the Super League and NRL. In 2016 it was suggested that the 2017 Series could be expanded to 8 teams. Two games would be played in Australia",
"title": "2017 World Club Series"
},
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"docid": "17887588",
"text": "League of Legends World Championship The \"League of Legends\" World Championship is the annual professional \"League of Legends\" world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each season. Teams compete for the champion title, the Summoner's Cup, and a US$1 million championship prize. In 2017, the finals were watched by 60 million people, breaking 2016's finals' viewer record. The tournament has been widely praised for its ceremonial performances, while receiving attention worldwide due to its multiple dramatic and emotional series. A donation of US$2 million was raised through the sales of the \"Worlds 2017 Championship Ashe\"",
"title": "League of Legends World Championship"
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"text": "of these vessels that could be built. During this period Italy was involved in a rivalry with France in the Mediterranean, leading to a naval arms race. This provided the impetus for a sustained building programme, and led to Italy having the second largest submarine fleet in the world by outbreak of World War II. The Italian 600 series was equivalent to the French 600 Series, the British S class, and the German Type VII U-boat. The first submarines of the Argentine Navy, the \"Santa Fe\" class, derived from these Italian ships. The 600s had a surface displacement just above",
"title": "Italian 600 Series submarines"
},
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"docid": "19613466",
"text": "one of the leading young entrepreneurs in European media. On the Spot (Hungarian TV series) On The Spot is a documentary TV series created by directors Eszter Cseke and Andras S. Takacs in their native Hungary. Each season has a central theme (ethnic tribes, children of dictators, birth around the world, etc.), using a fly on the wall style of documentary filmmaking. It premiered November 7, 2009, on . It currently airs on Hungarian public television channels Duna and Duna World. Many of On the Spot's films are also shown across several European countries on special interest channels such as",
"title": "On the Spot (Hungarian TV series)"
},
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"docid": "20403840",
"text": "2017–18 PSA World Series The PSA World Series 2017–18 is a series of men's and women's squash tournaments which are part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the end of 2017 and the start of 2018. The PSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the men's and women's tour. The best-performing players in the World Series events qualify for the annual 2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals and 2018 Women's PSA World Series Finals tournament. PSA World Series events also have a separate World Series ranking. Points for this are calculated on",
"title": "2017–18 PSA World Series"
},
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"docid": "20002063",
"text": "Vergesst mich nicht (The Victims - don't forget me)\" she starred in as Semiya Simsek in 2016. Almila Bagriacik was awarded the German Acting Prize 2017 for her performance and nominated for the Bunte New Faces Award as Best Young Actress 2016. She also won the German Television Award 2017 as the leading actress in the category \"Best mini-series\". In the award-winning TNT mini-series \"4 Blocks\" (including the German Television Award in 3 categories, the German Academy of Television Prize in 6 categories, the Grimme Prize 2017 and Goldene Kamera 2017 as \"Best Series\") Almila Bagriacik plays the leading female",
"title": "Almila Bagriacik"
},
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"docid": "19954186",
"text": "5th Canadian Screen Awards The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017. Awards in many of the technical categories were presented in a series of galas, collectively called Canadian Screen Week, in the days leading up to the main ceremony. At the main ceremony, the film \"It's Only the End of the World\" and the television series \"Orphan Black\" won the most awards in film and television categories, with six and nine awards, respectively. The ceremony",
"title": "5th Canadian Screen Awards"
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"docid": "6782956",
"text": "reunited to remake the segment for 2017's Comic Relief. \"Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show\" \"Emu's Pink Windmill Show\" \"Emu's Wide World\" \"Emu's World\" Following the demise of Emu's World, Rod Hull went to Canada and recorded a single series of EMU-TV, based heavily on his earlier Emu's Broadcasting Company series. His co-stars this time were Murray Langston and Carolyn Scott, while Les Foubracs made regular guest appearances. These episodes were brought back to the UK and re-edited for a British audience by Central Independent Television, with a small number of additional segments featuring Grotbags and the Pink Windmill Kids",
"title": "Emu's TV Series"
},
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"docid": "19340109",
"text": "2017 World Club Series The 2017 World Club Series (also known as the 2017 Dacia World Club Series) was the third staging of the World Club Series and featured two Super League teams and two National Rugby League (NRL) teams. The series included the World Club Challenge, a one-off match between the champions of the Super League and NRL. In 2016 it was suggested that the 2017 Series could be expanded to 8 teams. Two games would be played in Australia and two would be played in the UK with the World Club Challenge alternating each year. Plans to expand",
"title": "2017 World Club Series"
},
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"docid": "19842706",
"text": "D. At the same year in August, Sangu together Baruş Ardıç were cast in the movie \"Mutluluk Zamanı\" (previously titled \"Yanımda Kal\" and \"Gitme Sen!\"). Sangu has a long-time relationship with Yunus Özdiken, who holds a job at a private firm outside the world of arts and entertainment. As of September 2016, she is the most followed Turkish actress on Instagram. Elçin Sangu Elçin Sangu (born 13 August 1985) is a Turkish actress and model, best known for her leading role Defne in the Star TV romantic comedy series \"Kiralık Aşk\" from June 2015 until its finale in January 2017.",
"title": "Elçin Sangu"
},
{
"docid": "18910253",
"text": "series. Prior to his involvement in \"Re:Zero\", illustrator Shinichirou Otsuka worked on video games, which led him to draw the backgrounds first when illustrating the series. After reading the web novel, he submitted a number of character designs for the major characters to Ikemoto. 's initial design made him look like a delinquent, with Otsuka later describing it as \"not the face of a boy in his teens\", leading Ikemoto to request that the character be \"more friendly and less fierce\" so that the audience could empathize with him during emotional scenes. Originally, 's character design appeared extremely plain, so",
"title": "Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World"
}
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"docid": "17372325",
"text": "\"Nine Lives\", after she plans a visit to Israel, Tony looks through her desk and finds a picture of an unidentified man (Merik Tadros). Before she leaves, he tells her to have a good trip (\"Nisiya Tova\") in Hebrew, demonstrating that he had at least made some effort to learn that phrase. In \"Cloak\", Ziva disobeys Gibbs' orders to not engage during a war game, attacking the guards to defend Tony. Later they both say that they are \"tired of pretending\": Tony about the politics in the hunt for the mole within the team, which required the team to withhold",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372325",
"text": "\"Nine Lives\", after she plans a visit to Israel, Tony looks through her desk and finds a picture of an unidentified man (Merik Tadros). Before she leaves, he tells her to have a good trip (\"Nisiya Tova\") in Hebrew, demonstrating that he had at least made some effort to learn that phrase. In \"Cloak\", Ziva disobeys Gibbs' orders to not engage during a war game, attacking the guards to defend Tony. Later they both say that they are \"tired of pretending\": Tony about the politics in the hunt for the mole within the team, which required the team to withhold",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "17372338",
"text": "Tony shared a hotel room, and that she took the couch so she wouldn't have to hear Tony whine about his back. Tony in turn tells McGee that he took the couch. Ziva asks him why he lied and he returns the question. There was much speculation on the part of fans about whether the characters might have shared more than was divulged, but Weatherly said in response, \"The truth of what happened is probably something that can be discovered inside the episode itself. If you really listen to what they say, I think it is pretty clear what happened:",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372339",
"text": "Nothing.\" He clarified that Tony and Ziva had \"a tremendous amount of fun\" in Paris and that, \"Ziva had more fun with Tony than she thought she was going to have, which maybe shocked her a little bit, because she was so angry at him after he killed her boyfriend last year.\" Cote de Pablo added, \"Michael has his views of what happened in Paris. I have mine. We haven't discussed it. But all I can say is it was good.\" Shortly afterwards, Glenn Diaz from BuddyTV reported that the cast was divided on whether or not the characters should",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "16430355",
"text": "decides to return to her family, but not before urging Tony to try to pursue a relationship with Ziva. Afterwards, Tony takes E.J's advice and asks Ziva out, but at that moment Ray finally calls Ziva. \"Housekeeping\" was written by Scott Williams and directed by Terrence O’Hara. The main story of the episode is the return of EJ Barrett and FBI agent Stratton, last seen in the season premier \"Nature of the Beast\". According to executive producer Gary Glasberg, \"Stratton intends to finish what he started and influence some unexpected lives in the process, including Gibbs\". The writer of the",
"title": "Housekeeping (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372333",
"text": "'You know, go into the elevator and kiss passionately.' Or, [have us say] say, 'I don't like you.'\" She added, \"But I've always thought that, deep inside, Tony loves Ziva and Ziva loves Tony, but she's almost ashamed of saying it because he's so stupid. In the best of ways. That personal that he comes out with, that frat boy thing -- he's hiding constantly from the truth. It's just a big facade and she sees right through it.\" In Season 7 premiere \"Truth or Consequences\", Tony initiates a mission of revenge against the terrorists believed to be responsible for",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372361",
"text": "kills Bodnar in the following episode. This leads to DOD investigator Richard Parsons (Colin Hanks) initiating a witch hunt against the team and Ziva being aggressively interrogated about her conduct in the aftermath of her father's death. When he accuses her of sleeping with an old friend while in Israel, Tony, who had been viewing the interrogation from the observation room, abruptly ends it and forces Parsons out. When he approaches Ziva about the accusation, she admits that it was a \"moment of weakness\" because she felt alone. This obviously hurts Tony, and he says, \"My Hebrew must not be",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17267430",
"text": "\"What an emotionally loaded quote from the Eli flashback, followed by the much-anticipated present-day dance.\" He went on to say that Sirtis did well as the new Mossad director and that \"Counselor Deanna Troi was nothing but a faint memory\". Michelle Calbert from \"TV Equals\" praised the storyline and agreed that Marina Sirtis performed well in the role, saying that she found Orli to be a more likeable character than Eli David. \"Berlin\" ended with Tony and Ziva being in what appeared to be a severe car crash, so viewers speculated about the extent of the damage done and focused",
"title": "Berlin (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17227698",
"text": "put their lives and wellbeing at stake for her, urging them to tell Saleem what he wants to hear and try to save themselves. Saleem returns, prepared to kill whichever party still refuses to speak. Ziva pleads with him to kill her and spare Tony and McGee, insisting that they are more valuable hostages. However, just as Saleem is about to execute Ziva, Tony cryptically tells Saleem that he has \"thirty seconds to live\" and says \"Remember when I told you my boss was a sniper?\", referring to the fact that Gibbs was once a Marine sniper. Gibbs had been",
"title": "Truth or Consequences (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6577566",
"text": "memorize a monologue in Hebrew. She divulged that she used to criticize other actors who portrayed Latin characters and did not speak convincing Spanish but changed that perspective after having to learn Hebrew to depict Ziva. \"Everything I had judgments on has turned around and bitten me in the butt,\" she explained. A running gag in the series, referred to by fans as \"Ziva-isms\", is Ziva frequently misusing, misunderstanding or just completely mangling American slang, cultural references, colloquialisms, and idioms. For example: In \"Silver War\", she said she felt like a \"donkey's butt\" when she meant \"horse's ass\". In another",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372344",
"text": "– it's what made him to go Africa and rescue Ziva with McGee. [Sometimes] he acts like a goofball because that's what people expect, but in this episode he comes away from that place. We'll see what the audience thinks, but for me, he feels potential and possibility in a way that he hasn't for years. EJ is a mirror, so he sees that hope for himself again.\" He added, \"She's the diametric opposite of Ziva – physically, and in her demeanor, her way of being. She has her eccentricities as well, which makes her adorable to Tony and highly",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6018950",
"text": "out that Ziva was avoiding Tony at the start of season 7 and that sooner or later she would have to straighten out that relationship. He is much more comfortable and confident around Ziva than her predecessor, Kate Todd. McGee lives near Ziva, in Silver Spring (a Maryland suburb of DC). When Ziva was in Israel between seasons 5 and 6, she and McGee e-mailed each other once a week. McGee has been to Ziva's house at least once, he was invited to her dinner party in season 3. McGee was also the one to show Ziva some ways to",
"title": "Timothy McGee"
},
{
"docid": "16284134",
"text": "a fun opportunity to get a glimpse of what could have happened or could be in the future\". \"Gibbs is given an opportunity in a millisecond to see what the world would have been like if key moments in NCIS history and lore had unfolded differently. We've taken some of those moments and we let people see them unfold differently.\" An alternate reality scene between Tony and Ziva was advertised before the episode aired, in which Tony meets Ziva while interrogating her. Michael Weatherly commented that the scene would, in part, show the negative effects of Ziva having never known",
"title": "Life Before His Eyes"
},
{
"docid": "17372326",
"text": "information from each other, and Ziva for reasons undisclosed. Producers and writers for \"NCIS\" were initially divided over how to proceed with Tadros' character. In January 2009, some were suggesting possibly making him a relative of Ziva, an idea Cote de Pablo opposed. It was also proposed that Ziva would \"stop toying with [Tony] completely\" which would \"drive him even more insane\". De Pablo relayed, \"We're going to play around with the idea that it could possibly be real love, and see how [he] deals with it.\" In March, executive producer Shane Brennan stated, \"You've got what you might want",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372368",
"text": "but eventually finds no sign of her, although a few months later he finds her in hiding at the very farmhouse where she was born, Ziva having gone to examine herself and her past. Tony and Ziva share their first on-screen kiss as themselves on the tarmac in Tel-Aviv. However, in 2013, showrunner Gary Glasberg told TVLine the characters had shared another smooch in a previous season, but it did not make the cut. The couple previously kissed in season 3, episode 8 Under Covers during a covert operation as married assassins. Despite Tony's efforts to persuade Ziva to return",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "18679857",
"text": "Ziva Ben-Porat Ziva Ben-Porat is a literary theorist, writer, and editor who lives in Israel and is a professor at Tel Aviv University. Ben-Porat graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and Hebrew literature and a master's degree in English literature from Tel Aviv University, as well as a doctorate in comparative literature from University of California, Berkeley. She lived for many years in Re'im, a kibbutz in southern Israel. According to Jeremy Dauber, in Ben-Porat's notable 1976 publication, \"The Poetics of Literary Allusion\", she sought to \"deploy a formal notion of allusive signification to frame specific readings of literary",
"title": "Ziva Ben-Porat"
},
{
"docid": "17498716",
"text": "and rescue of Ziva: Viewers disliked the character of Michael Rivkin, partly due to an attachment to the \"will they/won't they\" relationship between Tony and Ziva. Zap2it's Brandon Millman referred to the three of them as \"the love triangle of death\". A portion of the audience criticized the writers for not directly confronting what Ziva had endured in captivity, believing that in doing so they had not properly addressed her trauma. When the Season 8 episode focusing on domestic abuse aired, Steve Marsi from \"TV Fanatic\" commented, \"What was most intriguing about the case was not the evidence or the",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "18679861",
"text": "the action by the Prime Minister's office constituted “politicization of Israel’s most important prize, which is supposed to be granted solely on the basis of professional and artistic considerations,” and raised concerns that the award would be tainted. Ziva Ben-Porat Ziva Ben-Porat is a literary theorist, writer, and editor who lives in Israel and is a professor at Tel Aviv University. Ben-Porat graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and Hebrew literature and a master's degree in English literature from Tel Aviv University, as well as a doctorate in comparative literature from University of California, Berkeley. She lived for many",
"title": "Ziva Ben-Porat"
},
{
"docid": "17227702",
"text": "in the summertime, when they'd say 'What about Ziva?' [As in, will she leave the show?] I'd say, 'No one is stupid. It took too long to get this group together.'\" After \"Truth or Consequences\" aired, de Pablo explained the purpose of the storyline and its long-term ramifications: Michael Weatherly (Tony DiNozzo) later cited \"Truth or Consequences\" as one of his favorite episodes, commenting, \"In order to get that look of being dehydrated in the desert and sunburned, they put glue on my lips. Glue tightens the skin so you can't smile. I couldn't open my mouth, and when I",
"title": "Truth or Consequences (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372365",
"text": "of people would like it to be, but I also feel like we're enjoying the pace at which this is happening. That's not to say we're not headed in the direction everyone would like to go, but I think we're getting there. It's very complicated when two agents who are working together get into a relationship, and that's something that [Tony and Ziva] would be very conscious of. So I think they would tread lightly, which is why, in theory, we're treading lightly and being very careful about the steps that we take.\" On July 10, 2013 it was announced",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17498692",
"text": "than show her in captivity, the writers decided to script the episode from Tony's point of view. This allowed them to shock the audience by opening the episode with Tony strapped to the interrogation chair, rather than Ziva, as well as keep viewers wondering about Ziva's fate. Brennan relayed, \"You'll think you know what's going on, but then you'll go, 'Am I seeing things? What just happened?'\" Within the episode, Tony, under the influence of truth serum, recounts to Saleem the events that occurred during the four months since Ziva's disappearance: the team at first attempted to replace Ziva without",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "17372309",
"text": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David are fictional characters from the American police procedural drama \"NCIS\". Tony, an original character, is portrayed by Michael Weatherly, and Ziva, who first appeared in the third season, is portrayed by Cote de Pablo. Frequently referred to by the portmanteau \"Tiva\" (for Tony and Ziva), the characters' flirtation and the idea of them eventually beginning a relationship became a subject of interest among viewers, and by 2010, \"TV Guide\" reported that \"many fans have become obsessed with the romantic tension between Weatherly's character and co-worker Ziva\". Focus and media coverage",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17498685",
"text": "simultaneously introduced Ziva's father, Mossad Director Eli David (Michael Nouri), and Mossad Officer Michael Rivkin (Merik Tadros). Their appearances catalyzed the events that lead to Ziva being taken hostage later in the season. \"NCIS\" writers introduced Merik Tadros' character, Mossad Officer Michael Rivkin, as a potential love interest for Ziva in the sixth season premiere, \"Last Man Standing\". After initial trepidation over how to move forward with the character, and an aborted idea of revising him as a relative of Ziva, executive producer Shane Brennan decided to script what he considered to be a love triangle between Ziva, Tony, and",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "16306823",
"text": "It's a very tough job\". NCIS Special agent Erica Jane \"EJ\" Barret is introduced in this episode as a new recurring character. She is much like Tony's character, and did accept the job in Rota, Spain which Tony passed back in Season 4. \"With the appearance of EJ, suddenly there’s a renewed spirit that Tony has always had in him – it’s what made him to go Africa and rescue Ziva with McGee. Sometime he acts like a goofball because that’s what people expect, but in this episode he comes away from that place\". \"One Last Score\" was seen by",
"title": "One Last Score"
},
{
"docid": "17372370",
"text": "but that she feared he would not be pleased, to which Tony tells her \"Then she never knew me at all.\" Later in the episode, Tony finds a picture of him and Ziva in Paris, to which Tali points to each of them, saying \"Ima\" and \"Abba\" indicating that she knew who he was, her father. After killing Kort, Tony and Gibbs have a heart to heart, where DiNozzo informs him that he is moving on from NCIS, with his daughter, his family. Speaking of Ziva's fate, Glasberg stated \"Tremendous thought was put into every element of what you saw",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17056547",
"text": "for her loss, and Tony reminds her in Hebrew, \"Aht lo levad\" (\"You are not alone\"). The episode ends with Jackie's funeral and Ziva mourning Eli in Israel, visiting the Western Wall, and planting an olive tree as Patty Griffin's \"You Are Not Alone\" plays in the background. \"Shiva\" was written by Christopher J. Waild, Gary Glasberg and Scott Williams and directed by Arvin Brown. As the episode focused on the aftermath of Eli and Jackie's deaths, the writers discussed which response Ziva and Vance would pursue. \"The natural response to the murders of Eli David and Jackie Vance would",
"title": "Shiva (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372375",
"text": "undeniable.\" In 2012, they appeared again in the magazine's \"30 Best 'Will They/Won't They?' TV Couples\". Similarly, the pair was included in BuddyTV's compile of \"The Top 12 Will-They-or-Won't-They Couples of 2012\" and \"TV Guide\"'s top 15 \"TV Duos Who Should Do It\". Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David are fictional characters from the American police procedural drama \"NCIS\". Tony, an original character, is portrayed by Michael Weatherly, and Ziva, who first appeared in the third season, is portrayed by Cote de Pablo. Frequently referred to by the portmanteau \"Tiva\" (for Tony and Ziva), the characters'",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17056545",
"text": "to Eli, that was withheld from her, his blood daughter. Tony responds, \"Now you are the daughter of a dead man — let yourself act like one.\" The NCIS team locates a bank account under the name of \"Virtue\" that allows them to track the man who hired the hitman while Ziva speaks to Ilan over video chat. Ziva agrees to Ilan's request to meet her at the apartment before Gibbs calls her and asks her about the significance of \"Virtue\". She realizes that the Hebrew word for \"virtue\" is Ilan's middle name, prompting them to come to the conclusion",
"title": "Shiva (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17498689",
"text": "dies. The killing, and the ensuing events, generated some controversy among viewers. On screen, it causes a rift between Tony and Ziva, as well as a violent confrontation between the two in the season finale. Cote de Pablo described Tony's actions as \"almost unforgivable\" from her character's perspective despite their being in self-defense and stated, \"I think sometimes when people make mistakes, they can be impulsive and judge someone on one particular thing. Ziva isn't overreacting—Tony did kill someone who was a big part of her life—but, at the time, she couldn't see clearly.\" NCIS Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll)",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "6019078",
"text": "with her saying how worried she was about Ziva, and hugging her. This then sparks a confrontation between Tony and Ziva that causes their relationship to be restored to normal. Tony would sometimes join Abby in her lab and act like Gibbs when he was absent. When Abby was in a coma, Tony was shown to be very worried about her, to the point he did not call McGee by any last name joke. She had a relationship with McGee which she stated that she would like to keep casual during season one. Although the relationship ended late in the",
"title": "Abby Sciuto"
},
{
"docid": "17372319",
"text": "Gibbs (Mark Harmon) resigns in Hiatus (Part II), the third season finale, and appoints Tony as his replacement. During the 2006 summer break, it was reported that Ziva would fall under suspicion of being a spy in the fall premiere, and in the opening episode, \"Shalom\", she is framed by the Iranian government for the murder of a terrorist in FBI custody and the two agents guarding him. When she initially goes to the Israeli embassy to report their deaths, which she witnessed, Mossad Officer Michael Bashan asks her directly, \"Did you or did you not sleep with him?\" In",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6577570",
"text": "the season's premiere \"Shalom\" where Tony and the rest of the team put their careers on the line and vow to prove Ziva's innocence before she is apprehended by the FBI for a crime she did not commit, knowing that their involvement could land them in prison. By the fifth and sixth seasons, Abby and Ziva are firm friends. When Ziva first appeared, she would flinch whenever Abby would hug her; however, by Season 6, Ziva overcomes her discomfort, and now accepts and returns the hugs. Ziva's relationship with McGee develops to resemble one of a brother and sister. While",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17179479",
"text": "Somalia. \"Aliyah\" is a Hebrew word which literally means \"going up\" or \"ascent\". It is most commonly associated with Jewish immigration to Israel and return to the Holy Land. In this case, it is a reference to Ziva's return to Israel and her blood family. Despite Ziva's efforts to help him, Mossad Officer Michael Rivkin (Merik Tadros) dies in the hospital, having suffered injuries from his fight against Tony in the last few seconds of the previous episode (\"Semper Fidelis\"), while Tony survives albeit with a broken left arm. While Tony claims to have acted solely in self-defense, Ziva, infuriated,",
"title": "Aliyah (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6372868",
"text": "Tony and Ziva \"[going] undercover as a crazy-in-love couple\". The situation has been described as \"a sneak preview of what a relationship between Tony and Ziva would be like\" as well as among \"the best ambiguous and not-so-ambiguous moments of their sexual-tension-ridden not-quite-love affair\". It has been suggested that the undercover assignment was the beginning of a \"spark of chemistry\" in a previously \"almost brother-sister relationship\". Karen Barnes \"Yahoo!\" used \"Under Covers\" as an example when pointing out Tony and Ziva's \"Tom and Jerry\" interactions. Michelle Calbert of BuddyTV named listed it among \"The 10 Best 'Tiva' Episodes\" in 2013,",
"title": "Under Covers"
},
{
"docid": "6577555",
"text": "to truly believe in what she does. She is very committed to the ideals of the U.S., in particular the bounds that law places on all citizens including the government. Ziva is sometimes considered a \"haunted\" figure; she is a skilled assassin and is able to take life without hesitation or remorse when the situation requires, something that has not changed with her new affiliation with NCIS. In spite of this, Ziva is capable of displaying playfulness, nearly childishness at times, such as in \"Heartland\" when she gleefully races McGee to be the first to tell Tony and Abby about",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17582303",
"text": "Ziva reveals that after the death of her father, she no longer wants to live the life of an agent and therefore has decided to cut off all ties to her previous life, including NCIS and Tony. Tony is heartbroken at this, as he realizes his romantic feelings for Ziva and tries to convince her to return. However, Ziva's mind is made up. Tony tells Ziva to at least call Gibbs, as he is a \"good listener\"; Ziva tells Tony that he's \"so loved\" and they kiss before he returns to the United States. Meanwhile, Gibbs continues to try and",
"title": "Past, Present, and Future (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6577571",
"text": "Ziva teases McGee a great deal, often with Tony, they remain on friendly terms (Ziva's teasing is far more playful than Tony's, who takes a much more sadistic approach to the pranks he pulls on McGee) and continue to communicate when the team was disbanded between Seasons 5 and 6. He and Abby both urge Ziva to repair her friendship with Tony in the aftermath of their fallout in the sixth season finale. Ziva seems to have a good relationship with Ducky. When she comes back to NCIS with Tony and McGee, Ducky is the only one who has solid",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17582311",
"text": "trip to her native Israel -- based on a dream he had (yeah, we know) and tries in vain to convince her to return with him to D.C. Instead, they say goodbye on an airplane runway, where Ziva tells Tony, 'You are so loved,' and they finally kiss. 'Hardest 180 of my life,' he says, as he walks to board the plane. Um, that's it? Listen, we know Cote de Pablo's decision to leave the show was a surprise, but Tiva fans deserve a bit more than a few meaningful glances, a brief kiss and a handful of short Ziva",
"title": "Past, Present, and Future (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372332",
"text": "she is shown to have been captured and tortured nearly beyond recognition by a terrorist demanding information on NCIS. Brennan reportedly kept the cliffhanger ending a secret from most of the cast, saying that \"those pages were only in one copy of the script\". Shortly after \"Aliyah\" aired, it was assured that Ziva \"will be back next season. But she'll be a changed woman.\" During the summer hiatus, de Pablo admitted that she was to a point tired of the producers teasing the pairing and said, \"I wish the writers would just make it easy for us and just say,",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372323",
"text": "episode \"Internal Affairs\". Bellisario stepped down as executive producer in May 2007 after series star Mark Harmon threatened to walk due to alleged \"overly long production days\", and co-executive producer Charles Floyd Johnson and head writer Shane Brennan took over afterwards. Following the fatal shooting of Director Shepard in the fifth season finale, the NCIS team is disbanded by the new Director Vance: McGee is sent to cyber crimes, Ziva is returned to Israel, and Tony is deployed on an aircraft carrier. Season 6 focuses more on Ziva and Tony, but leaves their relationship undefined. Gibbs manages to have Ziva",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372336",
"text": "immediate future. Michael Weatherly opined that putting the two characters together at the time would be \"Kryptonite\" due to Ziva's assassin background. Ziva resigns from Mossad in the fourth episode of the season, \"Good Cop, Bad Cop\", and applies to become a full-fledged NCIS agent, effectively becoming the \"probie\" on the team. In December 2009, \"TV Fanatic\" announced that \"the January 26 episode finds Tony and Ziva hopping a plane to the most romantic city on earth. The city of light, and of love. That's right, Ziva and Tony in Paris! You wouldn't believe it, but as if that weren't",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17582308",
"text": "de Pablo said that \"I left under my terms, and that was wonderful\". In her last episode Ziva is only shown together with Tony, which also was the first character Ziva met in \"Kill Ari\". \"My first scene ever in the bullpen was with Michael, and my goodbye scene was with Michael. I feel like that was a beautiful way of ending — for now, certainly — a beautiful chapter between these two\". Gary Glasberg wrote a letter to the fans, and started with \"That was quite a summer, [...] I did not plan on the departure of Ziva David\".",
"title": "Past, Present, and Future (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372334",
"text": "Ziva's (presumed) death, traveling to Somalia along with Gibbs and McGee to avenge her murder. After intentionally allowing himself to be captured and interrogated, he finds that Ziva is actually still alive, having been held hostage the entire time. Upon being brought into the room to talk to him, she is shown to have been severely beaten and very weak as well as unsure of how to react at Tony's presence. Ziva asks why Tony is in Somalia, saying that he should not have come. Tony, under truth serum, first deflects. When Ziva asks again, he replies, \"I couldn't live",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17498706",
"text": "de Pablo later confirmed that the ambiguity of what had happened during those four months was intentional. Viewers began to speculate that Ziva had been raped while in captivity and questioned whether the plot was too dark for a primetime drama to explore in depth. De Pablo did not comment on the subject of her character's ordeal except to affirm that Saleem and his men did \"bad things\" to Ziva and to suggest that she had suppressed her feelings regarding the trauma in its aftermath. When first introduced to the series, Ziva is \"a cocky, young kid who thinks she",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "17372367",
"text": "pretty damn heart-wrenching and we're incredibly proud of it,\" he writes. \"Prepare yourselves for a moment in television history. Images that will end up in the archives. I couldn't be happier with how my NCIS family stepped up and did some of the most emotional work we've ever done.\" On September 24, 2013 the episode \"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot\" aired and on October 1, 2013 \"Past, Present, and Future\" aired, opening with the introduction of a new threat: Benham Parsa and also the Brotherhood of Doubt. In the episode, \"Past, Present and Future\", Tony heads to Israel to search for Ziva",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372362",
"text": "as good as I thought because I could've sworn when I dropped you off at the airport, I told you you are not alone\". Ziva recalls this, and Tony says that they must have different interpretations before walking away. Despite this, he later confronts Parsons, demanding that Ziva be left alone and calling her his best friend. In the following episode, the Season 10 finale, tension exists until Ziva privately tells Tony that she is sorry if she hurt him during the ordeal, that she cares too much about their friendship, and that she does not want things to be",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372349",
"text": "following episode and proposes to Ziva, much to her shock. Glasberg said that Tony would not openly oppose the possibility of her getting engaged, explaining, \"Tony wants Ziva to be happy. He's protective of her and cares about her and has feelings for her, and, at the end of the day, wants to make sure that she's safe and happy with the direction of her life.\" Though Ziva accepts Ray's proposal after some hesitation, she confronts him and breaks off the engagement after realizing that he had killed a woman on American soil while attempting to rectify a failure from",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372314",
"text": "of open. Which is what actors do! They're sort of open. But I got lucky and got the part because I responded the way they felt was right.\" According to Bellisario, CBS chief executive Leslie Moonves \"took one look at her and said, Wow!\" Co-executive producer Charles Floyd Johnson commented, \"When you get actors who really listen and respond organically in the moment to what they're hearing, sometimes magic happens. They really seemed to get that immediately, and that doesn't always happen.\" Producers eventually decided to make de Pablo's character, who was given \"the arresting name of Ziva David\", an",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "3327947",
"text": "history and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating with a BA cum laude. In 1969, he was awarded a Ph.D. from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris for his thesis on \"The Social and Political Ideas of Maurice Barrès\". Sternhell lives in Jerusalem with his wife Ziva, an art historian. They have two daughters. In 1976, Sternhell became co-editor of \"The Jerusalem Quarterly\", remaining an active contributor until 1990. In 1981, he became a professor of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1989, he was elected to the Léon Blum Chair of Political Science",
"title": "Zeev Sternhell"
},
{
"docid": "17372356",
"text": "and there's some really lovely, emotional stuff that happens.\" He added, \"You'll really see Tony be there for her and support her and emotionally be strong for her. It's all the things I hope that people who enjoy the Tony-Ziva relationship will look for.\" Throughout the episode, Tony attempts to comfort Ziva, taking her to his apartment as a precaution against the possibility of her being the next target and bringing her long-time Israeli friend Shmeil Pinkhas to stay with them. Near the end of the episode, he comes to see her off as she prepares to fly to Israel",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6577569",
"text": "a bomb back together for information and later by remembering her birthday. Abby, in turn, expresses concern when Ziva and Tony go missing in \"Boxed In\". In the third season finale, the tension comes to a head, and Abby angrily tells Ziva she has no emotions, prompting both women to slap each other. They later apologize after Tony goads them into it, and both women punch him in the arm when he jokingly suggests that they should \"tongue-kiss\" one another. By Season 4, their friendship has grown and Ziva is accepted by the rest of the team, as shown in",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372337",
"text": "enough, their French hotel totally screws up the reservation and the two bad-ass agents end up ... gulp ... sharing a room together.\" Executive producer Shane Brennan disclosed, \"There will be a realization that the spark is still there. It doesn't mean that something is going to be resolved, but it does mean that the journey may have started again. It's a long road back. When you think about what they went through, for them to resolve what happened and come to terms with that, it's a long road back.\" During the episode, Ziva tells a witness that she and",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372360",
"text": "director of Mossad: Elbaz was the reason her parents split up. She tells Tony, \"If it were not for Orli, things would be different. I would be a different person.\" Tony then takes her hand, and Ziva intertwines their fingers together. Tony replies, \"Then I should catch her before she leaves, you know, and thank her.\" The episode ends with a cliffhanger when an unknown vehicle crashes into them, leaving their fates unknown. De Pablo described the filming of the dancing scene: They both survive the crash, and despite being urged to back off by various other characters, Ziva ultimately",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6577595",
"text": "half of the season. Though their interactions are depicted as affectionate and Eli is shown teaching a 13-year-old Ziva (Gabi Coccio) the Shabbat blessing in one scene, tensions result from his frequent absence due to his work and an affair with a female Mossad operative leads to the disintegration of his marriage to Ziva's mother. Named for Ziva's deceased sister, Tali is the daughter of Ziva and Tony. In 2016, Tali survives a mortar attack that kills Ziva, and is introduced to her father shortly thereafter at the behest of Mossad Director Orli Elbaz. Tony bonds with Tali and leaves",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372324",
"text": "and McGee transferred back to the team in the premiere, but Tony is still acting as agent afloat on the USS \"Seahawk\". In the following episode, Ziva accompanies Gibbs onto the \"Seahawk\" as part of a murder investigation and notices that Tony has pictures of her in a bikini pinned up in his room. After the investigation is closed, his deployment is ended prematurely and he is allowed to return to the team in the conclusion of the episode. As the season progresses, Ziva seems to have become involved with someone while in Israel but refuses to discuss it. In",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17056551",
"text": "the shootings, and the revelation that the perpetrator was someone Ziva had known since childhood, would affect the relationships of certain characters: \"It certainly raises the point of who [Ziva] can trust and who she holds close. She has her NCIS family and it impacts her relationship with Gibbs [Mark Harmon] and with Tony [Michael Weatherly]. Tony really stepped up in this last episode and that will continue to happen. The complexity and fun of the Ziva/Tony relationship will continue.\" Several recurring characters reappeared in the episode. Matt Craven and Nasser Faris reprised their roles as Clayton Jarvis and Arash",
"title": "Shiva (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372346",
"text": "Ziva abruptly ends their relationship after learning that he had lied to her directly about his reasoning for being in Washington, D.C. and by omission about his role in the Port to Port killer case. In the episode \"Swan Song\", former NCIS agent Mike Franks is killed by the Port to Port killer, who is identified as Lieutenant Jonas Cobb, and Ziva turns to Tony for comfort while the team is grieving over his death. She is kidnapped by Cobb in the following episode, the Season 8 finale, and Tony shows great concern. When EJ assures him that they will",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6577617",
"text": "to do that.\" Ziva David Ziva David (; Hebrew: זיוה דוד, , Ziva: \"Radiance\"; birth date November 12, 1982, Beersheba in the Negev desert of southern Israel) is a fictional character from the CBS television series \"NCIS\", portrayed by Chilean-born American actress Cote de Pablo. Ziva first appeared in the season 3 premiere episode, \"Kill Ari (Part 1)\", and became a regular cast member from the episode \"Silver War\". She replaced Caitlin \"Kate\" Todd (Sasha Alexander), who was killed at the hands of Ziva's half-brother, Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin), in the season 2 finale. Following the onscreen death of the",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372345",
"text": "irritating to Ziva.\" Around the same time, a \"major serial killer plot\" was launched that would center on \"a murdering psychopath\" called the Port to Port killer. TVLine reported, \"this menace will prove to be \"extremely\" formidable — so much so that Gibbs will be forced to expand his team.\" At the end of EJ's first episode, she begins a sexual relationship with Tony. She is a team leader, having accepted the assignment in Rota, Spain that Tony had turned down several years prior. Ray, a CIA agent, first appears in \"Two-Faced\" after having evidently dated Ziva for several months.",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372350",
"text": "overseas. In the ninth season finale, \"Till Death Do Us Part\", a bomb is planted by domestic terrorist Harper Dearing. Tony and Ziva, feeling bad about missing Jimmy and Breena's wedding, try to cheer each other up by joking about how awful weddings are—an exchange that begins to take on meaning when they become wistful about \"the vow, the ring, the kiss, the ketubah...\" and eloping instead of dealing with all the fuss. Later, when the Navy Yard is seconds from exploding, Ziva refuses to leave the building without Tony. The bomb goes off while they are still in the",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372341",
"text": "new love interests for both Tony and Ziva in the latter half of Season 8, and in February 2011, Michael Ausiello from TVLine announced that Ziva's boyfriend \"Ray arrives in this season's 20th episode and is described as a handsome, charming, intelligent federal agent of Mediterranean or Latin American descent. He has a strong, nice-guy demeanor but—I'm quoting from the casting notice here—'there's a hint of a mystery behind his smile.'\" A week later, Glasberg described the character as a \"fun, smart, exciting addition\", and Michael Weatherly commented, \"I think it's going to be interesting. Tony cares about Ziva and",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "14254847",
"text": "newspaper \"Trouw\" and appeared on television in the news commentary programs \"Nova\" and \"Netwerk\". Mariwan Kanie published in Kurdish the following books: [What did the Kurdistan Regional President say? Words are responded to by words http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc010511AM.html] in: Kurdishaspect.com - By Aras Fatah and Mariwan Kanie Mariwan Kanie Mariwan Wrya Kanie (, born 1966, Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan) is a Kurdish intellectual, writer, and political scientist. Since 1993 he lives and works in the Netherlands. He is a lecturer on the Middle East and the Arab World at the Faculty of Humanities, the Department of Hebrew, Arabic, and Jewish studies University of",
"title": "Mariwan Kanie"
},
{
"docid": "17372347",
"text": "find Ziva, he replies that \"it's just different for some of us\". EJ takes an extended leave of absence with the conclusion of the season, ending her affair with Tony. Ziva and Ray repair their relationship somewhat, and he gives her an empty ring box as a \"promise\" before leaving for a long-term assignment. Glasberg commented, \"Ziva and Ray are a little open-ended at the moment. There isn't any closure to it. We'll have to see where it leads, but I think he was pretty clear that he has a job to do at the moment, and that's gonna be",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6577523",
"text": "Ziva David Ziva David (; Hebrew: זיוה דוד, , Ziva: \"Radiance\"; birth date November 12, 1982, Beersheba in the Negev desert of southern Israel) is a fictional character from the CBS television series \"NCIS\", portrayed by Chilean-born American actress Cote de Pablo. Ziva first appeared in the season 3 premiere episode, \"Kill Ari (Part 1)\", and became a regular cast member from the episode \"Silver War\". She replaced Caitlin \"Kate\" Todd (Sasha Alexander), who was killed at the hands of Ziva's half-brother, Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin), in the season 2 finale. Following the onscreen death of the character's father in",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "16430356",
"text": "episode, Scott Williams, said in his blogpost that fans of NCIS especially had three questions regarding the continuing plot in the episode: \"Where did EJ go? Who was that Stratton guy? And why is his boss Latham selling those microchips to the highest bidder?\". Together with this, he stated that \"one of the unexpected opportunities the episode provided in the writing process was a chance to deal with what many of you fans refer to as \"Tiva\". Getting to understand the relationship between Tony and Ziva was great fun\". Three characters are recurring in the episode: Sarah Jane Morris as",
"title": "Housekeeping (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17119545",
"text": "Separation of Property letter. Worried, Vance consults Gibbs, who tells him that Jackie was most likely afraid that Vance would die in the line of duty, and prepared accordingly, since Shannon did the same thing when he was in the Marine Corps. Vance is still unsure of what to do with his life without Jackie, though Gibbs reminds him that he still has his two children to take care of, giving him a purpose. \"Hereafter\" was written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews and directed by Tony Wharmby. The tenth season's theme \"Fallen Heroes\" has hit both Ziva and Vance hard. According to",
"title": "Hereafter (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6577525",
"text": "Tony, and McGee, who brought her back to America. These events led to her resigning from Mossad, applying to become an NCIS agent, and being sworn in as a U.S. citizen. In the season 13 finale, \"Family First\", in 2016, it is discovered that she has a daughter, Tali, with Anthony DiNozzo. During a mortar attack arranged by former CIA agent Trent Kort, Ziva is apparently killed. In an interview with \"Deadline Hollywood\", executive producer and show runner Gary Glasberg commented on Ziva's fate; \"Tremendous thought was put into every element of what you saw last night ... down to",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6018813",
"text": "end of this episode, the message in Jeanne's card for Tony is visible; \"I'm not coming back. You need to choose.\" After looking at a family reunited with their newborn baby, Tony tosses the card into the fire and rejoins the team. Jeanne makes a reappearance in the episode \"Internal Affairs\", when she accuses Tony of murdering her father. At the end of the episode, even though Tony is initially angry with Jeanne for accusing him, Ziva advises him to \"be a man\" and tell her what she needs to hear. Tony speaks to Jeanne, apologizing for letting her get",
"title": "Anthony DiNozzo"
},
{
"docid": "17372330",
"text": "to see both of those things take place. I don't want to say too much, but... I think it will only make their connection stronger, as they learn a lot more about each other.\" Viewers speculated that Ziva's romance with Rivkin was \"arranged\" and something that she was \"trapped\" in. Tadros responded: Tony confronts a drunken Rivkin at Ziva's apartment in the episode directly prior to the finale. When he attempts to arrest Rivkin for killing the leader of the terrorist cell in Los Angeles and also an ICE agent (which Mossad leader Eli David later reveals was an accident),",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6577594",
"text": "with Ziva. Though she accepts his efforts, they suffer another falling out and shortly afterwards he is fatally wounded by machine gunfire in an attack on the house during Shabbat dinner. Ziva breaks down when she realizes that Eli had succumbed to his injuries, cradling her father's dead body while sobbing and praying in Hebrew. In the following episode, after it is revealed that Eli's protégé Ilan Bodnar was behind his killing, he is buried in Israel and Ziva delivers his eulogy. Flashbacks expound on their relationship during her early adolescence as she pursues revenge against Bodnar in the latter",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6372862",
"text": "a set-up and that the Rainiers were potentially the real targets. Before they can be warned, Tony and Ziva are cornered, held at gunpoint, and tied to chairs for questioning. Their captors, led by a contract killer who is identified as Marcos Siazon (Eric Steinberg), demand to know the location of a disk containing coded information and funds. In hopes of allowing Ziva to escape and despite knowing that he will most likely be executed for it, Tony claims that the disk is in their hotel room and persuades Siazon to allow Ziva to be escorted back to retrieve it.",
"title": "Under Covers"
},
{
"docid": "17179482",
"text": "interrogates Tony, accusing him of killing Rivkin solely out of jealously; DiNozzo in turn accuses Eli of sending rogue agents to Washington D.C. and ordering Rivkin to become involved romantically with Ziva to keep an eye on her. Tony later approaches Ziva, who viewed the interrogation, and tells her that Rivkin was \"playing\" her under orders from her father. She refuses to believe him, and he maintains that he had no choice in killing Rivkin. After he urges her \"to take a punch\" and \"get it out of [her] system\", Ziva snaps, knocking him to the ground while furiously contending",
"title": "Aliyah (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17288448",
"text": "find the killer, eventually revealed to be Eli's protégé Ilan Bodnar, and exact vengeance. In the closing scenes of the previous episode, \"Berlin\", Tony and Ziva are in a car crash instigated by Bodnar. \"Revenge\" focuses on the team's hunt for Bodnar against the wishes of Homeland Security, culminating in Vance and Ziva finally getting closure when the latter kills him in a physical fight to the death. As the episode opens, Tony and Ziva are semi-conscious in the aftermath of the crash. Bodnar (Oded Fehr) approaches the vehicle and retrieves a parcel of illicit diamonds, despite efforts from a",
"title": "Revenge (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372369",
"text": "to the United States and NCIS, Ziva instead chooses to stay in Israel, with Tony reluctantly returning to the United States although Tony manages to find Ziva's Star of David necklace in his jacket pocket. In the season 13 finale \"Family First,\" after learning of Ziva's death in the bombing of her Israel home caused by Trent Kort, the NCIS crew mourn her. Tony is then introduced to his almost two-year-old daughter, Tali. Conflicted, Tony asks Mossad Director Orli Elbaz about Ziva's motivations for not telling him about Tali. Orli tells him that she wanted to, especially as Tali grew",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6372866",
"text": "'I've never kissed anyone on camera before.' I was expecting this timid little bird kiss, like a little peck, but she was like a lioness—she practically ate my head off! This is where TIVA (Tony+Ziva) started. We were told to really have fun with it, they wanted a sexy thing happening, and Cote delivered. I was just sort of along for the ride. And let's be honest, three out of the four letters in 'TIVA' are from Ziva, so what is the 'T' then? The crucible, is it the cross? I don't think so.\" A similar storyline was later used",
"title": "Under Covers"
},
{
"docid": "17498690",
"text": "agrees to a request from Eli and brings the involved parties to Israel. Eli interrogates Tony and accuses him of killing Rivkin out of jealously, a motivation that Michael Weatherly voiced to have been plausible. Tony, in turn, accuses him of ordering Rivkin to seduce Ziva in order to keep an eye on her, which he does not deny. Under pressure from her father, Ziva stays in Israel and returns to the Mossad as a full-time operative, taking Rivkin's place on a mission to assassinate Saleem Ulman (Omid Abtahi), the leader of a terrorist training camp in Somalia which also",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "17056546",
"text": "that he must have been behind the killings. Gibbs and Tony rush to the apartment before Bodnar reaches it, presumably to kill Ziva, but he never shows. Shortly afterwards, Kazmi's vehicle is bombed, killing Kazmi and Bodnar disappears. Eli's body is released for burial that evening, and Tony goes to the airport to see Ziva before she leaves for Israel. He urges her not to seek revenge on her own, and, though she does not renounce her desire to do so, she assures him that for now she is only attending a funeral. They embrace, with Ziva finally accepting comfort",
"title": "Shiva (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372316",
"text": "and Ziva being sent undercover as a married couple, an assignment that requires them to simulate sexual relations in order to solidify their cover. De Pablo commented, \"Michael and I talked about all of those scenes right before we did them. We had a totally different way of looking at it. In our minds, we thought the characters weren't faking anything. They just got carried away. Then all of the sudden after that, they saw each other in a different light.\" Weatherly discussed the creation of the \"Under Covers\" scenario: At the time, Bellisario said that he \"kind of [likes]",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372372",
"text": "and described as \"TV's hottest love-hate relationship\". Fondness for the pairing led to a dislike for some of Tony and Ziva's other love interests on the show; by contrast, EJ, Tony's ex, became well-received after encouraging him to pursue a relationship with Ziva. The pairing's slow progression was discussed by reviewers, and Ariane Lange from BuzzFeed referred to it as \"their sexual-tension-ridden not-quite-love affair\". Some viewers became frustrated with the show's seeming unwillingness to allow the characters to enter an actual relationship. Ryan expressed sentiment on the matter in 2009: \"It's hard not to enjoy the chemistry between investigators Ziva",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17056559",
"text": "the characters. Ziva and Vance's hunger for revenge was very clear throughout this episode. Even more obvious, was the way Tony acted. Unlike the usual joking around Tony, we saw a very serious and caring side in him. He became an even more important character than usual...Tony's send-off for Ziva was brilliant of him. \"Aht lo leh-vahd\", 'You are not alone' in English, showed Ziva how much he cared for her.\" Paulette Cohn of Xfinity called the choice to kill off two characters in one episode \"bold\" and speculated about the long-term impact: \"Jackie’s death gives the 10-year-old series a",
"title": "Shiva (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6577560",
"text": "of 20 minutes\". She explained, \"From what I've been told, I'm one of the quickest girls in the business as far as getting ready everyday for \"NCIS\". I put on my cargos, my T-Shirt, my microphone, my hair is usually up in a ponytail and I wear very little makeup.\" An exception was made for the premiere episode of the sixth season, during which Ziva goes undercover as a bar singer. De Pablo opposed the idea at first and did not want to sing on the show, believing it would be out of character for Ziva. Despite this, she agreed",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372331",
"text": "a fight breaks out between the two men which eventually results in Tony being forced to shoot Rivkin in self-defense due to the fact that Rivkin is about to stab Tony with a piece of glass. Though he had acted in self-defense, Rivkin later succumbs to his injuries and dies with his death having serious repercussions for Tony and Ziva's relationship, culminating in Ziva leaving NCIS to resume working for Mossad in the finale, \"Aliyah\". She is quickly assigned to take Rivkin's place on a mission to take down a terrorist in Somalia. In the closing moments of the episode,",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17179494",
"text": "\"While I'm highly doubtful that any of the show was actually filmed in \"ha'aretz\", I did get a major kick out of all the Hebrew signage...There were also a couple of cute Hebrew touches - like Nouri's character saying \"rak shni'ah\" (\"just a second\") when Ziva walked into his office while he was doing paperwork. And in a sort of weird moment, goth forensic chick Abby, who didn't travel with the team, freaked out to Mark Harmon's character over the phone about how badly she wants to visit Israel - noting that it was 'No. 3' on her list of",
"title": "Aliyah (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6577565",
"text": "previous night until six in the morning and, as a result, was unable to attend the event. Ziva speaks ten languages (including the \"language of love\"), the languages being: English, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, French, Pashto, German, Italian, and Russian. Cote de Pablo is occasionally required to perform dialogues in Hebrew, Ziva's native language. She said of the process, \"When I learn it, I learn it like a prayer, chanting it for a while. I have a good ear for language and, truthfully, I picked up the language pretty fast.\" At one point, de Pablo was given 48 hours to",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372311",
"text": "former CIA Agent Trent Kort, and Tony learns that he and Ziva have a daughter, who she named after her sister, Tali. These events drive Tony to leave NCIS to care for their daughter. Michael Weatherly was cast for the role of Anthony \"Tony\" DiNozzo in 2003 and appeared in every episode of the show's first 13 seasons. The character is portrayed as \"complex\": he is a former Baltimore homicide detective with a \"heroic spirit\" as well as a \"total dinosaur in terms of sexual politics\". In the second season finale, \"NCIS\" series regular Caitlin Todd was killed off after",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372348",
"text": "the primary focus for him.\" The use of the ring box was criticized by viewers as an \"empty gesture\". EJ returns for a guest appearance in the Season 9 episode \"Housekeeping\". After a fallout with Tony, she tells him that Ziva respects him and cares about him. He at first deflects but then says, \"Surround yourself with people you would give your own life for.\" At the end of the show, he and Ziva have a brief discussion about their relationship but are interrupted when Ray calls her. Ray returns after spending several months on his overseas assignment in the",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372357",
"text": "for Eli's funeral and assures her in Hebrew that she is not alone. When asked if the dynamic between the characters would continue to progress, de Pablo remarked, \"I have a feeling that they're going to want to play with that [relationship] a little bit more and see where that goes. I think they're always testing that relationship and they're always throwing things at it to see how far they can take [it]. It's already a very complex relationship. They're very close; they're very good friends; and they trust each other. So, I think the complexity of it all can",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372320",
"text": "response to her confusion, Bashan tells her that he knows that Tony has been visiting her apartment at least once a week for the past three months and that Mossad officers have been spying on her, evidently on orders from her father, Mossad Director Eli David. Throughout the episode, Tony vigorously defends Ziva's innocence to the FBI, as well as berating any agent who dares question her loyalty when her car is found at a bombing in downtown Georgetown. She is eventually cleared of all wrongdoing. Though Ziva never addresses Bashan's accusation and her relationship with Tony is left undefined,",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17019090",
"text": "look in Vance's eyes as he answer's Gibbs' question. 'She's dead. My wife is dead, Gibbs.'\" Hochberger said, \"Rocky and Cote were both amazing. The latter deserves Emmy consideration for this effort I'd say.\" Sandra Gonzalez from \"Entertainment Weekly\" wrote \"Cote de Pablo was absolutely fantastic in this scene — the crying, the praying in Hebrew. If you weren’t crying right along with her, you’re stronger than I am.\" Later, TVLine named Cote de Pablo Performer of the Week, noting that \"As Ziva set her own eyes upon Eli's lifeless body, de Pablo's expression instantly morphed from professional resolve into",
"title": "Shabbat Shalom (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "6577584",
"text": "to Agent Gibbs, who in turn transmits it to Ziva, whom he calls \"Probie\". In Season 7's final episode Gibbs misses Ziva's citizenship ceremony due to a visit from Alison Hart. She seems to have forgiven this, however, and in the Season 8 episode \"Dead Air\", she asks him to play \"catch\" with her. In the Season 8 episode \"Baltimore\", after learning that her partner Tony DiNozzo arrested Gibbs when he first met their boss, Ziva comments that she would rather arrest her own father than Gibbs. In the Season 9 episode \"Safe Harbor\", Ziva questions his seemingly solitude lifestyle,",
"title": "Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "6019077",
"text": "him so hard he nearly falls over. In the episode, \"Frame-Up\", she almost single-handedly unravels the forensic evidence used to frame Tony of murder to clear his name, then subdues the killer – her assistant Chip Sterling – when he threatens her with a knife. The explosion of Tony's car in \"Bury Your Dead\" causes her to become increasingly obsessed with her work, to prevent thoughts of his possible death. In \"Reunion\", after Tony, McGee, and Gibbs rescue Ziva from Somalia, Abby starts with a rant criticizing Ziva for her continuing mistrust of Tony, which, in trademarked Abby fashion, ends",
"title": "Abby Sciuto"
},
{
"docid": "17235764",
"text": "has been carrying around the guilt of what happened on the Damocles for weeks. And there was the guilt related to her being captured by Saleem when she was supposed to assassinate him...Alone with Ziva, Gibbs wasn't [good cop or bad cop]. He was Gibbs. Gibbs the mentor, the commanding officer, the surrogate father...He kissed her on the head, like a father. That was when Ziva cried...and smiled.\" Glenn Diaz from BuddyTV opinionated, \"While the episode featured Gibbs and Vance heavily, it was probably Ducky who did the most significant progress on Ziva.\" Steve Marsi from \"TV Fanatic\" wrote, \"For",
"title": "Good Cop, Bad Cop (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372340",
"text": "be allowed to progress beyond \"unfulfilled sexual tension\". In the following episode \"Masquerade\", Ziva mentions her time in Somalia, but refuses to give Tony much more than a few terse statements about it, though he was obviously willing to listen to her. In the final episode of Season 7, \"Rule Fifty-One\", Tony misses Ziva's citizenship ceremony due to an unexpected assignment from Director Vance, despite his personal promises to her that he would be there. Executive producer Shane Brennan left \"NCIS\" to focus on the spinoff, \"NCIS: Los Angeles\", and was replaced by Gary Glasberg in 2011. The series introduced",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17498688",
"text": "father against her will. Tadros opined that \"Rivkin loves Ziva\" regardless of the circumstances and acted accordingly from that perspective. Despite this, the relationship becomes more ambiguous in the last two episodes of the season as a security breach at the SECNAV's residence leads to the death of an ICE agent and evidence points to Rivkin. Tony confronts a drunken Rivkin, resulting in a vicious brawl between them that culminates with Tony being forced to shoot Rivkin in self-defense when Rivkin attempts to stab Tony with a piece of glass. Despite Ziva's efforts, Rivkin ultimately succumbs to his wounds and",
"title": "Ziva David captivity storyline"
},
{
"docid": "17372335",
"text": "without you, I guess.\" Eventually, Gibbs kills their captor with a long range head shot, allowing them to return safely to the US. In the following episode, there seems to be a great degree of awkwardness between them, which is ultimately resolved when Ziva confronts Tony in the men's room and thanks him, saying he would \"always have her back\" before kissing him on the cheek. Though Tony and Ziva's \"will they/won't they\" tension appeared to progress during the first few episodes of the seventh season, Cote de Pablo had already stated that it would not be resolved in the",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17372328",
"text": "Tony begins to doubt Ziva's loyalty to NCIS when she continues to defend Rivkin, and it becomes apparent by the end of Part II that she is involved in a relationship with him as the two are seen lying together in bed in the last few seconds of \"Legend Part 2\". More details were released in the days preceding the finale. Michael Weatherly disclosed, \"The way this season is ending, and what's gonna happen with Ziva and Tony and Rivkin, it's pretty massive and explosive, and it's gonna span four episodes.\" De Pablo added, \"We could not be farther away",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "20531198",
"text": "favorite shows end. Beloved characters become part of our lives, and we can occasionally be deeply affected by their fates. Although \"Brooklyn Nine-Nine\"s one-week absence did not leave a Tony Soprano-sized hole in my heart, I have to admit I did miss the gang more than expected. Universal affection for several of a series' characters might not necessarily indicate the quality of programming, but there is almost certainly a correlation between it and continued viewership. And it's fortunate that the characters are as likable as they are because '48 Hours' did not inspire a ton of confidence in the future",
"title": "48 Hours (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)"
},
{
"docid": "17227697",
"text": "region on the guise of searching for information. However, Tony and McGee were quickly taken prisoner by Saleem. Saleem then demands that Tony reveal the identities of all NCIS agents in the region, and threatens to kill a hostage if he doesn’t speak. To Tony’s surprise, the hostage is Ziva. Ziva, who has been severely abused whilst in captivity, is shocked and horrified to see him, asking why they are there. Tony replies, \"Couldn't live without you, I guess.\" When he admits that he and McGee deliberately allowed themselves to be captured, she brokenly responds that they should not have",
"title": "Truth or Consequences (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372315",
"text": "Israeli agent. Bellisario had previously discussed possibly scripting her as European or Australian. She is introduced as having a soldier mentality and as \"[someone] who was comfortable in her own sexuality and used to working with men on an equal footing\". Tony and Ziva first meet in the \"Kill Ari\" two-part story arc at the beginning of Season 3 during the manhunt for Ari Haswari, Kate's killer and Ziva's half-brother. Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo both point to \"Under Covers\", the eighth episode of that season, as the catalyst for the flirtation between the characters. The episode involves Tony",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
},
{
"docid": "17227695",
"text": "of selecting the replacement to them and again confronts Vance, still hoping that Ziva will return eventually. Vance admits that Ziva's father, Mossad Director Eli David, has not mentioned her to him and suggests that she has been put back in the field. Tony and McGee interview several women as prospective replacements, none of which work out for various reasons. In present day, Tony concludes that they could not find a suitable candidate because \"Ziva's not replaceable.\" Saleem questions why they are not looking for her, and Tony reveals that NCIS is under the impression that Ziva is dead. He",
"title": "Truth or Consequences (NCIS)"
},
{
"docid": "17372322",
"text": "because I think he's really struggling with some immense feelings for somebody else.\" In an interview with \"Chicago Tribune\", she clarified that Ziva \"does have feelings for DiNozzo,\" but that she was uncertain that this would be addressed. In the Season 4 finale, \"Angel of Death\", it is made apparent that Tony and Jeanne's relationship was orchestrated by NCIS Director Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly) in hopes of catching Jeanne's father, an arms dealer, though Tony had fallen in love while on assignment. Jeanne breaks it off following this revelation, and their storyline is ultimately given closure in the fifth season",
"title": "Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David"
}
] |
|
| where did the great western cattle trail begin and end | [
"Deadwood , South Dakota",
"Southern Texas"
] | [
{
"docid": "8609363",
"text": "most traveled and famous Cattle Trails in U.S. history. Despite its popularity, traffic along the trail began to decline in 1885 due to the spreading use of barbed wire fences and the legislation calling for a quarantine of Texas cattle due to the \"Texas Fever\" - a disease spread by a parasitic tick. The last major Cattle drive up the trail was on its way to Deadwood, South Dakota in 1893. By that time there had been an estimated six to seven million cattle and one million horses that had traversed the trail. The Texas Trail was used by the",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609362",
"text": "reach their destination. The Great Western Trail went south of and roughly parallel to the Chisholm Trail into Kansas. The cattle were taken to towns which were located on major railroads and delivered north to establish ranches. Although rail lines were built in Texas, the cattle drives continued north because of Texas rail prices, it was more profitable to trail them north. The Best Great Western Cattle Trail was first traveled by Captain John T. Lytle in 1874 when he was transporting 3,500 longhorn cattle up from Southern Texas into Nebraska. In five short years, it became one of the",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609363",
"text": "most traveled and famous Cattle Trails in U.S. history. Despite its popularity, traffic along the trail began to decline in 1885 due to the spreading use of barbed wire fences and the legislation calling for a quarantine of Texas cattle due to the \"Texas Fever\" - a disease spread by a parasitic tick. The last major Cattle drive up the trail was on its way to Deadwood, South Dakota in 1893. By that time there had been an estimated six to seven million cattle and one million horses that had traversed the trail. The Texas Trail was used by the",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "8609374",
"text": "stormy. But it wasn't only natural noises that could cause a herd to stampede. During the time of the Great Western Cattle Trail there was also the forced relocation of Native Americans to the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation, effectively destroying native way of life. There are no reports of Natives being hostile to earlier Cattle Drivers, but as the Trail grew in traffic and popularity the Natives began demanding payment for the excellent grazing their territory provided. Of course, the Trail Boss never did give the usual 7 to 8 heads the Natives asked for, but usually gave 3 to 4 of",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609361",
"text": "Great Western Cattle Trail The Great Western Cattle Trail was used during the 19th century for movement of cattle and horses to markets in eastern and northern states. The trail was also known as the Western Trail, Fort Griffin Trail, Dodge City Trail, Northern Trail and Texas Trail. It replaced the Chisholm trail when it closed. While it wasn't as well known, it was greater in length, reaching rail-heads up in Kansas and Nebraska and carried longhorns and horses to stock open-range ranches in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, and two provinces in Canada. It took almost one hundred days to",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609377",
"text": "wasn't surprising that more than a few Cowboys got involved in duels or shootings of one kind or another. The Boot Hill Cemetery at Dodge City was soon populated by Cowboys and the civilians and occasional town marshal they put there. Great Western Cattle Trail The Great Western Cattle Trail was used during the 19th century for movement of cattle and horses to markets in eastern and northern states. The trail was also known as the Western Trail, Fort Griffin Trail, Dodge City Trail, Northern Trail and Texas Trail. It replaced the Chisholm trail when it closed. While it wasn't",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609369",
"text": "Chief Quanah Parker attended the Reunion, where he performed war dances with 300-500 of his Braves. The tradition of the Cowboy Reunion still continues today, except that it is now called the Seymour Rodeo and Reunion, and occurs on the second weekend of each July. Due to the project launched in 2003 it is easy for people to find where the Great Western Cattle Trail was since there are now cement markers every six to ten miles along the way. It was not always so, however. Cowboys used to have to find their way using landmarks. The major ones were",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609368",
"text": "Great Western Cattle Trail: Seymour, Texas. One marker was erected in 1972 by the Seymour Historical Society, another four have been added since. Seymour was historically a popular campsite for cowboys since it was a major supply center. In fact, both Cowboys and Indians alike mingled in peace. In part due to the Great Western Cattle Trail's traffic, Seymour was seen as an ideal place to host a Cowboy Reunion. Jeff Scott was the retired Cowboy who broached the idea and it 'took'. In 1896 the Cowboy's Reunion was organized and had 10,000 spectators. The following year, 1897, Native American",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609375",
"text": "the cattle that would either die on the trail, not fetch as good a price as others at market, or was one of the stragglers from a different drive. The Natives weren't exactly in a place to and didn't usually complain upon receiving beef. If they did not receive their beef, however, they would spook and stampede the herd during the night. This was not only problematic for everyone involved in the Cattle Drive, but it also meant greater potential loss than if they had peacefully paid the Native's toll, and could cause lasting damage to settlers. When hostilities got",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "7370897",
"text": "the north end of the Chisholm Trail, near Wichita. It was to run northward to Abilene on the Union Pacific Railroad where the cattle could be marketed in a more expeditious manner. The road from the mouth of the Little Arkansas to Abilene \"was not direct but circuitous. In order to straighten up this trail and bring the cattle direct to Abilene, and by shortening the distance, to counteract the exertions of western would-be competing points for the cattle trade, an engineer corps was sent out under the charge of Civil Engineer T. F. Hersey. Hersey, armed with a compass,",
"title": "Abilene Trail"
},
{
"docid": "1073732",
"text": "However, in 1876, the Kansas State Legislature responded to pressure from farmers settling in central Kansas and once again shifted the quarantine line westward, which essentially eliminated Abilene and the other cowtowns from the cattle trade. With no place else to go, Dodge City suddenly became the \"queen of the cow towns\". A new route known as the Great Western Cattle Trail or Western Trail branched off from the Chisholm Trail to lead cattle into Dodge City. Dodge City became a boomtown, with thousands of cattle passing annually through its stockyards. The peak years of the cattle trade in Dodge",
"title": "Dodge City, Kansas"
},
{
"docid": "14571470",
"text": "the rest of the country. \"Handbook of Texas Online\", retrieved May 15, 2010. Potter-Blocker Trail The Potter-Blocker Trail (sometimes called the Potter-Bacon Cutoff), and also just the potter-bacon trail was a trail blazed by Jack Potter used to move cattle to market, starting around 1883. It was a collateral branch of the Great Western Cattle Trail, but was shorter and crossed more unforgiving land. The trail went at least from Hebbronville, Texas up to Albany, TX, intersecting the Western Trail at Alice, Texas. It was likely never a widely utilized trail, since it sprang up so late—by 1889, trail drives",
"title": "Potter-Blocker Trail"
},
{
"docid": "14571469",
"text": "Potter-Blocker Trail The Potter-Blocker Trail (sometimes called the Potter-Bacon Cutoff), and also just the potter-bacon trail was a trail blazed by Jack Potter used to move cattle to market, starting around 1883. It was a collateral branch of the Great Western Cattle Trail, but was shorter and crossed more unforgiving land. The trail went at least from Hebbronville, Texas up to Albany, TX, intersecting the Western Trail at Alice, Texas. It was likely never a widely utilized trail, since it sprang up so late—by 1889, trail drives had fallen out of use as rail lines increasingly connected distant states with",
"title": "Potter-Blocker Trail"
},
{
"docid": "18723767",
"text": "Trail, and the Douglas State Trail. Mill Towns Trail The Mill Towns State Trail is a multi-use trail in development along the Cannon River. Currently a rail trail linking Northfield and Dundas, the trail is planned to extend southward to Faribault and eastward to Cannon Falls. The rail line was surveyed in the late 1870s between Red Wing and Waterville though construction did not begin until 1882 by the Central Railway Company of Minnesota under the management of A. B. Stickney. Stickney was head of the Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad which would later become the Chicago Great Western Railway in",
"title": "Mill Towns Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609364",
"text": "XIT Ranch for trail drives connecting Tascosa to Dodge City until 1885. Afterwards, the Northern Trail connected Buffalo Springs to the XIT range on Cedar Creek, 60 miles north of Miles City, Montana. The trail passed through Lamar, Colorado, Kit Carson, Colorado, and Lusk, Wyoming. That trail was used from 1886 until 1897. Over a period of 3 months, some 10,000 to 12,500 steers were moved from the Yellow Houses, at the south end of the XIT Ranch, 1000 miles north to Cedar Creek. There they would graze for two years before being shipped to Chicago. Later, in order to",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "18723764",
"text": "Mill Towns Trail The Mill Towns State Trail is a multi-use trail in development along the Cannon River. Currently a rail trail linking Northfield and Dundas, the trail is planned to extend southward to Faribault and eastward to Cannon Falls. The rail line was surveyed in the late 1870s between Red Wing and Waterville though construction did not begin until 1882 by the Central Railway Company of Minnesota under the management of A. B. Stickney. Stickney was head of the Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad which would later become the Chicago Great Western Railway in 1891. The route from Red Wing",
"title": "Mill Towns Trail"
},
{
"docid": "4981618",
"text": "the Texas border. Several stations were set up along the road where travelers could rest and refresh their horses. The western branch particularly remained the main cattle trail from Texas until the opening of the Chisholm Trail (or Abilene Trail) following the Civil War. Texas herds were taken up the Shawnee Trail as early as the 1840s, and use of the route gradually increased, but, by 1853, trouble had begun to plague some of the drovers. In June of that year, as 3,000 cattle were trailed through western Missouri, local farmers blocked their passage and forced the drovers to turn",
"title": "Texas Road"
},
{
"docid": "912910",
"text": "roamed in the areas, with buffalo hunters being headquartered at Fort Griffin. The first settlers were cattlemen who used the open range at will and moved cattle northward along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Later, farmers moved into the survey area and homesteaded on small tracts of land. Federal troops abandoned Fort Griffin in 1881. This signaled the end of the region's frontier era. Glenn Reynolds was the first sheriff of Throckmorton County, Texas. Later, he moved to Arizona and was elected sheriff of Globe, Gila County, Arizona. On November 2, 1889, while transporting Apache Indian prisoners to Yuma State",
"title": "Throckmorton County, Texas"
},
{
"docid": "15354728",
"text": "Stage Station. These sites and trails are part of the Great Western Trail and travelers can visit them on foot, All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), bicycles, horseback, snowmobiles, or a 4-wheel drive vehicle towing an off-road trailer. Except for the fires, floods, and landslides that have occurred over the centuries, they are as they were when pioneers, cattle ranchers, and Mormon Honeymooners first ventured into Arizona: teeming with wildlife, exotic plants, and breathtaking rock formations that expose the history of the earth. Lyle Gomm, a former Intermountain Region Trail Coordinator, is the \"father\" of the GWT. His idea to create a",
"title": "Great Western Trail"
},
{
"docid": "1238045",
"text": "seven million head of cattle passed through Vernon on the Great Western Cattle Trail between 1873 and the 1890s. The historic trail was located 90 miles west of and parallel to the better-known Chisholm Trail. Vernon is located at (34.151116, −99.290473). According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21.0 km), of which 8.1 square miles (21.0 km) are land and 0.12% is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Vernon has a",
"title": "Vernon, Texas"
},
{
"docid": "1190480",
"text": "across the plains is speculative, it is quite possible that the expedition passed through present-day Elk City or the nearby area. Elk City's history dates back to the days immediately following the opening of the Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation in western Oklahoma Territory on April 19, 1892, when the first white settlers made their appearance. Prior to this time, many early ranchers had driven cattle over the Great Western Cattle Trail from Texas to Dodge City, Kansas, the present townsite of Elk City being in the direct path of that famous trail. The creation of Elk City was an idea conceived by",
"title": "Elk City, Oklahoma"
},
{
"docid": "8609365",
"text": "commemorate the significance of the Cattle Drive era, two markers were erected in the 1930s at Doan's. Doan's was seen as the last \"stepping-off point\" before entering Indian Territory that sold supplies, ammo, tobacco, provisions, Stetson hats & guns, and anything else that would be required on the long trek. C.E. Doan had kept a meticulous record of the companies and Trail Bosses along with the number of cattle that crossed his path each year, allowing for numbers and history to be preserved, so a marker was fitting. In 2003 a new project was launched in order to place cement",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "1194821",
"text": "Territory for shipping cattle to the Eastern and Northern states. The Great Western Cattle Trail met the railroad where Woodward developed. In the summer of 1893, carpenters erected the first government building at the railroad depot, called Woodward. Woodward then had 200 residents. On September 16, 1893, officials opened the Cherokee Outlet across northern Oklahoma, which more than 50,000 migrants settled in the greatest land run in American history. A surveying error then caused location of the government town, its land office, and other public buildings in the section west of the existing improvements, 15 blocks away from the depot,",
"title": "Woodward, Oklahoma"
},
{
"docid": "8609376",
"text": "particularly bad, the Soldiers assigned to the Washita River Crossing by Edwardsville Rock was in charge of escorting Cattle Drives from the Red River's Doan Crossing to the Washita River. Fort Elliot troops took it from there. The Washita River soldiers were believed to be the ones who carved on Soldier's Spring during their patrols, though no one has ever confirmed it. Even in cities the dangers of the trail continued. Cowboys who spent weeks on the trail were spoiling for trouble, and they found it in places such as Dodge City. With Saloons, alcohol and pent up energy, it",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "3769030",
"text": "end of the Civil War, most cattle were being moved up the western branch of trail at Red River Station in Montague County, Texas. In 1866, cattle in Texas were worth only $4 per head, compared to over $40 per head in the North and East, because lack of market access during the American Civil War had led to an overstock of cattle in Texas. In 1867, Joseph G. McCoy built stockyards in Abilene, Kansas. He encouraged Texas cattlemen to drive their herds to his stockyards. The stockyards shipped 35,000 head that year and became the largest stockyards west of",
"title": "Chisholm Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8941441",
"text": "and Warren Counties. Great Western Trail (Iowa) The Great Western Trail is a rail trail in Iowa's Des Moines metropolitan area. It is long and paved with asphalt. The trail follows the route of an abandoned line of the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railroad, constructed in 1899 and last operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway. It runs between southwestern Des Moines at its north end and Martensdale at the south, passing through suburban areas, Willow Creek Golf Course, fields and farmland, and the wooded valley of the North River. The trail is maintained by the Conservation",
"title": "Great Western Trail (Iowa)"
},
{
"docid": "8941440",
"text": "Great Western Trail (Iowa) The Great Western Trail is a rail trail in Iowa's Des Moines metropolitan area. It is long and paved with asphalt. The trail follows the route of an abandoned line of the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railroad, constructed in 1899 and last operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway. It runs between southwestern Des Moines at its north end and Martensdale at the south, passing through suburban areas, Willow Creek Golf Course, fields and farmland, and the wooded valley of the North River. The trail is maintained by the Conservation Boards of Polk",
"title": "Great Western Trail (Iowa)"
},
{
"docid": "10930636",
"text": "It is the longest cattle drive in history. Cattle drives involved cowboys on horseback moving herds of cattle long distances to market. Cattle drives were at one time a major economic activity in the American West, particularly between the years 1866-1895, when 10 million cattle were herded from Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and points east. Drives usually took place in Texas on the Goodnight-Loving Trail (1866), Potter-Bacon trail (1883), Western trail (1874), Chisholm Trail (1867) and Shawnee Trail (1840s). Due to the extensive treatment of cattle drives in fiction and film, the cowboy",
"title": "Cattle drive"
},
{
"docid": "8175177",
"text": "Woods. The trail passes through Sakatah Lake State Park and runs through city streets in Waterville. The rail line was surveyed in the late 1870s between Red Wing and Waterville though construction did not begin until 1882 by the Central Railway Company of Minnesota under the management of A. B. Stickney. Stickney was head of the Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad which would later become the Chicago Great Western Railway in 1891. The route from Red Wing to Waterville was completed in 1882, and the route from Waterville to Mankato, Minnesota, was completed in 1887. By 1889, the line had been",
"title": "Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail"
},
{
"docid": "19050880",
"text": "or elsewhere. Near the end of the movie and before they reach a planned 'stampede to steal the cattle', Montgomery likes Graves and offers him a share of his 6,000 acre ranch and also some cattle. Graves decides this would be a great deal and tries to call off the 'crooked deal' he made with the crooked investor and his hired guns, but the cattle do stampede anyway and Graves is critically injured trying to stop them. In the end Montgomery maintains his cattle and ranch ownership. So the 'good guy' wins. On the trail drive, there had been a",
"title": "Canyon River (film)"
},
{
"docid": "17131137",
"text": "in government-operated schools. In 1942, Mengenen survived the Japanese attack on Broome, Western Australia, narrowly avoiding strafing from a plane. His friend was killed in the raid. He worked forty-six cattle stations throughout Western Australia as a station worker and stockman. He did not begin painting art until his retirement from that line of work. Other notable indigenous Australian artists who began artistic careers after leaving cattle ranching included Paddy Bedford, Jack Britten, Queenie McKenzie, and Rover Thomas. In 2000, Neil McLeod, an art dealer from the Burrinja Gallery in Melbourne, persuaded Mengenen to begin creating art based on his",
"title": "Jack Dale Mengenen"
},
{
"docid": "8609372",
"text": "was that it reportedly had names and ranks cut into it and the surrounding rocks. It was a fantastic place to camp while along the trail. All that remains of it today is a few broken rocks and a small, spring-fed pool. Despite the apparent languidness of the journey, there were always dangers. One of the major ones was stampeding. If a herd got spooked, that would mean that as many as 3,000 longhorn cattle would be in a panic-induced stampede. At that point the only thing that could safely stop them would be to corral them till they were",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "11390519",
"text": "Montana. In 1866 Nelson Story, Sr. drove approximately 1000 head of Texas Longhorns to Montana through Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail—the first major cattle drive from Texas into Montana. The Wyoming Stock Growers Association is a historic American cattle organization created in 1873. The Association was started among Wyoming cattle ranchers to standardize and organize the cattle industry, but quickly grew into a political force that has been called \"the de facto territorial government\" of Wyoming's organization into early statehood, and wielded great influence throughout the Western United States. The association is still active to this day, but it is",
"title": "History of Wyoming"
},
{
"docid": "12196699",
"text": "safe for cattle drives. From 1876 to 1892, millions of longhorns were driven from Texas to Dodge City, Kansas, and Ogallala, Nebraska, over the Great Western Cattle Trail which passed through the middle of what is now Friendship. In 1880, giant Texas cattle companies, attracted by the rich grazing land, started moving into southwestern Oklahoma. At that time, the area was claimed by Texas as Greer County, based on its assertion that the North Fork of the Red River was the main channel of the Red River. In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was created, and a lawsuit was filed by",
"title": "Friendship, Oklahoma"
},
{
"docid": "13782312",
"text": "Pardoo Station Pardoo Station is a pastoral lease, formerly a sheep station, and now a cattle station approximately east of Port Hedland and north of Marble Bar, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The property used to be about in size. It is on the western end of the Great Sandy Desert where it meets the Indian Ocean at the southern end of the Eighty Mile Beach. Mount Goldsworthy, located on the South Western side of the lease, is the site of the first iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Pardoo mine, also an",
"title": "Pardoo Station"
},
{
"docid": "8001808",
"text": "a \"Beef Trail\" to New Orleans. In the 1840s, cattle drives expanded northward into Missouri. The towns of Sedalia, Baxter Springs, Springfield, and St. Louis became principal markets. The Shawnee Trail, also known as the Texas Road or Texas trail, played a significant role in Texas as early as the 1840s. But by 1853, as 3,000 cattle were trailed through western Missouri, local farmers blocked their passage and forced herds to turn back because the Longhorns carried ticks that carried Texas fever. Texas cattle were immune to this disease; but the ticks that they left behind infected the local cattle.",
"title": "Cattle drives in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "1194816",
"text": "Woodward, Oklahoma Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the largest city in a nine-county area. The population was 12,051 at the 2010 census. The area was historically occupied by the Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. European-American settlers established the town in 1887 after construction of the railroad to that point for shipping cattle to markets. The town was on the Great Western Cattle Trail. In the 19th century, it was one of the most important depots in the Oklahoma Territory for shipping cattle to the East. As an",
"title": "Woodward, Oklahoma"
},
{
"docid": "3878460",
"text": "he lived until his death. He began writing at the age of 43, publishing his most successful book, \"The Log of a Cowboy\", in 1903. His other works include \"A Texas Matchmaker\" (1904), \"The Outlet\" (1905), \"Cattle Brands\" (1906), \"Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography\" (1907), \"Wells Brothers\" (1911), and \"The Ranch on the Beaver\" (1927). \"The Log of a Cowboy\" is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana during 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is based on Adams's own experiences, and it is considered by",
"title": "Andy Adams (writer)"
},
{
"docid": "9798949",
"text": "Western Ring Road Trail The Western Ring Road Trail (signposted as the M80 Trail) is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road freeway in Melbourne, Australia. It intercepts many other paths making possible a large variety of circuits for the recreational cyclist. The western end of the path starts at the end of Merino Street in Sunshine West, where it branches off from the Federation Trail. Following the path is mainly straightforward, as it runs parallel to the Western Ring Road. However, there are some exceptions along the",
"title": "Western Ring Road Trail"
},
{
"docid": "5812027",
"text": "and Lily Lake and parallels Illinois Route 64. The newer of the two sections, between Villa Park and West Chicago in DuPage County, is made up of right-of-way that was abandoned piecemeal throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. As the railway was abandoned, the government of DuPage County made upgrades to the path, and between 1990 through 1992, the trail was converted from a rail grade to a bicycle trail. The crushed stone path crosses some farmland and suburban areas. At the east end of the trail is a restored former CGW depot building. The Great Western trail also was",
"title": "Great Western Trail (Illinois)"
},
{
"docid": "17748485",
"text": "the lake is in the Manistee National Forest. The lake is great for swimming during summer months as it is typically much warmer than Lake Michigan and has a smaller swimming area, making it easier to keep track of family and friends. Dunes separate the western shore of Hamlin Lake from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. State park visitors can rent a variety of boats at this location and many of the park's trails (including a canoe trail) begin and end here. During the winter season, ice fishing is popular. Gamefish have been stocked in the lake since the",
"title": "Hamlin Lake"
},
{
"docid": "3769029",
"text": "Abilene, Kansas, where the cattle would be sold and shipped eastward. The trail is named for Jesse Chisholm, a half-Cherokee trader from Tennessee, who originally created the trail as a means to transport his goods from one trading post to another. By 1853, Texas cattle were being driven into Missouri, where local farmers began blocking herds and turning them back because the Texas Longhorns carried ticks that caused diseases in other types of cattle. Violence, vigilante groups, and cattle rustling caused further problems for the drovers. By 1859, the driving of cattle was outlawed in many Missouri jurisdictions. By the",
"title": "Chisholm Trail"
},
{
"docid": "912273",
"text": "River or its tributaries, abandoned railroad beds, or major highways, including: Four Mile Run Trail that travels the length of the county; the Custis Trail, which runs the width of the county from Rosslyn; the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail) that travels from the Shirlington neighborhood out to western Loudoun County; the Mount Vernon Trail that runs for along the Potomac, continuing through Alexandria to Mount Vernon. In Fall 2015, Arlington was awarded a Silver ranking by the League of American Bicyclists for its bike infrastructure. 40% of Virginia's transit trips begin or end in Arlington, with",
"title": "Arlington County, Virginia"
},
{
"docid": "5812026",
"text": "Great Western Trail (Illinois) The Great Western Trail is a rail trail in Illinois and Iowa. It occupies three non-contiguous sections of an abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway corridor in suburban Chicago and a section in Iowa that have been converted into biking and hiking trails. The western-most, and older, section of the Great Western Trail is located between western St. Charles in Kane County and eastern Sycamore in DeKalb County. This section was right-of-way that was abandoned in 1977. The crushed-stone path traverses unincorporated rural townships, natural wetlands, some restored prairies, and farmland. The trail also passes through Virgil",
"title": "Great Western Trail (Illinois)"
},
{
"docid": "4300274",
"text": "either side attempted to contend for control of the territory. He led a band of refugees to the western part of the territory. For some time, they suffered privation, as the trade had dried up during the war, as well. At the end of the war, he settled permanently near present-day Wichita, and recommenced trade into Indian Territory. He built up what had been a military and Indian trail into a road capable of carrying heavy wagons for his goods. This road became known as Chisholm's Trail. Later, when the Texas-to-Kansas cattle drives started, the users of the trail redubbed",
"title": "Jesse Chisholm"
},
{
"docid": "10187453",
"text": "at the end of the last ice age. There is a mosaic of habitats with a large lake, Thompson Water, at the western end. Great Eastern Pingo Trail Great Eastern Pingo Trail is a long footpath along a disused railway line north of Thetford in Norfolk. It is a Local Nature Reserve, and it crosses three Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Thompson Water, Carr and Common, Breckland Forest and Cranberry Rough, Hockham. It also crosses Thompson Common, which is a nature reserve managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. It further crosses",
"title": "Great Eastern Pingo Trail"
},
{
"docid": "14533653",
"text": "and Zoar Trails. The Pomperaug Trail extends from its southern terminus at the end of Great Quarter Road in Paugussett State Forest in Newtown, then follows a route northwest along the western bank of the Housatonic River until, at the northernmost point, it turns south-east and proceeds roughly south-east back to the terminus at the end of Great Quarter Road. The Pomperaug Trail is primarily used for hiking, backpacking, picnicking, and in the winter, snowshoeing. Portions of the trail are suitable for, and are used for, geocaching, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. Site-specific activities enjoyed along the route include hunting",
"title": "Pomperaug Trail"
},
{
"docid": "13977442",
"text": "Pierceville, Kansas Pierceville is a small unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas, United States. Pierceville is located along U.S. Routes 50 and 400, southeast of Garden City. Pierceville had a post office with ZIP code 67868, but it was disestablished April 11, 1992. A few houses, a community building, an empty elementary school, a grain elevator, and a church are all that remain of the community. The Western Trail (a cattle trail) played a part in the founding of this town. The Barton Brothers drove a herd of 3,000 cattle over the trail, and the cattle were the first to",
"title": "Pierceville, Kansas"
},
{
"docid": "8001804",
"text": "where cattle drives still occur. Cattle drives represented a compromise between the desire to get cattle to market as quickly as possible and the need to maintain the animals at a marketable weight. While cattle could be driven as far as in a single day, they would lose so much weight that they would be hard to sell when they reached the end of the trail. Usually they were taken shorter distances each day, allowed periods to rest and graze both at midday and at night. On average, a herd could maintain a healthy weight moving about per day. Such",
"title": "Cattle drives in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "5812029",
"text": "Park joined to the Illinois Prairie Path and rejoins the Illinois Prairie Path just West of Prince Crossing Road in West Chicago. The trail has future plans for an extension west of Route 59 to Sassafras Drive in West Chicago. The Great Western Trail is designated as DuPage County Highway 55 for its entire length. Great Western Trail (Illinois) The Great Western Trail is a rail trail in Illinois and Iowa. It occupies three non-contiguous sections of an abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway corridor in suburban Chicago and a section in Iowa that have been converted into biking and hiking",
"title": "Great Western Trail (Illinois)"
},
{
"docid": "16847098",
"text": "there was a Native American footpath where the Susquehanna Warrior Trail is. The Susquehanna Warrior Trail began as the old Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western railroad bed. In 1995, the Pennsylvania Environmental Counsel received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Luzerne County to begin planning to convert the old railroad bed into a trail. Three years later, in 1998, the plan was completed and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Berwick HWF funded the project. Construction of the trail began in 2005. The trail was opened to",
"title": "Susquehanna Warrior Trail"
},
{
"docid": "7274456",
"text": "East. Abilene sat near the end of the Chisholm Trail (named after Jesse Chisholm) established during the American Civil War for supplying the Confederate army. This trail ran to the west of the settled portion of Kansas, making it possible to use the trail without creating hostility from the Kansas homesteaders. McCoy advertised extensively throughout Texas to encourage cattle owners to drive their cattle to market in Abilene. By 1870 thousands of Texas longhorn cattle were being driven over the Chisholm Trail to the shipping center at Abilene. By 1871 as many as 5,000 cowboys were being paid off during",
"title": "Joseph McCoy"
},
{
"docid": "4122489",
"text": "the jeep road, it features more strenuous climbs such as its western ridge, an climb out of Owens Valley via a steep ridge from the end of a rough road. The peak is rarely approached from the north where it is guarded by a narrow arête or knife-edge ridge. A better nontechnical alternative to the jeep road would be to drive as far as possible up Leidy Canyon from Fish Lake Valley, then take a graded cattle trail up the broad ridge to Perry Aiken Flat. From the flats it is an easy traverse south into the cirque of the",
"title": "White Mountain Peak"
},
{
"docid": "8609370",
"text": "Mt. Tepee, Big Elk Crossing, and Soldier's Spring. Mt. Tepee is actually Mount Webster, but it looked like a giant white Tepee standing out against the rest of the Wichita Mountains, and so was a useful landmark. It wouldn't be long before they reached Big Elk Creek, and needed to cross it. Big Elk Crossing was an ideal place to get the job done. Most of the time river crossings are unfortunate because they will bog down the cattle in mud that will be difficult to push lagers and sore-footed animals through at the end.There also is the danger that",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "4300271",
"text": "Jesse Chisholm Jesse Chisholm (\"circa \"1805 - March 4, 1868) was a mixed-blood Cherokee fur trader. His name is most famous because of the namesake cattle trail, which he originally scouted and developed to supply his various trading posts among the Plains Indians in what is now western Oklahoma. Although Chisholm died before the heyday of the Texas-to-Kansas cattle drives, he was nevertheless a participant in several important events in Texas and Oklahoma history. Chisholm's father Ignatius was of Scottish descent, and his mother Martha (née Rogers) was a Cherokee from the region of Great Hiwassee. He moved with his",
"title": "Jesse Chisholm"
},
{
"docid": "8609373",
"text": "all running in one big circle. Then the herd could let off steam safely and calm down while causing as little damage as possible. Cowboys had to be able to jump on their horses at a moments notice during the night in case of such an instance. Naturally there were precautions taken against such things. First off there was the response tactics aforementioned, but Cowboys would also sing softly to their cattle while on watch in order to cover up any sharp, unexpected noises that could cause the herd to spook, and they were extra careful when the weather turned",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "1862313",
"text": "Texas ranchers raised large herds of longhorn cattle. The nearest railheads were 800 or more miles (130+ km) north in Kansas (Abilene, Kansas City, Dodge City, and Wichita). So once fattened the ranchers and their cowboys drove the herds north along the Western, Chisholm, and Shawnee trails. The cattle were shipped to Chicago, St. Louis, and points east for slaughter and consumption in the fast-growing cities. The Chisholm Trail, laid out by cattleman Joseph McCoy along an old trail marked by Jesse Chisholm, was the major artery of cattle commerce, carrying over 1.5 million head of cattle between 1867 and",
"title": "American frontier"
},
{
"docid": "9798951",
"text": "Edgars Creek Trail, St Georges Rd Trail, Darebin Creek Trail north then Darebin Creek Trail south, Greensborough Bypass Trail and Plenty River Trail. West end at . East end at . Western Ring Road Trail The Western Ring Road Trail (signposted as the M80 Trail) is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road freeway in Melbourne, Australia. It intercepts many other paths making possible a large variety of circuits for the recreational cyclist. The western end of the path starts at the end of Merino Street in Sunshine",
"title": "Western Ring Road Trail"
},
{
"docid": "944662",
"text": "the same year, a post office was established at \"Lost Spring\" near the current city of Lost Springs. Previously the nearest post office was Emporia. From 1867 to 1871, the Chisholm Trail was routed along the western edge of Marion County. The trail started in Texas and ended in Abilene, Kansas where cattle were shipped eastward by rail. As the railroads were built westward and southward, the trail was truncated from going further north. Originally, Marion County covered more than a third of the area of Kansas, including all the territory in the state south and west of the present",
"title": "Marion County, Kansas"
},
{
"docid": "12477556",
"text": "kept open as Humes once did. You can also see 100-year-old fruit trees in the pastures. Approximately 3/4 of a mile further, the trail climbs the eroding cliffs along the river and crosses Dodger point bridge at the mouth of the Grand Canyon of the Elwha. This marks the end of Geyser Valley, but the trail continues for 11 miles up to the summit of Dodger Point Mountain at over 5,700 ft. It is possible to begin looping back to the Elwha river trail, by slowly climbing the slope. The trail will meet the short-cut coming up from Humes Ranch",
"title": "Geyser Valley trail"
},
{
"docid": "839944",
"text": "attracted thousands of settlers from the eastern United States, mainly the Upland South borderlands of Missouri, Iowa, and the Ohio Valley. Many of these emigrants followed the Oregon Trail, a trail across western North America that began at Independence, Missouri, and ended at various locations near the mouth of the Willamette River. Although people had been traveling to Oregon since 1836, large-scale migration did not begin until 1843, when nearly 1,000 pioneers headed westward. Over the next 25 years, some 500,000 settlers traveled the Oregon Trail, braving the rapids of the Snake and Columbia Rivers to reach the Willamette Valley.",
"title": "Willamette River"
},
{
"docid": "8609367",
"text": "Dow Bugbee, former curator of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas, which depicts longhorns and a cowboy crossing the Red River at Doan's Crossing. There the postmaster Corwin F. Doan (1848-1929) also operated a store to supply the cowboys. Bugbee's sculpture is part of the 1931 Trail Drivers Monument at Doans. During the event, riders cross the river each year from Oklahoma and usually arrive just before noon. The adobe house, built in 1881, is the oldest in Wilbarger County and is open for tours during the picnic. Markers were also placed in another major stopping point of the",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "8609366",
"text": "markers every six to ten miles along the trail, from the Rio Grande to Ogallala, Nebraska. Oklahoma set the first post south of the city at Altus. Texas placed its first marker at the Doan's Adobe house during the 121st Doan's May Day Picnic of 2005. The picnic was first held in 1884 on the first Saturday of May at the now ghost town of Doans, north of Vernon, Texas. A barbecue lunch and T-shirts are available for sale, and a king and queen are crowned at the event. One of the shirts for 2017 features a design by Harold",
"title": "Great Western Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "13390602",
"text": "Gold Rush and left his wife and children in Illinois. After mining for a short time, he became an ox freighter and a miner on the Trinity River, where he did well. He established a dairy at Weaverville, California, where his family rejoined him in 1852 via the Isthmus of Panama. Next, he drove horses and cattle to Humboldt, then brought his family from Weaverville and settled at Table Bluff in 1852, where they lived until 1856 when the family moved to Redwood Creek and started a cattle ranch and orchard. Albee ran a hotel on the trail between Arcata",
"title": "Albeeville, California"
},
{
"docid": "14530966",
"text": "from its southern terminus at the end of Great Quarter Road in Paugussett State Forest in Newtown, then follows a route northwest along the western bank of the Housatonic River until, at the northernmost point, it turns south-east and proceeds roughly south-east back to the terminus at the end of Great Quarter Road. The Zoar Trail is primarily used for hiking, backpacking, picnicking, and in the winter, snowshoeing. Portions of the trail are suitable for, and are used for, geocaching, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. Site-specific activities enjoyed along the route include hunting (very limited), fishing, horseback riding, bouldering and",
"title": "Zoar Trail"
},
{
"docid": "15056738",
"text": "trail adjacent to the eastern lake shore. Distance markers along the route help users log their mileage. Special uses (strollers, children's bicycles with training wheels, tricycles and wheel chair users) are also permitted on this trail which is not plowed in the winter. The West Shore Trail is long from where it connects to the East Shore Recreation Trail at its most western end to its most eastern end off Exit 7 of Interstate 690. Located along the western shore of Onondaga Lake, this paved trail meanders through over 4.5 miles of woodlands and open areas. It is used by",
"title": "Onondaga Lake Park"
},
{
"docid": "3362956",
"text": "City of Rocks—now a national reserve and Idaho State Park. Near the City of Rocks is where the Salt Lake Cutoff rejoined the California Trail. (For Oregon-California trail map in Idaho see: Oregon-California Trail in Idaho for trails in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah etc. see NPS National Trail Map.) The Humboldt River is fed by melting snow flowing from the Ruby and other mountains in north central Nevada and runs over mostly westward across the Great Basin to the Humboldt Sink in western Nevada where it evaporates. The Great Basin covers essentially all of Nevada and parts of Utah, Idaho, Oregon",
"title": "California Trail"
},
{
"docid": "5610175",
"text": "\"finished' in 1877. The trail's route was improbable, to say the least, hugging lakeside cliffs where, in places, trestles and floating platforms had to be built out above or onto the lake and, beyond that, through marshes and heavy forests beset by infamously thick mosquitos and, lastly, a tortuous \"stairway\" section of the trail over the pass between the Squamish area and the head of the Seymour River, where cattle were expected to use steps on a trail that was nowhere more than 6 yards wide. Only one formal cattle drive was ever held over the full length of the",
"title": "Lillooet Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "10883991",
"text": "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) is a Columbia movie serial. It was the fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia and their first western serial. The serial was the first from a new production company, the previous three serials had been produced by Weiss Brothers. Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is sent to stop the mysterious \"Phantom Riders\" from disrupting the cattle drives across the Chisholm Trail and construction of a new railroad. The serial was shot in Johnson Canyon, Three Lakes, and Parry Lodge in",
"title": "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"
},
{
"docid": "2967868",
"text": "bosses the owners of the herd. The bosses would sign a note for the cattle, which they would begin to drive to market in February of each year, for the 100-day drive. The bosses were also the employers of the outfit. Upon the sale of the herd to the northern buyers, the trail bosses could relieve their indebtedness, and earn a profit greater than their ordinary wages. At the death of Henrietta King, the appraiser's \"Statement of Gross Estate, Mrs. H.M. King\" listed a net total of $5.4 million, as the owner of 997,444.56 acres (4,036.5 km), which did not",
"title": "King Ranch"
},
{
"docid": "9097446",
"text": "may be closed and rehabilitated at times, to protect sensitive sand dunes and cultural sites. Sections of disturbed land are re-vegetated with indigenous species. The idea to create the Great Ocean Walk was originally rejected in 1974. It was however rumoured to have been resurrected by local accommodation providers in the early 1990s, with planning actually beginning in 1994. Development did not begin until 2001; with the trail finally opening in January 2006. Parks Victoria provided an initial investment of $2.3 million for a 91 kilometre trail between Apollo Bay and the Glenample homestead, near the Twelve Apostles. Construction efforts",
"title": "Great Ocean Walk"
},
{
"docid": "5610177",
"text": "Thompson and Cariboo regions. The trail remained in use in later years for residents of the Pemberton Valley for general travel purposes, and at least two more smaller cattle drives from that region to Squamish were attempted, both financial disasters as was the original one from Lillooet. The roadbed of the trail remained in place for many years, its stretch from Pemberton to Squamish ultimately being subsumed into the grade for the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway through that stretch. Basically the route started from North Vancouver to Lillooet. The trail went through Britannia, Squamish, Garibaldi to Pemberton.",
"title": "Lillooet Cattle Trail"
},
{
"docid": "15354727",
"text": "Great Western Trail The Great Western Trail is a north-south long distance multiple use route which runs from Canada to Mexico through five western states in the United States. The trail has access for both motorized and non-motorized users and traverses through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. Designated a National Millennium Trail. In 1776, two Spanish priests, Dominguez and Escalante, camped with Paiute Native Americans at the base of the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. The trail the Natives showed them, now known as the Jacob Hamblin/Mormon Honeymoon Trail, still exists, as does Beale's Wagon Road and the Moqui",
"title": "Great Western Trail"
},
{
"docid": "9345280",
"text": "hiking trails including the Ron Coleman Trail begin at the end of McKelligon Canyon and are open year round. McKelligon Canyon is part of the Franklin Mountains State Park and is subject to fees and restrictions from the Texas parks and Wildlife Department. Ownership of the area of McKelligan Canyon was in dispute until El Paso County purchased the land in 1931. The area was named after realtor, M.J. McKelligon, who grazed cattle in the area. The long road into the canyon was built using federal relief funds, included a dam, and cost around $150,000. In the 1950s, it was",
"title": "McKelligon Canyon"
},
{
"docid": "6525471",
"text": "Mountains-to-Sea Trail The Mountains-to-Sea State Trail (MST) is a long-distance trail for hiking and backpacking, that traverses North Carolina from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. The trail's western endpoint is at Clingman's Dome, where it connects to the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its eastern endpoint is in Jockey's Ridge State Park on the tallest sand dune on the east coast. The trail is envisioned as a scenic backbone of an interconnected trail system spanning the state. As such, the trail's route attempts to connect as many trail systems and natural scenic areas",
"title": "Mountains-to-Sea Trail"
},
{
"docid": "7635205",
"text": "Range Zoo, and the Werribee River. The western terminus of the trail is with its junction with the Werribee River Trail at Werribee where there is access to the Princes Freeway at this point. Near Hoppers Crossing it intersects with the upper section of the Skeleton Creek Trail. The trail intersects the Western Ring Road Trail west of Millers Road. The eastern terminus of the trail is at Millers Road in Brooklyn, near Altona North. The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail can be accessed by relatively quiet back streets: At the east end of the trail, cross Fogarty Avenue to the",
"title": "Federation Trail"
},
{
"docid": "12454907",
"text": "and many droves of cattle fattened for the eastern market. In the Civil War it furnished an avenue of escape for a detachment of Confederates cut off from General Garnett's army at the battle of Rich mountain, five miles west of Beverly, in 1861, and it was used by Imboden and Jones in driving eastward the horses and cattle captured in their great raid of 1863. Shawnee Trail (West Virginia) The Shawnee Trail was the white settlers' name for an American Indian trail in what is now eastern West Virginia, USA. It was a segment (or branch) of the much",
"title": "Shawnee Trail (West Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "1466119",
"text": "St. Louis, Missouri and followed a fairly straight, but difficult, route called the Oregon Trail. For many settlers the fort became the last stop on the Oregon Trail where they could get supplies before starting their homestead. During the Great Migration of 1843 an estimated 700 to 1,000 American settlers arrived via the Oregon Trail. The signing of the RAC-HBC Agreement with the Russian-American Company pushed the HBC into creating an agricultural subsidiary, the Pugets Sound Agricultural Company in 1840. Herds of sheep and cattle were purchased in Alta California and raised at Fort Nisqually. Agricultural products were sown and",
"title": "Fort Vancouver"
},
{
"docid": "15354738",
"text": "Kaibab, and Prescott National Forests, as well as in the guidebook \"Driving the Great Western Trail in Arizona\". The trail sections in the southern part of the state are open year-round. Sections in the north may be closed from December to May due to snow or flooding. A permit is required to drive on state lands, in the Tonto Forest, on Indian Lands, and to drive Bulldog Canyon section of the GWT. There are no services along the GWT. Great Western Trail The Great Western Trail is a north-south long distance multiple use route which runs from Canada to Mexico",
"title": "Great Western Trail"
},
{
"docid": "12948922",
"text": "for two voyages. While the \"Sirius\" left Cork, Ireland four days before the \"Great Western\" departed Avonmouth, \"Great Western\" still came within a day of overtaking \"Sirius\" to New York. To complete the voyage, \"Sirius\" was forced to burn spars when coal ran low. Because British and American did not begin its regular service until the following year, the Great Western Steam Ship Company is considered the first regular transatlantic steamship service. The \"Great Western\" proved clearly superior to the \"British Queen\" and was the model for every successful Atlantic wooden paddle-wheeler. During 1838-1840, \"Great Western\" averaged 16 days, 0",
"title": "Great Western Steamship Company"
},
{
"docid": "9798819",
"text": "east along the Western Ring Road Trail to where the Darebin Creek Trail continues to the south on its west bank, crossing under the Western Ring Road. The creek name is signed for road users only but is clearly visible for trail users. Leaving the Western Ring Road Trail the southern section starts by descending to the creek and tracking along the west bank of the creek. After crossing McCleans Road, the path splits in two, as it enters a Norris Bank Reserve. Either path can be taken as they rejoin at the far end of the reserve at Settlement",
"title": "Darebin Creek Trail"
},
{
"docid": "16286493",
"text": "he began. Jeff Garmire became the second person ever to complete the hike in 2018. Jeff started on April 30 and finished on November 24, totaling 208 days on the trail. Garmire completed Nolan’s 14 while on the expedition, reaching the peaks of 14 14ers in Colorado in under 60 hours. Great Western Loop The Great Western Loop is a long hiking route that loops around the western United States. It links together five long-distance hiking trails including the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Grand Enchantment Trail and Arizona Trail. It passes through the Mojave Desert,",
"title": "Great Western Loop"
},
{
"docid": "8175179",
"text": "in 1980. It was a dirt trail for its first decade; the entire length was paved in 1995. The section of the Chicago Great Western from Cannon Falls to Red Wing is now the Cannon Valley Trail. The section of the Chicago Great Western Railway between Faribault and Cannon Falls is being developed by the Mill Towns Trail Association which would result in the former route of the entire Chicago Great Western from Mankato to Red Wing being converted to trail use. Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail is a paved multi-use rail trail connecting Faribault",
"title": "Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail"
},
{
"docid": "15354737",
"text": "Fork Canyon the GWT ascends the north plateau of the Kaibab National Forest where California Condor soar in the thermals above the Vermillion Cliffs, and Rocky Mountain elk, white-tailed and mule deer, horses, antelope, black bear roam. A few miles southeast of Jacob Lake, the last leg of the trail travels north to Orderville Canyon, descends the North Kaibab Plateau toward the Buckskin Mountains and into Utah with views of the Chocolate, Vermilion, and White Cliffs. The Great Western Trail meanders through sandy deserts and forested mountains and presents many challenges. Maps are available at Ranger Stations in the Tonto,",
"title": "Great Western Trail"
},
{
"docid": "4983942",
"text": "colour used may also indicate the status of the route, for example on rights of way in England and Wales yellow marks are used for footpaths, blue for bridleways, and red for byways open to all traffic. In addition to reassuring the trail user that they are on the trail, the signage can alert them to imminent turns, particularly if there is some confusion about what might be the trail, and where trails begin and end. Offset blazes, a system whereby a vertically stacked pair of blazes, with the upper one offset in the direction that the trail turns, was",
"title": "Trail blazing"
},
{
"docid": "592109",
"text": "Overland Trail\" (1979), held that men and women's power within marriage was uneven. This meant that women did not experience the trail as liberating, but instead only found harder work than they had handled back east. However, feminist scholarship, by historians such as Lillian Schlissel, Sandra Myres, and Glenda Riley, suggests men and women did not view the West and western migration in the same way. Whereas men might deem the dangers of the trail acceptable if there was a strong economic reward at the end, women viewed those dangers as threatening to the stability and survival of the family.",
"title": "Oregon Trail"
},
{
"docid": "2005852",
"text": "the High Sierra Trail. On a traveler's path along this backcountry trail, one passes through about of montane forest before reaching the backcountry resort of Bearpaw Meadow, just short of the Great Western Divide. Continuing along the High Sierra Trail over the Great Western Divide via Kaweah Gap, one passes from the Kaweah River Drainage, with its characteristic V-shaped river valleys, and into the Kern River drainage, where an ancient fault line has aided glaciers in the last ice age to create a U-shaped canyon that is almost perfectly straight for nearly . On the floor of this canyon, at",
"title": "Sequoia National Park"
},
{
"docid": "6190700",
"text": "where the two forests begin to change over. Catskill forest researcher Michael Kudish has found an anomalous grove of sugar maple at roughly 3,900 feet (1,189 m) in elevation just off the trail near the western end of the mountain's summit ridge. He has also noted that, in contrast to the boreal forests on other Catskill High Peaks, Slide's has no red spruce. He does not believe there ever has been any. There are some groves and isolated individual trees on lower elevations on the mountain. One of the mountain's more curious features is the white quartz pebbles found on",
"title": "Slide Mountain (Ulster County, New York)"
},
{
"docid": "6525480",
"text": "in North Carolina. This list notes them from west to east: These are images of or along the MST going from west to east: Mountains-to-Sea Trail The Mountains-to-Sea State Trail (MST) is a long-distance trail for hiking and backpacking, that traverses North Carolina from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. The trail's western endpoint is at Clingman's Dome, where it connects to the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its eastern endpoint is in Jockey's Ridge State Park on the tallest sand dune on the east coast. The trail is envisioned as a scenic backbone",
"title": "Mountains-to-Sea Trail"
},
{
"docid": "6800033",
"text": "brought him up the head of Howe Sound, and on by way of Birkenhead River, Anderson and Seton Lakes to Lillooet, following the route the Pacific Great Eastern Railway would take forty years later and which was used for the construction of the Lillooet Cattle Trail to the mouth of the Seymour River in North Vancouver. Completed in 1878, the cattle trail was the largest infrastructure project by the new province and ended in disaster for the only herd of cattle driven over it. This route became known, after rebuilding by John Currie and his native crew, as the Pemberton",
"title": "Pemberton, British Columbia"
},
{
"docid": "4749961",
"text": "Halls Creek, Western Australia Halls Creek is a town situated in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Fitzroy Crossing and Turkey Creek (Warmun) on the Great Northern Highway. It is the only sizeable town for 600 km on the Highway. Halls Creek is also the northern end of the Canning Stock Route, which runs 1,850 km through the Great Sandy Desert until the southern end of the route at Wiluna. The town functions as a major hub for the local indigenous population and as a support centre for cattle stations in the",
"title": "Halls Creek, Western Australia"
},
{
"docid": "16286492",
"text": "Great Western Loop The Great Western Loop is a long hiking route that loops around the western United States. It links together five long-distance hiking trails including the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Grand Enchantment Trail and Arizona Trail. It passes through the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, 12 National Parks and 75 wilderness areas. Andrew Skurka, a professional backpacker, was the first to attempt the entire hike. On April 9, 2007, Skurka began the route from the Grand Canyon. Averaging per day, Skurka arrived back at the Grand Canyon on November 7, 2007, 208 days after",
"title": "Great Western Loop"
},
{
"docid": "7626423",
"text": "small settlement. Just to the east of where the busy Queen Elizabeth II highway runs today, people and goods travelled between Calgary and Fort Edmonton by wagon along the original Calgary and Edmonton Trail. In 1890, the Calgary and Edmonton Railway was chartered, and construction began, with the line reaching the area now comprising the county by the end of that year. While a handful of squatters had arrived pre-1890, settlement in the area did not begin in earnest until the arrival of the C & E Railway. On July 27, 1891, the first through train made the trip from",
"title": "Mountain View County"
},
{
"docid": "18394426",
"text": "tour. During the performance in Sheffield, The Script didn't perform \"We Cry\" due to a fan collapsing. Danny called for Paramedic to check on her, she was fine and they carried on. During the performance in Barcelona, The Script didn't perform \"The End Where I Begin\" or \"Nothing\". They also did not perform \"Six Degrees Of Separation\" and \"It's Not Right For You\". During the performance in Oakland, The Script didn't perform \"The End Where I Begin\", \"We Cry\", or \"Six Degrees of Separation\". During the performance in Toronto, The Script did not perform \"The End Where I Begin\" and",
"title": "No Sound Without Silence Tour"
},
{
"docid": "2657530",
"text": "to lead the Saints into the far west, without knowing exactly where to go or where they would end up. He insisted the Mormons should settle in a place no one else wanted and felt the isolated Great Basin would provide the Saints with many advantages. Young reviewed information on the Great Salt Lake Valley and the Great Basin, consulted with mountain men and trappers, and met with Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, a Jesuit missionary familiar with the region. Young also organized a vanguard company to break trail to the Rocky Mountains, evaluate trail conditions, find sources of water, and",
"title": "Mormon Trail"
},
{
"docid": "4550984",
"text": "Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation secured a $749,000 grant through the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to begin Phase I of the project to reopen the long-closed tunnel with a bike path and hiking trail. Phase I will be a footpath from the former Afton rail depot to a concrete bulwark 700 feet into the tunnel. The first piece of the trail will begin and end on the east side of Afton Mountain. \"This is definitely safe where we're going,\" district supervisor Allen Hale said. \"But once you get to the tunnel and someone walks through",
"title": "Blue Ridge Tunnel"
},
{
"docid": "3602900",
"text": "Western saddle Western saddles are used for western riding and are the saddles used on working horses on cattle ranches throughout the United States, particularly in the west. They are the \"cowboy\" saddles familiar to movie viewers, rodeo fans, and those who have gone on trail rides at guest ranches. This saddle was designed to provide security and comfort to the rider when spending long hours on a horse, traveling over rugged terrain. The design of the Western saddle derives from the saddles of the Mexican \"vaqueros\" - the early horse trainers and cattle handlers of Mexico and the American",
"title": "Western saddle"
},
{
"docid": "15813188",
"text": "a yodeling version in 1957 for his album \"Cowboy Songs\". The song was partially covered in the now-defunct Disneyland attraction \"America Sings\". Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. In 2001, author Rosalyn Shanzer wrote a children's book based on the song. It follows the adventures of some cowboys and their cattle as they travel the Old Chisholm Trail from Texas to Kansas. The Old Chisholm Trail \"The Old Chisholm Trail\" is a cowboy song first published in 1910 by John Lomax in his book \"Cowboy Songs",
"title": "The Old Chisholm Trail"
},
{
"docid": "882449",
"text": "as well as another, higher break, at tree line, above which only hardy alpine plants grow. The sub-alpine region is far more prevalent along the trail than true alpine conditions. While it mainly exists in the north, a few mountains in the south have subalpine environments, which are typically coated in an ecosystem known as the Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest. Southern ranges and mountains where sub-alpine environments occur include the Great Smoky Mountains, where sub-alpine environments only begin around in elevation, Roan Highlands on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, where sub-alpine growth descends below , and Mount Rogers and the Grayson",
"title": "Appalachian Trail"
},
{
"docid": "13708214",
"text": "Wellness Trail The Wellness Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians running alongside the Deer Park Bypass in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The trail is named the Wellness Trail and is signed as such, once only, at its most easterly end. Regardless of this naming, the trail is signed as the Western Fwy Path from one end to the other. Adding to the confusion is that it connects to the Western Ring Road Trail. The path meets the Western Ring Road Trail on the south side of the bypass at Fitzgerald Rd. It crosses",
"title": "Wellness Trail"
},
{
"docid": "4496225",
"text": "makes for an easy ride linking together the Footscray Road off-road path, Docklands and the Melbourne City Centre. Starting at the north end of Brimbank Park, the gravel trail winds its way through the trees along the valley on the east side of the Maribyrnong River and the western end of the park. It passes under the towering EJ Whitten Bridge. Near the bridge base a steep path loops up to the same level as the bridge platform, where it connects to the Western Ring Road Trail. The path then proceeds through riverside parkland alongside suburbs such as North Sunshine",
"title": "Maribyrnong River Trail"
}
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{
"docid": "3588469",
"text": "accomplished in acting and poetry recitation. He played the character De Lawd in a celebrated Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of The Green Pastures, a role he played twice on live TV (both versions survive as kinescopes). He appeared in two Hollywood films, including a star-making performance as Joe in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1951 Technicolor remake of \"Show Boat\". His other film was an overlooked item called \"Old Explorers\", starring James Whitmore and José Ferrer. In a nod to \"Show Boat\", Warfield played a cameo role as a tugboat captain. Footage of Warfield in \"Show Boat\" has been included in several",
"title": "William Warfield"
},
{
"docid": "3588470",
"text": "TV shows and/or films, notably \"That's Entertainment!\". Warfield played his \"Show Boat\" role in two other productions of the musical – the 1966 Lincoln Center production, and a 1972 production in Vienna. He sang Ol' Man River in three different record albums of the show – the 1951 motion picture soundtrack album on MGM Records, a 1962 studio album featuring Barbara Cook and John Raitt on Columbia Masterworks, and the RCA Victor album made from the Lincoln Center production. He made an appearance on \"The Colgate Comedy Hour\" and on a program called \"TV Recital Hall\" in 1951, the same",
"title": "William Warfield"
},
{
"docid": "3789627",
"text": "Warfield sang only the introductory verse and the lyrics to the main section of the song, and omitted what could be considered a controversial section, in contrast to both Jules Bledsoe (who sang it in the prologue to the 1929 film version) and Robeson (who sang the whole song in the 1936 film). The section that Warfield omitted begins: In the 1936 film, the word \"niggers\" was changed to \"darkies\". Ever since the 1946 revival, the term has been changed to \"colored folks\", although there have been revivals that change the lines to \"Here we all work on de Mississippi,/",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "4604272",
"text": "they are only noted within the other cast during the end credits. If an unfamiliar actor has the lead role, he may be listed last in the list of principal supporting actors, his name prefixed with \"and introducing\" (as Peter O'Toole was in \"Lawrence of Arabia\") However \"and introducing\" is now mostly used in feature films by a young actor (usually a child) who appears for the first time in a motion picture. Sometimes, he may not receive special billing even if his role is crucial. For example, the then-unknown William Warfield, who played Joe and sang \"Ol' Man River\"",
"title": "Billing (filmmaking)"
},
{
"docid": "11825480",
"text": "returns to escort Ravenal to see the town judge, he is seen relaxing inside a saloon where he is informed of Julie's mixed blood, he appears during the miscegenation sequence when he tries to arrest Julie and Steve, and he appears again when Parthy tries to stop the wedding of her daughter Magnolia to Ravenal. The version of \"Ol' Man River\" heard here, and sung by William Warfield, is considered by film historians to be by far the best moment, both musically and pictorially, in the film. Musical theatre historian Miles Kreuger, who had many harsh words for the 1951",
"title": "Show Boat (1951 film)"
},
{
"docid": "3588474",
"text": "in a Lake George Opera Festival production of Porgy and Bess. Despite his issues, he did sing on occasion during his final years, despite the fact that by then his singing voice was practically gone. In those years, when he sang \"Ol' Man River\", he would not perform it with the original lyrics, but with the altered ones that Paul Robeson used in his recitals beginning in 1938. He died in Chicago in August 2002, following treatment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, succumbing to injuries he sustained in his neck from a fall a month prior. Warfield was active in many",
"title": "William Warfield"
},
{
"docid": "3837050",
"text": "was not listed at all in the credits. On the other hand, William Warfield, whose role as Joe, Queenie's husband, was also drastically shortened in the film from the stage original, did receive screen credit because he sang \"Ol' Man River\". Bit parts are often significant in the story line and sometimes pivotal, as in Jack Albertson's role as a postal worker in the 1947 feature film \"Miracle on 34th Street\". Some characters with bit parts attract significant attention. Konstantin Stanislavski remarked that \"there are no small parts, only small actors.\" Dabbs Greer, a bit actor, once said, \"Every character",
"title": "Bit part"
},
{
"docid": "3588473",
"text": "high note on \"Ol' Man River\" as easily as he had in the 1951 film version, though he sounded fine on his lower notes. Because of this problem, however, he compensated by learning how to sing even more expressively than he had before. By 1976, Warfield, although still making various stage and television appearances, was not singing as much as he had in the past. He served as narrator in various orchestral works, such as Aaron Copland's \"Lincoln Portrait\", and occasionally performed \"sprechstimme\" roles in works by Arnold Schoenberg. In the summer of 1976, he reprised his role as Porgy",
"title": "William Warfield"
},
{
"docid": "1717466",
"text": "and Warfield met and wed while on the tour. The role of Porgy was the first for Warfield after his appearance as Joe, singing \"Ol' Man River\" in the popular 1951 MGM film of \"Show Boat\". After a tour of Europe financed by the United States Department of State, the production came to Broadway's Ziegfeld Theatre in March 1953. It later toured North America. After completing its North American run in Montreal, the company embarked on an international tour, with LeVern Hutcherson as Porgy and Gloria Davy as Bess. The production first performed in Venice, Paris, and London, and in",
"title": "Porgy and Bess"
},
{
"docid": "4339226",
"text": "by Paul Robeson, William Warfield (in the 1951 film version), Bruce Hubbard (on the 1988 three-disc EMI album), and Michel Bell (in the Harold Prince revival of the show), is somewhat melodramatic in the manner of early twentieth-century acting, and Bledsoe rolls all of his \"r\"'s, as a baritone might when singing his solos in an oratorio. A recently released album of vintage spiritual recordings features Bledsoe singing \"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot\" in that same style, which demonstrates that it was not unique to his performance of \"Ol' Man River\". Bledsoe was also actually filmed singing the song - his",
"title": "Jules Bledsoe"
}
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{
"docid": "3789620",
"text": "Ol' Man River \"Ol' Man River\" (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a show tune from the 1927 musical \"Show Boat\" that contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat, and is the most famous song from the show. The song is meant to be performed in a slow tempo, it is sung complete once in the musical's lengthy first scene by the stevedore \"Joe\" who travels with the boat, and, in",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "3789632",
"text": "on a hi-fi stereo recording. Gordon MacRae's version of the song, as performed on \"The Railroad Hour\", changed the phrase \"white man boss\" to \"big man boss\". Ol' Man River \"Ol' Man River\" (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a show tune from the 1927 musical \"Show Boat\" that contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat, and is the most famous song from the show. The song is meant to be",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "3789624",
"text": "are the same notes as those in the phrase \"Ol' Man River, dat Ol' Man River,\" but inverted. However, \"Cotton Blossom\" was written first, and \"Ol' Man River\" was written only after Kern and Hammerstein realized they needed a song to end the first scene in the show. Hammerstein decided to use the idea of the Mississippi River as a basis for the song and told Kern to use the melody that the stevedores sang in \"Cotton Blossom\" but invert some of it, and slow down the tempo. This inversion gave \"Ol' Man River\" a tragic quality. Beginning about 1938,",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "11825481",
"text": "\"Show Boat\" in his 1977 book \"Show Boat: The History of a Classic American Musical\" nevertheless had nothing but high praise for this sequence. It was staged and directed by an uncredited Roger Edens during an illness of George Sidney, who directed the rest of the film. However, the \"Ol' Man River\" sequence in the 1936 film version, with its tracking pan around the seated, singing figure of Paul Robeson, and its expressionistic montages of field and dock workers performing their tasks, is perhaps even more highly regarded. According to Kreuger, one glaringly unrealistic aspect of the 1951 film was",
"title": "Show Boat (1951 film)"
},
{
"docid": "10275932",
"text": "and attracted very favorable reviews from \"Variety\". For her final performance, she returned to vaudeville, playing the Palace once more in 1949. Her first performance in the legitimate theater was in the 1921 version of \"George White's Scandals.\" But she was best known for her role in the classic stage musical \"Show Boat\" in 1927, where she originated the role of Queenie. She was the only member of the original Broadway cast to appear in blackface; the show featured an African-American chorus. Jules Bledsoe, who originated the role of Joe in the same production and sang \"Ol' Man River\", was",
"title": "Tess Gardella"
},
{
"docid": "4443248",
"text": "Marian are heard singing a snatch of each other's songs. And in Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's \"Show Boat\", the song \"Ol' Man River\" is reprised three times after it is first sung, as if it were a commentary on the situation in the story. In some musicals, a reprise of an earlier song is sung by a different character from the one who originally sang it, with different lyrics. In \"Mamma Mia!\", however, the reprises for the title track, Dancing Queen, and Waterloo have no altering of the lyrics, and are just shortened versions of the originals featured",
"title": "Reprise"
},
{
"docid": "1276044",
"text": "Bess\", two roles which, on stage, are usually performed by black singers. Gershwin himself was present at the recording sessions. Continuing in this vein, Tibbett made a recording of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's song \"Ol' Man River\" from \"Show Boat\". Lawrence Tibbett Lawrence Mervil Tibbett (November 16, 1896 – July 15, 1960) was a famous American opera singer and recording artist who also performed as a film actor and radio personality. A baritone, he sang leading roles with the Metropolitan Opera in New York more than 600 times from 1923 to 1950. He performed diverse musical theatre roles,",
"title": "Lawrence Tibbett"
},
{
"docid": "141558",
"text": "the Clouds Roll By\", a Technicolor musical biopic of Jerome Kern, in which he sang \"Ol' Man River\". In 1949, Sinatra co-starred with Gene Kelly in the Technicolor musical \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game\", a film set in 1908, in which Sinatra and Kelly play baseball players who are part-time vaudevillians. He teamed up with Kelly for a third time in \"On the Town\", playing a sailor on leave in New York City. Today the film is rated very highly by critics, and in 2006 it ranked No. 19 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals.",
"title": "Frank Sinatra"
},
{
"docid": "3789622",
"text": "than Kern and Hammerstein intended, and featuring Bing Crosby on vocals and Bix Beiderbecke on cornet. A second version, by Paul Whiteman with bass singer Paul Robeson on vocals and sung in a dance tempo, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2004, Robeson's version finished at #24 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song was first performed in the original stage production of \"Show Boat\" on December 27, 1927, by Jules Bledsoe, who also sang it in the part-talkie 1929 film, although that film version had little to",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "8460092",
"text": "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River \"(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River\" was the first single to be released off \"Machiavelli and the Four Seasons\" (1995) by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It is often referred to as \"I'm On the Drug That Killed River Phoenix\". It reached #9 in Triple J's 1995 Hottest 100, one number ahead of \"Greg! The Stop Sign!!\". It is also the only TISM song to reach the singles chart in Australia, peaking at number 23. On 27 April 1995, the band appeared on the RMITV show Under Melbourne Tonight and performed the",
"title": "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "8460095",
"text": "this track. The main lyric \"I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix\" enraged a number of people, with Red Hot Chili Peppers Australian-born bassist Michael \"Flea\" Balzary (a close friend of Phoenix) reportedly left \"wanting to kill\" TISM. TISM addressed this controversy in 2004: The single was issued with a second \"pills\" cover after a version depicting a mockup of Phoenix's tombstone was withdrawn. (He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River \"(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River\" was the first single to be released off \"Machiavelli and the Four Seasons\" (1995) by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It",
"title": "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "2528364",
"text": "reprises the last few lines of \"Ol' Man River\". Weeks later, Magnolia and Ravenal have been a hit with the crowds and have fallen in love. As the levee workers hum \"Ol' Man River\" in the background, he proposes to Magnolia, and she accepts. The couple joyously sings \"You Are Love\". They make plans to marry the next day while Parthy, who disapproves, is out of town. Parthy has discovered that Ravenal once killed a man and arrives with the Sheriff to interrupt the wedding festivities. The group learns that Ravenal was acquitted of murder. Cap'n Andy calls Parthy \"narrow-minded\"",
"title": "Show Boat"
},
{
"docid": "215929",
"text": "\"Ol' Man River\", \"Pick Yourself Up\", \"She Didn't Say Yes\", \"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes\", \"The Song Is You\", \"They Didn't Believe Me\", \"The Way You Look Tonight\", \"Why Was I Born?\", \"Yesterdays\", \"You Are Love\" and \"Who?\". Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as \"Ol' Man River\", \"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man\", \"A Fine Romance\",",
"title": "Jerome Kern"
},
{
"docid": "4339224",
"text": "languages as well as his impressive vocal range. In 1926 he appeared as Tizan in Frank Harling's opera \"Deep River\", and he was the first to perform as Joe in Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's \"Show Boat\" in 1927. His role in \"Show Boat\" became his best known role, and he popularized \"Ol' Man River\", a song from the musical. In the Chicago Opera’s production of Verdi's Aida, Bledsoe sang the role of Amonasro. In 1930, Bledsoe attempted to create an original musical setting of Eugene O'Neill's \"The Emperor Jones\", but he lacked the permission of the playwright which",
"title": "Jules Bledsoe"
},
{
"docid": "2709518",
"text": "and one of that year's film characters that he parodied was Gollum. Crystal also sang themes to each of the nominees. For \"Mystic River\" it was Ol' Man River from \"Show Boat\". For \"Lost in Translation\" it was Maria from \"West Side Story\", with director Sofia Coppola's name replacing the title. For \"\", it was My Favorite Things from \"The Sound of Music\", and Crystal jokingly apologized to Julie Andrews before the song. For \"Seabiscuit\" it was \"Goldfinger\". And finally for \"\" it was \"Come Fly with Me\". In September 2003, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) initially banned",
"title": "76th Academy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "5904396",
"text": "during which each presented a surprise production number using special material which featured their friends— Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Dorothy Dandridge, Maureen O'Hara, Ray Bolger, Ann Sothern, Phil Silvers, Danny Kaye, Charles Walters, Cole Porter, Hugh Martin, and Ralph Blane among others—each never telling the other while rehearsing what the other was planning to present. It was Edens, along with producer Arthur Freed, who was the real guiding force behind M-G-M's 1951 screen version of \"Show Boat\". Edens headed the search for the right singer-actor to play Joe, the key supporting character who sings \"Ol' Man River\", and",
"title": "Roger Edens"
},
{
"docid": "6935253",
"text": "was not dropped because of any suggestion by him, as is often claimed. The singing voice of Stepin Fetchit, who played Joe in the film, was provided by Jules Bledsoe, the original Joe of the 1927 stage production of the musical. Fetchit mouthed the lyrics to a popular song of the time entitled \"The Lonesome Road\", which, as sung on the soundtrack by Bledsoe, served as the film's finale instead of a final reprise of \"Ol' Man River\", as in the show. The entire stage score, except for \"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man\", \"Bill\", \"Ol' Man River\", as well as",
"title": "Show Boat (1929 film)"
},
{
"docid": "1371083",
"text": "white cast. Perry starred in \"Hearts in Dixie\" (1929), one of the first studio productions to boast a predominantly black cast. For his role as Joe in the 1929 part-talkie film version of \"Show Boat\", Perry's singing voice was supplied by Jules Bledsoe, who had originated the role in the stage musical. Fetchit did not \"sing\" \"Ol' Man River\", but instead a new song used in the film, \"The Lonesome Road\". Bledsoe was actually seen singing \"Ol' Man River\" in the sound prologue shown preceding the film. Perry was good friends with fellow comic actor Will Rogers. They appeared together",
"title": "Stepin Fetchit"
},
{
"docid": "14661027",
"text": "Remco Showboat The Remco Showboat, less popularly known as the Arthur Showboat Theater Playset, was a toy theatre in the shape and style of the typical Hollywood idea of a showboat - a sternwheeler complete with twin smokestacks, much like the one seen in MGM's 1951 film \"Show Boat\". (Real showboats of the nineteenth and early twentieth century were not self-propelled and did not have smokestacks. The design of the showboat in the 1929 and the 1936 film versions of \"Show Boat\" are much closer to the real thing.) The playset was manufactured and introduced by Remco in 1962. The",
"title": "Remco Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "11825474",
"text": "walk back onto the boat, the stevedore Joe begins his reprise of \"Ol' Man River\" and Cap'n Andy and Parthy embrace. On the dock Julie emerges out of the shadows, and blows a kiss towards Magnolia as the ship sails to its next destination. For the 1951 \"Show Boat\", Oscar Hammerstein II's dialogue was almost completely thrown out and new dialogue written by John Lee Mahin. The only two scenes to retain more than a tiny bit of Hammerstein's dialogue were the early scene in which Cap'n Andy introduces the show boat actors to the crowd, and the miscegenation scene,",
"title": "Show Boat (1951 film)"
},
{
"docid": "14661028",
"text": "toy contained playscript two act adaptations of famous stories such as \"Pinocchio\", \"Heidi\", \"Cinderella\", and \"The Wizard of Oz\" and came complete with miniature cutout dolls and theatrical settings, so that children could use these dolls to present the stories contained in the playscript. Remco Showboat The Remco Showboat, less popularly known as the Arthur Showboat Theater Playset, was a toy theatre in the shape and style of the typical Hollywood idea of a showboat - a sternwheeler complete with twin smokestacks, much like the one seen in MGM's 1951 film \"Show Boat\". (Real showboats of the nineteenth and early",
"title": "Remco Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "8518811",
"text": "troupe of acrobats, magicians and actors. Zamp is invited by the King of Soyvanesse to travel up the river Vissel to the distant city of Mornune, there to participate in a contest. A rich prize awaits the showboat captain who stages the most spectacular performance and succeeds in entertaining the king. The mysterious, attractive Damsel Blanche-Aster accompanies him up the river for her own reasons. Zamp loses his ship through the machinations of his chief rival, Garth Ashgale, captain of the showboat \"Fironzelle's Golden Conceit\". In order to take part in the competition, Zamp is forced to form an unlikely",
"title": "Showboat World"
},
{
"docid": "4339225",
"text": "was already secured by composer Louis Gruenberg. Though the honor went to Lawrence Tibbett to originate the title role in 1933, Bledsoe played the character in a production in Amsterdam in 1934, and later in Paris, Vienna, Brussels and London, and still later in New York City. Bledsoe also performed the title character in Mussorgsky's \"Boris Godunov\". Bledsoe's only recording of \"Ol' Man River\", which he sang in the original production of \"Show Boat\", is occasionally played on the NPR musical theatre program, \"A Night on the Town\". His rendition of the song, especially in comparison to those made famous",
"title": "Jules Bledsoe"
},
{
"docid": "18733131",
"text": "as Magnolia, Anita Darian as Julie, Robert Rounseville as Gaylord, and Carol Brice as Queenie. He notably sang the song Ol' Man River on \"The Ed Sullivan Show\". In 1975 he appeared jointly with his wife, soprano Billie Lynn Daniel, in recital at Alice Tully Hall. In 1980 he performed the role of Cal in the Houston Grand Opera production of \"Regina\". Frierson and Daniel's daughter, actress Andrea Frierson, married actor Jesse D. Goins in 1977. Andrea later married actor David Toney. Frierson died in Oberlin, Ohio, aged 94. Andrew Frierson Andrew Benny Frierson (March 29, 1924 – December 6,",
"title": "Andrew Frierson"
},
{
"docid": "15535990",
"text": "continued to score hits, until 1959. In that year her husband became gravely ill and she decided to perform to a lesser degree. When her husband died in 1962, she stopped performing completely. She accepted a job as secretary and remarried in 1970. Her second husband Victor Van Buel died in 1980. After her retirement in 1982, she agreed somewhat surprisingly to the radio presenter Jos Baudewijn to act in his show \"Vragen staat vrij.\" (Open questions). There she sang Frank Sinatra's song Ol' Man River. She got such good responses that she decided to resume her career. She rose",
"title": "La Esterella"
},
{
"docid": "3789628",
"text": "Here we all work while de white folks play\". Al Jolson sang a version starting with \"lots of folks work on the Mississippi.\" Also, the phrase \"feared of dyin' \" (rather than \"skeered of dyin' \") has been sung in some recordings, notably Lawrence Tibbett's 1930s version, Gordon MacRae's 1950s version (first heard on \"The Railroad Hour\"), and Frank Sinatra's 1946 performance, first heard in the film \"Till the Clouds Roll By\". Robeson's own 1938 changes in the lyrics of the song are as follows: In recitals and in several of his many recordings of the song, Robeson also omitted",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "213320",
"text": "There\", praised by \"Sight & Sound\" as \"a virtuoso pattern of light and shade, a piece of fully blown expressionist filmmaking plonked down unceremoniously in the midst of neo-realism's heyday\". Whale was known for his use of camera movement. He is credited with being the first director to use a 360-degree panning shot in a feature film, included in \"Frankenstein\". Whale used a similar technique during the \"Ol' Man River\" sequence in \"Show Boat\", in which the camera tracked around Paul Robeson as he sang the song. (The sequence also uses expressionist montages illustrating some of the lyrics.) Often singled",
"title": "James Whale"
},
{
"docid": "141596",
"text": "of the hotel and were blocked by the security guard, Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. forced the hotel management to begin hiring black waiters and busboys. On January 27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. and led his fellow Rat Pack members and Reprise label mates in boycotting hotels and casinos that refused entry to black patrons and performers. According to his son, Frank Sinatra Jr., King sat weeping in the audience at one of his father's concerts in 1963 as Sinatra sang \"Ol' Man River\", a song from the musical \"Show",
"title": "Frank Sinatra"
},
{
"docid": "20472363",
"text": "and Bess\" in Melbourne and Sydney. At that time, Powell was classified as a staff sergeant; he described himself as an ordinary soldier. \"We are taught to march, do our drill and carry a rifle. What is different is that we are on call 24 hours a day to sing at VIP functions,\" he said. Powell performed for several U.S. presidents and numerous dignitaries from other countries. Gerald Ford was particularly fond of Powell's performances of \"Ol' Man River\", and Powell sang solos at Ford's funeral and at the rededication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. He also performed",
"title": "Alvy Powell"
},
{
"docid": "10767114",
"text": "date: \"Tombstone\", \"Cowpo\", \"Rockin' the Ark\", and \"Ol' Man River\", the first three songs written by Arcesi. He was also voted third most promising 'new singer' by Billboard Magazine that year, following Al Martino and Steve Lawrence. His last public broadcasts with voice and guitar were on KABC-LA in 1959. These shows, broadcast on Saturday and Sunday nights were also heard over the AFRTS. On the Saturday shows, Arcesi called the broadcast 'For Adults Only', singing the standards of the day. On Sunday nights, he sang 'World of Philosophy' singing original material. His renown eventually spread as far as the",
"title": "John Arcesi"
},
{
"docid": "3789626",
"text": "II originally wrote them in 1927. However, after 1938, Robeson would record the song only with the lyrics that he used in his post-1936 concert recitals. In the 1978 one-man play \"Paul Robeson\", by Phillip Hayes Dean, there is a (perhaps fictitious) reference to the change in the lyrics - an unseen interviewer asks Robeson (played by James Earl Jones) about the original lyrics, and he responds \"No, I don't sing it that way anymore\". In the 1951 film version of \"Show Boat\", as well as the 1962 studio recording and the 1966 Lincoln Center revival of the show, William",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "8895501",
"text": "as controversial as the song \"Ol' Man River\" (also from \"Show Boat\") because of some phrases, though its lyrics have caused less of an uproar because the \"offensive\" portion is sung not by Julie but by Queenie, and is therefore not usually heard outside the show. In her section of the song, Queenie sings about Joe: This lyric was included in every production of \"Show Boat\" up until 1966, except for the 1951 film version, in which this section of the song was simply omitted. In the 1966 Lincoln Center production of the show, produced during the height of the",
"title": "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
},
{
"docid": "3886100",
"text": "career, Franklin's deep vocals became one of the group's signature trademarks. Franklin sang a handful of featured leads with the group as well, including the songs \"I Truly, Truly Believe\" (\"The Temptations Wish It Would Rain\", 1968), \"Silent Night\" (\"Give Love At Christmas\", 1980), \"The Prophet\" (\"A Song for You\", 1975), and his signature live performance number, \"Ol' Man River\". Franklin was usually called upon to deliver ad-libs, harmony vocals, and, during the psychedelic soul era, notable sections of the main verses. His line from The Temptations' 1970 #3 hit \"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)\", \"and",
"title": "Melvin Franklin"
},
{
"docid": "13409154",
"text": "in \"A Walk in the Sun\" (1945). He returned to Broadway to portray Joe in the critically acclaimed 1946 revival of Kern and Hammerstein's \"Show Boat\", in which he sang \"Ol' Man River\". The revival was highly successful, running almost exactly a year, remarkable at the time for a revival of a play or musical. This was the first American production of \"Show Boat\" to receive a full-fledged Broadway cast album, rather than just a studio cast recording (there had been a British cast album in 1928). In 1949 Spencer's life changed after performing in Europe for the first time",
"title": "Kenneth Lee Spencer"
},
{
"docid": "19068416",
"text": "27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. and led his fellow Rat Pack members and Reprise label mates in boycotting hotels and casinos that refused entry to black patrons and performers. He often spoke from the stage on desegregation and repeatedly played benefits on behalf of King and his movement. According to his son, Frank Sinatra, Jr., King sat weeping in the audience at one of his father's concerts in 1963 as Sinatra sang \"Ol' Man River\", a song from the musical \"Show Boat\" that is sung by an African-American stevedore. His",
"title": "Political life of Frank Sinatra"
},
{
"docid": "8244689",
"text": "reserve. Celebrities and politicians entertained and visited the units during this time. American pro-Communist singer Paul Robeson sang for them on Christmas Eve with a repertoire that included L'Internationale and ended with Ol' Man River. Future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Clement Attlee, left-wing Labour politician Ellen Wilkinson and future Labour Government official and diplomat Philip Noel-Baker visited a British unit. Both high commands were now in heated trains near the battlefield, directing their troops in the final part of the battle. Slowly but surely the Nationalists advanced. Teruel's Tooth fell to them. The Republican forces launched fierce counterattacks",
"title": "Battle of Teruel"
},
{
"docid": "12061688",
"text": "rocking \"River Town\" station that still had its roots firmly planted in the local Southeast Iowa river valley heritage, and often used a bumper jingle that was based on the blues song \"Ol' Man River\" with the line: That Ol' man river, he keeps on rolling, just keeps on rolling with K-B-K-B. KBKB introduced the use of many promotional contests. In the 1976–77 time frame, it ran a contest known as KBKB HI/LO CASH where contestants were to call in when a particular song was played, be the specific number caller to call in, and successfully guess the dollar amount",
"title": "KBKB-FM"
},
{
"docid": "3789631",
"text": "version of the song that he recorded post-1946. His 1946 performance of it omitted this section altogether. The Temptations changed any references to the \"white man boss\" to \"rich man boss\", as well as \"Here we all work while the white boys play\" to \"Here we all work while the rich boys play\". In 1988, EMI/Angel Records issued a 3-CD set of the complete score of \"Show Boat\", starring Frederica Von Stade, Jerry Hadley, Teresa Stratas, and Bruce Hubbard, conducted by John McGlinn. On this album, the original 1927 lyrics of \"Ol' Man River\" were heard for the first time",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "12016697",
"text": "Minnesota Centennial Showboat Minnesota Centennial Showboat was a traditional riverboat theatre docked at Harriet Island Regional Park on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The showboat contained an intimate jewelbox theatre that seated 225. The interior was decorated to keep in time with the Victorian Era style commonly associated with showboats. The Minnesota Centennial Showboat was run through a partnership with the University of Minnesota Theatre Department and the Padelford Boat Company. The showboat was a longtime tradition with the University beginning in 1958. The University Theatre utilized the showboat as a learning",
"title": "Minnesota Centennial Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "2528369",
"text": "stopped loving him, greets him warmly and does. As the happy couple walks up the boat's gangplank, Joe and the cast sing the last verse of \"Ol' Man River\". The 1951 MGM film changed the final scenes of the story, as well as many small details. It reconciles Ravenal and Magnolia a few years after they separate, rather than 23. When Ravenal leaves Magnolia in Chicago, she is pregnant. By a chance meeting with Julie, Ravenal learns that Magnolia gave birth to his daughter. He returns to her and sees the child Kim playing. Magnolia sees them together and takes",
"title": "Show Boat"
},
{
"docid": "3789625",
"text": "and continuing on to the end of his career, Paul Robeson changed a few of the lyrics of \"Ol' Man River\" when singing it at recitals, though never in actual stage performances of \"Show Boat\", and not in the 1936 film version. (In addition to the 1928 and 1932 stage productions as well as the 1936 film version, he appeared in a Los Angeles stage revival in 1940). Except for the change of the word \"niggers\" to \"darkies,\" the lyrics of the song as Robeson performed it in the 1936 film version of the show remain exactly as Oscar Hammerstein",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "11825486",
"text": "itself was never on the real Mississippi, and \"Ol' Man River\" was shot entirely in the studio backlot.) Lena Horne was originally to have played Julie (after Dinah Shore and Judy Garland were passed over) as she had in the brief segment of the play featured in the 1946 Jerome Kern biopic \"Till the Clouds Roll By\". But studio executives were nervous about casting a glamorous black actress in one of the lead roles, so Gardner was chosen instead. After some unfavorable sneak previews using her real voice in her songs, Gardner's singing voice was dubbed by vocalist Annette Warren;",
"title": "Show Boat (1951 film)"
},
{
"docid": "4328572",
"text": "writers, both of whom see it as tribute to Hammerstein's talents. Alyson McLamore in her book \"Musical Theater: An Appreciation\" writes, \"The last song to be written for the show was 'Edelweiss,' a tender little homage to a native flower of Austria that has the effect of authentic Austrian folksong, much as 'Ol' Man River' struck listeners as a genuine African American spiritual.\" Hugh Fordin in his biography of Oscar Hammerstein speaks of \"the ability of the authors to simulate the quality of an authentic folk song... 'Ol' Man River' had the ring of a black laborer's song... Thirty years",
"title": "Edelweiss (song)"
},
{
"docid": "2528397",
"text": "non-black writers to imitate black language stereotypically in songs like \"Ol' Man River\" was alleged to be offensive, a claim that was repeated eight years later by critics of \"Porgy and Bess\". But such critics sometimes acknowledged that Hammerstein's intentions were noble, since \"'Ol' Man River' was the song in which he first found his lyrical voice, compressing the suffering, resignation, and anger of an entire race into 24 taut lines and doing it so naturally that it's no wonder folks assume the song's a Negro spiritual.\" The theatre critics and veterans Richard Eyre and Nicholas Wright believe that \"Show",
"title": "Show Boat"
},
{
"docid": "11564129",
"text": "this song was used as main title music in RKO Pictures movie \"Laura Smiles\" (2006). Torok continued to write songs, working in partnership with his wife (who has used both \"Gayle Jones\" and \"Ramona Redd\" as pseudonyms, the latter being her maiden name). Their songs were recorded by artists including: Skeeter Davis, Kitty Wells, Hank Snow and Willie Nelson, Jerry Wallace, Billy Walker, Barbara Eden, Glen Campbell, Dean Martin. and Clint Eastwood, who sang their song, \"No Sweeter Cheater than You\" in the Warner Brothers \"Honky Tonk Man\" movie. They also wrote the title song \"Look Out, Ol' Norwood's Comin'",
"title": "Mitchell Torok"
},
{
"docid": "2659048",
"text": "B. Flaubert has stated that \"We're actually not AFL, we're more violent and crappy... so you're looking at the VFL there.\" When asked why they wear masks, Flaubert replied: However, when TISM performed on \"John Safran's Music Jamboree\" in 2002 playing \"(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River\" on instruments from Greece, the song writers' names were revealed during the credit roll which read \"'(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River' by Damian Cowell / Peter Minack / Jack Holt / James Paull / Eugene Cester ... Performed by TISM.\" Up until then, the songwriters' names were publicly available on",
"title": "TISM"
},
{
"docid": "304542",
"text": "Jerome Kern had written \"Ol' Man River.\" \"Indeed not,\" she retorted. \"Jerome Kern wrote 'dum, dum, dum-dum.' My husband wrote 'Ol' Man River'.\" Other Kern-Hammerstein musicals include \"Sweet Adeline\", \"Music in the Air\", \"Three Sisters\", and \"Very Warm for May\". Hammerstein also collaborated with Vincent Youmans (\"Wildflower\"), Rudolf Friml (\"Rose-Marie\"), and Sigmund Romberg (\"The Desert Song\" and \"The New Moon\"). Hammerstein's most successful and sustained collaboration began when he teamed up with Richard Rodgers to write a musical adaptation of the play \"Green Grow the Lilacs\". Rodgers' first partner, Lorenz Hart, originally planned to collaborate with Rodgers on this piece,",
"title": "Oscar Hammerstein II"
},
{
"docid": "14415004",
"text": "the Monongahela River to Pittsburgh, then down the Ohio to Cairo, IL, then up the Mississippi River to Clinton. Moored at Riverfront Park in Clinton, the City used the boat as a floating theatre. In 1975, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of new flood control dike on the Clinton waterfront. This forced the showboat to relocate for the next five years. When the showboat returned to Clinton in 1980, it was rechristened “City of Clinton” After its return to Clinton, the “City of Clinton” was pulled out of the river and permanently installed on the new",
"title": "Clinton Area Showboat Theatre"
},
{
"docid": "8518814",
"text": "build a new showboat while Gassoon will resume his role as proprietor of a museum boat. Showboat World Showboat World (original title: The Magnificent Showboats of the Lower Vissel River, Lune XXIII, Big Planet) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1975. It is the second, stand-alone novel in a pair of novels (the first being \"Big Planet\") that share the same setting, a backward, lawless, metal-poor world called Big Planet. The plot structure which involves a series of dramatic presentations, often with humorous consequences, has parallels with Vance's 1965 novel Space Opera. \"Showboat",
"title": "Showboat World"
},
{
"docid": "8518810",
"text": "Showboat World Showboat World (original title: The Magnificent Showboats of the Lower Vissel River, Lune XXIII, Big Planet) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1975. It is the second, stand-alone novel in a pair of novels (the first being \"Big Planet\") that share the same setting, a backward, lawless, metal-poor world called Big Planet. The plot structure which involves a series of dramatic presentations, often with humorous consequences, has parallels with Vance's 1965 novel Space Opera. \"Showboat World\" follows the farcical adventures of Apollon Zamp, owner of the showboat \"Miraldra's Enchantment\", and his",
"title": "Showboat World"
},
{
"docid": "14415001",
"text": "Clinton Area Showboat Theatre The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre is a summer stock professional theatre in Clinton, Iowa. Currently run by producing artistic director Matthew Teague Miller, the showboat has been drydocked on the Army Corps of Engineers Levee. With a 217-seat theater, the Clinton Showboat has produced musicals and comedies for 21 years. The original boat was built in 1936 by the Dravo Corporation near Pittsburgh and named “Omar.” She was created as a working boat, a coal-fired towboat for the Ohio River Company. Primarily steel, the boat is 207 feet long, 36 feet wide, and 37½ feet high.",
"title": "Clinton Area Showboat Theatre"
},
{
"docid": "5707739",
"text": "Broadway hit, \"Show Boat\" (1927). Since the box-office success of MGM's 1951 motion picture version of the musical \"Show Boat\", in which the boat was inaccurately redesigned as a deluxe, self-propelled steamboat, the image of a showboat as a large twin-stacked vessel with a huge paddle wheel at the rear has taken hold in popular culture. Two earlier film versions of \"Show Boat\" and most stage productions feature a historically accurate vessel, and Edna Ferber's novel on which the musical is based gives a description of the \"Cotton Blossom\" that accurately reflects the design of a nineteenth-century showboat. Based on",
"title": "Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "10946376",
"text": "Showboat Branson Belle Showboat Branson Belle is a riverboat—more specifically, a showboat—on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. The lake is landlocked by the Table Rock Dam on one side and the Beaver Lake Dam on the other side. Being a showboat, she hosts lunch and dinner shows throughout the year. The boat was constructed at its port at White River Landing and was launched on August 12, 1994. The boat was launched into Table Rock Lake at a speed of on launching rails lubricated with two tons of bananas. The bananas were used for lubrication because they were biodegradable",
"title": "Showboat Branson Belle"
},
{
"docid": "12016698",
"text": "opportunity for its students to experience professional theatre. The showboat had its final performance in 2016. In 1956, the Minnesota Centennial Commission began to plan for the 1958 state centennial celebration. Frank Whiting, director of the University of Minnesota's theater program, saw an opportunity to realize his dream of a showboat theater on the Mississippi River. He proposed a Minnesota Centennial Showboat. The commission agreed, and the search began for a suitable boat. Finding a paddleboat wasn't easy, and building one on an existing barge proved too costly. In 1957, Whiting and the Centennial Commission's Tom Swain learned that the",
"title": "Minnesota Centennial Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "10516460",
"text": "Kathleen Nolan Kathleen Nolan (born Jocelyn Schrum, September 27, 1933) is an American actress. From 1957 to 1962, she played the role of Kate McCoy, a housewife in the Walter Brennan ABC television series \"The Real McCoys\". Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Nolan first appeared on stage on the showboat \"Goldenrod\" when she was 13 months old. She acted on the showboat for 12 years. Her family acted in tent shows and had their own troupe, the Circle Stock Company. She graduated from high school in St. Louis and sang on a radio station there. Nolan served for two terms",
"title": "Kathleen Nolan"
},
{
"docid": "2528360",
"text": "for his wife Queenie, the ship's cook. He replies that there are \"lots like [Ravenal] on the river.\" As Magnolia goes inside the boat to tell her friend Julie about the handsome stranger, Joe mutters that she ought to ask the river for advice. He and the other dock workers reflect on the wisdom and indifference of \"Ol' Man River\", who doesn't seem to care what the world's troubles are, but \"jes' keeps rollin' along\". Magnolia finds Julie inside and announces that she's in love. Julie cautions her that this stranger could be just a \"no-account river fellow\". Magnolia says",
"title": "Show Boat"
},
{
"docid": "16646349",
"text": "Showboat, Inc. Showboat, Inc., a United States-based organization in the casino and entertainment industry, made its initial public offering in 1969. Later that year, Ramada Inns agreed to buy the company for $15 million in stock, but negotiations failed because of conditions set by Houssels, who wanted cash for his 24% stake. Showboat, Inc. expanded over time, opening Showboat Atlantic City in 1987, Sydney Harbor Casino in 1995, and Showboat Mardi Gras in East Chicago in 1997. In 1998, Harrah's Entertainment bought Showboat, Inc. for $1.15 billion. Harrah's interests were primarily in the Atlantic City and Chicago markets, however; the",
"title": "Showboat, Inc."
},
{
"docid": "16646350",
"text": "Showboat Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas property did not fit with the company's strategy. They sold Showboat in 2000 for $23.5 million to VSS Enterprises, a group owned by Dan Shaw, Mike Villamor, and Greg Schatzman. Showboat, Inc. Showboat, Inc., a United States-based organization in the casino and entertainment industry, made its initial public offering in 1969. Later that year, Ramada Inns agreed to buy the company for $15 million in stock, but negotiations failed because of conditions set by Houssels, who wanted cash for his 24% stake. Showboat, Inc. expanded over time, opening Showboat Atlantic City in 1987,",
"title": "Showboat, Inc."
},
{
"docid": "5603560",
"text": "and slave ownership, or to men who behave like a Southern gentleman. Pejoratively, the phrase can often suggest a man with an anti-intellectual or racist bias or some other intolerant viewpoint. The phrase also can refer negatively to someone who engages in cronyism among men who have known each other for a long period of time. Collectively, these people are referred to as a good ol' boy network, or an old boys' club. Good ol' boy Good ol' boy or good old boy is an American English slang term that can have both positive and negative meanings, depending on context",
"title": "Good ol' boy"
},
{
"docid": "16779038",
"text": "Connie (Ellen Drew). Kismet convinces him to pretend to be a ghost to persuade Connie to get rid of a romantic rival, Gordon Tolliver (Rudy Vallée), Connie's old admirer. Comic hijinks ensue, but in the end, Connie realizes she still loves Speed. Man Alive (1945 film) Man Alive is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallée. Successful businessman Michael O'Flaherty \"Speed\" McBride (Pat O'Brien) is knocked out when a tramp he picked up drives his car into a river. Speed is rescued by a passing showboat. Meanwhile,",
"title": "Man Alive (1945 film)"
},
{
"docid": "7017235",
"text": "Man of Constant Sorrow\", was released in May 1951 together with \"The Lonesome River\" as a single (Columbia 20816). Neither Burnett nor Arthur copyrighted the song, which allowed Carter Stanley to copyright the song as his own work. On September 15, 1959, the Stanley Brothers re-recorded the song on King Records for their album \"Everybody's Country Favorite\". Ralph Stanley sang the solo all the way through in the 1950 version, but in the 1959 version he was joined by other members of the band in added refrains. The fiddle and mandolin of the early version were also replaced by guitar,",
"title": "Man of Constant Sorrow"
},
{
"docid": "16779037",
"text": "Man Alive (1945 film) Man Alive is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallée. Successful businessman Michael O'Flaherty \"Speed\" McBride (Pat O'Brien) is knocked out when a tramp he picked up drives his car into a river. Speed is rescued by a passing showboat. Meanwhile, the dead tramp is mistaken for Speed. Speed is eager to clear up the misidentification, but Kismet (Adolphe Menjou), a member of the crew, talks him into postponing that revelation. Speed has revealed that he is having marital problems with his wife",
"title": "Man Alive (1945 film)"
},
{
"docid": "1403775",
"text": "\"Peggy\" (1950), \"Winchester '73\" (1950) (playing an American Indian), \"The Desert Hawk\" (1950) (as an Arab), \"Tomahawk\" (1951), and \"Air Cadet\" (1951). Hudson was billed third in \"The Fat Man\" (1951), but back down the cast list for \"Bright Victory\" (1951). He had a good part as a boxer in \"Iron Man\" (1951), starring Jeff Chandler, and as a gambler in \"Bend of the River\" (1952). He supported the Nelson family in \"Here Come the Nelsons\" (1951). Hudson was promoted to leading man for \"Scarlet Angel\" (1952), opposite Yvonne de Carlo, who had been in \"Desert Hawk\" and \"Tomahawk\". He",
"title": "Rock Hudson"
},
{
"docid": "10868465",
"text": "lyrics for the country songs. Lee Kernaghan also sang some of the country songs which he had already recorded on some of his albums, during the concert scene. The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (original soundtrack) All poetry narrated in the musical was written by Banjo Paterson, including \"\"Waltzing Matilda\"\" (for which the music was written by M. Cowan). Bruce Rowland, who composed the instrumental music for both the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River film and its sequel 1988 film The Man from Snowy River II (American title: \"Return to Snowy River\"), composed special arrangements of some",
"title": "The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (original soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "5707737",
"text": "motion pictures, and the maturation of the river culture, the popularity of showboats again began to decline. In order to combat this development, they grew in size and became more colorful and elaborately designed in the 1900s. The \"Golden Rod\" seated 1,400 persons; the \"Cotton Blossom\", the \"Sunny South\", and the \"New Showboat\" were floating theatre palaces. With the burlesquing of these programs throughout the 1930s to attract sophisticated audiences, showboats ceased to perform their original function. The last showboat to travel the rivers in authentic pattern was the \"Golden Rod\" in 1943. The glory days of showboats are recalled",
"title": "Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "5707738",
"text": "by the \"Majestic\", which is docked on the Ohio River in Downtown Cincinnati. Until 2013, she served as a venue for regular performances. In 1914, circus actors James Adams and his wife launched the \"James Adams Floating Theatre\", a showboat that would tour the Chesapeake Bay and bring theatre to audiences in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. In the process of writing her 1926 novel \"Show Boat\", Edna Ferber stayed on board the James Adams Floating Theatre to gather research material on the showboat, a disappearing American pastime. This novel served as the inspiration for the award-winning Kern and Hammerstein",
"title": "Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "19967261",
"text": "work for the stage was when he teamed up with Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his friend Florenz Ziegfeld to create the musical Show Boat. Lee's choreography influenced the dance numbers in three film adaptations, including the famed 1951 production. Although Lee continued to work, being involved with six other productions following the success of Showboat, he never could top the success he found with the original production. In 1932, Lee both music directing and choreographed the Broadway revival of Showboat, his last theatrical credit. Lee's work in film was not as prolific as it was in the theater,",
"title": "Sammy Lee (choreographer)"
},
{
"docid": "9269301",
"text": "a Mississippi showboat in the late nineteenth century. Tom Grayson (Bing Crosby) is engaged to be married and has been disgraced for refusing to fight a duel with Major Patterson (John Miljan). Accused of being a coward, Grayson joins Jackson's showboat. Over the duration of the film, the behaviour of the meek and mild Tom Grayson alters as a consequence of the constant representation of him, by Commodore Jackson, as \"\"The Notorious Colonel Steele\"\", \"\"the Singing Killer\"\", and the constant attribution, by Jackson, of duelling victories by Grayson to unrelated corpses freshly dragged from the river beside the showboat as",
"title": "Mississippi (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5707743",
"text": "Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Anderson Silva is a fighter in UFC notorious for showboating. Showboat A showboat, or show boat, was a floating theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, to bring culture and entertainment to the inhabitants of river frontiers. Showboats were a special type of riverboat designed to carry passengers rather than cargo, and they had to be pushed by a small (and misleadingly labeled) towboat, also known as a pusher, which was attached to it. Showboats were rarely steam-powered because",
"title": "Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "5707732",
"text": "Showboat A showboat, or show boat, was a floating theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, to bring culture and entertainment to the inhabitants of river frontiers. Showboats were a special type of riverboat designed to carry passengers rather than cargo, and they had to be pushed by a small (and misleadingly labeled) towboat, also known as a pusher, which was attached to it. Showboats were rarely steam-powered because the steam engine had to be placed right in the auditorium for logistical reasons, therefore making it difficult to have a",
"title": "Showboat"
},
{
"docid": "215880",
"text": "Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as \"Ol' Man River\", \"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man\", \"A Fine Romance\", \"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes\", \"The Song Is You\", \"All the Things You Are\", \"The Way You Look Tonight\", \"Long Ago (and Far Away)\" and \"Who?\". He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his",
"title": "Jerome Kern"
},
{
"docid": "18441227",
"text": "reached tens of thousands via media. The events drew thousands of fans of the singer/activist, even when the government plotted to shut him down. Paul Robeson was a man of many talents, some of which earned him a football scholarship to Rutgers University. He spoke several languages and he studied political science, forming distinct opinions about communism. He is best known, however, for his emotion-packed singing of “Ole Man River” in the musical, Showboat. (2) He was a popular speaker, and his messages promoted freedom and harmony among all people. Robeson, however, was outspoken about his beliefs, which angered the",
"title": "International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers"
},
{
"docid": "18441223",
"text": "of fans of the singer/activist, even when the government plotted to shut him down. Paul Robeson was a man of many talents, some of which earned him a football scholarship to Rutgers University. He spoke several languages and he studied political science, forming distinct opinions about communism. He is best known, however, for his emotion-packed singing of “Ole Man River” in the musical, Showboat. (2) He was a popular speaker, and his messages promoted freedom and harmony among all people. Robeson, however, was outspoken about his beliefs, which angered the anti-communist watchdogs. He ignored advice to edit his public statements,",
"title": "International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers"
},
{
"docid": "7639347",
"text": "I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man \"I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man\" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album \"Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)\". However, when \"Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)\" was reissued in the early 1970s as \"California Girls\", the track was cut from the running order. \"I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man\" was inspired by Brian Wilson's tumultuous relationship with his father, Murry. Murry Wilson was well known to be an abusive father, supposedly hitting Brian on the head with a 2x4, resulting",
"title": "I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man"
},
{
"docid": "1391975",
"text": "Me for a Sunbeam\" to Phoenix (among other celebrities who died young), just a few months before Cobain's death. Tom Petty dedicated \"Ballad of Easy Rider\" to Phoenix when he played in his and Phoenix's hometown of Gainesville, Florida in November 1993. The British band Manic Street Preachers mentions Phoenix in their song \"Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart\" (from the album \"The Holy Bible\", 1994) in the following line: \"...I'm thinking right now of Hollywood tragedy; Big Mac; smack; Phoenix, R; please smile y'all...\" Phoenix was the subject of a controversial song by Australian group TISM titled \"(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River\"",
"title": "River Phoenix"
},
{
"docid": "12306976",
"text": "the Ohio Showboat Drama Inc., and in the summer of 1976, the musical \"Showboat\" was performed as part of the town's U.S Bicentennial celebration, by the Mid-Ohio Valley Players on the decks and an adjacent barge with 3,000 people watching from the shore. The boat was permanently moored on the Muskingum River, near where the mouth meets the Ohio River. \"Becky Thatcher\" was entered into the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service in September 1983. In 1984, the boat sank during a spring flood with heavy damage to her hull and superstructure, but she was raised",
"title": "MV Mississippi"
},
{
"docid": "2490129",
"text": "\"By the River Sainte Marie\", \"Black and Blue\", \"Rockin' Chair\", \"West End Blues\", \"At the End of the Road\", \"Ain't That Just Like a Woman\", \"That Ain't Right\", \"Exactly Like You\", \"Shine\" and \"Sleepy Ol' River\" on the Mercury label. He enjoyed his greatest success after impresario Mitch Miller, who became the A&R man at Mercury in 1948, recognized a universal quality in his voice that led to a succession of chart-topping popular songs, often with a folk or western flavor. Laine and Miller became a formidable hit-making team whose first collaboration, \"That Lucky Old Sun\", became the number one",
"title": "Frankie Laine"
},
{
"docid": "8460093",
"text": "song In 2002, the band performed the song on \"John Safran's Music Jamboree\" with traditional Greek instruments and slightly different lyrics. The song opens with the refrain \"I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix\" and, as the song continues, talking about a wide variety of celebrities who died due to some sort of excess. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the addiction is not about actually doing these things himself; rather, his addiction is vicariously following celebrities and their excesses and premature deaths. As with a number of TISM songs, it is a comment on the fairly",
"title": "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "18775887",
"text": "heard that Cope sang at school, Wheeldon asked her to sing for him. Cope sang \"The Man I Love\", and was cast in the role of Lise. While preparing for the role, she met with Leslie Caron, who originated the role of Leslie in the 1951 film, to discuss the character. The show opened on 12 April, and Cope received praise for her performance. In a review, David Rooney from \"The Hollywood Reporter\" wrote that Cope \"has delicacy and charm; she's a confident singer, and while there's only a passing physical resemblance, her diminutive size and that chic French bob",
"title": "Leanne Cope"
},
{
"docid": "10875402",
"text": "\"Waltzing Matilda\" (for which the music was written by M. Cowan). Bruce Rowland, who composed the instrumental music for both the 1982 film \"The Man from Snowy River\" and its 1988 sequel \"The Man from Snowy River II\" (American title: \"Return to Snowy River\"), composed special arrangements of some of his music for the musical. He also conducted the orchestra. Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter wrote the music and lyrics for the country songs. During the concert scene, Lee Kernaghan also sang some country songs which he had already recorded on some of his albums. The screen images, photographed by",
"title": "The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16435124",
"text": "Ol Arabel Ol Arabel (or Olarabel) is a river in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya that feeds Lake Baringo. It gives its name to a forest covering its headwaters and to a region. The Ngusero and Ol Arabel rivers drain the northern end of the Aberdare Range. The river forms a delta where it enters the southeast of Lake Baringo at , and this forms a dense marsh during periods when the lake level is relatively high. The river is seasonal and in the dry period of the early 2000s no longer reached the lake. In the past the",
"title": "Ol Arabel"
},
{
"docid": "14415002",
"text": "In the water, it displaces 581 gross tons. The oaken paddlewheel, rebuilt in 1980, is approximately 32 feet in diameter. It was powered by two Marietta compound stem wheel engines that required 25 to 75 tons of coal a day. These engines produced 1,000 horsepower. For 25 years, “Omar” pushed barges up and down the Ohio River. In 1962, the Ohio River Company donated the boat her to the State of West Virginia for use in its centennial celebration. The State of West Virginia converted the towboat into a showboat. The builder preserved the main deck, lounge and second deck",
"title": "Clinton Area Showboat Theatre"
},
{
"docid": "3710400",
"text": "first African-American to win the Outland Trophy and is the only Hawkeye to be named first-team All-American three times. As selected by Iowa's fans in 1989. \"Offense\" E Marv Cook 1985–88 E Jim Gibbons 1955–57 OL Mike Enich 1938–1940 OL Cal Jones 1953–55 OL Jerry Hilgenberg 1951–53 OL John Niland 1963–65 OL Duke Slater 1918–21 QB Chuck Long 1982–85 RB Ozzie Simmons 1934–36 RB Aubrey Devine 1919–21 RB Ronnie Harmon 1982–85 PK Rob Houghtlin 1985–87 \"Defense\" E Frank Gilliam 1953–56 E Andre Tippett 1979–81 DL Mark Bortz 1979–82 DL Dave Haight 1985–88 DL Alex Karras 1956–57 LB Mike Reilly 1961–63",
"title": "Iowa Hawkeyes football"
},
{
"docid": "12251481",
"text": "Major boats of this period included the \"New Sensation\", \"New Era\", \"Water Queen\", and the \"Princess\". With the improvement of roads, the rise of the automobile, motion pictures, and the maturation of the river culture, showboats declined again. In order to combat this development, they grew in size and became more colorful and elaborately designed in the 20th century. These boats included the \"Golden Rod\", the \"Sunny South\", the \"Cotton Blossom\", the \"New Showboat\", and the Minnesota Centennial Showboat. Jazzmen Louis Armstrong and Bix Biederbecke played on Mississippi River steamers. As the federal government removed the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Creek",
"title": "Steamboats of the Mississippi"
},
{
"docid": "4338954",
"text": "Bridgeport, Connecticut, Igor Sikorsky, a music lover, granted Ventriglia permission to take one day off from work each week to continue his voice studies in New York City. After Pagano's death, Ventriglia and his wife Jean boarded the ocean liner SS Constitution for Italy. On board, after singing \"Ol' Man River\" for a group in first class, he met a businessman who asked him to contact Toti Dal Monte, a great coloratura soprano who also taught voice in Rome. Ventriglia took singing lessons from Dal Monte and eventually made his operatic debut in Palermo, singing in the \"Die Meistersinger von",
"title": "Franco Ventriglia"
},
{
"docid": "3789630",
"text": "gone, in one of his last appearances before his death, singing the song with the changes that Robeson incorporated into it. The changes in Robeson's concert renditions of the song shift the portrayal of Joe away from a resigned and sad character who is susceptible to the forces of his world, to one who is timelessly empowered and able to persevere through even the most trying circumstances. Lawrence Tibbett, in his performances of the song, did use the word \"niggers\". Frank Sinatra famously changed \"Niggers all work on de Mississippi...\" to \"Here we all work on the Mississippi...\" in a",
"title": "Ol' Man River"
},
{
"docid": "10950136",
"text": "example is Ethel Merman, who recorded virtually all of the songs that she made famous, even when there was no original Broadway cast album of a smash hit that she had starred in, as is the case with \"Girl Crazy\", \"Panama Hattie\", and \"Anything Goes\". Paul Robeson, who appeared in several productions of \"Show Boat\" (though not the original Broadway production), made many recordings of the song \"Ol' Man River\" from the show. However, early \"studio cast\" albums were very different from those made today, or even those made from 1950 onward. Many of them were simply a collection of",
"title": "Studio recording"
},
{
"docid": "6196533",
"text": "Theater in San Francisco's California North Beach neighborhood. They quickly became a \"must-see\" for San Francisco's gay community, with their outlandishly decadent productions like \"Journey to the Center of Uranus,\" \"Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma\" and \"Gone with the Showboat to Oklahoma.\" Two notable Cockettes were the disco diva darling Sylvester and the \"queen of B-movie filth\" Divine, who sang \"If there's a crab on Uranus you know you've been loved\" while dressed as a psychedelic crab queen. When the Cockettes wanted to start charging for their shows, Hibiscus left, believing all shows should be free, and formed the",
"title": "Hibiscus (entertainer)"
},
{
"docid": "10450022",
"text": "(1963) offered re-recordings of \"Ol' Man River\" and \"You'll Never Walk Alone\", backed by a 73-piece orchestra. 1965's \"September of My Years\", according to critic Stephen Holden \"summed up the punchy sentimentality of a whole generation of American men\". \"Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim\" (1967) was a late foray into bossa nova, with Antonio Carlos Jobim. 1973's comeback album \"Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back\" was Sinatra's first album after being away from recording for three years; 1980's \"\" was an ambitious triple album using three arrangers that attempted to portray the past, present, and future of his career.",
"title": "Frank Sinatra's recorded legacy"
},
{
"docid": "2528368",
"text": "it is 1927. An aged Joe on the \"Cotton Blossom\" sings a reprise of \"Ol' Man River\". Cap'n Andy has a chance meeting with Ravenal and arranges his reunion with Magnolia. Andy knows that Magnolia is retiring and returning to the \"Cotton Blossom\" with Kim, who has become a Broadway star. Kim gives her admirers a taste of her performing abilities by singing an updated, Charleston version of \"Why Do I Love You?\" Ravenal sings a reprise of \"You Are Love\" to the offstage Magnolia. Although he is uncertain about asking her to take him back, Magnolia, who has never",
"title": "Show Boat"
},
{
"docid": "17224447",
"text": "the competition, sending home Beckham. During the Top 16 show, she sang \"Maybe It Was Memphis\" and was voted through by America into the next week. The following week, the country singer sang a rendition of Carrie Underwood's song \"Wasted.\" During the Top 10 playoffs, Bradbery sang a rendition of \"Heads Carolina, Tails California\", which became the first song of the season, and only song of that round, to reach the iTunes top 10 charts. During the Top 8, Bradbery sang a rendition of \"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days).\" In the Top 6, she sang Pam Tillis'",
"title": "Danielle Bradbery"
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{
"docid": "2017335",
"text": "the corruption and irresponsibility of Company officials or \"nabobs\" who made vast fortunes in a few years. Pitt's India Act of 1784 gave the British government effective control of the private company for the first time. The new policies were designed for an elite civil service career that minimized temptations for corruption. Increasingly Company officials lived in separate compounds according to British standards. The Company's rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857, it was abolished. With the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed the task of directly administering India in the new British",
"title": "Company rule in India"
},
{
"docid": "13077013",
"text": "Economy of India under Company rule The Economy of India under Company rule describes the economy of those regions (contemporaneously British India) that fell under Company rule in India during the years 1757 to 1858. The British East India Company began ruling parts of the Indian subcontinent beginning with the Battle of Plassey, which led to the conquest of Bengal Subah and the founding of the Bengal Presidency, before the Company expanded across most of the subcontinent up until the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A number of historians point to the colonization of India as a major factor in both",
"title": "Economy of India under Company rule"
},
{
"docid": "538260",
"text": "to rule large areas of India with its private armies, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. Company rule in India effectively began in 1757 and lasted until 1858, when, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown's assuming direct control of the Indian subcontinent in the form of the new British Raj. Despite frequent government intervention, the company had recurring problems with its finances. It was dissolved in 1874 as a result of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act passed one year earlier, as the Government of India Act",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "11919487",
"text": "History of the British Raj The history of the British Raj refers to the period of British rule on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule of the East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria (who in 1876 was proclaimed Empress of India). It lasted until 1947, when the British provinces of India were partitioned into two sovereign dominion states: the \"Dominion of India\" and the \"Dominion of Pakistan\", leaving the princely states to choose between them. The two new dominions later",
"title": "History of the British Raj"
},
{
"docid": "11966680",
"text": "dissolved and the new successor states of Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan were established. Timeline of major famines in India during British rule This is a timeline of major famines on the Indian subcontinent during British rule from 1765 to 1947. The famines included here occurred both in the princely states (regions administered by Indian rulers), British India (regions administered either by the British East India Company from 1765 to 1857; or by the British Crown, in the British Raj, from 1858 to 1947) and Indian territories independent of British rule such as the Maratha Empire. Despite the",
"title": "Timeline of major famines in India during British rule"
},
{
"docid": "11966678",
"text": "Timeline of major famines in India during British rule This is a timeline of major famines on the Indian subcontinent during British rule from 1765 to 1947. The famines included here occurred both in the princely states (regions administered by Indian rulers), British India (regions administered either by the British East India Company from 1765 to 1857; or by the British Crown, in the British Raj, from 1858 to 1947) and Indian territories independent of British rule such as the Maratha Empire. Despite the droughts and famines, the Indian population increased drastically throughout the British period, from 249 million in",
"title": "Timeline of major famines in India during British rule"
},
{
"docid": "52577",
"text": "India Act 1858, establishing the British Raj, where an appointed governor-general administered India and Queen Victoria was crowned the Empress of India. India became the empire's most valuable possession, \"the Jewel in the Crown\", and was the most important source of Britain's strength. A series of serious crop failures in the late 19th century led to widespread famines on the subcontinent in which it is estimated that over 15 million people died. The East India Company had failed to implement any coordinated policy to deal with the famines during its period of rule. Later, under direct British rule, commissions were",
"title": "British Empire"
},
{
"docid": "8124626",
"text": "ruler of British India under the authority of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors. The constitution set up by Pitt's India Act did not undergo any major changes until the end of the company's rule in India in 1858. Pitt's India Act The East India Company Act 1784, also known as Pitt's India Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773 by bringing the East India Company's rule in India under the control of the British Government. Named for British prime minister William Pitt",
"title": "Pitt's India Act"
},
{
"docid": "13760943",
"text": "Empire and the Afghans led by Abdali in 1761. In 1771, the Marathas recaptured Delhi from Afghan control and in 1784 they officially became the protectors of the emperor in Delhi, a state of affairs that continued further until after the Third Anglo-Maratha War. Thereafter, the British East India Company became the protectors of the Mughal dynasty in Delhi. The British East India Company took control of the former Mughal province of Bengal-Bihar in 1793 after it abolished local rule (Nizamat) that lasted until 1858, marking the beginning of British colonial era over the Indian Subcontinent. By 1857 a considerable",
"title": "Mughal Empire"
},
{
"docid": "42223",
"text": "in 1852 which considered how best to rule the subcontinent, and had proposed eliminating the governing role of the British East India Company. After peace was restored, and Palmerston in early 1858 brought in legislation for direct rule of India by the Crown, Disraeli opposed it. Many Conservative MPs refused to follow him and the bill passed the Commons easily. Palmerston's grip on the premiership was weakened by his response to the Orsini affair, in which an attempt was made to assassinate the French Emperor Napoleon III by an Italian revolutionary with a bomb made in Birmingham. At the request",
"title": "Benjamin Disraeli"
},
{
"docid": "12125860",
"text": "city's fortunes declined rapidly after the accession of Bajirao II to power in 1795. In 1802, Pune was captured by Yashwantrao Holkar in the Battle of Poona, directly precipitating the Second Anglo-Maratha War of 1803–1805. The Peshwa rule ended with the defeat of Bajirao II by the British East India Company, under the leadership of Mountstuart Elphinstone, in 1818. In 1818, Pune and rest of the Peshwa territories came under the control of the British East India Company. The company rule came to an end when in 1858, under the terms of Proclamation issued by Queen Victoria, the Bombay Presidency,",
"title": "History of Pune"
},
{
"docid": "39409",
"text": "Alaol. Syncretic cults, such as the Baul movement, emerged on the fringes of Bengali Muslim society. The Persianate culture was significant in Bengal, where cities like Sonargaon became the easternmost centers of Persian influence. After the 1757 Battle of Plassey, Bengal was the first region of the Indian subcontinent conquered by the British East India Company. The company formed the Presidency of Fort William, which administered the region until 1858. A notable aspect of company rule was the Permanent Settlement, which established the feudal zamindari system. A number of famines, including the great Bengal famine of 1770, occurred under company",
"title": "Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "2544280",
"text": "to the Mughal Empire. Starting in the northwest, the Mughal Empire would by the late 17th century come to rule the entire subcontinent, except for the southernmost Indian provinces, which would remain independent. Against the Muslim Mughal Empire, the Hindu Maratha Empire was founded on the west coast in 1674, gradually gaining territory—a majority of present-day India—from the Mughals over several decades, particularly in the Mughal–Maratha Wars (1681–1701). The Maratha Empire would in 1818 fall under the control of the British East India Company, with all former Maratha and Mughal authority devolving in 1858 to the British Raj. In 1511",
"title": "History of the world"
},
{
"docid": "5896041",
"text": "Bengal was brought under direct control of the British. In 1793, when the \"Nizamat\" (military power and criminal justice) of the Nawab was also taken away from them, they remained as the mere pensioners of the British East India Company. After the Revolt of 1857, Company rule in India ended and the British Crown took over the territories which were under the direct rule of the British East India Company in 1858, which marked the beginning of the British Raj. These territories, including the territory of the Nawab Nazims came under the direct rule of the British Crown and British",
"title": "Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad"
},
{
"docid": "11882925",
"text": "before the main outbreak. Two regiments of BNI (the 65th and 70th) were serving in China at the time of the outbreak and remained unaffected. During the Mutiny the United Kingdom Government passed the Government of India Act 1858 which established the British Raj, bringing to an end Company rule in India by stripping the East India Company of all its administrative powers and handing over control of its Indian territories and armed forces to the British Crown. Section 56 of the Government of India Act stated: \"LVI. The military and naval forces of the East India Company shall be",
"title": "Bengal Native Infantry"
},
{
"docid": "11700960",
"text": "History of the British salt tax in India Taxation of salt has occurred in India since the earliest times. However, this tax was greatly increased when the British East India Company began to establish its rule over provinces in India. In 1835, special taxes were imposed on Indian salt to facilitate its import. This paid huge dividends for the traders of the British East India Company. When the Crown took over the administration of India from the Company in 1858, the taxes were not replaced. The stringent salt taxes imposed by the British were vehemently condemned by the Indian public.",
"title": "History of the British salt tax in India"
},
{
"docid": "2720595",
"text": "As per this policy, the Company annexed Mandvi in 1839, Kolaba and Jalaun in 1840 and Surat in 1842. Doctrine of lapse The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1858. According to the doctrine, any Indian princely state under the suzerainty of the British East India Company (the dominant imperial power in the subcontinent), as a vassal state under the British subsidiary system, would have its princely status abolished (and therefore annexed into British India) if the ruler was either \"manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir\". The",
"title": "Doctrine of lapse"
},
{
"docid": "3563867",
"text": "of India commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company, in 1765, when the Company was granted the \"diwani\", or the right to collect revenue, in Bengal and Bihar, or in 1772, when the Company established a capital in Calcutta, appointed its first Governor-General, Warren Hastings, and became directly involved in governance. The Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857",
"title": "Modern history"
},
{
"docid": "6432291",
"text": "under the leadership of Mountstuart Elphinstone, in 1818. In 1818, the Pune region and the rest of the Peshwa territories came under the control of the British East India Company. Company rule came to an end when, under the terms of a proclamation issued by Queen Victoria, the Bombay Presidency, Pune and the rest of British India came under the British crown in 1858. The governor of the new territories, Mountstuart Elphinstone, appointed a commissioner and left the district's boundaries almost intact. Elphinstone and other British officers enjoyed Saswad and the fertile valley around it. During the first and second",
"title": "Pune district"
},
{
"docid": "9067118",
"text": "early 18th century, and eventually came to hold large swaths of land in the subcontinent. In the mid-18th century, the Company began to undertake a governmental role in large parts of India, in order to organize the nascent colony to better facilitate trade. In an effort to increase its own involvement in the administration of India, the British Government passed Pitt's India Act in 1784, which established the Board of Control to direct the East India Company in its governing role. In 1858, in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British government abolished the East India Company's",
"title": "India Office Records"
},
{
"docid": "499215",
"text": "In 1858, authority in India was transferred from the Company to the crown, and the rebellion was brutally suppressed. Rule of India was organised under a Viceroy and continued a pattern of economic exploitation. Famine racked the subcontinent many times, including at least two major famines in Bengal. The British Raj was politically organised into seventeen provinces of which Bengal was one of the most significant. The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the 19th and early 20th centuries in Bengal during the period of British rule. The Bengal Renaissance can be said to have started with",
"title": "History of Bangladesh"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "2017333",
"text": "Company rule in India Company rule in India (sometimes, Company \"Raj\", \"\"raj\", lit. \"rule\" in Hindi) refers to the rule or dominion of the British East India Company over parts of the Indian subcontinent. This is variously taken to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when Mir Jafar, the new Nawab of Bengal enthroned by Robert Clive, became a puppet in the Company's hands; in 1765, when the Company was granted the \"diwani\", or the right to collect revenue, in Bengal and Bihar; or in 1773, when the Company established a capital in Calcutta, appointed its first",
"title": "Company rule in India"
},
{
"docid": "2017445",
"text": "to historian Ian Stone: It was the largest canal ever attempted in the world, five times greater in its length than all the main irrigation lines of Lombardy and Egypt put together, and longer by a third than even the largest USA navigation canal, the Pennsylvania Canal. Company rule in India Company rule in India (sometimes, Company \"Raj\", \"\"raj\", lit. \"rule\" in Hindi) refers to the rule or dominion of the British East India Company over parts of the Indian subcontinent. This is variously taken to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when Mir Jafar, the new",
"title": "Company rule in India"
},
{
"docid": "204570",
"text": "the Dutch. Following the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, the British eliminated French influence in India and established the British East India Company as the most important political force on the Indian Subcontinent. Before the Industrial Revolution in the mid-to-late 19th century, demand for oriental goods such as (porcelain, silk, spices and tea) remained the driving force behind European imperialism, and (with the important exception of British East India Company rule in India) the European stake in Asia remained confined largely to trading stations and strategic outposts necessary to protect trade. Industrialisation, however, dramatically increased European demand",
"title": "Western imperialism in Asia"
},
{
"docid": "5779431",
"text": "tree \"Pôlash\" (Bengali: পলাশ (\"palāś\"), English: \"Butea\", Latin: \"Butea frondosa\" or \"Butea monosperma\"). The British East India Company referred to it as \"Plassey\". Palashi achieved historical significance when, on 23 June 1757, the Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of Siraj Ud Daulah, the last reigning Nawab of Bengal (and his French support troops), and the troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive. This event, part of the Seven Years' War, ultimately led to the establishment of British rule in Bengal and, eventually, the whole Indian subcontinent. During British rule Plassey became part of",
"title": "Palashi"
},
{
"docid": "2809838",
"text": "Siraj ud-Daulah Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah (, ; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj ud-Daulah, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of British East India Company rule over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent. Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Jafar, then commander of Nawab's army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757. The forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive invaded and",
"title": "Siraj ud-Daulah"
},
{
"docid": "3191997",
"text": "him, as a general rule he did not allow white people to enter the Punjab as he had seen the way that the East India Company had gobbled much of the Indian subcontinent, and as far he was concerned, the less that whites knew of the Punjab the better, making the Punjab into a rather mysterious region for Westerners. The East India Company's agent in Ludhiana was a Captain Claude Martin Wade, who described Harlan as an enigmatic character who dressed well, knew much about the flora of India and the classics, and whose main interest was working as a",
"title": "Josiah Harlan"
},
{
"docid": "1400968",
"text": "Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of activities whose ultimate aim was to end the British Raj and encompassed activities and ideas aiming to end the East India Company rule (1757–1857) and the British Raj (1857–1947) in the Indian subcontinent. The movement spanned a total of 90 years (1857–1947) considering movement against British Indian Empire. The Indian Independence movement includes both protest (peaceful and non-violent) and militant (violent) mechanisms to root out British Administration from India. The first organised militant movements were in Bengal, but they later took root in the newly formed Indian National Congress",
"title": "Indian independence movement"
},
{
"docid": "538259",
"text": "of Bengal and a major military and political power in India. In the following decades it gradually increased the extent of the territories under its control, controlling the majority of the Indian subcontinent either directly or indirectly via local puppet rulers under the threat of force by its Presidency armies, much of which were composed of native Indian sepoys. By 1803, at the height of its rule in India, the British East India company had a private army of about 260,000—twice the size of the British Army, with Indian revenues of £13,464,561, and expenses of £14,017,473. The company eventually came",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "8583046",
"text": "invasion of Maratha territory by 110,400 British East India Company troops, the largest such British controlled force amassed in India. The troops were led by the Governor General Hastings and he was supported by a force under General Thomas Hislop. It resulted in the formal end of the Maratha empire and the firm establishment of the British East India Company in almost the entire Indian subcontinent. Battles involving the Maratha Empire The Imperial Maratha Conquests were a series of conquests in the Indian subcontinent which led to the building of the Maratha Empire. These conquests were started by Shivaji maharaj",
"title": "Battles involving the Maratha Empire"
},
{
"docid": "2012052",
"text": "Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent Beginning in the 13th century, several Islamic states were established in the Indian subcontinent in the course of a gradual Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent. This process culminated in the Mughal Empire, which ruled most of India during the mid-16th to early-18th centuries. The Islamic rule gradually declined due to the dominance of Maratha Empire and several other rebellions (case during the entire period of Mughal rule past Akbar). The eventual end of the period of Islamic rule of India is marked by the two main events Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the",
"title": "Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent"
},
{
"docid": "6965521",
"text": "of the Europeans in the 17th century, outposts were established in Odisha Coast and Bengal. The European traders established their trade centres in the famous ports of Balasore, Pipili, Palur in the Odisha Coast during the rule of the last independent Hindu king Gajapati Prataprudra Dev. The Portuguese were in Chittagong, Dutch in Chinsura, French in Pondicherry and the English founded Calcutta. In 1756, the British East India Company defeated the local Indian Muslim rulers in Plassey and established British Rule in the subcontinent. Its capital Calcutta grew into one of the world's greatest ports. Tea from Calcutta was off-loaded",
"title": "East India"
},
{
"docid": "1401068",
"text": "ethnic Indian population of over 1.6 million. In 2010, Prime Minister David Cameron described Indian – British relations as a \"New Special Relationship\". Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of activities whose ultimate aim was to end the British Raj and encompassed activities and ideas aiming to end the East India Company rule (1757–1857) and the British Raj (1857–1947) in the Indian subcontinent. The movement spanned a total of 90 years (1857–1947) considering movement against British Indian Empire. The Indian Independence movement includes both protest (peaceful and non-violent) and militant (violent) mechanisms to root out British",
"title": "Indian independence movement"
},
{
"docid": "12058729",
"text": "the VOC introduced objects, techniques, corporate organisation into Indonesian society, its impact on Indonesian thinkers was minimal. Rather, at a time when Europe was denouncing autocratic rule, hierarchy and hereditary rights, the VOC borrowed these values from Indonesian societies. Governors-general acted like royalty and did not leave the enclaves they had established, and like Indonesian royalty, they employed the local nobility and Chinese agents to organise labour. Dutch East India Company in Nusantara The Dutch East India Company (, \"United East India Company\"; VOC) had a presence in the Indonesian archipelago from 1603, when the first trading post was established,",
"title": "Dutch East India Company in Nusantara"
},
{
"docid": "538327",
"text": "with both positive and harmful effects. Although dissolved by the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873 following the rebellion of 1857, it stimulated the growth of the British Empire. Its armies were to become the armies of British India after 1857, and it played a key role in introducing English as an official language in India. This also led to Macaulayism in the Indian subcontinent. Once the East India Company took over Bengal in the treaty of Allahabad (1765) it collected taxes which it used to further its expansion to the rest of India and did not have to",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "20254177",
"text": "Parliament of India was established in 1952. The National Assembly of Pakistan was established in 1956. In 1971, secessionist Bengali legislators in East Pakistan formed a constituent assembly; and the Parliament of Bangladesh was established in 1972. The legislatures of colonial British India were precursors to modern parliamentary democracy in the Indian subcontinent. The notion of parliamentary sovereignty took root in the subcontinent after independence, but has faced many challenges. President's rule is often imposed in Indian states to dismiss legislatures. India underwent a period of emergency rule between 1975 and 1977. Pakistan has seen martial law and military rule",
"title": "Legislatures of British India"
},
{
"docid": "538278",
"text": "Eventually, the East India Company seized control of Bengal and slowly the whole Indian subcontinent with its private armies, composed primarily of Indian sepoys. As historian William Dalrymple observes, In 1613, during the rule of Tokugawa Hidetada of the Tokugawa shogunate, the British ship \"Clove\", under the command of Captain John Saris, was the first British ship to call on Japan. Saris was the chief factor of the EIC's trading post in Java, and with the assistance of William Adams, a British sailor who had arrived in Japan in 1600, he was able to gain permission from the ruler to",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "3001147",
"text": "Alone Triumphs' in Sanskrit. Indian Navy The Indian Navy (IN; : \"Bhāratīya Nau Senā\") is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star Admiral, commands the navy. The Indian Navy traces its origins back to the \"East India Company's Marine\" which was founded in 1612 to protect British merchant shipping in the region. In 1793, the East India Company established its rule over eastern part of the Indian subcontinent i.e. Bengal, but it was not until 1830 that the colonial navy",
"title": "Indian Navy"
},
{
"docid": "3001071",
"text": "Indian Navy The Indian Navy (IN; : \"Bhāratīya Nau Senā\") is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star Admiral, commands the navy. The Indian Navy traces its origins back to the \"East India Company's Marine\" which was founded in 1612 to protect British merchant shipping in the region. In 1793, the East India Company established its rule over eastern part of the Indian subcontinent i.e. Bengal, but it was not until 1830 that the colonial navy was titled as \"His",
"title": "Indian Navy"
},
{
"docid": "538326",
"text": "lunatic asylum run by Dr George Rees until 1838, and thereafter by Dr William Williams. The arrangement outlasted the company itself, continuing until 1870, when the India Office opened its own asylum, the Royal India Asylum, at Hanwell, Middlesex. The East India Club in London was formed in 1849 for officers of the company. The Club still exists today as a private gentlemen's club with its club house situated at 16 St. James's Square, London. The East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organisations in history and had a long lasting impact on the Indian Subcontinent,",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "183562",
"text": "control over large areas of the Indian subcontinent. From the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, large areas of India were annexed by the British East India Company of the British Empire. Dissatisfaction with Company rule led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, after which the British provinces of India were directly administered by the British Crown and witnessed a period of rapid development of infrastructure, economic decline and major famines. During the first half of the 20th century, a nationwide struggle for independence was launched with the leading party involved being the Indian National Congress which was later",
"title": "History of India"
},
{
"docid": "2809859",
"text": "Pindari, whom he deployed on several occasions. A painting by Francis Hayman displaying a half-naked corpse of Siraj indicates that he was a Nawab whom behaved like a Pindari. Siraj ud-Daulah Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah (, ; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj ud-Daulah, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of British East India Company rule over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent. Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by",
"title": "Siraj ud-Daulah"
},
{
"docid": "4682029",
"text": "section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 2005. In April 1857, a large part of the Indian subcontinent is under the control of the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey (Aamir Khan), a sepoy (soldier of Indian origin) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry of the company's army, is being led to his execution by hanging for fomenting mutiny against company rule. Witnessing the execution is Pandey's friend, Captain William Gordon (Toby Stephens), who is relieved when the execution is delayed due to the hangman's refusal to hang Pandey. The film then flashes",
"title": "Mangal Pandey: The Rising"
},
{
"docid": "190195",
"text": "emerged, all adding to the region's diverse culture. Much of the north fell to the Delhi Sultanate; the south was united under the Vijayanagara Empire. The economy expanded in the 17th century in the Mughal Empire. In the mid-18th century, the subcontinent came under British East India Company rule, and in the mid-19th under British crown rule. A nationalist movement emerged in the late 19th century, which later, under Mahatma Gandhi, was noted for nonviolent resistance and led to India's independence in 1947. In 2017, the Indian economy was the world's sixth largest by nominal GDP and third largest by",
"title": "India"
},
{
"docid": "9067117",
"text": "and records, manuscripts, photographs, printed maps and private papers. These items take up approximately nine miles of shelving units. The historical scope of the records begins in 1600, when the East India Company was granted exclusive rights to trade in much of Asia, including the entire Indian subcontinent. During its first 100 years, much of the East India Company's energy was involved in maintaining its trade privileges, as it faced competition from domestic and international companies. Although the East India Company was established as a trading company, it became more and more involved in local affairs in India during the",
"title": "India Office Records"
},
{
"docid": "183714",
"text": "territories. This was achieved either by subsidiary alliances between the Company and local rulers or by direct military annexation. The subsidiary alliances created the princely states or \"native states\" of the Hindu maharajas and the Muslim nawabs. By the 1850s, the British East India Company controlled most of the Indian subcontinent. Their policy was sometimes summed up as Divide and Rule, taking advantage of the enmity festering between various princely states and social and religious groups. The Indian indenture system was an ongoing system of indenture, a form of debt bondage, by which 3.5 million Indians were transported to various",
"title": "History of India"
},
{
"docid": "15464214",
"text": "John Pennycuick (engineer) Colonel John Pennycuick (15 January 1841 – 9 March 1911) was a British Army engineer and civil servant who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council when parts of the Indian subcontinent were under Colonial rule of the British East India Company. He undertook several irrigation works which included the masonry dam of Mullaiperiyar on the Periyar River. Pennycuick was born on 15 January 1841 at Pune, a younger son of Brigadier-General John Pennycuick and his wife Sarah. His father and eldest brother, Alexander, fought and died at the Battle of Chillianwalla in 1849. He",
"title": "John Pennycuick (engineer)"
},
{
"docid": "538255",
"text": "East India Company The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, Company Bahadur, or simply The Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with Mughal India and the East Indies (Maritime Southeast Asia), and later with Qing China. The company ended up seizing control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonized parts of Southeast Asia, and colonized Hong Kong after a war with Qing China. Originally chartered as the",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "11974668",
"text": "Chalisa famine The Chalisa famine of 1783–84 in the Indian subcontinent followed unusual El Niño events that began in 1780 and caused droughts throughout the region. \"Chalisa\" (literally, \"of the fortieth\" in Hindustani) refers to the Vikram Samvat calendar year 1840 (1783). The famine affected many parts of North India, especially the Delhi territories, present-day Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Punjab, Rajputana, and Kashmir, then all ruled by different Indian rulers. The \"Chalisa\" was preceded by a famine in the previous year, 1782–83, in South India, including Madras City and surrounding areas (under British East India Company rule) and in the extended",
"title": "Chalisa famine"
},
{
"docid": "13931234",
"text": "trade links with Siam, Japan, China and Bengal. The British had competed with Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch for their interests in Asia since the early 17th century and by the mid-19th century held much of India (via the British East India Company), as well as Burma, Ceylon, Malaya and Singapore. After India's First War of Independence of 1857, Queen Victoria was declared Empress of India, thus solidifying the British rule on the subcontinent. The last British acquisition in Asia was the New Territories of Hong Kong, which was leased from the Qing emperor in 1897, expanding the British colony originally",
"title": "Decolonisation of Asia"
},
{
"docid": "10984587",
"text": "Portugal asserted that its territory on the Indian subcontinent was not a colony but part of metropolitan Portugal and hence its transfer was non-negotiable, and that India had no rights to this territory because the Republic of India did not exist at the time when Goa came under Portuguese rule. When the Portuguese government refused to respond to subsequent aide-mémoires in this regard, the Indian government, on 11 June 1953, withdrew its diplomatic mission from Lisbon. By 1954, the Republic of India instituted visa restrictions on travel from Goa to India which paralysed transport between Goa and other exclaves like",
"title": "Annexation of Goa"
},
{
"docid": "6068304",
"text": "Indian history. Mir Jafar Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur (; c. 1691 – 5 February 1765) was the first Najafi Nawab of Bengal with support from the British East India Company. He was the second son of Sayyid Ahmad Najafi. His rule is widely considered the start of British imperialism in India and was a key step in the eventual British domination of vast areas of the subcontinent. Siraj ud-Daulah, the previous Nawab of Bengal along with his army were defeated and killed in the Battle of Plassey by the British due to the betrayal of the commander of Siraj",
"title": "Mir Jafar"
},
{
"docid": "6068294",
"text": "Mir Jafar Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur (; c. 1691 – 5 February 1765) was the first Najafi Nawab of Bengal with support from the British East India Company. He was the second son of Sayyid Ahmad Najafi. His rule is widely considered the start of British imperialism in India and was a key step in the eventual British domination of vast areas of the subcontinent. Siraj ud-Daulah, the previous Nawab of Bengal along with his army were defeated and killed in the Battle of Plassey by the British due to the betrayal of the commander of Siraj ud-Daulah′s army,",
"title": "Mir Jafar"
},
{
"docid": "3870993",
"text": "where the British had a stronghold. The Bassein Fort played a strategic role in the First Anglo-Maratha War. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was a pact signed on 31 December 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona), in India after the Battle of Poona. The treaty was a decisive step in the dissolution of the Maratha Empire and the expansion of British rule over the Indian subcontinent. The eastern part of Vasai is highly industrialised, with small- and medium-scale units producing a wide variety of goods. Contributed by more affordable",
"title": "Vasai"
},
{
"docid": "10859045",
"text": "features real-time naval combat when enemy ships engage the player's fleets, and real-time land combat when the enemy tries to invade one of the player's colonies. East India Company combines trading, naval warfare, and management. Players can create a fleet to conquer the enemy with powerful warships and privateers. There are eight playable nations to choose from: Britain, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Holy Roman Empire and Spain. Tasks may be given by the company or the crown to do various missions including diplomacy, war, and trade. The game is mainly based in the Indian Subcontinent. There are 11",
"title": "East India Company (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "12246059",
"text": "the Indian Rebellion of 1857. By contrast with the larger Bengal Army where all but twelve (out of eighty-four) infantry and cavalry regiments either mutinied or were disbanded, all fifty-two regiments of Madras Native Infantry remained unaffected and passed into the new Indian Army when direct British Crown rule replaced that of the Honourable East India Company. Four regiments of Madras Light Cavalry and the Madras Artillery batteries did however disappear in the post-1858 reorganisation of all three of the Presidency Armies. The Madras Fusiliers (a regiment of European infantry recruited by the East India Company for service in India)",
"title": "Madras Army"
},
{
"docid": "12774465",
"text": "occasional use since the 1970s. Geologically, the Indian subcontinent was first a part of so-called \"Greater India\", a region of Gondwana that drifted away from East Africa about 160 million years ago, around the Middle Jurassic period. The region experienced high volcanic activity and plate subdivisions, creating Madagascar, Seychelles, Antarctica, Austrolasia and the Indian subcontinent basin. The Indian subcontinent drifted northeastwards, colliding with the Eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago, towards the end of Paleocene. This geological region largely includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The zone where the Eurasian and Indian subcontinent plates meet",
"title": "Indian subcontinent"
},
{
"docid": "17142550",
"text": "characteristic of hypodescent, which occurs when offspring of mixed-race unions are assigned to the ethnic group that is perceived by the dominant group as being subordinate. During the period of British colonialism on the Indian subcontinent, English colonists, many of whom were employed by the East India Company, were encouraged to marry and start families with Indian women who came from families of a high caste. In fact, the East India Company offered a stipend to Indian mothers upon the baptism of any offspring from an English Company employee. The journey from England was thought to be too arduous for",
"title": "Kutcha butcha"
},
{
"docid": "14280977",
"text": "Regulating Act of 1773 The Regulating Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the Company's affairs; Pitt's India Act was therefore subsequently enacted in 1784 as a more radical reform. By 1773, the East India Company was in dire financial straits. The Company was important to the British Empire because it was a monopoly trading company in India and in the east and many influential people were shareholders. The Company",
"title": "Regulating Act of 1773"
},
{
"docid": "7497866",
"text": "Dutch India Dutch India consisted of the settlements and trading posts of the Dutch East India Company on the Indian subcontinent. It is only used as a geographical definition, as there has never been a political authority ruling all Dutch India. Instead, Dutch India was divided into the governorates Dutch Ceylon and Dutch Coromandel, the commandment Dutch Malabar, and the directorates Dutch Bengal and Dutch Suratte. The Dutch Indies, on the other hand, were the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) and the Dutch West Indies (present-day Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles). Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from",
"title": "Dutch India"
},
{
"docid": "7497862",
"text": "Dutch India Dutch India consisted of the settlements and trading posts of the Dutch East India Company on the Indian subcontinent. It is only used as a geographical definition, as there has never been a political authority ruling all Dutch India. Instead, Dutch India was divided into the governorates Dutch Ceylon and Dutch Coromandel, the commandment Dutch Malabar, and the directorates Dutch Bengal and Dutch Suratte. The Dutch Indies, on the other hand, were the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) and the Dutch West Indies (present-day Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles). Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from",
"title": "Dutch India"
},
{
"docid": "1357037",
"text": "academically by Professor H.W.C. Davis in a presentation titled \"The Great Game in Asia (1800-1844)\" on 10 November 1926. The use of the term \"The Great Game\" to describe Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia became common only after the Second World War. At the start of the 19th century, the Indian subcontinent was ruled in part by independent princely states and in part by the company rule of the British East India Company. During the 19th century a political and diplomatic confrontation developed between Britain and Russia over Afghanistan which later became known as \"The Great Game\". Russia was fearful",
"title": "The Great Game"
},
{
"docid": "8845692",
"text": "and after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 when some Indian sepoys and members of the native population rebelled against the British East India Company's rule in India. It has been argued that allegations of war rape were used as propaganda by British colonialists to justify the colonisation of India. While incidents of rape committed by Indian rebels against English women and girls were generally uncommon during the rebellion, this was exaggerated to great effect by the British media to justify British colonialism in the Indian subcontinent and to violently suppress opposition. At the time, British newspapers had printed various apparently",
"title": "Stereotypes of South Asians"
},
{
"docid": "5702098",
"text": "EID Parry East India Distilleries (EID) Parry Limited is a public company headquartered in Chennai, South India that has been in business for more than 225 years. It has many firsts to its credit, including the manufacturing of fertilizers (1906) for the first time in the Indian subcontinent. The company is currently engaged in the manufacture and marketing of sugar and bio-products. Parry's is the oldest surviving mercantile name in Chennai. EID Parry is one of the oldest business entities of the Indian subcontinent and was originated by Thomas Parry, a Welshman who came to India in the late 1780s.",
"title": "EID Parry"
},
{
"docid": "2194370",
"text": "CE. The practice was particularly prevalent among some Hindu communities, observed in aristocratic Hindu families, and has been attested to outside the Indian subcontinent in a number of localities in Southeast Asia, such as in Indonesia and Vietnam. The practice was never widespread throughout India, nor did it have scriptural sanction. The British East India Company initially tolerated the practice, with William Carey noting 438 incidences within a 30-mile (48-km) radius of Calcutta, in 1803, despite its ban within Calcutta itself. Historian A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed states Company employees \"not only seemed to accord an official sanction, but also increased its",
"title": "Sati (practice)"
},
{
"docid": "921186",
"text": "of Silvassa. The Portuguese forces that had escaped and moved towards Nagar Haveli, were assaulted at Khandvel and forced to retreat until they surrendered to the Indian border police at Udava on 11August 1954. A native administration was set up with Appasaheb Karmalkar of the NMLO as the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on 11August 1954. The capture of Dadra and Nagar Haveli gave a boost to the movement against Portuguese colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent. In 1955 RSS leaders demanded the end of Portuguese rule in Goa and its integration into India. When Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru",
"title": "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh"
},
{
"docid": "12488531",
"text": "in 1757 led to the conquest of Bengal while by 1857, following various treaties and wars with Indian kingdoms (such as the Anglo-Mysore Wars with Tipu Sultan, the Anglo-Maratha Wars and the Anglo-Sikh wars), the East India Company controlled most of the Indian subcontinent. Following the Indian Mutiny of 1857, where Indian sepoys rebelled against their British officers, the East India Company was dissolved the following year. The assets of the British East India Company became so huge that the British government decided to step in. India served as the main base for the British Empire's expansion across Asia and",
"title": "India–United Kingdom relations"
},
{
"docid": "378613",
"text": "a lasting impact on Sikhism by \"eradicating all forms of religious diversity within Sikhism\" and \"establishing uniform norms of religious orthodoxy and orthopraxy\". Sikhs participated and contributed to the decades-long Indian independence movement from the colonial rule in the first half of the 20th century. Ultimately when the British Empire recognized independent India, the land was partitioned into Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan (East and West) in 1947. This event, states Banga, was a watershed event in Sikh history. The Sikhs had historically lived in northwestern region of Indian subcontinent on both sides of the partition line (\"Radcliffe",
"title": "Sikhism"
},
{
"docid": "14503487",
"text": "the United Kingdom in Asia after South Korea. English sailors first reached what is now Indonesia in the 16th century, when Sir Francis Drake reached Moluccas in 1579 on his circum-globe journey. The British East India Company opened a trading post in Bantam on the first voyage in 1601 and imports of pepper from Java were an important part of the Company's trade for twenty years. However, because of heavy competition with the Dutch East India Company, the British trade post in Bantam was closed in 1683. The British shifted their attention to the Indian subcontinent while the Dutch began",
"title": "Indonesia–United Kingdom relations"
},
{
"docid": "538295",
"text": "the EIC used a few hundred soldiers as guards. The great expansion came after 1750, when it had 3,000 regular troops. By 1763, it had 26,000; by 1778, it had 67,000. It recruited largely Indian troops, and trained them along European lines. The military arm of the East India Company quickly developed to become a private corporate armed force, and was used as an instrument of geo-political power and expansion, rather than its original purpose as a guard force, and became the most powerful military force in the Indian subcontinent. As it increased in size the army was divided into",
"title": "East India Company"
},
{
"docid": "17143440",
"text": "Scottish orientalism Scottish orientalism refers to the collective views of a group of Scottish scholars of oriental languages, informed by the Scottish Enlightenment, and applied to the culture and administration of the Indian subcontinent though the East India Company, from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. The word \"orientalist\" is recorded in English from 1779. In its early days and in relation to India (rather than the Ottoman possessions) it connoted not only proficiency in languages of India, but also study of the culture, and advocacy of administration of the existing legal systems",
"title": "Scottish orientalism"
},
{
"docid": "16180414",
"text": "the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1925, and he was the reigning monarch at the conclusion of British rule in the subcontinent in 1947. With the impending independence of India, the British announced that the British Paramountcy over the princely states would end, and the states were free to choose between the new Dominions of India and Pakistan or to remain independent. It was emphasized that independence was only a `theoretical possibility' because, during the long rule of the British in India, the states had come to depend on British Indian government for a variety",
"title": "Separatist movements of India"
},
{
"docid": "204607",
"text": "the Portuguese dating back to the Elizabethan era. In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I incorporated the English East India Company (later the British East India Company), granting it a monopoly of trade from the Cape of Good Hope eastward to the Strait of Magellan. In 1639, it acquired Madras on the east coast of India, where it quickly surpassed Portuguese Goa as the principal European trading centre on the Indian Subcontinent. Through bribes, diplomacy, and manipulation of weak native rulers, the company prospered in India, where it became the most powerful political force, and outrivaled its Portuguese and French competitors. For",
"title": "Western imperialism in Asia"
},
{
"docid": "16440378",
"text": "mentioned in a praiseworthy manner. The next item of jingoistic reproach would be the very obvious support to the English colonial rule. This feature can be felt in many pages dealing with the colonial times in the subcontinent. In the very introduction of the book, Nagam Aiya mentions thus: QUOTE: ultimate success of the English East India Company, our early friendships with them and the staunch support which they in return uniformly gave us through all vicissitudes of fortune, ultimately resulting in a strong bond of political alliance and reciprocal trust and confidence, which assured to us internal security and",
"title": "Travancore State Manual"
},
{
"docid": "499213",
"text": "British in the battles of Hooghly as well as Baleshwar and expelled the British from Bengal. Captain William Heath led a naval fleet against Chittagong but his efforts were unsuccessful and he had to retreat to Madras. The British East India Company gained official control of Bengal following the Battle of Plassey in 1757. This was the first conquest, in a series of engagements that ultimately lead to the expulsion of other European competitors. The defeat of the Mughals and the consolidation of the subcontinent under the rule of a corporation was a unique event in imperialistic history. Kolkata (Anglicized",
"title": "History of Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "13153426",
"text": "1215 and 1526 CE, the subcontinent's various Hindu kingdoms came to be largely dominated by Muslim rulers. This situation of foreign domination deteriorated dramatically with the arrival of European colonial powers in the 17th century and the acquisition in 1764 of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Britain's East India Company. Following the defeat of the Marathas in 1818, the British became the paramount power on the Indian subcontinent. Local resistance to foreign rule soon mounted, notably finding expression in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The causes of the Hindu Revolution may be classified into five broad categories:",
"title": "Hindu revolution"
},
{
"docid": "16447608",
"text": "the Indian Mutiny and the transition of rule from the East India Company to the Crown, the British attempted to prevent future disturbances by strengthening indigenous elites in some regions of the colony and allowing them to rule local lands along supposedly traditional lines. Parallel developments affected the Indian Civil Service after the Company’s system of patronage came to an end with Company rule; there was renewed effort to tie the Indian landholders to the princes and the Raj, endorsing their power and privilege, revitalising the nobility, and then tying it to the Queen by proclaiming her empress of India.",
"title": "Political warfare in British colonial India"
},
{
"docid": "7697400",
"text": "His reign would be considered the zenith of the empire. After the death of his successor Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire was plagued by a series of revolts. They lost major portions to the Maratha and Sikh empires, and Delhi was sacked and looted by Nader Shah. In 1803, the Delhi was captured by the British East India Company. During Company Rule in India, the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II was reduced to merely a figurehead. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 sought to end company rule and declared Bahadur Shah II the Emperor of India. However, the British soon recaptured Delhi",
"title": "History of Delhi"
},
{
"docid": "3440229",
"text": "East India DLR station East India is a station on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Blackwall in the London Docklands, England. The station is situated in the East End of London that takes its name from the nearby former East India Docks of the Port of London, where ships trading with the Indian subcontinent used to dock. It is on the Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR, and is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It opened, with the Beckton Branch, on 28 March 1994. The historic Greenwich Prime Meridian crosses the DLR at the eastern end of",
"title": "East India DLR station"
},
{
"docid": "589253",
"text": "Calcutta in 1756, and the East India Company retook it the following year. In 1793 the East India company was strong enough to abolish Nizamat (local rule), and assumed full sovereignty of the region. Under the company rule, and later under the British Raj, Calcutta served as the capital of British-held territories in India until 1911, when its perceived geographical disadvantages, combined with growing nationalism in Bengal, led to a shift of the capital to New Delhi. Calcutta was the centre for the Indian independence movement; it remains a hotbed of contemporary state politics. Following Indian independence in 1947, Kolkata,",
"title": "Kolkata"
},
{
"docid": "7697417",
"text": "and his Rohilla Afghan army in the Second Battle of Delhi. Thus, the Marathas established full control over the city. In 1803, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, the forces of British East India Company defeated the Maratha forces in the Third Battle of Delhi, ending the Maratha rule over the city. As a result, Delhi came under the control of British East India Company, and became a part of the North-Western Provinces. The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was a ruler only in name, and did not rule over any territory. Delhi passed into the direct control of British Government",
"title": "History of Delhi"
},
{
"docid": "488144",
"text": "divested it of all its commercial functions, renewing the Company's political and administrative authority for another twenty years. It invested the Board of Control with full power and authority over the Company. The English Education Act by the Council of India in 1835 reallocated funds from the East India Company to spend on education and literature in India. In 1837, the British East India company replaced Persian with local vernacular in various provinces as the official and court language. However, in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, Urdu instead of Hindi was chosen to replace Persian. In 1835, William",
"title": "1830s"
},
{
"docid": "20210798",
"text": "to India and adjacent areas, and imported Indian products such as tea, spices, textiles and (for the Chinese market), opium. It started with several small port facilities, called factories, and expanded to control most of the Indian subcontinent by the 1850s. It primarily used diplomacy and financial incentives, with occasional use of military force. By 1803, at the height of its rule in India, it had a private army of about 260,000—twice the size of the British army. The company eventually came to rule large areas of India with its private armies, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. The",
"title": "International relations, 1648–1814"
},
{
"docid": "10016917",
"text": "Kingdom came under the British umbrella. More than a century later, with the dawn of India as an independent nation in 1947, the unification of Kannada speaking regions as modern Karnataka state brought four centuries of political uncertainty (and centuries of foreign rule) to an end. Political history of medieval Karnataka The political history of medieval Karnataka spans the 4th to the 16th centuries, when the empires that evolved in the Karnataka region of India made a lasting impact on the subcontinent. Before this, alien empires held sway over the region, and the nucleus of power was outside modern Karnataka.",
"title": "Political history of medieval Karnataka"
},
{
"docid": "5639468",
"text": "Medicine in Colonial India\", scholar David Arnold examines the effect of the British Raj in Indian mining and metallurgy: The first iron-cased and metal-cylinder rockets were developed by the Mysorean army of the South Indian Kingdom of Mysore in the 1780s. The Mysoreans successfully used these iron-cased rockets against the larger forces of the British East India Company during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent The history of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent began prior to the 3rd millennium BCE and continued well into the British Raj. Metals and related concepts were mentioned in various early",
"title": "History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent"
},
{
"docid": "1396886",
"text": "the East India Company. The British East India Company annexed most of the subcontinent of India, starting with Bengal in 1757 and ending with Punjab in 1849. Many princely states remained independent. This was aided by a power vacuum formed by the collapse of the Mughal Empire in India and the death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and increased British forces in India because of colonial conflicts with France. The invention of clipper ships in the early 1800s cut the trip to India from Europe in half from 6 months to 3 months; the British also laid cables on the floor",
"title": "New Imperialism"
},
{
"docid": "18134578",
"text": "India–Netherlands relations India–Netherlands relations refer to foreign relations between India and the Netherlands. India maintains an embassy in The Hague, Netherlands and the Netherlands maintains an embassy in New Delhi and a consulate general in Mumbai. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1947. The India–Netherlands relations date back to the early 15th century as far as 1605 when the Dutch entered the Mughal Empire for trading purposes. Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825. Merchants of the Dutch East India Company first established themselves in Dutch Coromandel, notably Pulicat, as they were looking for textiles to",
"title": "India–Netherlands relations"
},
{
"docid": "6884159",
"text": "the Kingdom of Venad during the Travancore–Dutch War in the 18th century against the Dutch East India Company. This culminated in funding the Battle of Colachel in 1741 leading to Marthanda Varma defeating of the Dutch East India Company which was the first loss of its kind by a European naval superpower in the Indian sub-continent. The House were signatories to the Treaty of Mavelikkara in 1753 contributing to the establishment of the Kingdom of Travancore, diminishing the role of the Dutch East India Company in the Indian subcontinent and leading to the rise of Marthanda Varma and the Travancore",
"title": "Geevarghese Ivanios"
},
{
"docid": "6809833",
"text": "South Park Street Cemetery in Calcutta, in a tomb which took the form of a Hindu temple. His remarkable collection of antiquities forms the basis of the British Museum's ancient Hindu and Buddhist sculpture collection from the Indian Subcontinent, now known as the Bridge Collection. Charles Stuart (East India Company officer) Charles Stuart (c. 1758 – 31 March 1828) was an officer in the East India Company Army and is well known for being one of the few British officers to embrace Hindu culture while stationed there, earning the nickname Hindoo Stuart. He also wrote books and several newspaper articles",
"title": "Charles Stuart (East India Company officer)"
},
{
"docid": "4930750",
"text": "four South Asian men in London answered the call for sailors for the first English East India Company fleet to Asia. Their Portuguese names identifies them as mixed-race Portuguese Luso-Asians. Since the 17th century, the East India Company employed thousands of South Asian \"lascars\", scholars and workers (who were mostly Bengali or Muslim) mainly to work on British ships and ports around the world. The first group of South Asians to migrate in notable numbers, in the 18th century, were \"lascars\" (sailors) recruited from the Indian subcontinent (largely from the Bengal region) to work for the British East India Company,",
"title": "British Asian"
},
{
"docid": "19993899",
"text": "Thugs of Hindostan Thugs of Hindostan is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film, written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Katrina Kaif, and Lloyd Owen. Set in 1795, the film follows a band of Thugs led by Khudabaksh Azaad, who aspires to free Hindostan (the Indian subcontinent) from the rule of the expanding British East India Company. Alarmed, British commander John Clive sends a small-time Thug from Awadh, Firangi Mallah, to infiltrate and counter the threat. Produced on an",
"title": "Thugs of Hindostan"
},
{
"docid": "19993938",
"text": "and digital rights sold to Amazon Prime Video. Thugs of Hindostan Thugs of Hindostan is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film, written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Katrina Kaif, and Lloyd Owen. Set in 1795, the film follows a band of Thugs led by Khudabaksh Azaad, who aspires to free Hindostan (the Indian subcontinent) from the rule of the expanding British East India Company. Alarmed, British commander John Clive sends a small-time Thug from Awadh, Firangi Mallah, to",
"title": "Thugs of Hindostan"
},
{
"docid": "5109937",
"text": "Subject) of domination by a tiny group of foreigners of huge populations is laid out in Lugard's influential work, \"The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa\". The largest application of Indirect rule was in British Asia, in hundreds of pre-colonial states, first seen at work under the East India Company's system of subsidiary alliances in the Indian subcontinent. The areas thus brought into the British sphere of influence became known as the Indian Princely States. Subsequently, the same principle was applied in strategic regions on the sea routes to India, especially in the Persian Gulf protected states. In the British",
"title": "Indirect rule"
},
{
"docid": "16573849",
"text": "during the rule of Bahlol Lodhi. After his reign ended, they scattered and migrated to various parts of the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. Panni's are migrated to South India. Panni are Nawab of Kurnool and Nawab of the Carnatic which rule in Mughal Empire. Most of the Panni's are settled in Pakistan. Panni Naghar, Devi and Babai were real brothers. All tribes are present in Baluchistan(Pakistan) and Afghanistan. The Balailzai tribe were camel and horse breeders entered in India with Bahlol Lodi's army and remained in glory as long as Lodi ruled . That's why the population of",
"title": "Panni (Pashtun tribe)"
},
{
"docid": "14280980",
"text": "North's government began moves towards government control since India was of national importance. Shareholders in the Company opposed the Act. The East India Company was still a powerful lobbying group in Parliament in spite of its financial problems. Regulating Act of 1773 The Regulating Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the Company's affairs; Pitt's India Act was therefore subsequently enacted in 1784 as a more radical reform. By 1773,",
"title": "Regulating Act of 1773"
},
{
"docid": "13041651",
"text": "is considered part of the Indian subcontinent. The terms \"Indian subcontinent\" and \"South Asia\" are sometimes used interchangeably. The South Asia term is particularly common when scholars or officials seek to differentiate this region from East Asia. According to historians Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal, the Indian subcontinent has come to be known as South Asia \"in more recent and neutral parlance.\" This \"neutral\" notion refers to the concerns of Pakistan and Bangladesh, particularly given the recurring conflicts between India and Pakistan, wherein the dominant placement of \"India\" as a prefix before the subcontinent might offend some political sentiments. There",
"title": "South Asia"
},
{
"docid": "616543",
"text": "monopoly in the china trade in 1833, expensive to administer. During their control by the East India Company, the Settlements were used as penal settlements for Indian civilian and military prisoners, earning them the title of the \"Botany Bays of India\". The years 1852 and 1853 saw minor uprisings by convicts in Singapore and Penang. Upset with East India Company rule, in 1857 the European population of the Settlements sent a petition to the British Parliament asking for direct rule; but the idea was overtaken by events—the Indian Rebellion of 1857. When a \"Gagging Act\" was imposed to prevent the",
"title": "Straits Settlements"
},
{
"docid": "15910778",
"text": "replaced with that of a Resident who continued to direct affairs from Bangalore. On 1 July 1940, Coorg was made practically independent of Mysore and a separate Chief Commissioner, J. W. Pritchard was appointed to administer the province. Pritchard was succeeded by Ketoli Chengappa, the first Indian to hold the post. Coorg became independent of British rule on 15 August 1947 when Chengappa was the Chief Commissioner. It remained a province until 26 January 1950, when the Constitution of India replaced provinces with states. When the East India Company took over the state at the end of the Coorg War,",
"title": "Coorg Province"
},
{
"docid": "2017414",
"text": "the waning years of Company rule, provided legal safeguards against loss of certain forms of inheritance for a remarrying Hindu widow, though not of the inheritance due her from her deceased husband. However, very few widows actually remarried. Some Indian reformers, such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, even offered money to men who would take widows as brides, but these men often deserted their new wives. Before 1837, the East India Company's dominions in India had no universal public postal service, one that was shared by all regions. Although courier services did exist, connecting the more important",
"title": "Company rule in India"
},
{
"docid": "18843081",
"text": "Siege of Pondicherry (1793) \"For other sieges with this name, see Siege of Pondicherry (disambiguation)\" The Siege of Pondicherry was a colonial military operation in the early stages of the French Revolutionary Wars. Britain and France both controlled colonies on the Indian Subcontinent and when the French National Convention declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793, both sides were prepared for conflict in India. British India was centred on the principal ports of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, administered by the East India Company. French India was governed from Pondicherry (modern Puducherry) on the Coromandel Coast. British forces in India",
"title": "Siege of Pondicherry (1793)"
},
{
"docid": "16359950",
"text": "India has existed as a permanent department of central government; each state and union territory has a supervisory Directorate of Census Operations. Attempts to enumerate population in parts of the Indian subcontinent and, more important, to assess landholdings for revenue purposes, existed before the British Raj and are attested in writings such as those of Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak and Muhnot Nainsi. The British East India Company, too, carried out quantitative exercises in various places and at various times. By 1871-72, when the Raj authorities conducted the first all-India census, the only administrative area of British India that had not already",
"title": "Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India"
}
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"Young Pioneer Tours"
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"docid": "19288052",
"text": "he was studying for a double major degree in commerce and economics and did a foreign exchange at the London School of Economics. His minor was in global sustainability. Warmbier's father stated that his son, en route to Hong Kong to complete a study abroad program, was traveling in China at the end of 2015 when he saw a company offering trips to North Korea. He decided to go because he was adventurous, according to his father. The senior Warmbier said that the China-based tour operator, Young Pioneer Tours, appealed to young Westerners with slogans such as \"This is the",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "19288052",
"text": "he was studying for a double major degree in commerce and economics and did a foreign exchange at the London School of Economics. His minor was in global sustainability. Warmbier's father stated that his son, en route to Hong Kong to complete a study abroad program, was traveling in China at the end of 2015 when he saw a company offering trips to North Korea. He decided to go because he was adventurous, according to his father. The senior Warmbier said that the China-based tour operator, Young Pioneer Tours, appealed to young Westerners with slogans such as \"This is the",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "7954145",
"text": "Shenyang, Shanghai and Vladivostok, and train services to Pyongyang from Beijing, Dandong and Moscow. For Westerners, there are a handful of private tour operators that help provide access to North Korea. There has been a recent incident where a 21-year-old American student named Otto Warmbier was arrested at the airport before departure, allegedly for removing a propaganda poster from a wall in his hotel. Warmbier was at the time traveling with Chinese tour operator Young Pioneer Tours for a 5-day tourist trip to North Korea. He was convicted of \"committing hostile acts\" against the state (after allegedly stealing a propaganda",
"title": "Tourism in North Korea"
}
] | [
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"docid": "17255717",
"text": "President Barack Obama, saying, \"We got a black president [who] can't even go talk to [Jong-un] ... Obama can't do anything, I don't know why he won't go talk to him.\" Rodman did not go to North Korea in August, but did go in September 2013. While in Beijing, Rodman said he was visiting North Korea again to create a basketball league there and to fix American-North Korean relations. Rodman declined to discuss Bae. The same month, Rodman returned from China and lost his temper when he was asked questions about Bae, saying that Bae was not his responsibility. On",
"title": "Kenneth Bae"
},
{
"docid": "19288072",
"text": "nations and their governments, damages may be paid to the victims of nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism, like North Korea, from a special fund established by the United States Congress. In June 2018, Otto's parents praised President Trump for his comments about the family and stated that they hoped something positive would come from the 2018 North Korea–United States summit. Otto Warmbier Otto Frederick Warmbier (December 12, 1994 – June 19, 2017) was an American college student who was arrested in North Korea in January 2016 for attempted theft, for which he was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "19288049",
"text": "Otto Warmbier Otto Frederick Warmbier (December 12, 1994 – June 19, 2017) was an American college student who was arrested in North Korea in January 2016 for attempted theft, for which he was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. He was traveling to Hong Kong for a study abroad program when he decided to visit North Korea on a guided tour. While there, he allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda poster, for which he was arrested and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment with hard labor. Shortly after his sentencing, Warmbier suffered severe neurological injury from an unknown cause. North Korean authorities",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "2471813",
"text": "pay to restrain Kim Il-sung's bellicosity. Consequently, Kim Il-sung was personally invited to Moscow, but he refused to go in person owing to \"increased defense preparations\" he had to personally attend to, sending instead his defense minister, Kim Ch'ang-bong, who arrived on 26 February 1968. During a long meeting with Brezhnev, the Soviet leader made it clear that they were not willing to go to war with the United States, but agreed to an increase in subsidies for North Korea, which did happen in subsequent years. With Major General Pak Chung-kuk representing North Korea (DPRK) and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral",
"title": "USS Pueblo (AGER-2)"
},
{
"docid": "3705076",
"text": "a prominent figure of the regime, Kim Yo-jong. This marked the first time since the Korean War that a member of the ruling Kim dynasty had visited South Korea. In contrast, U.S. vice president Mike Pence met with Fred Warmbier (father of Otto Warmbier, who had died after being released from captivity in North Korea) and a group of North Korean defectors in Pyeongchang. American officials said that North Korea cancelled a meeting with Pence at the last minute. At the closing ceremony, North Korea sent general Kim Yong-chol as its delegate. His presence was met with hostility from South",
"title": "2018 Winter Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "18530320",
"text": "forest and wildlife conservation, and business ties. For his work in this area, Yun received the Individual Achievement Award from the Oregon Consular Corps in 2016. On October 17, 2016, Yun assumed the office of United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy, heading all coordination and implementation of US policy toward North Korea, especially concerned with denuclearization. Concurrently, he held the office Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan, managing relations with America's principal allies in developing a coordinated policy toward North Korea. Yun was the key diplomat securing the release of American student Otto Warmbier who had been",
"title": "Joseph Y. Yun"
},
{
"docid": "18089292",
"text": "was not dealt with by the North Korea backline and Sun nipped in to tuck the ball between the legs of North Korea goalkeeper Ri Myong-guk within the game's opening minute. Emboldened by the early lead China dominated for large periods of the first half, although North Korea did have a few efforts from distance with O Hyok-chol and Jon Kwang-ik having a go from range. And on 39 minutes, Jong Il-gwan had a glorious chance to equalise after his give-and-go with O Hyok-chol saw him put through on goal but the stretching striker could only lift his shot well",
"title": "2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B"
},
{
"docid": "3297630",
"text": "a state sponsor of terrorism except between 2008 and November 2017. Kang was Myanmar's longest-serving prisoner. He learned to speak the Burmese language fluently according to one of his fellow prisoners. Yangon's moves towards resuming relations with North Korea led to speculation about what would happen to Kang. Because North Korea denied that he was a North Korean citizen, he may have been considered a stateless person. Kang reportedly did not want to go to North Korea, which he believed considered him a traitor (because of his having revealed its criminal operations); or to South Korea, which might have tried",
"title": "Rangoon bombing"
},
{
"docid": "19829397",
"text": "toward Guam. Trump doubled down on his \"fire and fury\" warning, saying, \"maybe that statement wasn't tough enough\" and adding that if North Korea took steps to attack Guam, \"Things will happen to them like they never thought possible.\" In June 2017, Rex Tillerson announced that North Korea had released Otto Warmbier, an American university student who had been detained by North Korea for 17 months prior. When he was returned to the United States, Warmbier was unresponsive and had suffered from extensive brain damage that he has sustained while in North Korea captivity; he died days later. In March",
"title": "Presidency of Donald Trump"
},
{
"docid": "20520675",
"text": "strong and powerful that it will deter any acts of aggression.” Much of the foreign policy portion of the speech criticized North Korea over human rights. Trump introduced both the parents of Otto Warmbier, the American university student who returned to the U.S. in a coma and eventually died following a long detention in North Korea, as well as Ji Seong-ho, an amputee who escaped North Korea as a child after being tortured by authorities. In an aim to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Trump highlighted the GOP's action in repealing the individual mandate as part of their",
"title": "2018 State of the Union Address"
},
{
"docid": "20297492",
"text": "business with North Korea. American university student Otto Warmbier was freed from North Korea in June 2017, while in a coma after nearly 18 months of captivity. Warmbier died without regaining consciousness on June 19, 2017, six days after his return to the United States. Some U.S. officials blamed North Korea for his death. In July 2017, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson authorized a \"Geographical Travel Restriction\" which banned Americans from entering North Korea. Ostensibly to counter North Korea's missile threat, United States Forces Korea (USFK) had been planning deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in",
"title": "2017–18 North Korea crisis"
},
{
"docid": "19288055",
"text": "guide following his arrest, but this was denied by a Young Pioneer spokesman who told BBC News that \"none of its employees had direct contact with Otto after he was escorted away.\" The others in his tour group left the country without incident. North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) initially announced that Warmbier had been detained for \"a hostile act against the state,\" without specifying further details. North Korea refused to elaborate on the nature of his wrongdoing for six weeks. In a press conference on February 29, 2016, Warmbier, reading from a prepared statement, confessed that he",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "18033017",
"text": "1, 2016. When reporting on the case of Otto Warmbier, an American college student arrested in North Korea for allegedly attempting to steal a propaganda sign, Wilmore had repeatedly ridiculed Warmbier. While showing footage of a tearful Warmbier giving his testimony under clear duress, Wilmore referred to Warmbier as \"Otto Von Crybaby\" and suggested Warmbier thought he had \"Frat Bro Privilege.\" Warmbier was subsequently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. He died on June 19, 2017, having been being medically evacuated from North Korea to the U.S. in a comatose state, after 15 months in prison. In a podcast",
"title": "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore"
},
{
"docid": "13465485",
"text": "Otto Warmbier, who was detained by the North Koreans for allegedly attempting to steal a propaganda poster, was Jewish. This was not known to the North Korean government which at one point issued a statement claiming they found out Warmbier was planning to sell the poster to someone at his Methodist church. Israel has called for world action against North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. It has been suggested that North Korea has sought to model its nuclear weapons programme on Israel's, as \"a small-state deterrent for a country surrounded by powerful enemies; to display enough activity to make possession of",
"title": "Israel–North Korea relations"
},
{
"docid": "1004464",
"text": "2017, Trump stated that \"[t]here is a chance that we [the United States] could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea\". In July 2017, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson authorized a \"Geographical Travel Restriction\" which banned Americans from entering North Korea. On August 30, 2018, the ban was extended until August 31, 2019. An American citizen by the name of Tony Kim, also known by the Korean name of Kim Sang-duk, was detained while attempting to leave North Korea through Pyongyang International Airport. In January 2016, an American student, Otto Warmbier, was detained at Pyongyang International",
"title": "North Korea–United States relations"
},
{
"docid": "20201580",
"text": "years, mainly as a foreign correspondent. She was US Political Correspondent in Washington DC between 2009 and 2013, Middle East correspondent in Beirut and Tehran, and Korea Correspondent in Seoul. She has reported from more than 20 countries, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya and North Korea. She was a Nieman Fellow in Journalism (August 2013 through May 2014) at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There, she studied how change happens in closed societies. She covered the story of deceased University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, who was released from imprisonment in North Korea through diplomatic efforts by the Department of",
"title": "Anna Fifield"
},
{
"docid": "15601299",
"text": "also has a dog, Jasper. The story starts at a point when Otto's parents have been killed in a car crash in North Dakota. Otto wants to go to North Dakota to settle the estate, mainly for sentimental reasons. He therefore plans to drive from New York to North Dakota with his sister, Cecilia. Cecilia Ringling is a tarot and palm reader who lives in Paterson, New Jersey. She is fascinated by the spiritual and mystic aspects of life to such an extent that Otto looks down upon her and believes her to be \"as flaky as a good spanakopita",
"title": "Breakfast with Buddha"
},
{
"docid": "19830311",
"text": "January 2016 North Korean nuclear test, saying that China has \"total control\" over North Korea and the U.S. has \"tremendous\" economic power over China. In the September 2016 Presidential Debate, Trump said, \"China should solve that [North Korea] problem for us. China should go into North Korea. China is totally powerful as it relates to North Korea.\" He also argued that the Iran nuclear deal should have included a component about Iran–North Korea relations. An editorial in North Korean state media hailed Trump as a \"wise politician\" and \"far-sighted presidential candidate\" who could be good for North Korea. The editorial",
"title": "Foreign policy of Donald Trump (2015-2016)"
},
{
"docid": "16875810",
"text": "in Japan supporting South Korea are likely to attend a Kankoku gakkō. Alternatively, they can go to a normal school in Japan with Japanese when there is no Kankoku gakkō in their area. Most Koreans who have lived in Japan since they were born, however, go to normal schools even if there is a Kankoku gakkō near them. As of 2013, there were 73 North Korean grade schools and ten North Korean high schools in Japan. As of 2014, there were about 150,000 pro-North Korea Zainichi Koreans in Japan, and they form the clientele of the North Korean schools. As",
"title": "Chōsen gakkō"
},
{
"docid": "19288062",
"text": "a low profile about their son's situation, but that he and his wife wanted their son to be part of any negotiations between the United States and North Korea. On June 12, 2017, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that North Korea had released Warmbier. Tillerson also announced that the State Department secured Warmbier's release at the direction of President Donald Trump. Tillerson said that the State Department would continue discussing three other detained Americans with North Korea. Subsequent media reports revealed that at a meeting in New York on June 6, North Korean officials had advised U.S. State Department",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "15844252",
"text": "eyes of many potential supporters in Japan. Japanese who had accompanied their spouses to North Korea had endured severe hardships and were prevented from communicating with relatives and friends in Japan. Japan watched with disdain as North Korea gave safe haven to elements of the Japanese Red Army, which Japan designates as a terrorist group. North Korea's inability or refusal to pay its debts to Japanese traders also reinforced popular Japanese disdain for North Korea. Japan–North Korea relations turned more antagonistic in the late 1980s. The two governments did not maintain diplomatic relations and had no substantive contacts. The opposition",
"title": "Japan–North Korea relations"
},
{
"docid": "20536663",
"text": "Go Se-tae Go Se-tae (1925 – 22 April 1986) was a South Korean basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He graduated from Kaesong Songdo Middle School, and went on to attend Korea University. In 1952 he was in military service and played for the Military Manpower Administration basketball team. He later played for the Korea Development Bank team. After his appearance at the Olympics, he became a director of the Korea Basketball Association, and was one of the few directors who did not join the mass resignation after the South Korean team's poor performance at the 1964",
"title": "Go Se-tae"
},
{
"docid": "2268849",
"text": "name until 1991, following German reunification. On 15 April 1986, the present-day Mohrenstraße U-Bahn station in eastern Berlin, then known as the \"Thälmannplatz\" station, was also renamed \"Otto-Grotewohl-Straße\". The Third German School in Chapayesky Lane, Moscow, was named Otto Grotewohl School. Grotewohl was married to Marie Martha Louise, née Ohst, from 1919 until 1949 and the couple had two children, one of whom, Hans Grotewohl (1924–1999), was an architect who was sent by his father to lead a German Work Team for rebuilding Hamhung, North Korea in 1954. In 1949 he married his secretary Johanna Schumann, née Danielzik. He was",
"title": "Otto Grotewohl"
},
{
"docid": "17039126",
"text": "Treasonous I have been towards you and Scientology.\" He subsequently commented that such written confessions \"read like North Korean POW writeups,\" alluding to the way that Korean War POWs detained in North Korea were forced to go through brainwashing to renounce their \"reactionary imperialist\" mindset. He explained to the \"Tampa Bay Times\" why people did not simply walk out of the Hole: \"If you leave you are going to lose contact with your family and any friends who are Scientologists. You have it pounded into you the whole time that the only reason someone leaves a group like that is",
"title": "The Hole (Scientology)"
},
{
"docid": "13456721",
"text": "Korea hosted a dinner in honor of Clinton, but did not go into detail about what was discussed at the reception. In the early morning hours of August 5, KCNA announced that Kim Jong-il had issued a pardon to Lee and Ling. The KCNA released the following statement purportedly describing the visit: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his party visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from August 4 to 5. Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, met with Bill Clinton and his party.",
"title": "2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "20763650",
"text": "Kim Jong Un have held constructive talks in Singapore. The DPRK's commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is an important first step towards a stable and prosperous future.\" The UK's Conservative MEP Nirj Deva, who for the past 30 months has been engaged in behind the scenes negotiations to defuse tensions between North and South Korea, hailed the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump as historic. He congratulated both leaders for their willingness to engage in optimistic diplomacy, without pre-conditions. Fred and Cindy Warmbier, the parents of Otto Warmbier, praised Trump for",
"title": "International reactions to the 2018 North Korea–United States summit"
},
{
"docid": "20365823",
"text": "delegation, headed by Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, and President Kim Yong-nam, and including performers like the Samjiyon Orchestra. The delegation passed on an invitation to President Moon to visit North Korea. The South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, at the start of the Olympics shook hands with Kim Yo-jong. This marked the first time since the Korean War that a member of the ruling Kim dynasty had visited South Korea. In contrast, US Vice President Mike Pence met North Korean defectors in PyeongChang joined by Fred Warmbier, whose son Otto died the year before after being released from North",
"title": "North Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19874046",
"text": "under the US \"Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917\". After 2008, some restrictions related to the \"International Emergency Economic Powers Act\" stayed in effect. In February 2016, the \"North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016\" () was passed which: In July 2017, after the death of tourist Otto Warmbier, the United States government banned Americans from visiting North Korea from 1 September. In August 2017, the \"Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act\" was passed. On 21 September 2017, President Donald Trump issued allowing the United States to cut from its financial system and/or freeze assets of any",
"title": "Sanctions against North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "17190069",
"text": "simply order Nam be killed. Others said that it was done by Kim Il Sung. Nam Il’s son, who lived in the Soviet Union, visited North Korea and attempted to investigate, but Pang Hak Se told him to go home and stop interfering in affairs which did not concern him. Nam was buried in Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. Unlike some of his colleagues who were purged, Nam continues to appear in historical photographs. Nam Il Nam Il (June 5, 1915 – March 7, 1976) was a Russian-born North Korean military officer and co-signer of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Nam was born",
"title": "Nam Il"
},
{
"docid": "3880463",
"text": "Kim Pyong-il Kim Pyong-il (; born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, and the only surviving son of former leader and president of North Korea Kim Il-sung. He is the current ambassador of North Korea to the Czech Republic. Kim was born to Kim Il-sung and Kim Song-ae, Kim Il-sung's former secretary. Kim had one younger brother, Yong-il, and one older half-sister, Kyong-hui, who would go on to marry senior official Chang Sung-taek. He was named after another son with the same name, who was born in Vyatskoye in",
"title": "Kim Pyong-il"
},
{
"docid": "868704",
"text": "Otto Warmbier, who had died after being imprisoned in the nation, stated that they want North Korea to be relisted for his apparent murder. On November 20, 2017, President Trump officially announced re-listing North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Sudan was added to the list on August 12, 1993. According to Country Reports on Terrorism 2013: Syria was added to the list on December 29, 1979. According to Country Reports on Terrorism 2013: Cuba was added to the list on March 1, 1982. According to the United States of America, Cuba has a history of supporting revolutionary movements",
"title": "State Sponsors of Terrorism (U.S. list)"
},
{
"docid": "19288064",
"text": "state of unresponsive wakefulness,\" commonly known as persistent vegetative state. He was able to breathe on his own and blink his eyes, but otherwise showed no signs of awareness of his environment, such as understanding language, nor did he initiate any purposeful movements. Medical records from North Korea showed that Warmbier had been in this state since April 2016, one month after his conviction. During his release, the North Koreans provided a disc containing two magnetic resonance imaging brain scans, dated April and July 2016, showing damage to the brain. According to his medical team, brain scans revealed Warmbier had",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "15287279",
"text": "who point out such blatant massaging of facts are harangued in the hotel corridors.\" \"The Guardian\" described journalism in Gaddafi's Libya as \"North Korea with palm trees\". Journalist were not allowed to go anywhere, or talk to anyone, without authorization from Gaddafi's officials who always followed them. Journalists who did not report events the way Gaddafi's officials instructed faced problems and sudden deportations. In June 2011, Amnesty International criticized \"Western media coverage\" which \"has from the outset presented a very one-sided view of the logic of events, portraying the protest movement as entirely peaceful and repeatedly suggesting that the regime's",
"title": "Libyan Civil War (2011)"
},
{
"docid": "19288054",
"text": "Kim Jong-il's patriotism!\" Harming or stealing such items with the name or image of a North Korean leader is considered a serious crime by the North Korean government. On January 2, 2016, Warmbier was arrested at Pyongyang International Airport while awaiting departure from North Korea. Danny Gratton, a British member of Warmbier's tour group, witnessed the arrest. He said: When the group's plane was about to leave the terminal, an official came aboard and announced \"Otto is very sick and has been taken to the hospital.\" Some media reports indicated that Warmbier spoke by phone to a Young Pioneer tour",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "7459148",
"text": "he opened negotiations with John XII, proposing a joint action against Otto. He sailed to Italy, landing in Civitavecchia. There he was met by the pope's representatives, who escorted him to Rome. Otto, who had forced Berengar to surrender, then marched against Rome. After a perfunctory defence, Adalbert and the pope fled. Adalbert returned to Corsica in his second exile. He did not try to regain Italy again until after Otto had returned north of the Alps. When he finally returned in 965, he tried to take Pavia, the Italian capital, but was defeated by another Swabian army, this time",
"title": "Adalbert of Italy"
},
{
"docid": "15266507",
"text": "a message to the defectors in Panmunjom, saying \"We believe that there are some of you who desire repatriation.\" Defector Richard Corden shouted \"Do any Americans want to go home?\" and his fellow detainees answered \"No!\" Biblography Americans in North Korea Americans in North Korea consist mainly of defectors and prisoners of war during the Korean War as well as their locally born descendants. On September 17, 1996, The \"New York Times\" reported the possible presence of American POWs in North Korea, citing declassified documents. The documents showed that the U.S. Defense Department knew in December 1953 that \"more than",
"title": "Americans in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "19288070",
"text": "speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017, President Donald Trump mentioned Warmbier while lambasting North Korea as a rogue state. One week later, Trump posted on Twitter that Warmbier was \"tortured beyond belief\" by North Korea. His post followed a televised interview given by Warmbier's parents in which they spoke of their son's death and expressed their wish for North Korea to be relisted as a state sponsor of terrorism. They also claimed that his body showed signs of torture, such as \"rearranged\" teeth and disfigured hands and feet. The following day, responding to the parents'",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "1004466",
"text": "2017 was released from North Korea, having suspiciously fallen into a coma-like state. He died a few days after being repatriated to the U.S. North Korea claimed that they had nothing to do with his death. The Chinese travel company that took Warmbier to North Korea as part of a tourist group has stated that it will no longer accept American citizens on its tours to prevent similar circumstances from happening. After Americans heard about Warmbier's death, 49% wanted the administration to act, while 35% did not. Of those Americans who wanted action to be taken, the most popular response",
"title": "North Korea–United States relations"
},
{
"docid": "19288059",
"text": "sentencing as \"outrageous and shocking.\" U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner stated it was clear that North Korea used arrested American citizens for political purposes despite its claims to the contrary. Bill Richardson and some news media have suggested that the harsh sentence was in response to heightened tensions with the U.S. On March 16, 2016, the BBC reported: \"North Korea has ramped up its hostile rhetoric in recent weeks, after the UN imposed some of its toughest ever sanctions. The sanctions were a response to the North conducting its fourth nuclear test and launching a satellite into space, which",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "15844251",
"text": "of Japanese-ROK cooperation and Japanese-DPRK friction, Pyongyang often expressed its dissatisfaction by raising the issue of the Liancourt Rocks dispute. Until the late 1980s, North Korea's policy toward Japan was mainly aimed at minimizing cooperation between South Korea and Japan, and at deterring Japan's rearmament while striving for closer diplomatic and commercial ties with Japan. Crucial to this policy was the fostering within Japan of support for North Korea, especially among the Japanese who supported the Japanese communist and socialist parties and the Korean residents of Japan. Over the years, however, North Korea did much to discredit itself in the",
"title": "Japan–North Korea relations"
},
{
"docid": "1004485",
"text": "nations, like South Korea, China, and Japan, were not included in the negotiations. Soon after the agreement was signed, U.S. Congress control changed to the Republican Party, who did not support the agreement. Some Republican Senators were strongly against the agreement, regarding it as appeasement. In accordance with the terms of the Agreed Framework, North Korea decided to freeze its nuclear program and cooperate with United States and IAEA verification efforts, and in January 1995 the U.S. eased economic sanctions against North Korea. Initially U.S. Department of Defense emergency funds not under Congress control were used to fund the transitional",
"title": "North Korea–United States relations"
},
{
"docid": "13464375",
"text": "released by the North Koreans\". The Pentagon did not confirm the report, saying they had no clear evidence that any Americans were being held against their will in North Korea but pledged to continue to investigate accounts of defectors and others who said they had seen American prisoners there. The North Korean government has said it is not holding any Americans. North Korea did not recognize the POW status of its South Korean captives, and viewed them as \"liberated fighters.\" Because of this fundamental difference in perspective, captured South Korean soldiers were treated very differently from other UN captives. Articles",
"title": "Korean War POWs detained in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "17875238",
"text": "Doctor Stranger Doctor Stranger () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) for 20 episodes. As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong-suk) and his father Park Cheol (Kim Sang-joong) were tricked and sent to North Korea. After being sent to North Korea, Park Hoon and his father were denied access to go back to South Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who",
"title": "Doctor Stranger"
},
{
"docid": "2990541",
"text": "go to North Korea in the spring to search for an estimated 5,000 MIAs in the Unsan & the Chosin Reservoir areas. In February 2012 talks were going ahead between the US and North Korea to resume discussions to recover US MIAs after seven years.<br> On March 8, 2012 the US announced it would search for MIAs in North Korea, however on March 21, 2012, US President Obama's administration suspended talks with North Korea over the recovery of US servicemen killed and missing in North Korea.<br>In 2013 Korea Cold War Families Inc started an online petition to Obama to resolve",
"title": "Missing in action"
},
{
"docid": "19288069",
"text": "website has for years strongly warned Americans not to travel to North Korea. A funeral for Warmbier was held on June 22 at Wyoming High School, with more than 2,500 mourners attending. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Glendale, Ohio, and students tied ribbons on every tree and pole along the three-mile route taken by the funeral procession from the high school to the cemetery. In July 2017, the U.S. government announced that it would ban American tourists from visiting North Korea as of September 1, 2017, with Warmbier's detention given as one of the reasons. In his",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "18761121",
"text": "stable supply of electricity for the day to allow people to watch television, while theaters show special movies. The food situation varies. According to North Korean defector Kim Hyun-hwa: \"The Sun Festival is one of the few occasions during which everyone can eat to their heart's content. Even those who go hungry on a regular basis usually manage to obtain three meals on this day. This is because North Korea marks it as the biggest holiday for the Korean people.\" However, in 2015 the state reportedly failed to distribute rations and did not deliver middle-school uniforms that schoolchildren were expecting",
"title": "Day of the Sun"
},
{
"docid": "8228962",
"text": "to defend the South, and advanced into North Korea. As they neared the border with China, Chinese forces intervened on behalf of North Korea, shifting the balance of the war again. Fighting ended on July 27, 1953, with an armistice that approximately restored the original boundaries between North and South Korea. Syngman Rhee refused to sign the armistice, but reluctantly agreed to abide by it. The armistice inaugurated an official ceasefire but did not lead to a peace treaty. It established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a buffer zone between the two sides, that intersected the 38th parallel but did",
"title": "North Korea–South Korea relations"
},
{
"docid": "7954143",
"text": "cause for arrest in the United States or other countries. The U.S. Department of State also states that it has received reports of North Korean authorities detaining U.S. citizens without charges and not allowing them to depart the country. North Korea has detained U.S. citizens who were part of organized tours. On February 1, 2017, the United States released a travel warning to United States citizens, warning would-be travelers of previous encounters and dangers in North Korea. Tourists must go on guided tours. , the northern border to China has been opened and Chinese citizens are free to drive their",
"title": "Tourism in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "15755908",
"text": "the teams' final qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup. With Japan allowing a tying goal against Iraq late in its match, South Korea advanced to the 1994 World Cup on goal difference ahead of Japan. Following their final match of the last round of the AFC qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, North Korea withdrew from international football for five years, and did not again attempt to qualify for the World Cup before the 2006 edition. During the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which South Korea co-hosted with Japan, and in which North Korea did not take part, the",
"title": "North Korea–South Korea football rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "15071010",
"text": "of diplomatic or service passports issued to nationals of the following countries can visit North Korea without a visa: Nationals of South Korea seeking to visit North Korea must submit the North/South Korea visitation verification certificate and the Departure card to the Immigration Officer at the immigration port and go through immigration inspection. Visa policy of North Korea Visitors to North Korea must obtain a visa from one of the North Korean diplomatic missions. As of April 2017 holders of normal passports of all countries require a visa to visit North Korea. All visitors traveling for tourism require an authorization",
"title": "Visa policy of North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "20617404",
"text": "Today, described him as a \"wise politician\". The editorial suggested that Trump might make the slogan \"Yankee go home\" a reality. In 2017, Moon Jae-in was elected President of South Korea with a promise to return to the Sunshine Policy of friendly relations with the North. North Korea successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), named Hwasong-14, in July 2017. In response to heightened North Korean rhetoric, Trump warned that any North Korean attack \"will be met with fire, fury and frankly power, the likes of which the world has never seen before\". In response, North Korea announced that",
"title": "2018 North Korea–United States summit"
},
{
"docid": "16800792",
"text": "the 2nd Games. The Chinese Taipei squad won 11 of 15 medals, including four gold. South Korea and China had won 14 of the 18 medals in the six events contested at the 1st Games in Beijing; North Korea 1 medal. They did not compete in the 2nd Games. Nor did the only Chinese Taipei medalist in Beijing, the silver medal Pair. Go events were held over eleven days, 13 to 23 August (last 11 days of the 14-day Open Teams bridge tournament). The Individual tournaments for Men and Women were contested 13–16 August, the Teams competition 17–19 August, the",
"title": "2012 World Mind Sports Games"
},
{
"docid": "5618060",
"text": "sport powers, Soviet Union and East Germany, as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games. North Korea, still officially at war with South Korea, and its allies, Albania, Cuba, Madagascar and Seychelles boycotted the games. For differing reasons, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and Albania (who declared an Olympic-record fourth consecutive boycott) did not participate in the Games. However, the much larger boycotts seen in the previous three Summer Olympics were avoided, resulting in the largest ever number of participating nations to that date. North Korea and South Korea marched together in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, and were likely to",
"title": "Sport in South Korea"
},
{
"docid": "290923",
"text": "the Day of the Foundation of the Republic on 9 September. According to the Constitution of North Korea, the country is a democratic republic and the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) and Provincial People's Assemblies (PPA) are elected by direct universal suffrage and secret ballot. Suffrage is guaranteed to all citizens aged 17 and over. In reality, elections in North Korea are for show and feature single-candidate races only. Those who want to vote against the sole candidate on the ballot must go to a special booth - in the presence of an electoral official - to cross out the candidate's",
"title": "Politics of North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "8228994",
"text": "South Korea said the budget allocated for cooperation and exchange projects with North Korea has exceeded one trillion won (about 900 mil dollars) for the first time in three years. Of the total budget for inter-Korean cooperation, some 500 billion has been earmarked to implement cross-border summit agreements, including the rail connection project, and to lay the groundwork for South-North economic cooperation. Over 572 billion won is set aside for efforts to resolve humanitarian issues. In particular, over 39 billion won will go towards exchanges involving separated families, up from this year's 12 billion. North Korea–South Korea relations The political,",
"title": "North Korea–South Korea relations"
},
{
"docid": "290932",
"text": "for years. North Korea politics is gradually becoming more open and negotiable with foreign countries. The fact that the leader of North Korea is willing to talk with other leaders shows a huge step towards peace and negotiation. According to Seong-Cheong-Chang of Sejong Institute, speaking on 25 June 2012, there is some possibility that the new leader Kim Jong-un, who has greater visible interest in the welfare of his people and engages in greater interaction with them than his father did, will consider economic reforms and normalization of international relations. In June 2011, it was reported that the government had",
"title": "Politics of North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "15174639",
"text": "severe punishment. Repatriated victims who are suspected of having become pregnant with a child of possible Chinese paternity may be subject to forced abortions and infanticide; reports indicate that prison authorities may brutally kill babies born to repatriated victims while in prison. The government did not ensure that trafficking victims are not penalized for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked. Internal conditions in North Korea prompt many North Koreans to flee the country making them particularly vulnerable to human traffickers. North Korea continues to ban the existence of indigenous NGOs, and there are no international NGOs",
"title": "Human trafficking in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "12085843",
"text": "Zoological Museum of the Russian Academy of Science (including the Romanoff insects) other than that sold elsewhere by the dealership. Alfred Otto Herz Alfred Otto Herz (14 October 1856 Hoyerswerda, Silesia – 12 July 1905) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. He was employed as a collector and preparator by the Otto Staudinger - Andreas Bang-Haas insect dealership in Dresden. Otto Herz went on entomological expeditions to Transcaucasia, Buchara, Persia, Kamchatka, \"Jakutien\" (on a mammoth-collecting expedition), China, Korea, Japan, Hainan, and Siam partly funded by Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanoff who also purchased material directly from Herz or",
"title": "Alfred Otto Herz"
},
{
"docid": "12085842",
"text": "Alfred Otto Herz Alfred Otto Herz (14 October 1856 Hoyerswerda, Silesia – 12 July 1905) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. He was employed as a collector and preparator by the Otto Staudinger - Andreas Bang-Haas insect dealership in Dresden. Otto Herz went on entomological expeditions to Transcaucasia, Buchara, Persia, Kamchatka, \"Jakutien\" (on a mammoth-collecting expedition), China, Korea, Japan, Hainan, and Siam partly funded by Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanoff who also purchased material directly from Herz or through Staundinger. Many of the Lepidoptera collected by Herz were described by Sergei Alphéraky. His collected insects are in the",
"title": "Alfred Otto Herz"
},
{
"docid": "7231143",
"text": "to Stefan who makes his way to the fortress to relieve Aurelion and the other defenders. After the battle Stefan and Aurelion speak with Prince Khalanos who wants Stefan to go north with him to counter the advance of Chaos while Stefan's orders are to head east to deal with a gathering. In the end they go their separate ways and Stefan, after helping Brother Gunther (a warrior priest of Sigmar defending a shrine from the Skaven), learns that Count Otto Gruber (whose army could not be found) was guilty of worshiping Nurgle, the Chaos god of the rot. Stefan",
"title": "Warhammer: Mark of Chaos"
},
{
"docid": "12439465",
"text": "to be lifted by the United States due to North Korea's noncompliance to the six-party talk agreements. Since 1988 until 2008, and again from November 2017, North Korea has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism for supporting Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel, their role in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, supporting Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian Civil War, close relationships with Iran, and the suspicious death of Otto Warmbier. The Los Angeles riots of 1992 were partially based on Anti-Korean sentiment among African-Americans. Ice Cube's song \"Black Korea\" which would later be accused of inciting racism was written",
"title": "Anti-Korean sentiment"
},
{
"docid": "9887161",
"text": "have never been heard from. However, in spite of the harsh political situation, migration to North Korea did not stop completely until 1984. , North Korea had refused to provide Japan with a list of surviving Japanese in the country, and had only permitted a few small groups of 10-15 to travel to Japan. They further objected to the Japanese practice of referring to such trips as \"visits home\", instead preferring to call them \"temporary visitors\" or even \"government delegations\". The nine members of the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction (the predecessor of the Japanese Red Army) who hijacked Japan",
"title": "Japanese people in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "14648583",
"text": "for visa-free foreign visitors. If traveling by air to Jeju Island via Seoul, Busan, Cheongju, Muan and Yangyang, citizens of who are traveling as part of a tourist group with an authorized travel agent may stay in mainland South Korea for up to 5 days. They may remain in Jeju for 15 days. Nationals of seeking to visit South Korea must submit the North/South Korea visitation verification certificate and the Departure card to the Immigration Officer at the immigration port and go through immigration inspection. Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of the following countries may enter without a",
"title": "Visa policy of South Korea"
},
{
"docid": "5566088",
"text": "the Manchus had no reason to attack Korea and decided to go back to prepare for war against China, and peace soon settled. Later, Qing and Joseon were declared brother nations and the Manchus withdrew from Korea. The war is called first Manchu invasion of Korea. However, most Westerners kept their hard-line policy despite the war. Nurhaci, who had generally good opinion toward Korea, did not invade Korea again; however, when Nurhaci died and Hong Taiji succeeded him as ruler of the Manchus, the Manchus again began to seek for chance for another war. King Injo provided refuge to Ming",
"title": "Injo of Joseon"
},
{
"docid": "19881730",
"text": "prices have fallen dramatically due to increased supply, with one Chinese smuggler telling he regularly hands out porn for free for customers who buy pirated K-dramas. South Korean pornographic films are smuggled into the country. Propaganda balloons sent from South Korea to the North have featured sexually explicit material to appeal to North Korean soldiers, too. Henry A. Crumpton, a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Operations, explains that he has \"never met a North Korean diplomat who did not want porn, either for personal use or resale.\" According to the Criminal Law of the Democratic People's Republic",
"title": "Pornography in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "16346941",
"text": "voters are presented with a ballot while moving through a voting booth, on which there is a single box to tick a candidate's name. Voters must stop to cross out the candidate, making the process a monitored event. Voting is compulsory in North Korea. Some North Koreans in China who defected to South Korea after the famine in their home country in the mid-1990s have said they did so because they feared punishment back home for failing to show up for parliamentary elections. The main parties taking part were the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean Social Democratic Party, the",
"title": "2014 North Korean parliamentary election"
},
{
"docid": "16340333",
"text": "delegations from 30 countries attending and 110 exhibition stands from 25 countries. In his speech, President Musharraf said the seminar would go a long way in shortening the technological gap between developed and developing countries especially with regards to defence production and preparedness, he welcomed the international delegates: “Their presence positively reflect[ing] the standing that Pakistan holds in the world as well as the excellent relations that it enjoys with a host of nations.” However the event did not go without criticism, with Campaign Against Arms Trade noting that delegations from North Korea, Burma and Sudan were all present. Despite",
"title": "International Defence Exhibition and Seminar"
},
{
"docid": "7083502",
"text": "Cho Nam-chul Cho Namchul (November 30, 1923 - July 2, 2006, alternately Cho Namcheol) was a professional Go player (Baduk in Korean). He died of natural causes in Seoul at the age of 83. Cho was born in a farming village in Buan, North Jeolla Province. In 1934, Japanese professional Kitani Minoru visited Korea and played with ten-year-old Cho, who deeply impressed the great master. He went to Japan in 1937 to study go as Kitani's first \"insei\", or live-in student. In 1943, he returned to Korea and played a key role in the founding of the Hanguk Kiwon. It",
"title": "Cho Nam-chul"
},
{
"docid": "291016",
"text": "North Korea's economy contracted by 50% and many (possibly up to 3.5 million) people died of starvation. In December 1991, North Korea established a \"zone of free economy and trade\" to include the northeastern port cities of Unggi (Sŏnbong), Ch'ŏngjin, and Najin. The establishment of this zone also had ramifications on the questions of how far North Korea would go in opening its economy to the West and to South Korea, the future of the development scheme for the Tumen River area, and, more important, how much North Korea would reform its economic system. North Korea announced in December 1993",
"title": "Economy of North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "14680933",
"text": "two years prior to his arrest, Gomes taught English at Chungui Middle School in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea for the GEPIK teaching program. As a devout Christian, who regularly attended the Every Nation Church in Seoul, it is thought that he crossed into North Korea to act as a missionary and offer humanitarian aid. Another worshiper at the same church, Korean-American Robert Park, had illegally walked into North Korea one month before Gomes did, but was released after being detained there for six weeks. Gomes wrote in his autobiography that he had initially planned to enter North Korea directly from",
"title": "Aijalon Gomes"
},
{
"docid": "13456731",
"text": "warned them, \"Among other things, Chun claimed that he had warned us not to go to the river. In fact, he was well aware of our plans because he had been communicating with us throughout our time in China, and he never suggested we shouldn't go.\" After their return to the United States, Ling and Lee claimed, in a written statement posted on Current TV's web site, that they had spent only a brief time in North Korean territory before crossing the river back into China, but were pursued by North Korean soldiers who dragged them once again onto North",
"title": "2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "7954149",
"text": "South Korean and foreign tourists in December 2007; North Korea charged US $180 for a one-day trip. The city received several hundred tourists each week, mostly South Koreans. The tours to Kaesong were suspended in December 2008 due to a political conflict between North and South Korean relating to propaganda balloons. The balloons, filled with information critical of Kim Jong-il and the North Korean regime, were sent into North Korea from just south of the border in South Korea. When South Korea did not respond to North Korean demands to stop the propaganda balloons, North Korea suspended the Kaesong tours.",
"title": "Tourism in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "11992593",
"text": "prize: a trip to Kumgang Mountain, North Korea. North Korean Guys North Korean Guys (), also released as Lost in the South Mission: Going Home, is a 2003 South Korean comedy film directed by Ahn Jin-woo. The film depicts a pair of North Korean sailors who find themselves in South Korea and their subsequent attempts to return home. Hard-nosed North Korean Navy officer Baek-doo Choi (Jung Joon-ho) and his light-hearted sergeant Dong-hae Lim (Gong Hyung-jin), go on a fishing trip in the Sea of Japan. The pair fall asleep in their boat and are violently awoken by a squall. Clinging",
"title": "North Korean Guys"
},
{
"docid": "9887231",
"text": "hostage, where they surrendered to North Korean authorities, who offered the whole group asylum. The hijackers' motive was to defect to North Korea. Using North Korea as a base, they thought they could promote rebellion in South Korea and elsewhere across East Asia. The alleged mastermind of the hijacking, who did not take part in the actual operation, was Takaya Shiomi. Shiomi was arrested, convicted, and served almost 20 years in prison in Japan. After his release in 1989, suffering from poor health, Shiomi obtained a lowly paid job as an attendant at a multi-level parking facility in Kiyose, Tokyo,",
"title": "Japan Airlines Flight 351"
},
{
"docid": "19288061",
"text": "discovering it was too large to carry away. A hotel staff member told the court: \"When I got off work, there was nothing amiss. But when I returned, I thought someone had deliberately taken the slogan down, so I mobilized security to prevent damage to it and reported it to the authorities.\" Fred and Cindy Warmbier met with numerous Obama administration officials, including then Secretary of State John Kerry, and with the Swedish ambassador, who served as an interlocutor between the U.S. and North Korea. In May 2017, Fred Warmbier said that the Obama administration had encouraged them to keep",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "13428543",
"text": "to which Kim replied \"That's a great idea. Go for it!\" On travelling to Japan, Fujimoto did not return to North Korea, and started living in hiding, after allegedly being targeted by North Korean agents. He appeared on Japanese television with his face obscured as a \"Kim Jong-il expert\". After publishing his memoir, \"I was Kim Jong-il's Cook\", he wore a bullet-resistant vest. In June 2012, Fujimoto received an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and on July 21, 2012, flew to Pyongyang via Beijing. During his visit, he reportedly visited Kim Jong-un and his wife, and mentioned that",
"title": "Kenji Fujimoto"
},
{
"docid": "19708412",
"text": "country. The experts claimed that 18 military technicians were involved in refurbishing and maintaining, Tanzania Air Force F-7 jets and other military aircraft. Obama had highlighted this point during his visit to Tanzania, however, Tanzanian foreign minister did not deny the allegations. Tanzanian foreign minister denied in any arms deals with North Korea but said that using North Korean technicians was not in violation of the UN sanctions. Trade between Tanzania and North Korea is not substantial. Tanzania only exports small amounts of coffee to North Korea and North Korea exports small amounts of medical instruments or pharmaceuticals. North Korea",
"title": "North Korea–Tanzania relations"
},
{
"docid": "10799161",
"text": "Telephone numbers in North Korea Telephone numbers in North Korea are regulated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. This is the official list as registered with ITU-T in 2011. Little is known about phone numbers in the rest of the country, as phone numbers outside Pyongyang and Rason are not able to be dialled from overseas and are hence not advertised in any overseas publications. Overseas callers to North Korea will usually need to go through the international operator service on +850 2 18111. A select few numbers (mostly fax numbers) are able to be dialled directly, without operator",
"title": "Telephone numbers in North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "8673446",
"text": "reporters stationed there; Downs' cables were among the scrutinized. Murrow considered resigning, and while he did not go public with the issue, others did. In a cable to New York, Downs described the difficulty for correspondents to evaluate the early stages of the war during the North Korean offensive, saying: \"If war correspondents in Korea have exaggerated American losses, it was [because] GHQ found neither the time nor the opportunity to reply to requests to expand the picture.\" While the reporting mostly involved radio, there were also televised broadcasts that tested the medium's effectiveness in war coverage. Downs contributed to",
"title": "Bill Downs"
},
{
"docid": "10594772",
"text": "Korea) and China. Jimmy Carter, together with Martti Ahtisaari, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mary Robinson, aimed to alleviate tensions on the Peninsula, particularly by encouraging dialogue and addressing security and humanitarian concerns such as reported food shortages in North Korea. In all three countries they met senior government officials, diplomats, UN representatives, humanitarian agencies, researchers, think tanks and North Korean refugees who fled to South Korea. Throughout the visit they made it clear that they were acting independently and did not intend \"to replace or intervene in any official process\". In a report released following the Elders' visit, Jimmy Carter",
"title": "The Elders (organization)"
},
{
"docid": "19288071",
"text": "interview, the Ohio coroner who had examined Warmbier denied that there were signs of torture, and said: \"They're grieving parents. I can't really make comments on their perceptions.\" The coroner said that Warmbier had died due to brain damage following an interruption of blood flow. She said that his skin condition was excellent and his muscle volume was reasonably good given the circumstances. In April 2018, Otto's parents sued the North Korean government in the United States federal district court in Washington, D.C., accusing North Korea of torture and murder. Although private citizens are not usually able to sue foreign",
"title": "Otto Warmbier"
},
{
"docid": "1004508",
"text": "and Japan. North Korea conducted a sixth nuclear test, the first of a thermonuclear weapon, on September 3, 2017. On November 20, 2017, Trump officially announced re-listing North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. In December 2017, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said during an interview with Martha Raddatz on ABC's This Week that the United States did not solve diplomatically, and warned that North Korea was closer to a Nuclear War with United States. He said in a statement, \"We're actually closer, in my view, to a nuclear war with North Korea and",
"title": "North Korea–United States relations"
},
{
"docid": "5209695",
"text": "from Washington, D.C., to Monroe, Passman was quickly acquitted. Explained William G. Hundley, a former organized crime investigator for the U.S. Senate who attended the Passman trial: I went there for the trial, and I'd go into restaurants with Park, and people would get up and leave. ... I thought the prosecution presented a pretty good case. But when the defense attorney, Camille Gravel, got up to cross-examine Tongsun Park, he carried a big map of Korea. He didn't even tough the merits of the case. He identified South Korea and noted that it's right under North Korea and next",
"title": "Tongsun Park"
},
{
"docid": "3284792",
"text": "between the two countries. Titled \"A New Time, A New Beginning\", his proposal makes recommendations for cooperative efforts in eleven different areas ranging from defense and national security to space exploration and scientific research. In June 2003, Weldon lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to North Korea. The delegation didn't go as official representatives of the White House, which had repeatedly refused North Korea's demands that the two countries meet one-on-one. The White House did know the trip was planned and did supply a military helicopter. Weldon said that the meetings went extremely well. Weldon said he drew up an outline",
"title": "Curt Weldon"
},
{
"docid": "8307057",
"text": "infiltrate North Korea and kill Kim Il-sung. Yang stated that most of the unit's members were petty criminals, stating that \"They were the kind who would get into street fights a lot.\" Yang also gives his version of why the uprising occurred: \"They revolted because they felt that they were never going to get the chance to go to North Korea and that they would never be allowed to leave the island. They were in despair.\" The South Korean government concealed all information regarding Unit 684 until the 1990s. The unit came to public attention with the release of the",
"title": "209th Detachment, 2325th Group"
},
{
"docid": "2263473",
"text": "President Trump and Marshal Kim Jong Un.\" Rodman went on to say in the video that he wanted to bring peace and \"open doors between both countries.\" Otto Warmbier, an American student held captive in North Korea for 17 months, was released to U.S. officials the same day as Rodman's visit to North Korea. Despite the timeline of the two events, the U.S. State Department, The White House, and Rodman all flatly denied any diplomatic connection or coordination between Rodman's visit and the U.S. government. The U.S. State Department said the release of Warmbier was negotiated and secured by high",
"title": "Dennis Rodman"
},
{
"docid": "9525975",
"text": "is known for her work studying the duration of breastfeeding in humans as it relates to other mammals, principally the nonhuman primates. According to her research, the natural age of weaning is 2½ to 7 years old as determined by weight gain, length of gestation, dental eruption, and other factors. Kathy Dettwyler is married to Steven Dettwyler, Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, and the mother of three children. In 1999, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Dettwyler's comments on Otto Warmbier attracted media attention in 2017. Warmbier was an American college student visiting North Korea, who was arrested and sentenced for",
"title": "Katherine Ann Dettwyler"
},
{
"docid": "9525977",
"text": "that \"these are the same kids who cry about their grades because they didn’t think they’d really have to read and study the material to get a good grade\", and that Warmbier's parents \"ultimately are to blame for his growing up thinking he could get away with whatever he wanted. Maybe in the US, where young, white, rich, clueless white males routinely get away with raping women. Not so much in North Korea.\" In a since-deleted post to her Facebook page she asked \"is it wrong of me to think that Otto Warmbier got exactly what he deserved?\" Dettwyler had",
"title": "Katherine Ann Dettwyler"
},
{
"docid": "19466993",
"text": "released an English-language cover version of the song. The band intended to play their version for a live audience in North Korea as part of their Liberation Day tour there, but North Korean officials censored them for having altered the song. Ivo Saliger of the group told \"Rolling Stone\": The row was apparently over the tempo of the song. Norwegian director Morten Traavik, who arranged the tour, said: We Will Go to Mount Paektu \"We Will Go to Mount Paektu\" is a 2015 North Korean light music song in praise of the country's leader, Kim Jong-un. The song is important",
"title": "We Will Go to Mount Paektu"
},
{
"docid": "2441986",
"text": "had been imprisoned during a visit to North Korea, Schiff said: \"The barbaric treatment of Otto Warmbier by the North Korean regime amounts to the murder of a U.S. citizen.\" In April 2018, asked whether he thought Trump deserved at least partial credit for North Korea’s involvement in talks with the US, Schiff responded: “I think it’s more than fair to say that the combination of the president’s unpredictability and indeed, his bellicosity had something to do with the North Koreans deciding to come to the negotiating table. After news media reports that the CIA had concluded Saudi Crown Prince",
"title": "Adam Schiff"
},
{
"docid": "13456709",
"text": "Lee and Chinese American Laura Ling were journalists for Current TV, based in San Francisco, California. Lee was the news editor of the channel and Ling was one of the agency's reporters. Laura Ling is the younger sister of Lisa Ling, a special correspondent for \"The Oprah Winfrey Show\" and CNN, who did a documentary in 2005 for \"National Geographic Explorer\" about North Korea which involved entry into North Korea without disclosing she was a journalist. The two reporters were accompanied by two men, an American cameraman (Mitch Koss ) and a guide who was an ethnic Korean citizen of",
"title": "2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea"
},
{
"docid": "10113908",
"text": "between the Communist bloc and Iran, as well as selling domestically produced weapons to Iran, and North Korea continues selling missile to Iran. North Korea and Iran are the remaining two members of George W. Bush's \"Axis of evil\", which has led to many of the concerns regarding Iran–North Korea relations. The Iranian–North Korean partnership did undergo occasional tension, however. Despite the two countries' shared antagonism to U.S. foreign policies, the specific national interests of the DPRK and the Islamic Republic of Iran were often considerably different from each other. For instance, North Korea, though it provided Iran with military",
"title": "Iran–North Korea relations"
},
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"docid": "440667",
"text": "any reason to believe they are involved in illegal activity.\" However, the ALA's stance did not go without criticism. One prominent critic of the ALA's stance was the Manhattan Institute's Heather Mac Donald, who argued in an article for the \"New York City Journal\" that \"[t]he furor over section 215 is a case study in Patriot Act fear-mongering.\" The title also covers a number of other miscellaneous provisions, including the expansion of the number of FISC judges from seven to eleven (three of which must reside within of the District of Columbia), trade Sanctions against North Korea and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan",
"title": "Patriot Act"
},
{
"docid": "4225409",
"text": "testing by North Korea, some politicians and former military officials in Japan are calling for a reversal of this policy. In 1934, Tohoku University professor Hikosaka Tadayoshi's \"atomic physics theory\" was released. Hikosaka pointed out the huge energy contained by nuclei and the possibility that both nuclear power generation and weapons could be created. In December 1938, the German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann sent a manuscript to \"Naturwissenschaften\" reporting that they had detected the element barium after bombarding uranium with neutrons; simultaneously, they communicated these results to Lise Meitner. Meitner, and her nephew Otto Robert Frisch, correctly interpreted",
"title": "Japanese nuclear weapon program"
},
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"docid": "10297615",
"text": "agreed to write off 90% of North Korea's $11 billion historic debt to Russia as a sign of closer engagement with North Korea's new leader. The $1 billion North Korea has to repay will be used to finance Russian investment in humanitarian and energy projects in North Korea. This agreement removed legal blocks hindering the financing of trade between the two countries. On February 2014, during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, a delegation headed by Kim Yong-nam travelled to represent North Korea, even though the latter did not participate in these Olympics. Kim had a meeting with",
"title": "North Korea–Russia relations"
},
{
"docid": "17839741",
"text": "of a game produced by the country, it was \"also not very good.\" Fruzsina Eördögh of \"Slate\" stated that it \"hasn’t made me want to visit North Korea any time soon.\" Chris Welch of \"The Verge\" could not think of anything more positive to say about the game than that it was the first known one developed in North Korea. Fox News thought the game was \"fascinatingly awful\". The game gained popularity on the Internet, as people who did not want to visit North Korea got to learn about the layout of Pyongyang. Sympathizers of former leader Kim Jong-il and",
"title": "Pyongyang Racer"
},
{
"docid": "10780341",
"text": "Mongolia–North Korea relations Mongolia–North Korea relations (, ) are the historic and current bilateral relations between Mongolia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The two countries established diplomatic relations on October 15, 1948. Mongolia was the second country to recognize North Korea after the Soviet Union. Mongolia provided assistance to North Korea during the Korean War, although it did not directly participate, and it also contributed to the post-war reconstruction of the DPRK. On the basis of an aid agreement signed at the end of 1953, the Mongolian government sent 10,000 horses to North Korea. After the",
"title": "Mongolia–North Korea relations"
},
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"docid": "16904499",
"text": "everything Otto created/saved to build his new legacy: his childhood home, the research center where he created his arms, the \"BoneYard\" where all his paraphernalia is held, the soda factory where he did his first heroic act, and the HEART Clinic. To make things worse, J. Jonah Jameson releases an army of Spider-Slayers built by Alchemax, but they are hacked by Green Goblin. Spider-Man 2099 comes to help, but Otto abandons him to save Anna Maria. After hesitating about whether to save a young girl, Amy Chen (whom Otto had helped via brain surgery), or go after Goblin, Otto realizes",
"title": "The Superior Spider-Man"
}
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| who developed the analytical engine which had features of present day computers |
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"docid": "5292",
"text": "Analytical Engine The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837 as the successor to Babbage's difference engine, a design for a mechanical computer. The Analytical Engine incorporated an arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated memory, making it the first design for a general-purpose computer that could be described in modern terms as Turing-complete. In other words, the logical structure of the Analytical Engine was essentially the same as that which has dominated computer design in",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
},
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"docid": "5293",
"text": "the electronic era.. The Analytical Engine is one of the most successful achievements of Charles Babbage. Babbage was never able to complete construction of any of his machines due to conflicts with his chief engineer and inadequate funding. It was not until the late 1940s that the first general-purpose computers were actually built, more than a century after Babbage had proposed the pioneering Analytical Engine in 1837. Babbage's first attempt at a mechanical computing device, the Difference Engine, was a special-purpose machine designed to tabulate logarithms and trigonometric functions by evaluating finite differences to create approximating polynomials. Construction of this",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
},
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"docid": "1485590",
"text": "a company to design and build his calculator in early 1937. After two rejections, he was shown a demonstration set that Charles Babbage’s son had given to Harvard University 70 years earlier. This led him to study Babbage and to add references of the Analytical Engine to his proposal; the resulting machine \"brought Babbage’s principles of the Analytical Engine almost to full realization, while adding important new features.\" The ASCC was developed and built by IBM at their Endicott plant and shipped to Harvard in February 1944. It began computations for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships in May and",
"title": "Harvard Mark I"
},
{
"docid": "375091",
"text": "culture and philosophy. Steampunk most recognizably features anachronistic technologies or retrofuturistic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or of the modern authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld, Stephen Hunt, and China Miéville. Other examples of steampunk contain alternative-history-style presentations of such technology as steam cannons, lighter-than-air airships, analogue computers, or such digital mechanical computers as Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Steampunk may also",
"title": "Steampunk"
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"docid": "69151",
"text": "Pygmalion, who carved a statue that was magically brought to life, and in medieval Jewish stories of the Golem, a magically animated homunculus built of clay. However, the possibility of actually constructing a conscious machine was probably first discussed by Ada Lovelace, in a set of notes written in 1842 about the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage, a precursor (never built) to modern electronic computers. Lovelace was essentially dismissive of the idea that a machine such as the Analytical Engine could think in a humanlike way. She wrote: One of the most influential contributions to this question was an",
"title": "Consciousness"
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"docid": "3760653",
"text": "Automatic Computing Engine The Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) was a British early electronic stored-program computer designed by Alan Turing. The project was managed by John R. Womersley, superintendent of the Mathematics Division of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The use of the word \"Engine\" was in homage to Charles Babbage and his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine. Turing's technical design \"Proposed Electronic Calculator\" was the product of his theoretical work in 1936 \"On Computable Numbers\" and his wartime experience at Bletchley Park where the Colossus computers had been successful in breaking German military codes. In his 1936 paper, Turing described",
"title": "Automatic Computing Engine"
},
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"docid": "619711",
"text": "with a programmable computer. Servomotors that accurately position a shaft in response to an electrical command are the actuators that make robotic systems possible. Charles Babbage designed machines to tabulate logarithms and other functions in 1837. His Difference engine can be considered an advanced mechanical calculator and his Analytical Engine a forerunner of the modern computer, though none were built in Babbage's lifetime. The Arithmometer and the Comptometer are mechanical computers that are precursors to modern digital computers. Models used to study modern computers are termed State machine and Turing machine. The biological molecule myosin reacts to ATP and ADP",
"title": "Machine"
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"docid": "17561980",
"text": "History of software Software is programmed instructions stored in the memory of stored-program digital computers for execution by the processor. Software is a recent development in human history, and fundamental to the Information Age. Ada Lovelace's work for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 19th century is often considered the founding of the discipline, though both mathematicians' efforts remained theoretical only, as the technology of Babbage's day proved insufficient to build his computer. Alan Turing is credited with being the first person to come up with a theory for software in 1935, which led to the two academic fields of",
"title": "History of software"
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"docid": "11994599",
"text": "Nottingham, Newstead Abbey.\" Augusta Leigh's child, Elizabeth Medora Leigh, born 1814, was very likely fathered by Byron, who was Augusta's half-brother. Byron had a child, The Hon. Augusta Ada Byron (\"Ada\", later Countess of Lovelace), in 1815, by his wife Annabella Byron, Lady Byron (\"née\" Anne Isabella Milbanke, or \"Annabella\"), later Lady Wentworth. Ada Lovelace, notable in her own right, collaborated with Charles Babbage on the analytical engine, a predecessor to modern computers. She is recognised as the world's first computer programmer. He also had an illegitimate child in 1817, Clara Allegra Byron, with Claire Clairmont, stepsister of Mary Shelley",
"title": "Lord Byron"
},
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"docid": "2371454",
"text": "inventors and scientists in making calculating tools. The apex of this early era of formal computing can be seen in the difference engine and its successor the analytical engine (which was never completely constructed but was designed in detail), both by Charles Babbage. The analytical engine combined concepts from his work and that of others to create a device that if constructed as designed would have possessed many properties of a modern electronic computer. These properties include such features as an internal \"scratch memory\" equivalent to RAM, multiple forms of output including a bell, a graph-plotter, and simple printer, and",
"title": "History of computing"
},
{
"docid": "2533180",
"text": "also saw the designs of Charles Babbage calculating machines, first with his difference engine, started in 1822, which was the first automatic calculator since it continuously used the results of the previous operation for the next one, and second with his analytical engine, which was the first programmable calculator, using Jacquard's cards to read program and data, that he started in 1834, and which gave the blueprint of the mainframe computers built in the middle of the 20th century. The cash register, invented by the American saloonkeeper James Ritty in 1879, addressed the old problems of disorganization and dishonesty in",
"title": "Mechanical calculator"
},
{
"docid": "17009431",
"text": "Essinger's writing begun in finance, management and IT, but more recently focuses on historical books. His book, \"Jacquard's Web\", develops from his involvement writing a computer history book about Charles Babbage, \"The Cogwheel Brain\", with Dr. Doron Swade . His own research starts earlier and covers the role of Jacquard's Loom cards (the idea which Babbage used for his first 'computers', the \"Difference Engine\" and the \"Analytical Engine\"), which were the precursors of the first programming languages, a significance recognised by Babbage's friend, Ada Lovelace. \"Jacquard's Web\" (2004) was named one of \"The Economist's\" Best Science and Technology Books of",
"title": "James Essinger"
},
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"docid": "5601631",
"text": "the first modern computer, the Analytical Engine created by Charles Babbage. As a result she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. Lovelace was introduced to Babbage's difference engine when she was 17. In 1840, she wrote to Babbage and asked if she could become involved with his first machine. By this time, Babbage had moved on to his idea for the Analytical Engine. A paper describing the Analytical Engine, \"Notions sur la machine analytique\", published by L.F. Menabrea, came to the attention of Lovelace, who not only translated it into English, but corrected mistakes made by Menabrea. Babbage",
"title": "Women in computing"
},
{
"docid": "6560761",
"text": "on a design described by Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria. Then in 1672 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invented the Stepped Reckoner which he completed in 1694. In 1837 Charles Babbage first described his Analytical Engine which is accepted as the first design for a modern computer. The analytical engine had expandable memory, an arithmetic unit, and logic processing capabilities able to interpret a programming language with loops and conditional branching. Although never built, the design has been studied extensively and is understood to be Turing equivalent. The analytical engine would have had a memory capacity of less than 1 kilobyte of",
"title": "History of computer science"
},
{
"docid": "5292",
"text": "Analytical Engine The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837 as the successor to Babbage's difference engine, a design for a mechanical computer. The Analytical Engine incorporated an arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated memory, making it the first design for a general-purpose computer that could be described in modern terms as Turing-complete. In other words, the logical structure of the Analytical Engine was essentially the same as that which has dominated computer design in",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
},
{
"docid": "11109",
"text": "\"Analyst (& Metaphysician)\". When she was a teenager, her mathematical talents led her to a long working relationship and friendship with fellow British mathematician Charles Babbage, also known as \"the father of computers\", and in particular, Babbage's work on the Analytical Engine. Lovelace first met him in June 1833, through their mutual friend, and her private tutor, Mary Somerville. Between 1842 and 1843, Ada translated an article by Italian military engineer Luigi Menabrea on the engine, supplementing it with an elaborate set of notes, simply called \"Notes\". These notes contain what many consider to be the first computer program—that is,",
"title": "Ada Lovelace"
},
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"docid": "3579000",
"text": "code. FORTRAN became popular because it provided a means of porting existing code to new computers, in a hardware market that was rapidly evolving; the language eventually became known for its efficiency. During 1842–1843 Ada Lovelace translated the memoir of Italian mathematician Francis Maneclang about Charles Babbage's newest proposed machine, the analytical engine; she supplemented the memoir with notes that specified in detail a method for calculating Bernoulli numbers with the engine, recognized by some historians as the world's first computer program. The first computer codes were specialized for their applications: e.g., Alonzo Church was able to express the lambda",
"title": "History of programming languages"
},
{
"docid": "4127057",
"text": "Percy Ludgate Percy Edwin Ludgate (2 August 1883 – 16 October 1922) was an accountant in Dublin and designer of an analytical engine. Working alone, Ludgate designed an analytical engine while unaware of Charles Babbage's designs, although he later went on to write about Babbage's machine. Ludgate's engine used multiplication as its base mechanism unlike Babbage's which used addition, Ludgate's engine used rods similar to slide rules. Its precise mechanism is unknown as the only written accounts of the engine which survive do not detail its workings. Ludgate also helped advance calculators by expanding Charles Babbage's design for the first",
"title": "Percy Ludgate"
},
{
"docid": "1325070",
"text": "a punched card system to control operations of the cloth weaving loom in France. It was the first use of \"memory storage of patterns\" system. As chemistry journals emerged throughout the 1820s and 1830s, Charles Babbage developed his \"difference engine,\" the first step towards the modern computer, in 1822 and his \"analytical engine” by 1834. By 1843 Richard Hoe developed the rotary press, and in 1844 Samuel Morse sent the first public telegraph message. By 1848 William F. Poole begins the \"Index to Periodical Literature,\" the first general periodical literature index in the US. In 1854 George Boole published \"An",
"title": "Information science"
}
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"docid": "875814",
"text": "Information Age was enabled by technology developed in the Digital Revolution, which was itself enabled by building on the developments in the Technological Revolution. Before the advent of electronics, mechanical computers, like the Analytical Engine in 1837, were designed to provide routine mathematical calculation and simple decision-making capabilities. Military needs during World War II drove development of the first electronic computers, based on vacuum tubes, including the Z3, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer, Colossus computer, and ENIAC. The invention of the transistor in 1947 enabled the era of mainframe computers (1950s – 1970s), typified by the IBM 360. These large, room-sized computers",
"title": "Information Age"
},
{
"docid": "69917",
"text": "input the results of preceding computations. The machine was also intended to employ several features subsequently used in modern computers, including sequential control, branching and looping. It would have been the first mechanical device to be, in principle, Turing-complete. The Engine was not a single physical machine, but rather a succession of designs that Babbage tinkered with until his death in 1871. Ada Lovelace, who corresponded with Babbage during his development of the Analytical Engine, is credited with developing an algorithm that would enable the Engine to calculate a sequence of Bernoulli numbers. Despite documentary evidence in Lovelace's own handwriting,",
"title": "Charles Babbage"
},
{
"docid": "7872128",
"text": "for slow performance, even on top-end (at the time) computers. Finally, the engine has been criticized for the length of time required for the artificial intelligence to complete its turns, a lack of any multiplayer support and the uncooperativeness of its camera controls. Silent Storm engine The Silent Storm engine is a turn-based tactics game engine developed by Nival Interactive for their video game \"Silent Storm\". The engine was reused for \"\", \"Night Watch\", \"Hammer & Sickle\" and \"Day Watch\". A modified version of this engine was used for \"Heroes of Might and Magic V\". The engine features an advanced",
"title": "Silent Storm engine"
},
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"docid": "12561564",
"text": "fundamental of all the theoretical concepts thus far conceived by Pasinetti to interpret the basic economic features of the newly shaped world in which we live. The deep study developed by Pasinetti in \"Structural Change and Economic Growth\" on the dynamics of growth of industrial systems led to the development of an entirely new analytical tool: the concept of \"vertically integrated sectors\". In fact, in the 1965 paper, from which \"Structural Change\" was later developed, the notion of \"vertically integrated sector\" was already present, though more as a simplifying assumption than as a really important analytical concept. The publication of",
"title": "Luigi Pasinetti"
},
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"docid": "11110",
"text": "an algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine. Lovelace's notes are important in the early history of computers. She also developed a vision of the capability of computers to go beyond mere calculating or number-crunching, while many others, including Babbage himself, focused only on those capabilities. Her mindset of \"poetical science\" led her to ask questions about the Analytical Engine (as shown in her notes) examining how individuals and society relate to technology as a collaborative tool. She died of uterine cancer in 1852 at the age of 36. Lord Byron expected his child to be a \"glorious",
"title": "Ada Lovelace"
},
{
"docid": "5297",
"text": "for numerical constants, and one for load and store operations, transferring numbers from the store to the arithmetical unit or back. There were three separate readers for the three types of cards. Babbage developed some two dozen programs for the Analytical Engine between 1837 and 1840, and one program later. These programs treat polynomials, iterative formulas, Gaussian elimination, and Bernoulli numbers. In 1842, the Italian mathematician Luigi Federico Menabrea published a description of the engine based on a lecture by Babbage in French. In 1843, the description was translated into English and extensively annotated by Ada Lovelace, who had become",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
},
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"docid": "14854564",
"text": "important role in the region’s economic development, recession and regeneration during the last two centuries. While the work referred to its local context, it also made reference to the loom’s role on the global history of new media art. He quoted art historian Lev Manovich, who cited a remark made by Ada Augusta, the first computer programmer, \"the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves...\" Manovich continued, “The connection between the Jacquard loom and the Analytical Engine is not something historians of computers make much of, since, for them, computer image synthesis represents",
"title": "Kingsley Ng"
},
{
"docid": "2533169",
"text": "of the salient features of the modern computer. A crucial step was the adoption of a punched card system derived from the Jacquard loom\" making it infinitely programmable. In 1937, Howard Aiken convinced IBM to design and build the ASCC/Mark I, the first machine of its kind, based on the architecture of the analytical engine; when the machine was finished some hailed it as \"Babbage's dream come true\". A short list of other precursors to the mechanical calculator must include a group of mechanical analog computers which, once set, are only modified by the continuous and repeated action of their",
"title": "Mechanical calculator"
},
{
"docid": "714469",
"text": "Display PostScript Display PostScript (or DPS) is a 2D graphics engine system for computers which uses the PostScript (PS) imaging model and language (originally developed for computer printing) to generate on-screen graphics. To the basic PS system, DPS adds a number of features intended to ease working with bitmapped displays and improve performance of some common tasks. Early versions of PostScript display systems were developed at Adobe Systems. During development of the NeXT computers, NeXT and Adobe collaborated to produce the official DPS system, which was released in 1987. NeXT used DPS throughout its history, while versions from Adobe were",
"title": "Display PostScript"
},
{
"docid": "13918202",
"text": "Musicales) database is one of the world's largest music databases, containing over 700,000 references to musical manuscripts. Anyone can use its search engine to find compositions. The Centre for History and Analysis of Recorded Music (CHARM) has developed the Mazurka Project, which offers \"downloadable recordings . . . analytical software and training materials, and a variety of resources relating to the history of recording.\" Computational musicology Computational musicology is defined as the study of music with computational modelling and simulation. It saw its beginning in the 1950s and originally did not use computers, but more of statistical and mathematical methods.",
"title": "Computational musicology"
},
{
"docid": "215876",
"text": "his Analytical Engine. In the late 19th century, Herman Hollerith took the idea of using punched cards to store information a step further when he created a punched card tabulating machine which he used to input data for the 1890 U.S. Census. A large data processing industry using punched-card technology, developed in the first half of the twentieth centurydominated initially by the International Business Machine corporation (IBM), with its line of unit record equipment. The cards were used for data, however, with programming done by plugboards. Some early computers, such as the 1944 IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (Harvard Mark",
"title": "Jacquard loom"
},
{
"docid": "63796",
"text": "1822, which eventually gave him the idea of the first \"programmable mechanical calculator\", his Analytical Engine. He started developing this machine in 1834, and \"in less than two years, he had sketched out many of the salient features of the modern computer\". \"A crucial step was the adoption of a punched card system derived from the Jacquard loom\" making it infinitely programmable. In 1843, during the translation of a French article on the Analytical Engine, Ada Lovelace wrote, in one of the many notes she included, an algorithm to compute the Bernoulli numbers, which is considered to be the first",
"title": "Computer science"
},
{
"docid": "69916",
"text": "later model. After the attempt at making the first difference engine fell through, Babbage worked to design a more complex machine called the Analytical Engine. He hired C. G. Jarvis, who had previously worked for Clement as a draughtsman. The Analytical Engine marks the transition from mechanised arithmetic to fully-fledged general purpose computation. It is largely on it that Babbage's standing as computer pioneer rests. The major innovation was that the Analytical Engine was to be programmed using punched cards: the Engine was intended to use loops of Jacquard's punched cards to control a mechanical calculator, which could use as",
"title": "Charles Babbage"
},
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"docid": "15990714",
"text": "and do this on the processing power of what current low-end computers using Pentium One CPUs could handle. The team devised ways of doing object path caching so that they only had to perform collision detection with environmental features every few seconds rather than every cycle. Collision detection was also sped up by approximating the environment with spheres rather than boxes. This also enabled them to have multidirection gravity which was used for some of the game's secret areas. Serious Engine 1 is available as open-source software. A more powerful iteration of the Serious Engine was developed for use in",
"title": "Serious Sam"
},
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"docid": "286204",
"text": "Next. George Mason University in the early 1990s had a set of them for publishing, as well as Silicon Graphics for CAD/GL and Mathematica for astrophysics. The games \"Doom\", \"\" and \"Quake\" were developed by id Software on NeXT machines. Other games based on the Doom engine, such as \"Heretic\" and \"\" by Raven Software, as well as \"Strife\" by Rogue Entertainment were also developed on NeXT hardware using id's tools. Other commercial programs were released for NeXT computers, including Altsys Virtuoso, a vector drawing program with page-layout features which was ported to Mac OS and Microsoft Windows as Aldus",
"title": "NeXT"
},
{
"docid": "8742096",
"text": "present in the game. The engine was then used by Snowblind Studios in its \"EverQuest\" games starting with \"Champions of Norrath\". Snowblind improved the engine in their own ways, such as adding new features such as character creation and online multiplayer. Interplay, however, continued to use the engine, due to the fact they partly owned the engine, for their console games. Interplay used the engine for their sequel to \"Dark Alliance\", \"\", which was developed by Black Isle Studios. This sequel once again improved on the engine's capabilities and added more features, improved graphics and better audio; it added features",
"title": "Snowblind Studios"
},
{
"docid": "10199750",
"text": "doubling its initial share price in its first day of trading; Bohnett used the increased funding to add various features including a search engine, numerous tools and templates which made page creation easy and which completely bypassed any need for HTML coding, and social tools which made it easy to interact. GeoCities also hosted business sites, sites for world news, and shopping sites. By December 1998 it was the third most visited internet site, and had 41 theme-based interest categories called \"neighborhoods\", whose topics ranged to areas as varied as fan fiction, fine dining, arts and literature, campus life, computers",
"title": "David Bohnett"
},
{
"docid": "4619787",
"text": "world champion had been defeated by a computer. After this spectacular match, and many other matches against computers, Garry Kasparov had the idea to invent a new form of chess in which humans and computers co-operate, instead of contending with each other. Kasparov named this form of chess \"Advanced Chess\". The first Advanced Chess event was held in June 1998 in León, Spain. It was played between Garry Kasparov, who was using Fritz 5, and Veselin Topalov, who was using ChessBase 7.0. The analytical engines used, such as Fritz, HIARCS and Junior, were integrated into these two programs, and could",
"title": "Advanced Chess"
},
{
"docid": "1736980",
"text": "2100 an enhanced version of RISC OS would be developed, called RISC OS 4 (codenamed 'Ursula'). RISC OS wouldn't support the multiple processor daughter cards that had been included in the Phoebe 2100 hardware specification. RISC OS 4 had to support the new hardware of Phoebe 2100 which wasn't present in Acorn's earlier machines; In addition several new features were to be added to the core of RISC OS; To prepare developers for the changes to the OS, Acorn released to its 'Registered Developer' program RISC OS 3.80, designed to load on Acorn's previous generation Risc PC and A7000 computers.",
"title": "Phoebe (computer)"
},
{
"docid": "13680768",
"text": "cars with Gen-3 captured 7 poles, 11 wins including the 1992 Indianapolis 500, in 16 races. For the 1993 IndyCar World Series, Delco Electronics had been developing a smaller more powerful controller using 32-bit computers and a high-level software language called Modula-GM. This system was called Gen-4 and won much praise for its improved functions and features. The telemetry system developed for the 1992 season was used, and a new Distributorless Ignition module component was added to the overall engine management system. 10 wins including the 1993 Indianapolis 500 in 16 CART races. In 1994, a totally new Ilmor engine",
"title": "Development of electronics for GM auto racing"
},
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"docid": "5002443",
"text": "HotSpot HotSpot, released as Java HotSpot Performance Engine, is a Java virtual machine for desktop and server computers, maintained and distributed by Oracle Corporation. It features improved performance via methods such as just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization. The Java HotSpot Performance Engine was first released April 27, 1999, built on technologies from an implementation of the programming language Smalltalk named Strongtalk, originally developed by Longview Technologies, which traded as Animorphic. The Longview virtual machine was based on the Self virtual machine, with an interpreter replacing the fast-and-dumb first compiler. When Sun cancelled the Self project, two key people, Urs Hölzle",
"title": "HotSpot"
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"docid": "5310",
"text": "computer, the ENIAC. If the Analytical Engine had been built, it would have been digital, programmable and Turing-complete. It would, however, have been very slow. Luigi Federico Menabrea reported in \"Sketch of the Analytical Engine\": \"Mr. Babbage believes he can, by his engine, form the product of two numbers, each containing twenty figures, in three minutes\". By comparison the Harvard Mark I could perform the same task in just six seconds. A modern PC can do the same thing in well under a billionth of a second. Analytical Engine The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
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"docid": "63360",
"text": "or a combination of the two. Software may also be written in a low-level assembly language, which has strong correspondence to the computer's machine language instructions and is translated into machine language using an assembler. An outline (algorithm) for what would have been the first piece of software was written by Ada Lovelace in the 19th century, for the planned Analytical Engine. She created proofs to show how the engine would calculate Bernoulli Numbers. Because of the proofs and algorithm, she is considered the first computer programmer. The first theory about software—prior to creation of computers as we know them",
"title": "Software"
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"docid": "797554",
"text": "to the rise of a new feudalistic galactic empire which lasts for over ten thousand years, until the rise of the God Emperor Leto II in 10,217 A.G. To replace the analytical powers of computers without violating the commandment of the O.C. Bible, \"human computers\" known as Mentats are developed and perfected, their mental abilities ultimately honed to the point where they become superior to those of the ancient thinking machines. Similarly specialized groups of humans which arise after the Jihad include the Bene Gesserit, a matriarchal order with advanced mental and physical abilities, and the Spacing Guild, whose prescience",
"title": "Butlerian Jihad"
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"docid": "2863021",
"text": "system resources; it also prevented the game from revealing hidden objects while it drew the screen. AGI was principally developed for 16-bit computer architectures, which were the state of the art in home computers at the time. These included the IBM PC compatible, the Atari ST, Commodore's Amiga series, and Apple's Macintosh computers. In addition, Sierra ported AGI to three 8-bit computer models: the TRS-80 Color Computer, the Apple IIe, and the Apple IIc. Adventure Game Interpreter The Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) is a game engine developed by Sierra On-Line. The company originally developed the engine for \"King's Quest\" (1984),",
"title": "Adventure Game Interpreter"
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"docid": "6996676",
"text": "best-possible hardware could run the game at its maximum quality and resolution settings. The phrase was applied jokingly to non-gaming computers (such as NASA mainframes) to question if the computers were powerful enough to run the software. Future \"Crysis\" games, which were co-developed for both personal computers and consoles, were more focused on good performance on all platforms, and had dropped some of the demanding rendering aspects of the game engine, thus making the \"But can it run \"Crysis\"?\" question moot. On May 30, 2009, Crytek announced the second chapter in the \"Crysis\" trilogy, which continued where the first game",
"title": "Crysis (video game)"
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"docid": "9503690",
"text": "adjust the sample conditions (pressure, amount of particulate allowed, temperature and flow) to a level suitable for use with an analytical device (analyzer) such as a gas chromatograph, an oxygen analyzer or an infra red spectrometer. Despite the simple explanation just given, modern sampling systems can be quite large, complex, and expensive. The design features of analytical sample systems have changed little, when the discipline of Process Analytics began in Germany, right through until the present day. An example of an early analyzer and sample system used at the Buna Chemical Works (Schkopau, Germany), is shown in the following photograph.",
"title": "NeSSI"
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"docid": "4613750",
"text": "(but not the most powerful) of the Circle L engines. They also meet the Euro 4 standard, but feature a slightly lower compression ratio of 18.2: 1. As in all Euro 4 engine an exhaust gas recirculation system is present. The maximum power reaches 125 hp at 4000 rpm, with a peak torque of 280 Nm between 2000 and 2700 rpm. This engine was fitted in: The abbreviation A17DTR identifies the Euro 5 variant, which has otherwise identical features and is fitted in: In 2010 the engine A17DTR was developed into the A17DTS: here the engine power has been increased",
"title": "Circle L engine"
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"docid": "7300316",
"text": "character's death. \"Urban Runner\" was developed to run under DOS and Windows 3.1, making it incompatible with modern Windows computers. However, it is fully playable using the game engine recreation software ScummVM, as part of its support for the \"Gob\" engine. (which is used for games developed by Coktel Vision) According to the French newspaper \"Les Échos\", \"Urban Runner\" was created by a team of 50 people. By December 1995, it had been in development for one-and-a-half years and its budget had risen to 15 F million. Three months were spent on the game's live-action film shoots. \"Les Échos\" reported",
"title": "Urban Runner"
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"docid": "16151218",
"text": "Tachyon (software) Tachyon is a parallel/multiprocessor ray tracing software. It is a parallel ray tracing library for use on distributed memory parallel computers, shared memory computers, and clusters of workstations. Tachyon implements rendering features such as ambient occlusion lighting, depth-of-field focal blur, shadows, reflections, and others. It was originally developed for the Intel iPSC/860 by John Stone for his M.S. thesis at University of Missouri-Rolla. Tachyon subsequently became a more functional and complete ray tracing engine, and it is now incorporated into a number of other open source software packages such as VMD, and SageMath. Tachyon is released under a",
"title": "Tachyon (software)"
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"docid": "5218826",
"text": "two cartridge slots). However, the second cartridge was never produced. Instead, OSS produced a disk-based product called BASIC A Plus (or BASIC A+), which was compatible with Atari BASIC but corrected several bugs and added quite a few features. Among the notable features were PRINT USING (for formatted output), trace and debug enhancements, direct DOS commands, and explicit support for the Atari computers' exceptional graphics hardware. Because BASIC A+ had to be purchased, programs developed using its extended features could not be shared with people who did not own the interpreter. A bank-selected cartridge version of the language that replaced",
"title": "Optimized Systems Software"
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"docid": "61034",
"text": "tournament with a performance rating 2898: chess engine Hiarcs 13 running on the mobile phone HTC Touch HD won the Copa Mercosur tournament with nine wins and one draw. The best chess programs are now able to consistently beat the strongest human players, to the extent that human-computer matches no longer attract interest from chess players or media. With huge databases of past games and high analytical ability, computers can help players to learn chess and prepare for matches. Internet Chess Servers allow people to find and play opponents all over the world. The presence of computers and modern communication",
"title": "Chess"
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"docid": "26676",
"text": "present in the object in question. During this period significant contributions to analytical chemistry include the development of systematic elemental analysis by Justus von Liebig and systematized organic analysis based on the specific reactions of functional groups. The first instrumental analysis was flame emissive spectrometry developed by Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff who discovered rubidium (Rb) and caesium (Cs) in 1860. Most of the major developments in analytical chemistry take place after 1900. During this period instrumental analysis becomes progressively dominant in the field. In particular many of the basic spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques were discovered in the early 20th",
"title": "Analytical chemistry"
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"docid": "287691",
"text": "Mentat A Mentat is a fictional type of human, presented in Frank Herbert's science fiction \"Dune\" universe. In an interstellar society that fears a resurgence of artificial intelligence and thus prohibits computers, Mentats are specially trained to mimic the cognitive and analytical ability of electronic computers. In Herbert's fiction, the Butlerian Jihad results in the strict prohibition of all thinking machines, including computers, robots and artificial intelligence of any kind. This is a key influence on the nature of Herbert's fictional setting. The Mentat discipline is developed as a replacement for computerized calculation, just as the Bene Gesserit and the",
"title": "Mentat"
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"docid": "6987126",
"text": "Bristol Type 143 The Bristol Type 143 was a British twin-engine monoplane aircraft designed by Frank Barnwell of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Developed alongside the more famous Bristol Type 142, which was developed into the Blenheim light bomber, it used the same wing design and employed the same advanced (for the day) design features such as stressed skin, flaps, and retractable undercarriage. The engine it was designed to use never entered production and only a single prototype was manufactured, Like the better-known Type 142 the Type 143 arose from the unbuilt Bristol Type 135 proposal for a civil twin-engine light",
"title": "Bristol Type 143"
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"docid": "11046142",
"text": "physical models cannot be used for long-term forecasting. It was proved, that non-physical models of GMDH are more accurate for approximation and forecast than physical models of regression analysis. Two-level algorithms which use two different time scales for modeling were developed. Since 1989 the new algorithms (AC, OCC, PF) for non-parametric modeling of fuzzy objects and SLP for expert systems were developed and investigated. Present stage of GMDH development can be described as blossom out of twice-multilayered neuronets and parallel combinatorial algorithms for multiprocessor computers. External criterion is one of the key features of GMDH. Criterion describes requirements to the",
"title": "Group method of data handling"
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"docid": "2647352",
"text": "contains various classrooms and zoology and research labs for the biology department, as well as a greenhouse. The ground floor contains a majority of the biology labs, including an aquatic lab and temperature-control suite. Putnam Hall features research labs for analytical and physical chemistry, and an analytical chemistry teaching lab on the third floor. The second floor has three \"Enhanced Classrooms\" with fixed projectors for computers, DVDs, and a port to plug in additional equipment, as well as the building's primary computer lab. All four levels of Putnam Hall feature faculty and staff offices, with the third floor home to",
"title": "Albion College"
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"docid": "7116462",
"text": "improvements in fault tolerance, and richer support for networking, CCI developed PERPOS, a Unix derivative that provided integrated support for real-time transaction processing, load balancing, and fault tolerant features such as hot and cold standby. PERPOS was developed for a line of Motorola 68000-based computers called the Power 5 series, which CCI developed. They were a line of multi-processor, fault-tolerant computers, code-named after the Great Lakes. The Power 5 line also included single-processor 68000-based computers, code-named after the Finger Lakes, running a regular Unix port called PERPOS-S, which was originally a Version 7-derived kernel with a System III-derived userland; the",
"title": "Computer Consoles Inc."
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"docid": "5302",
"text": "Babbage's plans, with a view to then build and test a fully working virtual design which will then in turn enable construction of the physical Analytical Engine. As of May 2016, actual construction had not been attempted, since no consistent understanding could yet be obtained from Babbage's original design drawings. In particular it was unclear whether it could handle the indexed variables which were required for Lovelace's Bernoulli program. By 2017, the \"Plan 28\" effort reported that a searchable database of all catalogued material was available, and an initial review of Babbage's voluminous Scribbling Books had been completed. Babbage is",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
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"docid": "13731820",
"text": "and Hydra 200. The basic concept behind the hardware is to intercept Microsoft DirectX or OpenGL sent to the video cards from the CPU and split these up to divide the calculation task fairly common amongst the present GPUs. SweClockers.com, when testing the MSI Big Bang Fusion which features Hydra 200, gave it very poor ratings citing the following: Poor drivers, poor game support, small if any performance gain over a single video card, graphical artifacts, unstable gameplay and a high price tag. Hydra Engine HYDRA Engine is a brand name for a multi-GPU solution developed by Lucid Logix. Similar",
"title": "Hydra Engine"
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"docid": "202230",
"text": "powered slingshot is the use of a rocket engine at or around closest approach to a body (periapsis). The use at this point multiplies up the effect of the delta-v, and gives a bigger effect than at other times. Computers did not exist when Hohmann transfer orbits were first proposed (1925) and were slow, expensive and unreliable when gravitational slingshots were developed (1959). Recent advances in computing have made it possible to exploit many more features of the gravity fields of astronomical bodies and thus calculate even lower-cost trajectories. Paths have been calculated which link the Lagrange points of the",
"title": "Interplanetary spaceflight"
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"docid": "714473",
"text": "reasons, including the avoidance of licensing fees for DPS and more efficient support of legacy Carbon and Classic code; QuickDraw-based applications use bitmapped drawing exclusively. Adobe's copyright stipulations for the PDF standard are much less restrictive, granting conditional copyright permission to anyone to use the format in software applications free of charge. Display PostScript Display PostScript (or DPS) is a 2D graphics engine system for computers which uses the PostScript (PS) imaging model and language (originally developed for computer printing) to generate on-screen graphics. To the basic PS system, DPS adds a number of features intended to ease working with",
"title": "Display PostScript"
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"docid": "1166739",
"text": "the Roland MSQ-700, released in 1983. It was not until the advent of MIDI that general-purpose computers started to play a role as sequencers. Following the widespread adoption of MIDI, computer-based MIDI sequencers were developed. MIDI-to-CV/Gate converters were then used to enable analogue synthesizers to be controlled by a MIDI sequencer. Since its introduction, MIDI has remained the musical instrument industry standard interface through to the present day. In 1978, Japanese personal computers such as the Hitachi equipped the low-bit D/A converter to generate sound which can be sequenced using Music Macro Language (MML). This was used to produce chiptune",
"title": "Music sequencer"
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"docid": "11826773",
"text": "After the war, metal became available again and his popgun sales declined. In 1946 Roy and his partner Mark Mier developed a metal push pull toy car for toddlers. This car was based on the Indianapolis 500 racers of the day. It later developed into a tethered car and engine manufacturers soon started making engine packages for the cars. The cars became very popular and at one time Cox was producing over 1500 cars per day. In 1948 Roy Cox was approached by the Cameron Brothers, model engine makers, who had built some engine packages specifically for Cox's Champion race",
"title": "Leroy M. Cox"
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"docid": "102718",
"text": "take advantage of ideas developed for the analytical engine to make the new difference engine calculate more quickly while using fewer parts. Inspired by Babbage's difference engine in 1834, Per Georg Scheutz built several experimental models. In 1837 his son Edward proposed to construct a working model in metal, and in 1840 finished the calculating part, capable of calculating series with 5-digit numbers and first-order differences, which was later extended to third-order (1842). In 1843, after adding the printing part, the model was completed. In 1851, funded by the government, construction of the larger and improved (15-digit numbers and fourth-order",
"title": "Difference engine"
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"docid": "7225681",
"text": "members on the \"Maximum-Football\" and Matrix Games message boards. Version 1.0 was the first public version of the game. Version 2.0 was released on September 21, 2007. Version 2.0 supports a new graphics engine, new and improved player animations, new and improved arcade play features, as well as additional league support features. Version 2.2 is the currently shipping version. Maximum-Football Maximum-Football is a gridiron and arena football computer game developed by Wintervalley Software and published by Matrix Games for Windows-based computers. Players can choose to play a game under Canadian, American or indoor rules, or create their own league with",
"title": "Maximum-Football"
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"docid": "489999",
"text": "programming features were introduced: classes, inheritance, constructors and destructors. The IDE was already augmented with an object browser interface showing relations between objects and methods and allowing programmers to navigate the modules easily. Borland called its language \"Object Pascal\", which was greatly extended to become the language underlying Delphi (which has two separate OOP systems). The name \"Object Pascal\" originated with the Pascal extensions developed by Apple Inc. to program its Lisa and Macintosh computers. Pascal originator Niklaus Wirth consulted in developing these extensions, which built upon the record type already present in Pascal. Two versions named \"Turbo Pascal for",
"title": "Turbo Pascal"
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"docid": "11131",
"text": "of notes. Explaining the Analytical Engine's function was a difficult task, as even many other scientists did not really grasp the concept and the British establishment was uninterested in it. Lovelace's notes even had to explain how the Analytical Engine differed from the original Difference Engine. Her work was well received at the time; the scientist Michael Faraday described himself as a supporter of her writing. The notes are around three times longer than the article itself and include (in Section G), in complete detail, a method for calculating a sequence of Bernoulli numbers with the Engine, which could have",
"title": "Ada Lovelace"
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"docid": "7050180",
"text": "By that time, the classic bevel drive V-twin, which was old and expensive to produce, had been replaced by the belt-drive Pantah, designed by Fabio Taglioni. The Pantah was already known to be a strong and capable engine, and known to deliver in the Ducati 750 F1. The Pantah engine is equipped with desmodromic valves and has been constantly developed up to the present day. And around it Cagiva wanted a Ducati motorcycle unlike any other, that showed the world both Ducati's capabilities, and where it would go in the future. The challenge consisted in constructing a bike with innovative",
"title": "Ducati Paso"
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"docid": "5309",
"text": "1937 and 1945, praised Babbage's work likely as a way of enhancing his own stature, but knew nothing of the Analytical Engine's architecture during the construction of the Mark I, and considered his visit to the constructed portion of the Analytical Engine \"the greatest disappointment of my life\". The Mark I showed no influence from the Analytical Engine and lacked the Analytical Engine's most prescient architectural feature, conditional branching. J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly similarly were not aware of the details of Babbage's Analytical Engine work prior to the completion of their design for the first electronic general-purpose",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
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"docid": "5601648",
"text": "electro-mechanical computer based on Analytical Engine. Hopper's work with computers started in 1943, when she started working at the Bureau of Ordnance's Computation Project at Harvard where she programmed the Harvard Mark I. Hopper not only programmed the computer, but created a 500 page comprehensive manual for it. Even though Hopper created the manual which was widely cited and published, she was not specifically credited in the manual. Hopper is often credited with the coining of the term \"bug\" and \"debugging\" when a moth caused the Mark II to malfunction. While a moth was found and the process of removing",
"title": "Women in computing"
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"docid": "5294",
"text": "machine was never completed; Babbage had conflicts with his chief engineer, Joseph Clement, and ultimately the British government withdrew its funding for the project. During this project, he realized that a much more general design, the Analytical Engine, was possible. The work on the design of the Analytical Engine started in c. 1833. The input, consisting of programs and data (\"formulae\" and \"data\") was to be provided to the machine via punched cards, a method being used at the time to direct mechanical looms such as the Jacquard loom. For output, the machine would have a printer, a curve plotter",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
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"docid": "11132",
"text": "run correctly had Babbage's Analytical Engine been built. (Only his Difference Engine has been built, completed in London in 2002.) Based on this work, Lovelace is now widely considered to be the first computer programmer and her method is recognised as the world's first computer program. Section G also contains Lovelace's dismissal of artificial intelligence. She wrote that \"The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to \"originate\" anything. It can do \"whatever we know how to order it\" to perform. It can follow analysis; but it has no power of anticipating any analytical relations or truths.\" This objection has been",
"title": "Ada Lovelace"
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"docid": "398161",
"text": "its prospective use as a Heat Engine) was published in Berlin in 1903. A further book \"Dampf und Gas-Turbinen\" (English: Steam and Gas Turbines) was published in 1922. The \"Brown-Curtis turbine\", an impulse type, which had been originally developed and patented by the U.S. company International Curtis Marine Turbine Company, was developed in the 1900s in conjunction with John Brown & Company. It was used in John Brown-engined merchant ships and warships, including liners and Royal Navy warships. The present-day manufacturing industry for steam turbines is dominated by Chinese power equipment makers. Harbin Electric, Shanghai Electric, and Dongfang Electric, the",
"title": "Steam turbine"
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"docid": "5308",
"text": "of calculating completely automatically the value of a function. Vannevar Bush's paper \"Instrumental Analysis\" (1936) included several references to Babbage's work. In the same year started Rapid Arithmetical Machine project to investigate the problems of constructing an electronic digital computer. Despite this groundwork, Babbage's work fell into historical obscurity, and the Analytical Engine was unknown to builders of electro-mechanical and electronic computing machines in the 1930s and 1940s when they began their work, resulting in the need to re-invent many of the architectural innovations Babbage had proposed. Howard Aiken, who built the quickly-obsoleted electromechanical calculator, the Harvard Mark I, between",
"title": "Analytical Engine"
},
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"docid": "14359746",
"text": "words are written down and spoken. The Plattmakers notation stores the word's linguistic features as present at around 700 AD. 700 AD was the time the latest common predecessor was spoken from which all modern Low Saxon dialects developed. The string is then processed by a rendering engine that applies any relevant sound shifts since then in chronological order and thus produces a phonological representation of the modern word. This representation is processed by a second rendering engine that applies modern orthography to the string. The software is thus able to reproduce any word in any dialect and orthography. The",
"title": "Plattmakers"
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"docid": "2888455",
"text": "racing organizations have promoted and specified many modern technology safety measures and rules for international hydroplane racing. Modern safety technology applications like composite fiber re-enforced Kevlar cockpits, capsule-enclosed driver modules with improved safety harness systems (in PRO, OPC, and limited/unlimited inboard hydroplanes), flip-over incident escape hatches & engine shut-off features, oxygen system & aircraft-quality windscreen canopies for capsule hulls, and advanced ballistic impact-resistant suits with improved helmet/neck brace wear—all of these improvements making the boats and specialized personal protection gear safer for the present-day driver. The HANS device, developed by sportscar racer Jim Downing, has become mandatory in many classes,",
"title": "Hydroplane racing"
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"docid": "102717",
"text": "further undermining the government’s confidence in the eventual success of the difference engine. By improving the concept as an analytical engine, Babbage had made the difference engine concept obsolete, and the project to implement it an utter failure in the view of the government. The incomplete Difference Engine No. 1 was put on display to the public at the 1862 International Exhibition in South Kensington, London. Babbage went on to design his much more general analytical engine, but later produced an improved \"Difference Engine No. 2\" design (31-digit numbers and seventh-order differences), between 1846 and 1849. Babbage was able to",
"title": "Difference engine"
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"docid": "16655641",
"text": "Price Induction Price Induction is a French company which develops and manufactures the DGEN turbofan engines intended for light airplanes (4/6 seats) known as Personal Light Jets (PLJs). The company is based in Anglet and employs over fifty people. Three subsidiaries have been established in Atlanta, GA, USA, São José dos Campos, Brazil and Berlin, Germany. The company Price Induction was founded by Jean and Bernard Etcheparre who created and developed the companies et Brigantine Aircraft. In 1996 and 1997 the design of an engine intended for light jets appeared to be a particularly promising subject and analytical studies were",
"title": "Price Induction"
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"docid": "18308767",
"text": "storage or an SD card by default. Windows 10 introduces a new default web browser, Microsoft Edge. It features a new standards-compliant rendering engine forked from Trident, annotation tools, and offers integration with other Microsoft platforms present within Windows 10. Internet Explorer 11 is maintained on Windows 10 for compatibility purposes, but is deprecated in favor of Edge and will no longer be actively developed. Windows 10 incorporates Microsoft's intelligent personal assistant, Cortana, which was first introduced with Windows Phone 8.1 in 2014. Cortana replaced Windows' embedded search feature, supporting both text and voice input. Many of its features are",
"title": "Windows 10"
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"docid": "3778817",
"text": "SXT Plus - 2014–present: Basic trim level, basic features, 3.6 L Pentastar V6 engine only. Crew Plus - 2010-2013: Luxury trim level, luxury features, 3.6 L Pentastar V6 or 5.7 L HEMI V8 engines. Limited - 2014–2016: Luxury trim level, luxury features, 3.6 L Pentastar V6 or 5.7 L HEMI V8 engines. GT - 2017–present: Sporty trim level that replaces the Limited trim, 3.6 L Pentastar V6 engine only. GT Plus - 2019–present: GT trim with selected luxury amenities, 3.6 L Pentastar V6 engine only. R/T - 2011–present: Sporty trim level, sporty details, 5.7 L HEMI V8 engine only. First",
"title": "Dodge Durango"
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"docid": "17732304",
"text": "other. \"Tales of Maj'Eyal\" was developed by Nicolas Casalini (\"DarkGod\"), with graphics by Assen Kanev (\"Rexorcorum\") and Raymond Gaustadnes (\"Shockbolt\"). It is based upon Casalini's earlier game \"Tales of Middle Earth\", which in turn is based upon \"Angband\". Development of ToME 4 started in 2009, and the first formal release occurred in 2012. The T-Engine game engine is written in C, and offers a development framework for grid-based game modules written in Lua. It supports many OpenGL features such as particle effects and shaders. The T-Engine has been used to create games for the annual Seven Day Roguelike Challenge in",
"title": "Tales of Maj'Eyal"
},
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"docid": "17132620",
"text": "Maliit Maliit an input method framework for computers with particular focus on implementing virtual keyboards. Designed mostly for touchscreen devices, Maliit allows the inputting of text without the presence of a physical keyboard. More advanced features such as word correction and prediction are also available. Originating as part of MeeGo, Maliit is free software licensed under LGPL. Maliit was deployed as a standard component of Nokia N9, KDE Plasma Active, LuneOS, OLPC devices, and Ubuntu Touch. Maliit was originally developed as part of MeeGo by Nokia who eventually shipped it as part of MeeGo Handset “Day 1” software platform. After",
"title": "Maliit"
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"docid": "2713294",
"text": "tentative—if using it didn't convey the same atmosphere and feel as the original, it would be replaced with a turn-based implementation. As a precaution, the game designer Dave Ellis had provided for a feature where players could easily stop the action and issue commands to their units. In mid-1999 the team started developing a 3D engine from scratch. The engine used Direct3D to take advantage of hardware acceleration, but also had a software 3D engine for those computers without 3D cards. The team developed a \"Geoscape\", a view of Earth from orbit, that far surpassed the implementation in previous versions.",
"title": "X-COM: Genesis"
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"docid": "7484931",
"text": "in his expedition to the continent first encountered the Chisca people, who lived in southwestern Virginia. In the spring of 1567, the conquistador Juan Pardo was based at Fort San Juan, built near the Mississippian culture center of Joara in present-day western North Carolina. He sent a detachment under Hernando Moyano de Morales into present-day Virginia. This expedition destroyed the Chisca village of Maniatique, which later was developed as the present-day town of Saltville, Virginia. Meanwhile, as early as 1559–60, the Spanish had explored Virginia, which they called Ajacán, from the Chesapeake Bay, while seeking passage to the west. They",
"title": "Native American tribes in Virginia"
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"docid": "18031432",
"text": "game with what he thought was a reasonable team size and budget. The original \"Killing Floor\" was developed by ten people in a three-month period; by 2014 the studio had expanded to a team of fifty employees. The game was developed using heavily modified Unreal Engine 3. The developers considered using Unreal Engine 4 but decided against it as they didn't want to scrap their current work in progress and because of concerns that the game might not scale down to run on lower-end computers. The team launched the game on Steam's Early Access program to get feedback from players",
"title": "Killing Floor 2"
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"docid": "16597421",
"text": "series. The 3rd season of \"Some Assembly Required\" begam airing a 13 episode season on March 14, and had its series finale air on YTV June 6, 2016 in Canada. \"Endgame\" is a Drama Series that was developed and produced by Thunderbird Entertainment. The series premiered on Showcase Television network on Monday, March 14, 2011. In the US, Endgame was broadcast exclusively on Hulu. The series follows former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan, a genius who uses his analytical skills to solve crimes. \"Endgame\" stars Shawn Doyle (\"Big Love\", \"24\") as Arkady Balagan and features Patrick Gallagher (\"Glee\"), Torrance Coombs",
"title": "Thunderbird Entertainment"
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"docid": "2477515",
"text": "Unreal Engine The Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game \"Unreal\". Although primarily developed for first-person shooters, it has been successfully used in a variety of other genres, including stealth, fighting games, MMORPGs, and other RPGs. With its code written in C++, the Unreal Engine features a high degree of portability and is a tool used by many game developers today, with it being source-available. The most recent version is Unreal Engine 4, which was released to the public in 2014. The first generation Unreal Engine was developed by",
"title": "Unreal Engine"
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"docid": "3243278",
"text": "engine and transmission manufacture for the entire Volkswagen Group, which continues to the present day. Volkswagen K70 The Volkswagen K70 is a four-door, front engine, front wheel drive sedan developed by NSU and marketed from 1970–1975 by Volkswagen — after its 1969 acquisition of NSU. Designed by NSU's chief engineer Ewald Praxl and styled by Claus Luthe as a four-door sedan (and three-door wagon) to complement the NSU Ro80, the K70 would ultimately become the first Volkswagen with a front-mounted engine, water cooling and front wheel drive. Competing with VW's own 411/412 and Audi's 100, the K70 was ultimately marketed",
"title": "Volkswagen K70"
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"docid": "2468209",
"text": "Widget Engine, version 3.1.4, was made available to users of Intel-based Macintosh computers. In August 2006, Perry Clarke, the original engineer of the Mac version of the widget engine, left the Yahoo Widgets team, followed later by Arlo Rose himself. In August 2008, Ed Voas, who developed the first Windows version of Konfabulator, also left the team. On March 2, 2012 it was announced that Yahoo would be closing down support for the Yahoo Widget Engine and closing the Yahoo Widget Gallery altogether. The announcement was made on the front page of the Yahoo gallery and on the Konfabulator forum.",
"title": "Yahoo! Widgets"
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"docid": "7872124",
"text": "Silent Storm engine The Silent Storm engine is a turn-based tactics game engine developed by Nival Interactive for their video game \"Silent Storm\". The engine was reused for \"\", \"Night Watch\", \"Hammer & Sickle\" and \"Day Watch\". A modified version of this engine was used for \"Heroes of Might and Magic V\". The engine features an advanced physics model—nearly all structures are destructible, and ragdoll physics is employed for bodies with variation according to the precise velocity and impact of projectiles. Three-dimensional mapping allows for obstruction calculations and cover effects from any direction. Bullets ricochet, and their stopping power depends",
"title": "Silent Storm engine"
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"docid": "6100576",
"text": "particularly concerned with vocal registration, calling it \"the Alpha and Omega of the formation and development of the female voice, the touchstone of all singing methods, old and new.\" She also repeatedly expressed disdain for the teachers of her day who offered methods that they asserted would fully develop the voice in only a year or two. Instead, she felt that vocal training was best approached at a slow and deliberate pace. Two of the most distinctive features of her teachings were her \"analytical method\" and her insistence on very short practice times for beginners. Her \"analytical method\" placed great",
"title": "Mathilde Marchesi"
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"docid": "17930274",
"text": "plant was built at the present location and Hatz started to export engines to South America. In 1936, a two stroke engine with horizontal cylinder layout, the L2, which was especially intended for the use by the construction industry (max. power: 8 kW; engine speed: 1100 rpm; weight: 360 kg) was developed. In 1950, the first agricultural tractors were presented by Hatz. Another three years later, the first Hatz air-cooled four-stroke diesel engine was introduced, the E80 (max. power 7.5 kW; engine speed: 2000 rpm: 140 kg) which went on sale worldwide. The first high-revving diesel engine which had a",
"title": "Hatz"
},
{
"docid": "1912811",
"text": "but its successors brought ever-growing speed and power to computers, including the Intel 8008, 8080 (used in many computers using the CP/M operating system), and the 8086/8088 family. (The IBM personal computer (PC) and compatibles use processors that are still backwards-compatible with the 8086.) Other producers also made microprocessors which were widely used in microcomputers. The following table shows a timeline of significant microprocessor development. The powerful supercomputers of the era were at the other end of the computing spectrum from the microcomputers, and they also used integrated circuit technology. In 1976, the Cray-1 was developed by Seymour Cray, who",
"title": "History of computing hardware (1960s–present)"
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"docid": "10408827",
"text": "notice of the Government. In order to address these issues, a conference known as \"Kannada and computers\" was convened by the Government. The people invited to this conference included members of the Adivesha Co-operative Bank in Shimoga who had computerised all the bank's transactions in Kannada by using a software called as \"Gistcard\" which was developed by CDAC. Members of the bank made a presentation to the delegates on the advantages of using Kannada for its day-to-day computer transactions. The conference was influential in making the Government understand the usefulness and the need of standardising Kannada for computing. Meanwhile, a",
"title": "Kannada in computing"
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{
"docid": "18561821",
"text": "of TINA. It is running in main browsers without installation through the Internet. TINACloud runs on most operating systems and computers. Since 2014 TINACloud is also used by Infineon Technologies as the engine of Infineon Designer for online prototyping with A/D simulation. TINA (program) Toolkit for Interactive Network Analysis (TINA) is a SPICE-based electronics design and training software by DesignSoft of Budapest. Its features include analog, digital, and mixed circuit simulations, and printed circuit board (PCB) design. TINA was created and developed by DesignSoft, a Hungarian company in Budapest. The first Windows version was released in 1993 as TINA 4.0",
"title": "TINA (program)"
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"docid": "9220470",
"text": "coils with internally mounted cathode repeller surfaces to provide a means of preserving energy and particle losses that would otherwise be lost through the magnetic cusps. In response to Todd Rider's 1995 power balance conclusions, a new analytical model was developed based on this recovery function as well as a more accurate quantum relativistic treatment of the bremsstrahlung losses that was not present in Rider's analysis. Version 1 of the analytical model was developed by Senior Theoretical Physicist Dr Vladimir Mirnov and demonstrated ample multiples of net gain with D-T and sufficient multiples with D-D to be used for generating",
"title": "Polywell"
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"docid": "6116378",
"text": "Mass spectrometry data format Mass spectrometry is a scientific technique for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. It is often coupled to chromatographic techniques such as gas- or liquid chromatography and has found widespread adoption in the fields of analytical chemistry and biochemistry where it can be used to identify and characterize small molecules and proteins (proteomics). The large volume of data produced in a typical mass spectrometry experiment requires that computers be used for data storage and processing. Over the years, different manufacturers of mass spectrometers have developed various proprietary data formats for handling such data which makes it",
"title": "Mass spectrometry data format"
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"docid": "3297700",
"text": "was merely scrolling around a map and entering third-person. The engine was built by Glenn Corpes. Molyneux then developed a 2D prototype containing features that made it into the final game. The prototype focused on constructing the dungeon, and included the Treasure room, Hatchery, Training room, and Dungeon Heart. The characters were designed by the artist, Mark Healey. The navigation system proved difficult to develop because computers of the time lacked power. Artificial intelligence was considered crucial, as the navigation and other aspects relied on it. According to co-designer Jonty Barnes, the team wanted the creatures complex without high computational",
"title": "Dungeon Keeper"
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"docid": "853007",
"text": "The Dig The Dig is a point-and-click adventure game developed by LucasArts and released in 1995 as a CD-ROM for PC and Macintosh computers. Like other LucasArts adventure games, it uses the SCUMM video game engine. It also features a full voice-acting cast, including notable voice actors Robert Patrick and Steven Blum, and a digital orchestral score. The game uses a combination of drawn two-dimensional artwork and limited, pre-rendered three-dimensional movies, with the latter created by Industrial Light & Magic. The game is inspired by an idea originally created for Steven Spielberg's \"Amazing Stories\" series. Unlike other LucasArts adventure games,",
"title": "The Dig"
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"docid": "6929471",
"text": "Steam-Heart's Steam-Heart's is a shoot 'em up and eroge developed by Giga and published by TGL. The story follows two siblings as they fight off a virus that is negatively altering the behavior of people in their world. The game features shooter gameplay paired with ample erotic cutscenes with scantily clad women. \"Steam-Heart's\" was initially released on PC-98 personal computers in 1994. It later made its way to the PC Engine CD-ROM² System in 1996 and then the Sega Saturn in 1998. All releases have been limited to the Japanese market. Critics generally found the gameplay to be average, with",
"title": "Steam-Heart's"
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"docid": "347511",
"text": "to be escorted into Queenstown (present-day Cobh), County Cork on the morning of Saturday 22 April, Captain Spindler scuttled the ship by pre-set explosive charges. It now lies at a depth of 40 metres. Its surviving crew became prisoners of war. Casement confided his personal papers to Dr Charles Curry, with whom he had stayed at Riederau on the Ammersee, before he left Germany. He departed with Robert Monteith and Sergeant Daniel Beverley (Bailey) of the Irish Brigade in a submarine, initially the , which developed engine trouble, and then the , shortly after the \"Aud\" sailed. According to Monteith,",
"title": "Roger Casement"
}
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"docid": "10063991",
"text": "it was the 67th best-selling single of the year. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album \"Can't Get Enough\" in 1974, the song topped the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and R&B charts and has since become one of his signature tunes. It was his second US chart-topper, after \"Love's Theme\". It became a gold record. White performed this",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
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"docid": "4756941",
"text": "artists Kevin O'Brien and Steve Markowski to help him with the episode. The three spent months on the episode. Barry White wanted to guest star on the show, so he was written into the plot. He sang \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" specially for the episode, rather than using a recorded version. The song Grampa was supposed to sing in his flashback, showing how he posed as a German cabaret singer in World War II, was \"Lili Marlene\" by Marlene Dietrich. The staff could not get the rights to it because, according to the people who own the",
"title": "Whacking Day"
},
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"docid": "10063991",
"text": "it was the 67th best-selling single of the year. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album \"Can't Get Enough\" in 1974, the song topped the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and R&B charts and has since become one of his signature tunes. It was his second US chart-topper, after \"Love's Theme\". It became a gold record. White performed this",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
},
{
"docid": "10063988",
"text": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album \"Can't Get Enough\" in 1974, the song topped the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and R&B charts and has since become one of his signature tunes. It was his second US chart-topper, after \"Love's Theme\". It became a gold record. White performed this song live on \"The Midnight Special\" in 1974, and on \"Soul Train\" on May 24, 1975. In 1993 the song was covered by Taylor Dayne as",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
},
{
"docid": "10063989",
"text": "\"Can't Get Enough of Your Love\". When Dayne submitted her planned third album to Arista Records, label president Clive Davis strongly suggested that she remake the Barry White classic to serve as the album's lead single (replacing Dayne's choice, the self-penned \"I'll Wait\" which was the planned title cut; the album's title was amended to \"Soul Dancing\"). Produced by David Cole and Robert Clivillés of C+C Music Factory, Dayne's \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love\" became a smash dance club hit, peaking at number two. However, the track evinced a sharp drop in Dayne's profile on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
},
{
"docid": "7249724",
"text": "Can't Get Enough (Barry White album) Can't Get Enough is the third studio album by American R&B/disco singer Barry White, released on August 6, 1974 by the 20th Century label. In 2003, the album was ranked number 281 on \"Rolling Stone\" \"Magazine\"'s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album topped the R&B albums chart, his third album to do so. It also topped the \"Billboard\" 200 and peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album included two Billboard R&B number-one singles, \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" and \"You're the First, the Last,",
"title": "Can't Get Enough (Barry White album)"
}
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"docid": "7180248",
"text": "also added the B-sides \"I Can't Get Enough of You Baby\", \"Pushing Up the Daisies\" and \"Your Love Was Smashing\". \"Armchair Theatre\" and \"Yours Sincerely\" were not included, but were later released in the US on the EP; \"The Colour Field\". The album was released in Canada with the same track order as the US release. Faint Hearts is a shorter 3:58 minute version that excludes the 20 second slow vocal introduction. Another notable difference is the song titles: \"I Can't Get Enough of You Baby\" appears as \"Can't Get Enough Of You Baby\" and \"The Colour Field\" is listed",
"title": "Virgins and Philistines"
},
{
"docid": "13410316",
"text": "Penny Farthing Records. After \"Sugar Baby Love\" – featuring Da Vinci's striking falsetto (he also sang all of the low vocal plus the two part harmony on the record) but with Alan Williams, who did not play or sing on the record, miming to the whole vocal on \"Top of the Pops\" – became a UK no.1 hit in 1974 (also reaching number 37 on the US pop chart), He also sang the lead vocal on the B-side of the record \"You could Have Told Me\". He issued his first solo single. The song, \"Your Baby Ain't Your Baby Anymore\",",
"title": "Paul Da Vinci"
},
{
"docid": "16550127",
"text": "of \"End of Time\" as her silhouette appeared in front of a large screen. The performance contained triple-time drumbeats and background vocals from her background singers. A retro-soulful performance of \"Love on Top\" followed with Beyoncé saying \"Atlantic City, snap your fingers\". As she was performing a New Edition-inspired choreography and sang the song's modulations in an extended vocal showcase the crowd sang along with her. Afterwards, \"Get Me Bodied\" was performed with Bob Fosse-style swing and formations. Beyoncé performed the reggae dancehall song \"Baby Boy\" and during a \"giddy\" version of \"Crazy in Love\" she wore a cropped, spangled",
"title": "Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live"
},
{
"docid": "7582417",
"text": "catchier and more accessible than most of Roberts' recent, idiosyncratic output. Still, from the love-'em-and-leave-'em confessions of \"It's a Shame\" to the sex-toy metaphor \"Triple-Master-Blaster\" to the good-riddance breakup song \"Bye-Bye Baby, Goodbye\", Puss 'N' Boots is clearly anything but your typical G-rated bedtime story.\". Puss 'n' Boots (album) Puss 'N' Boots is the seventh studio album by Crash Test Dummies, released in 2003. The album began life as a Brad Roberts solo project. While the lyrics were written by Brad Roberts, most of the music was written by Stuart Cameron. Ellen Reid sang backing vocals and Dan Roberts played",
"title": "Puss 'n' Boots (album)"
},
{
"docid": "4385802",
"text": "\"Funky Divas\" in 1992. Robinson sang lead vocals on the album's top-charting singles which included \"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)\", \"Giving Him Something He Can Feel\", and \"Free Your Mind\", which remains one of their signature songs. \"Free Your Mind\" won two MTV Video Music Awards, for \"Best R&B Video\" and \"Best Dance Video\". En Vogue released an EP in the fall of 1993, entitled \"Runaway Love\". The extended play featured Robinson's lead vocals on the number-one hit \"Whatta Man\", which featured Salt-n-Pepa. The song also appeared on Salt-N-Pepa's \"Very Necessary\" album. In 1996, En Vogue recorded \"Don't",
"title": "Dawn Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "2006324",
"text": "she sang on Rush's song \"Time Stand Still\" on the album \"Hold Your Fire\". The single is credited as \"Rush (featuring Aimee Mann)\". In 1995, she recorded a cover version of Harry Nilsson's \"One\" on the album \"For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson\" and in 1996, \"Baby Blue\" on the Badfinger tribute album \"Come and Get It\". In 1997, Mann recorded a cover of \"Nobody Does It Better\", the theme song of the James Bond film \"The Spy Who Loved Me\", on the album \"\". In 2001, Mann recorded covers of The Beatles' \"Two of Us\" with Michael",
"title": "Aimee Mann"
},
{
"docid": "6104515",
"text": "him that \"before the night is up we can get right\" during the song's chorus. She later states \"I'm about to fill your cup/So we can get it right\". In the bridge of \"Get Right\", the lyrics are identical to Usher's \"Ride\". Lopez sings, \"So much we've got to say, but so little time/ And if tonight ain't long enough, don't leave love behind/ (Don't leave this man behind)/ Baby, take my hand\". On the song's remix, American rapper Fabolous is featured. His lyrics include \"I ain't Mr. Right, I'm Mr. Right Now\". CBBC Newsound collected public reviews of the",
"title": "Get Right"
},
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"docid": "8531770",
"text": "Be Over\") and their guitarist Steve Howe on his solo albums, Mike Oldfield used it on \"Flying Start\" (on \"Islands\"), The Clash (in \"Armagideon Time\"), Todd Rundgren, Redbone (\"Come and Get Your Love\"), Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods (\"Who Do You Think You Are?\"), The Grass Roots \"Glory Bound\", Guns N' Roses (in \"Pretty Tied Up\"), Lenny Kravitz (\"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over\"), Robbie Dupree (\"Steal Away),\" Oasis, R.E.M., Metallica (in \"Wherever I May Roam\"), Steely Dan (in \"Do It Again\"), George Duke and Stanley Clarke in (\"Sweet Baby\"), Santana, Roy Wood, Eric Johnson, Mystical Sun, Pearl Jam (in",
"title": "Electric sitar"
},
{
"docid": "13214706",
"text": "that her eyes matched in color. Though it has never been confirmed, it has long been thought that Strait sang this song for his daughter, Jennifer, who died at 13 in an automobile accident in San Marcos, Texas. Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, calling it \"another one of Strait’s smoothest pop performances, with just enough country touches in the production to keep his traditionalist credentials intact.\" Coyne states that \"taken literally as a love gone wrong song, it’s a beautiful piece of work.\" Baby Blue (George Strait song) \"Baby Blue\" is a song",
"title": "Baby Blue (George Strait song)"
},
{
"docid": "11451510",
"text": "ring with noun stems either remain intact or change at par with the main stems. \"Examples\" Type 1: sur-cu \"to fry in oil\" > sur-ca, sur-ci, sar-ca, s?r-cf, sar-cu. gag-bo? \"to tie onto the head\" gag-ba?, gig-bT?, gag-bT?, gTg-ba?, gig-bo?. \"tur-t?a \"to graze cattle\" > tar-ti, t?r-ti, tar-t?a, t?r-t?a. Type 2: kula-re \"kinsman\" > ka I a-re, k?I i-re. sari-ja \"paddy flower\" > sara-ja, s?ri-j?, si ri-ja. ra-ko \"peacock feather\" > bara-ka, bir?-k?, bir?-ko. ult-so \"mango wood\" > ala-sa, ?l?-sf, ala-so, Mi-so. huQ-be \"baby bear\" > har?-ba, h?tj-b?, harj-be, h?n-be. Rules of Formation \"Rule#\" 1. Echo-words are formed by changing",
"title": "Gta’ language"
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"docid": "672970",
"text": "\"I've Got So Much to Give\". It included the title track and his first solo chart hit, \"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby\", which also rose to #1 on the \"Billboard\" R&B charts as well as #3 on the \"Billboard\" Pop charts in 1973 and stayed in the top 40 for many weeks. Other chart hits by White included \"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up\" (#2 R&B, #7 Pop in 1973), \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe\" (# 1 Pop and R&B in 1974), \"You're the First, the Last, My Everything\" (#1 R&B, #2 Pop in",
"title": "Barry White"
},
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"docid": "1848162",
"text": "number six. He won his first Grammy award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1991. In 1990, Vandross wrote, produced and sang background for Whitney Houston in a song entitled \"Who Do You Love\" which appeared on her \"I'm Your Baby Tonight\" album. That year, he guest starred on the television sitcom \"227\". More albums followed in the 1990s, beginning with 1991's \"Power of Love\" which spawned two top ten pop hits. He won his second Best Male R&B Vocal in the Grammy Awards of 1992, and his track \"Power of Love/Love Power\" won the Grammy Award for Best",
"title": "Luther Vandross"
},
{
"docid": "5409529",
"text": "the entire run of her Greatest Love Tour (1986), Moment of Truth World Tour (1987–1988), Feels So Right Japan Tour (1990), I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991), The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–1994), and My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999). She also recently performed the song on her Nothing but Love World Tour (2009–2010). Apart from the concert tour performances, Houston has performed the song on various other occasions like the Third MTV Video Music Awards (1986), where she sang \"How Will I Know\" and \"Greatest Love of All\", Thirteenth Annual American Music Awards (1986), and 1987 BRIT",
"title": "How Will I Know"
},
{
"docid": "9137534",
"text": "the music rather than the effects for the \"Close to the Bone\" tour. \"Close to the Bone\" proved to be the last Thompson Twins record promoted by a tour. The songs performed live from the \"Close to the Bone\" album were \"Get That Love\", \"Gold Fever\", \"Twentieth Century\", \"Long Goodbye\", \"Follow Your Heart\", \"Bush Baby\" and \"Perfect Day\". Upon release, \"Billboard\" felt that \"Get That Love\" had commercial appeal, but commented the album \"lacks any strong follow-ups\". They also felt \"Bush Baby\" had \"novelty appeal\" and considered \"Dancing in Your Shoes\" catchy. \"The Spokesman-Review\" said: \"Producer Rupert Hine has turned",
"title": "Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album)"
},
{
"docid": "3524125",
"text": "The Free Your Mind Award, which honours an individual or organisation for aiding in humanitarian efforts and fighting prejudice, was given to Bono for his world peace work. Puff Daddy performed \"My Best Friend\" backed by a full gospel choir, followed by Iggy Pop, who stagedived into the crowd during the track \"Lust for Life\". Whitney Houston sang a medley of \"Get It Back\" and \"My Love Is Your Love\", while Mariah Carey performed \"Heartbreaker\". Marilyn Manson, who wore nothing but a G-string, closed the show with a performance of \"Rock Is Dead\". 2000: The show was hosted by Fugees's",
"title": "MTV Europe Music Award"
},
{
"docid": "6363941",
"text": "explains that \"one of my girlfriends and I were listening to music and were like, there's not enough songs for your girlfriends for when you go out and leave your man behind and have a good time. Any situation I go through, I lean on my girlfriends. Like, when you get your heart broken, who do you go to? You go to your friends.\" On November 21, 2005, she performed the song on the \"Late Show with David Letterman\", and on the November 22 episode of ABC's \"The View\". On December 6, Simpson sang \"L.O.V.E.\" as part of a performance",
"title": "L.O.V.E. (Ashlee Simpson song)"
},
{
"docid": "6237272",
"text": "recorded at Stax, along with \"I Never Get Enough of Your Love\", \"Sookie Sookie\" (both also co-written by Covay and Cropper), and \"Iron Out the Rough Spots\" (by Cropper, Booker T. Jones, and David Porter). His relationship with Stax's staff has been described as difficult, both with its musicians and with its management, Cropper ascribes this to a clash between executive Jim Stewart's more conservative persona and Covay's unpredictable creative character. Cropper emphasized his appreciation of Covay: \"I loved Don to death. We get along great but I don't think Jim and them understood Don. He thinks in different areas",
"title": "Don Covay"
},
{
"docid": "13826082",
"text": "been put onto VBS merchandise T-shirts. Rob states of his lyrics, \"I think it's about not trying too hard…You know, I read something Phil Spector said in some sound magazine, about the recording of 'Be My Baby', and asking, 'Is it dumb enough? Are people gonna get it?' I'm not trying to make it dumb, but there's something in that - stuff feels so much more honest when it's simple.\" The single ‘Trading Things In’ contains the lyric \"yes we can listen to La Bamba on your mp3 player”. Mexican folk song ‘La Bamba’ is one of Rob’s all time",
"title": "The Voluntary Butler Scheme"
},
{
"docid": "3634241",
"text": "having a baby\", to wild applause from the audience. At the end of \"Weekend Update\", special guest Maya Rudolph and cast member Kenan Thompson sang a custom rendition of \"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\" for Poehler, changing the words: \"We love you Amy, and we just can't wait to meet your baby!\" Meyers signed off: \"For Weekend Update, I'm Seth Meyers — we love you Amy!\" Poehler returned to the show on November 3, 2008, during the \"\"SNL\" Presidential Bash '08\", \"hosting\" as Hillary Clinton. The Bash was pre-taped from scenes shot between September and October. Her return to",
"title": "Amy Poehler"
},
{
"docid": "11836918",
"text": "such as \"Sixty Minute Teaser\", \"I Get High on Your Love\", \"You're Gonna Want Me\", \"I'm Back to Collect\", and \"Get Your Lie Straight\". Coday signed with Ecko Records and recorded the album \"Sneakin<nowiki>'</nowiki> Back\", which included the songs \"Her Love Is Good Enough to Put in Collard Greens\", \"I Can Move the Hoochie Coochie Man\" and \"Doctor Thrill Good\". Coday's second album with Ecko Records, \"Can't Get Enough\", included the songs \"In the Room Next to the Room\", and \"Not a Word\". On the third album with Ecko Records, \"Put Me in the Mood\", Coday recorded the song \"We're",
"title": "Bill Coday"
},
{
"docid": "15573774",
"text": "as indicated. Hexbreaker! Hexbreaker! is the second album by The Fleshtones. The album was recorded at Skyline Studios in New York City in March 1983 and produced by Richard Mazda. All songs were composed by band members with the exception of \"Burning Hell\", a cover of a song originally written and performed by John Lee Hooker. The band also recorded \"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love\" by The Dantes and \"She'e My Baby\" by Johnny O'Keefe during the sessions, however neither made the album. A dance remix was made of the title track with engineer David Lichtenstein and retitled \"Super",
"title": "Hexbreaker!"
},
{
"docid": "15573772",
"text": "Hexbreaker! Hexbreaker! is the second album by The Fleshtones. The album was recorded at Skyline Studios in New York City in March 1983 and produced by Richard Mazda. All songs were composed by band members with the exception of \"Burning Hell\", a cover of a song originally written and performed by John Lee Hooker. The band also recorded \"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love\" by The Dantes and \"She'e My Baby\" by Johnny O'Keefe during the sessions, however neither made the album. A dance remix was made of the title track with engineer David Lichtenstein and retitled \"Super Hexbreaker\", which",
"title": "Hexbreaker!"
},
{
"docid": "13347082",
"text": "distribute it. However, it failed to chart on any \"Billboard\" chart there. There onward, Giza Studio's enlisted Kanonji to produce her debut record whilst Kuraki served as the albums primary songwriter, with the help of Michael Africk on the tracks \"Baby Tonight (You & Me)\" and \"Never Gonna Give You Up\", and Yoko Blaqstone with the track \"Can't Get Enough (Gimme Your Love)\". The record label also hired American engineers Cybersound to arrange and mix majority of the songs from \"Delicious Way\", with the help of Stone. \"Delicious Way \" was not engineered in North America, unlike most of Cybersound's",
"title": "Delicious Way"
},
{
"docid": "13347083",
"text": "work. The composition of the album's music included Aika Ohno, Stone, Tomoo Kasahara, Miguel Sá Pessoa, Perry Geyer at Cybersound, Masataka Kitaura, and Africk. Musically, \"Delicious Way\" is an R&B album with influences of pop music, as described by a staff member from \"CD Journal\". A majority of the album's lyrics include small English language sentences, whilst the tracks \"Baby Tonight (You & Me)\", \"Never Gonna Give You Up\", and \"Can't Get Enough (Gimme Your Love)\" are English-prominent written tracks. \"Delicious Way\" was released by Giza Studio and Giza Inc. in Japan on June 28, 2000. The album contains 11",
"title": "Delicious Way"
},
{
"docid": "9486557",
"text": "In one of their attempts to achieve normal lives, they get married and - in the narrator's words - \"Obviously it was a big dope weekend. You want to be relaxed at your own wedding\". Candy and the narrator really do seem to love each other, but the big question is whether their love is in fact a heroin-fuelled illusion. They continue on their path of disaster through very high \"ups\" and extremely low \"downs\". An unexpected pregnancy gives them a reason to get clean, but they fail yet again, and Candy prematurely delivers a baby boy who lives only",
"title": "Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction"
},
{
"docid": "16550128",
"text": "top and a mini skirt. During the performance of the song, pre-recorded vocals by Jay-Z who is featured on it were played. \"Diva\" was performed as the sixth song of the set. Prior to the performance of \"Naughty Girl\", a spoken-word segment about female sexuality was shown with Beyoncé saying \"Harnessing the power of your body requires responsibility\". During the performance of the song she also included a sample of the groans and coos from Donna Summer's \"Love to Love You Baby\" and sang a snippet of it as a tribute to the singer following her death. During the performance",
"title": "Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live"
},
{
"docid": "20482305",
"text": "N. L. Ganasaraswathi N. L. Ganasaraswathi is an Indian playback singer who sang mainly in Tamil films and some Telugu and Malayalam films. She was active in the field during the 1950s and early 60s. She sang many songs based on Carnatic music ragas. Most of her songs were used for dance sequences in the films. The music directors she sang for include G. Ramanathan, S. V. Venkatraman, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, M. D. Parthasarathy, P. S. Anantharaman, K. V. Mahadevan, V. Nagaiah, Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, A. Rama Rao, M. S. Gnanamani, G. Govindarajulu Naidu, T. R. Ramnath, Arun, Raghavan, T. R.",
"title": "N. L. Ganasaraswathi"
},
{
"docid": "19575296",
"text": "Enough of Your Love\" was re-issued on the 2005 compilation \"Psychedelic States: Ohio In The 60s Vol. 1\", put out by Gear Fab Records.<ref name=\"Discogs (Psych./Dantes)\"></ref> The Dantes The Dantes were an American garage rock band from Worthington, Ohio, a suburb outside of Columbus, who were active from 1964–1969. They became one of the biggest groups in the Columbus area, scoring a #1 hit locally with their 1966 song \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love\", which as become highly regarded by garage rock enthusiasts and collectors. The Dantes formed in 1964 in Worthington, a suburb outside of Columbus.<ref name=\"Greene (Dantes/Hayden)\"></ref><ref",
"title": "The Dantes"
},
{
"docid": "19799288",
"text": "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind \"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind\" is a 1977 song by Gladys Knight & The Pips. It was written by Van McCoy, who had a disco hit himself with \"The Hustle\". \"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind\" reached #4 in the UK, making it their last Top 5 hit in the UK to date. In the US the song reached #52 on the Hot 100 and #10 on the US R&B Charts. A - Baby, Don't Change Your Mind - 3:15 B - I Love To Feel That Feeling - 3:30 A - Baby, Don't Change Your",
"title": "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
},
{
"docid": "8784821",
"text": "Wright, who helped get them signed to Stone's Alston record label. Signed to TK subsidiary, Cat as a solo artist, she found success on the U.S. R&B charts with her cover version of Bobby Bland's \"Lead Me On\" in 1970, followed by \"For Your Love\". Following husband George’s unexpected solo success with \"Rock Your Baby\", Gwen went on to have a major hit of her own in March 1975 with \"Rockin' Chair\", a #1 R&B hit which also reached number 9 in the United States' \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The follow-up \"Love Insurance\" also made the R&B chart (#16). In 1972",
"title": "Gwen McCrae"
},
{
"docid": "11790128",
"text": "a cover version of the 1975 10cc hit \"I'm Not in Love.\" Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley \"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)\" is a song by the American dance-pop band Will to Power. The song combines elements of two previously recorded rock songs: \"Baby, I Love Your Way\", a #12 \"Billboard\" Hot 100 hit from 1976 by the British-born singer Peter Frampton; and American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's song \"Free Bird\", which hit #19 on the Hot 100 chart in 1975. Will to Power's medley of these two songs had more of a synthesized dance",
"title": "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"
},
{
"docid": "15325218",
"text": "Jerkins' hip-hop blaspheming of Joan Jett's \"I Love Rock 'n' Roll\" doesn't go as far as it should (is a Limp Bizkit remix in its future?), but it certainly beats what her earlier studio architects did to those Sonny and Cher (\"The Beat Goes On\" on \"...Baby One More Time\") and Stones (\"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction\" on \"Oops!... I Did It Again\") songs.\" Another positive reception came from PopMatters's editor Nikki Tranter, who enjoyed that the song is \"different from the average run-of-the-mill pop offering,\" and praised that \"she does strange justice to the tune, vamping up her vocals",
"title": "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
},
{
"docid": "10063990",
"text": "with a number 20 peak; Dayne's first seven singles had all reached the top 10 but her eighth single \"Heart of Stone\" peaked at number 12. \"Can't Get Enough of Your Love\" was her final top 40 hit with the follow-up single, \"Send Me a Lover\", being her last Hot 100 entry. The track had more impact for Dayne internationally. In Australia, it spent three weeks at number two in August 1993 and was the 19th best-selling single of 1993, receiving a Platinum certification for sales of at least 70,000 copies. The song also reached number eight in Canada, where",
"title": "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
},
{
"docid": "16216936",
"text": "Anbu (1953 film) Anbu () is a 1953 Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles. Thangam (T. R. Rajakumari) is married to a man old enough to be her father, Rajamanickam Mudaliar (D. Thuraisamy) who has two children from his deceased first wife. The daughter is Lakshmi (S. Padma), and son, Selvam (Sivaji Ganesan). Thangam’s husband dies when she is expecting her baby. Selvam falls in love with a rich girl Malathi (Padmini), while a playboy (T. S. Balaiah) does his best to separate them. When Thangam's child is born, rumours are",
"title": "Anbu (1953 film)"
},
{
"docid": "10257129",
"text": "inequitable revenue payments from streaming music services like iTunes and Spotify. \"For 55 million streams of \"Baby I Love Your Way\", I got $1,700,\" said Frampton. \"Their jaws dropped and they asked me to repeat that for them.\" 7\" single – United States (1975) 7\" single – United States (1976) In 1987 the American dance-pop band Will to Power recorded \"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)\". The song combines elements of two previously recorded rock songs: \"Baby, I Love Your Way\" and American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's song \"Free Bird\", which hit #19 on the Hot 100",
"title": "Baby, I Love Your Way"
},
{
"docid": "20482306",
"text": "Pappa, Aswathama, Ghantasala, Br Lakshmanan, P. S. Divakar, K. G. Moorthy and T. A. Kalyanam. She sang songs penned by Suratha, M. P. Sivam, Kothamangalam Subbu, Kanakasurabhi, Thandapani, A. Maruthakasi, Kuyilan, T. K. Sundara Vathiyar, Ka. Mu. Sheriff, Kavimani Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai, Bharathidasan, Surabhi, Kavi Lakshmanadas, Shuddhananda Bharati, Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and V. Seetharaman. She has sung with most of the prominent singers of the time. The following list is compiled from \"Thiraikalanjiyam Part 1\" and \"Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2\" N. L. Ganasaraswathi N. L. Ganasaraswathi is an Indian playback singer who sang mainly in Tamil films and some Telugu and Malayalam",
"title": "N. L. Ganasaraswathi"
},
{
"docid": "15921749",
"text": "raps \"I got your baby money / Kidnap your bitch, get that how much you love your lady money\" which has been interpreted by various sources to be a response back at Jay-Z's verse on H.A.M. from \"Watch the Throne\" in which he raps \"Really you got baby money ... You ain't got my lady's money.\" Kanye West played the track for Wayne but his response was \"I wouldn’t ask him about a Jay-Z line because he’s not Jay-Z.\" Lil Wayne further elaborated on the alleged attack by saying \"I know there won’t be any repercussions behind what I did.",
"title": "It's Good"
},
{
"docid": "11790126",
"text": "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley \"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)\" is a song by the American dance-pop band Will to Power. The song combines elements of two previously recorded rock songs: \"Baby, I Love Your Way\", a #12 \"Billboard\" Hot 100 hit from 1976 by the British-born singer Peter Frampton; and American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's song \"Free Bird\", which hit #19 on the Hot 100 chart in 1975. Will to Power's medley of these two songs had more of a synthesized dance beat (as opposed to the rock ballad-like nature of the two original",
"title": "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"
},
{
"docid": "1455414",
"text": "\"The Hottest MC in the Game\", stating that Lil Wayne was a better rapper and made more money. In early 2011, when Jay-Z and Kanye West's single \"H•A•M\" was released, Jay-Z took shots at Birdman, saying \"Really, you got Baby money\" and \"[you] ain't got my lady's money!\". On August 24, 2011, a song called \"It's Good\" by Lil Wayne (featuring Drake and Jadakiss) was leaked online and included Lil Wayne responding \"Talkin' 'bout baby money? I gotcha baby money. Kidnap your bitch, get that, How much you love your lady? money\". Jadakiss later absolved himself of involvement in any",
"title": "Lil Wayne"
},
{
"docid": "20411783",
"text": "\"You Give Me Your Love\". The ninth audition was broadcast on 21 December 2017. Four of the eight contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while one contestant who did not get enough votes to qualify was saved by the hosts. The tenth audition was broadcast in two parts on 24 and 25 December 2017. Three of the nine contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while two contestants who did not get enough votes to qualify were saved by the hosts. The shortlisting round was",
"title": "Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018"
},
{
"docid": "11620922",
"text": "Frankie Laine discography This is a discography for all the records released by Frankie Laine. The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart, Get Happy, The Girl In The Wood, Hey Good Lookin' (with Jo Stafford), I Would Do Most Anything For You, In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, The Isle of Capri, Jealousy (Jalousie), Jezebel, Love Is Such A Cheat, Metro Polka, Necessary Evil, One For My Baby, Pretty-Eyed Baby (with Jo Stafford), Rose, Rose, I Love You, She Reminds Me Of You, Song Of The Islands, South of The Border, That's Good! That's Bad! (with Jo",
"title": "Frankie Laine discography"
},
{
"docid": "7570697",
"text": "My Love)\"; a re-release of \"I'm So Excited\", which became a bigger hit than when originally released in 1982; and \"Neutron Dance.\" Subsequent albums spawned hits such as \"Dare Me,\" \"Freedom\" and \"Goldmine.\" (Pointer sang lead vocals on several of the group's top singles, including \"Happiness,\" \"He's So Shy\", \"Jump (For My Love)\", \"Baby Come And Get It\" and \"Dare Me.\") Eventually, Pointer ventured into a solo career while staying with the Pointer Sisters; she released the \"Baby Sister\" album in 1983 (it scored a modest hit with \"Ready for Some Action\", #28 R&B) and a self-titled effort in 1989",
"title": "June Pointer"
},
{
"docid": "10535189",
"text": "into \"Bye Bye Baby\", \"We All Sleep Alone\", \"I Found Someone\", \"Love and Understanding\" and \"Save up All your Tears\". When the song ended, the screen came down and showed some scenes of her most famous films. Then she once again descended from the platform and did \"After All\". After a fast change she performed \"Many Rivers To Cross\". After an instrumental song, began the country part of the show. She sang \"Fire\" and \"Just like Jesse James\". Then she did \"Love is a Battlefield\" and \"If I Could Turn Back Time\". After those songs she had the first encore",
"title": "Love Hurts Tour"
},
{
"docid": "17030282",
"text": "\"Diggin' and a Grindin' for His Love\" which she had recorded on her debut album. Andrews also appeared on Pop! Goes the Country during the 1980-1981 season. She sang \"A Little Thing Like Love\" and also sang a medley of \"Blueberry Hill\" and \"Blue Suede Shoes\" with host Tom T. Hall. On September 22, 1980, Andrews released her second album, \"Lovesick\". Billboard gave the album a positive review and wrote, \"Snappy production enhances the glittering array of love ballads.\" The album's first single \"It Don't Get Better Than This\" would go on to be her highest charting single of her",
"title": "Sheila Andrews"
},
{
"docid": "3115643",
"text": "being backup on the record \"Your Southern Can is Mine\" from \"De Stijl\". She sang lead on four Stripes' songs: \"In the Cold, Cold Night\", from the album \"Elephant\", \"Passive Manipulation\" from \"Get Behind Me Satan\", \"Who's a Big Baby\", the B-side to \"Blue Orchid,\" and \"St. Andrew (This Battle Is in the Air)\" from \"Icky Thump\". She also sang the popular Christmas song \"Silent Night\" on the single \"Candy Cane Children\". Both Meg and Jack share vocal duties on the tracks \"Hotel Yorba\" and \"This Protector\" from \"White Blood Cells\", \"Rated X\" from the \"Hotel Yorba\" single, \"Well It's",
"title": "Meg White"
},
{
"docid": "11129309",
"text": "a plus at country radio.\" The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered on October 13, 1997 on CMT. \"How Your Love Makes Me Feel\" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 7, 1997. The song reached number one on September 27, 1997 and remained there for three consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by How Do I Get There by Deana Carter. How Your Love Makes Me Feel \"How Your Love Makes Me Feel\" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Max T. Barnes,",
"title": "How Your Love Makes Me Feel"
},
{
"docid": "5557144",
"text": "by American recording artist Kenny G. \"All the Man That I Need\" garnered mainly positive reviews from music critics. In a review of the album \"I'm Your Baby Tonight\", James Hunter from \"Rolling Stone\" magazine called it \"an outsize ballad about poverty and damaged self-regard, so expertly that the song, with its effective whiff of Spanish guitar, stages undeniable pop drama.\" Allmusic's Ashley S. Battel said that the song is one of \"the two high points she does reach on this album [\"I'm Your Baby Tonight\"]\" and added \"the uplifting tale of another's love being enough to provide happiness in",
"title": "All the Man That I Need"
},
{
"docid": "6127921",
"text": "Tonk Baby\" fell short of the Top 40. Daniels left the band in 1992. After this album, the band left Warner Bros. for Liberty Records. Their only release for this label, \"The New Frontier\", included the band's final chart entry, \"You Baby You,\" which peaked at No. 67. Carlson and Daniels returned in 1996 for the album \"Reunited\", released via Intersound Records. \"Where’d You Get Your Cheatin’ From\" and \"It Must Be Love\" were released as singles. In 1998, Carlson and Daniels would both depart Highway 101 once again. In 1999, Moser (who was absent from the Reunion album) returned",
"title": "Highway 101"
},
{
"docid": "15031597",
"text": "R. Sudharsanam, G. Ramanathan, C. N. Pandurangan, S. V. Venkatraman, Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, Ghantasala, C. S. Jayaraman, K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai, S. Dakshinamurthi, T. R. Ramanathan, T. R. Pappa, N. S. Balakrishnan, Master Venu, T. Chalapathi Rao, P. Adinarayana Rao, Pendyala Nageswara Rao, M. S. Gnanamani, G. K. Venkatesh, V. Kumar, Hussein Reddy, M. S. Viswanathan, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Hindi film music director O. P. Nayyar. She had many solo songs but also sang with other singers. She sang along duets with G. Ramanathan, T. R. Mahalingam, M. M. Mariappa, T. A. Mothi, Thiruchi Loganathan, C. R. Subburaman, K. R. Ramaswamy, A.",
"title": "T. V. Rathinam"
},
{
"docid": "3446433",
"text": "Mousse T, who produced a dance single \"Keep Pushin\", which went on to reach No. 2 on the \"Billboard\" dance charts. She then sang chorus for Mousse T's track \"Horny\", which later gained in popularity when additional vocals from the duo Hot 'N' Juicy were added to the song. \"Horny\" reached No. 1 on the \"Billboard\" dance chart. The follow-up song \"Hold Your Head Up High\", with Booom!, reached No. 6 on the \"Billboard\" dance chart. In 1997, she released the club anthem \"Movin' Up\", credited as DJ Mike Cruz Presents Inaya Day and Chyna Ro. For this record, long",
"title": "Inaya Day"
},
{
"docid": "11313102",
"text": "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore \"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore\" is a song originally recorded and made a minor hit by Ruby & the Romantics in 1965. It appeared on their \"Greatest Hits\" album, and was released as a single on Kapp Records K-665 in April of that year. On The Romantics' original version, the song's composer is listed as Lawrence (Larry) Weiss. Although it was originally a B-side to the standard \"We'll Meet Again\", \"Your Baby\" received considerably more R&B radio airplay, but did not reach the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, only managing #8 on the Bubbling Under",
"title": "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"
},
{
"docid": "16664723",
"text": "Is Your Love Big Enough? Is Your Love Big Enough? is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2012 through Warner Bros. The album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize and 2013 Ivor Novello Awards. Whilst attending sixth-form in Croydon, a friend of La Havas', the singer and songwriter Allan Rose (who had attended the Brit School), introduced her to other musicians who would assist La Havas in the recording of her first demos. Through",
"title": "Is Your Love Big Enough?"
},
{
"docid": "17999283",
"text": "gives birth to a blind baby girl (Kanchan) and to prevent tragedy in Premnath's family, Balu substitutes his baby with Premnath’s. The two sons find sweethearts and the daughter falls in love with a young man, who saves her from a thief near a shop. All get married and happiness is restored once more in the household. The songs were composed by M. S. Viswanathan. \"Ilangaiyin Ilam Kuyil\" was the popular track of the album which topped the charts for many weeks. \"Pilot Premnath\" was directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar, and produced by D. M. Chandrasena, T. M. Menon and",
"title": "Pilot Premnath"
},
{
"docid": "1463337",
"text": "date, and enter into a period of hiatus where the eleventh album was written. The band performed all 38 singles, with around 20,000 people in attendance, as well as guest performers including Nina Persson from the Cardigans who sings with the band on the single \"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough\" and Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals who sang with the band that night on the track Let Robeson Sing. In April and May 2012, the band embarked on a European greatest hits tour. The compilation was voted by \"NME\" magazine as the best re issue of 2011, beating",
"title": "Manic Street Preachers"
},
{
"docid": "10715925",
"text": "solo performance from Justin Timberlake, performing his soon to be hit single \"Like I Love You\" alongside rap duo Clipse. TLC members Tionne \"T-Boz\" Watkins and Rozonda \"Chili\" Thomas appeared, paying tribute to their fallen member Lisa \"Left Eye\" Lopes, who died in a car accident in Honduras on April 25, 2002, four months before the event. Winners are in bold text. Eminem – \"Without Me\" Eminem – \"Without Me\" Pink – \"Get the Party Started\" No Doubt (featuring Bounty Killer) – \"Hey Baby\" Avril Lavigne – \"Complicated\" No Doubt (featuring Bounty Killer) – \"Hey Baby\" Linkin Park – \"In",
"title": "2002 MTV Video Music Awards"
},
{
"docid": "6033532",
"text": "In 1978, Fairweather Low sang backing vocals on the album \"Who Are You\", from The Who, specifically on the tracks \"New Song\", \"Had Enough\", \"Guitar and Pen\", \"Love is Coming Down\", and \"Who Are You\". On the Who's 1982 album \"It's Hard\", he played rhythm guitar on the song \"It's Your Turn\". Fairweather Low later appeared on Townshend's 1993 album \"Psychoderelict\" and the accompanying concert tour. In 1995, Fairweather Low played rhythm guitar on Joe Satriani's self-titled CD, along with Nathan East on bass and Manu Katché on drums. One reviewer commented that \"this backup band of extremely gifted backup",
"title": "Andy Fairweather Low"
},
{
"docid": "9604307",
"text": "gospel music/house music group, Jasper Street Co. (\"Interpretations (The Remix Collection)\" (2003)). Wondress Hutchinson Wondress Hutchinson, also known as, Wondress, is an American electronic dance music and jazz fusion singer who has worked with old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix (1990 album \"This Should Move Ya\", where she sang lead vocals on the album's Top 10 British Singles hits, \"Got to Have Your Love\", and \"Take Your Time\"). In 1995, Hutchinson sang background vocals for jazz fusion group, Spyro Gyra (1995 album \"Love and Other Obsessions\"). More recently, in 2001 and again in 2003, Hutchinson sang lead and background",
"title": "Wondress Hutchinson"
},
{
"docid": "9604306",
"text": "Wondress Hutchinson Wondress Hutchinson, also known as, Wondress, is an American electronic dance music and jazz fusion singer who has worked with old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix (1990 album \"This Should Move Ya\", where she sang lead vocals on the album's Top 10 British Singles hits, \"Got to Have Your Love\", and \"Take Your Time\"). In 1995, Hutchinson sang background vocals for jazz fusion group, Spyro Gyra (1995 album \"Love and Other Obsessions\"). More recently, in 2001 and again in 2003, Hutchinson sang lead and background for Baltimore-based house music artist DJ Spen (\"Solid Ground EP\" (2001)), and",
"title": "Wondress Hutchinson"
},
{
"docid": "9740270",
"text": "Geoff, Davey & Rosita. He has an average score of 8.49, the highest average score among the remaining 8 scholars. His top three songs are Dahil Ikaw, Baby I Love Your Way and Love of a Lifetime. Musical Influences: True Faith, Firehouse, 3 Doors Down. He once sang \"DAHIL IKAW\" by True Faith during his first nomination and was given a score of 9.50, the second highest score he ever received. His favorite music is Alternative and can also sing Acoustic and Rock. He plays guitar, bonggos and drum. His favorite singers are Gary V., Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez.",
"title": "Yvan Lambatan"
},
{
"docid": "17573259",
"text": "his coach. After the accounted performances, he then sang his original song \"Fix You\". In the second night and final performances, he duet with his coach in the song \"Morning Rose\". Perez, however eliminated in results of final four and declared as fourth placer in the competition. The Voice also have had going beyond in iTunes Philippines, Perez's \"Chasing Pavements\" and \"Fix You\" were both peaked at #1 in the Philippines and #11 in Asia Pacific in iTunes chart. His studio version in \"Baby, I Love Your Way\" and \"Give Me Love\" also tops at #6 and #4, respectively. Perez",
"title": "Myk Perez"
},
{
"docid": "10524622",
"text": "\"Make It Up.\" She sang a duet with Tiger on \"Love Me, Baby\" and with Shabba Ranks on \"Telephone Love\" In 2001, she returned to her native England, and recorded \"Reggae Country\" for Jet Star, an album of covers of American country songs. She is currently recording for the Greensleeves Records label. J.C. Lodge has been inspired since the birth of her daughter in 1994, to write original children's songs. She released two cassette albums called \"Sing 'n' Learn\". Ranging from simple counting and spelling for the littlest ones to manners and environmental awareness for pre-teens, Lodge created a variety",
"title": "J.C. Lodge"
},
{
"docid": "3135833",
"text": "also sang backing vocals on \"Pints of Guinness Make You Strong\" and \"Jordan's 1st Choice\". \"Baby, I'm an Anarchist!\" dates back to one of Grace's previous bands: \"Baby, I'm an Anarchist!\" was written by Laura Jane Grace, Cassidy Rist, and Rob Augman for a band that never happened, but was a really good idea. Although we played it live 2 or 3 times, it was never recorded. Cassidy was kind enough to come in and sing on this song; she was drunk. It was 11am. Remarking on the album's themes in 2008, Grace said: \"you get to an age where",
"title": "Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose"
},
{
"docid": "11904221",
"text": "2008. Albums: 45 rpm records: \"How Come\" / \"Tremblin'\" (End 1117) \"Tremblin'\"/ \"Memories Are Made of This\" (End 1122) \"Don't Make it Hurt\" / \"Magic of Your Love\" (Hallmark 334) \"Get a Hold of Yourself\" / \"Don't Take Your Love from Me\" (20th Fox 422) \"I Found My Place\" (20th Fox 511) \"Through a Long and Sleepless Night\" / \"Tears\" (20th Fox 567) Byrdie Green Byrdie Green (1936 – April 26, 2008) was a jazz and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. Later she went to New",
"title": "Byrdie Green"
},
{
"docid": "8557295",
"text": "Hawtrey), Goode dishes out psychiatric mumbo jumbo, stating that Cutting merely wants to prove his manhood, and Cutting decides he is in love with Matron (Hattie Jacques). Matron, on the other hand, has more than enough to contend with on the wards, with the gluttonous patient Mrs Tidey (Joan Sims) who seems more interested in eating than producing a baby, and her long-suffering British Rail worker husband (Kenneth Connor) who continually hangs around the waiting room. When Cyril goes back to Prodd's room to get a map of the hospital, Prodd attempts to get intimate, only to be knocked across",
"title": "Carry On Matron"
},
{
"docid": "9302713",
"text": "controversy did not hurt sales of \"\"The Spaghetti Incident?\"\". \"Look at Your Game, Girl\" was written in 1968 in the hopes that it would help Manson to get a record contract. The song is a folk rock and psychedelic folk song with a length of two minutes. It is a mid-tempo ballad, and, like all of the songs on \"Lie: The Love and Terror Cult\", a demo. Manson sings: \"Think you're loving baby, but all you're doing is crying... Are those feelings real?\"; the track is about an insane woman who is playing a \"mad game\" and, in searching for",
"title": "Look at Your Game, Girl"
},
{
"docid": "5986723",
"text": "a flurry of four successive No. 1 country singles in 1984, namely \"Woke Up In Love,\" \"I Don't Want To Be A Memory,\" \"Give Me One More Chance\" and \"Crazy For Your Love\". There were six more No. 1 country singles by 1987: \"She's A Miracle,\" \"Hang On To Your Heart,\" \"I Could Get Used To You,\" \"It'll Be Me,\" \"She's Too Good To Be True\" and \"I Can't Get Close Enough\" and numerous minor hits. Exile received 11 nominations for Vocal as well as Instrumental Group Of The Year from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music",
"title": "Exile (American band)"
},
{
"docid": "16543082",
"text": "a few lyrics of the song: \"I'm not a trick boy I'm a trick for you, you give me butterflies heart skipping 1, 2, I know your sick boy I wanna get the flu (sic)... I'm running temperatures thinking of your love boo..\", adding the hashtag \"#ghettobaby.\" \"Ghetto Baby\", produced by Kid Gloves, is a hip hop track. Written by Elizabeth Grant, Roy Kerr and Anu Pillai, the song's lyrics were considered by Laurence Green of musicOMH \"classic Lana Del Rey\"; a beat-heavy number \"woven from kisses, stilettos and sultry speak-singing,\" with lines such as \"When he's bad he's bad",
"title": "Ghetto Baby"
},
{
"docid": "11719228",
"text": "group's only major hit in 1968, and was performed by the Miracles on their 1st appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Two other releases that year, \"Yester Love\" and \"Special Occasion\", missed the Billboard Hot 100's Top 20, beginning a lull in the Miracles' chart performance until the Top 10 success of \"Baby, Baby Don't Cry\" in spring 1969. The B-side, \"When The Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up In Your Throat\", was never released on a Miracles album and was only issued on CD in 1994, on \"The 35th Anniversary Collection.\" The Funk Brothers The Miracles' original hit",
"title": "If You Can Want"
},
{
"docid": "12670923",
"text": "Sean Garrett production discography This is the songwriting discography of Sean Garrett. 05. \"My Baby\" (featuring Kanye West) 02. \"Yeah!\" (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris) 19. \"Red Light\" 01. \"Goodies\" (featuring Petey Pablo) 08. \"Ooh Baby\" 01. \"Lose My Breath\" 00. \"Gots My Own\" (Japan Bonus Track) 02. \"Soldier\" (featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne) 04. \"T-Shirt\" 05. \"Is She the Reason\" 06. \"Girl\" 00. \"Game Over\" (International Bonus Track) 10. \"Through with Love\" 03. \"Dance 4U\" 00. \"Nothin' Bout Me\" 02. \"Enough Cryin\" 06. \"Good Woman Down\" 18. \"Show Love\" (International Bonus Track) 01. \"18\" (featuring Cassidy) 03. \"Couldn't Say",
"title": "Sean Garrett production discography"
},
{
"docid": "15878737",
"text": "to the top spot. On 17 December 2011, the group performed 'A Night of National Treasures' at O Arena in London to celebrate the bands 25 years to date, and enter into a period of hiatus where the eleventh album was written. The band performed all the 38 singles in one show, with around 20.000 people attending the show. It featured guests, like Nina Persson from The Cardigans who sings with the band on the single Your Love Alone Is Not Enough and Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals who sang with the band that night on the track Let",
"title": "National Treasures – The Complete Singles"
},
{
"docid": "18620434",
"text": "time to explain the meaning behind some of the songs. During this part of the show Sebastian also sang the single \"Like a Drum\", and two singles from previous albums, \"Who's That Girl\" and \"Get Along\". In the second half of the concert Sebastian took the audience on a musical journey of his career to date. He started with a re-enactment of his Australian Idol win, and sang his first single \"Angels Brought Me Here\", and moved through a number of his early songs, including \"All I Need Is You\", \"Out With My Baby\", \"Elevator Love\" and \"Like It Like",
"title": "Madness Tour"
},
{
"docid": "6003930",
"text": "of Drowned in Sound webzine described the band's sound as, \"Big, stomping boogie-woogie rock, with just enough glam for the girls\". Another reviewer thought the band combined, \"The dirty chug of primetime Slade and the throat-searing rasp of AC/DC\". The last two songs were added to the Japanese \"Summer School Of Rock'05\" release of this album. CD: \"Get on Your Life\"/\"Rude Boy\"/\"Fear and Loathing\" 7\" vinyl: \"Get on Your Life\"/\"This Time Later\" CD: \"3345\"/\"Not All The Time\"/\"You're So Rock 'N' Roll\"<br> 7\" vinyl: \"3345\"/\"Soul Saviour\" CD: \"Glamstar\"/\"Sing My Melody\"/\"Close Your Eyes\" 7\" vinyl: \"Glamstar\"/\"Good Times High\" CD: \"Once in a",
"title": "The Black Velvets"
},
{
"docid": "17573258",
"text": "and 66 by the public votes. In week five; September 21, the semi-finals, he sang an acoustic rendition of \"Change The World\". The live performance was also part of charity works. On September 22, he crooned a cover of \"Baby I Love Your Way\" wherein he scored 55 percent given by the coach against Paolo Onesa and was declared as the finalist for team Bamboo, with the total score of 103 points. In finals, of first night on September 28, Perez performed an acoustic soul cover of Ed Sheeran's \"Give Me Love\" to which he received noble self-esteem remarks by",
"title": "Myk Perez"
},
{
"docid": "2222005",
"text": "vocalist, and managed to work with many of the legends of 1950s and 1960s rock and soul, including Sam Cooke, Dionne Warwick, Bill Medley, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones and Sonny and Cher; Darlene and the Blossoms sang backup for Sharon Marie (Esparza) (a Brian Wilson act), as well as John Phillips' solo album \"John, Wolfking of L.A.\", recorded in 1969. They also appeared on Johnny Rivers' hits, including \"Poor Side of Town\" \"Baby I Need Your Loving\" and \"The Tracks of My Tears\". (The Blossoms recorded singles, usually with little success, on Capitol 1957-58 [pre-Darlene Love], Challenge",
"title": "Darlene Love"
},
{
"docid": "5986711",
"text": "After a couple of minor subsequent pop hits, they re-established in 1983 as a country music group. Between then and the early 1990s, the band had several country chart hits, including the Number Ones \"Woke Up in Love\", \"I Don't Want to Be a Memory\", \"Give Me One More Chance\", \"Crazy For Your Love\", \"She's a Miracle\", \"Hang On to Your Heart\", \"I Could Get Used to You\", \"It'll Be Me\", \"She's Too Good to Be True\" and \"I Can't Get Close Enough\". Although their chart success waned by 1991, they have continued to record ever since. The country music",
"title": "Exile (American band)"
},
{
"docid": "18981594",
"text": "I Love You, Baby I Love You, Baby is a 2000 German action thriller film directed by Nick Lyon with Jasmin Gerat, Mark Keller, Maximilian Schell and Burkhard Driest in the lead. The film revolves around two con partners named Peter and Gwen who plan to steal money from the millionaire Walter Ekland by posing Peter as his long lost son and Gwen as Peter's wife who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Their plan gets in jeopardy when a detective named Decker, who knows their identities, decides to get a share of the money. \"I Love You, Baby\" was met",
"title": "I Love You, Baby"
},
{
"docid": "6059159",
"text": "meets Zoey Pierson (Jennifer Morrison), a woman who is protesting against GNB for selecting a decrepit hotel, the Arcadian, to be torn down for the headquarters. Over the season, Ted's encounters with Zoey eventually blossom into a relationship after she divorces her rich husband, the Captain (Kyle MacLachlan), but they break up as he puts his career and friends over love, leading to the Arcadian's demolition. Ted also resolves not to get back with Zoey. Having agreed to conceive a baby at the end of the previous season, Lily and Marshall keep having sex, hoping she will get pregnant. Around",
"title": "How I Met Your Mother"
},
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"docid": "19798228",
"text": "de adeus\" (\"Tears of Farewell\"). Eloisia Eloisia is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band \"Nouvelle Vague\", which incorporates new wave and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs \"Just Can't Get Enough\" and \"Love Will Tear Us Apart\" on their first album which became a worldwide indie bestseller. In 2015, The Telegraph named the album's cover of \"Just Can't Get Enough\" in a list of the \"50 best covers\". Eloisia also sang on three albums by German songwriter Meeco, including a duet",
"title": "Eloisia"
},
{
"docid": "18726157",
"text": "He also sang duets with male singers, most notably with Seerkazhi Govindarajan and Mariyappa. Other singers that he sang with include S. C. Krishnan, T. M. Soundararajan, G. Ramanathan, N. S. Krishnan, P. B. Sreenivas, K. Chellamuthu, V. T. Rajagopalan, G. K. Venkatesh and T. L. Maharajan. Thiruchi Loganathan Thiruchi Loganathan is a playback singer of the Tamil film industry. He is known for his work in movies such as \"Manthiri Kumari\" (1950) and \"Parasakthi\" (1952). He was married to Rajalakshmi, daughter of actress C. T. Rajakantham and Kali N. Rathnam. His sons are, T. L. Maharajan, Deepan Chakravarthy, and",
"title": "Thiruchi Loganathan"
},
{
"docid": "4103216",
"text": "\"Akher Hawa\" (\"Last Love\"). She worked with the Egyptian composer Mohamed El Mougi, sang and acted in the film \"Saaktob Ismak Ala Arrimal\" (\"I Will Write Your Name in the Sand\"), which included her singing \"Yadamiiti Haddi\" (\"Tears, Fall from My Eyes\"). Other recordings include \"Lilet El Ouns\" (\"Magnificent Get-Together\"), \"Ech Gab Li Gab\" (\"A Cut about the Rest\"), \"Amrak Aagib\" (\"I Don't Get You\"), and \"Menghir Sabab\" (\"For No Reason\"). In 2000, she also released the Egyptian hit song \"Lilah Habeebee\", (\"One Night, My Love\"), the album title track, which went on to win for best video in the",
"title": "Samira Said"
},
{
"docid": "19798227",
"text": "Eloisia Eloisia is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band \"Nouvelle Vague\", which incorporates new wave and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs \"Just Can't Get Enough\" and \"Love Will Tear Us Apart\" on their first album which became a worldwide indie bestseller. In 2015, The Telegraph named the album's cover of \"Just Can't Get Enough\" in a list of the \"50 best covers\". Eloisia also sang on three albums by German songwriter Meeco, including a duet with Gregory Porter in \"Gotas",
"title": "Eloisia"
},
{
"docid": "4899099",
"text": "Moore borrowed the guitar riff from Parker's \"Love My Baby\", played by Pat Hare.. \"Love My Baby\" and \"Mystery Train\" became rockabilly standards. Later in 1953, Parker toured with Bobby Bland and Johnny Ace, and also joined Duke Records. Parker and Bland headed the highly successful Blues Consolidated Revue, which regularly performed on the southern blues circuit. He continued to have a string of hits on the R&B chart, including the smooth \"Next Time You See Me\" (1957); remakes of Roosevelt Sykes's song \"Driving Wheel\" (1961), \"Annie Get Your Yo-Yo\" (1962), Robert Johnson's \"Sweet Home Chicago\", Guitar Slim's \"The Things",
"title": "Junior Parker"
},
{
"docid": "14724154",
"text": "friend and assistant, sang few songs for him. The singing actors M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, P. U. Chinnappa, M. M. Dandapani Desikar, Kothamangalam Cheenu, M. S. Subbulakshmi, D. K. Pattammal, C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, U. R. Jeevarathinam, N. C. Vasanthakokilam, T. R. Mahalingam, T. R. Rajakumari, K. R. Ramaswamy, Chittor V. Nagaiah, P. Bhanumathi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, T. S. Durairaj and J. P. Chandrababu also sang memorable songs under his compositions. GR would strive the singers to the excellence. T. M. Soundararajan said that if one could sing to the satisfaction and the tune of GR you could",
"title": "G. Ramanathan"
},
{
"docid": "13386070",
"text": "Good in Blue\" for consideration for Exposé to record along with the Warren composition \"I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me\": Arista president Clive Davis had indicated that only one of those two songs could be recorded by the group and while Jurado – who considered \"both beautiful songs\" – had favored the latter, the group's producer Lewis Martineé opted for \"Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue\". (Exposé would be able to record \"I'll Never Get Over You Getting Me\" for their 1992 album \"Exposé\" with the track becoming a Top Ten hit.) On the \"Billboard\" charts, \"Your",
"title": "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue"
},
{
"docid": "2831884",
"text": "Middle and Northern Europe as well as \"Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)\", her last Top 20 hit in France. She toured Europe again, this time opening for fellow Briton David Bowie. A collaboration with Rick Nowels, who had produced hits for Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle, resulted in the guitar-driven pop of the single \"Love Is Holy\" and the album \"Love Is\" (1992). The album's success was again limited to a small number of countries, though the single became another Top 20 hit in the UK, and the second single (\"Heart Over Mind\") also made the top 40. In",
"title": "Kim Wilde"
},
{
"docid": "11426604",
"text": "Central Engineer William Leighton appreciated the song's potential enough to tell his brothers Frank Leighton and Bert Leighton, who were vaudeville performers, about it. They took it and sang it in theaters around the country with a chorus they added. But apparently even they neglected to get it copyrighted. Reportedly, Saunders received a bottle of gin for the use of the song. Nothing more was heard from him after this time and he passed into history as the man who helped to make Casey Jones an integral part of American folklore. Finally, with vaudeville performers T. Lawrence Seibert credited with",
"title": "The Ballad of Casey Jones"
},
{
"docid": "17461751",
"text": "in the song's lyrics: \"It's never winter when it's Donna Summer all year long\". The song also gives notice to Britney Spears' 1998 debut single, \"...Baby One More Time\". The group announced the release of \"Disco Love\" on 26 July 2013 on their official Facebook account, announcing, \"Team Sats! We're having a blast shooting the video for our next single 'Disco Love'! Can't wait for you guys to hear it! #SatsDiscoLove\" Robert Copsey of Digital Spy described the single as \"light 'n' fluffy electropop so sugary it'll rot your teeth in an instant, while the chorus has the kind of",
"title": "Disco Love"
},
{
"docid": "14019155",
"text": "October 7, 1965), which meant \"Make Me Your Baby\" was still unrecorded in the summer of 1965 when the success of \"Baby I'm Yours\" alerted Wexler to the suitability of \"Make Me Your Baby\" as a vehicle for the singer of \"Baby I'm Yours,\" Barbara Lewis. \"Make Me Your Baby\" was recorded by Lewis in a July 1, 1965 session at Atlantic Records Recording Studios (NYC) in which Lewis also recorded the B-side \"Love to Be Loved\" and a third track, \"I'm So Afraid.\" Like \"Baby I'm Yours,\" \"Make Me Your Baby\" was produced by Ollie McLaughlin and Bert Berns,",
"title": "Make Me Your Baby"
},
{
"docid": "4856423",
"text": "of the Isley Brothers' records were backed by a team of musicians ranging from different areas including legendary rhythm guitarist Charles \"Skip\" Pitts who, following the recording of \"Get Into Something\", left the Isleys to back Isaac Hayes' band where he created the memorable guitar riff for Hayes' signature hit, \"Shaft\". It was Pitts that delivered the memorable guitar riff for \"It's Your Thing\". Contrary to popular belief, the future members of the group Marvin Isley and Rudy Isley's baby brother-in-law Chris Jasper didn't contribute to their recordings at the time as they were each attending college. Ernie Isley, who",
"title": "T-Neck Records"
},
{
"docid": "6106609",
"text": "ACT UP demanded that the band be dropped from the bill and urged other artists to shun the group and the crowd to boo it. Members of Queen dismissed the activists, with lead guitarist Brian May stating: \"People seem so blind. Don't they realize that the mere fact that Guns N' Roses are here is the biggest statement that you could get?\" Slash later performed \"Tie Your Mother Down\" with the remaining members of Queen and Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott, while Rose performed \"We Will Rock You\" and sang a duet with Elton John on \"Bohemian Rhapsody\". Their personal",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "12517789",
"text": "on 9 June 2012. The band released two singles, \"Leave Your Body\" and \"Can't Get Enough\"/\"Murder That Sound\", on their own record label, Dead at Thirty. The band sent a copy of \"Leave Your Body\" to John Peel who played it on his Radio 1 show, while \"Can't Get Enough\" which reached No. 43 on the UK charts. They won awards for \"Best Live Act\" and \"Best Dance Band\" at the 2004 Diesel-U-Music Awards. One of the judges was Wall of Sound boss Mark Jones, who immediately offered the band a deal. \"Can't Get Enough\" was later remixed by Wall",
"title": "Infadels"
},
{
"docid": "16041027",
"text": "Auditorium with all the top East Side bands at a show called the West Coast East Side Revue. An album of the same name was eventually released on Eddie Davis' Rampart Records containing studio recordings by the participating bands. By this time, the lead singer, Ricky Almaraz, left and Richard Magaña (baritone sax) and Joe Cabral (Farfisa organ) joined. In June 1965, Cardenas recorded two instrumentals, “Get Your Baby” and “Tuff Stuff.” at Stereo Masters studio in Hollywood. \"Get Your Baby\" was written by two members of The Mixtures, Randy Thomas and Wayne Edwards. \"Get Your Baby\" was also recorded",
"title": "Mark & the Escorts"
},
{
"docid": "12333456",
"text": "Sweet Baby J'ai's latest album, \"Introducing J'ai Michel\", released August 2008, produced by renowned producer, arranger, pianist Jane Getz and Grammy Award winner, Bob Tucker have a mix of R&B, pop, jazz, rock, blues, and spoken word. It features percussionist, Perico Hernandez. Sweet Baby J'ai Sweet Baby J'ai is an American contemporary jazz singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, playwright, and actress. She lives in Los Angeles, CA. J'ai Janett Michel was first called Sweet Baby by her mother, who claimed she was the sweetest child ever born. The nickname stuck. Born to Helen and John T., J'ai grew up in Kansas",
"title": "Sweet Baby J'ai"
},
{
"docid": "20769591",
"text": "Madras Mail (film) Madras Mail is a 1936 Indian, Tamil language film directed by C. N. Trivedi. The film featured Battling Mani and T. N. Meenakshi in the lead roles. Sekar (Battling Mani) is a kind hearted young man. He helps people. Meenakshi (T. N. Meenakshi) is the daughter of a Zamindar. There was a clash between them but that blossomed into love. Sekar is trying to get a government job. Murugesan is a minister in the princely state. He wants to marry Meenakshi. He sends Sekar to jail on a false charge. But Sekar escapes from the jail with",
"title": "Madras Mail (film)"
},
{
"docid": "20704609",
"text": "Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song) \"Shadow of Your Love\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, released as a single in 2018. The song entered at 31 on the Mainstream Rock chart in its May 12 edition., peaking at as of June 19. \"Shadow of Your Love\" was written by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin from Hollywood Rose with help from Rose's friend Paul Tobias (Tobias later was a member of Guns N' Roses from 1994 until 2002). Rose mentioned being inspired by Thin Lizzy in writing the lyrics, and wrote the song",
"title": "Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song)"
}
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"Michael Raymond - James"
] | [
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"docid": "12736368",
"text": "Michael Raymond-James Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad; December 24, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing René Lenier in the first season of the HBO series \"True Blood\", Britt Pollack on the FX series \"Terriers\", Neal Cassidy/Baelfire on the ABC series \"Once Upon a Time\", and Mitch Longo on the CBS All Access series \"Tell Me a Story\". Raymond-James was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated Clarkston High School in 1996, where he was a football and track standout. He started out doing theater and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New",
"title": "Michael Raymond-James"
},
{
"docid": "17104267",
"text": "Baelfire's location. Emma rings the only buzzer that lacks an occupant's name, claiming to be delivering a package; someone immediately flees the building via the fire escape. Gold demands that Emma fulfill her favor by bringing Baelfire to talk to him, so she gives chase and, upon tackling him, is shocked to recognize Baelfire as her former lover, Neal Cassidy (Michael Raymond-James). They argue over her bringing Rumplestiltskin to New York and Neal abandoning Emma years earlier, and Neal ultimately agrees to continue the conversation only if Emma will join him at a bar. There, Neal explains that he didn't",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17104261",
"text": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time) \"Manhattan\" is the 14th episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series \"Once Upon a Time\", and the show's 36th episode overall, which aired on February 17, 2013. It was co-written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, while being directed by Dean White. In this episode, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), Henry (Jared S. Gilmore), and Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) arrive in Manhattan to find his son Baelfire (Michael Raymond-James), only to have Emma regret the trip after past memories come back to haunt her. Meanwhile, in the Enchanted Forest, a young",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "12736370",
"text": "in Jonny Hirschbein's award-winning short film 'The Fix,' working alongside Robert Patrick and David Paymer. His feature-film credits include 'Moonlight Serenade,' starring as a piano prodigy opposite Academy Award Nominee Amy Adams. In an episode of \"The Walking Dead\" titled \"Nebraska\", Raymond-James played a young man named Dave, who presents a threat to series protagonist Rick Grimes and his group. He starred in \"Once Upon a Time\" as Neal Cassidy/Baelfire, who is Henry's father as well as Rumpelstiltskin's son and is later revealed to be the grandson of Peter Pan. Michael Raymond-James Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad; December 24, 1977)",
"title": "Michael Raymond-James"
},
{
"docid": "16532963",
"text": "reported that \"True Blood's \"Michael Raymond-James had joined the season's recurring cast in an unknown role, described only as \"mysterious\". This was later revealed to be Neal Cassidy (Rumplestiltskin's son Baelfire, Emma Swan's ex-boyfriend and Henry Mills' father). \"Lost\" alum Jorge Garcia recurs as Anton the Giant, referenced from Jack and the Beanstalk. Garcia was originally scheduled to appear in only one episode, but his character was later expanded. Actor Raphael Sbarge, who portrays Jiminy Cricket, was made part of the recurring guest cast this season, as opposed to being included in the first season's main cast. The L Word",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "19078439",
"text": "side. They continue to pursue a relationship, but Hook learns that Rumple is still alive when he sees the couple out walking the streets of Storybrooke. Lacey serves as a bad influence for Rumple, which goes noticed by Baelfire, now known as Neal (Michael Raymond-James), who Rumple has found and brought back to Storybrooke. Lacey soon learns that Rumple has magic, as well as the ability to grant her eternal youth. She reacts positively and suggests Rumple do what he must to preserve their future, oblivious to the fact that it means killing his grandson, Henry Mills (Jared S. Gilmore).",
"title": "Belle (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17288202",
"text": "duration of two hours. In May 2013, it was revealed that season two regular Meghan Ory (Red Riding Hood/Ruby) would be departing the show to star in CBS's upcoming sci-fi drama \"Intelligence\". However, Ory stated that she would still be open for more episodes on the show as a guest member. Ory later made appearances in episodes twelve and thirteen of the season. The same month, it was announced that Michael Raymond-James (Baelfire/Neal Cassidy) had been promoted from a recurring cast member to a series regular for the season. In July 2013, it was reported that Giancarlo Esposito (The Genie/Magic",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "12736368",
"text": "Michael Raymond-James Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad; December 24, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing René Lenier in the first season of the HBO series \"True Blood\", Britt Pollack on the FX series \"Terriers\", Neal Cassidy/Baelfire on the ABC series \"Once Upon a Time\", and Mitch Longo on the CBS All Access series \"Tell Me a Story\". Raymond-James was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated Clarkston High School in 1996, where he was a football and track standout. He started out doing theater and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New",
"title": "Michael Raymond-James"
},
{
"docid": "17258188",
"text": "problem by unleashing a fail-safe trigger that would wipe out Storybrooke, Henry tells Regina that she has not changed. Before he can warn the family, Regina takes out her book of spells and gives him a short-term memory block to make him forget about the conversation and they start over as if nothing happened. Meanwhile, at Granny's Diner, Emma Swan bumps into Tamara moments after she picks up sandwiches for her and Neal/Baelfire (Michael Raymond-James). As Emma helps her, she notices Tamara has a list of Storybrooke residents and their true identities. Tamara is quick to pick it up but",
"title": "The Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time)"
}
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{
"docid": "16319738",
"text": "involvement in Kathryn Nolan's disappearance and David attempts to reconcile with Mary Margaret. Meanwhile, Rumpelstiltskin's backstory continues to be revealed along with his attempt to transform back into a human and resume living a normal life with his son. August Booth rides a motorcycle through the forest. In the Enchanted Forest, Baelfire (Dylan Schmid) plays with his ball until it rolls in front of a cart which knocks him down. The driver of the cart fearfully apologizes though Baelfire insists he is okay. Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) comes to check on his son who has a scraped knee. As punishment, he",
"title": "The Return (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19078569",
"text": "triangle which formed between Hook, Baelfire, and Emma nearly drove a wedge in their plans. However, Hook and Baelfire managed to reconcile in time rescue Henry from Pan. Once in Storybrooke, Hook agrees to step aside, so Emma and Baelfire (Henry's parents) can have a chance to get back together. After Pan tries to reenact the Dark Curse, Hook is present when his old foe is killed by his nemesis: Pan's son, Rumplestiltskin. With Pan destroyed, Regina succeeds in reversing his curse, sending Hook and the other inhabitants back to the Enchanted Forest, while Emma and Henry escape to New",
"title": "Hook (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605874",
"text": "a possible escape plan, but her feelings about losing Neal are affecting her emotionally. The episode — written by David H. Goodman and Robert Hull and first broadcast on October 20, 2013 — was given mixed to positive reviews from critics, who commented on the angle involving the relationship between Rumplestiltskin and Neal/Baelfire; and was watched by 7.05 million American viewers. Henry dances around an open fire. In the Enchanted Forest, Rumplestilstkin comes home with a gift, which is a knife for Baelfire, which belonged to one of his victims. Baelfire doesn't want gifts; he wants to leave, go out,",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19078559",
"text": "this point on, Jones became known as Captain Hook. Upon taking William Smee as his first mate, Hook returns to Neverland, as this would provide him with time to find a way to kill Rumplestiltskin. Shortly after his arrival, Hook gives shelter to Baelfire, who has arrived in Neverland and is on the run from Peter Pan. He forms an unlikely friendship with him, until Baelfire learns that his mother ran away with Hook, abandoning him. He is further enraged when he learns that Hook had been planning to use him to kill his father, beginning to realize that Hook",
"title": "Hook (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16319740",
"text": "play with the other kids while he attends to some business in the woods. Baelfire deduces from the blood on his father's boot that he has killed their housekeeper to keep the dagger a secret. A friend of Baelfire's suggests he call on the Blue Fairy (Keegan Connor Tracy), which he does. The fairy offers Baelfire a magic bean that will take them to a land where magic does not exist and his father would be human again. However this bean is the last one of its kind and will only work once. When Baelfire goes to his father with",
"title": "The Return (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605876",
"text": "then discovers a group of children masked and costumed, dancing wildly around a fire. He then tries to find Baelfire amongst the children, and confronts the Pied Piper, who is revealed to be Peter Pan, an old acquaintance of Rumplestiltskin's. After saying it has been a long time, Pan explains that only boys who feel unloved can hear his pipe, which is why Rumplestiltskin can hear him. Pan dares Rumplestiltskin to ask Baelfire if he wants to go back home with him or stay with Pan, stating that Rumple is afraid of what his son's answer might be. But Rumplestiltskin",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "18017324",
"text": "and seconds before the new curse consumes them, Charming is brought back to life. With the new curse now enacted, Zelena takes a memory potion to remember the year that will be lost between the curse, then offers Rumplestiltskin a chance to remember his loss of Baelfire. She says he can do whatever he wants with the potion. Seeing this as a way to get revenge on Zelena, Rumplestiltskin is about to take the potion when Baelfire takes control and decides that now isn't the time for revenge and Emma needs to remember more than they do. Baelfire quickly sends",
"title": "A Curious Thing (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17439537",
"text": "the Queen of the United Realms. Gilmore, who had previously starred in \"Mad Men\" as the third Bobby Draper from 2009 to 2011, was cast in \"Once Upon a Time\" as Henry Mills, the \"biological son of Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison's character) and Neal/Baelfire. He is the only resident of Storybrooke who is not under the spell of the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla).\" Series creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis stated of the role, \"One of our emotional centers was an 11-year-old boy who had to be precocious and vulnerable at the same time.\" Kitsis believed that Gilmore \"naturally brought",
"title": "Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19078568",
"text": "he steals the magic bean to use for himself. However, upon learning of Baelfire's supposed death, he returns to honor his memory. Afterward, he journeys with Gold, Regina, and the heroes to Neverland to rescue Henry. In Neverland, Hook becomes the group's guide. Though Hook’s original goal in rescuing Henry had been to honor Baelfire, over time he begins to develop real feelings for Emma, and after rescuing her father David from death, he realized that he had fallen in love with her. This grew more confusing when it was learned that Baelfire was still alive. As such, a love",
"title": "Hook (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605877",
"text": "finds Baelfire, and uses his magic to take him back to their home. Rumplestiltskin tries to explain that Pan wanted to hurt him, as Rumplestiltskin has known Pan since he was a boy and that he betrayed him. Baelfire reveals Pan told him about the deal, that if he had been asked to go home, he would have. However his father didn't ask. In the hours upon his return to Neverland, Neal finds himself a prisoner of Felix, but somehow manages to free himself from the bindings and escapes after knocking Felix out. Around the same time at another location,",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16319739",
"text": "turns the driver into a snail and squashes him. Back at home, Rumpelstiltskin treats Baelfire's scrape but the boy refuses magic. Baelfire explains that everyone avoids him because they fear his father. Rumpelstiltskin explains that the only way to destroy his power would be killing him with his own dagger. The housekeeper overhears this, but being a mute, she does not respond. Baelfire asks his father if he could get rid of his power without hurting either one of them, would he do it. Rumpelstiltskin agrees, but he doubts that it is possible. The next day, Rumpelstiltskin encourages Baelfire to",
"title": "The Return (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605886",
"text": "As Pan laughs about the \"game,\" Neal says he made it off the island once when he was Baelfire, but Pan questions how he left in the first place without permission and Neal is taken prisoner by Pan. Hours later, Henry awakes at the fire, and Pan tells him he fell asleep. Henry seems to remember that he dreamed about seeing his father (Neal), but he continues to believe that he is still dead. Pan says Neverland used to be a place where dreams came to life, and Henry can bring that magic back. Pan plays his pipe, and Henry",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16202610",
"text": "Dylan Schmid as Baelfire, Conner Dwelly as Morraine, Ty Olsson as Hordor, Michael Phenicie as The Duke (scenes deleted), C. Ernst Harth as Burly Man, David-Paul Grove as Doc, and Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark. The episode was included in \"Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale\" – a novelization of the first season – which was published by Hyperion Books in 2013. Morraine, Baelfire, and the Dark One are inspired by the \"Wheel of Time\" series by Robert Jordan. A large Mickey Mouse figurine and small Minnie Mouse figurine are visible during Emma's confrontation with Gold over the fire.",
"title": "Desperate Souls"
},
{
"docid": "16857241",
"text": "The Crocodile (Once Upon a Time) \"The Crocodile\" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series \"Once Upon a Time\", and the show's 26th episode overall, which aired on October 21, 2012. It was co-written by David H. Goodman and Robert Hull, while being directed by David Solomon. In this episode, Mr. Gold, David, and Ruby go searching for a missing Belle, while flashbacks show Rumpelstiltskin's past with Captain Hook. Captain Hook's ship is featured in the forest. As Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) returns home, he discovers Baelfire is all alone. Realizing that his",
"title": "The Crocodile (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16319741",
"text": "the plan, Rumpelstiltskin is skeptical, but his son reminds him that he promised. Father and son take the bean into the woods and throw it on the ground. A vortex opens which will take them to the land with no magic. Baelfire jumps in while holding his father's hand, but Rumpelstiltskin resists, saying he cannot go through with it. His son calls him a coward and lets go. The vortex closes, taking Baelfire away and leaving Rumpelstiltskin behind. He realizes he has made a terrible mistake and calls on the Blue Fairy for help. The Blue Fairy tells Rumpelstiltskin that",
"title": "The Return (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17104270",
"text": "forgave Emma, Baelfire will forgive Gold. Gold says that things don't always happen as expected. Henry asks why he doesn't look into the future, and Gold explains that doing so is complicated and the future is like a puzzle. Emma arrives and claims that Baelfire escaped. Unsatisfied, Gold breaks into Neal's apartment over Emma's objections. When Emma discovers that Neal has kept their dreamcatcher, Gold become suspicious of her interest in it and violently demands to know what she is hiding from him. Neal returns and interrupts the fight, explaining that he did not return for Gold's sake, but because",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16857242",
"text": "wife, Milah (Rachel Shelley), has gone down to a village pub, Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire decide to confront her there, only to discover that Milah has been drinking with a group of pirates. It turns out that Milah is not happy with being married to Rumplestiltskin because she sees him as a coward, but Baelfire manages to convince her to return home. Unfortunately, the next day, Rumplestiltskin learns that Milah has been abducted by the pirates. He arrives at their ship to meet Killian Jones (Colin O'Donoghue), the captain of the vessel, and asks that he turn Milah over to him.",
"title": "The Crocodile (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17104265",
"text": "but Milah says that to be Rumplestiltskin's son is a worse fate, and it would have been better if he had died. Milah angrily leaves, and Rumplestiltskin promises to never leave Baelfire. Years later, after Baelfire has left the Enchanted Forest, Rumplestiltskin tracks down the now-adult Seer (Shannon Lucio) and criticizes her for omitting the details of his destiny. He then attacks her and demands to know how to find his son. She says that he will find him after many years and that it will require a powerful curse that will be both cast and broken by others. When",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17030396",
"text": "to find his son, Baelfire. For the talisman, he will use a shawl that belonged to Baelfire. They agree that they would both like for Belle to accompany him, but there is only enough of the potion to enchant one object. A funeral is held for Dr. Archie Hopper (Raphael Sbarge). Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) eulogizes him, saying they will always think of him when they listen to their consciences. Hopper, actually alive and held prisoner by Captain Hook (Colin O'Donoghue), is interrogated by his captor. Hook is aggravated that Hopper knows nothing about the Dark One's dagger; he threatens",
"title": "The Outsider (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16160091",
"text": "Jared S. Gilmore Jared Scott Gilmore (born May 30, 2000) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the series \"Once Upon a Time\" as Henry Mills. Gilmore was cast as Bobby Draper in \"Mad Men\" in 2009. He was the third actor to play the character, after Maxwell Huckabee and Aaron Hart, since 2007 when the character was originated. In 2011, Jared left \"Mad Men\" and was cast in \"Once Upon a Time\" as Henry Mills, the adopted son of Regina Mills and biological son of Emma Swan and Baelfire. Series creators Adam Horowitz and",
"title": "Jared S. Gilmore"
},
{
"docid": "18640419",
"text": "well have been “The Comeback.” The hour saw three—count ‘em!—big resurgences, two in the main storyline and one in the fairyback... all of which involved villains, or at least morally ambiguous figures. (Remember when August tried to convince Rumple that he was actually Baelfire? Doesn’t that seem like it happened 75 years ago?)\" Jevon Phillips of \"The Los Angeles Times\" commented on Rumplestiltskin's role, simple saying he \"stole the show with a few roundhouses of his own.\" Enter the Dragon (Once Upon a Time) \"Enter the Dragon\" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama",
"title": "Enter the Dragon (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605888",
"text": "his son on the aforementioned series. The episode scored a 2.1/5 among 18-49s with only 7.05 million viewers tuning in, down four tenths from the previous airing. \"Nasty Habits\" received positive reviews from critics, who were impressed with the angle involving the relationship between Rumplestiltskin and Neal/Baelfire. In a review from Entertainment Weekly, Hillary Busis quotes, \"Although tonight's Once featured plenty of thumping music, rowdy dancing, and barbaric yawps, the episode's plot wasn't nearly as driving and insistent as the Lost Boys' delirious bacchanals. Instead, \"Nasty Habits\" focused more on character than incident—namely, Rumpelstiltskin's ongoing struggle to redeem himself, and",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17104279",
"text": "episode I didn't think he'd be willing to go back to such a dark place, but since he's been rejected by Baelfire? It's time to worry about Henry.\" Oliver Sava of \"The A.V. Club\" gave it a C : \"This show has gotten very good at repeating itself, so anyone who wants to jump right in this week should have no problem because everyone makes it excessively clear how they feel, why they feel that way, and the events that transpired to make them feel that way. That’s great for catching people up, but when it happens week after week",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19405563",
"text": "the three living souls unable to leave the Underworld. Gold pays a visit to Hades, who has broken his promise to let Rumple return to Storybrooke. Hades explains that he found out about the crystal ball, which revealed a pregnant Belle when Gold asked to see his child (the intent being to see Baelfire). Since Rumple signed over his second-born child to Fendrake who is now dead, Hades is now the recipient of that deal. Hades tells Gold that he needs to work for him, threatening to take his unborn child. Rebecca Mader does not appear in this episode. The",
"title": "Devil's Due (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19405559",
"text": "over his second-born child to Fendrake in return for Baelfire's cure. While this is going on, Milah encounters Hook for the first time at a tavern. Milah and Rumple meet and cure Baelfire, but Milah is furious at her husband upon learning of the deal he made. Years later, after Rumple has become the Dark One, he visits and kills Fendrake in order to void the contract. Hades has grown impatient with Hook over the latter's refusal to pick three living people to stay behind, so Hades condemns him to the River of Lost Souls (Acheron). Hook is then chained",
"title": "Devil's Due (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605881",
"text": "tries to read Neal's drawings and writing for a clue that would be useful in the search, she realizes that when Neal was Baelfire, he used a coconut to create a map of stars when lit with a candle. Hook explains that, although there is a map, it is in code and only Neal can read it. This leads Emma to have break down, saying she never stopped loving Neal, and runs into the woods. These series of events is also affecting Mary Margaret, who is upset that she can't comfort her own daughter, because if David were to die,",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19078558",
"text": "mercy, the pirate holds a sword to his throat and taunts him about his actions, which he deems cowardly. However, after becoming possessed with an entity known as the Dark One, Rumplestiltskin seeks out Jones, wishing to continue their duel. In this fight, Jones's life is saved by Milah, who opts to make a deal with her ex-husband. However, Rumplestiltskin is unable to forgive her for abandoning their son Baelfire, so he kills her. When Jones tries to exact revenge, Rumplestiltskin cuts off his hand, which he replaces with the hook he unsuccessfully used to kill the Dark One. From",
"title": "Hook (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19405558",
"text": "and Fendrake takes place during the events of \"The Miller's Daughter\", after Rumplestiltskin began his relationship with Cora). The Storybrooke events take place after \"Swan Song\" and before \"Our Decay\". The Underworld events take place after \"Labor of Love\". In the Enchanted Forest, Rumple and Milah argue over his cowardice, but then lose sight of Baelfire, who is poisoned by an Atlantean Rat Snake. Milah coerces with Rumple to kill a healer, Fendrake, and steal the antidote from him. However, Rumple cannot bring himself to kill the healer, but instead bargains with him for the antidote. Rumple agrees to hand",
"title": "Devil's Due (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19078560",
"text": "is not so different from the man he wishes to kill. In response, Hook hands Bae over to the Lost Boys, the beings who serve Peter Pan. Flashbacks have revealed very little about Hook's past in Neverland. The earliest known event after his separation from Baelfire is Hook's meeting the exiled fairy Tinker Bell, with whom he shares his reasons for desiring revenge: the Dark One killed the woman he loved. In doing so, Hook also shares his philosophy on how he would risk his life for just two things: love or revenge. Later, it is revealed that among his",
"title": "Hook (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "18025815",
"text": "a lengthy stretch of solitude; just think of Rump as the Enchanted Forest's answer to George Clooney.) And to top it all off, Snow and Charming's royal bundle of joy had finally been born, kidnapped, and returned to his loving parents -- all before the couple even had a chance to give the baby a name. (Who wants to bet they'll go with \"Baelfire\"?) And that, of course, is when Rumple threw a wrench into the works of this particular happy ending. Actually, make that a dagger.\" Christine Orlado of \"TV Fanatic\" gave the episode 4.6 out of 5 stars.",
"title": "Kansas (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16532957",
"text": "and the town. They eventually fail to destroy Storybrooke, though they kidnap Henry and take him to Neverland to the unknown Peter Pan, leading the main characters to follow them to retrieve him, setting the premise for the third season. New characters introduced in the season include Baelfire (the son of Rumplestiltskin) under his new alias Neal Cassidy - who is also the father of Henry Mills - Captain Killian \"Hook\" Jones, Princess Aurora, Mulan, Prince Phillip, Robin Hood, and the Darling Family. The season premiere was watched by 11.36 million viewers, achieving an adult 18-49 rating/share of 3.9/10.0. These",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "16857251",
"text": "tells Belle that he came to apologize to her and to explain the real reason why he created the curse in the first place, which was to find Baelfire and to hopefully overcome his life as being a cowardly person through magic. Gold had hoped that once the curse was broken, he would be able to find his son beyond Storybrooke. However, since nobody can leave the town, he was hoping to find a way to break that curse as well. As Belle and Gold make up, now that she has forgiven him, and promise to have a hamburger together,",
"title": "The Crocodile (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19847924",
"text": "to draw out Grendel, Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire discover it was a setup by Beowulf, who wanted revenge on Rumplestiltskin for denying him victory during the Ogre Wars, by setting him up to frame the Dark One for the murder of the villagers. After Baelfire fails to stop Beowulf, Baelfire summons Rumplestiltskin, who defeats Beowulf. Baelfire wants him to stop Beowulf, but Rumplestiltskin refuses, opting to send them to a new village instead, but in the end, Baelfire killed Beowulf after he commanded his father to do so. Rumplestiltskin also collects the sword Hrunting after this. The events convinces Baelfire that",
"title": "Ill-Boding Patterns"
},
{
"docid": "16934234",
"text": "writing 'The Queen of Hearts?' It sure felt that way as the episode trundled along, resolving question after question,\" but then added \"...by the episode's end, the only really big question left dangling is 'What the hell happened to Baelfire?' (Okay, one more: And Pinocchio! Where is that hunka hunka lying wood?) I'm glad that Kitsis and Horowitz tied up so many loose ends in tonight's winter finale, since season 1 was hurt by storylines that dragged on far longer than they should have. At the same time, I wonder if Cora and Hook's arrival in Storybrooke is really enough",
"title": "Queen of Hearts (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "20156460",
"text": "that she can bring back his first-born son, Baelfire, for him. She goes on to say that with her new powers, she will be able to make his family love him as the Dark One, so that he can keep his power and be loved at the same time. However, Gold knows that is will come with a steep price and tells her that he refuses to pay the price of magic anymore, and he slips Fiona's wand into his hand. He forces her onto the ground with magic, vowing to make her pay for what she did to Belle.",
"title": "The Final Battle (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "13682304",
"text": "Once Upon a Time (1944 film) Once Upon a Time is a 1944 fantasy film involving a dancing caterpillar who lives in a small box. Cary Grant plays a conniving showman who desperately needs money to save his theater. Jerry Flynn (Cary Grant) has to come up with $100,000 within a week to keep his theater. By chance, youngster Arthur \"Pinky\" Thompson (Ted Donaldson) shows him \"Curly\" (the original title of the film), a caterpillar that gets up on its tail and dances when Pinky plays \"Yes Sir, That's My Baby\" on his harmonica. Pinky refuses to let Jerry buy",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (1944 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17605887",
"text": "starts to dance under Pan's spell. Disney's use of The Pied Piper concept was first used in a 1933 \"Silly Symphony\" short. Other allusions included elements of the Darling Family from \"Peter Pan\", which be found in the drawing in Neal's cave, along with a nod to \"Aladdin\" which hints to how Neal managed to escape Neverland and in \"The Little Mermaid\" when Neal used a sea shell to lure a large squid, while a pair of \"Lost\" allusions has Tinkerbell holding up a watch that stopped at 8:15 and Rumplestiltskin yelling out for Baelfire, echoing Michael's crying out for",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "19374036",
"text": "will not be brought back from the dead but would appear in a multi-episode arc in a different capacity. For the second half of the season, Wil Traval would be returning for multiple episodes, starting in episode 11, as the Sheriff of Nottingham. On October 31, it was announced that Mckenna Grace would be returning as a younger version of Emma. On December 11, Robert Carlyle revealed that Brandon Spink would be portraying a young Baelfire in episode 13. On January 6, 2017, it was announced that JoAnna Garcia would be returning as Ariel. The story line involves a team-up",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 6)"
},
{
"docid": "18017317",
"text": "save Snow's new baby. A Flying Monkey in the forest flies through the \"O\" in the opening title. In the Enchanted Forest, during the second curse that brought everyone back, a hooded rider races off to the fortress. When the rider arrives, the hood is pulled off and it's Belle, who's ready to tell Regina, Snow, Charming, Phillip, and Aurora about what happened to Baelfire after he brought Rumplestiltskin back from the dead. Aurora reveals that Zelena threatened her and Philip in order to get them to reveal when the others returned to the Enchanted Forest and that Zelena is",
"title": "A Curious Thing (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "18744315",
"text": "if a boy named Henry succeeds in his quest to reverse the events of the new book. As he is without his real memories, Rumple does not believe Isaac, thinking he must be a demon trying to corrupt him, until Isaac mentions Baelfire, a secret from Rumple's past that he has been keeping from Belle. Isaac then tells him that he must thwart Henry and Regina's plan to stop Robin and Zelena's wedding in order for him to keep his happy ending. Meanwhile, Henry goes to the Jolly Roger to recruit Hook and finds that the pirate is now employed",
"title": "Operation Mongoose (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17605875",
"text": "and have friends. Unfortunately, Rumplestiltskin insists he cannot leave their house for his own safety since he is now the anointed \"Dark One\" before he roams off. But hours later Rumplestiltskin returns home and discovers Baelfire missing. He tracks him to a village, where the villagers explain that their children are missing as well, lured out of their beds by a Pied Piper in the night. This gives Rumplestiltskin a plan to confront the individual as he waits in the night until he hears the piper's call and moments later witnesses children climbing out windows and following the music. Rumplestiltskin",
"title": "Nasty Habits (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17439530",
"text": "never even needed to become the savior. The wish created a whole new duplicate realm, known as the Wish Realm, which consists of alternate versions of the Enchanted Forest characters that come with different backstories for the 28 years after the point in which Regina never got to cast her curse. This includes an alternate version of Henry, son of Princess Emma and the late Baelfire. He is known as Sir Henry after becoming knighted by his grandparents. With a completely different backstory than his original counterpart, Henry has grown up as a member of the royal family of the",
"title": "Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16319748",
"text": "to talk openly about their past. Mr. Gold tells August he deeply regrets letting him go and begs for forgiveness. The two share a hug. August explains that he was looking for the dagger because if his father still had it, that means he had not changed. Mr. Gold leads him to the dagger buried in the woods. He offers it to August so he can destroy it. Instead, August attempts to command the Dark One's powers. Mr. Gold bitterly realizes that August is not his son. The dagger has no magic in this world and Baelfire would know that.",
"title": "The Return (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17091512",
"text": "die. All the giants but Anton are killed. A dying Arlo gives Anton a beanstalk cutting in the hopes that he will someday find somewhere to plant it. Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) arrives at Mary Margaret's (Ginnifer Goodwin) apartment to bring Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) on his quest to search for Baelfire. Gold reluctantly agrees to Emma's new demand that Henry (Jared S. Gilmore) accompany them. David asks Gold to take care of Emma and Henry, and Gold promises no harm will come to them. The three drive out of Storybrooke and Gold retains his memories and identity as Rumplestiltskin.",
"title": "Tiny (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16857245",
"text": "both him and their son behind. Milah does admit that she regrets leaving Baelfire but allowed her hatred of staying with Rumpelstiltskin to prevent her from thinking about Bae. Milah then throws the bean to Killian so Rumplestiltskin would keep his promise, but a furious Rumplestiltskin decides to make them pay by ripping her heart out and killing her instantly, followed by slicing off Jones's left hand, believing that he had the bean in his fist. Rumplestiltskin declares he wants Jones to suffer as he did, so he leaves him alive. Killian then stabs Rumplestiltskin with a hook, but to",
"title": "The Crocodile (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "18040762",
"text": "up with magic and open up the portal, allowing Hook and the woman to escape first. Before she can leave, Rumple holds on to Emma and demands to know what happened to Baelfire/Neal. Emma tells him what happened, then she begs him not to take away the fact he died a hero. Rumplestiltskin drinks the forgetting potion and lets go of Emma where she is pulled into the portal, which sends her, Hook, and the woman back to Storybrooke. As Emma and Hook return to the present day, Emma admits that her home is in Storybrooke and that she has",
"title": "There's No Place Like Home (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17104264",
"text": "another soldier describes their wounded comrades as lucky, because they'll be sent home. The men are then ordered to ride into battle, on leather saddles termed \"cows.\" Rumplestiltskin panics and, believing he is destined to die in battle the next day, crushes his own leg with a hammer. Rumplestiltskin returns home to find Milah cradling their son, Baelfire. She is aghast to see confirmation of the rumor that he took the cowardly action of wounding himself to escape the battle, and she denounces him. He didn't want to leave his son fatherless as his own father did by abandoning him,",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "18830979",
"text": "saw the series reach its 100th episode, which aired on March 6, 2016 as the mid-season premiere. New characters introduced to the series include the main antagonists for the two volumes, King Arthur, Nimue, and Hades. In addition, Guinevere, Merlin, Merida, Percival, Hercules, Megara, Zeus, Poole, Jekyll, and Hyde are also introduced to the series. The season also saw the return of numerous deceased characters from the first four seasons, including the Blind Witch, Queen of Hearts, Peter Pan, Cruella De Vil, Baelfire / Neal Cassidy, Milah, Prince Henry, Liam Jones, Prince James, Gaston, Claude, and Stealthy. With Emma as",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 5)"
},
{
"docid": "17104269",
"text": "that she was unable to catch him, as this will end all contact between them. Emma calls Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) to explain the situation; Baelfire/Neal is Henry's father. Mary Margaret says that Henry deserves to know the truth, but Emma wants to protect Henry; Mary Margaret suggests that she is trying to protect herself. Mary Margaret then tells David (Josh Dallas) about Emma's discovery, and they discuss how everyone in their family might be affected by it. Meanwhile, Henry and Gold wait at the apartment building. Gold thanks Henry for bringing Emma to Storybrooke. Henry hopes that, since he",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17104268",
"text": "originally know her identity but was informed of it by August Booth; it is revealed that what August showed him was a typewritten statement identifying him as Baelfire. Emma finds their coincidental meeting to be inexplicable, but Neal suggests that it was fate and that something good may have come from their relationship; Emma denies it. When he notices that she still wears the keychain he gave her, she returns it to him and says it's only a reminder not to trust anyone. She tells him she intends to uphold her deal with Gold, but he asks that she lie",
"title": "Manhattan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16319742",
"text": "was his only chance and there is no other way to the realm where his son has gone. When Rumpelstiltskin suggests a curse might take him to Baelfire, the fairy's hesitation tells him he is onto something, but she is opposed to the idea, because she does not believe that he is willing to pay the price of the curse. Rumpelstiltskin lashes out at the fairy for taking his son away, but she tells Rumpelstilskin that he drove his own son away. Rumpelstiltskin vows that he will not rest until he creates such a curse and finds his son. August",
"title": "The Return (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17610138",
"text": "like everybody else. He's human.\" Dallas subsequently began dating his \"Once Upon a Time\" co-star Goodwin in fall 2011. Dallas and Goodwin became engaged in October 2013, and married on April 12, 2014 in California. They have one child, a son, born in May 2014. David Nolan (Once Upon a Time) David Nolan, also known as Prince Charming, is a fictional character in ABC's television series \"Once Upon a Time\". He is portrayed by Josh Dallas, who also happens to be married to series co-star Ginnifer Goodwin, who plays David's wife Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard. The leader of the Enchanted",
"title": "David Nolan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17137602",
"text": "to pick up a car Neal has arranged to borrow to take them to the ship, and Neal reveals that the car belongs to Tamara (Sonequa Martin-Green), his fiancee. \"The Queen Is Dead\" was co-written by co-producer Daniel T. Thomsen and co-executive producer David H. Goodman, while being directed by \"Sons of Anarchy\" vet Gwyneth Horder-Payton. References to \"Peter Pan\" were hinted at in this episode, when Baelfire/Neal alluded to having a youthful appearance, his knowledge of Hook's ship, and his stay in Neverland. Snow White/Mary Margaret's statement, \"Help us, Mother Superior. You're our only hope!\" is a nod to",
"title": "The Queen Is Dead (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17610122",
"text": "David Nolan (Once Upon a Time) David Nolan, also known as Prince Charming, is a fictional character in ABC's television series \"Once Upon a Time\". He is portrayed by Josh Dallas, who also happens to be married to series co-star Ginnifer Goodwin, who plays David's wife Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard. The leader of the Enchanted Forest's War Council who is comatose in Storybrooke. While initially he is known simply as \"John Doe\" in Storybrooke because of his comatose state, he is eventually revealed to be called David Nolan, after waking up. The creators also mixed Charming's history with that of",
"title": "David Nolan (Once Upon a Time)"
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"docid": "9162544",
"text": "her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues as everyone gets swept up in a tale of international espionage with a dash of love and romance thrown into the crazy mix. Once Upon a Time in Manila Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Filipino action comedy film. Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Manila"
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"docid": "13682307",
"text": "that Curly has transformed into a butterfly. The film's working titles were \"Curly\", \"My Friend Curly\", \"My Client Curly\" and \"Yes Sir, That's My Baby\". Once Upon a Time (1944 film) Once Upon a Time is a 1944 fantasy film involving a dancing caterpillar who lives in a small box. Cary Grant plays a conniving showman who desperately needs money to save his theater. Jerry Flynn (Cary Grant) has to come up with $100,000 within a week to keep his theater. By chance, youngster Arthur \"Pinky\" Thompson (Ted Donaldson) shows him \"Curly\" (the original title of the film), a caterpillar",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (1944 film)"
},
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"docid": "9162543",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in Manila Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Filipino action comedy film. Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Ms. Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents and papers. Nikita follows",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Manila"
},
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"docid": "2566077",
"text": "Upon a Time in the West\". \"Deborah's Theme\" was written for another film in the 1970s but was rejected; Morricone presented the piece to Leone, who was initially reluctant to include it, considering it too similar to Morricone's main title music for \"Once Upon a Time in the West\". The score is also notable for Morricone’s incorporation of the music of Gheorghe Zamfir, who plays a pan flute. At times this music is used to convey remembrance, at other times terror. Zamfir’s flute music was used to similarly haunting effect in Peter Weir’s \"Picnic at Hanging Rock\" (1975). Morricone also",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in America"
},
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"docid": "17289248",
"text": "flashbacks show Hook's past with Baelfire. Neverland appears in the enchanted forest. In the hours after they pulled Baelfire out of the water and onto the Jolly Roger, Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) tells Mr. Smee that he still wants to avenge Milah's death by going after Rumplestilskin, becomes intrigued by their latest catch, not knowing that Bae is Milah and Rumplstiltskin's son. While Baelfire is not happy being rescued by a pirate, Hook, who now has found out who his father is, thinks he may have found the opportunity. While they ponder whether or not to send him back to Neverland,",
"title": "And Straight On 'til Morning"
},
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"docid": "17288207",
"text": "at her core, she is a steadfastly filled with optimism. It was later announced that Sunny Mabrey was cast as the character. After \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\" was canceled, it was reported that Michael Socha, who plays the Knave of Hearts, was in talks to join the main cast in Season 4. On April 2014, it was confirmed that Michael Socha will become a regular for Once Upon a Time's fourth season. On September 12, 2013, ABC released the original cast promotional photos for the season. However, due to fan backlash, the photos were removed. Instead, new photos",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 3)"
},
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"docid": "15309484",
"text": "Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Johnny Depp, Maury Chaykin, Paul Sorvino, Dean McDermott and Jenny McCarthy. Mig plays the iconic Disney character Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series Once Upon A Time. Macario has had roles on the Gemini award winning, dark comedy \"Less Than Kind\", \"Level Up\", Sanctuary, \"FRINGE\" for Fox and Nickelodeon's \"The Troop\". ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/MigMacario/status/312618874812133378 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-once-upon-a-time-witch-hunt-pictures-004-photo.html http://www.wevancouver.com/arts/film-television/once-upon-a-time-actor-rallies-for-typhoon-haiyan-1.880776 http://canadianimmigrant.ca/immigrant-stories/fantasy-career-for-filipino-actor-mig-macario http://onequestioninterviews.com/2013/11/mig-macario-how-can-we-help-typhoon-haiyan-recovery-in-the-philippines/ http://www.onceuponafans.com/mig-macario http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/.../fil-canadian-cast-hit-us-tv-show http://wormholeriders.net/sanctuary/?p=94 http://wormholeriders.net/sanctuary/?p=30307 Mig Macario Mig Macario is a Filipino-Canadian actor. He plays the iconic role of Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series \"Once Upon A Time\", the role",
"title": "Mig Macario"
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"text": "pop singles chart. The song's co-writer, Dave Hamilton, plays the vibraharp solo. Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song) \"Once Upon a Time\" is a 1964 single released by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells from their sole duet album, \"Together\". Written by Clarence Paul, Barney Ales, Dave Hamilton and William \"Mickey\" Stevenson, the song discussed how the two narrators felt lonely until they met each other referring to their past as it happened \"once upon a time\". The song brought simultaneous top forty pop success for the duo as the single hit number nineteen while its b-side,",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song)"
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"docid": "1976194",
"text": "the DVD release. Actor Al Mulock (featured as Knuckles in the opening train sequence, as well as in Leone's \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\") committed suicide during shooting of the film by leaping from his Guadix hotel room in full costume. Frank Wolff, the actor who plays McBain, also committed suicide in a Rome hotel in 1971. Following the film's completion, \"Once Upon a Time in the West\" was dubbed into several languages, including Italian, French, German, Spanish and English. For the English dub, the voices of much of the American cast, including Fonda, Bronson, Jason Robards, Jack",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in the West"
},
{
"docid": "17519653",
"text": "lacks an actual identity (not forgetting the quite frankly unnecessary length), while it’s multiple genres makes it ‘Once Upon a Time’s Achilles’ heel and leaves it lacking the organic sound an album should possess.\" Wilfred Okiche of \"YNaija\" said: \"At 21 songs, there are just too many fillers, too much autotune, too much Don Jazzy and an over dependence on the gloss. One has to dig deep to find the real substance. It plays like Ms Savage is just pandering, surrendering to market dictates while throwing a bit of her true self in between.\" \"Once Upon a Time\" was nominated",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (Tiwa Savage album)"
},
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"docid": "18040716",
"text": "son, Baelfire) but Emma then reveals to him that he will create the curse that he hopes will one day find his son Baelfire, and killing Hook will further destroy the timeline. As the pages in the book start to become blank, time is starting to run out for Emma to fix what she has done, and Rumplestiltskin tells her the only way to correct this is to go to the ball that will be held at King Midas' palace. Seeing that Snow wants passage after failing to secure one from Blackbeard, they hatch a plan to have her steal",
"title": "Snow Drifts"
},
{
"docid": "5846037",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in China and America Once Upon a Time in China and America, also known as Once Upon a Time in China VI, is a 1997 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-wing and Sammo Hung in his last directorial effort until \"The Bodyguard\", who also worked on the film's fight choreography. The film is the sixth and final installment in the \"Once Upon a Time in China\" film series. It also saw the return of Jet Li as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, who was replaced by",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in China and America"
},
{
"docid": "8089577",
"text": "manages to intervene and kidnaps Mr. Smee to obtain the magic bean. He later becomes a crewman on Hook's ship (like the original \"Peter Pan\" story) as the ship sails off to Neverland where he and his crew will never age. In Neverland, Mr. Smee serves as an adviser to Hook, assisting in his murderous aspirations to kill Rumplestiltskin and his aspirations to obtain information and raise the newly arrived Baelfire. He worries of the crew being murdered by the Lost Boys who are searching for Baelfire whom the pirates had rescued from drowning. In Storybrooke, Mr. Smee appears as",
"title": "Mr. Smee"
},
{
"docid": "17951603",
"text": "he burns his hand, leaving the marked scar, and bubbling up from the ground is Rumplestiltskin. As he is finally reunited with Baelfire and Belle, they are interrupted by Zelena. Baelfire then falls to the ground, having learned that he has sealed his fate by saving Rumplestiltskin from Zelena. Rumplestiltskin tries to save Baelfire by absorbing him into his own body, but cannot so long as he holds the dagger. Rumplestiltskin releases the dagger and absorbs Neal, but becomes insane as a result. Zelena snatches up the dagger and orders Rumplestiltskin to kill Belle, but Lumiere uses his flames to",
"title": "Quiet Minds"
},
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"docid": "12769669",
"text": "Once Upon a Christmas Song \"Once Upon a Christmas Song\" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from \"Britain's Got the Pop Factor...\", a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier. It was a charity single with proceeds going to the NSPCC. The song was co-written by Peter Kay and Gary Barlow. In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series \"Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle\". The video for \"Once",
"title": "Once Upon a Christmas Song"
},
{
"docid": "9044640",
"text": "\"Shot Caller\". In 2016, he appears in \"Preacher (TV series)\". He plays one of Odin's employee's named Verne, first appearing in the episode \"SEE\", seen playing poker. The Dean of Mean makes a brief cameo in Once Upon a Time in Venice where he clobbers Bruce Willis character after failing to repay a debt. Jardine also plays Dyer Howe, a member of Frank Griffin's gang in the Netflix series 'Godless' released in November, 2017. He will appear, as the character Pete, in Vincent D'Onofrio 2019 film \"The Kid\". Jardine is currently engaged to MMA Women's Atomweight fighter Jodie Esquibel, who",
"title": "Keith Jardine"
},
{
"docid": "17598348",
"text": "Down the Rabbit Hole (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"Down the Rabbit Hole\" is the first episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The premiere received generally positive reviews from critics, despite low ratings; the episode was watched by 5.8 million viewers. A title card which states \"Once Upon a Time...\" Alice (Sophie Lowe) returns home to her father (Shaun Smyth), who tells her that everyone thought she was dead. Her imaginative stories about a talking White Rabbit (John Lithgow) and a mystical place called Wonderland end up get the attention",
"title": "Down the Rabbit Hole (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
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"docid": "9854969",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in China IV Once Upon a Time in China IV is a 1993 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film and the fourth installment in the \"Once Upon a Time in China\" film series. It was directed by Yuen Bun and produced by Tsui Hark, who directed the first three films. Vincent Zhao starred as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, who was portrayed by Jet Li in the first three films. The film is set in Beijing, China in 1900 during the Qing dynasty. Wong Fei-hung plans to return to Foshan",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in China IV"
},
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"docid": "20344352",
"text": "The Serpent (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"The Serpent\" is the fourth episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The Knave of Hearts is kidnapped by the Red Queen (on behalf of Jafar) after saving him from Caterpillar's Collectors. Jafar wants him publicly beheaded to serve as an example of what happens to anyone who helps Alice. Alice befriends a collector named \"Lizard\" who helps Alice in her mission to rescue the Knave of Hearts. Meanwhile, the Red Queen is hesitant to kill the Knave since she's still in love with",
"title": "The Serpent (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
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"docid": "15283296",
"text": "in a friend's home studio in Drogheda and sent it to the United States. He plays guitar and sings in a band called The Enemies, formed in 2003 in Ireland. In 2012, O'Donoghue was cast as Captain Hook/Killian Jones in the second season of the hit ABC series \"Once Upon a Time\". In 2014, O'Donoghue was cast as the main character in \"The Dust Storm\", an independent film set in Nashville, Tennessee as a musician called \"Brennan\". Christina Perri wrote a song, \"The Words\", which she dedicated to Colin's character (Captain Hook) in \"Once Upon a Time\". O'Donoghue was part",
"title": "Colin O'Donoghue"
},
{
"docid": "17605841",
"text": "Forget Me Not (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"Forget Me Not\" is the third episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". With the Genie's bottle in her clutches, the Red Queen sends the Bandersnatch after Alice since Jafar needs her in order to use Cyrus (who is discovered to have contacted her). Alice and the Knave of Hearts head to the house of the Grendel in the Whispering Woods to obtain the Forget-Me-Knot so that they can find out who stole Cyrus's bottle before Jafar could steal it. In the Knave",
"title": "Forget Me Not (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
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"docid": "11809087",
"text": "Karen David Karen Shenaz David (born 15 April 1979 or 1980) is an Indo-Canadian actress, singer and songwriter, who is best known for portraying Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia in ABC's fairytale-themed musical-comedy television series, \"Galavant\", as well as Francesca \"Cesca\" Montoya in the BBC television series \"Waterloo Road\", and Layla in the American action film \"\". She starred as Angela in the ITV television series \"Cold Feet\" and plays Princess Jasmine (from \"Aladdin\") in the American television series \"Once Upon a Time\". David also starred in \"Pixelface\", a CBBC children's television series, where she plays Alexia, the",
"title": "Karen David"
},
{
"docid": "11323697",
"text": "pidgin fairy tale plays which would include sequels \"Once Upon One Noddah Time\" and \"Once Upon One Kapakahi Time\", as well as \"Happily Eva Afta\" and \"On Dragonfly Wings\". In 1995, she founded ‘Ōhi‘a Productions, a company which still produces some of her shows; she and her cousin Michael Furuya jointly chose the name, which refers to the plant \"Metrosideros polymorpha\", known locally as \"ʻōhiʻa lehua\". However, she began to move beyond her standard formula with \"The Princess and the Iso Peanut\", first performed at the Diamond Head Theatre in July 1999. \"The Princess and the Iso Peanut\", based on",
"title": "Lisa Matsumoto"
},
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"docid": "14468991",
"text": "\"Tu vuò fà l'americano\" in another. In another scene the Italian song \"La Bambola\" by Patty Pravo plays. \"Once Upon a Time in the West\", with Henry Fonda facing off as villain in a gunfight, is playing on a television on the back wall of a modest restaurant where Jack has been eating. In the DVD commentary, Corbijn notes this homage and says the American Western—and more specifically the Italian-American spaghetti westerns by Leone and others—were explicit models for \"The American\". Corbijn also notes the Ennio Morricone scores made famous in \"Once Upon a Time in the West\", \"The Good,",
"title": "The American (2010 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17567245",
"text": "Jonny Coyne Jonathan Coyne is an English actor, the middle child of a seamstress and a professional footballer. He is best known for playing Warden Edwin James on Fox's short-lived series, \"Alcatraz\" (2012).<ref name=\"http://www.deadline.com\"></ref> He also appeared as Dr. Lydgate in \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\" and \"Once Upon a Time\"<ref name=\"http://onceuponatimeinwonderland.com\"></ref> and recurred as George de Mohrenschildt in 11.22.63. Coyne's earliest performances were in school plays. He played leading roles in two productions: The Judge in Oscar Wilde's \"Hang of the Gaol\" and Phaeton in Ovid's \"Chariot of the Sun\". He won rave reviews for his performances in",
"title": "Jonny Coyne"
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"docid": "20299524",
"text": "to positive reviews with critics citing Mekia Cox's performance helped lifted a less impressive story in this installment, but saved the best takeaways for Adelaide Kane during the episode's final scene. Paul Dailly of \"TV Fanatic\" gave it a 4.2 out of 5 stars: “‘Greenbacks' was another solid episode of Once Upon a Time Season 7. There have been some rough points in this rebooted version of the show, but it is finally finding its footing, and I cannot wait to see how the rest of the season plays out.” \"Entertainment Weekly\"'s Justin Kirkland gave it a B. Nick Hogan",
"title": "Greenbacks (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "5365318",
"text": "A Time: The Singles\" the 7th Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist. In 2012, \"Rolling Stone\" ranked the album 44th on its \"Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time\" list. A vinyl 180g reissue is scheduled to be released for early 2019. Once Upon a Time: The Singles Once Upon a Time: The Singles is Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1981 compilation album featuring the band's UK single releases to date. The album featured several songs that had been released as singles yet had not appeared on any of the Banshees' four albums. \"Once Upon a",
"title": "Once Upon a Time: The Singles"
},
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"docid": "18356735",
"text": "about the photos and to seek out Sidney's help, offers to help Regina revive Marian, with Regina telling Emma that she'll never have her back and vice versa. As this plays out, Elsa starts seeing what looks like Anna in the cemetery calling out for help, and she gets out of the vehicle. Emma then races out and finds her missing, followed by Regina, who then opens her compact mirror to see Sidney, who informs her that he found Ingrid. Wasting no time tracking Elsa to the east of the toll bridge, Emma and Regina walk through the woods when",
"title": "Breaking Glass (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "17605844",
"text": "gave the episode a mixed to negative review, despite giving a positive comment about the chemistry between Lowe and Socha. She said: Forget Me Not (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"Forget Me Not\" is the third episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". With the Genie's bottle in her clutches, the Red Queen sends the Bandersnatch after Alice since Jafar needs her in order to use Cyrus (who is discovered to have contacted her). Alice and the Knave of Hearts head to the house of the Grendel in the Whispering Woods",
"title": "Forget Me Not (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
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"docid": "15475189",
"text": "Guy Adams Guy Adams (born 6 January 1976) is an English author, comedian, and actor, possibly best known for the novel \"The World House\". Adams is also a regular writer for Big Finish productions, who produce audio plays based on \"Doctor Who\", as well as several other properties. Adams has also written several books for the Doctor Who franchise, including the BBC Books \"Torchwood\" novel, \"The House That Jack Built\". Adams second book in his The Heaven's Gate Chronicles series, entitled \"Once Upon Time in Hell\" was published in January 2014. First book was also published in the 2013 and",
"title": "Guy Adams"
},
{
"docid": "11801836",
"text": "Once Upon a Time (2008 film) Once Upon a Time () is a 2008 South Korean film, directed by Jeong Yong-ki and adapted from a screenplay by Cheon Seong-il. The film is a heist comedy film set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and a jazz singer, respectively, who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities. \"Once Upon a Time\" was the first major investment by SK Telecom's film division, established late 2007, and was released in South Korea on January 30, 2008, under the company's CH Entertainment",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (2008 film)"
},
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"docid": "18322635",
"text": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time) \"Rocky Road\" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series \"Once Upon a Time\", which aired on October 12, 2014. In this episode, Elsa is framed, while flashbacks show Elsa meeting her aunt, The Snow Queen. This episode marks the introduction of Michael Socha as Will Scarlet to the main cast, who recently featured in the spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The Snow Queen's ice cream shop, \"Any Given Sundae\", is shown in the forest. The Arendelle events take place after \"A Tale of Two",
"title": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "17519644",
"text": "supported by seven singles—\"Kele Kele Love\", \"Love Me (3x)\", \"Without My Heart\", \"Ife Wa Gbona\", \"Folarin\", \"Olorun Mi\" and \"Eminado\". \"Once Upon a Time\" was initially scheduled for release in 2011, but problems with clearance made Tiwa Savage pushed back its release date. The album comprises nineteen tracks as well as two bonus tracks. Tiwa Savage named the album Once Upon a Time in order to portray the positive stories about her life. She wanted to motivate other upcoming artists by telling them that, once upon a time, she was a little girl in Isale Eko who dreamt of being",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (Tiwa Savage album)"
},
{
"docid": "18322653",
"text": "themselves.\" \"TV Fanatic\" gave the episode 4.6 out of 5 stars. Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time) \"Rocky Road\" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series \"Once Upon a Time\", which aired on October 12, 2014. In this episode, Elsa is framed, while flashbacks show Elsa meeting her aunt, The Snow Queen. This episode marks the introduction of Michael Socha as Will Scarlet to the main cast, who recently featured in the spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The Snow Queen's ice cream shop, \"Any Given Sundae\", is shown in the",
"title": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "16131755",
"text": "7, 2013 in paperback form. Once Upon a Time (season 1) The first season of the ABC television series \"Once Upon a Time\" premiered on October 23, 2011 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The series was created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The series centers around the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, and the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) plot to destroy everyone's happiness so she can be the only one with a happy ending. \"Once Upon a Time\"s first season received generally favorable reviews from critics who praised its cast, visuals, and twists on fairy tales, though some criticized",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "15640549",
"text": "at the box office without diminishing each other's profits. \"Once Upon Time in Mumbai Dobaara\" was released on 1,300–1,600 screens for India's 67th Independence Day, and some cinemas were sold out. The screen count increased on 16 August to 2,500–2,700 nationwide. \"Once Upon Time in Mumbai Dobaara!\" received mixed-to-negative reviews. Anupama Chopra gave the film three out of five stars in \"The Hindustan Times\": \"Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbaai Dobaara! had me cheering for the bad guy. Which, at least in the movies, is never a bad thing. The film gets one extra star for Akshay Kumar, who makes",
"title": "Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!"
},
{
"docid": "16131738",
"text": "Once Upon a Time (season 1) The first season of the ABC television series \"Once Upon a Time\" premiered on October 23, 2011 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The series was created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The series centers around the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, and the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) plot to destroy everyone's happiness so she can be the only one with a happy ending. \"Once Upon a Time\"s first season received generally favorable reviews from critics who praised its cast, visuals, and twists on fairy tales, though some criticized its uneven tone. The pilot",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "19425653",
"text": "of all doubt that Gurtej and Ranjeet are truly innocent who tried to save Harmandir Shahib and the devotees at that time. <br> He directly holds a press conference to clarify the false accusation addressed to Ranjeet and Gurtej. He mentions that they both are heroes who by their faith, risk their lives to save people and Harmandir Shahib, their worship place. People in their village hold cremation ceremony to honor them and their families for their dedication and courage. Once Upon a Time in Amritsar Once Upon A Time In Amritsar is a 2016 Punjabi film directed by Harjit",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Amritsar"
}
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"text": "there was a reference to the mythical Jason when Jason Grace and his friends encounter Medea. Jason Jason (; Ancient Greek: Ἰάσων \"Iásōn\" ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was the leader of the Argonauts whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He was also the great-grandson of the messenger god Hermes, through his mother's side. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of Greece and Rome, including the epic poem \"Argonautica\" and the",
"title": "Jason"
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"docid": "14674214",
"text": "2011. The Lost Hero The Lost Hero is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in \"The Heroes of Olympus\" series, a spin-off of the \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" series. It is preceded by \"The Last Olympian\" of \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" and followed by \"The Son of Neptune\". The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and paperback. The story follows Jason Grace, a Roman demigod with no memory of",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
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"docid": "14674194",
"text": "The Lost Hero The Lost Hero is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in \"The Heroes of Olympus\" series, a spin-off of the \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" series. It is preceded by \"The Last Olympian\" of \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" and followed by \"The Son of Neptune\". The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and paperback. The story follows Jason Grace, a Roman demigod with no memory of his",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "14674198",
"text": "There, Leo is revealed as a son of Hephaestus, Piper as a daughter of Aphrodite and Jason as a son of Zeus, though Hera tells him he is her champion. Leo, who has the rare ability to conjure fire, does not use nor tell anyone about it out of guilt about his mother's death seven years prior. Meanwhile, Jason finds out about his sister Thalia Grace, a daughter of Zeus and lieutenant of the Hunters of Artemis. In the woods, Leo discovers a damaged mechanical bronze dragon and rejuvenates it. Shortly thereafter, the three are given a quest to rescue",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "14984413",
"text": "Phineas, the blind human who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts on his journey, and befriend a harpy named Ella that supposedly torments him. They also see the three Cyclopes that Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez encountered in \"The Lost Hero\". During the trip, the trio learns that the goddess Gaea is awakening from several millennia of slumber with a plan to destroy the gods and the world along with them. Her seven Giant children are being woken, each of whom is matched to fight its counterpart god. Each Giant has the skills to oppose one god and",
"title": "The Son of Neptune"
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{
"docid": "3715689",
"text": "was lost; multiple attempts to re-establish communication failed. It was determined that the last remaining transmitter on board the spacecraft had failed. Operators sent commands to the satellite to turn off remaining functioning components on 1 July 2013, rendering it decommissioned. It is estimated that the spacecraft will remain on orbit for at least 1,000 years. The program is named after the Greek mythological hero Jason. Jason-1 has five 5 instruments: The Jason-1 satellite, its altimeter instrument and a position-tracking antenna were built in France. The radiometer, Global Positioning System receiver and laser retroreflector array were built in the United",
"title": "Jason-1"
},
{
"docid": "7441563",
"text": "Pyrran who would even think of trying to convince the captors that \"trade is better than war\". There are a great many similarities between the hero of this series, Jason DinAlt, and the more famous 'Slippery Jim' DiGriz of Harrison's 'Stainless Steel Rat' series, leading many fans of Harrison's work to consider Deathworld as a 'trial run' of the Stainless Steel Rat character, testing out what aspects of the intended hero work and what do not. Many of DinAlt's attitudes and beliefs are almost identical to DiGriz's and they share a few catchphrases as well. Deathworld Deathworld is the name",
"title": "Deathworld"
},
{
"docid": "79302",
"text": "is the one key thing that cannot be taken from you,\" says Jan Scruggs, founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, \"It captures who you are and what happens to you throughout your life.\" In Existentialist literature, lack of a name—or of a full name—symbolizes human aloneness; the hero of Franz Kafka's \"The Trial\", for example is \"Michael K.,\" and the hero of Ralph Elision's \"Invisible Man\" has no name at all. Named characters fill McCarry's last three novels, but each book's hero (in one case, heroine) never has a name; one has a \"funny name\" that is used for payroll",
"title": "Charles McCarry"
},
{
"docid": "14674202",
"text": "that he and his children had while playing video and role-playing games such as \"World of Warcraft\" and \"Scion\". After creating the storyline, Riordan created three new main characters—Jason, Piper, and Leo—but continued to use the previous main characters such as Annabeth and Grover as secondary characters. Unlike the \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" series which uses first-person narration solely from Percy's point of view, the second series is told in third-person, with the point of view alternating between various main characters. In \"The Lost Hero\", those characters are Jason, Piper, and Leo. Although initially uncertain how fans would react,",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "6136314",
"text": "realizes he truly loves her, and stops trying to trade Courtney for Michael. The Quartermaine family freezes A.J.'s bank account, leading him further into his alcoholism. After being blackmailed into stripping due to A.J.'s drunk driving accident, A.J. becomes verbally abusive and has Courtney purposely stalked by Coleman Ratcliffe, the strip club's owner, so that he can finally feel like a hero and rescue her. Courtney finds out what A.J. is doing and asks for a divorce, which he presumably complies with. Meanwhile, Courtney had turned to Sonny's enforcer Jason Morgan for help with the stalker, and develops feelings for",
"title": "Courtney Matthews"
},
{
"docid": "15509247",
"text": "Jason (given name) Jason is a common given name for a male. It comes from Greek (), meaning \"healer\", from the verb (), \"heal\", \"cure\", cognate with , \"Iasō\", the goddess of healing and , \"iatros\", \"healer\", \"physician\". Forms of related words have been attested in Greek from as far back as Mycenaen (in Linear B) and Arcadocypriot (in the Cypriot syllabary) Greek: , \"i-ja-te\" and \"i-ja-te-ra-ne\", respectively, both regarded as standing for inflected forms of , \"healer\". The name was borne in Greek mythology by Jason, the great Thessalian hero who led the Argonauts in the quest for the",
"title": "Jason (given name)"
},
{
"docid": "15509249",
"text": "Jacinda, meaning Hyacinth. Jason (given name) Jason is a common given name for a male. It comes from Greek (), meaning \"healer\", from the verb (), \"heal\", \"cure\", cognate with , \"Iasō\", the goddess of healing and , \"iatros\", \"healer\", \"physician\". Forms of related words have been attested in Greek from as far back as Mycenaen (in Linear B) and Arcadocypriot (in the Cypriot syllabary) Greek: , \"i-ja-te\" and \"i-ja-te-ra-ne\", respectively, both regarded as standing for inflected forms of , \"healer\". The name was borne in Greek mythology by Jason, the great Thessalian hero who led the Argonauts in the",
"title": "Jason (given name)"
},
{
"docid": "2782045",
"text": "retained Bruce Harlick as president of their Hero Games subsidiary, but eventually decided to leave the publishing market in 2001. In December 2001, a new company called DOJ, Inc. acquired all rights to Hero Games, keeping none of the remaining original staff. DOJ, Inc., consisted of Steven S. Long (Line Developer), Darren Watts (President), and various support staff. It was formed specifically to acquire Hero Games. The title came from \"Defenders of Justice\", Watts's Champions campaign. In 2011 Darren Watts left DOJ, Inc to pursue other ventures, and warehouse manager Jason S. Walters assumed the role of CEO, acting in",
"title": "Hero Games"
},
{
"docid": "10227476",
"text": "least because the stories are not excessively violent, but display a certain humanity. The name of \"Jason Dark\" has humorous origins: Rellergerd's wife had a particular dislike for the fictitious English private investigator, Jason King, of the TV series of that name, and as a slightly malicious joke, Rellergerd decided to give his central character precisely the name of \"Jason\". The surname, \"Dark\", suggested itself quite naturally, as his hero constantly does battle against dark forces. Jason Dark also writes other pulp fiction, focussing on his character \"Psycho-Cop\". He continues to write three or four novels a month and shows",
"title": "Jason Dark"
},
{
"docid": "2877163",
"text": "George Reeves in flight, causing the \"S\" shield to appear reversed. However, in many \"Greatest American Hero\" composite flying sequences, Ralph wore a watch and the timepiece alternates from one wrist to the other, especially during extended flying sequences. The main character's name was originally Ralph Hinkley, but after the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr., on March 30, 1981, the character's last name was hurriedly changed to \"Hanley\" in two episodes. In \"Saturday on Sunset Boulevard\", aired within days of the incident, this was accomplished by overdubbing dialogue (i.e. \"Hinkley\" to \"Hanley\") whenever the character's last",
"title": "The Greatest American Hero"
},
{
"docid": "7951500",
"text": "of a window to stop Marius shooting through it. \"The Last Hero\" was published 15 years before the advent of nuclear weapons, and nine years before the outbreak of the Second World War, yet contains statements that could be seen as predicting these two milestones. Perhaps coincidentally, the name Albert Einstein is mentioned in passing. The electroncloud device is only shown in action once and, while the inventor of the device is killed, and Marius states to Templar that the machine Templar and Holm witnessed in action was destroyed by his men, it is never revealed what, if anything, Templar",
"title": "The Last Hero (The Saint)"
},
{
"docid": "20001809",
"text": "29, Dunn and Hero lost to The American Destroyers (Donovan Dijak and Mikey Webb) in what would go on to become their last match together as Hero would re-sign with WWE in January 2017. Dunn appeared for TNA in July 2016, losing to Braxton Sutter. Dunn debuted with CZW in 2013, and soon after formed a tag team with David Starr collectively known as \"The Juicy Product\" (combining Dunn's nickname of \"The Juice\" and Starr's nickname of \"The Product\"). In their first match as a tag team, Starr and Dunn lost to 4-Loco (Azrieal and Bandido Jr.) at Down With",
"title": "JT Dunn"
},
{
"docid": "208531",
"text": "panderers and seducers (possibly for his seduction and subsequent abandoning of Medea). The story of Medea's revenge on Jason is told with devastating effect by Euripides in his tragedy \"Medea\". The mythical geography of the voyage of the Argonauts has been connected to specific geographic locations by Livio Stecchini but his theories have not been widely adopted. Jason appeared in the \"Hercules\" episode \"Hercules and the Argonauts\" voiced by William Shatner. He is shown to have been a student of Philoctetes and takes his advice to let Hercules travel with him. In \"The Heroes of Olympus\" story \"The Lost Hero,\"",
"title": "Jason"
},
{
"docid": "5211828",
"text": "standing either for \"July August September October November\", the months in which the group would typically meet; or, tongue in cheek, for \"Junior Achiever, Somewhat Older Now\". However, neither explanation is correct; in fact, the name is not an acronym at all. It is a reference to Jason, a character from Greek mythology. The wife of one of the founders (Mildred Goldberger) thought the name given by the defense department, Project Sunrise, was unimaginative and suggested the group be named for a hero and his search. JASON studies have included a now-mothballed system for communicating with submarines using extremely long",
"title": "JASON (advisory group)"
},
{
"docid": "15762218",
"text": "hospital in what seems to be the last hours of their life. Sam shares with Jason a dream she had where her son was still alive. Afterwards, Jason gets information that starts to make him suspect the baby that died wasn't Sam's. Jason eventually figures out that Sam's son was switched with Téa's son. By the time they find out, though, Heather has kidnapped the baby for herself. Jason and Sam team up, and are able to rescue the baby from Heather. They're reunited with their son, whom they name Daniel Edward Morgan. The two reconcile, finally getting the chance",
"title": "Jason Morgan and Sam McCall"
},
{
"docid": "14674195",
"text": "past. He, along with Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite, and Leo Valdez, a son of Hephaestus, are given a quest to rescue Hera, the queen of gods, from the clutches of Gaea, the primordial goddess of the earth. It is the first book in the \"Camp Half-Blood\" chronicles to use third-person narration, switching between the points of view of Jason, Piper, and Leo. \"The Lost Hero\" received positive reviews from critics for its complex and mature plot when compared to its predecessors. Criticism was focused on its streched action sequences and dialogues. At its peak, the novel has appeared",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "7741942",
"text": "shown \"Geronimo\" to Jason Patric ... before the premiere at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Theater in Beverly Hills. That turned out to be a mistake. Patric was so dismayed by the way the film turned out that he ran out of the theater and into his limo. He had himself driven around for a while as he raged abot the sheer awfulness of the movie. Then he pulled himself together and went back to the premiere. \"Geronimo\" lost $40 million - far more than \"Last Action Hero\" - without a fraction of the fanfare. Hill blamed",
"title": "Geronimo: An American Legend"
},
{
"docid": "17600436",
"text": "win over Northcote City FC in Round 3. On 19 March 2016, Hicks scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over Eltham Redbacks FC in Round 4 of the 2016 FFA Cup. Just six days later, Hicks was again the hero as he scored the lone goal in Melbourne's 1–0 victory over FC Bulleen Lions in the NPL Victoria. In Round 10, Jason Hicks scored a 90th-minute winner against Melbourne Victory FC Youth. In February 2016, Hicks joined Melbourne Knights. He was released by them in October 2017. Jason Hicks Jason Hicks is a footballer who last played as a",
"title": "Jason Hicks"
},
{
"docid": "5210675",
"text": "after his last appearance in the WWF, Knight debuted in Eastern Championship Wrestling on September 18 at the promotion's first \"UltraClash\" event, where he and Ian Rotten lost a tag team match to The Public Enemy. Knight would wrestle one more match, a victory over The Canadian Wolfman, before leaving the promotion. Nearly a year later, Knight, simply under the name Jason, returned to the now renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling on August 13, 1994 and defeated Mikey Whipwreck for the World Television Championship at Hardcore Heaven. Jason would successfully retain the championship several times against the likes Whipwreck, Rockin' Rebel,",
"title": "Jason Knight"
},
{
"docid": "8994533",
"text": "2002 by the \"American Journalism Review\" as an \"Unsung Hero of Washington Journalism\". At last report (2007), Vest was teaching journalism in Indianapolis. Jason Vest Jason Vest is an investigative journalist best known for his reporting in connection with the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal. He is a Senior Correspondent for \"The American Prospect\", and a contributor to the \"Boston Phoenix\", \"Government Executive\", \"The Nation\", \"National Journal\", \"Salon\", and \"The Village Voice\", specializing in intelligence and national security affairs. In 2003 Vest was named an Ochberg Fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a freelance",
"title": "Jason Vest"
},
{
"docid": "11553701",
"text": "Brendan McManamon Brendan McManamon (born 1982) is a Gaelic football player for Dublin and St Judes in Ireland. McManamon was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup which defeated Longford in the final.' He scored 0-01 in the game which saw Dublin win by 2-12 to 1-14. Brendan has been a Dublin senior panelist for the last 3 years and has many championship appearances to his name, making the first of these against Louth on June 8, 2008 in Croke Park coming on as a 61st minute sub for his boyhood hero Jason Sherlock. The highlight of Brendan's",
"title": "Brendan McManamon"
},
{
"docid": "12177924",
"text": "\"Dauntless\". The Lost Fleet The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics. The protagonist of the story is discovered floating in a suspended animation escape pod one hundred years after he made a \"heroic last stand\" against an enemy fleet. In his absence, he has been made into a renowned hero in the Alliance, but his legend and actions are used to justify poor tactics and decisions. Awakened",
"title": "The Lost Fleet"
},
{
"docid": "12177908",
"text": "The Lost Fleet The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics. The protagonist of the story is discovered floating in a suspended animation escape pod one hundred years after he made a \"heroic last stand\" against an enemy fleet. In his absence, he has been made into a renowned hero in the Alliance, but his legend and actions are used to justify poor tactics and decisions. Awakened after",
"title": "The Lost Fleet"
},
{
"docid": "7441560",
"text": "governing body of the cluster hires the Pyrrans to investigate and, if the planetoid is dangerous, destroy it. Things get complicated when the planetoid is discovered to arrive from another universe with different physical laws (e.g. \"π\" is exactly 2) and Jason and Meta get kidnapped by the insane master in control of the thing. The second part of \"Return to Deathworld\" describes Jason's adventures at the galactic core, strangely mirroring the ancient myth of the Argonauts (including the fact that the hero is named Jason and the battleship's new name is Argo). In fact, Jason recognizes the parallel and",
"title": "Deathworld"
},
{
"docid": "867767",
"text": "Sony Dynamic Digital Sound Although originally slated to premier with 1991's \"Hook\", the SDDS project was delayed and instead premiered on June 17, 1993, with \"Last Action Hero\". Since then, over 1,400 movies have been mixed in Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, and as early as 1999 over 6,750 movie theaters were equipped with SDDS. The code name for the SDDS project was \"Green Lantern\", taken from the name of the comic book hero and the old term of \"magic lantern\" used to describe the original projected pictures in the late 19th century. Green came to mind because the key to",
"title": "Sony Dynamic Digital Sound"
},
{
"docid": "867780",
"text": "in the digital domain, bypassing any existing analog processor, preserving clarity and providing full dynamic range. Sony Dynamic Digital Sound Although originally slated to premier with 1991's \"Hook\", the SDDS project was delayed and instead premiered on June 17, 1993, with \"Last Action Hero\". Since then, over 1,400 movies have been mixed in Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, and as early as 1999 over 6,750 movie theaters were equipped with SDDS. The code name for the SDDS project was \"Green Lantern\", taken from the name of the comic book hero and the old term of \"magic lantern\" used to describe the",
"title": "Sony Dynamic Digital Sound"
},
{
"docid": "19233569",
"text": "and demands she get an abortion. The rest of the family assumes this is because the Blossoms and Coopers are feuding families, but Hal reveals that his grandfather was the brother of Jason's great-grandfather (but estranged from the Blossom family and changed his last name to Cooper, which is what started the feud in the first place), which meant that unbeknownst to each other, Jason and Polly were third cousins. Alice does the math and realizes to her and the Cooper family's horror that Jason and Polly's unborn babies are inbred and \"Blossoms by blood\". Despite this incest revelation, Polly",
"title": "Incest in film and television"
},
{
"docid": "12019665",
"text": "HMS Jason (J99) HMS \"Jason\" was a . She was named after the hero in Greek mythology and was the sixteenth (and , the final) Royal Navy ship to carry the name \"Jason\". She was laid down on 12 December 1936, launched on 6 October 1937, and was completed on 9 June 1938. She survived the Second World War and was sold in 1946 to become a cargo ship. She was eventually broken up in 1950. Her pennant number was originally N99, but was changed to J99 in May 1940. Before the war, HMS \"Jason\" carried out surveys of the",
"title": "HMS Jason (J99)"
},
{
"docid": "12019679",
"text": "as follows: HMS Jason (J99) HMS \"Jason\" was a . She was named after the hero in Greek mythology and was the sixteenth (and , the final) Royal Navy ship to carry the name \"Jason\". She was laid down on 12 December 1936, launched on 6 October 1937, and was completed on 9 June 1938. She survived the Second World War and was sold in 1946 to become a cargo ship. She was eventually broken up in 1950. Her pennant number was originally N99, but was changed to J99 in May 1940. Before the war, HMS \"Jason\" carried out surveys",
"title": "HMS Jason (J99)"
},
{
"docid": "14674197",
"text": "into a storm spirit and attacks the trio and their trip leader, Coach Gleeson Hedge who is a satyr. In the ensuing fight, Jason battles the spirit and surprises everyone with his powers; Hedge is revealed to be a satyr and is captured by the storm spirit as it flees. A flying chariot with two demigods appear on the scene. The female demigod, Annabeth Chase, expresses her frustration upon seeing that her missing boyfriend, Percy Jackson, is not there as she expected. Jason, Piper, and Leo are told that they are Greek demigods and are taken back to Camp Half-Blood.",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "3865509",
"text": "41's 2001 single \"In Too Deep\". The young Thornton Meloni (Jason Hervey) returns from school one day to his father's tailor shop, bearing a report card with poor grades. His ambition is to go into his father's line of work, but his father reprimands Thornton for neglecting his education. As decades pass, Thornton changes his last name to \"Melon\" and becomes a corporate giant, with a successful plus-size clothing store. Feeling dejected when his college-student son Jason (Keith Gordon) cancels a visit, he returns home to a party hosted by his wife Vanessa (Adrienne Barbeau). Finally weary of Vanessa's nasty",
"title": "Back to School"
},
{
"docid": "9880043",
"text": "Hero\" pinball machine. \"Last Action Hero\" is available as a licensed table of both \"The Pinball Arcade\" and its spin-off \"Stern Pinball Arcade\" for several platforms. Data East logos were removed because of licensing. Also, for the same reason, main play theme was edited. Last Action Hero (pinball) Last Action Hero is a pinball machine produced by Data East Pinball. It is based on the motion picture of the same name. The pinball machine features a shaker motor, an auto plunger, two captive balls and a crane toy that can pick up the ball and deliver it to another part",
"title": "Last Action Hero (pinball)"
},
{
"docid": "14674199",
"text": "Hera from danger. After encountering Boreas, Piper, Jason, and Leo soon discover that their enemies are working under orders from Gaea, the Greek primordial goddess of the Earth, to overthrow the gods. Throughout their journey, they overcome numerous obstacles and eventually manage to save Coach Hedge. During their quest, they meet Thalia and the Hunters, who have also been looking for Percy. Thalia and Jason have a reunion, the first since Jason was two, but soon get separated on the way to Aelous's castle. After almost being imprisoned by Aeolus under Gaea's orders, the trio manage to escape and end",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "8838186",
"text": "Else. A downloadable add-on for \"Nuts & Bolts\", titled \"L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges\", was released on 7 April 2009. The content is set in the \"Test-o-Track\" area of Mumbo's Motors, and includes six new missions with twelve additional Jiggies to earn: six for completing the missions with pre-determined vehicles, and six for completing the missions with vehicles designed by the player. Collecting all twelve Jiggies will unlock \"Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh Universsse\", a set of new levels for the \"Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh World\" minigame. The add-on also includes seven new multiplayer game types. \"L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges\" is also included as",
"title": "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts"
},
{
"docid": "5279019",
"text": "Dr. Jason Woodrue as a University professor who taught botany to Philip Sylvian, Alec & Linda Holland, and Pamela Isley. The character Philip Sylvian, apparently unaware of Woodrue's transformation, refers to him as a \"poor old guy\" and states: \"Last I heard he was in Arkham \"Insane\" Asylum...\" The Floronic Man was briefly a hero, after the events of Millennium led to him to become a member of the New Guardians. In this new role, Woodrue takes on the name Floro. After the death of most of his teammates, he reverts to his original status as a villain. Floro returns",
"title": "Floronic Man"
},
{
"docid": "14674200",
"text": "up in San Francisco. They defeat Enceladus at Mount Diablo and rescue Piper's father, who was being held captive. Jason, Piper and Leo, with the Hunters of Artemis, travel to the Wolf House and defeats the forces of Gaea, saving Hera. They temporarily stall Gaea's plans, but were unable to completely destroy the ancient beings. Meanwhile, at camp, Leo creates plans for a ship that would sail to Greece, and the Hephaestus campers decide to undergo the project, appointing Leo as their new counselor. With part of his memory returned, Jason realizes that he is a son of Jupiter, a",
"title": "The Lost Hero"
},
{
"docid": "18209348",
"text": "Top Hero Top Hero is a 1994 Telugu drama film, produced by Mulpoori Venkatrao and Achanta Gopinath under the Sri Chitra Creations banner and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Soundarya and its music was composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Balu is an orphan and a good samaritan often helping people in need by charging a minimal amount for his living. Madhusudan Rao is a rich man who had lost his consciousness because of an accident. His wife Rohini runs the family with difficulty, unable to control her family members. Their accountant Gurunatham frequently visits",
"title": "Top Hero"
},
{
"docid": "18751718",
"text": "Ricochet has won many surf dog contests, fundraising and top dog awards These are just a few: Surf Dog Ricochet won the American Kennel Club's Award for Canine Excellence in 2010 The ASPCA named Ricochet 2011's Dog of the Year Ricochet won the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Award in the emerging hero category at the 2011 Hero Dog Awards She was escorted down the red carpet by Victoria Stillwell from Animal Planet's \"It's Me or the Dog\". Ricochet also rubbed paws with celebrities including Peter Fonda, Orlando Brown, Michelle Forbes, Jason Lewis, Anna Trubanskaya, Rin Tin Tin and Betty",
"title": "Ricochet (dog)"
},
{
"docid": "9521022",
"text": "who would later direct the music video for \"Grind\". In the music video, singer Layne Staley's face is projected on him with different expressions, while guitarist Jerry Cantrell is seen with the same contact lenses with a smiley face that was worn by Mr. Benedict (played by Charles Dance) in \"Last Action Hero\". The video is available on the home video release \"\". What the Hell Have I \"What the Hell Have I\" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 John McTiernan film \"Last Action Hero\"",
"title": "What the Hell Have I"
},
{
"docid": "14739369",
"text": "while playing video and role-playing games such as \"World of Warcraft\" and \"Scion\". After creating the storyline, Riordan created three new main characters—Jason, Piper, and Leo—but continued to use the previous main characters such as Annabeth and Grover as secondary characters. Unlike the \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" series which uses first-person narration solely from Percy's point of view, the second series is told in third-person, with the point of view alternating between various main characters. In \"The Lost Hero\", those characters are Jason, Piper, and Leo. Although initially uncertain how fans would react, Riordan later found that they enjoyed",
"title": "The Heroes of Olympus"
},
{
"docid": "16206660",
"text": "gave issue #1 four stars, again praising Bendis' writing but felt John Romita Jr.'s art to be \"a bit inconsistent\", explaining \"The storytelling is good and he handles the large cast very well, but there are places where the art feels very thin on detail\". CBR gave the second issue four and a half stars, writing \"This second issue is a comic book hero versus hero slugfest the likes of which we haven't seen since \"Civil War\". Jason Aaron and John Romita Jr. choreograph a fight like a pair of kids with access to the world's biggest action figure toybox",
"title": "Avengers vs. X-Men"
},
{
"docid": "6811027",
"text": "Jason Estrada Jason Moses Estrada (born November 30, 1980 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games. Known as \"Big Six\", Estrada turned professional in 2004 and won fifteen of his first sixteen bouts, with one no-contest. His current record is 20-4. Jason makes his home in Providence, Rhode Island. Jason lost by decision to 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Alexander Povetkin on April 4, 2009 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Jason last fought November 10, 2012",
"title": "Jason Estrada"
},
{
"docid": "6180358",
"text": "directorial debut, the exploitation film \"The Last House on the Left\" (1972), which Cunningham produced. Cunningham is best known for creating the \"Friday the 13th\" series of horror films, which introduced the fictional mass murderer Jason Voorhees. Of the 12 films in the series, the ones that had Cunningham's involvement were the original, \"\", \"Jason X\", \"Freddy vs. Jason\", and the 2009 reboot. He has also produced many horror films, such as the \"House\" series and Wes Craven's debut feature, \"The Last House on the Left\". He is the founder and CEO of Crystal Lake Entertainment. Cunningham is set to",
"title": "Sean S. Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "833719",
"text": "by an oracle to beware a man wearing one sandal. Many years later, Pelias offered a sacrifice by the sea in honor of Poseidon. Jason, who was summoned with many others to take part in the sacrifice, lost one of his sandals in the flooded river Anaurus while rushing to Iolcus. In Virgil's Aeneid and Hyginus' Fabulae (13), Hera/Juno disguised herself as an old woman, whom Jason helped across the river when he lost his sandal. When Jason entered Iolcus, he was announced as a man wearing one sandal. Fearful, Pelias asked Jason what he would do if confronted with",
"title": "Pelias"
},
{
"docid": "17137459",
"text": "he began service in the CIA. According to his military records, John is in fact his first name, with a middle initial of H, while his last name begins with the letters TAL and ends with an S. He was born on May 1. Little else is known about his early life. He describes himself as having no friends and no family. It is mentioned that his father served in the Army and died as a war hero after his fourth tour in Vietnam. It is known that in 1993 John joined the U.S. Army to avoid a jail sentence,",
"title": "John Reese (Person of Interest)"
},
{
"docid": "8133713",
"text": "variants. Francis James Child only reluctantly separated them, but concluded that because the lovers' assailents are her kin in \"Earl Brand\" and strangers in \"Erlinton\", they were separate types. Scandavian variants often have a detail that Child believed was originally contained but lost from the English ballad: the hero warns the heroine not to speak his name, and when he is about to kill her last brother, she begs him by name to let the brother live to bear the news, and this causes his death. These variants include the Danish \"Ribold and Guldborg\" and \"Hildebrand and Hilde\" and the",
"title": "Earl Brand"
},
{
"docid": "6396728",
"text": "supremacy, the latter of which it wholeheartedly supported. President Johnson, elected on the fusion Union Party ticket, rejoined the Democratic party, but to no avail. He would be the last Democratic incumbent for nearly a century to lose his party's nomination (Harry S Truman lost the 1952 New Hampshire primary before withdrawing from the race) for another term. War hero Ulysses S. Grant led the Republicans to landslides in 1868 and 1872. When a major economic depression hit the United States with the Panic of 1873, the Democratic party made major gains across the country, took full control of the",
"title": "History of the United States Democratic Party"
},
{
"docid": "20505651",
"text": "his novels in the 1950s; \"House of Flesh\" (Gold Medal #123, 1950) sold some 1.8 million copies. An early member of the Mystery Writers of America, he was the editor of one of their annual short story collections, 1953's \"Crooks' Tour\", and he is known to have written at least one erotic novel in 1970 (\"Domination\", Olympia/Ophelia Press) under the pen name \"Jason K. Storm\". In the 1960s Fischer worked as executive editor for Collier Books and education editor at the Arco Publishing Company. His last novel was 1973's \"The Evil Days\", written after the demands of his job and",
"title": "Bruno Fischer"
},
{
"docid": "16107686",
"text": "League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the table. Guizhou Zhicheng Toro F.C. had relegated to the 2012 China League Two after finishing the 2011 season in last place and lost play-off match against 2011 China League Two 3rd-placed team Fujian Smart Hero F.C.. Due to the league's expansion, three teams were admitted into the 2012 China League One. These were the two 2011 League Two promotion final winners, Harbin Yiteng F.C., Chongqing F.C., and the play-off winner, Fujian Smart Hero F.C.. Shenyang Dongjin F.C. moved to the city of Hohhot and changed their name to",
"title": "2012 China League One"
},
{
"docid": "8092452",
"text": "the crimes. Harris' brother Jason, who admitted to being outside the house that night, testified to what he heard and saw outside the Gee home during the murders, including Christopher entering the house with a tire iron that was consistent with the weapon used on all six victims. Jason received a 20-year sentence for his testimony. Before Jason's testimony, Christopher had admitted to being at the house but had tried to make a case that he was a hero who walked in on the family's teenage son, Dillen, murdering his family and killed the teen in self-defense. Beason is located",
"title": "Beason, Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "11597814",
"text": "job down. It's a strange experience.\" Nelson reflected on his role: Cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers. That`s the way Billy Turner sees it--it`s good guys and bad guys. He`s the misunderstood hero now. What, is he out of his mind? He doesn't even know what`s going on. Billy Turner is supposedly on a quest to find out who killed his father, but as soon as he gets a gun in his hand, it`s like: `Hey--I`ve got a gun in my hand!`It`s a little like real life--sometimes you don`t know what you`re supposed to be doing, even when you`re doing",
"title": "Blue City (film)"
},
{
"docid": "7024544",
"text": "to leave town again. Jason met Robin on the bridge, and they said a last goodbye. To help Carly Benson (then Sarah Joy Brown), Jason pretends to be the father of her baby. Carly develops postpartum depression after giving birth to her son, Michael, and leaves town. Robin returns to Port Charles and Jason confesses that the child is A.J.'s. Jason and Michael bond with Robin during Carly's absence. Dr. Tony Jones (Brad Maule) kidnaps Michael and Robin. Jason eventually rescues them both. At trial, Carly shoots Tony in a moment of temporary insanity and is remanded to a mental",
"title": "Jason Morgan (General Hospital)"
},
{
"docid": "19824829",
"text": "treated in a private hospital but she has lost the last few years from her memory and she goes back to her parent's house. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. The soundtrack were composed by the film director S. S. Vikram. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by S. S. Vikram. En Idhaya Rani En Idhaya Rani (\"The Queen of my Heart\") is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by S. S. Vikram. The film features Anand Babu, newcomer Geetharani, Chandrasekhar, Viji in the lead roles, with Charle, S. S.",
"title": "En Idhaya Rani"
},
{
"docid": "9971202",
"text": "Underclass Hero (song) \"Underclass Hero\" is the first single from Sum 41's fourth studio album of the same name. The song impacted radio on May 15, 2007. The song in its entirety was leaked on April 23 from a 91X podcast interview with Deryck Whibley. It was confirmed on Sum 41's official site that this would be the opening track for the album. The song was used in the EA Sports computer game \"Madden 08\" and Sony's \"NBA 08\". It is the band's first single since the departure of guitarist Dave Baksh. \"Underclass Hero\" was written by Whibley with a",
"title": "Underclass Hero (song)"
},
{
"docid": "18079043",
"text": "Jason Evigan Jason Gregory Evigan (born June 10, 1983) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His songwriting credits include co-writing and production of Maroon 5's \"What Lovers Do\" and \"Girls Like You\", Madonna's \"Ghosttown\", Demi Lovato's \"Heart Attack\", Jason Derulo's three-time platinum \"Talk Dirty\", David Guetta's \"Lovers on the Sun\" and Robin Schulz \"Shed a Light\". Evigan was the vocalist for the rock band After Midnight Project, although the band is on hiatus as of October 2, 2014. Jason and Victoria Evigan began their artist project Elephant Heart, known for songs \"Hiya\" and \"Warfare\" released in June",
"title": "Jason Evigan"
},
{
"docid": "9528558",
"text": "silent accusations of the widows and fatherless children who'd just as soon trade him for their lost loved one. And the press is having its usual field day, only this time it is his story they are exaggerating and manipulating. In a single moment Web London goes from hero to pariah. Web needs to understand what happened in that alley, specifically who set up his team for an ambush. This job is his life; he needs to prove his innocence to gain the trust back from the guys and for himself. There is no room in his job for less",
"title": "Last Man Standing (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "8705605",
"text": "!Hero (album) !Hero is an album featuring the songs from the rock opera, !Hero. It is based on the question, \"What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?\" The rock opera modernizes Jesus' last two years on earth and features a cast of many well-known Christian rock artists with Michael Tait, Rebecca St. James, and Mark Stuart as the three main characters: Hero (Jesus), Maggie (Mary Magdalene), and Petrov (Peter). Chris Well, writing for CCM Magazine, reviewed it favorably and stated, \"\"!Hero\" is inventive, rhythmic and should, no doubt, spark debate everywhere about the real Jesus. On the other hand,",
"title": "!Hero (album)"
},
{
"docid": "16027295",
"text": "Kofi finally tells Jason his father's name, allowing Jason to discover Luke's past on the Internet. Jason visits Robin, who tells him more about Luke and their robberies. Back in school, A.J. pressures Jason to steal Oxycontin, which Jason does, narrowly escaping the owner after failing to sneak back out undiscovered. Jason eventually realizes that A.J.'s father is the man who killed his own father. After a fight with A.J., which leaves Jason hospitalized, Jason buys a gun, breaks into the Cross family home, beats A.J., and takes Avery hostage. Jason forces Avery to drive into the woods, where Avery",
"title": "The Place Beyond the Pines"
},
{
"docid": "18079046",
"text": "debut album \"Stars Dance\". Jason Evigan Jason Gregory Evigan (born June 10, 1983) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His songwriting credits include co-writing and production of Maroon 5's \"What Lovers Do\" and \"Girls Like You\", Madonna's \"Ghosttown\", Demi Lovato's \"Heart Attack\", Jason Derulo's three-time platinum \"Talk Dirty\", David Guetta's \"Lovers on the Sun\" and Robin Schulz \"Shed a Light\". Evigan was the vocalist for the rock band After Midnight Project, although the band is on hiatus as of October 2, 2014. Jason and Victoria Evigan began their artist project Elephant Heart, known for songs \"Hiya\" and",
"title": "Jason Evigan"
},
{
"docid": "15212826",
"text": "the Last 30 Years Never Happened: Understanding Detroit Rock Music Through Oral History. \"Bowling Green State University, Ph.D. Dissertation\". A write up about Jason Schmitt's Detroit music research in \"The Grosse Pointe News\" \"Doctor of Rock and Roll,\" Constant, J.B. (March 30, 2010)\"Professor Helps Make Documentary About Grande Ballroom.\" \"The South End\": Wayne State University Press. Wimberly, S. (January 22, 2008). \"Jason Schmitt: A Different Sort of Teacher.\" \"The South End\":Wayne State University. Jason Schmitt Jason M. Schmitt (born December 7, 1976) is a journalist, documentary producer, and professor who resides in Potsdam, NY. He is a regular contributor to",
"title": "Jason Schmitt"
},
{
"docid": "9880042",
"text": "Last Action Hero (pinball) Last Action Hero is a pinball machine produced by Data East Pinball. It is based on the motion picture of the same name. The pinball machine features a shaker motor, an auto plunger, two captive balls and a crane toy that can pick up the ball and deliver it to another part of the playfield. The game also include three magnets under the playfield similar to \"The Addams Family\". Data East was one of few regular pinball company that manufactured custom pinball games e.g. for Arnon Milchan. This pinball machine was based on the \"Last Action",
"title": "Last Action Hero (pinball)"
},
{
"docid": "12615337",
"text": "Jason Guida Jason Guida (born August 4, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator. A professional competitor since 2003, he has fought for ShoXC, the WEC, KSW, Adrenaline MMA and World Extreme Fighting. Jason is the older brother of Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Clay Guida. Guida appeared on and was eliminated in the first episode for failing to make the 206 lb weight limit by one pound. Following this, as a last minute replacement for Ken Shamrock, Guida faced former WWE pro wrestling star Bobby Lashley. Guida lost via unanimous decision. Before his",
"title": "Jason Guida"
},
{
"docid": "16172204",
"text": "she can steal the prize and the hero gets nothing in this round. Unlike the other versions, in the Chinese version, if the hero lost the game, the stranger who beat the last hero is the next hero. If the number of the strangers is no more than three, the Speed Round is automatically started. The final winner of each episode is given a choice of retiring from the show with all the prizes or moving on to the end game – the \"final five questions\". If the contestant succeeded in answering the 5 questions correctly, he can win the",
"title": "Who's Still Standing?"
},
{
"docid": "9521020",
"text": "but was shelved at the time and used later for the \"Last Action Hero\" soundtrack. Contrary to popular belief, Jerry Cantrell did not use a traditional sitar during the recording session although he did attempt to play one but was unsure how. While experimenting with sounds, he adopted a guitar-sitar into the session to achieve the sound of the opening riff. In the liner notes of 1999's \"Music Bank\" box set collection, guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the song: \"What the Hell Have I\" was released to radio stations on June 7, 1993 in support of Alice in Chains' appearance",
"title": "What the Hell Have I"
},
{
"docid": "11500026",
"text": "England. During his stay in London, Harner read Michael Chabon's \"Manhood for Amateurs\" on BBC \"Book of the Week\" in April 2010. Harner narrates the audio book version of \"Dark prophecy: a Level 26 thriller featuring Steve Dark\", . The book is written by Anthony Zuiker and Duane Swierczynski. Jason Butler Harner Jason Thomas Butler Harner (born October 9, 1970) is an American actor. Harner was born in Elmira, New York and grew up in suburban Northern Virginia, where he saw a handful of plays at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage. His middle name Butler is his mother’s maiden name. He",
"title": "Jason Butler Harner"
},
{
"docid": "10639539",
"text": "that Mulder has lost his belief in alien life since the last time they met. Werber tells Mulder that he is Cassandra's doctor, and asks him to visit her. Meanwhile, Krycek, who has beaten Dmitri into telling him what he saw, orders his Russian colleagues to infect him with the black oil. Back in the United States, Werber introduces Mulder to the wheelchair-bound Cassandra, who considers him a hero of hers. She claims that the aliens are in a state of upheaval and that she will be abducted by them again. Mulder tells Cassandra there is nothing he can do",
"title": "Patient X (The X-Files)"
},
{
"docid": "17710140",
"text": "to the canon.\" \"Consequence of Sound\" named it their album of the year, writing \"In tune with Granduciel’s way of evoking synchronicity, there’s a cosmic truth to \"Lost in the Dream\" triumphing this year. For one, Granduciel is personally seizing the crown off the head of his musical soulmate, Kurt Vile ... and, for Secretly Canadian ... it’s a poignant landmark following the year it lost its godfather, Jason Molina.\" Other publications that named \"Lost in the Dream\" as album of the year included \"Uncut\", \"Q\" and \"Under the Radar\". The album was ranked #2 on \"Mojo\"'s, \"American Songwriter\"s, MusicOMH's,",
"title": "Lost in the Dream"
},
{
"docid": "13850718",
"text": "Lost Sand City\", a fictional adventure movie featuring the first Emirati action hero. In early 2010, the company expanded its operations in the North American marketplace by opening offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and appointing Jason Kay as Vice President of Production, North America. The studio immediately acquired Carmel (film), and completed it by February 2011.Following a title change, The Forger (film) was released on DVD on July 3, 2012. In February 2013, Experience Media Studios optioned 'Possessed Soul' from Jason Whittier to adapt to a new entertainment media technology the studio has been developing. Experience Media Studios Experience",
"title": "Experience Media Studios"
},
{
"docid": "19978015",
"text": "Last Place (album) Last Place is the fifth studio album by the American indie rock band Grandaddy, released on March 3, 2017 on 30th Century Records. Self-produced and recorded by the band's frontman and primary recording artist Jason Lytle, the album is the first by Grandaddy since \"Just Like the Fambly Cat\" (2006) and the band's prior break-up. Lyrically inspired by Lytle's divorce, the album was preceded by the singles, \"Way We Won't\", \"A Lost Machine\" and \"Evermore\". In 2006, Jason Lytle dissolved Grandaddy prior to the release of the project's fourth studio album, \"Just Like the Fambly Cat\". Moving",
"title": "Last Place (album)"
},
{
"docid": "19978022",
"text": "Place\" received positive reviews by music critics. Last Place (album) Last Place is the fifth studio album by the American indie rock band Grandaddy, released on March 3, 2017 on 30th Century Records. Self-produced and recorded by the band's frontman and primary recording artist Jason Lytle, the album is the first by Grandaddy since \"Just Like the Fambly Cat\" (2006) and the band's prior break-up. Lyrically inspired by Lytle's divorce, the album was preceded by the singles, \"Way We Won't\", \"A Lost Machine\" and \"Evermore\". In 2006, Jason Lytle dissolved Grandaddy prior to the release of the project's fourth studio",
"title": "Last Place (album)"
},
{
"docid": "2459617",
"text": "below 100 in both of his, first and last ODI innings. His highest ODI score came against India at the Gaddafi Stadium in a match which Pakistan lost in 1982. He scored 119 not out off 77 balls with a strike rate of 154.54 in the match. Pakistan recorded their first win at a major tournament in 1986's Austral-Asia Cup held in Sharjah and Miandad finished his innings with 116 not out in the final against India. This is still considered as one of the most historic moments in the history of ODI cricket and he became a national hero.",
"title": "Javed Miandad"
},
{
"docid": "7024548",
"text": "A.J., who is killed soon after. Jason takes a drug to remember A.J.'s killer, but later causes memory loss. Sam convinces Jason to go on an experimental drug that Robin finds, to help him regain his memory. The drug works but causes a brain aneurysm. They moved back to Hawaii where they plan to spend the last days of Jason's life. Jason later changes his mind, and has an operation that saves his life. When Sam is shot and almost dies, Sam's mother Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) guilts Jason into breaking up with Sam for the Summer of 2006.",
"title": "Jason Morgan (General Hospital)"
},
{
"docid": "17779993",
"text": "thus be delayed by gathering the limbs of his child. Tomi, the place where this occurred, was believed to have derived its name from \"temno\" (, \"cut\"). Jason - he was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. Because he belongs to mythology, he may have existed before the Greek Dark Ages (1100–800 BC.) The people who wrote about Jason lived around 300 BC. Jason",
"title": "A Man Was Going Down the Road"
},
{
"docid": "15722877",
"text": "Invizimals: The Lost Tribes Invizimals: The Lost Tribes is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is the sequel to 2009's \"Invizimals\", and 2010's \"\". As such, it is a collectible creature game, and requires the PSP's camera attachment for play. It was released on November 2011 in Europe and September 2014 in North America. Continue where \"Invizimals: Shadow Zone\" ended and explore the mysterious Shadow Zone to rescue hero Keni, or begin a brand new adventure as fellow explorers Jazmin or Alex. The title is set to feature",
"title": "Invizimals: The Lost Tribes"
},
{
"docid": "11516737",
"text": "king`s son (name lost), Royal Lady (name lost), Great king`s wife Henuttamehu, king`s wife Tures, king`s wife Ahmose, king`s son Sipair. Lower part: Khabekhnet offers before Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (II), Nebpehtyre Ahmose, King Sekhentnebre, Wadjkheperre Kamose, a king`s son Binpu, king`s son Wadjmose, king`s son Ramose, king`s son Nebenkhurru (?), king`s son Ahmose, God`s wife Kamose, a god`s wife Sit-ir-bau, a god`s wife Ta-khered-qa, a god`s wife (name lost). TT2 Theban Tomb TT2 is located in Deir el-Medina, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient",
"title": "TT2"
},
{
"docid": "4240556",
"text": "with a bulldozer. Flamingo is assumed dead, although Commissioner Gordon reports that his body can't be recovered from beneath the rubble. Grayson offers to rehabilitate Todd who, in a moment of clarity, tells Grayson it is too late for him, and how he tried to be what Batman wanted, \"but this world...this dirty, twisted, cruel and ugly dungheap had...other plans for me.\" He then proceeds to fall back into his hero persona, ranting how he did what Batman never did. He \"...defeated his archenemy.\" Todd is arrested by Gordon who informs him that the reason he has always worked with",
"title": "Jason Todd"
},
{
"docid": "8197211",
"text": "in the visiting room by Jason though he tries to play it down in front of her. Instinctively, Chas lashes out and tries to warn Jason off. Later, Aaron is cornered by Jason and his mates; the guards manage to pull them apart in time but Aaron is left shaken and afraid by the encounter. The following day, Aaron is unsettled when a fellow inmate recognises him and calls him \"Livesy\" in front of Jason. Robert visits Aaron again and apologises to him after learning from Chas what happened after the last time he visited. Aaron assures him he's fine",
"title": "Aaron Livesy"
},
{
"docid": "8705606",
"text": "Andree Farias of Christian Music Today, wrote, \"!Hero's attempt to be all things to all people is well-intentioned, its \"replayability\" value is minimal, deeming it no more than a glorified post-concert souvenir for the live stage show.\" !Hero (album) !Hero is an album featuring the songs from the rock opera, !Hero. It is based on the question, \"What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?\" The rock opera modernizes Jesus' last two years on earth and features a cast of many well-known Christian rock artists with Michael Tait, Rebecca St. James, and Mark Stuart as the three main characters: Hero",
"title": "!Hero (album)"
},
{
"docid": "9992213",
"text": "even though \"The New Yorker\" had a long-standing feud with Wolfe. The film's theme song, \"I Got a Name\", sung by Jim Croce, became a best-selling single. Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges), a stock-car driver stays one step ahead of reform school until his father (Art Lund) is thrown in prison for moonshining. Seeing the error of his ways, Jackson begins to concentrate on his driving skills, hoping to become a professional stock car racer to raise money to get his father released from jail. The Last American Hero The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973",
"title": "The Last American Hero"
},
{
"docid": "13207285",
"text": "her. Jason confesses that he loves spending time with Jessica but he feels that they are in a bubble when they are together. He doesn't know what to call that. Jessica calls it a beautiful friendship, before giving him a kiss and heading off. The next morning, Jason has breakfast at Bellefleur's and is joined by Hoyt, who says that while he should have been thinking about his mother or Bridget last night, he can't stop thinking about Jessica. Jason and Arlene are both concerned. That night, Jason gets a call from a distressed Bridget, who has just broken up",
"title": "Jason Stackhouse"
},
{
"docid": "15422",
"text": "disappointments, for making its sufferings not so much explicable as meaningful\". Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing America for war, used the words of the Civil War president to clarify the threat posed by Germany and Japan. Americans asked, \"What would Lincoln do?\" However, Schwartz also finds that since World War II, Lincoln's symbolic power has lost relevance, and this \"fading hero is symptomatic of fading confidence in national greatness\". He suggested that postmodernism and multiculturalism have diluted greatness as a concept. The United States Navy is named after Lincoln, the second Navy ship to bear his name. Official Organizations Media coverage",
"title": "Abraham Lincoln"
},
{
"docid": "13026747",
"text": "Hour Super Special\" was published in 2004 and IDW Publishing released \"Super Deluxe Hero Happy Hour\" \"The Lost Episode\" in 2006. Some of the series has been collected into a trade paperback: In \"Wizard\"'s Best of 2003 the series was named \"Concept We Wish We’d Thought Of.\" Hero Happy Hour Hero Happy Hour is an American comic book co-created by writer Dan Taylor and artist Chris Fason. Like \"The Tick\" and, less satirically, \"Watchmen\" it takes place in a universe of vaguely familiar costumed crime fighters. All stories unfold in First City at The Hideout Bar & Grill (Drink Specials",
"title": "Hero Happy Hour"
},
{
"docid": "1745977",
"text": "the dragon breathing fire from its mouth during the entire sequence, but the cost was deemed too high. So the scenes where it does breathe fire, Harryhausen used a flamethrower, shooting out flames 30 to 40 feet against a night sky, then superimposeing the filmed fire very near the dragon's mouth. The sword fight scene between Sinbad and the skeleton proved so popular with audiences that Harryhausen recreated and expanded the scene five years later, this time having a group of seven armed skeletons fight the Greek hero Jason and his men in 1963's \"Jason and the Argonauts\". The stop-motion",
"title": "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad"
},
{
"docid": "11875923",
"text": "to perform on the TV shows but were unable to, or performed but not shown, such as David Cook's \"My Hero\" (Foo Fighters), and Jason Castro's \"Crazy\" (Gnarls Barkley). The participants of the tour themselves had planned on an ensemble performance as revealed by David Cook on EW.com's \"Idolatry\", where the possibility of a live collaboration of \"Barracuda\" featuring himself on guitar, Jason Castro on drums and Carly Smithson on vocals was mooted. The suggestion was however rejected by \"Idol\" tour producers. \"Intermission\" The 2008 tour was far more successful than 2007's. Sales were up 38% in revenue per date",
"title": "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008"
},
{
"docid": "19782749",
"text": "Pizhaikkum Vazhi Pizhaikkum Vazhi (Way of Living) is an Indian Tamil language film released in 1948 with T. S. Durairaj and T. A. Jayalakshmi in the lead roles. The hero (played by T. S. Durairaj) is an idler. He thinks it is easy to earn a living by cheating innocent and unsuspecting people. There is a fake 'swami' (holy man) and the hero becomes a fake disciple of the 'swami'. He makes cheating the formula of his living. How he does it and what comes to him form the story. This is the first film produced by the comedian actor",
"title": "Pizhaikkum Vazhi"
},
{
"docid": "18238102",
"text": "the verses with some neat, alternated instrumentation.\" A more mixed opinion came from \"Billboard\"s Jason Lipshutz; he praised the song's \"eloquent\" message, but felt the track overall was not as engaging as the other songs on the album. In an interview with MTV Hive, Tegan and Sara said \"I'm Not Your Hero\" was one of their favorite songs to perform live. The duo first did so, along with \"Now I'm All Messed Up\" and \"I Was a Fool\", in Vancouver on September 23, 2012. They performed it at the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival, and the song was also",
"title": "I'm Not Your Hero"
},
{
"docid": "9971205",
"text": "is the band's first video without the former guitarist Dave Baksh, who had left the band the previous year, but returned in 2015. Underclass Hero (song) \"Underclass Hero\" is the first single from Sum 41's fourth studio album of the same name. The song impacted radio on May 15, 2007. The song in its entirety was leaked on April 23 from a 91X podcast interview with Deryck Whibley. It was confirmed on Sum 41's official site that this would be the opening track for the album. The song was used in the EA Sports computer game \"Madden 08\" and Sony's",
"title": "Underclass Hero (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3912502",
"text": "Todd Replogle Todd Jason Replogle (born 1969) is an American video game programmer, best known as the co-creator of the \"Duke Nukem\" series. Replogle graduated from Soquel High School in Soquel, California as a member of the class of 1987. After the release of \"Duke Nukem 3D\", Replogle started some technical experimentation into what would later become \"Duke Nukem Forever\". A short time thereafter he retired from the gaming industry in 1997.. The last game Todd was known to be working on was in the late 1990's called \"Mr. Fist\". This was something he showed to 3D Realms, but it",
"title": "Todd Replogle"
},
{
"docid": "12249914",
"text": "last actions in that battle led to his immortalization as a hero of the Alliance people and fleet, which by the time of the book has become blown out of proportion. Still feeling weak from being frozen for 100 years, Geary arrives at what is supposed to be a decisive battle for the Alliance against the Syndicate. The battle turns out to be a trap and as the leaders of the fleet board a shuttle to negotiate surrender, the Admiral calls on Geary to lead the fleet if anything should happen to him. Geary, assuming that the old laws of",
"title": "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless"
},
{
"docid": "2158034",
"text": "Stephanie impales him before Tommy decapitates him with a shard of glass. Jason's soul is then absorbed by Freddy, who uses it to increase his own power. Initially created by Victor Miller, Jason's final design was a combined effort by Miller, Ron Kurz, and Tom Savini. The name \"Jason\" is a combination of \"Josh\" and \"Ian\", Miller's two sons, and \"Voorhees\" was inspired by a girl that Miller knew at high school whose last name was Van Voorhees. Miller felt it was a \"creepy-sounding name\", which was perfect for his character. Miller initially wrote Jason as a normal-looking child, but",
"title": "Jason Voorhees"
},
{
"docid": "19294977",
"text": "most apparent in the related realms of craft, guileful speech and guileful practice\", Odysseus' characteristics provide one half of a \"true example of a heroic team\". Is often questioned as a hero in modern times. While he has the makings of a proper hero (good looks, lineage, well spoken, etc.), he fails at times. Described as \"Half-way between Apollo, the model \"kouros\" and the warrior Ares\", in the Apollonius' \"Argonautica\", he has to meet his manhood. Although charming and well-spoken, Jason lacks any other characteristics that qualify him as an epic hero. Due to his young age, Jason is inexperienced",
"title": "Characteristics of epic heroes"
},
{
"docid": "11500023",
"text": "Jason Butler Harner Jason Thomas Butler Harner (born October 9, 1970) is an American actor. Harner was born in Elmira, New York and grew up in suburban Northern Virginia, where he saw a handful of plays at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage. His middle name Butler is his mother’s maiden name. He graduated from T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia, in 1988. Although Harner was the president of his high school drama club, he spent his time building sets rather than acting since many of his relatives were carpenters or plumbers. At 17, after graduating from high school, he worked",
"title": "Jason Butler Harner"
},
{
"docid": "5162243",
"text": "!Hero !HERO is a 2003 Christian rock opera about Jesus. It is based on the question, \"What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?\". After the original tour in 2003 ended, it was released on DVD, CD, and was written into a trilogy of novels and series of comic books. \"!HERO\" is a rock opera modernizing Jesus's last two years of life, as described in the Bible. The story takes place in New York City, in Brooklyn. The world government in this near-future dystopic Earth is centered under the International Confederation of Nations (ICON). Under the iron fist of I.C.O.N.,",
"title": "!Hero"
},
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"docid": "20824501",
"text": "Rob Archer Rob Archer (born August 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor and stuntman known for his roles as Bruce in \"Lost Girl\", Krampus in \"A Christmas Horror Story\" and Knox in \"Ant-Man and the Wasp\". Rob Archer grew up as an 80's kid, admiring the big name slashers such as Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers. However, at the age of twenty he opted to become a bodybuilder while all of his friends went off to college. His trainer's wife was a talent agent and insisted that he try out for acting. Archer recalled his first audition, \"...it",
"title": "Rob Archer"
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"text": "status of countercultural folk hero. The name Wally derived from a popular festival cry (a kind of “Everyman” joke that arose when the crowd began echoing the name of a lost dog being summoned by his owner at the last Isle of Wight Festival) and he had the word “Hope” embroidered on a shirt that his grandmother had embroidered for him “became his trademark: a riot of spectacular colour with the eye of Horus in the middle banked by a rainbow.” Whilst at a well-known hippie café on the Spanish Island of Ibiza he first came up with the idea",
"title": "Wally Hope"
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"text": "and a statue of the 18th century naval hero Peder Tordenskjold. The Old Norse form of the name was \"Staferni\". The first element is \"stafr\" 'staff, stick', the last element is the suffix \"-erni\" (often used in names of islands). What the word \"stafr\" is referring to here is unknown (see for instance under Stavanger). Stavern Stavern is a small water-side town in Larvik municipality in Vestfold County. It is south of the city of Larvik. Currently there are around 3,000 inhabitants in Stavern. It is a small town where tourism is one of the most important sources of income.",
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"docid": "3654551",
"text": "film, according to Clark, came from unpublished anecdotes that Shepherd told live audiences \"on the college circuit.\" The film is set in Hohman, Indiana, a fictionalized version of Shepherd's hometown of Hammond, named for Hohman Avenue, which runs through downtown Hammond. Local references in the film include Warren G. Harding Elementary School and Cleveland Street (where Shepherd spent his childhood). Other local references include mention of a person \"swallowing a yo-yo\" in nearby Griffith, the Old Man being one of the fiercest \"furnace fighters in northern Indiana\" and that his obscenities were \"hanging in space over Lake Michigan,\" a mention",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
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"docid": "20415376",
"text": "A Christmas Story Live! A Christmas Story Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on December 17, 2017. It was a live, televised musical remake of the 1983 film \"A Christmas Story\", and incorporated the 2012 stage musical version \"\". The live musical was executive produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, directed by Scott Ellis and Alex Rudzinski, and starred Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Maya Rudolph, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Jane Krakowski. \"A Christmas Story Live!\" is based on \"the short stories of humorist Jean Shepherd and is set in 1940s Indiana. It follows 9-year-old Ralphie",
"title": "A Christmas Story Live!"
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"text": "to Queen Victoria. The comic book \"Les dossiers du Professeur Bell\" by Joann Sfar is about the (fictional) supernatural adventures of Dr. Bell. In episode 11, Season 5, of the Fox TV show \"House M.D.\", Wilson presents House with Joseph Bell's \"Manual Of the Operations of Surgery\" as a Christmas gift. The character of House is based on Holmes, who, as noted, was based in turn on Bell. When House's staff begin to wonder what dark meaning to put to House throwing away the expensive Christmas gift of the book, an amused Wilson begins making up a story about House",
"title": "Joseph Bell"
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"docid": "16771138",
"text": "the original picture again.\" A Christmas Story 2 A Christmas Story 2 (also known in the trailer as A Christmas Story 2: Official Sequel) is a 2012 film directed by Brian Levant and starring Daniel Stern and Braeden Lemasters. The film is a direct sequel to the 1983 film \"A Christmas Story\", which ignores the events of the 1994 film \"My Summer Story\". It was released straight to DVD on October 30, 2012. Although billed as an \"official sequel\" in the trailer, the film is not based on Jean Shepherd's writings, instead relying on an original script by Nat Mauldin,",
"title": "A Christmas Story 2"
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"docid": "16771134",
"text": "A Christmas Story 2 A Christmas Story 2 (also known in the trailer as A Christmas Story 2: Official Sequel) is a 2012 film directed by Brian Levant and starring Daniel Stern and Braeden Lemasters. The film is a direct sequel to the 1983 film \"A Christmas Story\", which ignores the events of the 1994 film \"My Summer Story\". It was released straight to DVD on October 30, 2012. Although billed as an \"official sequel\" in the trailer, the film is not based on Jean Shepherd's writings, instead relying on an original script by Nat Mauldin, who also narrates the",
"title": "A Christmas Story 2"
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"docid": "6618267",
"text": "Christmas Child Christmas Child is a 2004 American Christian film directed by William Ewing starring Steven Curtis Chapman. The film is based on \"The Christmas Cross\", a short story by Max Lucado repackaged in 2003 as \"The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home\", and is a story about a Chicago journalist who finds himself in Clearwater, Texas around Christmas time to discover his past. Nine months after the death of his adoptive father, Jack Davenport, a Chicago journalist, obtains some of his possessions which lead Jack to discover his past. Jack receives an assignment to do a story in",
"title": "Christmas Child"
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"docid": "9391588",
"text": "A Christmas Story House A Christmas Story House is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont neighborhood. The 19th-century Victorian, which was used in the exterior scenes of Ralphie Parker's house in the 1983 film \"A Christmas Story\", was purchased by a private developer in 2004 and has been restored and renovated to appear as it did both inside and outside in the film. The museum is part of a complex of three buildings devoted to the film, and is open to the public year-round. The screenplay for \"A Christmas Story\" is based on material from author Jean Shepherd's collection of",
"title": "A Christmas Story House"
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"text": "many versions dating from the early years of cinema. According to the historian Ronald Hutton, the current state of the observance of Christmas is largely the result of a mid-Victorian revival of the holiday spearheaded by \"A Christmas Carol\". Dickens catalysed the emerging Christmas as a family-centred festival of generosity, in contrast to the dwindling community-based and church-centred observations, as new middle-class expectations arose. Its archetypal figures (Scrooge, Tiny Tim, the Christmas ghosts) entered into Western cultural consciousness. A prominent phrase from the tale, \"Merry Christmas\", was popularised following the appearance of the story. The term Scrooge became a synonym",
"title": "Charles Dickens"
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"docid": "17630393",
"text": "give, like chocolate, it makes you sick, so you keep refreshing, to keep people excited. And that's what makes you go back to the core—in this case, to see Kelly sing.\" The television special aired on December 11, 2013 on NBC in the United States. According to NBC, the story is based loosely on Charles Dickens' novella \"A Christmas Carol\", during which Clarkson’s character learns about the true meaning of Christmas. It also shares certain metafictional aspects of Mel Brooks' \"Silent Movie,\" particularly the device of framing cameo appearances by celebrities as requests for such appearances. Source: Clarkson revealed that",
"title": "Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale"
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"docid": "3654570",
"text": "reviews. A Christmas Story A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book \"\", with some elements from his 1971 book \"Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories\". It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley. A seasonal classic in North America, it is shown numerous times on television, usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. Since 1997, a marathon of the film titled \"24 Hours of \"A Christmas Story\"\" has aired annually on TNT or TBS, comprising twelve consecutive airings",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
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"docid": "3654542",
"text": "A Christmas Story A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book \"\", with some elements from his 1971 book \"Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories\". It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley. A seasonal classic in North America, it is shown numerous times on television, usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. Since 1997, a marathon of the film titled \"24 Hours of \"A Christmas Story\"\" has aired annually on TNT or TBS, comprising twelve consecutive airings of",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
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"docid": "811474",
"text": "films showed a traditional telling of the story, while US-made works showed Cratchet in a more central role, escaping the depression caused by European bankers and celebrating what Davis calls \"the Christmas of the common man\". In the 1960s, Scrooge was sometimes portrayed as a Freudian figure wrestling with his past. By the 1980s he was again set in a world of depression and economic uncertainty. A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall",
"title": "A Christmas Carol"
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"docid": "15071913",
"text": "her illness. In the final scenes, a young woman (reading Tammy's book to children at the local library) explains that she is Vanessa; she survived her illness after that early Christmas. Afterwards, she goes to the farmer's Christmas tree lot where she reunites with her family and the farmer; to select the town's annual tree. Greg Coppa wrote a short story sequel to \"November Christmas\" titled \"A Partridge in a Persimmon Tree\". November Christmas November Christmas is a 2010 American made-for-television Christmas drama film based on a short story written by Greg Coppa. The movie premiered on CBS on November",
"title": "November Christmas"
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"docid": "10380807",
"text": "announces that he will relate his story to the beekeeper Panko the Gingerhead (i.e., Gogol), who will write a story of Christmas Eve. There is general rejoicing. Act 1<br> Act 2<br> Act 3<br> Act 4 An orchestral suite from the opera of 1904 consists of the introduction to the opera ('Holy Night'), Flight of Vakula, moon and stars, Polonaise, and return flight of Vakula and Christmas morning bells. \"Christmas Eve\", \"Vakula the Smith\", and \"The Slippers\", are all based on the same story by Gogol. Audio Recordings (\"Mainly studio recordings\") Source: www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk Notes Sources Christmas Eve (opera) Christmas Eve (,",
"title": "Christmas Eve (opera)"
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"docid": "17848855",
"text": "The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story is a 1983 American made-for-television Christmas drama film, originally broadcast on CBS as an annual tradition for more than five years, premiering December 20, 1983. It starred Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and Polly Holliday. It was produced by Dick Atkins and Michael Lepiner; directed by Academy Award winner Delbert Mann; and written by Earl Hamner, Jr., creator of \"The Waltons\", based on the short story \"The Silent Stars Go By\" by Bess Streeter Aldrich. The movie was filmed on location in 1983 in Vermont, mainly in",
"title": "The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story"
},
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"docid": "5867280",
"text": "Christmas Every Day Christmas Every Day is a 1996 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film based on the 1892 short story \"Christmas Every Day\" by William Dean Howells. It was directed by Larry Peerce, starred Erik von Detten, and originally broadcast on The Family Channel during their first 25 Days of Christmas programming block. and was also shown on UK television on QVC Extra (True Entertainment) on November 28, 2015. The movie was remade into an ABC Family TV movie in 2006 titled \"Christmas Do-Over\". \"Christmas Every Day\" is a short story by William Dean Howells about a young American girl, whose",
"title": "Christmas Every Day"
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"docid": "17848858",
"text": "this a special that merits repeating in seasons to come.\" -Los Angeles Times The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story is a 1983 American made-for-television Christmas drama film, originally broadcast on CBS as an annual tradition for more than five years, premiering December 20, 1983. It starred Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and Polly Holliday. It was produced by Dick Atkins and Michael Lepiner; directed by Academy Award winner Delbert Mann; and written by Earl Hamner, Jr., creator of \"The Waltons\", based on the short story \"The Silent Stars Go By\" by Bess Streeter",
"title": "The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story"
},
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"docid": "6721798",
"text": "Now That's What I Call Christmas! Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001 by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) \"Now!\" series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series. On November 15, 2004, \"Now That's What I Call Christmas!\" was certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million units in the United States. Based on sales figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, the album was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for both 2001 and",
"title": "Now That's What I Call Christmas!"
},
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"docid": "13423881",
"text": "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Theodor \"Dr. Seuss\" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes of the nearby town Whoville on Christmas Eve. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of \"Redbook\". The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named",
"title": "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
},
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"docid": "4270799",
"text": "\"A Christmas Carol\", in which the elderly miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by ghosts and learns the errors of his ways. By contrast, the hero of the former, George Bailey, is a businessman who sacrificed his dreams to help his community. On Christmas Eve, a guardian angel finds him in despair and prevents him from committing suicide, by supernaturally showing him how much he meant to the world around him. A few films based on fictionalized versions of true stories have become Christmas specials themselves. The story behind the Christmas carol \"Silent Night\" and the story of \"Yes, Virginia, there",
"title": "Christmas by medium"
},
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"docid": "11826694",
"text": "Julian: A Christmas Story Julian: A Christmas Story is a dystopian speculative fiction novella written by Robert Charles Wilson. \"Julian\" is told from the perspective of teenager Adam Hazzard, who lives in the rural town of Williams Ford, in the state of Athabaska (today a region in Canada, but in the story, a part of the greater United States) in 2172, at a time when technology has regressed to 19th century levels. The story deals with his relationship with his friend Julian Comstock (later in life called Julian Conqueror or Julian the Agnostic), an aristocratic boy of his age with",
"title": "Julian: A Christmas Story"
},
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"docid": "19858848",
"text": "capture what the 1950s were like, which might actually be entertaining to any American Girl doll owner\". An American Girl Story – Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas An American Girl Story – Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas is a 2016 family-drama film starring Alyvia Alyn Lind in the title role, along with Mary McCormack and Madison Lawlor in supporting roles. The film takes place in mid-1950s Daytona Beach, Florida, centering on Maryellen Larkin's life together with her big family, longing to stand out among her siblings and other relatives, and how she helped a number of young patients at a polio ward,",
"title": "An American Girl Story – Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas"
},
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"docid": "6627058",
"text": "challenges Pharaoh and leads the people to freedom - a vivid prophetic picture pointing to the Easter story of what Jesus Christ did on Calvary. Most Incredible Christmas (Choreography Jiri Sebastian Voborsky) is a Broadway-style contemporary ballet that tells the story of a town’s contest to find the most extraordinary and incredible thing about the Christmas season. Contestants entertain the audience with loveable traditions, songs that capture the spectacle of the season, and reflections on the first Christmas. Set to heartwarming, familiar Christmas tunes from around the world, the evening’s contest comes to a close as the winner – Jesus,",
"title": "Ballet Magnificat!"
},
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"docid": "9365251",
"text": "and orthodox Christmas. The Night Before Christmas (1951 film) The Night Before Christmas (, Noch pered Rozhdestvom) is a 1951 Russian feature animated film directed by the \"grandmothers of the Russian animation\", Brumberg sisters, and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. The film is based on Nikolai Gogol's story \"The Night Before Christmas\". In big degree it was succeeded to present in this screen version of the story of the same name on the screen national color of the Ukrainian village. The animation features heavy use of rotoscoping, known as \"Éclair\" in the Soviet Union, and is an example",
"title": "The Night Before Christmas (1951 film)"
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"docid": "3654568",
"text": "Other Disasters\" (1982), and \"The Phantom of the Open Hearth\" (1976). \"A Christmas Story 2\" is another sequel which ignores the references and events of \"My Summer Story\" and was released direct-to-video in 2012 and directed by Brian Levant. It was filmed in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. In 2000, a stage play adaptation of \"A Christmas Story\" was written by Philip Grecian. In November 2012, \"\", based on the film, opened on Broadway. Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (music and lyrics) and Joseph Robinette (book), the musical opened to positive reviews. The run ended December 30, 2012.",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
},
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"docid": "16351464",
"text": "is not a ghost story. \"Stigma\" is a straight down the line horror story. Although it's a perfectly competent television production, it just doesn't fit in with the feel of what a Christmas ghost story should be.\" \"Stigma\" was released on DVD by the British Film Institute in 2012. It was released on a single disc along with two other films from the \"Ghost Story for Christmas\" strand; \"The Signalman\" and \"The Ice House\". The DVD also contains bonus features including a 9-minute introduction to \"Stigma\" by director Lawrence Gordon Clark, and a booklet containing newly commissioned essays about the",
"title": "Stigma (1977 film)"
},
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"docid": "4243476",
"text": "Mrs. Claus Mrs. Claus (also known as Mrs Santa Claus or Amelia Kringle) is the wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in American and European Christmas tradition. She is known for making cookies with the elves, caring for the reindeer, and preparing toys with her husband. The wife of Santa Claus is first mentioned in the short story \"A Christmas Legend\" (1849), by James Rees, a Philadelphia-based Christian missionary. In the story, an old man and woman, both carrying a bundle on the back, are given shelter in a home on Christmas Eve as weary travelers. The next morning,",
"title": "Mrs. Claus"
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"docid": "9796810",
"text": "I Did on My Christmas Holidays' by Sally Sparrow\". The short story is presented as a homework essay from Sally, though only 12 years old, who encounters evidence of the Doctor's presence from the past in her aunt's house while visiting. \"What I Did\" includes several elements that are reused in \"Blink\", including messages under the wallpaper and an ontological paradox involving a conversation between Sally and the Doctor, prerecorded on a video cassette, based on a written transcript—the essay itself; however, instead of the Angels, \"What I Did\" features the Doctor and the TARDIS inadvertently separated twenty years in",
"title": "Blink (Doctor Who)"
},
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"docid": "9365244",
"text": "The Night Before Christmas (1951 film) The Night Before Christmas (, Noch pered Rozhdestvom) is a 1951 Russian feature animated film directed by the \"grandmothers of the Russian animation\", Brumberg sisters, and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. The film is based on Nikolai Gogol's story \"The Night Before Christmas\". In big degree it was succeeded to present in this screen version of the story of the same name on the screen national color of the Ukrainian village. The animation features heavy use of rotoscoping, known as \"Éclair\" in the Soviet Union, and is an example of the Socialist-Realist",
"title": "The Night Before Christmas (1951 film)"
},
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"docid": "17848347",
"text": "new live-action film based on what — for many of them — may be their favorite Mattel action figure. Delivering a bland cinematic origin story which seems calculated to boost Christmas toy sales, \"Max Steel\" is a stillborn, would-be franchise starter, sneaked into multiplexes without advance critic screenings.\" Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released \"Max Steel\" on Digital HD on January 3, 2017, then released the movie on Blu-ray/DVD on January 10, 2017. Max Steel (film) Max Steel is a 2016 American superhero film based on the action figure line of the same name. Directed by Stewart Hendler and written by",
"title": "Max Steel (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16352228",
"text": "The Christmas Choir The Christmas Choir is a 2008 American-Canadian made-for-television Christmas drama film written by Donald Martin and directed by Peter Svatek, It is based upon a true story of a man who volunteered to work at a homeless shelter and started a choir with its residents. The film first aired on December 9, 2008 on Hallmark Channel. The film was Michael Sarrazin's final screen role. It was inspired by the true story of Pierre Anthian and the Montreal Accrual Bonneau Choir. Peter Brockman (Jason Gedrick) is a successful accountant and engaged to be married. Then, nineteen days before",
"title": "The Christmas Choir"
},
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"docid": "11475280",
"text": "would not. Writer, director, and series creator Chris Carter based the episode around a story idea he and fellow writer and executive producer Frank Spotnitz had been working on about a haunted house. The only scene that the two had really developed was what would become the climax of \"How the Ghosts Stole Christmas\": Mulder and Scully pulling themselves across the floor, bleeding profusely. With the resultant episode, Carter also wanted to keep all the action on a single set, which led to production designer Corey Kaplan proposing that they base it in Scully's apartmenta set that the crew had",
"title": "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"
},
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"docid": "10380799",
"text": "Christmas Eve (opera) Christmas Eve (, \"Noch' pered Rozhdestvom\"), is an opera in four acts with music and libretto by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Composed between 1894 and 1895, Rimsky-Korsakov based his opera on a short story, \"Christmas Eve\", from Nikolai Gogol's \"Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka\". The story had been used as the basis for an opera at least three times previously, including for Tchaikovsky's \"Vakula the Smith\" (1874). Oliver Knussen writes that \"Rimsky is only interested in recreating the atmosphere of the folk-tale, fleshing it out for his stage pageant in a comparable way to Humperdinck in \"Hansel\". Gerald",
"title": "Christmas Eve (opera)"
},
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"docid": "3654549",
"text": "in the sequel, \"My Summer Story\". Jeff Gillen was an old friend of Clark's who had been in one of his earliest films. The schoolyard bully, Scut Farkus, was played by Zack Ward, now an actor, writer and director, who had actually been bullied himself while in elementary school. In 2017, he said he was surprised at the impact his role had had over the years. \"I saw that I was ranked — as Christmas villains go — higher than the Grinch. That's amazing.\" The screenplay for \"A Christmas Story\" is based on material from author Jean Shepherd's collection of",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
},
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"docid": "1378832",
"text": "Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on the night of the 24th, due in part to the Christian liturgical day starting at sunset, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition and based on the story",
"title": "Christmas Eve"
},
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"docid": "20188648",
"text": "story in the Christmas edition of Novoye Vremya. This portrait of a 'protester' has been done masterfully\". \"The whole of St Petersburg is mad about your Gusev\", brother Alexander informed Chekhov in his 30 December 1890 letter. Gusev (short story) \"Gusev\" () is an 1890 short story by Anton Chekhov. According to Chekhov's 9 December letter to Alexey Suvorin, the story was partly based upon the real life incident, the burial at sea which he had witnessed on board the ship, when returning from Sakhalin. It was first published in the 25 December (old style) 1890, No. 5326 (Christmas) issue",
"title": "Gusev (short story)"
},
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"docid": "4289207",
"text": "My Summer Story My Summer Story, originally released in theaters as It Runs in the Family, is a 1994 film that follows the further adventures of the Parker family from \"A Christmas Story\". Like the previous film, it is based on semi-autobiographical stories by Jean Shepherd, primarily from his book \"In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash\". The opening of the film makes direct reference to the events of \"A Christmas Story\", and the ending narration strongly parallels it. However, because the cast of the original film had aged to the point where they no longer fit their roles,",
"title": "My Summer Story"
},
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"docid": "4410851",
"text": "big fun!\" \"I Heard Santa on the Radio\" and \"Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)\" are duets with Christina Milian and Lil' Romeo, respectively, and \"Same Old Christmas\" features Duff's sister Haylie. \"Santa Claus Lane\" features production from Matthew Gerrard, Chris Hamm, Alain Bertoni, Charlie Midnight and Chico Bennett; on the 2003 reissue, the bonus track \"What Christmas Should Be\" is produced by Charlton Pettus. \"Santa Claus Lane\" was released in the United States on October 15, 2002 by Walt Disney Records. It was reissued on October 14 of the following year with the bonus track \"What Christmas",
"title": "Santa Claus Lane"
},
{
"docid": "16352234",
"text": "has real strength due to its being based upon real events. The film won the Epiphany Prize for Inspiring Television at the 2009 Movieguide Awards. The film had its release on DVD in December 2009 in the Netherlands. It was released in 2011 on DVD in Sweden as \"Julkören\". The Christmas Choir The Christmas Choir is a 2008 American-Canadian made-for-television Christmas drama film written by Donald Martin and directed by Peter Svatek, It is based upon a true story of a man who volunteered to work at a homeless shelter and started a choir with its residents. The film first",
"title": "The Christmas Choir"
},
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"docid": "19835332",
"text": "with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"\"The Man Who Invented Christmas\" adds holiday magic to the writing of \"A Christmas Carol\", putting a sweetly revisionist spin on the story behind a classic yuletide tale.\" On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score 60 out of 100, based 32 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\". The Man Who Invented Christmas (film) The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same",
"title": "The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)"
},
{
"docid": "18349291",
"text": "Cameron attends a Christmas party at his sister's house. There, he notices that his brother-in-law, Christian, is not celebrating like the other guests. When asked why, Christian tells Cameron that he feels the holiday became too commercialized and consumerist, and that he feels uncomfortable with what he believes are pagan elements of contemporary Christmas celebration. Cameron tells Christian that he is wrong and recites the story of the Nativity, which is depicted in cartoon form. Meanwhile, two guests at the party discuss conspiracy theories. Christian complains that several elements of Christmas, most notably Christmas trees, are not biblical in origin.",
"title": "Saving Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "9369136",
"text": "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge is a musical parody of the Charles Dickens story \"A Christmas Carol\". Written by Christopher Durang, the play was initially commissioned by City Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when Durang was asked by Artistic Director Tracy Brigden to write a Christmas comedy. It premiered on November 7, 2002 at the City Theatre, with Kristine Nielsen in the title role. The premise of the parody is the question, \"What if Dickens' Mrs. Cratchit wasn't so goody-goody, but instead was an angry, stressed-out modern-day American woman who wanted out of this",
"title": "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge"
},
{
"docid": "5699026",
"text": "Christmas in July Christmas in July is a Christmas celebration held in the month of July, the nature of which differs by hemisphere. \"Werther\", an 1892 French opera with libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet, and Georges Hartmann, had an English translation published in 1894 by Elizabeth Beall Ginty. In the story, a group of children rehearses a Christmas song in July, to which a character responds: \"When you sing Christmas in July, you rush the season.\" It is a translation of the French: \"vous chantez Noël en juillet... c'est s'y prendre à l'avance.\" This opera is based on Goethe's",
"title": "Christmas in July"
},
{
"docid": "9264747",
"text": "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 stop motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The film stars Fred Astaire as the narrator S.D. Kluger, Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle / Santa Claus, Keenan Wynn as the Winter Warlock, and Paul Frees in various roles. The film tells the story of how Santa Claus and several Claus-related Christmas traditions came to be. It is based on the hit Christmas song \"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town\", which was introduced on radio by Eddie Cantor in 1934, and the story of",
"title": "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film)"
},
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"docid": "4010414",
"text": "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's \"Vacation\" film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in \"National Lampoon\" magazine, \"Christmas '59\". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki as the Griswold children Audrey and Rusty, respectively. Since its release in 1989, \"Christmas Vacation\" has often been labeled as a modern Christmas classic. It is widely regarded as the best sequel of the \"Vacation\" series",
"title": "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
},
{
"docid": "10791202",
"text": "a budget of just $13 million. \"This Christmas\" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 11, 2008. This Christmas Soundtrack was released by Jive Records on November 20, 2007. This Christmas (film) This Christmas is a 2007 American Christmas romantic musical comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years. The film is based on the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same",
"title": "This Christmas (film)"
},
{
"docid": "10791193",
"text": "This Christmas (film) This Christmas is a 2007 American Christmas romantic musical comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years. The film is based on the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Chris Brown in the film. The Whitfield family overcome many trials and obstacles during the Christmas season. Shirley Ann \"Ma'Dere\" Whitfield greets her boyfriend Joe when",
"title": "This Christmas (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16611028",
"text": "One Christmas (film) One Christmas is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film starring Katharine Hepburn (in her final television role), Henry Winkler and Swoosie Kurtz. It is based on the 1983 short story \"One Christmas\" by Truman Capote about a young boy who reluctantly leaves his Alabama home to spend Christmas with his estranged father in New Orleans. The film originally premiered on NBC on December 19, 1994. In 1930, eight-year-old Buddy lives an idyllic existence in rural Alabama with his cousin Sook. But all that is about to change when he is sent to New Orleans to spend Christmas",
"title": "One Christmas (film)"
},
{
"docid": "10424064",
"text": "entire life. Her works include: \"Bestefar I spøkelsesbyen\", the \"Birkebeinerbarn\" series, \"Kamelgutten\" (The Camel Boy), a Christmas story with one chapter for each day of advent, \"Med Benjamin til Bethlehem\" (With Benjamin to Bethlehem), another Christmas story based on a play, \"På Sporet\", \"Alf\", a book based on the childhood of one of her good friends, Alf Huseth. In 2010 she released a collection of poems she wrote after her husband's death, \"Takk for blomstene i livet\". Kirsten Sødal Kirsten Sødal (born 14 June 1935) is a Norwegian author who has written several children's books, including \"Bestefar i spøkelsesbyen\" (Grandfather",
"title": "Kirsten Sødal"
},
{
"docid": "8279198",
"text": "that night she falls deeply in love with him. She is delighted to see him return and agrees to marry him even before he shows her the slippers. They get married and the story ends with a bishop passing by their beautifully painted house. In the church the blacksmith has made another painting, showing the devil in hell, which villagers spit on and the women bring their frightened children up to say “Look what a kaka (poophead)” (transliterated as: Yaka kaka!)! Christmas Eve (Gogol) \"Christmas Eve\" (, \"Noch pered Rozhdestvom\", which literally translates as \"The Night Before Christmas\") is the",
"title": "Christmas Eve (Gogol)"
},
{
"docid": "6514732",
"text": "Nick Wallace Nick Wallace (born 1972 in Yeovil) is a novelist and short story writer based in Tunbridge Wells, best known for his work in Doctor Who spin-offs. Wallace works in media consultancy in London, advising on script development and programme acquisition for broadcasters and production companies worldwide. His first published work was the short story \"Five Dimensional Thinking\" in the Big Finish Productions Bernice Summerfield short story collection, \"Life During Wartime\" (Big Finish Productions, 2003), edited by Paul Cornell. The short story \"UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas\" followed in the Short Trips collection \"\" (Big Finish Productions, 2004), also",
"title": "Nick Wallace"
},
{
"docid": "14070816",
"text": "12 Men of Christmas 12 Men of Christmas is a 2009 American romantic comedy television film made for the Lifetime Television network. Directed by Arlene Sanford and starring Kristin Chenoweth, the film is based on the novel \"Dating Mr. December\" by Phillipa Ashley with the teleplay adaptation written by Jon Maas. Anna Chlumsky, Aaron Abrams, Stephen Huszar, and Peter Mooney also star. The film had its world premiere on Lifetime on December 5, 2009. The story takes place in Kalispell, Montana, United States, but the film was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It tells the story of a New York",
"title": "12 Men of Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "13250835",
"text": "story after Frayed and before the first TV episode 100,000 BC The Gift (audio drama) The Gift is the 19th story in the Big Finish anthology , written by Robert Dick and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who which features the First Doctor and Susan. General (Brigadier) Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart has retired and convinced his wife, Doris, to buy him a boat for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, whilst Doris is doing some late-night shopping, Alistair takes the boat out for a pre-Christmas test drive (unbeknownst to his wife). During his trip, Alistair spots a young girl",
"title": "The Gift (audio drama)"
},
{
"docid": "20735905",
"text": "following week. The song is played in a C major key, and 174 beats per minute. \"Give This Christmas Away\" was released on October 6, 2009, as a single from his first Christmas album \"The Heart Of Christmas\". The song inspired West to make his own campaign using the song as a message. He wrote and recorded it for VeggieTales with its new DVD release, “Saint Nicholas–A Story of Joyful Giving.” The campaign brings attention to the types of ways we can reach out to those in need around us. West explains,“What it means to me to ‘give this Christmas",
"title": "Give This Christmas Away"
},
{
"docid": "16974750",
"text": "An American Christmas Carol An American Christmas Carol is a 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Eric Till and based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novel a \"A Christmas Carol\". In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of",
"title": "An American Christmas Carol"
},
{
"docid": "16097703",
"text": "before another special, \"The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story\", based on the book \"The Elf on the Shelf\", premiered. Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas is an American 2011 Christmas TV special that aired on CBS on November 25, 2011. The special was based on the Hallmark Cards characters Hoops&Yoyo. Hoops, Yoyo and Piddles are having fun during the holidays. When they are decorating late at night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly down to their house's roof, and, as Hoops, Yoyo and Piddles are hiding, delivers presents. Hoops, Yoyo and Piddles decide to",
"title": "Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "5679678",
"text": "his review for \"The New York Times\", Bosley Crowther called the story \"the oldest sort of hat—the kind of dramatic farrago that was being played by faded stars ten years ago.\" Crowther wrote that it was \"really grotesque and outlandish what they've done to Miss Durbin in this film\"—forced to play a role that is \"a figment within a moody and hackneyed yarn.\" Crowther criticized Mankiewicz' screenplay, which has \"but the vaguest resemblance to the Somerset Maugham novel on which it is 'based'\". Although not blaming Durbin for the film's shortcomings, Crowther is severe in his criticism of her performance:",
"title": "Christmas Holiday"
},
{
"docid": "5699027",
"text": "\"The Sorrows of Young Werther\". Christmas features in the book, but July does not. In 1935, the National Recreation Association's journal \"Recreation\" described what a Christmas in July was like at a girl's camp, writing that \"all mystery and wonder surround this annual event.\" The term, if not the exact concept, was given national attention with the release of the Hollywood movie comedy \"Christmas in July\" in 1940, written and directed by Preston Sturges. In the story, a man is fooled into believing he has won $25,000 in an advertising slogan contest. He buys presents for family, friends, and neighbors,",
"title": "Christmas in July"
},
{
"docid": "7902040",
"text": "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special) How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) is a 1966 Christmas animated television special directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. It is based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss, the story of the Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. Originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18, 1966, it went on to become a perennial holiday special. The special also features the voice of Boris Karloff as the Grinch and the",
"title": "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)"
},
{
"docid": "7902057",
"text": "(alternatively titled \"The Cat in the Hat Gets Grinched\"), aired on ABC in 1982. Though credited to DePatie-Freleng, it was produced by Marvel Productions, which had taken over DePatie-Freleng in 1981. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special) How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) is a 1966 Christmas animated television special directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. It is based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss, the story of the Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. Originally telecast in the",
"title": "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)"
},
{
"docid": "9796798",
"text": "Blink (Doctor Who) \"Blink\" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\". It was first broadcast on 9 June 2007 on BBC One. The episode was directed by Hettie MacDonald and is the only episode in the 2007 series written by Steven Moffat. The episode is based on a previous short story written by Moffat for the 2006 \"Doctor Who Annual\", entitled \"'What I Did on My Christmas Holidays' By Sally Sparrow\". In the episode, the Tenth Doctor—a time travelling alien played by David Tennant—and his companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman)",
"title": "Blink (Doctor Who)"
},
{
"docid": "12870728",
"text": "The Christmas Shoes (film) The Christmas Shoes is a 2002 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the song and novel of the same name which was broadcast on CBS on December 1, 2002. It was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the first part in a trilogy of films, followed by \"The Christmas Blessing\" (2005) and \"The Christmas Hope\" (2009). The film has several intertwined plot lines: One story is about a driven, workaholic lawyer named Robert Layton and the impact of his job on his marriage to Kate, and to his relationship with his daughter Lily. Another is",
"title": "The Christmas Shoes (film)"
},
{
"docid": "17774736",
"text": "Switchmas Switchmas (earlier titles Ira Finkelstein's Christmas and All I Want Is Christmas) is an American musical comedy film directed by Sue Corcoran. It tells the story of a Christmas obsessed Jewish boy on his way to sunny Florida who figures out how to get the Christmas of his dreams by trading airline tickets and places with another boy on his way to snowy Christmastown, Washington. This film also features CGI scenes based on Ira's Christmas dreams. It stars Elliott Gould and David DeLuise and is directed and produced by Sue Corcoran. It was originally filmed, in Leavenworth, Washington, under",
"title": "Switchmas"
},
{
"docid": "856729",
"text": "Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite. \"Miracle on 34th Street\" won three Academy Awards: Gwenn for",
"title": "Miracle on 34th Street"
},
{
"docid": "10279111",
"text": "in Egypt, A Medley\" (1888), \"Along the Bosphorus, and Other Sketches\" (1898), and \"The City of the King: What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard\" (1903). \"Ginèvra; or, The Old Oak Chest, A Christmas Story\" (1866), which is based on a Samuel Rogers poem, initially appeared in 1884 in the \"New York Independent\". In addition to her own writing, Susan was involved in her husband's literary career. Lew acknowledged Susan's role as his editor, reader, and critic, and attributed much of his success in writing to her literary criticism. Wallace was writing his memoirs when he died in 1905, and",
"title": "Susan Wallace"
},
{
"docid": "18224902",
"text": "episode and noting the influences of \"Inception\" and \"Alien\". It holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 12 reviews, and an average score of 8.76/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The A.V. Club awarded the episode the highest grade of the site, an \"A\". Alasdair Wilkins writes \"Steven Moffat’s script is inordinately clever in how it uses the trappings of a fluffy, silly Christmas special to crank up the scariness of a good old-fashioned monster story. But after all that, tonight’s episode manages something that not all of its Christmas predecessors manage, as it anchors its story in something that feels",
"title": "Last Christmas (Doctor Who)"
},
{
"docid": "5132726",
"text": "buildings of the re-imagined Tracy Island, added using computer animation, were purposely given a \"retro-futuristic\" appearance, described by production designer John Beard as \"based in the '60s and '70s, which is similar to what we were doing for \"Brazil\".\" Further inspiration was drawn from the works of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, among others. In 1992 in the UK, a BBC2 re-run of \"Thunderbirds\" resulted in a shortage of Tracy Island toy playsets in the run-up to Christmas. The story was reported in the national news and is cited as the archetypal mistake to be avoided by the toy industry in",
"title": "Tracy Island"
},
{
"docid": "14534318",
"text": "\"A bracing, absorbing, three-actor version of \"A Christmas Carol\" that emphasizes the moral behind the story: that Yuletide is a time to reclaim one's sense of compassion for others less fortunate than oneself.\" ––Misha Berson \"Mukhalian, Smith and Moore trade-off stints of playing Scrooge in \"Fellow Passengers\", a spare but in some ways spectacular version of Charles Dickens' 1843 story \"A Christmas Carol\". What the show lacks in impressive costumes, settings and crowd scenes it makes up for in inspired acting. The performers showcase Dickens' humane insights and witty writing.\" ––Joe Adcock Fellow Passengers Fellow Passengers is a three-actor narrative",
"title": "Fellow Passengers"
},
{
"docid": "4010428",
"text": "\"The movie is curious in how close it comes to delivering on its material: Sequence after sequence seems to contain all the necessary material, to be well on the way toward a payoff, and then it somehow doesn't work.\" National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's \"Vacation\" film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in \"National Lampoon\" magazine, \"Christmas '59\". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis",
"title": "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
},
{
"docid": "148082",
"text": "Claus leaving presents on New Year's Eve 1852, with children \"hanging their stockings up on each side of the fire-place, in their sleeping apartments, at night, and waiting patiently till morning, to see what Santa Claus puts into them during their slumbers\". In Ireland in 1853, on the other hand, presents were being left on Christmas Eve according to a character in a newspaper short story who says \"... tomorrow will be Christmas. What will Santa Claus bring us?\" A poem published in Belfast in 1858 includes the lines \"The children sleep; they dream of him, the fairy, / Kind",
"title": "Father Christmas"
},
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"docid": "6140159",
"text": "The Christmas Album\", charted at No. 13 on the Italian Singles Chart based on digital downloads of the track. White Christmas (song) \"White Christmas\" is a 1942 Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the world's best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. Other versions of the song, along with Crosby's, have sold over 50 million copies. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, while staying at the",
"title": "White Christmas (song)"
},
{
"docid": "4781608",
"text": "Santa Claus arrives and, when he learns what is happening, pulls out a shotgun and slaughters all the Critters. He explains that the Antichrist will die without a human host to inhabit, but Kyle – now free from the altar – suddenly decides to allow the Antichrist to possess him, declaring that he will conquer the world in the name of the Jews. The scene suddenly cuts to Mr. Garrison's fourth-grade class, revealing that the entire episode up until now has been a story read by Eric Cartman for a class assignment to write a Christmas story. Kyle objects to",
"title": "Woodland Critter Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "4545232",
"text": "Aguinaldo Aguinaldo is a folk genre of Christmas music in several Latin American countries, based on Spanish Christmas carols or villancicos which is traditionally sung on Christmas itself or during the holiday season. Aguinaldo music is often performed by \"parrandas\" - a casual group of people, often family or friends, who merrily go from house to house taking along their singing. In Venezuela, \"aguinaldo\" is a genre of Christmas music and generally have six verses. Played by \"parranderos\" or \"aguinalderos\" that announce their arrival in song and seek to gain entry to the community houses to relate the story of",
"title": "Aguinaldo"
},
{
"docid": "9271252",
"text": "\"Sliding Doors\" is based on a similar idea. The film alternates between two parallel universes, based on the two paths the central character's life could take depending on whether or not she catches a train, and causing different outcomes in her life. What If (story) \"What If—\" is a fantasy short story by Isaac Asimov that was first published in the Summer 1952 issue of \"Fantastic\" and reprinted in the 1969 collection \"Nightfall and Other Stories\". The story was inspired by the author's wife, who challenged him to produce a story based on a train trip they were taking to",
"title": "What If (story)"
},
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"docid": "12938979",
"text": "The Christmas Tree Ship (EP) The Christmas Tree Ship is the second EP by I Like Trains. It was released on 24 November 2008. It is an entirely instrumental concept album, based on the storm that sank the Rouse Simmons. The Rouse Simmons was a schooner that for twenty years delivered Christmas trees to Chicago, until on the night of November 23 1912 it was lost in a storm on Lake Michigan, with all hands and a full cargo of Christmas trees. The five track titles relate to different aspects of the story. The album was released as a limited-edition",
"title": "The Christmas Tree Ship (EP)"
},
{
"docid": "3654563",
"text": "three days. Due to the increasing popularity of the film, in 1997, TNT began airing a 24-hour marathon dubbed \"24 Hours of \"A Christmas Story\",\" consisting of the film shown twelve consecutive times beginning at 7 or 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and ending Christmas Day. This was in addition to various other airings earlier in the month of December. In 2004, after TNT switched to a predominantly drama format, sister network TBS, under its comedy-based \"Very Funny\" moniker, took over the marathon. Clark stated that, in 2002, an estimated 38.4 million people tuned into the marathon at one point",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
},
{
"docid": "2679598",
"text": "what happened after Beast saved Belle from the wolves... The story is made into a full-length flashback of when the Prince is the Beast and his servants are the Enchanted Objects. Belle is still a prisoner in Beast's castle. All the servants are trying to figure out a way for them to fall in love with each other, and with Christmas coming up, they look at this as a great opportunity to bring them together. Belle is excited about Christmas, but Beast is not happy seeing how it is the anniversary of his spell being cast upon the castle. Belle",
"title": "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "16668311",
"text": "story where Bikini Bottom is the last stop for Santa. He's tired, he wants to get home, take his shoes off ... We honed in on the old descriptions of Santa being a jolly old elf. We pictured him as humanoid, but not necessarily directly human.\" Nickelodeon and Random House released a book based on the episode called \"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!\". The book is illustrated by Heather Martinez and was released on September 10, 2013. It's a SpongeBob Christmas! \"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!\" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season, and the 175th episode overall, of the American",
"title": "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"
},
{
"docid": "14092567",
"text": "Czech Christmas Mass Czech Christmas Mass (Czech: Česká mše vánoční; Latin: \"Missa solemnis Festis Nativitatis D. J. Ch. accommodata in linguam bohemicam musikamque redacta – que redacta per Jac. Joa. Ryba\") is a classic pastoral mass written by the Czech composer Jakub Jan Ryba in 1796. Because of its opening words, it is also known as Hail, Master! or Hey, Master! (in Czech: Hej, mistře!). \"Czech Christmas Mass\" was composed in a frame of traditional Latin mass (with parts Kyrie, Gloria etc.), the story is based on Christian theme of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Despite this, the work",
"title": "Czech Christmas Mass"
},
{
"docid": "5278156",
"text": "Ballerina, Tim Curry as the Jack-in-the-box and Paul Williams as a frog named Frogbauten. 1995 saw Jon Voight make his directorial debut with \"The Tin Soldier\", a Showtime family film loosely based on Andersen's story. In 1996, Vivian Little and Kathleen Mills adapted Anderson's story into a full-length ballet for the Dance Fremont studio in Seattle. The ballet is still produced every winter, as an alternative to the popular Christmas ballet \"The Nutcracker\", which many American studios produce in December. Dance Fremont centers the story around a young deaf boy who receives the toys for Christmas, and uses Signed Exact",
"title": "The Steadfast Tin Soldier"
},
{
"docid": "11608061",
"text": "based on \"The Twelve Days of Christmas\", but the \"8 Days\" in the title is a reference to Hanukkah, but the holiday is never mentioned in the song. Knowles stated during the \"8 Days of Christmas\" video premiere at 106 & Park in Fall 2001: \"Actually we wrote the song two years ago, when we went in the studio to do some Christmas something. That's what started the idea of doing a Christmas album.\" A video was filmed for \"8 Days of Christmas\" and was released in the winter of 2001. It was directed by Sanaa Hamri. All 3 members",
"title": "8 Days of Christmas (song)"
},
{
"docid": "856754",
"text": "a 30-minute puppet version of the story within its Santaland display, featuring the voice talents of Broadway stars Brian Stokes Mitchell and Victoria Clark. Streaming audio Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa",
"title": "Miracle on 34th Street"
},
{
"docid": "8509168",
"text": "The Christmas Angel: A Family Story The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller, their fifth Christmas album. The soundtrack, accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John, tells the story of a decorative angel that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree by a villain called the Gargon. The toys under the tree will not become presents until the angel is found. With the toys' help, a young mother defeats the Gargon and Christmas is saved. The script was written by Mark Valenti. The story was then",
"title": "The Christmas Angel: A Family Story"
},
{
"docid": "4785999",
"text": "The Body Snatcher \"The Body Snatcher\" is a short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). First published in the \"Pall Mall Christmas \"Extra\"\" in December 1884, its characters were based on criminals in the employ of real-life surgeon Robert Knox (1791–1862) around the time of the notorious Burke and Hare murders (1828). A group of friends share a few drinks, when an eminent doctor, Wolfe Macfarlane, enters. One of the friends, Fettes, recognizes the name and angrily confronts the new arrival. Although his friends all find this behaviour suspicious, none of them can understand what might lie",
"title": "The Body Snatcher"
},
{
"docid": "13008305",
"text": "50 minutes in duration, and features well-known British actors such as Clive Swift, Robert Hardy, Peter Vaughan, Edward Petherbridge and Denholm Elliott. The first five are adaptations of ghost stories by M. R. James, the sixth is based on a short story by Charles Dickens, and the two final instalments are original screenplays by Clive Exton and John Bowen respectively. The stories were titled \"A Ghost Story for Christmas\" in listings such as the \"Radio Times\", although this never appeared on screen, where they were regarded as individual films. An earlier black-and-white adaptation of M. R. James's \"Whistle and I'll",
"title": "A Ghost Story for Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "4265254",
"text": "Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jeffrey Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan, and starring Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate and Catherine O'Hara. Originally slated for a Christmas 2003 release, the film was pushed back to avoid competition with Affleck's 2003 sci-fi thriller \"Paycheck\". The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $15.1 million worldwide from a $45 million budget, making it a box office bomb. Just before Christmas, wealthy advertising executive Drew Latham surprises his girlfriend",
"title": "Surviving Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "1972237",
"text": "The story varies from production to production, though most follow the basic outline. The names of the characters also vary. In the original E. T. A. Hoffmann story, the young heroine is called Marie Stahlbaum and Clara (Klärchen) is her doll's name. In the adaptation by Dumas on which Petipa based his libretto, her name is Marie Silberhaus. In still other productions, such as Baryshnikov's, Clara is Clara Stahlbaum rather than Clara Silberhaus. Act I \"Scene 1: The Stahlbaum Home\" It is Christmas Eve. Family and friends have gathered in the parlor to decorate the beautiful Christmas tree in preparation",
"title": "The Nutcracker"
},
{
"docid": "13714880",
"text": "Mid-Atlantic Scottish Athletics Association, and include standard events such as caber tossing and hammer throwing. In late fall and early winter, the mansion is host to several theatrical performances. From the end of October to mid-November, \"Poe Evermore\", a storytelling event based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe is held. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, \"Victorian Christmas\" or \"A Dickens of a Christmas\", the telling of the story of \"A Christmas Carol\", is performed. Mount Hope Estate Mount Hope Estate is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Rapho and Penn Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The original estate was",
"title": "Mount Hope Estate"
},
{
"docid": "3564100",
"text": "him beating his wife before attempting suicide by jumping from a third story window. Scrooged Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Based on the 1843 novella \"A Christmas Carol\" by Charles Dickens, \"Scrooged\" is a modern retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive, who is visited by a succession of ghosts on Christmas Eve intent on helping him regain his Christmas spirit. The film also stars Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard,",
"title": "Scrooged"
},
{
"docid": "13565032",
"text": "DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. The special received positive reviews; a reviewer on Reviewstream.com calls it \"a great story of the holiday spirit\". The episode currently holds a rating of 9.0/10 based on 213 votes at TV.com. In the DVD released by Nickelodeon, the episode was ranked at number 10 as one of SpongeBob SquarePants's 10 Happiest Moments. Christmas Who? \"Christmas Who?\" (also known as \"The SpongeBob Christmas Special\") is a \"SpongeBob SquarePants\" special episode from season two. The episode aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on December 6, 2000. It is the series'",
"title": "Christmas Who?"
},
{
"docid": "15071907",
"text": "November Christmas November Christmas is a 2010 American made-for-television Christmas drama film based on a short story written by Greg Coppa. The movie premiered on CBS on November 28, 2010. It was presented through Hallmark Hall of Fame. It was shot in Nova Scotia. A small Rhode Island community comes together to create special holiday (Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas) moments several weeks early for Vanessa Marks, an 8-year-old girl with a life-threatening illness. At the beginning of the film, the father (John Corbett) gives Vanessa a snow globe of a little girl holding a snow globe, and inside that",
"title": "November Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "10911140",
"text": "Henson has produced and directed one of the most charming Christmas specials of the last several years... Once again, Mr. Henson's creations verge on the marvelous, perfectly capturing the \"Wind in the Willows\" aspects of Emmet Otter's story... These really are the nicest folk on the river – and on prime-time television.\" \"Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas\" was nominated for four Emmy Awards in 1981: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas is a 1977 TV special based on the children's book of the same name by Russell Hoban. Directed by Jim Henson, it features a cast of Muppet",
"title": "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "17517337",
"text": "on a destructive rampage. Vinny learns that Carter, Lois's father, canceled the carnival. Peter confronts Carter who tells him that it was cancelled because he hates Christmas. Peter vows to help Carter find his Christmas spirit. Peter tries a fake story letter, making Carter drink egg nog in a hotel room, and having him masturbate, to no effect. When Peter accuses Carter of acting Jewish, Carter reverses his position on the carnival. Despite being re-established at the Quahog Mall, the Christmas Carnival fails to raise Stewie's spirits. When the Mall Santa Claus asks Stewie what he wants for Christmas, Stewie",
"title": "Christmas Guy"
},
{
"docid": "8509169",
"text": "turned into a figure skating production titled \"The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice\", starring Dorothy Hamill as the mother, Elvis Stojko as the Gargon, and Tonia Kwiatkowski as the Angel. The Christmas Angel: A Family Story The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller, their fifth Christmas album. The soundtrack, accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John, tells the story of a decorative angel that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree by a villain called the Gargon. The toys under the tree will not become",
"title": "The Christmas Angel: A Family Story"
},
{
"docid": "11728364",
"text": "no more than caring a friend. A Christmas Carol (1982 film) A Christmas Carol is an Australian 75-minute made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia; a part of the studio's series of adaptations of Charles Dickens' works made from 1982 through 1985. It was originally broadcast in 1982 through the Australian Nine Network Australia. The film is based on Charles Dickens' classic English story, \"A Christmas Carol\", first published in 1843, and was adapted by Alexander Buzo. It was produced by Eddy Graham and directed by Jean Tych. Voice talent included Ron Haddrick, Phillip Hinton, Sean Hinton, Barbara Frawley, Robin",
"title": "A Christmas Carol (1982 film)"
},
{
"docid": "11728358",
"text": "A Christmas Carol (1982 film) A Christmas Carol is an Australian 75-minute made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia; a part of the studio's series of adaptations of Charles Dickens' works made from 1982 through 1985. It was originally broadcast in 1982 through the Australian Nine Network Australia. The film is based on Charles Dickens' classic English story, \"A Christmas Carol\", first published in 1843, and was adapted by Alexander Buzo. It was produced by Eddy Graham and directed by Jean Tych. Voice talent included Ron Haddrick, Phillip Hinton, Sean Hinton, Barbara Frawley, Robin Stewart, Liz Horne, Bill Conn, Derani",
"title": "A Christmas Carol (1982 film)"
},
{
"docid": "16626207",
"text": "Judy's Scary Little Christmas Judy’s Scary Little Christmas is an original musical written by James Webber and David Church, with music and lyrics by Joe Patrick Ward. It is a spoof on television variety shows of the 1950s, satirizing celebrities’ public images and private lives. The fictional story employs a metaphysical plot twist (as in the television series, \"The Twilight Zone\") and spiritual redemption through a ghost (as in Charles Dickens’ novel, \"A Christmas Carol\".) The show contains campy humor based on the sensationalized personal lives of the celebrities, with satirical references to pop culture and politics of the 1950s",
"title": "Judy's Scary Little Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "3654569",
"text": "The musical was directed by John Rando with choreography by Warren Carlyle and featured Dan Lauria as Jean Shepherd. The musical received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Robinette), and Best Original Score (Music or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre. The musical was then adapted for television as the three hour \"A Christmas Story Live!\", which aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 17, 2017. Reviews were mixed; on Rotten Tomatoes, the production received a 46% rating based on 13 critics' reviews and a very low 14% based on 44 audience",
"title": "A Christmas Story"
},
{
"docid": "9474522",
"text": "appear again. It features neither Anne-Marie nor David and is based on Charles Dickens' \"A Christmas Carol\". The film opens with angel puppies talking to Annabelle (Bebe Neuwirth). They ask her to tell them a story. She begins to tell them about how Carface saved Christmas with a little guidance from Charlie (Steven Weber) and Itchy (Dom DeLuise). The movie begins in an alleyway with Charlie, Itchy, Sasha (Sheena Easton), and their friends decorating for a Christmas party. Everyone is enjoying themselves as Charlie and Itchy tend to the young puppies. Charlie checks on Sasha and the money collection for",
"title": "An All Dogs Christmas Carol"
},
{
"docid": "19574253",
"text": "On July 31, 2012, Warner Home Video released \"Hanna-Barbera Christmas Classics Collection\" on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection burn on demand service. This collection features a trilogy of Christmas specials: \"A Christmas Story\", \"The Town Santa Forgot\" and \"Casper's First Christmas\". A Christmas Story (1972 TV special) A Christmas Story is a 1972 American animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast in syndication on December 9, 1972. As a family gathers around the tree on Christmas Eve, their son Timmy has made a special wish in his letter to Santa Claus. But",
"title": "A Christmas Story (1972 TV special)"
},
{
"docid": "5867282",
"text": "Armstrong as Billy's parents. Billy finds the entire experience to be a nightmare. \"My life is on rewind,\" he moans. Each December 25, he must face the school bully (Tyler Mason Buckalew); he must also get involved in his grocer father's dispute with his fat-cat uncle (Robert Curtis Brown) who wants to build a mega-store and ruin the local merchants. Christmas Every Day Christmas Every Day is a 1996 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film based on the 1892 short story \"Christmas Every Day\" by William Dean Howells. It was directed by Larry Peerce, starred Erik von Detten, and originally broadcast on",
"title": "Christmas Every Day"
}
] |
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| when was the title prince of wales created |
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"docid": "566859",
"text": "Great is not known to have used the title \"Prince of Wales\" as such, although his use, from around 1230, of the style \"Prince of Aberffraw, Lord of Snowdon\" was tantamount to a proclamation of authority over most of Wales, and he did use the title \"Prince of North Wales\" as did his predecessor Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd. In 1240, the title was theoretically inherited by his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn, though he is not known to have used it. Instead he styled himself as \"Prince of Wales\" around 1244, the first Welsh prince to do so. In 1246, his",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566859",
"text": "Great is not known to have used the title \"Prince of Wales\" as such, although his use, from around 1230, of the style \"Prince of Aberffraw, Lord of Snowdon\" was tantamount to a proclamation of authority over most of Wales, and he did use the title \"Prince of North Wales\" as did his predecessor Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd. In 1240, the title was theoretically inherited by his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn, though he is not known to have used it. Instead he styled himself as \"Prince of Wales\" around 1244, the first Welsh prince to do so. In 1246, his",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "12409605",
"text": "The tradition of investing the heir apparent of the English, and subsequently the British, monarch with the title of \"Prince of Wales\" began in 1301, when King Edward I of England, having completed the conquest of Wales, gave the title to his heir apparent, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England). Investiture is not necessary to be created Prince of Wales. Peers were also invested, but investitures for peers ceased in 1621, at a time when peerages were being created so frequently that the investiture ceremonies became cumbersome. Most investitures for Princes of Wales were held in front of",
"title": "Investiture of the Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "1469751",
"text": "he died without heirs, the title became extinct at his death. The third creation was for Henry Tudor, second son of King Henry VII. When his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, died in 1502, Henry became heir-apparent to the throne. When Henry ultimately became King Henry VIII in 1509, his titles merged into the crown. The title was created for the fourth time for Charles Stuart, second son of James I. When his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, died in 1612, Charles became heir-apparent. He was created Prince of Wales in 1616 and eventually became Charles I",
"title": "Duke of York"
},
{
"docid": "566866",
"text": "of Wales. The title is not automatic and is not heritable; it merges into the Crown when a prince accedes to the throne, or lapses on his death leaving the sovereign free to re-grant it to the new heir apparent (such as the late prince's son or brother). Prince Charles was created Prince of Wales on 26 July 1958, some six years after he became heir apparent, and had to wait another 11 years for his investiture, on 1 July 1969. The title Prince of Wales is nowadays always conferred along with the Earldom of Chester. The convention began in",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "12409604",
"text": "Investiture of the Prince of Wales The investiture of the Prince of Wales is the ceremony marking formal acknowledgement of a newly-created Prince of Wales. During the investiture ceremony, the prince is presented and invested with the ensigns of his rank and dignity, similar to a coronation. An investiture is purely ceremonial, as the title is created via letters patent. Investitures fell into abeyance and the revival of investing the Prince of Wales in 1911 was largely due to David Lloyd George's instigation. A similar ceremony was also held in 1969 for Queen Elizabeth II's son and heir, Prince Charles.",
"title": "Investiture of the Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566865",
"text": "son (if and only if he is also the heir apparent) of the King or Queen Regnant of England (subsequently of Great Britain, 1707, and of the United Kingdom, 1801). That he is also the heir apparent is important. Following the death of Prince Arthur, the Prince of Wales, Henry VII invested his second son, the future Henry VIII, with the title—although only after it was clear that Arthur's wife, Catherine of Aragon, was not pregnant; when Frederick, Prince of Wales died while his father reigned, George II created Frederick's son George (the king's grandson and new heir apparent) Prince",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566867",
"text": "1399; all previous Princes of Wales also received the earldom, but separately from the title of Prince. Indeed, before 1272 a hereditary and not necessarily royal Earldom of Chester had already been created several times, eventually merging in the Crown each time. The earldom was recreated, merging in the Crown in 1307 and again in 1327. Its creations since have been associated with the creations of the Prince of Wales. On 31 October 1460, Richard of York was briefly created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall and Lord Protector of England by an Act of Parliament",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566877",
"text": "titled Princess of Wales. There was also no Prince of Wales for the first several years of the reign of Elizabeth II. Prince Charles was not named Prince of Wales until 1958, when he was nine years old. The title of \"Princess of Wales\" has always been held by the Prince's wife in her capacity as spouse of the heir apparent and therefore future queen consort. The current Princess of Wales is Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who automatically assumed the title upon her legal marriage to Prince Charles. Camilla however has chosen not to be publicly known by the title",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566856",
"text": "Nations. The wife of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the title Princess of Wales. Prince Charles's first wife, Diana, used that title but his second wife, Camilla, uses only the title Duchess of Cornwall (or of Rothesay when in Scotland) because the other title has become so popularly associated with Diana. The Prince of Wales is the heir apparent of the monarch of the United Kingdom. No formal public role or responsibility has been legislated by Parliament or otherwise delegated to him by law or custom, either as heir apparent or as Prince of Wales. The current Prince",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "4665993",
"text": "has also been granted to members of the royal family in the titles of Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (created 1766, extinct 1790), Duke of Kent and Strathearn (created 1799, extinct 1820) and Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (created 1874, extinct 1943). On 29 April 2011, the title was recreated when Queen Elizabeth II conferred the title on Prince William of Wales. As a result, on marriage his wife Catherine became Countess of Strathearn. He generally uses this title in Scotland. Earl of Strathearn Earl or Mormaer of Strathearn is a title of Scottish nobility, referring to the region of",
"title": "Earl of Strathearn"
},
{
"docid": "1690363",
"text": "life (1689–1700), but was never formally created duke. Frederick, Prince of Wales, was styled \"Duke of Gloucester\" from 1718–1726, but was then created Duke of Edinburgh rather than of Gloucester. There was next a creation of a double dukedom (not two dukedoms) for the brother of King George III, Prince William Henry, his proper title becoming \"Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh\". The fifth and final creation was for the Prince Henry, son of King George V. Upon Prince Henry's death, the dukedom was inherited by his son Prince Richard, who still holds the title. The heir to the title is",
"title": "Duke of Gloucester"
},
{
"docid": "6404128",
"text": "Viscount Launceston The peerage title of Viscount Launceston, named for Launceston in Cornwall, has been twice created, each time for an individual connected with the British Royal Family. The first creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain, when Prince Frederick Lewis, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, was created Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount of Launceston and Baron of Snaudon, on 26 July 1726. These titles merged with the Crown when the grantee's son succeeded as King George III on 25 October 1760. The second creation was in the Peerage",
"title": "Viscount Launceston"
},
{
"docid": "5260047",
"text": "London. When the former King Edward VIII went into exile as the Duke of Windsor in 1936 following his abdication, he took with him the Coronet of George, Prince of Wales – a highly controversial act. This coronet had been specially created for King George V, when Prince of Wales, and he wore it at his father's coronation in 1902. George's son, Edward, when Prince of Wales, wore it at the coronation of his father in 1911. When Edward was invested as Prince of Wales a new coronet was designed and used. In 1969, it was judged impractical to charge",
"title": "Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "12510186",
"text": "Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership The Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership is an award presented annually to a Canadian municipality that has demonstrated a commitment to the conservation of its historic built environment, through regulation, policies, and funding. Created in 1999 by the Heritage Canada Foundation, the award is named for Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, who agreed to lend his title as he has personal interests in architecture and inner-city renewal. The municipality receives a metal plaque bearing the insignia of the Prince of Wales and the Heritage Canada Foundation, a flag with",
"title": "Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership"
},
{
"docid": "3390987",
"text": "and princess and the styles of Highness and Royal Highness for members of the Royal Family is of fairly recent usage in the British Isles. Before 1714, there was no settled practice regarding the use of the titles prince and princess other than the heir apparent and his wife. From 1301 onward, the eldest sons of the Kings of England (and later Great Britain and the United Kingdom) have generally been created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Their wives were titled Princess of Wales. The title Princess Royal came into being in 1642 when Queen Henrietta Maria, the",
"title": "British princess"
},
{
"docid": "1356563",
"text": "Edmund, who is granted the title Duke of Edinburgh by his father, a fictitious King Richard IV. Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, is a substantive title that has been created three times for members of the British royal family since 1726. The current holder is Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The title was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain on 26 July 1726 by King George I, who bestowed it on his grandson Prince Frederick, who also became Prince of Wales the following year. The subsidiary titles of",
"title": "Duke of Edinburgh"
},
{
"docid": "842567",
"text": "the son and heir of an Earl or higher-ranked peer. The Scottish baronial title tends to be used when a landed family is not in possession of any United Kingdom peerage title of higher rank, subsequently granted, or has been created a knight of the realm. Several members of the royal family with the style of \"Royal Highness\" are also titled Barons. For example, Charles, Prince of Wales is also The Baron of Renfrew. Similarly, his eldest son Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is also The Baron Carrickfergus and Prince Andrew, Duke of York is The Baron Killyleagh. Some non-royal",
"title": "Baron"
},
{
"docid": "566862",
"text": "regard as having been the last native Prince. On 16 September 1400, he was proclaimed Prince of Wales by his supporters, and held parliaments at Harlech Castle and elsewhere during his revolt, which encompassed all of Wales. It was not until 1409 that his revolt in quest of Welsh independence was suppressed by Henry IV. The tradition of conferring the title \"Prince of Wales\" on the heir apparent of the monarch is usually considered to have begun in 1301, when King Edward I of England invested his son Edward of Caernarfon with the title at a Parliament held in Lincoln.",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "13885382",
"text": "Avondale. On his death on 9 September 1513, he was succeeded by his son, also named Andrew. The second Lord Avondale exchanged his title for that of Lord Ochiltree on 15 March 1543. The most recent creation was for Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). He was created Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of Athlone on 24 May 1890, but died on 14 January 1892, when the titles became extinct. Lord Avondale There have been several peerage titles created with the name Avondale (or Avandale), referring to the dale (or",
"title": "Lord Avondale"
},
{
"docid": "2459449",
"text": "by his father. This is unlikely to happen by direct inheritance, as Prince Edward is the youngest of Prince Philip's three sons. Rather, the title is expected to be newly created for Prince Edward after it \"eventually reverts to the crown\" after \"both the death of the current Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales' succession as King.\" In the meantime, in keeping with the tradition of a monarch's son receiving a title upon marriage, but preserving the rank of duke for the future, Prince Edward became the first British prince in centuries to be specifically created an earl,",
"title": "Earl of Wessex"
},
{
"docid": "3410710",
"text": "1960, as he had no sons. Carisbrooke Castle was the residence of Prince Henry and Princess Beatrice as Governor of the Isle of Wight. The title of Marquess of Berkhampstead had previously been conferred with the Dukedom of Cumberland on Prince William Augustus, son of King George II, in 1726. The title of Viscount Launceston had previously been conferred with the Dukedom of Edinburgh on Prince Frederick Louis, later Prince of Wales, also in 1726. Marquess of Carisbrooke Marquess of Carisbrooke was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for Prince Alexander of",
"title": "Marquess of Carisbrooke"
},
{
"docid": "853367",
"text": "Jasper Tudor prisoner during the civil war. For this service, he was created Earl of Pembroke in 1468. Perhaps mindful of its earlier Tudor holder, the second earl surrendered his title to Edward IV ten years after acceding and received, in lieu, the Earldom of Huntingdon. In 1479, Edward IV conferred the title on his son, Edward, Prince of Wales. When this prince succeeded to the throne as Edward V of England, the Earldom of Pembroke merged in the crown. Following the defeat of the House of York, the earldom (and kingdom) were restored to the Tudors with the accession",
"title": "Earl of Pembroke"
},
{
"docid": "1976942",
"text": "was in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, as a subsidiary title of the Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale, and was conferred in 1890 upon HRH Prince Albert Victor of Wales, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. When he died in 1892, the title became extinct. The third creation was in 1917, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the former Prince Alexander of Teck, younger brother of Queen Mary and great uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Trematon. The earldom was given after the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, when",
"title": "Earl of Athlone"
},
{
"docid": "1469755",
"text": "of the British Army for many years, and was the original \"Grand old Duke of York\" in the popular rhyme. He too died without heirs. The sixth creation of the Dukedom of York (without being combined with Albany) was for Prince George of Wales, second son of the future King Edward VII. He was created Duke of York following the death of his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale. The title merged with the crown when George succeeded his father as King George V. The seventh creation was for Prince Albert, second son of King George",
"title": "Duke of York"
},
{
"docid": "4571710",
"text": "Duchess of Cornwall The Duchess of Cornwall is the title held by the wife of the Duke of Cornwall. Duke of Cornwall is a non-hereditary peerage held by the British Sovereign's eldest son and heir. The current Duchess of Cornwall is Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (the former Camilla Parker Bowles), since her 9 April 2005 marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. Prior to their marriage, the title was normally used only in Cornwall since customarily the Sovereign's eldest son and heir is created Prince of Wales and his wife is styled the Princess of Wales, and it is those names",
"title": "Duchess of Cornwall"
},
{
"docid": "566870",
"text": "of all three may be found at List of British flags. Princes of Wales may be invested, but investiture is not necessary to be created Prince of Wales. Peers were also invested, but investitures for peers ceased in 1621, during a time when peerages were being created so frequently that the investiture ceremony became cumbersome and was replaced with Introduction. Most investitures for Princes of Wales were held in front of Parliament. After falling into abeyance, the 20th century saw the practice of investing the Prince of Wales reintroduced. In 1911, the future Edward VIII underwent an investiture ceremony in",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "4604451",
"text": "absolute right through descent,\" wrote historian John Davies. The Principality of Wales was created in 1216 at the Council of Aberdyfi, when it was agreed between Llywelyn the Great and the other sovereign princes among the Welsh that he was the paramount ruler amongst them, and they would pay homage to him. Later he obtained recognition, at least in part, of this agreement from the King of England, who agreed that Llywelyn's heirs and successors would enjoy the title \"Prince of Wales\" but with certain limitations to his realm and other conditions, including homage to the King of England as",
"title": "Principality of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "1356557",
"text": "Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, is a substantive title that has been created three times for members of the British royal family since 1726. The current holder is Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The title was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain on 26 July 1726 by King George I, who bestowed it on his grandson Prince Frederick, who also became Prince of Wales the following year. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom were Baron of Snowdon, in the County of Caernarvon, Viscount of Launceston, in the County",
"title": "Duke of Edinburgh"
},
{
"docid": "1869286",
"text": "is born Duke of Cornwall, he must be made or created Earl of Chester (and Prince of Wales; see the \"Prince Henry's Charter Case\" (1611) ). Prince Charles was created Earl of Chester on 26 July 1958, when he was also made Prince of Wales. The independent palatinate jurisdiction of Chester survived until the time of King Henry VIII (1536), when the earldom was brought more directly under the control of the Crown. The palatinate courts of Great Sessions and Exchequer survived until the reforms of 1830. The importance of the County Palatinate of Chester is shown by the survival",
"title": "Earl of Chester"
},
{
"docid": "3307402",
"text": "Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was a peerage title that was conferred upon a member of the British Royal Family, named after the county of Cumberland, England and after Strathearn, Scotland. The title Duke of Cumberland had been created three times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. The title \"Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn\" was created in the Peerage of Great Britain. This double dukedom and also the Earldom of Dublin in the Peerage of Ireland were bestowed on Prince Henry, the third son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and grandson of King",
"title": "Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn"
},
{
"docid": "3414436",
"text": "third time on 10 September 1849 or 17 January 1850,in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Victoria. Earl of Dublin Earl of Dublin is a title that has been created three times in British and Irish history. It was created first on 22 October 1766 in the Peerage of Ireland for Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, younger brother of King George III. This title became extinct in 1790 upon the Duke's dying childless. It was created again on 24 April 1799, again in the Peerage of Ireland, for",
"title": "Earl of Dublin"
},
{
"docid": "604542",
"text": "to use the feminine form of their husbands' peerages under English common law, while wives of royal princes share their husbands' styles by custom unless the Sovereign formally objects. For example, Catherine Middleton, a commoner, became the Duchess of Cambridge upon her marriage on 29 April 2011 to Prince William, who had been created Duke of Cambridge that morning. Camilla Parker Bowles, second wife of The Prince of Wales, legally holds the title \"Princess of Wales\" but at the time that the engagement was announced it was declared that she would be known by the title \"Duchess of Cornwall\" and,",
"title": "Morganatic marriage"
},
{
"docid": "8195588",
"text": "The usage was retained when the House of Savoy became Kings of Italy, \"Prince of Piedmont\" becoming roughly equivalent to the British \"Prince of Wales\", the title bestowed to the Crown Prince. When the House of Savoy became the ruling dynasty of Italy in 1861, they continued to use the title of Prince of Piedmont for the heir apparent but also began alternating it with a new title, the Prince of Naples. Prince of Piedmont The lordship, later principality of Piedmont (French: \"Piémont\", Italian: \"Piemonte\") was originally an appanage of the Savoyard county and as such its lords were members",
"title": "Prince of Piedmont"
},
{
"docid": "3405552",
"text": "subsidiary title for a member of the royal family. It was created first in 1801 as a subsidiary title of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, sixth son of George III, becoming extinct in 1843. Sussex's second wife (whom he married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 making the marriage legally void) was given the title of Duchess of Inverness in her own right, which became extinct upon her death in 1873. The next creation was for Prince George (later George V), second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and grandson of Queen",
"title": "Earl of Inverness"
},
{
"docid": "566874",
"text": "York. Prior to his father inheriting the English throne in 1603, the future Charles I was created Duke of Albany and Earl of Ross in Scotland. Both Prince Frederick (eldest son of George II) and his son Prince George (later George III) were Duke of Edinburgh. The title Prince of Wales is given only to the heir apparent—somebody who cannot be displaced in the succession to the throne by any future birth. The succession had followed male-preference primogeniture, which meant that the heir apparent was the eldest son of the reigning monarch or, if he was deceased, \"his\" eldest son",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "7484667",
"text": "Eastern Conference (NHL) The Eastern Conference () is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL) used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference. Previously known as the Prince of Wales Conference (or Wales Conference for short), it was created in 1974 when the NHL realigned its teams into two conferences and four divisions. Because the new conferences and divisions had little to do with North American geography, geographical references were removed. The Prince of Wales Trophy dates back to 1925, when it was donated to the League by the then-current Prince of Wales, who later",
"title": "Eastern Conference (NHL)"
},
{
"docid": "4761670",
"text": "created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, and their wives have been titled Princess of Wales. Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom issued Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996, stating that any woman divorced from a Prince of the United Kingdom would no longer be entitled to the style \"Royal Highness\". This has so far applied to Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Similarly, in Denmark, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, lost her status as princess upon her divorce from Prince Joachim of Denmark; Queen Margrethe II bestowed instead upon her former daughter-in-law the additional personal title",
"title": "Princess"
},
{
"docid": "3405553",
"text": "Victoria, as a subsidiary title along with the Dukedom of York. As the Prince became King in 1910, succeeding his father, his titles merged in the crown. The title was created again in 1920 as a subsidiary title of the Prince Albert (second son of George V), who was also created Duke of York at the same time. The title merged in the crown when Albert succeeded his brother in 1936 to become King George VI. The title was created a fourth time in 1986 as a subsidiary title for Queen Elizabeth II's second son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York,",
"title": "Earl of Inverness"
},
{
"docid": "7856824",
"text": "Princess of Asturias (by marriage) This is a list of women who held the title Princess of Asturias (, ) by marriage. The title was created in 1388 for the future Henry III of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster. A part of the pact (\"Accord of Bayonne\") was to grant the young couple the title of Prince and Princess of Asturias, which was modelled after that of Prince of Wales in the Kingdom of England. The title was to belong to the official successor of the Castilian throne. Thus the first holder of the princedom was the young Henry of",
"title": "Princess of Asturias (by marriage)"
},
{
"docid": "14861103",
"text": "born at Caernarfon on 25 April 1284. Edward was created Prince of Wales in 1301, with control over Wales and its incomes. Since then the title has traditionally been held by the eldest son of the monarch. According to a famous legend, the king had promised the Welsh that he would name \"a prince born in Wales, who did not speak a word of English\" and then produced his infant son to their surprise; but the story may well be apocryphal, as it can only be traced to the 16th century. In 1284, Caernarfon was defended by a garrison of",
"title": "Caernarfon Castle"
},
{
"docid": "1356562",
"text": "in 1999, at the time of the wedding of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, that he would follow his father as Duke of Edinburgh. This is unlikely to happen by direct inheritance, as Prince Edward is the youngest of Prince Philip's three sons. Rather, the title is expected to be newly created for Prince Edward after it \"eventually reverts to the crown\" after \"both the death of the current Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales' succession as King.\" A fictional Duke of Edinburgh appears in the 1980s sitcom \"The Black Adder\". Rowan Atkinson plays the title character, Prince",
"title": "Duke of Edinburgh"
},
{
"docid": "566854",
"text": "Prince of Wales Prince of Wales () was a title granted to princes born in Wales from the 12th century onwards; the term replaced the use of the word \"king\". One of the last Welsh princes, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, was killed in battle in 1282 by Edward I, King of England, whose son Edward (born in Caernarfon Castle in 1284) was invested as the first English Prince of Wales in 1301. Since the 14th century, the title has been a dynastic title granted to the heir apparent to the English or British monarch, but the failure to be granted the",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566872",
"text": "used in the insignia; gold rods were formally used in the investitures of dukes, but survive now in the investitures of Princes of Wales only. Also part of the insignia are a ring, a sword and a robe. Since 1301 the title Earl of Chester has generally been granted to heirs apparent to the English throne, and from the late 14th century it has been given only in conjunction with that of Prince of Wales. Both titles must be created for each individual and are not automatically acquired. The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566876",
"text": "12 December 2012, published the next day, and received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. It was brought into force on 26 March 2015, at the same time as the other realms implemented the Perth Agreement in their own laws. No woman has yet held the title \"Princess of Wales\" in her own right. Since the title of \"Prince of Wales\" is not automatic, there have been times when it was held by no one. There was no heir apparent during the reign of King George VI, who had no sons. Princess Elizabeth was heiress presumptive and was hence not",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "566864",
"text": "soil and speaking no other language\"). William Camden wrote in his 1607 work \"Britannia\" that originally the title \"Prince of Wales\" was not conferred automatically upon the eldest living son of the King of England because Edward II (who had been the first English Prince of Wales) neglected to invest his eldest son, the future Edward III, with that title. It was Edward III who revived the practice of naming the eldest son Prince of Wales, which was then maintained by his successors: Nevertheless, according to conventional wisdom, since 1301 the Prince of Wales has usually been the eldest living",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "3390985",
"text": "title and style of \"Her Royal Highness Princess Richard of Gloucester\". The situation is slightly different when a woman is married to a prince who happens to be a peer or the Prince of Wales. Upon marriage, the wife of the Prince of Wales becomes \"Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales\". Upon marriage, the wife of a royal duke (or earl) becomes \"Her Royal Highness The Duchess (or Countess) of X\". When Prince Richard of Gloucester succeeded to his father's dukedom in 1974, his wife became \"Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester\". It has been traditional, and is",
"title": "British princess"
},
{
"docid": "2804237",
"text": "revolt of 1294–95. Since 1301, the title of Prince of Wales has been given to the eldest living son of the King or Queen Regnant of England (subsequently of Great Britain, 1707, and of United Kingdom, 1801). The word \"living\" is important. Upon the death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, Henry VII invested his second son, the future Henry VIII, with the title. The title is not automatic, however, but merges into the Crown when a prince dies or accedes to the throne, and has to be re-conferred by the sovereign. Nevertheless, it is Glyndŵr whom many remember as the",
"title": "Pretender"
},
{
"docid": "566858",
"text": "the 12th and 13th centuries, this title evolved into \"Prince of Wales\" (see \"Brut y Tywysogion\"). In Latin, the new title was ', and in Welsh it was '. The literal translation of ' is \"leader\" (compare the cognate Irish word \"taoiseach\"; the verb ' means \"to lead\"). Only a handful of native princes had their claim to the overlordship of Wales recognised by the English Crown. The first known to have used such a title was Owain Gwynedd, adopting the title Prince of the Welsh around 1165 after earlier using \"rex Waliae\" (\"King of Wales\"). His grandson Llywelyn the",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "1374646",
"text": "terminate when a marriage is dissolved. Diana, Princess of Wales held the style Her Royal Highness during her marriage to HRH The Prince of Wales and the title Princess of Wales. When the couple divorced she lost her style: she became instead \"Diana, Princess of Wales\", properly a name rather than a title (although she fit the criteria which customarily accords the prefix of \"Lady\" to the daughter of an earl, and she had been known as such prior to marriage, she did not revert to that title following divorce). When applied to the current Princess of Wales, inclusion of",
"title": "Style (manner of address)"
},
{
"docid": "4604453",
"text": "bestowed upon Dafydd ap Llywelyn the title 'Prince of Wales'. This title would be granted to his successor Llywelyn in 1267 (after a campaign by him to achieve it) and was later claimed by his brother Dafydd and other members of the princely House of Aberffraw. The traditional numbering of the Princes of Wales (according to Welsh sources) begins with Owain Gwynedd who ruled from 1137 until 1170. He was never acknowledged as Prince of Wales, and in fact never used that title; however he was considered by later chroniclers to have been the first Welsh prince to unite Wales.",
"title": "Principality of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "12409616",
"text": "a similar public ceremony for Prince William when Charles becomes king. A poll in July 2018 again found the majority of Welsh people support the title passing on when the current Prince becomes King, and, only 27% objected to another investiture. On the evening of 28 June 2009—to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the investiture—BBC Parliament broadcast a repeat of the original BBC TV colour outside broadcast from 1 July 1969, fronted by Cliff Michelmore and Richard Baker. This was preceded by an interview with Prince Charles recorded a few days before his investiture. Investiture of the Prince of Wales",
"title": "Investiture of the Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "12409613",
"text": "husband of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Prince Charles was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by Letters Patent on 26 July 1958, but the investiture was not until 1 July 1969. The ceremony at Caernarfon was well received by some Welsh people, but some nationalists view it as being associated with the subjugation of Welsh people since the 13th century, when Edward I deposed the last native Prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Previous investitures had taken place at various locations, including the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament. The Welsh borough of Swansea was granted",
"title": "Investiture of the Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "833912",
"text": "Andorra. Extant royal primogenitures styled as principalities include Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Wales existed in the northern and western areas of Wales between the 13th and 16th centuries; the Laws in Wales Act of 1536 which legally incorporated Wales within England removed the distinction between those areas and the March of Wales, but no principality covering the whole of Wales was created. Since that time, the title Prince of Wales (together with Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay, among other titles) has traditionally been granted to the heir to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, but it",
"title": "Principality"
},
{
"docid": "11963068",
"text": "office, headed by the private secretary, is based at Buckingham Palace. King Edward VII (1841–1910) was created Prince of Wales shortly after his birth, and his household was known as the Household of the Prince of Wales from 1841. Upon his marriage in 1863, he and his wife shared the Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales until their accession as King and Queen in January 1901, but several appointments were to either the Prince or the Princess (e.g., they each had separate Lords Chamberlain and private Secretaries). When he became King, his household was known as the Household",
"title": "Royal Households of the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "668286",
"text": "Wales, but this was incorrect because she was not a princess in her own right. Although not granted the title in her own right, the future Queen Mary I was, during her youth, invested by her father, King Henry VIII, with many of the rights and properties traditionally given to the Prince of Wales, including use of the official seal of Wales for correspondence. For most of her childhood, Mary was her father's only legitimate heir, and for this reason she was often referred to as \"the Princess of Wales\", although Henry never formally created her as such. For example,",
"title": "Princess of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "16723400",
"text": "King Oscar II, to keep the courtesy title of Prince and then be styled as \"Prince Bernadotte\". His and his wife's titles of nobility became official when he was created Prince Bernadotte and Count of Wisborg in 1892 by his maternal uncle, Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg. Oscar's grandnephews, Sigvard, Carl Johan and Lennart (who all had been denied use of their Swedish titles after marrying morganatically), were also created Counts of Wisborg in Luxembourg in 1951. In those government documents, they (like Oscar) were also styled as \"Prince Bernadotte\", with their own specific arms for that title, a title",
"title": "Prince Bernadotte"
},
{
"docid": "3390975",
"text": "a princess in her own right, gains the courtesy title in her husband's princely title. For example, the wife of Prince Michael of Kent is known by the courtesy title of Princess Michael of Kent. Although generally accepted at the time by the media, and since her death, Diana, Princess of Wales never had the formal title of Princess Diana. Prior to 1714, the title of prince and the style of HRH was not customary in usage. Sons and daughters of the sovereign were not automatically or traditionally called a prince or princess. An exception was the Prince of Wales,",
"title": "British prince"
},
{
"docid": "17146865",
"text": "who his mother was. In 928, shortly after Yang Pu had claimed the title of Emperor of Wu at the behest of the late regent Xu Wen, he created his brothers, his sons, and one of his nephews imperial princes, and Yang Lian was created the Prince of Jiangdu. In 930, he created Yang Lian crown prince. In spring 937, when Xu Wen's adoptive son and successor Xu Zhigao was deep in the process of taking over the throne from Yang Pu (having, by that point, received the title of Prince of Qi and a number of other honorifics in",
"title": "Yang Lian (prince)"
},
{
"docid": "16723397",
"text": "Prince Bernadotte Prince Bernadotte was a title granted to men who were formerly titled as princes of Sweden before losing their royal titles when they married morganatically. It was created in 1892 as a non-hereditary title in the nobility of Luxembourg and conferred upon Oscar Bernadotte by Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. A title with the same name was subsequently created in 1937 as a non-hereditary title in the nobility of Belgium and conferred upon Carl Bernadotte by King Leopold III of Belgium. The wives of these princes of Luxembourgish and Belgian nobility were then granted the title of \"Princess",
"title": "Prince Bernadotte"
},
{
"docid": "19194927",
"text": "is expected to be newly created for Prince Edward after it \"eventually reverts to the crown\". His wife, the Countess of Wessex, will become the Duchess of Edinburgh once the title gets bestowed on her husband. Duchess of Edinburgh Duchess of Edinburgh is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of Edinburgh. The three Duchesses of Edinburgh (and the dates the individuals held that title) are as follows: 1726 creation Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1736–1751) was also Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter. Princess Augusta's eldest son succeeded as",
"title": "Duchess of Edinburgh"
},
{
"docid": "4739778",
"text": "entrance (\"illustration, right\"). An existing house was rebuilt at the beginning of the eighteenth century for Henry Boyle, created Baron Carleton in 1714, who bequeathed it to his nephew, the architect Lord Burlington. Burlington's mother sold it in 1732 to Frederick, Prince of Wales, for whom William Kent laid out the garden. Frederick's widow Augusta, Princess of Wales, enlarged the house; in 1783, when Frederick's grandson George, Prince of Wales, was granted possession of Carlton House and £60,000 to refurbish it, it was a rambling structure without architectural cohesion. The Prince had the house substantially rebuilt by the architect Henry",
"title": "Carlton House"
},
{
"docid": "355764",
"text": "Rhys ap Gruffydd Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (often anglicised to \"Griffith\") (1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197. Today, he is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh \"Yr Arglwydd Rhys\", although this title may have not been used in his lifetime. He usually used the title \"Proprietary Prince of Deheubarth\" or \"Prince of South Wales\", but two documents have been discovered in which he uses the title \"Prince of Wales\" or \"Prince of the Welsh\". Rhys was one of the most successful and",
"title": "Rhys ap Gruffydd"
},
{
"docid": "4761669",
"text": "with the princely title in general terms). On 31 December 2012, Queen Elizabeth II issued letters patent enabling all children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales to enjoy the princely title and style of \"Royal Highness\", as opposed to only the eldest son. In European countries, a woman who marries a prince will almost always become a princess, but a man who marries a princess will almost never become a prince, unless specifically created so. From 1301 onward, the eldest sons of the Kings of England (and later Great Britain and the United Kingdom) have generally been",
"title": "Princess"
},
{
"docid": "566855",
"text": "title does not affect the rights to royal succession. The title is granted to the heir apparent as a personal honour or dignity, and is not heritable, merging with the Crown on accession to the throne. The title Earl of Chester is always given in conjunction with that of Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales usually has other titles and honours. The current and longest-serving Prince of Wales is Prince Charles, the eldest son of Elizabeth II, who is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other independent Commonwealth realms as well as Head of the 53-member Commonwealth of",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "668284",
"text": "Princess of Wales Princess of Wales () is a British courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales, who is, since the 14th century, the heir apparent of the English or British monarch. The first acknowledged title holder was Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It has subsequently been used by wives of post-conquest princes of Wales. The title is currently held by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (the former Camilla Parker Bowles), second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, since their marriage on 9 April 2005. She does not, however, use the title, because of",
"title": "Princess of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "9234308",
"text": "Margaret Hanmer Margaret Hanmer (c. 1370 – c. 1420), sometimes known by her Welsh name of Marred ferch Dafydd, was the wife of Owain Glyndŵr. Although some modern histories have accorded Margaret the title \"Princess of Wales\", there is no contemporary record that Hanmer used either that title or her husband's earlier title of Prince of Powys. \"Princess of Wales\", an English honorific given to the wife of the English prince of Wales, was first used by Joan of Kent. Only one wife of a Welsh prince is known to have used the title: Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn",
"title": "Margaret Hanmer"
},
{
"docid": "12409612",
"text": "took with him the Coronet of George, Prince of Wales, a highly controversial—and illegal—act. This coronet had been specially created for King George V, then Prince of Wales, and he wore it at his father's coronation in 1902. The traditional coronet being unavailable, and with the older Coronet of Frederick, Prince of Wales being viewed unusable due to age, a new Prince of Wales coronet was made to be used for the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. The Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales, was produced by a committee under Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, then",
"title": "Investiture of the Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "1528159",
"text": "custom of granting unique titles to royal heirs had already been in use in the Kingdoms of Aragon (Prince of Girona), England (Prince of Wales), and France (Dauphin of Viennois). The title, therefore, had two purposes: to serve as a generic title to name the heir apparent or heir presumptive, and as a specific title to apply to the prince who was first in the line of succession when the King transmitted to him the territory of the principality, with its government and its income. After the formation of the dynastic union between the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under",
"title": "Prince of Asturias"
},
{
"docid": "15692389",
"text": "Li Yuangui. Li Ke was created as Prince of Wu in 636. The title was suspended in 653 when Li Ke ordered to commit suicide. He was found innocent in 705, and he son Li Kun was posthumously honored as Prince of Wu. The title remained suspended until near the end of Tang dynasty, Yang Xingmi was created Prince of Wu in 902, and his successor kept the Wu title even after end of Tang in 907. They remained independent as Southern Wu as King of Wu until Yang Pu declared himself an emperor. During the Red Turban Rebellion, Zhu",
"title": "King of Wu"
},
{
"docid": "668290",
"text": "have to maintain.\" \"This is a list of Princesses of Wales.\" Princess of Wales Princess of Wales () is a British courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales, who is, since the 14th century, the heir apparent of the English or British monarch. The first acknowledged title holder was Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It has subsequently been used by wives of post-conquest princes of Wales. The title is currently held by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (the former Camilla Parker Bowles), second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, since their marriage on 9",
"title": "Princess of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "842636",
"text": "and heir apparent without being Duke of Cornwall. The title \"Prince of Wales\" is the traditional title of the heir apparent to the throne, granted at the discretion of the Sovereign, and is not restricted to the eldest son. For example, King George II's heir apparent, the future George III, was Prince of Wales, but not Duke of Cornwall, because he was the King's grandson rather than the King's son. When the Sovereign has no legitimate son, the estates of the Duchy of Cornwall revert to the Crown until a legitimate son is born to the Sovereign or until the",
"title": "Duke of Cornwall"
},
{
"docid": "2433972",
"text": "Norman conquest of England, however, some Norman lords began to attack Wales. They conquered and ruled parts of it, acknowledging the overlordship of the Norman kings of England but with considerable local independence. Over many years these \"Marcher Lords\" conquered more and more of Wales, against considerable resistance led by various Welsh princes, who also often acknowledged the overlordship of the Norman kings of England. Edward I defeated Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and so effectively conquered Wales, in 1282. He created the title Prince of Wales for his heir, the future Edward II, in 1301. Edward I's conquest was brutal and",
"title": "Kingdom of England"
},
{
"docid": "2574615",
"text": "Earl of Dysart Earl of Dysart (pronounced ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 and has been held continuously since then by twelve descendants. The title was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. William Murray had been a lifelong friend of King Charles I, in fact having been his whipping boy while the latter was Prince of Wales. Murray was succeeded by his daughter,",
"title": "Earl of Dysart"
},
{
"docid": "2838338",
"text": "Duchy of Cornwall The Duchy of Cornwall () is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits possession of the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at birth or when his parent succeeds to the throne, but may not sell assets for personal benefit and has limited rights and income as a minor. The current duke is Charles, Prince of Wales. If, and when, the current Prince of Wales accedes the throne, Prince William will become Duke of Cornwall. When the monarch has no",
"title": "Duchy of Cornwall"
},
{
"docid": "11739758",
"text": "his sons were created princes. Li Sizhi was created the Prince of Xuchang. In 712, Emperor Ruizong yielded the throne to Li Longji, who took the throne as Emperor Xuanzong. Li Sizhi's title was upgraded to Prince of Tan. In 715, however, he was bypassed for the crown prince position when his younger brother Li Siqian the Prince of Ying was selected, as Li Siqian's mother Consort Zhao was then Emperor Xuanzong's favorite concubine. In 716, Li Sizhi was made the Protectorate General to Pacify the West and received the title of \"Comforter of the Non-Han of the Hedong [(modern",
"title": "Li Cong"
},
{
"docid": "16862438",
"text": "the coat of arms and the royal standard was regulated by decree on 22 April 1971 for the personal use by the Prince of Spain. Prince of Spain Prince of Spain (), was the title created on 22 July 1969 designated by law proclaiming Juan Carlos de Borbón as the successor of Francisco Franco. Juan Carlos held the title until 22 November 1975, when he became King of Spain following the death of Franco. The only person to hold this title was Juan Carlos; the title given to the heir to the Spanish throne has since been Prince of Asturias.",
"title": "Prince of Spain"
},
{
"docid": "10535678",
"text": "nationalism by affiliating Elizabeth more closely with Wales. Proposals, such as appointing her Constable of Caernarfon Castle or a patron of Urdd Gobaith Cymru (the Welsh League of Youth), were abandoned for several reasons, including fear of associating Elizabeth with conscientious objectors in the Urdd at a time when Britain was at war. Welsh politicians suggested she be made Princess of Wales on her 18th birthday. Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison supported the idea, but the King rejected it because he felt such a title belonged solely to the wife of a Prince of Wales and the Prince of Wales had",
"title": "Elizabeth II"
},
{
"docid": "4604479",
"text": "it at the same time, since, within a month of the grant, he was referred to as the \"Prince of Wales\" in official documents. The following received the title while the Principality was in existence: Two rebellions occurred during the period in support of Welsh claimants to the title of Prince of Wales. Owain was the great-nephew of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Dafydd ap Gruffudd. He claimed the title in exile in France and loyalists revolted in his name across Wales. He was assassinated before being able to return to Wales to lead them. Glyndŵr was crowned at Machynlleth in",
"title": "Principality of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "16862437",
"text": "Prince of Spain Prince of Spain (), was the title created on 22 July 1969 designated by law proclaiming Juan Carlos de Borbón as the successor of Francisco Franco. Juan Carlos held the title until 22 November 1975, when he became King of Spain following the death of Franco. The only person to hold this title was Juan Carlos; the title given to the heir to the Spanish throne has since been Prince of Asturias. The title was given the associated style of His Royal Highness and the military honors of the Captain General of the Army. The design of",
"title": "Prince of Spain"
},
{
"docid": "668285",
"text": "its association with the previous holder, Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in 1997. Instead, she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall, the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title. The Princess of Wales is not a princess in her own right. There have been some Princesses of Wales who were addressed as such: for example, Alexandra of Denmark and Mary of Teck were called \"Princess Alexandra\", and \"Princess Victoria Mary\" respectively. However, that was because they were already princesses when they married. Diana, Princess of Wales, was commonly called \"Princess Diana\" following her marriage to Charles, Prince of",
"title": "Princess of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "10776568",
"text": "Prince Royal of Portugal Prince Royal of Portugal (Portuguese: \"Príncipe Real de Portugal\"), officially Prince Royal of Portugal and the Algarves (\"Príncipe Real de Portugal e dos Algarves\"), was the title held by the heir-apparent or presumptive to the Kingdom of Portugal, from 1825 to 1910. From 1815 to 1825 the title was Prince Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. The title was created in 1815, as \"Prince Royal of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves\" (Príncipe Real de Portugal, Brasil, e os Algarves), when John VI of Portugal, at the time Prince-Regent for Maria I,",
"title": "Prince Royal of Portugal"
},
{
"docid": "6191684",
"text": "21 November 1489, at the time when Prince Arthur was created Prince of Wales. On 28 April 1489 Henry Algernon Percy succeeded his father, Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, as 5th Earl of Northumberland. Northumberland attended King Henry VII at the conclusion of the Treaty of Etaples in 1492, and took a prominent part in the elaborate ceremony of 1494, when Prince Henry was created KB In 1495 he was made a Knight of the Garter. In 1497 he served in the royal army against the Cornish rebels, and fought at the Battle of Blackheath; on 14 May 1498",
"title": "Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland"
},
{
"docid": "584505",
"text": "after the execution enquires whether she still wishes the marriage between Dafydd and Isabella to take place. The marriage did go ahead, and the following year Joan was forgiven and restored to her position as princess. Until 1230, Llywelyn had used the title \"princeps Norwalliæ\" 'Prince of North Wales', but from that year he changed his title to 'Prince of North Wales and Lord of Snowdonia', possibly to underline his supremacy over the other Welsh princes. He did not formally style himself 'Prince of Wales' although as J.E. Lloyd comments \"he had much of the power which such a title",
"title": "Llywelyn the Great"
},
{
"docid": "4571713",
"text": "Duchess of Cornwall and York\" from 22 January to 9 November 1901. In both cases they were known by the title for only a few months between their respective fathers-in-law's accession to the throne and their husband's creation as Prince of Wales. Prior to the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles, it was stated that she would be styled Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall. She does not use the title Princess of Wales, because it is still popularly associated with the former wife of the Prince of Wales, Diana, Princess of Wales. It is",
"title": "Duchess of Cornwall"
},
{
"docid": "19427568",
"text": "others plotted to replace Huangtaiji's designated successor, Fulin, with another prince, Dorgon. However, the plot was exposed and Adali was arrested and executed for treason. Prince Ying (穎) Prince Ying of the First Rank, or simply Prince Ying, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The first bearer of the title was Sahaliyan (1604–1636), the third son of Daišan and a grandson of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. The peerage was created in 1636 when Sahaliyan was posthumously awarded the title \"Prince Ying of the First Rank\" by his",
"title": "Prince Ying (穎)"
},
{
"docid": "3120901",
"text": "HRH in the event of their divorce. It was for this reason that when the Prince and Princess of Wales divorced, she ceased to be Royal Highness, and was styled \"Diana, Princess of Wales\". Similarly, HRH The Duchess of York was restyled \"Sarah, Duchess of York\" after her divorce from HRH The Duke of York. In December 2012, Queen Elizabeth II issued a Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm declaring \"all the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales should have and enjoy the style, title and attribute of royal highness with the titular",
"title": "Royal Highness"
},
{
"docid": "19427567",
"text": "Prince Ying (穎) Prince Ying of the First Rank, or simply Prince Ying, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The first bearer of the title was Sahaliyan (1604–1636), the third son of Daišan and a grandson of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. The peerage was created in 1636 when Sahaliyan was posthumously awarded the title \"Prince Ying of the First Rank\" by his uncle Huangtaiji, Nurhaci's successor. Sahaliyan's eldest son, Adali (1624–1643), inherited the peerage and became the second Prince Ying. In 1643, after Huangtaiji's death, Adali and",
"title": "Prince Ying (穎)"
},
{
"docid": "20149297",
"text": "being appointed councillor of war. On 23 May 1686 the king rewarded him for 20 years of service with the title of prince. On 17 March 1694 he was created Knight of the Golden Fleece, being invested by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. In 1688 he was sent as envoy to James II of England to congratulate him on the birth of the Prince of Wales. In 1693 he carried out a similar mission to the court of the King of Denmark. In 1690 he was appointed governor and captain general of the county of Hainaut, directing the defence",
"title": "Philippe François de Berghes, 1st Prince of Grimberghen"
},
{
"docid": "611690",
"text": "not permitted to go to Great Britain until after his father took the throne as George II on 11 June 1727. Frederick had continued to be known as Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover (with his British HRH style) even after his father had been created Prince of Wales. In 1728, Frederick (his name now anglicised) was finally brought to Britain and was created Prince of Wales on 8 January 1729. He served as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1728 to 1751, and a portrait of him still enjoys a commanding position in the Hall of the",
"title": "Frederick, Prince of Wales"
},
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"docid": "566878",
"text": "due to its association with her predecessor, Diana. The longest-serving Prince of Wales is the title's current holder, Queen Elizabeth II's son Charles. He is also the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. Prince of Wales Prince of Wales () was a title granted to princes born in Wales from the 12th century onwards; the term replaced the use of the word \"king\". One of the last Welsh princes, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, was killed in battle in 1282 by Edward I, King of England, whose son Edward (born in Caernarfon Castle in 1284) was invested as the first English Prince",
"title": "Prince of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "798069",
"text": "\"Prince William of Wales\". Such territorial designations are discarded by women when they marry and by men if they are given a peerage of their own, such as when Prince William was given his dukedom. Although the name of the Royal House is Windsor, the surname \"Mountbatten-Windsor\" belongs to all the children and male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and is used, if needed, by those who do not have the style of Royal Highness and the title Prince or Princess; when a female descendant marries, she traditionally takes her husband's surname from that point onward, and",
"title": "Prince William, Duke of Cambridge"
},
{
"docid": "2570964",
"text": "sons Llywelyn ap Dafydd and Owain ap Dafydd in Bristol Castle, his daughters and niece in convents). Under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284 the Kingdom of Gwynedd was broken up and re-organised into the English county model which created the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, Merionethshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire. The \"Pura Walia\" (the new counties which had been Gwynedd plus Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire) continued to be within a nominal Principality of Wales ruled by the Council of Wales at Ludlow as a part of the English crown. The title Prince of Wales was retained by the sovereign",
"title": "Kingdom of Gwynedd"
},
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"docid": "10608859",
"text": "be styled Lord and Lady. This title and status had earlier been given to Princess Victor when her brother had inherited the title Marquess of Hertford. Count/Countess von Gleichen may refer to: Count von Gleichen The title Countess von Gleichen was created by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1861 for Laura Seymour, morganatic wife of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a German prince and nephew of the British Queen Victoria. Prince Victor is sometimes also identified as Count Gleichen, \"jure uxoris\". After Princess Victor's death her title passed to her only son Count Edward. In 1917, when British citizens",
"title": "Count von Gleichen"
},
{
"docid": "6940073",
"text": "Zhang Jun (prince) Zhang Jun (張駿 \"Zhāng Jùn\"; 307–346), courtesy name Gongting (公庭), formally Duke Zhongcheng of Xiping (西平忠成公, posthumous name given by Jin Dynasty (265-420)) or Duke Wen of Xiping (西平文公, posthumous name used internally in Former Liang) was a ruler of the Chinese state Former Liang. During his reign, he at times used the Jin-created title of Duke of Xiping, but when forced to submit to Han Zhao and Later Zhao, he used the title Prince of Liang. Late in his reign, even when not under Later Zhao's pressure, he claimed the title of \"Acting Prince of Liang.\"",
"title": "Zhang Jun (prince)"
},
{
"docid": "14635457",
"text": "royal dynast (e.g. Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland). Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling The wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place on 2010 in Stockholm Cathedral. It has been described as \"Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.\" Westling thereby acquired Victoria's ducal title, becoming a Swedish prince and Duke of Västergötland. In time for the wedding, a joint monogram of their initials was created. Victoria is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. As the",
"title": "Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling"
},
{
"docid": "5925162",
"text": "2001 services were transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney and the hospital site became available for residential use. There are still nineteen heritage listed buildings on site from the Coast/Prince Henry days. Two landmarks still remain from the hospital days. One is the Coast Cemetery, situated south of Little Bay. Some two thousand five hundred plus people were buried there, with the oldest graves being located further south, towards Cape Banks. The cemetery was taken over by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales when the Botany Bay National Park was created. Most of the graves",
"title": "Little Bay, New South Wales"
},
{
"docid": "620430",
"text": "work, \"Il Principe\". As a title, by the end of the medieval era, \"prince\" was borne by rulers of territories that were either substantially smaller than or exercised fewer of the rights of sovereignty than did emperors and kings. A lord of even a quite small territory might come to be referred to as a \"prince\" before the 13th century, either from translations of a native title into the Latin \"princeps\" (as for the hereditary ruler of Wales), or when the lord's territory was allodial. The lord of an allodium owned his lands and exercised prerogatives over the subjects in",
"title": "Prince"
},
{
"docid": "15480246",
"text": "one of them when it was still in legal effect. It is no longer recognized by the United Mexican States, since the Mexican Constitution of 1917 specifically prohibits the creation and use of Mexican noble titles by Mexican citizens. Prince Imperial of Mexico Prince Imperial of Mexico was a title created after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire as the First Mexican Empire. It was designated to be the official title of the heir apparent to the imperial throne of Mexico. Only a few days after Agustín de Iturbide was created Emperor of Mexico in May 1822, his eldest",
"title": "Prince Imperial of Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "15480245",
"text": "Prince Imperial of Mexico Prince Imperial of Mexico was a title created after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire as the First Mexican Empire. It was designated to be the official title of the heir apparent to the imperial throne of Mexico. Only a few days after Agustín de Iturbide was created Emperor of Mexico in May 1822, his eldest son, Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte, was created heir apparent and invested with the title of Prince Imperial of Mexico and the honorific \"Don\" to accompany the title. Only three people have ever held the title, and only",
"title": "Prince Imperial of Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "20925276",
"text": "Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales The coat of arms of the Prince of Wales is the official heraldic insignia of the Prince of Wales, a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, formerly the Kingdom of Great Britain and before that the Kingdom of England. The coat of arms, in its current form, was devised for Charles, Prince of Wales in 1958. It contains the badges and elements taken from all four of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom as well as",
"title": "Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales"
}
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"docid": "14831320",
"text": "Pennsylvania, and the leader of a clique composed by her, Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields and Hanna Marin. The first minutes of the pilot episode show the five friends reunited in the barn-turned-loft of the Hastings family during a night of summer vacation. In the midst of night, Hanna, Emily and Aria wake up to see Spencer arriving back to the barn after leaving to somewhere. Spencer naively announces that she has heard a scream of Alison, seemingly shaken due to something. Shortly after, Alison is pronounced as a missing person, it’s been a while since Alison went missing,",
"title": "Alison DiLaurentis"
},
{
"docid": "14201343",
"text": "was announced on June 10, 2014 that \"Pretty Little Liars\" was renewed for two seasons, making the show ABC Family's longest running original hit series. On August 29, 2016, I.Marlene King announced that \"Pretty Little Liars\" would be ending after the seventh season had aired. The second half of the seventh season will begin airing later than previous season, in April instead of January. \"Pretty Little Liars\" opened with mixed reviews. Metacritic gave the pilot episode 52 out of 100, based upon 14 critical reviews. The New York \"Daily News\" gave the show a positive review, commenting that it \"makes",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
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"docid": "18993573",
"text": "Sara Harvey (Pretty Little Liars) Sara Harvey is a fictional character in the Freeform television series adaption of the \"Pretty Little Liars\" book series. She is portrayed by model Dre Davis. Sara is introduced as a false protagonist, only to be exposed as \"Big A's\" ally during \"Game Over, Charles\". Harvey is murdered in \"Wanted: Dead or Alive\" by an unknown assailant and found dead in her hotel room's bathtub by a cleaner. Sara's killer was revealed to be Noel Kahn during \"These Boots Were Made for Stalking\". On March 25, 2015, it was announced that \"Project Runway\" alum Dre",
"title": "Sara Harvey (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "17159783",
"text": "fun at one point, but trying to keep track of who's in or out with A is an exhausting exercise that rarely yields satisfying results anymore\". Framke commented further \"But the thing about Pretty Little Liars is that when it's good, it is a fever dream. It's at its most fun when it breezes past the big picture, gets lost in its own illusions, and lets a talking parrot steal the spotlight.\" Pretty Little Liars (season 4) The fourth season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars began airing on ABC Family on June 11, 2013. The",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 4)"
},
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"docid": "6631078",
"text": "Michael Uppendahl (director of US TV series \"Mad Men\", \"Weeds\", and \"Becker\") for a forthcoming film directed by him. On 16 February 2012 Hayes revealed in an interview with \"Evening Echo\"'s 'Downtown', she recorded a cover version of Chris Isaak's \"Wicked Game\" for US Teen drama \"Pretty Little Liars\", the song featured throughout her 2012 tour playlist. On 1 March 2012, gemmahayes.com confirmed her cover of \"Wicked Game\" will appear on \"Pretty Little Liars\" on 12 March and will be available to download as a single. Paul Noonan of Bell X1 confirmed Hayes would appear on his solo debut album",
"title": "Gemma Hayes"
},
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"docid": "20360290",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists is an upcoming American teen drama television series developed by I. Marlene King. The series is a sequel to \"Pretty Little Liars\" and based on the novel \"The Perfectionists\" by Sara Shepard. Freeform ordered the series to pilot on September 25, 2017, as the second spin-off series of \"Pretty Little Liars\" which will include some of the main characters. Freeform picked up the series for a 10-episode first season on May 14, 2018. Freeform ordered the show to pilot on September 25, 2017, as a sequel to \"Pretty Little Liars\"",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists"
},
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"docid": "20116265",
"text": "Playtime (Pretty Little Liars) \"Playtime\" is the eleventh episode of \"Pretty Little Liars\" seventh season and the 151st episode overall. It first aired on the Freeform network in the United States on April 18, 2017. The installment was directed by Chad Lowe and written by Allyson Nelson and Joseph Dougherty. Upon its original airing in the United States, the episode was watched by 1.33 million people. In the aftermath of Spencer's (Troian Bellisario) shooting, things get messy in the Hastings residence when Veronica (Lesley Fera) reveals things about the family's past. Meanwhile, the Liars struggle with their own personal problems,",
"title": "Playtime (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "20360293",
"text": "same month. On May 14, 2018, the first teaser was released. On June 21, 2018, the first official trailer was released on the Facebook and Instagram pages for the show. Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists is an upcoming American teen drama television series developed by I. Marlene King. The series is a sequel to \"Pretty Little Liars\" and based on the novel \"The Perfectionists\" by Sara Shepard. Freeform ordered the series to pilot on September 25, 2017, as the second spin-off series of \"Pretty Little Liars\" which will include some of the main characters. Freeform",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists"
},
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"docid": "20163764",
"text": "the several revelations depicted in it. Power Play (Pretty Little Liars) \"Power Play\" is the fourteenth episode of \"Pretty Little Liars\"' seventh season, which was originally aired on May 9, 2017, on the cable network Freeform. The installment was directed by Roger Kumble and written by Lijah J. Barasz. It received a Nielsen rating of 0.5 and was viewed by 0.91 million viewers, up from the previous episode. This episode is rated TV-14. Alison’s (Sasha Pieterse) turn at the game forces her to make a drastic decision to abort her child but is haunted when \"A.D.\" reminds her of when",
"title": "Power Play (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "20163757",
"text": "Power Play (Pretty Little Liars) \"Power Play\" is the fourteenth episode of \"Pretty Little Liars\"' seventh season, which was originally aired on May 9, 2017, on the cable network Freeform. The installment was directed by Roger Kumble and written by Lijah J. Barasz. It received a Nielsen rating of 0.5 and was viewed by 0.91 million viewers, up from the previous episode. This episode is rated TV-14. Alison’s (Sasha Pieterse) turn at the game forces her to make a drastic decision to abort her child but is haunted when \"A.D.\" reminds her of when she was in the psychiatric hospital",
"title": "Power Play (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "14891583",
"text": "the four girls and Alison — and her stepbrother Toby, appear in the funeral. After, outside the church, the girls receive one more text: \"I'm still here bitches. And I know everything -A.\" \"Pilot\" was written by series' showrunner and main collaborator I. Marlene King and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. On January 27, 2010, ABC Family picked up the series for 10 episodes, set to premiere in June 2010. The theme song for \"Pretty Little Liars\" opening is \"Secret\" by The Pierces, which was suggested by one of the show's stars, Ashley Benson. ABC Family began casting for a",
"title": "Pilot (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "14891589",
"text": "it, and that's not a bad thing at all.\" Pilot (Pretty Little Liars) \"Pilot\" is the series premiere of the mystery drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\". It introduces each of the main characters, as well as establishes the basic premises of the series. The episode aired on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family. In the episode, the main characters find themselves apprehensive one year after the disappearance of Alison DiLaurentis. When Aria Montgomery returns to Rosewood, she rediscovers her old friends and secrets of the past begin to haunt them. Alison's body is then found in her former home, and",
"title": "Pilot (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "14891576",
"text": "Pilot (Pretty Little Liars) \"Pilot\" is the series premiere of the mystery drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\". It introduces each of the main characters, as well as establishes the basic premises of the series. The episode aired on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family. In the episode, the main characters find themselves apprehensive one year after the disappearance of Alison DiLaurentis. When Aria Montgomery returns to Rosewood, she rediscovers her old friends and secrets of the past begin to haunt them. Alison's body is then found in her former home, and after the funeral, the girls receive a frightening anonymous",
"title": "Pilot (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "18035543",
"text": "praised Lesley Fera’s character for showing good parenting when confronted with Spencer’s addiction. Free Fall (Pretty Little Liars) \"Free Fall\" is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of \"Pretty Little Liars\", an American mystery drama television series based on the novel series written by Sara Shepard, and is the ninety-first episode of the series. The episode, directed by Melanie Mayron and written by Maya Goldsmith, originally aired on February 18, 2014 on ABC Family. In the episode, Spencer is ready to tell Aria that Ezra is \"A\", while Hanna and Emily, worried that Aria will be hurt, remain hesitant.",
"title": "Free Fall (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "15573222",
"text": "DiLaurentis knew). Pretty Little Liars (novel) Pretty Little Liars is the first book in the \"Pretty Little Liars\" series by Sara Shepard. It tells the story of four girls - Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer - after the disappearance of their clique leader, Alison. The book was written for the book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea originally developed as a TV series. The story introduces an exclusive group of friends: Alison DiLaurentis, the perfect yet manipulative queen bee, Aria Montgomery, an independent girl who is considered to be the weirdo in Rosewood, Emily Fields, a swimmer who holds secret",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "15573218",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (novel) Pretty Little Liars is the first book in the \"Pretty Little Liars\" series by Sara Shepard. It tells the story of four girls - Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer - after the disappearance of their clique leader, Alison. The book was written for the book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea originally developed as a TV series. The story introduces an exclusive group of friends: Alison DiLaurentis, the perfect yet manipulative queen bee, Aria Montgomery, an independent girl who is considered to be the weirdo in Rosewood, Emily Fields, a swimmer who holds secret feelings for",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (novel)"
},
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"docid": "4776341",
"text": "album Wicked Game. Singer songwriter Gemma Hayes recorded a version of the song. On February 16, 2012 Hayes revealed in an interview with \"Evening Echo\"'s 'Downtown', she recorded a cover version of Wicked Game\" for US Teen drama \"Pretty Little Liars\", the song featured throughout her 2012 tour playlist. On 1 March 2012, gemmahayes.com confirmed her cover of \"Wicked Game\" would appear on \"Pretty Little Liars\" on 12 March and will be available to download as a single. The track was released after her fourth studio album Let It Break and before her fifth studio album release Bones+Longing. In March",
"title": "Wicked Game"
},
{
"docid": "14201335",
"text": "characters' secrets. On May 23, 2011, Andrea Parker signed up to appear as Jessica DiLaurentis, Alison's mother. On June 29, 2011, it was announced that Natalie Hall would be replacing Natalie Floyd as Hanna's soon-to-be stepsister, Kate. On January 30, 2012, \"The Hollywood Reporter\" reported that Tyler Blackburn had been promoted to series regular for the third season. In March 2012, Janel Parrish was also promoted from recurring to series regular for the third season. On March 16, 2016, \"TVLine\" reported that Andrea Parker was added as a series regular for the seventh season. \"Pretty Little Liars\" was called one",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
},
{
"docid": "18080667",
"text": "up the mysterious new show Ravenswood than advancing the plot of Pretty Little Liars.\" Lopez further added that the episode fell short of the \"great background information coupled with a spooky story\" in the season two Halloween special, \"First Secret\", and the \"wild ride with an shocking final surprise\" in the previous Halloween special, \"This Is a Dark Ride\". Grave New World (Pretty Little Liars) \"Grave New World\" is the 13th episode of the fourth season of the American mystery drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\". It originally aired on October 22, 2013 on ABC Family and serves as the season's",
"title": "Grave New World (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "18301699",
"text": "Rosewood (Pretty Little Liars) Rosewood is the fictional setting for both the \"Pretty Little Liars\" book series and the \"Pretty Little Liars\" television series. The fictional city is suggested to be loosely based on West Chester, Pennsylvania. Rosewood was founded by William W. Rosewood. As a Main Line town, it has a long history of prestige associated with the railroad industry of the 1800s. Majority of the residents are in the upper class and many families, such as the Hastings, have had significant wealth dating back to the 1800s. The town consists of farms, cornfields, and pastures, and barns converted",
"title": "Rosewood (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "17937523",
"text": "times during \"Pretty Little Liars\" Season 1 finale.” Teresa Lopez of \"TV Fanatic\" praised Brendan Robinson’s character for bring Caleb back to Rosewood and called the episode ‘‘entertaining, although somewhat unsatisfying.” For Whom the Bell Tolls (Pretty Little Liars) \"For Whom the Bell Tolls\" is the season finale of the first season of the American mystery-drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\", based on the novels written by Sara Shepard, and the twenty-second episode of the series overall. It originally aired on ABC Family in the United States on March 21, 2011. The episode was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written",
"title": "For Whom the Bell Tolls (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "16130495",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 3) The third season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 5, 2012 on ABC Family and concluded on March 19, 2013. On November 29, 2011, ABC Family renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 24 episodes. Filming of the season began on April 2, 2012. On October 4, 2012, ABC Family renewed the series for a fourth season, consisting of 24 episodes. This season of Pretty Little Liars takes place five months following the discovery that Mona Vanderwaal (Janel Parrish) was the",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "10492166",
"text": "face and her neck is caught between rocks. However, a new \"A\" rises, this time even more determined to hurt the Liars. This A is revealed to be Alison herself who wanted revenge on the Liars for ruining her life and Nick, who is revealed to be her accomplice. Pretty Little Liars (book series) Pretty Little Liars is a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. Beginning with 2006's initial novel of the same name, the series follows the lives of four girls – Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields. The novels have appeared on \"The",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (book series)"
},
{
"docid": "14831261",
"text": "which she won one. She was also nominated twice for Choice TV Actress: Drama, in which she won one of the two nominations. Spencer is one of four primary protagonists in all sixteen of the \"Pretty Little Liars\" novels, starting with 2006's \"Pretty Little Liars\". She is portrayed as a competitive girl who strives for perfection in everything she does. Spencer is willing to do whatever it takes to win, often to the detriment of herself and others. She is known to have a dark side. She appears to suffer from rage-induced black outs, which leads her to question whether",
"title": "Spencer Hastings"
},
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"docid": "16863889",
"text": "write the web series by ABC Family, however the crew behind \"Pretty Little Liars\" was also used with the web series. The web series introduced Aeriél Miranda as Shana in the television series. None of the series regulars from \"Pretty Little Liars\" appears in the web series. The episodes would become available each Tuesday on ABC Family's website from August 28, 2012, after the summer finale of the third season, as a way to tide viewers over until the Halloween special. The eighth and final episode was released on October 16, 2012. Cast members from \"Pretty Little Liars\" appearing in",
"title": "Pretty Dirty Secrets"
},
{
"docid": "20227866",
"text": "Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars) Alex Drake is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King and portrayed by Troian Bellisario on the American television series \"Pretty Little Liars\". She was officially introduced in the episode \"Till Death Do Us Part\", revealed to be Spencer Hastings' identical twin sister as well as the elusive \"A.D.\". Alex believed the Liars knew who was accountable for Charlotte Drake's homicide and also she impersonates Spencer due to being jealous of the upbringing that she was able to have. She was adopted by a wealthy British family that later abandoned her, forcing Alex to",
"title": "Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "19920781",
"text": "UnmAsked (Pretty Little Liars) \"UnmAsked\" is the season finale and the twenty-fifth episode of the second season of \"Pretty Little Liars\", which premiered on ABC Family on March 19, 2012. The forty-seventh episode overall, it was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by series creator and showrunner I. Marlene King. The episode yielded 3.69 million viewers and a 1.6 demo rating, an increase from the previous episode. It also received favorable reviews. This episode is rated TV-14. Set chronologically in April 2011, the episode revolves around the Liars approaching to the truth of who's behind \"A\"'s mask, while the",
"title": "UnmAsked (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19676415",
"text": "Wanted: Dead or Alive (Pretty Little Liars) \"Wanted: Dead or Alive\" is the sixth episode of the seventh season of the mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on August 2, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The hundred and forty-sixth episode on the series, it was directed by Bethany Rooney and written by Lijah J. Barasz. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 0.5 and was viewed by 1.10 million viewers. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The series focuses on a group of five women, collectively known as Liars, who receive anonymous messages in",
"title": "Wanted: Dead or Alive (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19648420",
"text": "Along Comes Mary (Pretty Little Liars) \"Along Comes Mary\" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on July 16, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The hundred and forty-fifth episode on the series, it was directed by Norman Buckley and written by Bryan M. Holdman. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 0.6 and was viewed by 1.17 million viewers. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The series focuses on a group of five women, collectively known as Liars, whose receive anonymous messages in form",
"title": "Along Comes Mary (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "19369684",
"text": "Red Coat (Pretty Little Liars) Red Coat is a fictional character on the television show \"Pretty Little Liars,\" which was adapted from the book series of same name. Introduced during the second-season finale, she became the primary antagonist of the third and fourth seasons. In the second-season finale \"UnmAsked\", the first \"A\" is revealed to be Mona Vanderwaal, who wanted revenge on the Liars for not preventing Alison's bullying and slowly distancing Hanna away from her. During a fight with Spencer, Mona ends up falling off a cliff and is then found by the authorities and admitted to the Radley",
"title": "Red Coat (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "14891587",
"text": "The New York \"Daily News\" gave the show a positive review, commenting that it \"makes most popular vampire romances look anemic\", while concluding, \"\"Pretty Little Liars\" could go in several directions, including mundane teen clichés. It's got an equally good shot at making us care about these imperfect pretty girls.\" A writer on Terror Hook has stated that \" 'Pretty Little Liars' gets off to a very promising start. Great production all around, the writing keeps the viewer on their toes, and the acting just reinforces it. The overall mystery of the show in the end is dark and unpredictable,",
"title": "Pilot (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "14201344",
"text": "most popular vampire romances look anemic\", while concluding, \"\"Pretty Little Liars\" could go in several directions, including mundane teen clichés. It's got an equally good shot at making us care about these imperfect pretty girls.\" A writer on Terror Hook has stated that \" 'Pretty Little Liars' gets off to a very promising start. Great production all around, the writing keeps the viewer on their toes, and the acting just reinforces it. The overall mystery of the show in the end is dark and unpredictable, even stepping into the slasher film realm.\" The \"New York Post\" gave the show three",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
},
{
"docid": "19701322",
"text": "The Wrath of Kahn (Pretty Little Liars) \"The Wrath of Kahn\" is the ninth episode of the seventh season of the mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on August 23, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The hundred and forty-ninth episode, it was written by Jonell Lennon and directed by Chad Lowe. \"The Wrath of Kahn\" received a Nielsen rating of 0.5 and was viewed by 1.09 million viewers, down from the previous episode. It received positive reviews from critics. This episode is rated TV-14. The series revolves around a group of five women—collectively known as Liars—,",
"title": "The Wrath of Kahn (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "20219828",
"text": "Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars) \"Till Death Do Us Part\" is the series finale of \"Pretty Little Liars\", which premiered on the Freeform network in the United States on June 27, 2017. The twentieth episode of the seventh season and the 160th overall, it was directed by showrunner I. Marlene King, who also co-wrote the episode alongside Kyle Bown and Maya Goldsmith. Shortly after the two-hour final episode, a special titled \"A-List Wrap Party\" was aired, in which the main cast and King talked about the show's end and behind-the-scenes exclusives. In this episode, the Liars finally",
"title": "Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "16998920",
"text": "series, being the \"winner\" of the game. Big A was the person who took over the \"A\" game from Mona Vanderwaal after she was admitted to Radley Sanitarium and revealed to be CeCe Drake (A.K.A. Charlotte DiLaurentis or Charles Dilaurentis). She had visited Mona in Radley and used her to get information about the Liars before taking over the game herself and had used the A-Team, which consisted of her ally Sara, Jenna, Noel, Wren, Wilde, Mona, Toby, Lucas, Melissa, and Spencer, to do her dirty work and sometimes went under the Red Coat disguise. Big A often hid out",
"title": "A (Pretty Little Liars)"
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{
"docid": "16998897",
"text": "of the \"A-Team\" was revealed to be CeCe Drake, while her ally that donned the Black Widow and other Red Coat disguise was revealed to be Sara Harvey. Five years later, a new mysterious entity arises and begins using Emojis to communicate but later baptizes themselves as \"A.D.\", while the Liars refer to the anonymous figure as Uber A. Then, in the Series Finale, \"A.D.\" reveals themselves to be Alex Drake, the twin sister of Spencer. \"A\" makes appearances as a figure with black leather gloves, a black hoodie, black pants, and black combat boots. Throughout the seasons, the story",
"title": "A (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "18080665",
"text": "a disappointing outing for the Liars because of the ending, but it was almost a cheap trick to salvage a series full of weak events by pulling the Alison trump card.\" Lindsay Sperling of \"We Got This Covered\" lauded the episode's scenery, saying \"The combination of the less intense tones and the ominous music might be a bit much when considered in the context of multiple episodes but I’d say that the new aesthetic choices are a welcome change, and looked more on par with what Pretty Little Liars generally delivers.\" Caroline Preece of \"Den of Geek\" called the episode",
"title": "Grave New World (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "16998896",
"text": "dealing with the protagonists; it often calls them as \"bitches\", \"dolls\" and \"liars\". Its handling and acts of terrorism caused great psychological and emotional damage to the protagonists, even leading them to be hospitalized. After the revelation of Mona Vanderwaal as the first and original \"A\", she began receiving visits from someone, known as Red Coat, who offered her a partnership and together they built up the \"A-Team\". The team had many members but disbanded after the season three finale and Big A began working with a single ally. The identity of the second \"A\", Red Coat, and the leader",
"title": "A (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "14075427",
"text": "\"Pretty Little Liars\". This made her one of the first in the cast, alongside Chad Lowe, to direct an episode on the series. Bellisario started dating \"Suits\" star Patrick J. Adams after they met on the set of the play \"Equivocation\" in 2009. The couple briefly split, but after Adams' guest appearance as Hardy in \"Pretty Little Liars\", 2010, the two got back together. Since working on \"Equivocation\" and \"Pretty Little Liars\", the couple also worked together on the 2012 short film \"The Come Up\", on the USA series \"Suits\" in which Adams stars, and the short film \"We Are",
"title": "Troian Bellisario"
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"docid": "20227980",
"text": "punch, except for the punch she used to knock Spencer out. The idea that Alex wants to single white female Spencer because she’s jealous that Spencer won the parent lottery — which is really saying something about that lousy orphanage, considering Mr. Hastings’s whole deal — is not exactly all that original or exciting of a concept.\" Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars) Alex Drake is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King and portrayed by Troian Bellisario on the American television series \"Pretty Little Liars\". She was officially introduced in the episode \"Till Death Do Us Part\", revealed to",
"title": "Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "14201350",
"text": "episodes \"The Lady Killer\" and \"This Is a Dark Ride\". Set in a Rosewood's costume store, as the residents of Rosewood prepared for Halloween. An Turkish adaptation was titled \"Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar\" premiered on Star TV on July 6, 2015. The Turkish series served as a remake to the American series. The series ran for one season. Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery thriller television series developed by I. Marlene King and is loosely based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. The series follows the lives of four",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
},
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"docid": "14201342",
"text": "that the show was renewed for a fourth season, again comprising 24 episodes. The second half of the third season began airing on January 8, 2013 and finished March 19, 2013. \"Pretty Little Liars\" returned for Season 4 on June 11, 2013. On March 25, 2013, it was again announced that \"Pretty Little Liars\" had been renewed for a fifth season scheduled for a 2014 air date and a new spin off show entitled \"Ravenswood\" would begin airing after the season four annual Halloween special in October 2013. The second half of season four premiered on January 7, 2014. It",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
},
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"docid": "14201326",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery thriller television series developed by I. Marlene King and is loosely based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. The series follows the lives of four girls whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader. One year later, the estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure named \"A\" who threatens to expose their deepest secrets. The series features an ensemble cast, headed by Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings, Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery, Ashley Benson",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
},
{
"docid": "14489038",
"text": "The WB in 2005 with a different writer. The first novel was published by HarperTeen in October 2006. In June 2008, Alloy noted that it was developing a \"Pretty Little Liars\" television pilot for ABC Family. The novels are being adapted for television by I. Marlene King. ABC Family began casting for a \"Pretty Little Liars\" television pilot in October 2009. Lucy Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the project, followed by Troian Bellisario and Ian Harding (as Spencer Hastings and Ezra Fitz, respectively) in November 2009. In December 2009 The Futon Critic confirmed the casting of Ashley Benson",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "12521232",
"text": "worked at Time, Inc. Custom Publishing and produced lifestyle magazines for corporate clients. She started ghostwriting as a freelancer in 2002 and writing her own books in 2005. Shepard currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Shepard's book series \"Pretty Little Liars\" and \"The Lying Game\" have both been turned into television series by ABC Family (now under the name of Freeform). The \"Pretty Little Liars\" series of novels is \"loosely based on her experiences growing up in Chester County. The adaptation television series \"Pretty Little Liars\" lasted for 7 seasons. It also had a short-lived spin-off starring cast member Tyler Blackburn",
"title": "Sara Shepard"
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"docid": "18993593",
"text": "to city hall to get a copy of The Radley's floor plan. He hands it in a tube to her as she suspiciously drives off. Later, Sara encounters Mona and tells her that no matter how many good deeds she does, none of the Liars are ever going to truly trust her. Adding salt to the wound, Harvey states that without games, Mona will remain lonesome. During \"Along Comes Mary\", Sara remains living in Rosewood and befriends Jenna Marshall. At the end of the episode, they are having drinks at The Radley when an unknown figure approaches the two and",
"title": "Sara Harvey (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"text": "on the show since towards the end of the fifth season. Pretty Little Liars (season 7) The seventh and final season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, was renewed on June 10, 2014 for two additional seasons, making the show Freeform's longest running original series. The season consisted of 20 episodes, in which ten episodes aired in the summer of 2016, with the remaining ten episodes aired from April 2017. The season's premiere aired on June 21, 2016 on Freeform. Production and filming began in",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 7)"
},
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"docid": "19269383",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 7) The seventh and final season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, was renewed on June 10, 2014 for two additional seasons, making the show Freeform's longest running original series. The season consisted of 20 episodes, in which ten episodes aired in the summer of 2016, with the remaining ten episodes aired from April 2017. The season's premiere aired on June 21, 2016 on Freeform. Production and filming began in the end of March 2016, which was confirmed by showrunner I.",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 7)"
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"docid": "17937516",
"text": "For Whom the Bell Tolls (Pretty Little Liars) \"For Whom the Bell Tolls\" is the season finale of the first season of the American mystery-drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\", based on the novels written by Sara Shepard, and the twenty-second episode of the series overall. It originally aired on ABC Family in the United States on March 21, 2011. The episode was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by I. Marlene King. In the episode, the girls plan to expose Ian as Alison's murderer after finding video files of them changing in their rooms. Meanwhile, each of the girls",
"title": "For Whom the Bell Tolls (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "20219846",
"text": "wrapped in October 26, marking it the last day of filming for \"Pretty Little Liars\" ever. Scenes at the set for the fictional Lost Woods Resort were filmed. On August 29, 2016, King and the principal cast of the series announced that \"Pretty Little Liars\" was ending after the seventh season. King also announced that it would start airing the second half of the season later than usual, in April 2017 and that the series finale would be a two-hour episode event. On October 26, 2016, it was reported that a tell-all special would be aired after the series finale,",
"title": "Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "20116275",
"text": "keep us distracted.\" \"SpoilerTV\" Gavin Hetherington wrote for the episode an uplifting review, stating that \"[the show is] going to take the final stretch of episodes in a very interesting direction.\" He also glorified the series' writer's work on Spencer's story line as Mary Drake's daughter. Playtime (Pretty Little Liars) \"Playtime\" is the eleventh episode of \"Pretty Little Liars\" seventh season and the 151st episode overall. It first aired on the Freeform network in the United States on April 18, 2017. The installment was directed by Chad Lowe and written by Allyson Nelson and Joseph Dougherty. Upon its original airing",
"title": "Playtime (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19369701",
"text": "Alison was alive in the episode \"Grave New World\" as one of the best moments of the series. The reveal of the third Red Coat received mostly negative reviews, with many feeling discomfort over Sara being officially introduced so late into the series. However, \"Entertainment Weekly\"'s Isabella Biedenharn deemed the best moment of \"Game Over, Charles\" the scene where Emily punches Sara in the face for her betrayal. Red Coat (Pretty Little Liars) Red Coat is a fictional character on the television show \"Pretty Little Liars,\" which was adapted from the book series of same name. Introduced during the second-season",
"title": "Red Coat (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "18993598",
"text": "in the underground alley beneath Sara's hotel room. Alex further clarifies that all Charlotte asked for was a family. The reveal of Sara Harvey as both the third Red Coat and Black Widow received a generally negative reception from fans and critics, with many of them expressing severe discontent over the writers for picking a character that was physically introduced so late into the series. Sara Harvey (Pretty Little Liars) Sara Harvey is a fictional character in the Freeform television series adaption of the \"Pretty Little Liars\" book series. She is portrayed by model Dre Davis. Sara is introduced as",
"title": "Sara Harvey (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "16998961",
"text": "Almost every single \"A\" has worn the signature black hoodie, including Mona, Charlotte, Toby, Spencer, Lucas, Sydney, Aria, Wren, and Alex. A (Pretty Little Liars) \"A\" is a fictional character created in 2006 by author Sara Shepard. It is a character of both \"Pretty Little Liars\"' books and television series, and primarily appears as a stalker and the main antagonist of the stories. \"A\" is one of the main characters of the stories, appearing anonymously in the majority of the episodes and books. The villain has already had many portrayals. Its basic occupation is to pursue and threaten the four",
"title": "A (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "16998895",
"text": "A (Pretty Little Liars) \"A\" is a fictional character created in 2006 by author Sara Shepard. It is a character of both \"Pretty Little Liars\"' books and television series, and primarily appears as a stalker and the main antagonist of the stories. \"A\" is one of the main characters of the stories, appearing anonymously in the majority of the episodes and books. The villain has already had many portrayals. Its basic occupation is to pursue and threaten the four protagonists of the stories. Thus, many identities have been revealed to be \"A\". \"A\" has a specific and unhealthy way of",
"title": "A (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "14201337",
"text": "poster and logo of the 2006 first novel in the \"Pretty Little Liars\" series was released on the date of the show's premiere, as was the final book of the original book series, \"Wanted\". \"Wanted\" later decidedly became the eighth book of the series, as Shepard later confirmed she would extend the series. A TV tie-in of the second book \"Flawless\" featuring an altered Season 3 poster was released on December 28, 2012. The theme song for \"Pretty Little Liars\" is \"Secret\" by The Pierces, which was suggested by one of the show's stars, Ashley Benson. The series featured music",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
},
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"docid": "20776616",
"text": "Wide Shut\" apothecary get-up\". Escape from New York was broadcast on June 10, 2014. It was watched by 2.72 million viewers, scoring a 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Escape from New York (Pretty Little Liars) \"Escape from New York\" is the first episode and the premiere of the fifth season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\" and the 96th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and directed by Norman Buckley, it aired on June 10, 2014 on ABC Family and was watched by 2.72 viewers. The episode",
"title": "Escape from New York (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "19648432",
"text": "she had with Jenna too.\" Jessica Goldstein of \"Vulture\" gave the episode 2 out of 5 stars. Caitlin White of \"Wetpaint\" had favorable feelings on the episode and in the seventh season overall, alleging, \"this wild ride isn’t slowing down anytime soon.\" The episode currently holds an 8.5/10 rating on TV.com and 8/10 rating on IMDb. Along Comes Mary (Pretty Little Liars) \"Along Comes Mary\" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on July 16, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The hundred and forty-fifth episode on",
"title": "Along Comes Mary (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19263768",
"text": "\"Labor Pains\". On June 8, 2010, ABC Family premiered \"Pretty Little Liars\" – a teen drama based on the series of young-adult mystery novels by Sara Shepard. \"Pretty Little Liars\" quickly became ABC Family's flagship program, frequently breaking ratings records; by 2014, \"Pretty Little Liars\" had ranked among the five most-watched scripted series on basic cable among multiple female age demographics, and the second-highest rated cable series among females 12–34. Throughout the year, ABC Family as a whole experienced its highest year-to-year primetime viewership among viewers in the 12-34 and 18-34 demographics. With 4.9 million viewers across its first broadcast",
"title": "Freeform (TV channel)"
},
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"docid": "18651118",
"text": "fan spreading incorrect information to rile up the fan base.\" The sixth season was met with positive reviews from critics. The season premiere was down from the previous premiere and down from the season five finale, with a 1.1 at the target 18–49 demographic and 2.38 total viewers, making it the least watched season premiere in the show's history. Pretty Little Liars (season 6) The sixth season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, was renewed on June 10, 2014 for two additional seasons, making the",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 6)"
},
{
"docid": "18080649",
"text": "Grave New World (Pretty Little Liars) \"Grave New World\" is the 13th episode of the fourth season of the American mystery drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\". It originally aired on October 22, 2013 on ABC Family and serves as the season's Halloween episode, which aired as part of the \"13 Nights of Halloween\" programming block. The episode was directed by Ron Lagomarsino and written by Joseph Dougherty, Oliver Goldstick and I. Marlene King. The episode also serves as a backdoor pilot to the series’ spinoff \"Ravenswood\", which follows a group of people investigating the supernatural occurrences in the titular town.",
"title": "Grave New World (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "18035536",
"text": "Free Fall (Pretty Little Liars) \"Free Fall\" is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of \"Pretty Little Liars\", an American mystery drama television series based on the novel series written by Sara Shepard, and is the ninety-first episode of the series. The episode, directed by Melanie Mayron and written by Maya Goldsmith, originally aired on February 18, 2014 on ABC Family. In the episode, Spencer is ready to tell Aria that Ezra is \"A\", while Hanna and Emily, worried that Aria will be hurt, remain hesitant. Meanwhile, Spencer’s addiction to amphetamines is exposed, causing damage to her credibility among",
"title": "Free Fall (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "17159774",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 4) The fourth season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars began airing on ABC Family on June 11, 2013. The season consisted of 24 episodes, which were filmed between March 14, 2013 and November 2, 2013. The season concluded its broadcast on March 18, 2014. The season continues from where it left off in the third-season finale, where the girls were rescued from the burning building by who they believe is Alison. The girls begin looking for answers that could lead to Alison's whereabouts while dealing with the aftermath of Detective Wilden's",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 4)"
},
{
"docid": "16130499",
"text": "and Toby go into the woods to watch her, while the girls corner Mona, as someone locks them inside the Lodge and sets it on fire. Spencer loses Red Coat in the woods, as the Lodge burns down with the girls inside. Hanna, unconscious, wakes up briefly, as she is pulled out of the Lodge by Red Coat, whom she sees as Alison DiLaurentis. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Pretty Little Liars (season 3) The third season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 5, 2012 on ABC Family and concluded on March",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "15461435",
"text": "Robinson, and Julian Morris, who will all reprise their roles from the first season. Annabeth Gish appears as Anne Sullivan, a therapist whom the girls' parents feel can help them on their problems.Andrea Parker will play Jessica DiLaurentis, Alison's mother, who returns to Rosewood to help out with a fashion show being held in Alison's honour. Actor Drew Van Acker also joined the cast playing Jason DiLaurentis, replacing Parker Bagley. Pretty Little Liars (season 2) The second season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 14, 2011 and concluded",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "15461425",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 2) The second season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 14, 2011 and concluded on March 19, 2012 on ABC Family. On January 10, 2011, ABC Family renewed the series for a second season. The season premiere brought in 3.68 million viewers, which was higher than the season 1 premiere. The Halloween special aired on October 19, 2011, drawing 2.5 million total viewers. The second half of season 2 premiered on January 2, 2012. Picking up the night Ian Thomas's body disappears, Spencer, Aria,",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "14489040",
"text": "Also in April, Holly Marie Combs was cast as Ella Montgomery. Pretty Little Liars (season 1) The first season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 8, 2010 and concluded on March 21, 2011 on ABC Family. The show premiered to 2.47 million viewers and retained a regular audience of 2.5 million viewers during its summer run. The summer finale scored 3.07 million viewers, achieving a series high. The show went on hiatus and returned with its winter premiere on January 3, 2011, with 4.20 million viewers, becoming one",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "20781641",
"text": "Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Pretty Little Liars) \"Now You See Me, Now You Don't\" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\" and the 83th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and Bryan M. Holdman and directed by Norman Buckley, it aired on August 27, 2013 on ABC Family and was watched by 3.33 viewers. Teresa Lopez of \"TV Fanatic\" gave the episode a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating, commenting: \"It was night of huge reveals, but it's",
"title": "Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "20776592",
"text": "Escape from New York (Pretty Little Liars) \"Escape from New York\" is the first episode and the premiere of the fifth season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\" and the 96th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and directed by Norman Buckley, it aired on June 10, 2014 on ABC Family and was watched by 2.72 viewers. The episode opens with paramedics loading Ezra into an ambulance. Noel is being questioned by the police. Noel claims that he heard the gunshot and ran to the rooftop and found",
"title": "Escape from New York (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19813481",
"text": "The Darkest Knight (Pretty Little Liars) \"The Darkest Knight\" is tenth episode of the seventh season of the American mystery–thriller television series \"Pretty Little Liars\". The installment was directed by Arlene Sanford and written by showrunner I. Marlene King and executive producer Maya Goldsmith. It premiered on August 30, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. Spencer calls 911 to report Hanna's abduction. At the same time, Hanna uses a knife to get some of Noel's blood to send to a DNA lab. Aria, Alison, Emily, Mona, Caleb and Spencer team up with the Rosewood P.D. to find Hanna. Detective Furey",
"title": "The Darkest Knight (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19701328",
"text": "saying he really enjoyed the episode. Jessica Goldstein of \"Vulture\" gave the episode 3 out of 5 stars. Gavin Hetherington of SpoilerTV said he \"enjoyed the episode\" and that \"every character had some good moment\". \"The Wrath of Kahn\" currently holds a 8.7/10 rating on IMDb and a 8.2/10 rating on TV.com. The Wrath of Kahn (Pretty Little Liars) \"The Wrath of Kahn\" is the ninth episode of the seventh season of the mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on August 23, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The hundred and forty-ninth episode, it was written by",
"title": "The Wrath of Kahn (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19676427",
"text": "and some of the characters had better material than the last episode (looking at you Spencer).\" Jessica Goldstein of \"Vulture\" gave the episode three out of 5 stars. The episode currently holds a 8.1/10 rating on TV.com and 8.5/10 rating on IMDb. Wanted: Dead or Alive (Pretty Little Liars) \"Wanted: Dead or Alive\" is the sixth episode of the seventh season of the mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on August 2, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The hundred and forty-sixth episode on the series, it was directed by Bethany Rooney and written by Lijah J.",
"title": "Wanted: Dead or Alive (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19602479",
"text": "Bedlam (Pretty Little Liars) \"Bedlam\" is the second episode of the seventh season of the mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", which aired on June 28, 2016, on the cable network Freeform. The episode was written by Joseph Dougherty and directed by Tawnia McKiernan. The episode focuses on the protagonists growing suspicious of Elliott as Ali's condition worsens. Spencer and Caleb's relationship is on the rocks. Liam helps Aria and Ezra on their book. Hanna and Jordan's engagement falls down, and Hanna signs a contract with Lucas to construct a fashion company. \"Bedlam\" yielded 1.24 million viewers and a",
"title": "Bedlam (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19280712",
"text": "show's new direction for \"slowly but surely, becoming the reboot the series and the fans deserve.\" Charlotte's Web (Pretty Little Liars) \"Charlotte's Web\" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season and the 132nd episode overall of the Freeform mystery drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\". The episode was broadcast on 19 January 2016. It was written by Jonell Lennon and Lijah J. Barasz and directed by Joanna Kerns. As the girls overcome the shock of Charlotte's death, Alison (Sasha Pieterse) enlists Lorenzo (Travis Winfrey) to find the murderer. Aria (Lucy Hale) begins to look guilty as she returns to Boston",
"title": "Charlotte's Web (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "19280704",
"text": "Charlotte's Web (Pretty Little Liars) \"Charlotte's Web\" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season and the 132nd episode overall of the Freeform mystery drama series \"Pretty Little Liars\". The episode was broadcast on 19 January 2016. It was written by Jonell Lennon and Lijah J. Barasz and directed by Joanna Kerns. As the girls overcome the shock of Charlotte's death, Alison (Sasha Pieterse) enlists Lorenzo (Travis Winfrey) to find the murderer. Aria (Lucy Hale) begins to look guilty as she returns to Boston a day earlier than she was supposed to; before she leaves, Hanna (Ashley Benson) tells her",
"title": "Charlotte's Web (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
{
"docid": "18651090",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 6) The sixth season of the American mystery drama television series \"Pretty Little Liars\", based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, was renewed on June 10, 2014 for two additional seasons, making the show ABC Family's longest running original series. The sixth and seventh seasons will consist of 20 episodes each. It aired 10 episodes for the first half the season, which began airing on June 2, 2015. Filming for the sixth season began on March 24, 2015, which was confirmed by showrunner I. Marlene King on Twitter. The season premiere was",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 6)"
},
{
"docid": "17916505",
"text": "viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes the fifth season got a rating of 80% fresh based on 5 reviews. Pretty Little Liars (season 5) The fifth season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars began airing on ABC Family on June 10, 2014. Shooting for the season began on March 24, 2014, and ended on November 20, 2014. The season aired from June 10, 2014 to March 24, 2015. Like the second season, the season consisted of 25 episodes, including a special holiday-themed episode, instead of a Halloween episode which was written by I. Marlene King and her assistant",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 5)"
},
{
"docid": "17916487",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 5) The fifth season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars began airing on ABC Family on June 10, 2014. Shooting for the season began on March 24, 2014, and ended on November 20, 2014. The season aired from June 10, 2014 to March 24, 2015. Like the second season, the season consisted of 25 episodes, including a special holiday-themed episode, instead of a Halloween episode which was written by I. Marlene King and her assistant Kyle Bown and was directed by King. It also contained the 100th episode and the episode was",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 5)"
},
{
"docid": "14489034",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (season 1) The first season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 8, 2010 and concluded on March 21, 2011 on ABC Family. The show premiered to 2.47 million viewers and retained a regular audience of 2.5 million viewers during its summer run. The summer finale scored 3.07 million viewers, achieving a series high. The show went on hiatus and returned with its winter premiere on January 3, 2011, with 4.20 million viewers, becoming one of ABC Family's top telecasts to date. Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery,",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 1)"
},
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"docid": "10492160",
"text": "Pretty Little Liars (book series) Pretty Little Liars is a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. Beginning with 2006's initial novel of the same name, the series follows the lives of four girls – Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields. The novels have appeared on \"The New York Times\" Best Seller list. A television series adaptation loosely based on the novels debuted on June 8, 2010, on ABC Family. The franchise has been licensed by Amazon.com's Kindle Worlds range of non-canon ebooks. The series is loosely divided into four arcs, chronicling the introduction and reveal",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (book series)"
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"docid": "20219853",
"text": "or exciting of a concept.\" \"Till Death Do Us Part\" was viewed by 1.41 million viewers upon its first broadcast, acquiring a 0.7 Nielsen rating/share among the 18–49 demographic. It was second most watched episode of the season, and was slightly up from the sixth-season finale a year ago. This episode is rated TV-14. The \"A-List Wrap Party\" special was watched by 0.62 millions viewers. Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars) \"Till Death Do Us Part\" is the series finale of \"Pretty Little Liars\", which premiered on the Freeform network in the United States on June 27, 2017.",
"title": "Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "16336163",
"text": "Shane Coffey Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's \"Pretty Little Liars\". Coffey grew up in Spring, Texas then studied theater at the University of Southern California. He is a founding member of The Casitas Group, an independent theater company started in 2008, alongside Troian Bellisario. Coffey's first acting part was playing Patrick for one episode on \"Summerland\" alongside Jesse McCartney. In January 2012, Coffey joined the recurring cast of \"Pretty Little Liars\" as Holden Strauss, an old friend of Aria's, who becomes her way of covering when she's",
"title": "Shane Coffey"
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"docid": "14831240",
"text": "fighting with herself in order to keep her beauty look. In early novels, the character is also written as bulimic. Hanna is one of four primary protagonists in all sixteen of the \"Pretty Little Liars\" novels, starting with \"Pretty Little Liars\". Before Alison DiLaurentis disappeared, Hanna is shown as a shiny girl with an eating disorder. She is best friends with Alison DiLaurentis along with Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields. Like the other girls, Hanna and Alison had a secret between them: Alison witnessed Hanna purging with a toothbrush in order to thrill herself when she realizes she's",
"title": "Hanna Marin"
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"docid": "13395743",
"text": "and \"Two: Thirteen\", and lead roles in \"Weather Girl\" (a 2009 Slamdance entry) and the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival competitor \"Rage\", directed by Sally Potter. In the beginning of 2018 he released his first own shortfilm, \"We Are Here.\" He wrote, directed and acted the short film together with his wife Troian Bellisario. Adams has been married to \"Pretty Little Liars\" star Troian Bellisario since December 2016. The two met in 2009 when they were cast opposite each other in the play \"Equivocation\". Prior to his appearance on \"Pretty Little Liars\", Adams and Bellisario had broken up; but they",
"title": "Patrick J. Adams"
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"docid": "19395221",
"text": "Mary Drake Mary Drake is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King and portrayed by Andrea Parker in the American television series \"Pretty Little Liars\". \"Pretty Little Liars\" is a television adaptation of the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard, in which the antagonist Alison DiLaurentis has an identical twin sister, Courtney DiLaurentis. It is believed that Mary is the on-screen counterpart of Courtney, though her recent characterization is more in line with Alison. The character makes her first official introduction during the sixth-season finale \"Hush, Hush, Sweet Liars\". The Liars discover that Mary is",
"title": "Mary Drake"
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"docid": "16863890",
"text": "the web series: <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Pretty Dirty Secrets Pretty Dirty Secrets is an American mystery web series from the television series \"Pretty Little Liars\". The web series takes place between the events of the series' third season episodes, \"The Lady Killer\" and \"This Is a Dark Ride\". It is set in a Rosewood's costume store as the residents of Rosewood prepared for Halloween. The web series was written by Kyle Bown & Kim Turrisi and directed by Arthur Anderson. Kyle Bown, the assistant to \"Pretty Little Liars\" showrunner I. Marlene King, and Kim Turrisi, who is not part of the writing",
"title": "Pretty Dirty Secrets"
},
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"docid": "16863888",
"text": "Pretty Dirty Secrets Pretty Dirty Secrets is an American mystery web series from the television series \"Pretty Little Liars\". The web series takes place between the events of the series' third season episodes, \"The Lady Killer\" and \"This Is a Dark Ride\". It is set in a Rosewood's costume store as the residents of Rosewood prepared for Halloween. The web series was written by Kyle Bown & Kim Turrisi and directed by Arthur Anderson. Kyle Bown, the assistant to \"Pretty Little Liars\" showrunner I. Marlene King, and Kim Turrisi, who is not part of the writing staff, were hired to",
"title": "Pretty Dirty Secrets"
},
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"docid": "19269399",
"text": "air, that \"Pretty Little Liars\" will end after the seventh season. Production began on February 1, 2016, when King announced on Twitter that the writers were in full swing brainstorming and mapping the seventh season. Production and filming began in the end of March 2016 and officially wrapped up in October 2016. The seventh season has nine roles receiving star billing, with eight of them returning from the previous season, six of which was part of the original cast from the first season. The season saw the four protagonists of the series continue the roles as they try to take",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 7)"
},
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"docid": "20781642",
"text": "always necessary to take the show's revelations with a grain of salt lest we be fooled again\". Lindsay Sperling of \"TV.com\" slated: \"Everyone’s worlds are about to take a turn for the creepy when Ravenswood turns into ground zero for World War ‘A.’\". Now You See Me, Now You Don't was broadcast on August 27, 2013. It was watched by 3.33 million viewers, scoring a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Pretty Little Liars) \"Now You See Me, Now You Don't\" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American mystery",
"title": "Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "20227867",
"text": "bounce around foster homes and orphanages for a large portion of her childhood. She is considered to be the deadliest antagonist of the series. Her character pays tribute to Alison and Courtney DiLaurentis, characters of the \"Pretty Little Liars\" book series. Bellisario was cast as Spencer Hastings, in November 2009. Alex is Spencer's identical twin sister, whose existence was unknown until the series' final episode. During an interview to \"Elle\", Bellisario disclosed that Marlene King, the show's creator, was planning to introduce Spencer's twin since 2014, when the show's fifth season began airing. She also commented that King was initially",
"title": "Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars)"
},
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"docid": "14201331",
"text": "by book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea was described as \"\"Desperate Housewives\" for teens.\" Alloy met with author Shepard and gave her the property to develop into a book series. With Alloy and Warner Horizon Television interested in producing \"Pretty Little Liars\" as a television series for years, it was first planned for The WB in 2005 with a different writer until the network shut down in early 2006 and reestablished as The CW later that year. The first novel was published by HarperTeen in October 2006. In June 2008, Alloy noted that it was developing a \"Pretty Little",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
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"docid": "16998952",
"text": "and tells the Liars of Aria's involvement with the A-Team. Aria gets into her \"A\" hoodie and goes to meet \"A.D.\", only to be confronted by the Liars. She then officially defects from the team and rejoins the Liars. Mary joins the A.D.-Team after the time jump, when Mona breaks her out of prison for Alex and she then helps Alex with kidnapping Spencer and keeping her locked away in the bunker. When Alex tries to kill Spencer, Mary tries to convince her to just keep her locked up, but Alex refuses and punches her to keep her from interfering.",
"title": "A (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "10492165",
"text": "she eventually turned into and befriended the Liars up until the night of her infamous disappearance when she was killed and buried by the real Alison DiLaurentis and her accomplice Nick Maxwell. A: A is the main antagonist of the series, being, for the most part, an anonymous character who relentlessly torments many characters, in particular the Liars. Mona Vanderwaal, Alison DiLaurentis and Nick Maxwell are discovered to be A. Mona became A due to Alison and the Liars being responsible for The Jenna Thing, which burned her too. However, she is killed when Spencer pushes her off a cliff",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (book series)"
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"docid": "14201332",
"text": "Liars\" television pilot for ABC Family, with the novels adapted for television. After the pilot was shot in Vancouver in December 2009, filming for the rest of the series moved to Los Angeles. The series was primarily filmed at the Warner Bros. studio and backlot in the city of Burbank, near Los Angeles. In June 2012, the series was selected by lottery for a California film and TV tax credit. ABC Family began casting for a \"Pretty Little Liars\" television pilot in October 2009. Lucy Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the project, followed by Troian Bellisario as Spencer",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars"
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"docid": "15844716",
"text": "television. However, there are some perceptual differences between the two versions, since the television series usually doesn't follows the books' scripts. As an example, Emily's parents on the screen have different names from the books ones; and, in the books, she has siblings, while in the television series she doesn't. Another noticeable difference between the two versions are the physical and psychological characteristics. For her portrayal, Mitchell was nominated twice in the Teen Choice Awards. \"Pretty Little Liars\" is a series of novels which follows the lives of four teenage girls nicknamed the Pretty little Liars or simply the Liars,",
"title": "Emily Fields"
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"docid": "20219836",
"text": "the A-Team. The couples, meanwhile, retire to their rooms. Later, Spencer finds Aria crying in the living room, who reveals to the Liars that she sterile. In the woods, Mona, who overheard Aria's news, starts talking with A.D. through FaceTime and tries to convince them to use the information against Aria. A.D. refuses to use the information and also refuses to divulge their identity to Mona at that time. The next morning, Hanna and Caleb arrive home and find Mona gone only to have her appear from the bathroom, claiming to have been in the shower. Meanwhile, Aria reveals her",
"title": "Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "18651112",
"text": "Aguire was cast as Liam Greene, Aria's new boyfriend, and that Australian actor David Coussins will recur as Jordan, Hanna's fiancé. On July 21, 2015, it was announced that one more recurring character will be introduced, the smart and sleek Yvonne, a politician's daughter who will cause some major drama for one of the Liars. It was later announced that Kara Royster will play Yvonne Phillips, Toby's new love interest, first appearing in the fourteenth episode. It was reported by \"TVLine\" on June 23, 2015, that Blake Berris will appear in one episode in the second half of the season.",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (season 6)"
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"text": "Bates wannabe, the lair where 'A' did all her dirty work. The \"Psycho\" references were heavy-handed, to say the least, but they were also pretty fun. For those of us who appreciate soapy teen thrillers and Alfred Hitchcock, it was nice to see a little overlap.\" \"Unmasked\" was watched by 3.69 million Americans and scored a 1.6 Nielsen rating/share in the adults among 18–49 demographic. It was up both viewers and adults 18–49, respectively, from the previous episode, \"If These Dolls Could Talk\", which netted 2.47 million American viewers and a 1.0 Nielsen rating/share. UnmAsked (Pretty Little Liars) \"UnmAsked\" is",
"title": "UnmAsked (Pretty Little Liars)"
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"docid": "10492161",
"text": "of each \"A\". Set in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the series follows the lives of four teenage girls nicknamed \"the Pretty little Liars\" or simply \"the Liars\", whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their Queen bee leader, \"Alison DiLaurentis\". Three years after her disappearance, the girls begin receiving threatening messages from an anonymous character named \"A,\" who threatens to expose their secrets, including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew. Shortly after the messages begin, Alison's body is discovered buried in her yard. The books progress with the four girls trying to figure out the identity of \"A\"",
"title": "Pretty Little Liars (book series)"
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"docid": "6962069",
"text": "CW S1E17 - Digital Daggers 'State Of Seduction' Unforgettable CBS S1E14 - Digital Daggers 'Surrender' Ringer The CW S1E17 - Digital Daggers 'Surrender' The Roommate (Movie) MTV - Digital Daggers 'Surrender' Unforgettable CBS S1E18 - Digital Daggers 'Surrender - (Piano Version)' Nikita The CW S3E21 - Digital Daggers 'The Devil Within (Piano Version)' Pretty Little Liars The CW S4E1 - Digital Daggers 'The Devil Within' Nikita The CW S3E22 - Digital Daggers 'The Devil Within' The Blacklist NBC S1Promo - Digital Daggers 'The Devil Within' Pretty Little Liars The CW S2E11 - Digital Daggers 'Where The Lonely Ones Roam' Pretty",
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"docid": "15937109",
"text": "and \"Fools and Worthless Liars\", including \"Smiles All Round\", which was released as a single on 1 November 2010 and debuted on the Daniel P Carter Rock Show on 21 September 2010. It featured on the soundtrack of the video game Dirt 3 but does not appear on \"Fools and Worthless Liars\". Some songs such as \"Little White Lies\" (then titled \"Pop\"), \"I Will Try\", \"Filty Rotten Scoundrel\" (then titled \"Vines\") and \"Youth In Retrospect\" were frequently played live before the release of \"Fools and Worthless Liars\". \"Home Sweet Home\" was played live but did not feature on the album.",
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| when did shania twain released come on over |
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"text": "(1998), which was released exclusively to the United Kingdom, and \"Rock This Country!\", which at the time had not been filmed, the collection included all of Twain's music videos released in promotion for the album. Come On Over Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. It is the ninth best-selling album in the United States, and sixteenth best-selling album in the United Kingdom.",
"title": "Come On Over"
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"docid": "2657191",
"text": "(1998), which was released exclusively to the United Kingdom, and \"Rock This Country!\", which at the time had not been filmed, the collection included all of Twain's music videos released in promotion for the album. Come On Over Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. It is the ninth best-selling album in the United States, and sixteenth best-selling album in the United Kingdom.",
"title": "Come On Over"
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"docid": "2657177",
"text": "Come On Over Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. It is the ninth best-selling album in the United States, and sixteenth best-selling album in the United Kingdom. To date, the album has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, shipped over 20 million copies in the United States, with over 15.7 million copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan, and another 1.99 million",
"title": "Come On Over"
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"docid": "7067932",
"text": "When (Shania Twain song) \"When\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It is the second UK release from her 1997 album \"Come on Over\". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The song was originally released in the summer of 1998. It was the only one of the twelve singles from \"Come on Over\" not released to the United States. It was released to Canada however, as a pop single in February 2000. The song was included in the Come on Over Tour and in a medley for the Up! Tour. Shania herself has stated",
"title": "When (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7005178",
"text": "Come On Over (Shania Twain song) \"Come On Over\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was the ninth single to country radio and title track from her third studio album \"Come On Over\" (1997). It was written by Twain and her then-husband, Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. \"Come On Over\" was originally released to North American country radio stations in September 1999. The song went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2000. \"Come On Over\" was included in the setlists of the Come On Over Tour and Now",
"title": "Come On Over (Shania Twain song)"
},
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"docid": "8603334",
"text": "for the shipment of over 100,000 copies in the United States. The Platinum Collection (Shania Twain video album) The Platinum Collection is the first music video compilation by Canadian singer Shania Twain. Released on November 6, 2001 by Mercury Nashville Records, the video consists of the music videos from the singles from Twain's first three studio albums, \"Shania Twain\" (1993), \"The Woman in Me\" (1995), and \"Come on Over\" (1997). With the exception of \"When\" (1998), which was released exclusively to the United Kingdom, the collection included all of the singer's music videos at the time. In 2004, the video",
"title": "The Platinum Collection (Shania Twain video album)"
},
{
"docid": "6129071",
"text": "of Twain's music videos have won various awards, see Shania Twain awards for more information. Shania Twain videography This is a list of Shania Twain music videos. The list contains all thirty three music videos, with their respective directors, filming locations and release dates. Also included is a list of alternate versions of each music video as Twain's music appeals to both country and pop markets. All of the videos released from \"Shania Twain\", \"The Woman in Me\" and \"Come on Over\" are available on Twain's \"Platinum Collection\" DVD, with the exception of \"When\". Videos from \"Up!\" and \"Greatest Hits\"",
"title": "Shania Twain videography"
},
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"docid": "8603333",
"text": "The Platinum Collection (Shania Twain video album) The Platinum Collection is the first music video compilation by Canadian singer Shania Twain. Released on November 6, 2001 by Mercury Nashville Records, the video consists of the music videos from the singles from Twain's first three studio albums, \"Shania Twain\" (1993), \"The Woman in Me\" (1995), and \"Come on Over\" (1997). With the exception of \"When\" (1998), which was released exclusively to the United Kingdom, the collection included all of the singer's music videos at the time. In 2004, the video was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)",
"title": "The Platinum Collection (Shania Twain video album)"
},
{
"docid": "6129070",
"text": "Shania Twain videography This is a list of Shania Twain music videos. The list contains all thirty three music videos, with their respective directors, filming locations and release dates. Also included is a list of alternate versions of each music video as Twain's music appeals to both country and pop markets. All of the videos released from \"Shania Twain\", \"The Woman in Me\" and \"Come on Over\" are available on Twain's \"Platinum Collection\" DVD, with the exception of \"When\". Videos from \"Up!\" and \"Greatest Hits\" are available on select enhanced CD singles and a special DVD-Audio version of \"Up!\". Many",
"title": "Shania Twain videography"
},
{
"docid": "9375495",
"text": "The Specials (Shania Twain video) The Specials is a DVD released by Shania Twain on November 20, 2001 in North America. It consists of two network specials that aired during the \"Come on Over\" era. The first concert is called \"Winter Break\" and was filmed in Miami, and included footage of Twain in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario. It aired on CBS in March 1999. Elton John, Backstreet Boys and Leahy are all special guests during the show. The cover for Shania's Rock This Country! single was taken from this show. The second special, entitled \"Come on Over\", aired on",
"title": "The Specials (Shania Twain video)"
},
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"docid": "7005182",
"text": "her 15th (ninth consecutive) overall top 20 single. On the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, the song peaked at number 58, though reached number 43 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. In Canada, \"Come on Over\" debuted at number one on the \"RPM\" Country Singles Chart. Come On Over (Shania Twain song) \"Come On Over\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was the ninth single to country radio and title track from her third studio album \"Come On Over\" (1997). It was written by Twain and her then-husband, Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. \"Come On",
"title": "Come On Over (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7067935",
"text": "albums to not be included on the DVD \"The Platinum Collection\", although the rare 'International Version' of the video can be seen on YouTube. In the UK, \"When\" became Twain's second top twenty single. It debuted, at its peak, on June 13, 1998 at number 18. It remained on the chart for four weeks. It has sold 53,429 copies in the UK. When (Shania Twain song) \"When\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It is the second UK release from her 1997 album \"Come on Over\". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The song",
"title": "When (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "9375496",
"text": "November 25, 1999 and followed a Dallas Cowboys game in Dallas. The music video for \"Rock This Country!\" was taken from this show. The Specials (Shania Twain video) The Specials is a DVD released by Shania Twain on November 20, 2001 in North America. It consists of two network specials that aired during the \"Come on Over\" era. The first concert is called \"Winter Break\" and was filmed in Miami, and included footage of Twain in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario. It aired on CBS in March 1999. Elton John, Backstreet Boys and Leahy are all special guests during the",
"title": "The Specials (Shania Twain video)"
},
{
"docid": "2657208",
"text": "Diffie on his 1990 album \"A Thousand Winding Roads\", \"When He Leaves You\" was previously a single for Donna Meade in 1989, and \"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me\" was recorded by Con Hunley in 1980 and Tom Jones in 1983. In her 2011 autobiography, \"From This Moment On\", Twain expressed displeasure with her debut studio album, revealing that she had very little creative control and expressed frustration over being unable to showcase her songwriting ability. Shania Twain (album) Shania Twain is the self-titled debut studio album by Shania Twain, released on April 20, 1993 by Polygram",
"title": "Shania Twain (album)"
},
{
"docid": "4059150",
"text": "Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album) Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Shania Twain, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). The album contains 17 hits (18 on the International album) from her three Diamond albums \"The Woman in Me\", \"Come on Over\" and \"Up!\". Also included are three new songs: \"Party for Two\" which hit the top ten at country in the U.S. and top ten in UK and Germany, the ballad \"Don't!\" and \"I Ain't No Quitter\". \"Greatest Hits\" finished 2005 as the highest selling country album in the US. The album has been certified 4× platinum",
"title": "Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "7073370",
"text": "Honey, I'm Home \"Honey, I'm Home\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in August 1998 as the sixth single from her album \"Come On Over\", and the fifth to country radio. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The song was originally released in the summer of 1998 following the mass success of \"You're Still the One\". The song went on to become Shania's seventh and to date, final number one single on the \"Billboard\" Country singles chart. \"Honey, I'm Home\" was included in both her Come",
"title": "Honey, I'm Home"
},
{
"docid": "2657207",
"text": "Shania Twain (album) Shania Twain is the self-titled debut studio album by Shania Twain, released on April 20, 1993 by Polygram and Mercury Records. The album achieved little to moderate commercial success worldwide when first released, but following the significant success of Twain's subsequent studio albums, an increased interest in \"Shania Twain\" developed, leading it to be certified platinum in the United States for shipments of one million copies. None of the album's songs were included in Twain's \"Greatest Hits\" album, released in 2004. Three songs were originally recorded by other artists. \"There Goes the Neighborhood\" was recorded by Joe",
"title": "Shania Twain (album)"
},
{
"docid": "7093212",
"text": "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) \"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1997 as the second single from Twain's album \"Come On Over\" but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The single peaked at number six on the \"Billboard\" country singles chart, becoming Twain's sixth top-ten hit on that chart. The song was later released as her last single to European and Australian markets in 2000. \"Don't",
"title": "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
},
{
"docid": "6629725",
"text": "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) \"Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth international single released from her album \"Up!\" (2002). The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. It was announced by Twain that \"Thank You Baby!\" would be the next single from \"Up!\" at her Kilkenny concert, her first concert since the Come On Over Tour. The song fared well on the charts, boosted by club play of the Almighty remixes. The European single was released August 11, 2003 and",
"title": "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)"
},
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"docid": "7067933",
"text": "that \"When\" is her favorite song off \"Come On Over\" in a concert special. \"When\" is also the theme song for the Japanese drama \"Cheap Love\". The music video for \"When\" was shot in New York City, and directed by Markus Blunder. It was released in the UK in August 1998, and played once in the United States on CMT's \"Video Bio\" for Twain. The video starts with Twain apparently dying and becoming an angel, and then she goes around New York City, pursuing her love interest. The ending of the video shows her love interest placing a note under",
"title": "When (Shania Twain song)"
},
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"docid": "7055278",
"text": "This Moment On\" live with the Backstreet Boys and on her every tour since its release. From This Moment On (Shania Twain song) \"From This Moment On\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain that appeared on her third studio album, \"Come On Over\" (1997). The song was written by Twain, with additional production and songwriting by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. \"From This Moment On\" has been performed on every tour by Twain since its release on March 14, 1998 in North America and Oceania. \"From This Moment On\" is a country pop track that received generally favorable reviews",
"title": "From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)"
},
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"docid": "7055267",
"text": "From This Moment On (Shania Twain song) \"From This Moment On\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain that appeared on her third studio album, \"Come On Over\" (1997). The song was written by Twain, with additional production and songwriting by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. \"From This Moment On\" has been performed on every tour by Twain since its release on March 14, 1998 in North America and Oceania. \"From This Moment On\" is a country pop track that received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who deemed the song as one of the highlights on the album. The",
"title": "From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)"
},
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"docid": "390082",
"text": "first major concert tour, aided by her manager Jon Landau, a veteran of many large-scale tours with Bruce Springsteen. The Come On Over Tour shows were a success, winning the \"Country Tour of the Year\" in 1998 and 1999 by Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. In 2000, Twain was initially scheduled to release a Christmas album, but plans to release one were cancelled later in the year. Following the success of \"Come On Over\", independent label Limelight Records released \"The Complete Limelight Sessions\" in October 2001. The album includes 16 tracks recorded in the late 1980s before Twain signed her record",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "6629729",
"text": "3\" CD single Europe and France CD single Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) \"Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth international single released from her album \"Up!\" (2002). The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. It was announced by Twain that \"Thank You Baby!\" would be the next single from \"Up!\" at her Kilkenny concert, her first concert since the Come On Over Tour. The song fared well on the charts, boosted by club play of the Almighty remixes. The",
"title": "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)"
},
{
"docid": "390079",
"text": "for Twain. Lange won Grammys for \"You're Still the One\" and \"Come On Over\". Despite the album's record sales it wasn't able to top the \"Billboard\" 200, peaking at No. 2. In 1998, following the pop release of \"You're Still the One\", the \"Come On Over\" album was released in a remixed format for the European market as a pop album with less country instrumentation, and actually gave her the big breakthrough in Europe she and her producer husband Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange were looking for. \"Come On Over\" went to No. 1 on the UK album charts for 11",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "3367608",
"text": "part of the \"Standing Room Only\" album. Country music superstar Garth Brooks filmed his first television special, \"This Is Garth Brooks\", in the arena during two sold-out concerts in September 1991. The concert became noteworthy after Brooks and guitarist Ty England took two guitars together and smashed them on stage. Another country music star, Shania Twain, once performed her Come On Over Tour in the arena on September 12, 1998 and was filmed in her first DVD released \"Shania Twain Live\". The video for the Scorpions' song \"Still Loving You\" was filmed there, and in 1985 Mötley Crüe filmed the",
"title": "Reunion Arena"
},
{
"docid": "7024114",
"text": "You've Got a Way \"You've Got a Way\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in May 1999 as the eighth country single from the album \"Come on Over\". It was also the fourth single released to AC radio and fifth to Oceania. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song was originally released to North American country radio stations in the spring of 1999. The song was also remixed and used for the film \"Notting Hill\". \"You've Got a Way\" was included on the Come on Over Tour,",
"title": "You've Got a Way"
},
{
"docid": "6716326",
"text": "Up! (Shania Twain song) \"Up!\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It is the title track and second country single from her album of the same name. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband, Mutt Lange. \"Up!\" was originally released to North American country radio on January 6, 2003. \"I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)!\" was to be released to pop radio alongside \"Up!\" but this release was cancelled. It was released as a Double A-Side single with \"When You Kiss Me\" to the UK on November 17, 2003.",
"title": "Up! (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "6664915",
"text": "Shania Twain discography Canadian singer Shania Twain has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, three remix albums, one box set, two live albums, 38 singles, two promotional singles, and made six guest appearances. In 1992, Twain signed to Mercury Records Nashville in the United States and released her eponymous debut studio album, \"Shania Twain\", the following year. It was a commercial failure, peaking at number 67 on \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums chart, and produced three singles, which were also commercial failures. However, the album attracted the interest of record producer Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. He and Twain collaborated on",
"title": "Shania Twain discography"
},
{
"docid": "20205417",
"text": "copies in the United States. The record additionally debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with 72,000 copies sold and 73,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming Canada's biggest album opening since Drake's \"Views\" (2016) and her fourth entry to reach its summit after \"Come On Over\", \"Up!\", and \"Greatest Hits\". As of December 2017 the album has sold 106,000 copies in Canada, making it the best selling Canadian CD that year. Adapted from AllMusic. Vocals Musicians Production and imagery Now (Shania Twain album) Now is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shania Twain.",
"title": "Now (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "15679198",
"text": "Today Is Your Day \"Today Is Your Day\" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was self-penned by Twain and co-produced by David Foster and Nathan Chapman. The song was released on June 12, 2011 by Mercury Nashville Records, as a promotional single to accompany the documentary television series \"Why Not? with Shania Twain\" (2011). The song marked Twain's first song release in over six years and actually even the only song release of her own within a timespan of twelve years. Twain wrote the track for self-inspiration, during the development of \"Why Not? with Shania Twain\".",
"title": "Today Is Your Day"
},
{
"docid": "6664831",
"text": "Me\" UK DVD Single - \"When You Kiss Me / Up!\" When You Kiss Me \"When You Kiss Me\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fifth international single released from her 2002 album \"Up!\". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. Shania has admitted on several occasions that \"When You Kiss Me\" is her favorite ballad off \"Up!\"; in spite of that, it was excluded from Twain's \"Greatest Hits\" album. The song found mild success in Europe and Australia, and it was the only non-released track to chart on the \"Billboard\" Country",
"title": "When You Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "16720567",
"text": "and the unexpected\". In 1993, Twain released her eponymous debut studio album, which caught the attention of record producer Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. The two collaborated on songwriting via phone calls for six months, and later established a romantic relationship. Soon after, they wedded in December 1993 and Twain's second studio album \"The Woman in Me\" (1995) established Twain as a superstar, selling over 12 million copies in the United States. Twain and Lange continued to collaborate on her subsequent albums \"Come on Over\" (1997) and \"Up!\" (2002); the prior went on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide and",
"title": "Shania: Still the One"
},
{
"docid": "6664923",
"text": "music worldwide as well. Shania Twain discography Canadian singer Shania Twain has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, three remix albums, one box set, two live albums, 38 singles, two promotional singles, and made six guest appearances. In 1992, Twain signed to Mercury Records Nashville in the United States and released her eponymous debut studio album, \"Shania Twain\", the following year. It was a commercial failure, peaking at number 67 on \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums chart, and produced three singles, which were also commercial failures. However, the album attracted the interest of record producer Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange. He",
"title": "Shania Twain discography"
},
{
"docid": "5838447",
"text": "at number 48. Rock This Country! \"Rock This Country!\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was the tenth single released to country radio from her album \"Come on Over\". Written by Mutt Lange and Twain, \"Rock This Country!\" was released to North American country radio stations in late 1999. With no promotional performances or CD single, the song was the lowest charting single at country radio from the album. On \"Rock This Country!\" Twain said the song is \"a very live, fast-driving song. We wrote that one on the beach in Florida.",
"title": "Rock This Country!"
},
{
"docid": "5838443",
"text": "Rock This Country! \"Rock This Country!\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was the tenth single released to country radio from her album \"Come on Over\". Written by Mutt Lange and Twain, \"Rock This Country!\" was released to North American country radio stations in late 1999. With no promotional performances or CD single, the song was the lowest charting single at country radio from the album. On \"Rock This Country!\" Twain said the song is \"a very live, fast-driving song. We wrote that one on the beach in Florida. I had had",
"title": "Rock This Country!"
},
{
"docid": "7005180",
"text": "favorably saying \"It's a cheerful little message of survival and empowerment all wrapped up in a tasty musical package\", and predicted \"in a career that shows no sign of losing momentum, this is the next sure hit.\" The music video for \"Come on Over\" was taken directly from Twain's 1999 \"Live\" special from Dallas. It was filmed on September 12, 1998 and released over a year later on October 6, 1999. Directing credit is given to Larry Jordan. This video was the second live video released from the \"Come on Over\" album, following \"Honey, I'm Home\". The next video released",
"title": "Come On Over (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "16720575",
"text": "office hit grossing over $43 million from a total of 346,021 sold tickets during the two-year run. The following set list is representative of the show's opening night on December 1, 2012. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the residency. Source: On March 3, 2015, Shania Twain released \"\". The set includes the entirety of the \"Shania: Still the One\" live concert and a 19 track live album. Shania: Still the One Shania: Still the One was a concert residency by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain, performed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas,",
"title": "Shania: Still the One"
},
{
"docid": "6664826",
"text": "When You Kiss Me \"When You Kiss Me\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fifth international single released from her 2002 album \"Up!\". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. Shania has admitted on several occasions that \"When You Kiss Me\" is her favorite ballad off \"Up!\"; in spite of that, it was excluded from Twain's \"Greatest Hits\" album. The song found mild success in Europe and Australia, and it was the only non-released track to chart on the \"Billboard\" Country Chart in the United States. In the British Isles, the song",
"title": "When You Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "390107",
"text": "for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election if eligible to vote. The following day, she issued an apology in a series of tweets saying she was caught off guard by a question asked to her and did not put enough context into her answer, and denied that it was an endorsement of the president. In addition to her various awards for her singles and albums, Twain has received a number of personal honours: Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC (; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records,",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "7284278",
"text": "What Made You Say That \"What Made You Say That\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single ever released by Twain, as it came off her 1993 album \"Shania Twain\". The song was written by Tony Haselden and Stan Munsey, Jr.. The single was released to radio in February 1993. The song wasn't much of a hit, but it did garner some attention because of its controversial-at-the-time video. Twain had the chance to perform the song at the 1993 Canadian Country Music Awards. The song also helped her win the Rising Star award in",
"title": "What Made You Say That"
},
{
"docid": "390076",
"text": "major television appearances on shows such as two performances on \"Late Show with David Letterman\", \"Blockbuster Music Awards\", \"Billboard Music Awards\" and the \"American Music Awards\". \"The Woman in Me\" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album as well as the Academy of Country Music award for Album of the Year; the latter group also awarded Twain as Best New Female Vocalist. In 1997, Twain released her follow-up album, \"Come On Over\". This was the album that would establish her as a successful crossover singer. Slowly, following the release of lead singles Love Gets Me Every Time\" and \"Don't",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "9531495",
"text": "were official. The Complete Limelight Sessions The Complete Limelight Sessions is a collection of songs recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain, before she signed a record deal with Mercury Nashville in 1993. It was released in North America on October 23, 2001 following the massive success of \"Come on Over\". The album was promoted by remixes of \"It's Alright\", Twain's only song to chart on \"Billboard\"s Hot Dance Club Play chart. \"The Heart Is Blind\" was released as a single to country radio, but did not get enough airplay to enter \"Billboard\"s Hot Country Songs chart. The tracks on this",
"title": "The Complete Limelight Sessions"
},
{
"docid": "9531493",
"text": "The Complete Limelight Sessions The Complete Limelight Sessions is a collection of songs recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain, before she signed a record deal with Mercury Nashville in 1993. It was released in North America on October 23, 2001 following the massive success of \"Come on Over\". The album was promoted by remixes of \"It's Alright\", Twain's only song to chart on \"Billboard\"s Hot Dance Club Play chart. \"The Heart Is Blind\" was released as a single to country radio, but did not get enough airplay to enter \"Billboard\"s Hot Country Songs chart. The tracks on this album were",
"title": "The Complete Limelight Sessions"
},
{
"docid": "2657179",
"text": "almost every song on this album became a great hit for Shania Twain. After releasing and promoting her breakthrough album \"The Woman in Me\", \"Come On Over\" saw Twain entirely collaborating with producer and then husband Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange on a variety of country pop numbers, mostly uptempo. Given much more creative freedom than for its predecessor, Twain and Lange sought to break the conventional country music formula on the album and explore the country pop genre to its fullest extent. Twain decided not to tour off \"The Woman in Me\" partly because she felt she needed more powerful",
"title": "Come On Over"
},
{
"docid": "7055271",
"text": "knocking on our door about \"From This Moment On\" being too contemporary for Bryan's sake; therefore, it is fine if they want to go to the Top 40 without him.\" White later claimed that he had no hard feelings towards Twain for him being excluded from the international version of the song, stating, \"They're releasing this song as a pop record, and I'm not a pop artist, so my feelings aren't hurt.\" \"From This Moment On\" was released as the 4th single from the \"Come On Over\" album on March 14, 1998 in North America and Oceania, while being released",
"title": "From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7041781",
"text": "That Don't Impress Me Much \"That Don't Impress Me Much\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in December 1998 as the sixth country single from her third studio album, \"Come On Over\" (1997). It was third to pop and fourth to international markets. The song was written by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange and Twain, and was originally released to North American country radio stations in late 1998. It became her third biggest single on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and remains one of Twain's biggest hits worldwide. \"That Don't Impress Me Much\" has",
"title": "That Don't Impress Me Much"
},
{
"docid": "15679216",
"text": "at number 36, and spent a total of six weeks on the chart. Today Is Your Day \"Today Is Your Day\" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was self-penned by Twain and co-produced by David Foster and Nathan Chapman. The song was released on June 12, 2011 by Mercury Nashville Records, as a promotional single to accompany the documentary television series \"Why Not? with Shania Twain\" (2011). The song marked Twain's first song release in over six years and actually even the only song release of her own within a timespan of twelve years. Twain wrote",
"title": "Today Is Your Day"
},
{
"docid": "7031721",
"text": "Man! I Feel Like a Woman! \"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!\" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain taken from her third studio album, \"Come On Over\" (1997). Written by Twain with her longtime collaborator and then-husband Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, who also produced the track, the song was released first to North American country radio stations in March 1999 as the seventh single from the album, and later it was released worldwide in September 1999. \"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!\" is a country pop song with lyrics about female empowerment. The song received generally favorable",
"title": "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
},
{
"docid": "6716332",
"text": "2 Canada CD Single Europe CD Maxi Europe CD Single Germany 3\" CD Single UK/Japan Dual Disc CD Side: DVD Side: Up! (Shania Twain song) \"Up!\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It is the title track and second country single from her album of the same name. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband, Mutt Lange. \"Up!\" was originally released to North American country radio on January 6, 2003. \"I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)!\" was to be released to pop radio alongside \"Up!\" but this release was",
"title": "Up! (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "5914985",
"text": "Shoes (Shania Twain song) \"Shoes\" is a song performed by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from the \"Desperate Housewives soundtrack\" in 2005. The song was written by Twain and then-husband, Mutt Lange, and co-written by Tammy Hyler, Joie Scott and Kim Tribble. It is the last studio recording issued by Twain prior to the dissolution of her marriage to Lange, and the last Twain recording to feature any involvement from Lange. The song was originally written and recorded for use on the ABC television program \"Desperate Housewives\". The music video for \"Shoes\" was to feature",
"title": "Shoes (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "6664921",
"text": "multi-disc release with over 100 minutes in length (see RIAA certification). Nevertheless, as Twain's third diamond album, it made her the only artist to have three consecutive diamond RIAA certified albums. Like her two previous albums, \"Up!\" was also certified double diamond in Canada. Despite achieving much commercial success, \"Up!\" was unable to duplicate the tremendous outcomes of \"Come on Over\". It produced eight singles, led by \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\", a song that became the singer's first number-one in Canada. In 2004, Twain released a \"Greatest Hits\" package that was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA and spawned the",
"title": "Shania Twain discography"
},
{
"docid": "20205408",
"text": "Now (Shania Twain album) Now is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shania Twain. It was released on September 29, 2017 by Mercury Nashville. The album was produced by Twain alongside Ron Aniello, Jake Gosling, Jacquire King and Matthew Koma. Following a severely weakened singing voice caused by Lyme disease and dysphonia, Twain retired from performing in 2004 and began an indefinite hiatus from music, and at a time was unsure if she would ever sing again. Following intense vocal rehabilitation and a concert residency in Las Vegas, \"\", she began planning a new studio album in",
"title": "Now (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "390104",
"text": "limited edition scent disc with the proceeds going to America's Second Harvest. In late 2005, Twain partnered with Coty to produce her namesake fragrance \"Shania\" by Stetson. A second fragrance was released in September 2007, called \"Shania Starlight\". On January 1, 2010, Twain carried the Olympic Torch through her hometown as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay. Twain is a vegetarian and a devotee of Sant Mat, an Eastern spiritual philosophy. In 2009, she was reported as having the \"perfect face\". The BBC reported on a study on this, led by the University of Toronto and the University",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "6983512",
"text": "I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life) \"I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life)\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It is the twelfth and final single from her album \"Come on Over\". It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song was originally released to North American country radio stations in July 2000. With no promo performances, video, or commercial single, the song was still able to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Country Singles chart. \"I'm Holdin' on to Love (to Save My Life)\" was",
"title": "I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life)"
},
{
"docid": "7833585",
"text": "at the Reunion Arena in Dallas on September 12, 1998. It featured Twain performing all of her hit songs from her first three albums. The show aired live on DirecTV for its customers at no additional cost. The footage was released the following year titled, \"Live\". The video was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments exceeding 100,000 units. In 1999, the concerts at the Bayfront Park Amphitheatre were filmed for a concert special airing on TNN. The special entitled, \"Shania Twain: Winter Break\", gave the viewer a behind-the-scenes look of the tour and Twain's personal life. At the concerts,",
"title": "Come On Over Tour"
},
{
"docid": "390091",
"text": "Ain't No Quitter\" did not fare as well. The former made Top 20 on Adult Contemporary, while the latter did not gain enough airplay to reach the Country Top 40. In August 2005, she released the single \"Shoes\" from the \"Desperate Housewives\" soundtrack. In 2008, Twain and Anne Murray recorded a duet version of Murray's hit \"You Needed Me\" for her 2007 album, \"\". In June 2009, Twain released a letter to her fans explaining the delays in the release of her next album, noting she had gone through personal pains and was focusing on raising her son Eja. In",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "7221432",
"text": "Home Ain't where His Heart Is (Anymore) \"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in July 1996 as the seventh single from her album \"The Woman in Me\". It was written by Twain and Mutt Lange. The song became the first from \"The Woman in Me\" not to reach the top 20 of the country charts. \"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)\" was also included in a medley on Twain's Come on Over Tour, but was not included on her 2004 \"Greatest Hits\"",
"title": "Home Ain't where His Heart Is (Anymore)"
},
{
"docid": "7099117",
"text": "31st Country Music Association Awards (CMAs) on September 24, 1997 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Love Gets Me Every Time \"Love Gets Me Every Time\" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was written by Twain along with her then husband Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, and produced by Lange. It was released on September 23, 1997 by Mercury Records Nashville as the lead single from Twain's third studio album \"Come On Over\" (1997). It was chosen as such following weeks of careful deliberation and constant reconsidering. Originally titled \"'Gol Darn Gone and Done It\",",
"title": "Love Gets Me Every Time"
},
{
"docid": "5914988",
"text": "chose it as an AMG Track Pick. \"Shoes\" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of September 10, 2005 at number 57. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 29 on November 5, 2005, where it remained for one week. \"Shoes\" became Twain's third consecutive single to miss the top 20. Shoes (Shania Twain song) \"Shoes\" is a song performed by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from the \"Desperate Housewives soundtrack\" in 2005. The song was written by Twain and then-husband, Mutt Lange,",
"title": "Shoes (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7099105",
"text": "Love Gets Me Every Time \"Love Gets Me Every Time\" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was written by Twain along with her then husband Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, and produced by Lange. It was released on September 23, 1997 by Mercury Records Nashville as the lead single from Twain's third studio album \"Come On Over\" (1997). It was chosen as such following weeks of careful deliberation and constant reconsidering. Originally titled \"'Gol Darn Gone and Done It\", the song's title was altered because of its difficulty to pronounce. The song regards falling in love despite numerous",
"title": "Love Gets Me Every Time"
},
{
"docid": "20565272",
"text": "at number one on the chart dated January 27, 2018. The song earned Smith his record-extending seventeenth top-ten single. \"Sleepin' Around\" is the fourth number one from the \"Side Effects\" album, breaking the record previously set by Shania Twain, who earned three number ones from \"Come On Over\". The song is also Smith's fifth career number one, tying him with Twain for the most chart toppers in the Nielsen BDS chart era. The song's music video was released October 12, 2017. It depicts a man who awakens in the night and paces his apartment while regularly checking his phone, before",
"title": "Sleepin' Around"
},
{
"docid": "7232346",
"text": "radio, \"God Bless the Child\" became Twain's fourth appearance on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 where it peaked at number 75, it also reached number 50 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. US Single Canada Maxi-CD God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song) \"God Bless the Child\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in October 1996 as the eighth and final single from her 1995 album \"The Woman in Me\". The song was written by Twain and an extended version co-written by Mutt Lange. The song became Twain's first single",
"title": "God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "9220341",
"text": "Shania Twain Centre The Shania Twain Centre was a city-owned tourist attraction that operated in Timmins, Ontario from 2001 to 2013. It exhibited memorabilia, awards and other personal items loaned to the Centre by singer Shania Twain, who was raised in Timmins. The Shania Twain Centre was opened on June 30, 2001. On November 2, 2004, Twain visited the Centre and officially declared it open before an audience of hundreds of fans from around the world, some of whom had queued for up to 20 hours for the opportunity of an autograph and greeting with Twain. From 2003 to 2012,",
"title": "Shania Twain Centre"
},
{
"docid": "6664918",
"text": "country artist at the time. Certified 20 times platinum (double diamond) by the RIAA and with 15.5 million copies sold, \"Come On Over\" established itself as one of the best-selling albums of all time in the US and was once the best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan era; it now ranks second behind Metallica's 1991 eponymous album. In Canada, it reached similar success and was certified double diamond by Music Canada. In 1998, \"Come On Over\" was released internationally, duplicating the commercial success it encountered in North America. It became one of the best-selling albums in several countries, including Australia",
"title": "Shania Twain discography"
},
{
"docid": "4059151",
"text": "in the US and 2× platinum in the UK. \"Greatest Hits\" debuted at number two on the \"Billboard\" 200, and number on Top Country Albums with 530,000 copies sold. The album stayed at number one on the \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums chart for 11 whole consecutive weeks. As of November 2017, the album has sold 4.45 million copies in the US. Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album) Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Shania Twain, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). The album contains 17 hits (18 on the International album) from her three Diamond albums \"The Woman",
"title": "Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "2657198",
"text": "The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album) The Woman in Me is the second studio album by Canadian country singer Shania Twain and her first with the majority of the songs co-written by her. Released on February 7, 1995, it went on to become her biggest-selling recording at the time of its release, selling 4 million copies by the end of the year, and was eventually certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA on December 1, 2000, representing 12 million shipments throughout the United States, and 20 million copies worldwide. It was ranked number 8 on CMT's list of \"40 Greatest",
"title": "The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "9220344",
"text": "Museum was affiliated with CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada. Shania Twain Centre The Shania Twain Centre was a city-owned tourist attraction that operated in Timmins, Ontario from 2001 to 2013. It exhibited memorabilia, awards and other personal items loaned to the Centre by singer Shania Twain, who was raised in Timmins. The Shania Twain Centre was opened on June 30, 2001. On November 2, 2004, Twain visited the Centre and officially declared it open before an audience of hundreds of fans from around the world, some of whom had queued for up to 20 hours for the opportunity",
"title": "Shania Twain Centre"
},
{
"docid": "20205411",
"text": "number one in several countries worldwide, as well as being certified platinum in Canada. Twain promoted the album with television performances, festival appearances and interviews and embarked on the Shania Now Tour in May 2018. After releasing the compilation album \"Greatest Hits\" in 2004, Twain released the single \"Shoes\" for the soundtrack to the television series \"Desperate Housewives\". Later, experiencing the breakdown of her marriage, Twain divorced her longtime husband and songwriting partner, music producer Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, in 2008. She remarried to Frédéric Thiébaud, the husband of her former best friend, in 2011. The same year, she released",
"title": "Now (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "390055",
"text": "Woman!\", and earned Twain four Grammy Awards. Her fourth studio album, \"Up!\" (2002), was also certified Diamond in the United States. In 2004, Twain retired from performing and began an indefinite hiatus from music, revealing years later that diagnoses with Lyme disease and dysphonia led to a severely weakened singing voice. She chronicled her vocal rehabilitation on the OWN miniseries \"Why Not? with Shania Twain\" in 2011 and released her first single in six years, \"Today Is Your Day\", as well as publishing her autobiography, \"From This Moment On\". Twain returned to the concert stage the following year with an",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "7232343",
"text": "be expanded lyrically and musically. It was included on Twain's Come on Over Tour usually accompanied by a local choir, and on Australian and Asian tour editions of the \"Come On Over\" album, but was not included on her 2004 \"Greatest Hits\" release. All singles sales from the United States were donated to Second Harvest/Kids Cafe, and from Canada to Breakfast for Learning. Twain performed the song at the 1996 Country Music Association Awards. \"Entertainment Weekly\" gave the song a fairly favorable review, giving it a B grade and saying \"while her sentiments are pretty naive, her pipes sound plenty",
"title": "God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7232342",
"text": "God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song) \"God Bless the Child\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in October 1996 as the eighth and final single from her 1995 album \"The Woman in Me\". The song was written by Twain and an extended version co-written by Mutt Lange. The song became Twain's first single off \"The Woman in Me\" to not hit the top 40 at country radio. The original album version is more a poem than a song, done completely a cappella. For radio airplay, the song had to",
"title": "God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "390054",
"text": "husband Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, Twain rose to fame with her second studio album, \"The Woman in Me\" (1995), which brought her widespread success; it sold 20 million copies worldwide, spawned widely successful singles such as \"Any Man of Mine\", and earned her a Grammy Award. Her third studio album, \"Come On Over\" (1997), became the best-selling studio album of all-time by a female act in any genre and the best-selling country album, selling nearly 40 million copies worldwide. \"Come On Over\" produced twelve singles, including \"You're Still the One\", \"From This Moment On\" and \"Man! I Feel Like a",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "15477378",
"text": "music industry. She marries her fiancé during the concluding episode. Why Not? with Shania Twain Why Not? with Shania Twain is an American reality television series starring Canadian country music singer/songwriter Shania Twain. It premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network on May 8, 2011. The series sheds light on the life of Twain, who by the age of 22, had survived a childhood of poverty and the loss of both her parents in an accident. At the height of super-stardom, Twain's marriage ended. In the series, Twain opens up about her personal tragedies and how she dealt with them. Also",
"title": "Why Not? with Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "15477377",
"text": "Why Not? with Shania Twain Why Not? with Shania Twain is an American reality television series starring Canadian country music singer/songwriter Shania Twain. It premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network on May 8, 2011. The series sheds light on the life of Twain, who by the age of 22, had survived a childhood of poverty and the loss of both her parents in an accident. At the height of super-stardom, Twain's marriage ended. In the series, Twain opens up about her personal tragedies and how she dealt with them. Also interviewed are her sister, friends, bandmates, and others in the",
"title": "Why Not? with Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "390106",
"text": "on June 9, 2010. On December 20, 2010, it was revealed that Twain was engaged to Swiss Nestlé executive Frédéric Thiébaud, the ex-husband of Marie-Anne. They were married on January 1, 2011 in Rincón, Puerto Rico. She created Shania Kids Can in 2010, to address the needs of young school children who are typically overlooked by social assistance programs. Twain's autobiography, \"From This Moment On\", was released on March 27, 2011. Twain is a long-time resident of Corseaux, Switzerland. Her son was born there. On April 22, 2018, Twain said in an interview with \"The Guardian\" she would have voted",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "7005181",
"text": "after \"Come on Over\" was \"Rock This Country!\" which was also taken from a concert. The video is available on Twain's DVD \"The Platinum Collection\". \"Come on Over\" debuted on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of September 11, 1999 at number 52, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number six on December 4, 1999, where it remained for two weeks. \"Come on Over\" became the eighth top ten single from \"Come on Over\", her 12th in all, as well as",
"title": "Come On Over (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "6594376",
"text": "I'm Gonna Getcha Good! \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single from her album \"Up!\" The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\" was originally released to American radio on September 23, 2002. Shania chose \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\" as the first single for \"Up!\" since she felt it was relatable to past Shania singles, and she didn't want something too unfamiliar. The song has become one of her biggest hits worldwide, charting in different countries where she had never had",
"title": "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
},
{
"docid": "6195540",
"text": "ever be nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. You're Still the One \"You're Still the One\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in the US on January 27, 1998 as the third country single from Twain's album \"Come On Over\" (1997), and the first single to be released to pop and international markets. The single peaked at number two, becoming Twain's first top ten hit on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100. Although it never topped the chart, the song is recognized as Twain's most successful crossover single, and is one of",
"title": "You're Still the One"
},
{
"docid": "6195527",
"text": "You're Still the One \"You're Still the One\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in the US on January 27, 1998 as the third country single from Twain's album \"Come On Over\" (1997), and the first single to be released to pop and international markets. The single peaked at number two, becoming Twain's first top ten hit on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100. Although it never topped the chart, the song is recognized as Twain's most successful crossover single, and is one of her most successful singles at country radio. The song",
"title": "You're Still the One"
},
{
"docid": "7833575",
"text": "Come On Over Tour The Come On Over Tour was the debut concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. Visiting North America, Australia and Europe, the tour supported Twain's third studio album \"Come On Over\" (1997). Deemed one of the most anticipated tours of the 1990s, the trek became one of the highest grossing tours in both 1998 and 1999, along with becoming one of the biggest tours by a female musician of any genre. The tour was seen by over two million spectators and earned over 80 million dollars. Additional accolades include being named the \"Country Tour of the",
"title": "Come On Over Tour"
},
{
"docid": "390053",
"text": "Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC (; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time. Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the \"Queen of Country Pop\". Raised in Timmins, Ontario, Twain pursued singing and songwriting from a young age before signing with Mercury Nashville Records in the early 1990s. Her self-titled debut studio album saw little commercial success upon release in 1993. After collaborating with producer and later",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "7055270",
"text": "demands dynamics.\" White explained that, by the time he went to the recording, the song was mostly finalized, and described it as 'extremely challenging' vocally. Initial first-run pressings of the international version of the \"Come On Over\" album during March 1998 featured White on the song, while subsequent pressings began featuring the song as a solo recording. In early 1998, Mercury executives were informed that White would be unable to promote the song alongside Twain; therefore, Twain had to return to the studio to re-record White's parts on her own. According to White's spokesman at Asylum Records, \"We've certainly heard",
"title": "From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7055277",
"text": "attempting to go through several doors; however, they are all locked. Finally she finds an unlocked door, proceeds through it and finds an orchestra being led by a conductor. She stands in front and finishes singing the song. The video uses The Right Mix of the song. This re-recorded solo version features slightly more contemporized instrumentation and removes White's vocals. The version shown on Twain's video compilations \"Come On Over: Video Collection\" and \"The Platinum Collection\" adds a short outtake during filming, in which Twain accidentally broke off a doorknob, to the end of the video. Twain has performed \"From",
"title": "From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "7833589",
"text": "returning in yet another costume. She owned the crowd, and they loved every second of it\". Come On Over Tour The Come On Over Tour was the debut concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. Visiting North America, Australia and Europe, the tour supported Twain's third studio album \"Come On Over\" (1997). Deemed one of the most anticipated tours of the 1990s, the trek became one of the highest grossing tours in both 1998 and 1999, along with becoming one of the biggest tours by a female musician of any genre. The tour was seen by over two million spectators",
"title": "Come On Over Tour"
},
{
"docid": "6664917",
"text": "country singer; Twain later surpassed herself. The album spawned eight singles, four of which (\"Any Man of Mine\", \"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!\", \"You Win My Love\", and \"No One Needs to Know\") topped the US Hot Country Singles & Tracks. In 1997, Twain followed with \"Come On Over\", which topped Top Country Albums for a record 50 non-consecutive weeks and had tremendous pop crossover success. It peaked at number two on \"Billboard\" 200 and remained in the top 10 for a total of 53 weeks, making it the longest-running top 10 album by a",
"title": "Shania Twain discography"
},
{
"docid": "2657199",
"text": "Albums in Country Music\" in 2006. By 1993, Shania Twain was promoting her debut album by singing at local gigs in the United States with little more than a backing track CD. While the album itself did not perform well in the charts, it attracted the attention of rock producer Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, and the pair began having long-distance telephone conversations with each other. They bonded over Twain's love of rock music and Lange's love of American country music. After meeting with him at the CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair in June 1993, they began exchanging song ideas with each",
"title": "The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)"
},
{
"docid": "9277613",
"text": "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) \"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)\" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion for her sixth English-language album \"A New Day Has Come\" (2002). The song was written and produced by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange, while Lange and his then-wife, country singer Shania Twain did the backing vocals. Lyrically, the song speaks about motherly love and fear of losing one's mother. It was released as the album's third and last commercial single on 18 November 2002. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who called it a \"heartfelt and emotional song\", while praising Dion's",
"title": "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)"
},
{
"docid": "390056",
"text": "exclusive concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, \"\", which ran until 2014. In 2015, she launched the North American Rock This Country Tour, which was billed as her farewell tour. Twain released her fifth studio album and first in 15 years in 2017, \"Now\", and embarked on the Shania Now Tour in 2018. Twain has received five Grammy Awards, 27 BMI Songwriter Awards, stars on Canada's Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. According to the RIAA she is the only female artist in history to",
"title": "Shania Twain"
},
{
"docid": "6594387",
"text": "on the American Music Awards in a medley with \"Up!\", the \"Early Show\" and \"Vh1 Big in '03\". These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\": I'm Gonna Getcha Good! \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single from her album \"Up!\" The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\" was originally released to American radio on September 23, 2002. Shania chose \"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!\" as the first single for \"Up!\" since she",
"title": "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
},
{
"docid": "16720566",
"text": "Shania: Still the One Shania: Still the One was a concert residency by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain, performed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show began on December 1, 2012, and ended on December 13, 2014, with Twain performing a total of 105 shows. Shania: Still the One was created by Twain, produced by AEG Live and directed by Raj Kapoor. The purpose of the show is to \"take fans on a spectacular journey through the various stages of Shania's life and career in an unforgettable evening filled with music, multi-sensory and visual experiences, fashion",
"title": "Shania: Still the One"
},
{
"docid": "9186729",
"text": "and European shows before releasing their debut album \"Desi Nu Skool Beatz\" on their SubDub Records label in 1999. The album was given an international release in 2000 on Nation Records (Beggars Banquet). The guitar surfing electronic title track \"Mehbooba\" went on to feature in the Olsen Twins Warner Brothers movie New York Minute (2003). Diamond took to the studio in 2002 to work with Shania Twain on her follow-up album to \"Come On Over\" entitled \"Up!\". The album was produced by a totally international team co-ordinated between producer Mutt Lange, Simon and Diamond. Shania Twain’s \"Up!\" topped the American",
"title": "Diamond Duggal"
},
{
"docid": "5914986",
"text": "the four main actresses of \"Desperate Housewives\" alongside Twain, and debut before the second season premiere, however the video was canceled. The song did fairly well on the charts considering there was no promotion by the label or Twain, it reached number 29 at country radio. The single was later released for airplay in Australia and Europe, with a new pop mix. A few adult contemporary stations in Canada played the remix of \"Shoes\" produced by Joe Bermudez. According to his website, the producers of the show wanted something more \"hip\" to play for the show, and that's why a",
"title": "Shoes (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "20301966",
"text": "Now Tour (Shania Twain) The Now Tour is the fourth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Shania Twain, in support of her fifth studio album \"Now\" (2017). The tour began on May 3, 2018, in Tacoma, and was initially scheduled to conclude in Las Vegas on August 4, 2018 but was later extended to conclude in Dunedin on December 22, 2018. Currently underway, the tour marks Twain's first since 2015's Rock This Country Tour, which, at the time, Twain announced would be her final run out on the road. During an interview with ET Canada, on June 29, 2017, Twain",
"title": "Now Tour (Shania Twain)"
},
{
"docid": "1570211",
"text": "Argovitz. The Berman Brothers produced a Shania Twain cover for the album while also making new remixes for the singles. For promotional reasons, Jeglitza was credited as an Executive Producer alongside Davis. The lead single from the album, (also called \"One More Time\"), reached No.3 in Australia and achieved Platinum status but saw lesser success in the U.S. peaking at No. 27 on the charts. The follow-up singles \"\"I Wanna Come (with You)\" \" and the Shania Twain cover \"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!\" failed to chart and were also commercial failures. The disappointing commercial",
"title": "Real McCoy (band)"
},
{
"docid": "6000474",
"text": "Carey or Vandross sings solo. Lionel Richie re-recorded the song in 2011 as a duet with Canadian country pop singer Shania Twain. It was released as the lead single from his album \"Tuskegee\" on February 7, 2012. The recording process of song was documented in the final episode of Twain's reality docudrama series, \"Why Not? with Shania Twain\", which aired on June 12, 2011. A music video for the song was recorded in The Bahamas in February 2012. The video, directed by Paul Boyd, was released to country music channels CMT and GAC on March 23, 2012. Endless Love (song)",
"title": "Endless Love (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3910388",
"text": "Of Me\" and a truncated version of \"Queen of Hearts\"; online voters selected Newton's performance as their favorite of the five acts that appeared on the episode. In the mid-2000s, Newton also contributed tracks to the albums \"An All-Star Tribute To Cher\" (\"Reason to Believe\") and \"An All-Star Tribute to Shania Twain\" (\"Come On Over\"). On November 15, 2007, Newton released \"The Gift of Christmas\", her first Christmas album. The 12-song album includes a new version of Newton's \"Christmas Needs Love to Be Christmas\" and \"Mary's Boy Child\", as well as a special Christmas version of \"For Believers\", an Otha",
"title": "Juice Newton"
},
{
"docid": "6716328",
"text": "ever vocally\". The music video for \"Up!\" was shot by Antti J in Madrid, alongside some scenes for the video of \"Ka-Ching!\". It was filmed in early January 2003 and released on January 11, 2003. All three album versions of the song were released: Red, Green and Blue. The video shows Twain in a white room, decorating a wall with memorabilia and photographs related to Shania. These include a glove from the \"That Don't Impress Me Much\" video, an AC/DC t-shirt worn on her \"Rolling Stone\" magazine cover, one picture of her parents, another with her dog and a Canadian",
"title": "Up! (Shania Twain song)"
},
{
"docid": "6664919",
"text": "and the United Kingdom. With a total of 40 million copies sold worldwide, \"Come On Over\" also became one of the best-selling albums worldwide. Furthermore, the album is the best-selling album by a female artist in any genre and the best-selling country album of all time. A total of 12 singles were released from the album. Three (\"Love Gets Me Every Time\", \"You're Still the One\" and \"Honey, I'm Home\") topped Hot Country Singles & Tracks. A total of 10 songs charted within the top 10 of the chart, marking the most top 10 appearances from one album on Hot",
"title": "Shania Twain discography"
},
{
"docid": "2500128",
"text": "and late-1990s. Many of these careers were short-lived, but several went on to long-lived, profitable careers. The most successful of the new artists were Yearwood, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Lee Ann Womack, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Collin Raye, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw, while Lonestar and Dixie Chicks were the most successful new groups. Twain's \"Come on Over\" album became the best-selling album released by a female of any genre. Yearwood became the first woman in more than 25 years to have her debut single top the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1991 with her single \"She's in Love with",
"title": "1990s in music"
},
{
"docid": "390071",
"text": "on the Bridges\" and Sammy Kershaw's 1993 album \"Haunted Heart\". \"Shania Twain\" only reached No.67 on the US Country Albums Chart, but it gained positive reviews from critics. The album failed to sell significant copies initially. However, Twain's future success generated enough interest for the album to be certified platinum six years later by the RIAA, denoting sales of over 1 million. The album yielded two minor hit singles in the United States with \"What Made You Say That\" and \"Dance with the One That Brought You\". The album was more successful in Europe, where Twain won Country Music Television",
"title": "Shania Twain"
}
] |
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| who proved that genes are located on chromosomes | [
"Thomas Hunt Morgan 's"
] | [
{
"docid": "11315708",
"text": "gained strong support when Eleanor Carothers documented definitive evidence of independent assortment of chromosomes in a species of grasshopper. Debate continued, however, until 1915 when Thomas Hunt Morgan's work on inheritance and genetic linkage in the fruit fly \"Drosophila melanogaster\" provided incontrovertible evidence for the proposal. The unifying theory stated that inheritance patterns may be generally explained by assuming that genes are located in specific sites on chromosomes. Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory The Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory (also known as the chromosome theory of inheritance or the Sutton–Boveri theory) is a fundamental unifying theory of genetics which identifies chromosomes as the carriers",
"title": "Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory"
},
{
"docid": "11315708",
"text": "gained strong support when Eleanor Carothers documented definitive evidence of independent assortment of chromosomes in a species of grasshopper. Debate continued, however, until 1915 when Thomas Hunt Morgan's work on inheritance and genetic linkage in the fruit fly \"Drosophila melanogaster\" provided incontrovertible evidence for the proposal. The unifying theory stated that inheritance patterns may be generally explained by assuming that genes are located in specific sites on chromosomes. Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory The Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory (also known as the chromosome theory of inheritance or the Sutton–Boveri theory) is a fundamental unifying theory of genetics which identifies chromosomes as the carriers",
"title": "Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "2088514",
"text": "a single parent, the alleles of genes near to one another along the length of the chromosome move together. Using this logic he concluded that the two genes he was studying were located on homologous chromosomes. Later on during the 1930s Harriet Creighton and Barbara McClintock were studying meiosis in corn cells and examining gene loci on corn chromosomes. Creighton and McClintock discovered that the new allele combinations present in the offspring and the event of crossing over were directly related. This proved interchromosomal genetic recombination. Homologous chromosomes are chromosomes which contain the same genes in the same order along",
"title": "Homologous chromosome"
},
{
"docid": "5981336",
"text": "between homologous chromosomes. This creates new, possibly beneficial combinations of genes, which can give offspring an evolutionary advantage. Chromosomal crossover often begins when a protein called Spo11 makes a targeted double-strand break in DNA. These sites are non-randomly located on the chromosomes; usually in intergenic promoter regions and preferentially in GC-rich domains These double-strand break sites often occur at recombination hotspots, regions in chromosomes that are about 1,000–2,000 base pairs in length and have high rates of recombination. The absence of a recombination hotspot between two genes on the same chromosome often means that those genes will be inherited by",
"title": "Homologous recombination"
},
{
"docid": "13133007",
"text": "al. also reported (although in more detail) that certain genes are located near to each other in yeast. Cho et al. were the first who determined that clustered genes have the same expression levels. They identified transcripts that show cell-cycle dependent periodicity. Of those genes 25% was located in close proximity to other genes which were transcript in the same cell cycle. Cohen et al. (2000) also identified clusters of co-expressed genes. Caron et al. (2001) made a human transcriptome map of 12 different tissues (cancer cells) and concluded that genes are not randomly distributed across the chromosomes. Instead, genes",
"title": "Ridge (biology)"
},
{
"docid": "1839843",
"text": "sex-determination system would not have been present more than 166 million years ago, at the split of the monotremes from other mammals. This re-estimation of the age of the therian XY system is based on the finding that sequences that are on the X chromosomes of marsupials and eutherian mammals are present on the autosomes of platypus and birds. The older estimate was based on erroneous reports that the platypus X chromosomes contained these sequences. Recombination between the X and Y chromosomes proved harmful—it resulted in males without necessary genes formerly found on the Y chromosome, and females with unnecessary",
"title": "Y chromosome"
},
{
"docid": "15015774",
"text": "Pseudolinkage In genetics, pseudolinkage is a characteristic of a heterozygote for a reciprocal translocation, in which genes located near the translocation breakpoint behave as if they are linked even though they originated on nonhomologous chromosomes. Linkage is the proximity of two or more markers on a chromosome; the closer together the markers are, the lower the probability that they will be separated by recombination. Genes are said to be linked when the frequency of parental type progeny exceeds that of recombinant progeny. During meiosis in a translocation homozygote, chromosomes segregate normally according to Mendelian principles. Even though the genes have",
"title": "Pseudolinkage"
},
{
"docid": "746016",
"text": "transfer of 'blocks' of genes, i.e. larger segments of chromosomes compared to single genes. R-genes are generally introduced within such blocks, which are usually incorporated/translocated/introgressed into the distal (extreme) regions of chromosomes of the crop being introgressed. Genes located in the proximal areas of chromosomes may be completely linked (very closely spaced), thus preventing or severely hampering genetic recombination, which is necessary to incorporate such blocks. Molecular markers (small lengths of DNA of a characterized/known sequence) are used to 'tag' and thus track such translocations. A weak colchicine solution has been employed to increase the probability of recombination in the",
"title": "Triticale"
},
{
"docid": "157115",
"text": "two of each chromosome and thus two copies of every gene. The two alleles for a gene are located on identical loci of the two homologous chromosomes, each allele inherited from a different parent. Many species have so-called sex chromosomes that determine the gender of each organism. In humans and many other animals, the Y chromosome contains the gene that triggers the development of the specifically male characteristics. In evolution, this chromosome has lost most of its content and also most of its genes, while the X chromosome is similar to the other chromosomes and contains many genes. The X",
"title": "Genetics"
},
{
"docid": "2848537",
"text": "the entire genome was reported on 3 October 2002. The roughly 24-megabase genome is extremely AT-rich (about 80%) and is organised into 14 chromosomes. Just over 5,300 genes were described. Many genes involved in antigenic variation are located in the subtelomeric regions of the chromosomes. These are divided into the \"var\", \"rif\", and \"stevor\" families. Within the genome, there exist 59 \"var\", 149 \"rif\", and 28 \"stevor\" genes, along with multiple pseudogenes and truncations. It is estimated that 551, or roughly 10%, of the predicted nuclear-encoded proteins are targeted to the apicoplast, while 4.7% of the proteome is targeted to",
"title": "Plasmodium falciparum"
},
{
"docid": "15015780",
"text": "are linked. Pseudolinkage In genetics, pseudolinkage is a characteristic of a heterozygote for a reciprocal translocation, in which genes located near the translocation breakpoint behave as if they are linked even though they originated on nonhomologous chromosomes. Linkage is the proximity of two or more markers on a chromosome; the closer together the markers are, the lower the probability that they will be separated by recombination. Genes are said to be linked when the frequency of parental type progeny exceeds that of recombinant progeny. During meiosis in a translocation homozygote, chromosomes segregate normally according to Mendelian principles. Even though the",
"title": "Pseudolinkage"
},
{
"docid": "599553",
"text": "so far investigated definitely have the XY system of sex determination. A temperature-dependent sex determination system is found in some reptiles. All animals have a set of DNA coding for genes present on chromosomes. In humans, most mammals, and some other species, two of the chromosomes, called the X chromosome and Y chromosome, code for sex. In these species, one or more genes are present on their Y chromosome that determine maleness. In this process, an X chromosome and a Y chromosome act to determine the sex of offspring, often due to genes located on the Y chromosome that code",
"title": "XY sex-determination system"
},
{
"docid": "1946239",
"text": "distances become higher, the likelihood of a double crossover increases. As the likelihood of a double crossover increases we systematically underestimate the genetic distance between two loci. During meiosis, chromosomes assort randomly into gametes, such that the segregation of alleles of one gene is independent of alleles of another gene. This is stated in Mendel's Second Law and is known as the law of independent assortment. The law of independent assortment always holds true for genes that are located on different chromosomes, but for genes that are on the same chromosome, it does not always hold true. As an example",
"title": "Genetic linkage"
},
{
"docid": "8945374",
"text": "childhood. Rarely, the lesions may develop during adolescence. Apart from the appearance of the affected areas, there are usually no other signs or symptoms. WSN is caused by a mutation of the keratin 4 or keratin 13 genes, located respectively at human chromosomes 12q13 and 17q21-q22. The condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. This indicates that the defective gene responsible for a disorder is located on an autosome (chromosomes 12 and 17 are autosomes), and only one copy of the defective gene is sufficient to cause the disorder, when inherited from a parent who has the disorder. it",
"title": "White sponge nevus"
},
{
"docid": "11395878",
"text": "HOXC5 Homeobox protein Hox-C5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC5\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene, HOXC5, is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. Three genes, HOXC5, HOXC4 and HOXC6, share a",
"title": "HOXC5"
},
{
"docid": "11328156",
"text": "HOXC4 Homeobox protein Hox-C4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC4\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene, HOXC4, is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. Three genes, HOXC5, HOXC4 and HOXC6, share a",
"title": "HOXC4"
},
{
"docid": "6889026",
"text": "have the same set of Hox genes. The organization of Hox genes is only known for \"C. intestinalis\" among ascidians. The nine Hox genes are located on two chromosomes; Ci-Hox1 to 10 on one chromosome and Ci-Hox12 and 13 on another. The intergenic distances within the \"Ciona\" Hox genes are extraordinarily long. Seven Hox genes, Ci-Hox1 to 10, are distributed along approximately half the length of the chromosome. Comparisons to Hox gene expression and location in other species suggests that the Hox genes in ascidian genomes are under a dispersing condition. A majority of genetically encoded voltage indicator are based",
"title": "Ciona intestinalis"
},
{
"docid": "4785786",
"text": "chromosome mapping that we still use today. In 1913, he determined that genes were arranged on chromosomes in a linear fashion, like beads on a necklace. He also showed that the gene for any specific trait was in a fixed location (locus). In his work between 1915 and 1928, Sturtevant determined that genes of \"Drosophila\" are arranged in linear order. In 1920, he published a set of three papers under the title “Genetic Studies on Drosophila simulans,” which “proved that two closely related species had newly recurring mutations that were allelic and thus probably identical” (Provine 2). His work also",
"title": "Alfred Sturtevant"
},
{
"docid": "157099",
"text": "the Third International Conference on Plant Hybridization in London in 1906. After the rediscovery of Mendel's work, scientists tried to determine which molecules in the cell were responsible for inheritance. In 1911, Thomas Hunt Morgan argued that genes are on chromosomes, based on observations of a sex-linked white eye mutation in fruit flies. In 1913, his student Alfred Sturtevant used the phenomenon of genetic linkage to show that genes are arranged linearly on the chromosome. Although genes were known to exist on chromosomes, chromosomes are composed of both protein and DNA, and scientists did not know which of the two",
"title": "Genetics"
},
{
"docid": "11399365",
"text": "HOXC10 Homeobox protein Hox-C10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC10\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. The protein level is controlled during cell differentiation and",
"title": "HOXC10"
},
{
"docid": "11347726",
"text": "in the development of hair, nail, and filiform papilla. HOXC13 Homeobox protein Hox-C13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC13\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12.",
"title": "HOXC13"
},
{
"docid": "11347725",
"text": "HOXC13 Homeobox protein Hox-C13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC13\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. The product of this gene may play a role",
"title": "HOXC13"
},
{
"docid": "11318437",
"text": "HOXC8 Homeobox protein Hox-C8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC8\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. The product of this gene may play a role",
"title": "HOXC8"
},
{
"docid": "11399366",
"text": "proliferation, which may indicate this protein has a role in origin activation. HOXC10 Homeobox protein Hox-C10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC10\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster",
"title": "HOXC10"
},
{
"docid": "6639129",
"text": "It is expressed as a percentage, which is equivalent to the number of map units (or centiMorgans) between two genes. For example, if 100 out of 1000 individuals display the phenotype resulting from a crossover between genes \"a\" and \"b\", then the recombination frequency is 10 percent and genes \"a\" and \"b\" are 10 map-units apart on the chromosome. If the recombination frequency is greater than 50 percent, it means that the genes are unlinked - they are either located on different chromosomes or are sufficiently distant from each other on the same chromosome. Any recombination frequency greater than 50",
"title": "Three-point cross"
},
{
"docid": "9346289",
"text": "does occur during meiosis each chromatid ends up lacking some genes and carrying two copies of other genes. Recombination in inverted regions leads to dicentric or acentric chromosomes (chromosomes with two centromeres or no centromere). Progeny carrying chromosomes that are the products of recombination between balancer and normal chromosomes are not viable (they die). Dominant markers such as genes for green fluorescent protein or enzymes that make pigments allow researchers to easily recognize flies that carry the balancer chromosome. By suppressing reproductive fitness when carried homozygously a balancer chromosome ensures that the population it is carried in does not become",
"title": "Balancer chromosome"
},
{
"docid": "6656527",
"text": "prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes. The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 2. For complete list, see the link in the infobox on the right. Partial list of the genes located on p-arm (short arm) of human chromosome 2: Partial list of the genes located on q-arm (long arm) of human chromosome 2: The following diseases and traits are related to genes located on chromosome 2: Chromosome 2 Chromosome 2 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome.",
"title": "Chromosome 2"
},
{
"docid": "11315705",
"text": "Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory The Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory (also known as the chromosome theory of inheritance or the Sutton–Boveri theory) is a fundamental unifying theory of genetics which identifies chromosomes as the carriers of genetic material. It correctly explains the mechanism underlying the laws of Mendelian inheritance by identifying chromosomes with the paired factors (particles) required by Mendel's laws. It also states that chromosomes are linear structures with genes located at specific sites called loci along them. It states simply that chromosomes, which are seen in all dividing cells and pass from one generation to the next, are the basis for",
"title": "Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory"
},
{
"docid": "5042098",
"text": "as disease resistance, athletic ability, and intelligence. Genetics explains the process of parents passing down certain genes to their children. Genes are inherited from both biological parents, and each gene expresses a specific trait. The traits expressed by genes can be something physically seen—such as hair color, eye color, or height—or can be things such as diseases and disorders. Human genes are found within chromosomes. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, 46 individual chromosomes. 23 chromosomes are inherited from the father, and 23 from the mother. Each chromosome can carry about 20,000 genes. Researchers have already connected the genes in",
"title": "Designer baby"
},
{
"docid": "13133029",
"text": "the cell. On sex chromosomes, the amount of clusters is very low in both human and mouse. The authors reasoned this was due to the low rate of chromosomal rearrangements of sex chromosomes. Open chromatin regions are active regions. It is more likely that genes will be transferred to these regions. Genes from organelle and virus genome are inserted more often in these regions. In this way non-homologous genes can be pressed together in a small domain. It is possible that some regions in the genome are better suited for important genes. It is important for the cell that genes",
"title": "Ridge (biology)"
},
{
"docid": "7276705",
"text": "long DNA helix on which thousands of genes are encoded. The region of the chromosome at which a particular gene is located is called its locus. Each locus contains one allele of a gene; however, members of a population may have different alleles at the locus, each with a slightly different gene sequence. The majority of eukaryotic genes are stored on a set of large, linear chromosomes. The chromosomes are packed within the nucleus in complex with storage proteins called histones to form a unit called a nucleosome. DNA packaged and condensed in this way is called chromatin. The manner",
"title": "Gene"
},
{
"docid": "11315706",
"text": "all genetic inheritance. Over a period of time random mutation creates changes in the DNA sequence of a gene. Genes are located on chromosomes. The chromosome theory of inheritance is credited to papers by Walter Sutton in 1902 and 1903, as well as to independent work by Theodor Boveri during roughly the same period. Boveri was studying sea urchins, in which he found that all the chromosomes had to be present for proper embryonic development to take place. Sutton's work with grasshoppers showed that chromosomes occur in matched pairs of maternal and paternal chromosomes which separate during meiosis and \"may",
"title": "Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory"
},
{
"docid": "11329995",
"text": "HOXC6 Homeobox protein Hox-C6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXC6\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family, members of which encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene, HOXC6, is one of several HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. Three genes, HOXC5, HOXC4 and HOXC6, share a 5' non-coding exon.",
"title": "HOXC6"
},
{
"docid": "2890472",
"text": "of translocation caused by breaks at or near the centromeres of two acrocentric chromosomes. The reciprocal exchange of parts gives rise to one large metacentric chromosome and one extremely small chromosome that may be lost from the organism with little effect because it contains so few genes. The resulting karyotype in humans leaves only 45 chromosomes, since two chromosomes have fused together. This has no direct effect on the phenotype, since the only genes on the short arms of acrocentrics are common to all of them and are present in variable copy number (nucleolar organiser genes). Robertsonian translocations have been",
"title": "Chromosomal translocation"
},
{
"docid": "18714704",
"text": "to other sensory systems, olfaction has undergone fairly modest changes throughout the evolution of vertebrates. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that at least three distinct olfactory subsystems are broadly consistent in vertebrates, and a fourth accessory system (vomeronasal) solely arose in tetrapods. Mutations affecting OR genes on the chromosome are primarily responsible for the evolution of smell. OR genes are grouped in clusters along multiple chromosomes and are responsible for coding respective OR proteins. These proteins contain seven transmembrane domains that are responsible for detecting specific sets of odor molecules. OR genes are located on error-prone regions of the chromosome, and consequently,",
"title": "Evolution of olfaction"
},
{
"docid": "11131493",
"text": "\"nifA\" in the same manner described before, but it uses a different \"nifA\" activator which initiates the NtrC. NtrC activates a different expression of \"nifA\" and the other \"nif\" genes. \"Rhizobium\" spp.—Gram-negative, symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria that usually form a symbiotic relationship with legume species. In some rhizobia, the \"nif\" genes are located on plasmids called 'sym plasmids' (sym = symbiosis) which contain genes related to nitrogen fixation and metabolism, while the chromosomes contain most of the housekeeping genes of the bacteria. Regulation of the \"nif\" genes is at the transcriptional level and is dependent on colonization of the plant",
"title": "Nif gene"
},
{
"docid": "6656647",
"text": "CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes. The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 3. For complete list, see the link in the infobox on the right. Partial list of the genes located on p-arm (short arm) of human chromosome 3: Partial list of the genes located on q-arm (long arm) of human chromosome 3: The following diseases and disorders are some of those related to genes on chromosome 3: Chromosome 3 Chromosome 3 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have",
"title": "Chromosome 3"
},
{
"docid": "19731516",
"text": "male offspring. The flower is hermaphrodite when both male promoting and male fertility genes are present. Lastly, Y chromosomes carrying both female suppression and male fertility genes creates an asexual organism. Sex determination in Silene \"Silene\" are a flowering plant that evolved a dioecious reproductive system. This is made possible through heteromorphic sex chromosomes expressed as XY. \"Silene\" recently evolved sex chromosomes 5-10 million years ago and are widely used by geneticists and biologists to study the mechanisms of sex determination since they are one of only 39 species across 14 families of angiosperm that possess sex-determining genes. \"Silene\" are",
"title": "Sex determination in Silene"
},
{
"docid": "4784467",
"text": "In general, traits that exist on the Y chromosome are Y-linked because they only occur on that chromosome and do not change in recombination. As of 2000, a number of genes were known to be Y-linked, including: Y linkage Y linkage, which can also be known as sex linkage or holandric inheritance, describes traits that are produced by genes located on the Y chromosome. Y linkage can be very hard to determine and prove. This is due in part because the Y chromosome is small and does not contain as many genes as the autosomal chromosomes or the X chromosome.",
"title": "Y linkage"
},
{
"docid": "20002973",
"text": "= 6-12). Macrosynteny studies have determined that, in vocal learner birds, genes have undergone a deeper rearrangement along their corresponding chromosomes than those of non-vocal learner birds. In addition to that, microsynteny studies revealed that birds possess a higher number of orthologous genes that maintain synteny. This proves that gene order along chromosomes is more conserved in birds than in other animal groups. A clear example are genes coding for haemoglobin subunits. These genes are easily duplicated and lost. As a consequence, there are huge differences regarding the number and relative position of the genes of alpha-hemoglobins and beta-hemoglobins in",
"title": "Genomic evolution of birds"
},
{
"docid": "9354231",
"text": "absence of recombination, only parental phenotypes are expected. Genetic Linkage is the tendency of alleles, which are located closely together on a chromosome, to be inherited together during the process of meiosis in sexually reproducing organisms. During the process of meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair up, and can exchange corresponding sections of DNA. As a result, genes that were originally on the same chromosome can finish up on different chromosomes. This process is known as genetic recombination. The rate of recombination of two discrete loci corresponds to their physical proximity. Alleles that are closer together have lower rates of recombination than",
"title": "Complete linkage"
},
{
"docid": "6688481",
"text": "different chromosomes, but diseases that are precipitated by a single abnormality are relatively simple to pinpoint and trace – although not so simple that this has been achieved for all diseases. It is immensely useful in understanding these diseases and their processes to know where they are located on chromosomes, and how they have been inherited through generations of a family, as can be accomplished through coalescent analysis. Genetic diseases are passed from one generation to another just like other genes. While any gene may be shuffled from one chromosome to another during homologous recombination, it is unlikely that one",
"title": "Coalescent theory"
},
{
"docid": "6660984",
"text": "human chromosome 6. For complete list, see the link in the infobox on the right. The following are some of the genes located on p-arm (short arm) of human chromosome 6: The following are some of the genes located on q-arm (long arm) of human chromosome 6: The following diseases are some of those related to genes on chromosome 6: Chromosome 6 Chromosome 6 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 6 spans more than 170 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 5.5",
"title": "Chromosome 6"
},
{
"docid": "6172302",
"text": "Locus (genetics) A locus (plural loci) in genetics is a fixed position on a chromosome, like the position of a gene or a marker (genetic marker). Each chromosome carries many genes; human's estimated 'haploid' protein coding genes are 19,000–20,000, on the 23 different chromosomes. A variant of the similar DNA sequence located at a given locus is called an allele. The ordered list of loci known for a particular genome is called a gene map. Gene mapping is the process of determining the locus for a particular biological trait. Diploid and polyploid cells whose chromosomes have the same allele of",
"title": "Locus (genetics)"
},
{
"docid": "12395242",
"text": "1967 at the City University of New York, Brooklyn College. He finished his master’s degree in biology at Yale University in 1969, where he received his PhD in 1973. At Yale, Tischfield worked on mapping human genes to chromosomes. He used mice-man somatic cell hybrids to determine which genes are located on which chromosomes. He identified the gene for indophenol oxidase in mammals. Later, this gene was identified by researchers from Duke University as the gene coding for the enzyme superoxide dismutase, which is involved in Down syndrome and some cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou",
"title": "Jay Tischfield"
},
{
"docid": "8268820",
"text": "eventually identifies the VSG as a foreign antigen and mounts an attack against the microbe. The \"T. brucei\" parasite has evolved an elegant mechanism to display a completely new coat of VSG antigen, rendering it once again invisible to the host’s immune system. The parasite’s genome has over 1,000 genes that code for different variants of the VSG protein. VSG genes can be found on the subtelomeric portion of large chromosomes, or on intermediate chromosomes. VSG genes also exist in arrays and many exist as pseudogenes. There is a hierarchy by which the VSG genes are activated. Telomeric VSGs are",
"title": "Antigenic variation"
},
{
"docid": "4584418",
"text": "most of the dosage compensated genes exist on the Zp, or short, arm of the chromosome while the non-compensated genes are on the Zq, or long, arm of the chromosome. The compensated (silenced) genes on Zp resemble a region on the primitive platypus sex chromosome, suggesting an ancestor to the XX/XY system. The sex chromosomes of birds evolved separately from those of mammals and share very little sequence homology with the XY chromosomes. As such, scientists refer to bird sex chromosomes as a ZW sex-determining system, with males possessing two Z chromosomes, and females possessing one Z chromosome and one",
"title": "Dosage compensation"
},
{
"docid": "1946241",
"text": "present in the parental generation. These gametes represent recombinant gametes. Recombinant gametes are those gametes that differ from both of the haploid gametes that made up the original diploid cell. In this example, the recombination frequency is 50% since 2 of the 4 gametes were recombinant gametes. The recombination frequency will be 50% when two genes are located on different chromosomes or when they are widely separated on the same chromosome. This is a consequence of independent assortment. When two genes are close together on the same chromosome, they do not assort independently and are said to be linked. Whereas",
"title": "Genetic linkage"
},
{
"docid": "11353556",
"text": "HOXD12 Homeobox protein Hox-D12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD12\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located in a cluster on chromosome 2. Deletions that remove the entire HOXD gene cluster or the 5' end",
"title": "HOXD12"
},
{
"docid": "11331177",
"text": "HOXD11 Homeobox protein Hox-D11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD11\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located in a cluster on chromosome 2. Deletions that remove the entire HOXD gene cluster or the 5' end",
"title": "HOXD11"
},
{
"docid": "11318439",
"text": "HOXD13 Homeobox protein Hox-D13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD13\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located in a cluster on chromosome 2. Deletions that remove the entire HOXD gene cluster or the 5' end",
"title": "HOXD13"
},
{
"docid": "13857569",
"text": "parent. Instead, paired chromosomes exchange parallel pieces of DNA, a process called chromosomal crossover, prior to being passed on to the next generation. When particular genes are located physically close together on a chromosome, they tend to be passed on together. The rate at which two genes are passed on together can be used to calculate their distance from each other on the chromosome. Genes which tend to be passed on as a group form what is called a \"linkage group.\" Equine linkage group II includes a number of genes. The first linkage was found between a blood type marker",
"title": "Roan (horse)"
},
{
"docid": "8982406",
"text": "never attended a scientific meeting and never presented a paper at a conference. Morgan discovered the attached-X and ring chromosomes in \"Drosophila melanogaster\". Normal \"Drosophila\" X-chromosomes have one centromere located on one end of the chromosome, while attached-X chromosomes are composed of two X-chromosomes that share a single centromere. These compounds are transmitted as a single entity exclusively from mother to daughter. Morgan's attached-X chromosome strain has proved invaluable for \"Drosophila\" genetics because it allows mutant alleles on a different X chromosome to be maintained clonally in a stock of males, which do not undergo recombination. Morgan's second major contribution",
"title": "Lilian Vaughan Morgan"
},
{
"docid": "576729",
"text": "as in animals and plants. Meiosis results in a random segregation of the genes that each parent contributes. Each parent organism is usually identical save for a fraction of their genes; each gamete is therefore genetically unique. At fertilisation, parental chromosomes combine. In humans, (2²²)² = 17.6x10 chromosomally different zygotes are possible for the non-sex chromosomes, even assuming no chromosomal crossover. If crossover occurs once, then on average (4²²)² = 309x10 genetically different zygotes are possible for every couple, not considering that crossover events can take place at most points along each chromosome. The X and Y chromosomes undergo no",
"title": "Fertilisation"
},
{
"docid": "2819914",
"text": "be involved in antibiotic resistance in bacteria ). Regions in nuclear chromosomes, very similar in sequence to mitochondrial tRNA genes, have also been identified (tRNA-lookalikes). These tRNA-lookalikes are also considered part of the nuclear mitochondrial DNA (genes transferred from the mitochondria to the nucleus). As with all eukaryotes, there are 22 mitochondrial tRNA genes in humans. Mutations in some of these genes have been associated with severe diseases like the MELAS syndrome. Cytoplasmic tRNA genes can be grouped into 49 families according to their anticodon features. These genes are found on all chromosomes, except the 22 and Y chromosome. High",
"title": "Transfer RNA"
},
{
"docid": "949624",
"text": "consists of taking genes from the male chromosomes and genes from the female chromosome, resulting in a process of meiosis occurring, and leading to the splitting of the chromosomes evenly. Depending on which genes are dominantly expressed in the gene will result in the sex of the offspring. The female will always give an X chromosome, whereas the male, depending on the situation, will either give an X chromosome or a Y chromosome. If a male offspring is produced, the gene will consist of an X and a Y chromosome. If two X chromosomes are expressed and produced, it produces",
"title": "Offspring"
},
{
"docid": "11331150",
"text": "HOXD4 Homeobox protein Hox-D4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD4\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located at 2q31-2q37 chromosome regions. Deletions that removed the entire HOXD gene cluster or 5' end of this cluster",
"title": "HOXD4"
},
{
"docid": "11328160",
"text": "HOXD9 Homeobox protein Hox-D9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD9\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located at 2q31-2q37 chromosome regions. Deletions that removed the entire HOXD gene cluster or 5' end of this cluster",
"title": "HOXD9"
},
{
"docid": "11323364",
"text": "HOXD3 Homeobox protein Hox-D3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD3\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located at 2q31-2q37 chromosome regions. Deletions that removed the entire HOXD gene cluster or 5' end of this cluster",
"title": "HOXD3"
},
{
"docid": "5952709",
"text": "same species often have a different chromosome number, with some of these additional chromosomes being unnecessary for normal growth in culture. The extra chromosomes are known as conditionally dispensable, or supernumerary, because they are dispensable for certain situations, but may confer a selective advantage under different environments. Supernumerary chromosomes do not carry genes that are necessary for basic fungal growth, but may have some functional significance. For example, it has been discovered that the supernumerary chromosome of the pea pathogen \"Haematonectria haematococca\" carries genes that are important to the disease-causing capacity of the fungus. This supernumerary DNA was found to",
"title": "B chromosome"
},
{
"docid": "1271641",
"text": "belong to the same species. They can shape the structure of whole genomes and thus explain genome evolution to a large extent. Examples include the Homeobox (Hox) genes in animals. These genes not only underwent gene duplications within chromosomes but also whole genome duplications. As a result, Hox genes in most vertebrates are spread across multiple chromosomes: the HoxA–D clusters are the best studied. It has been suggested that some behaviours might be homologous, based either on sharing across related taxa or on common origins of the behaviour in an individual's development, though this remains controversial. For example, D. W.",
"title": "Homology (biology)"
},
{
"docid": "8642929",
"text": "mice is p19ARF. The p14ARF transcript was first identified in humans in 1995, and its protein product confirmed in mice that same year. Its gene locus is on the short arm of chromosome 9 in humans, and on a corresponding location on chromosome 4 in mice. It is located near the genes for the tandem repeats INK4a and INK4b, which are 16 kDa (p16) and 15 kDa (p15) proteins, respectively. These INK4 proteins directly inhibit the cyclin D-dependent kinases CDK4 and CDK6. There are other INK4 genes on other chromosomes, however these are not linked to cancer, and so their",
"title": "P14arf"
},
{
"docid": "7694252",
"text": "sex chromosomes in each of a male's cells (48,XXYY). Extra copies of genes on the X chromosome interfere with male sexual development, preventing the testes from functioning normally and reducing the levels of testosterone. Many genes are found only on the X or Y chromosome, but genes in areas known as the pseudoautosomal regions are present on both sex chromosomes. Extra copies of genes from the pseudoautosomal regions of the extra X and Y chromosome contribute to the signs and symptoms of 48,XXYY syndrome; however, the specific genes have not been identified. The condition 48,XXYY is not inherited; it usually",
"title": "XXYY syndrome"
},
{
"docid": "97578",
"text": "known as the \"C-value enigma\". However, some DNA sequences that do not code protein may still encode functional non-coding RNA molecules, which are involved in the regulation of gene expression. Some noncoding DNA sequences play structural roles in chromosomes. Telomeres and centromeres typically contain few genes but are important for the function and stability of chromosomes. An abundant form of noncoding DNA in humans are pseudogenes, which are copies of genes that have been disabled by mutation. These sequences are usually just molecular fossils, although they can occasionally serve as raw genetic material for the creation of new genes through",
"title": "DNA"
},
{
"docid": "4784459",
"text": "Y linkage Y linkage, which can also be known as sex linkage or holandric inheritance, describes traits that are produced by genes located on the Y chromosome. Y linkage can be very hard to determine and prove. This is due in part because the Y chromosome is small and does not contain as many genes as the autosomal chromosomes or the X chromosome. However, the human Y chromosome is no longer considered to be as barren as it once was; it is estimated to contain about 200 genes. The Y-chromosome is sex determining in some species but not others, so",
"title": "Y linkage"
},
{
"docid": "7573665",
"text": "The Z chromosome is larger and has more genes, like the X chromosome in the XY system. No genes are shared between the avian ZW and mammalian XY chromosomes, and, from a comparison between chicken and human, the Z chromosome appeared similar to the autosomal chromosome 9 in humans, rather than X or Y, leading researchers to believe that the ZW and XY sex determination systems do not share an origin, but that the sex chromosomes are derived from autosomal chromosomes of the common ancestor. These autosomes are thought to have evolved sex-determining loci that eventually developed into the respective",
"title": "ZW sex-determination system"
},
{
"docid": "4584429",
"text": "suggested that \"S. latiforia\" and its dosage compensation system is still evolving. Additionally, in plant species that lack dimorphic sex chromosomes, dosage compensation can occur when aberrant meiotic events or mutations result in either aneuploidy or polyploidy. Genes on the affected chromosome may be upregulated or down-regulated to compensate for the change in the normal number of chromosomes present. Dosage compensation Dosage compensation is the process by which organisms equalize the expression of genes between members of different biological sexes. Across species, different sexes are often characterized by different types and numbers of sex chromosomes. In order to neutralize the",
"title": "Dosage compensation"
},
{
"docid": "1702745",
"text": "pesticide sprayed on interior walls. Resistance may involve rapid excretion of toxins, secretion of them within the body away from vulnerable tissues and decreased penetration through the body wall. Mutation in only a single gene can lead to the evolution of a resistant organism. In other cases, multiple genes are involved. Resistant genes are usually autosomal. This means that they are located on autosomes (as opposed to allosomes, also known as sex chromosomes). As a result, resistance is inherited similarly in males and females. Also, resistance is usually inherited as an incompletely dominant trait. When a resistant individual mates with",
"title": "Pesticide resistance"
},
{
"docid": "6068060",
"text": "other great apes have 24 pairs of chromosomes. In the human evolutionary lineage, two ancestral ape chromosomes fused at their telomeres, producing human chromosome 2. There are nine other major chromosomal differences between chimpanzees and humans: chromosome segment inversions on human chromosomes 1, 4, 5, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, and 18. After the completion of the Human genome project, a common chimpanzee genome project was initiated. In December 2003, a preliminary analysis of 7600 genes shared between the two genomes confirmed that certain genes such as the forkhead-box P2 transcription factor, which is involved in speech development, are different",
"title": "Chimpanzee genome project"
},
{
"docid": "6899761",
"text": "X hyperactivation X hyperactivation refers to the process in Drosophila by which genes on the X chromosome in male flies become twice as active as genes on the X chromosome in female flies. Because male flies have a single X chromosome and female flies have two X chromosomes, the higher level of activation in males ensures that X chromosome genes are overall expressed at the same level in males and females. X hyperactivation is one mechanism of dosage compensation, whereby organisms that use genetic sex determination systems balance the gene dosage from the sex chromosomes between males and females. X",
"title": "X hyperactivation"
},
{
"docid": "1720410",
"text": "of malignant transformation. Chromosomal translocation and extra chromosomes help create abnormally high activity of certain proto-oncogenes, which caused by these genetic abnormalities and include those encoding c-myc, HRAS, and vav. The activity of proto-oncogenes is not the only cellular function that is affected; tumour suppressor genes are affected by the chromosomal changes induced by mycoplasma, as well. Partial or complete loss of chromosomes causes the loss of important genes involved in the regulation of cell proliferation. Two genes whose activities are markedly decreased during chronic infections with mycoplasma are the Rb and the p53 tumour suppressor genes. Another possible mechanism",
"title": "Mycoplasma"
},
{
"docid": "493948",
"text": "same X chromosome, the rest have a Y-chromosome. At fertilization the gametes fuse to form a cell, usually with 46 chromosomes, and either XX female or XY male, depending on whether the sperm carried an X or a Y chromosome. Some of the other possibilities are listed above. Genes which are specific to the X or Y chromosome are called sex-linked genes. For example, the genes which create red and green retinal photoreceptors are located on the X chromosome, which men only have one of. Thus red-green color blindness is an X-linked recessive trait and is much more common in",
"title": "Gender"
},
{
"docid": "7177248",
"text": "the organelle. Genes in the nucleus are arranged in a linear fashion upon chromosomes, which serve as the scaffold for replication and the regulation of gene expression. As such, they are usually under strict copy-number control, and replicate a single time per cell cycle. Anuclear cells such as platelets do not possess nuclear DNA and therefore must have alternative sources for the RNA that they need to generate proteins. Nuclear gene A nuclear gene is a gene located in the cell nucleus of a eukaryote. The term is used to distinguish nuclear genes from the genes of the endosymbiotic organelle,",
"title": "Nuclear gene"
},
{
"docid": "3897548",
"text": "translocations. They are a type of chromosomal translocation. A Robertsonian translocation is a type of translocation involving two homologous (paired) or non-homologous chromosomes (i.e. two different chromosomes, not belonging to a homologous pair). A feature of chromosomes that are commonly found to undergo such translocations is that they possess an acrocentric centromere, partitioning the chromosome into a large arm containing the vast majority of its genes, and a short arm with a much smaller proportion of genetic content. The short arms also join to form a smaller reciprocal product, which typically contains only nonessential genes also present elsewhere in the",
"title": "Robertsonian translocation"
},
{
"docid": "97574",
"text": "DNA adducts that induce errors in replication. Nevertheless, due to their ability to inhibit DNA transcription and replication, other similar toxins are also used in chemotherapy to inhibit rapidly growing cancer cells. DNA usually occurs as linear chromosomes in eukaryotes, and circular chromosomes in prokaryotes. The set of chromosomes in a cell makes up its genome; the human genome has approximately 3 billion base pairs of DNA arranged into 46 chromosomes. The information carried by DNA is held in the sequence of pieces of DNA called genes. Transmission of genetic information in genes is achieved via complementary base pairing. For",
"title": "DNA"
},
{
"docid": "19492205",
"text": "duplicated and that the majority of the signals is located near the centromeric region of the chromosome. In addition, the pericentromeric Yq11 region shares long stretches of sequence with chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 10, 16, and 22. For this same region, thirty-six modules are distributed interchromosomally while only one module is distributed intrachromosomally. There are twenty genes segments on the Yq11 region and thirteen of them are believed to not be functional genes. Eight of these gene segments display features of degenerated processed pseudogenes while five of them display partial exon-intron structure. The msrY is the male-specific region of the",
"title": "Segmental Duplication on the Human Y Chromosome"
},
{
"docid": "6663339",
"text": "Chromosome 11 Chromosome 11 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. Humans normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 11 spans about 135 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 4 and 4.5 percent of the total DNA in cells. The shorter arm (p arm) is termed 11p while the longer arm (q arm) is 11q. At about 21.5 genes per megabase, chromosome 11 is one of the most gene-rich, and disease-rich, chromosomes in the human genome. More than 40% of the 856 olfactory receptor genes in the human genome are located",
"title": "Chromosome 11"
},
{
"docid": "157118",
"text": "a small circular piece of DNA to another bacterium. Bacteria can also take up raw DNA fragments found in the environment and integrate them into their genomes, a phenomenon known as transformation. These processes result in horizontal gene transfer, transmitting fragments of genetic information between organisms that would be otherwise unrelated. The diploid nature of chromosomes allows for genes on different chromosomes to assort independently or be separated from their homologous pair during sexual reproduction wherein haploid gametes are formed. In this way new combinations of genes can occur in the offspring of a mating pair. Genes on the same",
"title": "Genetics"
},
{
"docid": "979582",
"text": "and potential drug targets. Classic genome-wide linkage analysis has identified nine loci on different chromosomes associated with psoriasis. They are called psoriasis susceptibility 1 through 9 (\"PSORS1\" through \"PSORS9\"). Within those loci are genes on pathways that lead to inflammation. Certain variations (mutations) of those genes are commonly found in psoriasis. Genome-wide association scans have identified other genes that are altered to characteristic variants in psoriasis. Some of these genes express inflammatory signal proteins, which affect cells in the immune system that are also involved in psoriasis. Some of these genes are also involved in other autoimmune diseases. The major",
"title": "Psoriasis"
},
{
"docid": "20242259",
"text": "element on the left vs right side of the animal. This means that in semi-random genes (\"M\" merle, \"s\" spotting and \"T\" ticking), the expression of each element is independent. For example, skin spots on a piebald-spotted dog will not match up with the spots in the dog's coat; and a merle dog with one blue eye can just as likely have better eyesight in its blue eye than in its brown eye. All known genes are on separate chromosomes, and therefore no gene linkage has yet been described among coat genes. However, they do share chromosomes with other major",
"title": "Dog coat genetics"
},
{
"docid": "4505700",
"text": "duplications. A set of paralogy regions is together called a paralogon. Well-studied sets of paralogy regions include regions of human chromosome 2, 7, 12 and 17 containing Hox gene clusters, collagen genes, keratin genes and other duplicated genes, regions of human chromosomes 4, 5, 8 and 10 containing neuropeptide receptor genes, NK class homeobox genes and many more gene families, and parts of human chromosomes 13, 4, 5 and X containing the ParaHox genes and their neighbors. The Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on human chromosome 6 has paralogy regions on chromosomes 1, 9 and 19. Much of the human genome",
"title": "Sequence homology"
},
{
"docid": "7514232",
"text": "GRCh37 are: Normal male mammals have two copies of these genes: one in the pseudoautosomal region of their Y chromosome, the other in the corresponding portion of their X chromosome. Normal females also possess two copies of pseudoautosomal genes, as each of their two X chromosomes contains a pseudoautosomal region. Crossing over between the X and Y chromosomes is normally restricted to the pseudoautosomal regions; thus, pseudoautosomal genes exhibit an autosomal, rather than sex-linked, pattern of inheritance. So, females can inherit an allele originally present on the Y chromosome of their father. The function of these pseudoautosomal regions is that",
"title": "Pseudoautosomal region"
},
{
"docid": "5663586",
"text": "chromosomes, to a mutation affecting a single DNA nucleotide, or to silencing or activating a microRNA that controls expression of 100 to 500 genes. There are two broad categories of genes that are affected by these changes. Oncogenes may be normal genes that are expressed at inappropriately high levels, or altered genes that have novel properties. In either case, expression of these genes promotes the malignant phenotype of cancer cells. Tumor suppressor genes are genes that inhibit cell division, survival, or other properties of cancer cells. Tumor suppressor genes are often disabled by cancer-promoting genetic changes. Finally Oncovirinae, viruses that",
"title": "Carcinogenesis"
},
{
"docid": "10449912",
"text": "7 and chromosome 12. Analyzing the relationships between bitter taste receptor genes show that the genes on the same chromosome are more closely related to each other than genes on different chromosomes. Furthermore, the genes on chromosome 12 have higher sequence similarity than the genes found on chromosome 7. This indicats that these genes evolved via tandem gene duplications and that chromosome 12, as a result of its higher sequence similarity between its genes, went through these tandem duplications more recently than the genes on chromosome 7. Recent work by Enrique Rozengurt has shed some light on the presence of",
"title": "Gustducin"
},
{
"docid": "7206545",
"text": "found within the direct repeat termini of HHV-6’s genome. The right direct repeat terminus integrates within 5 to 41 human telomere repeats, and preferentially does so into the proximal end of chromosomes 9, 17, 18, 19, and 22, but has also occasionally been found in chromosomes 10 and 11. Nearly 70 million individuals are suspected to carry chromosomally integrated HHV-6. A number of genes expressed by HHV-6 are unique to its inactive latency stage. These genes involve maintaining the genome and avoiding destruction of the host cell. For instance, the U94 protein is believed to repress genes that are involved",
"title": "Human herpesvirus 6"
},
{
"docid": "11328161",
"text": "have been associated with severe limb and genital abnormalities. The exact role of this gene has not been determined. HOXD9 Homeobox protein Hox-D9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"HOXD9\" gene. This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes",
"title": "HOXD9"
},
{
"docid": "4466867",
"text": "no male children of an affected father will be affected, as males only inherit their father's Y-chromosome. Various failures in the SRY genes It is important to distinguish between sex-linked characters, which are controlled by genes on sex chromosomes, and two other categories. Sex-influenced or sex-conditioned traits are phenotypes affected by whether they appear in a male or female body. Even in a homozygous dominant or recessive female the condition may not be expressed fully. Example: baldness in humans. These are characters only expressed in one sex. They may be caused by genes on either autosomal or sex chromosomes. Examples:",
"title": "Sex linkage"
},
{
"docid": "2228201",
"text": "Inheritance (genetic algorithm) In genetic algorithms, inheritance is the ability of modeled objects to mate, mutate (similar to biological mutation), and propagate their problem solving genes to the next generation, in order to produce an evolved solution to a particular problem. The selection of objects that will be inherited from in each successive generation is determined by a fitness function, which varies depending upon the problem being addressed. The traits of these objects are passed on through chromosomes by a means similar to biological reproduction. These chromosomes are generally represented by a series of genes, which in turn are usually",
"title": "Inheritance (genetic algorithm)"
},
{
"docid": "10713631",
"text": "Sex-limited genes Sex-limited genes are genes that are present in both sexes of sexually reproducing species but are expressed in only one sex and remain 'turned off' in the other. In other words, sex-limited genes cause the two sexes to show different traits or phenotypes, despite having the same genotype. This term is restricted to autosomal traits, and should not be confused with sex-linked characteristics, which have to do with genetic differences on the sex chromosomes (see sex-determination system). Sex-limited genes are also distinguished from sex-influenced genes, where the same gene will show differential expression in each sex. Sex-influenced genes",
"title": "Sex-limited genes"
},
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"docid": "3248374",
"text": "to genes in cnidarians and bilaterians. In those \"Trichoplax\" genes for which equivalent genes can be identified in the human genome, over 80% of the introns (the regions within genes that are removed from RNA molecules before their sequences are translated in protein synthesis) are found in the same location as in the corresponding human genes. The arrangement of genes in groups on chromosomes is also conserved between the \"Trichoplax\" and human genomes. This contrasts to other model systems such as fruit flies and soil nematodes that have experienced a paring down of non-coding regions and a loss of the",
"title": "Trichoplax"
},
{
"docid": "4505699",
"text": "states, both enzymes show similar enzymatic rates. However, swaps of enzymes and promoters cause severe fitness losses, thus indicating promoter–enzyme coevolution. Characterization of the proteins shows that, compared to RocG, GudB's enzymatic activity is highly dependent on glutamate and pH. Sometimes, large regions of chromosomes share gene content similar to other chromosomal regions within the same genome. They are well characterised in the human genome, where they have been used as evidence to support the 2R hypothesis. Sets of duplicated, triplicated and quadruplicated genes, with the related genes on different chromosomes, are deduced to be remnants from genome or chromosomal",
"title": "Sequence homology"
},
{
"docid": "6756399",
"text": "States by The Institute of Genomic Research. The size of the genome is smaller than that of \"B. pseudomallei\". The \"B. mallei\" sequence revealed a chromosome of 3.5 mega base pairs (Mb) and a 2.3 Mb \"megaplasmid”. Many insertion sequences and phase-variable genes were also found. The genome for \"B. mallei\" is made up of two circular chromosomes. Chromosome 1 is where genes relating to metabolism, capsule formation, and lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis are located. \"B. mallei\" has a polysaccharide capsule which indicates its potential as a pathogen. Chromosome 2 is where most of the information regarding secretion systems and virulence-associated genes",
"title": "Burkholderia mallei"
},
{
"docid": "599556",
"text": "XXXX, and 49, XXXXX. In most mammals, sex is determined by presence of the Y chromosome. \"Female\" is the default sex, due to the absence of the Y chromosome. In the 1930s, Alfred Jost determined that the presence of testosterone was required for Wolffian duct development in the male rabbit. SRY is a sex-determining gene on the Y chromosome in the therians (placental mammals and marsupials). Non-human mammals use several genes on the Y chromosome. Not all male-specific genes are located on the Y chromosome. Other species (including most \"Drosophila\" species) use the presence of two X chromosomes to determine",
"title": "XY sex-determination system"
},
{
"docid": "7118230",
"text": "reaction). The scientist uses these copies to study the DNA from the unusual region of the chromosome in question. Chromosome microdissection Chromosome microdissection is a technique that physically removes a large section of DNA from a complete chromosome. The smallest portion of DNA that can be isolated using this method comprises 10 million base pairs - hundreds or thousands of individual genes. Scientists who study chromosomes are known as cytogeneticists. They are able to identify each chromosome based on its unique pattern of dark and light bands. Certain abnormalities, however, cause chromosomes to have unusual banding patterns. For example, one",
"title": "Chromosome microdissection"
},
{
"docid": "7118227",
"text": "Chromosome microdissection Chromosome microdissection is a technique that physically removes a large section of DNA from a complete chromosome. The smallest portion of DNA that can be isolated using this method comprises 10 million base pairs - hundreds or thousands of individual genes. Scientists who study chromosomes are known as cytogeneticists. They are able to identify each chromosome based on its unique pattern of dark and light bands. Certain abnormalities, however, cause chromosomes to have unusual banding patterns. For example, one chromosome may have a piece of another chromosome inserted within it, creating extra bands. Or, a portion of a",
"title": "Chromosome microdissection"
},
{
"docid": "6598515",
"text": "sex. In some cases, for example, chromosomally female babies that have been exposed to high levels of androgens before birth can develop masculinized genitals by the time they are born. There are other variations of sex chromosomes that lead to a variety of different physical expressions. The X-chromosome carries a larger number of genes in comparison to the Y-chromosome. In humans, X-chromosome inactivation enables males and females to have equal expression of the genes on the X-chromosome since females have two X-chromosomes while males have a single X and a Y chromosome. X-chromosome inactivation is random in the somatic cells",
"title": "Sex differences in human physiology"
},
{
"docid": "4714268",
"text": "Glutamate decarboxylase Glutamate decarboxylase or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is an enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to GABA and CO. GAD uses PLP as a cofactor. The reaction proceeds as follows: In mammals, GAD exists in two isoforms with molecular weights of 67 and 65 kDa (GAD and GAD), which are encoded by two different genes on different chromosomes (GAD1 and GAD2 genes, chromosomes 4 and 10 respectively). GAD and GAD are expressed in the brain where GABA is used as a neurotransmitter, and they are also expressed in the insulin-producing β-cells of the pancreas, in varying ratios",
"title": "Glutamate decarboxylase"
},
{
"docid": "111288",
"text": "combinations with new and complex functions. For example, polyketide synthases are large enzymes that make antibiotics; they contain up to one hundred independent domains that each catalyse one step in the overall process, like a step in an assembly line. In asexual organisms, genes are inherited together, or \"linked\", as they cannot mix with genes of other organisms during reproduction. In contrast, the offspring of sexual organisms contain random mixtures of their parents' chromosomes that are produced through independent assortment. In a related process called homologous recombination, sexual organisms exchange DNA between two matching chromosomes. Recombination and reassortment do not",
"title": "Evolution"
},
{
"docid": "4584510",
"text": "The inactive X forms a discrete body within the nucleus called a Barr body. The Barr body is generally located on the periphery of the nucleus, is late replicating within the cell cycle, and, as it contains the Xi, contains heterochromatin modifications and the Xist RNA. A fraction of the genes along the X chromosome escape inactivation on the Xi. The Xist gene is expressed at high levels on the Xi and is not expressed on the Xa. Many other genes escape inactivation; some are expressed equally from the Xa and Xi, and others, while expressed from both chromosomes, are",
"title": "X-inactivation"
},
{
"docid": "6663259",
"text": "collaborative consensus coding sequence project (CCDS) takes an extremely conservative strategy. So CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes. The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 9. For complete list, see the link in the infobox on the right. The following diseases are some of those related to genes on chromosome 9: Chromosome 9 Chromosome 9 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. Humans normally have two copies of this chromosome, as they normally do with all chromosomes. Chromosome 9 spans about 138 million",
"title": "Chromosome 9"
},
{
"docid": "6702972",
"text": "and their effects on genes near breakpoints. Chromomeres display different properties and behaviours when associated with lampbrush chromosomes. Although found all across the lampbrush chromosome, they are not organized in a clear pattern along as they are in normal pachytene chromosomes of meiosis. The two sister chromatids of a lampbrush chromosome separate fully, forming lateral loops that extend from chromomeres, and act as transcription complexes. The lateral loops are areas where the chromosomes are transcriptionally active. The loops define where the chromomere will be positioned. The chromomere is an organization of regions of non-transcribed chromatin. These regions of chromatin that",
"title": "Chromomere"
}
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"docid": "2279250",
"text": "purpose world maps in 1988, replacing the Van der Grinten projection. In 1998 NGS abandoned the Robinson projection for that use in favor of the Winkel tripel projection, as the latter \"reduces the distortion of land masses as they near the poles\". The Robinson projection is neither equal-area nor conformal, abandoning both for a compromise. The creator felt this produced a better overall view than could be achieved by adhering to either. The meridians curve gently, avoiding extremes, but thereby stretch the poles into long lines instead of leaving them as points. Hence, distortion close to the poles is severe,",
"title": "Robinson projection"
},
{
"docid": "2279250",
"text": "purpose world maps in 1988, replacing the Van der Grinten projection. In 1998 NGS abandoned the Robinson projection for that use in favor of the Winkel tripel projection, as the latter \"reduces the distortion of land masses as they near the poles\". The Robinson projection is neither equal-area nor conformal, abandoning both for a compromise. The creator felt this produced a better overall view than could be achieved by adhering to either. The meridians curve gently, avoiding extremes, but thereby stretch the poles into long lines instead of leaving them as points. Hence, distortion close to the poles is severe,",
"title": "Robinson projection"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "4089781",
"text": "R. Coffin and Bessie Morris Coffin, on December 23, 1938, in Franklin County, Ohio. They had two children, a son and a daughter. After the death of his first wife, Robinson remarried in 1993. His second wife was Martha Elizabeth Rodabaugh Phillips (1914–2010), a widow, with whom he had attended school in Oxford, Ohio. Robinson was a prolific writer and influential philosopher on cartography: One of Robinson's most notable accomplishments is the Robinson projection. In 1961, Rand McNally asked Robinson to choose a projection for use as a world map that, among other criteria, was uninterrupted, had limited distortion, and",
"title": "Arthur H. Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "5221701",
"text": "– for example, the Canon EF 50mm 1.4 exhibits barrel distortion at extremely short focal distances. Barrel distortion may be found in wide-angle lenses, and is often seen at the wide-angle end of zoom lenses, while pincushion distortion is often seen in older or low-end telephoto lenses. Mustache distortion is observed particularly on the wide end of zooms, with certain retrofocus lenses, and more recently on large-range zooms such as the Nikon 18–200 mm. A certain amount of pincushion distortion is often found with visual optical instruments, e.g., binoculars, where it serves to eliminate the globe effect. In order to",
"title": "Distortion (optics)"
},
{
"docid": "10648592",
"text": "where formula_2 is the longitude and formula_3 is the latitude. Wagner VI projection Wagner VI is a pseudocylindrical whole Earth map projection. Like the Robinson projection, it is a compromise projection, not having any special attributes other than a pleasing, low distortion appearance. Wagner VI is equivalent to the Kavrayskiy VII horizontally elongated by a factor of . This elongation results in proper preservation of shapes near the equator but slightly more distortion overall. The aspect ratio of this projection is 2:1, as formed by the ratio of the equator to the central meridian. This matches the ratio of Earth’s",
"title": "Wagner VI projection"
},
{
"docid": "1589363",
"text": "sources. It is known that the Gaussian source is the most \"difficult\" source to encode: for a given mean square error, it requires the greatest number of bits. The performance of a practical compression system working on—say—images, may well be below the formula_43 lower bound shown. The rate-distortion function of a bernoulli random variable with Hamming distortion is given by: where formula_45 denotes the binary entropy function. Plot of the rate-distortion function for formula_46: Suppose we want to transmit information about a source to the user with a distortion not exceeding \"D\". Rate–distortion theory tells us that at least formula_47",
"title": "Rate–distortion theory"
},
{
"docid": "13611612",
"text": "devices had not shown large amounts of cross-over distortion. Although crossover distortion is very fatiguing to the ear and perceptible in listening tests, it is also almost invisible (until looked for) in the traditional Total harmonic distortion (THD) measurements of that epoch. It should be pointed out that this reference is somewhat ironic given its publication date of 1952. As such, it most certainly refers to \"ear fatigue\" distortion commonly found in existing tube-type designs; the world's first prototype transistorized hi-fi amplifier did not appear until 1955 . A class-A push–pull amplifier produces low distortion for any given level of",
"title": "Tube sound"
},
{
"docid": "19845683",
"text": "band limiting etc. of multidimensional signals. A simple straightforward solution to above equation is of the form, where formula_7 is the inverse distortion operator. However, in most cases of practical use, it may be extremely difficult to implement the inverse distortion operator formula_7 or the such an inverse distortion operator may not exist and even in situations where the distortion operator formula_4 is known and its inverse can be approximately implemented, the resultant reconstructed signal formula_10 can have very large reconstruction errors due to the inaccuracies present in the estimation of the inverse operator formula_7. A general class of iterative",
"title": "Multidimensional signal restoration"
},
{
"docid": "2754199",
"text": "practically be viewed by one person at a time. The pictures of the phénakisticope became distorted when spun fast enough to produce the illusion of movement; they appeared a bit slimmer and were slightly curved. Sometimes animators drew an opposite distortion in their pictures to compensate this. However, most animations were not intended to give a realistic representation and the distortion isn't very obvious in cartoonish pictures. The distortion and the flicker caused by the rotating slits are not seen in most phénakisticope animations now found online (for instance the GIF animation on this page). These are usually animations created",
"title": "Phenakistiscope"
},
{
"docid": "1589353",
"text": "allocation procedures that capitalize on the general shape of rate–distortion functions. Rate–distortion theory was created by Claude Shannon in his foundational work on information theory. In rate–distortion theory, the \"rate\" is usually understood as the number of bits per data sample to be stored or transmitted. The notion of \"distortion\" is a subject of on-going discussion. In the most simple case (which is actually used in most cases), the distortion is defined as the expected value of the square of the difference between input and output signal (i.e., the mean squared error). However, since we know that most lossy compression",
"title": "Rate–distortion theory"
},
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"docid": "5221704",
"text": "are visually similar. Radial distortion, whilst primarily dominated by low order radial components, can be corrected using Brown's distortion model, also known as the Brown–Conrady model based on earlier work by Conrady. The Brown–Conrady model corrects both for radial distortion and for tangential distortion caused by physical elements in a lens not being perfectly aligned. The latter is also known as \"decentering distortion\". See Zhang for additional discussion of radial distortion. where: Barrel distortion typically will have a negative term for formula_13 whereas pincushion distortion will have a positive value. Moustache distortion will have a non-monotonic radial geometric series where",
"title": "Distortion (optics)"
},
{
"docid": "19345897",
"text": "Ikwelo River Gweru River is a river in Midlands (Zimbabwe) Province of Zimbabwe. The name Gweru is a further distortion of the name Gwelo which was a distortion of the name Ikwelo meaning a very steep place where one would usually use a ladder upwards or downwards. Itself a distortion of the original Kalanga name of Gwelu an abbreviation of Gwelumatjena meaning the river of white stones. The Matebele just distorted the name as they did many names. Legends say when Ndebele people first settled in the area, their women found it very difficult to draw water from the river",
"title": "Ikwelo River"
},
{
"docid": "8889447",
"text": "Total Distortion Total Distortion is a 1995 full motion video adventure game for Mac and Windows, developed by Pop Rocket. The gameplay has the player as a music video entrepreneur in the \"Distortion Dimension\", a place where you fight \"Guitar Warriors\" which you face in guitar battles. The ultimate goal of the game is to get fame points, make lots of money, and to film successful music videos. The game was also known for its sense of humor; the famous game over screen featured the enemy singing a song called \"You Are Dead\". One of the most distinctive features of",
"title": "Total Distortion"
},
{
"docid": "2761924",
"text": "a fisheye lens, exhibiting different distortion. Compression distortion is most familiar in looking through binoculars or telescopes, as in telescopic sights, while a similar effect is seen in fixed-slit strip photography, notably a photo finish, where all capture is parallel to the capture, completely eliminating perspective (a side view). Consider an idealised Gaussian optical system. For most purposes, we can assume the image space and the object space are in the same medium. Thus, for an object in focus, the distance between the lens and image plane formula_1, the distance between lens and the object formula_2, and the focal length",
"title": "Perspective distortion (photography)"
},
{
"docid": "6318495",
"text": "grades recalled by 99 freshman college students. It was shown that most errors inflated the actual high school grade, meaning that these distortions are attributed to memory reconstructions in a positive and emotionally gratifying direction. In addition, their findings indicate that the process of distortion does not cause the actual unpleasant memory loss of getting the bad grade. This is because there was no correlation found between the percentage of accuracy recall and the degree of asymmetry, or distortion. This shows that the distortion in memories of high school grades arises after the content has been forgotten by another mechanism.",
"title": "Choice-supportive bias"
},
{
"docid": "923951",
"text": "technology itself. In 1970, Matti Otala published a paper on the origin of a previously unobserved form of distortion: transient intermodulation distortion (TIM), later also called slew-induced distortion (SID) by others. TIM distortion was found to occur during very rapid increases in amplifier output voltage. TIM did not appear at steady state sine tone measurements, helping to hide it from design engineers prior to 1970. Problems with TIM distortion stem from reduced open loop frequency response of solid state amplifiers. Further works of Otala and other authors found the solution for TIM distortion, including increasing slew rate, decreasing preamp frequency",
"title": "Audio power amplifier"
},
{
"docid": "6110134",
"text": "and inverting input, hence eliminating distortion. With a more precise model of an operational amplifier (with non-infinite gain) distortion is reduced by a factor equal to the gain of the op amp. Most modern power amplifiers (including those used in hi-fi) employ both techniques, using both class-AB in their output stages, and feedback, offering reasonable efficiency and good distortion figures. Crossover distortion Crossover distortion is a type of distortion which is caused by switching between devices driving a load, most often when the devices (such as a transistor) are matched. It is most commonly seen in complementary, or \"push-pull\", Class-B",
"title": "Crossover distortion"
},
{
"docid": "16706596",
"text": "The Record Plant Los Angeles, the infamous studio didn't feel the same and so with great sadness Robinson left to pursue other endeavors. After completing that project, Robinson took a job working A&R for Capitol Records where he helped with the development of several punk rock bands, most notably \"The Dogs\". After getting word that his mother's health was not good, Robinson moved back to NYC to be close to her and work as a freelance engineer. As an independent engineer Jimmy Robinson found himself highly sought after as a consultant and began working for numerous companies of those included;",
"title": "Jimmy Robinson (recording engineer)"
},
{
"docid": "10629746",
"text": "Kavrayskiy VII projection The Kavrayskiy VII projection is a map projection invented by Soviet cartographer Vladimir V. Kavrayskiy in 1939 for use as a general purpose pseudocylindrical projection. Like the Robinson projection, it is a compromise intended to produce good quality maps with low distortion overall. It scores well in that respect compared to other popular projections, such as the Winkel Tripel, despite straight, evenly spaced parallels and a simple formulation. Regardless, it has not been widely used outside the former Soviet Union. The projection is defined as: where \"λ\" is the longitude and \"φ\" is the latitude in radians.",
"title": "Kavrayskiy VII projection"
},
{
"docid": "10629745",
"text": "Kavrayskiy VII projection The Kavrayskiy VII projection is a map projection invented by Soviet cartographer Vladimir V. Kavrayskiy in 1939 for use as a general purpose pseudocylindrical projection. Like the Robinson projection, it is a compromise intended to produce good quality maps with low distortion overall. It scores well in that respect compared to other popular projections, such as the Winkel Tripel, despite straight, evenly spaced parallels and a simple formulation. Regardless, it has not been widely used outside the former Soviet Union. The projection is defined as: where \"λ\" is the longitude and \"φ\" is the latitude in radians.",
"title": "Kavrayskiy VII projection"
},
{
"docid": "10648591",
"text": "Wagner VI projection Wagner VI is a pseudocylindrical whole Earth map projection. Like the Robinson projection, it is a compromise projection, not having any special attributes other than a pleasing, low distortion appearance. Wagner VI is equivalent to the Kavrayskiy VII horizontally elongated by a factor of . This elongation results in proper preservation of shapes near the equator but slightly more distortion overall. The aspect ratio of this projection is 2:1, as formed by the ratio of the equator to the central meridian. This matches the ratio of Earth’s equator to any meridian. The Wagner VI is defined by:",
"title": "Wagner VI projection"
},
{
"docid": "6999228",
"text": "rectifiers found in most VFDs. The controlled rectifier input allows power factor correction. The output inverter consists of IGBTs that draw on the power of the DC bus to create an AC voltage. A voltage created by power-switching devices like IGBTs is not sinusoidal. It is a pulse-width modulated (PWM) waveform very high in harmonic distortion. This PWM voltage is then passed through an inductor/capacitor filter system that produces a sine-wave voltage with less than 3% total harmonic distortion (standards for computer grade power allow up to 5% THD). By contrast, VFDs generate a PWM voltage that limits their versatility",
"title": "Phase converter"
},
{
"docid": "5910180",
"text": "end of the wide angle range. 35mm is most commonly used for group portraits, landscapes, and other general purposes. These lenses are the professional choice among many photo journalists as this focal length is very suitable for street photography. On the other hand, they are also popular for photographers who are new to wide angle photography, since this focal length does not distort as much as other wider offerings. 35mm prime lenses are commonly found in the kits of wedding photographers due to their large aperture and rather low distortion characteristics. Large aperture is good for dim light. Low distortion",
"title": "Canon EF 35mm lens"
},
{
"docid": "16359286",
"text": "generated by formula_15, i.e. for any formula_16 the sigma-algebra then formula_17. In addition to the properties of general risk measures, distortion risk measures also have: Distortion risk measure In financial mathematics, a distortion risk measure is a type of risk measure which is related to the cumulative distribution function of the return of a financial portfolio. The function formula_1 associated with the distortion function formula_2 is a \"distortion risk measure\" if for any random variable of gains formula_3 (where formula_4 is the L space) then where formula_6 is the cumulative distribution function for formula_7 and formula_8 is the dual distortion",
"title": "Distortion risk measure"
},
{
"docid": "13504762",
"text": "observed objects (\"i.e.\", the distance modulus) and the effects of interstellar obscuration, both in the color (reddening) and in the apparent magnitude (where the effect is called \"extinction\"). Color distortion (including reddening) and extinction (obscuration) are also apparent in stars having significant circumstellar dust. The ideal of direct comparison of theoretical predictions of stellar evolution to observations thus has additional uncertainties incurred in the conversions between theoretical quantities and observations. Most of the stars occupy the region in the diagram along the line called the main sequence. During the stage of their lives in which stars are found on the",
"title": "Hertzsprung–Russell diagram"
},
{
"docid": "7552769",
"text": "angle lenses may be used to show more context. Finally, soft focus (spherical aberration) is sometimes a desired effect, particularly in glamour photography where the \"gauzy\" look may be considered flattering. The Canon EF 135mm 2.8 with Softfocus is an example of a lens designed with a controllable amount of soft focus. Most often a prime lens will be used, both because the zoom is not necessary for posed shots (and primes are lighter, cheaper, faster, and higher quality), and because zoom lenses can introduce highly unflattering geometric distortion (barrel distortion or pincushion distortion). However, zoom lenses may be used,",
"title": "Portrait photography"
},
{
"docid": "16359285",
"text": "Distortion risk measure In financial mathematics, a distortion risk measure is a type of risk measure which is related to the cumulative distribution function of the return of a financial portfolio. The function formula_1 associated with the distortion function formula_2 is a \"distortion risk measure\" if for any random variable of gains formula_3 (where formula_4 is the L space) then where formula_6 is the cumulative distribution function for formula_7 and formula_8 is the dual distortion function formula_9. If formula_10 almost surely then formula_11 is given by the Choquet integral, i.e. formula_12 Equivalently, formula_13 such that formula_14 is the probability measure",
"title": "Distortion risk measure"
},
{
"docid": "9790119",
"text": "for the newspaper 'Nieuwsgier' where he was continuously reflecting on life in his ever-changing homeland and wrote most of his often re-printed work 'Piekerans van een straatslijper.' 'Piekerans' (Musings) is the Petjok word Tjalie Robinson used to name his weekly essays in the newspaper, which in essence do not significantly differ from the work of his famous Dutch contemporary in the Netherlands Simon Carmiggelt. Together their work grew into a separate genre in Dutch literature and found successors in among others Rudy Kousbroek. He also became contributing editor with the cultural and literary magazine 'Orientatie', which published many of his",
"title": "Tjalie Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "15131083",
"text": "Albarola Albarola is a white Italian wine grape variety grown in the northwest Italy. It is most commonly found in the Liguria region where producers in the Cinqueterre \"Denominazione di origine controllata\" (DOC) use it as a blending component. Wine expert Jancis Robinson describes the wine made from Albarola as fairly \"neutral\" in profile. Outside of Liguria, the grape was historically grown in Sicily but for most of the 20th century has been declining in plantings along with other ancient Sicilian varieties like Albanello, Damaschino, Minella bianca and Montonico bianco. Most of the plantings of Albarola today are found in",
"title": "Albarola"
},
{
"docid": "5221700",
"text": "quartic (degree 4) term is significant: in the center, the degree 2 barrel distortion is dominant, while at the edge the degree 4 distortion in the pincushion direction dominates. Other distortions are in principle possible – pincushion in center and barrel at the edge, or higher order distortions (degree 6, degree 8) – but do not generally occur in practical lenses, and higher order distortions are small relative to the main barrel and pincushion effects. In photography, distortion is particularly associated with zoom lenses, particularly large-range zooms, but may also be found in prime lenses, and depends on focal distance",
"title": "Distortion (optics)"
},
{
"docid": "1589355",
"text": "models are less well developed and inclusion is mostly limited to the JPEG and MPEG weighting (quantization, normalization) matrix. Distortion functions measure the cost of representing a symbol formula_1 by an approximated symbol formula_2. Typical distortion functions are the Hamming distortion and the Squared-error distortion. The functions that relate the rate and distortion are found as the solution of the following minimization problem: Here formula_6, sometimes called a test channel, is the conditional probability density function (PDF) of the communication channel output (compressed signal) formula_7 for a given input (original signal) \"X\", and formula_8 is the mutual information between formula_7",
"title": "Rate–distortion theory"
},
{
"docid": "13780565",
"text": "contribution to the distortion free energy density becomes: From similar arguments the electric field's contribution to the distortion free energy can be found and is given by: The quantity formula_33 is the difference between the local dielectric constants perpendicular and parallel to formula_7. Distortion free energy density The Distortion free energy density is a quantity that describes the increase in the free energy density of a liquid crystal caused by distortions from its uniformly aligned configuration. It also commonly goes by the name Frank free energy density named after Frederick Charles Frank. The distortion free energy density in a nematic",
"title": "Distortion free energy density"
},
{
"docid": "1589360",
"text": "sources with memory and other distortion measures. One important feature of the SLB is that it is asymptotically tight in the low distortion regime for a wide class of sources and in some occasions, it actually coincides with the rate–distortion function. Shannon Lower Bounds can generally be found if the distortion between any two numbers can be expressed as a function of the difference between the value of these two numbers. The Blahut–Arimoto algorithm, co-invented by Richard Blahut, is an elegant iterative technique for numerically obtaining rate–distortion functions of arbitrary finite input/output alphabet sources and much work has been done",
"title": "Rate–distortion theory"
},
{
"docid": "8466653",
"text": "often described as \"warm\" and \"dirty\", depending on the type and intensity of distortion used. The terms distortion and overdrive are often used interchangeably; where a distinction is made, \"distortion\" is used to denote a more extreme version of the effect than \"overdrive\". \"Fuzz\" is a term used to describe a particular form of extreme distortion originally created by guitarists using faulty equipment (such as a misaligned valve tube, see below), which has been emulated since the 1960s by a number of \"fuzzbox\" effects pedals. Distortion, overdrive, and fuzz can be produced by effects pedals, rackmounts, pre-amplifiers, power amplifiers (a",
"title": "Distortion (music)"
},
{
"docid": "8466673",
"text": "of the guitar's pickups, the setting of the guitar's volume knob, how hard the strings are plucked, and the use of volume-boosting effects pedals can drive this stage harder and create more distortion. During the 1980s and 1990s, most valve amps featured a \"master volume\" control, an adjustable attenuator between the preamp section and the power amp. When the preamp volume is set high to generate high distortion levels, the master volume lowered, keeping the output volume at manageable levels. Analog overdrive/distortion pedals work on similar principles to preamplifier distortion. Because most effects pedals are designed to operate from battery",
"title": "Distortion (music)"
},
{
"docid": "6055894",
"text": "Bishop, an Australian native. Robinson helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010. Robinson signed with the Storm on July 12, 2013 to make a return to Seattle. Ashley Robinson Ashley Robinson (born August 12, 1982), nicknamed A-Rob or Robbo, is a 6'4\" professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently played for the Seattle Storm. Robinson played for South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eleven points, and earned MVP honors. Robinson attended college at",
"title": "Ashley Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "5268767",
"text": "once closed, becomes invisible again. Nearby matter is sucked into the near-vacuum of the Distortion Area and \"falls\" for about 50 seconds before emerging on the other side. The Distortion Area itself is nothing short of indescribable. Humans cannot begin to accurately fathom or record what transpires within the Distortion Area and travelers' minds try to compensate with a bizarre display of light and color. Combined with the natural turbulence in the area, many find the trip rather nauseating. Like any other mode of transport, choosing where to enter the Distortion Area in part affects where an individual is deposited",
"title": "Negative Zone"
},
{
"docid": "548086",
"text": "seen because it essentially commits suicide. When segregation distortion acts on sex chromosomes, they can skew the sex ratio. The SR system in \"Drosophila pseudoobscura\", for example, is on the X chromosome, and XSR/Y males produce only daughters, whereas females undergo normal meiosis with Mendelian proportions of gametes. Segregation distortion systems would drive the favored allele to fixation, except that most of the cases where these systems have been identified have the driven allele opposed by some other selective force. One example is the lethality of the t-haplotype in mice, another is the effect on male fertility of the Sex",
"title": "Selfish genetic element"
},
{
"docid": "3562179",
"text": "(Manhattan's prison complex) affected Robinson deeply. After he was released, he made a point of registering his pistol at the local police station of each town where he performed. Robinson's second wife, Fanny, also sent a letter of introduction with complimentary tickets and other gifts to the local police chief's wife in each town ahead of Robinson's engagements. After Jesse Owens returned from the 1936 Olympics, Robinson befriended him. Despite his fame from his four Olympic track wins, undermining Adolf Hitler's claims of Aryan supremacy, Owens found most of the offers that had been made to employ him had been",
"title": "Bill Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "2279251",
"text": "but quickly declines to moderate levels moving away from them. The straight parallels imply severe angular distortion at the high latitudes toward the outer edges of the map, a fault inherent in any pseudocylindrical projection. However, at the time it was developed, the projection effectively met Rand McNally's goal to produce appealing depictions of the entire world. The projection is defined by the table: The table is indexed by latitude at 5 degree intervals; intermediate values are calculated using interpolation. Robinson did not specify any particular interpolation method, but it is reported that he used Aitken interpolation himself. The PLEN",
"title": "Robinson projection"
},
{
"docid": "15318618",
"text": "Asterolecaniidae Asterolecaniidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as pit scales or asterolecaniids. They typically cause a depression in the host plant's tissues and often cause distortion of the shoots. They are found on a range of hosts but are especially common on oaks, bamboos and a number of ornamental plants. Members of this family occur in most regions of the world but are most abundant in the northern hemisphere. There are about 25 genera and 243 recorded species. Pit scales in this family have three female instars and five male instars. They are generally found on the",
"title": "Asterolecaniidae"
},
{
"docid": "5815137",
"text": "in Princeton, New Jersey, also took on the case. Working with a private investigator, McCloskey soon obtained a video-taped statement from Acreman stating that Robinson had killed Cheryl Fergeson and that he had seen Robinson place her clothes in a dumpster where they were found; that is how Acreman knew where the clothes were before they were found. Although Acreman soon recanted that video statement, two witnesses had come forward attesting that they had heard Acreman say he knew who killed Fergeson, that it was not Brandley, but that he would never tell who did it. Based on these statements,",
"title": "Clarence Brandley"
},
{
"docid": "8934184",
"text": "MXR Distortion + The MXR Distortion + (\"Distortion Plus\") is a distortion pedal originally designed in the 1970s by MXR Innovations. As its name implies \"distortion,\" it's a 'distortion' (parallel clipping) but has a rather mild sound. It has been cloned many times, most famously by the DOD 250 Overdrive (a distortion). The pedal uses a single op-amp and a pair of germanium diodes to ground (parallel-push) for clipping in a very simple configuration with only Output and Distortion controls, no tone control; the pedal uses no discrete transistors. Turning up the Distortion control increases the amount of distortion and",
"title": "MXR Distortion +"
},
{
"docid": "517834",
"text": "F(x(t)), then if the inverse function F can be found, and used intentionally to distort either the input or the output of the system, then the distortion is corrected. An example of a similar correction is where LP/vinyl recordings or FM audio transmissions are deliberately pre-emphasised by a linear filter, the reproducing system applies an inverse filter to make the overall system undistorted. Correction is not possible if the inverse does not exist—for instance if the transfer function has flat spots (the inverse would map multiple input points to a single output point). This produces an uncorrectable loss of information.",
"title": "Distortion"
},
{
"docid": "16199987",
"text": "room temperature. Since then, it has found widespread usage in capacitor applications. Most compounds which form this crystal structure are made under high-pressure conditions. Pure CCTO, however, can be easily synthesized by standard solid state methods via intimate mixtures of the metal carbonate and oxide precursors at temperatures between 1000 and 1200 °C. The CaCuTiO structure type is derived from the cubic perovskite structure, by an octahedral tilting distortion as is GdFeO. In both cases the distortion is driven by a mismatch between the size of the A-cations and the cubic ReO network. However, CaCuTiO and GdFeO adopt different patterns",
"title": "Calcium copper titanate"
},
{
"docid": "6355543",
"text": "range compression, an analog technique that was and is used during the production of most 1990s and newer Audio CDs (with the exception of some classical music recordings) to make them sound louder at the same volume level setting, as it was found that subjectively louder CDs get more airplay and sell better. To achieve this loudness without introducing strong distortion, points in the signal where the volume reaches a maximum are compressed (which means in this case: reduced in volume), then the whole signal is multiplied by a factor so that the maximum volume is reached again. After this,",
"title": "Sound Blaster X-Fi"
},
{
"docid": "6110132",
"text": "forward bias in the base circuit such that the transistors are idling at a small output current. The forward bias causes the circuit to operate in class-AB mode, so both transistors are slightly on during crossover. This can reduce or eliminate the characteristic kink of crossover distortion, although other types of crossover distortion will remain. As with most kinds of distortion, another way in which crossover distortion can be reduced is through the use of feedback. By comparing the output to the desired output, and adjusting the input to correct for any error, we can significantly reduce distortion. This may",
"title": "Crossover distortion"
},
{
"docid": "13742488",
"text": "prisoner. After months of delay from Washington, the prisoners from Fort Robinson, including Dull Knife, were released and allowed to go to Fort Keogh, Montana Territory to join Little Wolf, where they settled on a nearby reservation. Later several of the band were charged and tried for murders committed in Kansas during their exodus north. In 1901 the U.S. Supreme Court denied any U.S. liability but called the “shocking story” “one of the most melancholy of Indian tragedies” and found that “up to the time these Cheyennes were fired upon in the Indian Territory by the pursuing troops, they had",
"title": "Fort Robinson massacre"
},
{
"docid": "17830751",
"text": "Brown front/ Steve Delong on reverse Rich Jackson front/Bart Starr reverse Roland Lakes front/ Dave Robinson reverse Len St. Jean front/ Dave Rowe reverse\" Football card A football card is a type of collectible trading card typically printed on paper stock or card stock that features one or more American football or Canadian football players or other related sports figures. These cards are most often found in the United States and Canada where the sport is popular. Most football cards features National Football League players. There are also Canadian Football League and college football cards. Player cards normally list the",
"title": "Football card"
},
{
"docid": "5908612",
"text": "W. Andrew Robinson (William) Andrew Coulthard Robinson (born 14.03.1957) is a British author and former newspaper editor. Andrew Robinson was educated at the Dragon School, Eton College where he was a King's Scholar, University College, Oxford where he read Chemistry and finally the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He is the son of Neville Robinson, an Oxford physicist, and Daphne Robinson. Robinson first visited India in 1975, and has been involved with the country's culture ever since. He has authored many books and articles, the most recent being \"India: A Short History\" (Thames & Hudson, 2014). Until",
"title": "W. Andrew Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "12595986",
"text": "made. The most successful of these modifications is the Soave modification to the equation, proposed in 1972. Soave's modification involved replacing the T power found in the denominator attractive term of the original equation with a more complicated temperature-dependent expression. He presented the equation as follows: where The Peng–Robinson equation of state further modified the Redlich–Kwong equation by modifying the attractive term, giving the parameters \"a\", \"b\", and \"α\" are slightly modified, with The Peng–Robinson equation typically gives similar VLE equilibria properties as the Soave modification, but often gives better estimations of the liquid phase density. Several modifications have been",
"title": "Redlich–Kwong equation of state"
},
{
"docid": "3605980",
"text": "Reality distortion field Reality distortion field is a term first used by Bud Tribble at Apple Computer in 1981, to describe company co-founder Steve Jobs's charisma and its effects on the developers working on the Macintosh project. Tribble said that the term came from \"Star Trek\", where in episode, it was used to describe how the aliens created their own new world through mental force. In chapter three of \"Steve Jobs\", biographer Walter Isaacson states that around 1972, while Jobs was attending Reed College, Robert Friedland \"taught Steve the reality distortion field.\" The reality distortion field was said by Andy",
"title": "Reality distortion field"
},
{
"docid": "4346360",
"text": "popular. In the book, Tissot argued for his method, reportedly demonstrating that “whatever the system of transformation, there is at each point on the spherical surface at least one pair of orthogonal directions which will also be orthogonal on the projection.” Tissot employed a graphical device he called the \"ellipse indicatrice\" or \"distortion circle\". When plotted on a map it reveals the amount of distortion by the map at the particular point where the ellipse is plotted. He suggested that the angle and extent of the elongation of the distortion circle represented the amount of angular distortion of the map,",
"title": "Nicolas Auguste Tissot"
},
{
"docid": "15359578",
"text": "for a wide variety of organizations. Robinson Center is administered by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, a city government division which maintains its main office there. Robinson Center (Little Rock) The Robinson Center is a performance, convention, and exhibition space at Statehouse Plaza in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The most notable architectural feature of the complex is the south façade of the Robinson Center Music Hall, a building constructed in 1939 to a design by Eugene Stern of the local architectural firm Wittenberg & Delony. It is adorned with columns that echo the Greek Revival style also found",
"title": "Robinson Center (Little Rock)"
},
{
"docid": "2081724",
"text": "for high resolution digital audio. Conventional implementation of DSD has an intrinsic high distortion. Distortion can be alleviated to some degree by using multibit digital to analogue converter. Historically, state-of-the-art ADCs were based around sigma-delta modulation designs. Oversampling converters are frequently used in linear PCM formats, where the ADC output is subject to bandlimiting and dithering. Many modern converters use oversampling and a multi-bit design. Comparisons of DSD and PCM recordings with the same origin, number of channels and similar bandwidth and noise have yielded contradictory results. A study conducted at the Erich-Thienhaus Institute in Detmold, Germany found that in",
"title": "Direct Stream Digital"
},
{
"docid": "513348",
"text": "only. Amplitude distortion Amplitude distortion is distortion occurring in a system, subsystem, or device when the output amplitude is not a linear function of the input amplitude under specified conditions. Generally, output is a linear function of input only for a fixed portion of the transfer characteristics. In this region, I=βI where Ic is collector current and Ib is base current, following linear relation y=mx. When output is not in this portion, two forms of amplitude distortion might arise Due to the additional outputs, this form of distortion is definitely unwanted in audio, radio and telecommunication amplifiers, and it occurs",
"title": "Amplitude distortion"
},
{
"docid": "513346",
"text": "Amplitude distortion Amplitude distortion is distortion occurring in a system, subsystem, or device when the output amplitude is not a linear function of the input amplitude under specified conditions. Generally, output is a linear function of input only for a fixed portion of the transfer characteristics. In this region, I=βI where Ic is collector current and Ib is base current, following linear relation y=mx. When output is not in this portion, two forms of amplitude distortion might arise Due to the additional outputs, this form of distortion is definitely unwanted in audio, radio and telecommunication amplifiers, and it occurs for",
"title": "Amplitude distortion"
},
{
"docid": "1995989",
"text": "to be found in the suttas, such as \"\"parikamma samadhi\" (preparatory concentration), \"upacara samadhi\" (access concentration), \"appanasamadhi\" (absorption concentration).\" Gunaratana also notes that the Buddhaghosa's emphasis on \"kasina\"-meditation is not to be found in the suttas, where \"dhyana\" is always combined with mindfulness. Bhikkhu Sujato has argued that certain views regarding Buddhist meditation expounded in the Visuddhimagga are a \"distortion of the Suttas\" since it denies the necessity of jhana. The Australian monk Shravasti Dhammika is also critical of contemporary practice based on this work. He concludes that Buddhaghosa did not believe that following the practice set forth in the",
"title": "Buddhaghosa"
},
{
"docid": "5105976",
"text": "practical understanding based on meditative experience. Gunaratana further notes that Buddhaghosa invented several key meditation terms which are not to be found in the suttas, such as \"\"parikamma samadhi\" (preparatory concentration), \"upacara samadhi\" (access concentration), \"appanasamadhi\" (absorption concentration).\" Gunaratana also notes that the Buddhaghosa's emphasis on \"kasina\"-meditation is not to be found in the suttas, where \"dhyana\" is always combined with mindfulness. Bhikkhu Sujato has argued that certain views regarding Buddhist meditation expounded in the Visuddhimagga are a \"distortion of the Suttas\" since it denies the necessity of jhana. The Australian monk Shravasti Dhammika is also critical of contemporary practice",
"title": "Visuddhimagga"
},
{
"docid": "42483",
"text": "stack\" for two). In most genres, a \"clean\" bass tone (without any amplifier-induced \"overdrive\" or \"distortion\") is desirable, and so while guitarists often prefer the more desirable distorted tones of tube-transistor amplifiers, bassists commonly use solid-state amplifier circuitry to achieve the necessary high output wattages with less weight than tubes (though smaller tubes can often still be found in the low-power \"preamplifier\" sections of the system, where they provide a warmer, smoother character to the bass tone for relatively little additional weight). A few all-tube bass amplifiers are still available, notably from the Ampeg brand. In some cases, to play",
"title": "Bass guitar"
},
{
"docid": "8889450",
"text": "created from the dreaming minds of their youth. When the player's head producer died, his will entrusted the player with 3 million dollars. Given the stale state of pop culture on this Earth, the player sets out to the Total Distortion Dimension to bring back music videos to Earth. It was critically acclaimed for being innovative and creative. Total Distortion Total Distortion is a 1995 full motion video adventure game for Mac and Windows, developed by Pop Rocket. The gameplay has the player as a music video entrepreneur in the \"Distortion Dimension\", a place where you fight \"Guitar Warriors\" which",
"title": "Total Distortion"
},
{
"docid": "9270431",
"text": "terms, one describing lattice distortion and the other local modulus change. formula_4 Here, formula_5 the term that captures the local modulus change, formula_6 a constant dependent on the solute atoms and formula_7 is the lattice distortion term. The lattice distortion term can be described as: formula_8, where \"a\" is the lattice parameter of the material. Meanwhile, the local modulus change is captured in the following expression: formula_9, where \"G\" is shear modulus of the solute material, In order to achieve noticeable material strengthening via solution strengthening, one should alloy with solutes of higher shear modulus, hence increasing the local shear",
"title": "Solid solution strengthening"
},
{
"docid": "8934186",
"text": "guitars to achieve various tonal options. Rowland S. Howard (The Birthday Party/These Immortal Souls/Crime & the City Solution/Solo albums) also used this pedal across his career. MXR Distortion + The MXR Distortion + (\"Distortion Plus\") is a distortion pedal originally designed in the 1970s by MXR Innovations. As its name implies \"distortion,\" it's a 'distortion' (parallel clipping) but has a rather mild sound. It has been cloned many times, most famously by the DOD 250 Overdrive (a distortion). The pedal uses a single op-amp and a pair of germanium diodes to ground (parallel-push) for clipping in a very simple configuration",
"title": "MXR Distortion +"
},
{
"docid": "521145",
"text": "has the following form where \"μ\" is the duty cycle, 0<\"μ\"<1, and see for more details. Total harmonic distortion The total harmonic distortion (THD) is a measurement of the harmonic distortion present in a signal and is defined as the ratio of the sum of the powers of all harmonic components to the power of the fundamental frequency. Distortion factor, a closely related term, is sometimes used as a synonym. In audio systems, lower distortion means the components in a loudspeaker, amplifier or microphone or other equipment produce a more accurate reproduction of an audio recording. In radiocommunications, lower THD",
"title": "Total harmonic distortion"
},
{
"docid": "6110128",
"text": "Crossover distortion Crossover distortion is a type of distortion which is caused by switching between devices driving a load, most often when the devices (such as a transistor) are matched. It is most commonly seen in complementary, or \"push-pull\", Class-B amplifier stages, although it is occasionally seen in other types of circuits as well. The term \"crossover\" signifies the \"crossing over\" of the signal between devices, in this case, from the upper transistor to the lower and vice versa. The term is not related to the audio crossover—a filtering circuit which divides an audio signal into frequency bands. The image",
"title": "Crossover distortion"
},
{
"docid": "8791421",
"text": "Honor on April 4, 1864. He was later killed in action during the war, and his remains were eventually buried in the Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, where they can be found in Section H, Grave 4131. His gravesite is marked with a government issue Medal of Honor marker. Rank and Organization: Citation: James H. Robinson (soldier) James H. Robinson (died July 26, 1864) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. A resident of Victor Township, Michigan, Robinson enlisted at the age of 18 in the 3rd Michigan",
"title": "James H. Robinson (soldier)"
},
{
"docid": "5221699",
"text": "Distortion (optics) In geometric optics, distortion is a deviation from rectilinear projection; a projection in which straight lines in a scene remain straight in an image. It is a form of optical aberration. Although distortion can be irregular or follow many patterns, the most commonly encountered distortions are radially symmetric, or approximately so, arising from the symmetry of a photographic lens. These \"radial distortions\" can usually be classified as either \"barrel\" distortions or \"pincushion\" distortions. See van Walree. Mathematically, barrel and pincushion distortion are quadratic, meaning they increase as the \"square\" of distance from the center. In mustache distortion the",
"title": "Distortion (optics)"
},
{
"docid": "517831",
"text": "of the input amplitude under specified conditions. Harmonic distortion adds overtones that are whole number multiples of a sound wave's frequencies. Nonlinearities that give rise to amplitude distortion in audio systems are most often measured in terms of the harmonics (overtones) added to a pure sinewave fed to the system. Harmonic distortion may be expressed in terms of the relative strength of individual components, in decibels, or the root mean square of all harmonic components: Total harmonic distortion (THD), as a percentage. The level at which harmonic distortion becomes audible depends on the exact nature of the distortion. Different types",
"title": "Distortion"
},
{
"docid": "7504732",
"text": "typical listening room). Achieving truly realistic reproduction requires speakers capable of much higher levels than this, ideally around 130 dB SPL. Even though the level of live music measured on a (slow responding and rms reading) sound level meter might be in the region of 100 dB SPL, programme level peaks on percussion will far exceed this. Most speakers give around 3% distortion measured 468-weighted 'distortion residue' reducing slightly at low levels. Electrostatic speakers can have lower harmonic distortion, but suffer higher intermodulation distortion. 3% distortion residue corresponds to 1 or 2% Total harmonic distortion. Professional monitors may maintain modest",
"title": "Loudspeaker measurement"
},
{
"docid": "15523747",
"text": "parasitic fungus that feeds on living cells of a host plant. It can affect all species of the family Rosaceae. This includes all species of roses. Rose rust causes distortion and discoloration on stems. Sometimes it will cause galls and lesions. In the spring, there are yellow spots on the upper portion of the leaf and during the Spring and Summer there are orange spores on the abaxial surface of the leaf. The climate most favorable to rose rust is mild temperatures with high moisture. Most of this strain of Phragmidium is found in Europe but there have been cases",
"title": "Phragmidium"
},
{
"docid": "521139",
"text": "from ground loop power line hum, high-frequency interference, intermodulation distortion between these tones and the fundamental, and so on, in addition to harmonic distortion. For psychoacoustic measurements, a weighting curve is applied such as A-weighting or ITU-R BS.468, which is intended to accentuate what is most audible to the human ear, contributing to a more accurate measurement. For a given input frequency and amplitude, THD+N is reciprocal to SINAD, provided that both measurements are made over the same bandwidth. The distortion of a waveform relative to a pure sinewave can be measured either by using a THD analyzer to analyse",
"title": "Total harmonic distortion"
},
{
"docid": "6300505",
"text": "falls off. This results in a single measurement (sometimes called distortion residue measurement) which has been claimed to correspond well with subjective effect even for power amplifiers where crossover distortion is known to be far more audible than normal THD (Total harmonic distortion) measurements would suggest. 468-weighting is still demanded by the BBC and many other broadcasters, with increasing awareness of its existence and the fact that it is more valid on random noise where pure tones do not exist. Often both A-weighted and 468-weighted figures are quoted for noise, especially in microphone specifications. While not intended for this application,",
"title": "ITU-R 468 noise weighting"
},
{
"docid": "7239894",
"text": "jury found for the railroad and the Robinsons appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where they lost. Sallie Robinson Sallie Robinson (born 1851, date of death unknown), a 19th-century African-American civil rights activist. On the evening of May 22, 1879, Sallie Robinson, a 28-year-old black woman, bought two first-class tickets at Grand Junction, Tennessee, for a train trip to Lynchburg, Virginia. Shortly after midnight she and her nephew, Joseph Robinson, described as a young black man \"of light complexion, light hair and light blue eyes,\" boarded the train and started into the parlor car. The conductor held Robinson back (\"bruising",
"title": "Sallie Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "9446716",
"text": "his way to the cabin galley. Khan tackled Robinson to unbalance him, eventually succeeding despite repeated blows to the back of the head from Robinson's stakes. Several passengers (including a Canadian paramedic, Derek Finlay, a former Canadian soldier in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) helped restrain Robinson, holding him down and tying him up with materials found on board. The plane immediately turned back to Melbourne, where Robinson was placed under arrest by Australian Federal Police. He was also found to be carrying aerosol cans and cigarette lighters, presumably to use as a flamethrower. Khan and Hickson were later taken",
"title": "Qantas Flight 1737"
},
{
"docid": "6055892",
"text": "Ashley Robinson Ashley Robinson (born August 12, 1982), nicknamed A-Rob or Robbo, is a 6'4\" professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently played for the Seattle Storm. Robinson played for South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eleven points, and earned MVP honors. Robinson attended college at the University of Tennessee and graduated in 2004. Source Robinson was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in",
"title": "Ashley Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "9239331",
"text": "Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson, MBE (1906–1992) was a Canadian mathematician most famous for his work on combinatorics and representation theory of the symmetric groups, including the Robinson-Schensted algorithm. Gilbert Robinson was born in Toronto in 1906. He then attended St.Andrew's College and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1927. He received his Ph.D at Cambridge where his advisor was group theorist Alfred Young. He then joined the Mathematics Department in Toronto where he served until his retirement in 1971, except for a period of wartime service in Ottawa. Robinson specialized in the study of the",
"title": "Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "521135",
"text": "criterion is the ″purity″ of the original sine wave (in other words, the contribution of the original frequency with respect to its harmonics), the measurement is most commonly defined as the ratio of the RMS amplitude of a set of higher harmonic frequencies to the RMS amplitude of the first harmonic, or fundamental, frequency where \"V\" is the RMS voltage of the \"n\"th harmonic and \"n\" = 1 is the fundamental frequency. In practice, the THD is commonly used in audio distortion specifications (percentage THD); however, THD is a non-standardized specification and the results between manufacturers are not easily comparable.",
"title": "Total harmonic distortion"
},
{
"docid": "20438747",
"text": "resistance is not constant above 2 V, this non-linearized VCR design is most often used when the input voltage signal is below 1 V, such as in sensor applications or in applications where distortion is not a concern at higher input voltage levels. Or in other cases, when a constant resistor value is not required (for example in LED dimmer applications and musical pedal effect circuits). To increase the dynamic range of the input voltage, maintain a constant resistance over the input signal range, and to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and total harmonic distortion specifications, linearization resistors are used. A",
"title": "Voltage-controlled resistor"
},
{
"docid": "16495537",
"text": "a truck driver, a laborer, a cowboy, a bartender, and a cab driver. He has been married to Mary Robinson (née Wellingham) since 1959 and they have lived in Prospect Heights, Illinois since 1973. The Robinsons have two children and two grandchildren. Marty Robinson (announcer) Marty Robinson (born September 7, 1932) is a retired voice-over announcer for various stations, most notably at WTTW studios. Robinson started his broadcast career in 1956 at WEAW in Evanston. He later worked at WAAF, WNIB, WAIT, WGN, and WJJD. On leaving WNIB in 1958, Robinson joined WFMT, where he worked as a staff announcer,",
"title": "Marty Robinson (announcer)"
},
{
"docid": "16495535",
"text": "Marty Robinson (announcer) Marty Robinson (born September 7, 1932) is a retired voice-over announcer for various stations, most notably at WTTW studios. Robinson started his broadcast career in 1956 at WEAW in Evanston. He later worked at WAAF, WNIB, WAIT, WGN, and WJJD. On leaving WNIB in 1958, Robinson joined WFMT, where he worked as a staff announcer, program host and chief announcer until 1971, when he left to join WTTW-TV. He remained at Channel 11 as an announcer, narrator and program host until 1998. Robinson was also producer and host of \"The First Fifty Years\", a nationally syndicated program",
"title": "Marty Robinson (announcer)"
},
{
"docid": "10575355",
"text": "Avery Robinson Avery Robinson (January 21, 1878 – May 11, 1965 ) was an American classical composer who worked with, among others, Roland Hayes and Paul Robeson. Avery Robinson was born on January 21, 1878 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father was a local mill owner there. After graduating from MIT, Avery returned to Louisville to work for his father and for another mill owner, W. E. Chess. In 1907 he married Chess's daughter Mary, who would later found the Mary Chess Company, a perfume manufacturer. In 1909 their daughter Carley was born. In 1920 Robinson left Louisville for London where",
"title": "Avery Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "19830419",
"text": "as the direction of displacement makes no difference, either could be used. • Class XD pushes crossover distortion away from the central point where the amplifier output spends most of its time • Below the transition point the amplifier actually runs in pure Class A with no crossover artifacts at all • Above the transition point the amplifier moves into an optimized Class B with still lower distortion than is possible with Class AB • Much lower heat than Class A, although more than conventional Class AB designs. Class-XD Amplifier Class XD (or Crossover Displacement) is a proprietary and patented",
"title": "Class-XD Amplifier"
},
{
"docid": "15359576",
"text": "Robinson Center (Little Rock) The Robinson Center is a performance, convention, and exhibition space at Statehouse Plaza in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The most notable architectural feature of the complex is the south façade of the Robinson Center Music Hall, a building constructed in 1939 to a design by Eugene Stern of the local architectural firm Wittenberg & Delony. It is adorned with columns that echo the Greek Revival style also found in the centerpiece of the plaza, the Old State House Museum. The music hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as the Joseph",
"title": "Robinson Center (Little Rock)"
},
{
"docid": "11659456",
"text": "Distortion (economics) A distortion is \"any departure from the ideal of perfect competition that therefore interferes with economic agents maximizing social welfare when they maximize their own\". A proportional wage-income tax, for instance, is distortionary, whereas a lump-sum tax is not. In a competitive equilibrium, a proportional wage income tax discourages work. In perfect competition with no externalities, there is zero distortion at market equilibrium of supply and demand where price equals marginal cost for each firm and product. More generally, a measure of distortion is the deviation between the market price of a good and its marginal social cost,",
"title": "Distortion (economics)"
},
{
"docid": "6110130",
"text": "concerned, and the output voltage does not follow the input (the lower PNP transistor is still off because its base-emitter diode is being reverse biased by the positive-going input). The same applies for the lower transistor but for a negative-going input. Thus, between about ±0.65 V of input, the output voltage is not a true replica or amplified version of the input, and we can see that as a \"kink\" in the output waveform near 0 V (or where one transistor stops conducting and the other starts). This kink is the most pronounced form of crossover distortion, and it becomes",
"title": "Crossover distortion"
},
{
"docid": "12501008",
"text": "makes three: the UniValve, BiValve-30 and Flexi-50. Copyright issues prevented Marshall from naming THD Electronics after himself, as Marshall Amplification had been established in the 1960s. Marshall also decided against naming the company after his first name because, in his words, “Who…is going to spend $2,500 on an ‘Andy Amp?’\" Instead he chose THD, the acronym for “Total harmonic distortion”. '(Total harmonic distortion) is one of the ways that amplifiers are rated,' says Marshall. 'And in the hi-fi world, where people are quite conscious of total harmonic distortion, everybody goes for the lowest possible amount of distortion. In the guitar",
"title": "THD Electronics"
},
{
"docid": "6615794",
"text": "and \"non-phonographic imperfections\". He defines the former as Exact definitions of \"distortion\" and \"noise\" vary and sometimes overlap. The most prominent form of distortion in lo-fi aesthetics is harmonic distortion, which can occur when an audio signal is amplified beyond the dynamic range of a device. However, this effect is not usually considered to be an imperfection. The same process is used for the electric guitar sounds of rock and roll, and since the advent of digital recording, to give a recording a feeling of \"analogue warmth\". Distortion that is generated as a byproduct of the recording process (\"phonographic distortion\")",
"title": "Lo-fi music"
},
{
"docid": "6517576",
"text": "see, stick fast where they were left by that great man of God, who yet saw not all things. This is a misery much to be lamented.\" The \"Mayflower\" reached the coast of what is now Massachusetts on 21 November 1620. For the next several years, the Pilgrims awaited the arrival of Robinson and the rest of the congregation. The departure for most of the rest of the congregation was delayed for several years. Robinson became ill on 22 February 1625 but recovered enough to preach twice the next day, which was Sunday. By the next Sunday, Reverend John Robinson",
"title": "John Robinson (pastor)"
},
{
"docid": "517838",
"text": "be referred to are non-flat frequency response, compression, modulation, aliasing, quantization noise, wow and flutter from analog media such as vinyl records and magnetic tape. The human ear cannot hear phase distortion, except that it may affect the stereo imaging. (See also: Audio system measurements.) In most fields, distortion is characterized as unwanted change to a signal. In optics, image/optical distortion is a divergence from rectilinear projection caused by a change in magnification with increasing distance from the optical axis of an optical system. In cartography, a distortion is the misrepresentation of the area or shape of a feature. The",
"title": "Distortion"
},
{
"docid": "3491766",
"text": "can match this one for speed, for intensity, for brevity, and sensitive to dose, at least one that is active orally.\" An idiosyncratic effect of the drug, also noted by Shulgin, is its tendency to induce tremors. Some users have reported a minor audio distortion with lower dosages. Higher dosages increase the polarity of the distortion. It is defined as being slightly lower in pitch and creating several different effects, such as pitch bend, volume distortion, and rate distortion. As with most DiPT psychedelics, music can become more dissonant and less harmonious. Users have also reported a visual distortion widely",
"title": "4-HO-DiPT"
},
{
"docid": "20230207",
"text": "Greek New Testament the best representation of the original text is usually found in the agreement of most manuscripts, that is, a “consensus text” which “reflects a unified dominance that permeates the vast majority of manuscripts.” Robinson is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society (1984–present) and has presented over 20 papers at its regional and national meetings (see below for a selected bibliography). In 2014 on the occasion of Robinson being announced research professor of New Testament and Greek a \"Festschrift\" was published in his honor: \"Digging for the Truth: Collected Essays regarding the Byzantine Text of the Greek",
"title": "Maurice A. Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "15495885",
"text": "and the occasional raw guitar and Robinson’s stance is more aggressive. But at its limpest, \"Dawn\" is merely a thinking man’s Mariah Carey album.\" \"Billboard\", who called \"Dawn\" one of \"R&B music's most anticipated debuts,\" was surprised of the uptempo material on the album and wrote that \"the collection gives Robinson the platform to make the kind of record she's always wanted to make.\" Wendy Robinson, writing for PopMatters, found that while \"Dawn\" \"offers a confident and eclectic collection\" of songs, \"the problem is that the album tries so hard to defy definition that it fails to be distinctive.\" Positive",
"title": "Dawn (Dawn Robinson album)"
},
{
"docid": "14825060",
"text": "Jeremy Robinson (golfer) Jeremy Robinson (born 21 January 1966) is an English professional golfer. Robinson was born in Scarborough and learnt the game as a junior member at Woodhall Spa Golf Club in Lincolnshire, where his father and brother were also members at the time. He was a talented junior golfer and won the Peter McEvoy Trophy in 1982. Robinson studied Economics at Florida State University in the United States, where he was twice named Most Outstanding Athlete in the Metro Conference. In 1987 he won the Brabazon Trophy, Berkshire Trophy and Philip Scrutton Jug before turning professional later that",
"title": "Jeremy Robinson (golfer)"
},
{
"docid": "6927082",
"text": "probably most memorable for being out lbw first ball to Craig McDermott in the final. In Australia for the Bicentennial Test at Sydney, Robinson was again found out for his inability to handle short balls that he could not hook, when Tony Dodemaide dismissed him. He played one undistinguished Test match against Sri Lanka at the end of the 1988 English summer, where his inability against pace bowling was evident, as he was bounced out by Sri Lanka's medium pace attack. By now, it was apparent that his temperament for facing short pitched fast bowling had waned. England did not",
"title": "Tim Robinson (cricketer)"
},
{
"docid": "8466689",
"text": "\"scooped\" out). Conversely, decreasing the bass while increasing the midrange and treble creates a punchy, harsher sound. Rolling off all of the treble produces a dark, heavy sound. While musicians intentionally create or add distortion to electric instrument signals or vocals to create a musical effect, there are some musical styles and musical applications where as little distortion as possible is sought. When DJs are playing recorded music in a nightclub, they typically seek to reproduce the recordings with little or no distortion. In many musical styles, including pop music, country music and even genres where the electric guitars are",
"title": "Distortion (music)"
},
{
"docid": "19845687",
"text": "convergence rate, formula_37 is the identity matrix and formula_38 is the initial estimate of formula_26. In cases where the distortion operator is both linear and shift invariant, the distortion of the input signal can be easily modelled as a convolution where formula_41 represents the impulse response of the linear shift-invariant distortion filter. Under the assumption of linear shift-invariance, the general signal restoration problem can be transformed into a deconvolution problem with the following easily implementable iterative solution, where formula_44 is an m-dimensional impulse and formula_45 is a constant for controlling the rate of convergence. Although this solution can be easily",
"title": "Multidimensional signal restoration"
},
{
"docid": "18395527",
"text": "Multidimensional Digital Pre-distortion Multidimensional Digital Pre-distortion (MDDPD), often referred to as multiband digital pre-distortion (MBDPD), is a subset of digital predistortion (DPD) that enables DPD to be applied to signals (channels) that cannot or do not pass through the same digital pre-distorter but do concurrently pass through the same nonlinear system. Its ability to do so comes from the portion of multidimensional signal theory that deals with one dimensional discrete time vector input - 1-D discrete time vector output systems as defined in \"Multidimensional Digital Signal Processing\". The first paper in which it found application was in 1991 as seen",
"title": "Multidimensional Digital Pre-distortion"
},
{
"docid": "10724518",
"text": "Rate–distortion optimization Rate-distortion optimization (RDO) is a method of improving video quality in video compression. The name refers to the optimization of the amount of \"distortion\" (loss of video quality) against the amount of data required to encode the video, the \"rate\". While it is primarily used by video encoders, rate-distortion optimization can be used to improve quality in any encoding situation (image, video, audio, or otherwise) where decisions have to be made that affect both file size and quality simultaneously. The classical method of making encoding decisions is for the video encoder to choose the result which yields the",
"title": "Rate–distortion optimization"
},
{
"docid": "8466692",
"text": "amplifiers that are designed to reproduce the audio signal with as little distortion as possible. The exceptions with keyboards are the Hammond organ as used in blues and the Fender Rhodes as used in rock music; with these instruments and genres, keyboardists often purposely overdrive a tube amplifier to get a natural overdrive sound. Another example of instrument amplification where as little distortion as possible is sought is with acoustic instrument amplifiers, designed for musicians playing instruments such as the mandolin or fiddle in a folk or bluegrass style. Distortion (music) Distortion and overdrive are forms of audio signal processing",
"title": "Distortion (music)"
},
{
"docid": "131815",
"text": "by adding inharmonic overtones. In tube amplifiers, distortion is created by compressing the instrument's out-going electrical signal in vacuum tubes or \"valves\". Distortion pedals produce perfectly flattened peaks or \"hard\" clipping. Overdrive pedals produce \"soft” tube-like distortion by compressing the sine wave without completely flattening it. Much like tube amps, overdrive units produce \"clean\" sounds at quieter volumes and distorted \"warm\" sounds at louder volumes. Distortion and overdrive pedals may either be transistor-based or digital. While distortion pedals are most associated with electric guitar, they are also used with bass guitar (fuzz bass), Hammond organ and electric piano.<br> Distortion and",
"title": "Effects unit"
},
{
"docid": "5221705",
"text": "for some formula_10 the sequence will change sign. To model radial distortion, the division model typically provides a more accurate approximation than Brown-Conrady's even-order polynomial model: using the same parameters previously defined. For radial distortion, this division model is often preferred over the Brown–Conrady model, as it requires fewer terms to describe more accurately severe distortion. Using this model, a single term is usually sufficient to model most cameras. Software can correct those distortions by warping the image with a reverse distortion. This involves determining which distorted pixel corresponds to each undistorted pixel, which is non-trivial due to the non-linearity",
"title": "Distortion (optics)"
}
] |
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| who created a settlement house with the help of other social reformers | [
"Ellen Gates Starr",
"Jane Addams"
] | [
{
"docid": "1398907",
"text": "agency), however, remains open. Hull House Hull House was a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, Hull House (named after the original house's first owner Charles Jerald Hull) opened to recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had grown to 13 buildings. In 1912 the Hull House complex was completed with the addition of a summer camp, the Bowen Country Club. With its innovative social, educational, and artistic programs, Hull House became the standard bearer for the movement",
"title": "Hull House"
},
{
"docid": "1345561",
"text": "Jane Addams Jane Addams (September 6, 1860May 21, 1935), known as the \"mother\" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. She co-founded, with Ellen Gates Starr, an early settlement house in the United States, Chicago's Hull House that would later become known as one of the most famous settlement houses in America. In an era when presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson identified themselves as reformers and social activists, Addams was one of the most prominent reformers of the",
"title": "Jane Addams"
},
{
"docid": "9458785",
"text": "of a district of 22 local assemblies of knights. She represented the district in the general assemblies of the order in the conventions held in Atlanta, Georgia, Denver, Colorado, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Toledo, Ohio. In 1892, Stevens became a resident of Hull House where she joined other social reformers such as Jane Addams, Ellen Gates Starr, and Sophonisba Breckinridge at the settlement. Stevens became one of the few women involved at Hull House who had first-hand experience of working-class life. She represented the labor organizations of northwestern Ohio in the National Industrial Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in February, 1892,",
"title": "Alzina Stevens"
},
{
"docid": "18439061",
"text": "Civil Service test and became the first woman in Illinois to pass the exam. She then was hired as the Superintendent of Nurses Training at Jacksonville State Hospital, a hospital started by the social reformer Dorothea Dix. She also worked at Eastern State Hospital for the Insane in Kankakee, Illinois. She spent time at Hull House in Chicago, the settlement house started by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. She was taught by these social reformers, as well as by Dr. Alice Hamilton and Julia Lathrop, whom she later described as \"my guiding light.\" In 1912, Poston moved to New",
"title": "Adele Poston"
},
{
"docid": "3087492",
"text": "most notably Hull House in Chicago operated by Jane Addams. They helped the poor and immigrants improve their lives. Settlement houses offered services such as daycare, education, and health care to needy people in slum neighbourhoods. The YMCA was created originally to help rural youth adjust to the city without losing their religion, but by the 1890s became a powerful instrument of the Social Gospel. Nearly all the denominations (including Catholics) engaged in foreign missions, which often had a social gospel component in terms especially of medical uplift. The Black denominations, especially the African Methodist Episcopal church (AME) and the",
"title": "Social Gospel"
},
{
"docid": "9775290",
"text": "Kingsley House was not much different from that of any other settlement house. Hodges had simply repeated what Jane Addams had done with Hull House in Chicago and what many other settlement houses across the nation had done to benefit the communities they were located in. The real purpose of the Kingsley House and these other settlement houses was to provide social and educational opportunities for working class families that otherwise would not be able to afford it. Hodges, himself, described the Kingsley House as existing “for the purpose of being a friend to everybody in the neighborhood who needs",
"title": "Kingsley Association (Pittsburgh, PA)"
},
{
"docid": "4686311",
"text": "passed laws creating eight new positions for women as state factory inspectors. Kelley joined the Hull House from 1891 to 1899. The Hull House allowed Kelley to advance in her career by providing her a network to other social organizations and an outlet to pursue the advancement of rights for working women and children. While at the Hull House, Kelley bonded with Jane Addams and Julia Lanthrop, who worked together as major labor reformers. All three women were of upper middle class background and had politically active fathers. She also became friends with Grace and Edith Abbott as well as",
"title": "Florence Kelley"
},
{
"docid": "2923549",
"text": "the Junior League for the Promotion of the Settlement Movement (now the Junior League of the City of New York, Inc. also called the New York Junior League) was founded in 1901 in New York City by Mary Harriman Rumsey, daughter of railroad executive Edward H. Harriman. Inspired by a lecture on settlement movements that chronicled the works of social reformers such as Lillian Wald and Jane Addams, Mary organized others to become involved in settlement work. The organization's first project was working at the College Settlement on Rivington Street in New York City’s Lower East Side. The League was",
"title": "Junior League"
},
{
"docid": "14506303",
"text": "by a number of Bahá'ís. Other religious speakers included Thomas William Rhys Davids, Genchi Kato and Alfred Caldecott. Attendees who did not speak at the Congress also included some present and future social reformers. Among them were Hull House founder Jane Addams, psychologist John Dewey, author H.G. Wells, and a man listed as a “barrister-at-law” in Johannasburg, South Africa, Mohandas Gandhi. After the congress, Dusé Mohamed Ali founded the \"African Times and Orient Review\" in London. Its first issue proclaimed that \"the recent Universal Races Congress, convened in the Metropolis of the Anglo-Saxon world, clearly demonstrated that there was ample",
"title": "First Universal Races Congress"
},
{
"docid": "1345634",
"text": "the Edge of Forever\", which is widely considered to be one of the best episodes in the \"Star Trek\" series. Like Addams, Keeler was a visionary social reformer, based in a large city, who was active in the world peace movement. Jane Addams Jane Addams (September 6, 1860May 21, 1935), known as the \"mother\" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. She co-founded, with Ellen Gates Starr, an early settlement house in the United States, Chicago's Hull House that would later",
"title": "Jane Addams"
},
{
"docid": "20807418",
"text": "organization. In the next meeting, the charter members tapped Baker to serve as the first president of the Houston Settlement Association, a post she held until 1918. Based on Jane Addams and the Hull House model, volunteers resided in buildings in disadvantaged areas to help immigrants assimilate. They first established a settlement near Rusk Elementary School in a working-class area in Houston’s Second Ward, where many Mexican immigrants were living. The Houston Settlement Association created subsidies for kindergarten and vocational training for adults. Baker established a standard of accountability, filing a detailed report for the Houston Settlement Association each year.",
"title": "Alice Graham Baker"
},
{
"docid": "18633547",
"text": "era. They used national organizations, such as the National Municipal League, and focused on broader principles such as honesty, efficiency, economy, and centralized decision-making by experts. \"Efficiency\" was their watchword, they believed one of the problems with the machines was that they wasted enormous amounts of tax money by creating useless patronage jobs and payoffs to mid-level politicians. Social reformers emerged in the 1890s, most famously Jane Addams Enter large complex network of reformers based at Hull House in Chicago. They were less interested in civil service reform or revising the city charter, and concentrated instead on the needs of",
"title": "American urban history"
}
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{
"docid": "11715851",
"text": "Central Neighbourhood House Central Neighbourhood House (CNH) is a settlement house in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1911 by social reformers J.J. Kelso and Elizabeth Neufeld, it is Toronto's second oldest settlement house. It is currently located in the Regent Park area of Toronto at 349 Ontario Street. CNH was originally established at 84 Gerrard Street West as a settlement house for new immigrants to \"The Ward\", a slum area between College Street, Queen Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue which was, until the early decades of the twentieth century, a reception area for newly arrived immigrants. Unlike other charities",
"title": "Central Neighbourhood House"
},
{
"docid": "13255841",
"text": "1910 he was a member of the Central (Unemployed) Body for London, the organisation responsible for registering those unemployed men applying for unemployment relief and finding work for them. From 1920 to 1921 he was Warden of Swarthmore Settlement in Leeds. Harvey was among a number of reformers, including R. H. Tawney and Harvey's predecessor as Warden of Toynbee Hall, Canon Samuel Augustus Barnett, who recognised that the emphasis of settlement work needed to be moved away from the simple provision of relief and help and towards a wider agenda based upon social investigation, the raising of public awareness of",
"title": "Edmund Harvey (social reformer)"
},
{
"docid": "11715854",
"text": "grouped under Childcare, Children and Youth Services, Women's Program, Family Support, Street Survivors, Supportive Housing, and the Vulnerable Seniors program. CNH is supported by the United Way, City of Toronto, Ministry of Health, and numerous foundations and individual donors. CNH is a member of Toronto Neighbourhood Centres, an association of over thirty multi-service, non-profit neighbourhood centres in Toronto. Central Neighbourhood House Central Neighbourhood House (CNH) is a settlement house in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1911 by social reformers J.J. Kelso and Elizabeth Neufeld, it is Toronto's second oldest settlement house. It is currently located in the Regent Park area",
"title": "Central Neighbourhood House"
},
{
"docid": "15737198",
"text": "philanthropic and strategic purposes. Dr. Thomas Bray, a supporter of prison reform, invited Oglethorpe to use an organization he created some years earlier, known as the Associates of Dr. Bray, as the entity through which he might apply for a royal charter for the new colony. Oglethorpe expanded the group to include members of the prison committee and other social reformers. Dr. Bray died in February 1730, and Oglethorpe became the driving force behind the organization, which would soon give birth to the Georgia Trustees. Oglethorpe and other Georgia Trustees developed an elaborate plan for settlement of the Georgia Colony.",
"title": "Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America"
},
{
"docid": "3087491",
"text": "a great deal: the way we view Jesus and the synoptic gospels, the ethical principles of Jesus, and worship rituals have all been affected by this replacement. In promoting a return to the doctrine of the \"Kingdom of God\", he clarified that the \"Kingdom of God\": is not subject to the pitfalls of the Church; it can test and correct the Church; is a prophetic, future-focused ideology and a revolutionary, social and political force that understands all creation to be sacred; and it can help save the problematic, sinful social order. Many reformers inspired by the movement opened settlement houses,",
"title": "Social Gospel"
},
{
"docid": "7206695",
"text": "We Reformers We Reformers (\"Noi Riformatori\") is a social-democratic faction within New Centre-Right (NCD), a political party in Italy. Francesco Colucci is the president of the association, while his son Alessandro, a regional minister of Lombardy, is its national secretary. The faction was organized in 2005 within Forza Italia, the centre-right party created by Silvio Berlusconi, as We Blue Reformers. It was and is composed basically of those former members of the Italian Socialist Party who believed that the best way to defend their social-democratic tradition (after the disappearance of their party in 1994 and the alleged new hegemony over",
"title": "We Reformers"
},
{
"docid": "6676881",
"text": "could help to solve everyday problems. Many radical 19th century reformers like Robert Owen, founder of the cooperative movement, promoted innovation in the social field and all of the great sociologists including Karl Marx, Max Weber and Émile Durkheim focused attention on broader processes of social change. Other theories of innovation became prominent in the 20th century, many of which had social implications, without putting social progress at the center of the theory. Joseph Schumpeter, for example, addressed the process of innovation directly with his theory of creative destruction and his definition of entrepreneurs as people who combined existing elements",
"title": "Social innovation"
},
{
"docid": "1398904",
"text": "Museum is part of the College of Architecture and the Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago and serves as a memorial to Addams and other resident social reformers, whose work influenced the lives of their immigrant neighbors, as well as national and international public policy. The museum and its programs connect the work of Hull House residents to important contemporary social issues. The Museum's collection includes over 1,100 artifacts related to Hull House history and over 100 oral interviews conducted with people who have shared their stories about Hull House and the surrounding neighborhood. Because of its heavy",
"title": "Hull House"
},
{
"docid": "16063204",
"text": "was viewed as a social problem by moral reformers. In the fall of 1842, Funk went to New York City, to her older brother John H. Funk, a house carpenter who had moved there six years earlier. Funk's husband would later accuse John of refusing to help his ruined sister. Funk found menial work at a hotel to try to support herself. In 1843, Funk joined a \"house of prostitution at 120 Church street,\" where she assumed her professional name of Fanny White. In ante-bellum New York most brothels were owned and controlled by women. The average prostitute entered the",
"title": "Fanny White"
},
{
"docid": "1277257",
"text": "and so generate therefrom a social movement. George had all the popular gifts of the American orator and journalist, with something more. Sincerity rang out of every utterance.\" Many others agree with Hobson. George Bernard Shaw claims that Henry George was responsible for inspiring 5 out of 6 socialist reformers in Britain during the 1880s, who created socialist organizations such as the Fabian Society. The controversial People's Budget and the \"Land Values (Scotland) Bill\" were inspired by Henry George and resulted in a constitutional crisis and the Parliament Act 1911 to reform of the House of Lords, which had blocked",
"title": "Henry George"
},
{
"docid": "18352909",
"text": "committed to social reforms. Broome did organise and chair a meeting of sympathisers in November 1822 where it was agreed that a Society should be created and at which Broome was named its Secretary but the attempt was short-lived. Broome made a renewed attempt and distributed invitations so that a number of social reformers gathered on 16 June 1824 at Old Slaughter's Coffee House, London to create a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.The meeting was chaired by Thomas Fowell Buxton MP (1786-1845) and the resolution to establish the Society was voted on. Among the others who were",
"title": "RSPCA Tasmania"
},
{
"docid": "2839613",
"text": "of royal power. They were prepared to unite with reformers of all kinds to preserve the constitutional settlement of 1689. But their essentially aristocratic and oligarchic character prevented them from collaborating with \"Country Party\" reformers advocating radical or populistic measures . They also opposed the British position which led to the American Revolution and sought reconciliation after it. The writer and philosopher Edmund Burke, who served as Rockingham's private secretary, was one of the faction's leading spokesmen in the House of Commons . They did not favor Irish constitutional goals but when out of power they used Irish problems to",
"title": "Rockingham Whigs"
},
{
"docid": "12946690",
"text": "became a byword for wider East London, before East London grew further still, east of the Lea and into Essex. The area was notorious for its deep poverty, overcrowding and associated social problems. This has led to the East End’s history of intense political activism and association with some of the country’s most influential social reformers. Another major theme of East End history has been that of migration, both inward and outward. The area had a strong pull on the rural poor from other parts of England and attracted waves of migration from further afield, notably Huguenot refugees, who created",
"title": "East End of London"
},
{
"docid": "15053514",
"text": "is one example and they have created the Beehive research project, based on their Lotus Connections product. Another example is Atos, which is deploying its in house blueKiwi product across all 76,000 employees to achieve its Zero Email ambition by the end of 2013. Many companies are encouraging employees to use their social networks so they can connect with other employees, help people socialize when they take a break, or even help contribute to other work-related issues. Some companies are even joining typical social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace to gain more clients, communicate with their clients, or target",
"title": "Enterprise social networking"
},
{
"docid": "19713576",
"text": "encourage parent participation and to foster diversity.\" Greenwich House also operates four senior centers, a senior health and consultation center providing mental and physical health treatment, a methadone maintenance clinic, chemical dependency program and all-girls non-competitive basketball league. Settlement House Greenwich House Greenwich House is a West Village settlement house in New York City. Its mission is to help individuals from all walks of life lead more fulfilling lives. Founded in 1902, Greenwich House offers arts education, senior service and behavioral health programs. Greenwich House's mission is to \"help individuals and families lead more fulfilling lives by offering social and",
"title": "Greenwich House"
},
{
"docid": "13728607",
"text": "wage workers allowed the policy to be canceled when they missed a payment, and that most policies lapsed, so only one out of eight policyholders received benefits. This led to large profits for insurance companies. Brandeis then created a \"groundswell\" in Massachusetts with his campaign to educate the public. His efforts, with the help of progressive businessmen, social reformers, and trade unionists, led to the creation of a new \"savings bank life insurance\" system. By March 1907, the Savings Bank Insurance League had 70,000 members and Brandeis's face and name now appeared regularly in newspapers. He next persuaded the former",
"title": "Louis Brandeis"
},
{
"docid": "11133227",
"text": "a need for smaller settlement houses in helping the under served communities of the Lower East Side achieve self-sufficiency. With the help of philanthropist Rose Gruening, they opened the Arnold Toynbee House (named after the British social reformer, Arnold Toynbee) in a brownstone at 257 Division Street. Eight years later, the settlement house was renamed Grand Street Settlement. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Settlement's main services were provided through clubs for girls and boys and young men and women. These clubs featured art, sewing, and dance. The Settlement also operated a kindergarten for the children of working parents and",
"title": "Grand Street Settlement"
},
{
"docid": "19713560",
"text": "Greenwich House Greenwich House is a West Village settlement house in New York City. Its mission is to help individuals from all walks of life lead more fulfilling lives. Founded in 1902, Greenwich House offers arts education, senior service and behavioral health programs. Greenwich House's mission is to \"help individuals and families lead more fulfilling lives by offering social and health services, cultural and educational programs, and opportunities for civic involvement to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds.\" Greenwich House was founded on Thanksgiving Day in 1902 by city planner and social worker Mary K. Simkhovitch in a building",
"title": "Greenwich House"
},
{
"docid": "8316760",
"text": "social rank and committed to social reforms. Broome did organise and chair a meeting of sympathisers in November 1822 where it was agreed that a Society should be created and at which Broome was named its Secretary but the attempt was short-lived. Broome tried once more to create the Society and he invited a number of social reformers gathered on 16 June 1824 at Old Slaughter's Coffee House, London to create a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The meeting was chaired by Thomas Fowell Buxton MP (1786-1845) and the resolution to establish the Society was voted on.",
"title": "RSPCA Australia"
},
{
"docid": "19757616",
"text": "settlement house. Additionally, the New Orleans States newspaper ran a special edition in 1922 to benefit Kingsley House. McMain had presence nationally and internationally. She was active in the National Federation of Settlement and Neighborhood Centers, serving on its board of directors for six years. McMain was a member of the executive committee of the National Institute of Social Science. Through these connections, she relocated to Paris, France, for a year to help establish the L'Accueil Franco-Americain, a Parisian settlement house, founded by J. Catlin-Tauffleib, the American wife of a French General. This Parisian settlement house was located on the",
"title": "Eleanor McMain"
},
{
"docid": "14905495",
"text": "Florence House Florence House is a 3½ story building in Portland, Maine, United States, named after Florence Young \"a social worker who spent more than 20 years working at Preble Street.\" The building was created to help end homelessness. Florence House is based on the Housing First model, a strategy to help move women from homelessness to a permanent supportive home environment. Florence House can house 50 or more former homeless women. The building includes 25 efficiency apartments, a safe-haven area with 15 semi-private spaces and 10 to 25 emergency shelter beds The $7.9 million facility was completed in April,",
"title": "Florence House"
},
{
"docid": "19824328",
"text": "predated South End House, considered Boston's first settlement house, by nearly two decades. Although Boffin's Bower served many of the same functions as a settlement house, it was not staffed by upper-class, college-educated reformers intent on studying the problems of the working poor, but by a working-class woman already familiar with them. After Collins's death, a women's charitable organization called the Helping Hand Society took over the work of Boffin's Bower, opening a low-rent rooming house for working girls on Carver Street (now Charles Street South), near the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. The Rev. Edward Everett Hale remarked at",
"title": "Jennie Collins"
},
{
"docid": "3874684",
"text": "of community organizers. Robert Fisher and Peter Romanofsky have grouped the history of \"community organizing\" (also known as \"social agitation\") in the United States into four rough periods: People sought to meet the pressures of rapid immigration and industrialization by organizing immigrant neighborhoods in urban centers. Since the emphasis of the reformers was mostly on building community through settlement houses and other service mechanisms, the dominant approach was what Fisher calls social work. During this period the Newsboys Strike of 1899 provided an early model of youth-led organizing. During this period, much of community organizing methodology was generated in Schools",
"title": "Community organizing"
},
{
"docid": "12863881",
"text": "and subsequently Joe Holewa, a native of the Northeast neighborhood. The latter half of the 20th century brought great changes to the NENH and other settlement houses. Government and well-funded private groups began dominating social services. The people who had grown up with the NENH moved out of the neighborhood; new arrivals were unfamiliar with its mission. The house continued in operation until the early 1960s, when it merged with the Margaret Barry House, another settlement house. The combined organization was renamed East Side Neighborhood Services. East Side Neighborhood Services moved out of the Georgian Revival building in 2001 and",
"title": "North East Neighborhood House"
},
{
"docid": "4514194",
"text": "buy part or all of one's structured settlement payment rights in return for a lump sum cash provided such transaction complies with IRC §5891. Although many beneficiaries of a structured settlement find that the settlement suites their needs, some may experience changed financial circumstances and find themselves unable to obtain funds through conventional financing or other sources. They may want to obtain funds from the structured settlement in order to pay down debt, help pay for a house, help pay for a child's college tuition, or for other significant financial needs. At the same time, companies that buy structured settlements",
"title": "Structured settlement"
},
{
"docid": "16854602",
"text": "Subsequently, it sold its original settlement house and shifted to a more conventional social service model, merging with several other former settlement houses to create a citywide organization. The founder of Chicago Commons, Graham Taylor, followed the model of Hull House in his settlement work. Taylor was a professor of \"applied Christianity\" at the Chicago Theological Seminary. He established the settlement in 1894, in a poor immigrant neighborhood a short distance northwest of downtown, and moved there with his wife and four children in 1895. In his academic career, Taylor specialized in training for social work, founding the University of",
"title": "Chicago Commons"
},
{
"docid": "16920692",
"text": "Conservatives and Social Reformers The Conservatives and Social Reformers (), abbreviated to CSR, was a national conservative political party in Italy. The CSR was formed in October 2012 by Cristiana Muscardini, who had been a long-time MEP with National Alliance (AN) and member of the national assembly of Future and Freedom (FLI), in order to join the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament. In the 2013 general election the CSR \"de facto\" endorsed Act to Stop the Decline, a libertarian party led by Oscar Giannino. In the 2014 European Parliament election the party supported European Choice, a",
"title": "Conservatives and Social Reformers"
},
{
"docid": "16920693",
"text": "list sponsored by Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party's candidate for President of the European Commission Guy Verhofstadt. Conservatives and Social Reformers The Conservatives and Social Reformers (), abbreviated to CSR, was a national conservative political party in Italy. The CSR was formed in October 2012 by Cristiana Muscardini, who had been a long-time MEP with National Alliance (AN) and member of the national assembly of Future and Freedom (FLI), in order to join the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament. In the 2013 general election the CSR \"de facto\" endorsed Act to Stop",
"title": "Conservatives and Social Reformers"
},
{
"docid": "18504145",
"text": "Hedley Vicars Storey Bookseller and author Hedley Vicars Storey was born in 1870 in Northamptonshire, England. His father admired Captain Hedley Vicars, who fought at Sebastopol, and named his son after the soldier. Storey married in Islington in 1898. In 1907, Storey published his first book, \"Oxford Herald: A Literary Guide for Social Reformers\". In 1910 he published two collections of poems through the Shelley Book Agency. \"Home Once More and other First Poems\" was dedicated to his wife in the preface dated 7 November 1909 which he wrote whilst at Shelley House in Oxford. The other collection was \"Britannia",
"title": "Hedley Vicars Storey"
},
{
"docid": "658742",
"text": "She took her cow with her. For exercise she would happily walk three miles to help another person in distress. In Manchester Elizabeth wrote her remaining literary works, while her husband held welfare committees and tutored the poor in his study. The Gaskells' social circle included writers, journalists, religious dissenters and social reformers such as William and Mary Howitt and Harriet Martineau. Poets, patrons of literature and writers such as Lord Houghton, Charles Dickens and John Ruskin visited Plymouth Grove, as did the American writers Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Eliot Norton, while the conductor Charles Hallé, who lived close",
"title": "Elizabeth Gaskell"
},
{
"docid": "7443464",
"text": "Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx, within one of the country’s poorest congressional districts. Still headquartered in the South Bronx, East Side House has expanded its reach to serve residents of surrounding communities in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Today, a staff of more than 400 full and part-time teachers, social workers, and other experts serve 8,000 individuals from 18 program locations annually, with a budget in excess of $11 million – a significant percentage of which comes from private philanthropy. Throughout its history, East Side House’s mission has been to help improve lives and enrich the quality of life",
"title": "East Side House Settlement"
},
{
"docid": "6532257",
"text": "background and who grew up with Clara. They founded the Institute for Human Rights and Responsibilities, and the Centre for Group Studies, and later moved to Friends Hall, a Quaker settlement house in Bethnal Green, in the East End of London. They later ran a Human Rights refuge from their house at 16 Ponsonby Place in Pimlico. This also became the base for The Institute for Social Research, which Sir Richard Hauser ran until his death. They worked on small-steps conciliation and attempted to help minorities all over the world, and she was a passionate supporter of women's and children's",
"title": "Hephzibah Menuhin"
},
{
"docid": "17837658",
"text": "and concerns. The model, by this definition, seeks to help local activists connect direct experience with large social systems by emphasizing critical thinking and education in theory. The settlement house model provides a literal space for these connections to take place, as well as a place where social issues and their themes can be deconstructed in a group forum. The emphasis in this approach is ultimately to challenge and change structural causes. Pyles uses \"transformative\" in a different way, citing the philosophies of practitioners like Paulo Freire. Freire asserts that community members have \"ownership of the social meaning that will",
"title": "Boulevard House"
},
{
"docid": "3697000",
"text": "supported establishing programs to eliminate poverty. While studying in London, Abbott lived part of the time in a social reformers' settlement in a poverty-stricken area of the East End, where she gained experience in social work. Abbott returned to the United States in 1907 after her years studying in London, and took a job teaching economics at Wellesley College. Though her job at Wellesley was highly regarded for a woman with a Ph.D at the time, she desired to return to Chicago. She got her chance in 1908 when Sophonisba Breckinridge, then Director of Social Research at the independent Chicago",
"title": "Edith Abbott"
},
{
"docid": "8686547",
"text": "the success of the English Settlement movement and became determined to establish a similar social settlement in Chicago. When they returned to Chicago in 1889, they co-founded Hull House as a kindergarten and then a day nursery, an infancy care centre, and a center for continuing education for adults. In 1891, Starr created the Butler Art Gallery as the first addition to the Hull mansion. She travelled to England to study with the famed bookbinder, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and on her return she established a bookbindery class at the settlement house in 1898 and established an arts and crafts business",
"title": "Ellen Gates Starr"
},
{
"docid": "9646143",
"text": "Dudley Warner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, and other reformers and activists. The area became known as Nook Farm, taking its name from the bend‚ or “nook‚” in the Park River‚ which bordered the area. Some houses of this colony still survive. Most notably, the home of Samuel Clemens who wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain. He created some of his most notable works, including \"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\" and \"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court\", while living in Hartford. These houses, along with the Katherine Day House, are preserved as museums open to the public. By the",
"title": "Neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut"
},
{
"docid": "3274094",
"text": "realized their mutual interest and called a meeting in Buffalo, New York which the term “social hygiene” was coined. By 1914 the organizations formed into one, calling themselves, “The American Social Hygiene Association”. The social hygiene movement helped with the development of the management of prostitution in the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era was the turning point in the state's regulations of sexuality. It was said that the Progressive Era had physicians and women moral reformers working together to help manage prostitution and educate the people on social hygiene. This link between racial hygiene and social hygiene movements can be",
"title": "Social hygiene movement"
},
{
"docid": "1398876",
"text": "as \"a community of university men\" who, while living there, held their recreational clubs and social gatherings at the settlement house among the poor people and in the same style they would in their own circle. Addams and Starr established Hull House as a settlement house on September 18, 1889. In the 19th century a women's movement began to promote education, autonomy, and break into traditionally male dominated occupations for women. Organizations led by women, bonded by sisterhood, were formed for social reform, including settlement houses in working class and poor neighborhoods, like Hull House. To develop \"new roles for",
"title": "Hull House"
},
{
"docid": "18191328",
"text": "Toronto House of Industry In 1834, the United Kingdom passed a new Poor Law which created the system of Victorian workhouses (or \"Houses of Industry\") that Charles Dickens described in \"Oliver Twist\". Sir Francis Bond Head, the new lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada in 1836, had been a Poor Law administrator before his appointment. Fearing that Head wanted to introduce these workhouses in Toronto, a small group of reformers and dissenting ministers led by James Lesslie and Dr William W. Baldwin founded the Toronto House of Industry on alternate, humane principles. The Toronto House of Industry was started by the reformers",
"title": "Toronto House of Industry"
},
{
"docid": "12942890",
"text": "Australian trade distributor for both The Good Book Company, with its well-known Christianity Explored and Discipleship Explored ranges (by Rico Tice and Barry Cooper), and P&R Publishing (formerly Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing). Reformers is also an Australasian trade distributor or reseller for the imprints of a number of other well-known evangelical and reformed publishing houses, including Christian Focus, Banner of Truth, Baker Book House, Good News Crossway, Day One, Eerdmans, Evangelical Press, Founders Press, Go Teach, Granted Ministries, Inter-Varsity Press UK, Ligonier Ministries, Matthias Media and Shepherd Press. Reformers trades under a number of other names throughout Australasia including Reformers",
"title": "Reformers Bookshop"
},
{
"docid": "18504147",
"text": "the words. Storey died in 1929. Hedley Vicars Storey Bookseller and author Hedley Vicars Storey was born in 1870 in Northamptonshire, England. His father admired Captain Hedley Vicars, who fought at Sebastopol, and named his son after the soldier. Storey married in Islington in 1898. In 1907, Storey published his first book, \"Oxford Herald: A Literary Guide for Social Reformers\". In 1910 he published two collections of poems through the Shelley Book Agency. \"Home Once More and other First Poems\" was dedicated to his wife in the preface dated 7 November 1909 which he wrote whilst at Shelley House in",
"title": "Hedley Vicars Storey"
},
{
"docid": "14358327",
"text": "English settlement of Quabaug (which later was to become the town of West Brookfield). The village was relatively isolated which meant that no help was coming soon, even if the colonists in other New England towns got word of the attack. At Brookfield, the soldiers gathered at the house of Sgt. John Ayers (who had been killed in the ambush) and there they were joined by about 70 villagers who had learned of the coming Nipmuc attack. Ayers' garrison was the largest building in the settlement. Once inside the house, Wheeler recovered from shock and took charge of his men",
"title": "Wheeler's Surprise"
},
{
"docid": "11979983",
"text": "Boyd who had a saw mill on Brush Run a short distance from the construction site was contracted, with the help of members, to build the Meeting House. The congregation of Christian reformers was evolving from the Christian Association of Washington (Pennsylvania). The Meeting House was then used in conjunction with the \"Cross Roads\" log building, in which the Association had been meeting, and replaced a temporary shelter (often called a \"brush arbor\") which had been used on this site for preaching—including Alexander Campbell's first sermon. This site was located on a \"Saddle Ridge\" between Hanen Creek and Brush Run",
"title": "Brush Run Church"
},
{
"docid": "8686551",
"text": "Starr's student at Miss Kirkland's School), and the two women subsequently set up home together. Starr joined the Episcopal Church in 1883 and by 1894 was a member of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross an Episcopal women's prayer society that combined prayer with education and activism for social justice. Founded by Emily Malbone Morgan, the Companions included a number of influential reformers from around the United States, such as Vida Scudder, and Mary Simkhovitch. Companions came together each summer for a week retreat that allowed women reformers to reconnect spiritually, network with other reformers and attend",
"title": "Ellen Gates Starr"
},
{
"docid": "1847638",
"text": "abide the \"ranters\" presiding at the other churches. The United Church was formed in 1925 to complete the national movement underway for decades to unite Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches across Canada. The Methodists were originally reformers in the Church of England (Anglican Church) in the 1700s who formed their own church movement when reforms were rejected. The earliest Methodist missionaries to the Oxford settlement came with permission from Thomas Ingersoll, who mourned the loss of Gideon Bostwick's evangelical powers, but saw the need for other forms of spiritual leadership. Two of his daughters eventually married Methodist missionaries. As the",
"title": "Ingersoll, Ontario"
},
{
"docid": "17010544",
"text": "the \"moderate\" reform politician Robert Baldwin was to complain that \"unless a stop were made to it, there would be nothing but corporations from one end of the country to the other.\" Radical reformers, like William Lyon Mackenzie, who opposed all such \"legislated monopolies,\" saw joint stock associations as the only protection against \"the whole property of the country… being tied up as an irredeemable appendage to incorporated institutions, and put beyond the reach of individual possession.\" As a result, most of the joint stock companies formed in this period were created by political reformers who objected to the legislated",
"title": "Corporations (Upper Canada)"
},
{
"docid": "502564",
"text": "moderate reform politician Robert Baldwin was to complain that \"unless a stop were made to it, there would be nothing but corporations from one end of the country to the other.\" Radical reformers, like William Lyon Mackenzie, who opposed all \"legislated monopolies,\" saw joint stock associations as the only protection against \"the whole property of the country... being tied up as an irredeemable appendage to incorporated institutions, and put beyond the reach of individual possession.\" As a result, most of the joint-stock companies formed in this period were created by political reformers who objected to the legislated monopolies granted to",
"title": "Upper Canada"
},
{
"docid": "13953478",
"text": "site of an impoverished settlement of predominantly African-Americans, who were mainly living of the land and sea. In 1908, well-meaning wealthy social reformers built a school on the island in a bid to improve the condition of the children of the residents. The Malaga Island community was forcibly evacuated in 1911, in what has later been described as an act of cultural imperialism. The school was given by its builders to the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society, which raised the funds needed to move it to Louds Island. Its lumber was used to build this church, to a design by Milton",
"title": "Loudville Church"
},
{
"docid": "5197367",
"text": "not a religious-based organization. It focused on providing education and recreational facilities for European immigrant women and children. Katharine Coman, Vida Scudder, and Katharine Lee Bates were among a group of women who founded Denison House in Boston in 1892. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, founded in 1894, Friendly Inn Settlement House, founded in 1874, Henry Street Settlement, founded in 1893, Hiram House, founded in 1896, Houchen House, founded in 1912 and University Settlement House, founded in 1886 and the oldest in the United States, were, like Hull House, important sites for social reform. United Neighborhood Houses of New York is",
"title": "Settlement movement"
},
{
"docid": "432677",
"text": "legislation guaranteed the civil rights of religious dissenters. A weak ruler as regent (1811–20) and king (1820–30), George IV let his ministers take full charge of government affairs, playing a far lesser role than his father, George III. The principle now became established that the king accepts as prime minister the person who wins a majority in the House of Commons, whether the king personally favors him or not. His governments, with little help from the king, presided over victory in the Napoleonic Wars, negotiated the peace settlement, and attempted to deal with the social and economic malaise that followed.",
"title": "History of the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "15313736",
"text": "prominence and social commitments led to her service on local and regional boards and commissions, particularly those dealing with labor and with penal reform. It was her strong religious background that motivated Dreier to take up religious reform. She focused on working women, women suffrage, and social and civic improvement. In 1899, she met Leonora O’Reilly, who was a former garment worker and head of a local settlement house at the time. Leonora was the one to connect Mary and her sister Margaret with the settlement house. They joined the New York Women's Trade Union League (NYWTUL), a coalition of",
"title": "Mary Dreier"
},
{
"docid": "9647096",
"text": "In 1834, the United Kingdom passed a new Poor Law which created the system of Victorian workhouses (or \"Houses of Industry\") that Charles Dickens described in \"Oliver Twist\". Sir Francis Bond Head, the new Lt. Governor of Upper Canada in 1836, had been a Poor Law administrator before his appointment. Fearing that Head wanted to introduce these workhouses in Toronto, a small group of reformers and dissenting ministers led by James Lesslie and Dr William W. Baldwin founded the Toronto House of Industry on alternate, humane principles. The Toronto House of Industry was started by the reformers in the ‘unused’",
"title": "James Lesslie (publisher)"
},
{
"docid": "16725952",
"text": "Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood house is a 103-year-old comprehensive social services organization based in East St. Louis. It is a United Way organization and is a United Methodist settlement house operating 22 programs at five sites in the St. Louis Metro East. The neighborhood house is part of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, meaning it is part of the United Methodist Church's global mission. The LBDNH programs address basic human needs by providing food; clothing and emergency help with medical, utility and rent expenses and school supplies. The programs of the Lessie",
"title": "Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House"
},
{
"docid": "113097",
"text": "in a fashion which greatly resembles that of Christ or his disciples. The subject although realistically depicted remains lifeless in a rather supernatural composition. With the surrogate tombstone placed in front of him and the almost holy light cast upon the whole scene; alluding to an out of this world existence. \"Atheists though they were, David and Marat, like so many other fervent social reformers of the modern world, seem to have created a new kind of religion.\" At the very center of these beliefs, there stood the republic. After the King's execution, war broke out between the new Republic",
"title": "Jacques-Louis David"
},
{
"docid": "17783872",
"text": "Unionist Social Reform Committee The Unionist Social Reform Committee was a group within the British Conservative Party dedicated to help formulating a Conservative policy of social reform between 1911 and 1914. According to E. H. H. Green, the Committee \"saw the earliest, detailed discussion of Conservative principles concerning the role of the State in the provision of social welfare\". Arthur Steel-Maitland was elected to parliament as a Conservative in January 1910 and in October he sought to bring together Conservative social reformers into a committee. However, this was postponed by the general election of December. The Committee held its first",
"title": "Unionist Social Reform Committee"
},
{
"docid": "14138000",
"text": "Bermondsey Settlement The Bermondsey Settlement was a settlement house founded in Bermondsey, South-East London, by the Rev'd John Scott Lidgett. It was the only Methodist foundation among the settlements that appeared in the late 19th and early 20th century. Like other settlement houses it offered social, health and educational services to the poor of its neighbourhood. It was particularly concerned with educational matters (Lidgett was a prominent educationist) including music and dance. It is noted for the work of one of its residents, Grace Kimmins, in relation to children's play. Other notable residents included the radical nonconformist Hugh Price Hughes,",
"title": "Bermondsey Settlement"
},
{
"docid": "12067687",
"text": "of the Royal House and in the presence of the King and Queen of Spain and the Prince of Asturias, he created—together with other Asturians and especially with the help of then General Secretary of the Royal House, Sabino Fernández Campo—the Prince of Asturias Foundation. Since 1981 this institution has granted the Prince of Asturias Awards, aimed at the recognition of outstanding scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanistic work performed by individuals, groups or institutions worldwide, with priority being given to those nations belonging to the Ibero-American community. Graciano García was married on 10 October 1970 to María Josefa Cervero,",
"title": "Graciano García García"
},
{
"docid": "3288424",
"text": "politics as his family knew it over five generations, starting with his great great grandfather, Jesse Fell, who was Abraham Lincoln's patron and persuaded him to run for President. Stevenson contrasts what he sees as the values that created America with those that now undermine it. \"The Black Book\" has been published by the China Academy of Social Studies Press as \"American History and the Story of the Black Book\". Stevenson is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. On 8 December 2012 Stevenson endorsed the proposal for the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), one of only six",
"title": "Adlai Stevenson III"
},
{
"docid": "17534800",
"text": "desire on the part of socialists to help ameliorate the social ills \"immediately\" through practical programs implemented by existing institutions such as labor unions and electoral politics, thereby de-emphasizing the ultimate objective of building a socialist economy. As a result, socialists who embraced possibilism and immediatism sounded and acted little different from non-socialist reformers. Impossibilist movements are also associated with anti-Leninism in their opposition to both vanguardism and democratic centralism. The concept of impossibilism—though not the specific term—was introduced and heavily influenced by American Marxist theoretician Daniel De Leon on the basis of theory that De Leon generated before his",
"title": "Impossibilism"
},
{
"docid": "3621715",
"text": "was dissolved the patron refused to return his money, and Hume brought an action to recover part of it. Six years later, Hume again entered the House, and made acquaintance with James Mill and the philosophical reformers of the school of Jeremy Bentham. He joined with Francis Place, of Westminster, and other philanthropists, to help improve the condition of the working classes, labouring especially to establish schools for them on the Lancastrian system, and forming savings banks. In 1818, soon after his marriage with Miss Burnley, the daughter of an East India Company director, he was returned to Parliament as",
"title": "Joseph Hume"
},
{
"docid": "14077586",
"text": "openly to his attention. One of these men, Orville E. Babcock, was a subtle and unscrupulous enemy of reformers, having served as Grant's personal secretary for seven years while living in the White House. Babcock, twice indicted, gained indirect control of whole departments of the government, planted suspicions of reformers in Grant's mind, plotted their downfall, and sought to replace them with men like himself. Grant allowed Babcock to be a stumbling block for reformers who might have saved the President from scandal. Grant's secretary of state, Hamilton Fish, who was often at odds with Babcock, made efforts to save",
"title": "Grant administration scandals"
},
{
"docid": "609676",
"text": "Clapham Sect The Clapham Sect or Clapham Saints were a group of Church of England social reformers based in Clapham, London, at the beginning of the 19th century (active 1780s–1840s). They are described by the historian Stephen Michael Tomkins as \"a network of friends and families in England, with William Wilberforce as its centre of gravity, who were powerfully bound together by their shared moral and spiritual values, by their religious mission and social activism, by their love for each other, and by marriage\". Its members were chiefly prominent and wealthy evangelical Anglicans who shared common political views concerning the",
"title": "Clapham Sect"
},
{
"docid": "9219639",
"text": "social and political issues reflected his time and social position. He grew up in a family of Whig reformers who, like his uncle Josiah Wedgwood, supported electoral reform and the emancipation of slaves. Darwin was passionately opposed to slavery, while seeing no problem with the working conditions of English factory workers or servants. His taxidermy lessons in 1826 from the freed slave John Edmonstone, who he long recalled as \"a very pleasant and intelligent man\", reinforced his belief that black people shared the same feelings, and could be as intelligent as people of other races. He took the same attitude",
"title": "Charles Darwin"
},
{
"docid": "18024077",
"text": "(1901–1928). She co-founded the Shearith Israel Sisterhood in 1896. In 1905 she was a member of the Committee of Fourteen. Davis Menken began her career in social relief work at the sisterhood's settlement Neighborhood House, which worked with the surrounding Jewish immigrant community, especially those who arrived in 1908 to escape the Ottoman Empire. This experience led to her interest in helping to stem increased juvenile delinquency in female Jewish immigrant populations. Davis Menken founded the Jewish Board of Guardians in 1907, which increased delinquent supervision after probation to three years. In 1908, she started a sisterhood committee to help",
"title": "Alice Davis Menken"
},
{
"docid": "9134518",
"text": "The Kids of Catan The Kids of Catan is a German board game designed for children using the theme from \"The Settlers of Catan\". Like other Catan titles, the game is created by Klaus Teuber and published by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English. The story revolves around three children of Catan (despite the game being for four players) who are helping their parents build structures for Catan's first settlement. One parent is a brickmaker, one parent is a woodcutter, and one parent is a farmer. To help their parents, the children, with the help of their wagons,",
"title": "The Kids of Catan"
},
{
"docid": "13229975",
"text": "houses and settlement houses for other social reform organizations, including the Chicago Commons settlement house building (1901), the Northwestern University Settlement House (1901), and the City Club of Chicago building (1910). The City Club building, noted for its \"gently curving limestone arch that ties together the windows of the second floor,\" is today operated as the John Marshall Law School. When the City Club building opened in 1910, it was considered a symbol of the reform movement: The new building embodied the soaring expectations of the reform movement, as well as providing the material comforts of a middle-class social club.",
"title": "Irving Kane Pond"
},
{
"docid": "17166386",
"text": "with resistant patients. With STI training, clinicians learn a nuanced approach to all patients, even those who resist help, since often those are the individuals who need help most. After learning STI, clinicians report that they are more likely to approach rather than avoid difficult patient situations. STI was created in 2009 by licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) Melissa McCool to give clinicians a toolkit for helping depressed patients who cannot or will not seek outpatient psychotherapy. McCool originally developed STI for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Patients with ESRD and other chronic diseases often suffer from depression and",
"title": "Symptom targeted intervention"
},
{
"docid": "434081",
"text": "administration's scandals, Grant continued to be personally popular. His reelection was supported by Frederick Douglass and other prominent abolitionists along with reformers of the Indian question. In 1871, to placate reformers and alleviate a burgeoning federal bureaucracy, Grant created the Civil Service Commission, chaired by reformer George William Curtis, authorized and funded by Congress, to take effect January 1, 1872. Congress, however, failed to enact permanent civil service legislation and in 1875 it refused to implement funding to maintain the commission. Party reformers cooled toward Grant, critical of Grant's implementation of the commission's proposed reforms, corruption at the New York",
"title": "Ulysses S. Grant"
},
{
"docid": "7693864",
"text": "health care and quality of life matters needed for human existence.\" In the late 19th century reformers discovered less than desirable areas of the country where communities were overcrowded, unhealthy, poor and centered near factories, docks and various other places of employment. In the early twentieth century during the Progressive Era reformers began making connections between the condition of communities and \"social ills\" such as crime and poverty and ways to improve upon them. The Progressive agenda of political, social, and physical reform swept the nation and led to comprehensive antipoverty strategies, embodied by New Deal programs and other grants",
"title": "Community economic development"
},
{
"docid": "11747115",
"text": "Christ and the Sheep Shed Christ and the Sheep Shed is a polemical woodcut made in 1524 by the Nuremberg artist Barthel Beham, one of the Little Masters. Created in the early part of the Protestant Reformation, this woodcut illustrates the beliefs of the artist, as well as other reformers, about the manipulation of the Catholic hierarchy. His work was influenced by reformers, such as Martin Luther, as well as other artists like Barthel’s older brother, Sebald. This woodcut was created during the height of the peasant revolts and, though they were less severe in Nuremberg than in other parts",
"title": "Christ and the Sheep Shed"
},
{
"docid": "1503173",
"text": "of the upper class. Early chairs of trustees included Philip Lyttelton Gell and Lord Alfred Milner. Toynbee Hall attracted many students, especially from Oxford's Wadham College and Balliol College, where Toynbee had taught. In 1916, the Arnold Toynbee House in New York was founded by a group of young adults who were part of the Stevenson Club at Madison House and with the help of philanthropist Rose Gruening. Eight years later, the settlement house was renamed Grand Street Settlement. Toynbee is widely accepted as the historian who ushered the expression \"the industrial revolution\" into the English language. Although French and",
"title": "Arnold Toynbee"
},
{
"docid": "1325100",
"text": "Rathbone family. They invited her as a guest to Greenbank, their ancestral mansion in Liverpool. The Rathbones were Quakers and prominent social reformers. At Greenbank, Dix met their circle of men and women who believed that government should play a direct, active role in social welfare. She was also introduced to the reform movement for care of the mentally ill in Great Britain, known as lunacy reform. Its members were making deep investigations of madhouses and asylums, publishing their studies in reports to the House of Commons. Reform movements for treatment of the mentally ill were related in this period",
"title": "Dorothea Dix"
},
{
"docid": "12452346",
"text": "connections between computers with the help of online social networks, and supports transparent traversal of NATs. It uses the P2P overlay to create direct VPN connections between pairs of computers (nodes). To establish a connection, two nodes advertise their P2P node address (as well as public keys for secure communication) to each other through an online social network. Once each node acquires the node address (and public keys) of the other node, an IP-to-nodeAddress mapping is created and IP packets can be routed through the VPN tunnel. Social VPN A social VPN is a virtual private network that is created",
"title": "Social VPN"
},
{
"docid": "8177732",
"text": "Lala Lajpat Rai, Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Nardeo Shastri, Mangal Deo Shastri, Pundit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Pundit Govind Vallabh Pant, Shri Krishna Singh, Anugrah Narayan Singh, Prithvi Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Dara Singh, King Kong, Jaya Bachchan (Wife of Amitabh Bachchan) etc. who have been visiting Khagaul in connection with various activities. This small city of Khagaul has produced a large number of famous great scholars, physicians, experts of Ayurveda, mathematicians, politicians, orators, social workers, educationists, social reformers, Intellectuals, Policymakers, religious reformers, astrologers, cultural",
"title": "Khagaul"
},
{
"docid": "14239707",
"text": "protection, social housekeeping, and maternal and child welfare. Maternalist reformers viewed women as \"social mothers\" who are called to clean up political corruption so they aggressively pushed for maternalist policies to become laws, usually with provisions for female administrators. They also worked to achieve civil service reform and were also involved in promoting food and drug policies. By drawing from the association to motherhood - that mothers were responsible for protecting citizens within the home - the reformers made political demands with great efficacy. Maternalist reform began to be employed as an analytical tool to explain the modern welfare states",
"title": "Maternalist reform"
},
{
"docid": "7234605",
"text": "Calcutta and predominantly led by upper caste Bengali Hindus under the patronage of the British Raj who created a reformed religion called Brahmo dharma. The Bengal renaissance can be said to have started with reformer and humanitarian Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1775–1833), considered the \"Father of the Bengal Renaissance\", and ended with Asia's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), although there have been many stalwarts thereafter embodying particular aspects of the unique intellectual and creative output. Nineteenth-century Bengal was a unique blend of religious and social reformers, scholars, literary giants, journalists, patriotic orators and scientists, all merging to form the",
"title": "Bengalis"
},
{
"docid": "2129889",
"text": "was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. He assisted to quell the rising in Devon in 1549, and after his father had been created Earl of Bedford in January 1550, was known as Lord Russell, taking his seat in the House of Lords under this title in 1552. Russell was in sympathy with the reformers, whose opinions he shared, and was in communication with Sir Thomas Wyatt; and in consequence of his religious attitude was imprisoned during the earlier part of Mary's reign. Being released he visited Italy, came into touch with foreign reformers. He led the English contingent",
"title": "Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford"
},
{
"docid": "10794266",
"text": "media, and political sector like the other two castes, Khandayat and Karana. Also, in the British era, they have produced many luminaries who have been social reformers, freedom fighters, and civic professionals. Like the Khandayat, because of its large population, the Utkala Brahmin community is divided into various class, social, and religious strata. Though these divisions were very important in the previous eras, especially during medieval age in regards to temple authorities or social respect among other communities; today, these divisions have become generally blurred. Generally, the community is split into two major subcastes, Strotiya, and Asrotiya (Sevaka) Brahmins, along",
"title": "Utkala Brahmin"
},
{
"docid": "18283289",
"text": "with his \"Christian socialism\". He said socialism was applied Christianity. On 11 March 1899 he wrote in an editorial, \"The multitude of social reformers in Canada are men and women who believe that the Church itself was the first Socialist body; that its Head and Founder was the first Socialist; that from Him we receive our inspiration as Social Reformers; and that unless we recognize His teachings and obey the laws of Brotherhood given to us by Him we cannot be true Socialists.\" Although he smoked, Wrigley disapproved of smoking at socialist meetings since the \"vile odour of smoke of",
"title": "George Weston Wrigley"
},
{
"docid": "8859538",
"text": "Railroad which had arrived in 1896. The old trading post was renovated as a result into a residence for the Stranahans. As Frank's businesses grew, so did the settlement. By 1910 the Census reports that there was 142 people living in the town. Frank and Ivy would take on many leadership roles in the social and civic life of their developing city, Ivy for instance would help found the Women's Civic improvement Association, later the Woman's club of Fort Lauderdale. Throughout the rest of her life Ivy would be involved with virtually every civic and social cause in the city.",
"title": "Stranahan House"
},
{
"docid": "8799398",
"text": "to The Shamrock Friendly Society. In this Society they planned to organise free legal aid to help the poor, as well as organise reading and promote healthy games. In addition to the Society, Fintan Lalor was influenced by a group of agrarian reformers in his native county. They were led by William Conner, who suggested a scheme for arbitration on rents and fixity of tenure for tenant farmers. Conner’s suggestions were to find few supporters, but Fintan Lalor was one of them. He became closely associated with Conner and spent weeks at his house near Athy. He also attended Conner’s",
"title": "James Fintan Lalor"
},
{
"docid": "18690994",
"text": "the pets of domestic violence survivors who may postpone leaving out of fear that the animal would be abused. Harbor House has developed the Paws for Peace program into a replicable model, introducing it into other domestic violence shelters in Florida and nationwide. In October 2011, Harbor House launched \"R3\" a mobile app designed to help health care professionals and friends identify victims of domestic abuse, and to refer them for appropriate help. The app was designed by Carol Wick with a tool developed by Dr. Kevin Sherin and created by Echo Interaction Group, based on the HITS screening questionnaire.",
"title": "Harbor House of Central Florida"
},
{
"docid": "15948750",
"text": "cultural production, debate and academic formation and promote volunteering and social responsibility. Manzano is sponsor of the House of Chinese Culture in Buenos Aires and president of the foundation of the University of Congress. She has contributed with the Clinton Foundation, an organization created to help the neediest, promote gender equality and raise awareness of climate change, and with the Al Gore Foundation, which seeks to raise awareness in society about the problem of global warming and The need to change the habits of life. On February 21, 2015, José Luis Manzano, who is christian, married with Teresa Jordan, who",
"title": "José Luis Manzano"
},
{
"docid": "10636446",
"text": "this collaboration, developed using theories that would help facilitate the treatment of patients. The Quaker reformers, including Samuel Tuke, who promoted the moral treatment, as it was called, argued that patients should be unchained, granted respect, encouraged to perform occupational tasks (like farming, carpentry, or laundry), and allowed to stroll the grounds with an attendant and attend occasional dances. While the moral treatment could, with difficulty, be employed in an old house or adapted almshouse, this situation was considered a sad compromise. In the United States, doctors developed a highly specialized building type for 250 patients. Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride",
"title": "Asylum architecture in the United States of America"
},
{
"docid": "19680425",
"text": "Illiberal Reformers Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era is a book written by Thomas C. Leonard and published by the Princeton University press which reevaluates several leading figures of the progressive era of American economics, and points out that many of the so-called \"progressives\" of the late 19th and early 20th century who created policies such as minimum wage and maximum-hours laws, workmen’s compensation, progressive income taxes and many others had beliefs rooted in Darwinism, racial science, and eugenics, revealing a dark underside to the economic reformers often considered by history to be the altruists",
"title": "Illiberal Reformers"
},
{
"docid": "11133226",
"text": "Grand Street Settlement Grand Street Settlement is an historic social service institution on the Lower East Side in New York City and was founded in 1916 in response to the needs of waves of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe who were settling in the area. Today, over 10,000 children, youth, families and older adults residing on the Lower East Side and Brooklyn are served through Grand Street Settlement's community-based programs. Grand Street Settlement was founded in 1916 by a group of young adults who were part of the Stevenson Club at Madison House (the present Hamilton-Madison House). They noticed",
"title": "Grand Street Settlement"
},
{
"docid": "4046807",
"text": "legislatures on behalf of black Americans. While the NAACP use the court system to promote equality, at the local level African Americans adopted a self-help strategy. They pooled their resources to create independent community and institutional lives for themselves. They established schools, churches, social welfare institutions, banks, African-American newspapers and small businesses to serve the needs of their communities. The main organizer of national and local self-help organizations was Alabama educator Booker T. Washington. Progressive Era reformers were often concerned with the black condition. In 1908 after the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot got him involved, Ray Stannard Baker published the",
"title": "African-American history"
},
{
"docid": "1635991",
"text": "new club, for members of both Houses of Parliament, was intended to be a forum for the radical ideas which the First Reform Bill represented: a bastion of liberal and progressive thought that became closely associated with the Liberal Party, who largely succeeded the Whigs in the second half of the 19th century. Brooks's Club, the headquarters of the old Whig aristocracy, was neither able nor prepared to open its doors to a flood of new men, so preliminary meetings were held at Ellice's house to plan a much larger club, which would promote 'the social intercourse of the reformers",
"title": "Reform Club"
},
{
"docid": "16799295",
"text": "work. The need for trained professionals highlighted the shift towards formal, organized settlement houses, often with their own set of ethics, ideology, or religion; funding also became an issue with the need to pay the professional social workers. Typically, financing for the settlement houses and their workers came from wealthy philanthropists who frequently served on the board of directors of the house or association, and government agencies at this point contributed very little to the community agencies. Although the work of settlement houses aimed at welcoming the immigrants to the new country while encouraging the maintenance of certain aspects of",
"title": "Downtown Community House"
}
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| who wrote the theme song to beverly hills cop |
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"docid": "19001704",
"text": "Hills Cop II\" soundtrack, but La-La Land Records was contractually obligated to issue each album separately. Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film \"Beverly Hills Cop\". It was released on by MCA Records. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists whose tracks were included in the movie plus some other tracks not included in the movie but are similar in electronic style. The instrumental title tune, \"Axel F\" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack was",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "4036629",
"text": "It peaked at 158 on the \"Billboard\" 200 and 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. While Harold Faltermeyer did not return to score this film, his co-producer from the previous franchise entries, Keith Forsey, did produce and co-write a new song entitled \"Keep the Peace\", performed by INXS. However, Nile Rodgers covered Faltermeyer's \"Axel F\" in a breakbeat hardcore version. This is the only film in the series not to feature a song performed by The Pointer Sisters, although \"Neutron Dance\" was used in the film's trailer. \"Beverly Hills Cop\" featured their song \"Neutron Dance\", while \"Beverly Hills Cop II\"",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "11746128",
"text": "pass on the TV series, Paramount decided to move forward with the fourth film. There is a recurring instrumental theme throughout the film series called \"Axel F\", which was composed by Harold Faltermeyer. The theme became popular with audiences, and has been remixed by Crazy Frog. A new version of the theme was created for \"Beverly Hills Cop III\", with Faltermeyer not returning for the film. A fourth entry in the series was initially announced for release in the mid-1990s, under the production of Eddie Murphy's own production company \"Eddie Murphy Productions\", though production later fizzled out. It was re-announced",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "4837838",
"text": "Smith's 2010 action comedy \"Cop Out\" starring Bruce Willis. In June 2017, it was revealed that Faltermeyer will have music featured in the upcoming . Harold Faltermeyer Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. He is best known for composing the \"Axel F\" theme for the feature film \"Beverly Hills Cop\", an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the \"Top Gun\" Anthem for the feature film \"Top Gun\" and the music for the Chevy Chase \"Fletch\" feature films, \"Fletch\" and \"Fletch Lives\". The \"Beverly Hills Cop\" and \"Top",
"title": "Harold Faltermeyer"
},
{
"docid": "3420184",
"text": "the album, \"I Want Your Sex\", won the Razzie Award for Worst Song. La-La Land Records released a limited edition album featuring Harold Faltermeyer's score (including some material unused in the movie) and some of the songs. \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" was one of the most anticipated films of 1987 and became a box office success upon release, despite not making as much as \"Beverly Hills Cop\". The film debuted at 1, earning $33 million on its opening weekend, a sales mark that would result in the film achieving that year's highest-opening weekend debut. As well as the highest grossing",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "12989577",
"text": "The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song) \"The Heat Is On\" is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey, and recorded by Glenn Frey for the American film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (1984). The song was published as a single and as the sixth track of the album \"Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack\" (1984). According to Frey, he was invited to an early screening of the film, and about two months later was sent a demo of a song written by Keith Forsey and Harold Faltermeyer to be used in the film to see if",
"title": "The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)"
},
{
"docid": "19001704",
"text": "Hills Cop II\" soundtrack, but La-La Land Records was contractually obligated to issue each album separately. Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film \"Beverly Hills Cop\". It was released on by MCA Records. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists whose tracks were included in the movie plus some other tracks not included in the movie but are similar in electronic style. The instrumental title tune, \"Axel F\" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack was",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "12989580",
"text": "by session horn player David Woodford) and Frey's long-time drummer, Michael Huey. The recording subsequently appeared on Frey's albums \"Glenn Frey Live\" (1993) and \"Solo Collection\" (1995) as well as on some various-artists \"top hits\" collections. The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song) \"The Heat Is On\" is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey, and recorded by Glenn Frey for the American film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (1984). The song was published as a single and as the sixth track of the album \"Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack\" (1984). According to Frey, he was",
"title": "The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)"
},
{
"docid": "4837830",
"text": "Harold Faltermeyer Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. He is best known for composing the \"Axel F\" theme for the feature film \"Beverly Hills Cop\", an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the \"Top Gun\" Anthem for the feature film \"Top Gun\" and the music for the Chevy Chase \"Fletch\" feature films, \"Fletch\" and \"Fletch Lives\". The \"Beverly Hills Cop\" and \"Top Gun\" projects afforded him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special,",
"title": "Harold Faltermeyer"
},
{
"docid": "9249018",
"text": "After the song went to number one, Frey called to congratulate Seger, saying \"At least we kept the money in Michigan!\" The music video featured scenes from the film intercut with Seger and the band performing it. Shakedown (Bob Seger song) \"Shakedown\" is a song recorded by Bob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger. The song became a number-one hit on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well",
"title": "Shakedown (Bob Seger song)"
},
{
"docid": "9249016",
"text": "Shakedown (Bob Seger song) \"Shakedown\" is a song recorded by Bob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger. The song became a number-one hit on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well as the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it became his second number-one hit, spending four weeks at the top. In Canada, it went to number one as well, topping the \"RPM 100\" national singles chart on August",
"title": "Shakedown (Bob Seger song)"
},
{
"docid": "19001702",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film \"Beverly Hills Cop\". It was released on by MCA Records. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists whose tracks were included in the movie plus some other tracks not included in the movie but are similar in electronic style. The instrumental title tune, \"Axel F\" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack was reviewed by \"Billboard\" magazine in the issue dated December 15, 1984 and debuted on the US",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "11746122",
"text": "Inspector Todd, are the only actors who appear in all three films. Harold Faltermeyer produced the now famous \"Axel F\" theme song heard throughout the series. The series as a whole have been distributed by Paramount Pictures. The films have made a total of $735,534,503 at the worldwide box office. Following a failed attempt at a television series based on the films, Paramount decided to produce another film with a currently unknown release date. CBS ordered a pilot with Brandon T. Jackson starring as Axel Foley's son, Aaron. The hour long crime drama was produced by the critically acclaimed writer",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "4613433",
"text": "YouTube video (as well as the third oldest video to reach 1 billion views) in the 100 most viewed YouTube videos after \"The Gummy Bear Song\". Australia UK Axel F \"Axel F\" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It was an international number 1 hit in 1985. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film; moreover, it is composed in the key of F minor. Faltermeyer recorded the song using five instruments: a Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive \"supersaw\" lead sound,",
"title": "Axel F"
},
{
"docid": "14165192",
"text": "which is performed by Chanté Moore also appears on her second album \"A Love Supreme\". Nile Rodgers also covered Harold Faltermeyer's \"Axel F\" in a breakbeat hardcore version. Beverly Hills Cop III (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop III is the soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name. It was released on May 10, 1994 by MCA Records and consisted mostly of R&B music with some rock and hip hop. Like the film, the soundtrack was not well received and only made it to 158 on the \"Billboard\" 200 and 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Three singles found minor",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "8986473",
"text": "\"Maxie's World\" in 1989. The series is available on DVD as part of the \"Punky Brewster\" DVD releases. Each season also contains a certain number of episodes from it as a bonus feature. Due to music rights issues, \"The Shoe Must Go On\" is the only episode not released on DVD in the season box sets released by Shout! Factory; a song featured in that episode was \"Axel F\" by Harold Faltermeyer, the theme to \"Beverly Hills Cop\". It may be possible that this is the music that Shout! Factory had some issues with. The show was also released on",
"title": "It's Punky Brewster"
},
{
"docid": "3186586",
"text": "Matrix Reloaded\" in 2003. (Adjusted for inflation, \"Beverly Hills Cop\" is the third highest-grossing R rated film of all-time behind \"The Exorcist\" and \"The Godfather\".) Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 67 million tickets in the US. The soundtrack was released on MCA Records and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (1986). The instrumental title tune, \"Axel F\", composed and performed by Harold Faltermeyer, is a cultural touchstone and has since been covered by numerous artists. American Film Institute Lists The film spawned a franchise with two sequels, \"Beverly Hills Cop II\"",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "4613422",
"text": "Axel F \"Axel F\" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It was an international number 1 hit in 1985. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film; moreover, it is composed in the key of F minor. Faltermeyer recorded the song using five instruments: a Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive \"supersaw\" lead sound, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stabs, a Yamaha DX7 was used for bell and vibraphone sounds and a LinnDrum was",
"title": "Axel F"
},
{
"docid": "7156270",
"text": "\"Pop Idol\" and people who performed on that show gained a lot of media attention. Alexis received offers for a record deal from basically all German record labels, including Sony Records, BMG, Polydor, etc. Alexis chose an exclusive deal with CBS Records (which is a division of Sony Records these days) and began working on her first solo album. Her first album, simply entitled \"Alexis\" was released in early 1990. It was produced by Harold Faltermeyer (who wrote the soundtrack for the blockbuster movie \"Beverly Hills Cop\"), and Gunter Mende & Candy Derouge (who have written songs for Celine Dion",
"title": "Alexis (singer)"
}
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"docid": "4036626",
"text": "on the real-life Kray brothers, who were captured in Detroit and transported to London by Jeffrey (Axel's friend from Beverly Hills Cop and Beverly Hills Cop II, played by Paul Reiser), and Axel would have gone overseas after the gangsters' henchmen broke them out of custody and murdered Jeffrey. This was scrapped because producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer decided it was too close to the story of Michael Douglas' 1989 film \"Black Rain\". When writer Steven E. de Souza was brought in, he originally wrote the story as more \"\"Die Hard\" in a theme park\". He was told that",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "4036614",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop III Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on \"Trading Places\" and \"Coming to America\". It is the third film in the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" trilogy, and a sequel to \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". Murphy again plays Detroit cop Axel Foley, who once again returns to Beverly Hills, California, to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss. Foley teams up with his friend, Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), and his",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "2830825",
"text": "1985). His other contribution to the soundtrack, \"Smuggler's Blues\", hit No. 12 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. During his solo career, Frey had 12 charting songs in the U.S. Top 100. Eleven of those were written with Jack Tempchin who also wrote \"Peaceful Easy Feeling\". Frey was the first choice to record \"Shakedown\", the theme for the film \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". Frey did not like the lyrics and then came down with laryngitis, so the song was given to Bob Seger. After the song went to number one, Frey called to congratulate Seger, saying \"At least we kept the",
"title": "Glenn Frey"
},
{
"docid": "3420188",
"text": "\"Cop I\", but it wasn't as spontaneous and funny.\" Nominations Awards Beverly Hills Cop II Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" and the second installment in the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series. Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a robbery/gun-running gang after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "4036630",
"text": "had their song \"Be There\". In an interview in 1994, Eddie Murphy said that \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" is \"different from the trilogy's first installment because Axel is more mature and no longer the wisecracking rookie cop.\" During that same year, Murphy said he thought \"\"Beverly Hills Cop III\" was infinitely better than \"Beverly Hills Cop II\".\" He later claimed during an interview in 2006 on \"Inside the Actors Studio\" that he felt the third film was \"atrocious\" and such a disgrace that \"the character was kind of banished for a while [from Hollywood].\" He said he felt the third",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "4837835",
"text": "Axel Foley gives a pair of Beverly Hills police officers the slip by shoving bananas up their exhaust pipe, causing their car to stall when they try and tail him). The year after, the \"Fletch\" theme expanded on his trademark electronic soundscapes with experimental phase modulated percussion effects woven into the largely analog synth melodies. He also composed the theme song, \"Bit by Bit\", sung by Stephanie Mills. The full scores of these films were not released on album. Only a handful of additional score tracks complemented these hits on vinyl: \"The Discovery\" and \"Shoot-out\" from \"Beverly Hills Cop\" and",
"title": "Harold Faltermeyer"
},
{
"docid": "11746121",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series) Beverly Hills Cop is a series of American action comedy films and an unaired television pilot based on characters created by Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Danilo Bach. The films star Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who travels to Beverly Hills, California to investigate crimes, even though it is out of his jurisdiction. There, he meets Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), Sergeant John Taggart (John Ashton), and Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox). Ashton and Cox do not appear in \"Beverly Hills Cop III\". Murphy, Reinhold, and Gil Hill, who plays Axel's boss,",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "3420172",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop II Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" and the second installment in the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series. Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a robbery/gun-running gang after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously wounded. Although it made less money than the first film and",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "3186572",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for \"Favorite Motion Picture\" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture –",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "3186588",
"text": "film into production. Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for \"Favorite Motion Picture\" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "4036633",
"text": "being filmed. Claiming that Eddie Murphy was low-spirited and had a low energy level. \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" was criticized harshly. Beverly Hills Cop III currently holds a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 49 reviews. Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score, rated it 16/100 based on 15 reviews. Richard Natale of \"Variety\" called it \"a return to form by Eddie Murphy\" that \"runs out of steam before the end\". Caryn James of \"The New York Times\" wrote that the film is designed to be a foolproof and safe money-maker, but Murphy plays Foley too straight. Owen Gleiberman of",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "14165191",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop III (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop III is the soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name. It was released on May 10, 1994 by MCA Records and consisted mostly of R&B music with some rock and hip hop. Like the film, the soundtrack was not well received and only made it to 158 on the \"Billboard\" 200 and 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Three singles found minor success on the charts, \"The Right Kinda Lover\" by Patti LaBelle, \"Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z\" by Eazy-E, and \"The Place Where You Belong\" by Shai. The song \"Mood\"",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "3420187",
"text": "can't match that one's novelty or excitement. \"Variety\" called it \"a noisy, numbing, unimaginative, heartless remake of the original film.\" Sheila Benson of the \"Los Angeles Times\" wrote, \"It's hard to believe that the group who came up with the hard, clean edges of \"Top Gun\", sleek and unfeeling though it may have been, could make a picture as crude, as muddled, as destructo-Derbyish as this one.\" \"\"Beverly Hills Cop II\" was probably the most successful mediocre picture in history,\" Murphy said. \"It made $250 million worldwide, and it was a half-assed movie. \"Cop II\" was basically a rehash of",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "3420182",
"text": "altered lyrics. The film introduced George Michael's controversial song \"I Want Your Sex\". It also includes \"Cross My Broken Heart\" by The Jets (a Top 10 hit on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100) and \"Shakedown\" by Bob Seger (which became a 1 hit on that same chart), as well as \"Better Way\" performed by James Ingram. The Pointer Sisters scored a moderate hit with \"Be There,\" their single from the soundtrack. It was the second time the sisters had contributed to the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" franchise; they'd notched a top 10 single with \"Neutron Dance\" from the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" soundtrack.",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "4036618",
"text": "World, a theme park in Beverly Hills, California owned by \"Uncle\" Dave Thorton. Axel arrives in Beverly Hills and reunites with his friend Billy Rosewood, who has been promoted to \"Deputy Director of Operations for Joint Systems Interdepartmental Operational Command\" (DDO-JSIOC), and meets Jon Flint, Billy's new partner after John Taggart's retirement. Axel asks Flint to call his friend Ellis DeWald, the head of Wonder World's park security, to let him know that he's coming to the park for his investigation. Axel meets and befriends Janice Perkins (Theresa Randle) whilst touring the park's behind-the-scenes facilities. Later, he is spotted by",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "3186579",
"text": "and they accept. In 1977, Paramount executive Don Simpson came up with a movie idea about a cop from East L.A. who transferred to Beverly Hills. Screenwriter Danilo Bach was called in to write the screenplay. Bach pitched his idea to Simpson and Paramount in 1981 under the name \"Beverly Drive\", about a cop from Pittsburgh named Elly Axel. However, his script was a straight action film and Bach was forced to make changes to the script, but after a few attempts the project went stale. With the success of \"Flashdance\" (1983), Simpson saw the Beverly Hills film as his",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "12790731",
"text": "it \"quite good value for money\". The overall rating given was 68%. In 2006, Abandonware website \"Abandonia\"s Sebatianos reviewed \"Beverly Hills Cop\" with \"All in all the game is OK, but the animation is far from smooth. You'll have problems reading the text, because it will shake too much and the animation (especially on level one) is very choppy.\" Beverly Hills Cop (video game) Beverly Hills Cop is a game developed by Tynesoft and released in 1990, with a story loosely based on the first film from the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series. The player takes control of Axel Foley, the",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "11863738",
"text": "Cross My Broken Heart (The Jets song) \"Cross My Broken Heart\" is the title of the first single released from \"Magic\", the second studio album released by the band the Jets. The song reached number 7 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 in August 1987. It also appears on the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film, \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". The music video features the group performing the song inside a soundstage, against a backdrop of a movie theater entrance. It does not contain any scenes from the film \"Beverly Hills Cop II\"; however, it shows stills of the group posing",
"title": "Cross My Broken Heart (The Jets song)"
},
{
"docid": "3420186",
"text": "– anywhere new enough to justify a sequel\". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\". Desson Howe of \"The Washington Post\" called it \"a sequel that's as good as the original, if not better.\" Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four and wrote, \"What is comedy? That's a pretty basic question, I know, but \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" never thought to ask it.\" Janet Maslin of \"The New York Times\" wrote that the film is a skillful clone of the first film that",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "10027100",
"text": "sequence, the producers of \"Beverly Hills Cop\" were disinclined to retain the song, instead asking Richard Perry to create a new similarly-styled track to score the car chase sequence in the completed film: however, Perry demurred opining that \"Neutron Dance\" was a \"one in a million song.\" Concurrent with the single's release, a video for \"Neutron Dance\" began airing on MTV. The music video stars the Pointer Sisters as discontented theatre ushers, and also features future \"Perfect Strangers\" star Bronson Pinchot as their boss; the setting was a cinema where \"Beverly Hills Cop\" was screening, allowing for the promotion of",
"title": "Neutron Dance"
},
{
"docid": "12790729",
"text": "Beverly Hills Cop (video game) Beverly Hills Cop is a game developed by Tynesoft and released in 1990, with a story loosely based on the first film from the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series. The player takes control of Axel Foley, the main character of the series. There are four distinct sub games including a side-scrolling action game, a driving game, an overhead view shooter and a first person shooter. The game was released on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, and PC. The BBC version only contains the driving game. Blast Entertainment released a \"Beverly",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "3420173",
"text": "received mixed reviews from critics, the film was still a box office success, making $153.7 million domestically. Aside from box office success, the film was nominated for an Academy Award and for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, for Bob Seger's \"Shakedown\". Beverly Hills Police Captain Andrew Bogomil, Detective Billy Rosewood, and Sergeant John Taggart are trying to figure out who is behind the \"Alphabet Crimes,\" a series of mostly high end store robberies distinguished by their monogrammed envelopes with an alphabetical sequence the assailants leave behind. Complicating matters is the new \"political\" state of the Beverly Hills",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "4036641",
"text": "on record to navigate the new rules and old enemies of one of America's most tenacious cities. The state of Michigan approved $13.5 million in film incentives, based on an estimated $56.6 million of filmmaker spending in the state. The film was supposed to be shot in and around Detroit and was estimated to provide jobs for 352 workers. The film was originally scheduled for a March 25, 2016 release, but on May 6, 2015, Paramount Pictures pulled \"Beverly Hills Cop IV\" from its release schedule, due to script concerns. Beverly Hills Cop III Beverly Hills Cop III is a",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "10027098",
"text": "four singles being released from \"Breakout\" in its initial year of release \"Neutron Dance\" was issued as a single in November 1984, the major factor in the track's single release being the placement of the song on the soundtrack of the upcoming film \"Beverly Hills Cop\" which was released 5 December 1984. In \"Beverly Hills Cop\", \"Neutron Dance\" was prominently featured during a key car chase sequence with whose action the song proved musically and lyrically compatible: Allee Willis would describe the experience of witnessing her composition featured in the film as \"mind-bogglingon that line, 'someone stole my brand new",
"title": "Neutron Dance"
},
{
"docid": "11746136",
"text": "release, but on May 6, 2015, Paramount Pictures pulled \"Beverly Hills Cop IV\" from its release schedule, due to script concerns. On June 14, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, directors of the Belgian drama \"Black\", would direct the film. In January 2017, it was revealed that a new entry in the franchise will commence filming in June 2017 with Eddie Murphy reprising his role as Axel Foley, and Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah as directors. Beverly Hills Cop (film series) Beverly Hills Cop is a series of American action comedy films and an",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "4442890",
"text": "I Want Your Sex \"I Want Your Sex\" is a song by the English singer-songwriter George Michael. Released as a single in June 1987, it was the third hit from the soundtrack to \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" and the first single from Michael's debut solo album \"Faith\". The song has three separate parts dubbed \"Rhythms\". The first one, titled \"Rhythm One: Lust\", is the version released as a single and banned by the BBC. It appears by itself on the \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" soundtrack, and mixed with the second version, titled \"Rhythm Two: Brass in Love\", on \"Faith\". The",
"title": "I Want Your Sex"
},
{
"docid": "3186583",
"text": "\"The New York Times\" wrote \"\"Beverly Hills Cop\" finds Eddie Murphy doing what he does best: playing the shrewdest, hippest, fastest-talking underdog in a rich man's world. Eddie Murphy knows exactly what he's doing, and he wins at every turn\". Richard Schickel of \"Time\" magazine wrote that \"Eddie Murphy exuded the kind of cheeky, cocky charm that has been missing from the screen since Cagney was a pup, snarling his way out of the ghetto\". Axel Foley became Murphy's signature role and was ranked 78 on \"Empire\" magazine's list of \"The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time\". Also, \"Entertainment",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "8213581",
"text": "Stir It Up (Patti LaBelle song) \"Stir It Up\" is the second single by Patti LaBelle from the motion picture soundtrack album to the 1984 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\"—which won a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (1986). The single is also the second of a couple of songs (the other being \"New Attitude\") she recorded for MCA Records immediately after signing her new contract with that company. Her first full-length album for MCA, \"Winner in You\", would follow the next year. The song was also used as the theme",
"title": "Stir It Up (Patti LaBelle song)"
},
{
"docid": "11746130",
"text": "\"he didn't want to leave (the series) like that\". In May 2008, \"Rush Hour\" director Brett Ratner was officially named director, who promised the film would return under the series' standard \"R\" rating, rather than as a rumored watered down PG-13. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas were hired as screenwriters to improve on the existing script in July 2008 and completed a new script, under the working title \"Beverly Hills Cop 2009\", which would see Foley return to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his friend Billy Rosewood. The script was eventually rejected, leaving Ratner to work on a",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "14728185",
"text": "Perez wrote the original theme song for Univision, which was produced in 1995 and is still being used today. He also composed the central theme of the \"Beverly Hills, 90210\" special Valentine episode, \"Come as you are\". In 1992 he was hired by Disney to work on pre-production on the song \"Colors of the Wind\" for the animated film \"Pocahontas\". His songs have not only been directed at singers, cinema and television. Between the end of the 1990s and early in the 21st century, he wrote and produced the official Olympic song to the Telemundo's Olympic coverage in English and",
"title": "Rudy Pérez"
},
{
"docid": "6448888",
"text": "(1981), \"Mortuary\" (1983), and \"They're Playing with Fire\" (1984). Cacavas is also notable for his \"Flute Poem\", known by Canadian viewers as the opening to \"Hinterland Who's Who\", a series of public service announcements profiling various wild Canadian animals. Later in his career, Cacavas wrote the theme song for the 2005 video game \"\". The song, \"March Popakov Remix\", was sampled by DJ Danger Mouse and is used frequently in the game. In his later years, Cacavas wrote and published his autobiography, entitled \"It's More than Do-Re-Mi: My Life in Music\" (2004). He lived in Beverly Hills, California and London,",
"title": "John Cacavas"
},
{
"docid": "11746125",
"text": "Denman was cast as Brad, an honest and likable but socially awkward detective, formerly a baseball player and a musician. Director Barry Sonnenfeld agreed to both direct the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" pilot and serve as an executive producer. In May 2013, CBS decided to pass on the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" TV series. In August 2013, Brandon T. Jackson gave his reason about the pass: I think we were very edgy for CBS. I think we were the edgiest as you could've went for CBS. It would have been like a 'Fresh Prince' thing on CBS, like the edgiest you can",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "4036632",
"text": "some shtick, he said, “You know, John… Axel Foley is an adult now.; He’s not a wiseass anymore.\". So, with Beverly Hills Cop 3, I had this strange experience where he was very professional, but he just wasn’t funny.; I would try to put him in funny situations, and he would find a way to step around them.; It’s an odd movie.; There are things in it I like, but it’s an odd movie.\" In an interview with \"The A.V. Club\" in 2009, Bronson Pinchot claimed that Eddie Murphy \"was really depressed\" at the time \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" was",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "4837837",
"text": "a bonus track. The song \"Bad Guys\" is based on the (otherwise unavailable) main theme for \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". In 1990 he co-produced the album \"Behaviour\" with Pet Shop Boys at his studio near Munich after Neil and Chris were looking for his \"sound\", being longtime fans. The album was released later the same year and is considered by many to be Pet Shop Boys' best album. In Vienna, Faltermeyer and Rainhard Fendrich collaborated on the 2002 musical \"Wake Up\". Faltermeyer also provided the soundtrack for the 2006 computer game \"Two Worlds\". He returned to film scoring for Kevin",
"title": "Harold Faltermeyer"
},
{
"docid": "3420185",
"text": "opening weekend of all time at the time. \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" made approximately $153,665,036, becoming the third biggest hit domestically at the box office that year, after \"Fatal Attraction\" and \"Three Men and a Baby\", and the second highest-grossing film worldwide that year, behind \"Fatal Attraction\". The film received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 46% \"rotten\" rating, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"Eddie Murphy remains appealing as the wisecracking Axel Foley, but \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" doesn't take him – or the viewer",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop II"
},
{
"docid": "3510353",
"text": "two 1980s films: \"An Officer and a Gentleman\" and \"Beverly Hills Cop\". In \"An Officer and a Gentleman\", she played Navy Aviation Officer Candidate Casey Seeger, a popular and charming woman who nearly flunked out of the program due to her inability to complete the obstacle course; however, she persevered and graduated. An amateur bodybuilder in real life, Eilbacher said the hardest aspect of this role was \"pretending\" to be out of shape. In \"Beverly Hills Cop\", she played Jenny Summers, a childhood friend of Eddie Murphy's character who reunited with him to solve the murder of a mutual friend.",
"title": "Lisa Eilbacher"
},
{
"docid": "4593839",
"text": "single – a song written by Prince – was \"The Dance Electric\" from the \"AC\" album. Cymone went on to become a record producer and is better known for producing Jody Watley (to whom he was married and shares a son). He has also produced and written songs for several other artists, including Pebbles, Jermaine Stewart, Tiffany and Adam Ant. In 1988, Cymone produced three tracks and co-wrote the track \"Under My Skin\" for Phil Thornalley's 1988 only solo album \"Swamp\". His song \"Better Way\" is part of the \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" soundtrack released in 1987. Cymone is referenced",
"title": "André Cymone"
},
{
"docid": "17273074",
"text": "UK, where a digitally-animated frog once had a No. 1 hit with a cover of the theme to Beverly Hills Cop, but this will probably be a long shot at getting stateside club play\". John Robinson of \"The Guardian\" felt it was \"second-division\" and \"sheeeeeit\". Karen Lawler of \"Blues & Soul\" opined that it recalled \"a lost track\" from Miley Cyrus' 2013 album, \"Bangerz\", and dismissed its \"nod\" to 2 Unlimited as \"cringe worthy\". While \"Clash\" called \"Bounce\" an inferior version of \"No Limit\" and \"criminal in every way\", and opined that it lacked tune; \"No Auto-Tune, though, because you",
"title": "Bounce (Iggy Azalea song)"
},
{
"docid": "11276158",
"text": "Beverly Hills Police history. The Beverly Hills police department and LAPD has been featured in several films including the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" series and the 1986 comedy movie \"Down and Out in Beverly Hills\". Beverly Hills Police Department The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) is the police department of the City of Beverly Hills, California. The first law enforcement agency was formed shortly after the City of Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914. The first city marshal was Augustus Niestrum with a deputy named Jack Munson whose home also served as the headquarters for both the city's Fire and Police",
"title": "Beverly Hills Police Department"
},
{
"docid": "2201120",
"text": "he reprised in its sequel, \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" (1987). Reiser also had roles in James Cameron's \"Aliens\" (1986), in which he played the corrupt Carter Burke; \"The Marrying Man\" (1991) and \"Bye Bye Love\" (1995). Reiser starred as one of two possible fathers of a teenage girl in the TV sitcom \"My Two Dads\" (1987–90), and later came to prominence in North America as Paul Buchman in \"Mad About You\" (1992–99), a comedy series he co-created, in which Helen Hunt co-starred as his on-screen wife. He was also the co-composer of the show's theme song, \"The Final Frontier\" (with",
"title": "Paul Reiser"
},
{
"docid": "4036635",
"text": "Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In September 2006 a script, an amalgamation of several earlier drafts, was presented to Murphy who was reported to be \"very happy\" with the outline which was described as an attempt to recapture the \"feel of the original\". Murphy admitted one of his motivations for making a fourth \"Beverly Hills Cop\" film was to make up for the fact that the third film was \"horrible\" and that \"he didn't want to leave (the series) like that\". In May 2008, \"Rush Hour\" director Brett Ratner was officially named director, who promised the film would return under the series'",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "4036636",
"text": "standard \"R\" rating, rather than as a rumored watered down PG-13. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas were hired as screenwriters to improve on the existing script in July 2008 and completed a new script, under the working title \"Beverly Hills Cop 2009\", which would see Foley return to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his friend Billy Rosewood. The script was eventually rejected, leaving Ratner to work on a new idea. In an interview with \"Empire\" magazine, Ratner stated \"I'm working very hard on the fourth. It's very difficult, especially since there were three before. We're trying to figure",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "18071740",
"text": "Place\" (dir. Nicholas Ray, 1950). It is also used as the police department building in \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (dir. Martin Brest, 1984). For the Beverly Hills centennial in 2014, a 15,000-slice cake in the shape of the Beverly Hills City Hall was designed by chef Donald Wressell of the Guittard Chocolate Company and decorated by Rosselle and Marina Sousa. It cost US$200,000 to make. As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation, sculptor Brad Howe designed four sculptures outside the City Hall. According to \"The Beverly Hills Courier\", it is \"the largest short-term public art installation ever",
"title": "Beverly Hills City Hall"
},
{
"docid": "11746129",
"text": "in 2006, when producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced his intention to resurrect the film series, though he eventually gave up his option to produce the film, instead passing production duties to Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In September 2006 a script, an amalgamation of several earlier drafts, was presented to Murphy who was reported to be \"very happy\" with the outline which was described as an attempt to recapture the \"feel of the original\". Murphy admitted one of his motivations for making a fourth \"Beverly Hills Cop\" film was to make up for the fact that the third film was \"horrible\" and that",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "3186582",
"text": "train being driven by the ultra-slimy bad guy.\" However, Stallone's ideas were deemed \"too expensive\" for Paramount to produce and Stallone ultimately pulled out two weeks before filming was to start. Two days later, the film's producers, Simpson and Bruckheimer, convinced Eddie Murphy to replace Stallone in the film, prompting more rewrites. Besides Stallone and Rourke, other actors who were considered for the role of Axel Foley included Richard Pryor, Al Pacino, and James Caan. \"Beverly Hills Cop\" received critical acclaim upon its release, and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1984. Janet Maslin of",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "2463880",
"text": "the Spider-Man (theme song) of the television cartoon. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. His papers are collected at Syracuse University Libraries. Webster continued writing through 1983. He died in 1984 in Beverly Hills, California and is buried at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California. Here is a partial list of songs for which he wrote the lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Webster was",
"title": "Paul Francis Webster"
},
{
"docid": "4036625",
"text": "and Bogomil on a fishing trip. This is the same picture that appeared in \"Cop II\" on Bogomil's and Foley's desks. In an interview in 2012, Ronny Cox said, \"They wanted me to be in \"Beverly Hills Cop III\", but...I read the script.\" Rejected ideas for \"Cop III\" included a Robert Towne screenplay (in which Foley has to deal with his celebrity status), a scenario teaming Murphy with Sean Connery as a Scotland Yard detective, and another Axel-in-London idea where his Scotland Yard counterpart would have been played by John Cleese. The last would have involved British gangsters, loosely based",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "1474875",
"text": "Cobra (1986 film) Cobra is a 1986 American action film directed by George P. Cosmatos, and written by Sylvester Stallone, who also starred in the title role. The film co-stars Reni Santoni, Brigitte Nielsen and Andrew Robinson. It is the first film where Brian Thompson plays a prominent role. The film was loosely based on the novel \"Fair Game\" by Paula Gosling, which was later filmed under that title in 1995. However, Stallone's screenplay was originally conceived from ideas he had during pre-production of \"Beverly Hills Cop\", whose screenplay he heavily revised. He had wanted to make \"Beverly Hills Cop\"",
"title": "Cobra (1986 film)"
},
{
"docid": "4981843",
"text": "and discovering Dewald's treachery who shot Dave; both are eventually joined by Rosewood, who has been seriously wounded by the security men. In the end, Flint, Rosewood and Foley are all injured, and Janice invites Foley to an upcoming Tunnel of Love Ride but not before the latest character of the theme park has been introduced—Axel Fox and Dave thanks Foley for bringing Dewald to justice. On June 14, 2016, it was announced that Axel Foley will return in the upcoming fourth installment of the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" franchise, with Eddie Murphy reprising his role. The first film was well",
"title": "Axel Foley"
},
{
"docid": "13407196",
"text": "schools – including The Cordon Bleu Program at the California School of Culinary Arts, and The New School of Cooking – with cheese courses. Wabnig and Ruthie Grahm composed the theme song for the Los Angeles chapter of Meals on Wheels. Eat, Drink or Die. Wabnig hosted a Cheese of the Day video series for the popular epicurean website. In 2007, Wabnig appeared on the History (formerly, The History Channel) series \"Modern Marvels\", as a cheese expert. The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills is a gourmet foods store in Beverly Hills, California, known for",
"title": "The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills"
},
{
"docid": "4000445",
"text": "generally was not the success that \"Friends\" had been the previous year. Ok With a mid 1980s line-up change, adding Micki Free and Delisa Davis, Shalamar returned to the US Top 20 in 1984 with \"Dancing in the Sheets\" (1984) from the \"Footloose\" soundtrack. The song peaked at #17, and the group won a Grammy for \"Don't Get Stopped In Beverly Hills\" from \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (1984) in 1984. In 1985, Kool & the Gang, Midnight Star, Shalamar and Klymaxx performed at the Marriott Convention Center in Oklahoma City. That year Hewett departed to begin his solo career, and was",
"title": "Shalamar"
},
{
"docid": "652243",
"text": "A year later, Murphy reprised his role of Axel Foley in the Tony Scott-directed \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". It was a box-office success, grossing almost $300 million worldwide. From 1989 and through most of the early 1990s, box office results and reviews for Murphy's films were strong, but by 1992 both declined, hitting a low point with the critically panned \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" (1994), a movie Murphy would ultimately denounce during an appearance on \"Inside the Actors Studio\", although he did find box office success with \"Boomerang\" and \"Another 48 Hrs.\" \"Harlem Nights\" featured Murphy, who had previously been",
"title": "Eddie Murphy"
},
{
"docid": "927337",
"text": "(about 10 minutes each) were filmed. GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan released a song called \"Killah Hills 10304\", a reference to the show's title in a song about crime and a rough neighborhood. A VH1 promo for \"I Love the 90s\" featured Hal Sparks and Michael Ian Black sitting in the Peach Pit, with \"Beverly Hills, 90210\"'s theme music playing. Joe E. Tata also appears in the promo as Nat. In 2009, \"The Simpsons\" aired an episode called \"Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh\", which features Lisa wanting to go to a better school and finding it in the very posh town of",
"title": "Beverly Hills, 90210"
},
{
"docid": "15488061",
"text": "Rita Coolidge. Benno was the second guitar player on several tracks for the Doors' album \"L.A. Woman\", alongside Robby Krieger. Marc Benno Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947, Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Benno was a member of the Asylum Choir with Leon Russell in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album \"Ambush\" being his most commercially successful. He wrote the song \"Rock 'n Roll Me Again\", which was recorded by the band The System for the soundtrack of the 1985 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\"; the soundtrack won",
"title": "Marc Benno"
},
{
"docid": "15488060",
"text": "Marc Benno Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947, Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Benno was a member of the Asylum Choir with Leon Russell in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album \"Ambush\" being his most commercially successful. He wrote the song \"Rock 'n Roll Me Again\", which was recorded by the band The System for the soundtrack of the 1985 film \"Beverly Hills Cop\"; the soundtrack won a Grammy Award. Benno also worked with musicians such as the Doors, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clarence White and",
"title": "Marc Benno"
},
{
"docid": "3186584",
"text": "Weekly\" magazine ranked \"Beverly Hills Cop\" as the third best comedy film of the last 25 years. According to Christopher Hitchens, the British novelist and poet Kingsley Amis considered the film \"a flawless masterpiece.\" Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews from 45 critics to give the film a score of 82%, with an average score of 7/10. The site's consensus reads, \"The buddy cop movie continues its evolution unabated with this Eddie Murphy vehicle that's fast, furious, and funny.\" In 2003, the film was picked as one of the \"1000 Best Movies Ever Made\" by \"The New York",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "3187933",
"text": "\"Beverly Hills Cop\", and he returned to the role in \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" in 1987. That same year, Cox appeared in the Paul Verhoeven film \"RoboCop\" as corporate arch-villain Richard \"Dick\" Jones. In 1990, Cox co-starred as Los Angeles Police Chief Roger Kendrick in the short-lived \"Cop Rock\", presenting a striking physical resemblance to the real-world incumbent Chief Daryl Gates. He also appeared as the antagonistic Mars Administrator Vilos Cohaagen in \"Total Recall\" the same year. Cox made a notable appearance on \"\" as the \"efficient but impersonable\" Captain Edward Jellico in the two-part episode \"\". He also played",
"title": "Ronny Cox"
},
{
"docid": "12989579",
"text": "Australian Singles Chart in 1985 and gaining peaks of No. 8 on the Canadian Singles Chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it is the highest charting solo single by any member of the Eagles. The music video for the song received heavy MTV airplay. It showed a film editor assembling scenes for \"Beverly Hills Cop\" while Frey and a band played the song in the adjacent room, with action scenes from the movie then directly interspersed. Among the musicians shown in the video is saxophone player Beverly Dahlke-Smith (the actual recording being made",
"title": "The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)"
},
{
"docid": "4722515",
"text": "Hills\": \"I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an 'established' celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all.\"",
"title": "Beverly Hills (song)"
},
{
"docid": "4733468",
"text": "of 1991's \"Frankie and Johnny\". One of his songs was featured prominently in the end credits of \"Beverly Hills Cop III\", \"Right Thing, Wrong Way\", which he wrote and produced with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Another of his songs, \"What Shall I Do?\", was featured in an episode of the UPN television series \"Girlfriends\". He sang the ending song, \"Letting Go\" in the 1996 film, \"The Fan\", starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes. In 2007, three songs appeared on Judd Apatow's movie \"Knocked Up\", and in \"Prêt-à-Porter\", \"The Promised Land\", \"The Bill\", \"Funny People\" and \"Up In the",
"title": "Terence Trent D'Arby"
},
{
"docid": "3312185",
"text": "Girl With the Freudian Slip\". In 1993, he recreated his role as Filby for the mini-sequel to George Pal's \"The Time Machine\", reuniting him with Rod Taylor, who had played George, the Time Traveller. It was called \"\", directed by Clyde Lucas. In 1994, Young co-starred in the Eddie Murphy film \"Beverly Hills Cop III\". He played the role of Uncle Dave Thornton, the Walt Disney-esque founder of the fictional California theme park Wonderworld, and in that same year, Young played the role of Charlie in the television film, \"Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is\". After 1994,",
"title": "Alan Young"
},
{
"docid": "10048043",
"text": "for the movie \"Flashdance\". In 1984, the song earned an Academy Award. The popularity of \"Flashdance\" led to his (co-)writing songs featured on the soundtracks of \"Ghostbusters\", \"Beverly Hills Cop\", \"The NeverEnding Story\" and \"The Breakfast Club\". The song \"Don't You (Forget About Me)\", from \"The Breakfast Club\", was originally intended for Billy Idol, who declined. It was instead recorded by Simple Minds in 1985 and topped charts in several countries. In 2003, Forsey produced the American guitar pop band Rooney. 2005 saw his return to Billy Idol, producing \"Devil's Playground\".\" Keith Forsey Keith Forsey (born 2 January 1948) is",
"title": "Keith Forsey"
},
{
"docid": "3590357",
"text": "the Rose\", and \"Charlotte's Web\". Their most well known work, however, remains the theme park song \"It's a Small World (After All)\". According to Time.com, this song is the most performed song of all time. Richard Morton Sherman was born in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrants, Rosa (Dancis) and Al Sherman. Together with his older brother Robert, \"The Sherman Brothers\" eventually followed in their songwriting father's footsteps to form a long-lasting songwriting partnership. Following seven years of frequent cross-country moves, the Sherman family finally settled down in Beverly Hills, California in 1937. During Richard's years at Beverly Hills",
"title": "Richard M. Sherman"
},
{
"docid": "4837834",
"text": "right—usually composing, performing and producing the complete score as well as a number of pop songs penned for various artists. Early on he created arguably one of his finest works for 1984's \"Thief of Hearts\"—a highly sought after CD with noteworthy electronic scoring and songs for Melissa Manchester, Annabella Lwin, Elizabeth Daily and others. Then came his big break with the landmark Hip hop / Breakdance-influenced score for \"Beverly Hills Cop\", featuring the worldwide hit, the \"Axel F\" theme (referred to by Faltermeyer himself as the \"banana theme\", as it was originally written for a specific scene where Detroit policeman",
"title": "Harold Faltermeyer"
},
{
"docid": "18990003",
"text": "in Beverly Hills, California, Sherman attended Beverly Hills Presbyterian Preschool then Hawthorne Elementary School. In grade six, Sherman wrote the Hawthorne School song. In eighth grade he was voted student body president. At Beverly Hills High School Sherman joined the madrigal singers and the marching band. In his senior year, Sherman became the band's drum major and composed the graduation song, \"Let Time Stand Still\". During his high school years Sherman won two \"Awards of Distinction\" at the Los Angeles Student Film Festival for two of his short film musicals respectively: \"Dog of Darkness\" (1983) and \"The Magic Tuba\" (1984).",
"title": "Robert J. Sherman"
},
{
"docid": "5749391",
"text": "to pick the show up for a full season and that they were reworking the final episode to function as a series finale and give the fans closure. On January 2013, CBS picked up \"Beverly Hills Cop\", an hourlong crime procedural with comedic elements, with Ryan on board to pen the script and executive produce along with his MiddKid Productions partner Marney Hochman and Eddie Murphy. The potential series was a follow-up to the Murphy franchise and centered on Foley's son, Aaron (played by Brandon T. Jackson), a cop working in Beverly Hills as he tries to escape his famous",
"title": "Shawn Ryan"
},
{
"docid": "1648351",
"text": "the Temple of Doom\" as the year's top moneymaker. \"Ghostbusters\" regained the top spot the next week, and again six weeks later. By year end it had grossed $221 million making it the highest-grossing film of the year and the highest grossing comedy of its time. It went on to gross $229.2 million but was surpassed in summer 1985 by \"Beverly Hills Cop\" as the highest-grossing film released in 1984 and as the highest grossing comedy. An August 1985 re-release raised the film's United States gross to $238.6 million ($ in today's dollars), surpassing \"Beverly Hills Cop\" and making it",
"title": "Ghostbusters"
},
{
"docid": "3186587",
"text": "and \"Beverly Hills Cop III\", both starring Eddie Murphy, in 1987 and 1994, respectively. Judge Reinhold reprised his role for the sequels. The second film met with mixed reviews but was a box office success, while the third film was unsuccessful both critically and commercially. In 2013, a television series was reported to be in the works for CBS. The pilot was written by Shawn Ryan and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Brandon T. Jackson was cast as Axel Foley's son. The series was not picked up, but Ryan reported that it tested well enough for Paramount to put a fourth",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "4722514",
"text": "Beverly Hills (song) \"Beverly Hills\" is a song by American rock band Weezer. It is the first single from the band's fifth album, \"Make Believe\". \"Beverly Hills\" was released to radio on March 29, 2005. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals, performing the \"Gimme, gimme\" hook. The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at the Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but the neighboring community of Holmby Hills), with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning. Rivers Cuomo's story behind \"Beverly",
"title": "Beverly Hills (song)"
},
{
"docid": "652245",
"text": "Wayans in \"Beverly Hills Cop\", Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence in \"Boomerang\", Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. in \"Coming to America\", Dave Chappelle in \"The Nutty Professor\", and Chris Rock in \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". Although Murphy has enjoyed commercial success since \"Saturday Night Live\", he did not participate in the making of the \"Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live\" retrospective book by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller (2002), nor did he ever attend cast reunions or anniversary specials until his appearance on the \"SNL\" 40th anniversary special. Murphy's box office results",
"title": "Eddie Murphy"
},
{
"docid": "3922940",
"text": "Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of Canada, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay: \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (nomination) - with Danilo Bach 1984 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (nomination) 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: \"Shoot to Kill\" (nomination) 2008 Humanitas Prize in 90 Minute Category: \"Pictures of Hollis Woods\" (nomination) - with Ann Peacock and Camille Thomasson 2013 WGA Morgan Cox Award (won) Daniel Petrie Jr. Daniel Mannix Petrie Jr. (born November 30,",
"title": "Daniel Petrie Jr."
},
{
"docid": "4036634",
"text": "\"Entertainment Weekly\" rated it D- and called Murphy's performance joyless and depressing. \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, for Landis as Worst Director and the film as Worst Remake or Sequel. A fourth entry in the series was initially announced for release in the mid-1990s, under the production of Eddie Murphy's own production company \"Eddie Murphy Productions\", though production later fizzled out. It was re-announced in 2006, when producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced his intention to resurrect the film series, though he eventually gave up his option to produce the film, instead passing production duties to",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "2220937",
"text": "Bronson Pinchot Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous in the ABC sitcom \"Perfect Strangers\" (1986–93). He also performed in films, such as \"Risky Business\" (1983), \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (1984), \"True Romance\" (1993), \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" (1994), \"It's My Party\" (1996), \"Courage Under Fire\" (1996) and \"The First Wives Club\" (1996), as well as on television series, such as The Prankster in \"\". In 2012, he starred in his own reality series, \"The Bronson Pinchot Project\" on the DIY Network. Pinchot has worked extensively as an audiobook",
"title": "Bronson Pinchot"
},
{
"docid": "5449946",
"text": "The two would go on to produce some of the most financially successful films of the 1980s: \"Flashdance\" (1983), \"Beverly Hills Cop\" (1984), \"Top Gun\" (1986) and \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" (1987). In 1985 and again in 1988, he and Bruckheimer were named Producers of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners. In 1990, Simpson and Bruckheimer signed a five-year deal with Paramount worth a reported $300 million. The deal would prove to be short lived. Later that year, the Simpson/Bruckheimer-produced \"Days of Thunder\" starring Tom Cruise was released. The auto racing film received mixed reviews and grossed",
"title": "Don Simpson"
},
{
"docid": "7181364",
"text": "John Ashton (actor) John David Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films \"Beverly Hills Cop\", \"Beverly Hills Cop II\", and \"Midnight Run\". Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton attended Defiance College in Ohio and is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre. He attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut. Ashton has made numerous appearances in both television and feature films. He played Willie Joe Garr on several episodes of \"Dallas\". He appeared in an episode of \"Columbo\", \"Negative Reaction\", and in episode 5 of \"Police Squad!\", \"Rendezvous",
"title": "John Ashton (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "4036615",
"text": "investigation leads him to an amusement park known as Wonder World. The film features a number of cameo appearances by well-known film personalities, including Robert B. Sherman, Arthur Hiller, John Singleton, Joe Dante, special effects legend Ray Harryhausen, and George Lucas as a ride patron. \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" was released on May 25, 1994 and grossed $42 million in the United States, and over $77 million in the foreign box office. The film was considered by critics and Murphy himself as the weakest film in the series. One night in Detroit, Axel Foley plans to arrest a gang of",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop III"
},
{
"docid": "3186581",
"text": "In one of the previous drafts written for Stallone, the character of Billy Rosewood was called \"Siddons\" and was killed off half-way through the script during one of the action scenes. Stallone had renamed the lead character to Axel Cobretti, with the character of Michael Tandino being his brother and Jenny Summers playing his love interest. Stallone has said that his script for \"Beverly Hills Cop\" would have \"looked like the opening scene from \"Saving Private Ryan\" on the beaches of Normandy. Believe it or not, the finale was me in a stolen Lamborghini playing chicken with an oncoming freight",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop"
},
{
"docid": "652241",
"text": "shooting schedule. The part ultimately went to Ernie Hudson. Later in 1984, Murphy starred in the successful action comedy film \"Beverly Hills Cop\". The film was Murphy's first solo leading role. \"Beverly Hills Cop\" grossed over $230 million at the U.S. box office becoming the highest-grossing film released in 1984, the highest grossing comedy of all-time and the highest grossing \"R\" rated film of all-time and it was 46th in the list of all-time U.S. box office grossers after adjusting for inflation (3rd-highest amongst \"R\" rated films). Murphy was also offered a part in 1986's \"\", a role that, after",
"title": "Eddie Murphy"
},
{
"docid": "11746126",
"text": "go on network TV. But it doesn't agree to our franchise man.\" In February 2015, Eddie Murphy stated that his cameo appearance in the pilot ironically doomed the show's chances: \"I was gonna be in the pilot, and they thought I should be recurring. I’m not gonna do Beverly Hills Cop on TV. I remember when they tested it — they had this little knob that you turn if you like it or you don’t like it. So when Axel shows up in the pilot, some people turned the knob so much, they broke it. So the network decided 'if",
"title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)"
},
{
"docid": "18332269",
"text": "Hills Cop\", \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" and \"Days of Thunder\". On \"Animal House\", it was McLarty who, doubling as the character of \"D-Day,\" rode the motorcycle up the fraternity house stairs. He also doubled as Henry Winkler's Fonzie for that character's motorcycle scenes on the sitcom \"Happy Days\". In 1982, McLarty was hired to serve as stunt coordinator on \"\", on which he also doubled for actor Vic Morrow. On July 23, McLarty was one of six people on board a Bell UH-1 Iroquois being used during the filming of a scene for \"Twilight Zone\" when the helicopter spun out",
"title": "Gary McLarty"
},
{
"docid": "4981837",
"text": "head to Maitland's mansion to apprehend Maitland. Foley and Bogomil simultaneously shoot and kill Maitland. Detroit cop Axel Foley is watching the news on TV when the reporter tells a story that Foley's friend, Beverly Hills Police Department Captain Andrew Bogomil, has been shot. Foley heads to Beverly Hills to visit Bogomil in the hospital, and is reunited with Bogomil's daughter, Jan, and Detective Billy Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart. Rosewood and Taggart decide to let Foley help them find the woman who tried to kill Bogomil, even though verbally abusive police chief Harold Lutz has been trying to find",
"title": "Axel Foley"
},
{
"docid": "4981835",
"text": "Axel Foley Detective Axel Foley is a fictional character, portrayed by Eddie Murphy, and is the protagonist of the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" film series. He is ranked 55 on \"Empire\" magazine's list of \"The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time\". Sylvester Stallone was originally intended to be cast as Axel Foley. Detroit Police Department plainclothes detective Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in Hollywood, California. Mikey is soon killed by a man named Zack. Foley goes to Beverly Hills, California, to find Mikey's assailant (since Mikey told",
"title": "Axel Foley"
}
] |
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| who played dr loveless in wild wild west movie |
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"docid": "9460107",
"text": "an early tank he designed massacred the population of a freed slave colony, including West's parents (in the film, West, portrayed by Will Smith, is African-American). Dr. Loveless Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless is a fictional character, a supervillain who appeared in 10 episodes of the 1960s television series \"The Wild Wild West\". He is a brilliant (though insane) character born with dwarfism, portrayed by character actor Michael Dunn. As a mad scientist, Dr. Loveless conceived numerous plots which were always foiled by Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon; the first two episodes showed him being caught and going",
"title": "Dr. Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "9460104",
"text": "{\"The Night of Miguelito's Revenge\"] According to the 1979 TV movie \"The Wild Wild West Revisited\", in 1880, Loveless eventually died of ulcers resulting from anger and frustration at having his plans consistently ruined by West and Gordon. (Michael Dunn died in 1973.) As a result, Loveless' son Michelito (played by Paul Williams) subsequently seeks revenge on the agents. Loveless was created by writer John Kneubuhl after he read a magazine article about Dunn. The character was introduced in the 1965 episode \"The Night the Wizard Shook The Earth,\" which was the show's third televised episode (although it was produced",
"title": "Dr. Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "9460100",
"text": "Dr. Loveless Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless is a fictional character, a supervillain who appeared in 10 episodes of the 1960s television series \"The Wild Wild West\". He is a brilliant (though insane) character born with dwarfism, portrayed by character actor Michael Dunn. As a mad scientist, Dr. Loveless conceived numerous plots which were always foiled by Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon; the first two episodes showed him being caught and going to jail, although after the third episode he always escaped capture. Loveless' family had received a valuable land grant in California from the Spanish Viceroy of",
"title": "Dr. Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "9460107",
"text": "an early tank he designed massacred the population of a freed slave colony, including West's parents (in the film, West, portrayed by Will Smith, is African-American). Dr. Loveless Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless is a fictional character, a supervillain who appeared in 10 episodes of the 1960s television series \"The Wild Wild West\". He is a brilliant (though insane) character born with dwarfism, portrayed by character actor Michael Dunn. As a mad scientist, Dr. Loveless conceived numerous plots which were always foiled by Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon; the first two episodes showed him being caught and going",
"title": "Dr. Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "2303914",
"text": "returned the series to its original concept. It was on his watch that writer John Kneubuhl, inspired by a magazine article on Michael Dunn, created the arch-villain Dr. Miguelito Loveless. Phoebe Dorin, who played Loveless' assistant, Antoinette, recalled: \"Michael Garrison came to see [our] nightclub act when he was in New York. Garrison said to himself, 'Michael Dunn would make the most extraordinary villain. People have never seen anything like him before, and he's a fabulous little actor and he's funny as hell.' And, Garrison felt, if Michael Dunn sang on every show, with the girl, it would be an",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303957",
"text": "\"The Wild Wild West\" returned to MeTV on Saturday afternoons. On January 1, 2018, MeTV began running the series weekday afternoons again, starting with second season (color) episodes. It also airs in the United Kingdom (as of 2015) on the Horror Channel on Sky channel 319, Virgin channel 149, Freeview channel 70 and Freesat channel 138. Conrad and Martin reunited for two television movies, \"The Wild Wild West Revisited\" (aired May 9, 1979) and \"More Wild Wild West\" (aired October 7–8, 1980). \"Revisited\" introduced Paul Williams as Miguelito Loveless Jr., the son of the agents' nemesis. (Michael Dunn, who played",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303905",
"text": "(his character's name). Pat Paulsen is frequently thought of as a Martin substitute, but he in fact appeared in one of Aidman's episodes, and his character would have been present even if Martin appeared. The show's most memorable recurring arch-villain was Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless, a brilliant but petulant and megalomaniacal dwarf portrayed by Michael Dunn. Initially he had two constant companions: the huge Voltaire, played by Richard Kiel; and the beautiful Antoinette, played by Dunn's real-life singing partner, Phoebe Dorin. Voltaire disappeared without explanation after his third episode (although Richard Kiel returned in a different role in \"The Night",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "4425180",
"text": "opposite the Plaza Hotel, and drew a following. Eventually, on the advice of fellow actor Roddy McDowall, the pair started a nightclub act of songs mixed with conversational patter, titled \"Michael Dunn and Phoebe\". The act received favorable reviews in \"Time\" magazine and \"The New York Times\" and ultimately led directly to the pair being cast on \"The Wild Wild West\" television series, a Western spy spoof with elements of historical fiction and science fiction, which debuted in 1965. Dunn was probably best known for his recurring role on that series as Dr. Miguelito Loveless (\"Miguelito\" is Spanish for \"Little",
"title": "Michael Dunn (actor)"
}
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"docid": "2303906",
"text": "of the Simian Terror\"), and Antoinette after her sixth. According to the TV movie \"The Wild Wild West Revisited\", Loveless eventually dies in 1880 from ulcers, brought on by the frustration of having his plans consistently foiled by West and Gordon. (His son, played by Paul Williams, subsequently seeks revenge on the agents.) Though several actors appeared in multiple villainous roles, only one other character had a second encounter with West and Gordon: Count Manzeppi (played flamboyantly by Victor Buono, who played another, different villain in the pilot), a diabolical genius of \"black magic\" and crime, who—like Dr. Loveless—had an",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "9460106",
"text": "Banks, included both characters. Loveless was adapted for the 1999 feature film \"Wild Wild West\" as Dr. Arliss Loveless, played by Kenneth Branagh. Branagh's version was a former Confederate military engineer who had lost most of his lower body in an accidental explosion. As a double amputee he used a steam-powered wheelchair and similar innovative contraptions. Loveless was incensed at the South's surrender and sought to dismember the United States and distribute its territory amongst the Native American tribes and its original European colonizers (while keeping the Northern Plains for himself). He also has a personal history with Jim West;",
"title": "Dr. Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "2303963",
"text": "in the series title). Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, the film made substantial changes to the characters of the series re-imagining James West as a black man (played by Will Smith) and Artemus Gordon (played by Kevin Kline) as egotistical and bitterly competitive with West. Additionally, significant changes were made to Dr. Loveless (Kenneth Branagh in the film). No longer a dwarf, he was portrayed as a double amputee with no legs in a steam-powered wheelchair (similar to that employed by the villain in the episode \"The Night of the Brain\"). Loveless' first name was changed from Miguelito to Arliss and",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "5633682",
"text": "Muppet Show\" (1979), and \"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson\". The pair played the \"Six-Hundred-Dollar People\" created by Dr. Loveless, Jr. in the 1979 TV movie \"The Wild Wild West Revisited\". They performed in the unsuccessful Broadway musical production \"Broadway Follies\" in New York City, which closed after several performances. Career highlights included shows for two American Presidents and a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II, as well as a tour of China with comedian Bob Hope. Their television special \"Toys on the Town\", written by Shields, earned an Emmy Award. They won an award as Las Vegas \"Entertainer of",
"title": "Shields and Yarnell"
},
{
"docid": "2303970",
"text": "Press published \"The Wild Wild West: The Series\" by Susan E. Kesler (), a thorough production history and episode guide. In 1998, Berkeley Books published three novels by author Robert Vaughan \"The Wild Wild West\" (), \"The Night of the Death Train\" (), and \"The Night of the Assassin\" (). In 1990, Millennium Publications produced a four-part comic book series (\"The Night of the Iron Tyrants\") scripted by Mark Ellis with art by Darryl Banks. A sequel to the TV series, it involved Dr. Loveless in a conspiracy to assassinate President Grant and the President of Brazil and put the",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303949",
"text": "3); \"The Night of the Bubbling Death\" (August 11); \"The Night of the Returning Dead\" (August 17); \"The Night of the Falcon\" (August 24); \"The Night of the Underground Terror\" (August 31); and \"The Night of the Sedgewick Curse\" (September 7). Curiously, none of these featured Dr. Loveless. TV critic Lawrence Laurent wrote, \"The return of \"Wild Wild West\" even for a summer re-run isn't surprising. CBS-TV was never really very eager to cancel this series, since over a four-year run that began in 1965 the \"Wild Wild West\" had been a solid winner in the ratings. Cancellation came mainly",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "8942107",
"text": "Diet Coke, Mercedes, Heineken, Skittles, Yoplait and many others. She played Agent 24-7 for Prudential Real Estate. She has also been featured in a number of magazines, including a pictoral in \"Maxim\" and a cover on \"Details\". In 1999, Vander had a supporting role in Barry Sonnenfeld's film \"Wild Wild West\" in which she played an assistant to Kenneth Branagh's character, Dr. Loveless. In 2000, Vander played a seductive Siren in the critically acclaimed \"O Brother, Where Art Thou?\" directed by the Coen brothers. The same year, she had a role in \"The Cell\" alongside Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn.",
"title": "Musetta Vander"
},
{
"docid": "1829155",
"text": "\"betrayal\" for surrendering at Appomattox, shoots McGrath and leaves him for dead. As Loveless and his troops head over to Utah, Gordon West and Rita find the dying McGrath who reveals that he was framed by Loveless for the massacre of New Liberty and that Loveless used the tank to kill his people there. The three then pursue Loveless on \"The Wanderer\" but having expected their arrival and using steam-powered hydraulics, Loveless maneuvers his train behind \"The Wanderer\". West manages to disable Loveless's train but not before Loveless uses a cannon-launched grappling hook to stop \"The Wanderer\". Afraid of being",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "1829158",
"text": "a chain mail vest Gordon gave him) disguises himself as a woman and manages to distract Loveless, allowing Gordon to free the captives. Unfortunately, Loveless escapes on his spider in the ensuing battle, taking the President with him. To save the President, Gordon and West crash onto the spider via a flying machine as Loveless attacks a small town in an attempt to force Grant to sign the surrender. After West defeats Loveless' henchmen below a fight ensues between him and Loveless who is now on mechanical legs. Using a small gun, Gordon shoots a hole in Loveless's hydraulic line,",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303958",
"text": "Dr. Loveless in the original show, had died in 1973.) Loveless planned to substitute clones for the crowned heads of Europe and the President of the United States. (This plot is similar to the second-season episode \"The Night of the Brain\".) Most of the exterior filming took place at Old Tucson Studios where there were still many \"Old West\" buildings and a functioning steam train and tracks. Interiors were shot at CBS Studio Center. Ross Martin said, \"We worked on a lot of the same sets at the studio, including the interiors of the old train. We used the same",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "4880736",
"text": "his album \"Mouth Moods\". The 7-minute high-profile music video for the single was directed by Paul Hunter and included several dialog sequences featuring Smith, Kool Moe Dee, Dru Hill and guest appearances from Stevie Wonder as well as interspersed clips from the film featuring Kevin Kline, Salma Hayek and Kenneth Branagh as their \"Wild Wild West\" characters respectively. Hayek also appears as her character Rita Escobar in the video's dialog sequences as does an actor resembling Branagh and his character of Dr. Loveless. Fellow popstar Enrique Iglesias also appeared in the video playing a Prince. Moreoever, \"The Fresh Prince of",
"title": "Wild Wild West (Will Smith song)"
},
{
"docid": "3081326",
"text": "to size, Kiel was often cast in villainous roles. He appeared as the towering — and lethal — assistant Voltaire to Dr. Miguelito Loveless in first-season episodes of \"The Wild, Wild West\". In the \"Man from U.N.C.L.E.\" episode \"The Vulcan Affair\", Kiel appeared as a guard in Vulcan's plant and he portrayed Merry in \"The Hong Kong Shilling Affair\". In 1967 he played a monster in an episode of \"The Monkees\" (\"I was a Teenage Monster\"). He later appeared in the episode \"The Night of the Simian Terror\" as Dimas, the outcast son of a wealthy family, banished because of",
"title": "Richard Kiel"
},
{
"docid": "1829154",
"text": "assassination attempt by one of Loveless' henchwomen, West mistakes a female guest for a disguised Gordon resulting in the guests wanting to execute West. Meanwhile, Gordon roams the mansion where he comes across and rescues a caged woman named Rita Escobar. Once West, Gordon and Rita escape to \"The Wanderer\" Rita asks for their help in rescuing her father Professor Escobar, who is one of the kidnapped scientists. Loveless hosts a reception to demonstrate his newest weapon which is a steam-powered tank that uses McGrath's soldiers as target practice. When an angered McGrath demands an explanation Loveless accuses him of",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "1829159",
"text": "allowing West to gain the upper hand and for Gordon and Grant to defeat Loveless' other guards. Pleading for his life, Loveless drags himself back to his wheelchair as the spider approaches a cliff. Loveless attempts to shoot West with a concealed gun but instead hits the spider's steam pipes, stopping it just before it plunges into the canyon. The abrupt stop leaves West and Loveless hanging precariously from the spider. Loveless tries to decide whether he should pull the chair's lever that will release them or not, knowing it will send both him and West to their deaths if",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "1829157",
"text": "there witness Loveless's ultimate weapon, an 80 ft. mechanical spider armed with two nitroglycerin cannons. Loveless uses the spider to capture President Grant and Gordon at the ceremony at Promontory Point while West is seemingly shot by one of Loveless's bodyguards after sneaking inside. At his industrial complex, Loveless reveals that he intends to destroy the United States with his mechanized forces unless President Grant agrees to divide the states among Great Britain, France, Spain, Mexico, the Native American people and himself. When Grant refuses to surrender, Loveless orders Gordon to be shot. However, West (who had survived thanks to",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "1829163",
"text": "January 1998 but was pushed to April 22, 1998. Clooney dropped out citing an agreement with Sonnenfeld: \"Ultimately, we all decided that rather than damage this project trying to retrofit the role for me, it was better to step aside and let them get someone else.\" The film featured several significant changes from the television series. For example, Dr. Loveless as portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in the film went from a dwarf to a man without legs; his first name was also changed from Miguelito to Arliss and was given the motive of a Southerner who sought the defeat of",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303960",
"text": "Loveless having cloned himself and placed the doubles around the world). Paradine planned world conquest using a formula for invisibility (recalling the first-season episode \"The Night of the Burning Diamond\"). Both TV films were campier than the TV series, although Conrad and Martin played their roles straight. Both films were directed by veteran comedy Western director Burt Kennedy and written by William Bowers (in the latter case with Tony Kayden, from a story by Bowers); neither Kennedy nor Bowers worked on the original series. \"The Wild Wild West Revisited\" takes the agents to a town called Wagon Gap. This was",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "1829153",
"text": "the two about the disappearance of America's key scientists and a treasonous plot by McGrath and assigns them to find the scientists before he inaugurates the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah. On board their train \"The Wanderer\", Gordon examines the head of a murdered scientist using a projection device to reveal the last thing the scientist saw. Finding McGrath and a clue in the image they head to New Orleans while pursuing a lead about Dr. Arliss Loveless, an ex-Confederate scientist in a steam-powered wheelchair who is hosting a party for the elite of Southern society. After evading an",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303971",
"text": "Knights of the Golden Circle into power. The characters of Voltaire and Antoinette were prominent here, despite their respective early departures from Dr. Loveless' side in the original program. A review from the Mile High Comics site states: \"This mini-series perfectly captures the fun mixture of western and spy action that marked the ground-breaking 1960s TV series.\" The storyline of the comics mini-series was optioned for motion picture development. In the 75th volume of the French comic book series \"Lucky Luke\" (\"L'Homme de Washington\"), published in 2008, both James West and Artemus Gordon have a minor guest appearance, albeit the",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303915",
"text": "extraordinary running villain. He came backstage and he told us who he was and he said he was going to do a television show called \"The Wild Wild West\" and we would be called. We thought, 'Yeah, yeah, we've heard all that before.' But he did call us and the show was a fantastic success. And that's how it started, because he saw the nightclub act.\" Loveless was introduced in the show's sixth produced, but third televised episode, \"The Night the Wizard Shook The Earth.\" The character became an immediate hit and Dunn was contracted to appear in four episodes",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2317616",
"text": "Wild West Revisited\" (1979), a reunion movie featuring the original cast of the television series \"The Wild Wild West\", and played himself, singing a song to Felix Unger's daughter Edna, on the television series \"The Odd Couple\" in 1974. He made his film debut as Gunther Fry in the satire \"The Loved One\" (1965). After appearing on \"The Muppet Show\" in 1976, Williams worked closely with Jim Henson's Henson Productions on \"The Muppet Movie\", most specifically on the soundtrack, and even had a cameo in the movie as the piano player in the nightclub (who had a sign on the",
"title": "Paul Williams (songwriter)"
},
{
"docid": "470803",
"text": "of the line's construction. In the 1999 Will Smith film, \"Wild Wild West\", the joining ceremony is the setting of an assassination attempt on then U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant by the film's antagonist Dr. Arliss Loveless. The building of the railway is covered by the 2004 BBC documentary series \"Seven Wonders of the Industrial World\" in episode 6, \"The Line\". The series \"American Experience\" also documents the railway in the episode titled \"Transcontinental Railroad\". The main character in \"The Claim\" (2000) is a surveyor for the Central Pacific Railroad, and the film is partially about the efforts of a",
"title": "First Transcontinental Railroad"
},
{
"docid": "1829156",
"text": "recaptured by Loveless, Rita grabs one of Gordon's explosive rigged pool balls to protect herself but accidentally releases sleeping gas that knocks out West, Gordon and herself. West and Gordon wake up as Loveless and his posse pull away in \"The Wanderer\" taking Rita hostage, announcing that he intends to capture President Grant at the \"golden spike\" ceremony and also that West and Gordon will be killed should they step outside of the trap they are in. Escaping the trap, the two stumble across Loveless's private rail line which leads them to his industrial complex hidden in Spider Canyon. They",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "3153291",
"text": "characters in that series' premiere episode and in the second and final \"Wild Wild West\" reunion movie \"More Wild Wild West\" (1980). Buono was cast to play villains of various ethnic origins on many television programs between 1960 and 1970. He was cast twice in 1960 in the western series \"The Rebel,\" starring Nick Adams, in the episodes \"Blind Marriage\" and \"The Earl of Durango.\" In 1962, he played Melanthos Moon in an episode of \"The Untouchables,\" titled \"Mr. Moon\", where he played a San Francisco art and antique dealer who hijacked a supply of the paper used for printing",
"title": "Victor Buono"
},
{
"docid": "4425182",
"text": "Dunn appeared as Dr Loveless 10 times on \"The Wild Wild West\" (four times apiece in the first two seasons and one time apiece in the remaining two seasons). In the pilot episode of the Mel Brooks and Buck Henry television spy spoof \"Get Smart\", Dunn showed his skill with comic farce as the well-heeled gangster Mr. Big, leader of international crime organization K.A.O.S. (September 18, 1965). Dunn featured as Alexander, a courageous court jester, in the \"\" episode \"Plato's Stepchildren\" (November 22, 1968). (Alexander caps his solo about the Greek god Pan with a guttural, onomatopoeic quotation—\"brekekekex, koax, koax\"—from",
"title": "Michael Dunn (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "13906995",
"text": "elements of science-fiction and steampunk technology included in the story. One of the Lone Ranger's archenemies in the animated series was a dwarf named Tiny Tom; an analogue to \"The Wild Wild West\"'s Dr. Miguelito Loveless. The Lone Ranger's voice was provided by Michael Rye {r.n. John Michael Riorden Billsbury}, and Shepard Menken provided that of Tonto. The narrator in the opening titles was Marvin Miller, whose narration ran: Other guest voices were provided by Paul Winchell, Agnes Moorehead, and Hans Conried. The animation was limited. But the backgrounds had a dark style, with blocks of color from the line,",
"title": "The Lone Ranger (animated TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "2303965",
"text": "Jon Peters which may have colored his opinion. He was offended at the racial aspects of the film as well as the casting of Branagh as a double amputee rather than a little-person actor in the role of Loveless. Conrad took special delight in accepting the Golden Raspberry Awards for the film in 1999. It was awarded Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Original Song. In 2009, Will Smith apologized publicly to Conrad while doing promotion for \"Seven Pounds\": The first season of \"The Wild Wild West\" was released on DVD in North America on June 6, 2006 by CBS",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "13594017",
"text": "Wild Wild West (soundtrack) Wild Wild West: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1999 film of the same name. Released on June 15, 1999 by Interscope Records and Overbrook Music, the soundtrack contains mostly hip hop music (neither of which was in the film with the exception of the Will Smith and Enrique Iglesias tracks played over the film's end credits). The soundtrack features a song by the film's main actor Will Smith alongside several other hip hop and R&B artists such as BLACKstreet, Faith Evans, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, 702, Destiny's Child, Common, MC",
"title": "Wild Wild West (soundtrack)"
},
{
"docid": "11093297",
"text": "In 1991, she voiced Dr. Sara Bellum in 5 episodes of \"Darkwing Duck\". From 1992-1993, Carlisle provided additional voices in 26 episodes of \"Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa\". There have also been four voice roles in video games and a number of audiobook narrations. Perhaps her most popular voice performance was the clan mother character of Marianne Thornberry in the Nickelodeon animated TV series \"The Wild Thornberrys\", voicing in all 90 episodes which ran from 1998 to 2004 as well as the feature films \"The Wild Thornberrys Movie\" released 2002 and \"Rugrats Go Wild\" released 2003. Both films were",
"title": "Jodi Carlisle"
},
{
"docid": "7249804",
"text": "Comedy Central. With its tremendous popularity and long television run, \"Wild Chicago\" served well the careers of some of its hosts and correspondents. Tava Smiley, who lived on the west coast during the run of the show and flew to Chicago to tape her segments, played a recurring character on the long-running soap opera \"General Hospital\". In 2006 she became host of \"World Premiere\", a series of featurettes taped on the red carpet for the Fox Movie Channel. Smiley also hosted several programs for HGTV, another cable network, that same year. Wild Correspondent Aaron Shure went on to join the",
"title": "Wild Chicago"
},
{
"docid": "1829160",
"text": "he does so. West decides to pull the lever himself and survives by grabbing the ankles of one of the henchmen he threw out earlier while Loveless falls to his death. Later, Grant promotes Gordon and West as Agent #1 and Agent #2 of his new U.S. Secret Service. Gordon asks which of them is one and two, but the President brushes off the question as unimportant and tells them they will have plenty of time to talk about it on the way back as he takes \"The Wanderer\". Gordon and West meet Rita again and they both attempt to",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "7192627",
"text": "the settling of the West. In an effort to adapt and relive the Wild West, many of the characters, along with Calamity Jane, resort to performing in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show. They exploit and are exploited by their frontier lifestyle, before being defeated by it in the end. \"Buffalo Girls\" was later the basis for the 1995 CBS made-for-TV movie starring Anjelica Huston as Calamity Jane and Melanie Griffith as Dora DuFran. Wild Bill Hickock was played by Sam Elliott, Annie Oakley by Reba McEntire, and Buffalo Bill Cody by Peter Coyote. The film also included Gabriel Byrne,",
"title": "Buffalo Girls"
},
{
"docid": "3216179",
"text": "boy Admiral \"Go Go\" Granger), \"Get Smart\", \"The Lieutenant\", \"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.\" \"The Twilight Zone\", \"Gunsmoke\" (as Mr. Rabb, esq.) and \"The Wild Wild West.\" His final movie role was in the golf comedy \"Caddyshack\", where he played Judge Elihu Smails, who is fed up with the shenanigans of Al Czervik, a guest at his golf club (played by Rodney Dangerfield). Knight's distinctive speaking voice brought him work as an announcer, notably as narrator of most of Filmation's superhero cartoons as well as the voice of incidental characters. He was narrator of the first season of the \"Super Friends\", while",
"title": "Ted Knight"
},
{
"docid": "8106283",
"text": "CD. Featured in movie \"United Passions.\" From David Byrne's movie, \"True Stories.\" David Byrne had never played the song live until he and St. Vincent added it to the setlist for their Love This Giant tour. It was played live for the first time on June 11, 2013, at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey, with each of the eight-piece brass section taking turns to sing a line of the song twice during the performance. Italian band Zen Circus covered the song on their 2008 album Villa Inferno. Wild Wild Life \"Wild Wild Life\" is a song by the",
"title": "Wild Wild Life"
},
{
"docid": "9517868",
"text": "after she was caught joy riding in a stolen car with her punk rocker convict boyfriend. After the two siblings are successful in their moral crusade, they are transported back into the modern day ghost town from whence they came. Tom and Sara's sour relationship heals as they drive back to their suburban home. Aliens in the Wild, Wild West Aliens in the Wild, Wild West is a science fiction movie released in 1999. It was directed by George Erschbamer and written by Alon Kaplan. \"Aliens in the Wild, Wild West\" takes place in a mid-19th century western town which",
"title": "Aliens in the Wild, Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "9517866",
"text": "Aliens in the Wild, Wild West Aliens in the Wild, Wild West is a science fiction movie released in 1999. It was directed by George Erschbamer and written by Alon Kaplan. \"Aliens in the Wild, Wild West\" takes place in a mid-19th century western town which had been traveled to by two modern day siblings through the means of time travel. The younger sibling, Tom Johnson (Locke), was an annoyance to his older sister Sara (Pope). They fought all the time, which is what got them put into the town. While back in time, Tom finds an alien spaceship in",
"title": "Aliens in the Wild, Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "9220706",
"text": "future Oscar winner's Kathryn Bigelow's first film, a 1950s-styled motor-biking movie (inspired by Marlon Brando's \"The Wild One\") called \"The Loveless\". This was Dafoe's first feature starring role. Critics generally liked the soundtrack but disliked the film. \"The Loveless\" did poorly at the box office but is now considered a cult favorite. Gordon also made numerous TV appearances including a 1981 skit on the popular comedy show SCTV in which he performed with his band, including Danny Gatton—after having been \"mistakenly\" booked on the show as the astronaut Gordon Cooper. The spoof of a space shuttle launch also featured Bob",
"title": "Robert Gordon (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "8402981",
"text": "North America. The Indians sets came out in 1997. After that, the Wild West sets were discontinued. In late 2001, three Wild West sets (Sheriff's Lock-up, Fort Legoredo, and Rapid River Village) were rereleased. A year later in 2002, the sets discontinued. The theme was used in the 2014 film \"The Lego Movie\". Lego Wild West Lego Wild West (or Western) is a Lego theme based on the settling of the Western United States (\"Frontier\"). Various minifigures were introduced, including wranglers, sheriffs, US Cavalry, bandits and Indians. The Wild West sets were also the first to include revolvers and rifles,",
"title": "Lego Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "13748097",
"text": "The Loveless The Loveless (originally titled Breakdown) is a 1981 American outlaw biker drama film written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery, in Bigelow's feature-length directorial debut. It is an independent film and stars Willem Dafoe and musician Robert Gordon, who also did the music for the film. The film has been compared to \"The Wild One\". A motorcycle gang causes trouble in a small southern town. Production on The Loveless began on September 22, 1980 and the entire shoot took just 22 days. The resources of MoMa's Film Study Center were utilised by Bigelow to create the",
"title": "The Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "13673558",
"text": "\"77 Sunset Strip\", \"Daktari\", \"Leave It to Beaver\", \"The Donna Reed Show\", \"Dr. Kildare\", \"Lost in Space\", \"Bewitched\", \"I Dream Of Jeannie\", \"The Lucy Show\", \"F Troop\", \"The Wild Wild West\", \"Ironside\", \"The Bob Newhart Show\" and \"The Phil Silvers Show\". He made four guest appearances on \"Perry Mason\", three of which he portrayed the murderer: in 1961 he played Bruce Sheridan in \"The Case of the Wintry Wife\" and Dr. Marcus Tate in \"The Case of the Brazen Bequest,\" and in 1965 he played the role of Curt Ordway in \"The Case of the Fatal Fetish\". The only one",
"title": "Alan Hewitt"
},
{
"docid": "6397850",
"text": "Wild West Falls Adventure Ride Wild West Falls Adventure Ride (formerly \"Wild Wild West\") is an 8-seater flume ride at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. The ride features geysers, mine shafts, a ghost town and an inevitable drop as the climax of the ride. The drop is the largest of its kind in Australia. The ride has since been replicated at Parque Warner Madrid as the \"Rio Bravo\", which opened in 2002. \"Wild West Falls Adventure Ride\" was originally scheduled to be named \"Rio Bravo\" and themed after the film of the same name. The ride's",
"title": "Wild West Falls Adventure Ride"
},
{
"docid": "17812198",
"text": "Wild Gals of the Naked West Wild Gals of the Naked West is a 1962 nudie-cutie movie written and directed by Russ Meyer. Along with the hardcore pornographic movies \"A Dirty Western\" (1975) and \"Sweet Savage\", the film is one of the few porn flicks in the American Western movie genre. An old geezer recalls some of the antics of the men and women of his western town, more wild and woolly than Tombstone or Dodge City. In this town no one is a good shot, the women are hungry for new meat, and practical jokers abound. A stranger strolls",
"title": "Wild Gals of the Naked West"
},
{
"docid": "3124651",
"text": "Harlow.\" A fictional Charles Standhurst, who owns \"more than twenty newspapers stretched across the nation\", is said to be \"second only to Hearst\". The character Nevada Smith is a cowboy who breaks into the movies by volunteering to perform a risky stunt, becomes fabulously wealthy as a movie cowboy star, and becomes proprietor of a Wild West show. In these details he bears a vague resemblance to Tom Mix, who was a star performer in the 101 Wild West Show and became in turn a movie extra, stuntman, and major star. Some also see a resemblance between Nevada Smith and",
"title": "The Carpetbaggers"
},
{
"docid": "10721461",
"text": "with gunshot, laser and blaster (a la \"STAR WARS\") sound effects. Critics have noted that portions of the song bore a strong similarity to Elvis Costello's \"Pump It Up\" due to the distinct drum beat and vocal patterns during the verses. In 1989, Wally Wingert parodied it on the Dr. Demento radio show as \"Adam West,\" in response to the casting of Michael Keaton as the title character for that year's Batman film. Wild, Wild West (The Escape Club song) \"Wild, Wild West\" is a song by The Escape Club from their debut album of the same name. The single",
"title": "Wild, Wild West (The Escape Club song)"
},
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"docid": "2303907",
"text": "escape plan at the end. (Buono eventually returned in \"More Wild Wild West\" as \"Dr. Henry Messenger\", a parody of Henry Kissinger, who ends up both handcuffed and turning invisible with the villainous Paradine.) Agnes Moorehead won an Emmy for her role as Emma Valentine in \"The Night of The Vicious Valentine\". Some of the other villains were portrayed by Leslie Nielsen, Martin Landau, Burgess Meredith, Boris Karloff, Ida Lupino, Carroll O'Connor, Ricardo Montalban, Robert Duvall, Ed Asner, and Harvey Korman. While the show's writers created their fair share of villains, they frequently started with the nefarious, stylized inventions of",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
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"docid": "5782395",
"text": "in two \"Wild, Wild West\" television movies: \"The Wild Wild West Revisited\" in 1979 and \"More Wild Wild West\" in 1980. He had a four-episode recurring role as kumu mobster Tony Alika on \"Hawaii Five-O\" from 1978-79. In 1980 Martin appeared in the third season of \"The Love Boat\" as Tom Thorton. Martin's final role was in the 1983 television movie \"I Married Wyatt Earp\". The film aired two years after his death. Martin married his first wife, Muriel Weiss, in 1941. They had one child together, a daughter, Phyllis Rosenblatt (a New York artist). Weiss died from cancer in",
"title": "Ross Martin"
},
{
"docid": "2303945",
"text": "industry self-censorship, and the Surgeon General began a $1 million study on the effects of television. Congress's concern was shared by the public: in a nationwide poll, 67.5% of 1,554 Americans agreed with the hypothesis that TV and movie violence prompted violence in real life. Additionally, the National Association for Better Broadcasting (NABB), in a report eventually issued in November 1969, rated \"The Wild Wild West\" \"as one of the most violent series on television.\" After being excoriated by two committees, the networks scrambled to expunge violence from their programming. \"The Wild Wild West\" received its cancellation notice in mid-February,",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
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"docid": "4417445",
"text": "television series \"The Wild Wild West\" in an episode entitled \"The Night of the Man-Eating House\". In a twist on his Dorian role, his character starts as an old man who, upon entering a house inhabited by the ghost of his mother, is turned back into a youthful Confederate soldier. A second appearance in the third season episode \"The Night of the Undead\" had him portray the vengeful and mad Dr. Articulus. According to the magazine \"Films in Review\", Hatfield was ambivalent about having played Dorian Gray, feeling that it had typecast him. \"You know, I was never a great",
"title": "Hurd Hatfield"
},
{
"docid": "16946241",
"text": "Wild Belle Wild Belle is an American band, composed of siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman, who grew up in and around Chicago. They appeared on \"Conan\" on November 26, 2012. Their debut album, \"Isles\", was released by Columbia Records on March 12, 2013. They have released three songs from the album: \"Keep You\" in February, \"Backslider\", and \"It's Too Late\". Their song \"Shine\" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2013 movie \"The Way, Way Back\" and in Grey's Anatomy season 9, episode 13. Their song \"Keep You\" was played in the movie \"Pitch Perfect\" and in \"The Vampire Diaries\"",
"title": "Wild Belle"
},
{
"docid": "7604544",
"text": "Walley, from a script by James Stacy and directed by Frank Paris. Ashley's final beach party movie was \"How to Stuff a Wild Bikini\" (1965), where he played \"Johnny\"; he sang a few songs on the soundtrack. Ashley did not appear in the final film in the series, \"The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini\" (1966), although he was originally announced as starring in it and Walley did appear. He guest starred on Conrad's show \"The Wild Wild West\", appearing in \"The Night of Watery Death\", and was back on \"The Beverly Hillbillies\" in \"The Cat Burglar\" and \"Mr. Universe Muscles\".",
"title": "John Ashley (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "6397855",
"text": "and down the drop. Riders can reach speeds of up to as they descend the drop. An on-ride photo is taken of the riders near the top of the final drop. A turn to the left takes the riders into the unloading station. Riders exit via the Rio Bravo shop where ride photos are displayed. Wild West Falls Adventure Ride Wild West Falls Adventure Ride (formerly \"Wild Wild West\") is an 8-seater flume ride at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. The ride features geysers, mine shafts, a ghost town and an inevitable drop as the climax",
"title": "Wild West Falls Adventure Ride"
},
{
"docid": "5285524",
"text": "1957 he played defendant John Addison in \"The Case of the Vagabond Vixen.\" In 1959 he played murder victim Arthur Cartright in \"The Case of the Howling Dog,\" and in 1960 he played Medical Examiner Dr. McBride in \"The Case of the Madcap Modiste.\" He also made three guest appearances on \"The Untouchables\", five appearances on \"The Wild Wild West\", four on \"Ironside\", and five on \"\". He also directed television with an episode of the 1960s sitcom, \"Love on a Rooftop\", and many live television episodes. Ellenstein had over 200 television appearances. He performed hundreds of stage roles as",
"title": "Robert Ellenstein"
},
{
"docid": "14022318",
"text": "following West Wales Wild Boars and three other West Wales clubs not fulfilling fixtures. They were replaced with newly formed Dyffryn Devils. West Wales Wild Boars West Wales Wild Boars were a rugby league team based in St Clears, Carmarthenshire. They played in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. \"West Wales Wild Boars\" were formed in 2009 and joined the Welsh Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference that same year. They played their first game against Newport Titans, which they lost 40-24. CPC Bears RL was formed in 2010, as the regional side for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and",
"title": "West Wales Wild Boars"
},
{
"docid": "14022317",
"text": "West Wales Wild Boars West Wales Wild Boars were a rugby league team based in St Clears, Carmarthenshire. They played in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. \"West Wales Wild Boars\" were formed in 2009 and joined the Welsh Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference that same year. They played their first game against Newport Titans, which they lost 40-24. CPC Bears RL was formed in 2010, as the regional side for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion in the Welsh Premier Division with West Wales Wild Boars competing in the Championship. The Welsh Championship was given a re-structure",
"title": "West Wales Wild Boars"
},
{
"docid": "4529304",
"text": "\"Bang! Wild West Show!\" is an expansion released in August 2010 with characters that revolve not around historical figures but rather around actors iconic to the western movie genre. The expansion also includes cards and rules not seen in previous expansions. The 8 new characters are: The 10 special cards that come with \"Wild West Show!\" play similarly as the scenario cards in \"High Noon\" and \"A Fistful of Cards\". A special card is revealed every time a Stagecoach or Wells Fargo is played. The 10 new special cards are: Bang! Gold Rush was released in 2011. It introduced some",
"title": "Bang! (card game)"
},
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"docid": "1687414",
"text": "Loveless\", his first role as a leading man. The film was co-directed by Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery and paid homage to 1953 film \"The Wild One\", starring Marlon Brando in a similar role. Following a brief appearance in the horror film \"The Hunger\" (1983), Dafoe again played the leader of a biker gang in Walter Hill's 1984 action film \"Streets of Fire\". His character in the film served as the main antagonist, who captures the ex-girlfriend of a mercenary, played by Diane Lane and Michael Paré, respectively. Janet Maslin of \"The New York Times\" felt there was no great",
"title": "Willem Dafoe"
},
{
"docid": "5740624",
"text": "Bros. Movie World opened the $18 million Wild West Falls Adventure Ride (then known as Wild Wild West). In 2000, the Looney Tunes Musical Revue was relocated and the Road Runner Roller Coaster opened in its place. Young Einstein Gravity Homestead was also closed. In 2001, the park celebrated its 10th anniversary with 1000 invites being given out via radio station B105 in August 2001. Guests were treated to live performances by Human Nature, Invertigo, A Touch of Class and Joanne Accom. The park also closed The Maverick Show, Warner Bros. Classics and The Great Gremlin Adventure and Batman Adventure",
"title": "Warner Bros. Movie World"
},
{
"docid": "7071439",
"text": "\"The Case of the Paper Bullets\" (both 1964). He also appeared on \"The Untouchables\", \"Stagecoach West\", \"The Rifleman\", \"Daniel Boone\", \"Thriller\", \"The Eleventh Hour\", \"Redigo\", \"Combat!\", \"Twelve O'Clock High\", \"I Spy\", \"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.\", \"The Fugitive\" (as varied characters in several episodes; in the series' 1967 finale he played the brother-in-law to the protagonist Dr. Richard Kimble), \"The Wild, Wild West\", \"Bonanza\", \"The Green Hornet\", \"The Invaders\", and \"The Big Valley\". In 1961–62, Anderson co-starred with Marilyn Maxwell in an ABC production of \"Bus Stop\". He guest-starred in the last episode of season 1 of \"\" (1966) as Judge",
"title": "Richard Anderson"
},
{
"docid": "7726060",
"text": "Barbary Coast (TV series) Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on May 4, 1975 and the series itself premiered September 8, 1975; the last episode aired January 9, 1976. \"Barbary Coast\" was inspired by a similar 19th-century spy series, \"The Wild Wild West\", and like the earlier program, \"Barbary Coast\" mixed the genres of Western and secret agent drama. \"Barbary Coast\" features the adventures of 19th century government agent Jeff Cable (played by William Shatner), and his pal, conman and gambler Cash (\"Cash makes no enemies\") Conover (Doug McClure; played",
"title": "Barbary Coast (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "2303899",
"text": "shows such as \"Rawhide\", where each episode title began with \"Incident at\" or \"Incident of,\" and \"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.\", where episodes were titled \"The (Blank) Affair.\" Robert Conrad starred as James West. Before \"The Wild Wild West\", Conrad played private eye Tom Lopaka in ABC's \"Hawaiian Eye\" for four seasons, 1959-63. Conrad claimed to be the 17th actor to test for the role of James West. (Rory Calhoun was initially announced for the part.) Conrad performed nearly all of his own stunts on \"The Wild Wild West\". \"For the first few episodes we tried stuntmen,\" Conrad explained, \"but the",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303901",
"text": "completed and aired during the fourth season, with footage of the fall left in. Conrad later told Percy Shain of the \"Boston Globe\", \"I have the whole scene on film. It's a constant reminder to be careful. It also bolstered my determination to make this my last year with the series. Four seasons are enough of this sort of thing.\" Artemus Gordon was played by Ross Martin. Prior to \"The Wild Wild West,\" Martin co-starred in the CBS series \"Mr. Lucky\" from 1959 to 1960, portraying Mr. Lucky's sidekick, Andamo. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who also cast",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "5055277",
"text": "situation unscathed, celebrates by dancing with Eric as he sings his version of the \"Wild, Wild West\" song. When Cartman takes the picture of Shelly and Skyler kissing, he exclaims \"Ha ha! Charade you are!\" which is the refrain of the Pink Floyd song \"Pigs (Three Different Ones)\". Cartman parodies the Newt character from the film \"Aliens\" several times, with a play on her original line of \"They mostly come at night...mostly\" (referring to the alien). Throughout the episode, playing with his toys, Cartman makes allusions to the movie \"Wild Wild West\". This film came out the same day as",
"title": "Cat Orgy"
},
{
"docid": "2303896",
"text": "Despite high ratings, the series was cancelled near the end of its fourth season as a concession to Congress over television violence. \"The Wild Wild West\" told the story of two Secret Service agents: the fearless and handsome James West (played by Robert Conrad), and Artemus Gordon (played by Ross Martin), a brilliant gadgeteer and master of disguise. Their mission was to protect President Ulysses S. Grant and the United States from all manner of dangerous threats. The agents traveled in luxury aboard their own train, the \"Wanderer\", equipped with everything from a stable car to a laboratory. James West",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303961",
"text": "a nod to the Abbott and Costello film, \"The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap\" (1947), which was based on a treatment by Bowers and D. D. Beauchamp of a short story by Beauchamp. Conrad once revealed that CBS intended to do yearly TV revivals of \"The Wild Wild West.\" \"Variety,\" in its review of the first TV movie, concurred: \"A couple of more movies in this vein, sensibly spaced, could work in the future.\" Ross Martin's death in 1981, however, put an end to the idea. Conrad was later quoted in Cinefantastique about these films: \"We all got along fine",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "8132327",
"text": "Wild West genre. This game was never reviewed by the ESRB ratings board. However, it was reviewed in \"Nintendo Power\" on its 63rd issue (August 1994). Spanish magazine \"Super Juegos\" gave the game 93. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (video game) The storyline of the game is deep and takes place in the late 19th century. The game is about a cartoon mouse named Fievel who must make his way to the Wild West based on the movie of the same name released back in 1991. The player must either fight or avoid cats and other obstacles as he",
"title": "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "1829172",
"text": "Sisqo at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards included Wonder performing a reprise of the chorus on piano. \"Wild Wild West\" opened theatrically on June 30, 1999 alongside Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures' R-rated \"\" and grossed $27.7 million in its opening day (Wednesday), ranking first at the North American box office. The film closed on October 7, 1999, having grossed $111.8 million domestically and $108.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $222.1 million against a budget of $170 million. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 17% based on 131 reviews with an average rating of 4.1/10.",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "2303941",
"text": "And on and on.\" Following the 1968 assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, President Lyndon Johnson created the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence. One of the questions it tackled was whether violence on television was a contributing factor to violence in American society. (This also included graphic news coverage of the Vietnam War.) The television networks, anticipating these allegations, moved to curtail violence on their entertainment programs before the start of the 1968-69 season. Television reporter Cynthia Lowrey, in an article published in August 1968, wrote that \"The Wild Wild West\" \"is one",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "7554617",
"text": "person who appeared in all seven \"Beach Party\" movies, including \"Beach Party\", \"Muscle Beach Party\" and \"How to Stuff a Wild Bikini\". Nelson played the leather clad \"rat pack\" biker chick \"Puss\" (sometimes called by other names), one of the comic villains who dogged the steps of the lead characters played by Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. After her successful girl-next-door stint as Flora on \"The Andy Griffith Show\" and her comedic career as biker girl Puss, Nelson starred in 1970s \"The Wild Scene\" as Dr. Virginia Grant, a female psychiatrist who talks graphically about her tawdriest cases. This and",
"title": "Alberta Nelson"
},
{
"docid": "12958246",
"text": "Jens Becker Jens Becker (born 24 May 1965 in Fürth, West Germany) is a heavy metal bass guitarist who currently performs with Grave Digger. The first major band Jens played with in his career was Running Wild, which he joined in 1987. He stayed with them for 4 years and wrote/co-wrote a couple songs during his time in the band. Just some time later he had quit Running Wild in 1991, a new speed/heavy metal band called X-Wild was formed by three ex-members of Running Wild (thus the name X (Ex) Wild), which Jens was the only bassist for under",
"title": "Jens Becker"
},
{
"docid": "4015070",
"text": "both albums outside of the U.S. and Canada. The Feelies have reunited sporadically over the last two decades to play concerts at their early home at Maxwell's. The band most recently performed there for three consecutive nights on July 4–6, 2013. The band was featured in the 1986 Jonathan Demme movie, \"Something Wild,\" playing a band at a high school reunion. Credited as \"The Willies\", they performed bits of five songs, including \"Crazy Rhythms\" and \"Loveless Love\" as well as covers of David Bowie's \"Fame\" and the Monkees' \"I'm a Believer\" (written by Neil Diamond). No Feelies songs appeared on",
"title": "The Feelies"
},
{
"docid": "1829177",
"text": "Ralston died in 1999 before his suit was settled, resulting in Warner Bros. paying his family between $600,000 and $1.5 million. Wild Wild West Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk western action comedy film produced and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Loosely based on \"The Wild Wild West\" 1960s TV series created by Michael Garrison, the film stars Will Smith and Kevin Kline as two Secret Service agents who protect President Ulysses S. Grant and the United States during the American Old West. The supporting",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "6530830",
"text": "Alex Nicol Alexander Livingston \"Alex\" Nicol Jr. (January 20, 1916 — July 29, 2001) was an American actor and film director. Nicol appeared in many Westerns including \"The Man from Laramie\" (1955). He appeared in more than forty feature films as well as directing many television shows including \"The Wild Wild West\" (1967), \"Tarzan\" (1966), and \"Daniel Boone\" (1966). He also played many roles on Broadway. Nicol was born in Ossining, New York, in 1916. When his movie career started thirty-four years later he adjusted the year to 1919. \"I was a little older than some of the other people",
"title": "Alex Nicol"
},
{
"docid": "1706496",
"text": "and aware of the high-profile Verbruggens. Happily married in private life and playing the secret lovers Loveless and Berinthia, the Verbruggens have left traces of their charisma and erotic stage presences in Vanbrugh's dialogue. \"The Relapse\" even alludes to their real-life relationship, in meta-jokes such as Berinthia's exclamation, \"Well, he is a charming man! I don't wonder his wife's so fond of him!\" Hildebrand Horden, who had played a \"wild\" young lover in \"Love's Last Shift\", was the only young, handsome, potential romantic lead Rich had. He was presumably cast by Vanbrugh as Tom Fashion, Lord Foppington's clever younger brother",
"title": "The Relapse"
},
{
"docid": "9208435",
"text": "the \"Robert Crumb\" who stars as Don Proctor in this movie is not the famed underground cartoonist who signed himself R. Crumb. In 2005, the film was featured in an episode of \"Deadly Cinema\". In 2010, it was also featured in an episode of \"This Movie Sucks!\". In 2018, it was also featured in an episode of \"The Cinema Snob\". Wild Guitar Wild Guitar is a 1962 musical drama film starring Arch Hall Jr., Arch Hall Sr. (credited as William Watters), Ray Dennis Steckler (credited as Cash Flagg), and Nancy Czar. The movie was directed by Ray Dennis Steckler and",
"title": "Wild Guitar"
},
{
"docid": "2404425",
"text": "Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was one of the loosely organized outlaw gangs operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming during the Old West era in the United States. It was popularized by the 1969 movie, \"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\", and took its name from the original Wild Bunch. The gang was led by Butch Cassidy, and it included his closest friend Elzy Lay, the Sundance Kid, Tall Texan, News Carver, Camilla \"Deaf Charley\" Hanks, Laura Bullion, Flat-Nose Curry, Kid Curry and Bob Meeks. They were the most successful train-robbing gang in history. This Wild",
"title": "Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch"
},
{
"docid": "1829151",
"text": "Wild Wild West Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk western action comedy film produced and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Loosely based on \"The Wild Wild West\" 1960s TV series created by Michael Garrison, the film stars Will Smith and Kevin Kline as two Secret Service agents who protect President Ulysses S. Grant and the United States during the American Old West. The supporting cast features Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine, M. Emmet Walsh and Bai Ling. Produced by Peters Entertainment and Sonnenfeld-Josephson Worldwide",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
{
"docid": "5653622",
"text": "Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel The Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel hotel and casino is owned and operated by Station Casinos in Paradise, Nevada. While the casino and adjoining 260 room hotel are relatively small, the site itself is over in size. The Wild Wild West Plaza is located in the parking area and provides services common to a convenience store. Built in 1974, the property originally operated as the King 8 Hotel and Casino. The King 8 was owned by Will Roberts and Olind Jenni, who also owned a King 8 hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska.",
"title": "Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel"
},
{
"docid": "12761512",
"text": "and Sam Peckinpah fanatics in particular.\" Michael Sragow wrote that the film is \"a wonderful introduction to Peckinpah’s radically detailed historical film about American outlaws in revolutionary Mexico — a masterpiece that’s part bullet-driven ballet, part requiem for Old West friendship and part existential explosion. Seydor’s movie is also a poetic flight on the myriad possibilities of movie directing.\" Seydor and Redman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The documentary was included in the 1999 VHS release as well as 2006 and 2007 DVD releases of \"The Wild Bunch\". The Wild Bunch: An Album in",
"title": "The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage"
},
{
"docid": "12942360",
"text": "Wild (Namie Amuro song) \"Wild\" is a song by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro from her ninth studio album \"Past<Future\" (2009). The song was released as the album's lead single on March 18, 2009, featuring the b-side \"Dr.\" \"Wild\" was written and produced by Michio and T. Kura, while the latter track was written and produced by long-time collaborator Nao'ymt. The songs are electropop tracks, which features instrumentation from synthesizers and keyboards. \"Wild\" and \"Dr.\" appeared as the advertising theme songs for Coca-Cola Zero and a Vidal Sassoon commercial The songs received positive reviews from music critics, who commended the",
"title": "Wild (Namie Amuro song)"
},
{
"docid": "5658966",
"text": "\"Newhart\", \"The Jeffersons\", \"M*A*S*H\", \"Married... with Children\", \"The Wonder Years\", \"Night Court\", \"Fernwood 2 Night\", \"Knight Rider\", \"Too Close for Comfort\", \"Get a Life\", \"House Calls\", \"Cybill\", and \"Days of Our Lives\" among others. Helberg co-starred in the NBC miniseries, \"79 Park Avenue\", and a CBS movie of the week, \"More Wild Wild West.\" He played Yeoman Purser Burl \"Gopher\" Smith in \"The Love Boat\" pilot; however, when it became an ABC television series, Fred Grandy took over the role. Helberg and his wife, Harriet Helberg, wrote episodes for such television series as \"The Golden Girls\", \"Perfect Strangers\", \"Dear John\",",
"title": "Sandy Helberg"
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"docid": "1829171",
"text": "U.S. pop charts, but also won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song. It was produced by Rob Fusari who lifted a sample from Stevie Wonder's 1976 hit \"I Wish\". The song features guest vocals from R&B group Dru Hill and was a star-making vehicle for Dru Hill lead singer Sisqó. Old school rapper Kool Moe Dee had recorded a \"Wild Wild West\" single of his own in 1987 and re-performs the chorus from his old \"Wild Wild West\" as the chorus of this new \"Wild Wild West\". A performance of the song by Smith, Dee, Dru Hill and",
"title": "Wild Wild West"
},
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"docid": "16541333",
"text": "vorm Balkon) and continued his work in playing the character \"Willi\" in the German teen movie \"Wild Chicks\" (2006), \"Wild Chicks in Love\" (2007) and \"Wild Chicks and Life\" (2009). The TV-Mini-Series \"Die Wölfe\", with Redetzki in one of the leading roles, won the Emmy Award in 2009 as best TV Movie/Mini-Series, and the kids ensemble received the German Television Promotional Award. Vincent Redetzki Vincent Redetzki (born 1 April 1992) is a German actor. Redetzki was born in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany. At the age of nine, he played his first small role in a play at the \"Theater am Kurfürstendamm\".",
"title": "Vincent Redetzki"
},
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"docid": "17812199",
"text": "into town, proving resistant to the mayhem, and after donning some cowboy duds begins cleaning up that town. According to Roger Ebert, the film was \"an ambitious attempt at comedy and satire. It is one of Meyer's personal favorites, but did badly at the box-office because, he now believes, he paid too much attention to the humor and not enough to the sex, and was over-cautious in assigning pasties to his actresses. \" Wild Gals of the Naked West Wild Gals of the Naked West is a 1962 nudie-cutie movie written and directed by Russ Meyer. Along with the hardcore",
"title": "Wild Gals of the Naked West"
},
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"docid": "11862756",
"text": "The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot was a 30-minute TV special which was a sequel to \"Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine\" (1965). It aired on \"Shindig!\" in November 1965. Dr Goldfoot and his assistant Hugo send their robot woman Diane to entrap Malcolm Andrews, who contains all the knowledge of the world in his head. Diane sets out to seduce Andrews but is stopped by government agent 001/2 of Security Intelligence Command (SIC). Diane and the agent begin a romance, and Goldfoot and Hugo capture Andrews. Diane brings the agent to",
"title": "The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot"
},
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"docid": "7726063",
"text": "forget Barbary Coast!\" Barbary Coast (TV series) Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on May 4, 1975 and the series itself premiered September 8, 1975; the last episode aired January 9, 1976. \"Barbary Coast\" was inspired by a similar 19th-century spy series, \"The Wild Wild West\", and like the earlier program, \"Barbary Coast\" mixed the genres of Western and secret agent drama. \"Barbary Coast\" features the adventures of 19th century government agent Jeff Cable (played by William Shatner), and his pal, conman and gambler Cash (\"Cash makes no enemies\") Conover",
"title": "Barbary Coast (TV series)"
},
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"docid": "12247203",
"text": "but a relaxed, silly snap, as in the cartoon sound she makes when she takes a midday swig of bourbon. The lazy geniality of the movie is summed up by the way Emma [Tyler's character] saunters off to take a swim with her cowboy hat and pint of Wild Turkey.\" \"Entertainment Weekly\" also wrote that Tyler was \"sweetly gruff as the tomboy troublemaker\". In \"Dr. T & the Women\", a romantic comedy, Tyler she played Marilyn, a gynecological patient of Richard Gere's character and the lesbian lover of his daughter, played by Kate Hudson. In 2001, Tyler played the object",
"title": "Liv Tyler"
},
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"docid": "4609015",
"text": "Eleventh Hour\", Corey appeared as Dr. Theodore Bassett, co-starring with Jack Ging in the role of psychologist Paul Graham. In the second season of \"The Eleventh Hour\", however, Corey was replaced by Ralph Bellamy, who assumed the role of psychiatrist Richard Starke. Corey made guest appearances on a number of programs, including \"\", \"Channing\", \"Alfred Hitchcock Presents\", \"The Untouchables\", \"Burke's Law\", \"The Road West\", and \"The Wild Wild West\". He made a guest appearance during the final season of \"Perry Mason\" in 1966 as murder victim Jerome Klee in \"The Case of the Unwelcome Well.\" His final films included \"Blood",
"title": "Wendell Corey"
},
{
"docid": "15904105",
"text": "numerous publications on medicinal plants, natural products, and yoga, including \"The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power and Stalking the Wild Orgasm\", which appears as a key character set-up prop in the cult 1988 movie, Earth Girls Are Easy in the lead role Valerie Gail's (played by Geena Davis) lingerie drawer. Chris' most recent book, \"The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying\", provides a practical guide to ayahuasca use. Kilham's other books are: Kilham is a frequent guest on \"The Dr. Oz Show\" with Dr. Mehmet Oz, appearing on at",
"title": "Chris Kilham"
},
{
"docid": "5638242",
"text": "Cellar\" (1989), \"Bed & Breakfast\" (1992), \"Inferno\" (1999). He also co-starred in the acclaimed television movie \"My Sweet Charlie\" (1970), and appeared in other TV movies such as \"A Howling in the Woods\" (1971) and \"The Stranger Who Looks Like Me\" (1974). He guest-starred on many television series, including \"The Adventures of Kit Carson\", \"Bonanza\", \"The Invaders\", \"The Brothers Brannagan\" (in the 1961 series finale \"The Hunter and the Hunted\"), \"The Tall Man\", \"Stoney Burke\", \"Daniel Boone\", \"Gunsmoke\",\"The Wild Wild West\", \"Empire\", \"Dundee and the Culhane\", \"Baa Baa Black Sheep\", \"How the West was Won (aka The Macahans)\", \"The Untouchables\",",
"title": "Ford Rainey"
},
{
"docid": "2303959",
"text": "guns and gimmicks and wardrobes with the waistlines let out a little bit. The script, unlike the old shows, is played strictly for comedy. It calls for us to be ten years older than when we were last seen. There are a lot more laughs than adventure.\" \"More Wild Wild West\" was initially conceived as a rematch between the agents and Miguelito Jr., but Williams was unavailable for the film; his character was changed to Albert Paradine II and played by Jonathan Winters—this explains why the story begins with various clones of Paradine being murdered (the first film ends with",
"title": "The Wild Wild West"
},
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"docid": "3129619",
"text": "characters. In 1993, he played Mr. Scream in \"Wayne's World 2\". That same year, McGinley affected a Southern accent in his role in the miniseries \"Wild Justice\", which was poorly received by critics. Some of his television movie roles were very dark. In 1996, he was the star of \"Deadly Web\", a movie that aired on NBC in 1996 and co–starred his wife, Gigi Rice. The movie was about a woman who was stalked on the Internet. McGinley played one of his darkest roles in 1998 in the television movie \"Every Mother's Worst Fear\". He played Mitch Carson, a sexual",
"title": "Ted McGinley"
},
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"docid": "9460102",
"text": "continue his plans of revenge against a society which he hates so much. Loveless was known as a technological genius, producing gadgets far ahead of his time-which his enemy James West acknowledges {\"The Night Dr. Loveless Died\"}. Dr. Loveless is addicted to the very rare Napoleon Brandy Le Grande {\"The Night of Miguelito's Revenge\"}. In the series' first season, his inventions were more practical, anticipating the cathode-ray tube, the airplane, penicllin; automobile (\"The Night the Wizard shook the Earth\"] and a synthesized LSD-like hallucinogen. In the second season, the inventions became more fantastic and included a powder that shrank Jim",
"title": "Dr. Loveless"
},
{
"docid": "17378303",
"text": "by traditional Oglala Lakota chiefs and former U.S. Army Indian Scouts. Most performers spent one or two seasons on the road; some Wild Westers became cowboys, stuntmen for films, artisans, musicians, educators, authors, movie actors and entrepreneurs. Chief Flying Hawk was a veteran of Wild West shows over 30 years, from about 1898 to 1930. Wild Westing was very popular with the Lakota people and beneficial to their families and communities. It offered a path of opportunity during a time when people believed Native Americans were a vanishing race, whose only hope for survival was rapid cultural transformation. It offered",
"title": "Wild Westing"
}
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"text": "In May 2017, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 25, 2018. \"The Handmaid's Tale\" has received widespread critical acclaim and its first season won eight Primetime Emmy Awards from thirteen nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. It is the first show produced by Hulu to win a major award as well as the first series on a streaming service to win an Emmy for Outstanding Series. It also became the first streaming series to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama. Elisabeth Moss was also awarded the Golden Globe for Best",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)"
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"docid": "1424756",
"text": "religious fundamentalism in the pages of \"The Handmaid's Tale\" to a condemnation of their presence in current American society. Yet others have argued that \"The Handmaid's Tale\" critiques typical notions of feminism, as Atwood's novel appears to subvert the traditional \"women helping women\" ideals of the movement and turn toward the possibility of \"the matriarchal network ... and a new form of misogyny: women's hatred of women\". Ana Cottle characterized \"The Handmaid\"s Tale as \"white feminism\", noting that Atwood does away with black people in a few lines by relocating the \"Children of Ham\" while borrowing heavily from the African-American",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424705",
"text": "to gain individualism and independence. The novel's title echoes the component parts of Geoffrey Chaucer's \"The Canterbury Tales\", which is a series of connected stories (\"The Merchant's Tale\", \"The Parson's Tale\", etc.). \"The Handmaid's Tale\" is structured into two parts, night and other various events. This novel can be interpreted as a double narrative, Offred's tale and the handmaids' tales. The night sections are solely about Offred, and the other sections (shopping, waiting room, household, etc.) are the stories that describe the possible life of every handmaid, though from the perspective of Offred. In many of these sections, Offred jumps",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424709",
"text": "in an era of declining birth rates owing to increasing infertility. These women are forcibly assigned to produce children for the ruling class and are known as \"handmaids\", based on the biblical story of Rachel and her handmaid Bilhah. Offred describes her life during her third assignment as a handmaid, in this case to an important official referred to as \"The Commander\". Interspersed with her narratives of her present-day experiences are flashback discussions of her life from before and during the beginning of the revolution, when she finds she has lost all autonomy to her husband, their failed attempt to",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "7884862",
"text": "manages to escape while other Handmaids graduate from the Centre. Act One The Handmaid is assigned to a new posting under the command of Fred. She is therefore known as Offred (Of Fred). The wife of the household is Serena Joy, a former Gospel singer. Offred and Ofglen, another Handmaid, go shopping where they encounter the pregnant Janine. A doctor offers to impregnate Offred, but she declines in fear. At her new posting, the handyman Nick and Fred both have illegal contact with Offred when they talk to her and approach her bedroom. The household gathers for the ritual impregnation,",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale (opera)"
},
{
"docid": "1424726",
"text": "child, she would be declared sterile and shipped to the ecological wastelands of the Colonies. Offred begins to develop feelings for him. Nick is an ambiguous character, and Offred does not know if he is a party loyalist or part of the resistance, though he identifies himself as the latter. The epilogue suggests that he really was part of the resistance, and aided Offred in escaping the Commander's house. Moira has been a close friend of Offred's since college. A lesbian, she has resisted the homophobia of Gilead society. Moira is taken to be a Handmaid soon after Offred. She",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
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"docid": "7191375",
"text": "Tale\", an adaptation of the classic dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, dozens of actresses silently walked the streets of downtown Austin costumed in red \"handmaid\" dresses. To promote the third season of the AMC original series \"Better Call Saul\" (a spin-off prequel of \"Breaking Bad\"), a pop-up \"Los Pollos Hermanos\" restaurant, representing the fictional fast food chain featured in both series, appeared in downtown Austin. Guest speakers included former mayor of Newark, NJ and current Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), political activist and commentator Van Jones and former Vice President Joe Biden, who spoke about his cancer research initiative. Nile",
"title": "South by Southwest"
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"docid": "2075762",
"text": "theatrical films with the Hollywood science fiction film \"The Handmaid's Tale\" in 1990. The film's story takes place in a dystopian near future where most women are sterile due to pollution. Kate (Natasha Richardson) is arrested after attempting to flee to Canada and forced to become a \"Handmaid\". Handmaids are fertile women who are enslaved by the state and put in the households of wealthy men - who have \"ceremonial\" sex with them in the hope of conceiving a child. She becomes the Handmaid of the Commander (Robert Duvall), Fred, who is married to Serena Joy (Faye Dunaway). To save",
"title": "Volker Schlöndorff"
},
{
"docid": "1424765",
"text": "be set fifteen years after Offred's final scene, and feature three female narrators. Andriano, Joseph. \"The Handmaid’s Tale as Scrabble Game.\" Critical Insights: The Handmaid’s Tale, edited by J. Brooks Bouson, Salem, 2009. Salem Online. The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy, which has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred. Her name derives from the possessive form \"of Fred\"; handmaids are forbidden to use",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424739",
"text": "traitors\"; they are either hanged or sent to the Colonies to die a slow death. In this society, birth defects have become increasingly common. There are two main categories of human children: \"The Ceremony\" is a non-marital sexual act sanctioned for reproduction. The ritual requires the Handmaid to lie on her back between the legs of the Wife during the sex act as if they were one person. The Wife has to invite the Handmaid to share her power this way; many Wives consider this both humiliating and offensive. Offred describes the ceremony: In the novel's fictional fundamentalist society, \"sterile\"",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "7884861",
"text": "property. Women who live in sin are taken to Red Centres where they are indoctrinated as Handmaids by \"Aunts\". The Handmaids are sent to barren households, where they are required to be ritually inseminated once a month. Professor Pieixoto introduces an audio-cassette recorded by a Handmaid who is in hiding. She had been taken from her second husband Luke and their daughter. The Red Centre Prelude The centre is run by Aunt Lydia. Moira, a friend of the Handmaid who recorded the tape, is captured after an escape attempt. Janine, another woman at the Centre, suffers a breakdown. Moira eventually",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale (opera)"
},
{
"docid": "1424704",
"text": "The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy, which has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred. Her name derives from the possessive form \"of Fred\"; handmaids are forbidden to use their birth names and must echo the male, or master, whom they serve. \"The Handmaid's Tale\" explores themes of women in subjugation in a patriarchal society and the various means by which these women attempt",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "709387",
"text": "and the mistreated Handmaid as Canada. During the debate in 1987 over a free trade agreement between Canada and the United States, Atwood spoke out against the deal and wrote an essay opposing the agreement. Atwood claims that the 2016 US presidential election led to an increase in sales of \"The Handmaid's Tale\". Inspired by \"The Handmaid's Tale\", the political action group The Handmaid's Coalition was formed in 2017 in response to legislation and actions aimed at limiting the rights of women and marginalized groups. Activists, dressed in red cloaks and white hats as described in \"The Handmaid's Tale\", lobby",
"title": "Margaret Atwood"
},
{
"docid": "19492143",
"text": "over the general populace for signs of rebellion, Hunters track down people attempting to flee the country, and Jezebels are sex workers in secret brothels catering to the elite ruling class. June Osborne, renamed Offred (Elisabeth Moss), is the Handmaid assigned to the home of the Gileadan Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and his wife Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski). Offred is subject to strict rules and constant scrutiny; an improper word or deed on her part can lead to brutal punishment. Offred, who is named after her male master (\"Of Fred\") like all Handmaids, was married and had a daughter,",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "1424724",
"text": "Professor Pieixoto in the epilogue, \"Serena Joy\" or \"Pam\" are pseudonyms; the character's real name is implied to be Thelma. Ofglen is a neighbour of Offred's and a fellow Handmaid. She is partnered with Offred to do the daily shopping. Handmaids are never alone and are expected to police each other's behaviour. Ofglen is a member of the Mayday resistance. In contrast to Offred, she is daring. She knocks out a Mayday spy who is to be tortured and killed in order to save him the pain of a violent death. Offred is told that when Ofglen vanishes, it is",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424722",
"text": "his previous handmaid and that she killed herself when his wife found out. In the epilogue an academic speculates that one of two figures, both instrumental in the establishment of Gilead, may have been the Commander, based on the name \"Fred\". It is his belief that the Commander was a man named Frederick R. Waterford who was killed in a purge shortly after Offred was taken away, charged with harboring an enemy agent. Serena Joy is a former televangelist and the Commander's wife in the fundamentalist theonomy. The state took away her power and public recognition, and tries to hide",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "5507773",
"text": "and remember who he is. Rinaldo barely can resist Armida’s pleadings, but his comrades insist that he return to his Christian duties. At the close of the poem, when the pagans have lost the final battle, Rinaldo, remembering his promise to be her champion still, prevents her from giving way to her suicidal impulses and offers to restore her to her lost throne. She gives in at this, and like the other Saracen warrior woman, Clorinda, earlier in the piece, becomes a Christian and his “handmaid”. Many painters and composers were inspired by Tasso's tale. The works that resulted often",
"title": "Armida"
},
{
"docid": "1424723",
"text": "her past as a television figure. Offred identifies her master's wife by recalling seeing her on TV when she was a little girl early on Saturday mornings while waiting for the cartoons to air. Believed to be sterile (although the suggestion is made that the Commander is sterile, Gileadean laws attribute sterility only to women), she is forced to accept that he has use of a handmaid. She resents having to take part in the monthly fertility ritual. She strikes a deal with Offred to arrange for her to have sex with Nick in order to become pregnant. According to",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "20494875",
"text": "In a positive review, \"Variety\"s Maureen Ryan said that the show was an \"accessible, illuminating series that does not downplay the petty and tragic elements of the tale.\" \"Time\"s Daniel D'Addario commended the show as \"a series that’s both gripping and relevant. It succeeds, with a project that restages the years before Sept. 11 and tells a darkly ironic story about the fecklessness of government.\" In a more negative review, \"Collider\"s Chris Cabin criticized the series calling it \"a middling act of didacticism, an attempt to pass off facts as insight and characters as little more than the sum of",
"title": "The Looming Tower (miniseries)"
},
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"docid": "1910162",
"text": "Mad Max 2 Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the \"Mad Max\" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as \"Mad\" Max Rockatansky. The film's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical \"Western\" frontier movie motif, as does Max's role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity when he decides to",
"title": "Mad Max 2"
},
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"docid": "1424731",
"text": "of government. Handmaids, being not allowed to wed, are given two-year assignments with a commander, and lose their own name: they are called \"Of [their Commander's first name]\", such as the novel's protagonist, known only as Offred. When a handmaid is reassigned, her name changes with her. Their original identities before the revolution are suppressed, although while being reeducated as handmaids, they surreptitiously share their names with each other. In this book, the government appears to be strong though \"no one in Gilead seems to be a true believer in its revolution\" (Beauchamp). The Commanders, portrayed via Commander Fred, do",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
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"docid": "17065887",
"text": "to the back of a dog\" or summarizing segment \"A Ride in the Park\" as the tale of \"a mountain biker pursued by flesh-eating zombies [rather than turned into one himself early on]\". A third film in the series, titled \"\", was released in the US on November 21, 2014. V/H/S/2 V/H/S/2 (originally titled S-VHS) is a 2013 horror anthology film produced by Bloody Disgusting. A sequel to \"V/H/S\", it comprises five found-footage segments linked together by a frame narrative. \"V/H/S/2\" features a largely different group of directors: Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez, and Gregg Hale, and",
"title": "V/H/S/2"
},
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"docid": "4535853",
"text": "Handmaiden A handmaiden, handmaid or maidservant is a personal maid or female servant. Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of slave status or may be simply an employee. However, the term \"handmaiden\" explicitly implies lowly status. In the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid is applied to a female servant who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid, Zilpah being Leah's handmaid and Bilhah as Rachel's handmaid. In each of these cases, the mistress \"gave\" their handmaid to their husbands \"to wife\", to bear his \"seed\" (children). The use in",
"title": "Handmaiden"
},
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"docid": "3608781",
"text": "Bear's Son Tale Bear's Son Tale () refers to an analogous group of narratives which according to 's 1910 thesis, represent the fairy tale material reworked to create the Anglo-Saxon poem \"Beowulf\"s first part, the Grendel-kin Story. Panzer collected over 200 analogue tales mostly from Eurasia. Others have added more examples from worldwide. The Bear's Son motif (B635.1) is exhibited only generally, not reliably. Exceptions include versions of \"\"Jean de l'Ours\"\", and the Grimms' fairy tale \"\". \"Beowulf\" itself does not explicitly reveal any bear-related origins or powers for its hero. Most of the tales are formally catalogued as either",
"title": "Bear's Son Tale"
},
{
"docid": "18126855",
"text": "When Did You See Her Last? When Did You See Her Last? is the second book in the \"All the Wrong Questions\" series by Lemony Snicket (also known as Daniel Handler), a series set before the events of \"A Series of Unfortunate Events\". A dark humour story, Snicket returns to continue the tale of his time in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, accompanied by his chaperone, S. Theodora Markson. S. Theodora Markson and Lemony Snicket are called to the Knight household: housemaids Zada and Zora are worried about the disappearance of Cleo Knight. Cleo's parents are permanently dazed and confused, which Lemony realizes is",
"title": "When Did You See Her Last?"
},
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"docid": "16104881",
"text": "That Still Small Voice \"That Still Small Voice\" is the fifth episode of the American fairy tale/drama television series \"Once Upon a Time\". The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the \"real world\" town by a powerful curse. In this episode, Henry (Jared S. Gilmore) becomes upset when told by Archie (Raphael Sbarge) that his fairy tale theories are delusions; Henry places himself in danger when he investigates a mysterious sinkhole, forcing a regretful Archie to save him. Meanwhile, the",
"title": "That Still Small Voice"
},
{
"docid": "18126859",
"text": "Young Kit had been arrested (Widdershins appeared in \"The Grim Grotto\" as an adult). When Did You See Her Last? When Did You See Her Last? is the second book in the \"All the Wrong Questions\" series by Lemony Snicket (also known as Daniel Handler), a series set before the events of \"A Series of Unfortunate Events\". A dark humour story, Snicket returns to continue the tale of his time in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, accompanied by his chaperone, S. Theodora Markson. S. Theodora Markson and Lemony Snicket are called to the Knight household: housemaids Zada and Zora are worried about the disappearance",
"title": "When Did You See Her Last?"
},
{
"docid": "15140264",
"text": "the family decides that Clarissa will marry the wealthy Mr. Solmes (Firth). In an attempt to force her hand in this marriage, the family bans Clarissa from writing or sending letters and removes Clarissa's dear friend Anna Howe (Norris) from the household, also replacing a maid who informs James about Clarissa's every move. Clarissa repeatedly tries to reach her family, including having her new handmaid deliver letters to her uncle, father, and mother. All three of whom she used to be close to, the handmaid returns with all three letters having been ripped up and unread. Her brother and sister",
"title": "Clarissa (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "17330086",
"text": "Yates, the CEO, revealed that discussions have begun towards the development of a third \"Dolphin Tale\" movie and a television series. A web series titled \"Rescue Clearwater\" premiered on February 1, 2016, on YouTube. Dolphin Tale 2 Dolphin Tale 2 is a 2014 American family film written and directed by Charles Martin Smith as the sequel to his 2011 film \"Dolphin Tale\". Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, Juliana Harkavy, Austin Stowell, Betsy Landin, and Austin Highsmith all reprise their roles from the first film, while Lee Karlinsky, Julia Jordan, Taylor Blackwell, and",
"title": "Dolphin Tale 2"
},
{
"docid": "2686241",
"text": "functions, for all \"s\" ≠ 1, 2, 3, ... . If the order is a positive integer, \"s\" = \"n\", both the term with \"k\" = \"n\" − 1 and the gamma function become infinite, although their sum does not. One obtains (; ): where the sum over \"h\" vanishes if \"k\" = 0. So, for positive integer orders and for |\"μ\"| < 2\"π\" we have the series: where \"H\" denotes the \"n\"th harmonic number: The problem terms now contain −ln(−\"μ\") which, when multiplied by \"μ\", will tend to zero as \"μ\" → 0, except for \"n\" = 1. This",
"title": "Polylogarithm"
},
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"docid": "4535855",
"text": "(Greek , ) when she gives her consent to the message of the Angel (cf. ), and when she proclaims the greatness of the Lord because of \"the great things\" he has worked in her (cf. ).\" Handmaiden A handmaiden, handmaid or maidservant is a personal maid or female servant. Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of slave status or may be simply an employee. However, the term \"handmaiden\" explicitly implies lowly status. In the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid is applied to a female servant who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar",
"title": "Handmaiden"
},
{
"docid": "7198284",
"text": "one of the spiritual gifts or charisms. Leaders of the community will consider the meaning of prophetic messages when making decisions concerning group life and sometimes will publish prophecy in community newsletters. There is no formal office of prophet, but the community does have a \"word gifts\" group made up of members that are recognized as being gifted in prophecy on a regular basis. The highest office a woman can hold in the community is \"woman leader\" (formerly \"handmaid\"). Women leaders \"teach women on womanly affairs, give advice, help in troubled situations\" and lead specialized women's activities. The term \"handmaiden\"",
"title": "People of Praise"
},
{
"docid": "1968983",
"text": "it still flourishes, and that it continues to nourish the Canadian sense of identity. Margaret Atwood is a leading Canadian author. In her dystopian novel \"The Handmaid's Tale\" (1986) all the horrible developments take place in the United States near Boston, while Canada is portrayed as the only hope for an escape. This reflects her status of being \"in the vanguard of Canadian anti-Americanism of the 1960s and 1970s.\" Critics have seen Gilead (the U.S.) as a repressive regime and the mistreated Handmaid as Canada. During the debate in 1987 over a free trade agreement between Canada and the United",
"title": "Anti-Americanism"
},
{
"docid": "1424718",
"text": "as a \"handmaid\" in the home of \"the Commander\" and his wife Serena Joy, to bear a child for them (Serena Joy is believed to be infertile). Offred is a slave name that describes her function: she is \"of Fred\" (i.e., she belongs to Fred (presumed to be the name of the Commander), and is considered a concubine). In the novel, Offred says that she is \"not\" a concubine, but a tool; a \"two legged womb\". The Handmaids' names say nothing about who the women really are; their only identity is as the Commander's property. \"Offred\" is also a pun",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424725",
"text": "because she has committed suicide before the government can take her into custody due to her membership in the resistance, possibly to avoid giving away any information. A new handmaid, also called Ofglen, takes Ofglen's place, and is assigned as Offred's shopping partner. She threatens Offred against any thought of resistance. She breaks protocol by telling her what happened to the first Ofglen. Nick is the Commander's chauffeur, who lives above the garage. By Serena Joy's arrangement, he and Offred start a sexual relationship to increase her chance of getting pregnant. If she were unable to bear the Commander a",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1579055",
"text": "was Abram's wife and demanded that they leave Egypt immediately. After having lived in Canaan for ten years and still childless, Sarai suggested that Abram have a child with her Egyptian handmaid Hagar, to which he agreed. This resulted in tension between Sarai and Hagar, and Sarai complained to her husband that the handmaid no longer respected her. At one point, Hagar fled from her mistress but returned after angels met her. She gave birth to Abram's son Ishmael when Abram was eighty-six years old. In when Abram was ninety-nine years old, God declared his new name: \"Abraham\" – \"a",
"title": "Sarah"
},
{
"docid": "966348",
"text": "suppressed news of it because of anti-Martian hysteria. Because the heroes had not revealed their identities to each other at the time, they did not realize that Jordan and Green Lantern were one and the same when he turned up in costume during the event described in #9. While most subsequent accounts of the League have made little mention of this first adventure, the animated \"Justice League\" series adapted this tale as the origin of the Justice League as well. \"Secret Origins\" vol. 2, #32 (Nov. 1988) updated \"Justice League of America\" #9's origin for post-\"Crisis\" continuity. Differences included the",
"title": "Justice League"
},
{
"docid": "10772035",
"text": "discrimination performance, but also that: 1) S− does not become aversive and so does not elicit \"aggressive\" behaviors, as it often does with conventional training; 2) S− does not develop inhibitory properties; 3) positive behavioral contrast to S+ does not occur. In other words, Terrace has claimed that the \"by-products\" of conventional discrimination learning do not occur with the errorless procedure. However, some evidence suggests that errorless learning may not be as qualitatively different from conventional training as Terrace initially claimed. For example, Rilling (1977) demonstrated in a series of experiments that these \"by-products\" can occur after errorless learning, but",
"title": "Errorless learning"
},
{
"docid": "1424750",
"text": "of these deplorable acts were not just present in other cultures and countries, \"but within Western society, and within the 'Christian' tradition itself\". The Republic of Gilead struggles with infertility, making Offred's services as a Handmaid vital to producing children and thus reproducing the society. Handmaids themselves are \"untouchable\", but their ability to signify status is equated to that of slaves or servants throughout history. Atwood connects their concerns with infertility to real-life problems our world faces, such as radiation, chemical pollution, and venereal disease (HIV/AIDS is specifically mentioned in the \"Historical Notes\" section at the end of the novel,",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424710",
"text": "escape to Canada, and finally her indoctrination into life as a handmaid by government-trained women called \"Aunts\". Offred describes the structure of Gilead's society, including the different classes of women and their lives within the new theonomy. The women are physically segregated by colour of clothing—blue, red, green, striped and white—to signify social class and assigned position, ranked highest to lowest. The Commanders' wives are dressed in blue, handmaids in red, Marthas (cooks and maids) in green. Striped clothing is for all other women (called \"Econowives\") who essentially do everything in the domestic sphere. Young, unmarried girls are dressed in",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424727",
"text": "escapes by stealing an Aunt's pass and clothes, but Offred later finds her working as a prostitute in a party-run brothel. She was caught and chose the brothel rather than to be sent to the Colonies. Luke was Offred's husband prior to the formation of Gilead, having divorced his first wife to marry her. Under Gilead, all divorces were retroactively nullified, resulting in Offred being considered an adulteress and their daughter illegitimate. Offred was forced to become a Handmaid and her daughter was given to a loyalist family. Since their attempt to escape to Canada, Offred has heard nothing of",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "10169095",
"text": "as it can get. McShea said that although it does not pick up until near the end, it \"becomes powerful and moving in unexpected ways, peaking in a thrilling conclusion that successfully touches on many different emotions and provides closure for this epic tale.\" Juba, on the other hand, considered that the plot \"doesn't have any standout revelations or developments\". Jackson called \"God of War III\"s graphics as good as (if not better than) those in \"Killzone 2\" and \"\". According to Juba, the \"cinematic camera work [is] even more impressive than Naughty Dog's feats with \"Uncharted 2\".\" Roper said,",
"title": "God of War III"
},
{
"docid": "14769540",
"text": "the groundbreaking \"Trine\". With a unique gameplay mechanic and breathtaking visuals it also does well to separate itself from most of its contemporaries, presenting an extravagant and elaborate fairy tale that may not be perfect but still never fails at being comfortably endearing.\" By October 2014, Frozenbyte announced that the \"Trine\" series had sold over seven million copies worldwide. Trine 2 Trine 2 is a side-scrolling, platform and puzzle video game developed by Frozenbyte. It is the sequel to \"Trine\" and was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in December 2011, and later for Linux",
"title": "Trine 2"
},
{
"docid": "10827961",
"text": "mostly positive review from Bradley Meek THEM Anime Reviews. Bradley appreciated the animation, saying that \"It does wonders for the mood in the series, adding a tangible layer of mysticism and fantasy.\" However, he criticized the series being \"cheesy and melodramatic more often than not.\" He concluded the review saying, \"Despite some laughable melodrama, the raw emotions and Shaft's hypnotic animation makes \"ef ~a tale of memories~\" a memorable romance. The plotting is slow, though, so it's not for people with short attention spans.\" Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is a",
"title": "Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two"
},
{
"docid": "7393265",
"text": "2006 in that country. Combined console sales of the \"Shrek\" series reached 2.5 million units in the United States by July 2006. Shrek 2 (video game) Shrek 2 (also known as Shrek 2: The Game and ported for the PC as Shrek 2: Team Action) is an action-adventure video game published by Activision and released in 2004. The game was developed by Luxoflux for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube, while a version for PC was developed by KnowWonder. The Game Boy Advance version was also released on a Twin Pack cartridge bundled with \"Shark Tale\" in 2005. \"Shrek 2's\"",
"title": "Shrek 2 (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "7286750",
"text": "another Commander. However, Kate is told she can never see her daughter. The Commander also tries to get closer to Kate, in the sense that he feels if she enjoyed herself more she would become a better handmaid. The Commander knows Kate's background as a librarian. He gets her hard-to-obtain items and allows her access to his private library. However, during a night out, the Commander has sex with Kate in an unauthorized manner. The other man selected by Serena Joy turns out to be Nick, the Commander's sympathetic chauffeur. Kate grows attached to Nick and eventually becomes pregnant with",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1424713",
"text": "be offered work at Jezebel's rather than be forced to work in the Colonies, cleaning up radioactive waste. The women in the brothels are allowed alcohol and drugs, a freedom Offred notes. Though they are allowed to choose their patrons, they are discouraged from refusing a man's advances. The Commander's wife, Serena Joy, is a minor antagonist. Offred remembers her as a Christian media personality who supported women's domesticity and subordinate role well before Gilead was established. Serena is clearly bored and unhappy—that she was taken at her word, Offred assumes—and hates sharing her husband with a handmaid. Ironically, though,",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1424712",
"text": "lets and watches her read, another offense, as women are not permitted to read and write. The Commander offers her contraband products, such as old (1970s) fashion magazines and cosmetics. Finally, he gives her lingerie and takes her to a government-run brothel called Jezebel's. This brothel is meant to add variety to men's sex lives which, as claimed by the Commander, is necessary. At Jezebel's, Offred encounters her friend, Moira, who had escaped from the handmaid training center, and learns how she came to be there. Moira explains that defiant women who could not adjust to the new society might",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "17833607",
"text": "Damon confronts Bonnie and demands his necklace back but Bonnie is not giving it. Damon tells her that he knows about Emily haunting her and, before he leaves, he gives Bonnie a message for Emily: \"A deal's a deal\". Bonnie tells Elena about Damon as they drive home when suddenly she pulls the car over and throws the crystal into an open field. Elena calls Stefan to inform him about Damon and the crystal. Stefan explains that Emily was Katherine's handmaid and that the crystal was once belonged to Katherine. However, he does not know why Damon wants it so",
"title": "History Repeating (The Vampire Diaries)"
},
{
"docid": "9674680",
"text": "of Dickens's children and Grip the raven that Dickens and Catherine took with them to America. Miriam then boards the RMS Queen Mary 2, which like the RMS Britannia which transported Dickens, his wife Catherine and Catherine's handmaid, is a Cunard ocean liner. It is summertime. Dickens embarked on January 2. One of the first things she sees is a sign saying \"Do not use the handrails when descending\" Apparently that helps avoid getting diarrhea aboard the moving ship. Miriam wanders the ship and says, \"It's huge. It's like a village.\" Dickens on the other hand complained how small the",
"title": "Dickens in America"
},
{
"docid": "4528455",
"text": "for help. Touché would politely excuse himself, duck into his shell, and take the call regardless of where he was at the time. The first episode \"Whale of a Tale\" is available on the DVD \"Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 2\". “Rapid Rabbit” is available on DVD on disc 2 of \"The Best of Warner Bros.: Hanna-Barbera 25 Cartoon Collection\". Touché Turtle and Dum Dum Touché Turtle and Dum Dum is one of the segments from \"The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series\", produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1962. This show was originally on \"The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series\" along with \"Wally Gator\"",
"title": "Touché Turtle and Dum Dum"
},
{
"docid": "13036609",
"text": "for its portrayal of lesbianism, centuries before the Class S genre, although Gregory Pflugfelder does not see the tale as being \"lesbian\", as he finds it problematic to apply modern labels to older texts. \"Torikaebaya\" has been described as a \"sensationalist\", \"sprightly\" and entertaining tale, but to Willig and Gatten, it is questionable as to whether the tale is intended as a farce, as during the period such issues were considered very grave and the results of bad karma in a former life. Gatten believes the tale to begin farcically, but says the characters grow out of their initial stereotypes",
"title": "Torikaebaya Monogatari"
},
{
"docid": "14325918",
"text": "Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Barbie in A Mermaid Tale is a 2010 American - Canadian direct-to-DVD computer animated film and the 17th entry in the Barbie film series. This is the first modern Barbie film. It was released on March 9, 2010. This is Sheridan's last Barbie film before being replaced by Diana Kaarina and also the last film to use \"Mattel Entertainment\" in the opening credits. This film is followed by a 2012 sequel, \"Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2\". Merliah Summers is an avid surfer in Malibu. While participating in a surfing competition, Merliah loses concentration when",
"title": "Barbie in A Mermaid Tale"
},
{
"docid": "539965",
"text": "analysis does not lend itself easily to tales that do not involve a quest, and furthermore, the same plot elements are found in non-fairy tale works. As Stith Thompson points out, talking animals and the presence of magic seem to be more common to the fairy tale than fairies themselves. However, the mere presence of animals that talk does not make a tale a fairy tale, especially when the animal is clearly a mask on a human face, as in fables. In his essay \"On Fairy-Stories\", J. R. R. Tolkien agreed with the exclusion of \"fairies\" from the definition, defining",
"title": "Fairy tale"
},
{
"docid": "19492154",
"text": "am forced to wonder: 'Why am I watching this'? It all feels so gratuitous, like a beating that never ends.\" And \"The Daily Telegraph\"s Rebecca Reid admitted she had an anxiety attack watching an episode of the show. The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) The Handmaid's Tale is an American dystopian drama television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The plot features a dystopian future following a Second",
"title": "The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "2177222",
"text": "Bilhah Bilhah (בִּלְהָה \"unworried\", Standard Hebrew \"Bilha\", Tiberian Hebrew \"Bilhâ\") is a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis. describes her as Laban's handmaid, who was given to Rachel to be her handmaid on Rachel's marriage to Jacob. When Rachel failed to have children, Rachel gave Bilhah to Jacob \"to wife\" to bear him children. Bilhah gave birth to two sons, who Rachel claimed as her own and named Dan and Naphtali. expressly calls Bilhah Jacob's concubine, a \"pilegesh\". The Testament of Naftali says that Bilhah and Zilpah's father was named Rotheus. He was taken into captivity but redeemed by",
"title": "Bilhah"
},
{
"docid": "10038313",
"text": "some accounts rooted in the rivalry of two lovers of Bianca Cancellieri; her name suggested the Biancha in this play. The factions are most famous for their role in the life of Dante Alighieri; when the Neri took power in Florence in 1301, Bianchi like Dante were exiled. Some critics believed that the source for the play was \"The Illustrious Handmaid\" (\"La ilustre fregona\") by Miguel de Cervantes; others, however, have argued that the playwright(s) could have accessed the same historical material in other sources. Other possible sources include the \"Florentine History\" (\"Istorie fiorentine\") by Niccolò Machiavelli and the \"Excerpta",
"title": "The Fair Maid of the Inn"
},
{
"docid": "4130983",
"text": "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, also known as Grimm Masterpiece Theater in the original version, is a Japanese anime anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to \"Grimm's Fairy Tales\". \"Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics\" comprises two series. The first series, known in Japan as , aired from October 21, 1987 to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The second series, known in Japan as , aired between October 2, 1988 and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. It was also localized",
"title": "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics"
},
{
"docid": "11052057",
"text": "that the tale anywhere conspicuously hangs fire\". Ivor Brown reviewed the play in \"The Observer\"'s issue of 5 May 1940 when he said, \"Miss Christie knows how to complicate a crime. Mr. Ridley sustains the mystery. The Cornish seas are packed with red herrings, and solvers will also have to keep an eye on some strange old trout. There let the matter rest. The form of entertainment is familiar. It took my mind back to the days of \"The Bat\". In these affairs time does not march on, but M. Poirot agreeably passes by.\".\" \"A.D.\" in \"The Guardian\"'s review of",
"title": "Peril at End House (play)"
},
{
"docid": "142839",
"text": "nature of sexuality, gender, and race when the present faces the past. Feminist science fiction continues on into the 1980s with Margaret Atwood's novel \"The Handmaid's Tale\" (1985), a dystopic tale of a theocratic society in which women have been systematically stripped of all liberty. The book was motivated by fear of potential retrogressive effects on women's rights. Sheri S. Tepper is most known for her series The True Game, which explore the \"Lands of the True Game\", a portion of a planet explored by humanity somewhere in the future. In November 2015, she received the World Fantasy Award for",
"title": "Feminist science fiction"
},
{
"docid": "4130986",
"text": "the series. As with most of the Saban library, the rights to the series are currently owned by the Walt Disney Company. Despite a large cult following, none of the English dub has been released on DVD in Region 1 and only limited episodes (listed above) were released in Region 2. Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, also known as Grimm Masterpiece Theater in the original version, is a Japanese anime anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to \"Grimm's Fairy Tales\". \"Grimm's Fairy Tale",
"title": "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics"
},
{
"docid": "2107324",
"text": "oil.\" (Deuteronomy 33:24). Asher was the eighth son of the patriarch Jacob and the traditional progenitor of the tribe Asher. Some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation. Asher is represented as the younger brother of Gad; these two being the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah (Genesis 35:26). The Biblical account shows Zilpah's status as a handmaid change to an actual wife of Jacob (Genesis 30:9). Her handmaid status is regarded by some biblical scholars as indicating that the authors saw",
"title": "Asher"
},
{
"docid": "11802394",
"text": "merged under United Artists in 1971. When Liberty was deactivated in 1971 (for the first time) both the Sunset and Talespinners series was leased by Springboard International and in the case of the Talespinners series they used the same catalog numbers until 1975. When Springboard International Records went bankrupt 1984 Gusto Records acquired some of their catalogues from Jay-Koala. \"Tale Spinners for Children\" used classical music as background and linking music in their productions. Examples of this include: Tale Spinners for Children Tale Spinners for Children was a series of stories and novels adapted for young audiences on vinyl records",
"title": "Tale Spinners for Children"
},
{
"docid": "9787143",
"text": "the series that results from setting \"s\" = –1 does not converge. The benefit of introducing the Riemann zeta function is that it can be defined for other values of \"s\" by analytic continuation. One can then define the zeta-regularized sum of to be \"ζ\"(−1). From this point, there are a few ways to prove that One method, along the lines of Euler's reasoning, uses the relationship between the Riemann zeta function and the Dirichlet eta function \"η\"(\"s\"). The eta function is defined by an alternating Dirichlet series, so this method parallels the earlier heuristics. Where both Dirichlet series converge,",
"title": "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ⋯"
},
{
"docid": "1852327",
"text": "so Shimei (2 Samuel 16:7) when he cursed David, \"Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial\" is rendered \"you lawless man\" (\"paranomos\"), and Hannah to Eli \"Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial\" is rendered \"don't count your maidservant as a daughter of the pest\" The Latin Vulgate and Syriac Peshitta Old Testaments in some cases follow the Greek, in other literalize as Hebrew. The single New Testament use is preserved \"Belial\" in Latin and Syriac. In the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (by Bartholomew) of the New Testament apocrypha, Belial was visible along",
"title": "Belial"
},
{
"docid": "11853998",
"text": "The Fairy-Tale Detectives The Fairy-Tale Detectives is the first book in The Sisters Grimm series written by Michael Buckley. Be careful who you trust. Twelve-year-old Sabrina and eight-year-old Daphne are orphans that go to live with their grandmother (who they thought was dead) in the town of Ferryport Landing, New York. After the disappearance of their parents and going through numerous foster homes, they soon find out that their grandmother is a very strange person who says that the town is filled with fairy-tale beings, also known as Everafters. Daphne believes her, Sabrina does not and wants to escape but",
"title": "The Fairy-Tale Detectives"
},
{
"docid": "8355695",
"text": "A Tale of Two Cities (Lost) \"A Tale of Two Cities\" is the third season premiere, and 50th episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s serial drama television series \"Lost\". The episode was written by co-creators/executive producers J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, based on a story by Lindelof and directed by executive producer Jack Bender. The episode begins with the introduction of Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) and The Barracks. The character of Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) is featured in the episode's flashbacks. This is the only episode of the series other than the pilot to have been co-written",
"title": "A Tale of Two Cities (Lost)"
},
{
"docid": "8355715",
"text": "they called the opening \"one of the show's characteristic fake-outs\", and Jack's flashbacks \"not nearly as interesting as his first encounters with Juliet\". Matthew Fox submitted this episode for consideration for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. A Tale of Two Cities (Lost) \"A Tale of Two Cities\" is the third season premiere, and 50th episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s serial drama television series \"Lost\". The episode was written by co-creators/executive producers J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, based on a story by Lindelof and directed by executive producer Jack",
"title": "A Tale of Two Cities (Lost)"
},
{
"docid": "18463058",
"text": "won the Drama Series award for \"Rejseholdet\", a police drama based on real crimes. The Slovak Republic triumphed in the Documentary category with \"The Power of Good\", the story of a man who saved more than 600 Czechoslovak Jewish children from the Nazis in 1939. Germany won the TV Movie/Mini-series category with \"Die Manns\", a tale about the novel-writing Mann family. BBC 2 comedy chat show \"The Kumars at No. 42\" shared the award for best popular arts programme with Channel 4's \"Faking It\", made by RDF. BBC One's \"Stig of the Dump\", the story of a child who befriends",
"title": "30th International Emmy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "16516483",
"text": "not start out believing in the fairytale universe. Morrison has described Emma as being like an overgrown teenager who does not know how to properly do certain things, like eating or taking care of herself; this is due to Emma not growing up in a family unit. Morrison said that when she does not know what to do with Emma, she thinks, \"What a 14-year-old boy would do?\" Morrison has also stated that Emma is loosely based on \"The Ugly Duckling\", and that Emma's last name Swan is derived from this fairy tale. According to the creators of the series,",
"title": "Emma Swan"
},
{
"docid": "15962999",
"text": "Seo Young Seo Young (; born June 21, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Debuted in the 2006 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) drama \"Fox, What are you doing\" and rose to fame with her sexy image. In 2010, she started her own clothing store called Shine S. Starring in the OCN four-part series \"Temptation of Eve\", she appear in \"Her Own Art\" (or \"Technique\") which was the fourth part. In a spin-off of \"1 Night 2 Days\", she appeared alongside Kim Sook, Yoo Chae-yeong, Kim Yi-ji and Mi-ra in \"1 Night 2 Days of Beauty\". A Tale of Legendary Libido:",
"title": "Seo Young"
},
{
"docid": "11142946",
"text": "on BoingBoing, and Nielsen received a congratulatory email from XM Chief Creative Officer, Lee Abrams, on his initiative. The poster was available as a free high-resolution download at bobdylan.com from October 2007 through July 2008. However, that link was discontinued upon the relaunch of the bobdylan.com site on July 29, 2008. A print version of the poster was offered to the first 5,000 people to order any one of the three \"Bootleg Series Volume 8: Tell Tale Sign\"s packages being sold through the site. To the disappointment of many fans, the \"Halloween\" episode for Season 2 was a re-run from",
"title": "Theme Time Radio Hour (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "4335969",
"text": "both herself and her captor into the vacuum of space. Despite her brief tenure on the series, Katarina is significant for being the first of the Doctor's companions to die on-screen. After the Doctor had defeated the Daleks, Steven said that he had seen too much death lately; the sacrifice of Katarina weighed on his mind, among others. Katarina first met the Seventh Doctor when she was a little girl. As the Doctors looked different, she was unaware that they were the same person. She spoke to him of her ambition to serve as a handmaid to a priestess because",
"title": "Katarina (Doctor Who)"
},
{
"docid": "7208249",
"text": "five newly created/resurrected \"Annual\"s. In reading order the event runs as follows: \"Children's Crusade\" #1, \"Black Orchid Annual\" #1, \"Animal Man Annual\" #1, \"Swamp Thing Annual\" #7, \"Doom Patrol Annual\" #2, \"Arcana Annual\" #1, and \"Children's Crusade\" #2. In 2013, it was announced that Vertigo would, for the first time ever, publish the entire title in one collected edition. Following delays, the collection would eventually be released in 2015 as \"Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade\" including the two issue mini-series, as well as a \"brand-new middle chapter written by DEAD BOY DETECTIVES writer Toby Litt and drawn",
"title": "The Children's Crusade (comics)"
},
{
"docid": "7320701",
"text": "of a Prince. In Lackey's novels, the equivalent character does not merely wait passively to be saved, and rather takes an active role in fighting for herself, on equal terms with the male character. Much of this fierce fighting takes place in astral form, when the original fairy tale female was completely passive in deep sleep or coma. Elemental Masters Elemental Masters is a fantasy series by American writer Mercedes Lackey, taking place on an alternate Earth where magic exists. The series largely focuses on Elemental Masters, people who have magical control over air, water, fire, or earth. Each elemental",
"title": "Elemental Masters"
},
{
"docid": "18035401",
"text": "devoted to Li Wa and the two marry. S-C Kevin Tsai of Princeton University wrote that in critical literature usually reach \"conclusions that do not depart far from the conventional, May-Fourth-derived reading of the story as resistance against oppression\" and that \"The majority of Chinese literary criticism focusing on gender in the \"Tale of Li Wa\" generally does not depart far from this conclusion\". In \"Tanren Chuanqi\" (唐人传奇/唐人傳奇), a book published in Taipei in 1990 by Sanmin shuju, Wu Zhida (吴志达/吳志達) stated that \"The Tale of Li Wa\" is \"a victory song against the aristocratic marriage institution.\" Glen Dudbridge's monograph",
"title": "The Tale of Li Wa"
},
{
"docid": "18074092",
"text": "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a crossover between the panel games \"8 Out of 10 Cats\" and \"Countdown\". The show follows the format of \"Countdown\", but with hosts and contestants from \"8 Out of 10 Cats\", and an emphasis on humour. The first episode aired as part of Channel 4's \"mash-up night\" on 2 January 2012; the first full series was aired in July 2013 and multiple series have since been commissioned. Episodes feature Jimmy Carr as host; two teams of two contestants feature in most episodes, with Sean Lock",
"title": "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown"
},
{
"docid": "2686239",
"text": "\"s\" ≠ 1, 2, 3, ..., and the \"t\" = \"μ\" pole of the integrand does not lie on the non-negative real axis. The contour can be modified so that it encloses the poles of the integrand at \"t\" − \"µ\" = 2\"kπi\", and the integral can be evaluated as the sum of the residues (; ): This will hold for Re(\"s\") < 0 and all \"μ\" except where \"e\" = 1. For 0 < Im(\"µ\") ≤ 2\"π\" the sum can be split as: where the two series can now be identified with the Hurwitz zeta function: This relation, which",
"title": "Polylogarithm"
},
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"docid": "200958",
"text": "next segment, because the amount of line remaining is always the same as the last segment marked: when we have marked off ½, we still have a piece of length ½ unmarked, so we can certainly mark the next ¼. This argument does not prove that the sum is \"equal\" to 2 (although it is), but it does prove that it is \"at most\" 2. In other words, the series has an upper bound. Given that the series converges, proving that it is equal to 2 requires only elementary algebra. If the series is denoted , it can be seen",
"title": "Series (mathematics)"
},
{
"docid": "6524038",
"text": "\"Melissa Screetch's Morbid Morals\", where Phil the Frankenstein monster does something bad and Igor punishes him by reading a horror tale involving a bratty girl named Melissa Screetch (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) who doesn't heed the warnings of adults (usually given by her mother) and suffers the consequences one way or the other for it. In season 2, Bill Kopp and Jeff DeGrandis left the show and were replaced by Paul Rugg. The series' format changed into more of a sitcom style, with Igor, Dr. Frankenstein and Phil interacting with a variety of new characters, including a snooping next-door neighbor",
"title": "Toonsylvania"
},
{
"docid": "16091104",
"text": "A Tale of 2 Cities A Tale of 2 Cities ( is a Singaporean Chinese drama which a co-produced by Media Prima Berhad and MediaCorp TV it was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Rui En , Joanne Peh , Pierre Png , Zhang Yaodong , Mimi Chu , Zhang Zhenhuan , Kate Pang , Yao Wenlong & Julie Tan as the casts of the series. Live it made its debut on 14 February to 11 March 2011. This drama serial consists of 21-episodes and was screened on every weekday nightlife at",
"title": "A Tale of 2 Cities"
},
{
"docid": "18126786",
"text": "Emmy Awards Edgar Allan Poe Awards: John J. Connor (The New York Times) mentions that the series has a strong cast. Furthermore, the series has a great script, which includes the major events during the 50's, 60's and 70's, such as the Vietnam War or the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Tom Shales (The Deseret News) adds that the tale is very well plotted and \"irresistible as a good rumor\". According to Arthur Unger (Monitor) Celebrity is easy to watch and once started its difficult to stop. Celebrity (TV series) Celebrity is a television drama series based on a novel",
"title": "Celebrity (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "3057437",
"text": "The song is most recognized by its opening line, \"Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can.\" The 2002 and 2004 film versions included Jayce Bartok and Elyse Dinh, respectively, busking the song. Both films have the song at the end of the credits; the 2002 adaptation featured the original 1967 recording, and 2004's \"Spider-Man 2\" has a re-recording by Michael Bublé. 2007's \"Spider-Man 3\" features a performance of the song by a marching band at a public rally for Spider-Man. In 2014's \"The Amazing Spider-Man 2,\" Peter uses a version of the theme as his ringtone. In 2017's \"\", an",
"title": "Spider-Man (1967 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "17550726",
"text": "Charitar 2 Charitar 2 is one of 404 tales present in Sri Charitropakhyan composition present in Dasam Granth. This tale is also called Katha Tale of Raja Chitar Singh and Rani Chitar Vati or Tale of Raja Chitar Singh and Rani Chitar Vati. This is the base tale of the whole composition of Sri Charitropakhyan from where central plots formed. The plot is explained in the second tale which is as follows: King Chitra Singh of Chitravati got married to the damsel of Indra's kingdom. She gave birth to a son named Hanuvant Singh. Damsel left the king when he",
"title": "Charitar 2"
},
{
"docid": "9787142",
"text": "resulting series may be manipulated in a more rigorous fashion, and the variable \"s\" can be set to −1 later. The implementation of this strategy is called zeta function regularization. In zeta function regularization, the series formula_6 is replaced by the series formula_7. The latter series is an example of a Dirichlet series. When the real part of \"s\" is greater than 1, the Dirichlet series converges, and its sum is the Riemann zeta function \"ζ\"(\"s\"). On the other hand, the Dirichlet series diverges when the real part of \"s\" is less than or equal to 1, so, in particular,",
"title": "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ⋯"
},
{
"docid": "6446262",
"text": "Margaret's Engagement \"Margaret's Engagement\" is an episode from the TV series \"M*A*S*H\". It was the third episode of the fifth season (after \"Bug Out\" parts 1 and 2) and originally aired September 28, 1976, with a repeat on April 5, 1977. It was written by Gary Markowitz and directed by Alan Alda. Major Margaret Houlihan reveals when she comes back from Tokyo that she is now engaged to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscot, a West Point graduate who has swept her off her feet. Frank Burns does not take the news so well; when Margaret shows Frank her engagement ring, indicating",
"title": "Margaret's Engagement"
},
{
"docid": "5597068",
"text": "Vittorio the Vampire Vittorio the Vampire (1999) is the second novel in Anne Rice's \"New Tales of the Vampires\" series. It is the only vampire novel by Rice besides \"Pandora\" in which the lead character of her series \"The Vampire Chronicles\", Lestat de Lioncourt, does not appear; although Vittorio references him briefly. In the twentieth century, from his castle in the northern part of Tuscany, Vittorio writes the tragic tale of his life. In 1450, Vittorio di Raniari is a sixteen-year-old Italian nobleman, when his family is murdered by a powerful and ancient coven of vampires. The image of his",
"title": "Vittorio the Vampire"
},
{
"docid": "15645919",
"text": "New Tale of Zatoichi The New Tale Of Zatoichi () is a Japanese film, the third entry from the popular Zatoichi series completing the trilogy. The film is the first Zatoichi film to be in colour. Ichi travels to his old village four years after he stopped training. On the way he meets his childhood friend Tamekichi. Tamekichi, his wife and child have become poor, and must make a living with music. While at an inn, a group of travelers are robbed by four thieves but Ichi does not stop them. The next day he calls out the thieves in",
"title": "New Tale of Zatoichi"
},
{
"docid": "8599796",
"text": "force feeds Babbit the Swiss cheese. Tale of Two Mice Tale of Two Mice is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Frank Tashlin. It is a sequel to 1942's \"A Tale of Two Kitties\", with the Abbott and Costello characterizations (\"Babbit and Catstello\") now cast as mice. They are voiced by Tedd Pierce and Mel Blanc respectively. Babbit sends Catstello to get some cheese from the refrigerator putting Catsello in danger and peril with a cat, until finally Catsello obtains a block of cheese. Babbit doesn't want it, as he doesn't like Swiss cheese.",
"title": "Tale of Two Mice"
},
{
"docid": "8599795",
"text": "Tale of Two Mice Tale of Two Mice is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Frank Tashlin. It is a sequel to 1942's \"A Tale of Two Kitties\", with the Abbott and Costello characterizations (\"Babbit and Catstello\") now cast as mice. They are voiced by Tedd Pierce and Mel Blanc respectively. Babbit sends Catstello to get some cheese from the refrigerator putting Catsello in danger and peril with a cat, until finally Catsello obtains a block of cheese. Babbit doesn't want it, as he doesn't like Swiss cheese. Fed up with Babbit's bossiness, Catsello",
"title": "Tale of Two Mice"
},
{
"docid": "12660156",
"text": "supersymmetric configuration the number of D3-branes never goes negative upon crossing two 5-branes. If it does go negative, then the gauge theory exhibits spontaneous supersymmetry breaking. Via a series of T-dualities one obtains the result that in any type II superstring theory, when an NS5-brane and a Dp-brane cross one necessarily creates or destroys a D(p-2)-brane. Lifting this statement to M-theory one finds that when two M5-branes cross, one creates or destroys an M2-brane. Using S-duality one may obtain transitions without NS5-brane. For example, when a D5-brane and a D3-cross one creates or destroys a fundamental string. https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9611230 Hanany–Witten transition",
"title": "Hanany–Witten transition"
},
{
"docid": "18119522",
"text": "to finish in first at the box office, and its opening was 46% below \"Divergent\"s and 44% behind \"Insurgent\"s. Lionsgate president of domestic distribution Richard Fay labeled the opening \"pretty solid\". As a result of the poor opening, Lionsgate's stock fell the next day, on Monday. Due to \"Allegiant\"'s poor box-office resulting in Lionsgate's stock declining 3.3% by 72 cents to $21.13 in trading, Moody's Investors Service lowered Lionsgate's Speculative Grade Liquidity rating from SGL-2 to SGL-3. \"The Divergent Series: Allegiant\" also struggled internationally where Lionsgate does not have operations in most countries and sells distribution rights to partners. It",
"title": "The Divergent Series: Allegiant"
},
{
"docid": "12026691",
"text": "members. The reason for the smaller manpower is that the regimental H&S Company does not have subordinate companies to support as does the battalion H&S. Therefore, its S-1 section and service platoon are significantly smaller, and there is no medical platoon, as it is only supporting the regimental headquarters company rather than an entire infantry battalion consisting of several companies and almost 1,000 members. Also, there is no scout sniper platoon in the regimental H&S Company, making the S-2 section smaller, further reducing manpower totals. (When task organized into a Regimental Combat Team as part of a MAGTF, the regiment",
"title": "Headquarters and Service Company"
},
{
"docid": "14404860",
"text": "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs \"The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs\" is the second episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series \"South Park\", and the 197th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 24, 2010. In the episode, Kyle, Stan, Kenny, and Cartman write a vulgar book with the sole intention of getting it banned. When Stan's parents discover the manuscript, the boys accuse Butters of writing it, then are enraged when it becomes hailed as a literary masterpiece. The episode was written and directed by series",
"title": "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs"
},
{
"docid": "2439980",
"text": "October 2, 1995, Disney Channel began rerunning the show seven days a week. The show was broadcast on Disney Channel until 2010.It was also shown on Toon Disney until 2007. The series then aired on Disney Junior from the channel's launch in 2012 until 2014. The series had a total of 31 episodes over three seasons. The first episode, \"Whale of a Tale\", has Ariel adopting Spot, a baby killer whale, when he is separated from his family. The episode \"The Evil Manta\" features a flashback to Ariel and Flounder's first meeting when they were younger, and the episode \"Red\"",
"title": "The Little Mermaid (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "15257065",
"text": "the standard clichés of superhero comics. In an interview with MTV, Milligan said he thought the series is the one he is most known for. Reviewers were quick to point out the series' emphasis on madness. Reviewing \"The American Scream\", \"Publishers Weekly\" said this mobilized \"Shade, the Changing Man\"s outlandish premise in a short time. Brian Salvatore (\"Multiversity Comics\") was more exclamatory: \"What starts off as a straight tale of a murder and punishment quickly turns into a metaphysical mind fuck ... almost without warning.\" Goldstein compared the series to reading a fairy tale-like dream, and expressed disappointment the collection",
"title": "Shade, the Changing Man (Vertigo)"
},
{
"docid": "2424145",
"text": "hidden world beneath it. In a twist from the original tale, however, this \"beast\" does not transform into society's idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. Rather, Vincent's inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine's life that transforms from her relationship to Vincent. In the third season after the death of the character Catherine, Jo Anderson became the new female lead playing Diana Bennett, a criminal profiler investigating Catherine's murder. As the title indicates, the premise of the series is inspired by the fairy tale \"Beauty and the Beast\";",
"title": "Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "7700225",
"text": "live from The Comedy Store in London. The second series of \"Jest a Minute\" was recorded in late 2008 in Cardiff's Glee Club, hosted by Gilbert and featuring regular team captains Chris Corcoran and Lloyd Langford, and guests from the comedy circuit such as Elis James, Greg Davies, Lucy Porter and Jon Richardson. A third series was also broadcast. Gilbert was also the host of BBC Radio 4's \"4 Stands Up\" comedy series which aired in the Autumn of 2008 and has also appeared twice on Radio Four's \"Just a Minute\", Radio 2's \"Does the Team Think?\", and BBC Radio",
"title": "Rhod Gilbert"
},
{
"docid": "4211894",
"text": "original series \"S\". This means \"S\" = 1 − \"S\" which implies \"S\" = ⁄. In fact, this manipulation can be rigorously justified: there are generalized definitions for the sums of series that do assign Grandi's series the value ⁄. One of Thomson's objectives in his original 1954 paper is to differentiate supertasks from their series analogies. He writes of the lamp and Grandi's series, Later, he claims that even the divergence of a series does not provide information about its supertask: \"The impossibility of a super-task does not depend at all on whether some vaguely-felt-to-be-associated arithmetical sequence is convergent",
"title": "Thomson's lamp"
},
{
"docid": "7950496",
"text": "Fisher's Tale Fisher's Tale were a Christian (Christadelphian) folk rock band, based in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. They released five studio albums. The band's name is captured in the title of the debut album: \"Why didn't you tell me... the fisher's tale?\". The \"fisher\" referred to the fisherman Peter, telling a tale of what happened in the early first century CE. The original band had an a cappella song called \"The fisher's tale\" which only existed as a demo version. The group started in the early 1990's when a Music and Drama workshop was started in Ware (Hertfordshire UK),",
"title": "Fisher's Tale"
},
{
"docid": "1462011",
"text": "of the sequel, it was impossible to receive all the attributes needed when first rolling characters; this meant the player needed to gain levels to achieve those attributes and then cross classes, so they can be considered proper prestige classes. \"Wizardry VI\" allowed starting with any class if the player invested enough time during the random character attribute generation. \"Wizardry\" inspired many clones and served as a template for role-playing video games. Some notable series that trace their look and feel to \"Wizardry\" include 1985's \"The Bard's Tale\" and the \"Might and Magic\" series. \"Wizardry\" is the major inspiration to",
"title": "Wizardry"
}
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"docid": "10210811",
"text": "any use (medical included) with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970. Multiple efforts to reschedule cannabis under the CSA have failed, and the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in \"United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative\" and \"Gonzales v. Raich\" that the federal government has a right to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medical purposes. Despite this, states and other jurisdictions have continued to implement policies that conflict with federal law, beginning with the passage of California's Proposition 215 in 1996. By 2016 a majority of states had legalized medical cannabis, and in 2012 the",
"title": "Legal history of cannabis in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "6844804",
"text": "most laws against marital rape have been enacted. Some countries in Scandinavia and in the former Communist Bloc of Europe made spousal rape illegal before 1970, but most Western countries criminalized it only in the 1980s and 1990s. In many parts of the world the laws against marital rape are very new, having been enacted in the 2000s. In Canada, marital rape was made illegal in 1983, when several legal changes were made, including changing the rape statute to \"sexual assault\", and making the laws gender neutral. In Ireland spousal rape was outlawed in 1990. In the US, the criminalization",
"title": "Violence against women"
},
{
"docid": "16970809",
"text": "to extend the cave to a length of . The Coal Hole entrance was explored to Short Drop in 1977 by the Cave Projects Group. The main passages in Gavel Pot were first explored in 1970, when the Northern Pennine Club excavated a shaft in the final chamber. The upstream terminal sump was originally dived by Dave Yeandle. Geoff Yeadon descended the sump to a depth of in 1974, and the shaft was finally bottomed in 1985 by Rob Palmer. The downstream underwater connection with Lost Johns' Cave was made by Bob Churcher in 1975, and with Pippikin Pot in",
"title": "Short Drop Cave - Gavel Pot System"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "17137748",
"text": "sign from being restored, as it was considered a safety hazard and illegal advertising. However, after local protest, the coffee pot was restored on a post farther from the street. The pot was relocated in 1959 when then Interstate 40 (now US 421/Business 40) went through the shop's location and again when Old Salem Road was created in the 1960s and the roads were reconfigured. The structure of the Coffee Pot is owned by the City of Winston-Salem. It is located at the north end of Old Salem in a traffic island formed by Old Salem Road and Main Street.",
"title": "The Coffee Pot (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)"
},
{
"docid": "18266767",
"text": "Cholai Cholai is an illegal alcoholic beverage made in India, equivalent to \"hooch\" or \"bootleg\" alcohol. Usually made from rice, it is sometimes mixed with industrial alcohol or methanol, which has resulted in several hundred deaths. The Indian encyclopedia, \"Bharater Adibasi\", has a description of cholai as being a distilled alcohol made with two earthen pots joined together; the lower pot filled with yeast and mixed rice/jaggery; the upper pot left empty with an output tube. When the lower pot is heated, the vapour of 80% alcohol goes to the upper pot and comes into contact with cold air, which",
"title": "Cholai"
},
{
"docid": "3742326",
"text": "several taxes. He is the spouse of fellow activist Jodie Emery. Until the business was raided by police, the couple were co-owners of Cannabis Culture, a business that franchised pot dispensaries, later deemed to be illegal. They had obtained the cannabis from illegal sources, according to Crown prosecutors. They also operate Cannabis Culture magazine and Pot TV. Emery has been jailed several times, and in 2009 was sentenced to a five-year sentence in a United States federal prison for selling mail-order cannabis seeds in the US. On December 16, 2016, he was arrested in Montreal and charged with drug trafficking,",
"title": "Marc Emery"
},
{
"docid": "3760573",
"text": "as “unsexed” and more bloodthirsty than Maroon men. Maroon oral traditions discuss her feats of \"science\" in rich detail. She is said to have used her obeah powers to kill British soldiers in Nanny’s Pot, a boiling pot without a flame below it that soldiers would lean into and fall in, to quickly grow food for her starving forces, and to catch British bullets and either fire them back or attack the soldiers with a machete. Discussion of Obeah became even more frequent when it was made illegal in Jamaica after Tacky's War. During the rebellion, Tacky is said to",
"title": "Obeah"
},
{
"docid": "6681833",
"text": "Italian government in 1904. Fraud of a different nature occurred during prohibition in the United States, when wine production was illegal, as grape merchants would sell \"bricks\" of grape concentrate across the United States along with a packet of dried yeast. The bricks would come with a \"warning label\" cautioning people not to mix the contents of the brick, yeast, water, and sugar in a pot and then seal such pot for seven days, or else \"\"an illegal alcoholic beverage will result\"\". The practice of adding grape spirits to wine was once considered manipulative and fraudulent but today is accepted",
"title": "Wine fraud"
},
{
"docid": "1522366",
"text": "ethnicities, yet cultural assimilation or acculturation can also occur without intermarriage. Thus African-Americans are fully culturally integrated into American culture and institutions. Yet more than a century after the abolition of slavery, intermarriage between African-Americans and other ethnicities is much less common than between different white ethnicities, or between white and Asian ethnicities. Intermarriage between whites and non-whites, and especially African-Americans, was a taboo in the United States for a long time, and was illegal in many US states (see anti-miscegenation laws) until 1967. The melting pot theory of ethnic relations, which sees American identity as centered upon the acculturation",
"title": "Melting pot"
},
{
"docid": "18500748",
"text": "The Melting Pot (TV series) The Melting Pot was an ill-fated television situation comedy on BBC2 in 1975. It starred Spike Milligan, and was written by him and his regular collaborator Neil Shand. Milligan played Mr. Van Gogh (in brownface) alongside John Bird as Mr. Rembrandt, father and son illegal Asian immigrants who are first seen being rowed ashore in England, having been told that the beach is in fact Piccadilly Circus. They hitch a ride to London in a lorry advertising Italian-made Yorkshire puddings, and find themselves at a boarding house in the fictional Piles Road, London WC2, run",
"title": "The Melting Pot (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "3537461",
"text": "In its decision, while it accepted the campaign was \"a little crude,\" that they were harmless and \"the timing restriction was appropriate.\" In May 2013, \"New Statesman\" writers Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and Holly Baxter described Pot Noodle as \"Lad Culture in snack form, an edible Page Three; drooling, retrograde sexism, and any PR exec who tries to tell us otherwise [...] can jog on.\" Golden Wonder introduced a similar convenience food \"Pot Rice\" in the early 1980s. Pot Rice was made from dehydrated rice, wheat protein, vegetables, and flavourings, sold in a plastic pot. Pot Rice was later manufactured by",
"title": "Pot Noodle"
},
{
"docid": "5395572",
"text": "fold. To figure out which action on Charles' part Arnold would prefer, we calculate Arnold's expectation the same way: Arnold's expectation depends in each case on the size of the pot (in other words, the pot odds Charles is getting when considering his call). Setting these two equal lets us calculate the pot size \"P\" where Arnold is indifferent whether Charles calls or folds: When the pot is smaller than this, Arnold profits when Charles is chasing, but when the pot is larger than this, Arnold's expectation is higher when Charles folds instead of chasing. Hence, there is a range",
"title": "Morton's theorem"
},
{
"docid": "11097924",
"text": "the operation of pot shops was a form of civil disobedience, but Justice Leslie Chapin ruled as follows: \"No doubt there were pro social motivations that were behind the actions, but at the same time, I have to recognize that much profit was made\". Jodie Emery Jodie Emery (born January 4, 1985) is a Canadian cannabis rights activist and politician. She is the spouse of fellow activist Marc Emery. Until the business was shut down by police, the couple were co-owners of Cannabis Culture, a business that franchised pot dispensaries, later deemed to be illegal. They had obtained the cannabis",
"title": "Jodie Emery"
},
{
"docid": "9574611",
"text": "each time it was not won. Illegal clues still reduced the pot by 20%, but this was later changed to a flat $2,500 reduction in late 1981. By the final week, the 20% reduction had returned. \"Super Password\"s bonus round was also played for a jackpot. However, if an illegal clue was given, the word in play was thrown out and the contestant forfeited a chance at the jackpot, but still won $100 for each correct password. Also, NBC imposed no limit as to how high the pot could go. Champions could return for a maximum of seven matches on",
"title": "Password Plus and Super Password"
},
{
"docid": "5395571",
"text": "him the best hand, and the current size of the pot. (Here, as in arguments involving the fundamental theorem, we assume that each player has complete information of their opponents' cards.) Charles doesn't win or lose anything by folding. When calling, he wins the pot 4/42 of the time, and loses one big bet the remainder of the time. Setting these two expectations equal and solving for \"P\" lets us determine the pot size at which he is indifferent to calling or folding: When the pot is larger than this, Charles should continue; otherwise, it's in his best interest to",
"title": "Morton's theorem"
},
{
"docid": "20004612",
"text": "the lower part of the pot, which is directly exposed to fire, is made thicker, and the upper part is made thinner gradually to 1/2. As a result, the heat is transferred evenly in the pot, so that the moisture content ratio is high, and the rice balls are firmly formed. And another reason why delicious rice is made is found on the lid. When the water boils in the pot, water vapor is generated. When it is blown out, the heat in the pot is lost and the temperature easily falls. In order to prevent the steam from leaking",
"title": "Gamasot"
},
{
"docid": "11097915",
"text": "Jodie Emery Jodie Emery (born January 4, 1985) is a Canadian cannabis rights activist and politician. She is the spouse of fellow activist Marc Emery. Until the business was shut down by police, the couple were co-owners of Cannabis Culture, a business that franchised pot dispensaries, later deemed to be illegal. They had obtained the cannabis from illegal sources, according to Crown prosecutors. They are the former operators and owners of Cannabis Culture magazine and Pot TV. She has run a cannabis legalisation platform in the Green Party of British Columbia, and the British Columbia Marijuana Party, and in 2014",
"title": "Jodie Emery"
},
{
"docid": "312417",
"text": "the player expects to fold in the following round if the draw is missed, thereby losing no additional bets, but expects to gain additional bets when the draw is made. Since the player expects to always gain additional bets in later rounds when the draw is made, and never lose any additional bets when the draw is missed, the extra bets that the player expects to gain, excluding his own, can fairly be added to the current size of the pot. This adjusted pot value is known as the implied pot. On the turn, Alice's hand is certainly behind, and",
"title": "Pot odds"
},
{
"docid": "12775748",
"text": "Langcliffe Pot is fed by a few small streams that drain an area of the flanks of Great Whernside about wide. The water then drains down dip in the general direction of Mossdale. The waters of Mossdale Caverns and Langcliffe Pot combine at some unknown point, and resurge at Black Keld. Black Keld has been penetrated by divers for about - well short of Langcliffe Pot. Langcliffe Pot was first spotted in December 1935 by members of the Craven Pothole Club (CPC), and they made the first descent made the following April when the first of traverse in the downstream",
"title": "Langcliffe Pot"
},
{
"docid": "10848716",
"text": "and pot-traps that are baited to attract prey and periodically lifted. Destructive fishing practices are practices that easily result in irreversible damage to aquatic habitats and ecosystems. Many fishing techniques can be destructive if used inappropriately, but some practices are particularly likely to result in irreversible damage. These practices are mostly, though not always, illegal. Where they are illegal, they are often inadequately enforced. Some examples are: Dynamite or blast fishing is done easily and cheaply with dynamite or homemade bombs made from locally available materials. Fish are killed by the shock from the blast and are then skimmed from",
"title": "Fishing techniques"
},
{
"docid": "3742344",
"text": "claims to have funded numerous marijuana activist groups, paid for several major legal challenges to aspects of Canada's cannabis laws, and made large donations to various pro-pot ballot initiatives in US states such as California, Nevada, Alaska and Arizona, plus financially backed pro-cannabis activities in New Zealand, Australia, Russia and elsewhere around the world. Emery is featured in the 2007 CBC documentary film \"Prince of Pot: The US vs. Marc Emery\", and CBC Doc Zone episode \"Cannabiz.\" He also appears in a 2007 documentary called , and the 2007 comedy documentary \"Super High Me\". Finally, Emery was the focus of",
"title": "Marc Emery"
},
{
"docid": "11641175",
"text": "Pot-holder A pot-holder is a piece of textile (often quilted) or silicone used to cover the hand when holding hot kitchen cooking equipment, like pots and pans. They are frequently made of polyester and/or cotton. Crocheted pot-holders can be made out of cotton yarn as a craft project/folk art. A pot-holder offers protection for only one hand at a time. To lift a pan with two hot handles using both hands, two pot-holders are needed. For holding a hot piece of equipment, the pot-holder is folded around it and grasped with the hand. Generally a rubber surface will be on",
"title": "Pot-holder"
},
{
"docid": "11285525",
"text": "year. In 2010, it was made illegal in many European countries and in December 2010, the EU ruled it illegal. In Australia, New Zealand and the United States, it is considered an analog of other illegal drugs and can be controlled by laws similar to the US Federal Analog Act. In September 2011, the US temporarily classified mephedrone as a Schedule I drug, effective October 2011. This classification was made permanent in July 2012 with the passage of the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act (SDAPA). Users have reported that mephedrone causes euphoria, stimulation, an enhanced appreciation for music, an elevated",
"title": "Mephedrone"
},
{
"docid": "16563521",
"text": "He returned the following year and made a successful descent, when a group of nine men were lowered to the shaft floor in a large bucket winched down by a group of railway workers. Another successful complete descent of Alum Pot took place in 1870, when a group of people were lowered to the floor using a cage and windlass operated by navvies working on the Settle–Carlisle Line. In 1932 a 24-strong group of cavers from the Craven Pothole Club made the first passage from Alum Pot to Diccan Pot. In July 1936 Mabel Binks became the first caving fatality",
"title": "Alum Pot"
},
{
"docid": "11641181",
"text": "kitchen settings to protect the kitchen staff from heat related injuries. However, one issue with having pot holders in commercial kitchens is that they are not sanitary. According to \"Food Service Technology 2.2\", research has shown that Pot-holders are one of the sole culprits of cross contamination in the kitchen. This occurs when someone in the kitchen is working with raw food and then uses a Pot-holder without proper sanitation. When the next person uses the Pot-holder, they are subject to all the germs left behind previously. Another issue with Pot-holders is that the materials that they are made out",
"title": "Pot-holder"
},
{
"docid": "20224742",
"text": "POSaBIT POSaBIT is a Seattle financial services company Incorporated in 2015. They created a point-of-sale arrangement for purchasers of legal cannabis in Washington based on conversion of US dollars from a customer's credit card swipe to Bitcoin. Uncle Ike's Pot Shop began using the system in March, 2017 for cashfree retail transactions with a point-of-sale tablet resembling a Square, Inc. payment system, and by June it was reported to be in use at 30 locations. A Washington legislator introduced a bill to the state senate in January, 2017 that would make bitcoin illegal for such transactions. The legislator cited the",
"title": "POSaBIT"
},
{
"docid": "757609",
"text": "it had been reported in most of Europe, becoming particularly prevalent in the United Kingdom. Mephedrone was first made illegal in Israel in 2008, followed by Sweden later that year. In 2010, it was made illegal in many European countries, and, in December 2010, the EU ruled it illegal. In Australia, New Zealand, and the US, it is considered an analog of other illegal drugs and can be controlled by laws similar to the Federal Analog Act. In September 2011, the USA temporarily classified mephedrone as illegal, in effect from October 2011. Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a neurotoxin and",
"title": "Stimulant"
},
{
"docid": "16507673",
"text": "originate from the Yangtze River near Sichuan. In ancient times, boating was a big industry and many people made a living by towing boats. Working under the damp and foggy weather made boat trackers feel very sick. And when they were hungry, they cooked herbs in a pot and put Sichuan pepper and ginger into the soup to eliminate dampness. \"Malatang\" was created, then vendors discovered the business opportunity, and spread it throughout China. Unlike hot pot, which is made to order and shared only by diners at a table, \"malatang\" originates from street food cooked in a communal pot.",
"title": "Malatang"
},
{
"docid": "18500751",
"text": "in the form of a low-band U-matic video recording, while the seven episode series was preserved on the original broadcast standard video tape. The Melting Pot (TV series) The Melting Pot was an ill-fated television situation comedy on BBC2 in 1975. It starred Spike Milligan, and was written by him and his regular collaborator Neil Shand. Milligan played Mr. Van Gogh (in brownface) alongside John Bird as Mr. Rembrandt, father and son illegal Asian immigrants who are first seen being rowed ashore in England, having been told that the beach is in fact Piccadilly Circus. They hitch a ride to",
"title": "The Melting Pot (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "12897131",
"text": "pot spout from a furnace located in the store room below, visually bringing life to the coffee pot structure. Since its conversion into a roadhouse in 1937, the Coffee Pot has remained in continuous operation; it has been known as the Coffee Pot for its entire history except for a brief period between 1960 and 1963 when it was called Joe's Ranchhouse Restaurant. Throughout its history, the roadhouse has played host to many musical acts including Willie Nelson, Richie Havens, Dicky Betts, Rick Derringer, Ritchie Valens, Danny Gatton and Root Boy Slim Regional acts also made the Coffee Pot a",
"title": "The Coffee Pot (Roanoke, Virginia)"
},
{
"docid": "6966358",
"text": "for Cricket Fighting organizes cricket fighting events and championships. While it is illegal in China to gamble on cricket fights, the fights themselves are legal and occur in most big cities in China. Crickets are sold openly in street markets, with more than a dozen cricket markets in Shanghai alone. In 2010 more than 400 million yuan (US$63 million) were spent in China on crickets. The best crickets are from a few counties in northeastern Shandong Province. Crickets have pedigrees and would be carefully bred by knowledgeable keepers. Each cricket must be kept in its own clay pot and their",
"title": "Cricket fighting"
},
{
"docid": "7680792",
"text": "Thumbs are pushed into the center, and then rudimentary walls are created by pinching and turning the pot. The pot is then pushed on a flat surface to create a flat surface, thereby creating the base. A base can be made by rolling three coils and pressing them together, and then onto the bottom of the pot. Pinched, compressed clay may also be used as a base for building coil pots. The base of the pot is less prone to cracking when formed this way. In gardening, a thumb pot is a small pinch pot about the size of a",
"title": "Pinch pot"
},
{
"docid": "12791061",
"text": "has been thrown it is left to dry to the leather-hard phase on the wheel. To prevent distortion in the drying process, throwers will often tie twine made from straw around the pot so it retains its circular shape. This is especially important to the stacking process. The ceramicists then throw the top portion of the pot, which they throw upside down. They measure the needed circumference with twine made from straw. When the pot is finished they remove it with string, let it dry to leather hard, and then attach it to the bottom portion of the pot. They",
"title": "Kyaukmyaung (Sagaing)"
},
{
"docid": "15981900",
"text": "to \"Pot o' Gold\" the previous week, when 1.05 million viewers were watching. In Australia, \"The First Time\" was watched by 660,000 viewers, which made \"Glee\" the fourteenth most-watched program of the night. The viewership was down almost 9% from \"Pot o' Gold\", which was seen by 724,000 viewers. In Canada, however, viewership was up slightly and 1.66 million viewers watched the episode, which made it the fifteenth most-viewed show of the week, up three slots and over 2% from the 1.62 million viewers who watched \"Pot o' Gold\" the week before. Like \"Asian F\" before it, screener copies of",
"title": "The First Time (Glee)"
},
{
"docid": "17339258",
"text": "railroads and mines. Sanchez Godoy explains that after cannabis was brought to Mexico, it was used for medical purposes and poppy plants were used for decoration and served as inspiration for several Mexican corridos or ballads. The US effectively banned all Psychoactive drugs when the federal government passed in 1914 the Harrison Act, prohibiting all non-medicinal use of opium, morphine, and cocaine. In 1919 The National Prohibition Act made alcoholic beverages illegal and The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 outlawed marijuana. Mexico’s proximity to the US made it an easy source and American bootleggers and traffickers rushed to obtain illicit",
"title": "Narcoculture in Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "20004611",
"text": "pot, so that the steam generated when boiling the food can not escape well. It is also made to increase the pressure of water vapor in the pot with the weight of the heavy lid. In this case, there is a science principle that can produce delicious rice more than the general cooker or electric rice cooker we are currently using. First, when you cook rice using a pot, you pour water with rice and burn it. Then, the temperature of the pot will rise due to the heat conduction, and the water will boil. The important point is that",
"title": "Gamasot"
},
{
"docid": "5783448",
"text": "and started business. They earned a lot. Acharya Jindutt Suri made them oswals. One day a stranger came and gave them a pot full of some liquid, to keep till his return. They hanged the pot in kitchen. One day when their wife was cooking food suddenly a drop of liquid of the pot fell on the couldron, and it turn into gold. Then they made a heap of gold. They spent money for the welfare of the general public, poor, on religious occasions, and so on. Once they gave a loan of 65 lacs gold coins to the king",
"title": "Ranka"
},
{
"docid": "494212",
"text": "said that 95% of Cuban cigars sold in the US are counterfeit. Although Cuban cigars cannot legally be commercially imported into the US, the advent of the Internet has made it much easier for people in the US to purchase cigars online from other countries, especially when shipped without bands. Cuban cigars are openly advertised in some European tourist regions, catering to the American market, even though it is illegal to advertise tobacco in most European regions. The loosening of the embargo in January 2015 included a provision that allowed the importation into the US of up to $100 worth",
"title": "Cigar"
},
{
"docid": "13394525",
"text": "potbelly. Because of custom laws, only their offspring could be sold in the United States. US zoos were the main target for the piglets, but private owners soon began purchasing them as pets. Pet pot-bellied pigs started to appear everywhere; from New York apartment complexes to small suburban residences. Up to five additional imports were made in the following 10 years. To track the pedigrees, the Potbellied Pig Registry Service, Inc (PPRSI) was created to preserve these bloodlines and establish a breed registry in the United States. This registry was dissolved in the late 1990s. Today, most pot-bellied pigs are",
"title": "Miniature pig"
},
{
"docid": "11641178",
"text": "the camps. The earliest records of pot-holders in the United States stem from the early 1900s, when pot-holders were made out of lace, as well as crocheted and embroidered. The usage of lace fell away at the same time as the popularization of geometric patterns on pot-holders, lasting up until the late 1970s. At the same time, applique methods began to become popularly used around the 1960s, and remained the most popular method, alongside of quilting up through the 1970s to the present. The textile potholder was nonexistent in art or writing until around the 19th century. Evidence in art",
"title": "Pot-holder"
},
{
"docid": "3365475",
"text": "illegal and null, and void\" as improperly made, and repudiated all agreements made with Japan by Phibun. When Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Commander, Southeast Asia, visited Bangkok in late-1945, he recorded a tribute to Pridi in which he said that there had existed a unique situation wherein \"the Supreme Allied Commander was exchanging vital military plans with the Head of a State technically at war with us\". Pridi retired from the regency when King Ananda Mahidol returned in December 1945. He was formally named a Senior Statesman (\"Ratthaburut Awuso\"), and served as an advisor to the post-war, civilian governments",
"title": "Pridi Banomyong"
},
{
"docid": "5462386",
"text": "Illegal per se In US law, the term illegal \"per se\" means that the act is inherently illegal. Thus, an act is illegal without extrinsic proof of any surrounding circumstances such as lack of \"scienter\" (knowledge) or other defenses. Acts are made illegal \"per se\" by statute, constitution or case law. Many drunk driving laws make driving with a blood alcohol content over a certain limit (such as 0.05% or 0.08%) an act which is illegal \"per se\". In the United States, illegal \"per se\" often refers to categories of anti-competitive behavior in antitrust law conclusively presumed to be an",
"title": "Illegal per se"
},
{
"docid": "5462388",
"text": "the traditionally illegal \"per se\" categories create more of a presumption of unreasonableness. The court carefully narrowed the \"per se\" treatment and began issuing guidelines. Courts and agencies seeking to apply the \"per se\" rule must: Illegal per se In US law, the term illegal \"per se\" means that the act is inherently illegal. Thus, an act is illegal without extrinsic proof of any surrounding circumstances such as lack of \"scienter\" (knowledge) or other defenses. Acts are made illegal \"per se\" by statute, constitution or case law. Many drunk driving laws make driving with a blood alcohol content over a",
"title": "Illegal per se"
},
{
"docid": "14939520",
"text": "offered to the other players, which are required to meet the amount of Widows they bid. (A Widow=Three Cards=Three Hands) It is when a player did not meet the bid made previously, with a Widow, or did not win any hands. This player must place an amount equal to the total amount of wagers made in that round into the collective wager pot. (Example: If three players played and bid 3 chips, the Fallen places 9 chips into the pot) All the Fallen must place this quantity of chips into the pot, absolving the other players from betting. You divide",
"title": "Julepe"
},
{
"docid": "15053651",
"text": "runners-up earn berths in Pot B. For the United States, three of its four spots are allocated through the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season and playoffs, while the fourth spot is allocated to whoever wins the domestic cup competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The winner of the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup (if US-based) are placed in Pot A; the MLS Cup runner-up (if US-based) and the U.S. Open Cup winner are placed in Pot B. The winner of Canada's domestic cup competition, the Canadian Championship, earns the lone Canadian berth into the tournament, in Pot B.",
"title": "2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League"
},
{
"docid": "14737698",
"text": "1954 Cupa României The 1954 Cupa României was the 17th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. The trophy was won by Metalul Reșița for the first time in history. It was also the first time when a team from the second division of Romanian football won the trophy. The competition is an annual knockout tournament. In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First pot teams will play away. Each tie is played",
"title": "1954 Cupa României"
},
{
"docid": "17939551",
"text": "Matka gambling Matka\" gambling or satta\" is a form of lottery which originally involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from the New York Cotton Exchange. It originates from before the era of Indian independence when it was known as \"Ankada Jugar\" (\"figures gambling\"). In the 1960s, the system was replaced with other ways of generating random numbers, including pulling slips from a large earthenware pot known as a \"matka\", or dealing playing cards. Matka gambling is illegal in India. In the original form of the game, betting would take place on the opening and closing",
"title": "Matka gambling"
},
{
"docid": "1991555",
"text": "During this time, fishers are scarce. Fishing during this period is illegal, to prevent disruption of mating. At the end of the rainy season, when the water levels go down, fishing is allowed again. Fishermen install floating houses along one half of the river, and the other half is left open for navigation. Most of the fishing captains are of Vietnamese origin, and they are primary suppliers to the country's markets. Fisherman Sakaloy explains, \"My parents were fishermen. We have lived in Cambodia and have this activity for a long time. We started well before the Pol Pot era, when",
"title": "Tonlé Sap"
},
{
"docid": "1677795",
"text": "or ritual and if they remained in good condition they sometimes were given from father to son. When a god pot became full with incense, burnt offerings, or was broken, there would be a renewal ceremony to replace it. The old pot would be taken to a sacred place and left and then new ceramic incense burners and figurines were made (usually to be discarded later) as they created a new pot to take the place of the old. Offerings burnt in the God pots included incense, food, and rubber figurines. The food was often thought to sustain the Gods",
"title": "Lacandon"
},
{
"docid": "6256148",
"text": "stew' (\"uunipaisti\"). The term Karelian hot pot can be used to refer to nearly any food that contains meat and that is prepared in this traditional Karelian fashion. Due to the scarceness of meat in the past, the hot pot was traditionally only prepared for festive occasions. As meat became more readily available during the 20th century, the dish became a common, everyday food throughout Finland. Karelian hot pot The Karelian hot pot (British) or Karelian stew (US) (\"karjalanpaisti\" in Finnish) is a traditional meat stew originating from the region of Karelia. It is commonly prepared using a combination of",
"title": "Karelian hot pot"
},
{
"docid": "11622066",
"text": "Pot-de-fer The pot-de-fer was a primitive cannon made of iron. It is known as the first metal cannon, and was used by the French in the Hundred Years' War. The name means \"iron pot\" in French. In Italy, \"pots-de-fer\" were known as \"vasi\" or \"vasii\", meaning \"pot\" or \"vase\". Though occasionally made with cast bronze, the \"pot-de-fer\" was essentially an iron bottle with a narrow neck. It was loaded with powder and an iron arrow-like bolt, feathered with iron. It is believed that the middle of the bolt was likely wrapped in leather for a snug fit, necessary to enhance",
"title": "Pot-de-fer"
},
{
"docid": "2599321",
"text": "year 1540 AD when the Society of Jesus was accepted by the Pope. On September 27, 2015, Pope Francis, a Jesuit, made a stop at the University during his two-day visit to Philadelphia. The Seal of Saint Joseph's University signifies its history and values. Other Jesuit educational institutions share three of these symbols. The wolves over a kettle pot show the generosity of the Loyola family towards the poor. Tradition claims that the Loyolas provided so much food for their soldiers that even the wolves had enough to eat. IHS are the first three letters of the name of \"Jes\"us",
"title": "Saint Joseph's University"
},
{
"docid": "1567448",
"text": "the style depending on the type of grain used and the distillation process. Traditionally, Irish whiskey was produced in pot stills. Irish whiskeys made in a pot still fall into two categories. Whiskeys made entirely from malted barley distilled in a pot still within a single distillery are referred to as single malt whiskeys, a style also very commonly associated with Scotch whisky. These may be double or triple distilled. Single pot still whiskey is made from a mixture of malted and unmalted barley completely distilled in a pot still within a single distillery. This differs from single malt whiskey",
"title": "Irish whiskey"
},
{
"docid": "14974169",
"text": "Robert C. Randall Robert C. Randall (1948–2 June 2001, Sarasota, Florida, United States) was an advocate for medical marijuana and the founder of Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics. Randall was also the first legal medical marijuana smoker in the United States since 1937. He documented his accounts in his book, co-written with wife Alice O'Leary: \"Marijuana Rx: The Patients Fight for Medical Pot\", . Randall successfully used a medical necessity defense when he was charged with illegal possession of cannabis to treat his glaucoma. The case, United States v. Randall, is \"The first successful articulation of the medical necessity defense in",
"title": "Robert C. Randall"
},
{
"docid": "19126728",
"text": "decoration became a common theme. In China, Ivory for its plain but jade-like texture is considered an excellent material for brush pots. Ivory is used in Chinese brush pots because of its resemblance to bamboo. High quality period Chinese brush pots can fetch high prices. In 2012, a Chinese brush pot made of bamboo was donated to a Bristol-based charity shop. When the shop sold the brush pot to raise funds for St Peter's Hospice, it was sold for £360,000 even though the rim had been mended with glue and the bamboo frame had a substantial crack. Examination of the",
"title": "Brush pot"
},
{
"docid": "12259824",
"text": "of the meat is cut and ground to produce various sausages, which are traditionally wrapped into the intestines of various sizes. The bulk of the fat is cut into small pieces. Some of it is fried to produce cracklings. Lard is made by rendering - heating fragments of fat in a large iron pot over a fire until it is reduced to simmering grease which congeals when cooled. Lard is then stored in lard tins with tin covers. The typical tins in the US are five gallons. In some areas (mainly Eastern and Central Europe, but also Italy and United",
"title": "Pig slaughter"
},
{
"docid": "2132037",
"text": "manipulated for management or harvesting without permanently damaging the comb. Almost any hollow structure can be used for this purpose, such as a log gum, skep, wooden box, or a clay pot or tube. Fixed comb hives are no longer in common use in industrialized countries, and are illegal in places that require movable combs to inspect for problems such as varroa and American foulbrood. In many developing countries fixed comb hives are widely used and, because they can be made from any locally available material, are very inexpensive. Beekeeping using fixed comb hives is an essential part of the",
"title": "Beekeeping"
},
{
"docid": "5775177",
"text": "cabbage, cauliflower or pumpkin, starches like rice or potatoes, all slow-cooked with Dutch-Malay spices, the distinctive spicing of South Africa's early culinary melting pot. Other common ingredients include fruits and flour-based products like pasta. Potjiekos originated with the Voortrekkers, evolving as a stew made of venison and vegetables (if available), cooked in the potjie. As \"trekkers\" (pioneers) shot wild game, it was added to the pot. The large bones were included to thicken the stew. Each day when the wagons stopped, the pot was placed over a fire to simmer. New bones replaced old and fresh meat replaced meat eaten.",
"title": "Potjiekos"
},
{
"docid": "5937175",
"text": "that their okolehao had the right \"hit\" or \"punch\". Some full-strength okolehaos were and are made at a proof up to 130 proof, 65% alcohol by volume, the proof obtainable by most illegal pot stills in a single pass. \"Original\", \"real\" okolehao taste depends primarily on the formula used, and the fermentation and distillation methods employed. As with all spirits, aging in oak barrels can produce a different flavor profile, but this is rarely done. Okolehao, like other moonshines from elsewhere, is usually consumed un-aged. Earthy, vegetal, hints of banana or pineapple, indeterminate tropical flavor: these adjectives and more have",
"title": "Okolehao"
},
{
"docid": "14810148",
"text": "illegal immigrant; he resigns and retires with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. Jordan (Jordan Deniz Boyner) is a five-year-old boy from Ghana whose mother is killed in an accident in Dalyan as they try to cross illegally to Greece. When Halil finds Jordan, their destinies intersect. The film opened on general release in 34 screens across Turkey on at number 25 in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$8,790. The film was in the Turkish box office charts for ten weeks and has made a total gross of US$38,949. Emine Yıdırım, writing in",
"title": "Brought by the Sea"
},
{
"docid": "2977363",
"text": "for the bean simmer cooker. Rival asked inventor Robert Glen Martin, from Boonville, Missouri, to develop Naxon’s bean cooker into a large scale production model which could cook an entire family meal, going further than just cooking a bean meal. Martin also designed and produced the mass-making machines for Rival’s manufacturing line of the Crock-Pot. The cooker was then reintroduced under the name \"Crock-Pot\" in 1971. Slow cookers achieved popularity in the US during the 1970s, when many women began to work outside the home. They could start dinner cooking in the morning before going to work and finish preparing",
"title": "Slow cooker"
},
{
"docid": "5933344",
"text": "Pot-au-feu Pot-au-feu ( \"pot on the fire\") is a French beef stew. According to the chef Raymond Blanc, \"pot-au-feu\" is \"the quintessence of French family cuisine, it is the most celebrated dish in France. It honours the tables of the rich and poor alike.\" It is difficult to know when the name \"pot-au-feu\" first appeared and when its meaning changed to describe the dish instead of the pot in which it is cooked. While \"pot\" was used to describe the rounded pot to cook on the fire at least since the 11th century (even in English), there seems to be",
"title": "Pot-au-feu"
},
{
"docid": "5933349",
"text": "local ingredients. Even within France, ingredients may differ from one region to another and with the season. Pot-au-feu Pot-au-feu ( \"pot on the fire\") is a French beef stew. According to the chef Raymond Blanc, \"pot-au-feu\" is \"the quintessence of French family cuisine, it is the most celebrated dish in France. It honours the tables of the rich and poor alike.\" It is difficult to know when the name \"pot-au-feu\" first appeared and when its meaning changed to describe the dish instead of the pot in which it is cooked. While \"pot\" was used to describe the rounded pot to",
"title": "Pot-au-feu"
},
{
"docid": "11109443",
"text": "the government. It is difficult for central government officials to visit areas still controlled by former Pol Pot forces. Illegal commercial timber interests take advantage of weak law enforcement to benefit from illegal cutting. The majority of illegal deforestation is done by the military and powerful sub-contractors. Cambodians living near or in forests depend on forests resources for a variety of products and services. Forest-dependent people almost exclusively extract non-timber forest products, rather than timber extraction. Non-timber forest products are used for both subsistence and commercial purposes. Non-Timber forest products include food, medicine, agricultural inputs, and fuel. Forest dwelling people",
"title": "Deforestation in Cambodia"
},
{
"docid": "5992063",
"text": "humanity is matched by his eye for the ugly\". Instead of written credits at the beginning of the film, Gitai reads out the credits, introduces himself to the viewer, and explains that \"Alila\" is based on the novel \"Returning Lost Love\". The rest of the movie is made up of forty individual single shot scenes depicting the lives of several Israelis. The character's lives overlap and collide. Gabi, a bobbed haired sexpot, and her lover Hezi—who is older, balding and married—rent a room to have an affair, while Ezra, a pot bellied divorcee, supervises an illegal construction site next door.",
"title": "Alila"
},
{
"docid": "15354129",
"text": "NOx emission levels are not in compliance with US regulations. VW has since admitted to these allegations, and said that the illegal software was in use in its diesel cars worldwide, affecting some 11 million vehicles. A motor racing version of the common rail TDI engine made an impact in March 2006 when it was used in the Le Mans Prototype (LMP) Audi R10 TDI, and made its debut win in the 12 Hours of Sebring race. This victory was followed three months later by another one in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, becoming the first diesel-powered car",
"title": "Turbocharged direct injection"
},
{
"docid": "16408830",
"text": "first introduced to the US market in 2003, together with Djarum Menthol and Djarum Cherry. When launched, Djarum Vanilla was the first vanilla-flavored kretek in the world. The Europe and South African marketed pack contains 10 mg tar, and 1 mg nicotine as per government agreed method. A law passed in the United States in 2009 has made it illegal for tobacco shops and stores to carry cigarettes that contain characteristic flavors other than menthol. The law affects the Djarum Vanilla cigarette brand as well as Djarum Black, and has made it unavailable for purchase within the United States. Djarum",
"title": "Djarum Vanilla"
},
{
"docid": "12960862",
"text": "was aware of her sorrow, and presented her with a little pot, which when she said, \"Cook, little pot, cook,\" would cook good, sweet millet porridge, and when she said, \"Stop, little pot,\" it ceased to cook. The girl took the pot home to her mother, and now they were freed from their poverty and hunger, and ate sweet porridge as often as they chose. Once upon a time when the girl had gone out, her mother said, \"Cook, little pot, cook.\" And it did cook and she ate until she was satisfied, and then she wanted the pot to",
"title": "Sweet Porridge"
},
{
"docid": "18942303",
"text": "in 2014, 3,271 suspected drug traffickers made up of 3,062 male and 209 female offenders were arrested with a total quantity of 205,373 kg of cannabis seized. In addition to such widespread international terms as marijuana, hemp, ganja, and pot, cannabis in Nigeria is also referred to by terms such as kaya, wee-wee,igbo, oja, gbana and abana. Cannabis in Nigeria Cannabis in Nigeria is illegal yet the country is a major source of West African-grown cannabis, and ranked world's eight highest consumer of cannabis. Cannabis is widely grown across the States of Nigeria including Ondo State, Edo State, Delta State,",
"title": "Cannabis in Nigeria"
},
{
"docid": "9763264",
"text": "a subsequent shot is taken, the non-disclosing player forfeits, immediately losing the game, and the player who made that ball is given two points instead of one. In the event that no player succeeds in pocketing his private number, gameplay ends when the last private number is potted, and the game is played again with all points values doubled. Kelly pool has long been associated with gambling—so much so, that it was made illegal in some municipalities in the US and Canada. In the state of Montana, for example, the playing of kelly pool was punishable by a $25 fine",
"title": "Kelly pool"
},
{
"docid": "16925918",
"text": "kids, give us the sauce pot!\". They were unable to make out who had the pot., because every kid had a bag filled with something. They fought bravely with the A-class members. Nene used her bunny punch, while Masao fought fearlessly with the sumo wrestler. Finally Kasukabe defense group defeated them, and they continued going to the carnival. When they arrived at the carnival, Beniko was leading the B-class group in front, and fighting against the A-class group. Hiroshi, Misae and others were also fighting with her. Hiroshi used his stinky socks technique to defeat the enemies. The kids successfully",
"title": "Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!"
},
{
"docid": "3402377",
"text": "World Fell Down\". Ken Lewis departed as a result of his lack of interest to tour, and Carter joined him soon after to create a musical songwriting duo. \"Let's Go to San Francisco\" was written and recorded by songwriters John Carter and Ken Lewis. The composition, psychedelic in nature, took vocal and instrumental inspiration from The Beach Boys. The name The Flower Pot Men was derived from the BBC children's show \"Flower Pot Men\", with the obvious psychedelic era puns on flower power and \"pot\" (cannabis). In the US, they were commonly deemed \"The Flower Men\" on radio airplay to",
"title": "The Flower Pot Men"
},
{
"docid": "12738183",
"text": "Karantina, Jeddah Karantina is an area in southern Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Karantina is considered to be a slum with illegal immigrants and criminal activity. Many African expatriates who illegally entered Saudi Arabia and lower-income Saudis live in Karantina. John R. Bradley, author of \"Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis\", described Kerantina as \"a melting pot of colors, cultures, and languages.\" Around 2005 illegal substances were sold in Karantina in the streets at all times. Women buy and sell the substances. Bradley stated that this was unusual behavior in a country where trafficking drugs has the death penalty. A",
"title": "Karantina, Jeddah"
},
{
"docid": "18782721",
"text": "are using illegal drugs to stay up longer to study. Another was the \"Forget Pot\" campaign, which focused on how smoking marijuana has caused a lot of teens to fail classes or even drop out of high school. Its 2015 campaign is called \"Pick Healthy.\" This is not focused on a particular drug, but tries to get people to pick healthy fruits instead of using deadly drugs. This campaign wants people to use the \"#pickhealthy\" hastag when someone is eating a healthy treat. The American Anti-Drug Council has blasted many celebrities for posting smoking selfies or drug content images. The",
"title": "American Anti Drug Council"
},
{
"docid": "15443234",
"text": "of providing education to these children is about $11.2 billion.\" Other estimates of the costs to educate illegal children and US-born children of illegal immigrants reached $30 billion in 2009. NPR reported in March 2006 that when the wages of lower-skilled workers go down, the rest of America benefits by paying lower prices for things like restaurant meals, agricultural produce and construction. The economic impact of illegal immigration is far smaller than other trends in the economy, such as the increasing use of automation in manufacturing or the growth in global trade. But economists generally believe that when averaged over",
"title": "Economic impact of illegal immigrants in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "15252400",
"text": "request data from the US surveillance programmes Prism and Upstream did contravene said Articles and, as such, were illegal between – at least - 2007, when Prism was introduced, and 2014, when two paragraphs of additional information, providing details about the procedures and safeguards, were disclosed to the public in December 2014. Furthermore, the IPT ruled that the legislative framework in the United Kingdom does not permit mass surveillance and that while GCHQ collects and analyses data in bulk, it does not practice mass surveillance. This complements independent reports by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, and a special report made",
"title": "Investigatory Powers Tribunal"
},
{
"docid": "7113157",
"text": "Years War when it became known as the \"zischägge\", a Germanisation of the original Turkish name. The lobster-tailed pot had a rounded skull-piece, which was sometimes fluted. The skulls of English-made helmets were usually formed from two sections, joined by a raised comb running from front to back; the skulls of helmets manufactured on the continent were most often raised from a single-piece of metal. Cheekpieces, commonly made in one piece but occasionally articulated, were attached to the skull by leather strapping; however, the better quality examples are sometimes hinged. To protect the face there was either a fixed forward",
"title": "Lobster-tailed pot helmet"
},
{
"docid": "18278409",
"text": "leader at the time Pol Pot of approximately $90 million a year, leading to the defection of the Khmer Rouge located near the Thailand-Cambodia border and to their eventual downfall. The Cambodia border was also closed to further Thai timber imports, significantly reducing the amount of illegal trade occurring at the time. Her work with Global Witness in the late 1990s exposed how the blood diamond trade was responsible for funding wars and conflicts around the world. It led to the creation of a report in 1998 called \"A Rough Trade,\" which exposed the \"illegal export from war-torn African countries",
"title": "Charmian Gooch"
},
{
"docid": "8811007",
"text": "discouraging the use of the term \"illegal immigrant\". They are generally based on the argument that the act of immigrating illegally does not make the people themselves illegal, but rather they are \"people who have immigrated illegally\". In the United States, a \"Drop the I-Word\" campaign was launched in 2010 advocating for the use of terms such as undocumented immigrants or unauthorized immigrants when referring to the foreign nationals who reside in a country illegally. News associations that have discontinued or discourage the use of the adjective \"illegal\" to describe nouns that describe people include the US Associated Press, UK",
"title": "Illegal immigration"
},
{
"docid": "7680793",
"text": "plum, traditionally made from a small ball of clay into which the potter has pushed a single thumb to form the interior of the pot. Thumb pots are now also made commercially in large quantities with machinery instead of by hand. They are typically used to grow plants from seed, to be replanted later in the ground or a larger pot. Use in Mexican pottery Pinch pot A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present. The pinching method is to create pottery that can be ornamental or functional, and has been",
"title": "Pinch pot"
},
{
"docid": "9817036",
"text": "actual or pretended service) before letting them go. To aid in collecting money during traffic jams, the area boys place nails in the road and dig up the streets. When the streets are flooded, however, they also aid motorists in avoiding ditches and pot holes amidst other services. According to Momoh, much of the extortion from Igbo merchants by area boys is instigated by Lagos landlords, indigenous inhabitants of the city. Among the area boys are both sellers and users of illegal drugs; this drug use has been fingered as the cause of further crime. Momoh states \"most of them",
"title": "Area boys"
},
{
"docid": "11152237",
"text": "a safe bet, especially if the raised pot is very close to all in or the pot \"is\" all in, the bluff will be called. When a raised pot is also suspicious but it is not big enough to be a certain bluff, advantage players usually visualize every possible card pair that the suspected bluff player could have (e.g. pair, two pairs, three of a kind). Another way to notice a bluff is the round in which the bluff is made; inexperienced bluff players usually bluff during flops, while the advanced ones bluff during turns, and some even during rivers,",
"title": "Advantage gambling"
},
{
"docid": "16612630",
"text": "illegal compounds. To avoid being controlled by the Medicines Act, designer drugs such as mephedrone have been described as \"bath salts\", or other misnomers such as \"plant food\" despite the compounds having no history of being used for these purposes. In July 2012, US federal drug policy was amended to ban the drugs commonly found in bath salts. Prior to that, bath salts were illegal in at least 41 states. Prior to the compounds being made illegal, mephedrone, methylone, and MDPV were marketed as bath salts. The \"bath salt\" name and labels that say \"not for human consumption\" are an",
"title": "Bath salts (drug)"
},
{
"docid": "370645",
"text": "in several ways, agreed upon before the beginning of the game. The following rules are common: Sometimes it is necessary to further split a half pot into quarters, or even smaller portions. This is especially common in community card high-low split games such as Omaha hold'em, where one player has the high hand and two or more players have tied low hands. Unfortunate players receiving such a fractional pot call it being \"quartered\". When this happens, an exception to the odd chip rules above can be made: if the high hand wins its half of the pot alone, and the",
"title": "Split (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "7184137",
"text": "beans into the pot. Generally, it is unwise to block one's cups because it makes sowing from that cup impossible. The object of Cups is to have more beans in one's pot than one's opponent. The game ends when neither player can make a move: a turn is always made if one is possible. This game can also be played with any even number of cups. The cups are arranged in the same manner as above were each cup has one of the opponent's cup adjacent to it and a pot on each end. Ten beans are added to a",
"title": "Cups (game)"
},
{
"docid": "20004615",
"text": "that there is no anemia when eating rice in gamasot. It can be seen that it is the electric pressure cooker which shows the new technology by combining the principle of gamasot with the modern science. The lid of Gamasot is heavy and slowly changes temperature. It maintains high internal pressure and high temperature, and it becomes delicious rice. The Gamasot lid is much heavier than the pot lid made of other materials. The pressure cooker that is used these days is enough to lock the function. If the pot lid is heavy, the air inside the pot will expand",
"title": "Gamasot"
},
{
"docid": "8282734",
"text": "of steam and water to pass through the coffee, which leads to undesirable results, and therefore brewing should be stopped by removing the pot from the stove as soon as this stage is reached. Moka pots require periodic replacement of the rubber seal and the filters, and a check that the safety release valve is not blocked. When the rubber seal is new, it might alter the coffee taste, so a couple of \"dry runs\" can be made, without coffee or with used coffee grounds to \"prime\" it. The moka pot comes in various sizes based on the number of",
"title": "Moka pot"
},
{
"docid": "4478449",
"text": "UK label Kids Cartoon Collection for the home market during the 1985. Finding a MasterVision or Kids Cartoon Collection (a.k.a. Harmony Gold in the UK) is like striking a pot of Harmony Gold, as they were a rare brand of VHS in the UK. Some English dubs by Harmony Gold only made it to the UK under these UK labels of them, \"The Little Train\" was one of their notable UK exclusive English speaking dubs for instance, as there are no signs of any US versions, possibly due to its rare existence in the US. However, this mentioned dub did",
"title": "Harmony Gold USA"
},
{
"docid": "12344476",
"text": "has no choice but to find a way to hand out the cash, and a federal investigator reminds him that using lottery to give the 1000 dollars is illegal. Jimmy plans to use phone books and a roulette-style game to find winners. The Haskell program grows immensely popular and attracts lucrative advertising contracts. This reconciles the Haskell and McCorkles, paving the way for the marriage between Jimmy and Molly. Stewart later referred to the film as the worst one he ever appeared in. Nine years later, Stewart did another movie about a big-money radio show, \"The Jackpot\" (1950). Pot o'",
"title": "Pot o' Gold (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16489182",
"text": "but Harish dismisses her concerns. One day, Harish finds out about the illegal racket Chainani is running for illegal entry to the US. Chainani also reveals that Kevin used Harish's sponsorship papers to reach the US. When all hope is lost, one of Bachu's acquaintances informs him that he has managed a fake passport using which Harish can travel to the US; Bachu and Harish agree to that. Jignesh confronts his father for always shooting him down as \"dafol\" (stupid) and threatens to sever ties with the family and the same time there are complications in Jignesh's wife pregnancy and",
"title": "Kevi Rite Jaish"
},
{
"docid": "3537462",
"text": "Unilever and Knorr when the Pot Noodle brand went through a series of acquisitions and takeovers in the 1990s. Pot Rice was discontinued in the beginning of the 2000s. Pot Rice flavours have included \"Chicken Risotto\", \"Chicken Curry\", \"Beef &Tomato\", \"Beef chilli\" and \"Cod and parsley\".. Pot Rice received a limited relaunch in 2018. \"Pot Mash\" was a similar branded mashed potato snack, sold by the makers of Pot Noodle in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the late 1990s. \"Pot Casserole\" consisting of dried vegetables and soya protein was introduced during the 1980s, but discontinued before the turn of",
"title": "Pot Noodle"
},
{
"docid": "17786522",
"text": "dug in an adjacent shakehole and got through after getting a voice connection. OBJ Pot was opened up by the British Speleological Association in August 1949. It took its name from a beer brewed by Dutton's brewery in Blackburn (the initials stand for \"Oh be joyful\"). The connection was finally made with Flood Entrance Pot by Bradford Pothole Club in May 2010, who enlarged the rift at the bottom of the second pitch. In 1980 Lancaster University Speleological Society published a comprehensive survey and description of the cave. Flood Entrance Pot Flood Entrance Pot (sometimes known as \"Flood Exit Pot\")",
"title": "Flood Entrance Pot"
},
{
"docid": "6436060",
"text": "Pot metal Pot metal (or monkey metal) is an alloy of low-melting point metals that manufacturers use to make fast, inexpensive castings. The term \"pot metal\" came about due to the practice at automobile factories in the early 20th century of gathering up non-ferrous metal scraps from the manufacturing processes and melting them in one pot to form into cast products. A small amount of iron usually made it into the castings, but too much iron raised the melting point, so it was minimized. There is no metallurgical standard for pot metal. Common metals in pot metal include zinc, lead,",
"title": "Pot metal"
},
{
"docid": "4953819",
"text": "reasonably tender, then the juice remaining in the pot is the delicious, invigorating, soul-and-body sustaining potlikker ... which should be taken as any other soup and the greens eaten as any other food. ...<br> [Long continued] Most people crumble cornpone (corn meal mixed with a little salt and water, made into a pattie and baked until it is hard) into the potlikker. Freshly-boiled pot liquor is sometimes advocated as a method to gain back the nutrients lost when boiling vegetables; it is often recommended among British people to drink the liquid fresh from the pan once it cools down, often",
"title": "Pot liquor"
},
{
"docid": "11641176",
"text": "one side to grip and a fabric side to absorb the heat on the other side. When made of textile fabric, pot-holders typically have an inner layer of a material providing thermal insulation sandwiched between more colorful or decorative outsides. The most common type commercially available nowadays has the form of a square, with a side length varying from to and slightly rounded corners, and a textile loop at one of the corners for hanging. Throughout the pot-holder's lifetime, it has also been used as a representative symbol of various cultural movements. During the United States Abolitionist Movement, they were",
"title": "Pot-holder"
},
{
"docid": "7472327",
"text": "In December 2003, Norris was indicted on three charges by U.S. Attorney Thomas DiBiagio. Two of the counts charged Norris had made illegal personal expenditures of over $20,000 from the Baltimore Police Department's supplemental account in order to pay for expensive gifts, personal expenses, and extramarital affairs with at least six women. The third count alleged that he had lied on a mortgage application, stating that approximately $9,000 he received from his father was a gift, when it was actually a loan. Norris was investigated by the US Attorney of Maryland for abuse of a non-taxpayer funded expense account. While",
"title": "Ed Norris"
},
{
"docid": "12738184",
"text": "government official stated that, as of 2005, each week he received up to seven cases of AIDS in Karantina. Karantina, Jeddah Karantina is an area in southern Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Karantina is considered to be a slum with illegal immigrants and criminal activity. Many African expatriates who illegally entered Saudi Arabia and lower-income Saudis live in Karantina. John R. Bradley, author of \"Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis\", described Kerantina as \"a melting pot of colors, cultures, and languages.\" Around 2005 illegal substances were sold in Karantina in the streets at all times. Women buy and sell the",
"title": "Karantina, Jeddah"
},
{
"docid": "18323989",
"text": "was retired, the Facebook page and Twitter accounts were deleted thereafter. After doing so, Those that wanted WXTZ 87.9 Norwich shut down, accused the owners of those pages of attempting to hide and delete evidence that claimed the station participated in illegal pirate radio operations. The Facebook page and Twitter accounts were deleted because they no longer served a purpose. Bruce Edwards who was a voice on the radio station could not believe that such accusations were made when it was our right to delete what rightfully belonged to us and that in doing so, should not have caused anyone",
"title": "WXTZ 87.9 Norwich"
},
{
"docid": "18545686",
"text": "(yaatra ) continues for four days. On the first day the pot is taken from the tree and carried throughout the village which is accompanied by the beating of drums. When it is carried past each house the people come out and bow in worship before it. The aadi calls upon the elders to witness, calling each one by name and announces the various vows that have been made to Poleramma. Thereafter a sheep is sacrificed to seal the promise made in the vows. Once again similar procession takes place and the pot is carried around the village, food being",
"title": "Poleramma"
},
{
"docid": "14821397",
"text": "is illegal and thus represents poaching. Cyprus is a stepping stone in the eastern European-African flyway. Although illegal for decades bird trapping is a black market enterprise with a profitable sale of birds to restaurants that cater to their patrons serving ambelopoulia. The spring 2010 led to the killing of over a quarter million of birds in Cyprus. Some birds with weak flight can be captured by chasing them. In India waterfowl were once captured by hunters who walked underwater with an earthen pot over their head. By walking up to floating ducks they could grab the legs of the",
"title": "Bird trapping"
},
{
"docid": "83287",
"text": "century Islamists in Mecca and in the Ottoman Empire made coffee illegal for some classes. Charles II of England tried to ban it in 1676, Frederick II of Prussia banned it in 1777, and coffee was banned in Sweden at various times between 1756 and 1823. In 1911, caffeine became the focus of one of the earliest documented health scares, when the US government seized 40 barrels and 20 kegs of Coca-Cola syrup in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alleging the caffeine in its drink was \"injurious to health\". Although the judge ruled in favor of Coca-Cola, two bills were introduced to the",
"title": "Caffeine"
}
] |
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| who sings are you gon na kiss me or not |
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{
"docid": "15111305",
"text": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not \"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not\" is a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy, and recorded by American country music duo Thompson Square. It was released in July 2010 as the second single from their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 8, 2011. The song has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. On November 30, the band received two nominations in 54th Grammy Awards for the song in Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song but lost to \"Barton Hollow\" by The Civil Wars and",
"title": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
},
{
"docid": "15111309",
"text": "It is also the first Number One hit for the Stoney Creek label. The song has sold 2,019,000 copies in the US as of April 2013. Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not \"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not\" is a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy, and recorded by American country music duo Thompson Square. It was released in July 2010 as the second single from their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 8, 2011. The song has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. On November 30, the band received two nominations",
"title": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
},
{
"docid": "15111305",
"text": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not \"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not\" is a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy, and recorded by American country music duo Thompson Square. It was released in July 2010 as the second single from their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 8, 2011. The song has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. On November 30, the band received two nominations in 54th Grammy Awards for the song in Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song but lost to \"Barton Hollow\" by The Civil Wars and",
"title": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
},
{
"docid": "15111308",
"text": "kissing each other, which is actually turned out to be a reflection of them in the lighthouse's glass windows. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a positive review, referring to it as \"cute, playful, romantic and a prime example of the kind of song an artist needs to breakthrough with.\" \"Country Standard Time\" reviewer Jeff Lincoln also described the song favorably, saying that it \"shows off a good bit of what makes the duo fun\". \"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not\" became Thompson Square's first number one hit on the Country Songs chart dated for April 9, 2011.",
"title": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
}
] | [
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"docid": "14877834",
"text": "Comes\" is a soul song with elements of R&B; the instrumental consists of horns, including the trumpet performed by Rick Baptist and Greg Adams, and the trombone by Nick Lane. Other brass instruments include Dan Higgins on the sax and flute. Lyrically, the song is about \"giving the gift of love\", as Carey sings \"And me and you gon' have ourselves a holiday/ And we don't need nobody else to celebrate/ And we're gon' kiss our worries and our cares away/ I can't wait/ Because this Christmas time, get together / It's gonna be so nice, better than ever/ And",
"title": "Merry Christmas II You"
},
{
"docid": "7040273",
"text": "Luciana, where she sings about wanting to find that passion again, since she does not just stay. In the chorus, the girls sing, \"Eu quero tanto seu beijo molhado Seus lábios de mel, Que me deixaram louca, Eu vou te dar um beijo molhado Eu sei que vou trazer Você pra mim.\" (\"I want your wet kiss so much Your honey lips, That drove me crazy, I'm gonna give you a wet kiss, I know I'll bring you to me.\") After the refrain, Patricia talks about not being able to sleep due to this intense passion. Fantine then sings, saying",
"title": "Strawberry Kisses"
},
{
"docid": "15111306",
"text": "\"Mean\" by Taylor Swift, respectively. \"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not\" is a country love song. In the first verse, the song's male narrator describes sitting with his love interest and talking, and being caught off guard when she says to him 'are you gonna kiss me or not?' In the second verse he describes the kiss favorably, and decides to take a chance and ask for her hand in marriage. The song's bridge describes the events of the couple getting married, and him lifting up her veil before asking her 'are you gonna kiss me or not?' The",
"title": "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
},
{
"docid": "19984586",
"text": "her new moody single featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Cam Wallace titled \"Fallen.\" The three singers harmonize with each other beautifully as they take us on a sultry journey and detail the gripping reality of falling for that special someone. Singersroom stated in their review of the song \"Like her previous offerings, “Fallen” is relationship-driven, seductive, and raw. “If you keep on putting it down, you gon’ make me love you / If you keep on putting it down, you gon’ make me stay,” she sings. The music video was released to YouTube on January 30, 2017. Fallen (Sevyn Streeter",
"title": "Fallen (Sevyn Streeter song)"
},
{
"docid": "18322067",
"text": "a dominant female who nurses a broken heart of her lover as she sings \"Let me kiss it and make it better/After tonight you will forget her\". However, Lords later stated she initially wrote it about a drug addiction: \"You will forget her\" was always about \"Forget your heroin.\" It was never about a person. When I wrote it, it didn't even cross my mind. But then, yeah, sure, later, I thought, \"Let me kiss it - and I went, \"Oh, ****!\" But that's not where I was coming from. It really wasn't. Now I see it, it has all",
"title": "Control (Traci Lords song)"
},
{
"docid": "11756701",
"text": "original was given a US single release with \"Kiss Me Quick\" as the flip, and it was \"Kiss Me Quick\" which was the favored side, reaching #34 nationally. \"Suspicion\" peaked at #103. The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. In Australia \"Kiss Me Quick\" and \"Suspicion\" appeared on the chart as a double A-side hit with a #56 peak: the actual format for this Australian release was a four track EP entitled \"Elvis Sings Kiss Me Quick\"' which featured \"Kiss Me Quick\" and \"Suspicion\" as A-side tracks with a B-side composed of \"Sentimental Me\" and \"I Want You",
"title": "Suspicion (Terry Stafford song)"
},
{
"docid": "16437440",
"text": "prospective beau on his swag. \"You’re talking so tough, damn, I love it all, even the way you flex, that’s what turns me on,\" she sings. Later, according to \"Idolator\" blog, Brown adopts a Nicki Minaj-like vocal delivery and raps, \"Sippin’ on that Brandy, that liquor comes in handy, girl, I know you fancy, but this party I’m financing.\" In the chorus, Norwood sings: \"I’mma put it down / you gon' fall in love.\" The song received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. Priya Elan from \"The Guardian\" called the song \"Brandy's best single for ages\". He",
"title": "Put It Down (Brandy song)"
},
{
"docid": "11618529",
"text": "Skopje Fest with the song, \"Kaži Koj Si Ti\", losing to Karolina Gočeva, who went on to represent Republic of Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Adrian Gaxha was a runner-up in the 2006 Macedonian Eurovision qualifier, having performed the song \"Ljubov E\" with Esma Redžepova. Vrčak, Tamara and Adrian have also taken some promotional photos of their Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. \"Vo ime na ljubovta\" is an R&B-style song with several hip hop verses. Tamara sings about the person she loves, explaining that \"without you every second is killing me slowly\". She sings that \"I",
"title": "Let Me Love You (Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrijan Gaxha song)"
},
{
"docid": "16400099",
"text": "I am doing nothing - ang hegalo thaidong How are you - Padi hw/kumun thaido na? I am fine - ang kumun thaidong Do you love me - na ango kumun mano na? No, do not love you - ja, nago kumun manyang I love you - ang nago kumun manong Where are you going ?- pajing/padona liw naga? I go to church - ang church nona ling Will you come with me - na angare fiw na Where are you from - Na pajinge phana fido I am from Nagaon - (Ang nagaon ne phana fido) Have you eaten",
"title": "Tiwa language (India)"
},
{
"docid": "15623733",
"text": "be your friend / I will love you so deeply / I will be the one to kiss you at night / I will love you till the end of time.\" She continues her appeal as she sings to her love interest, \"Take you away from here / There's nothing between us but space and time\". On the bridge, Knowles belts her vocal lines over a shooting horn sequence; with her multiple-layered vocals, she commands, \"Boy come to me\", and towards the end, she repeatedly sings, \"Say you’ll never let me go\". Knowles \"finds the strength in two\" as she",
"title": "End of Time (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16131997",
"text": "duration of four minutes and forty-six seconds. The single release version with Legend lasts for additional second. The instrumental consists of horns, including the trumpet performed by Rick Baptist and Greg Adams, and the trombone by Nick Lane. Other brass instruments include Dan Higgins on the sax and flute. In addition to being a producer, Poyser performs the keyboard. Lyrically, the song is about \"giving the gift of love\", as Carey and Legend harmonize the lyrics \"And me and you gon' have ourselves a holiday/ And we don't need nobody else to celebrate/ And we're gon' kiss our worries and",
"title": "When Christmas Comes"
},
{
"docid": "17863607",
"text": "rock. \"Bad Girl\" begins with Manson saying \"Just lay your head head in daddy's lap, you're a bad girl.\" Nick Catucci of \"Entertainment Weekly\" compared Manson's \"croaking\" vocals on the song to Cookie Monster's speaking voice. The song has \"crunching guitars\" and is about BDSM, with Lavigne asking Manson to choke her. Lavigne sings \"I've been a bad girl, don't you know?/Come get it now or never/I'll let you do whatever\" and \"Miss me. Miss me. Now you wanna kiss me.\" At different points in the song, Lavigne purrs and screams. Laurence Green of \"musicOMH\" wrote that \"Bad Girl\" \"sounds",
"title": "Bad Girl (Avril Lavigne song)"
},
{
"docid": "13218897",
"text": "this situation before. It’s like why would you want to break up with me when you gon’ get the same thing with the next man. But, he ain’t gon do it as fly as I can. I can’t wait to perform it. It’s going to be a movie. Look for the movie! We’re not calling this a single or a video, we’re calling it a movie.\" The song, mixed by Fabian, was composed using a loop from Image-Line's FL Studio software named \"flute riff.\" The drums are simplistic and resemble Bangladesh's previous productions such as Beyoncé's \"Diva\" and Lil Wayne's",
"title": "Break Up (song)"
},
{
"docid": "9590972",
"text": "<br> (1) 2ndPersonSg:Irrealis (2) help-Transitive-3rdPersonSg <br> 'help me' Thus, except for prosody, all imperative sentences are formally identical with sentences expressing an intent or a near future (for example, 'you should help me' or ' you are going to help me'). A negative order does not use the usual negation marker ce, but the modal clitic kan 'Prohibitive': <br> (1) Na (2) kan (3) sa (4) lo (5) ima-na <br> (1) 1stPersonSg:Irrealis (2) Prohibitive (3) go.up (4) Location marker (5) house-3rdPerson <br> 'I should not go / I am not supposed to go to his house'. Interrogative sentences can take",
"title": "Araki language"
},
{
"docid": "8988564",
"text": "AllHipHop, Knowles displays \"a lot of strength and confidence\" when she mentions the assets she will gift her man to upgrade his lifestyle. The song opens with a dialogue between Knowles and Jay-Z, with his verse rap sampling the lyrics, \"How you gon' upgrade me? What's higher than number one? You know I used to beat that block. Now I be's the block.\" In the first verse, Knowles sings, \"I hear you be the block but I'm the lights that keep the streets on\". The chorus samples the lyrics: \"You need a real woman in your life, that's a good",
"title": "Upgrade U"
},
{
"docid": "18866240",
"text": "which included new songs, new costumes, a new running order, and new screen visuals. The show began with the video introduction of \"Breathe\", as used in the Kiss Me Once Tour. Minogue then appears on the same pair of lips from behind the dancers and sings \"Better the Devil You Know\". After this she goes on to sing \"In My Arms\" which was followed with a performance of the KylieX2008 and For You, For Me Tour version of \"In Your Eyes\". Minogue then quickly addressed the audience, and closed the first section with the Kiss Me Once Tour remix of",
"title": "Summer 2015 (Kylie Minogue)"
},
{
"docid": "16563325",
"text": "revealed that she was recording an all-original studio album, stating \"I only have two cover songs in there and the rest are originals. It's going to be sexy-soul which is like singing from the soul but when you hear it, there's a degree of sexiness to it. That's me 'eh. I'm really a singer that sings from the soul, \"bonus na lang 'yung sexy na part\" [the sexy part is just a bonus].\" In her early years, Nina was an unsure aspiring artist who almost let go of her dreams. Due to this fact, she made certain to include an",
"title": "Believe in the Dream"
},
{
"docid": "18318507",
"text": "begins to hear noises that are uncommon with his natural surroundings, but ignores it. After some time of waiting in the woods he sings to himself an old chain gang song: \"Oh lord, I wonder if I'm ever gon' make it back home.\" \"Oh lord, it must have been the Devil that pulled me here.\" \"More down than out.\" \"Oh lord, I'm gon' be back home.\" \"Comin' back home one day 'for long.\" \"Away from here.\" \"If I woulda listened to my dear old mother,\" \"but she's dead and gon'.\" \"Oh lord, if I ever make it back home\" \"I'll",
"title": "Red River Ode"
},
{
"docid": "1860833",
"text": "portray a long-term lesbian relationship among the core cast of characters. Previous televised depictions of lesbian relations were primarily limited to single \"coming out\" or \"lesbian kiss\" episodes, showing lesbian-identified characters as affectionate but not erotic. Tara and Willow demonstrate throughout the series, and specifically in \"Once More, with Feeling\", that they are \"intensely sexual\", according to \"Buffy\" essayist Justine Larbalestier. Near the end of Tara's song, she sings, \"Lost in ecstasy / Spread beneath my Willow tree / You make me / Com — plete\", as Tara levitates off the bed while Willow tacitly performs cunnilingus on her. Lorna",
"title": "Once More, with Feeling (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)"
},
{
"docid": "20379033",
"text": "responds and continues, \"that the dream has no end No matter how long it will take (I'll wait for you) And it's never been so strong, I heard an angel tell me.\" In the second part, Aline sings about dreaming of a kiss and a caring someone. Karin and Luciana sing that someday they will find love, and Luciana sings, \"In your arms is where I want to be.\" At the \"bridge\", Aline sings once more, \"All the love I've always sought, you've come to show me.\" Still on bridge, they claim to have found an \"angel\", \"the love they",
"title": "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar"
},
{
"docid": "16709981",
"text": "is from a female perspective who sings about an adulterous man. The remix featuring R. Kelly leaked in July 2011, and draws influence from R&B. In 2014, Carey announced that the remix would appear on her upcoming fourteenth studio album, \"Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse\", as a deluxe edition bonus track. \"Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)\" garnered mixed responses from music critics. Sal Cinqeumani for Slant Magazine wrote that \"Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)\" is a \"promising\" song. James Reed for the \"Boston Globe\" was complimentary of the song because he felt that the first half of the",
"title": "Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)"
},
{
"docid": "16852372",
"text": "Keys sings about being a brand new version of herself, where nobody has control of her mind, heart and soul. On her official website, the singer wrote: \"Brand new me is about the journey it takes to get to a place where you are proud to be a new you.\" She sings over the soft piano melody: \"It's , I'm not who I was before/You look surprised your words don't burn me anymore/Been meaning to tell ya, but I guess it's plain to see/Don't be mad, it's just a brand-new kinda me/Can't be bad, I've found a brand-new kinda free.\"",
"title": "Brand New Me (Alicia Keys song)"
},
{
"docid": "7739020",
"text": "the Devil Blues\" he sings, \"Early this mornin' when you knocked upon my door, and I said 'Hello Satan I believe it's time to go'\". These songs contribute to the Faustian myth; how much Johnson promoted the idea is debated, although many agree \"the 'devil angle' made for good marketing\". Blues historian Samuel Charters sees the song as having elements of protest and social commentary. The second verse includes \"the sun goin' down now boy, dark gon' catch me here\", a reference to the \"sundown laws\" or curfew during racial segregation in the United States. Signs in the rural South",
"title": "Cross Road Blues"
},
{
"docid": "17268849",
"text": "the first 90 seconds. Carey and Miguel embark on a motorbike cruise at sunset, as he sings about her beauty in the lyrics \"let the moonlight kiss your skin\". After the first 90 seconds, Carey assumes the lead artist role and performs the rest of \"#Beautiful\". Carey responds with \"I like when you run red lights, don't stop till you thrill me\", which Randall Roberts for \"Los Angeles Times\" thought would alarm mothers and police officers. After Carey sings the line \"Take me anywhere\", she releases a little giggle. \"#Beautiful\" ends with a textured layering of both Carey's and Miguel's",
"title": "Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)"
},
{
"docid": "10502900",
"text": "me so hot/You make me wanna drop.\" The song structurally takes a dramatic turn during the bridge in which she drops the persona of being crazy in love to candidly tell her lover how real and raw her emotions are, aside from the public display, \"Kiss me gently, always, I know, hold me, love me, don't ever go,\" she sings softly. A Japanese version of the song was released as a ringtone in Japan, with the Japanese lyrics replacing the chorus. In China, a Mandarin version of the song was released which replaced the chorus and the introduction with Mandarin",
"title": "Hot (Avril Lavigne song)"
},
{
"docid": "8279215",
"text": "you're either convinced or not.\" \"Rolling Stone\" was positive: \"The lead single, \"Don't Tell Me,\" might be her most Avril-ish song yet, a petulant kiss-off to a horny boy. As the guitars get revved up behind her, she asks, \"Did I not tell you that I'm not like that girl/The one who gives it all away, yeah/Did you think that I was going to give it up to you?\" The syntax may be tortured, but the singer sounds just fine: a righteous prude, confidently fending off the creeps.\" Yahoo Music! liked the song but was angry because there are spelling",
"title": "Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song)"
},
{
"docid": "6552934",
"text": "who will support her, not disappear when she needs him the most. She asks if he thinks the relationship is worth fighting for. \"I wanna love/ I want a fire/ To feel the burn/ My desires/ I wanna man by my side/ Not a boy who runs and hides/ Are you gonna fight for me?/ Die for me?/ Live and breathe for me?/ Do you care for me?/ 'Cause if you don't then just leave,\" she sings. Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics wrote that \"[...] Clarkson vocals fiery and smoldering. She's come a long way from American Idol where she had",
"title": "Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)"
},
{
"docid": "15412399",
"text": "low-note of G# to the high-note of E. The song contains string accents described as \"sympathetic, but not overpowering\". Described as a \"jangly pop tune\", having an \"overarching feel-good vibe\", lyrically, the song speaks of \"embracing who you are and not letting your critics get you down\". Gomez sings of insecurities, and people telling her she is not good enough, before asserting \"I'm sure you got some things/ You'd like to change about yourself/ But when it comes to me/ I wouldn't want to be anybody else.\" According to Brian Voerding of AOL Radio Blog, \"Gomez sings about staying true",
"title": "Who Says (Selena Gomez & the Scene song)"
},
{
"docid": "8470295",
"text": "Let Me Rock You Let Me Rock You is the third album released by American musician and former Kiss drummer Peter Criss. Due to poor sales for his previous album, \"Out of Control\", \"Let Me Rock You\" was not released in the United States until 1998, when it was reissued on CD. The album was produced by Vini Poncia, who previously produced Criss's 1978 solo album (officially released as a Kiss album). \"Let Me Rock You\" features the song \"Feels Like Heaven\", written by Criss's former bandmate, Gene Simmons. Vinnie Cusano also co-wrote a song for the album; at the",
"title": "Let Me Rock You"
},
{
"docid": "9892027",
"text": "her performance as Lois Lane/Bianca in \"Kiss Me, Kate\". for which Kirk recounted learning the songs (from Cole Porter) and performing them for investors before performing them in the theatre. The reviewer for Cast Album wrote: \"As Lois/Bianca, Lisa Kirk acts and sings her numbers impeccably; her performance of \"Why Can't You Behave?\" is unsurpassed as her sultry voice pours over great lines such as, \"There I'll care for you forever / Well, at least till you dig my grave.\" In \"Mack and Mabel\" (1974), she played an older actress who becomes a star tap dancer, and was noted by",
"title": "Lisa Kirk"
},
{
"docid": "15023371",
"text": "in the pouring rain / Kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain / ‘Cause I see sparks fly / Whenever you smile,\" she sings insistently.\" According to Swift, the song is about \"falling for someone who you maybe shouldn't fall for, but you can't stop yourself because there's such a connection and chemistry.\" \"Sparks Fly\" received positive reviews from music critics. Rob Sheffield of \"Rolling Stone\" praised Swift's vocals on \"Sparks Fly\", commenting that her voice in such an upbeat song is unaffected enough to mask how masterful she has become as a singer. Rahul Prabhakar of \"The",
"title": "Sparks Fly (song)"
},
{
"docid": "15740888",
"text": "three songs from the album that Ace Frehley wrote and sings on. The album also features most of Frehley's material, who got more involved in songwriting after his solo album was released. Although Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons decided to make a pop-rock album (unusual for Kiss), Frehley's compositions remained hard rock, as much as they could be. After Peter Criss' departure, Frehley would be often out-voted 2-1 by Simmons and Stanley (Eric Carr was not a partner in the band as others were, but rather an employee), who then decided to make a pop-rock album. \"Talk to Me\" is",
"title": "Talk to Me (Kiss song)"
},
{
"docid": "16424402",
"text": "Your Status... In the last quarter of 2010, Nina revealed that she was recording an all-original studio album and announced that it will be released in mid-January 2011, stating \"I only have two cover songs in there and the rest are originals. It's going to be sexy-soul which is like singing from the soul but when you hear it, there's a degree of sexiness to it. That's me 'eh. I'm really a singer that sings from the soul, \"bonus na lang 'yung sexy na part\" [the sexy part is just a bonus].\" However, the album was pushed back to a",
"title": "However Much Love"
},
{
"docid": "19342931",
"text": "na na na na\", and Fantine \"screams\", \"And everyone wants to talk\". In the chorus, the girls sing, \"Lenga lenga, Blá! Blá! Blá !, speak, talk, nonstop, lero-lero !, blah! Blah !, I do not want to hear.\" Karin once again sings in the second part, talking about \"nosy people\" that appeared, just to get in their way. Fantine, in turn, says, \"I'm right, I'm wrong, let time show me, but no one's going to tell me what I should do.\" After the chorus, Aline does a rap (as she did in the song \"Vem Cair na Zueira\",) this time",
"title": "Blá Blá Blá (song)"
},
{
"docid": "9892031",
"text": "and \"Lisa Kirk Sings At The Plaza\" (1959). Kirk may be best known for her role in the original Broadway production of Cole Porter's musical, \"Kiss Me, Kate\". Bloom and Vlastnik wrote in their compendium titled \"Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time\" that Kirk \"hit the jackpot again\", introducing \"Why Can't You Behave\" and \"Always True to You (in My Fashion)\". Another popular number was the upbeat \"Tom, Dick or Harry\", performed with Harold Lang as Lucentio, Edwin Clay as Gremio and Charles Wood as Hortensio (suitors to Kirk's \"Bianca\"). Lewis Nichols writes: \"\"Having startled the town",
"title": "Lisa Kirk"
},
{
"docid": "6384560",
"text": "sitcom Roseanne amidst the trend. To illustrate the trend, Roseanne later found herself kissed by another woman and was \"consoled\" by Bernhard's character, bringing bisexuality to Middle America. (\"See Also: Lesbian kiss episodes\") The 1992 film \"Basic Instinct\" featured a glamorous bisexual murderess played by Sharon Stone. Mainstream singer Janet Jackson recorded a cover version of Rod Stewart's \"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)\" in which she sings to a woman with whom she is about to engage in a \"ménage à trois\", saying, \"\"This is just between me... and you... and you...\".\" In the 21st century, bisexuality (or manifestations",
"title": "Bisexual chic"
},
{
"docid": "8514470",
"text": "Baby Phat (song) \"Baby Phat\" is the only official single from De La Soul's sixth studio album, \"\", released in late 2001. The song was produced by Dave West and featured vocals from Devin the Dude and Yummy Bingham. This single was the introduction for Yummy Bingham. The song is an ode to \"plus size\" women, as Devin sings \"\"Don't get stuck on the things they say, now you know it's a nasty world / Tryin' to get with ya anyway cause I know you're a nasty girl / We ain't never gon' discriminate so let me compliment your size\"\"",
"title": "Baby Phat (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16821945",
"text": "listened to and we were like, 'Yeah, we love this song'\". According to a MTV News article, the number was released digitally in the United States on 17 November 2012. By 18 January 2013, the song had not been officially promoted to US radio stations. The track, however, was released by Sony Music Entertainment on 8 February 2013, as the record's second single in Germany. \"Kiss You\" is an uptempo, upbeat power pop song which runs for a duration of 3:04 (3 minutes, four seconds). The track features electronic effects, colossal hooks, a \"na na na\" breakdown, and a Motown-tinged",
"title": "Kiss You (One Direction song)"
},
{
"docid": "4605400",
"text": "not beating up Jung-Woo, Que-Min will have to go out with the gang leader himself. Ghoon-Hahm and Que-Min start their forced relationship, and Que-Min finally gets Jung-Woo to remember her name and notice her. The \"Pretty-boy Fan Club\" is a club of a group of female students at Pure Water High School, where Jung-Woo also attends, who take pictures of all of the boys in their school who they view as especially attractive. Kill Me, Kiss Me Kill Me, Kiss Me (K2-케이투-, \"Kei Tu\") is a Korean manhwa originally created by Korean author Lee Young-you revolving around two identical cousins",
"title": "Kill Me, Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "15740891",
"text": "\"You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!\"). \"Talk to Me\" was performed during the Unmasked Tour and, like the whole album, was ignored by the band during the 1980s. During the Asian and Australian leg of the Kiss Farewell Tour, Kiss performed the song. The song has not been performed since. Frehley also performed the song while on a tour across Australia. \"Talk to Me\" has appeared on following albums: Covers: Talk to Me (Kiss song) \"Talk to Me\" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1980 on their eighth studio album \"Unmasked\". The song,",
"title": "Talk to Me (Kiss song)"
},
{
"docid": "12250466",
"text": "did a cover the song on his 1999 album \"Under the Influence\". Conway Twitty recorded his version in 1972 on his album \"I Can't See Me Without You\". Gene Stuart recorded a version in Ireland in 1972. Roy Clark recorded a version on his album entitled \"Roy Clark Country!\" released in 1972. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' \"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'\" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1971 as the first single from the album \"Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs\". The song has since",
"title": "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"
},
{
"docid": "5418245",
"text": "raccoons and parrots. Masashi Tanaka (Gon's creator) has said, \"This work contains no dialog or onomatopoetic words. People always ask me why I have done this. From the beginning, I didn't think it was necessary. Manga should be without grammar. I also think that it is strange to give animals human language and make them talk. What I set out to do with \"Gon\" was to draw something that was more interesting than anything you could say in words. Manga still has great potential that does not exist in other media. I plan to continue developing the art of expression.\"",
"title": "Gon (manga)"
},
{
"docid": "13845849",
"text": "\"Now\", and Ana Štefok () recorded a Croatian rendering of \"Kiss Me Goodbye\" entitled \"Poljubi me za kraj\". Connie Francis recorded \"Kiss Me Goodbye\" for her \"Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed\" album which featured Reed as producer and pianist; the album was released in November 1969. Also in 1969 Karel Gott recorded a Czech rendering of \"Kiss Me Goodbye\" entitled \"Zpátky Si Dám Tenhle Film\". Virginia Lee () recorded \"Kiss Me Goodbye\" for her 1970 album \"Poem of Love\". Red Hurley and the Nevada had a #1 hit on the Irish charts in 1971 with a remake",
"title": "Kiss Me Goodbye (Petula Clark song)"
},
{
"docid": "15118959",
"text": "the lines \"I got a dirty mind / I got filthy ways / I'm trying to bathe my Ape in your milky way / They callin' me an alien / A big-headed astronaut\". Then, using metaphors about extraterrestrials, Perry sings, \"You're not like the others / Futuristic lover / Different DNA\". The chorus has Perry addressing her lover: \"Kiss me, kiss me / Infect me with your love and / Fill me with your poison\", claiming to be \"ready for abduction\". West contributes a second verse to the track, before Perry's final refrain, with heavily auto-tuned vocals: \"I know a",
"title": "E.T. (song)"
},
{
"docid": "6664830",
"text": "make the top 40 in Germany and Austria. The lower than usual peaks can be attributed to Twain's health, as she had to cancel several promotional performances since at the time she was sick. When \"Up!\" was released in 2002, \"When You Kiss Me\" gained enough album play to reach number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. These are the formats for the major releases. Germany & Australia CD Maxi Germany 3\" CD Single Europe CD Single UK CD Single - \"When You Kiss Me / Up!\" UK CD Single - 'Up! / When You Kiss",
"title": "When You Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "5926149",
"text": "You Got Me (The Roots song) \"You Got Me\" is a song by the hip hop band The Roots, featuring vocals by Erykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve, then known as Eve of Destruction, who raps the second verse but does not appear in the music video. The track was released as a single from the band's fourth studio album, \"Things Fall Apart\" (1999). \"You Got Me\" was co-written by musician Jill Scott, who recorded vocals for the song's chorus and bridge. Her part was subsequently re-recorded by Badu at the insistence of MCA Records, who wanted a",
"title": "You Got Me (The Roots song)"
},
{
"docid": "13235789",
"text": "a pop-dance track. J!-ENT described the song as \"an upbeat, addictive track utilizing the classic 1969 Steam track “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”. A wonderful debut single for Kristinia.\" \"People\" magazine praised the song and compared it to recent releases by Rihanna, stating \"First single 'Goodbye', an undeniable dance-pop confection, recalls Rihanna's 'S.O.S. (Rescue Me)', reworking Steam's 1969 hit 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye' much like 'S.O.S. (Rescue Me)' did 'Tainted Love'.\" Meanwhile, upon the song's UK release, noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of the 'Blues & Soul' referred to it as \"a punchy, upbeat single",
"title": "Goodbye (Kristinia DeBarge song)"
},
{
"docid": "17524862",
"text": "\"XO\" are echo-laden and in contrast to other songs on \"Beyoncé\", the ballad contains several hooks. Beyoncé starts the song by asking a loved one to kiss her. Some of the ascending chorus lines are call and response; Beyoncé is backed by a sing-along crowd as she sings about how her \"darkest nights\" are enlightened by the lover's face: \"In the darkest night hour / I search through the crowd / Your face is all that I see / I give you everything\". The chorus ends with the singer adding, \"Baby love me, lights out\", with a croak in her",
"title": "XO (song)"
},
{
"docid": "15897823",
"text": "Who Gon Stop Me \"Who Gon Stop Me\" is a song by American hip hop recording artists Kanye West and Jay-Z, from their first collaborative effort \"Watch the Throne\" (2011). The song is the ninth song on the official track list for the album. Music critics praised the song. The song heavily samples English dubstep producer Flux Pavilion's hit single \"I Can't Stop\", taken from his EP \"Lines in Wax\" and his mix album \"Circus One\" with Doctor P. \"Who Gon Stop Me\" received widespread critical acclaim. \"Spin\" gave the song a positive review and described the hook in the",
"title": "Who Gon Stop Me"
},
{
"docid": "6664831",
"text": "Me\" UK DVD Single - \"When You Kiss Me / Up!\" When You Kiss Me \"When You Kiss Me\" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fifth international single released from her 2002 album \"Up!\". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. Shania has admitted on several occasions that \"When You Kiss Me\" is her favorite ballad off \"Up!\"; in spite of that, it was excluded from Twain's \"Greatest Hits\" album. The song found mild success in Europe and Australia, and it was the only non-released track to chart on the \"Billboard\" Country",
"title": "When You Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "7088385",
"text": "Tim Pope Why Can't I Be You? \"Why Can't I Be You?\" is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released as a single from their 1987 album \"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me\". \"Why Can't I Be You?\" was the first single released from the album \"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me\"—the band's seventh LP. In 14 April 1987, it peaked at number 21 on UK Singles Chart. In the United States that same year, the song reached number 54 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, while a remix of the track charted at numbers eight and 27",
"title": "Why Can't I Be You?"
},
{
"docid": "7088381",
"text": "Why Can't I Be You? \"Why Can't I Be You?\" is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released as a single from their 1987 album \"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me\". \"Why Can't I Be You?\" was the first single released from the album \"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me\"—the band's seventh LP. In 14 April 1987, it peaked at number 21 on UK Singles Chart. In the United States that same year, the song reached number 54 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, while a remix of the track charted at numbers eight and 27 on the",
"title": "Why Can't I Be You?"
},
{
"docid": "18199026",
"text": "Abreu sings 'you say you listen but you never do' and 'you make me sad when I'm happy'. However, rather than be deluded, she is fully aware of the negativity the relationship is causing, but is unable to break away due to her love for her partner: 'still I go weak when you just look at me'. The song ends with Abreu providing a clear ultimatum: 'let me love...or let me be free'. Released only to radio in order to promote the album from which it was lifted, \"Impatient\" did not chart on the Finnish Top 20 or the Download",
"title": "Impatient (Anna Abreu song)"
},
{
"docid": "17544679",
"text": "Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo It is based on the Japanese manga \"Itazura Na Kiss\" written by Tada Kaoru. The Japanese series is the fifth television adaptation of the manga, following the Japanese \"Itazura Na Kiss\" in 1996, the Taiwanese \"It Started with a Kiss\" in 2005, its sequel \"They Kiss Again\" in 2007, Korean \"Playful Kiss\" in 2010 the Thai \"kiss me\" in 2015 and the Chinese \"Miss in Kiss\" in 2016. Kotoko Aihara (Honoka Miki) isn't very intelligent and lacks ability in school. She is in class F, the least intelligent class in her grade. Despite this, she",
"title": "Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo"
},
{
"docid": "9939464",
"text": "had been used up in the laboratory analysis.\" The fourth shipment had been seized by Mexican officials in its entirety, but its contents too apparently have now been destroyed. Questions have also been raised by Mr. Ye Gon's defense experts about the methodology of the earlier testing of these samples conducted in Mexico's laboratories. During Mr. Ye Gon's U.S. prosecution, the lead U.S. prosecutor also openly admitted that \"I am not proffering that I have interviewed a witness, you know, who is a drug trafficker who said I got ephedrine or pseudoephedrine from him, so that to me would be",
"title": "Zhenli Ye Gon"
},
{
"docid": "20749711",
"text": "album Do not Give Me a Mother, from 1993, Mira sings songs that are heard in the country. These are: Do not give me a mother, Monastery, You are like me, Swordsman, A series of veins are quietly running. The following year partially continues the success of the previous album, and captures hits \"I'll give you my son\", \"Map of Tug\" and \"You're not my destiny\", but the album from 1996 does not go remarkably. From the album she recorded until 2000, the songs of Kosa black are singled out, I will be some kind of good and my comrade",
"title": "Mira Škorić"
},
{
"docid": "16208172",
"text": "band sings \" Na na na na \" to the end of the song against an accompanied piccolo trumpet. The lyrics for \"Yellow Pansy Street\" are mellower than \"T.W.L\" and the mood of the song is a complete 180 from the upbeat, carefree, mood of \"T.W.L\". While the former speaks of doing your best, \"Yellow Pansy Street\" speaks of lost love and remembering what could have been. \" You're crying, aren't you? You're crying?/I'm worried/Yesterday, the yellow pansy were blooming alongside the street/You're crying, aren't you?/I said I'm worried/If I had known/I wonder would you have smiled and laughed? \"",
"title": "T.W.L/Yellow Pansy Street"
},
{
"docid": "12319497",
"text": "knees/You can do what you please/C'mon and Love Me.\" \"C'mon and Love Me\" became a favorite in concert and a regular part of Kiss' 1970s performances. It has retained a cult following among the ensemble's fans and was later covered by Skid Row (this rendition can be found on \"B-Side Ourselves\"). \"C'mon and Love Me\" underperformed on the singles listings and did not chart. The song has appeared on the following Kiss issues: \"C'mon and Love Me\" cover: C'mon and Love Me \"C'mon and Love Me\" is a 1975 single by the American rock band Kiss. It was originally featured",
"title": "C'mon and Love Me"
},
{
"docid": "8249682",
"text": "Tell Me Who You Are (Malene song) \"Tell Me Who You Are\" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Malene. The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2002, titled \"Vis mig hvem du er\". The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following Finland's Laura with \"Addicted To You\" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Maja Tatić with \"Na jastuku za dvoje\". At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 24th (last) in a field of 24. This is the worst result Denmark has ever had.",
"title": "Tell Me Who You Are (Malene song)"
},
{
"docid": "19299708",
"text": "focus on a destructive relationship that the singer knows is wrong for her, but one she finds irresistible, which can be seen in the lines, \"Who cares when it feels like crack?.\" In the chorus, she \"hauntingly asks over and over, 'What are you willing to do? / Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do,'\" in which she responds, \"Kiss it, kiss it better, baby.\" During the song, she seeks reconciliation from a lover, and \"relies on [sex] to smooth over a conflict,\" singing: \"Mmm, do what you gotta do, keep me up all night.\" Julianne Shepherd of \"Billboard\"",
"title": "Kiss It Better (Rihanna song)"
},
{
"docid": "8638807",
"text": "coming back every time they work together. Referring to lines like 'when I kiss you like that', he said that although \"I love Jim Steinman\", he wouldn't French kiss him. To me it wasn't a song about romance, it was about me and Jim Steinman. We'd had a load of problems with managers in the early '80s and all of a sudden after five years we started to communicate. After I'd been to his house, he sent me the song, and it was \"It's All Coming Back To Me Now\". Not the line 'When you kiss me like that', but",
"title": "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
},
{
"docid": "8014097",
"text": "of the group, his vocals have been featured on many of the band's songs. He often sings in response to or in harmony with lead singer Alex Turner, and sings lead vocals on \"D Is for Dangerous\", \"Brick by Brick\", and \"I.D.S.T.\", as well as on parts of \"You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me\", \"Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?\" and \"Teddy Picker\". Also, during two shows of the North American leg of the band's \"Humbug\" Tour, he sang an interpretation of Wham!'s \"Last Christmas\" during an encore performance of \"Fluorescent Adolescent\".",
"title": "Matt Helders"
},
{
"docid": "16904290",
"text": "United Kingdom. \"Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me\" was written by Rachel Moulden and produced by Jim Eliot. The song was described as \"a typical pop ballad\" by Ayeesha Walsh of \"The Sun\", while its lyrics were deemed \"striking and memorable\" by Sam Lansky of Idolator. Amy Sciaretto of PopCrush noted that the lyrics address to \"how the love of a good man can make you beautiful, and that love, not looks, are what’s important in life.\" During the chorus, the group sings, \"Right now the whole world could call me ugly / So what? To you, I'm not / You",
"title": "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me"
},
{
"docid": "19930546",
"text": "sings over a marimba-fueled percussive sway about a budding romance. \"The club isn't the best place to find a lover, so the bar is where I go/ Me and my friends at the table doing shots drinking fast and then we talk slow\", he sings. \"Come over and start up a conversation with just me/ And trust me I'll give it a chance.\" According to \"NT News\", the song \"tells the story of loved (or lusted) up Sheeran meeting a girl in a bar where he and his mates are doing shots.\" \"Shape of You\" is written in the key",
"title": "Shape of You"
},
{
"docid": "10891637",
"text": "When the Nightingale Sings When The Nightingale Sings is a Middle English poem, author unknown, recorded in the British Library's Harley 2253 manuscript, verse 25. It is a love poem, extolling the beauty and lost love of an unknown maiden. When þe nyhtegale singes þe wodes waxen grene.<br> Lef ant gras ant blosme springes in aueryl y wene,<br> Ant love is to myn herte gon wiþ one spere so kene<br> Nyht ant day my blod hit drynkes myn herte deþ me tene. Ich have loved al þis er þat y may love namore,<br> Ich have siked moni syk lemmon for",
"title": "When the Nightingale Sings"
},
{
"docid": "1875121",
"text": "being in the book series \"Mary Poppins\" by P. L. Travers and the Walt Disney film adaptation which has an extended dance sequence in which the jovial workers celebrate the end of the workday with fearless acrobatics. Their leader, \"Bert\", played by Dick van Dyke, sings \"Chim Chim Cher-ee\" which won the Oscar for \"Best Song\" in 1965. The chorus refers to the traditional association of chimney sweeps with good luck: \"\"Good luck will rub off when I shake 'ands with you, or blow me a kiss ... and that's lucky too\"\". The novel \"Die schwarzen Brüder\" (\"The Black Brothers\"),",
"title": "Chimney sweep"
},
{
"docid": "9264299",
"text": "Let Me Kiss You \"Let Me Kiss You\" is a song written by Morrissey and Alain Whyte. It was recorded (in two separate versions) by both Morrissey and by Nancy Sinatra, both of whom released their version as a single in the UK on 11 October 2004. Both versions made the UK charts, Morrissey's peaking at number 8, and Sinatra's at number 46. Morrissey's version of the song features on his album \"You Are the Quarry\". It was also Morrissey's third top ten single of 2004. The single also saw the release of the track \"Don't Make Fun of Daddy's",
"title": "Let Me Kiss You"
},
{
"docid": "17235697",
"text": "and currencies that make trading in urban Nigeria difficult. \"African Arts\" journalist E.J. Collins interpreted one of the verses as a reference to the protracted nature of transactions in Lagos. In this verse, Kuti sings: Kuti uses ironic humor to express pride in Nigerians' ability to drive and work within difficult conditions: \"Before-before Lagos traffic na special, eh / Number one special all over the world / You go get Ph.D. for driving for Lagos, eh / You go get M.A. for driving for Lagos, eh / You go get M.Sc. for driving for Lagos, oh / For me for",
"title": "Confusion (album)"
},
{
"docid": "16775295",
"text": "such as \"Para-paraan, Paligoy-ligoy, No Erase, Bahala Na, and Hanap-hanap\"; the last three songs mentioned she collaborated with James Reid, who later on became Lustre's onscreen and real life partner couple. In 2015, her song \"Me and You\", from her self-titled album, was given the Titanium Award by SBS PopAsia, which is a popular Australian music show that broadcasts Asian pop hits on digital radio, online and on mobile devices such as music videos of K-pop idols in South Korea. Lustre is among other famous artists like K-pop groups Super Junior, U-KISS and EXO who had songs that achieved Titanium",
"title": "Nadine Lustre"
},
{
"docid": "14525568",
"text": "song. According to the lyrics of \"Why Don't You Love Me\", Knowles impersonates a woman who questions her love interest about the reason for which he does not value her fabulousness, convincing him she's the best thing for him as she sings: \"Why don't you love me... when I make me so damn easy to love?... I got beauty... I got class... I got style and I got ass...\". The singer further tells her love interest that the decision not to choose her is \"entirely foolish\". Originally released as a pre-order bonus track on the deluxe edition of \"I Am...",
"title": "Why Don't You Love Me (Beyoncé song)"
},
{
"docid": "8470296",
"text": "same year the album was released, Cusano became known as Vinnie Vincent when he replaced Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley. The album cover features Peter Criss for the first time without his Kiss makeup, as he did not appear on the cover of his solo album \"Out of Control\". One year later, Kiss also decided to take off their makeup for their \"Lick It Up\" album. Only one single from the album was released—\"Tears,\" with a cover of John Lennon's \"Jealous Guy\" as the B-side. Let Me Rock You Let Me Rock You is the third album released by American musician",
"title": "Let Me Rock You"
},
{
"docid": "3375736",
"text": "DeCarlo began performing again in 2012. By the beginning of the 21st century, sales of \"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye\" had exceeded 6.5 million records. Their second single, \"I've Gotta Make You Love Me\", reached number 44 in Canada in February 1970. In 2014, DeCarlo released the album \"Long Time Comin\", which included a new version of his hit. DeCarlo (born Gary Richard DeCarlo in Bridgeport, Connecticut on June 5, 1942) died on June 28, 2017, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 75 years old. Steam (band) Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for",
"title": "Steam (band)"
},
{
"docid": "16229339",
"text": "Artie sings \"Let Me Love You\" and Rory, after he says he has been informed that his visa for a second year at McKinley has been denied, performs \"Home\". Sugar chooses Rory as her date. Santana (Naya Rivera) and Brittany (Heather Morris) are about to kiss in the hall when Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) stops them. He tells them that he has received complaints about their public displays of affection, which Santana decries as a double-standard, citing the much longer public kisses of Finn (Cory Monteith) and Rachel (Lea Michele). Quinn (Dianna Agron), Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Sam (Chord Overstreet)",
"title": "Heart (Glee)"
},
{
"docid": "15604355",
"text": "Changed the Way You Kiss Me \"Changed the Way You Kiss Me\" is a song by British singer Example from his third studio album, \"Playing in the Shadows\". It was released on 5 June 2011 as the album's lead single, after it had premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record in the World' on 24 March 2011. The song was written by Example with Michael Woods, who also produced it. An official remix featuring American rapper Ludacris was made available to mainstream radio in the United States on 1 May 2012. The song debuted at number-one on",
"title": "Changed the Way You Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "14727803",
"text": "ear as it was noisly in the engine room due to motors run. However, the diesel engine is more noisly now. So, he shouts to me: — Shura, we are now intend to christen you as per maritime tradition and then you will our spirit man, and no any contagion or trouble will not overtake you easy. For this reason we need to make two sacraments, or possible to say — to perform only two conditions: to kiss a crank bearing of the main engine and then drink a cup of seawater. Are you ready? — Ready - I reply.",
"title": "SS Heinrich Arp"
},
{
"docid": "14299948",
"text": "Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love is a 2009 double disc compilation album by American singer Frank Sinatra. Released by Rhino just in time for Valentine's Day 2009, Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love is a good collection of 22 highlights—with an additional ten cuts on the two-disc \"deluxe\" edition—from Sinatra's Reprise recordings. While there are surely some hits here -- \"Some Enchanted Evening,\" \"They Can't Take That Away from Me,\" \"I Get A Kick Out of You,\" \"I've Got You Under My Skin\"—what's noteworthy about this collection is that it is not just a recycling of",
"title": "Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love"
},
{
"docid": "19502873",
"text": "production of the song is based on a roland TR-808. After the first two sung verses, Brown visits his rapping skills in the final verse of the song. Lyrically, the song tells a story of how his side girl became his main girl and their relationship changed for the worse, combining passion and romance, even though Brown is wary of the intentions of his female liaisons. The crooner calls out an ex for fronting and admits he's fed up with blowing up her phone, as he sings \"I know what you want, but you're not gon' get it / You",
"title": "Grass Ain't Greener"
},
{
"docid": "10175535",
"text": "All songs were written by Pete Townshend. The track listing for the CD and video is as follows: N.B. \"Overture\" is not The Who Song from \"Tommy\", but a special medley for these concerts and subsequent tour, consisting of \"A Little Is Enough,\" \"Rough Boys,\" \"Sparks,\" \"Dr. Jimmy\" (\"Is It Me?\" section), \"Baba O'Riley,\" \"Who Are You,\" \"Quadrophenia\" (\"Helpless Dancer\" theme) and \"See Me, Feel Me,\" A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and a later live",
"title": "A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who"
},
{
"docid": "11141049",
"text": "the kiddie side. 'Cause with this album, I wanted to blend, I wanted to do all different visuals of me. The first [video] 'Wall to Wall,' the acting, the vampires, the spookiness, then you go to 'Kiss, Kiss,' that had the little goofy part, now this one is solo, the main [performer] is me. Me freestyle dancing – just showing people me naturally, not a choreographed routine, just me dancing and showing you what I'm capable of. But at the same time, I was just having fun with the camera, and just one-on-one time with me and my audience.\" The",
"title": "With You (Chris Brown song)"
},
{
"docid": "7628847",
"text": "1995, Brian Wilson said that it was only a coincidence that Love himself \"was on his way to goin' bald then,\" and that the group did the song without being aware that he might have thought it was about him. Brian then called it \"one of the funnier songs [the Beach Boys] ever done, very current for its time.\" In 1976, Dennis Wilson claimed: \"I took that song in a very strange way, I thought it was more or less about oral sex. You know, [sings] 'Get a job, sha na na na, sha na na na na. What a",
"title": "She's Goin' Bald"
},
{
"docid": "7847594",
"text": "a slamming heavy metal guitar intro on an insanely hyper track.\" The song is about a dominant female who nurses a broken heart as she sings, \"Let me kiss it and make it better/After tonight you will forget her\". \"Fallen Angel\" is also an up-tempo techno-trance song with elements of ambient music. It features Spanish guitar and castanets. The lyrics were influenced by and written surrounding the death of Kurt Cobain. The third track, \"Good-N-Evil\", incorporates elements of industrial music. \"Fly\" is a mid-tempo song built around a trip hop beat. The album's fifth track and the only ballad on",
"title": "1000 Fires"
},
{
"docid": "20302875",
"text": "more like, I am this person who embraces all my past selves. This album is the most me for right now that I can be.\" Tatiana Cirisano of \"Billboard\" described the song as \"a twangy, country-tinged break-up waiting to happen\". Ross McNeilage of MTV News called the song a \"a country kiss-off to an unsatisfying lover\", and felt it is \"full-out country in its production, compared to the airy fun vibes of 'Malibu' and 'Younger Now', as Miley sings of leaving over a familiar-sounding guitar melody\". Deepa Lakshmin of the same publication opined that the song \"takes the opposite approach\"",
"title": "Week Without You"
},
{
"docid": "7787578",
"text": "with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.\" Then Jesus said to her, \"Your sins are forgiven.\" The other guests began to say among themselves, \"Who is this who even forgives sins?\" Jesus said to the woman, \"Your faith",
"title": "Anointing of Jesus"
},
{
"docid": "13186582",
"text": "continue to dance with the group of people seen at the very beginning. Later, only the group of people are warped back to planet Earth, dubbed as \"wonderland\", leaving ATC in outer space, with one girl having a necklace that glows up as a gift from ATC. I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me) \"I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me)\" is a song by German eurodance group ATC. It was released in July 2001 as the lead single from their second album \"Touch the Sky\". The music video starts out with a group of people looking up onto the",
"title": "I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me)"
},
{
"docid": "13186580",
"text": "I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me) \"I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me)\" is a song by German eurodance group ATC. It was released in July 2001 as the lead single from their second album \"Touch the Sky\". The music video starts out with a group of people looking up onto the night sky and spotting a luminous beam of light. It later zooms into a barren foreign planet where ATC are sitting and looking up into the sky. The group then stands up and walks through a grasslands, ending up in front of a tree full of bubbles",
"title": "I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me)"
},
{
"docid": "17294134",
"text": "Music label just four days before Big Sean released \"Switch Up\". The lyrics rapped in the chorus \"Who gon' leave you there when who gon' leave which ya?/ This is for the ones thats always ridin' with ya/ Ain't switch, I ain't switch up/ Naw, naw I aint switch up/ The same me, naw naw I ain't switch up/ The same team, naw naw I ain't switch up...\" made fans think that Big Sean was angry towards Kid Cudi's departure from GOOD Music. Big Sean clarified the controversy with an interview with MTV News. Big Sean said in the interview",
"title": "Switch Up"
},
{
"docid": "7752622",
"text": "their legitimacy, Smith gave the band advice: \"Nobody knows what kind of songs you are going to write in the future and nobody knows the full potential of any band. I really like the music you sent me.\" Hoppus was ecstatic at Smith's response; he referred to the call as \"an amazing experience, like a dream come true.\" Hoppus had been significantly influenced by The Cure in his adolescence. After borrowing a cassette version of the band’s album \"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me\" from friend Wendy Franklin, he became fixated on \"Just Like Heaven”, in high school, he began",
"title": "All of This"
},
{
"docid": "7286105",
"text": "is in her hand, which was apparently the reason she ran back. The last verse ends with the lyrics: \"I'll never kiss your lips again/They buried you today.\" The final line in the coda asks the Teen Angel to: \"Answer me, please.\" \"Teen Angel\" and its two predecessors at the Hot 100's top spot, \"El Paso\" by Marty Robbins and \"Running Bear\" by Johnny Preston, continued a string of pop tunes in which someone dies tragically. American rock and roll revival act Sha Na Na performed \"Teen Angel\" at the 1969 Woodstock festival. In 1974, the Canadian band, Wednesday, released",
"title": "Teen Angel (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3063768",
"text": "played the saxophone on \"Hey You!!!\" and \"Icing Sugar\". \"Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me\" was released on 25 May 1987 by record label Fiction (in the UK) and Elektra in the US. Though a double album, it was released as a single CD, and single cassette. One track, \"Hey You!!!\", was omitted from the original CD release (due to the 74:33 Red Book time restriction on the CD format at the time) to fit the album on one disc, but was included on all cassette releases. A limited vinyl edition came with an extra six-track 12\" (orange vinyl, featuring",
"title": "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me"
},
{
"docid": "15819546",
"text": "that beauty/has to flourish in the light/wild horses run unbridled/or their spirit dies/you have given me the courage/to be all that I can/and I truly feel ...[sings] and I truly feel your heart will lead you back to me when you're ready to land.' At that point I really believed that I was going to go back to the marriage – I didn't think I was going to leave forever. But then the things that happened to me during that time caused me to not go back. Had it been, 'Go be yourself, you've been with me since you were",
"title": "Side Effects (Mariah Carey song)"
},
{
"docid": "16968673",
"text": "with Interscope and did not make the cut of the new album. \"Boomerang\" is a pop song produced by Sandy Vee. It contains \"great layers\" of \"Oh!\"s on the chorus, which was described by Sam Lansky of Idolater as an \"earworm\". The \"synth-spangled\" song contains a \"fuzzy, club-friendly\" beat. Lyrically, \"Boomerang\" is about \"not letting the haters keep you down\", overcoming obstacles and \"coming back even when people try to throw you out\". Scherzinger sings about her ability to turn things around for the better. With \"wide-eyed determination\", she sings: \"You can turn me down, you can throw me now/",
"title": "Boomerang (Nicole Scherzinger song)"
},
{
"docid": "17929881",
"text": "showing Minogue behind a sheet of glass covered in rain. It then changes to a window and Minogue emerges barefoot wearing a blue flowing dress. She sings the duet \"Beautiful\" by herself walking down the catwalk. She then goes on to perform \"Kiss Me Once\". The section continues with the Steve Anderson remix of \"Get Outta My Way\", where the dancers perform during the intro. Minogue then rises out of the stage wearing a showgirl costume that is black on one side and silver on the other to sing the rest of the song. Next, she then sings a new",
"title": "Kiss Me Once Tour"
},
{
"docid": "4985791",
"text": "Of The Spider Woman (\"Kiss Of The Spider Woman\", Kander-Ebb) Queer One (\"Dear One\", Kander-Ebb) You're A Star (\"Where You Are\", Kander-Ebb) 16 Back To Barbara Back To Broadway (\"On A Clear Day\", Lerner-Loewe) 17 Mug Brothers Tell Me It's Not True (Russell) Marilyn Monroe (Russell) I Think I'm Acting (\"I Think I Love You\", Romeo) Downshow (\"Downtown\", Hatch) 18 The Who's Tommy Scenery, Fly Me, Amplify Me (\"See Me, Heal Me, Touch Me, Feel Me\", Townshend) Listening To Us (\"Listening To You\", Townshend) 19 Finale What Happened To Heart? (\"You've Got To Have Heart\", Adler-Ross) Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 3",
"title": "Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 3"
},
{
"docid": "13538325",
"text": "out to the runway to kiss Rick goodbye. Nell gives Rick a good-luck charm from her charm bracelet. As they watch the aircraft take off, their driver, the colonel, suggests that they greet some wounded soldiers at the hospital, where Doris sings a medley of \"You Oughta be in Pictures\" and \"You Do Something To Me.\" After making their appearance at the Air Force Base, the three ladies return to San Francisco to perform in the show (\"What Is This Thing Called Love?\"). When an aircraft with wounded soldiers arrives with Rick and Mike in it, unwounded, and fresh from",
"title": "Starlift"
},
{
"docid": "13112899",
"text": "Part Two\", Sue, who \"ships Klaine\" and is desperate for Kurt and Blaine to reunite, locks them both in a fake elevator and refuses to let them leave until they kiss. After resisting for a great many hours, Blaine and Kurt share a passionate kiss, but do not reunite afterward. In \"Transitioning\", Blaine sings a duet with Kurt, \"Somebody Loves You\", and afterward, kisses Kurt. The following day, Blaine, knowing that he is still in love with Kurt, breaks up with Karofsky; however, Kurt is still seeing an older man, Walter. In \"A Wedding\", Kurt tells Walter that he is",
"title": "Blaine Anderson"
},
{
"docid": "16117554",
"text": "Universal's marketing strategy. The song was supposed to be released internationally, alongside the album but Universal canceled promotion for unknown reasons. In the last quarter of 2010, Nina revealed that she was recording an all-original studio album and announced that it will be released in mid-January 2011, stating \"I only have two cover songs in there and the rest are originals. It's going to be sexy-soul which is like singing from the soul but when you hear it, there's a degree of sexiness to it. That's me 'eh. I'm really a singer that sings from the soul, \"bonus na lang",
"title": "Dance (Nina Girado song)"
},
{
"docid": "8226325",
"text": "sending a telegram to the General requesting Flick's release. Flick is assisted by von Smallhausen, a junior officer of the Gestapo who is not too intelligent. Whenever von Smallhausen makes a statement that is either stupid or is out of line with his boss's thinking, Flick hits von Smallhausen on the head with whatever object comes to hand. Flick is in love with Helga, although he often keeps this hidden. When she comes to see him he always says \"You may kiss me.\" She then proceeds to kiss him passionately, while he stands quite still, with his facial expression not",
"title": "Herr Otto Flick"
}
] |
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| how many claws does a hermann tortoise have |
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"docid": "3968126",
"text": "scales. The limbs generally have five claws, which are darkly colored at their base. The hind legs are noticeably thicker than the forelegs, almost plump. The particularly strong tail ends in a spike, which may be very large in older male specimens. Females have noticeably smaller tail spikes, which are slightly bent toward the body. Early in the morning, the animals leave their nightly shelters, which are usually hollows protected by thick bushes or hedges, to bask in the sun and warm their bodies. They then roam about the Mediterranean meadows of their habitat in search of food. They determine",
"title": "Hermann's tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "12396652",
"text": "a 90 degree hinge which, when closed, can protect its rear legs and tail from predators. This broad band of flexible connective tissue is located between the 4th and 5th costals and the 7th and 8th peripherals in adults. The scutes on its slightly domed and elongated shell typically have a radiating pattern of dark patches, though these can fade. Adult males have a concave belly. Most Bell's hinge-backs have five claws on each forefoot except for one of the subspecies, \"K. b. nogeuyi\". In its habitat, Bell's hinge-back tortoise favours tropical and sub-tropical savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It was",
"title": "Bell's hinge-back tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "9136420",
"text": "on their shells throughout life, though the annual growth bands are not useful for determining age because the outer layers are worn off with time. A tortoise can withdraw its head, neck, and fore limbs into its shell for protection. The legs are large and stumpy, with dry, scaly skin and hard scales. The front legs have five claws, the back legs four. The discoverer of the Galápagos Islands, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, Bishop of Panama, wrote in 1535 of \"such big tortoises that each could carry a man on top of himself.\" Naturalist Charles Darwin remarked after his trip",
"title": "Galápagos tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "3968126",
"text": "scales. The limbs generally have five claws, which are darkly colored at their base. The hind legs are noticeably thicker than the forelegs, almost plump. The particularly strong tail ends in a spike, which may be very large in older male specimens. Females have noticeably smaller tail spikes, which are slightly bent toward the body. Early in the morning, the animals leave their nightly shelters, which are usually hollows protected by thick bushes or hedges, to bask in the sun and warm their bodies. They then roam about the Mediterranean meadows of their habitat in search of food. They determine",
"title": "Hermann's tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "10657000",
"text": "do not project past the carapace. The plastron is yellow-brown turning nearly black near the seams. The head is relatively small and longer than wide. The upper jaw has three tooth-like points. There are large black eyes with a tympanum behind each eye. The skin of the head and limbs is black with yellow to orange scales on top and around the eye and ear. The forelimbs have five claws, are long and slightly flattened. They are covered with fine, dark scales and slightly overlapping larger scales on front in the same color as the head. The hind limbs are",
"title": "Yellow-footed tortoise"
}
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"docid": "5176445",
"text": "being accepted. DNA sequence analysis generally concurs, but not too robustly so. Some sources also list three separate subspecies of Russian tortoise, but they are not widely accepted by taxonomists: The Russian tortoise is a small tortoise species, with a size range of . Females grow slightly larger () to accommodate more eggs. Males average . Russian tortoises are sexually dimorphic. Males tend to have longer tails generally tucked to the side, and longer claws; females have a short, fat tail, with shorter claws than the males. The male has a slit-shaped vent (cloaca) near the tip of its tail;",
"title": "Russian tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "1265234",
"text": "to the time of her death in 2004, she was believed to be the United Kingdom's oldest resident. Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on the island of St Helena, may be as old as 182 or 178 years. Many species of tortoises are sexually dimorphic, though the differences between males and females vary from species to species. In some species, males have a longer, more protruding neck plate than their female counterparts, while in others, the claws are longer on the females. In most tortoise species, the female tends to be larger than the male. The male plastron is",
"title": "Tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "12561445",
"text": "is uniformly known as the \"angulate\" tortoise in English, and as the \"Rooipens skilpad\" (\"red-belly tortoise\") in Afrikaans. A small, shy tortoise with a relatively variable shell, they can often be distinguished by their prominent \"bowsprits\", which are protrusions of the \"gular\" shields, from their plastrons under their chins. These are used by males to fight for territory or females. Uniquely, this species has only one gular shield under its chin; all other southern African tortoises have a divided/double scaled gular. Angulate specimens have 5 claws on their front legs and 4 on each back leg. They also, like most",
"title": "Angulate tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "3968124",
"text": "not in all; \"T. h. robertmertensi\" is the name of a morph with very prominent cheek spots. Generally, the forelegs have no black pigmentation on their undersides. The base of the claws is often lightly colored. The tail in males is larger than in females and possesses a spike. Generally, the shell protecting the tail is divided. A few specimens can be found with undivided shells, similar to the Greek tortoise. The subspecies \"T. h. hercegovinensis\", known as the Dalmatian tortoise, (Balkans coast) and the local \"T. h. peloponnesica\" (southwestern Peloponnesus coast) are now included here; they constitute local forms",
"title": "Hermann's tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "3968118",
"text": "Hermann's tortoise Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni ) is one of five tortoise species traditionally placed in the genus \"Testudo\", the others being the marginated tortoise (\"T. marginata\"), Greek tortoise (\"T. graeca\", or common tortoise), Russian tortoise (\"T. horsfieldii\" ), and Kleinmann's tortoise (\"T. kleinmanni\", or Egyptian tortoise). Two subspecies are known: the western Hermann's tortoise (\"T. h. hermanni\" ) and the eastern Hermann's tortoise (\"T. h. boettgeri\" ). Sometimes mentioned as a subspecies, \"T. h. peleponnesica\" is not yet confirmed to be genetically different from \"T. h. boettgeri\". The specific epithet, \"hermanni\", honors French naturalist Johann Hermann. The subspecific name,",
"title": "Hermann's tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "801529",
"text": "the third phalanges of the paws and are made of keratin. Many predatory mammals have protractile claws that can partially hide inside the animal's paw, especially the cat family, Felidae, almost all of whose members have fully protractible claws. Outside of the cat family, retractable claws are found only in certain species of the Viverridae (and the extinct Nimravidae). A claw that is retractable is protected from wear and tear. Most cats and dogs also have a dewclaw on the inside of the front paws. It is much less functional than the other claws but does help the cats to",
"title": "Claw"
},
{
"docid": "12561455",
"text": "in oxalates: Sedum morganianum Sedum frutescens Aracea (arum lily) Amaranthus (pigweed) Begonia spp Oxalis spp Rheum rhabarbarum (rhubarb) Crassulae spp The Chenopodiacea family which includes beet greens, spinach and chard should be avoided as they contain oxalates. If the garden is suburban, then it should be securely walled, so that the tortoise does not wander into the nearby streets and traffic. The property should also not have a swimming pool, as angulate tortoises cannot swim (unlike many larger tortoise species), and will drown if it falls into deep water. Domestic dogs are a threat to captive tortoises, which are often",
"title": "Angulate tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "11654187",
"text": "birds decide to play him a return trick. A feast is provided on the ground but it is announced that this can only be eaten by those whose claws are clean. The birds fly to the river and return to alight on their food but the tortoise, having to crawl, gets its feet dirty in returning and is sent back to try again. This time it is he who misses the feast. In a Sri Lankan continuation of the Indian version of the fable, Ibba the tortoise similarly survives its fall to earth, only to get into the clutches of",
"title": "The Tortoise and the Birds"
},
{
"docid": "10657003",
"text": "tortoise has remained in the forest. These tortoises make a sound like a baby cooing with a raspy voice. Tortoises also identify each other using body language. The male tortoise makes head movements toward other males, but the female does not make these head movements. Male tortoises also swing their heads back and forth in a continuous rhythm as a mating ritual. Mating occurs all year round for the yellow-footed tortoise. There is no parental care of the young and the baby tortoises will fend for themselves, starting by eating calcium-rich plant matter. This yellow-footed tortoise eats many kinds of",
"title": "Yellow-footed tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "20002115",
"text": "1941 Reinhard Heydrich, Karl Hermann Frank and Eichmann developed the plan to deport all Jews from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Łódź Ghetto, Minsk and Riga, and to establish Theresienstadt concentration camp. The Holocaust had begun. The quarter is often represented by the flag of Prague's Jewish community, a yellow Magen David (Star of David) on a red field. A scientifically correct list of all Stolpersteine in Prague does not exist. Neither the artist, nor the organizers of the collocations do know exactly how many Stolpersteine have been posed in Prague and where they have been collocated. The",
"title": "Stolpersteine in Prague-Josefov"
},
{
"docid": "9893035",
"text": "infinity, tends to 1. This series was used as a representation of many of Zeno's paradoxes, one of which, Achilles and the Tortoise, is shown here. In the paradox, The warrior Achilles was to race against a tortoise. Achilles could run at 10 m/s, while the tortoise only 5. The tortoise, with a 10 meter advantage, Zeno argued, would win. The Achilles would have to move 10 meters to catch up to the tortoise, but by then, the tortoise would already have moved another five meters. Achilles would then have to move 5 meters, where the tortoise would move 2.5",
"title": "1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ⋯"
},
{
"docid": "3252636",
"text": "published a letter from an Irish contestant, John O'Byrne, who wrote: \"How I'll miss the fractured definitions, awful puns, conversation stoppers, one-letter misprints, ludicrous proverbs, openings of bad novels, near misses, et al. (what a nice guy Al is!).\" Many entrants have since migrated to \"The Washington Post\"s similar \"Style Invitational\" feature. Three volumes of Competition winners were published, titled \"Thank You for the Giant Sea Tortoise\", \"Son of Giant Sea Tortoise\", and \"Maybe He's Dead: And Other Hilarious Results of New York Magazine Competitions\". In 2006, \"New York\"s website, nymag.com, underwent a year-long relaunch, transforming the site from a",
"title": "New York (magazine)"
},
{
"docid": "3614697",
"text": "by the city of Strasbourg in 1804 and served as the base for the Strasbourg zoological Museum. His brother, Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1743–1820), Professor of Law, was a member of the Lower Rhine and Mayor of Strasbourg. His son, Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1768–1793), would follow in his footsteps both in medicine and in natural history, until his untimely death during the revolutionary wars put an end to his ambitions. Hermann's name survives most famously through Hermann's tortoise (\"Testudo hermanni\" ). Johann Hermann Johann, or Jean, Hermann, or Herrmann, (December 31, 1738 in Barr, Alsace – October 4, 1800 in Strasbourg) was a",
"title": "Johann Hermann"
},
{
"docid": "10344096",
"text": "actors that round out the film, such as Tommy Abuel and Joonee Gamboa, were veterans of both the stage and radio. Many who have seen \"The Claws of Light\" have speculated on the symbolism of the characters, which is hinted at in their names. For example, some comment that Ligaya Paraiso represents \"Inang Bayan\", the Filipino concept of the motherland. Her name, which literally reads \"joy[ful] paradise\", is a reference to how Julio viewed his lover as an ideal paradise, and her given name is a nod to her newfound yet unwelcome occupation as a \"lady of pleasure\". Julio Madiaga",
"title": "Manila in the Claws of Light"
},
{
"docid": "6833101",
"text": "ending in a claw-like horny tubercle. Carapace and plastron greenish yellow, each shield with an irregular black spot or blotch, which may occupy its greater portion, or may be much broken up or indistinct. Typically, \"Indotestudo elongata\" are around 30 cm (12 inches) long and 3.5 kg (7 pounds) as an adult. Females tend to be wider than males and more rounded. Males also have a tail that is much larger than that of the female. The males have a concave plastron while the plastron of a female is flat. Additionally, the female's posterior claws are markedly longer and more",
"title": "Elongated tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "10580749",
"text": "grass species such as \"Themeda triandra\", \"Briza maxima\", \"Cynodon dactylon\", \"Ehrharta calycina\", \"Pentaschistis curvifolia\" and \"Eragrostis curvula\". A failure to have the full range of these, and other specific local plant species, means that the Geometric tortoise soon dies when taken out of its natural habitat or kept in captivity. The specific diet, together with climate, humidity and soil differences, are the principal reasons why the species does not survive for long outside of its habitat. It also means that the Geometric tortoise is restricted to south-western Cape Alluvial Fynbos and Shale Renosterveld vegetation types. The geometric tortoise consumes at",
"title": "Geometric tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "15668841",
"text": "the tortoise shell pattern seen on traditional red tortoise cakes. These molds are used to enhance the aesthetic value of red tortoise cakes and there is no cultural significance attached to the differing designs on these molds. Many bakeries and pastry shops have added new twists to the traditional red tortoise cake and found ways to introduce innovative and creative variants of this pastry. In Singapore, apart from the usual fillings of peanut or mung bean paste, there are now red tortoise cakes filled with exotic flavors such as durian and coconut amongst many others. Catered to suit all tastes",
"title": "Red tortoise cake"
},
{
"docid": "5337602",
"text": "also speak of how the \"Tortoise General\" and a \"Snake General\" came to be. During Xuanwu's study to achieve enlightenment and divine status, he was told that, in order to fully achieve divinity, he must purge all human flesh from his body. Since he had always eaten the food of the world, despite all his efforts, his stomach and intestines were still human. A god then came and changed his organs with divine ones. Once removed, the original stomach and intestines were said to have become a tortoise and a snake, respectively. The tortoise and snake became demons and terrorized",
"title": "Black Tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "2959879",
"text": "Timothy (tortoise) Timothy (c. 1844 – 3 April 2004) was a 5kg (11 pound) Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise who was thought to be approximately 160 years old at the time of her death. This made her the UK's oldest known resident. In spite of her name, Timothy was female; it was not properly known how to sex tortoises in the 19th century. Timothy was named after a tortoise owned by Gilbert White. Timothy was believed to have been born in the Mediterranean shores of Turkey and was found aboard a Portuguese privateer in 1854, aged around 10 by Captain John Guy",
"title": "Timothy (tortoise)"
},
{
"docid": "8901815",
"text": "size. They are a bit more delicate than their larger relatives, though their care is not particularly difficult, they are not ideal pets for those who have no experience at all in keeping tortoises. Coming from tropical semiarid habitat, they do not hibernate, and an attempt to have them do so will cause a fatality. This does actually make their care easier for people in warmer regions, but in temperate climates, they require a well-heated and amply lit terrarium even in winter. The genus \"Furculachelys\" was established for this taxon and \"White's tortoise\" (or \"Selborne tortoise\"). The latter seems to",
"title": "Tunisian tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "5221200",
"text": "it grazes extensively upon mixed grasses. It also favors succulents and thistles. The phylogenic placement of the leopard tortoise has been subject to several revisions. Different authors have placed it in \"Geochelone\" (1957), \"Stigmochelys\" (2001), \"Centrochelys\" (2002), and \"Psammobates\" (2006). More recently, consensus appears to have settled on \"Stigmochelys\", a monotypic genus. There has been considerable debate about the existence of two subspecies but recent work does not support this distinction. \"Stigmochelys\" is a combination of Greek words: \"stigma\" meaning \"mark\" or \"point\"* and \"chelone\" meaning \"tortoise\". The specific name \"pardalis\" is from the Latin word \"pardus\" meaning \"leopard\" and",
"title": "Leopard tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "10634029",
"text": "this would not be a troublesome burden, but the snail replied that she preferred this way of avoiding bad neighbours. Another fable attributed to Aesop is being alluded to here, number 100 in the Perry Index. In that story, Momus criticized the divine invention of a house as a gift to mankind because it did not have wheels so as to avoid troublesome neighbours. What was once a divine punishment of the tortoise, Abstemius now reveals as a blessing bestowed. Illustrations in old books Zeus and the Tortoise Zeus and the Tortoise appears among Aesop’s Fables and explains how the",
"title": "Zeus and the Tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "12597591",
"text": "Codex Selden, Codex Bodley, Codex Egerton, and Codex Becker I/II. The yahui appears in two main forms: the \"nahual\", or man-animal composite figure, and the animal figure. In the animal form, a reptilian head is combined with a tortoise shell body, reptilian arms and legs, claws and the flint-fire motif on the tips of the tail and nose. The animal yahui appears in cosmogony scenes illustrating the origins of ritual and cultural phenomena. In the \"nahual\" form, the yahui animal imagery is combined with a male, human head. In some depictions, the nahual possesses reptilian claws, while other depictions portray",
"title": "Yahui"
},
{
"docid": "1449724",
"text": "city and contacts other nations who have been troubled by Omnia's imperialistic interactions with the other countries around it. On the desert's edge, a recovered Vorbis attempts to finish off Om's tortoise form, abducts Brutha, and proceeds to become ordained as the Eighth Prophet. Brutha is to be publicly burned for heresy while strapped on a heatable bronze turtle when Om comes to the rescue, dropping from an eagle's claws onto Vorbis' head. As a great crowd witnesses this miracle they come to believe in Om and he becomes powerful again. Om manifests himself within the citadel and attempts to",
"title": "Small Gods"
},
{
"docid": "2097650",
"text": "tortoise will already have moved on to another point. This continues, and every time Achilles reaches the mark where the tortoise was, the tortoise will have reached a new point that Achilles will have to catch up with; while it begins with 0.9 metres, it becomes an additional 0.09 metres, then 0.009 metres, and so on, infinitely. While these distances will grow very small, they will remain finite, while Achilles' chasing of the tortoise will become an unending supertask. Much commentary has been made on this particular paradox; many assert that it finds a loophole in common sense. James F.",
"title": "Supertask"
},
{
"docid": "3063798",
"text": "it did not begin to appear in printed editions of Aesop's fables until the 16th century, one of the earliest being Bernard Salomon's \"Les Fables d'Esope Phrygien, mises en Ryme Francoise\" (1547). Versions followed from the Netherlands (in Dutch, 1567) and Flanders (in French, 1578) but none in English before Francis Barlow's edition of 1667. Among the many illustrations of the fable, that by the French caricaturist Jean Grandville is novel in portraying the tortoise as running upright. This is also how he is shown in the Walt Disney cartoon version of \"The Tortoise and the Hare\" (1935). Another departure",
"title": "The Tortoise and the Hare"
},
{
"docid": "15668837",
"text": "the sex of the child. A turtle and two marbles is the sign for a boy while a girl is represented by two peaches. Nowadays, to simplify things, a ‘pointed’ \"ang ku kueh\" signifies a boy while a ‘flat’ one a girl. These tortoise cakes are sometimes made larger than usual in the hope that the child will grow up big and healthy. Traditionally prepared during significant occasions such as festivals or birthdays, red tortoise cakes have become popular among many people who favor them as a delicious snack. Though many Chinese families these days continue to prepare red tortoise",
"title": "Red tortoise cake"
},
{
"docid": "10634025",
"text": "Zeus and the Tortoise Zeus and the Tortoise appears among Aesop’s Fables and explains how the tortoise got her shell. It is numbered 106 in the Perry Index. From it derives the proverbial sentiment that ‘There’s no place like home’. The fable tells how the king of the gods invited all the animals to his wedding but the tortoise never arrived. When asked why, her excuse was that she preferred her own home, so Zeus made her carry her house about forever after. That excuse in Greek was Οἶκος φίλος, οἶκος ἄριστος, literally ‘the home you love is the best’.",
"title": "Zeus and the Tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "9136435",
"text": "this mutualistic relationship. After rising and extending its limbs, the bird may go beneath the tortoise to investigate, whereupon suddenly the tortoise withdraws its limbs to drop flat and kill the bird. It then steps back to eat the bird, presumably to supplement its diet with protein. Mating occurs at any time of the year, although it does have seasonal peaks between February and June in the humid uplands during the rainy season. When mature males meet in the mating season, they face each other in a ritualised dominance display, rise up on their legs, and stretch up their necks",
"title": "Galápagos tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "8691207",
"text": "and the location where it grows, such people would try to obtain the raskovnik by deceiving a tortoise. They would find a tortoise nesting site and hem it in with a fence while the tortoise is away. When it returns, the tortoise would be unable to access its eggs, so it would return with a raskovnik in order to breach the fence. Thus, the tortoise would reveal the herb and people would acquire it from the tortoise, which does not need it anymore. While the tricking of a tortoise was the most popular method in Bulgarian mythology, in Dalmatia the",
"title": "Raskovnik"
},
{
"docid": "15668838",
"text": "cakes within the household for special occasions, red tortoise cakes are available for sale all year in many bakeries and Chinese pastry shops. Because preparing red tortoise cakes is a time consuming process, some Chinese families in modern cities such as Singapore have replaced making these red tortoise cakes at home with store-bought alternatives. Pastry chefs continue to introduce innovative interpretations of this traditional pastry into the market every year, appealing to consumers who enjoy the novelty of tasting these red tortoise cakes in assorted flavors. The skin of the red tortoise cake is made from glutinous rice flour dough,",
"title": "Red tortoise cake"
},
{
"docid": "4562530",
"text": "garnering a greater understanding of how behavior facilitates disease transmission would be advantageous in understanding rates of transmission. Finally, translocation of tortoises should be done with extreme caution; disease is typically furtive and moving individuals or populations of tortoises across a landscape can have unforeseen consequences. Corollary to research, education may help preventing captive tortoises from coming in contact with wild populations. Education campaigns through veterinarians, government agencies, schools, museums, and community centers throughout the range of the desert tortoise could limit the spread of tortoise diseases into wild populations. Strategies may include encouraging people to not breed their captive",
"title": "Desert tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "14326825",
"text": "protect this declining species. This tortoise species feeds on certain succulents and other Kalahari plant species, and its specific diet means that it does not usually survive in captivity and usually soon dies when removed from its natural habitat. It is nonetheless threatened by illegal collecting for the pet trade. Serrated tortoise The serrated tortoise, \"Psammobates oculifer\", , is a species of tortoise that occurs in the Kalahari desert regions of southern Africa. Also known as the Kalahari tent tortoise, it is one of three members of the genus, \"Psammobates\". The common name internationally, serrated tortoise, stems from the characteristic,",
"title": "Serrated tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "15383352",
"text": "has also had to deal with the constant misspelling of its name, as writers and promoters have listed them as Gospel \"Clause\" instead of Gospel \"Claws\". The band's first full-length album's name, C-L-A-W-S, stemmed from that issue. Band members have stated that they sometimes regret their original choice of name, and have considered changing it. Gospel Claws released its first studio recording in 2009. This self-titled EP would create some early buzz for the band. Brandon Nolta at Boise Weekly enjoyed the record's \"new-retro vibe\" and said that it was \"well worth your currency, no matter how inscrutable [the band's]",
"title": "Gospel Claws"
},
{
"docid": "13833264",
"text": "the moral sense? Surely he too must 'make constant' his initial striving! (1933:136-137) Second, the \"Liji\" quotes Confucius to elaborate upon the Southern Saying. The Master said, 'The people of the south have a saying that \"A man without constancy cannot be a diviner either with the tortoise-shell or the stalks.\" This was probably a saying handed down from antiquity. If such a man cannot know the tortoise-shell and stalks, how much less can he know other men? It is said in the \"Book of Poetry\" (II, v, ode 1, 3) \"Our tortoise-shells are wearied out, And will not tell",
"title": "Wu (shaman)"
},
{
"docid": "3880399",
"text": "and online, but many people build their own. In many cases, the knowledge feline companions have about how to train cats to claw approved surfaces and nothing else can require understanding simple behavior modification techniques and finding a reward the cat will perform for. Scratching post A scratching post is a wooden post covered in rough material that cat owners provide so their pets have an acceptable place to scratch. Cats have a natural urge to scratch: the action helps them remove old material from their claws, and they mark territory with scent glands in their paws. Indoor cats may",
"title": "Scratching post"
},
{
"docid": "200950",
"text": "could produce a finite result was considered paradoxical by mathematicians and philosophers. This paradox was resolved using the concept of a limit during the 19th century. Zeno's paradox of Achilles and the tortoise illustrates this counterintuitive property of infinite sums: Achilles runs after a tortoise, but when he reaches the position of the tortoise at the beginning of the race, the tortoise has reached a second position; when he reaches this second position, the tortoise is at a third position, and so on. Zeno concluded that Achilles could \"never\" reach the tortoise, and thus that movement does not exist. Zeno",
"title": "Series (mathematics)"
},
{
"docid": "15668839",
"text": "mashed sweet potato, water, food coloring, sugar, oil and wheat starch. Traditionally, fillings for red tortoise cakes are made with the following ingredients: mung bean paste or grounded peanuts, sugar and oil. The fillings are then placed within the dough and the tortoise shell design imprinted on the skin's surface using molds before the red tortoise cakes are steamed over a piece of banana leaf. The banana leaves enable the steam to penetrate the red tortoise cake that is resting on top and exudes a sweet fragrance when steamed. A good red tortoise cake is one where the skin does",
"title": "Red tortoise cake"
},
{
"docid": "14339908",
"text": "a clutch of one to three eggs, and buries them in the sand as all other tortoises do. The young emerge in late summer or early autumn. They depend on a very specialised diet including assorted Karoo bushes, mesembryanthemums and other South African succulents. Due to its specialised diet, this little tortoise does not usually survive in captivity and usually soon dies when taken outside of its semi-desert habitat. Tent tortoise The tent tortoise (\"Psammobates tentorius\") is a species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus, \"Psammobates\". Known locally as the Karoo tent tortoise, this highly variable",
"title": "Tent tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "9195305",
"text": "The proposed subgenus \"Pseudotestudo\" is invalid, based on immature characters. It has been proposed to unite this species with the marginated tortoise in the genus \"Chersus\". These clearly share a common ancestor with the common tortoise (Greek tortoise). The former two are somewhat more similar to each other than to the Greek Tortoise regarding DNA sequence data. Considering biogeography, however, this is either due to (rather unlikely) dispersal across the Mediterranean, or the supposed \"clade\" is invalid and the similarity due to convergent evolution. The Negev subpopulation has been separated as a distinct species, \"Negev tortoise\" (\"Testudo werneri\"). It does",
"title": "Kleinmann's tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "3063797",
"text": "the Tortoise was when Achilles arrived at the point where the Tortoise started, the Tortoise has again moved forward. Hence Achilles can never catch the Tortoise, no matter how fast he runs, since the Tortoise will always be moving ahead. The only satisfactory refutation has been mathematical and since then the name of the fable has been applied to the function described in Zeno's paradox. In mathematics and computer science, the \"tortoise and the hare algorithm\" is an alternative name for Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm. There is a Greek version of the fable but no early Latin version. For this reason",
"title": "The Tortoise and the Hare"
},
{
"docid": "4173873",
"text": "cats are modified live vaccinations and may cause actual illness in skunks. Skunks should not be declawed, since they use their claws to handle food. Instead, their claws should be trimmed occasionally. Skunks have \"digging\" claws like dogs, as opposed to gripping claws like cats. Many skunks have died from roundworms. \"Baylisascaris columnaris\" is the species that infests skunks most commonly. Baylisascaris eggs can remain viable in the environment for many years, despite hot or freezing weather or certain harsh chemicals. Skunks can be infested with roundworms for several weeks before eggs begin to be shed in feces. It is",
"title": "Skunks as pets"
},
{
"docid": "1358437",
"text": "a second kind of reader might exist, who accepts that \"A\" and \"B\" are true, but who does \"not\" yet accept the principle that \"if\" \"A\" and \"B\" are both true, \"then\" \"Z\" must be true. Achilles grants the Tortoise that this second kind of reader might also exist. The Tortoise, then, asks Achilles to treat the Tortoise as a reader of this second kind. Achilles must now logically compel the Tortoise to accept that \"Z\" must be true. (The tortoise is a reader who denies the argument form itself; the syllogism's conclusion, structure, or validity.) After writing down \"A\",",
"title": "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles"
},
{
"docid": "3975550",
"text": "the function and range of motion of the forelimb in \"Acrocanthosaurus\". The study examined the bone surfaces which would have articulated with other bones to determine how far the joints could move without dislocating. In many of the joints, the bones did not fit together exactly, indicating the presence of a considerable amount of cartilage in the joints, as is seen in many living archosaurs. Among other findings, the study suggested that, in a resting position, the forelimbs would have hung from the shoulders with the humerus angled backwards slightly, the elbow bent, and the claws facing medially (inwards). The",
"title": "Acrocanthosaurus"
},
{
"docid": "1629106",
"text": "was thought to exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination, this was later proven false; temperature does, however, affect embryo mortality and resulting offspring sex ratios. The nonsocial nature of their incubation raises questions as to how the hatchlings come to recognise other members of their species, which is due to imprinting in other members of the order Galliformes. Research suggests an instinctive visual recognition of specific movement patterns is made by the individual species of megapode. Megapode chicks do not have an egg tooth; they use their powerful claws to break out of the egg, and then tunnel their way up to",
"title": "Megapode"
},
{
"docid": "2349476",
"text": "anyone famous or to a famous company? Rarity - How many of the certificates were issued? How many survived over the years? Is the certificate a low number? Demand for Item - How many people are trying to collect the same certificate? Aesthetics - How does the certificate look? What is in the vignette? What color of ink was used? Does it have fancy borders or writing on it? Type of company - What type of company was it issued for? Does the industry still exist? Has the industry changed a lot over the years? Original Face Value - How",
"title": "Scripophily"
},
{
"docid": "14179068",
"text": "\"daimyō\" outside Tottori. Otherwise, the form does not seem to have been particularly popular in earlier or later times. In Korea, tortoise-borne stelae are known already during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period (e.g., the Tombstone of King Muyeol of Silla, erected 661). Monuments of this type have been preserved from the later Goryeo dynasty as well, such as the Stele of Bongseon Honggyeongsa (1026). Vietnam also has a long tradition of tortoise-born stelae, where they emperor Lê Lợi as well as the graduates of the Confucian academy at Hanoi's Temple of Literature. While there is no indigenous tradition of",
"title": "Bixi"
},
{
"docid": "2411866",
"text": "bone script often used the term \"shell and bone script\", but since tortoise shells are actually a bony material, the more concise term \"oracle bones\" is applied to them as well. The bones or shells were first sourced and then prepared for use. Their sourcing is significant because some of them (especially many of the shells) are believed to have been presented as tribute to the Shang, which is valuable information about diplomatic relations of the time. We know this because notations were often made on them recording their provenance (e.g., tribute of how many shells from where and on",
"title": "Oracle bone"
},
{
"docid": "15668829",
"text": "leaf. In countries such as Singapore, these pastries are popular snack items and are especially popular with children because of their sweet and savory taste. In fact, many bakeries in Singapore have created red tortoise cakes in a variety of assorted flavors, including jelly and red bean, to cater to all tastes and preferences. In Chinese culture, the color red is traditionally used as a symbol of joy and happiness whereas the tortoise symbolizes longevity, power and tenacity. As such, red tortoise cakes are of a high cultural significance and value amongst the Chinese people. They are typically associated with",
"title": "Red tortoise cake"
},
{
"docid": "1265230",
"text": "for additional protein. The number of concentric rings on the carapace, much like the cross-section of a tree, can sometimes give a clue to how old the animal is, but, since the growth depends highly on the accessibility of food and water, a tortoise that has access to plenty of forage (or is regularly fed by its owner) with no seasonal variation will have no noticeable rings. Moreover, some tortoises grow more than one ring per season, and in some others, due to wear, some rings are no longer visible. Tortoises generally have one of the longest lifespans of any",
"title": "Tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "6606878",
"text": "would be finite. Zeno's examples of flying arrows and Achilles chasing a tortoise show that motion over an infinite space would be impossible. But we do experience motion. The world does exhibit finite infinity. Parmenides rejects, then, the perceivable world of motion and asserts that reality agrees only with his logical concepts, which do not include finite infinity. For him, thinking and being are the same. What he thinks is what exists. Objections can be raised against Parmenides's principles that sensual perception does not show true reality and that thinking is unmoving being. If the senses are unreal, how can",
"title": "Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks"
},
{
"docid": "455009",
"text": "used in Crete (Knossos), and mainland (Pylos, Mycenae, Thebes, Tiryns) from c. 1375 to 1200 BC. The earliest surviving examples of writing in China—inscriptions on so-called \"oracle bones\", tortoise plastrons and ox scapulae used for divination—date from around 1200 BC in the late Shang dynasty. A small number of bronze inscriptions from the same period have also survived. Historians have found that the type of media used had an effect on what the writing was documenting and how it was used. In 2003, archaeologists reported discoveries of isolated tortoise-shell carvings dating back to the 7th millennium BC, but whether or",
"title": "Writing"
},
{
"docid": "10656946",
"text": "and germination of tree seeds, as well as \"terraforming\" by maintaining forest clearings and pools. In recognition of this fact, measures have been undertaken to introduce replacement species, in the form of similar giant tortoises from other parts of the world, to assist in the rebuilding of Rodrigues's devastated environment. The replacement species for the saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise was chosen to be the Aldabra giant tortoise (\"Aldabrachelys gigantea\") of the Seychelles, which is roughly similar in size, though very different in body form. At the time of the arrival of human settlers, dense tortoise herds of many thousands were",
"title": "Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "10657008",
"text": "because smaller males are more mobile and can mate with a large number of females, thus passing on their genes. \"Chelonoidis denticulata\" is an endangered species. The major populations located in South America are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Appendix II. As with many species of turtles and tortoises, many yellow-footed tortoises end up as food items in local markets. This species of tortoise is popular in the pet trade. Yellow-footed tortoise The yellow-footed tortoise (\"Chelonoidis denticulatus\"), also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is",
"title": "Yellow-footed tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "1358436",
"text": "The Tortoise asks Achilles whether the conclusion logically follows from the premises, and Achilles grants that it obviously does. The Tortoise then asks Achilles whether there might be a reader of Euclid who grants that the argument is \"logically valid\", as a \"sequence\", while denying that \"A\" and \"B\" are true. Achilles accepts that such a reader might exist, and that he would hold that \"if\" \"A\" and \"B\" are true, \"then\" \"Z\" must be true, while not yet accepting that \"A\" and \"B\" are true (that is, a reader who denies the premises). The Tortoise then asks Achilles whether",
"title": "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles"
},
{
"docid": "4804949",
"text": "Tortoise Mountain TV Tower Tortoise Mountain TV Tower () is a high TV Tower at Wuhan, People's Republic of China. It is a concrete tower equipped with an observation deck in a height of . It does not stand directly upon the hill, which is occupied by an ancient temple complex (Qing Chuan Ge (晴川閣) from the Three Kingdoms, Song, and Ming Dynasties). Guishan TV Tower is China's first self-developed TV tower, opened in 1986. The tower is located on Guishan (\"Tortoise Mountain\" or \"Turtle Mountain\") on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yangtze river, in the part of Wuhan",
"title": "Tortoise Mountain TV Tower"
},
{
"docid": "10906647",
"text": "burial monuments. Legend holds that the wooden columns of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing were built on the shells of live tortoises since people thought that these animals were capable of living for more than 3000 years without food or water and are adorned with a magical power that prevents wood from rotting. It was considered that the tortoise does not remember the day and month of its birth so calling someone a \"tortoise\" in China was considered offensive. In Tibet, the tortoise is a symbol of creativity. The tortoise is of the \"feng shui\" water element with the",
"title": "Cultural depictions of turtles"
},
{
"docid": "6375720",
"text": "to draw or suck food into their mouths. Pipidae have powerful legs for swimming and lunging after food. They also use the claws on their feet to tear pieces of large food. They lack true ears, but have lateral lines running down the length of their bodies and undersides; this is how they can sense movements and vibration in the water. They use their sensitive fingers, sense of smell, and lateral line system to find food. They are scavengers and will eat anything living, dying, or dead and any type of organic detritus. These frogs have tiny black claws on",
"title": "African dwarf frog"
},
{
"docid": "15668840",
"text": "not stick to the teeth and exudes a sweet fragrance coupled with a soft chewy texture. Red tortoise cakes are traditionally made by: Red tortoise cake molds are an important tool when making red tortoise cakes. Apart from molding the red tortoise cakes into perfectly round or oval shapes, these molds are also used to imprint patterns onto the surfaces of the red tortoise cakes. Usually carved out of wood or molded from plastics, there are many different types of red tortoise cake molds available on the market. There are also red tortoise molds that create floral patterns instead of",
"title": "Red tortoise cake"
},
{
"docid": "485343",
"text": "farms, to be used as breeding stock), resulting in a situation described by conservationists as \"the Asian turtle crisis\". In the words of the biologist George Amato, \"the amount and the volume of captured turtles... vacuumed up entire species from areas in Southeast Asia\", even as biologists still did not know how many distinct turtle species live in the region. About 75% of Asia's 90 tortoise and freshwater turtle species are estimated to have become threatened. Harvesting wild turtles is legal in a number of states in the USA. In one of these states, Florida, just a single seafood company",
"title": "Turtle"
},
{
"docid": "4606893",
"text": "are often made by ferry from the nearby Marina South Pier to see the wishing well and Tortoise Sanctuary. Afternoon picnics are also very popular. Overnight stay is not permitted on the island. However, most ferries to Kusu Island also take in Saint John's Island which does have overnight lodging. Kusu Island Kusu Island is one of the Southern Islands in Singapore, located about to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. \"Kusu\" means \"Tortoise Island\" or \"Turtle Island\" in Hokkien; the island is also known as \"Peak Island\" or \"Pulau Tembakul\" in Malay.",
"title": "Kusu Island"
},
{
"docid": "17051298",
"text": "the related \"Anchiornis huxleyi\", with the primary wing feathers being longer than the humerus (upper arm bone). An unusual arrangement of the wing bones would have prevented any flapping motion. The tail was very short compared to most troodontids and dromaeosaurids and also unlike members of those groups, the feet and toes were very slender, lacking highly curved claws for predation or climbing. Unusually, the tail of the only known fossil does not show signs of the presence of complex vaned feathers (rectrices), and the lower tarsals and feet appear to have been featherless, unlike many related species with \"hind",
"title": "Eosinopteryx"
},
{
"docid": "10608719",
"text": "slopes of the volcano, away from the more recent lava flows where there is denser vegetation. However, tortoise subspecies from many different Galapagos islands have been abandoned at Wolf Volcano by ships which at one time collected the tortoise as a food source. \"C. n. becki\" is threatened due to population pressures such as predation by feral cats. During a 2008 survey of over 1600 specimens on Wolf Volcano, all morphologies of tortoise were found, including two that in shape are similar to Lonesome George. DNA studies of these specimens are currently being undertaken. In 2009, a new species of",
"title": "Volcán Wolf"
},
{
"docid": "2085980",
"text": "Sabretooth, having accelerated healing and keen senses, with the exception that he has four adamantium claws surgically implanted in each arm in an attempt to one-up Wolverine after having many failures in the service of Weapon X. One of the adamantium claws implanted in his left forearm is broken. Exactly how and when this occurred has not been revealed. He has a burning hatred for Wolverine and also, as he stated in his encounter with him at Weapon X, for the primitive Homo sapiens. He feels that his cruel, psychopathic nature was merely a natural part of being a mutant.",
"title": "Sabretooth (comics)"
},
{
"docid": "1175356",
"text": "been augmented by the addition of crossed-oars below the feathers. The Tortoise Club is open to the 1st Summer VIII and 1st Torpid (as well as their respective coxwains), but does not extend to the Boat Club committee's Bosun (boatswain), Secretary, or Treasurer unless they are also 1st VIII, 1st Torpid, or coxwains to those boats. Membership is by election by the Men’s Captain of Boats, Women’s Captain of Boats and President of the Tortoise Club. The unique emblem of the Tortoise Club is the tortoise badge. The College of Arms' narrative should not be misunderstood to imply the use",
"title": "Oriel College, Oxford"
},
{
"docid": "4804950",
"text": "that was historically known as Hanyang. It is located upon the northwestern shoulder of the mountain, reducing the impact upon the ancient temple set upon the peak, that peak being one of the two famous hills of Wuhan, the other being Sheshan (the Snake Mountain) on the opposite, right bank of the Yangtze, in Wuchang; the ancient Yellow Crane Tower is located there. Both hills have many historic ruins, and rows of sculptures of ancient warriors line the hill. Tortoise Mountain TV Tower Tortoise Mountain TV Tower () is a high TV Tower at Wuhan, People's Republic of China. It",
"title": "Tortoise Mountain TV Tower"
},
{
"docid": "32530",
"text": "seizing it with its jaws if it was small enough, or with its claws if it was larger. Over the years, twelve body fossil specimens of \"Archaeopteryx\" and a feather that may belong to it have been found. All of the fossils come from the limestone deposits, quarried for centuries, near Solnhofen, Germany. The initial discovery, a single feather, was unearthed in 1860 or 1861 and described in 1861 by Hermann von Meyer. It is currently located at the Natural History Museum of Berlin. This is generally assigned to \"Archaeopteryx\" and was the initial holotype, but whether it is a",
"title": "Archaeopteryx"
},
{
"docid": "16436221",
"text": "of these incredible animals. Many influential artists and wildlife photographers have also engaged with the collection to help promote turtle and tortoise conservation. Similarly, students from all over the world have been funded or sponsored by the Turtle Conservancy to participate in turtle and tortoise conservation. The global trade in turtles and tortoises for food, traditional medicine, and pets is the most serious threat to many turtles and tortoises. Unfortunately poaching and the trade can cause extinction even where there is still ample habitat. The Turtle Conservancy works with TRAFFIC, the international wildlife trade monitoring group, and with governments to",
"title": "Turtle Conservancy"
},
{
"docid": "18827964",
"text": "Company. The three Aldabra-Seychelles giant tortoise subspecies can be distinguished based on carapace shape, however, many captive animals may have distorted carapaces and so may be difficult to identify. The Seychelles giant tortoise (\"A. g. hololissa\") is broad, flattened on the back and with raised scutes; it is usually a brownish-grey color. In comparison, the true Aldabra giant tortoise (\"A. g. gigantea\") is a roundly-domed, black-colored subspecies. Giant tortoises are among the longest-lived animals on the planet. Some individual Aldabra giant tortoises are thought to be over 200 years of age, but this is difficult to verify because they tend",
"title": "Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa"
},
{
"docid": "12860914",
"text": "Kong. There is residual uncertainty about exactly how many people were aboard the ship. The best estimate is 173, but it could have been more since at least one child, whose body was identified is not amongst those normally listed as being aboard. Confusion was also caused by the total loss of the two year old Norwegian cargo steamer Normand, Car. Michelsen Co. (Captain Jonsson), which had been lost some time the previous day, the 9th, on Tortoise Rock, which is about 3.1 nautical miles south west of where the Bokhara went down. Of the 26 crew of the Normand",
"title": "SS Bokhara"
},
{
"docid": "7777100",
"text": "Pancake tortoise The pancake tortoise (\"Malacochersus tornieri\") is a species of flat-shelled tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Tanzania and Kenya. Its common name refers to the flat shape of its shell. Both the specific name, \"tornieri\", and an alternate common name, Tornier's tortoise, are in honor of German zoologist Gustav Tornier. \"Malacochersus tornieri\" is the only member of the genus Malacochersus. The pancake tortoise has an unusually thin, flat, flexible shell, which is up to long. While the shell bones of most other tortoises are solid, the pancake tortoise has shell bones with many openings,",
"title": "Pancake tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "20566106",
"text": "two unique and endemic species of giant tortoise: the tall-standing, long-necked, saddle-backed \"Cylindraspis vosmaeri\" that browsed the trees and bushes; and the smaller, low, dome-shelled \"Cylindraspis peltastes\" that grazed grasses and ground vegetation. At the time of the arrival of human settlers, dense tortoise herds of many thousands were reported on Rodrigues. Typically for isolated island species, they were reported to have been friendly and unafraid of humans. By early accounts, the tall \"Cylindraspis vosmaeri\" in particular was a social animal that lived and interacted in herds, and showed no fear of humans. In the ensuing years, sailors and settlers",
"title": "François Leguat Giant Tortoise and Cave Reserve"
},
{
"docid": "16436220",
"text": "colonies representing over 1/3 of the world’s top Critically Endangered turtle and tortoise taxa. The Turtle Conservancy has had success breeding a variety of species including the Critically Endangered Burmese Star Tortoises, Chaco Tortoise \"(Chelonoidis chilensis)\", Parrot-beaked Padloper \"(Homopus areolatus)\", Speckled Padloper \"(Homopus signatus)\", Assam Roofed Turtle \"(Pangshura sylhetensis)\", Okinawa Leaf Turtle \"(Geoemyda japonica)\", and the Impressed Tortoise \"(Manouria impressa)\". Over the past 13 years, the TC has supported researchers, ecologists, conservationists, naturalists, students, and artists. Many of the world's leading authorities on turtles and tortoises have spent time on the campus learning about the husbandry, genetics, and natural history",
"title": "Turtle Conservancy"
},
{
"docid": "8626164",
"text": "Tojanida In the \"Dungeons & Dragons\" fantasy role-playing game, the tojanida is a turtle-like outsider from the Elemental Plane of Water. The juvenile tojanida, the adult tojanida, and the elder tojanida appeared in the third edition \"Monster Manual\" (2000), and in the 3.5 revised \"Monster Manual\" (2003). A tojanida has a giant turtle/tortoise shell, which has 8 openings in it, 4 at each end. The central body of the tojanida beneath the shell has 7 stems. 4 of those end in flippers, 2 end in large claws, and the last ends in a head with two eyes on stalks and",
"title": "Tojanida"
},
{
"docid": "3985240",
"text": "big fish that appears on the shore: \"And if by chance any whale or sperm whale or mermaid or coca or dolphin or Musaranha or other large fish that resembles some of these die in Sesimbra or Silves or elsewhere[.]\" In Catalonia the \"Cuca fera de Tortosa\" was first documented in 1457. It is a zoomorphic figure, looks like a tortoise with a horned spine, it has dragon claws and a dragon head. The legend says she had to dine every night on three cats and three children. The legend of the Coca can be compared to the one of",
"title": "Coco (folklore)"
},
{
"docid": "8901813",
"text": "Tunisian tortoise The Tunisian tortoise or Nabeul tortoise (\"Testudo graeca nabeulensis\") is a subspecies of common tortoises. It was originally described as a new species in 1990, and even placed in a distinct genus. The common or \"Greek\" tortoises are usually collectively referred to as \"Testudo graeca\", but this covers a wide variety of subspecies that have very different ecological and morphological characteristics and appear to comprise at least three phylogenetic lineages. As its name implies, it is found in Tunisia and nearby Algeria. The Tunisian tortoise is a relatively small tortoise. The adult males usually have carapaces that seldom",
"title": "Tunisian tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "3150436",
"text": "further cognates used in connection with folklore studies. Folklorism refers to \"material or stylistic elements of folklore [presented] in a context which is foreign to the original tradition.\" This definition, offered by the folklorist Hermann Bausinger, does not discount the validity of meaning expressed in these \"second hand\" traditions. Many Walt Disney films and products belong in this category of folklorism; the fairy tales, originally told around a winter fire, have become animated film characters, stuffed animals and bed linens. Their meaning, however far removed from the original story telling tradition, does not detract from the importance and meaning they",
"title": "Folklore studies"
},
{
"docid": "11972249",
"text": "are known to reproduce by parthenogenesis. The specific name, \"binoei\", is in honour of British naturalist Benjamin Bynoe (1804-1865), who was a naval surgeon aboard HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin. The Bynoe's gecko is a slender, long-tailed species which may grow to a total length (including tail) of . It is covered with small scales which appear to be rough, but are soft to touch. It has slim toes which end with strong claws, but unlike many other gecko species, it does not have expandable toe pads. It has a large head and large eyes, lacking eyelids but being covered",
"title": "Heteronotia binoei"
},
{
"docid": "3959477",
"text": "Marginated tortoise The marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Greece, Italy, and the Balkans in Southern Europe. It is the largest European tortoise. The marginated tortoise is herbivorous, and hibernates for the winter. The marginated tortoise was formally described by German naturalist Johann David Schoepff in 1789; its specific epithet \"marginata\" is a straightforward derivation from the Latin term for 'marginated'. The nominate subspecies is the Greek marginated tortoise, \"Testudo marginata marginata\". Three additional subspecies of marginated tortoises have been named: The Sardinian marginated tortoise (\"T. m. sarda\")",
"title": "Marginated tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "4383959",
"text": "of credibility deficit.\" He wondered: \"How does one really begin to speak about faith? How does one attempt to reach out and lead young people on a journey of faith, when they in many ways have lost trust in a church which many young people find no longer just 'irrelevant' but ... in which many young people say they have very little confidence\". Martin addressed this topic again on Holy Thursday 2009, saying that the two biggest problems facing young people were the Catholic Church's condemnation of gay couples and the question of suicide. He said that these were causing",
"title": "Diarmuid Martin"
},
{
"docid": "8162940",
"text": "the educational benefits universities produce and the efficiency with which they produce them: What does college cost? How many students are admitted? How many graduate? How long does it take them to graduate? How many get good jobs? At the same time, accrediting bodies have changed their measurement emphasis from inputs and activities to outcomes...Students want not just high-paying jobs, but an acceptable ratio of starting salary to student debt. Governments likewise care not just about the number of graduates but the total cost of producing each graduate.” These questions warrant consideration in the future conversations about the Federal Student",
"title": "Federal Direct Student Loan Program"
},
{
"docid": "4499326",
"text": "Aldabra giant tortoise The Aldabra giant tortoise (\"Aldabrachelys gigantea\"), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Historically, giant tortoises were on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar, and the fossil record indicates giant tortoises once occurred on every continent and many islands with the exception of Australia and Antarctica. Many of the Indian Ocean species were thought to be driven to extinction by over-exploitation by European sailors, and they were all seemingly extinct by 1840 with the exception of the Aldabran giant tortoise",
"title": "Aldabra giant tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "10562236",
"text": "2011 by Fowler and colleagues, concluded that the earlier study by Manning and colleagues was correct and that the \"sickle claws\" would have been ineffective as cutting weapons. They compared the claw and overall foot anatomy of various primitive species with modern birds to shed light on their actual function. Fowler and colleagues showed that many modern predatory birds also have enlarged claws on the second toes. In modern raptors, these claws are used to help grip and hold prey of sizes smaller than or equal to the predator, while the birds use their body weight to pin their prey",
"title": "Paraves"
},
{
"docid": "4562529",
"text": "were completely absent from the system; are tortoises more susceptible to disease during draught conditions? How does a non-native diet impact a tortoise’s ability to ward off pathogens? What are the causes of immunity exhibited by some desert tortoises? The 2008 USFWS draft recovery plan suggests that populations of tortoises that are uninfected, or only recently infected, should likely be considered research and management priorities. Tortoises are known to show resistance to disease in some areas, an effort to identify and maintain these individuals in the populations is essential. Furthermore, increasing research on the social behavior of these animals, and",
"title": "Desert tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "2539873",
"text": "to current conservation efforts such as the elimination of goat populations in the Galápagos, there has been a new effort to revive a number of species of Galápagos tortoise. There is new information which states that from 12 females and 3 male tortoises there came around 1700 offspring which now live in the Galápagos area. Many of these offspring also coincide with many species of Galápagos tortoise, such as the vital Pinta Island Galápagos tortoise. The statistics also show that compared to a 3% hatching rate in 2004, in 2007 there was a 24% hatching rate which gave an unprecedented",
"title": "Pinta Island tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "622024",
"text": "describe astigmatism; and in his lectures he presented the hypothesis, afterwards developed by Hermann von Helmholtz, (the Young–Helmholtz theory), that colour perception depends on the presence in the retina of three kinds of nerve fibres. This foreshadowed the modern understanding of colour vision, in particular the finding that the eye does indeed have three colour receptors which are sensitive to different wavelength ranges. In 1804, Young developed the theory of capillary phenomena on the principle of surface tension. He also observed the constancy of the angle of contact of a liquid surface with a solid, and showed how from these",
"title": "Thomas Young (scientist)"
},
{
"docid": "1358442",
"text": "follows: P implies Q if and only if the proposition \"not P or Q\" is a tautology. Hence de modus ponens, [P ∧ (P → Q)] ⇒ Q, is a valid logical conclusion according to the definition of logical implication just stated. Demonstrating the logical implication simply translates into verifying that the compound truth table produces a tautology. But the tortoise does not accept on faith the rules of propositional logic that this explanation is founded upon. He asks that these rules, too, be subject to logical proof. The Tortoise and Achilles do not agree on any definition of logical",
"title": "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles"
},
{
"docid": "6318476",
"text": "sharp claws. The toes of the hindfeet bear sharp claws as well, except for the biggest toe. There are four teats and no pouch. A 2007 study recorded dental anomalies such as missing teeth and supernumerary teeth. The dusky caenolestid is nocturnal (active mainly at night), and lives on trees. It can be a fast runner, like the Incan caenolestid, though it does not move in leaps and jumps. The dusky caenolestid is reported to have a poor vision, though its sense of smell and hearing are good. Diet consists of lepidopteran larvae, insects, rodents, arachnids and centipedes; plant material",
"title": "Dusky caenolestid"
},
{
"docid": "3063796",
"text": "continues Dunsany, In Classical times the story was annexed to a philosophical problem by Zeno of Elea in one of many demonstrations that movement is impossible to define satisfactorily. The second of Zeno's paradoxes is that of Achilles and the Tortoise, in which the hero gives the Tortoise a head start in a race. The argument attempts to show that even though Achilles runs faster than the Tortoise, he will never catch up with her because, when Achilles reaches the point at which the Tortoise started, the Tortoise has advanced some distance beyond; when Achilles arrives at the point where",
"title": "The Tortoise and the Hare"
},
{
"docid": "1175345",
"text": "Letters Patent dated 20 April 2009 of Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster King of Arms. The Badge is blazoned \"A Tortoise displayed the shell circular Azure charged with two concentric annulets Argent\". The grant is formulated to provide the College, the Boat Club, and the Oriel Society (Oriel's Alumni society) use of the badge in relation to Tortoise Club alumni activities; the Tortoise Club is not itself an incorporated entity and does not bear Arms in its own right; therefore it could not be granted such a heraldic Badge directly. Before formal Hall, the following Latin grace is recited",
"title": "Oriel College, Oxford"
},
{
"docid": "11824580",
"text": "to him. Malek chases after Xargin using Hermann's Triple six motorcycle. Joseph realises and tells Amanda to wait at the orphanage, as he will bring back Malek. Malek loses to Xargin, but Joseph intervenes in time. Joseph and Xargin begin their fight, but Joseph is defeated. Meanwhile, Gerd and Hermann see Joseph appear in purgatory with them. Gerd decides to help Joseph, explaining to Hermann that he doesn't have a grudge against Joseph and admires his strong will. After being given the keys to Triple Six by Hermann, he enters Joseph's body. He loses and then Hermann does the same,",
"title": "Blassreiter"
},
{
"docid": "10656932",
"text": "descended from an ancestral species on Mauritius (an ancestor of \"Cylindraspis inepta\"), which colonised Rodrigues by sea many millions of years ago, and then differentiated into the two Rodrigues species. At the time of the arrival of human settlers, dense tortoise herds of many thousands were reported on Rodrigues. Like many island species, they were reported to have been friendly and unafraid of humans. However, in the ensuing years, massive harvesting and exporting for food, as well as the introduction of invasive alien species, rapidly exterminated the tortoises. Hundreds of thousands were loaded into ships' holds for food, or to",
"title": "Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "5275462",
"text": "to recognize the gay liberation movement, Johnson commented, \"How many people have died for these two little statues to be put in the park to recognize gay people? How many years does it take for people to see that we're all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race? I mean how many years does it take for people to see that we're all in this rat race together.\" By 1966, Johnson lived on the streets and engaged in survival sex. In connection with her sex work, Johnson was arrested many times—by her count, over 100—and was also",
"title": "Marsha P. Johnson"
},
{
"docid": "9195303",
"text": "Kleinmann's tortoise Kleinmann's tortoise (\"Testudo kleinmanni\" ), often called the Egyptian tortoise and occasionally Leith's tortoise, is a critically endangered species of neck-hiding tortoise. Once more widespread, its numbers are now dwindling. The species is nearly extinct in Egypt, and complete extinction in the wild is a looming threat unless more actions are taken to protect this species. The specific name, \"kleinmanni\", is in honor of , a French stockbroker who collected the holotype in 1875. Kleinmann's tortoise is the smallest tortoise in the Northern Hemisphere. Female tortoises are larger than the males; males are more slender and have a",
"title": "Kleinmann's tortoise"
},
{
"docid": "7769410",
"text": "known how important this is to its diet. Australia has the majority of fungal varieties and the Gilbert's potoroo eats a variety of them. From translocation of the potoroo, the species was found to survive on many different kinds of fungi, not limited to the species available in its habitat at Two People's Bay. Gilbert's potoroo has sharp, three-toed claws that help it dig into the ground to unearth fungi. After digestion, the potoroo aids in spore distribution, as the spores germinate from its feces. A female Gilbert's potoroo can have two babies in a year, while carrying only one",
"title": "Gilbert's potoroo"
},
{
"docid": "5896979",
"text": "because they are able to kill quickly with their teeth or claws, whereas venom, no matter how sophisticated, requires time to disable prey. In spite of the rarity of venom among extant mammals, venom may be an ancestral feature among mammals, as venomous spurs akin to those of the modern platypus are found in most non-therian Mammaliaformes groups. Venom is much more common among other vertebrates; there are many more species of venomous reptiles (e.g. venomous snakes) and fish (e.g. stonefish). Some birds are poisonous to eat or touch, and \"Sinornithosaurus\", a dinosaur related to birds, may have had a",
"title": "Venomous mammal"
}
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{
"docid": "158336",
"text": "Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange, who was James's nephew and son-in-law. William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascension to the throne as William III of England jointly with his wife, Mary II, James's daughter, after the Declaration of Right, leading to the Bill of Rights 1689. King James's policies of religious tolerance after 1685 met with increasing opposition",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "21798",
"text": "in Hanover, Germany. Following the Perth Agreement in 2011, legislation amending the act came into effect across the Commonwealth realms on 26 March 2015, and removed the disqualification arising from marriage to a Roman Catholic. Following the Glorious Revolution, the line of succession to the English throne was governed by the Bill of Rights 1689, which declared that the flight of James II from England to France during the revolution amounted to an abdication of the throne and that James' daughter Mary II and her husband, William III (who was also James' nephew), were James' successors. The Bill of Rights",
"title": "Act of Settlement 1701"
},
{
"docid": "158336",
"text": "Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange, who was James's nephew and son-in-law. William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascension to the throne as William III of England jointly with his wife, Mary II, James's daughter, after the Declaration of Right, leading to the Bill of Rights 1689. King James's policies of religious tolerance after 1685 met with increasing opposition",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "17062321",
"text": "and William of Orange were invited to assume the English throne; on 5 November 1688, William landed in South-West England and James fled to France on 23 December. In February 1689, Parliament offered the English throne to William and Mary and in March, a Convention met in Edinburgh to agree a Settlement for Scotland. \"The Glorious Revolution in Scotland has been poorly understood because...no full-scale treatment...exists comparable to those we possess for England and we have no scholarly analysis of the Scottish constitutional settlement of 1689 (as encapsulated in the Claim of Right and the Articles of Grievances) on a",
"title": "Glorious Revolution in Scotland"
},
{
"docid": "19789769",
"text": "others who were economically dependent on the monasteries) to become homeless and to wander through towns seeking assistance. The other theory dates the rhyme to the Glorious Revolution of 1688, in which the Dutch William of Orange took the English throne. In support of this theory, Jack notes that the word \"beggar\" might have been seen as a play on the name \"Beghard\", a Dutch mendicant order widespread in Western Europe in the 13th century. Another modern history (by Karen Dolby) presents similar theories. It cites the Glorious Revolution and also admits a possible origin in the Tudor period, though",
"title": "Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark"
},
{
"docid": "14780137",
"text": "Roman Catholicism before he succeeded to the throne, the birth to him of a son and heir who would be raised a Catholic precipitated the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and James fled England; where his Protestant daughter Mary, and son-in-law William III, came to power. In order to retrieve his fortunes King James landed in Ireland in March 1689 with French troops, initiating the Williamite War in Ireland. At this time Sir James Cotter, a Catholic like his king, was made commander of the Jacobite forces in Cork, and he was also returned as the first member of the Irish",
"title": "James Fitz Edmond Cotter"
},
{
"docid": "13406359",
"text": "Mrs. Pack Mrs. Pack (died 1694) was a wet nurse to the infant William, Duke of Gloucester (1689–1700); she was believed indispensable to the boy's health, and because of that, came to exercise considerable control over the household of his mother, the future Queen Anne. She has been called a forerunner of the British nanny. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which deposed King James II of England/James VII of Scotland, Mary II of England came to the throne with her husband William III. The couple was childless. Her younger sister, Princess Anne, had repeatedly attempted to have children, but",
"title": "Mrs. Pack"
},
{
"docid": "12005301",
"text": "the Glorious Revolution. This brought William to the English throne, which, with its greater population and resources, became William's new political and economic focus in pursuing his wars against Louis XIV. The Dutch Republic became the junior party in this union with England, as bankers and entrepreneurs moved with William to London, taking the innovations that had enabled Dutch preeminence in the prior decades with them. London became the new center of commerce, at the expense of the Dutch cities. Thus, while the Glorious Revolution appeared at first as the ultimate triumph of the Dutch over their English adversaries, it",
"title": "First Stadtholderless Period"
},
{
"docid": "1526982",
"text": "beginning of a revolution that culminated in James II's deposition. The invitation assured William that \"nineteen parts of twenty of the people throughout the kingdom\" wished for an intervention. The revolution, known as the Glorious Revolution, deprived James Francis Edward of his right to the English throne, on the grounds he was not the King's real son and, later, because he was a Catholic. With England in the hands of William of Orange's 15,000-strong army, James and Mary went into exile in France. There, they stayed at the expense of King Louis XIV, who supported the Jacobite cause. As Mary",
"title": "Mary of Modena"
},
{
"docid": "11350039",
"text": "guests in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, complete with sugar sculptures and a large state portrait of James II. While in Rome, Wright published an illustrated Italian account of the embassy, dedicated to the Duchess of Modena and, on his return, an English version was published in October 1687, dedicated to her daughter Queen Mary. Wright's career came to an end in 1688 with the expulsion of King James II during the Glorious Revolution. He seems to have accepted the inevitable end of his royal favour with the accession to the throne of the Protestant William of Orange. He lived on,",
"title": "John Michael Wright"
},
{
"docid": "4414936",
"text": "the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles. The regiment was one of nine regiments of foot raised by James II when he expanded the size of the army in response to the Monmouth Rebellion. On 20 June 1685, Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon was issued with a warrant authorising him to raise a regiment, and accordingly the Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot was formed, mainly recruiting in the county of Buckinghamshire. The regiment remained in existence when William III came to the throne in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Ferdinando Hastings took over the colonelcy of the",
"title": "Somerset Light Infantry"
},
{
"docid": "11551516",
"text": "too slow to mobilise. Following the rebellion, King James II was able to expand the army with 16 new regiments, paid for by money misappropriated from funds voted by Parliament for the militia. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought the Dutch King William III to the throne, and with him came interests in continental Europe. It was the defence of these interests that would lead, by the time of the Battle of Blenheim in 1704, to the establishment of the army as an accepted state body and a military leader in Europe. The status of the army as a state",
"title": "Militia (English)"
},
{
"docid": "795754",
"text": "the Dutch Gift, a fine collection of old master paintings, classical sculptures, furniture, and a yacht. The Glorious Revolution ended the Restoration. The Glorious Revolution which overthrew King James II of England was propelled by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his accession to the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England, James' daughter. In April 1688, James re-issued the \"Declaration of Indulgence\" and ordered all Anglican clergymen to",
"title": "Restoration (England)"
},
{
"docid": "946988",
"text": "etymologies). The name Orange derives from the Dutch Protestant House of Orange, which accessed the English throne with the accession of King William III in 1689, following the Glorious Revolution. When the North Carolina Quakers came to Indiana, they brought with several freed slaves. These free men were deeded of land in the heart of a dense forest. Word of mouth soon spread the news, and this land became part of the \"underground railroad\" for runaway slaves. For many years, the freed slaves in this area farmed, traded, and sold their labor to others while living in this settlement. A",
"title": "Orange County, Indiana"
},
{
"docid": "7345581",
"text": "the Glorious Revolution, and William III and Mary II ascended to the English throne as corulers. Burnet's father gave the coronation sermon, was later elevated to Bishop of Salisbury, and was an ongoing influence in the English court during King William's reign. He fell out of favour when Queen Anne took the throne in 1702. Burnet's mother died of smallpox in 1698; in accordance with her dying request his father two years later remarried her close friend Elizabeth Blake, who proved a kindly stepmother to William and his siblings. All of them were devoted to Gilbert, \"the best of fathers\".",
"title": "William Burnet (colonial administrator)"
},
{
"docid": "3719186",
"text": "late 1688 the elites invited William III and Mary II to govern. James went into exile in France, where his claims to the English throne were promoted by King Louis XIV. In England the claims were upheld by the Jacobite faction of Tories, who in alliance with France were a military threat to the throne for the next half-century. William III ruled 1689–1702, while his wife Queen Mary II was the nominal co-ruler until her death in 1694. Constitutionally, the Glorious Revolution established a precedent that British monarchs could not govern without the consent of Parliament, as enacted through the",
"title": "Early modern Britain"
},
{
"docid": "1755542",
"text": "south and east forced the French to withdraw from the territory of the Republic. The Third Anglo-Dutch War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Westminster between the English and the Dutch in 1674. Fourteen years later the Glorious Revolution, which saw Stadtholder William III ascend the throne of England, put an end to the Anglo-Dutch conflicts of the 17th century. Only in 1781 would the Dutch and British fleets fight each other again in the battle of Dogger Bank. [cf \"Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War\", Roger Charles Anderson, Naval Records Society, London.",
"title": "Battle of Texel"
},
{
"docid": "1277863",
"text": "made her a powerful friend and a dangerous enemy. Sarah enjoyed a \"long and devoted\" relationship with her husband of more than 40 years, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. She acted as Anne's agent after Anne's father, James II, was deposed during the Glorious Revolution; and she promoted her interests during the rule of James's successors, William III and Mary II. When Anne came to the throne after William's death in 1702, the Duke of Marlborough, together with Sidney Godolphin, the first Earl of Godolphin, rose to head the government, partly owing to his wife's friendship with the queen.",
"title": "Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough"
},
{
"docid": "3613334",
"text": "by Locke himself. In \"Two Tracts on Government\", written in 1660, Locke defends a very conservative position; however Locke never published it. In 1669 Locke co-authored the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, which endorses aristocracy, slavery and serfdom. King James II of England (VII of Scotland) was overthrown in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the stadtholder of the Dutch Republic William III of Oranje-Nassau (William of Orange), who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England. This is known as the Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688. Locke claims in the \"Preface\" to",
"title": "Two Treatises of Government"
},
{
"docid": "209203",
"text": "Jacobitism Jacobitism ( ; After James II and VII went into exile after the 1688 Glorious Revolution, the English Parliament argued he had 'abandoned' the throne of England and offered it to his Protestant daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III as joint monarchs. In Scotland, the Convention did the same but claimed he had 'forfeited' the throne of Scotland by his actions, listed in the Articles of Grievances. This was a fundamental change capturing a key ideological difference between Jacobites and their opponents; if Parliament could decide James had forfeited his throne, monarchs derived their legitimacy from",
"title": "Jacobitism"
},
{
"docid": "9428889",
"text": "supply King James II in his attempt to re-establish his throne, had managed to unload their supplies for James's Irish campaign. But although the French failed to follow up their tactical success with strategic gain, Châteaurenault had inflicted considerable damage on the English fleet. Following the 'Glorious Revolution' in 1688, James II of England lost his throne to William, Prince of Orange. The new William III reigned jointly with his wife Mary. James fled to France and was given succour by his co-religionist, Louis XIV, but was determined to regain his throne. In this endeavour Louis was willing to support",
"title": "Battle of Bantry Bay"
},
{
"docid": "20434405",
"text": "Jacobite Irish Army surrendering. The regiment then transferred to continental Europe to take part in King William's War against France. In 1692, Brewer was identified as being part of a group of officers who were reportedly prepared to switch sides and assist a restoration of James II to the throne. Ironically many of these officers were those such as John Lanier and Charles Churchill who had previously actively supported William during the Glorious Revolution. The warning was issued during the height of an invasion scare. Nonetheless, Brewer continued in command of his regiment until 1702. A later posting was as",
"title": "Richard Brewer (soldier)"
},
{
"docid": "3464064",
"text": "dominion. The idea of revolt against Andros arose as early as January 1689, before news of the December 1688 Glorious Revolution reached Boston. After William III and Mary II took the throne, Increase Mather and Sir William Phips, Massachusetts agents in London, petitioned them and the Lords of Trade for restoration of the Massachusetts charter. Mather furthermore convinced the Lords of Trade to delay notifying Andros of the revolution. He had already dispatched to Bradstreet a letter containing news that a report (prepared before the revolution) stating that the charter had been illegally annulled, and that the magistrates should \"prepare",
"title": "Simon Bradstreet"
},
{
"docid": "1957522",
"text": "peace according to a system of international law inspired by Hugo Grotius, is generally acknowledged as the beginning of the nation-state system. Even then, the English Civil War broke out and the tensions did not fully end until the Glorious Revolution of 1688, by Parliament inviting William and Mary of Orange from Holland to the throne, and passing the Bill of Rights 1689. In 1693 William Penn, a Quaker from London who founded Pennsylvania in North America, argued that to prevent ongoing wars in Europe a \"European dyet, or parliament\" was needed. The French diplomat, Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, who",
"title": "European Union law"
},
{
"docid": "18010328",
"text": "the eponymous Elias Vanderhorst in 1832 and the house remained in his family for almost a century. Elias Vanderhorst, the builder of the house, was a fifth-generation member of a prominent South Carolina family. The Vanderhorst family was established in South Carolina towards the end of the 17th century by Baron Johannes Van Der Horst (1662-1717), a Dutch army officer who had accompanied William of Orange when he claimed the English throne during the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and who later emigrated to Charleston. Baron Johannes van Der Horst's son, John Vanderhorst (1689-1739), was born in Charleston as part of",
"title": "Elias Vanderhorst House"
},
{
"docid": "158421",
"text": "the rebellion; but, when James fled for France, most members of the Scottish Privy Council went to London to offer their services to William. On 7 January they asked William to take over the responsibilities of government. On 14 March a Scottish Convention convened in Edinburgh, dominated by the Presbyterians because the Episcopalians continued to support James. There was nevertheless a Jacobite faction, but a letter by James received on 16 March, in which he threatened to punish all who rebelled against him, resulted in his followers leaving the Convention, which then on 4 April decided that the throne of",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "807903",
"text": "religious Nonconformism in the reign of King James VII. He escaped by disguising himself as his sister's footman, but was recaptured and returned to the castle after his failed rebellion to oust James from the throne in 1685. James VII was deposed and exiled by the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which installed William of Orange as King of England. Not long after, in early 1689, the Estates of Scotland, after convening to accept William formally as their new king, demanded that Duke of Gordon, Governor of the Castle, surrender the fortress. Gordon, who had been appointed by James VII as",
"title": "Edinburgh Castle"
},
{
"docid": "1274459",
"text": "abandoned King James in favour of the Protestant William of Orange who, in 1688 successfully usurped the English throne during the Glorious Revolution. For his services to William, now King William III, he was made governor of Portsmouth and colonel of the Coldstream Guards; in 1689 he was chosen an English member of parliament. He served with his regiment during the War of the Grand Alliance, seeing action at the Battle of Walcourt in August 1689. In 1691 he served in Ireland with the rank of major general fighting on the Williamite side against the Jacobite Irish Army. He gained",
"title": "Thomas Tollemache"
},
{
"docid": "18286975",
"text": "the printer). William III and Mary II's coregency marked the end of the Glorious Revolution and the reign of James II of England. The coregency also brought about a shift in the religious paradigm of 17th-century England, which was Roman Catholic when James II sat upon the throne. Indeed, the ballad comments on the \"vile pop'ry\" that ruled the throne prior to the rule of William III, which saw the restoration of Protestant liberty. Extant copies of the ballad are available at Magdelene College in the Pepys Library. Alternatively, online facsimiles of the ballad are available online for public consumption.",
"title": "England's Triumph"
},
{
"docid": "7328134",
"text": "year, the year of the Glorious Revolution which had brought a Dutch regent onto the English throne. William of Orange, who had led the Dutch resistance against France in the 1670s, became William III of England, Scotland and Wales. Whilst France protected the deposed Stuart Pretender, William was particularly keen to move both the Netherlands and his newly acquired Britain into an anti-French alliance on Germany's behalf — Louis XIV had just attacked the Palatinate; the Nine Years' War began —, the first phase of the Great Alliance, a period German intellectuals would soon praise as the beginning of a",
"title": "Pierre Marteau"
},
{
"docid": "158431",
"text": "affair. As the invitation was initiated by figures who had little influence themselves, the legacy of the Glorious Revolution has been described as a successful propaganda act by William to cover up and justify his successful invasion. The claim that William was fighting for the Protestant cause in England was used to great effect to disguise the military, cultural and political impact that the Dutch regime had on England at the time. The overthrow of James was hailed at the time and ever since as the \"Glorious Revolution\". Edmund Burke set the tone for over two centuries of historiographical analysis",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "3360464",
"text": "one man was killed. In 1689, King James VII of the House of Stuart was declared to have to forfeit the throne, and the crown was offered to William of Orange, in the so-called \"Glorious Revolution\". The revolution also established Presbyterianism in Scotland, although the Highlands generally remained Roman Catholic and loyal to the Stuarts. A series of Jacobite risings followed, leading to an increased military presence in Scotland as government forces attempted to penetrate and subdue the Highlands. In 1714 while surveying fortifications for the government, the military engineer Lewis Petit made the only surviving drawing of Eilean Donan.",
"title": "Eilean Donan"
},
{
"docid": "2562628",
"text": "was also the first to establish batteries of cannon to the south of the fort. In 1689, following the Glorious Revolution (English Revolution of 1688), in which William and Mary acceded to the throne, German-born colonist Jacob Leisler seized the fort in what was called Leisler's Rebellion. He represented the common people against a group of wealthy leaders represented by Pieter Stuyvesant and others and enacted a government of direct popular representation. By some accounts, he also acted to redistribute wealth to the poor. Leisler's rule ended in 1691, when British sovereign William's new governor (appointed in 1690) finally reached",
"title": "Fort Amsterdam"
},
{
"docid": "774059",
"text": "been held in 1791. The battle was the decisive encounter in a war that was primarily about James's attempt to regain the thrones of England and Scotland, resulting from the Invitation to William and William's wife, Mary, to take the throne. It is regarded as a crucial moment in the struggle between Irish Protestant and Catholic interests. The previous year William had sent the Duke of Schomberg to take charge of the Irish campaign. He was a 75-year-old professional soldier who had accompanied William during the Glorious Revolution. Under his command, affairs had remained static and very little had been",
"title": "Battle of the Boyne"
},
{
"docid": "4666621",
"text": "mother was the only individual remaining in the Protestant line of succession established by the Bill of Rights 1689. The English Parliament did not want the throne to revert to a Catholic, and so passed the Act of Settlement 1701, which settled the throne of England on Electress Sophia of Hanover, a cousin of King James II, and her Protestant heirs. In late 1688, in what became known as the \"Glorious Revolution\", the Roman Catholic King James of England, Scotland and Ireland was deposed by his Protestant nephew and son-in-law, Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange. William and his wife,",
"title": "Prince William, Duke of Gloucester"
},
{
"docid": "17062329",
"text": "on the Episcopalian establishment; their acquittal on 30 June destroyed James' political authority. In 1685, many feared civil war if James were bypassed; by 1688, anti-Catholic riots made it seem only his removal could prevent one. Representatives from across the political class invited William to assume the English throne and he landed in Brixham on 5 November; James' army deserted him and he went into exile on 23 December. Parliament offered the English throne to William and Mary in February 1689; a large majority agreed Mary should replace her father but William's demand he be made joint monarch and sole",
"title": "Glorious Revolution in Scotland"
},
{
"docid": "158378",
"text": "\"an attempt to bring this state to its ultimate ruin and subjugation, as soon as they find the occasion\". William denied any intention \"to remove the King from the throne or become master of England\". The States ordered a Dutch fleet of 53 warships to escort the troop transports. This fleet was in fact commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest on the \"Cortgene\" and Vice-Admiral Philips van Almonde on the \"Provincie Utrecht\" but in consideration of English sensitivities placed, on 6 October, under the nominal command of Rear-Admiral Herbert, who for the occasion was appointed Lieutenant-Admiral-General, i.e. acting supreme",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "15655058",
"text": "Lancelot Errington Lancelot Errington, also \"Launcelot\" or \"Lancelott\", (1657–1745) was a master mariner noted for his capture of Lindisfarne during the Jacobite rising of 1715. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 resulted in the Roman Catholic Stuart king, James II of England and VII of Scotland, fleeing to exile in France, James' daughter and her husband, William III and Mary II, ascended the British throne as joint sovereigns, and were succeeded by the Protestant House of Hanover. In 1715, James II's son James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the \"Old Pretender\", attempted to regain the throne by launching a",
"title": "Lancelot Errington"
},
{
"docid": "2500287",
"text": "it to escape to the River Thames. Tourville was criticised for not following up his victory and was relieved of his command. The English Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington – who had advised against engaging the superior French fleet but had been overruled by Queen Mary and her ministers – was court-martialled for his performance during the battle. Although he was acquitted, King William dismissed him from the service. King James II was campaigning in Ireland as a first step in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne following his deposition after the Glorious Revolution. In August",
"title": "Battle of Beachy Head (1690)"
},
{
"docid": "11591725",
"text": "England, Scotland, and Ireland. Under the English Restoration, the political system returned to the constitutional position of before the wars: Scotland and Ireland were returned their Parliaments. When Charles II died his Catholic brother James inherited the throne as James II of England and VII of Scotland. When he had a son, the Parliament of England decided to depose him in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was replaced not by his Roman Catholic son, James Stuart, but by his Protestant daughter and son-in-law, Mary II and William III, who became joint rulers in 1689. James made one serious attempt",
"title": "History of the formation of the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "571664",
"text": "throne. His suspected Roman Catholicism was unpopular in England, and on Charles's instructions Anne and her elder sister, Mary, were raised as Anglicans. On Charles's death in 1685, James succeeded to the throne, but just three years later he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Anne's sister and Dutch Protestant brother-in-law and cousin William III of Orange became joint monarchs. Although the sisters had been close, disagreements over Anne's finances, status and choice of acquaintances arose shortly after Mary's accession and they became estranged. William and Mary had no children. After Mary's death in 1694, William reigned alone",
"title": "Anne, Queen of Great Britain"
},
{
"docid": "17062332",
"text": "by his actions, listed in the Articles of Grievances. This was a fundamental change; if Parliament could decide James had forfeited his throne, monarchs derived legitimacy from Parliament, not God, ending the principle of Divine Right of Kings. In an attempt to preserve Episcopalianism, the Scottish Bishops proposed Union with England but this was rejected by the English Parliament. On 11 April, the Convention ended James' reign and adopted the Articles of Grievances and the Claim of Right Act that made Parliament the primary legislative power in Scotland. On 11 May 1689, William and Mary accepted the Scottish throne and",
"title": "Glorious Revolution in Scotland"
},
{
"docid": "16320944",
"text": "many friends after his retirement from active teaching. Jones was an acknowledged expert in English history of the 17th and 18th century, which included the Glorious Revolution, the English Bill of Rights, the installation and reign of William III and Mary II on the throne of England, and the attempt by Bonnie Prince Charlie to attain the throne. Jones typically spent his summers in England or other nearby countries where he carried out research in various libraries and archives. He was fluent in Italian and French and read German and Dutch, which was necessary for his research. Jones was a",
"title": "George Hilton Jones III"
},
{
"docid": "2114790",
"text": "his various offices. At the Glorious Revolution of 1689, he supported Prince of Orange, who became King William III. Having befriended Princess Anne in 1692, he became a favourite of hers after her accession to the throne as Queen Anne (1702–1714), and was appointed by her in 1702 Master of the Horse, a post he held until 1712. Finding himself neglected by Marlborough, he made friends with the Tories, and succeeded in retaining the Queen's confidence, while his wife replaced the Duchess of Marlborough as Mistress of the Robes in 1711. The Duchess of Somerset became the Queen's closest confidante,",
"title": "Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset"
},
{
"docid": "16233609",
"text": "country underwent what would later become known as the Glorious Revolution, during which the Catholic King James II of England was deposed and the Protestant monarchs King William and Mary II of England were installed on the throne. This triumph of the Protestant faction would cause Calvert considerable political difficulties. Sensibly, Calvert moved quickly to support the new regime, sending a messenger to Maryland to proclaim the new King and Queen. Unfortunately for Lord Baltimore, the messenger died during the journey, and a second envoy (if one was ever sent - Calvert would later claim that it was) never arrived.",
"title": "Protestant Revolution (Maryland)"
},
{
"docid": "1305616",
"text": "and coerce it. Despite his misgivings and concerns that James was being overly influenced by hardline Roman Catholics, the Ecclesiastical Commission took proceedings against various clergy including the Bishop of London and academics of Oxford and Cambridge universities considered by James II to be overly Protestant. The Ecclesiastical Commission's activities came to an end with the Glorious Revolution. During the Glorious Revolution, when James II fled the country, Jeffreys stayed in London until the last moment, being the only high legal authority in James's abandoned kingdom to perform political duties. When William III's troops approached London, Jeffreys tried to flee",
"title": "George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys"
},
{
"docid": "774079",
"text": "Boyne also had strategic significance for both England and Ireland. It marked the beginning of the end of James's hope of regaining his throne by military means and probably assured the triumph of the Glorious Revolution. In Scotland, news of this defeat temporarily silenced the Highlanders supporting the Jacobite rising, which had been led by Bonnie Dundee who was killed the previous July at the Battle of Killiecrankie. In Ireland, the Boyne fully assured the Jacobites that they could successfully resist William. But it was a general victory for William and is still celebrated by the Protestant Orange Order on",
"title": "Battle of the Boyne"
},
{
"docid": "8693748",
"text": "or lairds who had held land in the area since at least the 17th century. Several of his ancestors had been cautioned, imprisoned and bonded, and finally had their land confiscated for Covenanting activity during the reign of King James VII. There is a so-called \"Covenanters\" Stone still at Fortissat, and the Mains Farm still exists, as does Fortissat House. The family lands were restored with the so-called Glorious Revolution, when William of Orange invaded England and drove King James VII from is throne. Meek's coat-of-arms incorporated the family motto \"Jungor ut implear\" (\"I am joined that I may be",
"title": "James Meek"
},
{
"docid": "17062319",
"text": "Glorious Revolution in Scotland The Glorious Revolution in Scotland was part of a series of events between 1688-1689 in England and Scotland known as the Glorious Revolution. It covers the deposition of James VII of Scotland and II of England, his replacement by his daughter Mary and her husband William and the political settlement thereafter. Scotland and England were linked but separate countries, each with its own Parliament and decisions in one did not bind the other. Issues included religious freedom but also arbitrary rule and the divine right of kings; the Revolution ended a century of political dispute by",
"title": "Glorious Revolution in Scotland"
},
{
"docid": "14142053",
"text": "Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland and II of Ireland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch Republic stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange) who, as a result, ascended the English throne as William III of England. The crisis besetting King James II came to a head in 1688, when the King fathered a son, James Francis Edward Stuart on 10 June (Julian calendar), until then the throne would have passed to his daughter, Mary, a Protestant",
"title": "Netherlands–United Kingdom relations"
},
{
"docid": "2395053",
"text": "Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury Sir Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury, 12th Earl of Waterford, KG, PC (24 July 1660 – 1 February 1718) was an English politician who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited William III, Prince of Orange to depose James II of England as monarch during the Glorious Revolution. He was appointed to several minor roles before the revolution, but came to prominence as a member of William's government. Born to Roman Catholic parents, he remained in that faith until 1679 when—during the time of the Popish Plot",
"title": "Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury"
},
{
"docid": "2395034",
"text": "Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury Sir Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury, 12th Earl of Waterford, KG, PC (24 July 1660 – 1 February 1718) was an English politician who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited William III, Prince of Orange to depose James II of England as monarch during the Glorious Revolution. He was appointed to several minor roles before the revolution, but came to prominence as a member of William's government. Born to Roman Catholic parents, he remained in that faith until 1679 when—during the time of the Popish Plot",
"title": "Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury"
},
{
"docid": "11007207",
"text": "Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School. National San Chung Senior High School's nickname came from a joke brought up by a school's history teacher in 2002. It came from the school's uniform color—orange. Because the school shares the same short name with Taipei County San Chong Senior High School in Chinese (both \"Sanchong Senior High School\", ), they have been long confused by people. One day in a class when the teacher taught about Glorious Revolution and King William III of England, who was also Prince of Orange, he joked, \"Why don't we change the school name to \"Orange",
"title": "National San Chung Senior High School"
},
{
"docid": "7621315",
"text": "Henry Guy in 1680. Guy became Secretary to the Treasury and it was widely believed that he used this position to subsidise the construction of a new manor house to a design by Sir Christopher Wren. Guy was sent to the Tower of London soon after William III and Mary II acceded to the throne in the Glorious Revolution in 1688 on account of his misappropriation of Treasury funds. Tring Park was sold in 1705 to Sir William Gore, Lord Mayor of London during the reign of Queen Anne. After only two years at Tring Sir William died and his",
"title": "Tring Park Mansion"
},
{
"docid": "158433",
"text": "of 1688–89. Pincus says it was not a placid turn of events. In diplomacy and economics William III transformed the English state's ideology and policies. This occurred not because William III was an outsider who inflicted foreign notions on England but because foreign affairs and political economy were at the core of the English revolutionaries' agenda. The revolution of 1688–89 cannot be fathomed in isolation. It would have been inconceivable without the changes resulting from the events of the 1640s and 1650s. Indeed, the ideas accompanying the Glorious Revolution were rooted in the mid-century upheavals. Thus, the 17th century was",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "15812201",
"text": "balanced government, Parliament engineered a coup d’état, soon known as the Glorious Revolution, that brought William III and Mary II to power. James II went into exile in France, where he was supported by Louis XIV. Eleanor and Theophilus Oglethorpe remained loyal to James II and followed him to Paris. They soon returned to their estate, Westbrook Manor, in Surrey. From there they continued to secretly serve James II and plotted his return to the throne. After the deaths of James II and Theophilus in 1702, Eleanor remained loyal to the Catholic Stuart line by supporting and advising James Francis",
"title": "Eleanor Oglethorpe"
},
{
"docid": "15352161",
"text": "Declaration of Reasons The Declaration of Reasons was a declaration by William III, written in September 1688, legitimizing his overthrowing of James II. The declaration argued that James sought absolute power for himself in defiance of constitutional traditions in England. In order to avoid the charge of seditious libel, William accuses James's advisor of influencing James to \"abdicate\" the throne. James's \"abdication\" was made official and William and Mary's succession legitimated in the English Bill of Rights. Historians disagree to what extent the propagandic declaration contributed to the success of the Glorious Revolution. Schwoerer and Israel argue that the Declaration",
"title": "Declaration of Reasons"
},
{
"docid": "284003",
"text": "and 1673, which ended with Dutch victories. After the Glorious Revolution in 1688, the Dutch prince William ascended to the English throne. With unified leadership, commercial, military, and political power began to shift from Amsterdam to London. The British did not face a challenge to their dominance of the North Sea until the 20th century. Tensions in the North Sea were again heightened in 1904 by the Dogger Bank incident. During the Russo-Japanese War, several ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet, which was on its way to the Far East, mistook British fishing boats for Japanese ships and fired on",
"title": "North Sea"
},
{
"docid": "158420",
"text": "provided a new coronation oath, whereby the monarchs were to \"solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereunto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same\". They were also to maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant Reformed faith established by law. Although their succession to the English throne was relatively peaceful, much blood would be shed before William's authority was accepted in Ireland and Scotland. In Scotland there had been no serious support for",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "8148506",
"text": "In 1649, Parliament ordered that supplies of ammunition and powder be sent to Sandown and the other castles of the Downs. Fresh earthworks were erected during the Interregnum between Sandown and Deal to address with the threat of Dutch attack. The garrison at Sandown remained substantial during the period, with a governor and 21 soldiers, but when Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660 he reduced the numbers again to a captain and 18 men. In the Glorious Revolution of 1688 against Charles' brother, King James II, the townsfolk of Deal seized Sandown Castle on behalf of William",
"title": "Sandown Castle, Kent"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "16485972",
"text": "Anne Oglethorpe Anne Henrietta Oglethorpe (1683–1756), baptized An Harath, was a Jacobite agent who worked to restore James II to the throne after he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution. Following the death of James II in 1701, she continued her efforts on behalf of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, for the remainder of her life. Anne Oglethorpe’s mother, Eleanor Oglethorpe, was an employee of the royal household during the reigns of Charles II and James II; she followed James II to France, where he was exiled after the Glorious Revolution. Anne’s father, Theophilus Oglethorpe, also offered his",
"title": "Anne Oglethorpe"
},
{
"docid": "6616341",
"text": "in 1687, so he sent an armed contingent to seize it. According to tradition, the colonists hid the charter inside the Charter Oak tree. King James was removed from the throne in the Glorious Revolution of 1689, and Andros was arrested and sent back to England by the colonists during the 1689 Boston revolt. Most of the colonial charters were significantly modified after the Glorious Revolution in 1689, with the appointment of royal governors to nearly every colony. An uneasy tension existed between the Royal Governors and the officials who had been elected by the colonists themselves. The governors wanted",
"title": "History of New England"
},
{
"docid": "2185927",
"text": "July Revolution The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (\"révolution de Juillet\"), Second French Revolution or in French (\"Three Glorious [Days]\"), led to the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would be overthrown in 1848. It marked the shift from one constitutional monarchy, under the restored House of Bourbon, to another, the July Monarchy; the transition of power from the House of Bourbon to its cadet branch, the House of Orléans; and the",
"title": "July Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "158430",
"text": "constitutional monarchy (a de facto republic, see Coronation Oath Act 1688) and Bill of Rights meant that the apparently invading monarchs, legitimate heirs to the throne, were prepared to govern with the English Parliament. It is difficult to classify the entire proceedings of 1687–89 but it can be seen that the events occurred in three phases: conspiracy, invasion by Dutch forces and \"Glorious Revolution\". It has been argued that the invasion aspect had been downplayed as a result of a combination of British pride and successful Dutch propaganda, trying to depict the course of events as a largely internal English",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "1317477",
"text": "Isabella II of Spain Isabella II (; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until 1868. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, whose refusal to recognize a female sovereign led to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and formally abdicated in 1870. Her son, Alfonso XII, became king in 1874. Isabella was born in Madrid in 1830, the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, and of his fourth wife and niece, Maria",
"title": "Isabella II of Spain"
},
{
"docid": "322242",
"text": "relative to the monarch then gained more power through the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and passage of the Bill of Rights in 1689. The monarch could no longer establish any law or impose any tax without its permission and thus the House of Commons became a part of the government. It is at this point that a modern style of prime minister begins to emerge. A tipping point in the evolution of the prime ministership came with the death of Anne in 1714 and the accession of George I to the throne. George spoke no English, spent much of his",
"title": "Prime minister"
},
{
"docid": "2899180",
"text": "Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (ca. 1660 – 21 August 1693), was an Irish Jacobite and soldier, belonging to an Anglo-Norman family long settled in Ireland. Sarsfield gained his first military experience serving with an Anglo-Irish contingent of the French Army during the 1670s. When James II came to the throne he was commissioned in the English Army, and served during the suppression of Monmouth's Rebellion in 1685. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688 he remained loyal to James and led an English cavalry detachment at the Wincanton Skirmish, the only military engagement",
"title": "Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan"
},
{
"docid": "2804234",
"text": "throne. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. James was deposed during the Glorious Revolution in 1688, and lived the remainder of his life as a pretender to the throne in exile. He made several attempts to regain the throne before his death in 1701. The Jacobite risings (or rebellions) were a series of uprisings or wars between 1688 and 1746 in which his supporters attempted to restore his line to the throne. After 1807, the line of James II and VII became extinct. The Jacobites had ceased to have much political significance after the failure",
"title": "Pretender"
},
{
"docid": "17062325",
"text": "led to the Exclusion Crisis 1678-81. James was sent to Edinburgh in 1681 as Lord High Commissioner where he was warmly received as the Stuart heir to the Scottish throne. In August, the Scottish Parliament passed the Succession Act confirming the divine right of kings, the rights of the natural heir 'regardless of religion,' the duty of all to swear allegiance to that king and the independence of the Scottish Crown. It went beyond ensuring James's succession to the Scottish throne by stating the aim was also to make his exclusion from the English throne impossible without '...the fatall and",
"title": "Glorious Revolution in Scotland"
},
{
"docid": "4058565",
"text": "heir apparent or heir presumptive who succeeded to the throne as a minor. Before the Glorious Revolution, it was up to the sovereign to decide who would be regent in any event, although this decision was often implemented by legislation. For example, section XI of the Treason Act 1554 made King Philip, husband and co-ruler of Queen Mary I, regent in the event that Mary died and her heir was male and under 18, or an unmarried female under 15. By the Act of Settlement 1701, Parliament passed the line of succession to Electress Sophia of Hanover; this decision was",
"title": "Regency Acts"
},
{
"docid": "6994068",
"text": "ministry in New Jersey, and had been engaged for about twelve months in teaching at Burlington, New Jersey.\" Albert J. Menendez identifies Ury as a High Church Anglican Vicar who supported the House of Stuart's claim to the British throne and opposed the Glorious Revolution of 1689. In the spring of 1740 a number of Spanish sailors arrived in New York as captured crew of prize ships taken by British captains. Those who were dark-skinned were assumed to be slaves and sold at auction with the ship and its cargo. On 13 June 1741 five of these sailors were arraigned",
"title": "John Ury"
},
{
"docid": "564859",
"text": "Aaron in 1451. Nevertheless, Moldavia was subject to further Hungarian interventions after that moment, as Matthias Corvinus deposed Aron and backed Alexăndrel to the throne in Suceava. Petru Aron's rule also signified the beginning of Moldavia's Ottoman Empire allegiance, as the ruler agreed to pay tribute to Sultan Mehmed II. Under Stephen the Great, who took the throne and subsequently came to an agreement with Kazimierz IV of Poland in 1457, the state reached its most glorious period. Stephen blocked Hungarian interventions in the Battle of Baia, invaded Wallachia in 1471, and dealt with Ottoman reprisals in a major victory",
"title": "Moldavia"
},
{
"docid": "12927547",
"text": "and in particular Algernon Sidney in his \"Defence of Sir Robert Filmer\" (1684). Sancroft asked Bohun to edit Robert Filmer’s works, for an edition of 1685, and its preface Bohun attacked James Tyrrell. In reply to Jeremy Collier's \"The Desertion discuss'd in a Letter to a Country Gentleman\" (1688), Bohun wrote \"The History of the Desertion\" (1690), bringing forward an argument influential for Tories who (unlike Collier) were prepared to swear allegiance after the Glorious Revolution; this work was the first history written of the events in which James II of England left the throne. He drew on the work",
"title": "Edmund Bohun"
},
{
"docid": "11664114",
"text": "with the king when he was Duke of York, and an admiral, in the war against the Dutch of 1665. James Cotter is believed to have been knighted by King James in 1685 following the Battle of Sedgemoor. James II had converted to Roman Catholicism before he succeeded to the throne, the birth of a son an heir who would be raised a Catholic precipitated the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and James fled England. In order to retrieve his fortunes King James landed in Ireland in March 1689 with French troops. At this time Sir James Cotter, a Catholic like",
"title": "Cotter family"
},
{
"docid": "15064932",
"text": "drawn into alliance with the minority Whigs to defy the King - which draws on him the King's anger and ultimately leads to his supporting the Glorious Revolution three years later. Loyal Parliament The Loyal Parliament was the only Parliament of England of King James II, in theory continuing from May 1685 to July 1687, but in practice sitting during 1685 only. It gained its name because at the outset most of its members were loyal to the new king. The Whigs, who had previously resisted James's inheriting the throne, were outnumbered both in the Commons and in the Lords.",
"title": "Loyal Parliament"
},
{
"docid": "18000451",
"text": "II of Spain, who had just been exiled from Spain following the Glorious Revolution. The Duke of Sesto had preceded the queen to France and arranged for her welcome by Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie. The Duke of Sesto and Eugenie had known one another since they were teenagers in Madrid. The Palacio Castilla was used as the queen's home in exile, and it was where the Duke of Sesto and Queen Isabel II plotted to have her son Prince Alfonso elevated to the Spanish throne. The duke talked Queen Isabel II into abdicating on June 20, 1870, the",
"title": "The Peninsula Paris"
},
{
"docid": "8936439",
"text": "Charter of 1830 The Charter of 1830 () instigated the July Monarchy in France. It was considered a compromise between constitutionalists and republicans. After three days of protests in July 1830 – the July Revolution, also called the \"Three Glorious Days\" (\"les trois glorieuses\") – by the merchant \"bourgeoisie\", who were outraged to be ousted from the limited voters list by the July Ordinances, Charles X of France was forced to abdicate. Charles X's chosen successor was his young grandson, Henri, comte de Chambord (1820–1883), but Henri never ascended to the throne. The line of natural hereditary succession was abolished",
"title": "Charter of 1830"
},
{
"docid": "14815797",
"text": "Holy Roman Empire inherited from their direct ancestor, another Dominick White, who was knighted upon the field of battle by Maximilian I and created a Baron (Freiherr) of the Holy Roman Empire in 1513. Upon James II's accession to the British throne, Ignatius White of Albeville became a royal advisor and in 1687 went to The Hague as envoy extraordinary. After the Glorious Revolution, Albeville followed James into exile at St. Germain. He died in St. Germain on 21 August 1694, and was buried three months later (15 December 1694) at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London. Ignatius White Ignatius White was",
"title": "Ignatius White"
},
{
"docid": "9973320",
"text": "our ancestors ; would shake the very pillars on which the Protestant throne of these realms is founded ; would invalidate the title of the present Protestant royal family ; would threaten the existence of the Protestant establishment; would change many of our laws and subvert many of our sacred institutions; would extinguish the very spirit of the glorious revolution of 1688, and pour contempt on those great characters, who, under divine providence, brought about that happy event ; and \"in fine\", would, in the present state of political parties, deliver up the country to Roman Catholic ascendancy. but his",
"title": "Michael Thomas Sadler"
},
{
"docid": "2559998",
"text": "in 1651. During the rule of Oliver Cromwell, the first earl died in exile in Breda in 1659. He was succeeded by Charles, his third but first surviving son, who in turn was succeeded by his younger brother, the third earl. In his youth, the third earl was a courtier of King Charles II after the restoration of the monarchy, but later became devoted to King James VII. He fled to Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye after the Glorious Revolution when it was discovered he was part of a plot to restore James to the English throne. He returned to Scotland around",
"title": "Earl of Balcarres"
},
{
"docid": "8032893",
"text": "a long honeymoon that took them first to visit her new family-in-law residing at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. Two months later, the young couple went to the Austrian court, where Gaetano's maternal relatives lived. On their way back to Spain, while visiting Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie at Fontainebleau, they received the news of the Glorious Revolution that cost Isabella II her throne. Gaetan rushed to enter Spain and fought in defense of the monarchy in the Battle of Alcolea, a defeat that marked the end of the reign of Isabella II, who crossed the border into France",
"title": "Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)"
},
{
"docid": "7270842",
"text": "with elections in Scotland for a Convention to decide the fate of the Scottish throne. Those who remained loyal to James became known as 'Jacobites,' after the Latin 'Jacobus,' and the political ideology behind it as Jacobitism. Louis XIV of France was engaged in the 1688-1697 Nine Years War, against an alliance including Austria and the Dutch Republic, joined by England after the Glorious Revolution. As part of this conflict, Louis provided James with French military support; in March, 1689, he landed in Ireland to attempt the reconquest of his kingdom, with Melfort accompanying him as Secretary of State. Tensions",
"title": "John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort"
},
{
"docid": "15213239",
"text": "had no desire to rule as a constitutional monarch, taking various steps to strengthen his own authority as monarch and weaken that of the lower house. In 1830, Charles X of France, presumably instigated by one of his chief advisors Jules, Prince de Polignac, issued the Four Ordinances of St. Cloud. These ordinances abolished freedom of the press, reduced the electorate by 75%, and dissolved the lower house. This action provoked an immediate reaction from the citizenry, who revolted against the monarchy during the Three Glorious Days of 26–29 July 1830. Charles was forced to abdicate the throne and to",
"title": "French Revolution of 1848"
},
{
"docid": "13927125",
"text": "continues today in the Scottish Episcopal Church; many of the Rebellion's leaders and participants were members of non-juring episcopalian congregations. Lastly, the most consistent indicator for those who supported Charles in 1745 was opposition to the 1707 Acts of Union, where the loss of political control had not been matched by promised economic benefits. In summary, Charles wanted to reclaim the throne of a united Great Britain and rule on the principles of the divine right of kings and absolutism, ideas rejected by the 1688 Glorious Revolution but were reinforced by his trusted advisors, most of whom were long-term English",
"title": "Jacobite rising of 1745"
},
{
"docid": "1667495",
"text": "The same basic design continued in the short reign of James II (1685–1688) with the crowned \"C\" on the reverse replaced by a crowned \"I\" which acted not only as the king's initial \"Iacobus\" but as the indication of the denomination, 1 penny. Following the birth of the Catholic James II's only son James Francis Edward Stuart (\"The Old Pretender\"), the English establishment determined to avoid the possibility of a Catholic dynasty on the English throne by engineering the Glorious Revolution, when the throne was offered to the older of James's two Protestant daughters from his first marriage and her",
"title": "History of the English penny (1603–1707)"
},
{
"docid": "575683",
"text": "takes place many months after accession to allow sufficient time for its preparation and for a period of mourning. After an individual ascends the throne, he or she reigns until death. The only voluntary abdication, that of Edward VIII, had to be authorised by a special Act of Parliament, His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936. The last monarch involuntarily removed from power was James VII and II, who fled into exile in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution. Succession was largely governed by male-preference cognatic primogeniture, under which sons inherit before daughters, and elder children inherit before younger ones of",
"title": "Monarchy of the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "2019732",
"text": "dent his history. In the early 19th century, some Whig historians came to incorporate Hume's views, dominant for the previous fifty years. These historians were members of the \"New Whigs\" around Charles James Fox (1749–1806) and Lord Holland (1773–1840) in opposition until 1830 and so \"needed a new historical philosophy\". Fox himself intended to write a history of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, but only managed the first year of James II's reign. A fragment was published in 1808. James Mackintosh then sought to write a Whig history of the Glorious Revolution, published in 1834 as the \"History of the",
"title": "Whig history"
},
{
"docid": "177443",
"text": "Parliamentary republic known as the Commonwealth of England (1649–1653), then a military dictatorship under Oliver Cromwell known as The Protectorate (1653–1659). The Stuarts returned to the restored throne in 1660, though continued questions over religion and power resulted in the deposition of another Stuart king, James II, in the Glorious Revolution (1688). England, which had conquered Wales in the 13th century, united with Scotland in 1707 to form a new sovereign state called Great Britain. Following the Industrial Revolution, Great Britain ruled a colonial Empire, the largest in recorded history. Following a process of decolonisation in the 20th century, mainly",
"title": "History of England"
},
{
"docid": "1815339",
"text": "government, exiled monarchs or dynasties sometimes set up exile courts—as the House of Stuart did when driven from their throne by Oliver Cromwell and again at the Glorious Revolution (see ). The House of Bourbon would be another example because it continued to be recognized by other countries at the time as the legitimate government of France after it was overthrown by the populace during the French Revolution. This continued to last through the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic Wars from 1803-04 to 1815. With the spread of constitutional monarchy, monarchical governments which were exiled started to include",
"title": "Government in exile"
},
{
"docid": "1651725",
"text": "a benefit to the World\" (1784). Well received by Americans, it suggested that the greatest problem facing Congress was its lack of central powers. Both Price and Priestley, who were millennialists, saw the French Revolution of 1789 as fulfilment of prophecy. On the 101st anniversary of the Glorious Revolution, 4 November 1789, Price preached a sermon entitled \"A Discourse on the Love of Our Country\", and ignited the pamphlet war known as the Revolution Controversy, on the political issues raised by the French Revolution. Price drew a bold parallel between the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (the one celebrated by the",
"title": "Richard Price"
},
{
"docid": "830202",
"text": "the Seine. Saint-Germain-en-Laye lies at one of the western termini of Line A of the RER. Saint-Germain-en-Laye was founded in 1020 when King Robert the Pious (ruled 996–1031) founded a convent on the site of the present Church of Saint-Germain. In 1688, James II, King of England and Scotland, exiled himself to the city after being deposed from the throne in what has become known as the Glorious Revolution. He spent the remainder of his days there, and died on 16 September 1701. Prior to the French Revolution in 1789, it had been a royal town and the Château de",
"title": "Saint-Germain-en-Laye"
},
{
"docid": "1655412",
"text": "death. Mackintosh only completed it to the time of James II's abdication. However his voluminous notes on the Glorious Revolution came into the possession of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who used them for his own \"History\" of the Revolution. Mackintosh's notes stopped in the year of 1701, where Macaulay's \"History\" also ends. Mackintosh's work was published in 1834 and in his review of it, Macaulay said that he had \"no hesitation\" in proclaiming the book as \"decidedly the best history now extant of the reign of James the Second\" but lamented that \"there is perhaps too much disquisition and too little",
"title": "James Mackintosh"
},
{
"docid": "158432",
"text": "when he proclaimed that: Many historians have endorsed Burke's view, including Macaulay (1848) and more recently John Morrill, who captured the consensus of contemporary historiography well when he declared that \"the Sensible Revolution of 1688–89 was a conservative Revolution\". On the other hand, Steven Pincus (2009) argues that it was momentous especially when looking at the alternative that James was trying to enact – a powerful centralised autocratic state, using French-style \"state-building\". England's role in Europe and the country's political economy in the 17th century refutes the view of many late-20th-century historians that nothing revolutionary occurred during the Glorious Revolution",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "158440",
"text": "\"mob\" of provincial militia and citizens successfully deposed the hated governor Edmund Andros, which has been seen as a precedent for the American War of Independence a century later. In New York, Leisler's Rebellion caused the colonial administrator, Francis Nicholson, to flee to England. A third event, Maryland's Protestant Rebellion was directed against the proprietary government, seen as Catholic-dominated. Lord Macaulay's account of the Revolution in \"The History of England from the Accession of James the Second\" exemplifies its semi-mystical significance to later generations. Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "158342",
"text": "military force. The resulting economic integration and military co-operation between the English and Dutch navies, however, shifted the dominance in world trade from the Dutch Republic to England and later to Great Britain. The expression \"Glorious Revolution\" was first used by John Hampden in late 1689, and is an expression that is still used by the British Parliament. The Glorious Revolution is also occasionally termed the \"Bloodless Revolution\", albeit inaccurately. The English Civil War (also known as the Great Rebellion) was still within living memory for most of the major English participants in the events of 1688, and for them,",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "8151742",
"text": "Glorious Revolution (Spain) The Glorious Revolution () took place in Spain in 1868, resulting in the deposition of Queen Isabella II. Leaders of the revolution eventually recruited an Italian prince, Amadeo of Savoy, as king. His reign lasted two years, and he was replaced by the first Spanish Republic. That also lasted two years, until leaders in 1875 proclaimed Isabella's son, as King Alfonso XII in the Bourbon Restoration. An 1866 rebellion led by General Juan Prim and a revolt of the sergeants at San Gil barracks, in Madrid, sent a signal to Spanish liberals and republicans that there was",
"title": "Glorious Revolution (Spain)"
},
{
"docid": "13374163",
"text": "1716 allowing up to seven years between elections. There were two main axes of political conflict during this period. The Whigs, who supported the Glorious Revolution and the Protestant succession, opposed the Tories, who, although supporting the new monarchs in a \"de facto\" sense, were disturbed by the disruption to the divine succession which the Glorious Revolution entailed. Outside of this division was the Court/Country axis. Court politicians were either in government or sought to be, and were thus supportive of centralized power and the dominance of Parliament by the executive. Country politicians distrusted centralized power and were keen to",
"title": "Rage of Party"
},
{
"docid": "19992720",
"text": "received a nod for Best Female Artist though they both lost. \"The Book of Revolution\", their ninth album came out in 2008 (\"Fusion\" was released the year before). Featuring eclectic partnerships with artists such as Antonio Lyons and Don Laka it was described as a \"proudly Pan African fruit cocktail of stunning soul vocals, kwaai jazz grooves, glorious gospel anthems, fly slam poetic raps, and authentic maskandi filters\" by critic Miles Keylock in a laudative review. Revolution celebrated a decade of musical activity in 2009 with the release of \"Revolution 10\", a double disk release with side one containing new",
"title": "Revolution (duo)"
},
{
"docid": "2411406",
"text": "lies less in what was actually plotted than in the public perception of it and the uses made of it by the government. Popular reaction to the Tories' reactive excesses, sometimes known as the \"Stuart Revenge\" though that term is contested, led to the discontent expressed decisively in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Rye House Plot The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York. The royal party went from Westminster to Newmarket to see horse races and were expected to",
"title": "Rye House Plot"
},
{
"docid": "158344",
"text": "and James's supporters were the high church Anglican Tories. In Scotland, his supporters in the Parliament of Scotland stepped up attempts to force the Covenanters to renounce their faith and accept episcopalian rule of the church by the monarch. When James inherited the English throne in 1685, he had much support in the 'Loyal Parliament', which was composed mostly of Tories. His Catholicism was of concern to many, but the fact that he had no son, and his daughters, Mary and Anne, were Protestants, was a \"saving grace\". James's attempt to relax the Penal Laws alienated his natural supporters, however,",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "158424",
"text": "been discriminated against by previous English monarchs, in the conquest of all the fortified places in the kingdom except Derry, and so held the Kingdom for James. James himself landed in Ireland with 6,000 French troops to try to regain the throne in the Williamite War in Ireland. The war raged from 1689 to 1691. James fled Ireland following his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, but Jacobite resistance was not ended until after the battle of Aughrim in 1691, when over half of their army was killed or taken prisoner. The Irish Jacobites surrendered under the",
"title": "Glorious Revolution"
}
] |
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| what year were the olimpic games in mexico |
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"docid": "872690",
"text": "1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: \"Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968\"), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to 27, 1968. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track. The 1968 Games were the third to be held in the last quarter of the year, after",
"title": "1968 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "872690",
"text": "1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: \"Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968\"), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to 27, 1968. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track. The 1968 Games were the third to be held in the last quarter of the year, after",
"title": "1968 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "15614525",
"text": "closely follow the Olympics and to be hosted by the same nation as the Olympic Games. However, there have been some exceptions to this due to various reasons and the 1968 Paralympic Games is one such exception. The competition was set to be held in Mexico City as the Olympic Games were that year and everything seemed to be progressing well until an American team lead by Ben Lipton was to travel to Mexico City to assess the altitude impact on the disabled athletes as there were some concerns. Upon arranging their travel, the president of the rehabilitation center in",
"title": "Australia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics"
}
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"docid": "11188802",
"text": "championship in 2000 before yet another financial crisis resulted in relegation once more. In the last 2010–11 Excellence season Rugby Roma Olimpic's head coaches were Danie de Villiers and Jaco Stoumann led the team to conquer the Excellence Trophy. In 2011 the club is disbanded. In the same year the name is changed to Rugby Roma Olimpic 1930, but without participating in any league. In 2015 the new Rugby Roma Olimpic Club 1930 compete in 2015–16 Serie C season, conquering the promotion to Serie B. The club currently plays in Serie B. Rugby Roma Olimpic The Rugby Roma Olimpic Club",
"title": "Rugby Roma Olimpic"
},
{
"docid": "11188801",
"text": "Rugby Roma Olimpic. This resurgent post war team were champions again in 1947–48 and 1948–49, before further lean years throughout the fifties and sixties, during which the team were relegated. The subsequent years saw the arrival of a new coach Dick Greenwood during the 1970s. The club also toured East Africa in 1976, playing games against teams like East Africa and Scorpions RFC. Rugby Roma Olimpic qualified for the Italian playoffs in 1985, before further difficulties resulted in another relegation. The next boom period led to All Blacks imports, victory in the Coppa Italia in 1998 and a fifth Italian",
"title": "Rugby Roma Olimpic"
},
{
"docid": "20646774",
"text": "levels. He received his first senior call-up for friendly games against United States and Mexico in January 2018. Rosenborg Besim Šerbečić Besim Šerbečić (; born 1 May 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Eliteserien club Rosenborg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team. Šerbečić started playing football with his hometown club Bratstvo Gračanica. In 2014 he joined Zvijezda Gradačac. On 4 April 2015, he made his professional debut in an away game against Olimpic. Two weeks later, he scored his first professional goal in a home loss to Zrinjski Mostar. In July",
"title": "Besim Šerbečić"
},
{
"docid": "11188799",
"text": "to conquer the Excellence Trophy. In 2011 the club is disbanded. In the same year the name is changed to Rugby Roma Olimpic 1930, but without participating in any league. In 2015 the new Rugby Roma Olimpic Club 1930 compete in 2015–16 Serie C season, conquering the promotion to Serie B. The club currently plays in Serie B. The Rugby Roma was founded on 21 October 1930, from the ashes of A.S. Roma Rugby (1929) and S.S. Lazio Rugby (1927), clubs associated with the football clubs of the Italian capital, when, after two seasons bankruptcy, under the management of the",
"title": "Rugby Roma Olimpic"
},
{
"docid": "20300174",
"text": "ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov is a Romanian football club based in Râșnov, Brașov County, currently playing in Liga III. Olimpic Cetate Râșnov was founded in 1930 as \"FC Râșnov\" and played for all its history at Liga IV until 2016. In 2007 the club was reorganized and changed its name to Olimpic Cetate Râșnov. At the end of the 2015–16 Liga IV season, the team from Râșnov was crowned champions of Brașov County and went to the promotion play-off match. After a tough play-off against Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc, Olimpic won on aggregate and promoted to Liga",
"title": "ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov"
},
{
"docid": "16682383",
"text": "athletes would be classified immediately before, and even during, an event. As a result, the number of swimming classifications dropped from 31 at Seoul in 1988 to 10 at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. Going into the 1992 Summer Paralympics, the International Coordinating Committee and the Technical Committee of the IPC push for a move towards a functional classification system. This came to a head at the November 1989 meeting of the Barcelona Olympics Organising Committee (\"Comite Organitzador Olimpic Barcelona\" - COOB), when a discussion started about what events and classifications should be eligible for the Games. A study",
"title": "Para-swimming classification"
},
{
"docid": "20300175",
"text": "III. At the end of the 2016–17 Liga III season, the first season for the club at Liga III, \"Galben-Albaștrii\" finished in 7th place. ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov is a Romanian football club based in Râșnov, Brașov County, currently playing in Liga III. Olimpic Cetate Râșnov was founded in 1930 as \"FC Râșnov\" and played for all its history at Liga IV until 2016. In 2007 the club was reorganized and changed its name to Olimpic Cetate Râșnov. At the end of the 2015–16 Liga IV season, the team from Râșnov was crowned champions of Brașov",
"title": "ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov"
},
{
"docid": "11188798",
"text": "Rugby Roma Olimpic The Rugby Roma Olimpic Club 1930 is an Italian rugby union team, based in Rome. The club won 5 Italian titles, in 1935, 1937, 1948, 1949 and 2000, the Coppa Italia in 1998 and competed in 58 editions of the Italian top tier championship (now, the Top12) from his foundation in 1930 as Rugby Roma. From 1969 to 2011 Rugby Roma's home ground was the Stadio Tre Fontane, located in the Roman South-western suburb of EUR. In the last 2010–11 Excellence season Rugby Roma Olimpic's head coaches were Danie de Villiers and Jaco Stoumann led the team",
"title": "Rugby Roma Olimpic"
},
{
"docid": "20641624",
"text": "208 competitors from 30 nations participated. 2018 European Weightlifting Championships The 2018 European Weightlifting Championships was held at the Complexul Olimpic Izvorani in Bucharest, Romania from 26 March to 1 April 2018. Some countries were banned from competing at the championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games. International Weightlifting Federation rules state that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 Olympic Games and 2012 Olympic Games would be banned. The banned countries are: Russia, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine,",
"title": "2018 European Weightlifting Championships"
},
{
"docid": "20641623",
"text": "2018 European Weightlifting Championships The 2018 European Weightlifting Championships was held at the Complexul Olimpic Izvorani in Bucharest, Romania from 26 March to 1 April 2018. Some countries were banned from competing at the championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games. International Weightlifting Federation rules state that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 Olympic Games and 2012 Olympic Games would be banned. The banned countries are: Russia, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan. A total of",
"title": "2018 European Weightlifting Championships"
},
{
"docid": "10984972",
"text": "first game. Real 99, UNICS 80, second game. Points difference, UNICS 166-179, Real win.\" The winners from the Sixteen-finals advanced to the eighth finals. The games were played as two games (home and away). The winners were determined by points difference. The winners of the eighth finals played the Final Eight. It was held from April 10 to April 13. The draw to determine a bracket for the elimination rounds of the 2007–08 ULEB Cup was held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 13:30 CET in the Museu Olimpic i de l'Esport in Barcelona. April 10, Palavela, Turin April 11,",
"title": "2007–08 ULEB Cup"
},
{
"docid": "13135557",
"text": "2002 Easts Rugby Club<br> 2002/03 Rugby Viadana<br> 2003/04 Rugby Viadana<br> 2004/05 Rugby Viadana<br> 2005/06 Rugby Roma Olimpic<br> 2006/07 Rugby Roma Olimpic<br> 2007/08 Rugby Roma Olimpic<br> 2008/09 Rugby Roma Olimpic Michael Aldridge (rugby union) Michael Robert Aldridge (born 8 March 1983, Sydney) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays as a lock. Michael commenced his rugby career in Sydney before moving to Italy to further pursue his career. His mother, Julie Aldridge is of Italian background which allows Michael to have dual Italian and Australian citizenship. Michael played in the 2003 IRB Under 21 World Cup for Italy. He was",
"title": "Michael Aldridge (rugby union)"
},
{
"docid": "11789828",
"text": "In 2014, he accepted an offer from FK Olimpic. In his first season he had won the Bosnian Cup trophy and made historic achievement with FK Olimpic by winning the first trophy for the youngest football club in the Bosnian Premier League. Varešanović left the club in 2015, however he came back once again in 2017 but again left the club the very same year. Mirza Varešanović Mirza Varešanović (born 31 May 1972 in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Bosnian footballer and current football manager. He started his career with FK Sarajevo, breaking into the first team in 1991,",
"title": "Mirza Varešanović"
},
{
"docid": "18792006",
"text": "Amer Gojak Amer Gojak (; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before moving to Dinamo Zagreb in 2015. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018. Gojak started his career at Željezničar's youth academy. After he left the club due to disagreements with board, he signed a three-year deal with Olimpic in January 2014. He made his professional debut against Velež on 1",
"title": "Amer Gojak"
},
{
"docid": "16405565",
"text": "Until the end of the game, Olimpic made the equalizer in 78 minute over Admir Raščić ending the black statistic of Olimpic in matches against Željezničar since this was the first match they didn't lost against them. That goal, as proved later, will be the only one Željezničar concede on his route to final. In the quarter-finals, the two finalists from last year met. Željezničar faced Čelik with the first-leg played on Grbavica yet again. Eldin Adilović, striker who came the last summer exactly from Čelik, scored very early for 1–0 against his former club, in the 16 minute. In",
"title": "2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final"
},
{
"docid": "17480423",
"text": "match between his new team and ND Mura 05, on 24 November 2012. During the summer of 2013 he transferred to the Bosnian-Herzegovinian team FK Olimpic Sarajevo. Nedim Durić Nedim Durić (born 24 July 1993 in Cazin) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer currently playing for FK Olimpic Sarajevo. He plays as a left midfielder. Durić started out playing for FK Krajina Cazin's U19 team before he was transferred into the senior team where he played for seven months until he was taken into the Slovenian team FC Luka Koper's U19 team. There he would spend an entire year polishing his skills",
"title": "Nedim Durić"
},
{
"docid": "16212891",
"text": "1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Warren B. Woodson, played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They finished the season with a record of 11–0 and 4–0 in conference play. Until the 2017 school year, this is the most recent New Mexico State team to play in a bowl game. For the second time in what proved to be four consecutive years, a New Mexico State back won the",
"title": "1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "9552621",
"text": "In this championship the team was placed in group four, next to the Tecnica and Deportes F.C. of Colón, Olimpic F.C. of Panamá and Punta Alegre F.C. of Darién. CAI classified second place behind Olimpic F.C. of Panama, in the regular round. During the second round the team reaches the semifinal series beating 3–2 Inter, 3–1 Guabito F.C. of Bocas del Toro, 2–0 Río Abajo F.C., 2–0 to San Isidro of Herrera and 5–1 Niupy F.C. of Los Santos. In the semifinal CAI beats 2–0 Olimpic F.C. and in the final they beat 3–1 Zona Libre F.C. of Bocas del",
"title": "Independiente F.C."
},
{
"docid": "12144286",
"text": "Hannover), G. Isenberg (DSV 78 Hannover). \"Substitutes\" : A. Aue, W. Roth, F. Bukowski. \"Manager\" : ?. \"Forwards\" : Tommaso Fattori (Rugby Roma Olimpic), S. Bonfante (CUS Torino Rugby), G. Zoffoli (Rugby Roma Olimpic), A. Albonico (CUS Torino Rugby), Vincenzo Bertolotto (CUS Torino Rugby), G. Visentin (Amatori Rugby Milan), I. Aloisio (Amatori Rugby Milan), A. Re-Garbagnati (Amatori Rugby Milan). \"Backs\" : M. Campagna (c) (Amatori Rugby Milan), G. Piana (CUS Torino Rugby), R. Maffioli (Amatori Rugby Milan), F. Vinci III (Rugby Roma Olimpic), G. Rizzoli (Rugby Bologna 1928), A. Cazzini (Amatori Rugby Milan), R. Centinari (Amatori Rugby Milan). \"Substitutes\" :",
"title": "1936 FIRA Tournament"
},
{
"docid": "15364753",
"text": "Giampiero de Carli Giampiero de Carli (born 17 March 1970 in Rome) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a prop. De Carli played for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 1996/97. He spend a season at Amatori Rugby Milano (1997/98), returning then to Roma Olimpic for another season. He would represent Stade Français for 1999/2000, winning the French Championship. He played then once more for Roma Olimpic (2000/01) and for Rugby Calvisano, from 2001/02 to 2005/06, where he finished his career. He won the Italian Championship in 2004/05 and the Cup of",
"title": "Giampiero de Carli"
},
{
"docid": "9007987",
"text": "since 2009–10 season and their support group is very small. Olimpic's games between its rivals of FK Sarajevo and FK Zeljeznicar in town are known as little town derby \"(Mali gradski derbi)\". After Olimpic were relegated from the Premier League of Bosnia in the 2016/17 season , the little derby is not going to be hosted in the 17/18 season of the BiH Premier League. Sarajevo derby The Sarajevo derby (Bosnian: \"Vječiti derbi, Sarajevski derbi\") is a match between rivals from Bosnia's capital city FK Željezničar Sarajevo and FK Sarajevo, the two biggest and most popular clubs in Bosnia, during",
"title": "Sarajevo derby"
},
{
"docid": "13727127",
"text": "boycott of South Africa, as a result clubs administered by the RFU were no longer welcome. It is during this period that East Africa saw an increase in touring sides from France (including ACBB, Club Sportif Municipal (CSM) Clamart and ASCO ONERA), Italy (Including Rugby Roma Olimpic), Argentina (Old Georgians and various islands in the Indian Ocean (Réunion and Mauritius). When the British Lions went to South Africa for their 1955 and 1962 tours, they played East Africa in Nairobi on the return legs of their journeys. The Lions won both of these games, 39-12 and 50–0 respectively. The 1955",
"title": "East Africa rugby union team"
},
{
"docid": "20348312",
"text": "2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team The 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team represented Western New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Adam Clark. The Mustangs played their home games at Altamirano Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Western New Mexico announced its 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017. The schedule consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Texas-Permian Basin and will travel to",
"title": "2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team"
},
{
"docid": "20327460",
"text": "West Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Western New Mexico. The Greyhounds will host one of two of its non-conference games against Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and travel to the teams other opponent West Liberty from the Mountain East Conference. 2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team The 2017 Eastern New Mexico football team represented Eastern New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first year head coach Kelley Lee. The Greyhounds played their home games at Greyhound Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Eastern New Mexico",
"title": "2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team"
},
{
"docid": "8984567",
"text": "projects created for the games are the Olimpic Villa and the Parque del Litoral. Upon the announcement of the celebration of the event in Puerto Rico, David Chafey was selected to preside the organization committee, but Chafey announced his withdrawal from it in January 2008. On 31 January 2008, David Bernier, who at the moment was the island's Secretary of Recreation and Sports, accepted to become president of the committee that was organizing the event. Following his designation, he announced that he would discuss with the mayors of adjacent municipalities. Pedrín Colón was selected to keep the competition's flag in",
"title": "2010 Central American and Caribbean Games"
},
{
"docid": "18686860",
"text": "home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Georgia State, Idaho, and Troy, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State. 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Aggies were football-only members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season",
"title": "2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "20327459",
"text": "2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team The 2017 Eastern New Mexico football team represented Eastern New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first year head coach Kelley Lee. The Greyhounds played their home games at Greyhound Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Eastern New Mexico announced its 2017 football schedule on April 3, 2017. The schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Greyhounds will host LSC foes Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas-Permian Basin, and Texas A&M-Kingsville and will travel to Tarleton State,",
"title": "2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team"
},
{
"docid": "20348313",
"text": "Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Commerce, and West Texas A&M. The Mustangs will host two of its three non-conference games against Fort Lewis from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and Western Oregon and travel to San Diego from the Pioneer Football League. 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team The 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team represented Western New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Adam Clark. The Mustangs played their home games at Altamirano Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Western New Mexico announced",
"title": "2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team"
},
{
"docid": "11188800",
"text": "football clubs the decision was taken to form a separate organisation devoted to rugby. The colours adopted were those of the Club Atlético San Isidro: black and white. The new team were soon successful, winning the Italian championship in the 1934–35 season and again in 1936–37, before financial difficulties restricted ambitions during the war years. In 1937 the team is incorporated into A.S. Roma and reconstituted in 1940 like Amatori Rugby Roma. In 1945 the club returns to the name of Rugby Roma for a year before merging with the Olympic '44 (a rugby club based in Rome) and become",
"title": "Rugby Roma Olimpic"
},
{
"docid": "16139828",
"text": "following year, in Serie A1, they were again knocked out of the playoffs, however they were promoted to the Excellence, the Italian top tier championship, as a result of the failure of the Rugby Roma Olimpic. In the 2011–12 Excellence season, San Gregorio Catania, trained by the head coach Orazio Arancio, is ranked tenth, the last place in the Italian championship, being relegated to the Serie A1 where he retires from the championship during the 2012–13 regular season for economic reasons. San Gregorio Catania Rugby The San Gregorio Catania Rugby, is a former Italian rugby union team founded in 1990",
"title": "San Gregorio Catania Rugby"
},
{
"docid": "7412641",
"text": "held the first year following a Summer Olympics (e.g. Central American Games) and the Continental Championships, the Pan American Games, held the year before the Summer Olympics. The last games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia between 19 July to 3 August.The next games will be held in 2022, between 22 April~8 May in multiple venues in Panama. The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world, and only the Olympics have run longer. Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala were the three countries present at the first games, which were then called the \"Central American Games\". In 1935 their name",
"title": "Central American and Caribbean Games"
},
{
"docid": "17897501",
"text": "2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were members of the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. New Mexico State was led by head coach Doug Martin who was in his second year. This was New Mexico State's first time since their 2004 season as members of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the first year they started the",
"title": "2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "9849717",
"text": "its first competitive team in 1894. The Lobos were previously coached by Mike Locksley. He was fired in late 2011 after a dismal 2–26 coaching record in 2 1/2 years at New Mexico. Locksley took the place of Rocky Long (1998–2008) who was the winningest coach in the school's history. The Lobo football program has appeared in 12 bowl games since 1939. The Lobos have captured four wins in bowl games, including the 1946 Sun Bowl, the 1961 Aviation Bowl, and the 2007 and 2016 New Mexico Bowl. UNM usually plays two large rivalry games each year with non-conference opponents,",
"title": "New Mexico Lobos"
},
{
"docid": "20150871",
"text": "1997 New Mexico Lobos football team The 1997 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Lobos were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Franchione, in his final year with the team, and played their home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished the regular season atop the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference with a 6–2 conference record, and lost to Colorado State in the 1997 WAC Championship Game. New Mexico was invited to the 1997 Insight.com Bowl, their first bowl game since",
"title": "1997 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "10142579",
"text": "higher. It covered 100% of tuition when it was first instated in 1996, decreased to 90%, then dropped to 60% in 2017. In 2018 the value has slightly increased, and new legislation has been passed to outline what funds are available per type of institution. New Mexico Lottery The New Mexico Lottery is run by the government of New Mexico. It was established in 1996. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It offer draw games and scratch off games. As of December 2014, draw games are Powerball, Mega Millions, Monopoly Millionaires' Club, Hot Lotto, Roadrunner Cash,",
"title": "New Mexico Lottery"
},
{
"docid": "17897502",
"text": "season 2–0 since the 1999 school year when they started 3–0. However, they would lose the following 9 games to finish the season 2–9, 1–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Tyler Rogers was the team's quarterback. 2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were members of the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New",
"title": "2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "15507673",
"text": "2011 New Mexico Lobos football team The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by third-year head coach Mike Locksley for the first four games and by interim head coach George Barlow for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at University Stadium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 1–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. On September 25, 2011, Mike Locksley was relieved",
"title": "2011 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "13802983",
"text": "Cornish pasties are sold at ex-Cornish mining towns in America. The city of Grass Valley, California, holds St Piran's Day celebrations every year, which along with carol singing, includes a flag raising ceremony, games involving the Cornish pasty, and Cornish wrestling competitions. In the State of Hidalgo in central Mexico, a local speciality originates from the Cornish pasty, called pastes, which was introduced by miners and workers from Cornwall who were contracted in the silver mining towns of Mineral del Monte and Pachuca. The majority of migrants to this region came from what is now known as the Cornish \"central",
"title": "Cornish cuisine"
},
{
"docid": "258679",
"text": "on what were believed to be ancient footprints discovered in the Valley of Mexico; but after further investigation using radiocarbon dating, it appears this date may not be accurate. It is currently unclear whether 23,000-year-old campfire remains found in the Valley of Mexico are the earliest human remains uncovered so far in Mexico. The first people to settle in Mexico encountered a climate far milder than the current one. In particular, the Valley of Mexico contained several large paleo-lakes (known collectively as Lake Texcoco) surrounded by dense forest. Deer were found in this central area, but most fauna were small",
"title": "History of Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "10968083",
"text": "for FK Sarajevo. However, in the summer transfer window of 2011, during July, he signed for FK Xäzär Länkäran in Azerbaijan, only to cancel the transfer one month later and return home to Sarajevo, but this time to FK Olimpic Sarajevo instead of FK Sarajevo. He was capped by Bosnia and Herzegovina three times, all in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, in a total of 14 minutes. FK Sarajevo FK Olimpic Veldin Muharemović Veldin Muharemović (born December 6, 1984 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player. His fans gave him the nickname \"Lede\". He is currently a defender playing for CS",
"title": "Veldin Muharemović"
},
{
"docid": "5496696",
"text": "to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928. Mexico has performed best in athletics, boxing, equestrian, diving, and Swimming events, and more recently taekwondo and football. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Mexico finished in thirty-ninth place; the Mexico team brought home seven medals, including their first gold medal won in football, and the rest of the medals in archery, diving, and taekwondo. The Pan American Games competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. Mexico",
"title": "Sport in Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "16708439",
"text": "career, Espinal spent three years as a breakdancer for the Time Machine Squad, entering the group after winning a contest. In 2008, he went by the name of \"Olimpic Jumps\" as part of the group. During that time, he served as a backup dancer for hip hop artists like Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón. He also practiced baseball and worked as a model. However, convinced by coach Rojas, Espinal returned to wrestling. To prepare for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, his coach, Pedro Rojas, sent Espinal to train in Cuba for nine months. As a result, Espinal won",
"title": "Jaime Espinal"
},
{
"docid": "9007986",
"text": "on Grbavica Stadium, Horde zla are on the East and NE side of the stadium, The Maniacs are on the South and West side, while the Pitari and Košpicari are on the North. When the games is played on Koševo, The Maniacs are on the South and SW side, Horde zla on the North and the East. Pitari are on the East as well. West stands are mixed with both Pitari and Košpicari sitting there. Third football club from Sarajevo is Olimpic; located in the small neighbourhood of Otoka. It has been part of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina",
"title": "Sarajevo derby"
},
{
"docid": "5778440",
"text": "everglade green like the middle stripes, but with a white border. Above the ball and the text are two shapes of a wolf howling. The idea to name the club Olimpik came from the fact that city of Sarajevo was the host city to the 1984 Winter Olympics. Olimpik's nickname \"The Wolves\" is also linked to the 1984 Winter Olympics by way of the Olympics' mascot \"Vučko\" (\"Wolfie\"; pronounced in ). From September 2010, until December 2016, official name of football club was Olimpic, with letter C instead of K. Olimpik play their home games at Stadion Otoka, a 3,000-seat",
"title": "FK Olimpik"
},
{
"docid": "12857177",
"text": "2010 he played for FK Željezničar Sarajevo, then moved to Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon in 2013, and subsequently moved to FK Olimpic Sarajevo.In 2016 Bogičević came back to Željezničar, the club that he had the most succes with. On 29i October 2018 it was announced that Bogičević alongside teammate Jovan Blagojević will not be counted on the remaining games until the winter break of the season. Reasons for that decision of the clubs board of directors and Željezničar's head coach at that time, Milomir Odović are unknown. He was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21 national team. Jadranko Bogičević",
"title": "Jadranko Bogičević"
},
{
"docid": "18686859",
"text": "2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Aggies were football-only members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place. New Mexico State announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consists of five",
"title": "2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "19763950",
"text": "proved to be short-term as well, as he joined the Prva HNL team RNK Split in August 2016. Alem Merajić Alem Merajić (born 4 February 1994) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who plays for FK Radnik Bijeljina in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Starting out in FK Novi Grad and FK Olimpic in his native Sarajevo, Merajić, a youth international, moved in February 2012 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia. He returned to FK Olimpic that same summer, debuting for the first team in 2013 and becoming a first-team regular in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In",
"title": "Alem Merajić"
},
{
"docid": "19763949",
"text": "Alem Merajić Alem Merajić (born 4 February 1994) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who plays for FK Radnik Bijeljina in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Starting out in FK Novi Grad and FK Olimpic in his native Sarajevo, Merajić, a youth international, moved in February 2012 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia. He returned to FK Olimpic that same summer, debuting for the first team in 2013 and becoming a first-team regular in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In January 2016 he moved on to FK Shkëndija Tetovo, featuring in the Macedonian First Football League. This stint",
"title": "Alem Merajić"
},
{
"docid": "15188155",
"text": "Giampiero Mazzi Giampiero Mazzi (born 14 October 1974 in Frascati) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as scrum-half. Mazzi played all his career at Rugby Roma Olimpic, becoming a member of the first category in 1994/95. He played there until 2008/09. He won the titles of the Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and the Cup of Italy in 1997/98. He became coach of the Rugby Roma Olimpic U-20 after finishing his career. Mazzi had 5 caps for Italy, from 1998 to 1999, scoring 1 try, in an aggregate of 5 points. He was selected",
"title": "Giampiero Mazzi"
},
{
"docid": "15188156",
"text": "for the 1999 Rugby World Cup but never played. Giampiero Mazzi Giampiero Mazzi (born 14 October 1974 in Frascati) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as scrum-half. Mazzi played all his career at Rugby Roma Olimpic, becoming a member of the first category in 1994/95. He played there until 2008/09. He won the titles of the Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and the Cup of Italy in 1997/98. He became coach of the Rugby Roma Olimpic U-20 after finishing his career. Mazzi had 5 caps for Italy, from 1998 to 1999, scoring 1 try,",
"title": "Giampiero Mazzi"
},
{
"docid": "15722830",
"text": "fans was put in power on 8 October 2011 by Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina after a couple of incidents, all made by Ultras groups. First it was set to end at the end of 2011, but was extended before the start of the second half-season, in March 2012, till the end of the season. It started with two minor incidents, the first on 21 August 2011 in Mostar during a match between Zrinjski and Olimpic when Ultras Mostar, ultras group supporting Zrinjski, entered the field when Olimpic scored their third goal after a penalty wanting to, as they",
"title": "2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina"
},
{
"docid": "11521507",
"text": "NFL International Series Starting in the 2007 season, the National Football League (NFL) has hosted regular season American football games outside the United States every year. Collectively officially known through 2016 as the NFL International Series, since 2017 the series has two sub-series: the NFL London Games in London, which has been in place since 2007, and the NFL Mexico Game in Mexico City, which began in 2016 with a predecessor game in 2005. Initially, all games in the International Series were held in London. Wembley Stadium was the exclusive home stadium for International Series games from 2007 to 2015",
"title": "NFL International Series"
},
{
"docid": "15819260",
"text": "2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as \"The Pit\", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Mountain West play. They were Co–Champions of the Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU. They were defeated by Wyoming in the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They invited of",
"title": "2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "20150872",
"text": "1961, where they lost to Arizona, 14–20. The season is also notable for the Lobos because their brief appearance in the Coaches' Poll in Week 15 is the last time that the team has been featured in either the Coaches' Poll or the AP Poll, . Source: 1997 New Mexico Lobos football team The 1997 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Lobos were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Franchione, in his final year with the team, and played their home games at University Stadium in",
"title": "1997 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "17624350",
"text": "the Papua New Guinea Hunters for their inaugural season in the Queensland Cup. In April 2014, after being strongly linked with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Mexico signed a 1-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks effective immediately. In 2015, Mexico made the switch to Newcastle Thunder in the English League 1. After playing a total of 17 games, scoring twice, the Papua New Guinean went on to sign a two-year contract with Sheffield Eagles in the league above. Mexico is very popular with the Eagles fans and is currently in the second year of the two, with more than 50 games",
"title": "Mark Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "16139702",
"text": ". The \"Oval eagles\" debuted on 13th May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as Stadio Flaminio) in front of 20,000 spectators. S.S. Lazio Rugby defeated “XV Legione Leonessa d'Italia” by a score of 17-0. They play their home games at the Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center of Acqua Acetosa, in the Parioli district. The S.S. Lazio squad for 2018–19: Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for Italy: Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for their respective country: S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 Polisportiva S.S. Lazio",
"title": "S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927"
},
{
"docid": "19470152",
"text": "Herzegovina under-21 national team under coach Vlado Jagodić. In March 2016, he got his first senior call-up for friendly games against Luxembourg and Switzerland. Duljević debuted in a comfortable 3–0 win over Luxembourg on 25 March. On 8 September 2018, in UEFA Nations League game against Northern Ireland, he scored his first senior international goal. Sarajevo Haris Duljević Haris Duljević (; born 16 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Duljević started his professional career with Čelik Zenica, before joining Olimpic, who",
"title": "Haris Duljević"
},
{
"docid": "16393849",
"text": "to finish in last place. This was the final WAC football game in history. 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach DeWayne Walker and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their final season as a member of the WAC. With the WAC ceasing to support football in the 2013 season, New Mexico State will become an FBS",
"title": "2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "16393848",
"text": "2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach DeWayne Walker and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their final season as a member of the WAC. With the WAC ceasing to support football in the 2013 season, New Mexico State will become an FBS Independent beginning in 2013 season. They finished the season 1–11, 0–6 in WAC play",
"title": "2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "7136716",
"text": "season. In 1996 Prieto had what was arguably his best season, winning 6 games and losing 7 with an ERA of 4.15. Prieto was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before the 2001 season. With the Devil Rays, Prieto saw action in three games, without any decisions, allowing one earned run in 3 2/3 innings pitched. His one season with the Devil Rays was his last season in the major leagues. Prieto surfaced in Mexico during the middle 2000s, playing with the Venados de Mazatlán, a team with which he reappeared at the Caribbean World Series, held that year",
"title": "Ariel Prieto"
},
{
"docid": "19389824",
"text": "to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTSA. 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team The 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain Division title with Boise State and Wyoming. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the Mountain Division",
"title": "2016 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "19389823",
"text": "2016 New Mexico Lobos football team The 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain Division title with Boise State and Wyoming. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited",
"title": "2016 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "15153324",
"text": "National Team U-18, in 2008, and is currently in charge of the Italy National Team U-17. Fabio Roselli (rugby player) Fabio Roselli (born 13 April 1971, in Rome) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing. Roselli played his entire career for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 2002/03. He won one Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and one Cup of Italy, in 1997/98. He had 16 caps for Italy, from 1995 to 1999, scoring 5 tries, 25 points in aggregate. He played a game at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in what",
"title": "Fabio Roselli (rugby player)"
},
{
"docid": "15153323",
"text": "Fabio Roselli (rugby player) Fabio Roselli (born 13 April 1971, in Rome) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing. Roselli played his entire career for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 2002/03. He won one Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and one Cup of Italy, in 1997/98. He had 16 caps for Italy, from 1995 to 1999, scoring 5 tries, 25 points in aggregate. He played a game at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in what would be his final cap for his national team. He was the coach of the Italy",
"title": "Fabio Roselli (rugby player)"
},
{
"docid": "19401507",
"text": "2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Doug Martin. Tyler Rogers was the team's quarterback. In 2015, New Mexico State compiled a 3–9 record (3–5 in conference play) during the regular season, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the fifty-fifth consecutive season. New Mexico State had a",
"title": "2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "19401504",
"text": "2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Doug Martin. Tyler Rogers was the team's quarterback. In 2015, New Mexico State compiled a 3–9 record (3–5 in conference play) during the regular season, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the fifty-fifth consecutive season. New Mexico State had a",
"title": "2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "17199360",
"text": "2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by first year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Mountain West Tournament, their third consecutive conference tournament championship, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where",
"title": "2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "16513574",
"text": "2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West Tournament, defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an",
"title": "2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "17474672",
"text": "team lost 4–0. Several years after retiring from football as a player, namely in 2009, he was employed as a manager by the newly revitalized Sarajevo team FK Olimpic Sarajevo. After a series of losses in November 2009, he was replaced, only to return as a manager once again in August 2011. Not until September 2012 did he leave the club once moreafter having been nominated for manager of the year the very same year, coming back for a third time in the same position in April 2013. In 2015 he left Velež after 2 years as the clubs manager.",
"title": "Nedim Jusufbegović"
},
{
"docid": "19564183",
"text": "tied it up towards to end to finish the match 4–4. Leonés ended up playing the worst team in group Asturias in order to see what team would be relegated. The playoff was a two leg game with Asturias winning both games with an aggregate 15–5. The games were on August 6 and 13 with scores of 6–2 and 9–3. In the second games Asturias' center forward Pepe Pacheco scored 6 goals, a record that would remain until Isidro Lángara scored 7 goals in 1946. After the season, all teams except México FC were dissolved. Mexico FC was accepted by",
"title": "Club Leonés"
},
{
"docid": "17471309",
"text": "Haris Hajradinović Haris Hajradinović (; born 18 February 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for 1. HNL club Osijek and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Hajradinović began his football career with Željezničar, with whom he made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 against Kozara Gradiška at the age of 18. In June 2012 he joined Olimpic on a multi-year contract. Just six months later he signed for Croatian club Inter Zaprešić. In July 2013 Hajradinović signed a three-year contract with Slovak side Trenčín. During his spell with the club, he scored his first",
"title": "Haris Hajradinović"
},
{
"docid": "15691801",
"text": "the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he played two games. After retiring from playing, he became assistant coach for Unione Rugby Capitolina, from 2003/04 to 2007/08. Andrea Castellani Andrea Castellani (born 15 May 1972 in L'Aquila) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a prop. Castellani played for L'Aquila Rugby (1993/94–1995/96), where he won the Italian Championship in 1993/94, Benetton Treviso (1996/97), winning once more the Italian Championship, L'Aquila Rugby (1997/98) and Rugby Roma Olimpic (1998/99–2002/03), winning his third national title for a different team in 1999/2000. Castellani had 20 caps for Italy,",
"title": "Andrea Castellani"
},
{
"docid": "20037193",
"text": "Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference. 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in",
"title": "2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "19693709",
"text": "ranked nineteenth. The country has never participated in a Paralympic Games since the sport made its debut at the 1984 Games. Mexico has participated in a number of international tournaments. At the Football 7-a-side International Tournament in Portugal in 2011, Mexico lost to Canada 2 - 3. Six teams participated in the Toronto hosted American Cup in 2014. Group A included Venezuela, Argentina and Canada. Group B included Mexico, Brazil and the United States. The tournament was important for preparations for the 2015 Parapan American Games, and because it was the last major continental level competition of the year. Mexico",
"title": "Mexico national cerebral palsy football team"
},
{
"docid": "3837991",
"text": "2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was the first Gold Cup held in an odd year. For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico. The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four",
"title": "2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup"
},
{
"docid": "13520819",
"text": "2008 New Mexico Lobos football team The 2008 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. New Mexico competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW), and played their home games in the University Stadium. The Lobos were led by 11th-year head coach Rocky Long. The Lobos upset ten-point favorites Arizona, 36–28. Against ninth-ranked BYU, New Mexico had a fourth quarter touchdown overturned due to a controversial penalty call. On fourth down with 21 yards to go, the Lobos then failed to convert for a first",
"title": "2008 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "5795536",
"text": "played in Dublin, Ireland as well as Toronto, Canada (Buffalo and Green Bay). These games usually played at times of local convenience; however, in the case of games in Japan, it was common for games to start at 5:00 AM local time as the scheduling was primarily for the benefit of US prime time television. There were three games in 1998, two in 2000, and thereafter one per year. There was no American Bowl game played in 2004, and from 2000 to 2005 all American Bowl games were played in either Mexico or Japan. Two 1988 games in Montreal and",
"title": "American Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "19043010",
"text": "in 2009 there were 633 Sweden-born residents in Mexico. In the same year there were 404 Denmark-born residents and 240 Norway-born residents. The majority of these individuals lived in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Swedish Danish Norwegian Scandinavian Mexicans Scandinavian Mexicans are citizens of Mexico of full or partial Scandinavian ancestry. The Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland) have an intertwined history and shared cultural traits. The first notable Dane in what would become Mexico was Fray Jacobo Daciano, a younger brother of Christian II of Denmark, who settled in Michoacán in the mid-16th century, evangelized the region",
"title": "Scandinavian Mexicans"
},
{
"docid": "17464741",
"text": "2013–14 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team The 2013–14 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 12–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the WAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their 21st NCAA Tournament appearance, they lost in the second round",
"title": "2013–14 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "16767916",
"text": "2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team The 2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the WAC Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Saint Louis. The",
"title": "2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "18855473",
"text": "2014–15 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team The 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by fourth year head coach Yvonne Sanchez. They played their home games at The Pit and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 14–4 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Boise State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where",
"title": "2014–15 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "11521526",
"text": "four games in London branded as NFL London Games and one game in Mexico City branded as the NFL Mexico Game. In January 2018, it was announced that three games would be played in London that year, with two at Wembley and the other the first game at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium. However, it was later confirmed that the opening of the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would be delayed and therefore all three games would be held at Wembley. Having already fulfilled the minimum three-game requirement for Twickenham Stadium in 2017, it will no longer host games. The Mexico City",
"title": "NFL International Series"
},
{
"docid": "20037191",
"text": "2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the",
"title": "2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "20348164",
"text": "2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team The 2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team representedWest Texas A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Hunter Hughes. The Buffaloes played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. West Texas A&M announced its 2017 football schedule on January 5, 2017. The schedule consists of seven home and four away games in the regular season. The Buffaloes will host LSC foes Eastern New Mexico, Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Western New Mexico and will travel",
"title": "2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team"
},
{
"docid": "11404060",
"text": "2007 New Mexico Lobos football team The 2007 New Mexico Lobos football team represented The University of New Mexico during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Rocky Long. The New Mexico Lobos play their home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The team enjoyed success in comparison to the year before, where they went 6–6 before losing to San Jose State in the first inaugural New Mexico Bowl. The Lobos' schedule also appeared to be stronger, playing tough road games against Arizona, TCU, Utah, and San Diego State. Coming off a",
"title": "2007 New Mexico Lobos football team"
},
{
"docid": "21010959",
"text": "1911 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team The 1911 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) during the 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Art Badenoch, the Aggies compiled a 7–0 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 193 to 6. The team played its home games on Miller Field, sometimes also referred to as College Field. At the end of the season, three Aggies players were named",
"title": "1911 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team"
},
{
"docid": "12165677",
"text": "This would be the impetus and inspiration for CBS to develop what would come to be known as \"instant replay.\" CBS paid $394,000 ($ in today's dollars) for the exclusive right to broadcast the Games in the United States. This was the first Summer Olympic games to be telecast in North America. In addition to CBS in the United States, the Olympics were telecast for the first time in Canada (on CBC Television) and in Mexico (through the networks of Telesistema Mexicano). Since television broadcast satellites were still two years into the future, CBS, CBC, and Televisa shot and edited",
"title": "Olympics on television"
},
{
"docid": "11103107",
"text": "Leonel \"Bebito\" Smith Leonel “Bebito” Smith y Polo (1909, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba – 2000, Havana) was a Cuban multiple gold medalist swimmer at the 1926 Central American Games in Mexico City, Mexico and at the 1930 Central American Games (now called the Central American and Caribbean Games) held in Havana, Cuba. When he was 16 years old (1925), he won the gold medal in the 1500 meter swimming competition at the Varadero Nautical Club, which was considered the national championships in swimming. The following year (1926), he went to the \"I Juegos Centroamericanos\" (1st Central American Games) held in Mexico.",
"title": "Leonel \"Bebito\" Smith"
},
{
"docid": "19267097",
"text": "summer of 2016, Martínez along with Mexico men's national volleyball team, ended their 48-year absence in the Olympic Games, when they secured the final place at stake for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place in their home turf in Mexico City. José Martínez (volleyball) Jose Martinez (born ) is a professional Mexican volleyball player. He is part of Mexico men's national volleyball team, and represented Mexico at the Olympic Games 2016 Rio. At club level he currently plays for Strasbourg Volley-Ball in France. Previously, he played for Virtus Guanajuato. Martínez was born",
"title": "José Martínez (volleyball)"
},
{
"docid": "18695585",
"text": "2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Nevada. The Lobos finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain",
"title": "2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "17982038",
"text": "2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by second year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Fresno State. The Lobos finished the season with an overall record of",
"title": "2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "19588397",
"text": "2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Fresno State. On March 31, 2017, head coach Craig Neal was fired after 4",
"title": "2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
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"docid": "15819261",
"text": "the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Nebraska before losing to Notre Dame in the second round. !colspan=9| Exhibition !colspan=9| Regular season !colspan=10| 2009 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament !colspan=10| 2009 National Invitation Tournament 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as \"The Pit\", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Mountain West",
"title": "2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
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"docid": "20237354",
"text": "2017–18 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2017–18 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by first-year head coach Paul Weir. They played their home games at Dreamstyle Arena, more commonly known as The Pit, in Albuquerque, New Mexico as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Wyoming and Utah State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost",
"title": "2017–18 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
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"docid": "15741017",
"text": "Tournament 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28-7 overall, 10-4 in Mountain West play. They were Co-Champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the",
"title": "2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "15741015",
"text": "2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28-7 overall, 10-4 in Mountain West play. They were Co-Champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the 2012",
"title": "2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
},
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"docid": "11551118",
"text": "1982 Caribbean Series After a year of absence, the XXIV edition of Baseball's Caribbean Series (12th edition of the second stage) finally took place in 1982. It was held from February 4 through February 9 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Leones de Ponce and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Héctor Espino Stadium in Hermosillo, Mexico, which boosted capacity to 16.000 seats. The Venezuelan team, with Alfonso (Chico) Carrasquel at the helm, won",
"title": "1982 Caribbean Series"
},
{
"docid": "14024806",
"text": "2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team The 2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit, newly renamed from its previous official name of University Arena, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos finished the season 30–5, 14–2 in Mountain West play to capture the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before being defeated by eventual champion San Diego",
"title": "2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team"
}
] |
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| where did the name house of tudor come from |
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"docid": "422312",
"text": "Catholic Mary I. On 1 November 1455, John Beaufort's granddaughter, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, married Henry VI's maternal half-brother Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. It was his father, Owen Tudor (), who abandoned the Welsh patronymic naming practice and adopted a fixed surname. When he did, he did not choose, as was generally the custom, his father's name, Maredudd, but chose that of his grandfather, Tudur ap Goronwy, instead. This name is sometimes given as \"Tewdwr\", the Welsh form of Theodore, but Modern Welsh \"Tudur\", Old Welsh \"Tutir\" is originally not a variant but a different",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "422312",
"text": "Catholic Mary I. On 1 November 1455, John Beaufort's granddaughter, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, married Henry VI's maternal half-brother Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. It was his father, Owen Tudor (), who abandoned the Welsh patronymic naming practice and adopted a fixed surname. When he did, he did not choose, as was generally the custom, his father's name, Maredudd, but chose that of his grandfather, Tudur ap Goronwy, instead. This name is sometimes given as \"Tewdwr\", the Welsh form of Theodore, but Modern Welsh \"Tudur\", Old Welsh \"Tutir\" is originally not a variant but a different",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "16049019",
"text": "of this. By founding the Tudor family of Penmynydd, Goronwy began a lineage which came to include kings and queens of England. The name of his son Tudur became the family surname: a second Tudur ap Goronwy was knighted by King Edward III of England; his name was passed down two further generations to Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, who anglicised it to become Owen Tudor. Owen was the grandfather of Henry Tudor, who became King Henry VII of England and founded the royal House of Tudor. Goronwy ab Ednyfed Goronwy ab Ednyfed (c. 1205 – 17 October 1268) was",
"title": "Goronwy ab Ednyfed"
},
{
"docid": "16048961",
"text": "and was made a knight in his service, and he was the grandfather (through Maredudd ap Tudur) of Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur. Owain anglicised his name to become Owen Tudor, and was the grandfather of King Henry VII of England, the founder of the Royal House of Tudor. Tudur Hen Tudur Hen (English: Tudur the Elder) or Tudur ap Goronwy (died 11 October 1311) was a Welsh aristocrat and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, Anglesey, North Wales. He was one of three sons of Goronwy ab Ednyfed who received lands from King Edward I of England.",
"title": "Tudur Hen"
}
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"docid": "4152268",
"text": "Mr. Borgin in The Harry Potter film series. In interview with Phil Singleton, Tudor-Pole explained the history of his unusual name and said that it is \"a bit bogus really.\" His family's original name was Pole, going back to the Norman Conquest. When his great-grandfather did some genealogical research and unearthed a connection to the royal house of Tudor, Tudor was added with the complete surname thereafter becoming \"Tudor-Pole\". Tudor-Pole formed the band Tenpole Tudor in 1977, and eventually came to prominence after appearing in the film \"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle\" as a possible replacement for Johnny Rotten",
"title": "Edward Tudor-Pole"
},
{
"docid": "3963100",
"text": "Tudor rose The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of York and House of Lancaster. The Tudor rose consists of five white inner petals, representing the House of York, and five red outer petals to represent the House of Lancaster. When Henry VII took the crown of England from Richard III in battle (1485), he brought the end of the retrospectively dubbed \"Wars of the Roses\" between the House of Lancaster (one monarch of which had",
"title": "Tudor rose"
},
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"docid": "8674601",
"text": "enclosed garden is a Well house, The only structure on the site which remains standing today. The name \"Hollinshead hall\" is presumed to come from the Hollinshead family who are said to have built the hall at some point before the 14th century and from the Manor of Hollinshead itself, however sources to verify this are being awaited. To date the earliest record of Hollinshead hall seems to appear in 1311 (where?), Although it is probable the hall did indeed exist before then. One theory (which?) suggests that the name Hollinshead hall does not come from a family name at",
"title": "Hollinshead Hall"
},
{
"docid": "422374",
"text": "and rhi \"king\". Owen Tudor took it as a surname on being knighted. It is doubtful whether the Tudor kings used the name on the throne. Kings and princes were not seen as needing a name, and a \" 'Tudor' name for the royal family was hardly known in the sixteenth century. The royal surname was never used in official publications, and hardly in ‘histories’ of various sorts before 1584. ... Monarchs were not anxious to publicize their descent in the paternal line from a Welsh adventurer, stressing instead continuity with the historic English and French royal families. Their subjects",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "5845171",
"text": "before acceding to the throne and the title he inherited from his father: Earl of Richmond. Though the palace did not survive the English Civil War, fragments of the edifice still remain along the bank of the Thames, as does Richmond Park, originally a royal hunting reserve that Henry Tudor and all members of the Tudors and early Stuarts used for their personal entertainment. Henry Tudor built a large and grand palace that became the centre of royal life for many years to come, a very important centre of the court of each Tudor monarch and James I. Drawings and",
"title": "Richmond Palace"
},
{
"docid": "8977530",
"text": "1746, and by 1802 had already designed such buildings as the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford and Broadway Tower, Worcestershire. Manley Hall (also known as Thickbroom Hall) was an English Tudor-style country house which at one time stood in a 1200-acre estate on the western outskirts of the village. Weeford Weeford is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 215, an increase from 202 in the 2001 Census. The name \"Weeford\" is believed to come from the Old English \"Wēohford\" or \"Wēoford\", and to mean \"Holy",
"title": "Weeford"
},
{
"docid": "13996068",
"text": "elected Member of Parliament for Newtown in November 1666, and served until his death. He was seated at 'Apuldercombe' (or now Appuldurcombe), on the Isle of Wight, where his family had come into possession of a large Tudor mansion (later replaced by the grand eighteenth century Appuldurcombe House). Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet Worsley (1643–1675, Appuldurcombe) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England during the Cavalier Parliament, representing Newtown on the Isle of Wight from 1666 to 1675. He was counted as a member of the Court party, but",
"title": "Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet"
},
{
"docid": "5776995",
"text": "parts may possibly be of Anglo-Saxon date. Outside the chapel stands the also listed Wolferstan Memorial. Statfold Statfold is a former village in Staffordshire, England, about north-east of Tamworth. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Clifton Campville. These days little remains of the village itself, but the Norman parish church, and the Tudor manor house of \"Statfold Hall\" still exist, as do a few scattered farms and houses. The Statfold Barn Railway is on the other side of the Ashby Road, in the borough of Tamworth. The name is believed to come from the",
"title": "Statfold"
},
{
"docid": "5776989",
"text": "Statfold Statfold is a former village in Staffordshire, England, about north-east of Tamworth. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Clifton Campville. These days little remains of the village itself, but the Norman parish church, and the Tudor manor house of \"Statfold Hall\" still exist, as do a few scattered farms and houses. The Statfold Barn Railway is on the other side of the Ashby Road, in the borough of Tamworth. The name is believed to come from the Old English \"stōd fald\" with the meaning \"stud fold\". Older documents often use the form Stotfold.",
"title": "Statfold"
},
{
"docid": "19041210",
"text": "When the property was first built, the streets Tudor Place and St. Catherine's Court did not exist. The property had a red brick wall that surrounded the estate. Local writer Edwine Noye Mitchell wrote that the gray stone house, was surrounded \"by terraces where the crocus and scilla pushed up between the flagstones in the spring, and the pink magnolia blossoms lay thick over the grass from the sidewalk. The Albrights' property ran from 690 to 770 West Ferry and extended from West Ferry to Cleveland Avenue on at least 12 acres of land. In 1935, the Albright house on",
"title": "John J. Albright"
},
{
"docid": "5403637",
"text": "the 20th-century watercolorist and book illustrator Tasha Tudor (Frederic's daughter Rosamond married William Starling Burgess). She was born in Boston in 1915 and was named Starling Burgess for her father. She styled herself as Tasha Tudor and published under that name. Frederic Tudor died in Boston at his house on the northwest corner of Beacon and Joy Streets on Saturday, February 6, 1864. He was buried in the King's Chapel cemetery on Tremont Street in the Tudor family tomb (number thirteen), but his remains may later have been moved. Frederic Tudor Frederic Tudor (September 4, 1783 – February 6, 1864)",
"title": "Frederic Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "422305",
"text": "House of Tudor The House of Tudor was an English royal house of Welsh origin, descended in the male line from the Tudors of Penmynydd. Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) from 1485 until 1603, with five monarchs in that period. The Tudors succeeded the House of Plantagenet as rulers of the Kingdom of England, and were succeeded by the House of Stuart. The first Tudor monarch, Henry VII of England, descended through his mother from a legitimised branch of the English",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "6603775",
"text": "Gilman Hot Springs was kept secret even from other Scientologists. Staff members on the base were not allowed to make telephone calls or to send mail directly. If they did get permission to use the telephone, they were instructed to say that they were calling from Clearwater, Florida, where Scientology's Flag Land Base is located. Hubbard did not live at Gilman Hot Springs but ordered that Bonnie View, a Tudor-style house at the resort, should be renovated for his use. He instructed that it was to be \"dust-free, defensible\" and that high walls with \"openings for gun emplacements\" were to",
"title": "Gold Base"
},
{
"docid": "7933849",
"text": "windows. It was estimated that the Tudor building was perhaps six times the extent of the buildings still remaining. During the course of the excavation samples of 12th and 13th century pottery were found at various places. While this did not prove the existence of a manor house on the site at that time, it did confirm there was some sort of occupation. Taken with the existence of the Tudor and medieval buildings, plus the adjacent church, it is reasonable to assume this was also the site of Isenhamsted Manor. One piece of pottery was discovered probably dating to the",
"title": "Chenies Manor House"
},
{
"docid": "422313",
"text": "and completely unrelated name, etymologically identical with Gaulish \"Toutorix\", from Proto-Celtic \"*toutā\" \"people, tribe\" and \"*rīxs\" \"king\" (compare Modern Welsh \"tud\" \"territory\" and \"rhi\" \"king\" respectively), corresponding to Germanic Theodoric. Owen Tudor was one of the bodyguards for the queen dowager Catherine of Valois, whose husband, Henry V, had died in 1422. Evidence suggests that the two were secretly married in 1429. The two sons born of the marriage, Edmund and Jasper, were among the most loyal supporters of the House of Lancaster in its struggle against the House of York. Henry VI ennobled his half-brothers: Edmund became Earl of",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "7917249",
"text": "Tudor House School Tudor House School is a private, day and boarding, preparatory school for boys and girls located in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia. The school is Australia's only preparatory boarding school. It became co-educational in 2017. Tudor House has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 135 boys and girls from Kindergarten to year 6, with boarding available for 55 boys in years 3 to 6. It is part of The King's School in North Parramatta, New South Wales. Established in 1897, Tudor House moved from Sydney to its present rural site in Moss Vale",
"title": "Tudor House School"
},
{
"docid": "18406459",
"text": "made by the National Trust through the Office of Works to preserve the house for the Nation, but the Office of Works did not consider that this was a sufficient sum for the repair work, so the sale went ahead. This was followed on the 20th May 1931 by a sale of the structural elements of the house. A fine carved staircase with diamond-rusticated newels had already been removed to Aldborough Hall, Ripon, Yorkshire. Much of the other timber was purchased by Kenneth Hutchinson-Smith, an architect/builder from Wolverhampton, where it was used for building \"mock\", Tudor houses. On the W",
"title": "Lymore, Montgomery"
},
{
"docid": "422372",
"text": "to bow to new pressures, rather than dictate diplomacy on English terms. The following English rebellions took place against the House of Tudor: The six Tudor monarchs were: As Prince of Wales, Arthur, Henry, and Edward all bore these arms, The Welsh Dragon supporter honoured the Tudor's Welsh origins. The most popular symbol of the house of Tudor was the Tudor rose (see top of page). When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (whose badge was a red",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "422376",
"text": "Yorkist claim by the marriage of Henry VII to the heiress of Edward IV. Numerous feature films are based on Tudor history. Queen Elizabeth has been in special favorite for filmmakers for generations. According to Elizabeth A. Ford and Deborah C. Mitchell, images of Elizabeth I move: House of Tudor The House of Tudor was an English royal house of Welsh origin, descended in the male line from the Tudors of Penmynydd. Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) from 1485 until 1603,",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "6541244",
"text": "believe that her last name was Tudor. Liking the sound of it, she adopted the name and eventually changed her surname legally following her second divorce. She married Thomas McCready in 1938 in Redding, Connecticut. Tasha and Thomas McCready purchased a large old farm in Webster, New Hampshire, where four children, Bethany, Seth, Thomas, and Efner, were raised. Her first story, \"Pumpkin Moonshine\", was published in 1938, as a gift for a young niece of her husband. They were divorced in 1961, and her children legally changed their names from McCready to Tudor. A later marriage, to Allan John Woods,",
"title": "Tasha Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "10504027",
"text": "HMS Tudor (P326) HMS \"Tudor\" was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built as \"P326\" at Devonport Dockyard, and launched on 23 September 1942. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name \"Tudor\", after the Tudor period or Tudor dynasty. \"Tudor\" served in the Far East for much of her career in World War II, where she sank five Japanese sailing vessels, four Japanese coasters, and another Japanese vessel, as well as an unidentified sailing vessel north of Sumatra. During the war \"Tudor\" was adopted",
"title": "HMS Tudor (P326)"
},
{
"docid": "17504661",
"text": "a port for trade and exploration. The guides describe the domestic daily life of the times, including furniture and clothing, cooking and serving of food, lighting and candle making. In May 2011, the house, as an attraction, celebrated its 50th anniversary. Residents from Weymouth and Portland were given a free tour of the building. Tudor House Museum, Weymouth The Tudor House Museum, often simply known as Tudor House, is an early 17th-century building, which remains a museum and one of the UK's best preserved Tudor buildings. It is located in Weymouth, Dorset, close to Brewers Quay and Weymouth Harbour. The",
"title": "Tudor House Museum, Weymouth"
},
{
"docid": "19364864",
"text": "Tudor, a Welsh immigrant who had made a fortune as a mill owner in northern Vermont and settled in Stamford in 1890. Stamford was then experiencing a population decline, and most of its architecture is conservative and vernacular. This house, set in a somewhat prominent setting on the southern approach to the main village, is a striking departure from the surrounding houses because of its style and size. It was built for Tudor in 1900; its architect and builder are not known. Tudor House (Stamford, Vermont) The Tudor House is a historic house on Vermont Route 8 in Stamford, Vermont.",
"title": "Tudor House (Stamford, Vermont)"
},
{
"docid": "422366",
"text": "because she felt guilty about what happened to his mother, her cousin. Whether this is true is unknown for certain, for Elizabeth did her best to never show emotion nor give in to claims. Elizabeth was strong and hard-headed and kept her primary goal in sight: providing the best for her people and proving those wrong who doubted her while maintaining a straight composure. The House of Tudor survives through the female line, first with the House of Stuart, which occupied the English throne for most of the following century, and then the House of Hanover, via James' granddaughter Sophia.",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "7159336",
"text": "an essentially Tudor building. Oak panelled rooms, including a rare 'linen fold' room, Tudor windows and carved fireplaces survive intact, and an exhibition tells the history of the house and its former occupants. At the turn of the 18th century, Hackney was renowned for its many schools, and Sutton House contained a boys' school, with headmaster Dr Burnet, which was attended in 1818 by the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The building next became \"Milford House girls' school\". The name is a mis-attribution to Thomas Sutton, founder of Charterhouse School, who was another notable Hackney resident, in the adjacent Tan House. This",
"title": "Sutton House, London"
},
{
"docid": "17525055",
"text": "known as Harlington House, its name being changed at some point towards the end of the 19th century. The house is of complex plan, and possesses some fine early 17th century panelling, as well as 4 centred Tudor fireplaces, moulded beams and a Tudor foliate boss. There is an unusual modillion cornice adorning the eastern elevation. In 1937, the architect, Sir Albert Richardson (responsible for works to Somerset House and the designer of the North London Collegiate School, Manchester Opera House and numerous other high profile commissions) designed an extension forming a new north wing. Prior to the undertaking of",
"title": "Harlington Manor"
},
{
"docid": "4965767",
"text": "Greys Court Greys Court is a Tudor country house and gardens in the southern Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Now owned by the National Trust, it is located at , and is open to the public. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys is referred to in the \"Domesday Book\". The mainly Tudor-style house has a courtyard and gardens. The walled gardens contain old-fashioned roses and wisteria, an ornamental vegetable garden, maze (laid",
"title": "Greys Court"
},
{
"docid": "6805599",
"text": "the first Tudor king she set about extending Shute House from a mediaeval hall house into a grand Tudor residence. She lived much of her later life at Astley Castle in Astley, Warwickshire, the ancestral seat of the Grey family, where she was buried. Her great-grand-daughter and ultimate heiress was Lady Jane Grey, executed in 1554, upon which all the Bonville inheritance escheated to the crown. Following the attainder and executions of Sir Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset and his daughter Lady Jane Grey, Queen Mary granted the Bonville estates to Sir William Petre, her principal Secretary of State.",
"title": "Old Shute House"
},
{
"docid": "17784743",
"text": "she enrolled in the school that Percyval Tudor-Hart had established in Hampstead. Prior to that, Tudor-Hart had a school in Paris where her brothers Sydney and Richard had studied. Now, Sydney, Richard and Hilda lived and studied together, sharing their opinions about art. Hilda focused on making watercolour paintings and sketching. Tudor-Hart, a Post-Impressionist who was an early proponent of colour theories of Wassily Kandinsky, introduced them to avant-garde continental art that was \"expressive, bold, abstract and 'primitive.'\" From 1916 to 1918 Hilda did farm work for the Women's Land Army near Wangford, Suffolk. She made \"Return from the Farm,\"",
"title": "Hilda Carline"
},
{
"docid": "8261159",
"text": "James Shelton was a resident of Jamestown, Virginia in 1620 and that he was a member of the court from 1619-1624. Smith writes that the Sheltons owned property in Virginia and did a large business with Bermuda. As soon as trade opened between Bermuda and Virginia, James Shelton moved from Virginia to Bermuda where he had large grants of land, and died there in 1668. The current house, dating from the 17th century, with 18th and 19th century additions, stands within the original moat on the site of the Tudor mansion of the Sheltons, which was destroyed by fire. Evidence",
"title": "Shelton Hall (Norfolk)"
},
{
"docid": "17504657",
"text": "Tudor House Museum, Weymouth The Tudor House Museum, often simply known as Tudor House, is an early 17th-century building, which remains a museum and one of the UK's best preserved Tudor buildings. It is located in Weymouth, Dorset, close to Brewers Quay and Weymouth Harbour. The house has been a Grade II Listed building since December 1953. Tudor House, an Elizabethan substantial, three-storey house, was built around 1600, estimated to be between 1603 and 1610 by a merchant who built it as a harbour side house. Due to the closeness with the harbour, this allowed the trader to moor his",
"title": "Tudor House Museum, Weymouth"
},
{
"docid": "20522617",
"text": "lines. First came the Tudor Grantour Chronograph and the Tudor Glamour collection of classic watches. This was followed in 2010 by the Heritage Chrono, inspired by the Tudor “Montecarlo” from the 1970s. The Heritage Chrono was the first of the Tudor Heritage line of watches designed to echo Tudor’s best-known vintage models and also the first to come with an additional fabric strap. 2011 saw the release of the Tudor Heritage Advisor alarm watch, the Fastrider Chronograph, and the Clair de Rose collection for women. In 2012, the focus was on divers’ watches with the Heritage Black Bay, a reinterpretation",
"title": "Tudor Watches"
},
{
"docid": "7318779",
"text": "Although from the outside the house appears to have three storeys, and although the interior is logically laid out, the interior is organized on numerous different levels — variously reported as ranging from 11 levels to as many as 19. The historic style of Branch House has been variously reported as Tudor, Tudor Revival, Tudor-Jacobean or Domestic Tudor. The 1984 application to the National Register of Historic Places noted that the design \"incorporated salient features from several 16th-century English country houses to form a convincingly correct assemblage of design elements,\" adding that \"to maintain the illusion of age, the architect",
"title": "Branch House"
},
{
"docid": "2068345",
"text": "performed there in 2008. Chicago's greatest influence on electronic dance music is its role as the birthplace of house music. The name House music is said to come from the Chicago dance club, the Warehouse, where the legendary Frankie Knuckles (d. 2014) \"the Godfather of House\" DJed. The classic house record label Trax Records was based in Chicago, and put out seminal house records like Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles's \"Your Love\" and Marshall Jefferson's \"Move Your Body\". Other influential house artists to come out of Chicago include Adonis, Larry Heard, Ron Hardy, Phuture, Robert Owens, and Farley Jackmaster Funk.",
"title": "Music of Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "13838008",
"text": "Tudor Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne Tudor Mill was cotton spinning mill in Ashton-under-Lyne, in the historic county of Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester) England. It was built between 1901 and 1903 for the Ashton Syndicate by Sydney Stott of Oldham. Tudor Mill was next to the Ashton Canal Warehouse at Portland Basin. It ceased spinning cotton in the 1960s and was used as a warehouse until it was destroyed by fire in 1970 Tudor mill was built on the site of the former Portland House and the Stamford brewery, next to the Portland Basin on the final section of the Ashton Canal, where",
"title": "Tudor Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne"
},
{
"docid": "10746606",
"text": "the club, saying that he had been \"disappointed and angry\" to have been limited to a late cameo appearance in the game, though stood by his belief that Port Vale were a bigger club than Macclesfield. It was against Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow on 11 October 2008, where Tudor sustained a knee injury. He underwent surgery which proved unsuccessful, and he retired from professional football in January 2009, aged just 26. He stated his ambition to go into management and said \"It would be nice to come back and manage Port Vale one day.\" After being forced to",
"title": "Shane Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "422310",
"text": "ineligible ever to inherit the throne. Nevertheless, the Beauforts remained closely allied with Gaunt's legitimate descendants from his first marriage, the House of Lancaster. However the descent from the Beauforts, despite the above, did not render Henry of Richmond a legitimate heir to the throne nor did the fact that his father's mother was a former Queen of England make him an heir. The legitimate heir, or, in this case, heiress, was the Countess of Salisbury who was descended from the second son of Edward III, Lionel, Duke of Clarence and also his fourth son, the Duke of York. This",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "422311",
"text": "is verified by the Tudor family tree which appears later in this article. Henry Tudor had, however, one thing that the others did not. He had an army which had defeated and killed the last Yorkist King, Richard III and therefore the support of powerful nobles. His son Henry VIII made sure there were no other claimants to the Throne when he wiped out all the remaining Plantagenet heirs including the Countess of Salisbury and her family the Poles. One Pole alone survived but he was a cardinal in the Catholic Church. He later became Archbishop of Canterbury under the",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "17071115",
"text": "with demolition, local philanthropist William Spranger bought the house, recognising its significance as a site of historic importance. Spranger made significant changes to the house, including installing a 'minstrels' gallery in above the banqueting hall, and creating several doors where previously there had been none. For twelve years he led a campaign to turn the house into a museum. Eventually he was successful, and the house opened as a museum on 31 July 1912. During the Second World War Tudor House and Garden remained open as a museum, and the wine cellar was used as an air raid shelter by",
"title": "Tudor House and Garden"
},
{
"docid": "5850555",
"text": "is this mingling of styles that has led to the term Jacobethan which resulted in houses such as Harlaxton Manor which bore little if any resemblance to a building from either period. More often it is in the Tudor style houses of the very early 20th century that a greater devotion to the Tudor period is found, with appropriate interior layout, albeit coupled with modern-day comforts. This can be seen in older upscale neighborhoods where the lots are sufficiently large to allow the house to have an individual presence, despite variations in the style of neighboring houses. Whether of older",
"title": "Tudor Revival architecture"
},
{
"docid": "18077702",
"text": "of Bhavani, Devi and Jhansi with Kittu's name and tells her that Kittu is a womanizer. Jhansi believes his words and searches for Kittu. Kittu goes to Chandram's house to prove his innocence. There, Chandram's elder brother Hari and Bhairavaiah talk to each other. Chandram and Kittu come to know who the murderer is. Kittu confronts Hari. Bhairavaiah calls the police. Jhansi comes there and Kittu escapes to Bhavani's home. Jhansi chases him and asks Bhavani about him. She lies that he did not come there. Bhavani believes that he did not murder Devi. Kittu escapes from there to the",
"title": "Allari Premikudu"
},
{
"docid": "6769302",
"text": "reacted to the vibrations created by the electro-magnet motor under the metal field. Actual passing and kicking was also a unique feature of this first of its kind design. Electric Football was an immediate hit and became one of the hottest items at Christmas time through the 60's and 70's and to date has sold 70 million games. Tudor did so well with the game that other companies also entered the fray; Coleco, Munro and Gotham. Over the coming years, some of Electric Football's greatest innovations would come out of the competition between the companies. Tudor produced the first all-plastic",
"title": "Electric Football"
},
{
"docid": "422375",
"text": "did not think of them as ‘Tudors’, or of themselves as ‘Tudor people’\". Princes and Princesses would have been known as \"of England\". The medieval practice of colloquially calling princes after their place birth (e.g. Henry of Bolingbroke for Henry IV or Henry of Monmouth for Henry V) was not followed. Henry VII was likely known as \"Henry of Richmond\" before his taking of the throne. The Tudors' claim to the throne was the strongest one at the end of the Wars of the Roses, as it combined the Lancastrian claim in their descent from the Beauforts and the Royal",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "20079196",
"text": "Mast Quay Buildings in 2004-06, at the eastern extremity of the Dockyard, was amongst the earliest signs of urban renewal in Woolwich. A few older buildings remain south of the roundabout where the A205 meets the A206. At the eastern slope of Church Hill an unusual cluster is formed by two derelict buildings and a formidable Art Deco cinema. The former Odeon Cinema, now called Gateway House, is used by the New Wine Church. Its streamlined exterior looks as glamorous as it did in the 1930s. The Mitre public house was rebuilt in 1927-28 in the typical half-timbered Brewer's Tudor",
"title": "Old Woolwich"
},
{
"docid": "1482697",
"text": "England; this resulted in the conquest of Wales by English forces. The Tudors of Penmynydd grew in power and influence during the 13th to 15th centuries, first owning land in North Wales, but losing it after Maredudd ap Tudur backed the 1400 uprising of Owain Glyndŵr. Maredudd's son, Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, anglicised his name to become Owen Tudor, and was the grandfather of Henry Tudor. Henry took the throne of England following the Wars of the Roses when his forces defeated those of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. The House of Tudor continued to reign",
"title": "Culture of Wales"
},
{
"docid": "7585367",
"text": "Inskipp. The rest of the building became a secondary school, and it was opened in 1913, operating as separate boys' and girls' schools. In 1945, they amalgamated, and in accordance with government policy the school was redesignated as a Grammar school under the name of Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School. It became a comprehensive school in 1970, under the name Cyfarthfa High School. The Entrance Hall is one of the most elegant rooms of the house and this is where the shop and reception area are located. Much of the decoration has a mock-Tudor feel; the small shields around the frieze,",
"title": "Cyfarthfa Castle"
},
{
"docid": "2385825",
"text": "elections on 26 November 2000, Tudor finished second with 28% of the vote. Four years earlier, he had come in fifth.However, nearly all other parties backed Ion Iliescu in the 11 December runoff, and Tudor only picked up five additional percentage points, while Iliescu surged from 36% to 67%. Tudor supported Romania's entry into the European Union and sustained its presence in NATO. In 2003, Tudor claimed to have changed his views on Jews, and the Holocaust. In a letter dated 1 February 2004, he retracted certain earlier statements he had made as inappropriately anti-Semitic; further, he wrote: \"I know",
"title": "Corneliu Vadim Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "10027398",
"text": "1415, immediately prior to King Henry V of England's departure from Southampton to the Battle of Agincourt, the ringleaders of the 'Southampton Plot', Richard, Earl of Cambridge, Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham and Sir Thomas Grey of Heton, were tried and found guilty of high treason, before being summarily executed outside the Bargate. During the Middle Ages, shipbuilding became an increasingly important industry and was to remain so for centuries to come. The city became a county corporate in 1447. Southampton's Tudor House otherwise known as Huttofts or Lady Ann Guidotti's House was built in 1495 for Sir",
"title": "History of Southampton"
},
{
"docid": "422322",
"text": "in military strategy, he took more interest in ruling his own throne. In his younger years, Henry was described as a man of gentle friendliness, gentle in debate, and who acted as more of a companion than a king. He was generous in his gifts and affection and was said to be easy to get along with. The Henry that many people picture when they hear his name is the Henry of his later years, when he became obese, volatile, and was known for his great cruelty. Catherine did not bear Henry the sons he was desperate for; her first",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "2415393",
"text": "Tudor SA using movements supplied by ETA SA. Since 2015 however, Tudor has begun to manufacture watches with in-house movements. The first model introduced with a in-house movement was the Tudor North Flag. Following this, updated versions of the Tudor Pelagos and Tudor Heritage Black Bay have also been fitted with an in-house caliber. Tudor watches are marketed and sold in most countries around the world including the United States, Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, South Africa, some countries in Europe including the UK, South Asia, the Middle East and countries in South America, particularly Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela. Montres Tudor",
"title": "Rolex"
},
{
"docid": "13912822",
"text": "Frank Mason Raymond House The Frank Mason Raymond House (Franklin Park Civic Center, locally known as the Tudor House) is a Tudor Revival house located in the Portage Lakes area of New Franklin, Ohio. The 20-room, 2½ story, brick and stucco mansion sits on , adjacent to Portage Lakes State Park, and has of frontage on the west shore of Turkeyfoot Lake. It is a distinctive example of the Tudor Revival style of architecture, with its arched doorways, carved wood staircase, prominent Tudor arch fireplace with oak paneling, and exposed beams in the living room. The exterior also reflects Tudor",
"title": "Frank Mason Raymond House"
},
{
"docid": "9553899",
"text": "1246) — full name Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig — who was seneschal to the Kingdom of Gwynedd in northern Wales, serving Llywelyn the Great and his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn. He was the ancestor of Owen Tudor and thereby of the Tudor dynasty. It is thought that the house was burnt in 1409 during the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr and restored or rebuilt shortly afterwards. The present structure is late medieval and may be the house occupied by the Conwy Family until 1629 when it was sold to Sir Peter Mutton. During the working life (end of the 19th century)",
"title": "Llys Euryn"
},
{
"docid": "9837999",
"text": "In Tudor times the principal house in the town was Whorne's Place, erected on the river by Sir William Whorne, Lord Mayor of London in 1487. This was later owned by the Leveson family and most notably Sir John Leveson who was Lord Deputy Lieutenant of Kent. This was taken over by the Mashams, strong royalists who moved on to the Mote in Maidstone. The mansion was demolished in 1782 and only an outlying granary, now a house still bearing the name Whorne's Place, survives in 2011. The only other manor in Tudor Cuxton was that of Beresse or Beresh,",
"title": "Cuxton"
},
{
"docid": "17573635",
"text": "have been in the year 1500 with a combination of period and reproduction items. Tudor Merchant's House The Tudor Merchant's House is a 15th-century town house located in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in south west Wales. The house was built in the late 15th century from stone. At the time, Tenby was a busy commercial port, and the occupant of this type of house would have been a merchant who'd trade goods that were brought into and out of the town's harbour. The building consists of three stories; the lower floor was originally used as a shop by the merchant to conduct",
"title": "Tudor Merchant's House"
},
{
"docid": "17573633",
"text": "Tudor Merchant's House The Tudor Merchant's House is a 15th-century town house located in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in south west Wales. The house was built in the late 15th century from stone. At the time, Tenby was a busy commercial port, and the occupant of this type of house would have been a merchant who'd trade goods that were brought into and out of the town's harbour. The building consists of three stories; the lower floor was originally used as a shop by the merchant to conduct his business, the first floor as living quarters for the family and the upper",
"title": "Tudor Merchant's House"
},
{
"docid": "11472548",
"text": "Elizabeth Tudor. The family was descended from Ephraim Hart, a Bavarian Jew who became a prominent merchant in New York, and was reportedly partners with John Jacob Astor. The name was originally Hirz. Percyval was the grandson of the successful American businessman Frederic Tudor. He and his brother William Owen Tudor-Hart both changed their surname to Tudor-Hart in adulthood, possibly to strengthen their ties to the Tudor name. Their parents were divorced owing to their father being a \"constant and habitual frequenter of houses of ill-fame\" in Montreal. Percyval's first wife (Alexander's mother) was the daughter of his aunt Euphemia",
"title": "Alexander Tudor-Hart"
},
{
"docid": "7917256",
"text": "and front of school was initiated with a focus on accessing the academic precinct. This area restores the old Meyer Oval for open play. A sandstone wall was constructed to distinguish the entry to Tudor House. Over the 2012 Christmas holidays, the old kitchen facilities were totally renovated, providing a boys' cooking classroom alongside the commercial kitchen. Tudor House School Tudor House School is a private, day and boarding, preparatory school for boys and girls located in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia. The school is Australia's only preparatory boarding school. It became co-educational in 2017. Tudor House has a",
"title": "Tudor House School"
},
{
"docid": "1548420",
"text": "at the hotel conversion, Amberley Castle. The portcullis was the heraldic badge of the House of Beaufort, and the first Tudor king, Henry VII, who was of matrilineal Beaufort descent, adapted both the portcullis and the Tudor rose into Royal badges of the House of Tudor. Since then, the portcullis has been a moderately common motif of English heraldry, especially that heraldry dating from the Tudor period. The heraldic office of Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary, a junior officer of arms in the College of Arms at London, dates from this period. It is through Lord Charles Somerset, son",
"title": "Portcullis"
},
{
"docid": "422308",
"text": "ruled their domains for just over a century. Henry VIII was the only son of Henry VII to live to the age of maturity. Issues around the royal succession (including marriage and the succession rights of women) became major political themes during the Tudor era. The House of Stuart, descended from Henry VII's daughter Margaret, came to power in 1603 when Elizabeth I died and the Tudor line failed. For analysis of politics, diplomacy and social history, see Tudor period. The Tudors descended on Henry VII's mother's side from John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, one of the illegitimate children",
"title": "House of Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "14743647",
"text": "pool, netball courts, and a new Administrative Block in place of the old Doric Hotel Building. The school also competed and won the ISSA Girl's Championships for the first time in that year (1978). The school crest has a Tudor Rose which is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty. The houses are named after Queens of England and the school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and are as follows: The Queen's School has a large campus and offers students a wide variety of",
"title": "Queen's School, Jamaica"
},
{
"docid": "18086101",
"text": "stored goods on the ground floor. It is the 42nd building to be relocated at the museum, but only the second from Pembrokeshire. The reconstructed house is furnished and decorated as it would have been in around 1580. Tudor Trader House The Tudor Trader House is a 16th-century house originally constructed at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and now relocated at St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff. The house, which previously stood on a bank near Quay Street in Haverfordwest, was taken down during the 1980s and rebuilt at St Fagans in 2012 by the same group of men who dismantled it.",
"title": "Tudor Trader House"
},
{
"docid": "6123074",
"text": "rate was US$8.88, hence the numeric brand name. The first Super 8, with 60 rooms, opened in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1974. The first Super 8 was built near a Holiday Inn with just some drawings made by Rivett as blueprints. The stucco exterior with an English Tudor style was inspired by Rivett's father-in-law, who was a stuccoer; the English Tudor style and placing of Super 8's near Holiday Inns was an established procedure for setting up new Super 8's for years to come. The first franchise was sold in 1976 and established in Gillette, Wyoming. By 1978, Super 8",
"title": "Super 8 Motels"
},
{
"docid": "9606693",
"text": "recruiting Lynne Whiteland and performing regularly. In 1988, Lyndon moved to Japan and John and Lynne starting playing and recording as a duo. In 1999 Tudor Lodge played two successful gigs in Tokyo, where Whiteland and Stannard were joined on stage by Green and Japanese musicians Bice (keyboard and vocals) and Shimizu Hirotaka (bass). Tudor Lodge continue to play at folk clubs and festivals in the South of England. In 2013 John Stannard released his first solo album, under the name John Cee entitled 'The Doob Doo Album' 1971 LP: “Tudor Lodge” (self-titled) — UK/Vertigo 1971 Single: “The Lady’s Changing",
"title": "Tudor Lodge"
},
{
"docid": "19280441",
"text": "one social class. Deep narrow fronted Byelaw terraced houses were to be avoided as the rear projection reduced air flow and light to the back of the house. (The middle-room problem). Wider frontages were preferred. A Tudor Walters house had an average frontage of . The living room should be a light room and ideally a through room. Three basic plans were suggested, based on cost and where the cooking would be done: In addition it was suggested that superior houses would have a parlour- as this was a reasonable expectation for the artisan class. A parlour house was to",
"title": "Tudor Walters Report"
},
{
"docid": "13550923",
"text": "many bugs. Altinex then tried AutoCAD, but since many customers did not have AutoCAD and the steep learning curve caused that method to fail. The first attempt to design the in-house program started in 2001. After a year of experimenting with features, the final draft for the software was developed. It took another 3 years to fine tune specification and to come up with the final name. The name, AVSnap, represents ability to quickly design AV system from end to end. After initial design the software was used in-house for the first year and around 2005 it was decided to",
"title": "AVSnap"
},
{
"docid": "16694543",
"text": "Thomas Wollocombe to Elizabeth Barry, daughter and heiress of Henry At-Combe (\"alias\" Barry, a younger son of the Barry family, lords of the manor of Roborough, who \"was called after the name of this house\") Risdon calls the Wollocombe seat in the parish of Roborough simply \"Combe\". \"Combe Barton\" survives today as a Tudor house, which contains in the hall a \"large heraldic late Tudor (or early c.17) (\"sic\") plaster overmantel\" displaying within a strapwork cartouche the arms of Wollocombe \"with two figures and two fronds\" below. Ebberly is a hamlet within Roborough parish. The hamlet has several prominent white",
"title": "Roborough, Torridge"
},
{
"docid": "17974447",
"text": "wyvern griffon from Wales. Tudor had licensed his brand in many countries like Germany (\"Akkumulatoren Fabrik AG\" (AFA)) and Spain (\"la Sociedad Española Del Acumulador\"). In 1901, Henri Tudor decided to change the name of the firm to \"Société anonyme des accumulateurs Tudor\" (Anonymous society of the Tudor Accumulator) with operating sites in Lille and Florival. Later in 1908, the Rosport site was closed. As Tudor Spain became more profitable, the shareholding shifted and the majority shareholder became the Germany Company (AFA) and Tudor imported equipment from Germany. When the first world war broke out in 1914, AFA removed from",
"title": "Tudor batteries"
},
{
"docid": "7392546",
"text": "a person would come to the priest, the priest would tell the person to engage in self-examination and turn from evil ways. The priest would continue that plagues come only from gossip, and skin disease from arrogance. But God would judge in mercy. The plague would come to the house, and if the homeowner repented, the house required only dismantling, but if the homeowner did not repent, the house required demolition. They would appear on clothing, and if the owner repented, the clothing required only tearing, but if the owner did not repent, the clothing required burning. They would appear",
"title": "Tazria"
},
{
"docid": "6781819",
"text": "collectors and museums around the world, mainly in the United States (see below). Adele did not, however, find a buyer for Cassiobury House; in July 1922 she died of a heart attack in her bath, and the house remained unoccupied for a further five years. Finally, in 1927 it was demolished and sold for its materials. Posters advertised \"To lovers of the antique, architects, builders, etc., 300 tons of old oak: 100 very fine old oak beams and 10,000 Tudor period bricks\". Much of the building material salvaged from the house, along with some interior fittings, were used to build",
"title": "Cassiobury House"
},
{
"docid": "16424103",
"text": "murder movies; early Christians believed that images of Bughuul served as a gateway for the demon to come from the spiritual realm to the mortal world, and children who come into contact with these images can be possessed. Ellison discovers the unharmed projector and films in his attic, exactly as he did in the new house, along with an envelope of film labeled \"\"Extended Cut Endings\"\". Deputy So & So calls and informs Ellison that every murdered family had previously lived in the house where the last murder took place, and each new murder occurred shortly after the family moved",
"title": "Sinister (film)"
},
{
"docid": "19364862",
"text": "Tudor House (Stamford, Vermont) The Tudor House is a historic house on Vermont Route 8 in Stamford, Vermont. Built in 1900 by what was probably then the town's wealthiest residents, this transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival house is one of the most architecturally sophisticated buildings in the rural mountain community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Tudor House is located near the southern end of the Stamford's central village, on the west side of Main Road (Vermont Routes 8/100), between Jepson Road and The Lane. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, basically",
"title": "Tudor House (Stamford, Vermont)"
},
{
"docid": "5784196",
"text": "John Tudor (baseball) John Thomas Tudor (born February 2, 1954) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Tudor was the oldest of three children born to Jean and Melton Tudor, an engineer. Although born in the Capital District of New York, Tudor was raised in Peabody, Massachusetts and attended the city's Peabody High School where he played hockey and was once cut from the school's baseball team. Tudor began his college baseball career at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts where he was the team's best pitcher and hitter. After two years at North Shore, Tudor",
"title": "John Tudor (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "17974446",
"text": "Tudor batteries Tudor is a lead-acid battery brand founded by Henri Tudor in 1890 and is now owned by Exide Technologies. Henri Tudor from Rosport created in 1890 what will become later the Tudor batteries brand: the \"Société anonyme Franco-Belge pour la fabrication de l’accumulateur Tudor\" (Franco-Belgian anonymous society for the manufacture of the Tudor Accumulator). At that time, more than 1200 Tudor batteries were in service in Belgium and abroad including Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Egypt, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Swiss, Hungary, Nederland, Italy, Poland and Argentina. The emblem was the name of the brand with the head of a",
"title": "Tudor batteries"
},
{
"docid": "16436684",
"text": "Thomas Tudor Thomas Tudor (3 July 1785–1855) was a Welsh artist and land agent based in Monmouth. Tudor was born in Monmouth on 3 July 1785 and he has christened at St Marys Church. His family had come to Monmouth after they had lost the family fortune. Tudor's grandfather, James Tudor Morgan, has been High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1744. His father, Owen Tudor, worked as a bookseller earning money to bring up his children which included two boys with artistic talents. Thomas and John Tudor's help together with their father's assistance in creating sketches and diagrams for his book",
"title": "Thomas Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "17071113",
"text": "period Tudor House was owned by ship owners, and it is likely that the house was used as a place of lodging for sailors and privateers. The graffiti is now considered to be one of the most well-preserved pieces of Tudor maritime graffiti in England. During the 18th century, Tudor House was owned by the artist George Rogers, who made significant alterations to the house, including building a Georgian wing, complete with two large sash windows. By this time, the oak beam façade at the front of the property had been plastered and repainted. The house's improvements in fortune coincided",
"title": "Tudor House and Garden"
},
{
"docid": "19808513",
"text": "Tudor type look, especially on gables, is very much part of the Federation style and is particularly evident at what is now Eyres House. His first wife, Elizabeth Gilbert ( 1853-1884 ) died in 1884, and the following year, Joseph Bryant married her younger sister, Selina Gilbert (1858-1887). She died two years later and it was another 18 years before Bryant with his six children - five from his first marriage and one from the second - moved into the house they named, \"Esleta\". The curious name was made up from the first names of Joseph Bryant's children - the",
"title": "Eyres House, Soldiers Hill, Ballarat"
},
{
"docid": "7917253",
"text": "'games' box in Medley House was presented by Charlie MacDonald (boarder 2004-2005). The choir at Tudor House once carried a lantern as they left the chapel. Now they carry a cross. Madame Marie France Goodwin taught at Tudor House School (1994-2004) in the old French room, located on the path under the gym. The main library desk was donated in memory of Roma Doreen Dixon. The first head Choristors of Tudor House were C.J.R. Arnott and J.B.C.Egan (1954). The wall going through the garden next to the hall was built to be a memorial wall but was never finished. In",
"title": "Tudor House School"
},
{
"docid": "19361952",
"text": "Porter Hall (Centerville, Iowa) Porter Hall is a historic residence located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. The 2½-story frame house exhibits aspects of the Picturesque Tudor Revival style, especially in the half-timbering and stucco. The house gained its present appearance during the ownership of Dr. Charles James in the 1910s and 1920s. There is some question as to whether this is an older 1880s house that has been extensively remodeled. It receives its name from Claude R. Porter who owned this property from 1906 to 1909. Porter was a Democrat, who served two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives,",
"title": "Porter Hall (Centerville, Iowa)"
},
{
"docid": "11038173",
"text": "the \"protoIsraelites.\" It followed an earlier book, \"What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?\", in which Dever, contrary to the \"minimalists\", asserted that the writers of the Old Testament knew a good deal about the Israelites' past. Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from? Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? is a book by American biblical scholar and archaeologist William G. Dever. Dever has been prominent in the debate between biblical \"maximalists\" and \"minimalists\" over the historicity of the Bible (specifically the Old Testament). This book,",
"title": "Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from?"
},
{
"docid": "20494001",
"text": "Tudor Edwards Arthur Tudor Edwards (7 March 1890 – 25 August 1946) was a Welsh thoracic surgeon, who worked at the Westminster Hospital, the Royal Brompton Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton and pioneered lung surgery in particularly pulmonary tuberculosis and lung tumours. Edwards was born in Swansea on 7 March 1890, the elder son of William Edwards and his wife Mary Griffith Thomas. He was educated at Mill Hill School, London, St John's College, Cambridge and at Middlesex Hospital, London, where he qualified as a doctor in 1913. He was appointed house surgeon and surgical registrar at the Middlesex",
"title": "Tudor Edwards"
},
{
"docid": "19446350",
"text": "Tudor as it is located in the village where the dynasty was founded. Inside the church in the north chapel is the alabaster tomb of Goronwy ap Tudur Hen, the great uncle of Henry VII of England of the House of Tudor alongside his wife Myfanwy Fychan. His tomb was not originally installed at St Gredifael's Church. However, it was moved there from Llanfaes Friary following the Church of England Dissolution of the Monasteries by his successor Henry VIII of England. The tombs themselves are damaged from vandalism due to pilgrims taking chips off them because of a belief that",
"title": "St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd"
},
{
"docid": "14910176",
"text": "in 1694. They were acquitted for lack of sufficient evidence to convict them. However, immediately afterwards, William fled to France to join James II in exile, where he was appointed \"governor\" (tutor) to Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his wife became \"Maid of Honour\" to the exiled Queen, Mary of Modena. William's brother, Roger, was living at Wrightington Hall and supported the Old Pretender in the abortive 1715 rebellion. Surprisingly, the estate did not suffer for his part in it. The hall was then a typical Tudor manor house: gabled and half-timbered on a stone base. This ancient hall, which formed",
"title": "Wrightington"
},
{
"docid": "1578349",
"text": "fragment, \"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath\" was the first fiction by Lovecraft to mention Azathoth: Lovecraft referred to Azathoth again in \"The Whisperer in Darkness\" (1931), where the narrator relates that he \"started with loathing when told of the monstrous nuclear chaos beyond angled space which the \"Necronomicon\" had mercifully cloaked under the name of Azathoth\". Here \"nuclear\" most likely refers to Azathoth's central location at the nucleus of the cosmos and not to nuclear energy, which did not truly come of age until after Lovecraft's death. In \"The Dreams in the Witch House\" (1932), the protagonist Walter Gilman dreams",
"title": "Azathoth"
},
{
"docid": "1355286",
"text": "and \"Schorsch\", respectively). Bavarians often refer to names with the family name coming first (like \"da Stoiber Ede\" instead of Edmund Stoiber). The use of the article is considered mandatory when using this linguistic variation. In addition, nicknames different from the family name exist for almost all families, especially in small villages. They consist largely of their profession, names or professions of deceased inhabitants of their homes or the site where their homes are located. This nickname is called \"Hausname\" (en: name of the house) and is seldom used to name the person, but more to state where they come",
"title": "Bavarian language"
},
{
"docid": "20804289",
"text": "often took the dog for a walk to pass the time. John did not hear her leaving the house. A neighbour witnessed her walking by his house with the dog at 3:05pm, but from this point on the exact timeline of what happened to her cannot be clearly established. Bentley's boyfriend called back at 4:30pm, and at this time John noticed his sister was still absent. When his mother, Jill, returned home from work at around 5:15pm, he immediately told her Bentley had not come home. After calling Bentley's boyfriend to confirm he did not know where Kirsty was, Jill",
"title": "Kirsty Bentley"
},
{
"docid": "7446372",
"text": "ways. The priest would continue that plagues come only from gossip, and skin disease from arrogance. But God would judge in mercy. The plague would come to the house, and if the homeowner repented, the house required only dismantling, but if the homeowner did not repent, the house required demolition. They would appear on clothing, and if the owner repented, the clothing required only tearing, but if the owner did not repent, the clothing required burning. They would appear on the person's body, and if the person repented, well and good, but if the person did not repent, required that",
"title": "Metzora (parsha)"
},
{
"docid": "4315249",
"text": "candidates. For example, The 55 JPs in Devonshire holding office in 1592 included: The cultural achievements of the Elizabethan era have long attracted scholars, and since the 1960s they have conducted intensive research on the social history of England. The House of Tudor produced five monarchs who ruled during this period (excluding Lady Jane Grey). Tudor period The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603. The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England whose first",
"title": "Tudor period"
},
{
"docid": "328328",
"text": "Palace of Westminster. Thanks to its location, it is a place where members of the Lords meet to discuss business of the House. Several doors lead out of the room, to the division lobbies of the House of Lords and to a number of important offices. The theme of the Prince's Chamber is Tudor history, and 28 oil portraits painted on panels around the room depict members of the Tudor dynasty. They are the work of Richard Burchett and his pupils, and their creation entailed extensive research, which contributed to the founding of the National Portrait Gallery in 1856. 12",
"title": "Palace of Westminster"
},
{
"docid": "6864111",
"text": "Tudor City Tudor City is an apartment complex located on the southern edge of Turtle Bay on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, near Turtle Bay's border with Kips Bay. Construction commenced in 1927, making the building the first residential skyscraper complex in the world. It is bordered by 40th Street to the south, First Avenue to the east, Second Avenue to the west, and 43rd Street to the north. Tudor City takes its name from England's Tudor dynasty, which ruled from 1485 to 1603 and included King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. Before Tudor City",
"title": "Tudor City"
},
{
"docid": "7883909",
"text": "accident investigators later discovered that the crash was due to incorrect assembly of the aileron control circuit. The engines on the second prototype were changed to Bristol Hercules radials and the aircraft became the prototype Tudor 7, which did not go into production. Unimpressed by the type's performance during further tropical trials, BOAC did not operate the Tudor II and only three production Tudor IIs were built. Six aircraft were built for British South American Airways (BSAA) as the Tudor V. The third of the pre-production Tudor 2s, initially G-AGRZ, was used for pressurisation tests as \"VZ366\" by the Royal",
"title": "Avro Tudor"
},
{
"docid": "18156438",
"text": "that the body which is buried isn't Tony's body but is Achayan's. A flashback shows that when Achayan tries to bury Tony's body, he gets up and attacks Achayan. Now Tony is going for taking revenge with Sameer when a truck hits Tony and he is killed. Later, we see Achayan's house where his wife is in front of a wedding anniversary cake of them. Their children ask her when will Dad come and she says he will come soon. The frame moves from their room and goes out of their house and finally to the name board of their",
"title": "Hi I'm Tony"
},
{
"docid": "15971276",
"text": "series. Designed and built around 1908 by Alfred Rosenheim, the president of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Tudor or Collegiate Gothic-style single family home was previously used as a convent. The series is filmed on sets that are an exact replica of the house. Details such as Lewis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows, and hammered bronze light fixtures, were re-created to preserve the look of the house. As part of the promotion for the series, FX launched a \"House Call\" campaign, in which viewers at home could sign up and come face-to-face with a",
"title": "Pilot (American Horror Story)"
},
{
"docid": "10141730",
"text": "John Watson (bishop) John Watson (1520–1584) was Bishop of Winchester in the 1580s. He was born in Evesham, Worcestershire England, the son of Thomas Watson and Agnes née Weeks. Thomas Watson was born in Evesham around 1491 and in 1544 purchased part of the former Evesham Abbey lands and the lordship of Bengeworth, across the River Avon from Evesham town. On those lands he built a fine Tudor house as the family home. It was named the Mansion House, and though much modified, retained that name until about 1970, when it was renamed the Evesham Hotel, which name it still",
"title": "John Watson (bishop)"
},
{
"docid": "5230133",
"text": "Trinity opened Dadirri House on Wellington Street, a boarding house for Indigenous students who come to the school in Year 8, before moving across to the main boarding house in Year 10. Trinity is a partner school of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS), founded by former Headmaster Richard Tudor and his wife Elizabeth. In 2016, Mark Watson, a former employee of the school whose work involved caring for boarding school students, was committed to stand trial over 41 historical sex offences against five boys. The abuse is alleged to have taken place between 1975 and 1978, and is the",
"title": "Trinity Grammar School, Kew"
},
{
"docid": "9482465",
"text": "of \"Dacres of Lanercost\". Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre Thomas Dacre was born in Cumberland, the eldest of nine children. His father Humphrey died of natural causes on 30 May 1485, whereupon, Thomas succeeded him as Baron Dacre of Gilsland. Dacre took part in the Battle of Bosworth (22 August 1485) on the Yorkist side against Henry Tudor, where the Yorkist king, Richard III of England, was defeated and killed. He however quickly made peace with the victor. This early support for the House of Tudor earned him some favour with Henry Tudor (who had now ascended the throne as",
"title": "Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre"
},
{
"docid": "9482458",
"text": "Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre Thomas Dacre was born in Cumberland, the eldest of nine children. His father Humphrey died of natural causes on 30 May 1485, whereupon, Thomas succeeded him as Baron Dacre of Gilsland. Dacre took part in the Battle of Bosworth (22 August 1485) on the Yorkist side against Henry Tudor, where the Yorkist king, Richard III of England, was defeated and killed. He however quickly made peace with the victor. This early support for the House of Tudor earned him some favour with Henry Tudor (who had now ascended the throne as \"King Henry VII of",
"title": "Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre"
},
{
"docid": "1066152",
"text": "beheaded at Hereford, where his head was placed on the market cross. Jasper occupied the castles of Carmarthen and Aberystwyth in 1456 until he lost them to William Herbert of Raglan. Subsequently, he remained in touch with his sister-in-law, Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, as she struggled to regain her husband's inheritance, and he held Denbigh Castle for the House of Lancaster in 1460. Jasper Tudor also brought up his nephew, Henry Tudor, whose father had died before his birth. After being welcomed by King Louis XI of France in 1462, Jasper stayed in France for 6 years before",
"title": "Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford"
}
] |
|
| who is the founder of the wounded warrior project |
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{
"docid": "12920193",
"text": "founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Virginia, by John Melia. Melia had been severely wounded in a helicopter crash while serving in Somalia in 1992. Melia assembled backpacks distributed to injured veterans at the former Bethesda Naval Hospital (Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The WWP Backpacks program continues to remain a central activity of WWP, evidenced by the 16,992 backpacks they had distributed as of August 1, 2013. Wounded Warrior Project initially operated as a division of the United Spinal Association of New York, which adopted WWP as a program in November 2003. The",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "12920196",
"text": "about other VSOs. In July 2006, WWP's headquarters were moved to Jacksonville, Florida. WWP Founder John Melia cited a strong local veteran community, access to Jacksonville International Airport, and support from the local business community, specifically the PGA Tour, as the reason for the move. The WWP headquarters will be undergoing a major $1.3 million renovation according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. On May 27, 2014, WWP filed a lawsuit against Dean Graham, a disabled veteran with PTSD, and his Help Indiana Vets, Inc. organization. After a court ruling, Graham retracted the allegations he leveled against Wounded Warrior Project and",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "12920193",
"text": "founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Virginia, by John Melia. Melia had been severely wounded in a helicopter crash while serving in Somalia in 1992. Melia assembled backpacks distributed to injured veterans at the former Bethesda Naval Hospital (Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The WWP Backpacks program continues to remain a central activity of WWP, evidenced by the 16,992 backpacks they had distributed as of August 1, 2013. Wounded Warrior Project initially operated as a division of the United Spinal Association of New York, which adopted WWP as a program in November 2003. The",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "12920192",
"text": "Wounded Warrior Project Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services and events for wounded veterans of the military actions following September 11, 2001. It operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. As of June 1, 2015, WWP served 71,866 registered alumni and 11,494 registered members. The organization has partnered with several other charities, including the American Red Cross, Resounding Joy, a music therapy group in California, and Operation Homefront. WWP has also provided a year-long Track program, which helps veterans transition to college and the workplace. Wounded Warrior Project was",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "12920204",
"text": "its rating for WWP on 1 February 2017 as \"four out of four stars\" (up from three). As of August, 2018, that rating had dropped back down to 3 stars. According to Charity Navigator, WWP allocates 75.1 percent of its revenue to program expenses and 24.7 percent to fundraising and administrative expenses. In January 2017 The Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance renewed its accreditation of WWP, for the next two years, as meeting the 20 standards for charity accountability. Wounded Warrior Project Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs,",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "20022322",
"text": "learn how to manage resulting distress and deal with memories that had been avoided. Exposure therapy is performed at Emory Brain Health Center using virtual reality sessions with a therapist, allowing the patient to talk through experiences. Registration for the program is conducted through the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) website. Wounded Warrior Project initiated the Warrior Care Network after performing a survey of veterans in 2014, finding over 76% of respondents had an untreated traumatic battle experience despite existing veterans' benefits for PTSD. The program is designed to improve overall industry treatment and best practices for PTSD by tracking data",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "20141650",
"text": "money through business sponsorship, online donations, raffles held on-site, and ticket sales for the Stanstock Music Festival. In recent years, two charities received money from the Stanstock Music Festival: In 2014, the Wounded Warrior Project was also a financially benefiting charity. Stanstock has additionally served as a platform for the Maryland 9/11 Rolling Memorial, which honors Marylanders who died on September 11, 2001, and soldiers who have since died in wars following the terrorist attacks on the United States. Stanstock, Inc. and its founder, Stan Gibson, have received awards in recognition of its efforts to raise funding for pediatric cancer",
"title": "Stanstock Music Festival"
},
{
"docid": "12920202",
"text": "coercion, and multiple terminations. That same month, CBS News disclosed that the WWP had grown to spend millions of dollars annually on team-building events. In March 2016, Wounded Warrior Project's board of directors dismissed the charity's top two executives, Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano, after hiring the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to perform an independent review of spending issues related to the company's funds. Board chairman Anthony Odierno was announced as temporarily taking control of the charity. In October 2016, Charity Navigator dropped Wounded Warrior Project from its \"watch list,\" and later boosted the nonprofit's score to a",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "20022319",
"text": "building in the Navy Yard in Charlestown under the leadership of executive director Jack Hammond and chief operating officer Mike Allard. Rush University Medical Center began the Road Home Program in 2014 to treat veterans and family members affected by PTSD and TBI related to military service. In 2015, Rush received a grant for $15 million from Wounded Warrior Project to develop its outpatient evaluation and treatment program and become part of the Warrior Care Network. Wounded Warrior Project also promised to match $2 to every $1 raised by Rush to develop its program, up to $2.5 million per year.",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "12920201",
"text": "after the church received this letter, a WWP spokesperson apologized and said that it was a miscommunication. In June 2015, the Daily Beast reported that the WWP sells its donor information to third parties. It also alleged that WWP distributed what it deemed an insubstantial percentage of donations to actual wounded warriors, and that it overpaid its executive staff. In January 2016, The New York Times reported that only 60 percent of the revenue of the Wounded Warrior Project is spent on programs to help veterans; the remaining 40 percent was overhead. It also reported claims of work environment of",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "12920203",
"text": "four star rating (out of four stars). In February 2017, the Better Business Bureau released a report clearing Wounded Warrior Project of the \"lavish spending\" allegations, and \"found the organization’s spending to be consistent with its programs and mission.\" According to a 2013 article in \"Nonprofit Quarterly\", \"Depending on the rater, the Wounded Warriors Project seems to have scored low (Charity Watch), high (BBB Wise Giving Alliance) or somewhere in the middle (Charity Navigator)\". However, for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2016, Charity Watch has assigned WWP a C+ rating (up from a D originally) and Charity Navigator published",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "20022323",
"text": "and sharing results. According to WWP Chief Program Officer Jeremy Chwat, \"Tapping into private health care [in conjunction with what is offered at Veterans Affairs] is something we think can benefit not only the warriors in our program but those who are accessing mental health treatment at the VA and other programs.\" WWP funded $15.7 million toward each of the four medical partners, a total of $62.8 million. During the founding of Warrior Care Network, Wounded Warrior Project orchestrated an agreement with the Department of Veteran Affairs, allowing the VA to share records with the treatment centers. Warrior Care Network",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "20022316",
"text": "Warrior Care Network Warrior Care Network is a national health system of PTSD treatment centers that provide care, travel and accommodations at no cost for United States veterans and their families. Treatment consists of intensive outpatient care, mainly focusing on PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), and TBI (traumatic brain injury). Warrior Care Network began accepting veterans into the program on January 15, 2016. It was created by a joint effort between Wounded Warrior Project, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and partners consisting of four regional academic medical research hospitals located throughout the United States. Initial cost of the project",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "14584673",
"text": "\"New Day Dawning\", and \"A Classic Christmas\". With the sale of every \"Love Heals\" CD, Cracker Barrel will donate a portion of the proceeds to Wounded Warrior Project and its care-giver programs. Love Heals Love Heals is a compilation album from country music singer Wynonna Judd, released on May 24, 2010, exclusive to Cracker Barrel stores. It is her second compilation album following 1997's \"Collection\" and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. \"Love Heals\" contains 11 of Wynonna's singles, 2 of which are presented in never-before released versions. It also includes the previously unreleased track \"Let Your Light Shine\" which is",
"title": "Love Heals"
},
{
"docid": "14516711",
"text": "to raise money through their participation in a Tough Mudder event for donation to the Wounded Warrior Project. As of February 2014, Tough Mudder reports that their yearly revenue is approximately $75 million, and that participants have raised around $6.5 million total for the US Wounded Warrior Project since Tough Mudder's inception in 2010. Tough Mudder has partnerships with many notable companies. In November 2015, Tough Mudder announced Merrell as the presenting partner for Tough Mudder and Tough Mudder Half, in a global multi-year deal. For 2016 it announced additional new North American partners including Old Spice and Microsoft Band,",
"title": "Tough Mudder"
},
{
"docid": "11962810",
"text": "key program in executing the WCTP. WCTP is a subordinate command of United States Army Medical Command. Wounded or disabled Veterans from other branches of service are served through other programs. Army Wounded Warrior Program The Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) is the official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, ill or injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families and Caregivers, wherever they are located, regardless of military status. Soldiers who qualify for AW2 are assigned to the program as soon as possible after arriving at the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU). AW2 supports these Soldiers and their",
"title": "Army Wounded Warrior Program"
},
{
"docid": "18352078",
"text": "now been limited because of opposition from the academic community. In 2007, UCLA Health founded Operation Mend, a program for treating military veterans who were wounded in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2016 Operation Mend received a grant from Wounded Warrior Project to expand its offering to include PTSD treatment and became part of the Warrior Care Network. A 2013 report by the California State Auditor has suggested that the financial transactions from the health system to the medical school, which have grown threefold over the reporting period, deserve more transparency. A study by the Rand Corporation about leadership",
"title": "UCLA Health"
},
{
"docid": "12832793",
"text": "at its laser vision correction center in Baltimore, Maryland. On December 9, 2009 LasikPlus announced its partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project to provide free LasikPlus corrective vision surgery to U.S. military veterans and their spouses/caregivers across the nation. These procedures were organized through a partnership among LasikPlus, Wounded Warrior Project and Fisher House Foundation. To date, the partnership has provided more than 70 warriors and seven caregivers with free LasikPlus laser vision correction across the country. LCA-Vision LCA-Vision is a provider of photorefractive keratectomy in the United States under the LasikPlus brand. The company performs Custom LASIK, PRK and",
"title": "LCA-Vision"
},
{
"docid": "18932270",
"text": "charity organizations, including the Orange County Buddy Walk, Plan International USA, Best Buddies, Women in the World Foundation, and the Wounded Warrior Project. in 2017, Cabinets To Go began sponsoring No Barriers USA, a non-profit organization that helps people with injuries and other disabilities overcome the obstacles and challenges in their lives. Cabinets To Go Cabinets To Go is an American furniture retail store chain, specializing in kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and flooring. Founded in 2008 by Tom Sullivan, also founder of Lumber Liquidators. Cabinets To Go is headquartered in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The first store opened in Miami, Florida, and",
"title": "Cabinets To Go"
},
{
"docid": "11962806",
"text": "Army Wounded Warrior Program The Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) is the official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, ill or injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families and Caregivers, wherever they are located, regardless of military status. Soldiers who qualify for AW2 are assigned to the program as soon as possible after arriving at the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU). AW2 supports these Soldiers and their Families throughout their recovery and transition, even into Veteran status. Through the local, personalized support of AW2 Advocates, AW2 strives to foster the Soldier's independence. There are more than 20,000 severely",
"title": "Army Wounded Warrior Program"
},
{
"docid": "12920195",
"text": "for themselves and company retreats. Several former employees alleged that they were fired because they raised concerns over the mismanagement. Wounded Warrior Project registered for incorporation on February 23, 2005. WWP was granted accreditation as of September 10, 2008 by the Veterans Affairs Secretary as a Veterans Service Organization (VSO) \"recognized by the Secretary for the purpose of preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.\" The Veterans Administration's online List of Representatives for Accredited Organizations includes contact information for WWP's accredited service officers. as well as a search tool to access information",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "6783741",
"text": "three years, he suffered numerous injuries but never failed in an escape. He has performed a variation of this \"Challenge Escape Act\" at New York City's famed, former club, MK in the flat-iron district. Thomas Solomon is co-founder of Patriotic Performers, USA in which he leads a group of performers who donate their time to entertain wounded service members from all branches of the military. Recent engagements have included Walter Reed Army Hospital, Fort Detrick, the US Marine Base in Quantico, Virginia, McGuire Air Force Base, the Wounded w\\Warrior Unit at Fort Dix Army Base and many others. He has",
"title": "Thomas Solomon"
},
{
"docid": "2556412",
"text": "the founder and current Vice President of the Mike Modano Foundation, Inc., which raises awareness and funding for organizations offering education and assistance to children and families affected by child abuse, acts with canine rescue and has also united with the Wounded Warrior Project. Moreover, since the start of his NHL career, Modano has affiliated many times with both charitable organizations and the Texas community in general. He has also had his own clothing line during the 1990s. On January 21, 2007, the NHL announced Modano as the Special Ambassador to the 2007 NHL All-Star Celebration, thanks to his numerous",
"title": "Mike Modano"
},
{
"docid": "4581462",
"text": "members of the fraternity's University of Florida chapter were accused of abusing disabled military veterans. The Warrior Beach Retreat provides wounded veterans a place to relax and heal. The event was allegedly disrupted by a band of fraternity brothers who were accused of disrespecting and dishonoring the veterans. According to Warrior Beach Retreat's founder, Linda Cope, the students were antagonizing veterans. She stated that some of the men made inappropriate comments to the spouses of veterans. One veteran said that he and his service dog were spat on, and that beer was poured on them from the 20th floor. The",
"title": "Zeta Beta Tau"
},
{
"docid": "19673367",
"text": "Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine to Washington, DC, for President Barack Obama's second inauguration. He left on January 7, 2013, and completed the 705-mile run on January 21, reaching the Capitol that evening after averaging 50 miles per day. The run raised $20,000 for the American Cancer Society, Wounded Warrior Project and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. In 2014, Allen completed a 500-mile run from Maine to Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, raising $20,000. The run started on January 24, 2014, and concluded on February 2, for",
"title": "Gary Allen (runner)"
},
{
"docid": "15001527",
"text": "are located throughout the country to conduct face-to-face visits and telephone outreach to WII Marines and their families who are recovering within their assigned region. • Family Support Staff: The WWR’s Family Support Staff includes Family Readiness Officers and Family Support Coordinators who provide care to the families of WII Marines throughout multiple phases of recovery and in geographically dispersed locations. • Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Support: The WWR has Regional Limited Duty Coordinators who help Marines processing through the IDES and Wounded Warrior Attorneys who advise and support WII Marines through this process. • Wounded Warrior Hope and",
"title": "United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "19697274",
"text": "singing and I actually woke him up. He said to my mom, 'Who is that?' And my mom said, 'That's your daughter.'\" says Mustaine. That's when her family started to support her pursuit of a musical career. Mustaine began performing at fairgrounds and small gigs & venues around San Diego County and even in Chicago. In 2013, she performed a cover of her father's band's song, \"A Tout Le Monde\" by Megadeth on Seattle's KING-TV and having a benefit concert for the Ward 57 Wounded Warrior Project to raise funds for wounded veterans and their families. In 2014, Mustaine appeared",
"title": "Electra Mustaine"
},
{
"docid": "15001530",
"text": "Warrior Call Center” in his honor. The call center started operations in December 2007 and handled more than 35,000 cases in the first year of operations. The mission of the call center is to empower the Marine Corps to provide support to Marines 24-7 to include advocacy, resource identification and referral, information distribution, and care coordination for wounded, ill or injured Marines and their families. United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment The Wounded Warrior Regiment (WWR) is the official command charged by the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps to provide leadership and facilitate the integration of non-medical",
"title": "United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "20022320",
"text": "Veterans and active duty US military with mental health disorders or injuries incurred during deployment on or after September 11, 2001 are eligible; there is no geographical restriction. To participate in the program and receive PTSD treatment at no cost, veterans, active duty military or caregivers must begin the screening process by filling out a form on the Wounded Warrior Project official website. Warrior Care Network provides a six-week program which includes two to three weeks at the PTSD treatment center, and for some locations followed by three weeks care from home via telecommuting and social networking. The program can",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "20022318",
"text": "additional $7.5 million over the next three years. Emory offers a military sexual trauma survivors program as part of the Warrior Care Network. On September 17th, 2018, Wounded Warrior Project continued to contribute to the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program with a five-year $29.2 million grant to help expand space and treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, depression, and anxiety. The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program was chosen to provide a PTSD treatment center in the northeast United States. Home Base joined the Warrior Care Network in 2015 and was slated to move into a",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "20022317",
"text": "was $100 million which was funded by a three-year grant from Wounded Warrior Project and its treatment center medical partners. In 2007, UCLA Health created Operation Mend via a partnership with the U.S. Military and the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2010 Operation Mend began treating PTSD and mild TBI. In 2015 it joined the Warrior Care Network and expanded its veteran reconstructive surgery program to include mental health care from neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and integrative specialists. Emory Healthcare Veterans Program joined Warrior Care Network in June 2015. It received a $15 million grant and was required to raise an",
"title": "Warrior Care Network"
},
{
"docid": "11247705",
"text": "The pre-game coin toss involved two members of the Wounded Warrior Project, a program that assists the physical rehabilitation of wounded American combat veterans returning to the United States from fighting overseas. One soldier from Virginia and another from Massachusetts were chosen to throw the ceremonial coin that would determine the game's starting possession. Supervising the coin toss was referee Jack Childress, who had also officiated the inaugural ACC Championship Game. Virginia Tech won the opening coin toss and deferred its option to the second half. Boston College received the opening kickoff, which was downed in the end zone for",
"title": "2007 ACC Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "12920200",
"text": "because veterans report \"inadequate screening, providers who were either insensitive or lacked needed expertise and facilities ill-equipped to appropriately care for MST survivors.\" In 2012, WWP spent US $114,817,090 on programs in support of wounded veterans, the families, and caregivers. In 2013, a new employee mistakenly declined to accept a donation from Liberty Baptist Church in Fort Pierce, Florida, and issued this inadvertent statement to the church leaders in an email, \"We must decline the opportunity to be the beneficiary of your event due to our fundraising event criteria, which doesn't allow community events to be religious in nature.\" Shortly",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "12676285",
"text": "Transition Training Academy The Transition Training Academy (TTA) was established as a joint effort of the United States Department of Labor (DoL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, Cisco, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). WWP administers the program as a part of their commitment to the service men and women that have been wounded or injured on active duty. The purpose of TTA is to help US military returning wounded warriors to develop skills they will need to return to life, to the working world, to the competitive spirit, and to the American",
"title": "Transition Training Academy"
},
{
"docid": "10929880",
"text": "warriors sacrificed their lives and many more were wounded. One British officer was speared dead by warrior Otenyo. The British officers shot and wounded Otenyo whom they captured. His bloodied headless body was later found dumped beside a bridge with multiple gunshot wounds. The name of the British colonial officer who beheaded warrior Otenyo was Geoffrey Alexander Northcote who was 27 years old at the time and was better known to the locals as “Mr. Nyarigoti\". He was leading the British invasion at the time and there was corroborating evidence from the Nubian porters in Bosongo where he was stationed,",
"title": "Warrior Otenyo"
},
{
"docid": "12139137",
"text": "$15 million grant from Wounded Warrior Project to expand its outpatient services and become a partner of the Warrior Care Network as a PTSD treatment center. Emory Healthcare Emory Healthcare, part of Emory University, is the largest health care system in the state of Georgia. It comprises seven hospitals, the Emory Clinic and more than 200 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia with more than 2,000 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties. Emory Clinic is the outpatient physician practice of the Emory Healthcare system. Emory Healthcare has relationships with",
"title": "Emory Healthcare"
},
{
"docid": "18260302",
"text": "attention to Hongi. This time Hongi gains the upper hand, and is about to kill Wirepa. This pleases Wirepa, because it will allow him to be remembered as a great warrior who died in battle about whom songs will be sung, and stories will be told. Hongi denies Wirepa this honor, spares his life and makes him swear to leave his land, and allows him to leave. Defeated and alone, Wirepa walks off in shame. Hongi returns to the warrior, who is mortally wounded. Hongi adopts the warrior into his clan, so that his ancestors will guide the warrior into",
"title": "The Dead Lands"
},
{
"docid": "14161901",
"text": "live mesquite grills. The Texas Steakhouse menu also includes burgers, salads and classic southern-style foods such as chicken fried chicken. All Texas Steakhouse steaks are USDA Choice grade and aged for a minimum of 21 days. Texas Steakhouse & Saloon is an active supporter of the US Military, offering 10% discounts for all active duty and retired military. One dollar of every purchase of its Grandma's Shortcake dessert is given to the Wounded Warrior Project. Texas Steakhouse & Saloon provides some coupons or small gifts as rewards for customers who would like to share their valuable feedback through Texas Steakhouse",
"title": "Texas Steakhouse & Saloon"
},
{
"docid": "4056599",
"text": "into creating vaccines and other therapies for acquired immune system conditions, chiefly AIDS. It was made possible by a $100 million gift over ten years, and represents the largest single donation made to MGH. The Recovery Research Institute, created in 2013, is part of the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry. In 2015, MGH Home Base Program became a founding partner of the Warrior Care Network heath system focused on treating posttramatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, along with partners Emory Healthcare, Rush University Medical Center, UCLA Health and Wounded Warrior Project. Though it has its own chief of psychiatry",
"title": "Massachusetts General Hospital"
},
{
"docid": "15786474",
"text": "has been optioned. Yaeger is also involved with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA) Tri-Union global disability rights campaign called IAMPWD – Inclusion in the Arts & Media of People with Disabilities. He sits as the Chairperson on the AFTRA Los Angeles Local Performers with Disabilities Committee. Yaeger has also volunteered his time with several organizations. He has attended several Big Sunday events for the Wounded Warrior Project and participated in the American300 Warrior Tour. Yaeger spoke at the 10th and 11th annual United Cerebral Palsy of",
"title": "Kurt Yaeger"
},
{
"docid": "12708205",
"text": "always held on Armed Forces Day and all proceeds are donated to Wounded Warrior Project. Military Appreciation Day Military Appreciation Day is any event intended to express appreciation for men and women currently (and sometimes formerly) in military service. A particular \"Military Appreciation Day\" is a date selected for convenience, typically but not necessarily approximate to Veterans Day or Memorial Day. The NHL's New York Islanders first instituted a \"Military Appreciation Day\" in 2007. Their 2008 commemoration coincided with November 11, and was attended by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, who dropped the ceremonial",
"title": "Military Appreciation Day"
},
{
"docid": "868169",
"text": "service members avoid or ameliorate PTSD and related problems. Wounded Warrior Project partnered with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to create Warrior Care Network, a national health system of PTSD treatment centers. There is debate over the rates of PTSD found in populations, but, despite changes in diagnosis and the criteria used to define PTSD between 1997 and 2013, epidemiological rates have not changed significantly. Most of the current reliable data regarding the epidemiology of PTSD is based on DSM-IV criteria, as the DSM-5 was not introduced until 2013. The United Nations' World Health Organization publishes estimates of PTSD",
"title": "Posttraumatic stress disorder"
},
{
"docid": "15001518",
"text": "United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment The Wounded Warrior Regiment (WWR) is the official command charged by the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps to provide leadership and facilitate the integration of non-medical and medical care to combat and non-combat wounded, ill, and injured (WII) Marines, sailors attached to Marine units, and their family members in order to maximize their recovery as they return to duty or transition to civilian life. In accordance with the Commandant's Planning Guidance, the WWR continues to enhance its capabilities to provide added care and support to our WII Marines. In just a",
"title": "United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "14516710",
"text": "of the partnerships is to raise awareness of Team Rubicon among Tough Mudder enthusiasts, friends and overall population, drive volunteer registration and activation, and help Team Rubicon in a $1.5 Million charitable raise by the end of 2017. Tough Mudder also is partnered with Help for Heroes (in the United Kingdom), and Soldier On (in Australia). Previous charities supported have included Wounded Warrior Project (in the United States) and Wounded Warriors Canada. In the United States, none of the revenue generated from Tough Mudder admissions sales goes directly to any charity. However, participants are incentivized by the Tough Mudder organization",
"title": "Tough Mudder"
},
{
"docid": "3678790",
"text": "of the Wounded Warrior Project whose mission is to honor, raise awareness, and aid wounded veterans and military service members. \"UA Win Global\" is a children's athletics program which focuses on \"underserved communities\" by enhancing play areas, investing in sports programs and providing support for sports coaches. As of 2012, Under Armour was the sponsor of the Baseball Factory's \"Premium Video Program\", which holds more than 100 events for youth athletes across the United States annually. After ads of many brands ran on extremist channels promoting extremist content on YouTube, Under Armour pulled its ad from Alphabet Inc. owned YouTube.",
"title": "Under Armour"
},
{
"docid": "3539883",
"text": "a new magazine, \"Wild Earth\" (intended as a replacement for the 1980s-era \"Earth First! Journal\"), and was soon to launch a new environmental group, The Wildlands Project. Confessions of an Eco-Warrior Confessions of an Eco-Warrior is a book written in 1991 by Dave Foreman. Dave Foreman was the New Mexico lobbyist for The Wilderness Society in the 1970s. Disillusioned by the lack of progress in safeguarding the environment in the United States, particularly after a wilderness inventory by the United States Forest Service known as RARE II (Roadless Area Review and Evaluation), he was a co-founder of the environmental organization",
"title": "Confessions of an Eco-Warrior"
},
{
"docid": "15001526",
"text": "Wounded Warrior Call Center: The Call Center, dedicated to a fallen Marine who was severely injured in a roadside blast in Iraq in February 2005, is a 24/7 operation that conducts outreach calls to Marines and Marine veterans to determine if their needs are being met, offer assistance, and follow-on monitoring to ensure issue resolution. Additionally, the Call Center receives calls for assistance. The Call Center’s toll-free number is 1-877-487-6299. The Call Center also serves as the Regiment’s hub for social media outreach to include Facebook and Twitter. • District Injured Support Coordinators (DISCs): DISCs are mobilized Reserve Marines who",
"title": "United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "13823329",
"text": "The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of severely injured service members, to help severely injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. Many artists feel especially proud to partake in Music For a Cause's mission and projects. Music for a Cause Music For a Cause is a record label, founded in 2003, and operating",
"title": "Music for a Cause"
},
{
"docid": "15153084",
"text": "US military, Mission Essential recognizes their sacrifices, and the importance of supporting those who truly enable freedom. In one form or another, Mission Essential has contributed to several Wounded Warrior Project events, but none as impressive as this.\" Mission Essential employees stationed in the Horn of Africa co-founded the Camp Lemonnier Cheetah Refuge Volunteer Program, which clears invasive tree species at the DECAN animal refuge and otherwise tend to the needs of the animals there, notably cheetahs and lions. Mission Essential's Scott Johnson said, \"The ultimate goal of the refuge is to eventually release the animals back to the wild.\"",
"title": "Mission Essential"
},
{
"docid": "3003433",
"text": "with the Wounded Warrior Project, which works to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women. Damon was one of the victims of the $8 billion fraud perpetrated by convicted wealth manager Allen Stanford. Damon spoke at a rally in Florida during Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and also chanted in support of a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Johnny Damon Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973) is a former American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2012. In his",
"title": "Johnny Damon"
},
{
"docid": "17426558",
"text": "Pedroia (Boston Red Sox second baseman). Along the way, wounded veterans are given the opportunity to autograph the bat, and the plan is to auction it off upon completion of the trip (proceeds to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project). Additionally, a fireman's \"turn out\" coat from Union Fire Co. #1 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, (where he spent time seeking shelter from Hurricane Irene), is being signed by firefighters met along the way, and Patrick plans to donate the coat to the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The walk across the United States is projected to take six months and he",
"title": "Joe \"Tiger\" Patrick II"
},
{
"docid": "14351936",
"text": "he took second place in the sit-ski slalom and first in the sit-ski super G. He was selected for the U.S. alpine skiing team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Calhoun is a spokesperson for the Wounded Warrior Project and for Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics. He is also involved with the Amputee Coalition of America as a peer counselor. Calhoun, who currently lives in Clarksville, Tennessee, has three children; a son and two daughters. The 2010 NASCAR spring race at Richmond International Raceway has been named the \"Heath Calhoun 400\" in his honor, following a contest",
"title": "Heath Calhoun"
},
{
"docid": "11962808",
"text": "who helps the Soldier with the recovery and transition process, fostering the Soldier's independence. Together, AW2 Advocates and AW2 Soldiers collaborate to set goals for the Soldiers' and Families' future. AW2 Advocates are located at Warrior Transition Units (WTUs), military treatment facilities (MTFs), most Army installations and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to provide personalized local support on a wide range of issues and resources. The Army's Warrior Care and Transition Program (WCTP), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, evaluates and treats wounded, ill and injured Soldiers through a comprehensive, Soldier-centric process of medical care, rehabilitation, professional development and achievement of",
"title": "Army Wounded Warrior Program"
},
{
"docid": "5942911",
"text": "Matchroom Sports. Currently Kenna James is the co-host of The Heartland Poker Tour, a nationally syndicated poker television show, alongside Jaymz Larson. James has worked extensively with many charities, raising money for Make A Wish Foundation, Ante Up for Autism, Hold-em for Hero's for Fallin' Officers, Arizona Baseball Charities, Screaming Eagle Poker League and The Wounded Warrior Project. He has hosted many charity poker events. In 2006 he organized and hosted a tournament for the Wounded Warriors that raised $170,000 for that organization. Kenna James Kenna James (born December 18, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional poker player,",
"title": "Kenna James"
},
{
"docid": "9524390",
"text": "Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the National Center for PTSD, the National Veterans Foundation, Purple Hearts Project, Soldiers Project, US Vets, Veterans for America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wounded Warrior Project, Vets 4 Vets, and several faith-based and student organizations. The Ground Truth The Ground Truth (also known as The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends) is a 2006 documentary film about veterans of the Iraq War. It was directed and produced by Patricia Foulkrod. The film addresses the issues many soldiers face upon their return from the War in Iraq, including problems with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and",
"title": "The Ground Truth"
},
{
"docid": "20682659",
"text": "Charlie Huebner Charlie Huebner is the American vice president of the Paralympic development, a branch of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, a founder of Paralympic Military Program and a co-founder of the Colorado Springs YOT Club. Prior to becoming a founder, he worked at the United States Association of Blind Athletes for ten years and is currently serves on the board of directors of both The Christopher Ames Matthews Project and The Grace Fund and Pennies for Nicoll. In 2013 and 2014 he hosted the Warrior Games. In 2014 Huebner was awarded with the Department of Defense Medal",
"title": "Charlie Huebner"
},
{
"docid": "20682660",
"text": "for Distinguished Public Service at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Charlie Huebner Charlie Huebner is the American vice president of the Paralympic development, a branch of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, a founder of Paralympic Military Program and a co-founder of the Colorado Springs YOT Club. Prior to becoming a founder, he worked at the United States Association of Blind Athletes for ten years and is currently serves on the board of directors of both The Christopher Ames Matthews Project and The Grace Fund and Pennies for Nicoll. In 2013 and 2014 he hosted the Warrior",
"title": "Charlie Huebner"
},
{
"docid": "17955289",
"text": "that engages soccer supporters on behalf of wounded veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Detroit City FC ownership is supportive of H4H, and played a benefit match on Memorial Day of 2013 where DCFC players wore camouflage jerseys that were auctioned off after the match with proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project through H4H. On June 29, 2014, soccer referee John Bieniewicz was assaulted by Baseel Abdul Amir Saad, a player in an amateur match he was officiating in the suburbs of Detroit. Bieniewicz died two days later of his injuries, and Saad was charged with second-degree murder.",
"title": "Northern Guard Supporters"
},
{
"docid": "12920197",
"text": "folded his direct-aid non-profit. WWP filed a lawsuit in October 2014 seeking damages and court costs against a Blandon, Pennsylvania non-profit Keystone Wounded Warriors claiming confusing similarities between Keystone's and WWP's logos; Hampton Roads, VA Channel 3 TV covered the Keystone story on April 30, 2015, and \"Nonprofit Quarterly\" covered the story with a title asking, is WWP \"a 'Neighborhood Bully' among Veterans Groups?\". Tim Mak also covered the suit for the \"Daily Beast.\" After a reporter for the Tacoma, Washington \"News Tribune\" informed disabled veteran Airman Alex Graham, a blogger at the conspiracy website \"Veterans Today,\" of a pending",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "18937701",
"text": "Daniel was invited to speak in Washington DC at the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights conference about his experience how he is working to help others in similar situations. In July of 2017 Daniel teamed up with Mark Duplass and Wounded Warrior Project to create a campaign called DoMore104. The campaign launched and ran during the lead up to Duplass Brothers HBO series Room 104, as a way to both promote the new show, but also as a way to raise money and bring awareness to issues wounded veterans face. Daniel co-created and produced a national call to",
"title": "Daniel Dart"
},
{
"docid": "19385369",
"text": "ago, Saira was warrior princess Saiba. She had a childhood best friend Qaabir, a fellow warrior from her tribe who was in love with her. Their kingdom was threatened by the Muraakis, led by a wise, old Rajput ruler Muwwaqqil. Qaabir is severely wounded by the fierce warrior Jilaan, who gives Qaabir an ultimatum to surrender. Saiba challenges Jilaan, and they find themselves attracted to each other. Saiba accepts defeat, surrendering the kingdom to the Muraakis and herself to Jilaan. Qaabir attempts to take Saiba back, but she reveals that she and Jilaan have fallen in love. On their wedding",
"title": "Raabta (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5459526",
"text": "a founding partner of Warrior Care Network, along with UCLA Health Operation Mend, Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and Wounded Warrior Project. In 2016 \"U.S. News & World Report\" ranked Rush University Medical Center as #2 in Illinois, #2 in Chicago metro area and one of the top hospitals in 9 different medical specialties nationally including: The U.S. Department of Labor chose Rush University Medical Center to receive its prestigious 2007 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) Award. The award recognizes federal contractors for exceptional efforts to increase employment opportunities for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans.",
"title": "Rush University Medical Center"
},
{
"docid": "531430",
"text": "Cystic Fibrosis Research and Development Program. , Emory jointly manages the second largest cystic fibrosis population in the United States. In 2015, Emory and Georgia Tech received a $1.6 million grant from the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program to accelerate nine promising technologies developed in research laboratories with commercialization potential. In 2015, Emory University received a $15 million grant from the Wounded Warrior Project in order to establish the \"Warrior Care Network\" and develop innovative approaches to treat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). In 2015, Emory University and the University of South Florida received",
"title": "Emory University"
},
{
"docid": "18770815",
"text": "would match their $100,000. A total of $224,290 was raised and donated to Wounded Warrior Project. The Scheduling Institute’s staff has worked with nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity, Bright Futures Atlanta, and United Way's Shoebox Project. Scheduling Institute has also donated to Smile Train, a nonprofit organization that provides free corrective cleft surgeries to children. Ten percent of all company profits are donated to charitable causes. Scheduling Institute Scheduling Institute is a national private corporation headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, that focuses on teaching practice growth strategies to Doctors in various medical fields – with the majority of their client",
"title": "Scheduling Institute"
},
{
"docid": "15001528",
"text": "Care Centers: The Centers will be located at Camp Pendleton, CA (opening fall 2011) and Camp Lejeune, NC (opening summer 2012). These facilities will provide “one-stop” services for wounded warriors and their families, such as counseling, employment and transition support, physical training and therapy, the Warrior Athlete Reconditioning Program, and examination rooms. The Hope and Care Centers complement additional military construction efforts to build and renovate barracks, family housing, hospitals and other administrative support to the Marine Corps’ Wounded Warrior Program. Sergeant Merlin German was deployed to Iraq with 2nd Battalion 11th Marines when he was wounded in the detonation",
"title": "United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "1682059",
"text": "two-year study includes an environmental scan of available services, a gap analysis, and recommendations for meeting the enormous challenges of America's hidden heroes – the young spouses, mothers, fathers and other loved ones caring for those who cared for us. The study was generously supported by the Wounded Warrior Project, the Lilly Endowment, and the Cannon Foundation. The Foundation selects military and veteran caregivers from each state to serve a two-year Fellowship with the Foundation. The Dole Fellows represent a vast array of military caregivers: spouses, parents, siblings and friends, and use their voice to help bring awareness on a",
"title": "Elizabeth Dole"
},
{
"docid": "2572777",
"text": "$197 back after learning his esophageal cancer was terminal and being told by his doctor not to fly. The decision caused outrage among veterans' groups and the general public, some of whom threatened to boycott Spirit unless both a refund and apology were issued. On May 4, Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza apologized for how the situation was handled and personally refunded Meekins' ticket. Additionally, the airline made a $5000 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project in Meekins' name. In August 2013, Spirit reached an agreement on a new five-year deal with the Transport Workers Union of America, who represent the",
"title": "Spirit Airlines"
},
{
"docid": "12920198",
"text": "lawsuit against him by the WWP, he removed his articles critical of their policies, later retracting his criticisms and issuing a public apology. In March 2014, WWP testified before Congress that they strongly supported the bill \"To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527; 113th Congress)\". The bill would extend a VA program of counseling and care and services for veterans for military sexual trauma that occurred during active duty or active duty for training to veterans who experienced such trauma during inactive",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "11925243",
"text": "it\" project and two new tracks \"That Girl knows how to wear them Blues\" and \"Fly\". Most of the individual tracks are already available on iTunes and Amazon and the CD will hit record stores sometime in September 2015. Both Brian and his wife Inge are American Legion Riders, card-carrying members of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and work extensively with the Wounded Warrior project. Brian also served as Vice-Commander of the American Legion Post 254 in North Port Florida before moving to Idaho due to health reasons. He is also very active",
"title": "Brian Walton (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "16915144",
"text": "of the event. He went on to be coached by Peter Higgins at the Perisher Ski Resort by 2010. In February 2011, he participated in the North American military programme Ex Wounded Warrior, run by the Canadian Soldier On Program and the United States Marine Corps' Wounded Warrior Regiment, where he learned more about snowboarding in Merville, British Columbia. By 2012, he was trying to make the 2014 Sochi bound Australian Paralympic Winter Games team. Thomlinson competed at the February 2011 US Marine Corps Paralympic Trials/Exercise Wounded Warrior competition where he represented the Australian Defence Force in swimming. His team",
"title": "Damien Thomlinson"
},
{
"docid": "12920199",
"text": "duty training. The bill would alter current law, which allows access to such counseling only to active duty members of the military, so that members of the Reserves and National Guard would be eligible. The WWP did a study of its alumni and found that, \"almost half of the respondents indicated accessing care through VA for MST-related conditions was 'very difficult'. And of those who did not seek VA care, 41% did not know they were eligible for such care.\" The WWP also testified that in addition to expanding access to MST care, the VA needed to improve care itself,",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "14697957",
"text": "of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. The Foundation donated to Habitat’s Homes for Heroes, a 27-home neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano to benefit disabled veterans and surviving families of veterans who gave their lives in service. The Foundation has donated to several organizations supporting the men and women of the armed forces and their families, including the Wounded Warrior Project, the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, National Military Family Association, Freedom Alliance and Snowball Express. In 1983, while he was in graduate school, Nicholas' sister Marsy was brutally murdered. Since then, he has been a leading advocate for the",
"title": "The Henry T. Nicholas III Foundation"
},
{
"docid": "4816952",
"text": "trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527; 113th Congress)\". The bill would extend a VA program of counseling and care and services for veterans for military sexual trauma (MST) that occurred during active duty or active duty training to include veterans who experienced such trauma during inactive duty training. The bill would alter current law, which allows access to such counseling only to active duty members of the military, so that members of the Reserves and National Guard would be eligible. The Wounded Warrior Project strongly supported the bill, but pointed out a number of additional related challenges",
"title": "Sexual assault in the United States military"
},
{
"docid": "11307375",
"text": "been falling for several hours, turning the field into a muddy mess that would hinder play throughout the game. 62,850 tickets were sold for the game, and that number was given as the official attendance. Real attendance estimates range from 40,000-50,000, due to the poor weather and the fact that the stadium was half-empty through much of the game. During the pre-game coin toss, a member of the Wounded Warrior Project, which rehabilitates wounded American war veterans, threw the ceremonial coin. Georgia Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball to begin the game. After Georgia Tech",
"title": "2006 ACC Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "8710483",
"text": "Lutter then moved to Dallas, Texas and began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With this victory, Lutter became the challenger for Anderson Silva's Middleweight title. Lutter dedicated his victory on November 11 to the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization dedicated to support wounded U.S. servicemen. On the day of the weigh-in, one day before the February 3, 2007 bout at UFC 67, Lutter failed to make weight. He weighed-in at 187 pounds on the first attempt, and 186.5 two hours later on his second attempt. Because of his failure to meet the required 185 pounds, his match with Silva was changed",
"title": "Travis Lutter"
},
{
"docid": "12920194",
"text": "WWP continued to support injured service members by providing them with free WWP Backpacks filled with comfort items In September 2005, The United Spinal Association granted $2.7 million to WWP to \"develop into a stand-alone charity with its own identity and programs,\" with the intent to expand its services from providing immediate comfort items to providing longer-term support for returning wounded veterans via compensation, education, health care, insurance, housing, employment, etc. In 2016 WWP's CEO, Steven Nardizzi, and its COO, Al Giordano, were fired after they had been revealed as spending massive amounts of the company's money on lavish things",
"title": "Wounded Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "18160405",
"text": "edge of a ridge and was immediately spotted by a warrior who fired instantly killing him. Both sides then fired shots at each other, and one Sioux warrior was killed, and two were wounded. Private George E. Douglass of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry was killed, and Private Charles W. Gursey of the same regiment was wounded. The engagement was decided when Company F, of the 5th United States Infantry Regiment under the command of Captain Simon Snyder arrived the next morning from Fort Keogh. With the now much larger force of over sixty United States soldiers, the four remaining Lakota",
"title": "Battle of Pumpkin Creek"
},
{
"docid": "11962807",
"text": "wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and Veterans currently enrolled in AW2. In order to be considered eligible for entry into AW2, Soldiers must suffer from wounds, illnesses, or injuries incurred in the line of duty after September 10, 2001 AND receive or expect to receive at least a 30% rating from the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) for one of the conditions listed below: At this time there are no exceptions to AW2 entry criteria. However, AW2 is currently evaluating the appeals process. Upon enrollment in the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2), each Soldier is assigned an AW2 Advocate,",
"title": "Army Wounded Warrior Program"
},
{
"docid": "9384264",
"text": "Resolute they approached Earl to the lowest Yeoman: each of them intent on harm for the enemy. Sent then a sea-warrior a spear of southern make that wounded the warrior lord. He thrust then with his shield such that the spear shaft burst, and that spear-head shattered as it sprang in reply. Enraged became that warrior: with anger he stabbed that proud Viking who had given him that wound. Experienced was that warrior; he threw his spear forward through the warrior's neck, his hand guiding so that he this ravager's life would fatally pierce. Then he with another stab speedily",
"title": "Anglo-Saxon warfare"
},
{
"docid": "18890676",
"text": "Project and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. He serves on the board of directors of several nonprofit organizations, including the Wounded Warrior Project, Give an Hour, the PsychArmor Institute and SemperMax. In 2015, Constantine co-founded the Veteran Success Resource Group, a military nonprofit aimed at supporting veterans in their transition to the private sector. Constantine joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1997 during his second year of law school at the University of Denver. While on active duty, he served as a Judge Advocate specializing in criminal law and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and Camp Pendleton, California. He left active",
"title": "Justin Constantine"
},
{
"docid": "13045664",
"text": "Sigma: K.I.A. 2002 National Presidents Omega Delta Sigma provides help the Chapter's local communities. Omega Delta Sigma's also provides proceeds to such organizations as Wounded Warrior Project, Support The Troops, and Toys for Tots. Each Chapter also engages in their own type of philanthropy events throughout the Year. Since its founding, Omega Delta Sigma has established a number of other chapters located across the United States. In the heart of Pennsylvania is the small town of State College and is home to The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and the PA-A Chapter of Omega Delta Sigma. Professional – A Professional is",
"title": "Omega Delta Sigma"
},
{
"docid": "17752127",
"text": "Center that helps severely wounded service members play music and recover their lives. Bloom began the program after visiting a soldier at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who played the drums and lost a leg in combat. Bloom leads the MusiCorps Wounded Warrior Band which is composed of service members who have learned or relearned instruments through MusiCorps, and has performed with Roger Waters, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow, Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, Aloe Blacc, Aaron Neville, Oleta Adams, G.E. Smith, Jake Clemons, Dave Kilminster, Ricky Skaggs, and the Kansas City Symphony, among others. Arthur Bloom Arthur Bloom is an American",
"title": "Arthur Bloom"
},
{
"docid": "17880433",
"text": "In 1999, Warrior taught at Cornell University. Warrior previously taught at Stanford University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Illinois. He has served as president of the American Studies Association (ASA) and helped found the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA). In 2018, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences inducted Warrior. Robert Allen Warrior Robert Warrior (born 1963), an Osage scholar and Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas, is author of \"Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee\" with Paul Chaat Smith, acclaimed as \"a",
"title": "Robert Allen Warrior"
},
{
"docid": "18395876",
"text": "specifically in Idaho since they were founded. TOPS Knives was founded by veterans and supports the Wounded Warrior Project and other charitable organizations. TOPS Knives has over 200 knife models in production with many more that have are no longer made. One of the most well-known models is the Tom Brown Tracker Knife. It was designed by Tom Brown Jr. and was featured in the 2003 Hollywood movie The Hunted. TOPS Knives TOPS Knives, Inc. is a tactical knife manufacturer located in Eastern Idaho, United States. The company was established in December, 1998 and is owned by Michael J. Fuller",
"title": "TOPS Knives"
},
{
"docid": "6378160",
"text": "11 HR and 21 RBI. On October 9, Baker was designated for assignment to make room for Matt West, and elected free agency on October 14. In February 2014, Baker agreed to a two-year, $3.7 million contract with the Miami Marlins. He was placed on the disabled list on July 10, 2015, after having strained his left intercostal muscle. He was released on July 31, 2015. Baker is the son of a retired US Army colonel and is actively involved in the Wounded Warrior Project. During the offseason, his home is in Virginia. Jeff Baker Jeffrey Glen Baker (born June",
"title": "Jeff Baker"
},
{
"docid": "4714169",
"text": "well, and due to domestic violence, she returned to her Delaware parents. Her first husband is said to have migrated west with the Delaware tribe. Slocum's second marriage, sometime after 1794, was to a Miami warrior named She-pan-can-ah (Deaf Man), who later became a Miami chief. While traveling through the forest she encountered a badly-wounded warrior along the path. With the assistance of her Delaware parents, she brought him to their village, where he stayed at their home and regained his health. Frances eventually married She-pan-can-ah, who was known as Deaf Man to the white men because of his deafness.",
"title": "Frances Slocum"
},
{
"docid": "17219072",
"text": "Tea Party, the Heritage Foundation, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the National Right to Life, the National Rifle Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Conference of State Legislators. He is a member of Friends of Cove Lake State Park, committee chair of the Boy Scouts of America, and serves on the Campbell County Board of Habitat for Humanity. He volunteers at LaFollette Medical Center. Other philanthropic endeavors include the Wounded Warrior Project, the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. He is married to Tracy (Adkins) Powers, and they attend",
"title": "Dennis Powers"
},
{
"docid": "15335558",
"text": "disasters, and even relocation of victims of domestic violence. Many of the public benefit flying groups helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, for example; while others develop partnerships with veteran groups, such as Wounded Warrior Project, to help recovering veterans. The Angel Flight process usually begins when a referring health professional, usually a social worker, contacts an Angel Flight organization. The referrer describes the points between which transportation is needed, the total number of people and weight, and the condition of the patient. Even though the social worker is responsible for most of the paperwork, Angel Flight organizations encourage",
"title": "Angel Flight"
},
{
"docid": "20803912",
"text": "official IRS bio, he's \"active in the Wounded Warrior Project, Advance Guard.\" The Advance Guard is a charitable \"monthly giving program\" in which participants donate a minimum of $19 per month by check or credit card. According to Rettig's law firm biography on the website of his former firm, he's an associate member of the Academy of Magical Arts. Charles P. Rettig Charles P. Rettig (born November 18, 1956) is a tax controversy specialist and Commissioner of Internal Revenue. On September 12, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed Rettig's nomination to be IRS commissioner for the term expiring November 12,",
"title": "Charles P. Rettig"
},
{
"docid": "16311270",
"text": "to a charity selected by the captain of the winning team, and Harrison chose the Wounded Warrior Project. However, his team lost to Chris Reed's Red team. He appeared again as a trainer during the fourth season. Iain Harrison Iain Harrison is a competitive shooter and former British Army Captain. He is known for being the winner of the first season of History Channel's marksmen competition \"Top Shot\" and the current editor of \"RECOIL\". Harrison was born in the United Kingdom. He served as a recce platoon commander for the British Army. He moved to the United States and started",
"title": "Iain Harrison"
},
{
"docid": "3678785",
"text": "This was purportedly designed so that the wearer's heat signature will not be picked up. Under Armour also had released a product with scent control technology in 2012 titled, \"Under Armour Scent Control\". This line claims to be designed so that the wearer's scent cannot be detected. Under Armour is inventing a new type of shirt called \"Coldblack,\" which is designed to reflect heat and keep athletes cool in the sun. Under Armour has come out with new styles for football uniforms. In October 2012, Under Armour created \"The Wounded Warrior\" project for football uniforms. The University of Hawaii and",
"title": "Under Armour"
},
{
"docid": "8635546",
"text": "Vegas 51s. The International League transaction page for October 10 shows that Hoey elected free agency. He was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a minor league contract on December 22, 2012. Hoey has begun a charity golf tournament, to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of America. Jim Hoey James Urban Hoey (born December 30, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He is known mainly for his fastball, which he throws consistently between 95 and 98 mph; he did strike a batter out on a 100 mph fastball while playing for the Bowie",
"title": "Jim Hoey"
},
{
"docid": "3162309",
"text": "and physically disabled children. Paulsen also donates funds from autographs to the Wounded Warrior Project and Operation Smile. In February 2016, Paulsen was diagnosed with Stage III throat cancer. Paulsen has since undergone treatment, and his cancer is now in remission. Paulsen voices most of the characters with his original accent which is American, but he used a British accent to voice Strut in \"\" and Brunch in \"Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf\" while using a Scottish accent to voice Bobble in the \"Tinker Bell\" movies. In his role as Pinky, Paulsen used an exaggerated Cockney accent, especially in earlier",
"title": "Rob Paulsen"
},
{
"docid": "4885960",
"text": "John Goffe, while the rest left to raid the Pequawket tribe at Fryeburg, Maine. On May 9, the militiamen were being led in prayer by chaplain Jonathan Frye when a lone Abenaki warrior was spotted. Lovewell and his men closed in on the warrior, leaving their packs behind in a clearing. Shortly after they left, their packs were discovered by a Pequawket war party led by Chief Paugus, who set up an ambush in anticipation of their eventual return. Lovewell and his men caught up with the warrior and exchanged gunfire. Lovewell and one of his men were wounded in",
"title": "Dummer's War"
},
{
"docid": "14584672",
"text": "Love Heals Love Heals is a compilation album from country music singer Wynonna Judd, released on May 24, 2010, exclusive to Cracker Barrel stores. It is her second compilation album following 1997's \"Collection\" and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. \"Love Heals\" contains 11 of Wynonna's singles, 2 of which are presented in never-before released versions. It also includes the previously unreleased track \"Let Your Light Shine\" which is a cover of a song originally recorded by Keb' Mo' for his 2004 album \"Keep It Simple\". Each of Wynonna's studio albums is represented on this compilation with the exception of \"Revelations\",",
"title": "Love Heals"
},
{
"docid": "11858752",
"text": "vintage cars in which the rear portion of the bodywork is made of wood; these vehicles are a traditional part of West Coast surfing culture. Also during the fall, Moonlight Beach is the venue for the Surfing Madonna 5K/10K & 10 Mile Beach Run/Walk, which is also a charity event that gives the proceeds back to the community for programs such as youth scholarships, free surf camps for special needs kids and the wounded warrior project, as well as marine mammal rescue and recovery equipment. The entire course of the event is on the hard-packed sand, starting and ending in",
"title": "Moonlight Beach"
},
{
"docid": "9115093",
"text": "fellow veterans including work with the Wounded Warrior Project. Miyamura is a Lifetime Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1. On Memorial day 2018, his story was portrayed during the National Memorial Day Concert at the Mall in Washington, DC. As the 2014 Nisei Week Grand Marshal, Miyamura led the Grand Parade on August 10, 2014. In his hometown, Gallup, New Mexico, an area is named Miyamura in his honor and there is a high school named Hiroshi H. Miyamura High School. The Miyamura Overpass, an interchange on I-40, is also named after him. Hiroshi H. Miyamura Hiroshi H.",
"title": "Hiroshi H. Miyamura"
},
{
"docid": "14414373",
"text": "Download Festival at Donington Park, England. They appeared at the festival again in 2011. Performances in 2012 included the Mid-South Rally for the Wounded Warrior Project, Mississippi and shows in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Arkansas, Montana and at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. \"Re-Imaginator\" is a 2010 album by the band and is their only album so far. Each song is a mash-up of two or more songs. Each song has at least one rock or heavy metal song and one pop or pop rock song. Rock Sugar (band) Rock Sugar is a Los Angeles-based band known for their",
"title": "Rock Sugar (band)"
},
{
"docid": "16585761",
"text": "prize nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier as \"clearly one of the most important regions when it comes to climate change.\", then how will we know that any action to mitigate the human impact on our Earth is actually working? The project's founder Jim McNeill maintains that without such knowledge how can we be true guardians of the planet on which we live? And if we are not, then this ultimately affects our chances of survival as a species. As an organisation it has an altruistic project side which relies on corporate sponsorship and involves charitable work and also an underpinning commercial side.",
"title": "Ice Warrior Project"
},
{
"docid": "9005662",
"text": "the first meal they had had in days. Three Marines were wounded, including a mortally wounded Corporal Schnell who died in Kennedy's bunk that night, attended by his Marine doctor, who Kennedy had also picked up. Kennedy's PT may have slowly departed the rescue site by the Warrior River, as she held the extra weight of ten Marines. Several of the Marines that were not wounded held on to gun mounts to steady themselves as the \"59\" departed. The two PT's, including Kennedy's, then escorted the slow-moving landing craft they had shielded from fire back to Voza, and when it",
"title": "Motor Torpedo Boat PT-59"
},
{
"docid": "8825438",
"text": "a Marat warrior. The Marat and the Alerans had fought a war before Tavi was born in which the Marat killed Gaius' son, Princeps Septimus. The Marat are a warrior people who form tribes based on bonds with different animals, for example horses. In the fight, Tavi and Bernard kill the warrior's war bird but not before Bernard is wounded. Tavi is running for help when a furystorm hits. While seeking shelter, he finds Amara and the two find the Princeps Memorial, a cave dedicated to Princeps Septimus. Bernard makes it back to his steadholt, where Isana uses her watercrafting",
"title": "Furies of Calderon"
}
] |
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| who won the national college football championship 2018 | [
"Alabama Crimson Tide"
] | [
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"docid": "19260228",
"text": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship The 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2017 season. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 26–23, coming back from a 13–0 deficit at halftime to secure the win in overtime. True freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and defensive tackle Daron Payne were respectively named the offensive and defensive players of the game. The College Football Playoff selection committee chose the semifinalists following the conclusion of the 2017 regular season. Alabama and Georgia",
"title": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "17998553",
"text": "College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy is the trophy awarded to the winner of the College Football Playoff (CFP), the postseason tournament in American college football that determines a national champion for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). It is currently held by the Alabama Crimson Tide, who won the fourth College Football Playoff National Championship to cap the 2017 season. The , trophy is oblong-shaped like a football at the base, tapering up to a flattened full-size football at the top. It is made of 24-karat gold, bronze and stainless",
"title": "College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy"
},
{
"docid": "19260228",
"text": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship The 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2017 season. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 26–23, coming back from a 13–0 deficit at halftime to secure the win in overtime. True freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and defensive tackle Daron Payne were respectively named the offensive and defensive players of the game. The College Football Playoff selection committee chose the semifinalists following the conclusion of the 2017 regular season. Alabama and Georgia",
"title": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "19260240",
"text": "that the AP poll did not have a unanimous No. 1 team. Additionally, the Knights finished the 2017 football season as the No. 1 team in the Colley Bias Free Matrix Rankings. The Colley Matrix was used in the past as one input to the BCS computer rankings and is included in a list of historical \"national champion major selections\". 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship The 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2017 season. The Alabama Crimson Tide",
"title": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "19260229",
"text": "advanced to the national championship after winning the semifinal games hosted by the Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game respectively in January 2018. The championship game was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on January 8, 2018. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia was announced as the host site for the fourth College Football National Championship on November 4, 2015. The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee selected four teams to advance to the playoff: the Clemson Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Georgia Bulldogs, and Alabama Crimson Tide. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Clemson Tigers in the 2018 Sugar Bowl",
"title": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "20979310",
"text": "tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception. He missed the 2018 Sugar Bowl and the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship due to a broken foot. As a first year starter in 2018, Moses was a finalst for the Butkus Award. Dylan Moses Dylan Moses (born May 25, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Moses originally attended University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season. As a senior, he was the Parade Magazine National Player of the Year and won the Butkus Award. A five",
"title": "Dylan Moses"
}
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"docid": "19950264",
"text": "Clemson in a rubber match of the past two playoffs in the semi-final game played at the 2018 Sugar Bowl, which they won 24–6. Alabama was matched in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game against number 3 and SEC champion and rival Georgia, who beat Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl, 54–48. Alabama won in overtime, 26–23, to secure the CFP National Championship. Alabama was also selected as champions by the Associated Press (AP) for a record 11th time in program history and recognized by the National Football Foundation (NFF) as the McArthur Bowl recipient, giving Alabama their",
"title": "2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team"
},
{
"docid": "20466481",
"text": "the final College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection poll, Alabama was included at number 4 and played number 1 Clemson in a rubber match of the past two playoffs in the semi-final game played at the Sugar Bowl winning 24–6. Alabama was matched in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game against number 3 Georgia who beat Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, 54–48. Alabama won in overtime, 26–23, to secure the CFP National Championship. Alabama was also selected as champions by the Associated Press (AP) for a record 11th time in program history and recognized by the National Football Foundation",
"title": "2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team"
},
{
"docid": "4241731",
"text": "the National Champsionship in 2015 with a 37-1 record. Morningside's Jake Stevenson won the NAIA Wrestling Championship in 2007, and John Sievert won the Championship in 2013. The football team was coached from 1948-1950 by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen. The current football coach is Steve Ryan. In 2018, Ryan guided the Mustangs to an undefeated 15-0 season. The team was named national champions after they captured the 2018 NAIA Football National Championship. Morningside College is on a campus in the residential neighborhood of Morningside in Sioux City, Iowa. Student organizations include: student government, honor societies, service",
"title": "Morningside College"
},
{
"docid": "20783098",
"text": "2016 College Football Playoff National Championship in Glendale, Arizona, with Alabama emerging with a thrilling 45-40 victory. The next year, the teams again found themselves doing battle in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship in Tampa, Florida, with Clemson emerging with a thrilling 35-31 victory and their first win over the Crimson Tide since 1905. Once again the teams did battle in the 2018 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana with a trip to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game on the line. Alabama won the contest by a score of 24–6. In the build-up to the",
"title": "Alabama–Clemson football rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "6375580",
"text": "Bryant Center at Tradition in Harrison County. MGCCC also offers a Community Campus that provides workforce education programs, onsite and online, to south Mississippi residents and employers. The college's athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs. They compete in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges in football, basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, golf and tennis. MGCCC won the National Junior College Athletic Association Football Championship in 1971, 1984 and was co-national champion in 2007. The men's golf team won the NJCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship in 2018 and Colin Troxler won an individual national championship in 2017. The",
"title": "Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College"
},
{
"docid": "11404147",
"text": "National Championship Game (which operated from 1999 to 2014), and has won every College Football Playoff National Championship. The remaining five conferences are known as the \"Group of Five.\" Any conference may split its teams into two divisions, and only the Big 12 Conference does not use divisions. As of the 2018 season, all conferences hold a championship game that determines the conference champion. The Sun Belt was the last conference to launch a championship game, as well as the most recent to split into divisions for football, with both the title game and the divisional alignment debuting in 2018.",
"title": "NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision"
},
{
"docid": "19260241",
"text": "2019 College Football Playoff National Championship The 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship is a college football bowl game that will determine a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2018 season. It will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on January 7, 2019, and will be the culminating game of the 2018–19 bowl season. The teams playing in the national championship will be the winners of the two semifinal games – the Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California was announced as the host site for",
"title": "2019 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "20244370",
"text": "2018 Rose Bowl The 2018 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Georgia Bulldogs, played on January 1, 2018 at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. The 104th Rose Bowl Game was a semifinal for the College Football Playoff (CFP), matching two of the top four teams selected by the system's selection committee. Georgia and Oklahoma competed for a spot at the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game, to be played on January 8, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs won the game with a 27-yard run",
"title": "2018 Rose Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "3625602",
"text": "John Gagliardi John Gagliardi ( ; November 1, 1926 – October 7, 2018) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1953 until 2012. From 1949 to 1952, he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. With a career record of 489–138–11, Gagliardi has the most wins of any coach in college football history. His Saint John's Johnnies teams won four national titles: the NAIA Football National Championship in 1963 and 1965, and the NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1976 and 2003. Gagliardi was",
"title": "John Gagliardi"
},
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"docid": "4679853",
"text": "four groups: two cheerleading squads (Coed Squad and All-Girl Squad), the Alabama Dance Team, and Big Al who compete annually at the UCA/UDA College National Championships in Division 1A. The Coed Cheerleading squad won in 2011 and 2014, came in second in 2017, and fourth in 2018 at the College Cheerleading National Championship. The All-Girl Squad won in 2014, placed second in 2017 and 2018 in the All-Girl Championship. The Alabama Dance Team placed 7th in Hip Hop at the 2018 UDA College National Championship. The University of Alabama through University Recreation also fields a number of club sports of",
"title": "Alabama Crimson Tide"
},
{
"docid": "20863422",
"text": "but steadily improved with wins over Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Temple, No. 19 Cincinnati, and South Florida. The Knights entered the AAC Championship with a 12–1 record all-time against the Tigers; Memphis won their first meeting in 1990 and UCF took every matchup since. However, they faced a potentially devastating blow when the quarterback who had led them through their ongoing winning streak, McKenzie Milton, suffered a catastrophic knee injury in the South Florida game. 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game The 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for",
"title": "2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "20963667",
"text": "the 2019 championship game will be played in Grambling, Louisiana. The game was contested between two teams that had never before won a football national championship. On the visiting side of the scoreboard was the once-beaten, #7-ranked Benedictine Ravens, representing Benedictine College from Atchison, Kansas. The home team was the unbeaten, #1-ranked Morningside Mustangs, playing for Morningside College of Sioux City, Iowa. Benedictine was making its first appearance in the championship game while Morningside was appearing for the second time, losing the 2012 championship game in overtime to the Marian Knights. Morningside was led by the quarterback-receiver duo of Trent",
"title": "2018 NAIA Football National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "9451375",
"text": "had national championship implications and have greatly intensified the rivalry. The teams squared off in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship in Glendale, Arizona, with Alabama emerging with a thrilling 45-40 victory. The next year, the teams again found themselves doing battle in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship in Tampa, Florida, with Clemson emerging with a thrilling 35-31 victory and their first win over the Crimson Tide since 1905. Once again the teams did battle in the 2018 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana with a trip to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game on",
"title": "Clemson Tigers football"
},
{
"docid": "20838520",
"text": "2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings The 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2018 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings"
},
{
"docid": "20492922",
"text": "conference play with the best record in the conference with an 8–1 record. They went on to play Texas in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game which they won 39–27 to win their thirteenth, and fourth consecutive, Big 12 championship. Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray earned several national honors, including winning the school's seventh Heisman Trophy, distinguishing him as the best player in college football during the 2018 season. This was the first time that quarterbacks from the same school won back to back. The Sooners finished the season 12–2, 9–1 in Big 12 play. Finishing with the best record in",
"title": "2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team"
},
{
"docid": "19260242",
"text": "the fifth College Football Playoff National Championship on November 4, 2015. The College Football Playoff selection committee will select four teams to advance to the playoff. The bowl selection show took place on Sunday, December 2nd. TBD The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. As in 2018, the network is also promoting an off-site concert that will be televised at halftime during ESPN's broadcast, featuring rock band Imagine Dragons on Treasure Island. 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship The 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship is a college football bowl game that will determine a national champion in the",
"title": "2019 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "4274865",
"text": "Jonathan Vilma Jonathan Polynice Vilma (born April 16, 1982) is a former American football linebacker and current ESPN college football analyst. He played college football at the University of Miami, winning a National Championship in 2001. He would go on to be drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Vilma won a Super Bowl championship with the New Orleans Saints. In July 2016 he joined ESPN as a college football commentator and studio analyst. Vilma was elected as a member of the Orange Bowl Committee in 2018. Vilma was born in Coral",
"title": "Jonathan Vilma"
},
{
"docid": "20793238",
"text": "The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff which determines the College Football Playoff National Champion. 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. One additional",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings"
},
{
"docid": "20598808",
"text": "and 2018 seasons. 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games The 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games will be a series of college football bowl games which will complete the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 15, 2018, and, aside from the all-star games that follow, will end with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship which will be played on January 7, 2019. The total of 40 team-competitive bowls, including the national championship game, is unchanged from the previous year. To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 10 teams (13% of all participants)",
"title": "2018–19 NCAA football bowl games"
},
{
"docid": "6094075",
"text": "Senior Football Championship Final, 2 September 2018 The Dublin Senior Football Championship is an annual club competition between the top Dublin clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current (2015) Dublin County Champions are Ballyboden St Enda's who claimed their first Dublin Senior Championship title. The first winners of the Dublin football championship were Erins Hope in 1887, who were the student club attached to St Patrick's Teacher Training College, Drumcondra. St Vincent's have won the most titles",
"title": "Dublin GAA"
},
{
"docid": "20598802",
"text": "2018–19 NCAA football bowl games The 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games will be a series of college football bowl games which will complete the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 15, 2018, and, aside from the all-star games that follow, will end with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship which will be played on January 7, 2019. The total of 40 team-competitive bowls, including the national championship game, is unchanged from the previous year. To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 10 teams (13% of all participants) with non-winning records",
"title": "2018–19 NCAA football bowl games"
},
{
"docid": "19319874",
"text": "aggregate.\" \"Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.\" \"Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate.\" The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. 2018 African Nations Championship qualification The 2018 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who are playing in their country's own domestic league are eligible to compete in the tournament. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament. A total of 48 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their",
"title": "2018 African Nations Championship qualification"
},
{
"docid": "1578965",
"text": "the US in Chile. The current champions are Japan, who won in France in 2018. In 2008, FIFA instituted an under-17 world championship. The inaugural event, held in New Zealand, was won by North Korea. The current champions at this level are Spain, who won in Uruguay in 2018. In the United States, the intercollegiate sport began from physical education programs that helped establish organized teams. After sixty years of trying to gain social acceptance women's football was introduced to the college level. In the late 1970s, women's club teams started to appear on college campus, but it wasn't until",
"title": "Women's association football"
},
{
"docid": "7414646",
"text": "on December 10th, 2018, but will coach NDSU through the end of the 2018 season. Defensive Coordinator Matt Entz was named the 31st head coach on December 13, 2018, and will assume his duties when the 2018 season is completed. North Dakota State Bison football The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000 seat Fargodome located in Fargo, ND. The Bison have won 14 national championships and 35 conference championships.",
"title": "North Dakota State Bison football"
},
{
"docid": "14609186",
"text": "II National Football Championship beating the Ferris State Bulldogs 49-47. The Blazers also won the 2012 NCAA Division II National Football Championship beating Winston-Salem State University 35-7. VSU won the 2007 national championship by defeating Northwest Missouri State University 25-20. The Blazers also won the 2004 national championship with a 36–31 win over Pittsburg State University. The Blazers lost to Grand Valley State University 31-24 in the 2002 NCAA Division II national championship. The Blazers also have won 7 Gulf South Conference football championships (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018). Two notable alumni are Jessie Tuggle, National Football League",
"title": "Valdosta State Blazers"
},
{
"docid": "17257518",
"text": "games cannot host the championship game in the same year, Pasadena and New Orleans were not eligible for the 2018 game; South Florida and Arlington could not host in 2019; and Glendale and Atlanta were excluded from 2020 consideration. The same exclusions rotate every three years through 2026. Note: Conference affiliations are contemporaneous with the game, which may differ from the current alignment. College Football Playoff National Championship The College Football Playoff National Championship is a post-season college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), which began play in",
"title": "College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "3113899",
"text": "badminton, and pickleball. Mount won the NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship in 1974 under Coach Jim Wuske, the NCAA Men's Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2017, and in 2014 & 2018 Mount Union won the NCAA Men's Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships under Coach Kevin Lucas. Mount Union's football is currently led by head coach Vince Kehres. Under Vince's father Larry Kehres, who retired after the 2012 season with the highest winning percentage in college football history, Mount Union has won a record 13 Division III national championships—all since 1993. Mount Union holds",
"title": "University of Mount Union"
},
{
"docid": "4779781",
"text": "in Region 6 of Arizona's Class 6A Division. \"Sports Illustrated\" has ranked Brophy's athletic programs among the top 25 in the nation. As of 2018, the swim team has won 31 consecutive state titles in addition to producing several Olympic medalists. In 2005, the Brophy swim team won the national high school championship. Brophy football won the 2005 and 2007 5A-I Football State Championship. The 2005 football team finished ranked 3rd in the West and 21st in the nation by \"USA Today\" and ranked 23rd in the country by \"Sports Illustrated\". The baseball and volleyball programs also took state championships",
"title": "Brophy College Preparatory"
},
{
"docid": "20244427",
"text": "Tigers to only six points. This matchup was a rematch of the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship in which the Tigers won with quarterback Deshaun Watson leading the team as the game's MVP. The Tigers were not able to perform without Watson and with Kelly Bryant. 2018 Sugar Bowl The 2018 Sugar Bowl was a College Football Playoff semifinal bowl game that was played on January 1, 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The 84th Sugar Bowl game, it matched two of the top four teams selected by the Selection Committee to compete for a spot at",
"title": "2018 Sugar Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "14256359",
"text": "Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football The Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represents Bethune–Cookman University in the sport of American football. The Wildcats compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the south division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They play their home games at Municipal Stadium (Daytona Beach). The Wildcats have won two black college football national championships and seven MEAC titles in the history of their football program. The Wildcats have won two Black College Football National Championships, a mythical national championship won by the best black college football team(s) in the United States",
"title": "Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football"
},
{
"docid": "13273859",
"text": "were: (1) quarterback Randy Duncan who won the 1958 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and led the 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes to the 1958 FWAA national championship; (2) halfback Billy Cannon who led the 1958 LSU Tigers to the 1958 AP national championship and won the Heisman Trophy in 1959; and (3) Army halfback Pete Dawkins who won the 1958 Heisman Trophy and later became a Rhodes scholar, a brigadier general, co-chairman of Bain & Company, and CEO of Primerica. All three have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. For the year 1958, the NCAA recognizes",
"title": "1958 College Football All-America Team"
},
{
"docid": "16120542",
"text": "Pakistan. He starred in the 2008 SAFF Championship which was hosted by both Maldives and Sri Lanka, and helped Maldives win their first title in the championship. He also starred in the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018 in which Maldives won their 2nd title in the championship SAFF Championship. Mohamed Arif Mohamed Arif, also known as Bakaa (born 11 August 1985) is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Myanmar National league club Kanbawza Football Club and the Maldivian National Team. Arif won the best football player of the year for 2010, and won second best player",
"title": "Mohamed Arif"
},
{
"docid": "6933618",
"text": "in Eugene, Oregon. The football rivalry between the Beavers and Ducks, known as the Civil War, is one of the longest-running in the country, having been contested 121 times as of the end of the 2017 season. Other regional rivals include the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars. As of June 2018, the Beavers have won one pre-NCAA team national championship and four NCAA team national championships. The 1926 wrestling team won the Amateur Athletic Association national championship, the 1961 men's Cross-country team won the NCAA title, and most recently the baseball team won the 2006, 2007 College World Series",
"title": "Oregon State Beavers"
},
{
"docid": "19950296",
"text": "in the CFP Semi-final in the Sugar Bowl over Clemson and Georgia's overtime win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, Alabama and Georgia, who did not play during SEC play, were slated to play on January 8, 2018 in the Mercedes-Benz Dome in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2018 College Football National Championship Game. This game marked the first time ex-Defensive Coordinator for Alabama Kirby Smart, head coach of Georgia faced off against his mentor Nick Saban. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to defer. On Georgia's opening drive, Alabama's Tony Brown intercepted a pass intended for Georgia's Riley Ridley,",
"title": "2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team"
},
{
"docid": "5923539",
"text": "A. J. Holloway A.J. Holloway (c. 1939 – June 5, 2018) was an American politician, who served as Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi, from 1993 to 2015. He also played college football for the 1960 national champion Ole Miss Rebels. Holloway was educated in the Biloxi public schools and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he played on the Ole Miss football team which went to two Sugar Bowls, a Cotton Bowl, and won share of the National Championship in 1960. Prior to his election as mayor, Holloway worked at the Mississippi Tax Commission for 12 years, reaching the position",
"title": "A. J. Holloway"
},
{
"docid": "19878592",
"text": "John Franklin III John Franklin III (born September 21, 1994) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football for Florida State University (2013–2014), East Mississippi Community College (2015), Auburn University (2016), and Florida Atlantic University (2017). He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Before college, Franklin attended South Plantation High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Franklin redshirted the 2013 season while playing for the Florida State Seminoles. The Seminoles won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers. He was the scout",
"title": "John Franklin III"
},
{
"docid": "3014911",
"text": "statue honoring Cannon was erected near Tiger Stadium and unveiled in September 2018. Billy Cannon William Abb Cannon (August 2, 1937 – May 20, 2018) was an American football running back and tight end who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a halfback, return specialist, and defensive back for the LSU Tigers. At LSU, Cannon was twice unanimously named an All-American, helped the 1958 LSU team win a national championship, and received the Heisman Trophy as the nation's most outstanding college",
"title": "Billy Cannon"
},
{
"docid": "2438352",
"text": "NCAA Division I Football Championship The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an American college football tournament played each year to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Prior to 2006, the game was known as the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. The FCS is the highest division in college football to hold a playoff tournament sanctioned by the NCAA to determine its champion. The four-team playoff system used by the Bowl Subdivision is not sanctioned by the NCAA. The reigning national champions are the North Dakota State Bison, who won their sixth championship in",
"title": "NCAA Division I Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "8469372",
"text": "to CMU's culture. Some include legendary \"Wild\" Bill Kelly who won seven conference championships in sixteen years and whom Kelly/Shorts Stadium is named after; national championship winning coach Roy Kramer who had a 72% winning percentage and never had a losing season in more than a decade; College Football Hall of Fame coach Herb Deromedi who is the winningest coach in MAC history and Brian Kelly and Butch Jones who combined for three MAC Championships in four years, four consecutive bowl appearance and top 25 finish in the nation. CMU head coaches through the 2018 season. † Interim The Chippewas",
"title": "Central Michigan Chippewas football"
},
{
"docid": "20834084",
"text": "Deirdre Duke Deirdre Duke (born 9 June 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Duke has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD. She has also captained the UCD team. Duke also won an All-Ireland Under-14 Ladies' Football Championship with Dublin and represented the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team. Duke is the daughter of Gretta Duke, née Carroll, who is originally from Ballycanew, County Wexford. She was educated at Alexandra College, Northeastern University",
"title": "Deirdre Duke"
},
{
"docid": "10733627",
"text": "Black college football national championship The black college football national championship is a national championship won by the best football team(s) among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States. In college football's early years, HBCUs generally lacked the opportunity to compete against predominantly white schools due to segregation, which was practiced in much of the U.S. at the time—leaving HBCUs with few scheduling options other than to play themselves only and sponsor their own championships. The first football game between HBCU schools was played on December 27, 1892. On that day Johnson C. Smith defeated Livingstone College.",
"title": "Black college football national championship"
},
{
"docid": "8294119",
"text": "Ten championships and appeared in eight Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games, winning five of them. In November 2011, Urban Meyer became head coach. Under Meyer, the team went 12–0 in his first season and set a school record with 24 consecutive victories, won three Big Ten championships (2014, 2017, and 2018), and won the first College Football Playoff National Championship of its kind in 2014. After early attempts at forming a team in 1886 (led by future Nebraska governor Chester Hardy Aldrich) and 1887, football was ultimately established at the university in 1890. On the site of the first OSU",
"title": "Ohio State Buckeyes football"
},
{
"docid": "19260238",
"text": "from Centennial Olympic Park. Following an undefeated season in the American Athletic Conference and their victory over the Auburn Tigers in the 2018 Peach Bowl, the UCF Knights claimed the national championship by virtue of being the only undefeated team in the FBS level of college football. UCF held a victory parade at Disney World and hung a national championship banner at their stadium to celebrate this achievement. The school also paid national championship bonuses to all of its assistant coaches, many of whom left UCF after the Peach Bowl to follow head coach Scott Frost to his new head",
"title": "2018 College Football Playoff National Championship"
},
{
"docid": "7417016",
"text": "last time USC and Texas met in a football game until 2017, which USC won in overtime 27–24. The two teams met again in 2018 in Texas as the second game of a home-and-home series between the two schools. Texas won 37–14 with USC failing to score any points after the first quarter. 2006 Rose Bowl The 2006 Rose Bowl Game, played on January 4, 2006 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was an American college football bowl game that served as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2005 College Football season. It featured the only two unbeaten",
"title": "2006 Rose Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "20701698",
"text": "restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2018. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2018, see 2017 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes. 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, will be organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The 2018 National Championship game will be played on January 5, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. One kickoff game was played during \"Week Zero\" on August 25: \"All times",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season"
},
{
"docid": "2620225",
"text": "winning seasons. Linfield has won four national college football titles (NCAA Division III: 2004, NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986) and have played in a total of seven college football national championship games (NAIA runner-up in 1961, 1965, 1992). In addition, the school has won three national titles in baseball (NCAA Division III: 2013, NAIA Division II: 1966, 1971). The Linfield Softball team won two NCAA Division III Softball Championships in 2007 & 2011, and were runner-up in 2010 & 2012. Top athletics alumni include former New York Yankee Scott Brosius, who was the head baseball coach at the college",
"title": "Linfield College"
},
{
"docid": "6435430",
"text": "team produced numerous NJCAA All-Americans and the team often placed in top positions in the NJCAA Nationals including national champions in 1989 and 1991. Lincoln College is also a basketball powerhouse and has also won back to back Basketball National Championships in 2010 and 11. In 2018, the Lynx Volleyball Team won the Men's Division II National Championship in the NCVF National Collegiate Club Volleyball Championship. The Lincoln College swimming and diving teams have in recent years attracted a number of athletes who have represented their home countries in the Olympics. The school mascot is the Lynx. Lincoln College (Illinois)",
"title": "Lincoln College (Illinois)"
},
{
"docid": "20113426",
"text": "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season is the 150th season of college football competition in the United States at the highest level organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 25, 2018 and ended on December 8, 2018. The postseason began on December 15, 2018 and will conclude on January 7, 2019 with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2018 season: Major",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season"
},
{
"docid": "8013446",
"text": "Brown holding aloft the championship trophy. The University of Texas National Championship 2005 The University of Texas National Championship 2005 is a painting by Opie Otterstad. It was commissioned in 2006 by The University of Texas at Austin to commemorate the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team who won the 2005 NCAA Division I-A national football championship in college football. The Longhorns secured the championship by defeating the University of Southern California Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The painting was officially unveiled May 6 and 7, 2006, at a gallery called Art on 5th. The work is oil on canvas.",
"title": "The University of Texas National Championship 2005"
},
{
"docid": "19975462",
"text": "2017–18 NCAA football bowl games The 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games was a series of college football bowl games which completed the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 16, 2017, and aside from the all-star games ended with the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship which was played on January 8, 2018. The total of 40 team-competitive bowls, including the national championship game, was one less than the previous year, with the folding of the Poinsettia Bowl. To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 15 teams (19% of all participants) with",
"title": "2017–18 NCAA football bowl games"
},
{
"docid": "10851171",
"text": "2016, the Mountaineers finished with a 10–3 record. In 2018, Appalachian State was ranked in the FBS for the first time in its history after starting out 5–1 in the 2018 season; its only recorded loss was to Penn State in an overtime game. They would promptly lose their next game and their ranking. The Mountaineers would end the 2018 season as Sun Belt Conference Champions. Appalachian has won three national championships in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, at the time, the highest division in college football to hold a playoff tournament to determine its champion. The Mountaineers",
"title": "Appalachian State Mountaineers football"
},
{
"docid": "20968332",
"text": "games. He was a starter during the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game, where Alabama won in overtime over Georgia, 26-23. Wallace totaled 48 tackles and caught 3 interceptions in his senior year. After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Wallace was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on September 2, 2018. Wallace was called up from the practice squad on November 6 after the Bills cut Phillip Gaines. Wallace made his NFL debut in New York on November 11, where he started at the cornerback position. Levi Wallace (American football) Levi Wallace (born June 12, 1995)",
"title": "Levi Wallace (American football)"
},
{
"docid": "20113436",
"text": "coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season. 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season is the 150th season of college football competition in the United States at the highest level organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 25, 2018 and ended on December 8, 2018. The postseason began on December 15, 2018 and will conclude on January 7, 2019 with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season"
},
{
"docid": "20817907",
"text": "2018 Orange Bowl The 2018 Orange Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on Saturday, December 29, 2018. It will be the 85th edition of the Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl will be one of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games, with the winner advancing to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It will be one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Capital One Financial Corporation, the game will be officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl. The game",
"title": "2018 Orange Bowl"
},
{
"docid": "20601760",
"text": "2018 Cotton Bowl Classic The 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic will be a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 83rd Cotton Bowl Classic is a College Football Playoff semifinal with the winner to compete in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It is one of the 2018–19 bowl games that will conclude the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the game will officially be known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The game will feature second-ranked Clemson of",
"title": "2018 Cotton Bowl Classic"
},
{
"docid": "20798291",
"text": "2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship The 2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship is a blind football tournament and the seventh World Blind Football Championship. The competition was staged in Spain between 7 June and 17 June 2018, and involved sixteen teams of visually impaired players from around the world competing to be crowned world champion. It was won for the fifth time by Brazil, who defeated their fellow finalists, Argentina, 2-0 to take the title. The tournament got under way on 7 June with the opening match between Spain and Thailand. Brazil won the tournament after beating Argentina 2-0",
"title": "2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "12706606",
"text": "rival Brown in their final game. Dartmouth won its only national championship in 1925. Dartmouth claims this championship. Dartmouth has won 25 conference championships in over a century of play, with eighteen in the Ivy League, tied with Penn for the most in the league. Dartmouth Big Green football The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. The team possesses a storied tradition that includes a national championship, and is presently tied with Penn for a record 18 Ivy League Football",
"title": "Dartmouth Big Green football"
},
{
"docid": "8013444",
"text": "The University of Texas National Championship 2005 The University of Texas National Championship 2005 is a painting by Opie Otterstad. It was commissioned in 2006 by The University of Texas at Austin to commemorate the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team who won the 2005 NCAA Division I-A national football championship in college football. The Longhorns secured the championship by defeating the University of Southern California Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The painting was officially unveiled May 6 and 7, 2006, at a gallery called Art on 5th. The work is oil on canvas. Following his usual practice, Otterstad completed",
"title": "The University of Texas National Championship 2005"
},
{
"docid": "18178427",
"text": "His retirement was made public by 3DownNation on April 10, 2018 Mayo has two brothers, Jerod and Derek, who both played football as linebackers. Jerod played college football at Tennessee and later for the New England Patriots of the NFL from 2008 to 2015. Derek played college football at the University of Richmond, where he was a member of the 2008 Richmond Spiders NCAA FCS National Championship team. Deron Mayo Deron Mayo (born March 28, 1988) is a former American football linebacker who most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football",
"title": "Deron Mayo"
},
{
"docid": "15767455",
"text": "fourth place. The team was coached by Dejan Gluscevic, and during their time there, they won 3 matches and lost 3 matches, losing both the semi-finals and the third place play-offs. The Championship also brought out 5 goals from captain and midfielder Adam Swandi, who scored 5 goals, against Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar. 2017 FAS Under-15 International Challenge Cup 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2017 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament 2018 AFF U-16",
"title": "Singapore national under-16 football team"
},
{
"docid": "21003568",
"text": "a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports. The 2018 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation",
"title": "2018 College Football All-America Team"
},
{
"docid": "19975469",
"text": "funds were factored in. As there are more bowl-eligible teams than bowl berths, three bowl-eligible teams did not receive a bowl berth: Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 49 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games The 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games was a series of college football bowl games which completed the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 16, 2017, and aside from the all-star games ended with the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship which was played on January 8, 2018. The total of 40 team-competitive bowls, including the national championship game, was one less than",
"title": "2017–18 NCAA football bowl games"
},
{
"docid": "20701697",
"text": "2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, will be organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The 2018 National Championship game will be played on January 5, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. One kickoff game was played during \"Week Zero\" on August 25: \"All times Eastern\" Several games on the east coast have been rescheduled, cancelled, or moved due to Hurricane Florence: Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games. This is",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season"
},
{
"docid": "19714512",
"text": "led the Tide to a 13–1 season, giving them a playoff spot as a #4 seed, where they played Clemson in the 2018 Sugar Bowl. Hurts was the offensive MVP in that game, with Da'Ron Payne being the defensive MVP in a 24–6 win over the Tigers. Hurts was benched at halftime of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship for true freshman Tua Tagovailoa. Hurts won his first National Championship as the Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 26–23 in overtime. Overall, he finished the 2017 season with 2,081 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and one",
"title": "Jalen Hurts"
},
{
"docid": "3943473",
"text": "Nicaragua national football team have competed in the CCCF Championship in six occasions. Nicaragua won third place at the 1951 CCCF Championship. The following is Nicaragua's schedule and results for the 2017 season. The following 25 players were selected for the 2019-20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Haiti on November 17, 2018. \"Caps and goals updated as of November 17, 2018 after the match against Haiti.\" The following players have been called up to the Nicaragua squad in the past 12 months. \"As of 17 November 2018\" Nicaragua national football team The Nicaragua national football team () is controlled",
"title": "Nicaragua national football team"
},
{
"docid": "8815655",
"text": "Jim Stillwagon James R. Stillwagon (February 11, 1949 – February 4, 2018) was an All-Star American college football player and Canadian Football League player. Stillwagon was a three-year starter with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a consensus All-America selection as a junior and senior, and won the Outland Trophy and was the first-ever winner of the Lombardi Award. He also won the 1970 UPI Lineman of the Year. Stillwagon was one of the so-called Super Sophomores of 1968, guiding the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and a consensus national championship. Stillwagon and the other Super Sophomores finished their college",
"title": "Jim Stillwagon"
},
{
"docid": "19641732",
"text": "Damien Comer Damien Comer (born 11 January 1994) is an Irish sportsperson, who plays inter-county Gaelic football for Galway. He plays his club football for Annaghdown. Comer is a former pupil of St. Jarlath's College in Tuam, and also a graduate of NUI Galway, with whom he reached the 2018 Sigerson Cup final. Comer was a member of the Galway team that won the Under-21 Championship in 2013. He made his senior Championship debut in 2014, when he came on as a substitute against London in the Connacht Championship. Comer was part of the Galway team that won the 2016",
"title": "Damien Comer"
},
{
"docid": "19641733",
"text": "Connacht Championship. He started all of the team's games as the county won its first Connacht title since 2008. Damien Comer Damien Comer (born 11 January 1994) is an Irish sportsperson, who plays inter-county Gaelic football for Galway. He plays his club football for Annaghdown. Comer is a former pupil of St. Jarlath's College in Tuam, and also a graduate of NUI Galway, with whom he reached the 2018 Sigerson Cup final. Comer was a member of the Galway team that won the Under-21 Championship in 2013. He made his senior Championship debut in 2014, when he came on as",
"title": "Damien Comer"
},
{
"docid": "20824270",
"text": "a score of 32–28. Another high-stakes matchup between the squads occurred on January 8, 2018. In the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Alabama overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat Georgia by a score of 26–23 in an overtime classic to clinch its 17th national championship in the program's long and storied history. The following season, in the 2018 SEC Championship Game, Georgia led 28–14 with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter, only to see Alabama once again rally to win 35–28. Alabama–Georgia football rivalry The Alabama–Georgia football rivalry is a",
"title": "Alabama–Georgia football rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "20898112",
"text": "while the 4 losers play in Round 3. The 8 losing teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners go into Round 3 while the 4 losing teams exit the championship. This is the final qualifier round. The four losing teams from round 2A (who won a match and lost a match) play the four winning teams from round 2B (who lost a match and won a match). The 4 winners from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 3. 2018 Down Senior Football Championship The 2018 Down Senior Football Championship was the 118th official edition of",
"title": "2018 Down Senior Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "20601666",
"text": "6 seconds remaining to defeat Clemson by a final score of 43-42. The win brought Clemson its first (and ultimately, only) loss of the season, as the Tigers went on to win the College Football Playoff National Championship. 2018 ACC Championship Game The 2018 ACC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018. It was the 14th annual ACC Football Conference Championship Game to determine the 2018 champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game was held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clemson emerged victorious and became the 2018 ACC champions, beating Pitt 42–10. The 2018",
"title": "2018 ACC Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "6855835",
"text": "Hogan Cup The Hogan Cup () is the trophy presented to the winners of the All-Ireland secondary schools senior A football championship. The competition itself is regularly referred to by the trophy's name. It is the top level gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The current holders are St. Ronan’s College Lurgan, who won the cup for the first time by defeating Rice College Westport by 1-10 to 1-9 on 7 April 2018. St. Jarlath's College, Tuam hold the record number of titles, winning their twelfth in 2002, and have appeared as runners-up",
"title": "Hogan Cup"
},
{
"docid": "9542113",
"text": "2007 LSU Tigers football team The 2007 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship and the national championship–their third claimed national championship and fourth recognized by the NCAA and the college football community. The team's head coach was Les Miles, who entered his third year at the helm. They were led on the field by senior quarterback Matt Flynn and senior defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, a two-time All-American and winner of multiple national trophies and awards. They played their home games at Tiger",
"title": "2007 LSU Tigers football team"
},
{
"docid": "3795451",
"text": "College is home to the largest hockey program in the country, fielding Men's and Women's NCAA DIII teams, ACHA Men's D1, D2 and D3 teams along with ACHA Women's D1 and D2 teams. The ACHA D3 team is the only ACHA D3 team to win 3 consecutive ACHA MD3 National Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The 2012 MD3 National Championship was the school's first national championship in any sport in its 153-year history. The Men's ACHA D1 team went on to win the 2018 ACHA MD1 National Championship in 2018. College football has been a part of the history",
"title": "Adrian College"
},
{
"docid": "2160404",
"text": "1983. Dorsett was elected to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and was enshrined in the Texas Stadium Ring of Honor the same year. In 1999, he was ranked number 53 on \"The Sporting News\"' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. He is the first of only two players in history (along with former running back Marcus Allen) who has won the Heisman Trophy, won the Super Bowl, won the College National Championship, been enshrined in the College Hall of Fame, and been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall",
"title": "Tony Dorsett"
},
{
"docid": "20392712",
"text": "2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017. Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final. DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended",
"title": "2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "20519887",
"text": "2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships The 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships season is the 39th beginner level (likely amateur) competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Also it was another season that it was sponsored by a clothing company Tecnicil, it was also known as the 2018 Cape Verdean Tecnicil football season or the 2018 Tecnicil Football Championships. The championship was governed by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation). The season began earlier started on 7 April 2018 and finished on 2 June. Académica da Praia won their only national championship title, their last Cape Verdean",
"title": "2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships"
},
{
"docid": "19572912",
"text": "FIFA U-20 World Cup. The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 26 May to 2 June 2018. Names in \"italics\" denote players who have been capped for the Senior team. Cook Islands national under-20 football team The Cook Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams. Cook Islands have only won two games so far. A 2-0 win awarded against Samoa in 2001 and",
"title": "Cook Islands national under-20 football team"
},
{
"docid": "20846031",
"text": "first play from scrimmage (does this sound familiar?), a 25-yard pass from Solsma to Connor Niles was grabbed for the winning score. No extra point was needed, so Morningside claimed a 34-28 OT win and made plans to play for the national championship in two weeks. (Morningside won that game, 35-28, to claim their first national championship with an undefeated, 15-0 record.) 2018 Saint Francis Cougars football team The 2018 Saint Francis Cougars football team represents the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2018 NAIA football season. They are led by head coach Kevin Donley,",
"title": "2018 Saint Francis Cougars football team"
},
{
"docid": "5478472",
"text": "titles by a wide margin. She has won the British Women's Championship in 1983, 1985 and 1989. Hamid was married to lieutenant colonel MA Hamid, a sports organiser, from 1959 to 2008 (his death). Their son Kaiser Hamid was a football player for Mohammedan Sporting Club and the captain of Bangladesh Football Team during the 1980s and 1990s. Her other son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion. Rani Hamid Rani Hamid (born 1944) is a Bangladeshi chess player who became the country's first Woman International Master in 1985. She won her 19th National Women's Chess Championship title in 2018.",
"title": "Rani Hamid"
},
{
"docid": "20895442",
"text": "clubs will be joined by the 2018 intermediate champions to form the new championship. 2018 Clare Senior Football Championship The 2018 Clare Senior Football Championship will be the 121st staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The defending champions and holders of the Jack Daly Cup were Kilmurry-Ibrickane who won their 12th senior title in October 2017. In 2017 it was decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare Senior Football Championship would be cut from sixteen to twelve teams. This means that five clubs will lose their senior status and",
"title": "2018 Clare Senior Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "4608444",
"text": "State would play in the Division I-AA National Championship game four times. In 1991, Tressel won his first national championship, defeating Marshall; the victory made him and his father the only father-son duo to win national championships in college football at that time (Vince and Larry Kehres have also won national championships). Youngstown State won two more national championships in the following three years: against Marshall in 1993 (who had defeated them in 1992) and Boise State in 1994. 1997 brought Tressel his fourth national championship with a 10–9 victory against McNeese State. He earned his 100th win against Indiana",
"title": "Jim Tressel"
},
{
"docid": "4739358",
"text": "Charlie Ward Charlie Ward Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is an American retired professional basketball player, college football Heisman Trophy winner and Davey O'Brien Award winner and a Major League Baseball draftee. Despite his NCAA football success, Ward was one of the very few players who won a Heisman Trophy but was not drafted in the NFL draft. He won the College Football National Championship with the Florida State Seminoles football. Ward played several years with the New York Knicks and started in the NBA Finals. He was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. An avid",
"title": "Charlie Ward"
},
{
"docid": "3813965",
"text": "subjects in the second year. Home to the East Zone Science and Technology Centre, the college also sent first Singapore school team to participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair in 2004. VJC is one of the three schools in Singapore that holds the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT). In 2017, VJC football girls team, won their fifth consecutive A Division Football Championship for girls. In 2018, VJC won the A-division championship title for both the boys' and girls' football, hockey girls and wushu boys.This is VJC's 16th consecutive year winning the A-division girls' hockey. In 2017, VJC won the",
"title": "Victoria Junior College"
},
{
"docid": "17596194",
"text": "1869 Princeton Tigers football team The 1869 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1869 college football season. The team finished with a 1–1 record and was retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report and National Championship Foundation, and as the co-national champions by Parke H. Davis. Princeton's first captain was William S. Gummere, who was 17 during the season. On November 6, the team played at Rutgers in what has been called the first intercollegiate American football game. Rutgers won the game 6–4, which was played using",
"title": "1869 Princeton Tigers football team"
},
{
"docid": "20622626",
"text": "2018 Galway Intermediate Football Championship The 2018 Galway Intermediate Football Championship is Galway GAA's gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Galway, Ireland. 16 Teams competed in this years competition which was won by An Spidéal who were promoted to play in the 2019 Senior Championship. They also went on to represent Galway in the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. Three teams were relegated to next years Junior competition. Claregalway were last years winners, beating Williamstown in the final. The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season. Promoted from 2017 Galway Intermediate Football Championship Relegated",
"title": "2018 Galway Intermediate Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "16899068",
"text": "2016) France women's national under-19 football team France women's national under-19 football team represents France at UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Their first achievement was winning the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. They have then won 3 more UEFA Women's U-19 European Championships in 2010, 2013 & 2016. The French team has participated in 6 tournaments. The best result was Runners-up (2016) France finished fourth as the host in 2018. The French team has participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 15 times and qualified for the 2018 championship; Winning it four times.(2003, 2010, 2013",
"title": "France women's national under-19 football team"
},
{
"docid": "16899067",
"text": "France women's national under-19 football team France women's national under-19 football team represents France at UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Their first achievement was winning the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. They have then won 3 more UEFA Women's U-19 European Championships in 2010, 2013 & 2016. The French team has participated in 6 tournaments. The best result was Runners-up (2016) France finished fourth as the host in 2018. The French team has participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 15 times and qualified for the 2018 championship; Winning it four times.(2003, 2010, 2013 and",
"title": "France women's national under-19 football team"
},
{
"docid": "20110834",
"text": "180 countries. In Canada, the game aired on TSN. Radio coverage in the United States was provided by Westwood One. 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The game was played on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Michigan last won the NCAA championship in 1989, while Villanova won the championship",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "20110827",
"text": "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The game was played on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Michigan last won the NCAA championship in 1989, while Villanova won the championship in 2016. Villanova defeated Michigan, 79–62. Donte DiVincenzo, a reserve player, scored 31 points for Villanova, and was named the",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game"
},
{
"docid": "20557970",
"text": "2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship The 2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship is the 23rd edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations. Manipur are currently the defending champions, having defeated Railways in the final during the 2016–17 edition of the tournament. The tournament is being hosted in Odisha and is running from 28 January to 14 February 2018 at the Barabati Stadium. Tamil Nadu won the championship beating Manipur 2–1 in the final. Indumathi Kathiresan was adjudged both Player of Final and Player of",
"title": "2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship"
},
{
"docid": "3014877",
"text": "Billy Cannon William Abb Cannon (August 2, 1937 – May 20, 2018) was an American football running back and tight end who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a halfback, return specialist, and defensive back for the LSU Tigers. At LSU, Cannon was twice unanimously named an All-American, helped the 1958 LSU team win a national championship, and received the Heisman Trophy as the nation's most outstanding college player in 1959. His punt return against Ole Miss on Halloween night in",
"title": "Billy Cannon"
},
{
"docid": "8332984",
"text": "five players left the team as they were selected in the 2007 National Football League (NFL) Draft. The four previous Trojan teams were very successful. Since the 2002 season, the Trojans won four Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) titles, two national championships, and three players won the Heisman Trophy. The 2003 team won the Associated Press (AP) national championship, while the 2004 team won the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and AP championships. Additionally, the 2005 team, named by some of the media as one of the best offenses in the history of college football, played for the national championship where they lost",
"title": "2006 USC Trojans football team"
},
{
"docid": "20793237",
"text": "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is released midway through the season after the ninth week.",
"title": "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings"
},
{
"docid": "7149612",
"text": "Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football. The team is currently led by head coach Danny Rocco and plays on Tubby Raymond Field at 22,000-seat Delaware Stadium located in Newark, Delaware. The Fightin' Blue Hens have won six national titles in their 117-year history – 1946 (AP College Division), 1963 (UPI College Division), 1971 (AP/UPI College Division), 1972 (AP/UPI College Division), 1979 (Division II), and 2003 (Division I-AA). They returned to the FCS National Championship game",
"title": "Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football"
}
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{
"docid": "6647385",
"text": "is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years. Disqualification for a minimum of two years is obligatory on conviction. Endorsement is obligatory on conviction. The offence carries three to eleven penalty points (when the defendant is exceptionally not disqualified). The Court of Appeal in R v Cooksley and others gave guidelines for cases where death is caused by dangerous driving. In R v Richardson the Court of Appeal reassessed the starting point set out in R v Cooksley taking into consideration the increase in the maximum penalty. The relevant starting points identified in Cooksley should be reassessed",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "16187676",
"text": "care over the victim, where that breach has led to the death, and is sufficiently gross as to warrant criminalisation. Death is an irremediable harm that is dealt with particularly seriously in English law. For example, the crime of murder uniquely carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, regardless of the degree to which the defendant is morally culpable provided they are legally culpable. To use another example: causing injury by dangerous driving carries a maximum sentence of two years, whereas causing death by dangerous driving carries one of fourteen years. All homicides involve three elements as a defining feature:",
"title": "Homicide in English law"
},
{
"docid": "6647385",
"text": "is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years. Disqualification for a minimum of two years is obligatory on conviction. Endorsement is obligatory on conviction. The offence carries three to eleven penalty points (when the defendant is exceptionally not disqualified). The Court of Appeal in R v Cooksley and others gave guidelines for cases where death is caused by dangerous driving. In R v Richardson the Court of Appeal reassessed the starting point set out in R v Cooksley taking into consideration the increase in the maximum penalty. The relevant starting points identified in Cooksley should be reassessed",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "12787404",
"text": "a Motor Vehicle Causing Death is subject to a maximum term of 14 years, but can be sentenced to up to life imprisonment if the related offence is a street racing one. A sentence of greater than 14 years, on the death-by-dangerous-driving charge, can only otherwise be imposed if any of the remaining charges of which the offender is convicted carry a maximum prison sentence of more than 14 years (e.g. a conviction for Causing death by criminal negligence, as in R v Smith, because that charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment) or the judge decides to sentence",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "6647388",
"text": "the driver to receive a prison sentence of up to and including 20 years: If a defendant is tried in District Court for dangerous driving occasioning death, but none of the circumstances of aggravation can be proven, the maximum imprisonment is 10 years. A conviction in Magistrates Court can result in imprisonment of up to and including 3 years. In NSW, the maximum term of imprisonment, for a conviction of dangerous driving occasioning death, is: The equivalent, in Queensland, to \"Causing death by dangerous driving\", is \"Dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death\". Under Section 328A of the Queensland Criminal",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "6647391",
"text": "Maine and New York are counted on a driver's Quebec driving record (see also \"United States\" above). An equivalent, under Republic of Ireland traffic laws, to causing death by dangerous driving, is \"Dangerous driving causing death\". The maximum period of imprisonment, for such a conviction, is 10 years. The minimum licence suspension is 5 years. The UK and Republic of Ireland are parties to the 1998 EU Convention on Driving Disqualifications (98/C 216/01) and therefore convictions for dangerous driving causing death in the UK are counted on a person's Republic of Ireland driving record. In many American states, vehicular homicide",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "15820359",
"text": "courts have additional power to order that the offender be detained for longer periods. For those aged between 10 and 13, this power is only available where the crime committed carries a maximum sentence of at least 14 years for adults. For those aged between 14 and 17, it is also available for causing death by dangerous driving, or for causing death by driving under the influence by drink or drugs. The length imposed by the judge cannot exceed the maximum sentence available for an adult. Offenders aged 10–17 who are convicted of murder must be ordered to be detained",
"title": "Sentencing in England and Wales"
},
{
"docid": "20106735",
"text": "as complex, and can lead to difficult sentencing decisions. The Falkirk Herald ran a campaign piece on 3 December 2016, on causing death by dangerous driving, where it highlighted public discontent with the apparent leniency of sentencing decisions in such cases. The Falkirk Herald stated that despite the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving being 14 years imprisonment, the average sentence between 2005 and 2015 was 4.8 years. It was their hope the Council would address this. The categories of membership for the Scottish Sentencing Council are laid down in Schedule 1 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing",
"title": "Scottish Sentencing Council"
},
{
"docid": "6647389",
"text": "Code, the maximum penalties, for this offence, are: Driving disqualifications handed down by Australian courts, whether inside or outside Queensland, will result in the suspension of Queensland driving privileges. Disqualifications for dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death are included. In Canada, the Criminal Code has several road traffic offences equivalent to causing death by dangerous driving. The basic offence, \"\", has a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment. If the driver is convicted of failing to stop for police, criminal negligence, street racing, a hit and run or drink-driving, in addition to dangerous driving, and a death resulted, the",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "12787405",
"text": "the offender to serve a sentence, on a different charge (e.g. hit and run), consecutively to the death-by-dangerous-driving sentence. Although the minimum driving prohibition of 12 months (or more, if the conviction or guilty plea is to a 2nd or subsequent Criminal Code offence) applies to any conviction of causing death or grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving, driving prohibitions, in these cases, are . Some provinces, such as Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia, require the resitting of all theory and practical driving tests if the licence suspension is longer than a prescribed time period. Dangerous driving In United Kingdom",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "13924681",
"text": "and indict the case to crown court. The majority of drunk driving offenses are summary only offences which can only be tried in a magistrates' court. Only the most serious offences such as a collision, death or injury involved are indicted to crown court. The maximum sentence magistrates can usually impose for \"being in charge of a vehicle while above the legal limit or unfit through drink\" is a £2,500 fine, a three-month prison sentence or a driving ban. The maximum sentence magistrates can usually impose for \"driving or attempting to drive while above the legal limit or unfit through",
"title": "Drunk driving law by country"
},
{
"docid": "12787395",
"text": "special treatment. \"...the special skill (or indeed lack of skill) of a driver is an irrelevant circumstance when considering whether the driving is dangerous.\" In England and Wales and Scotland, a person guilty of dangerous driving is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both, or on summary conviction, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both. Any conviction for dangerous driving (or causing death by dangerous driving) for a driver holding a licence",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "12787403",
"text": "a result of a conviction for either type of dangerous driving charge. Anyone convicted of (or who pleads guilty to) Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm is subject to a maximum prison sentence of 10 years (14 years if the conviction or guilty plea is for a related street racing offence). The Criminal Code defines bodily harm as \"any hurt or injury to a person that interferes with the health or comfort of the person and that is more than merely transient or trifling in nature.\" Anyone convicted of (or who pleads guilty to) Dangerous Operation of",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "6647386",
"text": "as follows: When a court disqualifies a person on conviction for causing death by dangerous driving, it must order an extended retest. Part I of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 originally provided that a person convicted of this offence was liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. It was amended by section 67(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 on 16 August 1993 so as to increase the maximum term to ten years. The Road Safety Act 2006 introduced two new offences, of \"causing death by careless, or inconsiderate driving\" and a distinct",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "14742086",
"text": "Shaun Kelly at Buncrana District Court, and the case was adjourned until the following month. Kelly was convicted at trial. His sentence later increased on appeal as 'unduly lenient' for the ‘worst case of dangerous driving in history of the State’. In a 2016 inquest, a solicitor for Shaun Kelly (then serving a sentence after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving) made claims of a \"coverup\", stating that his client \"accepted causing the deaths of the eight men, but denied causing the accident\". He alleged that the driver of another car was \"inches on the wrong side of",
"title": "July 2010 R238 traffic collision"
},
{
"docid": "4188998",
"text": "jail, and he was disqualified from driving for 12 months. On 12 March 2009 Ahmed was freed by the Court of Appeal. Lady Justice Hallett said it was important to state that Ahmed's offence was one of dangerous driving, not of causing death by dangerous driving. Hallett said that there was \"little or nothing\" Ahmed could have done to avoid the collision and that after being knocked unconscious, he had come to and \"risked his life trying to flag down other vehicles to stop them colliding with the Audi or his car\". She said that while his prison sentence had",
"title": "Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed"
},
{
"docid": "3005833",
"text": "specific offence for vehicular homicide, but has a series of provisions covering driving offences causing death, among them: The maximum penalty for dangerous driving causing death, absent any of the remaining 5 elements mentioned above, is 14 years' imprisonment. The maximum penalty is otherwise life imprisonment. Anyone sentenced to life imprisonment for a Criminal Code driving offence is eligible to apply for parole after serving 7 years, but there is no guarantee of parole. In the United Kingdom, there is no offense of \"vehicular homicide\". Where a vehicle has been used as a weapon as part of a deliberate assault;",
"title": "Vehicular homicide"
},
{
"docid": "6647384",
"text": "Causing death by dangerous driving Causing death by dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving. It is currently created by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by the Road Traffic Act 1991). Section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1991), creates the offences of causing death by dangerous driving: See Dangerous driving#\"Dangerously\" Causing death by dangerous driving is an indictable-only offence. A person convicted of causing death by dangerous driving",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "14560380",
"text": "from the intake of 2010. In 2013, Chishti was named parliamentarian of the year by the road safety charity Brake for his work in Parliament championing road safety issues, including persuading the government to adopt his private members bill to increase the sentence for those who cause death by driving, when then the motorist had been banned from driving at the time of the offence. The government agreed to increase the maximum custodial sentence to 10 years from the previous two. Chishti has campaigned for the release of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who has been accused of",
"title": "Rehman Chishti"
},
{
"docid": "6647387",
"text": "offence for causing (any) death by driving when unlicensed, or disqualified. This offence was formerly created by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1972. But it was abolished by section 50 of the Criminal Law Act 1977. In New South Wales and Western Australia, \"Dangerous driving occasioning death\" is an equivalent to \"Causing death by dangerous driving\". The person's driving privileges, in Western Australia, will be suspended for at least 2 years, from the date of conviction. Should any of the following \"Circumstances of aggravation\" be proven, in a trial for dangerous driving occasioning death, it is possible for",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "6647392",
"text": "is an equivalent to causing death by dangerous driving. Maximum prison sentences and licence suspension lengths vary by state. Vehicular homicide, under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, is often classified as a \"major violation\", with the following minimum CDL suspensions applicable country-wide: Some states, such as Florida and Virginia, count out-of-state traffic violations, so long as they occurred anywhere else in the United States, the same as traffic violations that occurred in the state in which the driver was licensed. Vehicular homicide convictions are included. Other states, such as New York and Maine, count some traffic violations",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "13946587",
"text": "refuses as she believes Holly has a good future ahead of her while she has no future at all. After being discharged from hospital, Holly and Cleo are then questioned by police. They tell them that a bird flew across the windscreen, which caused the car to crash. The police releases Cleo on bail pending further enquiries. He says that if it was dangerous driving, Cleo is more than likely to receive a lengthy prison sentence. After receiving months of abuse from the Nightingale family, Cleo reveals that it was Holly that caused Rachel's death by dangerous driving during Pete's",
"title": "Holly Cunningham"
},
{
"docid": "13640062",
"text": "offence (which includes a refuse to comply offence) faces an automatic Canada-wide driving prohibition, and either a fine or jail sentence and the possibility of probation. The minimum sentences are: Drinking and driving offences are prior offences for refuse to comply offences, and \"vice versa\". If no one is hurt or killed, and the prosecutor is proceeding by summary conviction, the maximum sentence is 18 months of jail. If no one is hurt or killed, and the prosecutor is proceeding by indictment, the maximum sentence is 5 years of jail. If another person suffers bodily harm because of the offence,",
"title": "Impaired driving in Canada"
},
{
"docid": "4759590",
"text": "that \"I would rather not say, really\", though later admitted he had travelled 20 miles to Smethwick. Prosecutor Melbourne Inman QC told the court Hughes had fled the scene to dodge a breath test. On 9 August 2004, Hughes was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, and was sentenced to six years imprisonment. Frisby said that the sentence was not long enough. Hughes lodged an appeal against the sentence, but not the conviction. In January 2005, his appeal for his sentence to be reduced was refused. He served his time in Category C prisons. During his time in",
"title": "Lee Hughes"
},
{
"docid": "6647390",
"text": "maximum penalty is life imprisonment. A person's Canada-wide driving privileges will be suspended, for any Criminal Code driving conviction, although lengths of suspensions vary by province and territory. In some cases, a driver's licence can be taken away permanently after a certain number of Criminal Code driving convictions, as in the province of Ontario. Some provinces and American states have agreements to mutually recognize road traffic offences that occur out-of-province or out-of-state. Traffic violations that occur in Michigan and New York for vehicular homicide are counted, for licence suspension purposes, on a person's Ontario driving record. Vehicular homicide convictions in",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "6647393",
"text": "that occur in Canada, the same as if those violations had occurred in those states. Vehicular homicide convictions are included. Permanent revocation of driving privileges is possible, particularly for holders of driving licences issued in North Carolina or New York, after a vehicular homicide conviction. Causing death by dangerous driving Causing death by dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving. It is currently created by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by the Road Traffic Act 1991). Section 1 of the",
"title": "Causing death by dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "2576398",
"text": "alcohol in his blood, and driving with no insurance. He appeared at Fenton Magistrates' Court on 9 June and was granted conditional bail until 16 June when he appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. At this hearing the charge of driving without insurance was dropped against McCormick and the case was adjourned until 8 September and subsequently to 6 October. On 2 July 2008, McCormick was suspended by Plymouth Argyle, and his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 22 July. He pleaded guilty to charges of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol, and received a sentence",
"title": "Luke McCormick"
},
{
"docid": "12787402",
"text": "no prior Criminal Code driving convictions on his or her record. Anyone with a prior conviction, for a Criminal Code driving offence, will receive a longer licence suspension, but will also receive a prison sentence. Some provinces count equivalents, to Criminal Code driving convictions, if such convictions occur in certain American states. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation counts equivalents, to Criminal Code driving convictions, if they occur in New York or Michigan. Those equivalent to dangerous driving are included. The above types of dangerous driving charges can only be tried on indictment. Custodial sentences will almost always be given as",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "4353225",
"text": "18 months in jail after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. At the time, it was the most serious road accident in Hong Kong history. He later appealed the rulings, which were subsequently overturned. Tests have shown that the vehicle he was driving was defective (tending to veer to the side when braking), and he was then found guilty of a lesser charge, careless driving, and his sentence was shortened to five months and a two-year driving ban. On 1 December 2013, a screw that protruded out of the road surface caused the tyres of about 50",
"title": "Tuen Mun Road"
},
{
"docid": "6702044",
"text": "disputed that claim, saying McDougall was carrying a cellular phone. In February 2005, a truck driven by off-duty WPS Constable Derek Harvey-Zenk, reportedly drunk after having attended an all-night drinking party, rear-ended and killed Crystal Taman, a 40-year-old mother of three, while she was stopped at a red light. The incident was initially investigated by East St. Paul police. Harvey-Zenk was originally charged with \"impaired driving causing death\" and numerous other charges. In July 2007, however, Harvey-Zenk was pled down to \"dangerous driving causing death\" (a lesser charge) and given a conditional sentence of \"two years less a day\", to",
"title": "Winnipeg Police Service"
},
{
"docid": "12787392",
"text": "Dangerous driving In United Kingdom law, dangerous driving is a statutory offence. It is also a term of art used in the definition of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving. It replaces the former offence of reckless driving. Canada's Criminal Code has equivalent provisions covering dangerous driving (see \"Canada\" section below). This offence is created by section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1991): A person is to be regarded as driving dangerously for the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "20585948",
"text": "also increases the punishments for driving-related offences. The maximum punishment for offences causing bodily harm would increase from 10 years to 14 years, and offences causing death would increase from 14 years to life in prison. Dangerous driving, failure to stop after an accident, and flight from a peace officer would also see increased maximum sentences—doubling from 5 years to 10 years in prison. The provisions of the act related to alcohol screening have been the subject of debate in the legal community. Rob De Luca of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association argued in the \"Toronto Star\" that the change",
"title": "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances)"
},
{
"docid": "12787401",
"text": "their sense of who they were reacted better to ads featuring an individual. A similar pattern was shown for ads showing a person driving at dangerous speeds. This suggests ads showing potential harm to citizens from binge drinking or dangerous driving are less effective than ads highlighting a person's close friends. The equivalent, under the country's Criminal Code, to \"dangerous driving\", is . The offence can be tried summarily or on indictment. The maximum prison sentences, that can be given out, are: A licence suspension is mandatory, and will be for a minimum of 12 months if the person has",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "14328551",
"text": "A dangerous offender is sentenced for an indeterminate period of imprisonment and is eligible for parole after serving a minimum of 7 years. An offender convicted of 1st or 2nd degree murder is ineligible to be declared a dangerous offender for that same homicide (since a mandatory life sentence already applies). However, an offender convicted of manslaughter can be declared a dangerous offender. A youth (12 to 17 years) who is not sentenced as an adult does not face a life sentence. Instead, if convicted of first degree murder, they must serve a maximum sentence of 10 years, with a",
"title": "Murder (Canadian law)"
},
{
"docid": "13640063",
"text": "the maximum sentence is 10 years in jail. If another person is killed because of the offence, the maximum sentence is a life sentence. If a person is convicted of both impaired operation/care or control and operation/care or control with a BAC in excess of 0.08 percent, the defendant can only be sentenced for one of the offences (the prosecutor chooses which one). The same does not apply if a person is also convicted of a refuse to comply offence. A province is allowed to set up special ignition interlock device programs specifically to limit criminal driving prohibitions. Not all",
"title": "Impaired driving in Canada"
},
{
"docid": "3303985",
"text": "level of skill, A will not have liability. But if many of the children were too inexperienced and a storm had been forecast, A might well be found liable by a jury. The Criminal Code has a series of offences covering criminal negligence when bodily harm or death is caused. Such laws are sometimes used to prosecute cases of dangerous driving causing injury or death. The maximum penalties for criminal negligence causing bodily harm and death are 10 years (14 years if the conviction is for causing bodily harm) and life imprisonment, respectively. Criminal negligence In criminal law, criminal negligence",
"title": "Criminal negligence"
},
{
"docid": "3019909",
"text": "law jurisdictions, Canada's Criminal Code specifically enumerates offences to account for instances where (a) person(s) is/are unintentionally killed during the commission of a crime (for example, criminal negligence causing death and impaired driving causing death). In cases where multiple deaths are caused by the same criminal act, the accused will face a separate charge for each death caused. While such charges are not considered to be murder under Canadian law, the maximum penalty for such offences is still life imprisonment - although unlike murder this is not a mandatory sentence and is only very rarely imposed. The main difference between",
"title": "Felony murder rule"
},
{
"docid": "13292987",
"text": "changing bone injuries to his neck. The female driver of the Audi TT, was fatally injured. The Driver of the LGV had wandered onto the hard shoulder after driving the 38 tonne vehicle , loaded with steel, from Anglesey. After his arrest he was charged with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and other serious motoring offences and received a jail sentence. After a long recuperation period Rob Potter made a good recovery from his injuries and eventually return to work within the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service. On 25 September 2012, Traffic Officer John Walmsley became the first Highways England",
"title": "Highways England Traffic Officer Service"
},
{
"docid": "7423506",
"text": "for less seriously dangerous driving where death results. An equivalent, in many American states, to motor manslaughter, is vehicular homicide. An equivalent to causing death by dangerous driving in Canada under the Criminal Code is Causing death by criminal negligence. Under English law, according to \"R v Creamer\", a person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter when he or she intends an unlawful act that is likely to do harm to the person, and death results which was neither foreseen nor intended. The name for this crime is 'manslaughter by an unlawful and dangerous act' (MUDA). The term 'constructive manslaughter' is",
"title": "Manslaughter in English law"
},
{
"docid": "6333617",
"text": "offences, and while \"out of his head\" on ecstasy. He had a long track record of convictions. The judge imposed the maximum consecutive sentences for aggravated taking and driving while disqualified. According to \"R v March\" (2002) 2 Cr App R (S) 448, credit should be given for a guilty plea and Forbes felt a keen sense of injustice that he had been given the maximum sentence. The Court of Appeal confirmed the consecutive element of the sentence but felt that there was no overwhelming public policy justification for awarding the maximum sentence. Accordingly, a reduction was made to 22",
"title": "Taking without owner's consent"
},
{
"docid": "12787397",
"text": "regain his or her full driving licence. The offence of causing death by reckless driving was created by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 and then by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. It was abolished, and replaced with the offence of causing death by dangerous driving by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1991. After it was substituted by section 50(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977, section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 read as follows: A person guilty of this offence was liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five",
"title": "Dangerous driving"
},
{
"docid": "13741236",
"text": "this means he will, effectively, be incarcerated for the rest of his life. The longest overall non-parole period for a single murder is 45 years and six months, being served by Michael Barry Fyfe (South Australia), who stabbed fellow inmate Trevor Tilley in the kitchen of Yatala Prison in January 1995 while serving a 17 and a half year sentence for other crimes including attempted murder, attacking fellow inmates and prison staff, escaping lawful custody, dangerous driving causing death and assaulting police. The longest non-parole period imposed is 37 years, being served by Adam Mikhail and his father Frank (Western",
"title": "Life imprisonment in Australia"
},
{
"docid": "14455389",
"text": "related to driving a motor vehicle, including driving while impaired or with a blood alcohol count greater than eighty milligrams of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood (\".08\"), impaired or .08 driving causing bodily harm or death, dangerous driving (including dangerous driving causing bodily harm or death), and street racing. A person convicted of one of these offences can be subject to a prohibition on driving a motor vehicle for a certain period of time. For convictions for impaired driving or driving over .08, the court must impose a mandatory driving prohibition of at least one year and not",
"title": "Loss of rights due to conviction for criminal offense"
},
{
"docid": "13333179",
"text": "Adam Chapman Adam Henry Chapman (born 29 November 1989) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield FC. Born in Doncaster he started his career with Sheffield United but failed to break into the first team and was loaned to Oxford United before joining them on a permanent basis in 2009. Chapman served a prison sentence in 2010 after being found guilty of causing a death by dangerous driving but rejoined Oxford on his release. He was subsequently loaned to Newport County and Mansfield Town before joining Newport on a permanent basis in 2013. In",
"title": "Adam Chapman"
},
{
"docid": "7835941",
"text": "organized and more militant than Nkumbula's ANC. Due to this, UNIP rapidly took the leading position in the struggle for independence, eclipsing the ANC. During independence constitutional talks in London in 1960–61, Nkumbula played only a secondary role. He suffered a further setback when he disappeared from the political scene for nine months (April 1961 - January 1962), while serving a prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving. In the run-up to elections in October 1962, Nkumbula made the mistake of accepting funding from Moise Tshombe's regime in Katanga. He also made an ill-advised secret electoral pact with the",
"title": "Harry Nkumbula"
},
{
"docid": "4759566",
"text": "in the First Division, scoring 12 goals in 36 games in 2003–04 as West Brom secured promotion with a second-place finish. His contract at West Bromwich Albion was immediately terminated in August 2004, following his conviction for causing death by dangerous driving. He spent the next three years in prison, serving half of his six-year sentence. Upon his release from prison on 20 August 2007, Hughes signed a two-year contract with League One club Oldham Athletic; the club asked supporters \"not to pass moral judgement\". His reported salary of £1,800-a-week at Boundary Park was less than a 10th of what",
"title": "Lee Hughes"
},
{
"docid": "9858593",
"text": "people are hurt. Now, Paul is not after criminals or even justice, but a man who is as dangerous as he himself has become. \"Death Wish II\" (1982) borrows some elements from the book, but ultimately it contrasts with the book's storyline, characters and setting. In 2007, a film based on the novel (though a completely different storyline) was made, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by James Wan. The book was written as a \"penance\" for the film version of \"Death Wish\". Death Sentence (novel) Death Sentence is the 1975 sequel novel to \"Death Wish\" by Brian Garfield. Six months",
"title": "Death Sentence (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "13780235",
"text": "race. On May 16, 2006, Clark was detained by York Regional Police after a traffic collision near Kleinburg, Ontario that resulted in the death of 34-year-old school teacher Suzanne Mizuno and injuries to her brother Jamie and himself. He was charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and a blood alcohol content exceeding the legal limit. He had a blood alcohol content between 0.12 and 0.17, above the legal limit of 0.08 in Ontario. After a preliminary hearing in 2007, he was ordered to stand trial on",
"title": "David K. Clark"
},
{
"docid": "20831270",
"text": "and journalists. The government arrested several protesters and a photographer for giving an interview about the protests to international media. Various international organisations and high-profile figures expressed solidarity with the protesters. The crack-down on the student protesters received high criticism both domestically and internationally. The third Sheikh Hasina Cabinet approved on 6 August a draft traffic act stipulating capital punishment for intentional killing and a maximum five-year prison sentence for accidental killing with a motor vehicle. The protesters felt that the maximum five-year sentence was too light for accidental deaths due to reckless driving. By 8 August, the situation in",
"title": "2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests"
},
{
"docid": "9379078",
"text": "dangerous drugs. Under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, those in possession of 15 g or more heroin and morphine; 1,000 g or more opium (raw or prepared); 200 g or more cannabis; and 40 g or more cocaine will receive the mandatory death sentence. The courts have affirmed that to establish prima facie drug trafficking, it has to be shown that the accused party was in actual possession of the drug and that the person has to have knowledge that they were in possession of the dangerous drug. Once the death sentence has been passed, the sentence shall",
"title": "Capital punishment in Malaysia"
},
{
"docid": "9255018",
"text": "council tax and was warned that he will be jailed unless he keeps up his repayments. The magistrates were told that he had financial problems and could not afford to pay the debts. Later in 2001, he received a four-month jail sentence after admitting dangerous driving. He received a three-year ban from driving in addition to the custodial sentence. Les Wallace Les Wallace (born 22 February 1962 in Forres) is a Scottish, former World Champion darts player. He lives in Millbrook, Southampton, England. He adopted the nickname McDanger - coming out for his matches dressed in a traditional kilt. He",
"title": "Les Wallace"
},
{
"docid": "6623356",
"text": "obiter and did not apply to cases of manslaughter consisting of breach of duty. When R v Adamoko went to the House of Lords, it was said that, in cases of involuntary manslaughter, a trial judge need not direct a jury in accordance with the definition of recklessness in \"Lawrence.\" The Road Traffic Act 1991 abolished the offences of reckless driving and causing death by reckless driving and replaced them with new offences of dangerous driving and causing death by dangerous driving. The change in nomenclature was a reversion to old terminology of former offences, i.e. apparently replacing a \"mens",
"title": "Recklessness (law)"
},
{
"docid": "12371498",
"text": "appointed a private Winnipeg lawyer, Marty Minuk, special prosecutor for the case to avoid any potential conflicts of interest between the police and regular crown attorneys. In July 2007, however, Harvey-Zenk pled guilty in a plea bargain to dangerous driving causing death (a lesser charge) and the other charges were dropped. Despite reservations from the trial judge, Chief Judge Ray Wyant, he was given a conditional sentence of \"two years less a day\", to be served at his home. He also resigned as a police officer. Public outcry over the plea and allegations that the investigation had been botched led",
"title": "Taman Inquiry"
},
{
"docid": "15255545",
"text": "773 bicyclists were killed in the US. In a speech arguing for helmet legislation in the UK Parliament, an MP said: \"In a three-year period from 2003, 17,786 children aged 14 and under were admitted to NHS hospitals in England because of injuries incurred while cycling\" In the UK, some 8,000 years of average cycling will produce one clinically severe head injury, and 22,000 years one death. Ordinary cycling in the UK is not demonstrably more dangerous than walking or driving, and is far safer for other road users. Cases of head injury report a lower rate of helmet-wearing than",
"title": "Bicycle helmet laws"
},
{
"docid": "1422217",
"text": "Vincent survived the crash, Vincent sustaining lasting injuries to an already permanently damaged leg that would shorten his career and affect him for the rest of his life. The taxi driver, George Martin (not related to producer George Martin), was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50 (and in default of payment six months imprisonment), and disqualified from driving for 15 years (although by some accounts he served no prison sentence). His driving licence was reinstated in 1969. The car and other items from the crash were impounded at the local police station until a coroner's inquest could be held. David",
"title": "Eddie Cochran"
},
{
"docid": "4654397",
"text": "lacks a definite time period. This sentence is often bestowed on offenders with deviant personalities (for example, antisocial personality disorder). The detainees are typically housed in the Institution of Herstedvester. There are periodic pardoning reviews and on average the offenders serve 14 years and 7 months before being released. In England and Wales, the sentencing of dangerous offenders is governed by of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The \"dangerous offender\" approach is constitutional in the United States where a person convicted of a crime may be held past the statutory maximum for a crime if the courts deem such person",
"title": "Dangerous offender"
},
{
"docid": "8246362",
"text": "three of sexual assault and one of dangerous driving. His defence counsel said he had \"shown remorse when arrested and was distressed at the depravity at what he had done\". He was sentenced to life in prison with a tariff of 12 years, and would be eligible to be considered for parole after five years and 108 days from the date of sentence. The judge stated (as he was required to do) that the sentence that he would have imposed (but did not - he imposed a life sentence) if he had passed a determinate sentence would have been one",
"title": "Craig Sweeney"
},
{
"docid": "11470294",
"text": "whether a blood or urine test is appropriate in each case. Blood measurement is performed by the police surgeon. If the reading is over 80 micrograms then the suspect will be charged with a drink-driving offence. The penalty can variously be a fine, disqualification from driving, unpaid community work, or a prison sentence. If the circumstances leading to the arrest included careless, dangerous or bad driving; or if a new driver (licensed for less than 2 years), then an extended re-test can be ordered. In this case, at the end of the disqualification period, a provisional licence must be obtained",
"title": "DR10"
},
{
"docid": "16695613",
"text": "was killed and his five-year-old son was critically injured. The driver of the other vehicle was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, two counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm. Hamid Reza Mobarrez Hamid Reza Mobarrez (; born February 18, 1981 in Mashhad) is an Iranian Swimmer. Mobarrez competed in 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre Freestyle and finished 65th. He also represented Iran at the 2004 Rome Championships and 2007 Telstra Grand Prix 2, Canberra In 2007, he held Iran's national record for 100 metres Butterfly",
"title": "Hamid Reza Mobarrez"
},
{
"docid": "10348969",
"text": "status, such as: After the death of Thomas Kelly in 2012, NSW Parliament introduced the \"one-punch-law\". This law mandates a minimum sentence of 8 years to the maximum sentence of 25 years for assault causing death in intoxicated (alcohol/drug) conditions. and maximum sentence of 20 years for assault causing death without intoxicated conditions. There is also no requirement to prove the assailant knew the punch would be fatal. The criminal offence of sexual assault is located in Division 10, which includes the definition of \"sexual intercourse\"; consent in relation to sexual assault offences; the elements of the offence of sexual",
"title": "Crimes Act 1900"
},
{
"docid": "9809902",
"text": "of the charges to avoid overwhelming the jury with lewd images. In January 2003, a jury convicted Berger of the remaining 20 counts against him. Berger was convicted of second-degree dangerous crime against children, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. Arizona has some of the strictest laws in the nation on child abuse and exploitation. Only five states have a longer minimum sentence for possession of child pornography. Arizona's 10-year minimum is longer than the maximum for this offense (or its equivalent) in 35 states, and equal to the maximum in nine states. Under federal sentencing",
"title": "Morton Berger"
},
{
"docid": "19454981",
"text": "have been passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly. , the Bill is awaiting royal assent. The amendments give Northern Ireland the toughest penalties for animal cruelty anywhere in the UK or Ireland. The maximum sentence available for cases heard in Magistrates Courts have increased from six to twelve months. The maximum fine has risen from £5,000 to £20,000. In Crown Courts, where more serious cases are heard, the maximum sentence for animal cruelty has increased from two to five years. Animal welfare in the United Kingdom Animal welfare in the United Kingdom relates to the treatment of animals in fields",
"title": "Animal welfare in the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "5738607",
"text": "the length of time between convictions. Usually the sentence is greatly enhanced, in some circumstances it may be substantially more than the maximum sentence for the crime. Habitual offender laws may provide for mandatory sentencing - in which a minimum sentence must be imposed, or may allow judicial discretion in allowing the court to determine a proper sentence. One example of a habitual offender statute is a provision requiring the revocation of a driver's license for a person convicted multiple times of driving under the influence. The practice of imposing longer prison sentences on repeat offenders than on first-time offenders",
"title": "Habitual offender"
},
{
"docid": "10190199",
"text": "section made the offence of criminal libel triable only on indictment. It did this by repealing section 5 of the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881. It was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 because it was spent by virtue of section 15 of the Interpretation Act 1978. This section abolished the offences of causing death by dangerous driving, dangerous driving and dangerous cycling (whilst re-enacting those parts of the same provisions that referred to reckless driving and cycling). Subsection (1) substituted sections 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1972. Subsection (2) substituted section 17 of",
"title": "Criminal Law Act 1977"
},
{
"docid": "9127585",
"text": "attempted to change songs on his MP3 player, this distraction caused him to lose control of his vehicle and as a result his car veered into Omar Mohamed's Ford Galaxy. Mohamed, a father of five, was airlifted to Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry. However his injuries proved fatal, and he died with his wife at his bedside. On Christmas Day 2008, Robertson was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. On 2 October 2009, Robertson was sentenced to 32 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. He was also banned from driving for five years by the court. Jordan Robertson",
"title": "Jordan Robertson"
},
{
"docid": "10530560",
"text": "Driving in the United Kingdom Driving in the United Kingdom is governed by various legal powers and in some cases is subject to the passing of a driving test. The government produces a Highway Code that details the requirements for all road users, including drivers. Unlike most countries in the world, UK traffic drives on the left. British roads are limited for most vehicles by the National Speed Limit. Road signs in the UK use imperial units, so speed limits are posted in miles per hour. Speed limits are the maximum speed at which certain drivers may legally drive on",
"title": "Driving in the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "7825716",
"text": "a ban on young adherents attending university. The death sentence could be given for a male, though the last such execution was in 1990. A case is Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian Christian Pastor sentenced to death for apostasy 21–22 September 2010 in the province of Gilan, but the sentence has not been carried out. For women, the maximum sentence is life in prison. Blasphemy (sabb-al-nabi) of the Prophet Muhammad, his daughter, or his family is a crime in Iran, and a blasphemer would be found guilty of apostasy as well by default. Blasphemy is punishable by death or imprisonment. For",
"title": "Capital punishment in Iran"
},
{
"docid": "16046990",
"text": "by the tanker and she died from asphyxiation. Malcolm MacDonald, 53 and from Redditch, and 63-year-old Margaret Vining, from Gloucester, suffered fatal injuries in the pile-up. Fairclough, then aged 46, suffered bleeding to the brain and leg injuries. In 1999, he was acquitted at Worcester Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving but convicted of dangerous driving for his role in the collision. His driving licence was suspended for four years and he served three months in Hewell Grange prison. In November 2001 he successfully brought legal action to have the licence reinstated. A judge ordered him to take",
"title": "1997 M42 motorway crash"
},
{
"docid": "7257573",
"text": "led to a long-lasting feud between father and son which involved many of the Bevis family members. All of this was fueled by Bevis' decision to wrestle full-time for the FWA instead of his father's promotion, World Association of Wrestling (WAW). In September 2004 this story came to an abrupt end when Bevis was jailed for nine months for drink-driving and for dangerous driving. After this spell in prison, promoters the FWA released a statement welcoming him back, saying: \"While the FWA does not condone Roy's actions, we recognize that he has now served his sentence.\" During \"Frontiers of Honor\",",
"title": "Roy Bevis"
},
{
"docid": "4226957",
"text": "the late 1980s were replaced with the newer triangular truss gantries. On July 31, 2014, a man driving a dump truck in its raised position crashed onto the top of the bridge frame on the Toronto-bound lanes. The bridge was closed for the weekend to effect temporary repairs; permanent repairs to the bridge structure took seven months and cost $1.224 million. The driver was charged with impaired driving and tried in 2016, resulting in a conviction for dangerous driving in March 2016 and a one-year jail sentence. Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway,",
"title": "Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway"
},
{
"docid": "8492223",
"text": "spared because he was Zambian, not because of his age. Regardless, Mnangagwa was spared execution and sentenced to ten years in prison. Mnangagwa served the first year of his sentence in Salisbury Central Prison, followed by the Grey Street Prison in Bulawayo, and finally, Khami Maximum Security Prison in Bulawayo, where he entered on 13 August 1966 and spent the last six years and eight months of his sentence. At Khami, Mnangagwa was given the number 841/66 and classified as \"D\" class, reserved for those considered most dangerous, and was held in a separate block of cells with other political",
"title": "Emmerson Mnangagwa"
},
{
"docid": "13444270",
"text": "targets fugitives hiding in Cyprus. The first arrest was made within 48 hours of the campaign launch when a man wanted for sexual offences against a child was located. Among those caught were also Wayne Smith and Julie Skelding, who were wanted for causing death by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. In April 2010 Crimestoppers launched Fearless, a dedicated youth service for 11- to 16-year-olds. Fearless replaced ShadowCS, Crimestoppers’ original youth brand. Fearless aims to educate and empower young people with information and advice about crimes that might affect them personally, their friends or their family. It",
"title": "Crimestoppers UK"
},
{
"docid": "18452780",
"text": "when their high-speed boat was intercepted by a Danish frigate while allegedly preparing to board the cargo ship \"Samanyolu\", which was registered in the Dutch Antilles. The pirates were sentenced to five years in prison, which was less than the maximum possible sentence. It is unlikely the men will be returned to Somalia after their sentence, as Somalia is considered too dangerous for deportation. One of the five has already applied for asylum in the Netherlands. Consequently, there are concerns that trials in European courts would encourage, rather than deter, pirates. However, trials are continuing in Europe. More recently in",
"title": "Anti-piracy measures in Somalia"
},
{
"docid": "4654398",
"text": "to be a \"dangerous offender,\" as defined by the statute in the state of prosecution. \"Dangerous offender\" statutes are defined on a state by state basis and are applied at sentencing such that the enhanced \"dangerous offender\" sentence stems from the original illegal activity. A person under \"dangerous offender\" sentencing is typically held for a minimum term that coincides with the sentence the person would have received without the \"dangerous offender\" sentence, and thereafter is subject to review of the person's state of mind as a determination of eligibility for release. The person can be civilly committed if a judicial",
"title": "Dangerous offender"
},
{
"docid": "20580887",
"text": "open through the Lunar New Year holiday. A KMB manager stated that the 30-year-old bus captain, Chan Ho-ming, had been employed with the company since 2014. He survived the accident and was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. The company initially said he had a \"good driving record\", had driven the route before, and had received enough rest before his shift. Media reported that the driver worked part time since 2017 and was not assigned to a specific route. Rather, it was reported that he ordinarily worked on Saturdays and Sundays driving special",
"title": "2018 Hong Kong bus accident"
},
{
"docid": "8299391",
"text": "that anyone who had not read it, \"should instantly treat themselves.\" He said \"Even after 61 years, however, George Dangerfield’s book is supreme. Every page, indeed every sentence, is lifted above the average by his irresistible writing style. The hallmark of this style is that most dangerous of all the weapons in the challenger’s armoury: mockery. The whole book is a mockery of the pretensions of the rulers of the time, most notably the mandarins of Asquith’s Liberal government\". From the right, in a speech to the London Academy of Excellence, Conservative UK Education Secretary Michael Gove mentioned it as",
"title": "The Strange Death of Liberal England"
},
{
"docid": "15114780",
"text": "the security of the State\" in chapter four on \"crimes against the Constitutional order\" and chapter five on \"crimes against national defence\" the provisions on conditional release do not apply (i.e. they stay in prison until death). These same provisions apply for any cases of terrorism, and inmates are required to spend the rest of their lives in prison. The maximum sentence for those aged 15–18 for murder is 24 years in prison, with eligibility for parole after serving two thirds of the sentence. For those aged 12–14, the maximum sentence is 15 years in prison, with eligibility for parole",
"title": "Life imprisonment in Turkey"
},
{
"docid": "15084333",
"text": "by dangerous driving, driving while unfit and possession of a controlled substance. Thames Materials have been involved in several of the largest construction projects in the UK in recent times including: In 2014 the company was awarded a Silver Certificate in the FORS scheme in recognition for its work to improve safety standards and regulation. Since 2011 Thames Materials has been recognised as a CHAS accredited contractor. Thames Materials Thames Materials Ltd is a waste management company based in West London, UK which specialises in the removal, transfer and recycling of waste materials. The company was formed in 1995. Thames",
"title": "Thames Materials"
},
{
"docid": "19264596",
"text": "Under Florida law, the maximum sentence a capital felon may receive on the basis of a conviction alone is life imprisonment. He may be sentenced to death only if an additional sentencing proceeding \"results in findings by the court that such person shall be punished by death\" Fla. Stat. §775.082(1). In that proceeding, the sentencing judge first conducts an evidentiary hearing before a jury §921.141(1). Next, the jury, by majority vote, renders an \"advisory sentence\" §921.141(2). The court must still independently find and weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances before entering a sentence of life or death §921.141(3). This procedure",
"title": "Hurst v. Florida"
},
{
"docid": "19397731",
"text": "signs of intoxication. The US state of Colorado has a maximum blood content of THC for drivers who have consumed cannabis. In most countries, driver's licence suspensions, fines and prison sentences for DUI offenders are used as a deterrent. Anyone who is convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs can be heavily fined and/or given a prison sentence. In some jurisdictions, impaired drivers who injure or kill another person while driving may face heavier penalties. In addition, many countries have prevention campaigns that use advertising to make people aware of the danger of driving while",
"title": "Field sobriety testing"
},
{
"docid": "5632348",
"text": "to allow unlimited fines from March 2015 for specified offences. There is no maximum aggregate fine (in the case of two or more offences). Some driving offences are punished by endorsement (licence points) and/or disqualification from driving for a period of time. There are four types of sentence available to the magistrates - a discharge (either conditional or absolute); a financial penalty; a community order, which must include at least one of twelve possible conditions (such as supervision, unpaid work, curfew, treatment programmes for issues such as domestic violence or sexual offending, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, etc.); or custody (either",
"title": "Magistrates' court (England and Wales)"
},
{
"docid": "1728106",
"text": "his work. While on a club ride with the London Centennial Wheelers, Curnoe was killed by a distracted driver in a pickup truck that plowed into the group of 12 cyclists on Highway 2, just outside Delaware, Ontario. He was killed and six others were seriously injured and taken to hospital. The driver was charged with four-counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and one-count of dangerous driving causing death. The driver was eventually acquitted of all charges on 13 January 1994. Greg Curnoe Greg Curnoe (19 November 1936 – 14 November 1992) was a Canadian painter known for his",
"title": "Greg Curnoe"
},
{
"docid": "14711219",
"text": "regardless of whether a victim is killed or simply injured. The maximum penalty is a life sentence unless the defendant is charged with felony murder or first degree murder in which case the maximum is the death penalty. In addition to the \"10-20-Life\" rule itself, the law also established or increased other mandatory minimum sentences: It also created minimum sentences for convicted drug traffickers. Drug offenses that warrant a mandatory sentence begin at the level of a three-year prison term. Depending on the type of drug, the amount of it, and also whether the drug has resulted in anyone's death,",
"title": "10-20-Life"
},
{
"docid": "18788242",
"text": "the murder and kidnapping of two British tourists, and in 2014 a nurse received a death sentence after being convicted of carrying out an abortion on a woman who subsequently died. Capital punishment was introduced in Kenya in 1893 by the colonial government; the practice was uncommon in pre-colonial communities, which placed a high value on human life. In general, most African communities did not impose a death sentence on an individual unless as a last resort for an offender who had repeatedly \"made themselves dangerous beyond the limits of endurance of their fellows\". The Penal Code as created by",
"title": "Capital punishment in Kenya"
},
{
"docid": "17389191",
"text": "if done in prohibition of the law of that country or territory. The maximum sentence is 14 years. Article 7 of the Convention also required that it should be an offence to threaten to use nuclear material to cause death, injury or substantial damage, or threaten to steal it. Section 2 implemented this part of Article 7 by creating three new offences. However the whole of section 2 was replaced with a new version of section 2, which was substituted by the 2008 Act. The new section 2 creates four offences, which may be committed in the UK or elsewhere",
"title": "Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983"
},
{
"docid": "13741303",
"text": "are subject to electronic tagging for the remainder of their natural lives. While life sentences are rare in non-murder cases, the courts may apply a dangerous offender designation in cases involving serious violent or sexual offences. Such a designation results in an indeterminate sentence with no maximum limit, but a parole review occurs after 7 years and every 2 years after that. Despite formal parole eligibility after seven years, full parole is rare in dangerous offender cases as this provision is reserved for individuals assessed as likely to commit further serious violent offences. In violent non-murder cases, it is more",
"title": "Life imprisonment in Canada"
},
{
"docid": "1742156",
"text": "that Bourne was speeding. This treacherous road has over 100 corners and at least 15 hairpins, hence its appeal for rally driving. Barltrop was later arrested on a dangerous driving charge. After pleading guilty to aggravated careless use causing death, Barltrop was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court to 300 hours' community work, disqualified from driving for 18 months, and ordered to pay $10,000 reparations, divided between the intensive care unit of Dunedin Public Hospital and the Possum Bourne Education trust. At the time of his death, Bourne had just re-entered the world stage, driving a production-class Subaru Impreza in",
"title": "Possum Bourne"
},
{
"docid": "17050123",
"text": "The sentence was also condemned by the anti–death penalty charity Reprieve, which has taken up her case. The organisation's Harriet McCulloch said, \"She is clearly not a drug king pin - she has no money to pay for a lawyer, for the travel costs of defence witnesses or even for essentials like food and water. She has cooperated fully with the Indonesian authorities but has been sentenced to death while the gang operating in the UK, Thailand and Indonesia remain free to target other vulnerable people.\" Tim Hancock, Campaigns Director of Amnesty International UK also criticised the sentence. \"It is",
"title": "Lindsay Sandiford"
},
{
"docid": "8293547",
"text": "any proportionality analysis required by the Eighth Amendment should be informed by objective factors to the maximum possible extent. Justice Kennedy pointed to the two aspects of Harmelin's sentence that might cause difficulty under the Eighth Amendment—the severity of the sentence, along with its mandatory nature. Life without parole is the second most severe sentence known to American law, after the death penalty. Yet Harmelin's crime was more severe than the crime at issue in \"Solem\". In \"Solem\", the Court struck down a life-without-parole sentence imposed for the crime of uttering a no-account check; Harmelin, however, was convicted of possessing",
"title": "Harmelin v. Michigan"
},
{
"docid": "777591",
"text": "illegitimate pregnancy. Drunk-driving is strictly illegal and punishable by 80 lashes; many expatriates have been sentenced to 80 lashes for drunk-driving. In Abu Dhabi, people have been sentenced to 80 lashes for kissing in public. Under UAE law, premarital sex is punishable by 100 lashes. Stoning is a legal punishment in the UAE. In May 2014, an Asian housemaid was sentenced to death by stoning in Abu Dhabi. Other expatriates have been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery. Between 2009 and 2013, several people were sentenced to death by stoning. Abortion is illegal and punishable by a maximum",
"title": "United Arab Emirates"
},
{
"docid": "5131418",
"text": "was unclear. As Lord Dormand said on second reading in the House of Lords, \"it certainly applies to murder, manslaughter, infanticide and aiding and abetting suicide. It may also apply to motoring offences in which death is an element: causing death by dangerous driving; causing death by reckless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs; and aggravated vehicle taking causing death.\" The Act has only three sections. Section 1 simply says: The remaining two sections provide that a prosecution where a death occurs more than three years after an injury, or where the accused was previously convicted of",
"title": "Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996"
},
{
"docid": "5085702",
"text": "the same reason. On August 14, 2009, Lane was convicted (pleading no contest) on one count of vehicular homicide and sentenced to 6 years in prison, 3 years of supervised probation, and loss for life of his driver's license. In arguing for the maximum sentence, the prosecuting attorney cited speeding violations and a pattern of poor driving on Lane’s driving record. A judge had earlier approved a plea deal where prosecutors dropped the felony DUI and manslaughter charges. Prior to the plea deal, Lane had been facing up to 30 years in prison. Lane was incarcerated at the Avon Park",
"title": "Billy Lane"
},
{
"docid": "15396251",
"text": "the most common use of \"shtrafniki\", and viewed by many Soviet prisoners as tantamount to a death sentence. The term of service in infantry penal battalions and companies was from one to three months (the maximum term was usually applied to those qualifying for the death penalty, the standard punishment for Order No. 227). Standard rates of conversion of imprisonment terms into penal battalion terms existed. Convicts sentenced to infantry units were eligible for commutation of sentence and assignment to a Red Army line unit if they either suffered a combat injury (the crime was considered to be \"cleansed in",
"title": "Shtrafbat"
},
{
"docid": "2174298",
"text": "prison three days earlier. In August 2006, the Arizona Supreme Court changed Roque's death sentence to a sentence of life in prison without parole, citing his low IQ and mental illness as mitigating factors. The trial was aired by Court TV in a five-part series. On August 4, 2002, less than a year after Sodhi's death, his younger brother Sukhpal was shot to death while driving his taxicab in San Francisco, apparently killed by a stray bullet from a nearby gang fight. In response to this second tragedy, Balbir's son Sukhwinder said, \"What are you going to do with anger?",
"title": "Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi"
},
{
"docid": "7643430",
"text": "Although the jury had recommended a life sentence for Jacobs, Judge Daniel Futch, known as \"Maximum Dan\" for his reputation for tough sentences, imposed the death sentence. In 1981, the Florida Supreme Court commuted Jacobs' sentence to life in prison, holding that Futch lacked sufficient basis to override the jury's sentencing recommendation. Tafero was to be executed by electrocution. The machine, dubbed \"Old Sparky\", malfunctioned, causing six-inch flames to shoot out of Tafero's head. A member of the execution team had used a synthetic sponge rather than a sea sponge, which is necessary to provide greater conductivity and a quick",
"title": "Jesse Tafero"
},
{
"docid": "15084332",
"text": "of reckless driving. The driver then went on to kill a cyclist, Catriona Patel, while driving a Thames Materials HGV. The driver was over the alcohol limit and using a mobile phone at the time of the incident and was convicted of death by dangerous driving. On 7 December 2010 a laden Thames Materials Limited lorry was involved in a fatal collision with a London taxi carrying 3 Japanese businessmen near to Chiswick House, Chiswick. One of the passengers was killed. The lorry travelled through the central reservation of the dual carriageway. The driver was arrested on suspicion of death",
"title": "Thames Materials"
},
{
"docid": "8068101",
"text": "tried for a capital offense. Drusus himself, who had a reputation for excessive cruelty, presided over the Senate trial in the absence of the emperor at Capreae. Manius Aemilius Lepidus argued without success that the proposed death sentence was excessively harsh, given that the poem was not dangerous, merely tasteless and degrading. He also contended that a death sentence might lead Priscus to commit suicide, depriving the emperor of the ability to exercise clemency, as he often did. He suggested that Priscus be banished from Rome and have his property confiscated. The Senate supported Agrippa's position. Priscus was sentenced to",
"title": "Clutorius Priscus"
},
{
"docid": "19164161",
"text": "this, athletics events in the summer held minute silences despite happening months after the tragic event. The 24-year-old driver, later named as serving soldier, Michael Casey, who was found to be over the drink-drive limit, the speed limit and drove through red lights, admitted to death by dangerous driving by driving through red lights and was subsequently jailed for six years, disqualified from driving for 10 years and dismissed from the British Army. Athletes nominated for the 2016 Athletics Weekly British Under 18 athlete of the year award paid further tribute to Stacey Burrows and Lucy Pygott by requesting that",
"title": "Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club"
},
{
"docid": "12213175",
"text": "driving South in the Northbound lane. In early 1958 as a result of the October accident, he was sentenced to one to three years and jailed for causing death by reckless driving. His attorney claimed he was also a victim in the automobile crash that caused the unfortunate death of the New Jersey driver whose car he struck, but could not prevent Larkin's sentence. Larkin retired from boxing in 1952. He died on December 10, 1991 in Pasaic, New Jersey of kidney failure. He was buried on December 14 in Clifton, New Jersey. Larkin was inducted into the World Boxing",
"title": "Tippy Larkin"
},
{
"docid": "6416449",
"text": "the scheme. The road remains popular with drivers. In 2008, a survey by Caterham Cars rated Snake Pass the best driving road in the UK. The following year, it was listed as one of the best roads for driving in Britain by \"Auto Trader\" magazine, who described it as \"offering unparalleled views over Manchester\". As would be expected for a road crossing the Pennines, Snake Pass has several dangerous bends and blind summits. Like many roads in the North of England passing through similar terrain, Snake Pass has a poor safety record in comparison to other roads in the United",
"title": "Snake Pass"
},
{
"docid": "17613899",
"text": "both gang rapes, on 4 April prosecutor Nikam moved an application to add charges against them under section 376E of the IPC, which provides for the death sentence for repeated rape convictions. The section was introduced by the \"Criminal Law (Amendment) Act\" in 2013, in the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gang rape. Demanding the death penalty, Nikam told the court, \"The accused are sex-starved goons in shape of humans. They deserve maximum sentence. Any leniency shown to the accused would be a mockery of justice. Their crime has shocked collective consciousness.\" On 4 April 2014, the court awarded the",
"title": "Shakti Mills gang rape"
}
] |
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| when did the i-35 bridge collapse in minneapolis |
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{
"docid": "7887109",
"text": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It had a catastrophic failure during the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The bridge opened in 1967 and was Minnesota's third busiest, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily. The NTSB cited a design flaw as the likely cause of the collapse, noting that a too-thin gusset plate ripped along a line of rivets, and additional",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "6860851",
"text": "Cayuga Street and the BNSF Railway line was rated by MnDOT as meeting minimum tolerable limits in 2006. Its superstructure and substructure were described as poor with advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling, or scour. As the fourth busiest bridge in the state, it was scrutinized following the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in nearby Minneapolis on August 1, 2007. The bridge was replaced in a construction project that finished in late 2016. Exit numbers and mileposts increase numerically from the south end, continuing the numbers used on I-35. Interstate 35E (Minnesota) Interstate 35E (I-35E) is an Interstate Highway",
"title": "Interstate 35E (Minnesota)"
},
{
"docid": "7695690",
"text": "Hastings High Bridge The Hastings High Bridge was a continuous steel through truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by Sverdrup and Parcel and was built in 1951 by Graus Construction Company of Hasting for $356,000. It was demolished in late 2013 when a new bridge opened. It had been scheduled to be torn down and replaced by MNDot in 2019, but after the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, it was re-prioritized and construction started in 2010. Following the August 1, 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, the Hastings High",
"title": "Hastings High Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7887109",
"text": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It had a catastrophic failure during the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The bridge opened in 1967 and was Minnesota's third busiest, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily. The NTSB cited a design flaw as the likely cause of the collapse, noting that a too-thin gusset plate ripped along a line of rivets, and additional",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7908794",
"text": "the Sauk Rapids Bridge had been closed to all traffic. After the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ordered the Sauk Rapids Bridge and two other bridges in Minnesota to be inspected. The three bridges have a design similar to that of the former I-35W bridge. The bridge was inspected on August 4 and found to be structurally sound. As of March 2008, the bridge had been completely dismantled. Sauk Rapids Bridge The Sauk Rapids Bridge was a steel spandrel braced arch bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between",
"title": "Sauk Rapids Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "15655247",
"text": "always a part of the proposals for such networks. It was not until the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge on August 1, 2007, however, that this application of the network was truly tested. By that point, USI Wireless had managed to cover about of the city with its network. Conveniently, much of this area was in Downtown or along the Mississippi River, near where the bridge collapse site was. Shortly after the collapse, USI Wireless opened up the network to anyone (not just subscribers) and hastily added more wireless transmitters to the area to give additional speed to",
"title": "Minneapolis wireless internet network"
},
{
"docid": "10721806",
"text": "last remaining member can be through either bolts or welds. The most notable bridge failure due to gusset plates is the collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 1, 2007. Investigators found that the bridge had 16 under-designed gusset plates that all fractured and ripped, and that the remaining gusset plates were properly designed and remained intact. The 16 under-designed plates that failed were found to be only a 1/2 inch thick when they should have been thicker to be in accordance with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) “Standard Specifications for",
"title": "Gusset plate"
},
{
"docid": "7331921",
"text": "concrete railing. Although the previous bridge had no weight restrictions and operated at an acceptable level of service at the time of replacement, there were a number of problems with the bridge and surrounding roadways: In 2006, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) commissioned a study on ways to rectify some or all of these issues. Some of the options that were presented included: In addition, the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, on August 1, 2007 led to the effort by MnDOT to replace or modify \"fracture-critical\" bridges in the state. A concrete box girder bridge",
"title": "I-90 Mississippi River Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7887169",
"text": "The installation was paired with a cycle of 35 poems: \"Fragments for the 35W Bridge\". I-35W Mississippi River bridge The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It had a catastrophic failure during the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The bridge opened in 1967 and was Minnesota's third busiest, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily. The NTSB cited a design flaw as the likely cause of the",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7908570",
"text": "DeSoto Bridge DeSoto Bridge was a trussed deck-arch bridge that spanned the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 1958 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The bridge was painted black, which is typical for railroad bridges but unusual for a highway bridge. The river banks on either side are relatively high, so the bridge required deep trusses which arched over the river. After the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ordered the DeSoto Bridge and two other bridges in Minnesota to be inspected. The three",
"title": "DeSoto Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7908572",
"text": "City Crossing, opened October 29, 2009. General references Cited references DeSoto Bridge DeSoto Bridge was a trussed deck-arch bridge that spanned the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 1958 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The bridge was painted black, which is typical for railroad bridges but unusual for a highway bridge. The river banks on either side are relatively high, so the bridge required deep trusses which arched over the river. After the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ordered the DeSoto Bridge and",
"title": "DeSoto Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7355330",
"text": "and rail traffic. The bridge was widened and the substructure was strengthened between 1992 and 1993 to accommodate hard shoulders. The Blatnik Bridge was reduced to two lanes temporarily in 2008, after it was discovered in a bridge inspection that the 1990s upgrades to the Blatnik Bridge had added weight beyond the load limit for gusset plates in eight different locations. This was similar to the gusset plates that caused the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis to collapse on August 1, 2007. The Blatnik Bridge was reduced to two lanes temporarily until the gusset plates could be strengthened. In November 2011,",
"title": "John A. Blatnik Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "10886531",
"text": "the one in 1988), coupled with the apparent over-capacity use of the bridge on a daily basis, has caused some safety concerns about the bridge's stability. These fears have grown substantially in the wake of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 1, 2007. , a study to determine whether the bridge should be expanded or replaced is being debated by Maryland governmental officials. The bridge has a history of traffic accidents; some minor resulting in a slight delay to major accidents resulting in the bridge being closed for numerous hours. Also, at times the bridge",
"title": "Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "16181451",
"text": "September 13, 1984. In 1990, the adjacent Eagle River Timber Bridge opened for traffic and the Lake Shore Drive Bridge was relegated to pedestrian traffic. The Lake Shore Drive Bridge was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on May 10, 1990, and an informational marker was erected in 1991. The collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, a continuous deck truss, in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, prompted inspections of bridges of similar construction. Four bridges of this type were identified in Michigan, including the Lake Shore Drive Bridge. The bridge was inspected on August 6, 2007, and was",
"title": "Lake Shore Drive Bridge (Michigan)"
},
{
"docid": "981670",
"text": "Twin Cities region, bringing I-35E into St. Paul and I-35W into Minneapolis. They join together again to the north in Columbus, (just south of Forest Lake) and continue to the highway's terminus in Duluth. This is one of only two examples of an Interstate highway splitting off into branches and then rejoining into one again; the other split occurs in Dallas-Fort Worth, where I-35 splits into I-35E for motorists going to Dallas and I-35W for traffic heading into Fort Worth. On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, a large portion of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge near University Avenue in the city",
"title": "Minneapolis–Saint Paul"
},
{
"docid": "10948986",
"text": "the original I-40 Crosstown Expressway was elevated, and at some points, the elevation is as much as 50 feet (15.2 m). According to a 2006 report, Oklahoma led the nation with 6,299 \"structurally deficient\" bridges. Attention to the Crosstown project increased after the collapse of a stretch of I-35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 1, 2007. At that time, ODOT released a statement indicating that the condition of the Crosstown was \"deteriorating\", but that it \"remained safe.\" Concerns about whether the Crosstown Bridge would last until its 2012 replacement date increased on September 23, 2007, when a hole in the",
"title": "Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway"
},
{
"docid": "12790584",
"text": "High Bridge received considerable attention from increased bridge inspections in 2008 following the August 1, 2007 I-35W Bridge collapse in nearby Minneapolis. The Hastings High Bridge, a steel arch structure built in 1951, is structurally deficient and shows considerable deterioration. It is also a notorious traffic bottleneck because it has only one lane each way and dumps southbound U.S. 61 traffic into downtown Hastings. Starting in October 2010 the Hastings bridge will be replaced, with the projected completion in 2013. U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a highway in southeast and east-central Minnesota, which runs",
"title": "U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota"
},
{
"docid": "18032683",
"text": "DOT and NDOR had plans to replace one of the two bridges, but a change in funding forced the agencies to combine resources to build one new bridge. The collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, brought bridge safety to the national forefront. Inspections of the Plattsmouth and Bellevue Bridges determined that both bridges were among the least safe in Iowa. In 2007, the bridge was sold to the City of Plattsmouth for $1. The city created a commission to operate and maintain the bridge. The move from private to public ownership allowed money from the",
"title": "U.S. Route 34 in Iowa"
},
{
"docid": "7048818",
"text": "Sverdrup & Parcel Sverdrup & Parcel was an American civil engineering company formed in 1928 by Leif J. Sverdrup and his college engineering professor John I. Parcel. The company worked primarily in a specialty field of bridges. The company's headquarters was located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was the designer of the ill-fated I-35W Mississippi River bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1964 (collapsed on August 1, 2007). The official report by the National Transportation Safety Board blamed the bridge collapse on a design error by the firm, resulting in the gusset plates having inadequate load capacity. Some other well-known projects of",
"title": "Sverdrup & Parcel"
},
{
"docid": "8371336",
"text": "Only one carriageway was actually paved. There is still visible road bed and bridges east of the roadway in this section. In response to the I-35W Bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, all Minnesota bridges were ordered to be inspected. During an inspection, \"gusset plate corrosion issues\" were discovered in the Main Channel Bridge (Highway 43 / Highway 54), which crosses the Mississippi River between Winona, MN and nearby Fountain City, WI. The Main Channel Bridge (Bridge #5900) was closed to traffic on June 3, 2008. MnDOT made a statement this was due to gusset plate corrosion issues",
"title": "Minnesota State Highway 43"
},
{
"docid": "4778269",
"text": "and the bypass had been scaled down to a two-lane facility by the time it opened in 1985. Construction in 2001 completed the bypass to its original four-lane design. The MN 23 expressway from Spicer to New London, and the expressway from Richmond to Waite Park (St. Cloud), were both completed by 2005. The DeSoto Bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Cloud was closed on March 20, 2008, after bent gusset plates were found in an inspection; similar to gusset plates that caused the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis to collapse on August 1, 2007. The DeSoto Bridge was demolished",
"title": "Minnesota State Highway 23"
},
{
"docid": "3468372",
"text": "pedestrian refuge islands in the highway's median that were removed in 1944. A local landmark, the Fremont Troll—a large cement sculpture of a troll clutching a real-life Volkswagen Beetle—was installed under the bridge's north end in 1990. Up to half of the $40,000 cost for the artwork was donated from Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund, a local program to raise money for community projects. The sculpture was heavily vandalized in the year following its construction and large floodlights were installed on the bridge to discourage further damage. Following the collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W arch-truss bridge on August 1, 2007, the",
"title": "Aurora Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "18682166",
"text": "The Public Domain (film) The Public Domain is a 2015 Drama film set in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The film follows characters whose lives were impacted by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge on August 1, 2007. The story takes place seven years later. It is centered on a bar in a Polish neighborhood named \"The Public Domain\". The time is around the feast of Saint Casimir (March 4.) The film was shot on location in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Budget came from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, through a reimbursement program administered by the Minnesota Film &",
"title": "The Public Domain (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3710845",
"text": "the redeployment of all forces from Iraq, however the bill was defeated. As of the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Kanjorski's position on the war in Iraq appeared to be that he would vote for redeployment, but not as a condition of continued funding for the war until and unless the expected presidential veto of such a bill would be overridden. After the August 1, 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kanjorski said he believed the $250,000,000 bill passed by Congress to rebuild the bridge was improper because it exceeded the",
"title": "Paul Kanjorski"
},
{
"docid": "8365123",
"text": "is now North Dakota Highway 66. Sections of the route were still a primitive road in 1929. The last section of Highway 11 to be paved was between the North Dakota state line and U.S. 75 at Donaldson; this was paved by 1961. In response to the I-35W Bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, Governor Tim Pawlenty ordered the inspection of all Minnesota bridges. During an August 21, 2007 inspection, cracks were found in the Drayton Bridge (Highway 11 / Highway 66), which crosses the Red River between Drayton, ND and Donaldson, MN. The two cracks found in",
"title": "Minnesota State Highway 11"
},
{
"docid": "7526699",
"text": "have continued westbound to about France Avenue South. That freeway was never built, and the ramp stubs at Saint Paul's 94/280 junction were removed in the early 1980s. Because of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge Collapse in nearby Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, Highway 280 was designated by MnDOT as the official detour route for I-35W, resulting in its temporary conversion into a full freeway by closing the intersections at County Road B, Broadway Street, Walnut Street, and Roselawn Avenue. Despite the replacement I-35W bridge's opening on September 18, 2008, many of 280's at-grade intersections were not reopened. Plans for",
"title": "Minnesota State Highway 280"
},
{
"docid": "10734903",
"text": "is one-way eastbound. Westbound traffic uses the parallel 4th Street S.E. (County 37). Interstate 35W was closed south of its interchange with County 36 after the August 1, 2007 bridge collapse, and reopened upon completion of the replacement bridge on September 18, 2008. An anomaly existed in the late-1980s and early-1990s when old U.S. 52 was routed on University Avenue, then was turned to county maintenance and became County 36 (and 37 on 4th Street S.E.), creating a gap in U.S. 52. U.S. 52 became a continuous route again when it was rerouted along Interstate 94 from downtown Minneapolis to",
"title": "County roads in Hennepin County, Minnesota"
},
{
"docid": "11341090",
"text": "upcoming coverage. Although iReport proved popular from its inception, one event in particular catapulted such citizen journalism onto the international stage. On April 16, 2007, video submitted by graduate student Jamal Albarghouti captured the sounds of gunfire during the Virginia Tech massacre. CNN paid Albarghouti an undisclosed amount for the exclusive rights to the video he shot on his mobile phone. The immediacy of the pictures demonstrated the potential for such content. On August 1, 2007, many of the earliest pictures and eyewitness accounts of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota were submitted to iReport. In 2008,",
"title": "IReport"
},
{
"docid": "5590154",
"text": "twin daughters, Kim and Rachel, also attended the University of Minnesota. Together, they danced on the University of Minnesota Dance Team for 4 years - winning 8 national championships and a World Championship. According to Saunders, he was about away from the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse on August 1, 2007 in Minneapolis. On August 11, 2015, Saunders announced he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, for which he was undergoing treatment; Saunders planned to remain the Timberwolves' head coach and president. However, after being hospitalized for more than a month following complications in September, team owner Glen Taylor announced",
"title": "Flip Saunders"
}
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{
"docid": "6653091",
"text": "pivot\", remarked: \"Now she talks as if she always opposed the funding.\" McCain also weighed in on the Gravina Island Bridge. In advertisements, McCain labeled the bridge as wasteful spending, and in an August 2007 town hall speech recorded on video and quoted again on April 30, 2008, he blamed the Minneapolis I-35 bridge collapse on the Gravina Island Bridge. His advertising and comments that (before September 21, 2006) contradicted Governor Sarah Palin's support of the bridge drew the attention of the media when he chose Palin as his running mate, opening the ticket to charges of hypocrisy. While discussing",
"title": "Gravina Island Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "16364082",
"text": "other state ventures.\" \"Newsweek\", commenting on Palin's \"astonishing pivot\", remarked: \"Now she talks as if she always opposed the funding.\" McCain also weighed in on the Gravina Island Bridge. In advertisements, McCain labeled the bridge as wasteful spending, and in an August 2007 town hall speech recorded on video and quoted again on April 30, 2008, he blamed the Minneapolis I-35 bridge collapse on the Gravina Island Bridge. His advertising and comments that (before September 21, 2006) contradicted Governor Sarah Palin's support of the bridge drew the attention of the media when he chose Palin as his running mate, opening",
"title": "Vice presidential candidacy of Sarah Palin"
},
{
"docid": "7887165",
"text": "of their lives\". The 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden is a memorial commemorating the victims and survivors of the I-35W bridge collapse. The memorial is located off West River Parkway, in Minneapolis. The memorial was revealed to the public on August 1, 2011, the four-year anniversary of the collapse. Minnesota Governor, Mark Dayton and Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak were present, and both spoke at the reveal. The ceremony included reading the names of the 13 victims, followed by a moment of silence held at exactly 6:05 p.m., the time of the collapse four years prior. Afterwards, there was the release",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "17286369",
"text": "Bays Parkway project. In 2005, Flatiron expanded into Western Canada, and secured the company’s first public-private partnership project, Kicking Horse Pass Bridge. Flatiron completed the Carquinez Bridge project in 2007. In 2008, Flatiron secured the Port Mann Bridge/Highway 1 project in Vancouver, British Columbia. That year the company also completed the I-35 W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge project in Minneapolis, which was built following the collapse of the original bridge in August 2007. Flatiron added work in Utah in 2009, and secured the company's first project in Canada's Saskatchewan province in 2010, Circle Drive. Flatiron has worked on other large",
"title": "Flatiron Construction"
},
{
"docid": "6861174",
"text": "Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River around 6:05 p.m. CDT, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The metal arch bridge had a length of approximately and a roadway height of over above the river. The bridge connected Minneapolis southwest of the Mississippi River to the Northeast Minneapolis neighborhood and served residents in the northern suburbs of the metro area. Because of the collapse of the bridge, I-35W traffic was temporarily detoured through eastbound I-94 to northbound MN 280 where it meets up with I-35W in Roseville. The replacement I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge was built in",
"title": "Interstate 35W (Minnesota)"
},
{
"docid": "583376",
"text": "After the 2007 collapse of the I-35W highway bridge in Minneapolis, public attention focused on the condition of bridges across the U.S. \"The New York Times\" reported that the Brooklyn Bridge approach ramps received a rating of \"poor\" during its inspection in 2007. According to a NYC Department of Transportation spokesman, the poor rating did not indicate a dangerous state but rather implied it required renovation. A project (equivalent to US$ in ) to renovate the approaches began in 2010, with the full bridge renovation beginning in early 2011 which was originally scheduled to run until 2014, however the project",
"title": "Brooklyn Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "2367634",
"text": "under the skyway's trusses; the latter option was chosen. As part of a 2005 seismic retrofit project, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority lowered the Passaic River Viaduct Bridge on its easterly alignment to increase vertical clearance and allow for full-width shoulders underneath the Pulaski Skyway. Engineers replaced the bearings and lowered the turnpike bridge by , without shutting it to traffic. By the 2000s, the Pulaski Skyway was considered functionally obsolete since its design did not meet current highway bridge standards. In 2007, it was rated structurally deficient. The 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis raised",
"title": "Pulaski Skyway"
},
{
"docid": "3185209",
"text": "the bridge that was completed in 2007. These failures resulted in closures of Hiawatha Avenue and the adjacent light rail between Mall of America and downtown Minneapolis for safety precautions while support structures were put in place. Rail service was restored after four days while Hiawatha Avenue road traffic remained closed for staging of construction equipment. This failure occurred less than 18 months after URS Corporation settled out of court the lawsuits surrounding the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse. URS was also one of the contractors responsible for operating nuclear facilities at Los Alamos, when in 2011, was involved in a",
"title": "URS Corporation"
},
{
"docid": "10848274",
"text": "responded to the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse after the central span of the bridge suddenly gave way, followed by the adjoining spans. Northern sections of the bridge fell into a rail yard, landing on three unoccupied and stationary freight cars. Minneapolis Fire Department The Minneapolis Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The MFD currently operates out of 19 Fire Stations, located throughout the city in 5 Battalions, under the command of 5 Battalion Chiefs and 1 Deputy Chief per shift. The MFD is also home to the Minnesota",
"title": "Minneapolis Fire Department"
},
{
"docid": "7887142",
"text": "USDOT had granted Minnesota US$5 million the day following the collapse. On August 10, Peters announced an additional US$5 million \"for Minneapolis\", or \"the state\", \"to reimburse Minneapolis for increased transit operations to serve commuters in the wake of last week's bridge collapse\". U.S. Congress removed the US$100 million per-incident cap on emergency appropriations. The United States House of Representatives and United States Senate each voted unanimously for US$250 million in emergency funding for Minnesota that President Bush signed into law on August 6. On August 10, 2007 Peters announced US$50 million in immediate emergency relief. The Associated Press stated",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7887110",
"text": "weight on the bridge at the time contributed to the catastrophic failure. Help came immediately from mutual aid in the seven-county Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and emergency response personnel, charities, and volunteers. Within a few days of the collapse, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) planned its replacement with the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge. Construction was completed rapidly, and it opened on September 18, 2008.<ref name=\"Mn/DOTbuild\"></ref> The bridge was located in Minneapolis, Minnesota's largest city and connected the neighborhoods of Downtown East and Marcy-Holmes. The south abutment was northeast of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and the north abutment",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "6967886",
"text": "This was an experimental bridge of Turner's design, being a flat slab resting on mushroom-capped columns for support. The existing Lafayette Bridge was constructed during the 1960s and opened to traffic in 1968. In the aftermath of the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi bridge in Minneapolis, the Lafayette Bridge was cited as another bridge in Minnesota with insufficient redundancy—a so-called \"fracture critical\" structure which could collapse with the failure of just a single support element. The Lafayette bridge currently undergoes an in-depth, annual bridge inspection using special procedures for inspecting fracture critical bridges. A consultant inspection in 2007 reported the",
"title": "Lafayette Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "17322048",
"text": "a candidate for any significant upgrades or replacement and was well-maintained. This steel through-truss bridge had a \"fracture-critical\" design with non-redundant load-bearing beams and joints that were each essential to the whole structure staying intact. An initial failure (perhaps by cracking) of a single essential part can sometimes overload other parts and make them fail, which quickly triggers a chain reaction of even more failures and causes the entire bridge span to collapse. In 2007 the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed suddenly from slow cracking of a single undersized and over-stressed gusset plate. In steel these initial fractures",
"title": "I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "10503361",
"text": "with a wing of the U.S. Air Force. In his time at the network, Stegall has covered major breaking news stories from the devastating California wildfires to the I-35 Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He covered Hurricanes Gustav and Isaac in New Orleans and Hurricane Ike in Texas. Most recently, Stegall was an on-scene correspondent for Fox News during its coverage of the 2013 Moore tornado. He was a lead correspondent during the network's coverage of Michael Jackson's death and was inside the funeral. He was also on-scene moments after Whitney Houston died in a Beverly Hills hotel room. Stegall",
"title": "Casey Stegall"
},
{
"docid": "20154751",
"text": "and led the highly successful federal response to the tragic 2007 collapse of the I-35 W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Administrator, Capka served as Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) where he directed the oversight of the $14.6 billion Central Artery/Tunnel project (\"Big Dig\") in Boston, the largest and most complex infrastructure project of its time in the United States. In that capacity, Capka worked closely with the USDOT Inspector General, the FHWA, and other state agencies to develop and gain approval for the project's complex finance plan. The budget",
"title": "J. Richard Capka"
},
{
"docid": "12041295",
"text": "land, owned by the City of Minneapolis. Across the street from the park and adjacent to the river is Remembrance Garden, which is a tribute to the victims of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse. It was dedicated on August 1, 2011, the fourth anniversary of the collapse. Gold Medal Park Gold Medal Park is a park in the Downtown East neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Designed by landscape architect Tom Oslund, the park is owned by the city of Minneapolis and opened in May 2007. It takes its inspiration from the Native American mounds that are found throughout",
"title": "Gold Medal Park"
},
{
"docid": "7887125",
"text": "and stationary freight cars. Sequential images of the collapse were taken by an outdoor security camera located at the parking lot entrance of the control facility for the Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. The immediate aftermath of the collapse was also captured by a Mn/DOT traffic camera that was facing away from the bridge during the collapse itself. The federal government immediately launched a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation. NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker, along with a number of investigators, arrived on scene 9 hours after the collapse. Rosenker remained in Minneapolis for nearly one week, serving as",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "16632484",
"text": "resonance, but to a more complicated oscillation between the bridge and winds passing through it, known as aeroelastic flutter. Robert H. Scanlan, father of the field of bridge aerodynamics, wrote an article about this misunderstanding. This collapse, and the research that followed, led to an increased understanding of wind/structure interactions. Several bridges were altered following the collapse to prevent a similar event occurring again. The only fatality was a dog named Tubby. The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known simply as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis,",
"title": "Structural integrity and failure"
},
{
"docid": "7618523",
"text": "April 24, 1990, causing the arch itself to collapse, killing construction worker Robert A. Moser. Later, when it came time to demolish the old bridge, crews tried to take it down with explosives, but the first effort didn't bring the bridge down. It took another, more powerful batch of explosives to bring the old bridge down a few weeks later. Lake Street-Marshall Bridge The Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota. It is oriented East-West and connects Lake Street in Minneapolis to Marshall Avenue in",
"title": "Lake Street-Marshall Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7887159",
"text": "from Investigative Reporters and Editors, an organization that maintains several databases of federal information. News media made more inquiries for National Bridge Inventory data in the first 24 hours after the Minneapolis bridge collapse than for any previous data in the past 20 years. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted on August 7, 2007 to request that Governor Pawlenty petition President George W. Bush to declare the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County a major disaster area. About two weeks later, Pawlenty requested major disaster designation on August 20. In a subsequent press release for a separate disaster declaration",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "2487807",
"text": "\"Action News.\" The station changed its branding to \"Eyewitness News\" in the early 1990s; it shares this branding with sister station KSTP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul. However, the \"Eyewitness News\" branding is the station's only resemblance to KSTP. WDIO uses its own graphics and music packages. WDIO and KSTP team up when breaking news happens (example: the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis) or for major election debates. Longtime WDIO news anchor Dennis Anderson joined the station in 1969, initially as anchor of the nightly news' \"Action Line\" segment. He was promoted to chief anchor of the evening newscasts in 1970; he",
"title": "WDIO-DT"
},
{
"docid": "19870935",
"text": "Clark Belch Prize in 2009 for his collection \"Yellowrocket\". \"Pitch\" won the Midwest Booksellers’ Choice Award in 2012. As an installation artist, Boss created a 2012 memorial to a 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis in collaboration with the Swedish artist Maja Spasova. The installation was paired with a cycle of 35 poems: “Fragments for the 35W Bridge”. He also arranged for a monumental poetry film projection onto the façade of the historic Union Depot in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2014. As an author of poetry for musical setting, Boss has collaborated with Jake Runestad on four choral works: \"And So",
"title": "Todd Boss"
},
{
"docid": "7887157",
"text": "their August 2 game as well as the traditional groundbreaking ceremonies for Target Field also located in downtown Minneapolis. The Twins and Minnesota Vikings honored the victims of the collapse by placing a decal of a simulated I-35W shield sign with the date \"8-1-07\" on the backstop wall within the Metrodome, which was always visible in the typical behind-the-pitcher viewpoint on televised games. The decal remained for the rest of the 2007 season. The collapse was of interest to national and international news organizations. On the evening of the collapse, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel stayed live with its",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7626787",
"text": "94 between downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The long, 148-ton box girders were fabricated in Gary, Indiana and transported up the Mississippi River by barge in October 1963. The original span was completely demolished and rebuilt in the mid-1990s. The current span uses a steel I-beam construction supported by two bridge piers. Prior to August 2007, the bridge carried four lanes of traffic in each direction. One of these lanes on each side is used for an entrance/exit lane for Huron Boulevard (East Bank) and Riverside Avenue (West Bank). Following the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse, through traffic was detoured",
"title": "Dartmouth Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7691349",
"text": "four years. Red Wing Bridge The Red Wing Bridge is a cantilever bridge which carries U.S. Route 63 across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota. It is officially named the Eisenhower Bridge for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, who opened the bridge in November 1960. After the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota conducted a thorough investigation of the state's road infrastructure, especially its bridges. The Red Wing Bridge was identified as in need of replacement; construction on the replacement span began in 2017 and could take",
"title": "Red Wing Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7691348",
"text": "Red Wing Bridge The Red Wing Bridge is a cantilever bridge which carries U.S. Route 63 across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota. It is officially named the Eisenhower Bridge for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, who opened the bridge in November 1960. After the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota conducted a thorough investigation of the state's road infrastructure, especially its bridges. The Red Wing Bridge was identified as in need of replacement; construction on the replacement span began in 2017 and could take three to",
"title": "Red Wing Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "6861165",
"text": "Interstate 35W (Minnesota) Interstate 35W (I-35W) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Minneapolis. It is one of two through routes for I-35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being I-35E through downtown Saint Paul. I-35 splits into two branch routes: I-35W, which serves Minneapolis, and I-35E, which serves Saint Paul. Traveling north, I-35 splits at Burnsville, and the I-35W route runs north for , carrying its own separate sequence of exit numbers. It runs through the city of Minneapolis before rejoining with I-35E to reform I-35 in Columbus",
"title": "Interstate 35W (Minnesota)"
},
{
"docid": "8722781",
"text": "2007 I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. The bridge was originally supposed to be replaced within three years, but then INDOT claimed the $90 million expense for a new bridge for 30,000 vehicles per day was not justifiable. Instead, INDOT focused on upgrading the roadways being used as a detour around the bridge to handle the added traffic. On April 15, 2010, INDOT announced its plan to demolish the bridge and reroute traffic via Riley and Dickey roads. On November 2, 2010, INDOT reopened the westbound lanes of SR 912 from Riley Road to the Indiana Toll Road, while awaiting results",
"title": "Indiana State Road 912"
},
{
"docid": "1792339",
"text": "entire time it was the venue for the Minnesota Twins. Major League Baseball schedulers had the luxury of being able to count on dates played at Metrodome. Doubleheader games only occurred when purposely scheduled. The last time that happened was when the Twins scheduled a day-night doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals on August 31, 2007. The doubleheader was necessitated after an August 2 game vs. Kansas City was postponed one day after the I-35W Bridge collapse in downtown Minneapolis. The Metrodome's air-supported roof was designed by the inventor of air-supported structures, David H. Geiger, through his New York-based Geiger",
"title": "Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome"
},
{
"docid": "3234715",
"text": "structural weaknesses in the bridge, with specific concerns including crash barriers, cracking, corrosion and potential buckling. News of the work was prompted by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Experts were reported as saying the West Gate was initially designed to carry loads of but now carried B-double trucks weighing up to . The bridge was built to carry 40,000 vehicles a day, but volumes are now more than four times the original amount, approximately 160,000 vehicles on an average day. On 17 May 2006, the State Government as part of their Meeting",
"title": "West Gate Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "11523093",
"text": "renewed attention to the issue of truck weights and their relation to bridge stress. In November 2008, the National Transportation Safety Board determined there had been several reasons for the bridge's collapse, including (but not limited to): faulty gusset plates, inadequate inspections, and the extra weight of heavy construction equipment combined with the weight of rush hour traffic. The I-35 Trade Corridor Study reported that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) expressed concern over bridges on the I-35 corridor due to an expected increase of international truck traffic from Canada and Mexico, with the FHWA listing it as \"high-priority\" in 2005.",
"title": "Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula"
},
{
"docid": "6022612",
"text": "completely closing the span to traffic, the job was able to be fully completed (including some concrete repairs) by November 27, 2013. Following the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August 2007, Kentucky officials (including Governor Ernie Fletcher) sought to reassure motorists that Kentucky's bridges are safe by conducting a special safety review of all long-span bridges at that time. The Owensboro Bridge was subject to a detailed biennial inspection in August 2008. Kentucky and Indiana highway officials conducted a joint walk-through inspection of the structure on September 22, 2008. On July 5, 2011, the Kentucky Transportation",
"title": "Owensboro Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "1399809",
"text": "protested the University of Kansas School of Law's graduation ceremonies. In August 2007, in the wake of the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse, Phelps and his congregation stated that they would protest at the funerals of the victims. In a statement, the church said that Minneapolis is the \"land of the Sodomite damned\". In the movie \"Hatemongers\", members of the Westboro Baptist Church state their children were being \"accosted\" by homosexuals in Gage Park, about from the Phelps' home (and a mile (1.5 km) northwest of the Westboro Church). Shirley Phelps-Roper says that, in the late 1980s, Fred Phelps witnessed a",
"title": "Fred Phelps"
},
{
"docid": "16275413",
"text": "who cited Stanek's willingness to admit to past mistakes, and his work with African American officers in the Minneapolis police department. Stanek is on the executive committee of the National Sheriffs Association, serving as vice president. In 1989, Stanek allegedly shouted racial epithets and assaulted an African American driver at the scene of a traffic accident in which he was involved. The case was ultimately settled out of court. In 2007 Mayor R.T. Rybak and Minneapolis police chief Tim Dolan criticized Stanek for providing false information in the 26-minute video on the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge and",
"title": "Richard W. Stanek"
},
{
"docid": "10615034",
"text": "\"when people engage in a completely false attack, it's usually an act of desperation. To me, it's a badge of honor because he sees that we are reaching the people we are trying to reach.\" Tancredo's campaign responded by saying that Huckabee supports amnesty for illegal immigrants, and that the ad was correct while Huckabee's campaign insisted that the ad \"clearly distorts Mike Huckabee's conservative record on amnesty.\" In early August, after the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Huckabee expressed his sympathy to the victims of the disaster and said that taxes do not need",
"title": "Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential campaign"
},
{
"docid": "7887126",
"text": "the government's designated primary interface with federal, state and local officials as well as briefing the press on the status of the investigation. Mayor R. T. Rybak and Governor Tim Pawlenty declared a state of emergency for the city of Minneapolis and for the State of Minnesota on August 2, 2007. Rybak's declaration was approved and extended indefinitely by the Minneapolis City Council the next day. As of the morning following the collapse, according to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, Minnesota had not requested a federal disaster declaration. President Bush pledged support during a visit to the site on",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "11523096",
"text": "varies from year to year, as many as 150 bridges can collapse in a year. About 1,500 bridges collapsed between 1966 and 2007, and most of those were the result of soil erosion around bridge supports. In 1987, the Schoharie Creek Bridge collapsed in upstate New York, due to erosion of soil around the foundation, which sparked renewed interest in bridge design in inspection procedures. In special cases involving unusually overweight trucks (which require special permits), not observing a bridge weight limit can lead to disastrous consequences. Fifteen days after the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge, a heavy truck collapsed",
"title": "Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula"
},
{
"docid": "18537834",
"text": "collapse, with some witnesses saying 150. By January 9, reports were that 19 people had been killed. The figure compiled by authorities stood at 17, but probably did not account for many transient workers. Many of the missing bodies were probably carried down the Cowlitz to the Columbia River and then out to sea. An estimate today is that 35 lives were lost. Using even the lowest estimate of 17, , the disaster stands as Washington's greatest loss of life caused by bridge failure. A new four-lane vertical-lift drawbridge, of steel and cement construction, was under construction when the 1906",
"title": "Allen Street Bridge disaster"
},
{
"docid": "20085556",
"text": "authorized for the contractor, C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, which completed work by May 12, when the northbound lanes of the bridge reopened. In August 2017, a fence was built around the underpass near where the bridge collapsed. Interstate 85 bridge collapse A massive fire collapsed a bridge on Interstate 85 (I-85) in Atlanta, Georgia on the evening of March 30, 2017. After the section collapsed, I-85 was closed to traffic for approximately between its split with I-75 and the interchange with State Route 400 (SR 400). Three sections of northbound I-85 and three sections of southbound I-85 were replaced in",
"title": "Interstate 85 bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "6861167",
"text": "the main route and both branches return to a unified Interstate beyond the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, official at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) officials have allowed the suffixes of E and W in Minnesota to remain in the present day. I-35 also splits into I-35E and I-35W in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, for similar reasons as the I-35 split in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. The southern terminus of I-35W is at Burnsville, where I-35 splits into I-35E and I-35W. While I-35E takes a northeasterly path into Saint Paul, I-35W heads north into Minneapolis.",
"title": "Interstate 35W (Minnesota)"
},
{
"docid": "7887168",
"text": "the Mississippi River and the new I-35W Bridge. At night, the columns, pathway and water wall are illuminated by LED lights. In May 2008, an orchestral piece composed by Osmo Vänskä titled \"The Bridge\" was premiered by the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, led by William Schrickel, assistant-principal bassist of the Minnesota Orchestra. Vänskä himself attended the world premiere. In La Dispute's third studio album, Rooms of The House, several references are made to the disaster, but song \"35\" describes the event. In 2012, installation artist Todd Boss prepared a memorial to the bridge collapse in collaboration with Swedish artist Maja Spasova.",
"title": "I-35W Mississippi River bridge"
},
{
"docid": "17322049",
"text": "begin small and take years to grow large enough to become dangerous. Following the Minneapolis incident, such age-related disasters in fracture-critical bridges are now avoided by finding and repairing cracks in a required thorough inspection every two years. Eighteen thousand bridges in the United States are labelled fracture-critical (from their design) and require crack inspections. The Skagit River bridge had last been inspected for cracks in August and November 2012 with only minor work needed. Besides fracturing, some bridges with critical non-redundant parts can also suddenly fail from buckling of compressive members (the opposite of cracking of tensile members). In",
"title": "I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "7013974",
"text": "capacity of two more lanes and adding emergency turnouts to the bridge-tunnel facility. The CBBT was still the longest in the world 30 years after Leif Sverdrup and his company completed the original project. However the company image was tarnished in August 2005 by the effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana Superdome, which Sverdrup & Parcel had been involved in designing, and the collapse of Sverdrup & Parcel's I-35W Mississippi River bridge across the Mississippi River at Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 1 August 2007. Major General Sverdrup´s decorations include: Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,",
"title": "Leif J. Sverdrup"
},
{
"docid": "3564857",
"text": "taking place after these fixes. INDOT was planning by spring 2016 to add overhead flashers, move the stop signs to more visible positions, install channelizing islands and increase overhead intersection lighting. Originally, US 35 was routed from Charleston, West Virginia, on the north side of the Kanawha River (the current WV 62) to Point Pleasant until the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967. When the new Silver Memorial Bridge was completed in 1969, US 35 was moved to the south side of the river (the former WV 17) away from Point Pleasant, and its terminus was in St. Albans,",
"title": "U.S. Route 35"
},
{
"docid": "5270163",
"text": "10th Avenue Bridge The 10th Avenue Bridge crosses the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota and also in proximity to the University of Minnesota. The bridge was formerly called the Cedar Avenue Bridge from days prior to the construction of the I-35W bridge when it connected to Cedar Ave. The bridge connects 10th Avenue Southeast, on the east side of the Mississippi River to 19th Avenue South, on the west side. The bridge is considered the crowning achievement of Minneapolis city engineer Kristoffer Olsen Oustad, who was one of four prominent Norwegian-American men who designed major structures in the region.",
"title": "10th Avenue Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "6860822",
"text": "Interstate 35E (Minnesota) Interstate 35E (I-35E) is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Saint Paul. It is one of two through routes for Interstate 35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being Interstate 35W through Minneapolis. Thus, both ends of I-35E are shared with I-35W and I-35. This is one of two pairs of suffixed Interstates that has not been eliminated; I-35 also splits into I-35E and I-35W in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. In Minnesota, I-35E continues the exit numbers of I-35, while those of I-35W begin with 1 just",
"title": "Interstate 35E (Minnesota)"
},
{
"docid": "3533990",
"text": "freestanding concrete structures measuring . The width of the bridge deck between the cables is . Unlike other suspension bridges, the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge originally did not have a stiffening truss system. Instead, I-beam girders gave the bridge an art deco streamlined appearance. After the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a bridge of similar design, trusses were added on the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge to minimize the span's oscillations. Further modifications to the bridge were made in 1988-1991 and in 2003-2005. The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge carries Interstate 678 (I-678). On the Queens side, the Whitestone Expressway (I-678) extends south to an interchange",
"title": "Bronx–Whitestone Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "17322058",
"text": "wrong, outside lane, and being crowded further into the shoulder by the passing truck. It attributes the bridge collapse to the collision taking out multiple sway braces, which destabilized the critical load-bearing (upper chord) members. Governor Jay Inslee declared an economic \"state of emergency\" for three surrounding counties (Skagit County, Snohomish County, and Whatcom County) in order to cope with disruption to traffic and the local economy. Traffic on I-5 was detoured around the scene of the collapse on an adjacent bridge upstream. State trooper Sean O'Connell was killed while directing traffic through the detour when his motorcycle hit a",
"title": "I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "10713205",
"text": "light rail not be incorporated in the new bridge design. But Pawlenty, responding to constituents and the mayor, directed Mn/DOT to design the bridge to be light rail-ready. He said the estimated additional $20 to $35 million would be paid for by the state. After the collapse of the bridge's predecessor, Mn/DOT announced to potential contractors that they should express their intention to bid on the project by August 8, 2007. A typical bridge project of this scale in Minnesota would be expected to take three years to complete, but state transportation officials hoped to open this replacement bridge in",
"title": "I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7792458",
"text": "of cable. With tension on the cables, the structure is designed to be under compression. This prevents cracks and hinders the intrusion of salt water. Since then, other bridges in Minnesota have used this construction method, including the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, the Wabasha Street Bridge in downtown St. Paul and the Wakota Bridge in South St. Paul. The original bridge was a wooden Howe truss design, built in 1873. This was built when Minneapolis, then only on the west side of the river, consolidated with the city of St. Anthony, on the east side of the",
"title": "Plymouth Avenue Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "6967888",
"text": "be replaced in 2011 before the I-35W bridge collapse occurred in 2007. That event did not impact the replacement schedule, which began in January 2011. It will be complete sometime in 2015. When completed, the two new bridges (northbound and southbound) each will provide two through-lanes and an auxiliary lane in each direction for entering and exiting traffic. The project also includes replacement of the Hwy 52 bridges over I-94 and redecking of the Hwy 52 bridges spanning Plato Avenue south of the Mississippi River. A pedestrian and bicycle crossing over the river is included in the plans. The project",
"title": "Lafayette Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "6861179",
"text": "southern suburb of Lakeville to downtown Minneapolis on I-35W, passing through Burnsville, Bloomington, and Richfield. The Orange Line BRT station and the new off-ramps for Lake Street and 28th Street will begin construction in August 2017, as will an extension of the HOV/toll lanes southward to 46th Street. Interstate 35W (Minnesota) Interstate 35W (I-35W) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Minneapolis. It is one of two through routes for I-35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being I-35E through downtown Saint Paul. I-35 splits into two branch routes:",
"title": "Interstate 35W (Minnesota)"
},
{
"docid": "18052478",
"text": "the selection by the Hamilton County Engineer's Office of a design by the National Engineering and Contracting Company that did not consider lateral loads and the failure of the Hamilton County Engineer's Office to promptly close the bridge when it became subject to significant debris loading. Contributing to the cause of the collapse was the failure of the Hamilton County Engineer's Office to submit the bridge design plans to the Ohio Department of Transportation for review as required by state law. Miamitown bridge collapse On May 26, 1989, about 5:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, a section of the Harrison Road",
"title": "Miamitown bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "262428",
"text": "along interstate corridors in Greater Minnesota. The major Interstate highways are Interstate 35 (I-35), I-90, and I-94, with I-35 and I-94 connecting the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, and I-90 traveling east-west along the southern edge of the state. In 2006, a constitutional amendment was passed that required sales and use taxes on motor vehicles to fund transportation, with at least 40 percent dedicated to public transit. There are nearly two dozen rail corridors in Minnesota, most of which go through Minneapolis–St. Paul or Duluth. There is water transportation along the Mississippi River system and from the ports of Lake Superior. Minnesota's",
"title": "Minnesota"
},
{
"docid": "12568433",
"text": "to replace this stretch of road. It was extended from Winfield to the current end of the four-lane US 35 near Fraziers Bottom on June 15, 2009 when the section of US 35 that replaced it was opened. The separate section was added on November 1, 2010, when another section of US 35 opened. While US 35 formerly ended at U.S. Route 60, its new path ends at Interstate 64. Prior to 1969, the route that is now WV 817 was numbered as the original West Virginia Route 17. Following the collapse of the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, a",
"title": "West Virginia Route 817"
},
{
"docid": "3501971",
"text": "Mix designed the building, and it is considered to be his most notable achievement. Many of the city's most prestigious companies had offices in the Metropolitan. When it went up, the building was owned by the Northwestern Guaranty Loan Company. Louis F. Menage, founder, had gained a fortune while speculating on real estate in the Minneapolis area in the 1880s. He spent $1 million on the project. Many hailed the building when it was first completed, although some such as Cass Gilbert did not like the style. The Panic of 1893 caused Menage's company to collapse, and he fled the",
"title": "Metropolitan Building (Minneapolis)"
},
{
"docid": "14204461",
"text": "subsidiary of the American Bridge Company), William S. Hewett and Company, Minneapolis Bridge and Iron Company, L. H. Johnson, M. A. Adams Bridge Company, and Hewett Bridge Company. Although the last two firms did not bid on this project, the others did and their proposals were within a few hundred dollars of each other, ranging from $2948 by L. H. Johnson to $3320 by the Minneapolis Bridge and Iron Company. The contract went to the lowest bidder, L. H. Johnson. As the contractor, Johnson undoubtedly turned to an established bridge fabrications shop, possibly the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, with",
"title": "Dodd Ford Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "5861820",
"text": "of the Jefferson Expansion National Memorial (which included all of the original platted area of St. Louis when it was acquired in the 1930s and 1940s) was given to the bridge. Two Interstates and a U.S. Highway cross the entire bridge. Approximately 100,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily, making it the second most heavily used bridge on the river, after the I-94 Dartmouth Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Some of that load has been diverted to the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge since its opening in 2014. Interstate 55 (I-55), I-64 and U.S. Route 40 (US 40) cross the Mississippi on",
"title": "Poplar Street Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "17322045",
"text": "The bridge's design was \"fracture-critical,\" meaning that it did not have redundant structural members to protect its structural integrity in the event of a failure of one of the bridge's support members. Within a month of the collapse, two temporary bridges were erected and placed on the failed span's support columns while the permanent bridge was built. In September 2013, the permanent bridges were installed and work began to prevent similar failures of the remaining three spans. The bridge crosses between Mount Vernon and Burlington, in Washington State, about north of Seattle. It is part of the primary road transportation",
"title": "I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "6101416",
"text": "a glancing collision by a large ship, but all other piers were unprotected. This disaster shares some common features with the Skyway Bridge collapse in Florida in 1980, and the I-40 Bridge Disaster in Oklahoma in 2002, both involving collisions with ships. When river traffic \"comprises large vessels, even at low speed, the consequences of pier failure can be catastrophic\". In the field of structural engineering, the concept of ‘pier-redundant’ bridges refers to a bridge superstructure which does not collapse when a single pier is removed. Two ‘pier-redundant’ bridges have been constructed in Australia - over the Murray River at",
"title": "Tasman Bridge disaster"
},
{
"docid": "7498782",
"text": "bridge collapse in Minneapolis in 2007. Traffic restrictions ended in December 2010, and the entire project was completed in late April 2011. The structure is named after former Allegheny County Commissioner and State Representative George Rankin, Jr. of nearby Wilkinsburg. Rankin Bridge The George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that carries the Green Belt across the Monongahela River between Whitaker and Rankin in Pennsylvania in the USA. It carries four lanes of automobile traffic, plus pedestrian walkways, both paved with concrete. The bridge carries over 22,500 people per day. The bridge and many of its approach ramps",
"title": "Rankin Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "7614091",
"text": "renamed it Ford Parkway. The bridge project was designed by a committee of politicians and engineers from both Minneapolis and St. Paul and chaired by Charles M. Babcock, Minnesota's first commissioner of highways. The development that was expected as a result of the bridge did not materialize, however, because of the Great Depression and growth in Minneapolis neighborhoods on the opposite side of the bridge. It was not until after World War II that the desired growth in the Highland Park area resulted from the bridge. In 1972-1973, the bridge was redecked and widened, but this did not detract from",
"title": "Intercity Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "3406878",
"text": "New Orleans, along the same route as US 61 from Natchez to New Orleans. From 1926 to 1934, the original U.S. 65 from Faribault, Minnesota to Saint Paul, followed what today is Minnesota Highway 3. After 1934, U.S. 65 was realigned to follow the present day route of I-35/I-35W from Faribault to Minneapolis. The section of U.S. 65 from Burnsville to Minneapolis originally followed Lyndale Avenue. Even after the completion of I-35/35W, the U.S. 65 designation ran to Minneapolis until 1980. In 1980, the northern terminus of U.S. 65 in Minnesota was shortened to the present day ending in Albert",
"title": "U.S. Route 65"
},
{
"docid": "3709654",
"text": "enters Minnesota from Iowa, but ends now in the city of Albert Lea, where it has a junction with Interstate 35. I-35 and I-35W roughly follow the same route old US 65 used to take from Albert Lea to downtown Minneapolis. Before the freeways were built, the original US 65 had followed \"Lyndale Avenue\" between Burnsville and Minneapolis. In July 2005, the eight-block-long section of State Highway 65 in downtown Minneapolis, between \"Washington Avenue\" and the junction of \"Tenth Street South\" with the on/off ramps to I-35W, was turned back to city maintenance. This turn-back leaves State Highway 65 with",
"title": "Minnesota State Highway 65"
},
{
"docid": "17322055",
"text": "and after the collapse a \"dented upper corner and a scrape along the upper side [were] visible on the 'oversize load' equipment casing being hauled on the truck.\" The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) measured the truck's height, after the crash, to be . A pilot car was hired to ensure the load could pass safely. The pilot car never signalled the truck driver that there would be a problem crossing the Skagit bridge and did not warn the trucker to use an inside lane. The oversize truck completed crossing the bridge while the first span immediately collapsed behind it.",
"title": "I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse"
},
{
"docid": "6589779",
"text": "lanes, along with the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis. With two lanes in each direction, the old bridge was originally designed as a part of the Minnesota State Highway 100 beltway around the Twin Cities, and did not meet interstate highway standards. The lack of a third lane in each direction or shoulders on the bridge, as well as a lack of acceleration lanes from entrances on either side of the bridge, created traffic bottlenecks exacerbated by heavy truck traffic on the ramps leading to the bridge. Traffic was so bad that there was a market for an",
"title": "Wakota Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "3121060",
"text": "a large ship strike. After the \"Summit Venture\" disaster, the southbound span was used as a temporary fishing pier and the northbound span was converted back to carry one lane in either direction until the current bridge opened. Before the old bridge was demolished and hauled away in barges, MacIntire (the only survivor in the collapse) was the last person to drive over it. He was accompanied by his wife, and when they reached the top of the bridge, they dropped 35 white carnations into the water, one for each person who died in the disaster. Both the main spans",
"title": "Sunshine Skyway Bridge"
},
{
"docid": "981669",
"text": "(high-occupancy vehicle) express lanes, which is becoming much more common. In order to use an express lane, you need to own a MNPASS or have multiple people in the car. MNPASS rates are determined by the amount of traffic on the road and/or the time of day. During non-peak times, the MNPASS express lanes are open to all traffic. Interstate 94 comes into the area from the east and heads northwest from Minneapolis. Two spur routes form the I-494/I-694 loop, and I-394 continues west when I-94 turns north. Additionally, Interstate 35 splits in Burnsville in the southern part of the",
"title": "Minneapolis–Saint Paul"
},
{
"docid": "3185208",
"text": "of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, which failed under a combination of (1) substantial increases in the weight of the bridge, which resulted from previous modifications, and (2) the traffic and concentrated construction loads on the bridge on the day of the accident.\" URS was not involved in the work being conducted on the bridge at the time of the collapse or in the design of the bridge. The Martin Olav Sabo Bridge over Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis experienced failure of two of its longest support cables on February 20, 2012. URS Corporation was the design consultant for",
"title": "URS Corporation"
},
{
"docid": "290038",
"text": "The NTSB has no legal authority to implement or impose its recommendations, which must be implemented by regulators at either the federal or state level or individual transportation companies. Significant investigations conducted by the NTSB in all modes of transportation in recent years include the collapse of the I-35W highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the collision between two transit trains in Washington, D.C.; the pipeline explosion that destroyed much of a neighborhood in San Bruno, California; the sinking of an amphibious vessel in Philadelphia; and the crash of a regional airliner near Buffalo, New York. In order to conduct its",
"title": "National Transportation Safety Board"
},
{
"docid": "4218548",
"text": "the Uptown Minneapolis. The event attracts nearly 2,000 skiers. Rybak is a skier and has participated in races. Rybak made many public appearances at rallies and protests. In April 2004 he spoke to a rally of striking Metro Transit workers at the Hennepin County Government Center plaza. Like many Twin Cities politicians, he marched in the annual Twin Cities Pride Parade. In his 2005 reelection campaign Rybak defeated challenger (and fellow DFLer) Peter McLaughlin by nearly 25 percentage points, 61.5% to 36.7%. He celebrated with another crowd-surf. In August 2007, after the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, Rybak",
"title": "R. T. Rybak"
},
{
"docid": "14071817",
"text": "used for farmer's markets and other community purposes. The plans also include the closing of east-west blocks of South Marginal Street to vehicular traffic, which was already done with the street in front of the Clearview Cinemas that opened just south of the Viaduct's span in 2009. The plans were part of a $55 million federally funded improvement project for Hudson County that was spurred by the 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Limits on the reconstruction were imposed by the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, due to the structure's historic significance. The restoration",
"title": "14th Street (Hoboken)"
}
] |
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| who was traded for kobe bryant in 1996 |
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{
"docid": "10984278",
"text": "that Bryant's workouts were some of the best he had seen. Immediately after the draft, Dave Cowens expressed that the Hornets had no use for him. Fifteen days later, West traded his starting center, Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the young Kobe Bryant. \"Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the .\" Released Michael Adams. Traded Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac. Released Robert Parish. Traded Larry Johnson to the New York Knicks for Brad Lohaus and Anthony Mason. Signed Bob McCann as a free agent. October 19, 1996 Signed Tony Smith as a",
"title": "1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season"
},
{
"docid": "10984278",
"text": "that Bryant's workouts were some of the best he had seen. Immediately after the draft, Dave Cowens expressed that the Hornets had no use for him. Fifteen days later, West traded his starting center, Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the young Kobe Bryant. \"Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the .\" Released Michael Adams. Traded Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac. Released Robert Parish. Traded Larry Johnson to the New York Knicks for Brad Lohaus and Anthony Mason. Signed Bob McCann as a free agent. October 19, 1996 Signed Tony Smith as a",
"title": "1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season"
},
{
"docid": "10981152",
"text": "had made a lasting impression on then-Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw potential in Bryant's basketball ability during pre-draft workouts. He went on to state that Bryant's workouts against former Lakers players and then assistant coaches Michael Cooper, and Larry Drew were the best he had ever seen. Immediately after the draft, Bryant expressed that he did not wish to play for the Hornets and wanted to play for the Lakers instead. Fifteen days later, West traded his starting center, Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the young Kobe Bryant. During his first season, Bryant mostly came off",
"title": "1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season"
},
{
"docid": "10145533",
"text": "the prior season. Teams can also trade their picks, which means that in some drafts, teams may have more or less than two draft picks, although they must have at least one first-round pick every other year. The first pick in the Hornets' history was Rex Chapman, a shooting guard from the University of Kentucky. The Hornets had three top-four picks and all of them have participated in the NBA All-Star Game: Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Baron Davis. In 1996, the Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant 13th overall, but traded him for Vlade Divac. Bryant finished his career as an",
"title": "Charlotte Hornets draft history"
},
{
"docid": "6864252",
"text": "Lakers. Lakers head coach Phil Jackson would later write a book entitled \"\", reflecting on the troubles Bryant and O'Neal had during their last season together. In 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired the draft rights to high school player Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets by trading established center Vlade Divac. No NBA team had previously drafted a guard straight from high school. After freeing up salary by parting with other veteran players, they signed free agent All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal later that year. The two sparred in their first three seasons playing together from 1996–1999. Bryant kept his",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "1833146",
"text": "visit any campuses. In 2012, Bryant was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans. Prior to the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant had worked out in Los Angeles, where he scrimmaged against former Lakers players Larry Drew and Michael Cooper and, according to then-Laker manager Jerry West, \"marched over these people\". The Lakers were looking to trade their starting center Vlade Divac for a player's draft rights in order to free up salary cap space to make an offer to free agent center Shaquille O'Neal. Bill Branch, the Hornets' head scout at the time, said that the Hornets agreed",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "5836053",
"text": "suspended by the team, Nick Van Exel was suspended for seven games for shoving a referee, and Johnson even lost his cool, getting ejected from a late-season game for bumping an official. The imploding Lakers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the defending champion Houston Rockets three games to one. Magic Johnson retired again following the season. During the 1996 off-season, the Lakers acquired 17-year-old Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets for Vlade Divac; Bryant was drafted 13th overall out of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in that year's draft, by Charlotte. Los Angeles also",
"title": "History of the Los Angeles Lakers"
},
{
"docid": "804052",
"text": "Eddie Jones. Johnson came out of retirement to return as a player in the 1995–96 season to lead the then 24–18 Lakers to a 29–11 finish. After some run-ins with Van Exel, displeasure with Harris's strategies, and a first round loss to the Rockets, Johnson decided to retire for the final time after the season. During the 1996 off-season, the Lakers acquired 17-year-old Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets for Vlade Divac; Bryant was drafted 13th overall out of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in that year's draft, by Charlotte. Los Angeles also signed free-agent Shaquille O'Neal. Trading",
"title": "Los Angeles Lakers"
},
{
"docid": "4192589",
"text": "had retired 25 for Gail Goodrich. He selected 6 as growing up he was a fan of Julius Erving. In the offseason, the team acquired superstar center Shaquille O'Neal, and traded Vlade Divac to the Hornets for rookie guard Kobe Bryant. Jones played and started in 80 games, placing second in the team in scoring with 17.2 points and fourth in the league in steals with 2.4 a game. He also played in his first NBA All-Star Game, scoring 10 points in 17 minutes in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. Led by O'Neal, the Lakers won 56 games before defeating",
"title": "Eddie Jones (basketball)"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "1833179",
"text": "May 27, 2007, ESPN reported that Bryant stated that he wanted to be traded if Jerry West did not return to the team with full authority. Bryant later confirmed his desire for West's return to the franchise but denied stating that he would want to be traded if that does not occur. However, three days later, on Stephen A. Smith's radio program, Bryant expressed anger over a Lakers \"insider\" who claimed that Bryant was responsible for Shaquille O'Neal's departure from the team, and publicly stated, \"I want to be traded.\" Three hours after making that statement, Bryant stated in another",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "6864316",
"text": "we're out here for a statue, it'll probably be your statue.\" In February 2018, both players recorded a 'Players Only' special for NBATV where they spoke about their history together, the mutual respect and appreciation, and explanations and regrets over the tensions and feud. O'Neal was 7–4 all-time against Bryant, though Bryant outscored O'Neal in each meeting. Shaq–Kobe feud The \"Kobe-Shaq feud\" (or \"Shaq-Kobe feud\") was the conflict between National Basketball Association (NBA) players Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who played together on the Los Angeles Lakers team from 1996 to 2004. The two were able to win three consecutive",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "10981149",
"text": "1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season The 1996–97 NBA season was the Los Angeles Lakers' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th in the city of Los Angeles. During the offseason, the Lakers signed free agent All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal to a seven-year, $120 million deal, and acquired high school star Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets, who selected him with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA draft. Other offseason acquisitions included signing former Lakers guard Byron Scott, and free agents Jerome Kersey and Sean Rooks. In January, they traded Cedric Ceballos back to the Phoenix Suns for",
"title": "1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season"
},
{
"docid": "10981154",
"text": "= Points; AVG = Average\" 1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season The 1996–97 NBA season was the Los Angeles Lakers' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th in the city of Los Angeles. During the offseason, the Lakers signed free agent All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal to a seven-year, $120 million deal, and acquired high school star Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets, who selected him with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA draft. Other offseason acquisitions included signing former Lakers guard Byron Scott, and free agents Jerome Kersey and Sean Rooks. In January, they traded Cedric Ceballos back",
"title": "1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season"
},
{
"docid": "1833147",
"text": "to trade their draft selection at #13 to the Lakers the day before the draft. Prior to the trade agreement, the Hornets never considered drafting Bryant. During the draft, the Lakers told the Hornets whom to select minutes before the pick was made. Bryant was the first guard ever drafted directly out of high school. After the draft, the trade was put in jeopardy when Divac threatened to retire rather than be traded from Los Angeles. However, on June 30, Divac relented on his threat and the trade was made final on July 9, 1996 when the league's offseason moratorium",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "1833136",
"text": "Charlotte Hornets, who traded him to the Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and he was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud between them, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault in Colorado, but the charges were eventually dropped, and a civil suit was settled out of court. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O'Neal was traded to the Miami",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "20553430",
"text": "to play. Shaheen Holloway, who was the starting point guard for the East, won the MVP award with 7 points, 8 assists and 6 steals; other players who starred were guard Kobe Bryant (13 points/3 assists), center Vassil Evtimov (the only one to record a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds) and bench players Stephen Jackson (East) and Winfred Walton (West) who were the top scorers of the game, tied at 21 points. Of the 22 All-Americans, 12 did not play in the NBA, while 2 were drafted out of high school in the 1996 NBA Draft: Kobe Bryant",
"title": "1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game"
},
{
"docid": "6864251",
"text": "Shaq–Kobe feud The \"Kobe-Shaq feud\" (or \"Shaq-Kobe feud\") was the conflict between National Basketball Association (NBA) players Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who played together on the Los Angeles Lakers team from 1996 to 2004. The two were able to win three consecutive NBA Championships (2000, 2001, 2002) and make an NBA Finals appearance in 2004. O'Neal was the NBA Finals MVP in each of their victories. Personal differences and arguments over their respective roles on the Lakers were followed by a trade that sent O'Neal to the Miami Heat while Bryant was re-signed as a free agent by the",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "1833166",
"text": "Payton, and Bryant, the Lakers were able to reach the NBA Finals. However, they were upset in five games by the Detroit Pistons, who won their first championship since 1990. In that series, Bryant averaged 22.6 points per game and 4.4 assists. He shot 35.1% from the field. Jackson's contract as coach was not renewed, and Rudy Tomjanovich took over. O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant. The following day, Bryant declined an offer to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers and re-signed a seven-year contract with the Lakers. Bryant was closely",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "2132409",
"text": "players Anderson Varejão and Manu Ginóbili as the players who \"made [flopping] famous\", exaggerating contact on the court in a manner analogous to diving in FIFA games. On July 1, 1996, Divac was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for the draft rights to Kobe Bryant and played two seasons there until signing with the Sacramento Kings in July 1998. During the 1998–99 NBA lockout, in January 1999, Divac played 2 games for Partizan's eternal rival KK Crvena Zvezda, in the 1998–99 EuroLeague season. His debut for the \"crveno-beli\" took place mid-season, on Orthodox Christmas, versus a heavily favoured Žalgiris side",
"title": "Vlade Divac"
},
{
"docid": "6864299",
"text": "had proven I could win anywhere—not just with some shot-happy guard in Los Angeles.\" O'Neal indirectly referenced the feud in his cameo appearance in the 2006 movie \"Scary Movie 4\". O'Neal is kidnapped in the movie in a \"Saw\" parody, and he hears a frightening voice. A terrified O'Neal then asks, \"Kobe?\" In 2007, O'Neal said that Bryant should have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, which was awarded to Dirk Nowitzki. During the offseason, Bryant was \"beyond furious\" at reports from a Laker insider that Bryant had insisted O'Neal be traded from the Lakers. Bryant reported that Buss",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "5878177",
"text": "2007 offseason to the Boston Celtics, he was a core player in the Celtics' first NBA title in over 20 years. In 1996, two notable players made the jump from high school to the NBA. The first was Kobe Bryant, selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick of the NBA draft, but traded almost immediately to the Los Angeles Lakers. The second was Jermaine O'Neal, selected by the Trail Blazers with the 17th pick. O'Neal was traded in 2000 to the Indiana Pacers (and later to the Miami Heat). In 1997, another All-Star caliber player, Tracy McGrady, was",
"title": "NBA high school draftees"
},
{
"docid": "1833135",
"text": "the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career and is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Bryant is the first guard in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons. The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, Kobe Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He declared for the NBA draft upon graduation and was selected in the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "4218229",
"text": "Lakers with the 24th pick in the 1996 NBA draft, he spent his first eight seasons with the franchise, winning three consecutive league championships (2000–2002) with teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal and coach Phil Jackson. After the 2003–04 NBA season, he signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors, later being traded to the Utah Jazz, whom he helped lead to the Western Conference finals. Due to his daughter's health, he asked to be released from his contract in 2007. He rejoined the Lakers and won two more NBA titles with Bryant and Jackson. In 2012, he",
"title": "Derek Fisher"
},
{
"docid": "6864290",
"text": "spectators assumed that this was because of Bryant, who had at times voiced displeasure with Jackson's offensive scheme. However, Winter said Jackson announced at the All-Star break that he would not want to return to the Lakers if Bryant returned. Buss also longed for the Lakers to return to the fast break offense of Showtime. After learning of Jackson's departure and hearing Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak say he would consider trading him, O'Neal demanded to be traded. He made it clear that he felt the Laker organization was making moves designed primarily to placate Bryant, saying \"The direction they’re",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "9747578",
"text": "Illinois bar examination and receiving his license to practice in 1996, Pelinka joined Mayer Brown. After two years at Mayer Brown, Arn Tellem convinced Pelinka to become a lawyer for SFX management, and after two years at SFX, he became an agent. While with SFX, he worked with Tellem who represented Eddy Curry, Kwame Brown, Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady, all of whom went directly from high school to the National Basketball Association. Pelinka had become Bryant's agent by the time of the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case. While at SFX, he also became the agent for several of his",
"title": "Rob Pelinka"
},
{
"docid": "8413323",
"text": "NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant is a basketball video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The game was released in North America exclusively on October 31, 1999. It is the sequel to \"Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside\" and features NBA star Kobe Bryant on its cover. Bryant also performed the motion capture for the game. A Game Boy Color version of the game was released at the same time, entitled \"NBA 3 on 3 featuring Kobe Bryant\". The third and final edition in the \"Courtside\"",
"title": "NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "6864291",
"text": "going ... I don’t want to be a part of this.\" Bryant, meanwhile, was involved in discussions with the Los Angeles Clippers. O'Neal's demand was soon indulged, as he was sent to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant and a first-round draft pick. NBA coach and former player Doc Rivers called the relationship between O'Neal and Bryant the \"biggest travesty in sports\" because they should have remained teammates and won at least five championships together. A day after O'Neal was traded, Bryant re-signed with the Lakers for seven years and $136 million. Bryant said he enjoyed",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "8413325",
"text": "or a full-blown arcade experience. Plays such as the isolation play, the post up, and the triangle offense can be called. NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant is a basketball video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The game was released in North America exclusively on October 31, 1999. It is the sequel to \"Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside\" and features NBA star Kobe Bryant on its cover. Bryant also performed the motion capture for the game. A Game Boy Color version of the game was",
"title": "NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "14785172",
"text": "Kobe Bryant China Fund Kobe Bryant made his way over to China for the 2008 Olympics, held in Beijing, and launched the China Fund in 2009. The Kobe Bryant China Fund was set up to \"raise money for education, sports, and culture programs for children from China and the United States\". \"In the US, Bryant's existing fund, the Kobe Bryant Family Foundation, set up in 2006, will also work to strengthen ties between the two countries by teaching middle school students about Chinese language and culture\". As of 2009, the fund has \"raised a total of 42 million yuan, which",
"title": "Kobe Bryant China Fund"
},
{
"docid": "7180602",
"text": "a center for the first time in 15 years. Jason Kidd was voted in as the starting point guard for the East amid speculation that he would be traded to the Western conference (Dallas Mavericks). Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, 2007 All-Star MVP, was the top vote-getter in the West with nearly 2,000,500. However days before the game, he was examined by Lakers' doctors and revealed a torn ligament in his right pinky finger. Deciding to put off required surgery until after the season, the Lakers appealed to the league to replace Bryant but league policy stated Bryant must",
"title": "2008 NBA All-Star Game"
},
{
"docid": "8412597",
"text": "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside is a basketball simulation game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1998 and received a Player's Choice designation after selling one-million copies. At the time of the game's release, Kobe Bryant was in his second NBA season and at age 19, was the youngest player to have a game to his namesake. It was followed by a sequel, \"\", released in 1999. \"Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside\" features 5-on-5 gameplay. There are three modes: Pre-Season (Exhibition), Season, and Playoffs. In both Season and Playoffs modes, players have the",
"title": "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside"
},
{
"docid": "10647236",
"text": "Kobe Bryant case: \"The woman allegedly raped by Kobe Bryant has hired renowned attorney L. Lin Wood, a libel specialist who has represented such clients as the family of JonBenet Ramsey, former Rep. Gary Condit and Richard Jewell in lawsuits against the media.\" L. Lin Wood Lucian Lincoln \"Lin\" Wood Jr. (born October 19, 1952 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a high-profile American attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia. He represented Richard Jewell, the security guard falsely accused in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta in 1996. Wood's representation of Richard Jewell propelled Wood from a personal injury lawyer to",
"title": "L. Lin Wood"
},
{
"docid": "1833250",
"text": "The music video of the single also features Bryant. The song was also used by Sprite in its 2011 marketing campaign in China. In 2009, rapper Lil Wayne titled a song \"Kobe Bryant\". Similarly, in 2010, the rapper Sho Baraka released a song called \"Kobe Bryant On'em\", which was featured on his album \"Lions and Liars\". Bryant is the official ambassador for After-School All-Stars (ASAS), an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive after-school programs to children in thirteen US cities. Bryant also started the Kobe Bryant China Fund which partnered with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation, a charity backed by",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "1833180",
"text": "interview that after having a conversation with head coach Jackson, he had reconsidered his decision and backed off his trade request. Bryant was later shown in an infamous amateur video saying that center Andrew Bynum should have been traded for All-Star Jason Kidd. On December 23, 2007, Bryant became the youngest player (29 years, 122 days) to reach 20,000 points, in a game against the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden. This record has since been broken by LeBron James. Despite an injury to his shooting hand's small finger, described as \"a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament,",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "10984277",
"text": "The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the eighth and final time during their history in Charlotte. They also had the best three-point percentage in NBA history shooting 42.8% from beyond the arch. Following the season, Pierce re-signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks. In the 1996 NBA Draft, the Hornets selected Kobe Bryant with the 13th overall pick. Before he was chosen by the Hornets, the 17-year-old Bryant had made a lasting impression on then-Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw potential in Bryant's basketball ability during pre-draft workouts. West even went on to state",
"title": "1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season"
},
{
"docid": "13358701",
"text": "Kobe Doin' Work Kobe Doin' Work is a 2009 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. It focuses on Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season. Bryant granted filmmaker Spike Lee and 30 cameras unprecedented access to his life for one day. \"Kobe: Doin' Work\" premiered on ESPN on May 16, 2009. Kobe Doin’ Work is an 84-minute exploration of Kobe Bryant’s work ethic, his in game mentality, and his bluntness that makes Kobe a great competitor. [1] It focuses on Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season. Bryant granted filmmaker",
"title": "Kobe Doin' Work"
},
{
"docid": "11044241",
"text": "changes in the 2004 off-season. The Lakers opted not to extend Phil Jackson's contract, resulting in his dismissal from the team. Shaquille O'Neal requested a trade, to which he was traded to the Miami Heat in a blockbuster deal, allowing Kobe Bryant to sign an extension with the Lakers, enabling him full leadership of the team. Gary Payton and Rick Fox were both traded to the Boston Celtics, and Karl Malone opted not to re-sign with the team; he would retire the following year. Despite their feud and Kobe's ongoing trial, O'Neal and Bryant were voted to play in the",
"title": "2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season"
},
{
"docid": "1833226",
"text": "make difficult shots has also drawn criticism of his shot selection. Throughout his career, Bryant was disparaged for being a selfish, high-volume shooter; he missed more field goal attempts in his career than any other player in NBA history. Phil Jackson, who coached Bryant for many years, stated that Bryant \"tends to force the action, especially when the game isn't going his way. When his shot is off, Kobe will pound away relentlessly until his luck turns.\" According to Bryant, \"I would go 0 for 30 before I would go 0 for 9; 0 for 9 means you beat yourself,",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "1833153",
"text": "Bryant's 15.4 points per game was the highest of any non-starter in the season. The 1998–99 season marked Bryant's emergence as a premier guard in the league. With starting guards Van Exel and Jones traded, Bryant started every game for the lockout-shortened 50-game season. During the season, Bryant signed a 6-year contract extension worth $70 million. This kept him with the Lakers until the end of the 2003–04 season. Even at an early stage of his career, sportswriters were comparing his skills to those of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. The playoff results, however, were no better, as the Lakers",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "8309238",
"text": "separately. Bryant signed a seven-year, $136 million contract a year after the allegations, and regained several of his endorsements from Nike, Spalding, and Coca-Cola. He was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2008 and the Finals' Most Valuable Player in 2009 and 2010. On December 16, 2011, Bryant's wife filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. However, Bryant and his wife reconciled in January 2013. Kobe Bryant sexual assault case The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began in July 2003 when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado had arrested professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in",
"title": "Kobe Bryant sexual assault case"
},
{
"docid": "1833182",
"text": "All-Star Pau Gasol, Bryant leads his team to a West best 57–25 record. The Lakers swept the Nuggets in the first round and on May 6, 2008, and Bryant was officially announced as the league MVP. He said, \"It's been a long ride. I'm very proud to represent this organization, to represent this city.\" West, who was responsible for bringing Bryant to the Lakers, was on hand at the press conference to observe Bryant receive his MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern. He stated, \"Kobe deserved it. He's had just another great season. Doesn't surprise me one bit.\" In",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "10064513",
"text": "On Saturday, the 5th of February, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers went to San Antonio, Texas to play the San Antonio Spurs for Kobe's final game there. The Spurs honored Kobe Bryant with a 2½ minute video while the spotlight shone on Kobe, seated on the Lakers bench. The video showed highlight plays of Kobe, and interviews with Coach Greg Popovich, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. 3 of spurs players who have faced Kobe during his entire career. The Spurs won the game with 106-102 and Kobe finished the game with 25 points and converted just",
"title": "Lakers–Spurs rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "4774483",
"text": "who was fired as head coach after a 1–4 start to the 2012–13 season. The Lakers first contacted former Lakers coach Phil Jackson about the opening, but D'Antoni was hired in a unanimous decision by the Lakers front office. The Lakers felt that D'Antoni's fast-paced style of play made him a \"great fit\" for the team, more suitable than Jackson's structured triangle offense. Lakers owner Jerry Buss's preference has always been for the Lakers to have a wide-open offense. D'Antoni was reunited with Nash, who was traded to the Lakers before the season. Lakers star Kobe Bryant was also familiar",
"title": "Mike D'Antoni"
},
{
"docid": "13358707",
"text": "100. The perception was that Kobe’s in game influence was overshadowed by highlights and pointless in-game commentary, and not enough surrounding Kobe’s relentlessness on and off the court. Kobe’s commentary on the documentary did receive much praise for its value to the film. Overall, the film received a decent review, but some have argued for the overuse of 30 different camera angles that were needed to capture Bryant’s every move. This, according to some, distracted viewers from Bryant. 1 \"Kobe Bryant Stats.\" Kobe Bryant-ESPN. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2013. http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/110/kobe-bryant 2 \"Spike Lee Biography.\" Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, 2013.",
"title": "Kobe Doin' Work"
},
{
"docid": "1833245",
"text": "promoting Nike's Hyperdunk shoes, Bryant came out with the fourth edition of his signature line by Nike, the Zoom Kobe IV. In 2010 Nike launched another shoe, Nike Zoom Kobe V. In 2009, Bryant signed a deal with Nubeo to market the \"Black Mamba collection\", a line of sports/luxury watches that range from $25,000 to $285,000. On February 9, 2009, Bryant was featured on the cover of ESPN \"The Magazine\". However, it was not for anything basketball related, rather it was about Bryant being a big fan of FC Barcelona. CNN estimated Bryant's endorsement deals in 2007 to be worth",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "6864305",
"text": "hugging during the game. O'Neal told Bryant to keep the MVP trophy, but Bryant instead gave it to O'Neal's son. For O'Neal, Bryant's gesture marked a turning point in their relationship. Bryant and the Lakers would go to face the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals. Shaq showed support for Kobe, on his Twitter page saying: \"thats right i am saying it today and today only, i want kobe bryant to get number 4, spread da word \". After the Lakers once again won the title in Game 7 of the 2010 Finals, Bryant was asked what it meant",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "6576086",
"text": "seniors after the previous season, the Aces once again reached the AAAA Quarterfinals, where they were defeated by La Salle College High School. Former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant led Lower Merion to the state championship before graduating in 1996. On December 16, 2010, the school held a sold-out dedication ceremony for Kobe Bryant, naming the school's new gym after him. The Lower Merion Varsity Tennis Team is currently under coach De-Sean Fennell. The Varsity Boys' team won the PIAA AAA state championship in 2006 and 2007 they finished second in 2008, as recently as 2013 they made the state quarterfinals",
"title": "Lower Merion High School"
},
{
"docid": "5218109",
"text": "championship. He then went on to Pepperdine University (studying sociology), where he gained national exposure. Christie was selected 17th overall in the 1992 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. However, because of contract difficulties, he never played for the Sonics and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers later that season, where in his first game his name was spelled incorrectly on his jersey as \"Chrisite.\" He was used sparingly in Los Angeles and was the last player on the Lakers to wear #8 before Kobe Bryant. In 1994, the Lakers traded him to the New York Knicks. Again, he",
"title": "Doug Christie (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "13874110",
"text": "in 1986. Scottie Pippen performed a last-second block in 1994. The first showdown featuring Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal as opponents occurred on Christmas, 2004. 2009 and 2010 featured faceoffs between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Phil Jackson becoming the fastest coach to win 1,000 games (it happened on December 25, 2008). In 2012, Kobe Bryant became the all-time Christmas Day scorer with 383 points, surpassing Oscar Robertson who scored 377 points. As a result of a lockout in 2011, Christmas Day was also the season opener. ESPN/ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy talked about that day, saying, \"It's a different",
"title": "National Basketball Association Christmas games"
},
{
"docid": "8309225",
"text": "Kobe Bryant sexual assault case The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began in July 2003 when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado had arrested professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee. Bryant had checked into The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, a hotel in Edwards, Colorado, on June 30 in advance of having surgery near there on July 2 under Richard Steadman. The woman accused Bryant of raping her in his hotel room on July 1, the night before the surgery.",
"title": "Kobe Bryant sexual assault case"
},
{
"docid": "1833251",
"text": "the Chinese government. The Kobe Bryant China Fund raises money within China earmarked for education and health programs. On November 4, 2010, Bryant appeared alongside Zach Braff at the launch event at the Santa Monica Airport, where they presented a $1 million check to the Call of Duty Endowment, an Activision-founded nonprofit organization that helps veterans transition to civilian careers after their military service has ended. Bryant established Kobe Inc. to own and grow brands in the sports industry. The initial investment was a 10% stake in the Bodyarmor SuperDrink company for $6 million in March 2014. The headquarters are",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "13572642",
"text": "and Gary Payton were traded to the Boston Celtics, but Fox would retire before the season instead of suiting up for Boston, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Brian Grant, Caron Butler, and Lamar Odom after bad blood between himself and teammate Kobe Bryant culminated after the loss to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals, Derek Fisher left for the Golden State Warriors, though he would return to the Lakers in 2007 and would eventually win two more championships in 2009 and 2010, and Karl Malone retired in February 2005 after spending half of",
"title": "2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season"
},
{
"docid": "16553313",
"text": "the playoffs for the first time since 1999 as the number 7 seed in the Western Conference. Second-year star Yao Ming and Steve Francis were both selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. However, the Rockets were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, who added Karl Malone and Gary Payton to join Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, in five games. This also marked Francis' only playoff appearance in his career. Following the season, he was traded along with Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato to the Orlando Magic, and Mark Jackson retired. For the",
"title": "2003–04 Houston Rockets season"
},
{
"docid": "4918095",
"text": "the off-season acquisitions of superstars Karl Malone and Gary Payton (who had both failed to win an NBA championship despite long, Hall of Fame-caliber careers). After a number of controversial trade transactions over the years, including the trade of Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant—as well as the decision to not trade young center Andrew Bynum for point guard Jason Kidd—Kupchak faced severe criticism from Lakers franchise star Kobe Bryant, who urged his firing. However, Kupchak reportedly still had the support of the team's owner. In 2007, Kupchak traded Brian Cook and",
"title": "Mitch Kupchak"
},
{
"docid": "13261758",
"text": "1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season The 1998–99 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles. It was the Lakers' final season at the Great Western Forum. During the offseason, the Lakers signed free agent Derek Harper. In his first season as a starter, Kobe Bryant finished second on the team in scoring with 19.9 points per game. At midseason, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell were both traded to the Charlotte Hornets for All-Star forward Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B.J. Armstrong, who was released and signed with the",
"title": "1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season"
},
{
"docid": "2442180",
"text": "(ABL). He also served as the head coach of Rizing Fukuoka of the bj league. Bryant is married to Pam Cox, sister of former NBA player Chubby Cox. They have two daughters and one son: Sharia, Shaya, and Kobe. Kobe has won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also is the uncle of professional basketball player John Cox IV. Joe Bryant Joseph Washington \"Jellybean\" Bryant (born October 19, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player, current coach, and the father of former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Bryant was the head coach of the WNBA's",
"title": "Joe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "5789725",
"text": "Saunders, and played a rotation role of 14 minutes per game, averaging 5.2 points per game. On June 28, 2006, the Pistons traded Evans to the Los Angeles Lakers for the draft rights to Cheikh Samb, following Evans' request to be moved to a team where he would be given more playing time. He served as a bench player for the Lakers, largely as the back up to Kobe Bryant. On November 20, 2007, he along with teammate Brian Cook were traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Trevor Ariza. He became the Magic's starting shooting guard, contributing to",
"title": "Maurice Evans (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "1823619",
"text": "Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the rights to rookie Kobe Bryant, who the Hornets picked 13th overall. The new-look Hornets were successful, with Divac and Geiger providing the center combination, Mason averaging a double-double, Bogues back at the point, and Rice having the finest season of his career. The team achieved the best season in its history at the time, finishing 54–28, and making it back to the playoffs. Despite the success during the regular season, the Hornets went down rather meekly to the Knicks in three games. The 1997–98 season was also successful. Muggsy Bogues was traded two",
"title": "Charlotte Hornets"
},
{
"docid": "1833140",
"text": "the only son of former NBA player Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. He is also the maternal nephew of basketball player John \"Chubby\" Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. His middle name, Bean, is derived from his father's nickname \"Jellybean\". Bryant was raised Roman Catholic. When Bryant was six, his father retired from the NBA and moved his family to Rieti in Italy to continue playing professional basketball at a lower level. Kobe became accustomed to his new lifestyle and learned to speak fluent Italian. During",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "295993",
"text": "guard, Dwyane Wade, and Shaquille O'Neal, who had been traded from the Lakers during summer 2004, won the series over the Dallas Mavericks in six after losing the first two games. The Lakers/Spurs dominance continued in 2007 with a four-game sweep by the Spurs over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were led by LeBron James. The 2008 Finals saw a rematch of the league's highest profile rivalry, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, with the Celtics winning, for their 17th championship, thanks to their new big three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett. In 2009, Kobe Bryant and",
"title": "National Basketball Association"
},
{
"docid": "8018676",
"text": "Todd Fuller Todd Douglas Fuller (born July 25, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. He played in five NBA seasons from 1996-2001 for the Warriors, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, averaging 3.7 ppg. This has led many sports sources to include Fuller on NBA draft lottery \"bust\" lists. Fuller was drafted ahead of NBA All-Stars Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Peja Stojaković, & Jermaine O'Neal, amongst others. He also played six seasons overseas, on pro teams in Spain, Poland",
"title": "Todd Fuller"
},
{
"docid": "6864309",
"text": "his retirement. When asked who was the greatest player he ever played with during his career, O'Neal did not answer but Bryant was the only player whose name was mentioned. He also mentioned that his departure from Los Angeles has nothing to do with Kobe Bryant, saying \"the reason I left wasn't about what Kobe did; it was about something else. I was making maximum dollars and felt I deserved more. It was a business end.\" When asked whether leaving Los Angeles was a bad decision, he answered \"I don't like to live in a world of ifs. But if",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "1833242",
"text": "attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.\" The accuser filed a separate civil lawsuit against Bryant, which the two sides ultimately settled. The specific terms of the settlement were not disclosed to the public. Before starting the 1996–97 NBA season, Bryant signed a six-year contract with Adidas that was worth approximately $48 million. His first signature shoe was the Equipment KB 8. Bryant's other earlier endorsements included deals with The Coca-Cola Company to endorse their Sprite soft drink, appearing in advertisements for McDonald's, promoting Spalding's new",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "3624432",
"text": "Indiana Pacers, who were heavily favored and won the first two games of the series before Miami responded with two home wins to tie the series at 2 games apiece. Butler scored 21 points with 10 rebounds in the fourth game, but the Pacers responded to win the series in 6 games. Following the season, Miami decided to change the roster and traded Butler, Odom and Brian Grant to the Los Angeles Lakers for superstar center Shaquille O'Neal. The Lakers had been a title contender but were now in rebuilding mode, led by superstar guard Kobe Bryant. Butler started in",
"title": "Caron Butler"
},
{
"docid": "6864315",
"text": "taken off the floor with 4.1 second remaining, to an uproarious Staples Center crowd. O'Neal, who was in attendance, was the first person that Bryant embraced upon returning to the bench. When asked about Kobe's legacy during a segment on TNT, Shaq repeated his praise of Bryant as \"the greatest Laker ever.\" One year later, O'Neal was honored by the Lakers with a statue of his likeness outside Staples Center. Bryant was in attendance of the statue's unveiling and spoke at the event, which O'Neal said \"meant a lot\" to him. Addressing Kobe during the ceremony, O'Neal said, \"Next time",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "1309449",
"text": "pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Amid tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourth NBA championship followed in 2006. Midway through the 2007–2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. After a season-and-a-half with",
"title": "Shaquille O'Neal"
},
{
"docid": "1833134",
"text": "Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. He holds the NBA record for",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "13874130",
"text": "game scheduled that day drew similar criticism. The game between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center marked the first time since the Lakers traded Shaquille O'Neal to the Heat that the two teams were facing each other and the first time that Shaq and Kobe Bryant would be facing each other as opponents. The NBA does not schedule games on Christmas Eve, December 24, to allow players and coaches who have to play on Christmas Day to be with their families. Also families of players and coaches who participate in Christmas games, normally attend the games.",
"title": "National Basketball Association Christmas games"
},
{
"docid": "14785174",
"text": "offers educational, healthcare, and sports programs to young people\". Many people like and admire Kobe Bryant but most NBA players do not \"receive the same wild reception\" as he does when he goes to China. Bryant has been on billboards, reality shows, commercials, and websites both in the United States and China. \"Three factors driving Bryant's popularity in China are his on-court talent, his philanthropic actions, and his appreciation of the country's culture\". Apart from Yao Ming, Bryant is said to have the largest fan base in China and his no.24 jersey outsells the national hero Ming. Kobe Bryant China",
"title": "Kobe Bryant China Fund"
},
{
"docid": "1833149",
"text": "four games. As a rookie in 1996–97, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. At the time he became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game (18 years, 72 days; a record since broken by Jermaine O'Neal and former teammate Andrew Bynum), and also became the youngest NBA starter ever (18 years, 158 days). Initially, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time. By the end of the season, he averaged 15.5 minutes a game. During the All-Star weekend, Bryant participated",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "5174878",
"text": "after he was drafted in 1986. In 1994, neither the Lakers \"nor\" the Celtics made the playoffs, marking the first time in the history of the NBA that both teams missed the playoffs in the same season. However, the Lakers began the rebuilding process in 1996 by trading for Kobe Bryant, who was drafted from high school that year by the Charlotte Hornets. That same year, the Lakers signed Shaquille O'Neal. Meanwhile, in 1998, the Celtics drafted Paul Pierce, a native of Inglewood, California who had grown up as a Lakers fan. The following year, in 1999, Phil Jackson joined",
"title": "Celtics–Lakers rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "1833145",
"text": "ethic, even as the team's top player. In 1996, Bryant took R&B singer Brandy to his senior prom, though the two were, and remain, just friends. Ultimately, however, the 17-year-old Bryant made the decision to go directly into the NBA, only the sixth player in NBA history to do so. Bryant's news was met with a lot of publicity at a time when prep-to-pro NBA players were not very common (Garnett being the only exception in 20 years). His basketball skills and SAT score of 1080 would have ensured admission to any college he chose, but he did not officially",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "6864301",
"text": "Dr. Buss more as a man if he would have told me that himself, because I know he said it.\" In 2008, O'Neal reiterated his belief that Bryant deserved the MVP award. Bryant went on to win the award for the first time in his career that season. During the offseason, O'Neal was at a party, and got up to rap in front of the crowd. O'Neal mentioned Bryant multiple times in the rap, saying that \"Kobe couldn't do it without me\", referring to Bryant and the Lakers loss in the 2008 NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics. He also",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "1833249",
"text": "that month; the song was not well received. Sony abandoned plans for the album, which was never released, and dropped Bryant later that year. The Sony president who originally signed Bryant had already left, and Bryant's other backers had mostly abandoned him. Afterward, Bryant co-founded an independent record label, Heads High Entertainment, but it folded within a year. In 2011, Bryant was featured in Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's single, \"The Heaven and Earth Challenge\" (天地一鬥, pronounced \"Tian Di Yi Dou\"). The proceeds for downloads of both the single and ringtones were donated to impoverished schools for basketball facilities and equipment.",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "6293957",
"text": "leading scorers for the Magic. In 1995–96 Scott set an NBA single-season three-point field goal tally with 267 (which was broken ten years later by Ray Allen). He also set the NBA record for most three pointers made in a single game with 11 on April 18, 1996. On his record breaking shot the assist came from teammate and the holder of the record, Brian Shaw (he made 10 three pointers on April 8, 1993). This record has also since been broken by Kobe Bryant who made 12 three pointers on January 7, 2003, Donyell Marshall who made 12 three",
"title": "Dennis Scott (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "1833253",
"text": "looks back on his career with photos and his reflections. Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "1833192",
"text": "setting a new playoff career-high; it was the most assists by a Laker in the playoffs since Magic Johnson had 13 in 1996. The Lakers went on to win the series in six games capturing the Western Conference Championship and advancing to the NBA Finals for a third straight season. In a rematch against the 2008 Champion Boston Celtics, Bryant, despite shooting 6 for 24 from the field, led the Lakers back from a thirteen-point third quarter deficit in Game 7 to win the championship; he scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and finished the",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "10092280",
"text": "1998, no NBA teams were entered into the league that year. Due to the rising popularity of the Las Vegas Summer League, 2006 was the last year the NBA sent teams to the SPL. 2007 was the SPL's final year in operation, during which the league played with amateur teams. Kobe Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers team during the 1996 Summer Pro League. He scored 27 points in 26 minutes in a 123–113 loss to the Detroit Pistons prompting Pistons coach Alvin Gentry to say, \"I don't want to compare anyone to Michael Jordan. But I'll call [Bryant]",
"title": "Summer Pro League"
},
{
"docid": "8153513",
"text": "the Nets traded Williams, Mehmet Okur, and a 2012 first-round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for veteran small forward Gerald Wallace. Williams never appeared in a game for Portland. In early 2013, he joined Guangzhou Liu Sui for the 2013 NBL season. On September 3, 2013, Williams signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was waived on January 7, 2014, the deadline before his contract would become guaranteed. The Lakers had injuries to guards Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Steve Blake, Jordan Farmar, and Xavier Henry, and wanted to free up Williams' roster spot and salary in the event",
"title": "Shawne Williams"
},
{
"docid": "8412598",
"text": "option to simulate games. Team rosters reflect the 1997-98 NBA season with two notable omissions: Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan, and Golden State Warriors superstar Latrell Sprewell. Due to licensing agreements, a fictional player named \"Roster Player #98\" is used in Jordan's place. Upon the game's release, Sprewell was serving a 68-game suspension from the league (see: 1997 choking incident). IGN gave \"Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside\" a 7.8 out of 10 overall, praising the graphics by saying the animation, detailed players and medium-resolution mode were smooth, though the reviewer noted that the stiff characters looked awkward. Kobe Bryant in",
"title": "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside"
},
{
"docid": "3119941",
"text": "with Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and others adopting pressure stockings the following season. Stackhouse was still coming off the bench as the 6th man for the Dallas Mavericks during the 2005–06 NBA season, however he was a significant factor in the NBA Finals series with the Dallas Mavericks against the Miami Heat. The Mavericks suffered, however, when Stackhouse was suspended for Game 5 for a flagrant foul on Shaquille O'Neal, and the Heat eventually won the series 4–2. Stackhouse was the third player from the Mavericks suspended during the 2006 playoffs. Stackhouse was traded",
"title": "Jerry Stackhouse"
},
{
"docid": "4192591",
"text": "The team failed to win a game in the conference finals against the Jazz however, as the veteran team swept the Lakers. Jones averaged 17 points with 2 steals in 13 playoff games. The following season would be shortened to 50 games due to a league lockout, with Jones starting the first 20 games of the season before he and Elden Campbell were traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Glen Rice, J. R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong on March 10, 1999. Jones was a mentor for Kobe Bryant during his time with the Lakers, as both had ties to",
"title": "Eddie Jones (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "14837448",
"text": "traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Yusniel Diaz, Dean Kremer, Rylan Bannon, Breyvic Valera and Zach Pop. Unable to use his No. 13 uniform number in Los Angeles since it was already worn by infielder Max Muncy, Machado chose uniform No. 8 because he was a Kobe Bryant fan growing up. He debuted as a Dodger on July 20 against the Milwaukee Brewers and had two singles and two walks. He recorded his 1,000th career hit on August 9, off of Tyler Anderson of the Colorado Rockies. In 66 games with the Dodgers, Machado finished with a .273 batting",
"title": "Manny Machado"
},
{
"docid": "12596188",
"text": "waiving his rights for nearly a month before ultimately accepting a deal which sent him to the Chicago Cubs. In 2017, Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton rejected trades both to the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, saying that he would refuse to waive his no-trade clause for any teams other than the contenders Chicago Cubs, hometown Los Angeles Dodgers, up-and-coming New York Yankees, and reigning 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros. Stanton was eventually traded to the Yankees for Starlin Castro, Jorge Guzman, and José Devers. In 2007, Kobe Bryant was willing to waive his no trade clause",
"title": "Trade (sports)"
},
{
"docid": "17686659",
"text": "video has gained over 9.1 million views on YouTube and has had over 60,000 ratings. Brownlee also has a similar video regarding a dummy model of the iPhone 6, uploaded a couple of months earlier, which (as of May 2017) has since gained over 7 million views on YouTube. In December 2015, Brownlee did an interview with Kobe Bryant, a professional NBA basketball player, and uploaded the results, titled \"Talking Tech with Kobe Bryant!\" in which he talks about Tech interests of Kobe and the most recent Kobe designed Nike shoes, the \"Kobe 11\". In October 2016, he interviewed Apple's",
"title": "Marques Brownlee"
},
{
"docid": "6864267",
"text": "ball into the stands to accentuate Bryant's turnovers. O'Neal said it was an inside joke between Kobe and him. Jackson and Winter relied on the triangle offense to heal the relationship between O'Neal and Bryant. The coaches believed that the offense was so structured that the relationship between the two players would be smoother on the court. The coaches would also tell the team they did not see the selfishness in Bryant that the players saw. Winter even put together a video for O'Neal to show that Bryant was playing his role correctly. In 2001, the Lakers won the title",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "9747583",
"text": "over seven years. When Bryant demanded to be traded during the 2007 offseason, Pelinka confirmed that \"Kobe would like to be moved.\" Rob Pelinka was involved in a complex negotiation which led to both SFX resigning as the agency for Carlos Boozer and to Pelinka briefly resigning as his agent. Pelinka currently represents Boozer as his agent. The issue involved discrepancies on an unconfirmed handshake agreement between Boozer and the Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund. At the time, Boozer had a $700,000 option year remaining on his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boozer had originally been signed to a two-year guaranteed",
"title": "Rob Pelinka"
},
{
"docid": "4122838",
"text": "who was battling for rebounding position with Kobe Bryant, was elbowed in the neck by Bryant, which was later ruled to be a Type 1 flagrant foul. After being called for an offensive foul, Artest was indignant and proceeded to antagonize Bryant after the play, which eventually led to an ejection by Joe Crawford. In Game 3, Artest was again ejected in the fourth quarter after a hard foul on Pau Gasol, who was attempting to dunk on a fast-break. It was determined the next day that the foul was not serious enough to warrant an ejection, and the flagrant",
"title": "Metta World Peace"
},
{
"docid": "20219337",
"text": "was renewed with season 3 debuting on June 12, 2014 with guest Steve Carell. KOBE UP CLOSE (Director)<br> On August 15, 2013 AXS TV broadcast a live interview program of Los Angeles Laker legend Kobe Bryant hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The program was a charity event for The Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Sports Spectacular and featured a one-hour, in depth interview on his long career in the NBA. Devin DeHaven Devin DeHaven is a veteran American television director and producer. His career has spanned 3 decades with hundreds of live concerts, talk shows and",
"title": "Devin DeHaven"
},
{
"docid": "5790110",
"text": "score at least 38 points in successive games since Kobe Bryant in March 2013. Over four games between December 3 and December 9, Williams scored 137 points—the biggest four-game scoring performance by a reserve since the NBA began keeping track of starts in 1970. On February 23, 2017, Williams was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Corey Brewer and a 2017 first-round draft pick. He made his debut for the Rockets that night, scoring 27 points with seven three-pointers off the bench in a 129–99 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On March 15, 2017, he scored 30",
"title": "Lou Williams"
},
{
"docid": "15710576",
"text": "Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. On January 3, 2013, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in a three-way trade also involving Erie BayHawks. On February 4, Goudelock was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 D-League All-Star Game. However, due to injury, he was replaced by Travis Leslie. On April 14, 2013, Goudelock re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers after Kobe Bryant suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury. He had just signed with Puerto Rico's Cangrejeros de Santurce, but turned around with the Lakers' offer. Goudelock afterwards played 6 minutes in the",
"title": "Andrew Goudelock"
},
{
"docid": "15181576",
"text": "people mentioned that the Pacers would be one of the NBA's elite. On January 24, 2006, it was said that Artest would be traded to the Sacramento Kings for Peja Stojaković, when the trade was declined suddenly. The following day, however, the trade was accepted, and Indiana finally cut ties with the troubled All-Star. On February 1, 2006, they managed to beat the Kobe Bryant-led Lakers, keeping the high-scorer below his average. Jermaine O'Neal was also sidelined with a torn left groin and missed two months. The Pacers finished the season 41–41. Despite the Artest saga and many key injuries",
"title": "History of the Indiana Pacers"
},
{
"docid": "1833202",
"text": "he scored 27 points, sitting out the whole fourth quarter. In a move to improve the team's defense, D'Antoni began having Bryant guard the opponent's best perimeter player; Bryant was the primary defender on the Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, who was held to 15 points. Bryant acknowledged he was a more focused defender when he had a challenging defensive assignment as opposed to when he played off the ball against weaker players. His defense disrupted opponents and freed Nash from unfavorable matchups. Bryant was leading the league in scoring through much of the first 42 games. With a disappointing 17–25 start",
"title": "Kobe Bryant"
},
{
"docid": "6864311",
"text": "in Italy, saying \"I like players who workout. I used to do that 6–7 hours per day. I cannot stand players who practice for 30 minutes.\" O'Neal countered that he did not need to work out, and that \"My three Finals MVPs speaks for itself.\" On February 6, 2012, Bryant passed O'Neal for fifth place on the all-time scoring list. Bryant said it was an honor because of their championships together. O'Neal congratulated Bryant, saying \"I'm proud of him. I'm happy for him. And, most of all, I want to thank him for being a part of the greatest 1-2",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "13184623",
"text": "won 3–0) Bold designates team leader. Bold designates team leader. Shaquielle O'Neal from L.A. Lakers 2004–05 Miami Heat season The 2004–05 NBA season was the 17th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers, plus signing free agents Christian Laettner, three-point specialist Damon Jones, and Shandon Anderson. O'Neal was traded away from the Lakers following recurrence of bad blood with former teammate Kobe Bryant. Despite their numerous conflicts during their 8 years as teammates, the duo led",
"title": "2004–05 Miami Heat season"
},
{
"docid": "13184619",
"text": "2004–05 Miami Heat season The 2004–05 NBA season was the 17th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers, plus signing free agents Christian Laettner, three-point specialist Damon Jones, and Shandon Anderson. O'Neal was traded away from the Lakers following recurrence of bad blood with former teammate Kobe Bryant. Despite their numerous conflicts during their 8 years as teammates, the duo led the Lakers to 3-straight championship titles from 2000 to 2002. The team played solid basketball",
"title": "2004–05 Miami Heat season"
},
{
"docid": "6864264",
"text": "the floor and had Bryant take over the offense and lead the team to victory. Leading 110–109 with 1:32 remaining in Game 6, Jackson again spread the offense—even with O'Neal on the floor—and again allowed Bryant to take over; the Lakers won the game, 116–111, and won the championship. In the ensuing celebration, Bryant was the first person to embrace O'Neal. The season was not without confrontation, as O'Neal in one team meeting said, \"I have something to say. I think Kobe is playing too selfishly for us to win.\" O'Neal felt pressure to be leader of the team and",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "14785173",
"text": "is equivalent to 6.15 million dollars, from various enterprises.\" The first donation was to the children of the quake-hit Sichuan Province, and was worth five million yuan or 732,000 dollars. At the charity event, for the China Fund, Bryant was presented with the Soong Ching-Ling Charity Award. Bryant said at the reception, \"I am very excited to help kids be better (and), to have a better future.\" Kobe helped initiate the foundation, and the chairman of the China Soong Ching-Ling Foundation (CSCLF), Hu Qili, presented him with his award. The CSCLF, \"is a charity backed by the Chinese government which",
"title": "Kobe Bryant China Fund"
},
{
"docid": "6522469",
"text": "while at Kansas State. As an assistant to Phil Jackson, who took over as the Bulls' head coach in 1989, Winter and his ball-movement offense were an integral part of the Bulls' NBA championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Winter followed Jackson to the Los Angeles Lakers. Led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers won three championships using the triangle system in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Winter was also a consultant for the NBA champion 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers team. On April 25, 2009, Winter suffered a stroke in Manhattan, Kansas, while attending a Kansas",
"title": "Tex Winter"
},
{
"docid": "6864307",
"text": "Shaq.\" O'Neal signed a two-year contract with the Celtics for the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 season for the league minimum of $1.3 million and adding to the Celtics–Lakers rivalry. Bill Simmons of ESPN speculated that O'Neal wanted to tie Bryant with five titles and that still \"Shaq hates Kobe and Kobe hates Shaq.\" O'Neal said he didn't \"compete with little guys who run around dominating the ball, throwing up 30 shots a night – like D-Wade, Kobe.\" O'Neal added that he is only competing against Tim Duncan: \"If Tim Duncan gets five rings, then that gives some writer the chance to",
"title": "Shaq–Kobe feud"
},
{
"docid": "5340888",
"text": "won the lottery and obtained the first selection. The Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies were second and third respectively. Allen Iverson, a sophomore from Georgetown was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. It is widely considered to be one of the deepest and most talented NBA drafts in history, with one-third of the first round picks later becoming NBA All-Stars. The draft class produced three players who won NBA MVP awards (Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash), seven other drafted players who became All-Stars (Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Ray Allen, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Stephon Marbury, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja Stojaković, Antoine Walker),",
"title": "1996 NBA draft"
}
] |
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| what is the name of the currency used in togo | [
"West African CFA franc"
] | [
{
"docid": "10265620",
"text": "Togolese franc The franc was the currency of Togo. Between 1924 and 1956, coins specifically for use in Togo were issued. Since 1945, Togo uses the West African CFA franc. Between 1884 and 1914, the German mark was the currency of Togo as Germany was the colonial power. In 1914, Togo was occupied by British and French forces. Togo was split into two League of Nations mandate territories, with the western, British portion adopting the British West African pound and eventually becoming part of Ghana. In the eastern, French territory, the French franc was adopted, supplemented in 1924 by coins",
"title": "Togolese franc"
},
{
"docid": "10265620",
"text": "Togolese franc The franc was the currency of Togo. Between 1924 and 1956, coins specifically for use in Togo were issued. Since 1945, Togo uses the West African CFA franc. Between 1884 and 1914, the German mark was the currency of Togo as Germany was the colonial power. In 1914, Togo was occupied by British and French forces. Togo was split into two League of Nations mandate territories, with the western, British portion adopting the British West African pound and eventually becoming part of Ghana. In the eastern, French territory, the French franc was adopted, supplemented in 1924 by coins",
"title": "Togolese franc"
},
{
"docid": "6973781",
"text": "West African CFA franc The West African CFA franc (; or simply \"franc\", ISO 4217 code: XOF) is the currency of eight independent states in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. These eight countries had a combined population of 105.7 million people in 2014, and a combined GDP of US$78.4 billion (as of 2012). The acronym CFA stands for ' (\"Financial Community of Africa\") or ' (\"African Financial Community\"). The currency is issued by the BCEAO (\"Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest\", \"Central Bank of the West African States\"), located in",
"title": "West African CFA franc"
},
{
"docid": "5247255",
"text": "Eco (currency) The Eco is the proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) plans to introduce in the framework of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). After its introduction, the goal is to merge the new currency with the West African CFA franc (used by the French-speaking members of ECOWAS since 1945) at a later date. This will create a common currency for much of West Africa. For the Eco to be implemented, ten convergence criteria, set out by the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), must be met. These criteria are divided into",
"title": "Eco (currency)"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "10265621",
"text": "issued in the name of the Mandate Territory of Togo. These coins were issued intermittently until 1956 and circulated alongside the CFA franc from 1945. No circulating coins specific to Togo have been issued since 1956, although the 1957 coins of French West Africa also bore the name Togo. In 1924, aluminium-bronze 50 centimes, 1 and 2 francs were introduced, with the franc denominations minted again in 1925 and the 50 centimes struck until 1926. In 1948, aluminium 1 and 2 francs coins were issued, followed by aluminium-bronze 5 francs in 1956. Togolese franc The franc was the currency of",
"title": "Togolese franc"
},
{
"docid": "415089",
"text": "at a small fort at Porto Seguro. For the next 200 years, the coastal region was a major trading center for Europeans in search of slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name \"The Slave Coast\". The German Empire established the protectorate of Togoland (in what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana) in 1884 during the period generally known as the \"Scramble for Africa\". Gustav Nachtigal, Germany's Commissioner for West Africa who oversaw both the inclusion of Togoland as well as Kamerun into the German colonial empire, had",
"title": "History of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "2708968",
"text": "the region of Bengal, the term has always been used to refer to currency. In the 14th century, Ibn Battuta noticed that people in the Bengal Sultanate referred to gold and silver coins as \"taka\" instead of dinar. The word \"taka\" in Bangla is also commonly used generically to mean any money, currency, or notes. Thus, colloquially, a person speaking in Bangla may use \"taka\" to refer to money regardless of what currency it is denominated in. This is also common in the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where the official name of the Indian rupees is \"taka\"",
"title": "Bangladeshi taka"
},
{
"docid": "4525170",
"text": "Togoville Togoville is a town and canton in southern Togo, lying on the northern shore of Lake Togo. It was originally known as Togo. The country took its name from the town of Togoville when Gustav Nachtigal signed a treaty with the town's chief, Mlapa III, in 1884, from which Germany claimed overlordship over what became Togo. The main features of the town are Togoville Cathedral, built in 1910, and a shrine to the Virgin Mary to mark where she is said to have appeared on 7 November in the early 1970s. This area is a centre for the practice",
"title": "Togoville"
},
{
"docid": "16707898",
"text": "Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants (French West Africa and Togo) The Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants ('African Confederation of Believing Workers', abbreviated C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo) was a trade union confederation in French West Africa and Togo. C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo was founded in Ouagadougou July 8–15, 1956 by the West African branches of the French trade union centre C.F.T.C. David Soumah became the first president of C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo. When adopting the name of the new, autonomous organization the word 'Christians' (used in the C.F.T.C name) was changed into the 'Believers', seeking to accommodate Muslim workers. However, C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo continued to be funded by the Catholic Church and",
"title": "Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants (French West Africa and Togo)"
},
{
"docid": "4525172",
"text": "General of Togoville. Many students come from all over the country and the African continent to attend school in Togoville. Togoville Togoville is a town and canton in southern Togo, lying on the northern shore of Lake Togo. It was originally known as Togo. The country took its name from the town of Togoville when Gustav Nachtigal signed a treaty with the town's chief, Mlapa III, in 1884, from which Germany claimed overlordship over what became Togo. The main features of the town are Togoville Cathedral, built in 1910, and a shrine to the Virgin Mary to mark where she",
"title": "Togoville"
},
{
"docid": "2439215",
"text": "Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County no longer serves delinquent boys and girls. The Togo facility opened in 1955 as Youth Conservation Commission (YCC). For years it was known as Thistledew Camp. In 2006 the facility's name changed to MCF-Togo, and the Thistledew designation is used to refer to the juvenile programs. Now MCF-TOGO only serves adult males as a CIP program Minnesota Department of Corrections The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul. As of 2010, the state of Minnesota does not contract with",
"title": "Minnesota Department of Corrections"
},
{
"docid": "2571831",
"text": "more than one language although Spanish is the prevalent one. Plantation tokens can have an array of denominations and names. The name can be the owner or their relatives. Sometimes the token can have the name of the farm (or finca). Lastly, tokens had allegorical symbols to identify the owner. Very little documentation exists since the inception of Latin American tokens, therefore, many tokens cannot be verified as to who the real owner is or what the symbol or symbols meant. Tokens in Latin America were used as currency since there was not enough official currency available. Customarily, workers could",
"title": "Exonumia"
},
{
"docid": "20987162",
"text": "churches were established in the Est-Mono Prefecture. In 1988, it takes the name of \"Togo Baptist Convention\". In 2016, it has 400 churches and 22,000 members. Togo Baptist Convention The Togo Baptist Convention () is a Baptist Christian denomination in Togo. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lomé. The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Lomé by Nigerians in 1919 and a mission of the Ghana Baptist Convention in 1950. CBT is officially founded in 1964 under the name of \"Association of Baptist Churches of Togo\" (\"Association",
"title": "Togo Baptist Convention"
},
{
"docid": "1937558",
"text": "the United Kingdom currency from other currencies with the same name. Otherwise the term \"pound\" is normally used. The currency name is sometimes abbreviated to just \"sterling\", particularly in the wholesale financial markets, but not when referring to specific amounts; for example, \"Payment is accepted in sterling\" but never \"These cost five sterling\". The abbreviations \"ster.\" and \"stg.\" are sometimes used. The term \"British pound\" is sometimes incorrectly used in less formal contexts, and it is not an official name of the currency. The exchange rate of the pound sterling against the US Dollar is referred to as \"cable\" in",
"title": "Pound sterling"
},
{
"docid": "10917119",
"text": "Katanga Cross A Katanga Cross, also called a handa, is a cast copper ingot in the shape of a cross which was once used as a form of currency in parts of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Katanga crosses were made in various sizes, typically about across, and weighing about . The name derives from Katanga, a rich copper mining region in the south-eastern portion of the DRC. These X-shaped ingots were cast by local coppersmiths by pouring molten copper into sand molds. During its period of currency,",
"title": "Katanga Cross"
},
{
"docid": "3083941",
"text": "Moldovan leu The leu (sign: L; ISO 4217 code: MDL) is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu (plural: lei) is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban). The name of the currency originates from a Romanian word which means \"lion\". Between 1918 and 1940 and again between 1941 and 1944, when Moldova was part of Romania, the Romanian leu was used in what was then the eastern part of the broader Romanian region of Moldavia (\"Moldova\" in Romanian). The Moldovan leu was established on 29 November 1993, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the",
"title": "Moldovan leu"
},
{
"docid": "3083947",
"text": "Heaven’s doorsill.” Moldovan leu The leu (sign: L; ISO 4217 code: MDL) is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu (plural: lei) is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban). The name of the currency originates from a Romanian word which means \"lion\". Between 1918 and 1940 and again between 1941 and 1944, when Moldova was part of Romania, the Romanian leu was used in what was then the eastern part of the broader Romanian region of Moldavia (\"Moldova\" in Romanian). The Moldovan leu was established on 29 November 1993, following the collapse of the Soviet Union",
"title": "Moldovan leu"
},
{
"docid": "9906607",
"text": "Redenomination Redenomination is the process of changing the face value of banknotes or coins used in circulating currency. It may be done because inflation has made the currency unit so small that only large denominations of the currency are circulated. In such cases the name of the currency may change or the original name may be used with a temporary qualifier such as \"new\". Redenomination may be done for other reasons such as adopting a new currency as with the Euro or decimalisation. The article deals with these various types of redenomination in detail. In times of inflation, the same",
"title": "Redenomination"
},
{
"docid": "9906613",
"text": "\"mil\" (thousand), making the values easier to read. Redenomination Redenomination is the process of changing the face value of banknotes or coins used in circulating currency. It may be done because inflation has made the currency unit so small that only large denominations of the currency are circulated. In such cases the name of the currency may change or the original name may be used with a temporary qualifier such as \"new\". Redenomination may be done for other reasons such as adopting a new currency as with the Euro or decimalisation. The article deals with these various types of redenomination",
"title": "Redenomination"
},
{
"docid": "11769265",
"text": "Khaleeji (currency) The Khaleeji ( ) was a proposed name for the common currency of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States (GCC). The term 'Khaleeji' is Arabic for \"of the Gulf\", and is traditionally associated with Eastern Arabia's Gulf states. The proposed name was turned down in late 2009, and no official name was later agreed prior to the withdrawal of an agreement for a GCC common currency. Although the name \"Dinar\" (, from Latin, denarius) has been suggested since it is already used in the Arab world and is mentioned in the Quran",
"title": "Khaleeji (currency)"
},
{
"docid": "415070",
"text": "privatization program of the cotton sector, telecommunications and water supply has stalled. The country currently has no debt due to financial assistance from the outside while Togo is likely among the most beneficiary countries under the Initiative help in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries. 12 January 1994 devaluation of the currency by 50% provided an important impetus to renewed structural adjustment; these efforts were facilitated by the end of strife in 1994 and a return to overt political calm. Progress depends on increased openness in government financial operations (to accommodate increased social service outlays) and possible downsizing of the armed forces,",
"title": "Togo"
},
{
"docid": "5720616",
"text": "Stamps issued by French post offices in Andorra. Stamps issued by Spanish post offices in Andorra. Various issues common to these zones from the reform of currency in June 1948 until the foundation of the Federal Republic in September 1949. A single issue with 35 values was used in both zones until the General Issues types (also used in the Russian Zone) appeared in February 1946. The Military Government issue was inscribed AM POST DEUTSCHLAND (AM = Allied Military). Issues by military forces occupying Togo, then a German colony, in the First World War. Former Portuguese colony, independent since 1975.",
"title": "Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Al–Aq)"
},
{
"docid": "11626424",
"text": "Togo–United States relations Togo–United States relations are bilateral relations between Togo and the United States. Togo is a pro-Western, market-oriented country. The United States and Togo have had generally good relations since its independence, although the United States has never been one of Togo's major trading partners. The largest share of U.S. exports to Togo generally has been used clothing and scrap textiles. Other important U.S. exports include rice, wheat, shoes, and tobacco products, and U.S. personal computers and other office electronics are becoming more widely used. The Government of Togo, with the support of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation",
"title": "Togo–United States relations"
},
{
"docid": "4305676",
"text": "Israeli agora The agora (, . , \"\") is a denomination of the currency of Israel. The Israeli currency – the new Israeli shekel (ILS) – is divided into 100 agorot. The name \"agora\" actually refers to three kinds of currencies that were used in Israel throughout its history. All of them have been subdivisions of the main currency units. This name was used for the first time in 1960, when the Israeli government decided to change the subdivision of the Israeli lira (a.k.a. Israeli pound) from 1000 prutot to 100 agorot. The name was suggested by the Academy of",
"title": "Israeli agora"
},
{
"docid": "2615949",
"text": "African artists of his generation. Born in Togo, Ahyi graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1959 and returned to Togo. He designed the flag of Togo while working on other contemporary works. The flag was adopted on April 28, 1960 and is still in use. During France's rule over Togo from 1957 to 1958, the flag of French Togo was used. After Togo's independence, the first Flag of Togo was used from 1958 to 1960. The four colors (green, red, white and yellow) are the Pan-African colors. The colors of the flag are meant to",
"title": "Flag of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "10043504",
"text": "hard currency earnings to meet the foreign exchange requirements of the other Group Companies operating in Nigeria. The success of this operation resulted in Olam establishing an independent export operation and sourcing and exporting other agricultural products. The Group's agri-business was headquartered in London and operated under the name of Chanrai International Limited. The business began with the export of cashews from Nigeria and then expanded into exports of cotton, cocoa and sheanuts from Nigeria. Between 1993 and 1995, the business grew from a single operation into multiple origins, first within West Africa (including Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina",
"title": "Olam International"
},
{
"docid": "20987161",
"text": "Togo Baptist Convention The Togo Baptist Convention () is a Baptist Christian denomination in Togo. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lomé. The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Lomé by Nigerians in 1919 and a mission of the Ghana Baptist Convention in 1950. CBT is officially founded in 1964 under the name of \"Association of Baptist Churches of Togo\" (\"Association des Eglises Baptistes du Togo\"). In 1971, it participated in the founding of the West African Baptist Advanced School of Theology (WABAST) in Lomé. In 1983,",
"title": "Togo Baptist Convention"
},
{
"docid": "10621313",
"text": "Conraua derooi Conraua derooi is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. It is found in Togo and Ghana. Common name Togo slippery frog has been coined for this species. Even feared to be extinct, a few populations were found in surveys in 2005–2007, after the species had gone unrecorded for more than 20 years. The specific name \"derooi\" honours , a Belgian ornithologist who was part of the expedition that discovered the species. \"Conraua derooi\" is found in southwestern Togo and adjacent southeastern Ghana on the Togo-Volta Highlands, as well as in the Atewa Range in central Ghana.",
"title": "Conraua derooi"
},
{
"docid": "10621316",
"text": "large and viable; these are probably the largest remaining populations. Conraua derooi Conraua derooi is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. It is found in Togo and Ghana. Common name Togo slippery frog has been coined for this species. Even feared to be extinct, a few populations were found in surveys in 2005–2007, after the species had gone unrecorded for more than 20 years. The specific name \"derooi\" honours , a Belgian ornithologist who was part of the expedition that discovered the species. \"Conraua derooi\" is found in southwestern Togo and adjacent southeastern Ghana on the Togo-Volta Highlands,",
"title": "Conraua derooi"
},
{
"docid": "10505665",
"text": "Greenlandic krone The Greenlandic krone (, ) was a planned currency for Greenland, plans of which were abandoned in 2009. The same name is often used for currency issued during Greenland's time as a Danish colony. The name \"krone\" is derived from the Danish krone, introduced in an 1873 currency reform that replaced Danish \"mark\" and \"skilling\". Currently, the Danish krone circulates in Greenland. The Greenland krone was not intended to be an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it was not intended to have its own ISO 4217 currency code, but to use the same",
"title": "Greenlandic krone"
},
{
"docid": "707707",
"text": "the Roman solidus, were the equivalent coins in France, while the (nuevo) sol (PEN) remains the currency of Peru. As in France, the Peruvian sol was originally named after the Roman solidus, but the name of the Peruvian currency is now much more closely linked to the Spanish word for the sun (\"sol\"). This helps explain the name of its temporary replacement, the inti, named for the Incan sun god. Shilling The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in Austria, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States, and other British Commonwealth countries. Currently the shilling is used",
"title": "Shilling"
},
{
"docid": "134955",
"text": "official language in the Protectorate, was \"Franken\". Coins displaying German inscriptions and the coat of arms of the Protectorate were circulated and used together with French francs. As banknotes, only French franc bills existed. Countries which formerly used a franc: Collectivities which use a franc: Franc The franc (₣) is the name of several currency units. The French franc was the currency of France until the euro was adopted in 1999 (by law, 2002 de facto). The Swiss franc is a major world currency today due to the prominence of Swiss financial institutions. The name is said to derive from",
"title": "Franc"
},
{
"docid": "14957844",
"text": "The term \"currency war\" is sometimes used with meanings that are not related to competitive devaluation. In the 2007 book, \"Currency Wars\" by Chinese economist Song Hongbing, the term is sometimes used in a somewhat contrary sense, to refer to an alleged practice where unscrupulous bankers lend to emerging market countries and then speculate against the emerging state's currency by trying to force it down in value against the wishes of that states' government. In another book of the same name, John Cooley uses the term to refer to the efforts of a state's monetary authorities to protect its currency",
"title": "Currency war"
},
{
"docid": "7531156",
"text": "the priests who serve them as fetish priests. \"Trokosi\": the general name by which it is called in Ghana by both proponents and opponents of the practice \"Ritual\" or \"customary servitude\": designations by which it is called in Ghana law forbidding the practice \"Fiashidi\": another name used by some districts in Ghana \"Woryokwe\": another name used by some districts in Ghana \"Vudusi\" (also voodoosi, voudousi, vaudounsi, voudounsi, etc.): the general name by which it is called in French-speaking countries such as Togo and Benin \"Shrine slavery\": a designation often used by NGOs to describe the practice \"Fetish slavery\": a popular",
"title": "Ritual servitude"
},
{
"docid": "16996276",
"text": "of the old German colony returned to Togo. When Nkrumah made a surprise visit to Togo soon after the country had achieved independence and proposed a union of the two countries in the name of African unity Olympio responded that \"African unity, so much to be desired, must not be used as an excuse for an expansionist policy.\" The relationship between the two leaders declined with Olympio often dismissing Nkrumah as a \"black imperialist\" and, although he initially claimed he did not want a military in Togo, upon achieving independence Olympio funded and built a small military largely to protect",
"title": "1963 Togolese coup d'état"
},
{
"docid": "3953308",
"text": "currency's name in Hebrew arose. The official name of the currency established by the Academy of the Hebrew Language and the Bank of Israel is derived from An unofficial spelling and pronunciation , derived from the English pronunciation of the currency's name, is also used. Although in Hebrew currency names are usually declined for singular and plural, both forms of the Euro name are used for the singular and plural alike. In Hindi, the euro is spelt as यूरो (Yūro), while cent is written as सेंट (seṇṭ). Both the words are not pluralised. Europe is known as यूरोप (Yūrop) in",
"title": "Language and the euro"
},
{
"docid": "10626947",
"text": "Ptychadena tournieri Ptychadena tournieri is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is a widespread species in West Africa and found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast, as well as in Togo and Benin; it is assumed to occur in Ghana and southeastern Burkina Faso, although it has not been recorded there. On the other hand, some records may refer to other species; the Amphibian Species of the World excludes Gambia and Togo from the distribution. Common names Liberia grassland frog and Tournier's rocket frog are sometimes used. The specific name \"tournieri\" refers",
"title": "Ptychadena tournieri"
},
{
"docid": "17763929",
"text": "Tumin (currency) Túmin is an alternative currency used in the municipality of Espinal, Veracruz, Mexico. Its name means \"money\" in the Totonac language. (Note that this word in Totonac is borrowed from the old Spanish coin the \"tomín\" [www.rae.es]). Espinal is a municipality of some 2600 inhabitants, 19% of whom are indigenous Totonac people. Used as a complementary currency, the Tumin was first put in circulation in 2010 as a student project at the Intercultural University of Veracruz, where students were trying to find ways of strengthening the local economy. In Espinal the access to cash is scarce as most",
"title": "Tumin (currency)"
},
{
"docid": "17763934",
"text": "improvement of the community's economy, but that it has been successful in promoting mutuality and solidarity within the community. Tumin (currency) Túmin is an alternative currency used in the municipality of Espinal, Veracruz, Mexico. Its name means \"money\" in the Totonac language. (Note that this word in Totonac is borrowed from the old Spanish coin the \"tomín\" [www.rae.es]). Espinal is a municipality of some 2600 inhabitants, 19% of whom are indigenous Totonac people. Used as a complementary currency, the Tumin was first put in circulation in 2010 as a student project at the Intercultural University of Veracruz, where students were",
"title": "Tumin (currency)"
},
{
"docid": "473493",
"text": "the CFA franc as a common currency. UEMOA was created by a Treaty signed at Dakar, Senegal, on 10 January 1994, by the heads of state and governments of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. On 2 May 1997, Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, became the organization's eighth (and only non-Francophone) member state. UEMOA is a customs union and currency union between the members of ECOWAS. Its objectives include the following: Among its achievements, the UEMOA has successfully implemented macro-economic convergence criteria and an effective surveillance mechanism. It has adopted a customs union and common external",
"title": "Economic Community of West African States"
},
{
"docid": "14482359",
"text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Togo This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Togo. Togo is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately 6.7 million. The first posts in Togo were established by German traders in the 1880s who operated from the coastal towns and used German West African mail boats. Mail entered the",
"title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "102940",
"text": "in Alexandria and the Parthian Empire based in what is modern-day Iran. The Arabic unit of currency known as \"dirham\" (), known from pre-Islamic times and afterwards, inherited its name from the drachma or didrachm (, 2 drachmae); the dirham is still the name of the official currencies of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. The Armenian dram () also derives its name from the drachma. It is difficult to estimate comparative exchange rates with modern currency because the range of products produced by economies of centuries gone by were different from today, which makes purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations",
"title": "Greek drachma"
},
{
"docid": "10159600",
"text": "Currency-counting machine A currency-counting machine is a machine that counts money—either stacks of banknotes or loose collections of coins. Counters may be purely mechanical or use electronic components. The machines typically provide a total count of all money, or count off specific batch sizes for wrapping and storage. Currency counters are commonly used in vending machines to determine what amount of money has been deposited by customers. In some modern automated teller machines, currency counters allow for cash deposits without envelopes, since they can identify which bills have been inserted instead of just how many. The user is given the",
"title": "Currency-counting machine"
},
{
"docid": "7469429",
"text": "TOGO In 1935 Mr. Teiichi Yamada founded the Toyo Gorakuki Company and built his first attraction, a five-foot mechanical walking elephant that was a popular attraction at one of Tokyo's neighborhood parks. Yamada reorganized his company in 1949 and changed the name to TOGO. TOGO built its first roller coaster in 1953 at Hanayashiki Park in Tokyo. That coaster is still in operation and is the oldest coaster in Japan. In 1965 TOGO built Cyclone at Toshimaen Park that at the time was the largest coaster in Asia. The company also began to expand its export business, selling coasters in",
"title": "TOGO"
},
{
"docid": "7469434",
"text": "around the world. TOGO In 1935 Mr. Teiichi Yamada founded the Toyo Gorakuki Company and built his first attraction, a five-foot mechanical walking elephant that was a popular attraction at one of Tokyo's neighborhood parks. Yamada reorganized his company in 1949 and changed the name to TOGO. TOGO built its first roller coaster in 1953 at Hanayashiki Park in Tokyo. That coaster is still in operation and is the oldest coaster in Japan. In 1965 TOGO built Cyclone at Toshimaen Park that at the time was the largest coaster in Asia. The company also began to expand its export business,",
"title": "TOGO"
},
{
"docid": "17891233",
"text": "the colony which specifically set out to protect the interests of the native-born\". \"The currency\" as a whole were usually separated according to gender as \"currency lads\" and \"currency lasses.\" In 1849, J. P. Townsend wrote: \"whites born in the colony...are...called 'the currency;' and thus the 'Currency Lass' is a favourite name for colonial vessels,\" and, according to Edward E. Morris, also for hotels. In 1852, the term was still being used: \"A singular disinclination to finish any work completely, is a striking characteristic of colonial craftsmen, at least of the 'currency' or native-born portion.\" However, when Morris published his",
"title": "Currency lads and lasses"
},
{
"docid": "3317067",
"text": "have been written supporting the management of community currencies. In 1998, Richard Kay, a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University, wrote a \"Multi-registry System\" specification for routing and processing community currency transactions using an approach designed to be decentralized, with no single point of control or failure, using the Domain Name System for server discovery. Community currency A community currency is a type of complementary currency that is used by groups with a common bond, like members of a locality, or association, and designed to meet their needs. A community currency may be geography-based, making it a type of local",
"title": "Community currency"
},
{
"docid": "1791479",
"text": "\"ẖadash\" () (new). It was previously known as the New Israeli Shekel and the \"non-official\" abbreviation of NIS ( and ) is still commonly used domestically to denominate prices and also appears on the Bank of Israel's web site. However, the \"official\" international currency code of the Israeli new Shekel is ILS, as set by the International Organization for Standardization under ISO 4217. The origin of the name \"shekel\" () is from the ancient biblical currency by the same name. Shekel is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency in ancient Israel. Initially, it may have referred",
"title": "Israeli new shekel"
},
{
"docid": "10613720",
"text": "Hyperolius baumanni Hyperolius baumanni is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is known from the Akwapim-Togo Ranges along the border between Ghana and Togo and from central Ghana. Common name Baumann's reed frog has been coined for this species. The specific name \"baumanni\" honours Ernst Baumann, a German zoologist (1863–1895) who worked at the German research station in , Togo—the type locality of this species. \"Hyperolius baumanni\" is a medium-sized member of its genus, with males measuring and females about in snout–vent length. The dorsum is almost uniformly brown and bears a broad, light dorso-lateral stripe. The",
"title": "Hyperolius baumanni"
},
{
"docid": "134944",
"text": "Franc The franc (₣) is the name of several currency units. The French franc was the currency of France until the euro was adopted in 1999 (by law, 2002 de facto). The Swiss franc is a major world currency today due to the prominence of Swiss financial institutions. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription \"francorum rex\" (Style of the French sovereign: \"King of the Franks\") used on early French coins and until the 18th century, or from the French \"franc\", meaning \"frank\" (and \"free\" in certain contexts, such as \"coup franc\", \"free kick\" ). The countries",
"title": "Franc"
},
{
"docid": "1301671",
"text": "of the Icelandic Federation of Labour on 10 January 2012, said: , Icelandic authorities have no plans to adopt a foreign currency. Icelandic króna The króna (; plural krónur) (sign: kr; code: ISK) is the currency of Iceland. Iceland is the smallest country to have its own currency and monetary policy. Like the Nordic currencies (such as the Danish krone, Swedish krona and Norwegian krone) that participated in the historical Scandinavian Monetary Union, the name \"króna\" (meaning \"crown\") comes from the Latin word \"corona\" (\"crown\"). The name \"Icelandic crown\" is sometimes used, for example in the financial markets. The word",
"title": "Icelandic króna"
},
{
"docid": "3832465",
"text": "Cambodian riel The riel (; sign: ; code: KHR) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named \"riel\", has been issued since March 20, 1980. The symbol is encoded in Unicode at . Popular belief suggests that the name of the currency comes from the Mekong river fish, the riel (\"small fish\" in Khmer). It is more likely that the name derives from the high silver content Mexican real used by Malay, Indian and",
"title": "Cambodian riel"
},
{
"docid": "415123",
"text": "area of , of which is land and is water. The country consists primarily of two savanna plains regions separated by a southwest–northeast range of hills (the \"Chaîne du Togo\"). Togo is commonly divided into six geographic regions. In the south are low-lying sandy beaches. The coastal region is narrow and followed by tidal flats and shallow lagoons. There are also a number of lakes, the largest of which is Lake Togo. Further north lies the Ouatchi Plateau. This plateau is about wide and located at an altitude of above sea level. \"Terre de Barre\" is another name for this",
"title": "Geography of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "4352434",
"text": "Bolivian boliviano The boliviano (sign: Bs ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. It is divided into 100 cents or centavos in Spanish. Boliviano was also the name of the currency of Bolivia between 1864 and 1963. The first boliviano was introduced in 1864. It was equivalent to eight \"soles\" or half a \"scudo\" in the former currency. Initially, it was subdivided into 100 \"centécimos\" but this was altered to centavos in 1870. The name \"bolivar\" was used for an amount of ten bolivianos. Following many years of rampant inflation, the bolivian peso was replaced in 1987 by",
"title": "Bolivian boliviano"
},
{
"docid": "5302757",
"text": "currency, trial runs of coins of 1 shah and 50 shahiv were issued, but were not approved. Therefore, the \"kopiyka\" (копійка) was confirmed as a numismatic term for Ukrainian currency, despite nationalistic sentiments that \"kopiyka\" (Ukrainian for Russian \"kopeyka\") is a Russian term. Ukrainian shah Shah () was the name of several currencies used in Ukraine. The name derives from shilling via shelyag (\"sheleg\"; ; ). The forms \"shahy\" (шаги, for 2 to 4) and \"shahiv\" (шагiв, for five or more) are declensional plurals of the noun used in denominations, for example, 2 shahy, 20 shahiv. Ukrainian-speakers used the term",
"title": "Ukrainian shah"
},
{
"docid": "9019263",
"text": "Flying Tigers, an American Volunteer Group of pilots and ground crew that operated within the Chinese Air Force in 1941 and 1942 during World War II, was also paid in this currency . Chinese customs gold unit The customs gold unit (\"CGU\") was a currency issued by the \"Central Bank of China\" between 1930 and 1948. In Chinese, the name of the currency was 關金圓, literally \"customs gold yuan\" but the English name given on the back of the notes was \"customs gold unit\". It was divided into 100 cents (關金分). As the name suggests, this currency was initially used",
"title": "Chinese customs gold unit"
},
{
"docid": "10505671",
"text": "the denominations below 5 kroner ceased production and 10 and 50 kroner notes were introduced. In 1953, the Kongelige Grønlandske Handel resumed note production with 5, 10 and 50 kroner notes, whilst credit notes (\"Kreditsedler\") for 100 kroner were also issued. These notes were produced until 1967. Greenlandic krone The Greenlandic krone (, ) was a planned currency for Greenland, plans of which were abandoned in 2009. The same name is often used for currency issued during Greenland's time as a Danish colony. The name \"krone\" is derived from the Danish krone, introduced in an 1873 currency reform that replaced",
"title": "Greenlandic krone"
},
{
"docid": "19345790",
"text": "Grain de Sel Togo, Inc. Grain de Sel Togo, Inc. is a Georgian 501(c)(3) organization initiated by a group of Togolese Fulbright Scholars while in US universities. This nonprofit has been founded and incorporated by Brad K. Hounkpati, 2011-2013 Fulbright Scholar from Togo with the assistance of four other Fulbright Scholars from Togo. The Leader is currently working on his doctorate Degree at the University of Georgia, Department of Entomology. He used to say \"Do not minimize the least that you can give, that could give hope to others, change lives\", translated from his quote in French \"\"Ne minimise pas",
"title": "Grain de Sel Togo, Inc."
},
{
"docid": "19607783",
"text": "system where he was then initiated into the gokui (secrets) of the tradition. In 1588, Togo accompanied Shimazu Yoshihiro (Lord of the Satsuma domain) to Kyoto where he met a Buddhist monk that went by the name of Zenkitsu. (Zenkitsu's given name was Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune) Zenkitsu was the chief priest of Tennenji Temple and third headmaster of the Tenshisho Jigen Ryu. Under Zenkitsu's guidance, Togo mastered the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu in less than a year. Togo would return to Satsuma where he trained in the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu for three years before combining his studies to create the Jigen",
"title": "Togo Shigekata"
},
{
"docid": "697437",
"text": "its use as the currency sign for the shilling. The name \"slash\" is a recent development, first attested in American English , but has gained wide currency through its use in computing, a context where it is sometimes even used in British English in preference to the usual name \"stroke\". Clarifying terms such as \"forward slash\" have been coined owing to widespread use of Microsoft's DOS and Windows operating systems, which use the backslash extensively. The slash is commonly used in many languages as a shorter substitute for the conjunction \"or\", typically with the sense of exclusive or (e.g., Y/N",
"title": "Slash (punctuation)"
},
{
"docid": "8567475",
"text": "sub unit of the piastre usually known as a \"sapèque\". Cash was a currency unit of Madras Province during the period of British rule in India. Specifically, it was a subunit of the fanam, rupee, and pagoda. Copper coins of 20 cash were called pice, 10 cash were called dodees, and 5 cash were called half dodees. Travancore cash was similar to the Madras cash yet differed in the value compared to the rupee. thus, 1 rupee = 448 cash. Cash (currency) Cash is a name for several historical currencies used in Asia. It is applied to units used in",
"title": "Cash (currency)"
},
{
"docid": "3537240",
"text": "Currency symbol A currency symbol is a graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money. Although several former currency symbols were rendered obsolete by the adoption of the euro, having a new and unique currency symbol implementation of which requires the adoption of new Unicode and type formats has now become a status symbol for international currencies. The European Commission considers the global recognition of the euro sign part of its success. In 2009, India launched a public competition to replace the ₨ ligature it shared with neighbouring countries. It finalised",
"title": "Currency symbol"
},
{
"docid": "3537244",
"text": "fonts. The original design was also exceptionally wide. These two factors have led to most typefaces employing customized, font-specific versions, usually with reduced width. Currency symbol A currency symbol is a graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money. Although several former currency symbols were rendered obsolete by the adoption of the euro, having a new and unique currency symbol implementation of which requires the adoption of new Unicode and type formats has now become a status symbol for international currencies. The European Commission considers the global recognition of the euro",
"title": "Currency symbol"
},
{
"docid": "4435840",
"text": "Tunisian dinar The dinar (, , ISO 4217 currency code: \"TND\") is the currency of Tunisia. It is subdivided into 1000 milim or millimes (). The abbreviation \"DT\" is often used in Tunisia, although writing \"dinar\" after the amount is also acceptable (TND is less colloquial, and tends to be used more in financial circles); the abbreviation \"TD\" is also mentioned in a few places, but is less frequently used, given the common use of the French language in Tunisia, and the French derivation of \"DT\" (i.e., \"\"). The name \"dinar\" is derived from the Roman denarius, used in the",
"title": "Tunisian dinar"
},
{
"docid": "11652610",
"text": "Picenum, although there is as yet evidence for this. One endonym of the Picentes, or at least the South Picenes, may be \"Pupeneis\" or, according to Edward Togo Salmon \"something similar\", as this apparently ethnic name is used in four South Picenian language inscriptions found near Ascoli Piceno. Later refinements of the argument connected it to the Latin name \"Poponius\", as in inscription TE 1 found near Teramo: The connection between Poponian and Picentes, if any, remains obscure. There is no mention in ancient sources of the endonym used by the North Picenes. The first document to mention the Latin",
"title": "Picentes"
},
{
"docid": "14482360",
"text": "German postal system at Hamburg. There were 17 German post offices before the 1914 invasion. The first stamps used in German Togo were unoverprinted stamps of Germany used at \"Klein-Popo\" from 1 March 1888 and at \"Lome\" from 1 March 1890. They may be recognised by the cancellations used. Beginning in June 1897, German stamps with \"\"Togo\"\" overprint were made available. In November 1900, the key type stamps known as the Yacht issue were introduced. Water-marked versions of \"Yachts\" became standard in 1909, and they remained in use until the First World War. In August 1914, Togo was invaded by",
"title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "13905368",
"text": "Languages of Togo Togo is a multilingual country, which according to one count has 39 languages spoken.. The official language is French. Two indigenous languages were designated politically as national languages in 1975: Ewé () and Kabiyé. The two national languages tend to be used regionally: Ewé in the south from Lomé to Blitta, and Kabiye from Blitta to Dapaong in the north. French is the main written language, as most indigenous languages are not commonly used in writing. French, which was inherited from the period of French mandate rule over the area, was made the official language at independence.",
"title": "Languages of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "7483067",
"text": "In addition to requiring a certain stage, each human item or alien class must be purchased using currency earned in game. The aliens are awarded \"frags\" for killing their foes which may be used to evolve (these points are commonly called \"evolution points\" or \"evos\" by players). The Humans gain \"credits\". Players earn currency by killing enemy players or by destroying enemy spawn or power structures (\"Reactor\" and \"Overmind\"); the amount of received currency depends on what class the opponent was (or what structure was destroyed) and how much of the target's total damage was dealt by the killing player.",
"title": "Tremulous"
},
{
"docid": "5980240",
"text": "more definitive phylogenetic classification. Bernd Heine (1968) carried out comparative research among the group, establishing a basic division between \"Ka-Togo\" and \"Na-Togo\" based on the word for 'flesh' in the languages. Dakubu and Ford (1988) renamed this cluster the Central Togo languages, a term still used by some (e.g. Blench 2001); since the mid-90s, the term \"Ghana–Togo Mountain languages\" has become more common. No comparative study of the languages has appeared in print since Heine (1968); Blench (unpublished) presented a tentative reclassification of the group in 2001, noting the internal diversity of the grouping. It is still unclear whether the",
"title": "Ghana–Togo Mountain languages"
},
{
"docid": "10512093",
"text": "have adopted the name \"World Currency Unit\". The Wocu (contraction of World Currency Unit) is a standardized basket of currencies — the national currencies of the 20 largest national economies measured by GDP, established in 2008. The basket is reweighed semi-annually according to the relative growth of the economies, whereby constituent currencies are replaced by other currencies should the size of the GDP be overtaken by that of another national economy. Conceived as an apolitical and global alternative to the ECU, it is used as a reference currency for global investors and companies seeking to mitigate bilateral exchange rate volatility.",
"title": "World currency unit"
},
{
"docid": "69222",
"text": "a circulating medium could only be as sound as the forces that defended that store. Trade could only reach as far as the credibility of that military. By the late Bronze Age, however, a series of treaties had established safe passage for merchants around the Eastern Mediterranean, spreading from Minoan Crete and Mycenae in the northwest to Elam and Bahrain in the southeast. It is not known what was used as a currency for these exchanges, but it is thought that ox-hide shaped ingots of copper, produced in Cyprus, may have functioned as a currency. It is thought that the",
"title": "Currency"
},
{
"docid": "13905369",
"text": "The decision to give Ewe and Kabiye status as national languages was as decided in 1975 by President Eyadéma. \"Le français au Togo : une aventure ambigüe\", Isabelle Anzorge, Université Nice, 1998. Languages of Togo Togo is a multilingual country, which according to one count has 39 languages spoken.. The official language is French. Two indigenous languages were designated politically as national languages in 1975: Ewé () and Kabiyé. The two national languages tend to be used regionally: Ewé in the south from Lomé to Blitta, and Kabiye from Blitta to Dapaong in the north. French is the main written",
"title": "Languages of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "5601545",
"text": "Taiwan, replacing the first at a rate of 40,000 to 1. Known as the New Taiwan dollar, it remains the currency of Taiwan. Originally, a silver yuan had the same specifications as a silver Spanish dollar. During the Republican era (1911–1949), the transliteration \"yuan\" was often printed on the reverse of the first yuan banknotes but sometimes \"dollar\" was used instead. In the Republic of China, the common English name is the \"New Taiwan dollar\" but banknotes issued between 1949 and 1956 used \"yuan\" as the transliteration. More modern notes lack any transliteration. Yuan (currency) The yuan (; sign: ¥;",
"title": "Yuan (currency)"
},
{
"docid": "10901069",
"text": "family. In Nigeria, the word used for a 'white' person is \"Oyibo\". In Togo and Benin, the word used for a white person is 'yovo'. In Burkina Faso, the world for a white person is 'lansara' In East Africa and Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the word used for a white or foreign person is \"muzungu\". In both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, the word used for a white person is \"mondele\" or \"mundele\". Toubab Toubab or Toubabou is a Central and West African name for a person of European",
"title": "Toubab"
},
{
"docid": "102966",
"text": "is not understood. The Arabs who conquered large parts of the land that once belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire issued their own gold dinar. The lasting legacy of the \"denarius\" can be seen in the use of \"d\" as the abbreviation for the British penny until 1971. It also survived in France as the name of a coin, the denier. The denarius also survives in the common Arabic name for a currency unit, the \"dinar\" used from pre-Islamic times, and still used in several modern Arab nations. The major currency unit in former Principality of Serbia, Kingdom of Serbia",
"title": "Denarius"
},
{
"docid": "6718665",
"text": "French Indochinese piastre The piastre de commerce was the currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1952. It was subdivided into 100 \"cent\", each of 5 \"sapèque\". The name \"piastre\" (), from Spanish pieces of eight (pesos), dates to the 16th century and has been used as the name of many different historical units of currency. Prior to the arrival of the French in Indo-China in the second half of the 19th century, cash coins similar to those used in the provinces of China circulated in the area that is nowadays known as Vietnam. There was also a silver milled",
"title": "French Indochinese piastre"
},
{
"docid": "16707901",
"text": "and Upper Volta became affiliated to U.P.T.C. The Ivorian branch of C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo had separated from the regional organization, and became the \"Centre national des travailleurs croyants de Côte d'Ivoire\". The former regional branch of C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo in Dahomey was dissolved on November 17, 1962 as the Dahomeyan government had opted for a one-party system. C.A.T.C-Togo later assumed the name \"Confédération togolaise des travailleurs croyants\". The Upper Volta C.A.T.C would later become the \"Confédération nationale des travailleurs du Burkina\". Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants (French West Africa and Togo) The Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants ('African Confederation of Believing Workers', abbreviated C.A.T.C-A.O.F-Togo)",
"title": "Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants (French West Africa and Togo)"
},
{
"docid": "3359542",
"text": "independence celebrations. In 1914 a series of drafts were made for proposed Coat of Arms and Flags for the German Colonies. However, World War I broke out before the designs were finished and implemented and the symbols were never actually taken into use. Following the defeat in the war, Germany lost all its colonies and the prepared coat of arms and flags were therefore never used. Togoland Togoland was a German Empire protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately",
"title": "Togoland"
},
{
"docid": "5607827",
"text": "financial sanctions against deficit violators that go beyond the penalties included in the [[Maastricht Treaty]]. Also in September 1995, Waigel first floated Euro as the name of the new single currency. He later overruled the French government with his proposal; France had favored want the name ECU, the [[European Currency Unit]] which was used in many accounts and the issuance of some debt at the time. The name \"Euro\" was later chosen for the new currency at the European Council in Madrid. In a move to reduce government spending, Waigel led the call for a reduction in Germany’s contributions to",
"title": "Theo Waigel"
},
{
"docid": "18819681",
"text": "Kimberley Process Certification Scheme has shown a decline. One of the major companies operating in Togo is Keras Resources PLC, which plans to mine some 14 million tons at the Nayega manganese mine in northern Togo. The West African Cement Company, formerly Cement West Africa, is responsible for mining limestone in the Tabligbo basin near the coast. In 2002, 1,352,000 tons of limestone mined in Togo were used to manufacture 950,000 tons of clinker. The clinker plant commissioned in 2015 has a capacity for the production of 5,000 tons of clinker per day, amounting to 1.5 million tons per year.",
"title": "Mining industry of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "7685577",
"text": "Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Guadeloupe, France, Pakistan, Philippines. The financial assistance of the European Development Fund (EDF) and the implementation in France, Italy and Germany, enabled to show the interest of participating to the SIAO, hence attracted in Ouagadougou dozens of professional visitors and buyers. The atmosphere during the fair allowed to combine what is useful with what is pleasant and turn the first SIAO into a successful event. The colloquy, is an international forum, concerned about the African handicraft. The participants to the colloquy used to reflect on, the current situation and prospects of African handicraft. In addition, the colloquy",
"title": "International Art & Craft Fair"
},
{
"docid": "1387134",
"text": "Spanish peseta The peseta (, ) was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a \"de facto\" currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender). The name of the currency comes from \"pesseta\", the diminutive form of the word \"peça\", which is a Catalan word that means piece or fraction. The first non-official coins which contained the word \"peseta\" were made in 1808 in Barcelona. Traditionally, there was never a single symbol or special character for the Spanish peseta. Common abbreviations were \"Pt\", \"Pta\", \"Pts\" and \"Ptas\",",
"title": "Spanish peseta"
},
{
"docid": "1387156",
"text": "December 2020. According to that entity, as of March 2011 pesetas to a value estimated at 1.7 billion euros had not been converted to euro. Spanish peseta The peseta (, ) was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a \"de facto\" currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender). The name of the currency comes from \"pesseta\", the diminutive form of the word \"peça\", which is a Catalan word that means piece or fraction. The first non-official coins which contained the word \"peseta\" were made in",
"title": "Spanish peseta"
},
{
"docid": "17315755",
"text": "History of rail transport in Togo Rail transport in Togo began in 1905. The basics of the rail network in Togo were laid during the German colonial period. The lines built in the then German Togo (Togoland) served mainly to facilitate the export of agricultural products. The long was the first to be built in Togoland. It went into service in 1905. The used for that line set the standard for future Togo railway construction. On 27 January 1907, the birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Togo's second railway, the long , was opened. The protectorate's third line, , was constructed",
"title": "History of rail transport in Togo"
},
{
"docid": "415041",
"text": "to search for slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name \"The Slave Coast\". In 1884, Germany declared a region including present-day Togo as a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état after which he became president of an anti-communist, single-party state. Eventually in 1993, Eyadéma faced multiparty elections, which were marred by irregularities, and won the presidency three times. At the time of his death, Eyadéma was the longest-serving leader in modern African",
"title": "Togo"
},
{
"docid": "8567472",
"text": "Cash (currency) Cash is a name for several historical currencies used in Asia. It is applied to units used in China, Vietnam, and the Princely states of Madras and Travancore in British India. It is also occasionally used to refer to the Korean mun and the Japanese mon. Skr. \"karsha\" 'a weight of silver or gold equal to of a tulā' (Williams); Singhalese \"kāsi\" coin. The early Portuguese writers represented the native word by \"cas, casse, caxa,\" the Fr. by \"cas\", the Eng. by \"cass\": the existing Pg. \"caixa\" and Eng. cash are due to a natural confusion with CASH",
"title": "Cash (currency)"
},
{
"docid": "14019894",
"text": "own different chief of village: Apedome, Assiko, Kpowla, and Notse. The name \"Notsé is the name of the ancestral Ewe kingdom, and the name of the present city of Notse from where, the Ewe people left in the center southern part of Togo before around 1700 CE and fill all the south of Togo and the Volta Region, in Ghana. Probably, the district of Notse (in Ahepe) is the first settlement founded by Ahé and his relatives when coming from the Kingdom of Notse. The village of Ahepe is now officially a canton,and the chief of the District of Apedome,",
"title": "Ahepe"
},
{
"docid": "9950818",
"text": "1943 as NJL \"Togo\", a night fighter direction vessel (\"Nachtjagdleitschiff\"), operating in the Baltic Sea. As NJL \"Togo\", she was the second of the Kriegsmarines World War II radar ships, and the only one to survive the war. After the war, \"Togo\" passed through various changes of ownership, name and function before finally being wrecked off the Mexican coast in 1984. As built, \"Togo\" was , long, with a beam of and a depth of . Her gross register tonnage was 5,042, with a net register tonnage of 2,844. She was powered by two 8-cylinder Single Cycle Double Action diesel",
"title": "German night fighter direction vessel Togo"
},
{
"docid": "9019256",
"text": "Chinese customs gold unit The customs gold unit (\"CGU\") was a currency issued by the \"Central Bank of China\" between 1930 and 1948. In Chinese, the name of the currency was 關金圓, literally \"customs gold yuan\" but the English name given on the back of the notes was \"customs gold unit\". It was divided into 100 cents (關金分). As the name suggests, this currency was initially used for customs payments, but in 1942 it was put into general circulation for use by the public at 20 times its face value in terms of the first Chinese yuan. The customs gold",
"title": "Chinese customs gold unit"
},
{
"docid": "5542677",
"text": "achievements decorate Lomé. Culture of Togo Togo's culture reflects the influences of its 37 tribal ethnic groups, the largest and most influential of which are the Ewe, Mina, and Kabye. French is the official language of Togo, but many native African languages are spoken there as well. Despite the influence of Western religion, more than half of the people of Togo follow native animistic practices and beliefs. Ewe statuary is characterized by its famous statuettes which illustrate the worship of the twins, the \"ibéji\". Sculptures and hunting trophies were used rather than the more ubiquitous African masks. The wood-carvers of",
"title": "Culture of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "5542675",
"text": "Culture of Togo Togo's culture reflects the influences of its 37 tribal ethnic groups, the largest and most influential of which are the Ewe, Mina, and Kabye. French is the official language of Togo, but many native African languages are spoken there as well. Despite the influence of Western religion, more than half of the people of Togo follow native animistic practices and beliefs. Ewe statuary is characterized by its famous statuettes which illustrate the worship of the twins, the \"ibéji\". Sculptures and hunting trophies were used rather than the more ubiquitous African masks. The wood-carvers of Kloto are famous",
"title": "Culture of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "8584583",
"text": "Kara, Togo Kara is a city in northern Togo, situated in Kara Region, 413 km north of the capital Lomé. Kara is the capital of the Kara region and, according to the 2010 census, had a population of 94,878. The Kara River flows through the city and is its main resource of water. Originally known as \"Lama-Kara\", the city developed from the village of this name that still exists into an administrative centre. Étienne Eyadéma was born in the nearby village of Piya. Kara is originally an extension of the old village of Lama, near the bridge over the Kara",
"title": "Kara, Togo"
},
{
"docid": "12363767",
"text": "person's contemporaries. Many an individual can even be recognized by the people of another town or even clan by using the oriki of his or her ancestral line. Choosing a name in this modern day is a little tasking because there is no complete list of Yoruba names. However, a new online project by a Nigerian linguist has been started to document all Yoruba Names in a multimedia format. Yoruba name Yoruba names are primarily used by the Yoruba people and Yoruba language-speaking individuals in Benin, Togo, and Nigeria. By custom, Yoruba children are named in a ceremony that takes",
"title": "Yoruba name"
},
{
"docid": "12798249",
"text": "Germain Pirlot Germain Pirlot (born 18 March 1943 in Sart-Custinne, Gedinne, Belgium) is a Belgian esperantist and ex-teacher of French and history, presently living in Ostend. He is best known as the inventor of the name \"euro\" for the common currency of the European Union (EU). On August 4, 1995, Pirlot sent a letter to then President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer, in which he suggested the name \"euro\" to be used for the planned currency of the EU. Later, Pirlot received an official letter thanking him for the suggestion. The name \"euro\" was officially adopted by the European",
"title": "Germain Pirlot"
},
{
"docid": "3664841",
"text": "than what was taxed out of circulation, the currency depreciated in relation to the British pound sterling. The resultant inflation was harmful to merchants in Great Britain, who were forced to accept the depreciated currency from colonists for payment of debts. The Act limited the future issue of bills of credit to certain circumstances. It allowed the existing bills to be used as legal tender for public debts (i.e. paying taxes), but disallowed their use for private debts (e.g. for paying merchants). The Currency Act 1764 (4 Geo. III c. 34) extended the 1751 Act to all of the British",
"title": "Currency Act"
},
{
"docid": "14482362",
"text": "British Togoland and French Togoland. French Togoland issued its first set of stamps in 1921, overprinting stamps of French Dahomey. In 1955 French Togoland was made an autonomous republic within the French community. British Togoland was administered as part of the adjoining territory of the Gold Coast, and used stamps of Gold Coast. A plebiscite was held in 1956 resulting in British Togoland being merged with Gold Coast, making Togo the tall, thin, country it is today, and enlarging the current Ghana. Togo became independent on 27 April 1960 and joined the Universal Postal Union on 21 March 1962. Togo",
"title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Togo"
},
{
"docid": "13844095",
"text": "aid society within the community and we would like to make them a tool for deepening interpersonal relationships and trust.\" http://www.qoin.org/what-we-do/past-projects/kyoto4all/ Kyoto4All was a 2006 report written by Peter van Luttervelt, David Beatty and Edgar Kampers for the Dutch Ministry of Environment (then named VROM). The study described a series of monetary models to connect citizens-consumers to the climate change targets of the post-Kyoto period. The Maia Maia Emissions Reduction Currency System, is a scheme developed in Western Australia. The system currency is known as a \"boya\", named after the indigenous Nyungar people's word for rock trading tokens used by",
"title": "Emissions Reduction Currency System"
},
{
"docid": "6945745",
"text": "Togo still maintains a post office, Lutheran church, credit union, curling/skating rink, drop-in centre, and small hotel with bar. Besides farming, locals often spend their time fishing (see: Lake of the Prairies) or playing hockey. There used to be several grain elevators located just off the railway. Saskatchewan was home to many farmers over the past century. Togo railway station receives Via Rail service. NHL player Ted Hampson is from the town. Reginald John Marsden Parker from Togo served as the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. In April 2013, a passenger train derailed near the village. No one was injured. In",
"title": "Togo, Saskatchewan"
},
{
"docid": "3098815",
"text": "Romanian leu The Romanian leu (, plural lei ; sign: L; ISO 4217 code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 (, singular: ), a word that is also used for \"money\" in the Romanian language. The name of the currency means \"lion\", and is derived from the Dutch thaler ( \"lion thaler/dollar\"). In 1860, the Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza attempted to create a national \"românul\" (\"The Romanian\") and the \"romanat\"; however, the project was not approved by the Ottoman Empire. On April 22, 1867, a bimetallic currency was adopted, with the leu",
"title": "Romanian leu"
},
{
"docid": "7469433",
"text": "at Knott's berry Farm was a variation of the looping wild mouse; it didn't feature any hairpin turns. TOGO is also renowned for inventing the Twist-and-Dive roll, an inversion maneuver that combines elements of a half-heartline roll with a half-loop. A version of this maneuver included a half-oblique loop instead of a half-loop, so riders exited the element at an angle. This was used on the now-defunct Viper at Six Flags Great Adventure. In 2018, TOGO announced a possible comeback after releasing a concept of their new stand up coaster model. As of 2018, TOGO has built 61 roller coasters",
"title": "TOGO"
},
{
"docid": "9906611",
"text": "at some point in the cycle. After a redenomination, the new unit often has the same name as the old unit, with the addition of the word \"new\". The word \"new\" may or may not be dropped a few years after the change. Sometimes the new unit is a completely new name, or a \"recycled\" name from previous redenomination or from ancient times. The currency was decimalised in all countries where a pounds-shillings-pence £sd system (£1 = 20 shillings = 240 pence) was previously used. Several countries chose to change the main currency unit at the same time. By defining",
"title": "Redenomination"
}
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"docid": "6529932",
"text": "(1972). Proud Mary \"Proud Mary\" is a rock n' roll song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was released by Fantasy Records as a single from the band's second studio album, \"Bayou Country\", which was released by the same record company in January 1969. The single is generally considered to have been released in early January 1969, although at least one source states that it came out just before Christmas 1968. The song became a major hit in the United States, peaking at #2 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 in March",
"title": "Proud Mary"
},
{
"docid": "609711",
"text": "the Rolling Stones, bringing them to a wider audience outside of soul. Other notable records the duo released were covers of Sly & the Family Stone's \"I Want To Take You Higher\" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's \"Proud Mary\", and the Tina Turner-penned \"Nutbush City Limits\". The success of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue gave Turner the finances to create his own recording studio, the Los Angeles-based Bolic Sounds next door to his mansion in Inglewood. The studio name was a reference to Tina's maiden name, Bullock. Turner had two sixteen track studios built, a large one to rent out",
"title": "Ike Turner"
},
{
"docid": "9843624",
"text": "Ike Turner, upon hearing Richardson play in Texas, hired him to play with his band, the Kings of Rhythm, and then later with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Richardson worked with Turner for the next ten years. In March 1971 Richardson's arrangement of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song \"Proud Mary\" reached number four on the pop chart and number five on the R&B chart. It became a signature song for Tina Turner and won the band a Grammy in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group. In 1971, Richardson joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, with whom he would",
"title": "Soko Richardson"
},
{
"docid": "6529927",
"text": "easy\" but said they would finish it \"nice and rough\". After the lyrics are first sung softly by the Turners, the song is then turned into a funk rock vamp with Tina and the Ikettes delivering gospel-influenced vocals. It reached #4 on the pop charts on March 27, 1971, two years to the week after Creedence Clearwater Revival's version was at its peak, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972. In the Tina Turner biopic, \"What's Love Got to Do with It\", the song is performed in a timeline of events in",
"title": "Proud Mary"
},
{
"docid": "1650317",
"text": "hit. In January 1970, the group performed on \"The Ed Sullivan Show\". Later in 1970, the duo accepted the opportunity to perform in the Milos Forman film, \"Taking Off\", which was later released to theaters in 1971. The Revue's performance fee increased from $1,000 a night to $5,000 a night following their successful run. During live performances, Ike and Tina included the Creedence Clearwater Revival's hit \"Proud Mary\" on their sets. Sensing hit potential, Bob Krasnow and executives at Liberty convinced the duo to record a version of the song. In January 1971, Ike and Tina and the Revue entered",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "9843623",
"text": "Soko Richardson Eulis Soko Richardson (December 8, 1939 – January 29, 2004) was an American rhythm and blues drummer. His career spanned almost fifty years, during which he performed and recorded with seminal groups including John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. He is perhaps best known for his innovative arrangement of Ike and Tina Turner's version of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song \"Proud Mary\". Richardson was born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana. He began his musical career at the age of 16, when he left home to tour the South with local bands. Shortly thereafter",
"title": "Soko Richardson"
},
{
"docid": "859781",
"text": "their cover of Sly and the Family Stone's \"I Want to Take You Higher\". \"Come Together\" marked a turning point in their careers in which they switched from their usual R&B repertoire to incorporate more rock tunes. In early 1971, their cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's \"Proud Mary\" became their biggest hit, reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 and selling over a million copies, winning them a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. Later in 1971, their live album, \"What You Hear Is What You Get\", taken from a performance at Carnegie Hall, was their",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "12083508",
"text": "on Turner's career with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue featuring a selection of their hit singles and best-known cover versions such as \"It's Gonna Work Out Fine\", \"I Idolize You\", \"River Deep - Mountain High\", \"Bold Soul Sister\", \"Nutbush City Limits\", Otis Redding's \"I've Been Loving You Too Long\", Sly & the Family Stone's \"I Want to Take You Higher\", The Beatles' \"Come Together\", Creedence Clearwater Revival's \"Proud Mary\" and The Rolling Stones \"Honky Tonk Women\". Disc two opens with Turner's first solo hit single \"Acid Queen\" from the film version of The Who's rock opera \"Tommy\" followed by",
"title": "The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties"
},
{
"docid": "1423245",
"text": "After leaving Atlantic, Burke signed with Bell Records where he released five singles in the next eighteen months. In 1969 he had a small hit with his second release for Bell, a reworking of Creedence Clearwater Revival's \"Proud Mary\" b/w \"What Am I Living For\" (Bell 783). This was co-produced by Tamiko Jones, who was being rehabilitated after a bout of polio, and was at the time Burke's manager. Burke recorded a cover of \"Proud Mary\" prior to Ike & Tina Turner's version, and according to Burke was the one who convinced the duo to record it. The song became",
"title": "Solomon Burke"
}
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{
"docid": "6529930",
"text": "now become a staple in all of Tina's live shows, including live duet versions with Beyoncé and Cher. 1993 US 7\" and cassette single 1993 US CD single Ike & Tina Turner version Tina Turner version Ike & Tina Turner version \"Proud Mary\" placed at #155 on \"Rolling Stone\"s 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Both CCR and Ike & Tina Turner's versions of the song received Grammy Hall of Fame Awards, in 1998 and 2003, respectively. \"Proud Mary\" has, over the years, been covered by a number of artists. Anthony Armstrong Jones' 1969 version reached",
"title": "Proud Mary"
},
{
"docid": "6529926",
"text": "& Tina Turner first covered \"Proud Mary\" in 1970. This version was released as a single from their \"Workin' Together\" album and the song differed greatly from the structure of the original, but is also well known and has become one of Tina Turner's most recognizable signature songs. The Turners' version was substantially rearranged by Soko Richardson and Ike Turner. The song started off with a slow, sultry soulful tone in which Tina introduced the song and warned the audience that she and the band were gonna start it off \"nice and easy\" as \"we never do nothing nice and",
"title": "Proud Mary"
},
{
"docid": "859759",
"text": "in 1958 as a featured singer with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, first recording under the name \"Little Ann\". Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of notable hits credited to the duo, including \"A Fool in Love\", \"It's Gonna Work Out Fine\" (1961), \"River Deep – Mountain High\" (1966), \"Proud Mary\" (1971), and \"Nutbush City Limits\" (1973), a song that she wrote. Tina Turner married Ike Turner in 1962. In her autobiography, \"I, Tina\" (1986), Tina Turner revealed several instances",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "1297237",
"text": "to edit the recording, changing the \"Zanz\" reference to \"Vanz.\" On February 19, 1987, at the Palomino Club (North Hollywood) in Los Angeles, Fogerty broke his self-imposed 1972 ban on performing CCR hits. Bob Dylan and George Harrison had joined him onstage, admonishing \"if you don't, the whole world's gonna think 'Proud Mary' is Tina Turner's song.\" At a 1987 Independence Day benefit concert for the Vietnam War veterans, Fogerty finally ran through the list of CCR hits, beginning with \"Born on the Bayou\" and ending with \"Proud Mary\". In 1986 he also released his second Warner Bros. album \"Eye",
"title": "Creedence Clearwater Revival"
},
{
"docid": "6529925",
"text": "the US R&B Top 20\", with the single reaching #15 on the R&B charts and #45 on the pop charts. According to Burke in a 2002 interview: \"I was in Vegas for sixteen weeks at the Sands Hotel. I missed this record being a hit, because we weren't there to promote the record, we had no backing. The greatest thing I ever did was tell Ike Turner, \"Hey man, you should get on this record… I think you and Tina could tear this thing up.\" On 24 May 1969 Burke sang his version of \"Proud Mary\" on \"American Bandstand\". Ike",
"title": "Proud Mary"
},
{
"docid": "9061803",
"text": "Tina Turner discography The following is a comprehensive discography of the American singer Tina Turner. Turner's overall discography consists of ten studio albums, two live albums, two soundtracks, and five compilation albums. Tina Turner has sold 200 million records worldwide. After joining Ike Turner's band as a background vocalist, the pair married and formed the duo, Ike & Tina Turner in 1960. They released a series of major hits on the R&B chart, including \"Proud Mary\" and \"Nutbush City Limits\". Ike & Tina Turner remained intact until the mid-1970s when their marriage and musical partnership ended. By this time, Tina",
"title": "Tina Turner discography"
},
{
"docid": "1650339",
"text": "Tina each received stars and were inducted individually onto the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Two of their songs, \"River Deep – Mountain High\" and \"Proud Mary\", were inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Tina received a solo star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986. Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo composed of the husband-and-wife team of Ike Turner and Tina Turner. The duo was once considered \"one of the hottest, most durable, and potentially most explosive of all R&B ensembles\". Their early works, including",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "1650293",
"text": "Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo composed of the husband-and-wife team of Ike Turner and Tina Turner. The duo was once considered \"one of the hottest, most durable, and potentially most explosive of all R&B ensembles\". Their early works, including \"A Fool in Love\", \"It's Gonna Work Out Fine\", \"I Idolize You\" and \"River Deep – Mountain High\", became high points in the development of soul music, while their later works were noted for wildly interpretive re-arrangements of rock songs such as \"I Want to Take You Higher\" and \"Proud Mary\", the latter",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "859803",
"text": "her that night including Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Etheridge (performing \"River Deep – Mountain High\"), Queen Latifah (performing \"What's Love Got to Do with It\"), Beyoncé (performing \"Proud Mary\"), and Al Green (performing \"Let's Stay Together\"). Winfrey stated, \"We don't need another hero. We need more heroines like you, Tina. You make me proud to spell my name w-o-m-a-n,\" In November, Tina Turner released \"All the Best – Live Collection\" and it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. She participated in the soundtrack to \"All the Invisible Children\", providing duet vocals to the song \"Teach Me Again\",",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "12317005",
"text": "at The White House.\" There, she sang Donna Summer's \"Last Dance\" then later joined Jill Scott, Melissa Etheridge, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe, and Ariana Grande for a tribute to Tina Turner, performing her classic rendition of \"Proud Mary.\" The event was broadcast on PBS on April 7, 2014. Chin was honored at the University of the West Indies Fifth Annual Toronto Benefit Gala at the Ritz Carlton hotel on March 29, 2014 where she was given a Luminary Award alongside her long-time mentor, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. That night, Toronto philanthropists Michael Lee-Chin and Raymond Chang engaged in an impromptu",
"title": "Tessanne Chin"
},
{
"docid": "6529928",
"text": "Ike and Tina's career in which the couple are transformed from an opening act to The Rolling Stones to a major headlining act by the mid-1970s. Ike and Tina first performed a version of the song on \"The Ed Sullivan Show\" on January 11, 1970 just days before they entered the studio to record the song. The Revue later performed the song on \"Soul Train\" on April 22, 1972. In 1988, a live solo version was included on the album \"Tina Live in Europe\". Tina Turner later re-recorded the song in the studio for the biopic's 1993 soundtrack album of",
"title": "Proud Mary"
},
{
"docid": "13926233",
"text": "experience\" to perform. The episode features cover versions of Nouvelle Vague rendition of \"Dancing with Myself\", \"Defying Gravity\" from \"Wicked\" and the Ike & Tina Turner rendition of \"Proud Mary\". \"Glee\" cast versions of the songs, including both Michele and Colfer's solo performances of \"Defying Gravity\", were all released as singles available for digital download. While \"Proud Mary\" and \"Dancing With Myself\" did not chart, \"Defying Gravity\" reached number 58 in Australia, 38 in Canada and 31 in America. A duet version of \"Defying Gravity\" appeared on the soundtrack album \"\". Murphy selected \"Defying Gravity\" for the episode after Colfer",
"title": "Wheels (Glee)"
},
{
"docid": "16287122",
"text": "Workin' Together Workin' Together is a 1971 album recorded and released by Ike & Tina Turner on the Liberty Records label. Their second album with the label, it was also their most successful album to date. Much like their previous album, \"Come Together\", the album featured several covers of rock songs and also featured renewed versions of previous Ike & Tina songs, which was a habit for the couple. The album featured the duo's biggest-selling hit, a funk rock styled cover of \"Proud Mary\" and also featured another popular Ike & Tina song, the Aillene Bullock-composed \"Funkier Than a Mosquita's",
"title": "Workin' Together"
},
{
"docid": "18550104",
"text": "Proud Mary by Tina Turner later on her associated acts were mostly with her daughter Jaya and Pilita Corrales in the late 90s she would star on ABC-5 sitcoms and GMA-7 she has made several guest appearances on ABS-CBN Ramsey was born on December 3, 1931 in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Her father was Arturo C. Ramsey, a Jamaican marine based in the Philippines, while her mother was a Filipina of Spanish descent, Marcelina Rivera Indino. Ramsey had 3 children with her first husband, who was of Jamaican heritage. After his death, Ramsey met Ray Kagahastian, a Filipino, with",
"title": "Elizabeth Ramsey"
},
{
"docid": "14901303",
"text": "A Black Man's Soul A Black Man's Soul is an instrumental funk and soul album released by Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm in 1969 on Pompeii Records. The album was recorded while Turner was touring with then-wife Tina Turner during his free time. \"A Black Man's Soul\" exposed a side of Turner's music not as popular with his audiences of the time. While Turner's more popular tracks like \"Proud Mary\" relied heavily on vocal harmonies and popular soul influences, these tracks reflected a more traditional and simple funk popularized by acts such as Charles Wright & the Watts",
"title": "A Black Man's Soul"
},
{
"docid": "1466852",
"text": "songs. On \"Proud Mary\" and \"It's Gonna Work Out Fine\", Laurence Fishburne sings Ike Turner's parts. For Tina Turner's solo recordings, the original masters were used, including the Phil Spector-produced \"River Deep - Mountain High\". Laurence Fishburne was offered the role of Ike Turner five times and turned it down each time. <nowiki>\"</nowiki>It was pretty one-sided,<nowiki>\"</nowiki> said Fishburne, who turned down the project based on the script he first read. Ike, Fishburne added, was <nowiki>\"</nowiki>obviously the villain of the piece, but there was no explanation as to why he behaved the way he behaved - why she was with him",
"title": "What's Love Got to Do with It (film)"
},
{
"docid": "859783",
"text": "musical, \"Tommy\", in which she played \"The Acid Queen\", a drug-addicted prostitute who tries to coax Tommy into sex and illegal drug addiction and sang the song of the same name; her performance was critically acclaimed. Shortly after filming wrapped, Tina appeared with Ann-Margret on her TV special in London. Returning to the United States, Tina continued her career with the Revue. Following the release of \"Tommy\", another Tina Turner solo album, \"Acid Queen\", was released in 1975. By the mid-1970s, Ike Turner's excessive cocaine habit had gotten out of hand. During this period, Tina adopted the Nichiren Buddhist faith",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "10317501",
"text": "on 17 October 2009. In the third quarter of 2010, Rutter also became a patron for the newly opened ALRA North. In June 2016 Rutter was the subject of BBC Radio 4's \"Desert Island Discs\". His eight musical choices were works by Frank Sinatra, Kay Starr, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, César Franck, Eliza Carthy with Norma Waterson, Tina Turner and The Band. Tina Turner's \"Proud Mary\" was his track to \"rescue from the waves\". He declined to take The Bible but accepted the complete works of Shakespeare; his chosen book was a collection of Tony Harrison's poems and his",
"title": "Barrie Rutter"
},
{
"docid": "8117082",
"text": "ministers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers. In 1996, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its historical significance. Woodlawn Baptist Church is located 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of Nutbush, south of Tennessee State Route 19. A stretch of State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named \"Tina Turner Highway\" in 2002 after singer Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock), who was born and lived as a child in Nutbush. Woodlawn Baptist Church in Nutbush was a family church of Tina Turner. She attended and sang in the choir growing up. Her",
"title": "Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery"
},
{
"docid": "11987554",
"text": "to Do with It\" and \"Better Be Good to Me\" as well as \"Proud Mary\" with Beyoncé Knowles. In the same night, she received an award for her contribution to \"\". Several months later, the singer appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Cher concerning their performance history. This is where Turner announced she was embarking on a world tour. She stated it was the best time for her to go on tour as her peers were performing well on the touring circuit. She continued to say she wanted to do it before it was too late. In sequential, Turner",
"title": "Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour"
},
{
"docid": "11023509",
"text": "is on Woodlawn Rd., ca. 3 mi (4,8 km) southeast of Nutbush, just north of old SR 19. The church was a family church of singer Tina Turner. She attended and sang in the choir growing up. Her family members were church officials, musicians and singers who are buried in the cemetery. Old-State Route 19 and SR 19 join again at Bobby Mann Rd, 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Brownsville. Tennessee State Route 19 State Route 19 (abbreviated SR 19) or the Tina Turner Highway is a road in Haywood and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee, United States. State Route 19",
"title": "Tennessee State Route 19"
},
{
"docid": "609740",
"text": "in the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Blues Album of the year. Jerry D'Souza wrote of the album: \"Turner has it all in the palm of his hand, his phrasing breathing life into the words. He still has the power to turn the blues into an unforgettable experience.\" Turner had previously won a Grammy in the Best Rhythm & Blues Performance – Duo or Group (Vocal or Instrumental), for \"Proud Mary\" in 1972. He is also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice for \"River Deep – Mountain High\" and \"Proud Mary.\" On August 5, 2010, Ike Turner",
"title": "Ike Turner"
},
{
"docid": "19110633",
"text": "ovation from the audience and all four judges, with Simon Cowell saying, \"\"In terms of first auditions, this is probably one of the best I've ever seen.\"\" After its airing, the group's audition went viral on YouTube and Facebook; and, as of December 2018, their YouTube audition video had garnered over 127 million views. It is currently the most watched video in the show's history. The group sailed through the \"Boot Camp\" rounds of the show, where they performed \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner and \"Titanium\" by David Guetta, and the \"Six-Chair Challenge\" round where they performed \"Show Me How",
"title": "4th Impact"
},
{
"docid": "11987565",
"text": "selections from the show and a DVD. The CD/DVD combo was released in September 2009 (in Europe) and October (in the United States). Turner received high praise from both critics and spectators before the tour commenced. For the inaugural concert, Flannery Cashill (\"The Pitch\") wrote that the show was nothing short of \"amazing\". He elaborates, \"After several teasing nice-and-easy near starts, the arena burst into 'Proud Mary' and Turner and her dancers delivered all of the moves – the paddle-wheel arms, the steps, the dips, the various swim strokes, the thrusts of the glorious mane, all of it atop those",
"title": "Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour"
},
{
"docid": "11987563",
"text": "setting. She returns to her rock prowess with a medley of The Rolling Stones' \"Jumping Jack Flash\" and \"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)\". The singer departs the stage once again and her background dancers (known as \"Flowers\") perform a tango-influenced routine to \"007 Theme\". The video screens open to reveal \"The Iris\" and Turner begins to perform \"GoldenEye\". The singers then goes to the lower tier of the stage to perform \"Addicted to Love\" and \"The Best\". Taking a moment to introduce the band, Turner closes the show with her rendition of \"Proud Mary\". For the",
"title": "Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour"
},
{
"docid": "17485595",
"text": "September 24, 2013, losing a unanimous decision. Henri van Opstal Henri van Opstal (born February 20, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Van Opstal came to prominence by winning the WMC European Junior Middleweight Championship but found further success competing in Japan, taking wins over a number of the countries' top middleweights and finishing as runner-up in the \"Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012\". His entrance music is \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner. After building up an undefeated record on the Dutch kickboxing and Muay Thai scene, Henri van Opstal challenged Martin Akhtar for the WMC",
"title": "Henri van Opstal"
},
{
"docid": "17485586",
"text": "Henri van Opstal Henri van Opstal (born February 20, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Van Opstal came to prominence by winning the WMC European Junior Middleweight Championship but found further success competing in Japan, taking wins over a number of the countries' top middleweights and finishing as runner-up in the \"Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012\". His entrance music is \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner. After building up an undefeated record on the Dutch kickboxing and Muay Thai scene, Henri van Opstal challenged Martin Akhtar for the WMC World Junior Welterweight (-63.5 kg/140 lb) Championship",
"title": "Henri van Opstal"
},
{
"docid": "17569242",
"text": "Gaia Cauchi Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R. (, born 19 November 2002) is a Maltese child singer. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and won the contest with her song \"The Start\". Gaia's first \"international gig\" came in 2011 when she appeared on the popular Italian TV show Ti Lascio Una Canzone. She took on Tina Turner's “Proud Mary” and left the audience shouting \"bellissimo!\". She won the prestigious Sanremo Junior Music Festival a year later in her category when she was just nine years old. There, she sang \"One Night Only\", from the hit film Dreamgirls. After",
"title": "Gaia Cauchi"
},
{
"docid": "9999864",
"text": "Taquita + Kaui Taquita & Kaui was an American reality television series on MTV and MTV Canada. The series debuted on April 2, 2007. The series follows Taquita Thorns and Kaui Beamer, former contestants on \"Making the Band 3\", as they work on jump starting their new lives together as roommates in Las Vegas. The theme song is Proud Mary in the Tina Turner style and each episode has different ending introductions, à la Muppet Show, such as the K on the marquee dropping down into Kaui's hands. MTV originally ordered eight episodes of the series but on April 23,",
"title": "Taquita + Kaui"
},
{
"docid": "1650296",
"text": "Craig, in 1958. In 1957, Bullock, who had tried to convince Turner to let her perform onstage with him, was given a microphone from the band's drummer Eugene Washington, the boyfriend of Bullock's sister Alline, who was a bartender there. Turner was playing the B.B. King R&B ballad, \"You Know I Love You, when Bullock sang the lyrics. Impressed by her strong vocal delivery, Turner asked Bullock if she knew more songs. By the end of the night, Bullock had led the Kings of Rhythm on vocals with Ike on piano and guitar. After convincing her mother to let her",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "16074155",
"text": "music, she also began singing in juke joints and at dances, and first sang in a club as part of Bobby \"Blue\" Bland's band. She joined a local band, Little Melvin & The Downbeats, as a teenager. In 1961, together with Eloise Hester and Delores Johnson, she formed The Ikettes as part of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In 1962, she settled in New York City and recorded under the name Dina Johnson, by her own account a pseudonym to avoid being tracked down by Ike Turner. She recorded advertising jingles and sang back-up for such musicians as James",
"title": "Jo Armstead"
},
{
"docid": "15604434",
"text": "Fred Fisher's \"Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)\" during a scene from the pilot. Also in that episode, actress Karen LeBlanc portrayed Tina Turner, appearing with others portraying singer Ike Turner and the backing vocalists The Ikettes. She sang \"Shake a Tail Feather\" and \"Tina's Wish\". Those songs were immediately made available on iTunes. Cast members Leah Renee and Naturi Naughton were also to sing in future episodes. Pop singer and songwriter Colbie Caillat appeared in the third episode as Lesley Gore and sang her hit song \"It's My Party\". Javier Colon, the first season winner of the NBC reality talent series",
"title": "The Playboy Club"
},
{
"docid": "20003614",
"text": "of their show. Notable songs performed were \"Respect\" by Aretha Franklin and \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner. Reviews of For the Love of Music cited the impressive vocals of the groups members as well as the intricate instrumentation of the songs, and praised the group's set list. Others praised the high energy of the groups members; the party atmosphere of the concert and the modernization of some of the groups notable classic hits. Source: For the Love of Music For the Love of Music Tour was the sixth concert tour by American girl group En Vogue. It comes ahead of",
"title": "For the Love of Music"
},
{
"docid": "15095848",
"text": "and Kosovo chose 4 favorites, while 2 of them were automatically in final, 2 other of them, the 3rd and 4th place were in the judge's hands. In this case the automatic finalists were (Random Order): Gjon Muharremaj and All stars, while the other top 4 were Drilon Hoxha and Cunat e rrugës. Armend Rexhepagiçi supported Cunat e rrugës, while Rovena & Altin supported Drilon Hoxha. About the acts, the semi-final started with Engji Susuri from Prizren, Kosovo, she performed \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner, the judge's comments were good, but by Rovena's comment, the song-orchestration choice wasn't a good",
"title": "Albanians Got Talent (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "13894917",
"text": "debut album did not have \"one\" hit song, to which she sarcastically remarks: \"I guess they were kinda right... I had \"five\".\" Beyoncé goes on to perform \"Crazy in Love\" (reminiscent of \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner), \"Naughty Girl\" and \"Get Me Bodied\". As the show draws to a close, Beyoncé performs \"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\"; she then exits the stage after thanking the audience for their presence. After Beyoncé finished her I Am... Yours revue, several publications reported that a live album containing the performance of the revue would be released. In early November 2009, it",
"title": "I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas"
},
{
"docid": "13630770",
"text": "kinda right... I had \"five\".\" Beyoncé goes on to perform \"Crazy in Love\" (reminiscent of \"Proud Mary\" by Tina Turner), \"Naughty Girl\" and \"Get Me Bodied\". As the show draws to a close, Beyoncé performs \"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\"; she then exits the stage after thanking the audience for their presence. Overall, the show received a positive response from many music critics. Mike Weatherford of the \"Las Vegas Review-Journal\" wrote, \"The spectacle rivals Celine Dion's 'A New Day' as the singer transforms from fragile soul to the rock warrior alter ego of her album title, \"I Am",
"title": "I Am... Yours"
},
{
"docid": "17524955",
"text": "she owned a nightclub and sang for two years with jazz organist Jimmy Smith. She replaced Tina Turner in Ike Turner's band from 1977 to 1985, mostly in Europe. She performed with Ike Turner again for eight months in 1992. Despite the controversy surrounding Tina Turner's separation from Ike Turner, Maxwell reported a positive professional relationship with him. Maxwell returned to Chicago in 1985. French club owner Gérard Vacher saw her perform at the Kingston Mines in 1996 and booked her at his club, Quai du Blues, later known as the Maxwell Café Supper Club. She became a co-owner of",
"title": "Holle Thee Maxwell"
},
{
"docid": "609737",
"text": "\"In Living Color\", Turner was parodied by David Alan Grier. In one skit, he sang a parody of Tina's song \"What's Love Got to Do with It\", in which he sings proudly of his abusive personality. The video also parodies Tina's video: whereas in her video Tina walks around stopping couples who are fighting, Ike walks around to couples and gives the men weapons. He was portrayed on \"Saturday Night Live\"s Weekend Update by Tim Meadows in a pageboy wig. This incarnation of Turner is played as desperate, making verbally derisive remarks to Kevin Nealon, later trying to win back",
"title": "Ike Turner"
},
{
"docid": "13327245",
"text": "Linda Lyndell Linda Lyndell (born as Linda Rowland, November 22, 1946) is an American soul singer from Gainesville, Florida. Lyndell sang in gospel churches as a child; though she was white, she sang in both white and black churches, and eventually began singing with R&B groups as a teenager. In the 1960s she sang as a support act with James Brown and Ike & Tina Turner, and in 1967 Atlanta disc jockey Dave Crawford introduced her to Stax Records producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. They recorded her first single, \"Bring Your Love Back to Me\", in December 1967 and",
"title": "Linda Lyndell"
},
{
"docid": "12146942",
"text": "Tina Monshipour Foster Tina Monshipour Foster is an Iranian-American lawyer and director of the International Justice Network. Prior to working in the field of human rights, Foster worked at Clifford Chance LLP in New York City. She later worked for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Guantanamo Bay cases and is one of the plaintiffs in CCR v. Bush, filed on July 9, 2007. Four other individuals filed this suit. Foster and her colleagues sued the US government objecting to the government's interception of their mail, email and phone calls. In 2006 Foster started International Justice Network (IJNetwork) placing",
"title": "Tina Monshipour Foster"
},
{
"docid": "12146938",
"text": "Tina Monshipour Foster Tina Monshipour Foster is an Iranian-American lawyer and director of the International Justice Network. Prior to working in the field of human rights, Foster worked at Clifford Chance LLP in New York City. She later worked for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Guantanamo Bay cases and is one of the plaintiffs in CCR v. Bush, filed on July 9, 2007. Four other individuals filed this suit. Foster and her colleagues sued the US government objecting to the government's interception of their mail, email and phone calls. In 2006 Foster started International Justice Network (IJNetwork) placing",
"title": "Tina Monshipour Foster"
},
{
"docid": "6761320",
"text": "near Nutbush. Nutbush is best known as the childhood home of singer Tina Turner, then known as Anna Mae Bullock. At age 16, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri. After her birth in 1939, Bullock was raised in Nutbush, Brownsville, and Ripley by her maternal grandmother and extended family in the area. The houses she lived in as a child no longer exist. Wood from her Nutbush/Flagg Grove home was used to build a barn. Both Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church and Spring Hill Baptist Church in Nutbush were family churches of Tina Turner. She attended and sang in both choirs",
"title": "Nutbush, Tennessee"
},
{
"docid": "1297219",
"text": "on the national \"Billboard\" chart. The former would eventually become the group's most-covered song, with some 100 versions by other artists to date, including the #4 1971 hit by Ike & Tina Turner, two years to the week after the CCR version peaked. John Fogerty cites this song as being the result of high spirits on gaining his discharge from the Army Reserve. The album also featured a remake of the rock & roll classic \"Good Golly, Miss Molly\" and the band's nine-minute live-show closer, \"Keep On Chooglin'\". Weeks later, during March 1969, \"Bad Moon Rising\" backed with \"Lodi\" was",
"title": "Creedence Clearwater Revival"
},
{
"docid": "1460793",
"text": "Records unit of Universal Music Group and also handles the Fogerty/CCR Fantasy catalogue. On October 29, 2009, Fogerty appeared at Madison Square Garden for the first night of the celebratory 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts. Bruce Springsteen, with the E Street Band, called Fogerty out to play three songs with them. \"Fortunate Son\" was their first song, followed by \"Proud Mary\" and finally the duo tried their take on Roy Orbison's \"Pretty Woman\". The show aired as a four-hour special on HBO on November 29, 2009. On November 3, 2009, Fogerty released the Royal Albert Hall",
"title": "John Fogerty"
},
{
"docid": "16296142",
"text": "Ike and Tina Turner for over a year, having been involved since the first Ike & Tina hit, \"A Fool in Love\". To bide time in the studio, Ike Turner wrote a song custom-made for the girl group. Tina Turner herself was involved in the recording, helping to arrange the vocals and could be heard singing along in the background. Ike Turner credited the song's production to him and Tina. Since Ike & Tina recorded for Sue Records, Ike Turner decided to distribute the record to another company, agreeing to sign an advance to Atlantic Records' Atco subsidiary in late",
"title": "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)"
},
{
"docid": "11987552",
"text": "Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour was the ninth solo concert tour by American recording artist Tina Turner. It was the first tour by Turner in eight years, following her record-breaking \"Twenty Four Seven Tour\". The trek marked the singer's 50th year in music—since joining Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm in St. Louis, Missouri. In conjunction with the tour, Turner released the compilation album, \"Tina!\". Beginning October 2008, the tour performed in over 40 cities throughout North America and Europe. With the tour, Turner continued her success in concert sales. The North American leg of the",
"title": "Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour"
},
{
"docid": "1297218",
"text": "were released from the debut: a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins's \"I Put A Spell On You\" (No. 58) and \"Porterville\" (released on the Scorpio label with writing credited to \"T. Spicebush Swallowtail\"), written during Fogerty's time in the Army Reserve. After their breakthrough, CCR began touring and started work on their second album, \"Bayou Country\" (1969), at RCA Studios in Los Angeles. A No. 7 platinum hit, the record was their first in a string of hit albums and singles that continued uninterrupted for three years. The single \"Proud Mary\", backed with \"Born on the Bayou\", reached No. 2",
"title": "Creedence Clearwater Revival"
},
{
"docid": "2758127",
"text": "movie based on \"I, Tina\", Tina Turner's memoir. Bassett won a Golden Globe and earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Turner. She was the first African-American to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Bassett obtained the role after beating Halle Berry and Robin Givens, but only had a month to prepare before filming began. She met Tina Turner twice, and was given advice by the woman she would be portraying from wigs and outfits to dancing styles. Turner also did Bassett's make up, leading Bassett to call her \"supportive\"",
"title": "Angela Bassett"
},
{
"docid": "11023497",
"text": "Tennessee State Route 19 State Route 19 (abbreviated SR 19) or the Tina Turner Highway is a road in Haywood and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee, United States. State Route 19 is 42.81 mi (69 km) long. The Mississippi River valley with flood plains and bluffs, the rolling hills of Tennessee and cotton fields dominate the rural landscape of the area traversed by SR 19. Industries are present in the urban areas of Ripley and Brownsville. A segment of State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named \"Tina Turner Highway\" in 2002 after singer Tina Turner who spent her childhood in",
"title": "Tennessee State Route 19"
},
{
"docid": "10408961",
"text": "Mary Martin, Walter Matthau, Andrea McArdle, Mary Tyler Moore, Bernadette Peters, Lynn Redgrave Chita Rivera, George Rose, Jessica Tandy, Tommy Tune, Kathleen Turner. Musicals and plays presented: There were several special performances and tributes. The song \"Bosom Buddies\" from \"Mame\" was performed by former cast-mates Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur. There was a special salute to Robert Preston, who died in March 1987. Bernadette Peters sang \"Time Heals Everything\" from \"Mack and Mabel\", Barbara Cook sang \"Till There Was You\" from \"The Music Man\", and Mary Martin sang \"This House\" from \"I Do! I Do!\". Finally, A tribute to George",
"title": "41st Tony Awards"
},
{
"docid": "13335274",
"text": "The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner is the debut album by Ike & Tina Turner, released on the Sue Records label in 1961. It's noted for the duo's debut hit single, \"A Fool in Love\" and for its modest follow-up singles, \"I'm Jealous\" and the top five R&B hit, \"I Idolize You\". Ike Turner had been an established name in rhythm and blues music ever since recording and composing \"Rocket 88\", often considered the \"first rock and roll record to be released\", in 1951 at just the age of nineteen. Turner found",
"title": "The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "16228946",
"text": "remaining contestants or a musical performance from a guest (or a judge). Judge Saulius Prūsaitis performed on the first show with his group Happyendless, while the second one featured two group performances: one by the boys category and another without the boys. In week 3, Rūta Ščiogolevaitė sang \"Run To You\" and then \"Proud Mary\" duet with Kristina Radžiukynaitė, who was eliminated the previous week. KeyMono performed several songs the following week, while there was a group performance before the individual performances in week 5. Then the remaining contestants performed another one with presenter Marijonas Mikutavičius during the voting and",
"title": "X Faktorius"
},
{
"docid": "12061175",
"text": "Acid Queen Acid Queen is Tina Turner's second solo studio album, released in 1975 on the EMI label in the UK, and on United Artists in the US. Although it is a Tina Turner solo album, the very first single, \"Baby Get It On\", was a duet with Ike Turner, Tina Turner's musical partner and husband at the time. As it turned out, it was her last solo album to be released before she left Ike Turner and the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. \"Acid Queen\" takes its title from Tina Turner's role in Ken Russell's film version of The",
"title": "Acid Queen"
},
{
"docid": "609751",
"text": "in San Marcos, California, near San Diego. He was found dead by his former wife Ann Thomas. Rasool was also in the house and administered CPR. Turner was pronounced dead at 11:38 am. The funeral was held on December 22, 2007, at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California. Among those who spoke at the funeral were Little Richard, Solomon Burke and Phil Spector. The Kings of Rhythm played versions of \"Rocket 88\" and \"Proud Mary\". Turner was cremated after the funeral service. On January 16, 2008, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Turner had died",
"title": "Ike Turner"
},
{
"docid": "11379770",
"text": "Rough (album) Rough is Tina Turner's third solo studio album, released in September 1978 on the EMI label in the UK, Ariola Records in West Germany and United Artists in the United States. \"Rough\" was Turner's first solo album after her 1976 split with husband Ike Turner. Her first two solo albums, \"Tina Turns the Country On!\" (1974) and \"Acid Queen\" (1975), were recorded while she was still married to Ike Turner and also a member of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. \"Rough\" would be the first album where there was no association with Ike Turner. The divorce proceedings",
"title": "Rough (album)"
},
{
"docid": "859775",
"text": "year, they signed with Loma Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records and run by Bob Krasnow, who had become their manager shortly after they left Sue Records. Between 1964 and 1969, Ike & Tina Turner signed with more than ten labels. While touring to support the record, Ike created his own musical revue, the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, which included the Kings of Rhythm and a girl group that Ike named The Ikettes backing Tina; he remained in the background, often playing his guitar to the back of Tina. Wanting to maintain their base and increase finances, Ike",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "7780750",
"text": "which has since become a mainstay in Turner's live repertoire and was later included on the European editions of her 1991 hits compilation \"Simply the Best\". Disc 1 Disc 2 The Tina Turner Band Musicians Production Tina Live in Europe Tina Live in Europe is the first live album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1988. The album is compiled of live performances made between 1985 and 1987, the majority of which are from Turner's \"Break Every Rule World Tour\" but also from the 1985 \"Private Dancer Tour\", as well as the 1986 \"Tina Turner: Break Every Rule\"",
"title": "Tina Live in Europe"
},
{
"docid": "12061969",
"text": "released the following year saw Turner taking her first steps towards a more rock-oriented repertoire. \"Tina Turns the Country On!\" remains unreleased on CD. The album should not be confused with budget CD compilations such as \"Tina Turner Sings Country\", \"Soul Deep\", \"Country My Way\", \"Good Hearted Woman\", \"Country In My Soul\", \"Stand By Your Man\", \"Country Classics\", \"You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man\", \"The Country Side of Tina Turner\" etc. which feature material from the archives of Bolic Sound Studios. Production Tina Turns the Country On! Tina Turns the Country On! is the debut solo studio album",
"title": "Tina Turns the Country On!"
},
{
"docid": "3107828",
"text": "Mrs. Valerie Bishop gave up for adoption (not the son of Walter Bishop Jr) after divorcing Bishop in the mid-70s, Valerie Bishop worked as an assistant for Ike and Tina Turner in California. Valerie Bishop is the person who is cited in the Tina Turner memoir \"I, Tina\" as the person who inspired Tina Turner to pursue Buddhism. In the 1980s Bishop taught at the University of Hartford. By this time, he made frequent appearances at clubs and festivals in New York. He also wrote a book, \"A Study in Fourths\", about jazz improvisation based on cycles of fourths and",
"title": "Walter Bishop Jr."
},
{
"docid": "1650305",
"text": "& Tina Turner\", released in 1961. That year, a trip to the hair salon to dye her hair blonde led to Tina's hair falling out by accident. To cover up the incident, Tina and the Ikettes quickly put on wigs, leading to a fashion trend. Tina also helped to buy her and the Ikettes dresses, first wearing conservative gowns. Later in 1961, the duo released the pop ballad, \"It's Gonna Work Out Fine\", which featured Mickey Baker of Mickey & Sylvia fame, in Turner's role. It was also the first song released that wasn't composed by Turner. The song became",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "6776481",
"text": "in the UK Albums Chart, selling nearly 45,000 copies in its first week and at #2 on the \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart, selling 121,000 copies in its first week, making \"All the Best\" Tina Turner's highest debut in the United States. The album went platinum in the U.S. 3 months after its release. In March 2007, the album re-entered the UK Charts and peaked at #18. It has since been certified platinum in various countries. Disc 1 Disc 2 All the Best (Tina Turner album) All the Best is a greatest hits album by Tina Turner, released in November 2004.",
"title": "All the Best (Tina Turner album)"
},
{
"docid": "609708",
"text": "name trademarked so that in case she left, another singer could perform under the same name. In July 1960, \"A Fool in Love\" was released under the billing \"Ike & Tina Turner\" and later became a national hit, selling a million copies and making the duo national stars. Turner added a backing girl group he renamed the Ikettes, and this also led to the first name change of the Kings of Rhythm as they began performing as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Robert Palmer writes, \"There was never any doubt that Tina Turner was the star... the electrifying performer",
"title": "Ike Turner"
},
{
"docid": "609685",
"text": "\"Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats\", in 1951 is considered a contender for \"first rock and roll song\". Relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1954, he built the Kings into one of the most renowned acts on the local club circuit. There he met singer Anna Mae Bullock, whom he renamed Tina Turner, forming the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, which over the course of the sixties became a soul/rock crossover success. Turner recorded for many of the key R&B record labels of the 1950s and 1960s, including Chess, Modern, Trumpet, Flair and Sue. With the Ike & Tina Turner",
"title": "Ike Turner"
},
{
"docid": "13335284",
"text": "pair on the cover. Tina Turner was featured with her real hair, which would later be covered by wigs, with Tina partially blaming it on her hair falling out during a trip to the beautician. All songs written and composed by Ike Turner; except where indicated The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner is the debut album by Ike & Tina Turner, released on the Sue Records label in 1961. It's noted for the duo's debut hit single, \"A Fool in Love\" and for its modest follow-up singles, \"I'm Jealous\" and the top",
"title": "The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "19379104",
"text": "Gina Michelle Segall (b. 1994), who sang the lead track in the movie, “The Ring” (2002), and who occasionally sings duets with her mom on tour. Peach has one sister, Lois Jean Manis, who lives in their home state of Indiana. Peach studied Judaism at the University of Judaism and officially converted in June 1997. In 2008, Peach followed in the footsteps of her hero, Tina Turner, by taking up the practice of chanting the mantra \"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo\" of Soka Gakkai International Buddhism). Peach's hobbies include studying languages: Japanese, Latin, French, Danish, Spanish. PEACH Peach (born Patricia Elaine",
"title": "PEACH"
},
{
"docid": "20816519",
"text": "starred as Warden Walker in the well-known children’s film \"Paddington 2\". and as Father Emery in \"Ghost Stories\". In 2018, he played the role of Oliver in \"The Commuter\" and played Frye/Weasel in Disney’s \"Mary Poppins Returns\". Holdbrook-Smith has also performed in BBC radio dramas, including \"Judas\" and \"On Her Majesty's Secret Service\". Furthermore Holdbrook-Smith is known for his audiobook narrations, most notably the \"Rivers of London\" series by Ben Aaronovitch. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is currently starring in the musical \"Tina\" as Ike Turner at the Aldwych Theatre. Tina Turner herself approved of the casting. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a",
"title": "Kobna Holdbrook-Smith"
},
{
"docid": "859767",
"text": "their grandmother Georgeanna in Brownsville, Tennessee. (An adult Turner stated in her memoir, \"I, Tina\", that she felt her mother had not loved her, that she \"wasn't wanted\", and that her mother had planned to leave her father when pregnant with her. \"She was a very young woman who didn't want another kid,\" Turner wrote.) A self-professed tomboy, Bullock joined both the cheerleading squad and the female basketball team at Carver High School in Brownsville, and \"socialized every chance she got\". Her first boyfriend, while she was living in Brownsville, was Harry Taylor. Taylor originally attended a rival school to",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "1650308",
"text": "Loma Records and hired Bob Krasnow as their new manager after Ike severed ties with Murray, who had been the duo's manager and promoter during their Sue tenure. Turner continued to struggle to produce and compose a hit single during this period. The upbeat soul tune, \"I Can't Believe What You Say\", wasn't successful after its release. Another song, \"Goodbye So Long\", became a modest hit, and later became a highlight of the duo's live shows during the '60s. Later that year, Krasnow convinced the duo to release live albums. The duo's first, \"Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show\",",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "11987556",
"text": "up to me in the restaurant, in the ladies room, on the street … everywhere. I started getting lots of little slips of paper and napkins with notes from fans. Some of them were so touching about my life, or a song and how it helped them. Each time I kept the note ... and suddenly there was a pile. I called my manager and said, 'It's time!'\" Originally known as \"Tina!: Live in Concert\", Turner decided to have the tour commemorate her fiftieth year performing on stage. Turner first performed at Club Imperial with Ike Turner and the Kings",
"title": "Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour"
},
{
"docid": "859808",
"text": "Warren in the lead role. Her second memoir, \"Tina Turner: My Love Story\", was released in October 2018. In January 2018, it was announced that Turner would receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In October 2018, it was announced that the biographical musical \"Tina\" would open on Broadway in the fall of 2019. Tina (then called Anna Mae Bullock) fell in love for the first time with Harry Taylor. They met at a school basketball game. She spoke about this relationship in her 1986 interview with \"Rolling Stone\". \"Harry was real popular and had tons of girlfriends, but eventually I",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "16300215",
"text": "Turner solely on the cover without her partner. It's Gonna Work Out Fine (album) It's Gonna Work Out Fine is the fourth studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on the Sue Records label and the fifth associated Ike & Tina project (including the instrumental album, \"Dance with Ike & Tina Turner & The Kings of Rhythm\") released altogether during their Sue Records tenure. It's notable for their title track, also released on the \"Dynamite!\" album. The Turners left Sue Records in 1964 in search of better deals. The album also features Tina Turner's first lyrical composition, \"Tinaroo\". The",
"title": "It's Gonna Work Out Fine (album)"
},
{
"docid": "16300188",
"text": "by Ike Turner; except where indicated Side A Side B Dynamite (Ike & Tina Turner album) Dynamite! is the second studio album released by the duo Ike & Tina Turner on the Sue Records label in 1963. Recorded during a busy touring schedule, several of the songs were culled from 1961 and 1962 sessions and released in early 1963. The cover shows the couple in different moods with Ike Turner looking moody and Tina Turner posing with a mink coat posing in a suggestive way that was started to build within Tina Turner's stage act. By now, the original members",
"title": "Dynamite (Ike & Tina Turner album)"
},
{
"docid": "18635671",
"text": "Sexy Ida \"Sexy Ida (Part 1)\" is a soul blues song written by Tina Turner and released as a single by Ike & Tina Turner in 1974. The first recording of \"Sexy Ida\" was produced by Claude Williams, Gerhard Augustin and Ike Turner at his Inglewood, California facility, Bolic Sound Studio in June 1974 and released as a single the following month by the couple under their professional name, Ike & Tina Turner. As \"Nutbush City Limits\", the single is also characterized by inventive guitar sounds, a substantial synthesizer solo, and a funky brass section. Upon its release as a",
"title": "Sexy Ida"
},
{
"docid": "1466855",
"text": "of them weren't around more.\" In his autobiography \"Taking Back My Name\", Ike Turner claims the movie damaged his reputation immensely and attacks many of the scenes for being either not strictly accurate or completely fabricated. Director Brian Gibson had no contact with Ike. \"I never spoke to him,\" says Gibson. \"I was not allowed to. Disney felt that it would not be a good idea.\" Tina herself admitted she wish the film had more truth to it and later stated that she wasn't proud that the film had her being portrayed as a \"victim\". Since they sold the right",
"title": "What's Love Got to Do with It (film)"
},
{
"docid": "4163108",
"text": "season of \"Popstars Live\", and progressed to the top sixty round of the competition but was part of the first group of performers who were sent home. Later that same year, Coulter successfully auditioned for the second season of \"Australian Idol\", singing En Vogue's \"Don't Let Go (Love)\", and progressed through to the semi-finals. Following the semi-final process, she had advanced through to the top twelve. Throughout the season, Coulter was regarded as a favourite to win the competition because of her performances of Michael Jackson's \"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough\", Tina Turner's version of \"Proud Mary\" and Whitney",
"title": "Ricki-Lee Coulter"
},
{
"docid": "859812",
"text": "Fool in Love\", all while Bullock was pregnant with their son, Ronnie, who was eventually born on October 27, 1960. Tina Turner's first account of physical abuse committed by Ike happened after she said she didn't want to change her name and she expressed concern about going on tour; Ike responded by hitting her in the head with a wooden shoe stretcher. Afterwards, Ike asked her to have sex with him. Tina wrote in her memoirs, \"I, Tina\", that the incident was the first time Ike had \"instilled fear\" in her. Years later, Tina alleged that Ike had blackened her",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "859773",
"text": "perform as Tina; he added his own name to the single to further retain control of Bullock's career. In 2018, Tina Turner recalled that Ike Turner \"'came home from the record company. He said, \"Here's the record.\" And I said, \"Who's Tina?\" He said, \"You're Tina!\" And I said, \"Tina? Tina Turner?\" It was really hard to say in the beginning.'\" \"A Fool in Love\" was released in July 1960 and became an immediate hit, peaking at number 2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number 27 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 that October. Kurt Loder described the track",
"title": "Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "13881186",
"text": "Ann Turner Robinson Ann Turner Robinson (née Turner, died in London, 5 January 1741) was an English soprano of the 18th century. She was the youngest daughter of William Turner, a composer and countertenor who was a contemporary of Henry Purcell, and is best remembered for her association with the composer George Frideric Handel, in whose operas she sang. On 6 September 1716 she married the organist John Robinson. They had a daughter who had a singing career, and other children who died young. Her first public performances were in 1718: in the April of that year she sang a",
"title": "Ann Turner Robinson"
},
{
"docid": "1650303",
"text": "an immediate hit after its release in the summer of 1960, peaking at #2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart and #27 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually selling a million copies. In the 1986 Tina Turner autobiography, \"I, Tina\", co-author and journalist Kurt Loder described the song as \"the blackest record to ever creep the white pop charts since Ray Charles' 'What'd I Say' a year before\". Ike and Tina Turner made their first national television debut that fall on \"American Bandstand\", and performed in front of a receptive audience at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "1650321",
"text": "as a sign of progress and had fully converted at the end of 1971. Starting in 1974, Tina recorded her first solo album titled \"Tina Turns the Country On\". With Ike, she also recorded the album, \"The Gospel According to Tina Turner\". Both projects received Grammy nominations but weren't commercially successful as Ike's cocaine habit wreck havoc on their careers. In 1975, Tina accepted the role of The Acid Queen in the rock musical, \"Tommy\". Her role won praise by critics. Despite Ike having given Tina the blessing to do the role as well as record solo albums, the musician",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "7543026",
"text": "being and a spaceship, or \"brainship\". The five older stories are revised under their original titles as the first five chapters of the book and the sixth chapter is entirely new. McCaffrey dedicated the book \"to the memory of the Colonel, my father, George Herbert McCaffrey, citizen soldier patriot for whom the first ship sang.\" In 1994 she named it as the book she is most proud of. Subsequently she named the first story her best story and her personal favorite work. During the 1990s McCaffrey made \"The Ship Who Sang\" the first book of a series by writing four",
"title": "The Ship Who Sang"
},
{
"docid": "9061809",
"text": "Four Seven\", which was her last studio album to date. With a career spanning five decades, Turner has become one of the top-selling music artists of all time in rock music, having sold more than 200 million albums and singles to date worldwide.In the UK, she is the first female artist to have a top 40 hit in six consecutive decades. She has had a total of 34 top 40 hits. Tina Turner discography The following is a comprehensive discography of the American singer Tina Turner. Turner's overall discography consists of ten studio albums, two live albums, two soundtracks, and",
"title": "Tina Turner discography"
},
{
"docid": "5412467",
"text": "What's Love Got to Do with It (album) What's Love Got to Do with It is the eighth solo studio album by Tina Turner, released on Parlophone in 1993. It was the soundtrack album for the 1993 Tina Turner biographical film \"What's Love Got to Do with It\", which was released by Touchstone Pictures the same year. Turner re-recorded many of her songs from the Ike and Tina Turner period for this album including their first hit single \"A Fool in Love\". Three brand new tracks were also included, \"I Don't Wanna Fight\" being a top 10 hit in both",
"title": "What's Love Got to Do with It (album)"
},
{
"docid": "1650301",
"text": "they ever had a hit together that she \"wouldn't leave him\" if they became successful. Paranoid that Bullock could leave him for a solo career, Turner changed her stage name from \"Little Ann\" to \"Tina Turner\". Though small and skinny, Turner felt Bullock could be his \"wonder woman\" and imagined Bullock like his favorite TV show characters such as Nagoya. He named her Tina after another of his favorite characters, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. To assert control, Turner added his name, making the act \"Ike and Tina Turner\", though the young couple weren't married. Turner trademarked the name in",
"title": "Ike & Tina Turner"
},
{
"docid": "4558005",
"text": "Palace, which was formerly a movie theatre. They brought in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue who had never been to Vancouver before. They drew a small crowd and Melton and Chong broke even on that one. Although Little Daddy & The Bachelors built up a small following, things soured when they went with Chong's suggestion and had themselves billed as \"Four Niggers and a Chink\". (or, bowing to pressure, \"Four N's and a C\") before taking on the moniker Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers. In 1965, Supremes members Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard heard the band — whose repertoire",
"title": "Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers"
},
{
"docid": "16300185",
"text": "Dynamite (Ike & Tina Turner album) Dynamite! is the second studio album released by the duo Ike & Tina Turner on the Sue Records label in 1963. Recorded during a busy touring schedule, several of the songs were culled from 1961 and 1962 sessions and released in early 1963. The cover shows the couple in different moods with Ike Turner looking moody and Tina Turner posing with a mink coat posing in a suggestive way that was started to build within Tina Turner's stage act. By now, the original members of the Artettes had their name changed to The Ikettes",
"title": "Dynamite (Ike & Tina Turner album)"
},
{
"docid": "1466860",
"text": "it, but I didn't finish it because that was not how things went. Oprah, I didn't realize they would change the details so much.\" What's Love Got to Do with It (film) What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film directed by Brian Gibson, based on the life of American-born singer Tina Turner. It stars Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner. The screenplay was adapted by Kate Lanier from the book \"I, Tina\" written by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder. Both Ike and Tina Turner assigned rights to Lanier for",
"title": "What's Love Got to Do with It (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1466846",
"text": "What's Love Got to Do with It (film) What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film directed by Brian Gibson, based on the life of American-born singer Tina Turner. It stars Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner. The screenplay was adapted by Kate Lanier from the book \"I, Tina\" written by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder. Both Ike and Tina Turner assigned rights to Lanier for their lives to be dramatized in the film. The film's soundtrack featured the hit song \"I Don't Wanna Fight\", which went to number one",
"title": "What's Love Got to Do with It (film)"
},
{
"docid": "4161844",
"text": "\"The Memphis Album\"/ 2007), James Taylor (album \"Covers\"/ 2008), Them (album \"Them\"/ 1970), Tina Turner (album \"Tina Live in Europe\"/ 1988), Mary Wells (album \"The Two Sides of Mary Wells\"/ 1966), and the Young Rascals (album \"The Young Rascals\"/ 1966). The Grateful Dead also did a rendition of In The Midnight Hour at the Fillmore East on April 29th of 1971 among other performances. In the Midnight Hour \"In the Midnight Hour\" is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on his 1965 album of the same name, also appearing on the 1966 album \"The Exciting",
"title": "In the Midnight Hour"
},
{
"docid": "7857927",
"text": "competing in the finals at the Crufts Dog Show. At Crufts in 2004, Ray and Myndoc Simply Teena were winners of the Crufts Mini Agility Championships (Tina is owned by Mrs Shirley Turner but handled and trained by Ray). Although there are conflicting stories about where heelwork to music started, because some groups of obedience enthusiasts trained with music playing in the late 1980s, the first person who actually put together a public performance of heelwork to music was Ray, at a demonstration event in 1990. She did this again in 1992 and thereafter has done it every year (as",
"title": "Mary Ray"
},
{
"docid": "15802584",
"text": "and Art Linkletter, along with Cy Warner. The 2865-seat facility opened July 6, 1964 with The Sound of Music. The first year saw the theater mount 18 musicals, three comedies, a drama, as well as concerts with a combined audience of over 600,000. Among the performers who appeared at the Valley Music Theater were Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Woody Allen, Ray Charles, Art Linkletter, Robert Goulet, Mitzi Gaynor, Ike & Tina Turner, Peter, Paul & Mary, B.B. King, Lou Rawls, Three Dog Night, Jim Croce, and the Spiral Starecase. The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Doors appeared",
"title": "Valley Music Theater"
},
{
"docid": "7152183",
"text": "titled \"A Prayer For Jane\", penned by Steve Kipner who worked with Olivia Newton-John and Tina Turner, was released as a single in 1993. Taylor wrote the song about a friend who had taken their own life. The song reached #61 on the Australian Charts. In February 1993, Taylor took over the hosting role of the top-rating Nine Network program \"Australia's Funniest Home Video Show\". This made Taylor not only the sole woman to be hosting a prime-time show in Australia, but at just 22 years old she was the youngest. Taylor also sang the shows opening theme song, titled",
"title": "Jo Beth Taylor"
}
] |
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"Billy Clanton",
"Tom and Frank McLaury"
] | [
{
"docid": "738838",
"text": "for much of the popular imagery associated with the Old West. Despite its name, the gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral, which fronted Allen Street and had a rear entrance lined with horse stalls on Fremont Street. The shootout actually took place in a narrow lot on the side of C. S. Fly's Photographic Studio on Fremont Street, six doors west of the O.K. Corral's rear entrance. Some members of the two opposing parties were initially only about apart. About 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds. Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738835",
"text": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West. The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud, with Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Virgil Earp, Special Policeman Morgan Earp, Special Policeman Wyatt Earp,",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "18740441",
"text": "O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath The O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath was the direct result of the 30-second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory on October 26, 1881. During that confrontation, Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone Town Marshal Virgil Earp, Assistant Town Marshal Morgan Earp, and temporary deputy marshals Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shot and killed Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury. Billy's brother Ike, who had repeatedly threatened to kill the Earps for some time, had been present at the gunfight but was unarmed and fled. He filed murder charges against the Earps and",
"title": "O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath"
},
{
"docid": "2408168",
"text": "fight. He later testified that when he saw the Cowboys, he immediately commanded them to \"Throw up your hands, I want your guns!\" But general shooting broke out almost immediately. Witnesses were conflicted about who fired first. During the gunfight, Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers were killed. Virgil was shot through the calf (he thought by Billy Clanton). Three days after the O.K. Corral gunfight, the city council suspended Virgil as city marshal pending outcome of the preliminary hearing. Virgil was eventually exonerated of wrongdoing, but his reputation suffered thereafter. After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral the Earps",
"title": "Virgil Earp"
},
{
"docid": "15578073",
"text": "his son Billy Clanton who had been killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Phin's brother Billy was killed during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Ike Clanton filed murder charges against Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone Police chief Virgil Earp, Assistant Marshal Morgan Earp, and temporary deputies Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, but they were exonerated after a contentious month-long preliminary hearing. Ike attempted to re-file murder charges in Contention, but his move was rejected for lack of new evidence. On December 28, 1881, Virgil Earp was ambushed and seriously wounded by hidden assailants. Virgil was left without",
"title": "Phineas Clanton"
},
{
"docid": "7018771",
"text": "were named Mary Elise and Ester Ann. Newman Haynes Clanton Newman Haynes Clanton (c. 1816 - August 13, 1881), also known as \"Old Man\" Clanton, was a cattle rancher and father of four sons, one of whom was killed during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Two of his sons were involved in multiple conflicts in Cochise County, Arizona Territory including stagecoach robbery and cattle rustling. His son Ike Clanton was identified by one witness as a participant in the murder of Morgan Earp. Billy Clanton and Ike were both present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in which",
"title": "Newman Haynes Clanton"
},
{
"docid": "7018754",
"text": "Newman Haynes Clanton Newman Haynes Clanton (c. 1816 - August 13, 1881), also known as \"Old Man\" Clanton, was a cattle rancher and father of four sons, one of whom was killed during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Two of his sons were involved in multiple conflicts in Cochise County, Arizona Territory including stagecoach robbery and cattle rustling. His son Ike Clanton was identified by one witness as a participant in the murder of Morgan Earp. Billy Clanton and Ike were both present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in which Billy was killed. \"Old Man\" Clanton was",
"title": "Newman Haynes Clanton"
},
{
"docid": "1005515",
"text": "\"My Darling Clementine\" (1946), \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" (1957), \"Hour of the Gun\" (1967), \"Doc\" (1971), \"Tombstone\" (1993), and \"Wyatt Earp\" (1994). Bob Dylan wrote a song named \"Tombstone Blues\" that appears on the album \"Highway 61 Revisited\". Singer/songwriter Carl Perkins wrote a song titled \"The Ballad Of Boot Hill\" about Billy Clanton's role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Tombstone, Arizona Tombstone is a historic city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American",
"title": "Tombstone, Arizona"
},
{
"docid": "9321686",
"text": "and Doc Holliday would face murder charges as a result of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. On October 27, 1881, just one day after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral that left Billy Clanton and Tom and Frank McLaury dead and Morgan and Virgil Earp wounded, Ike Clanton filed murder charges. A preliminary hearing was convened by Judge Wells Spicer on October 31. The Earps chose \"the Silver-Tongued Orator of the Pacific Slope\" as their lead attorney. Doc Holliday was defended by United States Court Commissioner Thomas J. Drum. The preliminary hearing turned into a month-long dramatic court-room confrontation,",
"title": "Thomas Fitch (politician)"
},
{
"docid": "738838",
"text": "for much of the popular imagery associated with the Old West. Despite its name, the gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral, which fronted Allen Street and had a rear entrance lined with horse stalls on Fremont Street. The shootout actually took place in a narrow lot on the side of C. S. Fly's Photographic Studio on Fremont Street, six doors west of the O.K. Corral's rear entrance. Some members of the two opposing parties were initially only about apart. About 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds. Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738910",
"text": "where witnesses overheard them threatening to kill the Earps. For unknown reasons the Cowboys then walked out the back of the O.K. Corral and then west, stopping in a narrow, empty lot next to C. S. Fly's boarding house. Virgil initially avoided a confrontation with the newly arrived Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton, who had not yet deposited their weapons at a hotel or stable as the law required. The statute was not specific about how far a recently arrived visitor might \"with good faith, and within reasonable time\" travel into town while carrying a firearm. This permitted a traveler",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738928",
"text": "started shooting first is not certain; accounts by both participants and eyewitnesses are contradictory. The smoke from the black powder used in the weapons added to the confusion of the gunfight in the narrow space. Those loyal to one side or the other told conflicting stories, and independent eyewitnesses who did not know the participants by sight were unable to say for certain who shot first. The six or seven men with guns fired about 30 shots in around 30 seconds. Virgil Earp reported afterward, \"Two shots went off right together. Billy Clanton's was one of them.\" Wyatt testified, \"Billy",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "12850941",
"text": "publisher of \"The Arizona Quarterly Illustrated\", was seeking contributions and welcomed Fly's photographs. The premier July 1880 issue featured two of Fly's photographs as engravings. On October 26, 1881, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurred in an alley adjacent to his boarding house. During the shootout, Cochise County Sheriff John Behan took cover inside the boarding house, watching the gunplay, only to be joined by Ike Clanton who ran away from the gunfight, telling Wyatt Earp that he was unarmed. Fly, armed with a Henry rifle, disarmed Billy Clanton as he lay dying against the house next door. Fly",
"title": "C. S. Fly"
},
{
"docid": "2408163",
"text": "to enforce the ordinance on Wednesday, October 26, 1881. Virgil was told by several concerned citizens that several Cowboys, who had been threatening the Earps for several months, were in town and armed in violation of the ordinance. Assisted by his deputy Morgan Earp and temporary deputies Wyatt Earp and John \"Doc\" Holliday, Virgil went to disarm Frank and Tom McLaury, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Billy Claiborne. That confrontation turned into a shootout now known as the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The gunfight and later media portrayals made Wyatt Earp a legend. He is often depicted as the",
"title": "Virgil Earp"
},
{
"docid": "738937",
"text": "was shot in the head under his right ear. Both Morgan and Holliday apparently thought they had fired the shot that killed Frank, but since neither of them testified at the hearing, this information is only from second-hand accounts. A passerby testified to having stopped to help Frank, and saw Frank try to speak, but he died where he fell, before he could be moved. Billy Clanton was shot in the wrist, chest and abdomen, and after a minute or two slumped to a sitting position near his original position at the corner of the MacDonald house in the lot",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738938",
"text": "between the house and Fly's Lodging House. Claiborne said Clanton was supported by a window initially after he was shot, and fired some shots after sitting, with the pistol supported on his leg. After he ran out of ammunition, he called for more cartridges, but C. S. Fly took his pistol at about the time the general shooting ended. A few moments later, Tom McLaury was carried from the corner of Fremont and Third into the Harwood house on that corner, where he died without speaking. Passersby carried Billy Clanton to the Harwood house, where Tom had been taken. Billy",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "4564068",
"text": "to Tombstone to face off against the Earps at the O.K. Corral. Holliday, who is sick from tuberculosis, joins them. Though Virgil and Morgan are wounded in the gunfight, all six in Clanton's gang are killed, including Billy, who is given a chance to surrender but refuses. After the fight is over, Wyatt joins Holliday for a final drink before heading off to California to meet Laura, as promised. There are historical inaccuracies contained in the film depiction of the Gunfight at O.K. Corral: Part of the movie was shot on the set of Paramount Ranch. Reviews were generally positive.",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film)"
},
{
"docid": "738977",
"text": "accuracy. These works include: David Williams and Paul McIlroy introduced a mathematical model for the O.K. Corral gunfight, which they published in \"Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society\" (1998). Later this model was analyzed by Sir John Kingman (1999, 2002), and Kingman and Volkov (2003). They analyzed the probability of \"survival of exactly S gunmen given an initially fair configuration.\" Gunfight at the O.K. Corral The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26,",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "15308708",
"text": "\"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" made the shootout famous and the public was incorrectly led to believe it was the actual location of the altercation. Despite the historical inaccuracy, the corral is marketed as the location of the shootout, and visitors can pay to see a reenactment of the gunfight. The corral is now part of the Tombstone Historic District. At the time of the gunfight on October 26, 1881, the O.K. Corral and Livery was one of eight liveries and corrals in the city of about 5,300 residents, excluding Chinese and children. The others included the Dexter Livery (owned",
"title": "O.K. Corral (building)"
},
{
"docid": "738968",
"text": "artist, painted \"Gunfight at O.K. Corral\", a oil painting regarded by some as the most accurate depiction of the gunfight for many years. Forsythe's father William Bowen Forsyth and uncle Ira Chandler owned the store Chandler & Forsyth C.O.D. at 328 Fremont Street, west of the back entrance to the O.K. Corral and half a block from the site of the gunfight. They claimed that they had been present and witnessed the shootout. Newspaper accounts of the painting reported that Forsythe had interviewed Tombstone residents and examined many of the existing buildings before beginning to plan his painting. In May",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "5255385",
"text": "to \"Star Trek\". Coincidentally, Kelley also portrayed Morgan Earp in the 1957 John Sturges film, \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\". Ike Clanton Joseph Isaac Clanton (1847 – June 1, 1887) was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday. On October 26, 1881, Clanton was present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory but was unarmed and ran from the gunfight, in which his 19-year-old brother, Billy, was killed. Clanton filed murder charges against the",
"title": "Ike Clanton"
},
{
"docid": "16598216",
"text": "Battle of Stone Corral The Battle of Stone Corral, also known as the Gunfight at Stone Corral, occurred in June 1893 and was the final shootout during the pursuit of the Sontag-Evans Gang. After months of searching and several previous encounters, a small posse under the command of Marshal George E. Gard ambushed John Sontag and Chris Evans at a corral near Visalia, California. Both of the outlaws were badly wounded during the engagement. Sontag died three weeks later in police custody on July 3, 1893, but Evans managed to escape and was captured a few days later though he",
"title": "Battle of Stone Corral"
},
{
"docid": "4564072",
"text": "film was nominated for two Academy Awards. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 American western film starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday, loosely based on the actual event which took place on October 26, 1881. The picture was directed by John Sturges from a screenplay written by novelist Leon Uris. The shootout was portrayed in the movie as a protracted, heavily armed firefight that took place at medium range. The actual event began in a narrow wide empty lot between the Harwood house and C. S.",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film)"
},
{
"docid": "4564061",
"text": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 American western film starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday, loosely based on the actual event which took place on October 26, 1881. The picture was directed by John Sturges from a screenplay written by novelist Leon Uris. The shootout was portrayed in the movie as a protracted, heavily armed firefight that took place at medium range. The actual event began in a narrow wide empty lot between the Harwood house and C. S. Fly's 12-room boarding house and photography studio.",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film)"
},
{
"docid": "738837",
"text": "open range for outlaws, largely unopposed by law enforcement officers who were spread thin over vast territories. The gunfight was not well known to the American public until 1931, when Stuart Lake published the initially well-received biography \"\" two years after Earp's death. The book was the basis for the 1946 film \"My Darling Clementine\", directed by John Ford, and the 1957 film \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\", after which the shootout became known by that name. Since then, the conflict has been portrayed with varying degrees of accuracy in numerous Western films and books, and has become an archetype",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "15308713",
"text": "The gunfight took place within the narrow lot and on Fremont Street. The O.K. Corral at 326 Allen Street is within the Tombstone Historic District. Investors from Detroit, Michigan, led by attorney Harold O. Love, purchased the O.K. Corral, along with \"The Tombstone Epitaph\" newspaper, the Crystal Palace Saloon, and Schieffelin Hall in 1964. , the Love family continues to operate the O.K. Corral as a historic site. The museum property extends from the Allen Street frontage northward to Fremont Street, including the land where the historic gunfight began. The narrow lot where much of the gunfight took place is",
"title": "O.K. Corral (building)"
},
{
"docid": "15308707",
"text": "O.K. Corral (building) The O.K. Corral (Old Kindersley) was a livery and horse corral from 1879 to about 1888 in the mining boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, in the southwestern United States near the border with Mexico. Despite its association with the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the historic gunfight did not take place within or next to the corral on Allen Street, but in a narrow lot on Fremont Street, six doors west of the rear entrance to the corral. The lot was between Harwood's home and C. S. Fly's 12-room boarding house and photography studio. The 1957 film",
"title": "O.K. Corral (building)"
},
{
"docid": "15834417",
"text": "hand as a gold prospector. He died in April 1942. The gunfight at Tascosa is little-known today, but at the time it was more famous than the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, having similar causes and involving more fatalities than the shootout at Tombstone, Arizona. Big Fight at the Jenkins Saloon The Big Fight at the Jenkins Saloon, also known as the Tascosa Gunfight or simply the Big Fight, was an incident that took place in the Old West town of Tascosa, Texas, on March 21, 1886, between members of two Texas Panhandle ranch factions: the LS Ranch's Home Rangers",
"title": "Big Fight at the Jenkins Saloon"
},
{
"docid": "738972",
"text": "Incident Near the O.K. Corral.\" Stuart Lake titled his chapter about the conflict \"At the O.K. Corral\" in his popular book \"\". But it was the popular movie \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" that cemented the incident and its erroneous location in popular consciousness. The movie and accompanying mythologizing also altered the way that the public thought of the Earps and the outlaws. Prior to the movie, the media often criticized the Earps' actions in Tombstone. In the movies, they became the good guys, always ready to stand for what is right. The incident has become a fixture in American",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "3423810",
"text": "same gunfight and he died soon after. Wyatt and his brothers were unable to apprehend or kill the other suspects in Morgan's death. Morgan Earp Morgan Seth Earp (April 24, 1851 – March 18, 1882) was a Tombstone, Arizona Special Policeman when he helped his brothers Virgil and Wyatt and Doc Holliday confront the outlaw Cochise County Cowboys in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps' interference in their illegal activities. The lawmen killed Cowboys",
"title": "Morgan Earp"
},
{
"docid": "7982187",
"text": "not only survives the gunfight, but is a major antagonist thereafter. Where \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" is more about the main gun battle, this film begins with the gunfight and moves forward from there. Because Hal B. Wallis had scripted everything in the earlier \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\", Sturges was disappointed with that film. \"Hour of the Gun\" is more of a psychological \"melancholy character study\". James Garner also played the lead as Wyatt Earp in a different movie filmed more than two decades later, Blake Edwards's \"Sunset\" (1988), a comedy thriller based on the 1920s period during",
"title": "Hour of the Gun"
},
{
"docid": "10565700",
"text": "James Riley (gunman) James Riley (1853-?) was a young man from Kansas who, on August 19, 1871 was the deciding factor in a little-known but deadly gunfight, which became known as the Gunfight at Hide Park, that took place in Newton, Kansas. The gunfight, despite being lesser known than either the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral or the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, resulted in more dead. Where Kinch 'James' Riley came from is unknown. It is believed that he was born in Kansas, but as to where in Kansas is unknown. He first surfaced in Newton around 1869.",
"title": "James Riley (gunman)"
},
{
"docid": "20802277",
"text": "the Loft Film Fest on May 27, 2017. Tombstone Rashomon Tombstone Rashomon is a 2017 Western film directed by Alex Cox and starring Adam Newberry and Eric Schumacher. It tells the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory from multiple differing perspectives in the style of Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film \"Rashomon\". A film crew travels back in time to film the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. They arrive after the gunfight, however, and can only interview those involved. They interview Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Kate, Ike Clanton, Colonel Roderick Hafford, and Johnny Behan, each of",
"title": "Tombstone Rashomon"
},
{
"docid": "20802274",
"text": "Tombstone Rashomon Tombstone Rashomon is a 2017 Western film directed by Alex Cox and starring Adam Newberry and Eric Schumacher. It tells the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory from multiple differing perspectives in the style of Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film \"Rashomon\". A film crew travels back in time to film the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. They arrive after the gunfight, however, and can only interview those involved. They interview Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Kate, Ike Clanton, Colonel Roderick Hafford, and Johnny Behan, each of whom has a different take on the events.",
"title": "Tombstone Rashomon"
},
{
"docid": "4564071",
"text": "Frankie Laine, pushes the movie's momentum relentlessly throughout. Members of the Western Writers of America chose the song \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Sturges revisited the same material a decade later when he directed a more historically accurate sequel of sorts, \"Hour of the Gun\", starring James Garner as Wyatt Earp, Jason Robards as Doc Holliday, and Robert Ryan as Ike Clanton. That film begins with a more accurate version of the O.K. Corral gun battle, then moves forward into the aftermath for the balance of the movie. The",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film)"
},
{
"docid": "738858",
"text": "although it could have been anyone among the lawmen. Wyatt had developed a reputation as a no-nonsense, hard-nosed lawman, but prior to the gunfight in October 1881, he had been involved in only one other shooting, in Dodge City, Kansas during the summer of 1878. The 1931 book \"\" was a best-selling biography by Stuart N. Lake. It established Wyatt Earp's role as a fearless lawman in the American Old West and the legend of the \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" in the public consciousness. But Lake and many others in the popular media wildly exaggerated Wyatt's role as the",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "5699213",
"text": "in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the most famous gunfight of the Old West. In the aftermath, Virgil Earp was maimed in an ambush and Morgan Earp was assassinated while playing billiards. Walter Noble Burns's novel \"Tombstone\" (1927) made Earp famous. Hollywood celebrated Earp's Tombstone days with John Ford's \"My Darling Clementine\" (1946), John Sturges's \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" (1957) and \"Hour of the Gun\" (1967), Frank Perry's \"Doc\" (1971), George Cosmatos's \"Tombstone\" (1993), and Lawrence Kasdan's \"Wyatt Earp\" (1994). They solidified Earp's modern reputation as the Old West's deadliest gunman. Jennie Bauters (1862–1905) operated brothels in the",
"title": "History of Arizona"
},
{
"docid": "5105081",
"text": "of \"Don't Ask, Don't Tell,\" Kate and Steve realize they have feelings for each other, a fact they try quickly to forget, as their town is extremely heterophobic. Some amount of time passes. At the \"I'm Okay, You're Okay Corral,\" Mike proposes moving in with Steve after graduation, but Steve, trying to avoid the issue, believes they should slow down. Three Corral regulars, Tex, Bronco, and Loretta, insist that love should go \"Fast.\" Steve, scared and confused runs from Mike, who describes Steve's unpredictable behavior in \"I Could Write Books.\" Later, and much to the amusement of Tex, Bronco, and",
"title": "Zanna, Don't!"
},
{
"docid": "8696277",
"text": "Gunfight at Hide Park The Gunfight at Hide Park, or Newton Massacre, was the name given to an Old West gunfight that occurred on August 19, 1871, in Newton, Kansas, United States. It was well publicised at the time, but since has received little historical attention, despite its producing a higher body count than the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight of 1881. Unlike most other well-known gunfights of the Old West, it involved no notable or well known gunfighters, nor did it propel any of its participants into any degree of fame.",
"title": "Gunfight at Hide Park"
},
{
"docid": "738952",
"text": "J. W. Gardiner also testified that he saw the bulge in Tom's pants. However, the bulge in Tom's pants pocket may have been the nearly $3,300 in cash and receipts found on his body, perhaps in payment for stolen Mexican beef purchased by the butcher. Wyatt and Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday believed that Tom had a revolver at the time of the gunfight. Wyatt thought Tom fired a revolver under the horse's neck and believed until he died that Tom's revolver had been removed from the scene by Wesley Fuller. Witness Fallehy wrote that he saw Morgan Earp and",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738967",
"text": "had been properly deputized by Virgil Earp. The public perceptions were controversial concerning the Earp brothers' actions, and especially those of Wyatt. Even today, the brothers have strongly opinionated admirers and detractors. A hand-drawn sketch of the gunfight was made by John Flood with Wyatt Earp's assistance on September 15, 1921; it was sold at auction in October 2010 for $380,000. The map describes the position of a number of witnesses and all of the participants with the exception of Ike Clanton, who fled from the gunfight. In 1952, Victor Clyde Forsythe, a popular painter of desert scenes and cowboy",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "15536501",
"text": "when Virgil Earp attempted to disarm the cowboys before the Gunfight at the OK Corral. After the gunfight on October 26, 1881, in which three Cowboys died, the Earps and Holliday had to defend themselves against murder charges filed by Ike Clanton. The defendants cited the weapons ordinance during the preliminary hearing held by Justice Wells Spicer. In his ruling exonerating the lawmen of murder, Judge Spicer described Frank McLaury's insistence that he would not give up his weapons unless the marshal and his deputies also gave up their arms as a \"proposition both monstrous and startling!\" Virgil Earp had",
"title": "Cochise County Cowboys"
},
{
"docid": "7982182",
"text": "accuracy than most motion picture accounts of the events and is based on the non-fiction book \"Tombstone's Epitaph\" by Douglas D. Martin, with a screenplay by Edward Anhalt. In \"Hour of the Gun\" Ike Clanton is shown, correctly, to have survived the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, whereas previous films had him killed at the gunfight. Outnumbered but determined, Wyatt Earp (James Garner), his brothers Virgil (Frank Converse) and Morgan (Sam Melville) and ally Doc Holliday (Jason Robards) confront and clearly get the best of the Ike Clanton gang in a violent shootout at the O.K. Corral in the Arizona",
"title": "Hour of the Gun"
},
{
"docid": "738971",
"text": "the painting and other contents of the museum were sold at auction by John's Western Gallery of San Francisco. The estimated auction price for the painting had been $200,000 to $300,000; the final sale price on June 25, 2004 was $40,250. It was put up for auction again on June 14, 2014 with an estimated selling price of $40,000–$60,000 but failed to sell. Less than a month after the shootout it was described by a local newspaper as the \"Gunfight at The O.K. Corral\". William Breakenridge in his 1928 book \"Helldorado: Bringing Law to the Mesquite\" described it as \"The",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "7982186",
"text": "and says goodbye to his unlikely friend, telling him this time he really is returning to Tombstone. As he leaves, though, Earp admits that he's leaving the Southwest altogether, intending never to be involved in law enforcement again. This is the second film by John Sturges about these events, following the fictionalized film from ten years earlier, \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\", which had featured Burt Lancaster as Earp and Kirk Douglas as Holliday. However, Ike Clanton is killed at the end of the earlier film (during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral itself). In \"Hour of the Gun\", Clanton",
"title": "Hour of the Gun"
},
{
"docid": "2804582",
"text": "and friendship between Wyatt and Doc. The scene where Morgan Earp (Paxton) talks about God and death was originally much longer. Actor Stephen Lang told the director he was drunk for most of filming, as Cosmatos recalled with a laugh. Cosmatos said, \"The emotion is the most important thing in a movie. If you care about your people, you have a movie.\" The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was over in seconds, he said, and he choreographed the scene exactly as it happened. Cosmatos liked that, in the script, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral was not the end of",
"title": "Tombstone (film)"
},
{
"docid": "738970",
"text": "paint the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The oil on masonite painting titled \"The Street Fight\" is 6 feet 4 inches by 4 feet (1.93 m by 1.22 m). It was the largest work ever executed by Perceval. He referred to original documents in Gilchriese's collection, including Wyatt Earp's own diagram of the shootout, and unpublished notes made by John Flood, to create what is regarded as the most accurate depiction of the shootout. Gilchreise had 500 lithographic prints reproduced from the original, which Perceval signed. The prints were sold by the museum for $10. After Gilchriese closed his museum,",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "7982181",
"text": "Hour of the Gun Hour of the Gun is a 1967 Western film depicting Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday during their 1881 battles against Ike Clanton and his brothers in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and the gunfight's aftermath in and around Tombstone, Arizona, starring James Garner as Earp, Jason Robards as Holliday, and Robert Ryan as Clanton. The movie was directed by John Sturges. Sturges had previously directed a fictionalized version of the same events in the film \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" (1957) starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas but \"Hour of the Gun\" attempts more historical",
"title": "Hour of the Gun"
},
{
"docid": "738907",
"text": "Apache warriors had engaged the U.S. Army near Tombstone just three weeks before the O.K. Corral gunfight, so the need for weapons outside of town was well established and accepted. Billy and Frank stopped first at the Grand Hotel on Allen Street, and were greeted by Doc Holliday. They learned immediately after of their brothers' beatings by the Earps within the previous two hours. The incidents had generated a lot of talk in town. Angrily, Frank said he would not drink, and he and Billy left the saloon immediately to seek Tom. By law, both Frank and Billy should have",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "4564070",
"text": "battle.\" Richard L. Coe of \"The Washington Post\" deemed the film \"just what its title suggests — blood-thirsty, empty-headed and good fun of its sort.\" \"The Monthly Film Bulletin\" called it \"carefully and lavishly mounted, but it is ultimately overlong and overwrought. Leon Uris's script dulls the final scene of action by the introduction of too many minor climaxes, which never blend.\" The film was a big hit and earned $4.7 million on its first run and $6 million on re-release. Its Dimitri Tiomkin score, featuring the song \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\", with lyrics by Ned Washington, sung by",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film)"
},
{
"docid": "4336369",
"text": "herself on the Celestial Toymaker's memory window from the day her mother died. In her travels with the Doctor, Dodo travels to the far future, unfortunately bringing the common cold with her to infect humanity's descendants; faces the mad games of the Celestial Toymaker; witnesses the gunfight at the O.K. Corral; says good-bye to Steven in \"The Savages\"; and is hypnotised by the rogue artificial intelligence WOTAN in \"The War Machines\". Halfway through that last adventure, she abruptly departs for a rest in the country after being hypnotised, and never reappears. At the story's conclusion Polly (who, with Ben Jackson,",
"title": "Dodo Chaplet"
},
{
"docid": "738953",
"text": "Doc Holliday shooting at a man who was using a horse to barricade himself, and once shot the man fell. In his statement, Fallehy wrote that the man still held his pistol in his hand. Although he did not see him shoot, he thought Tom McLaury was armed. Ruben F. Coleman also said afterward that he thought Tom was armed, though he later equivocated on this point. He was quoted in the October 27 issue of \"The Tombstone Epitaph\" in which he said, \"Tom McLaury fell first, but raised and fired again before he died.\" Coleman also testified at the",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "6697254",
"text": "with dealing with Cochise County Cowboys who had threatened to kill the Earps. She wrote that Holliday asked her to remain in Tucson for her safety, but she refused, and traveled with Holliday and Earp. Kate reminisced in the letter about her stay with Holliday at C.S. Fly's Boarding House which bordered the alley where the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place. Kate accurately described minor details of the shootout. Kate wrote that on the day of the gunfight, a man entered Fly's Boarding House with a \"bandaged head\" and a rifle. He was looking for Holliday, who was",
"title": "Big Nose Kate"
},
{
"docid": "2404771",
"text": "Earp was the last surviving Earp brother and the last surviving participant of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral when he died at home in the Earps' small rented bungalow at 4004 W 17th Street, in Los Angeles, of chronic cystitis on January 13, 1929, at the age of 80. The \"Los Angeles Times\" reported that he had been ill with liver disease for three years. His brother Newton had died almost a month prior on December 18, 1928. Wyatt was survived by Josephine and sister Adelia Earp Edwards. He had no children. Charlie Welsh's daughter Grace Spolidora and his",
"title": "Wyatt Earp"
},
{
"docid": "738857",
"text": "about , broad-shouldered, long-armed, and muscular. He had been a boxer and was reputed to be an expert with a pistol. According to author Leo Silva, Earp showed no fear of any man. Wyatt had been an assistant marshal when he and policeman James Masterson, along with a few other citizens, fired their pistols at several cowboys who were fleeing town after shooting up a theater. A member of the group, George Hoyt (sometimes spelled Hoy), was shot in the arm and died of his wound a month later. Wyatt always claimed to have been the one to shoot Hoyt,",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "16866466",
"text": "a conspiracy among the boxing promoters to fix the fight's outcome. Earp was parodied in editorial cartoon caricatures and vilified in newspaper stories across the United States. On March 12, 1922, the Sunday \"Los Angeles Times\" ran a short, scandalous article titled \"Lurid Trails Are Left by Oldentime Bandits\" by J.M. Scanland. It described Wyatt and his brothers as a gang who waylaid the cowboys in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. It said that the Earps were allies of Frank Stilwell, who had informed on them, so they killed him, and that Earp had died in Colton, California. The",
"title": "John H. Flood Jr."
},
{
"docid": "738969",
"text": "1988, his studio printed and sold a limited edition of 390 copies of the painting. John Gilchriese became friends with John Flood, who had been Wyatt Earp's secretary, confidante, and best friend for many years. When Earp died, Flood inherited many of his personal belongings. Flood in turn willed them to Gilchriese, who amassed over a number of years one of the largest collections of personal items belonging to Wyatt and Virgil Earp, along with many unpublished photos of them and their family. Gilchriese opened the Wyatt Earp Museum in Tombstone in 1966 and commissioned Western artist Don Perceval to",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738853",
"text": "came to each other's aid. Virgil Earp thought that some of the Cowboys had met at Charleston, Arizona, and taken \"an oath over blood drawn from the arm of Johnny Ringo, the leader, that they would kill us.\" Among the lawmen involved in the O.K. Corral shooting, only Virgil had any real experience in combat, and he had far more experience than any of his brothers as a sheriff, constable, and marshal. The Earps' work as lawmen was not welcomed by the Cowboys, who viewed the Earps as badge-toting tyrants who ruthlessly enforced the business interests of the town. In",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "15308710",
"text": "corral and buildings were completely destroyed by a fire that burned almost all of the western business district on May 25, 1882. The rebuilt corral began to gain attention from the American public in 1931, when author Stuart Lake published an initially well-received biography, \"\", two years after Earp's death. Published during the Great Depression, the book captured American imaginations. It was also the basis for the 1946 film, \"My Darling Clementine,\" by director John Ford. After the film \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" was released in 1957, the shootout became known by that name and the corral became wrongly",
"title": "O.K. Corral (building)"
},
{
"docid": "13698228",
"text": "\"Catch Me If You Can\" in 1965. Perhaps his most memorable role was as Harvey in The Bensonhurst Bomber episode of \"The Honeymooners\". He also played the bar owner, John Shanssey, who helped Doc Holiday from hanging in \"Gunfight At The OK Corral\". Mathews retired from the screen in 1972 and died from heart disease in Caesars Head, South Carolina in November 1984. He was married to stage actress Mary (Haynsworth) Mathews from 1951 until his death in 1984. George Mathews (actor) George Mathews (10 October 1911 – 7 November 1984) was an American actor whose career stretched from an",
"title": "George Mathews (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "18740521",
"text": "spent the rest of his life at various government jobs and died in Tucson of natural causes at age 67, in 1912. Behan was buried in Tucson's Holy Hope Cemetery. Wyatt Earp traveled across the western frontier from one boom town to another in the company of Josephine Marcus, working mostly as a gambler and miner, until they settled in Southern California. He was the last living participant of the gunfight when he died on January 13, 1929 at the age of 80 in Los Angeles of chronic cystitis. Josephine Earp, Wyatt's common-law wife, was of Jewish heritage. She had",
"title": "O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath"
},
{
"docid": "738913",
"text": "photography studio at 312 Fremont Street, where Doc Holliday roomed. Behan later said he attempted to persuade Frank McLaury to give up his weapons, but Frank insisted that he would give up his guns only after City Marshal Virgil Earp and his brothers were first disarmed. The Cowboys were about a block and a half from the West End Corral at 2nd Street and Fremont, where Ike and Tom's wagon and team were stabled. Virgil Earp later testified that he thought Ike and Tom were stabled at the O.K. Corral on Allen between 3rd and 4th, from which he thought",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "5255349",
"text": "Ike Clanton Joseph Isaac Clanton (1847 – June 1, 1887) was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday. On October 26, 1881, Clanton was present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory but was unarmed and ran from the gunfight, in which his 19-year-old brother, Billy, was killed. Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and Holliday but after a 30-day preliminary hearing, Justice Wells Spicer ruled that the lawmen had acted within their",
"title": "Ike Clanton"
},
{
"docid": "2029619",
"text": "state that Holliday was buried in the Linwood Cemetery, but the exact location of his grave is uncertain. Holliday maintained a fierce persona as was sometimes needed for a gambler to earn respect. He had a contemporary reputation as a skilled gunfighter which modern historians generally regard as accurate. Tombstone resident George W. Parsons wrote that Holliday confronted Johnny Ringo in January 1882, telling him, \"All I want of you is ten paces out in the street.\" Ringo and he were prevented from a gunfight by the Tombstone police, who arrested both. During the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Holliday",
"title": "Doc Holliday"
},
{
"docid": "11956516",
"text": "the O.K. Corral in the town of Tombstone. His brother Ike was unarmed and ran from the gunfight. The shootout was his only gunfight. Ike filed murder charges against the Earps, who were later exonerated as having acted within their duty as lawmen. Clanton was born in Hamilton County, Texas, one of seven children of Newman Haynes Clanton and his wife Mariah Sexton (Kelso) Clanton: John Wesley, Joseph Issac, Phineas Fay, Alonzo Peter, Mary Elise and Ester Ann. His father worked at times as a day laborer, a gold miner, a farmer, and by the late 1870s, a cattleman in",
"title": "Billy Clanton"
},
{
"docid": "8050814",
"text": "Earp and became one of his greatest supporters. In December 1880, his wife Mary had a daughter Elizabeth, but Mary died soon after on December 18, 1880. Elizabeth was sickly and died the following summer. After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881, Ike Clanton filed murder charges and after a month-long preliminary hearing, Justice of the Peace Wells Spicer ruled the men had acted within the law. Clum later observed, Clum's friendship with the Earps and loyalty to the business leadership made him a target for the outlaw Cochise County Cowboys. On December 14, Clum was",
"title": "John Clum"
},
{
"docid": "7042828",
"text": "famous gunfight in the history of the American Wild West. The lawmen killed three of the Cowboys during the gunfight. Ike Clanton filed murder charges, and after a month-long preliminary hearing, Justice of the Peace Wells Spicer found that the lawmen had acted within their duty. But Spicer's finding did not end the matter for Clanton and other Cowboys. At about 11:30 pm on December 28, 1881, just over two months after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, three men ambushed Virgil Earp as he walked from Schieffelin Hall back to the Cosmopolitan Hotel, where the Earps had moved for",
"title": "Earp Vendetta Ride"
},
{
"docid": "738859",
"text": "central figure in the gunfight. It was only discovered much later that \"Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal\", based on eight interviews with Earp, was largely fictional. The book and later Hollywood portrayals embellished Wyatt's reputation and magnified his mystique as a western lawman. Morgan Earp had no known experience with gunfighting prior to their arrival in Tombstone. While Wyatt was Pima County Deputy Sheriff on July 27, 1881, Morgan Earp took over his job as shotgun messenger for Wells Fargo. Morgan also occasionally assisted Virgil and at the time of the gunfight was wearing a deputy city marshal's badge and drawing",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "1863340",
"text": "together on his book \"Ireland: A Terrible Beauty\", for which she provided illustrations and on \"Jerusalem: A Song of Songs\". They divorced in 1988, and soon after Uris settled in New York city. Leon Uris died of renal failure at his Long Island home on Shelter Island in 2003, aged 78. His papers can be found at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas in Austin. The collection includes all of Uris's novels, with the exception of \"The Haj\" and \"Mitla Pass\", as well as manuscripts for the screenplay, \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\". He was survived by his five",
"title": "Leon Uris"
},
{
"docid": "738898",
"text": "to Wyatt Earp's house and told him that Ike Clanton had threatened that when him and his brothers and Doc Holliday showed themselves on the street that the ball would open.\" Ike said in his testimony afterward that he remembered neither meeting Boyle nor making any such statements that day. Deputy Marshal Andy Bronk also heard the talk around town. He woke Virgil, who listened, and went back to sleep. Ike's ongoing threats were not worth losing sleep. Later in the morning, Ike picked up his rifle and revolver from the West End Corral, where he had deposited his weapons",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738961",
"text": "hands in the air, and that neither of the McLaurys were troublemakers. They portrayed Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury as being unjustly bullied and beaten by the vengeful Earps on the day of the gunfight. On the strength of the prosecution case, Spicer revoked the bail for Doc and Wyatt Earp and had them jailed on November 7. They spent the next 16 days in jail. Defense accounts contradicted the testimony of Behan, Claiborne and Allen, who all said that a man had fired a nickel-plated pistol first. Claiborne and Allen both said it was Holliday. Virgil, Wyatt and other",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "6016968",
"text": "Slough helped bolster public anti-railroad sentiments, and encouraged continued rebellion among homesteaders, squatters and poachers against railroad land agents, who \"came to accept squatters as an ordinary, if disagreeable, part of the land business\". Despite the nationwide attention the incident received, the Mussel Slough Tragedy is not remembered much today as well as later gunfights such as the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Richard Maxwell Brown argues in \"No Duty to Retreat\" that the Mussel Slough shootout did not fit the mold of the gunfight/hero myth, which usually ignores such factors as ideology, and social and economic conflict, thus not",
"title": "Mussel Slough Tragedy"
},
{
"docid": "13945458",
"text": "the railroads, El Paso became a boomtown. Some historians, like Leon Metz, have stressed in their narratives the lawlessness that accompanied the arrival of Anglos, with \"scores of saloons, dance halls, gambling establishments, and houses of prostitution lin[ing] the main streets.\" El Paso hired a town marshal with rough reputation, Dallas Stoudenmire, who was known to shoot first and ask questions later. The \"Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight\" took place here on April 14, 1881. This was prior to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Stoudenmire, the sixth marshal in eight months, was hired to \"clean\"",
"title": "History of El Paso, Texas"
},
{
"docid": "15308715",
"text": "with the NPS to develop and implement a new more appropriate stewardship program. Although the historical corral wasn't the actual site of the gunfight, the association between the two largely contributed to the creation of the historic district and its placement on the National Register. Another O.K. Corral is known to have existed in Globe, Arizona Territory. The O.K. Corral and Feed Stable was opened before November 8, 1879. O.K. Corral (building) The O.K. Corral (Old Kindersley) was a livery and horse corral from 1879 to about 1888 in the mining boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, in the southwestern United",
"title": "O.K. Corral (building)"
},
{
"docid": "8220761",
"text": "California. James Earp died of natural causes in San Bernardino, California, on January 25, 1926. He is interred there at the Mountain View Cemetery. In the 1946 film \"My Darling Clementine\", James was played by Don Garner. In 1955, the actor John Smith, prior to his lead roles in \"Cimarron City\" and \"Laramie\", played the part of James Earp in the film \"Wichita\", starring Joel McCrea and Vera Miles. In the 1957 \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\", it is the fictional assassination of Jimmy Earp (Martin Milner) that leads directly to the titular showdown. In the 1994 film \"Wyatt Earp\",",
"title": "James Earp"
},
{
"docid": "2408190",
"text": "died on October 19, 1905, leaving his brother Wyatt as the last surviving participant of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Virgil was also survived by his father Nicholas, brothers James and Newton, wife Allie, and daughter Nellie. At the request of his daughter, Nellie Jane Bohn, Allie sent his remains to Portland, Oregon, and he was buried in the River View Cemetery there. Virgil Earp has been portrayed by several actors. The character of Virgil Earp also appears in the alternate history novel \"How Few Remain\" as part of the Southern Victory Series by Harry Turtledove, where he serves",
"title": "Virgil Earp"
},
{
"docid": "18051199",
"text": "New Jersey where one of his children was born. Eccleston went to Arizona later in 1870, where for three years he was Indian Agent for the Gila Pima Reservation. One of his sons was born in Tucson in 1879, and another in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. There Eccleston was considered one of the founders of Tombstone, and was there at the time of the \"Gunfight at the OK Corral\". In 1885, Eccleston moved to Oregon, where he lived until 1900, when he settled in Oakland, California. He died there in February 1, 1911. In 1950, his diary of his 1849",
"title": "Robert A. Eccleston"
},
{
"docid": "9906435",
"text": "Nellie joined his brothers Wyatt and Virgil and their wives in Tombstone in the Arizona Territory. He was not present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. On December 28, 1881, his brother Virgil Earp was ambushed and gravely wounded. He survived but lost use of his left arm. On March 18, 1882, his brother Morgan Earp was assassinated in a billiard parlor. James accompanied Morgan's body to the family home in Colton, California. James then lived for a short time in Shoshone County, Idaho, until settling permanently by 1890 in California. James Earp died of",
"title": "Nicholas Porter Earp"
},
{
"docid": "19341106",
"text": "before the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. When asked why he would risk his life to capture desperadoes when he had a wife and children, Bowers said, \"I am sworn to do my duty, which is to disarm and arrest those men, and I can take no other course.\" Bowers' son, Edward F. Bowers Jr., was Undersheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, and was killed in the line of duty in 1921. Edward Franklin Bowers died in early January 1879 at the age of 40 of pneumonia contracted from one of his last acts as sheriff of Yavapai County, just",
"title": "Edward Franklin Bowers"
},
{
"docid": "15344726",
"text": "a number of notorious outlaw Cowboys in Tombstone, Arizona during the 1880s, including Curly Bill Brocius. During the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881, Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp and his brother Assistant Deputy U.S. Marshal Morgan Earp were both seriously wounded. Goodfellow treated both men's injuries. Goodfellow treated Virgil Earp again two months later on December 28, 1881 after he was ambushed, removing of bone from his humerus and attended to Morgan Earp on March 18, 1882, when he was shot while playing a round of billiards at the Campbell & Hatch Billiard Parlor. Morgan died",
"title": "Trauma surgery"
},
{
"docid": "16825734",
"text": "Baker and was admitted to practice law in 1876. On 27 February 1879, Hunsaker married Florence McFarland in San Diego and the couple moved to Tombstone, Arizona. In 1881, Hunsaker assisted his law partner, Thomas Fitch, in defending Wyatt Earp from murder charges resulting from the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. When Earp died in 1929, Hunsaker was one of the pall-bearers at Earp's funeral. Hunsaker's first elected office was San Diego District Attorney, from 1882 to 1884. After being nominated, Hunsaker ran an aggressive campaign touring most of San Diego County. At the time, this included all of what",
"title": "William Jefferson Hunsaker"
},
{
"docid": "738973",
"text": "history due to the personal nature of the feud between the Earps and the McLaury and Clanton brothers and the symbolism of the fight between lawmen and the Cowboys. The Cowboys maimed Virgil and murdered Morgan but escaped prosecution, and Wyatt's extra-legal campaign for revenge captured people's attention. The gunfight and its aftermath stand for the change overcoming America as the Western frontier ceased to exist, as a nation that was rapidly industrializing pushed out what had been a largely agrarian economy. The town of Tombstone has capitalized on interest in the gunfight. A portion of the town is a",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738844",
"text": "Cowboys (In that time and region, the term \"cowboy\" generally meant an outlaw; legitimate cowmen were instead referred to as cattle herders or ranchers.). Many of the supporting facts about the events leading up to the gunfight and details of the gunfight itself are uncertain. Newspapers of the day were not above taking sides, and news reporting often editorialized on issues to reflect the publisher's interests. John Clum, publisher of \"The Tombstone Epitaph\", had helped organize a \"Committee of Safety\" (a vigilance committee) in Tombstone in late September 1881. He was elected as the city's first mayor under the new",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738877",
"text": "in the Dexter Livery Stable. On March 19, King conveniently escaped while Dunbar and Woods were making out the bill-of-sale. Woods claimed that someone had deliberately unlocked a secured back door to the jail. The Earps and the townspeople were furious at King's easy escape. Williams was later dismissed from Wells Fargo, leaving behind a number of debts, when it was determined he had been stealing from the company for years. The Earps pursued the other two men for 17 days, riding for 60 hours without food and 36 hours without water, during which Bob Paul's horse died, and Wyatt",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "4915550",
"text": "(1956), \"Giant\" (1956), \"The Rainmaker\" (1956), being cast instead of Elvis Presley for the role of Jim Curry and went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" (1957), \"Last Train from Gun Hill\" (1959), \"Visit to a Small Planet\" (1960), \"The Sons of Katie Elder\" (1965), \"Anzio\" (1968) and \"Sharky's Machine\" (1981). Holliman played a doomed helicopter crewman in the William Holden war drama \"The Bridges at Toko-Ri\" and a gangster's double-crossed thug in \"The Big Combo\". He co-starred with Jack Palance in the crime drama \"I Died",
"title": "Earl Holliman"
},
{
"docid": "19011028",
"text": "film/TV actress Mary LaRoche. He appeared in numerous television shows, in guest appearances, such as \"Dragnet 1967\", \"77 Sunset Strip\", \"I Dream of Jeannie\", \"Sea Hunt\", \"Gunsmoke\", and \"Adam-12\". Hudson died at age 77 on April 5, 1996 in Los Angeles, California. John Hudson (actor) Jonathan C. \"John\" Hudson (January 24, 1919 - April 8, 1996) was an American actor best remembered for his roles in the films \"Gunfight at the OK Corral\" with film star Burt Lancaster and \"G.I. Blues\" where he appeared opposite Elvis Presley. He was the twin brother of late fellow film/TV actor William Hudson. Born",
"title": "John Hudson (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "13068949",
"text": "to Baltimore, Maryland, to be a dentist. After some time he decided to go out to the West, looking for a drier environment to cure his tuberculosis, for which he visits a Chinaman for herbs. (At another point in the movie, he is taking laudanum.) In the end, the showdown at the OK Corral takes place during a fiesta. John Behan (Richard McKenzie), Wyatt Earp, and Doc Holliday all survive the gunfight. Ike Clanton, Tom and Frank McClaury, and Billy Claiborne do not. Doc (film) Doc is a 1971 American western film, which tells the story of the gunfight at",
"title": "Doc (film)"
},
{
"docid": "746730",
"text": "the owners. One, a young man, found Hearst so personable that he was reluctant to report the incident. At the trial he testified to her having discussed the effectiveness of cyanide-tipped bullets, and repeatedly asking if he was okay. Police had surrounded their main base by the time they made their way back and on May 17, 1974, the six SLA members inside died in a gunfight. It was at first thought that Hearst had also perished. Subsequently her father publicly worried that she might be killed in revenge; to allay his fears, the abduction victim gave police a more",
"title": "Patty Hearst"
},
{
"docid": "738931",
"text": "in the chest at close range. Witness C. H. \"Ham\" Light saw Tom running or stumbling westward on Fremont Street towards Third Street, away from the gunfight, while Frank and Billy were still standing and shooting. Light testified that Tom fell at the foot of a telegraph pole on the corner of Fremont and 3rd Street and lay there, without moving, through the duration of the fight. Fallehy also saw Tom stagger across the street until he fell on his back. After shooting Tom, Holliday tossed the empty shotgun aside, pulled out his nickel-plated revolver, and continued to fire at",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "738905",
"text": "to Haffords and bought a cigar and went outside to watch the Cowboys. At the time of the gunfight about two hours later, Wyatt could not know if Tom was still armed. It was early afternoon by the time Ike and Tom had seen doctors for their head wounds. The day was chilly, with snow still on the ground in some places. Both Tom and Ike had spent the night gambling, drinking heavily, and without sleep. Now they were both out-of-doors, both wounded from head beatings, and at least Ike was still drunk. At around 1:30–2:00 pm, after Tom had",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"
},
{
"docid": "4564062",
"text": "The two parties were initially only about apart. The real gunfight lasted only about 30 seconds. In Fort Griffin, Texas, Ed Bailey (Lee Van Cleef) comes looking to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of gunslinger John H. \"Doc\" Holliday (Kirk Douglas). Seeing him in a bar, Holliday's girl, Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet), returns to Holliday's room, where the two argue—while Holliday throws knives at the door-near her once she brings up Holliday's once-prominent family. At the same time, well-known marshal Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) arrives in Fort Griffin thinking he will take outlaws Ike Clanton",
"title": "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film)"
},
{
"docid": "18346937",
"text": "to Alaska. The fight was later described as \"one of the gigantic fakes of the ring.\" Just like the 30 second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral haunted Earp the rest of his life, the public never forgot his decision in the 1896 boxing match. Earp was dismayed about the controversy that continually followed him. He wrote a letter to John Hays Hammond on May 21, 1925, telling him \"notoriety had been the bane of my life\". When he died in 1929, he may have been as well known for his decision in the title fight as he was for his",
"title": "Fitzsimmons vs. Sharkey"
},
{
"docid": "9137081",
"text": "wife of nearly 50-years. According to the author, Marcus sparked the world's most famous gunfight, buried her husband in a Jewish cemetery after he died in 1929, and subsequently shaped the legend of Wyatt Earp and the Wild West. In 2013, Kirschner's book was selected as an Editor's Choice by \"The New York Times\" Sunday Book Review and Kirschner was honored as best new Western author by True West Magazine. Ann Kirschner Ann Kirschner is an American entrepreneur, educator, and author of the books and \"Lady at the OK Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp\". A veteran of",
"title": "Ann Kirschner"
},
{
"docid": "12065683",
"text": "in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A. Hollingsworth; they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home. In 1928, he ghost wrote with Billy Breakenridge, the book \"Helldorado: Bringing Law to the Mesquite\". Breakenridge had been a deputy sheriff under Johnny Behan in Tombstone, Arizona Territory during the period of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Breakenridge had pressed Wyatt for details about his time in Tombstone to add to the book. It was published the year before Wyatt died. and it depicted Wyatt as a thief, pimp, crooked gambler, and murderer. The",
"title": "William MacLeod Raine"
},
{
"docid": "1005682",
"text": "brothers Ike and Phineas arrived in Apache County after the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone. Ike was eventually killed by a local deputy sheriff, and Phineas, after serving prison time for a stage robbery, moved to Globe, where he died of pneumonia and was buried in 1906. Globe is also known for having links to Geronimo and the Apache Kid. On October 23, 1889, the Apache Kid's trial was held in the Globe Courthouse. After he was convicted, it was the responsibility of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds to transport him to the Arizona Territorial Prison in Yuma. Sheriff",
"title": "Globe, Arizona"
},
{
"docid": "7489893",
"text": "Gus Krempkau Gustav Krempkau (c. 1856 – April 14, 1881) was an El Paso County constable in the late 19th century in El Paso, Texas, during the climax of the \"Wild West\" era. He died in the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, which was overshadowed by the events of a few months later at the O.K. Corral. Little is known of his early life, but he is believed to have been about 25 years old when he was killed. On Thursday, April 14, 1881, only three days after El Paso received its sixth town marshal in 8 months, a",
"title": "Gus Krempkau"
},
{
"docid": "13565806",
"text": "1929, and his wife continued in the same vein afterward. Nonetheless, the book was a success and generated so much interest that Tombstone's citizens joined together in 1929 to create an annual October celebration, Helldorado Days, commemorating the gunfight at the OK Corral. The celebration continues today. Breakenridge died before dawn from cardiac failure on January 31, 1931, aged 84, in Tucson, Arizona. His death certificate stated that he had previously undergone surgery for cardiac problems. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. Billy Breakenridge William Milton \"Billy\" Breakenridge (December 25, 1846 – January 31, 1931) was an American",
"title": "Billy Breakenridge"
},
{
"docid": "12850938",
"text": "was an eyewitness on October 26, 1881 to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which took place outside his photography studio. He took pictures of a number of Tombstone residents including Tombstone founder Ed Schieffelin, pioneer surgeon Dr. George E. Goodfellow, Wyatt Earp's wife Josephine, and others. He served as Cochise County Sheriff from 1895 to 1897. Most of his negatives were destroyed by two fires that burned his studio to the ground. His widow, photographer Mary E. \"Mollie\" Fly, donated his remaining images to the Smithsonian Museum before she died in 1912. His photographs are legendary and highly prized.",
"title": "C. S. Fly"
},
{
"docid": "2864036",
"text": "on to a distinguished career as a lawyer and legislator and died in his bed in 1945, age 80. In January 1887 Commodore Perry Owens took office as Sheriff of Apache County, Arizona. He sent two deputies to arrest Ike Clanton. Clanton had instigated the Gunfight at the OK Corral and was charged with the later ambush shooting of Virgil Earp. Wyatt Earp searched for Ike Clanton in his vendetta, but never found him - Ike moved north to Apache County to continue rustling cattle and killing. Owens' two deputies killed Ike Clanton; Phin Clanton was arrested; three other gang",
"title": "Gunfighter"
},
{
"docid": "18350007",
"text": "and Wyatt Earp, Joseph Evans, Joe Phy and others. As a result of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 22, 1881, he was heavily criticized and replaced by Zara T. Tidball in July, 1882. He was charged three years later with misappropriating funds but was later cleared. By late 1888, illness confined him to his home. Dake died in Prescott, Arizona Territory on April 9. 1890. Crawley P. Dake Crawley P. Dake (September 15, 1836April 9, 1890), while U.S. Marshal for the Arizona Territory from 1878 to 1882, introduced new techniques and helped to improve working relationships between",
"title": "Crawley P. Dake"
},
{
"docid": "6096413",
"text": "\"The Barefoot Contessa\" who had appeared in Lancaster's first film, \"The Killers\" in 1946, Hugh Marlowe, who had appeared in \"Elmer Gantry\" and Whit Bissell, who had appeared in two other Lancaster films, \"Brute Force\" and \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\" as well as in Frankenheimer's \"The Young Stranger\". The film also features an uncredited bit part by Len Lesser, who in the 1990s gained fame as Uncle Leo in \"Seinfeld\". Elmer Bernstein returned to compose the soundtrack, his second collaboration with Hecht after his triumph on \"Sweet Smell of Success\". \"Birdman of Alcatraz\" was another major success at film",
"title": "Harold Hecht"
}
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"docid": "7784927",
"text": "means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor. The frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses. Collectively, they stretch from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, from present-day Sino-Russian border in the north to Qinghai in the south; along an arc that roughly delineates the edge of Mongolian steppe. A comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the walls built by the Ming dynasty measure . This is made up of sections of actual wall, of trenches and of",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
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"docid": "6637982",
"text": "end.” A copyright infringement case in Shijiazhuang, China, however, was rejected, with the court claiming that \"consumers would not be confused between the two\" as they are \"clearly different, particularly the front and rear parts of the vehicles\". Great Wall Motors Great Wall Motors Company Limited is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, China. The company is named after the Great Wall of China and was formed in 1984. It is China's largest sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pick-up truck producer. It sells passenger cars and trucks under the Great Wall brand and SUVs under the Haval and",
"title": "Great Wall Motors"
},
{
"docid": "6296142",
"text": "to attack the Christians. Polo speaks of Alexander's Iron Gates, but says the Comanians are the ones trapped behind it. He does mention Gog and Magog, however, locating them north of Cathay. Some scholars have taken this as an oblique and confused reference to the Great Wall of China, which he does not mention otherwise. The Gates of Alexander may represent an attempt by Westerners to explain stories from China of a great king building a great wall. Knowledge of Chinese innovations such as the compass and south-pointing chariot is known to have been diffused (and confused) across Eurasian trade",
"title": "Gates of Alexander"
},
{
"docid": "6537441",
"text": "Shanhaiguan is the fortified eastern end of the Great Wall of China, where the Great Wall meets the ocean. Per the terms of the 1901 Boxer Rebellion accord, the Imperial Japanese Army maintained a small garrison of around 200 men at Shanhaiguan. On the night of 1 January 1933, the Japanese garrison commander staged an \"incident\" by exploding a few hand grenades and firing a few shots. The Kwantung Army used this as an excuse to demand that the Chinese 626th Regiment of the Northeastern Army, guarding Shanhaiguan, evacuate the pass defenses. When the Chinese garrison refused, the Japanese 8th",
"title": "Defense of the Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "8274143",
"text": "Great Wall Airlines also launched scheduled services to Manchester via Amsterdam (two times weekly). The airline operated to U.S stations including Seattle and Chicago beginning end of May 2008. It started services to Atlanta in 2009. In the first half of 2011, the company was merged into China Cargo Airlines, together with Shanghai Airlines Cargo, which was the freight division of Shanghai Airlines. Prior to 2002 a small passenger airline operated under the name Great Wall Airlines from its base in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The airline was purchased by China Eastern Airlines in May 2001. Great Wall Airlines operated flights",
"title": "Great Wall Airlines"
},
{
"docid": "9355306",
"text": "Office, publicly supported Chery. It was suggested that GM may have not patented its technology. In late 2005, the lawsuit was settled. Fiat has claimed that a Great Wall A-segment car, the Peri (\"Jing Ling\" in China), is a copy of its 2nd-generation Fiat Panda. A 2008 Italian Turin court ruling substantiated the claim stating that the Great Wall Peri, “doesn’t look like a different car but is a Fiat Panda with a different front end.” A copyright infringement case in China did not see a similar outcome. Other Great Wall models may resemble those of other automakers: The Great",
"title": "Automotive industry in China"
},
{
"docid": "16243955",
"text": "his \"Science and Civilisation in China\": \"There is no lack of travelers' description of the Great Wall, but studies based on modern scholarship are few and far between, whether in Chinese or Western languages.\" In 1990, Arthur Waldron published the influential \"The Great Wall: From History to Myth\", where he challenged the notion of a unitary Great Wall maintained since antiquity, dismissing it as a modern myth. Waldron's approach prompted a re-examination of the Wall in Western scholarship. Still, as of 2008, there is not yet a full authoritative text in any language that is devoted to the Great Wall.",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243941",
"text": "suffice to encircle the Earth at the equator twice. The illustrations of the Great Wall by Lieutenant Henry William Parish during this mission would be reproduced in influential works such as Thomas Allom's 1845 \"China, in a series of views\". Exposure to such works brought many foreign visitors to the Great Wall after China opened its borders as a result of the nation's defeat in the Opium Wars of the mid-19th century at the hands of Britain and the other Western powers. The Juyong Pass near Beijing and the \"Old Dragon Head,\" where the Great Wall meets the sea at",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "8205878",
"text": "Great Wall Marathon The Great Wall Marathon is an annual marathon race, traditionally held on the third Saturday of May along and on the Huangyaguan or Huangya Pass (Chinese: 黄崖关; Chinese: 黃崖關; Pinyin: Huángyáguān； Literally: \"Yellow Cliff Pass\"), Tianjin section of the Great Wall of China East of Beijing. Since it first start in 1999, the race has grown to several hundred participants. A locally organized event offering a full selection of runs including a full marathon (42.2k), half marathon (21.1k), 10k, and 5k distances. Aside from the main marathon, a half marathon, 10 km and 5 km runs were",
"title": "Great Wall Marathon"
},
{
"docid": "4971995",
"text": "Kee attracted the attention of the Japanese secret police, forcing him to pack his bags and set out on foot for Manchuria,where he experienced scenes of lawlessness and destruction whilst working as a railroad worker. As a result, Hwang Kee decided to enter China, where he would live the next 20 years. He entered China at night from the southern end of the Great Wall of China, which he scaled and descended into China on the other side. At this time in China, it was hard for any martial artist to find a master willing to take them on as",
"title": "Tang Soo Do"
},
{
"docid": "12231621",
"text": "Trade tokens are used to resolve ties in victory points. In \"Great Wall\", each player takes the role of a Chinese general attempting to strengthen the Great Wall of China from Hun invasion. At the start of each game, players take one of the locations along the wall, as well as build their initial settlements (so that each player starts with three settlements). During a player's turn, they may choose to expand as normal, but can also improve their section along the wall in an attempt to repel Hun invasion. Every time a settlement is built or upgraded, a Hun",
"title": "Catan Historical Scenarios II: Troy and Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "7784928",
"text": "natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers. Another archaeological survey found that the entire wall with all of its branches measures out to be . Today, the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history. The collection of fortifications known as the Great Wall of China has historically had a number of different names in both Chinese and English. In Chinese histories, the term \"Long Wall(s)\" (長城, \"changcheng\") appears in Sima Qian's \"Records of the Grand Historian\", where it referred both to the separate great walls built between and north of the",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "15401786",
"text": "The Chieftains in China The Chieftains in China is an album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1985. In 1983 the Chieftains were the first Irish musicians to visit China and the first ever Western musical group to play on the Great Wall of China. The album was the end result of this trip and was recorded in China and Hong Kong by Brian Masterson of Windmill Lane Studios. In 1980, diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in London attended Royal Albert Hall for \"The Sense of Ireland\" festival, where the Chieftains were performing. The diplomats had enjoyed",
"title": "The Chieftains in China"
},
{
"docid": "7784950",
"text": "the east. This section was one of the first to be renovated following the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution. At the edge of the Bohai Gulf is Shanhai Pass, considered the traditional end of the Great Wall and the \"First Pass Under Heaven\". The part of the wall inside Shanhai Pass that meets the sea is named the \"Old Dragon Head\". north of Shanhai Pass is Jiaoshan Great Wall (焦山長城), the site of the first mountain of the Great Wall. northeast from Shanhaiguan is Jiumenkou \"Jiǔménkǒu\"), which is the only portion of the wall that was built as a bridge.",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243946",
"text": "determined defence of the Great Wall made it a symbol of Chinese patriotism and the resoluteness of the Chinese people. The Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong picked up this symbol in his poetry during his \"Long March\" escaping from Kuomintang prosecution. Near the end of the trek in 1935, Mao wrote the poem \"Mount Liupan\" that contains the well-known line that would be carved in stone along the Great Wall in the present day: \"Those who fail to reach the Great Wall are not true men\" (). Another noteworthy reference to the Great Wall is in the song \"The March",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16251025",
"text": "Walking Through the Great Wall of China \"Walking Through the Great Wall of China\" is a magic trick performed by the illusionist David Copperfield, in which he apparently enters the Great Wall of China from one side and emerges on the other side in front of a live audience on both sides of the wall and over it. This illusion was performed in his ninth TV special \"The Magic of David Copperfield VIII: Walking Through the Great Wall of China\" (1986). It is one of the illusions Copperfield performed only once in his career. On both sides of the wall",
"title": "Walking Through the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "7784963",
"text": "a press release a week later, they acknowledged that the \"Great Wall\" in the picture was actually a river. Leroy Chiao, a Chinese-American astronaut, took a photograph from the International Space Station that shows the wall. It was so indistinct that the photographer was not certain he had actually captured it. Based on the photograph, the \"China Daily\" later reported that the Great Wall can be seen from 'space' with the naked eye, under favorable viewing conditions, if one knows exactly where to look. However, the resolution of a camera can be much higher than the human visual system, and",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "11713691",
"text": "Services. Great Wall China Adoption Great Wall China Adoption is an adoption agency based in Austin, Texas. It is non-profit and accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). The specialty of this organization is placing orphan Chinese children with permanent families of their own in accordance with Chinese and U.S. adoption laws. The president of Great Wall China Adoption is Snow Wu. In 1996, the Chinese government established the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA), prompting Snow Wu to found Great Wall China Adoption later that year. Ms. Wu is also a Board Member of the Joint Council on International",
"title": "Great Wall China Adoption"
},
{
"docid": "11713690",
"text": "Great Wall China Adoption Great Wall China Adoption is an adoption agency based in Austin, Texas. It is non-profit and accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). The specialty of this organization is placing orphan Chinese children with permanent families of their own in accordance with Chinese and U.S. adoption laws. The president of Great Wall China Adoption is Snow Wu. In 1996, the Chinese government established the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA), prompting Snow Wu to found Great Wall China Adoption later that year. Ms. Wu is also a Board Member of the Joint Council on International Children's",
"title": "Great Wall China Adoption"
},
{
"docid": "8205882",
"text": "to prepare for the race. The Great Wall of China Marathon course varies in height by around 200m (about 650 feet) between the start line and the highest point at East Tower 20. Stone guard towers are spread along the length of the wall, each some 200m to 300m apart. Stone steps and walkways, following the up and down contours of the ground, connect the towers. The effect this creates for runners is similar to interval training, with an effort required to climb up, followed by a recovery period coming down. Regular training on steps as part of your preparations",
"title": "Great Wall Marathon"
},
{
"docid": "9355328",
"text": "year and rapidly increasing. Most sales were made to emerging economies such as Afghanistan, Algeria, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Libya, North Korea, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, or Syria where a Chinese-made automobile such as a Geely, Great Wall, or Chery sells for about half of what a comparable model manufactured by a multinational brand such as Toyota does. Cars made in China by multinational joint ventures are generally not exported. The quality of Chinese cars is rapidly increasing but, according to J. D. Power and Associates in 2012, it was not expected to reach parity with",
"title": "Automotive industry in China"
},
{
"docid": "7784961",
"text": "Cernan has stated: \"At Earth orbit of high, the Great Wall of China is, indeed, visible to the naked eye.\" Ed Lu, Expedition 7 Science Officer aboard the International Space Station, adds that, \"it's less visible than a lot of other objects. And you have to know where to look.\" In 2001, Neil Armstrong stated about the view from Apollo 11: \"I do not believe that, at least with my eyes, there would be any man-made object that I could see. I have not yet found somebody who has told me they've seen the Wall of China from Earth orbit.",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243949",
"text": "the new China. Quarrying machines and even dynamite were used to dismantle the Wall, and the pilfered materials were used for construction. As China opened up in the 1980s, reformist leader Deng Xiaoping initiated the \"Love our China and restore our Great Wall\" campaign () to repair and preserve the Great Wall. The Great Wall was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. However, while tourism boomed over the years, slipshod restoration methods have left sections of the Great Wall near Beijing \"looking like a Hollywood set\" in the words of the \"National Geographic News\". The less prominent",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "7784946",
"text": "of what constitutes a \"Great Wall\" has not been agreed upon, making the full course of the Great Wall difficult to describe in its entirety, the course of the main Great Wall line following Ming constructions can be charted. The Jiayu Pass, located in Gansu province, is the western terminus of the Ming Great Wall. Although Han fortifications such as Yumen Pass and the Yang Pass exist further west, the extant walls leading to those passes are difficult to trace. From Jiayu Pass the wall travels discontinuously down the Hexi Corridor and into the deserts of Ningxia, where it enters",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16251027",
"text": "wall, then he throws away the sheets to reveal himself. The whole illusion is filmed in long take, thanks to a large camera boom that makes a complete rotation over the wall. Copperfield's heart is \"monitored\" during the whole illusion. Walking Through the Great Wall of China \"Walking Through the Great Wall of China\" is a magic trick performed by the illusionist David Copperfield, in which he apparently enters the Great Wall of China from one side and emerges on the other side in front of a live audience on both sides of the wall and over it. This illusion",
"title": "Walking Through the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243931",
"text": "Li Zicheng declared himself the founder of the Shun and marched towards the Ming capital from Shaanxi. His route roughly followed the line of the Great Wall, in order to neutralize its heavily fortified garrisons. The crucial defences of Datong, Xuanfu, and Juyong Pass all surrendered without a fight, and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself on 25 April as the Shun army entered Beijing. At this point, the largest remaining Ming fighting force in North China was in Shanhai Pass, where the Great Wall meets the Bohai Sea. Its defender Wu Sangui, wedged between the Shun army within and the",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243939",
"text": "elaborate but atypical stretches of the Great Wall and generalized such fortifications across the whole northern frontier. Furthermore, Martini erroneously identified the Ming Wall as the same wall built by Qin Shi Huang in the 3rd century BC, thereby exaggerating both the Wall's antiquity and its size. This misconception was compounded by the \"China Illustrata\" of Father Athanasius Kircher (160280), which provided pictures of the Great Wall as imagined by a European illustrator. All these and other accounts from missionaries in China contributed to the Orientalism of the eighteenth century, in which a mythical China and its exaggerated Great Wall",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "6213603",
"text": "China. Yuan stayed in the reorganised Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd, which became identified with left-wing tendencies. Well known for their patriotism towards mainland China, Great Wall often collaborated with Feng Huang (Phoenix) Motion Picture Co and it was the pioneer studio in the early 1950s. There are many veterans and talents from China who joined the studio, In the meanwhile, lots of acting talents and directors are cultivated too. Directors: Actors: In 1982, Great Wall merged with Feng Huang, Chung Yuen and Sun Luen Film Co. as Sil-Metropole Organisation. Great Wall Movie Enterprises Great Wall Movie Enterprises Limited ()",
"title": "Great Wall Movie Enterprises"
},
{
"docid": "15593910",
"text": "Great Wall Wine China Great Wall Wine Co., Ltd. is a Chinese producer of wine based in Shacheng town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. By production volume, Great Wall is China's largest wine enterprise, producing 50,000 tons in 2010. Founded in 1983, Great Wall is a subsidiary of state-owned COFCO Group. Its main office is situated at the foot of the Great Wall of China, next to the Guanting Lake. The company has 74.8 hectares (1,125 mu) of vineyards, mostly in Shandong province. More than ten different varieties of grapes are grown there. It uses 1,375 twenty-ton storage vessels",
"title": "Great Wall Wine"
},
{
"docid": "7784925",
"text": "Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC; these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are collectively referred to as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built in 220–206",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243936",
"text": "identify the Great Wall in China with the walls of the Alexander romances. Soon after Europeans reached Ming China in the early 16th century, accounts of the Great Wall started to circulate in Europe, even though no European would see it with their own eyes for another century. The work \"A Treatise of China and the Adjoyning Regions\" by Gaspar da Cruz (c. 152070) offered an early discussion of the Great Wall in which he noted, \"a Wall of an hundred leagues in length. And some will affirme to bee more than a hundred leagues.\" Another early account written by",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "3168088",
"text": "the pass towards Beijing. Shanhai Pass Shanhai Pass is one of the major passes in the Great Wall of China. It is located in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei province. In 1961, the pass was selected as a National Cultural Site of China. It is a popular tourist destination at the eastern terminal point of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. The location where the wall meets the Bohai Sea is nicknamed \"Old Dragon's Head\" Laolongtou (). The pass lies nearly east of Beijing and is linked via the Jingshen Expressway that runs northeastward to Shenyang. Throughout Chinese history, the pass served",
"title": "Shanhai Pass"
},
{
"docid": "3168080",
"text": "Shanhai Pass Shanhai Pass is one of the major passes in the Great Wall of China. It is located in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei province. In 1961, the pass was selected as a National Cultural Site of China. It is a popular tourist destination at the eastern terminal point of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. The location where the wall meets the Bohai Sea is nicknamed \"Old Dragon's Head\" Laolongtou (). The pass lies nearly east of Beijing and is linked via the Jingshen Expressway that runs northeastward to Shenyang. Throughout Chinese history, the pass served as a frontline defensive",
"title": "Shanhai Pass"
},
{
"docid": "7784949",
"text": "stone and bricks from the hills, this portion of the Great Wall is high and wide. One of the most striking sections of the Ming Great Wall is where it climbs extremely steep slopes in Jinshanling. There it runs long, ranges from in height, and across the bottom, narrowing up to across the top. Wangjinglou \"Wàngjīng Lóu\") is one of Jinshanling's 67 watchtowers, above sea level. Southeast of Jinshanling is the Mutianyu Great Wall which winds along lofty, cragged mountains from the southeast to the northwest for . It is connected with Juyongguan Pass to the west and Gubeikou to",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "10667748",
"text": "for forts and as an auxiliary material. Where local timber wasn't enough, they had it delivered in. In mountain areas, workers quarried stone to build the Great Wall. Using the mountains themselves as footings, the outer layer of the Great Wall was built with stone blocks (and bricks), and filled with uncut stone and anything else available (like earth and dead workers). On the plains Great Wall workers made use of local soil (sand, loess, etc.) and rammed it into compact layers. Jiayuguan's Great Wall section in west China was mainly built with dusty loess soil — \"the most erodible",
"title": "History of construction"
},
{
"docid": "17416814",
"text": "Mu Us Sandyland The Mu Us Sandy Land (also known as the Maowusu Desert; 毛乌素沙漠/毛烏素沙漠 Máowūsù Shāmò or 毛乌素沙地/毛烏素沙地Máowūsù Shādì) is a desert in Central China. It is crossed by the Great Wall of China at the south-eastern end of the desert. The Mu Us Sandy Land forms the southern portion of the Ordos Desert and part of the Ordos Loop. The Wuding River drains the area, and then flows into the Yellow River. Confusion exists about where the Ordos Desert begins and where the Mu Us Sandy Land ends. The northern portion of the Ordos Desert goes by another",
"title": "Mu Us Sandyland"
},
{
"docid": "4820223",
"text": "production took place in 3 cities: Beijing (the Great Wall, animal sculpture), Guilin (the Glass Chessboard, headless buffalo), Suzhou (the story teller). - Scenes at the Great Wall took place early morning around 4AM due to heavy tourism crowds. - This is the only film Lisa Ou acted in. Big Bird in China Big Bird in China is a 1983 American television special produced by Sesame Workshop, The Jim Henson Company and CCTV. It was originally broadcast on May 29, 1983 on NBC. It talks about where Big Bird and Barkley came to visit their good friend Xiao Foo. Two",
"title": "Big Bird in China"
},
{
"docid": "6637966",
"text": "Great Wall Motors Great Wall Motors Company Limited is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, China. The company is named after the Great Wall of China and was formed in 1984. It is China's largest sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pick-up truck producer. It sells passenger cars and trucks under the Great Wall brand and SUVs under the Haval and WEY brands. In 2016, Great Wall Motors set a historical sales record of 1,074,471 cars worldwide, increased by 26% compared to 2015. Established in 1984, Great Wall initially manufactured only trucks, not producing a sedan car until 2010.",
"title": "Great Wall Motors"
},
{
"docid": "16243935",
"text": "structure. The existence of a colossal wall in Asia had circulated in the Middle East and the West even before the first Europeans arrived in China by sea. The late antiquity historian Ammianus Marcellinus (330?395?) mentioned \"summits of lofty walls\" enclosing the land of Seres, the country that the Romans believed to be at the eastern end of the Silk Road. In legend, the tribes of Gog and Magog were said to have been locked out by Alexander the Great with walls of steel. Later Arab writers and travellers, such as Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (12481318) and Ibn Battuta (13041377), would erroneously",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243887",
"text": "constructions were defensive in nature, which marked a shift from the offensive walls of the preceding Emperor Wu and the rulers of the Warring States. By the early 40sAD the northern frontiers of China had undergone drastic change: the line of the imperial frontier followed not the advanced positions conquered by Emperor Wu but the rear defences indicated roughly by the modern (Ming dynasty) Great Wall. The Ordos region, northern Shanxi, and the upper Luan River basin around Chengde were abandoned and left to the control of the Xiongnu. The rest of the frontier remained somewhat intact until the end",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "12486620",
"text": "the book, calling it gossip-filled and a \"slim\" contribution to scholarship. Despite these mixed reviews, \"A Great Wall\" won both the Lionel Gelber Prize and the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award in 2000. A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China: An Investigative History (1999) is a history of international relations written by journalist Patrick Tyler. The book details high level relations between the United States and China from the Nixon administration to the Clinton Administration. Primarily focused on the actions and motives of members of the president's cabinet and their",
"title": "A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China"
},
{
"docid": "16243956",
"text": "The reason for this, according to \"The New Yorker\" journalist Peter Hessler, is that the Great Wall fits into neither the study of political institutions (favoured by Chinese historians) nor the excavation of tombs (favoured by Chinese archeologists). Some of the void left by academia is being filled by independent research from Great Wall enthusiasts such as ex-Xinhua reporter Cheng Dalin (成大林) and self-funded scholar David Spindler. History of the Great Wall of China The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476) and Warring States periods (475–221)",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "4956986",
"text": "Great Wall of China hoax The Great Wall of China hoax was a faked newspaper story concocted on June 25, 1899 by four reporters in Denver, Colorado about bids by American businesses on a contract to demolish the Great Wall of China and construct a road in its place. The story was reprinted by a number of newspapers. In 1939, an urban legend began when Denver songwriter Harry Lee Wilber claimed in a magazine article that the 1899 hoax had ignited the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The radio commentators Paul Harvey and Dwight Sands perpetuated the legend. Variations have been",
"title": "Great Wall of China hoax"
},
{
"docid": "10412083",
"text": "di Venezia in 2002 and bestowed a special prize. Zhang Xin, the project's creator and investor, was recognized for her “bold personal initiative.” Centre Pompidou, in Paris, houses the exhibited model, as its first permanent collection from China. Commune by the Great Wall The Commune by the Great Wall (Chinese: 长城脚下的公社) is a SOHO China-managed boutique hotel, in Beijing, China. The Commune by the Great Wall is near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. The Commune consists of private villas designed by twelve Asian architects. Its clubhouse and villas are in a valley totaling eight square kilometers. It also",
"title": "Commune by the Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "6537448",
"text": "managed to win minor victories in passes like Xifengkou and Gubeikou by using the ramparts to move soldiers from one sector to another in the Great Wall, just like the Ming dynasty soldiers before them. On May 22, 1933, Chinese and Japanese representatives met at Tanggu, Tianjin, to negotiate an end of the conflict. The resulting Tanggu Truce created a demilitarized zone extending one hundred kilometers south of the Great Wall, which the Chinese army was prohibited from entering, thus greatly reducing the territorial security of China proper, whereas the Japanese were permitted to use reconnaissance aircraft or ground units",
"title": "Defense of the Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "9073137",
"text": "The Great Wall of China (short story) \"The Great Wall of China\" (original title \"Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer\", literally \"During the construction of the Great Wall of China\") is a short story by Franz Kafka. While written in 1917, it was not published until 1930, seven years after his death. Its first publication occurred in \"Der Morgen\", a German literary magazine. A year later, Max Brod included it in \"Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer\", the first posthumous collection of short stories by Franz Kafka. Contained within the story is a parable that was separately published as \"A Message from",
"title": "The Great Wall of China (short story)"
},
{
"docid": "9073135",
"text": "The Great Wall of China (short story) \"The Great Wall of China\" (original title \"Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer\", literally \"During the construction of the Great Wall of China\") is a short story by Franz Kafka. While written in 1917, it was not published until 1930, seven years after his death. Its first publication occurred in \"Der Morgen\", a German literary magazine. A year later, Max Brod included it in \"Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer\", the first posthumous collection of short stories by Franz Kafka. Contained within the story is a parable that was separately published as \"A Message from",
"title": "The Great Wall of China (short story)"
},
{
"docid": "16243895",
"text": "several hundred years. Soon after the establishment of the Tang dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Taizong (r.626649), the threat of Göktürk tribesmen from the north prompted some court officials to suggest drafting corvée labourers to repair the aging Great Wall. Taizong scoffed at the suggestion, alluding to the Sui walls built in vain: \"The Emperor Yang of Sui made the people labor to construct the Great Wall in order to defend against the Turks, but in the end this was of no use.\" Instead of building walls, Taizong claimed he \"need merely to establish Li Shiji in Jinyang for",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "17773269",
"text": "to meet the Euro V emission standards and can be equipped with Start & Stop system. It has four disk brakes with ABS and EBD, electronic stability control (ESC), MacPherson strut independent front suspension and independent rear suspension with double cross arm and torsion bar springs, and intelligent four-wheel-drive system. It uses components originating from renowned European and American manufacturers, such as Bosch (traction control), Delphi (diesel electronics), BorgWarner (four-wheel-drive system), and Honeywell (turbocharger). The Haval H6 is produced at the new production base of Great Wall Motors, located in Tianjin, China, which inaugurated its mass production in February 2011.",
"title": "Great Wall Haval H6"
},
{
"docid": "5158597",
"text": "for intervention, and in response the Japanese simply withdrew from the League on March 27, 1933. The Japanese army was under explicit instructions from Emperor Hirohito (who wanted a quick end to the China conflict) not to venture beyond the Great Wall. Their negotiating position was very strong, while the Chinese republicans were under severe pressure from their simultaneous full-scale civil war with the communists. On May 22, 1933, Chinese and Japanese representatives met to negotiate the end of the conflict. The Japanese demands were severe: a demilitarized zone extending one hundred kilometers south of the Great Wall, extending from",
"title": "Tanggu Truce"
},
{
"docid": "18058595",
"text": "modern times, in Ming times they were called \"border barriers\" (邊牆; \"bianqiang\") by the Chinese, since the term \"changcheng\" was said to evoke imagery of the tyranny of Qin Shi Huang (260–210 BC). In 1368, the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang, r.136898) ousted the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty from China to inaugurate the Ming dynasty. The Mongols fled back to Mongolia, but even after numerous campaigns, the Mongol problem remained. In the early years of his reign, Hongwu envisioned a border policy where mobile armies along the northern frontier guarded the safety of China. To this end he set up the \"eight",
"title": "Ming Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "7784962",
"text": "... I've asked various people, particularly Shuttle guys, that have been many orbits around China in the daytime, and the ones I've talked to didn't see it.\" In October 2003, Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei stated that he had not been able to see the Great Wall of China. In response, the European Space Agency (ESA) issued a press release reporting that from an orbit between , the Great Wall is visible to the naked eye. In an attempt to further clarify things, the ESA published a picture of a part of the \"Great Wall\" photographed from low orbit. However, in",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "12486615",
"text": "A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China: An Investigative History (1999) is a history of international relations written by journalist Patrick Tyler. The book details high level relations between the United States and China from the Nixon administration to the Clinton Administration. Primarily focused on the actions and motives of members of the president's cabinet and their counterparts in China, the book illustrates the large role personal politics and bureaucratic infighting had on the direction of China policy in the United States. Well received in the popular press, the book garnered mixed reviews",
"title": "A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China"
},
{
"docid": "16243943",
"text": "academics such as Liang Qichao, who tried to counter the West's fantastic version of the Great Wall, Sun Yat-sen held the view that Qin Shi Huang's wall preserved the Chinese race, and without it Chinese culture would not have developed enough to expand to the south and assimilate foreign conquerors. Such an endorsement from the \"Father of Modern China\" started to transform the Great Wall into a national symbol in the Chinese consciousness, though this transformation was hampered by conflicting views of nationalism with regard to the nascent \"new China.\" The failure of the new Republic of China fanned disillusionment",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "19166145",
"text": "Underground Great Wall of China The Underground Great Wall of China ( ) is the informal name for the vast system of tunnels China uses to store and transport mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles. Due to the great secrecy surrounding the tunnels, not much information about them is publicly available; however, it is believed that the tunnels allow for mobile ICBMs to be shuttled around to different silos, and possibly stored in reinforced underground bunkers. This greatly enhances the ICBM's chance of survival in a direct nuclear strike, which enables their use in a second strike unlike ICBMs based in static",
"title": "Underground Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "106408",
"text": "Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. The \"Green Wall of China\" is a high-profile example of one method that has been finding success in this battle with desertification.. This wall is a much larger-scale version of what American farmers did in the 1930s to stop the great Midwest dust bowl. This plan was proposed in the late 1970s, and has become a major ecological engineering project that is not predicted to end until the year 2055. According to Chinese reports, there have been nearly 66,000,000,000 trees planted in China's great green wall. Due",
"title": "Desertification"
},
{
"docid": "3650592",
"text": "chief pleasure of \"A Great Wall\" is its observation of the different attitudes toward the daily process of living in China and the United States.\" A Great Wall A Great Wall is a 1986 comedy-drama film written, directed and starring Peter Wang. It was the first American feature film shot in the People's Republic of China and was Kelvin Han Yee's first film. When a Silicon Valley Chinese American executive goes back to his homeland of China for the first time in 30 years, he and his family encounter many culture clashes between the lives that they lead in the",
"title": "A Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "7784945",
"text": "the erroneous but ubiquitous claim that the Ming Walls were the same ones that were built by the First Emperor in the 3rd century BC. When China opened its borders to foreign merchants and visitors after its defeat in the First and Second Opium Wars, the Great Wall became a main attraction for tourists. The travelogues of the later 19th century further enhanced the reputation and the mythology of the Great Wall, such that in the 20th century, a persistent misconception exists about the Great Wall of China being visible from the Moon or even Mars. Although a formal definition",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243954",
"text": "based on the conception of a perennial Great Wall: Karl Marx took the Wall to represent the stagnation of the Chinese society and economy, Owen Lattimore supposed that the Great Wall demonstrated a need to divide the nomadic way of life from the agricultural communities of China, and John K. Fairbank posited that the Wall played a part in upholding the Sinocentric world order. Despite the significance that the Great Wall seemed to have, scholarly treatment of the Wall itself remained scant during the 20th century. Joseph Needham bemoaned this dearth when he was compiling the section on walls for",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243947",
"text": "of the Volunteers\", whose words came from a stanza in Tian Han's 1934 poem entitled \"The Great Wall\". The song, originally from the anti-Japanese movie \"Children of Troubled Times\", enjoyed continued popularity in China and was selected as the provisional national anthem of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at its establishment in 1949. In 1952, the scholar-turned-bureaucrat Guo Moruo laid out the first modern proposal to repair the Great Wall. Five years later, the renovated Badaling became the first section to be opened to the public since the establishment of the PRC. The Badaling Great Wall has since become",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "4956995",
"text": "Robert Medill McBride and Neil Pritchie. Wilber, who composed the music for \"Back to Dear Old Denver Town\" (1912), was the first manager of the Fox Fullerton Theater (Fullerton, California) after it was constructed in 1924–25. The legend was also told in \"More of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story\" (1981). In 2012, the Denver Theater Center presented \"The Great Wall Story,\" a play by Lloyd Suh, based on the incident. Great Wall of China hoax The Great Wall of China hoax was a faked newspaper story concocted on June 25, 1899 by four reporters in Denver, Colorado about",
"title": "Great Wall of China hoax"
},
{
"docid": "16243849",
"text": "Great Wall failed to stop enemies, including in 1644 when the Manchu Qing marched through the gates of Shanhai Pass and replaced the most ardent of the wall-building dynasties, the Ming, as rulers of China. The Great Wall of China visible today largely dates from the Ming dynasty, as they rebuilt much of the wall in stone and brick, often extending its line through challenging terrain. Some sections remain in relatively good condition or have been renovated, while others have been damaged or destroyed for ideological reasons, deconstructed for their building materials, or lost due to the ravages of time.",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "506559",
"text": "example in Rome, Italy and Beijing, China. Examples of protective walls on a much larger scale include the Great Wall of China and Hadrian's Wall. Some walls formally mark the border between one population and another. A border wall is constructed to limit the movement of people across a certain line or border. These structures vary in placement with regard to international borders and topography. The most famous example of border barrier in history is probably the Great Wall of China, a series of walls that separated the Empire of China from nomadic powers to the north. The most prominent",
"title": "Wall"
},
{
"docid": "15271036",
"text": "Hushan Great Wall The Hushan or Tiger Mountain Great Wall (), known to Koreans as Bakjak Fortress (Hangul :박작성 Hanja :泊汋城), is the most easterly known part of the Great Wall of China. About 600 metres of remains were excavated here in 1989. In 1992, a section of wall was renovated and opened to the public, forming a popular tourist attraction. The wall runs for about 1,200 metres over Hushan (Tiger Mountain). The wall starts 15 km northeast of Dandong city, directly beside the China–North Korea border. It then climbs steeply up to a height of 146.3 metres before descending",
"title": "Hushan Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "18058634",
"text": "in light of its ultimate failure in protecting China; the former compared the Great Wall with the failed Maginot Line of the French in World War II. However, independent scholar David Spindler notes that the Wall, being only part of a complex foreign policy, received \"disproportionate blame\" because it was the most obvious relic of that policy. Ming Great Wall The Ming Great Wall (明長城; \"Ming changcheng\"), built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), forms the most visible parts of the Great Wall of China today. A comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the Ming walls measure from",
"title": "Ming Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "15593911",
"text": "with a total capacity of approximately 30,000 tons. Great Wall uses modern wine making equipment that is imported from France, Germany, and Italy. The company produces dry and sweet wines, fortified wines, distilled and sparkling wines. In 2010, Great Wall produced 50,000 tons, making it China's largest wine producer. The company markets its products in 20 countries or regions, such as USA, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and domestically in 29 provinces. Great Wall Wine China Great Wall Wine Co., Ltd. is a Chinese producer of wine based in Shacheng town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. By production volume,",
"title": "Great Wall Wine"
},
{
"docid": "19166147",
"text": "that the tunnels are not likely to be breached by conventional or low-yield earth-penetrating nuclear weapons such as the B61-11. Underground Great Wall of China The Underground Great Wall of China ( ) is the informal name for the vast system of tunnels China uses to store and transport mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles. Due to the great secrecy surrounding the tunnels, not much information about them is publicly available; however, it is believed that the tunnels allow for mobile ICBMs to be shuttled around to different silos, and possibly stored in reinforced underground bunkers. This greatly enhances the ICBM's chance",
"title": "Underground Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243888",
"text": "of the Han dynasty, with the Dunhuang manuscripts (discovered in 1900) indicating that the military establishment in the northwest was maintained for most of the Eastern Han period. Following the end of the Han dynasty in 220, China disintegrated into warlord states, which in 280 were briefly reunited under the Western Jin dynasty (265316). There are ambiguous accounts of the Jin rebuilding the Qin wall, but these walls apparently offered no resistance during the Wu Hu uprising, when the nomadic tribes of the steppe evicted the Chinese court from northern China. What followed was a succession of short-lived states in",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "3614627",
"text": "Borders (RSF) \"internet enemy list\" the following states engage in pervasive internet censorship: Cuba, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar/Burma, North Korea, Syria, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. A widely publicised example is the so-called \"Great Firewall of China\" (in reference both to its role as a network firewall and to the ancient Great Wall of China). The system blocks content by preventing IP addresses from being routed through and consists of standard firewall and proxy servers at the Internet gateways. The system also selectively engages in DNS poisoning when particular sites are requested. The government does not appear to be systematically examining Internet",
"title": "Freedom of information"
},
{
"docid": "7784926",
"text": "BC by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. The Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced over various dynasties; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Apart from defense, other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243950",
"text": "stretches of the Great Wall did not get as much attention. In 2002 the New York-based World Monuments Fund put the Great Wall on its list of the World's 100 Most Endangered Sites. In 2003 the Chinese government began to enact laws to protect the Great Wall. In China, one of the first individuals to attempt a multi-dynastic history of the Great Wall was the 17th-century scholar Gu Yanwu. More recently, in the 1930s and 1940s, Wang Guoliang () and Shou Pengfei () produced exhaustive studies that culled extant literary records to date and mapped the courses of early border",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243933",
"text": "the Great Wall with the failed Maginot Line of the French in World War II. However, independent scholar David Spindler notes that the Wall, being only part of a complex foreign policy, received \"disproportionate blame\" because it was the most obvious relic of that policy. The usefulness of the Great Wall as a defence line against northern nomads became questionable under the Qing dynasty, since their territory encompassed vast areas inside and outside the wall: China proper, Manchuria, and Mongolia were all under Qing control. So instead, the Great Wall became the means to limit Han Chinese movement into the",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "6637968",
"text": "Haval H series as the 2nd most-purchased SUV in China although this figure may technically include two discrete models, the Great Wall Haval H3 and the Great Wall Haval H5. Manufacturing for 2011 resulted in 486,800 units, and output this year was the tenth largest of any vehicle maker in China. In 2012, it was reported that the company only allows workers one day off per week and new hires undergo months-long, military-style training. Great Wall started selling in Europe in 2006, offering small vans. A lot of 500 SUVs were shipped to Italy in 2006 as well. Great Wall",
"title": "Great Wall Motors"
},
{
"docid": "17773267",
"text": "Great Wall Haval H6 The Great Wall Haval H6 is a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors since 2011. It was introduced at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, and it is a crossover, produced with both front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive drivetrain. It is the successor of the Great Wall Pegasus. It was later renamed the Haval H6 (and redesigned) for the newly developed the Haval brand. As of October 2015, the Haval H6 is the best selling SUV in China. It has been the best selling SUV every month in China for nearly two",
"title": "Great Wall Haval H6"
},
{
"docid": "16243937",
"text": "Bishop Juan González de Mendoza (15501620) reported a wall five hundred leagues long, but suggested that only one hundred leagues were man-made, with the rest natural rock formations. The Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci (15521610) mentioned the Great Wall once in his diary, noting the existence of \"a tremendous wall four hundred and five miles long\" that formed part of the northern defences of the Ming Empire. Europeans first witnessed the Great Wall in the early 1600s. Perhaps the first recorded instance of a European actually entering China via the Great Wall came in 1605, when the Portuguese Jesuit brother Bento",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "14911550",
"text": "located in the Legation Quarter, but rather dispersed around the city. In total, there were about 500 citizens of Western countries and Japan residing in the city. The northern end of the Legation quarter was near the Imperial City where the Empress Dowager Cixi resided. The southern end was bounded by the massive Tartar Wall which ringed the entire city of Beijing. The eastern and western ends were major streets. By 1900 the great powers had been chipping away at Chinese sovereignty for 60 years. They had forced China to allow the import of opium, which caused widespread addiction; defeated",
"title": "Siege of the International Legations"
},
{
"docid": "7784939",
"text": "protecting it against potential incursions by Jurched-Mongol Oriyanghan from the northwest and the Jianzhou Jurchens from the north. While stones and tiles were used in some parts of the Liaodong Wall, most of it was in fact simply an earth dike with moats on both sides. Towards the end of the Ming, the Great Wall helped defend the empire against the Manchu invasions that began around 1600. Even after the loss of all of Liaodong, the Ming army held the heavily fortified Shanhai Pass, preventing the Manchus from conquering the Chinese heartland. The Manchus were finally able to cross the",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "4026128",
"text": "(barbican entrance to the fortress) on the east. The wall was built from earth with bricks on the surface. Jumenbu Jumenbu (), is a fortress of the Ming Great Wall Shanxi Section, located in Datong city in Shanxi province, China. Jumenbu is a fortress for guarding the Great Wall of China, and it is a part of the Great Wall defence system. Jumenbu is situated in a brae 2.5 km away from the Great Wall. It was designed to defend against invasion and harry the nomads of Mongolia. Its original name was Jumengbu, which literally means \"Mongol-resistant stronghold\", but it",
"title": "Jumenbu"
},
{
"docid": "10412082",
"text": "Commune by the Great Wall The Commune by the Great Wall (Chinese: 长城脚下的公社) is a SOHO China-managed boutique hotel, in Beijing, China. The Commune by the Great Wall is near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. The Commune consists of private villas designed by twelve Asian architects. Its clubhouse and villas are in a valley totaling eight square kilometers. It also houses corporate functions, weddings, film shoots, and fashion shows. Its furniture and interior decoration were designed by Serge Mouille, Philippe Starck, Karim Rashid, Matthew Hilton, Marc Newson, and Michael Young. The hotel's architecture was exhibited at La Biennale",
"title": "Commune by the Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "7784944",
"text": "in Western sources include those of Gaspar da Cruz, Bento de Goes, Matteo Ricci, and Bishop Juan González de Mendoza. In 1559, in his work \"A Treatise of China and the Adjoyning Regions,\" Gaspar da Cruz offers an early discussion of the Great Wall. Perhaps the first recorded instance of a European actually entering China via the Great Wall came in 1605, when the Portuguese Jesuit brother Bento de Góis reached the northwestern Jiayu Pass from India. Early European accounts were mostly modest and empirical, closely mirroring contemporary Chinese understanding of the Wall, although later they slid into hyperbole, including",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "7784941",
"text": "borders extended beyond the walls and Mongolia was annexed into the empire, so constructions on the Great Wall were discontinued. On the other hand, the so-called Willow Palisade, following a line similar to that of the Ming Liaodong Wall, was constructed by the Qing rulers in Manchuria. Its purpose, however, was not defense but rather migration control. None of the Europeans who visited Yuan China or Mongolia, such as Marco Polo, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, William of Rubruck, Giovanni de' Marignolli and Odoric of Pordenone, mentioned the Great Wall. The North African traveler Ibn Battuta, who also visited China",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "7784964",
"text": "the optics much better, rendering photographic evidence irrelevant to the issue of whether it is visible to the naked eye. Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC; these, later joined together and",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "16243847",
"text": "History of the Great Wall of China The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476) and Warring States periods (475–221) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia. The walls were built of rammed earth, constructed using forced labour, and by 212 ran from Gansu to the coast of southern Manchuria. Later dynasties adopted different policies towards northern frontier defense. The Han (202 – 220), the Northern Qi (550–574),",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "2876852",
"text": "and says: \"Die! The world does not need you!\". Brand meets Gerd again, who thinks she sees the saviour in him, and Brand denies this, of course. At the very end of the play, Gerd takes him to the glacier, her personal church, and Brand recoils when understanding where he is, the \"Ice-cathedral\". He breaks down in tears. Gerd, being a hunter from the start of the play, fires a shot at the hawk, and lets loose a great avalanche, which in the end buries the entire valley. In his dying words at the end of the play, Brand screams",
"title": "Brand (play)"
},
{
"docid": "12313808",
"text": "Great Wall Wingle The Great Wall Wingle 3 () or previously the Great Wall Wingle is a compact pickup truck built and marketed by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors since December 2006. In 2009, it became the first Chinese-made 'Ute' or pickup to be sold in Australia where it is marketed as the V-Series. It is also available in Europe under the Steed name. The bodyshell is licensed from Isuzu based on an earlier Isuzu / GM model which was sold as an Isuzu Rodeo. The truck's front end styling also bears a striking resemblance to the 2002 Volkswagen",
"title": "Great Wall Wingle"
},
{
"docid": "8274141",
"text": "Great Wall Airlines Great Wall Airlines Company Limited was a cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It operated cargo services to Europe, the United States and Asia. Its main base was Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The airline was merged into China Cargo Airlines in 2011. The airline launched its first flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam on 1 June 2006 with an initial frequency of six flights per week, becoming the first local-foreign partnership airline to take flight in China. It was co-owned by China Eastern Airlines (51%), Singapore Airlines Cargo (25%), and Dahlia Investments (24%), a subsidiary",
"title": "Great Wall Airlines"
},
{
"docid": "11254383",
"text": "promising new junior employees. In cases where the mentorship starts informally (the senior partner does so without company dictation to do so) some junior employees will inherently have the advantage over their peers. This can often end disastrously for workers who are outside of the informal networks that can start such ties. It should be noted, however, that, on Wall Street specifically, there were many male senior executives who were committed to encouraging success from women junior executives, with 65% of women who had mentors noting their mentors were male. Gender inequality in the workplace is experienced across many different",
"title": "Occupational inequality"
},
{
"docid": "18289167",
"text": "The Great Wall (film) The Great Wall () is a 2016 monster film directed by Zhang Yimou, with a screenplay by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro and Tony Gilroy, from a story by Max Brooks, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. The China-US co-production stars Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau. It is Zhang's first English-language film. Principal photography for the film began on March 30, 2015, in Qingdao, China, and it premiered in Beijing on December 6, 2016. It was released by China Film Group in China on December 16, 2016, and in the United States",
"title": "The Great Wall (film)"
},
{
"docid": "7784932",
"text": "Qing period did \"Long Wall\" become the catch-all term to refer to the many border walls regardless of their location or dynastic origin, equivalent to the English \"Great Wall\". The current English name evolved from accounts of from early modern European travelers. By the 19th century, \"The Great Wall of China\" had become standard in English, French, and German, although other European languages continue to refer to it as \"the Chinese wall.\" The Chinese were already familiar with the techniques of wall-building by the time of the Spring and Autumn period between the 8th and 5th centuries BC. During this",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "7784956",
"text": "with concrete. The work has been much criticized. One of the earliest known references to the myth that the Great Wall can be seen from the moon appears in a letter written in 1754 by the English antiquary William Stukeley. Stukeley wrote that, \"This mighty wall of four score miles [130 km] in length is only exceeded by the Chinese Wall, which makes a considerable figure upon the terrestrial globe, and may be discerned at the Moon.\" The claim was also mentioned by Henry Norman in 1895 where he states \"besides its age it enjoys the reputation of being the",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "4026127",
"text": "Jumenbu Jumenbu (), is a fortress of the Ming Great Wall Shanxi Section, located in Datong city in Shanxi province, China. Jumenbu is a fortress for guarding the Great Wall of China, and it is a part of the Great Wall defence system. Jumenbu is situated in a brae 2.5 km away from the Great Wall. It was designed to defend against invasion and harry the nomads of Mongolia. Its original name was Jumengbu, which literally means \"Mongol-resistant stronghold\", but it was later renamed. The fortress is not big, and has only a gate on the east with a \"wengcheng\"",
"title": "Jumenbu"
},
{
"docid": "3438131",
"text": "North). After this, it heads directly north toward Ji County, crossing China National Highway 102, before coming to an end at Bangxi Highway, near Ji County. The expressway passes through Dongli District, Beichen District, Baodi District and Ji County. The northern end is close to portions of the Great Wall of China. This end has been linked up to the Jingping Expressway since 2008. The Jinji Expressway therefore forms another (somewhat indirect) passageway from Beijing to Tianjin. The expressway has remarkably few exits (the total number is in the \"single digits\") and just \"one\" service area. Tolls can get expensive",
"title": "Jinji Expressway"
},
{
"docid": "10684171",
"text": "Jiankou Jiankou () is a section of the Great Wall of China. This section is a photographic hotspot due to its unique style, steep mountains and beautiful scenery. 'Jiankou', is translated as 'Arrow Nock' in English, for the shape of the collapsed ridge opening is reminiscent of an arrow nock. The Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China is located in the Huairou District within the city limits of Beijing, north of Beijing city center. The Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China is located between the Mutianyu - ten kilometers to the east - and the Moshikou",
"title": "Jiankou"
},
{
"docid": "6537440",
"text": "Defense of the Great Wall The Defense of the Great Wall () (January 1 – May 31, 1933) was a campaign between the armies of Republic of China and Empire of Japan, which took place before the Second Sino-Japanese War officially commenced in 1937. It is known in Japanese as and in many English sources as the First Battle of Hopei. During this campaign, Japan successfully captured the Inner Mongolian province of Rehe from the Chinese warlord Zhang Xueliang and annexed it to the new state of Manchukuo, whose southern frontier was thus extended to the Great Wall of China.",
"title": "Defense of the Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "16243944",
"text": "with traditional Chinese culture and ushered in the New Culture Movement and the May Fourth Movement of the mid-1910s and 1920s that aimed to dislodge China's future trajectory from its past. Naturally, the Great Wall of China came under attack as a symbol of the past. For example, an influential writer of this period, Lu Xun, harshly criticized the \"mighty and accursed Great Wall\" in a short essay: \"In reality, it has never served any purpose than to make countless workers labour to death in vain ... [It] surrounds everyone.\" The Sino-Japanese conflict (193145) gave the Great Wall a new",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "14372941",
"text": "\"Rise of the Great Wall\" set a new standard for ATV because most of its prior television series were not as good as those produced by its rival, TVB. Rise of the Great Wall Rise of the Great Wall is a 1986 Hong Kong television series based on the life of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China and founder of the Qin dynasty. The series is one of the biggest productions by ATV. The series follows the life of Ying Zheng, the ruler of the Qin state in the Warring States period, who eventually unified China, established the",
"title": "Rise of the Great Wall"
},
{
"docid": "8274144",
"text": "to the following (as of January 2013): Prior to the company's closure in 2012, Great Wall Airlines operated 2 Boeing 747-400BCF and 2 Boeing 747-400F. Great Wall Airlines Great Wall Airlines Company Limited was a cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It operated cargo services to Europe, the United States and Asia. Its main base was Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The airline was merged into China Cargo Airlines in 2011. The airline launched its first flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam on 1 June 2006 with an initial frequency of six flights per week, becoming the first local-foreign",
"title": "Great Wall Airlines"
},
{
"docid": "16243945",
"text": "lease of life in the eyes of the Chinese. During the 1933 defence of the Great Wall, inadequately-equipped Chinese soldiers held off double their number of Japanese troops for several months. Using the cover of the Great Wall, the Chinese – who were at times only armed with broadswords – were able to beat off a Japanese advance that had the support of aerial bombardment. With the Chinese forces eventually overrun, the subsequent Tanggu Truce stipulated that the Great Wall was to become a demilitarized zone separating China and the newly created Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. Even so, the",
"title": "History of the Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "7225315",
"text": "where he achieved a degree in law. However law and politics were to dominate his life. In 1911, he became involved in politics and joined the \"Státoprávně pokroková strana\". He stood for office in the 1911 elections, but received just 205 votes in Vinohrady and placed fourth overall of five candidates. Dyk together with Franz Kafka spoke of a \"Great Wall\" which, like the Great Wall of China or the Tower of Babel, became a metaphor for the cultural and linguistic division that they believed was required between Czech and Germanic culture. Dyk wrote in the magazine \"Lumír\", where he",
"title": "Viktor Dyk"
},
{
"docid": "7784948",
"text": "Sihaiye in Beijing's Yanqing County. The sections of the Great Wall around Beijing municipality are especially famous: they were frequently renovated and are regularly visited by tourists today. The Badaling Great Wall near Zhangjiakou is the most famous stretch of the Wall, for this is the first section to be opened to the public in the People's Republic of China, as well as the showpiece stretch for foreign dignitaries. South of Badaling is the Juyong Pass; when used by the Chinese to protect their land, this section of the wall had many guards to defend China's capital Beijing. Made of",
"title": "Great Wall of China"
},
{
"docid": "8907479",
"text": "the then Superior General of the Jesuits. He did his theological studies in Portugal (1637–39)—already on his way to China—where he was ordained priest (1639, in Lisbon). He set out for China in 1640, and arrived in Portuguese Macau in 1642 where he studied Chinese for some time. In 1643 he crossed the border and settled in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, from where he did much traveling in order to gather scientific information, especially on the geography of the Chinese empire: he visited several provinces, as well as Peking and the Great Wall. He made great use of his talents as",
"title": "Martino Martini"
}
] |
|
| who made the song young dumb & broke |
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"docid": "20198800",
"text": "Young Dumb & Broke \"Young Dumb & Broke\" is a song by American singer Khalid. It was released as a single on February 2, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records as the second single from his debut studio album \"American Teen\". The song peaked at number one in the Philippines and New Zealand and it has reached the top ten in Australia. As of October 2017, the single has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. \"The Guardian\"'s Graeme Virtue says that \"More decrepit listeners might detect echoes of The Cure's 'Close to Me'",
"title": "Young Dumb & Broke"
},
{
"docid": "20198802",
"text": "the PSVR. American rock band Imagine Dragons performed their song \"Thunder\" at the 2017 American Music Awards in a mash-up with \"Young Dumb & Broke\", with Khalid joining them for the performance. A little over a month later, on December 20, a studio version of the mash-up was released. \"Young Dumb & Broke\" peaked at number 18 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song topped the charts in New Zealand and the Philippines and reached top 10 in Australia and Belgium. Young Dumb & Broke \"Young Dumb & Broke\" is a song",
"title": "Young Dumb & Broke"
},
{
"docid": "20198800",
"text": "Young Dumb & Broke \"Young Dumb & Broke\" is a song by American singer Khalid. It was released as a single on February 2, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records as the second single from his debut studio album \"American Teen\". The song peaked at number one in the Philippines and New Zealand and it has reached the top ten in Australia. As of October 2017, the single has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. \"The Guardian\"'s Graeme Virtue says that \"More decrepit listeners might detect echoes of The Cure's 'Close to Me'",
"title": "Young Dumb & Broke"
},
{
"docid": "2978496",
"text": "2018, Khalid's \"Young Dumb & Broke\" was similarly censored, with the lyric \"I'm so high at the moment\" being completely edited out of the song due to references to drugs. However, on some versions of the show, the lyric was not censored. In 2017, Jason Derulo's \"Swalla\" (feat. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign) also had its chorus heavily censored due to the context of the title referring to oral sex. However, the title of the song was announced without being censored, presumably due to the fact that Ty Dolla $ign uses the title lyric to refer to drinking during",
"title": "American Top 40"
},
{
"docid": "20129078",
"text": "Awards, in a medley with singer Khalid's song \"Young Dumb & Broke\", with Khalid joining them for the performance. A little over a month later, on December 20, a studio version of the mash-up was released. \"Thunder\" peaked at number four on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The single has also reached number one in Belarus, the Czech Republic and Latvia and the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. It topped the \"Billboard\" Hot Rock Songs (nineteen weeks so far), Alternative Songs (three weeks), Adult Top",
"title": "Thunder (Imagine Dragons song)"
},
{
"docid": "20198801",
"text": "amid 'Young Dumb & Broke's palliative organ spiral, but that just adds to the bittersweet vibe of taken-for-granted golden years turning to ash.\" The song's accompanying music video premiered on August 1, 2017 on Khalid's Vevo account on YouTube. , the music video has over 480 million views. The music video features cameo appearances from VanJess, Demetrius Harmon, Nathan Zed, Zolee Griggs, Salem Mitchell, Widney Bazile, Quiñ, Will Peltz, Buddy, Normani, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady, Rachael Leigh Cook and Dennis Haskins. there is also a virtual reality 360° video available to download from the PlayStation store that is compatible with",
"title": "Young Dumb & Broke"
},
{
"docid": "17174777",
"text": "in the Sky\"/\"Don't Touch My Hair\" and Tory Lanez's \"Say It\") with the help of the producers The Invaders. Normani competed on season 24 of \"Dancing with the Stars\". Her partner was professional ballroom dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy. The team reached the finals and finished in third place. Normani was featured as a cameo in R&B singer Khalid's music video \"Young Dumb & Broke\", and confirmed they were working on \"new song ideas\". On October 21, 2017 it was announced that Normani had signed to management company S10 Entertainment as a solo artist. She also signed her own solo publishing deal",
"title": "Normani"
},
{
"docid": "20001758",
"text": "American Teen (album) American Teen is the debut studio album by American singer Khalid. It was released on March 3, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. The album was supported by the singles \"Location\", \"Young Dumb & Broke\" and \"Saved\". In October 2017, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for accumulating over one million in combined pure sales and album-equivalent units. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album while its lead single \"Location\" was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.",
"title": "American Teen (album)"
},
{
"docid": "20324686",
"text": "Khalid discography The discography of American singer and songwriter Khalid consists of one studio album, one extended play, seventeen singles and three promotional singles. Khalid is signed to Right Hand Records and RCA Records. On August 26, 2016, Khalid released his first single, \"Location\", from his debut album \"American Teen\", which was released on March 3, 2017. The single entered top 20 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100, peaking at number 16, and was certified four times platinum by Recording Industry Association of America. The album also had other two singles, \"Saved\" and \"Young Dumb & Broke\", with the latter",
"title": "Khalid discography"
}
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{
"docid": "17558838",
"text": "California stuffed into a minivan with guitars and drums, ready to take on the world. Armed with nothing but a few songs and a wild hope, we were dumb enough to think that it could work. Maybe that's the only way that the world has ever changed, by people dumb enough to try. So here's to everyone who's young and dumb enough to ignore the crowd and believe in who they are.\" The song features vocals of Switchfoot members' children. One of the scenes in the \"Fading West\" film shows the recording of the song, with vocalist Jon Foreman sitting",
"title": "Who We Are (Switchfoot song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459832",
"text": "and thought the \"challenging notes and raps were delivered smoothly\". She deemed it \"their most bizarre comeback yet\" but spoke highly of the visuals and styling in the music video. However, Kim Do-young of the South Korean online magazine \"IZM\" found the song \"confusing\" and the vocals of the group \"distracting\" in his review of the album. In a survey conducted in November 2017 among men in their 20s and 50s, \"Dumb Dumb\" ranked 4th in the list of songs that should be banned for the College Scholastic Ability Test in South Korea due to their addictive nature. \"Dumb Dumb\"",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "20826238",
"text": "song's title and look like they're about to go swimming with one move from the \"banana\" part of the song\". The video also featured the members in various colorful outfits such as girl scout uniforms, sailor-inspired clothing, and cheerleader uniforms. Hong Dam-young of \"The Korea Herald\" felt that it had a coming-of-age story and pointed out the call-backs to their past title tracks such as \"Dumb Dumb\", \"Ice Cream Cake\", \"Russian Roulette\" and their last summer single \"Red Flavor\". The music video was filmed on July 19, 2018 in Gyeonggi Province. Red Velvet made their comeback stage on August 10,",
"title": "Power Up (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20001759",
"text": "In August 2018, the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The lead single from the album, called \"Location\" was released on August 23, 2016. The song peaked at 16 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The music video for \"Location\" was released on September 26, 2016. \"Young Dumb & Broke\" was sent to rhythmic radio on June 13, 2017 as the second single. \"Saved\" was sent to rhythmic radio on December 12, 2017 as the album's third single. \"American Teen\" debuted at number nine on the \"Billboard\" 200 with 37,000 album-equivalent units, of which 12,000 were pure album sales.",
"title": "American Teen (album)"
},
{
"docid": "2764134",
"text": "\"Dumb Dora\", about brunette Dora who \"wasn't as dumb as she looked.\" In 1927, Young married professional harpist Athel Lindorff (d.1979). In the spring of 1930, after six years of \"Dumb Dora\"'s increasing popularity, Young requested more money and strip ownership. This action led to changes, and Paul Fung took over \"Dumb Dora\" in April 1930 when Young dropped it in order to create a new strip. In the summer of 1930, working in his studio in Great Neck, Long Island, Young created \"Blondie\". When it debuted September 8, 1930, it quickly became the most popular comic strip in America,",
"title": "Chic Young"
},
{
"docid": "207103",
"text": "who does not \"make sense from all the gas you be huffing...\" The song \"Lança-perfume\", written and performed by Brazilian popstar Rita Lee, became a national hit in 1980. The song is about chloroethane and its widespread recreational sale and use during the rise of Brazil's carnivals. Inhalants are referred to by bands from other genres, including several grunge bands—an early 1990s genre that was influenced by punk rock. The 1990s grunge band Nirvana, which was influenced by punk music, penned a song, \"Dumb\", in which Kurt Cobain sings \"my heart is broke/But I have some glue/help me inhale /And",
"title": "Inhalant"
},
{
"docid": "14767144",
"text": "Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum is an entertainment/reality series airing on BBC Three. The series followed a group of young adults who have been waited on hand and foot their whole lives. The series sees them living together in a house and fending for themselves. Each week they must compete against each other in tough work challenges set by their parents, designed to encourage them to become more independent. After each assignment, their parents meet to watch the footage of the task and decide who, based on behaviour and performance, should be eliminated",
"title": "Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum"
},
{
"docid": "20459822",
"text": "\"Dumb Dumb\" has been regarded as one of the group's signature \"Red\" songs and received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its overall production and the group's vocal performance. It also attained commercial success, peaking at number two on Gaon Digital Chart and number three on \"Billboard's\" World Digital Songs chart, making it the best-selling K-pop song in America of that week. It is the group's first single to sell over a million copies in South Korea. The song has since been named by \"Dazed Digital\" as their top K-pop track of 2015 and ranked at #70 on \"Billboard's\"",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "19909473",
"text": "Dumb Head \"Dumb Head\" is a song recorded by American girl-pop performer Ginny Arnell. It was written by David Hess and Camille Monte, arranged by Al Gorgoni, produced by Jim Vienneau, and released in November 1963. The single was a minor hit, entering the Billboard Hot 100, and was featured on her debut full-length LP, \"Meet Ginny Arnell\". British girl group The Sharades later recorded the song. Lyrically, \"Dumb Head\" tells the story of a girl who rejected a boy and now regrets it; she calls herself, among other self-demeaning names, a \"dumb head\" and \"a stupid little girl.\" The",
"title": "Dumb Head"
},
{
"docid": "11173710",
"text": "guise that they are three rich widows looking to remarry. This works perfectly, as Curly quickly discovers that all the tax deductions reduce his winnings to a minuscule $4.85. The boys hastily agree to marry the ladies, who soon find out the Stooges are broke and render them unconscious with champagne bottles. The title \"Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb\" is a parody of Benjamin Franklin's proverb \"early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.\" It would be remade as 1952's \"A Missed Fortune\", with minimal stock footage. Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb is",
"title": "Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb"
},
{
"docid": "14643832",
"text": "made the films \"Blue Parade\" and \"Chills\" as the first steps of a new multimedia project Dumb Baby Sounds. In June 2011 Lloyd made the film \"At the End of Everything\" for a song of the same name. Lloyd is the principle producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist in Dumb Baby Sounds. Rain Dancing, released on 9 September 2011 was the Dumb Baby Sounds debut single. The follow-up, World on Fire, was released on 23 April 2012. Both songs were written and produced by David Lloyd. An accompanying film using the montage work of Dumb Baby Sounds guitarist, Johnny Seven was",
"title": "David Lloyd (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "14767150",
"text": "eventually won the series and Ruby Jo has decided to re-enter the competition after her experiences during her stay. Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum is an entertainment/reality series airing on BBC Three. The series followed a group of young adults who have been waited on hand and foot their whole lives. The series sees them living together in a house and fending for themselves. Each week they must compete against each other in tough work challenges set by their parents, designed to encourage them to become more independent. After each assignment, their parents",
"title": "Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum"
},
{
"docid": "4374964",
"text": "Bizkit, and becoming the touring guitarist for Queen Kwong. In June 2017, Borland hinted on Instagram that he would revive Big Dumb Face. On October 13, a new Big Dumb Face song, \"He Rides The Skies\", was released. The band's second album, \"Where Is Duke Lion? He's Dead...\" was released on October 31 through Borland's own label Edison Sound. The album consists of newly written songs alongside one song written in 2001 and another written in 2003. Borland described it as \"the most metal record I’ve ever made\". In March 2018, he revealed that he was working on a Christmas",
"title": "Big Dumb Face"
},
{
"docid": "20459821",
"text": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song) \"Dumb Dumb\" is a song by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their first studio album \"The Red\" (2015). Written by Seo Ji-eum of Jam Factory and Kim Dong-hyun, with production and arrangement by LDN Noise, Deanna Dellacioppa, Taylor Parks and Ryan S. Jhun, the song is an uptempo dance-pop track in which a girl expresses her awkwardness regarding her feelings towards the object of her affections. It was released as the lead single from the album on September 9, 2015 by S.M. Entertainment, along with an accompanying music video. Upon its digital release,",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459835",
"text": "of an additional dance-break mix for the performances on Song Festival and Golden Disk Awards. In 2017, S.M. Entertainment's partnership with Mystic Entertainment resulted in a digital music project involving Red Velvet, Henry Lau and Mystic Entertainment's artists, wherein both companies' singers did a remake of each other's songs. PERC%NT, Jang Jane, Giant Pink and K JUN's R&B cover of the single was released on August 18, 2017 along with a music video. Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song) \"Dumb Dumb\" is a song by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their first studio album \"The Red\" (2015). Written by",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459825",
"text": "groups such as Red Velvet's label mates TVXQ and SHINee, \"The Red\", in which they produced four tracks including \"Dumb Dumb\", marks Bonnick and Chapman's first time collaborating with the group. Described as a \"brassy\" and \"genre-mashing\" dance-pop track with R&B, funk and hip-hop elements, the song contains heavy hi-hats and snare line, percussive claps and horn instruments. It was composed in the key of C Dorian mode, with a tempo of 146 beat-per-minute. Its lyrics, which were written by Kim Dong-hyun and Seo Ji-eum of Jam Factory, are the thoughts of a girl who compares her awkwardness in front",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459827",
"text": "Flavor\". Red Velvet started their promotions for the album and single by holding a comeback showcase for the first time since their debut. There, they talked about the song and the album. The group performed \"Dumb Dumb\" live for the first time on \"M! Countdown\" on September 10 and also appeared on \"Music Bank\", \"Show! Music Core\" and \"Inkigayo\" where they also performed \"Huff N' Puff\". A week later, they received their first music show trophy for \"Dumb Dumb\" on \"The Show\", and gained a total of five wins for the song on all of the music programs in South",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "4297368",
"text": "Dumb (Nirvana song) \"Dumb\" is a song by American rock band, Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the sixth song on the band's third and final studio album, \"In Utero\", released in 1993. \"Dumb\" was written by Cobain in the summer of 1990, after he had begun to embrace his pop music songwriting instincts. Cobain debuted the song on September 25, 1990, when he performed a solo acoustic version on the \"Boy Meets Girl\" show on KAOS (FM) in Olympia, Washington. The first live version featuring the full band was at the Off Ramp Café in",
"title": "Dumb (Nirvana song)"
},
{
"docid": "1477996",
"text": "ethics of the mainstream music industry. The song also referenced The Knack's biggest new wave hit, \"My Sharona\". The song was never recorded in the studio but this performance, the first and only time the song was ever performed, was included on the album. Also included is \"Night of the Living Rednecks\", a recording of a segment of a concert in Portland, Oregon in 1979. When East Bay Ray broke a guitar string, Jello proceeded to tell a story over a jazz improvisation by the rest of the band about an encounter with a group of \"dumb rich kids\". The",
"title": "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death"
},
{
"docid": "20459828",
"text": "Korea. The group then continued to perform the song for the rest of 2015, before ending with year-end performances at Seoul Music Awards, KBS 2015 Song Festival and Golden Disk Awards on January 2016, where they performed a remix version of \"Dumb Dumb\", which was extended with a dance-break section. Initially recorded and performed in Korean, a Japanese version of the song was performed for the first time during the group's first Japan showcase in November 2017, along with \"Red Flavor\". Directed by Beomjin J, a music video of the song was released on September 8, 2015 through the official",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "6835429",
"text": "who drew the comic strip \"Dumb Dora\" for several years and had worked with Cliff Sterrett and Billy DeBeck. The elder Fung took over \"Dumb Dora\" when Chic Young left that strip. In 1964, Fung Jr. received the National Cartoonists Society's Comic Book Award for his work, and 16 years later, he won their Best Humorist Award. Paul Fung Jr. Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the \"Blondie\" comic book for 40 years. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip \"Dumb Dora\" for",
"title": "Paul Fung Jr."
},
{
"docid": "18127279",
"text": "soul track was released as the compilation album's second single following Evans-led lead single \"Tears of Joy\". A music video for \"Dumb\" was photographed by Bishop Moore and features Evans singing and dancing in a 1970s-themed clip. A music video for \"Dumb\" was photographed by Bishop Moore. In the ’70s-themed clip, Evans jams with her band and sits atop a candy red Ford Mustang. Credits adapted from the liner notes of \"R&B Divas\". Dumb (Faith Evans song) \"Dumb\" is a song by American R&B recording artist Faith Evans, recorded for \"R&B Divas\" (2012), a compilation album led by Evans which",
"title": "Dumb (Faith Evans song)"
},
{
"docid": "19752184",
"text": "Land spoke regarding the song's meaning and inspiration: It was written in the L.A. sun on an afternoon with my friend David Poe. We were talking about how you sometimes know that you would be better at love if only you were older. But you can't rush old. You have to be young and dumb and let time do its thing before you get the experience you need to handle love right. The song itself was recorded at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles. In an interview with Noisey, Oh Land spoke with Kim Taylor Bennett who asked her for",
"title": "Love You Better (Oh Land song)"
},
{
"docid": "3197422",
"text": "\"manages to make the character seem dumb and the actor wily and smart.\" Similarly, Claudia Puig of \"USA Today\" declared him a \"real revelation [who] perfectly inhabits the role\" while Todd McCarthy of \"Variety\" said Affleck made \"an indelible impression as the insecure, physically unprepossessing weakling.\" Dana Stevens of \"Slate\" said \"the movie belongs to Affleck [who] goes for broke in a wonderfully brave and weird performance as the craven naif Bob. Somehow he makes us want to flee this creep at top speed, even as we pray no harm will come to him.\" For his performance, Affleck was nominated",
"title": "Casey Affleck"
},
{
"docid": "10376839",
"text": "well as the Top 40 in Germany, Australia, Switzerland and Austria. In Germany the song was the theme song for \"Sex and the City\" during ProSieben's commercial breaks. The French edition of this tracks, recorded specifically for the French market: \"Face À Toi Baby\" featuring Mag (featuring the verses from \"Dumb\" with a special French chorus) is also included in the French version of the album. UK CD 1 German Maxi-CD / UK CD 2 Dumb (The 411 song) \"Dumb\" is a single by British R&B group the 411. Released on 23 August 2004, it was included on the group's",
"title": "Dumb (The 411 song)"
},
{
"docid": "14243221",
"text": "the Rapture recorded a cover of the song, which was included on the B-side of their 1998 debut single, \"The Chair That Squeaks\". Dumb Waiters (song) \"Dumb Waiters\" is a song by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released as a single in April 1981 by Columbia Records. Written by the band and produced by Steve Lillywhite, it was included on the band's 1981 album \"Talk Talk Talk\". To help promote \"Talk Talk Talk\", the UK single for \"Dumb Waiters\" was packaged in an embossed plastic sleeve, playable at 33⅓ RPM on a turntable, which contained a track with excerpts",
"title": "Dumb Waiters (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459833",
"text": "was included in \"Billboard's\" list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time, ranking at number 70. \"Rolling Stone\" placed it a number nine on their 10 Best Music Videos of 2015 and was named \"Choreography of the Year\" by \"GQ Korea\" in their November 2015 issue. Upon its digital release, \"Dumb Dumb\" quickly topped 7 Korean digital charts amidst heavy competition. The song then charted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and also peaked at number three on \"Billboard's\" World Digital Songs chart, making it the best-selling K-pop song in America of the week. The song",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459826",
"text": "of a romantic interest to becoming a mannequin. The song's title is repeated several times throughout the song and features a rap verse that references a number of Michael Jackson's songs, including \"Beat It\", \"Bad\", \"Billie Jean\", \"Leave Me Alone\", \"Black or White\", \"Man in the Mirror\", \"Why You Wanna Trip On Me\", \"Scream\", \"Love Never Felt So Good\" and \"Thriller\", which was performed by member Irene and Joy. A Japanese version of the song was recorded for the group's first Japan showcase, making \"Dumb Dumb\" their second song to be recorded in another language, following their 2017 release \"Red",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "3195259",
"text": "to Cornell, Cornell looked at the wrong side of the sheet and believed McDonald's note was the lyrics to Yamamoto's song. There was less material on the album intended as humorous compared with \"Ultramega OK\". However, the song \"Big Dumb Sex\" was written as a parody of glam metal bands, who often metaphorically addressed sexual intercourse in their lyrics. The song, with its many uses of \"fuck\", was the reason the album gained a Parental Advisory sticker upon release. Because of some of the song lyrics, most notably on \"Hands All Over\" (the \"\"kill your mother\"\" line) and \"Big Dumb",
"title": "Louder Than Love"
},
{
"docid": "17422119",
"text": "2013, the instrumental track with backing vocals was released on the Beach Boys compilation \"Made in California\". Sourced from Musician's Union AFM contract sheets and surviving session audio, documented by Craig Slowinski. Additional musicians Production Guess I'm Dumb \"Guess I'm Dumb\" is a 1965 song written by Brian Wilson and Russ Titelman for American musician and singer Glen Campbell. Although it has later been called one of the earliest works of Wilson's continued artistic growth that he would later be known for in the 1960s, the single flopped and failed to chart. It has been described to have a \"surging,",
"title": "Guess I'm Dumb"
},
{
"docid": "14020749",
"text": "said that \"Broken Heels\" is a \"dance jam\". Tom Howard of Yahoo! Music UK named \"Broken Heels\", along with \"Dumb\" and \"You Broke My Heart\" as the best songs on \"Overcome\". Popjustice said that the song was \"one of the more carefree numbers\" on the album, describing it as: \"A song in which Alexandra explains that she can dance as well as a man, and she can do it even better if her shoes are broken.\" The website went on to deem \"Broken Heels\" as RedOne's take on Alesha Dixon's \"The Boy Does Nothing\" (2008). \"Broken Heels\" entered the UK",
"title": "Broken Heels"
},
{
"docid": "19773978",
"text": "Dumb & Dumber (song) \"Dumb & Dumber\" is the first Japanese song by South Korean boy group iKON. The single was released by YGEX on September 9, 2016. The single has three B-side songs, \"#WYD\" and \"Sinosijak (Remix)\" with a new song \"Love Me\". The song debuted at number one on Japan's official chart Oricon Singles Chart with 48,749 physical copies sold in the first week, while on Billboard Japan, the song debuted also at number one on \"Japan Hot 100\" and \"Hot Single Sales\" with total 114,653 on the first week. In \"Oricon\" singles year end chart, the song",
"title": "Dumb & Dumber (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459830",
"text": "your favorite oversized, overpriced lookbook\". The girls' outfits and styling, particularly their braided hairstyles and striking red dresses with different colored aprons, were compared to Pippi Longstockings, Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Little Red Riding Hood. Upon its initial release, \"Dumb Dumb\" received positive reviews from music critics who complimented the song's production and quirky vibe, while noting the group's \"well-blended\" vocal performance. Jeff Benjamin of \"Billboard\" called it an \"undefined-yet-addictive slab of brassy pop\" and drew comparisons to Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's 2014 hit \"Bang Bang\", but clarified that it \"is pulled every which way",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "17232181",
"text": "she sings, \"You say I'm crazy, and that we're happy/Is that supposed to comfort me?\" Is the guy a lech who flirts with other women in front of her, or is she just loopy nuts? Your guess is as good as mine.\" Jim Farber of the \"New York Daily News\" referred the chorus of the song as some of the worst lines in pop history. (\"I may not be Einstein/but I know that dumb plus dumb equals you\"). Credits adapted from the \"Stronger\" liner notes. Recording Personnel Einstein (song) \"Einstein\" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from",
"title": "Einstein (song)"
},
{
"docid": "4297376",
"text": "would have been Cobain's 50th birthday, the Phonographic Performance Limited released a list of the top 20 most played Nirvana songs on the TV and radio in the UK in which \"Dumb\" was ranked at number 19. The unreleased version was known to be in existence prior to 2016 but was leaked onto the internet in February 2016 via the Nirvana subreddit. This is one of the three instrumental versions recorded during this session; the other two remain unreleased. Dumb (Nirvana song) \"Dumb\" is a song by American rock band, Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is",
"title": "Dumb (Nirvana song)"
},
{
"docid": "14243219",
"text": "Dumb Waiters (song) \"Dumb Waiters\" is a song by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released as a single in April 1981 by Columbia Records. Written by the band and produced by Steve Lillywhite, it was included on the band's 1981 album \"Talk Talk Talk\". To help promote \"Talk Talk Talk\", the UK single for \"Dumb Waiters\" was packaged in an embossed plastic sleeve, playable at 33⅓ RPM on a turntable, which contained a track with excerpts from the songs \"Into You Like a Train\", \"I Wanna Sleep With You\" and \"Pretty in Pink\". Singer Richard Butler opened the track",
"title": "Dumb Waiters (song)"
},
{
"docid": "19909474",
"text": "song has an irregular phrase rhythm, meaning that Arnell varies the length and rhythm of her lines. \"Dumb Head\" was Arnell's fifth solo single, released over three years after her solo debut, and her second for MGM Records, following \"Trouble's Back In Town\". Her earlier records had been commercial failures, never charting and receiving little press. The record company teamed her with arranger Al Gorgoni and producer Jim Vienneau. Arnell initially disliked the song \"Dumb Head\", later saying in an interview:I said to my manager, \"I'm not so sure about this song.\" I didn't like calling myself a dumb head,",
"title": "Dumb Head"
},
{
"docid": "16308016",
"text": "Miles to Saturday Night\", which had been released in January 1988, had little chart success, only reaching No. 85. The third single \"Don't Stand So Close to the Window\" also had little chart success. The fourth single \"Dumb Things\" peaked at No. 36 in February 1989, on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts; it reached No. 16 on the \"Billboard\" Modern Rock chart. The song was included in the soundtrack for the 1988 Yahoo Serious film \"Young Einstein\". The single was re-release with an alternate cover depicting Serious in the title role of Einstein. The track was re-mixed",
"title": "Dumb Things"
},
{
"docid": "19773979",
"text": "charted in No.93 selling 60,887. Dumb & Dumber (song) \"Dumb & Dumber\" is the first Japanese song by South Korean boy group iKON. The single was released by YGEX on September 9, 2016. The single has three B-side songs, \"#WYD\" and \"Sinosijak (Remix)\" with a new song \"Love Me\". The song debuted at number one on Japan's official chart Oricon Singles Chart with 48,749 physical copies sold in the first week, while on Billboard Japan, the song debuted also at number one on \"Japan Hot 100\" and \"Hot Single Sales\" with total 114,653 on the first week. In \"Oricon\" singles",
"title": "Dumb & Dumber (song)"
},
{
"docid": "18933603",
"text": "in his accident that broke his leg as the proverb says \"If the dumb is cheated by the miser, the miser gets cheated by God\". Later the trio are shown donating a prime share of their money to Child Save Social Work Projects and the much alluded secret song that Anthony uses to make women fall flat in love with him is disclosed as the anti-popular meme of the song \"Puthiya Mukham\". Former mimicry artist and actor Nadirshah is making his directorial debut with \"Amar Akbar Anthony\". Prithviraj, Indrajith and Jayasurya are reuniting after the much popular film \"Classmates\" (2006).",
"title": "Amar Akbar Anthony (2015 film)"
},
{
"docid": "12220996",
"text": "In a contemporary review for \"The Village Voice\", Robert Christgau gave it a B-plus grade and found it \"good in the casual dumb Burdon way, with sloppy interpretation balanced out by brilliant song choice (Chuck Berry's 'Have Mercy, Judge'), sloppy arrangements saved by a brilliant young guitarist (John Sterling).\" The album was re-released as \"Black & White Blues\" in 1976. Remastered CD issues, also with the alternate album title, were made in 1995 by MCA and in 2003 by BMG. The Italian e-zine \"Viceversa\" ranked \"Guilty!\" number 97 on their top 100 albums of all time. Guilty! (album) Guilty! (called",
"title": "Guilty! (album)"
},
{
"docid": "18127278",
"text": "Dumb (Faith Evans song) \"Dumb\" is a song by American R&B recording artist Faith Evans, recorded for \"R&B Divas\" (2012), a compilation album led by Evans which featured the first season stars of the same-titled TV One reality series. It was written by Evans along with Chris \"Brody\" Brown, Toni Coleman, Achia Dixon, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Camille Hooper, and Jaila Simms, incorporating a sample from the composition \"Broadway Combination\", penned by Christian Arlester for his band Dyke and the Blazers. Production on \"Dumb\" was handled by music production team 1500 or Nothin', featuring additional production by Evans. The retro",
"title": "Dumb (Faith Evans song)"
},
{
"docid": "10376838",
"text": "Dumb (The 411 song) \"Dumb\" is a single by British R&B group the 411. Released on 23 August 2004, it was included on the group's debut album \"Between the Sheets\" (2004). To date, \"Dumb\" is their highest-charting single, entering and peaking at number three in the UK Singles Chart, losing the number one position to Natasha Bedingfield's \"These Words\" but beating competition from Sugababes \"Caught in a Moment\" and Maroon 5's \"She Will Be Loved\". In other countries, it fared well but failed to reach any top ten position. \"Dumb\" peaked at number 12 in the Republic of Ireland, as",
"title": "Dumb (The 411 song)"
},
{
"docid": "14979400",
"text": "Dumb Love \"Dumb Love\" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston. The song was originally released as the third single from Kingston's third studio album, \"Back 2 Life\", but was taken off for unknown reasons. It was released on September 7, 2010 as a digital download in the United States. It has peaked at number 84 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and 92 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song rose to popularity due to Sean's appearance and performance of the song on The Suite Life on Deck.The song was written by Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars,",
"title": "Dumb Love"
},
{
"docid": "9211029",
"text": "rap metal, (hed)pe are dumb, dumb, dumb. And by that, we mean dumb-bad.\" \"Beatdust\" described the band as \"becoming another Limp Bizkit clone\" with \"Blackout\" and the previous album \"Broke\", which were recorded to pay back the losses owed to the label to recoup the commercial failure of the band's 1997 self-titled debut album. Jared Gomes has dismissed the album as \"corporate junk\". Blackout (Hed PE album) Blackout is the third studio album by American punk rock band Hed PE. Released on March 18, 2003, \"Blackout\" peaked at #33 on the \"Billboard\" 200, selling 28,000 copies in its first week,",
"title": "Blackout (Hed PE album)"
},
{
"docid": "17271057",
"text": "saying \"\"A Haunted House 2\" is dumber than dumb dumb, which at least has the nerve to be unapologetically dumb. Worse, it's Wayans dumb.\" Kevin C. Johnson of the \"St. Louis Post-Dispatch\" gave the film three out of five stars, saying \"This send-up of current horror movies is a go-for-broke hoot, a hot mess of a comedy that doesn't have a lick of sense. And knowing that going in adds to the often knee-slapping laughs.\" Jennifer Miller of Film.com gave the film a one out of ten, saying \"There are almost no redeeming qualities to this movie. It is bad",
"title": "A Haunted House 2"
},
{
"docid": "19379558",
"text": "Maria Marcus and penned by Seo Ji-eum of Jam Factory, who also wrote the lyrics for \"Dumb Dumb\". The album includes four versions of the song; the normal version, the De-Capo version, the Joe Millionaire version and the Piano version. The song also drew inspiration from the Korean festival Chilseok, which is celebrated on the seventh the day of the seventh month (\"7월7일\"). The original tale tells the story of lovers Jiknyeo and Gyeonwu, who were separated by the heavenly king and only allowed to meet on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The album",
"title": "The Velvet"
},
{
"docid": "20376199",
"text": "Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I) \"Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)\" is a song by American rock band Stone Sour. It was a single off of their album \"Hydrograd\". As of February 2018, it had peaked at number 10 on the \"Billboard\" US Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The song was debuted on June 25, 2017, BBC Radio 1's \"Rock Show With Daniel P Carter\", five days ahead of its release on the band's sixth studio album, \"Hydrograd\", on June 30. A music video for the album was",
"title": "Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)"
},
{
"docid": "17232174",
"text": "Einstein (song) \"Einstein\" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her fifth studio album, \"Stronger\" (2011). Originally titled as \"Dumb + Dumb = You\", \"Einstein\" was written by Clarkson, Toby Gad, Bridget Kelly, and James Fauntleroy II, with Gad handling the production. Lyrically, the song is written in a woman's first-person narrative about her acquiescence and infuriation towards her ex-lover, whom she described in the song as \"dumb\". Written in wordplay, it uses various mathematical-related equations and topics as rhetorical devices to describe their relationship, notably referencing the German-born physicist Albert Einstein in an metaphorical lyric, which",
"title": "Einstein (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20376202",
"text": "a decent chorus but the verses have that \"annoying earworm\" quality that remind you of 90's one hit wonders like Marcy Playground and [Harvey Danger's] \"Flagpole Sitta\". Band Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I) \"Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)\" is a song by American rock band Stone Sour. It was a single off of their album \"Hydrograd\". As of February 2018, it had peaked at number 10 on the \"Billboard\" US Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The song was debuted on June 25, 2017, BBC Radio 1's \"Rock",
"title": "Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)"
},
{
"docid": "15132416",
"text": "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt) \"Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)\" is a 1967 hit single by Herman's Hermits. The song was written by Brill Building songsmith Kenny Young who himself made the original recording of the song – as \"Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Gonna Melt)\" – leading a session group credited as the Seagulls. This version broke in the Miami area in December 1966 and was consequently picked up for national release by Date Records failing to garner enough regional attention to reach the \"Billboard\" Hot 100.",
"title": "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)"
},
{
"docid": "15132420",
"text": "reste pas sous la pluie\". Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt) \"Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)\" is a 1967 hit single by Herman's Hermits. The song was written by Brill Building songsmith Kenny Young who himself made the original recording of the song – as \"Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Gonna Melt)\" – leading a session group credited as the Seagulls. This version broke in the Miami area in December 1966 and was consequently picked up for national release by Date Records failing to garner enough regional attention to",
"title": "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)"
},
{
"docid": "15915128",
"text": "Dumb Dora A dumb Dora is 1920s American slang for a foolish woman. The epithet was popularized by the vaudeville act of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, but was in use earlier. In 1924 it was turned into a comic strip drawn by Chic Young (of later \"Blondie\" fame) and produced by King Features Syndicate. Although Young's Dora was uneducated, she was also capable of persuading people around her to let her get her own way. This frequently resulted in the strip ending with a character saying of Dora \"She ain't so dumb!\" After Young left the strip",
"title": "Dumb Dora"
},
{
"docid": "12669645",
"text": "sala\" broke the record to become the costliest song till now made in Tollywood. In 2013, he starred in \"Khoka 420\", \"Rangbaaz\" and \"Chander Pahar\". Though the former two films were commercial hits, with \"Khoka 420\" and \"Rangbazz\" earning 8,000,000 and 9,000,000 respectively, the latter gave him a slight decree of critical success. Made on a budget of 15,000,000 and shot in South Africa, the film met with critical and commercial success upon release. Dola Mitra of \"Outlook (magazine)\" reviewed: \"Dev charms as Shankar Choudhury, the young Bengali village boy who dreads clerkdom and wangles a job as station master",
"title": "Dev (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "12115068",
"text": "Curt Doussett Curt Doussett is an American actor who is the host of the Discovery Channel's \"Hazard Pay\" and owner of ComedySportz Utah. Curt grew up in San Bernardino, CA. He attended both Cal State University at San Bernardino before transferring to Brigham Young University. Curt studied music composition and theory at Brigham Young University before getting into acting as a regular performer at Orem's Hale Center Theater. He has been in over 60 theatrical productions and has made several appearances on television. His credits include \"Everwood\", \"Touched by an Angel\", \"NCIS\", \"Dumb & Dumber\", and parts in several Disney",
"title": "Curt Doussett"
},
{
"docid": "16308021",
"text": "A.B. Original's Briggs and Trials performed original rap verses criticising racism towards Indigenous Australians over the song. The performance was ranked 45th on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017 ceremony, Kelly, A.B. Original and Sultan performed a live version. In 1986, Kelly was working on 14 songs for \"Under the Sun\", which were recorded as demos. Kelly's wife Kaarin Fairfax was recording scenes for her role in the movie \"Young Einstein\" (1988). Her fellow actress Lulu Pinkus was married to the film's director, Yahoo Serious, who was looking for material for its soundtrack.",
"title": "Dumb Things"
},
{
"docid": "20459834",
"text": "eventually became the group's first single to sell over a million copies in South Korea. The music video for \"Dumb Dumb\" debuted at #1 on YinYueTai's V-Chart Korea and was also the most viewed k-pop video in America and worldwide for the month of September. As part of their year-end award promotions, three remixes were produced for the group's performance at the Seoul Music Awards, the KBS 2015 Song Festival and the Golden Disk Awards on January 2016. While these mixes maintain most of the song's original production, the rap verse by member Irene and Joy was omitted in favor",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "20459823",
"text": "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Its music video was also included in \"Rolling Stone's\" 10 Best Music Videos of 2015. Following the release of their first EP \"Ice Cream Cake\" in March 2015, it was reported that Red Velvet would return with their first full-length studio album in early September 2015. On September 3, a series of image teasers were revealed on the group's official Instagram account, along with the album's ten-song track list. A day later, S.M. Entertainment announced that the full album would be released at midnight on September 9, with \"Dumb Dumb\" serving as",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "4297370",
"text": "The final studio version was recorded by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota in February, 1993, and was released on the band's third and final studio album, \"In Utero\". The song features Kera Schaley on cello, who also played on \"All Apologies.\" In a 1993 \"Rolling Stone\" interview, Cobain told David Fricke that he wished he had put more songs like these two on previous Nirvana albums, saying that Nirvana had so far \"failed in showing the lighter, more dynamic side of our band.\" Journalist Gillian G. Gaar noted that \"Dumb\" was one of the few Nirvana",
"title": "Dumb (Nirvana song)"
},
{
"docid": "17923602",
"text": "the song was regularly featured in the stations most-played list throughout late 2013. Triple J then awarded their Next Crop artist award for 2013 to Bad Dreems, labelling the band as 'one of the bands to watch' in 2014. On 7 April 2014, Bad Dreems announced the release of their single \"Dumb Ideas\" and subsequent signing to Ivy League Records. \"Dumb Ideas\" was recorded in Melbourne with Australian producer Mark Opitz who has worked with many seminal Australian bands including AC/DC, Cold Chisel and The Angels. The release of \"Dumb Ideas\" was met with immediate praise from Australian media, including",
"title": "Bad Dreems"
},
{
"docid": "19909481",
"text": "The Sharades' version, calling it \"the cheekiest slumber party anthem that ever existed.\" \"Dazed\" felt that The Sharades' version was a \"classic,\" calling the song \"eerie yet compelling with a killer melody.\" Pitchfork called Meek's production \"even more unsettled\" than the original. The song has also been covered by rock group Primetime; their version was featured on the compilation album \"Typical Girls.\" Dumb Head \"Dumb Head\" is a song recorded by American girl-pop performer Ginny Arnell. It was written by David Hess and Camille Monte, arranged by Al Gorgoni, produced by Jim Vienneau, and released in November 1963. The single",
"title": "Dumb Head"
},
{
"docid": "14979401",
"text": "Steven Battey and Carlos Battey, and the song's chorus interpolates elements from \"Come Go With Me\" (1957) by The Del-Vikings, as written by Clarence Quick. The single was released on iTunes on September 7, 2010; also, a Radio Disney Version was released on iTunes on November 11, 2010. Kingston sang the song on The Suite Life on Deck episode \"\", which he guest starred on, in order to win London Tipton's affection. Dumb Love \"Dumb Love\" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston. The song was originally released as the third single from Kingston's third studio album, \"Back",
"title": "Dumb Love"
},
{
"docid": "13667590",
"text": "she is a dumb, soft-brained, and savage child with the intelligence of an animal who will never learn anything. She is barely pacified with candy when she throws a tantrum, and is headed toward mental institutionalization in an asylum when Anne enters her life as Helen’s parents' last-ditch effort to avoid the inevitable. Plagued with vision problems of her own and orphaned at a young age, Anne has the right mix of steeliness, empathy and patience to turn her young student's behavior around and teach her language. Anne’s job as Helen’s teacher is made more difficult by Helen’s imperious plantation-owner",
"title": "The Miracle Worker (2000 film)"
},
{
"docid": "3815020",
"text": "have been underachieving due to society's low expectations of her. Country music entertainer Dolly Parton, aware of this occasional characterization of her, addressed it in her 1967 hit \"Dumb Blonde\". Parton's lyrics challenged the stereotype, stating \"just because I'm blonde, don't think I'm dumb 'cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool\". Parton has said she was not offended by \"all the dumb-blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb. I'm also not blonde.\" The author of the comic strip \"Blondie\", Chic Young, starting with \"Dumb Dora\", gradually transformed the titular character into a smart, hard-working, family-oriented woman. In \"The Simpsons\"",
"title": "Blonde stereotype"
},
{
"docid": "15936190",
"text": "arts movies in Malayalam, and was a big hit at the box office. Babu Antony made his debut into cinema by playing the main antagonist in this film. The music was composed by Ouseppachan and lyrics were by Bharathan. Paramu, a young man is living with his grandfather, mother and his sister who is dumb. His family lost their property to his uncle who killed his father in the explosion of explosives set for a festival long back. His sister lost her normal life due to a man who tried to rape her during a festival which also happened long",
"title": "Chilambu"
},
{
"docid": "16914832",
"text": "The song \"Dumb Ways to Die\" from the video was written by John Mescall with music by Ollie McGill from The Cat Empire, who also produced it. It was performed by Emily Lubitz, the lead vocalist of Tinpan Orange, with McGill providing backing vocals. The band on the recording consists of Gavin Pearce on Bass, Danny Faruggia on drums and Brett Wood on guitar. It was released on iTunes, attributed to the artist \"Tangerine Kitty\" (a reference to Tinpan Orange and The Cat Empire). The song, with a tempo of 128 beats per minute, is written in C major and",
"title": "Dumb Ways to Die"
},
{
"docid": "7084543",
"text": "foot. If, next morning, the track pointed towards the door, someone in the house would die, but if the footprint pointed inward, it indicated a birth. A cake was made which was called Soddag Valloo or Dumb Cake, because it was made and eaten in silence. Young women and girls all had a hand in baking it on the red embers of the hearth, first helping to mix the ingredients (flour, eggs, eggshells, soot and salt) and kneading the dough. The cake was divided up and eaten in silence and, still without speaking, all who had eaten it went to",
"title": "Hop-tu-Naa"
},
{
"docid": "7932429",
"text": "not be made by the deaf or dumb without a slave to act as their mouth or ear piece and could not be made from afar. D.45.1.1.pr, which appears to have been compressed as the reasoning does not follow perfectly, says that there is only a stipulation when parties speak so the mute, deaf and dumb cannot stipulate, and someone who is not there cannot stipulate. However, a slave may stipulate for a deaf or dumb master. The Greeks, however, used purely written contracts, which clearly had some influence on Roman law, as writing was used. However, it is widely",
"title": "Stipulatio"
},
{
"docid": "16308013",
"text": "from the clip is used as the single's cover. The song was included on the soundtrack for the 1988 Yahoo Serious film \"Young Einstein\" and the single was re-released with a different cover, although with the same catalogue number. The song was also in the 1989 film, \"Look Who's Talking\", which starred John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. It was also released as a double single, with the second single containing \"Rock 'n' Roll Soul\" written by the Coloured Girls member, Jon Schofield. Its flip-side is a cover version of the Australian Crawl song, \"Reckless\", again with same catalogue number as",
"title": "Dumb Things"
},
{
"docid": "14279233",
"text": "\"Dumb Loud Hollow Twang Deluxe\" in 2003, in which they re-recorded every song on the original album and added four additional songs. Dumb Loud Hollow Twang Dumb Loud Hollow Twang is the first studio album released by Croatian surf rock band The Bambi Molesters. The album was recorded in March 1997 and was released later that year. The band felt dissatisfied with the final result of the album, and in 2003 re-recorded them for their fourth album, \"Dumb Loud Hollow Twang Deluxe\". \"Dumb Loud Hollow Twang\" was recorded in one marathon three-hour session on 30 March 1997. The band allegedly",
"title": "Dumb Loud Hollow Twang"
},
{
"docid": "20459824",
"text": "the album's lead single. Prior to the release of the music video, a total of 5 video teasers were released on the official SMTOWN channel from September 3 to September 7. The official video for \"Dumb Dumb\" was then released on September 8, before being released digitally with its parent album a day later. \"Dumb Dumb\" was composed by British production team LDN Noise, Deanna Dellacioppa, Taylor Parks and South Korean songwriter Ryan S. Jhun. LDN Noise had previously worked with Western artists such as Nick Jonas and Nathan Sykes and although the duo had produced for other South Korean",
"title": "Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "16308022",
"text": "A tape copy of the demo tracks was handed to Serious with Kelly's instructions \"See if there's anything that fits. They're just roughs. We're going back into the studio next month to record them properly\". Kelly expected to work further on the tracks: \"I'd made notes to adjust a few of them. 'Dumb Things', for one, was too fast. I'd wanted it to have more of a grind but it sounded a little ahead of itself\". When Serious used the demo version for a scene in \"Young Einstein\" Kelly was unable to change its tempo while recording the studio version.",
"title": "Dumb Things"
},
{
"docid": "14835613",
"text": "2010 Urlies – both as the People's Choice and the Editors' Choice – while the original video of Dodson's television interview was the \"Video of the Year\" – People's Choice. He was also featured in a segment on \"Lopez Tonight\" singing a \"Chimney Intruder\" song about Santa Claus, and on \"Tosh.0\" for a \"Web Redemption\". In the episode \"Dancing with the Stools\" on \"The Cleveland Show\", a reference is made to Antoine Dodson in the form of Roberta, Cleveland's stepdaughter. Roberta comes into the kitchen wearing Antoine's famous bandana and says \"Rollo, you are so dumb, you are really dumb,",
"title": "Antoine Dodson"
},
{
"docid": "7782280",
"text": "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down \"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down\" is a song written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin and published by Harms Inc., New York. It is best known as the theme tune for the \"Looney Tunes\" cartoon series and \"Merrie Melodies\" reissued cartoon series produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, used from 1937 to 1969. The original version contains an introductory verse that leads up to the main part of the song, as a young man tells of his date with a young woman, in which they go to an amusement park and find time to \"spark\" while",
"title": "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"
},
{
"docid": "454351",
"text": "style to Elaine May: \"He just styled himself completely after her,\" he said. Like Nichols and May, he often made fun of intellectuals. Television talk show host Dick Cavett, who was among the minority who quickly appreciated Allen's unique style, recalls seeing the audience at the Blue Angel mostly ignore Allen's monologue: \"I recognized immediately that there was no young comedian in the country in the same class with him for sheer brilliance of jokes, and I resented the fact that the audience was too dumb to realize what they were getting.\" It was his subdued stage presence, while initially",
"title": "Woody Allen"
},
{
"docid": "3165300",
"text": "90-minute shows for the 1981 season, they specifically cited good affiliate feedback on the \"two dumb Canadian characters\" and requested that the characters be included in every program. They rode the crest of a fad, peaking in 1982-83, that produced one comedy album, \"The Great White North\", and a movie, \"Strange Brew\". The album released by Anthem Records in Canada and Mercury Records in the US, went platinum in sales, won a Grammy nomination and broke the top ten on Billboard's Top LPs and Tapes list in March, 1982. It is noted for the song \"Take Off\" which featured fellow",
"title": "Bob and Doug McKenzie"
},
{
"docid": "20180197",
"text": "cousin Ricardo Barbosa. The CD \"Desafio\", produced by José Luiz Moisés, has 11 unreleased tracks, all made in analogue and digital recording. In April 2010, Lydia recorded her first solo DVD at the Assembly of God of Brás with the songs of her first two CDs. The DVD was attended by her parents Pr. José Luiz Moisés and Pra. Rita de Cassia Moisés, her uncle and leader of the Joint Voice of Truth, Carlos A. Moysés, Rebeca Nemer, who led a choir of deaf and dumb who played and sang a song through the signs and Pastor Marco Feliciano with",
"title": "Lydia Moisés"
},
{
"docid": "19909477",
"text": "the track. The producers mistakenly started playing Bobby Rydell's \"Wild One\" instead of \"Dumb Head,\" but the mistake was soon corrected and, though Arnell was embarrassed, she completed the appearance. Arnell also embarked on several cross-country tours, spurred on by the song's popularity. In a 1964 review of \"Meet Ginny Arnell,\" \"Billboard\" magazine singled out \"Dumb Head\" as \"a hefty chart entry,\" going on to give the album a \"Pop Special Merit\" award designation. The song is highly regarded retrospectively by some music critics, though others are more skeptical of the song. Allmusic's Dave Thompson praised the song's instrumentation and",
"title": "Dumb Head"
},
{
"docid": "19909475",
"text": "especially as I had just graduated high school with high honours. How could I call myself dumb and feel good about it? But when we recorded it, with the kazoos in the background and all, it was fun. It came out really good... As well as kazoos, the song features a saxophone and organ, and an orchestra arranged by Gorgoni. She also recorded a version of \"Dumb Head\" in Japanese. Arnell said:The record was a hit over in Asia and they asked me if I would be nice enough to record the song in Japanese for them. I thought \"What?!\"",
"title": "Dumb Head"
},
{
"docid": "4297372",
"text": "television and really enjoy it. I’ve met a lot of dumb people. They have a shitty job, they may be totally lonely, they don’t have a girlfriend, they don’t have much of a social life, and yet, for some reason, they’re happy.\" Though written before Cobain's addiction to heroin, \"Dumb\" is also one of the few Nirvana songs to directly reference drug use. In Cobain's unused liner notes for the song, he blamed \"all that supposedly unaddictive, harmless\" marijuana for harming his nerves and damaging his memory, saying it \"wasn't ever strong enough\" which led him to \"climb the ladder\"",
"title": "Dumb (Nirvana song)"
},
{
"docid": "4966784",
"text": "location where Martin Harris lost the only transcript of the Book of Lehi given to him by Joseph Smith); furthermore, during the narration, an upbeat tune plays in the background, with a choral \"Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum\" following the lyrical lines of the song. When skeptic Lucy Harris appears in the sub-story, the chorus changes to \"Smart, smart, smart, smart, smart\", and it becomes clear that the voices are actually singing \"Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb\" after the specifics of Smith's story. The show asserts flaws in the religion's founding, which especially concern Stan (for example, that Joseph Smith",
"title": "All About Mormons"
},
{
"docid": "11953112",
"text": "young son to turn out like his father, a composer of classical music who actually made very little money. Also seen around City Hall were Gloria Elgis (Mary Jo Keenen), the city social coordinator, a stereotypically beautiful airhead spoiled by her wealthy family; Lance Armstrong (Sam Lloyd), the creepy statistician; and Victor Sloboda (James Lorinz), a dumb security guard, who in one episode thought a bandit had stolen the entire supply of White-Out for use in processing records for illegal immigrants. His solution to the problem: painting his entire body in correction fluid in order to \"keep his eyes\" on",
"title": "City (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5523692",
"text": "the films \"Jackpot\" (2001), \"The Forest for the Trees\" (2003), and \"Occupation: Dreamland\" (2005). Actor Jason Lee has cited this song as the inspiration to name his child Pilot Inspektor. He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot. \"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot\" is a song by American indie rock band Grandaddy, released as the second single from their second studio album \"The Sophtware Slump\" (2000). Regarding the song's conception and its position as \"The Sophtware Slump\"'s opening track, Jason Lytle noted: \"It was definitely a struggle to get all the three parts to actually sound like they were",
"title": "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot."
},
{
"docid": "17422116",
"text": "Guess I'm Dumb \"Guess I'm Dumb\" is a 1965 song written by Brian Wilson and Russ Titelman for American musician and singer Glen Campbell. Although it has later been called one of the earliest works of Wilson's continued artistic growth that he would later be known for in the 1960s, the single flopped and failed to chart. It has been described to have a \"surging, elegant Burt Bacharach-inspired string and horn arrangement and Campbell's forlorn Roy Orbison-like vocal.\" It's also been said that the arrangement later inspired the work of Jimmy Webb. The song was later covered by a wide",
"title": "Guess I'm Dumb"
},
{
"docid": "4297374",
"text": "a populist revision of \"Lithium\" that replaces \"Nevermind's\" misanthropy with earnest self-deprecation.\" Bryant praised Kera Schaley's cello playing as the song's \"secret weapon,\" and the bridge as \"hand's down, Cobain's best.\" Though never released as a single, \"Dumb\" has become a popular song on American alternative rock radio, and was played on European radio. It was ranked at number 39 on WHFS's top 100 played songs of 1994, number 41 on KROQ-FM’s top 100 played songs of 1994, number 56 on Q101's top 100 played songs of 1994, and number 82 on 91X's top 100 played songs of 1994. \"Dumb\"",
"title": "Dumb (Nirvana song)"
},
{
"docid": "957947",
"text": "the opening act for the Lovin' Spoonful. They performed as \"The Van Dyke Parks.\" Parks would soon write a song for Young entitled \"The All Golden.\" He was also later asked to join Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young but declined. Parks initially became aware of the Beach Boys during their early popularity in the early 1960s. Speaking of them in 1995, he said, \"I knew they didn't surf.…I felt some resentment about [them], and I had been a fan of \"Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones\".…Instinctively, I was not a Beach Boy fan. 'Something really dumb about it.'\" He added that,",
"title": "Van Dyke Parks"
},
{
"docid": "1818154",
"text": "sketches, consisting of humorous anecdotes, mildly satirical comment, ad lib chat, and comic songs centred on the piano. Grossmith took to the professional stage in 1870 with a sketch called \"Human Oddities\", written by his father, and a song called \"The Gay Photographer\" (that is, the \"carefree\" photographer). The song, with words by Grossmith's father and music by young Grossmith, concerns a photographer who broke the heart of a young lady named Miss Jenkins; so she drank his chemicals and died. In late 1870, the younger Grossmith appeared on his own with a nightly spot at the \"old Polytechnic\" in",
"title": "George Grossmith"
},
{
"docid": "16816469",
"text": "Die Young (Kesha song) \"Die Young\" is a song by American recording artist Kesha. It was released on September 25, 2012 as the lead single from her second studio album, \"Warrior\" (2012). Kesha co-wrote the song with its producers, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, and Cirkut, with additional writing from Nate Ruess, the lead singer of Fun. Kesha wrote the lyrics after traveling around the world and embarking on a spiritual journey. \"Die Young\" charted in multiple countries, debuting at 13 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart in the United States. In its third week, \"Die Young\" broke into the Hot",
"title": "Die Young (Kesha song)"
},
{
"docid": "19685631",
"text": "Ragged & Dirty (song) \"Ragged & Dirty\" is an old southern blues song popular in Memphis and other cities of Tennessee and Mississippi. The song was recorded and improvised by many southern blues artists in the 1920s, 1930s and is still covered by many new young blues musicians. This song has many versions, the first version of the song was recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson as \"Broke & Hungry\" The song became one of the famous delta blues songs it is covered by many artists, including Sleepy John Estes which appears in his 1964 album \"Broke And Hungry Ragged And",
"title": "Ragged & Dirty (song)"
},
{
"docid": "20445687",
"text": "and number 8 on the monthly chart of Gaon Digital Chart and Gaon Download Chart, respectively, for the month of March 2015, earning a total of 262,925 downloads. As of July 2016, the song received more than 1.1 million downloads, making it Red Velvet's second million-seller and currently their fifth best-selling hit, following \"Rookie\" (2017), \"Dumb Dumb\" (2015), \"Red Flavor\" (2017) and \"Russian Roulette\" (2016). Elsewhere, the song debuted at number three on the US \"Billboard\" World Digital Song, becoming their third entry and second top-five hit on the chart. Ice Cream Cake (Red Velvet song) \"Ice Cream Cake\" is",
"title": "Ice Cream Cake (Red Velvet song)"
},
{
"docid": "13025111",
"text": "whole new 'Southern California sound' that many groups who followed would capitalize on.\" The song appears in the Mod Squad episode \"Death of Wild Bill Hannachek\" Pickin' Up the Pieces (song) \"Pickin' Up the Pieces\" is the first song recorded by pioneer country rock band Poco. Written by founding member Richie Furay, the song was the title track of Poco's first album. After Buffalo Springfield broke up, members Richie Furay and Jim Messina decided to make a band with pedal steel guitar player Rusty Young, with whom they had recorded the Furay-penned Springfield song \"Kind Woman\". This was Furay's first",
"title": "Pickin' Up the Pieces (song)"
},
{
"docid": "17232175",
"text": "led to the song being named after him. Upon its release, \"Einstein\" received mixed reviews from music critics, whose criticism targeted the song's lyrical content, primarily the lyric \"Dumb plus dumb equals you\", but also complimented Clarkson's vocal performance. Propelled by digital sales during the album's release week, \"Einstein\" charted at number 56 in the South Korean Singles Chart. She has performed the song in select dates of her Stronger Tour. \"Einstein\" was written by Kelly Clarkson, Toby Gad, Bridget Kelly, and James Fauntleroy II; and produced by Gad. Kelly initially wrote the song for her debut studio album, but",
"title": "Einstein (song)"
}
] |
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| what are the 3 peaks in yorkshire called | [
"Whernside",
"Pen - y - ghent",
"Ingleborough"
] | [
{
"docid": "2813526",
"text": "Yorkshire Three Peaks The hills of Whernside (), Ingleborough () and Pen-y-ghent () are collectively known as the Three Peaks. The peaks, which form part of the Pennine range, encircle the head of the valley of the River Ribble in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the North of England. The long-standing designation \"The Three Peaks\" is well known locally, and in past times nationally. However, there are now a number of \"National\" Three Peaks adventure challenges involving Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike (respectively the highest summits in Scotland, Wales and England). The epithet \"Yorkshire\" is therefore now commonly",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "7304162",
"text": "there were no races in 2001 or 2007 due to foot and mouth disease. Total Prize Money: £5,000+ Riders are awarded certificates based on their time around the course. \"(source: \"Results and Roll of Honour\", 3 Peaks Cyclo-cross official website)\" Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is an annual cyclo-cross event over the Yorkshire three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, in Yorkshire, England. Organised by Bradford Racing Cycling Club on the last weekend of September, it bills itself as the \"hardest cyclo-cross race in the world\". While other races may have comparable or even greater distances and height",
"title": "Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross"
},
{
"docid": "2813526",
"text": "Yorkshire Three Peaks The hills of Whernside (), Ingleborough () and Pen-y-ghent () are collectively known as the Three Peaks. The peaks, which form part of the Pennine range, encircle the head of the valley of the River Ribble in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the North of England. The long-standing designation \"The Three Peaks\" is well known locally, and in past times nationally. However, there are now a number of \"National\" Three Peaks adventure challenges involving Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike (respectively the highest summits in Scotland, Wales and England). The epithet \"Yorkshire\" is therefore now commonly",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "2813534",
"text": "hundred walkers make their way round the route. In addition to it being seen as a walking challenge it has also become a race for fell runners and cyclo-cross cyclists. However, there is no bridleway access to the peaks (except Ingleborough from the Ingleton side only) so any bicycle access is on a permissive basis on race days only. The Three Peaks were featured on the TV programme \"Seven Natural Wonders\" as one of the wonders of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Three Peaks The hills of Whernside (), Ingleborough () and Pen-y-ghent () are collectively known as the Three Peaks. The peaks,",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "2813533",
"text": "end of their walk at Pen-y-ghent Cafe. Those that complete the walk within 12 hours are invited to pay to join the Pen-y-ghent Cafe's privately owned 'Three Peaks of Yorkshire Club'. The Yorkshire Dales National Park runs a voluntary Friends of the Three Peaks project. The proceeds of this go towards the upkeep of the paths on the route. Certificates, medals and membership forms are awarded by local participating businesses. Understandably the Three Peaks Walk is seen by many as a challenge and it has become very popular for charity sponsored walks and Saturdays in early summer can see several",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "2813527",
"text": "added to differentiate Yorkshire's Three Peaks from those (although Whernside is partially in Cumbria, with the summit trig point being narrowly on the Cumbria side, the whole mountain is within the historic county of Yorkshire). In common with neighbouring fells, the Three Peaks are carved from an almost flat-lying succession of sedimentary strata of Carboniferous age. The lower slopes of each of the fells are formed from massive limestones assigned to the Visean age Great Scar Group. The upper slopes of each of the fells are formed from alternating bands of limestone and mudstone grading up into sandstone, all of",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "7304160",
"text": "Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is an annual cyclo-cross event over the Yorkshire three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, in Yorkshire, England. Organised by Bradford Racing Cycling Club on the last weekend of September, it bills itself as the \"hardest cyclo-cross race in the world\". While other races may have comparable or even greater distances and height gain—Whernside, the tallest of the Peaks, only reaches 736 metres—it is the combination of gradient, terrain, and weather that give the \"Three Peaks\" its reputation. The original course was 40 kilometres long, but was increased to 47 km in 1980.",
"title": "Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross"
},
{
"docid": "2880694",
"text": "are listed here, clockwise from north, with their distance in miles and bearing in degrees. The furthest peak visible is Manod Mawr in Snowdonia, North Wales, away on a bearing of 218 degrees. Ingleborough Ingleborough () is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (the other two being Whernside and Pen-y-ghent), and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk. The first element of the name \"Ingleborough\" has been variably explained as a Scots term for 'beacon, fire', an Old Danish term meaning 'English' or a derivative of Old English",
"title": "Ingleborough"
},
{
"docid": "7997272",
"text": "from High Moss near Whernside on the Ingleton to Dent road. The views are extensive, with panoramas of the Yorkshire Dales, Howgill Fells, the Pennines and the Lake District beyond. The hill is listed as one of the waypoints in the \"Yorkshire Dales Top Ten\" (YDTT). This is a long distance walking route that takes in the ten highest peaks in the Yorkshire Dales with a combined ascent of . Crag Hill (Yorkshire) Crag Hill is on the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales in northern England, not to be confused with the higher Crag Hill elsewhere in the county",
"title": "Crag Hill (Yorkshire)"
},
{
"docid": "8610895",
"text": "Ribblehead Ribblehead is the area of moorland at the head of the River Ribble in the area known as Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. Ribblehead is most notable for Ribblehead railway station and Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle railway. It is in North Yorkshire with its nearest town being Ingleton. It has some accommodation catering mainly for hikers and a small local population. It is also a point on the Dales Way and Yorkshire Three Peaks walks, in sight of major local peaks including Ingleborough and Whernside. The Roman Road across Batty Moss crosses the",
"title": "Ribblehead"
},
{
"docid": "5688722",
"text": "Ingleborough is high. The village sits at the foot of Ingleborough, separated from Thornton-in-Lonsdale by the Rivers Greta and Twiss, some of the facilities that form the settlement being thus outside the civil parish. The peaks of Ingleborough and Whernside lies within the parish; separated by the deeply eroded valley of the River Doe. Both these peaks are formed by millstone grit on limestone footings. To the north of the river are the Twistleton Crags with the important limestone pavement of Scales Moor. Here are two SSSIs: Whernside and Scales Moor Common which is managed as stinted common pasture land.",
"title": "Ingleton, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "12666326",
"text": "based at RAF Bramcote who crashed their Wellington Bomber on 30 January 1942. The memorial was created by, with help from various locals, the sole survivor of the crash Jozef \"Joe\" Fusniak, and completed on 8 August 1973. Fusniak died in July 2017. There are fine views from the summit. The most extensive are to the East and West. To the East is the ridge running from Little Whernside to the summit of Wharfedale's highest peak, Great Whernside. To the West are views into the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, including mountains such as The Yorkshire Three Peaks, as well",
"title": "Buckden Pike"
},
{
"docid": "2880680",
"text": "Ingleborough Ingleborough () is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (the other two being Whernside and Pen-y-ghent), and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk. The first element of the name \"Ingleborough\" has been variably explained as a Scots term for 'beacon, fire', an Old Danish term meaning 'English' or a derivative of Old English \"ing\", 'peak'. The second element is derived from the Old English word \"burh\", meaning \"a fortified place\"; in this case, a hill fort. On a small relatively flat area just below the top",
"title": "Ingleborough"
},
{
"docid": "1738943",
"text": "to as fells, with the majority of mountainous terrain in the north. The highest is Cross Fell in eastern Cumbria, at , while other principal peaks at the North Pennines include Great Dun Fell , Mickle Fell , and Burnhope Seat . Principal peaks at the Yorkshire Dales include Whernside , Ingleborough , High Seat , Wild Boar Fell and Pen-y-ghent . Principal peaks at the Forest of Bowland include Ward's Stone , Fair Snape Fell , and Hawthornthwaite Fell . Although terrain is lower towards the south, principal peaks at the South Pennines and Peak District include Kinder Scout",
"title": "Pennines"
},
{
"docid": "2813530",
"text": "is the highest point in North Yorkshire. The area is rich in historical interest. The summit of Ingleborough has the remains of a huge Iron Age hill fort, while the Settle-Carlisle Railway runs between the mountains, crossing Ribblehead Viaduct at the foot of Whernside. The Three Peaks walk of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough is probably the original three peak walk within the UK. The first recorded ascent of the three hills was in July 1887 by J. R. Wynne-Edwards and D. R. Smith in a time of 10 hours. The walk covers a distance of to (depending on route) circuit",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "2880696",
"text": "summit. The more direct route that traverses the southern 'nose' of the hill is the route usually taken by those attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, as the walk is usually (but not exclusively) done in an anti-clockwise direction starting and finishing in Horton in Ribblesdale. The other main hillwalking route on the hill heads north from the summit to reach Plover Hill before descending to join Foxup Road, a bridleway at the head of Littondale. Pen-y-ghent is one of the mountains on the Yorkshire Three Peaks route. Pen-y-Ghent is made up of a millstone grit top sat upon a",
"title": "Pen-y-ghent"
},
{
"docid": "5688712",
"text": "Viaduct. Arthur Conan Doyle was a regular visitor to the area and was married locally, as his mother lived at Masongill from 1882 to 1917 (see notable people). There is growing evidence to support a claim that the inspiration for the name Sherlock Holmes came from here. Whernside, NNE of the village, one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, is the highest point in the parish at . There are major quarries within the parish. Ingleton Quarry is active Meal Bank Quarry no longer is, but extracted Carboniferous limestone and possesses an early Hoffman kiln. There was a textile mill, and",
"title": "Ingleton, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "5688729",
"text": "materials supplied by the New Ingleton Colliery. The European (Objective 5b) Community Fund, the National Lottery and private donations have been used to improve and modernise the pool. This area of Craven is best known for its natural landmarks, since the parish includes the summits of two of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, Ingleborough and Whernside. Two miles north east of the village on the road to Chapel-le-Dale are the show caves at White Scar Caves. An access tunnel has been cut to allow visitors to visit. The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail is a five-mile (8 km) circular walk from the village,",
"title": "Ingleton, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "2880671",
"text": "Whernside Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. It is the highest point in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire and the historic West Riding of Yorkshire with the summit lying on the county border with Cumbria. In shape Whernside forms a long ridge, running roughly north-north-east to south-south-west. The mountain is north west of Ingleton and north of Horton-in-Ribblesdale. There is a right of way footpath running from the east at Ribblehead that heads north via Smithy Hill and",
"title": "Whernside"
},
{
"docid": "9308616",
"text": "bank holiday weekends it is mostly unfrequented. Baugh Fell Baugh Fell (, or ) is a large, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England. It lies in the north-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the east of the Howgill Fells and to the north of Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, since 1974 it has been part of the county of Cumbria. Baugh Fell is bounded by Garsdale to the south and by the valley of the River Rawthey to the west; on the north-eastern side",
"title": "Baugh Fell"
},
{
"docid": "9308610",
"text": "Baugh Fell Baugh Fell (, or ) is a large, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England. It lies in the north-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the east of the Howgill Fells and to the north of Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, since 1974 it has been part of the county of Cumbria. Baugh Fell is bounded by Garsdale to the south and by the valley of the River Rawthey to the west; on the north-eastern side it adjoins Swarth Fell and Wild Boar",
"title": "Baugh Fell"
},
{
"docid": "2813528",
"text": "which are assigned to the Brigantian and early Namurian ages Yoredale Group. These alternations are considered to be a classic British example of cyclothems. Differential weathering and erosion of the various bands has given Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent a distinctive, stepped appearance. The summits are capped by Grassington Grit, a variety of Millstone Grit. Considerable areas of the flanks of each of the fells are covered by peat whilst other areas are blanketed by glacial till notably across the southern and eastern slopes of Pen-y-ghent. The Ribblehead drumlin field is considered to be one of the finest in England. Fringing Ingleborough",
"title": "Yorkshire Three Peaks"
}
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{
"docid": "6789877",
"text": "The main operators serving the bus station are First South Yorkshire and Stagecoach Yorkshire, who between them operate cross-city route 120; and TM Travel, who operate the branded \"Sheffield's Line 30\" express route into the city centre. Additional services are provided by G&J Holmes. Crystal Peaks tram stop is located in Waterthorpe on the Sheffield Supertram system, and serves Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre and Retail Park, Drakehouse Retail Park, and Waterthorpe. It consists of two platforms. Crystal Peaks Crystal Peaks is a shopping centre and retail park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11",
"title": "Crystal Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "10197538",
"text": "the Pennines (often called \"the backbone of England\") continues into the Yorkshire Dales, a limestone-dominated area of broad valleys and moorland. The Yorkshire Three Peaks are some of the highest summits in the area, which became a national park in 1954. The Yorkshire Dales end at Skipton, and a short distance to the south is a range of moors that rises up between the urban cores of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. The range has no continuous name - the western part as far as Blackburn is called the West Pennine Moors, the eastern part north of the A646 (including",
"title": "Mountains and hills of England"
},
{
"docid": "11496808",
"text": "James Cook on 17 May 1770. The peaks reminded him of the glass furnaces in his home county of Yorkshire. Matthew Flinders explored the area and climbed Mount Beerburrum after sailing along Pumicestone Passage in 1799. The Glass House Mountains National Landscape was added to the Australian National Heritage List on 3 August 2006. In the land between the peaks, pineapple and poultry farming, as well as commercial forestry and quarrying are the main land uses. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Glass House Mountains was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its",
"title": "Glass House Mountains"
},
{
"docid": "20549862",
"text": "based on 19 reviews. The critics' consensus reads, \"'Part 3' Shifts \"Twin Peaks\" signature strangeness into an intoxicating new gear while narrowing the season's off-kilter narrative focus.\" Writing for IndieWire, Liz Shannon Miller praised the way Part 3 \"really challenges the show’s link to what we consider normality — the first half hour especially proves to be intense.\" She called the earlier sequences of the episodes as \"exhilarating\" \"[f]or those who want nothing more than to delve into the mysteries of the Black Lodge and whatever happened to Agent Cooper,\" while also noting that they \"provide little respite for fans",
"title": "Part 3 (Twin Peaks)"
},
{
"docid": "3616409",
"text": "and more than 60,000 peaks over 1,000 meters. The combination of large and small peaks makes it difficult to measure. The ancestors were called 12,000 peaks. Many scenic spots in the area are designated as natural monuments of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The southern part of the'Outer kumgang' is also called 'New gumgang'. There are 11 'Outer kumgang', 8 'Inner kumgang' and 3 'Hae kumgang', but not all of them have been opened yet. Since ancient times, 'kumgang' has been mainly used for the 'Inner kumgang', located in the western part of the central pole, is the main",
"title": "Mount Kumgang"
},
{
"docid": "20388398",
"text": "Mount Bongao Mount Bongao (famously known as Bud Bongao) is a mountain located in Bongao Island in the province of Tawi-Tawi. It is a mountain formed with six limestone pillars that serves as its 6 peaks. Bud Bongao is inside the \"Bongao Peak Eco-Tourism Park\" which was inaugurated last July 3, 2017. It is a 250-hectare forest that is one of the last remaining moist forest in the Sulu Archipelago. The mountain is considered sacred where it is believed that two preachers who are direct followers of Karim ul-Makhdum, are buried under what is called \"Tampat Rocks\". Karim ul-Makhdum brought",
"title": "Mount Bongao"
},
{
"docid": "14592336",
"text": "of ocular hypertelorism in which surrounding scalp-hair growth was suppressed by an ectopic (displaced) eye. Widow's peaks are a symptom of Donnai-Barrow syndrome, a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the LRP2 gene. Other genetic syndromes occasionally associated with widow's peaks include Waardenburg syndrome and Aarskog syndrome. A study of women conducted by Nusbaum and Fuentefria in 2009 found that 81% had a widow's peak, but it is unclear what their criteria were in this study; Smith and Cohen's 1973 study on male medical students found that only 3% had widow's peaks, suggesting either high variation between genders or",
"title": "Widow's peak"
},
{
"docid": "13954360",
"text": "area. Some issues were passed to the Network RUS, Electrification workstream. The RUS needs to be seen against existing contingent and prospective schemes, particularly in Control Period 4. The RUS identifies generic groups of gaps and issues A number of routes and services suffer from overcrowding of passengers in each usually 3-hour peak periods (mostly divided into a middle 'high' peak hour and two 'shoulder' peaks). In almost all cases these problems are foreseen, in the absence of interventions, to get worse owing to forecast growth in passenger traffic. These are simply referred to as \"peak crowding\" in the detail",
"title": "Yorkshire and Humber Route Utilisation Strategy"
},
{
"docid": "2254716",
"text": "and 3 on Kanchenjunga), as standalone eight-thousanders, while Pakistan lobbied for a sixth summit (on Broad Peak) In 2012, the UIAA set up a project group to consider the proposals called the \"AGURA Project\". The 6 proposed summits for reclassification are subsidiary-summits of existing eight-thousanders, but which are also themselves above 8,000 metres and have a prominence above 60 metres. The proposed 6 new eight-thousander peaks would not meet the wider UIAA criteria of 600 meters of elevation change between standalone peaks, called topographic prominence, as used by the UIAA elsewhere for major mountains (the lowest prominence of the existing",
"title": "Eight-thousander"
},
{
"docid": "3965221",
"text": "in the northeast of the town, with a short section, about ,on the road. The Blue Trail is the longest of the three trails at over . This route climbs up out of the town to the South and into the Forest of Bowland. The route included several ladder styles, and takes in the Great Stone of Fourstones, known locally as Big Stone where walkers can take in impressive views of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. High Bentham has several pubs: the Black Bull, the Hogs and Heifers, The Horse and Farrier, and The Coach House (known previously called The Brown",
"title": "Bentham, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "1498315",
"text": "The Whites are known for a system of alpine huts for hikers operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club. The Appalachian Trail crosses the area from southwest to northeast. It is not clear where the name \"White Mountains\" came from. There is no record of what Native Americans called the range, although pre-Colonial names for many individual peaks are known. The name and similar ones such as \"White Hills\" or \"Wine Hills\" are found in literature from Colonial times. According to tradition, the mountains were first sighted from shipboard off the coast near the Piscataqua estuary. The highest peaks would often",
"title": "White Mountains (New Hampshire)"
},
{
"docid": "16632305",
"text": "the Carstensz Pyramid with his client Sergio Bigarella earlier in the week. A year later Leo Murray, Jack Baines, and Dick Isherwood climbed both peaks of Ngga Pulu and found the peg that Meisner had left behind on top of the North Face of what they called Ngga Poloe (now Sumantri). The mountains of Central New Guinea are being formed as the Australian and Pacific Plates collide, resulting in both subduction and uplifting. The rocks at the surface for the peaks in this range are made of limestone. As a result, even though the summit block of the peak looks",
"title": "Sumantri"
},
{
"docid": "6540855",
"text": "the extreme flatness of the plateau. A twenty-mile skyline of the Lakeland peaks can be seen, as well as the Yorkshire Three Peaks and many of the nearer Howgill Fells. Calders at 674 m is about 1 km SSE of the summit of The Calf. It is classified as a Hewitt. The Calf The Calf, at 676 m, is the highest top in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of Cumbria (historically the West Riding of Yorkshire/Westmorland boundary). It can be ascended from the town of Sedbergh to",
"title": "The Calf"
},
{
"docid": "18503806",
"text": "has been ascended. There are 23 named peaks. There are 51 peaks that have not been named. The following table contains all peaks within the boundaries of the Juneau Icefield that have an elevation range of to . There are 47 peaks within this elevation range. There are 4 peaks that have been ascended. There are 7 named peaks. There are 40 peaks that have not been named. The following table contains all peaks within the boundaries of the Juneau Icefield that have an elevation range of to . There are 50 peaks within this elevation range. There are 3",
"title": "Geospatial summary of the High Peaks/Summits of the Juneau Icefield"
},
{
"docid": "7841487",
"text": "conditions. The summit is adorned by a fair-sized cairn and a stone-built chair, and gives good views of the Yorkshire Three Peaks to the south. 300 metres west of the summit are a series of stone cairns which are clearly visible on the skyline when the fell is viewed from a distance. Lovely Seat Lovely Seat, originally known as Lunasett until being misnamed by map makers some time in the twentieth century, is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It reaches a height of 675 metres (2,215 feet). It is situated at grid reference",
"title": "Lovely Seat"
},
{
"docid": "18503810",
"text": "that have an elevation range of or greater. There are 3 peaks within this elevation range. There are 3 named peaks. There are 0 peaks that have not been named. The Mountaineering definition of a peak in the United States has an informal threshold of of prominence that signifies that a peak has major stature, therefore some peaks reported in this article may not satisfy the requirements for determining a First Ascent. The Clean Prominence, Optimistic Prominence and Isolation should be verified for a First Ascent attempt. The following table contains all peaks/summits within the boundaries of the Juneau Icefield",
"title": "Geospatial summary of the High Peaks/Summits of the Juneau Icefield"
},
{
"docid": "9622512",
"text": "[1] In Slovakia there are up to six hills called Ostredok. [2] [3] Ostredok Ostredok (1,596 m above sea level) is the highest hill of the Great Fatra, at the same time in the National Park Veľká Fatra. It lies in the main ridge of the mountain. It has two peaks, the main southern (1,596 m above sea level) and a few meters lower north (1,593 m above sea level). The peaks are luminous, providing an undisturbed circular view. The slopes of Ostredok are smoothly modeled, steep, in winter there is a danger of avalanche dropping. The 49 km long",
"title": "Ostredok"
},
{
"docid": "4812875",
"text": "made of Ordovician and Silurian slates and gritstones. The fells include two Marilyns: The Calf – and Yarlside – and a number of smaller peaks, including five Hewitts. They lie within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, though they have been within the modern county of Cumbria since the county boundary changes in 1974. They were originally shared by the West Riding of Yorkshire and Westmorland. Howgill Fells The Howgill Fells are hills in Northern England between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, lying roughly in between the vertices of a triangle made by the towns of Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen",
"title": "Howgill Fells"
},
{
"docid": "13360816",
"text": "Rotherham Interchange Rotherham Interchange is a bus station serving the town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The bus station closed for refurbishment on 29 April 2018, and is currently scheduled to reopen in Spring 2019. The bus station is situated in Rotherham town centre. There are 19 stands at the station which is served by First South Yorkshire, Stagecoach Yorkshire, Stagecoach East Midlands, TM Travel, Powells, Brecks International (school services only). Buses run from the bus station around Rotherham and as far afield as Doncaster, Worksop, Crystal Peaks, Sheffield, and Barnsley. On 15 May 2016 the Interchange suffered major damage",
"title": "Rotherham Interchange"
},
{
"docid": "7978268",
"text": "of the Dales Way by leaving the path at Stonehouse Farm and following the Arten Gill path up Dent Fell towards Widdale and leaving it to complete the ascent before returning in the direction one came. The views are pleasant with views centralised amongst the Yorkshire three peaks, to Wild Boar Fell and the Lakeland fells to the north. Great Knoutberry Hill Great Knoutberry Hill, also commonly known as Widdale Fell, is a mountain located near Dent at the heads of Ribblesdale, Dentdale and Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The Cumbria/North Yorkshire border runs over the fell. At",
"title": "Great Knoutberry Hill"
},
{
"docid": "7297268",
"text": "Chewang Ringjing, reached the top at 3:30 p.m. on October 15, 1978. The second summit team, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz and Vera Watson, died during this climb. After the event, Blum wrote a book about her experience on Annapurna, called \"Annapurna: A Woman's Place\". She led the first expedition to climb Bhrigupanth in the Indian Himalayas, leading a team of Indian and American women. She then attempted what she called the \"Great Himalayan Traverse\", a two-thousand-mile journey across the treacherous but beautiful peaks of the Himalayas from Bhutan to India. She crossed the Alps from Yugoslavia to France, bearing her baby Annalise",
"title": "Arlene Blum"
},
{
"docid": "3102066",
"text": "The Indian Mountaineering Foundation describes trekking peaks closer to the true definition of trekking, where peaks have a defined route that requires less technical mountaineering skill. There peaks are open for climbing, where climbers are not required to book permits with or pay royalties to the Indian Mountaineering Foundation. Although some peaks are located in inner line, meaning close to border thus due to security reason, permissions and permits may be required from local civil or army authorities. Also, some peaks may be out of reach from foreign climbers. The Indian Mountaineering Foundation has designated 3 trekking peaks in the",
"title": "Trekking peak"
},
{
"docid": "9789604",
"text": "by a set of values of formula_6 which have certain smallest factors. The major peaks correspond to lowest factors of 3, 5, 7 ... as labeled. As the lowest factors become higher the peaks move left and eventually merge to give the lowest value primary peak. There is in fact a hierarchy of peaks; the main peaks are composed of subsidiary peaks, with a succession of second smallest factors of formula_6. This hierarchy continues until all factors are exhausted. The magnified section shows the succession of subsidiary peaks in more detail. The relative location of the peaks follows from the",
"title": "Goldbach's comet"
},
{
"docid": "12464743",
"text": "private housing. Illingworth is on the whole in what could be described as an attractive setting, the countryside is never far away, and there are many ancient buildings, but the village centre has witnessed severe deterioration of the environment with the aforesaid demolitions of the two public houses, and the \"tram shelter\". which gave a focal point on Wrigley Hill. Illingworth, West Yorkshire Illingworth is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. The appropriate Calderdale Ward is called Illingworth and Mixenden. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,739. It is situated",
"title": "Illingworth, West Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "14908150",
"text": "Stølsdalsnutane Stølsdalsnutane or Støylsdalsnutene is a mountain on the border of Aust-Agder and Telemark counties in southern Norway. The tall mountain actually has 3 peaks, all three are just slightly over the border inside Bykle municipality in Aust-Agder, but much of the mountain lies in neighboring Tokke municipality in Telemark. The highest peak, known as \"Nordvestre Stølsdalsnuten\", is the 7th highest peak in Aust-Agder. The second highest of the three peaks, called \"Nordre Stølsdalsknuten\" is the 9th highest peak in the county at , and the third peak, known as \"Sørvestre Stølsdalsknuten\", is the 10th highest peak in the county",
"title": "Stølsdalsnutane"
},
{
"docid": "6789873",
"text": "Crystal Peaks Crystal Peaks is a shopping centre and retail park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year. Crystal Peaks Shopping Mall has approximately of retail space with a range of High Street stores including, Next, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Boots, New Look, Marks and Spencer and Clarks (shoe retailer). The Centre also has an indoor market operated by Sheffield City Council, a medical centre, veterinary surgery and a range of other facilities and services. The retail park is located within walking distance and hosts brands such as TK Maxx, Argos,",
"title": "Crystal Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "5684282",
"text": "appears from about 500 BC. This is the Arras culture of the Parisii tribe. Before their invasion the Romans identified three different tribes of people living in the Yorkshire area. The area now covered by Yorkshire was mostly the territory of the Brigantes, a Celtic tribe who lived between Tyne and Humber. Another tribe, the Parisii, inhabited what would become the East Riding. The Carvetii occupied an area of what is now called Cumbria, but was at the time of the Domesday Book still part of Yorkshire. Life was centred on agriculture, wheat and barley as the staple foods. The",
"title": "History of Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "13005942",
"text": "Una Peaks Una Peaks, formerly known as Cape Renard Towers, are two towers of basalt, each topped by a cap of ice, guarding the northern entrance to the Lemaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula. With the highest summit at , The formation has been long colloquially known as \"Una's Tits\". The peaks appear on a British Antarctic Territory stamp although they are not identified as such. The individual towers are referred to as \"buttresses\". Una Spivey was the name of a secretary in the governor's office in Stanley, Falkland Islands who was working for what is now the British Antarctic",
"title": "Una Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "14040383",
"text": "Three Peaks Race The Three Peaks Race is a fell race held annually on the last weekend in April, starting and finishing in Horton in Ribblesdale. The course traverses the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The present distance is about 23 miles (37 km). The first known circuits undertaken by athletes, as distinct from walkers, were not made until the winter of 1948/49. Three Leeds climbers, Des Birch, Jack Bloor and Arthur Dolphin, who were also members of Harehills Harriers, completed the course in times varying from 4hrs 27mins to 5hrs 20mins, with Des Birch setting the first record at 4:27. The",
"title": "Three Peaks Race"
},
{
"docid": "14040386",
"text": "edition was cancelled due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The 5th World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge was incorporated into the 2008 race. Three Peaks Race The Three Peaks Race is a fell race held annually on the last weekend in April, starting and finishing in Horton in Ribblesdale. The course traverses the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The present distance is about 23 miles (37 km). The first known circuits undertaken by athletes, as distinct from walkers, were not made until the winter of 1948/49. Three Leeds climbers, Des Birch, Jack Bloor and Arthur Dolphin, who were also members of",
"title": "Three Peaks Race"
},
{
"docid": "13297005",
"text": "unanimously decided to form a club to organise walking and mountaineering expeditions and encourage the study of nature. The name of the club was picked from others including The Three Peaks Club, but Yorkshire understatement prevailed and the name Yorkshire Ramblers' Club was chosen. The Yorkshire Ramblers were major exponents in early cave exploration both in Great Britain and in Ireland. Beginning in 1907, members of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club took a close interest in County Fermanagh, Ireland (later Northern Ireland) with occasional forays into Counties Leitrim and Cavan. Their work included surveys of Marble Arch Cave and its feeders,",
"title": "Yorkshire Ramblers' Club"
},
{
"docid": "9709799",
"text": "Tre Cime di Lavaredo The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Italian for \"three peaks of Lavaredo\", ), also called the Drei Zinnen (German for \"three merlons\", ), are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are probably one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps. The three peaks, from east to west, are: The peaks are composed of well-layered dolostones of the Dolomia Principale (Hauptdolomit) formation, Carnian to Rhaetian in age, as are many other groups in the Dolomites (e.g., the Tofane, the Pelmo or the Cinque Torri). Until 1919 the peaks formed part of",
"title": "Tre Cime di Lavaredo"
},
{
"docid": "20278244",
"text": "Ochre Dyke The Ochre Dyke is a small stream in the south eastern part of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It rises near the Mosborough Moor in what was originally Birley Wood, but is now a housing estate. The river then flows through Hackenthorpe, past the Crystal Peaks shopping centre before heading into Beighton. The river then flows into the River Rother. The river has been used for a number of activities over the years including fishing and for powering Sickle grinding wheels much like the nearby Shire Brook. The Cliff Wheel was located along the stream",
"title": "Ochre Dyke"
},
{
"docid": "20278245",
"text": "and was used for grinding. Ochre Dyke The Ochre Dyke is a small stream in the south eastern part of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It rises near the Mosborough Moor in what was originally Birley Wood, but is now a housing estate. The river then flows through Hackenthorpe, past the Crystal Peaks shopping centre before heading into Beighton. The river then flows into the River Rother. The river has been used for a number of activities over the years including fishing and for powering Sickle grinding wheels much like the nearby Shire Brook. The Cliff Wheel",
"title": "Ochre Dyke"
},
{
"docid": "9956025",
"text": "called \"Half and Half\" and an expert trail called \"46er.\" Now one can reach the bottom of the Ski Bowl and return via Peaceful Valley and Eagle's Nest without having to take the shuttle back to the main mountain. Gore consists of four peaks (Gore, Bear, Burnt Ridge, and Little Gore mountains). The three smaller peaks are below Gore, so the peaks are not separate. The summit area (Gore Mountain) contains the Straightbrook and High Peaks areas, on either end of the summit ridge that the Cloud trail follows. Straightbrook is served by a quad chairlift to the Gore summit",
"title": "Gore Mountain (ski resort)"
},
{
"docid": "20623534",
"text": "widest and was from north to south. It was chiefly agricultural in nature and possessed two market towns; Bedale and Masham. Its land was described as being more fertile and low-lying than Hang West wapentake (to the west) which contained steeper valleys and higher peaks. In modern times, the area that the Wapentake covered is divided between the Hambleton and Richmondshire districts of North Yorkshire. The table below lists the settlements within the Hang East Wapentake. These are as listed in Bulmer's North Riding and White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire. Exelby with",
"title": "Hang East"
},
{
"docid": "9133926",
"text": "stations in evening and late night time slots. The BBC has never produced radio services for the Isle of Man although national BBC radio is available. Local radio services on the island are provided by Manx stations like Manx Radio and Energy FM. When the BBC launched daily regional television news in September 1957, the whole of northern England was initially covered as one region from Manchester. Short bulletins called \"News from the North\" began broadcasting on 30 September to what are now the North West, Yorkshire & North Midlands, East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire and North East & Cumbria areas.",
"title": "BBC North West"
},
{
"docid": "95635",
"text": "a series of peaks whose angular scales (\"l\" values of the peaks) are roughly in the ratio 1:3:5:..., while adiabatic density perturbations produce peaks whose locations are in the ratio 1:2:3:... Observations are consistent with the primordial density perturbations being entirely adiabatic, providing key support for inflation, and ruling out many models of structure formation involving, for example, cosmic strings. Collisionless damping is caused by two effects, when the treatment of the primordial plasma as fluid begins to break down: These effects contribute about equally to the suppression of anisotropies at small scales and give rise to the characteristic exponential",
"title": "Cosmic microwave background"
},
{
"docid": "7267226",
"text": "shakeholes, which are 1–3 m deep and 3–5 m across, form as a result of the subsurface collapse of limestone. Shakeholes are very common throughout the Yorkshire Dales. Larger depressions are called dolines. Streams flowing from higher impermeable slopes sink into the ground when they reach permeable limestone. During dry spells all water sinks very quickly on reaching the limestone, through sinkholes. In wetter conditions water flows a greater distance across the limestone as underground channels and chambers fill up. Large sinkholes are called 'swallowholes' or 'potholes'. Gaping Gill, Alum Pot and the Buttertubs are well-known examples. Dry valleys are",
"title": "Carboniferous Limestone"
},
{
"docid": "3234547",
"text": "Ribblehead, in the shadow of the Yorkshire three peaks. It is the only major river rising in Yorkshire which flows westward. It flows through Settle, Clitheroe, Ribchester and Preston, before emptying into the Irish Sea between Lytham St. Annes and Southport, a length of . Its main tributaries are the Hodder and Calder which join the river near Great Mitton, the River Darwen which joins at Walton-le-Dale and the River Douglas which joins near Hesketh Bank. Above Hellifield the valley of the river is known as Ribblesdale. The Ribble Way is a long-distance footpath which follows the river for much",
"title": "River Ribble"
},
{
"docid": "8588102",
"text": "Ribblesdale Ribblesdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire. Towns and villages in Ribblesdale (downstream, from north to south) include Selside, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Stainforth, Langcliffe, Giggleswick, Settle, Long Preston and Hellifield. Below Hellifield (sometimes below Settle) the valley of the river is generally known as the Ribble Valley. Above Settle the dale is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a popular tourist area, particularly for walking. The Yorkshire Three Peaks rise to the east and west of the dale. The Ribble Way runs the",
"title": "Ribblesdale"
},
{
"docid": "3965227",
"text": "set in the countryside to the south of the Three Peaks and is privately owned. Bentham, North Yorkshire Bentham is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the small town of High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village of Low Bentham. The town lies on the River Wenning, just west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and on the northern edge of the Forest of Bowland. The original centre of the town lay in Low Bentham,",
"title": "Bentham, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "11906718",
"text": "Pinacate Peaks The Pinacate Peaks (Sierra Pinacate, ) are a group of volcanic peaks and cinder cones located mostly in the Mexican state of Sonora along the international border adjacent to the U.S. state of Arizona, surrounded by the vast sand dune field of the Gran Desierto de Altar, at the desert's southeast. The Spanish name for the \"Pinacate Peaks\" geographic feature is the Sierra Pinacate, which is used in their homeland of Mexico. The Pinacate Peaks lie just north of the fishing resort of Puerto Peñasco. The tallest of the peaks is Cerro del Pinacate (also called Volcan Santa",
"title": "Pinacate Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "9709804",
"text": "was reported that the within the Star Wars universe was filmed at Tre Cime as well. Tre Cime di Lavaredo The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Italian for \"three peaks of Lavaredo\", ), also called the Drei Zinnen (German for \"three merlons\", ), are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are probably one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps. The three peaks, from east to west, are: The peaks are composed of well-layered dolostones of the Dolomia Principale (Hauptdolomit) formation, Carnian to Rhaetian in age, as are many other groups in the Dolomites",
"title": "Tre Cime di Lavaredo"
},
{
"docid": "5755031",
"text": "a book with the title \"Das Gesetz der Serie\" (\"The Law of the Series\", never translated into English) in which he recounted some 100 anecdotes of coincidences that had led him to formulate his theory of seriality. He postulated that all events are connected by waves of seriality. The unknown forces would cause what is perceived as just the peaks, or groupings and coincidences. Kammerer was known, for example, to make notes in public parks of what numbers of people were passing by, how many carried umbrellas etc. Albert Einstein called the idea of seriality \"interesting, and by no means",
"title": "Paul Kammerer"
},
{
"docid": "18779484",
"text": "begin with the more easily accessible peaks in the Hehuanshan area. There are actually over 260 mountains over 3,000m in Taiwan, many of which did not make up the Baiyue but are nevertheless impressive. Therefore, some criticism remains over the inclusion of certain mountains in the list, or the exclusion of others, such as Chushan in the Dongjunshan Chain, and Mutelebushan near Xueshan's North Peak. It is argued that these and other more remarkable peaks should be in the Baiyue, while peaks like Jupenshan, Lushan, Nanhubeishan, Shenmazhenshan, Jianshan, and Bulakesangshan, which can hardly be called \"peaks\", should be taken off",
"title": "100 Peaks of Taiwan"
},
{
"docid": "8853843",
"text": "graphics. In earlier games, individual tracks were located around the world. In \"SSX 3\", the entire game takes place on one mountain, with three peaks and several individual runs. Runs are designated as \"race\", \"slopestyle\", \"super pipe\", \"big air\", or \"back country\" tracks, and are designed accordingly. Tracks are connected; it is possible to board down the entire mountain without stopping. The game also uses a new graphics engine, as the one used in \"SSX\" and \"SSX Tricky\" had become outdated and was considered \"90s\". The reward system is also revamped. Although some rewards are still tied to what medals",
"title": "SSX (series)"
},
{
"docid": "10537797",
"text": "(\"d\" − 1)-dimensional features, a ridge is a (\"d\" − 2)-dimensional feature, and a peak is a (\"d\" − 3)-dimensional feature. Thus, the edges of a polygon are its facets, the edges of a 3-dimensional convex polyhedron are its ridges, and the edges of a 4-dimensional polytope are its peaks. Edge (geometry) In geometry, an edge is a particular type of line segment joining two vertices in a polygon, polyhedron, or higher-dimensional polytope. In a polygon, an edge is a line segment on the boundary, and is often called a side. In a polyhedron or more generally a polytope, an",
"title": "Edge (geometry)"
},
{
"docid": "5003500",
"text": "Tan Hill, North Yorkshire Tan Hill () is a high point on the Pennine Way in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Keld in the civil parish of Muker, near to the borders of County Durham and Cumbria, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is in an isolated location, with the nearest town of Kirkby Stephen being an drive away. Within the Pendleian, the lower subsystem of the Carboniferous structure, exists the Upper Howgate Edge Grit, a coarse-grained sandstone. Found in the peaks of the highest fells of",
"title": "Tan Hill, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "4924029",
"text": "systems are selected to take advantage of several performance characteristics. Two of the most important include detector resolution and detector efficiency. Gamma rays detected in a spectroscopic system produce peaks in the spectrum. These peaks can also be called \"lines\" by analogy to optical spectroscopy. The width of the peaks is determined by the resolution of the detector, a very important characteristic of gamma spectroscopic detectors, and high resolution enables the spectroscopist to separate two gamma lines that are close to each other. Gamma spectroscopy systems are designed and adjusted to produce symmetrical peaks of the best possible resolution. The",
"title": "Gamma spectroscopy"
},
{
"docid": "9084941",
"text": "New Yorkshire Writing New Yorkshire Writing was a British literary quarterly which briefly gained one of the largest circulations of what is commonly called a 'little magazine', distributed as a supplement in 13,000 copies of \"The Month In Yorkshire\", the arts listings magazine then published by the Yorkshire Arts Association (YAA). It had an estimated readership of 45,000 according to an announcement by YAA’s Director Michael Dawson. He proposed in a launch press release that the magazine’s distribution method “would bring serious creative fiction and poetry to a much larger and more varied audience than usual”. All contributors were to",
"title": "New Yorkshire Writing"
},
{
"docid": "17760954",
"text": "Seven Third Summits The Seven Third Summits are the third-highest mountains of each of the seven continents. All of these mountain peaks are separate peaks rather than a sub-peak of the continents' high point. Christian Stangl from Austria claims to be the first person to reach the summit of all seven \"third summit\" mountains after climbing Puncak Mandala and Puncak Trikora. He did this as a part of his Triple Seven Summits project. Because of glacial melting and the disagreement over exactly which 3 peaks are the tallest in the Australian continent, Stangl also climbed several additional candidate peaks including",
"title": "Seven Third Summits"
},
{
"docid": "4328608",
"text": "along with their approximate elevation ranges, dominant tree species found within each of the four life zones, and average annual precipitation of each life zone: The San Francisco Peaks have considerable religious significance to thirteen local American Indian tribes (including the Havasupai, Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni.) In particular, the peaks form the Navajo sacred mountain of the west, called . The peaks are associated with the color yellow, and they are said to contain abalone inside, to be secured to the ground with a sunbeam, and to be covered with yellow clouds and evening twilight. They are gendered female. For",
"title": "San Francisco Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "3932102",
"text": "which lived for 3 generations until the 1930s on the now-preserve Johnson farmstead. By the early 1900s the Peaks of Otter became a popular local tourist spot and became especially noticed by the National Park Service. Abbott Lake, the lake at the base of the peaks, was man made and created in 1964 along with the official Peaks of Otter Lodge, which still stands today. The primary activity at Peaks of Otter is hiking. There are three main peaks; Flat Top, Sharp Top, and Harkening Hill in order from highest peak altitude to lowest peak altitude. Sharp Top is the",
"title": "Peaks of Otter"
},
{
"docid": "204279",
"text": "3N – 6 degrees of vibrational modes (also called vibrational degrees of freedom). As an example HO, a non-linear molecule, will have 3 × 3 – 6 = 3 degrees of vibrational freedom, or modes. Simple diatomic molecules have only one bond and only one vibrational band. If the molecule is symmetrical, e.g. N, the band is not observed in the IR spectrum, but only in the Raman spectrum. Asymmetrical diatomic molecules, e.g. CO, absorb in the IR spectrum. More complex molecules have many bonds, and their vibrational spectra are correspondingly more complex, i.e. big molecules have many peaks in",
"title": "Infrared spectroscopy"
},
{
"docid": "16661570",
"text": "Yorkshire 4 Yorkshire 4 is an English Rugby Union league at the tenth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Yorkshire 3 and the bottom two teams were relegated to Yorkshire 5 until the RFU made changes to the Yorkshire league structure. Each season a team from Yorkshire 3 or Yorkshire 4 may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12. For the 2017-18 season, Yorkshire 4 was broken",
"title": "Yorkshire 4"
},
{
"docid": "10388070",
"text": "Ultra-prominent peak An ultra-prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more (also called P1500s). There are approximately 1,524 such peaks on Earth. Some peaks, such as the Matterhorn and Eiger, are not Ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high cols and therefore do not achieve enough topographic prominence. The term \"Ultra\" originated with earth scientist Stephen Fry, from his studies of the prominence of peaks in Washington in the 1980s. His original term was \"ultra major mountain\", referring to peaks with at least of prominence. Currently, 1,515 Ultras",
"title": "Ultra-prominent peak"
},
{
"docid": "9084951",
"text": "nothing compared to that.” \"New Yorkshire Writing\" continued for two further issues but one of these included the first publication of Heathcote Williams’ poem, \"The People Who Run Tesco's Must be Buddhists\". Concerned about another possible controversy, the YAA executive required the excision of the word \"Tesco\" throughout the poem. \"Index on Censorship\" magazine commented that \"New Yorkshire Writing\" was \"an important literary journal that fell foul of the censors.\" New Yorkshire Writing New Yorkshire Writing was a British literary quarterly which briefly gained one of the largest circulations of what is commonly called a 'little magazine', distributed as a",
"title": "New Yorkshire Writing"
},
{
"docid": "5688733",
"text": "is on the A65 road between Skipton and Kendal and at the head of the A687 that branches westwards towards Burton in Lonsdale and Lancaster. The B6255 takes the south bank of the River Doe heading northeast to Chapel-le-Dale, Ribblehead and Hawes. There is now one school in the village, Ingleton Primary School. It is a partner in 'The Three Peaks Family of Schools', a grouping of secondary schools, primary schools and middle schools. serving North Craven. Ingleton Primary School is a small school, that teaches pupils in mixed classes, two classes serve the Key stage 1 pupils, years 3",
"title": "Ingleton, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "15083052",
"text": "Spanish Peaks Airfield Spanish Peaks Airfield is 5 miles north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is owned by Huerfano County. and is named for the Spanish Peaks. The airport is 2 miles (3 km) east of Interstate 25 via a gravel road, but taxiways are paved. The airport is near the junction of Interstate 25 (concurrent with U.S. Highway 85 and U.S. Highway 87), Highway 10, Highway 69, and U.S. Highway 160. Spanish Peaks Airfield covers 80 acres and has two runways: In the year ending August 16, 2008 the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, average about 10",
"title": "Spanish Peaks Airfield"
},
{
"docid": "10095419",
"text": "to ask yourself what are the factors that are an epidemic problem and that's what this is.\" Heard was in a relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree from 2008 to 2012. She met actor Johnny Depp while filming \"The Rum Diary\" in 2011, and they began living together the following year. They were married in a private civil ceremony at their home in Los Angeles on February 3, 2015. In April 2015, Heard and Depp breached Australia's biosecurity laws when they failed to declare their two Yorkshire terriers to the Australian Customs Service when they flew by private jet into",
"title": "Amber Heard"
},
{
"docid": "15083053",
"text": "per day: 70% general aviation local, 30% general aviation transient, and no military. 13 aircraft are based at the airport: 12 single engine and 1 multi-engine. Spanish Peaks Airfield Spanish Peaks Airfield is 5 miles north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is owned by Huerfano County. and is named for the Spanish Peaks. The airport is 2 miles (3 km) east of Interstate 25 via a gravel road, but taxiways are paved. The airport is near the junction of Interstate 25 (concurrent with U.S. Highway 85 and U.S. Highway 87), Highway 10, Highway 69, and U.S. Highway 160.",
"title": "Spanish Peaks Airfield"
},
{
"docid": "17887925",
"text": "Hundred Peaks Section The Hundred Peaks Section (HPS) is a mountaineering society within the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club that serves to provide mountaineering activities for Sierra Club members in the southern Sierra Nevada, the Transverse Ranges, and the Peninsular Ranges, and to honor mountaineers who have summited peaks in those mountain ranges. The section hosts summit hikes and scrambles in the Los Angeles and Inland Empire area 3 to 4 times per week. These hikes are open to the public. The Hundred Peaks Section is the second-oldest of the Angeles Chapter mountaineer sections, and is its most active.",
"title": "Hundred Peaks Section"
},
{
"docid": "2325066",
"text": "Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a few miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately overlooking the town is Castlebergh, a limestone crag, and to the east is Malham which was in the former Settle Rural District. The River Ribble provided power for Settle's former cotton mills, and is now being harnessed by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to provide 50 kW of power to the National Grid. Settle's market is held weekly on Tuesdays in Victoria Hall in the town centre. Settle Town Hall was sold by Craven District Council",
"title": "Settle, North Yorkshire"
},
{
"docid": "1738961",
"text": "Yorkshire Dales rivals the national park in size and includes some of the Pennines' highest peaks and some of its most isolated and sparsely populated areas while Nidderdale is an AONB east of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the Bowland Fells, including Pendle Hill, is an AONB west of the Yorkshire Dales. The language used in pre-Roman and Roman times was Common Brittonic. During the Early Middle Ages, the Cumbric language developed. Little evidence of Cumbric remains, so it is difficult to ascertain whether or not it was distinct from Old Welsh. The extent of the region in which",
"title": "Pennines"
},
{
"docid": "8372672",
"text": "painted with India ink. The painting is of Naegeumgang, the Inner Mt. Geumgangsan. The painting depicts a total of twelve thousand peaks. The highest peak, Birobong, lies in the background and water flows from it toward a valley called Manpokdong which is divided from the left and right. The high sharp peaks are depicted by the artist with lines painted up and down while the artist used a dotting brush method to depict the earthen peaks, making them appear relatively soft and lush. This composition harmonizes the contrasting sharp edges of the rocky peaks with the softer earthen peaks. The",
"title": "Geumgang jeondo"
},
{
"docid": "8536236",
"text": "what used to be the parking lot, and was renamed Whisper Run. Parking was moved to the north and across the street from the lower parking lot, below Whisper Run. Two new trails were added at this time, one being a glade trail called Whataride Glades, and another being a trail called Windfall. Since then, two new trails have been added: Wolf's Prey prior to the 2014/15 ski season, and Wildcat prior to the 2015/16 ski season. Windham features 54 trails on 285 skiable acres. The trails are situated on two separate mountain peaks, known as East Peak and West",
"title": "Windham Mountain"
},
{
"docid": "410623",
"text": "added new viewers because of what ABC's senior vice-president of research, Alan Wurtzel, called \"the water cooler syndrome\", in which people talk about the series the next day at work. But the show's third episode lost 14% of the audience that had tuned in a week before. That audience had dropped 30% from the show's first appearance on Thursday night. This was a result of competing against \"Cheers\", which appealed to the same demographic that watched \"Twin Peaks\". A production executive from the show spoke of being frustrated with the network's scheduling of the show. \"The show is being banged",
"title": "Twin Peaks"
},
{
"docid": "11008154",
"text": "West Yorkshire Hurdle The West Yorkshire Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Wetherby, West Yorkshire, over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 26 yards, or 4,852 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. The event was established in 1990, and it was initially contested over 3 miles. It was extended to about 3 miles and 1 furlong",
"title": "West Yorkshire Hurdle"
},
{
"docid": "81024",
"text": "appears to follow a regular sequence with increasing size: small complex craters with a central topographic peak are called \"central peak craters\", for example Tycho; intermediate-sized craters, in which the central peak is replaced by a ring of peaks, are called \"peak-ring craters\", for example Schrödinger; and the largest craters contain multiple concentric topographic rings, and are called \"multi-ringed basins\", for example Orientale. On icy (as opposed to rocky) bodies, other morphological forms appear that may have central pits rather than central peaks, and at the largest sizes may contain many concentric rings. Valhalla on Callisto is an example of",
"title": "Impact crater"
},
{
"docid": "13832210",
"text": "Kotappakonda Kotappakonda is a holy hill, situated in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 20 miles south west of Guntur City. History: celebrated with great devotion and fervor every year with a large number of devotees thronging the place. It has an interesting history and a number of incredible facts associated with it. 1. Trikuta Hills Kotappa Konda hill appears with 3 peaks in any direction so it’s also called as Trikutadri, Trikuta Parvatham. The three hills are: Brahma hill, Vishnu hill and Rudra hill. These 3 hills can be distinctly seen from a distance from any direction.",
"title": "Kotappakonda"
},
{
"docid": "20549839",
"text": "Part 3 (Twin Peaks) \"Part 3\", also known as \"The Return, Part 3\", is the third episode of \"Twin Peaks\"' revival series. It was written by Mark Frost and David Lynch and directed by Lynch. \"Part 3\" was released on Showtime's streaming service Showtime Anytime along with Part 4 on May 21, 2017, immediately after the broadcast of the double prémiere; it was eventually broadcast on Showtime on May 28, 2017, and seen by an audience of 195,000 viewers in the United States. The episode received mainly positive reviews. The small town of Twin Peaks, Washington, has been shocked by",
"title": "Part 3 (Twin Peaks)"
},
{
"docid": "10588274",
"text": "Walton, Leeds Walton is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3 km) east of Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. It is adjacent to Thorp Arch village and Thorp Arch Trading Estate. The village is in the LS23 Leeds postcode area, post town WETHERBY. The nearest locally important town is Wetherby, with Tadcaster and the large village of Boston Spa nearby. Walton has a population of 225. increasing slightly to 225 at the 2011 Census. The name Walton comes from settlement/farmstead of Wealas - native Celts which is what the new Anglo Saxon speaking peoples called the native inhabitants of England.",
"title": "Walton, Leeds"
},
{
"docid": "9424918",
"text": "remain on the street. The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, \"Trimountaine\", a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain. Much of the Trimountain was removed, and the earth used as fill to expand the Shawmut Peninsula. The two smaller peaks, Cotton Hill (or Pemberton Hill, at what is now Pemberton Square) and Mt. Whoredom (or Mt. Vernon, formerly at the location of the modern-day Louisburg Square) no longer exist. The central peak, Sentry Hill, now called Beacon",
"title": "Tremont Street"
},
{
"docid": "12783608",
"text": "of these \"peaks,\" only one actually has a topographic prominence great enough to be an actual peak. White Cap, Locke Mountain, and Barker Mountain are, technically, all part of a mountain called Barker Mountain. Barker Mountain's peak (el. ), inaccurately, is the peak that the ski area calls \"Locke Mountain.\" North Peak, Spruce Peak, Aurora Peak, OZ, and Jordan Bowl are technically all part of Black Mountain (el. ). The highest point of the ski area is what the resort calls OZ, which is technically on Black Mountain (el. ). Although OZ is the highest point of the Sunday River",
"title": "Sunday River (ski resort)"
},
{
"docid": "3722462",
"text": "As elsewhere in the Yeongnam region, the landscape is very lumpy, with many craggy hills and low mountains. The highest mountain in Miryang is Gajisan (), which stands on the northern border. Other high peaks along the border include Hwaaksan and Cheonhwangsan (also called Jaeyaksan). These peaks are part of the Yeongnam Alps, a branch of the Taebaek Mountains. Further south, the mountains are lower but still quite frequent. Notable peaks in this area include Maneosan in Samnangjin and Cheontaesan on the border with Yangsan. Steep mountain valleys abound; these are often used for reservoirs that store water for irrigation",
"title": "Miryang"
},
{
"docid": "4983654",
"text": "Business; York Top Marketing Award and Winalot Top Dog Friendly Museum in UK. The museum is open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. The parkland site (which has held the Yorkshire in Bloom, Silver Gilt Award 3 times) includes buildings and hangars, some of which are \"listed\", and the site incorporates a managed environment area and a DEFRA and EA supported self sustainability project called \"Nature of Flight\". The museum is situated next to a 10,000ft x 400 acre international standard runway. Whilst the Royal Air Force carried on using the runway for aircraft landing",
"title": "Yorkshire Air Museum"
},
{
"docid": "6736129",
"text": "Hexagonal trapezohedron The hexagonal trapezohedron or deltohedron is the fourth in an infinite series of face-uniform polyhedra which are dual polyhedron to the antiprisms. It has twelve faces which are congruent kites. One degree of freedom within D symmetry changes the kites into congruent quadrilaterals with 3 edges lengths. In the limit, one edge of each quadrilateral goes to zero length, and these become bipyramids. Crystal arrangements of atoms can repeat in space with hexagonal trapezohedral cells. If the kites surrounding the two peaks are of different shapes, it can only have C symmetry, order 12. These can be called",
"title": "Hexagonal trapezohedron"
},
{
"docid": "16213864",
"text": "Hogup Mountains The Hogup Mountains are a small 25-mile (40 km) long mountain range located in central Box Elder County, Utah, USA. The range lies on the northwest perimeter of the Great Salt Lake, and also lies surrounded by the Great Salt Lake Desert; it lies in the desert's northeast. Three major peaks are found in the mountain's center, Tangent and Scorpio Peaks, and Shelter Mountain. Also, 3 mi east in the Great Salt Lake, an outlying peak is named Dolphin Island. The Hogup Mountains have a central section containing the three major peaks; the mountain range narrows both northerly",
"title": "Hogup Mountains"
}
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"docid": "5071003",
"text": "It Was a Very Good Year \"It Was a Very Good Year\" is a song Ervin Drake composed in 1961 for and originally recorded by Bob Shane with the Kingston Trio. It was subsequently made famous by Frank Sinatra's version in D minor, which won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male in 1966. Gordon Jenkins was awarded Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the Sinatra version. This single peaked at #28 on the U.S. pop chart and became Sinatra's first #1 single on the Easy Listening charts. That version can be found on Sinatra's 1965",
"title": "It Was a Very Good Year"
}
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"docid": "19100717",
"text": "Times song by song analysis, she added: \"At rehearsal, when I was singing 'When We Were Young,' I suddenly had a vision of my best friend putting makeup on me for the first time when I was 17. I had never had that vision when I wrote the song. Every time a new memory comes back in one of my songs for myself, I love it. It's like remembering your life through song.\" When interviewed by Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1, Adele said that \"When We Were Young\" was her favourite track off the album \"25\", and later revealed",
"title": "When We Were Young (Adele song)"
},
{
"docid": "11022131",
"text": "In Pieces (song) \"In Pieces\" was the second single to be taken from Shannon Noll's third album \"Turn It Up\". The track was confirmed as a single on 21 September 2007, and was released to radio on Monday, 23 October 2007. The track was Noll's favourite from the album. Regarding the song, Shannon states: \"..this song is such a strong ballad and has a personal message for me. It is a song which I wrote when I was 17. I think many people will be able to relate to the message in it.\" The song \"Tomorrow\" later appeared on Noll's",
"title": "In Pieces (song)"
},
{
"docid": "11022132",
"text": "singles compilation, \"\". CD Single: Digital Single: Digital EP: In Pieces (song) \"In Pieces\" was the second single to be taken from Shannon Noll's third album \"Turn It Up\". The track was confirmed as a single on 21 September 2007, and was released to radio on Monday, 23 October 2007. The track was Noll's favourite from the album. Regarding the song, Shannon states: \"..this song is such a strong ballad and has a personal message for me. It is a song which I wrote when I was 17. I think many people will be able to relate to the message",
"title": "In Pieces (song)"
},
{
"docid": "5625786",
"text": "to \"Cry Me a River\"; she denied the rumors, explaining, \"You know, it's funny. I read that I wrote this song and I wrote these lyrics and that's not my style. I would never do that.\" Annet Artani, who co-wrote Spears' 2003 song \"Everytime\", stated that the song was written as a response to \"Cry Me a River\". When asked during an interview with Diane Sawyer on \"PrimeTime\" in 2003, if \"Everytime\" was about Timberlake, Spears responded, \"I'll let the song speak for itself.\" \"Cry Me a River\" is an R&B song with an instrumentation that features clavinet, guitars, beatboxing,",
"title": "Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)"
},
{
"docid": "20062303",
"text": "Weekends (Amy Shark song) \"Weekends\" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. It was released on 17 March 2017 as the second single from her extended play \"Night Thinker\". \"Weekends\" peaked at number 59 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum. Shark told Music Feeds “\"Weekends\" is an extremely personal song” adding “I actually wrote the guitar part about five years ago which sounds crazy, but I couldn’t think of any lyrics good enough to match the guitar so I let it go for so many years, until now!” Shark told Sydney Morning Herald “When I",
"title": "Weekends (Amy Shark song)"
},
{
"docid": "16821962",
"text": "that One Direction would be recording two of his songs. In October 2012, Sheeran acknowledged Bevan's songwriting credit in an interview with British radio network Capital FM: \"The great thing about it is I wrote that song with a girl called Fiona Bevan when I was 17 and we lost the song. I've kept in touch with Fiona, we've done gigs and stuff and about two months ago she sent me the tune and was like, 'Oh, do you remember this?' I was like, 'Yeah, I do remember that', and I was in the studio with the One Direction boys",
"title": "Little Things (One Direction song)"
},
{
"docid": "17688836",
"text": "11 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart. When Jim Vallance was asked about the track, he recalled that they wrote the song during January 1984 and that: \"Adams and I originally wrote \"Let Me Down Easy\" for Stevie Nicks, but I don't know if she ever heard the song. Regardless, I thought Roger did a superb job.\" Let Me Down Easy (Roger Daltrey song) \"'Let Me Down Easy'\" is a song by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the former lead singer of The Who. The song was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and included on Daltrey's",
"title": "Let Me Down Easy (Roger Daltrey song)"
},
{
"docid": "15036176",
"text": "it was completed on 19 January 2011. She revealed that \"Big White Room\" would be on the album and was written from an experience she had when she was 11 years old, although she wrote the song at age 17, in hospital, where a ward mate, a little boy, died. Jessie J says the album's title track, \"Who You Are\", is one of her proudest creations, she said the song is a \"positive role model for young people\" and \"I always say that I'm half-artist, half-therapist\". A song called \"Sexy Silk\", which appears on the \"Easy A\" soundtrack, was originally",
"title": "Jessie J"
},
{
"docid": "7379992",
"text": "A Groovy Kind of Love \"A Groovy Kind of Love\" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager and published by the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5, by Muzio Clementi. The song title was an early use of the then-new slang word \"groovy\". Wine, who was 17 years old when she wrote the song, said, \"Carole came up with \"Groovy kinda… groovy kinda… groovy…\" and we're all just saying, 'Kinda groovy, kinda groovy, kinda…' and I don't exactly know",
"title": "A Groovy Kind of Love"
},
{
"docid": "12607822",
"text": "a song of his own. \"It’s actually the melody to a song I wrote a long time ago called ‘Teaberry.’ I wrote it in ’03 or ’04, and I didn’t like the words, but I liked the melody,” Watkins said. “I brought the melody in and Jon did most of the lyrics.\" The songs eventually meshed together into the one song it is now. \"I feel like it's a good blend of both of our voices,\" says Foreman. Fiction Family shot a music video for the song on October 15, 2008. It was directed by Brandon Dickerson, who had directed",
"title": "When She's Near"
},
{
"docid": "7677014",
"text": "'Sunglasses' and I said to the record company \"I gotta do this song. I've just got to put it on the album\" because ... it's just such an immediate song for me that when I wrote it, when I wrote the riff to that song, I said there's just something about it, some magic about this song. It was one of the only songs that I've written where I actually thought of the video at the time that I was writing it. I had that same gut feeling about 'Sunglasses' the minute I wrote it.\" The song, with its synthesizer-driven",
"title": "First Offense"
},
{
"docid": "12035219",
"text": "like everybody was always trying to break my spirit. I felt very lonely because I was always very passionate and very over the top. I was not scared to be different. I had to create my own world. I had to work hard and dream hard to get out of that environment.\" While citing \"Walking on Air\" and \"Love Is Dead\" as her favorite tracks from the album, she cites \"Butterfly Cry\" as the most meaningful song for her as it was the first song she wrote after coming out of her depression. It was written when she was 17",
"title": "Love Is Dead (Kerli album)"
},
{
"docid": "11402063",
"text": "road - and it was the right road the whole time.\" Walker also said, \"I never really had confidence in my voice at that time. My goal was to pitch it to Randy Travis or Clint Black, because I wanted to get a cut, thinking that would lead to a record deal of my own.\" Walker told \"SUCCESS\" that he wrote the song when he was 17 and called the song \"an autobiography put to music.\" Walker also said, \"I came from a poor family, and that poverty acted as my motivation to find a different way. Some people are",
"title": "Live Until I Die"
},
{
"docid": "9197104",
"text": "charting single. It peaked at number 17 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the singles chart. Following the success of \"Mother\", Glenn Danzig recalled writing the song: \"I remember calling Rick Rubin in the middle of the night and telling him that I wrote an incredible song—probably the best song I'd ever written. It was the song I always wanted to write. The first time we played it, people went crazy. But I never wrote that song to make it a",
"title": "Mother (Danzig song)"
},
{
"docid": "12993113",
"text": "is also a regular feature of the band's performance setlist, being performed at numerous festivals in and around the UK, including Glastonbury, Brighton, the NME Awards tour, the Ben & Jerry festival and the Electric Picnic among others. Florence further elaborated on her inspiration behind the song: I was 16 or 17 when I wrote this. I'd just fallen in love for the first time, and I'd also started hanging out with an older group of people, watching how their relationships worked. There was this one couple who were so cool, but so visceral and so intense. The guy never",
"title": "Kiss with a Fist"
},
{
"docid": "15617868",
"text": "\"And When I Die\" also reached #1 in Canada, in December 1969. The song gives a positive outlook about death, stating, in the chorus, \"And when I die / and when I'm gone / there'll be one child born, and a world / to carry on / to carry on.\" \"And When I Die\" was one of the first songs recorded by Nyro, when she was 17 years old. She then sold the song to folk group Peter, Paul and Mary for $5000, who then recorded the song for their sixth studio album \"The Peter, Paul and Mary Album\". The",
"title": "And When I Die"
},
{
"docid": "17462153",
"text": "appeared on the One Direction's album \"Take Me Home\", and was released by Syco Music on 12 November 2012 as a single. The song was written by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan, and produced by Jake Gosling. In October 2012, Sheeran acknowledged Bevan's songwriting credit in an interview with British radio network Capital FM: \"The great thing about it is I wrote that song with a girl called Fiona Bevan when I was 17 and we lost the song. I've kept in touch with Fiona, we've done gigs and stuff and about two months ago she sent me the tune",
"title": "Fiona Bevan"
},
{
"docid": "3967187",
"text": "good friends. Ivy Queen has said she identifies with \"Menor Que Yo\"a song where she was \"talking about reality when she wrote it\"in her personal life. She said the song is about what happens to a lot of women. \"I was talking about reality when I wrote it. About what happens to a lot of women. I think that there's no age requirement for two people who love each other. It's mostly about how people react when they see a mature woman who's with a younger man ... They think it's for money. They never think that there might be",
"title": "Ivy Queen"
},
{
"docid": "17006781",
"text": "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem \"I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem\" is a 1941 jazz and pop song recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. The song was released as a 78 single on RCA Bluebird by Glenn Miller. The music was written by composer and arranger Jerry Gray, Ben Smith, and Leonard Ware. The lyrics were written by Robert B. Wright, the pseudonym of Buddy Feyne, who also wrote the lyrics to \"Tuxedo Junction\". The instrumental was recorded on January 17, 1941 in the studio, but had been previously performed live during a November, 1940 NBC radio remote",
"title": "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem"
},
{
"docid": "19203976",
"text": "When You Come Back (World War I song) When You Come Back is a World War I song released in 1919. The song was written by the Harrison sisters. Olivette Harrison wrote the lyrics, and Bennella Harrison composed the music. The song was produced by the Harrison Sisters Publishing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It was written for both voice and piano. The song is written in first person from the point of view of a woman waiting for a man in her life, who has gone to war. She describes herself as feeling lonely and that the hours are long",
"title": "When You Come Back (World War I song)"
},
{
"docid": "20268612",
"text": "when I'm gone\" throughout the song. He co-wrote the song with his bandleader, Scott Sharrard, who secretly wrote the song in the voice of Gregg's late brother, Duane Allman, speaking to him. The rest of the album is composed of cover songs, beginning with \"Once I Was\", originally performed by Tim Buckley. Allman would often sing the song when with Sharrard, who urged him to record it. Allman was initially unsure about doing a version of the Grateful Dead's \"Black Muddy River\", as he felt his personal writing style was so different from the group, but warmed to it when",
"title": "Southern Blood (album)"
},
{
"docid": "19586706",
"text": "of falsetto vocals.\" 1000× \"1000×\" (pronounced \"a thousand times\") is a single by Australian singer-songwriter Jarryd James featuring New Zealand indie pop group, Broods. It was released on 17 June 2016. Speaking to Matt and Alex on Triple J in June 2016, James explained \"It's the first song I wrote when I first started with working with Joel Little. He was still living in New Zealand... so I went over to Auckland and spent half a day and we came up with this song.\" James explained that he wasn't sure on the track and it was excluded from his album",
"title": "1000×"
},
{
"docid": "19586703",
"text": "1000× \"1000×\" (pronounced \"a thousand times\") is a single by Australian singer-songwriter Jarryd James featuring New Zealand indie pop group, Broods. It was released on 17 June 2016. Speaking to Matt and Alex on Triple J in June 2016, James explained \"It's the first song I wrote when I first started with working with Joel Little. He was still living in New Zealand... so I went over to Auckland and spent half a day and we came up with this song.\" James explained that he wasn't sure on the track and it was excluded from his album \"Thirty One\". Broods",
"title": "1000×"
},
{
"docid": "16219976",
"text": "he discussed the song going viral. Turkish newspaper Radikal described the song as becoming the surprising unofficial anthem of the movement. On January 17, 2012, Van Peebles performed at the Players' Club to honor the fact that the song has become a theme for the Occupy Wall Street movement. On February 22, 2012, Van Peebles commented further, \"\"When I found out that the song had been co-opted by Occupy Wall Street, my jaw dropped. It went viral online. People were remixing it and mashing it up with videos from the protests. The time I wrote it was a time of",
"title": "Reactions to Occupy Wall Street"
},
{
"docid": "8650600",
"text": "who co-wrote the song about her childhood, was notably emotional when performing the song live, especially on the 2007 CMA Awards, where her performance received a standing ovation. \"I Wonder\" is a piano ballad with steel guitar fills, that describes the personal experiences of Pickler's childhood, in which her mother was absent. In early 2007, after hearing one of Pickler's songs, her mother, Cynthia Morton, wrote her a letter. The letter arrived after \"I Wonder\" was written, and was not the inspiration for the song. A short paragraph from Pickler describing the song's sentimental value to her was included on",
"title": "I Wonder (Kellie Pickler song)"
},
{
"docid": "19965018",
"text": "When I Met You (Fantasia song) \"When I Met You\" is a song recorded by American singer Fantasia for her fifth studio album, \"The Definition Of...\" (2016). It was released on January 17, 2017, as the album's third single. \"When I Met You\" was written by Priscilla Hamilton and Ron Feemster, who produced the track with Ron Fair. RCA executives had originally wanted to release it as the second single from \"The Definition Of...\". Fantasia preferred \"Sleeping with the One I Love\" (2016) and convinced the record label to release it as the second single instead after surveying listeners during",
"title": "When I Met You (Fantasia song)"
},
{
"docid": "19469185",
"text": "March 20, 2016, O'Brien released her solo version of the song titled \"Hate U Love U\". The song will be included on Gnash's debut studio album, \"We\", which will be released 2019 January 11. Gnash enlisted San Francisco singer-songwriter Olivia O'Brien with the help of JB, who originally wrote the song, to provide the vocals for the track. O'Brien had already worked with Gnash, having covered his song \"Disposable\". Gnash originally released the song on February 15, 2016, on his SoundCloud page. It was released commercially on iTunes on March 17, 2017, becoming the lead single of Gnash's extended play,",
"title": "I Hate U, I Love U"
},
{
"docid": "16086218",
"text": "and mentions three YouTube videos that use the song in connection with the movement. On January 17, 2012, Van Peebles played the Players' Club to honor the fact that the song has become a theme for the Occupy Wall Street movement. On February 22, 2012, Van Peebles commented further, \"When I found out that the song had been co-opted by Occupy Wall Street, my jaw dropped. It went viral online. People were remixing it and mashing it up with videos from the protests. The time I wrote it was a time of social upheaval — the Stonewall Riots had just",
"title": "Love, that's America"
},
{
"docid": "13187399",
"text": "had worked with Imbruglia on a \"string of tracks\". Chris Martin wrote the song \"Fun\" for Natalie. \"\"When he sang it to me, I almost did one of those ugly cries. But I held it together. That's the crazy thing - he wrote it, not me. Who knows what Chris was thinking, you would have to ask him about that. But I thought it was a stunning, beautiful love song\"\". The song \"Lukas\", produced by Brian Eno and Rik Simpson, was confirmed as an out-take from the recording sessions of Coldplay's fourth studio album, \"Viva la Vida or Death and",
"title": "Come to Life"
},
{
"docid": "20359845",
"text": "I Knew You When (album) I Knew You When is the eighteenth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bob Seger. It was released on November 17, 2017. The album was recorded in Nashville and Detroit and produced by Seger himself. The first song that became available from the album was \"Glenn Song\", which was written by Seger as a tribute to his friend Glenn Frey of the Eagles, who had died one year before. On January 18, 2017—eight months before the album was announced—Seger released \"Glenn Song\" for free on his official website. The song recounts his long friendship with",
"title": "I Knew You When (album)"
},
{
"docid": "14767390",
"text": "Along with Christopher \"Tricky\" Stewart and Monte Neuble, Perry wrote the song entitled \"Circle the Drain\" for her third studio album, \"Teenage Dream\". A total of 17 music engineers contributed to the track's composition. Critics suggest the song is about her former relationship with Gym Class Heroes' lead vocalist Travie McCoy. When finally asked about his opinion on the track, McCoy admitted to hearing about \"Circle the Drain\", but has never actually listened to the song. Nonetheless, he commented: \"I heard she put out a song that's about me, or about some old habits or whatever. [And] I look at",
"title": "Circle the Drain"
},
{
"docid": "3045805",
"text": "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart \"I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart\" is a country and Western song written and first recorded in 1935 by Ruby Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies. Montana wrote the song in 1934 when she was feeling lonely and missing her boyfriend; it was recorded a year later when producer Art Satherly, of ARC Records, needed one more song at a Prairie Ramblers recording session. Montana was the group's soloist at the time. Her song is",
"title": "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
},
{
"docid": "18812051",
"text": "Hopelessly Coping \"Hopelessly Coping\" is a song by the British drum and bass producer Wilkinson. It features vocals from Huddersfield singer-songwriter Thabo. It was released on 17 May 2015 through RAM Records and Virgin EMI. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 49. Speaking about the song's history, Wilkinson said the following: \"I wrote three different versions of the song,” he says. “I took everything out rebuilt it. Like fitting a house, I guess. Stripped it all out, started again and wrote a whole new tune. Three times. It started to make me realise the elements I actually",
"title": "Hopelessly Coping"
},
{
"docid": "15482927",
"text": "They Won't Go When I Go \"They Won't Go When I Go\" is a song co-written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1974 album \"Fulfillingness' First Finale\". This song is the only one on the album that Wonder did not write by himself. His co-writer was Yvonne Lowrene Wright, who co-wrote songs with Wonder for other albums. Wright's sister, Syreeta Wright, was Wonder's first wife. Wonder performed this song, along with \"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer\", at Michael Jackson's memorial service on July 7, 2009. The song has been considered a \"retro composition\" comparing the piano to that",
"title": "They Won't Go When I Go"
},
{
"docid": "5392141",
"text": "harmony and very few chords. I was doing that on 'Isobel' too, where I wrote a natural C in a line that was in B minor. Much later on I learned that Björk is the type of singer who will sing the A sharp in A minor, but I wasn't yet aware that she did that when I did that first song.\" The lyrics were the final addition to the song. The original idea for the lyrics dates back to late 1994, when a moth stayed on the collar of Björk's shirt until the evening. Interpreting the incident as a",
"title": "Isobel (song)"
},
{
"docid": "5794040",
"text": "have helped me write a lyric which reflected the feelings I was experiencing. I wrote the lyric in a few days, then I presented the lyric to Jud.\" Friedman, who was inspired by Rich's lyric wrote most of the music, then they finished the song together. When it was completed, they recorded a very simple demo with just piano, guitar samples and strings and then brought in Valerie Pinkston to sing the demo. Rich then delivered the demo to his publisher, Carol Ware, Vice President of Creative at MCA Music. She loved the song, and immediately sent the tape to",
"title": "Run to You (Whitney Houston song)"
},
{
"docid": "12211653",
"text": "on My Feet Again\" peaked at No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart. Warren wrote the song after the death of her father. She is quoted as saying that \"the song wrote itself...I was thinking about my dad who had recently passed away, and it just came pouring out.\" This song was featured in Rocky V, but only in the Director's Cut version When I'm Back on My Feet Again \"When I'm Back on My Feet Again\" is the title of the fourth single released from Michael Bolton's 1989 album, \"Soul Provider\". The song was written by noted songwriter Diane",
"title": "When I'm Back on My Feet Again"
},
{
"docid": "17518039",
"text": "with the best lyrics. \"A te\" is a romantic piano ballad, written by Jovanotti and Franco Santarnecchi and produced by Michele Canova. The song is a love declaration to Jovanotti's partner, Francesca Valiani, who became his wife in September 2008. During an interview, when questioned about the inspiration for the song, Jovanotti explained: \"I tried to put together the best love declaration I could write, even being far from reality... In fact I wrote it while I was far away from Francesca, and maybe in that status of distance I found the right inspiration\". According to Jovanotti, he wrote the",
"title": "A te"
},
{
"docid": "15456937",
"text": "The Immortals (song) \"The Immortals\" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. It is the sixth track on their fifth studio album \"Come Around Sundown\". The song was originally slated to be released as a single on 21 March 2011. However, it was eventually scrapped. A video of the song was used in an advertisement to promote the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and its brand new 68-team field, and was used from March 4–17. Caleb Followill, lead singer of Kings of Leon, who wrote the song along with the other Followills, says \"The Immortals\":",
"title": "The Immortals (song)"
},
{
"docid": "11402064",
"text": "happy with a little, but those who are not have the power to achieve all they can envision.\" When asked about if he had written a song about multiple sclerosis, Walker told \"United Press International\", \"I have not specifically written a song about MS, but that is definitely an intention. I'm ready at this point to be able to put something in words that makes sense. There's a song that I wrote when I first came out and it's called \"Live Until I Die.\" One of the lines in that song is \"I don't worry about things that I can't",
"title": "Live Until I Die"
},
{
"docid": "18812053",
"text": "million views. Hopelessly Coping \"Hopelessly Coping\" is a song by the British drum and bass producer Wilkinson. It features vocals from Huddersfield singer-songwriter Thabo. It was released on 17 May 2015 through RAM Records and Virgin EMI. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 49. Speaking about the song's history, Wilkinson said the following: \"I wrote three different versions of the song,” he says. “I took everything out rebuilt it. Like fitting a house, I guess. Stripped it all out, started again and wrote a whole new tune. Three times. It started to make me realise the elements",
"title": "Hopelessly Coping"
},
{
"docid": "5653583",
"text": "wrote that the song was \"edgier, more daring, and lots more fun than the average pop hit\", and later described the Pop Mix as \"an artful slice of bubblegum\". Michael Paolettea wrote of the Danny Tenaglia remixes, \"with a rubbery bassline, squiggly synth patterns and \"Plastic Dreams\" inspired drum programming... the song now travels down a road less rocky, but no less energetic\". Year-End Charts When I Grow Up (Garbage song) \"When I Grow Up\" is a 1998 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage. The song was released as the fourth international single to be taken",
"title": "When I Grow Up (Garbage song)"
},
{
"docid": "15205114",
"text": "home in Leonia, New Jersey. Ben Ryan (composer) Bennett A. \"Ben\" Ryan (March 30, 1892 – July 5, 1968) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics to the popular song \"(The Gang that Sang) Heart of My Heart\". He also wrote or co-wrote many other popular songs including \"Inka Dinka Doo\", \"M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I\", \"No Nothing\", \"The Thrill of a New Romance\", \"When Francis Dances with Me\", and \"When I Send You a Picture of Berlin\". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Ryan was also a vaudeville performer, film actor and screen writer. Following a lengthy illness, on July 5,",
"title": "Ben Ryan (composer)"
},
{
"docid": "15205113",
"text": "Ben Ryan (composer) Bennett A. \"Ben\" Ryan (March 30, 1892 – July 5, 1968) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics to the popular song \"(The Gang that Sang) Heart of My Heart\". He also wrote or co-wrote many other popular songs including \"Inka Dinka Doo\", \"M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I\", \"No Nothing\", \"The Thrill of a New Romance\", \"When Francis Dances with Me\", and \"When I Send You a Picture of Berlin\". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Ryan was also a vaudeville performer, film actor and screen writer. Following a lengthy illness, on July 5, 1968, he died at his",
"title": "Ben Ryan (composer)"
},
{
"docid": "15482929",
"text": "Stevie's 1973 car accident. The harmonic progression is very similar to Chopin's Etude Opus 10 number 4, measures 5 and 6, although at a much slower pace. They Won't Go When I Go \"They Won't Go When I Go\" is a song co-written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1974 album \"Fulfillingness' First Finale\". This song is the only one on the album that Wonder did not write by himself. His co-writer was Yvonne Lowrene Wright, who co-wrote songs with Wonder for other albums. Wright's sister, Syreeta Wright, was Wonder's first wife. Wonder performed this song, along with \"Never",
"title": "They Won't Go When I Go"
},
{
"docid": "14359421",
"text": "both at the polytechnic in Sunderland. The family moved to Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, when she was four. Sandé wrote her first song at the age of 11, for her primary-school talent show. She remembers. \"That was the first time I thought I might be a songwriter. I always knew I wanted to be a musician and I knew I wanted to write because the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs. The first song she wrote was called \"Tomorrow Starts Again\" – the song had proper structure and",
"title": "Emeli Sandé"
},
{
"docid": "15643682",
"text": "Voice\" who wrote that \"Best Thing I Never Had\" and \"Party\" were \"among the album's worst and most unrepresentative songs\". \"Best Thing I Never Had\" received a nomination for Record of the Year at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards. At the 43rd NAACP Image Award presented on February 17, 2012, \"Best Thing I Never Had\" received a nomination in the category for Outstanding Song. At the 2012 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, \"Best Thing I Never Had\" won in the category for Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. \"The Guardian\"s critic Dan Hancox placed the song at number four on his list",
"title": "Best Thing I Never Had"
},
{
"docid": "1601119",
"text": "singles were released for \"Liquid Swords\". The first of which was \"I Gotcha Back,\" released August 22, 1994. Similar to Raekwon's single \"Heaven & Hell,\" the song first appeared on the soundtrack for the movie \"Fresh\", and was the first song written for the album. Describing the song's background and theme, GZA later stated \"This was a short rhyme I wrote for one of my nephews. When I said, “My lifestyle so far from well, could’ve wrote a book called Age Twelve and Going Through Hell.” It’s for my nephew who was twelve at the time, and whose father, my",
"title": "Liquid Swords"
},
{
"docid": "17385777",
"text": "on about something saying 'that was big when I was little' and Steve goes 'that's a great song title!'\" She also talked about the track's conception, saying: \"So I wrote down some ideas and references and we wrote the song. It's the first song off of the new record and I can't wait for the whole album to be in your ears.\" On BBC Radio 1 Chart Show on 4 August 2013 she described the song as \"nostalgic\" and \"looking back at her childhood\". On 28 July 2013 Doolittle performed the song live on British television series \"Sunday Brunch\". Doolittle",
"title": "Big When I Was Little"
},
{
"docid": "5628680",
"text": "I Will Follow \"I Will Follow\" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track from their debut album, \"Boy\", and it was released as the album's second single, in October 1980. Lead singer Bono wrote the lyrics to \"I Will Follow\" in tribute to his mother who died when he was 14 years old. \"I Will Follow\" is the only song that U2 have performed on every tour since they released their first album. The song was U2's first music video, directed by Meiert Avis in Dublin, Ireland. The song was issued five times, first in",
"title": "I Will Follow"
},
{
"docid": "11969731",
"text": "young, and I would sign people's notebooks, I wrote, 'Remember me when I'm famous,' and I don't know of a little kid who hasn't aspired to be someone\" A number of remixes were commissioned by Interscope Records to accompany the song. On July 23, 2008 a remix of \"When I Grow Up\" featuring a rap verse from American rapper Eve was released. Later that same day, a second remix was released online. Entitled the \"Darkchild Remix\", it features an entirely different beat than the original, with added vocals from American rappers Diddy, Lil Wayne and Fatman Scoop, as well as",
"title": "When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song)"
},
{
"docid": "7582136",
"text": "questioned Cameron further; \"You said the Jam's song Eton Rifles was important to you when you were at Eton. Paul Weller, who wrote the song, was pretty incredulous to hear this, and claimed you couldn't have understood the lyrics. What did you think that song was about at the time? Be honest.' To which Cameron replied; \"I went to Eton in 1979, which was the time when the Jam, the Clash, the Sex Pistols were producing some amazing music and everyone liked the song because of the title. But of course I understood what it was about. It was taking",
"title": "The Eton Rifles"
},
{
"docid": "20055912",
"text": "conceptualising the album, Pusha T wrote his verse upon meeting Albarn and Gorillaz co-collaborator Jamie Hewlett in London. When speaking to Zane Lowe, who premiered the song on his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show, Pusha said \"When I get over there, Damon begins to tell me to conceptualize the album as a party for the end of the world, like if Trump were to win. … I didn’t want to think about it, but that did give me a very colorful backdrop … I wrote from the perspective of this day … from the perspective of a Trump win.\"",
"title": "Let Me Out (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16024503",
"text": "tune. The co-writer and co-producer Rico Love told Rap-Up.com that he based it on his own chequered lovelife: \"It's an extremely soulful song that expresses the true level of love that a woman can have for a man who simply is no good for her,\" said Love. \"I wrote it because in many ways I am Mr. Wrong.\" Rico Love came up with the song when he was working in the studio with Jim Jonsin. He told \"The Boombox\": \"It came to me when I heard the chorus to the song. It's pretty fast the way my process is -",
"title": "Mr. Wrong (song)"
},
{
"docid": "5532065",
"text": "the writing and recording of \"Someone Like You\": \"Someone Like You\" won the 2012 Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance, and as she accepted the award, Adele said, \"I want to thank Dan Wilson, who wrote this song with me. My life changed when I wrote this song and I felt it before anyone even heard it.\" \"Someone Like You\" was the most downloaded single of all time in the UK and was voted third most favourite single of the last 60 years in the UK. Wilson's career as a painter, illustrator, and calligrapher is less widely known, but his",
"title": "Dan Wilson (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "17661652",
"text": "then mixed by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios. The EP contains \"six songs about girls and one song about posers\", according to \"Rock Sound\"s Ollie Pelling. Barlow wrote \"A Part of Me\" when he was 16 \"about a girl who I was crazy about.\" \"Rain in July\" was made available for streaming via AbsolutePunk on 17 September 2012 and was released a day later through We Are Triumphant. Barlow dubbed the character on the artwork Ned the Head. The band's sound has elements of The Story So Far and City Lights. On 28 October, a music video was released for",
"title": "Rain in July"
},
{
"docid": "16409911",
"text": "track was released. Orbit also commented about the song's dark tone and lyrics: Madonna said that she wrote \"Gang Bang\" with director Quentin Tarantino in mind, saying, \"That's who I was thinking about when I was writing the song. I was picturing one of his movies, and one of the female characters. I have a whole thing worked out. All Quentin has to do is show up with a camera. I can't afford a director's fee.\" However, when asked about the video, Tarantino said, \"I don't know. I've been asked to direct commercials and music videos, Madonna and Jay-Z wanted",
"title": "Gang Bang (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3045808",
"text": "(Cowgirl) included in their 2005 album Mundos opuestos. Bogguss' version peaked at #77 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1988. I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart \"I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart\" is a country and Western song written and first recorded in 1935 by Ruby Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies. Montana wrote the song in 1934 when she was feeling lonely and missing her boyfriend; it was recorded a year later when producer Art Satherly, of ARC Records,",
"title": "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
},
{
"docid": "17095703",
"text": "the track on several television programs, and has also included the song on the set list of her headlining The Neon Lights Tour (2014). \"Heart Attack\" was produced by Mitch Allan and Jason Evigan of \"The Suspex\", who co-wrote the song along with Lovato, Sean Douglas, Nikki Williams, and Aaron Phillips. Nikki Williams said the song was written two years prior to its release. She explained: \"At the time I was going through some relationship stuff, and I was just so depressed, so when I got into the session I thought, 'You know what? I'm gonna pour it all out",
"title": "Heart Attack (Demi Lovato song)"
},
{
"docid": "19380996",
"text": "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story \"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story\" is the finale song of Act 2 of the musical \"Hamilton\", based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. After the death of Alexander Hamilton, the already deceased George Washington comes forward and repeats a line from his earlier song, \"History Has Its Eyes on You\": \"Let me tell you what I wish I'd known/When I was young and dreamed of glory/You have no control\", then the rest",
"title": "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story"
},
{
"docid": "17611532",
"text": "Sorry (Naya Rivera song) \"Sorry\" is the debut single by American singer Naya Rivera featuring rapper Big Sean. The song was released on September 17, 2013. In an interview with \"Billboard\", Rivera spoke about the song saying \"I wrote the song at the beginning of the summer along with some other songs... and this song just felt like a really good end-of-summer song, I wanted to get a feature on it, and it just felt like Sean's swag and his vibe would just really fit this well, and I was right.\" A lyrical video of \"Sorry\" was released on September",
"title": "Sorry (Naya Rivera song)"
},
{
"docid": "7031208",
"text": "Céline Carzo Céline Carzo is a French singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990. A native of Nice, Céline Carzo was 17 years old when she performed \"Quand je te rêve\" (\"When I Dream of You\") as her entry in the Contest, which was held in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, then a part of Yugoslavia. Carzo was born in 1972 and at the age of 17 entered the Conservatory of Nice. Her performance of \"Quand je te rêve\" was heard by Orlando, the brother of singer Dalida who suggested the song as Luxembourg's Eurovision entry for 1990.",
"title": "Céline Carzo"
},
{
"docid": "7031207",
"text": "Céline Carzo Céline Carzo is a French singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990. A native of Nice, Céline Carzo was 17 years old when she performed \"Quand je te rêve\" (\"When I Dream of You\") as her entry in the Contest, which was held in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, then a part of Yugoslavia. Carzo was born in 1972 and at the age of 17 entered the Conservatory of Nice. Her performance of \"Quand je te rêve\" was heard by Orlando, the brother of singer Dalida who suggested the song as Luxembourg's Eurovision entry for 1990.",
"title": "Céline Carzo"
},
{
"docid": "3951629",
"text": "in 1982. Navetta also played on \"Eunuch Boy\", a song Aukerman and Lombardo had written fifteen years earlier. According to Aukerman: Eunuch Boy' is the first song I ever wrote, really. When we formed, Tony Lombardo, the original bass player said, 'Dude, you need to write some songs', and I had never written a song before so I just wrote down some words and brought it to him. He made the music for it.\" Lombardo also wrote and played on \"Gotta\", which was left off of the album but released as a B-side on the \"When I Get Old\" single.",
"title": "Everything Sucks (Descendents album)"
},
{
"docid": "5335982",
"text": "better known songs, is about an Irishman betting on a horse at a race at Cheltenham Racecourse and winning, despite being ridiculed beforehand. Knightley, who was a part-time teacher, noticed the job's unusual impact on the song, commenting \"I taught part time for about four years but I think the impact on the songs was a bit of rigour when it came to facts and figures. I like to know my history and geography. Even when I wrote [\"The Galway Farmer\"]. I like to know the odds and I like to know the number of jumps.\" The song has been",
"title": "Beat about the Bush"
},
{
"docid": "9979383",
"text": "Seven Wishes Seven Wishes is the third studio album by the band Night Ranger, released in 1985 and produced by Pat Glasser. The album features three Billboard Hot 100 chart hits \"Sentimental Street\" (#8), \"Four In The Morning\" (#19) and \"Goodbye\" (#17). The title of \"Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)\" describes the time of day Jack Blades wrote the song. In an interview with the Songfacts website, he explained, \"Literally, I wrote that song at 4 in the morning. I mean, I woke up, and I had an idea, (singing) 'I can't take anymore, I can't fake",
"title": "Seven Wishes"
},
{
"docid": "6236283",
"text": "the beginning of the song can be heard on \"Quadrophenia\", after the song \"Helpless Dancer\" has faded out. The song uses a standard I-IV-V chord progression in the key of D while the chorus uses a ii-V-IV-I chord progression. In present-day live performances, The Who add a long extra section to the end of \"The Kids Are Alright\", with partly improvised lyrics discussing the lessons learned since the song's composition. A version of this can be heard on Live at the Royal Albert Hall, recorded in 2000, in which Townshend assesses: \"When I wrote this song I was nothing but",
"title": "The Kids Are Alright (song)"
},
{
"docid": "14487080",
"text": "the \"Daily Telegraph\", \"It is a privilege for me to record a song by the guy who wrote 'Halo' for Beyoncé and 'Bleeding Love' for Leona. He's the man, one of the best songwriters and producers in the world. I am so blessed.\" In an interview with MTV Australia he said, \"The song is so amazing. When I first heard the song I was like this is a beat song and then I read the lyrics and that's what won me over because it talks about my life, being nothing and being in pieces, but then becoming unbroken.\" \"Unbroken\" is",
"title": "Unbroken (Stan Walker song)"
},
{
"docid": "7745399",
"text": "by Dolly Parton herself (who also wrote the liner notes that year to Skeeter Davis' album of Parton originals, \"Skeeter Sings Dolly\"). This album was released on CD for the first time on August 17, 2010, along with 1970's \"The Fairest of Them All\". My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner is the eleventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 2, 1972, by RCA Victor. The album peaked on the U.S. country albums chart at #33, while its single, \"Washday Blues\" reached #20. \"When I Sing for Him\" is a gospel song",
"title": "My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner"
},
{
"docid": "5733467",
"text": "Boyce, \"I Wanna Be Free\" was Jimmy Webb's favorite song and even inspired the song \"By the Time I Get to Phoenix,\" which Webb wrote for Glen Campbell and which became a top 10 hit on the country music charts in 1967. \"I Wanna Be Free\" was released as a single in some countries in 1967. It reached #17 on Australia's Go-Set chart and #8 on \"Billboard Magazine\"'s Australian \"Hits of the World\" charts. The song also reached #7 in Singapore on Billboard's \"Hits of the World\" charts. Jimmie Rodgers covered the song in 1968, in a recording that \"Billboard",
"title": "I Wanna Be Free (The Monkees song)"
},
{
"docid": "19189699",
"text": "Heaven (Troye Sivan song) \"Heaven\" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan featuring Betty Who. The song was released as the fourth single from his debut studio album \"Blue Neighbourhood\" (2015). It was written by Sivan, Alex Hope, Jack Antonoff and Claire Boucher. The song's official lyric video was released on 17 October 2016. The video was released on 19 January 2017. The song details Sivan’s struggle with coming out as gay. He explains “When I first started to realise that I might be gay, I had to ask myself all these questions—these really really terrifying questions.",
"title": "Heaven (Troye Sivan song)"
},
{
"docid": "5628685",
"text": "also established Bono's trademark lyrical earnestness, one of the reasons the song remains a fan favorite and a staple of the band's recent tours.\" Note I Will Follow \"I Will Follow\" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track from their debut album, \"Boy\", and it was released as the album's second single, in October 1980. Lead singer Bono wrote the lyrics to \"I Will Follow\" in tribute to his mother who died when he was 14 years old. \"I Will Follow\" is the only song that U2 have performed on every tour since they released",
"title": "I Will Follow"
},
{
"docid": "17735555",
"text": "was confident enough to make decisions and to see them through. Before \"Pash\" I had been too willing to let others make the decisions for me, even when it was my band and my face on the album cover. I didn't trust my own instincts as an artist. \"Pash\" was the artistic breakthrough I needed. I wrote or co-wrote all the tracks\". Ceberano explains that she wrote the song \"Courage\" with Mark Goldenberg as a wedding present for her mother. She was inspired by her mother's statement, \"I can't believe I've found a man who has the courage to love",
"title": "Pash (Kate Ceberano album)"
},
{
"docid": "10163850",
"text": "vocal.\" \"We found it to be a favourite song of lots of people and surprisingly Glenn's father who has now passed away and my father who has also passed away, Glenn and I have both learnt that it was their favourite song.\" The lyrics of this song were inspired by some Humphrey Bogart movie dialogue. \"The Night Owls\": \"I felt a lot of my songs were being passed over because Glenn didn't feel a connection with them. When Wayne Nelson joined the band, I wrote \"The Night Owls\" for his higher voice range.\" \"We Two\": \"There's one lyric in \"We",
"title": "Graeham Goble"
},
{
"docid": "18132261",
"text": "there was no grounds or evidence of plagiarism even if the claim should have been submitted further in the courts. Sheeran wrote \"Thinking Out Loud\" with Amy Wadge, a Wales-based singer-songwriter. He met Wadge when he was 17 years old and they had since written several songs together. Of these, five songs composed the extended play \"Songs I Wrote with Amy\", which Sheeran independently released on 4 April 2010. Wadge also co-wrote the song \"Gold Rush\", a track on the deluxe version of Sheeran's debut album, \"+\" (2011). In February 2014, Deng visited Sheeran at home for a \"chilling-out time\".",
"title": "Thinking Out Loud"
},
{
"docid": "2870764",
"text": "recorded a cover of All-4-One's song \"I Turn to You\", written by Diane Warren. Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers (who would eventually broke into the scene as the producers who launched Rihanna's career) wrote and produced two tracks, while the then up-and-coming Robin Thicke co-wrote and co-produced \"When You Put Your Hands on Me\". Franne Golde (who previously worked with Whitney Houston) also wrote a song for Aguilera. At the final stages, producer and songwriter David Frank presented a song called \"Genie in a Bottle\", which Aguilera almost didn't record, \"because there were a lot of other artists out there",
"title": "Christina Aguilera (album)"
},
{
"docid": "18703803",
"text": "Don't Look Down (Martin Garrix song) \"Don't Look Down\" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix, featuring vocals from American singer Usher. It was released as a digital download on 17 March 2015 on iTunes. Talking about his collaboration with Usher, Garrix said: \"I had the track and he was at my manager Scooter’s house when I sent it over. Next thing I knew, I was on a FaceTime call with Usher, who said, 'I would love to do the track.' A week later, we were in the studio. It was super quick!\" He also said",
"title": "Don't Look Down (Martin Garrix song)"
},
{
"docid": "5407743",
"text": "said \"I was trippin' on my own tears, I was so down\" and Starr replied \"That's just a great line\". The country-influenced \"Write One for Me\" was a duet with Willie Nelson, who sang on it at Starr's suggestion. Starr had a phone call with his lawyer, who was also Hudson's lawyer, to \"tell them to write one for me, so they did—but they wrote a song with that as the title!\" At that point the song was unfinished, but was later finished when they got together. The song is about a boy who gets nervous to tell a girl",
"title": "Ringo Rama"
},
{
"docid": "4758116",
"text": "who had a role in the film, recorded the song for the soundtrack. For Frank Sinatra's 1967 detective movie, \"Tony Rome\", Hazlewood also wrote the theme song which was performed by Nancy. He wrote \"Houston\", a 1965 US hit recorded by Dean Martin. He also produced several singles for Martin's daughter, Deana Martin, including her country hit, \"Girl of the Month Club,\" while Deana was still a teenager. Other tunes on that project were \"When He Remembers Me,\" \"Baby I See You\" and \"The Bottom of My Mind,\" all recorded during the 1960s. Hazlewood also wrote \"This Town\", a song",
"title": "Lee Hazlewood"
},
{
"docid": "15263519",
"text": "from the album of which she is proudest. It's the song that draws the most messages from fans, on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. \"The other day I had a girl message me saying 'I was ready to take my life and then I heard \"Who You Are\"'. That pressure is beautiful but scary at the same time. I want to be a positive role model for young people. I always say that I'm half-artist, half-therapist,\" she laughs. She wrote the song at the end of a lonely three-month trip to Los Angeles when she was 20, having been shunted from",
"title": "Who You Are (Jessie J album)"
},
{
"docid": "10056069",
"text": "people have said that to me. They thought that I was the last of a particular group of people, or I was independent or something. Maybe I am a bit, but I doubt that. The song actually came about when I had the title and then wrote the song. Half way through it I realized that I had read the review of the picture Charley Varrick with Walter Matthau. Did you see that? The old-time crook who turned over the bank. And basically that's the story. The Charley Varrick movie was subtitled “The Last of the Independents.” I loved the",
"title": "Photo-Finish"
},
{
"docid": "1635087",
"text": "In reference to the dispute Winger wrote the song \"Hell to Pay\", in which Metallica song titles and lyrics are used in opposition to the band that wrote them. In 1994 or so, when the magazine \"Metal Edge\" asked Kip who he would like to look like, given the chance to look like some other rock star, Kip took his shot at slapping the drummer of Metallica: \"I would not like to change my looks really, I think I look OK already, but someone I would NOT have liked to look like is Lars Ulrich.\" Winger (band) Winger is an",
"title": "Winger (band)"
},
{
"docid": "15206350",
"text": "Brothers Live Tour. Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song) \"Stay\" is a non-album single by Nick Jonas & the Administration. The song didn't appear on their first album \"Who I Am\". \"Stay\" \"is a song Nick wrote when he had a day off in Washington It came after some things that I was going through that really inspired it. and I'm just in a good place right now and was able to get a song out of it, which is always nice.\" On 6 January Nick said about the song on Twitter: In 2010, the song was nominated for",
"title": "Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)"
},
{
"docid": "15206346",
"text": "Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song) \"Stay\" is a non-album single by Nick Jonas & the Administration. The song didn't appear on their first album \"Who I Am\". \"Stay\" \"is a song Nick wrote when he had a day off in Washington It came after some things that I was going through that really inspired it. and I'm just in a good place right now and was able to get a song out of it, which is always nice.\" On 6 January Nick said about the song on Twitter: In 2010, the song was nominated for a Teen Choice",
"title": "Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)"
},
{
"docid": "15279129",
"text": "day] some guy at an ad firm asking about using a song for a commercial [...] I said, 'Yeah, sure, whatever man.' [He eventually] wrote back and told me more, and when I knew it was for real and that it sounded like a large campaign, I called my lawyer. The commercial was released before the members of Hum were aware that a deal had been agreed upon. According to Talbott, he only learned of its existence when he was at a hotel and the commercial was playing. Suddenly, Talbott received a call from his wife, who informed him that",
"title": "Stars (Hum song)"
},
{
"docid": "13362828",
"text": "Whodini's \"One Love.\" Amerie spoke about \"Why R U\" in an interview with \"The Green Magazine\" : \"I wrote the song when I was riding in a car. It was a really rainy day in New York. I always love to start out, if I can, recording in New York. Sometimes I’ll record the entire time there. This is the first time I didn’t record the majority of the album in New York, so I was kind of curious as to how things would come out. The song to me felt like a greater representation of who I am as",
"title": "Why R U"
},
{
"docid": "11406626",
"text": "Who Are the Brain Police? \"Who Are the Brain Police?\" is a Frank Zappa song, performed by The Mothers of Invention, released on the Mothers' debut album, \"Freak Out!\". It was released by Verve Records as a single in 1966. Zappa stated that the song was one of religious theme. Zappa wrote about the song on the \"Freak Out!\" liner notes: \"At five o’clock in the morning someone kept singing this in my mind and made me write it down. I will admit to being frightened when I finally played it out loud and sang the words.\" In a 1988",
"title": "Who Are the Brain Police?"
},
{
"docid": "17988525",
"text": "The first co-written song, \"You Can't Help Me Now,\" was started by Leo, who described himself as \"shaken\" when he received Mann's initial notes on the song, because \"a person who I respect so much is handing me negative notes about something I wrote. It was really just my own quaking ego... But we got past that pretty quickly.\" Leo described the partnership with Mann as \"literally the best thing that has happened to my writing process in my life.\" According to Mann, the song \"Bedtime Stories\" was written about Scott Miller, as an expression of mourning and as \"a",
"title": "The Both"
},
{
"docid": "16275770",
"text": "such a furious rantann when I looked and fingered over her hand to pick out the nettle-stings and thistles.\"\" He wrote a poem to Nell, unpublished during his life, but it appeared in his \"Commonplace Book\" and set to the tune of Nelly’s favourite reel. He had heard her singing a song by a local country laird's son who was courting her and felt that he could do better, so it was with Nelly in mind that he wrote his first song \"Handsome Nell\", given the title \"I am a Man Unmarried\" in his first \"Commonplace Book\" - The tune",
"title": "Nelly Kilpatrick"
},
{
"docid": "19181651",
"text": "but dropped out of the chart sooner. I Will Wait (Nick Carter song) \"I Will Wait\" is a song by American singer and songwriter Nick Carter. The song was released in U.S and Canada as a digital download on September 12, 2015. It was the first single from his third solo album \"All American\". \"When I wrote the song, I think we wrote it with the intention going back to what the Backstreet Boys and what we were known for, which is love songs. As a writer and an artist, sometimes as your career goes on, you try to make",
"title": "I Will Wait (Nick Carter song)"
},
{
"docid": "19181649",
"text": "I Will Wait (Nick Carter song) \"I Will Wait\" is a song by American singer and songwriter Nick Carter. The song was released in U.S and Canada as a digital download on September 12, 2015. It was the first single from his third solo album \"All American\". \"When I wrote the song, I think we wrote it with the intention going back to what the Backstreet Boys and what we were known for, which is love songs. As a writer and an artist, sometimes as your career goes on, you try to make points, and you try to be overly",
"title": "I Will Wait (Nick Carter song)"
},
{
"docid": "4386654",
"text": "about being unhappy. I know I've been at my most creative when I've been sexually unsatisfied.\" Suede's breakthrough single was \"Metal Mickey\", which charted at no. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. According to Anderson, the song was inspired by Daisy Chainsaw vocalist KatieJane Garside. Butler has noted that its musical inspiration was \"The Shoop Shoop Song\", famously remade by Cher. Anderson wrote \"Sleeping Pills\" whilst doing voluntary work at a local community centre in Highgate. It was inspired by the daily drama of the British housewives and their dependence on valium as a means of escapism. At the time",
"title": "Suede (album)"
},
{
"docid": "13271102",
"text": "That's When I Love You \"That's When I Love You\" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in October 2001 as the fifth and final single from his debut album Phil Vassar. It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Vassar co-wrote this song along with his former wife Julie Wood. They both also wrote one of his other singles \"The Woman in My Life\", which was a top 20 hit in 2006. The song features a backing vocal",
"title": "That's When I Love You"
},
{
"docid": "7618473",
"text": "explained that Gary Usher (who co-wrote the lyrics with Brian Wilson) further describes that \"Brian was always saying that his room was his whole world.\" Brian seconds this opinion: \"I had a room, and I thought of it as my kingdom. And I wrote that song, very definitely, that you're not afraid when you're in your room. It's absolutely true.\" In 1990, Brian wrote, The 1993 CD box set, \"\", contains an early version of \"In My Room\" with a number of differences from the eventual official release. It is unclear if this fully developed demo was recorded the same",
"title": "In My Room"
},
{
"docid": "15858541",
"text": "requests for it. In an October 2009 interview, Howard commented on his relationship with the song, and its position in his setlists, stating: \"I have just tried, perhaps finally successfully, to divorce myself from the song. It's impossible for me to recreate what I was trying to do when I wrote that song so whilst I can see that people have an attachment to it, I don't. I feel like, when I did use to do it in shows, I was doing a cover of some song that had been around forever. That's how it felt. And I guess that",
"title": "Shivers (song)"
},
{
"docid": "3447232",
"text": "I think, but I could be wrong. Sometimes when I look at my Baudelaire books, I can't see it in there. But it was an idea I got from French writing. And I just took a couple of lines and expanded on it. I wrote it as sort of like a Bob Dylan song.\" It was Richards who suggested changing the tempo and using additional percussion, turning the folk song into a samba. Furthermore, Jagger stated in the \"Rolling Stone\" interview: \"it's a very long historical figure — the figures of evil and figures of good — so it is",
"title": "Sympathy for the Devil"
},
{
"docid": "1378562",
"text": "to Aukerman: Eunuch Boy' is the first song I ever wrote, really. When we formed, Tony Lombardo, the original bass player said, 'Dude- you need to write some songs,' and I had never written a song before so I just wrote down some words and brought it to him. He made the music for it.\" Lombardo also wrote and played on \"Gotta\", which was left off of the album but released as a B-side on the \"When I Get Old\" single. Chad Price sang backing vocals on the album, while Stevenson and Egerton produced and engineered it. All had previously",
"title": "Descendents"
},
{
"docid": "8386979",
"text": "after producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were worried that a theme song to a James Bond film would not work well if the song did not have the title of the film in its lyrics. Barry then teamed up with lyricist Don Black and wrote \"Thunderball\", which was sung by Tom Jones, who according to Bond production legend, fainted in the recording booth when singing the song's final note. Jones said of it, \"I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning.\" Country musician Johnny Cash",
"title": "Thunderball (film)"
},
{
"docid": "9651542",
"text": "Van Zandt didn't know it anymore in the last ten years of his life. When the New York based Tomato imprint reissued six of Van Zandt's Poppy label albums during the late Seventies, the singer offered the following insight into the creation of the song to Lola Sweeny, who penned the liner notes: \"I wrote 'Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold' in a sort of frenzy. It just came pouring out of me. I couldn’t stop, and I wrote so fast my hands were aching. Even I don’t know what that song means.\" AllMusic states, \"Van Zandt crams an amazing amount",
"title": "High, Low and In Between"
},
{
"docid": "11457926",
"text": "reaching number 5 during the week of June 17, 1995. It was written by Gretchen Peters. You Don't Even Know Who I Am \"You Don't Even Know Who I Am\" is a song recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in March 1995 as the third single from her album \"When Fallen Angels Fly\". The song is a ballad that describes the end of a marriage where both spouses realize they have become complete strangers over time. The first verse describes the wife's decision to leave her ring on the pillow in their bedroom and a",
"title": "You Don't Even Know Who I Am"
}
] |
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"docid": "15133129",
"text": "on an album now that, hopefully, takes the best parts from both of our records ... because we love them both and are really proud of them.\" While on the Blink-182 Reunion Tour, Smith showed Blink-182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus several demos for the album, in hopes that he would produce a song or two. Hoppus confirmed in August 2009 that he was committed to producing one \"really strong\" track on the record, as well as possible others if allowed. During this time, Urie told news outlets the band had \"about 10 songs\" ready to consider for the band's third album.",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "10016651",
"text": "of a person—whether they are a virtuous or vicious person. Hume ultimately defends a theory according to which the fundamental feature of virtues is \"...the possession of mental qualities, 'useful' or 'agreeable' to the 'person himself' or to 'others'\" (\"EPM\", §10, ¶1). As a result, certain character traits commonly deemed virtues by the major religions of the time are deemed vices on Hume's theory. Hume calls these so-called \"virtues\", such as self-denial and humility, \"monkish virtues\". Rather vehemently, he writes: Celibacy, fasting, penance, mortification, self-denial, humility, silence, solitude, and the whole train of monkish virtues; for what reason are they",
"title": "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals"
},
{
"docid": "15133129",
"text": "on an album now that, hopefully, takes the best parts from both of our records ... because we love them both and are really proud of them.\" While on the Blink-182 Reunion Tour, Smith showed Blink-182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus several demos for the album, in hopes that he would produce a song or two. Hoppus confirmed in August 2009 that he was committed to producing one \"really strong\" track on the record, as well as possible others if allowed. During this time, Urie told news outlets the band had \"about 10 songs\" ready to consider for the band's third album.",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
}
] | [
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"docid": "9125808",
"text": "(c. 1310-1340). The nodes of the tree-diagrams are the Cardinal Virtues and the Cardinal Vices, respectively, each with a number of secondary virtues or secondary vices shown as leaves of the respective nodes. While on a tree of virtues, the leaves point upward toward heaven, on a tree of vices the leaves point downward toward hell. At the root of the trees, the virtues of \"humilitas\" \"humility\" and the vice of \"superbia\" \"pride\" is shown as the origin of all other virtues and vices, respectively. By this time, the concept of showing hierarchical concepts of medieval philosophy in diagrams also",
"title": "Tree of virtues and tree of vices"
},
{
"docid": "15133128",
"text": "after the departure of Ross and Walker. The writing and recording process for \"Vices & Virtues\" took much longer than the band intended. The band was \"very confused\" after the split from Ross and Walker, desiring instead to go on tour to understand better. As evidenced above, \"Oh Glory\" and \"New Perspective\" were largely recorded during the summer of 2009 with producer John Feldmann. \"These songs are just Brendon and I having fun, because that's what we want to do,\" Smith told MTV News. Shortly after the departure of Ross and Walker, Smith revealed the band was recording: \"We're working",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15264285",
"text": "Vices & Virtues Tour Vices & Virtues Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Panic! at the Disco in support of their \"Vices & Virtues\" album, in 2011. It was split into three legs. The first leg was called \"An Intimate Evening With Panic! at the Disco\". It began on January 23, 2011 and currently had twelve shows listed. The second part was after the album's release, named the \"Vices & Virtues European Tour\". The third leg of the tour was called the \"Vices & Virtues Asian Tour\". This had at least two dates listed. There was a",
"title": "Vices & Virtues Tour"
},
{
"docid": "9125809",
"text": "becomes more widespread. E.g. ms. Arsenal 1037 (14th century) has a tree of virtue on fol. 4v and a tree of vices on fol. 5r as part of a collection of diagrams on a variety of topics. In this example, the trees are also further subdivided into a ternary structure, as follows: In the Italian Renaissance, Pietro Bembo developed a similar flow-chart-like \"moral schema\" of sins punished in Dante's \"Inferno\" and \"Purgatory\". Tree of virtues and tree of vices A tree of virtues (\"arbor virtutum\") is a diagram used in medieval Christian tradition to display the relationships between virtues, usually",
"title": "Tree of virtues and tree of vices"
},
{
"docid": "9125807",
"text": "Tree of virtues and tree of vices A tree of virtues (\"arbor virtutum\") is a diagram used in medieval Christian tradition to display the relationships between virtues, usually juxtaposed with a tree of vices (\"arbor vitiorum\") where the vices are treated in a parallel fashion. Together with genealogical trees, these diagrams qualify as among the earliest explicit tree-diagrams in history, emerging in the High Middle Ages. At first appearing as illustrations in certain theological tracts, the concept becomes more popular in the Late Middle Ages and is also seen in courtly manuscripts such as the psalter of Robert de Lisle",
"title": "Tree of virtues and tree of vices"
},
{
"docid": "15133154",
"text": "commercials for the 20th season of \"The Amazing Race\". It has been used in \"The Block\" in Australia. Credits for \"Vices & Virtues\" adapted from Allmusic. Panic! at the Disco Additional musicians Works cited Vices & Virtues Vices & Virtues is the third studio album by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on March 18, 2011 on Fueled by Ramen. Produced by John Feldmann and Butch Walker, the album was recorded as a duo by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith, following the departure of lead guitarist, backing vocalist and primary lyricist Ryan Ross and",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15133132",
"text": "to experiment with new producers, but instead regarded Feldmann and Walker's input positively, regarding their help as \"Hey, this is your record, I want to help you with your ideas. So you bring me the ideas, and we’ll help you do that. I don’t want to write anything for you, this is your record, it has to be your voice.\" The band continued working with Feldmann for four months in early 2010, later going to Walker to finalize and improve the songs. On May 7, 2010, the band posted a batch of photos during recording sessions for \"Vices & Virtues\".",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15264286",
"text": "fourth leg planned, touring Australia as a headline act in the \"Soundwave Revolution Festival\". However, this festival was cancelled and instead, Panic! At The Disco headlined Counterwave Revolution in the region. This set list is representative of the show on June 26, 2011. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. Vices & Virtues Tour Vices & Virtues Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Panic! at the Disco in support of their \"Vices & Virtues\" album, in 2011. It was split into three legs. The first leg was called \"An Intimate Evening",
"title": "Vices & Virtues Tour"
},
{
"docid": "7978483",
"text": "Vice (character) Vice is a stock character of the medieval morality plays. While the main character of these plays was representative of every human being (and usually named Mankind, Everyman, or some other generalizing of humanity at large), the other characters were representatives of (and usually named after) personified virtues or vices who sought to win control of man's soul. While the virtues in a morality play can be seen as messengers of God, the vices were viewed as messengers of the Devil. Over time, the morality plays began to include many lesser vices on stage and one chief vice",
"title": "Vice (character)"
},
{
"docid": "5083865",
"text": "seven great prophets of the Old Testament plus John the Baptist) and two suns (which show God and the Madonna and Child), while the blue sky is studded with eight-point stars (8, sideways, symbolises infinity). The bottom tiers of the longer walls feature 14 allegories, in monochrome, symbolising Vices on the north wall and Virtues on the south wall. The Vices are \"Stultitia, Inconstantia, Ira, Iniusticia, Infidelitas, Invidia\", and \"Desperatio\". The Virtues are grouped as follows: the four cardinal virtues: \"Prudentia, Iustitia, Temperantia, Fortitudo\", followed by the three theological ones: \"Fides, Karitas, Spes\". Each virtue and vice is embedded within",
"title": "Scrovegni Chapel"
},
{
"docid": "3281434",
"text": "angry women fighting one another, because Prudentius provides no context or explanation of the allegory. In a similar manner, various vices fight corresponding virtues and are always defeated. Biblical figures that exemplify these virtues also appear (e.g. Job as an example of patience). Despite the fact that seven virtues defeat seven vices, they are not the canonical seven deadly sins, nor the three theological and four cardinal virtues. Theatre historian, Jonas Barish uses the term psychomachia to describe anti-theatrical conflict during the nineteenth century. Psychomachia The Psychomachia (\"Battle of spirits\" or \"soul war\") by the Late Antique Latin poet Prudentius,",
"title": "Psychomachia"
},
{
"docid": "348899",
"text": "incorporate the concept of life, followed by an afterlife in heaven and hell based on cumulative virtues (merit) or vices (demerit). However, the ancient Vedic Rishis challenged this idea of afterlife as simplistic, because people do not live an equally moral or immoral life. Between generally virtuous lives, some are more virtuous; while evil too has degrees, and the texts assert that it would be unfair for people, with varying degrees of virtue or vices, to end up in heaven or hell, in \"either or\" and disproportionate manner irrespective of how virtuous or vicious their lives were. They introduced the",
"title": "Reincarnation"
},
{
"docid": "15133144",
"text": "deluxe edition of the album includes the demo \"Oh Glory\", which was initially released via the band's official website in July 2009 as a 30-second sample. Like \"Pretty. Odd.\", \"Vices & Virtues\" received heavy popularity through online music stores; by February 2011, the record was already up to the top five overall on the \"Top Albums\" chart. Promotion for \"Vices & Virtues\" included an appearance on \"Conan\" a week after the record's release on March 28, and \"Lopez Tonight\" a week after that on April 4, 2011. In promotion of the record, Smith and Urie filmed a short film to",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15133143",
"text": "Weekes, a touring only member at the time, featured on the album cover, masked and standing in the background behind Smith and Urie. On February 15, 2011, responding to eager public demand, the release date for \"Vices & Virtues\" was moved up to March 22 by the band. The first single \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\" was released on February 1, 2011. The music video for the single was released February 8, 2011 and entered heavy rotation across the MTV Networks. The single received positive reviews, many noting the similarity in sound to \"A Fever You Can't Sweat Out\". The",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "2266589",
"text": "the trait, but also represents actions that the character can take in order to regain willpower points that have been spent during the course of play. The vices are the same as the deadly sins (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride), while the virtues correspond to the four cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, temperance, courage) and three theological virtues (faith, hope, charity). In the game's second edition, players do not select virtues or vices from a list. Instead, they may select any lofty ideal to be their Virtue, and any guilty pleasure to be their Vice. The morality stat represents",
"title": "World of Darkness"
},
{
"docid": "3600199",
"text": "Generous, Forgiving, Just, Modest, Temperate, and Valorous. Characters possessing point values in these seven Virtues totaling above 80 are granted a bonus to Chivalry rolls. The Chivalric Vices are: Lazy, Selfish, Vengeful, Arbitrary, Cruel, Proud, and Cowardly. Characters possessing point values in these seven Vices totaling above 80 suffer a penalty to Chivalry rolls. The Christian Religious Virtues are: Chaste, Forgiving, Merciful, Modest, and Temperate. Christian Characters possessing one or more of these traits at a value of 16+ gain a Religious bonus. The Romantic Virtues are: Forgiving, Generous, Honest, Just, Merciful, and Trusting. Characters possessing point values in these",
"title": "Pendragon (role-playing game)"
},
{
"docid": "5083867",
"text": "(\"Inconstantia\") (north wall) to Virtue 2 (\"Fortitudo\") (south side), and so on. Vices and Virtues symbolise humanity's progress toward bliss (heavenly happiness). With the aid of Virtues, humanity can overcome obstacles (Vices). This is the philosophical-theological itinerary designed by Giotto's theologian, a learned theologian who drew his inspiration from Saint Augustin. The Vice-Virtue section of the Arena Chapel illustrates the philosophical-theological message underlying the overall project and is key to clarifying several points previously considered to be either obscure or the result of Giotto's only approximate theological knowledge. For instance, in the Arena Chapel the vices are not the traditional",
"title": "Scrovegni Chapel"
},
{
"docid": "15133119",
"text": "Vices & Virtues Vices & Virtues is the third studio album by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on March 18, 2011 on Fueled by Ramen. Produced by John Feldmann and Butch Walker, the album was recorded as a duo by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith, following the departure of lead guitarist, backing vocalist and primary lyricist Ryan Ross and bassist/backing vocalist Jon Walker in July 2009. The album's artwork was conceptualized by touring bassist Dallon Weekes who was inducted as a full-time member of the band near the end of recording. While Walker",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "6240026",
"text": "18, 2011, the band revealed that an album titled \"Vices & Virtues\" would officially be released on March 22, 2011. The album was produced by Butch Walker and John Feldmann. The record's first single, \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\", was released digitally on February 1, 2011, with the music video being released February 8, 2011. \"Vices & Virtues\" was officially released March 22, 2011, to relatively positive critical reviews. The band began touring in support of the album, christened the \"Vices & Virtues\" Tour, in earnest beginning in February 2011. The tour has sported the same electric, over-the-top theatricality the",
"title": "Panic! at the Disco"
},
{
"docid": "15249565",
"text": "The Ballad of Mona Lisa \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\" (commonly referred to as simply \"Mona Lisa\") is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released February 1, 2011 as the first single from the group's third studio album, \"Vices & Virtues\" (2011). Vocalist Brendon Urie wrote the song to express personal struggles and convictions many years prior to its official production for \"Vices & Virtues\". The song impacted radio on February 15, 2011. The song has received positive critical reviews upon its release. \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\", written by lead singer Brendon Urie, was one",
"title": "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
},
{
"docid": "2334972",
"text": "as a necessary condition for spiritual growth in \"Dnyaneshwari\". Dnyaneshwar writes that saints do not perceive distinctions and are humble because they identify all objects, animate or inanimate, with their own Self. Devotion to Guru occupies an important place throughout the commentary. Many of its chapters begin with an invocation to his Guru Nivruttinath, who is eulogised by Dnyaneshwar as the person who helped him \"cross the ocean of existence\". The discussion on virtue and vices continues in his elucidation of the 16th chapter of \"Bhagavad Gita\", where virtues and vices are called divine heritages and demonic heritages respectively. Divine",
"title": "Dnyaneshwar"
},
{
"docid": "7797334",
"text": "primarily by material self-interest. This makes them distrustful of others, viewing them primarily as competitors. Given these attitudes, workers become prone to a number of vices, including selfishness, cowardice, and intemperance. To correct these conditions, he proposes that workers perform tasks that are interesting and mentally challenging—and that each worker help decide how, and to what ends, their work should be directed. Marx believes that this, coupled with democratic conditions in the workplace, reduces competitive feelings among workers so they want to exhibit traditional virtues like generosity and trustfulness, and avoid the more traditional vices such as cowardice, stinginess, and",
"title": "Character education"
},
{
"docid": "1903455",
"text": "as Robert Louden in his article \"Some Vices of Virtue Ethics\", question whether the idea of a virtuous moral actor, believer, or judge can provide the guidance necessary for action, belief formation, or the decision of legal disputes. There are several different lists of particular virtues. Socrates argued that virtue is knowledge, which suggests that there is really only one virtue. The Stoics concurred, claiming the four cardinal virtues were only aspects of true virtue. John McDowell is a recent defender of this conception. He argues that virtue is a \"perceptual capacity\" to identify how one ought to act, and",
"title": "Virtue ethics"
},
{
"docid": "6013828",
"text": "the contrasting \"angry passions\", they are judged by comparison with humanity in general—such passions are excused when normal, sometimes scorned when absent, and even applauded when impressively low, though \"they form the most detested of all vices\" when they \"rise up to cruelty\"—and for its negative impact on others. Indeed, in general, your moral virtue is mostly determined by how desirable you are in different social relations. Hume finishes by explaining how his system accommodates not only the \"moral virtues\" but also the \"natural abilities\" of the mind, and by downplaying the distinction as not very important and largely a",
"title": "A Treatise of Human Nature"
},
{
"docid": "4501240",
"text": "Practicing them is said to protect one against temptation from the seven deadly sins. It should be noted, however, that these seven virtues do not correspond to the seven heavenly virtues arrived at by combining the cardinal and theological virtues. Furthermore, efforts in the Middle Ages to set the seven heavenly virtues in direct opposition to the seven capital sins are both uncommon and beset with difficulties. “[T]reatises exclusively concentrating on both septenaries are actually quite rare.” and “examples of late medieval catalogues of virtues and vices which extend or upset the double heptad can be easily multiplied.” And there",
"title": "Seven virtues"
},
{
"docid": "16936510",
"text": "2011). In the foreground there are four naked, partly tied female figures lying on sacks and chests, accompanied by a fierce looking dog and cat. This group of vices is surrounded by the personifications of four virtues and five philosophers or holy men. Another female figure with bare breasts resting on a cloud is watching a pot from which smoke is emerging. She is also holding a pair of compasses and a balance. The composition depicts the Triumph of the Virtues over the Vices as a trial of traitors. A series of allegories of the Four Elements made for the",
"title": "Paolo Fiammingo"
},
{
"docid": "2976540",
"text": "level of life and structure, myths offer life models. But the models have to be appropriate to the time in which you are living, and our time has changed so fast that what was proper fifty years ago is not proper today. \"The virtues of the past are the vices of today. And many of what were thought to be the vices of the past are the necessities of today. The moral order has to catch up with the moral necessities of actual life in time, here and now\". \"And that is what we are not doing. The old-time religion",
"title": "The Power of Myth"
},
{
"docid": "8071470",
"text": "Catalogue of Vices and Virtues Several New Testament passages contain lists that have come to be labeled Catalogues of Vices and Virtues by scholars. The catalogue form was extremely popular with everyone in 1st century Hellenism. Plato wrote the earliest catalogue. They could easily be adapted for a range of philosophies and ethics. Philo, a hellenized Jew, also wrote several. There is surprisingly little difference between the Christian and non-Christian catalogues. The longest list is in the Epistle to the Galatians and every item is common among pagan catalogues except one. Catalogues vary by size, content, and style. There was,",
"title": "Catalogue of Vices and Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "8071471",
"text": "apparently, little interest in Christians for creativity, systemization, or completeness. Their primary function, therefore, was to show that Christian morality should approximately conform to the well accepted morality of Hellenism. Therefore, the catalogues should not be considered creedal or specifically Christian. Catalogue of Vices and Virtues Several New Testament passages contain lists that have come to be labeled Catalogues of Vices and Virtues by scholars. The catalogue form was extremely popular with everyone in 1st century Hellenism. Plato wrote the earliest catalogue. They could easily be adapted for a range of philosophies and ethics. Philo, a hellenized Jew, also wrote",
"title": "Catalogue of Vices and Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "19493420",
"text": "would be confiscated immediately and would sometimes be used to condemn the female authors as heretics. Montalvo also composed many other works. She wrote plays, prayers, dramatic hagiographies, and two spiritual comedies: \"Rappresentazione delle virtù e de’ vizi\" (The Play of the Virtues and Vices) and \"Rappresentazione delli inganni della propria opinione\" (The Tricks Played By One’s Own Opinion). \"Rappresentazione delle virtù e de’ vizi\" is about the struggle between the virtues “Prudence, Humility, Peace, Modesty, and Happiness” and the vices of “Stupidity, Dissoluteness, Discord, and Melancholy.” Her second play, \"Rappresentazione delli inganni della propria opinione\", is about “the danger",
"title": "Eleonora Ramirez di Montalvo"
},
{
"docid": "8305177",
"text": "former Panic! at the Disco band members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker. The members are seen dancing in animal costumes, Spencer being in a seal suit. Recently Smith and bandmate Brendon Urie appeared in Butch Walker's music video \"Pretty Melody\", appearing as ninjas. In 2009, founding member/guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker left the band, leaving Smith and vocalist Brendon Urie as the sole remaining members. Smith completed work on Panic! at the Disco's third studio album \"Vices & Virtues\" with bandmate Brendon Urie, which was released in March 2011. Prior to the release of \"Vices & Virtues\", Smith",
"title": "Spencer Smith (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "602566",
"text": "considered the mean between the two extremes of narrow-mindedness on the one hand and over-acceptance on the other. Vices can therefore be identified as the opposites of virtues - but with the caveat that each virtue could have many different opposites, all distinct from each other. Virtue Virtue (, \"arete\") is moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting collective and individual greatness. In other words, it is a behavior that shows",
"title": "Virtue"
},
{
"docid": "15133142",
"text": "Virtues\". The album's title and other early information was announced in \"Alternative Press\" in its December 2010 issue: it set the album for a March 2011 release, \"with the first single tentatively titled 'Mona Lisa' due out in January 2011.\" The band did a promotional \"Vices & Virtues\" photoshoot with designer Anthony Franco on the January 8, 2011. On January 18, the band revealed via a post on their website that the record would be released on March 29, 2011, and on January 25, the cover art was revealed. A behind the scenes video of the photoshoot revealed that Dallon",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "3857578",
"text": "moral character, moral character is identified by the person's set of the morality of virtues and vices. He theorized willpower, moral desires, and integrity have the capability for a person to act morally by the hierarchical order of virtues. He believed that the \"highest\" and complex of virtues are expressed by willpower while the \"lowest\" and simplistic of virtues are expressed integrity. He essentially stated that to have the lower virtues, one must have one or more of the higher virtues. The end goals of moral development identity are to establish and act upon core goals, as well as and",
"title": "Moral psychology"
},
{
"docid": "7099035",
"text": "on the board, the goal pictures happy men and women making music and dancing before a house and garden. To reach The Mansion of Happiness, the player spins a teetotum and races around a sixty-six space spiral track depicting various virtues and vices. Instructions upon spaces depicting virtues move the player closer to The Mansion of Happiness while spaces depicting vices send the player back to the pillory, the House of Correction, or prison, and thus, further from The Mansion of Happiness. Sabbath-breakers are sent to the whipping post. The vice of Pride sends a player back to Humility, and",
"title": "The Mansion of Happiness"
},
{
"docid": "9957664",
"text": "the band's songs into the series. Their single, \"Barcelona\" was iTunes single of the week during the first week of January 2010. In February 2010, they embarked on the 'Hot Mess Across The EU-niverse Tour' in support of Cobra Starship, along with Family Force 5. In December 2010, it was announced that they would be producing the music for the comic book based, animated TV show titled \"Scary Larry\". Marine Neuilly left the band. They are featured on the song, \"Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)\" by Panic! at the Disco on their new album, \"Vices & Virtues\". They are",
"title": "Plastiscines"
},
{
"docid": "3677769",
"text": "Paul in The New Testament. Efforts to relate the cardinal and theological virtues differ. Augustine sees faith as coming under justice. Beginning with a wry comment about the moral mischief of pagan deities, he writes: Later, in the High Middle Ages, some authors opposed the seven virtues (cardinal plus theological) to the seven capital sins. However, “treatises exclusively concentrating on both septenaries are actually quite rare.” and “examples of late medieval catalogues of virtues and vices which extend or upset the double heptad can be easily multiplied.” And there are problems with this parallelism. Jesuit scholars Daniel Harrington and James",
"title": "Cardinal virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15133150",
"text": "start, a return to form, a re-imaging of the past, just don't call it \"Pretty. Odd.\" because that ship has sailed. Panic! are back to their old tricks, exclamation point and all ... and perhaps that was the secret ingredient all along.\" Negative criticism for the album mostly came regarding the inexperienced lyrcism of Urie. William Goodman of \"Spin\" criticized Urie's lyrics of the album (\"the result is verbose and generic diary-entry romance\") but praised the musical experimentation, remarking, \"\"Vices & Virtues\"s saving grace, though, is the varied instrumentation – marimbas, xylophones, accordion, synths, and digital atmospherics.\" Jody Rosen of",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "1903456",
"text": "that all particular virtues are merely \"specialized sensitivities\" to a range of reasons for acting. Aristotle identifies approximately eighteen virtues that enable a person to perform their human function well. He distinguished virtues pertaining to emotion and desire from those pertaining to the mind. The first he calls \"moral\" virtues, and the second intellectual virtues (though both are \"moral\" in the modern sense of the word). Each moral virtue was a mean (see golden mean) between two corresponding vices, one of excess and one of deficiency. Each intellectual virtue is a mental skill or habit by which the mind arrives",
"title": "Virtue ethics"
},
{
"docid": "602556",
"text": "with melancholy frame of mind is the most virtuous whose thoughts, words and deeds are one of principles. Friedrich Nietzsche's view of virtue is based on the idea of an order of rank among people. For Nietzsche, the virtues of the strong are seen as vices by the weak and slavish, thus Nietzsche's virtue ethics is based on his distinction between master morality and slave morality. Nietzsche promotes the virtues of those he calls \"higher men\", people like Goethe and Beethoven. The virtues he praises in them are their creative powers (“the men of great creativity” - “the really great",
"title": "Virtue"
},
{
"docid": "5083864",
"text": "the Pentecost. The fourth tier begins at ground level with the monochromes of the Vices (north wall) and the Virtues (south wall). The west wall (counter-façade) presents the Last Judgment. The scenes depicted are as follows: Sacred stories: Triumphal arch (lunette): Upper tier, south wall: Upper tier, north wall: Triumphal arch: Middle tier, south wall: Middle tier, north wall: Triumphal arch: Lower tier, south wall: Lower tier, north wall; Bottom tier, north wall: Vices: Bottom tier, south wall: Virtues: Counter-façade: The vault presents the eighth day, the time of eternity, God's time, with eight planets (the tondos which enclose the",
"title": "Scrovegni Chapel"
},
{
"docid": "2968868",
"text": "being unrestrained. A wasteful person is destroyed by their own acts, and has many vices at once. Aristotle's approach to defining the correct balance is to treat money like any other useful thing, and say that the virtue is to know how to use money: giving to the right people, the right amount at the right time. Also, as with each of the ethical virtues, Aristotle emphasizes that such a person gets pleasures and pains at doing the virtuous and beautiful thing. Aristotle goes slightly out of his way to emphasize that generosity is not a virtue associated with making",
"title": "Nicomachean Ethics"
},
{
"docid": "2968886",
"text": "translations such as Rackham's the vice at issue here is sometimes referred to in English as boastfulness (Greek \"alazoneia\") and this is contrasted to a virtue concerning truthfulness. The reason is that Aristotle describes two kinds of untruthful pretense vices—one that exaggerates things, boastfulness, and one that under-states things. Aristotle points out that this is a very specific realm of honesty, that which concerns oneself. Other types of dishonesty could involve other virtues and vices, such as justice and injustice. This is a similar subject to the last one discussed concerning surliness and obsequiousness, in that it concerns how to",
"title": "Nicomachean Ethics"
},
{
"docid": "10413647",
"text": "Triumph of the Virtues (Mantegna) The Triumph of the Virtues (also known as \"Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue\") is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, executed in 1502. It is housed in the Musée du Louvre of Paris. The \"triumph\" was the second picture painted by Mantegna for Isabella d'Este's \"studiolo\" (cabinet), after the \"Parnassus\" of 1497. It portrays a marsh enclosed by a tall fence, ruled over by the Vices, portrayed as hideous figures and identified by scrolls in a typically medieval way. Idleness is chased by Minerva, who is also rescuing",
"title": "Triumph of the Virtues (Mantegna)"
},
{
"docid": "3125810",
"text": "such as command ability and piety, which affects how they carry out duties on the battlefield and governing the provinces. These attributes, and other factors such as health, are influenced by “Vices and Virtues”, defining the character's personality and actions. These traits can be acquired seemingly randomly, or may be given to the character through actions in the game. Non-military units, collectively referred to as \"agents\", may be trained. The types of agent a faction is able to produce depends on its religion, but all factions have emissaries, spies and assassins available to them. Emissaries conduct diplomatic tasks such as",
"title": "Medieval: Total War"
},
{
"docid": "15133133",
"text": "All guitars and bass for the album were completed by early July, and, by the end of the month, Urie confirmed that recording of the album was complete and mixing would follow soon. Near the end of the writing process, the band looked back upon the lyrics and noticed that \"some of the motion was pining for something, or some of it was vanity, or some of it touched on subversion or overthrowing of somebody or manipulation.\" Urie likened it to the seven deadly sins, and, after research, settled on the title \"Vices & Virtues\". \"In the Biblical sense, there's",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15249566",
"text": "of the first tracks composed for the band's third album, \"Vices & Virtues\". As a song written before the band even began recording their second album, \"Pretty. Odd.\", it proved to be an inspiration for the production of \"Vices & Virtues\". \"A few of the ideas — like \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\", specifically — was from an idea I had probably four years ago, before we even started touring on \"Pretty. Odd.\", and it was just sitting in my laptop collecting figurative dust on my hard drive, not really doing much,\" said Urie. \"That ended up being a really",
"title": "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
},
{
"docid": "15133121",
"text": "Lisa\", the album debuted at number seven on the \"Billboard\" 200 selling 56,000 copies within its first week. Material for a follow-up to \"Pretty. Odd.\" dates back to at least April 2008, just one month after the release of the record. Former guitarist and primary songwriter Ryan Ross told \"NME\" the band had \"nine or ten new songs going right now,\" which picked up in the same direction of \"Pretty. Odd.\" \"It was pretty much the same with the last record,\" bassist Jon Walker said. \"We haven't stopped writing songs since we stopped recording \"Pretty. Odd.\", because we have a",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "11218665",
"text": "insisted that she contribute a piece to their next collective work. Comte de Caylus gave her the outline of a \"nouvelle espagnole\", a type of short fiction in vogue since the seventeenth century, which she developed on her own. The volume appeared in March 1745, with the title \"Recueil de ces Messieurs\" (Anthology by these Gentlemen); her story was called \"Nouvelle espagnole ou Le mauvais exemple produit autant de vertus que de vices\" (Spanish novella, or A bad example leads to as many virtues as vices). Françoise de Graffigny's contribution was singled out for praise. This success encouraged her to",
"title": "Françoise de Graffigny"
},
{
"docid": "7542394",
"text": "Master–slave morality Master–slave morality is a central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works, in particular the first essay of \"On the Genealogy of Morality\". Nietzsche argued that there were two fundamental types of morality: \"master morality\" and \"slave morality\". Master morality values pride and power, while slave morality values things like kindness, empathy, and sympathy. Master morality weighs actions on good or bad consequences (i. e., classical virtues and vices, consequentialism), unlike slave morality, which weighs actions on a scale of good or evil intentions (e. g., Christian virtues and vices, Kantian deontology). For Nietzsche, a particular morality is inseparable from",
"title": "Master–slave morality"
},
{
"docid": "15133146",
"text": "introductory video from Urie and Smith. \"Vices & Virtues\" was released March 18, 2011 in the United States, Brazil, and Canada, as well as multiple other dates for other countries. The record debuted at number seven on the US \"Billboard\" 200 chart, with first-week sales of 56,000 copies in the United States. This is in stark contrast to the group's previous effort, \"Pretty. Odd.\", which debuted in 2008 with first-week sales of 139,000. The album also came in second on \"Billboard\"'s Alternative Albums chart and fifth on the Digital Albums ranking. As of January 2016, it has sold 194,000 copies",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15133120",
"text": "and Ross' exit left a hole in the Panic! songwriting regime, the experience became the catalyst for Urie finding his own voice and the confidence to take over as the band's principal songsmith. The lyrics touch on themes of manipulation and confusion. \"Vices & Virtues\" took over two years to create, and the increased time in the studio brought forth new musical experimentation. Upon release, the album received generally mixed to positive reviews. Critics praised the album's wide variety of musical stylings, while citing compositional simplicity and Urie's verbose lyricism as detractors. Preceded by lead single, \"The Ballad of Mona",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "602565",
"text": "opposite of a virtue is a vice. Vice is a habitual, repeated practice of wrongdoing. One way of organizing the vices is as the corruption of the virtues. As Aristotle noted, however, the virtues can have several opposites. Virtues can be considered the mean between two extremes, as the Latin maxim dictates \"in medio stat virtus\" - in the centre lies virtue. For instance, both cowardice and rashness are opposites of courage; contrary to prudence are both over-caution and insufficient caution; the opposites of pride (a virtue) are undue humility and excessive vanity. A more \"modern\" virtue, tolerance, can be",
"title": "Virtue"
},
{
"docid": "16884672",
"text": "bad outcome is determined by whether one's actions were good or bad. Rather than believing fate to be predetermined, actions play a prominent role in determining one's future. Chidambaram urges students to avoid vices, such as: meat, alcohol, theft, slander, lying, alms, jealousy, evil friendship, and gossip. He teaches students to give importance to virtues such as good friendship, gratitude, equity, modesty, morality, assiduity, perseverance. The second part contains 30 chapters, of which twenty have been translated. This part speaks about family life. It advises us on how to select a spouse, how to lead family, etc. It helps us",
"title": "Meyyaram"
},
{
"docid": "18321983",
"text": "hard workers who chose a tough career path because that is what they wanted. These virtues, that of hard work and pleasant dispositions contrasted with their inclination to indulge in drinking, gambling and prostitution. Many people formed an ambiguous mythological ideal of the cowboys, that included the virtues of hard work, which was an American ideal, and that mingled with the vices that they liked to indulge in. Many people who lived within and surrounding the cattle towns were opposed to the cattle drives. These critics were of two main groups, the farmers and the townspeople themselves. As agriculture spread",
"title": "Cattle towns"
},
{
"docid": "9832820",
"text": "through Jugoton in 1980, was a concept album, with the A-side entitled \"Vrline\" (\"Virtues\"), featuring the songs which celebrated asceticism and healthy lifestyle, and the B-side, entitled \"Poroci\" (\"Vices\"), featuring songs about bodily pleasures. The album opens with an acted transmission from the bodybuilding competition in Bački Jarak, and is followed by new wave-oriented (but also featuring elements of other genres) songs \"Suvarak\" (\"Spall\"), \"Lepo telo\" (\"Pretty Body\", featuring a quotation from Oliver Dragojević's song \"Oprosti mi, pape\"), \"Alkohol, žene i...\" (\"Alcohol, Women and...\", featuring a quotation from the Rolling Stones' \"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction\"), \"Bajna mašina\" (\"Fabulous Machine\"),",
"title": "Laboratorija Zvuka"
},
{
"docid": "6013727",
"text": "external objects. First, the qualities of the mind: our virtues and vices. Here Hume's main point is that, whatever the true nature of moral evaluation, whether it is a matter of innate moral psychology (Hume's own view), or instead self-interest and cultural training (the view of Hobbes and Mandeville), his account will hold up. For, on either theory, virtues produce a pleasant sensation of their own and vices a painful sensation of their own. Next come the qualities of the body: physical beauty and deformity. Here Hume's main point is that the beauty or deformity of something's structure is nothing",
"title": "A Treatise of Human Nature"
},
{
"docid": "5083866",
"text": "a mirror-like marble frame. The name of the vice or the virtue is written in Latin on top of each figure, indicating what these figures represent, namely, the seventh day (the time between Jesus's birth and the Final Judgement). According to the controversial theory of Giuliano Pisani, the Vices and Virtues read starting from the altar's side, going towards the counter-façade (Final Judgement), and the sequence is not \"Vices first, then Virtues\" as was long believed. It rather proceeds from Vice 1 (\"Stultitia\") (north wall, right hand side) to Virtue 1 (\"Prudencia\") (south wall, left hand side), to Vice 2",
"title": "Scrovegni Chapel"
},
{
"docid": "15133147",
"text": "in the United States. In 2018, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA, indicating 500,000 albums shipped. \"Vices & Virtues\" has received mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 62 out of 100, which indicates \"generally favourable reviews\" based on 15 reviews. Jarett Wieselman of the \"New York Post\" called the record \"one of 2011's best and most captivating albums,\" calling \"Sarah Smiles\" the \"stand-out\" and noting the wise change in tone to high-energy with the second track, \"Let's",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "10413648",
"text": "Diana, goddess of chastity, from being raped by a Centaur, symbol of concupiscence. Next to Minerva is a tree with human features. High in the sky are the three primary moral virtues required to perfect the appetitive powers: Justice, Temperance and Fortitude. <br> Triumph of the Virtues (Mantegna) The Triumph of the Virtues (also known as \"Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue\") is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, executed in 1502. It is housed in the Musée du Louvre of Paris. The \"triumph\" was the second picture painted by Mantegna for Isabella d'Este's",
"title": "Triumph of the Virtues (Mantegna)"
},
{
"docid": "12996801",
"text": "or at his desk, Papczyński proclaimed the word of God everywhere in speech and writing, emphasizing particularly the need to care for those wronged by the society. His work followed the beliefs proclaimed in \"Templum Dei Mysticum\": \"O how admirable are those who mutually work with Christ, and, solely out of love for Him, sincerely and zealously announce all that is essential for salvation, for leading a Christian life, for rooting out vices, and increasing virtues. This is the greatest and most fruitful work of mercy\". Two centuries before the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception Stanislaus professed:",
"title": "Stanislaus Papczyński"
},
{
"docid": "383020",
"text": "proves the validity of these ideas and feelings. Nothing is further from the truth... Just as there is a \"folie à deux\" there is a \"folie à millions\". The fact that millions of people share the same vices does not make these vices virtues, the fact that they share so many errors does not make the errors to be truths, and the fact that millions of people share the same form of mental pathology does not make these people sane. In criminal and mental health law, sanity is a legal term denoting that an individual is of sound mind and",
"title": "Sanity"
},
{
"docid": "2898523",
"text": "in a public benefit. It was his stated belief in the \"Fable of the Bees\" that \"Private Vices by the dextrous Management of a skilful Politician may be turned into Publick Benefits\". In the \"Fable\" he shows a society possessed of all the virtues \"blest with content and honesty,\" falling into apathy and utterly paralysed. The absence of self-love (cf. Hobbes) is the death of progress. The so-called higher virtues are mere hypocrisy, and arise from the selfish desire to be superior to the brutes. \"The moral virtues are the political offspring which flattery begot upon pride.\" Similarly he arrives",
"title": "Bernard Mandeville"
},
{
"docid": "5083868",
"text": "capital vices or deadly sins (Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Lust), just like the \"corresponding\" virtues do not reflect the traditional order, consisting in four \"cardinal virtues\" (Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance) and three \"theological virtues\" (Faith, Hope and Charity). A twofold therapeutic path leading to salvation is presented. The first, composed of four virtues, brings a cure by means of the opposing force provided by the cardinal virtues. The arrival point in this first part of the itinerary is Justice, \"Iusticia\", who makes peace possible and therefore ensures Paradise on earth and earthly happiness. The first Vice",
"title": "Scrovegni Chapel"
},
{
"docid": "3857094",
"text": "their independent and different religious beliefs in favor of Vishnu. Prahlada disagrees with his father, resists him, and pursues what he feels is right. In this legend, and many others, the text challenges presumption and stereotypes about a person based on birth and heredity, as well as encourages the readers through the character of Prahlada to resist threats, harassment and indoctrination from anyone. The Purana, state Gupta and Valpey, implies that virtues and vices are an individual's attributes, and you must see a person who they are, rather than assume they simply follow their parents because of hereditary. The Purana",
"title": "Bhagavata Purana"
},
{
"docid": "563182",
"text": "Seven deadly sins The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give birth to other immoralities. According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth, which are also contrary to the seven virtues. These sins are often thought to be abuses or excessive versions of one's natural faculties or passions (for example, gluttony abuses one's desire to eat). This classification originated with the desert fathers, especially Evagrius Ponticus,",
"title": "Seven deadly sins"
},
{
"docid": "7978488",
"text": "up the more comic aspects of the vice) from \"Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2\" and \"The Merry Wives of Windsor\". Vice (character) Vice is a stock character of the medieval morality plays. While the main character of these plays was representative of every human being (and usually named Mankind, Everyman, or some other generalizing of humanity at large), the other characters were representatives of (and usually named after) personified virtues or vices who sought to win control of man's soul. While the virtues in a morality play can be seen as messengers of God, the vices were viewed as",
"title": "Vice (character)"
},
{
"docid": "15133137",
"text": "(Ever Since We Met...)\" A majority of the band's previous material was written by former guitarist Ryan Ross. For \"Vices & Virtues\", Urie had \"to step up and take the reins lyrically,\" which he regarded as having not much experience in prior. The biggest inspiration for lyricism was keeping busy and going out, instead of locking themselves in and writing. Urie has regarded the lyrics as very honest and straightforward, as well as very fantastical with elements of storytelling. Urie explained \"We were so self-conscious about everything, hyper-aware of what we’re doing, that when we’re writing I go, \"Okay, I",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "15133134",
"text": "all that stuff and then there’s just morals that we live by every day and human behavior\", Urie said. \"I guess this record was really a study in human behavior—mostly for us personally what we had been going through, and noticing all of that.\" Musically, \"Vices & Virtues\" has been described as alternative rock, pop rock, pop punk, emo pop, baroque pop and synth-pop. The album features a variety of different musical styles in its tracks. As a testament to the amount of time of production, each song \"sounds different from the next,\" according to Urie. In the beginning, the",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "6275777",
"text": "street had a canal for cargo transport. The canal system also connected with the river, and thus the outside world, for the import and export of goods. The city also contained many buildings, including parishes and separate schools for boys and girls. An example of a building that appears in the treatise is Filarete’s House of Vice and Virtue, a ten-storey structure with a brothel on the bottom and an academy of learning on the higher levels. Filarete did much study on representation of Vices and Virtues, and there are suggestions that his radial design for the city was inspired",
"title": "Filarete"
},
{
"docid": "15133136",
"text": "just kind of went from there.\" The duo picked the best songs out of 30 written as time went on. Urie said the most exciting part of the recording process was \"...You get all the work done, record the song, arrange it and then you can add the fun little stuff, little pieces of voices and talking and weird instruments you hadn’t used before.\" The band's musical experimentation stretched as far as employing an iPad to record synthesizers on the record. The band got to work with French band The Plastiscines, and a children's choir on the track \"Nearly Witches",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "16934913",
"text": "Let's Kill Tonight \"Let's Kill Tonight\" is a song by the American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on August 29, 2011, as the third and final single from their third studio album, \"Vices & Virtues\" (2011). The band released a tour video on August 23, 2011. The song was first revealed along with three other songs from the album on February 1, 2011, when the band performed at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan. The studio version made its debut in the band's short film \"The Overture\", released 9 days before the album. Brendon Urie has said of the",
"title": "Let's Kill Tonight"
},
{
"docid": "3295830",
"text": "to Greek or Roman gods, \"thila\" themselves are subject to mortal virtues and vices. In Lobi society, there is often a \"thildaar\" (village diviner) that may also act as a \"dithildaar\" (village priest; each village has only one) that interprets \"soser\" for the local community. A particularly intuitive and receptive \"thildaar\" is capable of interpreting as many as fifty or more spirits at a time. Lobi dwellings are characterized as large rectangular or polygonal compounds known as \"maison soukala\". They are spaced well from each other and are composed of a single vast mud banco wall and a small entrance.",
"title": "Lobi people"
},
{
"docid": "15133135",
"text": "band had no direction for music or lyrics. However, after returning to the studio and restarting production, the band became excited to start with a second chance. \"We've been working on music for about a year and a half, so I think that partly adds to why some of the songs have some varying styles,\" Smith said. \"Part of it was us, at the beginning, trying to figure out what we wanted to do – we had a new opportunity with just the two of us – and as we sort of got a better hold on what that was,",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "14259081",
"text": "in mid-2012 via Twitter his involvement with the band as a full-time member. During his tenure as an official member of Panic! at the Disco, Weekes was responsible for the conceptualization of the cover art for the band's third studio album, \"Vices & Virtues\" (2011), and was also featured on the album cover, masked and standing in the background behind Smith and Urie. He was credited with writing all but two songs on the band's fourth studio album, \"Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!\" (2013). Weekes was also nominated for Best Bassist at the 2015 Alternative Press Music",
"title": "Dallon Weekes"
},
{
"docid": "18346677",
"text": "concept that at one level observes that there are gradations of virtues and vices, and that living situations need not be either completely good or completely evil. The term has also been used to argue that many cannot be expected, for good reasons, to embrace teachings such as that in \"Humanae Vitae\", which in this view are expressions of an ideal. The term had fallen from favor after Pope John Paul II, in the apostolic exhortation written after the previous Synod on the Family in 1980, said: \"What is known as 'the law of gradualness' or step-by-step advance cannot be",
"title": "Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops"
},
{
"docid": "3281433",
"text": "survives in many medieval manuscripts, 20 of them illustrated. It may be the subject of wall paintings in the church at Claverley, Shropshire, England. The word may be used more generally for the common theme of the \"battle between good and evil\", for example in sculpture. The plot consists of the personified virtues of Hope, Sobriety, Chastity, Humility, etc. fighting the personified vices of Pride, Wrath, Paganism, Avarice, etc. The personifications are women because in Latin, words for abstract concepts have feminine grammatical gender; an uninformed reader of the work might take the story literally as a tale of many",
"title": "Psychomachia"
},
{
"docid": "563185",
"text": "or Romans, there were ancient precedents for them. Aristotle's \"Nicomachean Ethics\" lists several positive, healthy human qualities, excellences, or virtues. Aristotle argues that for each positive quality there are two negative vices that are found on each extreme of the virtue. Courage, for example, is the human excellence or virtue in facing fear and risk. Excessive courage makes one rash, while a deficiency of courage makes one cowardly. This principle of virtue found in the middle or \"mean\" between excess and deficiency is Aristotle's notion of the golden mean. Aristotle lists virtues like courage, temperance or self-control, generosity, \"greatness of",
"title": "Seven deadly sins"
},
{
"docid": "4708788",
"text": "a poem of the four kingdoms Love, Satan, the Vices, and the Virtues. This poem has many points of resemblance with the \"Divina Commedia\". Frezzi pictures the condition of man who rises from a state of vice to one of virtue, and describes hell, limbo, purgatory and heaven. The poet has Pallas for a companion. Ser Giovanni Fiorentino wrote, under the title of \"Pecorone\", a collection of tales, which are supposed to have been related by a monk and a nun in the parlour of the monastery Novelists of Forli. He closely imitated Boccaccio, and drew on Villani's chronicle for",
"title": "Italian literature"
},
{
"docid": "20904063",
"text": "on \"Virtue Ethics\", asking questions like “how many virtues are there” and “how do they relate to each other”. C.B.Miller, on the other hand, in his article on moral character points to recent work which suggests that the categories used to structure the virtues are the same as those that can be used to structure values. The six “core virtues” listed by Peterson and Seligman have been found to be useful, for example, in the structuring of values in their “Values in Action” or VAI. One of the similarities between virtue theory and fitting-attitude theory is that they both approach",
"title": "Values (Western philosophy)"
},
{
"docid": "15249576",
"text": "on to make the Radio 1 A-list on Wednesday 23 March. \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\" re-entered the \"Billboard\" Hot Digital Songs chart at #142 upon the release of \"Vices & Virtues\". The video of \"The Ballad of Mona Lisa\" was directed by Shane Drake (who previously directed the video for the band's breakthrough hit \"I Write Sins Not Tragedies\") and produced by Brandon Bonfiligo. The video was released on February 8, 2011, on MTV's website shortly after midnight. In a review of the video, MTV News' James Montgomery remarked, \"In a lot of ways, \"Mona Lisa\" is as much",
"title": "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
},
{
"docid": "15133122",
"text": "lot to write about [...] It's sounding 'pretty awesome,' which is probably what we're going to call the next record,\" Ross joked. \"We've got quite a few new ideas and songs we've been working on, and we're hoping to record some of that stuff by the end of the year.\" The article explained that Walker said the band would be taking time off for the holidays and then re-entering the studio to record new music. In June 2009, singer Brendon Urie revealed the band had been writing for \"roughly half a year now\" at Ross' Topanga Canyon, California home, and",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "2484774",
"text": "Testament, particularly the story of Deborah and Jael (Judges 4–5), who seduced and inebriated the Canaanite commander Sisera before hammering a tent-peg into his forehead. There are also thematic connections to the revenge of Simeon and Levi on Shechem after the rape of Dinah in Gen. 34. In the Christian West from the patristic period on, Judith was invoked in a wide variety of texts as a multi-faceted allegorical figure. \"\"Mulier sancta\",\" she personified the Church and many virtues – Humility, Justice, Fortitude, Chastity (the opposite of Holofernes’ vices Pride, Tyranny, Decadence, Lust) – and she was, like the other",
"title": "Book of Judith"
},
{
"docid": "4501239",
"text": "nothing else than the theological virtues.\" A list of seven virtues that oppose the seven deadly sins appeared later in an epic poem titled \"Psychomachia\", or \"Battle/Contest of the Soul\". Written by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, a Christian governor who died around 410 AD, it entails the battle between good virtues and evil vices. The enormous popularity of this work in the Middle Ages helped to spread the concept of holy virtue throughout Europe. After Pope Gregory released his list of seven deadly sins in 590 AD, the seven virtues became identified as chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility.",
"title": "Seven virtues"
},
{
"docid": "7391143",
"text": "and the doctrine of correspondence in the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg. Tables of correspondences are not limited to magical spellcasting. Gnostic books in the Nag Hammadi Library contain lists of aeons and archons (good and evil beings), correlating them to virtues and vices. The First Book of Enoch lists fallen angels and their spheres of influence. Medieval grimoires also included lists of correspondences. Tables of correspondences are also found in Chinese traditional and Indian Ayurvedic healthcare manuals. In the Renaissance, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa published his \"Three Books of Occult Philosophy\" (1531), which contained many lists of correspondences, and Francis Barrett's",
"title": "Table of correspondences"
},
{
"docid": "15133153",
"text": "known for during the \"Fever\" era. \"I really miss wearing costumes and makeup,\" Urie told \"Spin\". \"I love throwing a big production. I've recently been reading about Tesla coils and I'm trying to figure out how I can get one that sits on the stage and shoots sparks without hurting anybody.\" The song \"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)\" was used as the end credit song for the 2011 film \"The Smurfs\". It is also featured in three Diet Coke commercials in 2011, a commercial for Sky TV in the UK, a commercial promoting Universal Studios, and",
"title": "Vices & Virtues"
},
{
"docid": "3125823",
"text": "most important features to be added to the \"Total War\" series, explaining how it led to increasing the troop limit from twenty in \"Shogun: Total War\" to over a hundred in \"Medieval: Total War\". For increased authenticity, research was carried out into the medieval period aspects such as assassinations and historical figures. Leaders from the period were included in the game; to represent their personalities and actions the \"vices and virtues\" system was incorporated into the game, designed to make characters more realistic in their actions. A demonstration of the game was released on 26 June 2002, featuring tutorial missions",
"title": "Medieval: Total War"
},
{
"docid": "2968856",
"text": "condition stems from decisions that were originally voluntary, the same as poor health can develop from past choices—and, \"While no one blames those who are ill-formed by nature, people do censure those who are that way through lack of exercise and neglect.\" The vices then, are voluntary just as the virtues are. He states that people would have to be unconscious not to realize the importance of allowing themselves to live badly, and he dismisses any idea that different people have different innate visions of what is good. Aristotle now deals separately with some of the specific character virtues, in",
"title": "Nicomachean Ethics"
},
{
"docid": "18836738",
"text": "born in Austrian Innsbruck, he became the most significant sculptor of the Czech Baroque period, whose probably the most famous sculptures are allegories of Virtues and Vices situated at the Kuks Hospital. Unfortunatelly, so many coffins were found in the tomb in 1902 that the coffin of the noted sculptor Braun could not be detected. On 29 August 1849, there was a wedding of the Czech classical music composer Antonín Dvořák, the author of the worldwide famous symphony From the New World, a successful opera Rusalka, and also a small piano work Humoresque. After this his son-in law, a composer",
"title": "St. Stephen's Church, Prague"
},
{
"docid": "15706371",
"text": "to colonial and then to post-colonial eras in most African countries. As an example, in the pre-colonial era in Nigeria — the most populated country in Africa and a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual nation — poetry was unwritten. \"There existed a thin line between poets and musicians, who composed and rendered poetry in musical form. Poets then published their works in form of renditions at funerals and marriage ceremonies, with themes focused on praising virtues and condemning vices in society.\" Margaret Busby's 1992 anthology \"Daughters of Africa\" begins with a selection of traditional African poems including Ancient Egyptian love songs. While the",
"title": "Poetry in Africa"
},
{
"docid": "13483867",
"text": "articles in academic and environmental journals, such as Thomas Hill's \"Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments.\" The first major analysis of this approach is Louke Van Wensveen’s influential book \"Dirty Virtues: The Emergence of Ecological Virtue Ethics\". Environmental virtue ethicists take inspiration for a variety of schools of virtue ethics and from diverse backgrounds in environmental ethics. Nevertheless, there are three general approaches to identifying virtues and vices within EVE. First, the \"virtue theory approach,\" which attempts to build an environmental virtue ethics from the ground up. Second, the \"environmental exemplar approach,\" which looks to people who are",
"title": "Environmental virtue ethics"
},
{
"docid": "5083873",
"text": "of the sickening effects of Injustice (on the chapel's other side). Those who have successfully progressed in their therapeutic path have attained Justice. Those who have not, have attained Injustice. Those who have attained Justice have practiced a soul's therapy that can be defined as \"human\" and that led them to earthly happiness. They used as their therapy the \"medicina animi\", the \"soul’s medicine\" provided by the cardinal virtues (in the sequence Prudence-Fortitude-Temperance-Justice), namely the moral and intellectual virtues with whose \"medicine\" human beings can be cured of, and are able to prevail over, the opposing vices. Next come the",
"title": "Scrovegni Chapel"
},
{
"docid": "3255881",
"text": "charity writings of the nineteenth century: a section on crime, the Protestant virtues and vices (intemperance, idleness, disorder, uncleanliness), miserable conditions of living, disease, the loss of modesty (especially women), the dissolution of the family, the institutions that would help in their uplift, as well as future sources of reform. The difference was the introduction of photography to prove the squalid conditions and to increase sympathy for the individuals living in these slums. Riis finally convinced the average reader of newspapers that the poor were not so by choice; that the dangerous and unhygienic conditions in which they lived were",
"title": "How the Other Half Lives"
},
{
"docid": "602545",
"text": "part of one's life. Virtues lead to \"punya\" (Sanskrit: पुण्य, holy living) in Hindu literature; while vices lead to \"pap\" (Sanskrit: पाप, sin). Sometimes, the word \"punya\" is used interchangeably with virtue. The virtues that constitute a dharmic life - that is a moral, ethical, virtuous life - evolve in vedas and upanishads. Over time, new virtues were conceptualized and added by ancient Hindu scholars, some replaced, others merged. For example, Manusamhita initially listed ten virtues necessary for a human being to live a \"dharmic\" life: \"Dhriti\" (courage), \"Kshama\" (forgiveness), \"Dama\" (temperance), \"Asteya\" (Non-covetousness/Non-stealing), \"Saucha\" (inner purity), \"Indriyani-graha\" (control of",
"title": "Virtue"
},
{
"docid": "901806",
"text": "had witnessed. His writings reveal many of the less savory aspects of the reign of Louis XI, and Commines related them without apology, insisting that the late king's virtues outweighed his vices. He is regarded as a major primary source for 15th century European history. The \"Mémoires\" are divided into \"books\", the first six of which were written between 1488 and 1494, and relate the course of events from the beginning of Commines' career (1464) up to the death of King Louis. The remaining two books were written between 1497 and 1501 (printed in 1528), and deal with the Italian",
"title": "Philippe de Commines"
},
{
"docid": "552668",
"text": "towards God. Don’t sin thinking that you are assured mercy, that itself is a sin. It’s not a good idea to take advantage of the Lord.” Pre-Reformation plays emphasized the importance of the sacraments of the Catholic Church (such as partaking in mass and baptism), the church clergy, the church hierarchy, the church establishment in general, and the abstinence from the Seven Deadly Sins. Many of the morality tales were allegories and involved characters with names of Vices (e.g., Gluttony) and Virtues (e.g., Goodness). Their purpose was to direct the playgoers to pursue virtue and renounce vice. Frequently a character",
"title": "Morality play"
},
{
"docid": "16813260",
"text": "Naraka (Hinduism) Naraka () is the Hindu equivalent of Hell, where sinners are tormented after death. It is also the abode of Yama, the god of Death. It is described as located in the south of the universe and beneath the earth. The number and names of hells, as well as the type of sinners sent to a particular hell, varies from text to text; however, many scriptures describe 28 hells. After death, messengers of Yama called \"Yamadutas\" bring all beings to the court of Yama, where he weighs the virtues and the vices of the being and passes a",
"title": "Naraka (Hinduism)"
},
{
"docid": "5187815",
"text": "in his eyes the Bible is the basis of all monastic legislation, the true Rule. The questions refer generally to the virtues which the monks should practice and the vices they should avoid. The greater number of the replies contain a verse or several verses of the Bible accompanied by a comment which defines the meaning. The most striking qualities of the Basilian Rule are its prudence and its wisdom. It leaves to the superiors the care of settling the many details of local, individual, and daily life; it does not determine the material exercise of the observance or the",
"title": "Basilian monks"
}
] |
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| which attribute of god refers to his all-knowing nature |
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{
"docid": "5681229",
"text": "are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there\" (, NIV). The omniscience of God refers to him being \"all knowing\". Berkhof regards the \"wisdom\" of God as a \"particular aspect of his knowledge.\" Romans 16:27 speaks about the \"only wise God\". The oneness, or \"unity\" of God refers to his being one and only. This means that Christianity is monotheistic, although the doctrine of the Trinity says that God is three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Athanasian Creed says \"we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity.\" The most notable biblical",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "5681229",
"text": "are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there\" (, NIV). The omniscience of God refers to him being \"all knowing\". Berkhof regards the \"wisdom\" of God as a \"particular aspect of his knowledge.\" Romans 16:27 speaks about the \"only wise God\". The oneness, or \"unity\" of God refers to his being one and only. This means that Christianity is monotheistic, although the doctrine of the Trinity says that God is three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Athanasian Creed says \"we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity.\" The most notable biblical",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "7749218",
"text": "God In monotheistic thought, God is conceived of as the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith. The concept of God, as described by theologians, commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (all-powerful), omnipresence (all-present), and as having an eternal and necessary existence. Depending on one's kind of theism, these attributes are used either in way of analogy, or in a literal sense as distinct properties. God is most often held to be incorporeal (immaterial). Incorporeality and corporeality of God are related to conceptions of transcendence (being outside nature) and immanence (being in nature) of God, with",
"title": "God"
},
{
"docid": "3097850",
"text": "from the psychological and the ethical. A simpler division groups omnipotence, omnipresence, eternity, omniscience, and unity as the metaphysical predicates, justice and goodness as the moral attributes. The fundamental attribute is, according to Ritschl, love; according to Professor Royce, omniscience. The main difficulty with these writers centres about the idea of God as a personal being. In the fourth century Aetius and Eunomius maintained that, because the Divine nature is simple, excluding all composition or multiplicity, the various terms and names applied to God are to be considered synonymous. Otherwise they would erroneously imply composition in God. This opinion was",
"title": "Catholic views on God"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "5681232",
"text": "gospel the righteousness of God is revealed\" (NIV). Martin Luther grew up believing that this referred to an attribute of God - namely, his distributive justice. Luther's change of mind and subsequent interpretation of the phrase as referring to the righteousness which God imputes to the believer was a major factor in the Protestant Reformation. More recently, however, scholars such as N. T. Wright have argued that the verse refers to an attribute of God after all - this time, his covenant faithfulness. The simplicity of God means he is not partly this and partly that, but that whatever he",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "124752",
"text": "Good People Turn Evil\". Most monotheistic religions posit that the singular God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and completely good. The problem of evil asks how the apparent contradiction of these properties and the observed existence of evil in the world might be resolved. Scholars have examined the question of suffering caused by and in both humans and animals, suffering caused by nature (like storms and disease). These religions tend to attribute the source of evil to something other than God, such as demonic beings or human disobedience. Polytheistic and non-theistic religions do not have such an apparent contradiction, but many seek",
"title": "Evil"
},
{
"docid": "20098579",
"text": "attribute of omnipotence or the statement that \"God is sovereign.\" Rather, \"the negative attributes of God are the true attributes\". Maimonides argues that any statement of a positive attribute implies polytheism and is inadequate. But negative attributes do not create any incorrect notion or deficiency. \"If Maimonides is right, there can be no plurality of faculties, moral dispositions, or essential attributes in God. Even to say that God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good is to introduce plurality, if one means thereby that these qualities are separate attributes whatever in reference to God. . . [but to] say that God does",
"title": "Sovereignty of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "10198546",
"text": "all truth claims are to be checked, and God’s word dictates to humanity who he is, the true nature of the world around us, and who people are in relation to God and the world. Thus, for Frame as for Calvin, the Christian Scriptures serve as the lens through which one ought to see and evaluate everything, and even in knowing the Bible, he suggests that one knows both the world and himself (and, conversely, in knowing them both one comes to know Scriptures better). With the situational perspective, Frame refers to the facts of reality or the objects of",
"title": "Multiperspectivalism"
},
{
"docid": "15578002",
"text": "sphere of the knowledge of God become contracted. There was a time when all knowledge was knowledge of God. Our own time, on the contrary, has the distinction of knowing about all and everything, about an infinite number of subjects, but nothing at all of God. Formerly the mind found its supreme interest in knowing God, and searching into His nature. It had and it found no rest unless in thus occupying itself with God. When it could not satisfy this need it felt unhappy. The spiritual conflicts to which the knowledge of God gives rise in the inner life",
"title": "Three Upbuilding Discourses, 1844"
},
{
"docid": "2427300",
"text": "God's dominion and the continual fulfillment of his will. According to \"The Muslim World\" (1986), this Surah is the only one to point to the word 'Ghalib' as a divine attribute. The Surah also highlights the way dominion is actually established, in that God is \"al-Latif\" (, \"the One subtle in accomplishing his will\"). God is also seen as \"al-'Alim\" (, \"the Knower\" or \"the All-Knowing One\") and \"al-Hakim\" (, \"the Wise\" or \"the All-Wise One\"). This does not disregard the theme of balance between divine decree and human freedom. Farsi tafsirs vary considerably in the extent to which they",
"title": "Joseph in Islam"
},
{
"docid": "5681228",
"text": "do all that is intrinsically possible, not to do the intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to him, but not nonsense. This is no limit to his power.\" The omnipresence of God refers to him being present everywhere. Berkhof distinguishes between God's \"immensity\" and his \"omnipresence\", saying that the former \"points to the fact that God transcends all space and is not subject to its limitations,\" emphasising his \"transcendence\", while the latter denotes that God \"fills every part of space with His entire Being,\" emphasising his \"immanence\". In Psalm 139, David says, \"If I go up to the heavens, you",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "1866339",
"text": "doctrine, it would be erroneous and blasphemous to attribute changes or emotional states to God, except by analogy. Thus scriptural expressions which indicate \"anger\" or \"sadness\" on God's part are considered anthropomorphisms, mere analogies to explain mankind's relationship to God, who is impassible in his own nature. Some objecting to this claim assert that if God cannot have emotions, then God cannot love, which is a central tenet of Christianity. However, Catholics would point out that love is not an emotion except in a secondary sense, and is far more than simply a changeable emotion. Furthermore, the human nature of",
"title": "Impassibility"
},
{
"docid": "5681217",
"text": "say that the whole Bible \"is the story of God's involvement with his creation\", but highlights verses such as , \"in him we live and move and have our being\". Immutability means God cannot change. refers to the \"Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows\" (NIV). Herman Bavinck notes that although the Bible talks about God repenting, changing his purpose, and becoming angry, \"Scripture testifies that in all these various relations and experiences God remains ever the same.\" Millard Erickson calls this attribute God's \"constancy\", arguing that \"some interpretations of the doctrine of divine constancy,",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "13994271",
"text": "How can I doubt His when I am convinced of mine. Who so recognizes the effect recognizes the cause. To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence, it would be to doubt everything; and then what is life for? Now then, my faith in God, if the result of a ratiocination may be called faith, is blind, blind in the sense of knowing nothing. I neither believe nor disbelieve the qualities which many attribute to Him; before theologians' and philosophers' definitions and lucubrations of this ineffable and inscrutable being I find myself smiling. Faced with the",
"title": "José Rizal"
},
{
"docid": "413200",
"text": "Theology\" that all statements about the divine are nonsensical and any divine-attribute is unprovable. He wrote: \"It is now generally admitted, at any rate by philosophers, that the existence of a being having the attributes which define the god of any non-animistic religion cannot be demonstratively proved... [A]ll utterances about the nature of God are nonsensical.\" The Jewish atheist philosopher Walter Kaufmann, in his essay \"Against Theology\", sought to differentiate theology from religion in general. \"Theology, of course, is not religion; and a great deal of religion is emphatically anti-theological... An attack on theology, therefore, should not be taken as",
"title": "Theology"
},
{
"docid": "13766934",
"text": "world with an all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful (omniscient and omnipotent) God. Talmudists and mystics in the rabbinic tradition explained evil as an absence or distance from God, rather than the opposite of God's all-powerful goodness. Examples include Job complaining to his friends about God causing him suffering, Maimonides' explanation of evil and suffering being the result of man's actions against God rather than God's actions or ill-will towards man, and Spinoza's emphasis on the impersonal nature of the universe and the efficacy of human reason in avoiding evil and suffering. Generations of pre-Holocaust Jewish scholars were able to come up with",
"title": "Jewish existentialism"
},
{
"docid": "896568",
"text": "account of the nature of warrant which allows for the existence of God as a basic belief. Plantinga has also argued that there is no logical inconsistency between the existence of evil and the existence of an all-powerful, all-knowing, wholly good God. Plantinga proposed a \"free will defense\" in a volume edited by Max Black in 1965, which attempts to refute the logical problem of evil, the argument that the existence of evil is logically incompatible with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good God. Plantinga's argument (in a truncated form) states that \"It is possible that God, even",
"title": "Alvin Plantinga"
},
{
"docid": "3931535",
"text": "Nature (\"Natura\" in Latin or \"physis\" in Greek) is the name of the most comprehensive of all unities, that which contains within itself the most primary division of all things, that which is (being) and that which is not (nonbeing). The Latin title refers to these four divisions of nature: (1) that which creates and is not created; (2) that which is created and creates; (3) that which is created and does not create; (4) that which is neither created nor creates. The first is God as the ground or origin of all things, the last is God as the",
"title": "John Scotus Eriugena"
},
{
"docid": "5681230",
"text": "affirmation of the unity of God is found in . The statement, known as the \"Shema Yisrael\", after its first two words in Hebrew, says \"Hear, O Israel: Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one.\" In the New Testament, Jesus upholds the oneness of God by quoting these words in . The Apostle Paul also affirms the oneness of God in verses like . The oneness of God is also related to his \"simplicity\". While the providence of God usually refers to his activity in the world, it also implies his care for the universe, and is thus an attribute. Although",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "2351514",
"text": "inhabit is an orderly one, in which things generally behave in predictable ways, Aristotle argued, because every natural object has a \"nature\"—an attribute (associated primarily with form) that makes the object behave in its customary fashion...\" Aristotle recommended four causes as appropriate for the business of the natural philosopher, or physicist, “and if he refers his problems back to all of them, he will assign the ‘why’ in the way proper to his science—the matter, the form, the mover, [and] ‘that for the sake of which’”. While the vagaries of the material cause are subject to circumstance, the formal, efficient",
"title": "Natural philosophy"
},
{
"docid": "6250715",
"text": "The fifth part argues that reason can govern the affects in the pursuit of virtue, which for Spinoza is self-preservation: only with the aid of reason can humans distinguish the passions that truly aid virtue from those that are ultimately harmful. By reason, we can see things as they truly are, \"sub specie aeternitatis\", \"under the aspect of eternity,\" and because Spinoza treats God and nature as indistinguishable, by knowing things as they are we improve our knowledge of God. Seeing that all things are determined by nature to be as they are, we can achieve the rational tranquility that",
"title": "Ethics (Spinoza)"
},
{
"docid": "15060566",
"text": "which means to cover. It is also paired with the Attribute Al Aleem (The All-Knowing), which some say implies that despite His Knowledge of our actions, He’s still controlling His Anger, though we deserve to be shown His Anger. Another pairing is with His Name, Al Ghani (The Self Sufficient, Rich beyond any need). Some say this pairing means that He doesn't need anything from us and yet He is still forgiving us for our mistakes and sins. This shows His Attribute of Clemency. It can be argued that when a judge or a police officer lets a person off",
"title": "Al Haleem"
},
{
"docid": "407331",
"text": "claim to the general statement that there exists unnecessary evil is inductive in nature and it is this inductive step that sets the evidential argument apart from the logical argument. The hidden reasons defense asserts that there exists the logical possibility of hidden or unknown reasons for the existence of evil along with the existence of an almighty, all-knowing, all-benevolent, all-powerful God. Not knowing the reason does not necessarily mean that the reason does not exist. This argument has been challenged with the assertion that the hidden reasons premise is as plausible as the premise that God does not exist",
"title": "Problem of evil"
},
{
"docid": "5895209",
"text": "concept of an anthropomorphic, fatherly God who cares about humanity. German philosopher Karl Jaspers believed that Spinoza, in his philosophical system, did not mean to say that God and Nature are interchangeable terms, but rather that God's transcendence was attested by his infinitely many attributes, and that two attributes known by humans, namely Thought and Extension, signified God's \"immanence\". Even God under the attributes of thought and extension cannot be identified strictly with our world. That world is of course \"divisible\"; it has parts. But Spinoza insists that \"no attribute of a substance can be truly conceived from which it",
"title": "Spinozism"
},
{
"docid": "1256589",
"text": "It especially refers to the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking \"ḥaqīqah\" \"ultimate truth\". Such tariqas typically have a \"murshid\" (guide) who plays the role of leader or spiritual director. Members and followers of a tariqa are known as \"murīdīn\" (singular \"murīd\"), meaning \"desirous\", viz. \"desiring the knowledge of knowing God and loving God\" (also called a \"faqīr\" ). Tariqas have silsilas () which is the spiritual lineage of the Shaikhs of that order. Almost all orders trace their silsila back to Prophet Mohammad. Tariqas are spread all over the Muslim world.",
"title": "Religious order"
},
{
"docid": "9006266",
"text": "of any attribute of God lest it mar the purity of monotheism. In this Gabirol follows strictly in the line of Hebrew tradition. In the philosophy of Maimonides and other Jewish-rationalistic philosophers, there is little which can be predicated about the God other than his \"existence\", and even this can only be asserted equivocally. In Jewish mystical thought (Kabbalah), the term \"Godhead\" usually refers to the concept of Ein Sof (אין סוף), the aspect of God that lies beyond the emanations (sefirot). The \"knowability\" of the Godhead in Kabbalistic thought is no better than what is conceived by rationalist thinkers.",
"title": "Godhead in Judaism"
},
{
"docid": "5681216",
"text": "out that \"only once in sacred Scripture is an attribute of God elevated to the third degree... The Bible never says that God is love, love, love.\" The immanence of God refers to him being in the world. It is thus contrasted with his \"transcendence\", but Christian theologians usually emphasise that the two attributes are not contradictory. To hold to transcendence but not immanence is deism, while to hold to immanence but not transcendence is pantheism. According to Wayne Grudem, \"the God of the Bible is no abstract deity removed from, and uninterested in his creation\". Grudem goes on to",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "7940830",
"text": "He was also deemed the enemy of Quetzalcoatl, but an ally of Huitzilopochtli. Tezcatlipoca had the power to forgive sins and to relieve disease, or to release a man from the fate assigned to him by his date of birth; however, nothing in Tezcatlipoca's nature compelled him to do so. He was capricious and often brought about reversals of fortune, such as bringing drought and famine. He turned himself into Mixcoatl, the god of the hunt, to make fire. To the Aztecs, he was an all-knowing, all-seeing nearly all-powerful god. One of his names can be translated as \"He Whose",
"title": "Human sacrifice in Aztec culture"
},
{
"docid": "8967510",
"text": "he adds it sometimes only. He uses the article, when the name of God refers to the uncreated cause of all things, and omits it when the Logos is named God...(then he expands the understanding from John 1:1 by warning of the two extremes: Modalists & unitartians) They are afraid that they may be proclaiming two Gods, and their fear drives them into doctrines which are false and wicked. Either they deny that the Son has a distinct nature of His own besides that of the Father, and make Him whom they call the Son to be God all but",
"title": "John 1:1"
},
{
"docid": "10278890",
"text": "mentioned in Qur’án 7:172) refers to the revelation of the Prophets. Before the Word of God is revealed, all people are considered equal in rank. Differences only appear after the Prophet reveals himself, caused by the different responses of each individual's free will. Bahá'u'lláh also wrote of many worlds of God. In the \"Súriy-i-Vafa\", he writes: \"Know thou of a truth that the worlds of God are countless in their number, and infinite in their range. None can reckon or comprehend them except God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.\" 'Abdu'l-Bahá, son and successor of Bahá'u'lláh, writes in the \"Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih\" (\"Tablet of",
"title": "Bahá'í cosmology"
},
{
"docid": "5458788",
"text": "oneness is separately symbolized to be supreme and ultimate beyond all God-heads and powers. The \"Ekam\" is said to be the supreme as well as the ultimate self from which the whole cosmos formed. This formless attribute is said to be defined from the human point of view. But this formless \"Ekam\", without losing its constant and formless nature, is present inside all things in the universe. That is, it remains as infinite within every finite, formless within every definite form. It is the supreme absolute self in which all the substances of cosmos shares their existence. The derivations of",
"title": "Ekam"
},
{
"docid": "2743076",
"text": "upon. However, other cultures attribute the outcome of twins to superior virility of the father. In various mythologies, twins often represent the dualistic nature of the universe. In Greek mythology, twins Apollo and Artemis, are the sun god and moon goddess, respectively. Similar forms of higher beings are reflected throughout different mythologies, as twin brothers Kuat and Iae represent the sun and moon in the Xingu mythology of Brazil. Egyptian God, Geb, and his twin sister, Nut, represented the binary nature of the world, with Geb being the God of the Earth, and Nut being the Goddess of the sky.",
"title": "Twins in mythology"
},
{
"docid": "368719",
"text": "is Descartes' substance dualism. Baruch Spinoza denied Descartes' \"real distinction\" between mind and matter. Substance, according to Spinoza, is one and indivisible, but has multiple \"attributes\". He regards an attribute, though, as \"what we conceive as constituting the [single] essence of substance\". The single essence of one substance can be conceived of as material and also, consistently, as mental. What is ordinarily called the natural world, together with all the individuals in it, is immanent in God: hence his famous phrase \"deus sive natura\" (\"God or Nature\"). John Locke views substance through a corpuscularian lens where it exhibits two types",
"title": "Substance theory"
},
{
"docid": "12779746",
"text": "the Godhead is essentially unconscious, so too is the man who lives in God. In his sermon on \"The Poor in Spirit\" (Matt. 5 : 3), the Meister says: \"The man who has this poverty has everything he was when he lived not in any wise, neither in himself, nor in truth, nor in God. He is so quit and empty of all knowing that no knowledge of God is alive in him; for while he stood in the eternal nature of god, there lived in him not another: what lived there was himself. And so we say this man",
"title": "Meister Eckhart"
},
{
"docid": "10576259",
"text": "of the first third of the canonical form (see below) of tasbeeh. The word literally means, as a verb, \"to travel swiftly\" and, as a noun, \"duties\" or \"occupation\". However, in the devotional context, \"tasbih\" refers to \"Subhana Allah\", which is often used in the Qur'an with the preposition \"'an\" (), meaning \"'God is [de]void' [of what they (polytheists) attribute to Him]\" (Al-Tawba: 31, Al-Zumar: 67 et al.). Without this preposition, it means something like \"Glory be to God.\" The phrase can be roughly translated as \"Praised be God\" or \"Glory (be) to God\". The root of the word (subḥān)",
"title": "Tasbih"
},
{
"docid": "761172",
"text": "Herman Dooyeweerd, who is often associated with a neo-Calvinistic tradition, provides a philosophical foundation for understanding why we can never absolutely know God, and yet, paradoxically, truly know something of God. Dooyeweerd made a sharp distinction between theoretical and pre-theoretical attitudes of thought. Most of the discussion of knowledge of God presupposes theoretical knowledge, in which we reflect and try to define and discuss. Theoretical knowing, by its very nature, is never absolute, always depends on religious presuppositions, and cannot grasp either God or the law side. Pre-theoretical knowing, on the other hand, is intimate engagement, and exhibits a diverse",
"title": "Apophatic theology"
},
{
"docid": "4369512",
"text": "Arabic meaning ‘to recite.’ As it appears in verse 3 and 31 of this sura, it is confirming the Qur'an as an oral revelation, the spoken word of God recited to Muhammad. The word ‘qur’an’ instead of, for example, the word ‘kitab’ (book), reveals not a written but a recited, spoken and oral nature of the Qur'an. Exaltation of God and divinity of the Qur'an The Ornaments of Gold ends with a flourish of praise and exaltations of God. “He who is God in heaven and God on Earth; He is the All Wise, the All Knowing” (43:84). This creates",
"title": "Az-Zukhruf"
},
{
"docid": "20931370",
"text": "and with it, brought time into existence, there’s simply no 'before' to consider. Further, Hawking believed the universe could reach an end point, either through an eventual cosmic \"crunch or an expansion\" ... \"In the interim ... We are all time travelers, journeying together into the future. But let us make that future a place we want to visit”), the possibility of time travel (“asking if time travel is possible is a 'very serious question' that our current understanding cannot rule out\"), and God (“knowing the mind of God is knowing the laws of nature ... My prediction is that",
"title": "Brief Answers to the Big Questions"
},
{
"docid": "1175925",
"text": "For believers, knowing that \"the cause of our salvation did not proceed from us, but from God alone\" evokes gratitude. Calvinists emphasise the \"active\" nature of God's decree to choose those foreordained to eternal wrath, yet at the same time the \"passive\" nature of that foreordination. This is possible because most Calvinists hold to an Infralapsarian view of God's decree. In that view, God, before Creation, in his mind, first decreed that the Fall would take place, before decreeing election and reprobation. So God actively chooses whom to condemn, but because he knows they will have a sinful nature, the",
"title": "Predestination in Calvinism"
},
{
"docid": "4569491",
"text": "to regain control over the essence of Light. His primary scheme is to initiate the activity of human reproduction, by which he hopes to create new human bodies inhabited by a counterfeit spirit. This counterfeit spirit allows Yaltabaoth and his agents to deceive the human race, keeping them in ignorance of their true nature, and is the primary means by which Yaltabaoth keeps humanity in subjugation. It is the source of all earthly evil and confusion, and causes people to die “not having found truth and without knowing the God of truth”. Following this revelation, the narrative then takes the",
"title": "Apocryphon of John"
},
{
"docid": "7132409",
"text": "Moses to know God's Name, God told Moses that God is called according to God's work — sometimes Scripture calls God “Almighty God,” “Lord of Hosts,” “God,” or “Lord.” When God judges created beings, Scripture calls God “God,” and when God wages war against the wicked, Scripture calls God “Lord of Hosts” (as in and ). When God suspends judgment for a person's sins, Scripture calls God “El Shadday” (“Almighty God”), and when God is merciful towards the world, Scripture calls God “Adonai” (“Lord”), for “Adonai” refers to the Attribute of Mercy, as says: “The Lord, the Lord (Adonai, Adonai),",
"title": "Ki Tissa"
},
{
"docid": "7132422",
"text": "Tetragrammaton, are predicates and attributive descriptions, derived from the way God's actions affect the world. People call God \"merciful\" if God improves the condition of someone whom people pity. People attribute to God \"mercy\" and \"compassion,\" although Halevi saw these attributes as weaknesses of the soul and a quick movement of nature. Halevi argued that this cannot actually be applied to God, who is a just Judge, ordaining poverty for one and wealth to another. God's nature, Halevi argued, remains unaffected, having no sympathy for one, nor anger for another. God decides according to law, making some people happy and",
"title": "Ki Tissa"
},
{
"docid": "9476029",
"text": "lesser manifestation of one and supreme power Ekam. But due to the advent of Kaliyan and because of the cruel nature of his boons, for the first time the supreme God or the 'God beyond Consciousness' (Ekan) incarnates in the world as Vaikundar and so all the God-heads were surrendered to Vaikundar and all the previous scriptures had lost their substances. And so for the Kaliyukam, Vaikundar was said to be the only worshippable God and hence, the theology of Ayyavazhi was channeled towards exclusivism. Apart from this it also refers to some God-heads from Abrahamic traditions. It says that",
"title": "Inclusiveness and exclusivity in Ayyavazhi"
},
{
"docid": "11223248",
"text": "generic character, players eventually learn that he is both an \"unstoppable force of nature\" and a \"broken, tragic man\". Knowing of the talks regarding a \"God of War\" film, both IGN and UGO Networks listed Kratos as a character who deserved his own movie. In 2008, IGN listed him as one of the characters wanted for an \"ultimate fighting\" game, featuring characters from all consoles and all eras of gaming. He was included on the list of the best anti-heroes by IGN in 2012. In 2011,\"Complex\" listed several of his finishing moves in their fifty \"craziest fatalities in video games\"",
"title": "Kratos (God of War)"
},
{
"docid": "3454027",
"text": "theology, Aquinas argues that humans can neither wish nor do good without divine grace. However, \"doing good\" here refers to doing good per se: man \"can\" do, moved by God even then but \"only\" in the sense in which even his nature depends on God's moving, things that happen to be good in some respect, and are not sinful, though if he has not grace, it will be without merit, and he will not succeed in it all the time. Therefore, happiness is attained through the perseverance of virtue given by the Grace of God, which is not fully attained",
"title": "Thomism"
},
{
"docid": "6643573",
"text": "of God's Justice). But when God reflected that Moses only asked this because of Israel's suffering, God retracted and dealt with Moses according to the Attribute of Mercy, as says: \"And He said to him: ‘I am the Lord'\" (employing the name of God (, the Tetragrammaton) indicative of God's Mercy). The Midrash viewed the question of Moses in as an application of Ecclesiastes \"And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the King? even that which has been already done.\" The Midrash taught that refers to both",
"title": "Va'eira"
},
{
"docid": "13437154",
"text": "of God, are metaphorical or symbolic. Philo refers to God as Father in several passages: \"...discovering the nature of the one God, who is alone everlasting, and the father of everything else...\" Philo - A Treatise Concerning the World (1) \"...by whose intervention they might obtain a reconciliation with the Father. First of all, the merciful, and gentle, and compassionate nature of him who is invoked, who would always rather have mercy than punishment. In the second place, the holiness of all the founders of the nation, because they, with souls emancipated from the body, exhibiting a genuine and sincere",
"title": "Gender of God in Judaism"
},
{
"docid": "11009529",
"text": "the meaning of the passage, the lover of the knowledge that belongs only to the knowing God, the \"philosophos\", becomes the \"theophilos\", the lover of God.\" In Hinduism, in contrast to kāma, which is selfish, or pleasurable love, prema – or prem – refers to elevated love. Karuna is compassion and mercy, which impels one to help reduce the suffering of others. Bhakti is a Sanskrit term, meaning \"loving devotion to the supreme God\". A person who practices bhakti is called a bhakta. Hindu writers, theologians, and philosophers have distinguished nine forms of bhakti, which can be found in the",
"title": "Love of God"
},
{
"docid": "6427137",
"text": "human nature. Origen viewed the image of God as something given at creation, while the likeness of God as something bestowed upon a person at a later time. The theologian Irenaeus made a distinction between God's image and his likeness by pointing to Adam's supernatural endowment bestowed upon him by the Spirit. As Irenaeus' view progressed, what eventually arose was: The image of God and the likeness are similar, but at the same time they are different. The image is just that, mankind is made in the image of God, whereas the likeness is a spiritual attribute of the moral",
"title": "Image of God"
},
{
"docid": "15191101",
"text": "his \"essence\" (Greek \"ousia\") and knowing God in his \"energies\" (Greek \"energeiai\"). He maintained the Orthodox doctrine that it remains impossible to know God in his essence (to know who God is in and of himself), but possible to know God in his energies (to know what God does and who he is in relation to the creation and humanity), as God reveals himself to humanity. In doing so, he made reference to the Cappadocian Fathers and other earlier Christian writers and Church fathers. While critics of his teachings argue that this introduces an unacceptable division in the nature of",
"title": "Triads (Gregory Palamas)"
},
{
"docid": "12785167",
"text": "of Hinduism such as the Advaita Vedanta and Yoga. Knowing one's own self is knowing the God inside oneself, and this is held as the path to knowing the ontological nature of Brahman (universal Self) as it is identical to the Atman (individual Self). The nature of Atman-Brahman is held in these schools, states Barbara Holdrege, to be as a pure being (\"sat\"), consciousness (\"cit\") and full of bliss (\"ananda\"), and it is formless, distinctionless, nonchanging and unbounded. In theistic schools, in contrast, such as Dvaita Vedanta, the nature of Brahman is held as eternal, unlimited, innately free, blissful Absolute,",
"title": "Brahman"
},
{
"docid": "5645016",
"text": "context of the Forest Tradition, refers to the most essential aspect of an individual, that carries the responsibility of \"taking on\" or \"knowing\" mental preoccupations. While the activities associated with thinking are often included when talking about the mind, they are considered mental processes separate from this essential knowing nature, which is sometimes termed the \"primal nature of the mind\". Original Mind is considered to be \"radiant\", or \"luminous\" (Pali: \"pabhassara\"). Teachers in the forest tradition assert that the mind is an immutable reality and that the mind is indestructible; the mind simply \"knows and does not die.\" The mind",
"title": "Thai Forest Tradition"
},
{
"docid": "13254103",
"text": "the African (the race of Ham). All interpretations recognize that the three faces represent a fundamental perversion of the Trinity: Satan is impotent, ignorant, and full of hate, in contrast to the all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving nature of God. Lucifer retains his six wings (he originally belonged to the angelic order of Seraphim, described in \"Isaiah\" 6:2), but these are now dark, bat-like, and futile: the icy wind that emanates from the beating of Lucifer's wings only further ensures his own imprisonment in the frozen lake. He weeps from his six eyes, and his tears mix with bloody froth and",
"title": "Inferno (Dante)"
},
{
"docid": "8620132",
"text": "it: it is the foundation of all true anthropology and psychology.\" John Bickford Heard refers to Genesis 2:7 as a revelation of the material cause, the formal or efficient cause, and the final cause of man's threefold nature. The material cause- the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground. The formal or efficient cause- God breathed into his nostrils the breath (neshamah) of life. The final cause- man became a living soul (nephesh). The question is whether Genesis 2:7 refers to two or to three distinct facts and thus whether Genesis 2:7 describes two or three distinct",
"title": "Tripartite (theology)"
},
{
"docid": "6872595",
"text": "Hakam Hakam (\"Ḥakam\" ), one of the names of God in Islam, meaning \"The Judge\", \"The Giver of Justice\", or \"The Arbitrator\". Also used as a personal name. In Islamic belief \"Al-Hakam\" is the One who always delivers justice, in every situation, to everyone. Nothing happens in creation except by His authority and decree. Al-Hakam never wrongs anyone and is never oppressive. He is the only true Judge; no one can overturn His judgment and no one can ever appeal His decree. Hakam comes from the root Haa - kaaf- meem ح ک م which refers to the attribute of",
"title": "Hakam"
},
{
"docid": "9244608",
"text": "others) attribute their imaginaries to some extra-social authority (e.g., God, the state, ancestors, historical necessity, etc.). Heteronomy Heteronomy refers to action that is influenced by a force outside the individual, in other words the state or condition of being ruled, governed, or under the sway of another, as in a military occupation. Immanuel Kant, drawing on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, considered such an action nonmoral. It is the counter/opposite of autonomy. Philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis contrasted heteronomy with autonomy by noting that while all societies create their own institutions (laws, traditions and behaviors), autonomous societies are those in which their members are aware",
"title": "Heteronomy"
},
{
"docid": "4447007",
"text": "atheist. He also denied the existence of the soul and dismissed the notion of free will. In Chapter V, the priest writes, \"If God is incomprehensible to man, it would seem rational never to think of Him at all\". Meslier later describes God as \"a chimera\" and argues that the supposition of God is not prerequisite to morality. In fact, he concludes that \"[w]hether there exists a God or not [...] men's moral duties will always be the same so long as they possess their own nature\". In his most famous quote, Meslier refers to a man who \"...wished that",
"title": "Jean Meslier"
},
{
"docid": "17849976",
"text": "Aishvarya Aishvarya (Sanskrit: ऐश्वर्य) which is a noun, means lordship or sovereignty, prosperity or royal or exalted rank. Prosperity, power and recognition by society are the three aspects of man’s life that constitute \"aishvarya\" which term also refers to the \"aishvarya\" or greatness of God and of Brahman. The word \"Aishvarya\" is derived from the word ईश meaning supreme, powerful, lord or master or God as in the phrase - ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं – God certainly resides in all this (Isha Upanishad Mantra 1). It is directly connected with one’s ego at the individual level, and with the assumed nature of",
"title": "Aishvarya"
},
{
"docid": "354516",
"text": "which refers all moral distinctions to the will of God, and thirdly the fatalism of the ancient Stoics, who recognized God and yet identified Him with nature. The immense fragment dealing with atheism is all that was published by its author. Cudworth criticizes two main forms of materialistic atheism, the atomic, adopted by Democritus, Epicurus and Hobbes; and the hylozoic, attributed to Strato of Lampsacus, which explains everything by the supposition of an inward self-organizing life in matter. Atomic atheism is by far the more important, if only because Hobbes, the great antagonist whom Cudworth always has in view, is",
"title": "Ralph Cudworth"
},
{
"docid": "1840038",
"text": "Impeccability Impeccability is the absence of sin. Christianity teaches this to be an attribute of God (logically God cannot sin, it would mean that he would act against his own will and nature) and therefore it is also commonly, but not uncontroversially, attributed to Christ. Early Christians questioned whether the victorious saints in heaven could sin. The widely influential Eastern Church Father and theologian Origen of Alexandria maintained that they could. Official Roman Catholic doctrine holds that they cannot. Although Catholics believe in the gift of free will, saints in heaven already see God face to face and are incapable",
"title": "Impeccability"
},
{
"docid": "434794",
"text": "that it was not what Jesus had taught. They point to historical evidence showing that some early fathers of the church were universalists, and attribute the perpetuating idea of hell to eternal mistranslation. Universalists cite numerous Biblical passages which reference the salvation of all beings. In addition, they argue that an eternal hell is both unjust, and against the nature and attributes of a loving God. The remaining beliefs of Christian Universalism are generally compatible with the fundamentals of Christianity In 1899 the Universalist General Convention, later called the Universalist Church of America, adopted the Five Principles: the belief in",
"title": "Universalism"
},
{
"docid": "6602651",
"text": "merciful towards the world, Scripture calls God “Adonai” (“Lord”), for “Adonai” refers to the Attribute of Mercy, as says: “The Lord, the Lord (Adonai, Adonai), God, merciful and gracious.” Hence in God said “‘I Am That I Am’ in virtue of My deeds.” Rabbi Isaac taught that God told Moses to tell them that “I am now what I always was and always will be,” and for this reason God said the word eheyeh (denoting “I will be” or the eternal “I am”) three times. Rabbi Jacob bar Avina in the name of Rabbi Huna of Sepphoris interpreted “I Am",
"title": "Shemot (parsha)"
},
{
"docid": "8970163",
"text": "Quran, titled \"Al-'Ikhlās\" (The Sincerity) reads: \"He is God, [who is] One. God, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.\" In Islam, there are 99 known names of God (' lit. meaning: \"The best names\"), each of which evokes a distinct attribute of God. All these names refer to Allah, the supreme and all-comprehensive god. Among the 99 names of God, the most familiar and frequent are \"the Compassionate\" (') and \"the Merciful\" (\"\"). Creation and ordering of the universe is seen as an act of prime mercy for which all",
"title": "God in Islam"
},
{
"docid": "1866572",
"text": "that nature be exhibited, then after that what was mortal would be conquered and swallowed up in immortality. At about the same time, Clement of Alexandria (c. 150–215), wrote: \"Yea, I say, the Word of God became a man so that you might learn from a man how to become a god.\" Clement further stated that \"[i]f one knows himself, he will know God, and knowing God will become like God. . . . His is beauty, true beauty, for it is God, and that man becomes a god, since God wills it. So Heraclitus was right when he said,",
"title": "Divinization (Christian)"
},
{
"docid": "536548",
"text": "that all matter has consciousness). Whitehead's idea of God differs from traditional monotheistic notions. Perhaps his most famous and pointed criticism of the Christian conception of God is that \"the Church gave unto God the attributes which belonged exclusively to Caesar.\" Here Whitehead is criticizing Christianity for defining God as primarily a divine king who imposes his will on the world, and whose most important attribute is power. As opposed to the most widely accepted forms of Christianity, Whitehead emphasized an idea of God that he called \"the brief Galilean vision of humility\": \"It does not emphasize the ruling Caesar,",
"title": "Alfred North Whitehead"
},
{
"docid": "7961803",
"text": "neither be nor be conceived without God. To Spinoza, Nature and God were the same (see \"Deus sive Natura\"). Natura naturans Natura naturans is a Latin tag coined during the Middle Ages, meaning \"Nature naturing\", or more loosely, \"nature doing what nature does\". The Latin, \"naturans\", is the present active participle of \"naturo\", indicated by the suffix \"\"-ans\"\" which is akin to the English suffix \"\"-ing\"\". \"Naturata\" is the perfect passive participle. These terms are most commonly associated with the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza. For Spinoza, \"natura naturans\" refers to the self-causing activity of nature, while \"natura naturata\", meaning \"nature",
"title": "Natura naturans"
},
{
"docid": "13296199",
"text": "existential atheist because the acceptance of \"the Absurd\" implies neither the existence of God nor the nonexistence of God (compare agnosticism). Considered one of the founding fathers of existentialism, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was a critic of Christian theology. Arguing that morality itself is a human construct as opposed to the laws of nature which are inherently morally-neutral, Nietzsche divided morality into two types: slave morality and master morality. It is this first type, slave morality, which he associates with religion, specifically, with Christianity. In his book, \"The Gay Science\", Nietzsche utters his famous statement \"God is dead\", which refers",
"title": "Atheistic existentialism"
},
{
"docid": "8065691",
"text": "wrote that in , in reward for turning away God's wrath, God blessed Phinehas with the attribute of peace, so that he would not be quick-tempered or angry. Since the nature of Phinehas's act, killing with his own hands, left his heart filled with intense emotional unrest, God provided a means to soothe him so that he could cope with his situation and find peace and tranquility. Professor Tamara Cohn Eskenazi of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion found the opening scene of disturbing for a number of reasons: (1) because the new generation of Israelites fell prey to",
"title": "Balak (parsha)"
},
{
"docid": "9023374",
"text": "to be possible to make inquiries into God's nature. If things such as the definition of what it means to exist is equivocal between God and his creatures, then when we say \"God exists\" really we are just saying \"God is God\" so we have not proven anything and consequently are prevented from knowing anything about God (Harclay 461). Harclay continues until he reaches the conclusion that: [W]hatever formally pertains to God and to creatures is not ascribed equivocally, since comparison can be made [only] according to something common. (M. Henninger 215). As for substance and accidents, he says that",
"title": "Henry Harclay"
},
{
"docid": "11254320",
"text": "has plenty of subtle surprises. This is stimulating music that still sounds fresh over three decades later\". In the album's original liner notes, Shorter explains that the album was conceived as an attempt to depict the meaning of life, existence and the nature of God and the universe. In the long interview with Nat Hentoff, the saxophonist mentions the meanings of each piece, which will be hereby shortly summarized: \"The All Seeing Eye\" depicts the ubiquitous eye of God; \"the solos, moreover, depict the machinery involved in the process of creation\". \"Genesis\" obviously refers to the creation of all things;",
"title": "The All Seeing Eye"
},
{
"docid": "10323418",
"text": "unknowable God, Palamas drew a distinction between knowing God in his \"essence\" (Greek \"ousia\") and knowing God in his \"energies\" (Greek \"energeiai\"). The divine energies concern the mutual relations between the Persons of the Trinity (within the divine life) and also God's relation with creatures, to whom they communicate the divine life. According to Palamas, God's essence and his energies are differentiated from all eternity, and the distinction between them is not merely a distinction drawn by the human mind. He maintained the Orthodox doctrine that it remains impossible to know God in His essence (to know who God is",
"title": "Palamism"
},
{
"docid": "2794510",
"text": "a heresy. In addition, he holds a view of God which denies that goodness is an essential attribute of God's nature. His theological positions are indicative of moral government theology, which is also considered to be heretical by evangelical Christianity. Smock's character was the basis of the 2012 short, \"Battle of the Sects\", in which an extreme evangelical preacher visits a university only to be run out by the campus Christians. Brother Jed George Edward \"Jed\" Smock, Jr. (born January 4, 1943), better known as Brother Jed, is an American evangelist whose open-air preaching ministry is concentrated on college campuses.",
"title": "Brother Jed"
},
{
"docid": "15512005",
"text": "that for mankind, nature itself became a new authority concerning the divine. There now existed two ways of knowing God—two texts, or two \"books\"—sacred Scripture and the Book of Nature, and two separate authorities, which was disquieting to many contemporary observers. Which textual authority took precedence? How would inconsistencies between the two texts be resolved? Who would mediate between the two books and exercise final interpretive authority? As Harrison points out, the exegesis of the Book of Nature became a critical concern, especially to the Church.[19] Religious indifference to the material world, which had survived for centuries, came to an",
"title": "Book of Nature"
},
{
"docid": "20098591",
"text": "is inconsistent with the sovereignty of God. Sovereignty of God in Christianity Sovereignty of God is the Christian teaching that God is the supreme authority and all things are under His control. God is claimed to be the \"sovereign Lord of all by an incontestable right [as the] creator . . . owner and possessor of heaven and earth.\" Sovereignty is an Attribute of God based upon the premise that God as the creator of heaven and earth has absolute right and full authority to do or allow whatever He desires. The Westminster Confession of Faith states, \"God, from all",
"title": "Sovereignty of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "5681231",
"text": "the word is not used in the Bible to refer to God, the concept is found in verses such as , which says that God \"gives all men life and breath and everything else\" (NIV). A distinction is usually made between \"general providence,\" which refers to God's continuous upholding the existence and natural order of the universe, and \"special providence,\" which refers to God's extraordinary intervention in the life of people. The righteousness of God may refer to his holiness, to his justice, or to his saving activity. A notable occurrence of the word is in - \"for in the",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "3501805",
"text": "all formal Institution events as well as in celebration of the Institution's triumphs. Although the anthem refers to Prometheus and God, the school maintains secular principles. The inclusion of Prometheus is due to the literary allusion to passing the torch, signifying the importance of education while 'God' in this context is a historical legacy of the school's British roots. The new intake of Year 1 students go through a 3-day orientation camp, involving understanding the school's culture and knowing the campus grounds, and various activities to facilitate class bonding, leadership development, etc. Year 4 Peer Support Leaders (PSLs) guide them",
"title": "Raffles Institution"
},
{
"docid": "12179900",
"text": "literary genre, circulated to the whole Peninsula, and were used to justify the idea of Empire; it was another \"just cause\" for the domination and occupation of the West Indies. Francisco de Vitoria, despite knowing that the indigenous people were right and that as such the emperor did not have law over them, thought that \"the heathens that committed sins against nature, such as idolatry, pederasty or fornication, all those offenses to God, could have been stopped by force\". Among those sins against nature was naturally sodomy, the sin against nature \"par excellence\". The legislation was based on the different",
"title": "Homosexuality in Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "20098568",
"text": "Sovereignty of God in Christianity Sovereignty of God is the Christian teaching that God is the supreme authority and all things are under His control. God is claimed to be the \"sovereign Lord of all by an incontestable right [as the] creator . . . owner and possessor of heaven and earth.\" Sovereignty is an Attribute of God based upon the premise that God as the creator of heaven and earth has absolute right and full authority to do or allow whatever He desires. The Westminster Confession of Faith states, \"God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and",
"title": "Sovereignty of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "7944651",
"text": "natural point of collapse, which is rapidly approaching, the Panjistri plan to create a single organism which has within it the sum total of all life in the universe. The one attribute their God Machine lacked was aggression, the one attribute that the Kirithons could never develop. That is why the Panjistri are developing the Homunculus. With that experiment destroyed, Ace is the next best thing. She is taken to join the Panjistri, as so many Kirithons had been over the centuries. The Doctor suddenly realizes the truth: the God Machine is a trick. The Grand Matriarch is in fact",
"title": "Timewyrm: Apocalypse"
},
{
"docid": "3097841",
"text": "this respect, the relation of the attributes to the Divine nature might be illustrated by the various reflections of one and the same object from a concave, a convex, and a plane mirror. Nevertheless, to systematize the idea of God, and to draw out the rich content of the knowledge resulting from the proofs of God's existence, some primary attribute may he chosen is representing one aspect of the Divine perfection from which the others may be rigorously deduced. Then arises a logical scheme in which the derivative attributes, or perfections stand towards one another in a relation somewhat similar",
"title": "Catholic views on God"
},
{
"docid": "8117679",
"text": "(the Netziv) wrote that in reward for turning away God's wrath, God blessed Phinehas in with the attribute of peace, so that he would not be quick-tempered or angry. Since the nature of Phinehas's act, killing with his own hands, left his heart filled with intense emotional unrest, God provided a means to soothe him so that he could cope with his situation and find peace and tranquility. Professor Tamara Cohn Eskenazi of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion found the opening scene of disturbing for a number of reasons: (1) because the new generation of Israelites fell prey",
"title": "Pinechas (parsha)"
},
{
"docid": "14606630",
"text": "dealing with Hold Nickar, the god of the winter solstice. Dean later admits that he wants to celebrate Christmas since it will be his last chance to—his demonic pact with a demon in \"All Hell Breaks Loose, Part Two\" only left him with one year to live. Sam responds that he cannot sit around celebrating and pretending that everything is okay while knowing that Dean will not be alive the next Christmas. Further investigation and research lead the brothers to Edward (Garrett) and Madge Carrigan (Gann), an apparently perfect couple whom Dean later refers to as \"Ozzie and Harriet\"; the",
"title": "A Very Supernatural Christmas"
},
{
"docid": "1568221",
"text": "the man Jesus, opposed to the Trinitarian view. Lardner went further to argue that the New Testament does not teach that Jesus or any element within him pre-existed Mary's pregnancy. According to Lardner the Logos of John 1, was to be understood as a divine attribute, which metaphorically “became flesh” in the man Jesus, and other traditional pre-existence proof texts are interpreted in ways consistent with Christ's not existing before his conception. Lardner analyzes the use of “spirit” in the Bible and concludes that it refers to God, or to various of God's properties, actions, or gifts. This view was",
"title": "Nathaniel Lardner"
},
{
"docid": "4278035",
"text": "The help received from Muhammad is therefore considered God's help. Sunni Muslims of the Barelvi movement believe that Muhammad is a Rahmah (mercy) to all creation as mentioned in the Quran . Muhammad therefore is a means by which God expresses his attribute, Ar-Rahman, to creation. Proponents of this belief look to the Quran as a proof that God prefers to help through Muhammad. They also believe that in the afterlife, on the day of judgement, Muhammad will intercede on the behalf of his followers and God will forgive his nation of sins and allow them to enter \"Jannah\" (paradise).",
"title": "Barelvi"
},
{
"docid": "2242211",
"text": "a document there that lists all the machine-processable documents that might be available, including: An RDDL document identifies each related resource by a resource element in the http://www.rddl.org/ namespace, which is customarily mapped to the rddl prefix. This element is a simple XLink (that is, it has an codice_1 attribute with the value simple) and its codice_2 attribute points to the related resource. Furthermore, the codice_3 attribute identifies the nature of the related resource and the optional codice_4 attribute identifies the purpose of the related resource. An optional codice_5 attribute can provide a brief description of the purpose of the",
"title": "Resource Directory Description Language"
},
{
"docid": "3595336",
"text": "will then attribute evil and deviltry to their masters' God. Metaphysicians have eliminated the attributes of virile (männliche) virtues, such as strength, bravery, and pride, from the concept of God. As a result, it deteriorated into an insubstantial ideal, pure spirit, Absolute, or thing in itself. Nietzsche opposed the Christian concept of God because it \"... degenerated into the \"contradiction of life\", instead of being life's transfiguration and eternal 'Yes'!\" The Christian God is a \"... declaration of war against life, against nature, against the will to live!\" This God is a \"... formula for every slander against 'this world,'",
"title": "The Antichrist (book)"
},
{
"docid": "5681214",
"text": "be seen as an aspect of his \"infinity\", discussed below. The goodness of God means that \"God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval.\" in the King James Version says \"Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God\". Many theologians consider the goodness of God as an overarching attribute - Louis Berkhof, for example, sees it as including \"kindness\", \"love\", \"grace\", \"mercy\" and \"longsuffering\". The idea that God is \"all good\" is called his omnibenevolence. The graciousness of God is a key tenet of Christianity. In , it is part",
"title": "Attributes of God in Christianity"
},
{
"docid": "3680500",
"text": "a program that employs a God object does not follow this approach. Most of such a program's overall functionality is coded into a single \"all-knowing\" object, which maintains most of the information about the entire program, and also provides most of the methods for manipulating this data. Because this object holds so much data and requires so many methods, its role in the program becomes God-like (all-knowing and all-encompassing). Instead of program objects communicating among themselves directly, the other objects within the program rely on the single God object for most of their information and interaction. Since this object is",
"title": "God object"
},
{
"docid": "9006262",
"text": "Godhead in Judaism Godhead refers to the aspect or substratum of God that lies behind God's actions or properties (i.e., it is the essence of God), and its nature has been the subject of long debate in every major religion. The closest corresponding term in the classical and modern languages of Jewish scholarship is אלוהות (\"elohút\"), meaning deity (essential nature of a god) or divinity. Max Kadushin notes that \"The plural 'Elohot, gods, must not be confused with 'Elohut, Godhead. The latter is used with reference to God\". The leading Jewish Neoplatonic writer was Solomon ibn Gabirol. In his \"Fons",
"title": "Godhead in Judaism"
},
{
"docid": "7932649",
"text": "a denomination within Christianity. The term may refer to any belief about the nature of Jesus Christ that affirms God as a singular entity and rejects the doctrine of the Trinity. Universalism broadly refers to a theological belief that all persons and creatures are related to a god or the divine and will be reconciled to a god (Universal Salvation). The term for God in Sikhism is \"Vahigurū\". Nānak describes God as \"niraṅkār\" (from the Sanskrit \"nirākārā\", meaning \"formless\"), \"akāl\" (meaning \"eternal\") and \"alakh\" (from the Sanskrit \"alakśya\", meaning \"invisible\" or \"unobserved\"). Sikhism's principal scripture, the \"Gurū Granth Sāhib\", starts",
"title": "Conceptions of God"
},
{
"docid": "11195727",
"text": "Weather god A weather god, also frequently known as a storm god, is a deity in mythology associated with weather phenomena such as thunder, lightning, rain and wind. Should they only be in charge of one feature of a storm, they will be called a (insert weather attribute here) god/goddess, such a rain god or a lightning/thunder god. This singular attribute might then be emphasized more than the generic, all-encompassing term \"storm god\", though with thunder/lightning gods, the two terms seem interchangeable. They feature commonly in polytheistic religions. In the Indo-European, Near Eastern, and Mesopotamian traditions, the storm/thunder god is",
"title": "Weather god"
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"docid": "63400",
"text": "between the opening lines of Book 4 Chapter 3 and 1 Corinthians 9:24. God is however represented not only as an eternal and all-knowing being, but as the source of all Good. Boethius writes the book as a conversation between himself and Lady Philosophy. Lady Philosophy consoles Boethius by discussing the transitory nature of fame and wealth (\"no man can ever truly be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune\"), and the ultimate superiority of things of the mind, which she calls the \"one true good\". She contends that happiness comes from within, and that virtue is all that",
"title": "The Consolation of Philosophy"
},
{
"docid": "1943492",
"text": "and Avicenna, would strongly disagree with him on this issue, by saying that metaphysics is actually concerned with being qua being, and as such, the nature of God is purely incidental. Central to al-Kindi's understanding of metaphysics is God's absolute oneness, which he considers an attribute uniquely associated with God (and therefore not shared with anything else). By this he means that while we may think of any existent thing as being \"one\", it is in fact both \"one\" and many\". For example, he says that while a body is one, it is also composed of many different parts. A",
"title": "Al-Kindi"
},
{
"docid": "1840044",
"text": "he be proven guilty of sin; he had no vices. In fact, he is quoted as asking, \"Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?\" in John 8:46. \"Secondly, he was free from inherent sin (\"original sin\" or \"ancestral sin\").\" Catechism of the Catholic Church Summa Theologica Impeccability Impeccability is the absence of sin. Christianity teaches this to be an attribute of God (logically God cannot sin, it would mean that he would act against his own will and nature) and therefore it is also commonly, but not uncontroversially, attributed to Christ. Early Christians questioned whether the victorious saints",
"title": "Impeccability"
},
{
"docid": "16746517",
"text": "a different \"mode of knowing\" from the intellect, but required a knowing that was \"participative in its essence\" and \"above the ordinary human consciousness, a super-conscious mind.\" Here Coleridge refers to Bacon's idea of the 'Lumen siccum' - dry light or Platonic Idea that exists before and above any observation of nature, indeed directs and influences it - an organizing idea. A good example of what Coleridge is talking about would be the shift from the Ptolemaic, earth-centred universe, which accords with man's immediate experience, to the Copernican, helio-centric one, which accords with reason. Without the benefit of the organizing",
"title": "Romanticism and Bacon"
},
{
"docid": "7000287",
"text": "a great victory for Islam. Allah regards Himself as \"Al Fattah\" in verse of the Quran. He paired this attribute with \"Al Alim\", The All Knowing. The verb of fataha is also used in various places in the Quran. One example, cited by Imam Al Ghazzali, is in verse which states: \"That which Allah Openeth unto mankind of Mercy none can withhold it.\" Imam Al Ghazzali says: \"At times He lifts the screen from the hearts of His friends and He opens to them the gates to the kingdom of His heaven and the Beauty of His Grandeur.\" Al Fattah",
"title": "Al Fattah"
},
{
"docid": "17875148",
"text": "knower of the Kshetra is the Purusha who is sentient. True knowledge is knowing and understanding both these two factors, the insentient and sentient. The knowledge of Prakrti only, is called the Apara Vidya or Lower knowledge, and that pertaining to the Purusha is called the Para Vidya or Higher knowledge. in the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna is told that the distinctive nature of God is eight-fold constituted by the five primordial elements, mind, intellect and the ego-sense, but that is the lower nature which is inferior, impure, troublesome, whose essence is bondage; the higher nature, which is the pure essential",
"title": "Kshetrajna"
},
{
"docid": "14738532",
"text": "the same Marian title was consecrated by Catholic bishops in China from 1946. The title given at Lipa was \"Mediatrix of All Grace,\" (instead of the common 'of all graces' - plural and lower case). In Lipa, it is singular and upper case, meaning - a proper noun. Sr. Teresita has confirmed that \"All-Grace\" refers to Jesus or God (whom we refer too, as \"All Holy,\" \"Almighty,\" \"All Knowing\"). According to Teresita Castillo, the Virgin Mary was slightly stooped and dressed in white, with a narrow cloth belt about her waist. Her indescribably beautiful face was radiant, and her statues",
"title": "Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces"
},
{
"docid": "10963006",
"text": "Constructivism (psychological school) In psychology, constructivism refers to many schools of thought that, though extraordinarily different in their techniques (applied in fields such as education and psychotherapy), are all connected by a common critique of previous standard approaches, and by shared assumptions about the active constructive nature of human knowledge. In particular, the critique is aimed at the \"associationist\" postulate of empiricism, \"by which the mind is conceived as a passive system that gathers its contents from its environment and, through the act of knowing, produces a copy of the order of reality\". In contrast, \"constructivism is an epistemological premise",
"title": "Constructivism (psychological school)"
},
{
"docid": "6233518",
"text": "others made before and during this time. It is clear that he, (as did other monastic chroniclers and monastic astronomers) attribute these signs as a \"warning\" from God that punishment was coming for Man's sinful nature. In 1340, he speaks of a comet that appeared in that year. This comet is also described by Augustine of Trent who blamed it for an epidemic that was occurring in Italy at the time. Another comet, still unidentified, was said to appear in August 1348 which Venette himself sees. This comet is referred to by Mike Baillie as \"Comet Negra\" in his book",
"title": "Jean de Venette"
},
{
"docid": "19889205",
"text": "life of all of His children. \"Immortality\" refers to personal resurrection by which each individual can continue to enjoy a perfect, physical body forever. \"Exaltation\" refers to living in the presence of God and Jesus Christ; to becoming like God both in terms of holiness or godliness and sharing in God's glory. It is commonly believed by members of the Church that as God's children, people may, through the merits and mercy accorded all through the Atonement of Christ, become like God the Father. As Paul taught the Romans, \"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with",
"title": "Exaltation (Mormonism)"
}
] |
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| when was the guns and roses riot in st louis |
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{
"docid": "11411578",
"text": "Riverport Riot The Riverport riot took place on July 2, 1991, at the Riverport Amphitheatre (now named Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre) in Maryland Heights, Missouri (near St. Louis) during a concert by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is also known as the \"Rocket Queen Riot\". During the band's performance of \"Rocket Queen\", the fifteenth song in the set (counting drum and guitar solos), singer Axl Rose, in the middle of the chorus, pointed out a fan who was taking still pictures of the show, saying, \"Hey, take that! Take that! Now, get that guy and take that!\". With",
"title": "Riverport Riot"
},
{
"docid": "11411582",
"text": "the city again until July 27, 2017, on the Not in This Lifetime... Tour as they were banned from playing St. Louis because of the incident. Riverport Riot The Riverport riot took place on July 2, 1991, at the Riverport Amphitheatre (now named Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre) in Maryland Heights, Missouri (near St. Louis) during a concert by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is also known as the \"Rocket Queen Riot\". During the band's performance of \"Rocket Queen\", the fifteenth song in the set (counting drum and guitar solos), singer Axl Rose, in the middle of the chorus,",
"title": "Riverport Riot"
},
{
"docid": "11411578",
"text": "Riverport Riot The Riverport riot took place on July 2, 1991, at the Riverport Amphitheatre (now named Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre) in Maryland Heights, Missouri (near St. Louis) during a concert by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is also known as the \"Rocket Queen Riot\". During the band's performance of \"Rocket Queen\", the fifteenth song in the set (counting drum and guitar solos), singer Axl Rose, in the middle of the chorus, pointed out a fan who was taking still pictures of the show, saying, \"Hey, take that! Take that! Now, get that guy and take that!\". With",
"title": "Riverport Riot"
},
{
"docid": "6106604",
"text": "concerts. It is considered the \"longest tour in rock history\". The Use Your Illusion World Tour program included a guitar solo from Slash based on \"The Godfather\" theme, a piano-driven cover of \"It's Alright\" by Black Sabbath, and an extended jam on the classic rock-inspired \"Move to the City\", where the group showcased the ensemble of musicians assembled for the tour. On July 2, 1991, at the Riverport Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, outside the city of St Louis, Rose discovered that a fan was filming the show with a camera. After asking the venue's security to take away the",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "9929192",
"text": "Penn National Gaming, to be the amphitheater's title sponsor. The length of the agreement was not disclosed. The venue was built for approximately $12 million, and opened on June 14, 1991, with a performance by Steve Winwood. Shortly after opening, the amphitheater became the site of the infamous Riverport Riot, July 2, 1991, during a Guns N' Roses concert, during their \"Use Your Illusion Tour\". In 1998, local promoter Contemporary Group, who built the amphitheater, was acquired by SFX. SFX corporate successor Live Nation Entertainment continues to own and operate the venue. On June 9, 2000, the bands REO Speedwagon",
"title": "Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, Missouri)"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "6106606",
"text": "directly incite the riot. In his defense, Rose stated that the Guns N' Roses security team had made four separate requests to the venue's security staff to remove the camera, which were ignored, and that other members of the band had reported being hit by bottles launched from the audience, while the security staff refused to enforce a drinking limit. As a result, \"Use Your Illusion's\" liner notes featured a hidden message amidst the \"Thank You\" section: \"Fuck You, St. Louis!\" Rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin abruptly quit the band on November 7, 1991, after a repeat of the St. Louis",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "10536971",
"text": "Roses show near St. Louis, Missouri one year earlier. The aggrieved audience members took to the streets of Montreal, overturning cars, smashing windows, looting local stores, and setting fires. Local authorities were barely able to bring the riot under control. Footage from the debacle was later included in the 1992 documentary \"A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica\". Six of the shows on the tour had to be rescheduled because of Hetfield's injury, and a show in Vancouver that was going to be held on August 17, 1992 at the British Columbia Place Stadium, was cancelled. The",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "11411581",
"text": "stop us having some more people trampled, because the singer doesn't like something?\" Rose later stated that the Guns N' Roses security team had made four separate requests to the venue's security staff to remove the camera, each of which were ignored; that members of the band had reported being hit by bottles from the audience; and that the venue's security had allowed weapons into the arena and refused to enforce a drinking limit. Consequently, \"Use Your Illusion I\" and \"II\"'s artwork featured a message in their 'Thank You' notes: \"Fuck You, St. Louis!\" The band did not play in",
"title": "Riverport Riot"
},
{
"docid": "4032159",
"text": "a dispute. Guns joined Quiet Riot in December 2005, a move that was to be short lived after he parted ways less than a month later. In 2004, Guns featured on the album \"The Roots of Guns N' Roses\", the album featuring the original demos by Hollywood Rose, on tracks remixed by Gilby Clarke. In 2007, Guns guested on the debut album \"Dopesnake\" by Hollywood Roses along with Mick Taylor formerly of The Rolling Stones, Phil Lewis and Paul Black both also of L.A. Guns, Gilby Clarke formerly of Guns N' Roses and Rock Star Supernova, Fred Coury of Cinderella",
"title": "Tracii Guns"
},
{
"docid": "6106643",
"text": "to a second riot by fans in Philadelphia when the band failed to show up again, tour promoter Clear Channel canceled the remainder of the tour. Rose later mentioned in 2006, \"There are reasons that I have not spoken more about [cancelled shows in Vancouver and Philadelphia] that have been extremely complicated and are not legally resolved behind the scenes to this day and could have possibly jeopardized the future of Guns N' Roses.\" Rose then apologized to the city of Philadelphia when playing there in 2012, adding \"I'm not saying I'm innocent\". The band went on hiatus in 2003.",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "8313642",
"text": "lifetime of St. Elizabeth. One is the Miracle of Roses. Elizabeth was coming from the royal kitchen with bread for the poor which she bid under her apron when she met Louis who asked her what she was hiding. She said, “Roses my Lord”. When Louis gestured to see, she let go her apron and down fell, fresh red roses. And there are no roses on winter. There was a story about a leper whom St. Elizabeth brought to the Master's Bedroom, to keep him warm and comfortable. When the royal household learned about it, there was a commotion. Louis",
"title": "Santa Isabel College Manila"
},
{
"docid": "10536970",
"text": "pyro.\" Metallica had to prematurely end their performance, but promised to return to the city for another show. After a lengthy delay, during which the audience became increasingly upset and restless, Guns N' Roses took the stage. However, the shortened time between sets did not allow for adequate tuning of stage monitors, resulting in musicians not being able to hear themselves. In addition, Rose, claimed that his throat was hurt, causing the band to prematurely leave the stage themselves. The early departure led to a riot by audience members, reminiscent of the rioting that had occurred during a Guns N'",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "18271204",
"text": "St. Louis bullfight riot On June 5, 1904, thousands of people rioted in St. Louis, Missouri just north of the 1904 World's Fair after a bullfight was canceled by court order. The St. Louis bullfight riot resulted in a handful of injuries and the complete destruction (by fire) of the Norris Amusement Company arena. The riot disrupted the World's Fair for one day, and one bullfighter murdered another shortly after the riot, an action indirectly attributed to the incident. The riot took place after a promoter named Richard Norris began advertising that he would stage bullfights June 5, 1904, capitalizing",
"title": "St. Louis bullfight riot"
},
{
"docid": "8998862",
"text": "Brent Clawson and Kevin Besignano are also members of a side project called Sex N Violence that is rounded out by Todd Hennig (formerly of Death By Stereo), and Criterion Records owner Jeremy Miller. As a band, Bullets and Octane are influenced by Guns N' Roses and punk bands such as Social Distortion. Gene Louis Gene Louis (also known as Gene Bullets) is a vocalist, front-man of hard rock band Bullets and Octane, and former vocalist in Sex N Violence. He also has a solo project, releasing under his own name. Louis was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and taught",
"title": "Gene Louis"
},
{
"docid": "6106642",
"text": "in a previously unannounced performance, playing \"Welcome to the Jungle\", \"Madagascar\", and \"Paradise City\". In November 2002, the band's first North American tour since 1993 was organized to support \"Chinese Democracy\", with CKY and Mix Master Mike joining. However, the opening show in Vancouver was canceled by the venue when Rose failed to turn up. According to Guns' management, \"Axl's flight from L.A. had been delayed by mechanical troubles\". A riot ensued. This tour was met with mixed results. Some concerts did not sell well, while shows in larger markets such as New York City sold out in minutes. Due",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "1323282",
"text": "abruptly left the group in November 1991; he was replaced by Gilby Clarke of Kill For Thrills. Of his reasons for leaving, Stradlin said, \"I didn't like the complications that became such a part of daily life in Guns N' Roses,\" citing the riot and Rose's chronic lateness as examples, as well as his new-found sobriety making it difficult to be around other bandmates' continued alcohol and substance abuse. At some point during the remainder of the tour, Rose reportedly demanded, and received, sole ownership of the Guns N' Roses name from Slash and Duff McKagan; Rose allegedly issued an",
"title": "Axl Rose"
},
{
"docid": "6106611",
"text": "his hands and face after malfunctions with pyrotechnics. Metallica was forced to cancel the second hour of the show, but promised to return to the city for another performance. After a long delay, during which the audience became increasingly restless, Guns N' Roses took the stage. However, the shortened time between sets did not allow for adequate tuning of stage monitors and the band members could not hear themselves. In addition, Rose claimed that his throat hurt, causing the band to leave the stage early. The cancellation led to another audience riot, in which 10 audience members and three police",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "12185849",
"text": "Saskatoon Smokin' Guns The Saskatoon Smokin' Guns, formerly known as the Saskatoon Riot, were a baseball team based out of the Prairie League in 1996. The first half of the inaugural season saw the Guns' challenge for the division league but their first season under the new name they finished in 7th place with a 30-47 record. Attendance for the season was 22,991. Their player-manager was Andre Johnson, formerly with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs organizations. Notable players included World Series champion outfielder Curt Ford (St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins); RHP Jess Gonzales led the team in innings pitched",
"title": "Saskatoon Smokin' Guns"
},
{
"docid": "1323283",
"text": "ultimatum—they had to sign the name over to him or he would not perform. (In 2008, however, Rose stated that these reports were false and that the alleged coercion would have rendered the contract legally untenable.) Another riot occurred in August 1992 at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, during a co-headlining tour with Metallica. Prior to Guns N' Roses' appearance, Metallica's set was cut short after singer-guitarist James Hetfield suffered second-degree burns in a pyrotechnics accident. However, Guns N' Roses was unable to go on stage early, because Rose once again was late arriving at the venue. Nearly an hour into their",
"title": "Axl Rose"
},
{
"docid": "18271209",
"text": "(who responded from the nearby World's Fairgrounds), the arena burned to the ground. Several members of the mob were subsequently arrested for arson. Two days after the riot, Cervera was killed by fellow bullfighter Carleton Bass as the two fought over payments from the aborted fight. The bullfighters subsequently asserted that the Norris management never intended to host the bullfight. St. Louis bullfight riot On June 5, 1904, thousands of people rioted in St. Louis, Missouri just north of the 1904 World's Fair after a bullfight was canceled by court order. The St. Louis bullfight riot resulted in a handful",
"title": "St. Louis bullfight riot"
},
{
"docid": "5466799",
"text": "tracks on the \"Missing Pieces\" CD. He was later a member several other L.A. bands, including Bad Boys (with former members of Quiet Riot), Vigilante Man (with Guns N' Roses co-writer West Arkeen) and Gilby Clarke (who later joined Guns N' Roses). In 1991, Eddie went to law school in Orange County, California, and has been President of Law Offices of Edward H. Cross & Associates, PC since 1995. The firm opened in Santa Ana, California, relocated to Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i in 2004 and finally landed in Palm Desert, California in 2005 where he practices construction and real estate law. He",
"title": "Autograph (American band)"
},
{
"docid": "10224973",
"text": "Dan Druff (musician) Daniel James Irving (born April 16, 1969), better known as Dan Druff, is a bass guitarist, guitar technician, and vocalist who has worked with artists including Queens of the Stone Age, Slayer, Butt Trumpet, The Distillers, Monster Magnet and Sum 41. To date he has worked on over 50 studio records. He has been on tour with Guns N' Roses on the Chinese Democracy Tour. Druff, who was born in New Haven, Connecticut, formed the St. Louis rock band Shagnaps in 1991. The band had much success on the local St. Louis scene. The band featured guitarist/singer",
"title": "Dan Druff (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "15709668",
"text": "to sell to blacks. Concomitant with the segregation ordinance and the rise of restrictive covenants was the beginning of the Great Migration of African-Americans to northern cities. Many thousands moved to the city of East St. Louis, Illinois, where they often were employed at low wages as strikebreakers. Between June 30 and July 2, 1917, a violent race riot in East St. Louis broke out when a mob of white attackers (including police and National Guardsmen) destroyed 300 houses, wounded hundreds, and killed 39 blacks and 8 whites. Unofficial estimates placed the number of victims of the race riot far",
"title": "History of St. Louis (1905–80)"
},
{
"docid": "6922211",
"text": "Modern Day Zero Modern Day Zero is a hard rock band based in St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly called Mesh—changed to Mesh STL after the name-conflict with Mesh—the band renamed and restarted as Modern Day Zero. Their single, \"Sick Inside,\" from their first album, \"Coming Up for Air\", spent eight weeks as the most-requested song on St. Louis-area alternative rock radio station KPNT. Modern Day Zero has had songs included in the video games \"NHL 2004\" and \"NASCAR Thunder 2004\" and has toured with bands such as Puddle of Mudd, Nickelback, Velvet Revolver, Hoobastank, and Guns N' Roses. In June 1995,",
"title": "Modern Day Zero"
},
{
"docid": "20039106",
"text": "to Los Angeles in that Ford Explorer to play music. Shortly following their move to LA, Oliver Riot took home first place in the Grammy's annual \"Rock The Mic Competition\", showcasing emerging California artists, and were awarded studio time with legendary producer, Mike Clink (Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Eddie Money, etc.). Oliver Riot released their debut EP, \"Hallucinate\", in November 2015. The album was produced in its entirety by Real Miilk in the back room of a Korean Church. Alex lived in his van parked outside of the church while creating the record, and both brothers continued to do so",
"title": "Oliver Riot"
},
{
"docid": "10536975",
"text": "both bands a \"Metal Edge\" Readers' Choice Award in 1992, when it was voted \"Best Concert Tour\". Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour The Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Guns N' Roses and Metallica during 1992. It took place in the middle of Guns N' Roses' \"Use Your Illusion Tour,\" promoting their \"Use Your Illusion I\" & \"II\" albums, and between Metallica's \"Wherever We May Roam Tour\" and \"Nowhere Else to Roam,\" promoting their eponymous fifth album \"Metallica\". The tour's opening act was Faith No More. Axl Rose had wanted Seattle rock",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "10536965",
"text": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour The Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Guns N' Roses and Metallica during 1992. It took place in the middle of Guns N' Roses' \"Use Your Illusion Tour,\" promoting their \"Use Your Illusion I\" & \"II\" albums, and between Metallica's \"Wherever We May Roam Tour\" and \"Nowhere Else to Roam,\" promoting their eponymous fifth album \"Metallica\". The tour's opening act was Faith No More. Axl Rose had wanted Seattle rock band Nirvana to be the opening act, but frontman Kurt Cobain refused. \"When you have to get",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "5206966",
"text": "the machine was under production but was out by the time it was released. Guns N' Roses (pinball) Guns N' Roses is a pinball machine based on the rock group Guns N' Roses. The artwork features photos by Robert John from his book \"Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History\". This game is a widebody pinball game with several unique twists. Among them, is an old fashioned revolver, which players use to start the game as opposed to the typical plunger. When a quarter is inserted, the band's famous \"Welcome to the Jungle\" song (recorded from a concert) plays. Also included",
"title": "Guns N' Roses (pinball)"
},
{
"docid": "6106579",
"text": "was living with L.A. Guns member Tracii Guns. When L.A. Guns needed a new vocalist, Stradlin suggested Hollywood Rose singer Axl Rose. Guns N' Roses was formed in March 1985 by Rose and rhythm guitarist Stradlin, along with lead guitarist Tracii Guns, bassist Ole Beich, and drummer Rob Gardner of L.A. Guns. The band coined its name by combining the names of both previous groups. Rejected names for the band included \"Heads of Amazon\" and \"AIDS\". Their first show, promoted as \"L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose presents Guns N Roses\", was on March 26, 1985. After this show, Beich was",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "15676802",
"text": "In spite of this, nativist sentiments led to another riot in 1849, in which nativist mobs attacked immigrants and their property. In a third riot that took place in 1852, German immigrants were accused of attacking nativist Whig Party supporters at a polling place in Soulard Market For its part, the Whig Party was supported with the wealthy Creoles and Irish leaders of St. Louis, and Germans had accused the Whigs of discrimination. However, the worst nativist riot in St. Louis, which took place in 1854, combined the problems of anti-immigration and the slavery issue. Thomas Hart Benton, who had",
"title": "History of St. Louis (1804–65)"
},
{
"docid": "1323284",
"text": "show, Rose complained of voice problems before walking off stage, following which a riot erupted in downtown Montreal, resulting in an estimated $400,000 in damages. In November of that year, Rose was convicted of property damage and assault in relation to the Riverport riot; he was fined $50,000 and received two years' probation. Guns N' Roses played its final show of the Use Your Illusion Tour on July 17, 1993, at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires; it proved to be Rose's last live performance with the band for seven and a half years. The following August, Rose testified in",
"title": "Axl Rose"
},
{
"docid": "17182402",
"text": "and low attendance. A 2002 Guns N' Roses concert tour was reportedly shaken by promoter Clear Channel Communications's cancellation of multiple concert dates, due to the band's second failure to appear. Described by MTV News as a riot, the event suffered fighting and mayhem amidst the audience, and between the audience and the attending riot police. In 2016, Fogel was named to the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Arthur Fogel Arthur Fogel is a Canadian music promoter. Fogel is the CEO of the Global Touring division of Live Nation Entertainment and the chairman of its Global Music group. The",
"title": "Arthur Fogel"
},
{
"docid": "10114717",
"text": "N' Roses\" and debuted on The Howard Stern Show in July. The band also did a 50 city US tour in support of the release. On September 13, 2010, it was announced that Quiet Riot would be reforming with the line up which would include Grossi, Frankie Banali and Chuck Wright. In 2011 Grossi formed Hotel Diablo. The band entered the studio with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke producing. They released the first track \"Set it Off\" via iTunes and band played its first show at the Whisky a go go in Hollywood on September 2, 2011. In",
"title": "Alex Grossi"
},
{
"docid": "15676803",
"text": "formerly been a Missouri senator, was running for reelection as U.S. representative of Missouri's 1st congressional district. Benton was a solid member of the Democratic Party and was supported by newly naturalized and lower-class Germans and Irish. He faced Luther M. Kennett, who had garnered the support of the disintegrating Whig Party (including the wealthy St. Louis elite class) and the nativist Know Nothing movement. On August 7, 1854, election day in St. Louis, a nativist mob began attacking Democratic Irish voters and Irish property in south St. Louis. The Irish began fighting back, when the riot moved to the",
"title": "History of St. Louis (1804–65)"
},
{
"docid": "3566987",
"text": "2002, guitarist Paul Tobias left Guns N' Roses, citing stress with touring. Fortus was touring Europe as guitarist for Enrique Iglesias in May 2002 when he got a call from his friend (and Guns N' Roses bassist) Tommy Stinson asking him to fly out to audition for the band. Fortus joined Guns N' Roses officially in July 2002. In Guns N' Roses, Fortus plays both rhythm and occasional lead guitar. Lead singer Axl Rose is very pleased with Fortus's work and has said, \"He's an amazing lead player and very technically skilled. He really likes the pocket that Brain sets",
"title": "Richard Fortus"
},
{
"docid": "16856846",
"text": "has also toured with Rainbow frontman Joe Lynn Turner, Love/Hate, Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow, and others. In 2005, Starr co-wrote and recorded the Beautiful Creatures sophomore release \"Deuce\" (Spitfire Records), and toured with the band the same year. The song \"Freedom\" was used in the 2009 Sandra Bullock film \"The Proposal\". \"Anyone\", also from Deuce, was used in the FX series \"Sons of Anarchy\" that aired on October 8 at 10:00 p.m. In late 2004, Starr formed the band Hookers & Blow with Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) and current Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi. The band toured the",
"title": "Matt Starr"
},
{
"docid": "5206963",
"text": "Guns N' Roses (pinball) Guns N' Roses is a pinball machine based on the rock group Guns N' Roses. The artwork features photos by Robert John from his book \"Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History\". This game is a widebody pinball game with several unique twists. Among them, is an old fashioned revolver, which players use to start the game as opposed to the typical plunger. When a quarter is inserted, the band's famous \"Welcome to the Jungle\" song (recorded from a concert) plays. Also included on the soundtrack is the \"Use Your Illusion\" outtake \"Ain't Going Down,\" which is",
"title": "Guns N' Roses (pinball)"
},
{
"docid": "20737445",
"text": "So Fine (Guns N' Roses song) \"So Fine\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, released as a promotional single in 1992. It features bassist Duff McKagan on lead vocals, with Axl Rose singing the intro song's verses. The song, written entirely by McKagan, is a tribute to Johnny Thunders. McKagan regularly sang the song during the Use Your Illusion Tour. The song was rehearsed during a soundcheck while Duff was guesting with Guns N' Roses during their Appetite for Democracy 2014 tour, but wasn't played live. \"Spin\" complimented McKagan's vocals when reviewing the song, comparing",
"title": "So Fine (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "4742749",
"text": "14-year-old Lurizza Beard; they were convicted of murder. Included among the defendants was Dr. LeRoy Bundy, a black dentist and prominent leader in the East St. Louis black community. He was formally charged with inciting a riot. The trial was held in the county court of St. Clair County, Illinois. Bundy, along with thirty-four other defendants, of whom ten were white, was convicted and sentenced to prison in connection to the riot. Another source said that a total of nine whites and twelve blacks were convicted of serious crimes and sent to prison. East St. Louis Race Riots The East",
"title": "East St. Louis Race Riots"
},
{
"docid": "13107260",
"text": "who took part in a tour with Guns N' Roses when Steven Adler broke his wrist. \"Shadow of Your Love\" and \"Reckless Life\" were recorded with the first guitarist of Guns N' Roses, Tracii Guns. The songs \"Anything Goes\" and \"Reckless Life\" were later recorded again by Guns N' Roses. They were released on the albums \"Appetite for Destruction\" and \"G N' R Lies\", respectively. Slash, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, together with Axl Rose, Chris Weber and Izzy Stradlin, were credited as the composers of \"Anything Goes\", \"Shadow of Your Love\" and \"Reckless Life\". These songs were originally performed",
"title": "The Roots of Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "2105814",
"text": "glam rock movement, opened in 1972. It became a hangout for musicians, including The Stooges and the New York Dolls. The 1979 Donna Summer song \"Sunset People\", from the album \"Bad Girls\", was about the nightlife on Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Strip continued to be a major focus for punk rock and new wave music during the late 1970s and for glam metal and heavy metal music during the 1980s, hosting groups including Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Poison, L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses and Whitesnake. With the increase in rents in the area during the 1980s and the",
"title": "Sunset Strip"
},
{
"docid": "8995828",
"text": "League, affiliated with the St. Louis Browns from 1952 to 1953 and the Baltimore Orioles from 1954 to 1955. Hall of Fame player Brooks Robinson played his first professional season for the 1955 White Roses. The White Roses re-joined the Eastern League, affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, in the 1958 season and played there until the end of the 1959 season. The York White Roses returned in 1962 as a member of the Eastern League, as the Johnstown Red Sox moved to York. The Boston Red Sox affiliation lasted only that season. They were affiliated with the Washington Senators",
"title": "York White Roses"
},
{
"docid": "10536967",
"text": "and a Half in the Life of Metallica\". On July 21, 1992, when Guns N' Roses was performing at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, when the band was done performing their song \"You Could Be Mine\", Axl Rose vomited onstage and left soon afterwards, but returned to the stage and apologized to the audience for the poor performance, so the band redid the song again. Blind Melon's lead vocalist, Shannon Hoon, joined Guns N' Roses onstage for the original version of their song \"Don't Cry\", on July 22, 1992 at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. On July 29,",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "6106575",
"text": "Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses, often abbreviated as GNR, is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. The current lineup consists of Rose, Slash, McKagan, keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboardist Melissa Reese. Guns N' Roses' debut album, \"Appetite for Destruction\" (1987), reached number one on the \"Billboard\" 200 a year after its release, on the strength of \"Sweet Child o'",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "10224975",
"text": "\"Little Sister\" and \"Long Slow Goodbye\" videos. Dan Druff (musician) Daniel James Irving (born April 16, 1969), better known as Dan Druff, is a bass guitarist, guitar technician, and vocalist who has worked with artists including Queens of the Stone Age, Slayer, Butt Trumpet, The Distillers, Monster Magnet and Sum 41. To date he has worked on over 50 studio records. He has been on tour with Guns N' Roses on the Chinese Democracy Tour. Druff, who was born in New Haven, Connecticut, formed the St. Louis rock band Shagnaps in 1991. The band had much success on the local",
"title": "Dan Druff (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "18218761",
"text": "Rose of the band Guns N’ Roses on charges related to the Riverport Riot in which 40 concert attendees and 25 police officers were injured. McCulloch charged Rose with misdemeanor assault and property damage for allegedly hitting a security guard, hurting three concertgoers and damaging a dressing room at Riverport Amphitheatre. McCulloch made headlines when he pursued Rose across the country to serve an arrest warrant in the case before Rose finally turned himself in and agreed to a plea deal. In 2000, in the so-called \"Jack in the Box\" case, two undercover officers, a police officer and a Drug",
"title": "Bob McCulloch (prosecutor)"
},
{
"docid": "20660933",
"text": "Lawrence Rothman Lawrence Rothman (born May 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Their debut album \"The Book of Law\" was released on October 13, 2017 via Downtown Records/Interscope. The album was produced by Justin Raisen (Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira), and features contributions from Angel Olsen, Marissa Nadler, Kristin Kontrol, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, among others. Rothman has toured North America with Little Dragon and Tei Shi, and internationally with Woodkid, and Jennylee (Warpaint). Rothman was born and raised in a middle class area of St. Louis, Missouri. From a young age, they identified as",
"title": "Lawrence Rothman"
},
{
"docid": "11997145",
"text": "supplying steam to two vertical four-cylinder triple-expansion engines, totaling for as designed. On trials \"Milwaukee\" achieved at . The normal coal allowance was 650 tons, but this could be increased to 1,650 tons. By 1911 the 1-pounder guns and machine guns had been removed, and the 3-pounder armament reduced to four saluting guns. During World War I two of the 6-inch guns and all but four of the 3-inch single-purpose guns were removed, while two 3-in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns were added. The three ships of the \"St. Louis\" class were: On 17 July 1920 \"St. Louis\" and \"Charleston\" were reclassified",
"title": "St. Louis-class cruiser (1905)"
},
{
"docid": "6106710",
"text": "obtained legitimately.\" \"Chinese Democracy\" was banned in the People's Republic of China, due to perceived criticism in its title track of the Government of the People's Republic of China and reference to the Falun Gong. The Chinese government said through the media that it \"turns its spear point on China\". Current members Former members American Music Awards Billboard Touring Awards MTV Video Music Awards Revolver Golden Gods World Music Awards Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses, often abbreviated as GNR, is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "19424393",
"text": "United States with footage from the tour with the tagline \"They're back for more in 2017\", teasing a return to North America. On December 5, the band announced 35 North American and European dates for 2017, including a return to St. Louis for the first time since the 1991 Riverport Riot. On March 7, 2017 the band was announced as part of the 2017 edition of Rock in Rio, playing on September 23. A YouTube video was released promoting this announcement, revealing that the band would co-headline their day with The Who. This marked the fourth appearance by Guns N'",
"title": "Not in This Lifetime... Tour"
},
{
"docid": "6738749",
"text": "the Jungle\" by Guns 'n' Roses. Two days later, KXOK switched formats to classic rock as \"The Rock\" while retaining the KXOK-FM call letters. The station enjoyed the most success seen on the frequency to that date as a competitor to Emmis Communications' KSHE. In the fall of 2000, Emmis Communications added to its St. Louis radio portfolio by purchasing properties from Sinclair Broadcasting, which wanted to focus on its television properties. The sale to Emmis led KXOK and KSHE to become sister stations. Upon purchasing KXOK, and to avoid overlap with KSHE, KXOK changed formats to talk radio on",
"title": "KFTK-FM"
},
{
"docid": "3062167",
"text": "World\", \"There Was a Time\", \"Catcher in the Rye\", \"Scraped\", \"Riad N' the Bedouins\", \"I.R.S\" and \"Prostitute.\" When not playing keyboards or piano, Reed frequently provides backup on percussion and vocals during live Guns N' Roses performances. He is also known for playing percussions during live performances of songs such as \"Mr Brownstone\",\"Nightrain\", \"Welcome to the Jungle\" and \"Rocket Queen\". Reed continues to record and play live with the current Guns N' Roses line-up, and has now been a member of Guns N' Roses longer than any other member besides Axl Rose. However, since he joined the band in 1990,",
"title": "Dizzy Reed"
},
{
"docid": "10536974",
"text": "Comedian Andrew Dice Clay opened for Guns N' Roses and introduced the band when they came onstage on October 3, 1992 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The tour was a big financial success for Metallica, but Guns N' Roses did not make as much. According to Slash, in his self-titled autobiography, the band lost about 80% of their earnings primarily due to Rose being very extravagant in his spending, which included him funding expensive backstage theme parties at every show, as well as the band being fined heavily for their many late appearances. The tour also earned",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "957220",
"text": "guitarist Frank Sidoris joined the band full-time for the recording sessions. On December 29, 2015, several days after a Guns N' Roses-related teaser was released to movie theaters, \"Billboard\" reported that Slash would rejoin the band to headline Coachella 2016, filling the lead guitarist spot vacated when DJ Ashba left the band. Guns N' Roses were officially announced as headliners of Coachella on January 4, 2016, with KROQ reporting Slash and Duff McKagan would rejoin the band. Slash performed with Guns N' Roses for the first time in 23 years during the band's secret warmup gig at the Troubadour in",
"title": "Slash (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "12691061",
"text": "In 2016 \"Spin\" ranked it as the 6th best Guns N' Roses song out of 79. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Better (Guns N' Roses song) \"Better\" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their 2008 sixth studio album \"Chinese Democracy\". It was sent out as the second radio promo from the album, after \"Chinese Democracy\", but was not commercially released as a single eligible for international sales charts. \"Better\" was written by lead vocalist Axl Rose and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Robin Finck between 2001–2007, before the band headed out",
"title": "Better (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "4742727",
"text": "East St. Louis Race Riots The East St. Louis riots, or East St. Louis massacres, of late May and July 1-3, 1917 were an outbreak of labor- and race-related violence by whites that caused the death of 40-250 black people and approximately $400,000 (over $8 million, in 2017 US Dollars ) in property damage. An estimated 6,000 black people were left homeless. The events took place in and near East St. Louis, Illinois, an industrial city on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from St. Louis, Missouri. The July 1917 riot was marked by white-led violence throughout the",
"title": "East St. Louis Race Riots"
},
{
"docid": "5091401",
"text": "scrapped. One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song) \"One in a Million\" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It is the eighth track on the album \"G N' R Lies\" and was released in 1988. The lyrics describe Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose's experience of getting hustled in the Greyhound bus station upon first arriving in Los Angeles. The song is notable not only for its controversy, but also for being one of the first Guns N' Roses songs that Axl Rose wrote solo. According to interviews, Rose wrote \"One in a Million\" on",
"title": "One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "5091391",
"text": "One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song) \"One in a Million\" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It is the eighth track on the album \"G N' R Lies\" and was released in 1988. The lyrics describe Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose's experience of getting hustled in the Greyhound bus station upon first arriving in Los Angeles. The song is notable not only for its controversy, but also for being one of the first Guns N' Roses songs that Axl Rose wrote solo. According to interviews, Rose wrote \"One in a Million\" on guitar",
"title": "One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "15709669",
"text": "higher, but because many bodies were disposed of in the river, accurate counts were difficult. For its part, St. Louis was a haven during the riot, as St. Louis police shepherded fleeing blacks across the Eads Bridge to shelter and food provided by the city government and the American Red Cross. Due to an influx of refugees from East St. Louis and the general effects of the Great Migration, the black population of St. Louis increased more rapidly than the whole during the decade of 1910 to 1920. However, St. Louis's overall population rank declined from the fourth largest in",
"title": "History of St. Louis (1905–80)"
},
{
"docid": "8119326",
"text": "death only became known in Belgium when the investigative team of the Nivelles gang looked into his records as a previous suspect. After his death, an investigative team looked through the home where Bouhouche lived, finding a Remington riot gun. Because the Nivelles gang also used riot guns, a ballistics test was performed (The gang used Winchester riot guns, which accept the same ammunition). Weapons experts concluded in June 2006 that the Remington riot gun was not used in the Nivelles gang attacks. Madani Bouhouche Madani Bouhouche (June 14, 1952 – November 22, 2005) was a former Belgian gendarme with",
"title": "Madani Bouhouche"
},
{
"docid": "5335320",
"text": "the Argentina tour. Along with Brides of Destruction and then-former L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns, Adler's Appetite, were to tour Asia, in August, under the band name \"Guns N' Roses Revisited\". However, the tour was soon cancelled when they were told, by Axl Rose's lawyers, that they could not use the Guns N' Roses logo. Adler's Appetite announced a tour of the US, UK and Europe was, taking place from December 31, 2005 to February 11, 2006, as well as plans to release a full-length album the same year. Adler announced prior to the tour that the lineup that toured",
"title": "Adler's Appetite"
},
{
"docid": "6106610",
"text": "set included \"Paradise City\" and \"Knockin' on Heaven's Door\". When the band returned to the US for the second leg of the Use Your Illusion Tour, they were supported by May and the Brian May Band. Rose had wanted the grunge band Nirvana as the support act, but lead singer Kurt Cobain declined. Later that year, Guns N' Roses embarked on the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour with heavy metal band Metallica, supported by Faith No More, Motörhead, and Body Count. During a show in August 1992 at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Metallica's lead singer James Hetfield suffered second-degree burns to",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "8863216",
"text": "Guns N' Roses discography Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 by members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns. The band has released six studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays, seven video albums, 18 singles, 24 music videos, and one video single. Guns N' Roses signed a deal with Geffen Records in 1986, after the independently released EP \"Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide\" a year before. Their debut studio album, \"Appetite for Destruction\", was released in 1987, reached the top of the \"Billboard\" 200 and sold",
"title": "Guns N' Roses discography"
},
{
"docid": "7939417",
"text": "another form of racial discrimination. In 1948 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned such real estate limitations as unconstitutional in \"Shelley v. Kraemer\", a court case based on the sale of a St. Louis house (the Shelley House) to a black family. Despite segregationist and racist attitudes, St. Louis acted as a haven during the 1917 East St. Louis Riot, as St. Louis police shepherded fleeing blacks across the Eads Bridge to shelter and food provided by the city government and the American Red Cross. Leonidas C. Dyer, who represented part of St. Louis in the U.S. House, led a Congressional",
"title": "History of St. Louis"
},
{
"docid": "2392998",
"text": "Guns N' Roses,\" citing the Riverport riot and Axl Rose's chronic lateness and diva behavior on the Use Your Illusion Tour as examples. He also objected to a contract with which he was presented: \"This is right before I left – demoting me to some lower position. They were gonna cut my percentage of royalties down. I was like, 'Fuck you! I've been there from Day One. Why should I do that? Fuck you, I'll go play the Whisky.' That's what happened. It was utterly insane.\" Stradlin added that getting sober played a part in his decision to leave, saying,",
"title": "Izzy Stradlin"
},
{
"docid": "6106631",
"text": "see Axl, but we communicated via the powers that be.\" A new Guns N' Roses album had reportedly been in the works since 1994, with Rose the only original member still in the band. Moby was reported to be producing with Guns N' Roses in 1997, with work that sources described as \"sounding different from the sound you know ... definitely electronic influenced.\" Mike Clink, who had previously produced every Guns N' Roses album, was also attached to produce in May 1997. In April 1998, Moby was replaced by Youth, and the album was still in the writing stages. In",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "4401041",
"text": "orders for Harney to travel to Washington for consultations with the War Department. With Lyon's control of the arsenal now unimpeded, he opened its gates to several Wide Awake \"reinforcements\" around midnight on April 21. This action set the stage for Lyon's arrest of a Missouri State Militia encampment near St. Louis on May 10 and the ensuing riot known as the Camp Jackson Affair when the militiamen were paraded as prisoners toward the arsenal, much to the outrage of gathering civilian mobs. The deaths at St. Louis set off the first serious push for secession in Missouri and was",
"title": "Missouri secession"
},
{
"docid": "19703683",
"text": "Songs written by Lynch and St John for the album \"Kill All Control\" include \"Kill All Control\", \"Fly On the Wall\", \"Resurrect Your Soul\", \"Rattlesnake\", and \"Man On Fire\". The most significant live performance by St. John with Lynch Mob was in 2014 before a packed house at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo Japan which holds approximately 36,000 people. Keith St John has been hired to tour as frontman for several other internationally well known rock bands including: The Neal Schon Band (2010), Sweet, Quiet Riot (2012), Nazareth (2013), Lynch Mob, Lit (2013-2014), L.A. Guns (aka \"Gunzo\"), Quiet Riot)",
"title": "Keith St John"
},
{
"docid": "18968978",
"text": "The Early Days of Guns N' Roses The Early Days of Guns N' Roses was what the first series of concerts by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses are referred to as. Before embarking on the Appetite for Destruction Tour in 1987 after the group's breakthrough success, the band played at least 60 shows. After playing a few shows with early members (Guns, Beich and Gardner) on June 6, 1985 the band played their first show with what became known as the \"classic line-up\" of singer Axl Rose, guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven",
"title": "The Early Days of Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "15709684",
"text": "also were protected by anti-aircraft guns, but mistakenly fired on civilian aircraft multiple times during the war. St. Louis industry had already begun preparing for war starting in 1940, when the government placed a $16 million order with Curtiss-Wright aircraft company for training and cargo planes. In October 1940, a $14 million order for high explosives led to the construction of the Atlas Powder Company factory in Weldon Spring, Missouri. The largest war industry plant, however, was the U.S. Cartridge-owned ammunition factory at Goodfellow and Bircher in north St. Louis, which at its peak employed more than 35,000 St. Louisans",
"title": "History of St. Louis (1905–80)"
},
{
"docid": "6568795",
"text": "a few performances. It was not performed since the 2009/2010 tour. Think About You (Guns N' Roses song) \"Think About You\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on the band's debut studio album, \"Appetite for Destruction\" (1987). Although credited to the group, the song was primarily composed by rhythm guitarist, Izzy Stradlin, who also plays lead guitar on it. \"Think About You\" was played very frequently during early Guns N' Roses shows in 1985 and 1986, however, it was never played again until 2001. It was frequently played in 2002 and occasionally played in",
"title": "Think About You (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "8894072",
"text": "Europe, Asia and North America consisted of: After the 2002 tour was cancelled the band went into hiatus until they were scheduled to play at Rock in Rio Lisboa 1 in May 2004. However lead guitarist Buckethead left the band in March 2004 and their appearance was cancelled and Axl Rose made the following statement: Buckethead left Guns N' Roses, according to his manager, due to \"Guns' inability to complete an album or tour\". The Chinese Democracy Tour 2006 was a concert tour by Guns N' Roses promoting their upcoming album \"Chinese Democracy\". It started in May 2006 when the",
"title": "Chinese Democracy Tour"
},
{
"docid": "5658275",
"text": "The Garden (Guns N' Roses song) \"The Garden\" is a song by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses released in 1991. It appears on the album \"Use Your Illusion I\" and features alternating lead vocals between Axl Rose and Alice Cooper. \"The Garden\" was written before Guns N' Roses released \"Appetite for Destruction\" in 1987, but was not included on that album. It was composed by Axl Rose, Del James and West Arkeen. According to Slash, as Rose's delivery while recording resembled Alice Cooper, the band decided to invite him as a guest. Cooper, who was also in Los",
"title": "The Garden (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "6568794",
"text": "Think About You (Guns N' Roses song) \"Think About You\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on the band's debut studio album, \"Appetite for Destruction\" (1987). Although credited to the group, the song was primarily composed by rhythm guitarist, Izzy Stradlin, who also plays lead guitar on it. \"Think About You\" was played very frequently during early Guns N' Roses shows in 1985 and 1986, however, it was never played again until 2001. It was frequently played in 2002 and occasionally played in 2006, with former rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin joining the band for",
"title": "Think About You (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "5946426",
"text": "Patience (Guns N' Roses song) \"Patience\" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which appears on the album \"G N' R Lies\" and was released as a single in 1989. The song peaked at #4 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The song is played using three acoustic guitars and was recorded in a single session by producer Mike Clink. A music video of the song was shot and appears on the band's music video DVD, \"Welcome to the Videos\". Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon later implied that Guns N' Roses had copied Tesla's earlier work, stating",
"title": "Patience (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "3581426",
"text": "the group disbanded the same year. Hollywood Rose reunited for a New Year's Eve show in 1985 with Rose, Stradlin, and Darrow returning and adding former L.A. Guns drummer Rob Gardner to the group. L.A. Guns founder Tracii Guns replaced Weber for the reunion gig. In March 1985, they merged with L.A Guns to become Guns N' Roses. The five-song demo, recorded in 1984, was released in 2004 with the title \"The Roots of Guns N' Roses\". A number of Hollywood Rose songs were included on the Guns N' Roses albums \"Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide\" (1986), \"Appetite for Destruction\"",
"title": "Hollywood Rose"
},
{
"docid": "6234139",
"text": "never released in the United States and its video was never accepted by MTV. The video was released on May 22nd, 2018. All songs credited to Guns N' Roses; \"It's So Easy\" co-credited to West Arkeen It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song) \"It's So Easy\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. It featured on their debut studio album, \"Appetite for Destruction\" (1987). The song was released as the band's first single on June 15, 1987, in the UK, where it reached number eighty-four on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-Side with \"Mr.",
"title": "It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "6106594",
"text": "then-manager, remarked, \"By the end of the tour, Guns N' Roses were huge. They basically just exploded. We were all pissed that \"Rolling Stone\" \"Magazine\" showed up to do a story on Aerosmith, but Guns N' Roses ended up on the cover of the magazine. Suddenly, the opening act was bigger than we were.\" Guns N' Roses' second album, \"G N' R Lies\", was released in November 1988. It included the four recordings from the band's 1986 EP \"Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide\" as well as four new acoustic tracks. \"Patience\", the only single, reached number 4 in the U.S.,",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "17554118",
"text": "producer as well as a Polydor UNICEF benefit album featuring Olivia Newton John. produced by Rick Stevens. Proffer produced many renowned rock artists at Pasha including Cheap Trick, Heart, Little River Band, Eddie Money, Beach Boys, W.A.S.P., Kick Axe, Vanilla Fudge, Ian Hunter, Shooting Star, Jon Butcher and Outlaws. Pre-production for Guns N' Roses debut Geffen release, \"Appetite for Destruction\", and Mötley Crüe's \"Shout at the Devil\" were recorded at Pasha. Additionally, the first rock record to reach No. 1 in the \"Billboard\" 200 was produced and mixed by Proffer: \"Metal Health\" by Quiet Riot. It sold six million albums",
"title": "Spencer Proffer"
},
{
"docid": "12587958",
"text": "Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses is a rock biography written by Stephen Davis, published by Gotham Press and released August 26, 2008. It chronicles the story of U.S. hard rock band Guns N' Roses from their earliest days up to the year of publication. \"Watch You Bleed\" documents the history of Guns N' Roses from the earliest childhood days of singer W. Axl Rose and his lifelong friendship with guitarist Izzy Stradlin to the formation of the band, their years at the top of the music world",
"title": "Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "12691053",
"text": "Better (Guns N' Roses song) \"Better\" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their 2008 sixth studio album \"Chinese Democracy\". It was sent out as the second radio promo from the album, after \"Chinese Democracy\", but was not commercially released as a single eligible for international sales charts. \"Better\" was written by lead vocalist Axl Rose and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Robin Finck between 2001–2007, before the band headed out on tour in 2006, by that time the song had already been recorded, later however, most of former drummer Bryan Mantia's drums on the",
"title": "Better (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "6106671",
"text": "Guns N' Roses' management, led by Rose's former personal assistant Beta Lebeis and her family, stated that previous tensions led to an ultimatum of \"no more managers\". Guns N' Roses headlined the Friday night at Reading Festival 2010 and closed Leeds Festival two days later. Guns N' Roses was 58 minutes late coming on to the stage, and because of a curfew issued by Reading Council the band's set ended at midnight. The band was therefore not able to complete its set, but nevertheless attempted to play \"Paradise City\" without amplification while the audience sang along. Rose orchestrated fan frustration",
"title": "Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "7596438",
"text": "in 1961 as an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Lancaster Maroons unveiled new uniforms with new colors, this was soon followed by a name change to the Lancaster Red Roses original Uniforms included white shirt and pants, dark blue stockings, and dark blue cap with a white \"L\" embroidered across the front. Lancaster Red Roses The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing",
"title": "Lancaster Red Roses"
},
{
"docid": "20704609",
"text": "Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song) \"Shadow of Your Love\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, released as a single in 2018. The song entered at 31 on the Mainstream Rock chart in its May 12 edition., peaking at as of June 19. \"Shadow of Your Love\" was written by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin from Hollywood Rose with help from Rose's friend Paul Tobias (Tobias later was a member of Guns N' Roses from 1994 until 2002). Rose mentioned being inspired by Thin Lizzy in writing the lyrics, and wrote the song",
"title": "Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "11997143",
"text": "lists the \"St. Louis\" class as \"First Class Cruisers\" along with the earlier armored cruisers (ex-\"New York\") and . The armament of these ships was very similar to that of the concurrently-built armored cruisers, minus the 8-inch turreted guns and the torpedo tubes. The main armament was fourteen 6-in/50 caliber Mark 6 guns (Mark 8 in \"Milwaukee\"), mounted one each fore and aft with the remainder in casemates on the sides. The large secondary armament, intended to combat torpedo boats, included eighteen /50 caliber rapid fire (RF) guns and twelve 3-pounder () RF guns. Four 1-pounder () automatic guns, eight",
"title": "St. Louis-class cruiser (1905)"
},
{
"docid": "3566983",
"text": "recorded prior to his tenure with Guns N' Roses. In July 2006, nearly four years later, a MySpace account featuring three of the band's demos was opened. Tobias worked with former Guns N' Roses drummer Brain on several tracks of production music for an album called \"Eclectic Cinema\". The album also features Guns N' Roses and Buckethead collaborator Pete Scaturro and future Guns N' Roses keyboardist Melissa Reese. Paul Tobias Paul H. Tobias (also known as Paul Edward Huge (pronounced hugh-gee)) (born in August 1963, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American guitarist best known for his involvement with hard rock band",
"title": "Paul Tobias"
},
{
"docid": "9547968",
"text": "the Roxy Theatre, the Whisky a Go Go, the Troubadour, the Starwood and other nearby nightclubs, Gazzarri's was a staple of the Los Angeles music scene from the 1960s into the early 1990s. Some other bands that played at Gazzarri's either prior to or during their mainstream success include Johnny Rivers, ? and the Mysterians, The Go-Go's, Tina Turner, Southgang, Sonny and Cher, Ratt, Cinderella, Chicano rock band Renegade, punk band X, Victor Flamingo, Quiet Riot, Stryper, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, Warrant, Faster Pussycat, Jettset, and Canadian rockers Hollywood Trash. Other notable local Los Angeles area bands to",
"title": "Gazzarri's"
},
{
"docid": "13107259",
"text": "The Roots of Guns N' Roses The Roots of Guns N' Roses is a compilation album containing old songs of Hollywood Rose. It was released on June 22, 2004, by Deadline Music (Cleopatra Records). The album was produced by Chris Weber, the band's ex-guitarist. Cleopatra records bought the five tracks from Weber, who originally paid for the recordings in 1984. It contains three sets of five demos: the first five are original versions, the following five have been remixed by former-Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, and the last five have been remixed by Fred Coury, the drummer of Cinderella,",
"title": "The Roots of Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "20360398",
"text": "Katarina Benzova Katarina Benzova, born in Liptovsky Mikula, Slovakia in 1987 is a photographer best known for her work with rock bands like Guns N' Roses. Her professional photography career began in 2010 when she was given the opportunity to go on tour with Guns N' Roses. She has also worked with bands like KISS, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Courtney Love, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Marilyn Manson, KORN, Jane's Addiction, Alice In Chains, The Kills, The Cult, Billy Idol and many more. With her working relationship with Guns N'",
"title": "Katarina Benzova"
},
{
"docid": "13517392",
"text": "including Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill, Queen guitarist Brian May, members of Black Sabbath, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, Geoff Tate of Queensrÿche, Eddie Van Halen, who worked with Jackson during the recording of \"Thriller,\" and Slash, who played guitar on Jackson's single \"Give In to Me\". Alice Cooper stated that \"Michael Jackson was easily as influential as James Brown, and that's saying a lot.\" In October 2013, a tribute album was released featuring current and former members of Iron Maiden, Kiss, Motörhead, Testament, Guns N' Roses, Fozzy, Quiet Riot, Dio, Whitesnake, Mr. Big, among others. Jackson's sister La",
"title": "Death of Michael Jackson"
},
{
"docid": "20737446",
"text": "it to Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie. So Fine (Guns N' Roses song) \"So Fine\" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, released as a promotional single in 1992. It features bassist Duff McKagan on lead vocals, with Axl Rose singing the intro song's verses. The song, written entirely by McKagan, is a tribute to Johnny Thunders. McKagan regularly sang the song during the Use Your Illusion Tour. The song was rehearsed during a soundcheck while Duff was guesting with Guns N' Roses during their Appetite for Democracy 2014 tour, but wasn't played live. \"Spin\" complimented McKagan's",
"title": "So Fine (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "4548706",
"text": "of the bands yet to follow, such as Poison and Guns N' Roses, just as the MTV era was being introduced to rock music fans. At the time of the original membership change, after Fox 's membership was confirmed, Steeler acquired the services of a young, up-an-coming Swedish guitar-whiz virtuoso named Yngwie J. Malmsteen, which gave the band some much-garnered attention, selling out venues and opening for the likes of Hughes/Thrall, Vandenberg, and Quiet Riot at a high point in their respective careers. Unfortunately, Steeler changed their line-up several more times before calling it quits, with Ron Keel eventually forming",
"title": "Rik Fox"
},
{
"docid": "16287193",
"text": "Her\" also saw a return to the set. Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses) Up Close and Personal Tour was a 2012 North American and European concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. On January 20, guitarist Bumblefoot talked about a possible theater tour taking place in February. Guns N' Roses later announced shows in United States. The shows themselves varied considerably in comparison to the Chinese Democracy Tour. All of the North American shows took place in smaller-scale clubs, rather than a large arena or stadium. All pyrotechnics were removed from the shows. The European",
"title": "Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses)"
},
{
"docid": "16287189",
"text": "Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses) Up Close and Personal Tour was a 2012 North American and European concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. On January 20, guitarist Bumblefoot talked about a possible theater tour taking place in February. Guns N' Roses later announced shows in United States. The shows themselves varied considerably in comparison to the Chinese Democracy Tour. All of the North American shows took place in smaller-scale clubs, rather than a large arena or stadium. All pyrotechnics were removed from the shows. The European leg of the tour began approximately one month",
"title": "Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses)"
},
{
"docid": "15639105",
"text": "Guns and Roses (TV series) Guns and Roses is a Philippine action drama romance series that aired on ABS-CBN from June 6, 2011 to September 23, 2011 replacing \"Mara Clara\" starring Robin Padilla, Bea Alonzo and Diether Ocampo. This is Robin Padilla's second action primetime series in the network, following the television series \"Basta't Kasama Kita\", which concluded eight years ago. This is the first team up with Bea Alonzo as his leading lady and Diether Ocampo in a TV Production. Hindi television serial \"Rang Rasiya\" was inspired from \"Guns and Roses\" which debuted on Indian channel Colors on December",
"title": "Guns and Roses (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5091392",
"text": "(with which he was not proficient at the time), using only the bottom two strings. This differs from other Rose-written Guns N' Roses songs, which Rose composed on piano or keyboards. This is the first Guns N' Roses song to feature piano, played by Rose on the outro. The song's lyrics caused great controversy among many different groups, and accusations of homophobia, nativism, and racism were leveled against Guns N' Roses' lead singer and song lyricist, Axl Rose. Music critic Jon Pareles noted that: In a 1989 \"Rolling Stone\" interview, Rose explained the lyrics \"I used words like police and",
"title": "One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "6281046",
"text": "and vinyl copies of the Guns N' Roses live album \"\". On April 8, 2016, the song was performed for the first time in almost twenty three years (last performed April 10, 1993) and has since became a setlist regular during the Not in This Lifetime... Tour. Coma (Guns N' Roses song) \"Coma\" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It appears on the 1991 album \"Use Your Illusion I\". At 10 minutes, 13 seconds it is the longest track released by the band, even though it lacks choruses. The song starts with the instruments, and then",
"title": "Coma (Guns N' Roses song)"
},
{
"docid": "471221",
"text": "often display no interest in promoting themselves, which was typified through reticent and capricious behaviour. Even with The Stone Roses' reformation in 2011, the group continued to provide few interviews. This approach left many journalists confused and sometimes angered. A typical example is the Spike Island press conference in 1990, which was attended by much of the world's music press. This ended in chaos when the gathered journalists began a small riot, believing the band to be deliberately upsetting them. As John Robb commented: \"The Stone Roses would stonewall the journalist[s]. With shy guffaws, muttered asides, dispassionate staring, foot-shuffling silences",
"title": "The Stone Roses"
},
{
"docid": "10536966",
"text": "Guns N' Roses and Metallica on the same tour to sell tickets,\" Ronnie James Dio told WERS' \"Nasty Habits\" show, \"it shows everyone that you have to put real big packaging together to make a difference.\" On May 12, 1992, Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich, and Guns N' Roses' lead guitarist, Slash, held a press conference at the Gaslight in Los Angeles, California, to announce that both Metallica and Guns N' Roses would tour together that summer, starting in Washington, D.C. at RFK Stadium on July 17, 1992, where Metallica's opening song \"Creeping Death\" was recorded for their documentary \"A Year",
"title": "Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour"
},
{
"docid": "18968979",
"text": "Adler. The band's trek on the West coast from June 6th to June 12th, 1985 became known as \"The Hell Tour\" due to the difficulties the band faced touring. \"What's That Noise\" (Stormtroopers of Death cover) and \"Scarface\" [Audio introduction] \"What's That Noise\" (Stormtroopers of Death cover) and \"Scarface\" [Audio introduction] The Early Days of Guns N' Roses The Early Days of Guns N' Roses was what the first series of concerts by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses are referred to as. Before embarking on the Appetite for Destruction Tour in 1987 after the group's breakthrough success, the",
"title": "The Early Days of Guns N' Roses"
},
{
"docid": "13642907",
"text": "ran down cell blocks and corridors, releasing other inmates in the process. During the incident The Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Missouri National Guard, and police departments from Jefferson City, St. Louis, and Kansas City were called in to help quell the riot. When it was all over, four inmates had been killed, 29 had been injured, and one attempted suicide. Four guards were seriously injured. Several buildings were burned, with damages estimated at 5 million dollars. No inmates were able to escape during the incident. Burned buildings and other damage from the riot would remain visible for the next",
"title": "Missouri State Penitentiary"
}
] |
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| what languages are spoken in colombia besides spanish | [
"romani language",
"2 Creole languages",
"65 Amerindian languages",
"English"
] | [
{
"docid": "9570731",
"text": "80 languages of Colombia, grouped into 11 families are classified. Also appear isolated or unclassified languages. Extinct languages are indicated by the sign (†). Languages of Colombia More than 99.2% of Colombians speak the Spanish language; also 65 Amerindian languages, 2 Creole languages and the Romani language are spoken in the country. English has official status in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands. The overwhelming majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 101 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database. The specific number of spoken languages varies slightly since some authors",
"title": "Languages of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "9570726",
"text": "Languages of Colombia More than 99.2% of Colombians speak the Spanish language; also 65 Amerindian languages, 2 Creole languages and the Romani language are spoken in the country. English has official status in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands. The overwhelming majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 101 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database. The specific number of spoken languages varies slightly since some authors consider as different languages what others consider to be varieties or dialects of the same language. Best estimates recorded 71 languages that are spoken",
"title": "Languages of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "9570731",
"text": "80 languages of Colombia, grouped into 11 families are classified. Also appear isolated or unclassified languages. Extinct languages are indicated by the sign (†). Languages of Colombia More than 99.2% of Colombians speak the Spanish language; also 65 Amerindian languages, 2 Creole languages and the Romani language are spoken in the country. English has official status in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands. The overwhelming majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 101 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database. The specific number of spoken languages varies slightly since some authors",
"title": "Languages of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "62118",
"text": "Colombian Sign Language are also spoken in the country. English has official status in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. Including Spanish, a total of 101 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database. The specific number of spoken languages varies slightly since some authors consider as different languages what others consider to be varieties or dialects of the same language. Best estimates recorded 71 languages that are spoken in-country today—most of which belong to the Chibchan, Tucanoan, Bora–Witoto, Guajiboan, Arawakan, Cariban, Barbacoan, and Saliban language families. There are currently about 850,000 speakers of native languages.",
"title": "Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "4352277",
"text": "co-official with Spanish in the Argentine province of Corrientes. In Nicaragua, Spanish is the official language, but on the country's Caribbean coast English and indigenous languages such as Miskito, Sumo, and Rama also hold official status. Colombia recognizes all indigenous languages spoken within its territory as official, though fewer than 1% of its population are native speakers of these. Nahuatl is one of the 62 native languages spoken by indigenous people in Mexico, which are officially recognized by the government as \"national languages\" along with Spanish. Other European languages spoken in Latin America include: English, by some groups in Argentina,",
"title": "Latin Americans"
},
{
"docid": "9570728",
"text": "There are also two Creole languages spoken in the country. The first is San Andrés Creole, which is spoken alongside English in the San Andrés, Providencia, and Catalina insular regions of Colombia. It is related to and mutually intelligible with many other English-based Creole languages (also known as Patois/Patwa) spoken in West Indian and Caribbean islands, although San Andres Creole (which is also sometimes called Saint Andrewan or Bende) has had more Spanish influence. San Andrés Creole is also very similar to the creole languages spoken on the caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, leading some linguists to conclude",
"title": "Languages of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "2595858",
"text": "constitution; however, it is only spoken by a few groups in the country's highlands. In Bolivia, Aymara, Quechua and Guaraní hold official status alongside Spanish. Guaraní, along with Spanish, is an official language of Paraguay, and is spoken by a majority of the population (who are, for the most part, bilingual), and it is co-official with Spanish in the Argentine province of Corrientes. In Nicaragua, Spanish is the official language, but on the country's Caribbean coast English and indigenous languages such as Miskito, Sumo, and Rama also hold official status. Colombia recognizes all indigenous languages spoken within its territory as",
"title": "Hispanic America"
},
{
"docid": "9738",
"text": "As Aruba has a little proximity to Colombia, Colombian residents and their children are found here. The official languages are Dutch and Papiamento. However, Dutch is the sole language for all administration and legal matters, Papiamento is the predominant language on Aruba. It is a creole language, spoken on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, that incorporates words from Portuguese, West African languages, Dutch, and Spanish. English is known by many; its usage has grown due to tourism. Other common languages spoken, based on the size of their community, are Portuguese, Chinese, German, Spanish, and French. In recent years, the government of",
"title": "Aruba"
},
{
"docid": "10868736",
"text": "Languages of Nicaragua The official language of Nicaragua is Spanish; however, Nicaraguans on the Caribbean coast speak indigenous languages and also English. The communities located on the Caribbean coast also have access to education in their native languages. Additionally, Nicaragua has four extinct indigenous languages. Spanish, or Nicañol as Nicaraguan Spanish is sometimes referred to, is spoken by 90% of the country's population. In Nicaragua the Voseo form is common, just as in other countries in Central and South America such as Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, coastal parts of Colombia, Honduras or Paraguay. Spanish has many different dialects spoken throughout",
"title": "Languages of Nicaragua"
},
{
"docid": "4233230",
"text": "Brazil. Dutch is the official language of Suriname; English is the official language of Guyana. Indigenous languages of South America include Quechua in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Colombia; Wayuunaiki in northern Colombia (La Guajira) and northwestern Venezuela (Zulia); Guaraní in Paraguay and, to a much lesser extent, in Bolivia; Aymara in Bolivia, Peru, and less often in Chile; and Mapudungun is spoken in certain pockets of southern Chile and, more rarely, Argentina. At least three South American indigenous languages (Quechua, Aymara, and Guarani) are recognized along with Spanish as national languages. Other languages found in South America include,",
"title": "Union of South American Nations"
},
{
"docid": "245381",
"text": "of the indigenous people under the country's constitution; however, it is only spoken by a few groups in the country's highlands. In Bolivia, Aymara, Quechua and Guaraní hold official status alongside Spanish. Guaraní, along with Spanish, is an official language of Paraguay, and is spoken by a majority of the population (who are, for the most part, bilingual), and it is co-official with Spanish in the Argentine province of Corrientes. In Nicaragua, Spanish is the official language, but on the country's Caribbean coast English and indigenous languages such as Miskito, Sumo, and Rama also hold official status. Colombia recognizes all",
"title": "Latin America"
},
{
"docid": "2453775",
"text": "from Portuguese or Spanish. Pichinglis is spoken on Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea. It originated with the arrival of Krio speakers from the mainland. Krio is a creole that derives most of its vocabulary from English, but the Spanish colonization of Guinea exerted Spanish influence on its lexicon and grammar. San Andrés–Providencia Creole is one of the main languages of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia (alongside Spanish and English) which uses expression and words from English (73%), Spanish (17%) and African languages. Spanish-based creole languages A Spanish creole, or Spanish-based creole language, is a creole language",
"title": "Spanish-based creole languages"
},
{
"docid": "6774395",
"text": "in South Carolina, were members of this family. Taíno, commonly called Island Arawak, was spoken on the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. A few Taino words are still used by English or Spanish-speaking descendants in these islands. The Taíno language was scantily attested but its classification within the Arawakan family is uncontroversial. Its closest relative among the better attested Arawakan languages seems to be the Goajiro language, spoken in Colombia. Scholars have suggested that the Goajiro are descended from Taíno refugees, but the theory seems impossible to prove or disprove. Garífuna (or Black Carib) is",
"title": "Arawakan languages"
},
{
"docid": "3123932",
"text": "of Mexican babies have the Mongolian spot. Mexicans are linguistically diverse, with many speaking European languages as well as various Indigenous Mexican Languages. Spanish is spoken by approximately 92.17% of Mexicans as their first language making them the largest Spanish speaking group in the world followed by Colombia (45,273,925), Spain (41,063,259) and Argentina (40,134,425). Although the great majority speak Spanish \"de facto\" the second most populous language among Mexicans is English due to the regional proximity of the United States which calls for a bilingual relationship in order to conduct business and trade as well as the migration of Mexicans",
"title": "Mexicans"
},
{
"docid": "66829",
"text": "languages other than English spoken by more than 100,000 persons. The most common language spoken besides English was Spanish, spoken by 28.46% (9,696,638) of the population. With Asia contributing most of California's new immigrants, California had the highest concentration nationwide of Vietnamese and Chinese speakers, the second highest concentration of Korean, and the third highest concentration of Tagalog speakers. California has historically been one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the world, with more than 70 indigenous languages derived from 64 root languages in 6 language families. A survey conducted between 2007 and 2009 identified 23 different indigenous languages",
"title": "California"
},
{
"docid": "7068114",
"text": "2018). Due to the long history of marginalization of indigenous groups, most indigenous languages are endangered, with some languages expected to become extinct within years or decades, and others simply having populations that grow slower than the national average. According to the Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI) and National Institute of Indigenous Languages (INALI), while 10–14% of the population identifies as belonging to an indigenous group, around 6% speak an indigenous language. There are other languages not native to Mexico that are spoken in the country. Besides Spanish, the most populous are probably English, German (Plautdietsch), Arabic,",
"title": "Languages of Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "739983",
"text": "people aged 5 or older, making the United States the world's fifth-largest Spanish-speaking community, outnumbered only by Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Argentina. In northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, Spanish speakers have been isolated for centuries in the southern Rockies, and developed a distinct dialect of Spanish spoken nowhere else: New Mexican Spanish. The dialect features a mix of Castilian, Galician and, more recently, Mexican Spanish, as well as Pueblo loan words. New Mexican Spanish also contains a large proportion of English loan words, particularly for technological words (e.g. \"bos\", \"troca\", and \"telefón\"). Speakers of New Mexican Spanish are mainly",
"title": "Languages of the United States"
},
{
"docid": "12372998",
"text": "with a common culture separated by a large wall.\" Although the United States has no official language at the federal level, 28 states have passed legislation making English the official language and it is considered to be the \"de facto\" national language. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, more than 97% of Americans can speak English well, and for 81% it is the only language spoken at home. More than 300 languages besides English have native speakers in the United States—some of which are spoken by the indigenous peoples (about 150 living languages) and others imported by immigrants. Spanish has",
"title": "Culture of the United States"
},
{
"docid": "8803546",
"text": "Popoluca Popoluca is a Nahuatl term for various indigenous peoples of southeastern Veracruz and Oaxaca. Many of them (about 30,000) speak languages of the Mixe–Zoque family. Others speak the unrelated Mazatecan languages, in which case the name in English and Spanish is generally spelled Popoloca. The Mixe–Zoque languages called Popoluca are, Among the Otomanguean languages, there are, The reason for the terms widespread usage for naming indigenous languages is that it is a derogatory word from the Nahuatl language meaning \"to speak unintelligible\" or \"gibberish\". When the Spanish invaders asked their Nahuatl-speaking allies what language was spoken in a particular",
"title": "Popoluca"
},
{
"docid": "4085470",
"text": "and publications. The first nation to formally adopt the voseo dialect, Nicaragua is one two Central American nations (Costa Rica is the other) that use voseo Spanish as its written and spoken form of the language. The usage is also seen in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and coastal Colombia. In the Caribbean coast, many Afro-Nicaraguans and creoles speak English and creole English as their first language, but they speak a very fluent Spanish as a second language. The languages in the North and South Atlantic Regions are influenced by English, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and French. Many of the indigenous people on",
"title": "Culture of Nicaragua"
},
{
"docid": "747100",
"text": "in at least two of the languages of Papiamentu, Dutch, English, and Spanish. The most widely spoken language is Papiamentu, a Portuguese creole with African, Dutch and Spanish influences, spoken in all levels of society. Papiamentu was introduced as a language of primary school education in 1993, making Curaçao one of a handful of places where a creole language is used as a medium to acquire basic literacy. Spanish and English also have a long historical presence in Curaçao. Spanish became an important language in the 18th century due to the close economic ties with Spanish colonies in what are",
"title": "Curaçao"
},
{
"docid": "4840354",
"text": "Languages of Belize According to the 2010 census, the major languages spoken in Belize include English, Spanish and Kriol, all three spoken by more than 40% of the population. Mayan languages are also spoken in certain areas. English is the official language and the primary language of public education, though spoken natively by a minority of people as a first language. Spanish is taught in primary and secondary schools as well. Bilingualism is very common. English is the major language in the primary and most populated Belize District. Spanish is the most used language in the frontier districts of Cayo,",
"title": "Languages of Belize"
},
{
"docid": "2717064",
"text": "of language contact and creolization. Important families include the British, French, and German sign language families. Macedonian, Yiddish and Serbian are not official languages of the EU. The five most spoken languages in the EU are English (51%), German (32%), French (26%), Italian (16%) and Spanish (15%). At 18% of the total number of speakers, German is the most widely spoken native language, followed by Italian, English, French and Spanish. The knowledge of foreign languages varies considerably in the specific countries, as the table below shows. The most spoken second or foreign languages in the EU are English, French, German,",
"title": "Languages of the European Union"
},
{
"docid": "2453774",
"text": "the maintenance of its identity. Fa d'Ambu has gained some words of Spanish origin (10% of lexicon), but some words are dubious in origin because Spanish and Portuguese are closely related languages. Papiamento is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch West Indies, with some influences from Indigenous American languages, English, Dutch and Spanish.. Primarily spoken in Curaçao and Bonaire by 179,000 people in 1998 and Aruba by 100,000 people in 2004.. Today, Spanish influence on the language is strong, but, due to the similarities between the languages, it is difficult to ascertain whether a certain feature is derived",
"title": "Spanish-based creole languages"
},
{
"docid": "314674",
"text": "who built the canal were Afro Caribbean migrants from the British West Indies. Thousands of Afro-Caribbean workers were recruited from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. Many languages, including seven indigenous languages, are spoken in Panama, although Spanish is the official and dominant language. The local variant is Panamanian Spanish. English is sometimes spoken by many professionals and those working in the business or governmental sectors of society. Indigenous languages include Guaymí, Kuna, Northern Embera and Teribe. Bocas del Toro Creole is also spoken. The majority of Panamanians are Christian; most are Roman Catholics as a result centuries of Spanish colonial influence.",
"title": "Demographics of Panama"
},
{
"docid": "247603",
"text": "overall number.\" Spanish (including Spanish Creole) is the second-most-spoken language in Maryland, after English. The third- and fourth-most-spoken languages are French (including Patois and Cajun) and Chinese. Other commonly spoken languages include various African languages, Korean, German, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, various Asian languages, Persian, Hindi and other Indic languages, Greek and Arabic. Most of the population of Maryland lives in the central region of the state, in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area and Washington Metropolitan Area, both of which are part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The majority of Maryland's population is concentrated in the cities and suburbs surrounding Washington,",
"title": "Maryland"
},
{
"docid": "361945",
"text": "other languages spoken in the country, including Portuguese, Chinese, Hindustani and several native languages. English is also spoken in the Falkland Islands. French is the official language of French Guiana and the second language in Amapá, Brazil. Indigenous languages of South America include Quechua in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Colombia; Wayuunaiki in northern Colombia (La Guajira) and northwestern Venezuela (Zulia); Guaraní in Paraguay and, to a much lesser extent, in Bolivia; Aymara in Bolivia, Peru, and less often in Chile; and Mapudungun is spoken in certain pockets of southern Chile and, more rarely, Argentina. At least three South",
"title": "South America"
},
{
"docid": "6631444",
"text": "been an official language, alongside Dutch. Aruba's location off the coast of South America has also made Spanish extremely important. Students begin learning this as early as 5th grade. Spanish became an important language in the 18th century due to the close economic ties with Spanish colonies in what are now Venezuela and Colombia, and several Venezuelan TV networks are received, and the fact that Aruba has Venezuelan and Colombian residents. Around 12.6% of the population today speaks Spanish. Papiamento is a language with roots mainly from Portuguese, and to a lesser extent, from Dutch, Spanish and English. It originated",
"title": "Languages of Aruba"
},
{
"docid": "699703",
"text": "(Hollandic dialect) spoken by the mainly Dutch settlers of what is now South Africa, where it gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the course of the 18th century. Most Afrikaans speakers live in South Africa. In Namibia it is the lingua franca and in Botswana and Zimbabwe it is a minority language of roughly several ten thousand people. Overall 15 to 20 million people are estimated to speak Afrikaans. Since the colonial era, Indo-European languages such as Afrikaans, English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish have held official status in many countries, and are widely spoken, generally as lingua francas.",
"title": "Languages of Africa"
},
{
"docid": "9006308",
"text": "other languages are also spoken on the Rock. Berber and Arabic are spoken by the Moroccan community, as are Hindi and Sindhi by the Indian community. Maltese is spoken by some families of Maltese descent. Gibraltarians often converse in \"Llanito\" (), a vernacular unique to Gibraltar. It is based on Andalusian Spanish with a strong mixture of British English and elements from languages such as Maltese, Portuguese, Genoese Italian and Haketia (a Judaeo-Spanish dialect). Llanito also often involves code-switching to English and Spanish. Gibraltarians often call themselves \"Llanitos\". According to the 2012 census, approximately 72.1% of Gibraltarians are Roman Catholics.",
"title": "Gibraltar"
},
{
"docid": "13525921",
"text": "other European languages such as German, French, English, Italian and Portuguese. There are 65 indigenous languages and two Creole languages, one creole in San Basilio de Palenque and one in San Andrés; and also San Andrés is the only place of Colombia where are three official languages: Spanish, English and a creole language. There are 5,000 speakers of Romani in Colombia. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to Christianity, the majority of which",
"title": "Demographics of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "245378",
"text": "McNeill wrote that: Thomas C. Wright, meanwhile, has written that: Spanish and Portuguese are the predominant languages of Latin America. Spanish is spoken as first language by about 60% of the population, Portuguese is spoken by about 34% of the population and about 6% of the population speak other languages such as Quechua, Mayan languages, Guaraní, Aymara, Nahuatl, English, French, Dutch and Italian. Portuguese is spoken only in Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese), the biggest and most populous country in the region. Spanish is the official language of most of the rest of the countries and territories on the Latin American mainland",
"title": "Latin America"
},
{
"docid": "739965",
"text": "but the use of these languages is dwindling as the older generations die. Russian is also spoken by immigrant populations. Tagalog and Vietnamese have over one million speakers each in the United States, almost entirely within recent immigrant populations. Both languages, along with the varieties of Chinese (mostly Cantonese, Taishanese, and Standard Mandarin), Japanese, and Korean, are now used in elections in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Washington. Native American languages are spoken in smaller pockets of the country, but these populations are decreasing, and the languages are almost never widely used outside of reservations. Besides English,",
"title": "Languages of the United States"
},
{
"docid": "1039918",
"text": "in the last four decades of the 20th century. In 1960 there were 13,340 families in Key West, with 42.1% of households having children living in them. By 2000 the population had dwindled to 5,463 families, with only 19.9% of households having children living in them. As of 2000, 76.66% spoke English as a first language, while Spanish was spoken by 17.32%, 1.06% spoke Italian, 1.02% spoke French, and German spoken as a mother tongue was at 0.94% of the population. In total, other languages spoken besides English made up 25.33% of residents. Many of the residents of Key West",
"title": "Key West"
},
{
"docid": "4840357",
"text": "a large segment is multilingual. Being such a small and multiethnic state surrounded by Spanish-speaking nations, multilingualism is strongly encouraged in the society. Belize is also home to three Mayan languages: Q’eqchi’, the endangered indigenous Belizean language of Mopan, and Yucatec Maya. Approximately 16,100 people speak the Arawakan-based Garifuna language, and 6,900 Mennonites in Belize speak mainly Plautdietsch while a minority of Mennonites speak Pennsylvania German. Languages of Belize According to the 2010 census, the major languages spoken in Belize include English, Spanish and Kriol, all three spoken by more than 40% of the population. Mayan languages are also spoken",
"title": "Languages of Belize"
},
{
"docid": "5347241",
"text": "However, the interest in preserving the native Creole has become very important for locals and Colombians in general. There has been an effort to offer multilingual education in San Andrés and Providencia which includes all three languages. San Andrés–Providencia Creole San Andrés–Providencia creole is an English-based creole language spoken in the San Andrés and Providencia Department of Colombia by the natives (the Raizal ethnic group), very similar to Belize Kriol and Miskito Coastal Creole. Its vocabulary originates in English, but it has its own phonetics and many expressions from Spanish and African languages, particularly Kwa languages (especially Twi and Ewe),",
"title": "San Andrés–Providencia Creole"
},
{
"docid": "5347239",
"text": "San Andrés–Providencia Creole San Andrés–Providencia creole is an English-based creole language spoken in the San Andrés and Providencia Department of Colombia by the natives (the Raizal ethnic group), very similar to Belize Kriol and Miskito Coastal Creole. Its vocabulary originates in English, but it has its own phonetics and many expressions from Spanish and African languages, particularly Kwa languages (especially Twi and Ewe), and Igbo languages. The language is also known as \"San Andrés Creole\", \"Bende\", and \"Islander Creole English\". San Andrés–Providencia Creole is an official language in its territory of influence according to the Colombian Constitution of 1991 that",
"title": "San Andrés–Providencia Creole"
},
{
"docid": "16306296",
"text": "PSEO for college credits. Teachers at CGA receive on-going specialized training in teaching English language learners. The students of the Global Academy come from a variety of backgrounds with the uniting factor being that most students speak English as a second (or more) language. Most students at CGA are recent arrivals or immigrants in the US. There are more than 91 dialects and languages spoken at CGA, including Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Fulani, French, Mai Mai, Nepali, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, and Swahili. Over 55 countries are represented, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, China, Colombia, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El",
"title": "Columbus Global Academy"
},
{
"docid": "12744306",
"text": "native language of 226,449 Indians in the 2001 census. English is the second \"language of the Union\" besides Hindi. Thirteen languages account for more than 1% of Indian population each, and between themselves for over 95%; all of them are \"scheduled languages of the constitution.\" Scheduled languages spoken by less than 1% of Indians are Santali (0.64%), Manipuri (0.14%), Bodo (0.13%), Dogri (0.01%, spoken in Jammu and Kashmir). The largest language that is not \"scheduled\" is Bhili (0.95%), followed by Gondi (0.27%), Tulu (0.17%) and Kurukh (0.099%) Languages of South Asia South Asia is home to several hundred languages. Most",
"title": "Languages of South Asia"
},
{
"docid": "4233229",
"text": "Portuguese and Italians), Africans and indigenous. There is a high percentage of mestizos that vary greatly in composition according to each place. There is also a minor population of Asians, especially in Brazil. The two main languages are by far Spanish and Portuguese, followed by French, English and Dutch in smaller numbers. Economically, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia are the wealthiest and most developed nations in the continent. Portuguese, Spanish, English and Dutch are the official languages of UNASUR. Spanish is the official language of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Portuguese is the official language of",
"title": "Union of South American Nations"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "9190651",
"text": "Languages of Argentina At least 40 spoken languages are spoken in Argentina. They include indigenous and immigrant languages, with Spanish being dominant. Some are endangered, spoken by elderly people whose descendants do not speak the languages. There is evidence of some now extinct languages. Argentina is predominantly a Spanish-speaking country — the fourth largest after Mexico, Spain, and Colombia (according to a compilation of national census figures and United Nations estimates, see List of countries with Spanish-speaking populations). Based on the 2010 national census and supporting research, there are about 40.9 million Spanish speakers in Argentina (almost the entire population).",
"title": "Languages of Argentina"
},
{
"docid": "15678787",
"text": "has otherwise been a nearly universal cultural and identity marker of mestizos (people of mixed Spanish and Amerindian ancestry), and also of culturally assimilated, upwardly-mobile Amerindian people. About 50,000 Paraguayans speak an indigenous language besides Guaraní: Besides Spanish, Guaraní and all other previous languages, Portuguese, Plautdietsch, Standard German and Italian are spoken as well. Languages of Paraguay The Republic of Paraguay is a mostly bilingual country, where both Spanish, an Indo-European language, and Guaraní, an indigenous language of the Tupian family, have official status. Spanish is spoken by about 87% of the population, while Guaraní is spoken by more than",
"title": "Languages of Paraguay"
},
{
"docid": "119976",
"text": "languages and is spoken by approximately 2.5 million people in Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. Other Amerindian languages spoken in Ecuador include Awapit (spoken by the Awá), A'ingae (spoken by the Cofan), Shuar Chicham (spoken by the Shuar), Achuar-Shiwiar (spoken by the Achuar and the Shiwiar), Cha'palaachi (spoken by the Chachi), Tsa'fiki (spoken by the Tsáchila), Paicoca (spoken by the Siona and Secoya), and Wao Tededeo (spoken by the Waorani). Though most features of Ecuadorian Spanish are those universal to the Spanish-speaking world, there are several idiosyncrasies. The music of Ecuador has a long history. Pasillo is a genre of",
"title": "Ecuador"
},
{
"docid": "2453769",
"text": "more information see the article on Chavacano, or the Ethnologue Report on Chavacano. Palenquero (also Palenque) is a Spanish-based creole spoken in Colombia. The ethnic group which speaks this creole consisted only of 2,500 people in 1989. It is spoken in Colombia, in the village of San Basilio de Palenque which is south and east of Cartagena, and in some neighborhoods of Barranquilla. The village was founded by fugitive slaves (Maroons) and Native Americans. Since many slaves had been only slightly exposed to contact with white people, the \"palenqueros\" spoke creole languages derived from Spanish and from their ancestral African",
"title": "Spanish-based creole languages"
},
{
"docid": "283192",
"text": "of the Americas, and the Spanish word 'Agua', meaning water, due to the presence of the large Lake Cocibolca (or Lake Nicaragua) and Lake Managua (or Lake Xolotlán), as well as lagoons and rivers in the region. The people migrated from Central Mexico after 500 CE. Most of Nicaragua's Caribbean lowlands area was inhabited by tribes that migrated north from what is now Colombia. The various dialects and languages in this area are related to Chibcha, spoken by groups in northern Colombia. Eastern Nicaragua's population consisted of extended families or tribes. Food was obtained by hunting, fishing, and slash-and-burn agriculture.",
"title": "History of Nicaragua"
},
{
"docid": "36729",
"text": "official languages besides Spanish: Aymara, Araona, Baure, Bésiro, Canichana, Cavineño, Cayubaba, Chácobo, Chimán, Ese Ejja, Guaraní, Guarasu'we, Guarayu, Itonama, Leco, Machajuyai-Kallawaya, Machineri, Maropa, Mojeño-Ignaciano, Mojeño-Trinitario, Moré, Mosetén, Movima, Pacawara, Puquina, Quechua, Sirionó, Tacana, Tapieté, Toromona, Uru-Chipaya, Weenhayek, Yaminawa, Yuki, Yuracaré, and Zamuco. Spanish is the most spoken official language in the country, according to the 2001 census; as it is spoken by two-thirds of the population. All legal and official documents issued by the State, including the Constitution, the main private and public institutions, the media, and commercial activities, are in Spanish. The main indigenous languages are: Quechua (21.2% of",
"title": "Bolivia"
},
{
"docid": "3799215",
"text": "medieval times, a single language which linguists call Galician-Portuguese, Medieval Galician, or Old Portuguese, spoken in the territories initially ruled by the medieval Kingdom of Galicia. Both languages are even today united by a dialect continuum located mainly in the northern regions of Portugal. Aranese () is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in north western Catalonia on the border between Spain and France, where it is one of the three official languages besides Catalan and Spanish. Other languages of Spain: About 68% of Spaniards identify as belonging to",
"title": "Culture of Spain"
},
{
"docid": "5205632",
"text": "Barbacoan languages Barbacoan (also Barbakóan, Barbacoano, Barbacoana) is a language family spoken in Colombia and Ecuador. Barboacoan consists of 6 languages: Pasto, Muellama, Coconuco, and Caranqui are now extinct. Pasto and Muellama are usually classified as Barbacoan, but the current evidence is weak and deserves further attention. Muellama may have been one of the last surviving dialects of Pasto (both extinct, replaced by Spanish) — Muellama is known only by a short wordlist recorded in the 19th century. The Muellama vocabulary is similar to modern Awa Pit. The Cañari–Puruhá languages are ever more poorly attested, and while often placed in",
"title": "Barbacoan languages"
},
{
"docid": "6721790",
"text": "Languages of Spain The languages of Spain (), or Spanish languages (), are the languages spoken or once spoken in Spain. Romance languages are the most widely spoken in Spain; of which Spanish, or Castilian, is the only language which has official status for the whole country. Various other languages have co-official or recognised status in specific territories, and a number of unofficial languages and dialects are spoken in certain localities. In terms of the number of speakers and dominance, the most prominent of the languages of Spain is Spanish (Castilian), spoken by about 99% of Spaniards as a first",
"title": "Languages of Spain"
},
{
"docid": "10865000",
"text": "in Caribbean Spanish. This dialect is also spoken by Afro-Colombians living inland in the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca. Colombian Spanish Colombian Spanish (Spanish: \"español colombiano\" or \"castellano colombiano\") is a grouping of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Colombia. The term is of more geographical than linguistic relevance, since the dialects spoken in the various regions of Colombia are quite diverse. The speech of coastal areas tends to exhibit phonological innovations typical of Caribbean Spanish, while highland varieties have been historically more conservative. The Caro and Cuervo Institute in Bogotá is the main institution in Colombia to",
"title": "Colombian Spanish"
},
{
"docid": "10766814",
"text": "Languages of Venezuela There are at least forty languages spoken or used in Venezuela, but Spanish is the language spoken by the majority of Venezuelans. The 1999 Constitution of Venezuela declared Spanish and languages spoken by Indigenous people from Venezuela as official languages. Deaf people use Venezuelan Sign Language (\"lengua de señas venezolana, LSV)\". Chinese (400,000), Portuguese (254,000) and Italian (200,000), are the most spoken languages in Venezuela after the official language of Spanish. Wayuu is the most spoken indigenous language with 170,000 speakers. Spanish is one of the official languages in Venezuela Below is a non-exhaustive list of these",
"title": "Languages of Venezuela"
},
{
"docid": "6721797",
"text": "these languages proper to Spain, either dialect, cants or pidgins: Languages of Spain The languages of Spain (), or Spanish languages (), are the languages spoken or once spoken in Spain. Romance languages are the most widely spoken in Spain; of which Spanish, or Castilian, is the only language which has official status for the whole country. Various other languages have co-official or recognised status in specific territories, and a number of unofficial languages and dialects are spoken in certain localities. In terms of the number of speakers and dominance, the most prominent of the languages of Spain is Spanish",
"title": "Languages of Spain"
},
{
"docid": "10864986",
"text": "Colombian Spanish Colombian Spanish (Spanish: \"español colombiano\" or \"castellano colombiano\") is a grouping of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Colombia. The term is of more geographical than linguistic relevance, since the dialects spoken in the various regions of Colombia are quite diverse. The speech of coastal areas tends to exhibit phonological innovations typical of Caribbean Spanish, while highland varieties have been historically more conservative. The Caro and Cuervo Institute in Bogotá is the main institution in Colombia to promote the scholarly study of the language and literature of both Colombia and the rest of Spanish America. The educated speech",
"title": "Colombian Spanish"
},
{
"docid": "15161585",
"text": "Andean Spanish Andean Spanish is a dialect of Spanish spoken in the central Andes, from western Venezuela, southern Colombia, with influence as far south as northern Chile and Northwestern Argentina, passing through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It is influenced principally by Castilian, Canarian and Andalusian Spanish, which is favoured in the cities, but in rural areas and some cities, there is influence of Quechua, Aymara, and other indigenous languages. In northwest Argentina and northern Chile today, it is possible to say that there is a certain fusion in the dialects of both countries, but the local dialects are more dominant.",
"title": "Andean Spanish"
},
{
"docid": "8584876",
"text": "Languages of Bolivia The languages of Bolivia include Spanish; several dozen indigenous languages, most prominently Aymara, Quechua, Chiquitano and Tupi Guaraní; Bolivian Sign Language (closely related to American Sign Language); and language of immigrants such as Plautdietsch. Indigenous languages and Spanish are official languages of the state according to the 2009 Constitution. The constitution says that all indigenous languages are official, listing 36 specific languages, of which some are extinct. Spanish and Quechua are spoken primarily in the Andes region; Aymara is mainly spoken in the Altiplano around Lake Titicaca, Chiquitano is spoken in the central part of Santa Cruz",
"title": "Languages of Bolivia"
},
{
"docid": "364706",
"text": "even to Indo-European—were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula. These languages included Basque (still spoken today), Iberian, Celtiberian and Gallaecian. The first documents to show traces of what is today regarded as the precursor of modern Spanish are from the 9th century. Throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era, the most important influences on the Spanish lexicon came from neighboring Romance languages—Mozarabic (Andalusi Romance), Navarro-Aragonese, Leonese, Catalan, Portuguese, Galician, Occitan, and later, French and Italian. Spanish also borrowed a considerable number of words from Arabic, as well as a minor influence from the Germanic Gothic language through the migration",
"title": "Spanish language"
},
{
"docid": "14816206",
"text": "Venezuela, Colombia and Peru\". Many indigenous languages (actually spoken with the mainland Caribbean rather than the islands) have been added to the list of endangered or extinct languages—for example, Arawak languages (Shebayo, Igñeri, Lokono, Garifuna of St. Vincent, and the one now labeled Taíno by scholars, once spoken in the Greater Antilles), Caribbean (Nepuyo and Yao), Taruma, Atorada, Warrau, Arecuna, Akawaio and Patamona. Some of these languages are still spoken there by a few people. Creoles are contact languages usually spoken in rather isolated colonies, the vocabulary of which is mainly taken from a European language (the lexifier). Creoles generally",
"title": "Languages of the Caribbean"
},
{
"docid": "12584528",
"text": "Languages of Guatemala Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. As a first and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population. Guatemalan Spanish is the local variant of the Spanish language. Twenty-one Mayan languages are spoken, especially in rural areas, as well as two non-Mayan Amerindian languages, Xinca, an indigenous language, and Garifuna, an Arawakan language spoken on the Caribbean coast. According to the Language Law of 2003, the languages of Mayas, Xincas, and Garifunas are unrecognized as National Languages. The peace accords signed in December 1996 provide for the translation of some official documents and voting",
"title": "Languages of Guatemala"
},
{
"docid": "4842580",
"text": "Paleo-Balkan languages The Paleo-Balkan languages are the various extinct Indo-European languages that were spoken in the Balkans in ancient times. Hellenization, Romanization and Slavicization in the region caused their only modern descendants to be Modern Greek and Albanian, which are descended from Ancient Greek and one of the Thraco-Illyrian languages, respectively. Ancient Greek and Roman writers report that the following languages were spoken on the Balkan Peninsula, besides Greek: Although these languages are all members of the Indo-European language family, the relationships between them are unknown. Classification of the languages spoken in the region is severely hampered because they are",
"title": "Paleo-Balkan languages"
},
{
"docid": "9242781",
"text": "\"a\" is slightly front of central, and \"ü\" is slightly back of central. Consonants \"l\" is a lateral flap pronounced with the tongue just behind the position for the Spanish \"r,\" and with a more lateral airflow. The personal pronouns are: Wayuu language The Wayuu language, or Goajiro (Wayuu: \"Wayuunaiki\"), is spoken by 305,000 indigenous Wayuu people in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia on the Guajira Peninsula. Wayuu is one of the major Arawakan languages. There are minimal differences depending on the region of La Guajira in which speakers live. Most of the younger generations speak Spanish fluently. The extinct",
"title": "Wayuu language"
},
{
"docid": "7510897",
"text": "Guna language The Guna language, (formerly Kuna) spoken by the Guna people of Panama and Colombia, belongs to the Chibchan language family. The Guna were living in what is now Northern Colombia and the Darién Province of Panama at the time of the Spanish invasion, and only later began to move westward towards what is now Guna Yala due to a conflict with the Spanish and other indigenous groups. Centuries before the conquest, the Guna arrived in South America as part of a Chibchan migration moving east from Central America. At the time of the Spanish invasion, they were living",
"title": "Guna language"
},
{
"docid": "8584879",
"text": "German for reading and writing and as formal language e.g. in church. Languages of Bolivia The languages of Bolivia include Spanish; several dozen indigenous languages, most prominently Aymara, Quechua, Chiquitano and Tupi Guaraní; Bolivian Sign Language (closely related to American Sign Language); and language of immigrants such as Plautdietsch. Indigenous languages and Spanish are official languages of the state according to the 2009 Constitution. The constitution says that all indigenous languages are official, listing 36 specific languages, of which some are extinct. Spanish and Quechua are spoken primarily in the Andes region; Aymara is mainly spoken in the Altiplano around",
"title": "Languages of Bolivia"
},
{
"docid": "9570730",
"text": "to slavery. Most of the \"palenques\" fell, and their languages went extinct, but with one exception: San Basilio de Palenque. San Basilio successfully repelled Spanish attacks for almost 100 years, until 1721, when it was declared a Free City. Any slave who ran away and successfully made it to San Basilio was considered a free man. The creole language spoken in San Baslio de Palenque is called Palenquero and it has survived to this day. It is still spoken in the city of San Basilio as well as in a few neighborhoods of the nearby major city of Cartagena. Some",
"title": "Languages of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "4862354",
"text": "Jews from their native areas created linguistic differences, giving rise to a large number of mutually incomprehensible dialects of Judeo-Persian. This is why, according to Habib Borjian, we need to separate Judeo-Hamadan from Judeo Persian(Habib Borjian, 117). Judeo-Persian shares many features in common with Modern Persian, while still manifesting distinct differences. According to Gitisetan, these include(Dariush Gitisetan, 13) Besides those languages categorized under Judeo-Persian, there are also several other spoken languages that belong under the Iranian stock of languages that are associated with Jewish populations in Iran. What Habib Borjian refers to as “Judeo-Median,” are a number of languages that",
"title": "Judeo-Hamedani dialect"
},
{
"docid": "9190965",
"text": "local government agencies print official public documents in Spanish and other languages since Proposition 63 doesn't regulate how governments use other languages. The \"Indigenous Farmworker Study\" of 2007-2009 found 23 languages of Mexico and Mesoamerica spoken in California. Apart from the architecture of the California missions and other colonial buildings, there are still many architectonic reminiscences of the Spanish period, especially in Southern California, where white stucco walls, red roof tiles, curvilinear gables, arched windows, balconies or even bell towers are incorporated into modern building styles in what is known as the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, a United States architectural",
"title": "Culture of California"
},
{
"docid": "11051839",
"text": "spoken in Equatorial Guinea and Caribbean Spanish does not hint at an influence of African languages in Caribbean Spanish, despite some earlier theories. Both varieties of Spanish are very different. The main influence on the Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea seems to be the varieties spoken by native Spanish colonizers. In a different paper, however, Lipski admits that the phonotactics of African languages might have reinforced, in Caribbean Spanish, the consonant reduction that was already taking place in Spanish from Southern Spain. Equatoguinean Spanish Equatoguinean Spanish () is the variety of Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea. This is the only",
"title": "Equatoguinean Spanish"
},
{
"docid": "12584529",
"text": "materials into several indigenous languages (see summary of main substantive accords) and mandate the provision of interpreters in legal cases for non-Spanish speakers. The accord also sanctioned bilingual education in Spanish and indigenous languages. It is common for indigenous Guatemalans to learn or speak between two and five of the nation's other languages, and Spanish. Languages of Guatemala Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. As a first and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population. Guatemalan Spanish is the local variant of the Spanish language. Twenty-one Mayan languages are spoken, especially in rural areas, as well",
"title": "Languages of Guatemala"
},
{
"docid": "11864943",
"text": "has six vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/. /p/ occurs in loanwords from Spanish and other indigenous languages. Barasano has interrogative and imperative markers the take place of evidential endings found at the end of a verb. Colors: Body parts: Barasana-Eduria language Barasana is one of the various languages spoken by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas belonging to the Amazonian region, specifically in Colombia. It belongs to the Eastern branch of the Tucanoan language family. The people who speak the language are also known as the Barasana. The population of its native speakers is about 1,990 according to",
"title": "Barasana-Eduria language"
},
{
"docid": "739963",
"text": "that German was almost made an official language of the United States but lost by one vote. In reality, it was a request by a group of German immigrants to have an official translation of laws into German. House speaker Frederick Muhlenberg has since become associated with the legend. The most recent data on Language Spoken at Home can be found via the United States Census Bureau's American Fact-finder. Spanish is spoken by approximately 35 million people. The United States has the world's fifth largest Spanish-speaking population, outnumbered only by Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Argentina; other estimates put the United",
"title": "Languages of the United States"
},
{
"docid": "9242779",
"text": "Wayuu language The Wayuu language, or Goajiro (Wayuu: \"Wayuunaiki\"), is spoken by 305,000 indigenous Wayuu people in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia on the Guajira Peninsula. Wayuu is one of the major Arawakan languages. There are minimal differences depending on the region of La Guajira in which speakers live. Most of the younger generations speak Spanish fluently. The extinct Guanebucan language may actually have been a dialect of Wayuu. To promote cultural integration and bilingual education among Wayuu and other Colombians, the \"Kamusuchiwo’u\" Ethno-educative Center or \"Centro Etnoeducativo Kamusuchiwo’u\" came up with the initiative of creating the first illustrated Wayuunaiki–Spanish,",
"title": "Wayuu language"
},
{
"docid": "17625272",
"text": "Equatorial Spanish Equatorial Spanish, also called \"Coastal Colombian-Ecuadorian\" dialect or \"Chocoano\", is a dialect of Spanish spoken mainly in the coastal region of Ecuador, as well as in the bordering coastal areas of northern Peru and southern Colombia. It is considered to be transitional between the Caribbean dialects and the Peruvian Coast varieties. The major influential linguistic centers are Guayaquil and Buenaventura. There is an important subvariety of this dialect which is spoken by most of the communities of African descent dwelling on the border between coastal Colombia (Chocó department), Ecuador (Esmeraldas province), and Peru (Tumbes Region), and which is",
"title": "Equatorial Spanish"
},
{
"docid": "8543337",
"text": "Guajiboan languages Guajiboan (also Guahiban, Wahívoan, Guahiboan) is a language family spoken in the Orinoco River region in eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela, which is a savannah-like area known in Colombia as the \"Llanos\". Guajiboan consists of 5 languages: Churuya is now extinct. It was formerly spoken in Meta, Colombia. Macaguane is listed as a dialect of Guajibo in Kaufman (1994) and Campbell (1997). Gordon (2005) lists Playero (also Rio Arauca Guahibo), a dialect of Guajibo, as a separate language with a \"low intelligibility of other Guahibo\". Guajibo and Cuiva form a dialect continuum. Guajibo has the most speakers (over",
"title": "Guajiboan languages"
},
{
"docid": "315259",
"text": "migration has brought to Peru sustenance problems like instability and food shortage. There are around 93 living languages that are spoken in the country of Peru with 91 native languages and two foreign. The official language spoken is Spanish. While Spanish is Peru's official language, many Peruvians speak their indigenous languages, the most popular being Quechua, both the Cusco and Ayacucho dialects. Quechua, Peru's most widely spoken native language, is split into 14 dialects across the Andes and is spoken by 7,735,620 people in Peru. The most prominent dialects consist of Ayacucho Quechua with 900,000 speakers, though declining and Cusco",
"title": "Geography of Peru"
},
{
"docid": "7068125",
"text": "spoken by the Mexican gypsies. Languages of Mexico Many different languages are spoken in Mexico. The indigenous languages are from eleven distinct language families, including four isolates and one that immigrated from the United States. The Mexican government recognizes 68 national languages, 63 of which are indigenous, including around 350 dialects of those languages. The large majority of the population is monolingual in Spanish. Some immigrant and indigenous populations are bilingual, while some indigenous people are monolingual in their languages. Mexican Sign Language is spoken by much of the deaf population, and there are one or two indigenous sign languages",
"title": "Languages of Mexico"
},
{
"docid": "2418386",
"text": "literary bars, or bars offering live music of a variety of genres. Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato reflected on the nature of the culture of Argentina as follows: The spoken languages of Argentina number at least 40, although Spanish is dominant. Others include native and other immigrant languages; some languages are extinct and others are endangered, spoken by elderly people whose descendants do not speak the languages. The most prevalent dialect is \"Rioplatense\", also known as \"Argentine Spanish\", whose speakers are located primarily in the basin of the Río de la Plata. Argentines are amongst the few Spanish-speaking countries (like Uruguay,",
"title": "Culture of Argentina"
},
{
"docid": "2015602",
"text": "Chibchan languages The Chibchan languages (also Chibchan, Chibchano) make up a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The name is derived from the name of an extinct language called \"Chibcha\" or \"Muysccubun\", once spoken by the people who lived on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of which the city of Bogotá was the southern capital at the time of the Spanish Conquista. However, genetic and linguistic data now indicate that the original heart of Chibchan languages and Chibchan-speaking peoples",
"title": "Chibchan languages"
},
{
"docid": "2015599",
"text": "Chibchan languages The Chibchan languages (also Chibchan, Chibchano) make up a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The name is derived from the name of an extinct language called \"Chibcha\" or \"Muysccubun\", once spoken by the people who lived on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of which the city of Bogotá was the southern capital at the time of the Spanish Conquista. However, genetic and linguistic data now indicate that the original heart of Chibchan languages and Chibchan-speaking peoples",
"title": "Chibchan languages"
},
{
"docid": "442864",
"text": "country is estimated at about 500 thousand people (2.8% of the total), distributed among 40 indigenous peoples. The Constitution recognizes the multi-ethnic, pluri-cultural, and multilingual character of the country and includes a chapter devoted to indigenous peoples' rights, which opened up spaces for their political inclusion at national and local level in 1999. Most indigenous peoples are concentrated in eight states along Venezuela's borders with Brazil, Guyana, and Colombia, and the majority groups are the Wayuu (west), the Warao (east), the Yanomami (south), and the Pemon (southeast). Although the country is mostly monolingual Spanish, many languages are spoken in Venezuela.",
"title": "Venezuela"
},
{
"docid": "15768889",
"text": "Bolivians Bolivians () are the people that inhabit Bolivia. Amerindians lived in what is now called Bolivia for several millennia before the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century. Spaniards mixed with enslaved Africans in steady numbers, mixing widely with each other and with indigenous peoples. The Bolivian population, estimated at 10.9 million is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, Asians and Africans. The main language spoken is Spanish, although the Guarani, Aymara and Quechua languages are also common and all three, as well as 34 other indigenous languages, are official. The many cultures in Bolivia have contributed greatly to a wide",
"title": "Bolivians"
},
{
"docid": "4526131",
"text": "official languages are legislated at a territorial (sub-federal) level, they can be construed as national languages. Besides these there many Indigenous languages of Canada which are the national languages of one or more of Canada's First Nations groups, Inuit and Métis (mixed First Nations-European peoples); a number of First Nations legislate at the Indigenous government levels their language as an official language of the Nation, such is the case with the Nisg̱a’a language in Nisg̱a’a. Notably the Cree language is spoken (with variations) from Alberta to Labrador, Anishinaabemowin is spoken across central Canada and Inuktitut is spoken across the arctic.",
"title": "National language"
},
{
"docid": "15081180",
"text": "of languages spoken in Baja California and northern Sonora in Mexico, southern California and western Arizona in the USA. Cochimí is now extinct. Cucapá is the Spanish name for the Cocopa. Diegueño is the Spanish name for the Ipai/Kumeyaay/Tipai, now often referred to collectively as Kumeyaay. Upland Yuman consists of several mutually intelligible dialects spoken by the politically distinct Yavapai, Hualapai and Havasupai. Some proposals suggest that the Guaycura languages are part of the Yuman group. The Guaycura languages are a group of several languages spoken in the southern end of the peninsula, currently almost extinct. It is supposed they",
"title": "El Vallecito"
},
{
"docid": "2595860",
"text": "Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay; Korean in Argentina and Paraguay; Arabic in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Chile; and Chinese throughout South America. In several nations, especially in the Caribbean region, creole languages are spoken. Creole languages of mainland Latin America, similarly, are derived from European languages and various African tongues. The Garifuna language is spoken along the Caribbean coast in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Belize mostly by the Garifuna people a mixed race Zambo people who were the result of mixing between Indigenous Caribbeans and escaped Black slaves. Primarily an Arawakan language, it has influences from Caribbean and European languages. Hispanic",
"title": "Hispanic America"
},
{
"docid": "442865",
"text": "In addition to Spanish, the Constitution recognizes more than thirty indigenous languages, including Wayuu, Warao, Pemón, and many others for the official use of the indigenous peoples, mostly with few speakers – less than 1% of the total population. Wayuu is the most spoken indigenous language with 170,000 speakers. Immigrants, in addition to Spanish, speak their own languages. Chinese (400,000), Portuguese (254,000) and Italian (200,000), are the most spoken languages in Venezuela after the official language of Spanish. Arabic is spoken by Lebanese and Syrian colonies on Isla de Margarita, Maracaibo, Punto Fijo, Puerto la Cruz, El Tigre, Maracay, and",
"title": "Venezuela"
},
{
"docid": "1951640",
"text": "Bangladesh. The Dravidian languages with the most speakers are Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. Besides the mainstream population, Dravidian languages are also spoken by small scheduled tribe communities, such as the Oraon and Gond tribes. Only two Dravidian languages are exclusively spoken outside India, Brahui in Pakistan and Dhangar, a dialect of Kurukh, in Nepal. Families with smaller numbers of speakers are Austroasiatic and numerous small Sino-Tibetan languages, with some 10 and 6 million speakers, respectively, together 3% of the population. The Austroasiatic language family (\"austro\" meaning South) is the autochthonous language in South Asia and Southeast Asia, other language",
"title": "Languages of India"
},
{
"docid": "4352272",
"text": "particularly in densely populated urban areas. The most important migratory destinations for Latin Americans are found in the United States, Spain, Canada, and Japan. Latin America ( or \"Latinoamérica\"; ; ) is the region of the Americas where Romance languages (i.e., those derived from Latin)—particularly Spanish and Portuguese, as well as French—are primarily spoken. It includes more than 20 nations: Mexico in North America; Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in Central America; Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, French Guiana, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in South America; Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico",
"title": "Latin Americans"
},
{
"docid": "2601350",
"text": "of which are spoken by only a handful of people, and thus are critically endangered. One of the more widely spoken indigenous languages in the Amazon is Nheengatu, which descends from the ancient Tupi language, originally spoken in the coastal and central regions of Brazil. It was brought to its present location along the Rio Negro by Brazilian colonizers who, until the mid-17th century, primarily used Tupi rather than the official Portuguese to communicate. Besides modern Nheengatu, other languages of the Tupi family are spoken there, along with other language families like Jê, Arawak, Karib, Arawá, Yanomamo, Matsés and others.",
"title": "Amazon basin"
},
{
"docid": "11628307",
"text": "in Old Malay, a possible ancestor of today's Malay language and its variants. Most Malay languages and dialects spoken in Indonesia are mutually unintelligible to Standard Indonesian. The most widely spoken are Palembang Malay (3.2 million), Jambi Malay (1 million), Bengkulu Malay (1.6 million) and Banjarese (4 million) (although not considered to be a dialect of Malay by its speakers; its minor dialect is typically called Bukit Malay). Besides the proper Malay languages, there are several languages closely related to Malay such as Minangkabau, Kerinci, Kubu and others. These languages are closely related to Malay, but their speakers do not",
"title": "Malay Indonesian"
},
{
"docid": "8112112",
"text": "Empire. Latin American is the proper term. Spanish is the language in the majority of the countries (See Spanish language in the Americas). Portuguese is spoken primarily in Brazil (See Brazilian Portuguese), where it is both the official and the national language. French is also spoken in smaller countries, in the Caribbean, and French Guiana. Several nations, especially in the Caribbean, have their own Creole languages, derived from European languages and various African tongues. Amerindian languages are spoken in many Latin American nations, mainly Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Guatemala, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Mexico. Nahuatl is one of the most spoken indigenous",
"title": "Latin American culture"
},
{
"docid": "375711",
"text": "and out or to point the camera better to understand the signing. In order to facilitate communication between deaf and hearing people, sign language interpreters are often used. Such activities involve considerable effort on the part of the interpreter, since sign languages are distinct natural languages with their own syntax, different from any spoken language. The interpretation flow is normally between a sign language and a spoken language that are customarily used in the same country, such as French Sign Language (LSF) and spoken French in France, Spanish Sign Language (LSE) to spoken Spanish in Spain, British Sign Language (BSL)",
"title": "Sign language"
},
{
"docid": "9190662",
"text": "terms were adopted into Lunfardo slang. Occitan, Turoyo, Ukrainian, and Vlax Romani are all reportedly spoken, but the number of speakers are not known. Many Aymará speakers have migrated to Argentina for sugar mill and other work; of more than 2.2 million speakers globally, many are in Argentina. There are Mandarin-, Cantonese-, Japanese-, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)-, Korean-, Slovak- and Russian-speaking immigrant communities. Chiripá is also spoken. The Argentinien-schwyzertütsch dialect (Argentine-Swiss German dialect) was introduced by Swiss immigrants. Languages of Argentina At least 40 spoken languages are spoken in Argentina. They include indigenous and immigrant languages, with Spanish being dominant. Some are",
"title": "Languages of Argentina"
},
{
"docid": "2015600",
"text": "may not have been in Colombia at all, but in the area of the Costa Rica-Panama border, where one finds the greatest variety of Chibchan languages. The extinct languages of Antioquia, Old Catío and Nutabe have been shown to be Chibchan (Adelaar & Muysken, 2004:49). The language of the Tairona is unattested, but may well be one of the Arwako languages still spoken in the Santa Marta range. The Zenú Sinú language of northern Colombia is also sometimes included, as are the Malibu languages, though without any factual basis. Constenla argues that Cueva, the extinct dominant language of Pre-Columbian Panama",
"title": "Chibchan languages"
},
{
"docid": "2601349",
"text": "the deforestation process is the large-scale production of charcoal for industrial processes such as steel manufacturing. Soils within the region are generally shallow and cannot be used for more than a few seasons without the addition of imported fertilizers and chemicals. The most widely spoken language in the Amazon is Portuguese, followed closely by Spanish. On the Brazilian side Portuguese is spoken by at least 98% of the population, whilst in the Spanish-speaking countries a large number of speakers of indigenous languages are present, though Spanish is predominant. There are hundreds of native languages still spoken in the Amazon, most",
"title": "Amazon basin"
},
{
"docid": "341566",
"text": "is Spanish (Castilian), followed by Portuguese, French, Italian and Romanian, which together cover a vast territory in Europe and beyond, and work as official and national languages in dozens of countries. French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Romanian are also official languages of the European Union. Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, and Catalan are the official languages of the Latin Union; and French and Spanish are two of the six official languages of the United Nations. Outside Europe, French, Portuguese and Spanish are spoken and enjoy official status in various countries that emerged from the respective colonial empires. Spanish is an",
"title": "Romance languages"
},
{
"docid": "2273841",
"text": "While various nations owned the island and official languages changed with ownership, Papiamento became the constant language of the residents. When Netherlands opened economic ties with Spanish colonies in what are now Venezuela and Colombia in the 18th century the students on Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire were taught predominantly in Spanish, Spanish began to influence the creole language. Since there was a continuous Latinization process (Hoetink, 1987), even the elite Dutch-Protestant settlers eventually served better in Spanish than in Dutch. A wealth of local Spanish-language publications in the nineteenth century testify to this. It has recently been discovered that a",
"title": "Papiamento"
},
{
"docid": "120119",
"text": "more than 98%. Part of Ecuador's population can speak Amerindian languages, in some cases as a second language. Two percent of the population speak only Amerindian languages. Most Ecuadorians speak Spanish, though many speak Amerindian languages such as Kichwa. Other Amerindian languages spoken in Ecuador include Awapit (spoken by the Awá), A'ingae (spoken by the Cofan), Shuar Chicham (spoken by the Shuar), Achuar-Shiwiar (spoken by the Achuar and the Shiwiar), Cha'palaachi (spoken by the Chachi), Tsa'fiki (spoken by the Tsáchila), Paicoca (spoken by the Siona and Secoya), and Wao Tededeo (spoken by the Waorani). Though most features of Ecuadorian Spanish",
"title": "Ecuadorians"
},
{
"docid": "315295",
"text": "and other indigenous languages, when only 28% is registered as Quechua-speaking (16% of whom are reported to be bilingual in Spanish) and Spanish-speakers increased to 72%. For 2017, government figures place Spanish as being spoken by 82.6% of the population, but among Amerindian languages, another decrease is registered. Of the indigenous languages, Quechua remains the most spoken, and even today is used by some 13.9% of the total Peruvian population or a third of Peru's total indigenous population. The number of Aymara-speakers and other indigenous languages is placed at 2.5%, and foreign languages 0.2%. The drastic decline in use and",
"title": "Demographics of Peru"
},
{
"docid": "5743175",
"text": "Large indigenous minorities, including Aztecs or Nahua, Purépechas, Mazahua, Otomi, and Mixtecs are also present in the central regions of Mexico. In Northern Mexico indigenous people are a small minority. The General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples grants all indigenous languages spoken in Mexico, regardless of the number of speakers, the same validity as Spanish in all territories in which they are spoken, and indigenous peoples are entitled to request some public services and documents in their native languages. Along with Spanish, the law has granted them—more than 60 languages—the status of \"national languages\". The law includes",
"title": "Indigenous peoples of the Americas"
},
{
"docid": "11701349",
"text": "the Republic of Gran Colombia along with Venezuela and Ecuador, with its capital in Bogota. From the colonial times and periods and also during most of the 19th century and until 1903, and even though there are still lexical similarities shared by the two countries (e.g., \"pelao\" in both Colombia and Panama means \"kid\" or \"child\"), phonetically, Panamanian Spanish is very similar with the Spanish as spoken in the coastal areas around the Caribbean, specifically Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Atlantic coast of Colombia and Venezuela. The main characteristic of Caribbean Spanish is the debuccalization of the",
"title": "Panamanian Spanish"
},
{
"docid": "6976366",
"text": "Languages of Ethiopia The languages of Ethiopia refers to the various spoken forms of communication in Ethiopia. It includes the nation's official languages, its national and regional languages, as well as its minority and foreign languages. There are 88 individual languages of Ethiopia according to Ethnologue, with the 1994 Ethiopian census indicating that some 77 tongues were spoken locally. Most of these languages belong to the Afroasiatic family (Semitic and Cushitic languages; Omotic languages are also spoken, though their classification is uncertain). Additionally, Nilo-Saharan languages are spoken by what the government calls the \"Nilotic\" people, though scholars distinguish Nilotic from",
"title": "Languages of Ethiopia"
},
{
"docid": "20202460",
"text": "languages between living languages and extinct languages: Languages of Honduras There are a number of languages spoken in Honduras though the official language is Spanish. Several studies have been carried out on the languages spoken in Honduras, including the following: - Honduran Dictionary (Catracho), in 1899, Alberto de Jesús Membreño, published the first Honduran Dictionary with the title of \"Honduranisms Vocabulary of the Provinces of Honduras\", nourished with great part of the words and expressions collected in La Botica del pueblo of Doctor Francisco Cruz Castro. In the twenty-second edition of the Spanish Royal Academy Dictionary, 2001, AHL made a",
"title": "Languages of Honduras"
},
{
"docid": "6095609",
"text": "Totonacan languages The Totonacan languages (also known as Totonac–Tepehua languages) are a family of closely related languages spoken by approximately 290,000 Totonac (approx. 280,000) and Tepehua (approx. 10,000) people in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo in Mexico. At the time of the Spanish conquest Totonacan languages were spoken all along the gulf coast of Mexico . During the colonial period Totonacan languages were occasionally written and at least one grammar was produced . In the 20th century the number of speakers of most varieties have dwindled as indigenous identity increasingly became stigmatized encouraging speakers to adopt Spanish as",
"title": "Totonacan languages"
}
] |
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| where is the 2024 solar eclipse going to be |
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{
"docid": "11609888",
"text": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8, 2024, visible across North America. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. With a magnitude of",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "11609894",
"text": "9,000 square mile intersection of the paths of totality of both the 2017 and 2024 eclipses, therefore earning the rare distinction of being witness to two total solar eclipses within a span of seven years. Notable total and annular solar eclipse crossing the United States from 1900 to 2050: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8, 2024, visible across North America. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "11609888",
"text": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8, 2024, visible across North America. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. With a magnitude of",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "11609889",
"text": "1.0566, its longest duration of totality will be of four minutes and 28 seconds near the town of Nazas, Durango, Mexico, and the nearby city of Torreón, Coahuila. This eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse to be visible from Canada since February 26, 1979, the first in Mexico since July 11, 1991, and the first in the U.S. since August 21, 2017. It will be the only total solar eclipse in the 21st century where totality is visible in Mexico, the United States of America, and Canada. Totality will be visible in a narrow strip in North America,",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "14026005",
"text": "remainder of the southern states. There will not be an eclipse with a greater duration of totality over the contiguous U.S. until April 8, 2024, a period of 54 years. This eclipse slowed a radio transmission of atomic time from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. <BR>Animation of eclipse path (3 minutes per frame) CBS broadcast the first total eclipse in color. \"Maps\": \"News\": \"Photos and observations\" Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970 A total solar eclipse occurred on Saturday, March 7, 1970, visible across most of North America and Central America. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between",
"title": "Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970"
},
{
"docid": "14125692",
"text": "it will produce the longest total eclipse calculated for the ten millennia from 3999 BCE to 6000 CE. The last eclipse to occur was a total eclipse on March 29, 2006, lasting 4 minutes 7 seconds and passing over portions of Africa and western Asia. The next eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024, lasting 4 minutes 28 seconds over central North America, entering in Mexico, crossing the United States, and leaving in eastern Canada. Solar Saros 139 Solar Saros 139 repeats every 18 years, 11 days. Saros 139 contains 71 events of which 16 will be partial eclipses, 12",
"title": "Solar Saros 139"
},
{
"docid": "14025837",
"text": "Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 A total solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, in North America and Europe. The total eclipse will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean and northern Spain. The points of greatest duration and greatest eclipse will be just 50 km off the western coast of Iceland by 65°10.3' N and 25°12.3' W, where the totality will last 2m 18s. It will be the first total eclipse visible in Iceland since June 30, 1954 and the only one to occur in the 21st century as the next one will be in 2196.",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026"
},
{
"docid": "14025840",
"text": "be just below the horizon. Because the magnitude will be considerable (more than 0,8) at the outcome the observers will see the shortened civil twilight and extended nautical twilight instead. In the Mediterranean area (especially Sardinia and Sicilia), where the path of totality will proceed in the atmosphere people will be able to see the black stream, that divide the atmosphere on two another bright sections. It may cause extremely favourable conditions to the Zodiacal light observations . <BR>Animated path Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 A total solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, in North America and",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026"
},
{
"docid": "14025718",
"text": "southeastern states of the United States. Almost all of North America and the northern edge of South America will see a partial eclipse. It will be the 2nd total eclipse visible from the Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia in 7 years. Solar eclipse of March 30, 2052 A total solar eclipse will occur on March 30, 2052. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's,",
"title": "Solar eclipse of March 30, 2052"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "14060918",
"text": "second annular eclipse visible from Albuquerque in 11 years, where it crosses the path of the May 2012 eclipse. The cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas will also be in the direct path of this annular eclipse. Future total solar eclipses will cross the United States in April 2024 (12 states) and August 2045 (10 states), and an annular solar eclipse will occur in June 2048 (9 states). <br>Animated path Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and",
"title": "Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023"
},
{
"docid": "11609891",
"text": "(including Bloomington, Evansville, Indianapolis, Muncie, Terre Haute, and Vincennes), a very small area of Michigan, Ohio (including Akron, Dayton, Lima, Roundhead, Toledo, Cleveland, Warren, Newton Falls and Austintown), Pennsylvania (including Erie), Upstate New York (including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, the Adirondacks, Potsdam, and Plattsburgh), and northern Vermont (including Burlington), New Hampshire, and Maine, with the line of totality going almost directly over the state's highest point Mount Katahdin. The largest city entirely in the path will be Dallas, Texas. It will be the second total eclipse visible from the central United States in just 7 years, after the eclipse of August",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "7598200",
"text": "coinciding with the eclipse, and at least one wedding was also planned and took place to coincide with the eclipse. Logistical problems were expected with the influx of visitors, especially for smaller communities. The sale of counterfeit eclipse glasses was also anticipated to be a hazard for eye injuries. Future total solar eclipses will cross the United States in April 2024 (12 states) and August 2045 (10 states), and annular solar eclipses—wherein the Moon appears smaller than the Sun—will occur in October 2023 (9 states) and June 2048 (9 states). The total eclipse had a magnitude of 1.0306 and was",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017"
},
{
"docid": "7598207",
"text": "being in southern Illinois in Makanda Township at Cedar Lake, just south of Carbondale. An area of about , including the cities of Makanda, Carbondale, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Paducah, Kentucky, will thus experience two total solar eclipses within a span of less than seven years. The cities of Benton, Carbondale, Chester, Harrisburg, Marion, and Metropolis in Illinois; Cape Girardeau, Farmington, and Perryville in Missouri, as well as Paducah, Kentucky, will also be in the path of the 2024 eclipse, thereby earning the distinction of witnessing two total solar eclipses in seven years. The solar eclipse of August 12, 2045",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017"
},
{
"docid": "979539",
"text": "The phrase dates to at least 1903, when it appeared in a local paper. By 1922, the \"Carbondale Free Press\" was using the phrase on its flag. The area was in totality during the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, with Giant City State Park, just south of the city, experiencing the longest period of totality during the eclipse (approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds). It will also be within the path of totality of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, making it one of only a handful of cities within the direct paths of both eclipses. Carbondale is",
"title": "Carbondale, Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "1049748",
"text": "States Bureau of Mines called the explosion \"avoidable,\" with the disaster resulting in Congress passing the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952. The area was in totality during the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, with Giant City State Park, approximately 25 miles to the southwest, experiencing the longest period of totality during the eclipse (approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds). It will also be within the path of totality of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, making it one of only a handful of cities within the direct paths of both eclipses. West Frankfort is located at",
"title": "West Frankfort, Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "11609893",
"text": "listed, such as Hamilton and Montreal, are on an edge of the path of totality. Windsor, London, Toronto and Ottawa lie just north of the path of totality, and Moncton lies just south of it.) The path of this eclipse will cross the path of the prior total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, with the intersection of the two paths being in southern Illinois, in Makanda, just south of Carbondale. The cities of Benton, Carbondale, Chester, Harrisburg, Marion, and Metropolis in Illinois; Cape Girardeau, Farmington, and Perryville in Missouri, as well as Paducah, Kentucky, will be within a roughly",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "14768487",
"text": "movie Sleepaway Camp. The Town of Argyle will be near the path of totality (98.5%) during the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 according to the WEB site timeanddata.com. The communities of Lake Placid, Potsdam and Plattsburg and many locations in the nearby Adirondack Park will be within the path of totality. The time of maximum solar eclipse in Argyle will be at 3:27.05 pm. The town was formed from the Argyll Patent of 1764 while still in Albany County, Province of New York and became a town in Charlotte County when it was created March 24, 1772. Following the",
"title": "Argyle, New York"
},
{
"docid": "7598206",
"text": "the first with a path of totality crossing the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. since 1918. Also, its path of totality made landfall exclusively within the United States, making it the first such eclipse since the country's declaration of independence in 1776. Prior to this, the path of totality of the eclipse of June 13, 1257, was the last to make landfall exclusively on lands currently part of the United States. The path of the 2017 eclipse crosses with the path of the upcoming total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, with the intersection of the two paths",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017"
},
{
"docid": "18343079",
"text": "Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 crossing the United States. The guides focus on the following states and locations: Jackson Hole, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. Linsdau is publishing the series of guidebooks for the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 crossing the United States from Texas to Maine. A documentary about Linsdau's expedition was released titled \"Antarctic Tears - Determination, Adversity, and the Pursuit of a Dream at the Bottom of the World\". Aaron Linsdau Aaron Linsdau is an American adventurer living in Jackson, Wyoming. He is known for his solo expedition",
"title": "Aaron Linsdau"
},
{
"docid": "14030301",
"text": "Simon uses the two phenomena as examples of how the subject seems to be \"where (he) should be all the time.\" Simon released the song four months after the eclipse. Solar eclipse of July 10, 1972 A total solar eclipse occurred on July 10, 1972. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 10, 1972"
},
{
"docid": "7745017",
"text": "observed during a total eclipse are called: The diagrams to the right show the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a solar eclipse. The dark gray region between the Moon and Earth is the umbra, where the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon. The small area where the umbra touches Earth's surface is where a total eclipse can be seen. The larger light gray area is the penumbra, in which a partial eclipse can be seen. An observer in the antumbra, the area of shadow beyond the umbra, will see an annular eclipse. The Moon's orbit around",
"title": "Solar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14069195",
"text": "total solar eclipse, it is not a central solar eclipse. A non-central eclipse is one where the center-line of totality does not intersect the surface of the Earth. Instead, the center line passes just above the Earth's surface. This rare type occurs when totality is only visible at sunset or sunrise in a polar region. It will be seen fully from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. It will be visible partially throughout Canada, Greenland and Iceland. It will be also partially visible from the western part United States including Alaska and Hawaii. <BR>Animated path Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043 A total",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043"
},
{
"docid": "14015656",
"text": "and Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania, with highest magnitude of about 0.1. The eclipse was also visible in Stewart Island in the far south of New Zealand. This is the second partial solar eclipse on Friday the 13th of July 2018, since the partial solar eclipse of December 1974, and the next will be the partial solar eclipse of September 2080, and the next total solar eclipse will be on July 13, 2037, 19 years later, that it is a Monday, and the next total solar eclipse will be not surpassed until the total solar eclipse of June 2132. Solar",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018"
},
{
"docid": "123342",
"text": "a total eclipse, this value is always greater than or equal to one. In both annular and total eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is the ratio of the angular sizes of the Moon to the Sun. Solar eclipses are relatively brief events that can only be viewed in totality along a relatively narrow track. Under the most favorable circumstances, a total solar eclipse can last for 7 minutes, 31 seconds, and can be viewed along a track that is up to 250 km wide. However, the region where a partial eclipse can be observed is much larger. The Moon's umbra will",
"title": "Eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "3325872",
"text": "new location of Stonehenge II sits directly in the path of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. The duration of the eclipse will last for 4 minutes 26 seconds. Most of the stones are constructed of plaster applied to a wire mesh frame; however, two of the central stones are real, large, and probably unmovable without heavy equipment. Stonehenge II was featured as a backdrop for a scene in an early episode of the NBC TV series \"Friday Night Lights\" (Episode 19: \"Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes\"). Stonehenge II Stonehenge II is an homage to the original Stonehenge monument and is located in",
"title": "Stonehenge II"
},
{
"docid": "979540",
"text": "located at (37.726, −89.220). It is in the watershed of the Big Muddy River, at above sea level. Carbondale has been in totality path of one previous solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 and hosted the longest duration of totality with 2 minutes 41.6 seconds just to its south in Makanda Township, and additionally will be in the path of another April 8, 2024. According to the 2010 census, Carbondale has a total area of , of which (or 97.55%) is land and (or 2.45%) is water. Carbondale lies in the northern limits of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen \"Cfa\"),",
"title": "Carbondale, Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "14088432",
"text": "the only land being Haha-jima Group in Japan, where the eclipse occurred on August 11 because it is west of International Date Line. Solar eclipse of August 10, 1915 An annular solar eclipse occurred on August 10, 1915. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 10, 1915"
},
{
"docid": "5251600",
"text": "the prospect of experiencing the first eclipse in 46 years, but found the experience dampened by cloudy skies obscuring the view. In Bangladesh, where the eclipse lasted approximately 3 minutes and 44 seconds, thousands of people were able to witness the eclipse despite rain and overcast skies. This solar eclipse was the longest total solar eclipse to occur in the 21st century, and will not be surpassed in duration until 13 June 2132. Totality lasted for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009"
},
{
"docid": "14068988",
"text": "Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 1971. This was the 70th and final solar eclipse from Solar Saros 116. Solar Saros 116 and Lunar Saros 109 Solar eclipse of June 19, 1917 Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935 July 1944 lunar eclipse Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953 July 1962 lunar eclipse Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 July 1980 lunar eclipse August 1998 lunar eclipse August 2016 lunar eclipse A solar eclipse will be preceded and followed by lunar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This solar",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971"
},
{
"docid": "14088968",
"text": "of kilometres wide. Solar eclipse of September 4, 2100 A total solar eclipse is forecast to occur on September 4, 2100. It will be the last solar eclipse of the 21st century. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a",
"title": "Solar eclipse of September 4, 2100"
},
{
"docid": "14088967",
"text": "Solar eclipse of September 4, 2100 A total solar eclipse is forecast to occur on September 4, 2100. It will be the last solar eclipse of the 21st century. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands",
"title": "Solar eclipse of September 4, 2100"
},
{
"docid": "14130221",
"text": "of the Nicobar Islands, and Burma, Thailand including Bangkok, French Indochina (the part now belonging to Laos), North Vietnam (now belonging to Vietnam), China, South Korea, Rebun Island in Japan, Kuril Islands in the Soviet Union (now belonging to Russia), and Alaska. It was the first central solar eclipse visible from Bangkok from 1948 to 1958, where it is rare for a large city to witness 4 central solar eclipses in just 10 years. Solar eclipse of May 9, 1948 An annular solar eclipse occurred on May 9, 1948. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and",
"title": "Solar eclipse of May 9, 1948"
},
{
"docid": "14052027",
"text": "Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 23, 2090. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. This solar eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse",
"title": "Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090"
},
{
"docid": "14026194",
"text": "Burma, Thailand including the capital city Bangkok, Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam and South Vietnam (now belonging to Vietnam), China, British Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. It was the fourth central solar eclipse visible from Bangkok from 1948 to 1958, where it is rare for a large city to witness 4 central solar eclipses in just 10 years. Solar eclipse of April 19, 1958 An annular solar eclipse occurred on April 19, 1958. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 19, 1958"
},
{
"docid": "14025871",
"text": "Islands in the Territory of Papua New Guinea (today's Papua New Guinea), towards northern Ontong Java Atoll in British Solomon Islands (today's Solomon Islands) ending over Southwestern Pacific Ocean. It was the second central solar eclipse visible from Bangkok from 1948 to 1958, where it is rare for a large city to witness 4 central solar eclipses in just 10 years. Solar eclipse of June 20, 1955 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 20, 1955"
},
{
"docid": "13641697",
"text": "be the longest solar eclipse since the solar eclipse of July 11, 1991, which lasted for 6 minutes 53 seconds. Solar eclipse of June 13, 2132 A total solar eclipse will occur on June 13, 2132. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 13, 2132"
},
{
"docid": "14069198",
"text": "Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042 An annular solar eclipse will occur on October 14, 2042. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. This eclipse will be the second eclipse",
"title": "Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042"
},
{
"docid": "20896518",
"text": "of North and South America, Oceania, far-eastern Asia, western Africa, and far-western Europe. This lunar eclipse is part of Lunar Saros 119. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 126. August 2053 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on August 29, 2053. This eclipse is a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse wherein the entire moon passes through the Earth's penumbra without any portion entering the umbra. This eclipse will be the",
"title": "August 2053 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14040889",
"text": "Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021 An annular solar eclipse will occur on June 10, 2021. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. This eclipse will be unusual as the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021"
},
{
"docid": "14015643",
"text": "Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019 An annular solar eclipse will occur on December 26, 2019. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. The total annular eclipse will be visible",
"title": "Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019"
},
{
"docid": "1811393",
"text": "mathematics, hence developing his skills in astronomical measurement. One way that he honed his mastery of astronomy, aside from the accurate prediction of the solar eclipse of August 18, 1868 (Wakor solar eclipse), was changing the official Buddhist calendar, \"which was seriously miscalculated and the times for auspicious moments were incorrect.\" In 1868, he invited high-ranking European and Siamese officials to accompany him to Wakor village in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, south of Hua Hin, where the solar eclipse that was to occur on 18 August could be best viewed as a total eclipse. Sir Harry Ord, the British Governor",
"title": "Mongkut"
},
{
"docid": "14116089",
"text": "Solar eclipse of June 25, 2150 A total solar eclipse will occur on June 25, 2150. It will be the longest total eclipse since the 11th century. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 25, 2150"
},
{
"docid": "14040891",
"text": "Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021 A total solar eclipse will occur on December 4, 2021. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. This eclipse will be unusual as the path of the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021"
},
{
"docid": "14112695",
"text": "Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079 A total solar eclipse will occur on May 1, 2079. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The eclipse will be visible in Greenland, parts of eastern",
"title": "Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079"
},
{
"docid": "14026001",
"text": "Solar eclipse of May 22, 2096 A total solar eclipse will occur on May 22, 2096. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. This will be the first eclipse of saros series 139",
"title": "Solar eclipse of May 22, 2096"
},
{
"docid": "14172987",
"text": "Solar eclipse of November 19, 1816 A total solar eclipse occurred on November 19, 1816. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. From Germany, this total eclipse could not be seen with clouded",
"title": "Solar eclipse of November 19, 1816"
},
{
"docid": "14069194",
"text": "Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043 A total solar eclipse will occur on April 9, 2043. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It will be unusual in that while it is a",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043"
},
{
"docid": "13156134",
"text": "is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117. June 1991 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, June 27, 1991, the second of four lunar eclipses in 1991. The moon entered the Earth's penumbra for about 3 hours, and was difficult to see. This lunar eclipse is the predecessor of the Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991. This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on June 15, 1973. The next event was on July 7, 2009. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by",
"title": "June 1991 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13157233",
"text": "ascending node eclipse of the lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020. It is also part of Saros cycle 124. A similar eclipse occurs on January 31, 2037, one metonic cycle of 19 years in the future. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 131. January 2018 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse occurred on January 31, 2018. The Moon was near its perigee on January 30 and as such may be described as a",
"title": "January 2018 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14060917",
"text": "Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres or miles wide. This will be the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023"
},
{
"docid": "14068989",
"text": "eclipse is related to two penumbral lunar eclipses of Lunar Saros 109 on the first and second columns. !July 1962 lunar eclipse !July 1980 lunar eclipse !August 1998 lunar eclipse !August 2016 lunar eclipse I I Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 1971. This was the 70th and final solar eclipse from Solar Saros 116. Solar Saros 116 and Lunar Saros 109 Solar eclipse of June 19, 1917 Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935 July 1944 lunar eclipse Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953 July 1962 lunar eclipse Solar eclipse of July",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971"
},
{
"docid": "11718153",
"text": "Only Alaska and northern most Canada will be able to witness the entire event. It was preceded by the partial solar eclipse of November 25, 2011. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142. This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow",
"title": "December 2011 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13164403",
"text": "eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, September 7, each separated by 19 years: A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 135. September 2025 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 7, 2025. It will be completely visible over much of Asia, Australia and eastern Africa, will be seen rising over the rest of Africa and Europe, and setting over eastern Asia and",
"title": "September 2025 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14068436",
"text": "hours after the northern solstice and most of the path will go across areas with midnight sun. For mainland Norway and Sweden it will be the first central solar eclipse since June 1954. <BR>Animated path Solar eclipse of June 21, 2039 An annular solar eclipse will occur on June 21, 2039. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 21, 2039"
},
{
"docid": "14061402",
"text": "can be seen in Greece, Turkey, USSR, China and Japan. The maximum eclipse was near Bratsk and lasts about 2.5 minutes. Solar eclipse of June 19, 1936 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 19, 1936. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 19, 1936"
},
{
"docid": "14025844",
"text": "Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044 A total solar eclipse will occur on August 23, 2044. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality will be visible across the Northwest Territories and Alberta",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044"
},
{
"docid": "15296770",
"text": "Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 26, 2117. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It will be visible at sunrise across eastern Asia and",
"title": "Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117"
},
{
"docid": "14025990",
"text": "Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042 A total solar eclipse will occur on April 20, 2042. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It will be seen significantly in Western Indonesia (particularly in",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042"
},
{
"docid": "14025804",
"text": "Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033 A total solar eclipse will occur on March 30, 2033. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality will be visible in Nome, Alaska, Utqiagvik, Alaska and",
"title": "Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033"
},
{
"docid": "13888499",
"text": "Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 A total solar eclipse will occur on July 2, 2019 with a magnitude of 1.0459. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality will be visible from",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019"
},
{
"docid": "15296771",
"text": "northern islands of Japan, and then crossing the Pacific Ocean. It will be visible as a partial eclipse over Hawaii, and at sunset partial eclipse over parts of Alaska. Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 26, 2117. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a",
"title": "Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117"
},
{
"docid": "175832",
"text": "limits of the positions of Sun and Moon when a solar or lunar eclipse is possible, are explained in \"Almagest\" VI.5. Hipparchus apparently made similar calculations. The result that two solar eclipses can occur one month apart is important, because this can not be based on observations: one is visible on the northern and the other on the southern hemisphere – as Pliny indicates – and the latter was inaccessible to the Greek. Prediction of a solar eclipse, i.e., exactly when and where it will be visible, requires a solid lunar theory and proper treatment of the lunar parallax. Hipparchus",
"title": "Hipparchus"
},
{
"docid": "20236054",
"text": "2024 solar eclipse, WDAD Radio of Indiana, PA featured Butler Dispatch. Since its founding in 2014, Butler Dispatch and its founder Austin Ayers have been involved in numerous controversies and scandals that have since called into question its legitimacy as a news outlet. Fake Tornado Drill<br> In June 2015, while the page was being called \"Butler County PA 911 Notifications\", Ayers posted a fake warning about a tornado as a way to conduct a drill. After causing confusion and complaints to be filed with the National Weather Service and Butler County emergency officials, Ayers removed the post. Fake \"likes\"<br> In",
"title": "Butler Dispatch"
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"docid": "7745051",
"text": "data analysis, which suggested that the phenomenon still remains unexplained. In principle, the simultaneous occurrence of a Solar eclipse and a transit of a planet is possible. But these events are extremely rare because of their short durations. The next anticipated simultaneous occurrence of a Solar eclipse and a transit of Mercury will be on July 5, 6757, and a Solar eclipse and a transit of Venus is expected on April 5, 15232. More common, but still infrequent, is a conjunction of a planet (especially, but not only, Mercury or Venus) at the time of a total solar eclipse, in",
"title": "Solar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13327773",
"text": "Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 The solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 was a partial eclipse of the Sun that was visible after sunrise over most of Europe, northwestern and South Asia. It ended at sunset over eastern Asia. It was visible as a minor partial eclipse over northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Greatest eclipse occurred at 08:51 UTC in northern Sweden where the eclipse in the horizon had a magnitude of 0.858. At that time, the axis of the Moon's shadow passed a mere 510 km above Earth's surface. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes",
"title": "Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011"
},
{
"docid": "13327771",
"text": "Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 The solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 was a partial eclipse of the Sun that was visible after sunrise over most of Europe, northwestern and South Asia. It ended at sunset over eastern Asia. It was visible as a minor partial eclipse over northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Greatest eclipse occurred at 08:51 UTC in northern Sweden where the eclipse in the horizon had a magnitude of 0.858. At that time, the axis of the Moon's shadow passed a mere 510 km above Earth's surface. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes",
"title": "Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011"
},
{
"docid": "12955376",
"text": "down through Central America and across South America ending over Brazil. It lasted for 6 minutes and 53 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. There will not be a longer total eclipse until June 13, 2132. This eclipse was the most central total eclipse in 800 years, with a gamma of -.0041. There will not be a more central eclipse for another 800 years. Its magnitude was also greater than any eclipse since the 6th century. Photos: Videos: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991 A total solar eclipse occurred on July 11, 1991. A solar eclipse occurs when the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991"
},
{
"docid": "14055766",
"text": "Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186 There will be a solar eclipse on July 16, 2186, which will be the longest total eclipse for thousands of years. The eclipse will pass over the southern Galápagos Islands (with a total eclipse of 4 minutes occurring over the southern tip of Española Island), the northern tip of Ecuador (with a total eclipse of 3 minutes and 26 seconds on ), central Colombia (4 minutes and 50 seconds over Bogota), central Venezuela, and northern Guyana (7 minutes and 4 seconds just north of Anna Regina). This will be the longest total solar eclipse",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186"
},
{
"docid": "13016843",
"text": "means the Earth's shadow will move about 11 degrees west in each subsequent eclipse. This tetrad started during the ascending node of the Moon's orbit. It is the first tetrad since the 2003–04 series, which started in May. The next series will be from 2032 to 2033, starting in April. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two hybrid total/annualar solar eclipses of solar saros 129. April 2014 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on April 15, 2014. It",
"title": "April 2014 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "7745016",
"text": "total, annular, or hybrid eclipse. This is, however, not completely correct: the definition of a central eclipse is an eclipse during which the central line of the umbra touches the Earth's surface. It is possible, though extremely rare, that part of the umbra intersects with the Earth (thus creating an annular or total eclipse), but not its central line. This is then called a non-central total or annular eclipse. The last (umbral yet) non-central solar eclipse was on April 29, 2014. This was an annular eclipse. The next non-central total solar eclipse will be on April 9, 2043. The phases",
"title": "Solar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "11750009",
"text": "next event is the July 2018 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136. July 2000 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on 16 July 2000, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2000. The",
"title": "July 2000 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13291572",
"text": "eclipses occurring at the moon's ascending node. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 139. May 2069 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse will take place on May 6, 2069. The eclipse will be a dark one with",
"title": "May 2069 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14128821",
"text": "he told the frightened indigenous people that they were going to be forgiven. When the Moon started to reappear from the shadow of the Earth, he told them that God had pardoned them. Columbus was maybe the first to put into practice an idea proposed by Hipparchus, to use a lunar eclipse to determine one's geographical longitude. A lunar eclipse is visible across half the globe, and everyone sees it begin and end at the same moment. But the times when measured in the local solar time will differ, because everyone is in a different timezone. The local time is",
"title": "March 1504 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14055767",
"text": "between the dates of 4000 BC and at least AD 8000 (12,000 years), lasting a maximum of 7 minutes, 29 seconds. The factors that will make this such a long eclipse are: The longest historical total eclipse lasted 7 minutes 28 seconds on June 15, 744BC. The longest eclipse theoretically possible for the 3rd millennium is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186 There will be a solar eclipse on July 16, 2186, which will be the longest total eclipse for thousands of years. The eclipse will pass over the southern Galápagos Islands (with a total",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186"
},
{
"docid": "14116090",
"text": "wide. This will be the first total solar eclipse to exceed 7 minutes in term of duration since June 30, 1973. Totality will start in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia, continue across the northern Pacific Ocean, and end in the eastern Pacific. Solar eclipse of June 25, 2150 A total solar eclipse will occur on June 25, 2150. It will be the longest total eclipse since the 11th century. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 25, 2150"
},
{
"docid": "14116103",
"text": "be the longest eclipse since the 11th century, which lasted 7 minutes and 20 seconds, as well with the next two occurrences. Solar eclipse of July 5, 2168 A total solar eclipse will occur on July 5, 2168. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 5, 2168"
},
{
"docid": "14068438",
"text": "Ocean, passing over much of Antartica and closely reaching the South Pole. A partial eclipse will be visible in the southern extremities of South America and Africa. It will terminate in the southern Indian Ocean several hours later. <BR>Animated path Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039 A total solar eclipse will occur on December 15, 2039. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking",
"title": "Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039"
},
{
"docid": "14025859",
"text": "Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045 A total solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, August 12, 2045, when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It will be the fourth longest eclipse of the 21st century with a",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045"
},
{
"docid": "13217225",
"text": "Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 139: 2199 Nov 02 Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Apr 26 Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2542 May 30 Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2686 Aug 25 Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3065 Apr 13 June 1965 lunar eclipse A partial lunar eclipse took place on June 14, 1965. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 146. Lunar Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of",
"title": "June 1965 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13217224",
"text": "June 1965 lunar eclipse A partial lunar eclipse took place on June 14, 1965. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 146. Lunar Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 79 lunar eclipse events including 27 total lunar eclipses. First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1658 Dec 09 First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1947 Jun 03 First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2073 Aug 17 First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2109 Sep 09",
"title": "June 1965 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "11509087",
"text": "it when it is visible. The penumbral eclipse began at 18:23 UTC, with the partial eclipse beginning at 19:36. The time of greatest eclipse was 21:10. The partial eclipse ended at 22:44, and the penumbral eclipse will ended at 23:57. The planet Neptune was 2 days past opposition, visible in binoculars as an 8th magnitude \"star\" just two degrees west and slightly south of the moon. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 145.",
"title": "August 2008 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "14040890",
"text": "path of the annular eclipse will move to the north east, then north, north west, west, south west, south, and finally south east across the Arctic, while most eclipse paths move west to east. This reversal is only possible in polar regions. This eclipse is also notable for the fact that the path of annularity passes over the North Pole. While the eclipse is visible primarily in north-east of Sakha Republic (Russia), in the northeastern United States and Canada, the sun will be partially eclipsed at sunrise. <BR>Animated path Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021 An annular solar eclipse will",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021"
},
{
"docid": "14177020",
"text": "the United Kingdom with a diagonal track from Cornwall in the south-west to Aberdeen in the north-east of Scotland. It was observed from Germany by Tycho Brahe. It is a part of solar Saros 133. This is the 22nd member of Solar Saros 133. The previous event was on February 15, 1580 (21st member). The next event will be on March 17, 1616 (23rd member). Solar eclipse of March 7, 1598 A total solar eclipse occurred on March 7, 1598 (25 February 1598 by the Julian calendar). A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun,",
"title": "Solar eclipse of March 7, 1598"
},
{
"docid": "11609890",
"text": "beginning at the Pacific coast, then ascending in a northeasterly direction through Mexico, the United States, and Canada, before ending in the Atlantic Ocean. In Mexico, totality will pass through the states of Sinaloa (including Mazatlán), Durango (including Durango and Gómez Palacio) and Coahuila (including Torreón, Matamoros, Monclova, Sabinas, Ciudad Acuña and Piedras Negras). In the United States, totality will be visible through the states of Texas (including parts of San Antonio, Austin, and Fort Worth and all of Arlington, Dallas, Killeen, Temple, Texarkana, Tyler and Waco), Oklahoma, Arkansas (including Hot Springs, Jonesboro, and Little Rock), Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana",
"title": "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"
},
{
"docid": "13156076",
"text": "on the same date, May 4–5, each separated by 19 years: It is a member of Saros cycle 121. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 128. May 1985 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on May 4, 1985. This lunar eclipse is first of a \"tetrad\", four total lunar eclipses in series. The last series was in 1967 and 1968, starting with an April 1967 lunar eclipse, while the next was",
"title": "May 1985 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "16401173",
"text": "available for free, written by enthusiasts and professionals all over the world. Solar Eclipse Maestro Solar Eclipse Maestro is freeware universal binary software for Mac OS only able to control up to four USB/Firewire connected cameras (Nikon and Canon) and up to four SBIG CCD cameras with their filter wheels during an eclipse, so that the user (astronomer or photographer) can be free to concentrate on observing the event visually. It can handle any solar eclipse, provide Baily’s beads preview and animation, simulate an all-sky view or weather statistics, and a lot more. It is localized in English and French.",
"title": "Solar Eclipse Maestro"
},
{
"docid": "16401172",
"text": "Solar Eclipse Maestro Solar Eclipse Maestro is freeware universal binary software for Mac OS only able to control up to four USB/Firewire connected cameras (Nikon and Canon) and up to four SBIG CCD cameras with their filter wheels during an eclipse, so that the user (astronomer or photographer) can be free to concentrate on observing the event visually. It can handle any solar eclipse, provide Baily’s beads preview and animation, simulate an all-sky view or weather statistics, and a lot more. It is localized in English and French. A lot of scripts, used for controlling in varied situations are also",
"title": "Solar Eclipse Maestro"
},
{
"docid": "7745045",
"text": "the total phase of a solar eclipse directly only when the Sun's photosphere is completely covered by the Moon, and not before or after totality. During this period, the Sun is too dim to be seen through filters. The Sun's faint corona will be visible, and the chromosphere, solar prominences, and possibly even a solar flare may be seen. At the end of totality, the same effects will occur in reverse order, and on the opposite side of the Moon. Photographing an eclipse is possible with fairly common camera equipment. In order for the disk of the Sun/Moon to be",
"title": "Solar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "1057668",
"text": "passed to the south of the town, destroying or heavily damaging several structures along Indiana 65. The highway was closed for several days as power crews replaced several large power poles. On April 8, 2024, Owensville, along with most of the rest of Southwestern Indiana will view a total solar eclipse, lasting approximately 3 minutes and 55 seconds. Owensville is located at (38.271769, -87.690652). According to the 2010 census, Owensville has a total area of , all land. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate",
"title": "Owensville, Indiana"
},
{
"docid": "13016848",
"text": "be about 11° west in sequential events. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of solar saros 134. October 2014 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on October 8, 2014. It is the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the second in a \"tetrad\" (four total lunar eclipses in series). Other eclipses in the tetrad are those of April 15, 2014, April 4, 2015, and September 28, 2015. This is the 42nd",
"title": "October 2014 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13168796",
"text": "eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117 on the first and second columns. July 2027 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on July 18, 2027. The Moon will barely clip the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow, and the eclipse will be impossible to see in practice. Insofar as it is visible at all, it will be visible over Asia and Australia. This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on July 7, 2009. This is the last lunar eclipse of this series. A lunar eclipse will",
"title": "July 2027 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "13888501",
"text": "Totality will be visible in the provinces of San Juan, La Rioja, San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires. Cities in the path include San Juan, and Río Cuarto. Totality will be visible from Oeno Island. There will be partial visibility in Tahiti and Bora Bora. Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 A total solar eclipse will occur on July 2, 2019 with a magnitude of 1.0459. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse",
"title": "Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019"
},
{
"docid": "14061408",
"text": "other eclipses that year. The first was a partial lunar eclipse, during which the shadow of the earth can be seen on the moon, and another solar eclipse that took place on December 3 over South America. The other solar eclipse, however, was an annular eclipse, which occurs when the moon has a smaller apparent diameter and therefore never fully obscures the sun. Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1918. The eclipse was observed by a U.S. Naval Observatory team at Baker City in Oregon. The painting below shows totality when the",
"title": "Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918"
},
{
"docid": "20044106",
"text": "occurred in a smaller part of the same area where the previous solar eclipse happened which was on April 3, the next one was on September 27 and covered a part of the Northern Hemisphere This minor eclipse was visible offshore from the peninsular Antarctica along with its islands and the Trans-Antarctic Mountains. It was the last eclipse of solar saros 113 with the moon's penumbra touching the earth for just about 30 minutes. The greatest eclipse was at 19:18:22 UTC (8:18:22 local time) just south of the 70th parallel. Solar eclipse of August 28, 1848 A very small partial",
"title": "Solar eclipse of August 28, 1848"
},
{
"docid": "14125667",
"text": "December 5, 2048, December 17, 2066, and December 27, 2084. In the following list, the Julian calendar is used for the first 21 members of the series; the Gregorian calendar is used for all the rest, starting with the solar eclipse of March 7, 1598. Solar Saros 133 Solar Saros 133 is one of the saros series of solar eclipse cycles. It began on July 13, 1219 with a partial eclipse occurring in northern Yukon at , about east of Canada's present-day Vuntut National Park. The final eclipse in the series will be on September 5, 2499. The period separating",
"title": "Solar Saros 133"
},
{
"docid": "13014680",
"text": "will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of solar saros 139. The eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the moon's orbit. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations, or 354 days (shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events. April 2015 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on 4",
"title": "April 2015 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "8457467",
"text": "an astronomy festival, and the Perseid Festival. The observatory is near the center path of totality of the Solar eclipse of April 8th 2024. Mont Mégantic Observatory The Mont Mégantic Observatory (; OMM) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Université de Montréal (UdeM), the Université Laval (ULaval), and McGill University. Founded in 1978, the observatory houses the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada after David Dunlap Observatory near Toronto. It is situated at the summit of Mont Mégantic, the highest point of Eastern Canada accessible by car. OMM is about east of Sherbrooke and east of",
"title": "Mont Mégantic Observatory"
},
{
"docid": "13139430",
"text": "lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series. August 2036 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse will take place on August 7, 2036. The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. This is the second eclipse this season. First eclipse this season: Partial solar eclipse of July 23, 2036 Third eclipse this season: Partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2036 It will be completely visible over South America, seen",
"title": "August 2036 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "1139384",
"text": "Connecticut River. Deer Mountain Campground enables camping and picnicking on the Connecticut River. Pittsburg will fall within the path of totality during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 Pittsburg, New Hampshire Pittsburg is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 869 at the 2010 census. It is the northernmost town in New Hampshire and the largest town by area in the state – and in New England as well – more than twice the size of the next largest town, Lincoln. U.S. Route 3 is the only major highway in the town, although the",
"title": "Pittsburg, New Hampshire"
},
{
"docid": "13288399",
"text": "be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136. June 1928 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on June 3, 1928. It was completely visible over Asia, Australia and the Americas, seen rising over Asia and Australia and setting over the Americas. This is the 33rd member of Lunar Saros 129. The previous event was the May 1910 lunar eclipse. The next event is the June 1946 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses",
"title": "June 1928 lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "11714803",
"text": "Dec 11 2075 Dec 22 2094 Jan 01 This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, November 8–9, each separated by 19 years: A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133. November 2003 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on November 9, 2003, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the first being on May 16, 2003. It is the first total lunar",
"title": "November 2003 lunar eclipse"
}
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"docid": "499379",
"text": "Ides of March The Ides of March (; , Late Latin: ) is a day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as a deadline for settling debts. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history. The Romans did not number days of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (5th",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "499379",
"text": "Ides of March The Ides of March (; , Late Latin: ) is a day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as a deadline for settling debts. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history. The Romans did not number days of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (5th",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "499384",
"text": "which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Caesar was stabbed to death at a meeting of the Senate. As many as 60 conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, were involved. According to Plutarch, a seer had warned that harm would come to Caesar no later than the Ides of March. On his way to the Theatre of Pompey, where he would be assassinated, Caesar passed the seer and joked, \"The Ides of March are come\", implying that the prophecy had not been fulfilled, to which the seer replied \"Aye, Caesar; but not gone.\" This meeting is famously dramatised in",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "9134130",
"text": "The Ides of March (novel) The Ides of March is an epistolary novel by Thornton Wilder that was published in 1948. It is, in the author's words, 'a fantasia on certain events and persons of the last days of the Roman republic... Historical reconstruction is not among the primary aims of this work'. The novel deals with the characters and events leading to, and culminating in, the assassination of Julius Caesar. American publisher Bennett Cerf remarked at that year's meeting of the American Booksellers Association that there had been \"only three novels published since the first of the year that",
"title": "The Ides of March (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "2221221",
"text": "this time to Sicily. Back in Rome, Julius Caesar was killed on the Ides of March (March 15) 44 BC by a group of senators led by Cassius and Brutus. This incident did not lead to a return to normality, but provoked yet another civil war between Caesar's political heirs and his killers. The Second Triumvirate was formed by Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Marcus Antonius and Marcus Aemelius Lepidus, with the intention of avenging Caesar and subduing all opposition. Sextus Pompeius in Sicily was certainly a rebellious man, but the faction of Cassius and Brutus was the second triumvirate's first",
"title": "Sextus Pompey"
},
{
"docid": "5321",
"text": "Illyria, when Julius Caesar was killed on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC. He rejected the advice of some army officers to take refuge with the troops in Macedonia and sailed to Italy to ascertain whether he had any potential political fortunes or security. Caesar had no living legitimate children under Roman law, and so had adopted Octavius, his grand-nephew, making him his primary heir. Mark Antony later charged that Octavian had earned his adoption by Caesar through sexual favours, though Suetonius describes Antony's accusation as political slander. After landing at Lupiae near Brundisium, Octavius learned the contents",
"title": "Augustus"
},
{
"docid": "499385",
"text": "William Shakespeare's play \"Julius Caesar\", when Caesar is warned by the soothsayer to \"beware the Ides of March.\" The Roman biographer Suetonius identifies the \"seer\" as a haruspex named Spurinna. Caesar's death was a closing event in the crisis of the Roman Republic, and triggered the civil war that would result in the rise to sole power of his adopted heir Octavian (later known as Augustus). Writing under Augustus, Ovid portrays the murder as a sacrilege, since Caesar was also the Pontifex Maximus of Rome and a priest of Vesta. On the fourth anniversary of Caesar's death in 40 BC,",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "5360093",
"text": "The Ides of March (a name suggested by bassist Bob Bergland after reading Shakespeare's \"Julius Caesar\" in high school), the band released their first single on Parrot Records, \"You Wouldn't Listen.\" The song reached #7 on WLS Chicago in spring 1966 and #42 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 in summer 1966. This record and its follow-ups (all pre-\"Vehicle\") have been re-released on the Sundazed Records CD \"Ideology.\" By the end of the 1960s, the band added a brass section, although Bergland often doubled up on tenor saxophone. Parrot singles: (** these are the only two tracks they recorded in stereo",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "12158884",
"text": "Philippicae The Philippicae or Philippics are a series of 14 speeches Cicero gave condemning Mark Antony in 44 and 43 BC. Cicero likened these speeches to those of Demosthenes' Philippic (Ad Atticus, 2.1.3), which Demosthenes had delivered against Philip of Macedon. Cicero's Second Philippic is in-fact styled after Demosthenes' \"De Corona\" ('On the Crown'). Cicero was taken by surprise when Gaius Julius Caesar, the effective dictator of the Roman Republic, was assassinated on the fifteenth day of March, 44 BC, (known as the Ides of March) by a group of Roman senators who called themselves Liberatores. Cicero was not included",
"title": "Philippicae"
},
{
"docid": "9335341",
"text": "Many of these assassinations were for political gain, like that of Gaius Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was one of the three leaders of the First Triumvirate of the Roman Republic. After the other two members of the Triumvirate died, Julius Caesar became so popular he was proclaimed 'Dictator for Life', but the senate of the Roman Republic saw this as the end of the Republic, so, on the Ides of March (March 15) of 44 BC, the Roman Senate, including Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger who was a friend of Caesar went to the Senate, and when Caesar arrived, they",
"title": "History of assassination"
},
{
"docid": "277907",
"text": "physical mnemonic has been taught to primary school students for many decades. This cyclical pattern of month lengths matches the musical keyboard alternation of white and black keys (with the note 'F' correlating to the month of January). The ides occur on the thirteenth day in eight of the months, but in March, May, July, and October, they occur on the fifteenth. The nones always occur 8 days (one Roman week) before the ides, i.e., on the fifth or the seventh. The calends are always the first day of the month, and before Julius Caesar's reform fell sixteen days (two",
"title": "Month"
},
{
"docid": "212487",
"text": "length of \"Iulius\" (July), giving us the irregular month lengths which are still in use. There is abundant evidence disproving this theory. First, a wall painting of a Roman calendar predating the Julian reform has survived, which confirms the literary accounts that the months were already irregular before Julius Caesar reformed them, with an ordinary year of 355 days, not 354, with month lengths arranged as: Also, the Julian reform did not change the dates of the Nones and Ides. In particular, the Ides were late (on the 15th rather than 13th) in March, May, July and October, showing that",
"title": "Julian calendar"
},
{
"docid": "6460044",
"text": "Brutus Albinus, who was already in possession of the province with three legions with the consent of the Senate. Decimus Brutus was a distant relative of Marcus Junius Brutus and a one-time follower of Julius Caesar who had lost confidence in the dictator and taken part in his assassination on the Ides of March. Antony attempted to preempt the hostile attitude of his opponents by marching his legions of Caesarian veterans from Macedonia north to force Decimus Junius Brutus to surrender the province of Cisalpine Gaul to him. On 28 November 44 BC, Mark Antony left Rome and took command",
"title": "Battle of Mutina"
},
{
"docid": "8836010",
"text": "a play within a play, a dramatic device used frequently by Shakespeare; the drama piece has echoes of \"Anthony and Cleopatra\" and the players mention the \"Ides of June\", a reference to the Ides of March in \"Julius Caesar\". Born to Be King (Blackadder) \"Born to Be King\" is the second episode of \"The Black Adder\", the first series of the BBC sitcom \"Blackadder\". Set in late 15th-century England, the episode takes a humorous look at rivalries with the Kingdom of Scotland and centres the dramatic tension on the doubts cast over parentage of the lead character, Prince Edmund, Duke",
"title": "Born to Be King (Blackadder)"
},
{
"docid": "11807995",
"text": "only as travesty or accusation. Julius Caesar was accused — rather vaguely — of sacrificing two mutinous soldiers in the Campus Martius. On the anniversary of Caesar's death in 40 BC, after achieving a victory at the siege of Perugia, the future Augustus executed 300 senators and knights who had fought against him under Lucius Antonius. Lucius was spared. Perceptions of the clemency of Augustus on this occasion vary wildly. Both Suetonius and Cassius Dio characterize the slaughter as a sacrifice, noting that it occurred on the Ides of March at the altar to the \"divus Julius\", the victor's newly",
"title": "Marcus Marius Gratidianus"
},
{
"docid": "584818",
"text": "the same name for at least four generations. Although the Octavii were an old and distinguished plebeian family, the gens was not divided into \"stirpes\" and had no hereditary cognomina; Octavius' father had put down a slave revolt at Thurii and was sometimes given the surname \"Thurinus\" (a cognomen \"ex virtute\"), but this name was not passed down to the son. At the age of eighteen in 44 BC, Octavius was nominated \"magister equitum\" by his granduncle, Gaius Julius Caesar, who held the office of dictator. On the Ides of March, Caesar was assassinated, without legitimate children; but in his",
"title": "Roman naming conventions"
},
{
"docid": "3392620",
"text": "was born in 100 BC, the youngest child of Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul) and Aurelia Cotta. Together with Pompeius and Marcus Licinius Crassus, he was part of the first Triumvirate. A brilliant general who inspired his men, Caesar conquered Gaul, won the Civil War, and instituted various civil and social reforms at Rome. Named dictator in perpetuity, Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators on the Ides of March, 44 BC. The years after his death saw the demise of the Roman Republic, and the establishment of the Roman emperors. Born \"Gaius Octavius\", the grandnephew of the dictator was",
"title": "Gaius Julius Caesar"
},
{
"docid": "16037740",
"text": "of Julius Caesar was translated into French and English, and widely reviewed. The book inspired Thornton Wilder to write his own novel about Caesar, \"The Ides of March\". Mainzer was a close friend of the Catholic priest Friedrich von Erxleben, who was a member of the Solf Circle of intellectuals involved in the resistance against Nazism. Mainzer and his family were helped to escape to England by the daughter of Wilhelm and Hanna Solf, the Countess So'oa'emalelagi \"Lagi\" von Ballestrem-Solf, who escorted them with their jewellery hidden in the lining of her clothes. Mainzer died 3 January 1943. His daughter",
"title": "Ferdinand Mainzer"
},
{
"docid": "1851628",
"text": "Lemnian. The art of haruspicy was taught in the \"Libri Tagetici\", a collection of texts attributed to Tages, a childlike being who figures in Etruscan mythology, and who was discovered in an open field by Tarchon; the \"Libri Tagetici\" were translated into Latin and employed in reading omens. The continuity of the Etruscan tradition among the Romans is indicated by several ancient literary sources, perhaps most famously in the incident related by Suetonius in which a haruspex named Spurinna warned Julius Caesar to beware the Ides of March. The emperor Claudius was a student of the Etruscan language and antiquities,",
"title": "Haruspex"
},
{
"docid": "14160378",
"text": "of ancient sources from T.R.S. Broughton, \"The Magistrates of the Roman Republic\" (American Philological Association, 1952), vol. 2, pp. 338–339, 362, 374, 382, 386, 426–427; vol. 3 (1986), pp. 48–49. Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 39 BC) Lucius Marcius Censorinus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 39 BC, during the Second Triumvirate. He and his colleague Gaius Calvisius Sabinus had been the only two senators who tried to defend Julius Caesar when he was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BC, and their consulship under the triumvirate was a recognition of their loyalty. Marcius Censorinus was proconsul",
"title": "Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 39 BC)"
},
{
"docid": "14160372",
"text": "Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 39 BC) Lucius Marcius Censorinus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 39 BC, during the Second Triumvirate. He and his colleague Gaius Calvisius Sabinus had been the only two senators who tried to defend Julius Caesar when he was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BC, and their consulship under the triumvirate was a recognition of their loyalty. Marcius Censorinus was proconsul of Macedonia and Achaea 42–40 BC. He and a Fabius Maximus were the last proconsuls honored abroad with the title \"savior and founder\" and with a festival bearing their names",
"title": "Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 39 BC)"
}
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{
"docid": "499386",
"text": "after achieving a victory at the siege of Perugia, Octavian executed 300 senators and knights who had fought against him under Lucius Antonius, the brother of Mark Antony. The executions were one of a series of actions taken by Octavian to avenge Caesar's death. Suetonius and the historian Cassius Dio characterised the slaughter as a religious sacrifice, noting that it occurred on the Ides of March at the new altar to the deified Julius. Ides of March The Ides of March (; , Late Latin: ) is a day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "499380",
"text": "or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st of the following month). The Ides occurred near the midpoint, on the 13th for most months, but on the 15th for March, May, July, and October. The Ides were supposed to be determined by the full moon, reflecting the lunar origin of the Roman calendar. On the earliest calendar, the Ides of March would have been the first full moon of the new year. The Ides of each month were sacred to Jupiter, the Romans' supreme deity. The Flamen Dialis, Jupiter's high",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "5360105",
"text": "They are also in the writing stages for a brand-new album. The Ides of March (band) The Ides of March are an American rock band that had a major US and minor UK hit with the song \"Vehicle\" in 1970. After going on hiatus in 1973, the band returned with their original line-up in 1990 and has been active since then. The Ides of March began in Berwyn, Illinois (a near western suburb of Chicago) on October 16, 1964, as a four-piece band called \"The Shon-Dels.\" Their first record, \"Like It Or Lump It,\" was released on their own \"Epitome\"",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "5360092",
"text": "The Ides of March (band) The Ides of March are an American rock band that had a major US and minor UK hit with the song \"Vehicle\" in 1970. After going on hiatus in 1973, the band returned with their original line-up in 1990 and has been active since then. The Ides of March began in Berwyn, Illinois (a near western suburb of Chicago) on October 16, 1964, as a four-piece band called \"The Shon-Dels.\" Their first record, \"Like It Or Lump It,\" was released on their own \"Epitome\" record label in 1965. In 1966, after changing their name to",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "15398724",
"text": "Clooney to keep the play's title, but \"The Ides of March\" was picked as the title.<ref name=\"/Film\"></ref> \"The Ides of March\" was originally planned to have a limited release in December 2011 and a wide release in January 2012. However, Sony eventually moved the film's opening date to October 14, 2011. This was later moved again, to October 7, 2011. The film received many positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 85%, based on 218 reviews, with a rating average of 7.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"While not exactly exposing revelatory truths, \"The Ides of March\"",
"title": "The Ides of March (2011 film)"
},
{
"docid": "499381",
"text": "priest, led the \"Ides sheep\" (\"ovis Idulis\") in procession along the Via Sacra to the \"arx\", where it was sacrificed. In addition to the monthly sacrifice, the Ides of March was also the occasion of the Feast of Anna Perenna, a goddess of the year (Latin \"annus\") whose festival originally concluded the ceremonies of the new year. The day was enthusiastically celebrated among the common people with picnics, drinking, and revelry. One source from late antiquity also places the Mamuralia on the Ides of March. This observance, which has aspects of scapegoat or ancient Greek \"pharmakos\" ritual, involved beating an",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "5360102",
"text": "Christmas\" album; copies were sold to raise funds for Holy Name Cathedral's Thursday Night Suppers. In 2006, The Ides' first two albums, \"Vehicle\" and \"Common Bond,\" were nationally re-released on the Collector's Choice label. Sony BMG released \"Ides of March Extended Play\" nationally; the album was culled from the band's live recordings. The band continues to tour the US to this day. In September 2010, the City of Berwyn, Illinois, dedicated Home Avenue between Riverside Drive and Cermak Road (the location of J. Sterling Morton High School West, the school most of the band members attended) to \"Ides of March",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "267943",
"text": "in Rome, most prominently as part of the Capitoline Triad. She was also worshipped at the Temple of Minerva Medica, and at the \"Delubrum Minervae\", a temple founded around 50 BC by Pompey on the site now occupied by the church of \"Santa Maria sopra Minerva\". The Romans celebrated her festival from March 19 to March 23 during the day which is called, in the neuter plural, Quinquatria, the fifth after the Ides of March, the nineteenth, an artisans' holiday. A lesser version, the \"Minusculae Quinquatria\", was held on the Ides of June, June 13, by the flute-players, who were",
"title": "Minerva"
},
{
"docid": "15398714",
"text": "The Ides of March (2011 film) The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play \"Farragut North\". It stars Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, and Jeffrey Wright. \"The Ides of March\" was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and at the 27th Haifa International Film Festival, and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It received a",
"title": "The Ides of March (2011 film)"
},
{
"docid": "499382",
"text": "old man dressed in animal skins and perhaps driving him from the city. The ritual may have been a new year festival representing the expulsion of the old year. In the later Imperial period, the Ides began a \"holy week\" of festivals celebrating Cybele and Attis, being the day \"Canna intrat\" (\"The Reed enters\"), when Attis was born and found among the reeds of a Phrygian river. He was discovered by shepherds or the goddess Cybele, who was also known as the \"Magna Mater\" (\"Great Mother\") (narratives differ). A week later, on 22 March, the solemn commemoration of \"Arbor intrat\"",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "15398726",
"text": "seems fair to say that quite a lot will be at stake. That is not the case in \"The Ides of March\", which is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it.\" The Ides of March (2011 film) The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play \"Farragut North\". It stars Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti,",
"title": "The Ides of March (2011 film)"
},
{
"docid": "9134133",
"text": "by 44 BC, including M. Porcius Cato (in 46 BC), Catullus (in c. 54 BC), Julia (in 69 BC) and Clodius (in 52 BC). Note that names, relationships, and events are described as they occur in the novel, and are not necessarily historically accurate. The Ides of March (novel) The Ides of March is an epistolary novel by Thornton Wilder that was published in 1948. It is, in the author's words, 'a fantasia on certain events and persons of the last days of the Roman republic... Historical reconstruction is not among the primary aims of this work'. The novel deals",
"title": "The Ides of March (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "5360094",
"text": "during the Parrot years) Kapp single: Like Columbia's The Cryan Shames, they had local success in the Chicago area without much label support. Unlike the Cryan Shames, who issued 3 albums on Columbia, Parrot never scheduled an album for the Ides of March. Having secured a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, in 1970 the band released the track \"Vehicle,\" which allegedly became the fastest selling single in Warner's history. Fourteen seconds of the completed \"Vehicle\" master tape (primarily the guitar solo) was accidentally erased in the recording studio. The missing section was spliced in from a previously discarded take.",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "5360099",
"text": "a CD entitled \"The Cubs' Greatest Hits\" which was sold at all Major League ballparks. The song was used on many Cubs-themed radio and television programs. By 2001, The Ides had expanded their schedule, and returned to national touring. The band recorded a two-hour live performance for XM Satellite radio in Washington, D.C.. Also, \"Vehicle\" was used for an extensive national advertising campaign by General Motors. A double live album, \"Beware: The Ides of March Live,\" captured their concert at the McAninch Center at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. \"Rhino\" was issued in 2002. Handmade Records released",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "2380025",
"text": "the beginning of rule by emperors. Caesar's commanders followed different paths. Labienus sided with the Optimates, the conservative aristocratic faction Caesar fought against in his civil war, and was killed at the Battle of Munda in 45 BC. Caius Trebonius, one of Caesar's most trusted lieutenants, was appointed consul by Caesar in 45 BC, and was one of the senators involved in Caesar's assassination on the Ides of March (March 15), 44 BC. He was himself murdered a year later. Caius Fabius held up the Pompeian forces at Ilerda until Caesar got there and won the Battle of Ilerda in",
"title": "Battle of Alesia"
},
{
"docid": "5360098",
"text": "by over 20,000 and the Ides returned to live performances. The following year they released their first new music since 1973, a four-song cassette EP entitled \"Beware – The Ides of March\". Trumpeter and backing vocalist Chuck Soumar is credited with being primarily responsible for reuniting the band. In 1992, the album \"Ideology\" was released with re-recordings of \"Vehicle\", and \"You Wouldn't Listen\", plus new material. After another five-year gap, 1997 saw the EP \"Age Before Beauty\" being released. By 1998 the band wrote and released \"Finally Next Year\" to commemorate the Chicago Cubs' season. The song was included on",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "468274",
"text": "Ides of March\", at the end of season 4, Xena and Gabrielle were crucified by the Romans, as Caesar is betrayed and killed by Brutus. They are later revived by a mystic named Eli with the spiritual aid of Callisto, who by that time had become an angel; Callisto also engineers a plan to have Xena conceive a daughter after the resurrection, and this child is prophesied to bring about the Twilight of the Olympian gods; this girl was named Eve. To escape the gods' persecution, Xena and Gabrielle fake their deaths, but their plan goes awry when Ares buries",
"title": "Xena: Warrior Princess"
},
{
"docid": "17162902",
"text": "of observances from March 22 through March 27 or 28. Isis had official festivals on March 7 and 20. The Romans did not number days of a month sequentially from the 1st through the last day. Instead, they counted back from the three fixed points of the month: the Nones (5th or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st) of the following month. The Nones of March was the 7th, and the Ides of March was the 15th. Thus the last day of March was the \"pridie Kalendas Aprilis,\" \"day",
"title": "Martius (month)"
},
{
"docid": "17153912",
"text": "later. On the Calendar of Filocalus (354 AD), it is placed on March 14, but by Lydus on the Ides. The earliest extant calendars place an Equirria, one of the sacral chariot races in honor of Mars, on March 14. The festival of Anna Perenna, a goddess of the year (\"annus\"), took place on the Ides. Macrobius understood her doubled name to mean \"through the year\" (\"perennis\", English \"perennial\"). Jane Ellen Harrison regarded Anna Perenna as the female equivalent of Mamurius, representing the lunar year to his solar year. The Ides were supposed to be determined by the full moon,",
"title": "Mamuralia"
},
{
"docid": "20380010",
"text": "Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The episode closely follows the plot of the original story, with some changes, including: The Ides of March (short story) \"The Ides of March\" (also published as \"In the Chains of Crime\") is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and the first appearance of the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in June 1898 by \"Cassell's Magazine\". The story was also included in the collection \"The Amateur Cracksman\", published by Methuen & Co. Ltd in London, and Charles Scribner's Sons in New",
"title": "The Ides of March (short story)"
},
{
"docid": "20380004",
"text": "The Ides of March (short story) \"The Ides of March\" (also published as \"In the Chains of Crime\") is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and the first appearance of the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in June 1898 by \"Cassell's Magazine\". The story was also included in the collection \"The Amateur Cracksman\", published by Methuen & Co. Ltd in London, and Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, both in 1899. \"Bunny\" Manders returns to the flat in the Albany where he just lost over two hundred",
"title": "The Ides of March (short story)"
},
{
"docid": "3910232",
"text": "length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st) of the following month. The Nones of February was the 5th, and the Ides the 13th. The last day of February was the \"pridie Kalendas Martias,\" \"day before the Kalends of March\". Roman counting was inclusive; February 9 was \"ante diem V Idūs Februarias,\" \"the 5th day before the Ides (13th) of February,\" usually abbreviated \"a.d. V Id. Feb.\" (or with the \"a.d.\" omitted altogether); February 23 was \"VI Kal. Mart.\", \"the 6th day before the Kalends of March.\" February had one and possibly two moveable feasts",
"title": "Februarius"
},
{
"docid": "5360100",
"text": "\"Friendly Strangers,\" a double CD limited run set of the original Warner Bros. recordings. In 2004, the Ides of March celebrated 40 years since their original formation, together with a series of multi-media shows emceed by Dick Biondi. The sold-out show at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois can be seen on the DVD, \"A Vehicle Through Time.\" 2005 saw \"Vehicle\" get further promotion when American Idol runner-up Bo Bice performed the song three times on the show. That same year, the Ides released their compilation CD, \"Ide Essentials.\" It included past hits (\"Vehicle,\" and \"You Wouldn't Listen\") and",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "11477774",
"text": "Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday, March 15. Carlos Moncada of \"The Tampa Tribune\" reported that an \"open letter to the press from Anonymous\" was sent out via e-mail, and states that a protest is planned for March 15, 2008. The e-mail refers to the Ides of March: \"We, too, wish to celebrate this event, albeit in our own special way ... Beware the Ides of March, Church of Scientology!\" The March protests were titled \"Operation Party Hard\". Protests began in Australia on March 15, 2008, and were followed by protests in major cities worldwide including Brussels, London, Seattle, Phoenix,",
"title": "Project Chanology"
},
{
"docid": "17153913",
"text": "reflecting the lunar origin of the Roman calendar. On the earliest calendar, the Ides of March would have been the first full moon of the new year. H.S. Versnel has argued that adjustments made to the calendar over time caused the Mamuralia to be moved from an original place as the last day of the year (the day before the Kalends of March) to the day before the Ides, causing the Equirria on February 27 to be repeated on March 14. Mamurius in this view was associated with \"Februarius\", the month of purifications and care of the dead that originally",
"title": "Mamuralia"
},
{
"docid": "11582440",
"text": "Maria Stark Maria Stark is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. She is Howard Stark's wife and Tony Stark's mother. Maria Stark was born Maria Collins Carbonell. In her adulthood, Maria married Howard, and together they had a son that was not her biological son Anthony \"Tony\" Stark. Maria was unsuccessful in preventing Tony from seeing Howard's alcoholism, something Tony would later face on his own. Howard secretly programmed the Mistress AI that controlled the Arsenal robots with Maria's brain patterns. On the Ides of March, Maria and Howard were killed in a 'planned' car accident",
"title": "Maria Stark"
},
{
"docid": "499383",
"text": "(\"The Tree enters\") commemorated the death of Attis under a pine tree. A college of priests, the \"dendrophoroi\" (\"tree bearers\") annually cut down a tree, hung from it an image of Attis, and carried it to the temple of the Magna Mater with lamentations. The day was formalized as part of the official Roman calendar under Claudius (d. 54 AD). A three-day period of mourning followed, culminating with celebrating the rebirth of Attis on 25 March, the date of the vernal equinox on the Julian calendar. In modern times, the Ides of March is best known as the date on",
"title": "Ides of March"
},
{
"docid": "15191178",
"text": "honors\" of his career \"was being asked to sing at a memorial concert the night Otis Redding was killed\". \"I remember watching Jimy and The Mauds back in 1970 at the Wild Goose at an outdoors show in Oak Lawn,\" said Jim Peterik, of Ides Of March. \"What a supreme frontman Jimy was. He was one of my role models from that moment on and \"Soul Drippin'\" is still one of my all–time favorite songs.\" Dick Biondi, broadcasting legend of WLS (AM), has continued to state “wherever I’ve gone, wherever I’ve worked, one of the best recordings to ever come",
"title": "The Mauds"
},
{
"docid": "17552775",
"text": "13, the Ides, a religiously fraught day that Constantine presumably wished to avoid. The Ides of September occurred in the middle of the Roman Games, when a major banquet for Jupiter had been held since Rome's archaic period. In the earliest period of Roman history, a nail-driving ritual in the Temple of Jupiter marked the passing of the political year, with the consuls at that time taking office on the Ides. The Byzantine antiquarian Johannes Lydus noted that this was one of three Roman new years: the priestly year began in January, the national in March, and the political cycle",
"title": "Ludi Triumphales"
},
{
"docid": "6513132",
"text": "is assassinated during the Ides of March, thereby nullifying Vorenus' protection and presenting an opportunity for Erastes to get even. After Erastes arrives at Vorenus' home and finds Vorenus' children and Lyde unprotected as they prepare Niobe's body for her journey to the afterlife, Erastes abducts them all. Erastes is killed when Pullo and Vorenus storm his lair, kill all his henchmen, and demand the whereabouts of the children. Erastes, knowing his death is sealed despite Pullo's attempt at bargaining for information, defiantly claims to have raped and killed them, with their bodies being irretrievably thrown in the Tiber. Vorenus,",
"title": "Erastes Fulmen"
},
{
"docid": "8740450",
"text": "beyond James Litherland's abilities as a vocalist. They were more approving of the rest of the album, and described Dave Greenslade's solo on \"The Valentyne Suite\" as, \"something to offer a challenge to vintage Keith Emerson, but with swing.\" They were critical of Litherland and Reeves's playing on the song, however, and concluded, \"In retrospect this might not quite the classic it seemed at the time, but it remains listenable...\" \"Valentyne Suite\" was originally written with \"Beware the Ides of March\" as the final movement, but since \"Beware the Ides of March\" had already been released in the UK on",
"title": "Valentyne Suite"
},
{
"docid": "11582428",
"text": "Howard was also a member of the V-Battalion. He was targeted by the Red Skull (Johann Schmidt), and is rumored to have met the Watcher, Uatu. Stark also prevented Obadiah Stane from taking control of Stark Industries at least once. On the Ides of March, Howard and Maria were killed in a car accident. It has been hinted that the incident was not random and possibly arranged by the V-Battalion, but this has never been confirmed; earlier indications were that the accident was caused by Republic Oil, but this is also unconfirmed. Tony ran his father's company, started a charity",
"title": "Howard Stark"
},
{
"docid": "14784202",
"text": "Isabella Russell-Ides Isabella Russell-Ides (born January 24, 1948) is an American poet, playwright, and novelist. She received the 2008 Critics Forum Award for her play \"Coco & Gigi\". She has also received critical acclaim for her works, \"Leonard's Car\" (\"Outstanding New Play\", 2009 Nora's Playhouse, NYC), \"Fortune Cookie Smash\" (2007 Best of Fest, Frontera). She is noted for the poetic and heightened language of her texts. Her debut novel, \"White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy\", published under the pen name Isabella Ides, (March 2018, Lowell Street Press) featuring the monkey god Lord Hanuman and a rogue order of nuns in",
"title": "Isabella Russell-Ides"
},
{
"docid": "5360101",
"text": "versions of Survivor songs including \"Eye of the Tiger\", \"High on You\" and \"Rebel Girl\", as well as new material. It featured the new single \"Come Dancing\", and a re-release of the Ides' first recording \"Like It or Lump It.\" The Ides sang their Christmas carol \"Sharing Christmas\" to a capacity crowd at the 6 o'clock Mass at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral in 2005. They sang along with Dick Biondi. They have performed at Holy Name Cathedral's 6:00 Christmas Eve Mass since then, at the request of pastor Father Dan Mayall. They recorded their four Christmas songs on the \"Sharing",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "5360097",
"text": "March went on an extended hiatus, during which Jim Peterik co-founded the band Survivor and co-wrote all of their platinum hits including \"Eye of the Tiger,\" \"The Search Is Over,\" \"High on You\" and \"I Can't Hold Back\". He also began a career of writing collaborations which resulted in many platinum hits for other artists, most notably \"Hold on Loosely,\" \"Rockin' Into The Night,\" \"Fantasy Girl\" and \"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys\" for .38 Special and \"Heavy Metal\" for Sammy Hagar. In 1990, The Ides' home town of Berwyn offered to have the re-united group headline their \"Summerfaire.\" The concert was attended",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "6644914",
"text": "later, while in his first year at the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations, Porter wrote a poem entitled \"Basketball Ides of March,\" which he included in the \"National Press Service,\" the Federation's monthly journal, with a suggestion to state associations to republish the poem during basketball tournament time. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association was the first to do so, in its March 1941 edition. The Illinois High School Association and the Ohio High School Athletic Association published the poem a year later, in March 1942. \"Basketball Ides of March\" ends with the final stanza: H. V.",
"title": "H. V. Porter"
},
{
"docid": "20380009",
"text": "included an introduction clarifying that Bunny was presently a prisoner, as well as an illustration showing Bunny Manders being dragged by a skeleton in cloak and hood. The magazine was hesitant to publish a story that featured criminals as the protagonists, and these changes were intended to make it clear that it was a cautionary tale. \"Cassell's\" would reprint this same illustration in each of its six Raffles issues. BBC Radio adapted the story into the first episode of its Raffles radio drama, \"The Ides of March\", which first aired on 20 October 1985. The drama features Jeremy Clyde as",
"title": "The Ides of March (short story)"
},
{
"docid": "5360095",
"text": "The song reached #2 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and #6 on the corresponding \"Cash Box\" listings. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in November 1972. The following album, \"Vehicle\", reached #55 nationally. The band toured extensively throughout 1970 in support of many top acts, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Led Zeppelin. The Ides of March were also among the participants in the \"Festival Express\" train tour documented in a 2003 film, although they were not featured in the film. In 1971, the band released their second album \"Common Bond\". The featured single",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "5360103",
"text": "Way\" in tribute of the band. Ray Herr (born on September 24, 1947 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) died on March 29, 2011 in Hainesville, Illinois, from esophageal cancer at age 64. John Larson (born on November 6, 1949 in Elgin, Illinois) died on September 21, 2011 in Warsaw, Indiana, from cancer at the age of 61. Chuck Soumar quit the band in 2011 to pursue other interests. The Ides are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band. The original four members – Bergland, Borch, Millas and Peterik – are still playing together (after Peterik's hiatus to form Survivor). They have",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "15398723",
"text": "Michigan and included 1,000 extras. The theatrical release failed to recognize Cincinnati in the credits as a filming location. Producer and screenplay co-writer Grant Heslov said that \"the omission of Cincinnati in the credits was an inadvertent mistake, something that slipped through the cracks.\" He also said that the credits would be corrected for the home release of the film. \"The Ides of March\" premiered on August 31, 2011 as the opening film of the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Sony Pictures Entertainment bought the distribution rights for the United States only, while Alliance Films bought Canadian distribution. Sony wanted",
"title": "The Ides of March (2011 film)"
},
{
"docid": "716902",
"text": "royal diadem on Caesar's head, with the latter refusing in what was most likely a staged performance, perhaps to gauge the Roman public's mood about accepting Hellenistic-style kingship. Cicero, who was present at the festival, mockingly asked where the diadem came from, an obvious reference to the Ptolemaic queen who he abhorred. Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March 44 BC), but Cleopatra stayed in Rome until about mid-April, in the vain hope of having Caesarion recognized as Caesar's heir. However, Caesar's will named his grandnephew Octavian as the primary heir, and Octavian arrived in Italy around",
"title": "Cleopatra"
},
{
"docid": "2823211",
"text": "Quinquatria In ancient Roman religion, the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival sacred to the Goddess Minerva, celebrated from the 19-23 of March. The older festivals were of Etruscan origin and were to celebrate the Spring Equinox, the spring rebirth rites of women. According to Varro, it was so-called because it was held on the fifth \"(quinqu-)\" day after the Ides, in the same way as the Tusculans called a festival on the sixth day after the Ides \"Sexatrus\" or one on the seventh \"Septimatrus\". Both Varro and Festus state that the Quinquatrus was celebrated for only one day, but",
"title": "Quinquatria"
},
{
"docid": "1804396",
"text": "a dialectic relationship showing the interdependency of the military and economic functions in Roman society. Because the earliest Roman calendar had begun with the month of March, Hermann Usener thought the ceremonies of the \"ancilia movere\" were a ritual expulsion of the old year, represented by the mysterious figure of Mamurius Veturius, to make way for the new god Mars born on March 1. On the Ides of March, a man ritually named as Mamurius Veturius was beaten with long white sticks in the \"sacrum Mamurii\", in Usener's view as a form of scapegoating. Mamurius was the mythic blacksmith who",
"title": "Salii"
},
{
"docid": "2068332",
"text": "The Cryan' Shames, Ides of March, The Mauds, Mason Proffit, H.P. Lovecraft, most notably The Buckinghams, among others. The Buckinghams topped the Hot 100 charts in 1966 with their song 'Kind of a Drag'. The Shadows of Knight's cover of Van Morrison's \"Gloria\" is still a classic 40 years later. The Ides of March (band) topped the chart with \"Vehicle\". This was a great period during the 1960s where Chicago was a very happening place both musically and nationally with the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the Sly and the Family Stone riot. This fad died with the growth of",
"title": "Music of Illinois"
},
{
"docid": "300238",
"text": "recording of this version was made by Columbia Records in the 1940s, with Noël Coward reciting the poems and Andre Kostelanetz conducting the orchestra. He wrote a humorous poem about the IRS and income tax titled \"Song for the Saddest Ides\", a reference to March 15, the ides of March, when federal taxes were due at the time. It was later set to music and performed by the IRS Chorale until its composer/conductor's later retirement. Many of his poems, reflecting the times in which they were written, presented stereotypes of different nationalities. For example, in \"Genealogical Reflections\" he writes: In",
"title": "Ogden Nash"
},
{
"docid": "348748",
"text": "may honor Maia and Juno or derive from archaic terms for \"senior\" and \"junior\". A few emperors attempted to add themselves to the calendar after Augustus, but without enduring success. In classical Latin, the days of each month were usually reckoned as: Dates after the ides count forward to the kalends of the next month and are expressed as such. For example, March 19 was expressed as \"the 14th day before the April Kalends\" ('), without a mention of March itself. The day after a kalends, nones, or ides was also often expressed as the \"day after\" (') owing to",
"title": "Roman calendar"
},
{
"docid": "5360096",
"text": "was \"L.A. Goodbye\". The song was at #1 on regional charts for five weeks, #2 on WCFL Chicago, #5 on WLS Chicago, but only #73 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. In 1972, the band moved to RCA Records and released \"World Woven\". At this point, the band departed from the \"brass\" sound (though one song featured a single trumpet) and the album produced no hit singles. In 1973, the \"Midnight Oil\" album was released. The band played its final show of their \"first era\" at Morton West High School in Berwyn that November. Between 1973 and 1990, The Ides of",
"title": "The Ides of March (band)"
},
{
"docid": "5832939",
"text": "this displacement has found wide acceptance. Georg Wissowa thought the March Equirria had originally occurred on the Ides, and was moved up a day because of conflicts among religious events concentrated around this ritually fraught time; an alternate view is that it was placed \"at some convenient day\" between the Nones and the Ides. At any rate, the horse races framed the ritual turn of the year, and the difficulties of the placement of the two Equirria arise from changes made to the calendar, when January became the first month. Originally, the Equirria may have featured races on horseback, like",
"title": "Equirria"
},
{
"docid": "7474121",
"text": "been a greater number of gothic brides who wear black, alien brides and other variations on the theme. Like its Cacophony Society counterpart \"Santarchy\", the tradition has spread worldwide and now includes gatherings in Austin, Boston, Reno, Los Angeles, New York City, Reno, Phoenix (started in 2008), Portland, Seattle, London, and Japan, among others. Brides of March The Brides of March is an annual event that takes place in San Francisco, California and other cities around March 15. Started by the Cacophony Society, the event's name is a pun on the term Ides of March, and is a parody of",
"title": "Brides of March"
},
{
"docid": "5624071",
"text": "bands” that rose to national prominence in the 1960s and 1970s. Jim Peterik and The Ides of March served as the house band for the evening, as many original members of these popular bands returned to the concert stage to play their greatest hits. In addition to The Buckinghams, the Cornerstones line-up included The Ides of March, The Cryan' Shames, The New Colony Six, The Shadows of Knight, The McCoys, and The American Breed. This special was such a huge success that it spawned a live concert tour which is still continuing. \"Cornerstones of Rock : American Garage\" continues to",
"title": "The Buckinghams"
},
{
"docid": "348751",
"text": "the 24th (') formed the second part; and the intercalary month Mercedonius was inserted between them. In such years, the days between the ides and the Regifugium were counted down to either the Intercalary Kalends or to the Terminalia. The intercalary month counted down to nones and ides on its 5th and 13th day in the manner of the other short months. The remaining days of the month counted down towards the March Kalends, so that the end of Mercedonius and the second part of February were indistinguishable to the Romans, one ending on ' and the other picking up",
"title": "Roman calendar"
},
{
"docid": "16713903",
"text": "The Ides of April The Ides of April is a 2013 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the first book in the Flavia Albia Mysteries (Falco: The New Generation)) series. Set in March and April AD 89, in the Aventine Hill area of Ancient Rome, the novel stars Flavia Albia, the British-born adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco (the hero of the author's 20-volume Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series, published from 1989 to 2010). Albia, a widow, works as a \"delatrix\" (detective or private informer) in ancient Rome, like Falco. The book's front cover image depicts a small",
"title": "The Ides of April"
},
{
"docid": "138357",
"text": "part. To keep the calendar year roughly aligned with the solar year, a leap month, called \"Mensis Intercalaris\" (\"intercalary month\"), was added from time to time between these two parts of February. The (usual) second part of February was incorporated in the intercalary month as its last five days, with no change either in their dates or the festivals observed on them. This followed naturally, because the days after the Ides (13th) of February (in an ordinary year) or the Ides of Intercalaris (in an intercalary year) both counted down to the Kalends of March (i.e. they were known as",
"title": "February 29"
},
{
"docid": "9134131",
"text": "were worth reading ... \"Cry, the Beloved Country\", \"The Ides of March\", and \"The Naked and the Dead\". Wilder himself once wrote that the book was \"a kind of crossword puzzle\" that \"only begins to speak at its second reading.\" Edmund Fuller called the novel \"a text so rich that it requires exploration rather than reading.\" The novel is divided into four books, each of which starts earlier and ends later than the previous book. Catullus' poems and the closing section by Suetonius are the only documents of the book which are not imagined; however, many of the events are",
"title": "The Ides of March (novel)"
},
{
"docid": "4467553",
"text": "Myspace. KtmROCKS (ktmrocks.com) has been one of the elements in the promoting local scene, since 2001. KtmROCKS used to release magazines in 2005 but it got stopped after 13 issues. Currently, KtmROCKS issues E-Mags instead. KtmRocks is also the organizer of yearly music concert \"Ides of March\". Ides of March takes generally place at the end of March and the journey is continued since decade. Currently, KtmRocks is less active in covering the happenings of the scene. NepalUnderground (nepalunderground.com), an online media/magazine established in 2010 is still active and regularly covers the happening in the scene. Besides these various local",
"title": "Nepalese rock"
},
{
"docid": "14294550",
"text": "Allan Ides Allan Ides (born 1949) is an American lawyer, the Christopher N. May Professor in the Loyola Law School of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California and was a visiting professor at the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, for Fall 2011. From 1989 through 1997, Ides was a faculty member at Washington and Lee University School of Law. After graduating from Loyola Law School, Ides clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White from 1980 to 1981, and he argued for the defendant in the Supreme Court case United States v. Owens (484 US 554) on",
"title": "Allan Ides"
},
{
"docid": "258046",
"text": "the Roman system, each month had three fixed points known as Kalends (Kal), the Nons and the Ides. The Nones fell on the fifth of the month in January, February, April, June, August, September, November and December, but on the seventh of the month in March, May, July and October. The Ides fell on the thirteenth in those months in which the Nones fell on the fifth, and the fifteenth in the other four months. All other days were dated by the number of days by which they preceded one of those fixed points. Merovingian script, or \"Luxeuil minuscule\", is",
"title": "Manuscript"
},
{
"docid": "209127",
"text": "in an unrivalled position of power and influence. After assuming control of government, Caesar began a programme of social and governmental reforms, including the creation of the Julian calendar. He gave citizenship to many residents of far regions of the Roman Empire. He initiated land reform and support for veterans. He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed \"dictator in perpetuity\", giving him additional authority. His populist and authoritarian reforms angered the elites, who began to conspire against him. On the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators",
"title": "Julius Caesar"
},
{
"docid": "5092148",
"text": "these words in Act III, scene 1, as he is being stabbed to death, having recognized his friend and protégé Brutus as one of the assassins. There is however no evidence that the historic Caesar spoke these words. The name \"Brutus\", a second declension masculine noun, appears in the phrase in the vocative case, and so the \"-us\" ending of the nominative case is replaced by \"-e\". On March 15 (the Ides of March), 44 BCE, the historic Caesar was attacked by a group of senators, including Brutus, who was Caesar's friend and protégé. Caesar initially resisted his attackers, but",
"title": "Et tu, Brute?"
},
{
"docid": "14294551",
"text": "rules of evidence concerning memory-impaired witnesses. Ides has co-authored \"Civil Procedure: Cases and Problems\" and \"Examples & Explanations: Constitutional Law\". Allan Ides Allan Ides (born 1949) is an American lawyer, the Christopher N. May Professor in the Loyola Law School of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California and was a visiting professor at the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, for Fall 2011. From 1989 through 1997, Ides was a faculty member at Washington and Lee University School of Law. After graduating from Loyola Law School, Ides clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White from 1980 to",
"title": "Allan Ides"
},
{
"docid": "3424883",
"text": "St. Ides St. Ides is a malt liquor manufactured by the Pabst Brewing Company. The beverage contains 8.2% alcohol by volume, which is stronger than many high-alcohol malt liquors. It was launched by the McKenzie River Corporation in 1987. St. Ides gained prominence during the late 1980s and early 1990s through the use of celebrity endorsements by rap artists. The beer is also available in a number of \"St. Ides Special Brews\" which have a variety of flavorings, including various fruit flavors. The St. Ides brand has used celebrity endorsements by rappers and was unique in its early use of",
"title": "St. Ides"
},
{
"docid": "14206211",
"text": "previously celebrated his victory at the Battle of Munda on the Liberalia, or festival of Liber held March 17, and he visited the house of the \"pontifex\" Calvinus on the Ides of March, near the archaic shrine of Mutunus-Liber. In Palmer's view, the evident ill favor of the god gave Augustus license to reform the cult during his program of religious revivalism that often disguised radical innovations. The god was then Hellenized as Bacchus Lyaeus. Palmer concurred with numismatists who regard a denarius minted by Quintus Titius, moneyer \"ca.\" 90–88 BC, as picturing an aged and bearded Mutunus on its",
"title": "Mutunus Tutunus"
},
{
"docid": "19636102",
"text": "Connacht for 1496 state- \"Mac Samradain, that is Domnall Bernach son of Tomas son of Fergal, was treacherously killed.\" The internecine fighting continued and Cathal and his brothers were involved. The Annals of Ulster for 1497 state- \"Maghnus, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, was slain by the descendants of Eogan Mag Samhadhain on the 7th of the Ides of November (7th of November).\" On 28 September 1498 two of Cathal’s brothers, Tadgh and Manus the priest, were killed in a Maguire raid on the castle of Ballymagauran. The Annals of Ulster for 1498 state- \"Philip, son of Toirdelbach, son of",
"title": "Cathal mac Aodha Mág Samhradháin"
},
{
"docid": "19606604",
"text": "killed in treachery.\" The Annals of Connacht for 1496 state- \"Mac Samradain, that is Domnall Bernach son of Tomas son of Fergal, was treacherously killed.\" Éamonn then took the chieftaincy and moved to the chief’s residence in Ballymagauran. His relatives continued the inter-clan fighting and Éamonn and his brothers were involved. The Annals of Ulster for 1497 state- \"Maghnus, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, was slain by the descendants of Eogan Mag Samhadhain on the 7th of the Ides of November (7th of November).\" On 28 September 1498 Éamonn also had trouble with the neighbouring Maguire clan of Fermanagh and",
"title": "Éamonn Mág Samhradháin"
},
{
"docid": "6933090",
"text": "\"Too Hot to Sleep\", the group disbanded. Songs from each of Peterik's bands appears in a Stallone film to motivate the scene's action: Survivor's \"Eye of the Tiger\" in \"Rocky III\", the Ides of March's \"Vehicle\" in \"Lock Up\", and Jimi Jamison's solo take on Survivor's \"Ever Since the World Began\" playing during the closing credits of \"Lock Up\". In 1993 Peterik once again began touring and recording with a reunited Survivor, but left them for good in July, 1996. In 1990, the original members of the Ides of March (Peterik, Millas, Bob Bergland, Mike Borch, Chuck Soumar, and John",
"title": "Jim Peterik"
},
{
"docid": "3519366",
"text": "for many days. The defenders of the Capitoline Hill did not surrender and repulsed an attack. The Gauls killed everyone they captured, including women, children, and the elderly. Plutarch wrote that the Gauls entered Rome on the Ides of February (February 13) and that the siege lasted seven months. Plutarch also notes that some Gauls reached Ardea and that Camillus rallied the city against them and attacked them. On hearing that, the neighbouring cities called to arms the men of military age, especially the Romans who had fled to Veii. These wanted Camillus to be their commander but refused to",
"title": "Battle of the Allia"
},
{
"docid": "3424884",
"text": "hip hop to build the brand's identity. DJ Pooh was brought in to design advertisements for the liquor and was given broad artistic license. In such contexts, the beer was often referred to as the \"Crooked \". Chuck D took a stance against malt liquor advertising and sued the brand's then-owner, the McKenzie River Brewing Company, for using his voice without his permission. The controversy generated significant publicity for St. Ides and placed it on the average hip hop listener's radar. McKenzie discontinued the brand in 1998 before it was purchased by Pabst Brewing Company. St. Ides St. Ides is",
"title": "St. Ides"
},
{
"docid": "20645689",
"text": "at the festival, mockingly asked where the diadem came from, an obvious reference to the Ptolemaic queen who he abhorred. Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March 44 BC), but Cleopatra stayed in Rome until about mid-April, in the vain hope of having Caesarion recognized as Caesar's heir. However, Caesar's will named his grandnephew Octavian as the primary heir. He arrived in Italy around the same time Cleopatra decided to depart for Egypt. A few months later Cleopatra decided to kill Ptolemy XIV by poisoning, elevating her son Caesarion instead as her co-ruler. Octavian, Mark Antony, and",
"title": "Reign of Cleopatra"
},
{
"docid": "201204",
"text": "the Federal Republic of Germany. Maestro was arguably the world leader in this field during the 1970s and 1980s. Today one of the last Maestro I can be found in the Museum of Information Technology at Arlington. One of the first IDEs with a plug-in concept was Softbench. In 1995 \"Computerwoche\" commented that the use of an IDE was not well received by developers since it would fence in their creativity. As of March 2015, the most popular IDEs are Eclipse and Visual Studio. The IDE editor usually provides syntax highlighting, it can show both the structures, the language keywords",
"title": "Integrated development environment"
},
{
"docid": "16443256",
"text": "Vehicle (song) \"Vehicle\" is a song recorded by American rock band The Ides of March for their debut studio album of the same name (1970). The song was released as the lead single from the album in March 1970 through Warner Bros. Records. It was written by vocalist and frontman Jim Peterik about a girl that often used him for his mode of transportation, leading Peterik to surmise that he was little more than her \"vehicle\". The song has a distinctive horn section riff, often mistaken for the band Blood, Sweat and Tears, who were also popular in that era.",
"title": "Vehicle (song)"
},
{
"docid": "15398715",
"text": "wide theatrical release on October 7, 2011, and grossed $76 million worldwide. The film received positive reviews from critics and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2011. Gosling earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance, while Clooney, Heslov and Willimon were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Stephen Meyers is the junior campaign manager for Governor Mike Morris, who is competing against Senator Ted Pullman in the Democratic presidential primary. Both campaigns are vying for the endorsement of Senator Franklin Thompson, who controls 356 delegates; these",
"title": "The Ides of March (2011 film)"
},
{
"docid": "7906148",
"text": "– July 11, 2007), who was three years his senior, on May 11, 1956. Humphrey died in 2007, aged 88. His other notable plays include \"Dear Love\", a love story based on the poems and letters of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; \"The Ides of March\", dealing with the actions and events surrounding the end of the Roman Empire; and \"The Little Black Book\", wherein a lawyer falls in love with girl number 134 from his little black book. His play, \"Look Away\", based on the book, \"Mary Todd Lincoln\", by Justin and Linda Levitt, is set in an insane",
"title": "Jerome Kilty"
},
{
"docid": "16713905",
"text": "awkward 11-year-old, who appears in the book. Flavia Albia uses Falco's old apartment in Fountain Court as her office, and lives elsewhere in the same building. In \"Enemies at Home\", it is revealed that the Didii bought over the Fountain Court block, possibly from Smaractus, Falco's former landlord. The \"Irish Times\" reviewer wrote: \"Irreverent, resourceful and hard-boiled in her patter, Flavia is a heroine to rival her contemporary counterparts VI Warshawski and Kinsey Milhone.\" Tom Holland reviewed the book for \"The Guardian\" and ended: The Ides of April The Ides of April is a 2013 historical mystery crime novel by",
"title": "The Ides of April"
},
{
"docid": "2670663",
"text": "chorded jazz arrangements and lyrics based on Greek mythology, was less radio-friendly. Following an extended hiatus, Chase reemerged early in 1974 with the release of \"Pure Music\", their third album. Featuring a new lineup, yet keeping the four-trumpet section headed by Bill Chase, the group moved further from the rock idiom and became more focused on jazz. Variety magazine called \"Pure Music\" \"probably Chase's most commercial effort, and their brand of jazz could have a commercial impact.\" The songs were written by Jim Peterik of the Ides of March, who also sings on two songs on the album, backing up",
"title": "Bill Chase"
},
{
"docid": "7251344",
"text": "the deputy mayor after Siben. In Deidesheim, the \"Machtergreifung\" came mainly on 15 March – the Ides – 1933 in the form of a demonstration by several hundred people outside Siben's house. The crowd threatened to storm the house if Siben was not prepared to surrender the mayor's office. Siben thereupon declared to two town councillors who were there that he was resigning, all the while, however, reserving his rights. The mayoralty would then have fallen to the second mayor Friedrich Schreck; however, he would not have suited those now in power, as he had already twice been interned for",
"title": "Deidesheim"
},
{
"docid": "17162903",
"text": "before the Kalends of April\". Roman counting was inclusive; March 9 was \"ante diem VII Idūs Martias\", \"the 7th day before the Ides of March,\" usually abbreviated \"a.d. VII Id. Mart.\" (or with the \"a.d.\" omitted altogether); March 23 was \"X Kal. Apr.\", \"the 10th day before the Kalends of April.\" On the calendar of the Roman Republic and early Principate, each day was marked with a letter to denote its religiously lawful status. In March, these were: By the late 2nd century AD, extant calendars no longer show days marked with these letters, probably in part as a result",
"title": "Martius (month)"
},
{
"docid": "201215",
"text": "for installation on local servers or machines and can be used to give the developer more control over the development environment. Most Web IDEs also include real time collaboration features, allowing multiple users to simultaneously work with other developers around the world (or locally) in real time. Pros: Cons: Notable Web IDEs: Integrated development environment An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. An IDE normally consists of a source code editor, build automation tools, and a debugger. Most modern IDEs have intelligent code completion. Some IDEs, such as",
"title": "Integrated development environment"
},
{
"docid": "10424927",
"text": "reality 15 years younger than Caesar and sometimes rumoured to be his son, though this is unlikely). This gives the series some complexities similar to the movie 1900, in which two boys who grow up together are shaped by their differences, culminating in diverging destinies on the Ides of March. Apart from Caesar and Brutus, historical characters include: Gaius Marius, Cornelius Sulla, Mithridates VI of Pontus (who is described as \"a Greek general\"), Cinna, Cornelia, Pompey, Crassus, Cato the Younger, Spartacus, Crixus, Brutus' mother Servilia, Octavian and his mother Atia, Titus Annius Milo, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Vercingetorix, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus,",
"title": "Emperor (novel series)"
},
{
"docid": "881045",
"text": "Anna Perenna Anna Perenna was an old Roman deity of the circle or \"ring\" of the year, as the name (\"per annum\") clearly indicates. Her festival fell on the Ides of March (March 15), which would have marked the first full moon in the year in the old lunar Roman calendar when March was reckoned as the first month of the year, and was held at the grove of the goddess at the first milestone on the Via Flaminia. It was much frequented by the city \"plebs\". Macrobius records that offerings were made to her \"ut annare perannareque commode liceat\",",
"title": "Anna Perenna"
},
{
"docid": "3294753",
"text": "of the Pro version is comparable to that of other language aware IDEs with respect to project management and editing features, but lacks advanced features, such as automated refactoring, support for common frameworks etc., which can be found in the dominant Java IDEs such as Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA. The free LE version further lacks some features, such as code completion, that are included with other free IDEs. Unlike the dominant Java IDEs today, JCreator also lacks the level of extensibility through third-party plugins that is common in popular Java IDEs. Some of the features missing from the freeware edition",
"title": "JCreator"
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"docid": "2966519",
"text": "Benjamin Orr Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as a singer, bassist and co-founder of the rock band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best known songs, including \"Just What I Needed\", \"Let's Go\" and \"Drive\". He also scored a moderate solo hit with \"Stay the Night.\" Orr was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars in 2018. Benjamin Orr was born in Lakewood, Ohio to parents of Polish, Russian, Czechoslovakian and German",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "2966519",
"text": "Benjamin Orr Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as a singer, bassist and co-founder of the rock band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best known songs, including \"Just What I Needed\", \"Let's Go\" and \"Drive\". He also scored a moderate solo hit with \"Stay the Night.\" Orr was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars in 2018. Benjamin Orr was born in Lakewood, Ohio to parents of Polish, Russian, Czechoslovakian and German",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "2966527",
"text": "\"Move Like This\" in May 2011. Orr was given special thanks in the liner notes: \"Ben, your spirit was with us on this one.\" Orr is buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Thompson, Ohio. Benjamin Orr Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as a singer, bassist and co-founder of the rock band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best known songs, including \"Just What I Needed\", \"Let's Go\" and \"Drive\". He also scored a moderate solo hit with \"Stay the Night.\" Orr",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
}
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{
"docid": "14934191",
"text": "Stay the Night (Benjamin Orr song) \"Stay the Night\" is a song by The Cars vocalist and bassist Benjamin Orr. It was included on his 1986 solo debut album \"The Lace\", and released as a single in the end of 1986. \"Stay the Night\" reached #24 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart in the beginning of 1987, becoming Orr's only Top 40 hit as a solo artist. Prior to recording his solo album, Orr had been a founding member, along with singer and songwriter Ric Ocasek, of The Cars. The Cars' first Top 40 hit, \"Just What I Needed\", featured",
"title": "Stay the Night (Benjamin Orr song)"
},
{
"docid": "14934192",
"text": "Orr on lead vocals, as did their biggest hit, \"Drive\", from 1984's \"Heartbeat City\". Following The Cars' 1985 \"Greatest Hits\" release, the band split up to pursue solo projects, with both Orr and Ocasek releasing solo albums in 1986, lead guitarist Elliot Easton having released one in 1985. Weeks before \"Stay the Night\" entered the US Top 40, Ocasek himself was in the Top 40 with his own solo hit \"Emotion in Motion\". In both cases, those would become the only US Top 40 solo hit for both Cars members respectively. The band reunited to record 1987's \"Door to Door\",",
"title": "Stay the Night (Benjamin Orr song)"
},
{
"docid": "1461531",
"text": "the early Cars songs. Later, Ocasek and Orr teamed up with guitarist Elliot Easton (who had also studied at Berklee) in the band Cap'n Swing. Cap'n Swing also featured drummer Glenn Evans, later followed by Kevin Robichaud, and a jazzy bass player, which clashed with Ocasek's more rock and roll leanings. Benjamin Orr was the lead vocalist and did not play an instrument. Cap'n Swing soon came to the attention of WBCN disc jockey Maxanne Sartori, who began playing songs from their demo tape on her show. After being rejected by several record labels, Ocasek got rid of the bass",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "7158397",
"text": "a non-album track titled \"That's It\" that features Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. Let's Go (The Cars song) \"Let's Go\" was the first single from The Cars' second studio album \"Candy-O\". It was released in 1979 on Elektra Records. The song was written by Ric Ocasek and features lead vocals by Cars bassist Benjamin Orr. \"Let's Go\" was described by Brett Milano as \"another double-edged anthem\" in the liner notes for \"\". AllMusic critic Donald Guarisco called the track \"a tight new wave rocker that married the sardonic humor and new wave quirkiness of their previous singles to an easily",
"title": "Let's Go (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "2966521",
"text": "in Cleveland. The Grasshoppers dissolved in 1966 when two of the band members were drafted into the U.S. Army, after which Orzechowski joined the band Mixed Emotions and later, the Colours. Later Orzechowski was drafted as well, although he received a deferment after approximately a year and a half in the Army. Orr first met Ric Ocasek, the future leader of the Cars, in Cleveland in the 1960s after Ocasek saw Orr performing with the Grasshoppers on the \"Big 5 Show\". A few years later, Orr moved to Columbus, Ohio where he and Ocasek formed a musical partnership that would",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "2966522",
"text": "continue in various incarnations until the break-up of the Cars in 1988. After moving to Boston, the two formed a folk band called Milkwood with guitarist James Goodkind. In 1973, the group released one album, \"How's the Weather?\", which failed to chart. Remaining in Boston, Ocasek and Orr then formed another band, Richard and the Rabbits, featuring keyboardist Greg Hawkes, followed by another band, Cap'n Swing, which included guitarist Elliot Easton. After the group broke up in 1976, the three of them along with Hawkes and drummer David Robinson formed the Cars. As a member of the Cars, Orr sang",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "11327326",
"text": "Greg Prato called it one of the \"lesser-known compositions [that] are just as exhilarating\" as the \"familiar hits\" on \"The Cars\". Bye Bye Love (The Cars song) \"Bye Bye Love\" is a song by the American Boston-based rock band The Cars. The song appears on the band's 1978 eponymous debut album. It was written by singer/songwriter/bandleader Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. \"Bye Bye Love\" is one of The Cars' oldest songs, dating back to the mid 1970s. The song was first performed, and recorded as a demo, by the band Cap'n Swing, which featured Ocasek, Orr, and",
"title": "Bye Bye Love (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "1461529",
"text": "at the induction ceremony. Before the Cars, members of the band performed together in several different incarnations. Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr met in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s after Ocasek saw Orr performing with his band the Grasshoppers on the \"Big 5 Show\", a local musical variety program. The two were in various bands in Columbus, Ohio and Ann Arbor, Michigan before re-locating to Boston in the early 1970s. In Boston, Ocasek and Orr, along with lead guitarist Jas Goodkind, formed a Crosby, Stills and Nash-style folk rock band called Milkwood. They released one album, \"How's the Weather\", on",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "11327324",
"text": "Bye Bye Love (The Cars song) \"Bye Bye Love\" is a song by the American Boston-based rock band The Cars. The song appears on the band's 1978 eponymous debut album. It was written by singer/songwriter/bandleader Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. \"Bye Bye Love\" is one of The Cars' oldest songs, dating back to the mid 1970s. The song was first performed, and recorded as a demo, by the band Cap'n Swing, which featured Ocasek, Orr, and guitarist Elliot Easton as members. In this early version, the recurring keyboard theme between the verse lyrics was significantly different. The",
"title": "Bye Bye Love (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "7026932",
"text": "we thought, let's start all over again, like we've never even heard it—completely change every part—and we did. Then, when it was through and all put back together, it was like a brand-new song.\" Guitarist Elliot Easton said he wanted his solo to sound like \"two guys trading off\". He plays first a Fender Telecaster in a style skewing \"country\", then midway through the solo switches to a Gibson Crank to sound more rock. The song references dance moves, hair styles and having fun. However, bassist Benjamin Orr has stated the song tells the story of how important it is",
"title": "Shake It Up (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "2966524",
"text": "in the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 though it reached number #25 in the rock charts. The album cover for \"The Lace\" featured Orr on the front and Page on the back. Orr continued to work with the Cars for one more album, \"Door to Door\", and tour before the group disbanded in 1988, after which he and the other members pursued solo work. Sometime in the mid-1990s, Orr recorded tracks with guitarist John Kalishes for an unreleased follow-up to \"The Lace\". From 1998 until his death in 2000, he performed with his own band ORR and two side bands, \"The Voices",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "9202334",
"text": "This Side of Paradise (album) This Side of Paradise is the second solo studio album released by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and songwriter of The Cars. It was released in 1986 by Geffen Records. Though it was a solo album, other members of The Cars played significant roles. Greg Hawkes plays keyboards and bass throughout the album (he appears on most of Ocasek's solo albums), and also co-wrote \"Hello Darkness\" (most Cars albums feature one Ocasek/Hawkes tune). Benjamin Orr is on backing vocals for three songs. Along with Hawkes and Orr, the track \"True To You\" also features Elliot Easton",
"title": "This Side of Paradise (album)"
},
{
"docid": "2684731",
"text": "out to pursue a career in music. Ocasek met future Cars bassist Benjamin Orr in Cleveland in 1965 after Ocasek saw Orr performing with his band the Grasshoppers on the \"Big 5 Show\", a local musical variety program. He reconnected with Orr a few years later in Columbus, Ohio, and the two began booking bands together. They formed a band called ID Nirvana in 1968 and performed in and around Ohio State University. Ocasek and Orr were in various bands in Columbus and Ann Arbor, Michigan before re-locating to Boston in the early 1970s. In Boston, they formed a Crosby,",
"title": "Ric Ocasek"
},
{
"docid": "15306746",
"text": "According to \"Paste\" magazine, Ocasek said that he was \"amazed at how we clicked when we got back together.\" \"Exclaim!\" has noted that The Cars' Facebook page featured a picture of producer Jacknife Lee, \"which suggests that he will be producing the new album.\" According to \"Rolling Stone\", Lee produced five of the songs from the album; The Cars themselves produced the others. The Cars did not add a new bassist to the lineup to replace Orr; instead, the album's bass parts were programmed or performed by Hawkes and Lee, with Hawkes playing a bass once owned by Orr. While",
"title": "Move Like This"
},
{
"docid": "2966525",
"text": "of Classic Rock\" with Mickey Thomas and John Cafferty, and \"Big People\", which was a cover band with Pat Travers (of the Pat Travers Band), Jeff Carlisi (of 38 Special), Derek St. Holmes (of Ted Nugent), and Liberty DeVitto (of Billy Joel). In April 2000 Orr was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and hospitalized; however, he continued to perform with the band Big People throughout that summer at music festivals and state fairs. He reunited with The Cars one last time in Atlanta, for an interview that was included in the Rhino Records concert video \"The Cars Live\". His final public",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "2684734",
"text": "and sang lead vocals for a majority of songs (bassist Benjamin Orr was lead vocalist on the remaining tracks). After splitting writing duty with Orr in the 1970s, Ocasek became the principal songwriter of the band, and wrote nearly all of the Cars' material, sharing credit on only a few songs with bandmate Greg Hawkes as co-writer. In 2010, Ocasek reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first album in 24 years, titled \"Move Like This\", which was released on May 10, 2011. The singer released his first solo album in 1982. \"Beatitude\" is a",
"title": "Ric Ocasek"
},
{
"docid": "2966526",
"text": "appearance was on September 27, 2000, in a Big People concert in Anchorage, Alaska. He died at home in Atlanta on October 4, aged 53, surrounded by fellow Big People band members Jeff Carlisi, Derek St. Holmes and Rob Wilson. Manager David Tedeschi was not present but was devastated by the loss of his best friend. Orr is survived by his son Ben. Ric Ocasek wrote and recorded the song \"Silver,\" which was his musical tribute to Orr. It appeared on Ocasek's 2005 solo album, \"Nexterday\". The Cars reunited ten years after Orr's death and released their seventh studio album",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "7372778",
"text": "turned out to be true, with the revamped lineup calling themselves the New Cars. Two regular Rundgren collaborators, bassist Kasim Sulton and drummer Prairie Prince, replaced bassist Benjamin Orr and drummer David Robinson in the new lineup. Robinson, who retired from the music industry years before, was invited to join the group but amicably declined. Ocasek, who had opted out of any possibilities of a reunion, gave his blessing to Easton and Hawkes, saying, \"I want Elliot and Greg to be happy.\" On April 17, 2006, when Ocasek appeared on \"The Colbert Report\" and was asked if there was anyone",
"title": "The New Cars"
},
{
"docid": "7372777",
"text": "The New Cars The New Cars were a band formed in 2005 by two of the original members of the 1970s/1980s new wave band The Cars. The band was composed of original Cars members Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, along with vocalist/guitarist Todd Rundgren, bassist Kasim Sulton, and drummer Prairie Prince. The band performed the Cars' classic songs, some new material, and selections from Rundgren's career. In 2005, rumors began circulating that Easton and Hawkes would be teaming with Todd Rundgren in a new Cars lineup, with Rundgren replacing the Cars' original vocalists Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr. The rumors",
"title": "The New Cars"
},
{
"docid": "9613348",
"text": "for the purchase of four fire bells and procured apparatus for the companies. He also authorized a lottery to raise funds to build a penitentiary and city hall. He died in 1822 and was buried in Congressional Cemetery. Benjamin Orr Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C. was named for him until 2018 when the predominantly black student body at Orr Elementary discovered the school was named for a slave owner, and decided to rename the school for Lawrence E. Boone. Orr leased a slave for $250 to James Madison, Secretary of State of the United States at the time, according",
"title": "Benjamin G. Orr"
},
{
"docid": "15383570",
"text": "Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars is a 2005 compilation album featuring covers of songs originally performed by the American rock band The Cars. The album was released by Not Lame Recordings. Many of the performers featured on the album were from the Boston area, where The Cars first gained exposure in the late 1970s. The line 'Substitution Mass Confusion' comes from a lyric in the Cars song \"Bye Bye Love\". According to \"Billboard\", the album was inspired by the 2000 cancer death of Cars singer and bassist Benjamin Orr.",
"title": "Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "14934291",
"text": "pursue solo projects. Lead guitarist Elliot Easton released a solo album in 1985, and both Ocasek and singer/bassist Benjamin Orr did the same in 1986. Just as \"Emotion in Motion\" was Ocasek's only solo song to reach the Top 40, Orr's \"Stay the Night\" was the latter's only solo Top 40 hit. The band reunited to record 1987's \"Door to Door\", which produced \"You Are the Girl\", the group's last Top 40 single. Emotion in Motion (song) \"Emotion in Motion\" is a song by Ric Ocasek, the main songwriter and lead vocalist for The Cars. It was featured on his",
"title": "Emotion in Motion (song)"
},
{
"docid": "1769875",
"text": "The Cars (album) The Cars is the debut album by the American new wave band the Cars. It was released on June 6, 1978 on Elektra Records. The album, which featured the three charting singles \"Just What I Needed,\" \"My Best Friend's Girl,\" and \"Good Times Roll,\" as well as several album-oriented rock radio hits, was a major success for the band, remaining on the charts for 139 weeks. It has been recognized as one of the band's best albums. Formed in Boston in 1976, the Cars consisted of Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, and Greg Hawkes,",
"title": "The Cars (album)"
},
{
"docid": "15622026",
"text": "The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011 The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011 is a set of eleven concerts in the United States and Canada featuring the newly reunited American band The Cars. Announced in April 2011 prior to the release of the band's album \"Move Like This\", the concerts feature material from \"Move Like This\" and from the band's 1970s and 1980s albums. Singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton and drummer David Robinson perform as a quartet; original Cars singer and bassist Benjamin Orr died in 2000. Orr's bass parts are performed by Hawkes on",
"title": "The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011"
},
{
"docid": "10763005",
"text": "from \"The Cars\".) \"All Mixed Up\" features bassist Benjamin Orr on lead vocals in the studio version, though Ocasek sang lead vocals on the demo version. The song afforded Hawkes a chance to step away from his many synthesizers and play the closing saxophone solo, the only one in the Cars' discography. All Mixed Up (The Cars song) \"All Mixed Up\" is a song by The Cars and the final track on their 1978 self-titled debut album. It was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek. On the album, \"All Mixed Up\" is bridged together with \"Moving in Stereo\". Released as the",
"title": "All Mixed Up (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "1461526",
"text": "The Cars The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston in 1976, with singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek; singer, songwriter and bassist Benjamin Orr; lead guitarist Elliot Easton; keyboardist Greg Hawkes; and drummer David Robinson. The Cars were at the forefront in merging 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new synthesizer-oriented pop that was then becoming popular and which flourished in the early 1980s. Robert Palmer, music critic for \"The New York Times\" and \"Rolling Stone\", described the Cars' musical style by saying: \"they",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "9613349",
"text": "to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Benjamin G. Orr Benjamin Grayson Orr (1762–1822) was the fourth mayor of Washington, D.C., elected by the council of aldermen in 1817 and serving for two years. Orr, probably born in Virginia, was a grocer in Georgetown – which in the early 19th century was a separate town from Washington. He moved into the city in 1812 and was elected an Alderman, but resigned one year later and became a supplier to U.S. Army brigades in Ohio and Michigan. As mayor, Orr procured public improvements such as grading of the streets and",
"title": "Benjamin G. Orr"
},
{
"docid": "9613347",
"text": "Benjamin G. Orr Benjamin Grayson Orr (1762–1822) was the fourth mayor of Washington, D.C., elected by the council of aldermen in 1817 and serving for two years. Orr, probably born in Virginia, was a grocer in Georgetown – which in the early 19th century was a separate town from Washington. He moved into the city in 1812 and was elected an Alderman, but resigned one year later and became a supplier to U.S. Army brigades in Ohio and Michigan. As mayor, Orr procured public improvements such as grading of the streets and established Washington’s first volunteer fire companies, appropriating $1,000",
"title": "Benjamin G. Orr"
},
{
"docid": "17337590",
"text": "were played by Prairie Prince. Powell continued the stylistic break in 2004 with Day for Night, another one-man-band performance. In late 2004 Powell was contacted by Elliot Easton, guitarist for The Cars. Easton had heard Powell's recording of Candy-O and was impressed enough to ask Powell to be the singer of The New Cars, a reformation of The Cars without Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (who had died). Powell began working on demos for the project and completed six demos. However, as the plans for the band evolved The Cars decided to bring in a higher profile singer, and settled",
"title": "Doug Powell (musician, apologist)"
},
{
"docid": "1461545",
"text": "labyrinthine synthesizer and guitar textures of art rock, the '50s rockabilly revival and the melodious terseness of power pop—and mixed them into a personal and appealing blend.\" They have also had hard rock-oriented songs including \"You're All I've Got Tonight.\" The Cars The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston in 1976, with singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek; singer, songwriter and bassist Benjamin Orr; lead guitarist Elliot Easton; keyboardist Greg Hawkes; and drummer David Robinson. The Cars were at the forefront in merging",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "7158393",
"text": "Let's Go (The Cars song) \"Let's Go\" was the first single from The Cars' second studio album \"Candy-O\". It was released in 1979 on Elektra Records. The song was written by Ric Ocasek and features lead vocals by Cars bassist Benjamin Orr. \"Let's Go\" was described by Brett Milano as \"another double-edged anthem\" in the liner notes for \"\". AllMusic critic Donald Guarisco called the track \"a tight new wave rocker that married the sardonic humor and new wave quirkiness of their previous singles to an easily accessible pop melody.\" The song's signature hook is a series of claps followed",
"title": "Let's Go (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "7715203",
"text": "in 2004, Sulton joined The New Cars in 2005, replacing original Cars bassist and co-lead vocalist Benjamin Orr, who died of cancer in 2000. The band also included original Cars band members Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes as well as Todd Rundgren and Prairie Prince from Journey and The Tubes. An album, \"It's Alive!\", was followed by a tour in 2006, with Sulton singing lead on The Cars' hit \"Drive\". Sulton continues to appear live playing bass, keyboards, and guitar on most Todd Rundgren tours, including the 2008-09 \"Arena\" gigs, 2009-10 performances of the classic album \"A Wizard, a True",
"title": "Kasim Sulton"
},
{
"docid": "6937963",
"text": "to the latter being cast in \"Made in Heaven\". Drive (The Cars song) \"Drive\" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's \"Heartbeat City\" album released in March 1984 and their biggest international hit. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange with the band. Upon its release, \"Drive\" became The Cars' highest charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at No. 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart; on the Adult Contemporary chart, the song went to No. 1.",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "6937957",
"text": "Drive (The Cars song) \"Drive\" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's \"Heartbeat City\" album released in March 1984 and their biggest international hit. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange with the band. Upon its release, \"Drive\" became The Cars' highest charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at No. 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart; on the Adult Contemporary chart, the song went to No. 1. It reached No. 5 (No. 4 on re-entry in",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "7637715",
"text": "was eventually re-recorded for 1979's \"Candy-O\". The previously unreleased \"Slipaway\" was recorded as a 24-track demo by The Cars between their first and second albums. Rather than record a finished studio version, The Cars gave the song to Ian Lloyd, who issued his version later in 1979. The following two songs, both cover versions, were initially made as backing tracks for Bebe Buell to record vocals over for her 1981 EP \"Covers Girl\". These versions feature lead vocals by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, and were previously unreleased. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology Just What I Needed: The",
"title": "Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology"
},
{
"docid": "7616415",
"text": "Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician) Benjamin Orr (December 1, 1772 – September 3, 1828) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Orr was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, on December 1, 1772. He was self-educated and apprenticed as a carpenter. He attended Fryeburg Academy, taught school at Concord and New Milford, New Hampshire; and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced the practice of law in Brunswick, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts). Orr moved to Topsham, Maine, in 1801 and continued the practice of",
"title": "Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician)"
},
{
"docid": "14995645",
"text": "version of it on their 2006 album \"It's Alive\". Candy-O (song) \"Candy-O\" is a song by the American rock band The Cars, the title track of their 1979 album \"Candy-O\". It was written by the band's songwriter Ric Ocasek, was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, and features Cars bassist Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. The style of the song is perhaps more guitar-heavy and less new wave-sounding than many Cars songs. The chorus is minimal, with only one line \"(\"Candy-O / I need you so\")\", leading to loud guitar and drum fills dividing the rhythm less evenly. Originally, the chorus",
"title": "Candy-O (song)"
},
{
"docid": "14995642",
"text": "Candy-O (song) \"Candy-O\" is a song by the American rock band The Cars, the title track of their 1979 album \"Candy-O\". It was written by the band's songwriter Ric Ocasek, was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, and features Cars bassist Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. The style of the song is perhaps more guitar-heavy and less new wave-sounding than many Cars songs. The chorus is minimal, with only one line \"(\"Candy-O / I need you so\")\", leading to loud guitar and drum fills dividing the rhythm less evenly. Originally, the chorus lyric was followed by the musical term \"fortissimo\" (an",
"title": "Candy-O (song)"
},
{
"docid": "7616416",
"text": "law; was overseer of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, and served as trustee from 1814 to 1828 and as treasurer in 1815 and 1816. Orr was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1818. He resumed the practice of law in Topsham and, in 1822, returned to Brunswick to continue the practice of law. He died in Brunswick, on September 3, 1828, and he was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery. Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician) Benjamin Orr (December 1, 1772 – September 3, 1828) was a",
"title": "Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician)"
},
{
"docid": "2950024",
"text": "Door to Door (album) Door to Door is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Cars. It was released in 1987 on Elektra Records. \"Door to Door\" was the group's last studio album before they disbanded in 1988. It was also the last Cars record to feature Benjamin Orr before his death in 2000. The band would not release another studio album until 2011's \"Move Like This\". Although by 1987 the Cars had reached the heights of superstardom, their last few albums had relied heavily on studio tricks and machines; this album was an attempt to move",
"title": "Door to Door (album)"
},
{
"docid": "14752869",
"text": "It's All I Can Do \"It's All I Can Do\" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It is the third track from their 1979 album \"Candy-O\". It was written by the band's leader and songwriter Ric Ocasek, and features bassist Benjamin Orr on vocals. \"It's All I Can Do\" is a new wave influenced pop rock song. According to Brett Milano, writer of the \"\" album notes \"'It's All I Can Do' was an affecting, straight-ahead piece of romantic pop, give or take a line like 'When I was crazy, I thought you were great.'\" The",
"title": "It's All I Can Do"
},
{
"docid": "1461542",
"text": "page on December 7, 2010; another clip of a song called \"Free\" was shared on their Facebook page on January 1, 2011. The official debut video for \"Blue Tip\" was released February 17. The video was directed by Roberto Serrini and Eron Otcasek from The Lab NYC and features the four members of the band, and NYC based street artist Joe Iurato. According to \"Rolling Stone\", the surviving Cars mutually agreed there would be no replacing the late Benjamin Orr, so Hawkes and Lee handled all bass parts. The new album, titled \"Move Like This\", was released on May 10",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "6502851",
"text": "Greg Hawkes Gregory A. \"Greg\" Hawkes (born October 22, 1952) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band The Cars. Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland, attended Atholton High School where he played in a band called Teeth. He then attended Berklee College of Music for two years, majoring in composition and flute. He left to play in various bands, including Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture, where he played flute, saxophone, and clarinet. He also played in a band called Richard and the Rabbits, which included future Cars bandmates Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr.",
"title": "Greg Hawkes"
},
{
"docid": "15279359",
"text": "Cruiser (song) \"Cruiser\" is a song by American new wave band The Cars, from their 1981 album \"Shake It Up\". \"Cruiser\" was written by Cars songwriter and vocalist Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist-vocalist Benjamin Orr. Upon the release of \"Shake It Up\", \"Cruiser\" was singled out for praise. The \"Bangor Daily News\", in an otherwise unenthusiastic review of \"Shake It Up\", cited \"Cruiser\" as a source of \"real excitement\". AllMusic reviewer Greg Prato describes the song as \"rocking\" and a highlight of the album. In addition to appearing on the album, \"Cruiser\" was released as the B-side of the",
"title": "Cruiser (song)"
},
{
"docid": "6410276",
"text": "stations WCOZ and WBCN from the said demo tape, along with its future follow-up single \"My Best Friend's Girl\". Shortly thereafter, it became one of the stations' most requested songs. The opening riff of \"Just What I Needed\" was borrowed from \"Yummy Yummy Yummy\", a song by the Ohio Express. It also features a prominent keyboard riff performed by Greg Hawkes. The song was sung by the Cars' bassist Benjamin Orr rather than usual lead vocalist, Ric Ocasek. \"Just What I Needed\" was released as a single in 1978 prior to the release of \"The Cars\", backed with \"I'm in",
"title": "Just What I Needed"
},
{
"docid": "15444634",
"text": "in his review of \"\", that it was \"previously released album tracks [on the album]\" that were \"highlights.\" In the \"Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology\" liner notes, Brett Milano said, \"Rockers like 'Getting Through' and 'Gimme Some Slack' had a heavier sound than before [\"Panorama\"].\" The B-side of the song, \"Don't Go to Pieces\", features Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. \"Don't Go to Pieces\" was first released as the B-side to \"Don't Tell Me No\", the single released before \"Gimme Some Slack\". Gimme Some Slack \"Gimme Some Slack\" is a song by the American rock band The Cars",
"title": "Gimme Some Slack"
},
{
"docid": "14943005",
"text": "You Are the Girl \"You Are the Girl\" is a 1987 song by The Cars, from their album \"Door to Door\". It was released as a single in August 1987, reaching number 17 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. It also reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was The Cars' 13th and (as of 2016) last Top 40 hit. Rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter Ric Ocasek shares lead vocals with bassist Benjamin Orr on \"You Are the Girl\". Both singers had recently cracked the Top 40 with solo hits,",
"title": "You Are the Girl"
},
{
"docid": "7050126",
"text": "since been used and parodied in several films and television shows, including an episode of \"Family Guy\", which parodied the scene from the movie in which the song appeared. Moving in Stereo \"Moving in Stereo\" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It appeared on their first album, \"The Cars\", released in 1978. It was co-written by Ric Ocasek and the band's keyboard player Greg Hawkes, and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. Although not released as a single, \"Moving in Stereo\" received airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations in the United States, often coupled with the song",
"title": "Moving in Stereo"
},
{
"docid": "7050124",
"text": "Moving in Stereo \"Moving in Stereo\" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It appeared on their first album, \"The Cars\", released in 1978. It was co-written by Ric Ocasek and the band's keyboard player Greg Hawkes, and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. Although not released as a single, \"Moving in Stereo\" received airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations in the United States, often coupled with the song \"All Mixed Up\" which it segues into on the album. The song continues to receive airplay on classic rock radio stations. Donald A. Guarisco of AllMusic described the song",
"title": "Moving in Stereo"
},
{
"docid": "2950027",
"text": "In\" only scraped into the top 100 peaking at #85 though it was much more successful on the rock charts where it reached #4. The final single released \"Coming Up You\" peaked at 74 on the charts and was also a moderate hit on the adult contemporary charts. Door to Door (album) Door to Door is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Cars. It was released in 1987 on Elektra Records. \"Door to Door\" was the group's last studio album before they disbanded in 1988. It was also the last Cars record to feature Benjamin Orr",
"title": "Door to Door (album)"
},
{
"docid": "1461539",
"text": "non-album b-sides). They followed up with the releases of \"\" (1999), their debut album in 2-CD format, and \"Complete Greatest Hits\". In the mid-1990s, Orr recorded tracks with guitarist John Kalishes for an unreleased follow-up to The Lace and performed with three bands, his own band \"ORR\", The Voices of Classic Rock, and Big People. Orr did appear with his former bandmates one last time in an interview for a documentary about the group prior to his death from pancreatic cancer, at age 53, in 2000. Ocasek continued to perform as a solo artist, having released over seven studio albums.",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "2966523",
"text": "lead vocal on some of the band's best known songs, including their first top 40 hit \"Just What I Needed\", \"Let's Go,\" and on \"Drive\", their highest-charting U.S. single. Orr released his only solo album, \"The Lace\", in 1986. He co-wrote the music and lyrics with his long-time girlfriend, Diane Grey Page who also sang backing vocals, and the album had one top 40 hit, \"Stay the Night\". The song was a top 10 album rock hit and the video was in heavy rotation on MTV. A second single \"Too Hot to Stop\" was also released, but did not chart",
"title": "Benjamin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "4146959",
"text": "Stephens Orr John Stephens Orr (6 March 1907 – 1990) was a 20th-century Scottish Glasgow photographer with an interest in people and motor cars. Practicing between 1930 and 1970 in Glasgow's Langside and later at No. 4 Somerset Place, Charing Cross, he became known for his portraits of society figures in magazines such as \"Scottish Field\". He worked in an age when Scottish culture was highly regarded, and people of all classes saw nothing wrong with \"The White Heather Club\" (a 1960s Scottish TV show, viewed now as hopelessly kitsch, but still part of the Scottish psyche). His usual subjects",
"title": "Stephens Orr"
},
{
"docid": "220535",
"text": "right in American politics. \"The churches came after me\", she wrote, \"they attacked me, though the Episcopalian Church, which I've seen described as the only church in America which actually uses its head, wrote me a letter of congratulation.\" Mitchell continued experimenting with synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers for the recordings of her next album, 1988's \"Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm\". She also collaborated with artists including Willie Nelson, Billy Idol, Wendy & Lisa, Tom Petty, Don Henley, Peter Gabriel, and Benjamin Orr of the Cars. The album's first official single, \"My Secret Place\", was in fact a duet",
"title": "Joni Mitchell"
},
{
"docid": "13367566",
"text": "Cars' Benjamin Orr, spent 3 weeks at #1 on Los Angeles radio station KBIG FM and also hit the Top 5 at sister station KOST FM. In their review of the \"Suddenly Beautiful\" single, \"Billboard\" magazine declared the song \"beautiful, indeed\". Carlson had numerous songs from the \"Untucked\" album included on television shows. \"Dawson's Creek\" featured \"I Know You By Heart\" and \"Blue Steak Cadillac\", and \"Dive\" appeared on the Bravo reality show \"Blowout 3\". In 2008, \"Go-To Girl\" and \"Getaway Car\" were also featured on the teen drama \"South Of Nowhere\". Carlson won two awards at the 2003 Los",
"title": "Katrina Carlson"
},
{
"docid": "10719650",
"text": "drums. He obtained a diploma in music. In the early 1990s, he moved to the USA, settling in Boston, where he worked with Benjamin Orr of The Cars among others. Khoroshev met Carl Jacobson of the Cakewalk software house. Jacobson employed Khoroshev, who composed music for Cakewalk's Pro Audio 9, and he also introduced Khoroshev to Yes's Jon Anderson. Khoroshev released a solo album \"Piano Works\" in 1999. He appeared on the Emerson, Lake & Palmer tribute album \"Encores, Legends and Paradox\". In March 2000, he and Jon Anderson worked on an album called \"True You, True Me\". The album",
"title": "Igor Khoroshev"
},
{
"docid": "2684742",
"text": "1989. The couple have two sons, Jonathan Raven Otcasek (b. November 4, 1993), and Oliver Otcasek (b. 1999). In May 2018, Porizkova announced she and Ocasek had separated a year earlier. Ocasek has six sons, two from each of his three marriages. His eldest son, Christopher Otcasek, was a singer who formed the rock group Glamour Camp which released one album in 1989. Adam Otcasek was born in 1970. Eron was born in 1973 and Derek was born in 1981. He and co-founder of the Cars Benjamin Orr were known to be close friends. Their friendship was commemorated in the",
"title": "Ric Ocasek"
},
{
"docid": "18287867",
"text": "sound more enthused and more interested than [Ric] Ocasek does on any of his songs.\" Coming Up You \"Coming Up You\" is a 1987 song by The Cars, appearing on their sixth studio album \"Door to Door\". It was written by Ric Ocasek and sung by Benjamin Orr. \"Coming Up You\" first saw release as the eighth track on \"Door to Door\" in August 1987. The song later saw a single release in America and Australia, backed with the fellow \"Door to Door\" track \"Double Trouble\". The third single from \"Door to Door\" (after the top twenty hit \"You Are",
"title": "Coming Up You"
},
{
"docid": "13735801",
"text": "Samuel Orr Samuel Orr (July 11, 1890 – August 29, 1981) was a socialist politician from New York City best remembered for being one of the five elected members of the Socialist Party of America expelled by the New York State Assembly during the First Red Scare in 1920. Orr was born on July 11, 1890 in the town of Rajgród, then a part of Russian-occupied Poland. His family moved to the United States in 1891. Orr graduated from the New York University School of Law and practiced law, including time at the firm of Benjamin N. Cardozo and Nathan",
"title": "Samuel Orr"
},
{
"docid": "15272379",
"text": "its studio appearance on \"The Idiot\", a live version of \"Funtime\" was included on Pop's \"TV Eye Live 1977\". Pop also performed the song on the television show Dinah! in 1977 with Bowie accompanying on keyboards and backing vocal. During the sessions for 1981's \"Shake It Up\", members of The Cars recorded a version of \"Funtime\" featuring bassist Benjamin Orr on vocals. According to Brett Milano's liner notes for \"\", Pop was present at the recording session and complimented Orr's vocal impersonation of him, telling the bassist \"You sound more like me than me.\" The song was later stripped of",
"title": "Funtime (Iggy Pop song)"
},
{
"docid": "2066347",
"text": "Pops. Columbus has hosted the annual three-day hard rock Rock on the Range festival each May since 2007. Popular musicians from Ohio include Mamie Smith, Dean Martin, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots, Frankie Yankovic, Doris Day, The McGuire Sisters, The Isley Brothers, Bobby Womack, Howard Hewett, Shirley Murdock, Boz Scaggs, John Legend, Marilyn Manson, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Griffin Layne, Joe Dolce, Benjamin Orr of The Cars, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, William \"Bootsy\" Collins, and Devo. Doris Day (born 1922 in Cincinnati) had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit in",
"title": "Music of Ohio"
},
{
"docid": "15306744",
"text": "Move Like This Move Like This is the seventh studio album by American rock band The Cars, released on May 10, 2011. The album is their first since 1987's \"Door to Door\" and the first without bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. The album reached the top ten of the \"Billboard\" 200 and peaked at number 2 on the \"Billboard\" Top Rock Albums chart; a single from the album, \"Sad Song\", reached number 33 on the \"Billboard\" Rock Songs chart. Following the release of the album, the band launched an 11-city tour of North",
"title": "Move Like This"
},
{
"docid": "7780843",
"text": "onwards and subsequently as session bassist. The pre-Ernie Ball MusicMan StingRay is the main instrument of Paul S. Denman of the Sade band and it has been featured on all of their albums and live recordings. Benjamin Orr, bassist, co-vocalist and founding member of The Cars, is well known amongst fans to have played a circa 1977 Inca Silver Music Man StingRay with maple neck/fretboard and black pickguard. This bass was lost in a fire that swept through Orr's Boston apartment in the early 1980s, along with a cherry red 1967 Vox Constellation bass with an unusual black headstock. Mark",
"title": "Music Man StingRay"
},
{
"docid": "15306753",
"text": "\"Blue Tip\". \"Rocket USA\" is a cover of a 1977 song by the American band Suicide, from their self-titled debut. Move Like This Move Like This is the seventh studio album by American rock band The Cars, released on May 10, 2011. The album is their first since 1987's \"Door to Door\" and the first without bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. The album reached the top ten of the \"Billboard\" 200 and peaked at number 2 on the \"Billboard\" Top Rock Albums chart; a single from the album, \"Sad Song\", reached number 33",
"title": "Move Like This"
},
{
"docid": "1480026",
"text": "an occasional release of new material. Scott Hoffman took over the drum chair from Meeder later in 1992. Donny Baldwin (ex-Jefferson Starship) filled in for Hoffman on some 1996 tour dates after Hoffman was down with a broken arm, but Gary \"Madman\" Moffatt (formerly of Cactus) has been the band's drummer since 1997. In 1996 38's long time guitarist/co-founder Jeff Carlisi, tired of the endless touring, decided to leave to form the Bonnie Blue Band, which led to the supergroup, Big People, which also featured Benjamin Orr (from The Cars), Liberty DeVitto (from Billy Joel's band), Derek St. Holmes (ex-Ted",
"title": "38 Special (band)"
},
{
"docid": "6937958",
"text": "1985) in the United Kingdom, No. 4 in West Germany, No. 6 in Canada and No. 3 (No. 5 on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland. The song is associated with the July 1985 Live Aid event, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia event; previously, the song was used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which was introduced by English musician David Bowie. Following the concert it was re-released in the UK and peaked at No. 4 in August 1985. Proceeds from the sales of",
"title": "Drive (The Cars song)"
},
{
"docid": "15100971",
"text": "I'm Not the One \"I'm Not the One\" is a song by the American rock band the Cars, from their fourth album, \"Shake It Up\". It features Ric Ocasek on lead vocals, Benjamin Orr singing the 'You Know Why' phrase, with the whole group repeating \"going round and round\" as backing vocals throughout the song. \"I'm Not the One\" first appeared in 1981 on \"Shake It Up\". It was not a charting single at the time, but was nonetheless included on the band's 1985 \"Greatest Hits\" album. The song was remixed on the \"Greatest Hits\" album, emphasizing the drum track",
"title": "I'm Not the One"
},
{
"docid": "15100975",
"text": "the chorus in B minor. Each verse is introduced with a guitar melody from Elliot Easton, who layers several clean-tone guitar parts over the synthesizer-dominated arrangement. There is also a horn-like synthesizer solo by Greg Hawkes, played over the chorus progression. I'm Not the One \"I'm Not the One\" is a song by the American rock band the Cars, from their fourth album, \"Shake It Up\". It features Ric Ocasek on lead vocals, Benjamin Orr singing the 'You Know Why' phrase, with the whole group repeating \"going round and round\" as backing vocals throughout the song. \"I'm Not the One\"",
"title": "I'm Not the One"
},
{
"docid": "18287864",
"text": "Coming Up You \"Coming Up You\" is a 1987 song by The Cars, appearing on their sixth studio album \"Door to Door\". It was written by Ric Ocasek and sung by Benjamin Orr. \"Coming Up You\" first saw release as the eighth track on \"Door to Door\" in August 1987. The song later saw a single release in America and Australia, backed with the fellow \"Door to Door\" track \"Double Trouble\". The third single from \"Door to Door\" (after the top twenty hit \"You Are the Girl\" and its less successful follow-up \"Strap Me In\"), the song peaked at #74",
"title": "Coming Up You"
},
{
"docid": "13104107",
"text": "Court, appointed on March 2, 1939 to Benjamin Wilson Coleman's vacancy, elected November 1940 and served until 1945, including as Chief Justice from 1943 to 1945. On September 10, 1945, Orr was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Curtis D. Wilbur. Orr was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 19, 1945, and received his commission on September 28, 1945. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1956, serving in that capacity until his death on October 7, 1965. William Edwin Orr",
"title": "William Edwin Orr"
},
{
"docid": "6475091",
"text": "Buxton Orr Buxton Orr (18 April 1924 – 27 December 1997) was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer. Originally trained as a doctor, Orr gave up medicine and switched to music, studying composition with Benjamin Frankel and conducting with Aylmer Buesst. Best known for his personal application of serial technique and for several virtuoso instrumental fantasies on well-known operatic themes, he was also active for a time in the film industry as well as being an energetic and influential teacher. His music includes works in all genres, including songs, chamber music, works for brass and wind band, orchestral music, opera and music",
"title": "Buxton Orr"
},
{
"docid": "15994240",
"text": "the company's director for two years, making a tidy profit. Upon leaving Mount Lyell in 1894, Orr began a tour of the world, seeing mining operations in Spain and the US. In 1901 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council, representing North-Eastern Province for the non-Labor parties. His term ended in 1904, and Orr did not seek reelection. Three years later he unsuccessfully contested a seat in Northern Province. A colleague described Orr as \"A real rank tory on some subjects ... but when he comes to water he is very liberal\". Orr was staunchly against recognising trade unions",
"title": "William Orr (Australian politician)"
},
{
"docid": "881953",
"text": "Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's outstanding rookie and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team. New York Rangers defenceman Harry Howell won the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenceman that year. In accepting the award, Howell said he was glad to win when he did, predicting \"Orr will own this trophy from now on.\" Orr was runner-up in voting. In 1967–68, his second season, injuries limited Orr to just 46 games in which he scored 11 goals and had 20 assists. Prior to the season, Orr had injured his right knee during a charity game in Winnipeg",
"title": "Bobby Orr"
},
{
"docid": "14934193",
"text": "which produced \"You Are the Girl\", their last Top 40 single. On the Radio & Records airplay chart the song debuted at #40 on the December 12, 1986 issue, after five weeks, it reached and peaked at #14 staying there for a week, the single stayed on the Top 20 of the chart for three weeks, and remained on it for nine. Song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, and #20 on the Cashbox chart. Stay the Night (Benjamin Orr song) \"Stay the Night\" is a song by",
"title": "Stay the Night (Benjamin Orr song)"
},
{
"docid": "1461536",
"text": "\"Since You're Gone\". Following their 1982 tour, the Cars took a short break and went to work on solo projects, with Ocasek and Hawkes both releasing debut albums (\"Beatitude\" and \"Niagara Falls\", respectively). The Cars reunited and released their most successful album, \"Heartbeat City\", in 1984. The first single, \"You Might Think\", helped the Cars win Video of the Year at the first MTV Video Music Awards. Other hit singles from the album included \"Magic\", \"Hello Again\", and \"Why Can't I Have You\". Their most successful single, \"Drive\", with Orr on lead vocals, gained particular notability when it was used",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "4229110",
"text": "life to Veda Orr, through April 1956. Karl & Veda Orr built & operated their own race cars. Veda wrote many racing articles. Sweikert returned to Hayward and opened his own small business, Sweikert Automotive, an automotive repair shop based out of his parents' garage. There over the next couple years he built his own track roadster. On Memorial Day, May 26, 1947 Sweikert ran his first race for prize money at the Oakland Speedway, and finished second. Sweikert then quit automotive repair, and became a full-time driver. He gained his first racing sponsorship in July 1947, when he became",
"title": "Bob Sweikert"
},
{
"docid": "14122203",
"text": "by tour operators, Orr joined a group which in 1936 organized the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. In the 1940s and 1950s, Orr and her long-term friend Joe Orr (1905–1978), also of Montana, operated their own Greenough-Orr Rodeo, which toured the American West. The couple married in 1958. The Orrs offered the first women barrel racing events. Orr also did difficult exhibitions of saddle bronc riding, a specialty no longer on the women's rodeo circuit Orr retired from rodeos in 1954 at the age of fifty-two, but she continued to accept occasional motion picture assignments until she was eighty. She did",
"title": "Alice Greenough Orr"
},
{
"docid": "2027081",
"text": "himself look good to his superiors. Yossarian shows particular grief for the men that die during the novel, particularly Snowden, McWatt, Nately, Dobbs and Hungry Joe or those who appear to disappear; Orr, Clevinger and Dunbar. His relationship with the enlisted gunner Snowden is vivid and is the book's emotional center. When Snowden gets injured over Avignon, it is Yossarian who tries to help him, only to watch him die a revolting death. At the end of the novel, Yossarian accepts a deal with Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn rather than face a court-martial for going AWOL in Rome. The",
"title": "Yossarian"
},
{
"docid": "2794606",
"text": "Bush as the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, a position that he held until 1992. After he left his ambassadorship, Orr established a consulting firm called the Alliance for Global Commerce, which focused on international trade and export issues. In 2000, his wife, Joanne \"Josie\" Wallace, requested that he divorce her because she was suffering from dementia. She wanted her husband to be happy in his last years instead of watching his wife slowly die. In 2001, at the age of eighty-three, he married Mary Kay Davis. Orr died at the age of eighty-six at the Indiana University Medical Center in",
"title": "Robert D. Orr"
},
{
"docid": "3083684",
"text": "not appear afraid of the missions, and he is therefore assumed to be crazy. They do not know that this is part of his plan to escape the war. Doc Daneeka uses Orr as an example, when explaining the grounding of the insane and “Catch-22”. Orr is insane for not requesting to be grounded, even though he is shot down every mission he flies. If he did request to be grounded he would be considered sane for realising the risks of continuing to fly. The “Catch-22” is that you can only be grounded if you are insane. But you must",
"title": "Orr (Catch-22)"
},
{
"docid": "11548864",
"text": "Kajima Sculpture Exhibition held biannually in Tokyo. Bagley has also created public sculpture and art projects. In 2015, a 14-year-old public art created with in collaboration with Tom Orr and located at White Rock Lake in Dallas was recently the cause of controversy when the city of Dallas determined that it did not have the funds available to restore the art and that it must be demolished. A compromise was reached: Dallas will commission another work from Bagley and Orr. Another collaborative project that Bagley and Orr worked on was the creation of sets and costumes for the Dallas Opera's",
"title": "Frances Bagley"
},
{
"docid": "9993843",
"text": "loss. Gary Thompson outscored Chamberlain, while Don Medsker held Chamberlain to a career low in scoring and then hit the game winner at the buzzer. No. 3 remains the school's highest-ever national ranking. From the introduction of the Big Eight's postseason tournament in 1977 until Johnny Orr's fifth season in 1985, the Cyclones did not advance past their first game. Johnny Orr came to Iowa State from Michigan in 1980. Iowa State's athletics director had called Orr to inquire about Michigan assistant Bill Frieder. When Orr learned of the salary Iowa State would offer Frieder, he negotiated the Iowa State",
"title": "Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "14122202",
"text": "excelled at trick riding and bull riding. Alice and Marge, with their brothers, Bill and Thurkel, known as \"Turk\", were termed the \"Riding Greenoughs\". Turk Greenough was a bronc rider and occasional film actor who died in June 1995 at the age of eighty-nine, two months before the passing of his sister Alice. Orr also did occasional stunt work in films. From her first marriage to Ray Cahill, Alice Orr had two children. Her interest in bronc riding began in 1929, when she and her sister answered an advertisement from Jack King's Wild West Show. Because competitors were sometimes cheated",
"title": "Alice Greenough Orr"
},
{
"docid": "1461530",
"text": "Paramount Records in 1973 that failed to chart. After Milkwood, Ocasek and Orr formed the group Richard and the Rabbits, whose name was suggested by Jonathan Richman. The band included Greg Hawkes, who had studied at the Berklee School of Music and had played saxophone on Milkwood's album. Hawkes left to tour with Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture, a musical comedy act in which Mull played a variety of instruments. Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr then performed as an acoustic duo called simply Ocasek and Orr at the Idler coffeehouse in Cambridge. Some of the songs they played became",
"title": "The Cars"
},
{
"docid": "2684732",
"text": "Stills and Nash-style folk rock band called Milkwood. They released one album, \"How's the Weather\", on Paramount Records in early 1973 but it failed to chart. After Milkwood, Ocasek formed the group Richard and the Rabbits, which included Orr and keyboardist Greg Hawkes, who had played on Milkwood's album. Ocasek and Orr also performed as an acoustic duo during this period. Some of the songs they played became the early Cars songs. Later, Ocasek and Orr teamed up with guitarist Elliot Easton in the band Cap'n Swing. Cap'n Swing soon came to the attention of WBCN disc jockey Maxanne Sartori,",
"title": "Ric Ocasek"
},
{
"docid": "2795737",
"text": "Matchbox was taken over by Universal International of Hong Kong in 1982 (McGimpsey & Orr 1989, p. 28). Thus ended the era when UK-made die-cast toy models were dominant. The Dinky trade-name changed hands many times before ending up as part of Matchbox International Ltd in the late 1980s. This seemed to be a logical and perhaps synergistic development, uniting two of the most valuable and venerated names in the British and world die-cast model car market under one roof. For a time some Matchbox vehicles were sold under the Dinky name (Stoneback 2002, p. 24). In the 1980s, Matchbox",
"title": "Dinky Toys"
},
{
"docid": "16591609",
"text": "intention to compete for Rookie of the Year honors; in the season-opening Goody's 300 at Daytona International Speedway, Orr qualified tenth for the series' biggest race of the year, but was involved in an accident, finishing 40th of 46 cars and completing only 50 laps. Orr failed to qualify three times over the next six races, with his best finish in the three races which he qualified for being 34th, at Richmond International Raceway in the third race of the season, and Bristol International Raceway in the seventh. Bristol's Goody's Headache Powder 250 would be Orr's final race in NASCAR's",
"title": "Pete Orr (racing driver)"
},
{
"docid": "2684743",
"text": "song \"Silver\" which Ocasek wrote as a dedication to Orr upon his death in 2000. Ric Ocasek Richard Theodore Otcasek (born March 23, 1945 known as Ric Ocasek (), is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band the Cars. In 2018, Ocasek was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. Ocasek grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. When Ocasek was 16 years old, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from Maple Heights High",
"title": "Ric Ocasek"
},
{
"docid": "11077397",
"text": "finished in last place that season, sparked a renaissance that propelled the Bruins to make the playoffs the following twenty-nine straight seasons. New York Rangers defenseman Harry Howell, the winner of the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman in Orr's rookie year, famously predicted that he was glad to win when he did, because \"Orr will own this trophy from now on.\" </div> 1966–67 Boston Bruins season The 1966–67 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL. Despite the debut of Bobby Orr, the Bruins finished in last place and did not qualify for the playoffs.",
"title": "1966–67 Boston Bruins season"
},
{
"docid": "8273316",
"text": "adopted her middle name, Emily, as her stage name. Although the character of Madge Allsop was created by Barry Humphries during the 1960s, she was only mentioned in passing by Dame Edna and did not actually appear on stage until the late 1970s, when she was portrayed by the London-based Australian actress Madeleine Orr. Orr died of cancer in 1979, so when the role of Madge was written into Humphries' 1987 film \"Les Patterson Saves the World\", she was portrayed by another Australian actress, Connie Hobbs. Later that year, when Humphries decided to cast \"the definitive Madge\" for his new",
"title": "Emily Perry (English actress)"
},
{
"docid": "19119842",
"text": "sole selector Kinder Tucker did not travel outside Wellington to watch regional matches and was notoriously reluctant to select country players, so players were selected on their performances in Wellington. As a result, Orr continued to score heavily for Wanganui, including 124 against Auckland in January 1924 but failures in matches played in front of Tucker meant Orr did not return to first-class cricket until Wellington's 7 January 1927 match against Auckland. Orr scored 68 in the first innings and was run out for six in the second but was never again selected for Wellington. He continued to play for",
"title": "George Orr (cricketer)"
},
{
"docid": "14453140",
"text": "urging reversal. Applying intermediate scrutiny, the Court determined that the statute was not substantially related to the stated purpose. The Court observed that a gender neutral statute would still have the effect of providing for needy women, and that the only difference created by the Alabama statute was to also provide support for well off women that did not need support and to exclude needy men from support. Orr v. Orr Orr v. Orr, 440 U.S. 268 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case that held that a statutory scheme in Alabama that imposed alimony obligations on husbands but",
"title": "Orr v. Orr"
},
{
"docid": "881983",
"text": "Team Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup tournament. Orr did not play in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, and he wanted badly to play for Canada. Orr had been unable to play in the Summit Series due to knee surgery, although he did participate as a non-player. Orr's participation in the Canada Cup was considered ill-conceived and Eagleson later thought it may have been the 'last straw' that killed his career. Orr himself said that he knew before the tournament that \"I knew I didn't have much longer. That series didn't do it. I thought I could",
"title": "Bobby Orr"
},
{
"docid": "3910158",
"text": "\"Marching Song\" and a ninth symphony, which had been commissioned by the BBC. When he died, \"Marching Song\" had been completed in short score; it was orchestrated by Buxton Orr, a composer who had studied with Frankel and whose advocacy has been at least partly responsible for the revival of interest in his works. In the twenty years following his death, Frankel's works were almost completely neglected. In 1996, BBC Radio 3 featured him as the \"Composer of the Week\", and again in 2006. A major turning point, however, came when German record company CPO (Classic Produktion Osnabrück, since bought",
"title": "Benjamin Frankel"
},
{
"docid": "882002",
"text": "the NHL and the Hartford Whalers. The Black Hawks balked at paying him the balance of his contract, and Orr took them to court, settling in 1983 for US$450,000 (US$ in dollars), one-third of the money they owed him. Of this, US$200,000 (US$ in dollars) went to taxes and legal fees. Orr moved back to the Boston area and formed Can-Am Enterprises with partners Tom Kelly and Paul Shanley, which built up a clientele of endorsements for Orr, including Baybank and Standard Brands. Orr did eventually restore his finances, thanks to endorsement contracts and public relations work. Orr later played",
"title": "Bobby Orr"
},
{
"docid": "7422547",
"text": "College as athletic director, head basketball and football coach. Orr was initially drafted in 1948 BAA draft by the Minneapolis Lakers of the Basketball Association of America, the precursor to the NBA. Orr did not play for the Lakers, and was again drafted the next year in the 2nd round by the St. Louis Bombers. In 1950, Orr played 21 games for the Bombers before moving to the Waterloo Hawks for 13 more games. In 1951, Orr was named as head coach at Dubuque Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa, holding the position until 1959. In 1959, Orr joined the",
"title": "Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)"
},
{
"docid": "7705033",
"text": "were upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes; Orr caught just one pass for 9 yards. Against Hawaii in his final regular season game with the Badgers, Orr caught 3 passes for 60 yards, with 2 touchdown receptions as the Badgers won their 9th game of the year, 41-24. In the 2006 Capital One Bowl against Auburn, Orr would catch 4 passes for 74 yards in a 24-10 Wisconsin win. Orr was selected in the 6th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. Orr did not play in any games for the Tennessee Titans his rookie season and was",
"title": "Jonathan Orr"
},
{
"docid": "6260490",
"text": "into our line-up.\" Despite some good performances towards the end of the 2006 season, Wigan decided to allow Orr to leave. Some reports suggested Orr did not want to leave Wigan but he was sold to on 12 October 2006. Orr signed a three-year deal with the Harlequins RL starting in 2007 and was replaced at Wigan by Trent Barrett. Orr rejoined his hometown club Castleford Tigers in 2011 after signing a one-year deal. In July 2011, he signed a one-year extension to his deal, keeping him at his homewtown club for the 2012 season. Danny Orr announced on Thursday",
"title": "Danny Orr"
}
] |
|
| who has won the popular vote but lost the election | [
"George W. Bush",
"Benjamin Harrison",
"John Quincy Adams",
"Rutherford B. Hayes",
"Donald Trump"
] | [
{
"docid": "18925813",
"text": "the swing states of New York and Indiana (Harrison's home state) by a margin of 1% or less to achieve a majority of the electoral vote. Unlike the election of 1884, the power of the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City helped deny Cleveland the electoral votes of his home state. The 2000 presidential election pitted Republican candidate George W. Bush (the incumbent governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush) against Democratic candidate Al Gore (the incumbent Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton). Despite Gore receiving 543,895 more votes (0.51%",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "11683142",
"text": "victor in this election. In the subsequent election, Missouri voted for George W. Bush, who this time won both the popular vote and the Electoral College. Missouri has voted reliably Republican since 2000. The state voted for John McCain in 2008, and for Mitt Romney in 2012, both of whom lost the general election to Barack Obama. The controversy is further complicated by the 2016 presidential election, where Missouri voted for Donald Trump by a landslide, while Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly three million votes, but like in 2000, Trump won the Electoral College and became 45th",
"title": "2000 United States presidential election in Missouri"
},
{
"docid": "13220539",
"text": "President to serve non-consecutive terms, also has the unique distinction of having won a plurality of the popular vote three times without ever winning a majority. In 1884, New York Governor Grover Cleveland with 48.9% of the popular vote and 219 electoral votes narrowly defeated Republican former United States Senator James G. Blaine of Maine with 48.3% of the popular vote and 182 electoral votes. In 1888, President Cleaveland again won a plurality of the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote (and the election) to Benjamin Harrison. In 1892, former President Grover Cleveland received his third consecutive Democratic nomination,",
"title": "United States' presidential plurality victories"
},
{
"docid": "11683141",
"text": "election, the status of the Missouri bellwether came into question. Between 1904 and 2004, Missouri was carried by the victor of each presidential election, with the exception of 1956. Though Bush won the presidency in the 2000 election through the Electoral College, he lost the national popular vote. The 2000 election was unique because this was the first time in over a century where the popular vote winner lost the general election. (In 1888, Missouri voted for Grover Cleveland, the incumbent Democrat, who lost to Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison). Thus, controversy exists as to whether or not Missouri accurately predicted",
"title": "2000 United States presidential election in Missouri"
},
{
"docid": "12647228",
"text": "election in 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote while Bush won the electoral vote, and thereby the revised Redskins Rule was upheld for the 2004 election. In the 2008 election, the Redskins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, predicting a win for U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama over U.S. Senator from Arizona John McCain, because George W. Bush won the popular vote in the previous election. Prior to the 2012 election, the Redskins lost against the Carolina Panthers on November 4. The Redskins Rule predicted an outright loss for incumbent Barack Obama against challenger Mitt Romney, or that Obama",
"title": "Redskins Rule"
},
{
"docid": "3119953",
"text": "Democrat to the Presidency by election in his own right. On November 7, 2000, projections indicated that Gore's opponent, then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush, the Republican candidate, had narrowly won the election. Gore won the national popular vote but lost the electoral college vote after a bitter legal battle over disputed vote counts in the state of Florida. Bush won the election on the electoral college vote of 271 to 266. One elector pledged to Gore did not cast an electoral vote; Gore received 267 pledged electors. The election was one of the most controversial in American history. Prior",
"title": "Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign"
},
{
"docid": "4057276",
"text": "for his debates against Vice President George Bush. Dukakis lost the general election. In 1992, Shrum worked for Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey, who was defeated for the nomination by Bill Clinton. In 2000, Shrum helped Al Gore beat back a primary challenge from former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, and win the Democratic nomination. Gore won the popular vote in the November presidential election versus George W. Bush, but lost the electoral vote. In 2004, Shrum worked on John Kerry's campaign, guiding him to a victory in the crucial Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, and soon after, the Democratic",
"title": "Bob Shrum"
},
{
"docid": "18925805",
"text": "House of Representatives. The true national popular vote total was also uncertain in the 1960 election, and the plurality winner depends on how votes for Alabama electors are allocated. The 1824 presidential election was the first election in American history in which the popular vote mattered, as 18 states chose presidential electors by popular vote in 1824 (six states still left the choice up to their state legislatures). When the final votes were tallied in those 18 states, Andrew Jackson polled 152,901 popular votes to John Quincy Adams's 114,023; Henry Clay won 47,217, and William H. Crawford won 46,979. The",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "10930668",
"text": "more votes than that nominee would receive under a winner-take-all system. The Democratic presidential candidate has won California's popular vote in every presidential election since 1992. Had the Presidential Election Reform Act been in effect during the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush would have won 22 of the state's electoral votes instead of 0, and John Kerry would have won only 33 of the state's votes instead of all 55 votes and would have lost the electoral college vote even if he had carried Ohio. Unless other states implemented a similar reform, this system would have exclusively benefited the",
"title": "Presidential Election Reform Act"
},
{
"docid": "19882587",
"text": "are bound by federal law in the event that state law were to contradict federal law. Only four times in American history (1876, 1888, 2000 and 2016) has a presidential candidate lost the popular vote but achieved the electoral college majority, thereby assuming the presidency; in the last three such cases, no candidate polled an absolute majority of the popular vote. In an additional case (1824) the candidate with the highest popular vote (Andrew Jackson) also had the most electoral votes but, crucially, did \"not\" have a majority in the Electoral College. Despite John Quincy Adams's having lost the popular",
"title": "Faithless electors in the 2016 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "12810926",
"text": "the popular vote to Democrat Barack Obama's 47.02% popular vote. This margin was significantly lower than that in 2004 when George W. Bush carried this state by a 17% margin, winning 58% of the popular vote to John Kerry's 41%. Obama won huge victories in the two most populous counties, DeKalb County and Fulton County which contains the state capital and largest city of Atlanta, which contributed to his popular vote percentage. He also made significant inroads in Atlanta's normally heavily Republican suburbs. For instance, Obama lost Cobb County by nine points compared to Kerry's 35-point loss. Obama lost Gwinnett",
"title": "2008 United States presidential election in Georgia"
},
{
"docid": "12657587",
"text": "Romney won the popular vote in 226 congressional districts making this the first time since 1960 that the winner of the election did not win the popular vote in a majority of the congressional districts. Romney also became the first Republican since Gerald Ford's narrow defeat to Jimmy Carter, in 1976, to fail to win a presidential election while earning a minimum of 200 electoral votes. Romney lost his home state of Massachusetts, becoming the first major party presidential candidate to lose his home state since Democrat Al Gore lost his home state of Tennessee to Republican George W. Bush",
"title": "2012 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "19329321",
"text": "parties nominee for president. The Democratic Party held a caucus on March 26. Registered members of the party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote. Donald Trump won the election in Idaho with 59.2% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 27.6% of the vote. Despite the national Republican trend, Trump carried Idaho by a slightly reduced margin than Mitt Romney in 2012, in large part because he lost support to third-party candidates Evan McMullin and Gary Johnson. McMullin's carrying 6.75% of the popular vote made Idaho his second",
"title": "2016 United States presidential election in Idaho"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "19965652",
"text": "election night 2012, Trump expressed skepticism about Obama's victory, saying, among other things, \"This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!\" Additionally, when it seemed like Mitt Romney may have gained the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote, Trump called the electoral college system \"a disaster for democracy\", calling for \"a revolution in this country\". Since his election in November 2016—in which he won the electoral college but received 2.8 million fewer votes nationally than Clinton—Trump has repeatedly insisted, without evidence, that he actually won the popular vote if one excludes \"3",
"title": "Social policy of Donald Trump"
},
{
"docid": "7749944",
"text": "which she acknowledged the pain of her loss, but called on her supporters to accept Trump as president, saying \"We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.\" Though Clinton lost the election by only capturing 232 electors to Trump's 306, she won the popular vote by more than 2.7 million votes, or 2.1% of the voter base. She is the fifth presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the election. She won the most votes of any candidate who did not take office, and the third-most votes of any candidate in history,",
"title": "Hillary Clinton"
},
{
"docid": "504475",
"text": "Grant's re-election in 1872. The Democrats won the presidency and both houses of Congress for the first time since 1856. President Harrison's re-election bid was a decisive loss in both the popular and electoral count, unlike President Cleveland's re-election bid four years earlier, in which he won the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote. Cleveland was the third of only five presidents to win re-election with a smaller percentage of the popular vote than in previous elections, although in the two prior such incidents — James Madison in 1812 and Andrew Jackson in 1832 — not all states held",
"title": "1892 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "18925820",
"text": "the election, Trump \"falsely claim(ed) that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, ...\" Trump repeated this in a meeting with members of Congress in 2017, and in a speech in April 2018. In the 1960 United States presidential election, Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy defeated Republican candidate Richard Nixon. Kennedy is generally considered to have won the popular vote as well, by a narrow margin, but based on the unusual nature of the election in Alabama, political journalists John Fund and Sean Trende have argued that Nixon actually won the popular vote. Historian and",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "18925821",
"text": "Kennedy associate Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. wrote that, \"It is impossible to determine what Kennedy's popular vote in Alabama was\" and under one scenario \"Nixon would have won the popular vote by 58,000\". A third major candidate in the 1960 election was Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. who won 15 electoral votes nationwide that year. According to political scientist Steven Schier, \"If one divides the Alabama Democratic votes proportionately between the Kennedy and Byrd slates, Nixon ekes out a 50,000 vote popular plurality...\" Indeed, Congressional Quarterly calculated the popular vote in this manner at the time of the 1960 election. United",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "4072569",
"text": "NDP also won an increased share of the popular vote but lost one of the seats that the CCF had won in the previous election. The Liberal and NDP gains in the popular vote came at the expense of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan of Martin Pederson, which lost about half of its votes. Pederson finished third in the constituency he had won three years earlier, and no other PC members were elected. However, a PC candidate finished second in Athabasca. It was the first election in which the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were divided into",
"title": "1967 Saskatchewan general election"
},
{
"docid": "4469308",
"text": "the legislature. The opposition Co-operative Commonwealth Federation increased both its share of the popular vote and its number of seats. The British Columbia Liberal Party lost a small part of its popular vote, but managed to double its caucus from two to four members. The Progressive Conservative Party doubled its share of the popular vote to almost 7%, but won no seats in the legislature. Note: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1960 British Columbia general election The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.",
"title": "1960 British Columbia general election"
},
{
"docid": "20238374",
"text": "lost the popular vote to opponent Hillary Clinton. Trump is the fifth person in U.S. history to become president while losing the nationwide popular vote. On November 28, 2016 Trump stated in a tweet, \"In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.\" Trump has repeatedly stated and implied that three to five million people voted illegally in the 2016 election. On January 25, 2017 President Trump tweeted a statement,\"I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to",
"title": "Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity"
},
{
"docid": "18925802",
"text": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote There have been five United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote including the 1824 election, which was the first U.S. presidential election where the popular vote was recorded. Losing the popular vote means securing less of the national popular vote than the person who received either a majority or a plurality of the vote. In the U.S. presidential election system, instead of the nationwide popular vote determining the outcome of the election, the President of the United States is determined by votes cast",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "20517362",
"text": "in the general election was Wilfrid Laurier, the leader of the Liberals. Although Tupper and the Conservatives won the popular vote, Laurier and the Liberals won the majority of seats and formed the government, the first time at the federal level that the party with the greatest popular vote support did not form the government. After four years as Leader of the Opposition, Tupper led the Conservatives in the general election of 1900. He was again defeated by the Liberals under Laurier, who increased both their popular vote and seats won. Tupper lost his own seat in Cape Breton. He",
"title": "Electoral history of Charles Tupper"
},
{
"docid": "20027586",
"text": "in Vermont in this election than he did in 1840. Van Buren received 13,887 popular votes with 28.87% of the vote in 1848 compared to 1840, where he only received 35.47% of the popular vote with 18,009 votes when he lost to Whig candidate William Henry Harrison, who received 63.9% of the popular votes with 32,445 votes. Vermont would prove to be Van Buren's strongest state in the election. While Cass won Washington County and Van Buren won Lamoille County, this would be the last presidential election in Vermont until 1912 were a Democratic candidate would carry at least one",
"title": "1848 United States presidential election in Vermont"
},
{
"docid": "1454868",
"text": "by one more MLA to five, but their share of the popular vote fell to 19.98%. The 1966 election, the party won another seat, bringing its caucus to six, and had an increase in the vote to 20.24%. In the 1969 vote, the party lost one seat, and its share of the vote fell to 19.03%. In 1972, the party was led into the election by a new leader, David Anderson, who had been elected in the 1968 federal election as an MP for the Liberal Party of Canada. He and four others managed to be elected to the legislature,",
"title": "British Columbia Liberal Party"
},
{
"docid": "16745322",
"text": "letter by FBI Director James Comey over an investigation into emails related to the Clinton email server which allowed Trump to surge in key states in the election. Clinton won the popular vote by 2.87 million, but ultimately lost the electoral vote to Trump and thus lost the election. Historical polling for United States presidential elections Gallup was the first polling organization to conduct accurate opinion polling for United States presidential elections. Gallup polling has often been accurate in predicting the outcome of presidential elections and the margin of victory for the election winner. However, there were some close elections",
"title": "Historical polling for United States presidential elections"
},
{
"docid": "4807351",
"text": "30 seats. Åland Centre The Åland Centre () is an agrarian-centrist political party in the Åland Islands. At the 2003 election, the party won 24.1% of the popular vote and 7 out of 30 seats and became on a par with the Liberals of Åland. On the October 21st, 2007, parliamentary election, the party won 24.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 30 seats. At the election in 2011 it became the strongest party with 23.6% and 7 out of 30 seats, but lost this position to the Liberals at the election in 2015 with 21.7% and 7",
"title": "Åland Centre"
},
{
"docid": "4807350",
"text": "Åland Centre The Åland Centre () is an agrarian-centrist political party in the Åland Islands. At the 2003 election, the party won 24.1% of the popular vote and 7 out of 30 seats and became on a par with the Liberals of Åland. On the October 21st, 2007, parliamentary election, the party won 24.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 30 seats. At the election in 2011 it became the strongest party with 23.6% and 7 out of 30 seats, but lost this position to the Liberals at the election in 2015 with 21.7% and 7 out of",
"title": "Åland Centre"
},
{
"docid": "225808",
"text": "political party or as Independents. Despite this, the majority of persons who vote in the state have generally elected Republican candidates for federal office since around the turn of the 21st century. From 1964 through 2004, Kentucky voted for the eventual winner of the election for President of the United States. In the 2008 election, however, the state lost its bellwether status. Republican John McCain won Kentucky, but he lost the national popular and electoral vote to Democrat Barack Obama (McCain carried Kentucky 57% to 41%). 116 of Kentucky's 120 counties supported former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the 2012",
"title": "Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "14498452",
"text": "general election. He faced former MLA William Chant and defeated him and another candidate with a large majority. Sayers ran for a third term in office in the 1948 general election. He won decisively, increasing his popular vote. Sayers ran for a fourth term in the 1952 general election. He lost a little ground in his popular vote, but still took the district with a comfortable plurality. The 1955 general election would see Sayers nearly get defeated. He faced a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Ed Schnell whom he defeated on the third vote count to hold the district. Sayers",
"title": "Chester Sayers"
},
{
"docid": "430593",
"text": "of 2012, only 4% separated the popular vote between Barack Obama (51%) and Mitt Romney (47%), although Obama won the electoral vote by a landslide (332–206). Throughout every American party system, no third party has won a Presidential election or majorities in either house of Congress. Despite that, third parties and third party candidates have gained traction and support. In the election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt won 27% of the popular vote and 88 electoral votes running as a Progressive. In the 1992 Presidential election, Ross Perot won 19% of the popular vote but no electoral votes running as an",
"title": "Two-party system"
},
{
"docid": "20149401",
"text": "popular vote - though trailed the Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft, an Ohio native, who won 26.82 percent of the popular vote, and Woodrow Wilson of the Democratic Party who won 40.96 percent of the popular vote. 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio The 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1912. Ohio voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Ohio was won by the Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson and his running mate Thomas R. Marshall. Ohio had been a Republican state since 1856, but",
"title": "1912 United States presidential election in Ohio"
},
{
"docid": "16572911",
"text": "1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky The 1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. As of the result of the 1990 census, Kentucky lost one electoral vote. As a result, voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 44.55% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas) with 41.34%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 13.66% of the popular vote. Clinton",
"title": "1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "19935350",
"text": "1976 United States presidential election in Kansas The 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 52.49% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 44.94% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.38% of the popular vote in Kansas, finishing third",
"title": "1976 United States presidential election in Kansas"
},
{
"docid": "19809951",
"text": "1976 United States presidential election in Colorado The 1976 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Colorado was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 54.1% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 41.6% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 2.4% of the popular vote and came third overall in",
"title": "1976 United States presidential election in Colorado"
},
{
"docid": "19925530",
"text": "1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska The 1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.19% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 38.46% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.55% of Nebraska's popular vote and came third overall in",
"title": "1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska"
},
{
"docid": "18925817",
"text": "a million write-in votes cast. During the 2016 election, \"pre-election polls fueled high-profile predictions that Hillary Clinton's likelihood of winning the presidency was about 90 percent, with estimates ranging from 71 to over 99 percent.\" National polls were generally accurate, showing a Clinton lead of about 3% in the national popular vote (she ultimately won the national popular vote by 2.1%). State-level polls \"showed a competitive, uncertain contest...but clearly under-estimated Trump's support in the Upper Midwest.\" Trump exceeded expectations on Election Day by winning the traditionally Democratic Rust Belt states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin by narrow margins. Clinton recorded",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "4432951",
"text": "to implement. Manning led Social Credit to a third term in government with a resounding victory in the 1944 election, winning over 50% of the popular vote on the first count of ballots. The Conservative party and former United Farmers continued their strategy of running joint candidates as independents. They were not supported by the Liberals who left the coalition and lost a significant share of the popular vote. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation entered the election with only one seat in the legislature belonging to party leader Elmer Roper who had won a 1942 by-election. Despite winning almost a quarter",
"title": "1944 Alberta general election"
},
{
"docid": "20903454",
"text": "and Kansas. 1936 United States presidential election in Delaware The 1936 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who defeated Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 9.77 percent. While Landon lost the state, the 44.85% of the popular vote made Delaware his fifth strongest state in the 1936 election in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Maine,",
"title": "1936 United States presidential election in Delaware"
},
{
"docid": "20903453",
"text": "1936 United States presidential election in Delaware The 1936 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who defeated Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 9.77 percent. While Landon lost the state, the 44.85% of the popular vote made Delaware his fifth strongest state in the 1936 election in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire",
"title": "1936 United States presidential election in Delaware"
},
{
"docid": "4862110",
"text": "People's Electoral Movement (Aruba) The People's Electoral Movement (, ) is a social democratic political party in Aruba. In the 2001 elections for the Estates, 28 September 2001, the party won 52.4% of popular votes and 12 out of 21 seats. 23 September 2005, the party won 43% of the popular vote and 11 out of 21 seats and remained, led by Nelson Oduber in government. in the Aruban general election, 2009, MEP lost 2 seats and won 36% of the vote, subsequently losing the election. In the 2017 general election. The MEP won 37% of the vote, and gained",
"title": "People's Electoral Movement (Aruba)"
},
{
"docid": "4956529",
"text": "in the district was won by NDP leader Brian Mason who won a landslide with over 60% of the popular vote. Mason was re-elected in the 2008 general election against former MLA Andrew Beniuk. He won a slightly reduced majority but still won over half the popular vote. In the 2015 election, Mason was re-elected in a landslide, becoming the longest-serving MLA in the NDP government. \"Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot\" On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote",
"title": "Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood"
},
{
"docid": "19864945",
"text": "popular vote; the UNC captured 50% of the national vote compared to 48% for the PNM. Minor parties fared extremely poorly in the election. The ILP and the Congress of the People, the only other parties with representation in local government, lost all of their seats and failed to win a significant share of the popular vote. The ILP won just 1.2% of the popular vote in Chaguanas, where the party had previously won a parliamentary seat in a by-election with 69% of the vote (though its share of the vote across Chaguanas had fallen to 3.1% by the 2015",
"title": "2016 Trinidadian local elections"
},
{
"docid": "16688284",
"text": "student organizations suing the Student Association. The Court is not very active, but was shown to still be relevant when it decided the outcome of a Presidential election in 2009. Presidential candidate Kyle Boyer won the popular vote, but was charged with a violation of election rules for failing to report the market value of a car used during campaigning. Julie Bindleglass lost the popular vote, but became President of the SA when the Joint Election Committee, active during elections, threw Boyer off the ballot. Boyer then sued the Joint Elections Committee in the Student Court. The Court used a",
"title": "George Washington University Student Association"
},
{
"docid": "18925809",
"text": "vote, with Tilden winning 4,288,546 votes and Hayes winning 4,034,311. Tilden was, and remains, the only candidate in American history who lost a presidential election despite receiving a majority (not just a plurality) of the popular vote. After a first count of votes, Tilden won 184 electoral votes to Hayes' 165, with 20 votes unresolved. These 20 electoral votes were in dispute in four states: in the case of Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina, each party reported its candidate had won the state, while in Oregon one elector was declared illegal (as an \"elected or appointed official\") and replaced. The",
"title": "United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote"
},
{
"docid": "2939907",
"text": "won 14,185 votes, or 0.86% of the popular vote. Another western separatist party, the Western National Party, ran two candidates, who collected 474 votes (0.03% of the total). In the October 22, 1986 election, the party nominated one candidate, who won 322 votes, or 0.02% of the popular vote. In the October 17, 1991 election, the party nominated five candidates, who collected 651 votes, or 0.04% of the popular vote. In the May 17, 2005 election, the party nominated two candidates, who collected a total of 374 votes, 0.02% of the popular vote. Doug Christie won 202 votes (0.76%) in",
"title": "Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia"
},
{
"docid": "19851648",
"text": "1976 United States presidential election in Delaware The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate amounted 1% of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third in Delaware with 1.03% of the statewide popular vote. Jimmy Carter",
"title": "1976 United States presidential election in Delaware"
},
{
"docid": "17070717",
"text": "1988 United States presidential election in Maryland The 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maryland was won by Vice President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas), with 51.11% of the popular vote, over Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis (D-Massachusetts) with 48.20% of the popular vote. Bush ultimately won the national vote, defeating Governor Dukakis. this is the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate has won the state of",
"title": "1988 United States presidential election in Maryland"
},
{
"docid": "5087561",
"text": "would make the state's textile mills uncompetitive. As a result of Johnston's support for new labor reform, Byrnes—a highly popular and influential figure in the state who won re-election in the 1936 Democratic primary with over 87% of the vote-- declined to endorse Johnston and instead supported the re-election of Smith. Following his loss in 1938, Johnston then ran for the Senate in a 1941 special election to replace Byrnes, who had just been appointed to the Supreme Court, but lost to South Carolina Governor Burnet R. Maybank. Johnston was elected Governor of South Carolina again in 1942. He won",
"title": "Olin D. Johnston"
},
{
"docid": "2002595",
"text": "the sovereigntist side to victory in the 1995 Quebec referendum and lost Official Opposition status in the 1997 election. It continued to lose seats in the 2000 election, however, it remained a significant presence in the House of Commons bolstered in recent years by the sponsorship scandal. The party nearly tied its 1993 vote total in 2004, but lost support to a resurgent Conservative Party in 2006. The Bloc's position continued to erode in 2008. The BQ won with 47 of Quebec's 75 seats but, saw its popular vote decline, although it remained an important force in federal politics for",
"title": "1993 Canadian federal election"
},
{
"docid": "20519265",
"text": "count was done Sanders had a 22-vote lead that shrunk to 10 after a recount on March 4. 1981 Burlington mayoral election The 1981 Burlington mayoral election was held March 3, 1981. The incumbent Democratic mayor Gordon Paquette lost to the future U.S. senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who won with 43.4% of the popular vote with a margin of 10 votes, and assumed office on April 6, 1981. Paquette’s loss of the election is attributed to his own shortcomings, as he did not campaign or promote his candidacy since Sanders had not yet won an election in his",
"title": "1981 Burlington mayoral election"
},
{
"docid": "3011624",
"text": "at the response. As a result of this blunder, Ford's surge stalled and Carter was able to maintain a slight lead in the polls. In the end, Carter won the election, receiving 50.1% of the popular vote and 297 electoral votes compared with 48.0% of the popular vote and 240 electoral votes for Ford. Ford dominated in the West and performed well in New England, but Carter carried much of the South and won Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Though Ford lost, in the three months between the Republican National Convention and the election he had managed to close what",
"title": "Presidency of Gerald Ford"
},
{
"docid": "4481865",
"text": "second consecutive term in government. The Conservative Party also lost a significant share of its popular vote, but won six additional seats for a total of fifteen, and formed the Official Opposition. Almost a third of the vote and seven seats were won by independents and by a wide variety of fringe parties. Notes: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1920 British Columbia general election The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British",
"title": "1920 British Columbia general election"
},
{
"docid": "3498898",
"text": "held shortly after Brathwaite's resignation. The NDC was thereafter in opposition for 13 years. It failed to win any seats in the 1999 elections, but only narrowly lost the 2003 elections, in which it won 45.6% of the popular vote and seven of the 15 seats. In the July 2008 general election, the NDC won 11 out of 15 seats, and party leader Tillman Thomas became Prime Minister. Despite a 40% vote share in the 2013 election, the party lost all its seats to the New National Party under Keith Mitchell, which obtained all 15 seats. The NDC was affiliated",
"title": "National Democratic Congress (Grenada)"
},
{
"docid": "4072584",
"text": "1971 Saskatchewan general election The Saskatchewan general election of 1971 was the seventeenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 23, 1971, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Under the leadership of Allan Blakeney, the New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan returned to power after seven years in opposition. The NDP won a majority government, increasing its share of the popular vote by over 10 percentage points. The Liberal government of Premier Ross Thatcher more or less held its share of the popular vote, but lost a significant number of seats in",
"title": "1971 Saskatchewan general election"
},
{
"docid": "2906563",
"text": "in the vacant seat. In the 1992 election, the party won 20.2% of the popular vote and 7 seats. In the 1996 election, the party won 52.20% of the popular vote and 8 seats. In the 2000 election, the party won 58.35% of the popular vote and 8 seats. In the 2003 election, the party won 51.45% of the popular vote and 8 seats. In the 2007 election to the newly named (and reorganised) Gibraltar Parliament, the party won 49.33% of the popular vote and 10 seats. In the 2011 election, the party won 46.76% of the popular vote and",
"title": "Gibraltar Social Democrats"
},
{
"docid": "1935554",
"text": "At the election, the Labour Party won 319 seats, allowing it to form a majority government, albeit with a narrow majority of only 3. The Conservatives and the Liberals each saw their vote share decline, and Conservative Party leader Edward Heath, who had lost three of the four elections he contested, was ousted as party leader in February 1975 and replaced with future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Scottish National Party won 30% of the Scottish popular vote and 11 of Scotland's 71 seats; it was their most successful general election result until 2015, where they won 56 of 59",
"title": "October 1974 United Kingdom general election"
},
{
"docid": "502787",
"text": "subsequent years. The 1876 election is one of five presidential elections in which the person who won the most popular votes did not win the election, and the only such election in which the popular vote winner received a majority (rather than a plurality) of the popular vote. To date, it remains the election that recorded the smallest electoral vote victory (185–184) and the election that yielded the highest voter turnout of the eligible voting age population in American history, at 81.8%. It was also the first presidential election since 1856 in which the Democratic candidate won the popular vote.",
"title": "1876 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "18133404",
"text": "candidacy took over twenty percent of the popular vote, the best popular vote showing by a third party until Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 candidacy. In the House, Democrats won several seats to take the plurality, but narrowly missed taking the majority. The Republican Party established itself as the second largest party in the House, replacing the Opposition Party. The American Party lost numerous seats, but continued to maintain a presence in the House. Democrat James Lawrence Orr won election as Speaker of the House. In the Senate, Democrats won minor gains, maintaining their commanding majority. The Republican Party replaced the Opposition",
"title": "1856 United States elections"
},
{
"docid": "4476258",
"text": "second term in government with almost 38% of the popular vote. The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation formed the official opposition with the only significant opposition caucus (14 seats). The British Columbia Liberal Party lost two of its six seats despite maintaining its 23% share of the popular vote. The Progressive Conservative Party lost three of its four seats in the legislature, as its share of the popular vote fell from almost 17% to under 6%. One seat was won by a Labour candidate. Notes: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. x - less than 0.005%",
"title": "1953 British Columbia general election"
},
{
"docid": "2906574",
"text": "the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 14.64% of the popular vote and 3 seats forming the new Government of Gibraltar. In the 2013 by-election, following the death of Housing Minister Charles Bruzon (GSLP), the Liberal Party backed the GSLP candidate Albert Isola, who has won 49.84% of the popular vote to fill in the vacant seat. In the 2015 election, the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 20.61% of the popular vote and 3 seats. Contested in 2014 as a joint ticket with the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Party of Gibraltar is a member of the Liberal",
"title": "Liberal Party of Gibraltar"
},
{
"docid": "4232256",
"text": "the legislature for its eighth consecutive term in government. The Liberal Party of Grant Mitchell lost about 7% of the popular vote it had won in the 1993 election. The party's legislative caucus was reduced from 32 members to 18. Pam Barrett led the New Democratic Party back into the legislature with two seats (both in Edmonton), despite winning an even smaller share of the popular vote than in 1993. The Social Credit Party also re-emerged, but did not win any seats. Overall voter turnout was 53.75%. Notes: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. x –",
"title": "1997 Alberta general election"
},
{
"docid": "14524538",
"text": "He faced a three way battle, and lost a significant portion of his popular vote from the previous election but still took the district with a sizable majority over the other candidates. Sanders ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election. He continued to lose his vote share and faced a strong challenge from Conservative candidate H.A. Blair who also ran in the previous election. Sanders managed to hang on and win his seat taking just over half the popular vote. The 1935 Alberta general election would see Sanders run for his fourth term. He would be",
"title": "Albert Sanders"
},
{
"docid": "14625008",
"text": "Dartmouth, Central Halifax, and suburban areas north and east of the Harbour swung from the NDP to the Liberals. Among the casualties was Dexter, who lost his own seat to Liberal challenger Tony Ince by 21 votes. He was the first premier since Ernest Armstrong to be defeated in his own riding. The NDP had very poor vote concentration in the 2013 election. In Halifax, where it won 31.29% of the vote, it won only two seats. While the party finished second in the popular vote ahead of the PCs, its support was spread out around the province and not",
"title": "2013 Nova Scotia general election"
},
{
"docid": "1162514",
"text": "Pakatan Rakyat. Perak however was later returned via court ruling following a constitutional crisis. Since 2008, the coalition has seen its non-Malay component parties greatly diminished in the Peninsula. The losses continued in the 2013 general election, and it recorded its worst election result at the time. BN regained Kedah, but lost several more seats in Parliament along with the popular vote to Pakatan. Despite winning only 47% of the popular vote, it managed to gain 60% of the 222 parliamentary seats, thereby retaining control of the parliament. And finally, during the 2018 general election, Barisan Nasional lost control of",
"title": "Barisan Nasional"
},
{
"docid": "7039513",
"text": "of the popular vote. In the 1952 Alberta general election Prowse won the second seat in Edmonton. He led the Liberals to four seats and 22% of the popular vote. In the 1955 general election the Liberals made their best showing in decades, winning 15 seats and earning 31% of the popular vote. Prowse again took the second seat in Edmonton. Prowse stepped down as leader of the Liberal party in 1958 and retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1959. He then ran for mayor of Edmonton in the 1959 municipal election; he lost to Elmer Roper. Prowse first",
"title": "James Harper Prowse"
},
{
"docid": "17132309",
"text": "nominees from the same home state. Clinton won the popular vote, taking 48% of the vote compared to Trump's 46% of the vote, but Trump won the electoral vote and thus the presidency. Libertarian Gary Johnson won 3.3% of the popular vote, the strongest performance by a third party presidential nominee since the 1996 election. Trump won the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio, and Iowa, all of which were won by Obama in 2008 and 2012. The election is one of five presidential elections in American history in which the winner of the popular vote did not win",
"title": "2016 United States elections"
},
{
"docid": "14718010",
"text": "in the 1944 general election. Again he faced Hugh Montgomery, who ran this time as an independent, as well as two other challengers. Wingblade held his seat with a comfortable majority. In the 1948 general election, Wingblade won a three-way battle with a larger popular vote than in the 1944 election. In the 1952 general election, Wingblade faced three challengers, including an independent Social Credit candidate. His popular vote slipped slightly from the previous election, but he held the district with a clear majority. The 1955 general election saw a four-way race in Wetaskiwin. Wingblade won on the second count.",
"title": "John Wingblade"
},
{
"docid": "9991671",
"text": "win the general election on November 4, 2008, winning 62% of the vote to succeed Mark Udall. In 2010, Polis won 57% of the popular vote to win re-election. In 2012, Polis ran uncontested in the Democratic primary and won a third election to Congress with 55% of popular vote. In 2014, Polis won a fourth election to Congress with 57% of the popular vote. In 2016, Polis won 56.9% of the popular vote to win re-election. In 2018, Polis announced that he would be running for governor of Colorado. Polis won election as governor with 51.1% of the vote,",
"title": "Jared Polis"
},
{
"docid": "3741184",
"text": "vote for Roosevelt. The group's supporters included Congressman Martin Dies Jr., former Texas governor Dan Moody, and Senator W. Lee O'Daniel. The Texas Regulars won the first convention, but lost the second convention. This defeat led them to form their own ticket of unpledged electors, not bound to any candidate. On election day, they finished third both in Texas and in the national popular vote, with 135,439 votes (0.3% of the vote nationally, and 11.8% of the vote in Texas). They won a majority in only Washington County, Texas. Roosevelt easily carried Texas with 71.4% of the statewide vote, and",
"title": "Texas Regulars"
},
{
"docid": "505226",
"text": "predictions of his defeat, Truman won the 1948 election, garnering 303 electoral votes to Dewey's 189. Truman won 49.6% of the popular vote compared to Dewey's 45.1%, while the third party candidacies of Thurmond and Wallace each won less than 3% of the popular vote, with Thurmond carrying four southern states. Truman's surprise victory was the fifth consecutive presidential win for the Democratic Party, the longest winning streak for either party since the 1880 election. With simultaneous success in the 1948 congressional elections, the Democrats regained control of both houses of Congress, which they had lost in 1946. Thus, Truman's",
"title": "1948 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "19851649",
"text": "went on to become the 39th president of the United States. 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate amounted 1% of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third",
"title": "1976 United States presidential election in Delaware"
},
{
"docid": "205384",
"text": "for his Mississippi cotton plantation. There was no uniform election day in 1844; states voted between November 1 and 12. Polk won the election with 49.5% of the popular vote and 170 of the 275 electoral votes. Becoming the first president elected despite losing his state of residence (Tennessee), Polk also lost his birth state, North Carolina. However, he won Pennsylvania and New York, where Clay lost votes to the antislavery Liberty Party candidate James G. Birney, who got more votes in New York than Polk's margin of victory. Had Clay won New York, he would have been elected president.",
"title": "James K. Polk"
},
{
"docid": "4072552",
"text": "1956 Saskatchewan general election The Saskatchewan general election of 1956 was the thirteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Tommy Douglas lost a significant share of the popular vote, and 6 of the seats it had won in the 1952 election; but retained its majority in the legislature, winning a fourth term in office. The Liberal Party of Alexander H. McDonald also lost votes, but picked up an additional three seats. The Social Credit Party",
"title": "1956 Saskatchewan general election"
},
{
"docid": "4075348",
"text": "1929 Saskatchewan general election The Saskatchewan general election of 1929 was the seventh provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 6, 1929 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. As a result of corruption scandals, the Liberal Party of Premier James Gardiner lost a significant share of its popular vote, but more important, lost twenty-two of the seats it had won in the 1925 election. While the Liberals held the largest number of seats in the legislature, they had only a minority. Gardiner tried to continue as a minority government, but",
"title": "1929 Saskatchewan general election"
},
{
"docid": "3057352",
"text": "the socreds refused to prop up the government. This resulted in the 1980 election, in which the PCs were defeated by the resurgent Trudeau Liberals. Clark won the popular vote in seven provinces, while losing the popular vote nationwide, and because his Tories could only muster 2 seats in Quebec, he won only a minority government. The Liberals won only one seat west of Manitoba. This election was the last in which the Social Credit Party of Canada won seats. An unusual event occurred in the Northwest Territories: the Liberals won the popular vote in the territory, but won neither",
"title": "1979 Canadian federal election"
},
{
"docid": "9339514",
"text": "as the Coalition. The Coalition candidate in the contentious 1915 presidential election, Juan Luis Sanfuentes, won with just a little more than 50% of the vote. In the 1920 presidential election, the Conservative Party teamed up with a group of dissident liberals to form the National Union alliance. Their candidate in the elections was the liberal Luis Barros Borgoño, who competed with Arturo Alessandri of the Liberal Alliance. The election was very violent and in the end Barros won the popular vote but Alessandri won the electoral vote (a situation similar to the 2000 election in the USA). Finally, a",
"title": "Conservative Party (Chile)"
},
{
"docid": "512202",
"text": "it had achieved statehood in 1912. In 2000 and 2016, the national popular vote winner eventually lost the electoral vote and thus the presidency. 1976 United States presidential election The United States presidential election of 1976 was the 48th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter of Georgia defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford from Michigan. Carter's win represented the lone Democratic victory in a presidential election held between 1968 and 1988. President Richard Nixon had won the 1972 election with Spiro Agnew as his running mate, but in 1973 Agnew resigned and Ford was",
"title": "1976 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "4956268",
"text": "of the popular vote. He defeated a field of four other candidates. Brown stood for re-election against four other candidates in the 2008 general election. He was returned to power with a slight increase in his popular vote but still won under 50%. \"Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot\" On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was",
"title": "Calgary-Nose Hill"
},
{
"docid": "15874682",
"text": "followed, Gonsalves became the country's longest continuously-serving head of government in 2017, surpassing the previous record-holder, James Mitchell who had served continuously for 16 years and 2 months. 2001 Vincentian general election General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 28 March 2001. The Unity Labour Party (ULP), which had won the popular vote in the 1998 elections but lost to the New Democratic Party (NDP), this time won a landslide victory, taking 12 of the 15 seats, ending seventeen years of an NDP government. The NDP retained only three of its eight seats inclusive of the",
"title": "2001 Vincentian general election"
},
{
"docid": "14697282",
"text": "to lose ground. However, the SVP and Green Party both did relatively well, as did the new centrist Green Liberal Party, which won five seats. At the 2012 election, held on 28 October 2012, the Volksaktion, a populist anti-immigration party, was able to win two seats, while the Evangelical People's Party lost all but one of their seats. At the last election, held on 23 October 2016, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberals won the election, while the Christian Democratic People's Party, the Green Liberals and the FDP lost popular vote and seats in the Grand Council. The",
"title": "Grand Council of Basel-Stadt"
},
{
"docid": "13021464",
"text": "the Electoral College vote. The winners of the nationwide popular vote and the Electoral College vote differ only in close elections. In highly competitive elections, candidates focus on turning out their vote in the contested swing states critical to winning an electoral college majority, so they do not try to maximize their popular vote by real or fraudulent vote increases in one-party areas. However, candidates can fail to get the most votes in the nationwide popular vote in a Presidential election and still win that election. In the 1824 election, Jackson won the popular vote, but no one received the",
"title": "United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "2473093",
"text": "UUP would poll 166,400 votes in these four constituencies four years later. This was the fourth of five elections in the twentieth century where a party lost the popular vote, but won the most seats. The others were January 1910, December 1910, 1929 and February 1974; it also happened in the 1874 election. Furthermore, the 1951 and 1874 elections are the only two examples of a political force winning an overall majority while losing the popular vote. The National Liberals were in alliance with the Conservatives, bringing total Conservative strength to 321 seats (51.36%); votes total 13,717,850 (47.97%). All comparisons",
"title": "1951 United Kingdom general election"
},
{
"docid": "512255",
"text": "fifth in the share of electoral votes received and fifth in the share of the popular vote won. No candidate since 1984 has equaled Reagan's share of the electoral or popular vote. Mondale received 40.6% of the popular vote, but carried only the District of Columbia and his home state of Minnesota. Reagan also won the highest number of electoral votes of any president thus far. Ronald Reagan—the incumbent president—was the assured nominee for the Republican Party, with only token opposition. The popular vote from the Republican primaries was as follows: Reagan was renominated by a vote of 2,233 delegates",
"title": "1984 United States presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "4359489",
"text": "1942 United States House of Representatives elections The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections was held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term. The main factor that led to the Republican gains during this election cycle was concern over World War II and American involvement. Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost 45 seats, retaining only a slender majority even though they lost the popular vote by over 1 million votes (3.9%). This would not occur again until 1952, when the party who won the popular vote did not also win the majority of the House of Representatives. As",
"title": "1942 United States House of Representatives elections"
},
{
"docid": "14337364",
"text": "would remain a significant institution until the early 2000s. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Ref-TX), who had unsuccessfully run for president as an Independent in the previous election, won 6.4 percent of the popular vote in the Peach state, a significant total for a third-party candidate. , this is the last time that either a Democratic presidential nominee has finished within two percentage points of the Republican candidate or that any third-party candidate has won more than five percent of the popular vote in Georgia. During the concurrent U.S. Senate election in Georgia, Secretary of State of Georgia Max Cleland (D)",
"title": "1996 United States presidential election in Georgia"
},
{
"docid": "19803036",
"text": "2016 Grand Council of Basel-Stadt election Elections to the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt were held on 23 October 2016. The big winners were the Liberal Party of Basel-Stadt, who increased their popular vote from 9.6% in 2012 to 13.8% and gaining four additional seats. Both centre-left parties, the Social Democrats and the Green Party also gained ground and won one additional seat each. The losers of the elections were the centrist Christian Democratic People's Party, which lost one seat, the Green Liberal Party who lost one seat and the FDP who lost two seats; the right-wing anti-immigration party \"Volksaktion\" lost",
"title": "2016 Grand Council of Basel-Stadt election"
},
{
"docid": "4469002",
"text": "Columbia won about one-third of the popular vote, roughly the same as in the previous election, but lost four of its 16 seats in the legislature. The Liberal Party of British Columbia lost one of its six seats. Note: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1969 British Columbia general election The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 21, 1969, and held on August 27, 1969.",
"title": "1969 British Columbia general election"
},
{
"docid": "1080467",
"text": "Jamestown, Kentucky Jamestown is a home rule-class city in Russell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 1,624 at the 2000 U.S. census. Jamestown is located at (36.984730, -85.066840). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The community was established in 1826 to be the seat of the newly formed Russell County. It was briefly known as Jacksonville in honor of General Andrew Jackson, who had just won a plurality of the popular vote during the 1824 presidential election but lost",
"title": "Jamestown, Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "2906691",
"text": "a full self-governing territory under the British Crown. In the 1980 election to the Gibraltar House of Assembly, the party won its first seat in the House. In the 1984 election, the party won 34.2% of the popular vote and 7 seats. In the 1988 election, the party won 58.2% of the popular vote and 8 seats to form the new government. In the 1992 election, the party won 73.1%% of the popular vote and 8 seats. In the 1996 election, the party won 42.95% of the popular vote and 7 seats. In the 1999 by-election, following the death of",
"title": "Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party"
},
{
"docid": "20181781",
"text": "County, Morgan County, Beaver County, Wayne County, and Daggett County. 1964 United States presidential election in Utah The 1964 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Utah voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Utah was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 54.86% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 45.14% of the popular vote. , this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has won Utah, as well",
"title": "1964 United States presidential election in Utah"
},
{
"docid": "20181780",
"text": "1964 United States presidential election in Utah The 1964 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Utah voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Utah was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 54.86% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 45.14% of the popular vote. , this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has won Utah, as well as Utah County, Weber County, Wasatch County, Duchesne County, Juab",
"title": "1964 United States presidential election in Utah"
},
{
"docid": "12225984",
"text": "was suggested by Prabowo's younger brother, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who helped pay for Gerindra's prime-time TV advertising campaign. The party won 4.5 percent of the vote in the 2009 legislative election, and was awarded 26 seats in the People's Representative Council. In the national legislative election on 9 April 2014, the party's vote share jumped to 11.8% (from 4.5% in 2009), making it the third most popular party in Indonesia. Furthermore, Gerindra almost tripled the number of seats it won from 26 seats in 2009 to 73 seats in 2014. Prabowo lost Golkar's presidential convention on 21 April 2004. He then",
"title": "Great Indonesia Movement Party"
},
{
"docid": "3478713",
"text": "election to the Løgting, the party won 7.2% of the popular vote and 2 out of 33 seats. In early elections in 2011, the party's vote fell to 4.2% and it lost one seat. At the 2011 election to the Løgting, the party won 4% of the votes and got 2 members elected. New Self-Government Nýtt Sjálvstýri (previously Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) (English: \"New Self-Government\", but sometimes still referred to as the \"Home Rule Party\") is a liberal and autonomist political party in the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík Jógvan Skorheim. Nýtt Sjálvstýri traditionally supported greater autonomy",
"title": "New Self-Government"
},
{
"docid": "16572913",
"text": "County, Owen County, Metcalfe County, Crittenden County, Bracken County, and Robertson County voted for the Democratic candidate. 1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky The 1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. As of the result of the 1990 census, Kentucky lost one electoral vote. As a result, voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 44.55% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H.W. Bush",
"title": "1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "15203106",
"text": "Democratic Party of Russia getting 56 seats with 11.67% of the vote. Yabloko, Patriots of Russia and Right Cause did not cross the 7% election threshold. The list of parties represented in the parliament did not change. United Russia lost the two-thirds constitutional majority it had held prior to the election, but it still won a majority of seats in the Duma, even though it had slightly less than 50% of the popular vote. The Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia all gained new seats compared to the previous 2007 elections. The election received various assessments from",
"title": "2011 Russian legislative election"
},
{
"docid": "16589689",
"text": "Scottish National Party won the largest share of the vote, taking 29% of the vote and 2 MEPs. The Liberal Democrats, who were in coalition with the Conservatives at the time, lost 10 of the 11 seats they were defending and won just 7% of the popular vote. Figures released in December 2014 showed that the Conservatives and UKIP each spent £2.96m on the campaign, the Liberal Democrats £1.5m and the Labour Party spent approximately £1m. Given the subsequent Leave vote in the 23 June 2016 referendum, this is set to be the last time the United Kingdom participated in",
"title": "2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "504139",
"text": "of retirement to stump for his former vice-president. Few Americans were surprised when Van Buren lost by an electoral vote of 234 to 60. But many were amazed by the close popular vote. Of 2,400,000 votes cast, Van Buren lost by only 146,000. Given the circumstances, it is surprising that the Democrats did as well as they did. Of the 1,179 counties/independent cities making returns, Harrison won in 699 (59.29%) while Van Buren carried 477 (40.46%). Three counties (0.25%) in the South split evenly between Harrison and Van Buren. Harrison's victory won him precious little time as chief executive of",
"title": "United States presidential election, 1840"
},
{
"docid": "15874681",
"text": "2001 Vincentian general election General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 28 March 2001. The Unity Labour Party (ULP), which had won the popular vote in the 1998 elections but lost to the New Democratic Party (NDP), this time won a landslide victory, taking 12 of the 15 seats, ending seventeen years of an NDP government. The NDP retained only three of its eight seats inclusive of the two Grenadines seats which had voted for the party's former leader, Sir James Mitchell, in every general election since 1966. With his ULP having won every election that",
"title": "2001 Vincentian general election"
},
{
"docid": "20615859",
"text": "War. The change was an attempt at boosting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland's chances of winning a second, nonconsecutive term, who had run in the previous election and won the popular vote, but lost in the electoral college. Controversial among Republicans, the party fought all the way to the Supreme Court in efforts to prevent it, though were unsuccessful. The split ultimately had no effect in Cleveland's victory, and the system was quickly repealed when Republicans regained control after the election. This is the only instance of Michigan splitting its electoral votes among multiple candidates. A law later passed in 1954",
"title": "1892 United States presidential election in Michigan"
},
{
"docid": "20590115",
"text": "the Air Putih constituency with over 80% of the popular vote, while Chow Kon Yeow won in Padang Kota with more than 70% of the popular vote. The largest margin of victory was recorded in Paya Terubong, where Yeoh Soon Hin of the DAP won by 31,189 votes. The election also saw BN's worst performance in Penang's history, as the coalition lost seven constituencies to the PH and retained only two, both of which are won by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Once again, BN's other component parties, namely Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)",
"title": "2018 Penang state election"
}
] |
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"docid": "785860",
"text": "During the following season, on February 9, 2016, the Leafs packaged Phaneuf in another multi-player deal, acquiring four players, as well as a 2017 2nd-round pick from the Ottawa Senators. The team finished last in the NHL for the first time since the 1984–85 season. They subsequently won the draft lottery and used the first overall pick to draft Auston Matthews. In their second season under Babcock, Toronto secured the final Eastern Conference wildcard spot for the 2017 playoffs. On April 23, 2017, the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs by the top-seeded Washington Capitals four games to two",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "785860",
"text": "During the following season, on February 9, 2016, the Leafs packaged Phaneuf in another multi-player deal, acquiring four players, as well as a 2017 2nd-round pick from the Ottawa Senators. The team finished last in the NHL for the first time since the 1984–85 season. They subsequently won the draft lottery and used the first overall pick to draft Auston Matthews. In their second season under Babcock, Toronto secured the final Eastern Conference wildcard spot for the 2017 playoffs. On April 23, 2017, the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs by the top-seeded Washington Capitals four games to two",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
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{
"docid": "13002700",
"text": "1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 53rd season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and 43rd as the \"Maple Leafs\". After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs. Punch Imlach's term as Maple Leafs' general manager ended after the 1969 playoffs. Jim Gregory, who had been an executive with the Toronto Marlboros was named general manager, the first new GM for the Maple Leafs since 1957. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions",
"title": "1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "13002701",
"text": "during the 1969–70 season. 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 53rd season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and 43rd as the \"Maple Leafs\". After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs. Punch Imlach's term as Maple Leafs' general manager ended after the 1969 playoffs. Jim Gregory, who had been an executive with the Toronto Marlboros was named general manager, the first new GM for the Maple Leafs since 1957. The Maple Leafs have been involved",
"title": "1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "15398049",
"text": "the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season. \"The Hockey News\" predicted that the Leafs will place tenth and miss the playoffs. The Maple Leafs were ultimately eliminated from playoff contention. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only. Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season. Toronto's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. 2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 95th season",
"title": "2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "20166933",
"text": "2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 101st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The Maple Leafs set a new franchise record in wins when they earned their 46th win of the season on March 28, 2018, and as well set a new franchise record for wins at home. The following day, the Leafs officially clinched a playoff spot for a second consecutive season. The Leafs made it to the playoffs last season, and were bumped out in the first series. Their season ended in the",
"title": "2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "20166935",
"text": "an additional two picks through various trades. Draft notes: 2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 101st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The Maple Leafs set a new franchise record in wins when they earned their 46th win of the season on March 28, 2018, and as well set a new franchise record for wins at home. The following day, the Leafs officially clinched a playoff spot for a second consecutive season. The Leafs made it to the playoffs last season, and were bumped out",
"title": "2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11823373",
"text": "general manager. The Maple Leafs were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs on March 31, 2009, with six games remaining in the season. The Maple Leafs finished the season with 286 goals allowed (excluding seven shootout goals), the most out of all 30 teams. The Maple Leafs also struggled on the penalty kill, finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 74.68%. The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to qualify for the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only. Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. On October 6,",
"title": "2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11076925",
"text": "1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 50th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, fortieth as the \"Maple Leafs.\" The Leafs finished third in the NHL with a record of 32–27–11 for 75 points to qualify for the playoffs. Toronto defeated the first-place Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the semi-finals before upending their arch-rival Montreal Canadiens in six games to win their thirteenth Stanley Cup in franchise history. As of 2017, this is the last time that the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, or even made it to the Finals.",
"title": "1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12997618",
"text": "1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 80th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs entered the 1996–97 NHL season with the hopes of making the post-season for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Murphy was hired prior to the season as the head coach replacing interim coach Nick Beverley. The team played mediocre for most of the season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992. This season, would be Cliff Fletcher's last as General Manager of the Maple Leafs. In one of his final moves, Fletcher (in February)",
"title": "1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11078426",
"text": "series 4–3\" The Maple Leafs defeated the Blues in seven games to win the Norris Division playoffs, despite Blues' goaltender Curtis Joseph's efforts. The Blues were heavily outshot throughout the series including more than 60 shots in game one alone. Game 7 was the first to be played at Maple Leaf Gardens since the 1964 Finals when Andy Bathgate scored the cup clinching goal. \"Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3\" This exciting and very heated seven-game series has long been remembered by hockey fans. The Toronto Maple Leafs iced a highly competitive team for the first time in years and were",
"title": "1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12421174",
"text": "were lost to various franchises in the Expansion Draft.\" The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season. 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an all-star team by a score of 4–3. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since 1958 with a record of 33–31–10 for 76 points for a fifth place in the",
"title": "1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12402532",
"text": "1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in fourth place in the Norris Division with a record of 21 wins, 49 losses, and 10 ties for 52 points. Despite posting the second-worst record in the league, they qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the last day of the season in part due to playing in an extremely weak Norris Division; the division champion Detroit Red Wings were the only team in the division with a winning record. Their .325 winning percentage is the third-worst in franchise history, and one of",
"title": "1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "13532974",
"text": "playoffs for more consecutive years. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only. Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. Toronto's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the franchise's 93rd, and their 83rd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs had not qualified for the post-season since the 2003–04 season, and began the regular season with its worst start in franchise history",
"title": "2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "14601120",
"text": "Capitals. The Maple Leafs attempted to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season. They were officially eliminated from playoff contention on April 5, 2011, when Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2, shortly before Toronto lost to the Washington Capitals in a shoot-out. They continue to hold the second longest playoff-drought streak, second only to the Florida Panthers. Neither team have reached the playoffs since the NHL lockout. The Leafs hold the longest active Stanley Cup Finals drought streak not having competed in the finals since the 1966–67 NHL season. They also are tied with the",
"title": "2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11185309",
"text": "1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 54th season of the franchise, 44th as the Maple Leafs. Norm Ullman ranked sixth in the league in the scoring with 85 points. The Leafs placed fourth in the East to qualify for the playoffs. The Leafs lost to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. In February, the Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers swung a large trade. Toronto picked up Bernie Parent and a second-round draft choice for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and a first-round draft choice. The Maple Leafs have been",
"title": "1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "13339132",
"text": "1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 57th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 47th as the \"Maple Leafs.\" The Leafs placed fourth to make the playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs made several signings that would improve their team. At the entry draft, the Maple Leafs chose Lanny McDonald with the fourth-overall draft pick. He would play six and a half seasons with the Maple Leafs. Bernie Parent, who had left the team for the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, made it known",
"title": "1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11436125",
"text": "Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 86th season of the franchise, and the 76th season as the Maple Leafs. Key dates prior to the start of the season: The Maple Leafs were the most penalized team during the regular season, being penalized 426 times. The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the first round. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions",
"title": "2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "16558729",
"text": "(88.20%). The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season in a game against the Ottawa Senators on April 20, 2013. They lost to the Boston Bruins in 7 games in the first round. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only. Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season. Toronto Maple Leafs' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22",
"title": "2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11185310",
"text": "involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season. 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 54th season of the franchise, 44th as the Maple Leafs. Norm Ullman ranked sixth in the league in the scoring with 85 points. The Leafs placed fourth in the East to qualify for the playoffs. The Leafs lost to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. In February, the Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers swung a large trade. Toronto picked up Bernie Parent and a second-round draft choice for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and",
"title": "1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12421173",
"text": "1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an all-star team by a score of 4–3. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since 1958 with a record of 33–31–10 for 76 points for a fifth place in the East Division. The Leafs finished with a better record than any of the six expansion teams that season. \"The following Maple Leafs",
"title": "1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11436124",
"text": "2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 86th season of the franchise, and the 76th season as the Maple Leafs. Key dates prior to the start of the season: The Maple Leafs were the most penalized team during the regular season, being penalized 426 times. The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the first round. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 2002 NHL",
"title": "2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "3843021",
"text": "in the game. Toronto won the last two games by scores of 6 to 0, and 6 to 3 capturing its 5th Memorial Cup. In 1966–67, the Maple Leafs also won the Stanley Cup, the last year the two clubs were national champions at the same time. The Marlboros of 1972–73 lost only seven games in the regular season. The team was ranked # 1 in Canada going into the playoffs. Toronto eliminated the St. Catharines Black Hawks and Ottawa 67's before meeting the Peterborough Petes in the OHA finals. The series versus the Petes went to a seventh game",
"title": "Toronto Marlboros"
},
{
"docid": "20603444",
"text": "silence prior to their game, as well as lower the banner of Barilko's retired number. College station of the Toronto subway system feature a pair of murals called \"Hockey Knights in Canada\", named after \"Hockey Night in Canada\"; one depicting the Toronto Maple Leafs on the southbound side and facing the Montreal Canadiens on the northbound side, depicting the decades-old rivalry between the two clubs. They were created by Charles Pachter in 1984, when the Toronto Maple Leafs still played at nearby Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto Maple Leafs in popular culture The National Hockey League (NHL)'s Toronto Maple Leafs has",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs in popular culture"
},
{
"docid": "13329039",
"text": "did not qualify for the playoffs. 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the first under the \"Maple Leafs\" name for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The club finished in fourth to miss the playoffs again. Conn Smythe left his duties as coach at the University of Toronto and became the general manager and coach of the Leafs. Smythe would be general manager for 30 years. Smythe put team captain Bert Corbeau on waivers in October. Corbeau cleared waivers and joined Toronto Ravinia of the Canadian-American Professional Hockey League. Smythe named Hap Day",
"title": "1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12990936",
"text": "1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 62nd season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 52nd as the \"Maple Leafs\". The Leafs placed third in the Adams Division to make the playoffs where the Leafs won their first round series against the Atlanta Flames, only to lose in the second series to the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Atlanta Flames \"Toronto wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0.\" Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens \"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0.\" The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the",
"title": "1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12990937",
"text": "1978-79 season. 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 62nd season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 52nd as the \"Maple Leafs\". The Leafs placed third in the Adams Division to make the playoffs where the Leafs won their first round series against the Atlanta Flames, only to lose in the second series to the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Atlanta Flames \"Toronto wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0.\" Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens \"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0.\" The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions",
"title": "1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "10453144",
"text": "2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season began October 4, 2007. It is the 91st season of the franchise, 81st season as the Maple Leafs. In an effort to return to the playoffs in 2007–08, the Leafs made two significant moves during the off-season. The first was to acquire goaltender Vesa Toskala, along with Mark Bell from the San Jose Sharks for three draft picks. Toronto also signed free agent Jason Blake to a five-year, $20 million contract. Blake topped the 40-goal mark for the first time in 2006–07. With the Leafs struggling in the Northeast",
"title": "2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "13323709",
"text": "Turk Broda returned from war-time duty in January, but the team continued to struggle. All-Star defenceman Babe Pratt was suspended, but was reinstated after nine games. The team won only two of the nine games and dropped out of playoff contention. The club finished in fifth place, out of the playoffs. The team was only the second team to miss the playoffs after winning the Cup. 1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 29th season of play of the Toronto NHL franchise. Although the club was the defending Stanley Cup champion, the team's play",
"title": "1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "19442458",
"text": "2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 100th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The Maple Leafs finished the season with 95 points (a 12 year high) and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. The off-season was relatively quiet for the Maple Leafs relative to previous seasons. On July 1, the opening day of free agency, Toronto signed forward Matt Martin to a four-year, $10 million contract, then brought back defenceman Roman Polak on a one-year deal the following day.",
"title": "2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11404097",
"text": "Their ninth-place finish meant that the Maple Leafs would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Throughout the season, Toronto struggled against their provincial and divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators, winning only one game out of eight meetings with a 1–5–2 record. Excluding shootout goals, the Maple Leafs were outscored 39 to 19 and were shut-out twice. Goaltender Ed Belfour went 0–5–2 against the Senators with 34 goals allowed, a 5.20 GAA and a save percentage of .834. Six members of the Maple Leafs competed in Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Bryan McCabe represented",
"title": "2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "10621476",
"text": "Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. Winning their last championship in prior to the 1967 NHL expansion, the Maple Leafs' drought between Stanley Cups is the longest active drought in the NHL. In 1971, Ballard secured principal ownership of MLGL. During the 1970s, the Maple Leafs saw some success, only failing to qualify for the playoffs once in the decade. However, the Maple Leafs would fail to post a winning record for 12 years, from 1980–81 to 1992–93. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the team saw a resurgence in competitive play, missing the playoffs only twice from 1993",
"title": "History of the Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "13339135",
"text": "1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 55th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was also the fortieth anniversary season of the opening of Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs finished fourth, and qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. In June, team president Stafford Smythe and vice-president Harold Ballard were arrested for theft and fraud involving funds of Maple Leaf Gardens. They were charged jointly on the theft of $146,000 of funds and securities and Smythe was further charged",
"title": "1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "15690113",
"text": "1951 Stanley Cup playoffs The 1951 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL), began with four teams on March 28, 1951. It concluded on April 21, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. \"All dates in 1951\" The second seed Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the fourth seed Boston Bruins in five games, and the third seed Montreal Canadiens upset first overall Detroit Red Wings in six, setting up a Leafs – Canadiens Stanley Cup final series, won by the Leafs 4–1. Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens",
"title": "1951 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "15136365",
"text": "all the Canadian teams have qualified for the playoffs on five other occasions – 1969 (Montreal and Toronto), 1975, 1976 and 1979 (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver), and 1986 (the same seven as in 1983), the last time to date (as of 2018) that all active Canadian teams qualified. This is also the most recent time that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs in the same season. In the Wales Conference, the Patrick Division champion Philadelphia Flyers were upset by the New York Rangers in the first round. The defending champion Islanders had qualified second",
"title": "1983 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "11078411",
"text": "Louis Blues in a seven-game Norris final. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Black Hawks \"Toronto wins best-of-five series 3–0\" Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues \"St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–3\" The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985-86 season. The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL. 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 69th season of the franchise, 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the fourth-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last",
"title": "1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "16558727",
"text": "2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. Due to the abbreviated 48-game schedule, the Leafs played only teams from their own Eastern Conference. Within their division, they played Boston and Buffalo four times each, and played Montreal and Ottawa five times each. The Leafs played all non-divisional eastern conference opponents three times each. Toronto qualified for the playoffs for the first time in",
"title": "2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11453453",
"text": "1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 79th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Leafs headed into the 1995-96 NHL regular season with high hopes considering the fact that the club reached the playoffs for the last three years. Pat Burns was the head coach until an eight-game losing streak (and a miserable run of 3-16-3 over January and February) lead to his dismissal. General Manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach. The team under Beverley",
"title": "1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "10453147",
"text": "straight year, the Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs. Record: 5–5–3; Home: 3–4–2; Road: 2–1–1 Record: 4–6–3; Home: 1–1–3; Road: 3–5–0 Record: 6–5–2; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–3–2 Record:5–8–1 ; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–6–1 Record: 8–4–1 ; Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1 Record: 8–5–0; Home: 2–4–0; Road: 6–1–0 Record: 0–2–1; Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–1–0 On March 27, 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from postseason contention for the third straight season following a 4–2 loss to the Boston Bruins. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only. Traded mid-season.",
"title": "2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11229550",
"text": "1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the club's 28th season in the NHL. Toronto finished in third place in the regular season, with a 24–22–4 record, earning 52 points. The Leafs eliminated their archrivals Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs, and then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in seven games in the 1945 Stanley Cup Finals. Toronto was a very streaky club during the regular season, where they started off very hot, winning their first six games, and 10 of their first 14, before a mid-season slump, when they managed a",
"title": "1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12753326",
"text": "1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 60th season, 50th as the \"Maple Leafs\". The Leafs finished in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 33 wins, 32 losses and 15 ties for 81 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the preliminary round 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in the Quarter-finals. On February 2, 1977, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ian Turnbull would be the first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots. The Maple Leafs have been",
"title": "1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "13329038",
"text": "1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the first under the \"Maple Leafs\" name for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The club finished in fourth to miss the playoffs again. Conn Smythe left his duties as coach at the University of Toronto and became the general manager and coach of the Leafs. Smythe would be general manager for 30 years. Smythe put team captain Bert Corbeau on waivers in October. Corbeau cleared waivers and joined Toronto Ravinia of the Canadian-American Professional Hockey League. Smythe named Hap Day as team captain. The Maple Leafs",
"title": "1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "15678225",
"text": "the well-oiled machine called the Montreal Canadiens managed to hold him to only six goals as the Canadiens swept the Black Hawks in four. The Toronto Maple Leafs, though, had a slightly tougher time against the Gordie Howe led Detroit Red Wings as it took the Leafs 6 games, including one in triple overtime, to win the series. Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens \"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0\" Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs \"Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2\" Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens \"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to",
"title": "1960 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "12909436",
"text": "the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs. The second-place Montreal Canadiens played the fourth-place New York Rangers. The winner of the semi-finals series would play for the championship and Stanley Cup. Despite Chicago's impressive regular season marks, it was the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs who beat the Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. Montreal swept the Rangers in the minimum four games. The Maple Leafs now faced the Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. After splitting the first four games, the Maple Leafs won games five and six to win the series. 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs The 1967 Stanley",
"title": "1967 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "11076928",
"text": "players), Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard, John Bassette, Punch Imlach, King Clancy, Bob Haggart, Tom Nayler (7 non-players) The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1966–67 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 50th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, fortieth as the \"Maple Leafs.\" The Leafs finished third in the NHL with a record of 32–27–11 for 75 points to qualify for the playoffs. Toronto defeated the first-place Chicago Black",
"title": "1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "17334889",
"text": "division four times each, teams in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference three times each, and every team from the Western Conference twice. The Maple Leafs played in the NHL Winter Classic against the Detroit Red Wings on January 1, 2014, at Michigan Stadium, the home of the University of Michigan football team. The Leafs won 3–2. The Leafs were in a playoff position for much of the season but a two-win, 14-loss stretch to close the season caused them to miss the playoffs. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time",
"title": "2013–14 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12753327",
"text": "involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec. 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 60th season, 50th as the \"Maple Leafs\". The Leafs finished in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 33 wins, 32 losses and 15 ties for 81 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the preliminary round 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in the Quarter-finals. On February 2, 1977, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman",
"title": "1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "6395678",
"text": "a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Valk became a player-coach that Pat Quinn depended on, fighting off opponents in crucial situations while also being an offensive threat. Career highlights for Valk include the 1998–1999 playoffs, when he scored a key overtime goal to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the NHL playoffs. After a brief stint in 2003 with the Chicago Blackhawks, Valk retired to pursue an interest in broadcasting, and to spend time with his wife, son, daughter and Boston terrier named Lola Belle. Today, Garry coaches his son's",
"title": "Garry Valk"
},
{
"docid": "15690114",
"text": "vs. Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs \"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points\" 1951 Stanley Cup playoffs The 1951 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL), began with four teams on March 28, 1951. It concluded on April 21, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. \"All dates in 1951\" The second seed Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the fourth seed Boston Bruins in five games, and the third seed Montreal Canadiens upset first overall Detroit Red Wings in",
"title": "1951 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "785853",
"text": "the team did not make the playoffs in 2006–07. During the 2007–08 season, John Ferguson, Jr. was fired in January 2008, and replaced by former Leafs' general manager Cliff Fletcher on an interim basis. The Leafs did not qualify for the post-season, marking the first time since 1928 the team had failed to make the playoffs for three consecutive seasons. It was also Sundin's last year with the Leafs, as his contract was due to expire at the end of the season. However, he refused Leafs management's request to waive his no-trade clause in order for the team to rebuild",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "19442460",
"text": "signed to professional try outs. The Maple Leafs clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. They qualified as the second wildcard team in the Eastern Conference and met the Washington Capitals, the division winner with the best record, in the first round. Washington won the series in 6 games, 4-2. This became only the third playoff series in NHL history in which five games were decided in overtime (the first being the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens and the second occurring in the 2012 Western Conference Quarterfinals between",
"title": "2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11823367",
"text": "manager of the Ducks, and those close to him say he was interested in the Maple Leafs' job. On May 7, the Leafs fired Head Coach Paul Maurice, along with two assistant coaches, after missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. On May 8, the Leafs asked the Vancouver Canucks permission to speak to Dave Nonis about hiring him for a position with the club. In mid-May, there were rumours that Wayne Gretzky was in the running for a position with the Maple Leafs. Gretzky responded to the rumours linking him to the Toronto Maple Leafs by stating that his focus",
"title": "2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "14601117",
"text": "2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917, and 84th season since adopting the Maple Leafs name in February 1927. The Maple Leafs posted a regular season record of 37 wins, 34 losses, and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 85 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. The Maple Leafs did not have a first round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, having traded it to the Boston Bruins in the Phil Kessel",
"title": "2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "14601122",
"text": "in Los Angeles, California. 2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917, and 84th season since adopting the Maple Leafs name in February 1927. The Maple Leafs posted a regular season record of 37 wins, 34 losses, and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 85 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. The Maple Leafs did not have a first round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, having traded it to the Boston Bruins",
"title": "2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11147897",
"text": "1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 72nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The 1988-89 Leafs season was a disastrous one that saw John Brophy relieved from his coaching duties mid-season. Interim coach George Armstrong led the Leafs close to the playoffs, but they eventually missed out by losing to the Chicago Blackhawks on the final day of the regular season. The Leafs needed a win against Chicago to clinch a post season birth, but a Troy Murray overtime goal ended the season for Toronto. The Maple Leafs finished the regular season",
"title": "1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "10453148",
"text": "Bold/italics denotes franchise record. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season. Toronto's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season began October 4, 2007. It is the 91st season of the franchise, 81st season as the Maple Leafs. In an effort to return to the playoffs in 2007–08, the Leafs made two significant moves during the off-season. The first was to acquire goaltender Vesa Toskala, along with Mark Bell from the San Jose Sharks for three draft picks. Toronto also",
"title": "2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11114224",
"text": "in the following transactions during the 1998-99 season. The Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a Conference Final series. Buffalo, meanwhile, was in the third round for the second consecutive year. With the series victory, the Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 24 years. Toronto's draft picks at",
"title": "1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "7632300",
"text": "and the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. This marked the first time Kessel had made it to the playoffs since his move to the Maple Leafs and ended a seven-year playoff drought for the club dating back before the 2004–05 NHL lockout. To conclude the season, Kessel scored ten goals and seven assists for 17 points over his last ten games to retake the scoring lead for Toronto, leading the team in goals, assists and points for the second consecutive year. Kessel would go on to finish seventh in NHL scoring, posting his",
"title": "Phil Kessel"
},
{
"docid": "13329099",
"text": "Cude faced an average of 35.2 shots per game, while Hainsworth faced 23.8 shots per game. ;Scoring The Maple Leafs met the Detroit Red Wings in the second round in a best of five series and lost 3–2. 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Toronto would face Detroit WilRed Wings and goalie Wilf Cude in series A of the Playoffs. Game #1 Detroit 2 Toronto 1, #2 Detroit 6 Toronto 3, #3 Toronto 3 Detroit 1, #4Toronto 5 Detroit 1, #5 Detroit 1 Toronto 0.",
"title": "1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11436132",
"text": "The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2012–13 season. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the club's 87th season of existence and 77th as the Maple Leafs, saw the team finish in second place in the Northeast Division with a record of 45 wins, 24 losses, 10 ties and three overtime losses for 103 points. It was the highest",
"title": "2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11436121",
"text": "2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 85th season as a franchise, and the 75th season as the Maple Leafs. They finished second in the Northeast Division with a record of 43–25–10–4 for 100 points. Qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they downed the New York Islanders in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals and the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Conference Semi-finals. However, their luck ran out in the Conference Finals, as they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in six games.",
"title": "2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "2952905",
"text": "for the first time since the season. The Leafs and Senators met four times in the 82-game season, two of which were decided in shootouts. The Leafs took the season series 3–1. The Senators would finish 11th in the East with 88 points, and the Leafs finished in 12th place with 84 points. The season saw the Ottawa Senators finish 7th in the Eastern Conference with 99 points, securing the first wildcard playoff position. The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to make the playoffs finishing last in the Eastern Conference with 68 points. On October 22, 2014, the Leafs vs. Senators",
"title": "Battle of Ontario"
},
{
"docid": "11436123",
"text": "sports history by \"Sports Illustrated\". 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 85th season as a franchise, and the 75th season as the Maple Leafs. They finished second in the Northeast Division with a record of 43–25–10–4 for 100 points. Qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they downed the New York Islanders in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals and the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Conference Semi-finals. However, their luck ran out in the Conference Finals, as they were eliminated by the",
"title": "2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "10621548",
"text": "First Round and lost in seven games. Following the playoffs, Lamoriello was not renewed as general manager and was transitioned to senior advisor. Kyle Dubas was subsequentley named the 17th general manager in team history. During the 2018 off-season, the Maple Leafs signed John Tavares to a seven-year, $77-million dollar contract. Tavares was subsequently named an alternate captain for the Leafs, alongside Morgan Rielly, and Patrick Marleau. History of the Toronto Maple Leafs The history of the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League (NHL) team spans more than a century. The Maple Leafs and the NHL arose from disputes between",
"title": "History of the Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "6024830",
"text": "Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that played from 1896 to 1967. While the Maple Leafs had working agreements with numerous Major League Baseball clubs after the introduction of farm systems in the 1930s, they achieved great success as an unaffiliated club during the 1950s, when they were the strongest team on the field and in attendance in the Triple-A International League. The 1902, 1918, 1920, 1926, and 1960 teams were recognized as being among the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. Toronto",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)"
},
{
"docid": "11114225",
"text": "the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres. The Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western",
"title": "1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "15692629",
"text": "1948 Stanley Cup playoffs The 1948 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL), began with four teams on March 4, 1948. It concluded on April 14, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. \"All dates in 1948\" The first round of the playoffs saw third place Boston Bruins matched up with first place Toronto Maple Leafs and fourth place New York Rangers against second place Detroit Red Wings. Toronto beat Boston 4 games to 1. Although Boston kept it close. Three of the five games were decided by",
"title": "1948 Stanley Cup playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "785831",
"text": "head coach, to Imlach's return, the club was on a 10-game undefeated streak, building momentum before the playoffs. The Leafs made their last Cup finals in 1967. Playing against Montreal, the heavy favourite for the year, the Leafs managed to win, with Bob Pulford scoring the double-overtime winner in game three; Jim Pappin scored the series winner in Game 6. Keon was named the playoff's most valuable player, and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. From 1968 to 1970, the Maple Leafs made it to the playoffs only once. They lost several players to the 1967 expansion drafts, and the",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "11114232",
"text": "Hockey game unless it was held in Edmonton, a statement that was realized with the 2003 Heritage Classic three years later. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. 1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 season. It was also the Maple Leafs' first 100-point season, as well as long-time NHLer Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL. The Maple",
"title": "1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11114221",
"text": "1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres. The Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The 1998–99 season was a tremendous",
"title": "1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "785842",
"text": "Flames hours later to hand the Leafs the final spot from the Norris. However, the low finishes allowed the team to draft Wendel Clark first overall at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Clark managed to lead the Leafs to the playoffs from 1986 to 1988, as well as the 1990 playoffs, although they were always eliminated in the first round. Ballard died on April 11, 1990. Don Crump, Don Giffin, and Steve Stavro were named executors of Ballard's estate. Stavro succeeded Ballard as chairman of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. and governor of the Maple Leafs. Cliff Fletcher was hired by",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "11823374",
"text": "the team placed Mark Bell on waivers. Toronto's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa. 2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 92nd, and their 82nd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Leafs faced an off-season challenge to hire a general manager. Brian Burke was a favourite for the position held by Interim General Manager Cliff Fletcher, but Burke decided to stay with the Anaheim Ducks. He was not given permission to talk to the Leafs about their vacancy",
"title": "2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11823366",
"text": "2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 92nd, and their 82nd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Leafs faced an off-season challenge to hire a general manager. Brian Burke was a favourite for the position held by Interim General Manager Cliff Fletcher, but Burke decided to stay with the Anaheim Ducks. He was not given permission to talk to the Leafs about their vacancy by Ducks owner Henry Samueli. Burke had one more year left on his contract as the general",
"title": "2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "13323708",
"text": "1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 29th season of play of the Toronto NHL franchise. Although the club was the defending Stanley Cup champion, the team's play declined and the club finished in fifth, missing the playoffs. Cup hero goaltender Frank McCool held out. The Maple Leafs decided to play the tandem of Baz Bastien and Gordie Bell. Without Frank McCool, the team only won three of the first thirteen games, and the Leafs and McCool came to terms. The club continued to struggle and only won eight of the first 28 games.",
"title": "1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11076940",
"text": "Eddie Shack, Dave Keon, Ed Litzenberger, John MacMillan, Punch Imlach (manager-coach), Bob Haggert (trainer) </div> 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish first in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 23 losses, and 12 ties for 82 points. It was the first time they had finished first overall in the league since 1948. In the playoffs, they defeated their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, four games to one, in the Semi-finals. They then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in five games to win their second straight Stanley Cup.",
"title": "1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11076938",
"text": "1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish first in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 23 losses, and 12 ties for 82 points. It was the first time they had finished first overall in the league since 1948. In the playoffs, they defeated their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, four games to one, in the Semi-finals. They then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in five games to win their second straight Stanley Cup. \"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM",
"title": "1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "11114226",
"text": "1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 season. It was also the Maple Leafs' first 100-point season, as well as long-time NHLer Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs had their second consecutive 45-win season and broke the 1992–93 franchise record for most points accumulated in a season. Mats Sundin averaged a point per game, scoring 32 goals and picking up 41 assists for 73 points in 73 games. Jonas Hoglund had a career year, finishing third on the",
"title": "1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12001703",
"text": "1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 53rd season as the Maple Leafs. In July 1979, Leafs owner Harold Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, a longtime friend, as general manager. Imlach traded Lanny McDonald to undermine team captain Darryl Sittler's influence on the team. The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. They finished five games under .500 and only made the playoffs due to the presence of the Quebec Nordiques, a refugee from the WHA, in the Adams Division. The 1979-80 season marked the dismantling of",
"title": "1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12693037",
"text": "sold the club to shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. in February 1977, less than two years after having bought the team from the NHL. The Penguins' opponent in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs was once again the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the Penguins' offensive output greatly improved to ten goals scored (compared to 1976's three goals), the Maple Leafs once again dispatched the Penguins in three games. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the",
"title": "1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins season"
},
{
"docid": "785872",
"text": "second for most Cup wins. The height of the rivalry was during the 1960s, when the Canadiens and Leafs combined to win all but one Cup. The two clubs had 15 postseason meetings. However, failing to meet each other in the playoffs since 1979, the rivalry has waned. It also suffered when Montreal and Toronto were placed in opposite conferences in , with the Leafs in the Clarence Campbell/Western Conference and the Canadiens in the Prince of Wales/Eastern Conference. The rivalry became intradivisional once again in , when the Leafs were moved into the Eastern Conference's Northeast Division. The rivalry's",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "11436120",
"text": "season, with just two. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. 2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 84th season of existence and their 74th season as the Maple Leafs. The team finished third in the Northeast Division with a 37–29–11–5 record (90 points). In the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, they swept their rivals, the first-place Ottawa Senators, four games to none in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals before falling",
"title": "2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12402533",
"text": "the lowest ever for a playoff qualifier. They lost to the Red Wings in six games in the Division Semi-finals. The Maple Leafs finished last in power-play goals scored (54), power-play opportunities (347) and power-play percentage (15.56%). The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated 4 games to 2 against the Norris Division winning Detroit Red Wings. The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1987-88 season. Toronto's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the",
"title": "1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "7484211",
"text": "by David Alter and features longtime Leafs radio team of Joe Bowen and Jim Ralph and Sportsnet's Leafs analyst Greg Millen as analysts. It serves as the competitor show to TSN 1050's \"Leafs Lunch\". As with \"Prime Time Sports\", it is broadcast on Sportsnet 590 at 1 eastern time on weekdays as a television simulcast on Sportsnet Ontario. Available only to the viewers in most of Ontario (except Eastern Ontario), which is the designated market of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Beginning on April 30, 2013, The Score began to carry \"Hockey Central Playoff Xtra\" nightly during the Stanley Cup playoffs.",
"title": "Hockey Central"
},
{
"docid": "6525027",
"text": "the position of senior vice-president and director of hockey operations of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nonis accepted the post and it marked the third time he served under Brian Burke. On May 10, 2010 he signed an extension to keep his position through the 2011-12 season. On January 9, 2013, Nonis was named general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after Burke was relieved of his duties. Under Nonis, the Maple Leafs made the 2013 playoffs for the first time since 2004. However, after two disappointing seasons, Nonis was relieved of his duties on April 12, 2015, one day after",
"title": "Dave Nonis"
},
{
"docid": "2952901",
"text": "game at Toronto, thereby sidelining him, may have worsened their situation. The season was a poor one for both teams, with the Senators finishing 11th and the Maple Leafs 12th in the Eastern Conference. This marked the first time that both Ontario teams failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs since the Senators joined the NHL in 1992. The season saw the Senators finish fifth in the Eastern Conference and face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, while the Leafs finished last in the conference and failed to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive",
"title": "Battle of Ontario"
},
{
"docid": "20769477",
"text": "2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the 102nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The Maple Leafs forward group changed significantly before the season, losing team veterans Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov while adding all-star centre John Tavares in free agency, which many publications called one of the biggest signings in NHL history. The team is attempting to qualify for the playoffs for a third consecutive season. Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL <br> Bold/italics denotes",
"title": "2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "12656965",
"text": "the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to one. 1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season The 1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season was the 42nd in franchise history. The team placed third in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in Stanley Cup final against Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1. The five games were decided in overtime. The Canadiens first played the Detroit Red Wings in the semi-finals. The first four games of the series was won by the visiting team. The Canadiens then won the last two to win the series four games to two to advance to",
"title": "1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season"
},
{
"docid": "4207479",
"text": "becoming the Toronto Marlies. The Maple Leafs were very popular throughout their existence, and they made multiple appearances in the AHL Calder Cup playoffs (only missing the playoffs in 2000, 2003 and 2004). The team was in the Calder Cup finals in their inaugural season, losing 4–3 to the Adirondack Red Wings, but they won the semifinal round by earning the most points during the regular season out of the three remaining teams in the playoffs, the others being the Red Wings and the Rochester Americans. Their first season was the only time the team made it to the finals,",
"title": "St. John's Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "10621510",
"text": "a decline in their sponsored junior system (including the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and the Toronto Marlboros). The junior system was managed by Frank J. Selke until his departure to the Canadiens in 1946. In his absence, the quality of players it produced declined. Many who were called up to the Leafs in the early 1950s were found to be seriously lacking in ability. It was only later in the decade that the Leafs' feeder clubs produced prospects that helped them become competitive again. After a two-year drought from the playoffs, the Maple Leafs clinched a berth after the 1958–59",
"title": "History of the Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "785823",
"text": "semi-finals. With the conclusion of the 1952–53 regular season, the Leafs failed to make it to the post-season for the first time since the 1945–46 playoffs. The Leafs' poor performance may be attributed partly to a decline in their sponsored junior system (including the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and the Toronto Marlboros). The junior system was managed by Frank J. Selke until his departure to the Canadiens in 1946. In his absence, the quality of players it produced declined. Many who were called up to the Leafs in the early 1950s were found to be seriously lacking in ability. It",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "11436119",
"text": "2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 84th season of existence and their 74th season as the Maple Leafs. The team finished third in the Northeast Division with a 37–29–11–5 record (90 points). In the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, they swept their rivals, the first-place Ottawa Senators, four games to none in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals before falling to the New Jersey Devils in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. Key dates prior to the start of the season: The Leafs scored the fewest short-handed goals in the NHL during the regular",
"title": "2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "16558730",
"text": "& 23, 2012. 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. Due to the abbreviated 48-game schedule, the Leafs played only teams from their own Eastern Conference. Within their division, they played Boston and Buffalo four times each, and played Montreal and Ottawa five times each. The Leafs played all non-divisional eastern conference opponents three times each. Toronto qualified for the playoffs for the",
"title": "2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "3151551",
"text": "narrowly defeated the Calgary Flames in seven games before losing to the underdog Dallas Stars in six games in the second round. On May 12, 2008, the Sharks fired Wilson, as the club failed to meet management's playoff aspirations. On June 10, 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Wilson to become the team's head coach, replacing Paul Maurice. Upon his hiring, Toronto had not made the playoffs since 2003–04. In Wilson's first year with the Leafs, 2008–09, the club went 34–35–13, earning 81 points for last place in the Northeast Division and 12th in the Eastern Conference. The Maple Leafs",
"title": "Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1955)"
},
{
"docid": "4899346",
"text": "was awarded with the J. P. Bickell Memorial Trophy as most valuable Toronto Maple Leaf. After missing the entire 1955–56 season, he came out of retirement to play half of the 1956–57 season to help the Leafs who were short on players due to injuries and were struggling to make the playoffs. Kennedy returned November 27 to train himself back into shape after the Leafs had won only one game in their last 11. He scored 22 points in 30 games, but the Leafs finished out of the playoffs. He shared the captaincy with Jim Thomson. A highlight of the",
"title": "Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)"
},
{
"docid": "11229557",
"text": "Babe Pratt, Gus Bodnar, Art Jackson, Jack McLean, Mel Hill, Nick Metz, Bob Davidson (captain), Dave Schriner, Lorne Carr, Conn Smythe (manager), Hap Day (coach), Frank Selke (business manager), Tim Daly (trainer) 1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the club's 28th season in the NHL. Toronto finished in third place in the regular season, with a 24–22–4 record, earning 52 points. The Leafs eliminated their archrivals Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs, and then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in seven games in the 1945 Stanley Cup Finals. Toronto was a",
"title": "1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "15283031",
"text": "the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime, ending a record breaking 14 game losing streak against their rivals dating back over three years to January 18th, 2014. It was also their first win in Montreal in over four years, stretching back to October 1st, 2013. The Canadiens and Maple Leafs have met in the playoffs 15 times. To date, Montreal has won 8, Toronto 7. Scores of games won by the series winning team are in bold. Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry The Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. Dating back to",
"title": "Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "13331361",
"text": "season in the WHL, the Maple Leafs finished out of the playoffs with a fifth-place 30-34-8 W-L-T record. Buck Houle was the General Manager and Frank Mario was the coach. Milan Marcetta continued as the team's top goal and point scorer with 40 goals and 35 assists. Bruce Carmichael added 30 goals. Gary Smith started 17 games for Victoria in the net. Al Smith had started the season with the Toronto Maple Leafs but arrived in time to play 55 games for Victoria. Al Smith went on to play in the NHL with Toronto and five other teams over nine",
"title": "Victoria Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "13329098",
"text": "1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Toronto would face Detroit WilRed Wings and goalie Wilf Cude in series A of the Playoffs. Game #1 Detroit 2 Toronto 1, #2 Detroit 6 Toronto 3, #3 Toronto 3 Detroit 1, #4Toronto 5 Detroit 1, #5 Detroit 1 Toronto 0. Cude faced 43, 53, 35, 30, and 15 shots for a save % of .932 and gaa of 2.38.Hainsworth faced 31, 28, 23, 15, and 22 shots for a save % of .908 and a gaa of 2.19.",
"title": "1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
},
{
"docid": "785833",
"text": "Stafford Smythe confronted Imlach and fired him. This act was not without controversy, with some older players, including Horton, declaring that, \"if this team doesn't want Imlach, I guess it doesn't want me\". The Maple Leafs completed the 1969–70 season out of the playoffs. With their low finish, the Leafs were able to draft Darryl Sittler at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. The Leafs returned to the playoffs after the 1970–71 season with the addition of Sittler, as well as Bernie Parent and Jacques Plante, who were both acquired through trades during the season. They were eliminated in the first",
"title": "Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "10621477",
"text": "to 2004. In February 1999, the Maple Leafs moved from Maple Leaf Gardens, to their new home arena, the Air Canada Centre. Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the Maple Leafs saw an seven-year playoff drought, failing to qualify for the playoffs from the 2006 to 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. In August 2012, BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications completed the purchase for a combined 70 percent stake in MLSE. Shortly after the end of the 2013–14 season, Brendan Shanahan was appointed the president and alternate governor of the hockey club. The beginnings of the Maple Leafs NHL franchise arose out of",
"title": "History of the Toronto Maple Leafs"
},
{
"docid": "11823368",
"text": "was on the Phoenix Coyotes and developing their young talent. On June 10, Ron Wilson was hired as the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wilson was fired in May by the San Jose Sharks after the Sharks lost to the Dallas Stars in the second round of the NHL playoffs. Wilson has also coached the Anaheim Ducks and the Washington Capitals. The former U.S. college player spent parts of three NHL seasons with the Leafs in the 1970s. The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Al Coates as their player-personnel director on June 16. Coates comes to Toronto after",
"title": "2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs season"
}
] |
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| how many championships does kentucky men 's basketball have |
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"docid": "10877287",
"text": "2nd place all-time with UCLA), 12 NCAA Championship games, and has won 8 NCAA championships (second only to UCLA's 11). In addition to these titles, Kentucky won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in both 1946 and 1976, making it the only school to win multiple NCAA and NIT championships. Kentucky also leads all schools with sixty-two 20-win seasons, fifteen 30-win seasons, and six 35-win seasons. Throughout its history, the Kentucky basketball program has featured many notable and successful players, both on the collegiate level and the professional level. Kentucky holds the record for the most NBA Draft selections (125) as",
"title": "Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "10877287",
"text": "2nd place all-time with UCLA), 12 NCAA Championship games, and has won 8 NCAA championships (second only to UCLA's 11). In addition to these titles, Kentucky won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in both 1946 and 1976, making it the only school to win multiple NCAA and NIT championships. Kentucky also leads all schools with sixty-two 20-win seasons, fifteen 30-win seasons, and six 35-win seasons. Throughout its history, the Kentucky basketball program has featured many notable and successful players, both on the collegiate level and the professional level. Kentucky holds the record for the most NBA Draft selections (125) as",
"title": "Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "8435786",
"text": "stirred. Fairdale hosts the King of the Bluegrass Basketball and Wrestling Tournament annually. The King of the Bluegrass All-Team Tennis Championships were held from 2008 through 2010, and it is now known as the Decoturf High School Tennis Team Championships. Fairdale was Kentucky State Champion in men's basketball in 1990, 1991, and 1994. Tia Weston won the first female individual state track title in the 800m in a time of 2:16.50 on May 17, 2013. She holds the most individual school records for men or women at 8. Fairdale High School Fairdale High School is a high school located in",
"title": "Fairdale High School"
},
{
"docid": "845858",
"text": "A&M. The other permanent opponents are the same as men's basketball, except for Florida-Georgia and Kentucky-South Carolina (both pairs had been permanent women's basketball opponents before the 2012 expansion). Each school plays two others home-and-home during a given season and the other 10 once each. The divisional alignments no longer play any role in scheduling. The recent history of SEC women's basketball is dominated by Tennessee, who have won regular season and/or conference tournament championships in 20 of the last 22 seasons, as well as 8 national championships since 1987. In the 28 seasons the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball",
"title": "Southeastern Conference"
},
{
"docid": "14429471",
"text": "Field House, nicknamed \"The Pit\", served as the home of VMI basketball from the 1930s through 1980. There were many notable performances in its time, including a trio of SoCon championships and Elite 8 and Sweet Sixteen VMI squads. The 5,030-seat Cameron Hall has housed VMI basketball since 1981, and does so today. It replaced aging Cormack Field House, which is now used for indoor track and field. VMI Keydets basketball The VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. They compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I. They have played their home",
"title": "VMI Keydets basketball"
},
{
"docid": "18734644",
"text": "In 2014–2015 season the team made it to the Regional Finals (Elite 8), the farthest the team has ever gone in the tournament, defeating Iowa State, Kentucky, and Louisville, before losing to the eventual National Champion University of Connecticut Huskies. The Flyers have won Atlantic 10 conference tournament championships in 2012 and 2017, and conference regular season championships in 2013, 2014, and 2017. They have advanced to the postseason following the last ten consecutive seasons. The Flyers have had 8 coaches in their 47-year history. The current coach Jim Jabir was hired in 2003. Dayton Flyers women's basketball The Dayton",
"title": "Dayton Flyers women's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "6033053",
"text": "Frank Ramsey (basketball) Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr. (July 13, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6-3 guard, he played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) NBA career with the Boston Celtics and played a major role in the early part of their dynasty, winning seven championships as part of the team. Ramsey was also a head coach for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA during the 1970–1971 season. Raised in Madisonville, Kentucky, Ramsey was a multi-sport athlete at the University of Kentucky, playing baseball as well as basketball. Playing under legendary coach Adolph Rupp,",
"title": "Frank Ramsey (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "6033062",
"text": "a bank president in Dixon, Kentucky. Ramsey died of natural causes in his hometown of Madisonville, Kentucky on July 8, 2018 at the age of 86. Frank Ramsey (basketball) Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr. (July 13, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6-3 guard, he played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) NBA career with the Boston Celtics and played a major role in the early part of their dynasty, winning seven championships as part of the team. Ramsey was also a head coach for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA during the 1970–1971 season.",
"title": "Frank Ramsey (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "9838022",
"text": "charged in his death. According to a family member interviewed after his death, Wright intended to return to Europe to play another two seasons before retirement. Two men were charged on November 1, 2016: Mark A. Holdbrooks, 59, and alleged accomplice David Victor, 35, have been charged with murder and other offenses after a yearlong investigation. Holdbrooks, Wright's longtime roommate, allegedly reported him missing on November 8, 2015. Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal did not specify a motive or mention how Wright was killed but said he had suffered \"head trauma.\" Michael Wright (basketball) Michael Wright (January 7, 1980",
"title": "Michael Wright (basketball)"
}
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{
"docid": "8115138",
"text": "the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation's elite men's basketball teams for most of the last 50 years. Both schools are also two of the most victorious programs in NCAA men's basketball history; Kentucky is #1 on the list of all-time s in Division I Men's Basketball and Louisville #11. Kentucky has eight national championships and Louisville three. Combining for eight national championships over the last 38 years, Kentucky and Louisville have captured 22% of the national championships, or greater than one every five years. The rivalry was fueled when Rick Pitino was hired",
"title": "Kentucky–Louisville rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "13860372",
"text": "an American football team, which competes as an independent in the Division II since Great Midwest Athletic Conference does not sponsor football. Kentucky Wesleyan has a long athletic history, and currently has men's teams competing in baseball, basketball, football, golf, cross country and soccer, and women's teams competing in basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, cross country and volleyball. In the fall of 2013, the Panthers joined the new Great Midwest Athletic Conference, after previously competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Kentucky Wesleyan College's athletic teams have won eighteen (18) Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) championships. The KWC softball Team",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers"
},
{
"docid": "9256988",
"text": "North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have won seven men's college basketball national championships (1924, 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, and 2017). North Carolina's six NCAA Tournament Championships are third-most all-time, behind UCLA and Kentucky. They have also won 18 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles, 31 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles, and an Atlantic Coast Conference record 20 outright Regular Season Championships. The program has produced many notable players who went on to",
"title": "North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "17905452",
"text": "rivalry made even more contentious by the national success of both college basketball programs. The two schools have won a combined 11 NCAA Division I basketball championships between them (University of Kentucky has eight championships and the University of Louisville has three). However, the rivalry between the Wildcats and the Cardinals runs much deeper than geographical proximity. Unlike many of college basketball's other great rivalries, such as Duke and North Carolina, or Purdue and Indiana, the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville do not play in the same conference and have only one scheduled meeting a year. Theirs",
"title": "The Rivalry: Red v. Blue"
},
{
"docid": "13860374",
"text": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Panthers, a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), have won eight NCAA Division II championships, most recently in 2001 and dating back to 1966. Joel Utley has been the \"voice of the Panthers\" since the 1962 season (including all eight championships), and calls all the Wesleyan basketball games on local Owensboro radio station WBIO. Kentucky Wesleyan is a charter member of the G-MAC (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) that",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "9150320",
"text": "school athletic governing bodies, the KHSAA governs only athletics; it does not govern band, academic competitions or other extracurricular activities. These activities are governed by separate bodies. Unlike the situation in most states, the default in Kentucky is to conduct a single state championship for all schools, with no classification of schools by enrollment. Most notably, Kentucky does not divide schools into classes in basketball, with Delaware being the only other remaining state with a single state basketball championship for each sex. Of the 13 sports in which the KHSAA sanctions state championships, only three are organized in multiple classes—cross-country,",
"title": "Kentucky High School Athletic Association"
},
{
"docid": "9131373",
"text": "the North Fork of the Kentucky River and the drainage of Panbowl Lake which once was part of the river. The boys' basketball varsity basketball team has a long line of standing tradition. The high school has always had a boys' basketball team ever since the founding of the school that started in 1927. They have won twelve regional championships and countless district championships. Many contribute to the golden years of the 1950s and 1960s with coach Fairce O. Woods. Due to his many years of success, he was elected to the KHSAA Hall of Fame. The gymnasium (which is",
"title": "Breathitt County High School"
},
{
"docid": "8087531",
"text": "a high level of academic achievement. The school has produced scores of National Merit Finalists. Students representing Lafayette have had repeated success in speech, debate, drama, and music competitions. The Lafayette Times and the Marquis have won many awards for excellence in student journalism. In 1987 Lafayette won the Kentucky Governor's Cup, often seen as tantamount to the state academic championship. Lafayette's athletic teams have been among the most successful in Kentucky high school history. The school has claimed over 50 Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) titles, excluding championships in boys basketball, baseball, boys and girls soccer, boys track,",
"title": "Lafayette High School (Lexington, Kentucky)"
},
{
"docid": "5613331",
"text": "200, Dunbar's United States Academic Decathlon team won the state division for the first time and proceeded to nationals. Paul Laurence Dunbar offers many sports, including football, boys' and girls' basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, boys' lacrosse, tennis, golf, track and field, cheerleading, swimming, dancing, wrestling, and ice hockey. Altogether, Dunbar's athletic teams have won 2 state championships (cheerleading, 1; boys' soccer, ; baseball, ; girls' golf, ; girls' track and field, ; girls' cross country, ; boys' basketball, ; boys' tennis, ; swimming, ) in the school's 1 years, and the cheerleaders have won national championships. PLD had a competitive",
"title": "Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Lexington, Kentucky)"
},
{
"docid": "16383937",
"text": "schools' respective home courts or at nearby neutral sites led to the cancellation of the game for the 2012–13 season. The Indiana–Kentucky basketball rivalry is all the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation's elite men's basketball teams. Remarkably, in 11 of the 56 meetings between Indiana and Kentucky, one of the schools has been ranked number one, which is nearly 20 percent of the meetings. Kentucky has won eight NCAA championships and has appeared in fifteen Final Fours, while Indiana has won five NCAA championships and appeared in eight Final Fours. Combining for thirteen",
"title": "Indiana–Kentucky rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "13860378",
"text": "II, which helped get him elected to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2002.Dazmond Starke 2012-2013, led the NCAA Division II in Field goal % with 67.4 %. Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Panthers, a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), have won eight NCAA Division II championships, most recently in 2001 and dating back to 1966. Joel Utley has been the \"voice of the Panthers\" since the 1962 season",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "8495395",
"text": "track & field and girls' volleyball. In 2006, Head Coach Steve Miller and his Magoffin County Lady Hornets basketball team won the 15th Regional Basketball Championship. The boys' and girls' track and field teams have produced numerous individual regional championships with respectful placings in state competitions. The Magoffin County High School Dance Team has won many regional and state championships. Magoffin County High School Magoffin County High School (MCHS) is a public secondary-level education high school located in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky and is part of the Magoffin County Public School District. MCHS is the only high school located within",
"title": "Magoffin County High School"
},
{
"docid": "9093367",
"text": "been used by a station in Springfield, Kentucky, returned to the Louisville market on May 11, 2007, as oldies station WASE (103.5 FM), licensed to Radcliff, Kentucky with studios in Elizabethtown, became WAKY. The new station includes many nods to the original WAKY, including original and re-sung versions of \"The Big 79\"'s classic jingles. Sports programming that airs on WKRD include NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity Series and Truck Series, Cincinnati Bengals football, plus University of Louisville women's basketball and volleyball. Since August 2007, Louisville football and men's basketball have aired on WKRD when their games conflict with University of Kentucky",
"title": "WKRD (AM)"
},
{
"docid": "9107722",
"text": "have been associated with programs in the state of Kentucky: Adolph Rupp (UK), Denny Crum (UofL), and Rick Pitino (both UK and UofL). Also, several successful NBA players played in the state, including Pat Riley, Wes Unseld, and Dan Issel. Only the UCLA Bruins have won more NCAA championships than the Kentucky Wildcats, with the Wildcats ranking first in almost every other significant measure of a successful program. In addition to UK and UofL, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are also a historically successful basketball program. In 2011, the University of Pikeville won the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship, followed only",
"title": "Sports in Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "7016785",
"text": "the Mid-South Conference. Men's sports include archery, baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf and soccer; while women's sports include archery, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The women's basketball team has won 15 NCCAA Division II National Championships since 1989. Several Contemporary Christian Music groups have come from KCU, including Audio Adrenaline and Bleach. Kentucky Christian University Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a Christian university in Grayson, Kentucky. It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a \"normal school\" its programs included a high school,",
"title": "Kentucky Christian University"
},
{
"docid": "9873915",
"text": "Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship) The Kentucky High School Athletic Association boys' and girls' state basketball championships are single elimination tournaments held each March featuring 16 high schools. Colloquially known as the Sweet Sixteen (the KHSAA holds a trademark on the phrase), the tournament takes place over four days at downtown Lexington's Rupp Arena for the boys and Highland Heights' BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University for the girls. The Kentucky High School Boys' Basketball State Tournament began in 1918. For fourteen years there were 18 regions that encompassed the tournament. Since 1932 there have only",
"title": "Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship)"
},
{
"docid": "13296796",
"text": "for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later said that this 1974-1975 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976. The win put UK in the Final Four in San Diego, where they dropped the NCAA title game in what would be John Wooden's last game. 1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team The 1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky and was the 1975 NCAA runner-up. The",
"title": "1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "10628501",
"text": "in the Arena Football League. Guidugli played at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He led Highlands to two state championships in 1999 and 2000 and he also was a backup when Highlands won state in 1998. He still holds many Kentucky records for quarterbacks. He also excelled on the basketball court. He led his basketball team to the Kentucky sweet sixteen his senior season with a buzzer beating shot against Covington Holmes. Guidugli played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati from 2001 to 2004. He owns most of the school's passing and total offense records. He is ranked",
"title": "Gino Guidugli"
},
{
"docid": "9873918",
"text": "Since 1995 Rupp Arena has hosted the tournament each year. The following is a list of Notable players that have competed in the Sweet 16: Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship) The Kentucky High School Athletic Association boys' and girls' state basketball championships are single elimination tournaments held each March featuring 16 high schools. Colloquially known as the Sweet Sixteen (the KHSAA holds a trademark on the phrase), the tournament takes place over four days at downtown Lexington's Rupp Arena for the boys and Highland Heights' BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University for the girls. The Kentucky",
"title": "Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship)"
},
{
"docid": "9756388",
"text": "The rivalry was generally dormant with only occasional matchups until the teams met in the 1983 NCAA Tournament. Since then, the two teams have met each year in late December or early January. Much like the Iron Bowl, the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry is all the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation's elite men's basketball teams for most of the last 50 years. Both schools are also two of the most victorious programs in NCAA men's basketball history; Kentucky is #1 on the list of all-time s in Division I Men's Basketball and Louisville #11. Kentucky",
"title": "Louisville Cardinals men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "13860371",
"text": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers are the athletic teams of Kentucky Wesleyan College, which compete in the NCAA Division II and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The men's basketball team advanced to the Division II championship game six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001. In addition to these most recent successes, they also won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School. Kentucky Wesleyan has",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers"
},
{
"docid": "9244655",
"text": "Duke Blue Devils men's basketball The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team is fourth all-time in wins of any NCAA men's basketball program, and is coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Duke has won 5 NCAA Championships (tied with Indiana for fourth all-time behind North Carolina, UCLA and Kentucky) and appeared in 11 Championship Games (third all-time) and 16 Final Fours (fourth all-time behind North Carolina, UCLA, and Kentucky), and has an NCAA-best .755 NCAA tournament winning percentage. Eleven Duke players have been",
"title": "Duke Blue Devils men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "9244639",
"text": "Duke Blue Devils men's basketball The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team is fourth all-time in wins of any NCAA men's basketball program, and is coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Duke has won 5 NCAA Championships (tied with Indiana for fourth all-time behind North Carolina, UCLA and Kentucky) and appeared in 11 Championship Games (third all-time) and 16 Final Fours (fourth all-time behind North Carolina, UCLA, and Kentucky), and has an NCAA-best .755 NCAA tournament winning percentage. Eleven Duke players have been",
"title": "Duke Blue Devils men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "223240",
"text": "of the four major professional sports within the state, many Kansans are fans of the state's major college sports teams, especially the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas (KU), and the Wildcats of Kansas State University (KSU or \"K-State\"). The teams are rivals in the Big 12 Conference. Both KU and K-State have tradition-rich programs in men's basketball. The Jayhawks are a perennial national power, ranking second in all-time victories among NCAA programs, behind Kentucky. The Jayhawks have won five national titles, including NCAA tournament championships in 1952, 1988, and 2008. They also were retroactively awarded national championships by the",
"title": "Kansas"
},
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"docid": "10243967",
"text": "assisting students who have difficulty in core subjects. The school also offers a variety of programs to assist families requiring financial assistance Holy Cross High School offers a wider range of activities for students. Among the most popular are art, football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, golf, bowling, softball, track and field, cross country, swimming, intramural basketball, tennis, academic team, school paper, drama club, choir, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), rosary club, and baseball. Among the major sports, soccer, basketball and volleyball have won the Kentucky \"All-A Tournament\" in recent years. The school has won two state sanctioned State Championships by the",
"title": "Holy Cross High School (Covington, Kentucky)"
},
{
"docid": "7464763",
"text": "players, and legendary players from Washington, D.C.-area playgrounds. In addition to an occasional Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball game and each summer′s Kenner League games, McDonough Gymnasium hosts Georgetown women's basketball and women′s volleyball games. Each year in mid-October, McDonough Gymnasium hosts Hoya Madness, a free event for Georgetown students and athletics donors which unofficially kicks off the upcoming college basketball season and introduces Georgetown′s men′s and women′s basketball teams for that season. The event also includes performances by the Georgetown pep squad and band and by musical groups. Many concerts have been held at McDonough Gymnasium, including shows by Ray",
"title": "McDonough Gymnasium"
},
{
"docid": "11464173",
"text": "The squad also generates vocal support and significant enthusiasm for some of the finest athletic programs in the nation. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is the winningest college basketball program in the nation and has won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship eight times. In December 2009, the Kentucky Wildcats football team made its fourth consecutive bowl appearance. The squad receives substantial media exposure. Having finished in the top ten every year since the existence of the UCA National College Championships, each year the UK squad is seen on the ESPN-televised Championships Program, which airs at least eight",
"title": "University of Kentucky cheerleading squad"
},
{
"docid": "4523269",
"text": "Assumption High School has a rich tradition of excellence in athletics. Assumption offers 15 sports sanctioned by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) which include archery, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Assumption has been awarded national titles in dance and volleyball, and has many times taken runner-up in track, volleyball, and field hockey. The dance team has won three national titles: 1999, 2003, and 2005. The volleyball team has won seven national championships, including in 1996, 2000, 2001, and 2005. They have also won 19",
"title": "Assumption High School (Kentucky)"
},
{
"docid": "13860376",
"text": "straight seasons from 2008 to 2012, and were Regional Runners Up in the 2012 season http://kwcpanthers.com/index.aspx?path=mbball. The Panthers advanced to the Division II championship game six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001; the team later forfeited its 2003 runner-up status after it was revealed they had let two ineligible transfer players play. In addition, they won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School. Three Kentucky Wesleyan basketball",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "13860373",
"text": "won as total of four GLVC Championships, three in the 1980s (1984, 1986, and 1989) and one in 1994. The KWC men's golf team won its only GLVC championship in 1983. The KWC men's basketball team has won 13 GLVC championships. Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers are the athletic teams of Kentucky Wesleyan College, which compete in the NCAA Division II and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The men's basketball team advanced to the Division II championship game six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001. In addition to these most recent successes, they also won",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers"
},
{
"docid": "6579382",
"text": "heated border rivalry with the Kentucky Wildcats. The annual basketball game between the two often carries national significance as they have combined for 13 national championships. Since 1991, the game has rotated between neutral sites in Indianapolis and Louisville. This neutrality ended during 2006 when the game was played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky with the 2007 game played at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Basketball games between the Hoosiers and Wildcats have at times drawn over 30,000 fans. Although the two teams had played every season since 1969, a dispute over whether future games should be played at",
"title": "Indiana Hoosiers"
},
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"docid": "8928291",
"text": "All-American and four time All-SEC. He led the Wildcats to 2 NCAA Championships, in 1948 and 1949. Jones was a member of the 1948 Olympic Gold medal winning team with Adolph Rupp's \"Fabulous Five\" and the Phillips 66ers. During his four years at Kentucky, the basketball team had a combined record of 130-10 and won the SEC championship every year. He holds the unique distinction of being an All-American under both legends, Adolph Rupp (basketball) and Bear Bryant (football) when both coached at Kentucky. He is the only player to have his number retired in both football and basketball at",
"title": "Wallace Jones"
},
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"docid": "225867",
"text": "the facilities. As in many states, especially those without major league professional sport teams, college athletics are prominent. This is especially true of the state's three Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs, including the Kentucky Wildcats, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, and the Louisville Cardinals. The Wildcats, Hilltoppers, and Cardinals are among the most tradition-rich college men's basketball teams in the United States, combining for 11 National championships and 24 NCAA Final Fours; all three are high on the lists of total all-time wins, wins per season, and average wins per season. The Kentucky Wildcats are particularly notable, leading all",
"title": "Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "10877304",
"text": "met as the 1949 team won one more game than the previous year including both a SEC regular season and SEC tournament championship, while also getting back to the Final Four that March. In the finals Kentucky faced the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys, a team that had previously seen success in the tournament with back-to-back championships in 1945 and 1946. The Fab Five would succeed again winning 46–36 and Kentucky's only back-to-back NCAA championship. Kentucky was the second program in NCAA history to win back-to-back championships (there have been six other schools since). With a returning star player like Bill Spivey,",
"title": "Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "6267105",
"text": "NCAA volleyball record for home match winning streaks (94), which ranks in the top five of any home court winning streak for any sport, men or women's, and is only outranked by the basketball trio of Kentucky, 1943-55 (129); St. Bonaventure, 1948-61 (99) and UCLA, 1970-76 (98). Penn State teams have won five national championships in Rec Hall: boxing (1929 and 1932), wrestling (1953) and men's gymnastics (1960 and 2007). Rec Hall Recreation Building, or Rec Hall as it is more commonly known, is a field house located on the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It was",
"title": "Rec Hall"
},
{
"docid": "6795965",
"text": "Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels enjoy one of the great rivalries in American sports. Taken as a state, Kentucky has 11 national championships won by two schools, The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky; North Carolina also has 11 statewide national championships, coming from the combined victories of Duke, UNC, and NC State. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is well-represented in the South as well, with franchises in Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Oklahoma City. Taking advantage of warmer late-winter weather, many professional baseball teams began training in Florida in",
"title": "Culture of the Southern United States"
},
{
"docid": "11050806",
"text": "Team has won two consecutive championship titles in the 59th district, as well as two additional district wins in recent years. Although a relatively new school, the athletic program of East Ridge High School has become competitive thus far, winning championships including: On August 1, 2011 the Athletic Department of East Ridge High School announced the hiring of former Bourbon County and University of Kentucky Basketball superstar Preston \"Master Blaster\" LeMaster. District Championships: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 District Championships: 2003, 2004 Regional Championships: 2004 District Championships: 2010, 2011 District Championships: 2008 East Ridge High School (Kentucky) East Ridge",
"title": "East Ridge High School (Kentucky)"
},
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"docid": "16246659",
"text": "Championship for the college. After Kentucky Wesleyan he was the Thundering Herd coach beginning in the 1972–73 season for the NIT appearance. Bob Daniels (basketball) Bob Daniels was an American basketball coach. Collegiately he played for the Western Kentucky University under Hall of Fame Coach Edgar Diddle. In 1957 he was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals. He started assistant coaching under Coach Guy R. Strong at Kentucky Wesleyan College and was a part of the 1965-66 National Championship team, the first of Kentucky Wesleyan's eight National Championships. During the late 1960s and early-1970s he coached the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers for",
"title": "Bob Daniels (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "20636190",
"text": "Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball is an American reality web television series that premiered on February 17, 2018 on Facebook Watch. It follows the players of the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team as they make their way through their current basketball season and gear up for the upcoming NCAA tournament. \"Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball\" give viewers \"unprecedented access to the team and head coach John Calipari as they navigate through the season, prepare for the NCAA Tournament run and shape young men for the rest of their lives.\" On February 14, 2018, it",
"title": "Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball"
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"docid": "189578",
"text": "Indiana's collegiate basketball squad, the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team has several championships to their credit: The Hoosiers' five NCAA Championships are the fourth in history, tied with Duke, and trailing UCLA (11) Kentucky (8) and North Carolina (6). Their eight trips to the Final Four ranks seventh on the all-time list. The Hoosiers have made 32 appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (fifth-most in NCAA history). In those 32 appearances, Indiana has posted 52 victories, the sixth-most in NCAA history. With their only men's national championship coming in the days before the NCAA Tournament, the Purdue",
"title": "Hoosier Hysteria"
},
{
"docid": "9873352",
"text": "IU Hoosiers lead the all-time series vs. all other Big Ten opponents, excluding instate-rival, Purdue. Updated March 2, 2018 Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men's basketball (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) — the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the latter three under Bob Knight — and 22 Big Ten Conference championships. The Hoosiers' five NCAA Championships are tied with Duke (5) for the fourth-most in history, trailing only UCLA (11), Kentucky (8), and North Carolina (6). Their eight trips to the Final Four ranks eighth on the all-time list. The Hoosiers have made 39 appearances in",
"title": "Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "17073974",
"text": "team, scoring 702 points. He participated in two World Championships and four European Championships and in 1992 competed in the Olympic Games. In 2000, Behnke retired from basketball. Gunther Behnke Gunther Behnke (born January 19, 1963, in Leverkusen) is a retired German professional basketball player. The 7'3\" (2.21 metres) center was on the team that won the European Championship in 1993. Behnke began playing basketball as a teenager in Pulheim near Cologne. He was recruited by head coach Joe B. Hall to play for the University of Kentucky but became homesick and never appeared in a game for Kentucky. Behnke",
"title": "Gunther Behnke"
},
{
"docid": "3613066",
"text": "W. Bush and Dee Dee Myers, the Democratic strategist and former White House Press Secretary in the Clinton administration. The university's teams for both men and women are nicknamed \"Norse\". Their mascot is named Victor E. Viking. Northern Kentucky University joined the Horizon League on July 1, 2015 after leaving the Atlantic Sun Conference. The 2016–17 school year is the first in which NKU is eligible for NCAA Division I championships, following the completion of its four-year reclassification period to D-I. The university fields teams in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf,",
"title": "Northern Kentucky University"
},
{
"docid": "3612540",
"text": "eSports team, specifically in \"League of Legends\". GLVC schools have won 28 NCAA Division II national championships: Great Lakes Valley Conference The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level. Member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The GLVC is considered one of the top small college basketball conferences in the nation and placed a team in the men's NCAA Division II final over 11 straight years from 1994 to 2004. The GLVC grew out of discussions that started",
"title": "Great Lakes Valley Conference"
},
{
"docid": "10877338",
"text": "received mixed reviews among Kentucky fans who have historically enjoyed a faster, higher-scoring style of play under previous coaches. Smith was also under pressure from Kentucky fans to recruit better players. After leading Kentucky to one National Championship in 1998, Kentucky would complete a perfect 16–0 regular season conference record in 2003, win five SEC regular season championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005) and five SEC Tournament titles (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004). Smith led the Wildcats to six Sweet Sixteen appearances (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) and four Elite Eight appearances (1998, 1999, 2003, 2005) in his ten",
"title": "Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "3612770",
"text": "won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School. Kentucky Wesleyan College Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. The college is known for its liberal arts programs. Fall 2016 enrollment was 785 students. Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was originally located in Millersburg. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took",
"title": "Kentucky Wesleyan College"
},
{
"docid": "16246658",
"text": "Bob Daniels (basketball) Bob Daniels was an American basketball coach. Collegiately he played for the Western Kentucky University under Hall of Fame Coach Edgar Diddle. In 1957 he was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals. He started assistant coaching under Coach Guy R. Strong at Kentucky Wesleyan College and was a part of the 1965-66 National Championship team, the first of Kentucky Wesleyan's eight National Championships. During the late 1960s and early-1970s he coached the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers for five season, all five seasons he took the team to the Division II NCAA Tournament and won the second and third National",
"title": "Bob Daniels (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "13296833",
"text": "won by two points, 92–90. The game made \"USA Today\"s list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time. The win put Kentucky in the Final Four in San Diego, where they dropped the NCAA title game to UCLA in John Wooden's final game as head coach. The loss for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later say that this 1974–75 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976. !colspan=8",
"title": "1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "20078383",
"text": "style=|SEC Tournament !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament <nowiki>*</nowiki>AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 42nd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his ninth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference. On January 22, 2018, following losses to South Carolina on the road, and to Florida at home, the",
"title": "2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "2446792",
"text": "performed at many fund raising events. Recently, they have connected with KIVA, a non- profit organization promoting micro financing for entrepreneurs in developing countries. They have released two of their own CDs: \"Ubuntu\" and \"We Have A Dream\". Brookfield is home to several successful sports teams, many of which have earned high rankings at municipal and even provincial championships. Boys'/Girls' Basketball, Senior/Junior Boys' Rugby 7's &15's, Boys'/Girls' Wrestling, Girls' Touch Football, Boys'/Girls Soccer, Boys'/Girls' Volleyball, Boys'/Girls' Badminton, Boys'/Girls' Curling, Boys' Hockey, Boys' Baseball, Boys'/Girls' Ultimate Frisbee, Boys' Golf, Cross country running, Nordic Skiing, and Track & Field. 2010-2011 Tier 2",
"title": "Brookfield High School (Ottawa)"
},
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"docid": "14674698",
"text": "contemporary basketball titles, such as \"NBA Jam\". Fox Sports College Hoops '99 Fox Sports College Hoops '99 is a college basketball sports video game developed by Z-Axis and published by Fox Interactive under the brand name Fox Sports Interactive for the Nintendo 64. It was released in North America on October 31, 1998. Jeff Sheppard of the University of Kentucky is featured on the cover. The game features 120 college basketball teams, multiplayer support for two players, and many of the college championships including the NCAA men's basketball championship. It was the first college sports game for the Nintendo 64.",
"title": "Fox Sports College Hoops '99"
},
{
"docid": "680771",
"text": "Hopman Cup, which is also organised by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. The Open Era, in which professional players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs, began in 1968. The first Open Tournament was the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth. At the first Open Wimbledon, the prize fund difference was 2.5:1 in favor of men. Billie Jean King won £750 for taking the title, while Rod Laver won £2,000. The total purses of both competitions were £14,800 for men and £5,680 for women. Confusion also reigned as no one knew how many Open Tournaments there were supposed",
"title": "Women's Tennis Association"
},
{
"docid": "6734250",
"text": "the American Basketball Association. He tried playing professional baseball but his ban for gambling prevented him from that sport as well. Later in life, the University of Kentucky welcomed him back. The school retired his jersey number in 1995 and invited him to speak to players about point shaving. In 1985, he was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Beard died on November 29, 2007 at his Louisville, Kentucky home. Ralph Beard Ralph Milton Beard Jr. (December 2, 1927 – November 29, 2007) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He won two NCAA national basketball championships",
"title": "Ralph Beard"
},
{
"docid": "11047802",
"text": "Basketball Association for 206 games. He coached Apollo High School basketball in the late 1970s and was the head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1985 to 1990, winning two NCAA Division II National Championships. He is the father of former NBA player Rex Chapman. Wayne Chapman Wayne G. Chapman (born June 15, 1945) is an American retired basketball player. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Chapman graduated from Daviess County High School and played collegiately for the Western Kentucky University. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 16th round (156th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA draft, by the",
"title": "Wayne Chapman"
},
{
"docid": "8501244",
"text": "seven other fielders) on the defense at any time. If the defense is found to have more than nine players on the field, the umpire must determine which is the additional player(s), and the player(s) so determined shall be ejected. Professional and collegiate basketball (both men's and women's) limit teams to five players on the court at any one time. A team with more than five in play at once is assessed a technical foul for \"Too Many Players on the Court\". In March 2009, the National Basketball Association rules were changed to allow for the nullification of goals scored",
"title": "Too many men"
},
{
"docid": "16091385",
"text": "men are the same custom that is shown in the Winster Hall photograph. In 1867 Jewitt recorded several visits to Winster Hall by groups of traditional performers (some being children, others men): 'guisers', 'mummers', the 'hobby horse' and 'Snap Dragon'. Jewitt differentiates between 'Snap Dragon' and 'Hobby Horse(s)' but does not describe how they were made, or how they differed, but implies that they did not always go out together. If Sharp is correct and Snap Dragon was made from a horse's skull, the photograph may show one such \"conjoined\" team of guisers. Jewitt also seems to have seen several",
"title": "Winster Guisers"
},
{
"docid": "1079809",
"text": "serves as the home field for Ashland Tomcats high school and middle school football. One public high school serves the city of Ashland: Paul G. Blazer High School, named after philanthropist and founder of Ashland Inc., Paul G. Blazer. The high school is home to the Ashland Tomcats and Kittens athletic teams. The Ashland Tomcats football program has achieved 11 state championships. The Ashland Tomcats (boys') basketball program have accomplished 1 national championship, 4 state championships, 32 regional championships, and 55 district championships. The Ashland Tomcats and Kittens (girls') soccer teams play at the Ashland Soccer Complex at the high",
"title": "Ashland, Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "1975144",
"text": "university boasts of numerous national championships, with its latest coming in 2012 when the men's basketball team won its eighth national title. UK also boasts of a cross country national team championship (women's, 1988), eight individual championships in gymnastics, an Olympic medalist in track and field, and 21 national championships in cheerleading. After defeating number-one ranked Oklahoma 13–7 in the Sugar Bowl under legendary coach Bear Bryant, Kentucky is also an NCAA-recognized co-national champion for the 1950 season. The University of Kentucky Dance team is currently ranked 5th in the nation in Hip Hop and 7th in Pom at Universal",
"title": "University of Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "14674695",
"text": "Fox Sports College Hoops '99 Fox Sports College Hoops '99 is a college basketball sports video game developed by Z-Axis and published by Fox Interactive under the brand name Fox Sports Interactive for the Nintendo 64. It was released in North America on October 31, 1998. Jeff Sheppard of the University of Kentucky is featured on the cover. The game features 120 college basketball teams, multiplayer support for two players, and many of the college championships including the NCAA men's basketball championship. It was the first college sports game for the Nintendo 64. As of 2010, \"College Hoops '99\" has",
"title": "Fox Sports College Hoops '99"
},
{
"docid": "13123549",
"text": "Auburn Tigers women's basketball The Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents Auburn University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the NCAA Division I. The Tigers play home basketball games at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama. The Auburn women's basketball team has been consistently competitive both nationally and within the SEC. Despite playing in the same conference as perennial powerhouse Tennessee and other competitive programs such as LSU, Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Auburn has won five regular season SEC championships and four SEC Tournament championships. AU has made nineteen appearances in the NCAA women's basketball",
"title": "Auburn Tigers women's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "20640141",
"text": "for UK over offers from Illinois and Georgetown. Whitney is the third commitment to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #19 overall in the 2019 class by 247 sports. !colspan=12 style=| Big Blue Bahamas exhibition trip !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition !colspan=12 style=| Non-Conference Regular Season !colspan=12 style=| SEC Regular Season !colspan=12 style=|SEC Tournament <nowiki>*</nowiki>AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings<br>^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team The 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is playing its",
"title": "2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team"
},
{
"docid": "10877288",
"text": "well as the most #1 NBA Draft picks (3). The Wildcats have also been led by many successful head coaches, including Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith, and John Calipari. Kentucky is the only program with 5 different NCAA Championship coaches (Rupp, Hall, Pitino, Smith, Calipari). Three Kentucky coaches have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Rupp, Pitino, and Calipari. Former Wildcat players that have gone on to become head coaches include C.M. Newton, Pat Riley, Dan Issel, Dwane Casey, John Pelphrey, and Travis Ford. Records indicate that the first head",
"title": "Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "7524376",
"text": "where he played basketball for head coach George Taylor. Central City went 116-20 during Hickman's four years (1928–31) in high school. They won four region championships and went to four State Tournaments where he made the All-State Tournament team in 1929 and 1931. He was also an all-state basketball player two seasons in 1930-31. He lettered three seasons at guard at Western Kentucky for head coach Ed Diddle. WKU went 83-25 during Hickman's four years in college. They won four KIAC Tournament Championships and one SIAA Tournament Championship. He made the Kentucky All-State team in 1933 and 1934, the ALL-KIAC",
"title": "Bernard Hickman"
},
{
"docid": "10914669",
"text": "championships, they are showing that they can compete. Even bouncing off a five-girl roster from 4 years earlier in 2011. The LCA girls team won the 2010 and 2012 All A state tournament. They were runners-up in the 2010 all schools state tournament. LCA won the KHSAA girls' basketball state championship in 2007, and won the Kentucky All \"A\" state tournament in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Men’s basketball won the 2018 All “A” State Championship for the first time. They also came runner-up in region that same year, as well as winning back to back district championships in 2017-2018 The",
"title": "Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky)"
},
{
"docid": "7474236",
"text": "Kentucky International Convention Center The Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), formerly called the Commonwealth Convention Center, is a large multi-use facility in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It, along with the Kentucky Exposition Center, hosts conventions for the Louisville area. It was built on the site of the Tyler Block and opened in 1977. The facility reopened in August 2018 after a two-year closure for a major expansion and renovation. While the convention center does not have a permanent arena, it still has hosted various sporting events, including the 2002 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Division II",
"title": "Kentucky International Convention Center"
},
{
"docid": "11264705",
"text": "is 0–8. The Colonels have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3. The Colonels have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1. The Colonels have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 3–2. Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball The Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team is a men's college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University, located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The basketball team has been competing in the Ohio Valley Conference since 1948. Home games are played at Alumni Coliseum, located on EKU's campus. The team last played in",
"title": "Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "7592384",
"text": "Chris Lofton Christopher Franklin Lofton (born March 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers. Chris Lofton is from Maysville, Kentucky, where he led the Mason County Royals (his high school basketball team) to a victory in the 2003 State Championships and led the Royals back to the state championship game the next year. Despite being named Mr. Basketball his senior year, Lofton was not recruited by Louisville or Kentucky. He was recruited by University of Tennessee coach Buzz Peterson and",
"title": "Chris Lofton"
},
{
"docid": "11603645",
"text": "Travis Grant Travis Grant (born January 1, 1950) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is most known for being the all-time leading scorer in men's NCAA college basketball history while at Kentucky State University by amassing 4,045 points. He led Kentucky State to three straight NAIA championships while averaging 33.4 points per game over his career. Grant was a first round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1972 NBA Draft and of the Utah Stars in the 1972 ABA Draft. Grant played professionally in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1972 to 1976,",
"title": "Travis Grant"
},
{
"docid": "6853436",
"text": "professors. Kentucky Wesleyan reached its peak enrollment during Hamilton's tenure. Successful fundraising also allowed for the construction of several new buildings on the campus; in one campaign Hamilton enlisted the students to raise $250,000 to build a new library, and they did. Hamilton also gave great attention to Kentucky Wesleyan's athletic programs and during his tenure the school, with its student body and athletic teams racially integrated somewhat ahead of many others, won its first few Division II basketball national championships (1966, 1968 and 1969) and established a program that is still today the most successful in Division II competition.",
"title": "Harold P. Hamilton"
},
{
"docid": "2753179",
"text": "when the tournament expanded to 64 teams, Duke has won five championships; North Carolina and Connecticut have each won four; Kentucky & Villanova have three; Kansas & Florida have two; and UCLA, Indiana, Michigan State, and Louisville have one. During that time Villanova, Michigan, UNLV, Duke, Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Syracuse, and Florida all won their first championships. The NCAA has changed the tournament format several times since its inception, most often representing an increase of the number of teams. This section describes the tournament as it has operated since 2011. A total of 68 teams qualify for the tournament",
"title": "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament"
},
{
"docid": "16756896",
"text": "since the school's founding in 1950. That same year student Ted Wade became the first black player on an integrated college basketball team in Kentucky. The basketball program has been coached by 11 different men and is currently headed by Louisville native, Scott Davenport. Davenport is one of two Bellarmine coaches who have also guided teams to the state high school championship. He did it in 1988 at Ballard High School (Louisville, Kentucky). The other coach who moved up to the college level was Joe Reibel, who won with St. Xavier High School (Louisville) in 1962. Reibel is Bellarmine's winningest",
"title": "Bellarmine Knights"
},
{
"docid": "5436038",
"text": "was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group IV for football for 2017-18. School colors are brown and Vegas gold. Sports offered at the school include Tennis (women), Lacrosse (men), Lacrosse (women), Baseball, Track and Field Winter (men), Tennis (men), Track and Field Winter (women), Swimming (women), Golf (men), Swimming (men), Field Hockey, Soccer (women), Football, Soccer (men), Cross Country (women), Softball, Volleyball (women), Basketball (men), Wrestling (men), Track and Field Spring (women), Basketball (women), Track and Field Spring (men) and Cross Country (men). Teams that have won notable championships include: The principal is Dr. Jeri-Lynn Vernon. Absegami employs",
"title": "Absegami High School"
},
{
"docid": "1923256",
"text": "disparity regarding sport related scholarships for men and women, with men getting 190 million more in funding than women. This pattern has persisted over a long period of time as, most colleges focus on their male athletics team and plow more money into them. This disparity shows the link between race and gender, and how it plays a significant role in the hierarchy of sports. In 1990, Bernadette Mattox became the first female Division I coach of a men's basketball team, serving as an assistant at the University of Kentucky. A year later, goaltender Jenny Hanley of Hamline University became",
"title": "Women's sports"
},
{
"docid": "2836605",
"text": "Championship Tournament is held annually, currently at the Tyson Events Center and Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa. The NAIA and Sioux City have extended the contract until 2014.Northwestern College has the most national titles with five. 2015 champion Morningside College has the second most national titles with three. Northwestern College has the most tournament championship game appearances with six. The NAIA announced in April 2018 that it would discontinue its Division II basketball championships for both men and women after the 2019–20 season. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season record of 38–0; Only three teams have done this in NAIA Women's Basketball history.",
"title": "NAIA Women's Basketball Championships"
},
{
"docid": "13140740",
"text": "in India does not follow seasons. Indian basketball has championships throughout the year for different age groups. Championship for youth are mainly organized between April to July when children are having summer break from school. Being one of the earliest countries to adopt basketball, India has so far produced numerous talented basketball players, who have earned recognition in the international arena. Indian basketball players have also won several trophies for their country. Basketball in India is mainly being run and managed by a large number of national and state level associations, spread all over India. These basketball associations are working",
"title": "Basketball in India"
},
{
"docid": "14232189",
"text": "Co.’s Sutherland,” by Earl Cox, \"The Courier-Journal\", January 12, 1958 (5) “Alabama Signs Black Athlete,” United Press International, April 27, 1969 Jock Sutherland (basketball) Charles \"Jock\" Sutherland (born March 14, 1928) is a basketball coach from Lexington, Kentucky, who was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Jock Sutherland was born and grew up in the shadows of the University of Kentucky's Alumni Gym and Memorial Coliseum. From an early age basketball was his first love. As a youngster he sneaked into the gym to watch Kentucky basketball practices under the legendary coach Adolph Rupp. He played high school",
"title": "Jock Sutherland (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "16788661",
"text": "coach, Wyoming went 23–15 and took home the 2017 CBI championship. Allen Edwards (basketball) Allen Eugene Edwards (born December 16, 1975) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is best known for winning two NCAA championships at the University of Kentucky as a player. Edwards is currently the head basketball coach at the University of Wyoming. He is the younger brother of former NBA player Doug Edwards and of former Miami Hurricanes player Steve Edwards. Edwards, a 6'5\" shooting guard from Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, went to Kentucky to play for coach Rick Pitino.",
"title": "Allen Edwards (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "16788657",
"text": "Allen Edwards (basketball) Allen Eugene Edwards (born December 16, 1975) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is best known for winning two NCAA championships at the University of Kentucky as a player. Edwards is currently the head basketball coach at the University of Wyoming. He is the younger brother of former NBA player Doug Edwards and of former Miami Hurricanes player Steve Edwards. Edwards, a 6'5\" shooting guard from Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, went to Kentucky to play for coach Rick Pitino. Edwards played for the Wildcats from 1994–1998, a period where the",
"title": "Allen Edwards (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "12312303",
"text": "on to earn a master's degree from Kentucky with a 4.0 GPA. While a graduate student, she was an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team from 1981 to 1983 under head coach Terry Hall. Lynn eventually worked as an enforcement representative for the NCAA and was the only woman on a 10-person staff of field investigators. She then worked as the assistant executive director of USA Basketball for eleven years (1985–1996) where she organized all women’s basketball teams for participation in events such as the Olympics, World Championships and Pan-American Games. She was named the Women's Basketball",
"title": "Lynn Norenberg Barry"
},
{
"docid": "3714279",
"text": "men's basketball team currently ranks fifth in all-time NCAA Tournament wins and has been in the top-five in average attendance each year since the 1982–83 season. Perennial rivals include the University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, and the University of Memphis. The team was established in 1975. The cheerleading squads have won multiple championships with the large co-ed squad winning 15 National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate National championships (1985–86, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998–99, 2003–05, 2007–09, 2011), the all-female squad winning nine championships (1998–99, 2001–05, 2009, 2011) and the small co-ed cheerleading squad winning seven championships (2005–11). The University of Louisville",
"title": "Louisville Cardinals"
},
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"docid": "8156003",
"text": "in conference tournaments or in any national postseason tournament. 86 games — Connecticut 56 games and counting— Ashland University 88 games — Washington (MO) 88 games — Winnipeg (MB) The Lady Wesmen would go on to a record 118-1 in the span from 1992-1995, including 3 CIS (now U Sports) national basketball championships and beating several NCAA Women's Division I programs in North American tournaments. 88 games — UCLA By NCAA convention, the \"regular season\" does not include games in conference tournaments or in any national postseason tournament. 74 games — UCLA 129 games — Kentucky 57 games — Winona",
"title": "Winning streak (sports)"
},
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"docid": "20269509",
"text": "2017 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships The 2017 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition, for men, and 20th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, on 31 July – 6 August 2017. The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: The following player received entry into the singles main draw",
"title": "2017 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships"
},
{
"docid": "19633969",
"text": "following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry as lucky losers: 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships The 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition, for men, and 19th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $50,000, for both genders, in prize money. It took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, on 25–31 July 2016. The",
"title": "2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships"
},
{
"docid": "19633968",
"text": "2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships The 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition, for men, and 19th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $50,000, for both genders, in prize money. It took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, on 25–31 July 2016. The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: The following player entered as an alternate: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The",
"title": "2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships"
},
{
"docid": "18163131",
"text": "2014 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships The 2014 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the nineteenth edition for the men and the seventeenth edition for the women, and part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit respectively, each offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. The event took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, on July 21–27, 2014. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received a special exemption into",
"title": "2014 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships"
},
{
"docid": "20050829",
"text": "WBI (2013). As of the end of the 2015-16 season, they have an all-time record of 623-589. Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball The Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team is a women's college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University, located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Home games are played at Alumni Coliseum. Eastern Kentucky began play in 1971. They won the Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference (KWIC) Tournament in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976. They joined the OVC in 1977. The Colonels have made the postseason four times, with two being",
"title": "Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball"
},
{
"docid": "17102316",
"text": "state cross country championships, and finished 16th in 2013. Berea Independent Schools Berea Independent Schools is a school district serving Berea, Kentucky, United States. The superintendent is Dr. Diane Hatchett. The school sports teams are called \"Pirates\". Berea Community High School (Berea Community or BCHS) is located in Berea, Kentucky, United States. Current attendance is approximately 350-400 students for grades 9 through 12. School sports include varsity Baseball, Archery, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Softball, swimming, Volleyball, American football, soccer, basketball, tennis, track and field, golf, and academic team, which competes at Governor's Cup. The school also offers many clubs for students,",
"title": "Berea Independent Schools"
},
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"docid": "15990674",
"text": "no three-point field goal line existed. As a pure jumpshooter, Edwards later claimed that it \"would have been interesting\" to see how many more points he would have scored if a three-point line had existed. In his first varsity season the Volunteers earned a berth into the 1971 National Invitation Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals before bowing out to Duke, 74–68. They finished in second place in the SEC with a 13–5 conference record. The following year, Edwards helped lead Tennessee to an SEC regular season co-championship with Kentucky behind a 14–4 conference record. They did not qualify for any postseason",
"title": "Mike Edwards (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "11047734",
"text": "they are inner city black men in a hobby that has been dominated by successful white men. Cobb, like Mastro back in the late 1980s, does not divulge the exact details of how he came to own the card. He has stated he purchased the card at an estate sale for $1,800 in 1983 or 1984, a bargain for the card at that time. When Cobb and Edwards tried to sell the card on eBay in 2002, a Newport, Kentucky attorney filed a police report against the two men because he believed the card was a reprint that was stolen",
"title": "T206 Honus Wagner"
},
{
"docid": "10445162",
"text": "the team to be an expansion franchise. During the 2007-2008 season the Miners scored 194 points in a game, a CBA record. They finished the Season with a 26-22 record. There are now three official ABA teams in the state of Kentucky. East Kentucky Miners The East Kentucky Miners are a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association that began play as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in the 2007-2008 season. The Miners, announced in the local paper, and on the Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group (headed by Jay Fiedler)'s website, were formally announced by the league",
"title": "East Kentucky Miners"
},
{
"docid": "10445161",
"text": "East Kentucky Miners The East Kentucky Miners are a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association that began play as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in the 2007-2008 season. The Miners, announced in the local paper, and on the Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group (headed by Jay Fiedler)'s website, were formally announced by the league on July 6, 2007 The Miners are coached by Kevin Keathley for the 2007-2008 season. Keathley is the former coach of the Kentucky Colonels Though the team may be considered to be a continuation of the Florida Pit Bulls/Miami Majesty, ownership considers",
"title": "East Kentucky Miners"
},
{
"docid": "18900196",
"text": "final that took place in Athens. Nevertheless, Greek basketball was actually mainly boosted following the gold medal-winning triumph at the 1987 EuroBasket, by the senior men's Greek National Team. In the following decades, Greek teams have dominated in European-wide professional club basketball, winning many trophies in continental competitions. Greek basketball clubs have won eighteen European-wide titles in totality. Greek basketball clubs have also been runners-up in European continental-wide competition eleven times. Greek teams have won the European first-tier level competition, the EuroLeague, a total of nine times, with six EuroLeague championships being won by Panathinaikos and three EuroLeague championships being",
"title": "Greek basketball clubs in international competitions"
}
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| when was the last time monday night football was on abc |
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"docid": "1602262",
"text": "programs scheduled for prime time on the East Coast were broadcast at various hours on the West Coast. Most affiliates pushed the network shows to immediately after the game; however, Los Angeles owned-and-operated station KABC-TV postponed them until 10:00 p.m. from at least the mid-1990s until 2005 to show trivia contests and other sports shows produced locally (the longest-tenured such show was \"Monday Night Live\", hosted by sports anchor Todd Donoho). Meanwhile, KOMO, one of the stations that tape-delayed \"MNF\" in most cases, broadcast new episodes of the sitcom \"Coach\" on Saturday afternoons (usually reserved, coincidentally enough, for college football",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "13037409",
"text": "The final \"Monday Night Football\" broadcast on ABC aired on December 26, 2005, when the New York Jets hosted the New England Patriots from Giants Stadium. Coincidentally, both the first and last ABC \"Monday Night Football\" game telecasts ended with a score of 31–21 with the Jets on the losing end. Vinny Testaverde holds the distinction of throwing the last TD pass in ABC's \"MNF\" telecast history; it was to wide receiver Laveranues Coles. Also, Testaverde's pass set an NFL record: most consecutive seasons with a touchdown pass, 19 seasons (1987–2005). Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel set a record of note",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "1602250",
"text": "the network hosted Super Bowl XXXVII. The scorebug was a solid color, with a more rounded shape, and a horizontally compressed font. ESPN's graphics were no longer similar to those of ABC's (with ESPN instead using a gray and black design with rounded corners). In 2005, the broadcast's final year on ABC, \"Monday Night Football\" began using a horizontal bar on the bottom of the screen rather than a scorebug, with all information being contained on a single line. After \"Monday Night Football\" moved to ESPN in 2006 (around the same time that ABC Sports rebranded as ESPN on ABC),",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
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"docid": "5014380",
"text": "(NFL) signed a contract with NBC for the rights to the Sunday night football (a package previously held by ESPN), which in turn resulted in \"Monday Night Football\", which Al Michaels had been broadcasting for nearly 20 years, ending its run on ABC after the league's 2005 season. Speculation arose that Michaels would leave ABC for NBC, however he subsequently signed a deal to remain on \"Monday Night Football\", when it moved to ESPN in 2006. However, in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl XL (ABC's final NFL broadcast to date), it was widely speculated that Michaels was attempting",
"title": "NBA on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "6371444",
"text": "often in the middle of the night, Guam time; some sporting events that air live in primetime often air in the late-morning hours in Guam—one example was \"Monday Night Football\" which, when it was on ABC, aired on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. in Guam. KTGM's syndicated programming includes \"Entertainment Tonight\" and \"Inside Edition\". These same programs are also repeated on KEQI. In 2005, KTGM began airing repeats of their ABC children's and primetime shows (like \"Ugly Betty\") during the week after their original airings, which made them the only ABC affiliate to hold this unique programming distinction. It was discontinued",
"title": "KTGM"
},
{
"docid": "1602277",
"text": "ESPN Sunday Night Football crew called the first game, with the ABC MNF crew calling the second game. ESPN provided wraparound studio programming, with part of the pre and postgame airing on ABC, and ESPN's Ron Jaworski often appeared from the studio for extra analysis during the first game. This arrangement lasted from 1997 through 2005, except for 2002 when ESPN/ABC's college football crew did the early game. Super Bowls on ABC in this period were treated as ESPN events. After \"MNF\" was awarded to ESPN and \"Sunday Night Football\" was acquired by NBC in 2006, the Wild Card doubleheader",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "5619504",
"text": "season that ABC held the rights to televise \"Monday Night Football\" after thirty-six years of airing the series. When the TV contracts were renewed near the end of the season, the rights to broadcast \"Monday Night Football\" were awarded to Disney-owned corporate sibling ESPN. NBC bought the right to televise \"Sunday Night Football\", marking the first time that the network broadcast NFL games since Super Bowl XXXII in 1998. Meanwhile, CBS and Fox renewed their television contracts to the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference packages, respectively. The 2005 season also featured the first ever regular season game",
"title": "2005 NFL season"
},
{
"docid": "2417013",
"text": "hardly have time to comment on the action viewers were seeing because he was so hung up on a prior subplot or storyline that he felt the audience just had to know about. In 2003, he was quoted as saying, \"ABC Sports has been my professional home for the last 26 years, and I am delighted that will continue to be for several more...\" after signing a long-term contract extension. In 2005, it was announced that \"Monday Night Football\" would be moving from ABC to ESPN beginning with the 2006 season, and partner John Madden announced he would be joining",
"title": "Al Michaels"
},
{
"docid": "1602247",
"text": "\"Heavy Action\" theme in 1989. For ABC's last MNF game in 2005, Williams Jr.'s rendition of \"Turn Out the Lights, The Party's Over\", closed the broadcast. Prior to 1997, \"Monday Night Football\" had a limited graphics package. A CGI-based intro began being used in 1984, with on-screen graphics still limited to basic text. In 1988, the entire graphics package was updated significantly to be more in line with the rest of ABC Sports' presentations. That year, it introduced the \"clashing helmets\" intro, with on-screen graphics consisting of italicized text underlined in red. It was updated in 1994, the year the",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "6092757",
"text": "1999, after five years with the network. Michele Tafoya joined ESPN and ABC Sports in January 2000, and her profile has steadily risen through a variety of on-air roles. Tafoya worked for ESPN and ABC Sports as a sideline reporter for \"ESPN Monday Night Football\" beginning in 2006 NFL Season. She was the sideline reporter for ABC Sports' \"Monday Night Football\" in 2004-2005. Tafoya was a co-host for the \"Mike Tirico Show\" on ESPN radio. She helped ABC in their coverage of Super Bowl XL in Detroit as a sideline reporter with Suzy Kolber. Tafoya has worked as a sideline",
"title": "Michele Tafoya"
},
{
"docid": "3904290",
"text": "Jets re-signed Testaverde on September 27, 2005. Testaverde was named the Jets' starting quarterback in week five of the 2005 season, in a home game against the team that originally drafted him, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On December 26, against the New England Patriots on the final ABC telecast of \"Monday Night Football\", Testaverde set a new NFL record for most consecutive seasons with at least one touchdown pass, 19, by throwing a 27-yard pass to Laveranues Coles to secure the record. That pass is also notable as being the last touchdown pass thrown on \"Monday Night Football\" while it",
"title": "Vinny Testaverde"
},
{
"docid": "13037388",
"text": "1999 also saw the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game being moved from Saturday afternoon to Monday night. It would remain on Monday night through 2005. Boomer Esiason replaced Gifford in 1998, and Dierdorf left for a return to CBS in 1999. Esiason's relationship with Michaels was questioned leading to his firing. Esiason and Michaels reportedly never got along, and it led to ABC firing Esiason shortly after calling Super Bowl XXXIV together. Unexpectedly, comedian Dennis Miller joined the cast in 2000, along with Dan Fouts. The move was ultimately regarded as a bust by many viewers and commentators. ABC",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "18489221",
"text": "larger audience. From Disney's purchase of ESPN and ABC in 1996 through 2005, ABC had aired all of Disney's playoff games (the network also aired Monday Night Football at the time). The last such broadcast was Super Bowl XL after the 2005 season. Disney did not own any playoff rights from 2006 through 2013. ABC and ESPN simulcast one AFC Wild Card game, while CBS broadcast the rest of the AFC playoff games. Coverage of the NFC Wild Card and Divisional rounds was split between NBC and Fox, with each network having coverage of one game in each of those",
"title": "2015–16 NFL playoffs"
},
{
"docid": "1602236",
"text": "Lisa Salters was named the permanent solo sideline reporter for the 2012 season. In addition, color commentator Ron Jaworski did not return to the booth after 5 seasons. As a result, Jon Gruden became the solo color commentator, with \"MNF\" going back to a two-man booth for the first time since its final season on ABC (2005). MNF's opening graphic sequence, which showed the helmet logos of the game's two participating NFL teams and then the program's logo, was seen before the \"Monday Night Football Launch\" segment. The opening animation sequence begins with an image of a 2014 GMC Sierra",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "5914929",
"text": "the agency's crackdown on indecent material following the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. The station, along with several other Hearst-owned ABC affiliates, chose to air the 1992 film \"Far and Away\" in its place; it was eventually determined that the movie's broadcast did not violate FCC regulations. Since 1970, KMBC-TV has carried National Football League (NFL) games involving the Kansas City Chiefs through either ABC or team-specific syndication arrangements with ESPN. From 1970 to 2005, most of the team's broadcasts on Channel 9 were ABC-televised prime time games selected to air on \"Monday Night Football\", involving both opponents that",
"title": "KMBC-TV"
},
{
"docid": "10138958",
"text": "2006] averaging 17.5 million viewers, 1.2 million viewers better than \"ABC Monday Night Football\" in 2005 and the best viewership number for the network primetime NFL package in six years (18.5 million on ABC in 2000). The season featured pop singer Pink singing the anthem for \"SNF\" called \"I've Been Waiting All Day For Sunday Night.\" This would be the only season the tentatively scheduled games during the flex period were not publicly announced. The September 10 game marked the first time two brothers started against each other as quarterbacks: Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, and Eli Manning of",
"title": "NBC Sunday Night Football results"
},
{
"docid": "6829635",
"text": "NBC Sunday Night Football NBC Sunday Night Football (abbreviated as SNF) is a weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006 with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, which opened that year's preseason. NBC took over the rights to the Sunday prime time game telecasts from ESPN, which carried the broadcasts from 1987 to 2005 (concurrently with NBC assuming the rights to Sunday evening regular-season games, ESPN took over the broadcast rights to \"Monday Night Football\" from sister network ABC beginning with the 2006 season).",
"title": "NBC Sunday Night Football"
}
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"docid": "13725060",
"text": "of ABC's prime time schedule and required any scripted series on Monday night to be a midseason replacement. ABC transferred its \"Monday Night Football\" rights to ESPN in 2006, clearing the Monday night time slot for regular scripted programming. (ABC now has a similar strategy with the \"ABC Saturday Night Movie\", which airs after the end of the \"Saturday Night Football\" college package.) The ABC Monday Night Movie The ABC Monday Night Movie (styled \"ABC Monday Movie of the Week\" since 2004) is an anthology series on the ABC television network. It is part of ABC's Movie of the Week",
"title": "The ABC Monday Night Movie"
},
{
"docid": "6413048",
"text": "1986 All-Star Game, ABC did not team them on a regular basis on \"Monday Night Baseball\" until (after three 'experiments' in ). During the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, networks benefited from sports programming, including NBC, which relied on the Summer Olympics in September and the World Series in October, and ABC, which in addition to its postseason baseball coverage, moved up the start time for the early weeks of \"Monday Night Football\" (when Al Michaels was unavailable to do play-by-play on \"Monday Night Football\", which he had done for ABC beginning in 1986 due to his postseason baseball",
"title": "Major League Baseball on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "1602206",
"text": "Monday Night Football ESPN Monday Night Football (abbreviated as MNF and also known as ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC for rare live special broadcast) is a live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games on ESPN in the United States. From to , it aired on sister broadcast network ABC. \"Monday Night Football\" was, along with \"Hallmark Hall of Fame\" and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest-running prime time programs ever on commercial network television, and one of the highest-rated, particularly among male viewers. \"MNF\" is preceded on air by \"Monday Night Countdown\".",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "13725059",
"text": "The ABC Monday Night Movie The ABC Monday Night Movie (styled \"ABC Monday Movie of the Week\" since 2004) is an anthology series on the ABC television network. It is part of ABC's Movie of the Week format. It began as an extension of \"The ABC Sunday Night Movie\". Airing from January 19, 1970 until 2004 as a series, it has since run as a series of specials styled \"ABC Monday Movie of the Week\". Airing movies on Monday nights was far more common during the time in which ABC held rights to \"Monday Night Football\", which occupied four months",
"title": "The ABC Monday Night Movie"
},
{
"docid": "394755",
"text": "and the subsequent integration of ESPN and ABC Sports (now ESPN on ABC). Also, the trophy presentation for this game was the last to be held in the winning team's locker room, as all subsequent Vince Lombardi Trophy presentations would be held on the field. This was the last Super Bowl broadcast by the \"Monday Night Football\" broadcast team of Michaels, Gifford and Dierdorf. This was the broadcast team for \"Monday Night Football\" from 1987–1997. They also worked ABC's coverage of Super Bowls XXII and XXV. This would also be the last Super Bowl aired on ABC until the 1999",
"title": "Super Bowl XXIX"
},
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"docid": "5012464",
"text": "of the open weeks with NBA telecasts. From 1987–1997, ESPN used various themes for its NFL coverage, reflecting its separate management from sister company ABC Sports (now ESPN on ABC since September 2006) at the time. In 1998, as Disney began consolidating ESPN and ABC Sports, ESPN's NFL coverage began using themes associated with \"Monday Night Football\" such as \"Heavy Action\". In-game use of these themes ended after 2000, in favor of another original theme also referred to as \"Sirens\" (for featuring sirens prominently). When ESPN gained the Monday night games, they once again began using the traditional \"Monday Night",
"title": "ESPN Sunday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "18465644",
"text": "\"Monday Night Football\" and the Pro Bowl. This also was the second and final year of the current \"Thursday Night Football\" contract with CBS, NBC, and NFL Network. Along with ESPN's Wild Card game on ABC, ESPN announced on May 24, 2017, that the 2018 Pro Bowl would also be simulcast on ABC, marking the return of the Pro Bowl to ABC for the first time since 2003. For the first 9 weeks of the regular season, ESPN2 simulcast ESPN Deportes' Spanish-language \"Monday Night Football\" broadcasts; this served as filler programming for the channel until the start of its Monday-night",
"title": "2017 NFL season"
},
{
"docid": "17448019",
"text": "ABC also agreed to televise one regular season game per week on Monday night. ABC aired its first edition of \"Monday Night Football\" on September 21, 1970. \"MNF\" pushed the limits of football coverage with its halftime highlights segment, occasional banter from Howard Cosell and Dennis Miller, and celebrity guests such as John Lennon, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Clinton. During its 36-year run on ABC, \"Monday Night Football\" consistently ranked among the most popular prime time broadcasts each week during the season. As the league's broadcasters, ABC, CBS, and NBC had their own talent. Announcers such as Cosell, Frank Gifford,",
"title": "History of the National Football League on television"
},
{
"docid": "17448038",
"text": "relatively high, if declining, TV ratings, ABC decided to end its relationship with the NFL after losing significant money on \"Monday Night Football\". In addition to the fees, part of this decision may have been the result of a resurgent ABC prime time entertainment schedule during the 2004–05 season, particularly on Sunday evening with \"Desperate Housewives\"; thus ABC would be unable to satisfy the league's reported preference for a Sunday night game on broadcast television as opposed to Monday. Because of that, \"Monday Night Football\" moved from ABC to ESPN, which are both owned by The Walt Disney Company. The",
"title": "History of the National Football League on television"
},
{
"docid": "6829758",
"text": "22.9 million viewers, the most for the first four weeks of a prime time NFL package in 14 years (since ABC earned a 24.0 million average viewership in 1996 on four broadcasts of \"Monday Night Football\"). The Washington Redskins–Dallas Cowboys game on December 30, 2012 was the highest-rated \"Sunday Night Football\" broadcast ever, earning 30.426 million viewers (22.074 million during the period from 8:31 to 11:25 p.m. Eastern Time) and a household rating of 12.7. This also made it the most watched regular-season primetime game in 16 years, since a November 18, 1996 \"Monday Night Football\" game on ABC between",
"title": "NBC Sunday Night Football"
},
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"docid": "2724879",
"text": "sparked the idea for \"PTI\" well before the end of his run at ESPN Radio. The show won a Sports Emmy Award for best Daily Outstanding Studio Show in 2009 and 2017. When \"Monday Night Football\" moved from ABC to ESPN, Kornheiser received and accepted an offer to be a color analyst on \"Monday Night Football\" in early 2006. He was originally passed over in favor of \"Sunday Night Football\" commentator Joe Theismann; however, when play-by-play man Al Michaels left ABC to call \"Sunday Night Football\" for NBC, Kornheiser was brought in alongside Theismann and new play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico.",
"title": "Tony Kornheiser"
},
{
"docid": "9277480",
"text": "New England Patriots are the only three defending Super Bowl champions to have lost. The Giants are also the only home team to have lost in the Kickoff Game twice—once in the very first edition of the contest, when the defending Super Bowl winner was not yet a regular participant, and again in 2012. 2003: The game's popularity and success saw it move to ABC as part of the \"Monday Night Football\" package. In order for the kickoff game to fit into the schedule, ABC dropped the \"Monday Night Football\" game held in the last week of the NFL season.",
"title": "NFL Kickoff Game"
},
{
"docid": "13037385",
"text": "Night Football\". She had been the first female beat writer in the NFL when she covered the New England Patriots for the \"Boston Globe\" in the mid-1970s, and was the first and only woman to handle a Super Bowl Trophy presentation when she was a sportscaster with CBS. Visser was followed by several women, notably Melissa Stark and Lisa Guerrero, on the sideline who were perceived as \"eye candy\", none of whom affected the ratings. For the 1998 season, ABC pushed \"Monday Night Football\" back an hour (it has usually aired at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A special pre-game show",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
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"docid": "5014359",
"text": "introduced the previous fall for its final season of \"Monday Night Football\") for the network's NBA telecasts. ESPN, along with partner network ABC, began using graphics packages inherited by ESPN's \"Monday Night Football\" broadcast starting in 2006, featuring a score banner with an oblique red and white design. The graphics were later replaced in April 2009 with a more compact grey design, with panel-like lower thirds and a permanent \"stats bar\" located underneath the score and time. This was replaced in 2010 with an updated appearance based on another redesign adopted by \"Monday Night Football\" in late 2009, featuring a",
"title": "NBA on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "13037353",
"text": "spoke with ABC. Despite the network's status at the time as the lowest-rated of the three major broadcast networks, ABC was also reluctant to enter the risky venture. It was only after Rozelle used the threat of signing a deal with the independent Hughes Sports Network, an entity bankrolled by reclusive businessman Howard Hughes, did ABC sign a contract for the scheduled games. Speculation was that had Rozelle signed with Hughes, many ABC affiliates would have pre-empted the network's Monday lineup in favor of the games, severely damaging potential ratings. After the final contract for \"Monday Night Football\" was signed,",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "720935",
"text": "share were greatly helped by the fact that several smaller markets had grown large enough to allow full-time affiliations from all three networks. In 1970, ABC debuted \"Monday Night Football\" as part of its Monday prime time schedule; the program became a hit for the network and served as the National Football League (NFL)'s premier game of the week until 2006, when \"Sunday Night Football\", which moved to NBC that year as part of a broadcast deal that in turn saw \"MNF\" move to ESPN, took over as the league's marquee game. According to Goldenson, \"Monday Night Football\" helped earn",
"title": "American Broadcasting Company"
},
{
"docid": "5012218",
"text": "debut, and was seeking a broadcast contract. In 1987, Fox's first full year on the air, ABC initially hedged on renewing its contract to carry \"Monday Night Football\" – then the league's crown-jewel program – as was in the middle of negotiations to reach a new contract, due to an increased expense of the rights. Fox made an offer to the National Football League to acquire the \"Monday Night Football\" contract for the same amount ABC that had been paying to carry the package, about US$1.3 billion at the time. However, the NFL, in part because Fox had not established",
"title": "Fox NFL"
},
{
"docid": "6837809",
"text": "the United States. In response to this, the league put together a network of independent stations covering approximately 55% of the country. Games typically aired on Monday nights (beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time) or Saturday afternoons. The package was offered to local stations without a rights fee. Profits would instead be derived from the advertising, which was about evenly split between the network and the local station. The Monday night games were often billed as \"\"The NHL Game of the Week\"\". Initially, the Monday night package was marketed to ABC affiliates; the idea being that ABC carried NFL football",
"title": "NHL on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "7415814",
"text": "night games, and by 1986, ABC only televised 13 \"Monday Night Baseball\" games. This was a fairly sharp contrast to the 18 games to that were scheduled in 1978. \"The Sporting News\" suggested that ABC paid Major League Baseball to not make them televise the regular season, opining that the network only wanted the sport for October anyway. For most of its time on ABC, the Monday night games were held on \"dead travel days\" when few games were scheduled. The team owners liked that arrangement, as the ABC games didn't compete against their stadium box offices and local telecasts.",
"title": "Monday Night Baseball"
},
{
"docid": "13037390",
"text": "June 2000, Lesley Visser's career suffered a highly publicized setback when she was famously bounced as the \"Monday Night Football\" sideline reporter for a less experienced, much younger woman and a man, who did not have as extensive journalistic credentials as Visser. \"It was staggering to me\", Visser later recalled. However, she wound up returning to CBS Sports, philosophical as ever. \"You can have a short career if it's based on looks and youth\", she said, \"but legitimacy is what lasts.\" Which ABC replaced her with both Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson. This was part of the overhaul when ABC",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "11036361",
"text": "covered NFL games from 1956 to 1993 and again from 1998 to the present. Ironically, CBS which was ordered by the NFL not to give American Football League scores during its NFL broadcasts of the 1960s, now covers the AFC, while Fox covers the NFC. This season was also the fortieth consecutive season that \"Monday Night Football\" has been a permanent part of the NFL schedule, though the league had played games on Monday night sporadically before this. \"Monday Night Football\" originally aired on ABC before switching to ESPN in 2006, when the two networks' sports operations were merged. The",
"title": "2009 NFL season"
},
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"docid": "5187952",
"text": "play-by-play announcer, calling one of NBC's two games on Wild Card Weekend. John Madden (who had last worked with Al Michaels on \"Monday Night Football\" for ABC) was one of the first people hired by NBC, chosen to continue as a color analyst. Cris Collinsworth substituted for Madden when he was unavailable, called Wild Card games alongside Hammond until 2008, and took over on a permanent basis for the 2009 season when Madden announced his retirement from broadcasting on April 16, 2009. Prior to this, he served as a studio analyst for NBC's pregame show, \"Football Night in America\". For",
"title": "NFL on NBC"
},
{
"docid": "13037355",
"text": "Saturday night game was scheduled for Week 14 and televised live by ABC in lieu of a game on Monday night. Looking for a lightning rod to garner attention, Arledge hired controversial New York City sportscaster Howard Cosell as a commentator, along with veteran football play-by-play announcer Keith Jackson. Arledge had tried to lure Curt Gowdy and then Vin Scully to ABC for the \"MNF\" play-by-play role, but settled for Jackson after they proved unable to break their respective existing contracts with NBC Sports and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jack Buck was also considered, but when Arledge assistant Chuck Howard",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
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"docid": "1602248",
"text": "network hosted Super Bowl XXIX, with a more box-like design. A permanent score bug would not be introduced until 1997. \"Monday Night Football\" began using a score bug in 1997, the second network to do so after Fox introduced the first regular on-screen scoring bug when it began airing NFL games in 1994. Prior to this, the graphics package was limited, but followed a basic \"ketchup and mustard\" color scheme of red and yellow. The first scorebug included team names, scores, time remaining, and displayed which quarter the game was in. This design was used through the 1998 season. ABC",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "4833867",
"text": "ratings toward the end of its ABC run, the program was a hit for the network; according to ABC president Leonard Goldenson, \"Monday Night Football\" helped regularly score ABC an audience share of 15%–16%. With the creation of \"Monday Night Football\", Arledge not only anchored ABC's primetime programming, but created a national pastime. At first, nobody – including the affiliates and the advertisers – supported the idea of primetime football games at the beginning of the week. Arledge said regarding this skepticism, \"But I thought there was something special about football, because there are so few games, and relatively few",
"title": "ESPN on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "13037416",
"text": "all sporting events televised by ESPN and ABC (the former of which effectively took over full responsibility of ABC's sports division that year, which was rebranded as ESPN on ABC). The first regular season \"Monday Night Football\" game to air on ESPN was on September 11, 2006, featuring the visiting Minnesota Vikings at the Washington Redskins at FedExField, in which the Vikings won 19–16. The September 25 edition of \"Monday Night Football\" highlighted the New Orleans Saints' first game back in the Louisiana Superdome following Hurricane Katrina to take on the Atlanta Falcons. The game had a Super Bowl-like atmosphere",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "7143902",
"text": "York Jets for WFAN and later WABC, and would require a substitute when the Jets played on Monday night or in the playoffs. An example of the latter came in the 1998 NFC Championship Game; John Rooney substituted for an absent David in Minneapolis for Westwood One as he called that year's AFC Championship Game for WFAN from Denver. Boomer Esiason joined David and Millen for the 2000 season after being fired by ABC from the \"Monday Night Football\" telecast. It was the last season in the booth for Millen as he departed to take a position as President of",
"title": "NFL on Westwood One Sports"
},
{
"docid": "13037373",
"text": "In the book, Cosell also said that ABC should have had the right to choose its own \"Monday Night\" schedule. In his mind, \"Monday Night Football\" is what elevated the NFL in popularity over Major League Baseball. He felt that this should have been ABC's reward for raising the league's profile. That same year, O. J. Simpson replaced Tarkenton as a fill-in when Meredith or Cosell, who also was a broadcaster for the network's coverage of the Major League Baseball playoffs, was unavailable. The season would serve as a study in contrasts as one of the most exciting Monday night",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
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"docid": "3529486",
"text": "short-term barter runs. Reruns have previously aired on WGN America, USA Network, and TBS. Netflix discontinued \"Coach\" on September 15, 2015. Antenna TV began airing the series with a marathon on January 1, 2018. For season seven, ABC aired original episodes of \"Coach\" on Monday night, before \"Monday Night Football\", as part of a football-themed night. This was successful on the United States east coast, where \"MNF\" games aired from 9:00 pm to 12:30 am, local time. However, on the west coast, \"MNF\" games aired from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm (with possible overtime), leaving some Monday network programming with",
"title": "Coach (TV series)"
},
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"docid": "5800598",
"text": "also divided up the Super Bowl on a yearly rotation. Meanwhile, with the debut of \"Monday Night Football\" on ABC September 21, 1970, the league became the first professional sports league in the United States to have a regular series of nationally televised games in prime-time, and the only league ever to have its games televised on all of the then-three major broadcast networks at the same time. Both teams that advanced to the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Colts and the Dallas Cowboys, had suffered humiliating defeats at home on Monday Night Football during the season. Adding ABC to the",
"title": "1970 NFL season"
},
{
"docid": "2417014",
"text": "NBC Sports, which had acquired the rights to \"Sunday Night Football\" games. Despite speculation that Michaels might be joining NBC as well, Michaels stated that he would continue as the \"MNF\" play-by-play announcer, stating, \"I feel like I'm a creature of Monday night. I'm home and I'm staying home.\" Plans were for Michaels to be teamed with Joe Theismann (who would be coming over from \"Sunday Night Football\") on the Monday night telecasts. At the time, then-ABC Television President Alex Wallau said, \"For 26 years Al has played a pivotal role here at ABC Sports, and for 17 of those",
"title": "Al Michaels"
},
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"docid": "5187948",
"text": "to switch the schedule so non-competitive games would not air in the league's marquee timeslot. Since this would require a move to Sunday night in order for this to happen, and since ABC decided to relinquish their rights to \"Monday Night Football\", NBC was able to bid on the \"Sunday Night Football\" package and won the rights after ESPN (corporate sibling to ABC and which had previously held those rights) elected to take over the \"Monday Night Football\" rights instead. NBC resumed airing NFL football on August 6, 2006, with coverage of the annual AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game. NBC's",
"title": "NFL on NBC"
},
{
"docid": "1602265",
"text": "the Minneapolis–St. Paul market, when NBC affiliate KARE took over as the local broadcaster of \"MNF\" games, if the Minnesota Vikings were playing a game being simulcast on local ABC affiliate KSTP-TV, sister independent station KSTC-TV aired \"DWTS\" live). In 2016, for the opening week Monday night game (the second in a doubleheader) between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, the ABC-owned stations in both markets (KABC-TV and KGO-TV) would broadcast \"World News Tonight\" and \"DWTS\" in their live Eastern Time Zone slots, thus airing at 3:30 and 5 pm PT respectively. Since , a Spanish-language telecast is",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "17448041",
"text": "in selecting games in the latter part of the season. ABC did not have the right to be flexible with their \"Monday Night Football\" schedule and picked matchups based on a team's record in the previous season (as NBC does), which often led to teams with losing records playing each other on Monday night later in the season. The moves were intended to break NBC out of its ratings slump; however, at one point in the last decade, this did not happen, and although \"NBC Sunday Night Football\" had been (and continues to be) the network's top rated program and",
"title": "History of the National Football League on television"
},
{
"docid": "7182774",
"text": "Monday Night Countdown ESPN Monday Night Countdown, which debuted in 1993 on ESPN, is a television program featuring analysis and news on that night's NFL game to be broadcast on ESPN. The show was originally titled \"NFL Prime Monday\" from 1993-97 before it was renamed \"Monday Night Countdown\" in 1998. The official name of the show is \"Monday Night Countdown served by Applebee's.\" The show's previous sponsor was UPS. When it debuted, it was one of the first cross-pollinations between ESPN and ABC Sports, which each largely operated under separate management at the time. The show was initially hosted by",
"title": "Monday Night Countdown"
},
{
"docid": "17448025",
"text": "he launched \"NFL Countdown\" and \"NFL Prime Time\", and they have since become the top-rated pre- and post-game shows on television. The cable network's contract to show \"ESPN Sunday Night Football\" was one of the turning points in their growth, transforming them from a small cable network to a marketing empire. When ESPN first started televising NFL games in 1987, it only broadcast Sunday night games during the second half of the season. Meanwhile, ABC, CBS, and NBC maintained their rights to \"Monday Night Football\", the NFC, and the AFC, respectively. By 1990, Turner's TNT network started to broadcast Sunday",
"title": "History of the National Football League on television"
},
{
"docid": "8560686",
"text": "broadcast team. Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown, who worked ABC games together last season, formed the number two team, with Dan Shulman replacing Tirico when he had Monday Night Football commitments. Bill Walton became ESPN's lead studio analyst, along with Stuart Scott and Stephen A. Smith. Mark Jones also hosted NBA Shootaround, and occasionally paired with Jon Barry as the third team, replacing Shulman. Tom Tolbert, who called the NBA Finals for ABC just 4 years earlier, was dropped, along with reporter Jim Gray. Rick Carlisle and Jalen Rose also were added, giving analysis on Sportscenter and occasionally appearing on",
"title": "NBA on ESPN"
},
{
"docid": "13037387",
"text": "commercial break and that his microphone was off) replied, \"No shit.\" Nielsen ratings data for the first 17 weeks of the 1998–99 television season showed that \"Monday Night Football\" averaged a 13.9 rating, down 8% from the 15.0 average rating for the broadcasts in 1997 – the previous standard in ratings futility. In actuality, \"MNF\" ratings had been hitting all-time record lows for the previous four years. Beginning in 1999, \"Monday Night Football\" telecasts used a computer-generated yellow line to mark where a team needs to get a first down, a method first used by ABC sister cable channel ESPN.",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
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"docid": "13037410",
"text": "during that last ABC telecast, becoming the first player to catch two touchdown passes and record a quarterback sack in the same game. The final play of the ABC era was a Pats kneeldown by 44-year-old reserve quarterback Doug Flutie. John Madden said at the show's ending: During its final NFL television contract, ABC was awarded the telecasts to Super Bowl XXXIV, Super Bowl XXXVII and Super Bowl XL. With the end of ABC's contract, the Super Bowl XL broadcast was the network's final NFL telecast until 2016, when they simulcasted ESPN's Wild Card game production. The changes to the",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "1602260",
"text": "affiliate KITV delayed the game until 6:00 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Time, corresponding to 11:00 p.m. or midnight Eastern during daylight saving time on the mainland. Thus, the game, which was broadcast live on local radio starting at 3:00 or 4:00 pm, was almost over before it aired on television. In the case of Guam, KTGM, the ABC affiliate in that U.S. territory, aired \"MNF\" live on Tuesdays at 11:00 am, as Guam is a day ahead of the United States due to being located on the other side of International Date Line. The demand to broadcast \"Monday Night Football\" games live",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "4532955",
"text": "WBAY swapped networks on March 15, which fell on a Sunday. The station formerly pre-empted the first hour of the ABC lineup (7-8 p.m. Central) on Tuesday evenings during the football season to carry the local program \"Tuesday Night Touchback\", which was formerly known as \"Monday Night Countdown\" before it was moved in 2007 because of \"Dancing with the Stars\" and the departure of \"Monday Night Football\" from ABC (for most of the 2000s, the slot was among the lowest-rated on ABC's primetime schedule, as was the case with the pre-\"MNF\" timeslot). Programs normally seen during that hour then aired",
"title": "WBAY-TV"
},
{
"docid": "9354611",
"text": "on shows like \"SportsCenter\" as a result. ESPN televised a minimum of 17 regular-season games and nine playoff games—including a minimum of three Wild Card games, three Divisional Playoff games, both Conference Championships and the ArenaBowl on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. ESPN had an exclusive window for weekly Monday night prime time games on ESPN2. Both the season opener and ArenaBowl were on ABC, where three wild card games, two divisional games and one conference championship were on ESPN and the seventeen regular season Monday night games, one wild card game, two divisional games and one conference championship game was",
"title": "Arena Football League on ESPN"
},
{
"docid": "6413012",
"text": "to say that \"Monday Night Baseball\", as it has been presented by ABC so far this season, is the worst television treatment ever given a major sport, because by all odds somebody at sometime must have done something worse. But it is difficult to remember when or where that might have happened.\" Just like with \"Monday Night Football\", ABC brought in the concept of the three-man-booth (originally with Bob Prince, Bob Uecker, and Warner Wolf as the primary crew) to their baseball telecasts. Said ABC Sports head Roone Arledge \"It'll take something different for it to work - i.e. curb",
"title": "Major League Baseball on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "9923718",
"text": "of television series. The ABC show, which began with a \"preview\" in late January, is one of the few that have been renewed for next season. Furthermore, although its ratings were hardly sensational, 'The Marshall' is going into the strong 8 p.m. time slot just before 'Monday Night Football.' Meanwhile, the original run is being repeated on Mondays, beginning tonight.\" When ABC canceled the show, \"Entertainment Weekly\" wrote in their Best and Worst 1995 article, \"Best 'Melrose Place' Alternative The Marshal (ABC): On Mondays, this now-canceled Jeff Fahey actioner was funnier and more exciting than Melrose. All this and music",
"title": "The Marshal"
},
{
"docid": "14185265",
"text": "Monday Night Football on Triple M Monday Night Football on Triple M broadcasts each Monday night NRL game, ever since its most recent inception in 2007. Austereo recently extended its deal to continue broadcasting rugby league until the conclusion of the 2012 season. The rights are commercially exclusive, however ABC Radio broadcast Monday Night matches involving non-Sydney teams, permitted to be broadcast only into the regional markets of the appropriate team/s involved. Triple M also ventured into international Rugby League, acquiring the rights to the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament. After years of being rumoured to have desired a",
"title": "Monday Night Football on Triple M"
},
{
"docid": "1602278",
"text": "that had aired on ABC, as well as a share of the rotating rights to the Super Bowl, was also given to NBC. On April 22, 2014, the NFL announced that it had exercised an option in ESPN's recent contract extension for \"Monday Night Football\" rights to air a first-round Wild Card playoff game on the channel after the conclusion of the 2014 season. This was the first time that an NFL playoff game was ever broadcast exclusively on cable television in the United States, in lieu of any of the league's broadcast network partners. The \"MNF\" broadcast team of",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "13793601",
"text": "broadcasts games in which the Chiefs host an NFC opponent. KSHB Channel 41 (NBC) broadcasts all games in which the Chiefs play on \"NBC Sunday Night Football\" or NBC's NFL playoffs coverage. KMBC Channel 9, an ABC affiliate owned by Hearst, has aired \"Monday Night Football\" games locally since 1970. Prior to the 1994 season, WDAF was the primary station for the Chiefs as an NBC affiliate (they aired on KMBC when ABC had the AFL package through 1964), since NBC had the AFC package. The interconference home games aired on KCTV starting in 1973 (when the NFL allowed local",
"title": "Primary NFL television stations"
},
{
"docid": "1944804",
"text": "teams Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers becoming part of the newly-formed American Football Conference (AFC.) All remaining pre-merger NFL teams formed the National Football Conference (NFC.) By 1970, the NFL stood at 26 teams. In 1970, Rozelle proposed his concept, \"Monday Night Football\", to Roone Arledge, then the head of the ABC television network. After selling his idea to ABC, Monday Night Football premiered in September 1970 with the Cleveland Browns against the New York Jets; the Browns won the game, 31-21. The program is still broadcast today (it moved to ESPN in 2006) Monday Night Football aired",
"title": "Pete Rozelle"
},
{
"docid": "1602258",
"text": "in many NFL markets, the 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) hour from 1999 to 2006 was replaced by affiliates with locally produced and programmed sports discussion and coaches shows, with ABC programming in that hour moved to late night or weekend slots; by the end of the ABC run, the 8:00 p.m. timeslot was filled with either newsmagazines and short-lived reality television programs which failed to make any ratings headways due to affiliate pre-emptions. From to , Fisher Broadcasting's ABC affiliates in Seattle (KOMO-TV) and Portland (KATU) aired \"MNF\" games on a one-hour tape delay starting at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "1602272",
"text": "broadcast rights. In , Westwood One was purchased by Dial Global. Then in , Dial Global, including Westwood One, was acquired by Cumulus Media. The Spanish-language broadcast is carried on ESPN Deportes Radio. The highest-rated \"Monday Night Football\" telecast on ABC was the Miami Dolphins' victory over the previously undefeated Chicago Bears on December 2, , which drew a national Nielsen rating of 29.6 and a share of 46. ABC's lowest-rated \"MNF\" game was the St. Louis Rams' defeat of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 18, , which drew a 7.7 rating. During the 1995–1996 television season, \"Monday Night",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "5582448",
"text": "for the majority of the 2000s). The show now airs Monday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m., pre-empting \"Wheel of Fortune\" in that timeslot during football season. WKRN is the Nashville home and the flagship station of the Tennessee Titans Preseason Television Network, which broadcasts \"Titans Preseason Football\" during August and sometimes the very early parts of September. These games often prompt WKRN to broadcast the night's ABC primetime programming on a tape delay in the overnight hours of the following morning. WKRN also simulcasts ESPN's \"Monday Night Football\" any time the Tennessee Titans are involved in a Monday night match-up",
"title": "WKRN-TV"
},
{
"docid": "13037370",
"text": "Cosell would voice over in a style for which he was known throughout his career. One of the most remembered moments in \"Monday Night Football\" history occurred on December 8, 1980, yet had nothing to do with the game or football in general. During a game between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, Howard Cosell broke the news of famed Beatle John Lennon's assassination, news that stunned a nationwide audience. The NFL's television contract renewal in 1982 also put ABC in the Super Bowl rotation for the first time, giving it the broadcast rights to Super Bowl XIX in",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "13037363",
"text": "of marijuana at the time. Finally, during the Pittsburgh Steelers–Washington Redskins game on November 5, he referred to U.S. President Richard Nixon as \"Tricky Dick.\" Don Meredith would be absent from \"Monday Night Football\" for a broadcasting and acting career on rival NBC from 1974 to 1976. Fred Williamson, a former Kansas City Chiefs defensive back nicknamed \"The Hammer\" for his often-brutal hits, was selected by ABC to replace Meredith in 1974, but following a few pre-season broadcasts, proved so inarticulate that he was relieved of his duties prior to the start of the regular season, becoming the first \"MNF\"",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "7302264",
"text": "coverage for \"World News Tonight\" with Peter Jennings and other ABC News broadcasts. At ABC News, she covered the Oklahoma City bombing trials, the Matthew Shepard murder, the crash of TWA Flight 800, and both the civil and criminal O.J. Simpson trials. In 2012, ESPN announced that Lisa Salters would join Monday Night Football replacing Suzy Kolber as a full-time solo sideline reporter joining Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden. In 2018, ESPN announced a new Monday Night Football commentating team which will include Salters as sideline reporter and joined by Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, and Anthony \"Booger\" McFarland. A native",
"title": "Lisa Salters"
},
{
"docid": "9251773",
"text": "derived from the advertising, which was about evenly split between the network and the local station. The Monday night games were often billed as The NHL Game of the Week. Viewers in New York City, Buffalo, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Los Angeles got the \"Game of the Week\" on a different channel than their local team's games. Therefore, whenever a team had a “home” game, the NHL Network aired the home team's broadcast rather than their own. Initially, the Monday night package was marketed to ABC affiliates; the idea being that ABC carried Monday-night NFL football in the fall",
"title": "NHL Network (1975 TV program)"
},
{
"docid": "5623901",
"text": "a format similar to that of \"Ford Super Sunday\" with a presenter (Jeff Stelling) and studio guests. In 2004–05, the analysis section was then incorporated into an additional programme shown after \"Ford Super Sunday\" called \"Ford Super Sunday: The Last Word\". The show ended after the 2006–07 season when Setanta and subsequently ESPN obtained the rights for Monday night Premier League games. \"Monday Night Football\" returned from the 2010–11 season after Sky regained the rights to Monday night Premier League games. The games broadcast kick off at 8:00 pm on Monday nights. The show also started broadcasting in high-definition. Due",
"title": "Monday Night Football (UK TV programme)"
},
{
"docid": "4209917",
"text": "broadcasts to his repertoire. In the fall of 1985, Dierdorf was hired by CBS as part of its broadcast team for NFL games. He worked on CBS broadcasts of NFL games in 1985 and 1986. In April 1987, Dierdorf was hired by ABC to join Al Michaels and Frank Gifford on \"Monday Night Football\" broadcasts. He spent 12 seasons on \"Monday Night Football\" before resigning the post in early 1999. During his affiliation with ABC, Dierdorf also served as a blow-by-blow boxing commentator in 1989, beginning with Meldrick Taylor's first defense of his championship, served as a correspondent for the",
"title": "Dan Dierdorf"
},
{
"docid": "13037356",
"text": "telephoned Buck with the job offer, Buck refused to respond due to anger at his treatment by ABC during an earlier stint with the network. Arledge's original choice for the third member of the trio, Frank Gifford, was unavailable since he was still under contract to CBS Sports. However, Gifford suggested former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith, setting the stage for years of fireworks between the often-pompous Cosell and the laid-back Meredith. \"Monday Night Football\" first aired on ABC on September 21, 1970, with a game between the New York Jets and the Browns in Cleveland. Advertisers were charged US$65,000",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "4833866",
"text": "techniques such as slow motion replay, freeze frame, instant replay, split-screen, hand-held cameras, endzone cameras, underwater cameras and cameras on cranes. As part of an agreement with the National Football League (which completed its merger with the American Football League that year), \"Monday Night Football\" debuted on ABC in September 1970, which served as the NFL's premier game of the week until 2006, when \"Sunday Night Football\", which moved to NBC that year as part of a broadcast deal that in turn saw \"MNF\" move to ESPN, took over as the league's marquee game. Although it suffered a decline in",
"title": "ESPN on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "8908885",
"text": "as host of \"Time Out For Trivia\". He also did occasional play-by-play for NBC Sports, in addition to freelance work for ABC Sports, Turner Sports, and Fox Sports Midwest. During his time at KABC, Donoho was known in the Los Angeles media market for beginning and ending his sports anchor segments with sports trivia questions and for his trademark phrase, \"take a hike\". During Donoho's time on air, KABC's 11 p.m. newscast's ratings approached those of long-time regional leader KNBC. Donoho also anchored the station's post-Monday Night Football program, titled \"Monday Night Live.\" In Los Angeles, the similarity of Todd",
"title": "Todd Donoho"
},
{
"docid": "12705416",
"text": "season games, with exceptions as following. KCTV also broadcasts all Chiefs pre-season games. WDAF Channel 4 (Fox) broadcasts games in which the Chiefs host an NFC opponent. KSHB Channel 41 (NBC) broadcasts all games in which the Chiefs play on \"NBC Sunday Night Football\" or NBC's NFL playoffs coverage. KMBC Channel 9 (ABC) has aired \"Monday Night Football\" games locally since 1970. Prior to the 1994 season, WDAF was the primary station for the Chiefs as an NBC affiliate (they aired on KMBC when ABC had the AFL package through 1964), since NBC had the AFC package. The inter-conference home",
"title": "Kansas City Chiefs"
},
{
"docid": "3818569",
"text": "films would fit in the time allotted, but perhaps the most controversial of these was the re-edit of the 1969 film \"On Her Majesty's Secret Service\" broadcast on the \"ABC Monday Night Movie\". ABC held the rights to the James Bond films until 1990, when \"The Living Daylights\" was the final film aired prior to Turner Broadcasting buying the TV rights to the franchise. The Bond films have also aired on several cable channels not owned by Turner. ABC broadcast the films again as a promotional tie-in when \"Die Another Day\" was in theaters in 2002, dubbed as \"The Bond",
"title": "The ABC Sunday Night Movie"
},
{
"docid": "5914931",
"text": "broadcast in place of its regular schedule of syndicated programs. The simulcasts shifted to the team's \"Monday Night Football\" matchups after ESPN took over the rights to that package from ABC (in a compensation deal by the NFL to make up for the loss of \"Sunday Night Football\" to NBC) in 2006. Presently, the station reschedules ABC's Monday night schedule to air in place of the network's late night lineup to accommodate the game, with \"Dancing with the Stars\" (which ABC moved to Mondays in September 2006) airing after the late newscast on the affected live performance episode's original airdate,",
"title": "KMBC-TV"
},
{
"docid": "4442744",
"text": "and even some NFL games (including hosting halftime duties for \"Monday Night Football\" and Wild Card round games). Musburger was also the main studio host during ABC's coverage of the 1998 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup, was briefly the studio host for ESPN and ABC's NASCAR coverage and has hosted Tour de France coverage for ABC. Musburger's college football duties for ESPN and ABC have included calling seven BCS National Championship games (2000, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). Beginning in 2006, Musburger called ABC Sports' college football prime time series, along with analysts Bob Davie and",
"title": "Brent Musburger"
},
{
"docid": "17084778",
"text": "to air \"Sunday Night Football\", the annual Kickoff game, and the primetime Thanksgiving game. ESPN continued carrying \"Monday Night Football\" and the Pro Bowl. Under a new eight-year deal, DirecTV continued to be the exclusive distributor of the NFL Sunday Ticket service. On May 12, 2015, it was announced that ABC would simulcast ESPN's wildcard game, marking the first time that ABC has broadcast any NFL game in nearly 10 years. Fox also expanded its pre-game coverage by moving \"Fox NFL Kickoff\" to the main Fox network from Fox Sports 1, serving as a lead-in to \"Fox NFL Sunday\". After",
"title": "2015 NFL season"
},
{
"docid": "13037366",
"text": "and Gifford to work games as a duo or with newly retired Fran Tarkenton beginning in 1979. From 1977 to 1986, ABC also aired occasional NFL games on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Each of these telecasts would be billed by the network as a \"Special Thursday/Saturday/Sunday Night Edition of \"Monday Night Football\"\". One of the more somber contests in the run of the series came on November 27, 1978 when the San Francisco 49ers hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers. Earlier in the day, San Francisco mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk had been murdered at City Hall. Despite",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "18853956",
"text": "hosted TV game show \"It's in the Name\" on WGN-TV in Chicago. He worked as an ABC-TV staff network announcer between 1959–1979, providing voice-over live introductions to \"Monday Night Football\", \"Monday Night Baseball\", \"Wide World of Sports,\"\"Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Friday Night Fights,\" and the Summer and Winter Olympics programming on ABC for the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer and Winter Olympics. Provided on-air ABC-TV news anchoring on Chicago's WBKB (now WLS-TV) coverage while working 24 hours a day November 22–24, 1963 following President John F. Kennedy's assassination. His role as TV News reporter for WBKB-TV (ABC) Chicago included on-the-street",
"title": "Arthur Lawrence Hellyer Jr."
},
{
"docid": "13037411",
"text": "NFL's prime time broadcasts took place with the 2006 season, as ESPN began airing the Monday night games at the same time NBC assumed the rights to the Sunday night package from ESPN. The Sunday night game is now the \"showcase\" game of the week on the NFL schedule. While the ESPN broadcasts still carry the \"MNF\" name and heritage, NBC (like ABC) is a broadcast network, whereas ESPN is a cable channel not freely available to all Americans, though per a cause in the NFL's broadcasting rules, many ESPN games air on a participating broadcast television station in the",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "9923715",
"text": "for the fall. For its second season, ABC gave \"The Marshal\" a critical slot on its schedule. Leading off the network's Monday night lineup at 8:00 p.m., the series would be serving as the lead in program for \"Monday Night Football\" for the first half of the television season. However, \"The Marshal\" faced serious competition for viewers in the timeslot from \"Melrose Place\" on Fox and the Monday comedy lineups on CBS and NBC, and thus was unable to draw the ratings ABC desired. The network canceled \"The Marshal\" toward the end of 1995 and its twenty-fifth and final episode",
"title": "The Marshal"
},
{
"docid": "1602263",
"text": "telecasts; much of the series took place on a fictional college campus). Except for Seattle and Portland from 1970 to 1995, ABC World News Tonight was routinely preempted on most West Coast affiliates, though the ABC network-owned stations (e.g. Los Angeles) aired the program earlier in the afternoon. Since ESPN took over the coverage in 2006, games normally have a kickoff time of 8:30 pm. Eastern. However, when ESPN airs a doubleheader during the first week of the season, the games respectively start at 7:00 and 10:15 pm. Eastern. There have been issues with local stations in the ESPN era,",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "13037397",
"text": "Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson served as commentators for that year's AFC Wild Card game, with Jack Arute serving as the sideline reporter. After suffering through several years of dismal Pro Bowl ratings, ABC considered moving the game to Monday night. In February 2003, Madden declined to serve as color commentator for the game in Hawaii, citing his fear of flying; former \"MNF\" personality Dan Fouts took his place. The Pro Bowl held the following year was played on a Sunday as typical, but was moved to ABC's sister network ESPN. In 2003, ABC and the NFL dropped the \"Monday",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "5014381",
"text": "to get out of his contract with ESPN to join John Madden (who worked alongside Michaels for the previous four years on \"Monday Night Football\" as an analyst) at NBC. Michaels added fuel to the fire by refusing to state his future plans, and he could not \"respond to rumors... because that would become a distraction.\" On February 8, 2006, ESPN announced that its \"Monday Night Football\" team would consist of Mike Tirico on play-by-play, with football anaylst Joe Theismann and Tony Kornheiser as analysts. ESPN explicitly stated that Michaels would not return to either \"Monday Night Football\" broadcasts or",
"title": "NBA on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "8938751",
"text": "it was cancelled due to 9/11 problems. Note: On ABC, \"The Runner\" was supposed to start when \"Monday Night Football\" concludes, but it was cancelled due to production problems. Note: \"Buffy the Vampire Slayer\" and \"Roswell\" moved to UPN from The WB this season. NOTES: 1. When ABC announced their 2001 Fall Schedule, originally the plan was for The Job to air after The Drew Carey Show starting in mid-September and NYPD Blue would air in the 10pm ET timeslot after 20/20 Downtown returned to Friday nights in late December. However, after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, ABC",
"title": "2001–02 United States network television schedule"
},
{
"docid": "9094962",
"text": "before the start of Saturday Night Football at 8:00. ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime starts around 7:00, as does another game on ESPN2. Late-night games (often from the Pac-12 Conference) begin on ESPN and ESPN2 around 10:30 ET, in prime time on the west coast. \"Kickoff Week\" is the first weekend of the college football weekend. Games include the Advocare Classic, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and other non-conference action. One game will air on ABC on Sunday night, and second game will air on ESPN on the following Monday night. After the first week of the college football season, the",
"title": "ESPN College Football"
},
{
"docid": "4415753",
"text": "relatives (and some Nanny claimed as relatives because they were everybody's uncle) dropped by the Everett home for a visit. They include: The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC, and was last telecast on December 27, 1971. The series enjoyed initial success due to its Friday night timeslot when it was scheduled between \"The Brady Bunch\" and \"The Partridge Family\", which were shows aimed at similar demographics (largely young children and pre-teens). Ratings suffered in the third season when ABC moved the series to Monday night opposite \"Gunsmoke\" and \"Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In\".",
"title": "Nanny and the Professor"
},
{
"docid": "13635332",
"text": "franchise has played the song after every home win at Coors Field since 1995. In 1998, ABC Records wanted to use a classic rock song for \"Monday Night Football\" that year, so they asked Walsh to rewrite the lyrics to \"Rocky Mountain Way\" for the quarterback John Elway of the Denver Broncos. \"Rocky Mountain Elway\" was the new title of the song and Walsh appeared in a video that ABC Sports showed on the \"Monday Night Football\". The Denver Broncos currently play the Godsmack cover version of the song during home games at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. In",
"title": "Rocky Mountain Way (song)"
},
{
"docid": "2417017",
"text": "stated that Michaels would not return to either \"Monday Night Football\" broadcasts or ABC's NBA broadcasts (on which Michaels had been lead NBA play-by-play man). On February 9, 2006, NBC confirmed that Michaels would be joining Madden at the network to broadcast football on Sunday nights, thus ending Michaels's 20-year run on \"Monday Night Football\" and almost 30 years of service with ABC. In exchange for letting Michaels out of his contract with ABC and ESPN, NBC Universal sold ESPN cable rights to Friday coverage of the next four Ryder Cups, granted ESPN increased usage of Olympic highlights, and sold",
"title": "Al Michaels"
},
{
"docid": "4833869",
"text": "it. But if you screwed up on \"Monday Night Football\", Cosell would let everyone know about it.\" Arledge proudly pointed out that the program \"changed the habits of the nation.\" In 1977, Arledge's executive responsibilities at ABC were expanded, and he was made president of ABC News while remaining as head of ABC Sports. The seeds of its eventual integration with ESPN occurred when ABC acquired a controlling interest in ESPN from Getty Oil in 1984. One year later, Capital Cities Communications purchased ABC for US$3.5 billion. Although some ESPN sportscasters such as John Saunders and Dick Vitale began to",
"title": "ESPN on ABC"
},
{
"docid": "13037369",
"text": "Cosell. Some of the production crew teasingly referred to the segment as \"The Beauty and the Beast\". 1980 also marked some key personnel moves for the top-rated ABC show. It was the first season of Monday Night Football produced by Bob Goodrich, who would lead the production team for another 6 years. In addition, 1980 was the first year a woman joined the traveling production crew of over 40 cameramen, engineers, producers and directors. Alexis Denny, then a sophomore at Yale University, served as the stage manager of the telecasts and wrote the script for the half-time highlights that Howard",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "13037360",
"text": "and Meredith ended up announcing the rest of the contest. In 1971, Frank Gifford became available after his contract with CBS Sports concluded; Arledge brought him to ABC to serve as play-by-play announcer, replacing Jackson (who returned to broadcasting college football for the network, which he continued to do for the next 35 seasons). The former New York Giant had been an NFL analyst for CBS during the 1960s but had never called play-by-play prior to joining \"Monday Night Football\". In that capacity for \"Monday Night Football\" from 1971 to 1985, Gifford was often criticized for his see-no-evil approach in",
"title": "History of Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "9910452",
"text": "1939, but on December 23, 1951, DuMont televised the first ever live, coast-to-coast professional football game, the NFL Championship Game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns. DuMont paid $75,000 for the rights to broadcast the game. In 1952, DuMont only aired New York Giants games before moving to a more national scope the following season. During the 1953 and 1954 seasons, DuMont broadcast Saturday night NFL games. It was the first time that National Football League games were televised live, coast-to-coast, in prime time, for the entire season. This predated \"Monday Night Football\" on ABC by 17 years.",
"title": "NFL on DuMont"
},
{
"docid": "2990093",
"text": "and still holds that position today. He has provided analysis and commentary for all the Kitten Bowls since Kitten Bowl II, which airs during half time of the Super Bowl. While still playing, Esiason appeared as a color analyst on the USA Network's two-year broadcast of the World League of American Football (WLAF) on Monday nights, partnered with Brad Nessler. After his retirement from playing, he went into broadcasting full-time. He was a color commentator for ABC's \"Monday Night Football\" from 1998 to 1999. Following his dismissal by ABC (due primarily to personal conflicts between him and play-by-play announcer Al",
"title": "Boomer Esiason"
},
{
"docid": "1602261",
"text": "across the United States over ABC was difficult to reconcile with other prime time programming, which is usually set to begin at a certain local time regardless of time zone. On the East Coast, with \"MNF\" beginning at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, there was an hour of primetime in which to schedule regular programming. However, on the West Coast, the games lasted from 6:00 to 9:30 pm. Pacific Time (or in the case of Seattle and Portland from 1970 to 1995, 7:00 to 10:30 pm), leaving little or no time for additional network programming on Monday. As a result, network",
"title": "Monday Night Football"
},
{
"docid": "5187923",
"text": "awarded yearly rights to 16 Monday night games, four prime time games, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, and the Hall of Fame Games. CBS received the rights to all National Football Conference (NFC) regular season and postseason games (except those in the ABC package) and to Super Bowls XIV and XVI. NBC received the rights to all AFC regular-season and postseason games (except those in the ABC package) and to Super Bowls XIII and XV. Industry sources considered it the largest single television package ever negotiated. After the 1975 World Series, Curt Gowdy was removed from NBC's baseball telecasts, when sponsor",
"title": "NFL on NBC"
}
] |
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| who has the power over the money in the us government |
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{
"docid": "3177923",
"text": "for England and maintain that broad proportionality in order to ensure the long term financial viability of such policies. In the federal government of the United States, the power of the purse is vested in the Congress as laid down in the Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (the Appropriations Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Taxing and Spending Clause). The power of the purse plays a critical role in the relationship of the United States Congress and the President of the United States, and has been the main historic tool by",
"title": "Power of the purse"
},
{
"docid": "661116",
"text": "government after the senate revised the bill to create 12 board members who were each appointed by the president. Preceding the creation of the Federal Reserve, no U.S. central banking systems lasted for more than 25 years. Some of the questions raised include: whether Congress has the Constitutional power to delegate its power to coin money or issue paper money (an obvious reference to , which states: \"The Congress shall have power To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures\"), whether the structure of the federal reserve is transparent",
"title": "Federal Reserve Act"
},
{
"docid": "4022095",
"text": "\"United States v. Kagama\" 118 U.S. 375 (1886), which affirmed that the Congress has plenary power over all American Indian tribes within its borders by rationalisation that \"The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful … is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell\". Before 1871 the United States had recognised the Indian tribes as semi-independent. The Supreme Court affirmed that the US Government \"has the right and authority, instead of controlling them by treaties, to govern them by acts of Congress, they being within",
"title": "Suzerainty"
},
{
"docid": "1426519",
"text": "States still asserts plenary power and thus requires the territory of the Navajo Nation to submit all proposed laws to the United States Secretary of the Interior for Secretarial Review, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The US Supreme Court in \"United States v. Kagama\" (1889) affirmed that Congress has Plenary power over all Native American tribes within United States borders, saying that \"The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful ... is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell\". It noted that the",
"title": "Navajo Nation"
},
{
"docid": "1543096",
"text": "the United States. The group does not raise funds for political candidates itself, but its members raise money for candidates through PACs AIPAC helped establish and by other means. Its critics have stated it acts as an agent of the Israeli government with a \"stranglehold\" on the United States Congress with its power and influence. The group has been accused of being strongly allied with the Likud party of Israel, and the Republican Party in the US, but an AIPAC spokesman has called this a \"malicious mischaracterization\". \"The Washington Post\" described the perceived differences between AIPAC and J Street: \"While",
"title": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee"
},
{
"docid": "17436286",
"text": "\"faces challenges from similarly ambitious businessmen, the Chinese government and Congress itself\" as he continues to pursue his political aspirations. His plotline revolves around battles with billionaire Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney), involving Chinese money laundering. Over the course of the season his biggest challenges are the institutional power of the Office of the President and Tusk's power as a billionaire industrialist. He finds new rivals in Tusk, who seeks to maintain his position as Walker's right-hand adviser against Underwood's intrusion, and his former communications director, Remy Danton (Mahershala Ali), who is now a lobbyist working with Tusk. At the beginning",
"title": "Frank Underwood (House of Cards)"
},
{
"docid": "4644691",
"text": "a larger United States budget and spending process. They are preceded in that process by the president's budget proposal, congressional budget resolutions, and the 302(b) allocation. Article One of the United States Constitution, section 9, clause 7, states that \"No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law...\" This is what gives Congress the power to make these appropriations. The President, however, still has the power to veto appropriations bills. This subcommittee continues to have jurisdiction over the budget of the District of Columbia, and was given jurisdiction over agency funding handled by",
"title": "United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government"
},
{
"docid": "661118",
"text": "and responsibility of Congress stated in the U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Sec.8, Clause 5). Rather, the constitutional issue was and still is that, through the Federal Reserve Act, the federal government purported to delegate its power to create U.S. money to the private banks that comprise the Federal Reserve System. In delegating that power, Congress (and, by the 1980s, the Fed itself) lost control over the money supply, the quantity of which determines the value or purchasing power of any unit thereof. Thus, the argument goes, Congress is no longer able to fulfill its constitutional responsibility to the public to",
"title": "Federal Reserve Act"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "20681154",
"text": "electricity grid. In September 2017, \"The Nation (Malawi)\" reported that the government of Malawi would own 85 percent of the power station, while CGGC of China would own 15 percent of the power station. Vale Logistics of Brazil would provide the coal needed, over a 30-year contract period. The challenge at that time was that the agreements called for the government to put down US$104 million in \"commitment money\". However, the government had only US$12.4 million available, and had requested to pay the balance in installments. Construction was expected to start in November 2018, with commissioning of the 300 megawatts",
"title": "Kammwamba Thermal Power Station"
},
{
"docid": "12497544",
"text": "the Government has been doing things for us and telling us what is best for Indians . . . of course there has been no progress . . .\" Progress in education was just one area in which Native Americans were gaining more independence. As tribes began to have more control over their own affairs and have more infrastructure entitled to them, they were able to be in much more command of their space, make more money, which led to power and progress. Native American self-determination Native American self-determination refers to the social movements, legislation, and beliefs by which the",
"title": "Native American self-determination"
},
{
"docid": "7633173",
"text": "most famous book, sold over 100,000 copies in China and won acclaim from both the public and economists. She argues in \"Pitfalls\" that, as power has devolved to local government, local officials who at first favored reform later came to oppose further reform which might limit their discretion and so make it harder to trade power for money and money for power. In the latter part of \"Pitfalls\" she also discussed the revival of clan power in southern provinces such as Guangdong and Fujian. Her articles, which point to deep structural problems and declare that thoroughgoing political reform will be",
"title": "He Qinglian"
},
{
"docid": "573518",
"text": "African leader who has amassed a stolen fortune, a bank employee who knows of a terminally ill wealthy person with no relatives, or a wealthy foreigner who deposited money in the bank just before dying in a plane crash (leaving no will or known next of kin), a US soldier who has stumbled upon a hidden cache of gold in Iraq, a business being audited by the government, a disgruntled worker or corrupt government official who has embezzled funds, a refugee, and similar characters. The money could be in the form of gold bullion, gold dust, money in a bank",
"title": "Advance-fee scam"
},
{
"docid": "5313649",
"text": "Show\" has also covered the Cape Wind project. A feature-length documentary about the Cape Wind project, entitled \"Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle\", had pre-release screenings in the summer of 2011. Wendy Williams and Robert Whitcomb have recently written a book about the project's history called \"Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound.\" In an interview, one of the authors states that the fight over Cape Wind is a case of \"a very small group of people, with more money than most of us can possibly imagine, who decided from the",
"title": "Cape Wind"
},
{
"docid": "314653",
"text": "administration successfully handled the Panama Canal transfer and has been effective in administering of the Canal. Panama's official counternarcotics cooperation has historically been excellent. For example, officials of the US Drug Enforcement Administration praised the role of Manuel Noriega prior to his falling-out with the US over his own drug dealing. The Panamanian Government expanded money-laundering legislation and concluded with the US a Counternarcotics Maritime Agreement and a Stolen Vehicles Agreement. The Panamanian Government has enforced intellectual property rights and concluded the very important Bilateral Investment Treaty Amendment with the US and an agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation",
"title": "History of Panama"
},
{
"docid": "13009465",
"text": "either. People, please think. Are they your leaders? What is the guarantee that these people—who indulge in politics through their money and muscle power—will not target us tomorrow? If they turn against tomorrow, who will be on our side? Kalaignar [Karunanidhi]? Even at that point of time, he will make an announcement that the members of parliament will resign. Then, he will understand (?!) the Central Government. Then, he will once again request for a right decision, and pass a resolution in the Legislative Assembly—like actor Vadivel's comedy in the film Winner where he claims that no one has touched",
"title": "K. Muthukumar"
},
{
"docid": "62676",
"text": "in railroads, were men who used the power of government to succeed. They tried to gain subsidies or in some way use government to stop competitors. Crony capitalism Crony capitalism is an economy in which businesses thrive not as a result of risk, but rather as a return on money amassed through a nexus between a business class and the political class. This is done using state power to crush genuine competition in handing out permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of state intervention over resources where the state exercises monopolist control over public goods, for example,",
"title": "Crony capitalism"
},
{
"docid": "20600768",
"text": "project allocated 24 months, the parent company of the main contractor, Isolux Corsán, ran out of money and filed bankruptcy in Spain. In August 2017, Ketraco terminated the contract with Isolux, with about 30 percent of the work completed. In February 2018, the Kenya government, through Ketraco, contracted a consortium of Chinese firms at a cost of US$96 million, to complete the work left pending by Isolux. Work is expected to conclude in August 2018. The consortium, comprising \"NARI Group Corporation\" and \"Power China Guizhou Engineering Company\", has committed in writing to pay US$10 million in fines, for every month",
"title": "Loiyangalani–Suswa High Voltage Power Line"
},
{
"docid": "17707855",
"text": "settlements in occupied territory violates international law” and calling on the US, UK, and other countries to address “the matter of long standing Israeli government impunity.” Benedict, has argued that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has persisted because the U.S. “plays both Arab and Israel sides to generate money, power and control.” He has compared Israel to apartheid South Africa and the Soviet Union, and has implied that he looks forward to Israel's system of oppression falling as those countries systems of oppression fell. He has coordinated a number of anti-Zionist/pro-Palestinian events for AIUK according to Zionist government organisations, and in several",
"title": "Kristyan Benedict"
},
{
"docid": "676877",
"text": "with intent to kill, arson, burglary, and larceny within any Territory of the United States. The Supreme Court affirmed the action in 1886 in United States v. Kagama, which affirmed that the US Government has plenary power over Native American tribes within its borders using the rationalization that \"The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful... is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell\" While the federal government of the United States had previously recognized the Indian Tribes as semi-independent, \"it has the right and",
"title": "Indian Territory"
},
{
"docid": "1709305",
"text": "agencies. Traditionally, the purchasing power of money depended heavily upon the local value of gold and silver, but was also made subject to the availability and demand of certain goods on the market. Most modern fiat currencies like US dollars are traded against each other and commodity money in the secondary market for the purpose of international transfer of payment for goods and services. As Adam Smith noted, having money gives one the ability to \"command\" others' labor, so purchasing power to some extent is power over other people, to the extent that they are willing to trade their labor",
"title": "Purchasing power"
},
{
"docid": "2793584",
"text": "Department of Justice launched a civil lawsuit to seize American assets worth over US$1 billion (4.1 billion MYR) allegedly obtained from US$3.5 billion (14.38 billion MYR) of misappropriated 1MDB funds. Within the civil lawsuit, a government official of high rank who had control over 1MDB was referred to as \"Malaysian Official 1\", and mentioned over 30 times. \"Malaysian Official 1\" was alleged to have received around US$681 million (2.797 billion MYR) of stolen 1MDB money via Falcon Bank, Singapore on 21 and 25 March 2013, of which US$650 million (2.0 bllion MYR) was sent back to Falcon Bank on 30",
"title": "Najib Razak"
},
{
"docid": "14855087",
"text": "criticised by representatives of private investors as being too limited and for failing to clarify important concerns. Pricing policy Prices have been another important policy issue in the sector. In an effort to encourage private sector investment, the Indonesian government has been establishing a feed-in tariff scheme by instructing state electricity utility PLN to purchase power from geothermal projects at various rates ranging from around 6.5 US cents to over 12 US cents per kWh. The government is also preparing a regulation that is expected to specify the price that the PLN must purchase power from geothermal plans in the",
"title": "Geothermal power in Indonesia"
},
{
"docid": "6044552",
"text": "much of his physical mass. His return to Earth did not prevent his demise; the adverse effects of separation from Earth's environment were irreversible, and Redstone perished. The first supervillain to appear in the \"Supreme Power\" universe, Redstone is what the US government has dubbed a \"Power.\" In essence, he is on par with the likes of Hyperion and Power Princess, but he does not yet exhibit the degree of control over his powers Hyperion possesses, though it can be inferred that this is Redstone's personal choice. Michael Redstone was an imprisoned renegade soldier and serial killer who murdered six",
"title": "Redstone (comics)"
},
{
"docid": "5999457",
"text": "order to make the citizens happy. James Madison seemed to have had an issue with who got the power of taxation. He did not believe that the legislative branch had the right to tax to contribute in helping the welfare. Senator Ted Cruz and others believe that the legislative body has the power to limit the executive branch from over-spending. However, Federalist No. 30 argues this idea wrong since Alexander Hamilton had intended for the Constitution to prioritize paying back the debts that America owned. This means that the government would be able to spend more money in order to",
"title": "Federalist No. 30"
},
{
"docid": "11469906",
"text": "transactions with US banks. For each attempt, the banks, concerned about the likelihood of fraud, ultimately rejected the transfer or returned the money shortly after receiving it. The government could not account for approximately US$ 2.4 billion over the period of Jaime’s three-year tenure as central bank governor.” The Angolan sovereign wealth fund (Fundo Soberano De Angola) was created in 2011 with an initial capitalization of $5 Billion USD. The President appointed his son, Jose Filomeno dos Santos, as chief executive, who the appointed long time associate Jean Claude Bastos as the funds manager. The fund has since been used",
"title": "Corruption in Angola"
},
{
"docid": "9022414",
"text": "he was one of the number who, with Cushing, aided in blowing up the Rebel ram Albemarle, at Plymouth, N. C., October 27, 1864. When he enlisted he was a resident of this city. He is now unable to work and his family are in destitute circumstances. \"Cushing and the officers got all the prize money,\" remarked Hamilton the other day, \"while us privates received nothing. Had I my share, over two thousand dollars, I need not live as I live now. Twelve of us have not received a cent from the government, although the matter has been brought before",
"title": "Richard Hamilton (Medal of Honor)"
},
{
"docid": "15510741",
"text": "The criminals who conceal their accounts from the government authorities include big politicians, film stars, cricketers, and businessmen. Some Indian corporations practice transfer mispricing, by under-invoicing their exports and over-invoicing their imports from tax haven countries such as Singapore, UAE, and Hong Kong. Thus the promoters of the public limited companies who hold rarely more than 10% of share capital, earn black money abroad at the cost of majority share holders and tax income to the Indian government. By the year 2008, the cumulative Illicit Financial Out flows from the country touched US$452 billions. Politicians, political parties corrupt higher officials",
"title": "Indian black money"
},
{
"docid": "1963263",
"text": "to fossil-fuel based sources amounted to approximately $72 billion over this period and subsidies to renewable fuel sources totalled $29 billion. In the United States, the federal government has paid US$74 billion for energy subsidies to support R&D for nuclear power ($50 billion) and fossil fuels ($24 billion) from 1973 to 2003. During this same time frame, renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency received a total of US$26 billion. It has been suggested that a subsidy shift would help to level the playing field and support growing energy sectors, namely solar power, wind power, and biofuels. History shows that no",
"title": "Wind power"
},
{
"docid": "17386479",
"text": "was revealed that \"Dumb and Dumber To\" and \"Daddy's Home\" were also financed by Malaysian government investment fund through corrupt officials and financiers. In March 2018, Red Granite Pictures has agreed to pay US$60 million to the U.S. Justice Department to settle claims it financed 3 Oscar-nominated films, \"Wolf of Wall Street\", \"Daddy's Home\" and \"Dumb and Dumber To\" using over US$100 million funds sourced from 1MDB. Riza is also known as a good friend of Low Taek Jho, who was said to be the mastermind to the 1MDB scandal with money trails linking assets including luxury paintings, a superyacht,",
"title": "Riza Aziz"
},
{
"docid": "3024743",
"text": "it. But since there was too many of them, and in many respects the economy is dependent on them, it might lead to greater social problems. In addition, they are very much integrated into the US power elites. Therefore, and because of fears of social unrest, the US government saved them by giving them tax payers' money, helping those who were actually responsible for creating the crisis. Doing it, officials hoped that the economy would work and would start to grow after receiving a huge infusion. But despite Bush's administration 750 billion and Obama's 800 billion dollars investments nothing changed,",
"title": "Grigory Yavlinsky"
},
{
"docid": "623100",
"text": "March 1966, Richard has followed the practice of giving away at least a tenth of his income to charity. Richard has stated that two biblical principles have guided him in how to use his money. He said: \"Firstly, it was the love of money (not money itself) that was the root of all evil. Secondly, to be good and responsible stewards of what was entrusted to us.\" In 1990, Richard said: \"Those of us who have something to offer have to be prepared to give all the time.\" For over 40 years Richard has been a supporter of Tearfund, a",
"title": "Cliff Richard"
},
{
"docid": "4511991",
"text": "informed Parliament that Thirteen people, including four former Ministers, have been charged with corruption and money laundering offences. An international arrest warrant has been issued for former Premier Michael Misick. It is now for the courts to decide whether the persons charged are guilty. The investigations and prosecutions will proceed independently of a future elected Government. A civil recovery team was appointed to recover property and redress loses arising from corruption. The team has made significant progress including over 40 separate recoveries of money and/or land. Over US$12million has been recovered, including payments already made, judgements obtained and still to",
"title": "Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands"
},
{
"docid": "7154832",
"text": "his 2006–2008 \"Dark Side of the Moon Live\" tour, his 2010–2011 \"The Wall\" tour and David Gilmour's 2006 On an Island tour); saxophonist Dick Parry during \"Money\" (who played on the original recordings of \"Money\", \"Us and Them\", and \"Shine on You Crazy Diamond\"); and backing singer Carol Kenyon during \"Comfortably Numb\". During \"Breathe\", on the screen behind them, film of the iconic pig from the \"Animals\" album was shown flying over Battersea Power Station (itself visible on the horizon in television broadcasts of the performance), and during \"Money\", a shot of \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" record being",
"title": "Pink Floyd live performances"
},
{
"docid": "8743198",
"text": "Supreme Court recognizes Federal control over navigable waterways is absolute, see Phillips Petrol v. Mississippi, 484 US 469,480 (1988), the public interest is not absolute, Dardar v. Lafourche Realty Co., Inc., 55 F.3d 1082 (5th Cir.1995). The government has the power to reroute a waterway (South Carolina v. Georgia, 93 U.S. 4 (1876)); block a navigable creek (U.S. v. Commodore Park, 324 U.S. 386(1945)); or completely de-water a river (United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co., 229 U.S. 53 (1913)), each without recourse by those who are adversely affected by the reduction in navigable capacity. One court has held that",
"title": "Navigable servitude"
},
{
"docid": "11597225",
"text": "to capitalize on developments\". In the meantime the government had quietly informed local officials that the agreements were a \"tactical retreat\" to buy time before decisive putting down the Buddhist movement. Diệm's regime stalled on implementing the release of Buddhists who had been released for protesting against it. This led to a discussion within the US government to push for the removal of the Nhus, who were regarded as the extremist influence over Diệm, from power. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was also announced as the new US ambassador effective in late August, replacing Nolting, who had been considered too close",
"title": "Joint Communiqué"
},
{
"docid": "18973196",
"text": "arrested by the MACC. In September 2018, he faced 25 charges relating to abuse of power and money laundering amounting to RM 2.3 billion (US$ 556 million) on top of seven charges with criminal breach of trust and power abuse brought against him in the preceding two months. The government has also issued arrest warrants against Jho Low and former director of SRC International Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil in a graft probe related to the state fund 1MDB. On 28 June 2018, two days before the end of the employment contract, 1MDB sacked its President and Chief Executive Officer Arul",
"title": "1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal"
},
{
"docid": "3997009",
"text": "began to focus on financial matters, resuming his long-standing policy against the power of banks. This placed Randall in the growing fight over the nature of the nation's currency—those who favored the gold-backed currency were called \"hard money\" supporters, while the policy of encouraging inflation through coining silver or issuing dollars backed by government bonds (\"greenbacks\") was known as \"soft money\". Although he believed in a gold-backed dollar, Randall was friendly to greenbacks; in general, he favored allowing the amount of currency to remain constant, while replacing bank-issued dollar bills with greenbacks. He also believed the federal government should sell",
"title": "Samuel J. Randall"
},
{
"docid": "12197139",
"text": "post. The real power is held by the Prime Minister, who is the head of government. The president is elected by the legislature every five years and has normally limited powers that are substantially expanded during the tenure of a caretaker government, mainly in controlling the transition to a new government. Bangladesh has instituted a unique system of transfer of power; at the end of the tenure of the government, power is handed over to members of a civil society for three months, who run the general elections and transfer the power to elected representatives. This system was first practiced",
"title": "Government of Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "415190",
"text": "a shark sanctuary. According to the US Central Intelligence Agency's list of countries by GDP (PPP) Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world. Tokelau has an annual purchasing power of about US$1,000 (€674) per capita. The government is almost entirely dependent on subsidies from New Zealand. It has annual revenues of less than US$500,000 (€336,995) against expenditures of some US$2.8 million (€1.9 million). The deficit is made up by aid from New Zealand. Tokelau annually exports around US$100,000 (€67,000) of stamps, copra and woven and carved handicrafts and imports over US$300,000 (€202,000) of foodstuffs, building materials,",
"title": "Tokelau"
},
{
"docid": "2486631",
"text": "of awarding out contracts to US firms after the ousting of the Ba'ath regime and criticised Washington over the plans for a US-led civilian authority to hand out reconstruction contracts without the approval of an elected Iraqi government. In April 2003, the US government awarded the Bechtel Corporation a $680-million-contract to help rebuild Iraq's power, water and sewage systems as well as repair air and sea ports, Pachachi slammed this decision saying \"No one has the right to commit Iraq to obligations and costs, only an Iraqi government can do that. A parliament should also endorse the agreements.\" After much",
"title": "Adnan Pachachi"
},
{
"docid": "4490914",
"text": "Georgia Lottery The Georgia Lottery Corporation, known as the Georgia Lottery, is overseen by the government of Georgia, United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the lottery takes in over US$1 billion yearly. By law, half of the money goes to prizes, one-third to education, and the remainder to operating and marketing the lottery. The education money funds the HOPE Scholarship, and has become a successful model for other lotteries, including the South Carolina Education Lottery. Long unconstitutional in a highly conservative U.S. state, a government-run lottery was explicitly allowed in a 1992 constitutional amendment to Article I, Section II, Paragraph VIII",
"title": "Georgia Lottery"
},
{
"docid": "9975723",
"text": "girlfriend wanted his money and access to his power. Winter wants money, power, beauty. Perhaps the only reason that she wants money and beauty is the access they afford her to power over others. Midnight is perhaps the only character who seems immune to greed and lust, as he \"has plans\" for living well legally. Midnight: A Gangster Love Story Midnight and the Meaning of Love A Moment of Silence (Midnight III) A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story According to the May 2008 issue of \"Vibe Magazine\", Jada Pinkett Smith was developing a film based on the book",
"title": "The Coldest Winter Ever"
},
{
"docid": "20477596",
"text": "a third line will provide desalinated water from the Red Sea. Cairo has suffered from multiple power outages over the past few years and the government has struggled to meet demand. This has raised concerns that the government will prioritise the new capital leaving Cairo’s inhabitants with the unsolved issue of power shortages. The Egyptian Pound has experienced a 98% drop in value relative to the US dollar since the start of 1960 with a volatility score of 18.2. The lack of stability combined with rampant devaluation has made it difficult for the private sector to afford imports of basic",
"title": "Economy of the Egyptian Armed Forces"
},
{
"docid": "20873346",
"text": "Jacques Clamorgan Jacques Clamorgan was an adventurer, fur trader and land owner from the West Indies. In 1781, he arrived in St. Louis and soon became wealthy. He laid claim to over 1 million acres of Upper Louisiana land. The government offered $8 million (In 2011 $US) in response to Clamorgan's land claims. Clamorgan refused to accept the money. Due to Clamorgan's power in the region he was given a seat in the Court of Quarter Sessions, a governmental body that existed for St. Louis composed of Judicial, Executive and Legislative powers. In a tax evasion effort, Clamorgan set his",
"title": "Jacques Clamorgan"
},
{
"docid": "18689064",
"text": "Resistance Movement captured power in 1986. This led to a 20-year civil war in Northern Uganda, with the school campus at the centre of it, as the Lord's Resistance Army rebels invaded and ransacked the school, making it near-impossible to teach or learn. In the period between the cessation of hostilities between the UPDF and LRA on Ugandan soil in 2006 and 2010, the Government of Belgium in collaboration with the Government of Uganda, renovated the school at a cost of UGX:6 billion (approx. US$2.4 million in 2010 money). The Belgian government contributed 81.7% of the funds (approx. US$1.96 million),",
"title": "Sir Samuel Baker Secondary School"
},
{
"docid": "18341759",
"text": "Angeles, with oversight of twelve city agencies, including the Port of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power and the Housing Authority, with over 17,000 employees. As Deputy Mayor he focused on making the city more business-friendly and streamlining permitting processes. \"When I first heard of his appointment and that he had this Wall Street background and a lot of money, I was skeptical,\" says María Elena Durazo, the Los Angeles head of the AFL-CIO. \"And nobody called us to ask what we thought.\" Like most everybody who has worked with him, though, Durazo came away impressed. \"I'm so used",
"title": "Austin Beutner"
},
{
"docid": "12073785",
"text": "regime. There were also restrictions placed on trade with Zimbabwe, by both individual businesses and the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. A monetarist view is that a general increase in the prices of things is less a commentary on the worth of those things than on the worth of the money. This has objective and subjective components: Crucial to both components is discipline over the creation of additional money. However, the Mugabe government was printing money to finance involvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, in 2000, in the Second Congo War, including higher salaries",
"title": "Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe"
},
{
"docid": "2852812",
"text": "which is the case in 2012 for many such UK bonds, or (b) the government or other issuer defaults on the bond). This allows investors of all types to preserve the purchasing power of their money even at times of high inflation. For example, assuming 3.88% inflation over the course of 1 year (just about the 56 year average inflation rate, through most of 2006), and a real yield of 2.61% (the fixed US Treasury real yield on October 19, 2006, for a 5 yr TIPS), the adjusted principal of the fixed income would rise from 100 to 103.88 and",
"title": "Fixed income"
},
{
"docid": "15774418",
"text": "that \"the day before US missiles began raining down on ... Libya ... security forces under the control of Yemen's US-backed president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, massacred more than fifty people who were participating in an overwhelmingly peaceful protest\". The Obama administration has since called for Saleh to hand over power to his vice president and commit to a transition to plural democracy for Yemen, but its comparative sluggishness in supporting the Yemeni protest movement versus its swift backing of Libyan protesters and rebel fighters faced some criticism. American academic and investigative journalist Nir Rosen also criticized the U.S. government for",
"title": "International reactions to the Arab Spring"
},
{
"docid": "5841124",
"text": "the coast of Texas. Cruz rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. He has said that \"the scientific evidence doesn't support global warming\". He has also stated: \"They call anyone who questions the science who even points to the satellite data – they call you a, quote, 'denier'. Denier is not the language of science. Denier is the language of religion. It is heretic. You are a blasphemer. It's treated as a theology. But it's about power and money. At the end of the day, it's not complicated. This is liberal politicians who want government power.\" In March 2015, he",
"title": "Ted Cruz"
},
{
"docid": "17476792",
"text": "other hand, American wind energy generates only 34% of its full capacity. The entire wind energy project is set to cost 3 billion dollars. Uruguay is aiming to develop solar energy in the near future. A private entity called Tecnova Renovables has a solar power plant that now provides the equivalent of the electrical consumption of 100 homes. The government is also developing plans for solar power. The fact that it is very unpredictable is the reason why the government remains suspect in investing large amounts of money in this energy source. Hydroelectric energy used to produce over half of",
"title": "Environmental issues in Uruguay"
},
{
"docid": "7178186",
"text": "to showcase the ancient Dilmun Burial Mounds, telling MPs that the money should be used to construct housing over the extensive mounds, saying \"We must have pride in our Islamic roots and not some ancient civilisation from another place and time, which has only given us a jar here and a bone there.\" Along with Al-Menbar Islamic Society's Sheikh Mohammed Khalid, Sheikh Al Mouwda has clashed repeatedly with government ministers in parliament over alcohol sales and claimed credit for enforcing a ban on alcohol in five star hotels over Ramadan 2006. He has vowed to \"Clean Bahrain's tourism sector from",
"title": "Adel Mouwda"
},
{
"docid": "6151432",
"text": "March 30, 1998, Ali Mahdi Mohamed and Hussein Aidid formed a peace plan which shared power over Mogadishu, ending a period of seven years of fighting after the ouster of Siad Barre. On February 23, 1999, militiamen loyal to Aidid murdered 60 civilians in Baidoa and Daynunay. Hussein Aidid refused to recognize the newly forming Djibouti-backed Mogadishu-based Transitional Federal Government (TFG), accusing it of \"harboring militant Islamist sympathizers.\" Instead he formed the rival Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) in early 2001. At some time during late 2001, he advised US President George W. Bush that a money transfer and",
"title": "Hussein Farrah Aidid"
},
{
"docid": "4028909",
"text": "reduction of the administration of our government; I mean an additional article taking from the Federal Government the power of borrowing. I now deny their power of making paper money or anything else a legal tender. I know that to pay all proper expenses within the year would, in a case of war, be hard on us. But not so hard as ten wars instead of one. For wars could be reduced in that proportion; besides that, the State governments would be free to lend their credit in borrowing quotas. The issue of the federal debt was next addressed by",
"title": "Balanced budget amendment"
},
{
"docid": "18973209",
"text": "and the nature of the former's involvement in multibillion-dollar deals with 1MDB. Tim Leissner, the former chairman of Goldman Sachs' Southeast Asia branch and husband of Kimora Lee Leissner was issued a subpoena by the DOJ as part of their investigations. Within the July 2016 DOJ civil lawsuit, a high-ranking government official having control over 1MDB, who was referred to and mentioned over 30 times as \"Malaysian Official 1\" (\"MO1\"), was alleged to have received around US$ 681 million (RM 2.8 billion) of stolen 1MDB money via Falcon Bank in Singapore on 21 and 25 March 2013, of which US$",
"title": "1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal"
},
{
"docid": "4601823",
"text": "money, which is currency that takes its value from the government declaration or law which assigns the said value to it. As such, this kind of money is not inherently valuable, but may be used in transactions as long as it is said to be legal tender. The use of fiat money is now more common than the use of hard money, especially on an international level. The US dollar, for instance, is an example of a fiat currency. In the US, hard money is sometimes referred to as Bentonian, after Senator Thomas Hart Benton, who was an advocate for",
"title": "Hard money (policy)"
},
{
"docid": "5283444",
"text": "to US$2bn in nominal terms over 25 years. It has been estimated that at a 10% discount rate the net present value of the revenues will be six times higher than the net present value from the debt service, if all government equity was funded through concessionary lending. Revenues are expected to increase progressively from approximately US$10 million in 2009 to US$110 to 150 million per year at the end of the concession period in 2033. Thereafter the government will receive all revenues accruing to the project. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between EGAT and NTPC was designed as to",
"title": "Nam Theun 2 Dam"
},
{
"docid": "815036",
"text": "government is required to reach this aim – indeed, it is well known in economic literature that governments face a conflict of interest in this regard. In fact, \"hard money\" advocates argue that central banks have utterly failed to obtain the objective of a stable currency. Under the gold standard, for example, the price level in both England and the US remained relatively stable over hundreds of years, though with some protracted periods of deflation. Since the US Federal Reserve was formed in 1913, however, the US dollar has fallen to barely a twentieth of its former value through the",
"title": "Seigniorage"
},
{
"docid": "15668624",
"text": "transaction involved AIG receiving a premium in exchange for a promise to pay money to party A in the event party B defaulted. However, AIG did not have the financial strength to support its many CDS commitments as the crisis progressed and was taken over by the government in September 2008. US taxpayers provided over $180 billion in government support to AIG during 2008 and early 2009, through which the money flowed to various counterparties to CDS transactions, including many large global financial institutions. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) made the major government study of the crisis. It concluded",
"title": "Financial crisis of 2007–2008"
},
{
"docid": "12476874",
"text": "attacks in 2001, when concern increased over the financing of terrorism. The \"Washington Post\" reported that: \"International authorities say Nauru is increasingly providing cover for Russian organized crime\" and quoted a senior US Government official: The central bank of Russia has come to us and confirmed that large amounts of Russian capital are flowing into and out of Nauru, and that has raised concerns on their part and on ours and certainly raised suspicions. In 2000, the President of Nauru, René Harris, responded to claims of illegal money movements by saying \"Nauru does not tolerate criminal activities in its financial",
"title": "Nauru–Russia relations"
},
{
"docid": "14297870",
"text": "part of Lagardère's 7.5 % stake in EADS in April 2006, allowing that latter to partially escape the June 2006 losses. Boeing has continually protested over \"launch aid\" and other forms of government aid to Airbus, while Airbus has argued that Boeing receives illegal subsidies through military and research contracts and tax breaks. In July 2004 former Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher accused Airbus of abusing a 1992 bilateral EU-US agreement providing for disciplines for large civil aircraft support from governments. Airbus is given reimbursable launch investment (RLI), called \"launch aid\" by the US, from European governments with the money being",
"title": "Airbus"
},
{
"docid": "2678867",
"text": "money to buy Nike Mercurys. Feeling personally responsible for the girl's death, Buy's life begins to go downhill. He contemplates suicide until he gets help from Jennifer Government, who he then begins dating. He becomes a part of both Jennifer and her daughter's life. Violet eventually sells her software to ExxonMobil who take her all over the world to exploit the software's power. This sudden disappearance leads Hack to turn to Claire, Violet's sister, which in turn destroys Violet and Hack's relationship. After the company uses Violet's virus, they never pay Violet the sums due. Angered, Violet joins ranks with",
"title": "Jennifer Government"
},
{
"docid": "18701996",
"text": "collusion between the judicial system, the media, and government regulators. The people who carry out these raids typically work in business or government positions of power, which gives them access to the resources and power necessary to takeover the business. In recent history, corporate raiding has usually taken place in Russia and other former Soviet bloc countries such as Bulgaria. Corporate Commercial Bank's commercial activities made up 10 percent of Bulgaria's GDP at one time. It was the country’s fourth-largest bank. However, because of the deployment of a deliberate corporate raiding scheme, Corpbank was shut down, it depositors’ money was",
"title": "Sotir Tsatsarov"
},
{
"docid": "16605504",
"text": "the US Fifth Fleet; the US Department of Defense considers the location critical for its ability to counter Iranian military power in the region. The Saudi Arabian government and other Gulf region governments strongly support the King of Bahrain. Although government officials and media often accuse the opposition of being influenced by Iran, a government-appointed commission found no evidence supporting the claim. Iran has historically claimed Bahrain as a province, but the claim was dropped after a UN 1970 survey found that most Bahraini people preferred independence over Iranian control. Bahrainis have protested sporadically throughout the last decades demanding social,",
"title": "Day of Rage (Bahrain)"
},
{
"docid": "661117",
"text": "enough, whether the Federal Reserve is a public Cartel of private banks (also called a private banking cartel) established to protect powerful financial interests, fears of inflation, high government deficits, and whether the Federal Reserve's actions increased the severity of the Great Depression in the 1930s (and/or the severity or frequency of other boom-bust economic cycles, such as the late 2000s recession). Regarding the first question, at issue was not the federal government’s right to coin or originate US money (because the US government had already done so in the past by issuing Greenbacks) and it is a sovereign power",
"title": "Federal Reserve Act"
},
{
"docid": "11438173",
"text": "Chinese power equipment maker over the past couple of years to $10 billion, making it the largest contract between a private Indian company and a government-owned Chinese firm. While Reliance Power has also given a $2.2 billion deal to US-based General Electric, the agreement signed with SEC is on a different plane. The Chinese company will supply boiler, turbine and generator packages for up to 30,000 MW capacity of coal-based power at six plants, including the 4000 MW ultra mega power project in Krishnapatnam, the 3960 MW Project in Chitrangi and the 4000 MW Power Project in Tilaiya. Reliance Power",
"title": "Reliance Power"
},
{
"docid": "19480284",
"text": "could be removed for US$3.99. He chose not to sell virtual currency or power-ups so that those who paid would not have an advantage over players who did not. As there was no money to advertise for the game, the only way to advertise was the various \"let's plays\" by players on YouTube, including PewDiePie, who had more than 47 million subscribers at the time. In the weeks following the release, Howse worked on updates to stabilize the game and provide a better experience for players. In addition, he plans to add new features, such as a “friendly mode” that",
"title": "Slither.io"
},
{
"docid": "7569501",
"text": "occupation forces that keep dropping bombs, and the so-called technocrats, who have compromised in exchange for money and power.\" Joya is a controversial figure within her native Afghanistan. More recently, she has drawn harsh criticism from some female parliamentary members who contend that her remarks pertaining to the Politicians of Afghanistan, who battled the Soviets, are unwarranted and disingenuous. Joya has written a memoir with Canadian writer Derrick O'Keefe. The US and Canadian version of the book was published in October 2009 by Scribner under the title of \"A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared",
"title": "Malalai Joya"
},
{
"docid": "6189021",
"text": "stripped assets and transferred the money abroad to offshore tax havens like the Bahamas. This scam turned out to be a huge success for Kožený and those working with him, who allegedly stole millions of dollars from investors in his funds. In 1994, Kožený wanted to conduct a similar transaction in Azerbaijan. The country was considering privatizing its state run oil company, and Kožený offered his services. US investors handed their money to him, over $400 million in total from clients such as AIG and Columbia University. The Azerbaijan government changed its mind on privatization, but Kožený did not return",
"title": "Viktor Kožený"
},
{
"docid": "12440859",
"text": "Fossil fuels receive large direct and indirect subsidies, such as tax benefits and not having to pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, such as through a carbon tax. Renewable energy sources receive proportionately large direct production subsidies and tax breaks in many nations, although in absolute terms they are often less than subsidies received by non-renewable energy sources. In Europe, the FP7 research program has more subsidies for nuclear power than for renewable and energy efficiency together; over 70% of this is directed at the ITER fusion project. In the US, public research money for nuclear fission declined from",
"title": "Nuclear power debate"
},
{
"docid": "4223984",
"text": "the government and the National Assembly, even though 70% of its composition were BDG members, the Gabonese president dissolved the legislature on 21 January 1964 as an \"economy measure\". The electoral conditions were announced as such: The election 67 districts were reduced to 47. M'ba disqualified Aubame by announcing no one who held a post recently was banned. Any party would have to submit 47 candidates who had to pay US$160 or none at all. Thus, over US$7,500 would be deposited without considering campaign expenses. M'ba's idea was that no party other than his would have the money to enter",
"title": "Jean-Hilaire Aubame"
},
{
"docid": "5479221",
"text": "paid US$20 million annually to over one hundred attorneys. Behar maintained that though the Church of Scientology portrays itself as a religion, it was actually a \"hugely profitable global racket\" which intimidated members and critics in a Mafia-like manner. Cynthia Kisser, then director of the Cult Awareness Network, was quoted: \"Scientology is quite likely the most ruthless, the most classically terroristic, the most litigious and the most lucrative cult the country has ever seen. No cult extracts more money from its members\". The Church of Scientology responded to the publication of \"The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power\" by taking",
"title": "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power"
},
{
"docid": "4339885",
"text": "for a line of T-shirts. He is currently a member of the crew OGs and was involved with the collective's first release, OG Season. P Money Is Power – P Money's debut album. The album received mixed reviews, with some people doubting the strength of some productions on the CD. However praise has been given to tracks such as the remix of \"What Did He Say\" and \"Sounds and Gimmicks\". Money Over Everyone – Money Over Everyone is the 2nd purchasable release from South London artist P Money. It follows on from 2008's P Money Is Power which fans and",
"title": "P Money"
},
{
"docid": "16283295",
"text": "a $1.2 billion loan guarantee from the US government for the project. The plant is expected to generate 617,000 MWh of power annually, enough power for more than 88,000 households and to prevent the emission of over 430 kilotons of CO a year. Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to a 25-year power purchase agreement. The plant was commissioned on 1st December, 2014. Using the desert's solar thermal energy, the facility generates steam in solar steam generators, which expands through a steam turbine generator to produce electrical power from twin, independently operable solar fields, each feeding a 125 MW power",
"title": "Mojave Solar Project"
},
{
"docid": "6827377",
"text": "million (US$269,000). Both the number of participants and amount of money raised rose drastically over the years with 30,000 people running in 2007 (₹79.4 million, US$1,490,000). The 2017 edition hosted 42,000 runners (₹ US$329 million5,087,761). This special category is meant for highly motivated individuals who feel passionately about a cause and commit to raise a substantial sum of funds. Over the years, the Dream Team has seen a mix of business magnates, celebrities, socialites, NGO trustees and students. Levels include: The Corporate Challenge is a category for companies who wish to sponsor employee teams to participate in event and raise",
"title": "Mumbai Marathon"
},
{
"docid": "20593083",
"text": "to support the work of the social enterprise. Our Power now has over 80 employees based in Edinburgh. It works with 67 social housing providers, community organisations and local authorities as members, and provides heat and power to around 21,000 households. The company has partnered with the charity Money Advice Scotland to launch a variable tariff for customers on restricted meters, who are unable to switch providers or access tariffs available to single rate meter customers. With the aim of turning a profit by 2020, its fourth year of operation, Our Power has now made its first forays outside Scotland:",
"title": "Our Power (Scotland)"
},
{
"docid": "2073829",
"text": "to tax. We believe that power should be minimized\", critics at the Cato Institute have argued that \"holding the line on taxes constrains only one of the four tools (taxes, tax deductions, spending without taxation, and regulation) used by government to alter economic outcomes.\" Norquist published \"Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives\", in 2008. In 2012, he published \"Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future\", with John R. Lott, Jr. He has served as a monthly \"Politics\" columnist and contributing editor to",
"title": "Grover Norquist"
},
{
"docid": "9014286",
"text": "intervention, which is fundamentally financial. Historically, the relationship between power and economy has been defined within a narrow scope, primarily as the mercantilism of the Modern Age. However, since the U.S. stock market crash of 1929, four contemporary positions have emerged: A fifth power could refer to the influence money can have in blurring the separation of powers, influencing the decisions of a government and legislation, and misapplication of the principle of equality before law. It can also refer to monetary systems and in the processes involved in the creating of money, the way money is supplied and how the",
"title": "Fifth power"
},
{
"docid": "238466",
"text": "WHO, WIPO, WMO Politics of Liberia Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the President is the head of state and head of government; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a federation and has a pluriform rather than the two-party system that characterizes US politics. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the legislature. Liberia is still in transition from dictatorship and civil war",
"title": "Politics of Liberia"
},
{
"docid": "9557637",
"text": "of a South Pars phase by the Norwegian Statoil company has become infamous after extensive report of misconduct and bribery to the Horton Investments, an Iranian consultancy firm owned by Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, son of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani. Statoil committed to spending US $300 million to construct three production platforms and a pipeline. The government of Mr Ahmadinejad, who came to power in 2005, has favoured local firms over foreign companies in the energy and other sectors. By the beginning of 2008, phases 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 have been brought to production and by the end",
"title": "South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field"
},
{
"docid": "9948929",
"text": "size every 3.5 years, and has every four years since. In 2008 Emirates paid dividends worth US$776 million to the Government of Dubai. The government has received Dhs3.1 billion from Emirates since dividends started being paid in 1999 for having provided an initial start-up capital of US$10m and an additional investment of circa US$80m at the time of the airline's inception. The Dubai government is the sole owner of the company. However, it does not put any new money into it, nor does it interfere with running the airline. Emirates has diversified into related industries and sectors, including airport services,",
"title": "The Emirates Group"
},
{
"docid": "8707851",
"text": "and after a series of clever moves he obtains and then sells power of attorney over Charles' estate to Monsieur Guillaumin. Guillaumin attempts to have Emma repay him with sexual favors; however, she refuses and tries to borrow money from other people. She first asks Leon for the money. However, Leon admits that he is actually only a clerk at the law firm he works for, and has no money to lend her. Emma then asks Rodolphe, who has returned to Yonville. At first, Emma tries flirting with him; then, she breaks down and begs him for money. Rodolphe refuses",
"title": "Madame Bovary (1949 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17188663",
"text": "markets. 9. Management of minor water bodies PESA gives to the Gram Panchayats the power to manage minor water bodies. Minor Water Bodies are generally water bodies which irrigate up to 100 Hectares of land. The rights to fishery and other riparian rights also accrue to the Gram Panchayats. 10. Exercising control over money lending Money Lending, especially usurious money lending, has been a problem of long-standing in the Scheduled areas. This arises, especially because of lack of institutional credit. PESA allows Gram Sabhas to exercise control over money-lending activities. 11. Power of Gram Sabha to exercise control over institutions",
"title": "Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996"
},
{
"docid": "15255024",
"text": "with those opposed to the liberal elements, led by Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, Johnson became president. In 1965, Johnson appointed Clark as the US ambassador to Australia. In 1972, Clark supported Richard Nixon for president over George McGovern. In 1974, President Nixon appointed Clark to the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Later, Clark supported Ronald Reagan, who became president. In 2003, Barr McClellan, an attorney who had been employed by Clark's law firm in Austin, published \"Blood, Money & Power: How LBJ Killed JFK\".",
"title": "Edward A. Clark"
},
{
"docid": "1422629",
"text": "ask for the money back, banks have to maintain minimum reserves to service customer needs. If the reserve requirement is 10% then, in the earlier example, the bank can lend $90 and thus the money supply increases by only $90. The reserve requirement therefore acts as a limit on this multiplier effect. Because the reserve requirement only applies to the more narrow forms of money creation (corresponding to M1), but does not apply to certain types of deposits (such as time deposits), reserve requirements play a limited role in monetary policy. Currently, the US government maintains over US$800 billion in",
"title": "Monetary policy of the United States"
},
{
"docid": "11883471",
"text": "population. However, in the rural area agriculture employs up to 80% of the population. In 2001, the agricultural sector generated US$432 million and 30% of national exports. According to the Irrigation Vice-Ministry, the agricultural sector in the eastern part of Bolivia generated US$2,160 million exporting soya, sunflower and sugarcane products. The agricultural sector of the western part of Bolivia is mostly focused on subsistence agriculture and local markets. In addition, frequent government changes over the last five years and social tensions have undermined progress in poverty reduction. The Government of President Morales—Bolivia’s first indigenous President—who came into power in January",
"title": "Irrigation in Bolivia"
},
{
"docid": "1785501",
"text": "that the United States was unable to gain access since the establishment of Pakistan in 1947. Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark widely suspected the United States' involvement in bringing down the Bhutto's government, and publicly accused the United States' Government after attending the trial. On the other hand, the United States refused any involvement in Bhutto's fall, and argued that it was Bhutto who had alienated himself over the five years. While witnessing the dramatic fall of Bhutto, one US diplomat in American Embassy in Islamabad wrote that: After assuming power as Chief Martial Law Administrator, Zia shortly appeared",
"title": "Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq"
},
{
"docid": "3156439",
"text": "US dollars. Before this currency regime was in place, if the government had needed money to finance a budget deficit, it could simply print more money (thus creating inflation). Under the new system, if the government spent more than it earned through taxation in a given year, it needed to cover the gap with US dollars, rather than by simply printing more money. The only way the government could get these US dollars to finance the gap was through higher tax of exporters' earnings or through borrowing the needed US dollars. A fixed exchange rate was incompatible with a structural",
"title": "Debt of developing countries"
},
{
"docid": "327979",
"text": "Crown a leadership role in the Commons; and, the Lord Treasurer assumed a leading position among Ministers. The power of financial initiative was not, however, absolute. Only Ministers might initiate money bills, but Parliament now reviewed and consented to them. Standing Order 66 therefore represents the beginnings of Ministerial responsibility and accountability. The term \"Prime Minister\" appears at this time as an unofficial title for the leader of the government, usually the Head of the Treasury. Jonathan Swift, for example, wrote in 1713 about \"those who are now commonly called Prime Minister among us\", referring to Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl",
"title": "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "13727965",
"text": "laws concerning foreign specie. It fixed the weight and measure of US one-cent pieces at 4.655 grams, which was composed of 88% copper and 12% nickel. It also mandated that this new copper/nickel alloy be received as payment for the worn gold and silver coins turned in at the mint. The effective aim was to limit the domestic money supply by crushing European competition. This was the first major step towards the government essentially having a monopoly over the money supply. The act drastically altered American business. For decades, those who had accepted any form of payment as long as",
"title": "Coinage Act of 1857"
},
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"docid": "4032493",
"text": "US government and agencies. Can be considered of any money fund that is not a Treasury or Tax-exempt fund. A Government money fund (as of the SEC's July 24, 2014 rule release) is one that invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are “collateralized fully” (i.e., collateralized by cash or government securities). A Treasury fund is a type of government money fund that invests in US Treasury Bills, Bonds and Notes. The fund invests primarily in obligations of state and local jurisdictions (\"municipal securities\") generally exempt from U.S. Federal Income Tax",
"title": "Money market fund"
},
{
"docid": "20080275",
"text": "to sell the artifacts to the US Government for three-hundred-million dollars. At the end of the game you find the artifacts deep in the mine, of which are next to Chris Crowley, who you learn is a part of the deal with the US Government for the artifacts. After trying to convince him to tell you where Stuart is, he is shot by someone behind you. You turn around, and it's Stuart. He points the gun at you and tells you to hand over the power crystal. You do as he asks, and he then goes behind a rock and",
"title": "Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh"
},
{
"docid": "18564449",
"text": "brother and his \"testaferro\" Rafael Sarria. OFAC stated that Cabello and others used their power within the Bolivarian government \"to personally profit from extortion, money laundering, and embezzlement\", with Cabello allegedly directing drug trafficking activities with Vice President of Venezuela, Tareck El Aissami while dividing profits with President Nicolás Maduro. The Office also stated that Cabello would use public information to track wealth individuals who were potentially drug trafficking and steal their drugs and property in order to get rid of potential competition. Tareck El Aissami was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department on 13 February 2017 under the Foreign",
"title": "Cartel of the Suns"
},
{
"docid": "10539900",
"text": "equipment. ITXC Corporation ITXC Corporation (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier) was a US-based wholesale provider of Voice over IP (VoiP), Internet-based phone calls. It was co-founded by Tom Evslin and his wife Mary in 1997 with seed money from AT&T and VocalTec (). In 2000, it had the largest Internet telephony network in the world. The company was acquired by Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004. The technology to power ITXC's voice over IP network was initially provided by Israeli company VocalTec, who also owned 20% of the company but later sold its stake. In 2003 the company moved to exclusively use",
"title": "ITXC Corporation"
},
{
"docid": "10539899",
"text": "ITXC Corporation ITXC Corporation (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier) was a US-based wholesale provider of Voice over IP (VoiP), Internet-based phone calls. It was co-founded by Tom Evslin and his wife Mary in 1997 with seed money from AT&T and VocalTec (). In 2000, it had the largest Internet telephony network in the world. The company was acquired by Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004. The technology to power ITXC's voice over IP network was initially provided by Israeli company VocalTec, who also owned 20% of the company but later sold its stake. In 2003 the company moved to exclusively use Cisco's",
"title": "ITXC Corporation"
},
{
"docid": "19870531",
"text": "date, the center has helped over 40,000 animals return to their wild habitat, representing over 200 species. The money for the farm comes mostly from small donations. Bigger donations come from events like the open house where people tour the farm, a government grant for summer internships, and money from the TV show. In an interview with a local paper, Swinimer admits the show is \"a little hammed up,\" but it brings money into the rehab centre and children from all over the country write letters asking about the animals. A volunteer tells of meeting people in South Africa who",
"title": "Hope for Wildlife"
},
{
"docid": "2462205",
"text": "as Mayor of Greater Manchester, he described the new powers for northern cities as \"the dawn of a new era\". Burnham feels the government does not invest enough money in the North of England. Burnham said, “Almost five years after the government promised us a northern powerhouse, we learn that public spending in the north has fallen while rising in the south. This has got to stop and it is time that the north came to the front of the queue for public investment.” Burnham has a brother, Nick, who is the principal of Cardinal Newman College, Preston. Burnham married",
"title": "Andy Burnham"
},
{
"docid": "17629228",
"text": "President, would amount to ‘a coup against Palestinian legitimacy and the will of the Palestinian people’ The US and Israel attempted to undermine Hamas and force it from power while strengthening the position of President Abbas. The new government clashed with President Abbas, who shared power with it based on the Basic Law. Through presidential decrees, Abbas took exclusive presidential authority over several administrative powers and periodically made threats of dismissal. After refusing to accept the plan of the Hamas-led PA government to reform the security sector loyal to Abbas and Fatah, Abbas placed the security forces under his direct",
"title": "Battle of Gaza (2007)"
},
{
"docid": "18594701",
"text": "a private psychology practice. John Ehrenreich John Ehrenreich (born February 20, 1943) is an American author, academic, and clinical psychologist who has published books on health policy, humanitarian policy, US history and US social policy. His newest book, \"Third Wave Capitalism: How Money, Power, and the Pursuit of Self-Interest have Imperiled the American Dream\", was published in 2016 by Cornell University Press in 2016. It was described by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne as \"a brilliant take on what ails our society and our politics,\" and by Arlie Hochschild, author of \"The Outsourced Self\", as \"a fascinating 'long look' at",
"title": "John Ehrenreich"
},
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"docid": "19599448",
"text": "in 1910. While the M1910 was not adopted in its original form it was eventually adopted by the US Military and evolved into the M1911A1 Colt .45 ACP US Government Handgun also known as the Colt .45 Automatic Pistol. This design by Browning set a pattern for many firearms that came later. It served as a US military handgun for over 70 years. John Browning produced a handgun with a staggered magazine which was one of the first high capacity handguns with his last design. This gun is the Browning Hi-Power The Hi-Power was created for a French Government requirement",
"title": "Browning BDA Handguns"
},
{
"docid": "13921025",
"text": "the Constitution and concurrent powers over those enumerated in List III. Financial powers of legislature include authorisation of all expenditure, taxation and borrowing by the state government. Legislative assembly alone has power to originate money bills. Legislative council can make only recommendations in respect of changes it considers necessary within a period of fourteen days of the receipt of money bills from Assembly. Assembly can accept or reject these recommendations. The Governor of a state may reserve any Bill for the consideration of the President. Bills relating to subjects like compulsory acquisition of property, measures affecting powers and position of",
"title": "State governments of India"
}
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"docid": "8593571",
"text": "custom autofocus patterns. Canon EOS 400D The EOS 400D, called Digital Rebel XTi in North America and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan, is an entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon on 24 August 2006. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 350D, and upgrades to a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, a larger continuous shooting buffer, an integrated image sensor vibrating cleaning system (first used in a Canon EOS DSLR), a more precise nine-point auto focus system from the EOS 30D, improved grip, and a bigger LCD with 230,000 pixels and a larger viewing angle which replaces",
"title": "Canon EOS 400D"
},
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"docid": "8593569",
"text": "Canon EOS 400D The EOS 400D, called Digital Rebel XTi in North America and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan, is an entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon on 24 August 2006. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 350D, and upgrades to a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, a larger continuous shooting buffer, an integrated image sensor vibrating cleaning system (first used in a Canon EOS DSLR), a more precise nine-point auto focus system from the EOS 30D, improved grip, and a bigger LCD with 230,000 pixels and a larger viewing angle which replaces the top status",
"title": "Canon EOS 400D"
},
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"docid": "8593571",
"text": "custom autofocus patterns. Canon EOS 400D The EOS 400D, called Digital Rebel XTi in North America and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan, is an entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon on 24 August 2006. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 350D, and upgrades to a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, a larger continuous shooting buffer, an integrated image sensor vibrating cleaning system (first used in a Canon EOS DSLR), a more precise nine-point auto focus system from the EOS 30D, improved grip, and a bigger LCD with 230,000 pixels and a larger viewing angle which replaces",
"title": "Canon EOS 400D"
}
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"docid": "11477869",
"text": "EOS system accessories. Canon EOS 450D The EOS 450D (called EOS Rebel XSi in North America and EOS Kiss X2 in Japan) is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera that is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras. It is the successor to the EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi. It was announced on 23 January 2008 and released in March 2008 and April 2008 in North America. It was succeeded by the Canon EOS 500D (Rebel T1i in North America) which was announced on 25 March 2009. Like its predecessors, it takes EF and EF-S lenses as well as a",
"title": "Canon EOS 450D"
},
{
"docid": "11477868",
"text": "Canon EOS 450D The EOS 450D (called EOS Rebel XSi in North America and EOS Kiss X2 in Japan) is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera that is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras. It is the successor to the EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi. It was announced on 23 January 2008 and released in March 2008 and April 2008 in North America. It was succeeded by the Canon EOS 500D (Rebel T1i in North America) which was announced on 25 March 2009. Like its predecessors, it takes EF and EF-S lenses as well as a large selection of",
"title": "Canon EOS 450D"
},
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"docid": "4620920",
"text": "Canon EOS 350D The Canon EOS 350D (Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT in North America and the Canon EOS Kiss Digital N in Japan) is an 8.0-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera manufactured by Canon. The model was initially announced in February 2005. Part of the EOS range, it is the successor to the EOS 300D and the predecessor to the EOS 400D (or Digital Rebel XTi), which was released in August 2006. Since early 2008, the 350D has been remaindered (production ceased in 2005). The 350D is an upgraded version of the Canon EOS 300D, which was the first",
"title": "Canon EOS 350D"
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"docid": "3560097",
"text": "all EOS-1D models prior to the EOS-1D X, EOS 80D, EOS 77D, and EOS 800D/Rebel T7i feature a 45-point AF system. Most Canon DSLRs introduced since late 2005, starting from the EOS 20D and the Rebel XTi (400D), feature a nine-point AF system in a diamond-shape formation. The EOS 5D, released in 2005, takes this 9-point AF system a step further by introducing six more 'invisible' AF points (i.e. not user-selectable) in helping the camera acquire focus faster during subject tracking. There have been several exceptions to Canon's recent rule of a 9-point AF system. The EOS 1000D (Rebel XS)",
"title": "Canon EOS"
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"docid": "8749604",
"text": "the DNG format natively. The K10D's feature set does not match precisely any other camera on the market. By sensor size and price it is a competitor to the Sony α 100, the Nikon D80, the Canon EOS 400D (\"Digital Rebel XTi\" in North America) and the Olympus E-400, all 10 megapixel DSLRs unveiled in mid to late 2006. Of course, sensor size alone does not relate directly to any measure of quality or features, and the K10D can also be considered a competitor to higher priced cameras such as the Canon EOS 30D, and its weather sealing is only",
"title": "Pentax K10D"
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"docid": "9145914",
"text": "autofocus-motor. Despite being superseded by newer offerings, the Nikon D40 retained some significant advantages. It enjoyed a long production run which finally ceased in March 2009, shortly before its introduction of its successor, the Nikon D3000. The Nikon D40 was less expensive than the Canon EOS 400D (also known as the Rebel XTi in the United States), the Pentax K110D, and the Olympus E-400, and is competitively priced against high-end bridge cameras (the D40 and D40x do not have live preview, unlike bridge digitals). It was launched accompanied by a new small kit lens, the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18–55 mm",
"title": "Nikon D40"
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"docid": "7101431",
"text": "true 1:1 macro photography. The 17–85mm was bundled as a kit lens with the EOS 30D, EOS 40D, EOS 50D and EOS 60D. It was also packaged with the EOS 400D (known as the Digital Rebel XTi in North America) as an alternate to the EF-S 18–55mm (typically labeled as the \"400D enthusiast's kit\"). The EF-S 17–85mm is a step up in build quality and in focal range compared to the EF-S 18–55mm lens. Its image quality is higher than the original and the Mark II versions of the 18–55mm lens. It is slower and has lower image and build",
"title": "Canon EF-S 17–85mm lens"
},
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"docid": "10883105",
"text": "camera body, having instead only electrical connections and requiring a motor to be part of each autofocus lens. The EF-S-mount is a newer subset of the EF standard, introduced in 2003. EF-S lenses can only be used on Canon digital cameras that use the APS-C sensor, for example the 400D (EOS Digital Rebel XTi) and the 40D. EF-S lenses can be distinguished by a white dot on the mount ring, as opposed to the red dot seen on standard EF lenses. Note that while an EF-S lens cannot be mounted on a camera that uses the EF mount, EF lenses",
"title": "Lenses for SLR and DSLR cameras"
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"docid": "13554233",
"text": "use XTI interface asynchronously (otherwise there are no guarantees about how long a call waiting for data will block). The set of functions is the same as synchronous calls but when initializing transport endpoint, O_NONBLOCK parameter is provided. XTI asynchronous mode permits end user application be notified about various events of file handles: connections indications requests, new data, time outs. XTI refines TLI, providing additional error messages, additional events to manage flow control and simplifies functions parameters (XTI always opens transport endpoints as read-write). Also, XTI checks the value of qlen to prevent blocking indefinitely when application issue t_listen. Additional",
"title": "X/Open Transport Interface"
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"docid": "9323234",
"text": "colour from a scene than ever before. DIGIC 5 was co-designed with Texas Instruments (TI) and manufactured by TI through foundry partnership in Asia using 45 nm node technology fanned out by TI. DIGIC 5 Is used in the EOS 650D/Rebel T4i/Kiss X6i, EOS 700D/Rebel T5i/Kiss X7i, Canon EOS M, and EOS 100D/Rebel SL1/Kiss X7, as well as PowerShot cameras such as the Canon PowerShot N, S100, S110, G15 and Canon PowerShot SX50 HS. DIGIC 5+ is an enhancement to the DIGIC 5 and DIGIC 4. The performance is said to be 17x the performance of the DIGIC 4. The",
"title": "DIGIC"
},
{
"docid": "13554231",
"text": "rules and restrictions elaborating how XTI processes work and interact. XTI is protocol independent. However, applications still need to be aware of the desired transport system in order to select it. Applications can achieve this transport protocol independence using the Network Selection Facilities also provided by the XTI/TLI library (libnsl). Although XTI/TLI is similar to the BSD socket interface, neither is included or includes the other one and several functions having the same role have different behavior. Both, the TLI and BSD sockets interfaces in UNIX SVR 3 and SVR 4 operating systems releases are implemented using the same underlying",
"title": "X/Open Transport Interface"
},
{
"docid": "13554232",
"text": "STREAMS Transport Service Interface. The following table shows approximate equivalence between the POSIX XTI and sockets interfaces: To ascertain the proper sequence of library function calls, XTI/TLI uses state indicators, in a similar manner to the sockets API. However, some socket API functions can be called from multiple states (e.g. sendmsg from unbound state on connectionless socket, connect from unbound state on connection-oriented socket); whereas XTI API functions can only be issued from a specific and corresponding state (e.g. t_bind may only be issued from the unbound state, t_connect only from the bound state). Real-time XTI end user application will",
"title": "X/Open Transport Interface"
},
{
"docid": "17177765",
"text": "Canon EOS 700D The Canon EOS 700D, known as the Kiss X7i in Japan or as the Rebel T5i in the Americas, is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on March 21, 2013 with a suggested retail price of US$849. As a part of the Canon EOS three-digit/Rebel digital line, it is the successor to the EOS 650D/Kiss X6i/Rebel T4i and is the predecessor of both the EOS 750D/Kiss X8i/Rebel T6i and EOS 760D/EOS 8000D/Rebel T6s. The 700D has a feature set almost identical to that of the older 650D. According to photographer",
"title": "Canon EOS 700D"
},
{
"docid": "17177767",
"text": "in a Canon 18–55mm lens) has a front section that does not rotate. Features include: Differences compared to EOS 650D: Canon EOS 700D The Canon EOS 700D, known as the Kiss X7i in Japan or as the Rebel T5i in the Americas, is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on March 21, 2013 with a suggested retail price of US$849. As a part of the Canon EOS three-digit/Rebel digital line, it is the successor to the EOS 650D/Kiss X6i/Rebel T4i and is the predecessor of both the EOS 750D/Kiss X8i/Rebel T6i and EOS",
"title": "Canon EOS 700D"
},
{
"docid": "18575147",
"text": "Canon EOS 750D The Canon EOS 750D, known as the Rebel T6i in the Americas or as the Kiss X8i in Japan, is a 24.2 megapixels entry-mid-level digital SLR announced by Canon on February 6, 2015. As a part of the Canon EOS three-digit/Rebel line, it is the successor to the EOS 700D (Rebel T5i) and the predecessor to the EOS 800D (Rebel T7i). The 750D was announced and released together with the 760D, a very similar model which adopts some of the ergonomic features of the more expensive 70D. The 750D was announced together with the EOS 760D (known",
"title": "Canon EOS 750D"
},
{
"docid": "16571820",
"text": "Canon EOS 650D The Canon EOS 650D, known as the Kiss X6i in Japan or the Rebel T4i in America, is an 18.0 megapixels digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR), announced by Canon on June 8, 2012. It is the successor of the EOS 600D/Kiss X5/Rebel T3i and is the predecessor of the EOS 700D/Kiss X7i/Rebel T5i. Sales began on June 15, 2012. At introduction, recommended retail prices for the body were US$849.99, £699.99 (including VAT), and €839.99 (including VAT). The 650D is the first Canon DSLR that has continuous autofocus in video mode and live view, which Canon calls \"Hybrid",
"title": "Canon EOS 650D"
},
{
"docid": "13754304",
"text": "60D and EOS 7D, and is an alternative kit lens in some markets for the EOS 600D/Rebel T3i. A new version of the lens, the f/3.5–5.6 IS STM, was announced on 8 June 2012, alongside the EOS 650D/Rebel T4i/Kiss X6i. The \"STM\" stands for \"Stepping Motor\", a new autofocus technology claimed by Canon \"to smoothly and silently focus\" and \"achieve continuous AF while recording video\" when used with the 650D (and presumably future Canon bodies). Its suggested retail price was US$549.99 at introduction. It was an alternative kit lens for the 650D, and is now an alternative kit lens for",
"title": "Canon EF-S 18–135mm lens"
},
{
"docid": "14271939",
"text": "EOS 650D (Kiss X6i/Rebel T4i). The 550D comes with following image processing and camera operating software: ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Image Processing, Digital Photo Professional, PhotoStitch, EOS Utility and Picture Style Editor. The Canon 550D has available accessories such as: In July 2010 Canon released firmware 1.0.8 that fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves unexpectedly when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses). 25 December 2010 Canon offered firmware version 1.0.9 which should fix tone jumps in some images, depending on the shooting scene and when shooting with the Auto",
"title": "Canon EOS 550D"
},
{
"docid": "3238204",
"text": "XTI were widely used (?) and, up to UNIX 98, may have been preferred over the POSIX Sockets API with respect to existing standards. However, it was clear at least since the early 1990s that the Berkeley Socket interface would ultimately prevail. TLI and XTI are still supported in SVR4-derived operating systems and operating systems conforming to branded UNIX (UNIX 95, UNIX 98 and UNIX 03 Single UNIX Specifications) such as Solaris and AIX (as well as the classic Mac OS, in the form of Open Transport). Under UNIX 95 (XPG4) and UNIX 98 (XPG5.2), XTI was the preferred and",
"title": "Transport Layer Interface"
},
{
"docid": "9910435",
"text": "D700 have a full frame digital SLR cameras, whereas the Nikon D90 or Canon T2i (Rebel line of Digital EOS cameras) have a smaller sensor. When full frame digital SLR cameras are used with a fish eye lens such as a Sigma 8mm F/3.5, a full circular image is captured. This allows you to shoot 2 or 3 shots per view to create a 360 X 360 stitched panoramic image. When used with a non full frame digital SLR camera like the Nikon D90 or Canon digital Rebel and similar cameras, 4-shots are required with the camera in the portrait",
"title": "VR photography"
},
{
"docid": "7489247",
"text": "Insight Technology Insight Technology, Inc. is an optical device manufacturer based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA. Insight Technology builds firearm accessories such as tactical flashlights and laser aiming modules, for military and civilian markets. The company is best known for making the AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-6 laser sights used by some branches of the United States armed forces. Insight XTI Procyon Tactical Light The Insight XTI Procyon is a tactical light designed to mount on the accessory rail. The light is provided by a 125 lumen LED, and the housing is made of anodized aluminum. The XTI Procyon is water resistant",
"title": "Insight Technology"
},
{
"docid": "16571825",
"text": "DSLR to support the UHS-I bus . The 650D's autofocus during live view mode is approximately two times faster than the 600D. Canon EOS 650D The Canon EOS 650D, known as the Kiss X6i in Japan or the Rebel T4i in America, is an 18.0 megapixels digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR), announced by Canon on June 8, 2012. It is the successor of the EOS 600D/Kiss X5/Rebel T3i and is the predecessor of the EOS 700D/Kiss X7i/Rebel T5i. Sales began on June 15, 2012. At introduction, recommended retail prices for the body were US$849.99, £699.99 (including VAT), and €839.99 (including",
"title": "Canon EOS 650D"
},
{
"docid": "15307012",
"text": "its innovative touchscreen, but also pointed out that with regard to auto-focussing in live view mode the 650D was \"still far behind the better mirrorless models we have seen from the likes of Panasonic and Olympus as well as rival Nikon's 1 series\". Canon EOS 600D The Canon EOS 600D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, released by Canon on 7 February 2011. It is known as the EOS Kiss X5 in Japan and the EOS Rebel T3i in America. The 600D is the second Canon EOS camera with an articulating LCD screen and supersedes the 550D, although",
"title": "Canon EOS 600D"
},
{
"docid": "1380426",
"text": "Roger de Montgomery Earl of Shrewsbury, Robert de Mowbray Earl of Northumbria, and Odo's brother Robert Count of Mortain. The rebellion had failed by the end of the summer, but St-Calais continued to hold out in Durham, at first claiming he had never actually rebelled. When the king's army arrived, St-Calais agreed to come out, but only after receiving a safe conduct that would allow him to attend a trial while his men continued to hold the castle. St-Calais's actions suggest that he did rebel, whatever his claims to the contrary and affirmations of his innocence in northern chronicles. St-Calais",
"title": "William de St-Calais"
},
{
"docid": "13187216",
"text": "Nikon D5000 as well. It comes with a similar feature set to the 500D ('only' 720P video though) and performs slightly better in low light.” Alternative cameras to the Canon EOS 500D: Next level upgrade cameras from the Canon EOS 500D: Economical alternatives to the Canon EOS 500D: Canon EOS 500D The Canon EOS 500D is a 15-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 25 March 2009. It was released in May 2009. It is known as the EOS Kiss X3 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T1i in North America. It continues the Rebel line",
"title": "Canon EOS 500D"
},
{
"docid": "7337591",
"text": "Canon EOS 300 The Canon EOS 300 (EOS Kiss III in Japan, EOS Rebel 2000 in North America) is a consumer-level 35mm single-lens reflex camera, produced by Canon of Japan from April 1999 until September 2002 as part of their EOS system. Designed under the supervision of Yasuhiro Morishita, the camera was intended as a replacement for the Canon EOS 500N. The camera was a success for Canon, selling exceedingly well and dominating its market sector until it was replaced by the EOS 300V (Rebel Ti, Kiss 5). Canon EOS 300 won European Imaging and Sound Association Award 1999-2000. Like",
"title": "Canon EOS 300"
},
{
"docid": "18575149",
"text": "when the image is processed aggressively, this is particularly noticeable in astrophotography. Canon stated \"Canon is able to reproduce the stripes. The stripes will appear in those areas where the pixels for the AF are located. This is causing a lower density of image pixels in those areas. This not a lack of quality, since the effect will be seen only if heavy post-processing is applied.\" Canon EOS 750D The Canon EOS 750D, known as the Rebel T6i in the Americas or as the Kiss X8i in Japan, is a 24.2 megapixels entry-mid-level digital SLR announced by Canon on February",
"title": "Canon EOS 750D"
},
{
"docid": "5450112",
"text": "to be bundled with the EOS 600D and 1100D. This lens is identical in specification to the previous version, and features exactly the same optics, but has a revised external design and a slightly different IS algorithm that attempts to recognize when the camera is being panned, effectively disabling IS in that direction. On 21 March 2013, the 18–55mm 3.5–5.6 IS STM was announced alongside the EOS 700D/Rebel T5i and 100D/Rebel SL1. It has a different optical formula from that of any previous Canon 18–55mm lens, and includes Canon's STM (stepping motor) technology, claimed by the company to offer quieter",
"title": "Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens"
},
{
"docid": "15307010",
"text": "Canon EOS 600D The Canon EOS 600D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, released by Canon on 7 February 2011. It is known as the EOS Kiss X5 in Japan and the EOS Rebel T3i in America. The 600D is the second Canon EOS camera with an articulating LCD screen and supersedes the 550D, although the earlier model was not discontinued until June 2012, when the successor of the 600D, the 650D, was announced. As with many DSLRs and unlike the SLT cameras, the 600D does not have continuous auto-focus while filming video; to keep a moving subject",
"title": "Canon EOS 600D"
},
{
"docid": "15307024",
"text": "keep a moving subject in focus the user must either trigger the auto-focus, as when shooting stills, or manually adjust the focus while recording. Canon EOS 1100D Canon EOS 1100D is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on 7 February 2011. It is known as the EOS Kiss X50 in Japan and the EOS Rebel T3 in the Americas. The 1100D is Canon's most basic entry-level DSLR, and introduces movie mode to other entry level DSLRs. It replaced the 1000D and is also the only Canon EOS model currently in production that is not made in Japan",
"title": "Canon EOS 1100D"
},
{
"docid": "13187213",
"text": "Canon EOS 500D The Canon EOS 500D is a 15-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 25 March 2009. It was released in May 2009. It is known as the EOS Kiss X3 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T1i in North America. It continues the Rebel line of mid-range DSLR cameras, is placed by Canon as the next model up from the EOS 450D, and has been superseded by the EOS 550D (T2i). It is the third digital single-lens reflex camera to feature a movie mode and the second to feature full 1080p video recording,",
"title": "Canon EOS 500D"
},
{
"docid": "15307023",
"text": "Canon EOS 1100D Canon EOS 1100D is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on 7 February 2011. It is known as the EOS Kiss X50 in Japan and the EOS Rebel T3 in the Americas. The 1100D is Canon's most basic entry-level DSLR, and introduces movie mode to other entry level DSLRs. It replaced the 1000D and is also the only Canon EOS model currently in production that is not made in Japan but in Taiwan, aside from the EOS Rebel T4i. The 1100D captures 720p video, it does not have continuous auto-focus while filming video; to",
"title": "Canon EOS 1100D"
},
{
"docid": "8169432",
"text": "in glamour photography. When used with DSLRs with cropped sensors, notably the APS-C-sized sensor with 1.6 crop factor (such as the popular Canon EOS 600D, also known as the \"Digital Rebel T3i\" or \"EOS Kiss Digital X5\"), one instead uses 50mm–85mm lenses, as these provide a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 80mm–136mm. Lenses that fit these criteria are: Canon EF portrait lenses Canon makes several lenses for the EF lens mount and EF-S lens mount that are well-suited for portrait photography. These lenses may also be used for other purposes, often being suited for indoor sports photography as well,",
"title": "Canon EF portrait lenses"
},
{
"docid": "1538636",
"text": "Dawn\", \"Rebel Dawn\" and with the 2016 film, \"Rogue One\". The canon story changes introduced in \"Rogue One\" most strongly conflict with events presents in the second chapter of the radio drama, \"Points of Origin\". While both the radio drama and the novel contain accounts of how Princess Leia acquired the \"Death Star\" plans from rebel agents, in the radio drama the agents from a planet called Toprawa transmit the plans to the Tantive IV that dropped out of hyperspace illegally into that planetary system in the aftermath of a rebel attack on a convoy on route with the plans.",
"title": "Star Wars (radio)"
},
{
"docid": "14271938",
"text": "Canon EOS 550D The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on February 8, 2010. It was available since 24 February 2010 and to US dealers from early March. It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in the Americas. It is part of Canon's entry/mid-level digital SLR camera series, and was the successor model to the EOS 500D. It was succeeded by the EOS 600D (Kiss X5/Rebel T3i), but remained in Canon's lineup until being discontinued in June 2012 with the announcement of the",
"title": "Canon EOS 550D"
},
{
"docid": "7337592",
"text": "other low-priced SLRs of the time, the EOS 300 used a pentamirror viewfinder instead of a pentaprism, and had a polycarbonate body. The autofocus capabilities of this camera were identical to Canon's much more expensive Elan 7 with six single-line CMOS sensors surrounding a central cross-type sensor. The EOS 300 should not be confused with the later Canon EOS 300D (EOS Digital Rebel in the US and EOS Kiss Digital in Japan), a popular entry-level digital SLR from 2003. Canon EOS 300 The Canon EOS 300 (EOS Kiss III in Japan, EOS Rebel 2000 in North America) is a consumer-level",
"title": "Canon EOS 300"
},
{
"docid": "4110012",
"text": "the imaging sensor, and price reductions to lure new customers. In June 2012, Canon announced the first DSLR to feature a touchscreen, the EOS 650D/Rebel T4i/Kiss X6i. Although this feature had been widely used on both compact cameras and mirrorless models, it had not made an appearance in a DSLR until the 650D. The DSLR market is dominated by Japanese companies and the top five manufacturers are Japanese: Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, and Sony. Other manufacturers of DSLRs include Mamiya, Sigma, Leica (German), and Hasselblad (Swedish). In 2007, Canon edged out Nikon with 41% of worldwide sales to the latter's",
"title": "Digital single-lens reflex camera"
},
{
"docid": "12385049",
"text": "50D video support. The 50D compares favorably to many later Canon APS-C models in terms of light sensitivity: \"The camera is also a totally unbelievable low light performer. The 50D was designed before the megapixel race really took off. It has a 15MP APS-C sensor, so individual pixels are much larger than those on the later 18MP Rebel CMOS sensors.\". In addition to raw video, the Magic Lantern firmware add-on also enabled high bitrate compressed H.264 video at 30 frames per second. Other publications, while impressed, pointed out downsides such as no audio, expensive fast CF-cards and no Canon support",
"title": "Canon EOS 50D"
},
{
"docid": "5903566",
"text": "however, have been shown to be mistaken. Documentary evidence written at Saint-Martin in 1500 shows that he was a secular priest, and that he was Administrator of Saint-Martin. Chacon also states that d'Estouteville was \"Doctor Decretorum\" (Doctor of Canon Law), but various papal documents of Pope Eugenius IV, in particular one of 1435, calls him a Papal Notary, a relative of the Kings of France, a Master of Arts, and of Canon Law, having passed rigorous examinations. Henri Denifle states that d'Estouteville's degree in Canon Law did not come from the University of Paris. Guillaume did possess a Canonry in",
"title": "Guillaume d'Estouteville"
},
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"docid": "18634514",
"text": "the band's 1975 UK number one hit \"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)\". It was released as a 7\" vinyl single on 3 October 1980. The chosen B-Side was the band's 1973 European hit \"Sebastian\". The single came with a full picture sleeve, which featured the same photographs of Cockney Rebel, on both the front and back of the sleeve, as would appear on the sleeve of the compilation album. The single did not make a chart appearance in the UK, and when the compilation was released a month later, it also failed to chart. After the release",
"title": "The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel"
},
{
"docid": "12298813",
"text": "Wii version's artificial intelligence and graphics, and stated that while some of the game's ideas \"could have worked nicely, the game is plagued by sketchy motion controls and an overall cheap feel.\" GameSpot's Carolyn Petit, reviewing the Wii version, stated that when the game was originally released for PS2 and PC, it was \"already way behind the times – a simple, unimpressive air combat game that did nothing to stand out from the pack.\" Petit stated that the Wii version \"is best ignored,\" calling it \"generic and disposable.\" Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk (or Rebel Raiders) is",
"title": "Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk"
},
{
"docid": "18483262",
"text": "for someone with Sang's accomplishments and that he should be given a military governorship, Feng stated that he was fearful that Sang might rebel. When they pointed out that Sang was a civilian and could not rebel, Feng stated, \"Even if he did not rebel himself, he might encourage someone else to do so,\" alluding to Sang's having encouraged Shi Jingtang to rebel.) In fall 946, there were rumors that Zhao Yanshou, a major general of Later Jin's northern neighbor Liao — whose Emperor Taizong had been instrumental in Shi Jingtang's success in overthrowing Later Tang but with whom Shi",
"title": "Feng Yu"
},
{
"docid": "17913471",
"text": "with Sang's accomplishments and that he should be given a military governorship, Feng stated that he was fearful that Sang might rebel. When they pointed out that Sang was a civilian and could not rebel, Feng stated, \"Even if he did not rebel himself, he might encourage someone else to do so,\" alluding to Sang's having encouraged Shi Jingtang to rebel.) In 946, Emperor Taizong decided to create a trap for Later Jin. He spread false news that Zhao Yanshou was intending to defect to Later Jin, rumors that were believed by Feng and Li Song. They had Du Chongwei",
"title": "Sang Weihan"
},
{
"docid": "3560101",
"text": "and vertical). All 65 points of the 7D MkII are cross-type, but only the center point is dual-cross-type. Similarly, , all AF points on later generations of the X0D series (beginning with the 40D and continuing through the current 80D) are cross-type sensors for higher accuracy, and the center sensor is dual-cross-type for even greater accuracy and sensitivity. In June 2012, the EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) became the first consumer-level Canon to receive this AF system. Identical Canon models are sometimes marketed under different names in different parts of the world. For example, the \"EOS Rebel 2000\" known in the",
"title": "Canon EOS"
},
{
"docid": "9323231",
"text": "works with the DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance. The Canon EOS-1D Mark III uses dual DIGIC III processors to achieve a capture rate of 10 frames per second at 10.1 MP (with a maximum burst of 110 JPEG images, depending on the speed of the attached storage). The Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III also uses dual DIGIC III processors to achieve a capture rate of five frames per second at 21.1 MP. In 2008, Canon introduced the DIGIC 4 processor, used by the EOS 1100D/Rebel T3, EOS 500D/Rebel T1i,",
"title": "DIGIC"
},
{
"docid": "9323232",
"text": "EOS 550D/Rebel T2i, EOS 600D/Rebel T3i, EOS 50D, EOS 60D, EOS 1200D/Rebel T5, EOS 5D Mark II and EOS-1D X (for metering and AF only). It is also used in newer cameras in Canon's PowerShot lines (A, G, S, SD, and SX). Canon claims improvements such as: Dual DIGIC 4 processors are used in the EOS 7D and EOS-1D Mark IV. This CPU was introduced in 2014 to replace the DIGIC 5 on mid-range compact cameras, particularly the Elph/IXUS and SX series. Full specifications were not made available at introduction, but Canon claims a 60% speed bump over the original",
"title": "DIGIC"
},
{
"docid": "8844392",
"text": "what they would go through, in that house in Talbot Street. When he saw them in their Crossley trucks, like the fox inside his lair, Seán waited for to size them up before he did emerge, With blazing guns he met the Huns, and forced them to retreat, He shot them in pairs coming down the stairs, in that house in Talbot Street. \"Come on\", he cried, \"'Come show your hand, you have boasted for so long, How you would crush this rebel band with your armies great and strong\". \"No surrender\", was his war cry, \"Fight on lads, no",
"title": "Seán Treacy"
},
{
"docid": "13554230",
"text": "(TCP), Xerox Network Systems (XNS), Systems Network Architecture (SNA), X.25, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) or any other transport layer provider that function at Layer 4 of the OSI Model. XTI provides similar functionality as the Berkeley sockets interface, however it is protocol independent in contrast to the socket interface which is heavily biased toward the Internet Protocols. It is based on the UNIX System V Transport Layer Interface (TLI)., which is a transport service definition adhering to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. XTI consists of a cooperating STREAMS module, link library application programming interface (API), header files, and the",
"title": "X/Open Transport Interface"
},
{
"docid": "13554234",
"text": "utility functions have been added: \"t_strerror()\" and \"t_getprotaddr()\". The XTI library is found in UNIX System V but also has ports for other systems, such as OpenSS7 for Linux. X/Open Transport Interface The X/Open Transport Interface (XTI) is an Open Group specification for network application programming present in UNIX System V operating systems. It provides OSI Transport Layer services with protocol independence. Although Open Group considers this specification withdrawn, an implementation is part of the standard programming interfaces on modern UNIX System V operating systems where it is implemented using the STREAMS character input/output mechanism. The X/Open Transport Interface is",
"title": "X/Open Transport Interface"
},
{
"docid": "13554229",
"text": "X/Open Transport Interface The X/Open Transport Interface (XTI) is an Open Group specification for network application programming present in UNIX System V operating systems. It provides OSI Transport Layer services with protocol independence. Although Open Group considers this specification withdrawn, an implementation is part of the standard programming interfaces on modern UNIX System V operating systems where it is implemented using the STREAMS character input/output mechanism. The X/Open Transport Interface is a specification that defines an independent transport-service interface for network applications. Programs using XTI can be run over a variety of transport providers, such as the Transmission Control Protocol",
"title": "X/Open Transport Interface"
},
{
"docid": "5423533",
"text": "Zhang Qing to surrender and join them. Liu Tang becomes one of the infantry leaders of Liangshan after the 108 Stars of Destiny come together in what is called the Grand Assembly. He follows the Liangshan heroes on their campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces on Song territory after they received from Emperor Huizong. During the campaign against Fang La's rebel forces, Liu Tang is assigned to attack the city of Hangzhou. Eager to earn the top credit, he charges into the city when he sees that the gates are wide open. However, it turns out to be",
"title": "Liu Tang"
},
{
"docid": "7499503",
"text": "to drive out the Manchus, unite with the Chinese, and drive out traitors.\" Du Wenxiu did not blame Han, but blamed the tensions on the Manchu regime, saying that they were foreign to China and alienated the Chinese and other minorities. Du Wenxiu also called for the complete expulsion of Manchus from all of China in order for China to once again come under Chinese rule. Total war was waged against Manchu rule. Du Wenxiu refused to surrender, unlike the other rebel Muslim commander, Ma Rulong. This may have had something to do with the sects of Islam practiced among",
"title": "Panthays"
},
{
"docid": "16387168",
"text": "reveals details about the paleontological specimens which would otherwise be inaccessible without destroying the sample. Grating-based imaging (GBI) includes Shearing interferometry or X-ray Talbot interferometry (XTI), and polychromatic far-field interferometry (PFI). Since the first X-ray grating interferometer—consisting of two phase gratings and an analyzer crystal—was built, various slightly different setups for this method have been developed; in the following the focus lies on the nowadays standard method consisting of a phase grating and an analyzer grating. (See figure to the right). The XTI technique is based on the Talbot effect or \"self-imaging phenomenon\", which is a Fresnel diffraction effect and",
"title": "Phase-contrast X-ray imaging"
},
{
"docid": "7848028",
"text": "can also be obtained through other means. This includes 8 cards which are available as a result of a Burger King cross-promotion; such cards are marked with the code ABK (Avatar Burger King). A second Avatar: The Last Airbender set titled \"Path to Enlightenment\" was to come out later, but the line was discontinued and the set never came out. The Avatar: The Last Airbender TCG features four Chamber Card characters that are not considered canon and did not appear in the show, despite the claims of packaging: Afiko, an elder Airbender monk of the Southern Air Temple, grew jealous",
"title": "Avatar: The Last Airbender Trading Card Game"
},
{
"docid": "4620924",
"text": "way is to verify the serial numbers indicating the manufacture date. The latest firmware released by Canon for the EOS 350D is version 1.0.3 (released 27 October 2005). It fixes problems relating to remote release cables, as well as a problem while reviewing saved images. Canon EOS 350D The Canon EOS 350D (Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT in North America and the Canon EOS Kiss Digital N in Japan) is an 8.0-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera manufactured by Canon. The model was initially announced in February 2005. Part of the EOS range, it is the successor to the EOS",
"title": "Canon EOS 350D"
},
{
"docid": "3828888",
"text": "of church property, the closing of religious schools and convents, and the exile or the execution of priests. José Luis Sánchez del Río was born on March 28, 1913, in Sahuayo, Michoacán. He attended school in his hometown and later in Guadalajara in Jalisco. When the Cristero War broke out in 1926, his brothers joined the rebel forces, but his mother would not allow him to take part. The rebel general, Prudencio Mendoza, also refused his enlistment. The boy insisted that he wanted the chance to give his life for Jesus Christ and so come to Heaven easily. The general",
"title": "José Sánchez del Río"
},
{
"docid": "14714357",
"text": "of synods, most notably at the Synod of Hippo in AD 393, produced a list of texts equal to the 46 book canon of the Old Testament that Catholics use today (and the 27-book canon of the New Testament that all use). A definitive list did not come from any early Ecumenical Council. Also, c. 400, Jerome produced a definitive Latin edition of the Bible, the contents of which, at the insistence of the Pope, was in accord with the earlier Synods. With the benefit of hindsight it can be said that this process effectively set the New Testament canon,",
"title": "Christian theology"
},
{
"docid": "17873697",
"text": "Francesco Saverio Caruana Francesco Saverio Caruana (7 July 1759 – 17 November 1847) was a Maltese prelate who was Bishop of Malta from 1831 to his death in 1847. He was also a rebel leader during the Maltese uprising of 1798–1800. Caruana was born in Żebbuġ on 7 July 1759. At the age of 24 he was ordained priest by Archbishop Vincenzo Labini and in 1796 he became canon of the Mdina Cathedral chapter. During the French occupation of Malta Canon Caruana was made a member of the \"Commission de gouvernement\" (Government commission) but resigned some time later when he",
"title": "Francesco Saverio Caruana"
},
{
"docid": "3676679",
"text": "It also uses the E-TTL II flash metering system and uses the DIGIC II image processor. The EOS 20D (with appropriate firmware updates) can also accept the Canon Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E1/E1A for fast file transfer to a remote file server, either through an ethernet cable or a Wi-Fi network. The Canon EOS 20D has several resolution settings: The 20D is the first Canon prosumer camera to use the EF-S lens mount; the first Canon EOS camera to use the mount was the 300D (the Digital Rebel in North America). Canon released the EOS 20Da on 14 February 2005 in",
"title": "Canon EOS 20D"
},
{
"docid": "20004334",
"text": "the 77D to be a part of the Rebel line for all practical purposes. The camera features excellent core specs and its sensor is the same is the one in the Canon 80D. New features over the EOS 750D are: Canon EOS 77D The Canon EOS 77D, known in Japan as the EOS 9000D, is a digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on February 14, 2017. It has a body-only MSRP of US$899.99, which is more expensive than Canon EOS 760D, which it replaces. The camera can be purchased as a body-only, as kit with the 18-55mm IS STM",
"title": "Canon EOS 77D"
},
{
"docid": "3557872",
"text": "the Canon EF-S lens mount. It also takes the EF lens mount lenses. Canon introduced the EF-S 18-55mm as the kit lens alongside the 300D. It was available in a USM version in Japan and as a non-USM version elsewhere. Very late production black 300D cameras were available with the USM version in Europe. Canon EOS 300D The Canon EOS 300D, manufactured by Canon, was marketed in North America as the EOS Digital Rebel, in Japan as the EOS Kiss Digital, and was also sold as the DS6041. It is a 6.3-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera. It was initially",
"title": "Canon EOS 300D"
},
{
"docid": "12071324",
"text": "spot light metering. The 1000D is also the second Canon EOS model (after the 450D) to exclusively use SD Card and SDHC memory storage instead of CompactFlash. The 1000D has garnered positive reviews from independent photography review websites. Canon Live View with resolution 768x512 px can be recorded directly to a computer (not internal memory) with software: Canon EOS 1000D Canon EOS 1000D is a 10.1-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on 10 June 2008 and started shipping in mid August 2008. It is known as the EOS Kiss F in Japan and the EOS Rebel XS in",
"title": "Canon EOS 1000D"
},
{
"docid": "945641",
"text": "the First Order, a new military power formed by remnants from the Empire. After Disney's acquisition of the franchise, Lucasfilm announced in 2014 that previous works outside the theatrical films and \"\" would no longer be considered canon, but began to be republished under the \"Legends\" banner. The \"Legends\" symbol of the Alliance is the \"Starbird\", which in the old canon was the crest of Galen Marek's family. Princess Leia selected it to honor Marek's sacrifice, declaring it a \"symbol of hope\". A Declaration of Rebellion was depicted in the 1990 book \"The Star Wars Rebel Alliance Sourcebook\": The list",
"title": "Rebel Alliance"
},
{
"docid": "14398313",
"text": "less fuel and had fewer tire troubles than many of the other teams. Pearson would continue to use the 396 throughout the year. Canadian racer Frog Fagan participated in the race and finished in 22nd place. The average speed was while the pole position speed was . Other notable drivers included Wendell Scott, Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, Elmo Langley, and Roy Tyner. Out of the thirty-four drivers, fifteen of them did not finish the race. Total winnings for the 1968 Rebel 400 were $53,455 ($ when adjusted for inflation); first-place finisher Pearson earned $13,700 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while",
"title": "1968 Rebel 400"
},
{
"docid": "2514504",
"text": "the D70 could only be used with lenses as wide as 20 mm. All other updates to the D70s are available for the D70 through a firmware update, which include improved auto-focus performance, updated menu design and updated in-camera printer support. The Canon EOS 350D (known as the Digital Rebel XT in the US) was its then-competitor when the D70s was introduced. Nikon D70 The Nikon D70 is a digital single-lens reflex camera, introduced at the 2004 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show, as Nikon's first consumer-level digital SLR, and a competitor to the Canon EOS 300D. It was often",
"title": "Nikon D70"
},
{
"docid": "5450113",
"text": "continuous autofocus while shooting video when attached to bodies that have Canon's hybrid autofocus sensor technology. The STM is also the first 18–55mm version with an internal focusing design. At introduction, it was offered as a kit lens on both the 700D and 100D; it has since become one of two alternative kit lenses for the 70D. On 14 February 2017, the 18–55mm 4–5.6 IS STM was announced alongside the EOS 800D/Rebel T7i, 200D, and the 77D. It has a different optical formula from that of any previous Canon 18–55mm lens and a smaller aperture, which made it possible to",
"title": "Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens"
},
{
"docid": "5127078",
"text": "citizens and suspected IRA members. The infamy produced by the force became part of the push for Irish Home Rule, achieved in 1922, and an independent Irish Republic, established in 1937. In an article about the violence and bigotry surrounding Old Firm football matches, the Irish Independent said: \"Then there's the stereotypical image of the Celtic supporters wearing T-shirts of 'undefeated army' and having their phones ringing to the sound of 'Come out ye black and tans'.\" Come Out, Ye Black and Tans \"Come Out, Ye Black and Tans\" (sometimes \"Black and Tan\") is an Irish rebel song referring to",
"title": "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans"
},
{
"docid": "13018245",
"text": "On December 3, Li Qi arrived at Chang'an. Emperor Xianzong personally questioned him as to why he rebelled. Li Qi responded, \"I did not want to rebel. It was Zhang Ziliang and others like him who told me to rebel.\" Emperor Xianzong responded, \"You are the commander. If Zhang and the others were plotting treason, why did you not execute them and then come to see me?\" Li Qi was unable to respond, and he was executed with his son Li Shihui (李師回) by being cut in half at the waist. His assets were confiscated by the imperial treasury; in",
"title": "Li Qi (military governor)"
},
{
"docid": "6633448",
"text": "was pioneering.\" \"But now that we have made the land\" \"A garden full of promise,\" \"Old Greed must crook 'is dirty hand\" \"And come ter take it from us.\" \"So we must fly a rebel flag,\" \"As others did before us,\" \"And we must sing a rebel song\" \"And join in rebel chorus.\" \"We'll make the tyrants feel the sting\" \"O' those that they would throttle;\" \"They needn't say the fault is ours\" \"If blood should stain the wattle!\"\" Freedom on the Wallaby \"Freedom on the Wallaby\", Henry Lawson's well known poem, was written as a comment on the 1891",
"title": "Freedom on the Wallaby"
},
{
"docid": "3560098",
"text": "has the 7-point AF system of most older Canon DSLRs. The EOS 7D, released in 2009, has a 19-point AF layout, fitting essentially within the same diamond-shaped area of the frame as the nine-point layout. The EOS 70D, released in August 2013, inherited the 7D's 19-point layout, but with fewer AF control options. The 70D system was in turn handed down to the EOS 750D (Rebel T6i) and 760D (Rebel T6s), announced in February 2015. As mentioned above, the EOS 5D Mark III, EOS-1D X, EOS 5DS/5DS R, and EOS-1D X Mark II have 61-point AF layouts. The EOS 6D,",
"title": "Canon EOS"
},
{
"docid": "3557870",
"text": "Canon EOS 300D The Canon EOS 300D, manufactured by Canon, was marketed in North America as the EOS Digital Rebel, in Japan as the EOS Kiss Digital, and was also sold as the DS6041. It is a 6.3-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera. It was initially announced on 20 August 2003 at a price point of $899 without lens, $999 with the \"kit\" lens. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras. This was a significant milestone in digital cameras, as it was the first digital SLR offered under $1000. The 300D was one of the first digital",
"title": "Canon EOS 300D"
},
{
"docid": "17174732",
"text": "is the EOS 200D. The EOS 100D shares a similar set of features with the larger Canon EOS 700D. However, it does have an improved focus tracking system in live view mode called Hybrid CMOS AF II with 80% frame coverage. The 700D has the previous version of Hybrid CMOS AF with much reduced frame coverage. Features include: Canon EOS 100D The Canon EOS 100D, known as the EOS Rebel SL1 in the Americas and EOS Kiss X7 in Japan, is an 18.0-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on 21 March 2013. It has been described as the",
"title": "Canon EOS 100D"
},
{
"docid": "20229237",
"text": "Canon EOS 200D The Canon EOS 200D, known as the EOS Rebel SL2 in the Americas and EOS Kiss X9 in Japan, is a 24.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on June 28, 2017 with a suggested retail price of $549 for the body and $699 with the Canon EF-S 18-55m f/4-5.6 IS STM lens. The European release price is significantly higher, at €599 for the body only, the equivalent of $671 at current conversion rates. Its uses an APS-C CMOS sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, DIGIC 7 image processor, ISO 100-25600 range, optical viewfinder",
"title": "Canon EOS 200D"
},
{
"docid": "20229235",
"text": "Canon EOS 200D The Canon EOS 200D, known as the EOS Rebel SL2 in the Americas and EOS Kiss X9 in Japan, is a 24.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on June 28, 2017 with a suggested retail price of $549 for the body and $699 with the Canon EF-S 18-55m f/4-5.6 IS STM lens. The European release price is significantly higher, at €599 for the body only, the equivalent of $671 at current conversion rates. Its uses an APS-C CMOS sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, DIGIC 7 image processor, ISO 100-25600 range, optical viewfinder",
"title": "Canon EOS 200D"
},
{
"docid": "17174731",
"text": "Canon EOS 100D The Canon EOS 100D, known as the EOS Rebel SL1 in the Americas and EOS Kiss X7 in Japan, is an 18.0-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on 21 March 2013. It has been described as the \"world's smallest and lightest DSLR camera\", either currently in production or in the APS-C format. Canon uses a smaller version of the APS-C sensor format than some other manufacturers including Nikon, Pentax, and Sony, with a crop factor of 1.6 rather than 1.5. It weighs 407 grams including battery and memory card. The successor of the EOS 100D",
"title": "Canon EOS 100D"
},
{
"docid": "20004333",
"text": "Canon EOS 77D The Canon EOS 77D, known in Japan as the EOS 9000D, is a digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on February 14, 2017. It has a body-only MSRP of US$899.99, which is more expensive than Canon EOS 760D, which it replaces. The camera can be purchased as a body-only, as kit with the 18-55mm IS STM lens at US$1,049, with the new 18-135mm IS USM lens at US$1,499. According to Canon's U.S. subsidiary, the camera \"represents a new category of advanced amateur EOS cameras, a step above the Rebel series.\" However, at least one reviewer considered",
"title": "Canon EOS 77D"
},
{
"docid": "8396352",
"text": "girl, Rebel Davis, to seduce the council members. Jerry then promises Rebel a spot in commercials, so he shoots some featuring her for “VIP”, a nonexistent product. He has no intention that they will be shown, but the perplexed company president, Pete Ramsey, orders them broadcast on TV. Due to this mistake, Jerry needs to come up with a product quickly. He bribes a chemist, Dr. Linus Tyler, to come up with some sort of product called VIP that could be marketed. When Carol mistakes Jerry for Tyler, the inventor, he pretends to be Tyler, so that in her attempt",
"title": "Lover Come Back (1961 film)"
},
{
"docid": "13754305",
"text": "the 650D's successor, the EOS 700D/Rebel T5i. This STM version, in some markets, is available as a kit lens for the Canon EOS 70D, as is also the Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens in its STM version. The latest addition of the 18–135 series is the \"EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM\", announced on 17 February 2016. New features are the new Nano USM and the possibility to connect the Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E1, which allows a soft zoom for video. The lens is also available as bundle with the Canon EOS 80D, which was announced same date. Canon EF-S 18–135mm lens",
"title": "Canon EF-S 18–135mm lens"
},
{
"docid": "2289254",
"text": "the rank-and-file sepoys who spoke to him did not know of the killing to come. Many were killed and the remaining 200 British women and children were brought back to shore and sent to a building called the Bibighar (the ladies' home). After some time, the commanders of the rebels decided to kill their hostages. The rebel soldiers refused to carry out orders and butchers from the nearby town were brought in to kill the hostages three days before the British entered the city on 18 July. The dismembered bodies were thrown into a deep well nearby. The British under",
"title": "Kanpur"
},
{
"docid": "4193138",
"text": "integral auto-exposure. The first camera to utilize this was the 1971 Canon F-1, when equipped with the Servo EE Finder. Later, the Canon EF of 1973 had automatic exposure built-in, as did the very popular Canon A-series cameras (save the AT-1) beginning in 1976. Thus, starting with the first FD lenses produced in late 1970, all FD lenses had the capability of supporting full-aperture metering and multiple Automatic Exposure (AE) modes using both shutter-preferred and aperture-preferred modes. Even Programmed AE was possible with no modifications to the lens mount, though at the time of its introduction Canon did not have",
"title": "Canon FD lens mount"
},
{
"docid": "13954538",
"text": "the pulpit when illness overtook him but he finished the sermon and gave out the notice of a hymn. He then asked another vicar to conduct the rest of the service, before struggling to the vestry where he collapsed. In 1938, on the centenary of Holy Trinity, the Bishop of Leicester referred in a sermon to the great social benefits brought to Britain by the Evangelical ministry of Holy Trinity. The Bishop of Chichester praised Canon Warner’s zeal as a missionary, both in Eastbourne and elsewhere. Although Canon Warner was an excellent pastor, his forte did not necessarily lie in",
"title": "Stephen Warner"
},
{
"docid": "16207070",
"text": "area that year. In mid-2008 Voris' organization ran out of operating funds, what staff they could retain lived on unemployment compensation for between a year and eighteen months. By early 2011, the fiscal crisis ended when subscription revenues to their online services increased. In 2011 the Archdiocese of Detroit, citing canon 216 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, published notice to Voris and RealCatholicTV that \"it [did] not regard them as being authorized to use the word 'Catholic' to identify or promote their public activities.\" In 2012 the company name RealCatholicTV.com was changed to \"ChurchMilitant.tv\" and the partnership with",
"title": "Michael Voris"
},
{
"docid": "14271941",
"text": "were the Nikon D3200 and D5100 (respectively the replacements for the D3100 and D5000), Pentax K-r (replacement for the K-x), and the Sony Alpha 57, one of the company's SLT cameras. (The replacement for the Nikon D90, the D7000, is positioned upmarket from the 550D.) Canon EOS 550D The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on February 8, 2010. It was available since 24 February 2010 and to US dealers from early March. It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in the Americas.",
"title": "Canon EOS 550D"
},
{
"docid": "20747680",
"text": "compared to the 1300D: Canon EOS 4000D The Canon EOS 4000D is an 18.0 megapixels digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) made by Canon. It was announced on 25 February 2018 with a suggested retail price of €399 including an EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens. It is also known as the EOS 3000D in some parts of the Asia Pacific region and the EOS Rebel T100 in North America. The 4000D is an entry-level DSLR that supersedes the EOS 1300D. The main feature is the cost reduction compared to the 1300D. At the announcement date, it was not for sale",
"title": "Canon EOS 4000D"
},
{
"docid": "20747679",
"text": "Canon EOS 4000D The Canon EOS 4000D is an 18.0 megapixels digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) made by Canon. It was announced on 25 February 2018 with a suggested retail price of €399 including an EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens. It is also known as the EOS 3000D in some parts of the Asia Pacific region and the EOS Rebel T100 in North America. The 4000D is an entry-level DSLR that supersedes the EOS 1300D. The main feature is the cost reduction compared to the 1300D. At the announcement date, it was not for sale in the USA. Differences",
"title": "Canon EOS 4000D"
},
{
"docid": "9323239",
"text": "the same. The Canon EOS 6D Mark II released in July 2017. The Canon EOS 200D, known as the EOS Rebel SL2 in the Americas and EOS Kiss X8 in Japan, released in July 2017. Currently last in this series is the Canon EOS M100, released in August 2017. The DIGIC 8 was introduced together with the Canon EOS M50 in February 2018. It can process 4k videos with up to 25 fps using MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 compression. EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera also uses the DIGIC 8. The DIGIC DV is used in Canon's single-chip CCD digital camcorders",
"title": "DIGIC"
},
{
"docid": "12071323",
"text": "Canon EOS 1000D Canon EOS 1000D is a 10.1-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera announced by Canon on 10 June 2008 and started shipping in mid August 2008. It is known as the EOS Kiss F in Japan and the EOS Rebel XS in the United States and Canada. The 1000D is an entry-level DSLR that has been described as being a step below the 450D. The camera shares a few features with the 450D. It offers Live View shooting, DIGIC III Image Processor, and SDHC media storage. However, it has seven focus points (opposed to nine) and does not have",
"title": "Canon EOS 1000D"
},
{
"docid": "12915735",
"text": "basestar. Zarek keeps control of the situation from \"Colonial One\". His intentions were, as it turns out, to have Admiral Adama killed, and he is dissatisfied that this did not happen. Alone in the storage bay, Baltar and Roslin come back closer together. They realize that they finally have more in common than it seemed all along. Roslin finally makes it off the \"Galactica\" with Tyrol's help; Gaeta however orders their Raptor to be destroyed. Saul Tigh and Admiral Adama defend the storage bay from where the Raptor took off, only to be attacked by rebel marines. Both Tigh and",
"title": "The Oath (Battlestar Galactica)"
},
{
"docid": "15836566",
"text": "first Players Association (IPTPA) was the forerunner of what is now the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), of which Davies was to become executive director in 1982. In 1961 Davies published two books: one a teaching book, and the other a biography called \"Tennis Rebel\" (Stanley Paul, London). Davies retired in 1967, one year before Wimbledon finally allowed professionals to play. However, he did come out of retirement to play in the first Open at Wimbledon. He had missed 28 Grand Slam events during the ban. In 1967 Lamar Hunt co-founded World Championship Tennis (WCT) with his nephew, Al G.",
"title": "Mike Davies (tennis)"
},
{
"docid": "2364008",
"text": "in Hamgyong: My grandfather died at thirty-nine. Our home was Haunseung Village, Suha Township in Dancheon County. There and in Samsu, my grandfather caused a Donghak rebellion. But [he was defeated] and fled to a village called Neuteulgol...where slash-and-burners lived. He hid in a potato container, but two Japanese soldiers opened the lid and ordered him to come out. So he suicided by splitting his stomach open with a dagger. Although Jeon Bongjun officially disbanded the rebel army after the Battle of Taein, many of the other commanders did not disband their respective armies until December. In December 1, Son",
"title": "Donghak Peasant Revolution"
},
{
"docid": "3434862",
"text": "outnumbered, Chu forces scored a great victory after nine engagements, defeating the 300,000 strong Qin army. After the battle, other rebel forces, including those not from Chu, came to join Xiang Yu out of admiration for his martial valour. When Xiang Yu received them at the gate, the rebel chiefs were so fearful of him that they sank to their knees and did not even dare to look up at him. Zhang Han sent his deputy Sima Xin to Xianyang to request for reinforcements and supplies from the Qin imperial court. However, the eunuch Zhao Gao deceived the emperor and",
"title": "Xiang Yu"
},
{
"docid": "10065652",
"text": "find and save his father Li Gai. However, at this time, Dou was awaiting his wife Empress Cao's giving birth and did not arrive for a while. Meanwhile, Cao Dan was insulting and pillaging the other rebel leaders south of the Yellow River who had submitted to Xia, and the rebel leaders were all resentful. One of them, Li Shanghu (), and Li Shanghu's mother Lady Huo, urged Li Shiji to carry out his plan as soon as possible, and when Li Shiji hesitated, Li Shanghu and Lady Huo acted on their own, ambushing Cao Dan, but while they killed",
"title": "Li Shiji"
},
{
"docid": "20500337",
"text": "Pope shared with the French king. In 1311, Brunissende was widowed. Due to Archambaud being underage, she assumed the regency over the County of Périgord. During this period, her ties with the Avignon Papacy strengthened. The favours to Hélie did not stop when her husband died. On January 23, 1314, he was made canon in the Church of Cahors, with reservation of a prebend. This certainly implies some form of communication between the Pope and Brunissende, Zacour claimed that the favour was a result of Brunissende's request; as she was regent at the time, it seems logical to have come",
"title": "Brunissende of Foix"
},
{
"docid": "5127072",
"text": "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans \"Come Out, Ye Black and Tans\" (sometimes \"Black and Tan\") is an Irish rebel song referring to the Black and Tans, the British paramilitary police auxiliary force in Ireland during the 1920s. The song was written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father Stephen although authorship of the song is often attributed to Stephen. The melody was adapted from an old air, Rosc Catha na Mumhan (Irish for Battlecry of Munster) by Piaras Mac Gearailt (Pierce FitzGerald c.1709-c.1792), which is also used for the loyalist song, The Boyne Water, as well as",
"title": "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans"
},
{
"docid": "12952583",
"text": "phonotactics that would persist into Early Modern Greek. When dialects started deleting unstressed and between two consonants (such as when Myzithras became Mystras), new clusters were formed and similarly assimilated by sandhi; on the other hand it is arguable that the dissimilation of voiceless obstruents occurred before the loss of close vowels, as the clusters resulting from this development do not necessarily undergo the change to [fricative + stop], e.g. κ(ου)τί as [kti] not [xti]. The resulting clusters were: For plosives: For fricatives where the second was not : For fricatives where the second was : The disappearance of in",
"title": "Medieval Greek"
},
{
"docid": "17979657",
"text": "rebellious military governor, An Congjin of Shannan East Circuit (山南東道, headquartered in modern Xiangyang, Hubei), would surely rebel as well, and that Shi should prepare for it. Shi asked him was his advice was. He advised Shi that Shi should leave a number of blank edicts with Shi's adoptive son (biological nephew) Shi Chonggui the Prince of Zheng, whom Shi left in charge of Kaifeng, so that when An Congjin did rebel, Shi Chonggui could react quickly and commission appropriate generals to counterattack. Shi Jingtang agreed. Subsequently, when An Congjin did rebel, Shi Chonggui was quickly able to mobilize a",
"title": "He Ning"
},
{
"docid": "281420",
"text": "kingdom. As an additional measure, Henry took the cross, declaring himself a crusader and thereby entitled to special protection from Rome. The war was not going well for the loyalists, but Prince Louis and the rebel barons were also finding it difficult to make further progress. John's death had defused some of the rebel concerns, and the royal castles were still holding out in the occupied parts of the country. Henry's government encouraged the rebel barons to come back to his cause in exchange for the return of their lands, and reissued a version of the 1215 Charter, albeit having",
"title": "Magna Carta"
},
{
"docid": "13110778",
"text": "and that on failing to appear, the process of forfeiture against him was suspended for a time, and he was allowed to retain undisturbed possession of his estates for about fifteen years. The treaty of 1462 did not come to light until 1475, when the Scottish government determined to proceed against John as an avowed traitor and rebel. Commission was given to Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, to prosecute a decree of forfeiture against him; and on the appointed day, failing to appear, sentence was passed upon him. So great were the preparations now made against him, that MacDonald",
"title": "Lachlan Og Maclean"
}
] |
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| what is the main cause of conflict between india and pakistan |
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"docid": "1271134",
"text": "Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Since the partition of British India in 1947 and creation of modern states of India and Pakistan, the two South Asian countries have been involved in four wars, including one undeclared war, and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs. Most of these wars and conflict have ended with defeat or disaster for Pakistan. The Kashmir issue has been the main cause of all major conflicts between the two countries with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 where conflict originated due to turmoil in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The Partition of British India came",
"title": "Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts"
},
{
"docid": "1271134",
"text": "Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Since the partition of British India in 1947 and creation of modern states of India and Pakistan, the two South Asian countries have been involved in four wars, including one undeclared war, and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs. Most of these wars and conflict have ended with defeat or disaster for Pakistan. The Kashmir issue has been the main cause of all major conflicts between the two countries with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 where conflict originated due to turmoil in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The Partition of British India came",
"title": "Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts"
},
{
"docid": "1271146",
"text": "have provided source material for both Indian and Pakistani film and television dramatists, who have adapted events of the war for the purposes of drama and to please target audiences in their nations. Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Since the partition of British India in 1947 and creation of modern states of India and Pakistan, the two South Asian countries have been involved in four wars, including one undeclared war, and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs. Most of these wars and conflict have ended with defeat or disaster for Pakistan. The Kashmir issue has been the main cause of all",
"title": "Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts"
},
{
"docid": "6348730",
"text": "The deadlock was broken in a personal meeting between the Prime Ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi, where Bhutto acknowledged that the Kashmir issue should be finally resolved and removed as a hurdle in India-Pakistan relations; that the cease-fire line, to be renamed the Line of Control, could be gradually converted into a \"de jure\" border between India and Pakistan; and that he would take steps to integrate the Pakistani-controlled portions of Jammu and Kashmir into the federal territories of Pakistan. However, he requested that the formal declaration of the Agreement should not include a final settlement of the",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "6348854",
"text": "Restarting the bus service between the Indian- and Pakistani- administered Kashmir has helped defuse tensions between the countries while both India and Pakistan have decided to co-operate on economic fronts. In 2005, General Musharraf as well as other Pakistani leaders sought to resolve the Kashmir issue through the Chenab Formula road map. Based on the 'Dixon Plan', the Chenab Formula assigns Ladakh to India, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) to Pakistan, proposes a plebiscite in the Kashmir Valley and splits Jammu into two-halves. On 5December 2006, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told an Indian TV channel that Pakistan would give up its claim on",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "2466937",
"text": "conversions as un-Islamic\". He has also condemned the incidents of forced conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh. Khan views the Kashmir issue as a humanitarian issue, as opposed to a territorial dispute between two countries (India and Pakistan). He also proposed secret talks to settle the issue as he thinks the vested interests on both sides will try to subvert them. He ruled out a military solution to the conflict and denied the possibility of a fourth war between India and Pakistan over the disputed mountainous region. Khan visited embassies of Iran and Saudi Arabia and met their head of",
"title": "Imran Khan"
}
] | [
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"docid": "3417404",
"text": "Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (, literally \"Victory\") which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector. The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers disguised as Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the LOC, which serves as the \"de facto\" border between",
"title": "Kargil War"
},
{
"docid": "3417470",
"text": "game witnessed heightened passions and was one of the most viewed matches in the tournament. Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (, literally \"Victory\") which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector. The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers disguised as Kashmiri militants into positions",
"title": "Kargil War"
},
{
"docid": "8498749",
"text": "India–Pakistan cricket rivalry The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most extreme and intensified sports rivalries in the world. The arch-rival relations between the two nations, resulting from the extensive communal violence and conflict that marked the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947 and the subsequent Kashmir conflict, laid the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations who had otherwise shared a common cricketing heritage. The first Test series between the two teams took place in 1951–52, when Pakistan toured India. India toured Pakistan for the first time in",
"title": "India–Pakistan cricket rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "7162174",
"text": "link between Kashmir and Ladakh, and cause Indian forces to withdraw from the Siachen Glacier, thus forcing India to negotiate a settlement of the broader Kashmir dispute. The Kargil Conflict was triggered when Pakistan occupied around 130 Indian observation posts on the Indian side of the LOC. As India responded, regular Pakistan army units were called up. The 19th, 33rd, 38th and 44th FF Battalions, and some Piffer officers serving in Northern Light Infantry battalions, participated in the conflict. In total four officers and twenty four other ranks were killed in action. The war ended after the then Prime Minister",
"title": "Frontier Force Regiment"
},
{
"docid": "5794537",
"text": "to which he was subsequently appointed by President Jimmy Carter. As the chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, from 1995 to 2002, Congressman Gilman consistently advocated stronger ties with India , as a counterweight against Chinese influence in the region, particularly in Pakistan. During the Kargil War against Pakistan, he urged American lawmakers to pressure the Pakistani government to withdraw from the conflict, stating that he held Pakistan solely responsible for the conflict. During a Hearing on the Status of Negotiations between China and Tibet in April 2000, Congressman Gilman said, “The Tibetan cause enjoys the global support",
"title": "Benjamin Gilman"
},
{
"docid": "8498764",
"text": "pre-independence. Three players have played for Pakistan after appearing for India. They are: Although Pakistan was created in 1947, Gul Mohammad continued to represent India until 1955, and played for India against Pakistan in Pakistan's first tour of India in 1951–52. India–Pakistan cricket rivalry The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most extreme and intensified sports rivalries in the world. The arch-rival relations between the two nations, resulting from the extensive communal violence and conflict that marked the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947 and the subsequent Kashmir conflict, laid the foundations for the emergence",
"title": "India–Pakistan cricket rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "9280909",
"text": "Siachen conflict The Siachen conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen War, was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. A cease-fire went into effect in 2003. The contended area is nearly of territory. The conflict began in 1984 with India's successful Operation \"Meghdoot\" during which it gained control over all of the Siachen Glacier (unoccupied and undemarcated area). India has established control over all of the Siachen Glacier and all of its tributary glaciers, as well as all the main passes and heights of the Saltoro Ridge immediately west of the",
"title": "Siachen conflict"
},
{
"docid": "7434181",
"text": "as one possible cause for a conflict between the two nations, but to date issues such as the Nimoo Bazgo Project have been resolved through diplomacy. In 1949, India recorded close to 1 million Hindu refugees, who flooded into West Bengal and other states from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), owing to communal violence, intimidation and repression from authorities. The plight of the refugees outraged Hindus and Indian nationalists, and the refugee population drained the resources of Indian states, which were unable to absorb them. While not ruling out war, Prime Minister Nehru and Sardar Patel invited Liaquat Ali Khan for",
"title": "India–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "17184398",
"text": "Mughal–Persian Wars The Mughal–Persian Wars were a series of wars fought in the 17th and 18th centuries between the Safavid and Afsharid Empires of Persia, and the Mughal Empire, over what is now Afghanistan. The Mughals consolidated their control of what is today India and Pakistan in the 16th century, and gradually came into conflict with the powerful Safavids and Afsharids, led by Ismail I and Nader Shah respectively. Aside from Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire, most of the conflict between the two powers were limited to battles for control over Kandahar. The Mughal–Safavid War of 1622–23 was",
"title": "Mughal–Persian Wars"
},
{
"docid": "6348679",
"text": "Kashmir conflict The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started just after the partition of India in 1947. China has at times played a minor role. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947 and 1965, as well as the Kargil War of 1999. The two countries have also been involved in several skirmishes over control of the Siachen Glacier. India claims the entire princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and, , administers approximately 43% of the region. It controls Jammu, the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, and the",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "6348872",
"text": "Paper on Kashmir published by Indian government regarding plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir in 1948. Kashmir conflict The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started just after the partition of India in 1947. China has at times played a minor role. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947 and 1965, as well as the Kargil War of 1999. The two countries have also been involved in several skirmishes over control of the Siachen Glacier. India claims the entire princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and, ,",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "6833690",
"text": "of the Indus basin. The newly formed states were at odds over how to share and manage what was essentially a cohesive and unitary network of irrigation. Furthermore, the geography of partition was such that the source rivers of the Indus basin were in India. Pakistan felt its livelihood threatened by the prospect of Indian control over the tributaries that fed water into the Pakistani portion of the basin. Where India certainly had its own ambitions for the profitable development of the basin, Pakistan felt acutely threatened by a conflict over the main source of water for its cultivable land.",
"title": "Indus Waters Treaty"
},
{
"docid": "11671561",
"text": "about a terror group to Israel according to WikiLeaks. Compared to India-Pakistan relations, Israel-Pakistan relations have remained consistently calm with no conflict between the two nations. An attempt to establish diplomatic relations with Pakistan and Israel was made in 1947, when Israel's first Prime minister David Ben-Gurion sent a telegram to Jinnah—Pakistan's main founding father but Jinnah gave no particular response. Later in 1949, Israel's Foreign Ministry believed it might be possible to open legations in Karachi, then the capital of Pakistan, or at least to conduct trade openly. Initial contact between the ambassador (High Commissioner) of Pakistan in London",
"title": "Israel–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "13899577",
"text": "distinction between 'proximal' and 'ultimate' causation, noting that immense confusion about attachment arises when these levels of analysis are mistaken for one another. In inquiring about the proximate cause of behavior, an attachment researcher may ask \"What made him show attachment behavior toward it at this particular moment?\" In inquiring about the ultimate cause of behavior, an attachment researcher may ask \"What is attachment behavior good for – how does it affect survival and reproduction?\" In her attention to attachment as an evolutionary phenomenon, from early in her career Main was already reflecting that a conflict might arise between an",
"title": "Mary Main"
},
{
"docid": "8498753",
"text": "135 million in India alone. The 2015 World Cup opening match between India and Pakistan had a 14.8% TV rating (TAM data M15+ ABC) in India, with a live reach of 288 million. In total, the match is estimated to have drawn over 1billion viewers worldwide. The approximate amount of viewers for the India vs Pakistan encounter at the World T20 in 2016 was more than 83 million. The partition of British India in 1947 that led to the creation of an independent India and Pakistan was characterised by intense and bloody conflict between Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs that left",
"title": "India–Pakistan cricket rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "4521438",
"text": "Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan) who becomes embroiled in the events to ensure that \"Project Milap\" - the releasing of civilian captives on either side of the borders of India and Pakistan - can take place as a sign of trust and peace between the two nations. \"Main Hoon Na\" is one of the most successful Indian films discussing the Indo-Pakistani conflict from a neutral point of view. The film was shot at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It is the first film of Shah Rukh Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004",
"title": "Main Hoon Na"
},
{
"docid": "15715471",
"text": "conflicts were restarted by previously registered actors in \"Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh), India (Garoland), India–Pakistan, Israel (Palestine), Mali (Azawad), and Myanmar (Kokang)\". Finally, seven conflicts in 2013 were no longer active in 2014. The conflicts were in Central African Republic, Ethiopia (Oromiya), Malaysia (Sabah), Myanmar (Karen), Myanmar (Shan), Mozambique, and Turkey (Kurdistan). Out of the 40 conflicts, 11 have been classified at the level of war, which means that there were at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year. The conflict between India and Pakistan was the only interstate conflict, conflict between two or more states. Out of the remaining 39 conflicts,",
"title": "Political violence"
},
{
"docid": "8127963",
"text": "humiliation, and healthy propaganda. There are 2 playable campaigns in \"Conflict Zone\": the GHOST campaign, and the ICP campaign. Missions take place in locations where fictional conflicts take place such as: A civil war in Ukraine, wars between Indonesia and Malaysia, India and Pakistan and Nigeria and Niger. Most missions usually require the player to build a base (or a 'camp' in GHOST's case) and complete objectives in order to successfully complete the mission. Unlike most other traditional RTS games, where a main resource pool is used to produce units and buildings, Conflict Zone uses a unique system where innocent",
"title": "Conflict Zone"
},
{
"docid": "1863405",
"text": "win. Dravid scored 145 runs from 129 balls with 17 fours and a six, becoming the second batsman in World Cup history to hit back-to-back hundreds. Dravid struck a fine fifty in the last group match as India defeated England to advance into the Super Six stage. Dravid scored 2, 61 & 29 in the three Super Six matches against Australia, Pakistan & New Zealand respectively. India failed to qualify for the semi-finals having lost to Australia and New Zealand but achieved a consolation victory against Pakistan in a tense game, what with the military conflict going on between the",
"title": "Rahul Dravid"
},
{
"docid": "7434156",
"text": "India–Pakistan relations Relations between India and Pakistan have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947, the Kashmir conflict and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations. Consequently, their relationship has been plagued by hostility and suspicion. Northern India and Pakistan somewhat overlap in areas of certain demographics, shared lingua francas (mainly Punjabi and Hindustani) and shared cuisines inherited from the Mughal Empire. After the dissolution of the British Raj in 1947, two new sovereign",
"title": "India–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "7434158",
"text": "and numerous territorial claims would overshadow their relationship. Since their Independence, the two countries have fought three major wars, one undeclared war and have been involved in numerous armed skirmishes and military standoffs. The Kashmir conflict is the main centre-point of all of these conflicts with the exception of the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and Bangladesh Liberation War, which resulted in the secession of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). There have been numerous attempts to improve the relationship—notably, the Shimla summit, the Agra summit and the Lahore summit. Since the early 1980s, relations between the two nations soured particularly after the",
"title": "India–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "3417442",
"text": "coverage continued). Reasons for India's increased coverage included the greater number of privately owned electronic media in India compared to Pakistan and relatively greater transparency in the Indian media. At a seminar in Karachi, Pakistani journalists agreed that while the Indian government had taken the press and the people into its confidence, Pakistan had not. The print media in India and abroad was largely sympathetic to the Indian cause, with editorials in newspapers based in the west and other neutral countries observing that Pakistan was largely responsible for the conflict. Some analysts believe that Indian media, which was both larger",
"title": "Kargil War"
},
{
"docid": "6785753",
"text": "Pakistan Army. In spite of facilities which were nowhere near the level of those enjoyed by the Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun, Ingall won the confidence of his cadets and instructors. When, late in 1947, the dispute over the accession of Jammu and Kashmir led to armed conflict between India and Pakistan, Ingall was able to structure the Academy’s training to enable newly commissioned officers to be immediately effective when they joined units on active service. Ingall was appointed OBE after completing his term as commandant in 1950. What probably gave him more satisfaction was the decision to name",
"title": "Pakistan Military Academy"
},
{
"docid": "6348781",
"text": "Srinagar and Leh. By blocking the highway, they could cut off the only link between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. This resulted in a large-scale conflict between the Indian and Pakistani armies. The final stage involved major battles by Indian and Pakistani forces resulting in India recapturing most of the territories held by Pakistani forces. Fears of the Kargil War turning into a nuclear war provoked the then-United States President Bill Clinton to pressure Pakistan to retreat. The Pakistan Army withdrew their remaining troops from the area, ending the conflict. India regained control of the Kargil peaks, which they now",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "11836757",
"text": "East Bengal Express The East Bengal Express was a railway train that was one of three train services running between India and Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). The railway link was suspended at the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Prior to 1965, when armed conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, rail links existed between India and East Pakistan. Three trains ran between the two countries carrying goods and passengers: (1) East Bengal Express between Sealdah and Goalundo Ghat via Gede-Darshana (2) East Bengal Mail between Sealdah and Parbatipur Junction via Gede-Darshana, and (3) Barisal Express between Sealdah and",
"title": "East Bengal Express"
},
{
"docid": "11836753",
"text": "East Bengal Mail The East Bengal Mail was a railway train that was one of three train services running between India and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The railway link was suspended at the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Prior to 1965, when armed conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, rail links existed between India and East Pakistan. Three trains ran between the two countries carrying goods and passengers: (1) East Bengal Express between Sealdah and Goalundo Ghat via Gede-Darshana, (2) East Bengal Mail between Sealdah and Parbatipur Junction via Gede-Darshana, and (3) Barisal Express between Sealdah and",
"title": "East Bengal Mail"
},
{
"docid": "19888957",
"text": "Borderless World Foundation Borderless World Foundation (BWF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered under India's Societies Registration Act, 1860. Working in Jammu and Kashmir, along the conflict-riven border region in between India, Pakistan & China, BWF has rescued hundreds of girls orphaned in the conflict along the India-Pakistan border. BWF strives toward a vision of \"One Great Human Family\" through a variety of activities, including disaster relief and emergency medical support for the community and rescuing hundreds of children left orphaned by the ongoing conflict and providing love, support, health care and education to help them grow into a generation",
"title": "Borderless World Foundation"
},
{
"docid": "15221699",
"text": "of Part XII of the constitution. The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was deployed to supervise the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. UNMOGIP's functions were to investigate complaints of ceasefire violations and submit findings to each party and to the U.N. Secretary-General. The UN continues to remain a keen observer of the Kashmir conflict between Pakistan and India, centring on the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. Since the transfer of power to both countries in 1947 of the divided territory, the UN has played an extensive role in regulating and monitoring the dispute. Pakistan",
"title": "Pakistan and the United Nations"
},
{
"docid": "400151",
"text": "the region. The conflict over Kashmir has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths. The Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan has been accused by India of supporting and training both pro-Pakistan and pro-independence militants to fight Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, a charge that Pakistan denies. According to official figures released in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, there were 3,400 disappearance cases and the conflict has left more than 47,000 to 100,000 people dead as of July 2009. However, violence in the state had fallen sharply after the start of a slow-moving peace process between India and Pakistan. After",
"title": "Self-determination"
},
{
"docid": "12108878",
"text": "the Kashmir conflict. To make the bus safe and fully operational, the LoC would demined if and where necessary and other security arrangements would be made as well. Both governments announced that Indian and Pakistani citizens could travel anywhere in Indian Kashmir and Pakistani Kashmir, including the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which are part of India's claim on Kashmir and pre-1947 Kashmir. In India, all citizens would have to apply at the Regional Passport Office in Srinagar, which was the designated authority to evaluate applications, verify identities and issue entry permits. Transport between India and Pakistan Transport between India and",
"title": "Transport between India and Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "6348788",
"text": "Kashmir remains divided between India and Pakistan. Two-thirds of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, comprising Jammu, the Kashmir Valley, and the sparsely populated Buddhist area of Ladakh are controlled by India while one-third is administered by Pakistan. The latter includes a narrow strip of land called Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas, comprising the Gilgit Agency, Baltistan, and the former kingdoms of Hunza and Nagar. Attempts to resolve the dispute through political discussions have been unsuccessful. In September 1965, war again broke out between Pakistan and India. The United Nations called for another cease-fire, and peace was",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "6348783",
"text": "Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI). In 2002, a team comprising Special Air Service and Delta Force personnel was sent into Indian-administered Kashmir to hunt for Osama bin Laden after reports that he was being sheltered by the Kashmiri militant group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. US officials believed that Al-Qaeda was helping organise a campaign of terror in Kashmir to provoke conflict between India and Pakistan. Their strategy was to force Pakistan to move its troops to the border with India, thereby relieving pressure on Al-Qaeda elements hiding in northwestern Pakistan. US intelligence analysts say Al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are helping terrorists",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "6978724",
"text": "Team eliminated Klerbler in revenge for the brutal murder of Alan Connors. Strachen is captured and reveals Mandel to be in Kashmir. The final mission is set in Kashmir, where Mandel plans to launch Nuclear Missile at Pakistan to cause a war between them and India. Red Team disarm the missiles and Mandel is killed when his Mi-24 Hind is shot down by Red Team. The game ends with Red Team deciding to return to Colombia to find Foley. After agreeing with the idea, the game ends with a cut-scene of Red Team leaving in a helicopter. The game plays",
"title": "Conflict: Global Terror"
},
{
"docid": "6348806",
"text": "river system that sustains communities in India and Pakistan. Both have extensively dammed the Indus River for irrigation of their crops and hydro-electricity systems. In arbitrating the conflict in 1947, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, decided to demarcate the territories as he was unable to give to one or the other the control over the river as it was a main economic resource for both areas. The Line of Control (LoC) was recognised as an international border establishing that India would have control over the upper riparian and Pakistan over the lower riparian of the Indus and its tributaries. Despite appearing to",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "473943",
"text": "to participate in the NPT. Pakistan's nuclear policy became fixated on India because India refused to join the NPT and remain opened to nuclear weapons. Impetus by Indian actions spurred Pakistan's nuclear research. After nuclear weapons construction was started by Bhutto's command, the chair of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Usmani quit in objection. The 1999 war between Pakistan and India occurred after both acquired nuclear weapons. It is believed by some that nuclear weapons are the reason a big war has not broken out in the subcontinent. India and Pakistan still have a risk of nuclear conflict on the issue",
"title": "Nuclear warfare"
},
{
"docid": "7434176",
"text": "wars between the two countries in 1947 and 1965, and a limited conflict in 1999. The state remains divided between the two countries by the Line of Control (LoC), which demarcates the ceasefire line agreed upon in the 1947 conflict modified in 1972 as per Simla Agreement. India and Pakistan have fought in numerous armed conflicts since their independence. There are three major wars that have taken place between the two states, namely in 1947, 1965 and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. In addition to this was the unofficial Kargil War in 1999 and some border skirmishes. The Indo-Pakistani",
"title": "India–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "6348717",
"text": "not keeping a warlike mentality but did not know what Indian intransigence would lead Pakistan and its people to. India accused Pakistan of ceasefire violations and Nehru complained of 'warmongering propaganda' in Pakistan. On 15 July 1951 the Pakistani Prime Minister complained that the bulk of the Indian Army was concentrated on the Indo-Pakistan border. The prime ministers of the two countries exchanged telegrams accusing each other of bad intentions. Liaquat Ali Khan rejected Nehru's charge of warmongering propaganda. Khan called it a distortion of the Pakistani press' discontent with India over its persistence in not holding a plebiscite and",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "10974447",
"text": "conflict with India\". Responding to the India's military movement at the India-Pakistan border in 2010, General Majid told the Pakistan's media representatives at the ISPR that \"the Indian army knows the capacity of the Pakistan armed forces. Responding to the Indian Army's Chief of Staff's statement of Indian military preparations to fight China and Pakistan simultaneously, Majid told the journalists that \"leave alone China, General Deepak Kapoor knows very well what the Indian Army can not and Pakistan Armed Forces can pull off militarily. As chairman joint chiefs, Majid notably terminated all military debriefings of senior scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan",
"title": "Tariq Majid"
},
{
"docid": "3021571",
"text": "Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 when India achieved a decisive victory over Pakistan within two weeks. China's repeated threats to intervene in the conflict in support of Pakistan increased pressure on the government to take an immediate decision to develop nuclear weapons. Despite repeated assurances, the United States did little to prevent extensive use of American arms by Pakistani forces during the conflict, thus irking India. At the same time, the United States and United Kingdom refused to supply India with sophisticated weaponry which further strained the relations between the West and India. These developments led to a significant change in",
"title": "Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
},
{
"docid": "473946",
"text": "further deterioration. Pakistan's foreign minister had even warned that it would \"use any weapon in our arsenal\", hinting at a nuclear strike against India. The statement was condemned by the international community, with Pakistan denying it later on. This conflict remains the only war (of any sort) between two declared nuclear powers. The 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff again stoked fears of nuclear war between the two countries. Despite these very serious and relatively recent threats, relations between India and Pakistan have been improving somewhat over the last few years. However, with the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, tensions again worsened.",
"title": "Nuclear warfare"
},
{
"docid": "11749133",
"text": "co-produce the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 jet fighter in India, which the Soviet Union had earlier denied to China. In 1965 the Soviet Union served successfully as peace broker between India and Pakistan after an Indian-Pakistani border war. The Soviet Chairman of the Council of Ministers, literally Premier of the Soviet Union, Alexei Kosygin, met with representatives of India and Pakistan and helped them negotiate an end to the military conflict over Kashmir. In 1971 the former East Pakistan region initiated an effort to secede from its political union with West Pakistan. India supported the secession and, as a guarantee against possible",
"title": "India–Russia relations"
},
{
"docid": "11598437",
"text": "books: In his book on the Siachen conflict, which is regarded as the definitive work on the subject, he notes that neither India nor Pakistan gains a strategic advantage from the occupation of the Saltoro range and offers a road map for conflict resolution. He has also edited more than a dozen other books besides writing numerous articles on strategic issues relating to India’s security. His piece on \"Limited War and Nuclear Escalation in South Asia\" in The Nonproliferation Review in 2001 concluded that there was a high probability of a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan in the event",
"title": "V. R. Raghavan"
},
{
"docid": "10020268",
"text": "Bilafond La Bilafond La (meaning \"Pass of the Butterflies\" in Balti language, also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some directly north of map point NJ 980420 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between Pakistan and India as part of the Simla Agreement. Bilafond La (Pass of the Butterflies) is on the ancient Silk Route linking undivided India and China. Bilafond La was a prominent feature during the 1984 start of military action in the Siachen Conflict between India and Pakistan.",
"title": "Bilafond La"
},
{
"docid": "11520901",
"text": "the Indian-occupied part of Jammu and Kashmir. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto backed the plan, and Pakistan Army's SS Group was told to begin an operation, under codename Operation Gibraltar. However, even after the careful analysis, the airborne operation failed, and major war broke out between India and Pakistan. Ayub Khan blamed Bhutto for starting the conflict, while the Armed forces became increasingly involved in the war. However, both Soviet-Union and United States deescalated the conflict. China provided economic and moral help and even threatened India on its conflicted border issues. Khan along with Lal Bahadur Shastri signed the Tashkent Declaration. After",
"title": "Parliamentary history of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "7849731",
"text": "Racist sentiments exist between citizens of Pakistan towards the citizens of Bangladesh. A strong anti-Bengali Pakistani regime during the Bangladesh Liberation War were strongly motivated by anti-Bengali racism within the establishment, especially against the Bengali Hindu minority. This conflict goes back to when India was first partitioned into West Pakistan and East Pakistan when citizens of today's Pakistan dominated the original Pakistani government. Between 300,000 to 3 million people were killed during the 9-month-long conflict in 1971. The Government of Bangladesh demands a formal apology for those atrocities from the Pakistani head of state, as well as putting on trial",
"title": "Racism in Asia"
},
{
"docid": "15329628",
"text": "and 1985. This escalated to armed conflicts between the two militaries in the early 2000s (decade). The 2001 Indian–Bangladeshi border conflict was a brief armed conflict in April 2001 between India and Bangladesh over the poorly marked international border between the countries. , it was the first and only such major conflict between the two countries who have maintained friendly relations since the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The Partition of Bengal in 1947 left a poorly demarcated international border between India and Bangladesh (then-East Pakistan). Ownership of several villages on both sides of the de facto border were disputed and",
"title": "Sarwar Azam"
},
{
"docid": "2267020",
"text": "Communist Party of Bangladesh The Communist Party of Bangladesh () is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Bangladesh, founded in 1948 as the Communist Party of East Pakistan. After the partitioning of India in 1947, during the 2nd Congress of the Communist Party of India in Calcutta, the delegates coming from regions within the newly founded state of Pakistan (which included what now constitutes Bangladesh) met on March 6, 1948 in a separate session and decided to form the Communist Party of Pakistan. The main strength and activity of the newly constituted Party was in the province of East Pakistan (what",
"title": "Communist Party of Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "12930669",
"text": "between India and Pakistan. In addition, troop mobilization in Operation Prakaram (December 2001 – October 2002), cost India and Pakistan a combined $3billion. A similar mobilization in the future would see a 50% increase in costs on both sides. This report focuses on the Sri Lankan Civil War, a twenty-six-year-long military conflict between the Tamil insurgents and successive Sri Lankan governments. According to the report Sri Lanka was the most militarized among the South Asian countries with 8,000 military personnel per million population. In terms of military expenditure as percentage of GDP, Sri Lanka had the largest expenditure in the",
"title": "Cost of conflict"
},
{
"docid": "10020290",
"text": "being part of larger conflict, the Kashmir conflict. All three passes are currently held by India; Pakistan controls areas just to the west. Sia La Sia La is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, some north-northwest of map point NJ9842 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between India and Pakistan as part of the Simla Agreement. Sia La sits near the China border and immediately northwest of the upper part of the vast Siachen Glacier, connecting that glacier to the Pakistani-controlled Kondus Glacier and valley to the west. Sia La, as well as nearby passes",
"title": "Sia La"
},
{
"docid": "12037295",
"text": "were later re-established. Nepal established diplomatic relations with India after the latter's independence in 1947, but did not do so with Pakistan. In 1950, Nepal signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship with India, creating an extensive relationship of economic, strategic and defence cooperation. Nepal thus remained aloof from Pakistan, which was at conflict with India. However, Nepal's resentment of Indian influence perceived to be excessive prompted the Nepalese government to develop relations with the People's Republic of China and Pakistan. Diplomatic relations between Nepal and Pakistan were established on 20 March 1960. After the establishment of diplomatic relations, the",
"title": "Nepal–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "7434180",
"text": "Army intruded across the line of control and occupied the posts. Indian army discovered this in May 1999 when the snow thawed. This resulted in intense fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces, known as the Kargil conflict. Backed by the Indian Air Force, the Indian Army regained some of the posts that Pakistan had occupied. Pakistan later withdrew from the remaining portion under international pressure and high casualties. The relations are locked in other territorial claims such as the Siachen Glacier and Kori Creek. The Indus Waters Treaty governs the rivers that flow from India into Pakistan. Water is cited",
"title": "India–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "6348796",
"text": "Kashmir are fighting against (India). We just need to incite them,\" Musharraf told a TV channel. In 2015 Pakistan's outgoing National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz said that Pakistan wished to have third party mediation on Kashmir, but it was unlikely to happen unless by international pressure. \"Under Shimla Accord it was decided that India and Pakistan would resolve their disputes bilaterally,\" Aziz said. \"Such bilateral talks have not yielded any results for the last 40 years. So then what is the solution?\" China states that Aksai Chin is an integral part of China and does not recognise the inclusion of",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "7827509",
"text": "battle\". Between May 25 and 28, Pakistan conducted 3 missile tests. India reviewed its nuclear capability to strike back. On 7 June the Pakistan Air Force shot down an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle near Lahore. As both India and Pakistan are armed with nuclear weapons, the possibility a conventional war could escalate into a nuclear one was raised several times during the standoff. Various statements on this subject were made by Indian and Pakistani officials during the conflict, mainly concerning a no first use policy. Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said on 5 June that India would not use",
"title": "2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff"
},
{
"docid": "191358",
"text": "months later, however, Pakistani paramilitary forces and Pakistan Army, infiltrated in large numbers into the Kargil district of Indian Kashmir. This initiated the Kargil War after India moved in thousands of troops to successfully flush out the infiltrators. Although the conflict did not result in a full-scale war between India and Pakistan, relations between the two reached all-time low which worsened even further following the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in the hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 in December 1999. Attempts to normalise relations, such as the Agra summit held in July 2001, failed. An attack on the Indian",
"title": "Foreign relations of India"
},
{
"docid": "18873749",
"text": "subdue the armymen as well as Razzaq, but chooses not to kill Razzaq. Razzaq, while accepting defeat, reveals that his opinion of India and Indians will not change. At this, Vasu forcefully replies that despite being an Indian, he does not hate Pakistan and Pakistanis and that the misguided hatred between the two countries only aggravates the India-Pakistan conflict. The movie ends with Vasu revealing the presence of the twenty-three jawans in Pakistan and ensuring their freedom, for which he is honoured by the President as well as the Prime Minister of India. In November 2013, he was working on",
"title": "Wagah (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3417449",
"text": "many celebrities expressing their support for the Kargil cause. Indians were angered by media reports of the death of pilot Ajay Ahuja, especially after Indian authorities reported that Ahuja had been murdered and his body mutilated by Pakistani troops. The war had produced higher than expected fatalities for the Indian military, with a sizeable percentage of them including newly commissioned officers. One month after conclusion of the Kargil War, the Atlantique Incident, in which a Pakistan Navy plane was shot down by India, briefly reignited fears of a conflict between the two countries. After the war, the Indian government severed",
"title": "Kargil War"
},
{
"docid": "15658581",
"text": "$160 million contract for missiles with South Africa, believed to be for the Kentron (now Denel) U-darter imaging-infra-red short range air-to-air missile. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) did not see active combat during the low-intensity Kargil Conflict between India and Pakistan during the summer of 1999 but remained on high air defence alert (ADA) and performed F-16 and F-7MP combat air patrols (CAPs) near the eastern border with India. The PAF closely monitored and tracked the IAF's movements near the Line of Control in Kashmir as well as the India-Pakistan international border. The Pakistan Army faced several problems during its",
"title": "History of the Pakistan Air Force"
},
{
"docid": "5272574",
"text": "an average altitude above . The county includes a significant part of the Trans-Karakoram Tract, disputed by India and Pakistan in the ongoing Kashmir conflict; while Pakistan has withdrawn the claim since 1963, India continues to claim it as part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Muztagh Ata, at , and the Kongur Tagh, at , are the main peaks in the county, while the two main rivers are the Taxkorgan River and the Tiznap (or Tiznef) River (). By including the Trans-Karakoram Tract, the county also borders several eight-thousanders, including K2, at the second-highest mountain in the",
"title": "Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County"
},
{
"docid": "13343090",
"text": "Kurukshetra (2008 film) Kurukshetra is a 2008 Indian Malayalam war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is a sequel to the 2006 film \"Keerthi Chakra\" and the second installment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with Mohanlal reprising his role as Colonel Mahadevan The film is based on the Kargil conflict of 1999 between India and Pakistan. The political situation of the conflict is portrayed from an Indian perspective. The third film in the series \"Kandahar\" was released in 2010 and the fourth film was released in 2017. The story revolves around the 1999 Kargil War between India",
"title": "Kurukshetra (2008 film)"
},
{
"docid": "5557969",
"text": "on the history of South Asia. In her book \"The Sole Spokesman\" (Cambridge University Press, 1985 and 1994), Jalal gives her perspective of what happened in the years between the 1937 elections and the Partition of the Indian subcontinent, identifying the factors which led to the creation of Pakistan and provides new insights into the nature of the British transfer of power in India. In particular, she focuses on the role of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the All-India Muslim League, and the main proponent of the Two Nation Theory on which the demand for Pakistan was based. Jinnah",
"title": "Ayesha Jalal"
},
{
"docid": "314149",
"text": "a matter of pivotal dispute between Pakistan and India ever since 1947, and the Siachen Glacier in northern Kashmir has been an important arena for fighting between the two sides since 1984, although far more soldiers have died of exposure to the cold than from any skirmishes in the conflict between their National Armies facing each other. The Pakistan-India ceasefire line runs from the Karakoram Pass west-southwest to a point about 130 kilometers northwest of Lahore. This line, about 770 kilometers long, was arranged with United Nations (UNO) assistance at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48. The ceasefire",
"title": "Geography of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "18331272",
"text": "major road block by Indians towards her permanent seat in United Nations Security Council. Meanwhile, China provides Pakistan unconditional support in many international stages. Also China makes a large quanta of investments in Pakistan and in both Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir). During the conflict between the India and Pakistan in August–September 2016 after Uri attack the supporting stand of China towards Pakistan lead to a popular Boycott Chinese products Campaign in India. Many shops in India also began to boycott Chinese goods. Many nationwide campaigns were held by different groups to boycott Chinese products. Albay Gov. Joey Salceda supported Filipinos",
"title": "Boycott Chinese products"
},
{
"docid": "6348871",
"text": "compel them. In that sense, the people of Kashmir are sovereign.\" In his statement in the Lok Sabha on 31 March 1955 as published in Hindustan Times New Delhi on Ist April, 1955, Pandit Nehru said, \"Kashmir is perhaps the most difficult of all these problems between India and Pakistan. We should also remember that Kashmir is not a thing to be bandied between India and Pakistan but it has a soul of its own and an individuality of its own. Nothing can be done without the goodwill and consent of the people of Kashmir.\" There was also a White",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "297095",
"text": "quite high. Kashmir is a prime cause of bilateral tension, its sovereignty being in dispute since 1948. There is persistent low level bilateral military conflict due to alleged backing of insurgency by Pakistan in India and infiltration of Pakistani state backed militants in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the disputed status of Kashmir. Both engaged in a conventional arms race in the 1980s, including sophisticated technology and equipment capable of delivering nuclear weapons. In the 1990s the arms race quickened. In 1994 India reversed a four-year trend of reduced allocations for defence, and despite its much",
"title": "Nuclear proliferation"
},
{
"docid": "6348800",
"text": "London, that the Pakistani government indeed helped to form underground militant groups and \"turned a blind eye\" towards their existence because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir. According to former Indian Prime-minister Manmohan Singh, one of the main reasons behind the conflict was Pakistan's \"terror-induced coercion\". He further stated at a Joint Press Conference with United States President Barack Obama in New Delhi that India is not afraid of resolving all the issues with Pakistan including that of Kashmir \"\"but it is our request that you cannot simultaneously be talking and at the same time the terror machine is as",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "5219476",
"text": "soon, and had India captured Lahore it would likely have been returned in ceasefire negotiations. The War eventually ended with a United Nations (UN) backed ceasefire and was followed by the Tashkent Declaration. According to the Library of Congress Country Studies conducted by the Federal Research Division of the United States: At the time of ceasefire declaration, per neutral sources, India casualties were at 3,000 and Pakistani casualties were 3800. Pakistan lost between 200-300 tanks during the conflict and India lost approximately 150-190 tanks. However, most neutral assessments agree that India had the upper hand over Pakistan when ceasefire was",
"title": "Pakistan Army"
},
{
"docid": "2466938",
"text": "commissions in Islamabad on 8 January 2015 to understand their stance about the conflict which is engulfing both nations after execution of Sheikh Nimr by Saudi Arabia. He urged the Government of Pakistan to play a positive role to resolve the matter between both countries. In April, 2015, after parliament passed a unanimous resolution keeping Pakistan out of the Yemen conflict, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as part of opposition, took credit for the decision. What Will Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Ties Look Like Under Imran Khan? He might not be able to stick to previous stand, as Saudi loans",
"title": "Imran Khan"
},
{
"docid": "4623524",
"text": "malfunctions of materiel, both vehicles and weapons. The Siachen conflict is a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. The conflict began in 1984 with India's successful Operation \"Meghdoot\" during which it gained control over all of the Siachen Glacier. A cease-fire went into effect in 2003. The following actions were fought in the Arctic by land and naval forces between 1941 and 1945 in the following theaters of operations: The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on",
"title": "Cold-weather warfare"
},
{
"docid": "6598748",
"text": "in 1948. The newly created states of Pakistan and India both joined the Commonwealth, a platform for cooperation between the countries that had been part of the British Empire. Nevertheless, they soon found themselves at war beginning in October 1947, over the contested princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani militants entered the state, alarming Maharaja Hari Singh who appealed to India for military intervention, in exchange for the signing of the Instrument of Accession and annexation into India. The region is contested to this day and two other Indo-Pakistan wars occurred as part of the Kashmir conflict. Hostilities and",
"title": "Dominion of India"
},
{
"docid": "15490079",
"text": "the two nations to be cancelled. The Shiv Sena once again used this unique means of protest at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in 2000 to protest against the Pakistan cricket team's proposed visit. Following the Kargil conflict, and at various other times, there have also been calls to suspend cricketing ties between the two countries. During the 2011 Cricket World Cup, is believed to have eased the relationship between India and Pakistan after the polarising 2008 Mumbai attacks. Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh used this opportunity and greeted his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch",
"title": "Cricket diplomacy"
},
{
"docid": "7378494",
"text": "conflict yet as ceasefire violations are keeping the fighting on a low burner. However, some experts predict a frozen future for this conflict as well. India and Pakistan have fought at least three wars over the disputed region of Kashmir in 1947, 1965, and 1999. India claims the entire area of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, of which it administers approximately 43%. Its claims are contested by Pakistan, which controls approximately 37% of the region and urges for plebiscite in Kashmir. The remaining territory is controlled by the People's Republic of China, with which India is again",
"title": "Frozen conflict"
},
{
"docid": "13764918",
"text": "deteriorating, and tension momentarily grew between the East and West Pakistan. A military action in East Pakistan called Operation Searchlight opened a series of bloody counter-insurgency operations led by the defected Bengali dissidents of Pakistan Armed Forces. Later, India intervened in the conflict as covert operations were successfully led by the Indian intelligence agencies. This was followed by Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, a war in the western front. Pakistan, now fighting on both fronts, lost the war after only 13 days. The war with India and East-Pakistan had caused the collapse of the military dictatorship of Yahya Khan, and dissolution",
"title": "Project-706"
},
{
"docid": "7434195",
"text": "could reach the main disputed site, they were shot down by Indian security forces. One Hindu worshipper and two policemen were injured during the incident. The Indian intelligence agency RAW is claimed to be working in cover to malign Pakistan and train & support insurgents for Balochistan conflict. The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was an attack at the Parliament of India in New Delhi on 13 December 2001, during which fourteen people, including the five men who attacked the building, were killed. The perpetrators were Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists. The attack led to the deaths of five terrorists,",
"title": "India–Pakistan relations"
},
{
"docid": "6348711",
"text": "whereas Pakistan insisted on parity. The UN mediators tended towards parity, which was not to India's satisfaction. In the end, no withdrawal was ever carried out, India insisting that Pakistan had to withdraw first, and Pakistan contending that there was no guarantee that India would withdraw afterwards. No agreement could be reached between the two countries on the process of demilitarisation. Cold War historian Robert J. McMahon states that American officials increasingly blamed India for rejecting various UNCIP truce proposals under various dubious legal technicalities just to avoid a plebiscite. McMahon adds that they were 'right' since a Muslim majority",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "6348869",
"text": "Pakistan as an endorsement of India's position on Kashmir that no outside power has any role in this dispute. India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in 1998 and the two countries each hold significant numbers of nuclear warheads. India and Pakistan fought two wars over the issue of Kashmir in 1947 and 1965. These two neighbours came dangerously close to a third war during the Kargil conflict in 1999. In telegram No.413 dated 28 October 1947 addressed to Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nehru wrote, \"That Government of India and Pakistan should make a joint request to U.N.O. to undertake a",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "11520908",
"text": "\"Al-Shams\" were made by Jammat-e-Islami to support Pakistan and Pakistan Army During the conflict, the coordination between the armed forces of Pakistan were ineffective and unsupported. On major decision, the army, navy, marines and air force weren't taken on confidence. Each forces had led their own independent operations without notifying or taking on confidence the higher command. The result was the Pakistan Armed Forces surrender to the Indian forces upon which 93,000 Pakistan Armed Forces officials and 93,000 soldiers and officers became POWs, the largest since World War II. The official war between India and Pakistan ended in just a",
"title": "Parliamentary history of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "13108875",
"text": "The text of the agreement was as follows: The agreement was moderately economically advantageous to Pakistan, which received grazing lands in the deal, but of far more significance politically, as it both diminished potential for conflict between China and Pakistan and, Syed indicates, \"placed China formally and firmly on record as maintaining that Kashmir did not, as yet, belong to India. India does not recognize the agreement, under which China holds of northern Kashmir, as legal. \"Time\", reporting on the matter in 1963, expressed the opinion that by signing the agreement Pakistan had further \"dimmed hopes of settlement\" of the",
"title": "Sino-Pakistan Agreement"
},
{
"docid": "3533112",
"text": "in the Xinjiang region of China, to Abbottabad, of Pakistan. An extension of the highway southwest from Abbottabad, in the form of the N-35 highway, meets the Grand Trunk Road, N-5, at Hasan Abdal, Pakistan. The highway cuts through the between the Eurasian and Indian plates, where China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan come within of each other. Owing largely to the extremely sensitive state of the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan, the Karakoram Highway has strategic and military importance to these nations, but particularly Pakistan and China. On 30 June 2006, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the",
"title": "Karakoram Highway"
},
{
"docid": "6284287",
"text": "occurred between Pakistan and India upon independence due to conflict between Muslims and followers of Indian religions, most Hindus and nearly all Sikhs fled the country. Pakistani Punjab is now over 2% Christian, with very few Hindus left. Christians have made some contributions to the Pakistani national life. Pakistan's first non-Muslim Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court was Justice A. R. Cornelius. Pakistani Christians also distinguished themselves as great fighter pilots in the Pakistan Air Force. Notable amongst them are Cecil Chaudhry, Peter O'Reilly and Mervyn L Middlecoat. Christians have also contributed as educationists, doctors, lawyers and businessmen. One of",
"title": "Christianity in Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "13549130",
"text": "him on the outskirts of the city and renamed the Inter-provincial Bridge between Quebec and Ontario as Boulevard de la Paix for a day. On his return to India in 1985, he joined the Centre for Policy Research to work on economic collaboration as means of conflict resolution in South Asia. His monographs on breaking deadlock in economic ties between India and Pakistan as well as India and Sri Lanka attracted attention of the policy makers. In 1991, he founded International Centre for Peace Initiatives, the first conflict resolution institution in South Asia. Under its auspices, he was engaged in",
"title": "Sundeep Waslekar"
},
{
"docid": "200333",
"text": "the form of Akhanda Bharata. The region of Kashmir in north India has been the issue of a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, the Kashmir conflict. Multiple wars have been fought over the issue, the first one immediately upon independence and partition in 1947 itself. To stave off a Pakistani and tribal invasion, Maharaja Hari Singh of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession with India. Kashmir has remained divided in three parts, administered by India, Pakistan and China, since then. However, on the basis of the instrument of accession, India continues",
"title": "Irredentism"
},
{
"docid": "7827493",
"text": "2001 (during which twelve people, including the five terrorists who attacked the building, were killed) and the legislative Assembly on 1 October 2001. India claimed that the attacks were carried out by two Pakistan-based terror groups fighting Indian administered Kashmir, the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, both of whom India has said are backed by Pakistan's ISI – a charge that Pakistan denied. In the Western media, coverage of the standoff focused on the possibility of a nuclear war between the two countries and the implications of the potential conflict on the American-led \"Global War on Terrorism\" in nearby Afghanistan. Tensions de-escalated",
"title": "2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff"
},
{
"docid": "14882348",
"text": "the Minister of External Affairs Jaswant Singh, but the talks were regarded as a failure and unsuccessful in stemming the conflict. Aziz claimed India had \"overreacted\", while India demanded that Pakistan stop the incursion into Indian-administered Kashmir. Aziz also represented Pakistan at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Burkina Faso, held during the Kargil conflict. Aziz later claimed in the media that Pakistan had achieved its aims in the Kargil conflict by \"forcing the Kashmir dispute to the top of the global agenda.\" He remained Foreign Minister of Pakistan till Oct 1999. His term ended abruptly after the Nawaz",
"title": "Sartaj Aziz"
},
{
"docid": "2521886",
"text": "Tashkent Declaration The Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 10 January 1966 that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace had been achieved on 23 September by the intervention of the great powers who pushed the two nations to cease fire, afraid the conflict could escalate and draw in other powers. The war between India and Pakistan in 1965 was an escalation of the small scale and irregular fighting from April 1965 to September 1965 between both countries. It was over control of the resources and population of the state of Jammu and Kashmir,",
"title": "Tashkent Declaration"
},
{
"docid": "297094",
"text": "or materials, except for safety-related devices for a few safeguarded facilities. In May 1998 India and Pakistan each exploded several nuclear devices underground. This heightened concerns regarding an arms race between them, with Pakistan involving the People's Republic of China, an acknowledged nuclear weapons state. Both countries are opposed to the NPT as it stands, and India has consistently attacked the Treaty since its inception in 1970 labeling it as a lopsided treaty in favor of the nuclear powers. Relations between the two countries are tense and hostile, and the risks of nuclear conflict between them have long been considered",
"title": "Nuclear proliferation"
},
{
"docid": "6348805",
"text": "has been involved in training and arming underground militant groups to fight Indian forces in Kashmir. Another reason for the dispute over Kashmir is water. Kashmir is the source of many rivers and tributaries in the Indus River basin. This basin is divided between Pakistan, which has about 60 percent of the catchment area, India with about 20 percent, Afghanistan with 5 percent and around 15 percent in China (Tibet autonomous region). The river tributaries are the Jhelum and Chenab rivers, which primarily flow into Pakistan, while other branchesthe Ravi, Beas, and the Sutlejirrigate northern India. The Indus is a",
"title": "Kashmir conflict"
},
{
"docid": "5100667",
"text": "Siachen. It still maintains a military base there. Pakistan tried in 1987 and in 1989 to re-take the glacier but was unsuccessful. The conflict ended with Indian Victory. Ceasefire since 2003. Commonly known as the Kargil War, or Operation Vijay in India, this conflict between the two countries was mostly limited. During early 1999, Pakistani troops infiltrated across the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied Indian territory mostly in the Kargil district. India responded by launching a major military and diplomatic offensive to drive out the Pakistani infiltrators. Two months into the conflict, Indian troops had slowly retaken most of",
"title": "Military history of India"
},
{
"docid": "399105",
"text": "Calvin states that the Sino-Indian War had caused the previously passive government to take a stand on actively modernising India's military. China offered diplomatic support to Pakistan in this war but did not offer military support. In January 1966, China condemned the Tashkent Agreement between India and Pakistan as a Soviet-US plot in the region. In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan expected China to provide military support, but it was left alone as India successfully helped the rebels in East Pakistan to found the new nation-state of Bangladesh. During the conflict, Nehru wrote two desperate letters to U.S. President",
"title": "Sino-Indian War"
},
{
"docid": "15261881",
"text": "operations in East Pakistan, the Indian Navy commenced two large-scale operations, Operation Trident and Operation Python on the Western front, prior to the start of formal conflict between India and Pakistan. The Indian Navy did not play a major role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as the war focused on land-based conflict. On 7 September, a flotilla of the Pakistan Navy under the command of Commodore S.M. Anwar carried out a bombardment, Operation Dwarka, of the Indian Navy's radar station of Dwarka, south of the Pakistani port of Karachi. While there was no damage to the radar station, this",
"title": "Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971"
},
{
"docid": "465184",
"text": "out that Gandhi listened to Nixon \"without a single comment, creating an impregnable space so that no real contact was possible.\" She also refrained from assuring that India would follow Pakistan's suit if it withdrew from India's borders. As a result, the main agenda was \"dropped altogether.\" On 3 December, Yahya preemptively attacked the Indian Air Force and Gandhi retaliated, pushing into East Pakistan. Nixon issued a statement blaming Pakistan for starting the conflict and blaming India for escalating it because he favored a cease-fire. The United States was secretly encouraging the shipment of military equipment from Iran, Turkey, and",
"title": "Yahya Khan"
},
{
"docid": "3021502",
"text": "Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an insurgency against Indian rule. India retaliated by launching a full-scale military attack on West Pakistan. The seventeen-day war caused thousands of casualties on both sides and witnessed the largest engagement of armored vehicles and the largest tank battle since World War II. Hostilities between the two countries ended after a United Nations-mandated ceasefire",
"title": "Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
},
{
"docid": "11749134",
"text": "Chinese entrance into the conflict on the side of West Pakistan, it signed with the Soviet Union the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in August 1971. In December, India entered the conflict and ensured the victory of the secessionists and the establishment of the new state of Bangladesh. Relations between the Soviet Union and India did not suffer much during the rightist Janata Party's coalition government in the late 1970s, although India did move to establish better economic and military relations with Western countries. To counter these efforts by India to diversify its relations, the Soviet Union proffered additional",
"title": "India–Russia relations"
},
{
"docid": "8955893",
"text": "2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes The 2001 Bangladesh-India border dispute conflict took place in the third week of April 2001 between troops of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), which is now known as the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the poorly marked international border between the two countries. The Partition of Bengal in 1947 left a poorly demarcated international border between India and Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). Ownership of several villages on both sides of the de facto border were disputed and claimed by both countries. The dispute over the demarcation of the Indo-Bangladeshi border",
"title": "2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes"
},
{
"docid": "8229243",
"text": "by military governor Rahimuddin Khan. All army action was ceased by 1978, and development and educational policies were refocused on to assuage the province. The conflict took the lives of 3,300 Pakistani troops, 5,300 Baloch, and thousands of civilians. This period forms a pivotal chapter in the longstanding Balochistan conflict, and is often cited as creating deep divisions between Balochistan and Islamabad that persist to the current day. The 1971 Indo-Pakistani War had ended with the defeat of Pakistan at the hands of India. East Pakistan declared itself to be independent. It became a new sovereign state called Bangladesh, to",
"title": "1970s operation in Balochistan"
},
{
"docid": "3217238",
"text": "of the subsequent deaths in the Siachen Conflict have been from natural disasters, e.g. avalanches in 2010, 2012 and 2016. Simla Agreement on Bilateral Relations between India and Pakistan signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and President of Pakistan, Z. A. Bhutto, in Simla on 2 July 1972. The Delhi Agreement on the Repatriation of War and Civilian Internees is a tripartite agreement among the aforementioned states, signed on 28 August 1973. The agreement was signed by Kamal Hossain, the Foreign Minister of the Government of Bangladesh, Sardar Swaran Singh, Minister of External Affairs of India and Aziz Ahmed, the",
"title": "Simla Agreement"
}
] |
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| which african american led the back to africa movement during the early 20th century |
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{
"docid": "9279945",
"text": "the back-to-Africa movement of the 1920s, established by Marcus Garvey although there were earlier attempts at resettlement such as that by Chief Alfred Sam in 1913-15. Those who migrated to the Northern States from the South found that, although they were financially better off, they remained at the bottom both economically and socially. The history of Liberia (after the arrival of Europeans) is unique in Africa as it started neither as a native state nor as a European colony, but began in 1821 when private societies began founding colonies for free blacks from the United States on the coast of",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "17510929",
"text": "1834. Following a period of intense debate, the native and African populace of Jamaica were granted the right to vote; as the 19th century continued the government allowed some of them to hold public office. Despite these accomplishments, the white members of Jamaican colonial society continued to hold the real power. During the first half of the 20th century the most notable Black leader was Marcus Garvey, a labor leader and advocate of Black nationalism. Garvey, rather than advocating independence of Jamaica and other colonies, promoted the Back-to-Africa movement, which called for everyone of African descent to return to the",
"title": "Independence of Jamaica"
},
{
"docid": "5147701",
"text": "United States of Africa The United States of Africa is a proposed concept for a federation of some or all of the 55 sovereign states on the African continent. The concept takes its origin from Marcus Garvey's 1924 poem \"Hail, United States of Africa\".. The idea of a multinational unifying African state has been compared to various medieval African empires, including the Ethiopian Empire, the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire, the Songhai Empire, the Benin Empire, the Kanem Empire, and other historic nation states. During the late 19th and early 20th century the majority of African land was controlled by",
"title": "United States of Africa"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "9279932",
"text": "Back-to-Africa movement The Back-to-Africa movement, also known as the Colonization movement or After slave act, originated in the United States during the 19th century. It encouraged those of African descent to return to the African homelands of their ancestors. This movement would eventually inspire other movements, ranging from the Nation of Islam to the Rastafari movement and proved to be popular among African Americans. In the early 19th century, the black population in the United States increased dramatically. Many of these African Americans were freed people seeking opportunity. Many Southern freed blacks migrated to the industrial North to seek employment,",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "6102442",
"text": "with Pan-Africanism which may seek the federation of several or all nation states in Africa. Nationalist ideas in Sub-Saharan Africa emerged during the mid-19th century among the emerging black middle classes in West Africa. Early nationalists hoped to overcome ethnic fragmentation by creating nation-states. In its earliest period, it was inspired by African-American and Afro-Caribbean intellectuals from the Back-to-Africa movement who imported nationalist ideals current in Europe and the Americas at the time. The early African nationalists were elitist and believed in the supremacy of Western culture but sought a greater role for themselves in political decision-making. They rejected African",
"title": "African nationalism"
},
{
"docid": "7158870",
"text": "John G. Lake John Graham Lake (March 18, 1870 – September 16, 1935) was a Canadian-American leader in the Pentecostal movement that began in the early 20th century, and is known as a faith healer, missionary, and with Thomas Hezmalhalch, co-founder of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa. Through his 1908–13 African missionary work, Lake played a decisive role in the spread of Pentecostalism in South Africa, the most successful southern African religious movement of the 20th century. After completing his missionary work in Africa, Lake evangelized for 20 years, primarily along the west coast of the United States",
"title": "John G. Lake"
},
{
"docid": "8454932",
"text": "the mid-20th century, African theology as a theological field came into being. This movement began to protest against negative colonial and missionary interpretations of the religion and culture in Africa. Realizing that theology is a contextual phenomenon, African Christians began to read the bible using their own cultural lens, which of course resulted in some interpretations that did not always agree with how Western theology interpreted things. As such, African theology stands on the shoulders of the early African independent churches that broke away from missionary churches in the late 19th century or early 20th century. African theology is engaged",
"title": "African theology"
},
{
"docid": "5653225",
"text": "film director, best known for her film \"From a Whisper,\" which was awarded Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. Cinema of Africa African cinema is film production in Africa. It dates back to the early 20th century, when film reels were the primary cinematic technology in use. During the colonial era, African life was shown only by the work of white, colonial, Western filmmakers, who depicted blacks in a negative fashion, as exotic \"others\". There is no one single African cinema; there are differences between North African and Sub-Saharan cinema, and",
"title": "Cinema of Africa"
},
{
"docid": "9279953",
"text": "tribes. It would take Americo-Liberians a century and more to become truly accepted as one of Liberia's ethnic groups(...). All of which certainly contributed to most Black Americans rejecting the Back-to-Africa option and opting instead for seeking equal rights in America.\" Ex-slave repatriation or the immigration of African-American, Caribbean, and Black British slaves to Africa occurred mainly during the late 18th century to mid-19th century. In the cases of Liberia and Sierra Leone both were established by former slaves who were repatriated to Africa within a 28-year period. The first attempt by the British government to settle people in Sierra",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "20541635",
"text": "Scipio Vaughan Scipio Vaughan (1784 – 1840) was an African-American artisan and former slave who inspired a \"back to Africa\" movement among some of his offspring to connect with their roots in Africa, specifically, the Yoruba of West Africa in the early 19th century. After gaining his freedom, he spent the latter part of his life in the United States and started the movement with his immediate family members in his final moments. Several generations of Scipio's descendants are dispersed across three continents where they mostly live or lived, except for occasional cousin reunions, which includes Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia,",
"title": "Scipio Vaughan"
},
{
"docid": "9279957",
"text": "to his ancestral descent from the Mendes. Due to this, other members of the African diaspora that are also of Sierra Leonean descent can apply for citizenship as well if their descent is verified by a DNA test, as Mr. Washington's was. Back-to-Africa movement The Back-to-Africa movement, also known as the Colonization movement or After slave act, originated in the United States during the 19th century. It encouraged those of African descent to return to the African homelands of their ancestors. This movement would eventually inspire other movements, ranging from the Nation of Islam to the Rastafari movement and proved",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "4046954",
"text": "peace, and the discourse of the state of black people in our current social structures. From its early origins in slave communities, through the end of the 20th century, African-American art has made a vital contribution to the art of the United States. During the period between the 17th century and the early 19th century, art took the form of small drums, quilts, wrought-iron figures, and ceramic vessels in the southern United States. These artifacts have similarities with comparable crafts in West and Central Africa. In contrast, African-American artisans like the New England–based engraver Scipio Moorhead and the Baltimore portrait",
"title": "African-American culture"
},
{
"docid": "23346",
"text": "for whites. Forty percent of prison inmates are African-American. African Americans experience a higher rate of unemployment than the general population. African American males are more likely to be killed by police. This is one of the factors that led to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement. African Americans have a long and diverse history of business ownership. Although the first African-American business is unknown, slaves captured from West Africa are believed to have established commercial enterprises as peddlers and skilled craftspeople as far back as the 17th century. Around 1900, Booker T. Washington became the most famous",
"title": "African Americans"
},
{
"docid": "2879256",
"text": "Garland Encyclopedia of Music says, \"Fundamental to much of the musical mix (of Graceland) was the influence of the African-American jazz, introduced into South Africa by transnational record-distribution networks in the 1920s. Most South African jazz musicians could not read scores, so they developed their own jazz flavor, mixing american swing with african melodies. The dynamic blend of african-american structure and african style became the basis for early south african township jazz known as marabi.\" Marabi Marabi is a style of township music that evolved in South Africa over the last century. The early part of the 20th century saw",
"title": "Marabi"
},
{
"docid": "16500431",
"text": "Swaziland which became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966-1968. Greater South Africa During the late 19th century and early 20th century, a number of South African and British political leaders advocated for a Greater South Africa. This irredentism can be regarded as an early form of Pan-Africanism, albeit strictly limited to White Africans of European ancestry. Statesman Jan Smuts repeatedly had called for South African expansion since 1895, envisioning a future South African border along the river Zambesi or even the equator. German South-West Africa, Southern Rhodesia, and at least the southern parts of Portuguese Mozambique (especially the port",
"title": "Greater South Africa"
},
{
"docid": "5653206",
"text": "Cinema of Africa African cinema is film production in Africa. It dates back to the early 20th century, when film reels were the primary cinematic technology in use. During the colonial era, African life was shown only by the work of white, colonial, Western filmmakers, who depicted blacks in a negative fashion, as exotic \"others\". There is no one single African cinema; there are differences between North African and Sub-Saharan cinema, and between the cinemas of different countries. The cinema of Egypt is one of the oldest in the world. Auguste and Louis Lumière screened their films in Alexandria and",
"title": "Cinema of Africa"
},
{
"docid": "13131266",
"text": "them being deported following the Bahia Malê Revolt in 1835); they constitute a minority ethnic group on the coastal regions of modern-day Ghana and Togo. Following the end of slavery in the Americas, numerous movements for African-American settlement in Africa sprung up and fluctuated in popularity, many of them involving Liberia. African-American abolitionist and Army officer Martin Delany supported a project for African-American immigration to Liberia later in his lifetime. However, it declined by the end of the 19th century following a string of hoaxes and fraudulent activities associated with the movement. The Back-to-Africa movement achieved popularity again with Jamaican",
"title": "African-American settlement in Africa"
},
{
"docid": "8936862",
"text": "by early 20th-century African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar as epigraphs for each symphonic movement. Still composed the \"Afro-American Symphony\" over 3 months, during which he had no steady work. Sketches for the symphony, including a layout of its four movements, are found in a journal which Still was using to collect material for an opera called \"Rashana,\" which he never finished. In his journal, Still wrote: \"I seek in the 'Afro-American Symphony' to portray not the higher type of colored American, but the sons of the soil, who still retain so many of the traits peculiar to their African forebears;",
"title": "Symphony No. 1 \"Afro-American\""
},
{
"docid": "13163734",
"text": "one of the main events which paved the road to the modern-day political relations. The development of modern-day relations has gone through two main periods. During the period of colonialism and liberation wars, political relations became stronger. At the wake of the Cold War, many African countries joined the non-aligned movement pioneered by Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia and Yugoslavia. During the years of decolonisation, India exerted considerable political and ideological influence in Africa as a role model and a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement. But India’s ability to develop a broader strategic role in Africa during the 20th century was",
"title": "Africa–India relations"
},
{
"docid": "1459071",
"text": "late 19th and early 20th century varnish manufacturers in England and America were using it on train carriages, greatly swelling its demand. In 1859 Americans consumed 68 percent of the East African trade, which was controlled through the Sultan of Zanzibar, with Germany receiving 24 percent. The American Civil War and the creation of the Suez Canal led to Germany, India and Hong Kong taking the majority by the end of that century. East Africa apparently had a higher amount of subfossil copal, which is found one or two meters below living copal trees, from roots of trees that may",
"title": "Copal"
},
{
"docid": "4890326",
"text": "African Blood Brotherhood The African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption (ABB) was a radical U.S. black liberation organization established in 1919 in New York City by journalist Cyril Briggs. The group was established as a propaganda organization built on the model of the secret society. The group's socialist orientation caught the attention of the fledgling American communist movement and the ABB soon evolved into a propaganda arm of the Communist Party of America. The group was terminated in the early 1920s. During the second decade of the 20th century, a socialist movement for the liberation of American blacks",
"title": "African Blood Brotherhood"
},
{
"docid": "20541648",
"text": "22 states – along with their Nigerian cousins. From the daughters, who remained in the United States, the cousins have traced the eight main family lines - Barnes, Brevard, Bufford, Cauthen, McGriff, Peay, Truesdale and Vaughan. Scipio Vaughan Scipio Vaughan (1784 – 1840) was an African-American artisan and former slave who inspired a \"back to Africa\" movement among some of his offspring to connect with their roots in Africa, specifically, the Yoruba of West Africa in the early 19th century. After gaining his freedom, he spent the latter part of his life in the United States and started the movement",
"title": "Scipio Vaughan"
},
{
"docid": "4046941",
"text": "musical forms entered American popular music. African-American artists such as William H. Johnson and Palmer Hayden created unique works of art featuring African Americans. The Harlem Renaissance was also a time of increased political involvement for African Americans. Among the notable African-American political movements founded in the early 20th century are the Universal Negro Improvement Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Nation of Islam, a notable quasi-Islamic religious movement, also began in the early 1930s. The Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s followed in the wake of the non-violent Civil Rights Movement.",
"title": "African-American culture"
},
{
"docid": "1639691",
"text": "the African-American director and producer Oscar Micheaux. Following the Civil Rights Movement during the 20th century, interest in the works of Chesnutt was revived. Several of his books were published in new editions, and he received formal recognition. A commemorative stamp was printed in 2008. During the early 20th century in Cleveland, Chesnutt established what became a highly successful court reporting business, which provided his main income. He became active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, writing articles supporting education as well as legal challenges to discriminatory laws. Chesnutt was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Andrew",
"title": "Charles W. Chesnutt"
},
{
"docid": "4953868",
"text": "Beer in South Africa Beer in South Africa has a long history, with a corporate history dating back to the early 20th century. South African beer has had two main influences on its development. Firstly, European settlers who colonised the country brought expertise and know-how as the country was populated. Dutch immigrants from the 1650s onwards, and British, immigrants during the 19th and 20th centuries both contributed in different ways to the knowledge of alcohol production. Another important but often overlooked influence has been indigenous knowledge. Local breweries, operated by the black population, especially groups such as the Sotho, Zulu",
"title": "Beer in South Africa"
},
{
"docid": "4046960",
"text": "as Phillis Wheatley and Olaudah Equiano. These authors reached early high points by telling slave narratives. During the early 20th century Harlem Renaissance, numerous authors and poets, such as Langston Hughes, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington, grappled with how to respond to discrimination in America. Authors during the Civil Rights Movement, such as Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about issues of racial segregation, oppression, and other aspects of African-American life. This tradition continues today with authors who have been accepted as an integral part of American literature, with works such as \"\" by",
"title": "African-American culture"
},
{
"docid": "591193",
"text": "counties. Before that, the city had to get state bills approved in order to change its charter and for other policies and programs. Since 1963, it can change the charter by popular approval of the electorate. During the 1960s, the city was at the center of the Civil Rights Movement, as its large African-American population had been affected by state segregation practices and disenfranchisement in the early 20th century. African-American residents drew from the civil rights movement to improve their lives. In 1968, the Memphis sanitation strike began for living wages and better working conditions; the workers were overwhelmingly African",
"title": "Memphis, Tennessee"
},
{
"docid": "20193439",
"text": "Berber separatism in North Africa Berber separatism in North Africa refers to a century-long independence struggle of ethnic Berber groups in the areas of modern Morocco, Algeria, Mali and Libya. The first chapter of this modern separatism was embodied in the Rif War, which led to the creation of short-lived Rif Republic (1920–1926). Despite the disintegration of this Berber state, the independence movement continued during the 20th century in Algeria and in 21st century was led by Tuareg tribes in Mali and Libya (the failed attempt to form the Azawad state within Mali in 2012 and \"de facto\" formation of",
"title": "Berber separatism in North Africa"
},
{
"docid": "11424338",
"text": "mid-1960s Memphis had annexed Frayser, Tennessee on the north side of the Wolf River. It had also annexed Berclair, Tennessee and all of White Station on its eastern border, extending south-westward along Poplar Avenue, past the recently built freeway that is today designated I-240, and bordering on Germantown, Tennessee, Memphis' current eastern limit. During the 1960s, the city was a center of activity during the Civil Rights Movement, as its large African-American population had been affected by state segregation practices and disenfranchisement in the early 20th century. African-American residents drew from the civil rights movement to improve their lives. In",
"title": "History of Memphis, Tennessee"
},
{
"docid": "5432159",
"text": "of Southern and Central Africa in the 20th century, but without the same social and political impact as in Nyasaland. In much of South Africa and Southern and North-Western Rhodesia, the growth of the money economy led rapidly to waged employment rather than labour in lieu of rent, and in North-Eastern Rhodesia estate agriculture was less dominant and land reasonably plentiful. In early Natal, the shortage of capital caused landowners to extract rent from African tenants in the forms of produce or labour, and this applied in Zululand until the early 20th century. However, in central Natal, employment for wages",
"title": "Thangata"
},
{
"docid": "16500424",
"text": "Greater South Africa During the late 19th century and early 20th century, a number of South African and British political leaders advocated for a Greater South Africa. This irredentism can be regarded as an early form of Pan-Africanism, albeit strictly limited to White Africans of European ancestry. Statesman Jan Smuts repeatedly had called for South African expansion since 1895, envisioning a future South African border along the river Zambesi or even the equator. German South-West Africa, Southern Rhodesia, and at least the southern parts of Portuguese Mozambique (especially the port of Lourenço Marques in the Delagoa Bay) along with the",
"title": "Greater South Africa"
},
{
"docid": "9279938",
"text": "The American Colonization Society (ACS) was an early advocate of the idea of resettling American-born blacks in Africa. Founded in 1816 by Charles Fenton Mercer, it was made up of two groups: \"philanthropists, clergy and abolitionists who wanted to free African slaves and their descendants and provide them with the opportunity to return to Africa. The other group was the slave owners who feared free people of color and wanted to expel them from America.\" Since its inception, the American Colonization Society struggled to garner support from within free black communities; however, during the late 1840s and early 1850s, the",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "9279948",
"text": "in Liberia. Liberia gained independence on 26 July 1847. With an elected black government and the offer of free land to African American settlers, Liberia became the most common destination of emigrating African Americans during the 19th century. Once African Americans arrived in Liberia, they faced a whole host of challenges, which included broken family ties, high mortality rates, and a difficult adjustment period. A group of 43 African Americans from Christiansburg, Virginia, left for Liberia in 1830 and suffered high mortality rates. \"Eighty percent of the emigrants were dead within ten years of landing there, most of them victims",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "8402804",
"text": "Quindaro, Kansas, thrived for some period before, during, and after the Exoduster movement. Similarly, in the early 20th century, black migrations to the American West and Southwest would continue, and several additional all-black towns would be established, especially in Indian Territory, which would become the state of Oklahoma. The impact of the Exoduster migration on subsequent white treatment of African Americans was mixed. On the one hand, the exodus did little to alleviate the national propensity for violence towards blacks. From the 1880s through the 1930s, the lynching of African Americans increased, and some 3,000 lynchings took place during that",
"title": "Exodusters"
},
{
"docid": "18789146",
"text": "Civil Rights Movement. The Ahmadi Muslims offered the first multi-racial community experience for African American Muslims, which included elements of Indian culture and Pan-Africanism. Over the late 20th century, the Ahmadiyya influence on African American Islam subsided to a degree. The Community did not draw as many followers as it did in its early history. However, Ahmadi Muslims continued to be an influential force, educating numerous African Americans that passed through its ranks. Often working behind the scenes, the Community had a profound influence in the African American-Isam relations including the early development of the Nation of Islam, the Moorish",
"title": "Ahmadiyya in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "17341754",
"text": "African-American history of agriculture in the United States The role of African Americans in the agricultural history of the United States is extremely important. Given that the majority of blacks were employed in agriculture in the United States, particularly during the 19th and early 20th century, represents a major part of their history and the economic progress of the nation. Plantation owners brought mass supplies of slaves from Africa and the Caribbean and Mexico to farm the fields during cotton harvests. Black women and children were also enslaved in the industry. The growth of Slavery in the United States is",
"title": "African-American history of agriculture in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "850255",
"text": "between racial groups. In the early 20th century, to institutionalize racial segregation, most southern states adopted the \"one drop rule\", which defined and recorded anyone with any discernible African ancestry as black, even of obvious majority white or Native American ancestry. One of the results of this implementation was the loss of records of Native-identified groups, who were classified only as black because of being mixed race. See Emigration from Africa for a general treatment of voluntary population movements since the late 20th century. From the very onset of Spanish exploration and colonial activities in the Americas, Africans participated both",
"title": "African diaspora"
},
{
"docid": "5835626",
"text": "Picasso's African Period Picasso's African Period, which was three years long, lasted from 1906 to 1909, was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture and particularly traditional African masks. This proto-Cubist period following Picasso's Blue Period and Rose Period has also been called the Negro Period, or Black Period. In the early 20th century, African artworks were being brought back to Paris museums in consequence of the expansion of the French empire into Sub-Saharan Africa. The press was abuzz with exaggerated stories of cannibalism and exotic tales about the African kingdom",
"title": "Picasso's African Period"
},
{
"docid": "6094914",
"text": "featuring mostly 20th-century composers. The Baltimore Women's String Symphony Orchestra was led by Stephen Deak and Wolfgang Martin from 1936 to 1940, a time when women were barred from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, though they were allowed in the Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra. In the early 20th century, Baltimore was home to several African American classically oriented music institutions which drew on a rich tradition of symphonic music, chamber concerts, oratorios, documented in large part by the \"Baltimore Afro-American\", a local periodical. Inspired by A. Jack Thomas, who had been appointed conductor of the city's municipally supported African American performance",
"title": "Music of Baltimore"
},
{
"docid": "5835629",
"text": "St. Petersburg). Picasso's African Period Picasso's African Period, which was three years long, lasted from 1906 to 1909, was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture and particularly traditional African masks. This proto-Cubist period following Picasso's Blue Period and Rose Period has also been called the Negro Period, or Black Period. In the early 20th century, African artworks were being brought back to Paris museums in consequence of the expansion of the French empire into Sub-Saharan Africa. The press was abuzz with exaggerated stories of cannibalism and exotic tales about the",
"title": "Picasso's African Period"
},
{
"docid": "9832981",
"text": "Military history of Ethiopia The military history of Ethiopia dates back to the foundation of early Ethiopian Kingdoms in 980 BC. Ethiopia has been involved many of the major conflicts in the horn of Africa, and was the only native African nation which remained independent after the Scramble for Africa, managing to create a modern army. 19th and 20th century Ethiopian Military history is characterized by conflicts between Ethiopia and Italy, which repeatedly attempted to annex the mineral rich nation, and unite its East African holdings. From 1895 to 1896, the First Italian-Abyssinian War was fought between the Kingdom of",
"title": "Military history of Ethiopia"
},
{
"docid": "9832995",
"text": "troops, and all Ethiopian forces had left the country by January 15, 2009. Military history of Ethiopia The military history of Ethiopia dates back to the foundation of early Ethiopian Kingdoms in 980 BC. Ethiopia has been involved many of the major conflicts in the horn of Africa, and was the only native African nation which remained independent after the Scramble for Africa, managing to create a modern army. 19th and 20th century Ethiopian Military history is characterized by conflicts between Ethiopia and Italy, which repeatedly attempted to annex the mineral rich nation, and unite its East African holdings. From",
"title": "Military history of Ethiopia"
},
{
"docid": "16597239",
"text": "perspective, during the early 1960s trade between these two large parts of the world were in the mere hundreds of millions of dollars back then. Europe dominated African trade during these formative years of European decolonization process in the African continent. Even as early as the 1980s, trade between China and Africa was minuscule. Trade between China and Africa largely grew exponentially following China's joining of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the opening up of China to emigration (of Chinese people to Africa) and the free movement of companies, peoples, and products both to and from the African continent",
"title": "Africa–China economic relations"
},
{
"docid": "1155107",
"text": "As early as 1890, Syrian and Lebanese immigrants also arrived in Paterson. In addition to many African Americans of Southern heritage, more recent immigrants have come from the Caribbean and Africa. Paterson's black population increased during the Great Migration of the 20th century, but there have been Patersonians of African descent since before the Civil War. However, Paterson's black population declined between the years 2000 and 2010, consistent with the overall return migration of African Americans from Northern New Jersey back to the Southern United States. A house once existing at Bridge Street and Broadway was a station on the",
"title": "Paterson, New Jersey"
},
{
"docid": "9432511",
"text": "1928 for a new school for African-American children. The school was to be named after Frederick Douglass, the great orator, journalist and abolishionist during the anti-slavery movement of the 19th century and was built at the corner of Center Street and East Sevier Avenue. The school built in 1928 was an historic Rosenwald School, funded partially by the Rosenwald Foundation. Julius Rosenwald was an industrialist from Chicago, the first CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company. He established a foundation to fund the construction of hundreds of school buildings for African-American children in the early 20th century, and residents in the",
"title": "Douglass High School (Kingsport, Tennessee)"
},
{
"docid": "20193448",
"text": "Demonstrators proclaimed “We are all Zefzafi” and waved Berber flags, with around 40 people arrested. By 30 May, the number of arrested protesters reached 70. Berber separatism in North Africa Berber separatism in North Africa refers to a century-long independence struggle of ethnic Berber groups in the areas of modern Morocco, Algeria, Mali and Libya. The first chapter of this modern separatism was embodied in the Rif War, which led to the creation of short-lived Rif Republic (1920–1926). Despite the disintegration of this Berber state, the independence movement continued during the 20th century in Algeria and in 21st century was",
"title": "Berber separatism in North Africa"
},
{
"docid": "18789137",
"text": "Ahmadi Muslim ideal of an American society. Consequently, the American Ahmadi missionary activity shifted more towards the African American populations. In 1950, the American Ahmadiyya movement shifted their headquarters to Washington, D.C., and established the American Fazl Mosque which served as the headquarters for over four decades, until the early 1990s. The 1950s was an era when many African American musicians were introduced to Islam and thrived as members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Over the late 20th century, the Ahmadiyya influence on African American Islam subsided to a degree. The Community did not draw as many followers as it",
"title": "Ahmadiyya in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "4021529",
"text": "early 20th century, the view of slavery as a negative influence on Africa prevailed among professional academic historians in Europe and the United States. During the decolonization period following World War II, an influential group of scholars, led by J.D. Fage, argued that the negative effects of slavery had been exaggerated, and that the export of slaves had been offset by population growth. Walter Rodney, a specialist on the Upper Guinea Coast, countered that European demand for slaves had vastly increased the economic importance of the slave trade in West Africa, with catastrophic effects. Rodney, who was active in Pan-African",
"title": "Economic history of Africa"
},
{
"docid": "2385593",
"text": "of peoples across western and sub-Saharan Africa. These musical forms had a wide-ranging influence on the development of music within the United States and around the world during the 20th century. The modern genres of blues and ragtime were developed during the late 19th century by fusing West African vocalizations - which employed the natural harmonic series, and blue notes. The earliest jazz and blues recordings were made in the 1920s. African-American musicians developed related styles such as Rhythm and Blues in the 1940s. In the 1960s, soul performers had a major influence on white US and UK singers. In",
"title": "African-American music"
},
{
"docid": "13472417",
"text": "United Africa Company The United Africa Company (UAC) was a British company which principally traded in West Africa during the 20th century. The United Africa Company was formed in 1929 as a result of the merger of The Niger Company, which had been effectively owned by Lever Brothers since 1920, and the African & Eastern Trade Corporation. In the early 1930s the United Africa Company was nearly reduced to bankruptcy and as a result it came under the control of Unilever which had just been formed. Unilever had only been created from the merger of Lever Brothers and the Dutch",
"title": "United Africa Company"
},
{
"docid": "11905412",
"text": "African Political Organization The African Political Organization, later known as the African People's Organization (APO), was a coloured political organisation in early-20th-century South Africa. Founded in Cape Town in 1902, the organisation rallied South African coloureds against the South Africa Act 1909. Trafalgar High School was created as a direct result of criticism of the Cape School Board in the APO newspaper in August 1911. Investigations found that the board had created no benefit at all for students who were non-white. Abdullah Abdurahman lobbied the board and the first school for coloured children was created. The school was led by",
"title": "African Political Organization"
},
{
"docid": "14593322",
"text": "Raymond V. Haysbert Raymond V. Haysbert Sr. (January 19, 1920 – May 24, 2010) was a prominent African-American business executive and civil rights leader during the second half of the 20th century in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War II, he served in Africa and Italy with the renowned Tuskegee Airmen. Haysbert joined Baltimore-based Parks Sausage Company in 1952, becoming CEO as it grew into one of the largest black-owned U.S. businesses. In later years, he was active in politics and the American civil rights movement. Haysbert was chairman of the Greater Baltimore Urban League when he died at age 90",
"title": "Raymond V. Haysbert"
},
{
"docid": "1357960",
"text": "Calypso music Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid-19th century and eventually spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century. Calypso drew upon African and French influences, and became the voice of the people. It was characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals, and was most often sung in a French creole and led by a",
"title": "Calypso music"
},
{
"docid": "11604196",
"text": "Martin Delany (1812 – 1885), arguably the first proponent of American black nationalism and the first African-American field officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War. However, between 1822 and the second half of the 19th century, with the abolition of slavery in the United States, many slaves (probably of different African origins) returned to Africa, settling in West Africa and founding Liberia (integrating regions populated already since before of arrived of Afro American). Thus, the Liberian migration in the United States not touched again until the 20th century. In this moment, the first Liberians that came",
"title": "Liberian Americans"
},
{
"docid": "18144841",
"text": "Herbert Adams Gibbons Herbert Adams Gibbons (April 8, 1880 – August 7, 1934) was an American journalist who wrote about international politics and European colonialism during the early 20th century. He is best known for his books, \"The New Map of Asia\", \"The New Map of Africa\", and \"The New Map of Europe\". He is also known for his seminal study, \"The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire\", which he wrote in Istanbul during the early 20th century. Between 1908 and 1934, Gibbons was a foreign correspondent for several large New York newspapers. He was stationed in Greece, Spain, Turkey, Africa",
"title": "Herbert Adams Gibbons"
},
{
"docid": "9279942",
"text": "interested in African colonization.\" With the help of some Quakers in Philadelphia he was able to transport 38 blacks to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1815. The back-to-Africa movement began to decline but revived again in 1877 at the end of the Reconstruction era as many blacks in the South faced violence from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Interest among the South's black population in African emigration peaked during the 1890s, a time when racism reached its peak and the greatest number of lynchings in American history took place. The continued experience of segregation and discrimination of African Americans",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "8038959",
"text": "Biographer Meyers sees the story as a blend of American primitivism and sophistication; Nick evidences a sense of loss which is \"not simply grace under pressure—but under siege\". Nature is perceived as good and civilization as bad—a pervasive theme in American literature, found in such American classics as Mark Twain's 19th-century \"Huckleberry Finn\" and in William Faulkner's 20th-century \"Go Down, Moses\". According to Hemingway scholar Susan Beegel, Hemingway is fundamentally an American nature writer. She attributes it to his upbringing: his mother, Grace Hemingway, believed avidly in the early 20th-century \"back to nature\" movement, and his father was a physician",
"title": "Big Two-Hearted River"
},
{
"docid": "5543766",
"text": "although recent investigations suggest that the number of black deaths could be considerably higher. Black literacy levels, which rose during Reconstruction, continued to increase through this period. The NAACP was established in 1909, and by 1920 the group won a few important anti-discrimination lawsuits. African Americans, such as Du Bois and Wells-Barnett, continued the tradition of advocacy, organizing, and journalism which helped spur abolitionism, and also developed new tactics that helped to spur the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The Harlem Renaissance and the popularity of jazz music during the early part of the 20th century made",
"title": "Nadir of American race relations"
},
{
"docid": "18967801",
"text": "pervasive homophobia led both conservative and liberal politicians to endorse policies to remove homosexuals from administrative and military positions within the American government. The same fears led to ideological divisions within early homophile movement organizations such as the Mattachine Society. Mid-20th century homophile activists who pursued civil rights for gays and lesbians in the United States were primarily informed by Marxist political ideology and had ties to the American Communist Party. During an era dominated by anti-communist rhetoric, governmental, and social ideological policing, homophile movement organizations experienced pressure to deny communist affiliations. For the Mattachine Society, the divisions publicly erupted",
"title": "LGBT conservatism in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "5955004",
"text": "of the former Confederacy passed statutes and amendments to their state constitutions that effectively disenfranchised most African Americans and tens of thousands of poor whites. They did this through devices such as poll taxes and literacy tests. In the 1890s the South split bitterly, with poor cotton farmers moving to the Populist movement. In coalition with the remaining Republicans, the Populists briefly controlled Alabama and North Carolina. The local elites, townspeople, and landowners fought back, regaining control of the Democratic party by 1898. During the 20th century, civil rights of African Americans became a central issue. Before 1964 African American",
"title": "Politics of the Southern United States"
},
{
"docid": "12034609",
"text": "Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany In the early 20th century, German researchers made advances in linking smoking to health harms, which strengthened the anti-tobacco movement in the Weimar Republic and led to a state-supported anti-smoking campaign. Early anti-tobacco movements grew in many nations from the middle of the 19th century. The 1933–1945 anti-tobacco campaigns in Nazi Germany have been widely publicized, although stronger laws than those passed in Germany were passed in some American states, the UK, and elsewhere between 1890 and 1930. After 1941, anti-tobacco campaigns were restricted by the Nazi government. The German movement was the most powerful",
"title": "Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany"
},
{
"docid": "6586664",
"text": "work force. The migration expanded the market for African American business. \"The most notable breakthrough in black business came in the insurance field.\" There were four major insurance companies founded in Chicago. Then, in the early 20th century, service establishments took over. The African-American market on State Street during this time consisted of barber shops, restaurants, pool rooms, saloons, and beauty salons. African Americans used these trades to build their own communities. These shops gave the blacks a chance to establish their families, earn money, and become an active part of the community. In the early 20th century many prominent",
"title": "History of African Americans in Chicago"
},
{
"docid": "8790379",
"text": "African Resistance Movement The African Resistance Movement (ARM) was a militant anti-apartheid resistance movement, which operated in South Africa during the early and mid-1960s. It was founded in 1960, as the National Committee of Liberation (NCL), by members of South Africa’s Liberal Party, which advocated for the dismantling of apartheid and gradually transforming South Africa into a free multiracial society. It was renamed \"African Resistance Movement\" in 1964. Immediately after the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, the apartheid government imposed a state of emergency, which allowed it to apply a broad range of sanctions against its political opponents, such as detention without",
"title": "African Resistance Movement"
},
{
"docid": "19980817",
"text": "for reelection and emigrated to South Africa shortly after. In 1985, Cronjé left Zimbabwe and emigrated to South Africa, where he became involved in the Afrikaner volkstaat movement, which proposed a separate state with self-determination for the Afrikaner population in South Africa. He relocated to Bophuthatswana, a bantustan which the South African government made independent in 1977 and which was led by President Lucas Mangope. During the transition away from apartheid in South in the early 1990s, the Mangope administration in Bophuthatswana allied itself with Afrikaner nationalists, as they both shared the common goal of a future South Africa of",
"title": "Rowan Cronjé"
},
{
"docid": "1621496",
"text": "convention that dancers must be thin and young. Their belief, put into action in their hiring practices and performances, is that graceful, exciting movement is not restricted by age or body type. African American contributions to modern dance were substantial, they included \"pure\" modern dance works or blended modern dance with African American vernacular dance, African dance and Caribbean influences. Modern dance in the United States Closely related to the development of American music in the early 20th century was the emergence of a new, and distinctively American, art form -- modern dance. Among the early innovators was Isadora Duncan",
"title": "Modern dance in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "20144139",
"text": "and rhythm and blues.The Fisk Jubilee Singers were a mixed group who became popular throughout the world for singing traditional spirituals and touring both the United States and England. Sexist attitudes during the early 20th century made it difficult for African-American women to have a strong presence in mainstream music but despite this, many were still extremely influential in the genres of blues, jazz, and R&B. The return of African American soldiers from World War I and the movement North of the Great Migration, both contributed to Harlem's rise as a hive of cultural and artistic activity known as the",
"title": "Black women in the music industry"
},
{
"docid": "11334352",
"text": "simple, direct, joyous, and infectious tune enhanced onstage by improvisational dancing. In 1948 Harry S. Truman selected \"I'm Just Wild About Harry\" as his campaign song for the United States presidential election of 1948. Its success in politics led to a popular revival. Both \"I'm Just Wild About Harry\" and the show \"Shuffle Along\" broke racial taboos. During the early 20th century African-Americans were excluded from most mainstream theater in the United States: white Vaudeville refused to book more than one African-American act on a bill and for over a decade no Broadway show used African-American performers at all. Blake",
"title": "I'm Just Wild About Harry"
},
{
"docid": "4046947",
"text": "of the blackface minstrel show, African-American music entered mainstream American society. By the early 20th century, several musical forms with origins in the African-American community had transformed American popular music. Aided by the technological innovations of radio and phonograph records, ragtime, jazz, blues, and swing also became popular overseas, and the 1920s became known as the Jazz Age. The early 20th century also saw the creation of the first African-American Broadway shows, films such as King Vidor's \"Hallelujah!\", and operas such as George Gershwin's \"Porgy and Bess\". Rock and roll, doo wop, soul, and R&B developed in the mid-20th century.",
"title": "African-American culture"
},
{
"docid": "5817046",
"text": "births]] [[Category:1991 deaths]] [[Category:American women journalists]] [[Category:African-American journalists]] [[Category:20th-century American journalists]] [[Category:Bandung Conference attendees]] [[Category:Delta Sigma Theta members]] [[Category:African-American women journalists]] [[Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:20th-century American women writers]] Ethel L. Payne Ethel Lois Payne (August 14, 1911 – May 28, 1991) was an African-American journalist. Known as the \"First Lady of the Black Press\", she was a columnist, lecturer, and [[Freelancer|freelance]] writer. She combined advocacy with journalism as she reported on the [[Civil Rights Movement]] during the 1950s and 1960s, and was known for asking questions others dared not ask. First published in \"[[The Chicago Defender]]\" in 1950, she",
"title": "Ethel L. Payne"
},
{
"docid": "7748938",
"text": "ancestry in Cuba is 72% European, 20% African, and 8% Indigenous. Around 35% of maternal lineages derive from Cuban Indigenous People, compared to 39% from Africa and 26% from Europe, but male lineages were European (82%) and African (18%), indicating a historical bias towards mating between foreign men and native women rather than the inverse. Asians make up about 1% of the population, and are largely of Chinese ancestry, followed by Japanese. Many are descendants of farm laborers brought to the island by Spanish and American contractors during the 19th and early 20th century. The current recorded number of Cubans",
"title": "Cuba"
},
{
"docid": "14971530",
"text": "during the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century, and continuing development and urbanization during the early 20th century before World War I. 'American Movements' is a broader design and art movement phrase used in the visual arts of the United States. It refers to U.S. centric art and design movements that originated during any century of the country's history. Bungalow/Craftsman is a term commonly appearing in NRHP listings, which reflects American Craftsman and Bungalow styles. American Craftsman is often a term used for the Arts and Crafts movement works and philosophy expressed in the United States. It can",
"title": "National Register of Historic Places architectural style categories"
},
{
"docid": "9279956",
"text": "freed slaves from the United States strengthened the institution of slavery. The repatriation of slaves to Africa from the United Kingdom, and its dependencies, was initiated by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor, and was later on taken up by the Sierra Leone Company. In time, African American Black Loyalists and West Indians would immigrate to the colony of Freetown, Sierra Leone, in smaller numbers in efforts led by black merchants or beneficiaries such as Paul Cuffe. More recently the African-American actor Isaiah Washington, a titled chief of the Mende people, has received Sierra Leonean citizenship due",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "1391730",
"text": "they were calling the church back to a closer Biblical picture of Christianity, in which the gifts of the Spirit would be restored to the Church. The Jesus movement left a legacy of various denominations and other Christian organizations, and influenced both the development of the contemporary Christian right and the Christian left. Jesus music, which grew out of the movement, helped influence and create various musical subgenres under the late 20th and early 21st century contemporary Christian music, such as Jesus Culture and Hillsong in America and the UK. This also led to new instruments such as the guitar",
"title": "Jesus movement"
},
{
"docid": "14208579",
"text": "Linconia Linconia was the name of a proposed Central American colony suggested by United States Senator Samuel Pomeroy of Kansas in 1862, after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln asked the Senator and United States Secretary of the Interior Caleb Smith to work on a plan to resettle African Americans from the United States. Since his early political career, Abraham Lincoln supported the American Colonization Society, a group which spawned in the early 19th century to return former African American slaves back to the continent of Africa. They helped to establish the colony of Liberia in 1821. Similarly to Linconia, the name",
"title": "Linconia"
},
{
"docid": "4189125",
"text": "which are: Islam in Italy Muslim presence in Italy dates back to the 9th century, when Sicily came under control of the Abbasid Caliphate. There was a large Muslim presence in Italy from 827 (the first occupation of Mazara) until the 12th century. The Norman conquest of Sicily led to a gradual decline of Islam, due to conversions and emigration of Muslims toward Northern Africa. A small Muslim community however survived at least until 1300 (the destruction of the Muslim settlement of Lucera). Thereafter, until the 20th century, Islam was virtually non-existent in Italy. During the 20th century, the first",
"title": "Islam in Italy"
},
{
"docid": "9398307",
"text": "Photo-Secession The Photo-Secession was an early 20th century movement that promoted photography as a fine art in general and photographic pictorialism in particular. A group of photographers, led by Alfred Stieglitz and F. Holland Day in the early 20th century, held the then controversial viewpoint that what was significant about a photograph was not what was in front of the camera but the manipulation of the image by the artist/photographer to achieve his or her subjective vision. The movement helped to raise standards and awareness of art photography. The group is the American counterpart to the Linked Ring, an invitation-only",
"title": "Photo-Secession"
},
{
"docid": "19154695",
"text": "both in Sokoto and Masina, as were reasonably strong armed forces. The leaders and teachings offthe Caliphates were largely supported and enjoyed legitimacy in their rule. The spread of Islamic teachings spread across law, politics and daily life and resulted in the Muslim population growing. The obvious failure was that although they delayed it, they were unable to stop the European colonization of Africa and by the early 20th century most of the Islamic societies had been colonized by the British, French or Germans. West African jihads The jihad reforms that occurred across Africa during the 19th century had certain",
"title": "West African jihads"
},
{
"docid": "5019836",
"text": "was slow up until the mid-20th century. By 1977, 54 African countries had seceded from European colonial rulers. During the world wars, African soldiers were conscripted into imperial militaries. This led to a deeper political awareness and the expectation of greater respect and self-determination, which was left largely unfulfilled. During the 1941 Atlantic Conference, the British and the US leaders met to discuss ideas for the post-war world. One of the provisions added by President Roosevelt was that all people had the right to self-determination, inspiring hope in British colonies. On February 12, 1941, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt",
"title": "Decolonisation of Africa"
},
{
"docid": "6997518",
"text": "became known as the \"Mad Fiddler from Philly\". Others included Stan Getz, Jimmy Amadie, Robert Chudnick and Jan Savitt, who, with his band the Top Hatters, toured with George Tunnell, one of the first African American singers in the city to consistently sing with a major white band. The city's early 20th century mainstream dance scene was led by the bandleader Howard Lanin, whose band performed popular showtunes, waltzes and light jazz. Philadelphia's African American population grew greatly as a result of immigration from the south during World War 2, when future luminaries like the Heath Brothers, Dizzy Gillespie and",
"title": "Music of Philadelphia"
},
{
"docid": "9279936",
"text": "country.\" Similarly, black leaders, such as James Forten, who had previously supported the Colonization Movement, changed their minds as a result of widespread black resistance to the idea. Following the Great Awakening, during which America was swept by a wave of religious fervor causing many enslaved African Americans to convert to Christianity, many religious people in America struggled with reconciling slavery with their beliefs. When the enslaved population of America was mostly Muslim or practiced indigenous African religions, it was easy for them to justify slavery on Christian evangelical grounds, but in the 19th century, many religious Americans found it",
"title": "Back-to-Africa movement"
},
{
"docid": "1114178",
"text": "African American, was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 42, which included all of Edina. Wheaton beat his white Democratic opponent in every Minneapolis city ward and in every village within the legislative district, including Edina, even though the legislative district had only approximately 100 African American residents out of a total of 40,000 residents. In the early 20th century suburban development brought discriminatory policies that led to nearly all of the African Americans who had been living in Edina to move away. Jewish residents were also affected by exclusionary deed covenants. In the 1960s, some residents",
"title": "Edina, Minnesota"
},
{
"docid": "11422851",
"text": "Bata LoBagola Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola (1877–1947) was an early 20th-century American impostor and entertainer who presented an exoticized identity as a native of Africa, when in reality he was born Joseph Howard Lee in Baltimore, Maryland. Despite an impoverished start in life and a lack of education, and a series of scandalous arrests related to homosexual activities, mainly involving underage individuals, LoBagola maintained a long and colorful career posing as an African \"savage\", during which he delivered lectures to many institutions and conducted public debates. LoBagola published some articles in \"Scribner's Magazine\" in 1929 and the publishers A.A.",
"title": "Bata LoBagola"
},
{
"docid": "4077828",
"text": "dung left at the encampments. By 1850, however, the species had disappeared from Egypt both as a breeding and migrant population, with the last, albeit questionable, sighting in 1864. The species didn't breed in southern Africa before the beginning of the 20th century, but it has benefited from irrigation, dams, and commercial agricultural practices such as dung heaps, carrion and refuse tips. It began to breed in the early 20th century, and in the 1970s the first colonies of ibises were recorded in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Its population for example expanded 2-3-fold during the period between 1972-1995 in Orange",
"title": "African sacred ibis"
},
{
"docid": "918875",
"text": "stitches made by home sewing machines, and the use of Western clothing patterns, led to a movement towards wearing Western-style clothing during the early 20th century. Western sewing and clothing styles were disseminated in sub-Saharan Africa by Christian missionaries from the 1830s onward. Indigenous cultures, such as the Zulu and Tswana, were indoctrinated in the Western way of dress as a sign of conversion to Christianity. First Western hand sewing techniques, and later machine sewing, spread throughout the regions where the European colonists settled. However, a recent examination of new online learning methods demonstrated that technology can be adapted to",
"title": "Sewing"
},
{
"docid": "4059434",
"text": "ideals. Under Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Dowie's successor, the church was noted for its adherence to a flat earth cosmology. The succession of pastors after Voliva moved the church back to mainstream Protestant doctrine. In the early 20th century, the Christian Catholic Church had worldwide appeal. The church's magazine, \"The Leaves of Healing\", was distributed in the U.S., Australia, Europe, and southern Africa. At its height, Dowie's movement had some 20,000 adherents. The Zionist Churches of southern Africa trace their spiritual heritage back to Dowie and the Christian Catholic Church. Because of Dowie's emphasis on faith healing and restorationism the church",
"title": "Christ Community Church"
},
{
"docid": "4959688",
"text": "east of Rock Creek Park. Large sections of the central city remained blighted for decades. By contrast, areas west of the Park, including virtually the entire portion of the District between the Georgetown and Chevy Chase neighborhoods (the latter of which spills into neighboring Chevy Chase, Maryland), contain some of the nation's most affluent and notable neighborhoods. During the early 20th century, the U Street Corridor served as an important center for African American culture in DC. The Washington Metro opened in 1976. A rising economy and gentrification in the late 1990s and early 2000s led to revitalization of many",
"title": "History of Washington, D.C."
},
{
"docid": "3563922",
"text": "Spain. Finally, for [[Leopold II of Belgium|King Leopold]] (ruled from 1865 to 1909), there was the large “piece of that great African cake” known as the [[Belgian Congo|Congo]], which became his personal fiefdom. By 1914, almost the entire continent was under European control. [[Liberia]], which was settled by freed American slaves in the 1820s, and Abyssinia ([[Ethiopia]]) in eastern Africa were the last remaining independent African states. [[File:View of Kobe LACMA M.91.377.8.jpg|left|thumb|Kobe Japan and its harbor, 1865. Hand colored.]] Around the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century, the [[Meiji era]] occurred during the reign of the",
"title": "Modern history"
},
{
"docid": "579393",
"text": "Arabic, 0.85% (19,388) various Indic languages, 0.70% (15,936) Urdu, and African languages were spoken as a main language by 0.54% (12,305) of the population over the age of five. In total, 45.88% (1,051,456) of Brooklyn's population ages 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English. Brooklyn's neighborhoods are dynamic in ethnic composition. For example, during the early to mid-20th century, Brownsville had a majority of Jewish residents; since the 1970s it has been majority African American. Midwood during the early 20th century was filled with ethnic Irish, then filled with Jewish residents for nearly 50 years, and is",
"title": "Brooklyn"
},
{
"docid": "16985866",
"text": "soon set up state Baptist associations, aided by churches in the Midwest, and eventually the National Baptist Convention (which split in the 20th century). The \"white\" Canaan Baptist church also still operates in Bessemer as part of the Southern Baptist Convention. Canaan Baptist Church in Bessemer was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 for its role as a locally significant property and key strategy center in the city during the Civil Rights Movement in the Birmingham area from the early to mid-1960s. The African-American congregation of Canaan Baptist has occupied this lot in downtown Bessemer since",
"title": "Canaan Baptist Church (Bessemer, Alabama)"
},
{
"docid": "1128860",
"text": "Natural History and Culture, University of East Tennessee began conducting surveys in 1995 to explore African-American life and culture from the slavery period through emancipation and into the early 20th century. He has led teams in excavating several households, a schoolhouse, a church, and a Masonic Lodge that were part of Arrow Rock's African-American community. Dr. Baumann confirmed that the Masonic Lodge had been built over the site of the Caldwell Pottery Works, the third largest pottery works in Missouri during the 1850s and 1860s. Remains of a beehive kiln, outbuildings and thousands of shards of pottery and testing clay",
"title": "Arrow Rock, Missouri"
},
{
"docid": "33995",
"text": "back to the music of Africa. That blue notes predate their use in blues and have an African origin is attested to by \"A Negro Love Song\", by the English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, from his \"African Suite for Piano\", written in 1898, which contains blue third and seventh notes. The Diddley bow (a homemade one-stringed instrument found in parts of the American South in the early twentieth century) and the banjo are African-derived instruments that may have helped in the transfer of African performance techniques into the early blues instrumental vocabulary. The banjo seems to be directly imported from West",
"title": "Blues"
},
{
"docid": "18422728",
"text": "political movement, anti-imperialism originated in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in opposition to the growing European colonial empires and the United States control of the Philippines after 1898. However, it reached its highest level of popular support in the colonies themselves, where it formed the basis for a wide variety of national liberation movements during the mid-20th century and later. These movements, and their anti-imperialist ideas, were instrumental in the decolonization process of the 1950s and 1960s, which saw most European colonies in Asia and Africa achieving their independence. An early use of the term \"anti-imperialist\"",
"title": "Anti-imperialism"
},
{
"docid": "9873926",
"text": "terrified the population of African Americans in the community and effectively segregated them from the rest of the city, the civil rights movement in Omaha did not gain large-scale momentum until the 1920s. With early 20th century growth in the number of African American migrants recruited by the meatpacking industry, the population doubled from 1910 to 1920. Some groups in the city resisted such changes. Some public places discriminated against African Americans, although segregation was not legal. Up to the 1940s and 1950s, many of the city's restaurants were effectively segregated, with signs that stated, \"We Don't Serve Any Colored",
"title": "Civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska"
},
{
"docid": "1206556",
"text": "burgeoning Civil Rights Movement in the early 20th century, notably under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph. Because they moved about the country, Pullman porters also became an important means of communication for news and cultural information of all kinds. The African-American newspaper, the \"Chicago Defender\", gained a national circulation in this way. Porters also used to re-sell phonograph records bought in the great metropolitan centres, greatly adding to the distribution of jazz and blues and the popularity of the artists. From the 19th to the mid-20th century, the most common type of sleeping car accommodation on North American trains",
"title": "Sleeping car"
},
{
"docid": "2420543",
"text": "the factions began after Washington died in 1915. The NAACP went on to become the leading African-American civil rights organization of the 20th century. Niagara Movement The Niagara Movement was a black civil rights organization founded in 1905 by a group led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. It was named for the \"mighty current\" of change the group wanted to effect and Niagara Falls, near Fort Erie, Ontario, was where the first meeting took place in July 1905. The Niagara Movement was a call for opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement, and it was opposed",
"title": "Niagara Movement"
},
{
"docid": "4149756",
"text": "include the nativist United States American Party, often called the Know Nothing movement of the mid-19th century, which objected to increased Catholic immigration of predominantly Irish and German origin; the Immigration Restriction League, which objected to greatly increased immigration from southern and eastern Europe during the late-19th and early 20th centuries, and the joint congressional Dillingham Commission, which studied this latter complaint and proposed numerical restrictions. Eventually, following World War I, these studies led to the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the Immigration Act of 1924. Organized labor and parts of the political left have also had an ongoing",
"title": "Immigration reduction in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "4877287",
"text": "its philosophy solidified and its influence quickly grew and by around the start of the 20th century the SLP was the foremost American socialist party. Bringing to light the resemblance of the American party's politics to those of Lassalle, Daniel De Leon emerged as an early leader of the Socialist Labor Party. He also adamantly supported unions, but criticized the collective bargaining movement within the United States at the time, favoring a slightly different approach. The resulting disagreement between De Leon's supporters and detractors within the party led to an early schism. De Leon's opponents, led by Morris Hillquit, left",
"title": "History of the socialist movement in the United States"
},
{
"docid": "4404002",
"text": "Keep Left (South Africa) Keep Left is a small Trotskyist group in South Africa which is affiliated to the International Socialist Tendency led by the Socialist Workers Party of Britain. The roots of the group go back to around 1987, and it has previously been called the International Socialists of South Africa (ISSA) and the Socialist Workers Organisation (SWO). ISSA attempted unite all South African groups in the International Socialist Tendency current, but the Keep Left tradition and the International Socialist Movement (South Africa) have tended to remain separate. Keep Left joined the South African Communist Party in the late",
"title": "Keep Left (South Africa)"
},
{
"docid": "20581720",
"text": "became interested in film, which became a focus of her second book project: \"Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949.\" In 2017, Weisenfeld published her third book, \"New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration\". The book develops a \"comprehensive study of the formation of early 20th-century black religious movements\", incorporating into her analysis religious practices outside the Christian tradition that has traditionally been the focus of such scholarship. Weisenfeld taught at Barnard from 1991 until 2000, then Vassar College, where she earned tenure and chaired the Religion Department and led the",
"title": "Judith Weisenfeld"
},
{
"docid": "1647101",
"text": "in South African music. In the late 19th century gold was discovered in Johannesburg, and people from different tribes began to migrate to the Johannesburg area. As a result of the rich diversity of various South African tribes, traditional music of South Africa mixed with European music led to the development of a different sound. The musical and social movement of hip hop in South Africa has grown exponentially in the last two decades, most notoriously in the form of home-grown Kwaito, which is actually a distinct musical genre in itself. Much of hip hop and Kwaito in South Africa",
"title": "African hip hop"
},
{
"docid": "469579",
"text": "fever, polio, measles, hepatitis among others. However, war, genocide and Holocausts have led to many millions of deaths throughout the century, and late in the century AIDS had already killed millions, particularly in Africa and south-east Asia. Cancer also killed millions via lifestyle and pollution generated by increased work in factories. During the 20th century, an enormous improvement in public health led to an overall decrease in death rates. Infant mortality rates and maternal mortality rates have dramatically decreased. In the early 1900s, 6-9 women died in pregnancy-related complications for every 1,000 births, while 100 infants died before they were",
"title": "Death rates in the 20th century"
}
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"docid": "8373477",
"text": "Jamie Dornan James Dornan (born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. He played Sheriff Graham Humbert in the ABC series \"Once Upon a Time\" (2011–2013), and serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC Two and RTÉ One crime drama series \"The Fall\" (2013–2016), the latter of which won him an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in Television and was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor . In film, he portrayed Axel von Fersen in Sofia Coppola's \"Marie Antoinette\" (2006), Christian Grey in the \"Fifty Shades\" franchise (2015–2018),",
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"docid": "13682304",
"text": "Once Upon a Time (1944 film) Once Upon a Time is a 1944 fantasy film involving a dancing caterpillar who lives in a small box. Cary Grant plays a conniving showman who desperately needs money to save his theater. Jerry Flynn (Cary Grant) has to come up with $100,000 within a week to keep his theater. By chance, youngster Arthur \"Pinky\" Thompson (Ted Donaldson) shows him \"Curly\" (the original title of the film), a caterpillar that gets up on its tail and dances when Pinky plays \"Yes Sir, That's My Baby\" on his harmonica. Pinky refuses to let Jerry buy",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (1944 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17610138",
"text": "like everybody else. He's human.\" Dallas subsequently began dating his \"Once Upon a Time\" co-star Goodwin in fall 2011. Dallas and Goodwin became engaged in October 2013, and married on April 12, 2014 in California. They have one child, a son, born in May 2014. David Nolan (Once Upon a Time) David Nolan, also known as Prince Charming, is a fictional character in ABC's television series \"Once Upon a Time\". He is portrayed by Josh Dallas, who also happens to be married to series co-star Ginnifer Goodwin, who plays David's wife Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard. The leader of the Enchanted",
"title": "David Nolan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16253989",
"text": "27 January. Jesse Kewley-Graham Jesse James Kewley-Graham (born 15 June 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Combined Counties Premier Division club Walton & Hersham as a midfielder. He has also played for Wycombe Wanderers, Staines Town, Havant & Waterlooville, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Hanwell Town. Kewley-Graham progressed through the youth ranks at Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers before signing a professional contract in 2011. On 21 January 2012, he made his professional debut as an injury time substitute in a 3–0 League One win against Rochdale. He signed a one-year extension in June 2013, and was released upon",
"title": "Jesse Kewley-Graham"
},
{
"docid": "16253986",
"text": "Jesse Kewley-Graham Jesse James Kewley-Graham (born 15 June 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Combined Counties Premier Division club Walton & Hersham as a midfielder. He has also played for Wycombe Wanderers, Staines Town, Havant & Waterlooville, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Hanwell Town. Kewley-Graham progressed through the youth ranks at Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers before signing a professional contract in 2011. On 21 January 2012, he made his professional debut as an injury time substitute in a 3–0 League One win against Rochdale. He signed a one-year extension in June 2013, and was released upon the expiration",
"title": "Jesse Kewley-Graham"
},
{
"docid": "16499612",
"text": "and \"RPA\". In 2009, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) commissioned Fredbird Entertainment, Graham's independent production company, to produce \"Zumbo\", an Australian observational documentary series about master patissier Adriano Zumbo. Fredbird Entertainment and Northern Pictures co-produced \"Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta\" for SBS. The first episode attracted 620,000 viewers. Graham produced the mini-series, broadcast in January 2012, which described the turbulent story of a multicultural Sydney suburb. \"The Age\" described Graham as a \"gifted storyteller\" whose treatment of the subject was \"pitch-perfect, the ideal blend of exposition and witness accounts\". In October 2012 \"Once Upon A Time in Cabramatta\" was",
"title": "Craig Graham"
},
{
"docid": "9162543",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in Manila Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Filipino action comedy film. Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Ms. Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents and papers. Nikita follows",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Manila"
},
{
"docid": "17610122",
"text": "David Nolan (Once Upon a Time) David Nolan, also known as Prince Charming, is a fictional character in ABC's television series \"Once Upon a Time\". He is portrayed by Josh Dallas, who also happens to be married to series co-star Ginnifer Goodwin, who plays David's wife Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard. The leader of the Enchanted Forest's War Council who is comatose in Storybrooke. While initially he is known simply as \"John Doe\" in Storybrooke because of his comatose state, he is eventually revealed to be called David Nolan, after waking up. The creators also mixed Charming's history with that of",
"title": "David Nolan (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "9162544",
"text": "her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues as everyone gets swept up in a tale of international espionage with a dash of love and romance thrown into the crazy mix. Once Upon a Time in Manila Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Filipino action comedy film. Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Manila"
},
{
"docid": "13682307",
"text": "that Curly has transformed into a butterfly. The film's working titles were \"Curly\", \"My Friend Curly\", \"My Client Curly\" and \"Yes Sir, That's My Baby\". Once Upon a Time (1944 film) Once Upon a Time is a 1944 fantasy film involving a dancing caterpillar who lives in a small box. Cary Grant plays a conniving showman who desperately needs money to save his theater. Jerry Flynn (Cary Grant) has to come up with $100,000 within a week to keep his theater. By chance, youngster Arthur \"Pinky\" Thompson (Ted Donaldson) shows him \"Curly\" (the original title of the film), a caterpillar",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (1944 film)"
},
{
"docid": "17288207",
"text": "at her core, she is a steadfastly filled with optimism. It was later announced that Sunny Mabrey was cast as the character. After \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\" was canceled, it was reported that Michael Socha, who plays the Knave of Hearts, was in talks to join the main cast in Season 4. On April 2014, it was confirmed that Michael Socha will become a regular for Once Upon a Time's fourth season. On September 12, 2013, ABC released the original cast promotional photos for the season. However, due to fan backlash, the photos were removed. Instead, new photos",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "15309484",
"text": "Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Johnny Depp, Maury Chaykin, Paul Sorvino, Dean McDermott and Jenny McCarthy. Mig plays the iconic Disney character Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series Once Upon A Time. Macario has had roles on the Gemini award winning, dark comedy \"Less Than Kind\", \"Level Up\", Sanctuary, \"FRINGE\" for Fox and Nickelodeon's \"The Troop\". ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/MigMacario/status/312618874812133378 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-once-upon-a-time-witch-hunt-pictures-004-photo.html http://www.wevancouver.com/arts/film-television/once-upon-a-time-actor-rallies-for-typhoon-haiyan-1.880776 http://canadianimmigrant.ca/immigrant-stories/fantasy-career-for-filipino-actor-mig-macario http://onequestioninterviews.com/2013/11/mig-macario-how-can-we-help-typhoon-haiyan-recovery-in-the-philippines/ http://www.onceuponafans.com/mig-macario http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/.../fil-canadian-cast-hit-us-tv-show http://wormholeriders.net/sanctuary/?p=94 http://wormholeriders.net/sanctuary/?p=30307 Mig Macario Mig Macario is a Filipino-Canadian actor. He plays the iconic role of Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series \"Once Upon A Time\", the role",
"title": "Mig Macario"
},
{
"docid": "19707233",
"text": "to injury, Graham was signed for the 2016–17 season with the Sydney Uni Flames. Graham made her international debut at the 2009 Summer Universiade where she helped Australia take home the bronze medal in Belgrade, Serbia. She once again suited up for Australia at the 2011 Summer Universiade where they would once again take home the bronze medal in Shenzhen, China. Sarah Graham (basketball) Sarah Graham (born 22 August 1989) is an Australian basketball player who currently plays for the Sydney Uni Flames in the Women's National Basketball League. Graham began her professional career in 2007, for the Dandenong Rangers.",
"title": "Sarah Graham (basketball)"
},
{
"docid": "2566077",
"text": "Upon a Time in the West\". \"Deborah's Theme\" was written for another film in the 1970s but was rejected; Morricone presented the piece to Leone, who was initially reluctant to include it, considering it too similar to Morricone's main title music for \"Once Upon a Time in the West\". The score is also notable for Morricone’s incorporation of the music of Gheorghe Zamfir, who plays a pan flute. At times this music is used to convey remembrance, at other times terror. Zamfir’s flute music was used to similarly haunting effect in Peter Weir’s \"Picnic at Hanging Rock\" (1975). Morricone also",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in America"
},
{
"docid": "10419581",
"text": "qualifier meeting with Galway. Callanan was introduced as a late substitute once again, however, Cork were knocked out of the championship by 1-19 to 0-15. Cork Senior Hurling Championship: Graham Callinan Graham Callinan (born 1982 in Blackpool, Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2008. Callanan plays club hurling with Glen Rovers, one of the most famous clubs of all-time. He first came to prominence with 'the Glen' as a member of the minor hurling team. In 1999 he lined out",
"title": "Graham Callinan"
},
{
"docid": "16122618",
"text": "The Shepherd (Once Upon a Time) \"The Shepherd\" is the sixth episode of the American Fairy Tale/Drama television series \"Once Upon a Time\". The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the \"real world\" town by a powerful curse. This episode revolves around David's (Josh Dallas) increasing attraction to Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin), the back story behind Prince Charming's (Dallas) past, and Sheriff Graham (Jamie Dornan) getting caught lying. It was co-written by Ian B. Goldberg and Andrew Chambliss, while being",
"title": "The Shepherd (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138468",
"text": "Kitsis [took] one step forward and two steps back with this development.\" The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time) \"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter\" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American fairy tale/drama television series \"Once Upon a Time\", and the seventh overall. The episode was co-written by series creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, while being directed by David M. Barrett. Horowitz and Kitsis had intended to kill off Graham since the pilot episode was picked up, believing that it would add \"stakes\" to the series and show viewers that the",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138444",
"text": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time) \"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter\" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American fairy tale/drama television series \"Once Upon a Time\", and the seventh overall. The episode was co-written by series creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, while being directed by David M. Barrett. Horowitz and Kitsis had intended to kill off Graham since the pilot episode was picked up, believing that it would add \"stakes\" to the series and show viewers that the story is \"not in Henry's head.\" The episode is considered significant, as",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138451",
"text": "Graham and Emma then encounter the wolf from Graham's visions, and follow it to a graveyard and vault marked with a symbol Graham saw in his visions and in Henry's book. Looking for his heart, Graham fervently searches the vault, which turns out to be the tomb of Henry Mills. Regina arrives to place flowers on her father's grave and is furious to find them there. Regina accuses Emma of stealing the sheriff from her, and Emma responds that Regina has chased everyone away. Graham defends Emma, and the women exchange blows. Later, while Graham cleans Emma's wounds, Regina pushes",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138462",
"text": "kill Graham by squeezing the heart of his fairytale counterpart. The revelation of the vault, Kitsis and Horowitz explained, \"is a very important thing for us in terms of moving forward in the season in that we wanted to send a very clear message that Regina knows what’s going on and has some very clear intentions in Storybrooke.\" The episode was included in \"Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale\" – a novelization of the first season – which was published by Hyperion Books in 2013. For the third week in a row, the ratings once again slipped, as it",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16499613",
"text": "nominated for the 2012 Walkley awards for Excellence in Journalism. Craig Graham Craig Graham is an Australian producer of television shows such as \"The Embassy\", 2014 Channel 9. \"Air Rescue\", 2013 Channel 7. \"Hatch, Match and Dispatch\", 2016 ABC. \"Moment of Truth\", 2016 ABC iView. \"Maurice's Big Adventure\", 2016 ABC Kids. \"The Justine Clarke Show\", 2017 ABC Kids. \"RPA,\" \"Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta\", \"The Great Outdoors\", \"\", \"Zumbo\", and \"Contract Killers\". Graham got his first break in television as a researcher on \"Money\". In 2001, he produced \"The Great Outdoors\" (2001–2003) for the Seven Network. It was a",
"title": "Craig Graham"
},
{
"docid": "16499610",
"text": "Craig Graham Craig Graham is an Australian producer of television shows such as \"The Embassy\", 2014 Channel 9. \"Air Rescue\", 2013 Channel 7. \"Hatch, Match and Dispatch\", 2016 ABC. \"Moment of Truth\", 2016 ABC iView. \"Maurice's Big Adventure\", 2016 ABC Kids. \"The Justine Clarke Show\", 2017 ABC Kids. \"RPA,\" \"Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta\", \"The Great Outdoors\", \"\", \"Zumbo\", and \"Contract Killers\". Graham got his first break in television as a researcher on \"Money\". In 2001, he produced \"The Great Outdoors\" (2001–2003) for the Seven Network. It was a presenter-driven lifestyle series about the best places to visit in",
"title": "Craig Graham"
},
{
"docid": "20096462",
"text": "car accident on the M6 motorway to make a total of 11 appearances for Kevin Davies's \"Sandgrounders\". Upon his return to Vale Park he was informed by manager Neil Aspin that he would not be retained beyond the summer. On 2 August 2018, Kelly joined NIFL Championship side Larne. Kelly won four caps at for the Republic of Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 level, and scored for the under-19s against Latvia in November 2015. Graham Kelly (footballer, born 1997) Graham Kelly (born 16 October 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for NIFL Championship side",
"title": "Graham Kelly (footballer, born 1997)"
},
{
"docid": "10207399",
"text": "pop singles chart. The song's co-writer, Dave Hamilton, plays the vibraharp solo. Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song) \"Once Upon a Time\" is a 1964 single released by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells from their sole duet album, \"Together\". Written by Clarence Paul, Barney Ales, Dave Hamilton and William \"Mickey\" Stevenson, the song discussed how the two narrators felt lonely until they met each other referring to their past as it happened \"once upon a time\". The song brought simultaneous top forty pop success for the duo as the single hit number nineteen while its b-side,",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song)"
},
{
"docid": "16138448",
"text": "he runs into Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle). Graham tells him about the wolf, and Mr. Gold suggests to him that dreams are memories from another life. The following morning, Emma discovers flowers on the table and throws them out, assuming they are from Graham, but Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) says that they were hers from Dr. Whale (David Anders), with whom she had a one-night stand. Emma is glad to hear that Mary Margaret appears to be getting over David (Josh Dallas). Mary Margaret tells Emma that it is obvious that she has feelings for Graham, but does not acknowledge",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "17519653",
"text": "lacks an actual identity (not forgetting the quite frankly unnecessary length), while it’s multiple genres makes it ‘Once Upon a Time’s Achilles’ heel and leaves it lacking the organic sound an album should possess.\" Wilfred Okiche of \"YNaija\" said: \"At 21 songs, there are just too many fillers, too much autotune, too much Don Jazzy and an over dependence on the gloss. One has to dig deep to find the real substance. It plays like Ms Savage is just pandering, surrendering to market dictates while throwing a bit of her true self in between.\" \"Once Upon a Time\" was nominated",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (Tiwa Savage album)"
},
{
"docid": "16138447",
"text": "of a wolf, only to have Emma push him away. Frustrated by Emma's lack of understanding, Graham, drunk, later has sex with Regina. In the middle of the night, he awakens abruptly from a dream of a deer and a wolf. When Graham tells Regina that the dream felt like a memory, Regina tries to convince him to stay, telling him that he's still drunk, but Graham leaves. As Graham attempts to get to his car, the wolf from his visions appears next to him, startling him before it leaves. As he tries to find the wolf in the woods,",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "1976194",
"text": "the DVD release. Actor Al Mulock (featured as Knuckles in the opening train sequence, as well as in Leone's \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\") committed suicide during shooting of the film by leaping from his Guadix hotel room in full costume. Frank Wolff, the actor who plays McBain, also committed suicide in a Rome hotel in 1971. Following the film's completion, \"Once Upon a Time in the West\" was dubbed into several languages, including Italian, French, German, Spanish and English. For the English dub, the voices of much of the American cast, including Fonda, Bronson, Jason Robards, Jack",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in the West"
},
{
"docid": "9759924",
"text": "to jump out. Jamie convinces Graham that tenting is fun. Jamie stands in the small shop choosing gear while Graham remains outside with his caseworker. She quickly tells Graham to beware of knots for once they are tied they are harder to get out from. It's a happy experience, Jamie plays in a creek while teaching an inept Graham the ways of camping or as the English refer to it as tenting. Jamie tests Graham as well by finding a stick and giving himself and injury on his forehead. He tells Graham while remembering an experience by his birth father,",
"title": "Second Best (film)"
},
{
"docid": "9922363",
"text": "Where's That Fire? Where's That Fire? is a 1940 British comedy film, produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. It was the last film Will Hay made with his stuntmen Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and the humour of Hay's films after he dropped work with them changed. Will Hay plays the incompetent Fire Captain Viking who fails to find a large fire, gets lost in the process and ends up on a newspaper headline as 'The engine that never made it'. Finally upon arriving at the location of",
"title": "Where's That Fire?"
},
{
"docid": "5846037",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in China and America Once Upon a Time in China and America, also known as Once Upon a Time in China VI, is a 1997 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-wing and Sammo Hung in his last directorial effort until \"The Bodyguard\", who also worked on the film's fight choreography. The film is the sixth and final installment in the \"Once Upon a Time in China\" film series. It also saw the return of Jet Li as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, who was replaced by",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in China and America"
},
{
"docid": "19170080",
"text": "in which she played Elizabeth Berkley. In early 2017, she began playing the recurring role of Polly Cooper on The CW teen drama series \"Riverdale\". Skovbye played the recurring role of Robin, the daughter of Zelena and Robin Hood, during the seventh season of \"Once Upon a Time\". In 2018, Skovbye appeared in the horror mystery film \"Summer of 84\", opposite Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis and Rich Sommer. Skovbye was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has a younger sister, Ali, who is also an actress. On August 14, 2017, Skovbye announced her engagement to Jameson Parker. Tiera Skovbye Tiera",
"title": "Tiera Skovbye"
},
{
"docid": "6152639",
"text": "(the \"lethal liquid\"). At the village square, Graham manages to get a map copy done for him, which he then shows to Ali to obtain the location of the item. Upon visiting Shamir at the Castle, Graham finds out that the genie once belonged to one of the members of the so-called \"Black Cloak Society\", who might be the owner of the cloak. Knowing that Valanice (and, thus, his own children) are descendants of the \"Silver Cloaks\", who were an ancient clan of magic protectors, Graham wonders if both are related. He then thanks Shamir and makes his way by",
"title": "The Silver Lining (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "16138464",
"text": "Hunter\" received mixed reviews from television critics. TV Fanatic writer C. Orlando enjoyed the episode, remarking \"I love \"Once Upon a Time\" because it's like a mini-movie every week and I'm completely enthralled by this intriguing other world filled with characters that feel familiar yet completely new.\" He called the ending scene \"heartbreaking.\" IGN writer Amy Ratcliffe rated the episode 9/10, giving particular praise to Jamie Dornan's ability to be \"magnetic in every scene.\" Ratcliffe called his backstory her favorite fairytale of the series up to that point. Television Without Pity's Cindy McLennan wished they had not killed Graham, but",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "13071664",
"text": "Graham Carey Graham Carey (born 20 May 1989) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League One club Plymouth Argyle. He plays as a left sided attacking midfielder. Carey joined Celtic in 2005 from Shelbourne's youth team and made his Celtic debut in 2009 against Rapid Vienna in the UEFA Europa League, He has played six times for the Republic of Ireland Under 21 team, having been capped at all International levels from under 15. During his time at Celtic Carey had loan spells with Bohemians in the League of Ireland, St Mirren and Huddersfield Town in League",
"title": "Graham Carey"
},
{
"docid": "16138458",
"text": "place, trying to come to terms with her feelings about what she discovered about Graham. Graham is also in a very raw emotional place because he's clearly conflicted and it's this cauldron of emotions that leads to the kiss.\" Kitsis added that, \"We're really excited that the kiss that you've seen is really just the jumping off point of the story we're telling. It's not like it ends with the kiss, it starts with that and it takes us somewhere that we're excited to show you.\" In the episode, the character of Sheriff Graham was killed off, something that actor",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138450",
"text": "Henry about his book. Meanwhile, at the sheriff's office, Regina shows up and warns Emma to stay away from Graham, apparently jealous of his connection with Emma. Graham visits Henry (Jared S. Gilmore) and describes his visions, to which Henry replies that he must be the queen's Huntsman. The Huntsman was hired by the Evil Queen to remove Snow White's heart and bring it back to her, but when he does not do so, she removes his heart. Graham later attempts to explain to Emma that he could not feel anything with Regina because he does not have a heart.",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138446",
"text": "and CBS. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics, as some praised Dornan's character but were divided on the ending sequence. It was the series' mid-season finale. A wolf is shown in the forest. In Granny's Cafe, Sheriff Graham (Jamie Dornan) throws darts at a picture of a deer very accurately. Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) arrives but leaves immediately because she has not forgiven him for hiding his relationship with Regina (Lana Parrilla). Emma attempts to avoid conversation, but Graham is insistent on explaining to her he feels nothing for Regina. He kisses Emma and suddenly sees a vision",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "8373481",
"text": "in a film was Count Axel Fersen in the Sofia Coppola film \"Marie Antoinette\" (2006). Dornan also appeared in the drama film \"Shadows in the Sun\" (2009), which starred three-time Academy Award nominee Jean Simmons. In 2008, he played the lead role of Ed in the Hammer Horror production \"Beyond the Rave\". In 2011, Dornan appeared in nine episodes of the ABC television series \"Once Upon a Time\", playing the role of Sheriff Graham. While Graham from Storybrooke was killed by the town's mayor Regina (The Evil Queen) in the episode \"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter\", Dornan stated that",
"title": "Jamie Dornan"
},
{
"docid": "470802",
"text": "stampede over the railroad. The construction of what presumably is – or is suggested to be – the Transcontinental Railroad provides the backdrop of the 1968 epic spaghetti western \"Once Upon a Time in the West\", directed by Italian director Sergio Leone. Kristiana Gregory's book \"The Great Railroad Race\" (part of the \"Dear America\" series) is written as the fictional diary of Libby West, who chronicles the end of the railroad construction and the excitement which engulfed the country at the time. Graham Masterton's 1981 novel \"A Man of Destiny\" (published in the UK as \"Railroad\") is a fictionalized account",
"title": "First Transcontinental Railroad"
},
{
"docid": "12769669",
"text": "Once Upon a Christmas Song \"Once Upon a Christmas Song\" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from \"Britain's Got the Pop Factor...\", a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier. It was a charity single with proceeds going to the NSPCC. The song was co-written by Peter Kay and Gary Barlow. In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series \"Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle\". The video for \"Once",
"title": "Once Upon a Christmas Song"
},
{
"docid": "13496196",
"text": "Graham Bencini Graham Bencini (born 25 July 1976 in Sliema, Malta) is a former professional footballer who last played for Maltese First Division side Tarxien Rainbows, where he played as a defender. Bencini played twice for the Malta national team in 1999, once in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina and once in a Euro 2000 qualifier against FR Yugoslavia. Bencini began playing football when he was eight years old. He joined the Sliema Wanderers nursery, where he stayed for ten years winning all youth championship honours during that time. At 18 years old, Graham was promoted to the",
"title": "Graham Bencini"
},
{
"docid": "16005290",
"text": "Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton is a panel game hosted by Graham Norton on BBC America. The show features a panel of American comedians and celebrities who answer \"would you rather\" questions in the style of the popular parlor game. An example of a question used on the program is, \"Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for a year, or join in once just to make it stop?\" The show premiered on 3 December 2011, in its regular time slot of Saturdays at 11 pm following \"The Graham Norton",
"title": "Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton"
},
{
"docid": "16122622",
"text": "Sheriff Graham can volunteer at the animal shelter. While on patrol, Emma sees a person climbing out of the Mayor's home. As she stops to capture the individual, she is shocked to see that it is none other than Sheriff Graham himself and realizes he is having an affair with Regina. Disgusted, Emma storms off and tells the Sheriff he can finish her shift. Meanwhile, in the Enchanted Forest, Prince James (Dallas) competes in a battle against a challenger, preparing for his acceptance from King Midas (Alex Zahara) to slay a dragon as part of a deal between him and",
"title": "The Shepherd (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "11323697",
"text": "pidgin fairy tale plays which would include sequels \"Once Upon One Noddah Time\" and \"Once Upon One Kapakahi Time\", as well as \"Happily Eva Afta\" and \"On Dragonfly Wings\". In 1995, she founded ‘Ōhi‘a Productions, a company which still produces some of her shows; she and her cousin Michael Furuya jointly chose the name, which refers to the plant \"Metrosideros polymorpha\", known locally as \"ʻōhiʻa lehua\". However, she began to move beyond her standard formula with \"The Princess and the Iso Peanut\", first performed at the Diamond Head Theatre in July 1999. \"The Princess and the Iso Peanut\", based on",
"title": "Lisa Matsumoto"
},
{
"docid": "18322647",
"text": "will remember her eventually, but when he asked if she needs his help, the Snow Queen declined, and stated that when she's ready to make a deal, she'll come to him. Gold says that he eagerly awaits that moment and walks away. As Emma tries to remember her past encounter with the Snow Queen, Hook confronts her, and explains that after losing Neal, Graham and Walsh, she did not want to lose Hook either. They then share a kiss together. While all this is going on, Regina and Henry team up to attempt to find out the identity of who",
"title": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "20344352",
"text": "The Serpent (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"The Serpent\" is the fourth episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The Knave of Hearts is kidnapped by the Red Queen (on behalf of Jafar) after saving him from Caterpillar's Collectors. Jafar wants him publicly beheaded to serve as an example of what happens to anyone who helps Alice. Alice befriends a collector named \"Lizard\" who helps Alice in her mission to rescue the Knave of Hearts. Meanwhile, the Red Queen is hesitant to kill the Knave since she's still in love with",
"title": "The Serpent (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
{
"docid": "14468991",
"text": "\"Tu vuò fà l'americano\" in another. In another scene the Italian song \"La Bambola\" by Patty Pravo plays. \"Once Upon a Time in the West\", with Henry Fonda facing off as villain in a gunfight, is playing on a television on the back wall of a modest restaurant where Jack has been eating. In the DVD commentary, Corbijn notes this homage and says the American Western—and more specifically the Italian-American spaghetti westerns by Leone and others—were explicit models for \"The American\". Corbijn also notes the Ennio Morricone scores made famous in \"Once Upon a Time in the West\", \"The Good,",
"title": "The American (2010 film)"
},
{
"docid": "16138453",
"text": "the Queen seemingly comfort each other over the loss. The Queen consults her magic mirror (Esposito) to ask how she can kill Snow, who is beloved by the people but a threat to her bid for the throne. She says that the king's knights will not kill his daughter, and the mirror tells her that she needs a huntsman. As Graham saw in his flashbacks, the Huntsman (Dornan) and his brother wolf seem to enjoy living a peaceful life in the woods. The Huntsman kills only for himself to live, and has no compassion for humans, who do not understand",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "5365318",
"text": "A Time: The Singles\" the 7th Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist. In 2012, \"Rolling Stone\" ranked the album 44th on its \"Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time\" list. A vinyl 180g reissue is scheduled to be released for early 2019. Once Upon a Time: The Singles Once Upon a Time: The Singles is Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1981 compilation album featuring the band's UK single releases to date. The album featured several songs that had been released as singles yet had not appeared on any of the Banshees' four albums. \"Once Upon a",
"title": "Once Upon a Time: The Singles"
},
{
"docid": "16131743",
"text": "Neal, equally rebellious and feeling abandoned by his own father. As Emma stays in Storybrooke and is soon elected as Sheriff following the sudden death of the previous Sheriff, Graham Humbert (Jamie Dornan), who was really the Huntsman, Regina's antagonistic attitude raises her suspicions and prompts her to move in with Henry's teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard, who is really her mother Snow White. Regina's bitter rivalry with Storybrooke's wealthiest resident, Mr. Gold, becomes heated when she learns he is aware of his true identity as Rumplestiltskin when she asks about Emma's relationship to the curse. Mary Margaret falls in love",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "16131755",
"text": "7, 2013 in paperback form. Once Upon a Time (season 1) The first season of the ABC television series \"Once Upon a Time\" premiered on October 23, 2011 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The series was created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The series centers around the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, and the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) plot to destroy everyone's happiness so she can be the only one with a happy ending. \"Once Upon a Time\"s first season received generally favorable reviews from critics who praised its cast, visuals, and twists on fairy tales, though some criticized",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "16131738",
"text": "Once Upon a Time (season 1) The first season of the ABC television series \"Once Upon a Time\" premiered on October 23, 2011 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The series was created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The series centers around the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, and the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) plot to destroy everyone's happiness so she can be the only one with a happy ending. \"Once Upon a Time\"s first season received generally favorable reviews from critics who praised its cast, visuals, and twists on fairy tales, though some criticized its uneven tone. The pilot",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "16744737",
"text": "Graham Burke Graham Dylan Burke (born 21 September 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Preston North End. Burke has represented the Republic of Ireland at senior level. Burke was born in Dublin. He was first called up to a first-team matchday squad for Aston Villa's 2–0 home defeat against Bolton Wanderers in the third round of the League Cup on 20 September 2011, remaining an unused substitute. On 18 December he was included in the squad for the first time in the Premier League, again unused in a loss by the same",
"title": "Graham Burke"
},
{
"docid": "17567245",
"text": "Jonny Coyne Jonathan Coyne is an English actor, the middle child of a seamstress and a professional footballer. He is best known for playing Warden Edwin James on Fox's short-lived series, \"Alcatraz\" (2012).<ref name=\"http://www.deadline.com\"></ref> He also appeared as Dr. Lydgate in \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\" and \"Once Upon a Time\"<ref name=\"http://onceuponatimeinwonderland.com\"></ref> and recurred as George de Mohrenschildt in 11.22.63. Coyne's earliest performances were in school plays. He played leading roles in two productions: The Judge in Oscar Wilde's \"Hang of the Gaol\" and Phaeton in Ovid's \"Chariot of the Sun\". He won rave reviews for his performances in",
"title": "Jonny Coyne"
},
{
"docid": "16547793",
"text": "before the age of majority, and received those letters of dispensation on 7 October 1587. He was married to Mary Campbell on 22 October 1587. Upon his receiving the earldom, the same year that he married, he was again in a lawsuit with his mother over certain lands, which she stated were given to her by her husband, William Graham, the 5th Earl, but were now demanded by John Graham of Fintry, who was tutoring the young Earl at that time. After the lawsuit, a small clash broke out in the lands of Kelwode (Kolwod), where Margaret Graham resided, and",
"title": "John Graham, 6th Earl of Menteith"
},
{
"docid": "5331418",
"text": "\"Gluefingers\" – a name bestowed upon him by Browns announcer Bob Neal – was more widely used. He practiced with Graham tirelessly to refine routes and was not afraid to run over the middle, where he risked a pounding from defenders when the ball came his way. \"Dante was the greatest guy at catching a ball in a crowd that I have ever seen,\" Brown once said. Among other innovations, he and Graham also mastered sideline patterns at a time when few teams used them. The Browns won another championship in 1954, thanks in part to a strong regular-season performance",
"title": "Dante Lavelli"
},
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"docid": "15640549",
"text": "at the box office without diminishing each other's profits. \"Once Upon Time in Mumbai Dobaara\" was released on 1,300–1,600 screens for India's 67th Independence Day, and some cinemas were sold out. The screen count increased on 16 August to 2,500–2,700 nationwide. \"Once Upon Time in Mumbai Dobaara!\" received mixed-to-negative reviews. Anupama Chopra gave the film three out of five stars in \"The Hindustan Times\": \"Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbaai Dobaara! had me cheering for the bad guy. Which, at least in the movies, is never a bad thing. The film gets one extra star for Akshay Kumar, who makes",
"title": "Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!"
},
{
"docid": "12111716",
"text": "out for the rest of the season. Wade Graham Wade Graham (born 25 October 1990) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. Graham previously played for the Penrith Panthers between 2008 and 2010 and primarily plays as a and . Graham has represented both Australia and Portugal and is a New South Wales State of Origin, City Origin and Indigenous All Stars representative. Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Graham is of Indigenous Australian descent. Graham played his junior rugby league for Blacktown City and attended The Hills Sports High School",
"title": "Wade Graham"
},
{
"docid": "12111706",
"text": "Wade Graham Wade Graham (born 25 October 1990) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. Graham previously played for the Penrith Panthers between 2008 and 2010 and primarily plays as a and . Graham has represented both Australia and Portugal and is a New South Wales State of Origin, City Origin and Indigenous All Stars representative. Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Graham is of Indigenous Australian descent. Graham played his junior rugby league for Blacktown City and attended The Hills Sports High School before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.",
"title": "Wade Graham"
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{
"docid": "7717543",
"text": "TV and Movie Stars: Christopher Judge, (Stargate SG-1) and (The Dark Knight Rises); Marina Sirtis, (Star Trek Next generation); David Nykl, (Stargate Atlantis); Wrestling Guest Haku (King Tonga). 4–6 June, Westpac stadium, Wellington Armageddon TV and Movie guests:Rose McIver- (izombie & Once Upon a Time), David Giuntoli (Grimm), Bitsie Tulloch – (Grimm), Natalia Tena (Harry Potter films, Game of Thrones), Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager, Stargate Atlantis), Samuel Anderson Doctor Who, Ray Santiago (Ash Vs Evil Dead), Dana DeLorenzo Ash Vs Evil Dead, Ted Raimi (Xena, Seaquest DSV), Tahmoh Penikett Supernatural, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica; Cliff Simon Stargate sg1; Graham McTavish",
"title": "Armageddon (convention)"
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{
"docid": "2435491",
"text": "Game in 1970 for his tenth and final time. The college stars lost for the seventh time in a row that year, falling 24–3 to the Kansas City Chiefs. He was replaced in 1971 by Blanton Collier, who had retired after succeeding Brown as Cleveland's head coach. In 1974, Graham was named Coast Guard's football coach once again, although he resigned two years later to focus on his duties as athletic director. In nine years of coaching, Graham's Coast Guard teams had a combined record of 44–32–1. After eight more years as the school's athletic director, Graham retired in 1984.",
"title": "Otto Graham"
},
{
"docid": "11254713",
"text": "down, the Sooners elected to make their first punt. On the next Tech possession, Graham Harrell was sacked on two consecutive plays, once by Adrian Taylor and the other by Gerald McCoy. Coming into the game, the Red Raiders ranked second in the nation in sacks allowed, with only 5. The Sooners ended the first quarter with a 42-yard reception by tight end Jermaine Gresham and two rushes by Chris Brown for a combined 12 yards. Once the second quarter commenced, both Brown and Gresham moved the ball for a touchdown on three different plays. Tech started their next drive",
"title": "2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team"
},
{
"docid": "18150699",
"text": "Helpert. She plays Sam Walden, a teenager surviving as one of the last people on an abandoned post-cataclysmic Earth, who is racing to find a cure for her poisoned home world before the last shuttle off the planet to the distant human space colony leaves her stranded. In 2019, Qualley will appear in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film \"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\", playing a character named Kitty Kat. In 2015, Qualley appeared in the short promotional film \"L’Américaine\" for American fashion label Tory Burch. The film was directed by Dianna Agron, who would later be Qualley's costar on \"Novitiate\".",
"title": "Margaret Qualley"
},
{
"docid": "11801836",
"text": "Once Upon a Time (2008 film) Once Upon a Time () is a 2008 South Korean film, directed by Jeong Yong-ki and adapted from a screenplay by Cheon Seong-il. The film is a heist comedy film set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and a jazz singer, respectively, who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities. \"Once Upon a Time\" was the first major investment by SK Telecom's film division, established late 2007, and was released in South Korea on January 30, 2008, under the company's CH Entertainment",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (2008 film)"
},
{
"docid": "15475189",
"text": "Guy Adams Guy Adams (born 6 January 1976) is an English author, comedian, and actor, possibly best known for the novel \"The World House\". Adams is also a regular writer for Big Finish productions, who produce audio plays based on \"Doctor Who\", as well as several other properties. Adams has also written several books for the Doctor Who franchise, including the BBC Books \"Torchwood\" novel, \"The House That Jack Built\". Adams second book in his The Heaven's Gate Chronicles series, entitled \"Once Upon Time in Hell\" was published in January 2014. First book was also published in the 2013 and",
"title": "Guy Adams"
},
{
"docid": "18322635",
"text": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time) \"Rocky Road\" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series \"Once Upon a Time\", which aired on October 12, 2014. In this episode, Elsa is framed, while flashbacks show Elsa meeting her aunt, The Snow Queen. This episode marks the introduction of Michael Socha as Will Scarlet to the main cast, who recently featured in the spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The Snow Queen's ice cream shop, \"Any Given Sundae\", is shown in the forest. The Arendelle events take place after \"A Tale of Two",
"title": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "18322653",
"text": "themselves.\" \"TV Fanatic\" gave the episode 4.6 out of 5 stars. Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time) \"Rocky Road\" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series \"Once Upon a Time\", which aired on October 12, 2014. In this episode, Elsa is framed, while flashbacks show Elsa meeting her aunt, The Snow Queen. This episode marks the introduction of Michael Socha as Will Scarlet to the main cast, who recently featured in the spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The Snow Queen's ice cream shop, \"Any Given Sundae\", is shown in the",
"title": "Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "16138449",
"text": "them because she is putting up a \"wall\" to keep herself from getting hurt. The sheriff finds the wolf in the woods, and when he whistles, the wolf goes to him. As he pets the wolf's head, he sees himself holding a knife, about to hurt the woman he only knows as Mary Margaret. Graham pays a visit to her classroom, telling her that he believes they know each other from another life, before Storybrooke. Mary Margaret assumes that the sheriff has been talking to Henry, and while this is not the case, this gives Graham the idea to consult",
"title": "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "9044640",
"text": "\"Shot Caller\". In 2016, he appears in \"Preacher (TV series)\". He plays one of Odin's employee's named Verne, first appearing in the episode \"SEE\", seen playing poker. The Dean of Mean makes a brief cameo in Once Upon a Time in Venice where he clobbers Bruce Willis character after failing to repay a debt. Jardine also plays Dyer Howe, a member of Frank Griffin's gang in the Netflix series 'Godless' released in November, 2017. He will appear, as the character Pete, in Vincent D'Onofrio 2019 film \"The Kid\". Jardine is currently engaged to MMA Women's Atomweight fighter Jodie Esquibel, who",
"title": "Keith Jardine"
},
{
"docid": "13030078",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in Springfield \"Once Upon a Time in Springfield\" is the tenth episode of \"The Simpsons\" twenty-first season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 10, 2010. It was promoted as the 450th episode of the series, but is actually the 451st, and aired alongside \"The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!\". The episode is dedicated to Eartha Kitt, who died December 25, 2008, over one year before the episode first aired. In the episode, \"The Krusty the Clown Show\" is once again reconstructed. This time, in a",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
},
{
"docid": "17598348",
"text": "Down the Rabbit Hole (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"Down the Rabbit Hole\" is the first episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". The premiere received generally positive reviews from critics, despite low ratings; the episode was watched by 5.8 million viewers. A title card which states \"Once Upon a Time...\" Alice (Sophie Lowe) returns home to her father (Shaun Smyth), who tells her that everyone thought she was dead. Her imaginative stories about a talking White Rabbit (John Lithgow) and a mystical place called Wonderland end up get the attention",
"title": "Down the Rabbit Hole (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
{
"docid": "5022967",
"text": "the Collector, Henry Woolf, had deep bushy eyebrows, very reminiscent of the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey. However, Holmes presented the villains of the piece as working for a private corporation rather than a government. The director had originally intended that the giant credit cards featured in the story should resemble Barclaycards. This was vetoed by producer Graham Williams who said that it would be free publicity for the bank. Near the end of Part Two, when prompted by Mandrel for a story, the Doctor begins, \"Once upon a time, there were three sisters...\" mirroring the same story he",
"title": "The Sun Makers"
},
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"docid": "16532966",
"text": "potential to become recurring. \"Caprica\" actor John Pyper-Ferguson guest starred in \"Welcome to Storybrooke\" as Kurt Flynn, a widower who longs to aid his son after experiencing the loss of his mother. Season one co-star Jamie Dornan also reprised his role as Sheriff Graham Humbert in the episode. Since the first season, \"Kings\" actor Sebastian Stan had portrayed Jefferson/The Mad Hatter in a recurring role; he has since departed from the show with obligations to the Broadway play \"Picnic\" and the feature film \"\". It was reported that ABC was set to recast the role with the potential for a",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "16018009",
"text": "out. She is arrested and taken to Storybrooke Jail. When Henry runs away again, Emma makes a deal with the Mayor and Sheriff Graham (Jamie Dornan): if they release her, she will find him. After exhausting all possibilities she speaks with Mary Margaret, who tells Emma to \"Check his castle.\" After finding Henry at a wooden jungle gym (which bears a resemblance to Prince Charming's castle), they talk and Emma decides to stay in Storybrooke temporarily, especially after Regina warns her to leave town. This leads Emma to be suspicious of the mayor's motives. Shortly after her conversation with Emma,",
"title": "Pilot (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "18830988",
"text": "that Adam Croasdell was cast as Hook's father, who will appear in a flashback before the midseason finale, and was later revealed to be called Brennan. The fifth episode, \"Dreamcatcher\", saw the introduction of Ryan Robbins as Sir Morgan, Violet's father, and Guy Fauchon as Vortigan. The sixth episode of the season, \"The Bear and the Bow\", introduced Paul Telfer as Lord Macintosh, Marco D'Angelo as Lord MacGuffin and Josh Hallem as Lord Dingwall while the seventh episode, \"Nimue\", saw the introductions of Jason Simpson as Adda, Caroline Ford as Nimue, Darren Moore as Vortigan and Graham Verchere as a",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (season 5)"
},
{
"docid": "9854969",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in China IV Once Upon a Time in China IV is a 1993 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film and the fourth installment in the \"Once Upon a Time in China\" film series. It was directed by Yuen Bun and produced by Tsui Hark, who directed the first three films. Vincent Zhao starred as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, who was portrayed by Jet Li in the first three films. The film is set in Beijing, China in 1900 during the Qing dynasty. Wong Fei-hung plans to return to Foshan",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in China IV"
},
{
"docid": "13869405",
"text": "first place on TV.com, both episodes sharing an 8.8 over 10. Todd VanDerWerff of \"The A.V. Club\" rated this episode a C-. Once Upon a Time in Texas \"Once Upon a Time in Texas\" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series \"Heroes\" and sixty-sixth episode overall. The episode aired on November 2, 2009. Hiro Nakamura arrives three years in the past to save the love of his life, Charlie Andrews. Shortly after arriving, Hiro encounters Sylar, who proceeds into the diner. Charlie pours coffee for her would-be assassin, who startles her after",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Texas"
},
{
"docid": "12877682",
"text": "Waiting in the Wings (play) Waiting in the Wings is a play by Noël Coward. Set in a retirement home for actresses, it focuses on a feud between residents Lotta Bainbridge and May Davenport, who once both loved the same man. \"Waiting in the Wings\" was Coward's fiftieth play. It premiered in Dublin on 8 August 1960 at the Olympia Theatre, and in the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre on 7 September 1960. It was directed by Margaret Webster and starred Sybil Thorndike, Lewis Casson, Marie Lohr and Graham Payn. Binkie Beaumont, who usually presented Coward's plays",
"title": "Waiting in the Wings (play)"
},
{
"docid": "10419574",
"text": "Graham Callinan Graham Callinan (born 1982 in Blackpool, Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2008. Callanan plays club hurling with Glen Rovers, one of the most famous clubs of all-time. He first came to prominence with 'the Glen' as a member of the minor hurling team. In 1999 he lined out in the final of the county minor championship, with Erin's Own providing the opposition. Callanan ended up on the losing side on that occasion as the men from East",
"title": "Graham Callinan"
},
{
"docid": "6741022",
"text": "kids. \"Ben 10: Race Against Time\" is the first film in the series. It revolves around Ben (Graham Phillips), Gwen (Haley Ramm) and Grandpa Max (Lee Majors) returning to their hometown of Bellwood and attempting to adjust to being ‘normal’ again. Unfortunately, their lives are once again disrupted by a mysterious alien known as Eon (Christien Anholt), who has an unexpected connection to the Omnitrix. \"Ben 10: Alien Swarm\" is the second film in the series. It is about Ben (Ryan Kelley), Gwen (Galadriel Stineman), Kevin (Nathan Keyes) and Grandpa Max (Barry Corbin). In the movie the group stumbles upon",
"title": "Ben 10 (2005 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "15283296",
"text": "in a friend's home studio in Drogheda and sent it to the United States. He plays guitar and sings in a band called The Enemies, formed in 2003 in Ireland. In 2012, O'Donoghue was cast as Captain Hook/Killian Jones in the second season of the hit ABC series \"Once Upon a Time\". In 2014, O'Donoghue was cast as the main character in \"The Dust Storm\", an independent film set in Nashville, Tennessee as a musician called \"Brennan\". Christina Perri wrote a song, \"The Words\", which she dedicated to Colin's character (Captain Hook) in \"Once Upon a Time\". O'Donoghue was part",
"title": "Colin O'Donoghue"
},
{
"docid": "17605841",
"text": "Forget Me Not (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) \"Forget Me Not\" is the third episode of the \"Once Upon a Time\" spin-off series \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\". With the Genie's bottle in her clutches, the Red Queen sends the Bandersnatch after Alice since Jafar needs her in order to use Cyrus (who is discovered to have contacted her). Alice and the Knave of Hearts head to the house of the Grendel in the Whispering Woods to obtain the Forget-Me-Knot so that they can find out who stole Cyrus's bottle before Jafar could steal it. In the Knave",
"title": "Forget Me Not (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)"
},
{
"docid": "9220189",
"text": "he believed that the gunman was high on cocaine at the time of the shooting, and they both believed that Graham was only wounded, as he was last seen still alive, on all fours beside his car. In 1998, Northumbria Police questioned five men about an alleged conspiracy to murder the bouncer. In 2002, Tyneside career criminal Lee Shaun Watson turned supergrass, after he admitted the murder of Freddie Knights in Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. During the 'Knights Murder Trial', the jury at Leeds Crown Court heard how Watson had told police who was responsible for the shooting of Graham.",
"title": "Viv Graham"
},
{
"docid": "11809087",
"text": "Karen David Karen Shenaz David (born 15 April 1979 or 1980) is an Indo-Canadian actress, singer and songwriter, who is best known for portraying Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia in ABC's fairytale-themed musical-comedy television series, \"Galavant\", as well as Francesca \"Cesca\" Montoya in the BBC television series \"Waterloo Road\", and Layla in the American action film \"\". She starred as Angela in the ITV television series \"Cold Feet\" and plays Princess Jasmine (from \"Aladdin\") in the American television series \"Once Upon a Time\". David also starred in \"Pixelface\", a CBBC children's television series, where she plays Alexia, the",
"title": "Karen David"
},
{
"docid": "8277676",
"text": "led K-State to the Rose Bowl in 1931 before getting injured. Following his senior season, Graham was a starter in the East–West Shrine Game, becoming the first Kansas State football player to be named to an all-star game. Graham graduated as the all-time leading scorer at Kansas State, and held that record for 64 years until it was surpassed by kicker Martín Gramática in 1997. Upon graduation in 1934, Graham entered the football coaching profession as an assistant to McMillin, who moved from Kansas State to Indiana University that season. Graham remained an assistant football and basketball coach at Indiana",
"title": "Ralph Graham"
},
{
"docid": "13869394",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in Texas \"Once Upon a Time in Texas\" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series \"Heroes\" and sixty-sixth episode overall. The episode aired on November 2, 2009. Hiro Nakamura arrives three years in the past to save the love of his life, Charlie Andrews. Shortly after arriving, Hiro encounters Sylar, who proceeds into the diner. Charlie pours coffee for her would-be assassin, who startles her after Sylar reveals he knows about her aneurysm. Hiro watches from afar, wondering how he can stop Sylar. Meanwhile, in the present, Samuel",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Texas"
},
{
"docid": "20299524",
"text": "to positive reviews with critics citing Mekia Cox's performance helped lifted a less impressive story in this installment, but saved the best takeaways for Adelaide Kane during the episode's final scene. Paul Dailly of \"TV Fanatic\" gave it a 4.2 out of 5 stars: “‘Greenbacks' was another solid episode of Once Upon a Time Season 7. There have been some rough points in this rebooted version of the show, but it is finally finding its footing, and I cannot wait to see how the rest of the season plays out.” \"Entertainment Weekly\"'s Justin Kirkland gave it a B. Nick Hogan",
"title": "Greenbacks (Once Upon a Time)"
},
{
"docid": "20630751",
"text": "it constantly keeps you guessing.\" The Bombmaker The Bombmaker is a two-part British television drama serial, written and created by Stephen Leather, and directed by Graham Theakston. It first broadcast on Sky One on 8 April 2001, with the second and final episode following a week later on 15 April. The series, based upon Leather's novel of the same name, stars Dervla Kirwan as Andrea Hayes, a former IRA bombmaker who is forced to come out of retirement when her daughter is kidnapped and held to ransom. Mark Womack stars as Andrea's husband Martin, while Ciara Lyons plays the role",
"title": "The Bombmaker"
},
{
"docid": "20630748",
"text": "The Bombmaker The Bombmaker is a two-part British television drama serial, written and created by Stephen Leather, and directed by Graham Theakston. It first broadcast on Sky One on 8 April 2001, with the second and final episode following a week later on 15 April. The series, based upon Leather's novel of the same name, stars Dervla Kirwan as Andrea Hayes, a former IRA bombmaker who is forced to come out of retirement when her daughter is kidnapped and held to ransom. Mark Womack stars as Andrea's husband Martin, while Ciara Lyons plays the role of her daughter, Katie. David",
"title": "The Bombmaker"
},
{
"docid": "8525777",
"text": "2006 preseasons, leading former coach Jon Gruden to dub him \"Mr. August\". However, he was not given the opportunity to carry the ball once the regular season began. Instead, Graham played extensively on special teams, leading the team in special teams tackles in 2005 and 2006. Graham started the 2007 season playing predominantly on special teams once again. However, injuries to Bucs' running backs Carnell Williams, Mike Alstott, Michael Pittman allowed Graham to get significant playing at running back for the first time in his pro career. He scored the first two touchdowns of his career on September 23, 2007",
"title": "Earnest Graham"
},
{
"docid": "20500062",
"text": "to the extended Scotland national team training squad. In October 2018 Graham was called up again to the training squad; he was then promoted to the main squad. He was selected on the bench against Wales on 3 November 2018. Darcy Graham Darcy Graham (born 21 July 1997) is a Scottish Rugby Union player who plays for Edinburgh Rugby as a winger or fullback. Graham played for Hawick Rugby Club, playing in the Scottish Cup final aged only 17. Having been a Scottish Rugby Academy stage 2 player, in 2017 Graham was signed by Edinburgh on a two year professional",
"title": "Darcy Graham"
},
{
"docid": "11254685",
"text": "scored rushing touchdowns to bring the final score to 49–24. During the game, the Red Raiders rushed 25 time for a total of 103 yards. Quarterback Graham Harrell completed 43 out of 58 pass attempts for 536 yards, two touchdowns and was intercepted once. He was named AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week for his performance. The team had a school record 18 penalties for 169 yards. The Red Raiders started off with the ball to begin the game. After failing to get a first down on the first three plays, Texas Tech decided to go for it on",
"title": "2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team"
},
{
"docid": "20714838",
"text": "Wish Granny who have fallen on tough times. It was cut for time, because it was the only scene that could be cut without disrupting the whole flow. However, the scene can still be seen in promotional pictures. This scene is included on the Once Upon a Time: The Complete Seventh and Final Season Blu-ray, but not the DVD. The episode received good reviews. \"TV Fanatic\" gave the episode a 4.0 out of 5 stars. \"Entertainment Weekly\"'s Justin Kirkland gave the episode no ratings. Homecoming (Once Upon a Time) \"Homecoming\" is the twenty-first episode of the seventh season and the",
"title": "Homecoming (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "15296798",
"text": "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Once Upon a Time in Anatolia () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead body on the Anatolian steppe. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it was a co-winner of the Grand Prix. Through the night, three cars carry a small group of menpolice officers, a doctor, a prosecutor,",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"
},
{
"docid": "15296813",
"text": "film critics from around the world. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Once Upon a Time in Anatolia () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead body on the Anatolian steppe. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it was a co-winner of the Grand Prix. Through the night, three cars carry a small group of",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"
},
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"docid": "9977166",
"text": "18 June 2007 at 19:20 (BST) on Radio 1. \"Once Upon a Time in the West\" was finally released on 3 September 2007. The band launched the album on the midnight of release at Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street, London with a performance of a selected number of songs followed by a CD signing. The following day the band performed at Maida Vale Studios to a small audience who earned their tickets through Radio 1. On 9 September, \"Once Upon a Time in the West\" went straight in at #1 in the Album Charts, giving the band their second consecutive",
"title": "Once Upon a Time in the West (album)"
},
{
"docid": "18356735",
"text": "about the photos and to seek out Sidney's help, offers to help Regina revive Marian, with Regina telling Emma that she'll never have her back and vice versa. As this plays out, Elsa starts seeing what looks like Anna in the cemetery calling out for help, and she gets out of the vehicle. Emma then races out and finds her missing, followed by Regina, who then opens her compact mirror to see Sidney, who informs her that he found Ingrid. Wasting no time tracking Elsa to the east of the toll bridge, Emma and Regina walk through the woods when",
"title": "Breaking Glass (Once Upon a Time)"
},
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"docid": "19950527",
"text": "leave Storybrooke. Later, as the Queen wishes for a fresh start, she is sent to the Wish Realm, where she reunites with Robin in a local bar. True to the image on Page 23, a bond begins to blossom. Josh Dallas, Robert Carlyle, and Emile de Ravin are credited but do not appear in this episode. Hesham Hammoud, who plays the Crewman in this episode, also played Ghazi in the \"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland\" episode \"Who's Alice\". The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on November 30, 2016. The title of",
"title": "Page 23"
},
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"docid": "10152675",
"text": "the 2007 NFL Draft. In 2008, Graham started at cornerback alongside longtime Bear Charles Tillman. Graham registered his first career interception on October 19, 2008 off of Minnesota Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte. Graham also recorded 91 tackles in the 2008 season. Graham was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2011 after a season in which he recorded 16 total tackles, deflected three passes, forced a fumble, and caught three interceptions. Graham signed with the Baltimore Ravens on March 23, 2012. Graham said that upon signing with the Ravens, he looks to see more time on defense, as well as",
"title": "Corey Graham"
},
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"docid": "6459886",
"text": "Gonna Be Your Friend\" touches upon themes of male homosexuality, not unlike the video for \"Belief\" in \"Youth Society\". Selina, Hebe and Ella are three girls who are fawning over a male friend of theirs, only to find out that the friend is gay and already has a boyfriend. N.B. None of the album's songs charted until January. Once Upon a Time (S.H.E album) Once Upon a Time () is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. It was released on November 25, 2005 by HIM International Music. As of 14 December 2005, the album had shipped",
"title": "Once Upon a Time (S.H.E album)"
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"Aida Yurijivna Nikolaychuk"
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"docid": "17585239",
"text": "Aida Nikolaychuk Aida Yurijivna Nikolaychuk, sometimes spelled Nikolaichuk, () is a Ukrainian pop singer and model. She was the winner of the third season of Ukraine's \"X-Factor\" TV talent competition in 2012. She drew special attention during the show's second season when judges interrupted her performance of Polina Gagarina's \"Lullaby\" (Колыбельная, Kalybelnaya), suspecting her voice was actually a digital recording. They challenged her to sing the song \"a cappella\". Although visibly surprised, Nikolaychuk sang the song equally well without accompaniment. Nikolaychuk was born on 3 March 1982 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. She started singing in the first grade,",
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"docid": "14917675",
"text": "recording of \"The X Factor\". On 24 October, Cole performed \"Promise This\" on \"The X Factor\"'s results show. She donned a white tuxedo jacket, \"frilly black knickers,\" knee-high zebra print tights, and leather boots and was joined by multiple back-up dancers. She \"showcased her vocal and dancing skills with an energetic, raunchy routine that earned a standing ovation from her fellow judges.\" Similar to her 2009 performance of \"Fight for This Love\" on \"The X Factor\", the media speculated whether Cole lip synced or not. An ITV spokesperson insisted that Cole did not mime, although the performance was pre-recorded. \"The",
"title": "Messy Little Raindrops"
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"docid": "20129400",
"text": "the other hand, Michael Arceneaux of \"The Root\" was more critical of Braxton; he thought she was lip syncing and overly dramatic. For Braxton's appearance on the game show \"Hip Hop Squares\", host DeRay Davis joked that she was lip syncing during the performance. In an interview with the radio show \"The Breakfast Club\", Braxton responded that she is close friends with Davis. Credits adapted from the liner notes of \"My Man\". My Man (Tamar Braxton song) \"My Man\" is a song recorded by American singer Tamar Braxton from her fifth studio album \"Bluebird of Happiness\" (2017). It was released",
"title": "My Man (Tamar Braxton song)"
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"docid": "9544633",
"text": "Allen song \"Cheryl Tweedy\" was written about her. It has been widely reported that Cheryl lip-syncs during live performances. Whilst performing \"Fight for this Love\" in 2009 on \"The X Factor\", media speculated that the performance was mimed, something that she denied though she admitted to having some pre-recorded vocals to help the live performance. In 2010, during her second performance on \"The X Factor\", in which she performed \"Promise This\", she \"showcased her vocal and dancing skills with an energetic, raunchy routine that earned a standing ovation from her fellow judges.\" Similar to her 2009 performance of \"Fight for",
"title": "Cheryl (singer)"
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"docid": "14916775",
"text": "X Factor\"'s results show. She donned a white tuxedo jacket, \"frilly black knickers,\" knee-high zebra print tights, and leather boots and was joined by multiple back-up dancers. She \"showcased her vocal and dancing skills with an energetic, raunchy routine that earned a standing ovation from her fellow judges.\" Similar to her 2009 performance of \"Fight for This Love\" on \"The X Factor\", the media speculated whether Cole lip synced or not. An ITV spokesperson insisted that Cole did not mime, although the performance was pre-recorded. British recording artist Adele covered \"Promise This\" on 27 January 2011 for BBC Radio 1's",
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"docid": "17242797",
"text": "in the bottom two, lip syncing against Vivienne Pinay to Britney Spears' Oops I Did It Again. After the performance, both Mulugeta and Pinay were eliminated in a double elimination. After Mulugeta was eliminated, when asked to choose who he would like to win, he picked Seattle-based Jinkx Monsoon, who did end up taking the crown. At the beginning of season 6 of \"Drag Race\", Mulugeta stated that he was \"Team Courtney\" for who should win, referring to Courtney Act. Mulugeta and Act had met when both auditioned for \"The X Factor\". In 2010, Mulugeta released a cover of Adele’s",
"title": "Honey Mahogany"
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"text": "left side, or a tone-deaf vocalist on the right which is matched to a designated contestant. Identify the skilled vocalists who are lip-syncing to their own voice and the tone-deaf vocalists who are lip-syncing to someone else's voice that have their similar voice tone. Both the contestant and lip-sync substitute appeared together and they are lip-syncing to the same song, but only one is the lip-sync owner. They must perform lip syncing with a non-lyrical part of a song (i.e. screaming, whistling, or interjective words), or the lip syncing voice may be replaced by 'nonsense sound effects' (i.e. animal sounds,",
"title": "I Can See Your Voice"
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"docid": "12713033",
"text": "On 18 November a teaser trailer was released showing Ryan Tubridy lip syncing All I Want For Christmas in an X Factor-style singing contest. A three-part documentary, \"The Late Late Toy Show Unwrapped\", was also shown in the three days leading up to the show from Wednesday 30 November and followed the toy show performers through the auditions and preparations stages for the toy show, this was presented by Nicky Byrne Over 125,000 people applied for tickets for the show. There were 200 seats available for the studio audience and tickets were allocated on a lottery basis. Advertisers paid €32,000",
"title": "The Late Late Toy Show"
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"text": "performed a dance routine with several back-up dancers while Jackson played bass guitar with the band. Although she lip-synced, the performance still managed to receive some favorable reviews. A reviewer from MTV wrote, \"sure, her pre-game performance of 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow' was pretaped. And yes, it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it.\" Another MTV review was less kind: \"The painfully '80s Janet Jackson rip-off tune and skinny-tie-era backup dancers made Adbul look like the Mrs. Robinson of dance pop. Judging those kids on 'Idol' just got a",
"title": "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"
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"docid": "2462337",
"text": "he thought had the best voice. Cowell immediately answered that Clarkson did \"by a mile\", noting that she was \"up there\" with other great singers such as Celine Dion. \"Esquire\" wrote that Clarkson has \"the best voice in the history of pop music\". Reviewing \"Stronger\", Jody Rosen of \"Rolling Stone\" states, Clarkson has, \"One of music's most remarkable voices.\" Jason Lipshutz from \"Billboard\" considered Clarkson as one of the greatest singers in pop music. Regarding the controversial practice of lip-syncing, Clarkson claims that she never has, and never will lip-sync, elaborating in an interview with Cory Myers; \"I've actually never",
"title": "Kelly Clarkson"
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"docid": "17395895",
"text": "some controversy as Morissette was accused of lip-syncing Ariana Grande's \"Break Free\", after judges praised her for keeping her voice steady despite dancing and singing from one side of the stage to another. She clarified that it was a live performance and that she owed it to the audience to give them one. Before ASAP she recorded the theme song of the drama series \"Moon of Desire\", the self-titled original song composed by Trina Belamide. This served as her first project for ABS-CBN and opened doors for more theme songs on ABS-CBN's \"teleseryes\". On May 2014, Amon held her very",
"title": "Morissette Amon"
},
{
"docid": "1910428",
"text": "\"The X Factor\" and was replaced by Rita Ora. She began presenting \"Lip Sync Battle UK\", the British adaption of \"Lip Sync Battle\", on Channel 5 in January 2016, alongside Professor Green. In 2016, Brown guest judged at The X Factor at the London auditions, standing in for Scherzinger, while she had other commitments. In 2016 she announced that the Spice Girls – except for Victoria Beckham and Melanie C – were working on new material and a 20th anniversary tour for 2017. The song “Song for Her” was later leaked online featuring the bandmembers. Plans for a reunion were",
"title": "Mel B"
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"docid": "3159678",
"text": "or she will hit a wrong note. Sometimes lip-syncing is incorrectly identified by fans sitting in the back of a stadium seeing a drummer hit a kit before they actually hear the sound; the delay can be mistaken for poor synchronization of miming artists and a backing track. It is also possible that fans who are watching a performer who is not lip syncing on a large screen video display, either in the venue or remotely as in a live broadcast, are actually seeing a real lip sync timing error. These can be created by the video signal processing delay",
"title": "Lip sync"
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"docid": "13502509",
"text": "Wendy Williams Show\". During both performances, DeBarge was accompanied by several female back-up dancers. On June 18, the single was performed yet again on the reality dancing competition, \"So You Think You Can Dance' The performance was met with mixed reviews, mainly due to the fact that DeBarge had lip-synced her way through the song. Oh No They Didn't mocked the performance. Neon Limelight praised the dancing performed during the performance, however, they were not thrilled with the lip-syncing, stating \"It's just a major shame she did not perform the song live. The obvious lip syncing took some of the",
"title": "Exposed (Kristinia DeBarge album)"
},
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"docid": "14964447",
"text": "tried out for \"The X Factor\" but it did not turn out too well, maybe because I did not have the confidence. I thought I would try \"Britain's Got Talent\" or \"The X Factor\" again and if that did not work out, I would have to think about what I was going to do.\" Ferguson sang \"A Change Is Gonna Come\" for her audition in front of judges, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger. At her bootcamp audition, she sang \"Like a Star\" to which Cowell said \"That is a recording voice!\" and Scherzinger said, \"I told",
"title": "Rebecca Ferguson (singer)"
},
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"docid": "1410942",
"text": "lip syncing during live performances. On April 16, 2014, Scantlin had an on-stage meltdown during a show at Trees Dallas, in which he threw a microphone and beer into the audience, as well as appearing to threaten and attempt to physically attack members of the audience. He also received criticism as he appeared to be lip-syncing during the performance. On June 20, 2015, the band was booed off stage at a show in Versailles, Ohio after Scantlin was spotted lip syncing to the songs. In response to the social media backlash, the band subsequently deleted their Facebook page. With the",
"title": "Puddle of Mudd"
},
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"docid": "7733026",
"text": "\"Battle of Bay Avenue.\" Toms River High School East was recognized across the state and even the country for their \"Lip Dub 1\" and \"Lip Dub 2\" videos. The lip dub videos feature East students lip-syncing and dancing through the halls and campus of the school. The videos were created and produced by the Toms River Regional Schools TV Network and television production class. The students spent roughly three months planning \"Lip Dub 1\", planning camera movement and timing out cues for the students who were lip-syncing in the video. \"Lip Dub 1\" features about 150 students involved in many",
"title": "Toms River High School East"
},
{
"docid": "18635585",
"text": "Macedonia, Alice, this year. There was a soloist from Kosovo, Floriana Rexhepi, this year too. The 14 eliminated acts were: The final 16 finalists were confirmed as follows; Key: Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate X Factor (Albania season 4) X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The fourth season began on",
"title": "X Factor (Albania season 4)"
},
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"docid": "17732088",
"text": "other scenes shot in black-and-white, showing Beyoncé headbanging and moshing with members of a punk subculture, as well as dancing with a team of street dancers in a graffiti covered alley. Throughout the video, she is seen lip-syncing the lyrics of the song and moving in accordance with its melody while the camera focuses only on her. Many of the scenes are also shot using the slow motion filming technique. It ends with McMahon announcing the winners of \"Star Search\", Skeleton Crew, which receive four stars from the judges of the show, while Girl's Tyme receive three stars, losing the",
"title": "Flawless (Beyoncé song)"
},
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"docid": "16859244",
"text": "that she openly struggled with. The X Factor (U.S. season 3) The third and final season of the American music competition television show \"The X Factor\" premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013 and ended on December 19, 2013. This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges.<del></del> Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013,",
"title": "The X Factor (U.S. season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "16666430",
"text": "judges' houses each act performed one song for their mentor and his/her guest, before the last performance, they practiced the song with their mentor and his/her guest. The twelve eliminated acts were: Key: Contestants' colour key: X Factor (Germany season 3) The third Season of X Factor started on 25 August 2012. The auditions were held in April/May 2012. The show was broadcast every Sunday. The judges were Sarah Connor, H.P. Baxxter, Sandra Nasic and . In October 2012 Connor announced that she would not return to the judging panel for the Fourth Season. There were four phases: 1. Auditions",
"title": "X Factor (Germany season 3)"
},
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"docid": "18906041",
"text": "that Lina Rafn was considering leaving \"X Factor\". Five days later, it was reported that Rafn would be leaving the show. At the final of season 8 on March 27, Rafn said in an interview that she did not know if she would continue as a judge. Thomas Blachman said it was maybe time for three new judges. On June 22, Rafn said that she was in doubt about returning to \"X Factor\" because she also wanted to focus on her own career. On June 26, Eva Harlou announced that she would not be returning as host for season 9.",
"title": "X Factor (Denmark season 9)"
},
{
"docid": "17269626",
"text": "Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate X Factor (Albania season 3) X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The third season began on 15 September on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. The producers' auditions for the show",
"title": "X Factor (Albania season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "16527628",
"text": "eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate Judges' votes to eliminate X Factor (Albania season 2) X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The second season began on 28 October 2012 on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in August and",
"title": "X Factor (Albania season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "12570142",
"text": "fifth season of X Factor was broadcast from April 27 to July 20, 2017 on Skai TV. The host Sakis Rouvas remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage. Tamta remained from the judges of the past seasons with Giorgos Mazonakis, Giorgos Papadopoulos and Babis Stokas being the new judges. The winner of this series was Panagiotis Koufogiannis from Cyprus. A sixth season of X Factor will begin broadcast from January 2019 on Open TV. The X Factor (Greek TV series) The X Factor is the Greek version of \"The X Factor\", a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a",
"title": "The X Factor (Greek TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "20829947",
"text": "at every contestant based on its appearance and singing visual. They will show a muted video of each contestant's singing that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice. Identify the skilled vocalists who are lip-syncing to their own voice and the tone-deaf vocalists who are lip-syncing to someone else's voice that have their similar voice tone. For 30 seconds, three randomly selected panelists must hear the contestant's singing voice using its headphones first. Afterwards, he or she must \"defend\" and \"convince\" the contestant to seek their evidence and then the guest artist may ask one question to each panelist.",
"title": "I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "20829500",
"text": "a platform referred to as \"SEE-cret songers\", with their own \"aliases\" to make them keep secret. They do not speak until the final reveal. The guest artist(s) must look at every contestant based on its and . They will show a muted video of each contestant's singing that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice. Identify the skilled vocalists who are lip-syncing to their own voice and the tone-deaf vocalists who are lip-syncing to someone else's voice that have their similar voice tone. The panelist must hear the defender's singing voice using its headphones first. Afterwards, he or she",
"title": "I Can See Your Voice Malaysia"
},
{
"docid": "20965341",
"text": "The guest artist(s) must look at every contestant based on its and . They will show a muted video of each contestant's singing that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice. Identify the skilled vocalists who are lip-syncing to their own voice and the tone-deaf vocalists who are lip-syncing to someone else's voice that have their similar voice tone. They must perform lip syncing with a non-lyrical part of a song (i.e. screaming, whistling, or interjective words). They will provide proofs of each contestant's singing ability (i.e. photo, video, certificates, etc). Skilled vocalists had their own evidences while the",
"title": "I Can See Your Voice (Philippines season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "20348351",
"text": "every contestant based on its and . They will show a muted video of each contestant's singing that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice. Identify the skilled vocalists who are lip-syncing to their own voice and the tone-deaf vocalists who are lip-syncing to someone else's voice that have their similar voice tone. They must perform lip syncing with a non-lyrical part of a song (i.e. screaming, whistling, or interjective words). They will provide proofs of each contestant's singing ability (i.e. photo, video, certificates, etc). Skilled vocalists had their own evidences while the tone-deaf vocalists had their evidences fabricated.",
"title": "I Can See Your Voice (Philippine game show)"
},
{
"docid": "12570140",
"text": "Factor started airing in October 2008 on ANT1 and was hosted by singer Sakis Rouvas. The judges were Giorgos Levendis, songwriter Giorgos Theofanous, marketing executive of ANT1 TV, Katerina Gagaki and music critic Nikos Mouratidis. The winner of the 1st X-Factor was Loukas Giorkas, who released his debut EP album on September 2009. A second series of X Factor was broadcated by ANT1 TV. The live shows debuted on October 30. The host and the judges remain the same as in the first series.The winner of the 2nd X-Factor was Stavros Michalakakos. A third season of X Factor was broadcast",
"title": "The X Factor (Greek TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "16123046",
"text": "X Factor (Albanian TV series) X Factor Albania is the Albanian version of \"The X Factor\", adapted from the original UK series to find new singing talent. The first season started in January 8, 2012, and it is broadcast by TV Klan. The judges are: Albanian singer from Macedonia Altuna Sejdiu, Albanian singer Soni Malaj, Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj, and the famous composer Pandi Laço. The show is hosted by Alketa Vejsiu. She applied to acquire the rights of the show along with Top Channel and TV Klan. Syco TV gave the rights to her, then she sold parts of",
"title": "X Factor (Albanian TV series)"
},
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"docid": "15605405",
"text": "on \"The X Factor USA\". On 14 May 2011, Dannii Minogue announced that she would not appear as a judge on the eighth series either, due to a clash with \"Australia's Got Talent\", another show for which she judges. Of her decision, Minogue said, \"During discussions for me to return to \"The X Factor\" it became clear that unfortunately, this year, \"The X Factor\" audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of \"Australia's Got Talent\" during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return\". After Cowell and Cole announced their departures, a number of",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 8)"
},
{
"docid": "555397",
"text": "Shine (2017 TV series) alongside fellow judges Martin Kemp and Barlow. In 2007, Minogue was hired by Simon Cowell to become a judge on the Seven Network talent show \"Australia's Got Talent\" along with Red Symons and Tom Burlinson. It was after this series that Minogue was offered the role on \"The X Factor UK\" after Cowell thought she proved good as a judge on \"Australia's Got Talent\". She returned to the panel for seasons two and three in 2008 and 2009. \"Australia's Got Talent\" returned for a fourth season in 2010, and Minogue was the only original judge to",
"title": "Dannii Minogue"
},
{
"docid": "20538625",
"text": "The X Factor Israel (season 3) The X Factor Israel is the Israeli version of the British television music competition \"The X Factor\". The third started its run on Thursday, October 18, 2017. The show airs during prime time on Reshet network in Channel 2 and after October 31, 2017, in Reshet 13. It was announced that Bar Refaeli, an Israeli fashion model, will host the third season. Contrary to most other versions of the \"X Factor\" where the judges panels was a mixture of singers and music industry figures, the Israeli version was composed entirely of musicians. The judges",
"title": "The X Factor Israel (season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "17802841",
"text": "The X Factor Israel (season 2) The X Factor Israel is the Israeli version of the British television music competition \"The X Factor\". The second started its run on Thursday, June 13, 2015. The show airs during prime time on Reshet network on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The season concluded on September 5, 2015. It was announced that Bar Refaeli, an Israeli fashion model, will host the second season. Contrary to most other versions of the \"X Factor\" where the judges panels was a mixture of singers and music industry figures, the Israeli version was composed entirely of musicians. The judges",
"title": "The X Factor Israel (season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "17338834",
"text": "her education at Greymouth High School. After school, she worked at her father's meatworks in Greymouth before moving to Auckland in January 2013. Prior to entering \"The X Factor\", Thomas had little professional performance experience. Thomas initially attended the Greymouth pre-audition on 11 January 2013, where she was put through to the judges' auditions. At her judges' audition Thomas performed Birdy's version of the Bon Iver song \"Skinny Love\", prompting judge Melanie Blatt to declare \"I think I've just witnessed a performance from the winner of \"X Factor.\"\" After Thomas' audition screened, Birdy's 2011 recording of \"Skinny Love\" entered the",
"title": "Jackie Thomas (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "16011743",
"text": "X Factor (Poland series 2) The second series of Polish television music competition \"X Factor\" started on TVN on 3 March and will end in June 2012. The pre-auditions took place in December 2011 and filmed auditions began on 10 January 2012 in Zabrze. Two of the judges, Czesław Mozil and Kuba Wojewódzki returned, though Maja Sablewska had left the show after the first series. She was replaced by a new judge, Tatiana Okupnik. Jarosław Kuźniar returned to present the show. The judging panel line-up for the second series of \"X Factor\" was revealed on 5 January 2012. Kuba Wojewódzki",
"title": "X Factor (Poland series 2)"
},
{
"docid": "9092678",
"text": "Key: X Factor (Icelandic TV series) X Factor was the Icelandic version of the popular British television show The X Factor. It premiered in Reykjavík on November 17, 2006 with actress Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir hosting the show. The judges were the talent agent and businessman Einar Bárðarson, rock musician Elínborg Halldórsdóttir and pop singer Paul Oscar. Previously both Einar and Páll Óskar had been judges in \"Idol stjörnuleit\", the Icelandic version of \"Pop Idol\". In the finals of \"X Factor\" held in Vetrargarðinum, Smáralind, a large shopping center in Iceland, singer and hair dresser Jógvan Hansen from Faroe Islands was the",
"title": "X Factor (Icelandic TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "9092677",
"text": "X Factor (Icelandic TV series) X Factor was the Icelandic version of the popular British television show The X Factor. It premiered in Reykjavík on November 17, 2006 with actress Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir hosting the show. The judges were the talent agent and businessman Einar Bárðarson, rock musician Elínborg Halldórsdóttir and pop singer Paul Oscar. Previously both Einar and Páll Óskar had been judges in \"Idol stjörnuleit\", the Icelandic version of \"Pop Idol\". In the finals of \"X Factor\" held in Vetrargarðinum, Smáralind, a large shopping center in Iceland, singer and hair dresser Jógvan Hansen from Faroe Islands was the winner.",
"title": "X Factor (Icelandic TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "15829270",
"text": "\"Titanium\" in the third series of \"The X Factor Australia\". \"Titanium\" was also covered by Martin Madeja on the second season of \"X Factor Germany\" on November 8, 2011. On February 10, 2012, Morten Benjamin performed the song on the fifth season of \"X Factor Denmark\". On October 11, 2012, 13-year-old Beatrice Miller performed \"Titanium\" during the judges' houses round of the second season of \"The X Factor USA\". The song was also performed by Jahméne Douglas during the judges' houses round and Lucy Spraggan during the third live show of the ninth series of \"The X Factor UK\" on",
"title": "Titanium (song)"
},
{
"docid": "17716372",
"text": "that was a great, great vocal performance.\" They later faced off against the others in a group performance 'Cry Me A River', in which they received praise from Kelly, who said they \"soared\". For Divas/Unplugged night, the couple sang two songs. Their \"Diva\" song was \"Say My Name\" by Destiny's Child. The song earned them praise from Kelly, who said she adored the new sassy side of Sierra. Their \"Unplugged\" song, \"Say Something\" by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera (thought by many as their best X Factor performance) earned them praise by the judges; Kelly said she felt",
"title": "Alex & Sierra"
},
{
"docid": "11122596",
"text": "Roberta Howett Roberta Howett (born 26 September 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show \"The X Factor\" in 2004. Howett successfully auditioned for the first series of \"The X Factor\" in 2004 and made it to \"bootcamp\", \"judges' houses\" and the live shows, but was eliminated in the first live show. Performances on \"The X Factor\" In 2007, Howett sang on Toni Castells's debut album, \"Unharmed\". She announced on Irish Radio that she would release three singles in Ireland, before finally releasing her debut album.",
"title": "Roberta Howett"
},
{
"docid": "16806792",
"text": "Singe was featured on fellow \"X Factor\" contestant Bella Ferraro's single \"Forgot You\" which peaked at number 75 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On 18 February 2015, Singe announced on Facebook that he had left The Collective to pursue his solo career. In April 2015, he was featured on the single \"Don't Need 'Em\" by Donell Lewis and Fortafy. Zachariah Russell, born , is from Rockhampton, Queensland. Russell auditioned for \"The X Factor\" singing Stevie Wonder's \"Superstition\" and received a mixed response from the judges. Mel B thought his rendition was annoying, Natalie Bassingthwaighte said he \"butchered the song\" but",
"title": "The Collective (band)"
},
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"docid": "17712929",
"text": "or she put through to the live shows. Key: The categories and 15 final acts were as follows: Key: The categories and 16 final acts were as follows: Key: Factor X (Portuguese TV series) Factor X was the Portuguese version of the television music competition \"The X Factor\", originally created by Simon Cowell. The first episode premiered on October 6, 2013 hosted by Bárbara Guimarães, João Manzarra, Carolina Torres and Tiago Silva. The three judges are Paulo Junqueiro, Sónia Tavares and Paulo Ventura. To date, two series have been broadcast, as summarised below. In each season, each judge is allocated",
"title": "Factor X (Portuguese TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "14996065",
"text": "their number of acts down to three, without a public vote. For the first time in X Factor Armenia history, viewers voted on the official web page of Shant TV to determine which of the judges was allocated each of the four categories. The judges learnt the result during the four-chair challenge. André will be mentoring the Boys, Erik has the Girls, Garik Papoyan will look after the Groups and Shushanik Arevshatyan has been assigned the Over 22s. Contestants' colour key: X-Factor (Armenian TV series) X-Factor () is the Armenian version of \"The X Factor\", a show originating in the",
"title": "X-Factor (Armenian TV series)"
},
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"docid": "1455675",
"text": "\"H.I.T.S.\". The song peaked at No. 16 on the US charts and No. 9 in the UK charts. Meanwhile, as the music industry was still reeling from the Milli Vanilli lip-syncing scandal, the group found themselves accused of lip-syncing by Gregory McPherson, also a music teacher at Berklee College of Music, who was listed as an associate producer and string arranger on the group's third album, \"Step by Step\". McPherson alleged that Maurice Starr sang the vocals while the group lip-synced to pre-recorded vocals during their live performances. McPherson also filed a breach of contract and creative infringement lawsuit against",
"title": "New Kids on the Block"
},
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"docid": "8553946",
"text": "city preliminaries, where the winner and first alternate advance to the state pageant. Historically, pageant competition consisted of interview, evening gown and talent categories. Later a Contemporary Fashion category for sportswear was added. After about a decade it was changed to Creative Fashion, a category that was never fully understood by judges or contestants and was later changed to Creative Costume. It was eventually replaced with Solo Talent. While some of the contestants perform live vocal, dance or comedy skits, the vast majority showcase their talent of lip syncing to prerecorded music. Current categories are Male Interview, Solo Talent, Evening",
"title": "Miss Gay America"
},
{
"docid": "4808864",
"text": "\"The Xtra Factor\" on the Seven Network's digital channel 7Two. The show was not renewed when \"The X Factor\" returned for a third season in 2011. The voiceover for both series of \"The Xtra Factor\" was Nicholas McKay. The show featured behind-the-scenes footage of \"The X Factor\" and the emotional responses of the contestants after the judges commented on their performances. A celebrity panel was usually featured, who gave their opinions on the contestants. The judges and contestants also answered phone calls from viewers, while Facebook statuses, tweets, and SMS messages appeared on screen. \"The Xtra Factor\" also showed extra",
"title": "The X Factor (Australian TV series)"
},
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"docid": "13482990",
"text": "the base software package. Papagayo (software) Papagayo is a free Lip-syncing software made in Python for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It works by importing an audio file, as well as writing the text for the audio and placing it accordingly. The program then uses a built-in dictionary to select the appropriate mouth for the spoken text. Modifications and dictionaries are available on the forum. Originally created as a tool for LostMarble's own Moho editor, the tool is being adopted by users and developers of several open source animation products (including Blender and Synfig Studio) to add lip-sync",
"title": "Papagayo (software)"
},
{
"docid": "13482989",
"text": "Papagayo (software) Papagayo is a free Lip-syncing software made in Python for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It works by importing an audio file, as well as writing the text for the audio and placing it accordingly. The program then uses a built-in dictionary to select the appropriate mouth for the spoken text. Modifications and dictionaries are available on the forum. Originally created as a tool for LostMarble's own Moho editor, the tool is being adopted by users and developers of several open source animation products (including Blender and Synfig Studio) to add lip-sync features not available in",
"title": "Papagayo (software)"
},
{
"docid": "11039473",
"text": "Sky Uno and FremantleMedia Italia announced that Argento had been fired from \"The X Factor Italy\" following these allegations, making her the third judge fired from the X Factor franchise. The twelfth series of \"The X Factor Italy\" premiered in September with Alessandro Cattelan, Manuel Agnelli, Fedez and Mara Maionchi returning as host and judges, respectively. A fourth new judge, Italian singer Lodovico Guenzi, of the band Lo Stato Sociale, replaced Argento in the live shows. On the second series of \"The X Factor\" during filming of the final judges' auditions session in December 2014, whilst giving feedback to busker",
"title": "The X Factor"
},
{
"docid": "18826847",
"text": "and the tone-deaf vocalists who are lip-syncing to someone else's voice that have their similar voice tone. Both the contestant and lip-sync substitute appeared together and they are lip-syncing to the same song, but only one is the lip-sync owner. On the first two episodes, identify the good and bad singers within 100 seconds based on its true statement. This have been changed on the rest of eight episodes, the guest artist(s) must have then 100 seconds to discuss three contestants before making the final decision. These answers depends on the contestant if they're told the truth or lied their",
"title": "I Can See Your Voice (South Korean TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "16130931",
"text": "Kosovar pop singer Vesa Luma, Albania's representative at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest Juliana Pasha and the Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj. The winner of the first season of X factor Albania was Sheila Haxhiraj. The X Factor's host television Klan invited over 10 Albanian artists to be a part of The X Factor judging panel. It was rumored that Albanian singer Aurela Gaçe will be a judge/mentor. But, after giving birth to her first child, Aurela posted in Facebook that she will be staying with her family the whole month. Until the show started, the judges were not confirmed. In",
"title": "X Factor (Albania season 1)"
},
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"docid": "12570141",
"text": "from October 2010 to February 2011. The third series of X Factor was won by Greek-Cypriot Haris Antoniou. The program was broadcast by ANT1 TV and the host and the judges remained the same as the previous year. A fourth season of X Factor was broadcast from 4 April to 8 July 2016 on Skai TV. The host Sakis Rouvas remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage. Giorgos Theofanous remained from the judges of the past seasons with Peggy Zina, Tamta and Thodoris Marantinis from Onirama being the new judges. The winner of this series was Andreas Leontas from Cyprus. A",
"title": "The X Factor (Greek TV series)"
},
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"docid": "12570074",
"text": "part in the second series of \"Star for a Night\". She became the runner-up of the series, behind Joss Stone. She went on to audition for the second series of \"The X Factor\" in 2005, where she made it to judges houses before her mentor Louis Walsh decided she was too young to continue in the competition. She returned to \"The X Factor\" for its fifth series in 2008, where she went on to win the competition with 58% of the public vote. In 2010, she was a guest judge on the British version of \"So You Think You Can",
"title": "Alexandra Burke"
},
{
"docid": "15932730",
"text": "judges' houses stage in series 8 and bootcamp in series 9, as had McCabe in both series, as well as also reaching bootcamp in series 5. McCabe's exit was met with outrage on Twitter, as she had been considered as one of the favourites to win the series. In interviews given shortly before judges' houses was screened, both contestants had vowed never to return again if they were rejected. There is anecdotal evidence from blogs and discussion forums that some of the first-round \"X Factor\" audition sessions held in front of the producers have been poorly organised, with auditionees forced",
"title": "Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)"
},
{
"docid": "15730654",
"text": "X Factor (Germany season 2) The second Season of X Factor started on 30 August 2011. The auditions were held in April/May 2011. The show was broadcast every Tuesday and Sunday . The Judges were Sarah Connor, and Till Brönner . There were four phases: This year twelve acts had been a part of the live shows, and not nine. Furthermore, from the first to sixth live show the judges decided which act had to leave the X Factor. In the final were three acts. The first appeal for applicants for series 2 was broadcast during series 1 on 9",
"title": "X Factor (Germany season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "3159687",
"text": "\"affront to all legitimate live performers who risk lyric mistakes and cracking voices to give an authentic performance\". The author argues that lip-syncing in live concerts will \"...destroy our ability to enjoy great live performances the way we once could, thrilling to the certain knowledge that we are witnessing something extraordinary from a great talent\". The author argues that this \"...makes lip-syncing in public performances wrong. Not only is the audience being lied to; it is being made cynical\". While Michael Jackson's performance on the television special \"\" (1983) changed the scope of live stage show, as he mixed singing",
"title": "Lip sync"
},
{
"docid": "15403384",
"text": "Nagima Eskalieva, Nurbergen Makhambetov and Eva Becher as judges. The seventh series was aired from 1 September to December 2018 with Nagima Eskalieva, Dilnaz Akhmadieva and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges. X Factor (Kazakh TV series) X Factor is a television music talent show in Kazakhstan contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is the Kazakh version of the international \"The X Factor\" series and is broadcast on the Perviy Kanal Evraziya channel in Kazakhstan. In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table",
"title": "X Factor (Kazakh TV series)"
},
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"docid": "16011746",
"text": "the judging role on the show. On 8 November 2011, \"Fakt\" reported that Edyta Górniak was one of the favourites to become the permanent judge or only appear at the judges' houses stage of the show. Few days later, in an interview with \"Plejada\" she confirmed that she had been offered a judging role on \"X Factor\" and its rival show, \"Bitwa na głosy\". She revealed that she was considering both offers, but \"not as seriously as media reports\". She also added that she wanted to focus on her upcoming concerts and might not have enough time to serve as",
"title": "X Factor (Poland series 2)"
},
{
"docid": "1910427",
"text": "of \"The X Factor\", replacing Nicole Scherzinger. Emma Bunton joined her in Cancun, Mexico for the judges' houses stage of \"The X Factor\". In December 2014, it was announced that Brown would miss \"The X Factor\" final due to illness. In the same year, Brown became a guest co-host on the Breakfast program of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, alongside Jules Lund, Merrick Watts and Sophie Monk. Brown's and co-hosts replaced top hosts Kyle and Jackie O who moved to a rival station. On 16 June 2015, it was confirmed that she would not return for the twelfth series of",
"title": "Mel B"
},
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"docid": "7039204",
"text": "with this mindset until the end\". In 2006, Hadise presented \"\" (Turkish version of \"Popstars\"). It was her first presenting role in Turkey. From 2008 to 2009, she got a job as a presenter for the first time in Belgium. She was the presenter of the second season of Belgian \"X Factor\" at VTM. Although it was her first television job in Belgium, Hadise garnered much praise. She handled a critical moment when Maurice Engelen, one of the judges, left the contest during a live television cast. Hadise was also praised by the candidats of \"X Factor\" for guiding them.",
"title": "Hadise"
},
{
"docid": "19115392",
"text": "first 3 seasons of X Factor Bulgaria, but she never made it through the judges, mostly because of her age. In 2015, after 3 attempts she finally made it through the judges and performed perfectly. She also has no problems to make it to the finals of the show and finally to perform on a big scene. She left the show on week 9, even as she was expected to get to the final. The judges said, that the reason she is leaving on 6th place is that she never believed she could win and that she lacks confidence. Even",
"title": "Victoria Georgieva"
},
{
"docid": "9544621",
"text": "on the UK Singles Chart upon the single's release, therefore becoming Cheryl's lowest-charting single to date. In 2014, the singer also returned as a judge on the UK version of \"The X Factor\" for its 11th series to replace Sharon Osbourne, signing a £1.5 million contract. She was joined by Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Mel B on the judging panel. She was again selected to mentor the girls category, with her final act Lauren Platt coming fourth. In 2015, Cheryl returned to \"The X Factor\" for its 12th series; she was joined by Cowell and new judges Ora and",
"title": "Cheryl (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "5845243",
"text": "The X Factor (UK series 1) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The first series was broadcast from 4 September to 11 December 2004. The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' homes and live shows, with Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell as judges. Kate Thornton presented the show on ITV, whilst Ben Shephard presented the spin-off show \"The Xtra Factor\" on ITV2. Auditions were held in Dublin, Newcastle, London, Leeds, Birmingham",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 1)"
},
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"docid": "15932723",
"text": "to the judges' houses stage in Cheryl’s category. Viewers expressed anger when Cheryl did not pick Nhengu for the live shows, despite a well received performance. Instead, Katie Waissel and Cher Lloyd were chosen, despite neither managing to finish their performance. Cheryl later defended herself by saying \"I went by my gut instinct and I thought my decision was best\". Waissel's inclusion in the show was further surrounded by controversy as it was revealed that she already had a recording contract in the United States prior to auditioning. In series 8, contestant Ceri Rees was reportedly persuaded to return to",
"title": "Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)"
},
{
"docid": "16666426",
"text": "X Factor (Germany season 3) The third Season of X Factor started on 25 August 2012. The auditions were held in April/May 2012. The show was broadcast every Sunday. The judges were Sarah Connor, H.P. Baxxter, Sandra Nasic and . In October 2012 Connor announced that she would not return to the judging panel for the Fourth Season. There were four phases: 1. Auditions 2. Bootcamp 3. Judge's House 4. Live Shows This year twelve acts had been a part of the live shows, but not in 3 categories like the two seasons before. In season 3 there were four",
"title": "X Factor (Germany season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "18719928",
"text": "out of 4 judges voting to send her home. Bayliss came 6th overall in the competition. Lili Bayliss Lili Bayliss (born 1993) is a New Zealand singer from Wellington who placed 6th on the second season of \"The X Factor\" (New Zealand). Bayliss was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1993. Prior to auditioning for \"The X Factor\" she was a student at Otago University. Bayliss had a regular role in Peter Jackson's films. She has a credit in the Peter Jackson film \"The Lovely Bones\" where she played \"Mr Harvey's victim\". Bayliss also appears in other films such as",
"title": "Lili Bayliss"
},
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"docid": "4261331",
"text": "(2015). Kelly decided to cover the song because she was obsessed with \"Pocahontas\" as a child. Australian soprano Mirusia Louwerse covered \"Colors of the Wind\" for \"This Time Tomorrow\" (2016), her debut solo album. The singer's arrangement has been described as featuring \"a simple and unobtrusive accompaniment on acoustic guitar.\" Postmodern Jukebox, a musical collective that creates vintage-style covers of popular songs, released a cover of the song in the style of 1970s soul music. Actress Melissa McCarthy lip synced the song during an episode of \"Lip Sync Battle\". Before lip syncing the track, McCarthy donned protective goggles. Then a",
"title": "Colors of the Wind"
},
{
"docid": "15605415",
"text": "two songs for their mentor and his/her guest judge, although only one song was mentioned and shown on the main show, with the other song shown on \"The Xtra Factor\" instead. Sian Phillips was originally selected for the judges' houses, but due to visa issues, she was unable to travel to Miami and was thus replaced by Sarah Watson in the Girls category. Goldie Cheung was initially put through to the finals by Walsh, but pulled out of the competition at the end of the judges' houses stage, stating that she did not want to be away from her family.",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 8)"
},
{
"docid": "16319809",
"text": "The X Factor (UK series 9) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series began airing on ITV on 18 August 2012 and ended on 9 December 2012. Dermot O'Leary returned as presenter of the main show on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and Olly Murs returned to co-present \"The Xtra Factor\" on ITV2. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa returned as judges. Nicole Scherzinger was confirmed as the fourth permanent judge after Geri Halliwell, Leona Lewis, Rita Ora, Mel B, Anastacia and Scherzinger herself stood in as guest judges for the",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 9)"
},
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"docid": "20053436",
"text": "when he was fifteen with Dragula contestant Melissa Befierce. He started doing professional drag when he was eighteen. He auditioned for \"Drag Race\" three different times. Kimora Blac was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 2, 2017. After being declared safe in episode one, she was placed in the bottom two in the second episode with Jaymes Mansfield and won a lip sync against her to \"Love Shack\" by The B-52's. She was eliminated in the third episode after lip syncing to \"Holding Out for a Hero\" by Bonnie Tyler,",
"title": "Kimora Blac"
},
{
"docid": "16130941",
"text": "X Factor\", decided to eliminate none of the performers. X Factor (Albania season 1) X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The first season began on 8 January 2012 on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in September and concluded in October 2011. The show is hosted by Albanian singer Alketa Vejsiu, while the judging panel consists of the biggest Albanian artists. Albanian",
"title": "X Factor (Albania season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "17269623",
"text": "X Factor (Albania season 3) X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The third season began on 15 September on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. The producers' auditions for the show are due began on April 2013 in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. The winners were later called back to perform in front of the judges, held from May 19–21 in Tirana. However, the auditions were broadcast in",
"title": "X Factor (Albania season 3)"
},
{
"docid": "10741199",
"text": "be interpreted in a more expansive way: \"[The] song is about David, but it's also about the way fantasy and reality can blur, and how giddy, hot, and excellent that can be.\" \"The X-Files\" set received and two of the show's assistants, Charles Forsch and Will Shivers, created a humorous video for the song for the set's Christmas party with permission from Sharp's label. The video mixes clips of Duchovny with footage of \"X-Files\" crew members and numerous celebrities lip-syncing the lyrics, including series co-star Gillian Anderson, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Pamela Anderson, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Jenna Elfman, Sarah",
"title": "David Duchovny (song)"
},
{
"docid": "19773947",
"text": "Tita (singer) Hristina Hristova (), better known by her stage name Tita, is a Bulgarian singer, actress and a model, who rose to fame in late 2014 after participating in \"X Factor Bulgaria\". Tita is currently signed to Bulgarian hip hop artist Krisko's record label imprint Adamand Records. Born in Tutrakan, in 2014 Hristina auditioned in the Bulgarian version of the reality show \"The X Factor\" as part of the Sweet 16 girl band. She joined the show as a solo performer, but later X-Factor judges formed a girl's group with Hristina, Gery-Nikol and Mishel Straminski, with Bulgarian singer Zaki",
"title": "Tita (singer)"
},
{
"docid": "20409887",
"text": "only made in jest and were not to be taken literally, but that they were misappropriated by other people including \"The X Factor\"’s production company due to Stern wanting to give Cowell a bad reputation by using his radio show. She added that although the company wanted to fire her, Cowell was not upset with the comments and wanted her to remain on the show, but that it was ultimately her decision to step down out of fear of awkwardness between her and fellow judges Williams and Field, with whom she is close friends, though she did not rule out",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 15)"
},
{
"docid": "16319848",
"text": "\"The X Factor\". If [Cowell] doesn't feel the same then you'll have to ask him why.\" During the first auditions episode, broadcast on 18 August, one of the auditionees in Cardiff, Zoe Alexander, a Pink tribute singer, tried to \"smash\" equipment after arguing with the judges about her claim that she was told to sing a Pink song after she sang \"So What\". Barlow asked her to sing a second song, which was \"Next to Me\" by Emeli Sandé. After being criticised and given a \"no\", Alexander threw down her microphone as she left the stage. Her father brought her",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 9)"
},
{
"docid": "2989348",
"text": "star would be booked at the last minute, such as Lorne Greene, who agreed to appear on the show only four hours before the episode was taped. Mie and Kei wanted to sing the songs that had made them famous in their native country, but NBC insisted they perform in English. This resulted in recording English songs phonetically and lip-syncing for the show's tapings. Lip-syncing was already a common practice on American variety shows, but it was especially noticeable since the ladies were performing in a language that was foreign to them. Additional problems were caused when the network insisted",
"title": "Pink Lady (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "14408746",
"text": "of \"Got Talent\" series. It was broadcast on TV JOJ in Slovakia and on TV Prima in the Czech Republic. In 2013, McCloud made a comeback taking part in season 3 of the American singing competition \"The X Factor\" identified as Lillie McCloud, her birth name. At the time of applying to \"The X Factor\", she was 54 years old with three children (a son and two daughters) and seven grand children. Her audition was broadcast on September 12, 2013. She received a standing ovation and four \"yes\" votes from judges Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Paulina Rubio, and Kelly Rowland",
"title": "Lillie McCloud"
},
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"docid": "8672989",
"text": "The X Factor: Battle of the Stars The X Factor: Battle of the Stars was a UK celebrity special edition of \"The X Factor\", which screened on ITV, started on 29 May 2006 and lasting for eight consecutive nights. \"Pop Idol\" was meant to air in its place as \"Celebrity Pop Idol\" but was stopped shortly before transmission, when ITV picked \"The X Factor\" over it. Nine celebrity acts participated, singing live in front of the nation and facing the judges of the previous \"The X Factor\" series, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. Voting revenues were donated to",
"title": "The X Factor: Battle of the Stars"
},
{
"docid": "18969719",
"text": "couple's main communication is through lip syncing audio clips from popular songs, films and TV series. After they personally met in September 2015 and Yaya Dub was later allowed to speak, the couple's interaction is no longer limited to split screen and lip-syncing. Outside Kalyeserye, they still referred to as AlDub even if they no longer portraying their Kalyeserye characters. They have been product endorsers and appeared in films, notably \"\" and their very first solo film \"Imagine You and Me\". In 2017, AlDub starred in the romantic comedy teleserye \"Destined to Be Yours\", which aired from February 27, 2017",
"title": "AlDub"
},
{
"docid": "20772089",
"text": "progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals. Key: On 2 July 2018, it was announced that Ben Camille was selected to host the show. The full judges' panel was revealed on the 31 July 2018, and will be composed of music producer Howard Keith Debono, The Rifffs' frontman Ray Mercieca, Maltese singer and songwriter Alexandra Alden, and singer Ira Losco. The senior producers are Gordon Bonello and Olwyn Jo. The 24 successful acts were: X Factor Malta X",
"title": "X Factor Malta"
},
{
"docid": "15215955",
"text": "X Factor (Poland series 1) The first series of X Factor premiered on 6 March 2011 at 20:00 on TVN. The auditions for the first series were held in January and February. Jarosław Kuźniar hosts the show and the judges are Czesław Mozil, Maja Sablewska and Kuba Wojewódzki. The series was won by Gienek Loska who was mentored by Czesław Mozil. The second place was taken by Michał Szpak and the third finalist was Ada Szulc. Filming of the first series began with the first audition with judges and audience on 24 January in Zabrze. The live shows began on",
"title": "X Factor (Poland series 1)"
},
{
"docid": "555396",
"text": "Story\" where she talked about her time on \"The X Factor\" and working on talent shows. Other \"The X Factor\" judges who were interviewed included Gary Barlow, Walsh, Tulisa, Rowland and Simon Cowell as well as the host Dermot O'Leary. In June 2013, Minogue joined Elle Macpherson and Tyson Beckford on the judging panel for the ninth series of Sky Living's \"Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model\". She replaced Whitney Port and Julien McDonald. In September 2016, it was revealed Minogue was returning to British television, as a judge on the judging panel of Gary Barlow talent show Let It",
"title": "Dannii Minogue"
},
{
"docid": "15959487",
"text": "eliminated in weeks 3 and 5 had the judges' vote been taken to deadlock. Brucknell was eliminated in week 6 after being voted off by Tulisa, Rowland and Barlow, despite having received a higher vote share than Misha B. Following the X Factor, Brucknell began teasing the release of her track \"Red Shoes\". Brucknell returned to \"The X Factor\" in 2013 when she performed alongside other former contestants such as Rylan Clark, Jedward, Wagner, 2 Shoes, Diva Fever and Johnny Robinson at the final in Wembley Arena. In January 2013, She went on her first tour which was dubbed the",
"title": "Kitty Brucknell"
},
{
"docid": "5581735",
"text": "moment that no one wanted any mistakes. They didn't want any feedback, they didn't want any technical difficulties ... and it was great.\" When Jennifer Hudson delivered a lip-syncing of \"The Star Spangled Banner\" at Super Bowl XLIII in February 2009, it caused a little controversy once again. But most critics and many in the music industry didn't make a criticism of it. David Hinckley of \"New York Daily News\" made a remark on lip-syncing the national anthem that it was of secondary importance, writing \"The national anthem is different. Yes, it's a musical performance and yes, we're interested in",
"title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)"
},
{
"docid": "12061483",
"text": "readmitted to the concert area, to appear as themselves in the video. The band was filmed on stage, lip syncing the \"Touch of Grey\" studio recording. Then the marionettes were filmed in the band members' places, also lip syncing the recording. The audience, coached with cue cards, was also filmed. The visuals were naturally enhanced by fog that had rolled in from the nearby Pacific Ocean. The last section of \"Dead Ringers\" consists of the \"Touch of Grey\" music video. The video shows the band performing \"Touch of Grey\" on stage before an enthusiastic audience of Deadheads. During the first",
"title": "Dead Ringers: The Making of Touch of Grey"
},
{
"docid": "18307052",
"text": "re-audition for \"The X Factor\". In June 2014, East auditioned for the eleventh series of \"The X Factor\". She sang John Legend's \"Ordinary People\" in her room audition, where she received three \"yes\" votes and progressed through to the arena auditions. She sang Chris Brown's \"Fine China\" at the arena and progressed to the boot camp stage with four \"yes\" votes. East made it past the six chair challenge and through to the judges' houses stage in the \"Over 25s\" category, mentored by Cowell once again, to whom she performed \"Bang Bang\" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj.",
"title": "Fleur East"
},
{
"docid": "6518558",
"text": "program \"In Concert\" on June 21, 1991 where she performed \"Love Hurts\", \"Love and Understanding\", \"Save Up All Your Tears\" and \"A World Without Heroes\". This particular performance was highly criticized because Cher lip-synced all songs from the album, veering from the ABC show's premise to showcase \"honest\" live rock. Later, during an interview, Cher defended her lip-syncing and \"In Concert\" offered her a chance to reappear (with her band plugged in and playing) later in 1991, but the performance never happened. Cher also promoted the album in some European countries. In the UK she performed \"Love and Understanding\", \"Save",
"title": "Love Hurts (Cher album)"
},
{
"docid": "8195459",
"text": "the UK show in 2010, and was re-contracted to work on the American version of the show, \"The X Factor USA\", alongside the contestants and judges; Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul, and formerly Cheryl Cole. Friedman finished his judging duties on MTV's \"Top Pop Group\" and directed, choreographed, and danced on \"Dancing with the Stars\", before acting as producer and creative director for \"America's Got Talent\", and as creative director for \"The X Factor USA\". In 2012, Friedman returned to work on \"The X Factor UK\" for the ninth series alongside the judges Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos,",
"title": "Brian Friedman"
},
{
"docid": "16747676",
"text": "X Factor Indonesia (season 1) X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a 1 billion rupiahs recording contract with Sony Music Indonesia. The first season was started on RCTI on December 28, 2012 and ended on May 24, 2013. Fatin Shidqia was announced as the winner with debut single \"Aku Memilih Setia\", and Rossa emerged as the winning mentor. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' homes and then the live",
"title": "X Factor Indonesia (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "14828997",
"text": "guest judges, including Kelly Rowland, Sir Richard Branson, Boyzone, Snoop Dogg and Usher. The live shows began on 19 September 2010. The second season had sparked controversy, including Childs' disappearance from the show and claims of a clash between the Girls. The grand final decider was watched by 1.63 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the series. On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the Seven Network would relaunch \"The X Factor\" with Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands confirmed as the four judges. \"The X Factor\" first screened on Network Ten",
"title": "The X Factor (Australia season 2)"
},
{
"docid": "14297431",
"text": "when there are just a few acts left, the judges do not vote, only comment on the performances. Only the public vote counts in the results shows. The first season of Ukrainian X-Factor began on 4 September 2010, presented by Oksana Marchenko. The judges were: showman Ihor Kondratiuk, singer Yolka, rapper Seryoga and music critic Sergei Sosedov. The winner was Oleksiy Kuznetsov (in Ukrainian Олексiй Кузнецов) mentored by Yolka with Mariya Rak (in Ukrainian Марія Рак) mentored by Ihor Kondratiuk as runner-up The second season of Ukrainian X-Factor was launched in August 2011 with live broadcasts starting on 22 October",
"title": "X-Factor (Ukrainian TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "5386430",
"text": "\"New York Post\". Additionally, she has been called a \"virtuoso violinist\" by both \"The Guardian\" and \"The Independent\". Billed as the \"Bach Babe\" in tabloids in the UK, Brava has been featured in the front-page article of \"The Sun\", while she has also been featured in such British publications as \"Classic CD\", the \"Daily Mail\", the \"Evening Standard\", \"Q\", \"The Daily Telegraph\", and \"The European\". In 2010, Brava was one of the judges of the 1st season of \"X Factor\" in Finland, a singing competition based on Simon Cowell's \"The X Factor\" franchise. Linda Brava Linda Cullberg Lampenius, better known",
"title": "Linda Brava"
},
{
"docid": "20085004",
"text": "United States are sponsored by PepsiCo, while the UK shows are sponsored by Britney Spears Fragrances. The tour received polarizing reviews throughout its run. Cristina Jerome from the \"Miami New Times\" stated \"The Piece of Me Tour was for Britney Spears’ day-one fans. The Princess of Pop allowed her audience to experience her career from the late '90s to the present day while sprinkling in a few hits from her latest studio album, Glory.\" Although complementing Spears' show production and stage presence, accusations of lip-syncing were mentioned. In defence of Spears' lip-syncing accusations, Louis Staples from \"The Independent\" reviews the",
"title": "Britney Spears: Piece of Me Tour"
},
{
"docid": "4269972",
"text": "ITV series \"The Big Big Talent Show\", hosted by Jonathan Ross. In early 2004, Brookstein auditioned for the first series of \"The X Factor\", a new television talent show that aimed to discover a star recording artist in the UK (effectively replacing \"Pop Idol\"). His audition failed to impress two of the judges, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, who thought he lacked the motivation and confidence to succeed but the third, Simon Cowell, asked Brookstein to return the following day and sing again. At the second audition, Brookstein managed to impress the other judges and was put through to the",
"title": "Steve Brookstein"
},
{
"docid": "9534563",
"text": "Mail\" reported that Cowell was forced to sit the judges down, asking them to maintain a civil relationship with each other behind the scenes. The apparent flirting between Cowell and Minogue also generated comment in the popular media. Series 4 presented a change in the panellists' judging style. Simon Cowell said at the ITV Autumn Launch: \"We tried to be bit more impartial as judges, and that, you'll see a lot more of on X Factor. There's still competition within the judges but our job essentially is to find a star.\" This ethic was put into practice with the judges",
"title": "The X Factor (UK series 4)"
},
{
"docid": "9506710",
"text": "can be a star\", and the famous Cara song was used in TV spots and montages instead. ANT1 premiered The X Factor in its Fall 2008 lineup, thus switching to competitor FremantleMedia's The X Factor franchise. Ιn March 17, 2017 premiered the fifth season with the title Star Academy of Greece on E Channel. The Judges was Anna Vissi, Nikos Mouratides, Petros Kostopoulos and Natalia Germanou with the host Menios Fourthiotis. Finalists:<br> Judges: Host: Finalists:<br> Judges:<br> Host:<br> Finalists: <br> Judges: <br> Host:<br> Notes:<br> The first, second and third place contestants of Season 3 all received record deals and cash prizes",
"title": "Fame Story"
},
{
"docid": "18207283",
"text": "entered \"The X Factor\" and that the New Zealand justice system considers that Brider has paid his debt to society and apologised for any distress the episode may have caused viewers. Donna Travers, the mother of Brider's victim, told media she was \"devastated\" by Brider's \"X Factor\" appearance and felt \"revictimised\". Brider later told media that he regretted appearing on the series and had not thought through the impact of his appearance. TV3 announced that the first two bootcamp episodes would start with an apology to Travers and her family. International \"The X Factor\" producers FremantleMedia Australia and Syco Entertainment",
"title": "The X Factor (New Zealand series 2)"
},
{
"docid": "16859229",
"text": "The X Factor (U.S. season 3) The third and final season of the American music competition television show \"The X Factor\" premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013 and ended on December 19, 2013. This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges.<del></del> Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013, in Charleston, and ended on",
"title": "The X Factor (U.S. season 3)"
}
] |
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| what is the full name of nigerian president |
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{
"docid": "2862661",
"text": "Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation's head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military \"coup d'état\". The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government. He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president of Nigeria in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress",
"title": "Muhammadu Buhari"
},
{
"docid": "6648043",
"text": "not Jonathan, who is believed to have either masterminded or condoned the corruption, will be arrested. Goodluck Jonathan Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that he served as Vice-President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 and as Governor of Bayelsa State from 2005 to 2007. He lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari, becoming the first sitting Nigerian president to concede electoral defeat. Jonathan was born in what is now Bayelsa State to a family of canoe makers. He holds",
"title": "Goodluck Jonathan"
},
{
"docid": "6648013",
"text": "Goodluck Jonathan Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that he served as Vice-President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 and as Governor of Bayelsa State from 2005 to 2007. He lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari, becoming the first sitting Nigerian president to concede electoral defeat. Jonathan was born in what is now Bayelsa State to a family of canoe makers. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Zoology(Second Class Honours), an M.Sc. degree in Hydrobiology and Fisheries biology and",
"title": "Goodluck Jonathan"
},
{
"docid": "19428454",
"text": "from Nigeria in the last 10 years,\" said Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said April 7, 2016. He added that he planned to ask United States President Barack Obama for help. President of the Nigerian Senate Bukola Saraki was found, through the Panama Papers leak, to have ties to at least four offshore companies he failed to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau as Nigerian law requires. His wife Toyin also had shell companies listed in her name in the Mossack Fonseca documents: Girol Properties Ltd, Sandon Development Limited and *Landfield International Developments Ltd. Saraki has said that the assets",
"title": "Panama Papers"
},
{
"docid": "2782347",
"text": "President of Nigeria The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of the national executive of Nigeria. The President of Nigeria is also the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The President is elected in national elections which take place every four years. The first President of Nigeria was Nnamdi Azikiwe, who took office on October 1, 1963. The current President, Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29, 2015 as the 15th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As of September of 2018, multiple Nigerian leaders had claimed Muhammadu Buhari died in",
"title": "President of Nigeria"
},
{
"docid": "2835691",
"text": "President Goodluck Jonathan. Recently the Nigerian Government has approached Pakistan for the purchase of joint Chinese-Pakistani made CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter aircraft; however, the number of aircraft to be purchased is yet to be finalized by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Nigeria. According to reports, Nigeria will also buy Super mushak training jets from Pakistan. In December 2015, the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari presented a budget to the National Assembly that included N5bn for 3 JF-17 aircraft. The Nigerian Air force are modernizing at an appreciable pace and on account of this insurgency. The Nigerian Air force constructed the",
"title": "Nigerian Air Force"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "13883458",
"text": "by the Nigerian President Goodluck: \"What many Nigerians refer to as corruption is actually stealing. Stealing is not the same thing as corruption.\" Independent Corrupt Practices Commission The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), (in full the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission) is a Nigerian agency that was inaugurated on 29 September 2000 following the recommendation of President Olusegun Obasanjo. The mandate is to receive and investigate reports of corruption and in appropriate cases prosecute the offender(s), to examine, review and enforce the correction of corruption prone systems and procedures of public bodies, with a view to eliminating",
"title": "Independent Corrupt Practices Commission"
},
{
"docid": "20787167",
"text": "Nigerian Army Band Corps The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) is the official military band of the Nigerian Army. It was founded as a regimental band in 1932, with Captain J. Cooper from the Royal Life Guards Band in London originally leading the band. In 1935, the NABC was converted into a full-fledged military band, being part of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF). Two years before the country's independence in 1960, the band was transferred from its rehearsal space in Kaduna to what is today the Nigerian capital of Abuja. As part of the government policy of the",
"title": "Nigerian Army Band Corps"
},
{
"docid": "14280025",
"text": "installations, and existing resource consent licences. The full name of the treaty is \"Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea concerning their maritime boundary\". Equatorial Guinea–Nigeria Maritime Boundary Treaty The Equatorial Guinea – Nigeria Maritime Boundary Treaty is a 2000 treaty between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria which delimits a portion of the maritime boundary between the two countries. The treaty was signed in Malabo on 23 September 2000 by Equatoguinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. The boundary set out by the text of the treaty does not demarcate the",
"title": "Equatorial Guinea–Nigeria Maritime Boundary Treaty"
},
{
"docid": "16373542",
"text": "(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a person shall forfeit forthwith his Nigerian citizenship if, not being a citizen of Nigeria by birth, he acquires or retains the citizenship or nationality of a country, other than Nigeria, of which he is not a citizen by birth. 29. (1) Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation. (2) The President shall cause the declaration made under subsection (1) of this section to be registered and upon such registration, the person who",
"title": "Nigerian nationality law"
},
{
"docid": "14515711",
"text": "Saidu Barda Alhaji Sa'idu Barda is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention (NRC) platform as Governor of Katsina State, Nigeria, holding office between January 1992 and November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic. He remained active in politics in the Nigerian Fourth Republic. In the December 1991 elections for governor of Katsina State, Barda defeated Umaru Yar'Adua, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate. Yar'Adua later went on to be elected president in April 2007. Umaru's elder brother General Shehu Yar'Adua, then a prominent politician with presidential ambitions, had failed to give his full backing to",
"title": "Saidu Barda"
},
{
"docid": "20692746",
"text": "Think Tank of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is the Special Adviser (Economic and Social Affairs) to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Office of the Vice-President Federal Republic of Nigeria. He has two honours to his name, the first was the Afgrad Fellow African American Institute 1975 and 1976 and the second; Fellow of the Nigerian Economic Society (FNES) 2007. Michael Kwanashie Michael Kanashie is a Nigerian Vice Chancellor of Veritas Governance University, Nigeria. Michael obtained his B.Sc. degree in Economics, from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the year 1974. After",
"title": "Michael Kwanashie"
},
{
"docid": "16373547",
"text": "giving effect to the provisions of this Chapter, and for granting special immigrant status with full residential rights to non-Nigerian spouses of citizens of Nigeria who do not wish to acquire Nigerian citizenship. (2) Any regulations made by the president pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be laid before the National Assembly NIGERIA CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship is based upon the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, dated 1989. (UKC-Commonwealth Nation) Those born before or on the date of independence, October 1, 1960, whose parents or grandparents were born in Nigeria and who were legally residing in Nigeria at",
"title": "Nigerian nationality law"
},
{
"docid": "15563782",
"text": "Nigerian state governors 2011–15 term The Nigerian state governors 2011–2015 term formally begins in May 2011 for the 26 state Governors in Nigeria elected in April 2011. In the 10 other states, elections were delayed until the current incumbent had served their full term. Governors are normally elected for a four-year term during the national elections in which the President and members of the upper and lower house are also elected, as are the state legislators. In some cases, the first officeholder may be replaced by another, for example through death, impeachment or if an election is annulled. Elections for",
"title": "Nigerian state governors 2011–15 term"
},
{
"docid": "18852145",
"text": "Adeola Fayehun Adeola \"Eunice\" Oladele Fayehun (born July 6, 1984) is a Nigerian journalist who specializes in discussing current geopolitical, social and economic issues that affect the daily lives of Africans living on the continent. She is well known for a controversial 2015 on-street interview where she and fellow Sahara TV journalist Omoyele Sowore asked Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe about when he would be stepping down from office. In 2013, she interviewed former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the streets of New York, asking him what he was doing about the then on-going Boko Haram insurgency. Fayehun works from New",
"title": "Adeola Fayehun"
},
{
"docid": "5717927",
"text": "Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor (full name: Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor; previously known as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu; translated from Igbo into English as \"mother is good\"; born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults. She is best known for \"Binti\", \"Who Fears Death\", \"Zahrah the Windseeker\", and \"Akata Witch\". Okorafor's parents traveled to America to go to school, but they could not return to Nigeria because of the Nigerian Civil War. The American-born daughter of Igbo Nigerian parents, Okorafor has been visiting Nigeria since she was very young. During her years attending Homewood-Flossmoor",
"title": "Nnedi Okorafor"
},
{
"docid": "5717911",
"text": "Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor (full name: Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor; previously known as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu; translated from Igbo into English as \"mother is good\"; born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults. She is best known for \"Binti\", \"Who Fears Death\", \"Zahrah the Windseeker\", and \"Akata Witch\". Okorafor's parents traveled to America to go to school, but they could not return to Nigeria because of the Nigerian Civil War. The American-born daughter of Igbo Nigerian parents, Okorafor has been visiting Nigeria since she was very young. During her years attending Homewood-Flossmoor",
"title": "Nnedi Okorafor"
},
{
"docid": "18432484",
"text": "to join Edison Group and Partners. He became the President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in 1985 and served in that capacity for one year, a tenure that ended in 1986. He later became the president of COREN. He also served as President of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi His middle name \"Olusegun\" translates to \"God is Victorious\" in Yoruba He attended Ibadan Boys High School, Oyo State, Nigeria where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate (WASC) and later proceeded to Loughborough University where he obtained a first degree (B.Eng) in Mechanical engineering (1953-1985).",
"title": "Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi"
},
{
"docid": "16373543",
"text": "made the declaration shall cease to be a citizen of Nigeria. (3) The President may withhold the registration of any declaration made under subsection (1) of this section if- (a) The declaration is made during any war in which Nigeria is physically involved; or (b) In his opinion, it is otherwise contrary to public policy. (4) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section. (a) \"full age\" means the age of eighteen years and above; (b) Any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age. 30. (1) The President may deprive a person, other than",
"title": "Nigerian nationality law"
},
{
"docid": "19803153",
"text": "the Vice President in charge of Corporate Relations. He worked in this position for two years and half before leaving to run Caritas on a full-time basis. Ojo is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Caritas, a reputation management consultancy with specialist services for all sectors of the Nigerian economy, including the power and energy sector. Ojo is also the Chairman, Board of Directors of a Lagos radio, City FM 105.1 Adedayo Ojo Adedayo Ojo (born May 11, 1960) is a Nigerian corporate communications strategist who founded Caritas Communications Limited, a reputation management consultancy. Caritas is the first",
"title": "Adedayo Ojo"
},
{
"docid": "18901177",
"text": "the department of chemistry, where he became a full professor in 1980 and in 1983, he was appointed, Dean, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, the then Ogun State University. In 1981, he was elected as fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science and on January 2003, he was elected President of the Nigerian Academy of Science to succeeded Professor Alexander Animalu. In 2005, he retired from the University of Ibadan and in 2004, prior to his retirement, he was appointed as Member, Honorary Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology to the President of Nigeria. Gabriel Babatunde Ogunmola Gabriel",
"title": "Gabriel Babatunde Ogunmola"
},
{
"docid": "14323523",
"text": "He was later released on bail. In March 2007, he spoke out against the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include Atiku's name on the list of candidates. Iyorchia Ayu Iyorchia Ayu is a former Nigerian Senator who was elected President of the Senate during the Nigerian Third Republic (1992–1993). He later served in various Ministerial positions in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007. Ayu was born in Gboko in Benue State. He taught sociology in the University of Jos, including courses on the art and science of Marxism, and was the Chairman",
"title": "Iyorchia Ayu"
},
{
"docid": "13537419",
"text": "Nigaz Nigaz is a joint venture between the Russian gas company Gazprom EP International B.V. (100% affiliate of OAO Gazprom) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Nigaz was established in 2009. It plans to invest US$2.5 billion to build oil and gas refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria. Launching the company, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced his intention to form a major energy partnership with Nigeria at a meeting in Abuja with Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua. The company's name, a portmanteau of \"Nigeria\" and \"Gazprom\", attracted media attention because of its similarity to the potentially offensive word \"nigga\"",
"title": "Nigaz"
},
{
"docid": "4206030",
"text": ".ng .ng is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nigeria. On May 13, 2009, IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) completed the process of re-delegation of the .ng domain name from temporary authorities to the current Nigerian ones. For many years, Randy Bush had been the Technical contact of the .ng domain name. With the IANA re-delegation, the technical contact is now the local Nigerian DNS administrator, while the administrative contact is the president of Nigeria Internet Registration Association. To speed up the process of registering .ng domain names, NIRA has accredited a first batch of 29 Domain registrars,",
"title": ".ng"
},
{
"docid": "13537420",
"text": "and slang derivative \"niggaz\" in African American Vernacular English. \"The Economist\" said the name choice showed \"a refreshing ignorance of politically incorrect language\". Nigaz Nigaz is a joint venture between the Russian gas company Gazprom EP International B.V. (100% affiliate of OAO Gazprom) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Nigaz was established in 2009. It plans to invest US$2.5 billion to build oil and gas refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria. Launching the company, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced his intention to form a major energy partnership with Nigeria at a meeting in Abuja with Nigerian president Umaru",
"title": "Nigaz"
},
{
"docid": "18759482",
"text": "and reduce piracy. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been reported to be in talks with stakeholders to propose a digital copyright piracy bill to the 8th National Assembly of Nigeria. The bill, called the Nigerian Copyright Act, will impose strict sanctions on digital copyright offenders while aiming to give content owners what is rightfully theirs. MyMusic is available on desktop as a full website with scaled up functionality, and as mobile website for smartphones and advanced feature phones. Supported devices include Symbian, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS and Android OS. Mobile apps are also available for these devices. The web",
"title": "MyMusic.com.ng"
},
{
"docid": "17849030",
"text": "the Nigerian Coal Corporation and the Nigerian Groundnut Marketing Board. In the 1964, election, he had to contend with a Young NEPU candidate who was a School teacher by name Musa Said Abubakar Magami and future governor of Kano, Abubakar Rimi who contested as an independent candidate but all of them pulled out of the race before the elections were contested see Chapter 10 page 204 of African Revolutionary The Life and Times of Nigeria's Aminu Kano by Alan Feinstein . Inuwa Wada is an uncle of the late Murtala Mohammed, former Nigerian president. He ran a fairly successful transport",
"title": "Inuwa Wada"
},
{
"docid": "18749227",
"text": "President of the Nigerian courts of appeals The President of the Nigerian courts of appeal is the head of the Nigerian courts of appeal. The incumbent president is Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, sworn-in on April 17, 2014 by Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria and first female Chief Justice of Nigeria. The appointed Justice is usually a serving Justice of the court of appeal or the Supreme Court of Nigeria and are often recommended by the National Judicial Council to the President of Nigeria, who will send the names to the Senate for confirmation. The appointed Justice",
"title": "President of the Nigerian courts of appeals"
},
{
"docid": "3066818",
"text": "the desire of central government of Nigeria to pursue total and unconditional victory and by the fear of the Ibo people that surrender means wholesale atrocities and genocide. But genocide is what is taking place right now – and starvation is the grim reaper. When Nixon became President in 1969, he found there was little he could do to change the established stance aside from call for another round of peace talks. Despite this, he continued to personally support Biafra. Gulf Oil Nigeria, the third major player in Nigerian oil, was producing 9% of the oil coming out of Nigeria",
"title": "Nigerian Civil War"
},
{
"docid": "14947130",
"text": "On Tuesdays, they have Bible Class at 6 pm. On Wednesdays, the women meet to pray from 9am to 3pm and later in the night, the men meet to pray from 12am. On Thursdays, they have what they call \"Mid-week Full Service\" at 6pm. At 6 pm on Fridays, they have \"Protection Mark/Sealing Service. Finally, on Saturdays, a vigil is observed from midnight until 2am. Cherubim and Seraphim (Nigerian church) The Cherubim and Seraphim movement church, also known as the C&S, is a church denomination in Nigeria that was founded by Moses Orimolade Tunolase in 1925. Orimolade received considerable media",
"title": "Cherubim and Seraphim (Nigerian church)"
},
{
"docid": "18749228",
"text": "are usually sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria after confirmation by the Senate, the upper chamber of the National Assembly. President of the Nigerian courts of appeals The President of the Nigerian courts of appeal is the head of the Nigerian courts of appeal. The incumbent president is Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, sworn-in on April 17, 2014 by Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria and first female Chief Justice of Nigeria. The appointed Justice is usually a serving Justice of the court of appeal or the Supreme Court of Nigeria and are often recommended by the",
"title": "President of the Nigerian courts of appeals"
},
{
"docid": "14147181",
"text": "Abuja. In 2011, the group which goes by the name of \"G 57 Transparency Group\", made headlines during the fuel subsidy crisis in Nigeria. The group had bought newspaper space in which they strongly criticized the Nigerian government. G 57 The G-57 is a pressure group of Nigerian professionals who came into being as a result of the constitutional crisis that engulfed Nigeria in the wake of the flawed elections of 2007 which brought President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to power. Initially it was called G-53. It was soon expanded to include other pro democratic Nigerians and changed its name to",
"title": "G 57"
},
{
"docid": "7280601",
"text": "swimming in the pool. Despite Mia's obvious flirting, he expresses interest in Jazmin. He introduces himself as Dr. Tunde, but Jazmin is tongue tied, too distracted by his good looks to remember her own name. He and his friends find Jazmin and Stacey beautiful. However, they think Mia is too skinny and wonder if she is sick. They invite the women to a Nigerian party, Tunde, speaking Nigerian with his friends Dr. Akibo and Dr. Godwin, tells them he has never seen such beautiful full figured women in America. Upon their night out, Tunde expresses even more interest with her",
"title": "Phat Girlz"
},
{
"docid": "10796368",
"text": "Nigerian Senate in 1999 to represent the Imo-East Senatorial Zone He became the first President of the Nigerian Senate during Nigeria's Fourth Republic. Enwerem beat his chief rival, Senator Chuba Okadigbo, for the Senate presidency on June 3, 1999. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo backed Enwerem for President of the Senate against Okadigbo. With the support of the Obasanjo's allies in the governing parties, plus support from two Nigerian opposition parties, Enwerem easily defeated Okadigbo with 66 votes to Okadigbo's 43 votes. Enwerem did not hold the post of President of the Nigerian Senate for very long. A Nigerian Senate",
"title": "Evan Enwerem"
},
{
"docid": "17497158",
"text": "Chioma Toplis Chioma Elizabeth Toplis is a Nigerian born actress in Nigeria's movie industry (popularly called \"Nollywood\"). She made her career debut in 2004 in the movie \"Stolen Bible\" alongside Kate Henshaw but gained prominence when she appeared in a lead role in a 2005 movie \"Trinity\" with several other prominent Nigerian actors Toplis, whose English name is Elizabeth, is a native of Umuahia, Abia State, in the South-eastern part of Nigeria. She is related to another popular Nollywood actor and past President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ejike Asiegbu. Between 1979 and 1985, she did her primary school",
"title": "Chioma Toplis"
},
{
"docid": "5066397",
"text": "allowed present-day Southwestern Cameroon to separate from Nigeria (from the region of what is now Akwa Ibom and Cross River states) through a plebiscite while the leadership of the then Northern Region took the necessary steps to keep Northwestern Cameroon in Nigeria, in present-day Adamawa and Taraba states. The aftermath of the 1961 plebiscite has led to a dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria over the small territory of Bakassi. A new phase of the struggle saw the declaration of an Independent Niger Delta Republic by Isaac Adaka Boro during Nigerian president Ironsi's administration, just before the Nigerian Civil War. Also",
"title": "Niger Delta"
},
{
"docid": "13389592",
"text": "the name of her former group. In 1996, Idowu returned to her homeland where she released the album \"Simply Weird\" - a blend of American-style hip hop and Afrobeat - and featured the self-produced video-single \"Allen Avenue\", making her the first Nigerian artist to release a song via that medium. Although \"Simply Weird\" has been described as the first ever full-length rap album, this milestone had been reached nearly a decade earlier by Nigerian/American band Sound on Sound with the album \"From Africa From Scratch\", and Pidgin rap duo Junior and Pretty were also a household name in the early",
"title": "Weird MC"
},
{
"docid": "10986222",
"text": "was unable to formally empower the vice president to exercise full powers as acting president, as provided for in Section 145 of the country's constitution. No provision of the Nigerian constitution empowering the National Assembly to pass any such resolution, causing Senate President David Mark to assert that the Senate had been guided by the \"doctrine of necessity\" in arriving at its decision. Doctrine of necessity The doctrine of necessity is the basis on which extra-legal actions by state actors, which are designed to restore order, are found to be constitutional. The maxim on which the doctrine is based originated",
"title": "Doctrine of necessity"
},
{
"docid": "4118470",
"text": "a bet to then Royal Bank President Earle McLaughlin, making payment in full (US$0.10) in an elaborate dime encased in acrylic. Exactly what the bet concerned is unknown. In 1975 Air Canada's headquarters were at 1 Place Ville Marie. Mayor Jean Drapeau chose the name himself. Ville-Marie was the name of the Catholic colony founded at what is now Montreal in 1642. On 12 March 1976 Canada Post issued 'Place Ville Marie and Notre-Dame Church' designed by Jean Mercier & Pierre Mercieron. The $1 stamps are perforated 13.5 x 13 and were printed by British American Bank Note Company. The",
"title": "Place Ville Marie"
},
{
"docid": "9963406",
"text": "The state was to publish at least twenty titles in 2008 alone. Speaking in October 2009 at a convention of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Aliyu said that over 90 percent of Nigerian politicians have criminal intentions, spending huge amounts to gain office for their own benefit rather than to serve the public. In 2004 it awarded the following prizes: Association of Nigerian Authors The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad. It was founded in 1981 with the novelist Chinua Achebe as its president. The current president is Hon. (Dr) Wale Okediran. The",
"title": "Association of Nigerian Authors"
},
{
"docid": "10906894",
"text": "President on 19 June 2007 with 72 votes over Anglican Primate Peter Akinola who had 33 votes. In 2010 he was succeeded by Ayo Oritsejafor. John Onaiyekan John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Abuja since 1994 and was made a Cardinal in 2012. He has served as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and Bishop of Ilorin. Onaiyekan was born in the town of Kabba, in what is now Kogi State, to Bartholomew and Joann Onaiyekan.",
"title": "John Onaiyekan"
},
{
"docid": "20634128",
"text": "Organizations. Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi (born, August 2, 1940) is a Nigerian Pharmacist and legal practitioner. He is the founder and Chairman of Juli Plc, the first indigenously promoted company quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is the National President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy. He is a past National President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru (AANI). Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi is a former National President of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce as well as the National President of the National Council for Population and",
"title": "Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi"
},
{
"docid": "20634114",
"text": "Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi (born, August 2, 1940) is a Nigerian Pharmacist and legal practitioner. He is the founder and Chairman of Juli Plc, the first indigenously promoted company quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is the National President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy. He is a past National President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru (AANI). Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi is a former National President of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce as well as the National President of the National Council for Population and Environmental",
"title": "Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi"
},
{
"docid": "6515265",
"text": "I Write What I Like I Write What I Like (full name \"I Write What I Like: Selected Writings by Steve Biko\") is a compilation of writings from anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. \"I Write What I Like\" contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Student Organisation, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. Originally published in 1978, the book was republished in 1987 and April 2002. The book's title was taken from the title under which he had published his writings in the SASO newsletter under the pseudonym Frank",
"title": "I Write What I Like"
},
{
"docid": "15717064",
"text": "Kongi's Harvest (film) Kongi's Harvest is a 1970 Nigerian film directed by Ossie Davis, from a screenplay by Wole Soyinka adapted from his 1965 play by the same name. Soyinka also starred in the leading role as the dictator of an African nation. The film was shot in Nigeria. It was the first production by a Nigerian indigenous company whose aim was to change perceptions about the country and the African continent. President Kongi (Wole Soyinka), the dictator of an African developing nation, is trying to modernize his nation after deposing King Oba Danlola (Rasidi Onikoyi). The different tribes are",
"title": "Kongi's Harvest (film)"
},
{
"docid": "17351669",
"text": "left the country in late 1965, first for Europe, then on a cruise to the Caribbean. Under the law, the Senate president, Nwafor Orizu, became acting president during his absence and had all the powers of the president. Late in the morning of 15 January 1966, at a meeting with some local journalists in Kaduna seeking to find out what was going on, it was brought to Major Nzeogwu's attention that the only information about the events then was what was being broadcast by the BBC. Nzeogwu was surprised because he had expected a radio broadcast of the rebels from",
"title": "1966 Nigerian coup d'état"
},
{
"docid": "9447226",
"text": "is physically involved in a war or when the President of Nigeria is of the opinion that the renunciation is contrary to public policy. Under § 29(4)(a), a person of either gender becomes \"of full age\" at eighteen years, while under § 29(4)(b) a girl younger than that is still deemed to be \"of full age\" if she is married. In 2013, the Senate of Nigeria proposed a constitutional amendment to delete § 29(4)(b), which would have the effect that girls could only renounce Nigerian citizenship at the age of eighteen or older regardless of their marital status; the amendment",
"title": "Renunciation of citizenship"
},
{
"docid": "18748911",
"text": "Democratic Party, a case that was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. On April 17, 2014, she was appointed as President of the Nigerian courts of appeals by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, sworn-in by Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria and first female Chief Justice of Nigeria. Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, OFR (born March 1950) is a Nigerian Judge and President of the Nigerian courts of appeal Justice Zainab was born on March 1950. She was Call to the bar in 1976 and was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeals",
"title": "Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa"
},
{
"docid": "16172396",
"text": "National Archives of Nigeria The National Archives of Nigeria is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, with branches in Enugu, Ibadan, and Kaduna. As of 2017, the current Director of Archives is Malam Abdulyekin Umar. Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike did a survey of Nigerian public records from 1951 to 1953. Based on what was found, he made a recommendation to have a public record office. This led to the founding of the Nigerian Record Office on April 1, 1954. In 1957, the Public Archives Ordinance No. 43 was enacted and became effective on November 14, 1957. It changed the name of the",
"title": "National Archives of Nigeria"
},
{
"docid": "10689236",
"text": "President of Nigeria. However, President Umaru Yar'Adua was unavailable on account of ill health since November 2009, and had failed to hand over to his Vice President. A. I. Katsina-Alu Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu (28 August 1941 – 18 July 2018) was a Nigerian lawyer who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is from Ushongo in what is now Benue State. Katsina-Alu has been a member of the court since 1998. He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Wednesday 30 December 2009 by his predecessor as Chief Justice",
"title": "A. I. Katsina-Alu"
},
{
"docid": "15702280",
"text": "member of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. As of 2011, Dr. Muhammad Mainoma was President of the NAA. Prof. Suleiman A.S. Aruwa is the current president of the association. Prof. Suleiman A.S. Aruwa also serves as the NAA contact person on the International Association for Accounting Education & Research (IAAER). Nigerian Accounting Association The Nigerian Accounting Association (NAA) is a member driven association of academics in the accountancy profession. It is the successor to the defunct Nigerian Association of Accounting Teachers (NATA). NATA was established in 1972 with the objective of \"contributing through research and education, to the improvement",
"title": "Nigerian Accounting Association"
},
{
"docid": "18498608",
"text": "movies. He was a pioneer member of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, and also served as president of the association. Adebayo Salami (actor) Adebayo Salami popularly known by his stage name Oga Bello, is a veteran Nigerian actor, filmmaker, movie producer and director. Albeit of Kwara descent, Salami was born on 9th Of May, 1953 in Lagos State where he had both primary and secondary education. He began his acting career in 1964, with a group called Young Concert Party, under the leadership of Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero. After a few years, the group changed",
"title": "Adebayo Salami (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "2862575",
"text": "titles of the \"Ochiebuzo\" of Ogbaland, the \"Ezediale\" of Aboucha and the \"Baba Korede\" of Ado Ekiti. He worked as a teacher for a brief period before entering politics in 1951 and in 1954 was elected to the federal House of Representatives. At , he is currently the oldest living former Nigerian president. Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in the northern Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa'i, who was also the Village Head, and took the name Shagari as his family name. His father's name is Aliyu and his mother's name is Mariamu. His name, Usman,",
"title": "Shehu Shagari"
},
{
"docid": "9963405",
"text": "Association of Nigerian Authors The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad. It was founded in 1981 with the novelist Chinua Achebe as its president. The current president is Hon. (Dr) Wale Okediran. The association has branches in almost all the states in Nigeria. Niger State Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu has been a supporter of the association. In January 2008, he said to a delegation from the Association of Nigerian Authors, Niger State, \"I think Niger State will be the most published state in 2008. We want to publish you; we shall publish you...\"",
"title": "Association of Nigerian Authors"
},
{
"docid": "15185901",
"text": "African member of the Editorial Board of the \"Hadronic Journal\", he is also the founding editor of the \"Nigerian Journal of Solar Energy\" and one of the pioneering editors of the \"Bulletin of the Nigerian Institute of Physics\". Foundation President of the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria, foundation editor, \"Nigerian Journal of Solar Energy\", foundation member, United States Energy Research and Development Administration and Foundation member and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Animalu is author of 28 books in both the sciences and the humanities, including the famous Intermediate Quantum Theory of Crystalline Solids and biographies of",
"title": "Alexander Animalu"
},
{
"docid": "18742502",
"text": "Nigerian Bar Association, a position he held until he was succeeded by Okey Wali on July 2012. He was a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers for 8 years ( 2002 - 2010) and became a Life Bencher in 2010, the same year he was elected, president of the NBA. He is an honourable member of the International Council of Jurists, where he served as secretary-general. Joseph Bodurin Daudu Chief Joseph Bodurin Daudu, SAN, (born December 27, 1959) is a prominent Nigerian Jurist, Bencher and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association. Daudu was born on December 27, 1959",
"title": "Joseph Bodurin Daudu"
},
{
"docid": "17905069",
"text": "Nigerian immigration to Brazil A Nigerian Brazilian () is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Nigerian ancestry, or a Nigerian-born person residing in Brazil. Over 2,000 Nigerians living illegally in Brazil without proper documentation before 9 February 2009 and are to be benefited from amnesty offers by the Brazilian Government. The Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil, Kayode Garrick, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Brasília. Garrick, said that over 2,000 Nigerian potential beneficiaries of the Brazilian amnesty proclamation were among the 5,000 Nigerians currently living in the country. In September 2008, the Nigerian government",
"title": "Nigerian immigration to Brazil"
},
{
"docid": "17966179",
"text": "strategy at what is now Stanbic IBTC Bank., where he is credited with being largely responsible for the development of investment research in Nigeria while being head of research at what is now Stanbic IBTC. Kale was awarded the African Financial Analyst of the Year award by the African Investor magazine in 2009. Kale was also awarded the National Productivity Order of Merit by the Nigerian President in February 2017. He has served on several presidential committees and advisory bodies and is an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government leadership in government programs. Yemi Kale Dr. Yemi Kale",
"title": "Yemi Kale"
},
{
"docid": "20807287",
"text": "Daniel Onjeh Daniel Onjeh is a Nigerian politician, activist, the former president of West African Students' Union and National Association of Nigerian Students and currently the Chairman Governing Board of Project Development Institute (PRODA). Onjeh was born in December 13, 1973 and he is a native of Orokam, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. He was Elected the President of National Association of Nigerian students in 2002 and subsequently the President of West African Students' Union in 2006. He holds a bachelors degree in Political Science and Economics form the prestigious University of Ghana, Legon. Daniel Onjeh's passion for",
"title": "Daniel Onjeh"
},
{
"docid": "14544799",
"text": "3V also contributes a percentage of its net income to support value based leadership programmes, and initiatives to reduce poverty. In July 2011, Aganga was redeployed by the President to the new Ministry of Trade and Investment, to make way for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to return as the Nigerian Minister of Finance. On 9 March 2013, the Nigerian Government changed the name of the Ministry of Trade and Investment to Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. He is married and has four children. In 2010, Aganga's ministerial nomination was resisted by the Lagos State chapter of the PDP on the basis",
"title": "Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga"
},
{
"docid": "14002758",
"text": "in the 1950s as ‘Army Wives Association’ (AWA). The association ventured into charitable activities during the tenure of Welby Everald between 1962 and 1965. Members were encouraged to donate to orphanages, thus forming the basis for the modern aims and objectives of the association. The name of the association was changed to Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) on attainment of Nigeria’s Republican status in 1963. Victoria Aguyi-Ironsi was the first indigenous president of the association. Since then, NAOWA has had 23 distinguished successive national presidents with varying lengths of tenure. Since the association is non-governmental and non-profit making with",
"title": "Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Association"
},
{
"docid": "20253900",
"text": "of Institute of Directors Industry Committee (2003–2007); and fellow; Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies, Nigeria (AES). He was awarded the Nigeria National Honours of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic in December 2007 by Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. In 2014, he was awarded the National Productivity and Order of Merit courtesy of the former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. He is married to Anuli Ausbeth-Ajagu and has three children. Ausbeth Ajagu Ausbeth Ajagu (born October 26, 1965) is a Nigerian political economist. He is the chairman of Betcy Group of Companies and President of Academy of Entrepreneurial Studies. Ajagu",
"title": "Ausbeth Ajagu"
},
{
"docid": "12539637",
"text": "began to unfold. The President's supporters and cabinet ministers, led by his wife Turai Yar'Adua, resisted the suggestion that the Vice-President should take over power whilst the President was incapacitated even though this was what the Nigerian constitution prescribed, Fani-Kayode added his voice to that of President Obasanjo, President Shehu Shagari, General Yakubu Gowon, Ernest Shonekan and other former heads of government, former cabinet ministers, former legislators, leading opposition figures and leading members of the ruling PDP party by publicly calling for the resignation of President Yaradua and for the transference of power to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan at that critical",
"title": "Femi Fani-Kayode"
},
{
"docid": "17905070",
"text": "opened the \"Casa da Nigéria\" or \"Nigerian Culture House\" in the historic Pelourinho neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, with the support of the governments of Bahia and Brazil. A case of xenophobic/racist prejudice of a university professor against a Nigerian student in the Federal University of Maranhão shocked the country in mid-2011. Thousands of students subsequently signed a petition calling for the expelling of the professor. Nigerian immigration to Brazil A Nigerian Brazilian () is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Nigerian ancestry, or a Nigerian-born person residing in Brazil. Over 2,000 Nigerians living illegally in Brazil without proper",
"title": "Nigerian immigration to Brazil"
},
{
"docid": "10906888",
"text": "John Onaiyekan John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Abuja since 1994 and was made a Cardinal in 2012. He has served as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and Bishop of Ilorin. Onaiyekan was born in the town of Kabba, in what is now Kogi State, to Bartholomew and Joann Onaiyekan. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Kabba from 1949 until 1956, Mount St. Michael's Secondary School in Aliade, Benue State, from 1957 until 1962,",
"title": "John Onaiyekan"
},
{
"docid": "8818857",
"text": "his next assignment. (Mouse Felter had a great deal to do with it, arranging for President Eisenhower to send his name to the Senate for confirmation as a full colonel.) Colonel Hanrahan was named Commandant of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg. He remains there for the rest of his career, fighting with the regular Army establishment to make them understand that what the Green Berets do is unorthodox by regular Army standards, but is as important as what the other combat branches do. He is promoted to the rank of Brigadier General by",
"title": "Brotherhood of War"
},
{
"docid": "6956584",
"text": "MEND threatens violence and has said \"The gates of hell have just been let loose.\" March 31: The Joint Task Force captured 12 MEND gunmen while stealing oil out of a pipeline. April 4: MEND spokesmen Jomo Gbomo sent an email to president Goodluck Jonathan stating that starting on April 5 MEND would resume hostilities on Nigerian oil installations. April 5: MEND militants who had accepted amnesty 4 years earlier stormed the Nigerian National Assembly demanding more than what the government had given them. The ex-militants threatened to return to fighting if their demands were not met. April 6: 12",
"title": "Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta"
},
{
"docid": "18932833",
"text": "Sani Abacha. The Nigerian police arrested 7 persons in connection with his murder but 5 of the suspects died while in detention, the remaining two were freed based on weak evidence from the prosecution. Alfred Rewane Alfred Rewane was a Nigerian businessman who was murdered on October 6, 1995 at his residence in Ikeja, Lagos. He was a financier of NADECO and was a close associate of Obafemi Awolowo. Rewane's full name at birth was Ogbeyiwa Erewarone, he was born in Warri to the family of Jemide Erewarone. His father was a trader who was based in Agbor, when his",
"title": "Alfred Rewane"
},
{
"docid": "19313188",
"text": ": Third Term And The Myth Of The Indispensable Man In Africa,with the former chairman of the National Human Rights president Chidi Odinkalu. The book put to scrutiny the former president of the Nigerian Federation's -President Olusegun Obasanjo - claim that he did not seek a third term in office. Ayisha Osori Ayisha Osori is a Nigerian lawyer, author, international development consultant, journalist and politician known for her work on good governance, gender equality, women’s economic and political participation and ending violence against women in Nigeria. Her book Love Does Not Win Elections gives insight into the Unique Nigerian Politics.",
"title": "Ayisha Osori"
},
{
"docid": "15681999",
"text": "Chartered Institute of Administration The Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA) is a Nigerian professional body established in 1987 that regulates training and practice of Administration in the public and private sectors. The CIA was chartered by Act No 103, No. 76 Vol. 79 of 31 December 1992. In December 2012 the CIA invested its seventh president, Dr. Goddy Idaminabo (now the immediate past president), at the institute's 23rd induction ceremony, which was held in Lagos. Three fellows were inducted, nine full members and 122 associate members. In May 2013, Idaminabo criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria for a \"policy somersault\"",
"title": "Chartered Institute of Administration"
},
{
"docid": "7368043",
"text": "over their resources most especially the South South and South East of Nigeria. Atiku Abubakar Atiku Abubakar GCON (born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and business tycoon. He was the vice-president of Nigeria (1999-2007) under President Olusegun Obasanjo representing the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Abubakar worked in the Nigeria Customs Service for twenty years, rising to become the Deputy Director, as the second highest position in the Service was then known. He retired in April 1989 and took up full-time business and politics. He ran for the office of governor in the Gongola State (now Adamawa and Taraba",
"title": "Atiku Abubakar"
},
{
"docid": "7368008",
"text": "Atiku Abubakar Atiku Abubakar GCON (born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and business tycoon. He was the vice-president of Nigeria (1999-2007) under President Olusegun Obasanjo representing the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Abubakar worked in the Nigeria Customs Service for twenty years, rising to become the Deputy Director, as the second highest position in the Service was then known. He retired in April 1989 and took up full-time business and politics. He ran for the office of governor in the Gongola State (now Adamawa and Taraba States) in 1991, and for the Presidency in 1993, placing third after MKO",
"title": "Atiku Abubakar"
},
{
"docid": "9380728",
"text": "British Nigerian British Nigerian is a term sometimes used to describe British people of Nigerian descent or Nigerians of British descent. This article is about residents and citizens of Nigerian descent living in Britain. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendants in Britain live in South London. They are one of the larger immigrant groups in the country. Nigerians have formed long-established communities in London, Liverpool and other industrial cities. The earliest known Nigerian presence in London took place over 200 years ago as a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade. Olaudah Equiano, born in what is now Nigeria and",
"title": "British Nigerian"
},
{
"docid": "2561988",
"text": "serve until the great National Convention in latter part of June 1963. John Mears President, J.C. Hibbard Vice-President, Gordon Lindsay Secretary-Treasurer, W. A. Raiford Executive Secretary. June 28, 1963, A. C. Valdez was elected president. The implication of the terminology \"Full Gospel\" is that many mainline denominations leave out parts of the gospel - such as miracles, speaking in tongues, divine healing, while the \"Full Gospel\" maintains it in its entirety and for every aspect of the individual. Though its full constitutional name is still the \"Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches & Ministers International\", its shortened name for common use",
"title": "The Fellowship (FGFCMI)"
},
{
"docid": "19595426",
"text": "handled by Macrocon Systems was the deregulation of Nigerian Telecommunications and the establishment of the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in 1992. Maduka is currently a facilitator at the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University. He teaches Creativity and Innovation as a course to the Masters' students. Maduka has served as President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (1992–1993) and President, Nigeria Academy of Engineers (2004–2005). He was vice-chairman of the pastoral council, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Victoria Island, Lagos. He was president of Lions Club of Victoria Island and he was for several years, the",
"title": "Vincent I. Maduka"
},
{
"docid": "5703372",
"text": "create a true nationalist party. It embraced different sets of groups from the religious, to tribal and to trade groups with the exception of a few notable ones such as the Egbe Omo Oduduwa and early on the Nigerian Union of Teachers. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe became its 2nd president and Dr. M.I. Okpara, its 3rd president, when Dr. Azikiwe went on to become the first indegenious President of Nigeria. The party is considered to be the third prominent political party formed in Nigeria after a Lagos-based party, the Nigerian National Democratic Party and the Nigerian Youth Movementformed by Professor Eyo",
"title": "National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons"
},
{
"docid": "15366050",
"text": "Sudanese and Nigerian politics. He was a very close personal friend of Sudan's late President Ja'far Numeiri. He is a close ally of President Omar al-Bashir. He played a prominent role in getting the North and South of Sudan to negotiate the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) 2005, in the Nigerian capital Abuja. This in turn led to the end of the 21-year-old Civil War in Sudan. For his many contributions to the Sudanese and Nigerian communities, Osman Eltayeb received the Nilein Award (Highest degree) from Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) award from Nigeria's",
"title": "Osman Eltayeb"
},
{
"docid": "20669467",
"text": "of Lancaster respectively. He is considered an expert in higher education. Munzali Jibril Munzali Jibril is a Nigerian emeritus professor of English, and the former Executive Secretary of the National University Commission. He is also a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria. He was the coordinator of the Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil. He was appointed in 2010 by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. He is currently the Pro-chancellor of Federal University Lafia. Jibril was also the 20th President and Chairman of Council for the Nigerian Institute of Management. He had his Bachelor's , Masters and doctorate degree",
"title": "Munzali Jibril"
},
{
"docid": "7299506",
"text": "Nigerian Americans Nigerian Americans are Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry. The 2016 American Community Survey estimates that 380,785 US residents report Nigerian ancestry. The 2012-2016 ACS estimates that 277,027 American residents were born in Nigeria. Nigeria is both the most populous country in Africa—190.8 million as of 2018—and the African country of origin with the most migrants in the United States, as of 2013. The first people of Nigerian ancestry in what is now the modern United States were imported as slaves or indentured laborers from the 17th century onwards. Calabar, Nigeria, became a major point of export of",
"title": "Nigerian Americans"
},
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"docid": "7299524",
"text": "interests of determined groups include: Nigerian Americans Nigerian Americans are Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry. The 2016 American Community Survey estimates that 380,785 US residents report Nigerian ancestry. The 2012-2016 ACS estimates that 277,027 American residents were born in Nigeria. Nigeria is both the most populous country in Africa—190.8 million as of 2018—and the African country of origin with the most migrants in the United States, as of 2013. The first people of Nigerian ancestry in what is now the modern United States were imported as slaves or indentured laborers from the 17th century onwards. Calabar, Nigeria, became a",
"title": "Nigerian Americans"
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"docid": "13424444",
"text": "insurance brokerage and trading in supply for the oil industry. Investments have been made in banking, publishing and property. Edet Amana was a founding director of Citibank Nigeria Limited and served on the board of that bank from 1985 to 2010. Today Edet Amana is the chairman of Amana Group of Companies and president of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He is also fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), immediate past president of the Association of Consulting Engineers Nigeria(ACEN), fellow Nigerian Institute of Management and fellow International Institute of Directors. He is also a member of the American",
"title": "Edet Amana"
},
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"docid": "20669466",
"text": "Munzali Jibril Munzali Jibril is a Nigerian emeritus professor of English, and the former Executive Secretary of the National University Commission. He is also a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria. He was the coordinator of the Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil. He was appointed in 2010 by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. He is currently the Pro-chancellor of Federal University Lafia. Jibril was also the 20th President and Chairman of Council for the Nigerian Institute of Management. He had his Bachelor's , Masters and doctorate degree in Art from Ahmadu Bello University, University of Leeds and University",
"title": "Munzali Jibril"
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"docid": "19211774",
"text": "not that classic thing of an African female novelist. I often get Ama Ata Aidoo or Flora Nwapa. I have a deep respect for Gordimer and what she stands for and what she is. Her fiction is, to use that overloaded word, amazing, in many ways”. Obiwu Obiwu is the pen name of Obioma Paul Iwuanyanwu (born 1962), a Nigerian-American writer and professor. He is a survivor of the Igbo genocide in Nigeria (1966-1970), and teaches World Literature and Critical Theory in the Humanities Department at Central State University. Obiwu was born in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State in",
"title": "Obiwu"
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{
"docid": "18890401",
"text": "Nigerian Academy of Science The Nigerian Academy of Science is the official science academy of Nigeria. The academy of science was established on January 18, 1977 as an association of Nigeria's foremost scientist, and incorporated in 1986. It is the apex scientific organization in Nigeria. The academy today acts as a scientific advisor to the Federal Government of Nigeria, funds research fellowships, and scientific start-up companies. The academy is governed by its council, which is chaired by the academy's president, according to a set of Statutes and Bye-laws. The members of council and the president are elected from, and by",
"title": "Nigerian Academy of Science"
},
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"docid": "20691955",
"text": "as Executive director Port Harcourt district. In August 2015, Kida was appointed as the deputy managing director, Deepwater district in Lagos, of Total E&P Nigeria limited. kida was elected as the President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) in June, 2017. Kida is married and he has four children. Ahmadu Musa Kida Ahmadu Musa Kida is a Nigerian Engineer and former Basketball player. He is the Deputy Managing Director deep water services of Total Nigeria and he is also the President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation. Kida received his degree in Civil Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1984.",
"title": "Ahmadu Musa Kida"
},
{
"docid": "7497216",
"text": "attitude, in accordance with the Baptist tradition of ethical behavior, social responsibility and democratic ethos”. Nigerian Baptist Convention Nigerian Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Nigeria. Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle is the president. The headquarters is in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Nigerian Baptist Convention has its origins a foreign mission of the Southern Baptist Convention of the United States of America in 1850 The Nigerian Baptist Convention was officially formed in 1914. It has started other Baptist conventions in West Africa notably in Ghana (now the Ghana Baptist Convention), and in",
"title": "Nigerian Baptist Convention"
},
{
"docid": "7497212",
"text": "Nigerian Baptist Convention Nigerian Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Nigeria. Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle is the president. The headquarters is in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Nigerian Baptist Convention has its origins a foreign mission of the Southern Baptist Convention of the United States of America in 1850 The Nigerian Baptist Convention was officially formed in 1914. It has started other Baptist conventions in West Africa notably in Ghana (now the Ghana Baptist Convention), and in Sierra Leone, now the (Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone). In 2016, it has 13,000 churches",
"title": "Nigerian Baptist Convention"
},
{
"docid": "16373549",
"text": "following conditions: Person is of full age (17), has resided in Nigeria for at least 15 years, is of good character, plans to remain in Nigeria, is familiar with Nigerian language and customs, has a viable means of support, and has renounced previous citizenship. LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP: VOLUNTARY: Voluntary renunciation of Nigerian citizenship is permitted by law. Contact the Embassy for details and required paperwork. INVOLUNTARY: The following are grounds for involuntary loss of Nigerian citizenship: Registered or Naturalized citizen voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign country. Naturalized citizen, before seven years of residence, sentenced to prison for three",
"title": "Nigerian nationality law"
},
{
"docid": "8660500",
"text": "Adé who was his lead guitar player. In October 2018, Baba Sala died of what was referred by his media aide as \"old-age related sickness\". After his death, Best of Nollywood Magazine announced that the category \"comedy of the year\" will now be known as \"Moses Adejumo Comedy of the Year\" to honour him for his contribution to the industry. Moses Olaiya Moses Olaiya (18 May 1936 – 7 October 2018), better known by his stage name \"Baba Sala\", was a Nigerian comedian, dramatist and actor. A Yoruba from Ijesha, Baba Sala, regarded as the father of modern Nigerian comedy,",
"title": "Moses Olaiya"
},
{
"docid": "8398482",
"text": "Nigerian Railway Corporation Nigerian Railway Corporation (commonly abbreviated as NRC) is the state-owned enterprise with exclusive rights to operate railways in Nigeria. The Nigerian Railway Corporation traces its history to the year 1898, when the first railroad in Nigeria was constructed by the British colonial government. On October 3, 1912 the Lagos Government Railway and the Baro-Kano Railway were amalgamated, starting nationwide rail service under the name Government Department of Railways. With the passing of the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act of 1955, the company gained its current name as well as the exclusive legal right to construct and operate rail",
"title": "Nigerian Railway Corporation"
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"docid": "18222273",
"text": "2008. He was promoted to the professorial cadre in 2010. Between 2007 and 2011, Adebiyi was the vice president of African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. After his tenure, he became the secretary of the professional body. He is also the president of Nigeria Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (NISBCB). Adebiyi is fluent in Yoruba, English and German. Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi is a Nigerian bioinformatics professor and research scientist. He is the current president of Nigerian Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. He is also the current vice-president of African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. In",
"title": "Ezekiel Adebiyi"
},
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"docid": "10302526",
"text": "chairmanship of the paper's publishing arm, the Nigerian Printing and Publishing Company. He was also a member of the governor's executive council and was president of the Nigerian Youth Movement. He was heavily influenced by the tidal waves of cultural nationalism in Nigeria during the early twentieth century. It was this self-assertiveness that led his family to abandon their assimilated Portuguese name in favour of a \"native\" one, Alakija, in 1913. Towards the end of his life it culminated in his ascending to the aristocracy of his tribe, as he was created the Bariyun of the Ake Lineage of Egbaland",
"title": "Adeyemo Alakija"
},
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"docid": "18888101",
"text": "Nigerian National Order of Merit Award The Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic, growth and development of Nigeria. The award is often conferred on its recipient by the Federal Government of Nigeria following a nomination and approval of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award. Its recipient is often decorated by the President of Nigeria. Recipients of the award have the legal right to use the postnominal title: Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM). It is the highest academic",
"title": "Nigerian National Order of Merit Award"
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"docid": "14495203",
"text": "\"Gusau\" in his name, it has been widely adopted by the media. He enrolled as an officer cadet at the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1964 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1967. He was Commander of 9 Infantry brigade, Abeokuta (April 1976 – July 1978), Adjutant General of 2 Mechanised Division (July 1978 – September 1979) and Director of Personnel Services, Army Headquarters (October 1979 – November 1979). From November 1979 to December 1983 Aliyu was Director of Military Intelligence (DMI). He played an important role in the coup that ousted President Shehu Shagari",
"title": "Aliyu Mohammed Gusau"
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{
"docid": "7951272",
"text": "James Tanimola Ayorinde James Tanimola Ayorinde, more well known as J.T. Ayorinde was born in 1907 and died in the 1970s. He was the first Nigerian General Secretary (and chief executive officer) of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, in the 1960s. Ayorinde served as General Secretary from 1962 until his retirement in the 1970s. Based on the customs of Yoruba, \"it was revealed to the Ifa priest who performed a divination at the naming ceremony that he would be an Ifa priest.\" His name, Tanimola, means, \"Who knows honor?\" Rev. Dr. Ayorinde was married to Mobola Ayorinde, who was President of",
"title": "James Tanimola Ayorinde"
},
{
"docid": "20662653",
"text": "Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria) The Presidential Guard Brigade is a special arm of the Nigerian Army, which is responsible for protecting the President of Nigeria. The members of the brigade are a group of elite Nigerian soldiers which guards the residence of the President and his guests, as well as perform ceremonial duties. It is, also a combat unit, akin to the American Secret Service. The Presidential Guard Brigade of the Nigerian Army was formed in September 1962 as the Federal Guards. It was created for the purpose of carrying out ceremonial and security duties in Lagos and Abuja similar",
"title": "Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)"
},
{
"docid": "16686921",
"text": "Munzali Dantata Munzali Dantata, a Nigerian lawyer by training with a Ph.D (Law) degree, is an acknowledged tourism enthusiast and activist in both the public and private sectors of the Nigerian tourism industry. He was Director General for the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism from 2006 to 2014, a government run tourism training institute. Before his stint in the public sector, he was visible in the private sector as President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (1991-1993), and President of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (2003-2006). Munzali Dantata is a father of 6. He is a",
"title": "Munzali Dantata"
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"docid": "19024194",
"text": "National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes The National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP) is a professional organization based in Nigeria to assist adult sex workers. The organization was formed out of opposition to the country's prostitution laws which criminalize sex work and all of its related activities. NANP campaigns for equal access to healthcare, a safe work environment and protection from abuse and exploitation. It is headed by a president who is elected by association members every 12 months. As of August 2015, the president of NANP was Jessica Elvis. She held the post until her death from a heart-related disease",
"title": "National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes"
},
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"docid": "19024195",
"text": "on 25 October 2015. The current president and secretary general are Tamar Tion and Sandra Efosa respectively. National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes The National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP) is a professional organization based in Nigeria to assist adult sex workers. The organization was formed out of opposition to the country's prostitution laws which criminalize sex work and all of its related activities. NANP campaigns for equal access to healthcare, a safe work environment and protection from abuse and exploitation. It is headed by a president who is elected by association members every 12 months. As of August 2015, the",
"title": "National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes"
},
{
"docid": "14246066",
"text": "High Commission of Nigeria, Accra The Nigerian High Commission in Accra is the primary diplomatic mission of Nigeria in Ghana. It is on 20/21 Onyasia Crescent Roman Ridge in Accra. The previous High Commissioner was former Senator for Lagos Central Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro, appointed by President Umaru Yar'Adua in May 2008. The High Commissioner in 2012 is Hon. Ademola Oluseyi Onafowokan. In August 2007 the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana launched Nigeria's 47th Independence anniversary celebrations in Accra. Ambassadorial Minister Simon Ejike Eze thanked Ghana for honoring Nigerians by naming a major stretch of road after former Nigerian president, Olusegun",
"title": "High Commission of Nigeria, Accra"
},
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"docid": "14759713",
"text": "to name a few. He has held the position of general secretary at NAAE for eight years and later became the president for another four years, (?) regional director IFATSEA. He is currently the Deputy Chairman Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Africa. He was the first male Nigerian member of Women in Aviation International (WAI) featured on the first edition of Woman Aviator, the official publication of Women in Aviation, Nigeria. He is the President General Nzuko Arochukwu Worldwide and a lover of football. He hails from Ibom in Arochukwu and is also a devoted Christian. Nnamdi Udoh Elder",
"title": "Nnamdi Udoh"
}
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| whats the black part of the eye called |
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"docid": "819647",
"text": "Pupil The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina. It appears black because light rays entering the pupil are either absorbed by the tissues inside the eye directly, or absorbed after diffuse reflections within the eye that mostly miss exiting the narrow pupil. In humans the pupil is round, but other species, such as some cats, have vertical slit pupils, goats have horizontally oriented pupils, and some catfish have annular types. In optical terms, the anatomical pupil is the eye's aperture and the iris is the",
"title": "Pupil"
},
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"docid": "16784746",
"text": "Tadpole pupil The eye is made up of the sclera, the iris, and the pupil, a black hole located at the center of the eye with the main function of allowing light to pass to the retina. Due to certain muscle spasms in the eye, the pupil can resemble a tadpole, which consists of a circular body, no arms or legs, and a tail. When the pupil takes on the shape of a tadpole, the condition is called tadpole pupil. Tadpole pupil, also known as episodic segmental iris mydriasis, is an ocular condition where the muscles of the iris begin",
"title": "Tadpole pupil"
},
{
"docid": "15170149",
"text": "in 1973, as a part of a campaign to raise funds for the education of black South Africans. The painting was then bought by a benefactor and donated to the church. A highly symbolic element of the painting is a large eye right under the Black Madonna. According to journalist Mpho Lukoto of newspaper \"The Star\", the pupil of the eye represents the township of Soweto; two forks directed towards the pupil from the sides represent the violence that was used against the people of Soweto during the apartheid era, and the cross in the center of the pupil represents",
"title": "Regina Mundi Catholic Church (Soweto)"
}
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"docid": "3334725",
"text": "eye. The group has two—separated—eye spaces. Even though white can make a move in these eyes, black could eventually capture the white stones, and each eye would thereby be reduced to a single intersection. An inner liberty where the opponent can still play, by capturing part of the group that encloses this liberty, is called a 'false eye' or 'deficient eye'. In the example on the left, white can play at g, and capture a black stone. The eye is then destroyed, and black has only one eye left. A group with only one eye is not alive. The black",
"title": "Life and death"
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"docid": "6871260",
"text": "whats his (Julie) he has to race for it. Mike loses the first race to Fox, the fact being his Falcon just isn't fast enough. They decide to go out to the country (filmed in Cobar, New South Wales), to race easy wins to make enough money to build up the engine (351 Cleveland) of his Falcon to beat Fox. Between playing \"Spotto\" (a form of eye spy) on the way and scamming service station attendants, we only see them racing one group of people, a bunch of dim-witted bogans called the Gazard boys, in an EK Holden, who they",
"title": "Running on Empty (1982 film)"
},
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"docid": "20312578",
"text": "of \"satisfaction\". An \"Independent\" review stated the three narratives were \"engrossing\". An \"NPR\" review called the episode \"solid\", though not as good as \"USS Callister\" and \"Hang the DJ\". Critics were divided on whether they joined in with celebrating Nish's revenge. Parham approved her actions as \"a way to fight for what you believe is right\", while Gilbert rejected the \"eye-for-eye justice\" of Nish's deliberate torturing of Haynes. Black Museum (Black Mirror) \"Black Museum\" is the sixth and final episode of the fourth series of anthology series \"Black Mirror\". It was written by Charlie Brooker, with one part adapted from",
"title": "Black Museum (Black Mirror)"
},
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"docid": "4498123",
"text": "Globe editorial assistant, to be its first professional editor. He changed the tone of the paper from advocacy journalism to objective reporting on social issues and revamped it from a black-and-white broadsheet into a color tabloid. He was later executive director of the Homeless Empowerment Project. In November 2007, Boston's South End street newspaper \"Whats Up Magazine\" disbanded and merged into \"Spare Change News\" under the umbrella of the Homeless Empowerment Project. On February 28, 2008, \"Whats Up\" published their first 4-page insert inside Spare Change News. In 2008, Spare Change News received a grant from The Harbus Foundation of",
"title": "Spare Change News"
},
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"docid": "5153268",
"text": "raw meat to the eye area. Research has yet to find any evidence of this treatment being effective. Eye injury and head trauma may also coincide with a black eye. Some common signs of a more serious injury may include: Black eye A black eye, periorbital hematoma, or shiner, is bruising around the eye commonly due to an injury to the face rather than to the eye. The name is given due to the color of bruising. The so-called black eye is caused by bleeding beneath the skin and around the eye. Sometimes a black eye can worsen if not",
"title": "Black eye"
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"docid": "12267865",
"text": "the anthology series \"Reactor Girl\", Jay Stephens' \"Sin Comics\" (later picked up by Black Eye), Carol Swain's \"Way Out Strips\", and the first issue of Dylan Horrocks' \"Pickle\". \"Sin\" and \"Pickle\" were picked up by Black Eye Comics; \"Way Out Strips\" was picked up by Fantagraphics. Black Eye acted as a comic book publisher from 1992 to 1998, when Vrana turned the business into a design company. Black Eye Productions Black Eye Productions (also called Black Eye Books) was a short-lived but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana. Under the auspices of Vrana, Black Eye was",
"title": "Black Eye Productions"
},
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"docid": "5153264",
"text": "Black eye A black eye, periorbital hematoma, or shiner, is bruising around the eye commonly due to an injury to the face rather than to the eye. The name is given due to the color of bruising. The so-called black eye is caused by bleeding beneath the skin and around the eye. Sometimes a black eye can worsen if not referred to a doctor if not resolved after a few months, indicating a more extensive injury - potentially even a skull fracture, particularly if the area around both eyes has bruised (raccoon eyes), or if there has been a prior",
"title": "Black eye"
},
{
"docid": "2608075",
"text": "Black Eye Galaxy The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Evil Eye Galaxy and designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy located 17 million light years away in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier in 1780. A dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the \"Black Eye\" or \"Evil Eye\" galaxy. M64 is well known among amateur",
"title": "Black Eye Galaxy"
},
{
"docid": "13272571",
"text": "with S3RL called R0bots. They later hired Greg Rudawski as drummer for live shows and were signed to Modern Art Records, a local Phoenix indie label distributed by Epic Records. They wrote and recorded their debut album \"Whats Your Medium\" and it was released June 10, 2008. \"Whats Your Medium\" reached no. 33 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The band was heavily inspired by 1980's popular culture, their name referencing a character from the \"Star Wars\" sequel \"The Empire Strikes Back\", and recording a version of the Madonna anthem \"Into the Groove\". The Medic Droid went on a \"Spring Tour\"",
"title": "The Medic Droid"
},
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"docid": "12267864",
"text": "Black Eye Productions Black Eye Productions (also called Black Eye Books) was a short-lived but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana. Under the auspices of Vrana, Black Eye was known as a publisher of artfully designed alternative comics and graphic novels, most of whose cartoonists have gone on to successful careers with fellow Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly. Vrana still acts as Drawn and Quarterly's exclusive outside design consultant. Vrana's first publishing venture was Tragedy Strikes Press, which operated out of Guelph, Ontario, from 1991–1993. Comics published by Tragedy Strikes Press included Nick Craine's \"The Cheeseheads\",",
"title": "Black Eye Productions"
},
{
"docid": "8748119",
"text": "the Mukojima white-eye, is extinct. Bonin white-eye The Bonin white-eye (\"Apalopteron familiare\") or is a small yellow and grey bird endemic to the Ogasawara Islands (formerly Bonin Islands) of Japan. Until recently it was considered part of the family Meliphagidae of honeyeaters and was called the Bonin honeyeater. A distinctive feature of the bird is the white rim around the eyes, which is then surrounded by black masking. Presently its habitat is restricted to Haha-jima Island. Until several years ago it could also be found on Chichi-jima Island. Because of the bird's small range of habitat, its status is listed",
"title": "Bonin white-eye"
},
{
"docid": "3457056",
"text": "Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. \"Rudbeckia hirta\" is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed Susan. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem, English bull's eye, poor-land daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye",
"title": "Rudbeckia hirta"
},
{
"docid": "3543660",
"text": "VG. 39 Kolkata: Inmaniacs, 51 New Delhi: Telangana Is an Oily Song, 57 Mega-Whats Title Winners 2009—QED, Chennai Mega-Whats Face-off Winners 2009-10—QED, Chennai Bangalore: MetaQuizziks, 71 Chennai: QED, 76 Hyderabad: Swami and Friends, 46 Thrissur: Guessworks Inc., 43 Mumbai: Travelling Pilsbury, 53 Pune: Mega WTF, 32 Goa: Feni, Vidi, Vici, Twitchy., 41 Kolkata: Bong Connection, 52 New Delhi: Daydreamers, 42 Coimbatore: Quizzyleaks, 16 Mega-Whats Title Winners 2010—QED, Chennai Mega-Whats Face-off Winners 2010-11—Insignificant Others, Chennai Karnataka Quiz Association The Karnataka Quiz Association (or KQA) was founded in 1983 by the late Wing Commander G.R.Mulky, Deepak Murdeshwar, Rajeev Gowda, Thomas Uthup, K.N.Mahabala,",
"title": "Karnataka Quiz Association"
},
{
"docid": "11885992",
"text": "Third Eye Open (Hardware album) Third Eye Open is a 1992 album by American funk/rock supergroup Hardware. Hardware consists of lead guitarist Stevie Salas, P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins, and drummer Buddy Miles, formerly of the Band of Gypsys. The album was produced by Bill Laswell and Salas, and was the first release to be part of Laswell's Black Arc Series, which includes \"Lord of the Harvest\" by Zillatron, \"Out of the Dark\" by O.G. Funk, and \"Under the 6\" by Slave Master. When the album was first released in Japan on the Polystar label, the band was called The Third",
"title": "Third Eye Open (Hardware album)"
},
{
"docid": "8748118",
"text": "Bonin white-eye The Bonin white-eye (\"Apalopteron familiare\") or is a small yellow and grey bird endemic to the Ogasawara Islands (formerly Bonin Islands) of Japan. Until recently it was considered part of the family Meliphagidae of honeyeaters and was called the Bonin honeyeater. A distinctive feature of the bird is the white rim around the eyes, which is then surrounded by black masking. Presently its habitat is restricted to Haha-jima Island. Until several years ago it could also be found on Chichi-jima Island. Because of the bird's small range of habitat, its status is listed as Near Threatened. A subspecies,",
"title": "Bonin white-eye"
},
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"docid": "13627734",
"text": "such as PRSPCT Recordings, Lost Soul Recordings, Evol Intent Recordings, Black Sun Empire Recordings and Ruff-Teck Records. He has collaborated with artists such as SPL, Black Sun Empire, Counterstrike, and Evol Intent. Eye-D collaborates very frequently with DJ Hidden with whom he forms The Outside Agency. Since the release of The Outside Agency's first EP on Black Monolith Records in 2001, the 'Eye-D' moniker has been limited to his drum & bass material. Eye-D regularly performs at musical events internationally, both as Eye-D and as part of The Outside Agency. In the Netherlands, Eye-D and DJ Hidden are frequent guests",
"title": "Eye-D"
},
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"docid": "5153265",
"text": "head injury. Although most black eye injuries are not serious, bleeding within the eye, called a hyphema, is serious and can reduce vision and damage the cornea. In some cases, abnormally high pressure inside the eyeball (ocular hypertension) can also result. Despite the name, the eye itself is not affected. Blunt force or trauma to the eye socket results in burst capillaries and subsequent haemorrhaging (hematoma). The fatty tissue along with the lack of muscle around the eye socket allows a potential space for blood accumulation. As this blood is reabsorbed, various pigments are released similar to a bruise lending",
"title": "Black eye"
},
{
"docid": "2608078",
"text": "interstellar medium of Messier 64 consists of two counter-rotating disks that are approximately equal in mass. The inner disk contains the prominent dust lanes of the galaxy. The stellar population of the galaxy exhibits no measurable counter-rotation. Possible formation scenarios include a merger with a gas-rich satellite galaxy in a retrograde orbit, or the continued accretion of gas clouds from the intergalactic medium. It has a diameter of . Black Eye Galaxy The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Evil Eye Galaxy and designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy located 17 million light years",
"title": "Black Eye Galaxy"
},
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"docid": "10248365",
"text": "dated 8 October 2007 an SBS spokesperson wrote: A second series of \"Kick\" is currently in development. At this stage no date has been set to screen the second series. However, we are pleased to inform you we do have the rights to repeat \"Kick\" series one. Currently no date has been set by us to re-screen it, but we expect to do so in approximately 8-12 months. Please keep an eye on the published TV guides or to our Whats On website for advanced notice of its transmission at: www.sbs.com.au/whatson. As of June 2017, no second series has been",
"title": "Kick (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "47582",
"text": "no visible light reaches the eye. Pigments or dyes that absorb light rather than reflect it back to the eye \"look black\". A black pigment can, however, result from a \"combination\" of several pigments that collectively absorb all colors. If appropriate proportions of three primary pigments are mixed, the result reflects so little light as to be called \"black\". This provides two superficially opposite but actually complementary descriptions of black. Black is the absorption of all colors of light, or an exhaustive combination of multiple colors of pigment. See also primary colors. In physics, a black body is a perfect",
"title": "Black"
},
{
"docid": "3334724",
"text": "black groups: The black group surrounding c and d can never be captured, and is called \"alive\". The group can live because it has two—separated—inner liberties, where white can't play. A group such as b that cannot become alive is called \"dead\". Groups that are neither \"alive\", nor \"dead\", are called \"unsettled\". Liberties inside a group are called \"eyes\". In the previous example, a, b, c and d are eyes. An \"eye\" may be a single empty intersection, or more of them. In the diagram on the left, the intersections marked e form a single eye, and f forms another",
"title": "Life and death"
},
{
"docid": "6270783",
"text": "deep shades of red and dark wine colors worn as part of night makeup. Blue-frosted eye shadow became fashionable, and was eventually integrated into the Y2K makeup of the late 1990s/early 2000s (decade). Gothic makeup had broken into the mainstream, having been made up of vamp lipstick (or even black lipstick), heavy mascara and eyeliner, often purple-tinted eye shadow (or else very dark blue), and extremely pale foundation. The Gothic makeup remained relevant in the later years of the decade. By 1999, glittery, sparkling makeup had come into style. This was called \"Y2K makeup\", consisting of facial glitter and lip",
"title": "1990s in fashion"
},
{
"docid": "9096533",
"text": "for the most part hold an upbeat key, coming into contact with the abrasive chorus. Hemsworth provided a folksy tone and Canadian raising, and added some unique touches. To illustrate resentment for the flies, he places heavy emphasis on \"black\" in the words \"black fly\", but arguably the most distinct part of the song is where the word \"Ontario\" is stretched to \"On-terr-eye-oh-eye-oh\" (a pronunciation also used at times by other artists, such as Alan Mills and Stan Rogers). First Verse 'Twas early in the spring when I decided to go<br> To work up in the woods in North Ontario<br>",
"title": "The Black Fly Song"
},
{
"docid": "8488003",
"text": "Black Water, Best of 2011-2012 1997: \"Camille\" 1997: \"The Eye in the Door, Part One: Urban Sirens\" 1998: \"Untitled #1\" 1998: \"The Eye in the Door, Part Two: Breakfast of Champions\" 1999: \"The Eye in the Door, Part Three: The Bicycle\" 2000: \"The City Itself, Part One: The Car\" 2001: \"You Are Here\" 2003: \"The Orange Grove\" (review 1; review 2) 2004: \"Pipes\" (review) 2004: \"The City Itself series: The Car, The Sidewalk and The House\" (review1; review 2) 2006: \"Days and Nights series: A Quiet Ambition, Time For Bed and The Hidden Room\" (review 1; review 2; review 3)",
"title": "Skewed Visions"
},
{
"docid": "10652308",
"text": "Cinnamon-rumped trogon The cinnamon-rumped trogon (\"Harpactes orrhophaeus\") is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The male has a black hood, blue bill, an eyebrow and an eye ring. The upper part is pale brown and the lower part is pink-red. The tail is brown above and it has a white under tail with black borders. Females have a dark brown head with chestnut around the eye and lores. The lower part is yellowish. This bird",
"title": "Cinnamon-rumped trogon"
},
{
"docid": "6818144",
"text": "midbody, smooth, or feebly keeled on the posterior part of the body and on the tail. The ventrals number 220-265; the anal plate is entire; and the subcaudals number 75-94. The young are pale brown above, with black crossbands, each crossband enclosing four to six white ocelli. The adults are darker brown, with a transverse series of squarish black spots, or with more or less distinct traces of the color pattern of the young. There is a vertical black streak below the eye, and an oblique black streak behind the eye. Some specimens have a white, black-edged collar; others have",
"title": "Trinket snake"
},
{
"docid": "1949033",
"text": "Tiger's eye Tiger's eye (also called tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown colour and a silky lustre. As members of the quartz group, tiger's eye and the related blue-coloured mineral hawk's eye gain their silky, lustrous appearance from the parallel intergrowth of quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibres that have mostly turned into limonite. \"Tiger iron\" is an altered rock composed chiefly of tiger's eye, red jasper and black hematite. The undulating, contrasting bands of colour and lustre make for an attractive motif and it is mainly used for",
"title": "Tiger's eye"
},
{
"docid": "2900377",
"text": "experienced by one character that underscores Lovecraftian themes like cosmic indifference. In the 1988 album \"Passage to Arcturo\" by Rotting Christ, the song \"Inside The Eye of Algond\" nominates the Mystical Carcosa as part of the singer's journey. In 2016 DigiTech released a Fuzz pedal called the Carcosa. The pedal featured two modes, named \"Hali\" and \"Demhe.\" \"Maria\", a film by King Abalos, takes place in a mysterious mountain called Carcosa. In the Mass Effect 3 universe there is a planet named Carcosa. In 2001 the Belgian black metal band Ancient Rites released the album Dim Carcosa. The title track's",
"title": "Carcosa"
},
{
"docid": "2603525",
"text": "crimson primary feathers that are very distinct in flight. In the westernmost subspecies \"buffoni\", which sometimes is known as the Buffon's turaco, there is a white line above and in front of the eye and a black line below the eye. In the nominate subspecies (\"T. persa persa\") of the central part of its range and \"zenkeri\" of the southeastern part there also is a second white line below the black line. Unlike similar turacos with red bills, even adult Guinea turacos lack a white rear edge to the crest. This species is a common in climax forest with plentiful",
"title": "Guinea turaco"
},
{
"docid": "743582",
"text": "as both have at least two eyes. The groups in the lower corners are dead, as both have only one eye. The group in the lower left may seem to have two eyes, but the surrounded empty point marked \"a\" is not actually an eye. White can play there and take a black stone. Such a point is often called a \"false\" eye. There is an exception to the requirement that a group must have two eyes to be alive, a situation called \"seki\" (or \"mutual life\"). Where different colored groups are adjacent and share liberties, the situation may reach",
"title": "Go (game)"
},
{
"docid": "6875239",
"text": "Duttaphrynus melanostictus Duttaphrynus melanostictus is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia. The species grows to about long. Asian common toads breed during the monsoon, and their tadpoles are black. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish. The top of the head has several bony ridges, along the edge of the snout (canthal ridge), in front of the eye (preorbital), above the eye",
"title": "Duttaphrynus melanostictus"
},
{
"docid": "609388",
"text": "(\"Home of Love\"), an orphanage in Honduras. In 2012, the foundation began hosting an annual music festival, known as \"Left Eye Music Fest\", in Decatur, Georgia. In the 2018 Boots Riley film \"Sorry to Bother You\", members of a fictional activist group called \"Left Eye\" use as their symbol a stripe of eye black under the left eye, in unmentioned reference to Lopes. Lisa Lopes Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. Lopes was best known as one-third of",
"title": "Lisa Lopes"
},
{
"docid": "2776497",
"text": "white. Registries prefer that parti poodles have the same points as its correlating solid-coloured descendants. Brown and white parti poodles have liver-coloured noses, eye rims and lips, dark or self-coloured toenails and amber eyes. This is also permitted, but not preferred, in apricot and white parti poodles. Black/white, Blue/white, and silver/white poodles have black noses, eye rims and lips, black or self-coloured toenails and very dark eyes. When the dog has markings that resemble those of a tuxedo, it is called a \"tuxedo\" poodle. The upper coat is solid: head, back, tail; and the lower coat is white: neck, chest,",
"title": "Poodle"
},
{
"docid": "19298452",
"text": "and October. The series will begin in Sunderland on April 2 and then move to London, Brighton & Hove, Worcester, Cardiff, Norwich and Bristol. The Lead Charity is Prostate Cancer UK and the three new National Charity Partners are Bowel Cancer UK, Orchid and Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). Each run also has a local care based or hospice charity partner. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/go-dad-run-return-2015-8543298 http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-based-Wealth-Manager-Sanlam-UK-sponsors/story-21199723-detail/story.html http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/watch-colin-jacksons-go-dad-7273649 http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/sport/athletics/jackson_continues_support_for_go_dad_run_1_4354035 http://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/123740/llangefni-go-dad-run-a-big-success-says-colin-jackson.aspx https://walesexpress.com/colin-jackson-delighted-sanlan-dad-run-llangefni/ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/sunderland/runners-say-y-not-to-new-event-for-wearside-1-7960286 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/fathers-day-remember-hundreds-men-11493626 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14181121.Registration_opens_for_this_year_s_Go_Dad_Run_charity_event/ www.godadrun.co.uk www.prostatecanceruk.org www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk www.orchid-cancer.org.uk www.thecalmzone.net Go Dad Run Go Dad Run is a charitable project that was created in 2013 by former world champion athlete Colin Jackson in order to",
"title": "Go Dad Run"
},
{
"docid": "15189093",
"text": "the Tswana people. The governments Department of Native Affairs drilled bore holes to assist the black farmers in 1940 however, this was still insufficient to sustain cultivation. In 1962, Apartheid legislation led to the forced removal of black people from Seodin. The ‘whites-only’ irrigation project never commercialised despite state aid. The Eye of Kuruman cave forms part of the eight caves on the dolomitic Ghaap Plateau of the Northern Cape. The Eye of Kuruman cave from which the springs emerge has been documented form as early as the nineteenth century. The first sketch of the cave was made in 1907",
"title": "Eye of Kuruman"
},
{
"docid": "8675202",
"text": "\"been in rehearsal for a couple of weeks now\" but were not going to announce \"anything until some shows\" are booked for March. Members of the band will still be in their other projects such as Kill Detail, Cellphish and Black Fag. Joe Doherty co-hosts the podcast Raised by Wolves. Asked if the band was planning a new album and tour, Doherty replied \"we have been tinkering around with some new stuff, but are sticking with whats in front of us which is picking what songs we are going to do in March, it's boiled down to about 40 songs",
"title": "Jughead's Revenge"
},
{
"docid": "11921391",
"text": "BBC drama series White Heat written by Bafta winning Paula Milne. Stage work includes The Container at the Young Vic where the London Paper wrote of his work 'Abhin Galeya is a revelation.' The Evening Standard wrote 'Abhin Galeya is particularly distinguished as Jemal.' Whats on Stage wrote 'exciting young actor Abhin Galeya adds the human edge.' He was also appeared in all three plays in the 'Not Black and White' season at London's Tricycle theatre. The three plays explored race politics in Britain and they were Category B by Roy Williams, Seize the Day by Kwame Kwei Armah and",
"title": "Abhin Galeya"
},
{
"docid": "17540754",
"text": "Battlefield One video game In 2016, she appeared in \"Hated in the Nation\", an episode of the anthology series \"Black Mirror\". Kingsley is married to actor/singer Dominic Tighe, whom she met while filming an advertisement for a shampoo. 2009 - Oliver Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Piaf at The Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville Theatre. 2012 - Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Lina Lamont in Singin' In The Rain at The Palace Theatre. 2012 - Whats On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Lina Lamont in Singin' In",
"title": "Katherine Kingsley"
},
{
"docid": "18434154",
"text": "Janne Haavisto Janne Pekka Haavisto (born 28 November 1964 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish drummer, recording engineer and record producer. He has been a professional musician since the age of 16, that is, from 1983 on. In his youth, Haavisto attended the Sibelius High School in Helsinki and played drums in a band called Bablers together with e.g. Sam Yaffa and Arto Tamminen. The band made a record called \"Whats all about\" in 1980. At the age of 16 Haavisto was given, with the aid of his older brother Olli Haavisto, a job as a drummer for J. Karjalainen",
"title": "Janne Haavisto"
},
{
"docid": "3228482",
"text": "B (Urban Nature album). Cristian also wrote the collaboration with Sean Kingston on the song titled \"Remember You\". As the album was to be released, called \"All Your Love\", Cristian abruptly left the record company Whats Up Entertainment citing creative differences with the company heads. He then quickly moved on to his next project, another solo album called \"Born Again Cristian\". The meaning behind the album is a rebirth of the artist after he told Malaysian interviewers the music is like nothing he's heard before. The first two singles are \"Show Me Your Soul feat Roy'al\" and \"Nothing Like This\"",
"title": "Cristian Alexanda"
},
{
"docid": "20754547",
"text": "The Eye of Silence The Eye of Silence (), 1943–44, is a painting by German dadaist and surrealist Max Ernst. For \"The Eye of Silence\" Ernst employed a technique called decalcomania to create arbitrary textures on the canvas, which he then reworked to resemble rock formations and forms of animals, plants, and architecture. The imagery on the surrealist canvas has been described as a primordial-like landscape, \"in which rock-hard and gelatinous formations coexist under a forbidding sky.\" \"The Eye of Silence\" has also been described as, \"part vegetation, part rock and part bejewelled baroque palace. A fusion of animal, mineral",
"title": "The Eye of Silence"
},
{
"docid": "18337123",
"text": "both a part of the striatula-group due to shared descriptive characteristics such as the length and width of the petiole and the separation of the clypeus from the eye. The Black hover wasp is characterized by their brown-black coloration. Similar to other species in the Stenogastrinae subfamily, \"P. alternata\" can be distinguished by their significantly narrow mandibles. Another descriptor is the long, pointed clypeus separate from the eye shared by \"Parischnogaster striatula\". The Black hover wasps inhabit the tropical rain forests of two Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) and Singapore. \"P. alternata\" builds dense clusters of nests in",
"title": "Parischnogaster alternata"
},
{
"docid": "8815168",
"text": "record, but the company name was now written in capital letters within a rectangular black block in the lower part of the label. The first release to feature the new label design appears to have been WIP-6060 and the last to feature the orange-and-black \"eye\" design WIP-6061, a reissue of \"Incense\" by the Anglos, which had actually been released the previous month. One or two earlier releases which were evidently still selling were re-pressed with the new design (e.g. WIP-6056, which exists with both the orange-and-black \"eye\" and the \"block\" label designs). Towards the end of 1969, artists signed to",
"title": "Island Records discography"
},
{
"docid": "2874015",
"text": "a contrast ratio of 1,000. What enables the wider reach is that the eye adapts its definition of what is black. The eye takes approximately 20–30 minutes to fully adapt from bright sunlight to complete darkness and becomes 10,000 to 1,000,000 times more sensitive than at full daylight. In this process, the eye's perception of color changes as well (this is called the Purkinje effect). However, it takes approximately five minutes for the eye to adapt from darkness to bright sunlight. This is due to cones obtaining more sensitivity when first entering the dark for the first five minutes but",
"title": "Adaptation (eye)"
},
{
"docid": "12117770",
"text": "weeks earlier. In London the show received good reviews - The Stage called it \"A remarkable collaboration of all round talent\"; Whats On Stage.com called it \"Witty & Poignant\". Laurence Mark Wythe's website. A 2008 production ran at Spirit of Broadway Theatre in Norwich, Connecticut. The Off-Broadway production received mixed reviews. \"Backstage\" praised Wythe but commented: \"Though smart and pleasant from moment to moment, the show is lukewarm and unoriginal overall.\" The \"New York Post\" similarly wrote that the show \"conveys the less-than-revelatory message that marriage can lead to divorce.\" \"Talkin' Broadway\" gave the musical a positive review, calling it",
"title": "Tomorrow Morning (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "6773244",
"text": "Eye black Eye black is a grease or strip applied under the eyes to reduce glare. It is often used by American football, baseball, and lacrosse players to mitigate the effects of bright sunlight or stadium floodlights. It is a form of functional makeup. One of the earliest known instances of a player wearing eye black is baseball legend Babe Ruth, who, in or around the 1930s, used the grease in an attempt to reduce sun glare. According to Paul Lukas of \"ESPN.com\", eye black caught on with American football player Andy Farkas. He also states that the original eye",
"title": "Eye black"
},
{
"docid": "15060620",
"text": "gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, \"\"Players\" is lacklustre and unimaginative\". Mayank Shekhar of the \"Hindustan Times\" gave it 1.5 out of 5. Komal Nahta from Koimoi rated it 1 out of 5 and wrote, \"Whats good? The train robbery sequence; some comedy in the second half; Omi Vaidya and Neil Nitin Mukesh’s acting. Whats bad? The loose and uninteresting screenplay; the poor music; the dull acting of Abhishek, Sonam and Bobby\". Yahoo! Movies gave the film a rating of \"Game Over\" and said that, \"the remake of \"The Italian Job is definitely",
"title": "Players (film)"
},
{
"docid": "17382501",
"text": "a single confident idiom, and between the big numbers there are lulls, especially in the overlong first half.\" Letts praised Campbell for his vocal talents, stating that he \"does some worthy old-fashioned crooning – in a pleasant song called 'Marking Time' there are moments when he actually sounds like Nat King Cole.\" Taylor predicted on 24 October 2013, \"Wags have quipped that it should be called \"From Here to November\". But I reckon it's going to survive quite a bit longer than that.\" On 6 December 2013, it was announced the production had received four Whats on Stage awards nominations,",
"title": "From Here to Eternity the Musical"
},
{
"docid": "4182395",
"text": "Herbs (band) Herbs are a multi-cultural New Zealand reggae group, which since its foundation has featured Samoans, Tongans, Cook Islanders and Maori members. 11th inductee into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, they formed in 1979, and were once described as \"New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice\". It has been said their debut EP \"Whats' Be Happen?\" \"set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed\". The band has always been political, with links to the Polynesian Panthers and the cover of \"Whats' Be Happen\" (released during the 1981 Springbok tour) being",
"title": "Herbs (band)"
},
{
"docid": "6672639",
"text": "(IRTC), Palakkad is implementing the NABARD WADI Tribal development project in Attappadi. Attappadi Social Service Organisation (ASSO) is one of the major Social Service Organization functioning in Attappadi. It successfully implemented World Bank aided 'Jalanidhi' project to provide drinking water facility for the tribal community. the other main development project that depend upon a social media, face book and a whats app group the face book book have appox 23k likes and whats app page also having to support fb they have 11 nos admin panel and a 3 team leaders also having this group also having small local area",
"title": "Attappadi"
},
{
"docid": "1927071",
"text": "tune into the correct \"vibration\" of the universe and gain a solid foundation on which to reach more advanced meditation levels. Taoism teaches that the third eye, also called the mind's eye, is situated between the two physical eyes, and expands up to the middle of the forehead when opened. Taoism claims that the third eye is one of the main energy centers of the body located at the sixth Chakra, forming a part of the main meridian, the line separating left and right hemispheres of the body. In Taoist alchemical traditions, the third eye is the frontal part of",
"title": "Third eye"
},
{
"docid": "10646296",
"text": "Black-spotted bare-eye The black-spotted bare-eye (\"Phlegopsis nigromaculata\") is a species of insectivoire passerine bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The black-spotted bare-eye was described by the French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1837 and given the binomial name \"Myothera nigro-maculata\". The specific epithet combines the Latin words \"niger\" for \"black\" and \"maculatus \" for \"spotted\". There are four subspecies: The black-spotted bare-eye is in length and weighs . The sexes are alike. This species is a specialist",
"title": "Black-spotted bare-eye"
},
{
"docid": "8787325",
"text": "the preliminary design focuses on creating the general framework to build the project on. S. Blanchard and J. Fabrycky describe it as: “The ‘whats’ initiating conceptual design produce ‘hows’ from the conceptual design evaluation effort applied to feasible conceptual design concepts. Next, the ‘hows’ are taken into preliminary design through the means of allocated requirements. There they become ‘whats’ and drive preliminary design to address ‘hows’ at this lower level.” Following FEED is the Detailed Design (Detailed Engineering) phase, which may consist of [[procurement]] of materials as well. This phase further elaborates each aspect of the project/product by complete description",
"title": "Engineering design process"
},
{
"docid": "17042577",
"text": "Count: There were sixteen contestants overall. The episode began with the introduction of all the roadies of Ranvijay's Team in traditional Nagaland custom who were selected for the journey .One by the one all the roadies were introduced with flashbacks from their PI's which told whats the reason for their selection,whats their personality like and what would be their future in Ranvijays team. He introduced the winner of roadies battleground 5 Abhimanyu and told him to challenge anyone to swap with his position in the team he picked Gaurav and he lost to Gaurav and had to leave the show",
"title": "MTV Roadies (season 10)"
},
{
"docid": "15594197",
"text": "\"whats\" do not decompose into product/system/software requirement \"hows\". Rather, products and their requirements represent a response to business requirements — presumably, \"how\" to satisfy \"what\". Business requirements exist within the business environment and must be discovered, whereas product requirements are human-defined (specified). Business requirements are not limited to high-level existence, but need to be driven down to detail. Regardless of their level of detail, however, business requirements are always business deliverable \"whats\" that provide value when satisfied; driving them down to detail never turns business requirements into product requirements. In system or software development projects, business requirements usually require authority",
"title": "Business requirements"
},
{
"docid": "5980413",
"text": "ancestor, the Crusader Sir Eobar Garrington until Garrington died due to the Evil Eye. Meanwhile, Whitman chose to stay in the 12th century and was cared for by fellow Defender Valkyrie. Whitman then battled the Fomor, alongside the time-traveling Avengers. He then employed the Evil Eye to seal the portal between Earth and Avalon. Whitman returned to the 20th century and his original body was restored. He was accompanied by a gift from Amergin: a black, winged horse called Valinor, named after the fictional location of that name. Some time later Merlyn sent Whitman to locate the lost hero Captain",
"title": "Black Knight (Dane Whitman)"
},
{
"docid": "6317458",
"text": "with the edition published on 7 December being the final one. \"City Life\" now lives on as a 20-page supplement every Friday within the Manchester Evening News and continues to be the most read Whats On guide on the North of England (333k readers. Source: JICREG April 2014). Its website http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/ regularly generates over a million page views every month from more than 250k unique users (Source: Omniture September 2014) CityLife's sister title 'CityLife Extra' is a Free solus publication delivered every Thursday to 16k City Centre apartments and a further 6k copies handed out with the Manchester Evening News.",
"title": "City Life (magazine)"
},
{
"docid": "6746761",
"text": "face with a pattern similar to that of the adult female in black and a dark gray eye patch. Their black crown extends in a V-shape from the base of the bill to the back of the neck. The rump and flanks are white, the back and tail black. Neck, breast and belly are light-gray to white the wings are black. The lower part of the bill is pink, the upper part is gray with alight brown tip and the feet are dark-gray to black. The African pygmy goose is known to be nomadic. It can be found across a",
"title": "African pygmy goose"
},
{
"docid": "5153266",
"text": "itself to the extreme outward appearance. The dramatic appearance (discoloration purple black and blue and swelling) does not necessarily indicate a serious injury, and most black eyes resolve within a week. The tissues around the eye are soft and thus bruise easily when pinched against margins of bone which surround the eye socket. The treatment of black eye is the same as that for bruises in other parts of the body – cold compresses during the first twenty-four hours and contrasting hot and cold thereafter. During the process of healing, a black eye can be made less conspicuous by using",
"title": "Black eye"
},
{
"docid": "16584293",
"text": "decreases its lightness while nearly conserving its chromaticity. Strictly speaking, a \"shade of black\" is always a pure black itself and a \"tint of black\" would be a neutral gray. Unlike these, many off-black colors possess a hue and a colorfulness (also called saturation). Colors often considered \"shades of black\" include \"onyx\", \"black olive\", \"charcoal\", and \"jet\"; these colors and other variations of black are shown below. Black is a color, the perception of which is evoked by the total absence of light that stimulates any of the three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye and",
"title": "Shades of black"
},
{
"docid": "1878696",
"text": "to oxidize and lose its reflective characteristics. This was a problem that was termed \"laser rot\" among LD enthusiasts, also called \"color flash\" internally by LaserDisc-pressing plants. Some forms of laser rot could appear as black spots that looked like mold or burned plastic which cause the disc to skip and the movie to exhibit excessive speckling noise. But, for the most part, rotted discs could actually appear perfectly fine to the naked eye. Later optical standards have been known to suffer similar problems, including a notorious batch of defective CDs manufactured by Philips-DuPont Optical at their Blackburn, Lancashire facility",
"title": "LaserDisc"
},
{
"docid": "3543659",
"text": "2007: Siddhartha Sen, Bangalore 2008: Kiran Vijayakumar, Chennai 2009: Jayakanthan, Chennai 2010: Arun Hiregange, Bangalore 2011: Thejaswi Udupa, Bangalore Mega-Whats is the National Open Quizzing Championship, begun in 2009. The contest is held simultaneously in several Indian cities on the second Sunday in December every year. Winners from these cities then meet each other for the Mega-Whats Face-off the following June during the KQA Anniversary. Bangalore: We Are Like This Wonly, 61 Chennai: QED, 67 Hyderabad: Swami and Friends, 42 Thrissur: Insert Uncool Name Here, 47 Mumbai: Travelling Pillsburies, 58 Pune: Ajgar Jurrat Ke Sapole, 36 Goa: Feni, Vidi, Vici,",
"title": "Karnataka Quiz Association"
},
{
"docid": "6773245",
"text": "black was made from the ashes of burned cork. A 2003 study by Brian DeBroff and Patricia Pahk tested whether black eye grease actually had anti-glare properties. The subjects of the study were divided into three groups: wearers of eye black, wearers of anti-glare stickers, and wearers of petroleum jelly. The subjects' vision was tested using an eye chart while being exposed to natural sunlight. The study concluded that eye black reduced glare of the sun and improved contrast sensitivity, whereas commercial anti-glare stickers and petroleum jelly (the control substance) were found to be ineffective. However, the study was subject",
"title": "Eye black"
},
{
"docid": "15118322",
"text": "B7 \"Rahasia\". Black Opal Eye Black Opal Eye is an adventure module published in 1983 for the \"Dungeons & Dragons\" fantasy role-playing game. The scenario \"Black Opal Eye\" was a sequel to RPGA1 \"Rahasia\". The player characters brave the ruins of an ancient castle to find the enemy who has been preying on the elves. RPGA2 \"Black Opal Eye\" was written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, and published by TSR/RPGA in 1983 as a 16-page booklet with an outer folder. The module was a limited edition, sold only to members of the RPGA. This adventure was later collected with RPGA1",
"title": "Black Opal Eye"
},
{
"docid": "15118321",
"text": "Black Opal Eye Black Opal Eye is an adventure module published in 1983 for the \"Dungeons & Dragons\" fantasy role-playing game. The scenario \"Black Opal Eye\" was a sequel to RPGA1 \"Rahasia\". The player characters brave the ruins of an ancient castle to find the enemy who has been preying on the elves. RPGA2 \"Black Opal Eye\" was written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, and published by TSR/RPGA in 1983 as a 16-page booklet with an outer folder. The module was a limited edition, sold only to members of the RPGA. This adventure was later collected with RPGA1 \"Rahasia\" into",
"title": "Black Opal Eye"
},
{
"docid": "16509728",
"text": "all the necessary funding to undertake such a massive project. \"The Eye of Wendor\" overture was written as the title music for the movie, and the track that came to be called \"Silesandre\" was originally entitled \"Black Riders\". When the movie production was cancelled Rohl decided to write \"The Eye of Wendor\" story and compose a whole triple album of music for it. He did not have a working band at that point, so he called on his friends in the UK music industry to help out, and they played most of the instruments and sang the vocals while Rohl",
"title": "Mandalaband"
},
{
"docid": "5517357",
"text": "reunion show at Finsbury Park. Fluffy were also the opening band during the European part of Marilyn Manson's 'Anti-Christ Superstar' tour, and toured the U.S. with the Neurotic Outsiders. Their music video for \"Black Eye\" was shot in New Orleans by Floria Sigismondi, and the making of the video was documented by MTV. Their album \"Black Eye\" was produced by Bill Price, who also recorded \"Never Mind the Bollocks\". The band was regularly featured in several magazines; \"Kerrang\", \"Q\", \"Select\", \"NME\", and \"Melody Maker\". They also appeared on several UK television shows, including \"The Big Breakfast\", \"Hotel Babylon\", and \"Top",
"title": "Fluffy (band)"
},
{
"docid": "10237193",
"text": "when she replaced the original choice for the lead, Anne Francis, in the title role. It was based on a novel by Erskine Caldwell. Warners gave her another lead role in a feature, \"Black Gold\" (1962), but it was not a success. She returned to guest starring on shows like \"Hawaiian Eye\". Producer Hal Bartlett borrowed McBain for a role in \"The Caretakers\" (1963) with Polly Bergen and Joan Crawford. When \"77 Sunset Strip\" kicked off its sixth and final season in 1963 with a special five-part story called 'Five', McBain played opposite Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as \"Carla Stevens\". She",
"title": "Diane McBain"
},
{
"docid": "6384366",
"text": "Mel Novak Mel Novak (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor who is best known for villainous roles in \"Black Belt Jones\", \"Game of Death\", and \"An Eye for an Eye\". He is also known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes. Born in Pittsburgh to Serbian parents as Milan Mrdjenovich (, \"Milan Mrđenović\"), Novak made his film debut in 1974, appearing in two blaxploitation films, \"Truck Turner\" starring Isaac Hayes and \"Black Belt Jones\" starring Jim Kelly that was directed by Robert Clouse that led to a part in Clouse's \"The Ultimate Warrior\" (1975) starring",
"title": "Mel Novak"
},
{
"docid": "4925797",
"text": "Sanshiro Sugata Part II It is believed to be the earliest known film sequel whose title is simply the original title followed by a number, predating the likes of \"French Connection II\" (1975) by decades. In the 1880s, a martial arts student continues his quest to become a Judo master, from that discipline's founder. Eventually, he learns enough to demonstrate his skill in a boxing match between American and Japanese fighters- at the end of the movie. The whole movie is actually about the rivalry between karate and judo martial artists, and Sanshiro's struggle to do whats right. On one",
"title": "Sanshiro Sugata Part II"
},
{
"docid": "4925792",
"text": "Sanshiro Sugata Part II It is believed to be the earliest known film sequel whose title is simply the original title followed by a number, predating the likes of \"French Connection II\" (1975) by decades. In the 1880s, a martial arts student continues his quest to become a Judo master, from that discipline's founder. Eventually, he learns enough to demonstrate his skill in a boxing match between American and Japanese fighters- at the end of the movie. The whole movie is actually about the rivalry between karate and judo martial artists, and Sanshiro's struggle to do whats right. On one",
"title": "Sanshiro Sugata Part II"
},
{
"docid": "12019806",
"text": "revealed) came out dressed as the Black Scorpion, who the real Black Scorpion called \"messengers\". Then The Black Scorpion made his entrance through a thing Jim Ross described as \"a spaceship\". The match started back and forth until The Black Scorpion performed a gutwrench suplex, and applied the figure four necklock. After an inverted atomic drop and a corner clothesline, The Black Scorpion applied the chinlock. Sting fought back with a gorilla press slam, and sent The Black Scorpion into the cage. The Black Scorpion fought back with an eye rake, and sent Sting into the cage. Sting performed a",
"title": "Starrcade (1990)"
},
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"docid": "13424276",
"text": "a temporary Nova Prime during the second Kree-Shi'ar War, was captured by Shi'ar forces and tortured. After the torture was over, a man claiming to be Garthan Saal arrived to rescue him. There was a black ops unit of the Nova Corps called the Supernovas. They were also called the Black Novas because their helmets were black instead of gold. During the \"Original Sin\" storyline, Sam Alexander learned from the eye of the murdered Uatu the Watcher that its membership consisted of thieves and killers. Supernova (Marvel Comics) Supernova, a.k.a. Nova Omega and (Garthan Saal), is a fictional character appearing",
"title": "Supernova (Marvel Comics)"
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"docid": "10101282",
"text": "the area to the base of the neck, there is an indigo-violet stripe. The lower part of the nape of the neck, to the top of the back, is a bluish black. The main part of the back, as well as the rump, is red. Wing coverts and flights are red with black tips. The upper part of the tail feathers are a reddish black, and the underside of the tail is a muted red. The iris of the eye is orange-red. The beak is sharply curved, short, and bright red-orange. The feet are medium gray, and the claws are",
"title": "Blue-streaked lory"
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"docid": "3732226",
"text": "Uvea The uvea (/ˈjuːvɪə/) (Lat. \"uva\", grape), also called the \"uveal layer\", \"uveal coat\", \"uveal tract\", \"vascular tunic\" or \"vascular layer\" is the pigmented middle of the three concentric layers that make up an eye. The name is possibly a reference to its reddish-blue or almost black colour, wrinkled appearance and grape-like size and shape when stripped intact from a cadaveric eye. Its use as a technical term in anatomy and ophthalmology is relatively modern. The uvea is the vascular middle layer of the eye. It is traditionally divided into three areas, from front to back, the: The prime functions",
"title": "Uvea"
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"docid": "13199750",
"text": "place on April 2, 2009. A steakhouse called NYY Steak is located beyond right field. Celebrity chefs will occasionally make appearances at the ballpark's restaurants and help prepare food for fans in premium seating over the course of the season. Above Monument Park in center field is the Mohegan Sun sports bar, whose tinted black glass acts as the ballpark's batter's eye. After the 2016 season, the Yankees began doing updates to Yankee Stadium including the Masterpass Batter's Eye Deck and Frank's Red Hot Terrace and Toyota Terrace. The Masterpass Batter's Eye Deck above the Mohegan Sun sports bar is",
"title": "Yankee Stadium"
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"docid": "10418928",
"text": "to creamy colors on the inner part of the extremities, mammary gland, inner part of the thigh and perineal areas. Intensification of the color with black hairs in the edge of the ears and less intense on the edge of the dewlap. The ends, snout, budding horns, eye circles, tail end, and scrotum circle in males, are black as well as the eyelids and eyelashes. The mucous membranes of the nose, mouth, tongue, anus, and vulva are black or slate black. ASEAMO represents associated farmers in Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, Castille-León, Madrid, and La Rioja, Spain. Despite of the",
"title": "Asturian Mountain cattle"
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"docid": "10650820",
"text": "a threatened species by the IUCN. Black-crowned white-eye The black-crowned white-eye (\"Zosterops atrifrons\") is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might warrant recognition as distinct species \"Z. subatrifrons\". The Sangihe white-eye (\"Z. nehrkorni\") and the Seram white-eye (\"Z. stalkeri\") were formerly included in \"Z. atrifrons\", as is still, on occasion, the black-fronted white-eye (\"Z. minor\"). It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.",
"title": "Black-crowned white-eye"
},
{
"docid": "10650819",
"text": "Black-crowned white-eye The black-crowned white-eye (\"Zosterops atrifrons\") is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might warrant recognition as distinct species \"Z. subatrifrons\". The Sangihe white-eye (\"Z. nehrkorni\") and the Seram white-eye (\"Z. stalkeri\") were formerly included in \"Z. atrifrons\", as is still, on occasion, the black-fronted white-eye (\"Z. minor\"). It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Quite common, it is not considered",
"title": "Black-crowned white-eye"
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"docid": "5113649",
"text": "that the black color is only a permanent fixture with telescope eye goldfish. However, with the recent entry of black lionheads, black orandas, black ranchus, black ryukins, black pearlscales, black comets, black bubble eyes, black crosses of two or more goldfish, and black \"hibunas\", this view is no longer true. In fact, black telescopes do sometimes throw normal-eye offsprings, and they are black also. However, they are often culled as they do not conform to the telescope eye feature for the Moor variety. In 1941, Moscow aquarist P. Andrianov, bred a kind of black telescope with orange-red eyes. The panda",
"title": "Telescope (goldfish)"
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"docid": "3189823",
"text": "killed by Avaia, the carnivorous black swan; and Leila, a 15-year-old who calls Finn to \"The Longest Road\" via a game called the \"takiena\" and succeeds Jaelle as High Priestess. The Dalrei, plains-dwelling tribes of nomadic hunters who both hunt and guard the vast herds of eltor in the northern part of Fionavar. Each tribe is led its own chieftain, helped by the tribe's shaman who is ritually blinded in youth the better to focus the sight of his inner eye. Of particular interest to the story is the Third Tribe, under the leadership of Ivor dan Bannor and their",
"title": "The Fionavar Tapestry"
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{
"docid": "17944576",
"text": "by Jason Byron. The 200 vinyls sold out immediately. \"Hubardo\" was released to extremely positive reception, receiving a 4.7 out of 5 on SputnikMusic and being called \"their finest work since Choirs of the Eye.\" They later called it the 4th best album of 2013, saying it recalled the \"black metal chamber music of Choirs of the Eye\" and that it is \"simultaneously focused and sprawling. \"ContactMusic\" gave it a 9/10, calling it the most \"enjoyable metal album of the year.\" \"Bearded Gentlemen\" gave the album a perfect 5/5, saying that \"[t]he addition of actual memorable musical segments makes the",
"title": "Hubardo"
},
{
"docid": "17033260",
"text": "to that series, an animated TV show called \"Tom of T.H.U.M.B.\", aired as a part of The King Kong Show. In 1973 the Hanna-Barbera's animated series \"Inch High, Private Eye\", about a similarly small detective, premiered on NBC, airing for only one season. World of Giants World of Giants (a.k.a. W-O-G) is an American black-and-white science fiction spy-fi television series that aired in syndication from September 5, 1959 until November 28, 1959. It starred Marshall Thompson and Arthur Franz. American spy Mel Hunter, while on a covert mission, is shrunk to a height of six inches after an accident. This",
"title": "World of Giants"
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"docid": "7336379",
"text": "Cyclops (genus) Cyclops is one of the most common genera of freshwater copepods, comprising over 400 species . Together with other similar-sized non-copepod fresh-water crustaceans, especially cladocera, they are commonly called water fleas. The name \"Cyclops\" comes from the Cyclops of Greek mythology which shares the quality of having a single large eye, which may be either red or black in \"Cyclops\". \"Cyclops\" individuals may range from ½–5 mm long and are clearly divided into two sections. The broadly oval front section comprises the head and the first five thoracic segments. The hind part is considerably slimmer and is made",
"title": "Cyclops (genus)"
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{
"docid": "10000472",
"text": "sunbirds the bill is long and decurved. The eye is dark brown while the beak, legs and feet are black. The adult female has dark greyish-brown upper parts and a blackish-brown tail. The chin and supercillium are greyish-buff and the underparts brownish-grey, with the central part of the lower breast and belly being yellowish. Rwenzori double-collared sunbird The Rwenzori double-collared sunbird (\"Cinnyris stuhlmanni\"), also called Stuhlmann's Sunbird or Rwanda double-collared sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in the Ruwenzori range of mountains in south central Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical",
"title": "Rwenzori double-collared sunbird"
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"docid": "13926629",
"text": "Texas in 1999. Fredric (Paul McAtee) and Marshal were originally members of a Goth band called, “Morphine Angel”, formed in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1993, and later based in Chicago, Illinois. During this time, part of Fredric's musical training came from work with Thomas Thorn, lead vocalist for the industrial metal band Electric Hellfire Club, contributing vocals for EHC's song \"Pack 44\". Recording on the St. Thomas, Black Pepper and [http://www.delinquentrecordsusa.com Delinquent Records labels, Morphine Angel developed a significant following. Their song \"Age of Man\" was included in the soundtrack to the independent film, \"Shut Eye\", alongside other popular goth-oriented electro",
"title": "Asmodeus X"
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"docid": "5229841",
"text": "Extraocular muscles The extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control movement of the eye and one muscle that controls eyelid elevation (levator palpebrae). The actions of the six muscles responsible for eye movement depend on the position of the eye at the time of muscle contraction. Since only a small part of the eye called the fovea provides sharp vision, the eye must move to follow a target. Eye movements must be precise and fast. This is seen in scenarios like reading, where the reader must shift gaze constantly. Although under voluntary control, most eye movement is accomplished without",
"title": "Extraocular muscles"
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"docid": "14181715",
"text": "Mohamad and Mohamad Azmin Ali, were both held separately as part of police investigations into the \"50 Reasons\" book. Both were later released. On 29 September 1998, Anwar appeared in court and pleaded innocent to charges of corruption and sodomy. A photo of Anwar with a black eye (incurred from a beating by then Inspector General of Police Rahim Noor) and one hand raised became a symbol of the political opposition in many \"reformasi\" posters. The black eye was explained by Mahathir Mohamad and Rahim Noor as being \"self-inflicted\" and caused by \"pressing a glass over his eyes\". Only after",
"title": "Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trials"
},
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"docid": "10370038",
"text": "a patch under the eye. In juveniles, the crest has a white tip and the patch below the eye is smaller and darker blue than in adults. In most birds, the throat and chest are also black, but some in the southern part of the range have various amounts of white there. The calls are varied, loud, raucous, sometimes parrot-like. This species occurs in pairs or small groups in woodland, except for humid woodland, and partially open areas on the Pacific Slope of Mexico from southern Sonora south to Jalisco and northwestern Colima, for a total of 160,000 km. As",
"title": "Black-throated magpie-jay"
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"docid": "17505169",
"text": "the standard \"Charcoal Black\". The black 160 GB version was also made available as a bundle with the Japan-only DVR accessory torne. It was later announced that the new sizes were to be launched in other regions, with the 160 GB model available from August 2010 in North America and October 2010 in Europe. The 320 GB model is to be available in North America only as part of a bundle with PlayStation Move, a PlayStation Eye and a copy of Sports Champions, and in Europe with PlayStation Move, a PlayStation Eye and a demo disc. The bundles were released",
"title": "PlayStation 3 models"
},
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"docid": "11250607",
"text": "trophy which is to be presented to the winner of a horse race called the Jambaroo Shield stakes. The children decide to enter the race with Victory Stride as their champion, but he needs a trainer. Dingle has been sent to buy all the other horses off; Sator wants to win the race for himself. He purchases a horse called Black Eye, and a jockey. Dingle then keeps an eye on the children and sees them searching for the mineral along the river. It transpires that old Sid Chesney, a horse-trainer the children have been able to persuade to train",
"title": "Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin"
},
{
"docid": "6305118",
"text": "Gotti, Sizzla, Black Child, Young Merc, D.O. Cannon, Shadow, and Sekou 720 are listed as guest appearances on this album. \"Blood in My Eye\" debuted at number 6 on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart, with first-week sales of 139,000 copies in the United States. \"Blood in My Eye\" garnered mixed reviews from music critics, skeptical of Ja's lyrical skills as a hardcore rapper. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 45, based on 8 reviews. Beccy Lindon of \"The Guardian\" called the record \"a rough, back-to-basics",
"title": "Blood in My Eye"
},
{
"docid": "3337799",
"text": "the predominant iris color and the amount of brown or yellow pigment present. There are three pigment colors that determine, depending on their proportion, the outward appearance of the iris, along with structural color. Green irises, for example, have blue and some yellow. Brown irises contain mostly brown. Some eyes have a dark ring around the iris, called a limbal ring. Eye color in non-human animals is regulated differently. For example, instead of blue as in humans, autosomal recessive eye color in the skink species \"Corucia zebrata\" is black, and the autosomal dominant color is yellow-green. As the perception of",
"title": "Eye color"
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"docid": "8510048",
"text": "Gunung Mulu, and Mount Batu Patap). Black-capped white-eye The black-capped white-eye (\"Zosterops atricapilla\") is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae. It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Oriental white-eye. The forehead and the crown are blackish and its upperparts and underparts are darker than at the Oriental white-eye. The back is olive green and the iris is brown. The bill and the feet are coloured black. The voice is characterized by soft twitters. It inhabits mountain forests and alpine meadows in altitudes between 700 and 3000 m on mountains of",
"title": "Black-capped white-eye"
},
{
"docid": "8510047",
"text": "Black-capped white-eye The black-capped white-eye (\"Zosterops atricapilla\") is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae. It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Oriental white-eye. The forehead and the crown are blackish and its upperparts and underparts are darker than at the Oriental white-eye. The back is olive green and the iris is brown. The bill and the feet are coloured black. The voice is characterized by soft twitters. It inhabits mountain forests and alpine meadows in altitudes between 700 and 3000 m on mountains of Sumatra, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu,",
"title": "Black-capped white-eye"
},
{
"docid": "8840067",
"text": "Library Card\") of \"The Bullwinkle Show\" (which aired on NBC), Rocky and Bullwinkle are being escorted out of the town library by a gun-wielding man in a black fedora. Rocky wonders aloud whether the unknown man is from another TV show, leading Bullwinkle to confront him. \"Say, fella, the \"Martin Kane\" show was dropped this year, you know?\" The series was satirized in \"Mad\" 5 (June–July 1953) as \"Kane Keen, Private Eye\", illustrated by Jack Davis. \"Mad\"'s lampoon of \"Julius Caesar\" (\"Mad\" 17, illustrated by Wally Wood) references a detective called \"Martin Walking-Kane\". Martin Kane, Private Eye Martin Kane, Private",
"title": "Martin Kane, Private Eye"
},
{
"docid": "2547184",
"text": "Black-eyed pea The black-eyed pea, black-eyed bean or goat pea, a legume, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. The common commercial variety is called the California Blackeye; it is pale-colored with a prominent black spot. In the American South there are countless varieties, many of them heirloom, that vary in size from the small lady peas to very large ones, as may be seen in the state and municipal farmers' markets. The color of the eye may be black, brown, red, pink or green. All the peas are green when freshly",
"title": "Black-eyed pea"
},
{
"docid": "15484989",
"text": "the extremity of the tip—not by the lesser amount that its lever-like action moves the needle. Thus a FIM requirement is only met when the measured part itself is truly in geometric compliance—not merely when the needle sweeps a certain arc of the dial. The \"TIR\" abbreviation is still more widely known and used than \"FIM\". This is natural given that (1) many part designs that are still being manufactured are made from decades-old engineering drawings, which still say \"TIR\"; and (2) generations of machinists were trained with the term \"TIR\", whereas only recent curriculum uses \"FIM\". http://gdtseminars.com/2008/11/17/whats-the-difference-between-tir-and-fim/ Total indicator",
"title": "Total indicator reading"
}
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"Dick Wagner",
"Steve Hunter"
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"docid": "7221216",
"text": "Rock 'n' Roll Animal Rock n Roll Animal is a live album by American musician Lou Reed, released in February 1974 by RCA Records. In its original form, it features five songs, four of which are songs by the Velvet Underground. The musicians were Pentti Glan (drums) and Prakash John (bass), Ray Colcord (keyboards), and Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars. (The two guitarists would later form the basis of the second Alice Cooper band, beginning on \"Welcome to My Nightmare\", which also features Glan and John.) The album was recorded live on , at Howard Stein's Academy of",
"title": "Rock 'n' Roll Animal"
},
{
"docid": "8116448",
"text": "In February 1974, a live version recorded in December 1973 (similar to the \"Loaded\" version but with extended \"intro\" and hard rock sound), appeared on Reed's \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\". The elaborate twin guitar \"intro\" on the \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\" version was written by Steve Hunter and played by Hunter and Dick Wagner, two Detroit guitarists who would go on to play with Alice Cooper. In September 1974, a down-tempo live version recorded in late 1969 was included on \"\", with a different song structure and lyrics. When a restored version of the original release on \"Loaded\" was eventually",
"title": "Sweet Jane"
},
{
"docid": "7221220",
"text": "Reed Live\" (between the remastered \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\" and \"Lou Reed Live\" the entire show has been released, albeit in a different order than the original concert). This live album's stereo mix puts guitarist Dick Wagner on the right channel, and Steve Hunter on the left; this arrangement is reversed on \"Lou Reed Live\". Adapted from the \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\" liner notes. Production Album Rock 'n' Roll Animal Rock n Roll Animal is a live album by American musician Lou Reed, released in February 1974 by RCA Records. In its original form, it features five songs, four of",
"title": "Rock 'n' Roll Animal"
},
{
"docid": "10961225",
"text": "first collaboration with Lou Reed was for the \"Berlin\" album. He also played with Dick Wagner in the band captured on Reed's live albums, \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\" and \"Lou Reed Live\", including the \"Intro\" to \"Sweet Jane\", which was composed by Hunter, who plays the solo up to Lou walking on stage. In 2006, Reed and Hunter presented a new live version of \"Berlin\", released in 2008 as a DVD and CD \"\". In 1974, he played the (uncredited) opening-half solo on Aerosmith's \"Train Kept A Rollin\" from \"Get Your Wings\". In a February 2015 interview in \"Detroit Rock",
"title": "Steve Hunter"
},
{
"docid": "7221216",
"text": "Rock 'n' Roll Animal Rock n Roll Animal is a live album by American musician Lou Reed, released in February 1974 by RCA Records. In its original form, it features five songs, four of which are songs by the Velvet Underground. The musicians were Pentti Glan (drums) and Prakash John (bass), Ray Colcord (keyboards), and Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars. (The two guitarists would later form the basis of the second Alice Cooper band, beginning on \"Welcome to My Nightmare\", which also features Glan and John.) The album was recorded live on , at Howard Stein's Academy of",
"title": "Rock 'n' Roll Animal"
},
{
"docid": "699310",
"text": "'04\", was released. It reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In October 2006, Reed appeared at Hal Willner's Leonard Cohen tribute show \"Came So Far for Beauty\" in Dublin, along with Laurie Anderson, Nick Cave, Anohni, Jarvis Cocker, and Beth Orton. He played a heavy metal version of Cohen's \"The Stranger Song\". In December that year, Reed played a series of shows at St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, based on \"Berlin\". Reed played with guitarist Steve Hunter, who played on the original album and \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\", and was joined by singers Anohni and Sharon Jones. The show",
"title": "Lou Reed"
}
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"docid": "3746120",
"text": "features Wood on 12-string acoustic guitar. \"It's Only Rock 'n Roll\" was Mick Taylor's last album with the Rolling Stones, and he played on just seven of the 10 tracks (he did not play on tracks 2, 3 or 6). Due to Taylor's absence, Richards is responsible for the brief lead guitar break on \"Ain't Too Proud to Beg,\" the distorted electric guitar on the title track (which includes the solo), and played both rhythm and lead guitar tracks on \"Luxury.\" However, on the occasional live performances of \"Luxury\" during the Tour of the Americas 1975, lead guitar was provided",
"title": "It's Only Rock 'n Roll"
},
{
"docid": "13585056",
"text": "developed by Jim Masdea, but this is the only song on the \"Boston\" album on which Masdea plays drums. Scholz plays clavinet and all the guitar parts, including bass guitar, and Brad Delp sings the vocals. Boston consistently open with \"Rock and Roll Band\" while playing at live concerts. \"Rock & Roll Band\" is the song that Paul Ahern played for Charlie McKenzie to interest him in the yet unnamed band that was to become Boston. Shortly after, Ahern and McKenzie signed on as the band's managers. \"\"Rock and Roll Band\" is one of several Boston songs with the theme",
"title": "Rock & Roll Band"
},
{
"docid": "3244839",
"text": "Governor of Ohio in 1986 on the ticket with Richard F. Celeste. He served as the 58th Lieutenant Governor from 1987 to 1991. While mayor of Dayton, Leonard was known as outgoing and youth-oriented, sometimes called \"the Rock 'N' Roll Mayor of Dayton.\" He played the electric guitar and appeared in television commercials. After his tenure as lieutenant governor, Leonard returned to Dayton to practice law. He founded the Center for Animal Law and Advocacy, a legal team that advocates for harsher penalties for those who mistreat animals. In addition to his law practice, Leonard currently teaches in the political",
"title": "Paul Leonard (politician)"
},
{
"docid": "9131822",
"text": "The Hepparays The Hepparays were an Australian rock n roll music group which formed in 1957 with Tony Caperero on lead guitar, Bruce Gurr on piano, Lucky Starr (aka Les Morrison) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Dave Taylor played bass and Owen Smith played drums and percussion. Starr had met his band mates on the train on his way to work at a power station. Their initial gigs were playing instrumentals in a gym while people exercised. In 1959 the group issued one of Australia's first rock n roll instrumental singles, \"Xmas Rock Medley\". In March 1962 they released",
"title": "The Hepparays"
},
{
"docid": "3675779",
"text": "on subsequent rock music. Early rock and roll used the twelve-bar blues chord progression and shared with boogie woogie the four beats (usually broken down into eight eighth-notes/quavers) to a bar. Rock and roll however has a greater emphasis on the backbeat than boogie woogie. Bo Diddley's 1955 hit \"Bo Diddley\", with its B-side \"I'm a Man\", introduced a new beat and unique guitar style that inspired many artists without either side using the 12-bar pattern – they instead played variations on a single chord each. His more insistent, driving rhythms, hard-edged electric guitar sound, African rhythms, and signature clave",
"title": "Origins of rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "4375743",
"text": "there are some notable exceptions, in which Rudolf plays the solos instead of rhythm guitar and Matthias plays rhythm guitar instead of guitar solos, such as \"Wind of Change\", \"Always Somewhere\", \"Still Loving You\", \"Send Me an Angel\", \"Lady Starlight\", \"Big City Nights, \"As Soon as the Good Times Roll\", \"When The Smoke is Going Down\", \"Animal Magnetism\", \"Through My Eyes\" \"Coast to Coast\" (second solo), \"SLY\" and \"Rock 'N' Roll Band\". Schenker is known for his energetic riffing and wild live performances, which often includes swinging his guitar over his head and throwing the guitar up and catching it.",
"title": "Rudolf Schenker"
},
{
"docid": "6802950",
"text": "by Prakash John, Pentti \"Whitey\" Glan and Ray Colcord for Lou Reed's Rock 'n' Roll Animal Tour. As band leader and arranger, Wagner took the early Lou Reed songs that had been recorded by the Velvet Underground and rearranged them for the concert stage. The new arrangements left behind the laid back feeling that had been established by the prior Reed band and won Reed his first gold album. The band toured internationally with Reed, culminating in the \"Rock 'n' Roll Animal\" album, recorded live at the New York Academy of Music in December 1973. Readers of \"Guitar World\" ranked",
"title": "Dick Wagner"
},
{
"docid": "10166509",
"text": "occasionally complemented by a violinist and a flutist who attended the College. Subsequently, Bitton, who had moved to the nearby Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, joined and completed the group. With the addition of Bitton, Schmidt was able to move to lead guitar, Freeman to rhythm guitar, and Morgenstern to bass guitar. The combination of Schmidt's creative genius and powerful rock licks with Bitton's Sephardi/Moroccan rhythm and lead vocals produced an electric rock and roll sound. They played traditional Chabad nigunim (songs and melodies) to this beat at Chabad Houses on college campuses and other venues, primarily on",
"title": "Isaac Bitton"
},
{
"docid": "16082832",
"text": "songs written and composed by Johnny Forgotten and Jesse Death as well as a cover of \"Rock n' Roll's a Hard Life\" by The Forgotten Rebels, which also appears on The Forgotten Rebels tribute CD. Their 2013 release comprises five original songs written by Johnny Forgotten and features Richie Ramone, who played drums for The Ramones from 1983 - 1987. Since their inception, The Rock n Roll Rats have played shows with a number of notable bands including: C.J. Ramone, The Creepshow, The Raygun Cowboys, The Nailheads, and The Intensives. Johnny Forgotten: Guitar and Singing <BR> Jesse Death: Bass and",
"title": "The Rock n Roll Rats"
},
{
"docid": "4162121",
"text": "the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). The musicians on that session were Buddy Clark: string bass, Ernie Freeman: piano, Carol Kaye: acoustic rhythm guitar, Rene Hall: Danelectro guitar (six-string baritone guitar), Earl Palmer: drums and claves, Ritchie Valens: vocals, lead guitar. The song features a simple verse-chorus form. Valens, who was proud of his Mexican heritage, was hesitant at first to merge \"La Bamba\" with rock and roll but then agreed. The song ranked No. 98 in VH1's \"100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll\" in 1999, and No. 59 in VH1's \"100 Greatest Dance Songs\" in",
"title": "La Bamba (song)"
},
{
"docid": "16309275",
"text": "Roll Party\"\" and to Jocko's \"\"Rocketship Show\"\" on WADO. He even was seen as one of the dancers on Alan Freed's TV show. Seeing Bo Diddley at Freed's stage reviews and Elvis on television led to Harry's first guitar in February 1956. \"Hepcat, like many teenagers of that era, had fallen in love with rock and roll and by 1958 was playing the guitar, performing live with bands (The Royal Sultans) and even recording rock and roll.\" Harry played in half a dozen bands through the early 1960s. He kept up with the latest music, but always saw fit to",
"title": "Harry Hepcat"
},
{
"docid": "369121",
"text": "Wanna Be Your Man\" (1963), featured a slide guitar break by Brian Jones which may be the first appearance of a slide on a rock record. Critic Richie Unterberger commented, \"Particularly outstanding was Brian Jones's slide guitar, whose wailing howl gave the tune a raunchy bluesiness missing in the Beatles' more straightforward rock 'n' roll arrangement. Jones also played slide on their 1964 single \"Little Red Rooster\", which reached number one on the British charts. Jones' successor playing slide in the Stones was Mick Taylor, a 20 year old virtuoso who performed on \"Sticky Fingers\" and \"Exile on Main Street\".",
"title": "Slide guitar"
},
{
"docid": "5609452",
"text": "produced by scraping a pick across the strings of an electric guitar in conjunction with distortion and delay. The three guitar solos on \"Long Time\" are played by Barry Goudreau, rather than Scholz, who played most of the guitar parts on \"Boston\". Goudreau also plays the solo in \"Let Me Take You Home Tonight\". Scholz played the solos in \"More Than a Feeling\", \"Peace of Mind\", \"Rock & Roll Band\", and \"Something About You\". \"Rolling Stone\" described \"Foreplay/Long Time\" as \"a perfect marriage of Led Zeppelin and Yes that plays musical chairs with electric and acoustic sounds.\" In 2004, \"Long",
"title": "Foreplay/Long Time"
},
{
"docid": "6693670",
"text": "(where the band mimed and Gabrels chose to play his guitar with a bread roll, with Bowie seeming to be much amused by the resulting mess) and \"Wogan\" (where the band again mimed, and Gabrels played his guitar with a vibrator, and Bowie visibly tired of the host’s patter), the single peaked at UK No. 33 – a disappointment, but it would be Tin Machine’s biggest hit single. Producers Musicians You Belong in Rock n' Roll \"You Belong in Rock n' Roll\" is a song by Tin Machine, released ahead of their second album in August 1991. The song was",
"title": "You Belong in Rock n' Roll"
},
{
"docid": "18932022",
"text": "be marginalized, but not forgotten.\" In 2017, Serbian news magazine \"Nedeljnik\" pronounced the 1966 Gitarijada one of 100 Events that Changed Serbia. The magazine wrote: \"After that [Gitarijada], everything changed. The Party accepted young people who played rock and roll, which provoked conspiracy theorists to describe that as the desire of communist establishment to win over the youth, or to pacify them and keep them under control using rock and roll. Of course, those were all nonsense, because rock and roll was something that could not be stopped.\" Gitarijada (Belgrade) Gitarijada (Serbian Cyrillic: Гитаријада, trans. \"Guitar Fest\") was a musical",
"title": "Gitarijada (Belgrade)"
},
{
"docid": "2357436",
"text": "Santiago's guitar \"squawking\" on an E-flat like \"a wounded animal\". As Santiago was learning the guitar, he saw himself as a self-conscious amateur, and still speaks of a lack of confidence in his playing. Santiago, rather than listening to popular radio, borrowed rock and roll records from the public library as he was growing up; he first discovered Les Paul and Jimi Hendrix, who led to jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Santiago later commented on Montgomery's influence: \"And that's when I said, 'Ah, that's a hook. That's some hooky stuff in the jazz world'\". He discovered jazz and country artists such",
"title": "Joey Santiago"
},
{
"docid": "3746337",
"text": "Black and Blue Black and Blue is the 13th British and 15th American studio album by the band the Rolling Stones, released in 1976. It was the band's first studio album released with Ronnie Wood as the replacement for Mick Taylor. Wood had played 12-string acoustic guitar on the track \"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)\" from the \"It's Only Rock 'n Roll\" album and appears on half of the \"Black and Blue\" album tracks (mostly backing vocals) with Wayne Perkins and Harvey Mandel playing guitar on the remaining titles. Keith Richards would later comment \"Rehearsing guitar",
"title": "Black and Blue"
},
{
"docid": "6192104",
"text": "has been the recipient of a total of six Detroit Music Awards. In 2017, in honor of John Lee Hooker's 100th birthday anniversary celebration, he formed \"Booker Blues All-Stars\" and recorded a CD with the band called \"Booker Plays Hooker\". The band consists of Muruga (drums), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Billy Davis (guitar & vocals), Tony \"Strat\" Thomas (guitar), John Sauter (bass guitar) (who also played with \"Hooker & Booker\"), Misty Love (former backup singer for Kid Rock), and special guest Peter \"Madcat\" Ruth. Through the 1960s, as Steve Booker, he recorded with Jim and Jean on",
"title": "Muruga Booker"
},
{
"docid": "342153",
"text": "always provided by a snare drum. Classic rock and roll is usually played with one or two electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm), a double bass or string bass or (after the mid-1950s) an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit. Beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll, as seen in movies, in fan magazines, and on television, influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. In addition, rock and roll may have contributed to the civil rights movement because both African-American and white American teenagers enjoyed the music. It went on to spawn various genres, often without the initially characteristic",
"title": "Rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "19227755",
"text": "Wexler on bass, and Gedalia Goldstein on drums. They played rock and bluegrass music with Jewish-themed lyrics, with the group self-describing its style as \"Hasidic rock\" and \"Country and Eastern\". The Israeli group Tofa'ah emerged in 1981 as the first all-female Orthodox Jewish rock band, playing a mix of blues, jazz, and rock and roll. Around the same time, singer-songwriter Yosi Piamenta, a \"baal teshuva\" who had previously played with jazz legend Stan Getz, broke into Jewish music, where he pioneered the use of electric guitar. In the United States, Shlock Rock, formed in New York City in 1985, performed",
"title": "Jewish rock"
},
{
"docid": "14859938",
"text": "by \"Black Diamond\" and later \"Rock and Roll All Nite\". It has remained a concert staple and has appeared on many of the band's compilations. The original song title was \"Baby, Let Me Go\" but was soon changed by producer Kenny Kerner to \"Rock 'n' Roll\" before finally being titled \"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll\". When performed live, the song has often been extended to nearly five minutes due to guitar and bass solos. It was regularly played until the 1977 Love Gun Tour, where it was excluded, but came back for the Alive II and Dynasty tours. Except",
"title": "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
},
{
"docid": "961414",
"text": "in rock and roll is indisputable. Up until his arrival, the music had been primarily associated with guitars, but his early Sun recordings and television appearances pushed the instrument to the forefront. Lewis was also an incendiary showman who often played with his fists, elbows, feet, and backside, sometimes climbing on top of the piano during gigs and even apocryphally setting it on fire. Like Chuck Berry's guitar playing, Lewis's piano style has become synonymous with rock and roll, having influenced generations of piano players. In a 2013 interview with Leah Harper, Elton John recalls that up until \"Great Balls",
"title": "Jerry Lee Lewis"
},
{
"docid": "13401909",
"text": "her album, \"Somewhere in the Stars\". \"It's Only Rock & Roll\" was covered in 1983 by both Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings on their respective albums \"White Shoes\" and \"It's Only Rock & Roll\". \"On a Real Good Night\" was written by Crowell but was first recorded by Bobby Bare for his 1978 album \"Sleep Wherever I Fall\". Albert Lee, who played guitar for this album, performed the song on his 1979 album \"Hiding\". Emmylou Harris also covered \"Ashes by Now\" on her 1981 album \"Evangeline\". It is also featured on Lee Ann Womack's album \"I Hope You Dance\". Guy",
"title": "But What Will the Neighbors Think"
},
{
"docid": "15750151",
"text": "guitar style is a combination of Jersey Shore blues and rock n roll. As of 2013, his band consisted of Hector on guitar and vocals, Timmy Tindall on bass, and Dan Hickey on drums. Hector received the Best Guitarist Award from music critic Bob Makin of \"The Aquarian Weekly\"s East Coast Rocker section twice. He is also the recipient of three Asbury Park Music Awards: \"Best Guitarist\", \"Best Blues Band\" and the \"Living Legend.\" Hector and his band were billed alongside Bonnie Raitt at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's \"Tribute to Muddy Waters\". Hector has played with B.",
"title": "Billy Hector"
},
{
"docid": "11312534",
"text": "Edu Ardanuy Eduardo \"Edu\" Ardanuy (born on June 20, 1967 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian guitarist who has worked with such bands as Dr. Sin, Anjos da Noite, Blezqi Zatzas, Supla and Eduardo Araújo. He was included in a 'Top 10 Greatest Guitar Players' ranking by the Guitar Player Magazine in 1998. He has also played with Steve Vai, being invited by him. Ardanuy began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 13. At age 16, he began to study guitar, when his father gave him an electric guitar, thus, his interest for rock n' roll increased",
"title": "Edu Ardanuy"
},
{
"docid": "5699084",
"text": "Pingatore, and \"Viagra Rock\" with Warren Farren. Marshall Lytle Marshall Lytle (September 1, 1933 – May 25, 2013) was an American rock and roll bassist, best known for his work with the groups Bill Haley & His Comets and The Jodimars in the 1950s. He played upright slap bass on the iconic 1950s rock and roll records \"Crazy Man, Crazy\", \"Shake, Rattle and Roll\", and \"Rock Around the Clock\". Born in Old Fort, North Carolina, Lytle was a guitar player before joining Bill Haley's country music group, The Saddlemen, in 1951. But Lytle was hired to play double bass for",
"title": "Marshall Lytle"
},
{
"docid": "411316",
"text": "including the Sex Pistols (who covered \"Roadrunner\" on \"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle\"). In early 1976, Richman put together a new version of The Modern Lovers, with Leroy Radcliffe (guitar), Greg 'Curly' Keranen (bass) and the returning David Robinson (drums). Keranen had previously played with The Rubinoos, and Radcliffe with Woody's Truckstop. They recorded the album \"Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers\" (1976), but Robinson again left after Richman persisted in reducing the size and volume of his drum kit, and was replaced by D. Sharpe. This band recorded the album \"Rock 'N' Roll with The Modern Lovers\" (1977)",
"title": "The Modern Lovers"
},
{
"docid": "11553734",
"text": "featured on the BBC Olympics 2008 programming, where it was played as the show looked over the day's events. The music video consists of Macdonald playing a guitar in a white room. Pictures of her and a man and another woman walking in town are also seen. CD single 7\" single CD single - Europe CD single - Germany Digital download Mr Rock & Roll \"Mr. Rock & Roll\" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on 16 July 2007. It was her first full single after the limited online release of \"Poison Prince\", and was released on",
"title": "Mr Rock & Roll"
},
{
"docid": "18998031",
"text": "1967 on which he played guitar and mandolin, an instrument he had never previously played. In 2010, he took part in a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to Dave Bartholomew at Case Western University. He died in Los Angeles in 2012, aged 86. Ernest McLean Ernest J. McLean (March 23, 1925 – February 24, 2012) was an American rhythm and blues and jazz guitarist. Born in New Orleans, McLean was the son of musician Richard McLean, who played banjo in a government music project band, and his wife Beatrice. He began learning guitar at the age of 11",
"title": "Ernest McLean"
},
{
"docid": "4297721",
"text": "concert, Batio noticed that the guitars created a lot of feedback when played together. He decided that he needed to invent a way to 'dampen' the strings when both guitars were played at the same time, hence the invention of the \"MAB String Dampener\", which is now available to buy from M.A.C.E. Music. The Double Guitar was recently named as the 8th \"coolest guitar in rock\" by online music magazine \"Gigwise\". His iconic Dean 'Jet' Double-Guitar has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum and was put on permanent display in February 2012. This guitar was",
"title": "Michael Angelo Batio"
},
{
"docid": "470419",
"text": "their son's interest in rock and roll. Townshend and Entwistle became friends in their second year of Acton County, and formed a trad jazz group; Entwistle also played French horn in the Middlesex Schools' Symphony Orchestra. Both were interested in rock, and Townshend particularly admired Cliff Richard's début single, \"Move It\". Entwistle moved to guitar, but struggled with it due to his large fingers, and moved to bass on hearing the guitar work of Duane Eddy. He was unable to afford a bass and built one at home. After Acton County, Townshend attended Ealing Art College, a move he later",
"title": "The Who"
},
{
"docid": "1413682",
"text": "country, bluegrass and blues. This has been propelled by record labels like Bloodshot Records and Lost Highway Records. Southern rock Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals. Although the origin of the term Southern rock is unknown, \"many people feel that these important contributors to the development of rock and roll have been minimized in rock's history.\" The Allman Brothers Band played Southern rock with long jams. The Marshall Tucker",
"title": "Southern rock"
},
{
"docid": "342161",
"text": "supplied many of the elements that would be seen as characteristic of rock and roll. Inspired by electric blues, Chuck Berry introduced an aggressive guitar sound to rock and roll, and established the electric guitar as its centrepiece, adapting his rock band instrumentation from the basic blues band instrumentation of a lead guitar, second chord instrument, bass and drums. Rock and roll arrived at a time of considerable technological change, soon after the development of the electric guitar, amplifier and microphone, and the 45 rpm record. There were also changes in the record industry, with the rise of independent labels",
"title": "Rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "1413662",
"text": "Southern rock Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals. Although the origin of the term Southern rock is unknown, \"many people feel that these important contributors to the development of rock and roll have been minimized in rock's history.\" The Allman Brothers Band played Southern rock with long jams. The Marshall Tucker Band was also known to incorporate jazz instruments such as the flute and saxophone into their jams. Loosely",
"title": "Southern rock"
},
{
"docid": "342165",
"text": "in 1955, Bo Diddley introduced the \"Bo Diddley beat\" and a unique electric guitar style, influenced by African and Afro-Cuban music and in turn influencing many later artists. \"Rockabilly\" usually (but not exclusively) refers to the type of rock and roll music which was played and recorded in the mid-1950s primarily by white singers such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis, who drew mainly on the country roots of the music. Elvis Presley was greatly influenced and incorporated his style of music with some of the greatest African American musicians like BB King, Chuck Berry",
"title": "Rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "12294325",
"text": "The Rebels (rockabilly band) The Rebels was a rockabilly band from Dallas, Texas that recorded \"School of Rock 'n Roll\" and \"Straight Skirt\" with Gene Summers. The group consisted of James McClung (guitar), Gary Moon (drums) and Benny Williams (slap bass). They were soon joined by pianist Bill Brown who played on some of their early personal appearances. They were one of the first rock 'n roll bands to record using the name \"Rebels\" (February 1, 1958), preceding Duane Eddy's Rebels by at least six months and the \"Wild Weekend\" Rebels by more than two years. The Rebels began their",
"title": "The Rebels (rockabilly band)"
},
{
"docid": "13780047",
"text": "of the pioneers of Rock and roll music, refined and developed the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, focusing on teen life and introducing guitar solos and showmanship that would be a major influence on subsequent rock music. A decade earlier, Sister Rosetta Tharpe fused gospel and blues, inventing rock ‘n roll electric guitar by developing sophisticated phrasing and licks that served as the basis for the iconic rock guitar style of the 1950s and beyond. Artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Big Joe Turner, and Gene Vincent",
"title": "1950s in music"
},
{
"docid": "6019269",
"text": "Crosby, Texas. Gene Kelton Gene Kelton (10 April 1953 – 28 December 2010) was an American guitarist, harmonica player and singer-songwriter, based in Houston, Texas. He played Americana, blues-rock, Southern rock and rockabilly music. Born Sidney Eugene Kelton, in Booneville, Mississippi, United States, his mother sang gospel music on the radio. She divorced his ne'er-do-well father when he was six. Afterward they lived with his grandfather, a cotton plantation sharecropper. On weekends he listened to down-home blues in a dirt-floored juke joint. His step father, Bob Allbritton, who played rock and roll guitar then in a manner, as it can",
"title": "Gene Kelton"
},
{
"docid": "6019260",
"text": "Gene Kelton Gene Kelton (10 April 1953 – 28 December 2010) was an American guitarist, harmonica player and singer-songwriter, based in Houston, Texas. He played Americana, blues-rock, Southern rock and rockabilly music. Born Sidney Eugene Kelton, in Booneville, Mississippi, United States, his mother sang gospel music on the radio. She divorced his ne'er-do-well father when he was six. Afterward they lived with his grandfather, a cotton plantation sharecropper. On weekends he listened to down-home blues in a dirt-floored juke joint. His step father, Bob Allbritton, who played rock and roll guitar then in a manner, as it can be said",
"title": "Gene Kelton"
},
{
"docid": "2450300",
"text": "a specifically rock and roll style of playing of such exponents as Chuck Berry, Link Wray, and Scotty Moore. Chuck Berry, who is considered to be one of the pioneers of Rock and roll music, refined and developed the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, focusing on teen life and introducing guitar solos and showmanship that would be a major influence on subsequent rock music. Artists such as Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Big Joe Turner, and Gene Vincent released the initial rhythm and blues-influenced early rock and roll hits. Rock and",
"title": "Music history of the United States in the 1950s"
},
{
"docid": "3441728",
"text": "Los Lonely Boys Los Lonely Boys are an American Chicano rock power trio from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music they call \"Texican Rock n' Roll,\" combining elements of rock and roll, Texas blues, brown-eyed soul, country, and Tejano. The band consists of three brothers: Henry (guitar, vocals), Jojo (bass, vocals), and Ringo (drums, vocals) Garza. They follow the tradition of their father, Ringo Garza, Sr., who formed a band with his brothers called the Falcones. The Falcones played conjunto music in South Texas during the 1970s and 1980s. The debut single for Los Lonely Boys, \"Heaven\",",
"title": "Los Lonely Boys"
},
{
"docid": "1472537",
"text": "an electric guitar solo with distorted overtones and became a major R&B hit in 1954. It is regarded as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and contributed to the development of soul music. In the 1950s, blues had a huge influence on mainstream American popular music. While popular musicians like Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, both recording for Chess, were influenced by the Chicago blues, their enthusiastic playing styles departed from the melancholy aspects of blues and played a major role in the development of rock and roll. Chicago blues",
"title": "Electric blues"
},
{
"docid": "5699073",
"text": "Marshall Lytle Marshall Lytle (September 1, 1933 – May 25, 2013) was an American rock and roll bassist, best known for his work with the groups Bill Haley & His Comets and The Jodimars in the 1950s. He played upright slap bass on the iconic 1950s rock and roll records \"Crazy Man, Crazy\", \"Shake, Rattle and Roll\", and \"Rock Around the Clock\". Born in Old Fort, North Carolina, Lytle was a guitar player before joining Bill Haley's country music group, The Saddlemen, in 1951. But Lytle was hired to play double bass for the group, replacing departing musician Al Rex,",
"title": "Marshall Lytle"
},
{
"docid": "16082834",
"text": "\"John Connor\" by his bandmates in homage to the protagonist character in The Terminator movies. Conor Smith and Jesse Death are long time friends, who went to school together in Fort McMurray Alberta and played in several punk bands important to the local music scene. For a brief period The Rock n' Roll Rats had a second guitar player, Jay \"Ramone\" Parrott (from Thomaston Georgia USA) who left the band due to family obligations. The band has not undergone any other lineup changes and all current members are original. Note: All of these web pages are no longer available The",
"title": "The Rock n Roll Rats"
},
{
"docid": "13504954",
"text": "little to rock and roll. Amid the limited vitality of late 1950s and early 1960s British rock and roll, there were some more dynamic acts. These included Billy Fury, whose rockabilly-style compositions, aided by the guitar of Joe Brown, on his \"masterpiece\" 1960 LP \"Sound of Fury\" are considered some of the best work of the era. Tony Sheridan, Vince Taylor and Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages also produced some work that could be compared with American rock and roll. Other singers who issued records of note included Terry Dene, \"a fine rock'n'roll vocalist\"; Johnny Brandon, who toured the",
"title": "British rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "4198095",
"text": "Guitar Slim Eddie Jones (December 10, 1926 – February 7, 1959), better known as Guitar Slim, was a New Orleans blues guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song \"The Things That I Used to Do\", produced by Johnny Vincent for Specialty Records. It is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Slim had a major impact on rock and roll and experimented with distorted overtones on the electric guitar a full decade before Jimi Hendrix. Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. His mother died when he",
"title": "Guitar Slim"
},
{
"docid": "13071517",
"text": "Art Ryerson Arthur Ryerson (May 22, 1913 – October 27, 2004) was a jazz guitarist who emerged in the 1930s, playing acoustic and electric guitar, as well as the banjo. He played with jazz orchestras and bands in the 1930s and the 1940s. In the early 1950s, he played on the early rock and roll recordings of Bill Haley. His daughter is flautist Ali Ryerson. Art Ryerson began playing the banjo in Columbus, Ohio before switching to guitar. In the early 1930s he joined the Rhythm Jesters at radio station WLW in Cincinnati. He moved to New York City and",
"title": "Art Ryerson"
},
{
"docid": "12713962",
"text": "Rock n Roll Jesus (song) \"Rock n Roll Jesus\" is the fifth single from Kid Rock's album of the same name. It was typical bravado-laced Kid Rock about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The song was co-written by former lead guitarist Kenny Tudrick, who replaced Kenny Olson on the 2006 'Live' Trucker tour. The song and album title were attacked by some religious groups for being sacrilegious. The song along with \"All Summer Long\" and \"Son of Detroit\" were featured in the guitar game \"\". A live version was released on the Targer Version of Born Free in 2010.",
"title": "Rock n Roll Jesus (song)"
},
{
"docid": "12713961",
"text": "Rock n Roll Jesus (song) \"Rock n Roll Jesus\" is the fifth single from Kid Rock's album of the same name. It was typical bravado-laced Kid Rock about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The song was co-written by former lead guitarist Kenny Tudrick, who replaced Kenny Olson on the 2006 'Live' Trucker tour. The song and album title were attacked by some religious groups for being sacrilegious. The song along with \"All Summer Long\" and \"Son of Detroit\" were featured in the guitar game \"\". A live version was released on the Targer Version of Born Free in 2010.",
"title": "Rock n Roll Jesus (song)"
},
{
"docid": "1997085",
"text": "\"Sultans of Swing\" one of the top five songs of 1979. In 1993, Paul Williams included \"Sultans of Swing\" in his book \"Rock and Roll: The 100 Best Singles\". The song is on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list, Dire Straits' only appearance. In 2006, \"Mojo\" included \"Sultans of Swing\" in its list of the 50 best British songs. The song's guitar solo reached No. 22 on \"Guitar World\"s list of the greatest guitar solos and No. 32 on \"Rolling Stone\"s list of greatest guitar songs. The song was originally released",
"title": "Sultans of Swing"
},
{
"docid": "8124717",
"text": "Roll Away the Stone \"Roll Away the Stone\" is a single released by English rock band Mott the Hoople, recorded before Mick Ralphs left the band. In this version Ralphs plays lead guitar and one of the Thunderthighs handles the bridge voice. It was re-recorded by the band for their 1974 album \"The Hoople\", with Ariel Bender on lead guitar and English vocalist Lynsey de Paul singing the vocal bridge. It reached No.8 on the UK Singles Chart. When the band appeared on the BBC show \"Top of the Pops\", drummer Dale \"Buffin\" Griffin played the drums with two pool",
"title": "Roll Away the Stone"
},
{
"docid": "2133919",
"text": "He first played bass guitar in a band called Bobby Dennis and the Dominoes, which performed pop chart covers and rock 'n' roll standards, including Shadows covers. He later stated that Hank Marvin was his guitar hero and he played The Shadows song \"Midnight \"on the 1996 tribute album \"Twang.\" He went on to join a rhythm and blues outfit, the Muskrats, then a band called The Tridents in which he played bass. In 1966, Green played lead guitar in Peter Bardens' band \"Peter B's Looners\", where he met drummer Mick Fleetwood. It was with Peter B's Looners that he",
"title": "Peter Green (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "2986332",
"text": "In 2015, Weir, along with former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined with Grammy-winning singer/guitarist John Mayer to form the band Dead & Company. The band remains active. During his career with the Grateful Dead, Weir played mostly rhythm guitar and sang many of the band's rock-n-roll and country & western tunes. In 1994, he was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead. Weir was born in San Francisco, California to John (Jack) Parber and a fellow college student, who later gave him up for adoption ; he",
"title": "Bob Weir"
},
{
"docid": "11175079",
"text": "Rock And Roll Guitar 4. Education High 5. Least Likely To Succeed 6. You Learn To Live Like An Animal 7. Appetite For Dysfunction 8. Off To The Races 9. Don't Try This At Home 10. Humpty Dumpty 11. Choose Your Illusion 12. Breakdown 13. Coming Up For Air Slash (autobiography) Slash is an autobiography written by rock guitarist Slash with Anthony Bozza. Most of the book focuses on Slash's years with Guns N' Roses, including many rock star cliches: trashed hotel rooms, groupies, drug abuse, etc. Slash talks about Axl Rose, frontman of Guns N' Roses, and his departure",
"title": "Slash (autobiography)"
},
{
"docid": "18542589",
"text": "Rock & Roll Baby Rock & Roll Baby is an EP from American singer/songwriter/guitarist Malina Moye. The first single “K-yotic” featured Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s funk legend Bootsy Collins which Billboard called \"explosive\" debuted on Billboard Twitter 140 chart at #5, and at #11 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales chart. Guitar World stated that “Moye's record is insanely good bringing a certain passion and feel to her guitar playing.\" Elmore Magazine said “Moye demonstrates once again she can play with the best of them fusing rock, blues, funk and soul…[her] new EP indeed shows the influence of Hendrix,",
"title": "Rock & Roll Baby"
},
{
"docid": "6405110",
"text": "working on a record right now which I think is coming out on Atlantic. I like it – I believe in them.” <http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/steveperry-mitchlafon.html> Rock n Roll Soldiers The Rock n Roll Soldiers are a rock band from Eugene, Oregon. Its members are: Marty Larson-Xu (vocals, guitar), Oliver Brown (drums), and Evan Sernoffsky (bass guitar). Their sound has been described as \"skuzzy, sleazy punk tailored for drinking, fighting and tattooing\" by MTV News reporter James Montgomery. Larson-Xu himself describes it as high energy old-school rock and roll with a \"greater modern sensibility\" (Rocket Net Webzine). The Soldiers are known for their",
"title": "Rock n Roll Soldiers"
},
{
"docid": "13585060",
"text": "magazine described it as an \"infectious flick-your Bic staple.\" MTV's Gil Kaufman noted that the song is a \"rock-radio staple.\" \"Guitar World\" states that when the radio plays \"Rock and Roll Band\" \"few can resist indulging in fits of fleet-fingered air guitar and a spirited falsetto sing-along.\" In describing \"the absolute perfection of every song\" on Boston's debut album, Brian Thorpe Ferris claimed that \"even the fake, cheering crowd on 'Rock & Roll Band' sounds authentic\" \"Entertainment Weekly\" writer Chris Willman noted that, like all the other songs from \"Boston\", \"Rock and Roll Band\" \"received sizable FM radio airplay\" upon",
"title": "Rock & Roll Band"
},
{
"docid": "3634396",
"text": "of the song on his 2003 album \"Now\". In 2004, when Harrison was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, \"While My Guitar Gently Weeps\" was played in tribute by a large band that included Tom Petty, Lynne, Steve Winwood, Mann, Dhani Harrison and Steve Ferrone. The performance concluded with an extended guitar solo by Prince, who was also being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Among other cover versions, the song has also been recorded by guitarists such as Marc Ribot, Phish and Charlie Byrd, and on ukulele by Jake Shimabukuro. Toto",
"title": "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
},
{
"docid": "16619647",
"text": "to fill out a 1968 album titled \"Do You Know the Way to San Jose\" by the Baja Marimba Band. Nevertheless, his enduring legacy is one of an accomplished guitarist who played on some of the twentieth century's most popular recordings. Pitman's main studio guitar was the Gibson ES-335 with a Polytone amplifier. On some of the rock and roll records, he used a Fender Telecaster with a Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Other instruments included a twelve-string guitar, Fender bass, Gibson mandolin, and a Bacon tenor banjo. Pitman tuned the mandolin and banjo like a guitar, and was careful to",
"title": "Bill Pitman"
},
{
"docid": "827152",
"text": "1991, \"Little Darlin's Rock and Roll Palace\" in Kissimmee, Florida renamed the club as \"Wolfman Jack's Rock and Roll Palace\". The New Year's Eve grand opening featured, Joe Walsh, Melaine, Lester Chambers, The Impressions and Rockin Robin. Wolfman Jack played himself in an episode of \"Married... with Children\" (\"Ship Happens: Part 1\") that first aired in February 1995. \"Have Mercy: Confessions of the Original Rock 'n' Roll Animal,\" Wolfman's autobiography, was published in 1995 to stellar reviews in \"The New York Times\", the \"Los Angeles Times\", and \"Kirkus Reviews\", which said it \"Reads like a collaboration between Mark Twain and",
"title": "Wolfman Jack"
},
{
"docid": "6631563",
"text": "rock and roll. Originally composed of Alejandro Lora on bass Memo Berea lead guitar and lead vocals, Ernesto de Leon on lead guitar, and Carlos Hauptvogel on the drums, the band has been accompanied on some albums by Arturo Labastida on saxophone and Carlos Martinez on trumpet. Sergio Mancera also played guitar on some albums. They performed their first public engagement in October, 1968, and released 15 albums on the RAFF record label before officially changing their name and lineup in 1985. As rock in Mexico was originally seen as 'unauthentic' when sung in Spanish, Three Souls mostly sang covers",
"title": "El Tri"
},
{
"docid": "7645726",
"text": "1977 tour, the bow was illuminated and emitted a laser beam from its tip. Page also played part of the solo of the song \"Heartbreaker\" holding the guitar over his head while walking across the stage, and then bending a string above the guitar nut to repeatedly change the pitch of the note. He also jumped and opened his legs wide in mid-air when playing \"Rock And Roll\". Ritchie Blackmore often played his guitar in unusual ways during a show—stepping on it with his foot, scraping the strings across the monitors or amplifiers on stage, throwing his guitar and catching",
"title": "Guitar showmanship"
},
{
"docid": "342160",
"text": "were less economical and tended to be replaced by smaller combos, using guitars, bass and drums. In the same period, particularly on the West Coast and in the Midwest, the development of jump blues, with its guitar riffs, prominent beats and shouted lyrics, prefigured many later developments. In the documentary film \"Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll\", Keith Richards proposes that Chuck Berry developed his brand of rock and roll by transposing the familiar two-note lead line of jump blues piano directly to the electric guitar, creating what is instantly recognizable as rock guitar. Similarly, country boogie and Chicago electric blues",
"title": "Rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "16089078",
"text": "had short tenures with the band. American guitar legend, Reggie Young, who has over 200 Gold or Platinum records to his credit, played for the Ranch Boys. Other notable Snearly Ranch Boys' members include Paul Burlison, a guitarist for \"Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio\" who also appeared in the Alan Freed movie, \"Rock, Rock, Rock\"; Albert Vescova, steel guitarist for the \"Tonight Show\" band and prominent Hollywood actor; Ramsey Kearney, Nashville recording artist and studio owner; Jumpin' Gene Simmons, recording artist with hit song \"Haunted House\"; Hayden Thompson, a rockabilly recording star; Eddie Bond, Rockabilly star and",
"title": "Snearly Ranch Boys"
},
{
"docid": "10840408",
"text": "for Chess, \"I Would Hate to See You Go\" (1956). Among his more famous work, he played on Chuck Berry's 1957 hit single \"School Days\" as well as on other Berry recording including \"Brown Eyed Handsome Man\" (1956), \"Roll Over Beethoven\" (1956), \"Too Much Monkey Business\" (1956), the calypso flavored, \"Havana Moon\" (1956), \"Rock and Roll Music\" (1957), \"Sweet Little Sixteen\" (1957), \"Reelin' and Rockin'\" (1957), \"Guitar Boogie\" (1957), \"Memphis, Tennessee\" (1958), \"Sweet Little Rock and Roller\" (1958), \"Little Queenie\" (1958), \"Almost Grown\" (1959), \"Back in the U.S.A.\" (1959) and \"Let It Rock\" (1959). Below rejoined the Myers brothers for",
"title": "Fred Below"
},
{
"docid": "15721796",
"text": "was 1970 on John McLaughlin's album \"My Goal's Beyond\" (1970) followed by Mahavishnu Orchestra's,\"The Inner Mounting Flame\" (1971) followed shortly thereafter with \"Birds of Fire\" (1973). Jean-Luc Ponty played on subsequent albums \"Apocalypse\" and \"Visions of the Emerald Beyond\". Scarlet Rivera played with Bob Dylan on \"Hurricane\". Jane Clark with Steffen Schackinger Rock violin Rock violin is rock music that includes violin in its instrumental lineup. This includes rock music only and does not include classical style music using melodic motifs from rock. Rock music and rock and roll bands typically use electric guitar for the high range, and thus",
"title": "Rock violin"
},
{
"docid": "4861608",
"text": "Presley musical films and directed Presley in the film \"Paradise, Hawaiian Style\" (1966) for Paramount Pictures. Because of that, plus his experience directing a western film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him to direct rock and roll singer Roy Orbison in \"The Fastest Guitar Alive\" (1967). He worked exclusively as a director in film and television from 1965 to 1969. He then became a second unit director, working on numerous major films such as \"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\" (1969), \"Patton\" (1970), and \"The Man Who Would Be King\" (1975). He was credited as associate producer in charge of action and animal",
"title": "Mickey Moore"
},
{
"docid": "17905989",
"text": "Haitian rock Haitian rock, or rock kreyòl, started as rock n roll in Haiti in the early 1960s. It was played by rock bands called \"yeye\" bands. The name \"yeye\" derives from the Beatles lyrical verse, \"yeah, yeah, yeah\", which took off in the United States and was listened to by upper class Haitian families who had access to the radio. Young Haitians formed small electric guitar-based bands. These \"yeye\" rock bands were short-lived, as the addition of \"compas\" to their repertoires resulted in a sound was called mini-jazz, or \"mini-djaz\" in creole. Today, \"Rock Kreyòl\" is an alternative rock",
"title": "Haitian rock"
},
{
"docid": "3700263",
"text": "to form the \"Second Amendments,\" a bipartisan rock and country band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the holiday season. He played lead guitar. In June 2006, the band played at President George W. Bush's picnic on the White House lawn, where Bush was quoted calling McCotter \"that rock-and-roll dude.\" McCotter was once in a band called the New Flying Squirrels. Thaddeus McCotter Thaddeus George McCotter (born August 22, 1965) is an American politician, radio host, and a member of the Republican Party who was the U.S. Representative from from 2003 to 2012. The district at",
"title": "Thaddeus McCotter"
},
{
"docid": "13991834",
"text": "Turn It Up, in May 2017. Their current and permanent drummer (since 2015) is Ryan McHale (New York), and their former drummer was Dave Rahn from Atlanta (Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Carbons) who also played the drums on all Baby Shakes recordings prior to 2016. Their drummer during their February 2009 Japanese tour was Travis Ramin (Nikki Corvette, Fevers) and Shingo Nishimaru was their drummer during their 2009 European tour. Bio taken from www.babyshakes.com: Baby Shakes are a rock n’ roll-punk band from New York City. Mary on lead vocals and guitar, Judy on lead guitar and vocals, Claudia",
"title": "Baby Shakes"
},
{
"docid": "7332007",
"text": "session rehearsal and was uncertain what to play for the first instrumental break in the song. One of the Comets (accounts differ as to exactly who) suggested Cedrone repeat the solo he'd played on \"Rock the Joint\". Although Danny's wife Millie and daughter Marie recall an informal rehearsal at their home in South Philadelphia after dinner where the two men ran through a few solos, and the Rock The Joint break was one of them. The resulting solo, which was smoother than the previous recorded version, is widely considered one of the greatest rock and roll guitar solos of all",
"title": "Danny Cedrone"
},
{
"docid": "470487",
"text": "was narrated by Daniels, who had played Jimmy in the 1979 film. Despite technical difficulties the show led to a six-night residency at Madison Square Garden and a US and European tour through 1996 and 1997. Townshend played mostly acoustic guitar, but eventually was persuaded to play some electric. In 1998, VH1 ranked the Who ninth in their list of the \"100 Greatest Artists of Rock 'n' Roll\". In late 1999, the Who performed as a five-piece for the first time since 1985, with Bundrick on keyboards and Starkey on drums. The first show in Las Vegas at the MGM",
"title": "The Who"
},
{
"docid": "342166",
"text": "and Fats Domino. His style of music combined with black influences created controversy during a turbulent time in history but that did not stop them from creating what we call Rock n Roll. Many other popular rock and roll singers of the time, such as Fats Domino and Little Richard, came out of the black rhythm and blues tradition, making the music attractive to white audiences, and are not usually classed as \"rockabilly\". Bill Flagg who is a Connecticut resident, began referring to his mix of hillbilly and rock 'n' roll music as rockabilly around 1953. His song \"Guitar Rock\"",
"title": "Rock and roll"
},
{
"docid": "4015434",
"text": "& Dunn fame, for Dunn's first solo work, playing guitar and singing along on the song, \"Honky Tonk Stomp\". Gibbons played guitar on \"Broke Down On the Brazos\", the opening track of Gov't Mule's 2009 album \"By a Thread\". Gibbons played guitar on \"Run Rudolph Run\", the third track of \"We Wish you a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year\" compilation. Gibbons joined Jeff Beck onstage at the 2009 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert with a version of Jimi Hendrix's \"Foxy Lady\". Gibbons made a special guest appearance behind Roky Erickson on \"Austin City Limits\"",
"title": "Billy Gibbons"
},
{
"docid": "1423043",
"text": "and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Burton played guitar on the majority of Rick Nelson's songs recorded during the first 11 years of Nelson's career, beginning with his premiere at Master Recorders in Hollywood on November 18, 1957, for the classic \"Stood Up\"/\"Waitin' in School\" rockabilly single (Note: Burton was relegated to rhythm as Joe Maphis was still playing lead guitar at the time). In 1965 he started working on the television program \"Shindig!\" which curtailed his touring with Nelson. However, Burton continued contributing to his friend's studio albums through the \"Perspective\" sessions in",
"title": "James Burton"
},
{
"docid": "4516200",
"text": "Chris Cheney, Vince Gill, Johnny Hiland, Evan Johns, Bill Kirchen, Albert Lee, Les Paul, Arlen Roth, Richie Sambora, Ricky Skaggs, Slash, and Steve Vai. Gatton has been described as possessing an extraordinary proficiency on his instrument, \"a living treasury of American musical styles.\" In 2009, John Previti, who played bass guitar with Danny for eighteen years, stated, \"You know, when he played country music, it sounded like all he played was country music. When he played jazz, it sounded like that's all he played, rockabilly, old rock and roll, soul music. You know, he called himself a Whitman sampler of",
"title": "Danny Gatton"
},
{
"docid": "9256414",
"text": "2007, and played shows, whilst frontman Sully Erna did a small solo tour. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts, Rombola is a self-taught guitarist. He first picked up a guitar at age 11. According to his father, the first song Tony learned was a song by Black Sabbath. His first introductions to rock music were the albums \"Led Zeppelin III\", \"2112\" and \"We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll\". Having never taken guitar lessons, Rombola learned everything he knows from guitar magazines such as Guitar World. His first guitar was an SG copy, before moving to custom Les Pauls that he",
"title": "Tony Rombola"
},
{
"docid": "1377959",
"text": "Parsons in 2006, playing guitar and singing a duet, \"Love Hurts\". On 12 March 2007 Richards attended the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony to induct the Ronettes; he also played guitar during the ceremony's all-star jam session. On 26 February 2012 Richards paid tribute to fellow musicians Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen, who were the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts. In an April 2007 interview for \"NME\" magazine, music journalist Mark Beaumont asked Richards what the strangest thing he ever snorted was, and quoted him",
"title": "Keith Richards"
},
{
"docid": "15325211",
"text": "I Love Rock 'n' Roll \"I Love Rock 'n' Roll\" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill of the Arrows, who recorded the first released version. The song was later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982. Merrill still plays the song live in Europe, Japan and most often in his home town New York City. The song was originally recorded and released by the Arrows in 1975 on Rak Records, with lead vocals, guitar, music & lyrics written by Alan Merrill and produced by Mickie Most. In an interview with Songfacts, Merrill said",
"title": "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
},
{
"docid": "5342653",
"text": "The Cyrkle The Cyrkle was an American rock and roll band active in the early and mid-1960s. The group charted two Top 40 hits, \"Red Rubber Ball,\" and \"Turn-Down Day\". The band was formed by guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes (who also played bass guitar), who met while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Dannemann enlisted in the US Coast Guard in 1966. The other members were Earle Pickens on keyboards and Marty Fried on drums. They were originally a \"frat rock\" band called The Rhondells but were later discovered and managed by Brian Epstein,",
"title": "The Cyrkle"
},
{
"docid": "6215830",
"text": "4th in Verviers, Belgium. Their latest record, \"The Last Real Rock n' Roll\", was released in April 2017. In 2018, after months of rumors, Georg Dolivo announced that he was leaving the band, essentially ending the band. Their final live show was on April 22, at \"Rainbow Anniversary “Party in the Parking Lot”\". Rhino Bucket Rhino Bucket is a hard rock band from Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in February 1988 by Georg Dolivo (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Reeve Downes (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Greg Fields (lead guitar, backing vocals). This lineup played the Los",
"title": "Rhino Bucket"
},
{
"docid": "11933016",
"text": "at Emo's in Austin. By 2001, the band was composed of Sammytown, Brian Schopflin (bass), Jonny Manak (guitar), Alby Wasted (guitar), and Ike Eichensehr (drums). Sammytown, Brian, Jonny, Alby and Ike also started the Resistoleros, an Oakland-based rock 'n' roll band. Steel Cage Records released the Resistoleros CD \"Rock 'N Roll Napalm\" in 2003. In 2004, the \"Live Cheap\" CD came out on Malt Soda Recordings, featuring Sammytown (vocals), Brian Schopflin (bass), Ike Eichensehr (drums), Alby Wasted (guitar) and Jimmy Crucifix (guitarist for 1980s hardcore band Crucifix and hard rock band Proudflesh) also on guitar. This is the only Fang",
"title": "Fang (band)"
},
{
"docid": "17561134",
"text": "he used. It can be inferred from the song that King Creole used an electric guitar, since the song mentions string bending and rock-and-roll, a genre not usually played as lead on the acoustic guitar. The song also states that King Creole played from a well-rounded song repertoire, and would play light, dark, serious, and nonsense music. In 2010, Sony Music released a remix version of the song in the album Viva Elvis, an album used for the Elvis show of Cirque De Soleil. The song has a reggae rock feel, and a driving drum rhythm. King Creole (song) King",
"title": "King Creole (song)"
},
{
"docid": "18401842",
"text": "Yosi Piamenta Yosi Piamenta (November 29, 1951 – August 23, 2015) was an Orthodox Jewish singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for introducing the electric guitar to Jewish music. Piamenta played rock and roll tunes, often infused with heavy rock licks and extended guitar solos – all while dressed in Orthodox Jewish religious clothing and singing Biblical Hebrew lyrics. Piamenta was widely acknowledged by rock critics as a guitar virtuoso. In addition to being an original songwriter, Piamenta covered others' music in the religious Jewish music category – his album \"Songs of the Rebbes\" includes various Lubavitch, Belz, and Sephardi nigunim and",
"title": "Yosi Piamenta"
},
{
"docid": "149838",
"text": "metal bridge. The type of resonator guitar with a neck with a square cross-section—called \"square neck\" or \"Hawaiian\"—is usually played face up, on the lap of the seated player, and often with a metal or glass slide. The round neck resonator guitars are normally played in the same fashion as other guitars, although slides are also often used, especially in blues. The twelve-string guitar usually has steel strings, and it is widely used in folk music, blues, and rock and roll. Rather than having only six strings, the 12-string guitar has six courses made up of two strings each, like",
"title": "Guitar"
},
{
"docid": "15325222",
"text": "was performed as part of a medley, using the same guitar proposed The Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooney cover version was released in 2008. \"I Love Rock 'n' Roll\" is an often-covered song, and has been notably recorded by such artists as: I Love Rock 'n' Roll \"I Love Rock 'n' Roll\" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill of the Arrows, who recorded the first released version. The song was later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982. Merrill still plays the song live in Europe, Japan and most often in his home",
"title": "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
},
{
"docid": "18631072",
"text": "Peggy Jones (musician) Peggy Jones or Peggy Malone (married name) (July 19, 1940 – September 16, 2015), known on stage as Lady Bo in recognition of her relationship with Bo Diddley, was an American musician. A pioneer of rock and roll, Jones played rhythm guitar in Bo Diddley's band in the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming one of the first (perhaps \"the\" first) female rock guitarists in a highly visible rock band, and was sometimes called the \"Queen Mother of Guitar\". Born in Harlem, New York City, in 1940, Jones grew up in the Sugar Hill section, and attended",
"title": "Peggy Jones (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "7591724",
"text": "among guitar players: it doesn't matter if your guitar isn't fully in tune, as long as it's \"close enough for rock 'n' roll\". Telegram (Parts 1-3 only) was Nazareth's concert opener for many years, including the 1981 shows recorded for the Snaz album and is one of their finest achievements. Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1976. The lead track, Telegram, is the definitive story of 1970's touring rock bands and describes the band's experience of hangovers, travel by aeroplane",
"title": "Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll"
},
{
"docid": "9320734",
"text": "Don Potter (musician) Don Potter is an American musician and producer in Nashville, Tennessee. A longstanding producer for Wynonna Judd, he has become known as \"the man who created the Judds' sound\". Potter has been singing, playing guitar, writing songs, and recording and producing music since the 1970s, and has performed with many notable artists. He played acoustic guitar on the 1971 release of Chuck Mangione's \"Friends & Love - a Chuck Mangione Concert\". Potter used to be a member of the Show Stoppers rock and roll band and the Don Potter and Bat McGrath duo based in Rochester, New",
"title": "Don Potter (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "8448729",
"text": "part of \"Deca pevaju rokenrol\" (\"Children Sing Rock 'n' Roll\") project. Kojić sung, played slide guitar, mixed, arranged and produced the new version. On 13 March 2015, on the band's promotional concert in Zagreb, the band was joined on stage by former members Jurij Novoselić and Srđan Gulić, drummer Igor Pavlica and trumpet player Nikola Santro. In March 2016, the band released the studio album \"Opet\" (\"Again\"). The album was previously announced by the single \"Zaboravili rokenrol!?!\" (\"Forgot about Rock 'n' Roll!?!\"), released in November 2015 and featuring British musicians Lord Eric Sugumugu and Robert Goldsmith on percussion. The album",
"title": "Disciplin A Kitschme"
},
{
"docid": "19286733",
"text": "Dennis Cahill (musician) Dennis Cahill is an American guitarist who specializes in Irish traditional music. He was born in Chicago on June 16, 1954. His parents were from County Kerry, Ireland. Cahill began playing guitar at the age of nine and studied guitar at the Chicago Musical College. He was active in the Irish traditional music scene in Chicago in the 1980s and 1990s. In the late 1980s he and Irish fiddler Martin Hayes formed a band in Chicago called Midnight Court which combined traditional music with rock and roll. The band, in which Cahill played a Fender Telecaster and",
"title": "Dennis Cahill (musician)"
},
{
"docid": "11131539",
"text": "Lee Benoit Lee Benoit is a Cajun musician from Rayne, Louisiana. At the age of five, Lee Benoit was given an electric organ by his grandmother (Cidalise), who raised him. He started to play Christmas songs on it, by ear. At the age of twelve, he started to play the electric guitar and formed a band. They played rock n' roll and were influenced by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Hank Williams and others. Lee also learnt to play the bass guitar during his teenage years. In 1976, he joined the Marines as an Automated Data Processor. After leaving the",
"title": "Lee Benoit"
},
{
"docid": "20775219",
"text": "Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life) \"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)\" is a 1973 song written and originally performed by Australian singer Kevin Johnson, most famously covered by American singer Mac Davis. Johnson's version reached number four in Australia. The guitar solo in Johnson's version was played by Rory O'Donoghue. In Australia, the UK and Ireland, it was only Johnson's original version which charted. In Canada, Terry Jacks got it into the charts. No version of the song charted in New Zealand, even though the country's very",
"title": "Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)"
},
{
"docid": "5552639",
"text": "Lennon added the song's distorted guitar riffs, playing identical lines through the same amplifier; McCartney overdubbed bass guitar and Starr added more drums, played on a full drum kit. McCartney sang his lead vocal in a style that author Ian MacDonald terms Presleyesque, while Lennon, McCartney and Harrison contributed backing vocals, part of which consisted of the singers imitating brass instruments over the song's instrumental break. Music journalist John Harris highlights the significance of McCartney's \"salute\" to Elvis Presley, who would make his comeback later in 1968 with a return to his formative, rock 'n' roll style. Harris also identifies",
"title": "Lady Madonna"
},
{
"docid": "9128622",
"text": "on the Shoulder of Giants\" (2000), he performed a number of other roles as the band suffered line-up issues for the recording of the album, particularly contributing bass guitar work in the absence of the band's bassist Paul McGuigan. Stacey played bass on 4 songs - \"Who Feels Love?\", \"Gas Panic!\", \"I Can See a Liar\" and \"Roll It Over\". He also contributed keyboards and lead guitar to \"Fuckin' in the Bushes\", the guitar solo in \"Roll It Over\", backwards guitar to \"Who Feels Love?\" and acoustic guitar to \"Where Did It All go Wrong?\". Later, at the end of",
"title": "Paul Stacey"
}
] |
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| which gas most likely was not part of earth 's early atmosphere |
| [
{
"docid": "13434857",
"text": "and carbon dioxide into methane and water. Oxygen did not become a major part of the atmosphere until photosynthetic organisms evolved later in Earth's history. With no oxygen, methane stayed in the atmosphere longer and at higher concentrations than it does today. The known sources of methane are predominantly located near the Earth's surface. In combination with vertical atmospheric motions and methane's relatively long lifetime, methane is considered to be a well-mixed gas. In other words, the concentration of methane is taken to be constant with respect to height within the troposphere. The dominant sink of methane in the troposphere",
"title": "Atmospheric methane"
},
{
"docid": "5345780",
"text": "the third atmosphere, rich in oxygen, emerged when bacteria began to produce oxygen about 2.8 Ga. In early models for the formation of the atmosphere and ocean, the second atmosphere was formed by outgassing of volatiles from the Earth's interior. Now it is considered likely that many of the volatiles were delivered during accretion by a process known as \"impact degassing\" in which incoming bodies vaporize on impact. The ocean and atmosphere would, therefore, have started to form even as the Earth formed. The new atmosphere probably contained water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and smaller amounts of other gases. Planetesimals",
"title": "History of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "1412900",
"text": "can displace oxygen and become an asphyxiation hazard. Ethane poses no known acute or chronic toxicological risk. It is not a carcinogen. Ethane occurs as a trace gas in the Earth's atmosphere, currently having a concentration at sea level of 0.5 ppb, though its preindustrial concentration is likely to have been only around 0.25 part per billion since a significant proportion of the ethane in today’s atmosphere may have originated as fossil fuels. Global ethane quantities have varied over time, likely due to flaring at natural gas fields. Global ethane emission rates declined from 1984 to 2010, though increased shale",
"title": "Ethane"
},
{
"docid": "1846839",
"text": "oxygen content of the tank atmosphere below 5% (on crude carriers, less for product carriers and gas tankers), thus making any air/hydrocarbon gas mixture in the tank too rich (too high a fuel to oxygen ratio) to ignite. IG is most important during discharging and during the ballast voyage when more hydrocarbon vapour is likely to be present in the tank atmosphere. Inert gas can also be used to purge the tank of the volatile atmosphere in preparation for gas freeing - replacing the atmosphere with breathable air - or vice versa. The flue gas system uses the boiler exhaust",
"title": "Inert gas"
},
{
"docid": "402866",
"text": "Earth, plant life could also be brought in. This would accelerate the production of oxygen, which theoretically would make the planet eventually able to support animal life. In many respects, Mars is the most Earth-like planet in the Solar System. It is thought that Mars once had a more Earth-like environment early in its history, with a thicker atmosphere and abundant water that was lost over the course of hundreds of millions of years. The exact mechanism of this loss is still unclear, though three mechanisms in particular seem likely: First, whenever surface water is present, carbon dioxide () reacts",
"title": "Terraforming"
},
{
"docid": "4550161",
"text": "the relationship can be used to estimate tropospheric residence-times of gases. Trace gas The most abundant gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen (78.1%), oxygen (20.9%), and argon (0.934%). Combined, oxygen, argon, and nitrogen make up 99.934% of the gases in the atmosphere (not including water vapor). The other gases that are not part of the 99.934% of the atmosphere are called trace gases. The abundance of a trace gas can range from a few parts per trillion (ppt) by volume to several hundred parts per million by volume (ppmv). When a trace gas is added into the atmosphere, that process",
"title": "Trace gas"
},
{
"docid": "4550155",
"text": "Trace gas The most abundant gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen (78.1%), oxygen (20.9%), and argon (0.934%). Combined, oxygen, argon, and nitrogen make up 99.934% of the gases in the atmosphere (not including water vapor). The other gases that are not part of the 99.934% of the atmosphere are called trace gases. The abundance of a trace gas can range from a few parts per trillion (ppt) by volume to several hundred parts per million by volume (ppmv). When a trace gas is added into the atmosphere, that process is called a \"source\". There are two possible types of sources",
"title": "Trace gas"
},
{
"docid": "6088566",
"text": "through the oceans. The dry ice caps on Mars are also an example of sequestration. One mechanism for sequestration is chemical; for example, most of the carbon dioxide of the Earth's original atmosphere has been chemically sequestered into carbonate rock. Very likely a similar process has occurred on Mars. Oxygen can be sequestered by oxidation of rocks; for example, by increasing the oxidation states of ferric rocks from Fe to Fe. Gases can also be sequestered by adsorption, where fine particles in the regolith capture gas which adheres to the surface particles. Earth is too large to lose a significant",
"title": "Atmospheric escape"
},
{
"docid": "318977",
"text": "identified going as far back as the Huronian epoch, roughly 2400–2100 Ma. One of the best studied is the Sturtian-Varangian glaciation, around 850–635 Ma, which may have brought glacial conditions all the way to the equator, resulting in a \"Snowball Earth\". The atmosphere of the early Earth is not well understood. Most geologists believe it was composed primarily of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and other relatively inert gases, and was lacking in free oxygen. There is, however, evidence that an oxygen-rich atmosphere existed since the early Archean. At present, it is still believed that molecular oxygen was not a significant fraction",
"title": "Precambrian"
},
{
"docid": "5345800",
"text": "the equator. Thus, this glaciation, known as the Huronian glaciation, may have been global. Some scientists suggest this was so severe that the Earth was frozen over from the poles to the equator, a hypothesis called Snowball Earth. The Huronian ice age might have been caused by the increased oxygen concentration in the atmosphere, which caused the decrease of methane (CH) in the atmosphere. Methane is a strong greenhouse gas, but with oxygen it reacts to form CO, a less effective greenhouse gas. When free oxygen became available in the atmosphere, the concentration of methane could have decreased dramatically, enough",
"title": "History of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "496171",
"text": "it passed in front of the Sun, and detected whether solar ultraviolet radiation was absorbed at certain wavelengths, which would indicate the presence of gas particles, and therefore an atmosphere. The airglow spectrometer detected extreme ultraviolet radiation emanating from atoms of gaseous hydrogen, helium, carbon, oxygen, neon, and argon. Unlike the occultation spectrometer, it did not require backlighting from the Sun, and could move along with the rotatable scan platform on the spacecraft. The experiment's most important goal was to ascertain whether Mercury had an atmosphere, but would also gather data at Earth and Venus and study the interstellar background",
"title": "Mariner 10"
},
{
"docid": "10238235",
"text": "may have been higher, with estimated partial pressure as large as , because there was no bacterial photosynthesis to reduce the gas to carbon compounds and oxygen. Methane, a very active greenhouse gas which reacts with oxygen to produce and water vapor, may have been more prevalent as well, with a mixing ratio of 10 (100 parts per million by volume). Though water is responsible for most (about 36-70%) of the total greenhouse effect, the role of water vapor as a greenhouse gas depends on temperature. On Earth, carbon dioxide is the most relevant, direct anthropologically influenced greenhouse gas. Carbon",
"title": "Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere"
},
{
"docid": "305244",
"text": "in having such a high concentration of oxygen gas in its atmosphere: Mars (with 0.1% by volume) and Venus have much less. The surrounding those planets is produced solely by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen-containing molecules such as carbon dioxide. The unusually high concentration of oxygen gas on Earth is the result of the oxygen cycle. This biogeochemical cycle describes the movement of oxygen within and between its three main reservoirs on Earth: the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the lithosphere. The main driving factor of the oxygen cycle is photosynthesis, which is responsible for modern Earth's atmosphere. Photosynthesis",
"title": "Oxygen"
},
{
"docid": "8503288",
"text": "water and subsequent rise of the levels of other greenhouse gases. Despite the harsh conditions on the surface, the atmospheric pressure and temperature at about 50 km to 65 km above the surface of the planet is nearly the same as that of the Earth, making its upper atmosphere the most Earth-like area in the Solar System, even more so than the surface of Mars. Due to the similarity in pressure and temperature and the fact that breathable air (21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen) is a lifting gas on Venus in the same way that helium is a lifting gas on",
"title": "Atmosphere of Venus"
},
{
"docid": "1639879",
"text": "the border between the atmosphere and outer space. Atmospheric effects become noticeable during atmospheric reentry of spacecraft at an altitude of around . Several layers can be distinguished in the atmosphere, based on characteristics such as temperature and composition. The study of Earth's atmosphere and its processes is called atmospheric science (aerology). Early pioneers in the field include Léon Teisserenc de Bort and Richard Assmann. The three major constituents of Earth's atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. Water vapor accounts for roughly 0.25% of the atmosphere by mass. The concentration of water vapor (a greenhouse gas) varies significantly from around",
"title": "Atmosphere of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "16103829",
"text": "of early Earth (the first billion years) was drastically different from its current state. Initially, hydrogen and helium compounds dominated the atmosphere. However, given the relatively small size of these elements and the warmer temperature of Earth compared to other planets at the time, most of these lighter compounds escaped, leaving behind an atmosphere composed mainly of methane, nitrogen, oxygen and ammonia with small concentrations of hydrogen compounds and other gases. The atmosphere was transitioning from a reduction atmosphere (an atmosphere that inhibits oxidation) to one of oxidation, similar to our current atmosphere. The origin of life on Earth has",
"title": "Paleolightning"
},
{
"docid": "19304902",
"text": "flooded the atmosphere in a Great Oxidation Event (GOE) about 2.4 billion years ago, even though bacteria that produced oxygen likely evolved hundreds of millions of years earlier. Catling’s theory proposes that biological oxygen was initially used by reactions with chemicals in the environment; gradually, however, Earth’s environment shifted to a tipping point where oxygen flooded the air. Atmospheric methane is the key part of this theory. Before oxygen was abundant, methane gas could reach concentrations hundreds of times greater than today’s 1.8 parts per million. Ultraviolet light decomposes methane molecules in the upper atmosphere, causing hydrogen gas to escape",
"title": "David Catling"
},
{
"docid": "6966923",
"text": "Gas torus A gas torus is a toroidal cloud of gas or plasma that encircles a planet. In the Solar System, gas tori tend to be produced by the interaction of a satellite's atmosphere with the magnetic field of a planet. The most famous example of this is the Io plasma torus, which is produced by the ionization of roughly 1 ton per second of oxygen and sulfur from the tenuous atmosphere of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Before being ionized, these particles are part of a neutral torus, also centered on the orbit of Io. Energetic particle observations also suggest",
"title": "Gas torus"
},
{
"docid": "305243",
"text": "the third most abundant chemical element in the universe, after hydrogen and helium. About 0.9% of the Sun's mass is oxygen. Oxygen constitutes 49.2% of the Earth's crust by mass as part of oxide compounds such as silicon dioxide and is the most abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust. It is also the major component of the world's oceans (88.8% by mass). Oxygen gas is the second most common component of the Earth's atmosphere, taking up 20.8% of its volume and 23.1% of its mass (some 10 tonnes). Earth is unusual among the planets of the Solar System",
"title": "Oxygen"
},
{
"docid": "1639916",
"text": "Atmosphere An atmosphere (from Modern Greek ἀτμός \"(atmos)\", meaning 'vapour', and σφαῖρα \"(sphaira)\", meaning 'sphere') is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity of that body. An atmosphere is more likely to be retained if the gravity it is subject to is high and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. The atmosphere of Earth is composed of nitrogen (about 78%), oxygen (about 21%), argon (about 0.9%) , carbon dioxide (0.03%) and other gases in trace amounts. Oxygen is used by most organisms",
"title": "Atmosphere"
},
{
"docid": "13750961",
"text": "trajectory towards the Sun may remove Earth's mantle, leaving just its core, which will finally be destroyed after at most 200 years. Following this event, Earth's sole legacy will be a very slight increase (0.01%) of the solar metallicity. After fusing helium in its core to carbon, the Sun will begin to collapse again, evolving into a compact white dwarf star after ejecting its outer atmosphere as a planetary nebula. The predicted final mass is 54.1% of the present value, most likely consisting primarily of carbon and oxygen. Currently, the moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of",
"title": "Future of Earth"
}
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{
"docid": "5345783",
"text": "in the last 4.5 billion years. Many models indicate that the Earth would have been covered in ice. A likely solution is that there was enough carbon dioxide and methane to produce a greenhouse effect. The carbon dioxide would have been produced by volcanoes and the methane by early microbes. Another greenhouse gas, ammonia, would have been ejected by volcanos but quickly destroyed by ultraviolet radiation. One of the reasons for interest in the early atmosphere and ocean is that they form the conditions under which life first arose. There are many models, but little consensus, on how life emerged",
"title": "History of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "8503328",
"text": "to have had a Venus-like atmosphere, with roughly 100 bar of CO and a surface temperature of 230 °C, and possibly even sulfuric acid clouds, until about 4.0 billion years ago, by which time plate tectonics were in full force and together with the early water oceans, removed the CO and sulfur from the atmosphere. Early Venus would thus most likely have had water oceans like the Earth, but any plate tectonics would have ended when Venus lost its oceans. Its surface is estimated to be about 500 million years old, so it would not be expected to show evidence",
"title": "Atmosphere of Venus"
},
{
"docid": "7006039",
"text": "may have a rocky core like Earth, with a thin atmosphere. Its distance from the star, and the star's relatively low temperature, means that the planet's likely surface temperature is around , making it one of the coldest known. If it is a rocky world, this temperature would make it likely that the surface would be made of frozen volatiles, substances which would be liquids or gases on Earth: water, ammonia, methane and nitrogen would all be frozen solid. If it is \"not\" a rocky planet, it would more closely resemble an icy gas planet like Uranus, although much smaller.",
"title": "OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb"
},
{
"docid": "10389639",
"text": "idea surrounding this theory is that when a large asteroid impacted the Earth, the asteroid driving into the ground caused the rock to become heated so extremely that it became gaseous. This \"rock-gas\" was then ejected outside the Earth's atmosphere and into space. The rock-gas, after cooling into many tiny glass particles, was pulled back in by Earth's gravity. The majority of this \"glass-rain\" burned up in the Earth's atmosphere upon re-entry, causing the Earth's atmosphere to become superheated, killing most of the species living on the surface of the Earth within a matter of hours. The episode did not",
"title": "Radiolab"
},
{
"docid": "3293192",
"text": "Earth atmosphere. It is the most widespread oxidizer in the troposphere, the lowest part of the atmosphere. Understanding OH variability is important to evaluating human impacts on the atmosphere and climate. The OH species has a lifetime in the Earth atmosphere of less than one second. Understanding the role of OH in the oxidation process of methane (CH) present in the atmosphere to first carbon monoxide (CO) and then carbon dioxide (CO) is important for assessing the residence time of this greenhouse gas, the overall carbon budget of the troposphere, and its influence on the process of global warming. The",
"title": "Hydroxyl radical"
},
{
"docid": "15302768",
"text": "times more massive than Earth with nearly three and a half times the radius. With a density of .9 grams/cm, Kepler-11d's density is less than that of water and comparable to that of the gas giant Saturn. This suggests that, unlike its sister planets Kepler-11b and Kepler-11c, which are closer to their host star, Kepler-11d has maintained a large atmosphere that is most likely composed to hydrogen and helium. Kepler-11d has an equilibrium temperature of 692 K, nearly 2.7 times the equilibrium temperature of Earth. Kepler-11d orbits at a mean distance of .159 AU from its host star and completes",
"title": "Kepler-11d"
},
{
"docid": "2857646",
"text": "rocky planet and not the eroded core of a gas or ice giant, due to the young age of the star system. Kepler-70b and Kepler-70c are sub-Earth planets that are thought to have been giant planets that were engulfed by the extended envelope of their star in its red giant phase vaporizing their gaseous envelope. Chthonian planet Chthonian planets (, sometimes 'cthonian') are a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's hydrogen and helium atmosphere and outer layers, which is called hydrodynamic escape. Such atmospheric stripping is a likely result of proximity to",
"title": "Chthonian planet"
},
{
"docid": "16198581",
"text": "(N) makes up 2.7 percent of the atmosphere. As far as we know, organic compounds are absent except for a trace of methane detected in the atmosphere. On 16 December 2014, NASA reported the \"Curiosity\" rover detected a \"tenfold spike\", likely localized, in the amount of methane in the Martian atmosphere. Sample measurements taken \"a dozen times over 20 months\" showed increases in late 2013 and early 2014, averaging \"7 parts of methane per billion in the atmosphere.\" Before and after that, readings averaged around one-tenth that level. The elemental composition of Mars is different from Earth′s in several significant",
"title": "Composition of Mars"
},
{
"docid": "10121568",
"text": "suggest that the term Super-Earth might be limited to rocky planets without a significant atmosphere, or planets that have not just atmospheres but also solid surfaces or oceans with a sharp boundary between liquid and atmosphere, which the four giant planets in the Solar System do not have. Planets above 10 Earth masses are termed massive solid planets<ref name=\"mass/radius sold\"></ref>/mega-Earths or gas giant planets depending on whether they are mostly rock and ice or mostly gas. The first super-Earths were discovered by Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail around the pulsar PSR B1257+12 in 1992. The two outer planets (Poltergeist and",
"title": "Super-Earth"
},
{
"docid": "20481620",
"text": "0.31 lunar distances of the Earth \"(see diagrams)\". has been estimated to measure between 6 and 32 meters in diameter, comparable to the Chelyabinsk meteor, which was also not observed before it hit the atmosphere over Russia in 2013. For an assumed albedo of 0.20, which is typical for the common S-type asteroids, 's diameter would be likely 18 meters only. As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of this asteroid has been obtained from photometric observations. The object's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown. This minor planet has not yet been numbered by the Minor Planet Center and remains",
"title": "2017 VL2"
},
{
"docid": "12945119",
"text": "believed to be slow and chronic rather than catastrophic and that 21st-century effects of such a release are therefore likely to be 'significant but not catastrophic'. It is further noted that 'much methane from dissociated gas hydrate may never reach the atmosphere', as it can be dissolved into the ocean and be broken down biologically. Other research demonstrates that a release to the atmosphere can occur during large releases. These sources suggest that the clathrate gun effect alone will not be sufficient to cause 'catastrophic' climate change within a human lifetime. Hansen et al. 2013 suggests that the Earth could",
"title": "Runaway climate change"
},
{
"docid": "10588017",
"text": "Stanislav Lem, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Rem Koolhaas, Momus, David Woodard and Eduardo Kac. February 2007 saw the publication of \"Metan\" (\"Methane\"), the product of a climbing expedition on Kilimanjaro with Ingo Niermann. The book posits that the effects of methane gas on the earth`s atmosphere are part of a vast cosmic conspiracy. Early reviews varied from the critical to the bewildered, one describing it as \"großer Quatsch\" (\"a load of nonsense\"). Another reviewer refers to the book as a parody of \"alarmism\" and suggested it should be taken as a joke: \"But if this book is taken as a",
"title": "Christian Kracht"
},
{
"docid": "7464669",
"text": "energy to escape the planet. In this process the light isotope of carbon (C) is most likely to leave the atmosphere. Hence, the carbon dioxide left in the atmosphere would be enriched with the heavy isotope (C). This higher level of the heavy isotope is what was recently found by the \"Curiosity\" rover that sits on the surface of Mars. The atmosphere of Mars is enriched considerably with the noble gas argon, in comparison to the atmosphere of the other planets within the Solar System. Unlike carbon dioxide, the argon content of the atmosphere does not condense, and hence the",
"title": "Atmosphere of Mars"
},
{
"docid": "1639908",
"text": "primarily hydrogen. There were probably simple hydrides such as those now found in the gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), notably water vapor, methane and ammonia. Outgassing from volcanism, supplemented by gases produced during the late heavy bombardment of Earth by huge asteroids, produced the next atmosphere, consisting largely of nitrogen plus carbon dioxide and inert gases. A major part of carbon-dioxide emissions dissolved in water and reacted with metals such as calcium and magnesium during weathering of crustal rocks to form carbonates that were deposited as sediments. Water-related sediments have been found that date from as early as 3.8 billion",
"title": "Atmosphere of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "19492423",
"text": "c rules out a cloud-free hydrogen-dominated atmosphere for each planet, so they are unlikely to harbor an extended gas envelope. Other atmospheres, from a cloud-free water-vapor atmosphere to a Venus-like atmosphere, remain consistent with the featureless spectrum. In 2018, the composition of TRAPPIST-1c was determined, with turned out to be rock-based with a very thick, Venus-like atmosphere. The atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1c is likely thinner than that of TRAPPIST-1b. TRAPPIST-1c TRAPPIST-1c, also designated as 2MASS J23062928-0502285 c, is a mainly rocky, Venus-like exoplanet orbiting around the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 approximately 40 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. It",
"title": "TRAPPIST-1c"
},
{
"docid": "19173691",
"text": "Gliese 3470 b Gliese 3470 b, abbreviated as GJ3470b, is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 3470, both of which are located in the constellation Cancer. With a mass of just under 14 Earth-masses and a radius approximately 4.3 times that of Earth's, it is likely something akin to a mini-Neptune despite the initially strong belief that the planet was not covered in clouds like the gas giants we are familiar with in our solar system. The exoplanet’s atmosphere was first observed by researchers Akihiko Fukui, Norio Narita and Kenji Kuroda at the University of Tokyo in 2013, and afterwards,",
"title": "Gliese 3470 b"
},
{
"docid": "6088553",
"text": "that gas at a given temperature, and the less likely it is that any of them reach escape velocity. This is why hydrogen escapes from an atmosphere more easily than carbon dioxide. Also, if the planet has a higher mass, the escape velocity is greater, and fewer particles will escape. This is why the gas giant planets still retain significant amounts of hydrogen and helium, which have largely escaped from Earth's atmosphere. The distance a planet orbits from a star also plays a part; a close planet has a hotter atmosphere, with a range of velocities shifted into the higher",
"title": "Atmospheric escape"
},
{
"docid": "19076678",
"text": "with an atmosphere, liquid ammonia could flow on the moon's surface. HD 219134 e HD 219134 e, also known as HR 8832 e, is an exoplanet orbiting around the K-type star HR 8832 in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It has a mass of 62 Earth Masses, which indicates that the planet is likely a gas giant. The exoplanet was initially detected by the instrument HARPS-N of the Italian Telescopio Nazionale Galileo via the radial velocity method. Unlike HD 219134 b it has not been observed by the Spitzer telescope and thus its radius and density are unknown. It is in",
"title": "HD 219134 e"
},
{
"docid": "13750959",
"text": "value. The most rapid part of the Sun's expansion into a red giant will occur during the final stages, when the Sun will be about 12 billion years old. It is likely to expand to swallow both Mercury and Venus, reaching a maximum radius of . The Earth will interact tidally with the Sun's outer atmosphere, which would serve to decrease Earth's orbital radius. Drag from the chromosphere of the Sun would also reduce the Earth's orbit. These effects will act to counterbalance the effect of mass loss by the Sun, and the Earth will probably be engulfed by the",
"title": "Future of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "287749",
"text": "secondary atmosphere contained mostly ammonia and methane. However, it is likely that most of the atmospheric carbon was CO with perhaps some CO and the nitrogen mostly N. In practice gas mixtures containing CO, CO, N, etc. give much the same products as those containing CH and NH so long as there is no O. The hydrogen atoms come mostly from water vapor. In fact, in order to generate aromatic amino acids under primitive earth conditions it is necessary to use less hydrogen-rich gaseous mixtures. Most of the natural amino acids, hydroxyacids, purines, pyrimidines, and sugars have been made in",
"title": "Miller–Urey experiment"
},
{
"docid": "548486",
"text": "a nearly perfect circle with an eccentricity of almost zero. Viscoelastic damping from tides alone is not thought to be capable of circularizing Triton's orbit in the time since the origin of the system, and gas drag from a prograde debris disc is likely to have played a substantial role. Tidal interactions also cause Triton's orbit, which is already closer to Neptune than the Moon's is to Earth, to gradually decay further; predictions are that 3.6 billion years from now, Triton will pass within Neptune's Roche limit. This will result in either a collision with Neptune's atmosphere or the breakup",
"title": "Triton (moon)"
},
{
"docid": "12982478",
"text": "biodiversity and human livelihoods. At current emission rates temperatures could increase by 2 °C, which the United Nations' IPCC designated as the upper limit to avoid \"dangerous\" levels, by 2036. Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength range emitted by Earth. In order, the most abundant greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are: Atmospheric concentrations are determined by the balance between sources (emissions of the gas from human activities and natural systems) and sinks (the removal of the gas from the atmosphere by conversion to a different chemical compound or absorption by bodies of water).",
"title": "Greenhouse gas"
},
{
"docid": "10271094",
"text": "also been observed in the atmosphere of HD 189733 b, another hot gas giant planet. In October 2013, the detection of clouds in the atmosphere of Kepler-7b was announced, and, in December 2013, also in the atmospheres of Gliese 436 b and Gliese 1214 b. In April 2017, an atmosphere was confirmed around Gliese 1132 b. It is the most Earth-like exoplanet to date that is known to have an atmosphere. In May 2017, glints of light from Earth, seen as twinkling from an orbiting satellite a million miles away, were found to be reflected light from ice crystals in",
"title": "Extraterrestrial atmosphere"
},
{
"docid": "2885757",
"text": "that can strip away the lighter elements of its atmosphere. Even an Earth-sized body would have enough gravity to prevent the escape of the hydrogen and helium in its atmosphere. In an Earth-sized object that has a kilobar atmospheric pressure of hydrogen and a convective gas adiabat, the geothermal energy from residual core radioisotope decay could maintain a surface temperature above the melting point of water, allowing liquid-water oceans to exist. These planets are likely to remain geologically active for long periods. If they have geodynamo-created protective magnetospheres and sea floor volcanism, hydrothermal vents could provide energy for life. Thus,",
"title": "Rogue planet"
},
{
"docid": "3450028",
"text": "the atmosphere is not stripped over time by solar winds. A terrestrial planet of the right size is needed to retain an atmosphere, like Earth and Venus. On Earth, once the giant impact of Theia thinned Earth's atmosphere, other events were needed to make the atmosphere capable of sustaining life. The Late Heavy Bombardment reseeded Earth with water lost after the impact of Theia. The development of an ozone layer formed protection from ultraviolet (UV) sunlight. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide are needed in a correct ratio for life to form. Lightning is needed for nitrogen fixation. The carbon dioxide gas",
"title": "Rare Earth hypothesis"
},
{
"docid": "6974818",
"text": "Atmosphere (Eloy Fritsch album) Atmosphere: Electronic Suite is an album by Eloy Fritsch, a keyboard player known for his work in the progressive rock group Apocalypse. As a solo artist he creates cosmic electronic music. The closest comparison would be probably Vangelis, if considering his early work, which included many analogue instruments. Nevertheless, Fritsch has found his own style within melodic Electronic music framework. The opus reveals once again Fritsch’s ecological convictions: he presently defends the virtues of the gas envelope that allow everyone to live on Earth: the Atmosphere, a theme which is carried over to the album art",
"title": "Atmosphere (Eloy Fritsch album)"
},
{
"docid": "614620",
"text": "this simple approach that does not invoke \"d\" orbital participation. In terms of electron-counting formalism, the sulfur atom has an oxidation state of +4 and a formal charge of +1. It is found on Earth and exists in very small concentrations and in the atmosphere at about 1 ppm. On other planets, it can be found in various concentrations, the most significant being the atmosphere of Venus, where it is the third-most significant atmospheric gas at 150 ppm. There, it condenses to form clouds, and is a key component of chemical reactions in the planet's atmosphere and contributes to global",
"title": "Sulfur dioxide"
},
{
"docid": "15293132",
"text": "mass of 15–19 Earth masses. With a radius only 2.35 (2.31 to 2.44) times that of Earth (and so a volume 12–15 times that of Earth), it was believed to be unlikely to contain significant amounts of hydrogen or helium gas, since an outgassed or accreted hydrogen-rich atmosphere would have been lost over the 10.6-billion-year lifetime of the Kepler-10 system. Instead, the composition was believed to be mainly rocky, with a water fraction of 5–20% by mass. The bulk of this water was thought to be likely in the form of high-pressure \"hot-ice\" phases. However, in July 2017, more careful",
"title": "Kepler-10c"
},
{
"docid": "280113",
"text": "numbers increase. Helium is the most common element in the universe after hydrogen, with a mass fraction of about 24%. Most of the helium in the universe was formed during Big Bang nucleosynthesis, but the amount of helium is steadily increasing due to the fusion of hydrogen in stellar nucleosynthesis (and, to a very slight degree, the alpha decay of heavy elements). Abundances on Earth follow different trends; for example, helium is only the third most abundant noble gas in the atmosphere. The reason is that there is no primordial helium in the atmosphere; due to the small mass of",
"title": "Noble gas"
},
{
"docid": "7464667",
"text": "freezing point of water. With the higher temperature, running water could have carved out the many channels and outflow valleys that are common on the planet. It also might have gathered to form lakes and maybe an ocean. Some researchers have suggested that the atmosphere of Mars may have been many times as thick as the present one of Earth; however, research published in fall 2015 advanced the idea that perhaps the early Martian atmosphere was not as thick as previously thought. Currently, the atmosphere is very thin. For many years, it was assumed that as with Earth, most of",
"title": "Atmosphere of Mars"
},
{
"docid": "11766586",
"text": "teleport pods to return to Earth, and then uses the teleport to return the TARDIS to Earth. They teleport with Martha to Rattigan's institution, finding him distraught over the potential disaster to Earth that he caused. The Doctor collects the necessary equipment to construct his own atmospheric converter, which would harmlessly ignite the poison gas across the globe and end the threat. The poison gas burns off in the atmosphere and the Earth is saved. The Doctor is aware the Sontarans will not concede defeat but feels that he needs to give them a chance to withdraw. He teleports to",
"title": "The Poison Sky"
},
{
"docid": "15830760",
"text": "and of the temperature T at which the gaseous pressure is equal one atmosphere is Q/T = 32. This law can be applied to such cases as sublimation and dissociation of calcium carbonate and can predict whether a chemical reaction will proceed and whether it will be reversible. At the Sorbonne, Matignon mostly worked on rare-earth elements. He was heating the metal oxide with magnesium to produce the pure metal in an atmosphere of a certain gas, and demonstrated that most rare earths easily react with nitrogen and absorb hydrogen. He also studied the chemistry of numerous rare-earth salts and",
"title": "Camille Matignon"
},
{
"docid": "6704911",
"text": "in temperature from greenhouse gases leading to increased water vapor (which is itself a greenhouse gas) causing further warming is a positive feedback, but not a runaway effect, on Earth. Positive feedback effects are common (e.g. ice-albedo feedback) but runaway effects do not necessarily emerge from their presence. A runaway greenhouse effect involving carbon dioxide and water vapor may have occurred on Venus. In this scenario, early Venus may have had a global ocean. As the brightness of the early Sun increased, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere increased, increasing the temperature and consequently increasing the evaporation of",
"title": "Runaway greenhouse effect"
},
{
"docid": "650816",
"text": "real, due to pulsations in the atmosphere. The star is also a slow rotator and the most recent velocity recorded was 5 km/s—much slower than Antares which has a rotational velocity of 20 km/s. The rotation period depends on Betelgeuse's size and orientation to Earth, but it has been calculated to take 8.4 years to turn on its axis. In 2004, astronomers using computer simulations speculated that even if Betelgeuse is not rotating it might exhibit large-scale magnetic activity in its extended atmosphere, a factor where even moderately strong fields could have a meaningful influence over the star's dust, wind",
"title": "Betelgeuse"
},
{
"docid": "397362",
"text": "with methane in the atmosphere, oxidizing it to carbon dioxide, a much weaker greenhouse gas, and a younger—thus fainter—Sun, which would have emitted 6 percent less radiation in the Neoproterozoic. Normally, as Earth gets colder due to natural climatic fluctuations and changes in incoming solar radiation, the cooling slows these weathering reactions. As a result, less carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and Earth warms as this greenhouse gas accumulates—this 'negative feedback' process limits the magnitude of cooling. During the Cryogenian period, however, Earth's continents were all at tropical latitudes, which made this moderating process less effective, as high",
"title": "Snowball Earth"
},
{
"docid": "1303967",
"text": "the charged particles of the solar wind and cosmic rays that would otherwise strip away the upper atmosphere, including the ozone layer that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. The Earth's magnetic field serves to deflect most of the solar wind, whose charged particles would otherwise strip away the ozone layer that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. One stripping mechanism is for gas to be caught in bubbles of magnetic field, which are ripped off by solar winds. Calculations of the loss of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of Mars, resulting from scavenging of ions by the",
"title": "Earth's magnetic field"
},
{
"docid": "81008",
"text": "effects of travel through the atmosphere, the lowest impact velocity with an object from space is equal to the gravitational escape velocity of about 11 km/s. The fastest impacts occur at about 72 km/s in the \"worst case\" scenario in which an object in a retrograde near-parabolic orbit hits Earth. (Because kinetic energy scales as velocity squared, Earth's gravity only contributes 1 km/s to this figure, not 11 km/s). The median impact velocity on Earth is about 20 km/s. However, the slowing effects of travel through the atmosphere rapidly decelerate any potential impactor, especially in the lowest 12 kilometres where",
"title": "Impact crater"
},
{
"docid": "7877623",
"text": "creatures, radial in design, seem to fill the ecological niches filled by insects on Earth. There are also mentions of airborne lifeforms, similar in appearance to jellyfish, that float through the atmosphere, supported by gas-filled sacs, that descend from above to leech blood from larger, moribund lifeforms. The gas is mostly hydrogen, and will explode if exposed to fire. In later books, there are mentions of a \"Worm Plague\" on Sergyar; its survivors have puckered, swirling scars on their skin. According to the naming scheme of Barrayar, the particle \"-yar\" likely means \"planet\", \"world\" or something similar. Thus, Sergyar was",
"title": "Sergyar"
},
{
"docid": "10510",
"text": "dating. Most of the helium in the crust of the Earth (about 99% of the helium from gas wells, as shown by its lower abundance of helium-3) is a product of alpha decay. There are a few trace atoms on Earth that were not present at the beginning (i.e., not \"primordial\"), nor are results of radioactive decay. Carbon-14 is continuously generated by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. Some atoms on Earth have been artificially generated either deliberately or as by-products of nuclear reactors or explosions. Of the transuranic elements—those with atomic numbers greater than 92—only plutonium and neptunium occur naturally",
"title": "Atom"
},
{
"docid": "20356208",
"text": "Geochemistry of carbon The geochemistry of carbon is the study of the transformations involving the element carbon within the systems of the Earth. To a large extent this study is organic geochemistry, but it also includes the very important carbon dioxide. Carbon is transformed by life, and moves between the major phases of the Earth, including the water bodies, atmosphere, and the rocky parts. Carbon is important in the formation of organic mineral deposits, such as coal, petroleum or natural gas. Most carbon is cycled through the atmosphere into living organisms and then respirated back into the atmosphere. However an",
"title": "Geochemistry of carbon"
},
{
"docid": "15773964",
"text": "during the Snowball Earth period, large glacial ice sheets spanned to Earth's equator, covering nearly its entire surface, and very high albedo created extremely low temperatures, while the accumulation of snow and ice likely removed carbon dioxide through atmospheric deposition. However, the absence of plant cover to absorb atmospheric CO emitted by volcanoes meant that the greenhouse gas could accumulate in the atmosphere. There was also an absence of exposed silicate rocks, which use CO when they undergo weathering. This created a warming that later melted the ice and brought Earth's temperature back to equilibrium. During the following eons of",
"title": "Climate oscillation"
},
{
"docid": "11376672",
"text": "from NASA. Atmosphere of Triton The atmosphere of Triton is the layer of gases surrounding Triton. The surface pressure is only 14 microbars (0.014 hPa or 1 mmHg), of the surface pressure on Earth, and it is composed of nitrogen, similar to those of Titan and Earth. It extends 800 kilometers above its surface. Recent observations have shown an increase in temperature. Nitrogen is the main gas in Triton's atmosphere. The two other known components are methane and carbon monoxide, whose abundances are a few hundredths of a percent of that of the nitrogen. Carbon monoxide, which was discovered only",
"title": "Atmosphere of Triton"
},
{
"docid": "11376662",
"text": "Atmosphere of Triton The atmosphere of Triton is the layer of gases surrounding Triton. The surface pressure is only 14 microbars (0.014 hPa or 1 mmHg), of the surface pressure on Earth, and it is composed of nitrogen, similar to those of Titan and Earth. It extends 800 kilometers above its surface. Recent observations have shown an increase in temperature. Nitrogen is the main gas in Triton's atmosphere. The two other known components are methane and carbon monoxide, whose abundances are a few hundredths of a percent of that of the nitrogen. Carbon monoxide, which was discovered only in 2010",
"title": "Atmosphere of Triton"
},
{
"docid": "18043521",
"text": "a reduction in friction. The ecological extremely adaptable Giant Salvinia (S. molesta) is one of the most important invasive plants in all tropical and subtropical regions of the earth and is the cause of economic as well as ecological problems. Its growth rate might be the highest of all vascular plants. In the tropics and under optimal conditions, \"S. molesta\" can double its biomass within four days. The Salvinia effect, described here, most likely plays an essential role in its ecological success; the multilayered floating plant mats presumably maintain their function of gas exchange within the air-layer. The Salvinia effect",
"title": "Salvinia effect"
},
{
"docid": "7146945",
"text": "operation occasionally. Zone 2 – A place in which an explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture with air of dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour or mist is not likely to occur in normal operation but, if it does occur, will persist for a short period only. Hazard – Powder / dust Zone 20 – A place in which an explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust in air is present continuously, or for long periods or frequently. Zone 21 – A place in which an explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud",
"title": "ATEX directive"
},
{
"docid": "20508919",
"text": "committee for “BusinessH2O – Water management best practices from USA and Israel”. Weisbrod has co-authored more than twenty papers in the subject of Earth sciences. These include research in the following areas and subjects. Research involving the exploration of processes and mechanisms related to flow and transport phenomena in the subsurface and at the Earth-atmosphere interface: The role of surface-exposed fractures in groundwater salinization and earth-atmosphere gas exchanges and the role of fractures and other discontinuities within the Earth's surface, items which fundamentally impact the Earth-atmosphere interaction: Soil evaporation and the impact of various soil and atmospheric conditions on this",
"title": "Noam Weisbrod"
},
{
"docid": "7253570",
"text": "originated in volcanic eruptions may have condensed to form rain, slowly filling Earth's oceanic basins. A sizeable quantity of water would have been in the material that formed Earth. Water molecules would have escaped Earth's gravity more easily when it was less massive during its formation. Hydrogen and helium are expected to leak from the atmosphere continually, but the lack of denser noble gases in the modern atmosphere suggests that something disastrous happened to the early atmosphere. Part of the young planet is theorized to have been disrupted by the impact which created the Moon, which should have caused melting",
"title": "Origin of water on Earth"
},
{
"docid": "878736",
"text": "the remainder was most likely expelled by a strong stellar wind. The helium enrichment of HDE 226868's outer atmosphere may be evidence for this mass transfer. Possibly the progenitor may have evolved into a Wolf-Rayet star, which ejects a substantial proportion of its atmosphere using just such a powerful stellar wind. If the progenitor star had exploded as a supernova, then observations of similar objects show that the remnant would most likely have been ejected from the system at a relatively high velocity. As the object remained in orbit, this indicates that the progenitor may have collapsed directly into a",
"title": "Cygnus X-1"
},
{
"docid": "1957047",
"text": "is classified as a volatile, because most of it is liquid or gas, even though it does exist as a solid compound on the surface. Because all atmophile elements are either gases or form volatile hydrides, atmophile elements are \"strongly depleted\" on earth as a whole relative to their solar abundances owing to losses from the atmosphere during the formation of the Earth. The heavier noble gases (krypton, xenon) are the rarest stable elements on Earth. Goldschmidt classification The Goldschmidt classification, developed by Victor Goldschmidt (1888-1947), is a geochemical classification which groups the chemical elements within the Earth according to",
"title": "Goldschmidt classification"
},
{
"docid": "16103830",
"text": "been a matter of speculation for quite some time. Living things did not spontaneously appear, so some sort of biological or even non-biological process must have been responsible for the generation of life. Lightning is a non-biological process, and many have speculated that lightning was present on early Earth. One of the most famous studies that investigated lightning on the early Earth was the Miller–Urey experiment. The Miller–Urey experiment sought to recreate the early Earth atmosphere within a laboratory setting to determine the chemical processes that ultimately led to life on Earth. The basis of this experiment was leveraged on",
"title": "Paleolightning"
},
{
"docid": "2857643",
"text": "Chthonian planet Chthonian planets (, sometimes 'cthonian') are a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's hydrogen and helium atmosphere and outer layers, which is called hydrodynamic escape. Such atmospheric stripping is a likely result of proximity to a star. The remaining rocky or metallic core would resemble a terrestrial planet in many respects. \"Chthonia\" (from ) means \"of the Earth\". The term was coined by Hébrard et al., since the term \"chthonian\" generally refers to Greek deities from the infernal underground. Transit-timing variation measurements indicate for example that Kepler-52b, Kepler-52c and Kepler-57b",
"title": "Chthonian planet"
},
{
"docid": "9750969",
"text": "temperature running water could have carved out the many channels and outflow valleys that are common on the planet. It also may have gathered together to form lakes and maybe an ocean. Some researchers have suggested that the atmosphere of Mars may have been many times as thick as the Earth's; however research published in September 2015 advanced the idea that perhaps the early Martian atmosphere was not as thick as previously thought. Currently, the atmosphere is very thin. For many years, it was assumed that as with the Earth, most of the early carbon dioxide was locked up in",
"title": "Climate of Mars"
},
{
"docid": "7253907",
"text": "for an action game in the early 90's. The wide assortment of armaments increased replay value by encouraging the player to experiment with different ways to defeat enemies. While the official information for the game indicates that it is only single-player, it is possible for a second player to have limited control over enemy movement and attacks on screen. Certain scenes in \"Target Earth\" were censored. For example, a scene in which a comrade does not make it back to the ship in time and burns up in the planet's atmosphere was removed. The romantic relationship between Rex and Leana",
"title": "Target Earth (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "6187017",
"text": "a natural gas from Dexter, Kansas, which would not burn unless continuously heated. In collaboration with David McFarland he discovered that the gas contained nearly 12% of helium. No helium in natural gas had been discovered prior to that time, although it had been found in 1894 that helium existed on the earth, and might be extracted in small quantities from the atmosphere and from minerals. Cady was a consultant when helium reserves were later found in Texas and Colorado. In 1917 he was appointed consulting chemist to the U.S. Bureau of Mines upon the inauguration by the Bureau of",
"title": "Hamilton Cady"
},
{
"docid": "10271078",
"text": "observed in 1990. However, the storms and the band pattern are less visible and active than those of Jupiter, due to the overlying ammonia hazes in Saturn's troposphere. Saturn's atmosphere has several unusual features. Its winds are among the Solar System's fastest, with Voyager data indicating peak easterly winds of 500 m/s. It is also the only planet with a warm polar vortex, and is the only planet other than Earth where eyewall clouds have been observed in hurricane-like structures. The atmosphere of Uranus is composed primarily of gas and various ices. It is about 83% hydrogen, 15% helium, 2%",
"title": "Extraterrestrial atmosphere"
},
{
"docid": "16588137",
"text": "can cause photosynthesis to take place more efficiently, thus increasing plant growth and primary production. This could lead to the biosphere extracting more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. How long this carbon would remain sequestered in the terrestrial biosphere before being rereleased into the atmosphere is unclear, however, and it is likely that other limiting factors (e.g. nitrogen availability, moisture, etc.) would prevent CO fertilization from significantly increasing primary production. Deep Carbon Observatory Terrestrial biological carbon cycle The carbon cycle is an essential part of life on Earth. About half the dry weight of most living organisms is carbon. It",
"title": "Terrestrial biological carbon cycle"
},
{
"docid": "7146944",
"text": "1.1 bar. The ATEX directive is covering explosions from gases but also solid dust (which, contrary to common perception, can lead to hazardous explosions) Hazard – Gas / vapour / mist Zone 0 – A place in which an explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture with air of dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour or mist is present continuously or for long periods or frequently Zone 1 – A place in which an explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture with air of dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour or mist is likely to occur in normal",
"title": "ATEX directive"
},
{
"docid": "1615265",
"text": "radon, a heavy, inert, naturally occurring radioactive gas. Rock containing thorium and/or uranium (such as some granites) emits radon gas that can accumulate in enclosed places such as basements or underground mines. All the elements and isotopes found on Earth, with the exceptions of hydrogen, deuterium, helium, helium-3, and perhaps trace amounts of stable lithium and beryllium isotopes which were created in the Big Bang, were created by the s-process or the r-process in stars, and for those to be today a part of the Earth, must have been created not later than 4.5 billion years ago. All the elements",
"title": "Decay chain"
},
{
"docid": "264353",
"text": "the most likely. The icy regions are estimated to contain about 10–10 kg of ice, and may be covered by a layer of regolith that inhibits sublimation. By comparison, the Antarctic ice sheet on Earth has a mass of about 4 kg, and Mars's south polar cap contains about 10 kg of water. The origin of the ice on Mercury is not yet known, but the two most likely sources are from outgassing of water from the planet's interior or deposition by impacts of comets. Mercury is too small and hot for its gravity to retain any significant atmosphere over",
"title": "Mercury (planet)"
},
{
"docid": "10358314",
"text": "years. During Hadean time (4.6–4 Ga), the Solar System was forming, probably within a large cloud of gas and dust around the sun, called an accretion disc from which Earth formed . The Hadean Eon is not formally recognized, but it essentially marks the era before we have adequate record of significant solid rocks. The oldest dated zircons date from about . Earth was initially molten due to extreme volcanism and frequent collisions with other bodies. Eventually, the outer layer of the planet cooled to form a solid crust when water began accumulating in the atmosphere. The Moon formed soon",
"title": "Geological history of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "8328944",
"text": "(and hence the true mass) are regarded as unknown. Given the planet's high mass, it is likely that 47 Ursae Majoris b is a gas giant with no solid surface. Because the planet has only been detected indirectly, properties such as its radius, composition, and temperature are unknown. Due to its mass it is likely to have a surface gravity 6–8 times that of Earth. Assuming a composition similar to that of Jupiter and an environment close to chemical equilibrium, the upper atmosphere of the planet is expected to contain water clouds, as opposed to the ammonia clouds typical of",
"title": "47 Ursae Majoris b"
},
{
"docid": "16833293",
"text": "the 21st century from multi-model averages. These reductions range from 43-94% in September and from 8-34% in February. Thus, it is very likely that we will see a nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in September before mid-century or towards the end of the 21st century depending on our ability to cut greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. This is as anthropogenic influences have very likely contributed to Arctic sea ice loss since 1979. This is very worrying as sea ice plays a crucial role in regulating the temperature of Earth. Sea ice prevents warming to its high albedo and its ability",
"title": "Global warming in Norway"
},
{
"docid": "615432",
"text": "there would probably have been simple hydrides such as those now found in gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, notably water vapor, methane, and ammonia. As the solar nebula dissipated, the gases would have escaped, partly driven off by the solar wind. The next atmosphere, consisting largely of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and inert gases, was produced by outgassing from volcanism, supplemented by gases produced during the late heavy bombardment of Earth by huge asteroids. A major part of carbon dioxide emissions were soon dissolved in water and built up carbonate sediments. Water-related sediments have been found dating from as early",
"title": "Paleoclimatology"
},
{
"docid": "11389321",
"text": "Earth radii the density decreases with increasing radius. This indicates that above 1.5 Earth radii, planets tend to have increasing amounts of volatiles and gas. Despite this general trend, there is a wide range of masses at a given radius, which could be because gas planets can have rocky cores of different masses and compositions, and could also be due to photoevaporation of volatiles. Thermal evolutionary atmosphere models suggest a radius of 1.75 times that of Earth as a dividing line between rocky and gaseous planets. Excluding close-in planets that have lost their gas envelope due to stellar irradiation, studies",
"title": "Exoplanetology"
},
{
"docid": "1639909",
"text": "years ago. About 3.4 billion years ago, nitrogen formed the major part of the then stable \"second atmosphere\". The influence of life has to be taken into account rather soon in the history of the atmosphere, because hints of early life-forms appear as early as 3.5 billion years ago. How Earth at that time maintained a climate warm enough for liquid water and life, if the early Sun put out 30% lower solar radiance than today, is a puzzle known as the \"faint young Sun paradox\". The geological record however shows a continuous relatively warm surface during the complete early",
"title": "Atmosphere of Earth"
},
{
"docid": "19492373",
"text": "atmosphere, which would render the planet uninhabitable if one were to exist. The planet may also have liquid water, up to about 250 times more water than all of Earth's oceans. TRAPPIST-1d has the highest Earth Similarity Index of any known exoplanet, at 0.91. While the planet is most likely tidally locked, its atmosphere could be enough to transfer heat around the planet and keep the climate stable. Recent studies by the University of Washington have concluded that TRAPPIST-1d might be a Venus-like exoplanet with an uninhabitable atmosphere. A team of astronomers headed by Michaël Gillon of the Institut d’Astrophysique",
"title": "TRAPPIST-1d"
},
{
"docid": "565523",
"text": "relatively close approach of 0.15 AU, making it a spectacular sight. Indeed, on 19 May, Earth actually passed through the tail of the comet. One of the substances discovered in the tail by spectroscopic analysis was the toxic gas cyanogen, which led astronomer Camille Flammarion to claim that, when Earth passed through the tail, the gas \"would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet.\" His pronouncement led to panicked buying of gas masks and quack \"anti-comet pills\" and \"anti-comet umbrellas\" by the public. In reality, as other astronomers were quick to point out, the gas",
"title": "Halley's Comet"
},
{
"docid": "1386836",
"text": "EGR valve was controlled, in part, by vacuum drawn from the carburetor's venturi, which allowed more precise constraint of EGR flow to only those engine load conditions under which NOx is likely to form. Later, backpressure transducers were added to the EGR valve control to further tailor EGR flow to engine load conditions. Most modern engines now need exhaust gas recirculation to meet emissions standards. However, recent innovations have led to the development of engines that do not require them. The 3.6 Chrysler Pentastar engine is one example that does not require EGR. The exhaust gas, added to the fuel,",
"title": "Exhaust gas recirculation"
},
{
"docid": "2733828",
"text": "triple gravity assist – from Venus, Earth, and then Earth again – to propel it from the inner part of the solar system to Jupiter in the outer system. The trajectory made it possible to also observe asteroids 951 Gaspra and 243 Ida. \"Galileo\" had two major components: an orbiter which examined Jupiter and its four largest moons for eight years, and a probe which descended into the Jovian atmosphere to take direct samplings before being destroyed by the gas giant's heat and pressure. Besides the \"Galileo\" spacecraft, \"Atlantis\"' payload bay held two canisters containing the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet",
"title": "STS-34"
},
{
"docid": "7683672",
"text": "pressure from 92 bar to 1 bar would require a minimum of 2,000 impacts, even if the efficiency of atmosphere removal was perfect. Smaller objects would not work, either, because more would be required. The violence of the bombardment could well result in significant outgassing that would replace removed atmosphere. Most of the ejected atmosphere would go into solar orbit near Venus, and, without further intervention, could be captured by the Venerian gravitational field and become part of the atmosphere once again. Removal of atmospheric gas in a more controlled manner could also prove difficult. Venus' extremely slow rotation means",
"title": "Terraforming of Venus"
},
{
"docid": "242741",
"text": "involve interactions between the Sun, Earth, and the Moon, they are very different in their interactions. The Moon does not completely darken as it passes through the umbra because of the refraction of sunlight by Earth's atmosphere into the shadow cone; if Earth had no atmosphere, the Moon would be completely dark during the eclipse. The reddish coloration arises because sunlight reaching the Moon must pass through a long and dense layer of Earth's atmosphere, where it is scattered. Shorter wavelengths are more likely to be scattered by the air molecules and small particles; thus, the longer wavelengths predominate by",
"title": "Lunar eclipse"
},
{
"docid": "397366",
"text": "of the atmosphere. Since the Earth was almost completely covered with ice, carbon dioxide could not be withdrawn from the atmosphere by release of alkaline metal ions weathering out of siliceous rocks. Over 4 to 30 million years, enough and methane, mainly emitted by volcanoes but also produced by microbes converting organic carbon trapped under the ice into the gas, would accumulate to finally cause enough greenhouse effect to make surface ice melt in the tropics until a band of permanently ice-free land and water developed; this would be darker than the ice, and thus absorb more energy from the",
"title": "Snowball Earth"
},
{
"docid": "4494756",
"text": "to carry micro satellites to low earth orbit. UK base company, B2Space is developing the concept to launch small satellites into low earth orbit . Rockoon A rockoon (from \"rocket\" and \"balloon\") is a solid fuel sounding rocket that, rather than being immediately lit while on the ground, is first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and ignited. This allows the rocket to achieve a higher altitude, as the rocket does not have to move under power through the lower and thicker layers of the atmosphere. The original concept was developed by",
"title": "Rockoon"
},
{
"docid": "552973",
"text": "from 18 hPa to as much as 280 hPa (three times that of Mars to a quarter that of the Earth). At such densities, nitrogen could flow across the surface as liquid. Just like sweat cools the body as it evaporates from the skin, the sublimation of Pluto's atmosphere cools its surface. The presence of atmospheric gases was traced up to 1670 kilometers high; the atmosphere does not have a sharp upper boundary. The presence of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in Pluto's atmosphere creates a temperature inversion, with the average temperature of its atmosphere tens of degrees warmer than",
"title": "Pluto"
},
{
"docid": "8503292",
"text": "The densest part of the atmosphere, the troposphere, begins at the surface and extends upwards to 65 km. At the furnace-like surface the winds are slow, but at the top of the troposphere the temperature and pressure reaches Earth-like levels and clouds pick up speed to 100 m/s. The atmospheric pressure at the surface of Venus is about 92 times that of the Earth, similar to the pressure found below the surface of the ocean. The atmosphere has a mass of 4.8 kg, about 93 times the mass of the Earth's total atmosphere. The density of the air at the",
"title": "Atmosphere of Venus"
},
{
"docid": "160594",
"text": "space by the atmosphere and clouds, and 19% is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds. Most of the remaining energy is absorbed at the surface of Earth. Because the Earth's surface is colder than the Sun, it radiates at wavelengths that are much longer than the wavelengths that were absorbed. Most of this thermal radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere and warms it. The atmosphere also gains heat by sensible and latent heat fluxes from the surface. The atmosphere radiates energy both upwards and downwards; the part radiated downwards is absorbed by the surface of Earth. This leads to a",
"title": "Greenhouse effect"
},
{
"docid": "462270",
"text": "farther from the Sun (about 5%, or about 8 million kilometers), the conditions which allow the three forms to be present simultaneously would be far less likely to exist. Earth's gravity allows it to hold an atmosphere. Water vapor and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere provide a temperature buffer (greenhouse effect) which helps maintain a relatively steady surface temperature. If Earth were smaller, a thinner atmosphere would allow temperature extremes, thus preventing the accumulation of water except in polar ice caps (as on Mars). The surface temperature of Earth has been relatively constant through geologic time despite varying levels of",
"title": "Water"
},
{
"docid": "3853241",
"text": "would seek to reduce sunlight absorbed (ultra-violet, near infra-red and visible). This would be achieved by deflecting sunlight away from the Earth, or by increasing the reflectivity (albedo) of the atmosphere or the Earth's surface. These methods would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus would not seek to address problems such as the ocean acidification caused by CO. In general, solar radiation management projects presently appear to be able to take effect rapidly and to have very low direct implementation costs relative to greenhouse gas emissions cuts and carbon dioxide removal. Furthermore, many proposed SRM methods",
"title": "Climate engineering"
},
{
"docid": "19492364",
"text": "the probable nature of the planet was obtained. TRAPPIST-1d is the least massive planet of the system and and is likely to have a compact hydrogen-poor atmosphere similar to Venus, Earth, or Mars. It receives just 4.3% more sunlight than Earth, placing it on the inner edge of the habitable zone. It has about <5% of its mass as a volatile layer, which could consist of atmosphere, oceans, and/or ice layers. Recent studies by the University of Washington have concluded that TRAPPIST-1d might be a Venus-like exoplanet with an uninhabitable atmosphere. TRAPPIST-1d was detected with the transit method, allowing scientists",
"title": "TRAPPIST-1d"
},
{
"docid": "13116342",
"text": "put forward as the most likely causes. In March 2015, scientists stated that evidence exists for an ancient Martian ocean, likely in the planet's northern hemisphere and about the size of Earth's Arctic Ocean, or approximately 19% of the Martian surface. This finding was derived from the ratio of water and deuterium in the modern Martian atmosphere compared to the ratio found on Earth. Eight times as much deuterium was found at Mars than exists on Earth, suggesting that ancient Mars had significantly higher levels of water. Results from the \"Curiosity\" rover had previously found a high ratio of deuterium",
"title": "Water on Mars"
}
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"docid": "5165367",
"text": "Dunedin Stadium (Florida) Dunedin Stadium (originally Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field) is a baseball field located in Dunedin, Florida. The stadium was built in 1990 and holds 5,509 people. It is the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as home to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A Florida State League and the Dunedin High School Falcons baseball team. The stadium has also been known as Knology Park (2004–2008) and Florida Auto Exchange Stadium (2010–2017). From 1977 to 1989, the Blue Jays played at Grant Field, which had a seating capacity of 3,417. Grant Field",
"title": "Dunedin Stadium (Florida)"
},
{
"docid": "10557408",
"text": "Toronto faced the Atlanta Braves, who had won their second straight National League pennant, but lost the previous year's World Series. The Blue Jays prevailed in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays spent their 16th spring training at Dunedin, Florida, while playing their home exhibition games at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field for the 3rd spring training season. Despite their post-season success, the Blue Jays had many ups and downs during the regular season. The Jays started off winning the first six games of the regular season and Roberto Alomar",
"title": "1992 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "1041144",
"text": "training home of the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as the class-A Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. Dunedin is one of the smallest communities used by Major League spring training teams, although surrounded by a large metropolitan area. Dunedin Stadium is situated next to the Dunedin Public Library a few blocks south of downtown on Douglas Avenue, and is just two blocks east of Edgewater Drive. The stadium was built as a replacement to Grant Field, the Blue Jays' first spring training ball park. The library was founded in 1895 and is the oldest public library in",
"title": "Dunedin, Florida"
},
{
"docid": "3340151",
"text": "spring training in the city. In 1987, Toronto decided to establish a new Florida State League franchise in Dunedin. They originally played at Grant Field until 1990, when Dunedin Stadium was completed. When Major League Baseball owners considered locking out the regular players and using \"scabs\" instead for the 1995 season, Dunedin would have been used as the Toronto Blue Jays' home field due to Ontario laws concerning replacement workers. The MLB labor dispute was resolved before the plan was implemented, however. In 2006, the Blue Jays made it to the Florida State League Championship Series, losing to the St.",
"title": "Dunedin Blue Jays"
},
{
"docid": "5165370",
"text": "games at Dunedin Stadium if the regular season began with replacement players. Ontario law forbade the Blue Jays from using replacement players in Toronto. American League officials inspected the ballpark on February 21, 1995 in response to the club's request to host games in Dunedin. The strike ended in March 1995 and no regular season games were played at the park. Dunedin Stadium was once ranked by Sports Illustrated as one of the top five facilities to watch a Major League Baseball Spring training game. Dunedin has been the only spring home for the Toronto Blue Jays since their inception",
"title": "Dunedin Stadium (Florida)"
},
{
"docid": "5165367",
"text": "Dunedin Stadium (Florida) Dunedin Stadium (originally Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field) is a baseball field located in Dunedin, Florida. The stadium was built in 1990 and holds 5,509 people. It is the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as home to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A Florida State League and the Dunedin High School Falcons baseball team. The stadium has also been known as Knology Park (2004–2008) and Florida Auto Exchange Stadium (2010–2017). From 1977 to 1989, the Blue Jays played at Grant Field, which had a seating capacity of 3,417. Grant Field",
"title": "Dunedin Stadium (Florida)"
},
{
"docid": "5165374",
"text": "$181,000 agreement with the Florida Auto Exchange, a Dunedin car sales center, for the naming rights of Dunedin Stadium. The facility was renamed \"Florida Auto Exchange Stadium\" until October 1, 2017 when the agreement expired. Dunedin Stadium (Florida) Dunedin Stadium (originally Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field) is a baseball field located in Dunedin, Florida. The stadium was built in 1990 and holds 5,509 people. It is the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as home to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A Florida State League and the Dunedin High School Falcons baseball team. The",
"title": "Dunedin Stadium (Florida)"
}
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{
"docid": "5666099",
"text": "3, , he was picked off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays, with whom he would go on to play 124 games between 2002 and . On July 22, 2006, Walker had shoulder surgery. In 2006, the Toronto Blue Jays released him, but on February 12 , the Blue Jays signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training where he was later released towards the end of spring training 2007 in the hopes that another team would pick up his contract, which turned out to be the New York Yankees. He signed with them on",
"title": "Pete Walker"
},
{
"docid": "20341741",
"text": "been signed to a one-year, $8 million contract that included a 2019 team option. Blue Jays pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on February 14, while position players reported on February 19. Seung-hwan Oh signed a one-year, $2 million contract with Toronto on February 26. To make room on the roster, Ezequiel Carrera was designated for assignment. Carrera later cleared waivers and was invited back to spring training. Nick Tepesch signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays on March 3, and was invited to spring training. Early in spring training, it was announced that Troy Tulowitzki had",
"title": "2018 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "6960539",
"text": "season, he was designated for assignment and claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. Bullington reported to Spring training with the Blue Jays, and on March 3, the Blue Jays outrighted him to their Triple–A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. After Spring training, when asked about his time in Buffalo, Bullington said, \"Pitching coach Scott Radinsky had me drop my arm slot, and I got back to where I was in college, feeling more comfortable and getting some more action on the ball. I carried that into the spring this year, and I like the way the ball's coming",
"title": "Bryan Bullington"
},
{
"docid": "10558031",
"text": "1977 Toronto Blue Jays season The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays season was the first year of Major League Baseball played by the Toronto-based expansion franchise. The Blue Jays finished seventh in the American League East with a record of 54 wins and 107 losses, 45½ games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. The Blue Jays spring training was held in Dunedin, Florida. In their first pre-season game on March 11, the Jays beat the New York Mets by a score of 3–1. The first two times that they played the Montreal Expos, the Jays were triumphant as well. Perhaps",
"title": "1977 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "5164919",
"text": "was purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays. Rader finished the 1977 season with the Toronto Blue Jays, where he split his time playing third base and as their designated hitter. In 96 games with Toronto, Rader hit .240 with 13 HR and 40 RBI. On March 18, 1978, midway through spring training, the Blue Jays released Rader, who would then retire from the game. Rader played in 1465 games during his career, in which he collected 1302 hits, and had a batting average of .251 with 155 HR and 722 RBI. He won five straight Gold Glove Awards for his",
"title": "Doug Rader"
},
{
"docid": "10558052",
"text": "\"Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts\" All-Star Game 1977 Toronto Blue Jays season The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays season was the first year of Major League Baseball played by the Toronto-based expansion franchise. The Blue Jays finished seventh in the American League East with a record of 54 wins and 107 losses, 45½ games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. The Blue Jays spring training was",
"title": "1977 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "8542561",
"text": "the Atlanta Braves. He would have another very solid season in AAA, where he played for the Richmond Braves of the International League. Despite a 9–11 record, Linton had a very solid ERA of 2.53, as well as 160 strikeouts in 174 innings pitched. Linton returned to the Toronto Blue Jays organization as he signed as a free agent on October 23, 2002. He won a job in the Blue Jays bullpen in spring training, and started the year in Toronto. Linton made his return in a Blue Jays uniform on March 31, 2003, when he pitched two scoreless innings",
"title": "Doug Linton"
},
{
"docid": "13805905",
"text": "truly a privilege. I cherished my years with the Blue Jays and have always loved the Canadian people. Those years were the very best of my career.\" Ricky Romero got the first start of 2010 in spring training for the Jays against the Detroit Tigers. Chris Lubanski, an offseason addition, hit the Jays only home run in that game when he hit a solo shot in the 8th. In total, 6 pitchers were sent out on day one, 5 of which were in their first spring training with the Jays. A day later, the Blue Jays got their first win,",
"title": "2010 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "14390151",
"text": "of the Toronto Blue Jays watched him play in workouts in the Dominican Republic, and signed him after his visa paperwork went through in 2010. On April 13, 2010, Hechavarria signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was assigned to extended spring training and first appeared in a game with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. On June 30, 2010, Hechavarria was promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League, where he recorded a .273 batting average and .303 on-base percentage. On August 4, 2012, Hechavarria",
"title": "Adeiny Hechavarria"
},
{
"docid": "13805911",
"text": "on the 18th. Pitcher Zech Zinicola (acquired by the Jays in the Rule-5 draft) did not make the cut, and he was returned to Washington. Hitter Brian Dopirak also didn't make the cut, but he will stay in the Jays organization. The Jays split their next two games before another game got canceled due to rain. Toronto lost to Houston 2–0, and beat Atlanta 7–6. The Jays were going to play the Red Sox for the first time in spring training, but rain in Dunedin forced the game to be canceled. From there, the Blue Jays fell into a spring",
"title": "2010 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "10558032",
"text": "the highlight of spring training was a match against the Cincinnati Reds. The Blue Jays defeated the defending World Series champions as the Reds were missing only one regular starter from their lineup. After spring training, the Blue Jays 25-man roster was set. Ron Fairly, who had previously played for the Montreal Expos, was one of the most recognizable players on the nascent team. The only marquee name was Bill Singer. Pat Gillick had a deal with the New York Yankees to trade Singer for a promising, young left-hander named Ron Guidry. Blue Jays president Peter Bavasi vetoed the deal",
"title": "1977 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "18044212",
"text": "season due to shoulder pain. The Blue Jays opted not to place him on their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. On January 24, 2018, the Blue Jays invited Pentecost to spring training. Max Pentecost Maxwell Glen Pentecost (born March 10, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Prior to playing professionally, Pentecost attended Kennesaw State University, where he played college baseball for the Kennesaw State Owls baseball team. He was selected in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Blue Jays. Pentecost attended Winder-Barrow",
"title": "Max Pentecost"
},
{
"docid": "8446961",
"text": "17, 1989, Atlanta sent Trlicek to the Toronto Blue Jays for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste. The 1990 season for Trlicek would be spent with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. Trlicek had a 5-8 record with a 3.73 ERA in 26 starts with Dunedin. In 1991, the Blue Jays moved Trlicek to the bullpen, and he was promoted to the Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League. Trlicek appeared in 41 games, going 2-5 with a 2.45 ERA. Trlicek had a very solid spring training in 1992, and started the season with the Toronto Blue Jays,",
"title": "Ricky Trlicek"
},
{
"docid": "13255465",
"text": "They also fired manager Tim Johnson during spring training after he lied about several things (including killing people in the Vietnam War) in order to motivate his players. The Blue Jays had initially been willing to stand by Johnson. A blizzard of questions about his credibility during spring training, however, led Ash to fire him less than a month before opening day. Johnson was replaced with Jim Fregosi, who managed the Phillies when they lost to the Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series. The offense picked up somewhat in 1999, but the pitching suffered without Clemens, as the Blue",
"title": "History of the Toronto Blue Jays"
},
{
"docid": "431851",
"text": "Before the 1999 season, the Blue Jays traded Clemens to the Yankees for starting pitcher David Wells, second baseman Homer Bush and relief pitcher Graeme Lloyd. They also fired manager Tim Johnson during spring training after he lied about several things (including killing people in the Vietnam War) to motivate his players. The Blue Jays had initially been willing to stand by Johnson. A blizzard of questions about his credibility during spring training, however, led Ash to fire him less than a month before opening day. Johnson was replaced with Jim Fregosi, who managed the Phillies when they lost to",
"title": "Toronto Blue Jays"
},
{
"docid": "10843866",
"text": "placed him on waivers. The Toronto Blue Jays claimed him off waivers on March 17. Murphy did not make the 25-man Toronto 2009 roster out of spring training, and was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. On April 14, 2009, Murphy was called up to the Toronto Blue Jays to replace the injured Jesse Litsch. Murphy made his Toronto debut on April 15 in relief, in a win over the Minnesota Twins. On November 3, 2009 he was designated for assignment to make room for Jarrett Hoffpauir. In 8 games with the Blue Jays, he worked in 11.1 innings with",
"title": "Bill Murphy (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "10557098",
"text": "Jays' record for most home runs in spring training with eight (the previous record breaker was long time Blue Jay Carlos Delgado). The Jays were able to translate their success in spring training into an excellent start—the team led the AL East from early to mid-April and held their record around .500 until late August. The Jays were hit with the injury bug when third baseman Corey Koskie broke his finger, taking him out of the lineup, but the club was pleasantly surprised with the performance of rookie call-up Aaron Hill in his stead. On July 8, just prior to",
"title": "2005 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "3652955",
"text": "the Padres. On January 22, 2010, Hill signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, with an invitation to spring training. Hill spent most of his 2010 season in the minor leagues with the Blue Jays organization, and pitched very well at all stops, the last of which was the Las Vegas 51s, the Jays' Triple-A team. Hill posted a 1.61 ERA in 11 minor league starts in 2010. On September 6, 2010, Hill was called up to the Toronto Blue Jays. He started on September 9 against the Texas Rangers, in his first major league action in",
"title": "Shawn Hill"
},
{
"docid": "6250503",
"text": "San Diego club record ... Led the majors with 18 outfield assists. 1993 Was with San Diego for spring training, and was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, where he played until June 11, before once again being traded and played for the New York Mets for the rest of the season ... His solo homer in the eighth inning off Chicago's Alex Fernández April 25 was the difference in a 1-0 Toronto victory ... Had a tough year at the plate, batting .216 for the Blue Jays and .195 for New York ... Did not commit an error in",
"title": "Darrin Jackson"
},
{
"docid": "9589985",
"text": "a minor league contract, and invited him to Spring training. All three were eventually released. When Brandon League, who was being considered for the main setup role, arrived to Spring training with a strained lat muscle, Zambrano took the empty spot in the bullpen. Thomson injured himself in spring training, so the Blue Jays named Ohka and Towers as their fourth and fifth starters. After four mediocre starts, Josh Towers was sent to the bullpen and replaced by Dustin McGowan. Towers returned to the rotation later in the year replacing released pitcher Tomo Ohka. When Gustavo Chacín was injured, he",
"title": "2007 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "14104004",
"text": "deal with the Chicago White Sox with an invitation to spring training. He spent the season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. On December 17, 2013, Tolleson signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays that included an invitation to spring training. He was sent to minor league camp on March 24, 2014. The Blue Jays selected his contract from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 1. He made his debut for the Jays the following day, and recorded a pinch-hit triple and an RBI against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The triple was the first of his Major League career.",
"title": "Steve Tolleson"
},
{
"docid": "2092729",
"text": "in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Halladay's oldest son, Braden, committed to play baseball at Penn State shortly after Halladay's death. Braden, who was born in Toronto, was invited to Baseball Canada's U18 spring training camp on March 6, 2018, and pitched a scoreless inning in the Canadian Junior team's exhibition game against the Blue Jays on March 17. While he was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, Halladay and his wife invited children and their families from the Hospital for Sick Children into \"Doc's Box\" at Rogers Centre during Blue Jays games. The remodeling of the suite to be more",
"title": "Roy Halladay"
},
{
"docid": "19051350",
"text": "playing baseball.\" He had appeared in one game for the Blue Jays to that point, going hitless in two at-bats. On March 18, Brad Penny, who had joined the Blue Jays on a minor league contract, announced his retirement. Two days later, Rafael Soriano announced his retirement as well. Soriano signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays in late February, but did not appear in any spring training games due to unspecified visa issues. On March 23, Marcus Stroman was named the Opening Day starter for the Blue Jays. The competition for fifth starter ended on March 28,",
"title": "2016 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "13805883",
"text": "were scheduled to play in Toronto on June 25, 26 and 27, however due to the G20 summit meeting in Toronto, those games were held in Philadelphia. Halladay made his first start against his old team in spring training, getting lit up in the first inning allowing 4 runs on 5 hits. \"For more detailed information about arrivals and departures see Free agency and Waivers.\" In total, the Blue Jays lost 16 players in the offseason, 4 as free agents, but one re-signed. It was a trade-filled offseason, including The Doc Deal, which landed the Jays three players for Roy",
"title": "2010 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "10557353",
"text": "reserves to the American League team. In the game, the American League defeated the National League by a score of 9–3. White, Alomar, Molitor, Carter and Olerud, batting first through fifth for the Jays most games, were so strong offensively that they were nicknamed WAMCO (short for WHAM Company). When Rickey Henderson joined the Jays on July 31st and was placed second in the batting order the nickname (now for the first six in the batting order) was then able to be spelled as WHAMCO. The Toronto Blue Jays spent their 17th Spring training at Dunedin, Florida, while playing their",
"title": "1993 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "16547845",
"text": "He pitched of an inning against Pakistan, and his fastball was clocked as high as in 2016. He was ranked by MLB as the fifth-best international prospect available during the 2017 international signing period. On July 2, 2017, Pardinho signed with the Toronto Blue Jays and received a $1.4 million signing bonus. He was assigned to extended spring training for the remainder of the year, as well as the first half of the 2018 season. On June 20, 2018, Pardinho made his professional debut with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays. Héctor Antonio Pérez (born June 6, 1996) is a",
"title": "Toronto Blue Jays minor league players"
},
{
"docid": "8142868",
"text": "was designated for assignment. On December 11, 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that Pérez had been signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. He pitched for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons until he was called up by the Blue Jays on May 29. Pérez set a Blue Jays franchise record in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 23 by pitching his 22nd consecutive scoreless inning to begin his career in Toronto. The previous record had been held for nearly 35 years by Víctor Cruz, who pitched 21 consecutive scoreless innings",
"title": "Juan Pérez (pitcher)"
},
{
"docid": "16547827",
"text": "44 stolen bases. Fields played in 119 games in 2017, mostly with Buffalo, and hit .283 with 34 RBI and 50 stolen bases. On January 24, 2018, the Blue Jays invited Fields to spring training. Zachary Garrett Jackson (born December 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Jackson attended Berryhill High School in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In his final high school season, he was named a second-team All-American by \"Baseball America\" after pitching to a 13–1 win–loss record, 0.38 earned run average (ERA), and 147 strikeouts in 72 innings. Jackson graduated",
"title": "Toronto Blue Jays minor league players"
},
{
"docid": "7737924",
"text": "for fewest at-bats required to do so. His fledgling career was derailed, however, when he ruptured his Achilles tendon late in 2000 spring training. Brian Simmons (baseball) Brian Simmons (born September 4, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays over parts of three seasons. Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1995 MLB amateur draft out of Michigan, Simmons would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox on September 21, 1998, and appeared in his final game on",
"title": "Brian Simmons (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "6552032",
"text": "position. Prior to making his major-league debut, the Orioles traded Werth to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitcher John Bale. Werth broke into the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002. It was with Toronto when he began the switch to the outfield from catcher. On March 29, 2004, Werth was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jason Frasor after two seasons in Toronto. During spring training, on March 2, 2005, Werth was hit by a pitch from A. J. Burnett that broke his left wrist. Despite the injury, Werth was able to play in 102 games",
"title": "Jayson Werth"
},
{
"docid": "13805914",
"text": "shot in the first inning to help jumpstart the Jays. The Jays failed to hold on to a 3–0 lead and surrendered a game-tying run in the 9th inning to tie the game at 3. The Jays rebounded by hitting the Astros hard and early. Aaron Hill hit his second straight first inning shot to jumpstart the Jays again, and Edwin Encarnación ended a disappointing spring with a 3-run home run. The Jays ended up winning 13–6. Their final spring training record was 12–13–2. Alex Anthopolous called it \"a great spring\" in an in-game interview with Rod Black and Pat",
"title": "2010 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "3219814",
"text": "6, 2009, Chavez hit his first home run for the Toronto Blue Jays, giving them a 2–0 lead over the Kansas City Royals. On December 11, 2009, the Blue Jays declined to tender Chavez a contract, however two days later they signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. On January 14, 2011, the New York Mets signed Chávez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. He spent the season with the Buffalo Bisons before retiring. , or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League) Raúl Chávez Raúl Alexander Chávez (born",
"title": "Raúl Chávez"
},
{
"docid": "8025771",
"text": "first half. However, after the All Star break Soriano tallied a 6.98 ERA, before being removed from the closer role on September 9. The Chicago Cubs signed Soriano to a minor league contract on June 9, 2015, with a prorated $2 million salary. He was designated for assignment on September 1 and released on September 4. On February 28, 2016, Soriano signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays. Due to visa issues, he was unable to join the Blue Jays for spring training. On March 17, it was reported that Soriano",
"title": "Rafael Soriano"
},
{
"docid": "18261581",
"text": "Toronto acquired Donaldson in a five–player trade, sending Brett Lawrie, Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin, and Franklin Barreto to Oakland Athletics. Barreto played for the Vancouver Canadians in Single A in 2014, while Graveman and Nolin were September additions to the Blue Jays' roster. In the free agent market, Toronto signed Russell Martin to a five–year contract, non-tendered John Mayberry Jr., and signed Jeff Francis, Ezequiel Carrera, Wilton López, Caleb Gindl, Jake Fox, Daric Barton, and Andrew Albers to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training. Toronto offered Melky Cabrera a $15.3 million qualifying offer which Cabrera subsequently declined. Cabrera",
"title": "2015 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "3219813",
"text": "Toronto Blue Jays. He did not make the 25-man Jays' roster out of spring training, and was assigned to Triple A Las Vegas 51s. But an injury to Michael Barrett on April 17 sent Barrett to the disabled list, and Chavez was called up to the Blue Jays the next day to fill the roster spot. He made his 2009 debut catching Ricky Romero at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 19, in a 1–0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Chávez is known for his defense, specifically his exceptional arm, and is considered to call a solid game. On June",
"title": "Raúl Chávez"
},
{
"docid": "10873797",
"text": "day and pitching 1 scoreless innings in relief against the Philadelphia Phillies. On November 25, 2009, the Baltimore Orioles signed Hinckley to a minor league deal. On December 21, 2010, the Toronto Blue Jays signed Hinckley to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He was released on June 27, 2011, after recording a 5.68 ERA in the Blue Jays minor league system. Mike Hinckley Michael David Hinckley (born October 5, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He grew up in Moore, Oklahoma, where he played high school baseball. He and his wife LeAnna have",
"title": "Mike Hinckley"
},
{
"docid": "10557097",
"text": "fans continued (and still continue) to refer to the stadium as SkyDome. By the start of the season, Rogers had upgraded the stadium with a new \"JumboTron\" videoboard and added other state-of-the-art video screens around the stadium. Furthermore, the AstroTurf surface was replaced by the more natural-looking FieldTurf. Owner Ted Rogers also promised a payroll increase to $210 million over the next three years, which allowed the team to have a team payroll of $70 million per year. The Blue Jays finished spring training with a 16–10 record. Among the stars of spring training was Gabe Gross, who tied the",
"title": "2005 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "4467489",
"text": "league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on December 11, 2013. He was a non-roster invitee to spring training, but was reassigned to minor-league camp on March 2, 2014 without making an appearance. He was released by the Blue Jays at the end of spring training. Ohka signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2014 season. Ohka returned to Japan and played with the Toyama Thunderbirds and Fukushima Hope of the semi-pro Baseball Challenge League for the 2015 season. On December 15, 2016, the Baltimore Orioles signed Ohka to a minor league",
"title": "Tomo Ohka"
},
{
"docid": "4623080",
"text": "and attended spring training as a non-roster invitee. He earned the back-up catcher role for the Toronto Blue Jays during spring training. He was scheduled to back up Rod Barajas, but Barrett tore a muscle in his right shoulder while attempting to retrieve a wild pitch on April 17, 2009. Barrett was placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 18, and was expected to return within the two weeks. Prior to the injury, Barrett had made seven appearances with a .167 batting average. The Blue Jays activated Barrett from the disabled list on July 6, 2009, and designated to",
"title": "Michael Barrett (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "19051341",
"text": "3 days later, the team signed Casey Kotchman, Jiovanni Mier, and David Adams to minor league contracts that included invitations to spring training. On November 24, Scott Diamond was signed to a minor league contract and invited to spring training. J. A. Happ, who was traded by the Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Saunders before the 2015 season, was signed to a three-year, $36 million contract on November 27. David Price agreed to a seven-year, $217 million contract with the Boston Red Sox on December 1. Justin Smoak, who was eligible for salary arbitration, was signed to",
"title": "2016 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "10449984",
"text": "Sam Cosentino Salvatore \"Sam\" Cosentino (born March 16, 1971) is a Canadian sportscaster who currently works as a junior hockey analyst on Rogers Sportsnet. Cosentino resides in Mississauga, Ontario. Cosentino attended Spring Arbor College in Spring Arbor, Michigan, where he played baseball and called basketball games. After graduation, Cosentino briefly worked as baseball instructor before joining the Toronto Blue Jays as a clubhouse employee. While working for the Blue Jays, Cosentino also hosted the Jr. Jays radio show. Cosentino left the Blue Jays in 2003 to call Canadian Baseball League games on The Score. In 2004, he was the network's",
"title": "Sam Cosentino"
},
{
"docid": "18261585",
"text": "arbitration with Danny Valencia and Josh Donaldson, the first two cases for the Blue Jays since the 1997 season. On February 5, Valencia won his arbitration case and was awarded $1.675 million for the 2015 season. Toronto had offered him $1.25 million. A week later, Toronto won the arbitration case with Donaldson, agreeing to pay him $4.3 million. Donaldson had been seeking $5.75 million. Prior to the official start of spring training, Michael Saunders tore the meniscus in his left knee on February 26 and was initially expected to go on the disabled list until the All-Star break. After undergoing",
"title": "2015 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "17173168",
"text": "was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations. He was called up from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on August 9 for a start against the New York Yankees where he took the loss. He was designated for assignment on September 2. Tepesch elected free agency on October 6, 2017. He signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays on March 3, 2018, and was invited to spring training. On August 8, 2018, Tepesch was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for cash considerations, and assigned to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves. Tepesch appeared in just 8 games",
"title": "Nick Tepesch"
},
{
"docid": "5630581",
"text": "posted a 6.75 ERA in 13 appearances (12 starts) with the Cubs. On October 30, Germano elected free agency after being outrighted the previous week. Germano signed a minor league deal with a Spring training invitation with the Blue Jays on November 9, 2012. Germano started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He was called up to the Blue Jays on April 27. He appeared in one game with Toronto before being designated for assignment on May 3 to make room for Ricky Romero on the 25 man roster. On May 4, the Blue Jays announced that Germano",
"title": "Justin Germano"
},
{
"docid": "13805913",
"text": "against the Tigers to earn their first tie of two in spring training. But on March 31, by far the most interesting match up in spring came against the Phillies. Sandwiched between 2 losses to the Yankees was a start by Roy Halladay. \"Doc\" struggled, as he gave up 4 earned runs on five hits in 3 innings. All 4 runs were surrendered in the first inning. Four hits were extra base hits, including a 2-run shot by Aaron Hill. The Jays then entered Houston to finish up spring training. In Buck Martinez's play-by-play debut, Aaron Hill hit a two-run",
"title": "2010 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "5555548",
"text": "January 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Redding to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring training. He was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. He opted out of his Dodger contract in June and signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was released by Phillies after pitching in 5 games for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Redding signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 27, 2012. Redding played for the Las Vegas 51s, Triple A team for the Toronto Blue Jays. Redding was released by the 51s on August 10.",
"title": "Tim Redding"
},
{
"docid": "5843904",
"text": "training, however he was released on March 26, 2012. Ortiz spent the 2012 season playing for the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. On December 18, 2012, The Toronto Blue Jays announced that Ortiz had been signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. On April 15, the Blue Jays selected his contract from the Buffalo Bisons. Ortiz was designated for assignment on April 23 to make room for Aaron Laffey on the roster. Ortiz cleared waivers, and returned to the Buffalo Bisons on April 25. Ortiz was brought up to the Blue",
"title": "Ramón Ortiz"
},
{
"docid": "19051352",
"text": "would open the season on the disabled list. To close spring training, the Blue Jays returned to Montreal's Olympic Stadium for a two-game series against the Red Sox. The 2016 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 9–11. The Blue Jays opened the 2016 season in Tampa Bay for a four-game series against the Rays. Marcus Stroman pitched into the ninth on Opening Day, and held the Rays to three runs in a 5–3 victory, closed out by Roberto Osuna. Osuna would earn the save in the second game of the series as well, finishing another 5–3 win over",
"title": "2016 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "20341744",
"text": "March 26 and 27, the Blue Jays returned to Montreal's Olympic Stadium for two games against the St. Louis Cardinals. The team finished spring training with a 14–18 record and one tie. The 2018 Major League Baseball draft began on June 4 and concluded on June 6. The Blue Jays opened the 2018 regular season with a four-game series against the New York Yankees. Roy Halladay, who died in the offseason in a plane crash, was honoured before the game and had his number 32 retired by the team. In the first game, Yankees' offseason acquisition Giancarlo Stanton led the",
"title": "2018 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "18564034",
"text": "Stadium that was attended by 60 MLB scouts. On November 12, Gurriel signed a seven-year, $22 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gurriel took part in spring training with the Blue Jays, and was assigned to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Advanced-A Florida State League on March 17, 2017. Gurriel began the season on the disabled list with a leg injury. He made his minor league debut on April 18, but left the game with a recurrence of the same injury. On July 12, Gurriel was promoted to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League",
"title": "Lourdes Gurriel Jr."
},
{
"docid": "17126748",
"text": "Falls in the Pioneer League registering a .384 batting average with 37 RBIs in 212 plate appearances. Nanita played for the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51s in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The Blue Jays invited him to spring training in 2013. Nanita played for the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Nanita started the 2013 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 21. On January 20, 2014, the Blue Jays announced that Nanita had been signed to a minor league",
"title": "Ricardo Nanita"
},
{
"docid": "11421352",
"text": "traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Adam Lind. He and the Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration when he agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract on January 16, 2015. Estrada opened spring training in competition for the fifth starter role with Aaron Sanchez. He began the 2015 regular season in the bullpen, but was moved into the starting rotation after the Blue Jays optioned Daniel Norris to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 1. On June 19, he took a no-hitter into the 8th inning against the Baltimore Orioles, which was broken up by a bloop single from Jimmy",
"title": "Marco Estrada (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "19734140",
"text": "was announced on April 2. Mike Bolsinger was designated for assignment, while Melvin Upton Jr. was released. Pitchers Roberto Osuna, Glenn Sparkman, and Bo Schultz opened the year on the disabled list, along with outfielder Dalton Pompey. The Blue Jays ended spring training with a 12–18 win–loss record, excluding three tie games that did not count toward the standings. Their .400 winning percentage was the joint-worst (along with Detroit) among American League teams in pre-season. The 2017 Major League Baseball draft began on June 12. For the fourth consecutive year, the Blue Jays opened their season on the road. Taking",
"title": "2017 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "18261586",
"text": "surgery to remove his meniscus his injury outlook improved to between 5 and 6 weeks out of the lineup. On March 10, Marcus Stroman suffered a torn ACL while practising fielding bunts, and was ruled out for the entire 2015 season. Attending spring training for the first time, both Roberto Osuna and Miguel Castro impressed Blue Jays management with their abilities, and both earned positions in the bullpen on the Opening Day roster. The team returned to Montreal's Olympic Stadium on April 3 and April 4, 2015, to face the Cincinnati Reds. The Blue Jays would lose the first game",
"title": "2015 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "17423629",
"text": "the Toronto Blue Jays that included an invitation to spring training. Petricka was added to the 40-man roster and activated on May 4. He was optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons the next day, and recalled again on May 8 when Roberto Osuna was placed on administrative leave. Petricka split time between the Blue Jays bullpen and the AAA level, logging in innings for the Blue Jays in 41 appearances. On November 2, 2018, Petricka cleared waivers and entered free agency. Jake Petricka Jacob Steven Petricka (born June 5, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free",
"title": "Jake Petricka"
},
{
"docid": "18770978",
"text": "league season for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He made 26 starts and posted a 7–11 record, 5.41 ERA, and 113 strikeouts in 143 innings pitched. On January 24, 2018, the Blue Jays invited Harris to spring training. Jon Harris (baseball) Jonathan Richard Harris (born October 16, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He played college baseball at Missouri State University, and was drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Harris attended Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was drafted",
"title": "Jon Harris (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "15166483",
"text": "contract and invited him to their major league spring training camp. He became a free agent after the 2014 season. Joel Carreño Joel Fernando Carreño Decena (born March 7, 1987) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Carreño began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the DSL Blue Jays. That year, he went 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA in 15 starts, striking out 86 batters in innings. In 2007, he pitched for the GCL Blue Jays, going 6-4 with a 2.62 ERA in 12 starts. With the",
"title": "Joel Carreño"
},
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"docid": "14133057",
"text": "8. On September 11, Jenkins was called up by the Blue Jays. On February 6, 2016, Jenkins was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays to make room on the 40-man roster for Gavin Floyd. He was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on February 12. Jenkins was invited to Major League spring training, and was assigned to minor league camp on March 25. On June 30, Jenkins was released. Chad Jenkins Stephen Chadwick Jenkins (born December 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Jenkins played high school",
"title": "Chad Jenkins"
},
{
"docid": "13771779",
"text": "on June 13, and was placed on the disabled list. On June 27, Carrera was activated by the Blue Jays. Carrera hit a career-high eight home runs in 2017, and added 20 RBI and a .282 batting average in 131 games. Carrera signed a one-year, $1.9 million contract with Toronto on January 12, 2018. He was designated for assignment on February 26, and cleared waivers on March 1. The Blue Jays assigned him to Triple-A Buffalo and invited him to spring training. On March 11, the Blue Jays released him. On March 13, 2018, Carrera signed a minor league contract",
"title": "Ezequiel Carrera"
},
{
"docid": "8354213",
"text": "in 2006, but spent most of that season with AAA Norfolk. He was promoted to the Orioles for most of the 2007 season. Burres was named the fifth starter in the Orioles rotation to open the 2008 season, after a competition in spring training with teammate Matt Albers. In , however, Burres was designated for assignment to make room for Rich Hill on the roster. On February 4, 2009, Burres was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays. Burres spent spring training 2009 with Toronto, and was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. With Toronto dealing with early-season injuries to several",
"title": "Brian Burres"
},
{
"docid": "16547836",
"text": "started 2017 with Akron and was promoted to the Columbus Clippers during the season. In 25 total games between Akron and Columbus, Merryweather pitched to a 7–9 record and 5.32 ERA. The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the season. Merryweather injured his pitching elbow during the Indians' 2018 spring training camp. The Indians subsequently announced Merryweather will require Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2018 season. On October 5, 2018, Merryweather was sent to the Toronto Blue Jays as the player to be named later from the earlier trade for Josh Donaldson. Patrick Brian Murphy",
"title": "Toronto Blue Jays minor league players"
},
{
"docid": "9654016",
"text": "in 2005. On December 27, 2005, Santos was sent to Toronto Blue Jays along with Troy Glaus in exchange for Miguel Batista and Orlando Hudson. In 2006, he hit .214 with 5 home runs and 38 RBI in 128 games with Toronto's Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs. He attended the Blue Jays' 2007 spring training, but did not make the active 25-man roster. After his struggles at Triple-A Syracuse in 2006, Toronto assigned Santos to their Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for the 2007 season. Santos won the Home Run Derby preceding the Eastern League All Star game",
"title": "Sergio Santos"
},
{
"docid": "17674057",
"text": "11 games for Surprise. In 2016, he appeared in 78 games for the Double-A Cardinals and Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, hitting .287 with seven home runs and 44 RBI. Ohlman signed a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays on November 17, 2016. He started the season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. On May 8 the Toronto Blue Jays selected Ohlman's contract after Russell Martin was placed on the disabled list. In his first stint with the club, Ohlman recorded two hits in nine at bats before being designated for assignment on May",
"title": "Mike Ohlman"
},
{
"docid": "5201131",
"text": "21 appearances. He spent Spring training with the Orioles, but did not make the club. In 2011, Jefferson died of prostate cancer. , or BaseballLibrary.com, or Retrosheet Jesse Jefferson Jesse Harrison Jefferson (March 3, 1949 – September 8, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles (1973-1975), Chicago White Sox (1975-1976), Toronto Blue Jays (1977-1980), Pittsburgh Pirates (1980) and California Angels (1981). Jefferson batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was best remembered as an inaugural member of the expansion Toronto Blue Jays. Jefferson was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft",
"title": "Jesse Jefferson"
},
{
"docid": "16547825",
"text": "Challenge, as he was coaching the USA team. Fields batted .379 with three stolen bases in eight games in the tournament, earning him a contract offer with the Blue Jays organization. Fields signed on August 27, 2013, and made his professional baseball debut with the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians in 2014. In 72 games, Fields hit .269 with one home run and 26 RBI. He also established a new Canadians franchise record for stolen bases in a single season, with 48. Fields played in five spring training games for Toronto in 2015, and began the season with the Advanced-A Dunedin",
"title": "Toronto Blue Jays minor league players"
},
{
"docid": "19045221",
"text": "Englebert Complex The Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex, is a sports facility owned by the City of Dunedin, Florida. It is used primarily by the Toronto Blue Jays as a practice facility, and is home to their Rookie league affiliate, the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. The facility opened in 1978 and named after City Commissioner and one time mayor Cecil P. Englebert, who lured the Toronto Blue Jays to the area. The facility was renovated in 2002 for $14 million, expanding it from 17 to 23 acres. The Blue Jays renamed the training facility the Bobby Mattick",
"title": "Englebert Complex"
},
{
"docid": "11849947",
"text": "New York Giants, whose normal spring training site was in Phoenix, Arizona, swapped locations with the New York Yankees so Yankees' co-owner Del Webb could oversee both his team and a growing real estate business concurrently. The teams returned to their typical training sites in 1952. Tampa has hosted spring training for seven teams: the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, and the New York Yankees, who currently call Tampa their spring training home. Dunedin has been the only spring training home to the Toronto Blue Jays since the franchise's inception. The",
"title": "Baseball in the Tampa Bay Area"
},
{
"docid": "2991088",
"text": "not include a Canadian club until 1969, when the Montreal Expos joined the National League as an expansion team. In 1977, the expansion Toronto Blue Jays joined the American League. The Blue Jays won the World Series in 1992 and 1993, the first and still the only club from outside the United States to do so. After the 2004 season, Major League Baseball relocated the Expos to Washington, D.C., where the team is now known as the Nationals. In 1847, American soldiers played what may have been the first baseball game in Mexico at Parque Los Berros in Xalapa, Veracruz.",
"title": "History of baseball"
},
{
"docid": "12531051",
"text": "to be back for the Jays' 2010 spring training. Pitcher Casey Janssen who missed all of 2008 due to shoulder problems was expected to compete for a rotation spot, but was put on the 15-day disabled list just before the season began. Starter Dustin McGowan who is recovering from right labrum surgery is expected to rejoin the club sometime in May. On April 23, the Blue Jays placed starting pitcher Ricky Romero and closer B. J. Ryan on the 15-day disabled list. Romero was suffering from a right oblique strain, while Ryan was sent to see a specialist for a",
"title": "2009 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "3628368",
"text": "of games that do not conflict with each other. Roughly 11 Buffalo Bisons games (as of 2018) air on evening dates between June and August that do not conflict with Blue Jays games. The Bisons are the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Blue Jays, and broadcasts originate from Buffalo-based WWKB. The Fan 590 also features live coverage of the following: Previous live sports events on CJCL included: CJCL CJCL (590 AM, \"Sportsnet 590 The Fan\") is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Media since 2002, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers",
"title": "CJCL"
},
{
"docid": "431823",
"text": "award-winning All-Star players, including Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar, Joe Carter, John Olerud, and Devon White. The Blue Jays became the first (and, to date, only) team outside the US to appear in and win a World Series, and the fastest AL expansion team to do so, winning in its 16th year. After 1993, the Blue Jays failed to qualify for the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, until clinching a playoff berth and division championship in 2015. The team clinched a second consecutive playoff berth in 2016, after securing an AL wild card position. Both years, the Jays won the",
"title": "Toronto Blue Jays"
},
{
"docid": "9234023",
"text": "The Toronto Blue Jays shared Rogers Centre with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL before the Argonauts moved to BMO Field after the 2015 season, and shared the facility on a part-time basis with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL for several years beginning in 2008. Before their 2015–16 move, the Argonauts had publicly announced plans to leave Rogers Centre twice, only to end up staying; during that time, the originally soccer-specific BMO Field (built on the site of multi-purpose Exhibition Stadium) was built by Toronto FC. The Blue Jays presently do not have any plans to leave Rogers Centre;",
"title": "Multi-purpose stadium"
},
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"docid": "14184011",
"text": "the Toronto Blue Jays on April 26, 2010. On August 16, 2011, he had his contract purchased by Toronto. He had posted a 3-3 record in Triple-A with a 6.60 earned run average and 4 saves. He elected free agency on October 21. Lewis signed a contract with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball of Independent League for 2012 season. He was named to the 2012 Atlantic League All Star team. Lewis received an invitation to MLB Spring Training by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was released at the end of Spring Training. Lewis pitched for the",
"title": "Rommie Lewis"
},
{
"docid": "3010911",
"text": "and he played for the Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians in 1998. Fielder was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays before the start of the 1999 season. Despite batting .264 in 17 spring training games, going 14-for-53 with two doubles, a team-high three homers and 11 RBI; Toronto traded for Dave Hollins and Cecil was released once spring training wrapped. He subsequently retired. In his career, Cecil Fielder batted .255, with 319 HRs, 1008 RBI, and a .482 slugging average, drawing 693 walks for a .345 on-base percentage with 2 career stolen bases. As neither of his stolen bases came",
"title": "Cecil Fielder"
},
{
"docid": "7213743",
"text": "attend college instead. He was next drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays 19th overall in the first round of the 1989 draft, out of Fresno State University. He was one of three Fresno State University alum drafted in the first round that year, the others being Steve Hosey (14th overall) and Tom Goodwin (22nd overall). It was the first time since the 1979 draft that one school had three different players selected in the first round. The last school to do it was the University of Michigan. The Toronto Blue Jays gave Zosky a $185,000 ($ today) signing bonus. The",
"title": "Eddie Zosky"
},
{
"docid": "271948",
"text": "to stand with their fellow Canadian team offended many Expos fans. Ten years after the Expos relocated to Washington, a two-game exhibition series between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets was held at the Olympic Stadium to conclude the spring training schedule prior to the season. For the Blue Jays, the series was intended, in part, to increase the team's following in Quebec. For others, the goal was to demonstrate that Montreal had an interest in returning to Major League Baseball. Former Expos player Warren Cromartie, who leads the Montreal Baseball Project, was among the organizers. The series",
"title": "Montreal Expos"
},
{
"docid": "4651104",
"text": "minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and became a free agent at the end of the season. In November 2008, he re-signed with the Blue Jays. However, he was released at the end of spring training. Bauer had signed with the York Revolution in the Atlantic League for the 2009 season, but on May 13, 2009, he signed with the LG Twins in South Korea. He was released from the Twins with an injury on July 22, 2009. On March 28, 2010, Bauer signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. On April 12, 2010, Bauer signed",
"title": "Rick Bauer"
},
{
"docid": "13587428",
"text": "the White Sox designated Latos for assignment on June 9. Latos signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on June 29. After making three appearances for the Gulf Coast Nationals of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, the Nationals assigned Latos to the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League. He made his Nationals debut on September 4, 2016, against the Mets. He pitched innings for the Nationals, recording a 6.52 ERA. On February 16, 2017, Latos signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. After not winning a spot on the Blue Jays' roster in spring training,",
"title": "Mat Latos"
},
{
"docid": "7753773",
"text": "off waivers by the Texas Rangers. Gorneault was not offered a new contract and was non-tendered on December 12, 2007. On January 17, , Gorneault signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Houston Astros. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in February . On August 8, 2009, Gorneault recorded his 1,000th minor league hit in a game against the Altoona Curve at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire. At the time, Gorneault was playing for the Blue Jays",
"title": "Nick Gorneault"
},
{
"docid": "5637496",
"text": "the Division Series. On August 19, 2006, Fasano made his first career pinch-running appearance, taking the place of fellow catcher Jorge Posada during a 13-5 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. During that game, Fasano nearly picked off Manny Ramirez after blocking the plate and denying the Red Sox another run. In 28 games for the Yankees, Fasano batted .143 with 1 home run and 5 RBI. Fasano agreed to a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 17, , and was invited to Major League spring training. On April 26, the Blue Jays",
"title": "Sal Fasano"
},
{
"docid": "15244363",
"text": "Mets in this manner, Emaus had to remain on their major league 25-man roster for the duration of 2011, or else be offered back to the Blue Jays. Emaus won the Mets second base competition during 2011 Spring Training. He was the Opening Day starter, making his major league debut on April 1. On April 19, the Mets designated Emaus for assignment. On April 21, 2011, after clearing waivers, Emaus was returned to the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the next day he was traded to the Colorado Rockies for RHP Chris Malone and a player to be named later. On",
"title": "Brad Emaus"
},
{
"docid": "13733667",
"text": "June 8, going 0-2 at the plate. He finished the 2013 season batting just .175 with 1 home run and 8 RBI in 45 games. Thole began the 2014 season in Toronto, as R.A. Dickey's personal catcher. He improved upon his results from 2013, finishing 2014 with a batting average of .252 with 7 RBI in 56 games played. On November 1, the Blue Jays picked up Thole's $1.75 million option for the 2015 season. After the signing of Russell Martin in the offseason, the Blue Jays entered 2015 spring training with 3 catchers on their roster. Martin began catching",
"title": "Josh Thole"
},
{
"docid": "13174320",
"text": "innings. He was outrighted off the roster on October 17, 2013, and elected free agency. Exactly one year after he signed a minor league deal with the Mets, Burke signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies on November 6, 2013. Burke also received offers from the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays, but he decided to take a minor league deal with the Rockies that allowed him to join them in spring training to try and compete for a job in the bullpen. Burke played in the Blue Jays organization for the 2015 season, and elected free",
"title": "Greg Burke (baseball)"
},
{
"docid": "9414016",
"text": "scoreless inning. On December 18, 2010 Jeffress was traded to the Kansas City Royals with Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, and Jake Odorizzi for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt. In spring training in 2011, Jeffress led the major leagues in wild pitches, with 5 in 11 innings. He got his first win as a Royal on April 5 against the Chicago White Sox. On November 2, 2012, the Royals designated Jeffress for assignment. On November 8, 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays received Jeffress from the Royals in exchange for cash considerations. Jeffress was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on",
"title": "Jeremy Jeffress"
},
{
"docid": "11256459",
"text": "2016, and earned a win. On October 28, Harrell rejected an outright assignment to the minor leagues and became a free agent. On January 30, 2017, Harrell signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays that included an invitation to spring training. On July 1, Harrell was called up by the Blue Jays. He was designated for assignment on July 17. On October 6, Harrell elected free agency. In 2009, Harrell was called up to play in the Baseball World Cup with Team USA. Harrell and the USA Baseball team won the World Cup and the Gold Medals.",
"title": "Lucas Harrell"
},
{
"docid": "6343508",
"text": "in place of injured starting pitcher, John Maine. On January 22, 2010, Stokes was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Gary Matthews, Jr. He was released by the Angels on September 7, 2010 after making 16 appearances with an 8.10 ERA. On December 21, 2010, Stokes signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays. On February 14, 2011, Stokes' contract was voided by the Blue Jays \"due to the results of his physical\". Stokes signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 1, 2011, and was",
"title": "Brian Stokes"
},
{
"docid": "4959284",
"text": "On August 7, Woodward was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox only to be designated for assignment eight days later on August 15, due to the acquisition of Álex González. He was later optioned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox and would be called up in September when rosters expanded. Woodward and the Seattle Mariners reached an agreement on a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on January 6, 2010. On March 14, 2011, Woodward signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Woodward was called up by the Blue Jays organization on",
"title": "Chris Woodward"
},
{
"docid": "3187178",
"text": "the Toronto Blue Jays on August 5, 2009 and pitched in 8 games for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and 3 for the Dunedin Blue Jays but was never called up to the Majors. In October 2009, he was granted free agency. On November 30, 2009, Ledezma signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, with an invite to Spring training. On July 27, 2010, he was called up with Steven Jackson to replace Brad Lincoln and Brendan Donnelly. The Pirates designated Ledezma for assignment on December 24, 2010 to clear roster space after signing free agent pitcher Aaron",
"title": "Wil Ledezma"
},
{
"docid": "2594798",
"text": "MuchMusic, Bravo!, Space and CP24. The station also produced the \"Citytv New Year's Eve Bash\", a live concert special from Nathan Phillips Square – although it still sponsored (and aired some coverage of) the event, it was replaced on-air with \"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve\" in simulcast with ABC for 2013-14. On March 2, 2008, CITY aired its first Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball game, a spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds (both Citytv and the Blue Jays are owned by Rogers Media). This is not the first time that a live sporting event has aired on",
"title": "CITY-DT"
},
{
"docid": "5179747",
"text": "On February 5, 2016, Aardsma signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was assigned to minor league camp on March 25. On May 23, Aardsma opted out of his contract. On April 3, 2017, Aardsma signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Aardsma announced his retirement on February 5, 2018, and joined the Blue Jays front office as a coordinator of player development. Aardsma is of Dutch descent, with all of his great-great grandparents coming from the Netherlands. Because of this, he was slated",
"title": "David Aardsma"
},
{
"docid": "13776774",
"text": "season. On December 11, 2015, Axford signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Oakland Athletics. In 2016, Axford appeared in 68 games, earning three saves in ten chances. He had a 3.97 ERA. He was designated for assignment on July 27, 2017, and released on August 1. On February 8, 2018, Axford signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays that included an invitation to spring training. His contract was purchased by the Blue Jays on March 29, 2018, and he was assigned to the Opening Day roster. On July 28, Axford made his first career start",
"title": "John Axford"
},
{
"docid": "15950396",
"text": "to 1996. The grey road uniform resembles those used from 1989 to 1996, and the alternate royal blue jersey—to be used for home and road games—resembles those used from 1994 to 1996, as well as the batting practice jerseys used from 1982 to 1996. The Blue Jays had a 24–7 win–loss record in spring training, their .774 winning percentage being the best of all MLB teams during pre-season. One of their games finished tied and was therefore not included in the standings. The 2012 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 4–6. <nowiki>*</nowiki> According to \"Baseball America\" Top 100",
"title": "2012 Toronto Blue Jays season"
},
{
"docid": "6656602",
"text": "training. Martin split his time between Montreal and Chelsea, Quebec outside of Ottawa where his childhood ballpark was refurbished and named after him. When Martin was nine years old, his mother remarried, and relocated to Paris, France with her new husband & daughter. Russell Jr. would split his time living between his mother in Paris & his father in Montreal for a year. On April 3, 2015 at the spring training game of the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the Cincinnati Reds at Montreal Olympic Stadium, Russell Martin Sr. played the Canadian National Anthem on his saxophone. Along with playing baseball",
"title": "Russell Martin"
},
{
"docid": "19051347",
"text": "and catchers were scheduled to report to Dunedin, catcher Tony Sanchez was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Outfielder Domonic Brown and reliever Rafael Soriano were also added to the organization, each receiving a minor league contract and an invitation to spring training in late February. At Rogers Centre, a full dirt infield was installed prior to the home opener; for the previous six seasons (2010–15), it was the only MLB ballpark with Shortly after pitchers and catchers reported to Dunedin for the start of spring training on February 22, José Bautista addressed the",
"title": "2016 Toronto Blue Jays season"
}
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"Bernard of Chartres"
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"docid": "6033390",
"text": "calling to his brother through the desolate intervals of time,\" an idea he got from Schopenhauer's work in \"Der handschriftliche Nachlass\". Standing on the shoulders of giants The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants () expresses the meaning of \"discovering truth by building on previous discoveries\". This concept has been traced to the 12th century, attributed to Bernard of Chartres. Its most familiar expression in English is by Isaac Newton in 1675: \"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.\" The attribution to Bernard of Chartres is due to John of",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "6033390",
"text": "calling to his brother through the desolate intervals of time,\" an idea he got from Schopenhauer's work in \"Der handschriftliche Nachlass\". Standing on the shoulders of giants The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants () expresses the meaning of \"discovering truth by building on previous discoveries\". This concept has been traced to the 12th century, attributed to Bernard of Chartres. Its most familiar expression in English is by Isaac Newton in 1675: \"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.\" The attribution to Bernard of Chartres is due to John of",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "6033381",
"text": "Standing on the shoulders of giants The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants () expresses the meaning of \"discovering truth by building on previous discoveries\". This concept has been traced to the 12th century, attributed to Bernard of Chartres. Its most familiar expression in English is by Isaac Newton in 1675: \"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.\" The attribution to Bernard of Chartres is due to John of Salisbury. In 1159, John wrote in his \"Metalogicon\": \"Bernard of Chartres used to compare us to dwarfs perched on the shoulders",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "13546226",
"text": "saying first attributed to Bernard of Chartres. It was most famously used by the 17th-century scientist Isaac Newton and is also inscribed on the edge of the British £2 coin. The album was re-titled \"Tribe of Gypsies III\" for the European market and released by Bruce Dickinson's Air Raid label. The album contains a cover of \"Parisienne Walkways\" (dedicated to Philomena Lynott in the liner notes), originally written by Phil Lynott for Gary Moore's 1979 \"Back On The Streets\" album. The track also appears on \"The Spirit of the Black Rose - A Tribute to Philip Parris Lynott\", released by",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album)"
},
{
"docid": "4455701",
"text": "of some Moderns. The attack on authority in literary criticism had analogues in the rise of scientific inquiry, and the Moderns' challenge to authority in literature foreshadowed a later extension of challenging inquiry in systems of politics and religion. In the 17th century, Sir William Temple argued against the Modern position in his essay \"On Ancient and Modern Learning\"; therein he repeated the commonplace, originally from Bernard of Chartres, that we see more only because we are dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants. Temple's essay prompted a small flurry of responses. Among others, two men who took the side",
"title": "Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns"
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"docid": "13546225",
"text": "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album) Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is the third full-length album by San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock band Tribe of Gypsies. It marks the swan song for percussionist Mario Aguilar and bassist Eddie Casillas, who was replaced by Juan Perez (ex-Civil Defiance) for the final three songs the band recorded for the album, which bears the distinction of being the first album released in the new millennium, with a release date of January 1, 2000, in Japan. The album title \"Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants\" refers to a",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album)"
},
{
"docid": "6033389",
"text": "heights down to his level of understanding. In the section of \"Thus Spoke Zarathustra\" (1882) entitled \"On the Vision and the Riddle\", Zarathustra climbs to great heights with a dwarf on his shoulders to show him his greatest thought. Once there however, the dwarf fails to understand the profundity of the vision and Zarathustra reproaches him for \"making things too easy on [him]self.\" If there is to be anything resembling \"progress\" in the history of philosophy, Nietzsche in \"Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks\" (1873) writes, it can only come from those rare giants among men, \"each giant",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "13546228",
"text": "& 4 produced by Richard Polodor, mixed by Richard Polodor & Bill Cooper, and engineered by Bill Cooper<br> Recorded at Silver Cloud, Burbank, CA, American, Woodland Hills, CA & Rumba House, Sylmar, CA Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album) Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is the third full-length album by San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock band Tribe of Gypsies. It marks the swan song for percussionist Mario Aguilar and bassist Eddie Casillas, who was replaced by Juan Perez (ex-Civil Defiance) for the final three songs the band recorded for the album, which bears the",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album)"
},
{
"docid": "11352215",
"text": "by standing on the shoulders of giants.\" In the introduction to \"On Giants' Shoulders\" Bragg writes that the world of science was one of mystery and could not be entered nor understood by non-scientists such as himself. Thus he wrote this book, along with scientists, to open a door for other non-scientists to view the world of science as it has been for the past 2,500 years. By doing so, and by explaining the works of the greatest scientists in vernacular understandable by non-scientists, he aims to make the world of science less exclusive and mysterious. On Giants' Shoulders On",
"title": "On Giants' Shoulders"
},
{
"docid": "3306861",
"text": "shoulders of giants. He also says that standing on the shoulders of giants is the opposite of reinventing the wheel. An excerpt from the book: \"In the western scientific tradition we stand on the shoulders of giants,\" says Young, echoing both Torvalds and Sir Isaac Newton before him. \"In business, this translates to not having to reinvent wheels as we go along. The beauty of [the GPL] model is you put your code into the public domain. If you're an independent software vendor and you're trying to build some application and you need a modem-dialer, well, why reinvent modem dialers?",
"title": "Free as in Freedom"
},
{
"docid": "13221182",
"text": "Casten on drums) and Metaform played guitar and contributed vocals. Later, Metaform and 4X-ampL formed the electronica duo Razed High. During this time Metaform was known as Hai-Ding, a play on words in that he was \"in hiding\" and working on what would later become \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants\". Tokyo, Japan. Justice Aaron has lived and worked in Tokyo, Japan, since July 2006. His instrumental opus, \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants\", was released on April 15, 2008, which spent the entire month of May on the College Music Journal's top 20. It was produced and engineered by",
"title": "Metaform"
},
{
"docid": "13543297",
"text": "percussionist Mario Aguilar would also exit the fold. \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants\" was issued on January 1, 2000 in Japan, making it the first album to be released in the new millennium. Bruce Dickinson's Air Raid label would pick up the album in Europe where it was re-titled \"Tribe of Gypsies III\" in order to avoid confusion with Oasis’ \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\". In the fall of 2000, Tribe was invited to join Santana for a partial leg of their \"Supernatural\" U.S. tour, playing shows in Houston, Gregg Analla's hometown of Albuquerque, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Sacramento",
"title": "Tribe of Gypsies"
},
{
"docid": "6033387",
"text": "giant's shoulders sees farther of the two.\" Isaac Newton remarked in a letter to his rival Robert Hooke dated February 5, 1676 [O.S.] (February 15, 1676 [N.S.]) that: What Des-Cartes did was a good step. You have added much several ways, & especially in taking the colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration. If I have seen further it is by standing on the sholders of Giants. This has recently been interpreted by a few writers as a sarcastic remark directed at Hooke's appearance. Although Hooke was not of particularly short stature, he was of slight build and had been",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "11017827",
"text": "by everyone. In \"On Ancient and Modern Learning\" (1697), Swift's patron, the urbane Sir William Temple, had weighed in on the losing side, that of the Ancients, repeating the famous paradox used by Newton that we moderns see further only because we are dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants. Swift has the books come to life and step down from the library shelves to stage a mock-Homeric battle, while the goddess Criticism, a hideous hag, intervenes on the side of her beloved \"Moderns\" in the manner of the Olympians of yore. Midway through the story, Aesop, an ancient book,",
"title": "Sweetness and light"
},
{
"docid": "6033385",
"text": "responded: \"Who sees further a dwarf or a giant? Surely a giant for his eyes are situated at a higher level than those of the dwarf. But if the dwarf is placed on the shoulders of the giant who sees further? ... So too we are dwarfs astride the shoulders of giants. We master their wisdom and move beyond it. Due to their wisdom we grow wise and are able to say all that we say, but not because we are greater than they. Diego de Estella took up the quote in the 16th century; by the 17th century it",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "6164059",
"text": "because we have stood on the shoulders of giants. It is with this voice that we have come to be known: demonstrating against injustice; defending those around whom voices have fell silent; standing up for what we know is right; as a group and as individuals, we are multipliers of change— we are here. The following are but a few of the many excerpts from EUJS’ history of political activism. These traces of history form part of a living record of European development and remain pivotal to our strength as a union. In December 1982, in cooperation with the World",
"title": "European Union of Jewish Students"
},
{
"docid": "13962180",
"text": "in the democratic period of Colombia's history. Santos won 32 of the country's 33 electoral districts. His allies have an overwhelming majority in the Colombian Congress. Santos vowed to continue his predecessor's hardline stance against the country's Marxist rebels. He paraphrased Isaac Newton – \"If we have come far it's because we are standing on the shoulders of giants\" – and said he would rid Colombia of what he described as the \"nightmare of violence\". The United States State Department said it was \"pleased\" with the election of Santos and praised the \"spirited debate\" before the runoff and Colombia's \"longstanding",
"title": "2010 Colombian presidential election"
},
{
"docid": "1760380",
"text": "by violating the norm of universalism: a few top scientists enjoying large chunks of awards, grants and jobs, and the spread and distribution of resources and recognition among scientists being highly skewed. Merton referred to his book \"On the Shoulders of Giants: A Shandean Postscript\" as \"OTSOG\"—\"part parody and part history of ideas\" according to the publisher. In OTSOG, he traces the history of Newton's famous comment \"If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants\" back to centuries earlier, in the rambling style of Laurence Sterne's \"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman\".",
"title": "Robert K. Merton"
},
{
"docid": "6033386",
"text": "had become commonplace. Robert Burton, in \"The Anatomy of Melancholy\" (1621), quotes Stella thus: I say with Didacus Stella, a dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. Later editors of Burton misattributed the quote to Lucan; in their hands Burton's attribution \"Didacus Stella, in luc 10, tom. ii\" \"Didacus on the Gospel of \"Luke\", chapter 10; volume 2\" became a reference to Lucan's \"Pharsalia\" 2.10. No reference or allusion to the quote is found there. Later in the 17th century, George Herbert, in his \"Jacula Prudentum\" (1651), wrote \"A dwarf on a",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "4159126",
"text": "who came before her, saying in part, \"I am standing on Lena Horne's shoulders. I am standing on Maya Angelou's shoulders. I am standing on Diahann Carroll and Ruby Dee, and most of all, Billie Holiday. You deserved so much more than you were given when you were on this planet. This is for you, Billie.\" This performance was filmed at Cafe Brasil in New Orleans and broadcast on HBO on March 12, 2016. McDonald received a 2016 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in the broadcast. McDonald had planned",
"title": "Audra McDonald"
},
{
"docid": "10559281",
"text": "music from Australia, the US and the United Kingdom and building up their online presence which they felt was the way forward for online music and video distribution. The band changed their name to \"Mnemonic\" early 1998. They continued to prepare material for the next album tentatively titled \"On The Shoulders Of Giants\" but abandoned this title early 2000 after hearing that the UK band, \"Oasis\" had chosen it for the title of their upcoming fourth studio album \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\". Band members met up in Singapore early 1998 and started rehearsing material as well as giving",
"title": "Mnemonic (band)"
},
{
"docid": "11691539",
"text": "licenses or for free and open source software. The argument can be made that restrictions are required because companies would not invest weeks and months in development if there were no incentive for revenue generated from sales and licensing fees. A counter argument to this is that standing on shoulders of giants is far cheaper when the giants do not hold IP rights. Some proponents for open source believe that all programs should be available to anyone who wants to study them. With the introduction of digital rights management software, new issues are raised over whether the subverting of DRM",
"title": "Cyberethics"
},
{
"docid": "2917628",
"text": "Arthurs and Paul \"Guigsy\" McGuigan) and hired new producer Mark \"Spike\" Stent to replace Owen Morris. The album is a modern psychedelic record complete with drum loops, samples, electric sitar, mellotron, synthesizers and backward guitars, resulting in an album more experimental with electronica and heavy psychedelic rock influences. Songs such as \"Go Let It Out\", the Indian-influenced \"Who Feels Love?\", and the progressive \"Gas Panic!\" were a departure from the band's earlier style. The album's title was taken from the words made famous by Sir Isaac Newton: If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants"
},
{
"docid": "191913",
"text": "On the other hand, the widely known proverb about standing on the shoulders of giants, published among others by seventeenth-century poet George Herbert (a former orator of the University of Cambridge and fellow of Trinity College) in his \"Jacula Prudentum\" (1651), had as its main point that \"a dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees farther of the two\", and so its effect as an analogy would place Newton himself rather than Hooke as the 'dwarf'. In a later memoir, Newton wrote: I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been",
"title": "Isaac Newton"
},
{
"docid": "2917636",
"text": "the week following the episode's airing. In March 2000, the IFPI certififed Oasis for selling one million units of the album in Europe. Eleven years after its release, Noel Gallagher said he regretted releasing the album, saying he was not feeling inspired as a composer, particularly for going off his drug addiction with prescription drugs, \"which is fucking worse because they come from a doctor.\" This was partly a motivation to delegate the songwriting to the other bandmembers in later albums, as Noel considered \"I'd slowed down as a writer and didn't feel like I could keep writing 20 songs",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants"
},
{
"docid": "11352214",
"text": "On Giants' Shoulders On Giants' Shoulders was written in 1998 by Melvyn Bragg. The book was assembled after a series of interviews Bragg had with current scientists about the world's greatest scientists such as Archimedes, Isaac Newton and Einstein. Bragg, who brands himself as a \"non-scientist\", conducted these interviews on BBC Radio 4 for other non-scientists. The book looks at the notion of being a \"genius\" and through discussions with 20th-century scientists explores the extent to which the great scientists of history were geniuses. The book's title is taken from Newton's 1675 quote: \"If I have seen further it is",
"title": "On Giants' Shoulders"
},
{
"docid": "2011020",
"text": "and Modern Learning\" (where he provided the first English formulation of the commonplace that modern critics see more only because they are dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants), and Temple's somewhat naive essay prompted a small flurry of responses. Among others, two men who took the side opposing Temple were Richard Bentley (classicist and editor) and William Wotton (critic). The entire discussion in England was over by 1696, and yet it seems to have fired Swift's imagination. Swift saw in the opposing camps of Ancients and Moderns a shorthand of two general ways of looking at the world (see",
"title": "A Tale of a Tub"
},
{
"docid": "6033382",
"text": "of giants. He pointed out that we see more and farther than our predecessors, not because we have keener vision or greater height, but because we are lifted up and borne aloft on their gigantic stature.\" According to medieval historian Richard William Southern, Bernard was comparing contemporary 12th century scholars to the ancient scholars of Greece and Rome: [The phrase] sums up the quality of the cathedral schools in the history of learning, and indeed characterizes the age which opened with Gerbert (950–1003) and Fulbert (960–1028) and closed in the first quarter of the 12th century with Peter Abelard. [The",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "3938171",
"text": "They'll split now. I was a real fan, and I'm not just saying that. For me, Oasis had breathed life back into rock 'n' roll.\" He was unaware that Noel Gallagher – who knew Archer from both their days on the Creation Records label – had rung his home in London where it was Archer's son Joel's birthday party. Once Archer's mother had recovered, Gallagher invited him to Olympic Studios, where Oasis were mixing \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\". \"We went to the pub and I couldn't stand not knowing if I was a part of the band. After",
"title": "Gem Archer"
},
{
"docid": "6033388",
"text": "afflicted from his youth with a severe kyphosis. However, at this time Hooke and Newton were on good terms and had exchanged many letters in tones of mutual regard. Only later, when Robert Hooke criticized some of Newton's ideas regarding optics, was Newton so offended that he withdrew from public debate. The two men remained enemies until Hooke's death. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in \"The Friend\" (1828), wrote: The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's shoulder to mount on. Against this notion, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that a dwarf (the academic scholar) brings even the most sublime",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "17738217",
"text": "On the Shoulders of Giants (film) On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of is a 2011 historical sports documentary film directed by Deborah Morales, written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. This film tells the story of the All-Black professional basketball team the New York Renaissance or Harlem Rens. The story of the Harlem Rens and the playing style they exhibited was exactly like the popular brand-new sound of that era, jazz. Like jazz, the Rens were brash, young, strong, and black; all of which frightened the status quo. Which meant that,",
"title": "On the Shoulders of Giants (film)"
},
{
"docid": "17738221",
"text": "another black powerhouse, the Harlem Globetrotters. If they became victorious, following that game would be their first “official” contest against a white team: the previous year’s champions, the Oshkosh All-Stars. And nobody, but nobody, thought the Rens were ready. This film has several noteworthy interviews, including with: Rev. Al Sharpton, Maya Angelou, Cornel West, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Richard Lapchick, Spike Lee, Bob Costas, Dick Enberg, Charles Barkley, John Wooden, David Stern, Bill Russell, Dr. J, Clyde Drexler, Carmelo Anthony On the Shoulders of Giants (film) On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of",
"title": "On the Shoulders of Giants (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5228123",
"text": "in the Dunwood and are said to inhabit the Hest Mountains beyond Inkarra in great numbers. In the distant past, they came north and invaded, but were slaughtered and their numbers greatly reduced. Frowth giants are extremely large, standing roughly twenty feet tall and eight feet wide at the shoulders. They are covered in a matted yellow fur, and their faces are dominated by a long snout. Their huge size and strength makes them useful in labor and in combat. Frowth giants sometimes wear armor, and they carry huge iron-bound staves as weapons. With sharp teeth, they will kill or",
"title": "The Runelords"
},
{
"docid": "4243446",
"text": "and North Jersey, where the Giants play their home games. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, witnessing the first New York sports team championship victory as mayor, praised the hometown team's upset victory, saying; \"New York has come back many times in the past, and Big Blue proved tonight that you should never, ever, count us out.\" Many New Yorkers polled the Giants' win to be among the most satisfying championship victories in New York sports history. There were also a series of firsts with the championship, not just for the Giants, but also for the city of New York and",
"title": "Super Bowl XLII"
},
{
"docid": "15870680",
"text": "Standing in salah Standing () is an integral part of the Islamic salah. The prayer begins in the standing position and some prayers only require the standing position, such as Salat al-Janazah. To \"Stand before God\" is sometimes used in the Quran in reference to the Islamic prayer. A general unit or cycle of salah called raka'ah is commenced while standing and saying the takbir, which is الله أَكْبَر (transliteration \"Allahu-akbar\", meaning God is Greater). The hands are raised level with shoulders or level with top of the ears, with fingers apart and not spaced out or together. It is",
"title": "Standing in salah"
},
{
"docid": "13221179",
"text": "Metaform Metaform (born Justice Aaron) is an American music producer, musician, and songwriter with numerous LP and EP releases. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental Hip-Hop and Trance. He first gained notice in 2008 with the release of his debut album \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants\", which was constructed entirely from old vinyl samples. Metaform grew up in Los Angeles in a musical household. His Dad played Leonard Cohen, Simon & Garfunkel, and Ravi Shankar records, while Mom listened to Whitney Houston and Curtis Mayfield. His parents divorced in 1988 and soon after he",
"title": "Metaform"
},
{
"docid": "6033383",
"text": "phrase] is not a great claim; neither, however, is it an example of abasement before the shrine of antiquity. It is a very shrewd and just remark, and the important and original point was the dwarf \"could\" see a little further than the giant. That this was possible was above all due to the cathedral schools with their lack of a well-rooted tradition and their freedom from a clearly defined routine of study. The phrase also appears in the works of the Jewish tosaphist Isaiah di Trani (c. 1180 – c. 1250): Should Joshua the son of Nun endorse a",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "6033384",
"text": "mistaken position, I would reject it out of hand, I do not hesitate to express my opinion, regarding such matters in accordance with the modicum of intelligence allotted to me. I was never arrogant claiming \"My Wisdom served me well\". Instead I applied to myself the parable of the philosophers. For I heard the following from the philosophers, The wisest of the philosophers was asked: \"We admit that our predecessors were wiser than we. At the same time we criticize their comments, often rejecting them and claiming that the truth rests with us. How is this possible?\" The wise philosopher",
"title": "Standing on the shoulders of giants"
},
{
"docid": "5138599",
"text": "played live during the Shoulders tour of 2000. Paul Weller recorded a version of b-side \"One Way Road\" for his covers-album \"Studio 150\" in 2004. The Weller version was subsequently used as the theme tune to Jack Dee's sitcom \"Lead Balloon\". The video was filmed in Death Valley. All songs written by Noel Gallagher except track 3 Who Feels Love? \"Who Feels Love?\" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It became the second single to be released from the album \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\", peaking at number",
"title": "Who Feels Love?"
},
{
"docid": "3770591",
"text": "the opponent with upper back/shoulders. Innovated by The Great Sasuke calling it \"Senton Atomico\", Jeff Hardy popularized this move in North America, calling it \"Swanton Bomb\". Another variant where the attacking wrestler, facing away from the ring, does a 180° twist followed by the senton bomb. This was popularised by Jeff Hardy calling it \"Whisper in the Wind\". Jumping forward from an elevated position, the attacking wrestler executes a mid-air backflip ending in a senton. The wrestler dives from an elevated position tucking both arms in, and striking a standing opponent with one shoulder to the upper body. A diving",
"title": "Professional wrestling aerial techniques"
},
{
"docid": "1644731",
"text": "title \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants\" in which he gives credit for many of the core ideas of Theory of Constraints. Goldratt has sought many times to show the correlation between various improvement methods. Goldratt has been criticized on lack of openness in his theories, an example being him not releasing the algorithm he used for the Optimum Performance Training system. Some view him as unscientific with many of his theories, tools and techniques not being a part of the public domain, rather a part of his own framework of profiting on his ideas. According to Gupta and Snyder",
"title": "Theory of constraints"
},
{
"docid": "10115374",
"text": "Wolff currently teaches a variety of screenwriting courses at the University of Southern California, including CTWR 206 and CTWR 499. Wolff created the course,\"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.\" It focused on the role and importance of the storyteller in society. Wolff was one of the founders of the \"Unica Film Collaborative\", an experimental film group that focuses on the \"process\" of filmmaking, rather than the product. Unica's first feature film, \"Blue in Green\", was chosen by Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas to screen at the LA Cinematheque's Alternative Film Festival. In 2007, as an actor Wolff played",
"title": "Paul Wolff"
},
{
"docid": "9894651",
"text": "Marc Tucker Marc S. Tucker (born 1939) is the president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy. He is active in education reform and benchmarking the policies and practices of the countries with the best education systems in the world. Tucker published a report on international education benchmarking entitled \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform\". His book, \"Surpassing Shanghai\", was published by Harvard Education Press in November 2011. According to the publisher, Surpassing Shanghai aims to answer a simple question: How would one redesign the American education system if the",
"title": "Marc Tucker"
},
{
"docid": "9894654",
"text": "special studies with a concentration in telecommunications policy at George Washington University, graduating in 1982. Marc Tucker Marc S. Tucker (born 1939) is the president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy. He is active in education reform and benchmarking the policies and practices of the countries with the best education systems in the world. Tucker published a report on international education benchmarking entitled \"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform\". His book, \"Surpassing Shanghai\", was published by Harvard Education Press in November 2011. According to the publisher, Surpassing Shanghai aims",
"title": "Marc Tucker"
},
{
"docid": "17268898",
"text": "300 children and is self-sustaining. Bolton’s book, Successful Property Investing, was an Amazon bestseller and has been updated three times since first publication in 2008. He is also a keynote speaker having spoken on stages alongside Richard Reed (Innocent), Simon Woodroffe (YO!), James Caan (Dragons Den), Kriss Akabussi (World Champion athlete), Davina McCall, Ben Fogle, Michael Gerber (Emyth) and many others. His primary keynote talk is ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’ which promotes the core concept Bolton believes in passionately - ‘everyone should have a mentor’. Bolton also speaks regularly and for free at local schools and universities on",
"title": "Steve Bolton (entrepreneur)"
},
{
"docid": "1629440",
"text": "have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.\" (Newton was Warden and later Master of the Royal Mint.) In February 2015, the Royal Mint announced a new design featuring Britannia by Antony Dufort replacing the previous design. The new coins will feature the edge inscription , meaning \"I will claim the four seas\", an inscription previously featured on coins bearing the image of Britannia. The comparative rarity of the Maklouf-effigy coins has led to an urban myth that they are much more valuable than the other coins, but this is not true – there were over",
"title": "Two pounds (British coin)"
},
{
"docid": "13799316",
"text": "Jill and produces music by himself and others on their Shipyard label. 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor, Will Atkinson, Mike Tickell, Allan Wood, The John Dagg Band) 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2001 2008 2009 2010 'Standing on the Shoulders of Giants', article in May/June 2007 issue of Living Tradition Magazine. 'Selling Coals to Newcastle' by Judith Murphy, published by North East England History Institute 2008 'The Mocking Horse' by Alan Hull, illustrated by Geoff Heslop 'Dazzling Stranger, Bert Jansch and the British Folk",
"title": "Geoff Heslop"
},
{
"docid": "17579112",
"text": "Jordan Sargent of \"Spin\" praised Boi-1da's production as \"brilliant.\" Despite the positive reviews, most critics dismissed Jay-Z's guest appearance as \"lackluster.\" Bryant Kitching of Consequence of Sound put down Jay-Z's appearance saying, \"It's the sequel to \"Thank Me Later\"'s \"Light Up\", but the contrast between the two tracks couldn't be more stark. It's here, standing shoulder to shoulder with giants, where it's easiest to see how much Drake's craft has improved since he broke onto the scene. He doesn't need to lean on another MC; He's honed his game to the point where he can make even one of the",
"title": "Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2"
},
{
"docid": "12047275",
"text": "from touring with Betzefer to start a new project dubbed On Shoulders of Giants together with 7% Mind Usage guitarist Idan Epshtein and Jerusalem based singer Katie Danielson. The three recorded their debut album titled \"Come Crashing\", which was released independently on September 17, 2009. Avital handled most of the guitar duties on the record as well as the vocals, and the bass. In early 2010, Tamir has started the alternative/garage rock band Black Swan with ex-Got No Shame lead guitarist Matan Ergas (AKA Nose). The band has played extensively in Israel through 2010 while Betzefer was on hiatus, playing",
"title": "Avital Tamir"
},
{
"docid": "2643827",
"text": "on to his/her shoulders, and while the opponent is on his/her shoulders, he/she uses the hand hooking the opponent's leg to reach upwards and clutch the wrist of the arm opposite the hooked leg. While maintaining the wrist-clutch, they then perform the driver. There is a further variation that does not include the shoulder lift that sees the wrestler hook the leg and wrist while the opponent is standing in front of him/her, lift the opponent upside down and then fall to the sitout position. This move was made popular by wrestler Low Ki who calls it the Ki Krusher.",
"title": "Professional wrestling throws"
},
{
"docid": "13546227",
"text": "Swedish label Record Heaven in 2001. Another song, \"Over All\", written with Downset's Rey Oropeza, is uncredited and plays at roughly the 10-minute mark of \"Parisienne Walkways\". \"The Flower\" was co-written by Roy Z and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. Sian Llewellyn of Classic Rock magazine called the album \"\"a summer stunner.\"\" Musicians Contributions - Juan Perez : bass on \"Rays Of The Sun\", \"Admit It\" and \"It Don't Bother Me\"<br> - Roy Z : bass on \"The Flower\", \"Angel\" and \"Dreams\" Production Credits<br> All tracks produced, mixed and engineered by Roy Z & Joe Floyd<br> except tracks 2, 3",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album)"
},
{
"docid": "4221193",
"text": "New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Barber was present to cover the event, but was not well received by most of his former teammates and Giants' fans, after his disparaging remarks about his former teammate and Giants quarterback, Eli Manning. On March 8, 2011, Barber filed paperwork to come out of retirement. Although the New York Giants still retained the rights to Barber, the Giants planned to release him once the NFL and the NFLPA reach a collective bargaining agreement. On April 28, 2011, Barber was quoted saying that",
"title": "Tiki Barber"
},
{
"docid": "1353506",
"text": "time he composed his greatest works, published almost certainly in 1159, the \"Policraticus, sive de nugis curialium et de vestigiis philosophorum\" and the \"Metalogicon\", writings invaluable as storehouses of information regarding the matter and form of scholastic education, and remarkable for their cultivated style and humanist tendency. The \"Policraticus\" also sheds light on the decadence of the 12th-century court manners and the lax ethics of royalty. The idea of contemporaries \"standing on the shoulders of giants\" of Antiquity first appears in written form in the \"Metalogicon\". After the death of Theobald in 1161, John continued as secretary to his successor,",
"title": "John of Salisbury"
},
{
"docid": "191912",
"text": "to establish.\" English poet Alexander Pope wrote the famous epitaph: Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night;<br> God said \"Let Newton be\" and all was light. Newton was relatively modest about his achievements, writing in a letter to Robert Hooke in February 1676: If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. Two writers think that the above quotation, written at a time when Newton and Hooke were in dispute over optical discoveries, was an oblique attack on Hooke (said to have been short and hunchbacked), rather than—or in addition to—a statement of modesty.",
"title": "Isaac Newton"
},
{
"docid": "9012143",
"text": "worth were necessary to receive recognition for progress in scientific methodology, but were not made to denigrate the humanities. Statements such as Isaac Newton's less than original \"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.\" was recognition not only of other previous leaders in the Scientific Revolution, but of the Ancients who provided foundations in the sciences and humanities. Gould cites George Hakewill, Archdeacon of Surrey's 1628 essay in defense of Modernist convictions. There Hakewill argues against both the common belief that the Universe was in constant decay and the Renaissance portrayal of Ancients",
"title": "The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister's Pox"
},
{
"docid": "19149934",
"text": "2011 exhibition \"Albatross Omnibus\" at The Power Plant;\"We May be Standing on the Shoulders of Giants but Some of us are Looking at the Stars\" in 2008 at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Lethbridge Alberta; and in 2005 he presented \"KIOSK 2005\" at the Toronto Sculpture Garden. He has been included in numerous group exhibitions including at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver); Casino Luxembourg; Mercer Union, Toronto; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; and the Swiss Institute, New York. In 2012, Sullivan was a shortlisted for the Sobey",
"title": "Derek Sullivan (artist)"
},
{
"docid": "8674601",
"text": "enclosed garden is a Well house, The only structure on the site which remains standing today. The name \"Hollinshead hall\" is presumed to come from the Hollinshead family who are said to have built the hall at some point before the 14th century and from the Manor of Hollinshead itself, however sources to verify this are being awaited. To date the earliest record of Hollinshead hall seems to appear in 1311 (where?), Although it is probable the hall did indeed exist before then. One theory (which?) suggests that the name Hollinshead hall does not come from a family name at",
"title": "Hollinshead Hall"
},
{
"docid": "11690817",
"text": "Where Did It All Go Wrong? \"Where Did It All Go Wrong?\" is a song and single by the English rock band Oasis, originally released on their 2000 album, \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\". Written by guitarist Noel Gallagher, it is one of two songs on \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\" that features him on lead vocals. In explaining why front man Liam Gallagher did not sing the song, Noel claimed that: \"[Vocally] Liam just couldn't get that one. The melody shifts quite a lot... Liam hasn't got that dynamism in his voice.\" Noel stated that the song's",
"title": "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
},
{
"docid": "8444567",
"text": "with proudly waving feathers, Many-colored mantle on his shoulders And around his neck a silken kerchief. Then he gazes round and looks upon me, He takes off his many-colored mantle, Takes it off, and gives it to me, saying:\" \"Here, oh Maiden, is my colored mantle, By it thou wilt keep me in remembrance, By this mantle shall my name live with thee. Now, dear Maid, must I go forth to perish There where camps the noble Prince's army; Pray to God for me, dear Maid, my sister, That I may come back again in safety. And that all good",
"title": "Pavle Orlović"
},
{
"docid": "19070570",
"text": "later on restored to life. Idumban prayed that: 1. Whosoever carried on his shoulders the Kavadi, signifying the two hills and visited the temple on a vow, should be blessed and; 2. He should be given the privilege of standing sentinel at the entrance to the hill. Hence we have the Idumban shrine halfway up the hill where every pilgrim is expected to offer obeisance to Idumban before entering the temple of Dandayudhapani. Since then, pilgrims to Palani bring their offerings on their shoulders in a kavadi. The custom has spread from Palani to all Muruga shrines worldwide. Idumban Idumban",
"title": "Idumban"
},
{
"docid": "13495883",
"text": "later on restored to life. Idumban prayed that whoever carried on his shoulders the kavadi — signifying the two hills — and visited the temple on a vow should be blessed and that He (Idumban)should be given the privilege of standing sentinel at the entrance to the hill. Hence the Idumban shrine is halfway up the hill where every pilgrim is expected to offer obeisance to Idumban before entering the temple of Dandâyudhapani. Since then, pilgrims to Palani bring their offerings on their shoulders in a kavadi. The custom has spread from Palani to all Muruga shrines worldwide. www.thehindu.com/ CHENNAI,",
"title": "Kaduvettividuthy"
},
{
"docid": "15870687",
"text": "the above which orders to \"stand shoulder to shoulder\" to mean: \"Aligning the body parts with one another so that the shoulders of each person praying are arranged and in line with the shoulders of others. In this way, shoulders and necks will be aligned.\" Standing in salah Standing () is an integral part of the Islamic salah. The prayer begins in the standing position and some prayers only require the standing position, such as Salat al-Janazah. To \"Stand before God\" is sometimes used in the Quran in reference to the Islamic prayer. A general unit or cycle of salah",
"title": "Standing in salah"
},
{
"docid": "7953343",
"text": "such he accepted Pope Francis invitation to come to the Colloquium on Marriage, held in the Vatican, where he spoke on 18 November 2014. In 2014 Moore commented on reparative therapy, saying, \"The utopian idea if you come to Christ and if you go through our program, you're going to be immediately set free from attraction or anything you're struggling with, I don't think that's a Christian idea. Faithfulness to Christ means obedience to Christ. It does not necessarily mean that someone's attractions are going to change.\" He added, \"The Bible doesn't promise us freedom from temptation. The Bible promises",
"title": "Russell D. Moore"
},
{
"docid": "19697036",
"text": "further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of Giants.” Keynote speakers included Stanford neuroscientist Professor Walter Greenleaf, PhD, Graham Smith, David A. Smith, Dr. Sara Diamond - President of OCAD University, Moses Znaimer, Charlie Fink, Dr. Karan Singh and James McCrae - founders of JanusVR and additional live interviews with Steve Mann, and Tim Merel among others. Several panels, under the banner of \"Super Sessions\" featured leaders in the field of Virtual & Augmented Reality, health sciences (Dr. Lora Appel, Dr. Tom Overly, Dr. Stephane Bouchard), \"Out-of-Home\" entertainment (James Jensen of THE VOID, Eyal Kleiner of IMAX,",
"title": "VRTO"
},
{
"docid": "13217391",
"text": "of Education) in November 2009, \"in recognition of his substantial contribution to pioneering work in race relations and the extension of opportunity to socially excluded young people\", and the University of Bristol (Doctor of Law) in July 2014 \"for his dedication to fighting for equality and civil rights across Bristol and around the world for over 60 years\". In November 2017, Stephenson received a Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement, presented to him by Lenny Henry, who said: \"It is a well-known saying that to achieve greatness you have to stand on the shoulders of giants. You really are",
"title": "Paul Stephenson (civil rights campaigner)"
},
{
"docid": "2643868",
"text": "as when the opponent lands - he/she would land on their head as opposed to their back. It was named the \"Frankensteiner\" by Scott Steiner, who used it as a finishing move. The move also has a variation where the opponent is sitting on the top rope, that variation is also referred to as frankensteiner. Another variation of the Frankensteiner sees a grounded wrestler first \"kip-up\" on to a standing opponent's shoulders, this is where a wrestler rolls on to the back of his/her shoulders bringing his/her legs up and kicking forward to build momentum to lift themselves off the",
"title": "Professional wrestling throws"
},
{
"docid": "12116425",
"text": "Iru-to says; \"I am the scribe of the Divine Book which says what has been and effects what is yet to be.\" Joseph Smith explained figures 22 and 23 as: \"the medium of Kli-flos-is-es, or Hah-ko-kau-beam, the stars represented by numbers (figures) 22 and 23, receiving light from the revolutions of Kolob.\" The standing figure has a double ram's head with undulating horns and wears the double crown, symbolic of Amun, god of creation. Plutarch quoted Manetho as saying that Amun meant \"that which is concealed.\" On Amun's shoulders are jackal heads. In his left hand is the staff of",
"title": "Joseph Smith Hypocephalus"
},
{
"docid": "18046407",
"text": "a bull's-eye on them,\" Gündüz \"is not afraid,\" saying that even if Erdogan gives in to protesters, \"a new government leader will come in and do similar things.\" Turkey's authoritarian system, he said, \"must be eliminated to make room for more democracy and freedom.\" Although he intends to continue to agitate for change, however, he \"isn't planning a repeat performance\" of his standing-man act, explaining: \"One does something like that once, and that's it.\" Erdem Gündüz Erdem Gündüz is a Turkish dancer, actor, performance artist, choreographer, and teacher who, as a result of his actions during the 2013–14 protests in",
"title": "Erdem Gündüz"
},
{
"docid": "17527695",
"text": "relief of Montana and trying to run out the clock when the 49ers fell prey to the relentlessness of the Giants' defense. Giants Nose Tackle Erik Howard turned his shoulders perpendicular to the line of scrimmage in order to negate a double-team block by 49ers' Guard Guy McIntyre and Center Jesse Sapolu. McIntyre released from his block on Erik Howard to check the oncoming rush of Giants linebacker Pepper Johnson allowing Howard to knife through as Jesse Sapolu knocked him to the ground and Howard managed to get his helmet on the football when he came into contact with 49ers",
"title": "49ers–Giants rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "14376975",
"text": "this is extreme, but others who are more centrist and more religious do not see anything wrong with what he is saying. They see a brave man who is expressing what he feels. It all depends on where your political compass lies.\" Nevertheless, Setton does see a difference between these extremists and the Islamic fundamentalists, who were the subject of his previous film \"In the Name of God\". He explains, \"They have something unique to them - the adoration of death as a value. With us, it is something internal that does not come from the same motives, but from",
"title": "Israel's Next War"
},
{
"docid": "2518177",
"text": "Sir William Temple published an answer to Fontenelle entitled \"Of Ancient and Modern Learning\" in 1690. His essay introduced two metaphors to the debate that would be reused by later authors. First, he proposed that modern man was just a dwarf standing upon the \"shoulders of giants\" (that modern man saw farther because he begins with the observations and learning of the ancients). They possessed a clear view of nature, and modern man only reflected/refined their vision. These metaphors, of the dwarf/giant and the reflecting/emanative light, would show up in Swift's satire and others. Temple's essay was answered by Richard",
"title": "The Battle of the Books"
},
{
"docid": "13387569",
"text": "her shoulders\" and have some fun with her life. When she was asked how Kate has changed as a character, Brewer told Channel 5 \"She is still very responsible and I think she'll always be like that. She is definitely more confident and doesn't shy aware from standing up for herself to family members or her friends.\" Brewer opined Kate does have a sense of fun, despite going through so much in her life. In late 2009, the character became the centre of disapproval from viewers, who felt fellow character Declan Napier (James Sorensen) was moving on too fast after",
"title": "Kate Ramsay"
},
{
"docid": "17113858",
"text": "it appears at first glance to be a generic sale, but it is distinguishable on at least two grounds: It is possible to purchase the expectation or hope that something might come into existence, irrespective of whether it does or does not come into existence in future. The jurisprudent Pomponius is quoted as saying: Sometimes, indeed, there is held to be a sale, even without a thing, as where what is bought is, as it were, a chance. This is the case with the purchase of a catch of birds or fish. The contract is valid even if nothing results,",
"title": "South African law of sale"
},
{
"docid": "9886073",
"text": "championship game with a 12–2 record, and a nine-game winning streak; but lost to the Packers again, 16–7. Nonetheless, the Giants had captivated New York by this time, even though the sold out game was played in single-digit weather with 35 mph winds, only 299 of the 65,000+ fans who bought tickets stayed home. Before the 1962 season, Gifford came out of his injury-forced retirement, saying he missed the game too much. He changed positions from halfback to flanker. During the season, Tittle and wide receiver Del Shofner set still-standing team records when Tittle threw for seven touchdowns and Shofner",
"title": "History of the New York Giants (1925–78)"
},
{
"docid": "2643846",
"text": "shoulders, flipping him to the mat on to his back. The other closely resembles a Death Valley driver. The wrestler performs the fireman's carry from a standing position, then tosses the opponent off his shoulders as he drops down to his knees causing the opponent to land on his back. The standing variant is a higher impact version of the move because of the wrestler falling from a greater height, and is a move closely associated with John Cena through his use of it as his finishing maneuver, which he calls the \"Attitude Adjustment\". Another variation sees the move done",
"title": "Professional wrestling throws"
},
{
"docid": "2917637",
"text": "every two years.\" Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000 by Big Brother Records. It is the 16th fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\" has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and has sold around 208,000 copies in the US. In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Alan McGee closed Creation Records and Oasis had lost two founding",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants"
},
{
"docid": "2917627",
"text": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000 by Big Brother Records. It is the 16th fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\" has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and has sold around 208,000 copies in the US. In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Alan McGee closed Creation Records and Oasis had lost two founding members (Paul \"Bonehead\"",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants"
},
{
"docid": "13743473",
"text": "for the duration of the tour. Encore: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Tour The Standing on the Shoulder of Giants World Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis, which took place in 1999-2000. The tour was in promotion of their fourth studio album \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\". After a disagreement within the band Noel left the tour after 24 May 2000, quitting overseas touring with Oasis. He only returned for shows within the United Kingdom and Ireland, before re-joining the band fully after the tour had ended. The live album \"Familiar to Millions\" was recorded",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Tour"
},
{
"docid": "13743471",
"text": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Tour The Standing on the Shoulder of Giants World Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis, which took place in 1999-2000. The tour was in promotion of their fourth studio album \"Standing on the Shoulder of Giants\". After a disagreement within the band Noel left the tour after 24 May 2000, quitting overseas touring with Oasis. He only returned for shows within the United Kingdom and Ireland, before re-joining the band fully after the tour had ended. The live album \"Familiar to Millions\" was recorded at the two concerts at Wembley Stadium.",
"title": "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Tour"
},
{
"docid": "9693004",
"text": "Thom Jurek of \"Allmusic\" gave the album four out five stars, giving the album's quality much praise, saying, \"In all, this is not only a solid effort; it stands head and shoulders over most of the stuff that's come out of Nash Vegas in over a decade. Even if it doesn't sell a copy, it's a triumphant return for Smith. She hasn't lost a whit of her gift as a singer or as a writer.\" Jurek went on to give it praise, saying, \"Connie Smith is a bona fide country and gospel music legend; she is quite literally the only",
"title": "Connie Smith (1998 album)"
},
{
"docid": "2552066",
"text": "adult offenders were bent over for punishment. Some models also allowed a standing or leaning position for other implements. A simple alternative position known from school discipline is horsing, where the person to be punished is held by the arms over the back of another person (e.g. a classmate), or on the shoulders of two or more colleagues. However, at Eton College and schools of similar standing, the recipient was made to kneel on a special wooden block. Another device used to immobilise offenders was a birching table, used in Scotland, with two holes in it through which the offender's",
"title": "Birching"
},
{
"docid": "6126863",
"text": "hatred towards the Nazi-Fascists, with Curcio on record saying: \"There come to my mind memories from long ago. Uncle Armando, who carried me piggyback on his shoulders. His clear eyes, always smiling, which looked far ahead towards a society of free and equal men. And I loved him like a father. And I have picked up the rifle that only death at the hands of Nazi-Fascist assassins had ripped from him.\" A poor student, Curcio failed several subjects in his first year of high school and had to repeat the year. He then resumed vocational training classes until moving to",
"title": "Renato Curcio"
},
{
"docid": "15882926",
"text": "Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it two stars out of five, saying that although some of the songs had \"signs of life\" to them, \"the songs and production demand that all energy come from young Scotty, who amiably sleepwalks through the tunes, expecting his 'aw shucks' smile will translate onto record. That it doesn’t is not necessarily on his shoulders -- it’s better to place the blame on the machine, here run by producer Mark Bright.\" \"Rolling Stone\" critic Caryn Ganz also gave the album two stars out of five, stating that \"his debut – a ho-hum jaunt through an",
"title": "Clear as Day"
},
{
"docid": "19475388",
"text": "standing over Morales' prostrate body, saying \"Don't touch her. Let the bitch die\". Morales was rushed downstairs to the apartment of novelist Doc Hume and from there in a taxi cab to University Hospital for emergency surgery. While she remained in critical condition, Morales initially told doctors that she \"had fallen on some glass\", denying any wrongdoing on the part of Mailer, who had come to the hospital later that night to \"lecture Adele's surgeon on the likely dimensions of her wound\". Mailer appeared the next day in a scheduled interview on \"The Mike Wallace Show\", where he spoke of",
"title": "Stabbing of Adele Morales by Norman Mailer"
},
{
"docid": "15909543",
"text": "running back Brandon Jacobs taunted Ryan, saying, \"Time to shut up, fat boy!\" The two reportedly came close to blows in a tense post game meeting. The Giants win over the Jets eliminated the Jets from the playoffs and helped the Giants secure the NFC East title and a spot in the playoffs, where they would go on to win Super Bowl XLVI, once again by defeating the New England Patriots. Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes called the win over the Jets the turning point of the season that spurred them onto their Super Bowl run. Despite a Super Bowl that",
"title": "Giants–Jets rivalry"
},
{
"docid": "3244185",
"text": "saw one lifeboat tip all of its passengers into the sea. Pope and Friend decided that it would be a better idea to jump from the deck. Before jumping, Theodate turned to her maid saying, \"Come, Robinson.\" In the water, Pope was buffeted by debris and struggling swimmers. She was struck on the head by debris. \"People all around me were fighting, striking and struggling,\" she later recalled. Then a man \"insane with fright\" made \"a sudden jump and landed clean on my shoulders, believing I could support him.\" She lost consciousness in the water, and when she was rescued,",
"title": "Theodate Pope Riddle"
},
{
"docid": "4112792",
"text": "in the U.S., withdrew much of its advertising when he parked an Opel Kadett in a junkyard for a \"hit piece\", AKA James R. Healey, auto columnist for USAToday, recalled that while speaking at the Washington Automotive Press Association, Davis also likened General Motors managers to the piano players in a whorehouse, \"aware of what was going on upstairs but unable to do much about it even if they were so inclined.\" He ended the speech by saying that the company was standing on the \"shoulders of midgets\". The company subsequently pulled much of its advertising. In 2010, he published",
"title": "David E. Davis"
},
{
"docid": "20289782",
"text": "the shoulders of giants.\" The chorus and verses for the song were developed separately and are set to different tempos; according to Lights, this created a \"challenging structure\" to deal with, but the writers were determined to mesh the two parts. \"Giants\" debuted at number 41 on the Canada Hot AC chart dated August 12, 2017 and has since reached a peak of 14. \"Giants\" also debuted at number 39 on the \"Billboard\" Adult Pop Songs chart dated August 19, 2017. This made it Lights' first song to chart in the United States. The accompanying music video for \"Giants\" was",
"title": "Giants (Lights song)"
},
{
"docid": "2364878",
"text": "Connacht's other allies panic and Medb is forced to retreat. She does, however, manage to bring Donn Cuailnge back to Connacht, where the bull fights Finnbhennach, kills him, but is mortally wounded, and wanders around Ireland creating placenames before finally returning home to die of exhaustion. The image of Cú Chulainn dying, tied to a post so that even in death he might face his enemies standing, a pose which was adopted by early 20th-century Irish republicans does not come from the \"Táin\" but from a later story. However it has been incorporated into some oral versions of the \"Táin\",",
"title": "Táin Bó Cúailnge"
},
{
"docid": "3998051",
"text": "am. I'm comfortable enough to come clean now. It's a weight off my shoulders\". On 30 March 2007, Michael Kirby, then a judge of the High Court of Australia, described Callea as an \"admirable Australian\" for coming out. Justice Kirby added, \"In terms of influencing popular culture and understanding of the reality of human sexual diversity, I would trade ten judges for one popular singer.\" Callea has also admitted to suffering from depression in his teenage years, saying, \"I went through major depression. I hated myself. I had to see a psychologist. I wasn't talking to anybody. My parents didn't",
"title": "Anthony Callea"
},
{
"docid": "5185946",
"text": "wrestler then bends forward and slams the opponent down to the mat on his back or shoulders. It is also known as an over-the-shoulder powerbomb. Three wrestlers form a powerbomb where two wrestlers usually set up another wrestler to execute the powerbomb. This was popularized specifically by The Shield (professional wrestling). The wrestler faces a standing opponent, bends them forwards, takes a hold around their waist and then flips the opponent up and over so the opponent is sitting on the wrestler's shoulders. The wrestler then faces a corner of the ring and throws the opponent into the corner, driving",
"title": "Powerbomb"
},
{
"docid": "17560817",
"text": "It\", a declaration of Rock’s loyalties to the block that raised him. With Kendrick throwing down on a guest verse, \"Hood Gone Love It\" is the sound of the next standing on the shoulders of those who came before with Jay at his more lyrically complex, revealing a deeply personal undercurrent that runs throughout his music.\" Ayo of Soul Culture also praised the song saying, \"To say the least both Jay and the emcee formally known as K.Dot lyrically black out on J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League's near breath taking instrumental, but it's Lamar who predictably steals the show with his verse.\" Adam",
"title": "Hood Gone Love It"
},
{
"docid": "3844484",
"text": "them in a body scissors. A variation, popularized by Stone Cold Steve Austin, involves an attacking standing wrestler performing a thesz press on a running opponent, then repeatedly striking the opponent in the face with mounted punches. Also known as vertical splash body press, this variation is made by a charging wrestler (usually standing on the second or top rope) against a standing opponent, landing on their chest and shoulders while remaining upright, the wrestler employs the momentum to bring their opponent down to the mat into a seated senton. These are attacks performed by striking the opponent's neck, shoulders",
"title": "Professional wrestling attacks"
},
{
"docid": "1746211",
"text": "been no \"Star Wars\"\". Terry Gilliam said, \"What we do now digitally with computers, Ray did digitally long before but without computers. Only with his digits.\" James Cameron also paid tribute by saying, \"I think all of us who are practitioners in the arts of science fiction and fantasy movies now all feel that we're standing on the shoulders of a giant. If not for Ray's contribution to the collective dreamscape, we wouldn't be who we are.\" Ray left his collection, which includes all of his film related artefacts to the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation, which he set up",
"title": "Ray Harryhausen"
},
{
"docid": "13002757",
"text": "and their ears should be properly furred and silky to the touch. In body they should resemble a mandolin cut in half, a wide nose and broad head with no visible crown, long, loose hanging ears, strong shoulders and a rise that results in a round, deep body over the hips and flanks. Does can weigh anywhere from 10-15 lbs, with bucks generally weighing 9-12 lbs. The English Lop needs a relatively large hutch or a shed/aviary conversion so it has room to move about without standing on its ears. It is common for a wooden hutch made of a",
"title": "English Lop"
},
{
"docid": "8625921",
"text": "A Midrash cited as one of several places where Scripture speaks of the people of Israel as it does of angels. For Scripture speaks of both angels and the people of Israel as \"standing\". In reference to angels, says, “Above Him \"stood\" the seraphim,” while concerning Israel, says, “You are \"standing\" this day.” Similarly, reports that the angels daily proclaim a three-part praise of God, saying, “Holy, holy, holy,” and the people of Israel correspondingly daily say in three parts in the Amidah prayer, “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” calls the angels",
"title": "Nitzavim"
},
{
"docid": "11475300",
"text": "to Demote Harshvardhan if he does not nab the killer in 24 hours, to which the latter replies assertively. Harshvardhan gives a mobile phone to Neha, telling her that if Raj calls on her, she must dial his number and inform him immediately. Raj does go to Neha to explain his situation but she pushes him off and dials Harshvardhan. Surprisingly, Harshvardhan does not answer the phone. She then leaves a voice message saying that Raj has come to kill her. Raj hits Neha and she falls unconscious. Then the movie reaches its climax where Harshvardhan appears on the scene.",
"title": "Baaz: A Bird in Danger"
},
{
"docid": "11724691",
"text": "The Ones...\". Her fourth studio album, \"Fortune Teller\", was released in June 2008. The album includes the singles \"Something To Talk About\", \"Don't Look Down\", \"Idle Motion\", \"Promises\", \"Elvis Can You Hear Me?\", \"Shoulders of Giants\", \"What's The Matter With You?\" and \"Fortune Teller\". Her second Remix album, \"Mixed Beats\", was released in August 2009. The album includes the singles \"What's The Matter With Your Cabrio\", \"Shoulders of Giants\" and \"Love Song\". Her fifth studio album, \"The Fire\", was released in March 2013. The album includes the singles \"What I'd Give\", \"The Person I Am\", \"Me Luv U Long Time\"",
"title": "Ira Losco discography"
},
{
"docid": "12722437",
"text": "from Elliott and Western Avenues would each have a dedicated lane. Third Avenue would become a permanent transit corridor. The cost estimate for the four-lane tunnel was $3.4 billion. On February 13, 2007, Governor Christine Gregoire rejected the tunnel hybrid option, saying that a WSDOT review showed the tunnel proposal \"does not meet state and federal safety standards.\" Of particular concern was that the use of shoulders as traffic lanes during peak traffic times would leave no additional lanes for emergency access. However, several of the viaduct \"stakeholders committee\" brought on board to advise the city indicated that the tunnel",
"title": "Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel"
},
{
"docid": "19465833",
"text": "list of siblings on the same level. The Outliner of Giants does not support the true cloning of items (where an item can appear to be in multiple places within the hierarchy at the same time), although it does support the copying of single or multiple nodes. The Outliner of Giants can import both plain text and the OPML XML format, which is commonly used to transfer data between outlining applications. Outline documents can be edited using a WYSIWYG editor, as well as the Markdown, and Textile markup languages. The Outliner of Giants supports a range of functionality to annotate",
"title": "The Outliner of Giants"
},
{
"docid": "9886048",
"text": "Strong, the game had to be stopped because hundreds of fans ran onto the field to celebrate. The game would come to be known as \"The Sneakers Game\", and the 27 points the Giants scored in the fourth quarter set a single-quarter championship game scoring record that stood for decades. Fans converged on the field after the game, tearing down one of the goal posts. After the game offensive tackle Len Grant expressed his gratitude, saying \"God bless Abe Cohen.\" Oddly, the team's performance was also aided by the consumption of alcohol. The team's trainer felt that whiskey could warm",
"title": "History of the New York Giants (1925–78)"
}
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"Poland northward into Scandinavia"
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"docid": "33489",
"text": "include most of eastern Europe from Poland northward into Scandinavia, the eastern third of the United States, and southeastern Canada. Other affected areas include the southeastern coast of China and Taiwan. Many coal-firing power stations use flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) to remove sulphur-containing gases from their stack gases. For a typical coal-fired power station, FGD will remove 95% or more of the SO in the flue gases. An example of FGD is the wet scrubber which is commonly used. A wet scrubber is basically a reaction tower equipped with a fan that extracts hot smoke stack gases from a power plant",
"title": "Acid rain"
},
{
"docid": "14155216",
"text": "a 16-year interval. Southern Europe experiences a 22-year cycle in rainfall variation. Other smaller term cycles are seen at 10-12 year and 6-7 year periods within the rainfall record. Places with significant impact by acid rain across the continent include most of eastern Europe from Poland northward into Scandinavia. Precipitation across Canada is highest in the mountain ranges in the western portions due to onshore flow bringing Pacific moisture into the mountains, which is subsequently forced to lift up their slopes and deposit significant precipitation, primarily between August and May. Mesoscale convective systems are common mid-summer near the central border",
"title": "Earth rainfall climatology"
},
{
"docid": "14170495",
"text": "and December. The wet season in lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea lasts from October through March, with November and December typically the wettest months. For example, the monthly rainfall in Athens ranges from 6 mm (July) during their dry season to 71 mm (December) during their wet season. Summer rainfall across the continent evaporates completely into the warm atmosphere, leaving winter precipitation to be the source of groundwater for Europe. Places with significant impact by acid rain across the continent include most of eastern Europe from Poland northward into Scandinavia. The European Monsoon (more commonly known as the Return of",
"title": "Climate of Europe"
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"docid": "659567",
"text": "which breaks down uric acid, in humans and higher primates has made this condition common. The triggers for precipitation of uric acid are not well understood. While it may crystallize at normal levels, it is more likely to do so as levels increase. Other triggers believed to be important in acute episodes of arthritis include cool temperatures, rapid changes in uric acid levels, acidosis, articular hydration and extracellular matrix proteins, such as proteoglycans, collagens, and chondroitin sulfate. The increased precipitation at low temperatures partly explains why the joints in the feet are most commonly affected. Rapid changes in uric acid",
"title": "Gout"
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"docid": "11124270",
"text": "ligands include fatty acids such as arachidonic acid as well as other polyunsaturated fatty acids and various fatty acid-derived compounds such as certain members of the 15-hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid family of arachidonic acid metabolites, e.g. 15(\"S\")-HETE, 15(R)-HETE, and 15(S)-HpETE and 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid, a linoleic acid metabolite. Expression of PPAR-alpha is highest in tissues that oxidize fatty acids at a rapid rate. In rodents, highest mRNA expression levels of PPAR-alpha are found in liver and brown adipose tissue, followed by heart and kidney. Lower PPAR-alpha expression levels are found in small and large intestine, skeletal muscle and adrenal gland. Human PPAR-alpha seems",
"title": "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha"
},
{
"docid": "3646791",
"text": "(protein breakdown) in the wine also requires stabilization. Treatment with bentonite allows the precipitation of unstable proteins which can then be removed by filtration and extraction. The proteins can also react with Metatartaric acid added to wine to prevent tartaric precipitation: the wine then loses its shine and becomes opalescent like whey. Some varieties are naturally high in protein (muscat. ..) but levels also vary depending on the vintage and maturity levels. Finally some white wines can be victims of \"Rosissement\" (pinking). This phenomenon manifests itself in a light rosé colouration of the wine and takes the appearance of a",
"title": "White wine"
},
{
"docid": "14257916",
"text": "and extremely humid. Precipitation ranges are generally above 1500 mm and ranges between 2000 and 3500 mm are common. Maximums measured in the hinterland of the Bay of Kotor surpass annual averages beyond 4500 mm (Crkvice), the highest precipitation ranges in Europe and one of the highest of the Northern Hemisphere. It is part of Köppen's temperate type with humid summers (Cfs) and mountain snow climates (Dfs). Due to snow abundance and avalanching, alpine biotopes are common for all high mountains. Several small glaciers still persist in the Durmitor and Prokletije ranges, the Dinaric Alps' highest massifs. With high precipitation",
"title": "Dinaric Mountains mixed forests"
},
{
"docid": "6544841",
"text": "Prostatic acid phosphatase Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), also prostatic specific acid phosphatase (PSAP), is an enzyme produced by the prostate. It may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases. The highest levels of acid phosphatase are found in metastasized prostate cancer. Diseases of the bone, such as Paget's disease or hyperparathyroidism, diseases of blood cells, such as sickle-cell disease or multiple myeloma or lysosomal storage diseases, such as Gaucher's disease, will show moderately increased levels. Certain medications can cause temporary increases or decreases in acid phosphatase levels. Manipulation of the prostate gland through",
"title": "Prostatic acid phosphatase"
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{
"docid": "645006",
"text": "Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification \"Csa\"). It has one of the highest summer average daily temperatures in Europe (with highs averaging in July) and days with temperatures over are common in the summer months. August's 24-hour average of is also among one of the highest in Europe, despite relatively cool nightly temperatures. Winters are mild, yet cooler than other low lying cities in southern Spain due to its interior location, wedged between the Sierra Morena and the Penibaetic System. Precipitation is concentrated in the coldest months; this is due to the Atlantic coastal influence. Precipitation is generated by storms from",
"title": "Córdoba, Spain"
},
{
"docid": "5342736",
"text": "than 2. It has no negative consequences unless other conditions are also present such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Hyperchlorhydria Hyperchlorhydria, sometimes called chlorhydria, sour stomach or acid stomach, refers to the state in the stomach where gastric acid levels are higher than the reference range. The combining forms of the name (\"chlor-\" + \"hydr-\"), referring to chlorine and hydrogen, are the same as those in the name of hydrochloric acid, which is the active constituent of gastric acid. In humans, the normal pH is around 1 to 3, which varies throughout the day. The highest basal secretion levels are",
"title": "Hyperchlorhydria"
},
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"docid": "4363140",
"text": "haze\" in national parks and wilderness areas. Acid precipitation comes in more forms than just rain. Snow, fog, mist, gas, and dust are also formed in the atmosphere and have the ability to become acid precipitation. These types of precipitation are formed when certain types of air pollutants mix with the moisture in the air to form an acid. Each type is potentially dangerous to humans' health, can cause haze and problems in the environment, and can cause damage to people's properties. The two main pollutants that cause acid precipitation are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Power plants",
"title": "National Emissions Standards Act"
},
{
"docid": "5342735",
"text": "Hyperchlorhydria Hyperchlorhydria, sometimes called chlorhydria, sour stomach or acid stomach, refers to the state in the stomach where gastric acid levels are higher than the reference range. The combining forms of the name (\"chlor-\" + \"hydr-\"), referring to chlorine and hydrogen, are the same as those in the name of hydrochloric acid, which is the active constituent of gastric acid. In humans, the normal pH is around 1 to 3, which varies throughout the day. The highest basal secretion levels are in the late evening (around 12 A.M. to 3 A.M.). Hyperchlorhydria is usually defined as having a pH less",
"title": "Hyperchlorhydria"
},
{
"docid": "679851",
"text": "by spawning in the rivers, thereby diluting the local DNA. Acid rain has damaged lakes, rivers and forest, especially in the southernmost part of the country, and most wild salmon populations in Sørlandet have died. Due to lower emissions in Europe, acid rain in Norway has decreased by 40% from 1980 to 2003. Another concern is a possible increase in extreme weather. In the future, climate models predict increased precipitation, especially in the areas with current high precipitation, and also predict more episodes with heavy precipitation within a short time span, which can cause landslides and local floods. Winters will",
"title": "Geography of Norway"
},
{
"docid": "485025",
"text": "because their parent materials were acid and initially low in the basic cations (calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium). Acidification occurs when these elements are leached from the soil profile by rainfall or by the harvesting of forest or agricultural crops. Soil acidification is accelerated by the use of acid-forming nitrogenous fertilizers and by the effects of acid precipitation. Soil contamination at low levels is often within a soil's capacity to treat and assimilate waste material. Soil biota can treat waste by transforming it; soil colloids can adsorb the waste material. Many waste treatment processes rely on this treatment capacity. Exceeding",
"title": "Soil"
},
{
"docid": "7239346",
"text": "runoff is another source of pollution. Effluent limits for Larrys Creek in Mifflin Township for the 5-day test for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) are 25 mg/L, while fecal coliform bacteria count limits are 200 per 100 mL in May through September, and 2000 per 100 mL in October through April. The mean annual precipitation for Larrys Creek is . According to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: \"Pennsylvania receives the most acid deposition of any state in the nation because, in addition to being the third highest producer of the gases that cause acid deposition, we are also located",
"title": "Larrys Creek"
},
{
"docid": "9586824",
"text": "have colder winters and shorter summers. Abkhazia's highest regions have a cold, summerless climate throughout the year. Abkhazia receives high amounts of precipitation, but is known for its unique micro-climate (transitional from subtropical to mountain) along most of its coast, causing lower levels of humidity. The annual precipitation along the coast ranges from . The foothills, the lower ranges, and the interior gorges of the Republic receive anywhere between of precipitation annually. Some of the interior gorges that are sheltered from the moist influences of the Black Sea receive the lowest amounts of precipitation. The higher mountainous regions receive of",
"title": "Geography of Abkhazia"
},
{
"docid": "6235686",
"text": "warning system for chemical or physical changes in the Earth's atmosphere which could be cause for environmental concern. Such changes might involve a change in ozone, and therefore ultraviolet, levels, levels of greenhouse gases, or precipitation chemistry, the culprit in the world's acid rain woes. The GAW consists of a coordinated system of various components, prominent among which are: More than 65 countries currently host and operate the GAW's global or regional measurement stations. There are also \"contributing stations\" that furnish additional data. Lately, satellite programmes have also become important to the GAW, providing atmospheric data that complement ground measurements.",
"title": "Global Atmosphere Watch"
},
{
"docid": "33493",
"text": "of 1990. The overall goal of the Acid Rain Program established by the Act is to achieve significant environmental and public health benefits through reductions in emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO) and nitrogen oxides (NO), the primary causes of acid rain. To achieve this goal at the lowest cost to society, the program employs both regulatory and market based approaches for controlling air pollution. Acid rain Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic",
"title": "Acid rain"
},
{
"docid": "697153",
"text": "order to protect wildlife. The Tatras lie in the temperate zone of Central Europe. They are an important barrier to the movements of air masses. Their mountainous topography causes one of the most diverse climates in that region. The highest precipitation figures are recorded on the northern slopes. In June and July, monthly precipitation reaches around . Precipitation occurs from 215 to 228 days a year. Thunderstorms occur 36 days a year on average. Maximum thickness on the summit amounts to: Peaks are sometimes covered with snow or ice throughout the year. Avalanches are frequent. Extreme temperatures range from in",
"title": "Tatra Mountains"
},
{
"docid": "33458",
"text": "Acid rain Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Some governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes, and sulphur dioxide",
"title": "Acid rain"
},
{
"docid": "6123055",
"text": "discovered by chemist Henri Braconnot in 1831. Maximilian Nierenstein prepared this substance from algarobilla, dividivi, oak bark, pomegranate, myrabolams, and valonea in 1905. He also suggested its formation from galloyl-glycine by \"Penicillium\" in 1915. Löwe was the first person to synthesize ellagic acid by heating gallic acid with arsenic acid or silver oxide. Ellagic acid is found in oak species such as the North American white oak (\"Quercus alba\") and European red oak (\"Quercus robur\"). The macrophyte \"Myriophyllum spicatum\" produces ellagic acid. Ellagic acid can be found in the medicinal mushroom \"Phellinus linteus\". The highest levels of ellagic acid are",
"title": "Ellagic acid"
},
{
"docid": "3436928",
"text": "blood serum—and showed brain asymmetry and decreased immunoglobulin levels. Occupationally exposed individuals may have an average level of PFOS over 1000 parts per billion, and a small segment of individuals in the upper range of the general population may be over the 91.5 parts per billion level. A variety of wildlife species have had PFOS levels measured in egg, liver, kidney, serum, and plasma samples and some of the highest recorded values as of January 2006 are listed below. The levels observed in wild animals are considered sufficient to \"alter health parameters\". In people, the highest exposures to PFOS in",
"title": "Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid"
},
{
"docid": "16210120",
"text": "NAPAP. The NAPAP Interim Assessment was issued on September 17, 1987. A major assessment was issued in 1990. Following the 1990 renewal and expansion of the Clean Air Act, resources devoted to NAPAP declined. National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program: Interim Assessment: The Causes and Effects of Acidic Deposition, issued September 17, 1987 National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program In United States federal environmental legislation, the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) was authorized by Congress under the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294, Title VII) because of concern that acidic deposition might contribute to adverse effects on aquatic systems; agriculture;",
"title": "National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program"
},
{
"docid": "945196",
"text": "is extremely helpful for scientists studying the effects of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere and their effects on the levels of the acid rain. Some Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) units use an automated weighing gauge called the AWPAG (All Weather Precipitation Accumulation Gauge). The tipping bucket rain gauge consists of a funnel that collects and channels the precipitation into a small seesaw-like container. After a pre-set amount of precipitation falls, the lever tips, dumping the collected water and sending an electrical signal. An old-style recording device may consist of a pen mounted on an arm attached to a",
"title": "Rain gauge"
},
{
"docid": "5316633",
"text": "glaciers coming from Orjen during the Ice Age. Krivošije is the region with the greatest rainfall in Europe. Reovačka greda is a mountaiin ridge located near Crkvice in central Krivošije, is the location of the region's highest peak Pazua (1769 m), which is used for trad climbing. Settlements in the region include Crkvice (inhabited location with the highest annual precipitation in the Europe), Dragalj, Han, Malov Do, Knežlaz, , Unijerina and Zvečava. Krivošije are within the Mediterranean subtropical belt. While summers are hot and sunny, autumn, winter and spring are rainy seasons. A peculiarity of the littoral Dinarids is the",
"title": "Krivošije"
},
{
"docid": "33481",
"text": "cloud droplets). Wet deposition of acids occurs when any form of precipitation (rain, snow, and so on.) removes acids from the atmosphere and delivers it to the Earth's surface. This can result from the deposition of acids produced in the raindrops (see aqueous phase chemistry above) or by the precipitation removing the acids either in clouds or below clouds. Wet removal of both gases and aerosols are both of importance for wet deposition. Acid deposition also occurs via dry deposition in the absence of precipitation. This can be responsible for as much as 20 to 60% of total acid deposition.",
"title": "Acid rain"
},
{
"docid": "19309699",
"text": "Exide lead contamination Exide is one of the world's largest producers, distributors and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. Lead-acid batteries are used in automobiles, golf carts, fork-lifts, and motorcycles. They are recycled by grinding them open, neutralizing the acid, and separating the polymers from the lead. In the US, 97 percent of the lead from car batteries is recycled which is the highest recycling rate for any commodity. Most states require stores to take back old batteries. Since 2010, operations at seven (7) Exide lead-acid battery plants have been linked to ambient airborne lead levels that posed a health risk to",
"title": "Exide lead contamination"
},
{
"docid": "11531196",
"text": "Omega-3 acid ethyl esters Omega-3 acid ethyl esters are the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), i.e., the ester part, attached at one end to an ethanol molecule - the ethyl part. These FDA-approved prescription products are used in combination with changes in diet to lower blood triglyceride levels in adults with severe (≥ 500 mg/dL) hypertriglyceridemia. This was the first fish oil-derived product to be approved for use as a drug. The first approvals came in Europe in 2001. The first approval in the US came in 2004. These prescription products have been tested in",
"title": "Omega-3 acid ethyl esters"
},
{
"docid": "244444",
"text": "greater temperature variations between the summer and winter halves of the year and in lower and more variable amounts of precipitation across the year. This sub-continental effect is most sharply seen in the Wendland, in the Weser Uplands (Hamelin to Göttingen) and in the area of Helmstedt. The highest levels of precipitation are experienced in the Harz because the Lower Saxon part forms the windward side of this mountain range against which orographic rain falls. The average annual temperature is 8 °C (7.5 °C in the Altes Land and 8.5 °C in the district of Cloppenburg). Lower Saxony is divided",
"title": "Lower Saxony"
},
{
"docid": "1980824",
"text": "high precipitation on the southern side and lower precipitation levels on the northern side. Extratropical cyclones can bring cold and dangerous conditions with heavy rain and snow with winds exceeding 119 km/h (74 mph), (sometimes referred to as windstorms in Europe). The band of precipitation that is associated with their warm front is often extensive, forced by weak upward vertical motion of air over the frontal boundary which condenses as it cools and produces precipitation within an elongated band, which is wide and stratiform, meaning falling out of nimbostratus clouds. When moist air tries to dislodge an arctic air mass,",
"title": "Precipitation"
},
{
"docid": "6544845",
"text": "adenosine, a molecule known to suppress pain. PSAP was the first useful serum tumour marker and emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Prostatic acid phosphatase Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), also prostatic specific acid phosphatase (PSAP), is an enzyme produced by the prostate. It may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases. The highest levels of acid phosphatase are found in metastasized prostate cancer. Diseases of the bone, such as Paget's disease or hyperparathyroidism, diseases of blood cells, such as sickle-cell disease or multiple myeloma or lysosomal storage diseases, such as Gaucher's disease, will",
"title": "Prostatic acid phosphatase"
},
{
"docid": "4662163",
"text": "thus the precipitated protein can be solubilized through the use of standard buffers. Ammonium sulfate precipitation provides a convenient and simple means to fractionate complex protein mixtures. In the analysis of rubber lattices, volatile fatty acids are analyzed by precipitating rubber with a 35% ammonium sulfate solution, which leaves a clear liquid from which volatile fatty acids are regenerated with sulfuric acid and then distilled with steam. Selective precipitation with ammonium sulfate, opposite to the usual precipitation technique which uses acetic acid, does not interfere with the determination of volatile fatty acids. As a food additive, ammonium sulfate is considered",
"title": "Ammonium sulfate"
},
{
"docid": "3026187",
"text": "occurring from December to March, with March being the wettest month of the year, receiving an average of of precipitation. Ballina's annual precipitation total observes a considerably higher concentration in the first half of the year (January–June) than the second half of the year (July–December). Ballina's wetness is due to the town's coastal location and proximity to Cape Byron, the easternmost point in Australia, which means that exposure to moisture-laden frontal systems that develop throughout the year in the Tasman Sea follows accordingly. Ballina experiences a copious of precipitation annually, which is one of the highest annual precipitation levels to",
"title": "Ballina, New South Wales"
},
{
"docid": "4846768",
"text": "gold precipitates from electrowinning or Merrill-Crowe processes are usually heated in a retort to recover any mercury present, that would otherwise cause health and environmental problems due to its release (volatilization) during smelting. The mercury present is not usually from the mercury amalgamation process that is no longer used by formal gold mining companies, but from mercury in the ore that has followed gold through the leaching and precipitation processes. In the event that there are high levels of copper present, leaching of the precipitate using nitric or sulfuric acids may be required. Nitric acid or forced air oven oxidation",
"title": "Gold extraction"
},
{
"docid": "1192286",
"text": "to gas pipes. Direct damage caused by lightning strikes occurs on occasion. In areas with a high frequency for cloud-to-ground lightning, like Florida, lightning causes several fatalities per year, most commonly to people working outside. Precipitation with low potential of hydrogen levels (pH), otherwise known as acid rain, is also a frequent risk produced by lightning. Distilled water, which contains no carbon dioxide, has a neutral pH of 7. Liquids with a pH less than 7 are acidic, and those with a pH greater than 7 are bases. “Clean” or unpolluted rain has a slightly acidic pH of about 5.2,",
"title": "Storm"
},
{
"docid": "11223759",
"text": "for certain metabolites of the polyunsaturated fatty acid, linoleic acid. G2A in humans is encoded by the \"GPR132\" gene. The G2A gene (Gene ID: 29933) is located on chromosome 14q32.3 codes for two alternative splice variants, the original one, G2A-a, and G2A-b, that consist of 380 and 371 amino acids, respectively; the two receptor variants, when expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, gave very similar results when analyzed for functionality. G2A-a and G2A-b mRNA are expressed at similar levels in blood leukocytes ( macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils [PMN], mast cells, T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes at the highest levels followed",
"title": "GPR132"
},
{
"docid": "16210117",
"text": "National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program In United States federal environmental legislation, the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) was authorized by Congress under the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294, Title VII) because of concern that acidic deposition might contribute to adverse effects on aquatic systems; agriculture; forests; fish; wildlife and natural ecosystems; materials such as metals, wood, paint and masonry; and public health and welfare. Congress also expressed concern over the potential impact from long-range transport on national and international policy. Congress further directed that a comprehensive 10-year research plan be developed and guided by an Interagency Task",
"title": "National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program"
},
{
"docid": "20110167",
"text": "geology of the Andes, but most are fairly young. They include andosols, inceptisols, histosols, entisols and mollisols. At the lowest levels, the subpáramo, soils are dark, low in acid, low in calcium and free phosphorus, fairly high in potassium and nitrogen, with more than 10% organic matter in the top layer. At the middle levels, the grass páramo, soils are fairly deep and are dark in color, acidic, moist or saturated with water, rich in organic matter and peat-like. At the highest levels, known as the superpáramo, soils are shallow and coarse, with much rock and sand and little organic",
"title": "Northern Andean páramo"
},
{
"docid": "3486212",
"text": "potassium, are subject of alluvial deposition. The region of the Parque Nacional Peneda Geres falls within a transitional zone between the Atlantic and Mediterranean environments, and is influenced by various climatic systems: Atlantic, Mediterranean and Continental. Its climate is greatly influenced by the topography; the mountains exert a barrier effect to the passage of hot and wet air masses coming from the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in elevated precipitation throughout the year. It falls in a part of Portugal (and Europe) that is affected by extreme rainfall, obtaining precipitation levels of 3000 millimetres per year, with more than 130 rainy days",
"title": "Peneda-Gerês National Park"
},
{
"docid": "11217",
"text": "flooding, property damage and loss of life. High levels of precipitation cause the glaciers to descend to permafrost levels in some areas whereas in other, more arid regions, glaciers remain above about the level. The of the Alps covered by glaciers in 1876 had shrunk to by 1973, resulting in decreased river run-off levels. Forty percent of the glaciation in Austria has disappeared since 1850, and 30% of that in Switzerland. The Alps provide lowland Europe with drinking water, irrigation, and hydroelectric power. Although the area is only about 11 percent of the surface area of Europe, the Alps provide",
"title": "Alps"
},
{
"docid": "3436890",
"text": "because of data gaps. When water is a source, blood levels are approximately 100 times higher than drinking water levels. People who lived in the PFOA-contaminated area around DuPont's Washington Works facility were found to have higher levels of PFOA in their blood from drinking water. The highest PFOA levels in drinking water were found in the Little Hocking water system, with an average concentration of 3.55 parts per billion during 2002–2005. Individuals who drank more tap water, ate locally grown fruits and vegetables, or ate local meat, were all associated with having higher PFOA levels. Residents who used water",
"title": "Perfluorooctanoic acid"
},
{
"docid": "2512529",
"text": "one in 539 or 540 AD. There are also more ancient reference points, such as the eruption of Toba about 72,000 years ago. Many other elements and molecules have been detected in ice cores. In 1969, it was discovered that lead levels in Greenland ice had increased by a factor of over 200 since pre-industrial times, and increases in other elements produced by industrial processes, such as copper, cadmium, and zinc, have also been recorded. The presence of nitric and sulfuric acid ( and ) in precipitation can be shown to correlate with increasing fuel combustion over time. Methanesulfonate (MSA)",
"title": "Ice core"
},
{
"docid": "2733787",
"text": "in cold water, followed by an attack of gout the next morning. This is believed to be due to temperature-dependent precipitation of uric acid crystals in tissues at below normal temperature. Thus, one aim of prevention is to keep the hands and feet warm, and soaking in hot water may be therapeutic. Increased levels predispose for gout and, if very high, kidney failure. The metabolic syndrome often presents with hyperuricemia. Prognosis is good with regular consumption of allopurinol. People with gout, and by inference hyperuricemia, are significantly less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, unless they also require diuretics. In Dalmatian",
"title": "Hyperuricemia"
},
{
"docid": "1661360",
"text": "The high elevations also expose plant life to high levels of pollution, including acid precipitation in the form of rain, snow, and fog. These acids damage the red spruce trees in part by releasing natural metals from the soil like aluminum, and by leaching important minerals. To what extent this pollution harms the high-altitude ecosystem is debatable. While the mountain is still mostly lush and green in the summer, many dead Fraser fir trunks can be seen due to these serious problems. Repairing the damage is a difficult issue, as the pollutants are often carried in from long distances. Sources",
"title": "Mount Mitchell"
},
{
"docid": "634346",
"text": "the most sunshine. The general coastal climate is more typical the further south-west into the region. Areas of moorland inland such as: Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor experience lower temperatures and more precipitation than the rest of the south west (approximately twice as much rainfall as lowland areas), because of their high altitude. Both of these factors also cause it to experience the highest levels of snowfall and the lowest levels of sunshine. Exposed areas of the moors are windier than lowlands and can be almost as windy as the coast. The boundaries of the South West region are based",
"title": "South West England"
},
{
"docid": "16786044",
"text": "is a capable solvent, and will dissolve small amounts of solids from piping and containers including the boiler. Continuing evaporation of steam concentrates dissolved impurities until they reach levels potentially damaging to steam production within the boiler. Without blowdown, impurities would reach saturation levels and begin to precipitate within the boiler. Impurity concentrations are highest where steam is being produced near heat exchange surfaces. Precipitation would be expected to occur in the form of scale deposits on those heat exchange surfaces. Scale deposits thermally insulate heat exchange surfaces initially decreasing the rate of steam generation, and potentially causing boiler metals",
"title": "Boiler blowdown"
},
{
"docid": "1507659",
"text": "retraced their ascent line, reaching their tent on the Dais Glacier at 2 am. The ascent to the summit and back to base camp had taken over 23 hours. The Waddington Range massif is known for fierce as well as unpredictable weather, located as it is at the brunt of the warm, wet winds that soak the British Columbia Coast, of which it is the highest point. Precipitation levels in the area of the peak are among the highest in the Coast Mountains. To reach Mount Waddington, one could take a long approach originating from Vancouver, with the bulk of",
"title": "Mount Waddington"
},
{
"docid": "9257265",
"text": "the protein is predominantly positively charged and repulsion between proteins occurs. However, at the pI the negative and positive charges cancel, repulsive electrostatic forces are reduced and the attraction forces predominate. The attraction forces will cause aggregation and precipitation. The pI of most proteins is in the pH range of 4–6. Mineral acids, such as hydrochloric and sulfuric acid are used as precipitants. The greatest disadvantage to isoelectric point precipitation is the irreversible denaturation caused by the mineral acids. For this reason isoelectric point precipitation is most often used to precipitate contaminant proteins, rather than the target protein. The precipitation",
"title": "Protein precipitation"
},
{
"docid": "18693259",
"text": "clusters. The prevalence of iron is apparently due to the large availability of Fe(II) in the initial evolution of living organisms, before the rise of photosynthesis and an increase in atmospheric oxygen levels which resulted in the precipitation of iron in the environment as Fe(OH). It has flexible redox properties because such properties are sensitive to ligand coordination, including geometry. Iron can be also used in enzymes due to its Lewis acid properties, for example in nitrile hydratase. Iron is frequently found in mononuclear sites in the reduced Fe(II) form, and functions in dioxygen activation; this function is used as",
"title": "Evolution of metal ions in biological systems"
},
{
"docid": "3982163",
"text": "Trichloroacetic acid Trichloroacetic acid (TCA; TCAA; also known as trichloroethanoic acid) is an analogue of acetic acid in which the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group have all been replaced by chlorine atoms. Salts and esters of trichloroacetic acid are called trichloroacetates. It is prepared by the reaction of chlorine with acetic acid in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Another route to trichloroacetic acid is the oxidation of trichloroacetaldehyde. It is widely used in biochemistry for the precipitation of macromolecules, such as proteins, DNA, and RNA. TCA and DCA are both used in cosmetic treatments (such as chemical",
"title": "Trichloroacetic acid"
},
{
"docid": "17820789",
"text": "geochemical proxies correspond well with other sediment proxies, indicating high precipitation and runoff during the early Holocene, the highest primary productivity in the mid-Holocene and an arid trend in late Holocene. Height measurements and OSL/14C dating of paleo-shorelines in Zhuye Lake can better understand the formation and evolution of lake levels during the late Quaternary. According to field surveys, there are 9 paleo-shorelines and one lake terrace in the northeast of Zhuye Lake. OSL and 14C ages have showed that high lake levels existed during the early and middle Holocene, and the lake retreated significantly during the late Holocene. On",
"title": "Zhuye Lake"
},
{
"docid": "766902",
"text": "artificial waterways or canals, among others the Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal, the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, the Canal du Centre and the Albert Canal. The Belgian climate, like most of northwest Europe, is maritime temperate, with significant precipitation in all seasons (Köppen climate classification: \"Cfb\"; the average temperature is in January, and in July; the average precipitation is in January, and in July). Belgium usually has cool winters but temperatures as low as -16 °C (3 °F) have been registered and summers are comfortably warm but temperatures can occasionally rise as high as 30 °C (86 °F). Belgium's highest point is the Signal",
"title": "Geography of Belgium"
},
{
"docid": "33466",
"text": "U.S. Congress passed an Acid Deposition Act. This Act established an 18-year assessment and research program under the direction of the National Acidic Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP). NAPAP looked at the entire problem from a scientific perspective. It enlarged a network of monitoring sites to determine how acidic the precipitation actually was, and to determine long-term trends, and established a network for dry deposition. It looked at the effects of acid rain and funded research on the effects of acid precipitation on freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, historical buildings, monuments, and building materials. It also funded extensive studies on atmospheric processes",
"title": "Acid rain"
},
{
"docid": "12531712",
"text": "ripened grapes. While concentration varies among grape varieties, it is usually found in higher levels with red wine grapes. The acid is created as a byproduct of the metabolization of nitrogen by yeast cells during fermentation. The combination of succinic acid with one molecule of ethanol will create the ester mono-ethyl succinate responsible for a mild, fruit aroma in wines. Acidity is highest in wine grapes just before the start of \"veraison\", which ushers in the ripening period of the annual cycle of grape vines. As the grapes ripen, their sugar levels increase and their acidity levels decrease. Through the",
"title": "Acids in wine"
},
{
"docid": "433219",
"text": "(200–430 µmol/l) for men, and 2.4–6.1 mg per 100 ml for women (140–360 µmol/l). Uric acid concentrations in blood plasma above and below the normal range are known as, respectively, hyperuricemia and hypouricemia. Likewise, uric acid concentrations in urine above and below normal are known as hyperuricosuria and hypouricosuria. Uric acid levels in saliva may be associated with blood uric acid levels. Hyperuricemia (high levels of uric acid), which induces gout, has various potential origins: Excess blood uric acid can induce gout, a painful condition resulting from needle-like crystals of uric acid precipitating in joints, capillaries, skin, and other tissues.",
"title": "Uric acid"
},
{
"docid": "2982003",
"text": "oxalic acid and tannin, and many have astringent and slightly purgative qualities. Some species with particularly high levels of oxalic acid are called sorrels (including sheep's sorrel, \"Rumex acetosella\", common sorrel, \"Rumex acetosa\", and French sorrel, \"Rumex scutatus\"), and some of these are grown as leaf vegetables or garden herbs for their acidic taste. In Western Europe, dock leaves are a traditional remedy for the sting of nettles, and suitable larger docks (such as broad-leaved dock \"R. obtusifolius\" or curled dock \"R. crispus\") often grow conveniently in similar habitats to the common nettle (\"Urtica dioica\"). In traditional Austrian medicine, \"R.",
"title": "Rumex"
},
{
"docid": "12938039",
"text": "alkaline silicate solution with a mineral acid. Sulfuric acid and sodium silicate solutions are added simultaneously with agitation to water. Precipitation is carried out under alkaline conditions. The choice of agitation, duration of precipitation, the addition rate of reactants, their temperature and concentration, and pH can vary the properties of the silica. The formation of a gel stage is avoided by stirring at elevated temperatures. The resulting white precipitate is filtered, washed and dried in the manufacturing process. The particles are porous. Primary particles with a diameter of 5 - 100 nm, and specific surface area 5-100 m/g. Agglomerate size",
"title": "Precipitated silica"
},
{
"docid": "12710847",
"text": "a higher (13.9 milligram per deciliter) total cholesterol level was observed in when the highest quartile was compared to the lowest. Non-HDL cholesterol (or \"bad cholesterol\") levels were also higher in samples with more PFNA. In bottlenose dolphins from Delaware Bay, PFNA was the perfluorinated carboxylic acid measured in the highest concentration in blood plasma; it was found in concentrations well over 100 parts per billion. PFNA has been detected in polar bears in concentrations over 400 parts per billion. PFNA was the perfluorinated chemical measured in the highest concentration in Russian Baikal seals. However, PFOS is the perfluorinated compound",
"title": "Perfluorononanoic acid"
},
{
"docid": "5616531",
"text": "north. In the summer, they become weaker and blow primarily from the south. The island's humidity level, which averages more than 80 percent year round, is highest during the summer. Cloud cover levels peak during the summer as well. Although high year-round, with an average of 88 percent, cloud cover levels rise to 95 percent in the summer. Fog too is more common in the summer, occurring on roughly one-third of the days. The island receives about of precipitation per year, with the highest monthly totals occurring between late summer and early winter, when Bering Sea storms batter the island.",
"title": "Saint Paul Island (Alaska)"
},
{
"docid": "13618488",
"text": "sulfur dioxide from the sulfur in the oil. These by products combine with water in the atmosphere to create acid rain. The increased concentrations of nitrates and other acidic substances have significant effects on the pH levels of rainfall. Data samples analyzed from the United States and Europe from the past 100 years and showed an increase in nitrous oxide emissions from combustion. The emissions were large enough to acidify the rainfall. The acid rain has adverse impacts on the larger ecosystem. For example acid rain can kill trees , acidified lakes and dead fish. Coral reefs are also destroyed",
"title": "Environmental impact of the petroleum industry"
},
{
"docid": "78047",
"text": "is possible, and thus the acid/base and conjugated base/acid are always in equilibrium. The equilibrium is determined by the acid and base dissociation constants (\"K\" and \"K\") of the involved substances. A special case of the acid-base reaction is the neutralization where an acid and a base, taken at exactly same amounts, form a neutral salt. Acid-base reactions can have different definitions depending on the acid-base concept employed. Some of the most common are: Precipitation is the formation of a solid in a solution or inside another solid during a chemical reaction. It usually takes place when the concentration of",
"title": "Chemical reaction"
},
{
"docid": "10528142",
"text": "as gastroparesis symptoms tend to worsen the week before menstruation when progesterone levels are highest. Neither theory has been proven definitively. Gastroparesis can be connected to hypochlorhydria and be caused by chloride, sodium and/or zinc deficiency, as these minerals are needed for the stomach to produce adequate levels of gastric acid (HCl) to properly empty itself of a meal. On the molecular level, it is thought that gastroparesis can be caused by the loss of neuronal nitric oxide expression since the cells in the GI tract secrete nitric oxide. This important signaling molecule has various responsibilities in the GI tract",
"title": "Gastroparesis"
},
{
"docid": "1223163",
"text": "part of the city. Cookeville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: \"Cfa\") with relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation through the year. Summers are typically hot and humid and winters are mild and cool. The highest temperature recorded in Cookeville since 1896 is on June 29, 2012, and the lowest temperature recorded is on January 21, 1985. Average annual precipitation is , with the highest recorded precipitation at on September 29, 1964. Average annual snowfall is with the highest recorded snowfall at on November 3, 1966. As of the census of 2010, there were 30,435 people, 12,471",
"title": "Cookeville, Tennessee"
},
{
"docid": "3982165",
"text": "and Berzelius. Featured in the 1958 independent film The Blob but did not affect the gelatinous mass from outer space. Trichloroacetic acid Trichloroacetic acid (TCA; TCAA; also known as trichloroethanoic acid) is an analogue of acetic acid in which the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group have all been replaced by chlorine atoms. Salts and esters of trichloroacetic acid are called trichloroacetates. It is prepared by the reaction of chlorine with acetic acid in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Another route to trichloroacetic acid is the oxidation of trichloroacetaldehyde. It is widely used in biochemistry for the precipitation",
"title": "Trichloroacetic acid"
},
{
"docid": "7196942",
"text": "can be converted to the corresponding triflates: This conversion is conducted in neat HOTf at 100 °C, followed by precipitation of the salt upon the addition of ether. Triflic acid reacts with acyl halides to give mixed triflate anhydrides, which are strong acylating agents, e.g. in Friedel–Crafts reactions. Triflic acid catalyzes the reaction of aromatic compounds with sulfonyl chlorides, probably also through the intermediacy of a mixed anhydride of the sulfonic acid. Triflic acid promotes other Friedel–Crafts-like reactions including the cracking of alkanes and alkylation of alkenes, which are very important to the petroleum industry. These triflic acid derivative catalysts",
"title": "Triflic acid"
},
{
"docid": "239830",
"text": "Songbirds migrate to Pelee in spring, and monarch butterflies stop over during the fall. Lake Erie has a lake retention time of 2.6 years, the shortest of all the Great Lakes. The lake's surface area is . Lake Erie's water level fluctuates with the seasons as in the other Great Lakes. Generally, the lowest levels are in January and February, and the highest in June or July, although there have been exceptions. The average yearly level varies depending on long-term precipitation. Short-term level changes are often caused by seiches that are particularly high when southwesterly winds blow across the length",
"title": "Lake Erie"
},
{
"docid": "11542536",
"text": "concentration correlates with cognitive and motor dysfunction. When patients were treated with zidovudine to decrease quinolinic acid levels, the amount of neurological improvement was related to the amount of quinolinic acid decreased. In the initial stages of Huntington's disease, patients have substantially increased quinolinic acid levels, in particular in the neostriatum and cortex. These areas of the brain that suffer the most damage at these stages. The increase in quinolinic acid correlates with the early activation of microglia and increased cerebral 3-hydroxykynurenine (3-HK) levels. Furthermore, these increased levels of quinolinic acid are great enough to produce excitotoxic neuronal damage. Studies",
"title": "Quinolinic acid"
},
{
"docid": "48592",
"text": "drinks (phosphoric acid), pickles (vinegar) or other acidified food are preserved with benzoic acid and benzoates. Typical levels of use for benzoic acid as a preservative in food are between 0.05–0.1%. Foods in which benzoic acid may be used and maximum levels for its application are controlled by local food laws. Concern has been expressed that benzoic acid and its salts may react with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in some soft drinks, forming small quantities of benzene. Benzoic acid is a constituent of Whitfield's ointment which is used for the treatment of fungal skin diseases such as tinea, ringworm, and",
"title": "Benzoic acid"
},
{
"docid": "4226460",
"text": "algae growth caused by runoff containing chemicals and fertilizers, air pollution has also been a significant factor in the disappearance of brook trout from their native habitats. In the U.S., acid rain caused by air pollution has resulted in pH levels too low to sustain brook trout in all but the highest headwaters of some Appalachian streams and creeks. Brook trout populations across large parts of eastern Canada have been similarly challenged; a subspecies known as the aurora trout was extirpated from the wild by the effects of acid rain. Today, in many parts of the range, efforts are underway",
"title": "Brook trout"
},
{
"docid": "13595164",
"text": "yellow fruit; the 'Madeira' with large red fruit; and the small, firm 'spiny red'.Tungi also gives its name to a local Spirit distilled at The St Helena distillery at Alarm Forest, the most remote distillery in the world, made entirely from the opuntia cactus. \"Opuntia\" contains a range of phytochemicals in variable quantities, such as polyphenols, dietary minerals and betalains. Identified compounds under basic research include gallic acid, vanillic acid and catechins, as examples. The Sicilian prickly pear contains betalain, betanin, and indicaxanthin, with highest levels in their fruits. In Mexican folk medicine, its pulp and juice are considered treatments",
"title": "Opuntia"
},
{
"docid": "9257255",
"text": "but some exist in patches on the surface. Proteins that have high hydrophobic amino acid content on the surface have low solubility in an aqueous solvent. Charged and polar surface residues interact with ionic groups in the solvent and increase the solubility of a protein. Knowledge of a protein's amino acid composition will aid in determining an ideal precipitation solvent and methods. Repulsive electrostatic forces form when proteins are dissolved in an electrolyte solution. These repulsive forces between proteins prevent aggregation and facilitate dissolution. Upon dissolution in an electrolyte solution, solvent counterions migrate towards charged surface residues on the protein,",
"title": "Protein precipitation"
},
{
"docid": "11663833",
"text": "times greater than the risk of cancer from DBPs\". The United States Environmental Protection Agency has set Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids and total trihalomethanes (TTHMs). In Europe, the level of TTHMs has been set at 100 micrograms per litre, and the level for bromate to 10 micrograms per litre, under the Drinking Water Directive. No guideline values have been set for HAAs in Europe. The World Health Organization has established guidelines for several DBPs, including bromate, bromodichloromethane, chlorate, chlorite, chloroacetic acid, chloroform, cyanogen chloride, dibromoacetonitrile, dibromochloromethane, dichloroacetic acid, dichloroacetonitrile, NDMA, and trichloroacetic acid. Disinfection by-product",
"title": "Disinfection by-product"
},
{
"docid": "10791026",
"text": "is located on Colombia's western, Pacific coast, and covers an area of . It extends from the Gulf of Urabá in the north to the border with Ecuador in the south, and includes part of the departments of Nariño, Cauca, Valle de Cauca and Antioquia, and the whole of Chocó department. This region is distinguished by its high humidity. Precipitation is among the highest in the world, with an average of per year and some areas that receive as much as per year. These high levels of precipitation support a number of rivers, including the Atrato River, San Juan River,",
"title": "Natural regions of Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "38936",
"text": "water levels. The longest river located solely in Bulgarian territory, the Iskar, has a length of . Other major rivers include the Struma and the Maritsa in the south. Bulgaria has a changeable climate, which results from being positioned at the meeting point of the Mediterranean and continental air masses combined with the barrier effect of its mountains. Northern Bulgaria averages cooler, and registers more precipitation, than the regions south of the Balkan mountains. Temperature amplitudes vary significantly in different areas. The lowest recorded temperature is , while the highest is . Precipitation averages about per year, and varies from",
"title": "Bulgaria"
},
{
"docid": "16769596",
"text": "Dagouein Mountain The Dagouein Mountain is an average elevation of above sea level, is the seventh highest point in Djibouti. The mountain forms one of the geographic resources of the area. The first known people that inhabited the mountain are the Issa Somali. The most famous town in the area is the town of Assamo located 9 km southeast. The principal languages spoken in the area are Somali. The Dagouein Mountain lie south of the Ali Sabieh Region in Djibouti. The altitude and size of the range affects the climate in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions",
"title": "Dagouein Mountain"
},
{
"docid": "16502219",
"text": "shows highest levels of expression in immune related cells and tissues such as lymphocytes and bone marrow. Levels of TMEM131L protein have been shown to significantly increase under certain immune responses, such as increasing over time after introduction of measles virus to the immune cells dendritic cells and in peripheral blood lymphocytes from kidney transplants displaying acute rejection. There is only one confirmed transmembrane domain region in protein TMEM131L. This domain exists near the center of the protein, at 871-891 amino acid of the 1610 amino acid long protein sequence (for isoform I). There is a dramatic switch from hydrophobic",
"title": "KIAA0922"
},
{
"docid": "846454",
"text": "reaching maximum levels in the Adriatic, while between Ortona and Vasto in Costa dei Trabocchi decrease again. The highest rainfall occurs in upland areas on the border with Lazio; they are especially vulnerable to Atlantic disturbances. Around of precipitation is typical (Pescara in 2010 showed a value close to ). As with many Mediterranean regions, Abruzzo's vegetation is characterized by different Mediterranean ecosystems. The coast and the surrounding areas are characterized by the presence of typical plants of Mediterranean shrubland, such as myrtle, heather and mastic, while in the hilly areas other species grow, including olive, pine, willow, oak, poplar,",
"title": "Abruzzo"
},
{
"docid": "17546436",
"text": "and its tributaries are not at risk for being too acidic for the optimal health of fish, but in early spring during snowmelts, the pH levels near the limit that brook trout can tolerate. Fishing Creek's waters are acidic due to acid rain. The waters of Fishing Creek at a gauging station near Bloomsburg had pH levels ranging from 5.8 to 8.5 between 2002 and 2012. The lowest pH during that time (5.8) occurred on December 17, 2003. The highest pH during that time (8.5) occurred on February 14, 2012. The average pH during that time and at that location",
"title": "Hydrology of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)"
},
{
"docid": "493852",
"text": "microscopy. About 5–10% of all stones are formed from uric acid. People with certain metabolic abnormalities, including obesity, may produce uric acid stones. They also may form in association with conditions that cause hyperuricosuria (an excessive amount of uric acid in the urine) with or without hyperuricemia (an excessive amount of uric acid in the serum). They may also form in association with disorders of acid/base metabolism where the urine is excessively acidic (low pH), resulting in precipitation of uric acid crystals. A diagnosis of uric acid urolithiasis is supported by the presence of a radiolucent stone in the face",
"title": "Kidney stone disease"
},
{
"docid": "5536183",
"text": "limits: Artigas Department's average temperature is the highest in the whole country (over 19°C or 66°F, and may go as high as 47°C or 116°F during the summer months). So are its precipitation levels (up to an annual average of 1400 mm). The unique climatic conditions of Artigas has made possible the development of an important agro-industrial centre around the city of Bella Unión. Several crops are planted, namely fruits and vegetables, sugar cane, and rice. In the rest of the department, the main economic activity is livestock raising. Semi-precious gemstones, such as agates and amethysts, are also found in",
"title": "Artigas Department"
},
{
"docid": "15915149",
"text": "of the TRR in milk; 7.3% of the TRR in eggs and 4% of the TRR in chicken liver). Residue levels in kidney were the highest. Owing to the longevity and extent of use, 2,4-D has been evaluated several times by regulators and review committees. 2,4-D amine salts and esters are not persistent under most environmental conditions. The degradation of 2,4-D is rapid (half life of 6.2 days) in aerobic mineral soils. 2,4-D is broken down by microbes in soil, in processes that involve hydroxylation, cleavage of the acid side-chain, decarboxylation, and ring opening. The ethyl hexyl form of the",
"title": "2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid"
},
{
"docid": "5976582",
"text": "present: free ferulic acid has limited solubility in water, and hence poor bioavailability. In wheat grain, ferulic acid is found bound to cell wall polysaccharides, allowing it to be released and absorbed in the small intestine. Ferulic acid has been identified in Chinese medicine herbs such as \"Angelica sinensis\" (female ginseng), \"Cimicifuga heracleifolia\" and \"Ligusticum chuangxiong\". It is also found in the tea brewed from the European centaury (\"Centaurium erythraea\"), a plant used as a medical herb in many parts of Europe. Cooked sweetcorn releases increased levels of ferulic acid. As plant sterol esters, this compound is naturally found in",
"title": "Ferulic acid"
},
{
"docid": "10283904",
"text": "suggesting 2 sulfide bonds. The cytosolic isozyme demonstrates no loss in activity upon titration of one thiol group hBCATc demonstrates a lower redox potential (approximately 30 mV) than hBCATm. Mitochondrial branched-chain amino acid aminotransferases are the more ubiquitous of the two isoforms, present in all tissues in the mitochondria of the cell. Pancreatic acinar tissue has been found to carry the highest levels of BCATm in the body In addition, two homologs to normal BCATm have been found. One homolog is found in placental tissue, and the other co-represses thyroid hormone nuclear receptors. BCATm is more sensitive to the redox",
"title": "Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase"
},
{
"docid": "10798506",
"text": "Magnesium gluconate Magnesium gluconate is a compound with formula MgCHO. It is the magnesium salt of gluconic acid. According to scientific research, magnesium gluconate shows the highest level of bioavailability of any magnesium salt and is recommended as the optimal salt for human supplementation although of the 10 salts studied, all increased Magnesium levels significantly. It has E number \"E580\". There are data on the pharmacological properties of magnesium gluconate. Gluconic acid is the initial substrate for the reactions of pentose phosphate path of oxidation of glucose, so it was suggested that it may affect the energy metabolism of mitochondria.",
"title": "Magnesium gluconate"
},
{
"docid": "8505150",
"text": "best-known examples are malvalic acid and sterculic acid. Sterculic acid as its triglyceride is present in sterculia oils and at low levels in kapok seed oil (~12%), cottonseed oil (~1%), and in the seeds of the tree \"Sterculia foetida\" (~65-78%). These acids are highly reactive but the cyclopropene ring is destroyed during refining and hydrogenation of the oils. They have attracted interest because they reduce levels of the enzyme stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase (SCD), which catalyzes the biodesaturation of stearic acid to oleic acid. Cyclopropane fatty acid Cyclopropane fatty acids (CPA) are a subgroup of fatty acids that contain a cyclopropane group.",
"title": "Cyclopropane fatty acid"
},
{
"docid": "76300",
"text": "with a warm summer wet season and a cooler winter dry season. Central American montane forests consist of forest patches located at altitudes ranging from , on the summits and slopes of the highest mountains in Central America ranging from Southern Mexico, through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, to northern Nicaragua. The entire ecoregion covers an area of and has a temperate climate with relatively high precipitation levels. Ecoregions are not only established to protect the forests themselves but also because they are habitats for an incomparably rich and often endemic fauna. Almost half of the bird population of the",
"title": "Central America"
},
{
"docid": "795795",
"text": "present during thunderstorm phenomena, caused by the oxidation of atmospheric nitrogen, can result in the production of acid rain, if nitric oxide forms compounds with the water molecules in precipitation, thus creating acid rain. Acid rain can damage infrastructures containing calcite or certain other solid chemical compounds. In ecosystems, acid rain can dissolve plant tissues of vegetations and increase acidification process in bodies of water and in soil, resulting in deaths of marine and terrestrial organisms. Any thunderstorm that produces hail that reaches the ground is known as a hailstorm. Thunderclouds that are capable of producing hailstones are often seen",
"title": "Thunderstorm"
},
{
"docid": "65746",
"text": "are more pronounced in the continental areas: the lowest temperature of was recorded on 4 February 1929 in Gospić, and the highest temperature of was recorded on 5 August 1981 in Ploče. The mean annual precipitation is depending on the geographic region and prevailing climate type. The least precipitation is recorded in the outer islands (Vis, Lastovo, Biševo, and Svetac) and in the eastern parts of Slavonia; however, in the latter case it is mostly during the growing season. The most precipitation is observed on the Dinara mountain range and in Gorski Kotar, where some of the highest annual precipitation",
"title": "Geography of Croatia"
},
{
"docid": "18367270",
"text": "anticipation of flooding rains. Advisories for high winds and potential flooding were issued throughout the state, and a state of emergency was declared in western and eastern Pennsylvania. Floyd produced moderate to heavy rainfall across the eastern half of the state, concentrated in extreme southeastern areas, where as much as of precipitation fell. In Marcus Hook, the highest verifiable storm rainfall total of was reported. The of precipitation at Philadelphia International Airport set a new daily rainfall record and an overall 24-hour record. Rain from the storm exceeded 100-year levels along the axis of the most severe downpours. A cold",
"title": "Effects of Hurricane Floyd in Pennsylvania"
},
{
"docid": "433222",
"text": "into the blood, either spontaneously or following chemotherapy. Tumor lysis syndrome may lead to acute renal failure when uric acid crystals deposit in the kidneys. Treatment includes hyperhydration to dilute and excrete uric acid via urine, rasburicase to reduce levels of poorly soluble uric acid in blood, or allopurinol to inhibit purine catabolism from adding to uric acid levels. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a rare inherited disorder, is also associated with high serum uric acid levels. Spasticity, involuntary movement, and cognitive retardation as well as manifestations of gout are seen in this syndrome. Hyperuricemia may increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Hyperuricemia",
"title": "Uric acid"
},
{
"docid": "10608638",
"text": "has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The Greenbelt receives of rain, with the majority of the precipitation coming in the spring, and second-highest in the fall. Small bodies of water can be found at all times of the year throughout the Greenbelt, however the creek bed that runs along the spine of the Greenbelt actively flows only 1 to 2 months out of the year depending on precipitation levels. Watershed from Barton Creek, a tributary that feeds the Colorado River in Central Texas, is responsible for the area's highly concentrated vegetation. With its diverse",
"title": "Barton Creek Greenbelt"
},
{
"docid": "5567113",
"text": "zones based on altitude and vegetation structure, with the three main types of páramo vegetation unequally distributed throughout the different zones. Superpáramo is at the highest elevation and is usually considered to be the transition zone between the higher, permanent snow region and the lower grass páramo zone. The superpáramo zone is generally narrow and exists atop loose stones and sandy soils at about . It has the lowest air temperature, precipitation level, soil water-holding capacity, and nutrient content of all the zones. Being the highest in altitude, it also has the highest levels of solar radiation and night frost.",
"title": "Páramo"
},
{
"docid": "12531698",
"text": "influencing the taste of the finished wine. In most plants, this organic acid is rare, but it is found in significant concentrations in grape vines. Along with malic acid, and to a lesser extent citric acid, tartaric is one of the fixed acids found in wine grapes. The concentration varies depending on grape variety and the soil content of the vineyard. Some varieties, such as Palomino, are naturally disposed to having high levels of tartaric acids, while Malbec and Pinot noir generally have lower levels. During flowering, high levels of tartaric acid are concentrated in the grape flowers and then",
"title": "Acids in wine"
},
{
"docid": "6247025",
"text": "the winter months of June to August in the form of frontal precipitation. Average midday temperatures range from 25 °C in February to 16 °C in July. Extremes of above 30 °C and under 10 °C are not uncommon. Summer and Winter months are characterised by strong South-Easterly and North-Westerly winds respectively. Hermanus is in the Cape Floristic Region and thus has one of the highest plant diversity levels in the world. The principal vegetation type of this region is Fynbos, a mixture of evergreen shrub-like plants with small firm leaves. In the local Fernkloof Nature Reserve, 1474 plant species",
"title": "Hermanus"
},
{
"docid": "33568",
"text": "high altitude acclimatization support the hypothesis that urate acts as an antioxidant by mitigating the oxidative stress caused by high-altitude hypoxia. Uric acid has the highest concentration of any blood antioxidant and provides over half of the total antioxidant capacity of human serum. Uric acid's antioxidant activities are also complex, given that it does not react with some oxidants, such as superoxide, but does act against peroxynitrite, peroxides, and hypochlorous acid. Concerns over elevated UA's contribution to gout must be considered as one of many risk factors. By itself, UA-related risk of gout at high levels (415–530 μmol/L) is only",
"title": "Antioxidant"
},
{
"docid": "11044455",
"text": "to the south, collectively referred to as the Menderes Massif. Özdere has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification \"Csa\"), with warm, dry summers, and with the majority of its annual precipitation falling during its cool to mild winters. With a mean annual temperature of , the town has significantly temperate, even subtropical climate characteristics. Precipitation levels range from , with the most falling during the month of December. Due to the persistent winter precipitation, humidity levels are most concentrated during that season, and to a lesser extent in the spring. The lowest average humidity is seen in June, and the",
"title": "Özdere"
},
{
"docid": "6349835",
"text": "'complex', desirable taste. The renowned 1947 Cheval Blanc is widely recognized to contain high levels of volatile acidity. Ethyl acetate is formed in wine by the esterification of ethanol and acetic acid. Therefore, wines with high acetic acid levels are more likely to see ethyl acetate formation, but the compound does not contribute to the volatile acidity. It is a common microbial fault produced by wine spoilage yeasts, particularly \"Pichia anomala\" or \"Kloeckera apiculata\". High levels of ethyl acetate are also produced by lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria. Sulfur is used as an additive throughout the winemaking process,",
"title": "Wine fault"
},
{
"docid": "2019746",
"text": "in the world have sales taxes or value-added taxes at all or several of the national, state, county, or city government levels. Countries in Western Europe, especially in Scandinavia, have some of the world's highest valued-added taxes. Norway, Denmark and Sweden have higher VATs at 25%, Hungary has the highest at 27% although reduced rates are used in some cases, as for groceries, art, books and newspapers. In some jurisdictions of the United States, there are multiple levels of government which each impose a sales tax. For example, sales tax in Chicago (Cook County), IL is 10.25%, consisting of 6.25%",
"title": "Sales tax"
},
{
"docid": "8580287",
"text": "Homovanillic acid Homovanillic acid (HVA) is a major catecholamine metabolite that is produced by a consecutive action of monoamine oxidase and catechol-O-methyltransferase on dopamine. Homovanillic acid is used as a reagent to detect oxidative enzymes, and is associated with dopamine levels in the brain. In psychiatry and neuroscience, brain and cerebrospinal fluid levels of HVA are measured as a marker of metabolic stress caused by 2-deoxy--glucose. HVA presence supports a diagnosis of neuroblastoma and malignant pheochromocytoma. Fasting plasma levels of HVA are known to be higher in females than in males. This does not seem to be influenced by adult",
"title": "Homovanillic acid"
},
{
"docid": "7915577",
"text": "and rather mild winters, where the annual thermal excursion is anyway lower than 21 °C like in the coast. However, in winter snow and frosts might happen when cold currents from the Balkans or the northern Europe irrupt on the Adriatic coast. During these episodes, minimal temperatures can fall down to -5 °C. Precipitation levels are on average about 845 mm per year according to the climatic data collected during the period 1951 - 2009 and are generally higher than the ones observed in other hillside cities in the sea-side of Abruzzo (around 600–700 mm per year). The climate in",
"title": "Penne, Abruzzo"
},
{
"docid": "8782177",
"text": "of bisphosphonates, including Boniva, may increase the risk of a rare but serious fracture of the femur. Ibandronic acid is marketed under the trade names Boniva in the USA, Bondronat in Europe, Bonviva in Asia, Ibandrix in Ecuador, Adronil in Pakistan, Bondrova in Bangladesh and Bonprove in Egypt. Ibandronic acid Ibandronic acid (INN) or ibandronate sodium (USAN) is a potent bisphosphonate drug developed by Hoffman La Roche and used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and metastasis-associated skeletal fractures in people with cancer. It may also be used to treat hypercalcemia (elevated blood calcium levels). Ibandronate is indicated for",
"title": "Ibandronic acid"
}
] |
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"One World Trade Center",
"1 WTC",
"Freedom Tower",
"1 World Trade Center"
] | [
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"docid": "7730706",
"text": "One World Trade Center One World Trade Center (also known as One WTC, 1 World Trade Center, 1 WTC, or Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world. The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the",
"title": "One World Trade Center"
},
{
"docid": "7086796",
"text": "is scheduled to be completed in 2020. After the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the September 11 terrorist attacks, a new trade center was designed, with the main tower designed by David Childs of SOM. One World Trade Center, opened in 2015, is 1,776 feet (541 m). tall, making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. In London, one of the most notable contemporary landmarks is 30 St Mary Axe, popularly known as \"The Gherkin\", designed by Norman Foster (2004). It replaced the London Millennium Tower a much taller project that Foster earlier",
"title": "Contemporary architecture"
},
{
"docid": "17866488",
"text": "Twin Towers II design. Along with him was engineer Ken Gardner and architect Herbert Belton, Trump presented the Team Twin Towers designed twin-towered complex model. The Freedom Tower plan, according to Trump, \"looks like a junkyard, a series of broken-down angles that don't match each other. And we have to live with this for hundreds of years? It is the worst pile of crap architecture I've ever seen in my life.\" Though Trump was supporting the proposed twin-towered project, he was leaving the decision up to Larry Silverstein, which his company Silverstein Properties was the lease holder of the site.",
"title": "Twin Towers 2"
},
{
"docid": "17866491",
"text": "began in April 2006, which jeopardized the Twin Towers II project from being built on the site. Criticism arose in 2008 that the rebuilding of the World Trade Center was taking longer than expected. Though now-renamed One World Trade Center (formerly Freedom Tower) was under construction as well as the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, it was still proposed to halt One World Trade Center and build the Twin Towers II project. \"Seeing them go up could be as powerful as seeing them go down.\" Ken Gardner stated, engineer of the project. Members of the Twin Towers Alliance, an",
"title": "Twin Towers 2"
},
{
"docid": "4582259",
"text": "despite only the internal lift working, with more than 600,000 people visiting it in the first year. It is one of a number of observation towers around the world that have become popular, including Vancouver's Harbour Centre, Toronto's CN Tower, Blackpool's Tower, New York City's One World Trade Center (as well as the original Twin Towers) and Shanghai's Oriental Pearl Tower. In June 2006, the local press raised a concern that the tower might be forced to close. All public buildings in the UK require disabled access under the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act. With the external lift inoperative and only",
"title": "Emirates Spinnaker Tower"
},
{
"docid": "3086061",
"text": "Collapse of the World Trade Center The Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade Center collapsed after being deliberately struck by two commercial passenger jets during the September 11 attacks. A total of four commercial aircraft were hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists on 9/11 and two of those were crashed into the Twin Towers. American Airlines Flight 11 was crashed into the north side of the North Tower (One World Trade Center) and United Airlines Flight 175 was crashed into the south side of the South Tower (Two World Trade Center). The collapse of the Twin Towers destroyed the rest",
"title": "Collapse of the World Trade Center"
},
{
"docid": "17866492",
"text": "organization supporting the rebuilding of new twin towers, gathered in July 2008 in Central Park to rally for the cause. Margaret Donovan, a graphic designer and organizer for the Twin Towers Alliance, criticized the city for allegedly \"not paying attention to New Yorkers' wishes for redevelopment designs.\" Donovan worked in the South Tower the year before the attacks. Though One World Trade Center was under construction, she stated that \"We can still have the World Trade Center we deserve\", adding that \"It's not wishful thinking. It's just common sense, and it's not too late.\" Since 2008, news of the project,",
"title": "Twin Towers 2"
},
{
"docid": "7730626",
"text": "by its legal name of \"One World Trade Center\", rather than its colloquial name of \"Freedom Tower\". The building is 104 standard floors high, but the tower has only 94 actual stories. The new World Trade Center complex will eventually include five high-rise office buildings built along Greenwich Street, as well as the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located just south of One World Trade Center where the original Twin Towers stood. The construction of the new building is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild following the destruction of the original World Trade Center complex. The construction",
"title": "One World Trade Center"
},
{
"docid": "766242",
"text": "surface. The area that was cleared for construction of the original World Trade Center complex was previously occupied by various electronics stores in what was called Radio Row. These streets and stores were demolished in the 1960s to make way for the World Trade Center. At the time of their completion the \"Twin Towers\"—the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower), at 1,368 ft (417 metres), and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower)—were the tallest buildings in the world. The other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center (3 WTC), 4 WTC, 5 WTC, 6",
"title": "World Trade Center site"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "10665609",
"text": "to try to get some water flowing, but were unsuccessful. Knowing that she may not make it out, Alayne tells Jack to inform their sons that she loved them. After hanging up, Jack calls his local priest and asked him to set up a prayer chain. Alayne and her co-workers were killed in the collapse of the South Tower. 9/11: The Twin Towers 9/11: The Twin Towers (also billed as Inside the Twin Towers) is a television special documentary film which uses re-enactments and computer-generated imagery to re-create a minute-by-minute account of what happened inside the twin towers of the",
"title": "9/11: The Twin Towers"
},
{
"docid": "5670972",
"text": "Ivan Štraus. Among the people of the city, the twin towers are commonly called \"Momo\" (Serbian name) and \"Uzeir\" (Bosniak name). There is no consensus among the people of the city which tower carried the Serbian or Bosnian name. This ambiguity of the names accentuated the cultural unity as its primary architectural quality. In 1992, the Republika Srpska army besieged Sarajevo (in what would come to be referred to as the infamous Siege of Sarajevo) and shelled both of the twin towers. During the Bosnian War from 1992–1995, over 2000 monasteries, churches, mosques and other buildings of historical value were",
"title": "Architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina"
},
{
"docid": "1056855",
"text": "distance. 17 State Street, which is a recognizable glass tower at the tip of the island was replaced by an older looking tower and the tops of the two World Financial Center Towers were removed. A small cluster of tall Art-Deco Towers along with the \"Daily Planet\" building were added to the skyline near the Civic Center. The LexCorp Tower never appeared in the movie; comics suggest LexCorp had a Twin Towered Headquarters, which suggests that if they still existed, the World Trade Center North and South towers were the LexCorp Towers, but being 2006, unlike the older \"Superman\" movies,",
"title": "Metropolis (comics)"
},
{
"docid": "1695006",
"text": "as in some cases tuned mass dampers to damp out movements. Varying or tapering the outer aspect of the tower with height avoids vibrations due to vortex shedding occurring along the entire building simultaneously. Although not correctly called towers many modern skyscraper are often called towers (whereas they are classified as 'buildings'). In the United Kingdom, tall domestic buildings are referred to as tower blocks. In the United States, the original World Trade Center had the nickname the Twin Towers, a name shared with the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The tower throughout history has provided its users with",
"title": "Tower"
},
{
"docid": "17866481",
"text": "Twin Towers, on February 18, 2004, unveiled their architectural model of new twin towers at a news conference at the Marriott Financial Center Hotel (now New York Marriott Downtown) near the World Trade Center site. Team Twin Towers spokesman Jonathan Hakala says the original Twin Towers \"were among Earth's few 'instantly recognizable' landmarks.\" and \"It was a magnificent structure to see going up\", recalls Artie Vignapiano, who was a Port Authority landscape planner as the original World Trade Center was built. \"When I worked on the 74th floor of Tower One, I used to tell people, 'You know what I",
"title": "Twin Towers 2"
},
{
"docid": "20101240",
"text": "occupy levels 47 to 58 in the North Tower of Indonesia I. Indonesia-1 Tower Indonesia-1 Tower () is an under-construction twin towers of North Tower and South Tower at Jalan M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the tallest twin tower in Indonesia. The towers will have offices, retail space, condominiums and service apartments. Both the towers is 303 meters high, but the North tower has 65 and South tower 60 floors. Construction of the tower is expected to be finished by 2019. Tower 1 is an office building while Tower 2 is a multi functional building that",
"title": "Indonesia-1 Tower"
},
{
"docid": "20101239",
"text": "Indonesia-1 Tower Indonesia-1 Tower () is an under-construction twin towers of North Tower and South Tower at Jalan M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the tallest twin tower in Indonesia. The towers will have offices, retail space, condominiums and service apartments. Both the towers is 303 meters high, but the North tower has 65 and South tower 60 floors. Construction of the tower is expected to be finished by 2019. Tower 1 is an office building while Tower 2 is a multi functional building that includes offices, retail space, condominiums and service apartments.Pan Pacific Serviced Suites will",
"title": "Indonesia-1 Tower"
},
{
"docid": "5254634",
"text": "Chatham Light Chatham Lighthouse, known as Twin Lights prior to 1923, is a lighthouse in Chatham, Massachusetts, near the \"elbow\" of Cape Cod. The original station, close to the shore, was built in 1808 with two wooden towers that were replaced in 1841 in spite of questions as to why a single tower would not be adequate. In 1877, two new towers, made of cast iron rings, replaced those. One of the towers was moved to the Eastham area and became Nauset Light in 1923. The station was established in 1808; it was the second light station on Cape Cod.",
"title": "Chatham Light"
},
{
"docid": "4290838",
"text": "Twin Tower Twin Tower () is a 1970s Hong Kong public housing residential block design. In plan, the blocks look like two hollow squares joined at one corner of each square. Each block comprises two \"towers\" of different heights, although their shapes are the same. The flat sizes in these 20 to 23-storey towers range from 36 to 46 m. The units in Twin Tower blocks are self-contained flats, each with a kitchen, toilet, and balcony. The first Twin Tower blocks appeared at Wah Fu Estate. They were suited to the steeply sloping site, as one of the two \"towers\"",
"title": "Twin Tower"
},
{
"docid": "11640468",
"text": "Highlight Towers Highlight Towers is a twin tower office skyscraper complex completed in 2004 in Munich, Germany, planned by architects Murphy/Jahn of Chicago. Tower I is tall with 33 storeys, and Tower II is tall with 28 storeys, which make them among the highest buildings in the city. The towers are joined by two bridges made of glass and steel. Also in the complex are two low-rise buildings between the twin towers, that serve as a hotel and additional office space. Overall, the facility offers approximately of office space. The towers are slightly shifted in the historic sightline of Odeonsplatz",
"title": "Highlight Towers"
},
{
"docid": "16206852",
"text": "Twin Tower Sanctuary Twin Tower Sanctuary (Old Sanctuary of the United Methodist Church) is a historic Methodist church building at 9967 W. 144th Street in Orland Park, Illinois. The church was completed in 1898, six years after Orland Park was founded, to serve the city's large Methodist population. Architect William Arthur Bennet, who later became well known for his Prairie School works, designed the church in the Queen Anne style. The north side of the church is flanked by the two hexagonal towers that give the church its name. The interior of the church has a Sullivanesque patterned tin ceiling;",
"title": "Twin Tower Sanctuary"
},
{
"docid": "8404945",
"text": "architectural quality and disputed whether the two towers were iconic enough. The reply from the architects were that the designs presented were only initial ideas. Objections to the proposed twin towers were raised by the residents of Stephenson Tower, under the name \"Stephenson Tower Residents Association\" on the outline planning application. The group submitted a petition regarding the planning application. Stephenson Tower, a 20 storey tower block on New Street station, will be served with a compulsory purchase order and demolished as part of the project as one of the towers will partially cover the footprint of the building. The",
"title": "Gateway Plus"
},
{
"docid": "11363212",
"text": "Boulder Towers Boulder Towers is a large commercial building complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The complex consists of two twin high-rise buildings, Boulder Towers East Tower and Boulder Towers West Tower, which both rise 253 feet (77 m). Each building contains 15 floors. The complex was originally constructed in 1960, consisting of only the West Tower; the East Tower was constructed in 1980. The Boulder Towers currently stand as the tallest twin towers in Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma. In addition, as of October, 2018, they are tied as the 18th-tallest buildings in Tulsa. The Boulder Towers are the 6th-tallest",
"title": "Boulder Towers"
},
{
"docid": "6262191",
"text": "mostly complete, still lacking however its two towers. Unfinished at the time of his death in 1766, the work was continued by others, primarily the obscure Oudot de Maclaurin, who erected twin towers to Servandoni's design. Servandoni's pupil Jean Chalgrin rebuilt the north tower (1777–1780), making it taller and modifying Servandoni's baroque design to one that was more neoclassical, but the French Revolution intervened, and the south tower was never replaced. Chalgrin also designed the decoration of the chapels under the towers. The principal facade now exists in somewhat altered form. Servandoni's pediment, criticized as classically incorrect because its width",
"title": "Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris"
},
{
"docid": "13272027",
"text": "Faber Towers Faber Towers is a twin tower skyscraper in Taman Desa, Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the earliest skyscrapers completed in the city. After changed the majority of its ownership Faber Towers has undergone massive refurbishment work and completed in the 3rd quarter of 2015. The refurbished twin tower with 18-storey office towers and a podium block consisting of 3 level of retail lots are surrounded by an affluent neighbourhood with nearby established amenities that make work life pleasantly balanced and efficient. Faber Towers is not just a place for grinding work out. A host of",
"title": "Faber Towers"
},
{
"docid": "12057543",
"text": "Bluevale and Whitevale Towers The Bluevale and Whitevale Towers was the name for a development of twin tower block flats situated in the Camlachie district within the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. Officially known as 109 Bluevale Street and 51 Whitevale Street (often nicknamed the Gallowgate Twins or the Camlachie Twin Towers), the two towers were the tallest buildings in Scotland although with only 29 occupiable floors (the 30th floor was a mechanical floor for building services and a drying area), they were not the buildings with the highest occupied floor level in the city (or Scotland); that distinction belonged",
"title": "Bluevale and Whitevale Towers"
},
{
"docid": "13272028",
"text": "attractive retail and F&B outlets are conveniently available to you. The refurbished Faber Towers will flaunt its new look that is both stylish and sophisticated. Expect to enjoy a wide range of quality conveniences, all within the same roof. http://www.fabertowers.com.my/ Faber Towers Faber Towers is a twin tower skyscraper in Taman Desa, Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the earliest skyscrapers completed in the city. After changed the majority of its ownership Faber Towers has undergone massive refurbishment work and completed in the 3rd quarter of 2015. The refurbished twin tower with 18-storey office towers and a podium",
"title": "Faber Towers"
},
{
"docid": "4290840",
"text": "appeared at Oi Man Estate and then many other public estates across Hong Kong in the 1970s. Twin Tower Twin Tower () is a 1970s Hong Kong public housing residential block design. In plan, the blocks look like two hollow squares joined at one corner of each square. Each block comprises two \"towers\" of different heights, although their shapes are the same. The flat sizes in these 20 to 23-storey towers range from 36 to 46 m. The units in Twin Tower blocks are self-contained flats, each with a kitchen, toilet, and balcony. The first Twin Tower blocks appeared at",
"title": "Twin Tower"
},
{
"docid": "16363481",
"text": "City Centre Towers City Centre or London City Centre is a twin office tower complex in London, Ontario, Canada at 275 Dundas Street. Construction on the towers was finished in 1974. The South tower is 96 m tall, and is the second tallest building in the city and one of the tallest office buildings in Ontario outside Toronto. The North tower is 89 meters tall and is the third tallest office building in the city. The buildings are one of several twin tower complexes in London's central business district. The towers were the tallest buildings in Southwestern Ontario from 1974,",
"title": "City Centre Towers"
},
{
"docid": "9459784",
"text": "Deutsche Bank Twin Towers The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, also known as Deutsche Bank Headquarters (German: \"Zwillingstürme der Deutschen Bank\" or \"Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG\"), is a twin tower skyscraper complex in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. Both towers rise to and serve as headquarters for Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany. The twin towers are sometimes nicknamed Debit and Credit (German: \"Soll und Haben\"), the two aspects of every financial transaction. The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers are prominently located at the borders of the city districts of Westend-Süd, the Bahnhofsviertel and the Innenstadt, near a series of",
"title": "Deutsche Bank Twin Towers"
},
{
"docid": "1884968",
"text": "whose charm helped it develop into a popular summer resort. Chatham is home to the Chatham Lighthouse, which was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1808 to protect the ships circling the Cape. The 1808 towers were replaced in 1841 by twin brick towers that were eventually lost to erosion. The pair were rebuilt in 1877 out of cast iron across the street from its original location, where the light is today. The northern of the two was moved to Eastham to become the Nauset Light in 1923, when the northern tower was declared surplus. Today, the keeper's house is",
"title": "Chatham, Massachusetts"
},
{
"docid": "5670974",
"text": "In the Hrasno residential area, the Bosnian company Bosmal has constructed the \"Bosmal City Center\", one of the tallest twin towers in the Balkans at 120 meters each. The new owners of the Holiday Inn Hotel in Sarajevo, also designed by architect Ivan Straus, announced that they will start construction on a new 22 story tower. The so-called 'intelligent' tower is expected to cost about 50 million euros. The Unis Twin Towers have been renovated completely. On the site of the former Oslobodjenje Towers, the Avaz towers have now been constructed as new headquarters for Avaz, the popular Bosnian newspaper",
"title": "Architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina"
},
{
"docid": "13679715",
"text": "Proximus Towers The Proximus Towers (, , known as the Belgacom Towers before the company's name change) are twin skyscrapers on King Albert II Street in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Proximus. They are among the tallest buildings in Belgium. The towers are both tall to the roof, and Tower 1 has a spire reaching high with a Belgian flag mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a 30 m long glass skyway between the 25th and 26th floors of each building. The towers were",
"title": "Proximus Towers"
},
{
"docid": "9522931",
"text": "Maxis Tower Maxis Tower () is a 49-storey, office skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tower serves as headquarters of Maxis Communications and Tanjong Plc Group of Companies. Maxis Tower was developed by KLCC Properties Holdings Berhad (KLCCP) under Phase 1 of the KLCC project. The building is owned by Impian Klasik Sdn Bhd, in which Tanjong holds a 67% stake and KLCCP holds a 33% stake. Maxis Tower is situated in the northwest corner of the KLCC development, adjacent to the Petronas Twin Towers. As with its neighbouring twin towers, Maxis Tower features an aluminium",
"title": "Maxis Tower"
},
{
"docid": "11363214",
"text": "the Texaco complex for $7.25 million. CB Richard Ellis Inc acquired the property through a merger with the investment fund. The new owner renamed the property Boulder Towers, reflecting its twin architectural design. Ellis then spent 22 months and approximately $3.0 million renovating the complex. According to the Tulsa World, the occupancy rose from 35 percent before the Ellis acquisition to about 75 percent after the renovations. Boulder Towers Boulder Towers is a large commercial building complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The complex consists of two twin high-rise buildings, Boulder Towers East Tower and Boulder Towers West Tower, which both rise",
"title": "Boulder Towers"
},
{
"docid": "9840725",
"text": "Maybank Tower (Kuala Lumpur) Maybank Tower () is a skyscraper in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tower is the headquarters of Maybank and houses the Maybank Numismatic Museum. The construction of Maybank Tower commenced in 1984 on Court Hill, over the site of a colonial era Sessions Court building, and was completed in 1987. Before the construction of the Petronas Twin Towers in 1995, Maybank Tower was the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur as well as Malaysia, at , around half the height of Petronas Twin Towers. The tower remains a prominent part of the city's skyline. The floor plan",
"title": "Maybank Tower (Kuala Lumpur)"
},
{
"docid": "5799966",
"text": "London Millennium Tower The London Millennium Tower was one of several ideas for the site of the former Baltic Exchange at 30 St Mary Axe, City of London that had been destroyed beyond repair by a Provisional IRA bomb blast. Designed by Foster & Partners, for then owner Trafalgar House, the plan was for the building to be the tallest in Europe and the sixth tallest in the world at that time, behind the twin Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower) in Chicago, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New",
"title": "London Millennium Tower"
},
{
"docid": "9522932",
"text": "and glass cladding facade. Maxis Tower Maxis Tower () is a 49-storey, office skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tower serves as headquarters of Maxis Communications and Tanjong Plc Group of Companies. Maxis Tower was developed by KLCC Properties Holdings Berhad (KLCCP) under Phase 1 of the KLCC project. The building is owned by Impian Klasik Sdn Bhd, in which Tanjong holds a 67% stake and KLCCP holds a 33% stake. Maxis Tower is situated in the northwest corner of the KLCC development, adjacent to the Petronas Twin Towers. As with its neighbouring twin towers, Maxis",
"title": "Maxis Tower"
},
{
"docid": "13679716",
"text": "originally conceived as part of an eight-building Brussels World Trade Center complex, but were splintered off into a separate project. The construction of the towers began in 1994 and was completed in 1996. Proximus Towers The Proximus Towers (, , known as the Belgacom Towers before the company's name change) are twin skyscrapers on King Albert II Street in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Proximus. They are among the tallest buildings in Belgium. The towers are both tall to the roof, and Tower 1 has a spire",
"title": "Proximus Towers"
},
{
"docid": "12035870",
"text": "name of Turnberry Towers. Construction of the first tower began in June 2005, and was finished in 2007, followed by the completion of the second tower a year later. In November 1998, high-rise developer Bruce Stark and his Hawaii-based company, Stark Properties, announced plans to build Great Masters, a 56-story twin-tower condominium project with 592 units. The project would cost $300 million, with an estimated sales value of $500 million. The project would be built on situated at Paradise Road and Karen Avenue, behind the Sahara hotel-casino that was located on the Las Vegas Strip. Construction was expected to begin",
"title": "Turnberry Towers"
},
{
"docid": "11293885",
"text": "scene, in other words as the \"Twin Towers of Pisa\". Although the Pisa tower demonstrates the illusion and provides a pun for its name, the illusion can be seen in any pair of (identical) images of a receding object. Leaning tower illusion The leaning tower illusion is a visual illusion seen in a pair of identical images of the Leaning Tower of Pisa photographed from below. Although the images are duplicates, one has the impression that the tower on the right leans more, as if photographed from a different angle. The illusion was discovered by Frederick Kingdom, Ali Yoonessi and",
"title": "Leaning tower illusion"
},
{
"docid": "13848497",
"text": "Tenerife, one of the best symbols of the economic development of the Canary Islands. The complex consists of twin towers of —of which are below ground, and above ground. One peculiarity is that these buildings were not built at once. Although they are twin towers, Tower I was built by the company Ferrovial, while Tower II was built by the company Candesa. The Tower I was completed in 2004 and Tower II in 2006, although the refurbishment work on the site began in 2001. After the September 11 attacks, the construction project of the Torres de Santa Cruz was paralyzed",
"title": "Torres de Santa Cruz"
},
{
"docid": "12057547",
"text": "the buildings' design, and their close proximity to the busy North Clyde Line railway which runs immediately next to the site, a conventional \"blowdown\" with explosives was deemed impractical. The buildings instead would be literally disassembled floor by floor using the \"top down\" method. The deconstruction process began on in January 2015, starting with the Bluevale tower. The neighbouring Whitevale tower was deconstructed in a similar fashion in 2016. Bluevale and Whitevale Towers The Bluevale and Whitevale Towers was the name for a development of twin tower block flats situated in the Camlachie district within the East End of Glasgow,",
"title": "Bluevale and Whitevale Towers"
},
{
"docid": "12826986",
"text": "Herdings Twin Towers The Herdings Twin Towers are a pair of twin towers located in the Herdings residential suburb of southern Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Although not the tallest buildings in Sheffield, their location atop a hill makes their rooftops the highest manmade location in the city. The towers were built in 1959; at the time of construction, there were actually three towers, receiving the nickname of \"the Three Sisters\" at the time. However, the third tower was demolished by controlled explosion on 13 October 1996 after being declared unsafe, leading to the current \"Twin Towers\" nickname. The towers'",
"title": "Herdings Twin Towers"
},
{
"docid": "19311692",
"text": "for each tower, with the newest projected to be open by spring 2016. Rosslyn Twin Towers 1000 and 1100 Wilson Boulevard, collectively known as the Rosslyn Twin Towers, were the tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area for three decades until the completion of 1812 N Moore a block away. They remain the tallest twin towers in the region and the commonwealth of Virginia. The buildings are home to the headquarters of Politico and WJLA-TV, and were formerly home to the headquarters of Gannett Company/USA Today. The towers are part of a complex that features retail, and televisions and news",
"title": "Rosslyn Twin Towers"
},
{
"docid": "19664422",
"text": "one of the towers was moved to be installed as a memorial at St Raphael's Estate., and the iconic tower flagpoles are now located at the late Sir William McAlpine's Fawley Hill estate. Twin Towers (Wembley) The Twin Towers were part of the original Wembley Stadium in London, England. They were constructed in 1923 on the site of Watkin's Tower in Wembley, and came to be recognised as one of the iconic symbols of English football in general and of Wembley Stadium in particular. They became grade II listed buildings in 1976, but they were demolished in 2003 to make",
"title": "Twin Towers (Wembley)"
},
{
"docid": "17866474",
"text": "Twin Towers 2 The Twin Towers II (also known as Twin Towers 2, New Twin Towers, Trump Twin Towers and World Trade Center Phoenix) was a proposed twin-towered skyscraper complex which would have been located at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan, New York City. The proposed complex would have replaced the former Twin Towers of the World Trade Center destroyed in the September 11 attacks, restoring the skyline of the city to its former state. The main design for the proposed complex would feature new landmark twin towers, nearly identical to the originals designed by Minoru Yamasaki, though",
"title": "Twin Towers 2"
},
{
"docid": "4358871",
"text": "2,000 years including a quarry dated to the First Temple period, and is a popular venue for benefit events, craft shows, concerts, and sound-and-light performances. Dan Bahat writes that the original three Hasmonean towers were altered by Herod, and that \"The northeastern tower was replaced by a much larger, more massive tower, dubbed the \"Tower of David\" beginning in the 5th century C.E.\" The name \"Tower of David\" is due to Byzantine Christians who believed the site to be the palace of King David. They borrowed the name \"Tower of David\" from the Song of Songs, attributed to Solomon, King",
"title": "Tower of David"
},
{
"docid": "18504370",
"text": "the Skysuites Tower The Skysuites Tower is composed of two 38-storey towers. One of the two towers will be a semi-circular tower for residential use and the other will be a curvilinear tower for office use. The two towers will be connected with a parking and commercial podium. The Skysuites Tower The Skysuites Tower, also known as The Sky Suites Corporate & Residential Towers, is a 38-storey twin building complex under construction in Quezon City. Construction of the building was on hold for a while after its original owner, Globe Asiatique, got involved in a scam. The new owner, DoubleDragon",
"title": "The Skysuites Tower"
},
{
"docid": "19504750",
"text": "officials, stating that high-rise condominiums \"is what the city wanted as part of its plan for residential living.\" In 2004, Fonfa was approved for plans to construct twin condominium towers on the property. The Allure tower was opened in early 2008. The site of the Lucky Dragon had initially been planned for the second Allure tower, which was later cancelled because of poor sales caused by the Great Recession, and because of an oversupply of condominium high-rises on the Las Vegas Strip. To help sell units in the first Allure tower, Fonfa said that in 2008, \"We realized we were",
"title": "Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino"
},
{
"docid": "7103916",
"text": "2016. The following is a breakdown of floors of the 151 Incheon Tower: 102 Incheon Tower The 102 Incheon Tower was a supertall twin tower proposed for construction in Songdo International City, Incheon, South Korea. The design consists of two 151 floor, supertall skyscrapers connected by three skybridges. the building will become the tallest twin towers in the world, surpassing the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and one of the tallest buildings in Asia. After the late-2000s recession, the tower was postponed with the possibility of a redesign at a lower height. The height of the supertall was reduced",
"title": "102 Incheon Tower"
},
{
"docid": "16368966",
"text": "Architects, and include a built space of 26,000 square meters. The fronts of the buildings are covered with reflective glass windows in a post modernist style. The two towers share underground parking with entrance in tower 1. Each of the towers contain two entrances: one from the lobby (Floor E1) and one from Jabotinsky Road (Floor E2). Between the two towers, there is a space with a pond in its middle. Twin Towers (Ramat Gan) The Twin Towers are two identical office towers on Jabotinsky Road in the Diamond Exchange District area in the city of Ramat Gan, Israel. They",
"title": "Twin Towers (Ramat Gan)"
},
{
"docid": "12035878",
"text": "rather than using the funds to pay off the loan. Prudential also stated that it had to cover the costs of liens, taxes, and other expenses that were to be handled by Turnberry. Additionally, Prudential accused Turnberry of failure to provide purchase deposit refunds for customers totaling $4.2 million. In 2011, real estate investor CIM Group purchased the remaining 279 unsold units at a price of $48.3 million. The East Tower contained 39 unsold units, while the second tower contained 240. Rachel Uchitel is a resident of the complex. Turnberry Towers Turnberry Towers is a 45-story twin tower condominium complex",
"title": "Turnberry Towers"
},
{
"docid": "3487326",
"text": "of the Twin Towers. The hotel was not replaced as part of the new World Trade Center complex, but does share its name with the new office tower. The Vista International was the first hotel to open in Lower Manhattan since 1836. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and was originally owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and KUO Hotels of Korea, with Hilton International acting as management agent. It was sold in 1995 to Host Marriott Corporation, after an extensive renovation following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The hotel was",
"title": "Marriott World Trade Center"
},
{
"docid": "10994178",
"text": "The escutcheon of the first Wignacourt Tower is missing, while that of St Lucian Tower was replaced by the coat of arms of de Rohan in the 1790s. The escutcheons of St Thomas and St Mary's Towers still exist, although the one at the façade of St Thomas Tower has been defaced. The towers also had musketry loopholes, parapets and machicolations. Each tower was accessed by a drawbridge. The one at St Thomas Tower is still partially intact and it is the only original one to have survived in Malta. Wignacourt towers The Wignacourt towers () are a series of",
"title": "Wignacourt towers"
},
{
"docid": "12035869",
"text": "Turnberry Towers Turnberry Towers is a 45-story twin tower condominium complex in Winchester, Nevada, near the Las Vegas Strip. Initially, plans were announced in 1998 for Great Masters, a $300 million condominium project consisting of 56-story twin towers. The land was sold in 2000 to Turnberry Associates, which announced plans to build Madison Towers on the property. The $250 million condominium project would include 25-story twin towers, but the start of construction was delayed due to poor economic conditions as a result of the September 11 attacks. Conditions improved and the project was redesigned to be larger, with the new",
"title": "Turnberry Towers"
},
{
"docid": "14269441",
"text": "connected to it. The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is situated on a lot along Zhujiang East Road in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou's central business district. In that neighborhood, the skyscraper is located east of the central axis with an underground mall and connections to public transportation underneath it. The Guangzhou CTF Centre is part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers. The other tower of the pair, the tall Guangzhou International Finance Center, is located on the other side of the axis and is also known under the name \"West Tower\". The Guangzhou CTF Centre is therefore known as the \"East Tower\"",
"title": "Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre"
},
{
"docid": "10572539",
"text": "named Rixos The Palm Dubai. Al Fattan Marine Towers The Al Fattan Marine Towers is a complex in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers are located within Jumeirah Beach Residence, a 40-tower, 7,000 unit residential and hotel development which runs alongside Dubai Marina. The Al Fattan Marine Towers consist of two twin 50-story towers, the Al Fattan Tower, and the Oasis Beach Tower, consisting of serviced and residential apartments which have since been sold to individual investors and homeowners. Both towers stand at a height of 245 m (804 ft) and a roof height of",
"title": "Al Fattan Marine Towers"
},
{
"docid": "10572536",
"text": "Al Fattan Marine Towers The Al Fattan Marine Towers is a complex in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers are located within Jumeirah Beach Residence, a 40-tower, 7,000 unit residential and hotel development which runs alongside Dubai Marina. The Al Fattan Marine Towers consist of two twin 50-story towers, the Al Fattan Tower, and the Oasis Beach Tower, consisting of serviced and residential apartments which have since been sold to individual investors and homeowners. Both towers stand at a height of 245 m (804 ft) and a roof height of 230 m (755 ft), and",
"title": "Al Fattan Marine Towers"
},
{
"docid": "12826988",
"text": "1998 to receive their current white cladding, with a green stripe on Queen Elizabeth Court and a blue stripe on Queen Anne Court. Both towers are located on Raeburn Place; the area of this road around the location of the former third tower was redeveloped into semi-detached housing in 2013–2015. The towers are located close to Herdings Park and the associated Herdings Park Supertram Purple Route light rail stop, as well as the Herdings Park bus terminus, currently served by First South Yorkshire routes 1A and 56. Herdings Twin Towers The Herdings Twin Towers are a pair of twin towers",
"title": "Herdings Twin Towers"
},
{
"docid": "11640469",
"text": "on Ludwigstraße with Victory Gate to the north and form a focal point for visitors coming from the north of the city. The best known tenants of the buildings are the IT and consulting firms Unify and Fujitsu Technology Solutions, as well as IBM. Highlight Towers Highlight Towers is a twin tower office skyscraper complex completed in 2004 in Munich, Germany, planned by architects Murphy/Jahn of Chicago. Tower I is tall with 33 storeys, and Tower II is tall with 28 storeys, which make them among the highest buildings in the city. The towers are joined by two bridges made",
"title": "Highlight Towers"
},
{
"docid": "18709153",
"text": "was pregnant, and asked his servants to build a tower to the church in case she gave birth to a son. When he returned from the war and saw the two towers, he realised that she had given birth to twins. In reality, twin western towers are not an unknown element in Romanesque architecture, although not known from any other parish church in Scania. While it is unknown who built the church and why, the presence of the twin towers thus do denote high ambitions. From the extensive use of finely cut and worked granite, scholars have deduced that the",
"title": "Färlöv Church"
},
{
"docid": "1056832",
"text": "and \"Time\") which is secretly owned for several years by Lord Satanus posing as \"Colin Thornton,\" and the Twin Towered LexCorp Tower, (a reference to the former twin towers of the World Trade Center), headquarters for Lex Luthor's company. Besides the Financial District, notable areas of New Troy include: Famous streets in New Troy include Fifth Avenue, Bessolo Boulevard, and Topaz Lane. The latter two are Metropolis' versions of Broadway in New York City. Bessolo Boulevard's name is derived from \"Adventures of Superman\" lead actor George Reeves's legal name before entering films. Other Metropolis boulevards in the New Troy borough",
"title": "Metropolis (comics)"
},
{
"docid": "13809653",
"text": "backup, solid waste management, house-keeping services and needless to say effective security for members. There are 11 Towers out of which there are 4 twin towers & 3 single towers divided into different blocks. Towers are named as A, B, C, D, E, F, I, J, K, L and H block. Block AB, CD, IJ and KL are twin tower and E, F, H are single towers. The construction of all blocks is completed except block H which is 90% completed and is likely to be completed this year before Diwali. Families are happily living in Vrinda City and there",
"title": "Vrinda City"
},
{
"docid": "7103914",
"text": "102 Incheon Tower The 102 Incheon Tower was a supertall twin tower proposed for construction in Songdo International City, Incheon, South Korea. The design consists of two 151 floor, supertall skyscrapers connected by three skybridges. the building will become the tallest twin towers in the world, surpassing the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and one of the tallest buildings in Asia. After the late-2000s recession, the tower was postponed with the possibility of a redesign at a lower height. The height of the supertall was reduced from 613 metres to 490 metres while keeping the design the same. The",
"title": "102 Incheon Tower"
},
{
"docid": "13807014",
"text": "a high-level door half hidden by the ornate portico. The addition of windows in the SW face of this tower in the 1930s somewhat detracted from the intended effect. Another tower consists of twin drum towers corbelled to the square and back again to round turrets and these twin towers are linked with an arch - the whole is similar in effect to the Seaton Tower at Fyvie Castle from 1599. While the building has five circular turrets it also has one square turret very similar in style to those at Crathes Castle (late 16th Century). Much of the remainder",
"title": "Kincardine Castle, Royal Deeside"
},
{
"docid": "8970611",
"text": "although two of these buildings will be demolished in 2018. The tallest buildings on campus are Kirwan Tower and Blanding Tower, twin 23-story towers that house undergraduate students. Completed in 1967 along with the rest of the university's largest student housing area, the Kirwan–Blanding Complex, the towers are 264 feet (80.5 m) tall. However, both towers were decommissioned as student housing in 2015, and the entire Complex will be demolished in 2018. Following the demolition of Blanding and Kirwan Towers, the only remaining high-rise on campus will be the 18-story Patterson Office Tower. Constructed in 1968, the 250-foot (76.2 m)",
"title": "Cityscape of Lexington, Kentucky"
},
{
"docid": "9387456",
"text": "in 2012. Dubai Towers Istanbul Dubai Towers Istanbul \"(or DTI)\" was a skyscraper project that was to be built in the district of Levent, in Istanbul, Turkey. It comprised a twin-tower complex which was to contain extensive office space, residential apartments and penthouses, retail outlets and boutique hotels. Had it been completed, the towers would have become the two tallest buildings in Turkey. Tower 1 was expected to reach a height of more than 300m (103 floors) and Tower 2 over 350m (125 floors). The site for the project was the former IETT Bus Garage, on Büyükdere Avenue in the",
"title": "Dubai Towers Istanbul"
},
{
"docid": "9387454",
"text": "Dubai Towers Istanbul Dubai Towers Istanbul \"(or DTI)\" was a skyscraper project that was to be built in the district of Levent, in Istanbul, Turkey. It comprised a twin-tower complex which was to contain extensive office space, residential apartments and penthouses, retail outlets and boutique hotels. Had it been completed, the towers would have become the two tallest buildings in Turkey. Tower 1 was expected to reach a height of more than 300m (103 floors) and Tower 2 over 350m (125 floors). The site for the project was the former IETT Bus Garage, on Büyükdere Avenue in the financial district",
"title": "Dubai Towers Istanbul"
},
{
"docid": "1066795",
"text": "Petronas Towers The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: \"Menara Petronas\", or \"Menara Berkembar Petronas\"), are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world. The buildings are a landmark of Kuala Lumpur, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower. The towers were designed by Argentine architect César Pelli. A distinctive postmodern style was chosen to create a 21st-century icon for Kuala Lumpur. Planning",
"title": "Petronas Towers"
},
{
"docid": "19664421",
"text": "way for the Twin Towers to be demolished. Proposals in early 2000 to move the towers to Widnes, to become part of a new national rugby league museum, were not realised. The Twin Towers were the last structure of Wembley to be demolished. Preliminary demolition work started in December 2002 with the concrete crowns being removed from the top of the flagpoles. The towers were demolished in 2003 by a large Liebherr 974 crawler excavator referred to as \"Goliath\", made in Germany specifically for the task. The original foundations of Watkin's Tower were rediscovered during the demolition. The top of",
"title": "Twin Towers (Wembley)"
},
{
"docid": "4218507",
"text": "area. The towers were also renovated during this period. Belfries were added to the two towers at the crossings, on the eastern tower in 1361 and on the western in 1418. These towers were topped with Gothic-style pyramid roofs. (These towers turned out to be so heavy that the eastern tower had to be supported by a pillar erected in 1430.) The cloister was heavily renovated and the \"Liebfrauenkirche\" was completely replaced at this time, marking the last of the Gothic renovations to the building. The roof on the eastern tower, however, was replaced in 1579 by a flatter one",
"title": "Mainz Cathedral"
},
{
"docid": "18527468",
"text": "Witch tower Witch tower or Witches' Tower () is a common name or description in English and other European languages for a tower that was part of a medieval town wall or castle, often used as a prison or dungeon. The name is derived from the period of witch trials. Many of these towers were used to incarcerate those suspected or found guilty of witchcraft. Other witch towers were, however, named later, for example in the 19th century when they were simply used as normal prisons or were just ordinary towers in the city walls. Witch towers are found in",
"title": "Witch tower"
},
{
"docid": "8603243",
"text": "is basically the twin of the other apartment building, designed the same way. North Park Towers The North Park Towers are a pair of apartment buildings in Southfield, Michigan. North Park Towers I Is located at 16500 North Park Drive. It was constructed in 1967 by Sullivan & Smith Inc and stands at 19 floors in height. The high-rise was designed in the modern architectural style and has approximately 313 apartment units ranging from 1,000 square feet to 3,800 square feet. North Park Towers II is located at 16500 North Park Drive in Southfield, Michigan. Like Tower I, Tower II",
"title": "North Park Towers"
},
{
"docid": "17957524",
"text": "of this church. Hans Rudolf Sennhauser wrote in 1990 that the shape of the crypt was inconsistent with a 1294 construction date. He felt that the two-piece crypt with a double row of pillars was replaced with a single part crypt around 1100. Since the pre-1762 church had a two-piece crypt, he believed it dated from before 1100. It is likely that the twin towers were damaged in the 1356 Basel earthquake damaged, but there is no reliable sources attesting to the damage. It seems likely, since in 1360 the single Wendelstein tower was built above the church and a",
"title": "Solothurn Cathedral"
},
{
"docid": "9702186",
"text": "bank of the White Cart Water. It comprised a rectangular tower house, 15.5m by 9m, of five storeys including a vaulted basement. This was supplemented by a curtain wall, enclosing a small barmkin approximately 22m by 15m, with the tower at the centre. The curtain wall had round corner towers, and a twin-towered gatehouse to the east. The foundations of the tower house remain to around 1m high. Earthworks to the west of the castle have been interpreted as the remains of an outer bailey or ringwork. Cathcart Castle Cathcart Castle was a 15th-century castle, located in what is now",
"title": "Cathcart Castle"
},
{
"docid": "7438140",
"text": "are positioned at the corners of the square baileys instead of along the sides like at Flint, Harlech or Beaumaris. Records of construction costs show that it was the major piece of building work being carried out by the English during the late 1270s. The inner ward has defensive walls with twin-tower gatehouses. The outer ward is surrounded by a curtain wall that has small towers and turrets. According to Thomas Pennant, who passed through the town on his travels in the 18th century, one of the towers is named \"Twr-y-Silod\" (\"Grain Tower\"), and another \"Twr-y-Brenin\" (\"The King's Tower\")The castle",
"title": "Rhuddlan Castle"
},
{
"docid": "6465027",
"text": "appearance and construction. BOK Tower's lobby has marble walls and wall hangings which have a noted similarity to the decor in the former WTC. The similarities between the BOK Tower and the World Trade Center Towers are based upon the building's history. The tower was built for the Williams Companies; at the time of its construction, the CEO of Williams (John Williams) was impressed by the Twin Towers in New York. His original idea was to build four small-scale replicas of the towers in Tulsa. However, prior to the actual construction, he was informed of the inefficiencies that would be",
"title": "BOK Tower"
},
{
"docid": "1066803",
"text": "that accommodates its slender profile and provides 560,000 square metres of column-free office space. Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and Petronas Philharmonic Hall, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Tower One is fully occupied by Petronas and a number of its subsidiaries and associate companies, while the office spaces in Tower Two are mostly available for lease to other companies. A number of companies have offices in Tower Two, including Huawei Technologies, AVEVA, Al Jazeera English, Carigali Hess, Bloomberg, Boeing, IBM, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, McKinsey & Co, WIPRO Limited, TCS, HCL Technologies, Krawler, Microsoft,",
"title": "Petronas Towers"
},
{
"docid": "14042657",
"text": "CityCenter sold 427 Veer condos in bulk for $119 million to Ladder Capital Finance. The lobby walls of both Veer Towers feature mud drawings by Turner Prize-winning artist Richard Long, who diluted mud that he brought to Las Vegas from the River Avon and applied it to the walls with his hands. The two large-scale works titled “Circle of Chance” and “Earth” cover the lobby wall of the west and east tower. Veer Towers Veer Towers are twin 37-story, , residential towers located within CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Each tower houses 335 luxury condominium units",
"title": "Veer Towers"
},
{
"docid": "10665597",
"text": "9/11: The Twin Towers 9/11: The Twin Towers (also billed as Inside the Twin Towers) is a television special documentary film which uses re-enactments and computer-generated imagery to re-create a minute-by-minute account of what happened inside the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City during the September 11 attacks. In the United States it premiered on the Discovery Channel on 3 September 2006, narrated by Harry Pritchett. In the United Kingdom it premiered on BBC One on 7 September 2006, narrated by Terence Stamp. The film won the 2007 British Academy Television Craft Award for Sound",
"title": "9/11: The Twin Towers"
},
{
"docid": "10858999",
"text": "Axis at Brickell Village Axis at Brickell Village is a high-rise building complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. The complex, designed by the renowned Arquitectonica architecture firm, consists of two residential twin towers, Axis at Brickell Village North Tower and Axis at Brickell Village South Tower. Both towers were topped off in mid-2007, meaning that they have reached their final heights and were completed in 2008. The towers rise 418 feet (127 meters) each, with 40 floors. They are among the tallest buildings in Miami. The buildings are located at 1100 Southwest 1st Avenue. Axis on Brickell is",
"title": "Axis at Brickell Village"
},
{
"docid": "19664416",
"text": "Twin Towers (Wembley) The Twin Towers were part of the original Wembley Stadium in London, England. They were constructed in 1923 on the site of Watkin's Tower in Wembley, and came to be recognised as one of the iconic symbols of English football in general and of Wembley Stadium in particular. They became grade II listed buildings in 1976, but they were demolished in 2003 to make way for the new Wembley Stadium. The towers were designed by Sir Robert McAlpine for the construction of Empire Stadium (later known as Wembley Stadium) in time for the British Empire Exhibition on",
"title": "Twin Towers (Wembley)"
},
{
"docid": "16363482",
"text": "to 1992 when One London Place was completed. The towers are 64% occupied by TD bank which holds its regional offices within the complex. Overall the complex is 94% leased as of July 2011, owing to London's strong economy and business market. City Centre Towers City Centre or London City Centre is a twin office tower complex in London, Ontario, Canada at 275 Dundas Street. Construction on the towers was finished in 1974. The South tower is 96 m tall, and is the second tallest building in the city and one of the tallest office buildings in Ontario outside Toronto.",
"title": "City Centre Towers"
},
{
"docid": "8840374",
"text": "is the asymmetrical twin towers with the eastern tower being taller (most other synagogues of the period featured twin towers of similar height). The towers are also adorned differently. Each of the towers originally was also topped by a bulbous dome which has since been removed. It is one of fewer than a hundred surviving nineteenth-century American synagogues. Over the doorway engraved in granite and written in Hebrew is a verse from Psalm 100. \"Enter into His Gates with Thanksgiving and into His courts with praise.\" Rabbi Drachman served as spiritual leader for fifty-one years. He died in 1945. Zev",
"title": "Park East Synagogue"
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"docid": "9736055",
"text": "The architect of the complex is Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolf & Associates. Plaza on Brickell Plaza on Brickell is an urban development in Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of two skyscrapers and a retail center at the base, connecting the two towers. The towers completed construction in late 2007. The Plaza on Brickell Tower I, the taller of the two buildings, rises and 56 floors. The Plaza on Brickell Tower II is tall, and has 48 floors. The two towers, although different in height, are twin towers in design. Both are built on land at the corner of",
"title": "Plaza on Brickell"
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"docid": "7891815",
"text": "the tallest buildings of Morocco, or of the Maghreb region of north Africa. They rise through 115 metres to a total of 28 floors each. The total floor area is , with a 7.2 metre high atrium. There are 15 elevators (lifts) in the Twin Centre. The towers were inaugurated in 1998 and became a landmark in Casablanca. Above the shopping centre, which includes 5 levels, has a supermarket in addition to boutique and designer shops, are the two towers: Offices in Tower A are much sought after by international businesses. The hotel in Tower B has 210 bedrooms, plus",
"title": "Casablanca Twin Center"
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"docid": "9684523",
"text": "Oficinas en el Parque Torre 2 Oficinas del Parque Torre 2 (or Oficinas en el Parque Torre II), it is one of Monterrey's tallest skyscrapers. Its construction began in 1996 and finished two years later, in 1998. The tower, along with its slightly shorter twin, is part of a complex used mainly for offices, as the name states. Tower One and Tower Two were built as part of a complex a few miles west of downtown Monterrey, in the borderline of the Santa Catarina River, an area of Monterrey known as San Jeronimo. The towers were built in around three",
"title": "Oficinas en el Parque Torre 2"
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"docid": "9736054",
"text": "Plaza on Brickell Plaza on Brickell is an urban development in Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of two skyscrapers and a retail center at the base, connecting the two towers. The towers completed construction in late 2007. The Plaza on Brickell Tower I, the taller of the two buildings, rises and 56 floors. The Plaza on Brickell Tower II is tall, and has 48 floors. The two towers, although different in height, are twin towers in design. Both are built on land at the corner of Brickell Avenue and Southeast 9th Street, in the northern Brickell Financial District.",
"title": "Plaza on Brickell"
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"docid": "7473747",
"text": "of Tower 1. Absolute World Absolute World is a residential condominium twin tower skyscraper complex in the five tower Absolute City Centre development in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The project was built by Fernbrook Homes and Cityzen Development Group. With the first three towers completed (Absolute City Centre 1 and 2 and Absolute Vision), the last two towers (Absolute World 4 and 5) were topped off at 50 and 56 storeys. On November 28, 1994, during the 12th annual Mississauga Urban Design Awards ceremony, Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion announced that an international design competition was going to be held for the",
"title": "Absolute World"
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"docid": "12826987",
"text": "location atop a hill has resulted in them being visible from across the city and beyond for many miles around, becoming iconic for the area. The northern tower is named Queen Elizabeth Court, while the southern tower is named Queen Anne Court. The towers are both 38 metres tall to the rooftop, although Queen Anne Court has a radio mast on the roof which raises its total height to around 55 metres. Both towers are constructed from brick and concrete originally in the brutalist style typical of 1950s and 1960s apartment blocks in Sheffield. However, both towers were refurbished in",
"title": "Herdings Twin Towers"
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"docid": "12271032",
"text": "exterior design. Their construction was inspired by American models, particularly the architecture of Lower Manhattan of the time. The north tower was designed by Sven Wallander who also authored the 1919 master plan for Kungsgatan; the southern tower was designed by Ivar Callmander. Kungstornen Kungstornen (\"King's Towers\") are twin tower skyscrapers, individually named Norra Kungstornet (\"Northern King's Towers\") and Södra Kungstornet (\"Southern King's Towers\"), in Norrmalm, Stockholm. The 16-storey Norra Kungstornet is and was built between 1919 and 1924; and the taller 17-storey, Södra Kungstornet was built between 1924 and 1925. Together, they are considered the first modern skyscrapers in",
"title": "Kungstornen"
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"docid": "10859000",
"text": "located immediately adjacent to the Brickell Metrorail and Metromover station. Axis at Brickell Village Axis at Brickell Village is a high-rise building complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. The complex, designed by the renowned Arquitectonica architecture firm, consists of two residential twin towers, Axis at Brickell Village North Tower and Axis at Brickell Village South Tower. Both towers were topped off in mid-2007, meaning that they have reached their final heights and were completed in 2008. The towers rise 418 feet (127 meters) each, with 40 floors. They are among the tallest buildings in Miami. The buildings are",
"title": "Axis at Brickell Village"
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"docid": "16094749",
"text": "that is hosted by Robinsons Malls. Limketkai Luxe Hotel, is a tower hotel that is located inside the mall complex. The 18-floor structure offers 100 guest rooms. The hotel is currently the second tallest tower in Cagayan De Oro. The box-type tower is an iconic landmark to the city that is stand in solid gold, resembling Cagayan de Oro as the City of Golden Friendship. Originally, Limketkai Luxe Hotel is planned as twin-towers, named as Tower 1 and Tower 2. The Tower 1 that is currently existing was completed and was opened in 2013, while the Tower 2 should add",
"title": "Limketkai Center"
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"docid": "18711972",
"text": "Folkart Towers Folkart Towers are 47-floor twin skyscrapers in the Bayraklı district of the Turkish city of İzmir. Reaching a structural height of above ground level, they were the tallest buildings in İzmir between 2014 and 2017, until the completion of the 48-floor () Mistral Office Tower. Upon their completion in 2014, the Folkart Towers were the 5th tallest twin towers in Europe. The construction of the towers began in 2011 and in April 2013, they surpassed Hilton İzmir to become the tallest buildings in the city. The construction works were completed in 2014. During their construction, 1000 people were",
"title": "Folkart Towers"
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"docid": "12670904",
"text": "Plaza Towers Condominium Corporation until 2006 when it became Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and PPTCC is now the sole ownership. Pacific Plaza Towers The Pacific Plaza Towers are high-end residential condominium skyscrapers located across One McKinley Place in Bonifacio Global City, Philippines. The twin 53-storey buildings, the North Tower and South Tower, were completed in 2001 and rise to 179 metres (587 feet) from the ground to their architectural top. They are currently the 20th and 21st-tallest buildings in the country and Metro Manila as well. Pacific Plaza Towers began groundbreaking and excavated in 1997, with first concrete pouring in",
"title": "Pacific Plaza Towers"
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"docid": "1066807",
"text": "floor can only be used by the tenants of the building. The skybridge also acts as a safety device, so that in the event of a fire or other emergency in one tower, tenants can evacuate by crossing the skybridge to the other tower. The total evacuation triggered by a bomb hoax on 12 September 2001 (the day after the September 11 attacks destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City) showed that the bridge would not be useful if both towers need to be emptied simultaneously, as the capacity of the staircases was insufficient",
"title": "Petronas Towers"
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"docid": "11891054",
"text": "Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's Crocker Bank Center (as it was then named) as an example of what he sees as Postmodern architecture's \"depthlessness\": Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles) Wells Fargo Center is a twin tower skyscraper complex in Downtown Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, in Los Angeles, California. It comprises South and North towers, which are joined by a three-story glass atrium. The project received the 1986–1987 and 2003-2004 Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Office Building of the Year Award, and numerous others. A branch of the Wells Fargo History Museum is located at the center. Wells Fargo Tower",
"title": "Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles)"
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"docid": "10868523",
"text": "emulate a giant arch. Both towers are connected by a 10-story base, and the top floors of the two towers are also connected by a large white roof. The roof was designed with a circular hole to direct light into the courtyard formed between the two buildings, in which a large pool will be located. 500 Brickell 500 Brickell is a residential complex in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of two condominium towers, \"500 Brickell West Tower\" and \"500 Brickell East Tower\". The two buildings were designed as twin towers, and rise 426 feet",
"title": "500 Brickell"
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"docid": "10792565",
"text": "Twin Towers Middle School Twin Towers Middle School is one of two middle schools in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown in Middletown, New York, United States. It is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Wisner Avenue in the northern section of the city. Completed in 1940, it was used as Middletown's high school until 1976, when the Veraldi Junior High School was expanded and became Middletown High School. Twin Towers Middle School gets its name from the two ornate towers at the front of the building, not the original World Trade Center buildings as many believe.",
"title": "Twin Towers Middle School"
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"text": "employed, and upon completion, they were expected to be the place of residence or work for 4000 people. In February 2015, the largest art gallery in Turkey was opened in the towers. The gallery has an area of 800 m. Folkart Towers Folkart Towers are 47-floor twin skyscrapers in the Bayraklı district of the Turkish city of İzmir. Reaching a structural height of above ground level, they were the tallest buildings in İzmir between 2014 and 2017, until the completion of the 48-floor () Mistral Office Tower. Upon their completion in 2014, the Folkart Towers were the 5th tallest twin",
"title": "Folkart Towers"
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"docid": "12093340",
"text": "complex consists of two towers, east and west towers, linked by two floor levels. East tower, Grand Hotel Tower I, is mainly for commercial purposes, while west tower, Grand Hotel Tower II, is home for the five-star grand hotel. The complex is located within the central business district of Tijuana, Zona Rio. Grand Hotel Tijuana The Plaza Aguacaliente & Grand Hotel Tijuana (commonly known by locals as Las Torres) is a high-rise complex of twin skyscrapers in Tijuana, Mexico. With a height of 89.9 meters (295 feet) to the top floor, and 28 stories, they were the tallest buildings in",
"title": "Grand Hotel Tijuana"
}
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"text": "Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the TV series \"Doctor Who\" and \"Sherlock\". Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team \"The League of Gentlemen\". He played Tycho Nestoris in the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\". Gatiss was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, England, to Winifred Rose (née O'Kane, 1931–2003) and Maurice Gatiss (b. 1931). He grew up opposite the Edwardian psychiatric hospital where his father worked. His family background is working",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "2745974",
"text": "Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the TV series \"Doctor Who\" and \"Sherlock\". Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team \"The League of Gentlemen\". He played Tycho Nestoris in the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\". Gatiss was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, England, to Winifred Rose (née O'Kane, 1931–2003) and Maurice Gatiss (b. 1931). He grew up opposite the Edwardian psychiatric hospital where his father worked. His family background is working",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "2745984",
"text": "season four of \"Game of Thrones\" in 2014 playing Tycho Nestoris and reprised this role in season five and season seven. In the BBC's 2015 series \"Wolf Hall\", Gatiss played King Henry VIII's secretary Stephen Gardiner. He also appeared in Channel 4’s \"Coalition\" in 2015. Gatiss appears as the Prince Regent (later George IV) in the eight-part historical fiction television drama series \"Taboo\" (2017) first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2017 and in the United States on FX on 10 January 2017. Gatiss appears frequently in BBC Radio productions, including the science fiction comedy",
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"docid": "18938995",
"text": "and eighth season. It was later reported that the actors had gone through a renegotiation, for which they had increased their salary to $1.1 million per episode for the last two seasons. On August 31, 2016, \"Entertainment Weekly\" reported that Jim Broadbent had been cast for the seventh season in a \"significant\" role. It was announced that the role of Dickon Tarly has been recast, with Tom Hopper replacing Freddie Stroma, who had previously played the role in \"Blood of My Blood\". The seventh season sees the return of Mark Gatiss as Tycho Nestoris, who did not appear in the",
"title": "Game of Thrones (season 7)"
},
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"docid": "17142224",
"text": "and Margaery\". Mark Gatiss plays Tycho Nestoris, a representative of the Iron Bank of Braavos, to whom the Iron Throne owes millions in borrowed gold. The role of Hizdahr zo Loraq is played by young British actor Joel Fry. Hizdahr is the young scion of an ancient Meereenese family who crosses paths with Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen. Elizabeth Webster was cast as Fat Walda Frey. Walda Frey is a granddaughter of Lord Walder Frey. She is the new wife of Roose Bolton, the Lord of the Dreadfort. During the wedding feast of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, Lord Bolton recounts",
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"text": "Magazine\", including a column written under the pseudonym \"Sam Kisgart,\" which he was originally credited as in the \"Doctor Who Unbound\" audio play \"Sympathy for the Devil\" for his role as the Master. \"Sam Kisgart\" is an anagram of \"Mark Gatiss\", and is also the name under which he was credited for his cameo in \"Psychoville\". With Steven Moffat, whom Gatiss worked with on \"Doctor Who\" and \"Jekyll\", he also co-created and co-produced \"Sherlock\", a modernised adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories, in which Gatiss plays the role of Sherlock's brother Mycroft. Gatiss has influence on all episodes as producer",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "2745990",
"text": "his role on the play, Gatiss received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. In May 2017, Gatiss began a recurring role on \"The Secret History Of Hollywood\", a series of podcast biopics on Golden Age-era Hollywood. Its 11-part series, 'Shadows' tells the story of Val Lewton's life and career, with Gatiss providing the introductions for each episode. In November 2018, Gatiss will appear as the lead in a revival of The Madness of George III at Nottingham Playhouse. Gatiss had a childhood interest in BBC science-fiction show \"Doctor Who\" and devoted much of his",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "1602932",
"text": "and Jenna-Louise Coleman. The episode had been specially written for her and her daughter by Mark Gatiss and aired as part of series 7. It was not the first time mother and daughter had appeared in the same production – that was in the 2000 NBC film \"In the Beginning\" – but the first time she had worked \"with\" her daughter and also the first time in her career her roots were accessed to find a Doncaster, Yorkshire, accent. The same year, Rigg secured a recurring role in the third season of the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\", portraying Lady",
"title": "Diana Rigg"
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"text": "trio's point of view himself, but he realised he would not be able to and called his \"old friend\" Mark Gatiss. The episode was specially written for mother and daughter Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling. It was the first time the two had worked together on screen. Gatiss had worked on a play with Stirling, who mentioned that she and Rigg had never appeared in something together, and Gatiss offered to \"tailor\" them into his \"Doctor Who\" episode, for which he had devised the basic premise. Stirling said that Gatiss had written \"an on-screen relationship between Ma and I that",
"title": "The Crimson Horror"
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"text": "marked him, the Master forgives the Doctor for this, understanding that the adult cannot be blamed for the actions of the child that did not foresee the consequences of his actions, but the end of the play implies that the Master will once again become Death's servant. An out-of-continuity Master is heard in the Big Finish audio play \"Sympathy for the Devil\", voiced by Mark Gatiss. In this alternate version of events, the Third Doctor — now voiced by David Warner — does not arrive for his exile on Earth until 1997 and the Master has been trapped on the",
"title": "The Master (Doctor Who)"
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"text": "Phantasmagoria (audio drama) Phantasmagoria is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\". The story was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Peter Davison and Mark Strickson. It was recorded between 26–27 June 1999. \"Phantasmagoria\" was considered a more \"assured and confident\" production than director, Nicholas Briggs', previous works. Gatiss' acting, who plays Jasper Jeake, was considered especially good in the audio play. The Fifth Doctor and Turlough investigate mysterious goings-on at the Diabola Club in London, 1702, where patrons are disappearing after losing at cards to the mysterious Sir Nikolas",
"title": "Phantasmagoria (audio drama)"
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"docid": "12828432",
"text": "who also trades in classified information extracted from her rich and powerful clients. Mark Gatiss wrote \"The Hounds of Baskerville\", which investigates the strange activities at a military base. Aware that \"The Hound of the Baskervilles\", first published in 1902, was one of the most famous of Conan Doyle's original stories, Gatiss felt a greater responsibility to include familiar elements of the story than he does when adapting the lesser-known stories. Russell Tovey appeared as Henry Knight, a man whose father was ripped apart by a gigantic hound on Dartmoor 20 years earlier. Directed by McGuigan, the episode was first",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
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"text": "fourteen short stories for the series, including \"The ABC Murders\" and \"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd\", which received mixed reviews from critics. Anthony Horowitz was another prolific writer for the series, adapting three novels and nine short stories, while Nick Dear adapted six novels. Comedian and novelist Mark Gatiss has written three episodes and also guest-starred in the series, as have Peter Flannery and Kevin Elyot. Ian Hallard, who co-wrote the screenplay for \"The Big Four\" with his partner Mark Gatiss, appears in the episode and also \"Hallowe'en Party\", which was scripted by Mark Gatiss alone. Florin Court in Charterhouse",
"title": "Agatha Christie's Poirot"
},
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"docid": "12828453",
"text": "and several special features. \"A Study in Pink\" featured audio commentaries by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue, while Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss comment on \"The Great Game\". The release included the pilot episode, a 60-minute version of \"A Study in Pink\" directed by Coky Giedroyc. Critic Mark Lawson called the decision to include the pilot \"commendable and brave\". The British Board of Film Classification rated the pilot and the three episodes as a 12 certificate for video and online exhibition. The release also contained a 32-minute documentary about the production called \"Unlocking Sherlock\". \"Unlocking Sherlock\"",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
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"docid": "19539676",
"text": "No One (Game of Thrones) \"No One\" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series \"Game of Thrones\", and the 58th episode overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod. Arya Stark fights for her life and chooses her destiny; Jaime Lannister returns Edmure Tully to Riverrun; Cersei Lannister is thwarted; Daenerys Targaryen returns to Meereen; and Sandor Clegane tracks down the Brotherhood Without Banners. \"No One\" received mostly positive reviews from critics, who listed the conclusion of Arya's story with the Faceless Men, the",
"title": "No One (Game of Thrones)"
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"docid": "1418094",
"text": "three actors on screen at any one time, the different characters mostly play out their own stories in several serialised sketches, rarely crossing into each other's storylines. Only rarely do actors \"meet themselves\". Exceptions include Papa Lazarou facing the Reverend Bernice in the Christmas Special (both Reece Shearsmith), Les McQueen buying a magazine from Pop's son (both Mark Gatiss), and Alvin Steele buying food from Iris at a supermarket checkout in Series 2 (again, both Mark Gatiss). The idea is taken further in \"The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse\", when the characters meet the actors (especially when Herr Lipp meets his",
"title": "The League of Gentlemen"
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"docid": "2745989",
"text": "Science of Christmas\", alongside Brian Cox, Robin Ince and Richard Dawkins. In January 2012, he took the role of Brazen in \"The Recruiting Officer\" at the Donmar Theatre, London. From 18 October – 24 November that year he was Charles I in the Hampstead Theatre production of \"55 Days\" by Howard Brenton, a play dramatising the military coup that killed a King and forged a Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. In December 2013, Gatiss joined the cast of the Donmar Warehouse Production of \"Coriolanus\" as Senator of Rome, Menenius. The play went from 6 December 2013 through 13 February 2014. For",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "7958144",
"text": "Nightshade (Gatiss novel) Nightshade is an original novel written by Mark Gatiss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\". It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Gatiss, appeared in \"Doctor Who Magazine\" #190. The year is 1968, and as the BBC rebroadcasts episodes of the classic SF serial \"Nightshade\", the townsfolk of Crook Marsham prepare for a lonely Christmas. At the local retirement home, actor Edmund Trevithick learns that a reporter is coming to interview him about his role as Professor Nightshade, and goes to sleep dreaming",
"title": "Nightshade (Gatiss novel)"
},
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"docid": "12828404",
"text": "Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock Holmes fans with experience of adapting or using Victorian literature for television, devised the concept of the series. Moffat had previously adapted the \"Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\" for the 2007 series \"Jekyll\", while Gatiss had written the Dickensian \"Doctor Who\" episode \"The Unquiet Dead\". Moffat and Gatiss, both \"Doctor Who\" writers, discussed plans for a Holmes adaptation during their numerous train journeys to Cardiff where \"Doctor Who\" production is based. While they were in Monte Carlo for an awards ceremony, producer Sue Vertue, who is married to Moffat, encouraged Moffat",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
},
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"docid": "7754896",
"text": "The series was curated by Mark Gatiss to mark 50 years since the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, which decriminalised homosexual acts in England and Wales. The first production was directed by Mark Gatiss and performed by Mark Bonnar at The Old Vic on 28 July 2017. Alan Cumming starred in the BBC Four television production, which was broadcast on 3 August 2017. Gareth McLean Gareth McLean (born c.1975) is a Scottish journalist and screenwriter who has written for \"The Guardian\" newspaper and on soap operas for the \"Radio Times\" magazine. McLean graduated with an MA (Hons) in",
"title": "Gareth McLean"
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"docid": "4855211",
"text": "scramble for greater sensation, its logical outcome\". Banks-Smith had long been an admirer of \"The Year of the Sex Olympics\", having written in \"The Sun\" following its original broadcast in 1968: \"Quite apart from the excellent script and the 'big big' treatment, the play radiated ripples. Is television a substitute for living? Does the spectacle of pain at a distance atrophy sympathy? Can this coffin with knobs on furnish all we need to ask?\". Another admirer, the writer and actor Mark Gatiss, has said that upon seeing \"Big Brother\" he yelled at the television, \"Don't they know what they're doing?",
"title": "The Year of the Sex Olympics"
},
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"docid": "2745976",
"text": "his exams instead All of these interests have fuelled his creative work as an adult. He attended Heighington Church of England Primary School and Woodham Comprehensive School in Newton Aycliffe; at the latter, he was two years ahead of Paul Magrs, who would also go on to write \"Doctor Who\" fiction. He then studied Theatre Arts at Bretton Hall College which was an arts college affiliated to Leeds University. Gatiss was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by the University of Huddersfield in 2003. Gatiss is a member of the sketch comedy team The League of Gentlemen (along with fellow",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
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"docid": "2745991",
"text": "early writing to the series, despite its 1989 cancellation. Gatiss's earliest published work was a sequence of novels in Virgin Publishing's New Adventures series of continuation stories and novels. In these works, he tried to correct the problems which had led to the show's decline in the late 1980s. The first television scripts Gatiss wrote were for a BBV direct-to-video series called \"P.R.O.B.E.\" Gatiss's four scripts each featured a different actor who had played \"Doctor Who\"s titular character of the Doctor: Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. The videos have since been released on DVD despite Gatiss",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "3684245",
"text": "original horror anthology series \"The Hunger\". Jeremy Dyson has adapted Aickman's work into drama in a number of forms. A musical staging of his short story \"The Same Dog\", for which Dyson co-wrote the libretto with Joby Talbot, premiered in 2000 at the Barbican Concert Hall. In 2000, with his League collaborator Mark Gatiss, Dyson adapted Aickman's short story \"Ringing the Changes\" into a BBC Radio Four radio play. This aired exactly twenty years after the CBC adaptation, on Halloween, 2000. Dyson also directed a 2002 short film based on Aickman's story \"The Cicerones\" with Gatiss as the principal actor.",
"title": "Robert Aickman"
},
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"docid": "19273922",
"text": "Mark Huffam Mark Huffam is a British film and television producer. He was a producer on \"The Martian\", \"Johnny English\", and the television series \"Game of Thrones\". He was awarded CBE in 2011 at Her Majesty, The Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the film and television industries. He has been a producer on several films for Ridley Scott. Huffam was an associate producer and production manager on the 1998 Steven Spielberg film \"Saving Private Ryan\". In 2011, he was a producer on the first season of the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\". In 2015, Huffam was a",
"title": "Mark Huffam"
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"docid": "4855213",
"text": "Mark Gatiss has noted that the \"Artsex\" and \"Foodshow\" programmes that also appear in the play \"ingeniously depicted the future of lowest common denominator TV\". This view is echoed by the writer and critic Kim Newman, who has said that \"as an extreme exercise in revolutionary self-criticism on the part of television professionals, who also lampoon their own world of chattering commentators and ratings-chasing sensationalism, the play [...] is a trenchant contribution to a series of debates that is still raging\" and has concluded that \"Nigel Kneale might be quite justified in shouting, 'I was right! I was right!'\" The",
"title": "The Year of the Sex Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "9159206",
"text": "place in November 2018, at Nottingham Playhouse, with Mark Gatiss as the lead. The play has been viewed as a character study for the actor who plays George III and most reviewers attribute its success to compelling performances from the two actors, Hawthorne and Haig, who played the king. Frank Rich of \"The New York Times\" singled out Nigel Hawthorne's performance in the US tour, calling it \"astonishing\" and \"unforgettable\", though he labelled the play itself as not \"one of Bennett's major works\" and as being more \"marketable to Broadway and the colonies\". Writing about the 2012 revival, Lyn Gardner",
"title": "The Madness of George III"
},
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"docid": "5274377",
"text": "RPG products, unrelated to the earlier Guardians of Order effort. The Green Ronin game, titled \"A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying\" (\"SIFRP\"), went on sale on 10 March 2009: it uses a custom game system and does not contain rules from either the d20 or Tri-Stat dX systems. Issue 307 of \"Dragon\" magazine featured D20 content related to \"ASOIAF\", including stats for Tyrion Lannister, Sandor Clegane and other prominent characters; adventure hooks; and a brother of the Night's Watch prestige class. A Game of Thrones (role-playing game) A Game of Thrones is a role-playing game produced by Guardians of",
"title": "A Game of Thrones (role-playing game)"
},
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"docid": "2745993",
"text": "and the British Museum, it took until 2010 for Gatiss to return as writer. He wrote \"Victory of the Daleks\" for that year's fifth series and went on to contribute \"Night Terrors\" for series 6, \"Cold War\" and \"The Crimson Horror\" for series 7 and \"Robot of Sherwood\" for series 8. He also wrote \"Sleep No More\" for series 9 and \"Empress of Mars\" for series 10. He has also contributed to the franchise outside the main show. His early work (see above) was primarily \"Doctor Who\" expanded media, and Gatiss wrote and performed in the comedy spoof sketches \"The",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "19987496",
"text": "story\". He added, \"It's getting boring, plus hard to avoid cliches, when gushing about Smith – her range, her extraordinary humanness, her ability not just to play someone but to inhabit them, to be heroic without being sentimental. […] Big shout-outs also must go to Sian Brooke (Sherlock's new secret sis) who plays Natalie Brown, the neighbour who begins to suspect Karen before Julie does. And to \"Game of Thrones\"'s Gemma Whelan, whose Karen is not the evil woman the real one was made out to be – more immature, naive, weak, easily manipulated ... and yet she did manage",
"title": "The Moorside"
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"docid": "12828414",
"text": "as a \"moral compass\" for Sherlock, who does not always consider the morality and ethics of his actions. Rupert Graves was cast as DI Greg Lestrade. The writers referred to the character as \"Inspector Lestrade\" during development until Gatiss realised that in contemporary England the character would have the title \"Detective Inspector\". Moffat and Gatiss pointed out that Lestrade does not appear often in the stories and is quite inconsistently portrayed in them. They decided to go with the version that appeared in \"The Adventure of the Six Napoleons\": a man who is frustrated by Holmes but admires him, and",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
},
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"docid": "2745997",
"text": "film director James Whale and the documentary \"M.R. James: Ghost Writer\", which Gatiss also presented. The documentary followed Gatiss's directorial debut with an adaption of one of James's stories, \"The Tractate Middoth\", for BBC 2, which was broadcast on Christmas Day 2013. Gatiss also wrote, co-produced and appeared in \"Crooked House\", a ghost story that was broadcast on BBC Four during Christmas 2008. His first non-\"Doctor Who\" novel, \"The Vesuvius Club\", was published in 2004, for which he was nominated in the category of Best Newcomer in the 2006 British Book Awards. A follow-up, \"The Devil in Amber\", was released",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "18914413",
"text": "previously directed the two-parter \"The Zygon Invasion\" / \"The Zygon Inversion\" in the ninth series. In June 2016, Mark Gatiss stated he would be writing an episode for the series; later identified as the ninth episode, a change to Moffat's previous announcement that he would be writing for that particular episode. In 2015, Gatiss had indicated that he might write a sequel for the ninth series episode \"Sleep No More\"; however, this was not the basis for Gatiss' episode for the tenth series. Instead, the episode featured the return of the Ice Warriors, a race known for their appearances in",
"title": "Doctor Who (series 10)"
},
{
"docid": "2745996",
"text": "and he has written four episodes, one for each series: the finale, \"The Great Game,\" for the first series, \"The Hounds of Baskerville\" for the second, \"The Empty Hearse\" for the third and \"The Six Thatchers\" for the fourth. He also co-wrote \"Many Happy Returns,\" a mini-episode released in late December 2013 which acts as a prelude to the third series, with Steven Moffat; the episode \"The Sign of Three\" with Moffat and Steve Thompson; and \"The Abominable Bride\", a special episode released in early January 2016, with Moffat. Gatiss has written several non-fiction works, including a biography of the",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "19539717",
"text": "and kill her faster, stronger nemesis in this episode. Hanh Nguyen of Indiewire also felt the Riverrun sequence ended in an anticlimactic fashion as well. No One (Game of Thrones) \"No One\" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series \"Game of Thrones\", and the 58th episode overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod. Arya Stark fights for her life and chooses her destiny; Jaime Lannister returns Edmure Tully to Riverrun; Cersei Lannister is thwarted; Daenerys Targaryen returns to Meereen; and Sandor Clegane tracks",
"title": "No One (Game of Thrones)"
},
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"docid": "18376777",
"text": "Graham, who last worked together on the play \"Privacy\", which also premiered at the Donmar. The play featured an ensemble cast of around 40, including Catherine Tate, Mark Gatiss, Timothy West, Nina Sosanya and Bill Paterson. Judi Dench also starred alongside her real life daughter Finty Williams for the first time, playing a mother and daughter and marking her first performance at the theatre since 1976. A typical performance ran 90 minutes, with no interval. Describing the live broadcast, director Rourke said, \"This is a unique opportunity for the Donmar to make a small theatre feel very big\", whilst writer",
"title": "The Vote"
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"docid": "18938990",
"text": "Drama Series. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 7. They are listed by the region in which they first appear. Series creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as showrunners for the seventh season. The directors for the seventh season are Jeremy Podeswa (episodes 1 and 7), Mark Mylod (episodes 2 and 3), Matt Shakman (episodes 4 and 5) and Alan Taylor (episode 6). This marks Taylor's return to the series after an absence since the second season. Shakman is a first-time \"Game of Thrones\" director, with the rest each",
"title": "Game of Thrones (season 7)"
},
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"docid": "7958163",
"text": "in a distant galaxy, travels there and settles down to feed… and the Doctor and Ace watch with satisfaction as the star collapses into a black hole, trapping the Sentience forever. Ace now expects to be taken back to Crook Marsham, but the Doctor has another agenda for her, and instead he vanishes into the TARDIS corridors, refusing to acknowledge her pleas to be taken back. Nightshade (Gatiss novel) Nightshade is an original novel written by Mark Gatiss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\". It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace. A prelude to",
"title": "Nightshade (Gatiss novel)"
},
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"docid": "12800970",
"text": "of the European locations. Each ten-episode season of \"Game of Thrones\" has four to six directors, who usually direct back-to-back episodes. Alan Taylor has directed seven episodes, the most episodes of the series. Alex Graves, David Nutter, Mark Mylod and Jeremy Podeswa have directed six each. Daniel Minahan directed five episodes, and Michelle MacLaren, Alik Sakharov, and Miguel Sapochnik directed four each. Brian Kirk directed three episodes during the first season, and Tim Van Patten directed the series' first two episodes. Neil Marshall directed two episodes, both with large battle scenes: \"Blackwater\" and \"The Watchers on the Wall\". Other directors",
"title": "Game of Thrones"
},
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"docid": "18637823",
"text": "gave him more agency. Both Busis and McNutt noted that the changes may make the story less cluttered, with Busis saying, \"combining Sansa and [the Arya impostor]'s storylines allow Benioff and Weiss to trim a good bit of fat from ASOIAF and give already-introduced characters more stuff to do.\" High Sparrow (Game of Thrones) \"High Sparrow\" is the third episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series \"Game of Thrones\", and the 43rd overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod, his directorial debut for the series.",
"title": "High Sparrow (Game of Thrones)"
},
{
"docid": "18637809",
"text": "High Sparrow (Game of Thrones) \"High Sparrow\" is the third episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series \"Game of Thrones\", and the 43rd overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod, his directorial debut for the series. It aired on April 26, 2015. Prior to airing, this episode along with the other first four episodes of the season were leaked online. Tommen and Margaery are wed, and that night, they consummate their marriage. Margaery then manipulates Tommen into trying to persuade his mother, Cersei, to return",
"title": "High Sparrow (Game of Thrones)"
},
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"docid": "2745998",
"text": "on 6 November 2006. It transports the main character, Lucifer Box, from the Edwardian era in the first book to the roaring Twenties/Thirties. A third and final Lucifer Box novel, \"Black Butterfly\", was published on 3 November 2008 by Simon & Schuster. Gatiss is gay and was featured on \"The Independent on Sunday's\" Pink List of influential gay people in the UK in 2010 and 2011. He married actor Ian Hallard in 2008 in Middle Temple, in the City of London. Gatiss once built a Victorian laboratory in their north London home, as the fulfilment of another childhood dream. Mark",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
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"docid": "4036194",
"text": "can play in multiplayer matches, with artificial intelligence being able to fill slots at the server host's choice. Tim Train, executive producer of \"Thrones and Patriots\", stated that various features were added to the game in an attempt to balance gameplay, including the addition of armed caravans and merchants. IGN claimed that \"Thrones and Patriots\" is \"a great game [which] gets better,\" in reference to its predecessor \"Rise of Nations\" and other critical reviews also praised many features of the game, though some noted deficiencies. Within \"Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots\" players control various units during battles, including land,",
"title": "Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots"
},
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"docid": "2268635",
"text": "\"The Shadow Heart\". Other writers for Big Finish include Rob Shearman and \"The League of Gentlemen's\" Mark Gatiss, who have also written for the 2005 relaunch of the \"Doctor Who\" television series. Shearman's 2005 TV episode \"Dalek\" has been acknowledged as being based upon his Big Finish storyline \"Jubilee\". Former adversaries of the Doctor who have reappeared in the audio plays include the Master, the Cybermen, the Daleks and Davros (both separately and together), Omega, the Nimon, the Ice Warriors, the Autons, the Zarbi and the Silurians. The Sea Devils made an appearance in the Bernice Summerfield play \"Bernice Summerfield",
"title": "Big Finish Productions"
},
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"docid": "12831956",
"text": "included Mark Gatiss, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Ian Hallard, Philip Jackson, Lee Ingleby, Jean Marsh, Samuel Barnett, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Anna Madeley, Andy Nyman and illusionist Derren Brown. The series was directed by Damon Thomas. Crooked House (TV series) Crooked House is a supernatural drama mini-series which aired on BBC Four in December 2008. The three-part series was broadcast on consecutive nights from 22 to 24 December 2008. It was written and co-produced by actor and writer Mark Gatiss, who found fame in the BBC series \"The League of Gentlemen\". The three linked episodes form an anthology story, influenced by the writings of",
"title": "Crooked House (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "17306917",
"text": "stated that the episode was \"well worth the [two-year-long hiatus]\" and praised it as a \"well-acted, well-produced, well-written, and extremely engrossing drama.\" David Mather, who runs fan site Sherlockology, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire that he had been inundated with mixed responses from fans. The Empty Hearse \"The Empty Hearse\" is the first episode of the third series of the BBC television series \"Sherlock\". It was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes. It also marks the first appearance of Amanda Abbington",
"title": "The Empty Hearse"
},
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"docid": "19484588",
"text": "get started working on it, because it's such an epic sequence.\" \"The Door\" marks the final appearance of Kristian Nairn as Hodor, a role Nairn has played since the series pilot. Nairn, who was cast to play Hodor from previously knowing \"Game of Thrones\"' casting director from an audition he did for the film \"Hot Fuzz\", admitted in an interview that he was at first unaware of his impending death in the show. He stated, \"First I heard from friends, people who had read the script, some other cast members. I think I said laughingly, \"So did I survive?\" They",
"title": "The Door (Game of Thrones)"
},
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"docid": "12801012",
"text": "revenge fantasy about what happens when women who have been brutalized and raped gain power\"—namely, that their past leaves them too broken to do anything but commit brutal acts in their own turn, and that their personal liberation does not affect the social change needed to protect others from suffering. \"A Song of Ice and Fire\" and \"Game of Thrones\" have a broad, active international fan base. In 2012 \"Vulture.com\" ranked the series' fans as the most devoted in popular culture, more so than Lady Gaga's, Justin Bieber's, \"Harry Potter\"s or \"Star Wars\". Fans include political leaders such as former",
"title": "Game of Thrones"
},
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"docid": "15065658",
"text": "Backbone\", \"Pan's Labyrinth\", and \"Shivers\". The documentary was previewed at London's National Film Theatre on 28 October (followed by an on-stage discussion between Gatiss, Das and Rigby) and first broadcast two days later. A History of Horror A History of Horror (also known as \"A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss\") is a 2010 three-part documentary series made for the BBC by British writer and actor Mark Gatiss. It is a personal exploration of the history of horror film, inspired by Gatiss's lifelong enthusiasm for the genre. The documentary was directed by John Das (episodes one and three) and Rachel",
"title": "A History of Horror"
},
{
"docid": "20886593",
"text": "able to alter the outcome of events that are canon in the \"Game of Thrones\" TV series. To cope with the issue, the game's lore states that all events were visions of the character Melisandre, through which the game creates a \"what if?\" scenario. \"Reigns: Game of Thrones\" was revealed by publisher Devolver Digital on 23 August 2018, through a trailer published on YouTube. Coinciding with the reveal, Devolver announced that game would be released on 18 October that year, for Android via Google Play, for iOS via the App Store, and for personal computers (Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows)",
"title": "Reigns: Game of Thrones"
},
{
"docid": "2745994",
"text": "Web of Caves\", \"The Kidnappers\" and \"The Pitch of Fear\" for the BBC's \"\"Doctor Who\" Night\" in 1999 with David Walliams. He penned 2013 docudrama \"An Adventure in Space and Time\", a drama depicting the origins of the series, to celebrate the show's fiftieth anniversary. It ended with a cameo by Gatiss's \"League of Gentleman\" castmate Reece Shearsmith, portraying Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor. A \"Making Of\" feature about this programme, narrated by Gatiss, was made available on the BBC Red Button service, and also posted on the BBC's official YouTube channel. He has written for \"Doctor Who",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "3955120",
"text": "a transfer to the Albery Theatre, London in February 2006. \"Blackbird\" subsequently won a best new play award. In 2010, she played the lead role of Kay in Mark Haddon's play Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse. May played Janet Stone in the 2011 noir thriller \"I, Anna\", alongside Gabriel Byrne, Charlotte Rampling, Eddie Marsan, and Honor Blackman. In 2015 she appeared in the Season 5 premiere of the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\". Jodhi May Jodhi Tania May (\"née\" Edwards; 8 May 1975) is an English stage, film, and television actress. She remains the youngest recipient of the Best",
"title": "Jodhi May"
},
{
"docid": "15448603",
"text": "situation of the Doctor, who was typically a pacifist, being provoked enough to assemble an army. Moffat described the ending as \"game-changing cliffhanger\" and split the series in two because such a climax could not be done at the end of a series, as it would be \"too long before it came back\". The mid-series premiere, \"Let's Kill Hitler\", was intended to be the opposite of the \"grim and dark\" tone of the series premiere. Mark Gatiss wrote \"Night Terrors\" to be a scary episode, surprised that dolls had not been used in \"Doctor Who\" before. \"The Girl Who Waited\"",
"title": "Doctor Who (series 6)"
},
{
"docid": "12801023",
"text": "of Thrones Ascent\" ties into the HBO series, making characters and settings available to players as they appear on television. Behaviour Interactive is developing a free-to-play strategy game based on the series for mobile devices. \"\", a spin-off of the \"Reigns\" strategy video game series, is in development by Nerial, published by Devolver Digital, and set to release in October 2018. HBO has licensed a variety of merchandise based on \"Game of Thrones\", including games, replica weapons and armor, jewelry, bobblehead dolls by Funko, beer by Ommegang and apparel. High-end merchandise includes a $10,500 Ulysse Nardin wristwatch and a $30,000",
"title": "Game of Thrones"
},
{
"docid": "2745983",
"text": "December 2013, a version of the ghost story \"The Tractate Middoth\" by M. R. James and adapted by Gatiss was broadcast on BBC2 as part of the long-running \"A Ghost Story for Christmas\" series. It starred Sacha Dhawan, John Castle, Louise Jameson, Una Stubbs, David Ryall, Eleanor Bron, Nick Burns and Roy Barraclough. It was followed on 25 December 2013 by a screening on BBC2 of a new documentary by Gatiss titled \"M. R. James: Ghost Writer\". The programme saw Gatiss explore the work of James and look at how his work still inspires contemporary horror today. He appeared in",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "18678026",
"text": "appearance at the Wrexham Comic Con event in November 2015. Ross O'Hennessy Ross O'Hennessy (born 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role of Lord of Bones in Game of Thrones\", \"Da Vinci's Demons\", The Musketeers, and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter's new international television series \"The Bastard Executioner\". In 2015, he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\". Since appearing in \"Game of Thrones\" Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the vicious character of Carnage Cliff in the",
"title": "Ross O'Hennessy"
},
{
"docid": "18678021",
"text": "Ross O'Hennessy Ross O'Hennessy (born 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role of Lord of Bones in Game of Thrones\", \"Da Vinci's Demons\", The Musketeers, and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter's new international television series \"The Bastard Executioner\". In 2015, he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\". Since appearing in \"Game of Thrones\" Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the vicious character of Carnage Cliff in the feature film adaption of the comic book Accident Man. O'Hennessy",
"title": "Ross O'Hennessy"
},
{
"docid": "2745987",
"text": "bizarrely dressed biker member of the \"Lappish Mafia.\" In this his voice is used along with the other actors of \"League of Gentlemen\" such as Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The dialogue was written by Simon Pegg and other actors included Pegg himself, Woody Harrelson and David Tennant, who worked with Gatiss on \"Doctor Who\". He appeared in the stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's \"All About My Mother\" at the Old Vic in London from 25 August-24 November 2007. He won much critical acclaim for his portrayal of the transgender character Agrado. He was scheduled to perform in \"Darker Shores\"",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "9779248",
"text": "and Mark Gatiss and the film, \"Tamara Drewe\". In 2009, he appeared in Channel 4's weekly TNT Show writing and presenting Dictionary Corner. For television he has appeared in BBC’s \"Sensitive Skin\", \"Fear of Fanny\", the Frankie Howerd biopic \"Rather You Than Me\" and the series \"The Cut\" as well as Channel 4’s \"Law of the Playground\". In 2008, he made his own documentary for E4 about identity entitled \"Who is Tom Allen?\". In August 2015 and March 2016 he appeared on \"8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown\" as a Dictionary Corner guest. In October 2016, he appeared as",
"title": "Tom Allen (comedian)"
},
{
"docid": "2745986",
"text": "roles in \"Birthday Girl\" (2001), \"Bright Young Things\" (2003), \"Match Point\" (2005) and \"Starter for 10\" (2006). \"The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse\", a film based on the television series, co-written by and starring Gatiss, was released in June 2005. He also plays the recurring character of Gold in the audio revival of \"Sapphire and Steel\" produced by Big Finish Productions. Gatiss also appeared in Edgar Wright's fake trailer for Grindhouse, \"Don't\", a homage to '70s Hammer Horrors. In the 2008 English language re-release of the cult 2006 Norwegian animated film \"Free Jimmy\", Gatiss voiced the character of \"Jakki,\" a heavy-set,",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "2745981",
"text": "the memoir by polar explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Gatiss has also made three credited appearances in \"Doctor Who\". In 2007, he played Professor Lazarus in \"The Lazarus Experiment\". In 2011, he returned in the Series 6 episode \"The Wedding of River Song\" as a character known as Gantok, and in the 2017 Christmas special \"Twice Upon A Time\" as \"The Captain\". Also in 2007, he appeared as Robert Louis Stevenson in \"Jekyll\", a BBC One serial by his fellow \"Doctor Who\" scriptwriter Steven Moffat. In 2008, he appeared in \"Clone\" as Colonel Black. In 2010, he portrayed Malcolm McLaren in the",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "20276399",
"text": "its predecessor, combines a simple presentation with an extremely wide array of strategic options, including over 75 nations, 2000 units, 600 spells and 300 magic items. Turns are resolved simultaneously, with players planning battles rather than directly controlling them. The game includes scenarios and randomized play, but does not include a campaign. \"Dominions 4\" is mainly designed for multiplayer, including PBEM, hotseat and TCP/IP. AI opponents are available for single-player. The game is very suitable for roleplay, both in singleplayer and multiplayer. Compared to the previous game several additions and changes have been made, the most prominent being the addition",
"title": "Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension"
},
{
"docid": "3300332",
"text": "writing talent. Notable was Paul Cornell who wrote five of the novels, including the single most popular one (according to the Doctor Who Magazine poll), \"Human Nature\". Cornell went on to write for the 2005 revival of the television series: \"Father's Day\" and \"Human Nature\"/\"The Family of Blood\", the latter a two-part adaptation of the 38th New Adventure. Others who later worked on the revived television series include Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts, Matt Jones, Simon Winstone and Gary Russell. Even Russell T Davies contributed to the range with his novel \"Damaged Goods\". Gatiss and Roberts both did their first ever",
"title": "Virgin New Adventures"
},
{
"docid": "3347257",
"text": "take a card that is in play, and place it in the \"discard pile\". Generally, whenever an effect targets a card to be killed or discarded, players are given a chance to \"Save\" the card from the effect, either by discarding a duplicate of the targeted card or by using another game effect. If a card is saved, it is not removed from play, and it is not considered killed or discarded. Fantasy Flight Games has an official group of volunteers that organize sanctioned tournaments for A Game of Thrones. The Night's Watch are named after the guardians of The",
"title": "A Game of Thrones (card game)"
},
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"docid": "14254965",
"text": "final episode explained how the two had known each other for a while. Gatiss included one of Churchill's favourite expressions \"Keep buggering on\" (abbreviated KBO) into the script, which he was \"delighted\" to do. Ian McNeice, who portrayed Churchill, previously played the villain Zeus in the Eighth Doctor Big Finish audio play \"Immortal Beloved\" in 2007. Gatiss wrote in the script for the Daleks' redesign to be \"big buggers...bigger than we've seen them before\". The eyestalk was designed to be level with Smith's eyeline. Moffat and Gatiss wanted the new Daleks to be very colourful, similar to the Daleks of",
"title": "Victory of the Daleks"
},
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"docid": "19484591",
"text": "actress Lady Crane, among others. The Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men appeared in this episode in a cameo as stage musicians for the stage play. Israeli actress Ania Bukstein was also introduced in the series as the High Priestess Kinvara, who is brought to Meereen to spread propaganda about Daenerys Targaryen's supposed success at eliminating the problem with the Sons of the Harpy. In an interview with Bukstein she said, \"Yes, it's very exciting, but let's calm down. It's not like I'm the new Khaleesi. \"Game of Thrones\" came after a ton of hard work. I filmed a lot",
"title": "The Door (Game of Thrones)"
},
{
"docid": "3347259",
"text": "Standard format. In \"Limited\" format, players instead build their decks at the tournament, using provided draft packs (in \"Limited - Draft\") or starter decks (in \"Limited - Sealed Deck\") and booster packs. Aside from the restrictions on usable card pool, FFG places no limits on how Night's Watch volunteers organize the tournaments. Thrones-Tournaments.com tries to provide a central list of all international and local store tournaments, to help gamers find play to compete in. The A Game of Thrones World Championships were held yearly at Gen Con Indy until 2012, when they moved to Fantasy Flight's Event Centre in Minneapolis,",
"title": "A Game of Thrones (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "6592940",
"text": "Mark Gatiss, who also wrote the Ninth Doctor episode \"The Unquiet Dead\" as well as several spin-off audios and novels. The title of the episode was suggested by writer Gareth Roberts, who recalled the term being used by his father to refer to television. The episode is set in the Muswell Hill area of London, and second-unit photography was conducted around Alexandra Palace. The exterior of Magpie's shop was filmed on Blenheim Road in Cardiff. The game associated with this episode, the \"Magpie Online Archive\", is a \"file-sharing application\" in which the player must search through various clips of BBC",
"title": "The Idiot's Lantern"
},
{
"docid": "3515667",
"text": "British science-fiction programmes—saying that it had stolen his ideas. An article for \"The Daily Telegraph\" in 2005 described \"Doctor Who\" as the \"spiritual successor\" to the \"Quatermass\" serials, and Mark Gatiss, a scriptwriter for \"Doctor Who\", wrote of his admiration of Kneale in an article for \"The Guardian\" in 2006. \"Kneale wrote that [1953] was 'an over-confident year' and he piloted his hugely influential tale like a rocket into the drab schedules of Austerity Britain… What sci-fi piece of the past 50 years doesn't owe Kneale a huge debt?\" In 2007, Gatiss appeared as the character Professor Lazarus in the",
"title": "The Quatermass Experiment"
},
{
"docid": "20235346",
"text": "between 2006 and 2017, and Mark Gatiss, also writer of nine episodes between 2005 and 2017, marking his fourth acting appearance in the series, playing a character credited as The Captain. In an interview following the episode's broadcast, Gatiss said he cried at the thought of playing the Brigadier's grandfather when he finished reading the script. However, the Haisman Literary Estate asserted their control of the backstory of the Brigadier, stating that Archibald was actually the Brigadier's great-uncle who appeared in \"Night of the Intelligence\". They later compromised in \"What's Past is Prologue\" by implying that Archibald may secretly be",
"title": "Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)"
},
{
"docid": "15695007",
"text": "episode, \"Victory of the Daleks\". Episode writer Mark Gatiss told \"Radio Times\" that he had always been scared of dolls, and was surprised that \"Doctor Who\" had never used them before. He was especially interested in peg dolls, which he said were \"the stuff of proper nightmares\". Gatiss had previously worked with guest actor Daniel Mays in the BBC serial \"Funland\" and purposely inserted the line \"Maybe later\" into the script as it had been \"a bit of a catchphrase\" for the two on \"Funland\". However, Mays did not notice the reference. The episode was originally given the title of",
"title": "Night Terrors (Doctor Who)"
},
{
"docid": "3661163",
"text": "Bletchley Circle\" in 2012 and 2014. Stirling appeared in a 2013 episode of \"Doctor Who\" titled \"The Crimson Horror\" alongside her mother. The episode had been specially written for Stirling and her mother by Mark Gatiss (marking the very first appearance of the two actresses together professionally) and was aired 4 May 2013 as part of Series 7. In 2014, Stirling portrayed Kate Wilkinson in the Cold War spy thriller television series \"The Game\", and appeared in the BBC Four comedy drama \"Detectorists\" as Becky, initially girlfriend, then wife, of Andy (played by Mackenzie Crook). Stirling appeared as a guest",
"title": "Rachael Stirling"
},
{
"docid": "3111363",
"text": "contemporary of Robert Shearman. From 1989 to 1992, he studied at the University of Bristol, where he resided at Manor Hall and graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Drama). During university holidays in 1990, Walliams performed with the National Youth Theatre, where he met future comedy partner and friend Matt Lucas. He changed his stage name to David Walliams when he joined college Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams. Walliams performed in the Big Finish Productions \"Doctor Who\" audio play \"Phantasmagoria\", written by Mark Gatiss in 1999. From 2003 to 2005, Walliams co-wrote and co-starred in three",
"title": "David Walliams"
},
{
"docid": "12828416",
"text": "originally not going to put a confrontation between Moriarty and Holmes into these three episodes, but realised that they \"just had to do a confrontation scene. We had to do a version of the scene in 'The Final Problem' in which the two archenemies meet each other.\" The remainder of the regular cast includes Una Stubbs (who has known Cumberbatch since he was four years old, as she had worked with his mother Wanda Ventham) as Mrs Hudson and co-creator Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes. Vinette Robinson, Jonathan Aris and Louise Brealey play the recurring roles of Sergeant Sally Donovan,",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "9466236",
"text": "Hopkirk as the inspiration behind his all-white outfit in the pilot episode of \"Vic Reeves Big Night Out\". Reeves, Mortimer and Higson’s connections helped to draw in many cameos and guest stars from the comedy world and beyond, to play bit parts or larger roles in individual episodes. Guest stars include Hugh Laurie, Derek Jacobi, Simon Pegg, Mark Gatiss, Charles Dance, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Reece Shearsmith, and Martin Clunes. Higson himself cameos in every episode, twice as characters who appear in more than one: these were Gomez the Limbo barman in \"A Blast from the Past\" and \"Marshall and",
"title": "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "1418093",
"text": "former landlord, who would phone their flat and insist on speaking only to Steve. Gatiss has said in interview that the local shop was inspired by a shop in the village of Rottingdean and that he was influenced growing up around the former Winterton Hospital asylum near Sedgefield. The majority of the inhabitants of the village — male and female — are played by Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, and Mark Gatiss, and the script was written by these three, along with Jeremy Dyson. Dyson, not an actor like the others, appears only in cameo roles. As there are usually only",
"title": "The League of Gentlemen"
},
{
"docid": "2745992",
"text": "once commenting that he would not authorise their re-release, as he regarded them as a learning exercise. His other early contributions to the \"Doctor Who\" franchise included four novels, two audio plays for BBV and two audio plays for Big Finish Productions. Gatiss has written nine episodes for the 2005 revival of the show. His first, \"The Unquiet Dead,\" was the third episode of the revived series in 2005; the second, \"The Idiot's Lantern,\" aired the following year in the second series. Although he acted in the third series and proposed an ultimately unproduced episode for the fourth, involving Nazis",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "12828428",
"text": "One and BBC HD on 25 July 2010. The second episode, \"The Blind Banker\", was first broadcast on 1 August 2010. Written by Stephen Thompson and directed by Euros Lyn, the episode depicts Holmes being hired by an old university acquaintance to investigate a mysterious break-in at a bank in the City of London. The first series concluded with \"The Great Game\", first broadcast on 8 August 2010. The episode introduces the character of archenemy James Moriarty (played by Andrew Scott) to the series, who sets Holmes deadlines to solve a series of apparently unrelated cases. Written by Mark Gatiss",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "14982036",
"text": "Thomas and Gatiss (after \"The Worst Journey In The World\" and \"Crooked House\"), and the first film to be produced by their production company Can Do Productions. It is July 1969 as 90-year-old Julius Bedford (Rory Kinnear) tells young Jim (Alex Riddell) the story of two men who made the first journey to the Moon in 1909. He relates that when he was a young man, he met Professor Arthur Cavor (Mark Gatiss) at Apuldram. Cavor had invented \"Cavorite\", a substance that blocked the force of gravity. Bedford encouraged Cavor to think of the profits his invention might bring, and",
"title": "The First Men in the Moon (2010 film)"
},
{
"docid": "2745978",
"text": "and his colleagues a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. In 2005, the film \"The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse\" was released, to generally positive reviews. Shearsmith and Pemberton reunited in 2009 to create a similarly dark BBC sitcom, \"Psychoville\", which featured an episode guest-starring Gatiss. The three reunited again in 2012 to film a series of sketches for the fourth series of CBBC show \"Horrible Histories\". Outside the League, Gatiss' television work has included writing for the 2001 revival of \"Randall & Hopkirk\" and script editing the popular sketch show",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "12831953",
"text": "Crooked House (TV series) Crooked House is a supernatural drama mini-series which aired on BBC Four in December 2008. The three-part series was broadcast on consecutive nights from 22 to 24 December 2008. It was written and co-produced by actor and writer Mark Gatiss, who found fame in the BBC series \"The League of Gentlemen\". The three linked episodes form an anthology story, influenced by the writings of M. R. James and Amicus horror movies, and a Māori death-mask belonging to Gatiss. They concern the ghostly secrets of fictional Geap Manor, a recently demolished Tudor mansion. The first story, \"The",
"title": "Crooked House (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "19431644",
"text": "After the Thrones After the Thrones is an American live television aftershow that premiered on April 25, 2016, and ended on June 28, 2016. It was hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan who discussed episodes of the HBO television series \"Game of Thrones\". The talk show is executive produced by Bill Simmons and Eric Weinberger. Greenwald and Ryan previously hosted a podcast version of the show titled \"Watch the Thrones\" on Simmons' Grantland website. A similar talk show called \"Thronecast\" airs on British channel Sky Atlantic, which also discusses episodes of \"Game of Thrones\". The talk show was made",
"title": "After the Thrones"
},
{
"docid": "3183151",
"text": "smirking government ministers and power-crazed army officers to stop his peaceful rocket research group being turned into a Star Wars vehicle to put missiles on the moon. They won.\" In a 2006 \"Guardian\" article Mark Gatiss wrote \"What sci-fi piece of the past 50 years doesn't owe Kneale a huge debt? ... The 'ancient invasion' of \"Quatermass and the Pit\" cast a huge shadow ... its brilliant blending of superstition, witchcraft and ghosts into the story of a five-million-year-old Martian invasion is copper-bottomed genius.\" Gatiss was a scriptwriter for \"Doctor Who\", a programme that had been particularly strongly influenced by",
"title": "Quatermass and the Pit"
},
{
"docid": "16648928",
"text": "although group play will be encouraged. Players will be able to customize their characters by changing features such as hair and clothing. \"Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms\" was announced in February 2012, with the first look being unveiled at the Game Developers Conference in March 2012. The first gameplay footage was shown in a trailer released on July 12, 2012. The game is under development by German videogame developer Bigpoint, and Norwegian developer Artplant. The studios have previously worked together on Battlestar Galactica Online, another browser based multiplayer game. The game is being made in collaboration with HBO. Everything put",
"title": "Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms"
},
{
"docid": "13874054",
"text": "episode, Moffat intended to introduce the Eleventh Doctor and establish his new identity; the second was intended to demonstrate the Doctor's need for a companion and Amy's importance to him. For the third episode, he asked Mark Gatiss to write an episode about \"Churchill versus the Daleks\". Moffat wanted to incorporate the popular Daleks into the new series, and considered redesigning them. Gatiss, Moffat and the production team worked together to create large, more-colourful Daleks, similar to those in the 1960s films. For the fourth and fifth episodes, Moffat planned a two-part sequel to his 2007 \"Blink\" with the Weeping",
"title": "Doctor Who (series 5)"
},
{
"docid": "2745985",
"text": "\"Nebulous\" and \"The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\" story \"The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily Smith\". In 2009, he was The Man in Black when BBC Radio 7 revived the character (originally played by Valentine Dyall and Edward de Souza) to introduce a series of five creepy audio dramas. He is also involved with theatre, having penned the play \"The Teen People\" in the early 1990s, and appeared in a successful run of the play \"'Art'\" in 2003 at the Whitehall Theatre in London. In film, he has starred in \"Sex Lives of the Potato Men\" (2004) and had minor",
"title": "Mark Gatiss"
},
{
"docid": "9388310",
"text": "November 2018, with Mark Gatiss playing the king. It follows Scarborough's role as Fortnum in the 1994 film version of the play. In 1993, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award and won the \"Manchester Evening News\" Award for his performance in \"The Comedy of Errors\" at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. In March 2011 he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a revival of the play \"After the Dance\" by Terence Rattigan. Adrian Scarborough Adrian Philip Scarborough (born 10 May 1968) is an English actor, most widely known for film roles",
"title": "Adrian Scarborough"
},
{
"docid": "3347245",
"text": "power tokens between their House card and characters in play to win A Game of Thrones. Numerous cards in the game can change the amount a player or his opponent are required to earn in order to win. Generally, power tokens are earned by winning challenges against an opponent, but some cards allow a player to directly claim power for his House card or characters in other ways. At the beginning of the game, each player shuffles their \"draw\" deck, and draws the top 7 cards, with an option for a \"mulligan\" given to each player to shuffle and draw",
"title": "A Game of Thrones (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "15822103",
"text": "alongside Judi Dench, Mark Gatiss, Catherine Tate. The play, directed by Josie Rourke, run from 24 April 2015 to 7 May 2015. On 7 May the play was broadcast live on More4 from the Donmar stage. Madalena made her solo concert debut in London 'Don't Cry For Me' on 25 July 2015, at St. James Studio, with Alfonso Casado as MD, and with Sophie Evans, Ceilli O’Connor, Simon Bailey, Jade Anouka and Sam Cassidy as guest artists. In October 2015 Madalena Alberto joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS at the London Palladium, performing the role of Grizabella. CATS",
"title": "Madalena Alberto"
},
{
"docid": "20240394",
"text": "empowerment and true social change, \"Game of Thrones\" has been it\". The Queen's Justice \"The Queen's Justice\" is the third episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series \"Game of Thrones\", and the 63rd overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod. At Dragonstone, Jon Snow and Davos Seaworth meet with Daenerys Targaryen, whom Jon asks for aid in defeating the White Walkers, but Daenerys iterates her desire to take the Iron Throne instead. In King's Landing, Euron Greyjoy returns bearing gifts to Cersei Lannister, in the",
"title": "The Queen's Justice"
},
{
"docid": "19539697",
"text": "Love stated that he had received an email from Benioff offering him a part in the show, saying \"I broached the subject by sending them an email back saying 'Listen I don't know what your plans are for me but it would really mean a lot to me if I could have one of those trademark \"Game of Thrones\" gruesome death scenes, and they wrote back saying 'Actually Steve, that was exactly what we had in mind for you.'\" \"No One\" was directed by Mark Mylod. Mylod previously directed the fifth season episodes \"High Sparrow\" and \"Sons of the Harpy\".",
"title": "No One (Game of Thrones)"
},
{
"docid": "15562733",
"text": "while trying to protect his family from their rivals the Lannisters. He uncovers the dark secrets about the Lannisters that his predecessor died trying to expose. Meanwhile, in Essos, the exiled Viserys Targaryen, son of the former king, believes he still has the rightful claim to the throne. \"Game of Thrones\" features a large ensemble cast, including Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley and Iain Glen. Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of characters, such as Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams. Critics praised the show's production values and cast, with",
"title": "Game of Thrones (season 1)"
},
{
"docid": "3847104",
"text": "action moved throughout the large space. The production was well received by critics. In December 2013, Donmar Warehouse opened their new production. It was directed by Josie Rourke, starring Tom Hiddleston in the title role, along with Mark Gatiss, Deborah Findlay, Hadley Fraser, and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen. The production received very strong reviews. Michael Billington with \"The Guardian\" wrote \"A fast, witty, intelligent production that, in Tom Hiddleston, boasts a fine Coriolanus.\" He also credited Mark Gatiss as excellent as Menenius, the \"humorous patrician\". Writer for \"Variety\", David Benedict wrote that Deborah Findlay in her commanding maternal pride, held beautifully",
"title": "Coriolanus"
},
{
"docid": "17306900",
"text": "The Empty Hearse \"The Empty Hearse\" is the first episode of the third series of the BBC television series \"Sherlock\". It was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes. It also marks the first appearance of Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan and Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen. Inspired by \"The Adventure of the Empty House\" and \"The Lost Special\" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the episode follows Sherlock Holmes' return to London and reunion with John Watson, along with an underground terrorist network.",
"title": "The Empty Hearse"
},
{
"docid": "15864626",
"text": "\"Rondo Haxton\", a homage to the American horror actor Rondo Hatton on whom the character's look was based; Gatiss underwent prosthetics to play the part. Gatiss, who has written for \"Doctor Who\", also played Professor Richard Lazarus in \"The Lazarus Experiment\" (2007) and provided the voice of Danny Boy in \"Victory of the Daleks\". The cast found working with the eye patches strange as they had to act with one eye; Alex Kingston remarked that it made her \"slightly dizzy\". Actor Karen Gillan was allowed to fire a specially-made machine gun used for films. Churchill's Buckingham Senate was filmed in",
"title": "The Wedding of River Song"
},
{
"docid": "12828413",
"text": "developed the way in which Cumberbatch played Holmes. The theme of friendship appealed to both Gatiss and Moffat. Gatiss asserted the importance of achieving the correct tone for the character. \"Watson is not an idiot, although it's true that Conan Doyle always took the piss out of him,\" said Gatiss. \"But only an idiot would surround himself with idiots.\" Moffat said that Freeman is \"the sort of opposite of Benedict in everything except the amount of talent... Martin finds a sort of poetry in the ordinary man. I love the fastidious realism of everything he does.\" Freeman describes his character",
"title": "Sherlock (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "12801027",
"text": "of Thrones\" successor series. All of the writers were to be working individually with George R. R. Martin, who also co-wrote two of the scripts. In September 2017, it was announced that \"Game of Thrones\" writer Bryan Cogman was developing the fifth prequel series. D. B. Weiss and David Benioff said that they would not be involved with any of the projects, and want to enjoy the successor series as fans. Martin said that all the concepts under discussion were prequels, though he believes the term \"successor show\" applies better to these projects, as they are not \"Game of Thrones\"",
"title": "Game of Thrones"
},
{
"docid": "19233183",
"text": "Brenock O'Connor Brenock Grant O'Connor (born 9 April 2000) is an English actor and singer best known for his role as Olly in the HBO fantasy TV series \"Game of Thrones\". O'Connor went to Chatsmore Catholic High School in Goring, and attended The Theatre Workshop Stage School in Brighton. He started performing on stage at the age of six in the Hammond Pantomimes at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing, and won a theatre scholarship while attending. Brenock O'Connor plays Olly in the HBO fantasy television series \"Game of Thrones\", a character introduced in the show, but does not make an",
"title": "Brenock O'Connor"
},
{
"docid": "15065652",
"text": "A History of Horror A History of Horror (also known as \"A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss\") is a 2010 three-part documentary series made for the BBC by British writer and actor Mark Gatiss. It is a personal exploration of the history of horror film, inspired by Gatiss's lifelong enthusiasm for the genre. The documentary was directed by John Das (episodes one and three) and Rachel Jardine (episode two); series consultant was actor and film historian Jonathan Rigby. The series was initially broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Four from 11 to 25 October 2010. Each of the",
"title": "A History of Horror"
},
{
"docid": "20886589",
"text": "Reigns: Game of Thrones Reigns: Game of Thrones is a strategy video game developed by Nerial in partnership with HBO and published by Devolver Digital. As the third entry in and a spin-off from the \"Reigns\" series, after \"Reigns\" (2016) and \"\" (2017), the game is based on characters from the \"Game of Thrones\" franchise. \"Reigns: Game of Thrones\" was released on 18 October 2018 for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows. \"Reigns: Game of Thrones\" plays similarly to its predecessors. Described as a \"swipe 'em up\", the game allows the player to be one of the principals from",
"title": "Reigns: Game of Thrones"
},
{
"docid": "8115017",
"text": "mother, Trisha. Sosanya played the character Alibe Silver in \"Treasure Island\" (2012). She has played a main character, Kate McKenzie, in series one to three of the BBC original drama \"Last Tango in Halifax\" during 2012–2015, and a main character, Lucy Freeman, in the TV series \"W1A\" in 2014. In 2015, she starred with Catherine Tate and Mark Gatiss in a new play, \"The Vote\", in the run-up to the UK 2015 General Election. In 2016, she started in the play \"Young Chekhov\" trilogy and as DCI Laura Porter in the ITV series \"Marcella\". In 2014 she appeared in the",
"title": "Nina Sosanya"
}
] |
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| which article of the constitution describes the amendment process |
| [
{
"docid": "428155",
"text": "Article Five of the United States Constitution Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution, the nation's frame of government, may be altered. Under Article V, the process to alter the Constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments, and subsequent ratification. Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a convention of states called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by either—as determined by Congress—the legislatures of",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "428186",
"text": "unanimous assent of the States' legislatures. Article Five of the United States Constitution Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution, the nation's frame of government, may be altered. Under Article V, the process to alter the Constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments, and subsequent ratification. Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a convention of states called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "428155",
"text": "Article Five of the United States Constitution Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution, the nation's frame of government, may be altered. Under Article V, the process to alter the Constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments, and subsequent ratification. Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a convention of states called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by either—as determined by Congress—the legislatures of",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "1901807",
"text": "before and after the results were finalized for the same reasons. Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the federal Constitution may be altered. Twenty-seven amendments have been added (appended as codicils) to the Constitution. Amendment proposals may be adopted and sent to the states for ratification by either: All thirty-three amendment proposals that have been sent to the states for ratification since the establishment of the Constitution have come into being via the Congress. State legislatures have however, at various times, used their power to apply for a national convention in order to pressure Congress",
"title": "Constitutional amendment"
},
{
"docid": "19690054",
"text": "in support of the 17th Amendment (Direct Election of Senators). The proposition asks, \"Shall California's elected officials use all of their constitutional authority, including, but not limited to, proposing and ratifying\" constitutional amendment(s) to overturn \"Citizens United\". Under Article Five of the U.S. Constitution, the process for amending the Constitution can only be initiated by either Congress or a national convention assembled at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds (at present 34) of the states. Then, at least three-fourths (at present 38) of the states must approve the proposed amendment before it becomes law. 2016 California Proposition",
"title": "2016 California Proposition 59"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "5758072",
"text": "provisions for amending the constitution. The 79th Article of the Constitution describes how to enact amendments to the constitution. In order for an amendment to be passed, it must be approved by two consecutive parliamentary assemblies, with a general election in between. The president of Iceland must also confirm any amendment as provided by general law. Several articles in the constitution, however, are exempt from this process and can be changed by ordinary legislation. For example, the 35th article deals with the assembly time of Parliament, and this may be changed by general law. The 62nd article defines the State",
"title": "Constitution of Iceland"
},
{
"docid": "5886512",
"text": "the main body that an amendment has made inoperative), amendments to the New Hampshire constitution change the text in place. Although a law book with annotations describes amendments to the text, the actual amendment is not included in a presentation of the constitution; only the text as the amendment revised it. An amendment will sometimes add an article; for instance, an article following Article 12 will be called Article 12-a. Amendments are proposed both to make policy changes and to make clerical changes such as gender neutrality. Part II, Article 100 of the constitution provides for the following two methods",
"title": "Constitution of New Hampshire"
},
{
"docid": "428180",
"text": "a \"double amendment\" process, contrasting the U.S. Constitution with other constitutions that explicitly protect certain provisions from ever being amended and are themselves protected from being amended. Another legal scholar, Akhil Amar, argues that the equal suffrage provision could be amended through a two-step process, but describes that process as a \"sly scheme.\" Some other legal scholars, including Thomas A. Baker and Douglas Linder, have rejected the notion that the equal suffrage provision could ever be amended without the consent of each state. According to constitutional theorist and scholar Lawrence G. Sager, some commentators have seriously questioned whether Article V",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "7708391",
"text": "the constitution could be revoked or limited by amendment of the constitution. The Supreme Court delivered its ruling, by a majority of 6-5 on 27 February 1967. The Court held that an amendment of the Constitution is a legislative process, and that an amendment under article 368 is \"law\" within the meaning of article 13 of the Constitution and therefore, if an amendment \"takes away or abridges\" a Fundamental Right conferred by Part III, it is void. Article 13(2) reads, \"The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the right conferred by this Part and any",
"title": "Basic structure doctrine"
},
{
"docid": "17720375",
"text": "majority of 6-5 on 27 February 1967. The Court held that an amendment of the Constitution is a legislative process, and that an amendment under article 368 is \"law\" within the meaning of article 13 of the Constitution and therefore, if an amendment \"takes away or abridges\" a Fundamental Right conferred by Part III, it is void. Article 13(2) reads, \"The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the right conferred by this Part and any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of contravention, be void.\" The Court also ruled that",
"title": "Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17859122",
"text": "Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan The Twentieth Amendment Bill to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں بیسویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on February 14, 2012. It was then moved to upper house, Senate where it was passed on February 20, 2012 and signed by the President on February 28, 2012. The amendments were done in Article 48, Article 214, Article 215, Article 216, Article 218, Article 219, Article 224, Article 224A, and to the Second & Third Schedule to the Constitution of Pakistan.It has set down a process to install a",
"title": "Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "428185",
"text": "which free governments are destroyed. The precedent must always greatly overbalance in permanent evil any partial or transient benefit which the use can at any time yield. This statement by Washington has become controversial, and scholars disagree about whether it still describes the proper constitutional order in the United States. Scholars who dismiss Washington's position often argue that the Constitution itself was adopted without following the procedures in the Articles of Confederation, while Constitutional attorney Michael Farris disagrees, saying the Convention was a product of the States' residual power, and the amendment in adoption process was legal, having received the",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "427837",
"text": "that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are Constitutional.\" Article Two describes the office, qualifications, and duties of the President of the United States and the Vice President. The President is head of the executive branch of the federal government, as well as the nation's head of state and head of government. Article two is modified by the 12th Amendment which tacitly acknowledges political parties, and the 25th Amendment relating to office succession. The president is to receive only one compensation from the federal government. The inaugural oath is specified to",
"title": "United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "3955929",
"text": "Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 was an amendment to the Utah state constitution that sought to define marriage as a union exclusively between a man and woman. It passed in the November 2, 2004, election, as did similar amendments in ten other states. The amendment, which added Article 1, Section 29, to the Utah Constitution, reads: On December 20, 2013, federal judge Robert J. Shelby of the U.S. District Court for Utah struck down Amendment 3 as unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Both pro and anti amendment groups formed",
"title": "Utah Constitutional Amendment 3"
},
{
"docid": "2297143",
"text": "law. The Constitution also sets out methods for its own amendment either by referendum or through a Parliamentary process with Presidential consent. The normal procedure of constitutional amendment is as follows: the amendment must be adopted in identical terms by both houses of Parliament, then must be either adopted by a simple majority in a referendum, or by 3/5 of a joint session of both houses of Parliament (the French Congress) (article 89). However, president Charles de Gaulle bypassed the legislative procedure in 1962 and directly sent a constitutional amendment to a referendum (article 11), which was adopted. This was",
"title": "Constitution of France"
},
{
"docid": "14033954",
"text": "Amendment of the Constitution of India Amending the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation's fundamental law or supreme law. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India. This procedure ensures the sanctity of the Constitution of India and keeps a check on arbitrary power of the Parliament of India. However, there is another limitation imposed on the amending power of the constitution of India, which developed during conflicts between the Supreme Court and Parliament, where Parliament wants to exercise discretionary use of",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "14033998",
"text": "included the following: Amendment of the Constitution of India Amending the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation's fundamental law or supreme law. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India. This procedure ensures the sanctity of the Constitution of India and keeps a check on arbitrary power of the Parliament of India. However, there is another limitation imposed on the amending power of the constitution of India, which developed during conflicts between the Supreme Court and Parliament, where Parliament wants to exercise",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "14033972",
"text": "added a new clause (4) in article 13 which reads, \"Nothing in this article shall apply to any amendment of this Constitution made under article 368.\" The provisions in \"italics\" were inserted by the 42nd Amendment but were later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in \"Minerva Mills v. Union of India\" in 1980. After the 24th amendment, Article 4(2), etc. of the constitution are superseded/made void by article 368 (1) which is the only procedure for amending the constitution however marginal may be the nature of the amendment. Supreme court ruled that the constituent power under article 368 must",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "13232084",
"text": "Article Two of the Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state) Article Two of the Georgia State Constitution describes the process for voting and elections in Georgia. This process includes the method of voting and the right to register and vote, general provisions and the suspension and removal of public officials. Section I of Article Two of the Georgia State Constitution is made up of three paragraphs which detail the method of voting and the right to register and vote. The first paragraph of this section stipulates that all elections by the people will be through secret ballot and will follow legal",
"title": "Article Two of the Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)"
},
{
"docid": "1901803",
"text": "says the following under Article 235 of \"Chapter XII: Amending the Constitution\" within it: The Constitution is amendable through the terms prescribed under \"Title II: Revision of the Constitution\" of \"Part IX: Guaranteeing and Revision of the Constitution\" between Articles 284 and 289. The Constitution of Romania mentions and outlines the terms by which it can be amended in \"Article 150: Amendment Initiative,\" \"Article 151: Amendment Procedure,\" and \"Article 152: Limits to Constitutional Amendments.\" All three articles are written under \"Title VII: Amendment of the Constitution\" of the document. The Constitution of Russia was created by the Russian Federation in",
"title": "Constitutional amendment"
},
{
"docid": "17690154",
"text": "under Clause (2) of the said article. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below: Did not ratify: Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years. This was done by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, which concerns elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies. The full text of Article 326 of the Constitution, after the 61st Amendment, is",
"title": "Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "5525529",
"text": "State ratifying conventions State ratifying conventions are one of the two methods established by Article V of the United States Constitution for \"ratifying\" proposed constitutional amendments. The only amendment that has been ratified through this method thus far is the 21st Amendment. Article V reads in pertinent part (italics added): Ratification of a proposed amendment has been done by state conventions only once—the 1933 ratification process of the 21st Amendment. The 21st is also the only constitutional amendment that repealed another one, that being the 18th Amendment, which had been ratified 14 years earlier. As is true for a state",
"title": "State ratifying conventions"
},
{
"docid": "11024549",
"text": "Defines the structure of the legal system and form of the republic. Describes the structure of the government. Codifies the administrative districts of Mongolia and describes the relationship between national and local government. Establishes a Constitutional Court to make rulings on interpretation of the constitution. Describes the amendment process for changing the constitution. Constitution of Mongolia Constitution of Mongolia (, \"Mongol Ulsīn Ündsen Húlĭ\", \"General Law of the Mongolian State\") is the constitution of Mongolia. It was adopted on January 13, 1992, put into force on February 12, and amended in 1999 and 2001. The new constitution established a representative",
"title": "Constitution of Mongolia"
},
{
"docid": "14033989",
"text": "Anr\". An amendment was struck down on the basis that it violated Article 13: \"The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by [the charter of Fundamental Rights]\". The term \"law\" in this article was interpreted as including a constitutional amendment. Parliament responded by enacting the twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India which declared that \"nothing in Article 13 shall apply to any amendment of this Constitution\". The current limitation on amendments comes from \"Kesavananda Bharati v. The State of Kerala\", where the Supreme Court ruled that amendments of the constitution must",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "11001445",
"text": "Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter deals with amendments. The process is essentially modeled after the amendment process for the United States Constitution in that: There have been several amendments to the United Nations Charter since 1945, mostly to reflect increases in the size of the organization. However, the fundamental structure has remained the same. Nonetheless, the UN amendment process arguably favors the flexibility and continued existence of the organization more than the League of Nations amendment process specified by Article 26 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, which stated,",
"title": "Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter"
},
{
"docid": "3168944",
"text": "was made to the Constitution after it was signed into law by the President of Ireland, who was then Éamon de Valera, the man who had drafted the original article. Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973. The amendment renumbered Article 44.1.1º as Article 41.1 and deleted",
"title": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "3168937",
"text": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973. The amendment renumbered Article 44.1.1º as Article 41.1 and deleted the following two subsections from Article 41.1: In drafting the Irish constitution in 1936 and 1937, Éamon de Valera and his advisers chose to reflect what had been a contemporary",
"title": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "427974",
"text": "in the Supreme Court's seminal decision, \"Buckley v. Valeo\" (1976), which, in the face of a First Amendment challenge, set the ground rules for campaign finance legislation, generally disallowing restrictions on expenditures by candidates, but permitting restrictions on contributions by individuals and corporations. In addition to statutory constraints, Congress and the States have altered the electoral process through amending the Constitution (first in the above mentioned Fifteenth Amendment). The Seventeenth Amendment altered the manner of conducting the elections of Senators; establishing that they are to be elected by the people of the states. Also, the Nineteenth Amendment prohibits any U.S.",
"title": "Article One of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "3221585",
"text": "and seas, to be part of the Irish nation\" was affected by the Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, passed in 2004. That amendment did not alter the text of Article 2 but instead inserted a new section in Article 9 which limited the constitutional right to citizenship by birth to individuals with a least one Irish-citizen parent. Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1998 (previously bill no. 24 of 1998) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which permitted the state to be bound by the Good Friday Agreement",
"title": "Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "428160",
"text": "propose Constitutional amendments. The second method requires Congress, \"on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states\" (presently 34), to \"call a convention for proposing amendments\". This duality in Article V is the result of compromises made during the 1787 Constitutional Convention between two groups, one maintaining that the national legislature should have no role in the constitutional amendment process, and another contending that proposals to amend the constitution should originate in the national legislature and their ratification should be decided by state legislatures or state conventions. Regarding the consensus amendment process crafted during the convention, James",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "10771419",
"text": "as provisions of the Constitution, such that it could be amended only by referendum. Article 40.3.3º reads The Twenty-fifth amendment would have ultimately added two sub-sections immediately following, as Article 40.3.4º and 40.3.5º: The proposed text of 40.3.5º would have ensured that the provisions of Article 46 on Amendments to the Constitution and Article 47 on Referendums would apply to any amendment of this Act. The Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy) Bill 2001 included the text of a proposed Act which would regulate the termination of pregnancy. It would have repealed Sections 58 and",
"title": "Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2002"
},
{
"docid": "17690151",
"text": "Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years. This was done by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, which concerns elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies. The full text of Article 326 of the Constitution, after the 61st Amendment, is given below: The bill of \"The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988\" was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13",
"title": "Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "5401272",
"text": "describes the two ways the constitution may be amended: by popular convention or through legislation. Legislation is the most common way to amend the constitution. The last time the constitution was amended by convention was in 1875. In a legislative action, an amendment must pass by three-fifths in both houses of the General Assembly and also obtain a majority of a popular vote. The final article of the constitution covers topics not under other articles. Topics of sections in this article include: As per the Federal Supremacy Clause, all Federal law and the Constitution of the United States overrule the",
"title": "Constitution of North Carolina"
},
{
"docid": "14215216",
"text": "states: Article 9(1) embodies the concept of the rule of law, an early expression of which was the 39th article of the Magna Carta of 1215: \"No freeman shall be taken captive or imprisoned, or deprived of his lands, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any way destroyed, nor will we go with force against him nor send forces against him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.\" Article 9(1) is similar, but by no means identical, to the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which",
"title": "Article 9 of the Constitution of Singapore"
},
{
"docid": "17828053",
"text": "Sixtieth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Sixtieth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixtieth Amendment) Act, 1988, amended article 276 of the Constitution relating to taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments. Section 2 of the Act amended Clause (2) of article 276 of the Constitution to increase the ceiling of tax on professions, trades, callings and employments from per person per annum to 2500 per person per annum. The 60th Amendment also omitted the proviso to clause (2) of article 276. The full text of clause(2) of Article 276 of the Constitution,",
"title": "Sixtieth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17695452",
"text": "\"Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill\" would take a very long time to be disposed of, as it sought to amend several articles. In order to achieve this, the \"Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 1955\" (Bill No. 63 of 1955) which sought to amend article 3, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 28 November 1955, by C.C. Biswas. Clause 2 of this Bill, which sought to amend article 3, was exactly similar to the corresponding clause of the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 1955. A motion to refer the Seventh Amendment Bill to the a Select Committee was moved on 30 November 1955.",
"title": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "14033981",
"text": "a Latin phrase, which in law, describes someone taking precautions against a very remote contingency. By strictly adhering to article 368, the provision is intended to ensure the validity of the procedure adopted, but also guard against the possibility of violation of the spirit and scheme of that article 29 by the consideration of a Bill seeking to amend the Constitution including its consideration clause by clause being concluded in the House with only the bare quorum present. Voting at all the above stages is by division. However, the Speaker may, with the concurrence of the House, put any group",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "5514675",
"text": "to amend the Constitution, the number of states applying for a convention has nearly reached the required threshold several times. Congress has proposed amendments to the Constitution on several occasions, at least in part, because of the threat of an Article V Convention. Rather than risk such a convention taking control of the amendment process away from it, Congress acted pre-emptively to propose the amendments instead. The Bill of Rights, which includes the first ten amendments, as well as the Twenty-seventh Amendment, were proposed in part because of a Convention application by the New York and Virginia legislatures at the",
"title": "Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "9719169",
"text": "on 9 April and came to effect on 15 June 2008. The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo can be changed through the amendment process (article 144). Constitutional amendments are added to it, altering its effect. The foreword of the constitution reads: Article 7, ensures the values and freedoms by the rule of law, equality same as respect, gender equality and social justice and the neutrality towards religion by the article 8 of the Constitution. The constitution guides Kosovo's law and political culture. Writers were influenced mostly by two documents: the Ahtisaari plan and the fourhand – and the United",
"title": "Constitution of Kosovo"
},
{
"docid": "19418919",
"text": "Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted and enacted on 4 November 1972, after the victory of the independent country on 16 December 1971. the Constitution has been amended 17 times. Amending the Constitution of Bangladesh is the process of making changes to the nation's fundamental law or supreme law. Passed on 17 July 1973, the first amended was made to the Article 47 of the constitution. The amendment inserted an additional clause, Article 47(3) that allowed punishment and prosecution of war criminals under international law. A new Article 47A was",
"title": "Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "4444890",
"text": "would be decided by a majority of votes cast and if rejected the bill would not become law. Article 47 did not apply to money bills or bills declared by both houses to be \"necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety\". The Constitution (Amendment No. 10) Act, passed on 12 July 1928, repealed Article 47 in its entirety, along with Article 48 which provided for an initiative process. A similar power given to the Free State Seanad by Article 47 is granted to the modern Seanad by the 1937 Constitution of Ireland. Under the current",
"title": "Oireachtas of the Irish Free State"
},
{
"docid": "9791003",
"text": "vote had been won by Concannon's side \"I am certifying the Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Bill, 1934, under Article 38A of the Constitution, as containing only such modification as is necessary owing to the time which has elapsed since that Bill was first sent by the Dáil to the Seanad.\" Later on when the amendment seemed not to be taking place Concannon placed a question asking about whether moves have been made to begin the process to which W.T. Cosgrave responded that Concannon had been forced to ask the question \"The Minister wants to introduce legislation to deal with this,",
"title": "Helena Concannon"
},
{
"docid": "20135977",
"text": "Constitution (Amendment No. 11) Act 1929 The Constitution (Amendment No. 11) Act 1929 was an Act amending the Constitution of the Irish Free State. It amended Article 34 of the constitution regarding the filling of casual vacancies in Seanad Eireann. As enacted, Article 34 provided that vacancies would be filled by a vote of the Seanad. Under the 11th amendment, the provision was changed to provide that the vote would be by members of Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann voting together (which remains the procedure to this day under the 1937 constitution). The Act became obsolete on the repeal of",
"title": "Constitution (Amendment No. 11) Act 1929"
},
{
"docid": "1644479",
"text": "of government; an executive, a bicameral legislature, and an independent judiciary. The design of this system, unique at the time, was created to ensure the proper separation of power between the different entities. The framers of the state constitution intended by this means to prevent the abuse of power by any one branch. One hundred and twenty Articles of Amendment have been added to the Massachusetts Constitution. The most recent one disqualified incarcerated felons from voting and was approved by a vote of 60.3% to 33.9% in 2000. The amendment process is governed by the 48th Article of Amendment to",
"title": "Constitution of Massachusetts"
},
{
"docid": "14033984",
"text": "down in article 368, in case the amendment seeks to make any change in any of the provisions mentioned in the proviso to article 368. The only other provision for constitutional changes by state legislatures is to initiate the process for creating or abolishing Legislative Councils in their respective legislatures, and to give their views on a proposed Parliamentary bill seeking to affect the area, boundaries or name of any State or States which has been referred to them under the proviso to Article 3. However, this referral does not restrict Parliament's power to make any further amendments of the",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "1901821",
"text": "referendums only 8 have been successful. The Constitution of Brazil states various terms on how it can be amended. Article 60 lies within \"Section VIII: The Legislative Process, Subsection 2: Amendments to the Constitution.\" The following is detailed therein: Article 60 is the only article prescribed under Subsection 2 of Section 8 in the Brazilian constitution. The Constitution of the Federal Democratic of Ethiopia can only be modified by a simple majority of the states, two-thirds majority of the house of peoples representatives, and two-thirds majority of the house of federation. Chapters 39 of the constitution of Ethiopia cannot be",
"title": "Constitutional amendment"
},
{
"docid": "17699649",
"text": "was notified in \"The Gazette of India\" on the same date. It retroactively came into effect on the date on which the Bill for this amendment Act was introduced in the Rajya Sabha (i.e., 20 December 1989). The Act was passed in accordance with the provisions of Article 368 of the Constitution, and was ratified by more than half of the State Legislatures, as required under Clause (2) of the said article. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below: Did not ratify: Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India The Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially",
"title": "Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17709481",
"text": "Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966, inserted a new article 233A inter alia validating the appointments, postings, promotions, and transfers of and judgements, delivered before the commencement of the present Act, by district judges who were appointed, posted, promoted or transferred as a district judge in any State otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of article 233 or article 235 of the Constitution. The \"Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966 \"was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 November 1966, as the",
"title": "Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "3168922",
"text": "participate in the election of the President and in referendums, so the amendment affected these votes as well. The amendment did not, however, affect the minimum age at which one could be elected to the Dáil, and this remained at twenty-one. It was submitted to a referendum on the same day as the Fifth Amendment, which removed from the constitution reference to the \"special position\" of the Catholic Church and recognition of certain other named denominations. The Amendment altered the text of Article 16.1.2º in the following manner: Deletion from Article (removed text in bold): Addition to Article 16.1.2 (added",
"title": "Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "428297",
"text": "as the federal judiciary and direct taxation, intact. On November 20, 1789, New Jersey ratified eleven of the twelve amendments, rejecting Article II, which regulated Congressional pay raises. On December 19 and 22, respectively, Maryland and North Carolina ratified all twelve amendments. On January 19, 25, and 28, 1790, respectively, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Delaware ratified the Bill, though New Hampshire rejected the amendment on Congressional pay raises, and Delaware rejected Article I, which regulated the size of the House. This brought the total of ratifying states to six of the required ten, but the process stalled in other",
"title": "Third Amendment to the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "16906736",
"text": "4 (2) got superseded by the 24th amendment in the year 1971 to Article 368 (Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and Procedure there for). was added by 24th amendment which says that notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, parliament may in exercise of its constituent power amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision of this Constitution in accordance with the procedure laid down in this article. Constituent power means eligibility to frame constitution and make amendments to the constitution. Supreme court observed that article 368 (1) clearly defined the scope of constituent power which is power",
"title": "Part I of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "3169018",
"text": "Supreme Court under Article 26 of the Constitution. In a judgment delivered on 8 February 1984, they found the bill to be unconstitutional. In response, the government then proposed a constitutional amendment which would specifically allow the franchise in elections to Dáil Éireann to be extended to non-Irish citizens. This did not affect presidential elections or referendums, where the text of the Constitution continued to specify citizens only. Deletion of the entirety of Article 16.1.2º: Substitution of new Article 16.1.2º: Amendment to Article 16.1.3º by the addition of the text in bold: Under the provisions of the Referendum Act 1984,",
"title": "Ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "5562630",
"text": "As Mississippi has only four districts, a strict interpretation of this section makes it impossible to propose an amendment via initiative. The Article excludes certain portions of the Constitution that can be amended by initiative; for example, any of the sections in Article 3 (Bill of Rights) are off-limits. The Article also discusses the procedures in the event that a Legislature-proposed amendment is similar to that of an initiative-proposed amendment. Sections 274 through 285 contain transitional provisions. Previously the Article contained Sections 286 and 287 which were classified as \"ADDITIONAL SECTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MISSISSIPPI NOT BEING AMENDMENTS OF",
"title": "Constitution of Mississippi"
},
{
"docid": "18312670",
"text": "within the two cities combined voted for joining. However, a vast majority of voters in Allegheny voted in opposition; thus, most of the votes in favor came from Pittsburgh. But because the majority of the total votes were in favor, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled the union constitutional under Pennsylvania law. Plaintiffs appealed under the United States Constitution Article 1 section 10 paragraph 1 (contract clause) and Amendment 14 (due process clause). The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Pennsylvania law violated neither Article 1 nor Amendment 14 of the United States Constitution. Some important lines from",
"title": "Hunter v. City of Pittsburgh"
},
{
"docid": "17714915",
"text": "Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India The Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, inserted new article 244A in the Constitution to empower Parliament to enact a law for constituting an autonomous State within the State of Assam and also to provide the autonomous State with Legislature or a Council of Ministers or both with such powers and functions as may be defined by that law. The 21st Amendment amended article 275 in regard to sums and grants payable to the autonomous State on and from its formation under article",
"title": "Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "16967614",
"text": "is made up of articles 35-45, states that there shall be a Governor of the British Virgin Islands and describes the appointment process for that office. The chapter also sets out how the duties and powers of the Governor are determined, making reference to the role of the Queen through her Secretary of State. Article 37 of the chapter describes the times when an Acting Governor is required and the appointment process for that position. The fourth chapter, which is made up of articles 46-61, sets out the structure and composition of the Executive. Article 46 provides that executive authority",
"title": "Constitution of the British Virgin Islands"
},
{
"docid": "17723283",
"text": "Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India The Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-first Amendment) Act, 1976, raised the age of retirement of the Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commissions from 60 to 62 years, by amending article 316(2) of the Constitution. The relevant amended text of clause (2) of article 316, after the 41st Amendment, is given below: \"The Constitution (Forty-first Amendment) Act, 1976\" was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 26 August 1976, as the \"Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Bill, 1976\" (Bill No. 85 of 1976). It was introduced",
"title": "Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "8276299",
"text": "those articles that have been declared revisable. Neither Chamber can consider amendments to the Constitution unless at least two-thirds of its members are present and the Constitution can only be amended if at least two-thirds of the votes cast are in favour of the amendment. There are further restrictions on the power of the Federal Parliament to amend the Constitution. Article 196 of the Constitution provides that the process to amend the Constitution cannot be initiated or continued in times of war or when the Federal Parliament is unable to freely meet in Belgium. Article 197 also provides that the",
"title": "Constitution of Belgium"
},
{
"docid": "14033971",
"text": "possible one-t part-xx Article 368 (1) of the Constitution of India grants constituent power to make formal amendments and empowers Parliament to amend the Constitution by way of addition, variation or repeal of any provision according to the procedure laid down therein, which is different from the procedure for ordinary legislation. Article 368 has been amended by the 24th and 42nd Amendments in 1971 and 1976 respectively. The following is the full text of Article 368 of the Constitution, which governs constitutional amendments. New clauses 368 (1) and 368 (3) were added by the 24th Amendment in 1971, which also",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "20539645",
"text": "Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland (previously bill no. 29 of 2018) is an amendment to the constitution of Ireland which permits the Oireachtas (parliament of Ireland) to legislate for abortion. The constitution had previously prohibited abortion unless there was a serious risk to the life of the mother. The proposal is often described as the Repeal of the Eighth Amendment, referring to the 1983 constitutional amendment which guarantees the unborn the right to life, making abortion illegal unless the pregnancy is life-threatening. The 2018 bill replaces Article 40.3.3° of the",
"title": "Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "428167",
"text": "unconstitutional. An amendment becomes an operative part of the Constitution when it is ratified by the necessary number of states, rather than on the later date when its ratification is certified. No further action by Congress or anyone is required. On three occasions, Congress has, after being informed that an amendment has reached the ratification threshold, adopted a resolution declaring the process successfully completed. Such actions, while perhaps important for political reasons, are, constitutionally speaking, unnecessary. Presently, the Archivist of the United States is charged with responsibility for administering the ratification process under the provisions of 1 U.S. Code .",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "14033978",
"text": "far as it may be applicable consistently with the express provisions of article 368, when they entrusted to it power of amending the Constitution.\" Hence, barring the requirements of special majority, ratification by the State Legislatures in certain cases, and the mandatory assent by the President, a Bill for amending the Constitution is dealt with the Parliament following the same legislative process as applicable to an ordinary piece of legislation. The Rules of the House in the Rajya Sabha do not contain special provisions with regard to Bills for the amendment of the Constitution and the Rules relating to ordinary",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17717823",
"text": "Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 1966, amended article 3 of the Constitution in order to clarify the \"State\" in clauses (a) to (e) of that article (but not in the proviso) include \"Union territories\". It also added another \"Explanation\" that the power conferred on Parliament by clause (a) includes the power to form a new State or Union territory by uniting a part of any State or Union territory to any other State or Union territory. The full text of article 3",
"title": "Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "1901802",
"text": "order to ensure that Japan would not be a source of future aggression, a special portion was written into the document in the form of \"Article 9: Renunciation of War.\" It describes as follows: Even though these two paragraphs are not expressly protected by the eternity clause, many Japanese people argue that it needs to be interpreted as being irrevocable due to the significant and precise nature of the article. Under the common interpretation of the Constitution, amendments can be proposed by one of three methods: a People's Initiative, a Constituent Assembly or a Constitutional Convention. The Constitution of Poland",
"title": "Constitutional amendment"
},
{
"docid": "4906049",
"text": "residents of other countries are allowed to vote in federal elections, then the Congress can extend the same rights to residents of the nation's capital. The primary objection to legislative proposals to grant the District voting rights is that some provisions of the Constitution suggest that such an action would be unconstitutional. How the House of Representatives is to be composed is described in Article I, Section 2: Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment reaffirms Article I, Section 2 in that regard when it says: In addition, the Seventeenth Amendment correspondingly describes the election of \"two Senators from each State\".",
"title": "District of Columbia voting rights"
},
{
"docid": "14880085",
"text": "the Offences against the State Act 1939, which remains in force with amendments. Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act 1931 The Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act, 1931 (No. 37/1931) popularly called the Public Safety Act 1931, was an amendment to the Constitution of the Irish Free State which inserted Article 2A, empowering the Executive Council to declare a state of emergency during which most provisions of the constitution could be suspended and extra security measures taken. These measures included the use of a military tribunal (the Constitution (Special Powers) Tribunal) to try civilians for political crimes, granting extra powers of search",
"title": "Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act 1931"
},
{
"docid": "428183",
"text": "of the American Constitutional tradition and he defends Article V against modern critiques that Article V is either too difficult, too undemocratic, or too formal. Instead he argues that Article V provides a clear and stable way of amending the document that is explicit, authentic, and the exclusive means of amendment; it promotes wisdom and justice through enhancing deliberation and prudence; and its process complements federalism and separation of powers that are key features of the Constitution. He argues that Article V remains the most clear and powerful way to register the sovereign desires of the American public with regard",
"title": "Article Five of the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "5401076",
"text": "days after the amendment is filed with the custodian of state records). Many diverse, and sometimes controversial, amendments have been proposed to the Florida Constitution over the years. From modifications to the amendment process itself to parental notification of a minor's intent to terminate a pregnancy, to minimum wage increases, to limiting cruel and inhumane confinement of pigs during pregnancy. Article I, Section 23 of the Florida Constitution provides: The provision was proposed during the 1978 Constitutional Revision Commission by Chief Justice Overton of the Florida Supreme Court. It was put to the electorate by the Commission as part of",
"title": "Constitution of Florida"
},
{
"docid": "427804",
"text": "shared process of constitutional amendment. Article Seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen States to ratify it. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including an amendment to repeal a previous one, in order to meet the needs of a nation that has profoundly changed since the eighteenth century. In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government.",
"title": "United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "3168921",
"text": "Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which lowered the voting age for all national elections and referendums in the state from twenty-one to eighteen years of age. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973. The Fourth Amendment altered Article 16 which deals with elections to Dáil Éireann (the house of representatives of the Oireachtas). However other provisions of the constitution state that anyone entitled to vote in Dáil elections is also entitled to",
"title": "Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "17699709",
"text": "the 23rd, 45th and 62nd Amendments respectively. The 79th Amendment extended this period to 2010. The period of reservation was further extended to 2020 by the 95th Amendment. The full text of Article 334 of the Constitution, after the 79th Amendment, is given below: The bill of \"The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999\" was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 26 October 1999, as the \"Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1999\" (Bill No. 67 of 1999). It was introduced by Ram Jethmalani, then Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, and sought to amend article 334 of the Constitution relating to",
"title": "Seventy-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "13554862",
"text": "Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc. Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., 525 U.S. 182 (1999), was a United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the authority of states to regulate the electoral process, and the point at which state regulations of the electoral process violate the First Amendment freedoms. Article V, section 1 of the Constitution of the state of Colorado allows its citizens to place particular initiatives and referenda on the electoral ballot, thus directly creating new laws. Notable initiatives and referenda include the Colorado state capital referendum, in 1881; the Poundstone Amendment in 1974,",
"title": "Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc."
},
{
"docid": "17695882",
"text": "Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1959, amended article 334 of the Constitution in order to extend the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 1970. Article 334 had stipulated that the reservation of seats should expire within a period of ten years from the commencement of the Constitution (i.e. 26 January 1960). The 8th Amendment",
"title": "Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17828056",
"text": "20 December 1988. It was notified in \"The Gazette of India\", and came into effect on the same date. Sixtieth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Sixtieth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixtieth Amendment) Act, 1988, amended article 276 of the Constitution relating to taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments. Section 2 of the Act amended Clause (2) of article 276 of the Constitution to increase the ceiling of tax on professions, trades, callings and employments from per person per annum to 2500 per person per annum. The 60th Amendment also omitted",
"title": "Sixtieth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17714921",
"text": "368 of the Constitution, and was ratified by more than half of the State Legislatures, as required under Clause (2) of the said article. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below: Did not ratify: Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India The Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, inserted new article 244A in the Constitution to empower Parliament to enact a law for constituting an autonomous State within the State of Assam and also to provide the autonomous State with Legislature or a Council of Ministers or both",
"title": "Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "7648094",
"text": "The Law that Never Was The Law That Never Was: The Fraud of the 16th Amendment and Personal Income Tax is a 1985 book by William J. Benson and Martin J. \"Red\" Beckman which claims that the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, commonly known as the income tax amendment, was never properly ratified. In 2007, and again in 2009, Benson's contentions were ruled to be fraudulent. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, an amendment proposed by Congress must be ratified by three-fourths of the states to become part of the Constitution. The Article permits Congress to specify,",
"title": "The Law that Never Was"
},
{
"docid": "16967620",
"text": "and describes its process and function. The first Complaints Commissioner was the former Deputy Governor, Mr Elton Georges. In May 2015 he was replaced by Sheila Brathwaite. The Complaints Commissioner appears to be the least well functioning part of the Constitution; although Complaints are reported and then investigated, the usual outcome is that the relevant Government department simply ignores the findings. The tenth and final chapter, which is made up of articles 113-119, deals principally with revocations and the continuing validity of existing laws and offices and officers. Article 119, the final article, provides: The Constitution provides for various public",
"title": "Constitution of the British Virgin Islands"
},
{
"docid": "9585646",
"text": "the right to property. Further, Articles 21 and 22 established artistic, academic and educational freedom and the right to intellectual property respectively. Finally, Article 25 established the right to petition. Overall, the constitution included 127 articles which outlined the various organs of the state and how these functioned. Article 125 forbade the amendment of the constitution for the first 5 years of its implementation, and further forbade the amendment of the \"fundamental\" articles of the constitution thereafter. Article 127 made the Greek nation responsible for the implementation of the constitution. In effect, this gave \"the Nation\" supremacy over the country's",
"title": "Second Hellenic Republic"
},
{
"docid": "17859123",
"text": "caretaker set-up and hold free and fair elections and matters related to the office of Chief Election Commissioner and Member of Election Commission. Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan The Twentieth Amendment Bill to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں بیسویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on February 14, 2012. It was then moved to upper house, Senate where it was passed on February 20, 2012 and signed by the President on February 28, 2012. The amendments were done in Article 48, Article 214, Article 215, Article 216, Article 218, Article 219, Article",
"title": "Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "14880082",
"text": "Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act 1931 The Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act, 1931 (No. 37/1931) popularly called the Public Safety Act 1931, was an amendment to the Constitution of the Irish Free State which inserted Article 2A, empowering the Executive Council to declare a state of emergency during which most provisions of the constitution could be suspended and extra security measures taken. These measures included the use of a military tribunal (the Constitution (Special Powers) Tribunal) to try civilians for political crimes, granting extra powers of search and arrest to the Garda Síochána (police), and the prohibition of organisations deemed",
"title": "Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act 1931"
},
{
"docid": "19418922",
"text": "Sangsad with a view to amending Articles 51 and 66 of the 1981 constitution. The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1988 declared, among others, that Islam shall be state religion (Article 2A) and also decentralised the judiciary by setting up six permanent benches of the High Court Division outside Dhaka (Article 100). The Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1996 introduced a non-party Caretaker Government (CtG) system which, acting as an interim government, would give all possible aid and assistance to the Election Commission for holding the general election. The Fifteenth Amendment was passed on 30 June 2011 made some significant changes to",
"title": "Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh"
},
{
"docid": "17717885",
"text": "to the Legislatures of States\". Provisions for the trial of election petitions by High Courts instead of the election tribunals, was provided for by amending the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The full text of clause (1) of article 324, after the 19th Amendment, is given below: \"The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966\" was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 29 August 1966, as the \"Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Bill, 1966\" (Bill No. 57 of 1966). It was introduced by Gopal Swarup Pathak, then Minister of Law, and sought to amend article 324 of the Constitution. Article 324 provides for",
"title": "Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "3227094",
"text": "the President and various changes that were needed to bring the official Irish text of the constitution into line with the English text. An unusual aspect of the Second Amendment was that it introduced a change to Article 56 of the Transitory Provisions even though that article was no longer a part of the official published text of the constitution. The Second Amendment was not submitted to a referendum. Under Article 51 of the Transitory Provisions, the constitution could be amended during the initial period of 1938 to 1941 without the need for a referendum and so the Second Amendment",
"title": "Second Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "20539654",
"text": "was a child within the meaning of Article 42A of the Constitution, which guarantees children's rights. The Supreme Court agreed to expedite the government's appeal of the decision, and on 7 March 2018 overturned the High Court judgment, ruling that a foetus was not a child and had no rights other than the right to life mentioned in Article 40.3.3. The Amendment proposes to replace the text of Article 40.3.3º, which reads: As the amendment passed, the subsection will be replaced with the following text: The Department of Health published a policy paper on \"Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy\" on",
"title": "Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "20135978",
"text": "the 1922 Constitution by the Constitution of Ireland in 1937, and has formally been repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 2016. Constitution (Amendment No. 11) Act 1929 The Constitution (Amendment No. 11) Act 1929 was an Act amending the Constitution of the Irish Free State. It amended Article 34 of the constitution regarding the filling of casual vacancies in Seanad Eireann. As enacted, Article 34 provided that vacancies would be filled by a vote of the Seanad. Under the 11th amendment, the provision was changed to provide that the vote would be by members of Dail Eireann and Seanad",
"title": "Constitution (Amendment No. 11) Act 1929"
},
{
"docid": "17717173",
"text": "President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 28 December 1962, and came into force on the same date. It was notified in \"The Gazette of India\" on 29 December 1962. The Act was passed in accordance with the provisions of Article 368 of the Constitution, and was ratified by more than half of the State Legislatures, as required under Clause (2) of the said article. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below: Did not ratify: Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, incorporated Pondicherry",
"title": "Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17699537",
"text": "2010 by the 23rd, 45th, 62nd and 79th Amendments respectively. The 95th Amendment extended the period of reservation to 2020. The full text of Article 334 of the Constitution, after the 95th Amendment, is given below: The bill of \"The Constitution (Ninety-fifth Amendment) Act, 2009\" was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 30 July 2009 as the \"Constitution (One Hundred and Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2009\" (Bill No. XX of 2009). It was introduced by M. Veerappa Moily, then Minister of Law and Justice, and sought to amend article 334 of the Constitution relating to reservation of seats for the Scheduled",
"title": "Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "1397522",
"text": "forbidding attainder laws serve two purposes. First, they reinforced the separation of powers, by forbidding the legislature to perform judicial or executive functions—since the outcome of any such acts of legislature would of necessity take the form of a bill of attainder. Second, they embody the concept of due process, which was partially reinforced by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The text of the Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 is \"No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed\". The constitution of every state also expressly forbids bills of attainder. For example, Wisconsin's constitution",
"title": "Bill of attainder"
},
{
"docid": "14033964",
"text": "Parliament by a simple majority such as that required for the passing of any ordinary law. The amendments under this category are specifically excluded from the purview of article 368 which is the specific provision in the Constitution dealing with the power and the procedure for the amendment of the Constitution. Article 4 provides that laws made by Parliament under article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new States) and article 3 (relating to formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States) effecting amendments in the First Schedule or the Fourth Schedule and",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "9528002",
"text": "\"from time to time\". Article 194 was amended to grant the same rights as Clause 21 to State Legislatures, its members and committees. Two new clauses 4A and 26A were inserted into article 366 of the Constitution, which defined the meaning of the terms \"Central Law\" and \"State Law\" by inserting two new clauses 4A and 26A into article 366 of the Constitution. The 42nd Amendment froze any delimitation of constituencies for elections to Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies until after the 2001 Census of India, by amending article 170 (relating to composition of Legislative Assemblies). The total number",
"title": "Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "428655",
"text": "contrast to the one-vote-for-one-state principle in the earlier Continental Congress. Under the Fugitive Slave Clause, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3, \"No person held to Service or Labour in one State\" would be freed by escaping to another. allowed Congress to pass legislation outlawing the \"Importation of Persons\", but not until 1808. However, for purposes of the Fifth Amendment—which states that, \"No person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law\"—slaves were understood as property. Although abolitionists used the Fifth Amendment to argue against slavery, it became part of the legal basis",
"title": "Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution"
},
{
"docid": "15246348",
"text": "of both cases on the ground that the terms of Article 14 of the Constitution differ materially from Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which was relied upon by the court in \"Lingens\"; as well as the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which were relied upon by the court in \"New York Times\". The public figure doctrine was thus expressly rejected by the Court. Thean J. said: \"Such criticisms or attacks must, in our opinion, respect the bounds set by the law of defamation, and we do not accept that the",
"title": "Article 14 of the Constitution of Singapore"
},
{
"docid": "17695888",
"text": "ratify: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1959, amended article 334 of the Constitution in order to extend the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 1970. Article 334 had stipulated that the reservation of seats should expire within a period of ten years from the commencement of the Constitution (i.e. 26 January 1960). The 8th",
"title": "Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17699539",
"text": "accordance with the provisions of Article 368 of the Constitution, and was ratified by more than half of the State Legislatures, as required under Clause (2) of the said article. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below: Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety-fifth Amendment) Act, 2009, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January",
"title": "Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17697120",
"text": "into effect from 25 January 1980. The Act was passed in accordance with the provisions of Article 368 of the Constitution, and was ratified by more than half of the State Legislatures, as required under Clause (2) of the said article. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below: Did not ratify: Forty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Forty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1980, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha",
"title": "Forty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "17872118",
"text": "Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan The Fifteenth Amendment bill to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں پندرھویں ترمیم) was Passed by National Assembly of Pakistan on 28 August 1998. It was then moved to the Senate where it was never passed. The proposed amendments included addition of a new article 2B in the constitution and amendment in Article 239 of the Constitution of Pakistan. It also sought to impose Sharia Law as supreme law in Pakistan in light of the Objective Resolution of Pakistan in addition to the Quran and Sunnah as is in the Constitution",
"title": "Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "17717884",
"text": "Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966, abolished Election Tribunals in India and enabled trial of election petitions by High Courts. It amended clause (1) of article 324 of the Constitution, which provides for vesting of the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections with the Election Commission. The 19th Amendment removed the provision relating to the power of \"the appointment of election tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with elections to Parliament and",
"title": "Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India"
},
{
"docid": "6198501",
"text": "and in the Seanad on 30 October. It then proceeded to a referendum on 25 November. On 25 May 2018, the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 was passed by referendum. After it was signed into law, it replaced the previous text of Article 40.3.3º with the following text: Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 25 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which specified that the protection of the right to life of the unborn does not limit freedom of travel in and",
"title": "Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland"
},
{
"docid": "1901799",
"text": "under Article 110 beneath \"Section II: Revision of the Constitution\" of \"Part Four: Special, Final, and Transitional Provisions.\" The Constitution of Ireland, can only be modified by referendum, following proposal approved by the lower and upper houses of the Oireachtas, amongst citizens entitled to vote for the President. The amendment succeeds by simple majority, and no quorum is required. Article 138 of the Constitution provides for the special procedure through which the Parliament can adopt constitutional laws (including laws to amend the Constitution of Italy). Constitutional laws start by following the ordinary legislative procedure, which requires both houses of parliament",
"title": "Constitutional amendment"
},
{
"docid": "4207813",
"text": "been deemed to be unenforceable due to the interpretations of the Supreme Court of the United States with regard to the First and the Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Article XI, Section 3 of the Tennessee State Constitution gives two methods to amend the document: Under the legislative method, which is a very lengthy process, the General Assembly must pass a resolution, calling for an amendment and stating its wording, and it must do so in three separate readings on three separate days, with an absolute majority on all readings. The resolution does not require the governor's approval.",
"title": "Constitution of Tennessee"
},
{
"docid": "14033966",
"text": "by law for the abolition or creation of the Legislative Councils in States and specifies that though such law shall contain such provisions for the amendment of the Constitution as may be necessary, it shall not be deemed to be an amendment of the Constitution for the purposes of article 368. \"The Legislative Councils Act, 1957\", which provided for the creation of a Legislative Council in Andhra Pradesh and for increasing the strength of the Legislative Councils in certain other States, is an example of a law passed by Parliament in an exercise of its powers under article 169. The",
"title": "Amendment of the Constitution of India"
}
] |
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| when did the us sign the treaty of versailles |
| [
{
"docid": "405547",
"text": "Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles () was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which directly led to World War I. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I signed separate treaties. Although the armistice, signed on 11 November 1918, ended the actual fighting, it took six months of Allied negotiations at the Paris",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "405605",
"text": "position in the event of renewed hostilities. Upon receiving this, the new government recommended signing the treaty. The National Assembly voted in favour of signing the treaty by 237 to 138, with five abstentions (there were 421 delegates in total). This result was wired to Clemenceau just hours before the deadline. Foreign minister Hermann Müller and colonial minister Johannes Bell travelled to Versailles to sign the treaty on behalf of Germany. The treaty was signed on 28 June 1919 and ratified by the National Assembly on 9 July by a vote of 209 to 116. Conservatives, nationalists and ex-military leaders",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "18037292",
"text": "the head of the new government, sent a telegram stating his intention to sign the treaty if certain articles were withdrawn, including articles 227, 230 and 231. In response, the Allies issued an ultimatum stating that Germany would have to accept the treaty or face an invasion of Allied forces across the Rhine within 24 hours. On 23 June 1919, Bauer capitulated and sent a second telegram with a confirmation that a German delegation would arrive shortly to sign the treaty. On 28 June 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, a peace treaty which ended the formal state of",
"title": "British and French declaration of war on Germany"
},
{
"docid": "405572",
"text": "have to accept the treaty or face an invasion of Allied forces across the Rhine within On 23 June, Bauer capitulated and sent a second telegram with a confirmation that a German delegation would arrive shortly to sign the treaty. On 28 June 1919, the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the immediate impetus for the war), the peace treaty was signed. The treaty had clauses ranging from war crimes, the prohibition on the merging of Austria with Germany without the consent of the League of Nations, freedom of navigation on major European rivers, to the returning",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "11077608",
"text": "Little Treaty of Versailles Little Treaty of Versailles or the Polish Minority Treaty was one of the bilateral Minority Treaties signed between minor powers and the League of Nations in the aftermath of the First World War. The Polish treaty was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day as the main Treaty of Versailles was signed, which is the reason for one of its names. It was the first of the Minority Treaties and served as a template for the subsequent ones; together with Articles 87-93 of Treaty of Versailles, it also formally established Poland as a sovereign and",
"title": "Little Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "11077612",
"text": "Nations Council. Difference of opinions \"\"in legal or actual matters\"\" between Poland and any of the western powers or any of the members of the League of Nations Council, which would result from provisions of the treaty was to have an international character (Article 12). The treaty was signed by Polish representatives at Versailles (Roman Dmowski, Ignacy Paderewski) on 28 June 1919, the same day as the main Treaty of Versailles (hence it is known as \"Little\" or \"Small Treaty of Versailles\". The parliament of Poland, the Sejm, ratified the treaty on 31 July 1919; the treaty was implemented on",
"title": "Little Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "1971184",
"text": "a socialist revolution which led to the brief establishment of a number of communist political systems in (mainly urban) parts of the country, the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the creation of the Weimar Republic. On 28 June 1919 the Weimar Republic was forced, under threat of continued Allied advance, to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Germany viewed the one-sided treaty as a humiliation and as blaming it for the entire war. While the intent of the treaty was to assign guilt to Germany to justify financial reparations, the notion of blame took root as a political issue in",
"title": "Aftermath of World War I"
},
{
"docid": "11077613",
"text": "10 January 1920. Poland renounced it at the League of Nations forum in Geneva on 13 September 1934. Little Treaty of Versailles Little Treaty of Versailles or the Polish Minority Treaty was one of the bilateral Minority Treaties signed between minor powers and the League of Nations in the aftermath of the First World War. The Polish treaty was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day as the main Treaty of Versailles was signed, which is the reason for one of its names. It was the first of the Minority Treaties and served as a template for the subsequent",
"title": "Little Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "12021740",
"text": "Treaty of Versailles. On 28 June 1919, the Covenant was signed by 44 states, including 31 states which had taken part in the war on the side of the Triple Entente or joined it during the conflict. Despite American President Woodrow Wilson's efforts to establish and promote the League, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919, the United States did not join the League. The League held its first council meeting in Paris on 16 January 1920, six days after the Versailles Treaty came into force. In November, the headquarters of the League moved to Geneva,",
"title": "Peace congress"
}
] | [
{
"docid": "405600",
"text": "the ingredients required for such a peace as I would have were lacking at Paris. Many in China felt betrayed as the German territory in China was handed to Japan. Wellington Koo refused to sign the treaty and the Chinese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference was the only nation that did not sign the Treaty of Versailles at the signing ceremony. The sense of betrayal led to great demonstrations in China like the May 4th movement and the fall of the nascent Chinese Republic's government and poisoned relations with the West. There was immense dissatisfaction with Duan Qirui’s government,",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "405571",
"text": "and contributed to a risk of political defeat at home. In June 1919, the Allies declared that war would resume if the German government did not sign the treaty they had agreed to among themselves. The government headed by Philipp Scheidemann was unable to agree on a common position, and Scheidemann himself resigned rather than agree to sign the treaty. Gustav Bauer, the head of the new government, sent a telegram stating his intention to sign the treaty if certain articles were withdrawn, including Articles 227, 230 and 231. In response, the Allies issued an ultimatum stating that Germany would",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "4669347",
"text": "treaty within seven days or face the resumption of hostilities. The German government was divided on whether to sign or reject the peace treaty. On 19 June, Chancellor Philipp Scheidemann resigned rather than sign the treaty and was followed by Brockdorff-Rantzau and other members of the government, leaving Germany without a cabinet or peace delegation. After being advised by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg that Germany was in no condition to resume the war, President Friedrich Ebert and the new Chancellor, Gustav Bauer, recommended that the Weimar National Assembly ratify the treaty. The Assembly did so by a large majority,",
"title": "Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "1819288",
"text": "first tasks as president was to deal with the Treaty of Versailles. When the treaty's terms became public on 7 May 1919, it was cursed by Germans of all political shades as an onerous \"Diktat,\" particularly because Germany had essentially been handed the treaty and told to sign without any negotiations. Ebert himself denounced the treaty as \"unrealizable and unbearable.\" However, Ebert was well aware of the possibility that Germany would not be in a position to reject the treaty. He believed that the Allies would invade Germany from the west if Germany refused to sign. To appease public opinion,",
"title": "Friedrich Ebert"
},
{
"docid": "4669360",
"text": "these views, the historical consensus is that the article and the treaty, did not cause the rise of Nazism but that an unconnected rise in extremism and the Great Depression led to the NSDAP gaining greater electoral popularity and then being maneuvered into office. Fritz Klein wrote that while there was a path from Versailles to Hitler, the former did not make \"Hitler's takeover of power inevitable\" and that \"the Germans had a choice when they decided to take this path. In other words, they did not have to. Hitler's victory was not an unavoidable result of Versailles.\" In 1926,",
"title": "Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "6690232",
"text": "severely limited Germany's industrial output. Its army was restricted to 100,000 men and its military production was greatly reduced. However, the treaty did not diminish Germany's place as a leader in military innovation, and many industrial firms still retained the machinery and technology to produce military hardware. Therefore, to circumvent the treaty's restrictions, these industrial firms formed partnerships with foreign nations, such as the Soviet Union and Argentina, to legally produce weapons and sell them. As the Chinese government did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, a separate German-Chinese Peace Treaty was concluded in 1921. After the death of Yuan",
"title": "Sino-German cooperation (1926–1941)"
},
{
"docid": "6690231",
"text": "and the Treaty of Versailles assigned the modern and up-to-date city of Tsingtao and the Kiautschou Bay region to Japan. Subsequent recognition of this Allied betrayal sparked the nationalistic May Fourth Movement, which is regarded as a significant event in modern Chinese history. As a result, the Beiyang government refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles. World War I dealt a severe blow to Sino-German relations. Long established trade connections had been destroyed, financial structures and markets wrecked; of the almost three hundred German firms conducting business in China in 1913, only two remained in 1919. The Treaty of Versailles",
"title": "Sino-German cooperation (1926–1941)"
},
{
"docid": "540129",
"text": "Italian seizure of Fiume result in war between Italy and Yugoslavia. The German ambassador to Italy in 1924 reported that Mussolini saw a nationalist Germany as an essential ally for Italy against France, and hoped to tap into the desire within the German army and the German political right for a war of revenge against France. During the Weimar Republic, the German government did not respect the Treaty of Versailles that it had been pressured to sign, and various government figures at the time rejected Germany's post-Versailles borders. General Hans von Seeckt (head of the \"Reichswehr\" command from 1920 to",
"title": "Axis powers"
},
{
"docid": "3475320",
"text": "was the only nation that did not sign the Treaty of Versailles at the signing ceremony. Koo also was involved in the formation of the League of Nations as China's first representative to the newly formed League. From 1922, Koo served successively as Foreign Minister and Finance Minister. He was twice Acting Premier, in 1924 and again in 1926 during a period of chaos in Beijing under Zhang Zuolin in 1926-7. Koo was Acting Premier from 1 October 1926 and acted concurrently as Interim President. He served as Premier from January until June 1927, when Zhang organised a military government",
"title": "Wellington Koo"
},
{
"docid": "405586",
"text": "when employed abroad; recognition of the principle of freedom of association; the organization of vocational and technical education and other measures. The treaty also called for the signatories to sign or ratify the International Opium Convention. The delegates of the Commonwealth and British Government had mixed thoughts on the treaty, with some seeing the French policy as being greedy and vindictive. Lloyd George and his private secretary Philip Kerr believed in the treaty, although they also felt that the French would keep Europe in a constant state of turmoil by attempting to enforce the treaty. Delegate Harold Nicolson wrote \"are",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "11077610",
"text": "for Poland to sign the peace treaty with Germany (the Article 93 of the Treaty of Versailles stated that: \"\"Poland accepts... provisions... to protect the interests of inhabitants of Poland who differ from the majority of the population in race, language, or religion\"\"). In addition, the treaty declared that Poland had to take over a part of debts of Russian state and grant a most favored nation clause in transit trade to \"Allied and Associated States\" (Articles 14-18). The Polish government declared its support for \"\"total and complete protection of life and freedom of all people regardless of their birth,",
"title": "Little Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "19680054",
"text": "Treaty, the US government did not follow their side of the treaty, partially because Brigham Young did not have authority to speak for the US government. As a sign of protest, he led the Timpanogos into Thistle Valley in Sanpete County to hunt and dance in the spring of 1872. This made the Americans uneasy, and he was able to get the Americans to fulfill their obligations for that year. Tabby-To-Kwanah Chief Tabby-To-Kwanah (or Tabby, Tabiona, or Tabiuna; 1789 – 1898) was the leader of Timpanogos when they were displaced to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. He rose to",
"title": "Tabby-To-Kwanah"
},
{
"docid": "4586814",
"text": "US Senate actually passed the Treaty of Versailles, which it never did. As a result, the report was only released to the public in 1922, after the Senate and House had passed a joint resolution favoring the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine along the lines of the Balfour Declaration. Public opinion was divided when it was learned that the Arab majority had requested an American mandate with a democratically elected constituent assembly. The Commission termed the territory it was investigating \"Syria\", which covered the Arab territories of the defunct Ottoman Syria. Though it did not use the",
"title": "King–Crane Commission"
},
{
"docid": "2522192",
"text": "its ratification by less than all of the signatories. Even though such a treaty takes effect, it does not apply to signatories that have not ratified it. Accession has the same legal effect as ratification, for treaties already negotiated and signed by other states. An example of a treaty to which the Senate did not advise and consent to ratification is the Treaty of Versailles, which failed to garner support because of the Covenant of the League of Nations. The US can also enter into international agreements by way of executive agreements. They are not made under the Treaty Clause",
"title": "Ratification"
},
{
"docid": "1971215",
"text": "the Allies; during the war, it had sent thousands of labourers to France. At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the Chinese delegation called for an end to Western imperialistic institutions in China, but was rebuffed. China requested at least the formal restoration of its territory of Jiaozhou Bay, under German colonial control since 1898. But the western Allies rejected China's request, instead granting transfer to Japan of all of Germany's pre-war territory and rights in China. Subsequently, China did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, instead signing a separate peace treaty with Germany in 1921. The Austro-Hungarian and German",
"title": "Aftermath of World War I"
},
{
"docid": "9215953",
"text": "insisted that the territory was necessary as a defensive barrier. Bismarck opposed the annexation because he did not wish to make Germany a permanent enemy of France. The portion annexed of Alsace-Lorraine was later slightly reduced at the Treaty of Frankfurt, allowing France to retain the Territory of Belfort. Treaty of Versailles (1871) The Treaty of Versailles of 1871 ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers, of the French Third Republic, and Otto von Bismarck, of the German Empire on 26 February 1871. This was a preliminary treaty used to solidify the initial armistice of 28 January",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1871)"
},
{
"docid": "7243767",
"text": "did so reluctantly, becoming the last person to sign. During the debates which followed in Dáil Éireann, Gavan Duffy stated that he would recommend the Treaty reluctantly but sincerely as he saw no alternative for the desired aim of independence. I do not love this treaty now any more than I loved it when I signed it, that I do not think that...is an adequate motive for rejection to point out that some of us signed the Treaty under duress, not to say that this treaty will not lead to permanent peace. It is necessary before you reject the Treaty",
"title": "George Gavan Duffy"
},
{
"docid": "405637",
"text": "any peace treaty that did not leave Germany as the conqueror would be unacceptable to them. Short of allowing Germany to keep all the conquests of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Evans argued that there was nothing that could have been done to persuade the German right to accept Versailles. Evans further noted that the parties of the Weimar Coalition, namely the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the social liberal German Democratic Party (DDP) and the Christian democratic Centre Party, were all equally opposed to Versailles, and it is false to claim as some historians have that opposition to Versailles",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "13518583",
"text": "in clandestine development programs in Russia. In the early 1920s the navy spent one-sixth of what the army spent on aviation. The Treaty of Versailles banned most aspects of aerial development in Germany. For all of its diligence the treaty did not prohibit naval exercises with aircraft. The loophole allowed for the development of aircraft in the naval sphere of influence. The Paris Treaty of 1926 restated the terms of the treaty in Versailles but relented over the issue of air defence. Germany would be permitted to develop air defence systems to guard against aerial aggression. Although this did not",
"title": "Fliegerführer Atlantik"
},
{
"docid": "4669332",
"text": "Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles Article 231, often known as the War Guilt Clause, was the opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War between the German Empire and the Allied and Associated Powers. The article did not use the word \"guilt\" but it served as a legal basis to compel Germany to pay reparations for the war. Article 231 was one of the most controversial points of the treaty. It specified: Germans viewed this clause as a national humiliation, forcing Germany to accept full responsibility for causing the",
"title": "Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "5500677",
"text": "who negotiated the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 included France, Britain, Italy, Japan and the US; Part One of the Treaty agreed to the establishment of the League of Nations on 25 January 1919. This came into being on 16 January 1920 with Britain, France, Italy and Japan as permanent members of the Executive Council; the US Senate voted against ratification of the Treaty of Versailles on 19 March, thus preventing American participation. For much of the 19th century, Britain sought to maintain the European balance of power without formal alliances, a policy known as splendid isolation. This left it",
"title": "Allies of World War I"
},
{
"docid": "2439647",
"text": "not accepted by the Allies, who recognised him only as King of the Hejaz. After World War I Hussein refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, in protest at the Balfour Declaration and the establishment of British and French mandates in Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. He later refused to sign the Anglo-Hashemite Treaty and thus deprived himself of British support when his kingdom was invaded by Ibn Saud. In March 1924, when the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished, Hussein proclaimed himself Caliph of all Muslims. In October 1924, facing defeat by Ibn Saud, he abdicated and was succeeded as king by",
"title": "Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca"
},
{
"docid": "9041819",
"text": "relinquish Shandong, which was the birthplace of Confucius, the greatest Chinese philosopher, than could Christians concede Jerusalem. He demanded the promised return of Shandong, but to no avail. Japan prevailed. Chinese popular outrage over Article 156 led to demonstrations on 4 May 1919 and a cultural movement known as the May Fourth Movement. As a result, Wellington Koo refused to sign the treaty. China's refusal to sign the Treaty of Versailles necessitated a separate peace treaty with Germany in 1921. The Shandong dispute was mediated by the United States in 1922 during the Washington Naval Conference. In a victory for",
"title": "Shandong Problem"
},
{
"docid": "3472936",
"text": "as \"Kekalamazoo\"). The present-day city of Kalamazoo developed at this site. Bad Bird was identified as signing the US Treaty with the Potawatomi, of September 19, 1827, by which he ceded the Kalamazoo tract reserved for the Indian village to the U.S. He did not sign the 1828 Treaty with the Potawatomi, which ceded additional land in southwest Michigan to the U.S. He did sign the 1832 U.S. Treaty with the Potawatomi, which also ceded additional land in the area. The \"Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online\" estimates that Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (Bad Bird) was born about 1735 and died about 1805. It",
"title": "Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish"
},
{
"docid": "70995",
"text": "republican government was all but shattered. This ushered in the Warlord Era, during which much of the country was ruled by shifting coalitions of competing provincial military leaders. In 1919, the May Fourth Movement began as a response to the terms imposed on China by the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I, but quickly became a nationwide protest movement about the domestic situation in China. The protests were a moral success as the cabinet fell and China refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles, which had awarded German holdings to Japan. The New Culture Movement stimulated by the May",
"title": "History of China"
},
{
"docid": "13738918",
"text": "Germans were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, forcing them to make exorbitant payments to repair damages caused during the War. Many Germans felt these reparations were unfair because they did not actually \"lose\" the war nor did they feel they caused the war (see Stab-in-the-back legend). Germany was never occupied by Allied troops, yet it had to accept a liberal democratic government imposed on it by the victors after the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm. Much of the map of Europe was redrawn by the victors based upon the theory that future wars could be prevented if all ethnic",
"title": "20th-century events"
},
{
"docid": "627660",
"text": "of Platte Bridge. The battle was another victory for the Indians resulting in 29 soldiers killed with at least eight Indian casualties. Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, and Plains Apaches seeking peace were offered to sign the Medicine Lodge Treaty in October 1867. The treaty allotted the Southern Arapaho a reservation with the Southern Cheyenne between the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Among those that signed the treaty was Chief Little Raven. Those that did not sign the treaty were called \"hostile\" and were continually pursued by the US Army and their Indian scouts. The last major",
"title": "Arapaho"
},
{
"docid": "165162",
"text": "parts of the Russian contingent at the Battle of Tannenberg, followed by huge Austrian and German successes. The breakdown of Russian forces – exacerbated by internal turmoil caused by the 1917 Russian Revolution – led to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk the Bolsheviks were forced to sign on 3 March 1918 as Russia withdrew from the war. It gave Germany control of Eastern Europe. Spencer Tucker says, \"The German General Staff had formulated extraordinarily harsh terms that shocked even the German negotiator.\" When Germany later complained that the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 was too harsh on them, the Allies responded",
"title": "History of Germany"
},
{
"docid": "3458637",
"text": "strip of territory was then denoted as British Cameroons, which was administered as an appendage of Nigeria. In 1916 Britain and France signed a treaty known as the Simon-Milne Declaration, to respect the frontiers between the British Cameroons and French Cameroun. When Germany was finally defeated in 1918, it was compelled to sign the Treaties of Versailles in 1919, relinquishing control of all its colonies to the Allied and Associated Powers, including the territory known since 1916 as the British Cameroon. On 10 July 1919 Britain and France reiterated the boundary treaty concluded in 1916 and both undertook to administer",
"title": "Ambazonia"
},
{
"docid": "9215951",
"text": "deteriorated, Bismarck succeeded in achieving German Unification on January 18, 1871 creating the German Empire. King Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared Kaiser of the newly created empire in the Hall of Mirrors in the Versailles Palace. The new German command structure wanted to sign a peace treaty to gain France's colonial possessions; however, Bismarck opted for an immediate truce as his primary reason for war, German unification, had already been accomplished. He was concerned that further violence would render more German casualties and draw French resentment. He was also wary of drawing attention from other European nations, fearing that",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1871)"
},
{
"docid": "8574177",
"text": "either side. On pleasant days May Fourth Square fills with young couples on the ground and kites in the air. The May 4th Movement (五四运动, wǔsì yùndòng) was sparked by Article 156 of the Treaty of Versailles which transferred German concessions in Shandong including Qingdao to Japan rather than returning sovereign authority to China. Chinese outrage over this provision ignited mass student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4th, 1919 which resulted in the cultural movement know today as the May Fourth Movement. The May 4th Movement influenced the Chinese delegation not to sign the Treaty of Versailles. China declared the",
"title": "May Fourth Square"
},
{
"docid": "405601",
"text": "which had secretly negotiated with the Japanese in order to secure loans to fund their military campaigns again the south. On 29 April, the German delegation under the leadership of the Foreign Minister Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau arrived in Versailles. On 7 May, when faced with the conditions dictated by the victors, including the so-called \"War Guilt Clause\", von Brockdorff-Rantzau replied to Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George: \"We know the full brunt of hate that confronts us here. You demand from us to confess we were the only guilty party of war; such a confession in my mouth would be",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "12447563",
"text": "Treaty of Versailles (1787) The Versailles Treaty of 1787 (French:\"Traité de Versailles de 1787\") was a treaty of alliance signed between the French king Louis XVI and the Vietnamese lord Nguyễn Ánh, the future Emperor Gia Long. Nguyễn Ánh, whose family, the Nguyễn family, had been decimated by the Tây Sơn rebellion when he was 16 or 17, received the protection and aid of the French Catholic priest Pigneau de Béhaine, titular bishop of Adran. In order to obtain support for Nguyễn Ánh's cause, Pigneau de Béhaine went to France in 1787 as the \"special envoy of the king of",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1787)"
},
{
"docid": "12447566",
"text": "troops, established a navy, and built fortifications in the Vauban style, such as the Citadel of Saigon. Several of these French adventurers would remain in high positions in the government of Gia Long such as Philippe Vannier, Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau, de Forsans and the doctor Despiau. Treaty of Versailles (1787) The Versailles Treaty of 1787 (French:\"Traité de Versailles de 1787\") was a treaty of alliance signed between the French king Louis XVI and the Vietnamese lord Nguyễn Ánh, the future Emperor Gia Long. Nguyễn Ánh, whose family, the Nguyễn family, had been decimated by the Tây Sơn rebellion when he was",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1787)"
},
{
"docid": "2532833",
"text": "in Europe, viewing the Treaty of Versailles as an unjust and vindictive peace treaty, and argued the French were the principle trouble-makers in Europe by seeking to uphold the Versailles treaty. Hertzog argued that if Adolf Hitler had a belligerent foreign policy, it was only because of the Treaty of Versailles was intolerably harsh towards Germany and if the international system was revised to take account of Germany's \"legitimate\" complaints against Versailles, then Hitler would become a moderate and reasonable statesman. When Germany remilitarized the Rhineland in March 1936, Hertzog informed the British government that there was no possibility of",
"title": "J. B. M. Hertzog"
},
{
"docid": "2438037",
"text": "the United Nations headquarters. Famous examples include the Treaty of Paris (1815), signed after Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, and the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the First World War conflict between Germany and the Western Allies. This is held to have ended World War I completely, but in fact that did not happen until the Allies concluded peace with the Ottoman Empire in 1920 through the Treaty of Sèvres. The Versailles treaty is possibly the most notorious of peace treaties, in that it is \"blamed\" by many historians for the rise of National Socialism in Germany and",
"title": "Peace treaty"
},
{
"docid": "1581043",
"text": "invasion. As with the Treaty of Versailles, the 1920 treaty contained the Covenant of the League of Nations, and, as a result, it was not ratified by the United States. The United States refused initially to sign the Treaty on the grounds that Russia was not represented at the treaty conference. The Paris Peace Treaty of 28 October 1920, formally recognized the union of Bessarabia with Romania. The Soviet Union and Japan never recognized this Union. Japan's failure to ratify the treaty meant that the unification of Moldova with Romania was not recognized by the international society. Japan's actions came",
"title": "Treaty of Paris (1920)"
},
{
"docid": "11232091",
"text": "revised, and if such revision cannot be had, they deem it their duty to make a reservation on the said clauses now. When it transpired that the Great Powers would not countenance a signature with express reservations against any article, Lou ultimately refused to sign at all. This made China the only participating country not to sign the Versailles Treaty. From 1922 to 1927 Lou was China's envoy to the League of Nations in Geneva. At the death of his wife he retired from an active life, and in 1927 became a postulant, under the name Dom Pierre-Célestin, in the",
"title": "Lou Tseng-Tsiang"
},
{
"docid": "13791332",
"text": "out that in claiming the frontiers of 1937, West Germany was in fact claiming the frontiers established by the Treaty of Versailles, which the entire interwar German leadership had claimed to be totally unacceptable from 1919 to 1939, and which perhaps indicated that Versailles was nowhere near as harsh as claimed, especially when compared with the far greater territorial losses imposed by the Oder–Neisse line. Not all in Adenauer's government supported this; politicians like minister Seebohm criticized limiting German territorial demands to Nazi borders of 1937, alluding to pre-Versailles borders, as did the organisation of German expelled BdV. In 1962",
"title": "Oder–Neisse line"
},
{
"docid": "15268402",
"text": "in the activities of the National Council of Lithuania Minor (), which adopted the Act of Tilsit but Simonaitis did not sign it. In 1919 he moved to Memel (Klaipėda). According to the Treaty of Versailles, the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) was detached from the German Empire and placed under provisional French administration. French General Dominique Joseph Odry established seven-member Directorate (local government) in February 1920. Initially all of its members were German. After Lithuanian protests, two Prussian Lithuanians, Simonaitis and Mikelis Reidys, were admitted to the Directorate increasing its size to nine members. Simonaitis resigned in February 1922. He",
"title": "Erdmonas Simonaitis"
},
{
"docid": "5157861",
"text": "the Treaty of Versailles by developing weapons that Versailles had forbidden Germany to have such as tanks and aircraft, but he wanted the German-Soviet military co-operation kept within its \"proper limits\". Since 1926, when the secret German-Soviet co-operation had become public knowledge following an exposé by \"The Manchester Guardian\", the subject was a contentious one that had strained relations with France, who did not appreciate Germany breaking Versailles to develop forbidden weapons that would one day be used against France. Dirksen wanted the development of weapons in the Soviet Union to be handled by private German companies working for the",
"title": "Herbert von Dirksen"
},
{
"docid": "1350908",
"text": "a stroke were profound: \"Wilson's emotions were unbalanced, and his judgment was warped. ... Worse, his denial of illness and limitations was starting to border on delusion.\" The Treaty of Versailles went into effect but the United States did not sign it, and made separate peace with Germany and Austria-Hungary. The League of Nations went into operation, but the United States never joined. Historians agree that the League was ineffective in dealing with major issues, but they debate whether American membership would have made much difference. In 1945 it was replaced by the United Nations, which assumed many of the",
"title": "Henry Cabot Lodge"
},
{
"docid": "12977055",
"text": "partners - Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – were given no choice but to sign a so-called \"Pact of defense and mutual assistance\" which permitted the Soviet Union to station troops in them. Hitler's pressing for a German invasion of Poland in 1939 placed tremendous strain on the German war machine, which had been gradually gearing up after the Treaty of Versailles restrictions for total war in 1942 or 1943. The German navy was critically short of maritime and military assets and did not achieve full mobilization until 1942. Even Germany's quick victory in Poland strained its 1939",
"title": "German–Soviet Commercial Agreement (1940)"
},
{
"docid": "9052786",
"text": "John Maynard Keynes had published his best-selling book \"The Economic Consequences of the Peace\" in 1919—in which Keynes depicted Versailles as an unbearably harsh \"Carthaginian peace\" imposed by the vindictive Allies—an increasingly large segment of British public opinion had become convinced that the Treaty of Versailles was deeply \"unjust\" to Germany. By 1936, when German troops marched back into the Rhineland, the majority of British people believed that Hitler was right to violate the \"unjust\" Versailles treaty, and it would be morally wrong for Britain to go to war to uphold the \"unjust\" Treaty of Versailles. The British War Secretary",
"title": "Remilitarization of the Rhineland"
},
{
"docid": "405640",
"text": "to Germany. Rather, Peukert argued that it was widely believed in Germany that Versailles was a totally unreasonable treaty, and it was this \"perception\" rather than the \"reality\" of the Versailles treaty that mattered. Peukert noted that because of the \"millenarian hopes\" created in Germany during World War I when for a time it appeared that Germany was on the verge of conquering all of Europe, any peace treaty the Allies of World War I imposed on the defeated \"German Reich\" were bound to create a nationalist backlash, and there was nothing the Allies could have done to avoid that",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "17858293",
"text": "riots erupted in Paris as the German troops marched out. Armistice of Versailles The Armistice of Versailles that came into effect on 28 January 1871 brought to an end the active phase of the Franco-Prussian War. The signatories were Jules Favre, foreign minister in the provisional Government of National Defence, for the French and Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of the newly established German Empire, for Prussia and her allies. The suspension of hostilities initially lasted until 19 February, when it was extended through 26 February, when a preliminary peace treaty was signed, also at Versailles. The definitive Treaty of Frankfurt",
"title": "Armistice of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "17858268",
"text": "Armistice of Versailles The Armistice of Versailles that came into effect on 28 January 1871 brought to an end the active phase of the Franco-Prussian War. The signatories were Jules Favre, foreign minister in the provisional Government of National Defence, for the French and Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of the newly established German Empire, for Prussia and her allies. The suspension of hostilities initially lasted until 19 February, when it was extended through 26 February, when a preliminary peace treaty was signed, also at Versailles. The definitive Treaty of Frankfurt was signed on 10 May. Although technically an armistice, the",
"title": "Armistice of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "7132593",
"text": "passenger liner \"Lusitania\" without allowing the civilian passengers to reach the lifeboats, outraged American opinion. Germany agreed to American demands to stop such attacks but reversed its position in early 1917 to win the war quickly. Berlin mistakenly thought that the US Army and Navy were so weak that they would not play a decisive role. The US public opposed the punitive Versailles Treaty of 1919, and the two countries signed a separate peace treaty in 1921. In the 1920s, American diplomats and bankers provided major assistance to rebuilding the German economy. When Hitler and the Nazis took power in",
"title": "Germany–United States relations"
},
{
"docid": "1960427",
"text": "he was sceptical of the League of Nations and urged a strong Anglo-French Alliance, perhaps even accompanied by the building of a Channel Tunnel. These proposals were written up as the \"Fontainebleau Memorandum\" outlining Lloyd George's preferred peace terms. Wilson advised that Foch's force of 39 divisions was sufficient to occupy Germany if she refused to sign the peace treaty, although he advised against a prolonged occupation, and continued to be concerned at the sporadic warfare between the small newly independent countries of Eastern Europe. Clemenceau eventually agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles (June 1919) on condition Britain guaranteed",
"title": "Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet"
},
{
"docid": "2014607",
"text": "Koo demanded that Germany's concessions on Shandong be returned to China. He further called for an end to imperialist institutions such as extraterritoriality, legation guards, and foreign leaseholds. Despite American support and the ostensible spirit of self-determination, the Western powers refused his claims, transferring the German concessions to Japan instead. This sparked widespread student protests in China on 4 May, later known as the May Fourth Movement, eventually pressuring the government into refusing to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Thus the Chinese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference was the only one not to sign the treaty at the signing",
"title": "Paris Peace Conference, 1919"
},
{
"docid": "14717125",
"text": "refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles following the First World War, the US government found itself outside of the inter-Allied arrangements made with the German government. As a result, the US government began its own process of rapprochment with Berlin. As part of that process, a separate US-German peace treaty was concluded in 1921. Following the conclusion of the peace treaty, diplomatic relations between the two governments were reestablished, and on December 10, 1921, the new US ambassador, Ellis Loring Dresel, presented his credentials in Berlin. In late 1923, German economy collapsed under the burden of reparations, and the",
"title": "Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Relations between Germany and the United States of America"
},
{
"docid": "13013986",
"text": "with German forces in Poland. Three Baltic States described by the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, were given no choice but to sign a so-called \"Pact of defense and mutual assistance\" which permitted the Soviet Union to station troops in them. Hitler's pressing for a German invasion of Poland in 1939 placed tremendous strain on the German war machine, which had been gradually gearing up after the Treaty of Versailles restrictions for \"total war\" (\"\"totaler Krieg\"\") in 1942 or 1943. The German navy was also critically short of maritime and military assets and did not achieve full mobilization until",
"title": "Nazi–Soviet economic relations (1934–41)"
},
{
"docid": "15404349",
"text": "condemnation of the Weimar Republic for signing the armistice in November 1918 which later led it to sign the Treaty of Versailles. A major inspiration for the Nazis were the far-right nationalist \"Freikorps\", paramilitary organizations that engaged in political violence after World War I. Initially, the post–World War I German far-right was dominated by monarchists, but the younger generation, which was associated with \"Völkisch\" nationalism, was more radical and it did not express any emphasis on the restoration of the German monarchy. This younger generation desired to dismantle the Weimar Republic and create a new radical and strong state based",
"title": "Nazism"
},
{
"docid": "13669506",
"text": "part of the Diplomatic Revolution, which realigned the alliance systems of the major powers of Europe in the run-up to the war. It was ostensibly defensive, but British agents suspected that there were secret clauses that were more wide-ranging than the document actually publicised. The Second Treaty of Versailles, promising even closer co-operation between the two states, was agreed at Versailles in 1757. Treaty of Versailles (1756) The Treaty of Versailles, also known as the First Treaty of Versailles, was a diplomatic agreement between Austria and France. It was signed on 1 May 1756 at the Palace of Versailles. The",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1756)"
},
{
"docid": "13684328",
"text": "Treaty of Versailles (1757) The Treaty of Versailles was a diplomatic agreement signed between Austria and France at the Palace of Versailles on 1 May 1757 during the Seven Years' War. It expanded on the 1756 First Treaty of Versailles, which had established the Franco-Austrian Alliance. It is thus commonly known as the Second Treaty of Versailles. In the new treaty, France agreed to assist Austria in regaining the province of Silesia from Prussia in exchange for Austria ceding the Austrian Netherlands to France at the war's conclusion, the acquisition of which had long been a goal of the French",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1757)"
},
{
"docid": "13684331",
"text": "against Great Britain and had also prompted a financial crisis in Paris. Treaty of Versailles (1757) The Treaty of Versailles was a diplomatic agreement signed between Austria and France at the Palace of Versailles on 1 May 1757 during the Seven Years' War. It expanded on the 1756 First Treaty of Versailles, which had established the Franco-Austrian Alliance. It is thus commonly known as the Second Treaty of Versailles. In the new treaty, France agreed to assist Austria in regaining the province of Silesia from Prussia in exchange for Austria ceding the Austrian Netherlands to France at the war's conclusion,",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1757)"
},
{
"docid": "277777",
"text": "the \"Reich\". In 1926, \"The Manchester Guardian\" ran an exposé showing the \"Reichswehr\" had been developing military technology forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles in the Soviet Union, and the secret German-Soviet co-operation had started in 1921. The German statement following \"The Manchester Guardian\"'s article that Germany did not feel bound by the terms of Versailles and would violate them as much as possible gave much offence in France. Nonetheless, in 1927, the Allied Control Commission, which was responsible for ensuring that Germany complied with Part V of the Treaty of Versailles, was abolished as a goodwill gesture reflecting the",
"title": "Maginot Line"
},
{
"docid": "405598",
"text": "July 1921. Soon after, the US–German Peace Treaty of 1921 was signed in Berlin on 25 August 1921, the US–Austrian Peace Treaty of 1921 was signed in Vienna on 24 August 1921, and the US–Hungarian Peace Treaty of 1921 was signed in Budapest on 29 August 1921. Wilson's former friend Edward Mandell House, present at the negotiations, wrote in his diary on 29 June 1919: I am leaving Paris, after eight fateful months, with conflicting emotions. Looking at the conference in retrospect, there is much to approve and yet much to regret. It is easy to say what should have",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "9052682",
"text": "Germany's denunciation in March 1935 of Part V of the Treaty of Versailles, which had disarmed Germany. At the same time, Neurath wanted to provide an opening for the eventual remilitarization of the Rhineland, hence the conditional hedging of the promise to obey Locarno only as long as other powers did. Hitler always took the line (at least in public) that Germany did not consider itself bound by the \"Diktat\" of Versailles, but that Germany would respect any treaty that it willingly signed such as Locarno, under which Germany had promised to keep the Rhineland demilitarized forever; hence Hitler always",
"title": "Remilitarization of the Rhineland"
},
{
"docid": "11711701",
"text": "war with France at the time, but it did not. Still, the fear that war might come before Germany was prepared for it served to create a sense of urgency and reinforced the rearmament program. The army and the navy prepared to quickly expand their capacity and manpower. Plans were made to secretly build an air force (forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles), and the army prepared to introduce conscription within two years and grow to 300,000 soldiers by 1937 (also in violation of the Treaty of Versailles). At first, the navy did not benefit much from these rearmament plans,",
"title": "Economy of Nazi Germany"
},
{
"docid": "9215952",
"text": "they might be moved to intervene if the new German state appeared power-hungry. Both sides were eager to sign a treaty by the beginning of February 1871. The terms of the treaty included a war indemnity of five billion francs to be paid by France to Germany. The German army would continue to occupy parts of France until the payment was complete. The treaty also recognized Wilhelm I as the Kaiser of the newly united German Empire. Preliminary discussion began on the cession of Alsace and the Moselle region of Lorraine, to Germany. Despite Bismarck's objections, Moltke and his generals",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1871)"
},
{
"docid": "405602",
"text": "a lie.\" Because Germany was not allowed to take part in the negotiations, the German government issued a protest against what it considered to be unfair demands, and a \"violation of honour\", soon afterwards withdrawing from the proceedings of the peace conference. Germans of all political shades denounced the treaty—particularly the provision that blamed Germany for starting the war—as an insult to the nation's honor. They referred to the treaty as \"the \"Diktat\"\" since its terms were presented to Germany on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. Germany′s first democratically elected head of government, Philipp Scheidemann, resigned rather than sign the treaty. In",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "405587",
"text": "we making a good peace?\", while General Jan Smuts (a member of the South African delegation) wrote to Lloyd-George, before the signing, that the treaty was unstable and declared \"Are we in our sober senses or suffering from shellshock? What has become of Wilson's 14 points?\" He wanted the Germans not be made to sign at the \"point of the bayonet\". Smuts issued a statement condemning the treaty and regretting that the promises of \"a new international order and a fairer, better world are not written in this treaty\". Lord Robert Cecil said that many within the Foreign Office were",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "405603",
"text": "a passionate speech before the National Assembly on 21 March 1919, he called the treaty a \"murderous plan\" and exclaimed, After Scheidemann′s resignation, a new coalition government was formed under Gustav Bauer. President Friedrich Ebert knew that Germany was in an impossible situation. Although he shared his countrymen's disgust with the treaty, he was sober enough to consider the possibility that the government would not be in a position to reject it. He believed that if Germany refused to sign the treaty, the Allies would invade Germany from the west—and there was no guarantee that the army would be able",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "2755096",
"text": "of Nations brokered agreement between Turkey and Great Britain in 1926. The French delegation, however, did not achieve any of their goals and on 30 January 1923 issued a statement that they did not consider the draft treaty to be any more than a \"basis of discussion\". The Turks therefore refused to sign the treaty. On 4 February 1923, Curzon made a final appeal to Ismet Pasha to sign, and when he refused the Foreign Secretary broke off negotiations and left that night on the Orient Express. The Treaty of Lausanne, finally signed in July 1923, led to international recognition",
"title": "Turkish War of Independence"
},
{
"docid": "2394408",
"text": "of the Dog Soldiers to the treaty terms. A separate treaty version for the Northern Cheyenne was created, but they did not sign, as they were allied with Red Cloud and the Oglala Lakota in hostilities against the US. Southern Cheyenne chiefs signing Arapaho chiefs signing The Treaty was immediately controversial and contested by both the members and other leaders of most of the involved tribal bands. Because most of the tribes were decentralized, acceptance of the treaty was contingent upon ratification by 3/4 of the adult males of each of the tribes. This condition was part of the treaty.",
"title": "Medicine Lodge Treaty"
},
{
"docid": "14117630",
"text": "in the Austrian Netherlands was revoked, the treaty greatly hastened the ever-increasing desire of the coalition not only to defeat but also to destroy Prussia. The treaty seems to serve more as a moral guarantee to the coalition than an actual alliance, as the coalition suffered an undisputed string of defeats in the hand of the British and Prussia from 1759. Treaty of Versailles (1758) The Treaty of Versailles of 1758, also called the Third Treaty of Versailles, confirmed the earlier treaties that had been signed at Versailles in 1756 and 1757 between Austria and France. However, it also revoked",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1758)"
},
{
"docid": "6214668",
"text": "to replace the older vessels. The 1930 London Naval Treaty formally divided cruiser types into two categories: heavy cruisers, armed with guns, and light cruisers, armed with guns. The Treaty of Versailles still prohibited Germany from building heavy cruisers, but the rise of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party to power in 1933 led to the formal rejection of the Treaty of Versailles. After pulling out of the Geneva Conference in 1933, Hitler argued that if the other European powers did not disarm to parity with Germany, they should accept German rearmament. The German navy, renamed the \"Kriegsmarine\" on 21 May 1935,",
"title": "Admiral Hipper-class cruiser"
},
{
"docid": "5386722",
"text": "General Alexandru Averescu led the Second Army in the victories of the Battle of Mărăşti (July 22 to August 1, 1917) and the Battle of Mărăşeşti (August 6 to September 8, 1917). As a result of the Russian Revolution, Romania was left isolated and unable to continue the war, and was forced to sign the Treaty of Bucharest with the Central Powers. Later on, in 1919, Germany agreed, in the Treaty of Versailles Article 259, to renounce all the benefits provided to it by the Treaty of Bucharest in 1918. After the successful offensive on the Thessaloniki front, which put",
"title": "Romanian Land Forces"
},
{
"docid": "15365527",
"text": "war that had killed and wounded so many, which thus limited the options of the Allied leaders when it came to peacemaking in 1919. Renouvin wrote all of the contradictions of the armistice, which created facts on the ground that were difficult to change, as well as the very differing interests of the powers became the basis of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, a compromise peace that displeased everyone, as it did not destroy Germany as a great power while being irksome enough to ensure that the Germans would never accept Versailles as legitimate. Alongside those lines, Renouvin",
"title": "Pierre Renouvin"
},
{
"docid": "16767630",
"text": "spirit of its creators tried to create Poland as one of small Eastern European states. As a result, Gdańsk was not granted to Poland, Zaolzie was given to the Czechs, eastern borders were limited, and the Little Treaty of Versailles was imposed on Poland (...) [Since 1933], Poland has distanced itself from the Treaty of Versailles, as its failing structure does not attract us. Since then, we have been trying to maintain a policy of balance between our two neighbours (...) Even though the Locarno Treaties gave France the right for an armed intervention in case of the Remilitarization of",
"title": "Sztafeta"
},
{
"docid": "511920",
"text": "died... the guns showed cruelly, how little individuals mattered\". In 1919, Prime Minister Billy Hughes and former Prime Minister Joseph Cook took Australia's seat at the Versailles peace conference. Hughes' signing of the Treaty of Versailles was the first time Australia had signed an international treaty. Hughes demanded heavy reparations from Germany and frequently clashed with US President Woodrow Wilson. At one point Hughes declared: \"I speak for 60,000 [Australian] dead\". He went on to ask of Wilson; \"How many do you speak for?\" Hughes demanded that Australia have independent representation within the newly formed League of Nations and was",
"title": "History of Australia"
},
{
"docid": "4210206",
"text": "the US had to have a voice in the peace conference. The United States was never formally a member of the Allies but entered the war in 1917 as a self-styled \"Associated Power\". Initially the United States had a small army, but, after the passage of the Selective Service Act, it drafted 2.8 million men, and, by summer 1918, was sending 10,000 fresh soldiers to France every day. The war ended in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles. The United States then adopted a policy of isolationism, having refused to endorse the 1919 Versailles Treaty or formally enter the League",
"title": "American Century"
},
{
"docid": "13669505",
"text": "Treaty of Versailles (1756) The Treaty of Versailles, also known as the First Treaty of Versailles, was a diplomatic agreement between Austria and France. It was signed on 1 May 1756 at the Palace of Versailles. The two countries offered mutual assistance if attacked by Great Britain or Prussia, The Franco-Austrian Alliance, which lasted in some form or another for the next 30 years, was established. Within months of the agreement, France and Austria found themselves engaged in the Seven Years' War against the Anglo-Prussian Alliance, which was to last until 1763. Along with the Westminster Convention, the treaty formed",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1756)"
},
{
"docid": "7573257",
"text": "higher marks than before as a war leader and articulator of war aims in the Fourteen Points. Link had previously stated that Wilson would have taken the same unbending stand against ratification of the Versailles Treaty with Henry Cabot Lodge's reservations if he had enjoyed perfect health. In Link's revision, he stressed Wilson's deteriorating cardiovascular condition and massive stroke. His medical deterioration made it hard for Wilson to compromise with Lodge and caused, in part, Wilson's earlier actions at the Versailles Peace Conference and his dealings with the US Senate over the treaty. Link incorporated his new ideas in elaborate",
"title": "Arthur S. Link"
},
{
"docid": "423855",
"text": "of Versailles in the West of 1919 was too harsh on them, the Allied Powers responded that it was more benign than the terms imposed by Brest-Litovsk treaty. The treaty was annulled by the Armistice of 11 November 1918, when Germany surrendered to the western Allies. However, in the meantime it did provide some relief to the Bolsheviks, already fighting the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), following the Russian Revolutions of 1917 by the renunciation of Russia's claims on modern-day Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine and Lithuania. By 1917, Germany and Imperial Russia were stuck in a stalemate on the Eastern",
"title": "Treaty of Brest-Litovsk"
},
{
"docid": "7594743",
"text": "the war as being when the Versailles Treaty was signed in 1919, which was when many of the troops serving abroad finally returned home; by contrast, most commemorations of the war's end concentrate on the armistice of 11 November 1918. Legally, the formal peace treaties were not complete until the last, the Treaty of Lausanne, was signed. Under its terms, the Allied forces left Constantinople on 23 August 1923. After the war, the Paris Peace Conference imposed a series of peace treaties on the Central Powers officially ending the war. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles dealt with Germany and, building",
"title": "World War I"
},
{
"docid": "5425785",
"text": "Japan was a signatory of the Treaty of Versailles, which stipulated harsh repercussions for Germany. In the Pacific, Japan gained Germany's islands north of the equator (the Marshall Islands, the Carolines, the Marianas, the Palau Islands) and Kiautschou/Tsingtao in China. Article 156 of the Treaty also transferred German concessions in Shandong to Japan rather than returning sovereign authority to the Republic of China, an issue soon to be known as Shandong Problem. Chinese outrage over this provision led to demonstrations, and a cultural movement known as the May Fourth Movement influenced China not to sign the treaty. China declared the",
"title": "Germany–Japan relations"
},
{
"docid": "4669346",
"text": "they could not accept it without revision. They then proceeded to send their Allied counterparts, message after message attacking each part of the treaty. On 18 June, having disregarded the repeated explicit decisions of the government, Brockdorff-Rantzau declared that Article 231 would have Germany accept full responsibility for the war by force. Max Weber, an advisor with the German delegation, agreed with Brockdorff-Rantzau, also challenging the Allies over the issue of war guilt. He preferred to reject the treaty than submit to what he called a \"rotten peace\". On 16 June, the Allied Powers demanded that Germany unconditionally sign the",
"title": "Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "1925367",
"text": "and occupy parts of the territory, the Sharif and other Arab leaders considered the agreements made in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence had been violated. Hussein refused to ratify the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, and in response to a 1921 British proposal to sign a treaty accepting the Mandate system stated that he could not be expected to \"affix his name to a document assigning Palestine to the Zionists and Syria to foreigners.\" A further British attempt to reach a treaty failed in 1923-24, and negotiations were suspended in March 1924; within six months the British withdrew their support in favor of",
"title": "McMahon–Hussein Correspondence"
},
{
"docid": "9011318",
"text": "self-determination. Orlando supported the Racial Equality Proposal introduced by Japan at the conference. Orlando dramatically left the conference early in April 1919. He returned briefly the following month, but was forced to resign just days before the signing of the resultant Treaty of Versailles. The fact he was not a signatory to the treaty became a point of pride for him later in his life. French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau dubbed him \"The Weeper,\" and Orlando himself recalled proudly: \"When ... I knew they would not give us what we were entitled to ... I writhed on the floor. I",
"title": "Vittorio Emanuele Orlando"
},
{
"docid": "405594",
"text": "German reparations never materialized, and a seat she coveted on the executive council of the new League of Nations went instead to Spain—which had remained neutral in the war. In the end, Portugal ratified the treaty, but got little out of the war, which cost more than 8,000 Portuguese troops and as many as 100,000 of her African colonial subjects their lives. After the Versailles conference, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson claimed that \"at last the world knows America as the savior of the world!\" However, the Republican Party, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, controlled the US Senate after the election",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "4669345",
"text": "met and the Treaty of Versailles was handed off to be translated and for a response to be issued. At this meeting Brockdorff-Rantzau stated that \"We know the intensity of the hatred which meets us, and we have heard the victors' passionate demand that as the vanquished we shall be made to pay, and as the guilty we shall be punished\". However, he proceeded to deny that Germany was solely responsible for the war. Following the meeting, the German delegation retired to translate the 80,000 word document. As soon as the delegation realized the terms of peace, they agreed that",
"title": "Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "423580",
"text": "as he had been earning extra money as a public speaker while vice president, and gladly accepted the responsibility. In his speeches, he cast the war as a \"moral crusade to preserve the dignity of the state for the rights of individuals\". In his memoir, he recalled that the war seemed to drag on \"with leaden feet\", and that he was relieved when it finally ended. As the war neared its end, Marshall became the first vice president to conduct cabinet meetings; Wilson left him with this responsibility while traveling in Europe to sign the Versailles treaty and to work",
"title": "Thomas R. Marshall"
},
{
"docid": "14117629",
"text": "Treaty of Versailles (1758) The Treaty of Versailles of 1758, also called the Third Treaty of Versailles, confirmed the earlier treaties that had been signed at Versailles in 1756 and 1757 between Austria and France. However, it also revoked the 1757 treaty's agreement to create an independent state in the Southern Netherlands, ruled by Philip, Duke of Parma; it would remain under Austrian rule. France, which was expecting a swift victory against Prussia because of a coalition with Austria, Russia, Sweden and Saxony, was caught up with the reality of the war. Although the decision to install a Bourbon monarch",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1758)"
},
{
"docid": "17797995",
"text": "and as the only way of improving the naval budget until such time as Germany would overthrow the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, and start building the capital ships that Versailles had outlawed. For Raeder, the \"Panzerschiffe\" had only two roles to play: As a sign of his thinking for the future, all of the war plans that Raeder drew up from 1929 onwards for war in the future assumed that the Navy would go to war with regular capital ships instead of the \"pocket battleships\". For the present, the first war plan that Raeder drew up in January",
"title": "Interwar naval service of Erich Raeder"
},
{
"docid": "9215949",
"text": "German empire. Paris's governing body, the Government of National Defense, initiated the armistice by surrendering to the Germans after the siege of Paris. Jules Favre, a prominent French politician, met with Otto von Bismarck in Versailles to sign the armistice to be put into effect 28 January 1871. Adolphe Thiers then emerged as the new French leader as the country began reconstructing its government. In the first seven weeks of the Franco-Prussian War (July 15, 1870 to September 2), German forces experienced several great military successes against the struggling French government, including the capture of the current French emperor, Louis",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles (1871)"
},
{
"docid": "4743322",
"text": "fleet that was to be interned at Scapa Flow until its final disposition would be decided at Versailles. Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander-in-chief of the High Seas Fleet, had refused to lead his ships into internment. He thus protested against the seizing of the fleet by Britain and its relocation to a British war harbour instead of a neutral location, as had been agreed initially. As the final deadline neared for the German delegation to sign the Treaty of Versailles, Reuter anticipated that his ships would be handed over to the victorious Allies. To prevent this, he ordered all 74",
"title": "Ludwig von Reuter"
},
{
"docid": "9808560",
"text": "Minister David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of France Georges Clemenceau and United States President Woodrow Wilson in Versailles to discuss how the borders of Europe should be redefined to help avoid a future European war. The talks provided little territorial gain to Italy because during the peace talks Wilson promised freedom to all European nationalities to form their own nation states. As a result, the Treaty of Versailles did not assign Dalmazia and Albania to Italy as had been promised in the Treaty of London. Furthermore, the British and French decided to divide the German overseas colonies into mandates of",
"title": "Kingdom of Italy"
},
{
"docid": "336309",
"text": "Neighbors with Germany, Hitler's spreading influence and territory posed an enormous threat to French livelihood. The French countryside had been devastated during World War One and the entire nation was reluctant to subject their territory to the same treatment. Though all countries in the First World War had suffered great losses, France was one of the most devastated and did not want a second war. As Germany dealt with the burdens of the Treaty of Versailles, a conflict arose in the 1930s between German Christianity and German nationalism. Many Germans found the terms of the Treaty of Versailles debilitating and",
"title": "Pacifism"
},
{
"docid": "405617",
"text": "40,594 men and the following year had been further reduced to 12,421. The size of the BAOR fluctuated over the following years, but never rose above 9,000 men. The British did not adhere to all obligated territorial withdrawals as dictated by Versailles, on account of Germany not meeting her own treaty obligations. A complete withdrawal was considered, but rejected in order to maintain a presence to continue acting as a check on French ambitions and prevent the establishment of an autonomous Rhineland Republic. The French Army of the Rhine was initially 250,000 men strong, including at a peak 40,000 African",
"title": "Treaty of Versailles"
},
{
"docid": "448813",
"text": "was the \"de facto\" capital of the Kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789, before becoming the cradle of the French Revolution. After having lost its status of royal city, it became the \"préfecture\" (regional capital) of the Seine-et-Oise département in 1790, then of Yvelines in 1968. It is also a Roman Catholic diocese. Versailles is historically known for numerous treaties such as the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles, after World War I. Today, the Congress of France – the name given to the body created when both",
"title": "Versailles, Yvelines"
}
] |
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| where will the summer olympics be held in 2020 |
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"docid": "4748258",
"text": "2020 Summer Olympics The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on 7 September 2013. These Games will mark the return of the Summer Olympics to Tokyo for the first time since 1964, and the fourth Olympics overall to be held in Japan, following the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. They will be",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19661514",
"text": "will be held: Skateboarding in the 2020 Olympics will be taking place in the Aomi Urban Venue, in Tokyo. Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics is an event to be held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of five sports added specifically for 2020, with no guarantee it will return to the programme in later years. There are 80 quota spots available for skateboarding. Each NOC can obtain a maximum of 3 spots in each event (total 12 maximum across the 4 events). Each event will have 20 competitors",
"title": "Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546191",
"text": "Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics The rowing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be held between 24 and 31 July at Central Breakwater in Tokyo Bay. Fourteen medal events will be contested by 526 athletes (263 men and women each). There are seven events each for men and women. Events included categories for open weight and restricted weight (lightweight) athletes, and two styles of rowing: sweep, where competitors each use a single oar, and sculling, where they used two. Sculling events include men's and women's singles, doubles, lightweight doubles, and quads. Sweep events include men's and",
"title": "Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19664481",
"text": "Tripartite Commission invitations. Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics is an event to be held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The proposed format will consist of three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. Two events will be held, one for men and one for women. There are 40 quota spots available for sport climbing. Each NOC can obtain a maximum of 2 spots in each event (total 4 maximum across the 2 events). Each event will have 20 competitors qualify: 18 from qualification, 1 from the host (Japan),",
"title": "Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19664480",
"text": "Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics is an event to be held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The proposed format will consist of three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. Two events will be held, one for men and one for women. There are 40 quota spots available for sport climbing. Each NOC can obtain a maximum of 2 spots in each event (total 4 maximum across the 2 events). Each event will have 20 competitors qualify: 18 from qualification, 1 from the host (Japan), and 1 from",
"title": "Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "4748258",
"text": "2020 Summer Olympics The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on 7 September 2013. These Games will mark the return of the Summer Olympics to Tokyo for the first time since 1964, and the fourth Olympics overall to be held in Japan, following the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. They will be",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546158",
"text": "not one per gender. Four teams per gender (reduced to three if Japan uses its guaranteed place) will be determined via world ranking. Three teams per gender will be selected through an Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The final team per gender will be determined in a Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, will be held within July to August 2020. The National Olympic Committees might enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team. Twelve teams will qualify for the women's tournament. The",
"title": "Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546180",
"text": "Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be held in three categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. All gymnastics events will be staged at the Olympic Gymnastic Centre, Tokyo Bay between 25 July and 5 August 2020. The programme for 2020 remains unchanged from 2016, despite an application from the FIG for the admission of a new parkour based event. The application had proved contentious with specialist parkour or freerunning organisations lobbying for the sport not to be included, and to be recognized as an entirely separate sport from gymnastics. Originally",
"title": "Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546177",
"text": "(a procedure already successfully employed by Team GB in field hockey and rugby sevens). Scotland also qualified for the World Cup but, under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation is nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance will not be taken into account. Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics The association football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held from 22 July to 8 August 2020 in Japan. In addition to the Olympic host city of Tokyo, matches will also be played in Ibaraki, Saitama, Sapporo, Sendai, and Yokohama. Associations affiliated with",
"title": "Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19661513",
"text": "Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics is an event to be held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of five sports added specifically for 2020, with no guarantee it will return to the programme in later years. There are 80 quota spots available for skateboarding. Each NOC can obtain a maximum of 3 spots in each event (total 12 maximum across the 4 events). Each event will have 20 competitors qualify: 3 from the World Championships, 16 from world rankings, and 1 from the host, Japan. Four medal events",
"title": "Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546156",
"text": "Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, will be held within July to August 2020. The National Olympic Committees might enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team. Twelve teams will qualify for the women's tournament. The host nation and the 2018 World Cup winner qualify. Those two teams, however, must play in the pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments and will each take up one of the qualifying spots from those tournaments. Thus, while two of the World Qualifying Tournaments will provide quota spots to their three",
"title": "Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546175",
"text": "Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics The association football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held from 22 July to 8 August 2020 in Japan. In addition to the Olympic host city of Tokyo, matches will also be played in Ibaraki, Saitama, Sapporo, Sendai, and Yokohama. Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams are restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1997) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there are no age restrictions on women's teams. Brazil are the men's defending champions, while Germany are",
"title": "Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "865004",
"text": "bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which were awarded to Rio de Janeiro. Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics games. Tokyo will be the first Asian city to host the games twice. North Korea withdrew its athletes from the 1964 Summer Olympics just before the Games were due to start, as the IOC were refusing to accept any athletes who had participated in the Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1963. China and Indonesia also chose not to attend the Tokyo Games due to GANEFO issues. 1964 Summer Olympics",
"title": "1964 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546172",
"text": "Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women. There are 200 quota spots for fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Qualification is primarily based on the FIE Official Ranking as of April 4, 2020, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments. For the team events, 8 teams qualify in each event. Each team must be composed of 3 fencers. The top 4 ranked teams",
"title": "Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19664478",
"text": "Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Softball will be featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. The tournament will consist of six teams. Baseball/softball is one of five sports added to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics only, with no guarantee it will return in 2024. The softball tournament will feature a single round-robin of the six teams followed by a bronze medal game and a gold medal game. 17 games will be played in total. Six teams will qualify. Japan, as the host nation, automatically qualified. The winner",
"title": "Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19664468",
"text": "Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Baseball, under the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), will be featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. The tournament will consist of six teams. Baseball/softball is one of five sports added to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics only, with no guarantee it will return in 2024. The small number of teams in the tournament led to an unusual competition format that will feature 16 games. There will be an opening group round-robin round and a modified double-elimination bracket. For the group round,",
"title": "Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
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"docid": "19664477",
"text": "(regardless of finish at the continental games) qualifies. The final four quota spots will be assigned through Tripartite Commission invitation. Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics The karate competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature eight events. It will be the debut appearance of karate in the Olympics. Karate is part of the 2020 programme as one of five sports added specifically for 2020 rather than as a permanent sport. Two disciplines karate will be featured. Kumite (\"grappling hands\") is the sparring discipline and will have three weight classes each for men and women. Kata (martial arts)",
"title": "Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
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"docid": "19664479",
"text": "of the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship (or runner-up, if Japan is the winner) qualifies for the Olympics. The remaining four spots will be allocated through three qualification tournaments: one spot for a Europe/Africa tournament, one spot for an Asia/Oceania tournament, and two spots for an Americas tournament. Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Softball will be featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. The tournament will consist of six teams. Baseball/softball is one of five sports added to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics only, with no guarantee",
"title": "Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19664472",
"text": "Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics The karate competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature eight events. It will be the debut appearance of karate in the Olympics. Karate is part of the 2020 programme as one of five sports added specifically for 2020 rather than as a permanent sport. Two disciplines karate will be featured. Kumite (\"grappling hands\") is the sparring discipline and will have three weight classes each for men and women. Kata (martial arts) is the form discipline and will have one event each for men and women. Every event will consist of 10",
"title": "Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20995014",
"text": "the 2020 Summer Olympics Trials take place Feb. 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia where 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) will host a marathon specific championship. 53 men ran faster than the US Olympic Team Trials standard for the marathon (2:19:00). The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics Trials take place Feb. 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia where 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) will host a marathon specific championship. 2018 California International Marathon The 2018 California International Marathon was the 35th edition of the California International Marathon. The marathon took",
"title": "2018 California International Marathon"
},
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"docid": "11387644",
"text": "1964 Summer Olympics, which was the first time the Olympic Games were held in Asia. On September 7, 2013, Tokyo was elected as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo will be the first Asian city to host the Olympics twice. Sports in Tokyo Tokyo is a major center for sports in Japan. Its professional sports teams compete in baseball, football (soccer), sumo and basketball. It hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and will the Olympics once again in 2020. Two professional baseball clubs make their home in Tokyo. They are the Yakult Swallows (at Meiji-Jingu Stadium) and Yomiuri",
"title": "Sports in Tokyo"
},
{
"docid": "17546182",
"text": "FIG competitions to the Olympic Games, qualification places will now be available based on an aggregate of scores achieved over the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series, and the various continental artistic gymnastics championships. Japan, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods. As in 2016, a gala will be held in gymnastics on 5 August 2020, following the completion of competition in the artistic disciplines. The exhibition event features artistic performances by gymnasts who participate in Tokyo. Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics Gymnastics at the 2020",
"title": "Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "6507397",
"text": "government and is done daily by many Japanese people; the stretching routine music is broadcast daily on the radio and TV). Then it is time to start the events. In 2020, Health and Sports Day will be permanently renamed . For 2020 only, Sports Day will be held on July 24, to coincide with the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Health and Sports Day , also known as Health-Sports Day or Sports Day, is a national holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday in October. It commemorates the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo,",
"title": "Health and Sports Day"
},
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"docid": "19558406",
"text": "included. Quota places will be allocated to the athletes at the following events: There is a maximum of 2 men and 2 women per NOC. Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Surfing at the Summer Olympics will make its debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. After several attempts at inclusion in the Olympics, the International Surfing Association has been successful in getting surfing included in the 2020 Games. With the decision to have surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, officials announced that surfing would take place in the ocean, and not in a wave pool such as",
"title": "Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
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"docid": "19664471",
"text": "nation, automatically qualified. Two teams will qualify through the 2019 Premier12 tournament--the best team from the Americas and the best team from Asia or Oceania. Another American team will qualify through an Americas continental tournament. One spot is reserved for a European or African team through a combined continental tournament. The final spot will be awarded in a world final qualification tournament. Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Baseball, under the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), will be featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. The tournament will consist of",
"title": "Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546154",
"text": "Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics The badminton tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will take place in July and August 2020. A total of 172 athletes will compete in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The Olympic qualification period will take place between April 29, 2019 and April 26, 2020, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on April 30, 2020, will be used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both were ranked in",
"title": "Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "19558400",
"text": "Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Surfing at the Summer Olympics will make its debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. After several attempts at inclusion in the Olympics, the International Surfing Association has been successful in getting surfing included in the 2020 Games. With the decision to have surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, officials announced that surfing would take place in the ocean, and not in a wave pool such as those from the Kelly Slater Wave Company as had been speculated. The contest site for the 2020 Games was decided to be Shidashita Beach, or",
"title": "Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546168",
"text": "Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics The diving competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature eight events. It will be one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo, and synchronised swimming. The events will be men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform. The diving competitions feature up to 136 athletes. All divers had to be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2020. A nation can have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight",
"title": "Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546178",
"text": "Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan will feature two events, one each for men and women. Qualification will be based on world ranking as of 22 June 2020 (men) and 29 June 2020 (women), with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The top 15 players of each gender will qualify, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way. The remaining spots will go to the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two golfers qualified. The",
"title": "Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546169",
"text": "females) and can enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronized events. For the individual diving events, qualifiers will be: For the synchronized events (pairs), qualifiers will be: Note: Qualifying spots will go to the nation; they are not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver might only qualify one spot for their nation. Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics The diving competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature eight events. It will be one of four aquatic sports at the Games,",
"title": "Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
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"docid": "19603474",
"text": "2018 Sailing World Championships The 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 30 July to 12 August 2018. It will be the fifth edition of the Sailing World Championships. It will be the world championships for all disciplines used at the next olympics. Sailors from over 100 nations will be racing in the waters of the Bay of Aarhus for world championships medals and the possibility to be qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The event takes place on the Docklands, at the exact spot where the Vikings founded Aarhus. A new",
"title": "2018 Sailing World Championships"
},
{
"docid": "17546179",
"text": "IGF has guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) will qualify. The IGF posts weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men and women. Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan will feature two events, one each for men and women. Qualification will be based on world ranking as of 22 June 2020 (men) and 29 June 2020 (women), with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The top",
"title": "Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "15879397",
"text": "Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo was selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee on July 16, 2011 as Japan's bidding city for the 2020 Games. The city is moving forward with its bid following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which affected much of eastern Japan. Prior to Tokyo's selection by the Japanese Olympic Committee, Hiroshima expressed interest in hosting but withdrew their plans to bid. On September 7, 2011, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced that Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara will be Chairman of the Tokyo 2020 bid committee. The bid committee held their first meeting shortly after.",
"title": "Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20714905",
"text": "Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japan will be the host nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes had appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for two editions; they were not invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London because of the nation's role in World War II, and were also part of the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. Japan men's basketball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Japan",
"title": "Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "12343997",
"text": "was $4.38 billion, making it the most expensive television rights deal in Olympic history. NBC paid $775 million for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and $1.23 billion for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. NBC delayed the 2016 Opening Ceremony by an hour. Also NBC paid $963 million for the 2018 Winter Olympics, which were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea and $1.45 billion for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan. NBC has announced that it will begin airing all of the events live either on TV or the internet. Thanks",
"title": "Olympics on United States television"
},
{
"docid": "20683475",
"text": "Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics Brazil is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions of the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Brazil women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2018 Copa América Femenina in Chile. Brazilian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the",
"title": "Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20683476",
"text": "class-associated Worlds, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas. Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics Brazil is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions of the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Brazil women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2018 Copa América Femenina in Chile. Brazilian sailors qualified one boat in each",
"title": "Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "15986159",
"text": "2020 Summer Paralympics The are an upcoming major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Scheduled as the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, it is planned to be held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September 2020. This will mark the second time Tokyo has hosted the Paralympics, as they were first hosted there in 1964 alongside the 1964 Summer Olympics. These Games will see the introduction of badminton and taekwondo to the Paralympic programme, with the removal of sailing and 7-a-side football. As part of a formal agreement between the International Paralympic",
"title": "2020 Summer Paralympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546202",
"text": "Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics The swimming competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature a record 37 events, up from 34 in 2016. The added events are the 800 metre freestyle for men, the 1500 metre freestyle for women and a 4×100 mixed medley relay. Swimming in 2020 will feature a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This is slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events will be contested (all pool events are long",
"title": "Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546150",
"text": "Round set system as the individual event. The competition format for the new mixed team event has not been released. All times are Japan Standard Time (). Archers from 56 nations participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with a similar number expected in 2020. Qualification tournaments include the 2019 World Archery Championships, various continental events, and a final qualification tournament. Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics The archery events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will begin on 24 July 2020. Five events will take place. There are 128 qualifying places available for archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics:",
"title": "Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
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"docid": "4748286",
"text": "coverage to free-to-air networks in each territory and other Discovery Inc.-owned channels. In the United Kingdom, these will be the last Games whose rights are primarily owned by the BBC, although as a condition of a sub-licensing agreement that will carry into the 2022 and 2024 Games, Eurosport holds exclusive pay television rights. 2020 Summer Olympics The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20796054",
"text": "Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification Qualification for Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the International Golf Federation. Qualification will be based on world ranking (Official World Golf Ranking for men, Women's World Golf Rankings for women) as of 22 June 2020 (men) or 29 June 2020 (women), with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The top 15 players of each gender will qualify, with a limit of four golfers per country that",
"title": "Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20714910",
"text": "the host nation. Japan women's volleyball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Japan men's water polo team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Japan women's water polo team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japan will be the host nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes had appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for two editions; they were not invited to the",
"title": "Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20878907",
"text": "Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics Chinese Taipei is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. \"Chinese Taipei\" is the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name \"Taiwan\" nor the official name \"Republic of China\" would be used due primarily to opposition from the People's Republic of China. It will also be the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Taiwanese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue",
"title": "Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20963116",
"text": "(MQS) by 30 April 2020. Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics Guatemala is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952, despite failing to register any athletes in three other editions (1956 to 1964). Guatemalan shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they",
"title": "Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20845807",
"text": "German shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 30 April 2020. Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics Germany is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. German equestrians qualified a full squad each in the",
"title": "Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20871091",
"text": "obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 30 April 2020. Kuwait at the 2020 Summer Olympics Kuwait is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it competed as the \"Independent Olympic Athletes\" at the previous Games in 2016, as a result of the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference. Kuwaiti shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF",
"title": "Kuwait at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20839465",
"text": "obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 30 April 2020. Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics Croatia is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Croatian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. Croatian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships",
"title": "Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20365338",
"text": "New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's twenty-fourth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Games and competed at every Games since. New Zealand equestrians qualified a full squad in the team eventing competition by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States. New Zealand women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2018",
"title": "New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546208",
"text": "NOC in each of the five continental championships that did not have a qualified team will assure a secured spot, while the other seven top-ranked NOCs will be selected through the Olympic Qualification Tournament. All 10 NOCs that had already qualified in the team event will automatically qualified a duet (which much consist of members of the team). Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics Artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature a total of 104 athletes competing in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team. For the",
"title": "Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "9293231",
"text": "following the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. These Games will also be the fourth Winter Olympics to be held in East Asia, after Sapporo (1972), Nagano (1998) and Pyeongchang (2018). Beijing will become the first city ever to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games. There are plans to utilize many of the same indoor venues that were used in 2008, as well as using the Beijing National Stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies. The bidding calendar was announced by the IOC in October 2012, with the application deadline",
"title": "2022 Winter Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20845792",
"text": "France at the 2020 Summer Olympics France is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, a French segment is expected to be performed at the closing ceremony. The French delegation include 15 athletes competing in 3 sport. French equestrians qualified a full squad in the team eventing competition by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon,",
"title": "France at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546174",
"text": "the top 1 fencer from each of Americas and Africa, qualify. 4 more places (1 per zone) were awarded through zone qualifying tournaments; only countries without a qualified fencer in an event were eligible to participate in these zone qualifying tournaments. The host country was guaranteed a minimum of 8 quota spots. Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women. There are 200 quota spots for fencing",
"title": "Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20797980",
"text": "games and ceremony preparations. Capacity during the Olympic Games will be 60,102 taking into account press and executive seating areas. 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on the evening of Friday 24 July 2020 in the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. Ticket prices for the Opening Ceremony will",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony"
},
{
"docid": "17546207",
"text": "Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics Artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature a total of 104 athletes competing in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team. For the team competitions, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships, with the exception of the host country Japan, will qualify. The remaining NOCs will be able to qualify for the two highest-ranked spots at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and the three highest-ranked spots at the Olympic Qualification Tournament. For the duet, the best ranked",
"title": "Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20845806",
"text": "Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics Germany is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. German equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States. German sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.",
"title": "Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20839504",
"text": "China at the 2020 Summer Olympics The People's Republic of China is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1952. One Chinese archer qualified for the women's individual recurve, by virtue of a top national finish at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. China fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events by virtue of a top three finish in the team all-around at the 2018",
"title": "China at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20839506",
"text": "at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. China at the 2020 Summer Olympics The People's Republic of China is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1952. One Chinese archer qualified for the women's individual recurve, by virtue of a top national finish at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. China fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events by virtue of a top three finish",
"title": "China at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20365339",
"text": "OFC Women's Nations Cup in New Caledonia. New Zealand sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's twenty-fourth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Games and competed at every Games since. New Zealand equestrians qualified a full squad in the team eventing competition",
"title": "New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20845870",
"text": "Russia at the 2020 Summer Olympics Russia is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the country's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. Russia fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events by virtue of a top three finish in the team all-around at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Russia qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by virtue of a top-three finish at the 2018",
"title": "Russia at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20963115",
"text": "Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics Guatemala is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952, despite failing to register any athletes in three other editions (1956 to 1964). Guatemalan shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score",
"title": "Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20871090",
"text": "Kuwait at the 2020 Summer Olympics Kuwait is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it competed as the \"Independent Olympic Athletes\" at the previous Games in 2016, as a result of the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference. Kuwaiti shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they",
"title": "Kuwait at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20839464",
"text": "Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics Croatia is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Croatian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. Croatian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they",
"title": "Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "15879407",
"text": "bid for the 1964 Summer Olympics and Tokyo became the first Asian city to host the Olympic Games. Tokyo's successful 2020 bid is the city's fifth bid for the games, making it the fourth city to host the Summer Olympics two times. Paris, Los Angeles and Athens have hosted the games twice, with London hosting for a third time in 2012. With Tokyo's selection as host of the 2020 games, it marks the fourth Olympic Game to be held in Japan. Osaka bid to host the 2008 Olympics but lost to Beijing. Nagoya bid for the 1988 Summer Olympics and",
"title": "Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "17546144",
"text": "Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics The archery events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will begin on 24 July 2020. Five events will take place. There are 128 qualifying places available for archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics: 64 for men and 64 for women. The qualification standards were released by World Archery in March 2018. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is permitted to enter a maximum of six competitors, three per gender. NOCs that qualify teams for a particular gender are able to send a three-member team to the team event and also have each member compete",
"title": "Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "10867727",
"text": "2015 FINA world championships. The average age of the participants in this event was 30. Efforts are being made by gymnasts to make this sport an Olympic event for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. If not for 2020 than for the 2024 Summer Olympics which its host city will be Paris, France. There is considerable debate surrounding record claims for the highest dive, which largely revolves around criteria for what constitutes a valid dive. ABC's Wide World of Sports produced world record high dives for its Emmy award-winning sports anthology show for more than a decade. They",
"title": "High diving"
},
{
"docid": "368643",
"text": "and once each in Sweden (1912), Belgium (1920), Netherlands (1928), Finland (1952), Italy (1960), Japan (1964), Mexico (1968), Canada (1976), Soviet Union (1980), South Korea (1988), Spain (1992), China (2008) and Brazil (2016). The IOC has selected Tokyo, Japan, to host the Summer Olympics for a second time in 2020. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France, for a third time, exactly one hundred years after the city's last Summer Olympics in 1924. The IOC has also selected Los Angeles, California, to host its third Summer Games in 2028. To date, only five countries have participated in",
"title": "Summer Olympic Games"
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{
"docid": "9293258",
"text": "as to whether video games will be featured in the 2024 Olympics will be made in 2020. During the Lima Session, the IOC approved the Rio 2016 sports program for Paris 2024. New sports will be chosen during the 134th IOC Session in 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland, subject to final approval by the IOC Executive Board in December 2020. The 2024 Summer Olympic programme is scheduled to feature 28 sports encompassing 319 events, though this is likely to change depending on success of the five additional sports added to the Tokyo Olympics. This means there could be up to 33",
"title": "2024 Summer Olympics"
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"docid": "17546153",
"text": "will be selected through the results of a world competition (here, the 2019 World Championships in Athletics) and eight more selected through rankings. Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held during the last ten days of the Games, from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium. The sport of athletics in the 2020 Summer Olympics is to be split into three distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events. A total of 48 events will be held, one more than in 2016, with",
"title": "Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
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{
"docid": "17546151",
"text": "Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held during the last ten days of the Games, from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium. The sport of athletics in the 2020 Summer Olympics is to be split into three distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events. A total of 48 events will be held, one more than in 2016, with the addition of a mixed relay event. In the tables below, M stands for \"morning\" and A for \"afternoon\". The 2020 athletics qualifying",
"title": "Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20799518",
"text": "and the Americas, one quota place each is available through the continental games. All five continents will hold continental qualification tournaments, with specified numbers of quota places available per continent. A Final Individual Qualification Tournament will be held at the end of the qualification period; initially, one quota place is available through that tournament but more may be available if places from other events are not used. Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification There are 128 qualifying places available for archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics: 64 for men and 64 for women. The qualification standards were released",
"title": "Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
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"docid": "20803700",
"text": "Laser and women's Laser Radial classes at the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 Pan American Games, whereas sixty-one more will be distributed to the sailors at the World Championships for all boats in 2019. Moving towards 2020, continental qualification regattas will be held to decide the remainder of the total quota, while two spots each in the one-person dinghy classes will be granted to eligible NOCs through the Tripartite Commission Invitation. Below are the number of boats. 470, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 classes have crew of 2 people per boat. Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This",
"title": "Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
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"docid": "15516229",
"text": "the Tiber River Park, which will include 40 hectares of green space along the Tiber. The Fiera di Roma would have hosted badminton, cycling, gymnastics, judo, wrestling, handball, boxing, fencing, weightlifting, taekwondo, and table tennis. The Tor Vergata, located in the outskirts, would have consisted of two newly constructed venues which will host volleyball, gymnastics, trampoline, and basketball finals. Other venues included the Lunghezza for shooting and the Pratoni del Vivaro for mountain biking. Preliminary football rounds will be held in other cities as well. Rome bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics Rome 2020 (Italian: Roma 2020) was a proposed",
"title": "Rome bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics"
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{
"docid": "20803699",
"text": "Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. 350 quota places for the Games are entitled to the sailors coming from their respective NOCs, based on the results at designated regattas supervised by World Sailing. Host nation Japan has been guaranteed one quota place in each of the ten classes. The qualification period commences at the 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, where about forty percent of the total quota will be awarded to the highest finishing NOCs. Six places will be available in the men's",
"title": "Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
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"docid": "20800710",
"text": "eight teams: the top six from the Asian Softball Championship 2019 and the top two from the Oceania Softball Championship 2019. Two quota spots will be allocated to the winner and runner-up of the Americas Qualifying Event to be held between June and September 2019. That tournament will feature up to 16 teams. Qualification for the event will be determined by placing in the 2019 Pan American Championship. Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification Six teams will qualify for the Olympic softball tournament. Japan, as the host nation, automatically qualified. The winner of the 2018 Women's Softball World",
"title": "Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "15840619",
"text": "Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the London 2012 Olympics. At the end of May 2012 it was announced that a third bridge over the Bosphorus would be built. This bridge will help to ease traffic in the city should Istanbul be successful in being awarded the 2020 Olympics. The bridge is set to open by 2015, and was part of the original application. The Istanbul Metro has 58 stations in service, with 23 more under construction. It was announced in December 2012 that the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship would be held throughout Europe rather than being held",
"title": "Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics"
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"docid": "4748285",
"text": "States, the 2020 Summer Olympics will be broadcast by NBCUniversal properties, as part of a US$4.38 billion agreement that began at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In Europe, this will be the first Summer Olympics under the IOC's exclusive pan-European rights deal with Eurosport, which began at the 2018 Winter Olympics and run through 2024. The rights for the 2020 Games cover almost all of Europe, excluding France due to an existing rights deal that will expire following these Games in favour of Eurosport, and Russia due to a pre-existing deal with a marketer through 2024. Eurosport will sub-license",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics"
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"docid": "20795616",
"text": "Olympic qualifying events. These teams will be drawn into six pairs; each pair will play a two-match, aggregate score series. The winner of each series qualifies for the Olympics. If Japan wins the 2018 Asian Games, there will instead be 14 teams. Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Twelve teams qualify for the men's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. In addition, the remaining six nations will be determined by an Olympic qualification event. The champion",
"title": "Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification"
},
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"docid": "4748274",
"text": "only, bringing the total number of sports at the 2020 Olympics to 33. Per the historical precedent of swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, swimming finals will be held in the morning to allow live primetime broadcasts in the Americas (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible). Japanese broadcasters were said to have criticized the decision, as swimming is one of the most popular",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20100716",
"text": "2020 AFC U-23 Championship The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2020 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) will be the fourth edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament will be held in 2020. A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament. This AFC U-23 Championship will act as the AFC qualifiers for the Olympic football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan",
"title": "2020 AFC U-23 Championship"
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"docid": "5534033",
"text": "Cycling at the Summer Olympics Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008. Prior to the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 programme will feature BMX freestyle for the first time. Women's cycling did not enter the Olympic programme until the road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Women have competed in",
"title": "Cycling at the Summer Olympics"
},
{
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"text": "from the World Championships may contest the continental qualifying regattas. Should it fail to qualify for any event at the various regattas, Japan will be granted host nation berths in both single sculls events. Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The majority of berths will be awarded at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria to National Olympic Committees, not to specific competitors. Additional berths will be awarded to NOCs (and tied to specific competitors) at four continental qualifying regattas for Asian & Oceanian",
"title": "Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20899325",
"text": "determined. Sudamérica Rugby will hold a tournament to be determined. At a date and venue to be determined in 2020, two runners-up from each of the six tournaments will play at a twelve-team qualification tournament, with the winner advancing. Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Twelve teams qualify for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot",
"title": "Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification"
},
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"docid": "20795628",
"text": "in the Olympic qualifying events. These teams were to be drawn into six pairs; each pair playing a two-match, aggregate score series. The winner of each series qualifies for the Olympics. AS Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there will instead be 14 teams, 7 of whom will qualify. Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification Twelve teams qualify for the women's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation",
"title": "Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification"
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"docid": "4748259",
"text": "the second of three consecutive Olympic Games to be held in East Asia, following the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and preceding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. These Games will see the introduction of additional disciplines within several of the Summer Olympics sports, including 3x3 basketball, freestyle BMX and Madison cycling, as well as further mixed events. Under new IOC policies that allow sports to be added to the Games' programme to augment the permanent \"core\" Olympic events, these Games will see karate, sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding make their Olympic debuts, and the return of",
"title": "2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20646438",
"text": "Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The majority of berths will be awarded at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria to National Olympic Committees, not to specific competitors. Additional berths will be awarded to NOCs (and tied to specific competitors) at four continental qualifying regattas for Asian & Oceanian / African / American / European nations, plus a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. All qualifying NOCs are limited to one berth per event, and only NOCs with fewer than two berths",
"title": "Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
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"docid": "20800656",
"text": "qualify for the Premier12 competition. However, only teams from the Americas, Asia, and Oceania can qualify for the Olympics through that tournament. The top finisher from the Americas earns a quota spot, as does the top finisher from Asia or Oceania (excluding the host, Japan). One quota spot will be awarded at a combined continental qualifying tournament for Africa and Europe to be held in February 2020. The tournament will feature six teams: the top five from the 2019 European Baseball Championship and the winner of the African Baseball Championship 2019. The second-place team in this event will get another",
"title": "Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20899326",
"text": "Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification Twelve teams qualify for women's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament to be determined. As a principal route for the tournament, four places will be determined by performance in the series over six tournaments. Rugby Africa will hold the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens",
"title": "Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20899323",
"text": "Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Twelve teams qualify for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament to be determined. As a principal route for the tournament, four places will be determined by performance in the series over ten tournaments. Rugby Africa will hold the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens to",
"title": "Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20795615",
"text": "Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Twelve teams qualify for the men's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. In addition, the remaining six nations will be determined by an Olympic qualification event. The champion of the men's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games qualifies for the Olympics. If Japan is the winner, the quota place is added to the qualification events rather than going to the runner-up. Twelve teams will take part in the",
"title": "Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20796039",
"text": "Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification There will be 12 teams that qualify for women's football at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In addition to host nation Japan, 11 women's national teams will qualify from six separate continental confederations. Brazil earned an Olympic qualification place by winning the Copa América. Chile advanced to a playoff against the second-place team from the 2019 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament. For the first time, the OFC Women's Nations Cup is a compulsory tournament, so all 11 OFC member national teams will enter the",
"title": "Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20432520",
"text": "Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification The men's qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament will take place from 2019 to 2020; all five FIBA (International Basketball Federation) zones are expected to have representation in the Olympic basketball event. The first qualifying tournament will be the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in which seven teams will qualify for the Olympics. Japan as host qualifies directly. The next best 16 teams in the FIBA Basketball World that did not qualify directly to the Olympics along with 2 select teams from each of the five FIBA zones or 24 teams",
"title": "Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20800464",
"text": "events on the BWF Ranking List as of April 30, 2020. This ensures that a total of 86 men and 86 women qualify, with the individual event fields expanding from 38 to accommodate additional players. Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification There are 172 quota places available for qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period takes place between April 29, 2019 and April 26, 2020, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on April 30, 2020, will be used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a maximum of two players",
"title": "Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20432522",
"text": "the 16 best non-qualifying teams and additional 2 teams from each of the five FIBA zones will contend for the four remaining berths. Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification The men's qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament will take place from 2019 to 2020; all five FIBA (International Basketball Federation) zones are expected to have representation in the Olympic basketball event. The first qualifying tournament will be the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in which seven teams will qualify for the Olympics. Japan as host qualifies directly. The next best 16 teams in the FIBA Basketball World",
"title": "Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "19558403",
"text": "Summer Olympics. On August 3, 2016 the International Olympic Committee voted to include all five sports (counting baseball and softball as a single sport) for inclusion in the 2020 Games. Professional surfer Kelly Slater, widely considered to be the greatest surfer of all time, has stated that \"it'd be a huge honor\" for him to participate in the Olympics, even at the age of 48, which he will have reached in 2020. Additionally, it is likely that the dominant surfers of the World Surf League, such as Gabriel Medina and John John Florence, will be selected by their respective countries",
"title": "Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics"
},
{
"docid": "20800460",
"text": "Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification There are 172 quota places available for qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period takes place between April 29, 2019 and April 26, 2020, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on April 30, 2020, will be used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations also apply to the",
"title": "Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20794606",
"text": "Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification Qualification for diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics allocated a total of 136 quota spots, evenly divided between men and women. Each nation may enter not more than 16 divers (up to eight males and eight females) with up to two in each individual event and a pair in each synchronized event. Athletes must be 14 years of age by the end of 2020 to compete. For individual diving, the top twelve from the 2019 World Championships, the five continental champions and the eighteen semifinalists at the 2020 Diving World Cup will",
"title": "Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20806295",
"text": "Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not to competitor that achieved the place in the qualification event. Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 128 taekwondo fighters coming from their respective NOCs. Each NOC is allowed to enter up to one competitor per event, resulting in a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender. Five quota places will be awarded to the top-ranked practitioners in each of the eight weight classes (four",
"title": "Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20796041",
"text": "in the CAF qualifying tournament. Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification There will be 12 teams that qualify for women's football at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In addition to host nation Japan, 11 women's national teams will qualify from six separate continental confederations. Brazil earned an Olympic qualification place by winning the Copa América. Chile advanced to a playoff against the second-place team from the 2019 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament. For the first time, the OFC Women's Nations Cup is a compulsory tournament, so all 11 OFC member",
"title": "Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20806292",
"text": "Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 128 taekwondo fighters coming from their respective NOCs. Each NOC is allowed to enter up to one competitor per event, resulting in a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender. Five quota places will be awarded to the top-ranked practitioners in each of the eight weight classes (four per gender) through the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, while the highest-ranked practitioner of each weight category on merit",
"title": "Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
},
{
"docid": "20806267",
"text": "of the total 172 quota places will be filled through a final world singles qualifying tournament (no less than two and no more than eight qualifiers) and then the ITTF world ranking. Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players coming from their respective NOCs; each may enter up to six athletes, two male and two female athletes in singles events, up to one men's and one women's team in team",
"title": "Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification"
}
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| who played charlie in charlie and the chocolate factory 2005 |
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"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket. The storyline follows Charlie, who wins a contest and, along with four other contest winners, is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory, the most magnificent in the world. Development for a second adaptation of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (filmed previously as",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
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"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket. The storyline follows Charlie, who wins a contest and, along with four other contest winners, is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory, the most magnificent in the world. Development for a second adaptation of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (filmed previously as",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
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"docid": "4273987",
"text": "the Line\". More nominations followed from the British Academy Film Awards for Visual Effects, Costume Design (Pescucci), Makeup & Hair (Peter Owen and Ivana Primorac) and Production Design (Alex McDowell). \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was also nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film, as well as Performance by a Younger Actor (Freddie Highmore), Music (Danny Elfman) and Costume (Pescucci). Elfman and screenwriter John August were nominated for a Grammy Award with \"Wonka's Welcome Song\". Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton and",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
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"docid": "16869145",
"text": "the same name by Roald Dahl. The film was directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. The storyline concerns Charlie, who takes a tour he has won, led by Wonka, through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world. Development for another adaptation of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", filmed previously as \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\", began in 1991, 20 years after the first film version, which resulted in Warner Bros. providing the Dahl Estate with total artistic control. Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Gary",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
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"docid": "4273950",
"text": "Elfman contributed to a film score using written songs and his vocals. Filming took place from June to December 2004 at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was released to positive critical reception and was a box office success, grossing $475 million worldwide. Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) is a poor boy who lives near the Wonka Candy Company. The company's owner, Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp), has for long closed access to his factory due to problems concerning industrial espionage that led him to fire all his employees, among them Charlie's Grandpa Joe (David Kelly). One",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
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"docid": "427555",
"text": "adaptation of the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. Starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket and Deep Roy as the Oompa-Loompas, the film generally took a more faithful approach to the source material than the 1971 adaptation, \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\", although some liberties were taken, such as adding Wonka's issue with his father (played by Christopher Lee). \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The film made over $207 million domestically. Filming proved difficult as Burton, Depp, and Danny Elfman had",
"title": "Tim Burton"
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"docid": "4273968",
"text": "1971 film for the purpose of money. Depp said he was disappointed by Wilder's comment, and responded that the film was not a remake, but a new adaptation of Dahl's 1964 book. The casting calls for Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee took place in the United States and United Kingdom, while Augustus Gloop's casting took place in Germany. Burton said he sought actors \"who had something of the character in them\", and found Mike Teavee the hardest character to cast. Burton was finding trouble casting Charlie, until Depp, who had worked with Freddie Highmore on \"Finding",
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"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin, 11 months later. The book has been adapted into two major motion pictures: \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\" in 1971, and \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" in 2005. The book's sequel, \"Charlie",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
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"docid": "6274479",
"text": "more of a frustration rather than an enjoyment.\" The original musical soundtrack of the \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" video game was composed by Winifred Phillips In his review of the game for IGN, Juan Castro called the music from the game \"a really good soundtrack\" and elaborated later in the article by writing, \"Music sounds moody and atmospheric where it should. Same goes for the oddball tunes within the factory.\" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video games Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been made into two video games: once in 1985 and also in 2005. The games are",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video games"
},
{
"docid": "6274471",
"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video games Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been made into two video games: once in 1985 and also in 2005. The games are based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a video game which was released on the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. It is based on the book of the same name. The game consists of five sub-games, four arcade and an arcade adventure. The first four must be completed to get access to the final part. In the first part the player",
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"text": "Wonka Bar The Wonka Bar is both a fictional candy bar, introduced as a key story point in the 1964 novel \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" by Roald Dahl, and a type of consumer product candy bar inspired by the fictional confection. Wonka Bars appear in both film adaptations of the novel, \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\" (1971) and \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (2005), and the play \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical\" (2013) each with different packaging. Varieties of Wonka Bars were subsequently manufactured and sold in the real world, formerly by the Willy Wonka Candy",
"title": "Wonka Bar"
},
{
"docid": "16869142",
"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise. It includes two books, two live-action theatrical films, two video games, and a ride. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1967. \"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator\" is",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
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"docid": "16869153",
"text": "the impression of movement. List indicator(s) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise. It includes two books, two live-action theatrical films, two video games, and a ride. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1967. \"Charlie",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "4273980",
"text": "Willy Wonka Candy Company, a division of Nestlé. A small range of Wonka Bars were launched, utilizing their prominence in the film. The release of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" also rekindled public interest in Roald Dahl's 1964 book, and appeared on the \"New York Times\" Best Seller list from July 3 to October 23, 2005. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" earned $56,178,450 in its opening weekend, the fifth-highest opening weekend gross for 2005, and stayed at #1 for two weeks. The film eventually grossed $206,459,076 in US totals and $268,509,687 in foreign countries, coming to a worldwide total of",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "4273979",
"text": "had its premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, on July 10, 2005, where money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation was raised. The film was released in the United States on July 15, 2005 in 3,770 theaters (including IMAX theaters). Early in the development of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" in February 2000, Warner Bros. announced their intention of marketing the film with a Broadway theatre musical after release. The studio reiterated their interest in May 2003, however, the idea was postponed by the time filming began in June 2004. The main tie-in for \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" focused on The",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3232431",
"text": "Willy Wonka Willy Wonka is a fictional character who appears in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" and its sequel \"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator\". In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate bars, with the finders being rewarded with a tour of his factory and a promise of a lifetimes supply of chocolate, throughout the tour four of the children, with Charlie Bucket being left as the winner. At this point Wonka reveals that the real prize is the factory, as Wonka needs someone to take over the",
"title": "Willy Wonka"
},
{
"docid": "4273981",
"text": "$474,968,763. It was the fifty-eighth highest-grossing film of all time when released, as well as seventh-highest for the US and eighth-highest worldwide for the year of 2005. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 83% based on 222 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"Closer to the source material than 1971's \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\", \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" is for people who like their \"Chocolate\" visually appealing and dark.\" On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 40",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5548456",
"text": "remake of \"Planet of the Apes\" (2001) in two roles, one as a young gorilla boy and as Thade's niece. He has worked for Burton in three other films, \"Big Fish\" (2003), \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (2005), and \"Corpse Bride\" (also 2005), where he supplied General Bonesapart's voice. He played all the Oompa-Loompas (165 of them) in \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". Deep had extensive training for the role in dance, yoga, and some minor instrument playing. He has performed many other roles in movies and on television, including \"The X-Files\", \"Flash Gordon\", \"Return to Oz\" (as the Tin",
"title": "Deep Roy"
},
{
"docid": "16660277",
"text": "returns, and seeing Charlie’s additions, he tells him he’s won, inviting Charlie into his Great Glass Elevator so that he can show him his prize, the chocolate factory. (\"Pure Imagination\"). They return to Earth where Wonka announces he’s leaving, and that Charlie is now in charge (\"A Little Me\"). He disappears, but as the Bucket family moves into the factory, Charlie sees the mysterious tramp outside the gates, who is revealed as Wonka. As the Oompa-Loompas and Charlie wave goodbye from the factory windows, Wonka vanishes, singing a reprise of \"It Must Be Believed to Be Seen\", leaving Charlie to",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "16869143",
"text": "the sequel to \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", continuing the story of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. \"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator\" was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\" is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" by Roald Dahl. It was directed by Mel Stuart, and starred Gene Wilder as Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "16869151",
"text": "and the Chocolate Factory\" video games, one made in 1985 and another in 2005. The games are based on the book of the same name. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride is a dark ride located in the Cloud Cuckoo Land area of Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire, England. It is based upon the famous Roald Dahl book of the same name, and takes its thematic inspiration from the illustrations of Quentin Blake. The ride is split into two segments, the first being a boat ride along the chocolate river inside Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Passengers encounter all the",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "89501",
"text": "film adaptations of the novel were produced. The first was \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\", a 1971 film which later became a cult classic, and spawned the real world Willy Wonka Candy Company, which produces chocolate products to this day. Thirty-four years later, a second film adaptation was produced, titled \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". The 2005 film was very well received by critics and was one of the highest-grossing films that year, earning over US$470,000,000 worldwide. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was also recognized at the 78th Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Costume Design for",
"title": "Chocolate"
},
{
"docid": "6274475",
"text": "game takes place in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory where the Oompa Loompas help the player through each level. By giving them commands Charlie finishes each challenge and progresses through the game. Each Oompa Loompa specialises in different tasks, such as harvesting, welding, and electrical work. Candy is scattered throughout the levels and when collected it boosts Charlie's energy. Each level is very similar to the plot in the 2005 movie. For example, Charlie must help Willy Wonka remove Augustus Gloop from the pipe above the chocolate river. He must roll Violet Beauregarde to the Juicing Room and juice her. When",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video games"
},
{
"docid": "7588873",
"text": "include: \"Minder\" in the Series 1 episode \"Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away\" (1979), \"Casualty\" (1996), \"Lovejoy\" (1994), \"London's Burning\" (2002), \"Doctors\" (2002; 2005), \"The Bill\" (2006), \"Crocodile Shoes II\" (2006), \"The Line of Beauty\" (2006), \"Holby City\" (2006), \"Dream Team\" (2002), \"Afterlife\" (2005) and the television drama \"Angel Cake\" (2006). He has also appeared in several films, including the 1977 film \"Black Joy\", where he played loan shark Jomo, and the 2005 Tim Burton adaptation of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", where he played the shopkeeper in whose shop Charlie Bucket finds the final Golden Ticket. In",
"title": "Oscar James"
},
{
"docid": "9542366",
"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride was a dark ride located in the Cloud Cuckoo Land area of Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire, England. It is based upon the famous Roald Dahl book of the same name, and takes its thematic inspiration from the illustrations of Quentin Blake. The ride has been closed since the end of the 2015 season. The building originally housed \"Around the World in 80 Days\" and later \"Toyland Tours\", though the original layout was shortened when redeveloped into Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Part of the old",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride"
},
{
"docid": "9542363",
"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride was a dark ride located in the Cloud Cuckoo Land area of Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire, England. It is based upon the famous Roald Dahl book of the same name, and takes its thematic inspiration from the illustrations of Quentin Blake. The ride has been closed since the end of the 2015 season. The building originally housed \"Around the World in 80 Days\" and later \"Toyland Tours\", though the original layout was shortened when redeveloped into Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Part of the old",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride"
},
{
"docid": "16869144",
"text": "as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with four other children from around the world. Filming took place in Munich in 1970, and the film was released on June 30, 1971. It received positive reviews, but it was a box office disappointment despite the fact that it recouped its budget. However, it developed into a cult film due to its repeated television airings and home video sales. In 1972, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" is a 2005 film adaptation of the 1964 book of",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "16660265",
"text": "recently closed Broadway version (instead of the West End one) and will feature only 4 child actors who will alternate the role of Charlie. The remainder of the \"child\" characters will be played adult actors. On 13 October the primary cast was announced and includes U.S. actor Paul Slade Smith (who played Grandpa George in the original cast of Charlie on Broadway) as Willy Wonka alongside Australian actors Tony Sheldon as Grandpa Joe and Lucy Maunder as Mrs Bucket. The role of Charlie will be shared between Tommy Blair, Ryan Yates, Xion Jarvis and Oliver Alkhair.. The play opens with",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "3232436",
"text": "elevator and go high to the sky where Wonka reveals that Charlie, as well as Grandpa Joe and his whole family will move into the factory and the grand prize is not really The Lifetime Supply of Chocolate but the entire factory itself, and Charlie will take over its business when Wonka retires, reminding Charlie not to forget what happened to the man who got everything he ever wanted: \"He lived happily ever after.\" Willy Wonka (portrayed by Johnny Depp, Blair Dunlop as young Willy Wonka), the owner of a famous chocolate factory, has long closed access to his factory",
"title": "Willy Wonka"
},
{
"docid": "89500",
"text": "with the holiday. Chocolate is an acceptable gift on other holidays and on occasions such as birthdays. Many confectioners make holiday-specific chocolate candies. Chocolate Easter eggs or rabbits and Santa Claus figures are two examples. Such confections can be solid, hollow, or filled with sweets or fondant. Chocolate has been the center of several successful book and film adaptations. In 1964, Roald Dahl published a children's novel titled \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". The novel centers on a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who takes a tour through the greatest chocolate factory in the world, owned by Willy Wonka. Two",
"title": "Chocolate"
},
{
"docid": "16869150",
"text": "co-production with American Lyric Theater and Wexford Festival Opera. A musical based on the novel, titled \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" premiered at the West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2013 and officially opened on 25 June. The show is directed by Sam Mendes, with new songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and stars Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka. The production broke records for weekly ticket sales. Coincidentally, Hodge was also the voice of a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory audiobook, as part of a package of Roald Dahl CDs read by celebrities. There are two \"Charlie",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "4273955",
"text": "to help Wonka confront and reconcile with his estranged father; Wonka finally realizes the value of family, while his father learns to accept his son for who he is, and not what he does. In the end, Wonka finally allows Charlie's family to move into the factory. Author Roald Dahl disapproved of the 1971 film adaptation and declined the film rights to produce the sequel, \"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator\". Warner Bros. and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment entered discussions with the Dahl estate in 1991, hoping to purchase the rights to produce another film version of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\".",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "6508259",
"text": "Philip Wiegratz Philip Wiegratz (born February 17, 1993) is a German actor, whose filmography consists of adaptations of English and German children's books. His first film role was playing Augustus Gloop in Tim Burton's \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". Wiegratz was born in Magdeburg, Germany. He is known for his 2005 portrayal of the greedy Augustus Gloop in \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.\" He went to a casting call not being sure of receiving any particular part, but caught the attention of a casting director and was placed on a shortlist for the role of Augustus. Wiegratz returned for several",
"title": "Philip Wiegratz"
},
{
"docid": "16660257",
"text": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a stage musical based on the 1964 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, with book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The musical premiered in London's West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in June 2013 and ran for 3 years and 7 months before closing in January 2017. The show was reworked for a Broadway production opening in April 2017 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and ran almost nine months before closing in January 2018. The",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "680749",
"text": "Charlie as a black child was evidence that he was not racist. Various unused and draft material from Dahl's early versions of the novel have been found. In the initial, unpublished drafts of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" nine golden tickets were distributed to tour Willy Wonka's secret chocolate factory and the children faced more rooms and more temptations to test their self-control. Some of the names of the children cut from the final work include: \"Spotty Powder\" was first published as a short story in 1973. In 1998 it was included in the children's horror anthology Scary! Stories That",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "680759",
"text": "getting ground into powder. A fan of the book since childhood, film director Tim Burton wrote: \"I responded to \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" because it respected the fact that children can be adults.\" In a 2006 list for the Royal Society of Literature, author J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) named \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" among her top ten books every child should read. A 2004 study found that it was a common read-aloud book for fourth-graders in schools in San Diego County, California. A 2012 survey by the University of Worcester determined that it",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "16869147",
"text": "\"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" was released to critical praise and was a box office success, grossing approximately $475 million worldwide, but received mixed to negative reviews when compared with the original 1971 film. A direct-to-video animated crossover film adaptation starring Tom and Jerry, entitled \"Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory\", was released in 2017. It stars JP Karliak as Willy Wonka and is dedicated to Gene Wilder, who died less than a year before the release. In October 2016 it was confirmed that Warner Bros are planning a prequel film depicting Willy Wonka's \"early adventures\" prior",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "16660298",
"text": "Criticism was also drawn to the decision to cast adults as the Golden Ticket winners instead of children, as well as the lackluster sets redesigned for Broadway. However, Christian Borle received widespread praise for his performance as Willy Wonka, even amongst negativity towards other aspects of the show. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a stage musical based on the 1964 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, with book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The musical premiered in London's West End at",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "16660295",
"text": "unable to stop inventing, even if it means breaking the rules. Wonka tells Charlie that he has won, and ushers him into his \"Great Glass Elevator\". The two soar above town in the Great Glass Elevator, and Wonka tells Charlie that his grand prize is the chocolate factory (\"The View From Here\"). He reaches into his pocket and reveals that he received Charlie's letter after all, and wants to begin working on some of Charlie's inventions. As they land back outside the factory, Wonka is immediately ready to begin working but Charlie is concerned about what will happen to his",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "680750",
"text": "Will Make You Scream editted by Peter Haining. The brief note before the story described the story as having been left out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory due to already-brimming number of misbehaving children characters in the tale. In 2005, \"The Times\" reprinted \"Spotty Powder\" as a \"lost\" chapter, saying it had been found in Dahl's desk, written backwards in mirror writing (the way Leonardo da Vinci wrote his journal). This chapter describes Spotty Powder, which looks and tastes like sugar, but causes bright red pox-like spots to appear on faces and necks five seconds after ingestion, so children",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "4273978",
"text": "are adapted from the original book, and are thus credited to Roald Dahl. Following Burton's suggestion, each song in the score is designed to reflect a different archetype. \"Wonka's Welcome Song\" is a maddeningly cheerful theme park ditty, \"Augustus Gloop\" a Bollywood spectacle (per Deep Roy's suggestion), \"Violet Beauregarde\" is 1970s funk, \"Veruca Salt\" is 1960s bubblegum pop / psychedelic pop, and \"Mike Teavee\" is a tribute to late 1970s hard rock (such as Queen) and early 1980s hair bands. The original motion picture soundtrack was released on July 12, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\"",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "680767",
"text": "long, perfectly waved platinum-blond hair and her pink feather boa, looks like a pretty and inert doll—\" The article continues: \"And if the Stepford daughter on the cover is meant to remind us of Veruca Salt or Violet Beauregarde, she doesn't: those badly behaved squirts are bubbling over with rude life.\" Moreover, writes Talbot, \"The Modern Classics cover has not a whiff of this validation of childish imagination; instead, it seems to imply a deviant adult audience.\" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "3232441",
"text": "into his factory, where he then tempts each of them with a weakness. Finally, only Charlie is left. Willy Wonka and Charlie board Wonka's \"Great Glass Elevator\" which takes off over the audience. Early on in the production of the 2005 film, Nicolas Cage was under discussions for portraying Willy Wonka, but lost interest. Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn wanted Tom Shadyac to direct Jim Carrey as Willy Wonka, believing the duo could make \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" relevant to mainstream audiences, but Roald Dahl's widow Liccy Dahl opposed this. After Tim Burton was hired as director in",
"title": "Willy Wonka"
},
{
"docid": "2351217",
"text": "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. The book was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. Although the original book has been filmed three times, in 1971, 2005, and an animated adaptation in 2017, \"The Great Glass Elevator\"",
"title": "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"
},
{
"docid": "1488140",
"text": "is actually Mr. Wilkinson, an employee of Wonka, and the offer to buy the Gobstopper was a morality test that only Charlie passed. The trio enter the \"Wonkavator\", a multi-directional glass elevator that flies out of the factory. Soaring over the city, Wonka reveals that his actual prize is the factory; Wonka created the contest to find an heir worthy enough, and so Charlie and his family can immediately move in. Wonka then reminds Charlie not to forget about the man who suddenly received everything he ever wanted. Charlie asks, \"What happened?\" to which Wonka replies, \"He lived happily ever",
"title": "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "16660285",
"text": "gets on his feet, and dances gleefully with Mrs. Bucket and Charlie (\"Grandpa Joe/I've Got a Golden Ticket!\"). The big day arrives, and the five winners are greeted at the factory gates by paparazzi and \"Chocolate TV\" reporters Cherry Sunday and Jerry Jubilee, making Charlie and Grandpa Joe feel out of place. Willy Wonka appears at last, and ushers the group into his factory (\"It Must Be Believed to be Seen\"). The five winners and their families check in with Wonka, where he explains the rules and regulations of his factory and has the parents sign a ridiculously long and",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "4273954",
"text": "with an exaggerated characteristic or deformity related to their demise, while Charlie learns Wonka intended to find a worthy heir to his factory. Since Charlie was the \"least rotten\" of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, but declines as his family is the most important thing in his life. Charlie and his family are living contently a while later, however Wonka is too depressed to make candy the way he used to, causing his candy to sell poorly and his company to decline. He turns to Charlie for advice. Charlie decides",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16869148",
"text": "to the events depicted in the books and films. However, Warner Bros claims that this movie will not be an origin story. In February 2018, Paul King entered final negotiations to direct the film. In June 2018, the producer confirmed it would be a prequel film, which would explore the adventures of Wonka before he opened the chocolate factory. \"Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka\" is a musical that combines elements of both Roald Dahl's book \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" and of the 1971 movie \"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory\" with newly created material. The musical has several versions: the",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)"
},
{
"docid": "3909858",
"text": "of a theatre troupe, with Eldon's character portraying a version of Ned Stark. Uncredited appearances include the 2005 film version of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", playing \"Man with Dog\" alongside Mark Heap and the 2014 film \"Cuban Fury\", as the neighbour to the main character played by Nick Frost. He has also played an English policeman in Martin Scorsese's 2011 film \"Hugo\". Eldon played the role of Pete in the David Shrigley/Chris Shepherd animation, \"Who I Am And What I Want\", and also of Mick McManus in Tim Plester's short film \"World of Wrestling\" in 2007. In 2009, he",
"title": "Kevin Eldon"
},
{
"docid": "16660292",
"text": "the Teavees board the S.S. Wonka, a bathtub-shaped boat, and travel through an underground river deep below the factory. Charlie and Grandpa Joe, who were too slow to catch the boat, are forced to swim behind them wearing scuba helmets. Wonka leads them into the TV room, much to Mike's delight. Wonka demonstrates Chocolate Television, which uses a machine to send chocolate bars to TV screens. Mike's obsession with electronics overcomes him and, despite his mother and Wonka's protests, he uses the machine to teleport himself into a television set. However, they cannot locate him on the usual channel, so",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "16660278",
"text": "ponder all of the adventures that are to come. The play opens with Willy Wonka introducing himself, revealing that he's looking for an heir to run his legendary chocolate factory (\"The Candy Man\"). Wonka disguises himself as the storeowner of a local candy shop, which quickly attracts the attention of the town's residents and candy- obsessed Charlie Bucket. Despite having no money to spend on sweets, Charlie frequents the shop regularly and befriends the owner, unaware that he is Willy Wonka. Charlie tells him about Wonka's career (\"Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka!\") and remarks that he would do anything to see",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "19464510",
"text": "Factory\" come to life and re-inspire the love for the story all over again. This is a book which must accompany viewing whichever platform your heart connects to Charlie, the boy we all dreamed we could be, befriend so we too could enjoy the spoils of the candy forest and meet the Umpa Lumpas first hand.\" \"Kirkus Reviews\" called it \"an effusive celebration\", a \"chatty volume\" and concluded \"Mainly for die-hard Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fans who want more than the novel itself.\" \"School Library Journal\" wrote \"Kids might be turned off by the nostalgic sensibility of the text",
"title": "Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "680747",
"text": "reason behind his Golden Tickets, names Charlie his successor. They ride the Great Glass Elevator to Charlie's house while the other four children go home (Augustus squeezed thin, Violet all blue in the face, Veruca covered in trash, and Mike stretched ten feet tall). Afterwards, Wonka invites Charlie's family to come live with him in the factory, and they do. Dahl’s widow said that Charlie was originally written as 'a little black boy.' Dahl’s biographer said the change to a white character was driven by Dahl’s agent, who thought a black Charlie would not appeal to readers. In the first",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "4273961",
"text": "sexually transmitted disease. Burton immediately thought of Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka, who in August 2003 joined the film, his fourth collaboration with the director. Lurie's script received a rewrite by Pamela Pettler, who worked with Burton on \"Corpse Bride\", but the director hired \"Big Fish\" screenwriter John August in December 2003 to start from scratch. Both August and Burton were fans of the book since their childhoods. August first read \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" when he was eight years old, and subsequently sent Dahl a fan letter. He did not see the 1971 film prior",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "19464509",
"text": "Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory: The Complete Story of Willy Wonka, the Golden Ticket, and Roald Dahl's Most Famous Creation is a 2014 non-fiction book by Lucy Mangan. It was released at the same time as the 50th anniversary edition of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" and looks at the origin and history of that story. \"Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory\" has generally received good reviews. The San Diego Book Review wrote, \"True fans who have grown up adoring the film, and have shared it with future generations, will revel in seeing the details of \"Inside Charlie's Chocolate",
"title": "Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "16597313",
"text": "featured performer in such series as Eastenders and Holby city. She furthered her acting career by appearing as an extra in various films such as \"Die Another Day\" (2002), \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (2005), and \"Rabbit Fever\" (2006). Horiuchi starred in \"The Grudge 3\" (2009) as Kayako Saeki, the vengeful ghost of the \"Ju-on\" series (called \"The Grudge\"), taking over for Takako Fuji who had passed on the role. Her work received a mixed, if not muted, response. Aiko Horiuchi Aiko Horiuchi is a Japanese actress who played Kayako Saeki in \"The Grudge 3\" (2009). Horiuchi had been living",
"title": "Aiko Horiuchi"
},
{
"docid": "4273949",
"text": "\"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\" in 1971) began in 1991, which resulted in Warner Bros. providing the Dahl Estate with total artistic control. Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Gary Ross, Rob Minkoff, Martin Scorsese and Tom Shadyac had been involved, while actors Bill Murray, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Adam Sandler, and many others, were either in discussion with or considered by the studio to play Wonka. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp and Danny Elfman aboard. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" represents the first time since \"The Nightmare Before Christmas\" that",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1488134",
"text": "chocolate factory. A mysterious tinker recites the first lines of William Allingham's poem \"The Fairies\", and tells Charlie, \"Nobody ever goes in, and nobody ever comes out.\" Charlie rushes home to his widowed mother and bedridden grandparents. After telling Grandpa Joe about the tinker, he reveals that Wonka locked the factory because other candy makers, including rival Arthur Slugworth, sent in spies to steal his recipes. Wonka disappeared, but after three years resumed selling candy; the origin of Wonka's labor force is unknown. The next day, Wonka announces that he hid five \"Golden Tickets\" in chocolate Wonka Bars. Finders of",
"title": "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "4273970",
"text": "Attenborough, Kirk Douglas, Albert Finney, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Newman, Max von Sydow, David Warner, Christopher Lloyd and Peter Ustinov. Principal photography for \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" started on June 21, 2004 at Pinewood Studios in England. Director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman found filming somewhat difficult because they were simultaneously working on \"Corpse Bride\". The Wonka Factory exterior was coincidentally constructed on the same backlot Burton had used for Gotham City in \"Batman\" (1989). The ceremonial scene required 500 local extras. The Chocolate Room/River setpiece filled Pinewood's 007 Stage. As a consequence of British Equity rules, which state",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "16660282",
"text": "no longer afford her prices. His dismay is magnified when the third ticket is found by gum- chewing, wannabe celebrity Violet Beauregarde (\"Queen of Pop\") and the fourth ticket is found by technology addict Mike Teavee, who admits he hacked into Wonka's computers and found the fourth ticket (\"What Could Possibly Go Wrong\"). With his hopes of winning dashed, Charlie heads back home. Upon arriving home, Charlie is overjoyed to find that his family have pooled their money to buy his birthday chocolate, but is crushed once more when the candy yields no Golden Ticket. His mother and his other",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "16660279",
"text": "inside the factory, giving Wonka an idea. Charlie returns to the decrepit shack he lives in, which he shares with his mother and four bed-ridden grandparents: Grandpa George, Grandma Georgina, Grandpa Joe, and Grandma Josephine. Charlie and Grandpa Joe play a pretend, game recalling how the latter became Wonka's security guard (\"Charlie, You and I\") before his mother comes home, giving Charlie an old notebook for homework. Charlie daydreams and scribbles a letter to Willy Wonka, suggesting new candies he should consider inventing, before folding it into a paper airplane and tossing it out the window into the night (\"A",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "4273952",
"text": "arrogant television and video game addict. Charlie tries twice to find a ticket, but both bars come up empty. After overhearing that the final ticket was found in Russia, Charlie finds a ten-dollar note, and purchases a Wonka Bar at a news shop. At the exact moment it was revealed that the Russian ticket was forged, Charlie discovers the real fifth ticket inside the wrapper. Charlie receives monetary offers for the ticket, but decides to keep it and bring Grandpa Joe to accompany him on the factory tour. Charlie and the other ticket holders are greeted by Wonka outside the",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "680743",
"text": "of this, both companies became highly protective of their chocolate-making processes. It was a combination of this secrecy and the elaborate, often gigantic, machines in the factory that inspired Dahl to write the story. 11-year-old Charlie Bucket lives in poverty in a small house with his parents and four grandparents. His grandparents share the only bed in the house, located in the only bedroom. Charlie and his parents sleep on mattresses on the floor. One day, Grandpa Joe tells him about the legendary and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka and all the wonderful candies he made until the other candymakers sent",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "15052758",
"text": "a sequel to \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", based on the \"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator\" novel. Despite this, some elements of \"Great Glass Elevator\" were seen at the end of Burton's film. During production on the film \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", a broadway musical was planned to acompany it. The studio and Burton reiterated their interest in May 2003, however, the project was cancelled by the time the film was released. In 2008, Paul Reubens approached Burton with one of two scripts and talked to Johnny Depp about the possibility of having him portray Pee-wee in a",
"title": "Tim Burton's unrealized projects"
},
{
"docid": "1488135",
"text": "the tickets will receive a factory tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate. The first four tickets are found by the gluttonous Augustus Gloop, the spoiled Veruca Salt, the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and the television-obsessed Mike Teevee. As each winner is announced on TV, a man whispers to them. Charlie opens two Wonka Bars but finds no Golden Ticket. The newspapers announce the fifth ticket was found by a millionaire in Paraguay causing Charlie to lose hope. The next day, Charlie finds some money in a gutter in the street and uses it to buy a Scrumdiddlyumptious bar. With the",
"title": "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "4273983",
"text": "channeling Keith Richards, which may have primed us to look for possible inspirations for this performance.\" Mick LaSalle from the \"San Francisco Chronicle\" found \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" Burton's \"best work in years. If all the laughs come from Depp, who gives Willy the mannerisms of a classic Hollywood diva, the film's heart comes from Highmore, a gifted young performer whose performance is sincere, deep and unforced in a way that's rare in a child actor.\" Peter Travers wrote in \"Rolling Stone\" magazine that \"Depp's deliciously demented take on Willy Wonka demands to be seen. Depp goes deeper to",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3877057",
"text": "on the top left corner. The Willy Wonka Candy Company was first imagined in the pages of Roald Dahl's \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". The \"Wonka\" property was licensed to film director Mel Stuart; his 10-year-old daughter read \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" and asked her father to make it into a film, obliging him to get \"Uncle Dave\" (producer David L. Wolper) to produce it. Stuart showed the book to Wolper, who was engaged in talks with the Quaker Oats Company. Wolper convinced the Quaker Oats Company into signing the deal for up to $3 million to finance the",
"title": "The Willy Wonka Candy Company"
},
{
"docid": "680763",
"text": "Wonka, Jr.\" and almost always featuring musical numbers by all the main characters (Wonka, Charlie, Grandpa Joe, Violet, Veruca, etc.); many of the songs are revised versions from the 1971 film. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" has undergone numerous editions and been illustrated by numerous artists. The cover photo of the 50th anniversary edition, published by Penguin Modern Classics for sale in the UK and aimed at the adult market received widespread commentary and criticism. The cover is a photo of a heavily made up young girl seated on her mother's knee and wearing a doll-like expression, taken by the",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "20119072",
"text": "loaf of bread. While Charlie rushes home to his widowed mother and bedridden grandparents, Tom and Jerry steal a box of Wonka Bars from the shop. Grandpa Joe reveals to Charlie that Willy Wonka locked his famous chocolate factory because other candy makers, including rival Arthur Slugworth, sent in spies to steal his recipes. Wonka disappeared, but for three years resumed selling candy; the origin of Wonka's labor force is unknown. Tom and Jerry arrive at Charlie's home with the box of Wonka Bars, but Charlie convinces the duo that stealing is wrong and they should return the box. The",
"title": "Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "680757",
"text": "refrigerator for a few hours.\" Roald Dahl originally planned for a child called Marvin Prune to be included in \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". Dahl submitted the excised chapter regarding Marvin Prune to \"The Horn Book Review\" in the early 1970s. Rather than publish the chapter, \"Horn Book\" responded with a critical essay by novelist Eleanor Cameron, who criticised Dahl's worth as a human being. Although it was believed that \"Horn Book\" never returned the chapter, Marvin Prune's chapter is actually available, but it has not yet been published. \"The Children's-Delight Room\" was reworked into \"Spotty Powder\". It is present",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "680746",
"text": "and personalities. Augustus gets sucked up the pipe after falling into the Chocolate River in the Chocolate Room, Violet blows up into a giant blueberry after sampling an experimental three-course chewing gum meal in the Inventing Room, Veruca is thrown down the rubbish chute in the Nut Room after the nut-testing squirrels consider her a \"bad nut,\" and Mike gets shrunk after he tries to be the first person to be sent by television in the Television Room's Television Chocolate Technology. With only Charlie remaining, Wonka congratulates him for \"winning\" the factory and, after explaining his true age and the",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "20119075",
"text": "home with the Golden Ticket and chooses Grandpa Joe as his chaperone. The next day, Tom and Jerry rush to the factory with the Golden Ticket that Grandpa Joe forgot. Once the children enter the factory, the movie plays in the same order of the source material with the occasional interjection of Tom and Jerry interacting with the factory. Once only Charlie and Grandpa Joe remain, Wonka dismisses them without the promised chocolate. Tuffy warns Charlie that Slugworth and Spike have stolen a Gobstopper and are on their way out of the factory. Following a fight in the Wonkavision Room,",
"title": "Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "6294319",
"text": "The Candy Man \"The Candy Man\" (or alternatively, \"The Candy Man Can\") is a song that originally appeared in the 1971 film \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\". It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the film. Although the original book by Roald Dahl (\"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\") contains lyrics adapted for other songs in the film, the lyrics to \"The Candy Man\" do not appear in the book. The soundtrack version of the song was sung by Aubrey Woods, who played Bill the candy store owner in the film. Lyricist Anthony Newley has said",
"title": "The Candy Man"
},
{
"docid": "14725532",
"text": "years in the Royal Academy Schools and lectured at various other schools in London, Oxford and Brighton. Morris was an amateur actor who staged Shakespeare productions in a converted barn called the \"Bottom Theatre\" at his home in Roughwood, Buckinghamshire. In 2004, he was recommended for a role in the TV mystery series \"Jonathan Creek\" by his friend, director Sandy Johnson. He went on to appear in the TV movie \"When I'm 64\" and the comedy series \"Little Britain\" and \"Saxondale\". In 2005, he played Grandpa George in Tim Burton's \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". He married Olwen Goodwin, a",
"title": "David Morris (actor)"
},
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"docid": "5239483",
"text": "(depending on the type of candy bar) and are also more detailed, and the candy bars strikingly resemble king-sized Kit Kat candy bars, only slightly bigger. In the book, Grandpa Joe mentions that Mr. Wonka had invented over two hundred kinds of Wonka bars (though the actual number available varies, with four flavours in the 2005 film). The consumer product Wonka Bar was a chocolate candy bar inspired by the novel and the films \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\" and \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". The Quaker Oats Company, which financed the 1971 film with US$3 million, originally created",
"title": "Wonka Bar"
},
{
"docid": "16660276",
"text": "more, and she places him in her purse and leaves the factory quite satisfied. Charlie is the only child left. When Grandpa Joe asks about their lifetime supply of confectionery sweets, Mr. Wonka casually dismisses them saying that the Everlasting Gobstopper Charlie had got was the lifetime supply of candy. Grandpa Joe is angry, but Charlie defuses the situation saying that an Everlasting Gobstopper is still an amazing present. When he leaves with Grandpa Joe, Charlie opens a book which contains all of Wonka’s ideas, adding a few of his own to the blank pages in the back. Wonka silently",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "16660294",
"text": "Gobstopper. Grandpa Joe is furious at Wonka giving his grandson a \"measly Gobstopper,\" and the two quickly begin to fight. Charlie diffuses the situation, telling Grandpa Joe that the Gobstopper is a great present and that the trip to the factory was enough. Placated, Wonka ushers Grandpa Joe into his office to negotiate legal paperwork and warns Charlie not to touch anything. Charlie breaks the rules and opens the notebook, adding his own inventions to the blank pages in the back, only to be caught by Wonka. Although he seems angry at first, Wonka finds it incredible that Charlie is",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "427554",
"text": "and color. Starring Ewan McGregor as young Edward Bloom and Albert Finney as an older Edward Bloom, the film also stars Jessica Lange, Billy Crudup, Danny DeVito, Alison Lohman and Marion Cotillard. \"Big Fish\" is also notable as Miley Cyrus' first film—she plays \"Young Ruthie\" credited under her birth name, Destiny Hope Cyrus. \"Big Fish\" received four Golden Globe nominations as well as an Academy Award nomination for Elfman's score. \"Big Fish\" was also the second collaboration between Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, who played the characters of Jenny and the Witch. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (2005) is an",
"title": "Tim Burton"
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{
"docid": "16660280",
"text": "Letter From Charlie Bucket\"). The next day before he goes to school, he finds out that Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets inside five Wonka Bars and that the people who find the tickets will win a tour of the factory and a lifetime supply of candy. Unfortunately, Charlie's mother admits that money, is tighter than usual and she cannot afford to buy him his annual birthday candy bar, leaving Charlie saddened at the fact that he has no chance of winning the contest. Grandpa Joe says he would gladly pay for one using his funeral savings, and Charlie's mood",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "20119076",
"text": "Charlie stops Slugworth. After this, Charlie and Grandpa Joe confront Wonka on the end of the tour. Wonka coldly explains that they violated the contract by stealing Fizzy Lifting Drinks and allowing Tom and Jerry into the factory and therefore will receive nothing. Infuriated at this, Grandpa Joe attempts to protest but Wonka angrily demands them all to leave at once. Grandpa Joe then suggests to Charlie that he should give Slugworth the Gobstopper, but Charlie returns the candy to Wonka. Because of this, Wonka declares Charlie the winner. He reveals that Slugworth is really \"Mr. Wilkinson\", an employee of",
"title": "Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "20119073",
"text": "next day, Wonka announces that he hid five \"Golden Tickets\" in Wonka Bars. Finders of the tickets will receive a factory tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Four of the tickets are found by Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous boy; Veruca Salt, a spoiled girl; Violet Beauregarde, a gum-chewing girl; and Mike Teavee, a television-obsessed boy. As each winner is announced on television, a man whispers to them. Charlie opens one Wonka Bar, but finds no Golden Ticket and loses hope. The newspapers announce the fifth ticket was found by a millionaire in Paraguay named Alberto Minoleta (who is played",
"title": "Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "1488131",
"text": "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy family film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" by Roald Dahl. Dahl was credited with writing the film's screenplay; however, David Seltzer, who went uncredited in the film, was brought in to re-work the screenplay against Dahl's wishes, making major changes to the ending and adding musical numbers. These changes and other decisions made by the director led Dahl to disown the film. The",
"title": "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "5624298",
"text": "to have starring roles in television shows such as \"Emmerdale Farm\" in the 1980s and \"Glenroe\" in the 1990s, as well as playing the grandfather in Mike Newell's film \"Into the West\" (1992). Following his appearance as Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 film \"Waking Ned\", he played roles in such films as Tim Burton's \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" (2005), in which he played Grandpa Joe and \"\". He played title character Frank Kovak in the mystery film \"The Kovak Box\", in a rare villainous role. 2007's \"Stardust\" was his final film. He also did extensive radio work, including a",
"title": "David Kelly (actor)"
},
{
"docid": "6274476",
"text": "Veruca Salt is thrown down the garbage chute, the player's objective is to follow her down the chute and save her from the incinerator. The last objective of the game is after Mike Teavee shrinks himself the player needs to fix the television-chocolate machine. Throughout the game the Oompa Loompas must help Charlie return the chocolate factory back to normal by fixing the mistakes that the self-indulgent children made. The game received generally negative reviews from critics. Although reviewers praised the game's enjoyable storyline, music and presentation, most felt that the control of the characters on screen was awkward at",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video games"
},
{
"docid": "16660296",
"text": "family. Wonka explains that they have already been moved in to their own room in the factory, and invites Charlie in to begin their new life as candy-making partners. †Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Anthony Newley for the 1971 film, \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\". ††Replaced, as of 2016, by \"Queen of Pop\". A London original cast album was released on 7 October 2013. A Broadway cast recording was released digitally on 2 June and in stores on 23 June on the Masterworks Broadway label. The West End production had a 16 piece orchestra + conductor, which was",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "680753",
"text": "Vanilla Fudge Room\") from an early draft of the book. \"The Guardian\" reported the now-eliminated passage was \"deemed too wild, subversive and insufficiently moral for the tender minds of British children almost 50 years ago.\" In what was originally chapter five in that version of the book, Charlie goes to the factory with his mother (instead of his grandfather, as originally published). At this point, the chocolate factory tour is down to eight kids, including Tommy Troutbeck and Wilbur Rice. After the entire group climbs to the top of the titular fudge mountain, eating vanilla fudge along the way, Troutbeck",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "4273972",
"text": "Brandt, as well as Pittsburgh and Northern England, is arranged like a medieval village, with Wonka's estate on top and the Bucket shack below. The filmmakers also used fascist architecture for Wonka's factory exterior, and designed most of the sets on 360° sound stages, similar to cycloramas. Burton biographer Mark Salisbury wrote that \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" \"melds 1950s and '70s visuals with a futuristic sensibility that seems straight out of a 1960s sense of the future.\" The \"TV Room\" was patterned after photographs from the films \"\", \"\", and \"THX 1138\". \"Danger Diabolik\" also served as inspiration for",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3232432",
"text": "factory and look after the Oompa Loompas who work there. Wonka goes aboard the Great Glass Elevator with Charlie and his family and links up with the Space Hotel U.S.A. The Space Hotel tracks the Elevator down back to Wonka's Factory. Wonka then goes with Charlie and his family to the White House in the United States. Willy Wonka (portrayed by Gene Wilder) has hidden five Golden Tickets amongst his famous \"Wonka Bars\". The finders of these special tickets will be given a full tour of his tightly guarded candy factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate. During",
"title": "Willy Wonka"
},
{
"docid": "2483980",
"text": "\"A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum\", \"How I Won the War\", \"The Bed Sitting Room\", \"Juggernaut\" and the \"Musketeer\" series of the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared with Christopher Lee in the Hammer horror film \"Taste the Blood of Dracula\" (1970). Also in 1970 he played Mr. Perkins, Melody's father in Waris Hussein's \"Melody\", a puppy love story. He played the father of spoiled rich girl Veruca Salt in the film \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\" (1971), an adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". He guest-starred in \"The Goodies'\" episode",
"title": "Roy Kinnear"
},
{
"docid": "16660270",
"text": "is desolate. His parents sing about how they wish they could raise their son together and about how they hope for a better life (\"If Your Mother Were Here\"). Winter comes, and one day Charlie finds some money dropped by a rich couple. Encouraged by the mysterious tramp, he buys a Wonka Bar, and finds a Golden Ticket inside that prompts Grandpa Joe to get out of bed and walk for the first time in forty years (\"Don't Ya Pinch Me, Charlie\"). On the day they are to enter the factory, Charlie and Grandpa Joe feel out of place amidst",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "2149111",
"text": "for a limited engagement at London's Menier Chocolate Factory on 21 November 2009 and closed on 7 March 2010. It starred Tamzin Outhwaite as Charity. Outhwaite reprised the title role in the West End transfer of the successful Chocolate Factory production of the show. Playing at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket the show opened officially on 4 May 2010 after previews began on 23 April. This was the first major production to have the same actor (Mark Umbers) play all three of Charity's love interests: Charlie, Vittorio, and Oscar. Similarly, Josefina Gabrielle played both Nickie and Ursula while Tiffany Graves played",
"title": "Sweet Charity"
},
{
"docid": "16660267",
"text": "have (\"If Your Mother Were Here\") later Charlie pens a letter about what he'd invented for his family to Wonka, folds it into a paper airplane and sends it flying out into the night (\"A Letter from Charlie Bucket\"). The next morning, Mrs. Bucket returns home from her night job and explains to the rest of the family that Willy Wonka is holding a competition where five lucky contestants must buy Wonka Bars to find a Golden Ticket to his factory and a lifetime's supply of candy. Charlie is desperate to win one, but he has no money. On their",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "3999482",
"text": "brief appearance as a fire-breather in the James Bond film Octopussy. He played a school teacher in the 2002 film \"About a Boy\". He appeared in Tim Burton's 2005 \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". He played a roles in \"Confetti\" (2006), \"Tunnel of Love\" (2004), \"Stardust\" (2007), and \"The World's End\" (2013). In 2008 he co-starred in the surreal science fiction film \"Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth\". In 2009 he appeared as a car salesman in a SEAT television advert. Heap voices the fox in the Old Speckled Hen adverts sponsoring comedy on Dave. In 2008 Heap played",
"title": "Mark Heap"
},
{
"docid": "6619612",
"text": "fat to be typecast). Franziska Troegner Franziska Troegner (born 18 July 1954) is a German actress; she was born in Berlin-Mitte. Starting in 1976, Troegner was part of the theatre company Berliner Ensemble where she played in Brecht plays, e.g. \"Mother Courage and Her Children\", \"The Threepenny Opera\", \"The Caucasian Chalk Circle\". She dubbed minor roles in several Miss Marple TV series, e.g. \"A Murder Is Announced\", \"A Pocket Full of Rye\". Troegner played Mrs. Gloop in the 2005 film \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". Most of her other roles were in German TV movies and serials. In 2009, Troegner",
"title": "Franziska Troegner"
},
{
"docid": "6619611",
"text": "Franziska Troegner Franziska Troegner (born 18 July 1954) is a German actress; she was born in Berlin-Mitte. Starting in 1976, Troegner was part of the theatre company Berliner Ensemble where she played in Brecht plays, e.g. \"Mother Courage and Her Children\", \"The Threepenny Opera\", \"The Caucasian Chalk Circle\". She dubbed minor roles in several Miss Marple TV series, e.g. \"A Murder Is Announced\", \"A Pocket Full of Rye\". Troegner played Mrs. Gloop in the 2005 film \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\". Most of her other roles were in German TV movies and serials. In 2009, Troegner published her autobiography (Too",
"title": "Franziska Troegner"
},
{
"docid": "5593143",
"text": "Wonka Donutz Wonka Donutz were candies sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand. They were donut-shaped pieces of chocolate covered in sprinkles, with a truffle-like inside. These were widely promoted ahead of the release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005. However, they were short-lived, and discontinued, due to low sales. The two standard versions were a double chocolate filling (the most common version) and a double fudge filling. A special edition strawberry filling was released for Halloween in 2005. Ahead of the film's release, various Wonka candies featured in competitions. The prize for finding the",
"title": "Wonka Donutz"
},
{
"docid": "5593144",
"text": "golden ticket in a Wonka Donutz pack was a trip to Europe. Wonka Donutz Wonka Donutz were candies sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand. They were donut-shaped pieces of chocolate covered in sprinkles, with a truffle-like inside. These were widely promoted ahead of the release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005. However, they were short-lived, and discontinued, due to low sales. The two standard versions were a double chocolate filling (the most common version) and a double fudge filling. A special edition strawberry filling was released for Halloween in 2005. Ahead of the film's",
"title": "Wonka Donutz"
},
{
"docid": "658604",
"text": "on 13 September is celebrated as \"Roald Dahl Day\" in Africa, the United Kingdom and Latin America. In honour of Dahl, the Royal Gibraltar Post Office issued a set of four stamps in 2010 featuring Quentin Blake's original illustrations for four of the children's books written by Dahl during his long career; \"The BFG\", \"The Twits\", \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", and \"Matilda\". A set of six stamps was issued by Royal Mail in 2012, featuring Blake's illustrations for \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", \"The Twits\", \"The Witches\", \"Matilda\", \"Fantastic Mr Fox\", and \"James and the Giant Peach\". Dahl's influence",
"title": "Roald Dahl"
},
{
"docid": "797506",
"text": "as Scottish author J. M. Barrie in the film \"Finding Neverland\" (2004). The following year he starred as Willy Wonka in \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", which reunited him with director Tim Burton, with whom he had not collaborated since \"Sleepy Hollow\". The film was a box office success and had a positive critical reception, with Depp being nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. \"Chocolate Factory\" was followed by another Burton project, stop-motion animation \"Corpse Bride\" (2005), in which Depp voiced the character Victor Van Dort. Depp reprised the role of",
"title": "Johnny Depp"
},
{
"docid": "680762",
"text": "this assessment in a letter to \"The Horn Book Review\", saying that her own daughter would turn \"quite nasty\" upon finishing the book. Roald Dahl responded to Cameron's criticisms by noting the classics she had cited would not be well received by contemporary children. The cover art for Penguin UK's Modern Classics , published in September 2014, received criticism as being creepy, irrelevant, and age inappropriate. \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" has frequently been adapted for other media, including games, radio, the screen, and stage, most often as plays or musicals for children – often titled \"Willy Wonka\" or \"Willy",
"title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
},
{
"docid": "3195428",
"text": "him \"great questions.\" Ostrum has been called \"the most famous man in Lowville\", where the local video rental shop has twice worn out its VHS copy of \"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\". In the run-up to the release of \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" in 2005, Ostrum garnered a spate of attention that included seeing the film in New York City with NPR as well as being included in VH1's list of \"100 Greatest Kid Stars\" (placing 78th). On the new film, Ostrum quoted fellow \"Wonka\" actor Julie Dawn Cole, saying that \"It's sort of like going back to",
"title": "Peter Ostrum"
}
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"docid": "962515",
"text": "original score was composed by Hans Zimmer. The song \"There You'll Be\" was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Pearl Harbor (film) Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American romantic period war drama film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace. It stars Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin. The film is based on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the Doolittle Raid. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from",
"title": "Pearl Harbor (film)"
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"docid": "9067427",
"text": "7, 1941, as FDR was receiving the dismal news concerning the Pearl Harbor attack. Notably, he sat in on a meeting that FDR had called for 3 p.m. that included Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, Captain John R. Beardall, naval aid, and perhaps Roosevelt's closest presidential aid Harry L. Hopkins. Also in attendance were Steve T. Early, FDR's press secretary and Grace G. Tully, who was a secretary who was among those closest to Roosevelt.{See FDRL, Day by Day Calendar, December 7, 1941} {See Jean Edward Smith, FDR footnote on p.148 for Tully's",
"title": "Marvin H. McIntyre"
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"docid": "8406574",
"text": "interesting details of his conversations with Commander George Earle, who while serving in Istanbul in 1943 attempted to negotiate a separate peace with Germany's Wilhelm Canaris and Franz von Papen; and with Admiral Husband Kimmel, who believed he was deliberately set up by the White House at Pearl Harbor. He was interviewed by film maker Anthony J. Hilder about FDR and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dall was the chairman of the board of the Amalgamated Broadcasting System. Dall became involved with the \"racist Right's ill-fated efforts at forming a third party\" in 1960, when the Texas-based Constitution Party put-up",
"title": "Curtis Bean Dall"
},
{
"docid": "2095514",
"text": "(1991) and supplied the voice for two television documentaries, first for \"The Presidency: A Splendid Misery\" in 1964, and then again in the title role of the 1992 documentary miniseries \"Lincoln\". He also played the role of Ulysses S. Grant in \"The Legend of the Lone Ranger\" (1981) and supplied the Union General's voice in the PBS miniseries \"The Civil War\" (1990). He also played Franklin D. Roosevelt in \"FDR: The Final Years\" (1980). Robards also played in the 1970 film \"Tora! Tora! Tora!\", a depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 that led the United",
"title": "Jason Robards"
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"docid": "20682291",
"text": "of $45 per image. The game is divided into 11 chapters: Nothing to Fear; The First Ten Days; Legacies of the New Deal; The Changing Face of America; A President in Isolation; The Inner Circle; Seasons of Dilemma; Pearl Harbor; Hour by Hour; A Nation at War; and To Yalta and Back.<ref name=\"http://www.historynet\"></ref> ComputerLife praised the game's interface, sense of humor, and renderings. The \"Wall Street Journal praised\" the title for being \"visually arresting\". The \"San Francisco Chronicle\" deemed it \"ambitious and gorgeously executed\". FDR (video game) FDR is a 1996 interactive CD-ROM game developed by Corbis. The title allows",
"title": "FDR (video game)"
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{
"docid": "5415486",
"text": "Day of Deceit Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor is a book by Robert Stinnett. It alleges that Franklin Roosevelt and his administration deliberately provoked and allowed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to bring the United States into World War II. Stinnett argues that documentary evidence shows that the attacking fleet was detected by radio and intelligence intercepts, but the information was deliberately withheld from Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the commander of the Pacific Fleet at that time. First released in December 1999, it received a nuanced review in \"The New York Times\" and is",
"title": "Day of Deceit"
},
{
"docid": "2011158",
"text": "Truth movement and the JFK assassination theories, when it comes to the possibility of prior knowledge of an attack on Pearl Harbor Cockburn maintained that \"there is strong evidence that FDR did have knowledge that a Japanese naval force in the north Pacific was going to launch an attack on Pearl Harbor. It's quite possible Roosevelt thought it would be a relatively mild assault and thought it would be the final green light to get the US into the war.\" In his writing Cockburn was a consistent exponent of free speech. On the campaign trail of 2004 Cockburn wrote \"Free",
"title": "Alexander Cockburn"
},
{
"docid": "5415496",
"text": "another nation would trigger the mutual assistance provision of the Axis Tripartite Pact. Day of Deceit Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor is a book by Robert Stinnett. It alleges that Franklin Roosevelt and his administration deliberately provoked and allowed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to bring the United States into World War II. Stinnett argues that documentary evidence shows that the attacking fleet was detected by radio and intelligence intercepts, but the information was deliberately withheld from Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the commander of the Pacific Fleet at that time. First released in December",
"title": "Day of Deceit"
},
{
"docid": "4019739",
"text": "replied, \"' ... I'll tell you what I believe. I think that most of the incriminating records have been destroyed. ... I doubt if the truth will ever emerge.' ...\" From Vice Admiral Libby, \"I will go to my grave convinced that FDR ordered Pearl Harbor to let happen. He must have known.\" It is equally likely this was done to avoid disclosing the fact that Japanese codes were being read, given that there was a war on. Part of the controversy of the debate centers on the state of documents pertaining to the attack. There are some related to",
"title": "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
},
{
"docid": "540107",
"text": "given on December 8, 1941, after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. While Americans needed no convincing about going to war with Japan, Roosevelt saw the greater threat to the United States coming from Nazi Germany, and he had to make the case for fighting a two-ocean war. Frum points in his book to a now often-overlooked sentence in Roosevelt's speech which reads in part, \"...we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.\" Frum interprets Roosevelt's oratory like this: \"For FDR, Pearl Harbor",
"title": "Axis of evil"
},
{
"docid": "4428238",
"text": "tour with the Asiatic Fleet and departed Manila for Pearl Harbor. In February 1933, \"S-31\" took the fictional role of USS \"AL-14\" for the submarine movie \"Hell Below\". In that role, she was credited with sinking a German destroyer (played by ), though the destroyer was actually sunk by carefully placed demolition charges. \"S-31\" was based at Pearl Harbor with her division until 1937. Then designated for inactivation, she cleared Pearl Harbor on 14 June, arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 27 August; and, on 7 December, she was decommissioned and berthed at League Island. Within two years, however, World War",
"title": "USS S-31 (SS-136)"
},
{
"docid": "19136391",
"text": "Remember Pearl Harbor Remember Pearl Harbor is a 1942 American drama film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Isabel Dawn. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman, Ian Keith and Rhys Williams. The film was released on May 18, 1942, by Republic Pictures. Of the movie, reviewer Herbert Cohn of the \"Brooklyn Daily Eagle\" wrote: \"Remember Pearl Harbor\" underneath its title, is a phony. It isn't about Pearl Harbor at all. . . . [It is] about fifth columnists in the Philippines, a few thousand miles west of Pearl Harbor.",
"title": "Remember Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "1433270",
"text": "two final victims of Pearl Harbor.\" The Senate enquiry in 2000 issued a lengthy exoneration of Kimmel's conduct. President Clinton did not act on the resolution, nor has any of his successors. In the 1965 film \"In Harm's Way\", Kimmel was portrayed as a victim of unfortunate circumstance by actor Franchot Tone. The 1970 film \"Tora! Tora! Tora!\" portrays Kimmel, played by actor Martin Balsam, in a sympathetic light: a capable commander operating in an environment plagued by poor communication, inadequate training and systemic unreadiness. Canadian actor Colm Feore portrayed Kimmel in the 2001 movie \"Pearl Harbor\". Andrew Duggan played",
"title": "Husband E. Kimmel"
},
{
"docid": "13948458",
"text": "but was launched with political deceptions and policy driven by corporate interests, such as: the US claimed Pearl Harbor a sneak attack but records two weeks earlier show that we anticipated war with Japan; Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) claimed German submarines launched unprovoked attacks but the US had really been waging undeclared war with Germany in the Lend-Lease program as an Arsenal of Democracy contrary to Neutrality Acts of 1930s. By 1941 there were over 4,000 strikes, more than any time since 1919. FDR had troops seize mines in a strike May 1943. 6,000 war resistors, three times as many",
"title": "A People's History of American Empire"
},
{
"docid": "7791372",
"text": "which gripped the rightwing Republicans, particularly in Congress, and the FBI, who were in the throes of punishing the many talented FDR supporters in entertainment who had helped to defeat isolationists before Pearl Harbor. This was done by smearing them with innuendo and charges of Communism. Fielding's sin appeared to be his Radio Union membership (which was obligatory for all nationally broadcast radio performers) which was in turn one of a dozen or more unions in the Hollywood Writers Mobilization which was founded in 1941 to promote show business efforts against Nazism and in support of the American war effort.",
"title": "Jerry Fielding"
},
{
"docid": "962500",
"text": "carrier planes\" and felt that \"\"Pearl Harbor\" is not so much about World War II as it is about movies about World War II. And what's wrong with that?\" Like many historical dramas, \"Pearl Harbor\" provoked debate about the artistic license taken by its producers and director. National Geographic Channel produced a documentary called \"Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor\" detailing some of the ways that \"the film's final cut didn't reflect all the attacks' facts, or represent them all accurately\". Many Pearl Harbor survivors dismissed the film as grossly inaccurate and pure Hollywood. In an interview done by Frank Wetta,",
"title": "Pearl Harbor (film)"
},
{
"docid": "962496",
"text": "according to this movie, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because America cut off its oil supply, and they were down to an 18-month reserve. Would going to war restore the fuel sources? Did they perhaps also have imperialist designs? Movie doesn't say\". A. O. Scott of the \"New York Times\" wrote, \"Nearly every line of the script drops from the actors' mouths with the leaden clank of exposition, timed with bad sitcom beats\". \"USA Today\" gave the film two out of four stars and wrote, \"Ships, planes and water combust and collide in \"Pearl Harbor\", but nothing else does in one",
"title": "Pearl Harbor (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3574989",
"text": "Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Exemplifying McCarthist rhetoric, Jenner accused the Truman administration of \"bloody tracks of treason\" and called Marshall \"a living lie\" who was \"joining hands once more with this criminal crowd of traitors and Communist appeasers ... under the direction of Mr. Truman and Mr. Acheson.\" Jenner also \"denounced and blamed Marshall for the Pearl Harbor defeat and for his role in helping FDR 'trick America into a war,' the extension of lend-lease to the Communist Soviet Union, the 'selling out' of Eastern Europe at Yalta, the loss of China, and the inclusion",
"title": "William E. Jenner"
},
{
"docid": "8835628",
"text": "mayor of Louisville in 1941. He took office just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor ushered the United States into World War II. Wyatt made civil defense a priority in his city and also initiated Louisville's planning and zoning commission. At the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Wyatt was called upon to soothe the ruffled feelings of U.S. Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky, who was scheduled to give the nomination speech for U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Barkley at first said he would not make the speech after FDR passed him up for the vice-presidential recommendation in favor",
"title": "Wilson W. Wyatt"
},
{
"docid": "13043852",
"text": "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 citizens of the United States who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress, by , designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On November 29, President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 1994, the first National Pearl Harbor",
"title": "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day"
},
{
"docid": "6599572",
"text": "series \"Get Real\", playing Cameron Green. The series lasted for a year before Eric made his transition onto the big screen when he played Ben Affleck's gunner in \"Pearl Harbor\", that was quickly followed by a leading role as Austin \"The Cocky Blond Guy\" in the teen send up feature film \"Not Another Teen Movie\". Olsen next played Jake in the teen comedy \"The Hot Chick\". In 2003, he won the role of Lloyd Christmas in \"\", the prequel to the hit movie \"Dumb and Dumber\". Olsen followed that up by playing opposite Chris Evans for a second time in",
"title": "Eric Christian Olsen"
},
{
"docid": "19136392",
"text": "And it isn't even a good picture about fifth columnists. It is pokey, except when the Japanese arrive toward the end and the army garrison at Manilla comes to life to be trapped by them. Remember Pearl Harbor Remember Pearl Harbor is a 1942 American drama film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Isabel Dawn. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman, Ian Keith and Rhys Williams. The film was released on May 18, 1942, by Republic Pictures. Of the movie, reviewer Herbert Cohn of the \"Brooklyn Daily Eagle\" wrote:",
"title": "Remember Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "17893636",
"text": "nearly $449,000 to the museum during efforts to raise money to restore the tower. The tower was considered a personal issue for Senator Inouye and many of these donations were made in his memory. The tower was featured in the films \"Tora! Tora! Tora!\" and \"Pearl Harbor\". Hangar 37, a former seaplane hangar and a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was the first hangar developed for the museum. The facility consists of nine exhibits, a movie theater, flight simulators, a store and a restaurant. The renovation cost was $11,000,000 and was raised by federal and state grants and",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum"
},
{
"docid": "962497",
"text": "of the wimpiest wartime romances ever filmed.\" In his review for \"The Washington Post\", Desson Howe wrote, \"although this Walt Disney movie is based, inspired and even partially informed by a real event referred to as Pearl Harbor, the movie is actually based on the movies \"Top Gun\", \"Titanic\" and \"Saving Private Ryan\". Don't get confused.\" Peter Travers of \"Rolling Stone\" magazine wrote, \"Affleck, Hartnett and Beckinsale – a British actress without a single worthy line to wrap her credible American accent around – are attractive actors, but they can't animate this moldy romantic triangle\". \"Time\" magazine's Richard Schickel criticized",
"title": "Pearl Harbor (film)"
},
{
"docid": "13043855",
"text": "Harbor \"a date which will live in infamy.\" In Pearl Harbor: Also on Ford Island. Note: Ford Island remains an active military installation therefore public access is restricted to approved tours, military personnel, military retirees, NOAA personnel and their family members only. In 1990, leading up to the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Congress established the Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal. This is also known as the Pearl Harbor Survivor's medal and was awarded to anyone who was in the U.S. Armed Forces and who was present in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and participated in combat operations",
"title": "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day"
},
{
"docid": "6185017",
"text": "Whitehall Street Whitehall Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, about four blocks long. The street begins at the southern end of Broadway, at the intersection with Stone Street. Whitehall Street stretches south to the southern end of FDR Drive, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry's Whitehall Terminal, on landfill beyond the site of Peter Stuyvesant's 17th-century house. The street is one-way southbound for three blocks from Bowling Green to Pearl Street, and one-way northbound up from the FDR Drive to Pearl Street. The southernmost block, adjacent to the ferry terminal, provides access from FDR",
"title": "Whitehall Street"
},
{
"docid": "9661395",
"text": "on October 2, 1940. In the book \"Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor\" written by Robert Stinnett: The heated diplomatic interchanges between Kobayashi and van Mook (H.J. van Mook, Dutch minister) were in sharp contrast to the peaceful surroundings. Japan's diplomats angrily contended that the Netherlands delegates were mere puppets of Washington. On the table were proposals involving Japanese rights to obtain oil and petroleum products from the Netherlands' enormous reserves in the Dutch East Indies. Japan called for the Dutch to provide a minimum of 3,150,000 metric tons of petroleum annually. One of the delegates,",
"title": "Ichizō Kobayashi"
},
{
"docid": "4433646",
"text": "Shortly after his brief tenure working with the GOP for the 1944 presidential elections, Flynn learned that GOP candidate Dewey had gotten hold of the highly classified information that America had broken the Japanese naval code early in 1940 – long before the attack on Pearl Harbor – but, at the administration's request, not made this information public. Besides lowering his opinion of the GOP as too weak to fight his nemesis, Roosevelt, Flynn further reasoned that meant FDR must have known in precise detail that the attack was coming and deliberately withheld this information from the now-disgraced commanders in",
"title": "John T. Flynn"
},
{
"docid": "11170673",
"text": "continued to expand during 1941, new inefficiencies in the supply process were exposed, and in July a new agency, the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board (SPAB) was created to deal with them. Nelson was named its director. In January, 1942, following America's entry into the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt abolished both the OPM and the SPAB, replacing them with a new agency, the War Production Board. Once again, FDR asked Nelson to lead it. Nelson faced extensive criticism from the military during his tenure. Described by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin as \"habitually indecisive\", Nelson had difficulty",
"title": "Donald Nelson"
},
{
"docid": "8132446",
"text": "itself, but he undoubtedly heard a multiplicity of suspicions. Munson Report The Report on Japanese on the West Coast of the United States, often called the Munson Report, was a 29-page report written in 1940 by Curtis B. Munson, a Detroit businessman commissioned as a special representative of the State Department, on the sympathies and loyalties of Japanese Americans living in California and the West Coast of the United States. Munson's report was submitted to the White House on October 7, 1941, exactly two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The report was presented to FDR on November",
"title": "Munson Report"
},
{
"docid": "8132442",
"text": "Munson Report The Report on Japanese on the West Coast of the United States, often called the Munson Report, was a 29-page report written in 1940 by Curtis B. Munson, a Detroit businessman commissioned as a special representative of the State Department, on the sympathies and loyalties of Japanese Americans living in California and the West Coast of the United States. Munson's report was submitted to the White House on October 7, 1941, exactly two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The report was presented to FDR on November 7, 1941. By spring of 1941, it was increasingly",
"title": "Munson Report"
},
{
"docid": "9187032",
"text": "Leonard Baker Leonard S. Baker (January 24, 1931 – November 23, 1984) was an American writer. He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for \"Days of Sorrow and Pain: Leo Baeck and the Berlin Jews\" (Oxford University Press, ), a book about Leo Baeck. His other published works include \"The Johnson Eclipse: A President's Vice Presidency,\" \"Back to Back: The Duel Between FDR and the Supreme Court,\" \"John Marshall: A Life in Law,\" \"Brandeis and Frankfurter: A Dual Biography,\" \"Brahmin in Revolt,\" \"Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor,\" and \"The Guaranteed Society.\" A 1952 graduate of the University of",
"title": "Leonard Baker"
},
{
"docid": "6474265",
"text": "led to commit an overt act of war, so much the better.\" The McCollum memo was first widely disseminated with the publication of Robert Stinnett's book \"Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor.\" Stinnett writes that McCollum's memo was a plan to \"mobilize a reluctant America into joining Britain's struggle against the German armed forces then overrunning Europe. Its eight actions called for virtually inciting a Japanese attack on American ground, air, and naval forces in Hawaii, as well as on British and Dutch colonial outposts in the Pacific region.\" Stinnett presents the memo as part of",
"title": "McCollum memo"
},
{
"docid": "4250397",
"text": "by 70%. It included 7 battleships, 18 aircraft carriers and 15,000 aircraft. In the Senate, Walsh was a consistent isolationist He supported American neutrality with respect to the Spanish Civil War and opposed an American alliance with the United Kingdom until the attack on Pearl Harbor. Speaking in the Senate on June 21, 1940, he denounced Roosevelt's plans to provide armaments to Great Britain: At the 1940 Democratic National Convention, where Walsh supported James Farley for president rather than FDR, he and his fellow isolationist Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana proposed a plank for the party platform that read: \"We",
"title": "David I. Walsh"
},
{
"docid": "12619899",
"text": "two nations. Noted political economist Robert Higgs points out: Robert Stinnett notes in his book, \"Day Of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor\", that America had broken the Japanese diplomatic code and knew that due to the pressure exerted by the Export Control Act, war was quickly becoming an inevitable outcome. He points to a deciphered communiqué between Foreign Minister Teijiro Toyoda and Ambassador Kichisaburō Nomura on July 31: \"Commercial and economic relations between Japan and third countries, led by England and the United States, are gradually becoming so horribly strained that we cannot endure it much longer.",
"title": "Export Control Act"
},
{
"docid": "7590299",
"text": "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR - DECEMBER 7, 1941 - ACT OF CONGRESS 1990<br> Back side (Eagle): FOR THOSE WHO SERVED - \"A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY\" Pearl Harbor Survivors Association The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA), founded in 1958 and recognized by the United States Congress in 1985, was a World War II veterans organization whose members were on Pearl Harbor or three miles or less offshore during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. The PHSA was officially disbanded at the end of December 2011 with a membership of about 2,700 members nationally. The PHSA,",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association"
},
{
"docid": "7102935",
"text": "in \"Shangri-La Suite\" (2016) opposite Luke Grimes and Emily Browning. Reiley McClendon Reiley McClendon (born Eric Reiley McClendon II; March 11, 1990) is an American actor. He has appeared on such television shows as \"Will & Grace\", \"Zoey 101\", and \"Medium\", as well as in Disney Channel films such as \"Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off\" and \"Buffalo Dreams\". He also portrayed young Danny Walker in the 2001 film \"Pearl Harbor\". He played the young Danny Walker in the 2001 film \"Pearl Harbor\" with Jesse James, who played Rafe McCawley. He appeared in the \"\" episode \"\" in a dual role as",
"title": "Reiley McClendon"
},
{
"docid": "7102934",
"text": "Reiley McClendon Reiley McClendon (born Eric Reiley McClendon II; March 11, 1990) is an American actor. He has appeared on such television shows as \"Will & Grace\", \"Zoey 101\", and \"Medium\", as well as in Disney Channel films such as \"Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off\" and \"Buffalo Dreams\". He also portrayed young Danny Walker in the 2001 film \"Pearl Harbor\". He played the young Danny Walker in the 2001 film \"Pearl Harbor\" with Jesse James, who played Rafe McCawley. He appeared in the \"\" episode \"\" in a dual role as identical twins Logan and Lindsay Stanton. He had a role",
"title": "Reiley McClendon"
},
{
"docid": "13043856",
"text": "that day against the attack. The medal was also awarded to civilians who were killed or injured in the attack. A few years later, Congress amended the law to allow any person who was present in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and was involved in combat operations against Japanese military forces attacking Hawaii, to receive the award. In both instances, there was a limited time period to apply for the award, and it is no longer issued. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is",
"title": "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day"
},
{
"docid": "15513299",
"text": "Lerch. Gullion was a prime mover in the efforts to intern American citizens of Japanese ancestry in camps in the wake of the hysteria resulting from the Pearl Harbor attack. Gullion was subsequently attached to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. In 1943, the FBI investigated Gullion for his part in forming an extra-military organization known as the SGs, intended \"to save America from FDR, radical labor, the Communists, the Jews, and the colored race.\" Within months, however, poor health and age were cited for the major general's retirement in 1944. For his wartime service, Gullion received Oak Leaf",
"title": "Allen W. Gullion"
},
{
"docid": "3201127",
"text": "Beach Boys\". And in 1998, Susan and Ted Burkhalter stayed there on the way to their first diplomatic assignment. Prior to the 2008-2009 renovation, a framed replica of a Guest Registration Card bearing the signature of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt was displayed in the hotel. The card was dated during the \"Great Depression\". FDR also stayed at the hotel during World War II for military conferences, tours of nearby Pearl Harbor naval base, and to meet with his Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Theater, General Douglas MacArthur in July 1944. During that time the hotel was in service",
"title": "Royal Hawaiian Hotel"
},
{
"docid": "4917070",
"text": "air attack in both Crete and Iraq. In the African/Middle Eastern portion of the mission, he traveled with Britain's Lord Mountbatten as far as Bathurst in the Gambia. They reported on trans-African air ferry conditions, an important concern of FDR and Winston Churchill at the time. In August, Roosevelt joined the staff of William J. Donovan, Coordinator of Information, with the job of working out the exchange of information with other agencies. After Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Roosevelt requested assignment to combat duty and was transferred to the Marine Raiders in January 1942, a new",
"title": "James Roosevelt"
},
{
"docid": "14027840",
"text": "7500 bombers to drop 30 million bombs on German targets, with a density that sometimes reached 100–150 tons/ sq kilometer. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor and during the period within which the predecessor U.S. Army Air Corps became the Army Air Forces in late June 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave command of the Navy to an aviator, Admiral Ernest King, with a mandate for an aviation-oriented war in the Pacific. FDR allowed King to build up land-based naval and Marine aviation, and seize control of the long-range bombers used in antisubmarine patrols in the Atlantic. Roosevelt basically agreed",
"title": "Air warfare of World War II"
},
{
"docid": "10405565",
"text": "and Charles A. Lindbergh); the crucial commitment-laden visits to Britain and the Soviet Union by the president's close adviser Harry Hopkins ; and FDR's unprecedented campaign for a third term in 1940.\" Kirkus Reviews described \"No End Save Victory\" as \"[a]n admiring, richly textured portrait of a leader confronting the unthinkable.\" It also characterized Kaiser as \"an unabashed fan of FDR in this detailed description and analysis of U.S. foreign policy from May 1940 to Pearl Harbor. Repeatedly, he pauses to praise the president.\" Kaiser's autobiography, \"A Life in History\", became available at MountGreylockBooks.com late in 2018. The book tells",
"title": "David E. Kaiser"
},
{
"docid": "1606793",
"text": "by many highly placed figures in the U.S. government and military. General George Marshall was an early critic but later changed his mind. Eisenhower was always supportive, as was George Patton. On December 7, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Donovan met privately with Roosevelt and Edward R. Murrow, and FDR told Donovan, apropos of the COI, \"It's a good thing you got me started on this.\" When Hitler gave a speech declaring war on the United States, he mentioned Donovan, whom he called \"utterly unworthy\". Donovan urged Roosevelt not to intern Japanese-Americans, warning that such an action would",
"title": "William J. Donovan"
},
{
"docid": "19988091",
"text": "the storyline of a movie to be titled \"Crimson Tide\", about another Trident submarine, . Toti helped them in correcting the direction of the plot of the movie. \"Crimson Tide\" was released globally in 1995, and \"Crimson Tide\" screenwriter Michael Schiffer attended the 1997 ceremony when Toti took command of USS \"Indianapolis\" at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Inspired by his relationship with screenwriter Schiffer, Toti then authored a sequel to \"Crimson Tide,\" titled \"The Genocide Game.\" The plot-line of \"The Genocide Game\" involved \"Crimson Tide\" lead character Hunter (played by Denzel Washington), with Hunter, in command of \"Los Angeles\"-class fast attack",
"title": "William Toti"
},
{
"docid": "15572608",
"text": "Our Gang in 1931. He also played Roger Jones in 17 Jones Family low-budget films from 1936 to 1940 (named Roger Evers in the first movie, \"Every Saturday Night\"). However, as he grew older, roles became scarcer, so he learned from cameramen on his films and became one himself. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the United States entered World War II, he enlisted. At a friend's suggestion, he became a combat photographer and \"one of the 17 original movie makers\" of a special OSS photographic unit headed by noted film director John Ford. He",
"title": "George Ernest"
},
{
"docid": "4409035",
"text": "Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal The Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal, also known as the \"Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Medal\", is a bronze commemorative medal which was established by the United States Congress on November 5, 1990 (P.L. 101-510, 104 Stat. 1721). To have been eligible for the award, \"a person must have been a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was present in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and who participated in combat operations that day against Imperial Japanese military forces attacking Hawaii. A person who was killed or wounded in that attack shall be deemed to have",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal"
},
{
"docid": "13043853",
"text": "Remembrance Day. It became (Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies) of the United States Code. On Pearl Harbor Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until sunset to honor those who died as a result of the attack on U.S. military forces in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor Day is not a federal holiday – government offices, schools, and businesses do not close. Some organizations may hold special events in memory of those killed or injured at Pearl Harbor. On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii",
"title": "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day"
},
{
"docid": "7590294",
"text": "adopted. A scholarship was open to any U.S. citizen who is a direct descendant of a PHSA member or deceased member, including step or adopted children. On December 7, 2011, during the 70th anniversary ceremony in Hawaii of the attack on Pearl Harbor (\"Pearl Harbor Day\"), William Muehleib, the President of the PHSA, announced that due to the ages and health of the 2,700 members, the executive board had decided to terminate the corporate association as of December 31 of that year. The \"Pearl Harbor-Gram\" closed its membership in February 2012. However, informal social and local activities involving Pearl Harbor",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association"
},
{
"docid": "1963371",
"text": "York Observer\" asserted that she \"comes close to capturing the sublimity of Maggie, despite the obvious fact that no movie can capture the elegant copiousness of James' prose.\" The film grossed over $5 million worldwide. Beckinsale rose to fame in 2001 with a leading role in the war film \"Pearl Harbor\" as a nurse torn between two pilots, played by Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. She was drawn to the project by the script: \"It's so unusual these days to read a script that has those old-fashioned values to it. Not morals, but movie values. It's a big, sweeping epic...You",
"title": "Kate Beckinsale"
},
{
"docid": "7925842",
"text": "Bratton remained with the Intelligence Division until assigned to George S. Patton's Third Army as Headquarters Commandant, a role he undertook all throughout the subsequent liberation of Europe. In the 1970 movie \"Tora! Tora! Tora!\" he was played by E.G. Marshall. The film shows him being summoned by Naval Intelligence Lieutenant Commander Alwin Kramer, (played by Wesley Addy). We see Bratton reading a Japanese transcription, nicknamed \"Magic\", as it comes out of the decryption machine, codenamed \"Purple\". Later on in the film, because of the incoming messages, Bratton becomes convinced that the Japanese are about to attack Pearl Harbor, though",
"title": "Rufus S. Bratton"
},
{
"docid": "7862812",
"text": "smoke coming from Pearl Harbor and bombers flying in. She quickly landed the plane at John Rodgers civilian airport near the mouth of Pearl Harbor. The pursuing Zero strafed her plane and the runway as she and her student ran for cover. The airport manager was killed and two other civilian planes did not return that morning. With all civilian flights grounded in Hawaii, Fort returned to the mainland in early 1942. She made a short movie promoting war bonds that was successful and led to speaking engagements. Later that year, Nancy Love recruited her to serve in the newly",
"title": "Cornelia Fort"
},
{
"docid": "10804587",
"text": "Summary exhibit of Far Eastern documents, as Congressmen Ferguson and Gearhart who were in the \"Kimmel camp\" had held onto the two copies sent to the Committee to prevent other members seeing them. He decided to write his book \"Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement\" in 1991 (published in 1992), in opposition to what he described as inaccurate conspiracy theories of the Pearl Harbor attack. Stimson got the Army Pearl Harbor Board report (actually two reports, with a second Top Secret section on codebreaking) on Pearl Harbor with its criticism of Marshall and Hull, but \"fatally flawed\" from crucial but withheld evidence",
"title": "Henry Clausen"
},
{
"docid": "19429563",
"text": "intent to attack Pearl Harbor and destroy the America's Pacific Fleet in a surprise attack meant to cripple the U.S. Navy, he attempts to warn the Americans, but is put off and his dire warnings apparently ignored. BeyondHollywood wrote: \"\"Han Gil-su\" succeeds by entertaining as well as educating. The film, whether most of it is based on fact or made up for the purposes of a good movie, nevertheless sheds light on an unknown hero of the Pearl Harbor attack. Because of this, \"Han\" will not only appeal to history buffs, but any moviegoer that appreciates a finely crafted thriller",
"title": "Haan (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3998954",
"text": "Pearl Harbor not only happened without a declaration of war but was also a treacherous and deceitful act. In fact, Japan and the U.S. were still negotiating for a possible peace agreement which kept U.S. officials very distracted when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. Keenan explained the definition of a war of aggression and the criminality of the attack on Pearl Harbor: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, was fully aware that if Japan lost the war, he would be tried as a war criminal for that attack (although he was killed by the United States",
"title": "Japanese war crimes"
},
{
"docid": "6185023",
"text": "made famous in Arlo Guthrie's \"Alice's Restaurant.\" Whitehall Street Whitehall Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, about four blocks long. The street begins at the southern end of Broadway, at the intersection with Stone Street. Whitehall Street stretches south to the southern end of FDR Drive, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry's Whitehall Terminal, on landfill beyond the site of Peter Stuyvesant's 17th-century house. The street is one-way southbound for three blocks from Bowling Green to Pearl Street, and one-way northbound up from the FDR Drive to Pearl Street. The southernmost block, adjacent to",
"title": "Whitehall Street"
},
{
"docid": "20702455",
"text": "after taking office, Navy Secretary Knox wrote an overview memo which specifically noted the possibility of an attack at Pearl Harbor. However, neither observation led to formal policy recommendations to forestall such an attack. Admiral James O. Richardson, who was fired by President Roosevelt for complaining about the President's order to station the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor instead of its normal berthing on the U.S. West Coast, blamed the President for the \"initial defeats in the Pacific\" as \"direct, real and personal.\" Richardson believed stationing the fleet in Pearl Harbor made the ships extremely vulnerable against attack and provided",
"title": "Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor in 1941"
},
{
"docid": "20322948",
"text": "is known as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day it is not a federal holiday in the United States. The nation does however pay homage remembering the thousands injured and killed when attacked by the Japanese in 1941 and on Pearl Harbor Day the American flag should be flown at half-staff until sunset. Schools and other establishments in many places around the country do observe lowering the American flag to half-staff out of respect. Ceremonies are held annually at Pearl Harbor itself, attended each year by some of the ever-dwindling number of elderly veterans who were there on the morning of",
"title": "Attack on Pearl Harbor in popular culture"
},
{
"docid": "8594491",
"text": "status. The communication stations on Oahu underwent a consolidation in 1967. The message centers at Pearl Harbor (NAVSHIPYD), Makalapa (CINCPACFLT), Camp Smith (CINCPAC), Moanalua (FLEWEACEN), Secure Voice Pearl Harbor, and Consolidated Maintenance came under an Officer-in-Charge, which was known as NAVCOMMACTS Pearl Harbor. NAVCOMMACTS Pearl Harbor was a department of NAVCOMMSTA Honolulu who exercised administrative and operational control. The message center at Barbers Point also came under the control of NAVCOMMSTA Honolulu at the same time. The Makalapa Local Digital Message Exchange (LDMX) was activated in March 1973 by Vice Admiral G. C. Talle, Deputy CINCPACFLT. The system's activation marked",
"title": "Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific"
},
{
"docid": "703963",
"text": "Indian Ocean or the Pacific except the American survivors of Pearl Harbor who were hastening back to California. Over this vast expanse of waters Japan was supreme and we everywhere were weak and naked\". Throughout the war, Pearl Harbor was frequently used in American propaganda. One further consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath (notably the Niihau incident) was that Japanese American residents and citizens were relocated to nearby Japanese-American internment camps. Within hours of the attack, hundreds of Japanese American leaders were rounded up and brought to high-security camps such as Sand Island at the mouth",
"title": "Attack on Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "15138896",
"text": "she was donated to the USS \"Missouri\" Memorial Association and became a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Naval Station Pearl Harbor Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base adjacent to Honolulu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 2010, along with the United States Air Force's Hickam Air Force Base, the facility was merged to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Pearl Harbor is the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on Sunday, 7 December 1941 brought the United States into World War II. Naval Station Pearl",
"title": "Naval Station Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "5217896",
"text": "recovery of Project Mercury astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra. Spending most of 1963 operating out of Pearl Harbor, \"Renshaw\" deployed to WestPac again in November 1963, returning 6 months later. In 1964 \"Renshaw\" took part in the movie \"In Harm's Way\". On 3 March 1965, \"Renshaw\", in company with other units of Destroyer Division 252, departed Pearl Harbor on short notice to augment destroyer forces for the rapidly expanding naval commitments in the South China Sea. During April and May, she served in surveillance roles and in support of carrier striking force operations. In June she was on Taiwan patrol,",
"title": "USS Renshaw (DD-499)"
},
{
"docid": "4870195",
"text": "locomotive amusement park ride operator at Disneyland and moved to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank in 1977 to manage pay television and non-theatrical releases. In 1980, he moved to the company's film distribution department, eventually heading both its distribution and marketing efforts. He earned a reputation there by his marketing of Disney's home video collection and hosting media-worthy movie premieres, for example securing a United States Navy aircraft carrier based in Pearl Harbor to host the debut of the film \"Pearl Harbor\". In 1994, Cook was promoted to president of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. In 2002, Eisner named him",
"title": "Dick Cook"
},
{
"docid": "5610836",
"text": "4 January 1964, \"Walker\" commenced a two-week tender availability at Pearl Harbor with . On 31 January, the ship officially entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for overhaul. The completion of yard overhaul on 30 April marked the commencement of local exercises in preparation for refresher training. On 19 May, \"Walker\" took part in the filming of the movie \"None But The Brave\" at the island of Kauai. After a month of refresher training and an administrative inspection, the escort destroyer underwent upkeep which took her through June. The summer months found \"Walker\" engaged in local operations. On 17 August",
"title": "USS Walker (DD-517)"
},
{
"docid": "11061335",
"text": "into the war at a time when he had not yet acquired full control of continental Europe — on the very day of the Pearl Harbor attack, Hitler himself had issued his Nacht und Nebel decree, concerning the suppression of resistance activities within Nazi-occupied lands. Hitler, who had previously declared the Japanese \"Honorary Aryans\" claimed that \"this is what happens when your allies are not Anglo-Saxons\". However, he decided war with the United States was unavoidable, and the Pearl Harbor attack, the publication of Rainbow Five, and Roosevelt's post-Pearl Harbor address, which focused on European affairs as well as the",
"title": "Consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "10503417",
"text": "alterations, including the mounting of additional 20mm guns. On 7 March 1945 Captain Lee H. Baker, USCG, reported on board, and on 12 March relieved Captain von Paulsen, who retired for health reasons. Moving to San Diego on 22 March, she embarked passengers for Pearl Harbor and Ulithi and sailed for San Francisco, California, where she embarked more Navy casuals for Pearl Harbor and Ulithi. She then sailed for Pearl Harbor on 27 March. Pearl Harbor was reached on 2 April, and after debarking passengers she picked up more passengers for Ulithi and sailed on 4 April. Arriving there on",
"title": "USS General George M. Randall (AP-115)"
},
{
"docid": "4405719",
"text": "Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is a United States Navy shipyard located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It is one of just four shipyards operated by the United States Navy. The shipyard is physically a part of Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The Naval Station had existed in Pearl Harbor since 1898, but in 1908 the United States Congress allocated $3 million to build the shipyard, then called Navy Yard Pearl Harbor. The shipyard grew quickly, and work began on the first drydock, which collapsed before opening in 1913. After rebuilding, Dry Dock #1 was opened August 21,",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard"
},
{
"docid": "962495",
"text": "the film one and a half stars, writing: \"\"Pearl Harbor\" is a two-hour movie squeezed into three hours, about how, on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on an American love triangle. Its centerpiece is 40 minutes of redundant special effects, surrounded by a love story of stunning banality. The film has been directed without grace, vision, or originality, and although you may walk out quoting lines of dialogue, it will not be because you admire them\". Ebert also criticized the liberties the film took with historical facts: \"There is no sense of history, strategy or context;",
"title": "Pearl Harbor (film)"
},
{
"docid": "15138872",
"text": "Naval Station Pearl Harbor Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base adjacent to Honolulu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 2010, along with the United States Air Force's Hickam Air Force Base, the facility was merged to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Pearl Harbor is the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on Sunday, 7 December 1941 brought the United States into World War II. Naval Station Pearl Harbor provides berthing and shore side support to surface ships and submarines, as well as maintenance and training.",
"title": "Naval Station Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "14967679",
"text": "Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH) is a United States military base adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii. It is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force Hickam Air Force Base and the United States Navy Naval Station Pearl Harbor, which were merged in 2010. Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam is one of 12 Joint Bases the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission created. It is part of Navy Region Hawaii and provides Navy and joint operations Base Operating Support that is capabilities-based and integrated. Pearl Harbor is 8 miles from Honolulu. Naval Station Pearl Harbor provides berthing and",
"title": "Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam"
},
{
"docid": "9241264",
"text": "masked crime fighter named Britt Reid and was descended from the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan Reid. He was assisted by his Japanese (changed to Filipino after Pearl harbor) valet Kato, who used martial arts. Fran Striker wrote most of the scripts for the series. In 1937, Trendle licensed Republic Pictures to produce a movie version of The Lone Ranger. Trendle was not happy with changes that were made in the movie adaptations and hired attorney Raymond Meurer to oversee licensing of the franchise. However, Trendle did like the incidental music Republic used on the serial's soundtrack and acquired the right",
"title": "George W. Trendle"
},
{
"docid": "8244050",
"text": "Paramount Pictures Tom Mix, early Western movie star Gordon Bernie Kaufman, prominent architect Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, career U.S. Naval officer who perished aboard USS Arizona in 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor; posthumously received Medal of Honor Ben Meyer, president of Union Bank; first president of Federation of Jewish Welfare Organizations Earl Warren, governor of California; chief justice of U.S. Supreme Court Buster Keaton, silent screen star Hal Roach, comedy writer, director and producer; created Hal Roach Studios Harold Lloyd, comedy movie star in silents and talkies; founded own studio Edmund G. Brown, lawyer and politician; governor of California",
"title": "Jonathan Club"
},
{
"docid": "5841252",
"text": "tweet posted by SpaghettiOs on the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, she quipped: \"It sucks that the only survivors of Pearl Harbor are being mocked by the only food they can still chew.\" Her remarks were met with a backlash over social media; in response, Leggero posted in a blog entry that she did not feel that \"the amazing courage of American veterans and specifically those who survived Pearl Harbor is in any way diminished by a comedian making a joke about dentures on television. Do we really believe that the people who fought and defended our freedom against",
"title": "Natasha Leggero"
},
{
"docid": "5593368",
"text": "\"Pearl Harbor\", \"Constantine\", \"National Treasure\", \"Transformers\", \"The Simpsons Movie\", \"Night at the Museum\", \"Dinosaur\", \"\", \"King Kong\", \"Signs\", \"Lady in the Water\", \"Peter Pan\", \"First Knight\", \"Hook\" as well as \"Independence Day\", and the \"Star Trek\" films. In 2010, Mr. Thatcher was principal horn on James Newton Howard's soundtrack of \"The Last Airbender\" directed by M. Night Shyamalan. James Thatcher James Thatcher is an American hornist. Thatcher began his professional career at age 16 when he played and studied in Mexico City with his uncle, Gerald Thatcher, former principal hornist with the National Symphony of Mexico. Subsequent instructors have included",
"title": "James Thatcher"
},
{
"docid": "7523323",
"text": "Grace and Estella Warren that won a top prize at the Toronto Film Festival. As an actor, he has played a small role in \"Pearl Harbor\" and a professor on an episode of the sci-fi TV series \"Roswell\", which aired May 7, 2001. Wadlow also founded The Adrenaline Film Project, a program to help aspiring filmmakers of all ages conceive and complete a short film in just 72 hours. He directed the film \"Never Back Down\", which was released on March 14, 2008, and starred Djimon Hounsou and Sean Faris. The movie went on to beat out big budget competition",
"title": "Jeff Wadlow"
},
{
"docid": "4603001",
"text": "USS Pearl Harbor USS \"Pearl Harbor\" (LSD 52) is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Pearl Harbor, where World War II began for the United States. \"Pearl Harbor\" was laid down on 27 January 1995, by the Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La.; launched on 24 February 1996; and commissioned on 30 May 1998. As of September 06, 2018, \"Pearl Harbor\" is homeported to NS San Diego, California, and assigned to Commander Amphibious Squadron 3 (COMPHIBRON 3). On 4 May 2008 the ship departed San Diego for assignment in the Persian Gulf as part",
"title": "USS Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "20702459",
"text": "in Hawaii. Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor in 1941 Several reports prior to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 indicated that the base was vulnerable to attack. This has sometimes been noted in Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theories. In 1925, Gen. Billy Mitchell published a report called Winged Defense revealing the vulnerability of Pearl Harbor to a surprise air attack. Mitchell predicted that such an attack would effectively neutralize the Pacific fleet as part of a Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Two mock air attacks on Pearl Harbor during war games in the 1930s were judged to have been a",
"title": "Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor in 1941"
},
{
"docid": "20702454",
"text": "Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor in 1941 Several reports prior to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 indicated that the base was vulnerable to attack. This has sometimes been noted in Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theories. In 1925, Gen. Billy Mitchell published a report called Winged Defense revealing the vulnerability of Pearl Harbor to a surprise air attack. Mitchell predicted that such an attack would effectively neutralize the Pacific fleet as part of a Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Two mock air attacks on Pearl Harbor during war games in the 1930s were judged to have been a success. Shortly",
"title": "Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor in 1941"
},
{
"docid": "4019653",
"text": "Harbor during the attack, and called Clausen's investigation \"notoriously unreliable\" in several aspects. Some authors argue that US President Roosevelt was actively provoking Japan in the weeks prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. These authors assert that Roosevelt was imminently expecting and seeking war, but wanted Japan to take the first overtly aggressive action. One perspective is given by Rear Admiral Frank Edmund Beatty Jr., who at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack was an aide to the Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and was very close to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's inner circle, remarked that: Another \"eye",
"title": "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
},
{
"docid": "3208314",
"text": "USCGC Taney (WHEC-37) USCGC \"Taney\" (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37) () is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, notable as the last warship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor, although \"Taney\" was moored in nearby Honolulu Harbor not Pearl Harbor itself (a non-combatant vessel at Pearl Harbor, the US Navy tug , also remains afloat). She was named for Roger B. Taney (1777–1864), who was at various times: U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. She is also one of two Treasury-class (out of seven total) Coast Guard cutters still afloat. Serving",
"title": "USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)"
},
{
"docid": "17893629",
"text": "Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (formerly the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor) is a non-profit founded in 1999 to develop an aviation museum in Hawaii. Part of Senator Daniel Inouye's vision for a rebirth of Ford Island, the museum hosts a variety of aviation exhibits with a majority relating directly to the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II. The first section of the museum, hangar 37, opened with the museum on December 7, 2006, and features much of the museum's static exhibits. The museum's hangars show damage from the attacks on Pearl Harbor from December",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum"
},
{
"docid": "12962339",
"text": "an appropriation of $50,000 on March 1, 1869, to deepen the approaches to this harbor. After 1868, when the Commander of the Pacific Fleet visited the islands to look after American interests, naval officers played an important role in internal affairs. They served as arbitrators in business disputes, negotiators of trade agreements and defenders of law and order. Periodic voyages among the islands and to the mainland aboard U.S. warships were arranged for members of the Hawaiian royal family and important island government officials. When King Lunalilo died in 1873, negotiations were underway for the cession of Pearl Harbor as",
"title": "Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "4019648",
"text": "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory The Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory is the argument that U.S. Government officials had advance knowledge of Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Ever since the Japanese attack; there has been debate as to how and why the United States had been caught off guard, and how much and when American officials knew of Japanese plans for an attack. In September 1944, John T. Flynn, a co-founder of the non-interventionist America First Committee, launched a Pearl Harbor counter-narrative when he published a forty-six page booklet entitled \"The Truth about Pearl Harbor\". Several writers,",
"title": "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
},
{
"docid": "15849689",
"text": "States Navy grew rapidly during World War II from 1941–45, and played a central role in the Pacific theatre in the war against Japan. It also played a major supporting role, alongside the Royal Navy, in the European war against Germany. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) sought naval superiority in the Pacific by sinking the main American battle fleet at Pearl Harbor, which was built around its battleships. The December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor did knock out the battle fleet, but it did not touch the aircraft carriers, which became the mainstay of the rebuilt fleet. Naval doctrine",
"title": "Naval history of World War II"
},
{
"docid": "685043",
"text": "battle. A fictional version of the battle is shown in the 2001 movie, \"Pearl Harbor\", in which the battle is depicted as still going on into 1941. It has also been the subject of many documentaries, including the 1941 Allied propaganda film \"Churchill's Island\", winner of the first Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject. There was also the 1943 \"The Battle of Britain\" in Frank Capra's \"Why We Fight\" series. It was included in an episode of 2004 BBC television documentary series \"Battlefield Britain\". In 2010, actor Julian Glover played a 101-year-old Polish veteran RAF pilot in the short film",
"title": "Battle of Britain"
},
{
"docid": "6197583",
"text": "that conversation was Captain Isoroku Yamamoto. Later, Admiral Yamamoto would be the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor. While Cooper's character Scott is shown as captain of the carrier at the Battle of Okinawa, the ship was actually commanded by Captain Leslie E. Gehres. Paul Mantz did much of the flying in the early aerial sequences. In the film, \"White Heat\", when Arthur \"Cody\" Jarrett played by James Cagney is chased by federal investigators, to lose them, he drives the car into San-Val Drive In, where \"Task Force\" is showing. Later in the movie, when Cody's mother is interrogated",
"title": "Task Force (film)"
},
{
"docid": "832637",
"text": "returns to Tennessee greeted by Gracie and his family. To his surprise, the people of his home state have bought him the bottomland farm he wanted and built him a house on the land. Credited </br> </br> Uncredited \"Sergeant York\" was a spectacular success at the box office and became the highest-grossing film of 1941. It remains one of the highest-grossing films of all time when adjusted for inflation. It benefited from the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred while the film played in theaters. The film's patriotic theme helped recruit soldiers; young men sometimes went directly from the movie",
"title": "Sergeant York (film)"
},
{
"docid": "11125195",
"text": "Harbor, arriving 21 February. She departed Pearl Harbor 27 February, discharged cargo at Eniwetok, Tinian, and Guam and returned to Pearl Harbor 26 March for training and inter-island transport duties until 24 June. After a cargo-passenger voyage to Midway, she sailed 4 July from Pearl Harbor for San Francisco, where she disembarked passengers and loaded cargo for Pearl Harbor, returning 30 July. After another voyage to carry men to Midway, \"Colusa\" departed Pearl Harbor 1 September and called at Saipan, Sasebo, Okinawa, and Wakayama on duty redeploying occupation personnel. Between 7 October, when she cleared Wakayama, and 5 January 1946,",
"title": "USS Colusa (APA-74)"
},
{
"docid": "4603004",
"text": "Tonga, New Caledonia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and Soloman Islands. On 15 April 2014, the ship entered an Extended Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (EDPMA) to complete her midlife overhaul. After numerous extensions due to unplanned growth work, \"Pearl Harbor\" completed her extensive overhaul in May 2016. The ship participated in Southern California Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in July 2016 where it supported amphibious operations in conjunction with Australian, Canadian, Japanese, and German coalition partners under command of CDR Judd Krier. \"Pearl Harbor\" is currently assigned to the amphibious readiness group (ARG). USS Pearl Harbor USS \"Pearl Harbor\" (LSD 52) is",
"title": "USS Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "12962344",
"text": "a main base for the US Pacific Fleet after World War II along with Naval Base San Diego. In 2010, the Navy and the Air Force merged their two nearby bases; Pearl Harbor joined with Hickam Air Force Base to create Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. On February 18, 2016, a tourist helicopter fell into Pearl Harbor, injuring four people; one person was missing and is thought to be dead. In December 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a joint visit to Pearl Harbor with US President Barack Obama. This trip marked the 75 year anniversary of the attack, and",
"title": "Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "2356390",
"text": "for a generation who never knew the real man who had long since become an historical figure.\" Todd VanDerWerff wrote that while he found \"Annie\" to be a mediocre film, \"Herrmann's warm charm as FDR shines through. He's a kind, compassionate fellow, in a film that's all about the power of positive feeling and kindness.\" In 1980 Herrmann also starred in an episode of \"M*A*S*H\" as an army surgeon suffering from PTSD. Also he played Max in the 1987 movie \"The Lost Boys\". He was nominated for a Tony Award for \"Plenty\" in 1983 and Emmy Awards in 1986 and",
"title": "Edward Herrmann"
},
{
"docid": "6169961",
"text": "to pick up the skipper of destroyer , who was subsequently transferred to his own ship at sea. \"Bagley\" covered the arrival of TF 14 at Pearl Harbor four days after Christmas. The next day, the destroyer sailed with to patrol west of Oahu, covering the islands while two carrier groups escorted reinforcements to Samoa. On 11 January 1942, however, a single torpedo from hit and damaged the aircraft carrier. \"Bagley\" returned to Pearl Harbor with the injured \"Saratoga\" and, taking advantage of the opportunity, underwent a restricted availability at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard between 23 January and 3",
"title": "USS Bagley (DD-386)"
},
{
"docid": "11093559",
"text": "Pearl Harbor Elementary School Pearl Harbor Elementary School is a public, coeducational grade school of the Hawai'i State Department of Education that serves around 637 students in grades K-6. The ethnicity is 56% Asian and 25% White. It is located on Moanalua Ridge, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Pearl Harbor is within the Radford Complex in the Central Oahu District of Hawaii State Department of Education. Pearl Harbor was established in 1956. The school was surrounded by military housing in the late 1950s. As time went on enrollments decreased due to the opening of other schools around the area. The school was",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Elementary School"
},
{
"docid": "17893645",
"text": "States by TripAdvisor. In 2007, the museum was awarded a preservation award from the Historic Hawaii foundation for \"a specific project that preserved, rehabilitated or restored a historic building, object, site or district\" in the redevelopment of hangar 37. Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (formerly the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor) is a non-profit founded in 1999 to develop an aviation museum in Hawaii. Part of Senator Daniel Inouye's vision for a rebirth of Ford Island, the museum hosts a variety of aviation exhibits with a majority relating directly to the attack on Pearl Harbor and World",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum"
},
{
"docid": "4031532",
"text": "training cruise in the Bering Sea and then returned to Pearl Harbor via Seattle and Portland. In late October 1947 \"Bugara\" departed Pearl Harbor for California. She underwent a yard period between 20 November 1947 and 19 March 1948, returning to Pearl Harbor 27 March. In July she proceeded to Yokosuka, Japan, via Guam, Melbourne, Buckner Bay, and Qingdao. She returned to Pearl Harbor 24 August 1948. On 13 August 1949 she departed Pearl Harbor for overhaul at San Francisco, returning 3 January 1950. \"Bugara\" received three battle stars for her World War II service. In Sep. of 1950 she",
"title": "USS Bugara (SS-331)"
},
{
"docid": "15138884",
"text": "interests will make a strong effort next year to have Pearl Harbor improved, and I think that will be an opportune time for the Navy Department to make efforts in the same direction.\" In 1908, the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard was established. The period from 1908–1919 was one of steady and continuous growth of the Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, with the exception of the discouraging collapse of the drydock in 1913. The Act of 13 May 1908 authorized the enlargement and dredging of the Pearl Harbor channel and lochs \"to admit the largest ships,\" the building of shops and supply",
"title": "Naval Station Pearl Harbor"
},
{
"docid": "7590288",
"text": "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA), founded in 1958 and recognized by the United States Congress in 1985, was a World War II veterans organization whose members were on Pearl Harbor or three miles or less offshore during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. The PHSA was officially disbanded at the end of December 2011 with a membership of about 2,700 members nationally. The PHSA, which was incorporated in the State of Missouri, held Federal Charter 99-119 under Title 36 of the United States Code. The PHSA National Insignia bearing the name",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association"
},
{
"docid": "3021656",
"text": "mid-December, she escorted a convoy to Pearl Harbor, returned to Mare Island for new radar gear, and sailed back to Pearl Harbor the latter part of January 1942. The following month, \"Perkins\" departed Pearl Harbor and joined Australian, New Zealand, and other US ships in the ANZAC Squadron, charged with protecting the eastern approaches to Australia and New Zealand. She continued operations with ANZAC until April. In May 1942, \"Perkins\" participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea. After that, propeller problems took her to New Zealand and to Pearl Harbor, where repairs were completed. While at Pearl Harbor, additional",
"title": "Mahan-class destroyer"
},
{
"docid": "4821320",
"text": "served aboard the \"Hovey\". \"Hovey\" converted to a high speed minesweeper and was reclassified DMS-11 19 November 1940. After intensive training she sailed 4 February 1941 for duty at Pearl Harbor. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941 \"Hovey\" was steaming in company with \"Chandler\" as antisubmarine screen for , engaged in gunnery practice some 20 miles (40 km) off Pearl Harbor. The minesweeper immediately took up patrol and convoy duty around Pearl Harbor until 20 May when she escorted a 20-ship convoy to San Francisco, arriving 31 May. \"Hovey\" returned to Pearl Harbor in mid-June and sailed",
"title": "USS Hovey (DD-208)"
},
{
"docid": "7590289",
"text": "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association was registered at the U.S. Patent Office. The PHSA's motto read: The first meeting of what would become the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA) took place on December 7, 1954 at the Del Camino Room in Gardena, California where eleven survivors of the attack gathered to remember their fallen comrades and dear friends. It was at this first meeting that those in attendance swore that they would make the commemoration an annual event. At the association's official founding dinner in 1958 with thirteen survivors present, the eleven survivors who were present at the 1954 meeting were",
"title": "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association"
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"docid": "312332",
"text": "Showdown (poker) In poker, the showdown is a situation when, if more than one player remains after the last betting round, remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner or winners. To win any part of a pot if more than one player has a hand, a player must show all of his cards faceup on the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not. Cards speak for themselves: the actual value of a player's hand prevails in the event a player mis-states the value of his hand. Because exposing a losing hand",
"title": "Showdown (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "312332",
"text": "Showdown (poker) In poker, the showdown is a situation when, if more than one player remains after the last betting round, remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner or winners. To win any part of a pot if more than one player has a hand, a player must show all of his cards faceup on the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not. Cards speak for themselves: the actual value of a player's hand prevails in the event a player mis-states the value of his hand. Because exposing a losing hand",
"title": "Showdown (poker)"
}
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{
"docid": "13613933",
"text": "poker strategy becomes a complex subject. This article attempts to introduce only the basic strategy concepts. The fundamental theorem of poker, introduced by David Sklansky, states: Every time you play your hand the way you would if you could see your opponents' cards, you gain, and every time your opponents play their cards differently from the way they would play them if they could see your cards, you gain. This theorem is the foundation for many poker strategy topics. For example, bluffing and slow-playing (explained below) are examples of using deception to induce your opponents to play differently from how",
"title": "Poker strategy"
},
{
"docid": "10719489",
"text": "opponent has cleverly figured a way to get the Joker, then the following cards will always be four-of-card. \"Problem with the winning strategy of 17 Poker:\" It requires the dealer perfectly rifle shuffle the deck twice. Your opponent must figure out how to get the Joker, then get the Joker and no further cards, and that no other subsequent opponent get any cards before you. That is to say, you must get the very next four cards after the Joker is received by your opponent. \"Reality of 17 Poker:\" Whomever gets the Joker by whatever means has the highest probability",
"title": "Liar Game"
},
{
"docid": "20632245",
"text": "The pucker of a dame will make you jump Just like a chump When you gaze into her eyes The springs that make you wise refuse to work And you're a jerk I've seen you playing poker with three aces A hand of which you're very, very fond You knew that your opponent had three deuces But it happened your opponent was a blonde So you just threw your cards away And thought about the day when you became A sucker for a dame [2] You're a softy for a dame You're lofty till a dame sets out her traps",
"title": "Wise Guy (musical)"
},
{
"docid": "20993068",
"text": "bending your wrist by flicking the cards forward using your index and middle fingers. Keep your wrists straight (do not flex or bend them). Turn to face your players or use your peripheral vision, rather than turning your head which can strain your neck. While retrieving cards from the shoe, the cards and shoe should be at or just below elbow height and adjusted so that you can keep your elbows close to your body and do not have to move your elbows out to the side to deal or shuffle. Position the shoe so that you can use it",
"title": "Occupational health and safety in the casino industry"
},
{
"docid": "10839185",
"text": "the jack earlier in the hand, especially if there are points sitting on the board. You may also play the jack if there are a lot of cards on the board (even if there are no point cards), in order to enhance your chances of winning the 3 bonus points for most cards (if you feel you have enough cards to do so). If you have 2 jacks in your hand, you should play one at the beginning of the hand. There is no point playing them back-to-back at the end. For the last hand, you have to be careful",
"title": "Bastra"
},
{
"docid": "2769570",
"text": "games often break from the typical forms of poker through the use of wild cards and kill cards in addition to variations on betting structure. The majority of the dealer's choice poker games were derived from children's games. Depending on house rules, dealers may also call card games that are not true poker variants, such as Acey Deucey, Screw Your Neighbor, and Guts. There are two different approaches to a standard DC game: The varieties of poker wholly depend on the level of knowledge and understanding on the table that you are playing. In home games, players will agree in",
"title": "Dealer's choice"
},
{
"docid": "3300993",
"text": "index cards attached to their foreheads; usually, any special guests on the show would also participate in the Medley. Each card had a different stunt such as \"Hidden Talent,\" \"Peanut Butter Jumping Jacks,\" \"Eat a Twinkie with Gravy\", \"put your feet in worms / dog food\" or \"Food Volcano\" listed on it. One card would usually have a stunt based on a segment from earlier in the show. The participant either had to do what it said on the card, sight unseen, or be sent to the Pie Pod (explained below), or on some occasions the Pie Slide. When Harry",
"title": "What Would You Do? (1991 TV program)"
},
{
"docid": "10839186",
"text": "to play your jack early enough so as not to lose it. If you play the jack onto an open board at the end, your opponent will get it if he or she was the last player to collect cards. The face cards appear to have little value, since they do not bring points. But they can be used as a tactic to prevent bastras. For example, if you are faced with a board that has just a 3, and your numeral cards risk giving a bastra (you have 4,6 and a king for example), it would be a safe",
"title": "Bastra"
},
{
"docid": "18539324",
"text": "cards at the start of the hand, you earn them by picking up your spares, or getting strikes. At the end of the bowling game, the best poker hand wins the game. Each lane uses a standard 52-card deck, or in some houses, the scoring machine can handle it. Rule variations include, bonus cards for stringing strikes together or picking up splits, no more than five cards per player, limits on cards held, additional cards after the five card limit for extra strikes (you must exchange), 3x3 grid on the table for community cards. If this is used, you reveal",
"title": "Open bowling"
},
{
"docid": "6251476",
"text": "poker hand. In this version of the game, up to seven people can play, passing out a total of 49 cards and having three left over. A round of betting occurs before the first pass of three cards, then again after every card pass is made. Once players have set their hands, one card at a time is exposed, with a round of betting following each card. Anaconda can be changed in many ways, such as: Anaconda (poker) Anaconda is a variety of stud poker. Other names for this game include \"pass the trash\", \"screw your neighbor\", \"fuck your neighbor\",",
"title": "Anaconda (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "312363",
"text": "Rollout (poker) Rollout or roll 'em out is poker jargon used for a game phase in certain poker variants. It is often incorrectly called \"roll your own\", to which it has similarities but from which it is fundamentally different. Poker games with a rollout phase resemble stud poker but have significantly different strategies, because players generally receive all of their cards up front (sometimes with a draw phase), and know the final value of their hand in early betting rounds. They resemble stud poker only in that cards are revealed to other players one at a time for each betting",
"title": "Rollout (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "7716692",
"text": "the law took practical effect, Dan \"Wretchy\" Martin won an on-line poker tournament and netted $160,000 for his efforts. Mr. Martin has won more than $2 million playing poker on-line. Regarding Martin's statement's about the possibility of leaving his home state to pursue his life's dream and chosen profession, Sen. Prentice said: \"I just think some of these arguments are utter nonsense,\" Prentice told ESPN.com. \"You mean you're going to move so you can play poker? Gee, lots of luck in your life. … I have nothing against card playing. That's fine. If you want to do that, but I'm",
"title": "Margarita Prentice"
},
{
"docid": "783822",
"text": "Spit (card game) Spit, also referred to as Slam or Speed, is a game of the family of card games for two players. The game is played until all of someone's cards are gone; at which time, the game has finished. The goal of the game is to get rid of all your cards as quickly as possible. The players do not take turns - physical speed and alertness are required to play faster than your opponent. On each deal, by being first to play all your stock pile cards you can reduce the number of cards you have in",
"title": "Spit (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "13545486",
"text": "single player. Some examples of questions used in the game are \"Do you have any Jacks or 9s?\", \"Do you have any even spades lower than 10?\", \"Do you have any Red 5s, Black 10s, or Black Queens?\" or \"If you add up the number cards in your hand, is the total more than 50?\", though questions as complicated as the latter are unlikely to give much information about a player's hand. A player may ask any number of questions on one turn, but his round ends when he receives an answer of \"no\". In addition to asking yes-or-no questions,",
"title": "Diplomat (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "6251475",
"text": "Anaconda (poker) Anaconda is a variety of stud poker. Other names for this game include \"pass the trash\", \"screw your neighbor\", \"fuck your neighbor\", and \"3,2,1 left\". Each player is dealt seven cards. They then each select three cards to be passed to the player on their left. These cards are simply set on the table near their left-most opponent. No players get to see their new three cards until everyone has made a pass. Afterward, the players repeat the process, only with two cards, then again with one card. Players then discard two cards to make their best five-card",
"title": "Anaconda (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "8979909",
"text": "the middle of the table. After this the game begins. You have to place only ascending or descending numbers on either of the two piles of cards. You can only place cards from your hand on the piles.If both of the cards at the top of the pile are the same nunber, you may perform a stress by saying \"stress\" out loud. When a stress happens, your opponent will take all of the cards on the table and place it in his deck. Anytime during the game, you can draw more cards to place in your hand, however there cannot",
"title": "Stress (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "312365",
"text": "the game's five betting rounds begins with the players simultaneously revealing one of their cards (\"simultaneous choose-after rollout\"). Rollout games are frequently played high-low split, and players choose which cards to reveal in order to delay as long as possible revealing which half of the pot they intend to win. Rollout (poker) Rollout or roll 'em out is poker jargon used for a game phase in certain poker variants. It is often incorrectly called \"roll your own\", to which it has similarities but from which it is fundamentally different. Poker games with a rollout phase resemble stud poker but have",
"title": "Rollout (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "312364",
"text": "round. There are the same three variations on the idea as with roll your own, depending on when players are allowed to choose which card to reveal. They can either be forced to arrange the order of their cards before any betting begins (\"choose before\"), or they can also be allowed to choose cards in later rounds based on information found in earlier rounds (\"choose after\"). In the latter case, the revealing can be made simultaneously or in turn. In the game of show five, for example, each player is dealt seven cards before any betting begins, and each of",
"title": "Rollout (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "20935911",
"text": "awl in the bag, the awl will poke the bag and show its ability immediately. You have been with me for 3 years but did not show your ability, I have never heard of you. This is because you do not have any talents. Therefore, you cannot follow with us, just stay behind!\" Mao Sui answered: \"My lord, today is the date when I ask you to put me in your bag. I will show up my ability. If you had put me in the bag earlier, I may have already pierced the whole bag!\" Finally, Prince Ping Yuan agreed",
"title": "Mao Sui"
},
{
"docid": "10839184",
"text": "very powerful cards. Although they are worth only 1 point each, they can lead to more points elsewhere. It is generally considered good strategy to hold the jacks to the end of the hand. This serves 2 purposes. On the one hand, if your opponents are holding point cards, you will collect them. On the other hand, you clear the board and increase your chances of getting a bastra by forcing your opponent to play into an open board at the start of the next hand, when you will have 4 fresh cards in your hands. You may, however, play",
"title": "Bastra"
},
{
"docid": "10839187",
"text": "play to drop the king, thus preventing your opponent from having a bastra opportunity (playing one of the numeral cards would set up a bastra if your opponent has 9 or 7). It is also wise to drop the face cards in order to conserve numeral cards for later in the hand, in the event that your opponent plays a point card. Sometimes it is good strategy to play a low card when facing an empty board if you are not sure of which cards have been played. For example, if you are holding 2, 6 and 8, you may",
"title": "Bastra"
},
{
"docid": "7959965",
"text": "for the game. At the end of the game, each player receives five bonus points for each word that appears both in their movie and in the game title. Many players choose not to play with this rule, and skip this phase. You are dealt a hand of six cards. If you have no characters in your initial hand, you return your hand to the draw pile and draw a fresh hand, continuing to do so until you have at least one character in your hand. You then put out your characters. Once all players have put out their characters,",
"title": "Grave Robbers from Outer Space"
},
{
"docid": "3169078",
"text": "six core characteristics: Caillois' definition has itself been criticized by subsequent thinkers; and ultimately, in spite Caillois' attempt at a definitive treatment, definitions of play remain open to negotiation. Caillois distinguished four categories of games: It's worth noting that these categories can be combined to create a more diverse experience and enhance the players interaction, for example poker is a form of Agon-Alea, Alea is present in the form of the cards and their combinations, but it's not the only winning factor; since Agon is present in the form of bluffing, making your opponent think you have better cards by",
"title": "Roger Caillois"
},
{
"docid": "12859613",
"text": "no longer allowed to take cards from the discard pile. When you have laid down you can no longer call for a discard, and in your turn you must draw from the stock. If another player calls in your turn, you must allow the call, unless you have already cleared the stock with your pluck, in which case the discarded card is dead. After laying down the contracted sets, you are allowed to lay down additional appropriate cards to any of the sets laid on the table, in the same turn, or in later turns of the same hand. This",
"title": "Kalooki"
},
{
"docid": "6992340",
"text": "can decide to play a twist phase or one of the phases on either side of the twist phase space. If you play a twist phase the pawn movements change to 6 spaces if you complete the phase and discard all of your cards, 4 if you complete the phase but do not discard all of your cards, or move back one space if you do not complete the phase. Arkansas Rules differs from standard Phase 10 rules in two ways: 1) Each player can complete all ten phases in any order he/she sees fit, and 2) SKIP cards are",
"title": "Phase 10"
},
{
"docid": "469968",
"text": "not only on the cards in your hand. On the other hand, it is also important to remember that your partner will be using the same strategy in their bidding; and therefore, if your partner bids six hearts, for example, you may not necessarily want to bid eight hearts simply because you have two cards of the proposed trump suit in your hand. When confronted with a hand that is more-or-less even in two different suits, it is customary to bid on the suit with a higher point value. When playing with 45 cards, the deck is composed of four",
"title": "500 (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "2714344",
"text": "to read your signals. Also, you do not have to \"waste\" high cards in suits you like. \"Caution:\" UDCA, as the name states, applies to count and attitude signals only. Suit preference signals are played standard. Also, your leads (as opposed to signals) are unchanged—you still lead high from a doubleton, for example, barring another special agreement to the contrary. As mentioned above, standard count in the trump suit is already \"upside down\". Experts recommend that trump signaling be the same in UDCA as standard trump signaling, that is, when playing UDCA, signal the same in all four suits. Some",
"title": "Signal (bridge)"
},
{
"docid": "9739976",
"text": "game is based on levels, the more fights you win, the more experience you receive which in turn makes your attacks stronger. In battle, the highest attack power of a card wins; however, you can also combine cards to create combination effects. For example, if you had 3 cards with a power rating of 7, you can combine these to create a 21 power card, which would most likely out-do your opponents cards. You can also combine defense in the same way. There are several types of cards, each having a battle and map effect. In battle, Attack Cards attack",
"title": "Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu"
},
{
"docid": "17154748",
"text": "tournaments with higher stakes. She is completing the tour at the Poker Stars tournament 2018 in Monte Carlo, being coached by Erik Seidel. Despite the fact that she has earned more than US$200,000 at the poker table, she says she will not quit writing: \"I’m never going to stop being a writer. Why can’t I do both? I love poker. Why would I stop?\" Konnikova told the New York Times she had no background in poker when she began this journey: \"When I started this, I didn’t know how many cards were in a deck. I hate casinos. I have",
"title": "Maria Konnikova"
},
{
"docid": "12717667",
"text": "the banquet table our laughter resounded in unison. Indeed, even Wang Gong Jian and Uriyangqatai did not show more solicitude for their officers than I have displayed for you. And now, you remain calm when your emperor is humiliated; you remain indifferent when your country is threatened! You, officers, are forced to serve the barbarians and you feel no shame! You hear the music played for their ambassadors and you do not leap up in anger. No, you amuse yourselves at the cockfights, in gambling, in the possession of your gardens and rice fields, and in the tranquility of family",
"title": "Hịch tướng sĩ"
},
{
"docid": "10427697",
"text": "in folder building is the addition of Star cards and the reduction of favorite cards. Star Cards are won from Giant Viruses, bigger forms of normal viruses. They will have 1-6 stars, and increase the attack power of regular cards with the same name. While they do not count towards the 3 same-card limit, you can only have 1 copy of a particular star card in a folder at a time, and you may only have 3 in your folder at once. The four elements include heat, aqua, elec, and wood. Elements are attached to certain attacks and to enemies",
"title": "Mega Man Star Force 2"
},
{
"docid": "17490581",
"text": "of 10 cards. the 4 remaining cards are in your hand. Your goal is to get all kings at the top of a column. to reach the goal of the game, you may move cards from one column to another. there are also 8 piles located beside the columns of cards. you may move the lowest card from a column to such a pile. the rules for this are more or less the opposite from above: Last but not least, you start with 4 cards in your hand and may have a maximum of 4 cards in your hand. You",
"title": "PatienceMax"
},
{
"docid": "3287178",
"text": "is labeled with zero, one, or two hand icons; when it's your turn, you can play any number of cards, provided that together they show a total of no more than two hands. Every card has some special effect on the game, and this must be dealt with whenever a card is played. Some cards, indicated by a brain icon, require your zombie to have the brain in order to play. The brain is represented by a token that is held by one player at a time. The brain can be obtained by a number of methods: most commonly, many",
"title": "Give Me the Brain"
},
{
"docid": "4529296",
"text": "and a Renegade. The game is played in turns, in clockwise order. The Sheriff begins. Each player's turn is divided into three phases. \"1. Draw two cards\" \"2. Play any number of cards.\" Each player can only have one weapon at a time. If you want to play a new weapon card when you already have one, you must discard the one you already have. This is explicitly noted in page 3 of the rules. When a card is played just follow the symbols on it. Cards can be played only during your turn (with the exception of \"Beer\", \"Bang!\"",
"title": "Bang! (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "10341551",
"text": "eleventh WSOP bracelet, the most of any player. He was previously one of three players with ten bracelets the others being Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low (lowball poker). The object of Razz is to make the lowest five-card possible hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against you for low, and the ace always plays low. The best possible Razz hand is 5-4-3-2-A, or 5 high, also known as \"the wheel\" or \"the bicycle\". Deuce-to-seven Razz is",
"title": "2007 World Series of Poker results"
},
{
"docid": "6363941",
"text": "explains that \"one of my girlfriends and I were listening to music and were like, there's not enough songs for your girlfriends for when you go out and leave your man behind and have a good time. Any situation I go through, I lean on my girlfriends. Like, when you get your heart broken, who do you go to? You go to your friends.\" On November 21, 2005, she performed the song on the \"Late Show with David Letterman\", and on the November 22 episode of ABC's \"The View\". On December 6, Simpson sang \"L.O.V.E.\" as part of a performance",
"title": "L.O.V.E. (Ashlee Simpson song)"
},
{
"docid": "3231696",
"text": "words for the Canadian advertising jingle from the 1970s until the mid-1990s were \"When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last? Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast? Eat those candy-coated chocolates, but tell me when I ask, when you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last?\". This jingle was set to the tune of Lonnie Donegan's \"Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)\". The 2008 advertising campaign showed various people singing \"Everyday People\" by Sly and the Family Stone. , the slogan is \"Show",
"title": "Smarties"
},
{
"docid": "20755844",
"text": "tarock beats a lower one. As in Königrufen, there is also the rule that when the Sküs, Mond (XXI) and Pagat (I) meet, the Pagat wins the trick (the so-called Fairy Tale Trick or \"Märchenstich\"). In some tarock circles there are rules allowing the game to be stopped immediately after dealing by returning all the cards to the table, known as \"Zusammenwerfen\". The game does not count and the same dealer deals a new hand: if you don't have a single tarock in your hand, you must do this; if the only tarock card you have is one of the",
"title": "Zwanzigerrufen"
},
{
"docid": "1001607",
"text": "cards to display punchlines. On \"Letters to Laugh-In\", a short-lived spin-off daytime show hosted by Gary Owens, cast members read jokes sent in by viewers, which were scored by applause meter. The eventual winning joke was read by actress Jill St. John: \"What do you get when you cross an elephant with a jar of peanut butter? A 500 pound sandwich that sticks to the roof of your mouth!\" A cross-promotional episode of \"I Dream of Jeannie\" (\"The Biggest Star in Hollywood\", February 1969) features Judy Carne, Arte Johnson, Gary Owens, and producer George Schlatter playing themselves in a story",
"title": "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
},
{
"docid": "10907577",
"text": "Full Tilt Poker. Pocketfives.com, a site that tracks online poker, ranked her number 51 in 2008. She also has been the site's top-ranked player in the past. In July 2007, Obrestad won a $4 buy-in 180 person online sit-and-go where she claims to have played almost the entire tournament without looking at her cards. She has said she peeked at her cards once during the tournament, when she was faced with an all-in bet. She did this to show \"just how important it is to play position and to pay attention to the players at the table.\" On 2 March",
"title": "Annette Obrestad"
},
{
"docid": "3779933",
"text": "Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low (lowball poker). The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace always plays low. Thus, the best possible Razz hand is 5-4-3-2-A, or 5 high, also known as \"the wheel\" or \"the bicycle\". Deuce-to-seven Razz is also sometimes played. Razz is featured in the mixed game rotation H.O.R.S.E. as the \"R\" in the game's name. Razz is similar",
"title": "Razz (poker)"
},
{
"docid": "2912595",
"text": "to the rules, you must take the card and the entire pile to your hand. If you must take the pile when playing the table cards, the pile becomes your hand cards, and you must get rid of your hand cards before you can continue playing from the table. To avoid deadlocks, it may be advisable to use relaxed rules for playing face cards. See Miscellaneous Rule Variations for possible rules. According to some rules, in Pöytäpaska ace does not fall the pile, ten can be played on the top of anything, aces and face cards can be played on",
"title": "Paskahousu"
},
{
"docid": "1307729",
"text": "his 70th birthday in 1998 and appeared in a week-long run of his one-man show at the London Palladium. In 2000, Forsyth hosted a revived series called \"Tonight at the London Palladium\". In 2003, and again in 2010, Forsyth was a guest presenter on the news and satire quiz show \"Have I Got News for You\". Forsyth had called Paul Merton, one of the team captains on the show, to suggest himself as a guest presenter. During the first of these appearances, he presented a parody of his \"Play Your Cards Right\" format entitled \"Play Your Iraqi Cards Right\". He",
"title": "Bruce Forsyth"
},
{
"docid": "15457492",
"text": "separately, and looking at the table below, pick out the appropriate number of cards from each deck, shuffle all of the selected character cards together, then hand out one card to each player, face down. Make sure that other players cannot see your character card when you receive it. Once you have your character card, read over it to see your affiliation, your special ability, and your victory condition. Finally, randomly determine the starting player and begin the game. Turn order proceeds in a clockwise fashion. On a player's turn, he or she must move their character by rolling the",
"title": "Shadow Hunters"
},
{
"docid": "12502459",
"text": "team that had control won $50 and could choose one of the two cards to add to their poker hand. The other team received the spare card, and one member of that team would have to take off an article of clothing. After four questions, each team had four cards. The fifth pair of cards was always face down, but the question would be played the same way. The team with the better hand after five cards won a bonus $250, and one of their opponents would have to take an article of clothing off. In Round 2, the rules",
"title": "Strip Poker (game show)"
},
{
"docid": "1787231",
"text": "cues on integrity.\" When Carlson continued to press Stewart on the Kerry issue, Stewart said, \"You're on CNN! The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls! What is wrong with you?\" In response to prods from Carlson, \"Come on. Be funny,\" Stewart said, \"No, I'm not going to be your monkey.\" Later in the show when Carlson jibed, \"I do think you're more fun on your show,\" Stewart retorted, \"You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.\" In response to Stewart's criticisms, Carlson said, \"You need to get a job",
"title": "Jon Stewart"
},
{
"docid": "8315168",
"text": "she put it, \"we all spend so much time talking... but we never really communicate.\" As a remedy, she decided to write down on paper cards a number of questions that she wanted to ask her husband and children. Some were light-hearted (\"What do you like to do in your spare time?\"), some serious and intimate (\"If you could live your life over, what would you change?\"). Before long, with nearly 200 cards on her hands, she realized that she could turn them into a sort of board game. She played it with her family, and the results were surprising:",
"title": "The Ungame"
},
{
"docid": "5704193",
"text": "to say, \"I will not be doing the magic, here: you will\". Another way of doing it is to make a story that explains—gives a reason to—each step, so that no step is hidden, and the audience can even DO the steps, but the audience members are baffled, anyway. Story: Make a story of cutting the deck 7 times. 7 drunken sailors decide to play a high-stakes poker game with a new deck of cards. (Use a new deck that is ordered correctly for this game, all cards in order in every suit, not backwards order as some decks have,",
"title": "Self-working magic"
},
{
"docid": "12119943",
"text": "An email explaining the fault was sent to all players telling them \"You do not need to do anything further; your cards will be automatically carried across to tonight’s show and entered into the next games\". Further technical problems were encountered on 26 October 2008 where the second game of the show ran into difficulties after the second number was called. The game was abandoned whilst on air, although it continued to run via the \"Bingo Night Live\" website. The show was temporarily replaced with a rerun of Creature Comforts while the problems were resolved, before coming back on air",
"title": "Bingo Night Live"
},
{
"docid": "11210726",
"text": "on your seat and the rules as follows: Hole carding Hole carding refers to obtaining knowledge of cards that are supposed to be hidden from view in card games. The term is usually applied to blackjack but can apply to other games with hidden hole cards, like three card poker and Caribbean stud poker. So long as it does not involve the use of a device like a mirror or actions like touching the dealer's cards, in most jurisdictions hole carding is a legal form of advantage gambling in casino table games. In other games, like stud poker, casinos normally",
"title": "Hole carding"
},
{
"docid": "16776296",
"text": "leaving the show, Brewster saying, \"I told my agent and manager, 'Listen, tell me everything that you hear about, but basically I want to do comedy.\" So when she expressed interest in the offer from \"SVU\", \"They called me and they said, 'Are you sure you want to do a law enforcement show?' I asked, 'Do I have scenes with Mariska [Hargitay]?' They said, 'Most of your scenes are with Mariska.' I said, 'I want it. I totally want it.'\" Brewster said of her first guest stint on \"SVU\" back in the , that the role was an \"overwhelming\" experience.",
"title": "Lost Reputation"
},
{
"docid": "11575016",
"text": "himself. When playing Botifarra you must also bear in mind that it is forbidden to speak, show your cards or make signs or comments that may reveal your cards or your opinion as to whether game decisions are good or bad. Despite this, it is quite normal to make some comments during the game, which adds to a more entertaining atmosphere. Botifarra (card game) Botifarra () is a point trick-taking card game for four players in fixed partnerships played in Catalonia, the Northeast country of Spain, and parts of Aragon and Castelló province. It is a historical game also played",
"title": "Botifarra (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "545768",
"text": "combined value equal to the value of the weapon used. The situation is complicated by the requirement that players play Failure cards in clockwise order, with each player having only one opportunity to play cards. Since it is to any player's advantage to eliminate failure cards from his opponents' hands, a large part of the strategy of the game consists in bluffing: when one player attacks Doctor Lucky, it is in your interest to persuade your other opponents that you have no failure cards in your hand, to attempt to force them to save the game by spending the required",
"title": "Kill Doctor Lucky"
},
{
"docid": "10839182",
"text": "is remembering which cards have been played. This way, if you are forced to play into an open board, you have an idea of the probability of which cards remain. For example, if you know that two 6s have been played and you hold a 6 in your hand, there is a good chance your opponent may not hold a 6 (as there is only one 6 remaining). It is also important to remember which point cards have been played. For example, if you are holding two 10s (one of which happens to be the 10 of diamonds, worth 3",
"title": "Bastra"
},
{
"docid": "11704931",
"text": "of the dealer calls trump before the cards are dealt. If the top card matches what the player has \"predicted\" that is automatically trump and that player gets the card and discards one, not the dealer. If any other suit comes up other than the \"predicted\" trump the 2 other players and dealer have the option of either \"ordering it up\" or \"pick it up\". Game continues as normal. When calling trump ahead of time you can decide to \"go alone\" but you can not change your mind after you see your cards. If you get all 5 tricks you",
"title": "Euchre variations"
},
{
"docid": "2311156",
"text": "According to Charles Cotton, primero, which by the time of the Restoration in 1660 had already evolved into many other variations, some of six cards, rapidly went out of fashion with the introduction of the Spanish game of Ombre. The object of the game, as in poker, is to attain the highest possible hand, or at least bluff your competitors out of betting against you. There are no existing written rules for the 16th-century primero, only descriptions. However, a number of reconstructions of the game have been made, primarily on the basis of books describing playing strategy and references in",
"title": "Primero"
},
{
"docid": "2912592",
"text": "gone \"out\". In some circles the loser is called paskahousu, \"shitty pants\". In Valepaska (\"Fake Shit\", also known as Valepaskahousu and Kusetuspaskahousu) the cards are played face down, and when playing cards you announce which cards you play (for example \"one jack\" or \"three eights\"). You are allowed to lie, but other players are allowed to challenge your announcement. A challenge means that the cards you played are exposed. If you were honest, the challenger must take the pile in his hand (and it's your turn to start the new pile), and if you lied, you must take the pile",
"title": "Paskahousu"
},
{
"docid": "5560629",
"text": "happened when the paper was being made up that changed its order, if you had been educated and could read and write, you could have known about it and refused to put your name on it. Do you intend to let your children remain in the same condition of ignorance in which you have lived, which will compel them always to meet the whiter man at a great disadvantage through an interpreter, as you have to do? [...] As your friend, Spotted Tail, I urge you to send your children with me to this Carlisle School and I will do",
"title": "Carlisle Indian Industrial School"
},
{
"docid": "8109665",
"text": "many wild cards can be put into a hand that is already down. Play progresses until one of the players \"goes out,\" meaning he is able to discard the last card in his hand. Although you may discard throughout the game, to win you must be able to play both cards—you cannot \"get out\" by discarding your last card in your hand, meaning you may not \"get out\" until you have two \"playing\" cards. Playing means that you can put those two cards down on top of the \"playable\" piles. If this may happen to you, you can discard one",
"title": "Contract rummy"
},
{
"docid": "13991238",
"text": "which add to any values except swarm values. You can even see the badges the Nanovor has. You can see your statistics and badges plus change your avatar. The Badges show accomplishments you have done. Some badges give you rewards while others are needed to change specific Nanovor. Some are needed to \"evolve\" some nanovor. This page can let you purchase Booster packs to get new Nanovor and EMs. Getting these packs require Nanocash that you can get from the site or from Game cards at specific retailers. More Booster packs will be coming soon. There will be a pack",
"title": "Nanovor"
},
{
"docid": "1796039",
"text": "Stewart, \"I do think you're more fun on your show. Just my opinion,\" to which Stewart replied, \"You know what's interesting, though? You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.\" Following his appearance, transcripts and live stream footage were released on the Internet and widely watched and discussed. At a time when the average number of viewers of the show was about 615,000, the episode drew 867,000 viewers. Stewart later stated \"It really was not my intent to be disruptive. I truly thought we'd have a goof about how terrible the program is at",
"title": "Crossfire (U.S. TV program)"
},
{
"docid": "3447006",
"text": "was no money awarded for the tie-breaker). In the Cash Cards, Bruce would first ask the winning couple a ridiculously hard, trivial or stupid question. They often pondered for a few seconds over this, then Bruce said \"Aren't you glad you don't have to answer a question like that?\", to which the audience would laugh – except that on at least two occasions, the contestants correctly answered the question, shocking Bruce, who accused the contestants – though in a humorous manner – of \"ruining the show\", prompting \"much more\" laughter from the audience. In the Cash Cards, this time, the",
"title": "Play Your Cards Right"
},
{
"docid": "6992339",
"text": "10. The object of Phase 10 Twist is to be the first player to complete phase 10 by moving around the game board. Every player starts with their pawn on phase 1 on the game board. They must complete phase 1 in order to move their pawn. There are three pawn movements; move 3 spaces if you complete the phase and discard all of your cards, move 2 spaces if you complete the phase but do not discard all of your cards, or move 1 space if you don't complete the phase. If you land on a twist phase you",
"title": "Phase 10"
},
{
"docid": "1733644",
"text": "to do this?' I simply answer: \"No, I am going to show you how \"I\" do it. Then, you'll have to learn with your own technique, your own way of moving, your style, your abilities and your limitations. You are going to learn to be yourself, not someone else.\" The philosophy of parkour has been compared to that of martial arts. In an interview with \"The New Yorker\", David Belle acknowledges the influence: \"There's a quote by Bruce Lee that's my motto: 'There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.",
"title": "Parkour"
},
{
"docid": "11927623",
"text": "recently, however, in the documentary \"Graffiti Wars\", Blek took a different tone, stating, \"When I see Banksy making a man with a child or Banksy making rats, of course I see immediately where he takes the idea. I do feel angry. When you're an artist you use your own techniques. It's difficult to find a technique and style in art so when you have a style and you see someone else is taking it and reproducing it, you don't like that. I'm not sure about his integrity. Maybe he has to show his face now and show what kind of",
"title": "Blek le Rat"
},
{
"docid": "16422439",
"text": "empire, and show other women when you get to this point in your career you don't have to go sign with someone else and share your money and your success—you do it yourself.\" In December 2013, Parkwood Entertainment released Beyoncé's fifth self-titled visual album. The surprising release caused \"hilarious, honest and hysterical\" reaction among Beyoncé's fans, and \"shock\" among other musicians. According to data provided by Twitter, the release generated over 1.2 million tweets in 12 hours. Peter Robinson of \"The Guardian\" hailed the shock release as \"Beyoncégeddon\", describing it as a \"major triumph [...] a masterclass in both exerting",
"title": "Parkwood Entertainment"
},
{
"docid": "10788238",
"text": "their best for me. If the King likes our show, it will please the people of this country. I have observed your own costume. It is very fine, and when the King attends the show, I want you to do an Indian dance in front of his box. Will you do this for me?\" \"Everything worked splendidly. When it came time for the Indians to come in with their village in the center of the arena, we started the dance in which I was to appear before the King of England. I had a beautiful lance, and as the dance",
"title": "Luther Standing Bear"
},
{
"docid": "12427614",
"text": "are opened with a Pass (may also contain a longer side-suit). If one has 8 or more HCP and no suit, but 4 or more , one opens 1 (may also contain a longer minor suit). The general rationale is that when you open very low, you want to hold and show the major suits, so opponents cannot easily pre-empt against you. Another advantage is that when you have 8 or more HCP you often tell partner immediately which major suit(s) you do not have, and when he sees that your side cannot have any major-suit fit, if appropriate, he",
"title": "Säffle Spade"
},
{
"docid": "17731970",
"text": "I worked crazily to get my body back. I wanted to show my body. I wanted to show that you can have a child and you can work hard and you can get your body back. I know that there's so many women that feel the same thing after they give birth. You can have your child and you can still have fun and still be sexy and still have dreams and still live for yourself. I'm not embarrassed about it, and I don't feel like I have to protect that side of me because I do believe that sexuality",
"title": "Partition (song)"
},
{
"docid": "10479842",
"text": "requiring that all participants show their card at the same time. Planning poker is based on a list of features to be delivered, several copies of a deck of cards and optionally, an egg timer that can be used to limit time spent in discussion of each item. The feature list, often a list of user stories, describes some software that needs to be developed. The cards in the deck have numbers on them. A typical deck has cards showing the Fibonacci sequence including a zero: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89; other decks use",
"title": "Planning poker"
},
{
"docid": "17527758",
"text": "players with fouled hands. Unlike standard Chinese poker, players do not receive all thirteen cards at once. Therefore, fouling plays a large factor, and strategies are devised to avoid it. Unlike standard Chinese poker where all thirteen cards are dealt at once, in open face Chinese each player is dealt five cards in the beginning and then one card at a time until thirteen card hands are made (8 deals after 5 cards are dealt). The cards are all set face up. The dealer deals clockwise with the player to the left of the dealer acting first. In the beginning",
"title": "Open-face Chinese poker"
},
{
"docid": "6992336",
"text": "includes only two Skip cards instead of the four that the original edition contains. This makes the playable number of cards 106, plus the forty phase cards, for a total of 146 cards in the box. Same rules as Masters Edition except the player declares what phase they are completing as they lay down the phase. Same rules as Masters Edition except; In Anti-phase, you have to complete your phase in order to stay on your present phase, if you don't complete your phase you move down a phase. In Anti-phase for others, a rule card is left in the",
"title": "Phase 10"
},
{
"docid": "10839188",
"text": "want to drop the 2, forcing your opponent to set you up for a bastra himself if he does not have a 9, jack or a face card. It is generally wise to build the hand by playing lower numeral cards ahead of the higher ones since combining is used to collect cards. For example, if you have 3, 4, 7 and 9, it would be wiser to start with the 3 and 4 and work your way up. Otherwise, it will be harder to collect cards if you start with the 9 and 7. As well, the higher cards",
"title": "Bastra"
},
{
"docid": "6032357",
"text": "then corrected by another soviet lady present in the show: \"We do have sex, but we do not have advertisements!\". However, Luidmila Ivanova have told a different story to the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper: Well, the TV show started, and one American lady have said: you must stop having sex with your men because of the Afgan War - then they won't go to the war. And kept pointing at me. Then I answered her: there is no sex in the USSR, but there is love. And you also didn't stop having sex with your men during the Vietnam War. But",
"title": "The Wild East"
},
{
"docid": "12376343",
"text": "court cards: Jack (\"Valet\"), Knight (\"Chevalier\" or \"Cavalier\"), Queen (\"Dame\") and King (\"Roi\"). The other 22 are the 21 \"atouts\" or trumps and one Fool. The deck is thus primarily different from the 52-card Poker deck in the existence of the separate trump \"suit\", and the addition of the Knight court card. With these cards removed the deck is identical to the 52-card deck for playing purposes. The face cards do not use the Parisian pattern (\"portrait officiel\") but have their own unique illustrations. The Fool, though similar in appearance and function to the Joker card of poker decks, has",
"title": "Tarot Nouveau"
},
{
"docid": "10349448",
"text": "the oral cavity as you can and seal off the lip so that you have an airtight fit. The tongue is quickly released in a downward motion. When you release the tongue downward, you also drop your jaw and open your mouth in a \"popping\" motion. This is all done very quickly. Do not pull the tongue back towards your throat. It needs to pop downward away from the roof of the mouth to get the most volume, do not blow air through the horn and do not inhale when you release your tongue. The first recorded appearance was by",
"title": "Slap tonguing"
},
{
"docid": "6812250",
"text": "card images during the taping. Although during the broadcast commentators may appear to be present at the venue, their commentary is most often added after play is complete when they have the opportunity to view the hole-cam video. Prior to the invention of the hole-card camera, the audience had no way of knowing what the players were holding during any given hand of a poker broadcast unless players chose to show their cards or were all in. Some televised tournaments also have a camera in the dealer's position to record the turn and river cards when a player wins the",
"title": "Hole cam"
},
{
"docid": "8261221",
"text": "Aurora/Rex Games produced a similar set under the name \"Royal Poker Dice\". The sets featured five 12-sided dice allowing for all 52 playing cards to be represented. The remaining 8 faces featured stars and acted as wild cards allowing for every possible poker hand to be rolled. Poker dice Poker dice are dice which, instead of having number pips, have representations of playing cards upon them. Poker dice have six sides, one each of an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, and 9, and are used to form a poker hand. Each variety of poker dice varies slightly in regard to",
"title": "Poker dice"
},
{
"docid": "3446994",
"text": "presented a parody of the format, \"Play Your Iraqi Cards Right\" (originally titled \"Play Your Kurds Right\"), when he was guest host on the satirical BBC TV series \"Have I Got News for You\" in June 2003. On 15 October 2005, it made a one-off return as part of \"Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon\", celebrating 50 years of ITV. It made another one-off return in 2007 again part of \"Gameshow Marathon.\" \"Play Your Cards Right\" has also been turned into a successful Interactive DVD which was released in 2007, with an updated sequel released in 2008, both produced by DVDPro.",
"title": "Play Your Cards Right"
},
{
"docid": "718818",
"text": "\"biggest mine of useless information\", Peter Sellers initiated the catchphrase when he appeared on BBC1's \"Parkinson\" show on 28 October 1972 and said: Over the years Caine himself had parodied the phenomenon, both his catchphrase and his \"interesting facts\", and has imitated others' impressions of him. In an interview with Michael Parkinson in 2007, Caine commented on the impersonations of his voice, \"I can do it. 'Hello. My name is Michael Caine. Not many people know that.' I sound like a bloody moron. You know where they've got me now? On birthday cards. 'It's your birthday today. Not many people",
"title": "Michael Caine"
},
{
"docid": "11438282",
"text": "Your Balls Hang Low?\" are recorded as: <poem> Do your balls hang low? Do they dangle to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow? Do they itch when it's hot? Do you rest them in a pot? Do you get them in a tangle? Do you catch them in a mangle? Do they swing in stormy weather? Do they tickle with a feather? Do they rattle when you walk? Do they jingle when you talk? Can you sling them on your shoulder Like a lousy fucking soldier? Do your balls hang",
"title": "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
},
{
"docid": "7987862",
"text": "background music on \"Who Do You Trust?\" was supplied by a single organist, which was John Gart for this series. In March 1962, Carson was asked to take over from Jack Paar on \"The Tonight Show\", but he still had six months remaining on his contract with ABC. When Carson and McMahon left to do \"The Tonight Show\" (after the September 7, 1962 show) they were replaced by comedian Woody Woodbury and original announcer Bill Nimmo. The series continued until December 27, 1963. When ABC picked up \"Do You Trust Your Wife?\", it created a scheduling conflict with the popular",
"title": "Who Do You Trust?"
},
{
"docid": "2912594",
"text": "Pöytäpaska (\"Table Shit\") also known as Espanjalainen paskahousu (\"Spanish Shitpants\") can be played by two or three players. The rules are the same as in Paskahousu, with the following additions. In addition to the hand, each player is dealt four cards face down and four cards face up on the table. They are played after the stock and the cards in your hand have exhausted. The cards face up are played before the cards face down. Note that you are allowed to see a face down card only when you (try to) play it. If it cannot be played according",
"title": "Paskahousu"
},
{
"docid": "9739977",
"text": "the opponent with a melee attack or energy wave, Training Cards increase your defense power, Power Cards increase your power number on the other cards, Item Cards allow you to use items picked up on the board, Escape Cards allow you to leave random encounter battles (not boss battles), Reverse Cards allow you to switch the stats between your card and your opponent's, Support Cards allow an ally such as Tien, Yamcha, Yajirobe or Krillin to attack, and Z Cards allow you to choose one of the other seven actions. Each of the eight cards has a different effect on",
"title": "Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu"
},
{
"docid": "1740157",
"text": "production, which continues today. KEM cards are available to the consumer (usually at specialty game shops) with various back colors and designs (including its two most-famous backs, the \"Paisley\" and the \"Arrow\" backs) in both poker (wide) and bridge (narrow) sizes. In 2007, KEM bridge cards (using Bicycle artwork) were adopted as the official cards of the World Series of Poker. Maverick was Hoyle's budget deck when it was acquired by USPCC with the rest of Hoyle Products. It was introduced during the run of the \"Maverick\" TV show. Unlike most current product lines, Maverick is printed by outsourced manufacturers.",
"title": "United States Playing Card Company"
},
{
"docid": "5790264",
"text": "to get rid of all his/her cards wins, and game play stops at this point. If you cannot be first to play all your cards, then your aim is to have as few cards as possible at the end of the game. In some variations of the game, game play continues until only one person still has cards in hand. Game scoring can involve penalty points, like Big Two, or positive points. In versions of the game where game play ends when a person wins, the winner is awarded one point and the losers no points. In versions of the",
"title": "Pusoy dos"
},
{
"docid": "9014600",
"text": "has no idea what their score will be when they are shooting. Scoring instructions might be: An archery variation on Monopoly involves pinning chance and community cards to the target face. Archers shoot to try to hit these cards, which have positive or negative scores on. They might say things such as <nowiki>\"You have scored a personal best! Award yourself 20 points\"</nowiki> or <nowiki>\"You miss the target, damaging one of your arrows. Lose 20 points\"</nowiki>. Playing cards are stuck to the target face, face down. Archers shoot 2 arrows, to hit two different playing cards, with the winner being the",
"title": "Archery games"
},
{
"docid": "5704198",
"text": "will keep going. Pick up the face-down deck and keep going. Do it again, and again. They will never see their card. Stop when only 3 cards are left. And say, gee—only 3 cards left. Turn them over, and there are their 3 cards. It works every single time. Sometimes, you can arrange it so that they do not know that they had to memorize the cards after writing them down. They may pick the wrong cards. Show them that they picked the wrong cards by looking at their paper. They will think the trick is over. Then, reveal the",
"title": "Self-working magic"
},
{
"docid": "18949792",
"text": "the pot; this declares that you think you can win the Ruff. (Similar to a raise in Poker.) To pass, say, \"I'll have nothing to do with it\". If a player says this, then he is out of the Ruff. (Similar to a fold in Poker.) To see, simply match the vies that have been made since it last came to you; you must see before you can revie. It is not clear whether an initial pass (before the first vie) takes you out of the bidding (as it clearly does after the vie), or serves like a Poker \"check\",",
"title": "Gleek (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "3447009",
"text": "therefore it was the same one. Bruce started each show with his trademark \"It's nice to see you, to see you nice\" (whereby the audience join in on the last \"nice\".). When a pair was revealed, he'd say \"You don't get anything for a pair, not in this game.\", and the audience would join in with the \"not in this game\" part. On the 2002 series in particular, he would often start the show with a made-up quote. When \"Card Sharks\" was slated for a revival in 1986, Forsyth himself was considered as possible host by creator/producer Mark Goodson (Forsyth,",
"title": "Play Your Cards Right"
},
{
"docid": "8325444",
"text": "to make a new one with cards from your hand, or to add to an existing one on the table). You cannot take the discard and keep it in your hand. Piernas and escaleras on the table cannot be broken up to reuse the cards to form new combinations - they can only be added to. You cannot add to another player's piena or escalera until you have put down a pierna or escalera of your own. If the stock pile is exhausted, the cards in the discard pile (apart from its top card, which is left in place), are",
"title": "Loba (card game)"
},
{
"docid": "10427704",
"text": "and the Auto-ability waves First Barrier, Float Shoes, and Undershirt. You also get to keep your brotherbands. However, their power-ups are disabled as if you are in Rogue form, but turning off the ability gives them back. When you are in rogue form, your brotherbands with your friends will end. The main difference between the two versions is the Indie Frag Rogue Form can be activated on your on will, using it as a strategical advantage (such as burning your mega cards). The Wave command starts you off in Rogue Tribe, meaning Mega cards aren't usable no matter what (as",
"title": "Mega Man Star Force 2"
},
{
"docid": "16413147",
"text": "it by saying, \"'Satyamev Jayate' is not just a show; it’s a movement to change people’s mindset.\" Parmita Uniyal from \"Hindustan Times\" praised the content and format of the show and said, \"Aamir Khan have to step in to do what journalists are supposed to do – make a difference. The show is a classic example of that.\" Gayatri Sankar from \"Zee News\" described the show as an \"eye opener\" and commented that, \"\"Satyamev Jayate\" will make you unlearn all the wrong you have learnt and discover that compassionate human your soul wishes to be. The show grips you and",
"title": "Satyamev Jayate (TV series)"
},
{
"docid": "13848528",
"text": "card is flipped over and becomes a face-up card, and becomes eligible for play on the next trick. It is important to remember to keep as many cards in your hand as possible, trying to play the face-up cards whenever possible. When a player doesn't have any cards in their hand, it is very easy for the opponent to lead off-suit and win. It sometimes better to sacrifice a higher-value face-up card than to give up the cards in your hand. If you are out of trump, it is sometimes wise to again sacrifice a higher-value face-up card in hopes",
"title": "Euchre game variations"
},
{
"docid": "17312257",
"text": "in Main Street, Adventureland, Frontierland/Liberty Square, and Fantasyland. Tomorrowland does not have any portals (as of Oct, 2018). Each land with portals has 5, though construction can limit this number. You activate a portal by placing your key (band/card) next to the keyhole. Once activated, an animation will play and you follow the story from there. The animation is captioned, so hearing impaired guests can play. You 'fight' the villains by showing your spell cards when prompted to 'Cast your Spell'. Some interactions require you to use your 'Sorcerer's Crest', which is on the back of the card. There are",
"title": "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "1813895",
"text": "able to bear. If you would be a wrestler, consider your shoulders, your back, your thighs; for different persons are made for different things. Do you think that you can act as you do and be a philosopher, that you can eat, drink, be angry, be discontented, as you are now? You must watch, you must labor, you must get the better of certain appetites, must quit your acquaintances, be despised by your servant, be laughed at by those you meet; come off worse than others in everything—in offices, in honors, before tribunals. When you have fully considered all these",
"title": "Either/Or"
},
{
"docid": "966529",
"text": "that Benny had copied his gestures. Benny predicted that Carson would have a successful career as a comedian. Carson hosted several shows besides \"Carson's Cellar\", including the game show \"Earn Your Vacation\" (1954) and the CBS variety show \"The Johnny Carson Show\" (1955–1956). He was a guest panelist on the original \"To Tell the Truth\" starting in 1960, later becoming a regular panelist from 1961 until 1962. After the primetime \"The Johnny Carson Show\" failed, he moved to New York City to host ABC-TV's \"Who Do You Trust?\" (1957–1962), formerly known as \"Do You Trust Your Wife?\". In 1958, he",
"title": "Johnny Carson"
},
{
"docid": "5527360",
"text": "request keys for cards that do not belong to that player. Example: Alice has picked cards 1 to 5 in the shuffled deck. Bob has picked cards 6 to 10. Bob requests to look at his allotted cards. Alice agrees that Bob is entitled to look at cards 6 to 10 and gives him her individual card keys A to A. Bob decrypts his cards by using both Alice's keys and his own for these cards, B to B. Bob can now see the cards. Alice cannot know which cards Bob has because she does not have access to Bob's",
"title": "Mental poker"
},
{
"docid": "10847003",
"text": "less a passion than a duty now. \"I don't really enjoy internet poker,\" he told \"SA Sports Illustrated\" recently, \"but my contract says I have to play online for sixty hours a month. Internet poker is impersonal. You have no control over the game or your opponents.\" In 2006, he came into the online game only as a retirement hobby after being introduced to it by a friend: Initially I took part in cash competitions with online players, but I got frustrated because I kept losing money. I was about to give up when my friend suggested I try online",
"title": "Raymond Rahme"
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"docid": "2475132",
"text": "Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor and producer, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Colonel William Tavington in \"The Patriot\", criminal Michael Caffee in the Showtime series \"Brotherhood\" and Marshal Georgy Zhukov in \"The Death of Stalin\". In December 2016, he played \"Hap\" Percy in the Netflix supernatural series \"The OA\". He played Captain Gabriel Lorca, the commanding officer of the USS \"Discovery\" in the first season of \"\" and currently provides the voice of The Inquisitor, Sentinel, in \"Star Wars Rebels\", the animated television series. Outside of",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "3604622",
"text": "handsome men portraying them.\" And that's the truth: It's very hard not to look at Alan Rickman [Professor Severus Snape] and Jason Isaacs [Lucius Malfoy] and not get erotic thoughts. I have some fan fiction at Fiction Alley. You want to write stories about the characters that J.K. is not writing, about their love lives that you don't see in the book.' In November 2006, Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy in the \"Potter\" films, said that he had read fan fiction about his character and gets \"a huge kick out of the more far-out stuff.\" Prior to the publication",
"title": "Harry Potter fandom"
},
{
"docid": "10758878",
"text": "in the American communist newspaper \"People's Weekly World\". In an act commemorating the Holocaust, actor Daniel Radcliffe, whose mother is Jewish, donated his first pair of Harry Potter glasses to an art exhibition inspired by a famous World War II photo of a mangled mountain of spectacles of victims of ethnic cleansing. Radcliffe's \"Potter\" co-star Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the films, himself a Jewish Briton, was due to participate in the commemorations on National Holocaust Memorial Day, leading a service at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall. Aviva Chomsky (daughter of famed academic Noam Chomsky) in the \"Providence Journal\" suggests",
"title": "Politics of Harry Potter"
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"docid": "547919",
"text": "Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's \"Harry Potter\" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as a foil to the hero, Harry Potter and is loosely based on bullies Rowling encountered",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "547957",
"text": "Hermione and spends a great deal of time posing and rolling around on the floor. Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's \"Harry Potter\" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "547942",
"text": "a son, Scorpius Malfoy. Draco's hairline has receded, making his face look even more pointed. Though they are not friends, Malfoy has somewhat decreased his animosity toward Harry, and, upon seeing them at King's Cross station, gives a brief and curt nod to Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Tom Felton played Draco Malfoy in all of the \"Harry Potter\" films. Prior to landing the part of Malfoy, Felton auditioned to play Harry and Ron. Having read more of the \"Harry Potter\" books, Felton reflects: \"I have had input into Draco. If they give me a line and I don't think",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3276427",
"text": "fighting. And he's after revenge [against Voldemort and Snape].\" This book also focuses on the mysterious activities of Harry's rival Draco Malfoy. Voldemort has coerced a frightened Malfoy into attempting to kill Dumbledore. During a duel in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, Harry uses the Half-Blood Prince's spell, \"Sectumsempra,\" on Malfoy, who suffers near-fatal injuries as a result. Harry is horrified by what he has done and also comes to feel sympathy for Draco, after learning he was forced to do Voldemort's bidding under the threat of his and his parents' deaths. In \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", Harry, Ron, and",
"title": "Harry Potter (character)"
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"docid": "547954",
"text": "\"Malfoy, Goyle and Crabbe are almost irredeemably bad\", Malfoy, unlike his companions, \"is reasonably stylish\". IGN listed Malfoy as their ninth top \"Harry Potter\" character. Wizard-rock band Draco and the Malfoys' lyrics are inspired by the \"Harry Potter\" books but from Draco Malfoy's point of view. As well as Harry and the Potters, the members of Draco and the Malfoys dress themselves as Hogwarts students, in this case in Slytherin-themed costumes. The band is one of about 750 bands of young musicians playing music inspired by the \"Harry Potter\" series. Draco is parodied as Jerko Phoenix in the series \"Wizards",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "11760444",
"text": "Duchess of Malfi\" (National Theatre Studio), \"Birdland\" (Royal Court Theatre). In 2016, he was cast as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter play, \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\". Alex Price has a younger sister, is married and has a son (2011). Alex Price Alex Price (born 8 May 1985) is a British actor who has appeared in various television programmes including \"Being Human\", \"Merlin\" and \"Doctor Who\". He starred in feature-length films, such as \"A Horse with No Name\", and in a variety of short films. Since 2013, he plays Sid Carter, one of the main characters in the",
"title": "Alex Price"
},
{
"docid": "18868162",
"text": "it compares to entries in the main \"Harry Potter\" series. Publications awarding five star ratings included \"The Independent\", the \"London Evening Standard\", \"The Stage\" and WhatsOnStage.com. \"The Telegraph\" also gave five, although \"there are some quibbles,\" while \"The Guardian\"'s Michael Billington awarded four stars. Anthony Boyle's performance as Scorpius Malfoy garnered particular acclaim. WhatsOnStage.com wrote that \"Boyle gives a career-making performance,\" while \"The Wall Street Journal\" described him as \"the break-out performance\". \"Variety\"s critic, Matt Trueman, agreed, writing, \"it's Boyle who really stands out\", and both Trueman and Henry Hitchings, in the \"Evening Standard\", noted that his performance was sure",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
},
{
"docid": "1371334",
"text": "for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Later in that book, when Voldemort rises again and summons his Death Eaters, Malfoy rejoins him, claiming that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort and help him rise again (though Voldemort knows he is lying). Harry, who witnesses Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, tells Minister Fudge, who refuses to believe him, and the wealthy Malfoy continues to maintain strong ties with the Ministry. During the climax of \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", Malfoy is the leader of the Death Eaters who are sent to retrieve the prophecy",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "3535461",
"text": "is presented with an article of clothing by his or her master, that house-elf is subsequently set free; and when Harry (after returning from the Chamber of Secrets) discovers that Dobby's master is Lucius Malfoy, he tricks Malfoy into setting Dobby free, a feat that secures him the house-elf's undying loyalty. He was now willing to save Harry Potter no matter if it would mean risking his life, because after all, \"Harry Potter set Dobby free!\" Dobby returns in \"Goblet of Fire\". Now a free elf, he obtains a paid post at Hogwarts. Dobby also quickly becomes the only house-elf",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "8251147",
"text": "Potter\" involve an average eleven-year-old, better at sport than academic study, who is sent to boarding school. Upon arrival, the boy gains a best friend (in Tom's case, East, in Harry's case, Ron Weasley) who helps him adjust to the new environment. They are set upon by an arrogant bully – in Tom Brown's case, Harry Flashman, in Harry's case Draco Malfoy. Stephen Fry, who both narrates the British audio adaptations of the \"Harry Potter\" novels and has starred in a screen adaptation of \"Tom Brown\", has commented many times about the similarities between the two books. \"Harry Potter –",
"title": "Harry Potter influences and analogues"
},
{
"docid": "3161119",
"text": "and her assistants will tailor the robes to fit. \"Malkin\" is an archaic term for a crotchety old woman. Harry has two meetings with Draco Malfoy in Madam Malkin's shop. This is where Harry meets the first wizard of his own age, Malfoy, for the first time, in \"Philosopher's Stone\". Harry is rather bewildered by the questions Malfoy asks, because Harry is still unfamiliar with many aspects of the wizarding world. A second meeting occurs just before the beginning of Harry's sixth year, in \"Half-Blood Prince\". This meeting is far more unpleasant, and escalates quickly into a near-duel before Malfoy",
"title": "Places in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "18868159",
"text": "2018, selling more than 200,000 tickets in just four days, before the public sale tickets were released. The 35 original Australian adult cast was revealed on 2 September and includes Gareth Reeves as Harry Potter, Paula Arundell as Hermione Granger, Gyton Grantley as Ron Weasley, Lucy Goleby as Ginny Potter, Sean Rees-Wemyss as Albus Potter, Tom Wren as Draco Malfoy and William McKenna as Scorpius Malfoy. The roles of the remaining supporting cast will remain unannounced until the show opens to \"honour its 'keep the secret' message (and) to ensure the storyline doesn't slip out\". The production will also feature",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
},
{
"docid": "3160342",
"text": "Neville and Malfoy are given detention when caught in the corridor by Professor McGonagall. In the film, Harry, Hermione and Ron receive detention after Malfoy catches them in Hagrid's hut after hours (Malfoy however, is given detention for being out of bed after hours). Firenze the centaur, who is described in the book as being palomino with light blonde hair, is shown to be dark in the film. The Quidditch pitch is altered from a traditional stadium to an open field circled by spectator towers. In the trio's final quest for the Philosopher's Stone, Hermione's test, solving a logic problem",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)"
},
{
"docid": "547955",
"text": "of Waverly Place\", during the episodes \"Wizard School Part 1\" and \"Wizard School Part 2\", in which Alex and Justin Russo go to a wizarding school named Wiz-tech, where everyone wears yellow and black robes, and glasses reminiscent of Harry Potter. Draco also appears as Sacco (played by Shane Lyons) in the \"Harry Bladder\" sketches in \"All That\", in which Harry Bladder and other students often encounter Sacco's mischief-making. In the stage production \"Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice\", Malfoy is seen interacting with Hagrid and a dementor. Draco was also parodied in a Big Bite sketch, where he was",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3378770",
"text": "\"Chamber of Secrets\" and one a ring destroyed by Dumbledore shortly before the events of \"Half-Blood Prince\". Dumbledore takes Harry along in the attempt to destroy a third horcrux contained in a locket. However, the horcrux had been taken by an unknown wizard, and upon their return Dumbledore is ambushed and disarmed by Draco Malfoy, who cannot bring himself to kill him. Dumbledore is subsequently killed by Snape, who finishes what Malfoy started. Following Albus Dumbledore's death, Voldemort consolidates his support and power, including covert control of the Ministry of Magic, while Harry is about to turn seventeen, losing the",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
},
{
"docid": "3604621",
"text": "which feature sexual relationships that do not exist in the books (\"shipping\"), often portraying homosexual pairings. Famous pairings include Harry with Draco Malfoy or Cedric Diggory, and Remus Lupin with Sirius Black. Harry Potter slash has eroded some of the antipathy towards underage sexuality in the wider slash fandom. Tracey \"T\" Proctor, a moderator of FictionAlley.org, a \"Harry Potter\" fanfiction website, said 'I don't really get into the children's aspect of it, but rather the teachers, the adult characters. I read someone once who said, \"If she didn't want us fantasizing about her characters, she needs to stop having these",
"title": "Harry Potter fandom"
},
{
"docid": "3604638",
"text": "is true, thereby denying any potential canon relationship between Harry and Hermione. On a less intense scale, other relationships have been doted upon in the fandom from suggestive hints or explicit statements throughout canon, such as those between Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson, Harry Potter's parents James Potter and Lily Evans, Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime, or Percy Weasley and Penelope Clearwater, or Rose Granger-Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy. A potential relationship between Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood was originally dispelled by Rowling, though she later retracted this and said she noticed a slight attraction between them in \"Deathly Hallows\". Some",
"title": "Harry Potter fandom"
},
{
"docid": "20921393",
"text": "Harry Potter to become Gryffindor seeker. Draco Malfoy threw the small sphere into the air, and Harry flew to grab it, standing up for Neville. Minerva McGonagall saw how easily Harry retrieved the ball and asked him to join the team. Shortly after the Christmas holidays, Neville was the target of a prank by Draco Malfoy, in which his legs were stuck together with the Leg-Locker Curse. Neville had to bunny-hop all the way to Gryffindor Tower so someone could perform the counter-curse. When Harry, Ron, and Hermione urged him to report Malfoy, Neville replied that he didn't want more",
"title": "Neville Longbottom (Fictional Character)"
},
{
"docid": "547950",
"text": "few remaining pure-blood wizarding clans in the \"Harry Potter\" series, and among the wealthiest. The anti-Muggle editor Brutus Malfoy is their ancestor. Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater during both wizard wars. He marries Narcissa Black and together they have one son, Draco, who is the first Malfoy family member introduced in the series. The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Draco is also Nymphadora Tonks' first cousin through their mothers. Three of Draco's grandparents are identified:",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "15757915",
"text": "A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Sequel (often shortened to AVPS) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden. The story is a parody, based on several of the \"Harry Potter\" novels (particularly \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" and \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\") by J. K. Rowling, as well as their film counterparts. \"A Very Potter Sequel\" picks up where \"A Very Potter Musical\" left off with Lord Voldemort destroyed. Lucius Malfoy then decides",
"title": "A Very Potter Sequel"
},
{
"docid": "3160388",
"text": "is announced as the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher; his first class goes awry when Draco Malfoy deliberately provokes the hippogriff Buckbeak, who attacks him. Draco exaggerates his injury, and his father Lucius Malfoy later has Buckbeak sentenced to death. The Fat Lady's portrait, which guards the Gryffindor quarters, is found ruined and empty. Terrified and hiding in another painting, she tells Dumbledore that Sirius has entered the castle. During a stormy Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, dementors attack Harry, causing him to fall off his broomstick. At Hogsmeade, Harry is shocked to learn that not only had Sirius been",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3161082",
"text": "of Harry Potter Part I: The Magic Begins\", included in the 2009 DVD/Blu-ray \"Ultimate Edition\" of \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", the film-makers initially attempted to film the Little Whinging/Privet Drive sequences on location in a real urban area. When this proved unfeasible, a section of Privet Drive was constructed on the backlot at Leavesden Film Studios. this standing set, which remained in use throughout the decade-long filming history of the Harry Potter films, remains visible in Google Maps aerial views of the studio. It sits in a location with other \"Harry Potter\" sets and props. Malfoy Manor is",
"title": "Places in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "15758021",
"text": "large, they cannot be together. As Ginny runs off in tears once more, a disguised Dumbledore summons Harry to his office to discuss Voldemort. Snape reveals himself as an undercover Death Eater and meets with Voldemort, who is in a deep depression following his fight with Quirrell. He brings in Malfoy, who tells Voldemort of a secret entrance into Hogwarts in exchange for a rocket ship to Mars (\"Pigfarts\"). Voldemort also makes Malfoy enter into a binding magical contract to kill Dumbledore for him. Harry, Ron and Hermione arrive at Dumbledore's office for the meeting. There, Dumbledore explains the horcruxes",
"title": "A Very Potter Musical"
},
{
"docid": "3381399",
"text": "diary. He cast the spell after murdering his fellow student Myrtle Warren using the Basilisk. The diary is introduced in the thirteenth chapter of \"Chamber of Secrets\" and is destroyed by Harry Potter during the climax of the same book. Before Voldemort's downfall, he entrusted the Horcrux to Lucius Malfoy. While aware of its corrupting magical properties, Malfoy did not know the diary was a Horcrux, Voldemort having informed him of its value as a weapon but believing that he would be in a position to coordinate Malfoy's use of it. In an attempt to discredit Arthur Weasley as well",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
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"docid": "1975916",
"text": "Philosopher's Stone\" as the Minister for Magic of the United Kingdom. He makes his first appearance in \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" when he arrives at the school to take Hagrid to Azkaban, even though he does not firmly believe that Hagrid is guilty. He also removes Dumbledore as Headmaster when pressured by Lucius Malfoy who insisted that all the school governors had voted on it. However, it is not until \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" that Fudge meets Harry for the first time. Fudge does not press charges against Harry for accidentally inflating Aunt Marge,",
"title": "Ministry of Magic"
},
{
"docid": "1369035",
"text": "were concerned with the violence contained in the novel and with morality issues occurring throughout the book. \"The New York Times\" writer John Leonard praised the novel, saying \"\"The Order of the Phoenix\" starts slow, gathers speed and then skateboards, with somersaults, to its furious conclusion...As Harry gets older, Rowling gets better.\" However, he also criticises \"the one-note Draco Malfoy\" and the predictable Lord Voldemort. \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" is the fifth book in the \"Harry Potter\" series. The first book in the series, \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" was first published by Bloomsbury in",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
},
{
"docid": "6005190",
"text": "a modernised TV adaptation of \"Frankenstein's Monster\", simply called \"Frankenstein\". Her first pregnancy forced her to pull out of \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" (2007), in which she had been cast as Bellatrix Lestrange (she was replaced by Helena Bonham Carter). McCrory was later cast as Bellatrix's sister Narcissa Malfoy in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", released in July 2009. McCrory reprised her role in the final films, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1\" and \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2\"; McCrory's performance was well received by fans of the",
"title": "Helen McCrory"
},
{
"docid": "19304671",
"text": "the Theatre Royal Winchester's production of Peter Pan, for which he received critical acclaim. Hansler has also provided the voice of Lucius Malfoy and other characters in three of the Harry Potter video games; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. Hansler is notable for playing the lead character in a major 2013 advertising campaign for Cadbury, whilst other commercials include those for Dunkin' Donuts, Made.com, Unibet and Foxy Bingo. Jonathan Hansler Jonathan Hansler (born John Hansler Brittan) is an English actor. He",
"title": "Jonathan Hansler"
},
{
"docid": "3381342",
"text": "some other fashion \"sense\" that Harry is wearing his cloak: Snape is seen to be suspicious when being followed by Harry, even reaching out to grab at (what appears to be) thin air; in \"Half-Blood Prince\", Draco Malfoy realises Harry is in his train carriage and successfully immobilizes him with a Petrificus Totalus (Body-Bind) curse, as despite wearing his cloak Harry inadvertently moved objects near him; and in \"Chamber of Secrets\", Albus Dumbledore senses Harry and Ron beneath it in Hagrid's cabin while talking to Lucius Malfoy during the event when Cornelius Fudge comes to take Hagrid to Azkaban and",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3161083",
"text": "the home of the aristocratic Malfoy family: Lucius, Narcissa, their son Draco Malfoy and later Bellatrix Lestrange (sister of Narcissa). It is mentioned in the fifth book that the manor is located somewhere in Wiltshire, England. The Malfoys were previously served by Dobby the house elf, before Lucius was tricked by Harry into freeing him. In the \"Chamber of Secrets\", Draco reveals that the manor has its own \"chamber of secrets\" under the drawing room, which was used to hide valuable dark artefacts when the Ministry raided the manor. Voldemort used Malfoy Manor as headquarters on at least one occasion",
"title": "Places in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "18868138",
"text": "Malfoy, the son of Harry's former nemesis Draco Malfoy and Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass). The school is stunned when, in a break with the tradition of Potters being sorted into Gryffindor, Albus is sorted into Slytherin alongside Scorpius. Both boys are bullied by other students over the next few years, Albus due to his perceived failure to live up to his parents, Scorpius due to unproven rumours that he is the son of Lord Voldemort. In addition, Albus and Harry begin to drift apart, owing to Albus's struggles with his father's shadow and Harry's uncertainty on how to deal with",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
},
{
"docid": "5587398",
"text": "results, along with lists of school supplies. Later, Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger follow Draco to Dark Arts supplier Borgin and Burkes. Harry is instantly suspicious of Draco, whom he believes to be a Death Eater. On the Hogwarts Express, Harry discusses his suspicions of Draco’s allegiance with Lord Voldemort, however Ron and Hermione are doubtful with the lack of evidence. Harry wears his invisibility cloak and hides in the same carriage that Malfoy is seated in. He overhears Draco bragging to his friends about the mission Lord Voldemort has tasked him. However, Malfoy is suspicious that someone else",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
},
{
"docid": "15648853",
"text": "Griphook to help him, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger break into Bellatrix Lestrange's vault at Gringotts bank, suspecting a Horcrux may be there. Griphook agrees in exchange for the Sword of Gryffindor. Wandmaker Ollivander tells Harry that two wands taken from Malfoy Manor belonged to Bellatrix and Draco Malfoy, though Malfoy's has changed its allegiance to Harry. In the vault, Harry discovers the Horcrux is Helga Hufflepuff's cup. He retrieves it, but Griphook snatches the sword and abandons the trio, leaving them cornered by security. The three release the dragon guardian and flee on its back. Harry sees a vision",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"
},
{
"docid": "2375647",
"text": "by Cedric Diggory, who was saved from death by Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy with the Time-Turner by having him lose the Tri-Wizard Tournament, although the embarrassment caused him to become a Death Eater, just as Neville attempted to kill Nagini, therefore Voldemort was able to overpower and kill Harry Potter and gain complete power over the Wizarding World, although these events were later undone by Scorpius by allowing history to continue as it originally did. Neville was played by Yorkshire-born actor Matthew Lewis in the \"Harry Potter\" film series. He has appeared in all eight films. He reprised",
"title": "Dumbledore's Army"
},
{
"docid": "3160362",
"text": "a monster inside that only his Heir can control, capable of purging the school of impure-blooded wizards and witches. Harry and Ron suspect Malfoy as the Heir, so Hermione suggests they question him while disguised using polyjuice potion. They utilise a disused bathroom haunted by a ghost, Moaning Myrtle, as their makeshift laboratory to brew the potion. When Harry communicates with a snake, the school believes he is the Heir. On Christmas Day, Harry and Ron learn that Malfoy is not the Heir, but he mentions that a girl died when the Chamber was last opened fifty years ago. Harry",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)"
},
{
"docid": "18868157",
"text": "that Hermione's skin was never specified as white. Further notable casting includes Poppy Miller as Ginny Potter, Alex Price as Draco Malfoy, Sam Clemmett as Albus Severus Potter and Anthony Boyle as Scorpius Malfoy. The production features an overall cast of 42. The production began previews on 16 March 2018, officially opening on 22 April at the Lyric Theatre. Clemmett, Boyle, Dumezweni, Miller, Parker, Price and Thornley reprised their roles, from the West End. The theatre removed 400 seats from the auditorium and moved the entrance to 43rd Street. The production is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Sir Colin Callender,",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
},
{
"docid": "547929",
"text": "Polyjuice Potion) humiliates Draco by transforming him into a ferret and repeatedly slamming him against the ground as well as dropping him down Goyle's pants. In \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,\" Draco is named a Slytherin prefect along with Pansy Parkinson. He gets Harry and the Weasley twins banned from the Gryffindor Quidditch team when they attack him during a postmatch brawl after Draco insults their families following Gryffindor's win over Slytherin. He later joins Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad, with whom he plays an important part in the exposure of Dumbledore's Army. As the D.A. flees the",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "547951",
"text": "Abraxas Malfoy, Cygnus Black, and Druella Rosier. Abraxas died before the series begins and was a friend of Professor Slughorn. Draco is, therefore, the scion of two old magical families. The Malfoy home, Malfoy Manor, is an elegant mansion located in the western English county of Wiltshire. They were served by Dobby the house elf until the end of \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\". The Malfoys are a wealthy gentry family respected in the Wizarding world mainly from Lucius' influence with Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, gained mostly from his monetary donations to the Ministry and St",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "547925",
"text": "Slytherin (barely touching Draco's head), the house that has developed all of the bad wizards, where he becomes an instant favourite of Potions teacher and Slytherin Head of House, Severus Snape, so-called follower of Lord Voldemort. Draco attempts to get Harry expelled by tricking him into participating in a midnight wizard's duel after secretly informing Argus Filch in advance, but the plan fails when Harry evades Filch and safely makes it back to his dormitory. In \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", Draco becomes the new Seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team after his father, Lucius Malfoy, donates new,",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3535441",
"text": "seems formidable. Along with the ability to Apparate anywhere at any time, Dobby, Winky, Hokey, and Kreacher all demonstrate that they can overpower wizards when necessary: In \"Chamber of Secrets\", Dobby forcefully repels Lucius Malfoy while protecting Harry Potter; whereas in \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\", when the younger Barty Crouch is unmasked and confesses to what happened on the night of the Quiddich World Championship, he says: \"Winky used her own brand of magic to bind me to her\", and in \"Deathly Hallows\", Kreacher is ordered by Harry to capture Mundungus Fletcher and bring him to 12",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547944",
"text": "to many female fans, much to Rowling's dismay. \"I'm trying to clearly distinguish between Tom Felton, who is a good looking young boy, and Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man. It’s a romantic, but unhealthy, and unfortunately all too common delusion of girls ... it actually worried me a little bit, to see young girls swearing undying devotion to this really imperfect character ... I mean, I understand the psychology of it, but it is pretty unhealthy.\" Rowling has also noted that Malfoy \"is certainly stylish in the film.\" In the theatre play \"Harry Potter",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "1371329",
"text": "as a witch and to confront Molly's consumption with \"maternal love\" and Bellatrix's obsession with Voldemort. In the film series, Bellatrix is played by Helena Bonham Carter. Helen McCrory auditioned for the role in the fifth film but dropped out due to pregnancy, making Bonham Carter win the role. McCrory was cast as her sister Narcissa Malfoy in the final three films instead. IGN listed Bellatrix Lestrange as their tenth top \"Harry Potter\" character, and IGN's Joe Utichi listed Bellatrix as his fourth favourite \"Harry Potter\" character, calling her the \"most pitiable\" of Voldemort's servants. In NextMovie.com's \"Harry Potter\" Mega",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "3276413",
"text": "becomes fast friends with classmates Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and foils Voldemort's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone. He also forms a rivalry with characters Draco Malfoy, a classmate from an elitist wizarding family, and the cold, condescending Potions master, Severus Snape, Draco's mentor and the head of Slytherin House. Both feuds continue throughout the series and are settled at the series's end (Draco's in the West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Snape's on his deathbed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a 1999 interview, Rowling stated that Draco is based on several",
"title": "Harry Potter (character)"
},
{
"docid": "17711759",
"text": "Basilton \"Baz\" Pitch, his vampire nemesis. Although it exists in a fantasy world and within \"Fangirl\" was part of a series, the novel is a standalone book. It is heavily based on the \"Harry Potter\" series by J.K. Rowling, and many presume the characters Simon Snow and Baz Pitch to be based off Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy of the \"Harry Potter\" universe. On June 3, 2018, Rowell announced via Twitter that she is currently working on her sixth novel, \"Wayward Son\", a sequel to \"Carry On\", and that it will be published sometime in 2019. Rowell has written a",
"title": "Rainbow Rowell"
},
{
"docid": "12415348",
"text": "are not known to have officially been inducted into the Order. Arthur is distantly related to Sirius Black and is part of the famed Black family, though he and the rest of his immediate family have been considered \"blood traitors\" and are disowned. Other distant relatives include Draco Malfoy, Nymphadora Tonks, and Bellatrix Lestrange. Ron was chosen by IGN as their third favourite \"Harry Potter\" character, who said that Ron's status as comic relief made him \"instantly endearing\" and that his frustration and flirtation with Hermione Granger was a \"highlight\". Ron has made several appearances in parodies of \"Harry Potter\".",
"title": "Ron Weasley"
},
{
"docid": "3378780",
"text": "corroborating Harry's belief the horcrux is Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, lost centuries ago. The Ravenclaw ghost's story further confirms this belief, and Harry remembers an old diadem in the Room of Requirement. Ron and Hermione destroy the cup with basilisk fangs taken from the Chamber of Secrets as Voldemort and his army besiege the castle. They find the diadem but are ambushed by Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle. Crabbe tries to kill them using Fiendfyre, a cursed fire, but is unable to control it; the fire destroys the diadem and himself while Harry and his friends save Malfoy",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
},
{
"docid": "15757917",
"text": "22, 2010, and within two days had gotten over 160,000 views, making the StarKid Productions page the most viewed of the day. \"A Very Potter Sequel\" is followed by \"A Very Potter Senior Year\". Lucius Malfoy and Yaxley meet to discuss Lord Voldemort's defeat at the hands of Harry Potter. Lucius describes that if it were not for Harry Potter, they would be reigning supreme. Lucius then explains his plan to use a Time Turner to go back in time to Harry's first year at Hogwarts to destroy him before he can become a threat for the Death Eaters (\"Not",
"title": "A Very Potter Sequel"
},
{
"docid": "547928",
"text": "about the impending threat of Black: \"\"If it was me, I'd want revenge. I'd hunt him down myself.\"\" After Harry is unexpectedly chosen as a Triwizard Tournament champion in \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\", Draco shows off a \"Support Cedric Diggory\" badge to Harry, then presses it to replace that phrase with \"Potter Stinks.\" Draco also gives malicious and often false information about Harry and Hagrid to muckraking \"Daily Prophet\" journalist Rita Skeeter. When Draco attempts to curse Harry behind his back, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Alastor Moody (actually Barty Crouch, Jr in disguise via",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "1961929",
"text": "Tom Felton Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor and musician. Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in \"The Borrowers\" (1997) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in \"Anna and the King\" (1999). He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling \"Harry Potter\" fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling. His performances in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" and \"Harry Potter and the Deathly",
"title": "Tom Felton"
},
{
"docid": "3381333",
"text": "being infused with a Protean Charm, once Harry Potter alters his, every coin changes to suit. The coins grow hot when the numbers change to alert the members to look at their coins. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", Draco Malfoy uses a pair of enchanted coins to bypass the communication limits imposed on Hogwarts, thus managing to keep in contact with Madam Rosmerta, whom he had placed under the Imperius Curse. Draco reveals he got the idea from Hermione's DA coins, which were themselves inspired by Lord Voldemort's use of the Dark Mark to communicate with his Death",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "15757916",
"text": "to go back in time to Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts to destroy him before he becomes a bigger threat than he already is. The musical was performed May 14-16, 2010, on the University of Michigan campus. It was produced by StarKid Productions and directed by Matt Lang. The musical starred Darren Criss as Harry Potter, Joey Richter as Ron Weasley, Bonnie Gruesen as Hermione Granger, Lauren Lopez as Draco Malfoy, and Joe Walker as Dolores Umbridge. The video version of the musical premiered in its entirety at Infinitus, a Harry Potter convention. The video premiered on YouTube July",
"title": "A Very Potter Sequel"
},
{
"docid": "3381347",
"text": "made use of it as a horcrux. Dumbledore says that he doubts Voldemort would have any interest in the Cloak or the Stone even if he did know about them. Harry eventually comes to possess all three Hallows – the cloak being inherited from his father James Potter, later understood to be a descendant of one of the Peverell brothers, the Resurrection Stone in the Golden Snitch bequeathed to him by Dumbledore, and the allegiance and mastery of the Elder Wand when he defeats and disarms its prior owner, Draco Malfoy, who unwittingly won it from Dumbledore at the time",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3160360",
"text": "his friends' letters, and destroys a cake in order to prevent his return to school. The Dursleys lock Harry up, but Ron Weasley and his older twin brothers, Fred and George, rescue him in their father's flying car. While purchasing school supplies, Harry and the Weasley family encounter Rubeus Hagrid and Hermione Granger. They attend a book-signing by celebrity wizard Gilderoy Lockhart, who announces that he will be the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. During a small confrontation with Draco Malfoy, Harry meets Malfoy's father, Lucius, who discreetly slips a book into Ginny Weasley's belongings, which only Harry",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)"
},
{
"docid": "3381351",
"text": "by killing Snape, who killed Dumbledore, while Harry realizes in fact he had defeated the wand's true owner, Draco Malfoy, who had disarmed Dumbledore before Snape killed him. This left Harry and not Voldemort as the wand's true master in their final encounter, even though neither Draco nor Harry had physically possessed the Elder Wand at that point. According to wizard folklore, the Elder Wand used by its true master cannot be defeated in a duel; this is incorrect, for Dumbledore was able to defeat the legendary dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, who was the master of the Elder Wand at",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "1413938",
"text": "fitting locks to his bedroom door and bars to the windows. However, Ron Weasley arrives with his twin brothers Fred and George, in their father Arthur’s enchanted Ford Anglia. They rescue Harry, who stays at their family home, the Burrow, for the remainder of his holidays. Harry and the other Weasleys—mother Molly, third eldest son Percy, and daughter Ginny (who has a crush on Harry)—travel to Diagon Alley. They are then reunited with Hermione Granger and introduced to Lucius Malfoy, father of Harry’s school nemesis Draco, and Gilderoy Lockhart, a conceited autobiographer who has been appointed Defence Against the Dark",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
},
{
"docid": "5725195",
"text": "and witches who were descended from Muggles. Harry also learns about the innate ability of his to speak the snake language Parseltongue is rare and often associated with the Dark Arts. When Hermione is attacked and petrified, Harry and Ron finally piece together the puzzles and unlock the Chamber of Secrets, with Harry destroying the diary for good and saving Ginny, and also destroying a part of Voldemort's soul. The end of the book reveals Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father and rival of Ron and Ginny's father, to be the culprit who slipped the book into Ginny's belongings and introduced the",
"title": "Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "15757920",
"text": "Snape, who instantly takes a disliking to Harry, but Lupin stands up for Harry and Snape flees. Lupin leaves Harry after mentioning that his parents spent the best years of their lives at Hogwarts, leading Harry to believe he has finally found a home (\"To Have a Home\"). After Harry, Ron, and Hermione are sorted by the Scarf of Sexual Preference (or \"Scarfy\") into \"Metrosexual\", \"Bi-curious\", and \"Waiting 'til marriage\", respectively, and by the Sorting Hat (or \"Sorty\") into Gryffindor house together, they meet Slytherin Draco Malfoy, who wants to be Harry's friend very badly and tells his associates Vincent",
"title": "A Very Potter Sequel"
},
{
"docid": "3535460",
"text": "the Malfoy family, and he first appears in \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" to discourage Harry from returning to Hogwarts. Dobby later tries to keep Harry away from Hogwarts by magically sealing off the hidden entrance to Platform 9¾, only to be foiled when the protagonists pilot Arthur's flying Ford Anglia to school. During a Quidditch match, Dobby enchants a Bludger to chase Harry, hoping to cause him enough injury to be sent home; but the Bludger only manages to break Harry's arm and the leg of Gryffindor Chaser, Dona Joseph. Dobby discloses that when an enslaved house-elf",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547943",
"text": "it is something he would say, I suggest changing it. They do listen to you and you do feel a part of it.\" Felton contributed to premieres, articles and interviews, and received the Disney Channel's Kids Awards for Best DVD \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" on 22 September 2003. He also won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for his portrayal as Malfoy in the 2010 MTV Movie Awards and the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Malfoy grew into one of the series' most popular characters due to Felton's performances and Felton quickly became synonymous with the character",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "1413963",
"text": "few absolute moral rules in Harry Potter's world, for example Harry prefers to tell the truth, but lies whenever he considers it necessary – very like his enemy Draco Malfoy. At the end of \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", Dumbledore retracts his promise to punish Harry, Ron, and Hermione if they break any more school rules – after Professor McGonagall estimates they have broken over 100 – and lavishly rewards them for ending the threat from the Chamber of Secrets. Krause further states that authority figures and political institutions receive little respect from Rowling. William MacNeil of Griffith",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
},
{
"docid": "591539",
"text": "like his whole family before him. As classes begin at Hogwarts, Harry discovers his innate talent for flying on broomsticks despite no prior experience, and is recruited into his House's Quidditch (a competitive wizards' sport played in the air) team as a Seeker. He also comes to dislike the school's Potions master, Severus Snape, who is also the Head of Slytherin House who acts with bias in favour of members of his House while perpetually looking for opportunities to fail Harry and his friends. Malfoy tricks Harry and Ron into a duel in the trophy room to get them out",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
},
{
"docid": "591550",
"text": "gruff exterior\" is \"a bit of an old softy\", the friendly half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, who saved Harry from the Dursley family, and the sinister Severus Snape. Professor Quirrell is also featured in the novel. The main antagonists are Draco Malfoy, an elitist, bullying classmate and Lord Voldemort, the most powerful evil wizard who becomes disembodied when he tries to kill baby Harry. According to a 1999 interview with Rowling, the character of Voldemort was created as a literary foil for Harry, and his backstory was intentionally not fleshed-out at first: The book, which was Rowling's debut novel, was written between",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
},
{
"docid": "1371345",
"text": "Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1\", Pettigrew is not strangled to death by his own silver hand in Malfoy Manor as in the book; he is instead struck by Dobby and collapses. It is unknown whether he was simply stunned or killed. He only appears in a flashback in \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2\". IGN's Joe Utichi also listed him as his 10th top \"Harry Potter\" character. Severus Snape is characterised as a person of considerable complexity, whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. In the first novel of the",
"title": "Death Eater"
},
{
"docid": "5545655",
"text": "and the Order of the Phoenix\" when Arthur Weasley takes Harry to the Ministry of Magic, Mr. Weasley explains that these took the place of the owls to minimise the mess. They are pale violet with MINISTRY OF MAGIC stamped along the edges of the wings. A variation on this method of communication is shown in the movie version of \"Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban\", when Draco Malfoy sends Harry a note in class in the form of a flying paper crane. Wizards and witches often Apparate to their destinations, which is quite similar to teleportation. It is",
"title": "Fictional universe of Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "547931",
"text": "Harry's defence. Draco is drawn into Death-Eaters' activities more directly in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\". Because of Lucius' arrest and fall from Voldemort's favour, Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visit Snape at his home to discuss a dangerous task that Voldemort has assigned Draco. Narcissa, deeply worried that her son will be killed in his attempt to complete it, begs Snape to make an Unbreakable Vow to aid Draco with this task and protect him at all costs, and if Draco fails to complete the mission, he will complete it himself; he agrees. Under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry,",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "3381498",
"text": "commonly used because of their efficiency (due to the owner's bond with the wand itself). This can explain how some wizards are able to use spells without wands (for example, retrieving an item with \"Accio\"). Furthermore, wands are able to be won from a witch or wizard and can therefore change their allegiance. This is the case when Harry takes Draco's wand at Malfoy Manor, and consequently the wand's allegiance swaps to Harry, as explained by Ollivander; and, by extension, so does the allegiance of the Elder Wand, which itself has changed hands many times. Magical objects in Harry Potter",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "15648855",
"text": "insistence Harry speaks to Helena Ravenclaw's ghost, who reveals that Voldemort performed \"dark magic\" on her mother's diadem, located in the Room of Requirement. In the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione destroys the Horcrux cup with a Basilisk fang. In the Room of Requirement, Draco, Blaise Zabini and Gregory Goyle attack Harry, but Ron and Hermione intervene. Goyle casts a Fiendfyre curse; unable to control it, he is burned to death while Harry and his friends save Malfoy and Zabini. Harry stabs the diadem with the Basilisk fang and Ron kicks it into the Room of Requirement to be destroyed. As",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"
},
{
"docid": "3501733",
"text": "with mead that Slughorn had intended to gift to Dumbledore. The mead poisons Ron, and Harry is forced to save his life after Slughorn hesitates. Ron murmurs Hermione's name while recovering in the infirmary, causing Lavender to end their relationship. Harry confronts Draco about the mead and a cursed necklace, and the two duel. Harry uses a curse from the Half-Blood Prince's potion book to severely injure Malfoy, who is rescued and healed by Snape. Fearing the book may be filled with more Dark Magic, Ginny and Harry hide it in the Room of Requirement and share their first kiss.",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)"
},
{
"docid": "547956",
"text": "known as Mailboy (with his father Lucius being parodied as Mailman). In Neil Cicierega's \"Potter Puppet Pals\", Draco stars in the episode \"Draco Puppet\". He is different from all the other characters, simplistically made out of paper and is a smaller puppet, held and voiced by the Harry puppet. Harry created him in order to torture him, and after the puppet \"annoys\" Harry, he does a series of strange things to the paper Draco and eventually burns it on a stove. In \"A Very Potter Musical\" Draco is played by actress Lauren Lopez. He has a very obvious crush on",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "2792324",
"text": "between Laertes and Prince Hamlet to elaborate the differences between the two men. In Act V Scene 2, Prince Hamlet tells Laertes that he will fence with him and states, \"I'll be your foil, Laertes\" (5.2.272). This word play reveals the foil between Hamlet and Laertes, that was developed throughout the play. In the \"Harry Potter\" series, Draco Malfoy can be seen as a foil to the Harry Potter character; Professor Snape enables both characters \"to experience the essential adventures of self-determination\" but they make different choices; Harry chooses to oppose Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters, whereas Draco eventually",
"title": "Foil (literature)"
},
{
"docid": "4220823",
"text": "portion of the audience that was so invested in the romance angle. The fact that those moments were few and far between should have given some indication that the series was not about Daria's love life.\" The \"Harry Potter\" series' most contentious ship debates came from supporters of the prospective relationship between Harry Potter and his close female friend Hermione Granger; supporters of Hermione having a romantic relationship with Draco Malfoy, a primary antagonist; and supporters of Hermione ending up instead with Ron Weasley, close friend of both Harry and Hermione. Author J.K. Rowling appeared to try to tamp down",
"title": "Shipping (fandom)"
},
{
"docid": "15758023",
"text": "pines for the companionship of Quirrell. Voldemort, Quirrell and Harry all lament those they have lost (\"Missing You\"). Afterwards, a Death Eater informs Voldemort that Hogwarts has fallen, and Voldemort prepares to depart to Hogwarts itself. Ginny finds Harry within Hogwarts and attempts to convince him that he has the power to save everyone; however, Harry is in denial and bemoans the unrealistic expectations and pressure placed on him as \"The Boy Who Lived\". Ginny, Ron, and Hermione reassure him that he is not alone in his fight against evil (\"Not Alone\"). With the help of Malfoy, who has changed",
"title": "A Very Potter Musical"
},
{
"docid": "3535462",
"text": "who will clean the Gryffindor common room, when Hermione leaves knitted clothing half-hidden around the room in an attempt to free the elves, which they find insulting. Dobby later appears in \"Order of the Phoenix\", showing Harry the hidden Room of Requirement, which Harry uses for the secret meetings of Dumbledore's Army. When Professor Umbridge finds the meetings later, Dobby enters to warn the group. In \"Half-Blood Prince\" Harry entrusts Dobby to watch his compatriot Kreacher when he orders him to work in the Hogwarts kitchens with the other house-elves; and later assigns both to follow Draco Malfoy. Dobby makes",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "15758029",
"text": "the next musical), and second being threatened by Voldemort when he starts playing sad music to accompany Voldemort thinking about Quirrell. While reading \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\", Nick Lang and a few others attending the University of Michigan discussed the possibility of Draco Malfoy having a crush on Hermione Granger because of him constantly bullying her, and created the concept of a song \"Granger Danger,\" which led to the idea of making a Harry Potter musical. When the script was being written, they asked Darren Criss if they could use his songs \"Sami,\" which was originally written",
"title": "A Very Potter Musical"
},
{
"docid": "3160318",
"text": "\"The Boy Who Lived\". Harry is then taken to King's Cross station to board a train to the school, where he meets three other students: Ron Weasley, whom he quickly befriends; Hermione Granger, an intelligent witch born to muggle parents; and Draco Malfoy, a child from a wealthy wizarding family whom he immediately clashes with. After arriving at school, the students assemble in the Great Hall, where Harry and all the other \"first-years\" are sorted by the Sorting Hat between four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Although the Sorting Hat considers placing Harry in Slytherin alongside Draco, he is",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)"
},
{
"docid": "5725191",
"text": "explore the magical world, the reader is introduced to many of the primary locations used throughout the series. Harry meets most of the main characters and gains his two closest friends: Ron Weasley, a fun-loving member of an ancient, large, happy, but poor wizarding family, and Hermione Granger, a gifted, bright, and hardworking witch of non-magical parentage. Harry also encounters the school's potions master, Severus Snape, who displays a conspicuously deep and abiding dislike for him, the rich brat Draco Malfoy whom he quickly makes enemies with, and the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Quirinus Quirrell, who later turns",
"title": "Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3535463",
"text": "his last appearance in \"Deathly Hallows\" when Aberforth Dumbledore sends him to rescue the protagonists from Malfoy Manor after Harry asks for Aberforth's help while viewing his eye in Sirius' mirror, but in the process Dobby is killed by Bellatrix Lestrange. He is buried at Shell Cottage, beneath a headstone bearing the epitaph \"Here Lies Dobby, A Free Elf\". Dobby's name is derived from a creature in English folklore. This creature performs household chores and is kind to children, as is the character in the series. Dobby was voiced by Toby Jones in the film adaptations of \"Harry Potter and",
"title": "Magical creatures in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "1961939",
"text": "ages 11 to 18. Tom Felton Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor and musician. Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in \"The Borrowers\" (1997) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in \"Anna and the King\" (1999). He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling \"Harry Potter\" fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling. His performances in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" and \"Harry",
"title": "Tom Felton"
},
{
"docid": "9821368",
"text": "clip of Harry leaving the Burrow to find the Horcruxes, titled \"No One Else Is Going to Die for Me\". On 4 November, a new clip was released from the \"Harry Potter\" Facebook page, titled \"The Seven Potters\". Two more clips were released over the next two days, including a scene depicting a café attack and another taking place in Malfoy Manor. On 26 August 2010, director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron, and with Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn attended a test screening for \"Deathly Hallows – Part 1\" in Chicago. The unfinished film gained rave",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1"
},
{
"docid": "11870333",
"text": "lent their voices (some for the first time) to their characters in game. Among these, Bonnie Wright played Ginny Weasley, Warwick Davis played Professor Flitwick, and Tom Felton played Draco Malfoy. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", Dumbledore prepares Harry for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching as Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defences, and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)"
},
{
"docid": "17046795",
"text": "of \"A Very Potter Musical\". At the breakfast table, Ron is given the keys to the family car, and he flies Harry, Hermione, and Ginny to Hogwarts to start the school year (\"Senior Year\"). Ron crash lands into the Herbology greenhouse, destroying the crop of mandrakes and killing Professor Sprout. Professor McGonagall enters and threatens to expel the students, however Draco Malfoy provides an alibi and the four students escape punishment. Despite this, Harry refuses to acknowledge Draco's friendship. In the Great Hall, Harry and Draco are announced as the two candidates for the coming Head Boy election. Gilderoy Lockhart",
"title": "A Very Potter Senior Year"
},
{
"docid": "558592",
"text": "laid in a different chamber from all the others who died battling him. Rowling stated that after his death, Voldemort is forced to exist in the stunted infant-like form that Harry sees in the King's Cross-like Limbo after his confrontation with Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest. Rowling also mentioned that, despite his extreme fear of death, he cannot become a ghost. In \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\", it is revealed that Bellatrix gave birth to Voldemort's daughter Delphi in Malfoy Manor before the Battle of Hogwarts. Twenty-two years later, Delphi poses as Cedric's cousin and manipulates Harry and Ginny's",
"title": "Lord Voldemort"
},
{
"docid": "3381441",
"text": "magical mirror (which broke in the bottom of his trunk), a brilliant blue eye belonging to Aberforth (which Harry mistakes for Albus' eye), appears and he sends Dobby, who arrives to help Harry escape from Malfoy Manor to Shell Cottage. The photographs and portraits in the world of wizards are not stationary like in the Muggle world. They move around within the frame and from one portrait to another, and are also able to talk if they are developed in a certain potion. A portrait of the Fat Lady is used in Hogwarts to cover the door to the Gryffindor",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3160436",
"text": "Weasley, Ludo Bagman, Winky, Narcissa Malfoy and Bertha Jorkins are absent, as well as Dobby, who was supposed to help Harry obtain Gillyweed for the second task. Instead, that scene was changed to involve Neville Longbottom. There is no train scene at the end where Rita Skeeter is revealed to be an illegal, unregistered animagus; Harry is never seen either receiving or giving away the 1,000 galleons in prize winnings. All of Sirius Black's lines are condensed into a single fireside conversation. The scene in which Crouch Jr. is taken back to Azkaban is different from the book, in which",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)"
},
{
"docid": "1413949",
"text": "and Ginny is restored. Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lockhart (who had his own memory erased from the damaged wand) return to the main castle and reunite with McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Ginny, whose possession by Voldemort caused all of the petrification and troubles over the course of the year, is given a reprieve by Dumbledore. He reasons that greater wizards have been duped by Voldemort before, and takes great interest in the qualities of the diary, which Harry gives to him. Lucius Malfoy bursts in after this meeting, demanding to know why and how Dumbledore has returned",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
},
{
"docid": "591538",
"text": "an enemy of yet another first-year, Draco Malfoy, who shows prejudice against Ron for his family's financial difficulties. Arriving at Hogwarts, the first-years are assigned by the magical Sorting Hat to Houses that best suit their personalities, the four Houses being Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Harry hears from Ron about Slytherin's dark reputation which is known to house potential dark witches and wizards, and thus objects to being sorted into Slytherin despite the Hat claiming that Harry has potential to develop under that House. He winds up in Gryffindor with Ron and Hermione, while Draco is sorted into Slytherin",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
},
{
"docid": "2475144",
"text": "me. But I made my point. We'll see. Like everybody else, I'm holding my breath to July to see what's in there. I just want to bust out of prison, that's all. I don't want to stay in Azkaban most of my life.' \" Ultimately Isaacs did reprise the role of Malfoy as a cameo appearance in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" (2009), where he is seen in a moving portrait. Afterwards, Isaacs reprised the role again in \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1\" (2010) and \"Part 2\" (2011). Isaacs appeared in \"Dragonheart\" (1996), \"Event Horizon\"",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "19772886",
"text": "Anthony Boyle Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an Northern Irish actor best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the English play \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\" (2016), for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In spring of 2018, Boyle made his Broadway debut in the West End transfer of \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\" at the Lyric Theatre, New York City, and was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play at the 72nd Tony Awards. Anthony was born in West Belfast, and attended De La Salle",
"title": "Anthony Boyle"
},
{
"docid": "12326377",
"text": "a story released by Comic Relief in 2003, and he was played by Ronnie Corbett. In the \"Potter Puppet Pals\" parodies by Neil Cicierega, Hagrid appeared in the episode \"Ron's Disease\", in which Harry uses Hagrid’s strength to cure Ron from an illness, as well as to beat Hermione and Snape, and to discover Dumbledore’s identity as a \"gay android\". Hagrid also appears in the parody stage production \"Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice\", interacting with Draco Malfoy and a dementor. In one episode of the second series of \"Tracey Ullman's State of the Union\", Tracey Ullman parodies Rowling as",
"title": "Rubeus Hagrid"
},
{
"docid": "2475141",
"text": "beyond being typecast as an historical villain, Isaacs chose to play a drag queen in his next project, \"Sweet November\" (2001), a romantic comedy-drama. Isaacs has appeared in many other films, most notably as Lucius Malfoy in the \"Harry Potter\" series of films (2002–2011). Regarding the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, Isaacs has said: \"I went off and read the books after the audition and I read the first four books in one sitting – you know – didn't wash, didn't eat, drove around with them on the steering wheel like a lunatic. I suddenly understood why my",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "5621152",
"text": "Josh Herdman Joshua Colin M. Herdman (born 26 March 1987) is an English actor and mixed martial artist, best known for playing Gregory Goyle in the \"Harry Potter\" film series. Herdman was born in Hampton, London. The son of actor and former professional rugby league footballer Martin Herdman and Jessica Herdman, the youngest of the four brothers. He was educated at Orleans Park School. Herdman started acting when he was about 7 years old; his father found him an agent. At age 13, he was cast as Gregory Goyle, a sidekick of villain Draco Malfoy, in \"Harry Potter and the",
"title": "Josh Herdman"
},
{
"docid": "2475143",
"text": "ask David (producer David Heyman). I can't bear the idea that somebody else would get to wear my Paris Hilton wig, but you never know.\" Isaacs also talked to J.K. Rowling on the inclusion of Lucius Malfoy in the then unpublished \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", so that he would have a part in the seventh and final film: \"The character does not appear in the sixth book, \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\"; but ... [Isaacs joked], 'I fell to my knees and begged ... It didn't do any good. I'm sure she doesn't need plot ideas from",
"title": "Jason Isaacs"
},
{
"docid": "16359278",
"text": "Malfoy (Prasad for the second movie, with two other actors voicing Draco for the first film and the rest of the series respectively) Fred and George Weasley, Voldemort, Hagrid, Arthur Weasley (Dutt for all films starting with the second), Dumbledore (Dutt for the first 2 films and Chaturvedi from 5th to the final) and Severus Snape respectively, for the Hindi dubs of the film series. He was considered to be known as: \"The voice of Harry Potter\". But after the fifth film, another Hindi voice actor, Rajesh Kava, took over as the third and permanent voice for Harry Potter for",
"title": "Karan Trivedi"
},
{
"docid": "3381478",
"text": "possible. An illegal Time-Turner capable of travelling back years is confiscated from a Dark wizard by the Ministry of Magic (although official word remains that all Time-Turners are destroyed) and is later stolen by Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy, who intend to travel back in time to prevent the death of Cedric Diggory. Unfortunately, they quickly discover the Time-Turner is a cheaply-made prototype that only takes them back for five minutes before forcibly returning them to the present. After accidentally creating (and then undoing) an alternate reality where Voldemort survived and took over the world, Albus and Scorpius resolve to",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
},
{
"docid": "3165404",
"text": "she had been cast. As early as August 2005, rumours began linking Helen McCrory to the role. On 2 February 2006 it was announced that McCrory had indeed been cast as Bellatrix. However, in April 2006 she revealed that she was three months pregnant and withdrew from the film because she would not have been able to perform the intense battle sequences in the Ministry of Magic in September and October 2006. The announcement that Bonham Carter had been recast in the role was made on 25 May 2006. McCrory was subsequently cast as Narcissa Malfoy from \"Harry Potter and",
"title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)"
},
{
"docid": "547927",
"text": "debut as Care of Magical Creatures instructor in \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\", the hippogriff, Buckbeak, attacks Draco after he fails to observe proper protocol while approaching it and insults it. He exaggerates the extent of his injury, giving Slytherin a chance to postpone their Quidditch match against Gryffindor until later in the year and as an attempt to have Hagrid fired. Hermione punches Draco when he mocks Hagrid for crying over Buckbeak's death sentence. Draco, who implies that he is aware of how Sirius Black was supposedly involved in the deaths of Harry's parents, also taunts Harry",
"title": "Draco Malfoy"
},
{
"docid": "2375660",
"text": "and Gornuk. Snatchers soon viciously attack the group; Dean and Griphook are the lone survivors but are captured along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione and taken to Malfoy Manor. They are all rescued by Dobby, who transports them to Bill and Fleur's Shell Cottage for protection. Dean returns to Hogwarts towards the end of the book and fights in the Battle of Hogwarts. Alfred Enoch played Dean in the \"Harry Potter\" film series and voiced the character in the \"Order of the Phoenix\" and \"Deathly Hallows: Part 1\" video game. Fred Weasley and George Weasley are the fun-loving, troublemaking twins",
"title": "Dumbledore's Army"
},
{
"docid": "3381343",
"text": "Lucius Malfoy hands over to Dumbledore his suspension letter. The Deathly Hallows are three magical objects that are the focus of \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\" – an unbeatable wand, a stone to bring the dead to life, and a cloak of invisibility. When owned by one person, they are said to give mastery over death. The objects are generally remembered only as part of a wizard's fairy tale called \"The Tale of the Three Brothers\", and have become mythological over time, but a small number of wizards including Dumbledore still believe in their existence and seek them. According",
"title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter"
}
] |
